WI CLASS OF 1959 NEWSLETTER
| Editor: Roleta Smith Meredith | Issue 21 | May 2001 |
jkimler@ezwv.com
In 1907, Anna Jarvis campaigned to establish a national Mother's Day. Ms. Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in Grafton, WV to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary of her mother's death, which happened to be on the 2nd Sunday of May that year. By the following year, Mother's Day was also being celebrated in other areas.
In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson made it official by proclaiming Mother's Day a national holiday that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.
dan-jeanhimmel@starpower.net
My mother, Louise Wells, died on April 12, 2001. She had emphysema for many years, then contracted pneumonia. She never recovered from that illness because her lungs were so damaged. She was 89 years old. I know I was blessed to have my mother around for 60 years.
The reason Mother had emphysema and had a pretty limited life for at least 15 years (tethered to an oxygen machine and having little energy) is because she smoked for a lot of her life. She enjoyed it and really wasn't interested in quitting until she had to, then said it wasn't as hard as she thought it would be. She could have gotten lung cancer, which is usually a quicker death, but painful. Please!!!!!! If you smoke, think seriously about quitting. If your children or grandchildren smoke, try to get them to quit. We all will die of something, but doing something to yourself that may severely lower your quality of life - well think about it. If Mother had a voice, she would tell you the same thing.
philgloss@yahoo.com
On retiring from the U. S. Department of Labor's Wage & Hour Division in 1997, I looked for volunteer work that would provide intellectual activity at some reasonable level. That Spring I noticed an announcement in our local paper to the effect that the organization that had just bought Ferry Farm (George Washington's boyhood home)across the Rappahanock River from Fredericksburg was looking for volunteers for an archaeology program. I volunteered and found that I had begun a learning process that will continue as long as I continue in archaeology -- although I have no particular desire to become an archaeologist as a second profession (bad pay, hard labor, and a Masters or - preferred - a Ph.D.). As a volunteer, I function largely at the level of a technician but I work where and when I want to work -- usually twice a week (one day at a historic site and one at a prehistoric site) -- during the March into November field season.
In addition to Ferry Farm, I have worked at Kenmore Plantation (presently owned by the same organization that owns Ferry Farm but once in the 18th Century owned by Fielding Lewis Betty Washington Lewis - George's sister), with the Fairfax County archaeology program primarily on prehistoric sites, Manassas Battlefield with a mostly contract crew (most archaeology today is done by contract preliminary to construction), and at several historic sites in Prince William County where I live and am currently involved in an effort to start a County program along at least the general lines of Fairfax County's program.
Work like you don't need the money,
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody is watching.
NAME THE PLACE AND THE COUNTY IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED.
RAD29063@aol.com
1. Wells-Haymaker Pharmacy (only drugstore on Main Street between 3rd and 4th)
2. The National Limited (Name of passenger train that went through Clarksburg)
3. The Stonewall-Jackson Hotel (where were the "Magic Doors" located )
4. Margaret LaRue (Taught 8th grade history at Central on the even side of the hall when 1959 WI grads attended Central.)
5. Construction on the Clarksburg Expressway (U.S. Route 50) began in1956. The four-lane expressway was completed eastward toward Interstate 79 atop Bridgeport Hill by the late 1970s and westward beyond Limestone Junction.
6. Until the early 1960s, Clarksburg City Hall was a two-story pink building on West Main Street between the Hope Gas Co. building and the Firestone Tire store.
bfowler@ngn.com
1. A jolly old janitor made the popcorn every day when we went to Central Jr.High School. What was his name?
2. What dry cleaner across from Notre Dame High School is still there?
3. What popular Italian Restaurant was at the bottom of Main St. Hill across from the A & P.
When I started this section I thought that more of you sports fans and "ex-jocks" would respond. Hope you are enjoying this section and wish for it to continue.
