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Beckley Post-Herald The Raleigh Register from Beckley, West Virginia • Page 26

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28-- Post-Herald and Register, Beckley. W. Sunday Morning. March 9. 1975 The Lighter Side Auld Lang Syning The H- Bomb By DICK WEST WASHINGTON (UP!) a recent newspaper Supplement i came across a phrase gave me a twinge of what I fear is tor- "minal nostalgia.

The a i quoted a congressional consultant saying one possible i problem was "taming the 'v-H-bomb." 'j Back in the 1950s. I used see about three articles week on the prospects of gaming the H-bomb. Once hydrogen fusion -Jijwas harnessed, we were Slqld. the world would have an inexhaustible of energy. Deserts bloom, i appear in every pot jjjiind there would be peace the valley.

I a to those cor- dreams, but it fpmist have been 15 years 1 last heard anyone over an II- gbomb Utopia, Running into the phrase, again sent me reeling back through the mists of i where 1 soon encountered Clyde liangstop. one of the 'foremost bomb tamers of that era. In those days, Bangstop a a i i Georgetown. I'm an untamed bomb in his care for a week and he would perform wonders. I seen i a incendiary bombs to light i i a a piercing bombs to function as can openers, napalm bombs to take the place of a a a a walnuts.

But when liangstop tried lo lame the to work for a i he failed miserably. Talk about a i deserts The H-bomb wouldn't even fetch his slippers. Once when I visited the school I found Bangstop about in jodhpurs, riding boots, polo shirt and pith helmet. He carried a long whip in one hand and a eane-botlom chair in the other. "What's going on?" I asked.

"I'm trying lo make this H-bomb jump through that a i Bangstop gave the whip a crack and commanded. "Heel, sir!" The exploded i enough force to wipe a I'acilic atoll oil the map. "Down, boy!" Bangstop a i i i up out of the rubble. But he never got it domesticated. I once asked Bangstop why it was so difficult to tame the H-bomb.

"It's because hydrogen 111 i a housebroken." he replied. "If we ever get the 11- homb into a sandbox, we'll a a we'nf been looking for." 1 said. "Have you. tried spreading newspapers on the floor? Maybe you could make them use that." "Yeah." Bangstop sighed "but i got to gel i attention." Speaker Praises Scouf Program Kilsyth Visitors Rtturn Home Returning to their homes after visiting in the Kilsyth area as guests of Micky Kandrich (seated), were i i daughter, Cpl. Mary Ann Kandrich, stationed at Fort Lee.

and his sisters, Mrs. Bob i Levittown. and Mrs. Margaret Sutyak, Trenton, N. 3.

i a a a i a Raleigh County. Kandrich has been in ill WVU Grants Total $9,000 MORGANTOWN The a i i a a a West Virginia University grants totaling S9.000 to support teaching, and research programs in chemical and mechanical engineering. AMTRAK To Run Mar. 25 'Miss Hope' Accepts Bond Mrs. Dickie (JoAnn) made possible through a.

jgPennington, the Wyoming donation made by Mr. and Bounty "Miss Hope" of the Mrs. Moler. The Wyoming i a a Unit will meet at Twin ociety's current endeavor Falls State Park Lodge at educate the public to the 6:30 p. m.

Monday for a detection of cancer dinner meeting, according importance of early to Dr. Frank Zsoldos, Sherapy accepts a bond president of the society, Jjrom D. Grove Moler, who invites all interested gerusade chairman for persons to attend. gjWyoming County. Workers for the 1975 Given "by the" Wyoming crusade are expected ts be County Unit, the gift was announced.

(RNS) Correction A Music Department of the Alderson Woman's Club i present i a a a i i a at 7:30 p.m. March 11 at the Greenbrier Baptist Church. Alderson. It was previously announced that the meeting was set for March 10. In most Apache tribes the bridegroom went to live in his wife's community, and all Apaches a mother-in-law by never speaking to her.

points out the National Geographic Society's new book. "Tho World of the American Indian." i began to earn its reputation as an insurance state more than 175 years Insurance, the great grandfather of all modern forms of insurance, had Us start i i i coverage for ships and cargoes which sailed from the state's ports. A I The a i a a i a Corporation A A has advised U. S. Senator Jennings Randolph that the Southern West Virginia AMTRAK run will start on a 2 5 i Virginia stops at Tri-State' Terminal (outside tington) in Catlettsburg, Williamson, Welch and Bluefield.

i a should be determined by next week. Randolph said. a 2 4 A.MTRAK train will have its inaugural run for inv i a dignitaries. It will have four coaches, a dining car and a baggage car. The Tri-State Terminal will be officially opened in a ceremony at 7 a.m.

on Monday. March 24. The inaugural train will leave the terminal at 7:30 a.m. and traveling eastward will a i a Williamson at at Welch at noon: at Bluefield at 1:45 and Rpanokc. at 5:40 p.m.

