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2 - Hlnton News es. July 16, 1991 Moreand More People are Reading our Newspaper Because a recent survey found that The HINTON NEWS is the favored source for three out of five for local news and advertising items. SIGN ME UR Send me a full year of THE HINTON NEWS (52 Issues) at the low basic subscription rate of $12.50 (In state residents add 75¢ state tax.) Name (plaM wlnt) City State Zip. My payment is enclosed Orclr must be Wepaid Please allow up to 3 weeks for delivery of the first copy TEAFt & MAIL TO: THE HiNTON NEWS P. O. BOX 1000 HINTON, WV 25951 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR I Must Respond Dear Mr. Long, Once again I find myself in the pmition where I must respond to another letter to the editor by Mr. Mathews, Vice-President of the Summe County Board of Educa- tion. s never-ending struggle to counter "eeds of defamation" has becomembarrassment to me, and Ibld think that even Mr. Mathews must feel some embarrass- ment feonstantly placing these doubt before the public. Mr. Maews' most recent letter isobvious]yreferring to a treasurer's report that I provide each board member once a month. Since Mr. Mathews was elected to the board in 1988, he has never asked me to explain the negative dollar amount minutes over the last 15 months, i believe you will find his statement is contrary to his actions. The last time I attempted to an- swer a letter to the editor by Mr. Mathews, he wrote the State Super- intendent of Schools and asked if my letter could be considered insubordi- nation. His wife called me and threatened to take legal action. Every letter that I have ever written was in direct response to statements or allegations aimed directly at me. Nothing would make me happier then to never have to write another letter to the editor. Billy Joe Kessler Where Are We RAILROAD RECOLLECTIONS By Roy C. Long ENGINEERS SUPERSITIONS Of all the different classes of employes in the railroad industry probably the most superstitious of al|, at least near the top of the list, was the locomotive engineer. We attribute that to the danger they were always exposed. LETTER TO THE EDITOR An Open Letter To The Citizens Of Summers County Dear Editor: We the members of Station 13 wish to thank each of you who have, in the past, donated funds to help this volunteer department survive. Station 13 is located across from Bellepoint, and because of our loca- tion near the most populated area of the county, we receive more calls than other volunteer departments. In 1981, the County Commission purchased pumper trucks and we are currently using this truck in our department. We have had to have the pump repaired. Upon receiving the truck and a repair bill, the actual costs is $9,908.74. I think we all are aware of the financial problems this county cur- rently is suffering and we wish to ask the citizens of Summers County to please help in the payment of this debt, so we can continue to serve the people of this county. If your heart will allow you to assist, you may donate to: Summers Co. Vol. Fire Dept. & Rescue Squad, Station 13, Box 914, Hinton, WV 25951. THANK YOU! listed opposite our demand account. Goin Askin Every month since his elecls  , ........  .  ..... ... .. g , figure hasappearedin parelefii .= ofy" " life in-   : •   '* : Now, 2 and a half years r snt much an¢:: volved with education in Summers County. It has been disappointing and frustrating to observe the fail- ure of the present board of education to create a healthy climate in which our teachers could teach and our children learn. I joined the Friends of Education in the hope that we could make a difference; we may fall, but we will have tried! On the first of July, I attended the Mandamus hearing relating to the prosposed new high school. This event was conducted in Judge Kaufman's court in Kanawha County. Parts of this hearing re- sembled low comedy and were al- most farcial. Our attorney, Mr. Ziegler, made a most succint and telling presentation. The opposition, an intimidating force of almost two dozen attorneys, failed to counter his arguments. It appeared that the judge was somewhat overawed by the number of our opponents; our attorney was not. We were all ira. pressed with David Ziegler's con- duct during a most distressing after- noon. The School Building Authorityhas rested their case on the supposition that they are not bound by the intent of the Legislature to keep politics out of the selection process, and the SBA may disburse these funds with complete discretion. It is a specious argument and the only one they have, but we fear the judge, under the monumental pressure from the six- teen counties that were funded, may allowit. Ifthis occurs there would be no valid reason for any county to follow the selection process set up by the SBA and this body could never be held accountable for the funds with which they have been intrusted. We feel sure the judge sees through the design of the SBA and we hope we get a legal decision and not a poltical one. Pauline Fife CLINT