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THE HINTON NEWS
P. O. BOX 1000
HINTON, WV 25951
Letter to the Editor
History of Club
Zip.__
SOCCER CLUB
LOOKING FOR NEW
RECRUITS
Dear Editor,
The commentary by C• R. Keaton
last week might be correct in
describing the early history of the
Pipestem Ruritan Club. However,
his account of the dispute with the
Pipestem Volunteer Fire
Department is at best misleading.
Several people of good will on both
sides are currently working to find
a solution that is fair to all, and we
will be happy to discuss details after
the settlement. Until then it would
be good to try our best not to inflame
things.
R• S. "Pete" Peterson
HC 78 Box 230-5
True
ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW AND
SALE
W. VA. State Water Festival Arts
and Crafts Show and Sale will be
held at the Memorial Bldg. on Fri.
The Greenville Forest Soccer
Club will begin training for the 1999
Fall Season the first week in Aug.
The club has been established as a
special interest Explorer Post
through the Boy Scouts of America.
"Explorers" is the only co-ed
organization in the Boy Scouts, and
is open to boys and girls ages 14-21
• The Greenville Forest Soccer Club
is a developmental soccer team
sponsored by Forest Hill Academy,
a non-profit Christian organization
founded on the premise of sharing
the gospel of Jeans Christ through
the sport of soccer.
The team practices in Greenville,
WV, every Tuesday and Thursday
evening from 5-7 p. m. and plays 15-
20 games during both the fall and
spring seasons. Players from the
surrounding area are welcome.
Greenville is located in Monroe
County on route 122, and is easily
and Sat., Aug. 6th. and 7th. Hours accessible from Mereer, Summers,
are 10 am to 8 pm and Sat.,10 am and GreenbierCounties, as well as
until 4.
Call Ruth Pivont at 466-O822 to
reserve a table.
LZTTZRS POLICY ...............
Letters are welcome, but no more
than one letter each month will be
accepted from the ssme wrttor. Pref-
erence will be given to letters of 300
words 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phone nomber will not be published.
Letter will be edited for grammar,
spelling, taste, syntax, and libel
Names will not be withheld.
Addre them to Letters to the
Editor, P. O. Box 1000, Hlnton, WV
25951. .......
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Giles County, VA.
All registration fees are coverecl
by scholarship, however, players are
expected to cover the cost of their
uniform and equipment.
Anyone interested in obtaining
more information about the team is
invited to call 466-1152, please
• explain the purpose of your call and
leave your name and telephone
number, and a team representative
will get back with you.
MEETING
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings
Tues., Thurs. and Sat. at 8.0 P.M.
at Ascension Episcopal Church,
corner of 5th. and Temple Street.
I III III
New River
Hair Salon
1/2 Price Wednesday August
and September on Hair Cuts
Phone 466-3101
Located 2 1/2 miles down New River Road,
• Deb Berry, Owner and Operator
I I II II II
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"Your Full-Service Service Station"
466-0133
Sunday 9-91 Monday thru Saturday 7-10
Mechanics on Duty
Six Days a Week!
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• Head Mechanio--Neal Cody
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RAILRO,AD
'00RECOLLECTIONS
By Roy C. Long
taking advantage of situations
where he could recover time, while
at the same time possessing sound
judgement and an instinct for safety.
Train 1 had been cleared out of
Memphis with a number of orders
including "meets" at Vaughns with
two passenger trains - First 25 and
Second 28 - and one freight train,
No. 72, all of which were
northbound. Casey knew that No.
83, a southbound freight, was also
ahead of him and he guessed that
No. 83 would also be at Vaughns to
let the Cannonball pass, an
assumption that later proved to be
correct.
Letter to Ed/tor
Using Scare Tactics
Dear Editor
It disturbs me when I read of our
Summers County School Board
using scare tactics, such as the
reporting of school closings to induce
people to vote for the school levy.
When I requested information
concerning this from an elected
board official, I find the subject of
school closings was never discussed
in open meetings.
Question: Where does Nerissa
Young get her information
concerning this matter? Since the
minutes are open to the public, are
the minutes getting pencil whipped
and additions entered that were
never discussed in the meeting then
reported in the Becidey Newspaper?
Where will the $12,000 come flm
for this another special elect/on as
an effort to pass a school bond levy
in November, 1999? Where did the
thousands of dollars in past
attempts to pass a Summers County
School Bond Levy come from? How
much less red ink would the
Summers County School SYS be
• swimming,in if those tbousands of
dollars had not been spent?
