Sunday Gazette-Mail from Charleston, West Virginia • Page 17

Always on Sunday Mail BvB.S.Palausky I Oops, Oops and Oops jcon Front Mav 16. 1976 Flag Dedication To Feature A musical program by the U.S. Atlantic Fleet ceremonial band will be a highlight of the dedication of the Bicentennial Flag project on May 22 at the City Levee. Mrs. Myrt Clark, president of the sponsoring Pilot Club of Charleston, announced Saturday that ceremonies will be launched at 1 p.m.

with a 46-unit parade from the Civic Center through downtown Charleston. THE PROJECT will be dedicated to the memory of Sol Padlibsky, Daily Mail columnist, who envisioned and promoted it for 15 years before his death in 1965. Mayor John Hutchinson will accept the $10,000 gift to the city which was made possible by a fund-raising drive conducted by Pilot Club members. American flags will fly on 13 of the poles. On the 14th, the flags of the State of West Virginia and the City of Charleston will be flown.

The flags will be flown daily for the rest of the Bicentennial summer and on patriotic holidays thereafter. Mrs. Margaret L. Carr, parade chairman, said that units for the Saturday parade will include: Charleston area high school and junior high school bands; the Oriental and Gold bands of Beni Kedem temple; a drum and fife corps: a special 51-flag unit of the Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts; motorcycle corps of the state police; military units from throughout the valley; floats; mayors of valley cities. An honor guard from the West Virginia National Guard; American Legion units; antique cars; dance groups and clowns; units from the Civil Air Patrol and Air National Guard; horses; and representatives of citizen groups, such as the Kanawha Trail Club which Padlibsky was instrumental in getting started.

A 21-gun salute by an ROTC unit of West Virginia Slate College will precede the playing of the "Star Spangled Banner" by the Charleston High School band and the presentation of the project. Additional details of the program will be announced later. Oops. As a matter of fact, about a big red, white and blue oops? How was 1 to know that at the last minute Our Governor and my old pal Bob Anderson, parade director this time, would enter into a conspiracy? That's right, a conspiracy. Right behind my back and at the last minute, they conspired to.

and did in fact, cause South Charleston's annual Armed Forces Day Parade to become the one and only official Armed Forces Day for everything within the crooked borders of West Virginia. If I'd have known all that in time. I sure wouldn't have made it rain on their parade. The problem was. that I went along thinking it would all be the usual parade- bands, uniforms, half-naked majorette children, speeches and a lot of milling around and tromping on the Adena Indian Burial Mound by the customery crowds of mopers and gawkers.

And that's why along about midnight Thursday, under the light of a full moon and just a few days past Mother's Day, there was up on Spring Street this aged orphan, hobbling on a war-wracked leg, doing a fantastic rain dance while dressed in a few tiny scraps of his World War II uniform with a beautiful Burmese cat on his shoulder and a Bicentennial Ba-Boom Float uecifw available on request' in his left hand. It was one heckuva performance. was also supereffective. As a matter of fact, it was so effective that when I realized early Saturday morning that it would be pouring on the official parade, it was impossible to get it turned off. Oh well, like I always say--life is a river.

Besides that, back when I was fighting and dying for you all. no one was worried about whether 1 was drv or not. WHILE WE ARE at it, how about another oops? Once again I am forced to turn to Bob Anderson this time with his recreation mogul's hat crammed down to ear level or so. Last Sunday 1 aired a mild complaint because Big Shirley and I had tried to ride the South Charleston bicycle trail that 1 was given to understand starts in FMC Park. I pointed out that we went to the park and found a green and white sign with an arrow pointing on into the park.

The letters on the sign spelled out Bicycle Trail. We found another sign, then another and finally one more and were headed off in the general direction of either Hawaii or China or even i heaven forbid' Kunlmgton The upshot of it all is thai Anderson, out of the goodness of his very busy i he belongs to everything down this way except my family i heart, decided to set m- straight. What it was that we wert on. he SUNS. was a bicycle training area tor children He went on to say that what we were not on was the South Charleston Huvnirnniul Bicycle Trail.

(There's that word again. 1 wonder if he means it will take 200 years to lay out, or maybe 200 years to pedal around? Also, will Big Shirley have to paint our bikes red. white and blue 0 1 Anyway, it is apparent that we surely were not on the Bicentennial bike trail, the main reason being that it is not finished yet. It seems that it is going to take some federal funds. Aha! Meanwhile, after a lot of study.

I think I've discovered just exactly how Anderson or.e to caked squirrel Big Shirley jrxi 1 saw aicng thf City tike Jw other day Th.i; poor little fellow did not have 3 to same We we djd not embarrass hir.i by staring. Although hairless as a young lenneioR. he diiJ sttm to be in Sine health and perky and bright-eyed but not. alas, bushy-tailed And another oops (or the people living along the bike trail It seems that, as Big Shirley disgustedly points out I've been i i i i a a I dropped at Vast threv cigarette butts each time around the seven-mill- circuit. 1 apologize Also.

