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(CoCdmiq h HiMI Daily News)
the W. Va. Water Festival
YMm 83 No. 17
Hinton, West Virginia Tuesday, August 28, 1984
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policy aimed at improving
students high school attend-
ance by virtually eliminating
semester exams has been
approved by the school
administration.
The policy that eliminates
final exams for students with a
"D" average, but miss no more
than two days during the
Our Summers County Board of EduCation has
committed the ultimate insult to our county's
educational system. They should no longer
carry the title of "Board of Education," but
instead a Board of student attendance. School
attendance records are more important to the
l' majority of our board members than giving our
children a complete education.
I realize classroom attendance is one element
in the learning process; however, I can net
correlate it to a basic educational tool such as the
semester exam. To put these two in a reciprocal
relationship is just not clear thinking,
,The semester tests serve two primary
functions: (I) to measure what you have learned
(achievement), and (2) to diagnose difficulties in
learning.
The theory behind classroom attendance is if a
child is in .school they must be learning
something. The question is what.
Mike Allen, principal of Hinton High School,
(in favor of the policy) said the semester test
counts "only 20 per cent of the students final
grade." Does this mean that our children will
receive 20 per cent less of an edueatien than ~..-. ....
student that attends a school that provides for a
final exam? I think it does. Is 80 per cent the
best our school board can give our children?
I think the reason for this classroom policy can
be summed up in two words---closed campus.
Every board member admitted that a closed
campus would create problems. One problem,
naturally, would be student attendance. One
way to entice students into the classroom is to
eliminate the final exams.
Some say this policy is a bribe. There is
another word that could be used. That word is
punishment. If you miss class two times you'll
be punished by being required to take the
semester exam.
This policy is not a reward for classroom
attendance. This policy is not a bribe. It is a
punishment. The consequence of wrongdoing,
absent in class, is a final exam. The stndont that
attend class and does not take the exam is also
punished. You can not reward a person by
taking something away from them. Our school
board has perverted a basic mechanism for
education turning it into a techmique for
discipline.
One final note. After the board meeting I
• asked my son what he thought of this policy.
Victor will be going into the seventh grade this
year. He said. 'I would rather take the final
exam and have a open campus than a closed
campus and not take the exam."
ternonn August 6th to greet the
Governor of West Virginia J.
Rockefeller who arrived at the
center approximately at 3 P.M.
following the arrival of the
Governor. The house came to
order and prayer was offered
by Rev. Elmo Alderman, pas-
tor of the Jumping Branch
Gospel Tabernacle.
Dock Hatcher, introduced the :
President of the senior citizens
semester passed Thursday by a
split vote, but not before Board
president David Ziegler made
an eight minute argument
against the policy.
Ziegler, in his address, asked
the school board to consider
other incentives to improve
attendance; however, none of
his suggestions were discussed
by the board members. Ziegler
suggested a monetary reward,
field trips to an amusement
park, and off campus privileges
for those students that attend
class and carry the proper
grade average. "It seems like
there would be alot of things
that would be reasonable for
the board to undertake," he
said.
The attendance policy passed
by the board provides for a
student with a "D" average to
be "exempt from the semester
test" if he has missed "no more
than two days during the
semester." A student with a
"C" average can miss 3 days
and become exempt from tak-
ing the test. All "B" students
can miss 4 days and "A"
students five and become
exempt from the final test.
Ziegler named several
reasons for his opposition to the
attendance policy. "I'm oppos-
ed to it because, what it does, it
equates attendance with the
quality of education," he said
at the outset of his address.
.... ZiegJer said in the past year
several major national studies
have • complained about
academic standards. "I think
our elementary schools are in
good shape academically. Our
High School leaves something
to be desired. What we are
being asked to do here is to
weaken the standards even
more. What we are telling the
kid is, if they show up for class,
and just kind of poke along, we
will give them a diploma. If we
are going to do that we ought
not to call it a diploma. We
ought to call it an attendance
certificate. This person attend-
ed school for four years and
here is a certificate that said
they did."
Ziegler said be agreed "that
it is important to have students
in school." But said. "It's time
to tighten up, not loosen."
Ziegler said elementary stud-
ents in Summers County
"finish in the top 5 or 10
counties in the state" when
they take the state test. "When
they get to High School some-
thing happens all of a sudden
they are 30 or 35 in the state. It
is time to tighten standards out
there. If we want to improve
attendance we ought to think
about different incentives."
