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By Fred Long Union-,FranceandtheWorld Health
"It was a shock," said Brenda Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Plumley, Secretary for the Sum- "We are an area we term Fourth
mers County Health Department, World," employees state in their
"when I opened themm[ amifgu~d ...... letter for eid,.~inthat we h~ve Third ~
a letter to us from Japan with a World poverty, associatedwithFirst
check for $25 in it to help us. I
couldn't believe it."
The letter from Ann Williams
Naraguwa, of Yokosuka, Japan, is
one of several the local Health
Department has receivedin the past
several days from people across the
U. S. that heard Steve Trail's bread-
cast on National Public Radio late
last month.
*This is the first foreign aid we
have received," Trail said. "it's one
citizen of the world to anotherY
In her letter dated Feb. 1 Nara-
guwa says: "i heard of your fiscal
plist~f while listening to a radio
show today. Itis indeed disgraceful
that we (the U. S.) does not fund
~such essential care. Perhaps your
story will focus needed attention on
the situation.
~'he enclosed check is small but
I hope it can be used towards your
$4,200+ debt. Please know that
there are many whoappreciate your
efforts."
She then asked if the depart-
ment had made a request for help
from Japan. "They seem to under-
stand the need and expense of
medical care," she writes.
Last week the department made
formal requests for foreign aid with
the Japanese Trade Center, Soviet
World technology. We realize that
your nation only gives foreign aid to
Third World organizations and we
are a poor enclave within a wealty
nation, but never-the-less, our
pimple exist and suffer as others in
the. world. "
Wie will not bore you with all our
immediate problems, but we are
desperately seeking monies to op-
erate and provide public health
services to our people. We have,
with great regret, been unable to
.acstuire'sufli¢ient monies within our
nation to take care of only our basic
needs, of which we seek."
]~ecauee of~Lndi~ shortages the
department has been forced to cut
20% of its services which included
free services through the
department's- cancer detection
clinic, blood sugar clinic and blood
pressure clinic. Summers County's
Health Department is the only one
in the state that has been forced to
cut services, Plumley said.
At the beginning of the month
the department had a bank balance
of ovdyl3 cents, but contributions
are coming in.
Dr. Paul Mushak and Betty
Mushak, of Durham, N. C writes
"although North Carolina is not
quite yet a foreign country, we
U. S. District Judge Elizabeth
Hallanan, last week, dismissed
defamation charges that were filed
against County Prosecutor Joe
Aucremanne and two other county
men by a Beckley investigator,
David G. Polk.
Last August Poke filed charges
tqgainst Aucremanne, State Police
Sgt. Ashby W. Maddy, Hinton busi-
ne nnan Dick Lightner unda Beck-
detective, Robert C. Trmdway,
o] iming they were in a'conspiracy
discredit, defame, intimida , and
t stroy (his) creditability."
i ':Pol refused to respond when
asked for a "more definite
tement" explaining the charges
on October 20 Judge Hallanan
"~edacourtorder demandingthat
herespond within 14 days.
!:'~Hallanan issued similar orders
~, November 8, November 28,
~uary 3, and January 11; how-
dyer, Poke failed to comply with her
o~rt orders.
:;~Last Tuesday Hallanan dis-
ssd the suit due to Poke's "fail.
ure to prosecute," she says in her
dismissal order. Poke has the op-
tion to refile.
Summers County Delegate Ar-
nold Ryan (]3) was rated "dead last"
on the WsstVirginia Citizen Action
Group's 1989 legislative scorecard
with asc~e of only 13%, the lowest
score earned by any Delegate or
Senator. Delegate Tom Susman
(D-Raleigh & Summers) scored
highest with 80% followed by Dele-
gate Mary Pearl Compton (D-
Monroe & Summers) with 73%.
The WV Citizen Action Group
and Save Our Mountains released
the resulte of the 1989 legislative
scorecard last week. Lawmakers
were rated on a scale of zero to 100
on the issues of ethics, groundwa-
ter protection, health care, con-
sumer credit, the sales tax on food,
seat belts, solid waste and recy-
enclose $50 as a contribution to-
wards your wiped-out health deliv-
ery budget..." They add that the
problems in ~WV and elsewhere is
but one horror in, a coop full of
horrors hatched in the last 9 years.
It keeps bringing to mind the lethal
observation of a French social his-
torian that America will probably
be the first major society to go from
barbarism to decadence without
having produced any real dvi]iza-
tion along the way.~
Adam Shaver, of Naples Fla. sent
$25• Another $25 came from Wil-
liam Swain of Oneonta, N. Y and
Flip and Barbara Jennings of Den-
ver sent $100. And letters of morale
support have been coming in daily.
Johna Bronson, of Sacramento,
Calif., sent her letter to President
Bush and acopy to the local depart-
ment. She says, after hearingTrail's
radio talk show, that she had to
write the president about the local
problem. "i have been a republican
for the past 27 years,~ she says,
"and am about ready to change. I
was brought up to believe that the
republicans stood for saving money
and that the democrats were only
interested in spending it. I now
think both payee stand for spend-
ing. However, the democrats want
to spend it on the people of America
(i.e., lower and middle class citi-
zens) while the republicans seem to
want to benefit only the rich.~ She
asked the president, ~aren't you a
little embarrassed to have a county
in the United States applying to
Russia for foreign aid? I would be
more than embarrassed if I were
you." She closed ~aying. "In the
future I feel that my money in the
form of political contributions would
be better spent on various parts of
this country that need help rather
than the republican party. I look
forward to some sort of answer and
rm sure Mr. Trail does also."
