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2.--Hinton News Tues. July 3, I979
Published Tuesdays and Thursdays
By the
Hi-ton Publishing COrlmrsUoa
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Hinton, W,Va. 2SgSl
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The Paradox of Union Power
By Reed Larson
A recent edition of the WASHINGTON POST contained two
disparate articles that presented, in less than 700 words com-
bined, a composite picture of the rising power and the shrinking
popularity of today's trade union movement•
The first article, entitled "Public Approval ofUmons Dechnes
to a 43.Year Low," was the story of a trade union movement in
decay and disrepute.
Only 55 percent of the American public now approves of labor
unions, attthor George Gallup (ofGallup Poll fame) related. The
figure is down 20 points from a high of 76 percent in February,
1957.
The second article, entitled "OrRanized Labor Scent $11
Million in 19.78," gives a glimpse of a-markedly different picture,
one or a trane union movement that is fabulously rich, powerful,
and itfluential. (Even that exhorbitant sum omits the spending for
unreported "in-kind" contributions by Big Labor of up to $100
milli in compulsory dues.)
In [978, the article said, Big Labor was able to bankroll seven
different Senate incumbents and one challenger to the tune of well
over $100,000 apiece in cash contributions alone, Though union
officials gave only $608,283 to Republicans last year. theY invested
their inoney well: 12 of the I3 they supported won reelection.
Taken together, tile two articles offer a striking commentary on
what might be called the paradox of union power: Union officials
are losing grassroots support, but maintaining massive political
influence.
Example: In 1975, both Houses of Congress--comprised
pretommantly of members supported by organized labor
passed a common situs picketing bill to give union officials
vasi new powers to force non.union workers off construction
sit, (The bill was vetoed by President Ford only after Right
to Work supporters !]ooded,,his office with over 700,000 cards
and letters.) .... '' - - " .... :::
.Example'r '' ' In 1978, 59 percent of the nation's households said
'NO when asked, "Should the Federal government make it
easter for unions to organize?" (U.S, News & World Report).
Yet, in October, 1978, the U.S. House of Representatwes--
pressured by the same congressmen who had accepted over
$6 million from Big Labor in 1976--passed the so.called
labor law "reform" bill. 2S7 to 163. It was a bill designedby
union officials to rope thousands of workers into unwanted
unions, (The bill was defeated in the Senate when Right to
Work supporters spurred a filibuster by inundating their
nators with six million cards letters, andtelegrams.)-
Example: in early 1979, 70 percent of New York's state
employees (inc!udmg 51 percent of the union members) op-
posed the s tat.c s public employee compulsory "agency shop"
law tt.ornell untverstty).
Yet, on June 16, the New York State Senate passed a two.
year extension of the law by a 42 to i6 vote. A top aide to
Republican Senate Majority Leader Warren Anderson, who
pushed the bill through, told a reporter for the NEWYORK
• TIMES, "Do you realize we got almost half the (campaign)
money we raised from unionsPJ
• Railroadin"
Mr. and MzL Carlos B. Gal'- 1941. He was hired as a brake-
ten area delightfulcouple, and I. man for the Chesapeake and
had a very pleasant visit with Ohio RaiLroad in 1920, and held
them the other day at their his seniority until 1650. He was a
home in Hinton, W.Va. They member of the Summers'
live at their home in Fort County Board of Education in
Pierce, Florida de'lug the wing- 1946 to 1948. He resigned this
or. office to become Sheriff of
Mr. Carlos Garteu was horn Summers County from 1948 to
at Pear, W.Va. in Raleigh Co. 1952. He has a full written
unty, July 17, 1900. He came to history of every event that occ-
Meadow Creek, W.Va. in 1918, ured while he was Sheriff oil
and later owned his ore at Summers County for four years.
Meadow Creek from 1928 to
By
He built the Ford Sales and She told me that she and C--
Service Building on Main St-. los are always anxious to come
rest in Avis, and owned and
managed under the name of
Garten Motors for sixteen
years. He later sold the business
to Mr. Joe Harper, who is the
present owner. He served as
Chief of Police for the City of
Hinton from 1966 to 1967.
Mrs. Georgia Garten was a
registered nurse at the Hlnton
Hospital for over forty years.
Ryder Cup Week
White Sphnr swtno; w.va.
- Raymond Fm'guson, Presid-
ent of the Chamber of Comm-
erce, in the Spa City, opened
Thursday evenlnp' special
meeting with a welcome to City
merchants, club representat-
ives and private citizens who
had assembled for the planning
of Qtywide activttiee for Ry-
der Cup week, Scheduled for the
five day period beginning Tues-
day, September n and running
through Sunday, September e.