Ziegler said telling the stud-
ents they didn't have to attend
class but did have to take the
exam made more sense to him.
"That would put the responsi-
bility on the student to pass the
exam."
"I would rather have 85 per
cent attendance out there and
the students learning some-
thing than 98 per cent attend-
ance and just have them sit
there."
Ziegler said the students
should take final exams be-
cause "it is important that a
student be put in a position
where they are forced to go
over material, relearn it, and
be able to repeat what they
have done. It measures what
the students have done and it
measures what the teacher has
done."
plete
Husbands Term
Katherine Holt has been
named to the unexpired term of
her late husband Jack Holt,
Gov. Jay Rockefeller announc-
ed Thursday.
Mrs. Holt was one of three
names submitted to the Gover-
nor earlier this month following
O
Area senior citizens met at
the Jumping Branch - Nimitz " possible. Its a place where you do the job for 6 more years then
new Senior Center Monday at- can get help and fellowship I don't feel like I can do it for 6
together. In closing the Gover-
club, Mr. Winnle Pack who
introduced the Governor of
West Virginia, J. Reckeffeller.
The Governor began his talk
by saying there is two things I
want to first talk about. First to
encourage you to use your
Gol&m Mountaineer Card. SC-;
cond, don't diecard your card it
never runs Out if it gets old or
Helen Mock Hedrick, Dem-
ocratic nominee for the office of
County Commission, has been
appointed to the unexpired
term of former commissioner
Bill Gore effective Sept. 1.
Mrs. Hedrick defeated Bill
Gore in the June Primary by
1906 votes to Gore's 1433. Gore
later resigned from the Com-
mission saying "if the majority
and long hours to make this all of the people don't think I can '
"Bugs" Bennett will be a
candidate for magistrate on the
November ballot for the
Independent Party according
to an affidavit on file. in the
Circuit Clerk's office.
Bermett wu m eudldato for
magistrate on the Democratic
ticket in the June Primary and
was defeated by taking a forth
place position among the seven
candidates.
nor presented to the senior club
a check for $10000 ten thousand
dollars from the constucary
fund to help with work that
needs to be done before winter.
Since the dedication of the
center July 21st a fireplace has
been built and it is a beau- •
tiful piece of mammary work
made from field atone gather-
ed in the area.
Delicious refresinnonts were
served by the ladies consist-
ing of cookies, pickles; sand-
wiches, and soft drinks and
coffee.
HEART ASSOCIATION
The Summers County Heart
Association will hold it's mon-
thly meeting Thursday August
30th at 7:20 P.M. at the Senior
Center.
Volunteer positions are avail-
able if you can spare a few
hours per week.
Please att~ meeting or call
252 - 9335.
worn out you~ can be issued
another. Mecehants ' listing
f were distributed. In re.
to the center the GOv-
er-.m~ spoke of the fifty or more
volunteers who worked hard
the death of her husband on
July 30.
Mrs. Holt will take his seat in
the 22rid Delegate District of
the state Legislature which
includes Raleigh County and a
part of Summers.
According to Bennett'a
"Declaration of Intent to run as
Independent Candidate for
Magistrate" dated August 20th,
"I, A. L. Bennett, do hereby
ISSlOn
more months."
The County Commission
named Mrs. Hedrick to the
vacancy during their regular
meeting last Monday.
'Tin pleased that they have
appointed me," Mrs. Hedrick
said. "I will do my very best.
rll need a little bit of time to get
adjusted just like anytime you
start a new job."
Mrs. Hedrick will be seeking
a 6-year term on the Commis-
sion this November.
declare my intent to run in the
General Election on November
6, 1984, as an Independent
Party Candidate on the plat:
form of principles and purposes
as follows:
I. Hard work, including my
availablility to all who have
legitimate need of the services
of the office of the Magistrate.
2. Dedicated servico to all
the people of the county.
3. Impartiality of office to
• Ziegler also said he felt this
policy would be "doing a grave
miss service to any of our
students that go on to a larger
organization" such as Civil
Service, military, working for a
large corporation or college. In
each example, Ziegler said a
person would "take an examin-
ation."
