50 Years Ago

Herald of Nov. 15, 1973

The Spring Cove School Board was making plans for a fuel shortage that could leave some schools without heat in the coming winter. Gulf Oil Corp., the district’s oil supplier, told the district it would be subject to monthly fuel allotments equal to the amount of oil used the previous year during the same month.

James Stewart, principal at Williamsburg High School, was elected vice president of the Blair County Children’s Service advisory board. The board approved a change in the bylaws to change the name of the child care facility in Williamsburg from “Child Care Shelt...