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Retired School Employees
Meet
Dorothy Bobbitt, Region V Direc-
tor for WVARSE, was guest speaker
at the Apr. 21 meeting of the Sum-
mers County Association of Retired
School Employees. After giving a
brief summary of legislative action
which affects retirees, Mrs. Bobbitt
spoke of environmental issues and
challengedmembers to become more
careful users of resources.
~Ifman were a tenant, he would
have been evicted from the earth,"
Ms. Bobbitt said. She deplored lit-
tering and asked members to prac-
tice the three environmental R's -
reduce, recycle and re-do. She said
she should watch purchases and buy
reusable and recycled items where
possible.
Bill Perdue, president, was in
charge of the meeting held in the
Board of Education Conference
Room. He introduced officers and
committee chairmen for the coming
year and announced that the Region
V Leadership Conference would be
held at the Holiday Inn in Oak Hill
on May 31.
Members were asked to support
the levy on May 8 which will provide
funds for the Summers Conty Public
Library. The organization voted to
make individual contributions to the
library at the May 5 brunch to be
held at Pipestem State Park. A let-
ter from Main Street Hinton was
~ead.
Refreshments were served by
~j< Callie Vines, Edith Burroughs and
¢ Frances Lively from a table beauti-
fully decorated with colorful tulips.
Those present were Eveline Mead-
ows, Marjorie Burdette, Pauline
Meadows, Albert Lively, Jean Clark,
Callie Vines, Marilyn Faulkner,
Lillian Alderson, G.S. Alderson, Jr.,
Pauline McClung, Ruby Holland,
Pauline Fife, Janie Mann, Margaret
Woodrum, Mary Neely, Frances
Lively, Dorothy Bobbitt, Robert Via,
Pansy Perdue, Bill Perdue, Melvina
Miller, Eleanor Meadows, Doris
Yates, Hazel Davidson, Mac Dodd
and Nellie Miller.
MicheHe (Shelly) Burdette
To Receive Degree of
Medicine
On May 12, Michelle (Shelly)
Burdette will receive her Degree of
Medicine from Marshall University
School of Medicine.
Following graduation from Hin-
ton High School in 1982, she ma-
triculated at Concord College,where
she majored in biology and was
graduated summa cum laude with a
Bachelor of Science degree in May
1986. As a undergraduate, she re-
ceived the Freshman Chemistry
Achievement Award, and was an
active member of Gamma Beta Phi
and Alpha Chi. She was awarded
the Concord College Undergraduate
Academic Scholarship for three years
and was on the Dean's List for four
consecutive years. She served as vice-
president and on the Board of Direc-
tors of the Future Health Profes-
sionals Club.
Upon graduation from Marshall
University of Medicine, she will begin
a three year residency in Family
Practice at CAMC in Charleston,
W.Va.
Michelle is the daughter of Fer-
rell and Margaret Burdette of Belle-
point. She is the granddaughter of
Oirce Johnson and Ursley Burdette;
and the late Ralph Johnson and Ray
Burdette of Hinton.
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'~ FINDLEY
' ~ HONORED
| ~ NE, WYORK(AP)-- TheTellin.g0f'
mr Lies, the sixth novel by Canadian
i| writer Timothy Findley, has woa the
1989 Edgar Allan Poe Awara for aest
orilzinal paperback novel of the year.
"l he Mystery Writers of America
laresented the award. Findley's novel
is "a tale of pamcmn
describel as the
murder and mendacity among
summering clientele of a soon-to-be-
razed elegant old hotel on the coast of
Maine" "
s ln addition to writing novels and
.norz stories, Findley is also a
playwright and a television writer.
Livestock
Tues. May I, 1990 Hinton News - IIA
Shirlene Becraft
Alderson Livestock Market
Report of Livestock Auction Sale
Held Fri. Apr. 20, amounting to
$59,067.09. 175 head of livestock
was sold by 57 different consignors,
and 29 buyers.
Stockers & Feeders:
Heifers:
Choice 80.00-88.00; Good 70.00-
78.75; Medium 55.00-69.50.
Stockers & Feeders:
Steers:
Choice 100.00-117.50; Good 90.00-
98.50; Medium 78.00-89.50; Com-
mon 64.00-75.00.
Stockers & Feeders Bull: 60.00-
100.00.
Baby Calves 125.00-200.00.
Hogs:
No. 1 51.50; Boars 36.00; Shoats
45.00-50.00.
Cows:
Commercial 45.00-50.50; Utility
40.50-44.75; Cows & Clvs: 525.00-
850.00; Cows, B.H. 415.00-440.00.
Bulls: Commercial & G(x~ 61.50;
Cutter 49.00-56.75; Sheep & Lambs:
Blue 60.00; Medium 60.00; Ewes,
CWT 18.00-22.00; Goats 15.00-35.00.
Poster Contest
Winners
Local Resident's
Daughter Honored
Shirlene Becraft, daughter of
Margie Walker of Hinton, was re-
ce n tly h on ore d by Central Telephone
Company of Texas (Centel) employ-
ees as "Co-Worker of the Year."
Mrs. Becraft has been with Cen-
tel 11 years. She is a customer serv-
ice coordinator at Centel's state
headquarters in Killeen, Tex.
She was also recently named
"Women of the Year~ by a local chap-
ter of American Business Women's
Association.
POETRY
PRIZE
CHICAGO (AP) -- Mona Van Duyn
Mrs. Becraftis a 1961 graduate of has been awarded the fourth annual
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.
