Echoes of the Past: Riverbend Continues Work At Carnegie

1924– 100 Years Ago

Tennis Player Hurt

Francis Hunter of Beckley, one of the American tennis players at the Olympic games being held in Paris, was released from the hospital at that place last Friday after a severe case of septic poisoning. The disease resulted from a cut sustained in a fall during the Wimbledon tournament. For a time it was thought amputation of the lower arm would be necessary, but the arm was finally saved. Hunter hopes to be able to continue in the matches.

New Locomotive

A new locomotive, just tried in the East, is going to surprise a good many. It is a whole power plant in itself, burns oil, changes that into electricity, and runs by electricity. A boy can learn to run it in ten minutes. It has great power, and is said to use only ten to fifteen cents worth of fuel per hour.

Saving Human Life

Rockefeller and Uncle Sam are playing the part of big brother to West Virginia by spending money to promote a plan which would save the people in the rural districts from dying with typhoid fever and other preventable diseases. The Rockefeller Foundation is giving $15,000 a year toward the operation of a county health plan with the idea of withdrawing when they have proved that lives and money both can be saved by its use.

1949 – 75 Years Ago

Camp Shaw-Mi-Del-Eca

Several hundred campers from this and neighboring states are having an enjoyable seven weeks at Shaw-Mi-Del-Eca, the summer camp of the Greenbrier Military School on the Greenbrier River. De Armand Henry, Brave Warrior, a Kiowa-Comanche Indian, joined the staff last week and led the Snake Dance at Saturday’s campfire. Incidentally, the Snake Dance is a religious dance praying for rain – and that night and Sunday it poured down!

Lewisburg Council

At the regular July meeting of the Town Council of Lewisburg, the Council decided to request the State Road Commission to take over Holt Lane with the view of widening and paving same, also, that the state make Holt Lane a part of their highway system. The Street Committee was authorized to purchase and install a traffic light at the intersection of Court and Foster streets.

Col. Clifford

The 60 th anniversary celebration of Co. H., West Virginia National Guard, which was held in the armory at Ronceverte will be highlighted by the unveiling of a bronze bust of the late Col. Thomas E. Clifford of Ronceverte. The bust was sculptured by Luther E. Kramer, Jr., Ronceverte mortician from photographs of the late colonel. Co. H., now a heavy weapons company, was organized in Ronceverte July 15, 1889. Four members of the original muster are still living in Ronceverte: Lucy Mann, C. R. Graves, J. C. Vallandingham, Charles Rutherford.

1974– 50 Years Ago

Plans Objected

Many citizens in Lewisburg were upset early this week over reported plans to install pedestrian control lights at three locations downtown. Petitions to stop the construction were circulated at several retail locations and one or more militants used spray paint to vent their feelings against proposed poles which would be used to mount the signals. Mrs. Jane McLaughlin, who is heading a citizens group to prevent the project, told the Daily News this morning, “We don’t need our sidewalks cluttered up any more than they are now and we are investigating the possibility of an injunction to stop this work.”

Senator Kennedy

Regardless of the outcome of the possible impeachment of President Nixon, Sen. Edward Kennedy predicts the office of the presidency will emerge unscathed. The Massachusetts Democrat said that despite Watergate’s effects on the American public, “it will serve as reaffirmation of the independence of our courts…of Congress…and dedication to the pursuit of truth by our press.”

Peace Talks Rejected

Israel has held out the possibility of returning some occupied land to Jordan but has rejected an independent Palestine state and any guerrilla role in Middle East peace talks. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin repeated the government’s opposition to Palestinian participation in Israel’s talks with Jordan and to an independent Palestinian state which he said “would be a time bomb both for Israel and Jordan.”

1999– 25 Years Ago

Ronceverte City Council Looks At Water Loss Problem

Long-term issues awaited the newly-created Ronceverte City Council when the body officially convened for the first time. Among those issues which have long been of concern are the city’s water problem, the disrepair of the Fred Workman Bridge, and the construction of the new city hall. During the June meeting of the board of commissioners, the city’s previous governing body, a representative from the water department said Ronceverte loses two to three million gallons of water per month.

Local Team Takes 8 th Place In Race

A local mountain bike team sponsored by Woods, Water & Wheels of Lewisburg returned home worn out and beat up, but with big smiles on their faces as they brought home eight place honors from the region’s hardest mountain bike endurance race. The Toyota 24 Hours of Canaan brought more than 25,000 spectators and 2,200 racers to the beautiful Canaan Valley for true back-country West Virginia-style mountain bike racing around the clock from noon Saturday to noon Sunday. Consisting of Captain Sean Sabol, James Critchely, Ryan Dobbs and Greg Dunn, the team from Lewisburg conquered the course with lap time averaging in the 1:15 range.

Riverbend Continues Work At Carnegie

In 1997, Riverbend Nursery, owned and operated by Josh and Judy Polan, added the finished touches to the restoration project at Carnegie Hall. Josh designed the landscaping plan, donated the plants and materials, and organized the planting of the new garden walkway surrounding the Church Street entrance to the building. The beautiful garden is thriving because Polan continues to donate his time, expertise and materials to the project. Pictured here are Josh Polan (left) with Riverbend Nursery employees Cav Arnold and Darrell Reynolds.

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