BLACK Clint Black w/special guests: Merle Haggard and Billy Dean on Sun. Aug. 4 at 7:30 PM at the Char- leston Civic Center Coliseum. Ticket prices: $19.50 - all seats reserved. For ticket purchase call ticket- master Charleston area: 342-5757 or Huntington area 523-5757. An elephant's trunk has about 40,000 muscles. We have heard ofemployes carry- ing a rabbit's foot to ward offdanger while others carried good luck charms. It was a no no to walk under a ladder and if a black cat crossed your path something dreadful was going to happen. Some were made superstitious by being awakened by bad dreams, having unlucky num- bers and by hoodoo dates. A few train dispatchers throughout the country would skip over the number thirteen when issuing train orders and those that did use it made many a trainman uneasy when they re- ceived train orders issued under that number. A reporter for the Rocky Moun- tain News in 1902 questioned sev- eral locomotive engineers if they were superstitious. =No, I am not super- stitious," said one, =but my wife is, and I have never been in a wreck since we were married but what she predicted it was going to happen. I remember once by her insistance in the truth of a dream she saved my life. I was to have taken out the freight in the morning, but she awakened me soon after midnight. "Oh, Jim', she said, "I have had such a dreadful dream. I thought I saw your engine plunge into another engine. I heard the crash, Jim, and the hiss of escaping steam and the cries of some poor fellow pinned under the wreck. You must not go out in the morning, I know you will be injured." He had laughed and told her to go back to sleep that she was just nerv- ous. When he awoke at 6:00 a.m., she hadn't slept, was pale and hag- gard and he knew that if he went out she would be a nervous wreck until he returned. Because of her condi- tion and begging him not to go out, he gave in to her plea and laid off. A substitute engineer took the train out in his place. They brought his body back that evening. There wa a collision up the line. The engineer who took his place was killed. The  other engineer involved in the head- To Whom it may concern: You may not be aware of the fact that West Virginia Power Gas Serv- ice has asked the Public Service Commission to grant them $3,500,000.00 or 21.67% annually for providing gas service to 22,300 customers in the Counties of Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha, McDowell, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh, Ritchie, Roam. SUMMERS, Wirt, Wood and Wyoming to become effective March 1, 1992. There will be a meeting Tues. July 23rd. at 7:00 P.M. in the audi- torium Oak Hill High School for the purpose of taking statements from the public in protest or to support the requested rate change. If you cannot attend this meeting, let's flood the Public Service Com- mission of West Virginia 201 Brooks Street, Charleston, WV 25323 - P.O. Box 812 with letters, letting them know how you feel. This affects the middle class more than anyone else. The poor gets their bills paid from taxpayers money, the rich have it and the middle class struggle to get it. Please do not neglect this impor- tant matter - It's toolate to cry when your gas bill jumps 21.67%. Sincerely, Estella Akers NOTICEI The Summers County Singing Convention will hold the July con- vention at the Bluestone Baptist Church, at Jumping Branch, WV. James Withrow, President Mount Olivet Camp Meeting To Be On PBS T.V. wants the public to believe that the report is an attempt to deceive the board. In Mr. Mathews'letter to the editor he states, q still have no explanation for the negative figure on the statement." He has never ked that it be explained. During the last board meeting, when Mr. Mathews brought up the topic of overdrafts, he was referring to an article in the Hinton News. He never referred to the treasurer's report and he never asked for an explanation. In fact, the article he was making reference to never mentioned overdrafts. It was an article about the 1991-92budget and |ated that it was approximately $600,000 short of meeting antici- pated expenses. Mr. Mathews states that he went to the hank to see if we were over draid and, if so, was the bank charging the board interest" Anyone with any sense at all would know that no bank is going to permit over- drafts of this magnitude. Further- more, the difference between the treurer'ereport and the figure that Mr. Mathews obtained from visiting the bank is the result of a bank reconciliation. This is a very ele- mentary, but standard procedure whereby you take the bank balance, add deposits in transit, and subtract outstanding checks. This will give you your true bank balance. The reason it will always be negative is because I do not transfer money from our investment account to our check- ing account until the checks are re- leased. This will allow us to maxi- mize our efforts to earn interest on any positive cash flow. Mr. Mathews states that, =As a board of education member, I am trying to keep us fiscally responsible and fiscally sound.  