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10- Hinton News Tues. Oct. 2, 1990
From page I
By Dr. William P. Mathews As a board member, I feel sensitive
Vice-PreSident of the to these needs and try to give all
Su lwrs County Board of Education students access to activities which
Recently the topic of academic stimulate growth.
freedom has received a great deal of About the band equipment bus
discussion. Academic freedom and situation. Strictliabilitymeansthat
academic responsibility are two you (the Board of Edugation) are
abstract terms. Each can be inter- responsible even if you were not
preted differently by different indi- negligent. I made the motion that
viduale, but they must work handin the band equipment bus be made as
hand. One must temper the other, safe as possible for two reasons.
Teachers should enjoy the freedom First, I want to keep the students as
to teach their specialityin their best safe as possible; and second, I don't
style and form. Noquestionaboutit. want another suit to deal with. Do
Teachers should develop a teaching you know how much we spend on
styleconisistentwiththeirstudents legal expenses per year? I don~
know, either. Central Office will not
learning styles and utilize all the teUanyons. However, theothernight
modern instructional technology
available to them, Each teacher has at the Board meeting the discussion
became rather heated. I misunder-
the academic responsibility to pro-
vide the best possible instruction stood what Mr. Jack Harvey said. I
and to treat all children fairly, thought Mr. Harvey said I wrote a
BoardsofEducationgetcaughtin letter to the State Department of
the middle of dispute between teach- Education questioning his ability to
ere and students, matters that should drive. I did not. I did write a letter
be settled long before they reach a to determine whether our insurance
Board of Education meeting. But covered us in case of any accident
they don't. And Board of Education involvingthebandequipmentbus. I
members are expected to invoke the apologize for questioning Mr.
wisdom of Solomon to settle the dis- Harvey's statement.
Another matter that keeps get-
putes. Instead of compromise at a ting a lot of publicity is Mr. Larry
lower level, we have head on con-
frontations at board meetings. No Deeds and his job situation. Mr.
one wants to give an inch. Deeds decided to take advantage of a
' better opportunity in Mercer County.
According to WV Code 18-5-1,
=Each county school district should He has become principal of a Chris-
tian academy. He gave good reasons
be under the supervision of a county
board of education." As supervisors for leaving our school system. He
of the school system, Board of Edu- described the Mercer Christian
cation members have the responsi- Academy as a strong academic envi-
bility to provide the best possible ronment that reinforces traditional
education for every child. That is values in the home. Sounds good to
our academic responsibility. We me.
have to do what we think is best for We did not ask him to leave. It
all the students. We base our deci. was his decision. On the other hand,
siena on the information that is wedonotwanttoimpedehisprofes-
available to us. All my decisions are sional progress. Because of budget-
data based, ary constraints and H.B. 101's
Wealsohavetoconsidertherights mandate to decrease the number of
of all concerned. Recently the State administrators, we took action to
Board of Education ruled that girls accept Mr. Deeds' resignation. I
were entitled to participate in foot. don'tthinkthereisacountyboardof
ball programs. Was the academic education in the state of West Vir-
freedom of the high school football ginia that would not have accepted
coaches across the state of West an administrator's resignation with
Virginia violated? I don't know. I do the current situation as it is. I have
know where the State Board of been asked whether Mr. Deeds is
Education is coming from. It based being paid by Sun~mers County
its decision on the U.S. Constitution during the month of September while
and students rights, he is working full time in Mercer
My personal feelings are that I County. I do not know. Me'. Kusler
would not want my daughters play- (Business Manager) could answer
ingfootball. Basketball is flne. Both that question. I do know that al-
of our daughters played basketball, though Mr. Deeds' employment
On the other hand, I would have ended Sept. 28, he was at the Cen-
voted to give Kathy Leeter access to tral Office on Saturday, Sept. 29, at
the sports program; because I would noon running copies on a Summers
not want to deny her equal access. County copier. There were no other
That situation falls into the ~Yes, Central Office employees there at
youhave aright todothusandsuch, the time. Does Mr. Deeds still have
butshouldyoudoit?"category. That a key to our Central Office? I don't
was said several times to our daugh- know, but I do think he should not
ters. use our equipment to run copies when
In the present dispute between he is no longer employed by this
the band director and a student, I Board of Education. Nor should he
votedonthebasisoftheinformation have a key to the Central Office. He
presented to me. Mrs. Green was is employed full time by the Mercer
not there to present her side. Thatis Christian Academy.
notmy fault. Citizens have the right Among the first things I did after
to address the Board of Education IwasseatedontheSummersCeunty
with their concerns and decisions Board of Education was suggest we
have to be made. get into distance learning and con-
Mrs. Green has fine credentials, sider an R.O.T.C. program. Dis.
