WI CLASS OF 1959 NEWSLETTER
Editor: Roleta Smith Meredith Issue 4 December 1999

HAPPY HOLIDAYS




Visit: Countdown to Christmas at---- Christmas Countdown and if you will continue to the homepage on this site...one of the links available is Innis Garden. Here you will see a beautiful garden site that is only about 5 minutes from my home. The pictures are of the garden in the spring but it is beautiful in the spring, summer and fall.



NEW ARRIVAL
from: Jean and Jim Hornor
JYH2125@aol.com

The big news in our family this month is the birth of our first grandson. He arrived two weeks early just like his mother did 29 yrs. ago. Jonathan Vernon Terry weighed in at 6 lbs 13 ounces and was 21 inches long. The proud parents are Ann and Scott Terry of West Chester, Ohio. They say he looks like his grandfather Hornor. We are going to be there around Thanksgiving and see for ourselves...




CLASSMATE NEWS
from: Roleta Smith Meredith
ROLETA1@aol.com

BUTCH LADWIG
"Butch" and Mary Frances (Frederick) Ladwig
1436 White Oak Street
Belpre, OH 45714

JOHN STEALEY
John Stealey and Patty Terrill from the class of 1959 married and live in Shepherdstown, WV. Patty is an associate professor of family and consumer sciences. John is a history professor. They enjoy riding horses, English style. When asked about retirement, John says that history is one of the rare professions which age is an asset as one has accumulated the mass of knowledge over time to become more effective. He is busy writing books and will have 2 coming out later. These books concern historical events in West Virginia History. John looks forward to hearing from classmates....e-mail him at JStealey@Shepherd.edu

SERAPHINA TOOMPAS
Seraphina Toompas lives in Washington, D.C., but calls Greece home. She is in the states on business. She has a hard time placing names with faces as her yearbook is in Greece and as we know, it has been a long time since we have seen Seraphina. However, she would like to hear from you....e-mail her at STOOMPAS@aol.com

PHIL CARTER
CARTER A LONG TIME FIGHTER FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
FROM ::::The Herald-Dispatch in Huntington, WV

While he has been no stranger to controversy, most people know Philip W."Phil" Carter from his devotion to civil rights issues.

Carter, professor of social work at Marshall University, "jumped into the civil rights struggle feet first as an MU student and basketball player in the early '60s," according to a 1986 article in The Herald-Dispatch.

He joined the protest movement against Huntington businesses that practiced segregation and organized demonstrations against racism that he witnessed on the Marshall campus.

Following those early days of the civil rights movement, Carter became involved in other aspects of the cause. He worked with the Congress of Racial Equality during the mid-60s.

Carter also has been involved in several black political conferences and he was an organizer of the Rev. Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign in 1984.

Carter has been involved in a series of community-oriented groups including the Black Legends, an organization formed to honor the achievements of Marshall's African-American athletic alumni. Carter is executive secretary of that organization and told The Herald-Dispatch that plans are ongoing to announce Marshall's 125 greatest black athletes, probably in February.

Carter also recently was involved in Black Dollar Month, an activity designed to demonstrate to the Huntington community the importance of blacks to the area economy.

"The black middle class in particular must understand their economic impact," he said. "They're more than consumers. They're people with money."

Carter described his passionate stance on civil rights issues in the 1986 article.

"I believe I've always been a risk-taker," he said. "It may have been being brought up in a segregated system of black schools, black church, black Boy Scouts, that provided enough of a nurturing system and black role models that I felt I could take risks and would find support if it wasn't totally successful"





A TEACHER LOST
Excerpts from the Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram
from: Charles Burkhammer
cbhammer12@aol.com

Margaret E. Bauld
Margaret Eliza Bauld, of 911 Duff Ave. Clarksburg, died at 12:25 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999, at Clarksburg Continuous Care Center following an extended illness.
She was a daughter of the late William E. and Lillian Dale Wiley Buzzard. Her husband, Louis E. Bauld, whom she married on Jan. 19, 1946, preceded her in death on July 13, 1976.
Surviving are two daughters, one sister, four grandchildren, Harrisburg, Pa., one great-grandson.
She had been employed as a teacher for the Harrison County Board of Education with over 35 years of service before her retirement.



WWW.HILLTOPPERS.COM
from: Roleta Smith Meredith
Roleta1@aol.com

Have you checked into the data base of www.hilltoppers and signed in your information? I recently checked to see if any of our lost classmates had found their way into the site. No new names have been added from our class of 1959. However, the roster has grown. I was number 140 to sign the list and there are now 364. I also noticed in the bulletin board, a note from someone wanting instructions on how to use the most difficult chat room in the world. Aren't we glad we found AIM95? There are about 15 of us registered with AIM and on any given Sunday night there may be 6 to 12 of us talking. If you would like some easy directions on how to download, and join us just write to me. I have recently downloaded it on 2 new computers, it is simple, believe me, if I can do it, you can also.





NEWSLETTER
from: Roleta Smith Meredith
Roleta1@aol.com

Do you enjoy the newsletter? Can you help by contributing some news? Do you wish to keep receiving this newsletter?
Please reply to the above questions.-Thanks


CREDIT WELL EARNED
A BIG THANK YOU FROM ME TO YOU:

I know that all of you join me in thanking those classmates of 1959 and 1958 who have contributed to the December Issue of the Newsletter. Please continue to help this Newsletter to be interesting. Also, this newsletter would not be laid out so nicely, have pictures or have such pretty graphics without the help of Judy and Larry Kimler. We go through quite a process to refine the newsletter before you ever see it.I send Judy and Larry my first draft. Larry puts it on a secret web page for my eyes only. Judy catches typos and grammar mistakes, Larry adds graphics and puts everything in a neat order. I read, re-read, correct, write and re-write. I insert, delete, approve and disapprove. Larry and Judy come through with the final product for us. We should all write an e-mail to Judy and Larry and thank them for their work or you can thank them in their guest book. Without them, you would not receive a refined newsletter like you see on their web page.