Big Shirley has promised to shop around fur bicycle asf 1 'ray THE BICENTENNIAL copout 1 am trying put together is sliil in the works plans to link his bike traifup with the one Several groups want to lake me up on an in Kanawha City. 1 figure it will be along offer to do a $12 Biocr.tonmal act that ends the bottom of the center of the Kanawha i me out colder than a carp on the River. Some of you with good heads for floor, business, if you act quickly, could proba think bly open a store that sells wetsults. for underwater bicycling before Anderson does. ONE MORE OOPS before I hang it up for the dav.

We are to the point now where I'd better get a lawyer. I'm open to suggestions. Big Shirley says she's willing to let me spend on up to maybe $13 to $15 on my de- fense-thai would be in travelers checks left over from a vacation we nearly took to F.ast Dunbar once. Marine General Praises Boot Camp Experience on Parris Island, S.C. Parade by Gov.

Moore, was organized by South State Man to Appear With Armed Forces Band Air Force Staff Sgt. Manuel G. Llaneza of Clarksburg will appear with the United States Armed Forces Bicentennial Band and Chorus during their concert here May 31. Sgt. Llaneza, a graduate of Notre'Dame High School, attended Fairmont State College where he received his bachelor of arts degree in music education.

CURRENTLY A clarinet player with the band, Sgt. Llaneza is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Angel Llaneza of 1050 North 19th Clarksburg. He is married to the former Paula Manchin of Farmington.

Sgt. Llaneza, a veteran of three and one half years in the Air force, formerly worked as a music teacher in Plainesville, Ohio. During the two years of the American Revolutionary Bicentennial celebration, Weapons Gap Potential Aired CHEYENNE, Wyo. Iff) Secretary of the Army Martin Hoffmann said Saturday he doesn't believe there is a gap in military weaponry between the United States and Russia, "but the potential for the gap is there." are areas in which the Soviets are clearly superior in numbers, such as the number of men, tanks and artillery," Hoffmann said in an interview. "But there are areas of technology in which we are superior, such as helicopters and tactical air strength.

"The point that we all need to keep in mind is that given increases in Soviet expenditures and declines in ours, that our relative capability will erode if we don't make the kind of'expenditures the President has called for in order to keep our defense establishment second to none." Sgt. Manuel G. Llaneza Clarksburg Native By Ann Hughey Brig. Gen. J.

Bartlett of the U.S. 8 inia official Armed Forces Da arade Marines Corps Reserve who is also clerk of the minority in the U.S. House of Representatives, said Saturday that his boot camp experience at Parris Island "was the best thing that ever happened to me," Bartlett, a native of Clarksburg who led the South Charleston Armed Forces Day parade Saturday, said that if recent accusations of brutality in the treatment of recruits at the Marine basic training camp are proven, "No one is going to condone it. Least of all the Marine Corps." He said if he had a son, he would want him to go to Parris Island because "It's better than any similar experience available to young people today." BARTLETT PRAISED a bill, which he said was signed into law by President Ford Friday, giving the President power to call up 50,000 reserves at his discretion for up to 90 days. "It makes the reserve credible," he said, adding that the chance of a callup will force reserve units to keep on their toes.

Bartlett said the U.S. armed forces must remain strong to "face continuing challenges around the world." The Panama canal is "not as strategically important as it once a But we have a legitimate stake in continued free use of the canal," said Bartlett. Charleston recreation director Bob Anderson, U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Bill Gooding and the South Charleston Woman's Club, which coordinated many of the activities and put on a luncheon following the parade.

Bill Zwiener Gets A Haircut While He Watches Armed Forces Day Parade Barber is Jack Lemon of Prey's Barber Shop in South Charleston the U.S. Armed Forces Band will appear in all 50 state capitals, and in hundreds of other cities and towns throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Islands. The band's May 31 West Virginia ap pearance will be at 7 p.m. on the Kanawha Boulevard side of the State Capitol grounds. The free concert is sponsored by the Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commission and The Charleston Gazette.

In event of rain, the concert will be presented in Municipal Auditorium. In addition to Sgt. Llaneza, another West Virginia native, Carlton Toler of Logan, will perform with the band. Military officials should not form policy, he said. "Our job is to carry out policy, not to make it." But he said he does not object to ex-military personnel speaking out on policy questions.

"He's a citizen then and he's no longer asked to carry out policy." BARTLETT SAID the South Charleston Armed Forces Day parade and the crowds who turned out to watch it in the drizzle were "a credit to the patriotism of this community." "It was heartening. You don't see this kind of thing in Washington," he said. The parade, which was named West Vir- Fewer Incumbent Casualties In Primary Than in Past By Herb Little Associated Press Bits and pieces, mostly about the primary election: It may have no cosmic significance, but the legislative incumbent casualty list last Tuesday was shorter than in some other recent primaries. Losers Tuesday as candidates for nomination to continue in their seats were Democratic Sens. Todd C.

