1925– 100 Years Ago
Thankful For What It Didn’t Do
The recent legislature was more conservative in the passage of legislation than any other in recent history. Out of a tremendous mass of rubbish introduced as legislation, the lawmakers enacted few general laws of new scope and experimental nature. For what the late legislature refused to do in passing silly new legislation, let us be thankful, but continue to insist upon a return to the fundamental safeguards and checks.
Found Still On The Knobs
Finding a moonshine still on his place, Mr. Jasper Compton came to Union and notified the authorities. Constable and others seized the plant which was a home-made copper still of about 25-gallons capacity and two 60-gallon barrels of mash. The mash was ripe and about ready for a run. In it were found two dead rats, which had been drowned in the mash.
Must Not Shoot
Assistant Secretary of the U. S. Treasury Andrews, active in charge of Federal prohibition enforcement, has announced a new policy of his department. It is that the dry agent who shoots first and ask questions afterwards is to be eliminated from the service.
1950 – 75 Years Ago
Elks Memorial Horse Show
Lewisburg Lodge No. 1758, B. P. O. Elks, will present their first annual horse show at the W. Va. State Fair grounds, under the approval of the West Virginia Horsemen Association. Entries are expected from Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina, and Indiana, as well as our own state and local horsemen.
Killed In Plane Wreck
Howard Wesley Estep, aged 24, and Merlin Richard Bryant, 22, both ex-service men, were instantly killed when the plane they were flying from Greenbrier Airport and flying over the Asbury neighborhood struck a power line and crashed.
Oldest Literature Known
American archaeologists digging the ruins of an ancient civilization in Iraq have uncovered the oldest literature and agricultural writings known to man, it has been announced. The writings, inscribed on more than 700 clay tablets, were found in the ancient city of Nippur, 100 miles south of the modern city of Baghdad.
1975– 50 Years Ago
Abolitionists Claim They’ve Lost An Ally
Die-hard abolitionists shouted “we’ve lost an ally” and hinted that former Secretary of State John Rockefeller’s softer stand on surface mining would injure his political future in West Virginia. Rockefeller, now president of West Virginia Wesleyan College, lost to Republican Governor Arch Moore in the 1972 election, in which strip mining was a crucial issue.
College Will Be Deeded To State
In a “no-nonsense” statement Governor Arch A. Moore, Junior, directed that the Greenbrier College of Osteopathic Medicine be deeded to the State of West Virginia. Governor Moore said, according to Michael C. Smith, the school’s attorney, that “Apparently some people had a serious misunderstanding as to who sets policy in the state concerning medical education. The Governor continued, “Policy will be set by the Governor and the Legislature and no one else.”
Research Program Underway To Determine Location Of Gas
An $8.5 million research project to determine if significant natural gas production can be achieved from extensive shale beds in Appalachia has been revealed by Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. Columbia, headquartered in Charleston, has submitted a proposal to the federal Energy Research and Development Administration on a joint $3.3 million program in West Virginia to test for shale gas by application of massive hydraulic fracturing.
2000– 25 Years Ago
KKK Rally In Alderson Puts Local Authorities On Alert
Both local law enforcement officials and the West Virginia State Police will be stepping up patrols this weekend in response to a KKK rally that is scheduled in Alderson. Alderson Mayor Harryette Williams acknowledged that she is not sure what to expect. “I don’t know why they are coming to Alderson,” she said of the KKK members, suggesting that their views are not an accurate representation of public sentiment in Alderson.
Detch Family Donates Rare Map To Historical Society
Paul Detch presented a historic 1836 map of the early United States to Dr. David Perkins, assistant provost and director of Greenbrier Community College Center, and to Joyce Mott, executive director of the North House Museum. The map was donated by the Detch family to the Greenbrier Historical Society.
GVTeens Complete Satisfying Season
As the applause quieted from the final performance of Bang, Bang, You’re Dead and Once Upon A Playground at the State Thespian Competition in Charleston, co-director Jessica Viers looked with pride at her cast members faces. All Star acting awards were given to Woody Leed, Katie Gibson, Ekadasi Fullman, Sinead Balnionis, Alexander Hitzig and Stacy Glick.
cGreenbrier Valley Airport has been notified that it may be eligible for regional jet service from Delta Airlines. Last month, a local delegation traveled to the headquarters of Delta Airlines to discuss the possibility of bringing the service to Greenbrier County. The delegation included members of the local business community, along with Ralph D. Williams, chairman of the Greenbrier County Airport Authority; Woody Hanna, president of the Greenbrier County Commission; and airport manager Jerry O’ Sullivan.
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