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National Guard
1 Deployed to
7. Flood Stricken
West Virginia
The West Virginia National
Guard has over 570 Soldiers and
Airmen deployed throughout the
state of West Virginia providing a
variety of services for those affected
by the flooding.
While most of the initial response
was in support of the search and
rescue mission, We are now focused
on‘ helping citizen's reco'ver from‘the
immediate effects of the flood.
"Our primary focus and concern
every day since this tragedy struck
is, on the well being of the citizens of
West Virginia," said Maj. Gen.
James A. Hoyer, West Virginia
Adjutant General. "The interagency
collaboration with the West Virginia
Department of Homeland Security
and Emergency Management, West
Virginia Department of
Transportation, West Virginia State
Police, local law enforcement and
first responders and volunteer
organizations to provide aid and
comfort has been amazing. It is truly
inspiring to see the dedication of the
men and women of all the agencies
working together to shoulder their
share of the burden to provide heip
to their fellow West Virginians in
need."
Members of the National Guard
are engaged supporting flood victims
by providing aerial views of the
affected areas, deploying medical
teams, coordinatingdebris collection »
and . removal, ., ,moving and
distributing water, .meals, and
cleaning supplies, conducting door
to door health and welfare checks
and a variety of other initiatives.
In addition, the 130th, Airlift
Wing, based at McLaughlin AN GB
in Charleston, is acting as the West
Virginia staging area for FEMA and
trailers full of supplies destined for
the impacted locations.
For more information Contact the
West Virginia National Guard
Media Center at 304-561-6740. For
still photos and B-Roll video please
visit the following website
WWW.DVIDSHUB.NET and enter
the search terms Operation Summer
Rain.
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In democracy it’s your vote that counts; in feudalism it’s your
count that votes.
—-Mogens J allberg ,
Councfl
on Aging
This is a weekly publication of the
Summers County Council on Aging
Inc., 120 Second Ave., Hinton.
Funded in part by the WV Bureau
of Senior Services, Appalachian Area
Agency on Aging, other grant and
local resources and donations. Any
older persons is encouraged to
participate in the program
regardless of race, creed, handicap
or national origin. The Summers
County Council on Aging is an equal
opportunity employer.
Tuesday, July 5, Chicken/
Dumplings, Corn Salad, Green
Beans, Sliced Peaches, Whole Wheat
Bread, Margarine/Milk. Activity:
Bible Study Rev. Butch Honaker
11:00 a.m. Bingo 10:15 a.m.
Wednesday, July 6,
Hamburgers, Whole Wheat Bun,
Light Mayonnaise, Loose Leaf
Lettuce, Sliced Tomatoes, Scalloped
Potatoes, Chocolate pudding, Milk.
Activity: Summers County Senior
Center Quilters will quilt today
10:15 a.m.
Thursday, July 7, Salmon
Patties, Mashed Potatoes, Mixed
Vegetables, Pears, Whole Wheat
Bread, Margarine/Milk. Activity:
Dining with Diabetes- Program
Lesley Woodrum. WVU Extension
Service 9:45- 11:45 A.M. Bingo 10:15
a.m.
Friday, July 8, Pinto Beans,
Chopped Onions, Herbed Seasoned
Spinach, Sliced Peaches, Corn
Bread, Margarine/Milk. Activity:
Special Singing by Mitchell Turner,
Shopping in Princeton, Sign up if
you plan to go.
Monday, July 11: Sausage
Gravy, Potato Patty, Fried Apples,
Banana, Biscuits, Margarine/Milk.
Activity: Bible Study with Rev. Don
Hannah at 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, July 12: White Beans,
Chopped Onions, Harvard Beets,
Sliced Peaches, Cornbread,
Margarine/Milk. Activity: Lesley
Woodrum, WVU Extenson Agent for
Summers County. 'Iiopic: Actie For
Life at 11:30 a.m. Bingo at 10:15 a.m.
Menu changes may occur due to
availability of food or due to
circumstances beyond our control.