Ferguson introduced James
Scoria, Director of Sports Op-
orations for The Greenbrter
who proceeded to give back-
ground information to the ass-
emblnge regarding the Ryder
Cup Golf Tournament, sched-
uled for Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, September 14,. 15 and
16th.
Saarle informed the group
that ABC 'IV would be giving
coverage of the sporting events
and the tourney would be shown
throughout the United States
and Europe. The Ryder Cup
Tournament promises to be one
of the largest sports event, ever
held at The Groenbrier with
daily crowds expected to he
between I0,000 and 12,000 per-
serve as marshalls who will
Work in teams at each hole, 50
persons to he seorors and 25
drivers of courtesy cars.
The Greenbrier representat.
ire also informed the citizenry
that there is a need for tour.-
ist type housing for members of
the press. Request for rooms
have been made by approxima-
tely 100 members of the press
from the United States and 30
from Great Brttian with others
from Europe, yet to come.
Soarle stated that ticket sales
for the event have just gotten
underway and he promised to
keep the Chambe rof Commerce
advised regarding day to day
ticket sales.
Mrs. Clyde Bowling, Vice pre-
sident Of The White Sulphur
Springs Chamber of Commerce,
and Mrs. Margaret Lewis, the
Chamber Secretary have been
named as coordinators for the
Chamber during Ryder Cup
Week, in the City.
Mrs. Bowling stated that the
Chamber of Commerce will not
be responsible nor will they
serve as a third party to any of
the planned activities, housing,
organization plans, etc., but will
help in any way possible. It is
sons per day. Soarle also stated the Chamber's responsibility to
that volunteers are needed or-.'coordinate all events in co-
the tourney, namely, 100 to
V. A. News
Q-;:,., am timiwidow of a
Koreah
conflict veteran and
have one.dependent child. Our
combined annual income is $1,
916. Am I eligible for a wid-
ow's pension under the new
improved law?
A- You may'he entitled to a
widow's pension since your in-
Hospital
Notes
What makes the paradox of union power particularly, unjust is
that the overwhelming bulk of the money union offictals use to
bankroll candidates who will then vote for new compulsory
unionism bills comes not om the ,,reported "voluntary" money
but is rather in the form of 'in-kind' services paid for with tom.
pulsory union dues. It's taken forcibly from the paychecks of
workers who would be fired from their jobs if they refused to hand
it over.
All of which gives rise to one more poll: According to the Roper ett, Raymond Arggbright, Lor-
OrganiTttion, 70 percent of the American people oppose com- etto Neel¥, &tl of I'llton; Phy-
pulsory unionism, and feel the government should pass a law His COx, Cocfl Kenny, Teresa
against it. So why hasn't the government acted? Surface, all of Meadow Bridge ;
Better ask the politicos who the POST reports took the $11 Cldes, Salldstono; and I
mtllion from Big Labor tn 1978.
Summers Cmmty Hospital
June , 1979
Admitted: Patr/cia King, Ra-
inelle; Sally Adklm, Bertha
Richmond, Louella Cantreli,
Daisy Mann, Christine Wygal,
Glenna Wright, Michael Gill,
Norvell Wills, Barbara Grimm-
Angle Lester, Nlmitz.
The daffy vacation Bible Sch. Dismissed: Minnie" Greet,
oil of the Bluestone Baptinl Ballard; Lucy Shuck, Danese;
" July 9 Carol Gill, Sandstone; Debts
through lath. Cimmm will begin Davis, Deborah Gill, both. ill
each morning at 9 to 11:30 a.m. Meadow Bridge; Edra Adkins,
The topic for the .sl Hlnton; Donald Bucidand, Tal-
"Gods Hands", 'ghefe will be cott; and Judy Hurrah, E llon.
clmum for all ages and the bus
will run dally melt t.
Kesler's
Final
Version
Published
The West Virginia Depart-
ment of Welfare has published.
the final version of its Com-
prehensive Annual Services
Plan.
The plan describes social set.
vices to be offered during fis-
cal year 1979-80 under Title XX
of the Social Security Act,
It describes the 30 social
services that will be available,
eligibility requiremecs for ser-
vices, and cost estimates by
service and geographic area.
, The total Title XX social
Services package for the state is
budgeted at ,917,0 for the'
next year. The budget is app-'
roximately 800.00 less than the
published in the propaeed plan
in April.
The final plan was adopted
following a series of 29 public
hearings throughout the State in
April and May.
The plan is available for
review by the public at all area
and satellite offices of the Dep-
artment of Welfare.
