Witschey

In 1944 the Harold and Ethel Witschey Family lived five miles out Whiteman Hill ( The New Martinsville Ridge Road) on an unpaved mud road. There were five children in the family; William, Walter, Wayne, Warren and Lila. There was no electricity or running water, the “outhouse” was out behind the chicken house and water came from a dug well. Harold Witschey worked as a butcher for Mr. Lawrence Amos at the Corner Cash Market located on the corner of North and Main Streets. His salary was $15 per week for a six (6) day work week and closing and clean up on Saturday was midnight. For extra money (overtime) he would dress twenty (20) chickens for a dollar or dress a beef for a dollar.