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2 - Hinton News Tues. Jan. 23, 1990
By Fred Long
Joint Efforts Will Benefit All
The City of Hinton, its Mayor and City Council, in entering into an
agreement with other municipalities have broken the chains of the past
that confined us to boundary lines and opened the door in a joint effort
to bring economic growth to Southern West Virginia. Financial con-
attaints that plague all of West Virginia make it virtually impossible for
any municipality to tackle any major development project, especially
one that may require a capital outlay of $!00,000. Only when govern-
ments join hand in hand, sharing the risk and the joy, can we ever hope
to see our area developed as it should be.
The agreement between Hinton,White Sulphur Springs and Philippi
to seek a federal permit for hydroelectrict power on Bluestone Dam is
just such a move. They have no guarantee that a permit will be issued.
They have no idea how long it will take or how much it will cost. But by
sharing the cost the project becomes affordable, and if the project is
successful all will benefit, everyone in Summers County, the counties
around us and all of West Virginia. Mayor James A. Leslie, Jr. and
Councilmen, Gene Keffer, Ed Hannah, Larry Meador and Coleman
Leslie each deserve to be congratulated for making this progressive
move that is so urgently needed throughout the state.
It is a shame that the County Commission did not join in with the
agreement. The county will see an increase in ilts tax base if the project
is successful. Although they will risk nothing for what they may receive
a share of the profits would be substantially greater. The county is in
dire need of funds for a County Emergency Dispatch Center; the County
Health Dept. is broke; the County Public Library has been begging and
scraping together money just to keep the doors open; the Sheriff's Dept.
needs new police cruisers and a larger police force; each county office is
under staffed and the list goes on and on.
Three hours before the meeting of the City Council I called the
Courthouse and spoke with County Commission President Helen Hedrick
and suggested that she attend the meeting. She told me that she was
going to attend. But when the meeting was held not one County
Commissioner was there. If one of them had attended the meeting the
City Council probably would have tabled the item for one more week.
Maybe something more important came up.
Letter to the Editor:
What have you done with last
year's Christmas cards? Ifyou still
have them, we can certainly use
them.
The American public today is
becoming more aware of the trag-
edy of child abuse and neglect. In
your business of news reporting you
have doubtlessly seen the same
stories I have.
But the American public is not
aware of some of the programs in
operation to rescue the innocent
victims of brutality.
der City, Nevada, a nonsectarian
facility just outside Las Vegas.
St. Jude's doubled in size this
year when it purchased a closed
home for girls; it is doing a good job.
It could do a bigger and better job
with more support. Help me help
these Kids by alerting your readers
to St. Jude's unique fund raising
project, recycling used Christmas
cards.
Please ssn your Christmas card
fronts to: St. Jude's Ranch for Chil-
dren, P. O. Box 1426-E, Boulder
City, NV 89005-1426. For further
For the past seve nteen y ars I information call (702)-293-3131.
The Kids will love you for it.
have donated mY and one rgie?
as a member of the Board Of True- •Sincerely yours,
tees of one such organization -- St. Ed McMahon
Jude's Ranch for Children in Boul- NBC Studios
e
LETTER TO THE EDITOR touch with some of the Old Boys, I
Dear Sir: was raised up with: Richard Ben-
I would appreciate it very much nett, Leonard and Toe Head Sel-
if you could be kind enough to help domridge, H.C. Foster, Amos Lilly,
me with this. I was born and raised Billy Hunter, and others.
in Hinton, W. Vs. I livedin the West I think ofHinton a great deal and
End of town. I left Hinton in 1938 would love to hear from them. I
for a long career in the U.S.N.. wouldappreciatsitifyou couldhelp
The last time I was in Hinton me. Sir,would it be poesibleto send
was in 1939. Sir, I am a Service some copies of the Hinton Daily
Connected Disabled Veteran don't News. Would appreciate hearing
get around to fast. from you.
Sir, would it be possible to run Thanking You,
this letter in Letters to the Editor Eugene C. Buckland
part of paper. I would love to get in P.O.Box 234
Granger, Texas 76530
By Tom Rubin
Social Security Manager in Beckley, WV
Pre-retirsment planningis an idea whose time has come. With people
living and remaining healthier longer than ever, social planners as well
as counselors are emphasizing the need to plan for the later years.
