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2 - Hinton News Tues. Dec• 11, 1990
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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Dear Sir;
It looks very much like Hinton is
becoming a hot bed of discrimina-
tion with some folks rights being
denied for one reason or another.
Are our legal professionals and
others so insecure that they have to
have someone to look down on? No
one can condemn or look down on a
person for the color of his or her skin
anymore. Is it really necessary to
have a WHIPPING BOY?.
Now it is reported that our judi-
cial system is using the lack of eye-
sight as a reason to discriminate,
(for prospective jurors) and against
a U.S. Army Veteran no less. I per-
sonally believe it better to be sight-
leu or visually impaired then inept
and insecure.
;:iStatistics dictate that there are
Eleven Million visually impaired
persons presently in the U.S. ie.
(vision in the best eye corrected to
less than 20/20 but more than 20/
200). While at the same time statis-
tics report approximately Two and
One Half Million blind persons liv-
ing in the U.S. today.
The definition of blind is vision of
less than 20/200, or 20 degree or less
after correction.
Out of the Two and One Half
Million blind people, statistics re-
port less than 10% or (two hundred
and fifty thousand) are totally, no
light perception blind.
If eyesight in either eye is cor-
rected to 20/20, and for argument
sake considered a Dollar. Then the
blind person has Ten Cents worth or
less. Visued acuity of this 10% to no
more than light perception is consid-
ered legal blindness.
The bottom line is our =intellec-
tual"judicial members, law enforce-
ment, and elected officials need an
education, book learning they may
have, now the need of an education
in life is indicated.
Sdmmera County really does not
need any more bad press, but with
the intellect or lack of and the atti-
tudes of too many of our public offi-
cials and officers this very well may
be just the tip of this bag of rags.
Please accept me for my ability,
don't condemn me for my disability.
Yours Truly;
Leonidas R. (Leon) Melon
Route 86, Box 20-A
Jura pi ng Branch, WV 25969-9511
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Friends,
We are in first Grade. We are
learning about different occupations
in the U.S.
Please ask your readers if they
could send a picture postcard from
your state telling us their
tions.
Thank you.
Jonas Steinbrink
Scott City Elem.
Scott City, Ks. 67871
nccupa-
Letter to the Editor
I wiLh to know how can you send
the only sons of a families without
fathom to die in Saudi Arabia,
thereby endinga familieabloodline?
How can you force, both the mother
and father of three children to Sau.
dtl Arabia, perhaps to die, leaving
the children in circumstances of
poverty.
What ie going on With you, man?
If I may call you a human?
I've had enough of you and your
kind, it's time togat out of dodge.
Vote no on killing our troops in
Saudia Arabia. There's been enough
thooting and dying for nothing in
this world. You are terrorizing your
country, Don't you kn0w that?
Hope you don't think we are all
blind and can't see what's happened.
8Dine of us have been hurt by you
andyour "friends'. Personally I think
W. A. R. stinks.
ROGER L. CRAWFORD
We am (NOT) Ready
"Child Abuse"
Bush's wife preaches agairmt, he
commits it.
Letters ewe welcome, but only a
selection will be publisheA Prefer.
ence will ])e given to letterl of 300
words or less. 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.
Letters will be ed/ted for grammer,
spelling, taste, syntax, and libel.
Names will not be withheld.
Address them to Letters to the
Editor, P. O. Box 1000, Hinton, WV
25951.
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PLOT TO ROB THURMOND of the National Bank of Thurmond The two other bandits, Tom Rose
BANK lived, what time he opened the bank and Ed Murphy, who were on the
When the main line of the Che- each morning and hie usual daily depot side of the river, made an at-
sapeake and Ohio Railway wasroutine. Word along the gravevine tempt to cross the bridge and were
completed to Huntington, W.Va., in was to the effect that the four were arrested by Kyle Maddy and Buck
1873, there were very few settle- goingtorobeithertheNationalBank Allen.
