THE WI NEWSLETTER 09/05

THE WI NEWSLETTER

Editor: Roleta Smith Meredith

Issue 73 BEGINNING OUR 6TH YEAR

September 2005

SEASONS COME AND GO
Down by the river,
Out by the shore,
Summer is over,
Swimmin's no more.

Fall is upon us,
With bright yeller leaves.
Squirrel in the hick'ry
Jest barkin' to tease.

Soon blows the winter,
With high driftin' snow.
Toboggan an' ice skates
A rarin' to go!

Spring with its March winds,
April sends rain.
May brings the flowers,
It's summer again.

Tall grows the corn,
As August is near.
Thus roll the seasons,
Year after year.

David B. Bates WI 1951
Bates8806@aol.com

Happy Birthday to the WI NEWSLETTER…I started a newsletter 6 years ago this month ….and a million thanks to Judy Daugherty Kimler who joined me the following month. She kept me encouraged through the hard times when I couldn’t get people to write. She added the color and the pictures which gives this newsletter personality. Judy and husband, Larry, put the newsletter on their website and we started the Class of 1959 Newsletter thinking we had discovered a way to keep our WI 1959 Classmates in touch. However, after a while some grads from other classes started writing to the newsletter and it began to take hold. There were more people who were not connected to the class of 1959 writing to the newsletter than classmates of mine. I started thinking I needed to change the name to something that would make all the readers feel welcome to contribute. So I renamed the newsletter The WI Newsletter….now we have close to 1,000 readers.

Many thanks to Judy and Bob who keeps the email addresses up to date for me. And a special thanks to all the dedicated readers who write to me frequently and send pictures to Judy. Without these people, the newsletter would have died out long ago

Each month I seem to like the latest edition more than the last. It is hours of work but your gratitude and compliments make it all worth while, Thank you for an interesting 6 years. Lets try to do it another 6 !!!!!!

…….. HELP ME CELEBRATE….

SCHOOL STARTS THIS MONTH
submitted by: Sherry Hutchison Keith (WI '64)
SKeith1514@aol.com
I always liked the first day of school at WI because it was only half a day long and after getting your list of books for each class, everyone would rush to James and Law Office Supply Store on Main Street to line up first to just get into the store and then.. Some books were upstairs, the reams of paper were downstairs where final checkout would be. We were lined up 4 deep with arms stretching over shoulders to be acknowledged. In those ancient days your parents would actually trust you with real money to buy these huge stacks of books and paper which we carried in our arms.. like badges of honor, the unread book, the blank page... held promise by their very size! ha ha or so you would think.

Anyway, it was still warm and always the most beautiful day of the year and here we were starting school again, the world must be crazy...or so it seemed to us. Still so happy to see kids we hadn't seen much through the summer, and getting some new skirts and sweaters..no jeans or slacks in school back then.

And lest we forget the very favorite thing..the new blue gym suit, with our first names embroidered in white on the front pocket and our last names in 1 inch white letters on the back at the yoke. Pam Jacobson and I had names that ran from shoulder to shoulder.. and those blousie shorts... weren't they just the most flattering thing to wear! ha ha!!

All in all, it was very exciting! Everyone was wearing a smile that day!

CLASS OF 1959 AT THE 5TH ANNUAL WI REUNION PICNIC
submitted by: Judy Daugherty Kimler (WI '59)
jkimler@verizon.net
all picnic pictures submitted by: Sharyn Cottrill McGahan (WI '59)
mtmama41@msn.com

Pictured above: Front row: Jeanie Werner Davis, Rosemary Grow Warne, Paula Brasseur Riley, Beth Twigg Devericks, Sharyn Cottrill McGahan, Dick Frush, Charlie Burkhammer

Back row: Fred Alvaro, Ronnie Werner, Sue Smith Moore, Judy Daugherty Kimler, Sharon Orme Wilfong, Mike Moore

The 5th annual WI Reunion Picnic was held Sat Aug 27. More than 100 people braved the rain and attended. It was really worth the effort.

Lorraine Ross McGahan, WI 1936, mother-in-law of Sharyn Cottrill McGahan, WI 1959, handled the registration and did an excellent job. In addition to registering everyone she gave out tickets for the door prizes.

Margaret Ann Heflin Bailey, WI 1962, vice-mayor of Clarksburg presented Judy Daugherty Kimler, WI 1959, and Sharyn with a newly designed pin symbolizing Clarksburg's new slogan "Proud Past – Unlimited Future" in appreciation for their efforts on the picnic. Margaret Ann thanked everyone for coming back to Clarksburg for the picnic and hoped they would return soon.