Billmere@aol.com
1. (Big Ten H.S. --- nicknames --- colors)
Washington Irving, "Hilltoppers", Blue and Gold
Victory , "Eagles", Orange and Black
Grafton, "Bearcats", Blue and Gold
Shinnston, "Spartans", Orange and Black
Morgantown, "Mohigans", Red and Blue
Elkins, "Tigers", Orange and Black
Buchannon-Upshur, "Buck-Ups" (later Buccaneers), Blue and White
Weston, "Minutemen", Blue and Gray
East Fairmont, "Bees" Blue and Gold
Fairmont Senior, "Polar Bears", Blue and White
2. The last team to join the Big Ten was Fairmont Senior High School. Fairmont Senior High School was one of the original members of the Big 10 Conference in 1929, but in 1946 was "kicked out" over an eligibility dispute about a big running back named Bill Leskovar. The FSHS coach at that time was the controversial "Biz" Dawson. Apparently he was not well liked by the other coaches in the conference and the eligibility question gave them a reason to get rid of the Polar Bears. Regardless, Leskovar went on to star at the University of Kentucky where he played for the legendary "Bear" Bryant. Fairmont Senior played an independent state wide schedule for a few years but due to travel costs, etc. and the fact that Dawson moved from coaching into administration they rejoined the "Big 9" and thus the "BIG 10" was recreated. Incidentally I warned you that one of the schools names was tricky. No one correctly identified Fairmont Senior High School since it was and still is commonly known as West Fairmont High School.
Let's hear from some of you sports fans concerning a Sports Trivia question for a future newsletter.
Billmere@aol.com
Following are descriptions of some famous WV sports figures...Can you identify any of them?
A slick shooting guard from RW who played at WVU .
A center from WI (in the 50's) who played basketball at WVU ?
One of the starting guards on WVU's 1959 NCAA runner up squad from Shinnston?
A native of Worthington, WV who is now a big time college football coach He was the quarterback for the great Monongah teams (1970's) where he and Kerry Marbury starred?
Spillbears@aol.com
1. Name the Harrison County native who broadcast local high school games from about 1960 to 1963. He went on WVU to broadcast and continues to broadcast sports nationally.
2. Name the WI alumnus (Class of 1962) who is a well known sports broadcaster for a cable network.
3. Name the WI alumnus (Class of 1962) who officiated National Football League games for many years and still is in the Clarksburg area.
4. Name the Weston native and former WVU football star who also officiated NFL games for many years and also was prominently seen on TV during games.
Fred Layman and Bill Spears came up with most of the correct answers. Fred remembered that there were only 9 teams in the Big 10 when he was in school.
Check the trivia answers above to find the explanation as to why this occurred.
Roleta1@aol.com
I have had a dream for over 40 years of traveling to Rome, Italy, and experiencing the art world! This dream was not born in Latin class in WI, nor in a non-existing art class there. However, I love art, and since WI gave no such training, I enrolled in just about every art class offered at FSC. One such class was Art Appreciation, and either it or the professor gave me a love for beautiful art. Rome has over 40% of the art of the world within its area.
While in Rome, I signed us up for nearly every tour available for the brief time we were there. A tour of ancient Rome gave us an inside look at Rome 400 years before Christ. We went to one of the 7 hills of Rome, the Capitol, the center of the Roman world. On top of the Capital, sat the Temple of Jupiter, scene of religious and political ceremonies. At the bottom of the Capitol was the Forum. Ruins of temples and basilicas still exist today. Believe it or not, we walked in the Coliseum, which was the scene of many battles. We stopped at theTrevi Fountain where we tossed in a few coins and made a few wishes about a return to Roma.
Another tour was to the Vatican City. Vatican City is the home of the Pope and the center of the Roman Catholic Religion. The Sistine Chapel is magnificent. My description can't give it justice. Built in the 15th century as a private chapel for Popes, the ceiling painted by Michelangelo is breathtaking. If you are not familiar with this ceiling, I urge you to get a book and just look at the pictures. You will be hooked and want to know what each picture represents. Imagine Michelangelo on that high scaffolding creating this treasure on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. St. Peter's Basilica is the largest church in the world and was built on the site where St. Peter was buried. Michelangelo's inspiring "Pieta" is housed here. Michelangelo created this art work when he was only 23.
One day our tour took us to the Plazza Novona and many other plazzas in Rome. We saw the Pantheon, an ancient Roman Temple converted to a church in the 7th century. The interior and exterior look virtually as they did in the 2nd century.
