6A The Mountain Mes~nger, Thursday, September 27, 1990
Greenbrier County Board of Education
News and Views from Chestnut Street
By Bailey
The Greenbrier Board of Edu-
cation met September 9 at their
regular scheduled time as you
know by now. I did not stay ior
the end of the meeting due to its
undue length. As mentioned
here previously, it Is unfortunate
the Board continues to interrupt
its regular meetings to convene
in executive session. The execu-
tive session which was called by
Superintendent Baldwin lasted
for well over 50 minutes and,
once the Board returned, no de-
cision was made on tile acq Asl
tlon of the land for the proposed
new junior high. I agree that
more parents should attend
these public meetings. However.
the Board Is not fostering in-
creased attendance when it con-
tinues to allow closed door ses-
sions to lengthen meetings.
Should there be some reason as
to why these sessions cannot be
held prior to or after regular
Board meetings, it would be-
hoove our elected Board mem-
bers to say what those reasons
are.
ful remark made by P. F. Collins.
Mr Collins wanted to kalow why
the Board did not know more
about the anti-drug program
used by the police department
called D.A.R.E. He said, as
Board members they should be
knowledgeable of any school-
based program. Member Henry
Sessions said this was an idiotic
comment by Mr Collins. The gist
of Mr Sessions' remark was that
the Board also runs the nursing
program but he knew nothing
about nursing. This was nothing
new to the LPN students! Several
months ago, Board member
Cheryl Griffith suggested that
each Board member be assigned
one aspect of the School pro-
grams so that each member
would bring some expertise to
the Board concerning day-to-day
operations. I heartily endorse
this idea and would hope to see
It Implemented in the near
future. As a health professional
whc sees the loss of young pro-
ductive lives to the ravages of
drug abuse, I encourage this en-
tire community to unite be-
As mentioned in last week's hind Lewlsburg Police Chief
report, the LPN students con-Welkle and his D.A.R.E. officers
fronted th Board concerning the In fighting substance abuse and
lack of an instructor. What was educating our youth in learning
not brought out was the Insight- to "say no to drugs."
If you like the Mountain Messenger
Please thank our advertisers
May Become
Construction of a 9,500-
square-foot addition to the Le-
wisburg Post Office continues
while local officials await word
concerning the possibility of dis-
continuing the office's designa-
tion as a "mail processing cen-
ter."
Postmaster Major Walker
said, "We don't know many of
the details of the study, and I'm
not really sure who's conducting
it, but we know there is study
going on about the feasibility of
sending our mail and Bluefield's
to a proposed facility in Beck-
ley."
Mr Walker said the postal
service study Is an attempt to
determine where cuts should be
made in the general phasing out
of smaller area-wide post offices,
such as Lewisburg's, which still
depend on manual sorting. The
The new facilities will include
a handicapped ramp, a reno-
vated and enlarged front en-
trance and lobby/service area,
185 addillonal post office boxes,
and approximately 15 parking
spaces on the west wide of the
property. Handicapped parking
will be available at the ramp on
the east side. Crews are cur-
rently building retaining wails
for the parking areas at the rear
and west side of the building.
Mr Walker said he did not
have a specific date yet as to
when the work will be completed
but added he expects it will be
finished by December.
fmmimmmmmmJmmJmmJmmJmmmmmm~ Lewisburg facility handles ap-
| WALTER E. DEACON, II | proximately I00,000 pieces of Two new brochures about
mall per day. Additionally, it for- common medications used to
: MS IMo : wards mail for all post offices treat arthritis, a condition that
BS, , MBA, PE with the "249" ZIP code prefix, in affects an estimated 300,000
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY : an area bounded by Barrow to West Vlrglnians, are now avail-
" the north, Peterstown to the able free from the West Virginia
• south, Crawley to the west, andChapter of the Arthritis Founda-
I ~ ' " : White Sulphur Springs to the tlon.
| ~ * ORTHOPEDIC ¢~ HAND SURGERY east. Those pieces of mail range One brochure is about non-
steroidal anti-in flammatory
from 300,000 to 400,000 per drugs (NSAIDs). These Include
II * JOINT REPLACEMENT * FRACTURES day.