Attendees who registered were:

30's
Ella Grace Kyle Spears 1934
Roxie Heater Tibbs 1935
Lorraine Ross McGahan 1936

40's
Wally Brake 1940
Jim Barrick 1945

50's
Bernice King McHenry 1952
Bob Harrison 1952

Wilma Costlow Allman 1953
David Allman 1953
Jack Emrick 1953-54

Sue Selby Moats 1955
Bud Collins 1955
Bob Hart 1955
Deloris Muscari Alvino 1955
Bob "Meatball" Trent 1955
Conrad Melkus 1955

Mike Riley 1956
Jim Alvaro 1956
John Harrison 1956
Joe Williams 1956
Chuck Thomas 1956

Sam Urso, Jr 1957
Frank Muscari 1957
Phyllis Alton Nichols 1957
Diana Folio Watne 1957
Jim Brown 1957
Ed Wilfong 1957
Rusty Rutan 1957
Shirley Heidelmeier Williams 1957
Mike Snyder 1957
Fred Dunham 1957
Roy Bever 1957
Walter "Sonny" Talkington 1957
Tom Daquino 1957

Dotty Taggart Rutan 1958

Paula Brasseur Riley 1959
Fred Alvaro 1959
Sharon Orme Wilfong 1959
Charlie Burkhammer 1959
Rosemary Grow Warne 1959
Jeanie Werner Davis 1959
Mike Moore 1959
Ronnie Werner 1959
Judy Daugherty Kimler 1959
Dick Frush 1959
Sue Smith Moore 1959
Mike Fresa 1959
Sharyn Cottrill McGahan 1959
Beth Twigg Devericks 1959

60's
Bob Secret 1960
Bob Teter 1960
Dottie Spears Rinehart 1960
Becky McClain Werner 1960
Jim Campbell 1960
Pam Wolfe Brown 1960
Terry Tibbs Davenport 1960

Steve Torjak 1961
Gary Dawson 1961
John Teter 1961

Margaret Ann Heflin Bailey 1962
Stumpie Bice 1962
Bill Spears 1962
Richard Johnson 1962
Bill Norris 1962

Carolyn Smith 1963
Paul Wise 1963
Ronnie Lejeune 1963
Nadine Criss Stealey 1963
Carolyn Wise Norris 1963

Naomi Burnell Burkhammer 1964
Bob Stealey 1964
Judy Talkington 1964

Karen Griffith Frush 1965
Burlin Tustin 1965
Tom Dunham 1965

Dan Stalnaker 1968

70's
Michael Johnson 1971
George McQuain 1971
Jim Marsh 1974
Dennis Vac 1974

Guests
Jim McGahan    Grafton 1956
Ferrold Devericks    Victory
Patty Thomas Kimble
Kay Collins
Karen Poe Alvaro    Bpt 1959
Sandy Tustin
Joe Yambrick    VHS 1956
George Beezel    VHS 1955
Sonja Grossa Alvaro    Bpt 1958
Fred Rinehart    Lost Creek 1958
Jane Moore
Charlotte Tomes Trent    Bpt 1959 Attended WI
Liz Brummage Tustin    ND 1959
Chad Davis, son of Jeanie Werner Davis    RCB 1998
Alisa Greathouse
Jo Ann Melkus
Linda ?
Shirley Oliverio

Several latecomers did not sign in and are not on the list.

CLASS OF 1957 AT THE SUMMER PICNIC

TRIVIA PICTURE FOR AUGUST 2005
submitted by: Terry Snider Fazio (WI ’67)
terrymomma@msn.com
This is my home church, United Methodist Temple--it has stood on this corner for 97 years --- looking forward to our 100th anniversary.

I have been a member there for over 40 years--hard to believe. Both my children were baptized there--Kara graduated RCB High School in 1998 & Christopher who graduated in 2001. Lot of good memories there--as one person who was there for an anniversary Sunday said--she could hear the memories talking in the walls.

My grandson Sabastian Grilli was also baptized at the United Methodist Temple. He is now 14 months old and the delight of our life. He is with us at church most Sundays. His father is John Grilli who graduated in the last WI Class--1995. They will be having their 10 year reunion the weekend of Aug. 20 at the Clarksburg Country Club. Thanks for the memories and a great newsletter.

submitted by: Diana Cleavenger Swiger (WI ’66)
Mamaswag6@aol.com
When I was a child, most all of my brothers and sister went to church there. I at one time was president of the MYF, helped with the brownies, baby sat for the minister's kids, sang in the choir at times. And then after I was married, I lived for a time in a 3 room apartment right next door to the church. Mr and Mrs Hartman owned the apartment and also lived in the other half of the house? Now I believe it is some sort of a meeting house for different church groups. Thank You.

submitted by: Judy Daugherty Kimler (WI '59)
jkimler@verizon.net
I attended the United Methodist Temple for many years. I started while in 1st grade in 1947 and was there until I left for Huntington in 1964. I remember Terry Tibbs, Ruth Ann Martin, Ronnie Werner, Becky McClain, Bobby, John and Elizabeth Teter, Janet and Nancy White and many, many more. My mother, Maurine Daugherty, sang in the choir and Virginia Nutter was the pianist.

Rev Wendell Eskew and his wife Bonnie were there when I started. After that, there was a Rev Johnson and a Rev Rudy and then when I was in high school it was Rev Rector. His son Bob was in my class at WI.

I have so many wonderful memories of my years there. I still consider it "my church", even after all this time.

submitted by: Bud Wheelock (WI '60)
hawkewoode708@yahoo.com
The picture is of the Methodist Temple on Sycamore Street, just a block from the now departed Pierpont Grade School where I spent six happy years. I had several friends with whom I went to the church and found it to be a very friendly place.