I!
cling, Save Our Mountains spokes-
man Andrew Maier said.
"It depicts our southern WV
lawmakers from perfect to terrible,~
Maier said.
In the House of Delegatss, Wyo-
ming Delegate Richard Staton (D)
led the list with a score of 93%.
Leading the list for Summers
County's delegates was Tom
Susman and Mary Pearl Compton.
William "Bill~ Wooten (D-Raleigh
& Summers) came in third with a
score of 64%. Jack Roop (D-Raleigh
& Summers) finished fourth with
53% and Robert "Bob" Kiss (D-
Raleigh & Summers) fifth with 27%.
Bringing up the rear was Arnold
Ryan with the lowest score of any
lawmaker for the 1989 session.
On February l6, Miss West Virginia U. S. A. vised over C. B. S. on Friday, March 2.
1990 Sabrina Anderson, the daughter of Sabrina will be wearing the gown shown
Leonard and Wilma Anderson, of Nimitz, above when she competes with 50 other
will be on her way to Witchita Kan. for the state winners in the evening gown compe.
Miss U. S. A. pageant which will be tele-tition.
By Fred Long what they do at that time is it. have new buttons sewn on it. One
A typical day for Sabrina Ander- People don't see the time before and of the buttons is missing and it has
sen, Miss West Virginia USA 1990, the months that it takes for prepa- spots all over it. That's what I was
begins ~t 6 am with a tanning ses- ration. You ask yourself. DoIwant .going to take and theygaveme this
sion followed by a six to seven hour to be Miss USA bad enough to work coat!"
work out in the YMCA gym at thishard?~ Andaltlhough, after winning the
Huntington. With her trainer, Sky Obviouslly the answer to that State Miss West Virginia title last
Fisher, she has spent untold gruel- question is "yes" because not only November 12th, it seems that she
inghoursliftingweights, swimming has Sabrina worked hard getting has only had a few months to get/
andpracticingaerobics, alldesigned ready both mentally and physically ready for the Miss USA title, in
to firm up her body for the Miss for the competition she has given
USA pageant. After gym class she up a college sponsored trip to Eu- reality its a goal she has worked for
has classes in poise, speaking and rope and suspended college work most of her life.
conductingmockinterviews. "When for at least one full semester. "It's something that I have al-
I gethome I'm exhausted,~ she said. Winning Miss USA will delay her ways wanted to do," she saicL "It's
But at her apartment the work college graduation by a year and a a goal that i set for myself when I
continues by studying video tapes half. wasverylittle. Iset that goal in my
"so that I can see if what I'm doing ButSabrinaisn'tthinkingaboutmindandIworkedforit. Ittookme
is right or not.~ The next morning that right now. She has her mind two tries, but I did it."
the routine begins again, on the two weeks before her and is And that is what Sabrina en.
%Vhen you're working out you more than ready for the competi- courages young people to do. *Young
don't see the effects ofit right off. It tion. people need to set gobls and set
takes a while to see the progression Last Sunday she spent a goodthem high. You have got to set a
of what you are doing. My body part of the day coordinating her goal and say that you are going to
weight, I don't care what anybody wardrobe and choosing 12 to 14 reach it. IfI had never entered my
says, it didn't come mefover night. I gorgeous cocktail dresses and 5 local Junior Miss pageant I would
wanted to lose quite a bit of weight evening gowns for the competition, not be at Miss West Virginia right
and inches anditjust seemed like it "It's crazy,~ she said, "butmest of now.. I tried and didn't succeed the
wasn'thappeningasfastasIwanted the girls buy clothes and every- frst time. But I tried again and I
it to. It's only been in the past thing to impress the other girls, did it. If I could say anything I
couple ofweeks and rm like- thank which is not important. All the would say eet goals foryourselfand
youGodthatithappened,~shesaid, girls are trying to intimidate one workhard."
On Friday Sabrina will leave for another because the judges don't Sabrina said even winning the
WitchitaKan.whereshewillrepre- see you until you're on stage. Fm Miss USA title will not sway her
sentWestVirginiain theMissUSA not buying clothes to impress the from the goals she has set for her-
pageant that will be televised over other girls, rm buying my clothes self. "IfI were to win the Miss USA
CBS on March 2. It's been hard to look nice so I can feel good about pageant I want to be someone that
work for the pretty 20 year old myself." givss something in return. Iwould
Summers County native who could The main evening gown that will not want to be Miss USA unless
not begin her training until after be worn during the televised corn- they would allow me to work with
Christmas because of her college petition only arrived last Thurs- charitable organizations, specifi.
commitments, but Sabrina said its day, but her father, Leonard An- cally the American Red Cross and
been worth it. derson, would not say what they the American Lung Association,
"That's the question that comes paidforit. "it's the most expensive which is one ofmy favorites. Even
to your mind. You Wonder if being dresswehaveeverbought,'hesaid• me,asMiesWeetVirginia, ifIdon't
Miss USA is worth all the hard Along with the dresses she will be win Fm goiv~g to come back and rm
work you have to put intoit. I think taking a full length mink coat that going to work with local and state
a lot of people see the Miss USA her parents gave her that day. organization. I don't have tobe
pageant and they think the gift "i told mom that I think I should MissUSAtodothat. I'mgoingtodo
went there two weeks before and havemycoatdrycleanedandmaybethat as Miss West Virginia"