: J~ * SPORTS MEDICINE * AA~THRITIS Radford and Radford Con-asplrin and aspirin-like medica-
| //~ ~ * ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY : struction Company of Becldey is tions used to reduce inflamma-
the contractor for the $1.5 mil- tlon that causes the joint pain,
stiffness and swelling of arthri-
I ,~ ~ * LOW BACK INJURIES • KNEE INJURIES lion project. The majority of the tis. The other brochure is about
' \ ll•
|'~¢) ~' PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS " work involves the addition of corticosterolds, stronger medica-
work facilities at the rear of the
i i! ~ : present bulldlng. The new addl- ti°ns similar t° a natural body
647 4727 tion will more than double the hormone, which are also used to
" 8,900 square feet contained In reduce inflammation.
1 Greyr0ck Professional Park Fairlea, WV | the present building. Each brochure lists many of
m, m m =. m, m m m I m I m m ,J m J .J m ml J .,- m m ,J me .I *The additional space will al- the generic brand names used,
Humana Hospital - Greenbrier Valley
would like to introduce someone special.
Dr, Little is certified by the
American Board of Internal
Medicine. He practiced in
Virginia prior to his move
to the Greenbrier Valley.
To make an appointment,
call:
647-5115
200 Maplewood Avenue
Ronceverte, WV,
low us to begin processing prior-
Ity mail," Mr Walker said. "Up
until now we've always had to
forward it on to Charleston--we
just haven't had the room to
work on it."
: NURSERX.
It's Holland Bulb
Planting Time !
Plant spring flowering bulbs
n6w for spectacular displays
next spring. E~y planting
instructions are included
with eash purchase.
i See us for a wide Issoranent
of the fine~ qulJty imported
bulbs. Also mk about the
qnantJt7 discount on Indbs.
L~ I14 mile north of 1.64 on US
219, Windy Knoll Nursery is open
Monday thru Satutdmy 800 am to
4:30 pm to help you with all your 9ar-
anti lat~:~lca~ ne~s,
,s ttT "
D. Downs Little, M.D.,
Internal Medicine, has
recently joined the medical
staff of Humana Hospital -
Greenbrier Valley. He is in
private practice with Green-
brier Physicians, Inc., in
Roncevene.
Dr. Little is a native of
Spartanburg, SC, and is a
graduate of the Medical
University of'South Caro-
lina. He completed his
training at the Cleveland
Clinic, East_ _ Virgima
Graduate Scflool of Medi-
cine and Tulane University
School
I II II II I I II I
mmm
Single or Double Wide Homes!
I ":
__ ..
Henderson ...........
Hermitage
Dealer
and
These two homes are exceptionally spacious with many optional features like .....
*shingled roof
*vinyl siding
,storm windows
*round or garden tubs
*upgraded installation
*gas, oil or electric heat
*furnished or unfurnished
*appliances
*fireplace
.... Plus many more options
Come by & let us show you how you can BUY your OWN home for the price
you Pay in Rentl
describes when the medications
are prescribed, how they work,
what side effects may occur, and
lists things to do and not do
when taking the medications.
To receive a free copy of either
of the new brochures, call the
Arthritis Foundation's toll-free
number, 1-800-479-5044.
The Arthritis Foundation is
the source of help and hope for
people who have arthritis. The
foundation supports research to
find the cure for and prevention
of arthritis and seeks to improve
the quality of life for those af-
fected by the disease.
Finally! A School Spirit Ring for the Junior High
Student. This great new nng includes:
, your school name . your mascot
• six stone choices , schomashc symbols
And BEST OF ALL, this ring has a $25.00 trade-in value off the
regular retail pnee of your ArtCarved High School Class Ring.
WITH I,O
By Pearl S. Buck
Let me share, I pray
In this joyous day.
Let me, for your sake
A small gilt to make.
Inc.
]230 South Craig Avenue, Covington, Va.
MADL
II
I
And in such giving
May some child's life,
Now torn with strife,
Be more worth living.
September 22, at the birth-
place of Pearl S. Buck, we cele-
brated the annual Fall Festival.
Frances Humphreys and I
spent most of Monday last week
together. Of course, the discus-
sion led to the Fall Festival Mat-
tie Stroebel of Lewisburg called
and wanted to know if I could go
and serve as hostess. "if I Possi-
bly can," came the answer. "You
know I work at the store til
noon," "Have you called
Frances?" came my question.
"She's next." Mattte said. So
Frances said, "she would pick
me up at 11 a.m. and thence on
to the festival." The Stulting
house was open for tourists and
our local people, The restored
Sydenstricker house also was
open. Just like every other event,
there were refreshments there
and down behind this house the
annual applebutter making,
stirred by the men. Yes, I took
some home. The applebutter sale
helps with lots of projects.