That's all for now. Hope I will be able to attend the picnic.

submitted by: Marolyn Tustin Jett (WI '56)
ma5388@earthlink.net
My guess of the mystery picture is the Methodist Temple on the corner of Locust St and Sycamore.

I was only in that church twice I think. Once for a friends wedding in about 1959-60, and about eight or nine years ago to an evening service with my mother who attended the church some for special events and services with her friends. Landmarks, buildings as we knew them are being torn down all over Clarksburg, mostly Main St. at this time. As I'm thinking about it I would say now that the beautiful older Churches as I remember them in the 50's are about the only old buildings still standing. How long can they be saved and refurbished? Hopefully they will have the membership and support to keep them running and not ever have to sell them to the city.

When visiting our "old home town" for reunions, visiting family, etc. why not take a look at these buildings? Inside the churches looking at the beautiful stained glass windows with light shining through, they are beautiful, the craftsmanship is unbelievable. I know some of these names have changed because of mergers, etc. The way I remember them are: Stealey Methodist Church on Milford St., EUB Church on Duff Ave., Episcopal Church on W. Main, First Presbyterian on Main. I know there's more, but these came fast to my mind. Clarksburg has always had a problem keeping the old. The city either could not afford or didn't have the desire to refurbish any buildings with any value, history and architectural beauty. Their answer has been tear it down , pour concrete for more parking. Don't know why they need the parking downtown, there are very few businesses. Mostly medical or government jobs

submitted by: Carol Tomes Cassidy (WI 1952)
mommocas@atc-pa.com
The mystery picture for August is the Methodist Temple Church at the corner of Locust and Sycamore. Guess it is now called the United Methodist Temple Church. I lived on Locust Ave. when I went to Central Jr. and WI. Many fond memories come back to me as it was the church I was baptized in, and accepted Christ as my personal Savior. I sang in the choir at one time, and belonged to the Youth Fellowship Group, along with many of my classmates that graduated in 1952 from WI. It was my grandparent’s church, my Mother's church, and my son was baptized by Reverend Ambrose in 1957, and is still listed on the Cradle Roll. I had the distinct honor, can't remember the year that I was present at the church to hear my Mother take charge of the service in the absence of the preacher. It was before her untimely passing in 1989. Now, I was used to being preached to at home when I was younger, but this "great lady" brought me to tears as she conducted the service. That memory will always remain. I do believe she was as great a preacher as any that are out there today. When she spoke, you listened.

I have a picture somewhere, and one of my friends and classmate, Bernice King McHenry just sent me the very same picture which is clearer than mine, of the Youth Group. As soon as I find out how to get it to you, I will send it. My scanner just doesn't do what I want it to do at times, so I will have to send it by snail mail. All of the group is listed by name, with only one person unknown. It might be interesting to see if someone would know who that person is.

Really enjoy the newsletter and thank you for being brave enough to even tackle it. Keep up the good work.

NOTE FROM JUDY: Carol sent the following pictures.

7TH GRADE SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS, SPRING 1947
back row: Janet Griffie, Barbara Barrick, Dolores Huber, Barbara Criss
middle row: Patty Hawkins, Bernice King, Cora Sue Anderson, Carol Tomes, Carolyn Hupp
front row: Leonard Van Scoy, ?

submitted by: Judy Talkington (VHS '64)

The trivia picture is the Methodist Temple on Locust Avenue in Clarksburg; I attended that church for many years. The pastor at that time was Rev. Rector and he had a daughter named Martha who attended WI. I have many good memories from that church.

submitted by: Ruth Ann Martin Hill (WI '59)
RuthAnn275@aol.com
This building is the Methodist Temple Church on the corner of Locust and Sycamore Streets. It sits directly across the street from the old Sycamore Market run by Sam Ware's Mom, Rosie, his Dad whose name has just slipped from my mind, and his Uncle Tony. This was our corner grocery store when I lived on Northcott Street.

The church was church home to several of us during our growing up years in C-burg. My mom taught 4th grade Sunday school for a number of years and my dad was a Boy Scout Leader along with a man named Lee Roy Fogg. Mother actually was a Cub Scout Den Mother and we had meetings at our house. Some of her Cubs included my brother, Don, Sam Urso, and others that may have moved prior to finishing elementary school.

As for church friends I fondly remember Judy Daugherty Kimler and Terry Tibbs, Ronnie Werner and many more from around the C-burg area, including the Teter family. I remember sitting in the balcony and sometimes running behind the pipes of the organ. This was always a little frightening to me since it was dark and narrow as I recall. I really enjoyed watching the sun come through the stained glass windows of the dome ceiling.

Bob Rector's father was pastor of the church while we were in high school.

My husband, Bruce and I were married in there in August of 1963.

Thanks for the memory!

submitted by: Dick Brumage (ND ’61) and Mickie Ford Brumage (WI ’61)
Micdic324@sbcglobal.net
What a coincidence, My brother is visiting from Clarksburg and we figured the church's name is United Methodist Temple Church on Locust Ave. Bob is a history teacher in the county. We used the new phone directory to get the correct name. He would like to get the newsletter. His name is Bob Brumage (ND 63). e-mail: rjb1963@netscape.com. Mickie Ford Brumage (WI 61) my wife also assisted on the answer.

