IOA The Mountain Messenger, Tuesday, March 20, 1990 Mary_ ._Comnton
Wants Re-elected
A first year veteran of the West
Virginia Legislature, Delegate Mary
Pearl Compton (D-Monroe) has filed
for re-election in the May Demo-
cratic Primary.
Mrs Compton. a 33-year resident
of Union, has fought this session for
her Monroe and Summers County
constituents on issues including
groundwater protection and the pro-
posed closing of Andrew S. Rowan
Memorial Home.
1 am doing all that I can to keep
the Andrew S. Rowan Home open.
For weeks, i've been on the cham-
ber floor explaining to my compan-
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ions in the House that more time is
needed to research solutions other
than closing the home. Now that the
Legislature has voted to permit the
sale of the Rowan Home, we are
exploring all other available avenues
to keep it open as a personal care
home. An abrupt decision to close it
could severely limit our county eco-
nomically."
Mrs Compton, a supporter of en-
vironmental issues, is also working
for passage of groundwater protec-
tion legislation, including the ground-
water bills under consideration by
the Legislature. Three water compa-
nies, Quibelt, Nu-Mint Springs and
Sweet Springs Valley Water Com-
pany take their water from springs in
Monroe County.
"The purity of the natural re-
sources in southeastern West Vir-
ginia is rare compared to other ar-
eas in the state and throughout the
nation, and as such it must be pre-
served," Mrs Compton said.
Another Delegate Compton's cur-
rent projects is a bill before the Leg-
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islatu,- "'~';'-~" ...... Id inc' ;{a part Ot
the M,,bncow~ I~-lke P:~ , H,:n'ing
and Fishing Area ~n ;be ;ate park
syste;i,.
"Adding Moncove Lake, which of-
fers camping, swimming, picnicing,
fishing, canoeing and other recrea-
tional facilities, to the state park sys-
tem will be a giant step toward at-
tracting tourism, with its boosts to
the local economy and the scenic
splendors of Monroe County," Mrs
Co mpton said.
The 21st District Delegate serves
on the House Education Committee,
which considers such measures as
funding for education and the Higher
Education Sub-committee and In-
terim Committee. Mrs Compton also
chairs the Public Education Sub-
committee which is researching
ways to increase teacher salaries
and improve the quality of public
education.
Mrs Compton has a bachelor's
degree in education and a master's
in elementary education. She has
taught elementary and junior high
school, and established a special
education program in Monroe
County. She has also served as an
elementary principal, as well as a
graduate professor for West Virginia
University and the College of Gradu-
ate Studies.
Cross Extends
The Lewisburg Chapter of Ameri-
can Red Cross wishes to salute and
thank the men and women of the
Lewisburg United Methodist Church,
and the Lions Club members who
supported and helped make the
blood mobile visit at the Old Stone
D REBATE
Presbyterian Church March 2, a
success. Eighty-one pints of blood
were collected. This was the first
time the Methodist Church members
had been in charge of the blood
mobile on their own and they did a
great job. The Red Cross wishes to
personally thank Thelma Berkley
and John Garnett, for taking charge
of organizing and calling prospective
donors, and to Kathy Trout for ar-
ranging for the nursing staff to take
medical histories.
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Priscilla M
Small Things Trigger Memories
Of Childhood
Many of the things we enjoyed
doing with our parents, grandpar-
ents or favorite aunts or uncles
when we were little stay with us the
rest of our lives.
We remember not only special
occasions and adventures but also
many simple things they did with us
and little practical things they taught
US.
No matter how many years have
gone by, certain sights, sounds,
odors, or actions will trigger these
memories and warm our hearts.
An old lady in a nursing home
was telling me that she remembers
when her mother taught her how to
make "hospital corner~" when mak-
ing a bed, and you should have
seen the smile on her face as she
remembered --- 1 had just turned 6,
and we were at our summer place
and there were a lot of beds to
make!"
One of my friends remembers,
everytime he wears a suit, his father
teaching him, when they were sitting
down in their church pew on Sun-
day, to pull up on the knees of his
good trousers so the crease would
stay in. Just getting a suit out of the
closet brings back memories of Sun-
day mornings of long ago. And ev-
ery time he sits down on the train,
when he travels, he adjusts the
knees of his trousers and smiles to
himself.
I remember my mother every
time I sew. When I was about 5, she
taught me the easy way to make a
knot at .the end of the thread. When
I mastered it I was so proud!
My aunt was a sculptor, and ev-
ery time I smell modeling clay I re-
member the many times she gave
me a big lump of clay and let me
work alongside her in her studio.
Another friend told me that every
Sunday when he picks up the paper
he thinks of his father and how they
used to walk to the corner store to-
gether to buy the Sunday paper.
I give these examples to remind
us all that some of the simplest
things we enjoy doing
dren, and the little
them, can give them
ure. Something To
You can teach a 4-
how to use a hand
You'll need a low table or
large C-clamp, a ruler
small size cross-cut saw;
board two to three inches
about t~,o feet long.
If the child is ri
the board so that it sticks
eral inches to the right
front corner of the bench,
to the bench tightly
clamp, using a scrap of
tween the clamp and
keep the clamp from
board. With a ruler,
line across the board
want to cut it. Place
saw on the far end Of that
draw the saw back and
couple of times to make
the corner.
Show our child how
legs a little apart, and
the saw with the far
down a little. Show the
push and pull the saW
forth, not forcing it but
stroke forward and an
back. Pressure should
only on the forward
might war't to place your
the child's hand at first,
the feel of it. If he isn't
hands to hold the saw,
where to put the other
it out of the way.
the board a little way tO
the clamp will hold the
and keep that hand out
of the saw.)
Remind the child to
on the pencil line and
the cut go along it. If
cut off begins to
light shorter strokes until
When the child has
eral pieces, you can
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