ments in the New River Gorge. of Thurmond or the New RiverSawdy took the three men to
Bowyer'eFerry, later named Sewell Banking and Trust Company. Fayetteville jail where they were
and Quinnimont were two of the few Tongues wagged for several days as held while their records were checked
communities. Fame at the vast coal citizens discussed the strangers out by police. They were subse-
fields of Raleigh and Fayette Coun- presence. The business people were quently taken before Magistrate R.
tiesspreadandcealoperatorsflocked inclined to dismiss the idea of a E. Kelley of Oak Hill, convicted for
to the area seeking their fortune, robbery as time passed without carrying concealed weapons, was
Thomas G. McKell of Chillicothe, anything happening, fined and sentenced to one year in
Oh. acquired several thousand acres On the afternoon of Oct. 7th., Alvin jail.
of coal land on Dunloup Creek. A Johnson approached Thurmond taxi
bridge spaning New River at Thur- driver "Snake'Jaris and offered him lira s s R n d
mond and a branch line, Loup Creek $400.00 if he would drive the men
Subdivision of the C&O was con- across the river from Thurmond to
structed to MacDonald. Also Rend the south side the following morn-
and South Side Branchea were con- ing. Now four hundred dollars was Ensemble Rt
structedtoserviceminesonthesouth quite a large sum of money in 1930
side of New River. when the great depression was just C 0 n c o r d C o I I e g e
Thurmond soon became the high- settling in. Snake told Johnson he
est revenue paying station on the wouldbeparkedathisusualplaceof gRC, 1 3
entire C&O because of coal ship- businessbutmadenooffertoaidthe
meats. In 1910 the revenue from men because he was aware of the
Thurmond amounted to almost five towngossip.Snakeimmediatelytold The Concord College music de-
million dollars. Hugh Miller of the offer and Mr. pertinent will feature an evening
The Dunglen Hotel was built on Miller, in turn, contacted C&O Spe- with the College Brass and Percus-
the south side of New River from cial Agent H. E. Sawdy of Thur- sion Ensemble on Dec. 13 at 8:15
Thurmond in 1901 and it was said mend. p.m. The performance will be in the
Main Theatre of the Alexander Fine
the bar never closed until W. Va, Mr. Sawdy, as suspicious of the
Arts Center at Concord College,
went dry in 1914. A potent acholic four as the other dtizens contacted Athens, W.Va. Faculty in charge of
beverage called =white lightnin" or his boss, Mr. E.O. ~Buck" Allen of theEnsemb]eareDougiasOvermier
"moonshine" could be secured easily Hinton requesting assistance. Spe- and Randy Budd. There is no admis-
and the gambling rooms of the hotel cial Agent Kyle Maddy of Hinton sion charge.
never ceased to function. Fame of went to Thurmond on passenger Since coming to Concord College,
the Dunglen spread as thousands of train No. I and Buck Allen on No. 3 Douglas Overmier has served as
dollars changed hands in the poker the next morning. The three set up Director of Bands and Director of
games daily. , strategic observation points, in hid- Percussive Studies, performing all
It is hard to understand why ing, where they could observe the administrative duties encompassed
bandits in adjoining states appar- gang if they showed up and indeed in the position, as well as serving a
ently mistake the Mountaineers of they did. conductorofthe various concert and
W. Va. for fools. Buy their own ac- About 8:30 a.m., two of the men chamber ensembles. He is currently
tion it seems they themselves were walked across the bridge to Thur- working on a Doctorate of Music in
lacking in an ingredient called mend and sauntered down the rail- Percussion and securing a patent on
brains. I believe it was only a few road tracks toward the business a renovative snare design. He has
years ago when two men from Ohio district. As they neared the bank, taught courses in Band Administra-
robbed a bank in:Montgomery. As two men, residents of Thurmond tion, Wind Literature for the Band,
they made their get-away in a =Pink unaware of the surveillance, cam Hiatory of the Band Movement in
" Cadillac, State Police headquar- along with guns on their shoulders the U.S., and Band Rehersal Tech-
ters a few miles down the road were on their way to the river hank to niques.
notified and all they had to do was shoot rats. The sight of the guns Randy Budd received his B.M.
waituntilthebrightpinkcarshowed frightenedthewould-berobbersand and M A. degrees from Northeast
up and make the arrest, they turned away. Missouri State University. Mr. Budd
During Oct. 1930, Mr. and Mrs. The special agents decided to act. isinstructoroflowbrassatConcord.