"We are doing a particularly
Jack Harvey, of Hinton, dead friend Ray Pri,lce, who
asked the Board of Education gave his life for freedom and
again Thursday night if they freedom of choice. Just one of
would amend their decision to you that will stand up for the
close the campus at the Hinton Dillons and Honakers and
High School. Zieglers that gav¢ their lives
Harvey, at the ias~,~'l%ard that our children might have
grave disservice to those meeting, asked the/Board to their God given right to
(students) going to college. I consider a policy/that would freedom and freedom of choice.
realize they are not all going to permit parents" to have their Is their just one of you that can
college, but in this day and age
not many of them will escape
one or the other."
Ziegler's argument made no
change with the decision al-
ready expressed by each board
member.
Prior to his address Bill
Dillon had said he was in favor
of the attendance policy. Dillon
said the county has a drop out
problem. "If we can do some-
thing that would be beneficial
to keep these students enrolled,
I'm willing to go along with
that. It seems like since the
attendance policy has been
dropped that the attendance
has also decreased, it has not
increased. I don't know
whether it is directly related• It
would possibly indicate that
attendance is down because it
was dropped and I am in favor
of adopting this policy."
Continued on page tO
children eat dt home during the
lunch period. Harvey said he
was not "opposed to a closed
campus under the right con-
dition."
Harvey ~id Thursday he
talked with Mike Allen, high
school principal, the da~ before
and was told the 489 children in
the 7th. 8th, and 9th grade
would be '*confined to the gym"
at lunch time. "Locked up," he
said. "out of sight, out of
mind."
Harvey accused the Board of
taking away the students
freedom of choice. ~"
He told holy he and his friend.
Ray Prince.~ joined the fight in
Korea and~that his friend' died
in the battle "for freedom."
"l ask you," he said, "is their
just one of you three gentlemen
that has the courage to stand up
for our children• Jus( one of
you that will stand up for my
do that."
With that, Harvey left the
meeting room.
Bill Dillon said he was a
service man and had fought
and bled for this country.
Freedom comes high, he said.
"We have had a majority vote
on this twice• If the majority
does not rule we are not in a
dem6cracy."
Hoaaker agreed
continued on page to
A federal judge has upheld a
federal search and seizure of
documents from a federally
funded planning and develop-
ment council.
The ruling, Wednesday,' in
favor of the year-old investiga-
tion into the Region I Planning
and Development Council Inc.
and two adjunct agencies was
made by U. S. District Judge
Charles Haden, The adjunct
agencies are the Region I
Administrative Services and
All assessments Increased by
the Co~mty Commission sitting
as a Board of Equalization
have been "rescinded and held
void" according to an order on
file in the Circm! rlerk's office.
The court order, signed by
Judge Frank E. Jolliffe, is
dated August 22nd and comes assessmen~ of taxes .
exactly two weeks after an out according to the ,:onsent order
of court settlement which took
place two days before a tax The petition ~igned h) 21 tax
payers petition would ~ heard payers that had their pro|~rty
in Circuit Court, increased in valuation for
On August 8th, attorneys for taxaction purposes states
the Commission, Richard W. Va Code 11-3-24 "'requires
Gunnoe and David Parmer, Contu~uedonpagelo
and petitioners attorne) John
P Anderson met a~d "a,ivised
ii~e Court ~h~ respondents
~t'ounty Commissiont "concede
that proper statutoD; nohce
was not given to the proper~y
owners whose prnp~,rty ~as
increased in valual~on for
By Mayor James A. Leslie, Jr.
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Downtown Hinton has so
much potential --- so much to
offer! I'm not trying to be
positive or get you enthused;
I'm only being truthful.
Downtown Hinton really is
fortunate. It has its own char-
acter, its own quality of life
which you can not find in a
shopping malL We need to dev-
elop it. We can and will! Be a
part of it!
Your present City Administ-
ration is hopeful that we are
within three (3) years of com-
pleting this downtown revital-
ization project. It .is a trem-
endous opportunity ( some say
TASK), one which deserves full
cooperation and support. We're
proud of Hinton and we want to
develop a model that reflects
this pride in Downtown Hinton.
The best means of commun-
icating our plans, our thoughts
to you on the revitalization of
Downtown Hinton is through a 4
- part series of slide present-
ations. These slide presentat-
ions are each about 20 minutes
in duration. Your city admin-
istration is spommring four (4)
breakfasts for this purpose.
Each breakfast is scheduled for
one (1) hour from 7:30 a.m.
until 8:30 a.m. The breakfasts
will be held at the Community
Building in the City Sidetrack
Park, as follows:
the Regional Consulting Ser-
vices for Economic and
Community Development Inc.