A beautiful day was spent about 20 miles from Rome at the town of Tivoli. Here we visited a beautiful villa that was a former site of an old Benedictine convent. In the 16th century, the estate was developed by Cardinal d'Este, son of Lucrezia Borgia. There are hundreds of fountains and cascades in the garden, which are all gravity fed from the nearby Aniene River. The villa is full of ancient artwork that is amazing and still beautiful today. The town of Tivoli has been a popular summer resort since the days of the Roman Republic. Among the famous men who owned villas here were the poet, Horace; Caesar's assassins, Brutus and Cassius; and the emperor Hadrian. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch at a restaurant with a beautiful patio covered by a trellis with blooming wisteria shading our tables.The patio was situated on a cliff overlooking two magnificent waterfalls and the ruins of a 2nd century AD temple.
A ride on the Roman road Via Aurelia took us to the interesting town of Cerveteri. In ancient times (the 7th and 6th centuries BC) Cerveteri was a powerful Etruscan city. It was a major civilization before the Roman Empire. The people had strong beliefs of the afterlife, and we visited their amazing tombs. Here were frescoes and artwork that I believed would be far above the abilities of people of those times. The ruts in the roads, which the chariot wheels had carved in the stone as they drove the dead to the tombs,were still visible. Now that I have told you about some of the tours, I can't leave out the people of Rome. Such friendly people. However, we were careful as we had been warned of the pickpockets. No one in our group experienced this.
There are 3 million people in Rome, 2 million cars, and 600,000 motorbikes. Parking spaces seem to be anyplace they want to park -- the sidewalk, middle of the street, double parking, anything goes. Traffic lights and laws are joked about as being only a suggestion. I cannot imagine driving in Rome. We left the driving to the bus drivers and the cab drivers.
The food was a delight to me, but I love Italian food. No, it isn't the Americanized version, but it was a delight. And oh, the vino----there can be no better in the world.
Knowing that Italy is known for it's leather, I had to have some kid leather gloves and a nice coat. So we found time several days to experience the shopping in Rome.
After a week in Rome, we traveled to Scotland to St. Andrews where we stayed in the Old Course Hotel. My husband and son played 3 courses at St. Andrews. The Carnoustie Links, St. Andrews and Crail nearly brought the 2 of them to their knees. The wind was about 40 miles an hour on a good day and the temperatures never rose above about 45. There was rain on and off one day and a fine mist another. St. Andrews is situated on the North Sea, thus the inclement weather. We were told by a local that the temperature was just about as good as it got, except in August when it might warm up a little.
The Scots have a wonderful sense of humor and an easy smile. While the men were busy "flogging" around on the courses, my daughter-in-law and I toured castles in and around Edinburgh. If you have never seen the Edinburgh Castle, look it up -- I bet it is one of the largest castles ever. It was mainly used as a fort to which the people of ancient Edinburgh ran for safety when being attacked. Did you ever see the movie "Braveheart" about William Wallace and the war against the British for Scotland's freedom? These battles were fought near Stirling. I had my picture taken by a statue of William Wallace which looks a lot like Mel Gibson in his role as William Wallace.
We visited the Palace of Holyrood, Queen Elizabeth's home when in Edinburgh. The Palace has its origins in the monastery founded in 1128. Remember Mary, Queen of Scots? She lived in this Palace as did many heads of the British Empire.
Here in America if something is 100 years old, we declare it unsafe, useless, ugly, not up to date and we "put it under the ax." But in Rome and Scotland they save the ancient and respect it. Of course, I found time to shop while in Edinburgh, and even though I knew that my Smith ancestors were English, I found a Smith tartan, so maybe there was a Scot or two in my ancestry too.
I toured beautiful castles and areas of Scotland and have decided that someday I hope to return to this beautiful country.