Willis of Logan and Jack L. Hellems of Hinton and five House of Delegates incumbents. Nine House incumbents were casualties in the 1974 primary. Although no Senate incumbents lost in the primary that year, five senators were defeated in the 1972 primary and six were 1970 primary losers. This year's House incumbent losers, all Democrats, are Dels.

Raymond Peak of Hurricane in the 10th Delegate District: C.E. "Blackie" Allen of Mullens and Thomas G. "Blue" Goodwin of Selh in the 15lh: Romeo D. Erdie of Fairmont in the 26th: and James M. Moler of Charles Town in the 36th.

Goodwin, in his sixth term, and Allen, in his fourth, are the veterans of the lot. LEGISLATORS RUNNING for other offices didn't fare very well. Three ran for nominations for statewide office: all lost. Among four who ran for Congress, only Del. John F.

McCuskey of Bridgeport won. He will be the Republican nominee in November against Rep. Robert H. Mollohan in the 1st District Stateliome Note Book LITTLE State Sen. Warren R.

McGraw of Pine- viile won Democratic nomination for another Senate term but appearently lost, by 16 votes to Paul A. Viers. in his dual race for nomination for judge of Wyoming County Circuit Court. In Mingo County. Senate Majority Leader Lafe Ward lost as a Democratic primary candidate for prosecutor.

t- SIDELINE SEERS speculated before the primary that Rep. Ken Hechler's entry wrecked whatever chance Jirn Sprouse might otherwise have had to overtake Jay Rockefeller in the Democratic race for governor. As it turned out, this was a faulty appraisal of the strengths of all three. In case you didn't notice, Rockefeller's smashing victory margin was so great he still would have beaten Sprouse by over 30.000 even if-assuming the impossible-every vote Kechler got in his third-place finish had gone to Sprouse instead. MELVIN C.

Snyder Jr. of Kingwood, who graduates Sunday from the West Virginia University College of Law at the age of 47. already is the Republican nominee for Preston County prosecutor. He defeated incumbent Edwin Runner last Tuesday. Snyder's name had to be a help.

His late father was Preston prosecutor, next a Congressman and then for 18 years judge of Preston Circuit Court. Snyder Jr. went to West Point, spent 22 years in the Army, then retired as a lieutenant colonel and entered law school. p- STATE SENATE President William T. Brotherton who scouted the Democratic primary field with thought of running for some statewide office but never found a promising place to land, got a consolation prize of sorts.

West Virginia Tech conferred an honorary doctor of letters degree on Brotherton at commencement last weekend. Runaway Finds It Tougher To Run Back By Rick Steelnammer A 13-year-old boy who ran away from the Brookside Children's Home Friday spent much of his day Saturday trying to get back in. The Sissonville area youth was admitted to the facility 16 days ago, when his mother was hospitalized for a blood clot operation. There were no nearby relatives to care for him during his mother's hospital stay. "He must have got tired of staring at the walls," said Patrolman Boyd Woodnim, who finally succeeded in readmitting the boy to the children's home about 4 p.m.

"Apparently, another boy talked him into running away with him. The other boy was supposed to have been trying to steal a car to get back to Logan. But this boy spent most of the day just wandering around Kanawha City." According to Woodrum, the boy, who was not identified because he is a juvenile, had attempted to readmit himself to Brookside Saturday morning, "but they wouldn't sign him in." The youth then sought help from Bob Lawrence, who operates a discount gas station in Kanawha City. "THIS KID CAME up to the window and told he his story." Lawrence said. "I ran him back up to Brookside, and tried to get them to take him back in.

He was just out in the streets and didn't have any place to go. But the lady there called up the supervisor, and then told me that they couldn't take him back in. and said they'd have to turn him over to the law because he's a runaway." "I couldn't believe it." Lawrence recounted. "I was really teed-off. I took the kid back to Bonanza (restaurant).

When the police came, they said they couldn't arrest him. because nobody signed a complaint. But one of the officers said he's trying to get the boy back in." That officer was Woodrum. When the patrolman brought the boy to Brookside for the third time Saturday, "a woman there said they wouldn't take the boy." he stated. "She said that because he ran away, he would have to talk to a social worker, or be arrested before he could be readmitted." Woodrum said.

there was nothing to arrest him for. He was just wandering around, and nobody had sigr.ed a warrant. "it struck me as kind of strange." the policeman continued. "They asked him wtere te had been or how he was Umbrellas And Rain Gear Enabled Pedestrians to Watch Parade Rain Didn't Postpone the Annual Armtt! Forces Day Affair ing. It was like they didn't care about him." "I TOLD HER to rail yp her supervisor.

bu'i she said she couisn't get hoid of him." Woodrum said Finally. I told her. 'look. you're going in take hiT. back in You just can't let warmer arour.d no place A official said reguia- Inns require tra' runaways such as Sissor.ville boy ca- only be readm-ied by a wii: worker by p-fnrccn' 1 a to avoid TUnody lawsuits t-'A of ic- 1 ran': 'o 2 go when I finally r.tr.

to go back him.