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The Methvins relocated to Castor in 1929, where they remained until their deaths. DeWitt, Sr., was engaged in selling timber to the Alexandria-based Roy O. Martin, Jr., company and its sawmill in the Roy community south of Castor. Methvin also operated his own portable sawmill.<ref name=dtmjrbio>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012034600/http://www.genealogy.com/users/m/e/t/Mildred-Methvin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0001.htm|title=DeWitt Talmage Methvin, Jr.|publisher=genealogy.com|accessdate=October 14, 2014; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>

The Methvins relocated to Castor in 1929, where they remained until their deaths. DeWitt, Sr., was engaged in selling timber to the Alexandria-based Roy O. Martin, Jr., company and its sawmill in the Roy community south of Castor. Methvin also operated his own portable sawmill.<ref name=dtmjrbio>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012034600/http://www.genealogy.com/users/m/e/t/Mildred-Methvin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0001.htm|title=DeWitt Talmage Methvin, Jr.|publisher=genealogy.com|accessdate=October 14, 2014; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>

Not long after their arrival in Castor, Myrtis Methvin had a dispute with a neighbor, Henry Rufus "Hal" Lacy, Sr., the father of later state Representative [[Len Lacy]], over Lacy's cow having invaded and eaten produce in her vegetable garden. She "jailed" the cow until Lacy agreed to keep the animal confined to his own property. Methvin's success in handling Lacy prompted citizens to urge her to run for mayor, a position to which she was elected in 1933.<ref>Mary K. Hamner, "Castor Women Take Politics Seriously (1930-1940)," ''Bienville Democrat/Ringgold Record,'' Arcadia and Ringgold, Louisiana, September 28, 2006.</ref>​

Not long after their arrival in Castor, Myrtis Methvin had a dispute with a neighbor, Henry Rufus "Hal" Lacy, Sr. (1870-1956), the father of later state Representative [[Len Lacy]], over Lacy's cow having invaded and eaten produce in her vegetable garden. She "jailed" the cow until Lacy agreed to keep the animal restrained to his own property. Methvin's success in handling Lacy prompted citizens to urge her to run for mayor, a position to which she was elected in 1933.<ref>Mary K. Hamner, "Castor Women Take Politics Seriously (1930-1940)," ''Bienville Democrat/Ringgold Record,'' Arcadia and Ringgold, Louisiana, September 28, 2006.</ref>​

DeWitt Methvin, Sr., was elected as a short-term member of the Bienville Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body.

DeWitt Methvin, Sr., was elected as a short-term member of the Bienville Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body.