An art lover's dream to tour Rome and a golfer's dream to play St. Andrews are now a reality.
| Larry Martino (WI '59) | mjspoppy@aol.com |
| Bob McGee (WI '55) | RMcgee2030@aol.com |
| Bruce Chapnick (WI '65) | snjb@home.com |
| John McFarlin (WI '60) | john.mcfarlin@nrtinc.com |
| Judy Franklin (WI '60) | Judy.Franklin@mail.state.ky.us |
| Ina Saunders Swiger (WI '81) | inaswiger@aol.com |
| John Teter (WI '61) | JATeter@aol.com |
| Linda Deturk Jones (WI '60) | Deturque@aol.com |
cias@iolinc.net
WI was short a Biology teacher. Mr. Duckworth got drafted into teaching the class. Whereas we may have learned some biology the class was really unlike most for that era. We discussed political science most of the time. The one thing I remember from those sessions was his feeling that Red China was going to be an even bigger, longer lasting problem than the Soviet Union. The man was amazing in his interest and knowledge of many subjects. Two years later we had him for Physics which was taught in a more conventional way than was the Biology.
Culture shock came in 1956 during a football game at Hite Field. I was in the band and we got hot dogs sent to our bleachers. First, I noticed that they were smaller than what I normally had. Next, even with mustard, ketchup,etc. it was clear that something was missing. The hot dogs were bland-no flavor. I eventually learned why I would not have had those before - they were pork hot dogs. I was used to the good kosher hot dogs which definitely had flavor. Several years later I did develop an affinity for a variety of the West Virginia Hot Dog. I put mustard and ketchup on but had chili and cole slaw on it too. Those were good.
One of the places to go was Twin Oaks for pizza and hoagies. The pizzas were exceptional with a good crust and the toppings didn't fall off either. With so many things available, on reflection I can honestly say that we didn't know how much we had.
jzshepherd@aol.com
Roleta, I gave a copy of the March newsletter to my mother to read on her flight back to Clarksburg after our cruise and she enjoyed it so much. Reading Gary Weiner's article made her remember places she had forgotten and wanted me to ask you to see if anyone remembers who owned the newsstand next to the Ritz Theater.
If you know the answer please send to Roleta1@aol.com --- I think this might be a good trivia question for a future issue! Thanks
dbkuhl@juno.com
I work for Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries as a senior technical writer. I write the instruction manuals that tell the crew how to run and repair the ships. We recently Christened LHD 7 USS Iwo Jima. It is the 7th ship in the Wasp class all of which were built at Ingalls. They gave all the guests a little bag of black volcanic sand from the island. Your tax dollars at work! LHD 1 Wasp was the first ship in the class giving the class its name. LHD 3 Kearsarge made headlines several times. It was the ship which supported the rescue of the pilot, Scott O'Grady, who was shot down over Bosnia. A short time after that it rescued about 1200 westerners from an insurrection in Africa. They set some record for so many continuous hours of helicopter flight operations. It was actually quite impressive. A similar earlier class of five carriers we built is called the Tarawa class. They each carry a Marine division of 2,000 men with all their equipment. Equipment includes Harrier jump jets and LCAC hover craft. They have also participated in numerous disaster relief efforts and military invasions: Grenada, Kuwait, etc. Presidential candidate John McCain made news with criticism of Trent Lott for getting millions allocated to build LHD 8. We also build a line of destroyers and cruise ships. One of our ships was recently featured in a Discovery Channel TV show. It is the worlds largest drilling ship displacing 100,000 tons and capable of drilling in water two miles deep and drilling wells 25,000 feet deep. That ship is also featured in an Amoco TV commercial. The Cole is one of ours. The Yorktown which shot down the Libyan jets in the "line of death" incident was built here as was the Vincennes that shot down the Iranian airliner.
We also overhauled the battleships Iowa and Wisconsin. The Iowa still has the bath tub installed for Roosevelt for the Yalta trip. In May, I will have been here 26 years. In that time, we have built over 100 capital ships which is about 1/3 of the present Navy. We also built some ships for Israel which were mentioned in a Tom Clancy TV show about Russian terrorists stealing a bomb and trying to transport it through the Med on a freighter. My son spent 5 years as an officer on a Trident missile sub. He now makes an obscene salary working for a nuclear power plant.
My current project is called smart ship. It involves replacing many specialized control consoles with standard control consoles which access the various systems though a fiber optic control system. Occasionally I wake up in a cold sweat after having dreamed that I made a mistake and someone got hurt because of it. I'll get over it. I never have a chance to get bored. The ships are far too complex. I learn something new everyday. What I do is the total opposite of creative writing because we are to target an audience with about an 8th grade education. We get a lot of celebrities coming here to Christen ships. It is interesting. The casinos next door in Biloxi are also interesting.