Virginia stops will include Norfolk. Suffolk, Petersburg. Crewe, Farmville, g. Roanokc, Christiansburg and Narrows. a a i West Virginia run will be hooked up with' the James Whitcomb Riley at Catlottsburg which then travels on to Cincinnati and Chicago.

The regular southern West Virginia train will a a i coaches, a sleeper and a i i car. The senator said he is hopeful it will be given a name in keeping with West Virginia Mountain Heritage. Mokes Dean's List -John Lusk. son of and Corinne, has been named to the dean's list of college of arts and sciences at Marshall University. Huntington.

Liisk maintained a 3.75 grade point average for the first semester of the 197475 school term. He is a sophomore majoring in psychology and is a member of the student activities committee. Do not use unventilated a i a room a storage of onions, potatoes and other produce. Tho bags trap i a lead spoilage. A mesh bag is suitable, or the vegetables can be stored in a bin in a cool, dry place.

If i i i i is more expensive than regular skimmed, make your own modified milk by adding dried mjlk a i variety. health for several months a i a Beckley hospital this week a (RNS) 4 Short Courses Set At Wheeling WHEELING The 15th a a a i i Short Courses will be held a 16-19 at Wilson Lodge in Oglebay Park here. The courses are being i i i a i i College of Engineering and gas companies in West i i i a a a i a sponsors are a i State College. Parkersburg Community College, Southern i i i a i College and West Virginia Community College. Contractors, i i a a building code inspectors, teachers and students in the heating and air con- i i i fields are expected to participate.

a a courses to be offered are residential air conditioning load calculations, hydronic heating and cooling, layout of sheet metal duct fittings, and troubleshooting a forced warm air heating system. -Credit can be earned from WVU under its continuing education program and from the community colleges by completing" the a aminations involved. More information about the courses and their costs may be obtained by contacting Joseph V. Saliga at Hope Natural Gas 445 W. Main Clarksburg, WV 26301.

A A i County annual Boy Scout i a a night. U. S. Senator Jennings Randolph praised the success of scouting i a a development, citizenship a i i i a a mental fitness. He said the involvement of families and the willing involve- of i leaders is the true genius of the scouting program.

"For the first i in our nation's history, we have a sitting President who also attained the rank of Eagle Scout. There is a correlation. I feel, between Gerald Ford's unchalleng- i i a i i i Randolph observed. He said there are five U. S.

Senators who are former Eagle Scouts. Senator i received the silver buffalo award and Randolph said -John says he still gets a funny feeling down inside when lie sees the American Flag go by." i i i a Legislator said too many Americans lack the fortitude to stand up straight and dare (o be "square." He added a "repon- i i i i and problems either roll off or disappear, while many of us cling to the middle of the path, because that's where the most a are." Randolph told the Boy Scouts he believes the real crisis in the country today is the "moral and spiritual crisis by which we as a nation have shriked out personal responsibilities and have allowed to slip from our grasp the standards of character and integrity which made our nation great." Summers County Hospital Patients I Patients admitted to the Hinton Hospital on March 4 i L. i a Ballengee, Timmy Hay Terry, Hinton, a a i and Mrs. Teva a Ju i Branch. Patients dismissed were Mrs.

Audic C. Graham and Mrs. Georgia Bowling, i Mrs, Lou Jane i Meadow Bridge and Carl Raines and John Beckett, Ballard. Patients admitted to the Hinton Hospital on March 5 were Miss Delia Mooney, Mrs. Ora Vest, Mrs.

Eva Stevenson, Miss Brencla Kay I a a Mrs. Ida M. i a Mrs. a i Thompson, all of Hinton, a 1 Baumgardner and Missj A i a Talcott and Ray Streoter. Patients dismissed were! Mrs.

Gladys Marie Bragg, Mrs. Virginia Rosier, Mrs. Lillie Williams, Miss Bpn- i a i Melissa Bowling, Miss Patricia Ann Richmond 'and Gregory Gill, all of i i a Thompson. Talcott, Mrs. a A i Pipestem and Mrs.

Bessie Ennis. Rainelle. Patients admitted to the Summers County Hospital on March 5 6 were Roger Deeds. Linda Cox, James i i a Cheryl Blake, William Flanagan, Gilbert i i a i Thompson, Steele Dilley and Hurshull Sears, all of Hinton, Julia Wood, a i a Forest Hill, Bobby Davis, Meadow Bridge, Richard McCallister, Alderson and Charles Cody. Ballard.

Patients dismissed were Wcklon Ganoe, Fannie a i i a i a a a i a Dillon. Karen Richmond, Roger Deeds and James Gill. i A i A Grimmelt, Pence Springs: i Branch: Ronald-Martin, of a i a Floranna Johnson, Odd. 'How about a nice little air-to -air missile to ACME BELIEVE IN SUNDAY CLOSING WE CLOSE SUNDAY'S SO OUR EMPLOYEES CAN ATTEND THE CHURCH OF THEIR CHOICE AND ENJOY THE DAY WITH THEIR FAMILIES MONDAY THRU SATURDAY 9AM SUNDAY MARKETS,.

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