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BRIDGE FALLS WITH
ENGINE, E. B. WEBBER
KILLED:
In the early morning hours of
Wednesday, January 1, 1913, Hinton
yard had completed classifying
manifest train N o. 99 and sent the
call boy to the Y. M. C. A. to call the
crew to take the train west to
Russell, Kentucky.
No. 99 on this New Years Day was
assigned ‘Mikado’ engine No. 820.
The crew members were, engineer
E. B. (Shorty) Webber, fireman J. R.
Cook, conductor C. Love, head
brakeman A. Williams and rear
brakeman C. H. Via. The crew, all
Huntington Division employees,
gathered at their usual eating place
for a hearty breakfast before
reporting for duty at the yard office.
After receiving and reviewing their
switch list, they anticipated a‘ good
day and was eager to complete their
assignment and return home with
their families for the holiday. The
hostler had already brought engine
820 from the pit to the ready track
and turned it over to engineer
Webber and his fireman. Engineer
Webber satisfied himself the engine
was fully supplied with coal and
water. He checked the pipes from the
sand boxes, to be sure they would
spew their grave] in front of the
drive wheels when extra traction
was needed. The head brakeman
signaled Mr. Webber ahead and the
engine proceeded to the west end of
the yard and took its position on the
head end of No. 99’s train. The air
was tested and the car department
employees having finished their
work, the train was on it’s way.
The trip was uneventful until
they approached the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway bridge over the
Guyandotte River near Huntington,
W. VA., where a flagman was
stationed protecting men working on
the bridge. Having been flagged to
a stop, engineer Webber sounded his
engine whistle one long followed by
three short blasts which was a signal
for this Iregr brakeman, to: go back:-
witha flag and protectthe rear of ~
The pink and white lady’s slipper
is the state flower of Minnesota
and one of its rarest wildflowers.
It can take up to 16 years to pro-
duce its first flower.
The fiddle was named the state
musical instrument of Missouri
in 1987.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
The Hinton Lions Club is asking
for the Communities support in
helping to provide those who need,
eye examinations or eye glasses.
The Hinton Lions have been
providing assistance for over 18
years and are asking community
organizations and businesses as well
as citizens for monetary donations
to continue providing help to those
in need in our community. As news
spreads of the help being provided,
requests are now outnumbering the
Lions Club’s ability to help.
Once a request is received, the
individual’s application is screened
to insure that other avenues of
assistance are pursued before the
Lions Club provides help.
Donations can be mailed to: Lions
Club, Sight Assistance Program,
PO. Box 1321, Hinton, WV 25951.
Checks should be made out to:
Hinton Lions Club.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Mondays and Thursdays are our
nursing service days. Children’s
,immunizations, flu shots, blood
pressure screenings and all other
services are done on these days. If
you have any questions please feel
free to call 304—466-3388.
If you are between the ages of 19
and 26, with or without insurance,
and interested in receiving the
Gardisil/HPV vaccine, please call
the health department at 304-466-
3388.
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the train. He then climbed down off
the engine with his long spout oil can
and proceeded to oil the engine
around while the train was being
delayed. This was a duty all good
engineers did at every opportunity.
Brakeman Williams approached
bridge foreman Rufus Meadows (a
Summers County native of Talcott,
W. VA.) who informed him they were
being held up due to a work train on
the bridge unloading material for his
work force. Brakeman Williams and
fireman Cook walked out onto the
bridge to observe the work being
performed and had completely
crossed the bridge when the flagman
signaled Mr. Webber to proceed.
Engineer Webber was anxious to be
on his way again and immediately
sounded his engine whistle five long
blasts which was a signal for the
rear brakeman to return to the
caboose. At 11:00 a. m., Mr. Webber
released the brakes and
manipulated the throttle bar
bringing engine 820 to life with a
powerful thrust.
Mr. Webber eased his train onto
the bridge intending to pick up
Williams and Cook on the far side.