"Women's App" arel'"
come ia below he $3,425 limit
for a widow with one depend-
eat child,. Contact your nearest
Veterans Administration reg-
ional office for information and
assistance.
O.-Due to a financial emer-
gency, I am thinking about
surrendering my National Sex-
vice Life Insurance policy. I am
hesitant to do this Eeeanse I
have had this policy since World
War II. Is there an alternat-
ive available to me?
A- You may consider the
option of applying for a max-
imum policy loan, You can
recelve 94 percent of the pol-
icy's cash value at five per-
cent interest. This would per-
mR you to repay the loan and
keep your insurance in force.
Q- Does the Veterans Adm-
inistration recognize" Common
law" marriage?
A-" The VA will recognize
"common law" marriage if the
state in which the parties res-
(.,a does so, Proof of the "
common law" marriage must
he established to VA satisfact-
ion to qualify for benefits.
Contact your nearest VA reg-
ional office for assistance,
operation with Committee
Chairman as follows:
Committee chairman in
charge of housing- Margaret
Lewis; Committee chairman
for the Merchant's Association -
Rhonda Hylton; Committee
chairman for the City churches
Roger Waybright and Mar-
garet Buckley; Committee
chairman for the City and City
Council- John Bowling and
Pearl Carter; Committee
chairman for sidewalk, land-
scaping and beautification.
Rosemary Bugas and Sally Sk-
aggs.
Activities chairman- Lee
Lewis, Bob Cary, Bill Higgin-
botham.
Any citizen, in the area, hav-
ing rooms available during this
week, should contact Mrs. Mar-
garet Lewis at 536- 1454 iron
noon until 4 p.m. each day
Monday through Friday•
back to Hinton every spring,
because they have their dear
friends here that they have
known for many years. She
said, too, that they live in Fort
Pierce, Florida in the winter,
because of the warm climate
and level ground. She conti-
nued by saying that they are
getting along fine now as Carlos
is so much better after having
been so ill. They both are very
thankful and enjoying.life very
much.
Mr. Garten's children by his
first wife are: Mr. John Gar-
ten, who has been a City Pat-
rolman for the City of Lewis-
burg, W.Va• for twenty yeats.
Mr. Magee Garten is a Sc-
ience Teacher in the High Sch-
ool at Ft. La.uderdale, Florida,
and Mrs. Dorothy Cardstedt
lives at Boynton Beach, Flor-
ida.
Mrs. Georgia Garten's child-
ran by her first husband are:
Doctor James Anderson, who is
Head of Endocrinology at the
Veterans Hospital, and he is
also a Professor at the Univ-
ersity Hospital in Lexington,
Kentucky.
Mr. John Anderson is an
Industrial Engineer for the
Kingsford Company, which is a .
branch of the Clorox Company
in Louisville, Kentucky. He ]iv-
esin Indiana.
I certainly appreciate Mr.
and Mrs. Carlos Garten taking
their time to give me their
interesting history, and we wish
their family the beet of health
and hapiness.
.. • .<:!!:-,, ,.
ye View
By U.S, Sengtor Bobert C. Byrd
Byrd'S.E00
Words Of Courage
Few events in recent The Pope's outspoken
years have been so inspiring challenge was a stirring
as'Pope John Paul II's reminder of personal cour-
recebt visit to his native age. He also epitomized
Polaid. the lesson that the words
The euphoria of the Pol- and actions of one individ.
on
ish people was shared bY ual can have an impact
many in all parts of, the' the events of history.
world. Poland, a country
that has suffered so much
at the hands of foreign
powers, was mobilized by
the brave words of John
Paul.
As the first reigning
Pope ever to visit a Com-
munist-ruled land, John
Paul criticized the Com-
munist rulers of Poland
directly and indirectly
throughout his nine-day
visit. Although Polish
authorities barred the Pope
from visiting many areas
of the country, the state's
power was insufficient to
stop thousands of the faith-
ful from making long jour-
ney to see him.
John Paul's words were
even more poignant because
he spoke them in a country
where faith is strong, but
civil and religious freedoms
are few. He condemned
Poland's Communist leaders
for treating a man "merely
as a means of production,
or that he be appreciated,
esteemed and valued in ac-
cordance with that princi.
ple."
About Your
Social Security
Do you expect to receive s
pension based on your Job with a
Federal, State, or local giver-
anent agency that is not cov-
ered by social security? And
have you also been counting on
getting dependent or survivor
benefits on the social security
record.of your husband or wife
whose work is covered?
If your answer to both quest-
ions is "yes", you should be
aware of a change in the social
security law called the "public
. pension offset." It can reduce or
eliminate the amount of the
benefit you hope to get on your
spouse's record. Whtle many
people won't he affected until
December 1902, you should
know about the new rule so you
can plan ahead for retirement.