Social Security plans a major role in the retirement income of most
people, and it should play a major role in retirement planning. People
need to know such information as how much they can expect from Social
Security, what family benefits are provided, and how Social Security
relates to others sources of retirement income.
It's especially a good idea to call Social Security when one gets
involved in formal retirement planning on a group level. We have a
number of information services available that can help. These include:
films, slides, charts, leaflets, posters, and speakers.
While most of the informational materials cover the various aspects
of Social Security, supplemental security income (SSI), and Medicare,
we also have materials that give tips on retirement planning. Social
Security also takes part in pre-retirement seminars.
Pre-retirement seminars are designed to provide one stop shopping
to people who are thinking about retirement. It brings together experts
in health planning, insurance, investments, housing, budgeting, taxes,
estate planning, insurance, investments, housing, budgeting, taxes,
estate planning, and any other subject important to a man or woman
con si daring retirement. While the recent trend has been toward younger
and younger people, generally the pre-retirement seminar is aimed at
people 55 and over. The older the audience, the more immediate the
need for the information, of course. But younger people have more time
to act on the information, and thus may find it even more useful in the
long run.
It's a good idea to call well ahead of the date you plan your pre-
retirement activity to sure that the informational materials will be
available on that date.' We have a nationwide toll-free number 1-800-
234-5772.
Hanging coral on the bed post, people once believed, would prevent
nightmares,
y oy
GEORGE WASHINGTON AND
THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO:
Prior to and immediately follow-
ing the RevolutionaryWar, colonial
Virginia and particularly George
Washington, advocated the build-
ing of a canal system to push the
frontier westward. The canal sys-
tem was to use the James and
Kanawha rivers to connect with
Lake Erie at what is now Cleve-
land, Ohio. The James River Com-
pany was formed in 1835 and the
New "
Nei
,gram
Hunter Boggs will share the
experience of his 29 year career as
superintendent of Grandview State
Park at New River Gorge National
River's Hinton Visitor Center at
2:30 pm on Jan. 28th. Mr. Boggs
has overseen the development of
Grandview State Park into one of
the premier day use facilities in the
state and the home of Theater West
Virginia. The program is part ofthe
New River Neighbors series pre-
sented by the National Park Serv-
ice each year.
Immediately following the pro-
gram, co-sponsor Hinton Branch of
the American Association of Uni-
versity Women, will provide refresh-
ments. The program is free to the
public and the Park Service invites
everyone to attend.
The National River Visitor Cen-
ter is located on the Route 3/20 =By-
pass" in Hinton.
For additional information,
please contact:
Superintendent, New River
Gorge National River, P, O. BOX
246, Glen Jean, WV 25846 (304)
465-0508 or Hinton Visitor Center,
New River Gorge National River, P.
O. Box 128, Hinton, WV 25951 (304)
466-0417.
Bob Miller - Legal Aid will be at
the Hinton Center on January 24.
Meadow
By Alvie Martin
Sympathy is extended to the
family of Barbara Wyant of Green
Sulphur Spring and Orville Hick,
formerly of Meadow Bridge and
Robert Ward of Meadow Bridge.
May Lord Bless You All.
Happy wedding anniversary to
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Ayers of
Daneee.
Happy wedding anniversay to
Mr. and Mrs. Lovelle O. Williams of
Meadow Bridge.
Happy Birthday to Jessie Gwinn
of Rainelle.
Happy Birthday to R. B. Burwell
of Springdale who will be 6 year's
old on Jan. 23rd.
Girl Scout Cookie
Sale Begins
Girl Scout cookies will be on sale
in Black Diamond Council begin-
ningJan. 19 and continuing through
Feb. 4. The sale price remains at $2
per box. A new variety of cookie is
being introduced: Cabana Cremes
are an assortment of lemon and
vanilla sandwich cremes. Other
varies include Samoas, Thin Mints,
Do-Si-Dos, Trefoils, Chocolate Chip
and Tagalongs.
For more than fifty years, the
sale of cookies has been a major
source of funding for Girl Scouts. It
is also a real learning experience
for the girls as they learn to handle
money, improve their communica-
tion skills and build self-confidence.
Troops use their profits to finance
girl-planning projects such as troop
camping or special weekend tripe.
