Vol. VI No, 34
November I. 1990
From the Greenbrier
Valley of West Virginia
Liquor Store Moved:
Residents Unhappy
Wright
)urchase of the
Beverage Con-
Store in Rainelle by
Corporation has
from area citi-
problems have been
the local police de-
store was one of
Aide drug stores
Virginia which
purchase
operations. Rite
moved the ABC
to their Park
ing Center store
inventory occu-
section of the
seen no problems
than a few traffic
Ralnelle Police Chief
said. "Some cus-
been parking at the
in to pick up
r. We can control
Assistant Direc-
Affairs of the
in Harris-
said liquor
conducted at the
throughout Michl-
and Maryland.
are trained to
on things." he said.
our alcoholic bever-
side. without a
easy sight of the
Our West Virginia
have been trained
program--
the precautions
OUr security people
it. We do take
though--
right to be con-
express dis-
the store now.
of Stoner said, "I
don't like it very much at all. I'm
not for any kind of whiskey or
alcoholic beverage. It's not what
I'm used to seeing in there."
"I don't like liquor being sold
anywhere--especially in a drug
store," Jean Herndon of
Charmco said.
Area resident Barbara Walker
said. "This will affect the amount
of business I do there, l'm totally
against any beer or liquor. My
daughter doesn't like it, either. A
few nights ago she was sick and
I had to go there to get some
medicine. It really upset her that
I had to go in there to get it."
Other customers expressed
no concern for the Rite Aid
move. Bobby Ward of Danese
said. "It doesn't make much dif-
ference to me. If you don't want
to. you don't have to buy it. A
man's going to do what we wants
to do anyway."
"It doesn't matter to me one
way or another." Ronald Holland
of Smoot said. "I don't use it [liq-
uor], but if I did, I'd go there to
get it. You have to go with the
flow."
One local pharmacy has seen
small increase in business as a
result of the Rite Aid decision.
Jerry Ross, owner of Ross' Pro-
fesslonal Pharmacy, said he has
gained several new customers
who are uncomfortable going
into Rite Aid now or are angry
with the chain store's inclusion
of liquor into its inventory.
"A lot of older PeoPle. espe-
cially, don't seem to want to go
into a place where liquor is sold.
l~,e had several ministers come
in and tell me they are trying to
get their people to avoid the
store. Of course, beer has been
sold there all along--but a lot of
people feel they've gone a bit too
far in selling liquor."
Perform At
fans -- and all
fine musl-
a great night to
to soon[ Charlie
will perform
Lewlsburg, Sat-
17, at 8 p.m. A
ce by Mr
been arranged
efforts of Sandy
Radio in Le-
¢ is a native of Fay-
very proud West
.'r hearing about
s mission in our
to appear at a
p~. rformance fee
raise money for
• l~d operation of the
had extraordl-
in the music
from doing more
sessions a
musicians, a re-
of his own going
released 16 al-
l8 years), he
~a Musical Director
syndicated
"Hee Haw.".
has been of
Charlle McCoy
I Three Area Persons Waive To Grand Jury
[
In Connection With Local Man's Murder
By Clms. A. Goddard
Three Greenbrler countians
have been charged in connection
with the alleged murder of Ted
McQuaid, 36, of Lewisburg.
Mr McQuaid, owner of Temac
Security Systems. was killed Oc-
tober 6 at a private residence on
Coffman Hill Road near Roncev-
erte, according to State Police
Trooper B. A. Sloan. Mr
McQuaid's body was transported
from this area to Powhatan
Point. Ohio, near Wheeling, and
hastily buried there, according
nary hearings before local mag-
Istrates and have been bound
over to the Greenbrier County
Grand Jury which convenes No-
vember 13. "This [murder] has
been the cause of much concern
in the county," Prosecutor
Lorenson said. *and needs to be
dealt with without delay."
Each of the accused has been
appointed a lawyer by the
Greenbrier County Circuit Court
Prosecutor Lorenson said. Mr
Cline is represented by Paul S.
Detch; Ms Wilson by William E.
