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Antiques and
Collecting
bv RalDh & Terry Kovel
at W3/U
anniversary of
will unfold on
of West Virginia
Week, which be-
one-day celebration,
Into a week-
The idea of
Week began in
iWVU student, Arch A.
of Mountaineer
a celebration of the
Virginia -- has re-
throughout the
a time for WVU stu-
West Virginians to
to celebrate the cul-
of the Moun-
Week '90 offi-
Monday, October
Sales at Oglebay
10-4 p.m. Special
Week t-shirts and
sold throughout the
Week's largest
Arts and Crafts Festi-
place from 12-9
and Friday, No-
2, and from 10-7
November 3 in
Ballrooms. Ap-
50 artisans are
display their works.
popular event of
Week, the annual
be held at Eliza-
Hall on the WVU
event, featuring
50 quilts on dis-
for sale, will run
and Friday,
and 2, and Saturday
I.
Mountaineer Week
new attractions.
a children's Hal-
contest at the
Commons Area
October 3 I, from 8-
Hatfield's and
antry Vittles Dinner
Restaurant Thurs-
1 from 5-8 p.m.
2 from I 1 -
the Fiddler's Contest
November 2 from
at the Mountainlair
Competitions are
the week
Students an oppor-
in Moun-
The popular PRT
place Friday, No-
:30 p.m. in front of
of Mr and Ms
a male and female
with
and
Virginian, will
half-time cere-
WVU-Penn State
Saturday, Novem-
anniversary of
Week '90 -- spon-
WVU Student
will be an event
to miss.
28, 1636, Harvard
oldest university in
founded ... October
school eompul-
was established in
25, 1765, the
came to a close
1774, the First
ngress ended ...
General Howe's
failed to destroy
army at White
25, 1812, the
defeated the
the Azores
the first boat
left Buffalo ...
the first tram-
line was com-
22, 1962, a Soviet
buildup in Cuba
President Kennedy,
naval and air quaran-
of offensive
to the island ...
President Ken-
Premier Khrush-
~ agreement on a
e missile crisis in
27, 1978, Presi-
the Humphrey-
at reducing the
rate.
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Information on
Roughly 450 West Virginia
children are in some type of fos-
ter care setting, awaiting perma-
nent homes. Many have lived the
majority of their lives in this
limbo, and have experienced
mulliple moves within the child
welfare system. None of the 450
will ever return to their birth
families, and most of them are
legally free for adoption. Many of
these youngsters have physical
or mental disabilities; some
must be placed with brothers
and sisters; many are African-
American or have racially mixed
ancestry. Over half of them are
under the age of 12. Advocates
from organizations such as Ap-
palachian Families For Adoption
(AFFA) are working hard to prove
there is no such thing as an un-
adoptable child.
"The numbers are important,"
says Linda Streets. president of
AFFA. "and, they represent very
real children, with very real
needs to be someone's son or
daughter. The general public is
unaware of these kids. and we
believe making them more vis-
ible and getting them registered
on the West Virginia Adoption
Exchange is essential if we're
going to bring these children to-
gether with permanent adoptive
parents." November is Adoption
Awareness month across the
U.S. and Canada.
Smoking in
the Workplace
Whether or not to allow smok-
ing in the workplace is an issue
gaining more and more atten-
tion, according to the American
Lung Association of West Vir-
ginia.
In a recent seminar for man-
agers and personnel directors,
Kathi K. Elklns, ALAWV assis-
tant executive director, ex-
plained that public opinion has
changed in the last few years.
People are less accepting of
smokers and are more aware of
the dangers of secondhand
smoke.
"In talking about restricting
smoking at the workplace, we
talk about all employees' right to
work in a safe, clean air envi-
ronment. With secondhand
smoke the third leading cause of
lung cancer in the United States,
employers who allow smoking
may have a very real indoor air
pollution problem."
In his presentation of the le-
gal Issues, John R. Carlson em-
phasized that smokers do not
have the legal right to smoke.
However, their employers may
give them smoking privileges
In other talks Hoyt Burdock,
MD, of Huntington noted the
correlation of smoking to lung
cancer, heart disease, stroke,
emphysema, and other respira-
tory diseases. Jim Sullivan, CPA.
of Charleston, presented a for-
mula for calculating the cost of
employing a smoker and the cost
of allowing smoking in the
workplace. Depending upon
whether or not the employer
pays for health insurance and
other factors, the cost ranges
from $500 to $4000 per year.
Establishing a smoking re-
striction policy can appear to be
confusing, says Elkins, but it
doesn't have to be. The ALAWV
prepared a step-by-step ap-
proach to successfully imple-
menting smoking restrictions. It
is published in the workshop
manual including papers from
Burdock, Sullivan and Matthew
Myers, Washington, DC. attor-
neys. Also in the manual are
samples of wording for policies
and plans for promoting and
publishing a policy change.