Alvin Johnson of Ashland, Ky., with Mr. Sawdy hurried across the bridge He also conducts the brass ensemble
their accomplices, Tom Rose of Co- to the waiting Hudson automobile and teaches jazz improvisation.
lumbus, Oh. and Ed Murphy of arid placed Johnson and his wife Some of his Musical achievements
Cincinnati, Oh., motored to the under arrest. Johnson resisted and include performances at the College
Thurmond area in a powerfulwhen overcome, was searched and a Band Directors National Association
Hudson sedan automobile built for 45 calibre Colt automatic and a 32 Convention, the International Asso-
speed. In a small town such aa Thur- calibre pistol were found in hisc]oth- ciation of Jazz Educators Conven-
mend, the four strangers atood out ing. ,Also more than 100 rounds of tion, Outs ndingSoloistatWichita
like the proverbal sore thumb as ammunitionwerefoundinthecar.A Jazz Festival, and principal trom-
theywentaboutcasingthebusiness large quantity of carpet tacks were bonist with Disneyland's All Colle-
district and asking questions that also found leading officers to believe giate Band.
raised suspicion among the citizens, the bandits intended to throw them
They wanted to know where Mr. J. in the roadway to hamper pursuing
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Dec. 5 & 12.
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Summers County Memorial Build-
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Alderson Livestock Market
Report of livestock auction sale
held Fri. Nov. 30 amounting to
$53,797.19. 158 head of livestock
*was sold by 41 different consignors,
and 36 buyers.
Stockers & Feeders:
Heifers:
Under 500# 62.00-88.00; 500 to
700# 70.00-76.00; 700 # up 67.00-
72.00.
Stockers & Feeders:
Steers:
Under 500# 75.50-97.00; 500# to
700# 80.00-87.00; 700# up 76.50.
Stockers & Feeders Bull: 59.00-
85.00.
Baby Calves: 62.50-65.00.
Hogs:
No. 1 52.00-57.00; Sows 43.00-
46.00; Pigs 23.00.
COWS:
Commercial 44.50-45.50; Utility
40.00-47.00; Canner & Cutter 32 -
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450 - 630. Bulls:
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Different Approaches
Almost everyone has experi-
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tion of the diaphragm and the
muscles responsible for inhaling
and exhaling air. if continued fora
long period of time, hiccups can be
hazardous. Hiccups can become
quiet fatiguing and often will pre-
vent sleep. Although there are
various causes of hiccuISs, one of
the most common is swallowing
hot foods.
A number of self-treatments
have been suggested for hiccup
relief. These include holding one's
brcath, standing on one's head for
a certain length of time, drinking
wamr from the "wron side" of a
cup, slowly taking 9 sips of water,
and breathing into a paper bag.
Although there were several
studies conducted in the
seventies, little has been written
during recent years regarding the
evaluation of different hiccup treat
ments. One study conchdeg that
persons who swallowed a tea-
spoonful of whim granulated sugar
often obtained hiccup relief. Vary-
ing degrees Of success have been
achieved with carbon dioxide,
quinidine and ¢ldorpromazine. A
recent issue of The New England
Journal of Medicine reported on
hiccups in a boy who had experi-
enced the problem for s veral years.
Immediatereliefwasachieved with
the antidepressant medicine an='.
triptyline.
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$1.45
Wed. Hamburger
Thurs. Ham & Cheese $1.79
Fri. Fish Sandwish $1.19 $1.55
Men. Quarter Pounder $1.25 $1.79
Tue. Bar-B-Que $1.19 $1.59
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• Vegetable Beef • Chili & Beans
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6:00 to 11:30 am
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