Local Farmers
'Snap Up' Monies
Farmers living in the Green-
brier River Hydrologic Unit Area
"have snapped up $500,000 in
cost-sharing that will help them
improve water quality," accord-
ing to the U. S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Twenty-four will develop ani-
mal waste management systems
over the next three to five years,
mainly for dairy cattle, but also
for beef cattle in feedlots and hog
operations. Another lO1 ap-
proved requests are for' annual
practices, with emphasis on live-
stock water supplies.
to police. . King, Mr Johnson by Richard E. The Greenbrier County Agri-
Belmont County, Ohio, police Ford, Jr. All three of the court- servationCUltural StabilizatiOncommittee fundedand Con-125
were called by an unidentiflec appointed attorneys practice in of 340 requests from farmers,
woman about 3 a.m. October 2~. Lewisburg.
and told there was a body. which! According to Mr Lorenson. Mr according to Tom Vance, project
the woman said was along Tow~, McQuaid was born in a Pitts- co6rdinator and district conser-
vationist for the Soil Conserva-
Road off Ohio Route 148, ac- "rod McQuald burgh, Pennsylvania, suburb. He Lion Service (SCS).
cording to a news story in The (Messenger File Photo) was divorced and the father of
Wheeling Intelligencer and
News Register. It was that tele- Mr Lorenson said Mr Cllne one child, Mr Lorenson added. It's been overwhelming," Mr
Mr McQuaid's parents and his Vance said. "I don't think any-
body anticipated this kind of
phone call which lead police to was "... arrested at the Le- former wife came to Lewisburgsign-up this year, particularly
the shallow grave where the wisburg State Police Barracks at after police made the final identi-
body, identified by police as approximately 6:30 a.m. October flcation of the body. Upon the with animal waste facilities."
He added. "It means people
McQuaid's, was found. 23. The other two accused were completion of the autopsy, Mrare thinking about animal waste
arrested October 24, by StateMcQuaid's body was turned over management. They know it's
Charged with murder is Roger Police Trooper Sloan. Trooper to his parents, said Trooper something that's going to be re-
E. Cline, 25, of Alderson. First Class T. H. Johnson, and Sloan. The body was cremated quired in the near future, plus
Tammy S. Wilson, 29, of Roncev:- Corporal R. L. Green. October 26, according to Trooper the 75 per cent cost-share is a
erte and Harry Joe Johnson, 22, Although the official state Sloan. ~I'he family is planning good component, too."
of Gap Mills have been charged Medical Examiner's determina-three memorial services for Mr Livestock water received ap-
with aiding and abetting a mur- tion on the exact cause of MrMcQuaid, Trooper Sloan said, proval because many animals
der, according to Greenbrier McQuaid's death has not yet "one here in Lewisburg, one in drink from muddy springs or
County Prosecuting Attorney been released, Trooper Sloan Pittsburgh where Mr McQuaid streams, he said. Developed
Richard Lorenson. Mr Lorensonsaid it was his understanding Mr was born, and one in New Jersey springs and ponds with troughs
said all three of the personsMcQuaid died as the result of a where he grew up. help clean up water sources.
charged were employees of single bullet wound to the head The Lewisburg memorial serv-
Temac Security Systems. Mr from a small caliber pistol. *Fri- Ice planned by Mr McQuaid's He said the USDA's Agrlcul-
tural Stabilization and Conser-
Cline was a maintenance man; day (November 2} I am taking family will be held at Carnegie vatlon Service ~SCS}, which is
Ms Wilson, a dispatcher; Mr two pistols to Charleston for bal- Hall Saturday, November I0, at
Johnson, a security guard. The
firm supplied guards for private
properties in the Greenbrier
County area. The accused are
being held at the Greenbrier
County Jail. No bail has been
requested nor set. according to
court records.
Nashville Musician,
the in-demand session musi-
cians in Nashville, playing for
such greats as Roy Orbison, EI-
vis Presley and Bob Dylan. He
has won a Grammy Award, two
Country Music Association
Awards, and eight Academy of
Country Music Awards. Addi-
tionally, Mr McCoy has won nu-
merous accolades by the three
Editorial
6 is General Election Day in West Virginia. This
whether you agree with the political repre-
had or not - to say whether you believe the
or whether you have hopes of a brighter
for new-comers to the political arena.
and Pocahontas counties it is also your day
want levies to pass or not.
very easy for the Mountain Me~,enger to
- to suggest to you the way we think you
However, we feel advice is pretty easy to give -
to take.
'. firmly in the democratic principals which have
a great country. One of the basic principals of
your right to vote and for that vote to be secret
10-A to see what your choices are this Elec-
please, exercise your right to vote. Help
free.
--Chas. A. Goddard
music industry trade publica-
tions, Billboard, Cash Box and
Record World. Mr McCoy tends
to be the perpetual country in-
strumentalist nominee year after
year. While he is predominantly
known as a harmonica player,
his musical prowess encom-
passes many instruments in-
eluding guitar, bass, drums and
keyboards as well as a variety of
wind and brass instruments.
Appearing with Mr McCoy will
be the Charlie McCoy Band and
recording artist and actress
Laney Hicks.
Admission is $I0 per person.
Reservations are recommended
and can be made by calling 304-
645-7917.