Okay, we asked for Hot Dog Chili Recipes and some of our faithful readers ("good cooks") shared their recipe for their favorite sauce with us. By the way, I was just writing to one of the readers earlier this week and thought of an oddity. I grew up in Clarksburg, WV and there the hot dog was a hot dog covered with chili and onions. I moved 40 years ago across the Ohio River to the Columbus area of Ohio and there the hot dog is called a "coney " You have to ask for sauce and onions. I guess that explains why we never have been able to find a decent hot dog with chili in our area. I can't wait to try these recipes. I would love to hear from you if you try one of these.
RPaugh8998@aol.com
Roleta, we enjoyed the April newsletter. Glad to hear the picnic in Florida went so well. Becky Stalnaker Fowler & Sue Ellen Stalnaker Crawford are my 1st cousins. It would have been fun if we could have enjoyed the day together. Jerry & I are doing fine. I'm getting ready for another surgery on my Achilles' tendon. Jerry is gearing up for gardening season, & taking care of me...again! Here is my recipe for hot dog chili - hope you like it. You may share.
3 lbs. hamburger
5 t. garlic salt
10 t. paprika
10 t. chili powder
1 t. black pepper
3 -4 medium onions
1 -2 t. cayenne pepper - to taste
Simmer juice & spices. Add uncooked hamburger, crumbled. Stir for a good consistency. Simmer 3-4 hours. Enjoy!!
DBLU2@aol.com
(Enough for 32 doz. hot dogs)
15 pounds ground beef
2 large cans tomato juice
4 cans tomato paste
2 quarts water
2 cups chili powder
1/8 cup salt
2 tbs garlic salt
1/8 cup pepper
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup dehydrated onions
Place first 4 ingredients in large pan. Mix thoroughly. Add remaining ingredients. Cook approximately 4 hours stirring
Floyds@lvcm.com
Roleta, here's that recipe I promised. The rumor is that it's from the old Sanitary Hot Dogs, but I can't swear to it.
¼ lb. lard (Crisco)
1 large onion (chopped) (No ramps)
3 or 4 garlic cloves (chopped)
3 oz. hot chili powder
2 C. water
5 lb. lean ground beef
¼ tsp. allspice (or cinnamon sub.)
1½ tsp. Paprika
½ C. cracker meal
1½ tsp. salt (pepper to taste)
In a heavy kettle (5 or 6 qt.) fry lard, onion & garlic until tender. (Flatlanders refer to this as sauté.) Add chili powder. Fry (sauté) 3 minutes & stir. Add water & cook 3 more minutes. Remove from heat. Add meat & mix until no lumps. Put back on fire and stir for 10 minutes. Simmer for ½ hour.
Take off heat & add allspice, paprika, salt & pepper, and cracker meal. Let cool, then pour into 9 x 13 (or so) dish. Place in refrigerator over night, cut into approx. 3 inch squares, then you can wrap in foil and freeze. (It's better aged to perfection.)
When heating frozen squares add a little water.
For authentic Clarksburg, WV hot-dogs, add mustard to steam heated bun, place weenie on bun, add enough chili to cover weenie, and sprinkle with chopped onions.
If you want to ruin it, add Cole slaw like them Southern West Virginia hillbillies do.
HMB531@aol.com
Hi Roleta,
Here is my "not so secret" hot dog sauce recipe. Hope you try it !
1 eight ounce can tomato paste
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
4 or 5 tablespoons chili powder
water, salt and pepper
Place meat in large and heavy pot because you're going to cook this for a while and you don't want it to burn or splash.
Next cover meat with about 3 cups COLD water and stir until it's "soupy". You may want to add as much water as needed to get this thin and soupy. Then add chopped onions, salt, pepper and tomato paste. Mix this all together and then begin to cook and cook and cook and cook. I always cook my sauce at least an hour on medium heat. Add chili powder at any time. Tastes vary, so beware of amount you use. You'll know when it's done, because of the color and consistency.
That's it, so simple if you follow these easy directions.