We really look forward to the news letter. Thanks for all your efforts.

submitted by: Terry Tibbs Davenport (WI ’60)
mcprport@iw.net
The Trivia picture is of the Clarksburg Methodist Temple where my sister, Carole Tibbs Arnett and I were baptized and confirmed. Our grandparents, aunt's and uncle's family all were members there. We went to Sunday School and Methodist Youth Fellowship every Sunday as we were growing up and our weddings were held in that Church. My mother, Roxie Tibbs, was the office secretary for several years. I went to Vacation Bible School each summer and helped with crafts when I was too old to go any more. Bobby, John and Elizabeth Teter were our early friends there along with Ronnie Werner, Ruth Ann Martin, Dave Talkington, Judy Daugherty, Dorsy and Gary Robey and many others who attended Pierpont Grade School down the street. Coincidentally, Penny Christie Johnson was occasionally our guest. She is now married to a Methodist pastor.The beautiful church is one of the places I love to see when I am home. If you are living in Clarksburg and are looking for a "church home", this would be a wonderful place to consider.

submitted by: Becky McClain Werner (WI ’60)
Brabbit59@aol.com
I thought I'd respond to your trivia picture for August. That is the United Methodist Temple Church at the corner of Locust Ave. and Sycamore St. I am the organist there and have been for over 35 years. Ron has been attending there since he was a teenager and just recently attained the distinction of being one of their 50 year members.

The church will have its 100th anniversary in 2007 and plans are already underway for the celebration.

Some of the WI alums that have been members there are Ruth Ann Martin (59), Judy Daugherty (59), Bob Teter (60), Terry Tibbs (60).

Keep up the good work with the newsletter

submitted by: Bernice King Mchenry (WI '52)
BerniceMcHenry@aol.com
The Mystery picture is the Methodist Temple... aka The United Methodist Temple at the corner of Sycamore and Locust Streets. (Thanks to John Teter for sharing a great picture of the building.)

Some history first: The 1932 Yearbook of the Conference Memorial Methodist Protestant Church lists Rev. C.D. Tharp as Minister, and also lists pastors who had served the church beginning in 1908.

The lot at the corner of Locust and Sycamore Streets was purchased from Dr. Lyon Osborne in April of 1910. Tlhe first structure was the 3-story Chapel to be used later as the parsonage. The Chapel was first used on March 12, 1911.The early membership rolls include many old familiar Clarksburg family names.

Ground was broken for the church building in April 1917. In spite of world conditions at that time, the building was ready for consecration on March 2, 1919.

For those of you still in the Clarksburg area... is this structure one of only a few historic buildings still in use, and still standing in the city?

Now the memories: I was carried there as an infant, and in those basement rooms learned prayers, Bible verses, and how to be trusted. That was where I first tried teaching, as a classmate (Phyllis Dee Knight..VHS) and I, while still in jr hi, were trusted to teach a class of pre-schoolers. The back stairways and dark upstairs hallways became my playground while my mother joined her friends in the kitchen preparing this meal or that for fund-raisers or social events. More than once friends and I were cautioned to be a bit quieter! (Judy and Nancy Schlicker would have been part of those antics, I'm sure. )

My learning experiences continued through the years... first taste of bubble gum! Someone found out that White's Drug Store down off Pike St had the first shipment of Double Bubble... and we chewed during Sunday School Class, much to the chagrin of our teacher!

As a college student, I was asked to tell the congregation about my campus life and experiences, and relate how my growing-up years brought me to that place.

Other memories. Anniversary Sunday each March brought former members, and pastors for a " Homecoming" time and always the delicious 'covered dish dinner'.

There were "chicken pie suppers", and "Everybody's Birthday Party", with decorations and cakes for each month. There were skits, talents shared, lots of laughs and good memories.

When I returned to Clarksburg to teach, it was at the church that I met a young chemical engineer from the (then) National Carbon Co. We were married there in 1958.

Right up near the top of special memories came much later. In the 1980's a college friend was pastor of the church, and invited me to fill the pulpit on Laity Sunday. It was a awesome experience. In the pews were former Sunday school teachers, friends, and my parents. WI's own Miss Virginia Nutter was there that day too. How often does a person have the opportunity to intentionally thank those who have nurtured and shaped you through the years?

Though it isn't too often I get back to Clarksburg, when I visit the United Methodist Temple, there are not only memories, but a sense of place..

Thanks to all for listening to my rambling.

submitted by: Fred Layman (VHS ’46)
FGL46VHS@aol.com
The photo shown in last month’s newsletter is of the Clarksburg United Methodist Temple located at the corner of Sycamore and Locust Streets. The lot for the church was purchased from Dr. Linn Osborn in 1910 at a price of $6,000.00. A frame chapel was built first and then ground was broken for the church in 1917. The original name for the church was “The Methodist Protestant Temple” and was dedicated on March 2, 1919.

SEPTEMBER TRIVIA PICTURE

picture submitted by John Teter WI 1961
Do you recognize the place pictured above? Identify it and tell us a memory. Write to Roleta1@aol.com. Remember, I don’t print incorrect answers.

