2A The Mountain Messenger, Thursday, November 8, 1990
...... would get right to it and stay
Harr School... busy."
Continued From Page 1-A Mrs Fuell said that while
teaching at the school had its
school. There was very little rewards, it was rough. The dis-
interference--that's what I liked tance, tile remoteness, and the
so well. Except for the man who trouble it was to get to the site
brought our supplies, there were each week was a problem. "My
few interruptions, and kids husband would often say to me,
could concentrate. When they 'You don't have to do this! Why
closed the smaller schools and I don't you just quit?' And actu-
had to go to Frank.ford to teach, ally, one day the superintendent
it seemed the door was being told me I would have to settle for
opened every few minutes--a lot $65 a month, when I had been
more distractions, and of course getting $85 a month in another
it's natural for kids to look each school. He said if I didn't take
time someone comes to the door. the school, he could just as eas-
But students at the one-room lly get someone else. That really
schools were very good about upset me. I was about to quit
their studies. I hardly ever had when my mother told nze,
to say to one, 'Hurry up and get 'Maybe you'd better go ahead
ausy with your work.' "they and take it. It may be hard now,
but someday the flowers will
bloom for you.' So I took the
school."
Some of the Harr students
still live In the Greenbrier Valley,
including Lorraine Kellison Gab-
bert of Renick. "We had a happy
childhood up on the mountain,"
she said. "We really didn't know
anylhing else. We learned a lot
at the school. I feel you learn a
lot more when there are not so
many to teach, when the teacher
can spend more time with you. I
remember little things like how
cold it was tn the winter. My
mother would have a big pot of
potato soup ready for us when
we got home. Our teacher was
good to us. At Christmas time
tile only thing we got a lot of
times was what she ~ave us--
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Miss Harrison taught at Harr
School from 1934 to 1936 and
soon afterwards entered nursing
school. Mrs Fuell taught there
from 1936 to 1941. Other one-
room schools she served were
Clendenin, Slab Cmnp. Burdette,
Oabbert. Brushy Ridge, Butler
Mountain, Anthony, and Parker
schools. In the early 1960s she
moved to Frankford Elementary
School following the closing of
most of the county's one-room
schools. She retired in 1972.
The old Hart School building
has been used many years as a
hunting lodge and is 'locally
known as *Tom's Camp," nmned
for a previous owner. It is.lo-
cated approximately three miles
off Slab Camp Road, which runs
between Auto and Little Creek
Road near Blue Bend,
Although Miss Harrison has
never returned to the old school
building, her sister has been
back twice--once in 1982, and
again November 2, accompanied
by family members and this
writer.
Humana Seniors
Activities Set
All members and individuals
over the age of 55 are invited to
Humana Seniors Association ac-
tivities:
Bowling -- Greenbrier Lanes,
10 a.m. to noon. $1/person, Fri-
day, November 9 and 16.
Insurance Filing Made Easy --
10:30 a.m. in the Seniors Asso-
ciation Office located to the right
of the hospital. All persons over
the age of 55 years are invited.
November 13.
Quilting group classes -- No-
vember 14, 20, 28, 1-3 p.m. in
the Seniors Office located in the
trailer to the right of the hospi-
tal.
Monthly covered dish lunch-
con -- Carnegie Hall, Old Stone
Room, noon to 2 p.m, November
19. "Fake a covered dish and
conle join the fun.
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Pictures To Be Auct
For Family Refuge
Four oil paintings created by
Linda Blue Burnette ware dis-
played in the main lobby of the
Greenbrier Valley National Bank
in Lewisburg. The paintings, all
winter scenes, are being auc-
tioned for the benefit of the Fam-
ily Refuge Center (FRCI.
According to outreach worker
Gloria Martin. the FRC Is a tem-
porary solution to an ongoing
problem -- physical, sexual and
emotional abuse in families. She
noted that programs such as
Intervention, Shelter. Prevention
and others are provided to vic-
tims and abusers. "ltaey also en-
deavor to develop community
awareness and responsiveness
through the use of these pro-
grams.
A not-for-profit organization,
the Family Refuge Center is
funded by government grants,
in-kind donations, and monies
donated by the private sector. ~ ,
Their current needs, such as ~ k
office supplies, and other operat-
ing costs will benefit by the sale
of Ms Burnette's paintings. Bid
forms and envelopes are pro-
vided near the paintings at the
bank.
Linda Blue
Civil War Unknown
Grave To Be
By Jonathan Wright
Local veterans' groups will
gather at Ronceverte's Morgan
Cemetery at noon November 9 to
dedicate a marker for the grave
of an unknown Civil War soldier.
"According to our records, this is
the first time in West Virginia a
marker for an unknown soldier
has been formally dedicated,"
Nash Powell said. Mr Powell is
director of the local Veterans" Af-
fairs Office at the Greenbrier
County Courthouse in Lewis-
burg.
Civil War reenactors IYom
throughout the area will partici
pate in the ceremonies. The
cemetery is located near U. S.
219 approximately two miles
south of Ronceverte.
According to information sup-
plied by the late George Morgan
of Ronceverte, who died several
months ago, an ill soldier came
to the home of Mr Morgan's
~,reat-grandfather, also named
George Morgan, late
1863. The family
man to bed i
"My grandmother
the children," Mr
"She was mght
time. I
mother came in the
ing saying he
hadn't come out
long enough to tell
No one knows
whether he was a
Confederate soldier.~
Mr Morgan said
the young man was
dier, though, since
stoW include that
to buW him at night.
County was largely
federate persuasion
war. Mr Morgan
sumed the family
dier in the darknes
Southern sympatlq
The public is
dedication.
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Win First Place
Recently in Atlanta, Georgia.
the local Telephone Pioneers of
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in the "People Who Care" award
for the second year in a row in
Bell Atlantic. They accomplished
this with 77.89 average hours
per member in participation in
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Ronceverte Announces
Fire Department X-Mas
The Ronceverte Volunteer Fire
Department announces its An-
nual Christmas Parade, to be
held Monday, December 3. This
year's parade will begin at Island
Park at 7 p.m.
Invitations are now being ex-
tended to any clubs, bands, or-
ganizations and businesses that
would like to place an entry in
mm
this parade.
following entry
ber 19.
For more
Donald Dowdy
John Miller, Jr,
the Ronceverte
Department on
6:30 to 9 p.m. at
ENTRY FORM
Name of Club or Organization
Type of Entry
Add ress
{Floats, Antique ears, Walkers, and
Number of Entries
Please return entry form to:
Ronceverte Volunteer
Main and Maple Streets
Ronceverte, WV 24970
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Please thank our adv
Fashion Extravag,
Monday, November 12, 1990 - 7:001
Women's Clothing - Yarids
Children,s clothing - Carria
$6
r ncludes dessert buffet
provided by The Blue MoOO
...... For the benefit of Came8
For tickets, call 645-7917