Serches were made simul-
taneously Aug. 13, 1983 of
Region I offices in Welch, Gary,
Princeton and Hinton.
Truck loads of documents
belonging to the development
council were seized.
U. S. Magistrate Jerry Hogg
issued the search warrants on
the basis of an affidavit claim-
ing Michael B. Jacobs. execut-
ive director of Region I.
attempted to destroy evidence
previously subpoenaed by fed-
eral prosecutors.
Jacobs denied an attempt to
obstruct the investigation. In
an affidavit, Jacobs said office
employees threw out some
papers from his personal and
business files in getting ready
for, an audit.
S, ate police Cpl. Gary Slater
learned that certain documents
under federal subponena had
been placed in trash containers
in an alley behind the plamung
council's office at P~inceton
On Aug.ll,lO~, Slater remov-
ed various plastic Irash hags of
documents from the trash.
The councirs function is to
corr4inate economic develop-
ment in six southern counties
and prepare and review grant
applications on behalf of the
Governor's Office of Economic
Continued on page tO
DATE TOPIC
citizens andlaw enforcement in Tuesday, Sept. 4.The ~in
civil and criminal matters. Street Approach.
4. Upholdin8 of integrity and Date - Monday, September iO -
property and justice of office of Topic, Signs For Main Street;
Magistrate." Date - Monday, September 17 -
Topic - Main Street's Looking
Up!; and Date - Monday, Sept-
ember 24 - Topic - Keeping Up
Appearances.
The City Administration, in
cooperation with the Hinton TV
Corporation and David Honak-
er, is also participating in a
national Videoconference on Do
wntown Revitalization. The
Videoconference is presented
by the National Main St. Cen-
ter and funded by USDA (
United States Department of
Agriculture - rural America
division). This will occur on
Tuesday, September 18 from
10:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. ( 5~/z
hours). We will inform you
more on this matter at the
breakfasts.
A llinton woman was arrest- Miller and Cyphers searched
ed Sunday afternoon for posses the house. "It takes alot of •
sion aod sale of a controlled people to cover a big house like
substance State Police Trooper this one," Cyphers said
M, R. Cyphers, the arresting Cyphers said during the
officer said. search a second arrest was
Wyneda Sims was arrested at made on a Greenbrier County
4:50 p.m.. Cyphers said, at her "grand larceny warrant."
home in Avis. Three law Cyphers said officers found
enforcement agencies were in- Char!ca M. Adkins "hidden
voived in a search of her two under a ~.xa;'ress " Adkins is ~
story house below the Overhead wanted t~r allegedly stealing '
Bridge money f'.~n~ the State Fair i
Cyphers said "Hinton Police Cyphers ~a=d
Master Sgt. Gary Miller was Sims ~,s released from the
the main assistance on this County Jail after posting $5,000
arrest." City Police officers bond be,ore Magistrate Jess
B, B. Angell and Tom Cobb; Romanello.
Sheriff's deputy Ron Hatcher This is the deventh drug
and Deputy David Keaton ; and, arrest Trooper Cyphers has
State Troppers Fred Buffer and been connected with. "We are
Gary Browining, along with not through," he said•
Let'sall work together' o,-I- ......................... 3
ward revitalizing Downtown
Hinton! Believeme, itcanand I How do you feel about a .l
will be done ! I like to think of" tt
this way : " Downto,wn has it all I closed campus at the I
... TOGETHER! I Hinton High School? l
See you the morning after
LaberDI[Y!GOLDENwEDDING [ Hinton News is conducting I
ANNIVERS Y - .. Ia poll. We will publish theI
In observance of their Gold- l I
en Wedding Anniversary, Mr, I results on Sept. I I. I
and Mrs. Charles Briers will Ix
honored with a reception, Sun. [ I am in favor of a closed campus. I
day, September 2, 1984 between
the hours of 2- 5 PM in the ,! I am not in favor of a closed |
Fellowship Hall of Miller Mem-
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oriai Methodist Church. |
They request giftsbe I
omitted. I
WILL8 REUNION |
The Annual Wills Reunion l
will be held on Sunday, Sept- I
ember 2, 1984 at Bass Lake I
Park. |
All family and friends are I
welcome. I
campus.
under 18 18--36 36---54 over 55
(Circle One)
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