50 Years Ago

Herald of Nov. 21, 1972

Water service at the Spring Cove Junior High School was interrupted while a new pipe was being installed. School district personnel were not aware of the work, and were unprepared when the water pressure was lowered. The Martinsburg Fire company brought water in its tank truck, and the Spring Cove boys formed a bucket brigade to shuttle water to flush toilets in the school.

Prospects for deer hunting in the Cove were described as good by a number of sportsmen who were in the field during the small game season.

Harry Frye, formerly superintendent at the Martinsburg Shoe...