FAVORITE TEACHER
You attended public school for 12 years…some maybe a little longer. In those 12 years you had to endure many different teachers. Some male and some female…some had funny habits, some had tempers, some had weird personalities and some just shouldn’t have been teachers but there was always that special one who stood out from the others. Some teachers went that extra step to educate. Do you remember any teacher in particular? Which teacher did you really like and why? This is a topic for discussion for October. Please write Roleta1@aol.com.

WEST VIRGINIA IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Holly Furbee Berger (WI 1959), Buzzy Floyd (VHS 1956), and Joe Malone (WI 1952) shared this newspaper article with me. (Thanks to all of you for thinking of me and sharing.) I believe all of you will enjoy seeing WV through the eyes of a journalist from the north eastern part of the US and see how she explains how a visit to that state is truly a special time. But we grew up there and we have always known that it was a jewel in the hills. Read the article by clicking on the following hyperlink. It does not download to your computer, it just enables you to visit the website and read the article.

http://www.opinionjournal.com/forms/printThis.html?id=110007054

By the way, while at this site reading the article, click on the box on the right hand side of the page that allows you to read the readers responses to this article. VERY INTERESTING! Sorry the article is now a few weeks old and you are not able to write your own response to the author but you can write your response to me for the WI NEWSLETTER. Roleta1@aol.com.

AUGUST HAS BEEN BUSY
submitted by: Roleta Smith Meredith (WI ’59)
Roleta1@aol.com

Bill and I up on Santorini...You can see our cruise ship on the left--or middle. Also to reach Santorini---rode up in a tram

On August 3, 2005, Bill and I flew to Rome, Italy and joined up with 4 other couples who are friends of ours. This was a well planned trip as we had been looking forward to it for years and had had our reservations made about 8 months earlier. Since Bill and I had spent about 8 to 10 days in Rome in 2001, we didn’t spend too much time there this year but made good use of our time and saw things we had missed before and some things we wanted to see again. On the 6th, all of us arrived at the seaport close to Rome and boarded the Grand Princess for a 12 day cruise. We stopped in Monte Carlo; Florence, Italy; Naples where we toured Pompeii (amazing just as National Geographic has pictured it for years—and we saw Mt Vesuvius), Sorrento, and Capri (how the rich people live—again amazing). We then traveled to several Greek Islands—Santorini (my favorite spot in the entire trip), Mykonos, Katakalon (saw ancient Olympia—and where the Greek had built many altars to Zeus);Corfu; and a detour to Rhodes (we were supposed to go to Turkey but due to terrorists threatening to blow up a cruise ship we toured Rhodes). We went to Athens, Greece and climbed to the Acropolis (it was only 102 degrees that day)---something we had read about all of our lives and it was a wonderful feeling to be there. The last stop was in Venice where we boated around the canals and went to St. Marks Square. Then it was time to travel back to the states. This isn’t an easy thing to do. From the time we left our hotel in Venice, Italy until we walked into our front door, we had been traveling 24 hours. It has taken me over a week to recover from the jet lag. Not to let any grass grow under our feet after 4-1/2 days in Florida we took off for N.C. to see Bill’s brother and then on the 28th and 12-1/2 travel hours later we were in Ohio. August was a very busy month but it was a once in a life time August for us.

Roleta in St Marks Square in Venice, Italy

WHAT ABOUT SCHOOL
School starts this month and I am sure there are 2 college freshmen in WV who are very grateful for the $500.00 scholarship they each received from the WI Newsletter. If you would like to contribute to the WIN Scholarship please send a check made out to Roleta Meredith/WIN Scholarship

and mail to my office at:

Roleta Meredith
c/o Meredith Brothers
3025 Switzer Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43219

Remember we will be presenting a scholarship this year to another deserving student.

This can be your way of saying thank you to someone for something they have done to make your life more pleasant. Just send a check (or money order) to me---it can be for $1.00 or $100.00 (or more would be greatly appreciated) and tell me in whose name you wish to give the money~~or why you wish to honor or thank this person.

DON’T FORGET---DO IT NOW!

OLDEST GRADS AT SUMMER PICNIC

Pictured above: Ella Grace Kyle Spears 1934, Roxie Heater Tibbs 1935 and Lorraine Ross McGahan 1936

WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE SUMMER?
submitted by: Bob Teter (WI '60)
bteter@chartertn.net
Here goes for what we boys did for the summers:

For starters we played a ton of 'hoops', which was simply roundball in those olden days. We gathered at several of the many neighborhood playgrounds for some serious competition. Just about all the guys who played for the Hilltoppers were involved. We often ventured to some of the neighborhoods of our cross-town rivals, Victory and R-W for 'away' games.

The courts included Stealey Playground, Jackson Park, one under the 6th St. bridge in Glen Elk whose name I cannot remember, North View, Maple and Oral Lakes, Norwood Park, and others I am sure I have missed. Maybe some of you have better memories and could rattle off some of them.

Would be a lost cause to attempt to name the guys involved, so I won't. I will say that I have grand memories of those times with a couple of other Bob's, namely Secret and Rector.

Going back to the days before the expressway we used to play some serious baseball in 'the field', located at the end of Beech St. and Patterson Court. Those games mostly involved the Broaddus Ave and surrounding area kids. We too had 'away' games on a field at the end of Baltimore St. What fun!

