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2-Hinton News March 9 0, 1984 "" SUBSCRIBE TODAY Name Address State City Zip Code libra hnvs: Publ il bti0ns ruluim payment in advam. MAIL TO:'THE HINTON NEWS, !i P" O" D" 1000, Hinton, WV 25951 " HI Of Sclmi - : MAI J'I] iN TODAY! O an By Shirley Garten Albert Lively is what used to be called a Renaissance man,, he is a man of many talents. He received his B• S. degree at Concord College in I949 and he later received a degree in elementary education as well, making him able to teach math, Mrs• N.C• Kesler was host- ess to the Wednesday Club at her music, commence and, English in the I - 12 grades• He is a man of diverse talents. Albert was bern in Welch and lived there the first ten years of his life. He and his family then moved to O'eamery in Monroe County and he grew up there. He married Francis Smith of Atlanta, Georgia, and they eventually had three c hildren. Shelia is studying math at WVU. She is a graduate student there. Stanley is a junior in music at WVU. Keith is a seventh grader at HInton High School and he is still at home. Albert Lively taught one - room schools for nine years in Summers County. The schools were Chestnut Mountain- Fox, Greenbrier and Streeter. He then taught at a two room high school at Waiterville in Monroe C aunty. He taught English. Math. typing, and music there. The school was closed and he Meets Members present were : Mrs. G. S. Alderson, Miss became principal at Waiter- ville Elementary School and he also taught 4th and 5th grade there as well. He then taught at Union High School and was band director there for nine or ten years. Later he went to Greenbrier C aunty and taught geometry at Greenbrier West High School. He was afterwards traveling music teacher for Rupert and Smoot. After that, he taught third Rrade at Grecnbrier Element- ary School in Summers County. He finished his long teaching career with special education at Avis and Greenbrier in this county, He is now active as the choir director at Central Baptist Church. He was formerly Pre- sident of the Greenbrier Christ- ian Education Convention, Now he is C hairman of the Adull Committee for that con- ventlon He be'longs to the Retired Teachers Association and he is c urrently the Secretary for Kiwanis. Albert Lively is also doing tax work free weekly, for the elderly and the handicapped. He works for TCE and VITA Frederick D. Dr. and Mrs• W. J. Gaal have returned to their home at Belle- point after being in Elderholtal at Savanah State ~ in Savanah, .Georgia for a few weeks. American Council On Education Employers rate education the total woxidorce represented[ high when it comes to hiringby the survey. and promotion, and for almost "Advancements are keyed to all businesses, a high school education achievement and equivalency credential, such as skill attainment", wrote one a GED certificate, is as good as respondent to the survey. a diploma. In fact, one out of four In a nationwide survey con- companies reported they have Our mail hag had the follow- State of West Virginia entered Society of DAR granted, ducted last fall by the no jobs for persons without a mg news Rein fern the Bolar the Union. The graves of the charter No. 554 to the Colonel American Council on Educat- high school diploma or equiv- alency certificate. Almost half reported that employees who obtained a high school diploma or equivalency would have greater promot- ional opportuniky in their or- ganization. The greatest percentage of the total workforce represented by all companies in the sur- vey - 38 percent - were em- played in positions reQUiring at least a high schOOl e( l 66n, Other education levels required for positions reported by the companies surveyed: " less than a high school diploma", 18 percent; " certification or de- gree beyond high school," 16 percent; " a degree from a college or university," 28 per cent• A majority -57 per cent- of companies have a tuition reim- bursement program to encour- age persons to obtain further education. About 9 percent offer release time to er~-?loy- ees, while 17 percent provide on-site training. A random sample of 1,499 businesses who are members of ASPA were surveyed during September, 1983. The survey was completed by the person primarily responsible for com- pany hiring• A total of 643 ( 43 percent) responded to the sur- vey. Each year, nearly one million adults take the tests of Gen- eral Educational Development (GED) administered by the American Council on Educat- ion, the nation's leading coord- inating body for postsecond- ary education, representing more than 1,500 colleges and universities. The GED program was be- gun in 1943 to assist veterans to resume their education and training. About 90 percent of campuses accept the GED cert- ificate as the educational eq- uivaleat of a high school dip- loma• News Service, P. O. Box 243, Warm Springs, Va. 24484. Early on. the morning of October 10, the Virginias fell under a surprise