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2 - Hinton News Tues. Dec. 17, 1991
From Page 1
Dillon's Opinion
I'm proud of my record and I'm still
100% in favor of a new high sdaool
and if we had made these cuts two
years ago we would be in the black
instead olin the red.
Board member Bill Mathews
addressed the audience saying =it
seems to me that there is a conspir-
acy between the editor of our local
paper and other agitators to demean,
discredit and undermine the good
men and members of this Board-
namely Mr. Dillon, Mr. Neely and
myself. If this Board is in debt it is
do different then the government of
the United States, the Summers
County Commission, the Sheriffs
office and all of these bodies have
fine upstanding people trying to run
the business of state. If you didn't
think they were upstanding you
wouldn't have put them in there to
start with."
Mathews said the defict =did not
comeover night. Itsbeen happening
for some time. But only now it seems
to be brought to light: Why? Thank
God for Mr. Redes. Under his lead-
ership and scrutiny it is being looked
into and we are trying to correct it.
Mathews noted that about 20 bus
drivers were in the audience. =At
four people to a family, I hope we
don't lose this levy by less than 80
votes,
Hinton High School girls basket-
ball coachep Rort Williams and
Wayne Ryan were presented with
=Certificates of Achievement for
their outstanding basketball pro-
grams at the outset of the meeting.
Dillon noted that Williams be-
came head of the girl basketball
program in 1987 anl in 1988 his
team won the state AA champion-
ship and he was named Coach of the
Year. Every year since 1988 his
team has played in the state cham-
pionship games. Ryan is head of the
junior high girlsbasketball program
and Williams' assistant.
Williams said his program is
successful )ecause of the support of
the community. I wonder how many
other basketball coaches are recog-
nized by their Board of Education?
Williams noted that the girls are
dedicated team players that =want
to play. They give 100% and they are
a pleasure to work with because they
work as a team." Many of his former
players are in college, he said, and
several won sports scholarships. He
said Ryan works with the youriger
girls and gets them ready for him,
explaining that he and Ryan also
work as a team.
Ryan said the children are =tre-
mendous kids. We have kids that
are true leaders.
LETTERS TO THE=EDITOR
Mathews Attack On
Kessler Insulting
Editor concerned with the 34% dropout rate
Over the Thanksgiving holidays,
I had a chance to visit my hometown.
It was indeed a pleasure to learn on
Sat. that a fellow classmate, Jerry
Cooper, had been named sheriffand
I would like to take this opportunity
to publicly congratulate him on his
new position and to encourage the
residents of Summers Co. to support
this fine gentleman in this most
difficult time and position. That,
frankly, is all the good that I ob-
served in three days.
After reading the last several
issues of the Hinton News, I was
deeply saddened. When my wife and
l were first married, we use to read
the Meadow River Post and have
numerouslaughs at the type to times
that graced the news in that paper.
The Post can't hold a candle to the
current News.
and the quality of education the
youth of Summers County should be
getting. That's what he was elected
for, wasn't it? Why doesn't some of
the voters take him to task over his
obvious inability to really get a grasp
on the problems of the local educa-
tional system.
"Thi s anal-re tentive, pompous bore
should investigate why the teachers
in the school system fail to motivate
the students to learn, to challenge
them to excel, to encourage them to
make the sacrifice and succeed aca-
demically. Its had to do this type of
work when one is offin a dark corner
searching for demons.
Mr. Kessler, I en :ourage you to
ignore the babblings of a seriously
demented personality and continue
to perform to your best. Since no one
who lives in the city or the county
Pharmacy &
Your Health
If there is nothing better.to pld:i:.@.u rt you ir your tsks,
ir3Onr tlr than the pabHc lydch:-: '; nere h outraged t Mathvs,: .
ing of the local school board treas- I will ask, rda I will DtIAND at
ureryoumightconsiderleavingthat Mathew publicly apologize for his
space blank. Bill Mathews public
attack of Billy Joe Kessler should
have insulted every person who
marked a C' in Mathews' ballot
box. As a member of the school board
and the human race Mathews should
have better social graces than he
obviously possesses. Is he too cow-
ardly to ask questions during the
beard meetings, or does he simply
sleep through them.