HALLOWEEN
Halloween was a time of fun for all of us when we were kids. A time when we were allowed to talk to strangers, allowed to knock on the door of someone you didn’t know and ask for a treat. Any other time of the year, you weren’t supposed to talk to strangers or take candy from a stranger but on Halloween you ask a stranger for their candy! It was “Trick or Treat”. And if I remember correctly, if someone at one of those houses didn’t treat or wasn’t home----they got tricked. Some of those tricks were pretty vicious. Some were cute. Soaping windows was fun but I think it was hard to remove. Torn newspapers in a yard was fun but hard to clean up. Can you remember doing something mischievous on Halloween eve? What was it? Where was your favorite place to go Trick or Treat….and why? THIS IS A TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION FOR OCTOBER…please write Roleta1@aol.com.

NAME THAT TUNE
submitted by: Ron & Belle Wamsley (VHD '56 & '58)
roninparadise@adelphia.net
1. "thats the only thing" is from the song "I Can't Give You Anything But Love"
2. "you may see" is from "Some Enchanted Evening"

submitted by: Janet Cottrill Kownacke (WI '64)
Jkcottrill@aol.com
1 - "that's the only thing" -- Dream Lover
2 - "you may see" -- Some Enchanted Evening

EDITOR’S NOTE---seems like the words “that’s the only thing” have been used in several songs.

PRECIOUS CHILD FOR AUGUST

submitted by: Steve Limbers (WI '57)
Limberses@cs.com
The precious child for August is the still-precious Jayne Rose Ross. We tried out for senior chorus together. Neither of us made the cut, but we decided that it was due to Henry Mayer's failure to appreciate good music. He told us all that rock and roll was simply a fad that would soon be replaced by Hawaiian music. I'm still waiting.

submitted by: Marolyn Tustin Jett (WI '56)
ma5388@earthlink.net
I think I recognize the precious child to be Jayne Rose Ross WI '57. It's "all in the eyes". We were in DID's (Delta Iota Delta - High School Sorority) and we were discussing inductees at a meeting. A freshman's name came up for a vote and some members stated "she was cute and a nice girl", just needed some "work"-(ha) and Jayne asked if we were running a "reform" school or a sorority? I thought that was hilarious at the time and that has come to my mind many times over the years and it still makes me chuckle. We had our meetings mostly at member’s homes and a few times at The Clique Club on a Sunday afternoon. I wonder if Jayne remembers. Does anyone else remember?

submitted by: Buzz Floyd (VHS ’56)
Floyds4@cox.net
I grew up in a different part of town, so I don’t know what ya’ll looked like as children, but the features are very distinctive. Could that be the beautiful Miss Jayne Rose?

submitted by: Nan Norvell LaFleur (WI '57)
jrlnnl@aol.com
The Precious Child for August is WI's Class of '57 very own Jayne Rose. If our class had to select a "Most Popular" Jayne would be at the top of the list. She always had a smile on her face, always had a kind and witty word for everyone, and was great fun to be around. And she hasn't changed a bit over the years. She is still the same the old zany, witty, charming Jayne.

I have to confess that, not having attended grammar school in WV and not having any early pictures of friends and classmates, I begged, pleaded and prodded Jayne to send one of her early pictures to me so I could send it to the newsletter. Judy Kimler's stick figure in an earlier newsletter was charming but I think that particular person was someone with whom I went to grammar school in St. Louis.

Thanks for sharing Jayne's childhood picture with the rest of us.

submitted by: Sharon Myers Johnson Hall (WI '64/'65)
hhubert@bellsouth.net
I have been reading the newsletter for several years, but have not asked to be on the mailing list. My sister Karen just emailed me that I could read the newsletter NOW. So as always I read every word. Sometimes I get so homesick for Clarksburg, but it will never be the same as when we were growing up in the 50's and 60's. Some of my classmates and friends have contacted each other because of the newsletter. We reminisce of the old days, Locust Court, Patsy's Store on the corner of Locust and Sycamore, Uptown, Pierpont Grade School, Methodist Temple, Bible School, Girl Scouts and just hanging out.

Please add me to the mailing list. sooseeq57@yahoo.com or hhubert@bellsouth.net

PRECIOUS CHILD FOR SEPTEMBER

Do you recognize the precious child pictured above? Please write your guess and a memory of this person to Roleta1@aol.com. Incorrect guesses are not printed.

CATCH UP ON THE PAST
Did you miss some past newsletter? Was there one in particular that you wish to read again? Well, you can do this. Judy and Larry Kimler figured out a way to put the first 5 years of the newsletter on a disc and program it so all you have to do is insert it in the disc drive of your computer and you can read as many newsletters as often as you wish. What could be more fun? Not only will you enjoy the newsletters but you will be helping the WIN Scholarship. All proceeds over and above the costs are donated to the Scholarship. The cost is only $10.00---divide this by 5 years of 12 issues and see how much you are actually paying for the 60 issues. A better deal can not be had any place. Just email Judy Daugherty Kimler (WI 1959) at jkimler@verizon.net and she will give you her address. Come on---help that scholarship.

CLASS OF 1960 AT THE SUMMER PICNIC

Pictured above are: Bob Teter, Pam Wolfe Brown, Bob Secret, Terry Tibbs Davenport, Dottie Spears Rinehart, Becky McClain Werner.