and I voted for her placement as tahoe learning is bringing courses
Hinton High School band director, into our schools via satellite dish
Even though I prefer to hire local that we could not otherwise offer.
people, I feel we have to hire the best The State Dept. of Education was
qualified person available. Her offering incentive grants to counties
experience and degrees were supe- willing to try the new approach to
rior to those of our local applicant, curriculum improvement. Distance
My vote on the dispute between learning is now a reality at Hinton
Mrs. Green and the student was not High School. Ruseianisheingtaught
against Mrs. Green but an effort to via satellite.
provide equal opportunity to a stu- R.O.T.C. programs offer opportu.
dent who could not get to town in nities to increase self esteem and
time to ride the band bus, because gain a feeling of belonging to stu-
she had to babysit younger children dents who don't seem to feel a part of
in the family, the school system, My purpose was
Manytimesstudentslivingoutin tostemthe tide ofstudents dropping
the county have difficulty partici, out of school. At the time we had the
pating in extracurricular activities highest rate in the state of West
because of transportation problems. Virginia. Research shows it is wise
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to expend effort and money to keep
students' in school, because most
dropouts require costly social serv-
ices that cost the government money
for many, many years to come. What
is our present dropout rate? I don't
know. We haven't been told. The
cost of the R.O.T.C. program would
have been $10,000, but the Board
chose not to pursue the program.
I also spearheaded the effort to
separate the 7th and 8th graders
from the older students at Hinton
High School.
Another improvement is that
everyone who applies for a job with
the school system is interviewed and
board members receive a list of all
the applicants instead of only the
name of the person the superinten-
dent is recommending. We have
also implemented a group hiring
system that will further im prove our
hiring practices. Hopefully, appli-
cants for a job opening will feel they
have been treated fairly. This will
prevent costly lawsuits initiated by
applicants who feel their rights have
been violated.
It is difficult for some people to
understand that the same
Constitution that protects the other
fellow's rights, protects their rights,
too. We cannot just use the
Constitution for our own personal
purposes. The Constitution belongs
to every American.
The budget is and will continue to
be a fertile ground for debate. My
position is that we eliminate posi-
tions and make savings that will
have the least impact on the stu-
dents. I feel, too, that we can save a
great deal of money by compromis-
ing instead of going to court, then
appealing, and appealing again.
Do we spend money on high pay-
ing Central Office jobs and expen-
sive equipment such as shredders or
directly on the students? One is
entitled to one's opinion concerning
priorities in spending. Personnel
who daily work with students should
be retained before personnel who
perform office functions. Why dowe
need to buy equipment for the Cen-
tral Office such as a shredder when
all our records are public documents
and public property? To me the
important thing is education, the
students' education.
Creative leadership is asking Mr.
Kessler to come up with a way to get
reimbursement on his $41,000 ayear
salary. Some school systems receive
funding for the Business Manager's
position. We do not. I understand it
is a matter of how the position is
classified locally. Why can't his
position be reclassified so that we
would get reimbursement? Reim-
bursement for his $41,000 salary
and the $37,000 from Mr. Deeds'
salary adds up to $78,000 a year.
Why are staff members so resis-
tant to necessary change? Let's stop
protecting jobs, and salaries, and
turf. No one owns a job or abuilding
or a piece of equipment. Everything
belongs to the students. Take the
challenge and concentrate on cur-
riculum and instruction. That is
where the future of education lies.
THANK YOU FOR READING
MY EXPLANATION.
COURTHOUSE CLOSED
The Summers County Courthouse
will be dosed Oct. 8th in observance
of Columbus Day.
Luck said he is in favor of a fed-
eral mandated balanced budget.
"WV is one of 30 states with a consti-
tutional amendment calling of a
balanced budget," he said. The fed-
eral government will never have a
balanced budget "unless they are
forced to do it."
One way to reduce the $300 bil-
lion deficit, he said, is to ~rim back
military spending. We can't be the
police of the world." Another way
would be cutting foreign aid. awe
can not afford to he Santa Claus any
more. We have been Santa Claus
since WWII and look where it got
us." Farm subsidies could also be
cut back, he said.
He said he did not believe recy-
cling laws should be made at the
federal level but would support
~recycling laws at the local level"
and believed people in the effected
area should vote on landfill issues.
From Page 1
industrialized, but we don't." Point-
ing out that during any 28 month
period 63 million, 22 millon of them
children, ~did not have health insur-
ance. It's criminal what we do to
children. America puts children at
the end of the line."
Rockefeller, chairman of the Pep-
per Commission, a bipartisan com-
mission on comprehensive health
care, said the recommendations re-
leased last week outline a plan of
action that would provide for cost
containment and quality assurance
for the entire health care system.