In my opinion it would be simple
to get a School Levy pam by the
voters of Summers County. No secret
it's called "COMMON SENSE."
It appears that all were thought
of in the proposed levy except the
students. Isn't the children's
education what it is all about?
Mr. Redes give me just one good
reason why you personally aren the
worst thing that has happened to the
Summers County School System. I
am aware you have a majority On the
board who will play rubber stamp
to anything you say. Please say it in
open meeting and properly recorded
in the minutes then possibly we the
people may learn to trust you.
Sincerely,
Leonidas R (Leon) Moten
HC 85 Box 20-A
Jumping Branch
At Vaughns was a siding to the
east of the single-track main line,
end on the west side of the main was
a stub or spur track called the
"business track," with the switch at
the north and only. No. 72 was the
first of the four trains to arrive, and
headed in on the siding, stopping
when barely clear of the main track.
First 22 and second 26 were next,
both backing in on the business
track. Last to arrive was southbound
freight No. 83 and when this train
stoiped with its engine nose to nose
against No. 72'P. engine, the three
rear cars of No. 83 were still on the
main tracl The two freight trains
would not fit on the siding•
This apparently was not an
unusual occurrence, and the crews
on the two freights proceeded to
"saw" northbound No. 2 and a few
minutes later southbound No. 25.
.However, when preparing to move
the two trains again to clear the
north siding switch for No. 1 (Casey's
train). No. 72 broke a knuckle. In the
ensuing period required to replace
the defective coupler, the
southbound Cannonball showed up,
probably traveling at a high rate of
speed; since Casey had already
recovered more than an hour of
running time. The flagman,
supposedly prote:ting the rear of No.
33's train, believed his train was in
the clear (since two trains had been
sawed by) and took no action other
than to leave his torpedoes affixed
to the rail.
Fireman Webb, hearing the
torpedoes explode and glimpsing the
red lamps on 83's caboose "looking
as big as houses," jumped before the
impact, but Casey "rode 'er out.
Journalist Adam Hauser, in the next
day's New Orleans Times-Democrat,
wrote, "Engineer Jones did a
wonderful piece of work, at the cost
of his own life. The marvel and
mystery is how he stopped the train.
But stop it he did, in a way that
showed complete mastery of his
engine."
So ended the life--- and began the
legend of railman John Luther
"Casey" Jones.
Alice Jones
R.N. BSN
Congratulations!
You did itl
Passed your
state boards.
Never any doubt. :: ::%:
i:ii
We are proud of you
Love Morn & Dad i ......
RAIL REMNANTS - Reprint
from The Train Dispatcher
with permission.
Eighty Six years ago, near the
little town of Vaughans, Miss., an
Illinois Central passenger train
crashed into the caboose of a
southbound freight. Against the
background of railroading in that
era there was nothing unusual or
noteworthy about the accident.
Train wrecks were not particularly
rare. The Illinois Central monthly
report of train accidents for April,
1900, showed that 16 rear end
collision has occurred that month.
This last one, listed as having taken
place on April 30, according to a
terse notation in the report resulted
in Engineer John L. Jones being
killed.
However commonplace, that I. C.
collision produced the ingredients
for a saga of railroading which has
added materially to the folklore of
the American nation. Engineer John
Luther Jones, under the nickname
Casey Jones, has become a legend.
Legends and traditions have little
regard for facts. While the story of
Casey had the effect of adding to the
glamor of railroading in the early
years of this century, much of the
account has been so distorted as to
be largely mythical. The popular
concept of Casey is a far cry from the
true picture of that first-rate
engineer who refused to bail out and
rode to his death at the throttle.
John Luther Jones was born in
1864 in southwestern Missouri. His
father 'was a schoolteacher. When
John was about 13 years old his
family moved to the village of Cayce,
KY., where he lived until, at age 18,
he started firing for the G. M• & O.
His nickname "Casey is believed to
have been taken from the name of
the town which was his home at the
time he began railroading.
During the 1880's an epidemic of
yellow fever resulted in the death of
a number of enginemen on the
southern division of the I. C. and it
Was during this period that Jones
moved to that road as a fireman.
Within a short time he passed his
engineers examination and was
regularly assigned to a freight run
in 1890.
Indications are that Casey had
quite a charming personality, and
was popular with personnel from the
division officers down to the lowest
section hand or engine wiper. Men
admired his skill and ability and
were attracted by his friendly,
considerate nature. Physically,
Caeey Jones stood out anywhere; he
was 6 feet 4 inches tall so that
literally as well as figuratively
people looked up to him.