Happy eating and keep up the great newsletter-------
EDITOR'S NOTE:
Another West Virginia hot dog chili recipe can be found at the following website. http://www.mountain-breeze.com/jen/hotdogs/index.html
or here is the hyperlink: West Virginia Hotdogs
A little Kelly bird told me that Ronnie Werner (WI '59) just retired from the Clarksburg Post Office after 38 years of making sure the mail is on time! Congratulations Ron --- hope you enjoy every minute of it! Send Ronnie a note of congratulations! Ronnie Werner KLA6247@cs.com
submitted by: Joy Gregorie Stalnaker (WI '59)
joy@hackerscreek.com
RE: Those Crayola Crayons
The newsletters just get "betterer and betterer." Thanks. . . . and the graphics were really great this time. . .
Interesting note:
Daril and I attended a dinner theater at our alma mater that is not our Alma Mater (RC Byrd HS) Saturday night. Classmate Phyllis Fittro Brown had organized the "dinner" part for the Harrison County Medical Society and invited us to share in the evening.
You know, I'm not so sure that the "ghosts" of WI didn't follow the students. As we entered the building, there on the sidewalk lay a Crayola crayon. My husband wondered what high school students would be doing with crayons. . . . I just laughed and thought I heard an "adverbs are orange" whispered on the wind.
Visit our web site: http://www.hackerscreek.com
submitted by: Cheryll Gill Rasmussen (WI '59)
WOW41@casco.net
I have busy doing so many things, including work, and getting ready for my last single daughter's wedding in August, which takes up most of my free time on weekends. The "Snowbirds" are back!!! All weekend the motor homes and trailers are driving up and down highway 101 ...... Slowpokes!! Although they do bring us money to keep on going here on the coast or Oregon. I don't mind a bit. Think of you often. Just realized that my family has 2 generations who attended WI! My Mother, sister and myself. Wonder how many others could make that statement.
By the way everyone ----- fork over those family recipes!!
I want to try and make a good berry or fruit wine. Can anyone send us a recipe???? Oh, and I would love a recipe for the Italian bread that we used to get in Clarksurg. Great April newsletter!
Love to you...
EDITOR'S NOTE: I agree with Cheryll about needing an Italian bread recipe. While in Italy I ate some of that delicious bread like we used to be able to get in Clarksburg. Oh, the delicious memories! The kind of bread with the crisp crust and the soft tasty bread inside. I too want a recipe for this bread ... Anyone have a recipe that they are willing to share in the newsletter? Thanks --- Roleta1@aol.com
submitted by: Sandy Iaquinta (WI '59)
sandyiq@iolinc.net
Hey Girl--just read through the newsletter and am I jealous. It really sounded like you all had a great time at the picnic. I wish I could have been there but some of us still have to work. I ran into Sandy Hefner and Jane Keely at Julios Restaurant yesterday and they put me on to it. Sandy said she wished she could have made it over but it was just impossible.
Keep up the great work.
submitted by: Betty Beverlin Miller (WI '48)
Betts08@AOL.COM
Thanks for the newsletter, I enjoyed reading it, and applaud you for all the great work you do. I know it takes a lot of time and energy. Marvin and I enjoyed the picnic. Hopefully it will grow and become an annual event. Since we are here permanently now, we will be glad to help if you need us.
submitted by: Gloria Caruso Shaffer (WI '58)
MShaf26478@aol.com
This is the first time I have written to you although I have been enjoying the newsletters. I noticed that Miss Bailey and Miss Taylor have been mentioned several times, but unless I missed it, no one has mentioned Virginia Lee Nutter. How could anyone forget "good old Miss Nutter?" I had her for Jr. English and for Latin. Now that I am older, I guess she wasn't too bad. I think we should also remember Mrs. Howard, my Freshman English teacher. (She was a card and a half.)
My husband (Mike Shaffer '58) and I have very much enjoyed reading the newsletters and really admire you for the time and effort that we know you have to put into them.
Keep the news coming!
submitted by: Janet and Jim Brosius (WI '59)
jlbrosius@myfavoritei.com
Hi,
Considering I have income tax offices I count the fact that I made it through what we call tax season a major accomplishment. This is my 25th year at this occupation. I love the work but it is usually not the favorite things of my clients. Probably not you either.