Tastes just like my mother's rec-
ipe. I wore the same skirt I had
made for the West Virginia Cen-
tennial in 1963t
Frances usually is hostess to
Grandfather Her.anus
Stultlngs' room. By the way it
has a deer skin trunk in it. I
have a deer skin trunk too. It
has been carried by missionar-
ies, or so the lining of newspaper
says. A date of 1833 is printed
therein. I'm sure, since the
trunk is in the birthplace, mts
sionaries carried It. Pearl S.
Buck's parents were Presbyte-
rian missionaries and took Pearl
with them to China. In China,
Pearl spent most of her life writ-
ing and learning the ways of the
Chinese people. "The Good
Earth." her novel, won her the
Pulitzer Prize. All of her many
books told of China and other
Asian countries and the many
there in misery.
I was hostess in the parlor.
The home went out of the hands
of the family with its furnishings
going to the four winds. Recover-
ing it has been a hardship but
• some of tl~ .orig, lnal pieces have
been acquired.
This walnut table is an origi-
nal piece of Stultlng furniture,
made by Her.anus Stulting
(Pearl Buck's grandfather). The
family Bible rested on It. The
Bible in place now is the Syden-
stricker family Bible.
The Cherry China and Linen
press were in the Sydenstricker
family. It originally rested In the
SILADIUM®
(dudit) "d~ differed*
The M©Culloch TITAN" 50 Chain Saw is a powerful value. • 3.1 cub~c~nch engine
• Adjustable gear~driven oiler with manual ovemde capability
Chain Brake /Hand Guard and ant, i-vibration system
• Easy-start electror~c ignff.jon
Professional hard-chrorne cyhnder bore
• One-year consumer wamanty [six-month professional warranty]
with 16" Bar
422 EDGAR AVE.
RONCEvERTE, W.VA.
647-5353
. • , , ,
lly ltol)t~rt:~ l';~ t ton
old Sydenstricker
Ronceverte, which
constrtlcled on
The matching ch~
side of the china
are from tile Old
rian Church in
believe they were in
Absalom $3
dained minister there,
Pearl Buck's
Stulting Syden
back from China
that country's lore to
Her.anus, in
purse and a pair
shoes were among
These Chinese items
sented to lhe
Stulttng Smith --
cousin.
The John Beltcr
rosewood chair and
rare, were of the
though not original to t
The portrait of Miss
done by Ma0
stown. "rile green
represents the eax"~
painting was
novel and movie
Earth."
Peek out ihe fro#
and see the beautiful
tree anytime of the
Once again the
Room of Carnegie
burg will be
gallery. The
tag. of Art Jutted
grace its walls frofl~
opening day,
until the closing, OCi
3 p.m. Artists frona
represented with
First Place and
tion ribbons.
Prizes will be
public reception in
Room Sunday, OctC
p.m. to 4 p.m. by
donors of the
each category, as
Show.
Winners of these
Edith Montgolnery
Charlottesville,
of Show. awarded by
Valley National
First place, awarded
National Bank of
her watercolor, ",
Nita Honaker of
Place. awarded by
Monroe. for her
sweet': Lawra G
Alderson. First
by the Greenbrier
manities Council,
Power Drawing #3
of Alderson, First
by The Bank of
Springs, for his
"Foul Ball": and
mer. of Lewisburg,
awarded by The
Bank of Peterst~
Charlotte Mason
Elizabeth Dickson
her color
Hall'.
Honorable MeO
awarded to
Renick. for her
June Bailes. of
her watercolor.
Jeanne Brennman,
her watercolor,
Jazz': Marian juhl,
for her watercolor,
enteen"; Natalie
for her acrylic,
dow'; and Lawra
Alderson. for her
Drawing #2.
These and marly
will be on display
Saturdays from 9
and on
p.m. Volunteers
with the show for a
hosts/hostesses
call Maggie La
7525
Group To
The
nomic Develo
a nonprofit
Greenbrier,
hontas cou
annual meeting
tober 3, at the
wisburg. Dinner
p.m.. followed
buslness meetll~g
organization's
laws will be
membership for
Guest speaker
D. Reeves,
the Greater
Development
Ington, Virginia.
and the public
tend these everett'
per person. PleaSe
tions no later
tober I, by con
Gouiiere,
the corporation,
