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2B - Hlnton News Tues. May 1. 1990
Constructed Wetlands Workshop
The W.Va. Community Action be a flower bed, weed field, or rock
Directors Association will sponsor a and plant garden. In reality, it is a
Constructed Wetlands Workshop at low maintenance sewage treatment
the Raleigh CountyArmoryon Wed. system using biomaas from planted
May 2, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. vegtation to treat the sewage.
Congressman Nick'Joe" Rahall will The Workshop is being offered in
be the keynote speaker. With the conjunction with the AnnuaPEduca-
absence of large amounts of Federal tional Conference and Community
Dollars to construct treatment sys- Action EXPO and will be open to the
terns, Congressman Rahall is advo- public. For more information con-
caring the exploration of alternative cerning the workshop, make inquir-
sewage treatment systems. He is ies to the W. Vs. Community Action
extending his support toward devel- Directors Association, P. O.Box4007,
oping more extensive intrastate Parkersburg, WV 26104, or call the
demonstration proejcts to bring Summers County CAP office at 466-
about acceptability oftachnology that 5010.
will encourage environment preser-
vation and cleanup. SeNI01"S Hold Meeting
Presenters at the workshhop are
individualsthataregenerallyviewed The J.B. Nimitz Senior Citizens
as the experts most familiar with met Fri. Apr. 13th at 6:30 p.m. for
the application of constructed wet- the blood prsseure clinic conducted
lands in W.Va. Engineers and per- by Kennamae Lilly, followed by the
sons that possess expertise in the regt~lar businese meeting.
microbial processes as well as de- President Winnie Pack called the
sign and construction Will be pres-
ent.
Brad Eagle, Executive Director of
the Summers County CAP, stated
that Constructed Wetlands are
viewed by many experts in the Envi-
ronmental Sciences and Engineer-
ing fields to be the solution or alter-
native for the sewage disposal prob-
lems in W.Va. Many experts expect
that small and large communities
may be able to use Constructed
Wetlands to solve their disposal
problems without the extremely high
cost of standard conventional sew-
age treatment plants. Constructed
Wetlands are also a possible alter-
native to conventional private septic
system s. When space is not adequate
for a conventional septic system or
the soil is not conducive to percola-
tion, wetland-type treatments may
be the solution.
Mr. Eagle explained that Con-
structed Wetlands are not what most
people would envision. There are
different variations, but the system
that seems to be the most suitable
for private and small community
purpose is the Subsurface Flow
System (SWS), sometimes referred
to as a Pock Plant Filter. What is
viewed by the casual observer when
looking at a SWS is what appears to
meeting to order. Opening Prayer
was offered by Rev. Elmo Alderman.
Secretary Mary Neely called the roll
of officers and read the minutes of
the last meeting. D.S. Hatcher gave
the treasurer report. Card sender
and Reporter Va Rippetoe gave the
report on cards sent to the sick and
shut-ins. All reports were approved
as read. There was a report of a good
turn out for the Ramp dinner for the
Fire Dept.
Old and new business was taken
care of. There will be a Gospel sing-
ing May 12th at 7P.M. Happy Birth-
day was sung to those having birth-
days in Apt.The meetingclosed with
prayer by Rev. Alderman.
The next meeting to be Fri. May
4th.
Refreshments were served by
Dorothy Neely, Zora Wilson and Va.
Rippetoe to the following: Jacob &
Lola Arthur, D.S. Hatcher, Winnie
Pack, Corbett & Dorothy Lilly, E.B.
& Mary Neely, Florence Meadows,
Zora Wilson, Rava Lilly, Cora Lee
Arthur, Va. Rippetoe, Kennamas
Lilly, Paul & Helen Epperly, Dewey
Leeter, Rev. Elmo Alderman, June
Baldwin, and Little Lorie Thurmon.
Paid Political Advertising
VOTE FOR,.,,
rlmms
Democratic Candidate For
Summers County Commission
"Thank you for your support."