CHANGE OF EMAIL ADDRESS

Jim Gill (VHS 59)	change to jgil1225@yahoo.com
Joseph Williams Jr. (WI '56)	joeandshirleyW@peoplepc.com
Shirley Heidelmeier Williams (WI '57)	joeandshirleyW@peoplepc.com
Jeanne Walters Webster (WI '59)	jeanwbstr@aol.com
Karen Myers Horton (WI ’66)	Hortongreg7@aol.com
Bob & Ann Turner (WI ’58)	bob81340@earthlink.net
Bob Dennison (WI ’57)	cdennison@earthlink.net
Harriett Stout Noel (WI ’59)	leonnoel@charter.net or har@cmspan.net
Judy McDougal Siders (WI ’57)	was siders_judy@hotmail.com is now siders_judy@sbcglobal.net

NEW EMAIL ADDRESSES

Ron & Belle Wamsley (VHS '56 & '58)	roninparadise@adelphia.net
Kenneth Shinn (VHS ’56)	kenneth-shinn@sbcglobal.net
Bob Brumage (ND '63)	rjb1963@netscape.com
Sharon Myers Johnson Hall (WI '64-'65)	hhubert@bellsouth.net
Marcia Benson Frum (WI ’57)	marciajos@adelphia.net

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TRAINING CAMP
1950’S STYLE
at Notre Dame High School
submitted by: Pat Elder (NDHS '57)
St1pat@aol.com
A few days ago our Dayton newspaper had an article on the beginning of high school football camp in Aug., 2005. The thrust of the article was "to get plenty of water & rest". I thought back to the beginning of football camp in my frosh year, 1953, our coach yelled and shouted--"no water and no rest!!! - You are out here to get in shape and play football, not to have a party '" or something kind of close to that. Seems like things have changed somewhat.

Our practice field was north of Holy Cross cemetery next to Elk Creek between Goff Plaza and Kelly Hill. It had no grass, just 2 inches of dust and dirt. When we moved to Broad Oaks from North View, I went to St. Mary’s grade school in 8th grade. Coach asked me out for football and I told him that they played sissy football with all those pads and stuff. I said in North View we played sand lot football all those years and that was a lot tougher than you guys play here. I told him "no". So, the next year when I showed up for varsity football, he remembered like an elephant. He put me at linebacker and ran the seniors at me almost every play. I got the tackles, but ended up with my face in the 2 in. of dirt every time. After a while, I had dirt all the way down my windpipes and up into my sinuses and I couldn't breathe. When I started to spit up blood, I said "I don't care what he says, I am going to get some water" I took off for the locker room and he kicked me off the team.

Sophomore year-- our family had our 1st vacation to the ocean--Ocean City!! We got back 3 days after football started and I had a real bad sunburn on my legs. Coach just scowled at me when I came in to get my pads. He said, " Well here comes the sissy!" He made me full dress and put me thru Murderers row. Every time I got tackled on that sunburn, I screamed. That year became the story of "An Officer and A Gentleman". He gave extra time trying to break me & I knew I could tough that out. I did and after that we formed a mutual respect for each other. I have neglected to note that August is hot, humid and dog day terrible and in full gear always 100 degrees or worse on the practice field.

Junior year-- I don't know how coach pulled it off, but we abandoned the dust bowl for the first 2 weeks and went to Huttonsville, WV. to the Don Bosco Agricultural Farm, a religious brothers group up in the mountains. We had great dorm rooms, a pool with freezing mountain water, and a great field with real nice grass and a running track--really cool! I saw a few 1400 pound bulls and a dairy herd that they milked and sold to the town. Since coach allowed no water, we all took up chewing tobacco to keep the moisture in our systems. Those little pint wide mouth milk bottles made the greatest carry along spittoons--we were all carrying them all the time. The brothers curiously inquired as to what we were doing and it didn't take long till we had all the brothers playing poker at night and chewing tobacco. That was great!! We practiced 3 times a day and had chalk talks at least twice a day. It was very productive. We had been there a week or so and of course coach had given us strict orders that we were not to leave that farm for any reason. I got antsy on a Sunday afternoon and decided to explore the town of Huttonsville, which was about 7 miles away. I walked down the road till I was out of sight and then I began to hitch hike. The first car that stopped was a state highway patrolman. He wanted to know who I was, where I lived, etc. It turned out that there had been a prison break from the Huttonsville State Prison that day and 4 men were at large. I begged him not to take me back to Coach, but he did anyway and I was REALLY in trouble!! There was a beautiful full moon that night and I got to see it's full term as I ran laps all night. I was back in Coaches dog house again.

Senior year--We did Huttonsville again and I was the model student. Coach was winning and I was beginning to mature .August was just as bad as always! We had a great team our senior year. We won our conference, had lots of honors both collectively and individually. Since I got older after graduation and out of shape, I can't tell you how I wanted to go back for those 2 weeks and tune up again. We gained a mountain of respect for our coach for all of that and let me tell you when I went into basic training in the service, with people from all over the country, I was way ahead of all of them. Some didn't even know how to do pushups. Basic was a breeze for me and I owe it all to Coach J.T. Flaherty for making a man out of me. Thanks, Coach--I'd still like to come back!