SOMETHING FROM THE OVEN

I receive many recipes; and hope you will contribute some of your favorites to this section of the newsletter. However, I will only publish recipes that you consider one of your favorites. I don't have the time (I won't say ability!!!) to try each recipe and I don't want to share one if it doesn't have a history.

GINGERBREAD
from: Judy Daugherty Kimler
jkimler@ezwv.com

I requested a gingerbread recipe from Judy. I think gingerbread is a wonderful smell and taste of winter time. Judy has a hobby of cooking for Larry. This is one of Judy's favorite recipes and was often enjoyed in the Daugherty home.

Grease 8" square pan (I line pan with waxed paper)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup molasses (you can use dark Karo syrup)
2 cups sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 cup milk


Cream shortening and sugar, add egg and molasses and beat well. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk. Pour in prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes.




Mrs. Claus' Cookbook
from: Carol VanHorn
(WI Class of 1958)
DBLU2@aol.com

Mrs. Claus' Cookbook
http://www.northpole.com/cooking/cat001.html




SPORTS
from: Charles Burkhammer
cbhammer12@aol.com

The Robert C. Byrd Flying Eagles football season came to a conclusion on Friday, November 19. Playing in the second round of the AAA State Playoffs, the Eagles were defeated by Capital High of Charleston by the score of 13 - 0. The Eagles had been successful the preceding week in a victory over Keyser High.

For the season, the Eagles finished with an outstanding record of 10 - 2 and the Harrison County championship.




ORPHEUM THEATER
picture from: Carol Van Horn Class of 1958
DLBU2@aol.com

Remember the Orpheum Theater? Wasn't it always old and run down? Didn't it have a funny odor and it wasn't pop corn? WelI, I guess it isn't any wonder. Below you will see a picture of the Theater in its hay day in 1908. It had been around about 50 years when we were visiting it. I bet it had been pretty at one time. Were the movies there always scary? The sky in the picture certainly lends to that idea. Thanks Carol for sending the picture....anyone have more pictures of present or past events or places in Clarksburg? Why not share them with us? You can scan them and send them or you can mail them to Judy and Larry Kimler...if you don't have their address, just e-mail me and I will get you in touch with them.





HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GETTING OLD

*Everything hurts and what doesn't hurt doesn't work.
*The gleam in your eyes is from the sun hitting your bifocals.
*You keep repeating yourself.
*You keep repeating yourself.
*Your little black book contains only names that end in MD
*Your children begin to look middle aged.
*Your mind makes contracts your body can't meet.
*You look forward to a dull evening.
*Your favorite part of the newspaper is "20 Years Ago Today."
*You turn out the lights for economic rather than romantic reasons.
*Your knees buckle, and your belt won't.
*You're 17 around the neck, 42 around the waist, and 95 around the golf course.
*Your back goes out more than you do.
*You sink your teeth into a steak, and they stay there.
*You know all the answers, but nobody asks you the questions.
*You keep repeating yourself.
*You enjoy hearing about other people's operations.
*You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.
*People call at 9 p.m. and ask, "Did I wake you?"
*You answer a question with, "Because I said so."
*You wear black socks with sandals.
*You can't remember the last time you laid on the floor to watch TV.
*You got cable for the Weather Channel.
*You have a party and the neighbors don't even realize it.
*You keep repeating yourself.
*You buy a compass for the dash of your car.
*You keep repeating yourself.
*You enjoy hearing about other people's operations.
*Most women you know under 40 put you in the "Friend of my Father" class.
*You get into a heated argument about pension plans.
*The end of your tie doesn't come anywhere near the top of your pants.
*You have more hair in your ears and nose than on your head.
*You keep repeating yourself.
*You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room.
*Relatives smile benignly rather than interrupt you as you retell the same story for the zillionth time.
*You run out of breath walking DOWN a flight of stairs.
*You sing along with the elevator music.
*You're on a TV game show and you decide to risk it all and go for the rocker.
*You are proud of your lawn mower.
*Lawn care has become a big highlight of your life.
*Your arms are almost too short to read the newspaper.
*Your classmates at your reunion think you're one of their former teachers.
*Conversations with people your own age often turn into "dueling ailments."
*People don't harass you any more when you take an afternoon nap.
*Your relatives longingly refer to your things as your "estate"




PRAYER REQUEST..UPDATE
from: Carolyn Warne
Wrmychsnt@aol.com

Thank you for your prayers and concerns for Little Sonya, she still needs your prayers. She was readmitted to the hospital and underwent another operation for internal bleeding. Sonya is having a hard battle.




PLACES TO VISIT FOR CHRISTMAS ON THE WEB
from: Roleta Smith Meredith
Roleta1@aol.com

SANTA CLAUS VILLAGE
http://www.claus.com/village.shtml

Merry Christmas in One Hundred Language
http://www.flw.com/holidays.htm

Want to sing some Christmas Music? Well enjoy this site.
Happy Holidays from Always Safe





CHRISTMAS WISHES

Across the miles:
It is wonderful that we found each other. Our dear classmates have not changed, we have remained friends even though we lost touch for a few years. Our school may be gone but the Class of 1959 will forever be alive in our hearts.

Don't forget the real reason we celebrate Christmas. We have received the gift of Christ's life from God the Giver of Gifts.May the blessings of Christmas be with you today and always.

Wishing you happy holiday times to cherish and remember.







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