Rockefeller said it will take time
to complete the entire plan "but it is
a crusade that I will not let go of."
He has already introduced the
Better Health Protection for Moth-
ers and Children Act, "first phase"
legislation to implement the
commission's plan. His bill alms to
ensure eligibility for Medicaid cov-
erage for all children in families with
incomes below the federal poverty
level, providing enrollment for a
minimum period of one year.
It would increase Medicaid pay-
ments to doctors and hospitals to a
national standard, beginning with
services for children and pregnant
women.
The reforms would be initially
financed by the federal government,
with states gradually contributing
their share of the costs by 1997.
In order not to increase the fed-
eral deficit, the excise tax on ciga-
rettes would be raised from 16 to 32
cents.
Health coverage would be ex-
tended to 1.4 million low-income
children and adolescents, including
3,000 in this state, Rockefeller ex-
dained.
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FLEA MKT EVERY SUNDAY
ADM. FRI.- SAT. $3.00 PERSON
SUN. $5.00 CAR LOAD
Oct. 5-6-7
Rated R
On A Wire
Rated PG-13
ON THE HINTON BY-PASS
HOME OF THOSE DELICIOUS HOT DOGS
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We offer a full breakfast menu.
sel .ection of tasty sandwiches
choice dinners. Our salads
and desserts are made fresh daily.
NEW HOURS OPEN DAILY
6 am to 10:00 pm
Breakfast
6:00 to 11:30 am
Phone 466-1700
BIKE-A-THON
The St. Jude's Bike-a-Then will
be held Sat. Oct. 13, from 9:00 A.M.
- 1:00 P.M. at the Summers County
Athletic Facility. Anyone wishing to
participate may contact JoAnn Miller
at 466-3712 after 4:00 P.M.
Your ride will help St. Jude's
further it's research to combat calas-
trophic diseases which affect our
children.
LADY BOCATS BASKETBALL
Tuesday - Hinton High Hosts
Princeton 1:30. Hinton 7th & 8th
Hosts Renceverte 4:30. Hinton Jr.
High Hosts Welch 6:00.
Thursday- Hinton 7th & 8th Hosts
Talcott 4:30. Hinton Jr. High Hosts
Talcott 6:00. Hinton Varsity Hosts
Beckley 7:30.
REVIVAL
You are invited to attend our
Revival, Evangelist - Rev. Ben
Peyton, Roanoke, Vs. Jumping
Branch Tabernacle on Oct. 1st thru
5th.
7:30 P.M. nightly. Pastor Elmo
Alderman, St.
Special Music Nightly.
Letter to the Editor:
t
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...To all who volunteered their
time, energy, andknow]edge to make
another successful West Virginia
State Water Festival.
THANKS, too, for the support
given to us by those who partici-
pated in all events.
And a special THANKS to every-
one who gave us their vote of confi-
dence by attending Water Festival
activities.
We appreciate all of you--
THANKS!
WVSWF Executive Committee
or. William H. Perrine
217 4th. Ave., Hinm, W.Va.
Liceased Hearia| Aid Center
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MEADOW BRIDGE
RT. 20 SOUTH
484-7878
Staring Bill Cosby
Rated PG
Problem Child
Staring John Ritter
Rated PG
$3.00 Per Person Frl. & Sat.
OPEN HOUSE
Jumping Branch, W.V. Oct. 2,
1990
The local chapter of TOPS (Take
Off Pounds Sensibly), a nonprofit
weight-loss organization with over
320,000 members worldwide, will
hold an open house on Thurs. Oct. 4,
at 6-7 P.M. at Senior Citizens Build-
ing, located behind Jumping Branch
Grade School.
Women, men, teens and preteens
interested in losing weight are in-
vited to attend. The open house ie
free.
For more information contact
Wilma Meadows, Leader- 466-1603;
Marsha Basham - Co - Leader - 466-
4000; Eloise Richmond, Sect.: 466-
1819 or Kennamae Lilly, Treas.: 466.
0291 anytime.
NOTICE
The office of the County Clerk of
Summers County will remain open
from 8:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Fri.
OCt. 5, 1990; from 9:00 a.m. until
5:00 p.m. on Sat. OCt. 6, 1990 and
from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tues.
Oct. 9, 1990 for the purpose of regis-
tering voters or correcting present
registration for the Nov. 6, 1990
General Election.
All residents who are not regis-
tered or who have moved or remar-
ried since registration should take
advantage of the extended hours in
order to he properly registered for
the election.