WI CAKE

This beautiful cake was brought to the picnic by Jim Barrick 1945

QUILT
Some of you were able to attend the WI Reunion picnic in Clarksburg in August. Sue Selby Moats (WI 1955) moatssue@aol.com was there to sell raffle tickets for the quilt she is making to be raffled off this year and the winning ticket will be drawn at the Clarksburg Annual Picnic in Sarasota, Florida on March 4, 2006. (All proceeds from the sale of tickets goes to the WIN Scholarship). If you wish to buy a ticket, contact Sue Selby Moats at her email address. Also, you can help in the creation of this quilt by making a quilt square and mailing it to Sue. You don’t have to quilt the square, you don’t have to back it or stuff it! Sue is going to assemble all of the squares and assemble the quilt and quilt it. Each square will depict something about Clarksburg, high school or WV……you can piece a square or you can take a picture to your local photo shop and have the picture transferred to material. If you have an old sport team shirt from a Clarksburg team, you can even cut out the name and send that to her, she will incorporate this into the quilt. The deadline is the first of November, so get moving! Thanks to Sue for coming up with an idea to help raise money for the scholarship.

PLAYGROUND---TWILIGHT ZONE?
submitted by: Buzzy Floyd (VHS '56)
Floyds4@cox.net
When I was very young I had to have some teeth pulled, so they put me to sleep during the procedure. While I was “out”, I seemed to be having a very good time playing on a playground, under a bridge, with some kids I didn’t know. When I woke up it felt very real to me, and the pictures of playing on that playground were very vivid. Several years later, when I had grown up enough to walk across the 4th Street Bridge, I remember looking down under the bridge, and there was my playground exactly the way I remembered it.

While we’re on the subject of Clarksburg playgrounds, Mary Nicewarner Tucker mentioned Coleman Park. My mother’s twin sister, my aunt Freda Peck, was the Park Teacher there, teaching kids to make things. She will be 93 years old this month and still does crafts. Does anyone remember her? What ever happened to Coleman Park? It was probably the largest park in town, and there were carnivals there every summer.

BTW: Thanks for the picture of downtown in the ‘50s. I can’t wait to show my wife and daughter how lively it was back then.

ALMOST HEAVEN - THE TRUTH
submitted by: Bryan McIntyre (WI ’65)
Bmcintyre@ec.rr.com
It's bittersweet that John Denver said he was actually writing about aregion in Virginia when he wrote "Almost Heaven West Virginia"...if you listen to the words, he was writing about driving through W.V. on the way to the Shenandoah Valley "Heaven" of Virginia. In 1972 I interviewed John Denver at the Ohio State Fair while working at WCOL Radio in Columbus Ohio, thinking his 1971 hit song was about West Virginia - but he said Take Me Home, Country Roads, was actually written about driving south through eastern Maryland and the eastern tip of West Virginia on the way to Virginia. I told him I had been a DJ in Clarksburg WV and was proud his song was about West Virginia...he looked at me curiously and said "you know, it's funny that you West Virginians think it's about you...we meant that West Virginia was almost heaven, heaven being the Shenandoah mountains of Virginia". I was stunned and just turned off the tape recorder. He said that Bill and Taffy Dannoff from Washington DC who wrote the song with him actually were writing about driving through the mountains of western Maryland to a family reunion. Look it up on a map. The Shenandoah Valley is not in West Virginia. West Virginia fit the syllables as they put the song together, adapting it to that beautiful region of the U.S. This story continues in the late 1980s when I was general manager of WPTF Radio in Raleigh NC. John Denver was performing at the North Carolina State Fair and before WPTF's Garry Dornberg interviewed John live on the air, I told Garry about what I had been told at that interview back in the 70s. Garry asked John and he confirmed again that the song was not written specifically about West Virginia, but that W.Va. was geographically "almost" heaven next to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. He said he was glad that West Virginians had adopted his song and said that the word Maryland would not have made any sense musically....

OBITUARY
CORRECTION:

RE: Obituary I published last month: The Pat Wiseman Wilson that you have listed in the OBIT section of the August newsletter was class of 1961, not 1965 as you have her listed!

JAMES E. ISNER JR.
Mr. James E. Isner, Jr., age 64, of 1539-1/2 Adams Avenue, Clarksburg, WV (formerly of Capitol Heights, MD) died, August 2, 2005 at the United Hospital Center. He was born in Clarksburg, WV, October 5, 1940, a son of the late James E. Isner, Sr. and Ada Shehl Isner.

Surviving is a brother, Robert P. Isner, who lives in Temple Hills, Maryland. Mr. Isner was never married. He was a 1958 graduate of the old Victory High School. He had worked as a mechanic, both in Maryland and West Virginia. He was also an avid motorcycle rider, which he had done since his high school days. He was a veteran, having served his country in the military during the Vietnam Era.

SYMPATHY EXTENDED

Our sympathy is extended to Joanne Westfall Simpson-Tetrick (WI 1952) (Fragilegranny34@msn.com) for the loss of her son Gregg (WI 1977). He lost his fight against cancer on August 10, 2005.

WE LOVE SCHOOL!!!

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