On the morning of April 30 at
12:50 a. m. Casey Jones with
fireman Sire Webb, departed
Memphis on No. I, one hour and 35
minutes late. He had the reputation
of being a "good runner," capable of
SUMMERS MIDDLE SCHOOL
• " TRYOUTS
Tryouts will be held August 4,
1999 at 3:00 p. m. for 7th. and 8th.
graders at Summerl Middle School
Auditorium.
If interested, please get in touch
with Vicki Cales at 466-4251.
ODI AVL & ft.
HINTON, WV PHONg 44
Mark
Ellinon,
R. Ph.
OTC Pain Medicine Side
Effects Often Unexpected
One of America's most com-
monly used medicine types is the
nonsteroidal anti-inflamraator)'
drugs - or NSAIDs. Medicines in
this group relieve pain and fight
inflammation. Therefore, they are
useful in many health problems,
including headache and arthritis.
Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines
in this category include aspirin,
ibuprofen, ketoprofen, naproxen.
Several prescription-only NSAIDs
also are available. An estimated
100 million prescriptions are is-
sued for NSAIDs each year. One
concern is that many indiduals
are unaware of serious and poten-
tially fatal side effects that may
occur with use of these medicines•
Among the most common
problems is stomach and duodenal
ulcers. Dr. Michael Wolfe at the
Boston University's School of
Medicine notes that about 16,500
deaths occur annually in the US
from ulcer-related complications
associated with their use. Dr.
Wolfe reviewed long-term use of
NSAIDs in persons who suffered
from arthritis pain. He found that
a small but substantial number of
persons experienced serious com-
)lications involving the gastroin-
testinal tract. Studies have shown
that NSAIDs can decrease kidney
function, increase clotting time of
blood, and damage the liver. These
medicines are capable of causing
allergic reactions in some persons.
SUMMERS COUNTY
Defense attorney
requests dismissal
An Open Letter
Mike Turner said he can-
not provide to Aucre-
manne what he does not
have. Account books that
are evidence in the case
are under seal in a New
York courthouse as a re-
sult of Maxant's divorce
proceeding. He said he
can't get the records re-
leased to share them with
the defense.
Aucremarme said if the
records are in New York
custody then how can the
state claim his client stole
them.
Turner didn't respond.
Aucremanne said the
case is a grudge brought
by Maxant after
Chmielewski refused his
affections to marry.an-
other man. If the state
doesn't have any evi-
dence, Turner should dis-
miss the case.
Irons directed Turner
to provide the informa-
tion to Aucremanne by
Aug. 9. He Set atl Oct. 14
trial date.
Chmielewski remains
free on $1,500 bend.
Charles A. Maxant
P. 0. Box 434
Hinton, WV 25951-0434
7/27199
An open letter to Joseph Aucremanne, Denise
Chmlelewski Strait concerning remarks passed in
court 7/23/99 concerning the writer.
1) I have kept quiet till now but resent the scurrilous
mmerks passed on my character in court..
2) Denlee has a problem separating truth from
fiction, she cares about three persons in her life,
Me, Myself & I.
3) Dad (Stanley Chmlelewski) Whom I had the
pleasure of knowing for over IO years, Mother
Joan & Grandma Betty knows the trutl'r-
We will all answer for our actions in
the final judgement.
4) Denise has received plenty from both the wdter &
the companies she has worked for over a 9-10
year peflod, first in New York & later in West
Virginle.
5) I challenge Denise for us to take a polygraph test
& there we will know who is truthful.
6) The ones that really suffer are the Innocents
Nicole (Nlcky) who I helped raise from a toddler &
whom a trust had been started & cennot bo
coMinued due to circumstances beyond my
control & Nicky's, We miss her terrible. She was
one of those rare children who could make me
laugh with her childish antics. Nlcky may your
guardlen angel, Grandpa, grandma, great
grandma and dad look over you.
Sincerely yours
Mexa00t" 7 -- ""
By NnmssA Youm
REGISTER-HERALD REPORTER
HINTON - A Summers
County woman cannot be
accused of taking her em-
ployer's records if the doc-
uments are in a New
York courthouse.
That was the logic Hin-
ton attorney Joseph Au-
cremanne applied to his
client's case Friday in
asking Circuit Judge
Robert Irons to dismiss
the charge.
Denise Chmielewski,
38, of New York state,
was indicted by the
March grand jury for
stealing account books
from Maxant Master Inc.
between October 1996
and March 1999. The
Hinton business is owned
by Charles Maxant.
Aucremanne said the
state failed to provide
him with the evidence
against his client despite
a court order to do so
three months ago.
Summers Prosecutor
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