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Diane Hickel
Letart
Senator Robert Byrd re-
that due to the
of money being
Virginia politics today,
be possible for a
like himself to get
rhis prompted the late
a respected newspaper
to suggest that U.S.
Rbckefeller, who has
$27.5 million for elec-
Virginia, donate to
million he has raised
COntrast to Rockefeller,
$12 million on his last
Byrd only spent $1.3
re-election.
Rockefeller's oppo-
fair campaign pledge
to limit his campaign ex-
to $2 million. Yoder chal-
to do the same.
+ refused, saying that he's
be tied down by a limit
~; Rockefeller afraid of, and
;Cared to sign a fair cam-
The answer is rather
knows he can-
on merit or fairness.
Is a chicken. "Money-
has to hide behind
Wealth and the slickest
Madison Avenue corn-
money can buy.
Rockefeller had to
million to barely squeak
Yoder can make him
this year and still
Want a real man, rather
representing me in
yours,
Denny Canterbury
Ronceverte
your readers to let
chose West Vir-
given the matter con-
ht. I* indeed chose t
I have not regret-
but for some time I
thought about the
Methodist minister.
Years in seminary in
ling previously in Ohio,
and in three other
end of my four years
I COuld have gone to
United Methodist
At the time I knew of
United Methodist
~l~id less than in West
I chose to come' to
reasons for a
minister, or any-
go to West Virginia
bucks" are elsewhere.
in 43 states, includ-
east of the Mis-
nowhere else
a pleasant climate as
We do not have
COld that the North has
heat that the South ~
more pleasant than
Where the extremes
in both winter
my wife admits
ts a proud native of
ins of West Virginia
me, they are not
comforting. I know
but seeing
around me I am more
presence than I
er the climate nor the
me back
It was the
a person instead
]inia, j don't do much
or waiting in lines.
I am known by
a number. At my
always treated cour-
GREENBRIER MOTOR CO., INC.
U.S. 219 SOUTH AT FAIRLEA
linia, I have a name
Among the pas-
Conference
urch, indi-
as individuals,
of factions. In the
tel serve as a pas-
of different tradi-
so divided as in
I have been.
Past, I have seen
by various or-
in financial man-
In business climate,
next to the last in per capita income
and next to last in teachers' pay.
None of this is accfiptable. All of this
needs to change.
West Virginia has what many
modern urban dwellers long for,
however. We have community. We
have space. We have time for each
other.
I pray that the leadership of,our
state will work to bring us up from
the bottom of those lists I mentioned
above, and I pray also that the lead-
ership of our state, our business,
and our schools, will not undermine
the tremendous advantages that we
enjoy in other areas here in West
Virginia.
We need community. We need
unity. We need to care about each
other. Our young people need to
have educational opportunity and
economic opportunity which they do
not now have. They also need the
close, caring, community that most
of them now have, however, where
they can be affirmed for who they
are, even if they are not number one
in the country.
I pray that what is worst about
our state can be corrected without
the lost of what is best about our
state.
Sincerely yours,
Mark W. Flynn
Ronceverte
Dear Editor:
April 22, 1990 is Earth Day 1990,
the 20th Anniversary of the first
Earth Day.
More than 20 million people par-
ticipated in the first Earth Day --- the
largest organized demonstration in
the nation's history. Congress ad-
journed for the day and over 500 of
its members attended "teach-ins" at
universities and colleges or made
speeches about saving the environ-
ment. Following this historic event,
the Environmental Protection
Agency was established and both
the Clean Air Act and the Clean Wa-
ter act were passed.
the past, the cost of preventing envi-
ronmental deterioration is very small
compared to the cost of correcting
these problems once they have oc-
curred.
I urge all citizens to become in-
volved in Earth Day 1990. Locally
several events are being planned by
local environmentally conscious
groups not only on Earth Day 1990,
but also during the week preceding
and following Earth Day. Many reli-
gious leaders will deliver pro-Earth
related sermons. Every public
school in the Nation has received
educational packets for Earth Day
1990 so that our educators can fo-
cus at this time on the importance of
a sound environment to all of us. As
the New York Times wrote after the
first Earth Day, "Conservatives were
for it, Liberals were for it. Demo-
crats, Republicans and independ-
ents were for it. So were the ins, the
outs, the Executive and Legislative
branches of government."
Think globally, act locally -- be-
come involved!
Sincerely yours,
G. Drew Forrester
Ronceverte
P.S. To find out how you can get
involved locally, contact local Earth
Day 1990 Co-coordinators Dr Nancy
Chambers at 497-2862 (evenings)
or Marty Marshall at 645-3165
(days).
History Meeting
A preview of the Battle of Lewis-
burg Re-enactment Weekend will be
presented by Hal Walls at the April 7
meeting of the Greenbrier Historical
Society.
Mr Walls is a member of the
White Sulphur Rifles, a Civil War re-
enactment group which has partici-
pated in several "battle" stagings
throughout the East. He will explain
the history of the Battle of Lewisburg
and the preparations being made for
the May 18-20 event, in which the
White Sulphur Rifles and a number
The Mountain Messenger, Tuesday, April 3, 1990 5A
Airport Rental Policies Cause Controversy
of the high interest rates prevailing
then."