If Matthews was so incensed by
Mr. Kessler's financial statements
and the headings there on, common
decency and decorum should have
led him to suggest during the board
meeting that confusing headings be
changed to accurately reflect the
nature of the transactions. To com-
pound this breach of, etiquette now
know that Mathews wasted his
money sending his daughter to
HARVARD. Maybe a refund should
be requested. To appear so stupid as
to believe that the bank would allow
the school board to have an account
overdraft of more than $100,000
leads one to question whether this
individual has the mental capacity
to be a functional school board
member at all.
As to the idiotic questions con-
cerning the increasein expenditures
from June, 1990, to June, 1991, the
proper arena would justly have been
the beard meeting. In asking ques-
tions concerning the mechanics of
infantile behavior towards you. You
deserve it. In the future, when this
man in another of his non-lucid state
attempts to slander you, don't lower
yourself to his level. Let he and Cleo
search for their demons without your
assistance. You are not qualified to
argue with a fool.
To the citizens of Hinton and
Summers Co., have you taken a look
around lately. The ghettos of Wash-
ington, D.C., Baltimore, and N.Y.
City look far better than your area
and there are more opportu ni ties for
advancement in the latter areas.
Your elected officials (leaders) should
be formulating a plan to enhance the
economic stature which will create
new jobs for your youth which in
turn will require them to seek and
demand a quality education. Don't
you wonder why your sons and
daughters LEAVE? If not, THERE
IS NO OPPORTUNITY FOR FU-
TURE FOR THEM IN THEIR
HOMETOWN.
The area along Greenbrier Drive
between Pizza Hut and Krogerslooks
worse than Leonard Sears'junk yard
ever did. It really needs tobe cleaned
up. The downtown Hinton area looks
like a ghost town, with no historical
value. Where is the commerce?
Where are the jobs? Where are the
opportunities? Where is your
children's future? Somewhere Else,
USA2!!
By Roy C. Long
LOCAL MAN MAKES GOOD:
"I sometimes think that the dif-
ference between staying put and
moving ahead is the difference be-
tween self-distrust and self-faith.
When we refuse to look ahead, we
admit that we have no faith, no desire
to move on - but it is when we look
forward to the job ahead that we
admit to ourselves what the scien-
tist recognizes throughout the uni-
verse, and that is that nothing is
still, static, or fixed. The more amen
can understand of himself, the bet-
ter he will understand his friends
and fellow-workers. But then, you
have got to give yourself a chance.
The above was spoken by Mr. E.
M. Whanger when he was inter-
viewed by Fred Rotherrnell, a write
for TRACKS, C&O R'y Magazine for
his article, =The Job Ahead, in the
Nov. 1954 issue.
Edgar McDonald Whanger,
known by his many Hinton friends
since high school days as Jake ,
was born at Fort Spring, W.Va. The
son of Mr. and Mrs. S.A. Whanger
whose residence was on Main St.
and whose father, also a railroad
man, spent 52 years in C&O service,
in the Maintenance ofway and Stores
Departments.
Jake attended elementary and
high schools in Hinton and Wash-
ington and Lee University at Lex-
ington, Va. He began his railroad
career at Hinton in 1912 in the
Transportation Department as a
messenger at the passenger depot.
Subsequently he was a clerk, time-
keeper and accountant at Hinton.
He then transferred to the Mechani-
cal Department and began a ma-
chinist apprenticeship in the shops
Letter to the Editor
Bothered by so called Gag-Rule
Dear Editor:
I was told a member of the Board
of Education publicly ridiculed you
and your paper at a Board meeting
Thurs. Dec. 12th. It reminded me of
the infantile demeanor of a former
public official who tried to intimi-
date the lress in recent years. I was
told of the character you displayed
in completely ignoring the ludicrous
remarks. But that is not why I am
writing this letter. I want Mr. Gill in
Leesburg, Va., to know I too support
Joe Kessler and would defend him
but I have every confidence Joe is
smart enough to stay way out front
on his B of E adversaries.
I am bothered by the so called
'GAG RULE'. Is it a one way rule?
John Lilly, in his letter (Dec. 10
msue Hinton News) said, "There is
much that needs to be said, but Dr.
Mathews, Mr. Dillon and Mr. Neely's
attorney has a =gag rule" in the
Tassos Agreement that keeps me
Pieces
Many anxius moments have
passed throughout your life, hours
of wondering and praying, discus-
stuns with your wife.