Ewart Family
Memorial Fund
Betty Ewart. health educator
for the West Virginia School of
Osteopathic Medicine, recently
presented a check for the Ruth
Deerlng Ewart Memorial Re-
search Fund to the National
Jewish Center of Immunology
and Respiratory Medicine in
Denver.
The Ruth Deering Ewart Me-
morial Research Fund was
started with contributions re-
ceived after the 1988 death of
the Ewart's daughter. Ruthie. of
asthma. The fund supports re-
search in pediatric asthma.
The center was established for
work with tuberculosis patients
and now is involved in research
into all pulmonary and immu-
nological problems. Asthma
deaths are increasing world-
wide, and much of the present
research is being conducted by
the center.
Mrs Ewart toured the center
and met physicians and re-
searchers working in the area of
pediatric asthma. Mrs Ewart was
in Denver for the 42nd Annual
Delegate Assembly of the Ameri-
can Heart Association. During
the AHA annual meeting, cur-
rent research and projects in the
study of heart disease were pre-
sented.
lisLics tests, we'll know more
when we have the results back,"
Trooper Sloan said. One of the
pistols was registered in Mr
McQuaid's name. according to
Trooper Sloan.
All three of the accused
waived their rights to prelimi-
ilU !
Be Sure To Vote
November 6.
7:30 p.m. The barbershop har-
mony choraL] organization *Men
of Greenbrier" will participate in
the service, according to the
group's director Tommy
Holbrook. Mr Holbrook said Mr
McQuatd was an ~ctDe ~etnber
of "The Men of Greenbrler'.
disbursing the money, has re-
quested an additional $300.000
for unfilled requests, but the
outcome won't be known until
the 215 requests not
were 47 multi-
New Money For
More New Jobs
Governor Gaston Caperton
announced today that the West
Virginia Economic Development
Authority (WVEA} approved
three loans to projects which are
expected to create 418 jobs.
Lamplighter Industries, Inc..
which manufactures ceramic
electroluminescent lamps, is re-
locating from North Carolina to
Oak Hill. The $3 million project,
including a $472,500 WVEDA
loan, will create 374 Jobs in the
next three years.
LaRocco Enterprises, Inc., op-
erating as Frederick Schill & Co.
in Ronceverte. will create 11 jobs
in the next three years after a
$531,000 expansion of their ex-
isting facilities. In business In
West Virginia since 1969, the
company manufactures and in-
stalls custom building interiors
using some West Virginia hard-
woods and will be purchasing
equipment with the $239,620
WVEDA loan as part of the ex-
pansion project.
The Ohio Valley Industrial
and Business Development Cor-
poration of Wheeling received a
$225,000 loan for a $500,000
expansion project on theft build-
See "New Money", Pg. 2-A
Inside Today
About Herbs ..................... 8B
Agriculture ....................... 7A
Briefly ............................... 3A
Carnegie Column .......... 11A
Classified ............... . ........ 7B
Election Information ..... 10A
For the'Record ................ 5A
Funny Page ...................... 6B
Joy of Farming ................ 7A
Obituaries ........................ 9A
Opinion ........................... 4A
Roberta ........................... 11A
Saints ............................... 3B
Sports ............................... 1B
Teen Notes ....................... 2B
(I-r) Frank Groves, Eric Smith and Matt hall were part of th team that
helped to erect a new rail fence at the Rupert School.
Rupert Junior High School
Gets Help From Area Businesses
Fiori RicotLiUl Fence Company
and Westvaco Corporation
teamed up to help the Rupert Jr.
High and Elementary School re-
place their aging and broken raft
fence.
Gaye Keech and Joe Lancas-
ter of Westvaco helped coSrdi-
nate the project wlth Rupert
Principal Sandy Aldrldge and
Greenbrier County School Board
employee Joey Fltzwater.
Mr Ricottilll custom
manufactured
Forest Research
Dasher
the company hole
digger and their considerable
fence experience to get the proj-
ect under way. Old cement use d
for the previous posts was re-
moved and new holes were dug.
Eric Smith, Frank Groves. Jim
Grobowaki, Matt Hail and Kevln
Dasher. all Westvaco employees,
pitched in and setting of the
posts and rails began, Upon
completion of half of the project
the balance was turned over to
and completed by Joey Fltzwater
and members of the Rupert Ath-
letic Boasters.
The result is a handsome and
practical Improvement to the
school environment, featuring
native wood products produced
by a local forest products busi-
ness. The locust posts and hem-
lock rails came from trees har-
vested on Westvaco timberlands.
the level of
that exists between
products industry and
the local schools and communi-
ties. The entire project was com-
pleted within two weeks of when
it was first contemplated.
The Rupert School takes
much pride in their new fence,
and plans to stain it and attach
a sign documenting the joint
project.
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