There was apparently no reason not
to proceed because repair work had
been going on for several days under
traffic without any problems. It was
not to be this time. When the heavy
engine reached the middle span, it
gave away, plunging into the river
taking with it engineer Shorty
Webber and 13 bridge workers.
Webber and 6 bridge workers were
killed and 7 bridge workers were
rescued. The Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway officials rushed medical
assistance and extras forces to the
scene of the catastrophe
immediately. One of the employees
who was called to the wreck site was
my father, Clarence E. Long who had
been working for the C. & O. in the
Maintenance of Way Department
since 1906.
A list of those killed is as follows:
E. B. (Shorty) Webber, engineer,
married; Russell, KY.;, Henry White; "
about 50,. bridgge work'er,‘
: . RAILROAD
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yWRoy C. Long
Guyandotte, W. VA.; Emmett Wood,
25, single, bridge worker, Talcott, W.
VA.; Charles Maddy, 39, married,
bridge worker, Talcott, W. VA.;
Charles Coyner, 23, single, bridge
worker, Teasy, W. VA.; J. G. Wheeler,
about 50, married, bridge worker,
Milton, W. VA.; J. W. Crawford, 55,
widower, bridge worker, St. Albans,
W. VA.
The seven men who fell with the
bridge, but escaped death were as
follows:
Harry Stewart, Guyandotte,
ankle bruised; L. F. Wheeler,
bruised; James Ryals, suffering from
shock; Ed Murrell, cut and bruised;
Elmer Midkiff, Salt Rock, hand
broken; Howard Brown,
Guyandotte, bruised; East Legg,
Guyandotte, bruised.
Hinton newspaper Independent
Herald published the following
report from Huntington, W. VA.,
under date January 2, 1913:
“Early this morning relatives of
the dead men began to arrive at the
Guyandotte bridge. W. B. Ritchie of
Hinton, P. C. Shepherd of Hinton, J.
E. Hedrick of Hinton and M. A.
Hedrick of Guyandotte, brother—in-
law of Charles Maddy of Talcott
were among the anxious watchers
this morning. G. P. Donovan of
Ronceverte, a brother-inllaw and J.
E. Wood, ofAshland and SM. Wood
a bridge worker, brothers of Emmett
Wood. Among the personal
mourners for Emmett Wood was also
foreman Meadows, beside whom the
young man lived and upon whom
Mr. Meadows says he looked as upon
a kinsman.”
With the passing of time, the
Guyandotte bridge collapse ranks as
one of the more serious accidents
the great Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway ever experienced. The
disaster happened more than 74
years ago and there is probably only
a few living who was working for the
C. & O. at the time. It remains vivid
however in the minds of us younger
men who .heard the story from our,
elders, .. I, ..
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Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they
want and deserve to get it good and hard.
—H. L. Mencken
Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick” sold only 50 copies during his
lifetime.
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Variousfitness classes offered throughout the year.
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AVOID MOSQUITO BITES
Mosquito bites can be more than
just annoying and itchy. They can
make you really sick from diseases
that are transmitted by bites.
Protect yourself and your family
when outdoors by following these
tips:
-Use mosquito repellents
containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535,
and oil of lemon eucalyptus and
wear repellents during all times
when outdoors.
-Consider wearing long-sleeved
shirts and pants
—Remove potential mosquito
breeding sites near homes such as
containers with standing water,
tires, etc. Mosquitos can breeding
very small amounts of standing
water.
-Make sure that window and door
screens are intact to prevent
mosquitoes from coming indoors.
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beyond our control.
Summers County
Humane SOCiety/
ACWP
is a non-profit group of local
volunteers that is here to help.
Do you need to have a pet
spayed or neutered or need
assistance with vaccinations?
Please call
855-WV4-PETS
and Leave a Message.
Do you have a litter of puppies
or a dog to turn in or have seen
a stray or lost dog? Please call
our Animal Control Officer 304-
466-4860. Have you witnessed
an animal emergency?
Please call 911.
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Names will not be withheld.
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Editor, P. O. Box 1000, Hinton, WV
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