Searching for your family not sure
of what to do but hoping someday
God would answer and make your
dream come true.
When it seemed you were for-
saken and you would always be alone,
your family sen t the letter and hoped
that you would phone.
It seemed like an eternity before
you called that night, to find that
God had finally answered, he knew
the time was right.
Your family you see was missing
a very special part, unaware the
piece they were missing would be
found inside your heart.
Now the gathered pieces have
been placed together very carefully,
with the greatest love they have been
bonded to last eternally.
Written by: Alice Owens
For her brother Bobby Mullins of
Nimitz, WV., whom she was only
informed about Oct. 12, 1991.
SERVICEMEN IN
THE NEWS
silent .... Yet, Mr. Dillon, in his
letter (the same newspaper) alleged.
=At the presentation in Morgantown
last year, the SBA Committee was
told by former Supt. Jim Tassos,
Summers Countians are not inter-
ested in education, they will not pass
levies."
In the first place, I don't believe
Mr. Tassos said that and in the sec-
ond place I believe Mr. Dillon vio-
lated their gag rule. It reaffirms my
doubts as to the credibility of some
members of the B of E. We believe
Mr. Dillon was attempting to put the
blame on Mr. Tassos for Summers
County not being funded for a new
school. Dec. 14th. is the first time
since I came to Summers County in
19401 have voted against a levy and
this time only because of the irre-
sponsible action of some B of E
members much too numerous to
mention here.
I believe the levy vote is sendinga
adate to the Board toshape up or
slp out. I for one do not want
Summers County tax dollars going
to Mercer County through their at-
torney who must be laughing all the
way to the bank. The Board had a
perfectly competent "attorney in
Summers before they fired him for
some trumped up reason. It is time
the B of E shoulders its responsibil-
ity for the school system being in its
present condition. Not David Ziegler,
nor Jim Tassos, nor Joe Kessler and
most certainly not the good citizens
of Summers County.
Pay no attention to those few
characters who would try to intimi-
date you. Keep reporting the facts,
both good and bad, as you have in
the past. The press is sorely needed.
Someone very eloquently put it to
words when he said:
=Freedom of the people rests upon
freedom of the press, and the free-
dom of the press rests upon one of
the great truths and facts uttered by
Christ, who said, =The truth shall
make you free." There can be no
freedom of the people without the
Freedom of the Press. Chain it about
with restructions which prevent it
from presenting the facts and the
truth, control it so that only that will
be told those in control want told,
and the people will be kept in dark-
ness - and their freedom destroyed.
Roy C. Long
818 Summers St.
Hinton, W.Va. 25951
at Hinton and Clifton Forge, Va.
His first promotion came in 1925
when he was transferred to Colum-
bus, Oh. as Mechanical Inspector for
the C&O owned Hocking Valley
Railway. Here he was in charge of
locomotives, car and shop equipment
inspections and various test work.
During 1929 and 1930 Mr. Whanger
was transferred to Cleveland, Oh.,
for locomotive development work on
the C&O, Hocking Valley and Pere
Marquette Railways. In 1930 he was
transferred to the C&O owned Pete
Marquette Railway as special repre-
sentative in the office of Vice Presi-
dent RJ. Bowman in Detroit, Mich.
Mr. Bowman was later made Presi-
dent of the PM and, still later, the
C&O. Mr. Whanger's next big move
came in 1937, when he was made
Assistant to Vice President, Mainte-
nance and Operation. In 1943 he
was elevated to the position of Assis-
tant to President R.J. Bowman of
the Pere Marquette whose office was
in Detroit.
Mr. Rothermell had the following
to say in his TRACKS article, Nov.
1945 issue:
=Subject of our portrait for prog-
ress is Edgar M. Whanger, Assis-
tant to President Bowman of the
Pere Marquette Railway, whose of-
rice is in Detroit. An unassuming
man with a ready smile and under-
standing manner, he is called upon
to perform a variety of special as-
signments, in addition to regular
and continuing duties including
budget work, joint facility arrange-
ments, and upkeep of personnel
records. During the recently ended
war period he was liaison officer in
connection with several governmen-
tal regulation agencies as they had a
bearing on the maintenance and
operation of PM such as Wage and
Salary Stabilization, Service, etc. For
three years he has been active in
employe War Bond purchases
through payrolls, acting as co-chair-
man of PM's system War Bond
Committee."