attack by the Confederacy of Indian Nations, led by the Shawnee chief, Cornstalk• Colonel Charles Lewis with 150 men of his regiment was ordered out along with Botetourt troops under Colonel William Fleming. Less than a quarter of a mile from camp, just about sunrise. Colonel Charles Lewis was shot and mortally wounded. He was helped back to his tent where he expired about noon of the same day. The battle lasted twe~T~e- hours and ended when the Indians departed back across the Ohio river. Colonel Andrew Lewis had won a victory but suffered a loss of forty-six officers and men. The dead were buried the following day, the officers and "gentlemen" in "the Magazine; the enlisted men in scattered graves nearby. A week later, fo,.owing Governor Dunmore's orders. the army crossed the river and continued about I00 miles into Ohio. On October 24, the Virginians were informed that Governor Dunmore had con- cluded a peace treaty with the Indians. Lewis was ordered to return his men to Point Pleas- ant. dismiss them and send them home. The campaign had ended. The grieving widow never remarried, living out her days at Fort Lewis. Of her children, the oldest daughter never married• ( Elizabeth ). Margaret married Major Mryor. John. the eldest sen, inherited Fort Lewis, married Rachel Miller and lived out his days on the Cowpasture River. dying in 1843. Andrew. the second son. became a colonel. married his cousin. Margaret Lynn Stuart. and eventually settled on a large tract of land • Mary Jones Charles Lewis Chapter of DAR at Point Pleasant, W. V. That fall, on the anniversary of the battle, Peter Steenbergen .Lewis and his sister, Sarah Lewis McCulluch - great-great- grandchildren of Colonel Charles Lewis - placed a mark- er over the grave of the slain officer. The Battle Monument - fund- ed by the State of W. V., the federal government and priv- ate subscription - was unveiled October 9, 1909 by four-year-old Charles Cameron Lewis, namesake and third great- grandson of Colonel Lewis. forty-six long-dead Virginians were within its boundaries. "ale Virginia" did nothing more for more than a hundred years. When tlie Centenni~l was celebrated, October 10, 1874, many Lewis d~scendants were present, along with descend- ants of others who had taken part in the memorable battle. Agnes Lewis Sehon, a grand- daughter of both Colonel Charles I.~ and~ol~nel Jolm Stuart, ( of Greenbrier County) was accompanied by her child- ren, grandchildren and one great grandson. On June 11,1901, the National A ceramzcs show held Sat- urday. March 10. 1984, at Blue- field Arts and Crafts Center brought Blue Ribbons to area residents. Mary Jones, owner of Mary's Ceramics on Belle- point Road. received a first place ribbon for the Mountain- eer and Indian figurines pict- ured above. The Poinsetta Lamp earned a second place ribbon. Mrs. Jones competed in the teacher category where ribbons were awarded in several categories for various techniques. Competingk in four categor- ies i the hobbyiest class, Let- na Richmond of Hinton picked up one first place. 2 second place, and one 3rd place rib- bans. one [or each category entered. Also in the hobbyist class, Penny Jones picked up a 3rd place for the only piece she entered. There will be another Cer- amic Show, open to all hobby- ists and teachers in the area on Saturday, October 13, 1984 at the Blnefield Arts and Crafts Center• For more information contact Mary Jones at 466 - 5152. ion's Office on Educational Cr- edit and Credentials, more than 90 percent of employers say they place " major or mod- erate" emphasis on education. Almost all reported that a high school equivalency cred- ential is as valid as a high school diploma when it comes to employment and advance- ment. The study found that: More than 96 percent of com- panies give persons holding traditional high school diplo- mas and persons holding equi- valency credentials the same starting salary. Nearly 97 percent provide the same initial level of employ- ment to persons with an eq- uivalency credential as to those with high school diplomas. About 98 percent provide the same opportunity for advance- ment to beth groups. Nearly 1,500 businesses were surveyed in the " Educational Credentials in Employment" project conducted last fall by ACE, which develops and over- sees tests of General Educat- ional Development (GED) nat- ionally. Co-sponsors of the study were the American Soc- iety for Personnel Administrat- ion, a professional organizat- ion of personnel and industrial relations executives, and the American Society for Training and Development, an educat- ional society for persons in- valved in training and develop- ing personnel. The focus of the survey was to guage employer emphasis on educational credentials and to see whether employers made a distinction between a tradit- ional high school diploma, a high school equivalency ( (GED) credential, or alternat- ive degree program certificat- es in hiring and promotion. The 90 