Copies of the workshop man-
ual are available for $35 at the
state ALAWV office, P. O. Box
3980, 415 Dickinson Street,
Charleston 25339, 342-6600.
The lung association also pro-
vides consultation to companies
writing smoking restriction poli-
cies and has a variety of quit
smoking programs, literature
and signage to help implement a
new policy. For more informa-
tion contact Elklns at the state
office.
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everte Presbyterian Church
305 Locust Street
November 3rd 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fall & Christmas Crafts
Baked Goods, White Elephant, Children's
Used Clothing (exellent condition)
Dinner 4:30 - 7 p.m.
g, Sweet Potatos, Green Beans,
r Sauce, Roll, Dessert, & Drink.
.=livery available in the Ronceverte, Fairlea,
calling 647-4400 until 5 p.m.
$5 Children under 7 $2.50
Child Adoption
LAMPS COMMAND RECORD
According to Mrs Streets,
adoption has changed through
the years, "You don't have to be
married, childless, rich or own
your own house to adopt," she
says. "You do have to be able to
provide a stable, loving home
and to be capable of under-
standing the past many of these
kids bring along with them."
Many local and state organi-
zations can provide information
about waiting children and
about the adoption process in
general in the state of West Vir-
ginia. The West Virginia Adop-
tion Exchange, located at
Children's Home Society. main-
tains a listing of waiting chil-
dren. (This program operates
through a contract with the West
Virginia Department of Health
and Human Resources.)
Also providing information on
waiting children in West Virginia
are Burlington United Methodist
Home For. Children and Youth/
Child Placement Services, and
Appalachian Farhllies For Adop-
tion.
If you would like to know
more about adoption, contact:
Children's Home Society in
Charleston, Glenna Artrip, 346-
0795, or Children's Home Soci-
ety in Princeton, Sarah Whit-
taker, 425-8428.
Accident Claims
Life At Westvaco
An accident at the Westvaco
Corporation's paper mill in Cov-
ington, Virginia, ended in the
death of a Union woman October
13. Barbara Fleshman Martin,
45, was pronounced dead at the
scene of the accident at 12:20
• p.m. The death was determiner)-
to be the result of crushing inju-
ries from the employee's being
pinned between two rolls of pa-
per at the plant's Number One
machine, according to
Westvaco's public relations man-
ager Robert Crockett. Mr Crock-
ett declined to release informa-
tion on the size and weight of the
paper rolls,
The exact cause of the acci-
dent remains under investiga-
tion, Mr Crockett said. Mrs Mar-
tin had been an employee of the
plant since February 1988.
PRICES
When electric bulbs appeared,
Emile Galle, the French glassmaker,
designed many unusual lamps, many
with dome shades. Cameo glass,
which is cut layers of colored glass,
makes a colorful and practical
lampshade. He personally designed
and worked on many of the major
pieces, and he said the lamps were
inspired by the poems of contem-
porary writers like Victor Hugo or
Emile Zola. The wooden and bronze
or wrought-iron mounts for the
lamps were made in an adjoining
studio.
Galle lamps have been selling for
record prices. A lamp that looked
like a group of mushrooms sold last
year for over $1 million. A 1978 book
about lamps commented that
although there were many Galle
lamps for sale, prices were high. At
that time the top price was about
$35,000.
* * *
Q. I am starting a collection of
old paperback books. They are
some of the few things that I can
find at house sales and flea
markets for low prices. No one
seems to know the good from the
bad. I have been choosing books
with interesting covers, well-
known authors and early publica-
tion dates. Any suggestions?
The first popular paperback book
in the United States was "The Good
Earth" by Pearl Buck. It was issued
by Pocket Books in 1939. This and
the other very early Pocket Books
are the rarest and most sought-after
paperbacks. Other early books were
issued by Avon (1941), Penguin
(1935 in England and 1941 in the
United States), Popular Library
(1943), Dell (1943) and Bantam
(1945).
Look for the early books by these
publishers. The mark used by the
publishers changed, so you can learn
to recognize the early versions of the
Pocket Book kangaroo mark or the
penguin used by Penguin. Most
collectors specialize and search for
subjects like westerns or mysteries.
Others buy covers because of a
certain artist, or they buy books by
one author. There were over 14,000
paperback titles issued by 1959. We
suggest you specialize.
i Depression glass and the dinner-
Ware of the 1930s to '50s are
important collectibles today. Learn
more about prices, makers and
patterns in the 1988 edition of
"Kovels' Depression Glass and
American Dinnerware Price List."
Send $12.95 plus $1.90 postage to
Price Book, Box 22900, Beachwood,
Ohio 44122.
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