OCt. 9, 1990 is the final date for
registration in order robe eligible to
vote in the General Election.
sian and Odessa are all varieties of
the muskmelon. Their differences
are the result of cultivation in differ-
ent regions of the world.
Chimney Sweep.s: 1
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National Chimney
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chimney systems a
thorough inspection
and cleaning. No
matter what fuel you
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this periodic safety check to
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Sat. Oct. 6 10:00 A.M.
Forest Hill, W.Va.- On Rt. 12 at Forest Hill, Take Seminole Rd. Go
Approx. 4 miles. Watch for Auction signs.
3 ~. Ddn~ suit; night stand; Roll Away Bed; Nice Twk Bed; Old Acorn Bed; chests;
2 Sofa Now); Lots chain (R inm, Iron, rock, r, metal folding J; sold
oak cludr;, Andqm dr, (wmd, n coffee TaNs; End Table; Table Lan ; 2wall
sets Home int~, mreo w/q)Nken;; Lots picture; SO gad Aquark~ (compk4e); lr
Color TV; TV stand; AntenM; ro~; Mont Ward Vacuum cleaner w4~ater bar;, Sears
shan--t;, Radios; Tolephonee; Weetlnghouee HI) D~er (I.ike New); GE wsslwr; Oiolng
Tab w/e chum; old); Let, tim Frmm;
picture frmtee; Lots mmdol; Cuckoo Clock from Gwnany; Musical Stein from G*mmy;
wail cioclC Porch clvdm; Gilder; Beare Wood Slove; mind FomdcaTabie (2 leavee); weed
grain formica Table ( I bad); Butane gm Range; small cook slow (wood); Large upright
fro,r~, chest lm, a~, Plenk Table; euil Cam;
GUNS: US R,volw CO Sinob Pill; Sum 0a. Pump; Savage Madd 35
Marlin w/scope; wall gun rack; 12 gL shell ndoader & well nick; 2 Hunting Kniv~; 2 eets
Blnocuk~ [Seam 7x3S & Telestar 20x60); Anvno boxes; Meat ~ eemmge grinder;,
Eiec. imat gdnder on Table; Melt Saw; P~tatoe Gnder;. c~m ~,dlw; 0ore slm~er, metal
6 bonb elks can4~, Lots oki i~ll~; Lets Ws; 7 qL Cmmr, Large # t Cmclq Ak~t
Tools.. Bmca t ei , Smea o I.eh Hind
Sam; pipe me.ebb; Levm; luam; wme ; ki saw;, Bee. Sdd nO Ima;
Butme Tor©h;91ue gun; Lore glue; 9 pc.punoh t child eet; Butme Treks; Hmmm~;81dl
Saw; ~ ~ T~)t; dd~; tahiti T~t; ~ tt~ Toots; Lm t.~ T~;
gm'den Tools; greae gum; mMl~k piolm; draw Kn~; wire etmch~, Air Comprem~,
drill; Anvil; 100 It Tapee; Imp Block; p,dnt gtm; Emdiage chopperl bloweq~ Lots J4ah;
bo ; Nu ; Tamp; Emntlm cord ; L= cme; udlinli Tile; Old Lanl*m; Pbnlc 8mira;
C~enum Lantwn; Bar B. O. Grill; lee ©lint; 2 Bumw Butane stove; 2 wheel Tag .Moq;I
utility ca~; ~ Seats; ~s bows; Weed ~m; Lol Fire Wood; 2 wheel bonme; Weed
10umer;, Come Nong; UNICO II H P Rid~ Ikwer;, Fonl 11 H P Ridkg n~, 2 pmh
mwm; Wlm~ TiOW; Petals pk)w; pu~ ptme; F~ pump; 8~k emb; mw~ z©y~;
T~ Bw; 2STm ,hmk; t.mm Edge, Beo.ltn~ dmller & l~teq; Ik~ Peer lw Eiee. B~;
~ wire; 8anol g~; 8kmt Throweq 1 - 2 wheel Can w/~deei Bad; Lot Bempe; old
Hmv~ MIn; km whee~ Hlhid, plow;S 0& 90W ell; S pt hitch Cany N&; lZ It $ ~
Alun~ idp,; mini,e, ele, I otove pipe; Poulan S~pw 28 DA Choln Saw; SO0 Ceee Farm
Tracts, l$7SCtwvy Van- w/NIkFMC~.B, sink; ole¢ WlderTmk; lee Box;
bed wlmm0e, New Time. libny ~ lk4 Umd.
Twme: BeUlem,~ OW d Sole L.u~:h eerved
Campbell's
Real Estate & Auction Co.
Franklin G. Campbell
Broker - Auctioneer # 202
Gap Mills, W.Ya. Ph: 304-772-5524
Not ras~nsibie for A(xddente