A lot of people think that doing income tax return is not hard or challenging but it is. It is not math it is law with math attached. How many occupations are there that the government plays in for fun? I have done tax returns and they passed a new law and just made the tax return incorrect. You can take deductions in the East that you can't take in the West because of court rulings..
A bit of news ..... WV is the number one state in compliance with the IRS and has been for years. We are considered more honest than the rest of the nation. Not bad. Hope everyone is well and doing okay. Can never go to anything from December to May so couldn't go to meeting in March.
Have a nice summer.
Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, this article seemed in order. Without help, the person whose heart stops beating properly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.
However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let up until help arrives, or until the heart is to begin beating normally again. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital.
Tell as many other people as possible about this, it could save their lives!
From Health Cares, Rochester General Hospital via Chapter 240's Newsletter and THE BEAT GOES ON (reprint from The Mended Hearts, Inc. publication, Heart Response)
Roleta1@aol.com
When is your birthday? Gary Weiner (WI '60) has volunteered to be chairman of a new section of the newsletter. Send Gary cias@iolinc.net your birthday --- include your name, date and year if you wish.. He will also keep your anniversary date on file for the newsletter. Gary will keep a current file of these dates. He will submit them to the editor (me) for the appropriate month. I will post them in the newsletter. Your friends will help you celebrate your special day! So drop him a line today!
Wilbert Cohen died in April 2001. Wilbert was a graduate of Washington Irving with the class of 1952. Wilbert had one brother, Bernie Cohen (WI Class of 1956).
Charlotte Ferrell Lockwood (WI Class of 1958) died April 9, 2001. She had breast cancer and then developed a brain tumor.
Louise Carpenter Wells, 89, of Koupal Towers, Clarksburg, formerly of South Chestnut Street, died Thursday, April 12, 2001. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Jean (WI Class of 1959) and Dan Himmel, Woodbridge, Va., Katherine and Andy Ray, Clarksburg.
Frankie Jo Davis, 63, (Victory Class of '55) of HC 70, Box 136, Canaan Valley, Davis, died unexpectedly at 5:34 p.m. Monday, March 26, 2001, at her residence. Her husband, John B. Davis, whom she married Sept. 16, 1986, survives.
Gordon Lee Cain, 56, (WI '62) of Clarksburg, died Friday afternoon, April 20, 2001, in the United Hospital Center, Clarksburg. He worked over 30 years as the bookkeeper for Fred Ross Bandland.
Jateter@aol.com
The Class of 1961 will hold their 40th class reunion beginning July 20, 2001.
Anyone interested, please contact John by e-mail. Below are the list of activities. Also, there is a list of their "lost" classmates; please contact John if you have any information about any of these people.
July 20th 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Registration and informal get-together (casual dress)
July 21st 9:00 a.m. - Golf outing @ Bel Meadow Country Club
? - ? - ? - Tour of alma mater & the memorabilia room at Robert C. Byrd H S
6:30 p.m. - Social & Photograph
7:30 p.m. - Buffet Dinner
9:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m. Music by D. J.
Further information can be obtained from Elizabeth Swiger Layton, Clarksburg, 304-622-4755; E-mail laytonek@aol.com or E-mail John Teter at Jateter@aol.com
The WI Class of 1961 needs help in finding the following people. If you have any information or leads about these people, please contact John at Jateter@aol.com.
Joy Ash, Constance Kittle, Hugh Martin, Alice Reynolds, Mildred Sanford, James Smith, Patricia A. Taylor, Patricia M. Taylor, Udo Thiem, Roger (Toby) Wise, and Harriett Wolfe Bennett.
A big thanks to all who contributed this month. I would like to hear from more of you. What do I need to do to stir up your interest? Remember, without you there will NOT be a newsletter. I don't know what to say to encourage you to participate. We love to hear from all of our readers. Please help me keep this alive and interesting. The address is Roleta1@aol.com. By the way, I again wish to apologize to any English majors out there, I am not a student of grammar nor do I profess to be, I am doing this as an act of LOVE and I hope you overlook my errors with love also. Thank you.