When the offset applies, the
amount of your dependent or
survivor benefit is reduced -
dollar for dollar- by the amount
of your public pension. If your
monthly pension is $200 and
your potential wife's or husb-
and's benefit is $230, for ex-
ample, you would get only $30 as
a wife or husband ( $320- $200).
Keep in mind that the offset
will not affect you ff your
Federal, State, or local govern-
meat job is covered by social
security on the last day you
work. And you can receive
retirement or disability checks
on your own social security
record with no reduciton. In
. -..
addition, any other payments ..
you receive-- such as worker's "' - s
compensation, black lung, VA, . ... , ' t
etc.- are not subject to the.,-
offset. -. t
There is still another major...- .,, I
exception to the offset. It is....-" l
designed to. help some people • .. (
who will receive a government • • ,.,
pension before December 1982, ' . l
or who are eligible to reco/ve •
one by then whether or not they." • -. I
actually apply. Most of these .
people either are already re- . l
ired or are nearing retirement ,- !
and have counted on getting'.-
both benefits. It would he cliff- .-.
lcult for them to readjust their i
retirement plans at this late -.... t
stage because of the offset. '"
If you are a man, you also .... . :
have to be eligible for a gov- '..: t
ernment pension by December
1982 to avoid the offset. In . i
addition, your wife must have ,, ,.:T
been providing at least one-half
of your support at the time you " -.. t
apply for husband's benefits on - ", . (
her social security record.
It should he noted that a
March 1977 Supreme Court dec-
ision ruled that men no longer
have to prove dependency to get
monthly benefits on a wife's
social security record This is
still true for most men whose
jobs are covered under social
security but not so for men who
have non-covered government
Jobs.
Livestock/M arket
Bluegrau Market Inc. Sat- Cows: Commercial, 58.50- 61.
urday Jtme 23, 1979. 435 head of
50; Utility, 52.50- 57•50; Canner. _ I
& Cutter, 15.00- 51•00.
Cows & Calves BH, 500•00-,.-
735.00. "
COws, BH, 305•00. " -"
Hogs: No. 1, 45.00- 48.00; No•-: :!
2, 43.50- 48.75;No. 3, 55.00- 52•00; " . •
Sows, 25.00- 28.50; Boars, 17. 50- - '
41.00; Pigs & Shoats, 14.00- "
35.00; Ponies, BH, 20.00- 120.00;
Horses, Cwt, 37.00- 39.50.
Sheep & Lambs: Blue, 57.75-
64.00; Red, 48.00- 55.50; Med-
ium, 51.00- 55.00.
Ewes, Cwt, 15.00- 58.00; Ew- .".,,
as, HH, 48,00; Wethers, 40.00• '-"
Ponies, Cwt, 7.00- 15•00;'" "i- i
Goats, BH, 40.00. _=.
John Paul's message was
noted by the faithful in
other Communist countries,
where people must contend
with such daily indignities
as discrimination at work,
use of the news media for
anti-religious propaganda,
reluctance of state ocials
to sanction the building of
new places of worship, and
imprisonment of church
Ieaders who distribute re-
ligious literature.
John Paul's visitto Po-
land underscored the fact
that yearnings for freedom
cannot be extinguished by
tyranny, torture, propagan.
da, or oppression.
The lesson Communist
leaders in Eastern Europe
are draw.'ng from the
Pope's pilgrimage is that
despite 35 years of official
atheism, a majority of
Poles adhere to a religious,
rather than a secularized
view'of the world. Far from
withering away, as Marx
predicted, religion is strong.
er than ever in the Com.
munist-ru]ed country.
livestock sold to 95 buyers/tm-
ountlng to f54,80L65.
Heifers: Standard, e0.00- 67.00
Utility, 54.00- 57.75.
Stocker & Feeder Steers: Ch-
oice, 82.00-84.00; Good, 75.00-
79.00; Medium, 65.00- 70.00.
Steer Calves: Good, 64.00-
88.00.
Veal Calves: Choice, 97.00-
106.00; Good, 65.00- 94.00; Med-
ium, 73.00-.83.00,
Bulls : Commercial & Good,
64.5O- 65.5O; Cutters, 62.00;
,Light Bulls, 60.00- 77•00.
Bull Calves : BH, 81.00- 101
.00•
Baby Calves: 20.00- 135.00.
will be
Closed
July 4, 1979
in observance of
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You should keep all documsntation used in computing
your taxes for st least three ysars. The IRS is free to
audit your return st any time during that period.
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