percent of respondents who placed " Major or mod- erate" emphasis on education employed about 95 percent of l'S I I home March 7, 1984, at 2:30 Dorothy Jean Boley, Mrs. Scott and every Thursday morning at Point Pleasant. Charles p.m. "Briers, Mrs. W. A, Brown, Mrs. he can be found at the Senior Cameron Lewis, the youngest Miss Dorothy Jean Boley, RichardEckle, Mrs. C.E. Fife, Cenler on 2nd Avenue and son who was born after the i President called the meeting to Mrs. W. H. Harrison, Mrs. N. Summers Street from the hours death of Colonel Lewis married order with the Pledge of Alleg- C. Kesler. of 9:00- II:30 A.M If you are Jane Dickinson and in 1800 Mrs. Jess Maddy, Mrs. Roy handicapped or elderly and you moved to Point Pleasanf where Meador, Mrs. W. S. Meador. need assistance, please see he purchase~" a tract of 1,000 Mrs. Ralph Meadows, Mrs. him. acres. Russell Miller, Mrs. R.C. Osb- Ehs philosophy of life is ' If In 181S Virginia named a ~ Jec~ns orne, Mrs. Thus L. Read; Mrs. you nave something to do, do county in honor of Colonel the best you c an Don t be D. W. Ritter, Mrs. Robt. A. . " ' , Charles Lewis. James Patton leo Thompson, Mrs. A. G. Tim- come dlscoura.ged l!you don ! Preston, governor at the time, ~! berlake, Mrs. Herbert Vass,reacn pertecuon necause t • • ~ m~ was a cousin of Lewns. Plans to .mR Miss Anna Laura Waid, Mrs. J. surely never did reach per- erect a nume t at "th- Ill " t" " t ' ' me n __= tec Ion I hlnk hes come i" DIi C. Wise, Mrs, David Ziegler . Point" were interrupted due to , and guests, Mr. Scott Brierscl~.~, the outbreak of the Civil War in and Mrs. C. M. Kern. e End t~61. O: j[~le 20, ~o~,thenew q mm : .... Boyf Men's An,., And Girls' Ladies' Super Denim Jeans Sale Junior, misses' and girls size 4 to 14 jeans with fashion details. Men's size 28 to 38 or boys' 4 to 18 western style or fashion denims with back pocket trea!ments. lance and repeating the Club Collect in unison. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved foll- owed by the treasurer's re- port. Correspondence was read by Mrs. Roy Mender. Mrs. W.G. Mender. Well - Child Clinic Chairman. reported Mrs. C.E. Fife worked February 2 and 11 children were examined. Mrs. J. C. Wise and Mrs. Herbert Vass worked March 5 with a total of 21 children being examined. The club voted to donate some money to the Playground under construction on Front Street. It was announced that the April 4 meeting would be a luncheon at the home of Mrs. R. C. Osborne at t:00 p.m. with Mrs. A. G. Timberlake as joint hostess. The business meeting adjour- ned and Mrs• Fife, Chairman of the Program Committee, in- tnruced Mr. Scott Briers, a local businessman and tax ex- pert, who spoke to the club about Income Taxes changes in the law, itemizing, etc. Quest- ions from club members were answered. Mr. Briers was pre- sented a gift of appreciation When We Get Overstocked "GIANT" Has A Sale Nobody Can Beat... Ex e ks NEW 1984 MAZDA PICKUP from the club. • 5-Sp~l Transmission, Steel Radial Tires Tinted G oss Intermit. I k*"* :" per ..,.r OJ;o,,er s d,' w odow Members were invited to an • ~,oo~s~. ,u%.,,l~ ooor Rel~.. Cut Pile rarpe,i,~. Inside attractively appointed tea • ooo aeamse, h~o~ ~ur~v sots Automatic Choke Trip O~om~er Undercoat, " " " table carrying out the St. Pat- rick's motif. Miss Dorothy Jean REG. PRICE THE Boley and Mrs. Roy Mender GIANT'S presided at the Punch Bowl PRICE assisted by Mrs. Scott Briers. Emmett B. and Debora R. Cyrus announce the birth of their son, Geoffrey Houston born February 26, 1984. Geo- ffrey was born at the Summers County Hospital and weighed S: lbs. and 11% oz. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Redes of Hinton and paternal grandpar- ents are Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Cyrus, St. of Darien. m. Great grandparents are Mrs. Nellie Maddy and Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Cyrus, all of Hinton. Stock No. NT-208 Stork No. MZT-39 NtW 1984 FORD F--1 SO Longbed Pickup, 2-Tone Red & White, Chrome Front Bumper_4- Spell Trans., ~uages Western Mirrors, Cig. Lighter, Heavy Du- ty Battery, Whitewall ~ires, Steo Bumper, Radio, Undercoat. REG. PRICE THE GIANT'S PRICE ii i ALSO IN STOCK MAZDA GLCs, 626s And The All NEW RX-7 G,SL-SE So. We Va.'s Full Service De ler That Will Still Be Here After The SaM When You Need Parts Or Service. Slln Ir compare At 7.99. Ladies' vinyl sandals with cushioned soles. It Purex Bleach Regularly 79'. Gallon cleaner and whitener. Limit 2. Motor O11 Regularly 94* To 99.. Exxon Plus HD30 .or Extra 10W30 motor oil.. ~mou,s Box 42 Ounce Punch Regularly 1.49. Heavy duty laundry detergent. Limit 2. 4.75 Oz: Lux Regularly 39, Bar. Bath size beauty soap. Limit 4 bars. F Trial Size Beauty Alds Gillette Atra Razors, .4 oz. Secret or .5 oz. Old Spice Stick Deodorant, 42 Atra Blades .... 3.77 At All WHkend While Quantltles Last. Quontltles Some Mefchandlse. No Sales To Dealers. Monday Thru 8atorday - #:St to I:N .Sundays 1:0@ to g:N.