Council profit is returned to troops
through maintenance of camping
facilities, training of adult volun-
teers, purchase of equipment,
books, film stripe and through staff
support services.
canal built west from Richmond,
Virginia, reaching Buchanan, Vir-
ginia, in 1851. Construction of the
canal system west of Buchanan,
Virginia, was halted while a deci-
sion of its future was contemplated.
During the late1820s and the
beginning of the railroad era, the
impetus was with the railroads as
the future mode of transportation.
In spite of strong political opposi-
tion, short line railroads were
springing up all over the eastern
United States, later to be bought
and merged to form larger compa-
nies.
Starting in 1836, the Louisa
Railroad was constructed from
Frederick'e Hall, Virginia, west-
ward to Gordonsville. The name
was changed to the Virginia Cen-
tral when a charter was granted
that railroad company to continue
the line to Covington, Virginia,
where it was to connect with the
Covington and Ohio Railroad. The
entire line was later named The
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company.
Passenger trains played an im-
portant part of the railroad during
its first one-hundred years of exis-
tance but they almost always oper-
ated at a monetary loss to the com-
pany.
In 1871 there were two west-
ward passenger trains operating to
and from White Sulphur Springs,
the end of the line at that time. No
1 from Richmond and No. 3 from
Staunton to White Sulphur Springs
and No. 2 to Richmond and No. 4 to
Staunton from White Sulphur
Springs.
In 1878 there were two passen-
ger trains west through Hinton,
express No. 3 leaving at 10:45 a.m.,
and mail train No. I at 10:10 p.m.
There were two trains east, mail
train No. 2 at 4:40 a.m, and express
train No. 6 at 5:20 p.m.
As the railway grew in business,
so did the number of passenger
trains operating along the line. It
reachedits peak during World War
II with 18 scheduled passenger
trains cominginto, passingthrough,
or running out of Hinton. Along
with the scheduled trains there were
many unscheduled special passen-
ger trains every day hauling U. S.
troops or prisoners of war and trains
running empty to points needed to
transport the same.
The more important and most
remembered first class passenger
trains passing through Hinton
during my railroading days were
the Fast Flying Virginian, The
Sportsman and The George Wash-
ington.
The FFV was inaugurated in
1889, painted orange it was a fine
train indeed, offering the first pride
and joy of the C&O at that time.
Such reliable engineers as George
Alley and Billy Richardson were
trusted to handle the train between
Clifton Forge, Virginia, and Hunt-
ington, West Virginia.
Forty-one years later, in 1930,
The Sportsman was inaugurated.
It wasmade up with all delux equip-
ment and another fine train con-
necting the resort cities of the At-
lantic coast with those of the Great
Lakee.
But, as I said earlier, it was
George Washington who advocated
transportation over the route now
taken by the C&O. In fact, as a
young engineer, he projected and in
part personally surveyed the Mid-
land Trail to connect the Atlantic
seaboard with the midwest.
Sunday, April 24, 1932, a new
passenger train was inaugurated,
offering the first air cooled sleeping
cars in the world. The cars for the
new train were built at the Pullman
Company Shops in Chicago, Illi-
nois. In addition to air cooled sleep-
ing cars, the train offered a luxuri-
ous library, lounge, observation and
restaurant comparable in every way
to the finest eating places in the
country. For passengers who did
not prefer to ride the pullman sleep-
ing cars, air cooled imperial salon
cars were provided for the passen-
gers comfort at no extra charge.
When the James River Company
was organized in 1782, George
Washington became a stockholder
and the first president of the com-
pany. The James River Company
was absorbed in 1879 by the
Richmond and Aileghany Railroad
Company which, in 1890, became
one of the important links in the
C&O system, the James River
Subdivision.
In making arrangements for the
new train, no steps were left un-
done to make it the finest train in
the world and one so outstanding
that it would be worthy of the name
chosen for it to bear - =The George
Washington".
SCHOOL MENU
HINTON HIGH SCHOOL
WEEK OF JAN. 29 - 31
B AST
Men. Jan. 29
Waffles, peaches, milk, sausage.
Tues. Jan. 30
Fruit, Cereal, Milk.
Wed. Jan. 31
AseortedJuice, Biscuit, Sausage,
Jelly, Milk.