Meadow Bridge High School. The $25,000 award was established by
Centel is the fourth largest local Indianapolis philanthropist Ruth Lilly.
phone company in Texas, with more It was presented by the Modern Poetry
than 500 employees and 130,000 Association and the American Counncil
for the Arts. Presented annually to an
customer lines. It is part ofthe nine- outstanding American poet, it is the
state telephone operations of Centel largest annual poetry prize in America.
Corporation. Van Duyn, 68, of St. Louis, Mo., has
The corporation, headquartered published a number of volumes of
poetry, the most recent being "Letters
in Chicago, serves nearly 1.6 million From a Father and Other Poems."
customer lines, operates cellular
communications franchises in 44
markets and supplies electric power
in two states.
LUCK INVITES STAGGERS
T.O DISCUSS ISSUES
Health students in grades four impressive display to be shared with
through six at Jumping Branchthe school and staff throughout the
Elementary recently participated in remainder of this month.
a school-sponsored poster contest. Specific congratulations to our
The contest was held in celebration first-place winner- O.J. Lilly (6th
of National Nutrition Awareness grade);second-placewinner-Adrian
Week (Mar. 5-9). The students were Rollyson (5th grade); andthird-place
asked to design a poster illustrating winner- Rebecca Dillon (6th Grade).
the importance of eating daily from Special thankstoourjudges-Timmy
the four food groups or encouraging Gill, Edith Coffman, and Sara Fos-
the limitation fsalt, sugar, and fat ter.
from the diet. The outcome was an
Paid Political Advertising
Congressional candidate Oliver
Luck was in Hinton last Tuesday to
formally extend an invitation to his
opponent, Harley Staggers, Jr., to
participate in a round table discus-
sion/debate before the general elec~-
tion in Nov. Radio station WMTD
has agreed to moderate the session.
"The voters of Summers County
deserve the chance to hear their
candidates discuss important is-
sues," Luck said. "For example, my
opponent has a poor voting record on
issues that are important to the small
business community even though he
has publicly stated that small busi-
ness development is important to
the W. Va. economy."
Luck complained that Staggers
"has a poor voting record" on meas-
ures designed to help small busi-
nesses and that federal dollars have
been spent on controversial art.
Luck said he is opposed to using
"tax dollars" in this manner. "These
are just two of the many issues that
need to be discussed here in Sum-
mers County," he said. "I look for.
ward to discussing these issues with
Mr. Staggers.~
SU
About 6 years agoyou, the people of Summers County, bestowned upon
me one of the highest honors a person can receive - YOUR VOTE. You
elected me to serve as a member of the Summers County Commission and
I remain grateful for your confidence. Further, I thank you for my continuing
education in Government.
Since taking office in September, 1984, I have sincerely tried to serve and
protect the interests o{ a[l lthe people of Summers County. As you know,
many decismns mus t madelU County Commissions and not all are
pleasant to make nor are they what we may prefer personally. Our Commis-
sion makes decisions based upon the evidence presented to us, the
information available to us, always mindful that we are responsible to the
people, and never in a haphazard manner.
During my term, the available revenue along with the mandates and re-
strictions placed upon County Commissions by virtue of the West Virginia
Code have not always allowed us to provide for the many, justifiable needs
of the Offices of our Local Officials nor our Health Department, Library,I
Senior Citizens, Fire Departments, Ambulance Service, Dispatching Serv-i
ice, Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Programs, Extension Office, 4-Hi
Clubs, Little League Programs, and the worthy cause list goes on and on.I
But the Commission is working with other Officials and Agencies in anI
effort to correct these deficiencies.
In spite of the limited local revenue, we have seen some positive thingsi
happen during the past 5 1.2 years. In addition to a local levy that provided
much needed equipment for our Rural Fire Departments, the Commission !
secured over 1 1/2 Million Dollars in NON-SUMMERS COUNTY TAX
DOLLARS for the benefit of Summers Countians to provide jobs and / or i
services... Including: The completion and/or upgrading of water or sewer i
systems for the Jumping Branch / Nimitz, Meadow Creek and Pence!
Springs areas .... Assistance after the 1985 Flood .... Acquisition and=.'
Preservation of Historic Sites .... Dispatch Center ....Promotion to;
Strengthen our Tourist Industry .... And the recent Kellog Foundation
Grant dedicated for 3 years to the County Health Department. These
accomplishments were possible due to the County Commissioners work-
ing together and in cooperation with other Federal, State, and Local
Agencies, County and City Employees, and Summers County Citizens. I am
grateful for these dollars and pleased that you gave me the opportunity to
be a small pert of our progress. Although I want the people of Summers
County to have the very best they can have - whether it be through jobs,
services, our school system, or whatever; I feel the real test of our progress
Is not whether we add more to the abundanceof those who have much; it
is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.
At present, the Commission is working to secure funds for waterline ex-
tensions to Sand Knob and Cave Ridge .... Water Systems for Ballengee,
Meadow Creek, Green Sulphur/Sandstone, and Pence Springs ....Sewer
Systems for Jumping Branch / Nimitz PSD, Big Bend PSD, and Greeni
Sulphur / Sandstone Area. We are working with the 4-C Economic Develop- i
ment Authority to create an initial 150 to 200 jobs in Summers County by
locating 2 businesses within the County.
In conclusion, I respectfully request your continued support for our Com-
mission and for my candidacy for a member of the Summers County
Commission. I have no magib.,wand nor do I offer any false promises; but,
if you choose to elect me to another term of office, I will continue to work
for and listen to you, the people of Summers County.
Pol. Ad. Paid For By the Candidate, Helen Mock - Hedrick