Mr Hill appeared before the Air-
port Authority in January to request
that the Authority build him a new
hangar, which he would then lease.
The group approved the request
and will open bids on the hangar at
its April 16 meeting. The size of the
proposed facility has not yet been
decided.
When asked about the
Authority's occasional permission for
By Jonathan Wright
A difference of opinion has arisen
between Greenbrier Valley Aviation
owner Stan Leist and the Greenbrier
Valley Airport Authority concerning
the Authority's construction and
leasing policies.
The airport has two 100-by-120-
foot hangars, one built in 1973 and
the other in 1986. Both rent for $750
per month. Mr Leist, whose busi-
Hess occupies the older of the two,
contends the airport should base
rent on actual construction costs.
Additionally, he believes it should private individuals to build facilities
lease only the land on which the at their own expense, Colonel
buildings sit. Gwinn said, "It doesn't take nearly
Both hangars were built by the as long for private construction as it
Airport Authority, a group appointed does when we do the work, since
by the Greenbrier County Commis- we have to advertise for bids, accept
sion. "1 don't believe the Authority them, and go through quite a bit
should use county money to build more preliminaries than a private
facilities for which private capital is firm. In addition to allowing Mr Hill to
available," Mr Leist said. construct his "t-hangars" in 1979,
When asked why the Authority the Authority also allowed Maxwel-
spends its own money to build facili- ton Aircraft Maintenance to con-
ties for tenants, airport manager struct a building at the airport in
Colonel (retired) John Gwinn said, 1984. The Authority bought the
"In most situations we have con- building from the firm in 1986 for
structed the buildings ourselves. It $58,000.
has worked out well for our tenants "In both instances our purchase
financially and helps us keep them of the buildings helped our custom-
on here. We base rent on what the ors through some financial problems
renter can pay, and we do our best they were beginning to have," ColD-
to make our rates as fair and equi- nel Gwinn said. "They were good
table as possible. Our intention is to customers, and we wanted to keep
be a first-class airport, with all major them."
agreements to airport tenants as are
offered to tenants of the adjacent
Eastern Greenbrier County Indus-
trial Park, which the airport owns.
He has twice submitted a request for
permission to build a 100-by-120-
foot hangar. It would adjoin his pres-
ent hangar, which is approximately
the same size.
The request was made by letter
at the Authority's meeting in October
and in person at the group's Janu-
ary meeting. Each time it was tabled
for further consideration. "We're still
not quite sure what exactly he is
wanting," Colonel Gwinn said when
questioned about the proposal.
Mr Leist said he requested a
thirty-five-year lease and a thirty-
five-year option on the new hangar,
similar to the terms and conditions
extended to the now-closed
Maxwelton Manufacturing Company
at the industrial park. Mr Leist said
his business would build the hangar
at its own expense.
When asked why airport tenants
were not offered the same lease
agreements as those of the indus-
trial parks, Colonel Gwinn said,
"They are two completely separate
entities. There is no comparison.
Each one is handled separately." He
added there were different opera-
tional needs between aeronautical
and industrial firms, and the Author-
facilities: a restaurant, limousine Mr Leist contends the Authority ity makes the policy decisions it con-
service, "fixed-base" operators [air should also offer the same leasing siders most effective and efficient for
taxi and aircraft maintenance serv-
ices], charter service, and fuel
sales." "None of these services
could operate successfully if we
based our charges on what the
structures cost," he added. "In real-
ity, we subsidize everybody here."
In the case of Don Hill, who was
given approval to construct ten 'l-
hangers" in 1979, the airport group
decided to purchase Mr Hill's build-
both.
IT( SO S1SM s%Gi" "WE' PEN''"
A Beautiful Experience
This April 22, our Nation (and
others in our world) is once again
going to celebrate Earth Day. We
will celebrate the gains we have
made in protecting our planet and its
inhabitants, as well as recommit our-
selves to the monumental task
which still lies ahead. Each of us, by
doing our small part in making envi-
ronmentally sound decisions in our
everyday lives, can make a large
impact on our Earth's future. We are
the stewards of God's Earth for our
and many future generations. As we
have discovered through many envi-
ronmental disasters and mistakes of
of re-enactment groups from, ings in 1982 for $138,000. Mr Hill
throughout the country will take part.
The meeting wilt be held at Car-
negie Hall in the Greenbrier College
Alumnae Room at 2 p.m. The public
is invited.
said he went out of business tempo-
rarily at that time and no longer has
ready access to documents reveal-
ing how much he paid to build the
hangars in 1979. He declined to
give an estimate but said, '1 made
money on the sale, mainly because
Correction
Children's workshops for the
Greenbrier Valley Theatre are set
for April 21 and May 10. Information
supplied the Mountain Messenger
for our March 27 edition was incor-
rect.
eee
Family Enrichment Week
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