Ballot No. 61
Poi. Ad. Paid Bg the Candidate. Clgde 6rimmett
Mountain Creek Missionary
Dunns, West Virginia
By Elbert IL Farley
Ist Sergeant Elbert R. Farley, a
soldier currently stationed in Wash-
ington, D.C., and a native resident of
the small community of Dunns, WV,
has been combing the National Ar-
chives, Postal Archives and the Li-
brary of Congress over the past few
months in search of the elusive,
rugged history of the community in
which he was bern and where he
went to school.
Ebb, ashe prefers tobe called, got
the idea of researching and writing
the history ofthis community on one
of his visits to Lanham and Garnet
Richmond's home at Dunns, WV. As
Ebb explains it, he felt that the his-
tory of this rugged pioneer commu-
nity was in danger of being lost be-
cause of a lack of records other than
the oral history that has been passed
on in the families of the community
since the 1850's.
The community of Dunns, on the
bank of Mountain Creek, is named
for the first postmaster, James M.
Dunn, appointed on Jan. 17, 1881,
according to documents 1st Sergeant
Farley was able to obtain from Ms.
Rita Marone, the historian of the
Postal Archives in Washington, D.C.
The documents show the original
maps of the area drawn by James M.
Dunn in his bid to land a post office
in the village of Dunns, which had a
population of 25 and a population to
be supplied by the post office of 400
according to the papers sent to the
Post Office Department on Dec. 1,
1880.
The community of Dunns in the
early 1890's included Farley's Grist
Baptist Church
ER TO Wl
Mill, a post office, Creed Meadows'
County Store, a three room school (
with classes through the eighth
grade, which had just replaced three
one room schools), and a beautiful
church, the Mountain Creek Mis-
sionary Baptist Church, which was
established in 1876 by the pioneer
minister, Rev. Matthew Ellison. The
Church is still active and has a con-
gregation of close to 100 even today.
However, according to 1st Sergeant
Farley, the post office was di scontin-
ued on Oct. 29, 1971, and the mail to
the area is serviced through the Flat
Top Post Office. Also, Samuel W.
Akers' County Store, which housed
the post office and parts of the old
post office has been located at LaP-
lata, Maryland, at the "Old Keep-
sake" Antique Shop. The Farley's
Grist Mill has long since been torn
down with only the concrete block
that a two cylinder gasoline engine
set atop as a reminder of the past
thriving community. However,
Henry A. Lilly's Country Store is
still standing to this day ( although
closed) and has stood the test of time
since the early 1930's when Henry
A. Lilly was the postmaster for one
month and eight days in the commu-
nity. • ".'
The community of Dunns an-
swered the call of the Civil War and
VOTE MAY 8, 1990
sided with the Confederacy, with
the following soldiers in the Confed:
eracy from Dunns, W.Va. as their
home of record:
Pvt. Henry Clark - B Co. 23rd Va.
Infantry; Pvt. Andrew W.Mann - B
Co. 34th Va. Infantry; Pvt. Green
Meador - G Co. 23rd Va. Infantry;
Cpl. Nathaniel B. Akers- F Co. 151st
Va. Military; Pvt. William B. Oaks -
H Co. 9th Va. Infantry; Pvt. Jessee
A. Oakes - I Co. 9th Va. Infantry;
Pvt. Preston Adkins-K Co. 34th Va.
Infantry; Pvt. Rufus B. Lilly -Vir-
ginia Infantry; Pvt. John E. Lilly-
23rd Va. Infantry; Pvt. Creed Meador
- F Co. 2nd Va. Calvary; Pvt. Henry
H. Akers-F Co. 151st Va. Military;
Sgt. Eljah Clark - K Co. 34th Va.
Calvary; Pvt. William Adkins - 7th
W.Va. Calvary; Pet. Parker Adkins -
8th W.Va. Infantry Co.
There is no record of any Union
soldiers serving from Dunns, WV, in
the Civil War.
1st Sergeant Farley, a decorated
soldier himself, is very interest in all
the Civil War soldiers receiving Civil
War markers and states he would be
glad to assist any of the families in
obtaining these markers from the
Veterans Administration in Wash-
ington, D.C.