This statement is not at all consistent with the fact that the Summers County Board of Education is facing its first-ever deficit at a time when Mr. Mathews is part ofF mjorfty vote on the board. Ifu care to review the Lette are welcome, berne mere than oneqetter each month will be acceptodlom the ume writer. Pref- erence will be given to letters of 300 word= or leu. Longer letters may be shortened or rejected. Letters must be signed and must include an ad. dress and phone number. The tele- phone number will not be published. Lettem will be edited for grammer, spelling, taste, syntax, and libel. Names will not be withheld. Address them to Letters to the F.,ditor, P. O. Box 1000, Hinten, WV ,S.91. ......... One of the special events of the 1991 Mount Olivet Camp meeting will be the filming of the camp for a special PBS T.V. program. Mr. Randal Bal mar, professor at Co]um- bia University in N.Y. along with a T.V. crew from London, England will be on the camp ground July 23 and 24 for this filming. Mount Olivet camp has been se- lected to be a.part of the program; Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory. This ninety minute program will be shown in America and England. One of the reasons Mount Olivet Camp was chosen is it's Historic past and setting. Something else for Summers County and Hinton to be proud of. on collision and both firemen were seriormly injured. Another engineer regarded the number thirteen as interwoven with the tragedies of his life. On July 13, 1901 he was pulling a passenger train. At thirteen minutes past twelve, his train struck a wagon on which a man and his thirteen year old son was riding. The boy was killed instantly. The engineer was delayed thirteen minutes making a report of the accident and his con- ductor casually remarked there were but thirteen passengers riding the train. When asked about superstitions, another engineer looked very seri- ous and after thinking about the question for a while answered. =Well, I have no unlucky day but maybe it is my lucky day. For the past ten years something has happened to my engine or train ifI work the last day of the year. So far I have escaped injury but now, when I climb into the cab on Dec. 31st., I always say, "Now look out, Tom, old man," and con- tinuing he said, =It was Dec. 31st. ten years ago when I was pounding along on a double-header about thirty miles an hour in a blinding snow storm. You couldn't see thirty feet ahead. We crashed into another double-header making about forty J miles an hour. I saw the train just in time to reverse my engine and jump. I escaped without serius injury but one of the firemen was killed and the rest were bunged up. An operator had failed to give him a train order. After that incident he said something always happens. Once an engine wheel snapped off but he was able to stop his train before the engine derailed. In the past ten years he had his share of pulled drawheads, broken knuckles and hot boxes but remembers all that occurred on Dec. 31st. And so it goes. Superstitiuous or not, the rail- road men answered their call. Some were very lucky while others were not. .... SUPPORT GROUP The Epilepsy Support Group will meet July 25, at 6:00 P#, at Me, a- Centers for Independent 329 Prince St., Beckley, WV. Topic: "ADA and Rights in the Workplace." For more information call 469-4034 or 255-0122. COIL Srd AVE. & TEMPLE fir. HINTON, WVm, PHONE 4825g$ : .x! Mark P.. Otitis Externa is "Swimmer's Ear" An infection of the ear canal brought on by the presence of too much moisture in the external car is commonly referred to as "swim- mcr' s ear." The technical or medi- cal name for this condition is otitis externa, meaning inflammation of the external ear canal. Very often otitis externa results from water entering the ear during diving or swimming. Water may become trapped in the ear due to the presence of excessive ear wax. The moisture softens and wears away skin lining the outer canal. This makes the canal more suscep- tible to infection. Other causes of otitis extema include hair dye, hair spray, or excessive cleaning of the ears with cotton swabs. The ear canal may itch and become in- flamed. Fluid may drain from the ear at night and often can be seen on pillows the next morning. Although nonprescrip6on ear cleaners are available, many au- thorities recommend professional removal of ear wax. Ear drops may be effective in relieving pain and itching. Aluminum acetate drops may help decrease swelling and car canal crusting. Oral pain re- licvcrs may help. Antibiotics or ar,ungals sometimes arc needed. Furniture Anniversary Sale Winners FREE DAYS PURCHASE DAY Louise Lilly. Lawn Furniture Gary & Diane Wheeler- Recliner Martha Estes- Day Bed & Bedding Charles Skidrnore - Sweeper Belts Virgil Clowers- Leather Recliner Sally Dick- Vacuum Cleaner Thanks to all who made our sale a success and to the whole community for the support given us during this time of loss. We have opened a temporary office at 209 Bal- lengee St. (old Downtown Floral) and the Briers Annex is open. 7 L