LUNCH
Men. Jan. 29
Chili w/beans, Slaw, Fish Sand-
wich, Corn bread, Fruit, Milk. Salad
Bar. Hot Bar.
Tues. Jan. 30
Breaded chicken, Mashed pota-
toes, Hot Rolls wbutter, Milk. Salad
Bar. Hot Bar.
Wed. Jan. 31
Pizza, Green beans, Fruit, Milk.
Hot Bar. Salad Bar. Nacho n cheese.
Menus were plarmed by Student
Body Class Presidents. Nacho and
Cheese will be served twice a week
on Hot Bar.
SCHOOL MENU
B AST
Men. Jan. 29
COOKS CHOICE.
Tues. Jan. 30
Fruit, Cereal, Milk.
Wed. Jan. 31
Assorted Juice, Biscuit, Sausage,
Jelly, Milk.
LUNCH
Men. Jan. 29
School Made Chili& Beans, Slaw,
Corn Bread, Fruit, Milk.
Tues. Jan. 30
Breaded Chicken, Peas & Car-
rots, Fruit Salad, Hot Rolls &
Butter, Milk.
Wed. Jan. 31
Pizza, Green Beans, Fruit, Milk.
SENIOR NEWS
SENIOR CENTER CLOSING
POLICY
The Summers County Senior
iCitizens Center may be dosed on
'inclement weather days. Generally
the centers are closed if the county
schools are dosed due to inclement
weather. Announcements will be
made on the WMTD Radio Station
if.the Centers am closed, or if spe-
cific functions are cancelled.
Letters are welcome, but only a
section will be published. Address
them to Letters To The Editor, P. O.
Box 1000, Hinton, West Virginia
25951. Preference will be given to
letters of 300 words or less. Longer
letters may be shortened or rejected.
Letters must be signed and must
include an address and phonc
nu robe r. The tele phone nu mber will
not be published. Detters will be
edited for grammar, spelling, taste,
syntax, and libel. Names will notbe
withheld.
(:OmN|It tNlaO AV(NtJ( • ,|kePt,| SYltHI
M~TO~ WEST VN~G~A
West
Clayton,
o, ,,de.o.o. John Thompson 445-7697
Griffiths Creek Road
Member of American College of Physicians
DIAGNOSTIC HEALTH CENTER
INTERNAL MEDICINE & CARDIOLOGY
414 THIRD AVENUE, HINTON
TELEPHONE: (304) 466-5174
OFFICE HOURS: 8:30 TO 3:00 / MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SERVICES PROVIDED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THE OFFICE ARE:
ELECTROCARDIOG RAM EKG: A graphic tracing of the electric current produced by
the excitation of the head muscle. (Tracing of the Head)
STRESS TESTING: Pressure your body can take at
motion while monitoring. (Monitor heart under Stress)
HOLTER MONITOR: A close monitoring of heart for a
hours or longer.
a given moment dunng continous
specified period of time usually 24
ECHOcARDIoGRAPHY: A method of graphically recording the position and motion of
heart walls.or the internal structures of the head. (Scan of Head)
GASTROSCOPY: Inspection of the interior Of the stomach by means of the gastroscope.
(Insertion of flexible tube light into Stomach for Examination)
CO LoNoscoPY: An elongated flexible endoscope which permits visual examination of the
entire colon. (Examination of Colon with flexible tube light)
BRONCHOSCOI Y: Flexible tube light examination of breathing passages.
DOPPLER ECHOcARDIoGRAPHY: Checks flow of blood through head valves.
SIGMOIDOSCOPY: Small flexible tube to check pad of colon.
LAB SERVICES: Urinalysis, blood for testing, blood sugar.
PLUS: ALLERGEY TESTING/INSURANCE EXAMINATIONA/PELVlC EXAMINATIONS/PAP SMEAR/PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION/CARDIAC REHABLI ITATION/CARDIAC MONITORING/INJECTIONS/MINOR SURGERYW'S
{INTnAVENOUS FLUIDS)
BILLINGS OF ALL INSURANCES: Acceetino all assl0nments, Medicare, Insurance Co's.
• MKIicaid, United Mine Workers, State Compensation, Participating In the Blue Cross&
Blue Shield plan. (Coflles, Letters, Forms).
NOW ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS. FOR INFORMATION CALL: 466-5174
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