1st Sergeant Farley's love for his
native Dunns community has moti-
vated himself to research and write
a book on this community and hopes
tohave it published by Christmas. If
anyone would like to contact 1st
Sergeant Farley, they may do so at
the following address: 1st Sergeant
Elbert R. Farley, 124 Guard Drive,
Princeton, WV 24740, Telephone No,
304 425-2012.
Who's Who
Among
American High
School Students
Joseph H. Richmond
Joseph H. Richmond, a Senior at
Hinton High School, has been se-
lected for the 23rd annual edition of
Who's Who Among American High
School Students 1988-1989.
Who's Who is the largest pubii'ca-
tion of student recognition in the
nation. Only 50% of our nations high
school students are honored in Who's
Who each year.
Joey is the son of Bob F.'and
Shirley Richmond of Meadow Creek.
To keep mirrors and sliding glass doors from fogging up, fill the tub
first with cold water, then add the hot water,
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Fortunately, natural gas leaks are rare. But
if one should occur, you have everything it
takes to spot the telltale signs...the ability
to see, hear and smell.
INSIDE
The most obvious sign is the smell.
Natural gas by itself usually is odorless, so
gas companies add a distinctive odor to gas.
if you smell this telltale odor in your
home, don't use matches, electrical switches
or appliances. Leave the house immediately,
then call the gas company from a neighbor's
home or pay telephone. Remain near your
home until a gas company representative
arrives and checks the cause of the odor.
OUTSIDE
You may detect a natural gas leak any-
where gas lines or facilities are located.
Som imes, the sign may be the odor. But in
rural areas, natural gas pipelines may con-
tain non-odorized gas. A leak of non-scented
gas means little or no odor will be present.
So count on your other senses as well.
Look or listen for these signs. Any-
where a gas line is i atsd, a leak may cause:
= a blowing or hissing sound
• dirt being blown into the air
• water bubbling or being blown into the
air at a pond, creek or river
• brown patches in vegetation on or near
a gas line right-of-way
• fire coming from the ground or burning
above it
If you detect any sign of a leak, follow
these steps quickly: 1) leave the arearat once,
and warn others to stay away; and 2) find a
telephone away from the area to call the gas
company, and the fire and police depart-
ments. DO NOT try to extinguish a gas fire
or operate any pipeline valves.
Chances are you'll never need to recog-
nize a natural gas leak. But just in case, we
think it's important for you to be able to detect
signs of trouble. Together, we'll keep natural
gas service safe and efficient.
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Transmission
Serving your/ocal gas company.
SUMMERS AND RALEIGH COUNTIES
VOTER'S HERE ARE THREE (3) REASONS WHY I AM
CHALLENGING ARNOLD RYAN FOR HIS POSITION AS
DELEGATE FROM SUMMERS COUNTY.
# 1 UNEMPLOYMENT THERE IS NO REASON WHY PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE A JOB, WITH HELP FROM GOVERNMENT, BIG
AND SMALL BUSINESS AS WELL AS ORGANIZED LABOR.
WE SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH JOBS FOR EVERYONE.
THERE'S JUST NO EXCUSE FOR THIS.
# 2 SENIOR CITIZENS THERE'S NO REASON WHY A PER-
SON WHO WORKS 40 TO 50 YEARS, THEN RETIRES
ONLY TO FIND THEY CAN NOT AFFORD GOOD MEDICAL
CARE. AND, IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE, IF SOME-
THING IS NOT DONE
# 3 EDUCATION OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM NEEDS SOME
CHANGES, SUCH AS MORE AND BETTER SCHOOLS, LESS
TIME FOR STUDENTS TO RIDE A BUS, AND A LOT OF
OTHER THINGS. ALSO, THERE ARE A LOT OF PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES THAT NEED A PAY RAISE. •
IF YoU TIIINK YOU CAN SUPPoRT ME WITH
YOUR VOTE AND YOU AGREE WITH ME.
PERHAPS YOU CAN CALL YOUR
RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
Endorsed By The AFL-CIO, United Mine Worker's, Ameri-
can Federation Of Teachers, and United Steel Worker's.
Pol. Ad. Paid For By the Candidate, Lesley Spade.