What, he was asked,by Rother-
reel!, would he make for. the case of
opportunity, chance, luck, or call it
what you will?
=Opportunity is not a happy acci-
dent, nor is it partial to the few," he
replied. "Nor again, is it that some-
thing we are too often prone to think
of as 'pull', or special privilege.., of
those born under a lucky star. I think
that opportunity doesn't be without,
so much as it lies within the man,
and that it is how he is able to handle
his capacity for taking advantage of
opportunity that matters.
The Editor of The Independent
Herald, published in Hinton Mar.
24, 1937 said of Jake Whanger on
the announcement of his appoint-
ment to Assistant to the Vice Presi-
dent:
He is a young man that we have
always predicted would climb the
ladder of success because ofhis splen-
did ability, fine character, temper-
ate habits and the energy and ambi-
tion he has always displayed in any
task he has undertaken. We con-
gratulate Mr. Whanger upon his
merited promotion and wish him
and his estimable wife, who was
formerly Miss Peggy Noel, of Hin-
ton, continued success.
After retirement Mr. Whangsr
and his wife, Catherine, lived in
Charlottesville, Va., until his death
in Dec. 1974. Mrs. Whanger was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Noel
who resided on James St. in Hinton.
Army National Guard Private
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Chrtstmas Parade
positive manner. Mrs. Angotti and
Mr. Briers represent a vision shared
by many of the downtown businesses.
The Hinton Key Club sponsored
the 1991 Snow Court entry in the
parade. Two Hinton High School
.seniors shared the honor as Snow
Queen. By popular vote Lisa Sel-
domridge and Paige Gwinn were
elected Snow Queen. The Snow Court
attendants were selected from each
Summers County Jr. High School
School 9th grade class. Represent-
ing the Hinton Jr. High School was
Helen Boone. Sandstone Junior High
elected Leri Shafer and Talcott
Junior High selected Susan Turner.
Awards were given to the follow-
ing parade entries.
FLOAT DIVISION
1st-- City ofHinton. 2nd Epis-
copal Youth Club. 3rd -- Summers
Co. Food Service.
BAND DIVISION
1st--Princeton High School. 2nd
-- Hinton High School.
WALKING/MARCHING DIVI-
SION
1st -- Ramsey Elementary Jr.
ROTC. 2nd-- Hinton B.P.W. 3rd--
Summers Co. Girl Scouts.
HORSE DIVISION
1st -- Tasha & Tonna Richmond.
AUTO DIVISION
1st---Jumping Branch Elemen-
tary Cheerleaders. 2nd-- Summers
Auto Sales. 3rd -- Upland Baptist
Church.
SAVE OIJR MOUNTAIN
Save Our Mountains meeting
every first Thurs. of every month.
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the school board, I was informed
that all expenditures made by the
treasurer were first approved by the
school board. Maybe Mathews was
asleep during Mr. Kessler's presen-
tation and request for approval. We
are not privilege to know how
Mathews voted on these expendi-
tures, most likely he voted to ap-
I used to be proud to say that I was
a native of Hinton, now my home-
town is Leesburg, Va. Hinton should
embarrass all of you, not just me.
During our visit, I asked my fifteen
year old daughter and fourteen year
old sen would they like to live in
Hinton. Aresoundi ng, "NO WAY!!!!
burst my ears. Upon reflecting that
Scotty J. Richmond has completed
the basic field artillery cannoneer
course at Fort Sill, Okla.
During the course, students were
taught the duties ofhowitzer or gun
section crewman. They also received
instruction in communications,
maintenance and the handling of
ammunition and explosives.
proved them as he was aroused from was my sentiments in 1965. No way. Richmond is the son of Homer E.
his stupor. Continued on page 8 and Mettle J. Richmond of Hinton.
Rather than attempt to ridicule a
hardworking member of the school
system, Mathews and other mem-
bers of the board should be more
Letters are welcome, but no more
than one letter each month will bc
accepted from the same writer, Pref-
erence will be given to letters of 300
wordsor less. Lengcrletters maybe
shortened or rejected. Letters must
be signed and must include an ad-
dress and phime number. The tele-
phone numbcr will not be published.
letters will be edited for grammer,
spelling, taste, syntax, and libel.
Names will not be withheld.
Address them to Letters to tim
Editor, P. O. Box 1000, Hinton, WV
25951.
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