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I'.UXMrsMcNeelvCountians AdviseRiver Problem ToWhitesvilleAreaPioneer*Viill 1 4WardrnStatetviiWHiUs H \MII \ II XMILTONWHITKSVIV1, Honk]oMe NoeOl \Wr\\i!Mr*., 91. sur-\\ howhenPI NEVILLE lt;RNS)Lane, director ol_ observation Commit!VV onrnng Countians to make theirwishes toward cleaning up the Gu.vandotfe River to tthe Legislaturiounnose of t!next/ %* I• Tllt; S . 1♦ *hould» *■nlt;II 1VValle M a d« 1of theto thecalled.vWTIf)U\ J1Fow n* V1 i? * r*f 1jft : wL|H** 'A A ▼% TUv lt;11 ( (1t Mad;the rev all-rent!? as1 1 VonVi 71)lt; iMilt;w aivinv army dunrtc tblt; % ♦Mrs. McNee lcestorv hack toc Mayflower,Sk fi£ 1 i kAicnca1 iccstor of I irom Englandorram7 I i™ ■ 4IOnroMf•9rinoral Ht \10talev-Afhe to’f* 1irAVIby tK% 9jv I- - ** * 9vil \A;Mjtr;3 ce li%COming'C•1 if ii t 1%i Ilf- that\tTVIkcameu;v4- ■ k ♦K -■ *».ofonatothatamous .lt;hip. )mirur dovi nshethattiledthroughgramVirg*~ ik | i 4FijiH' Yf\t v r anda for aifAH Iand He nr!* 1•• *V% 7K i I ft jsv ( *IPStI OHanrird a no an s.t hia v Ora i kioa me inlt;thousanda nd#C» I 1*4 •The family lived in RaleighCountv for a time, then moved tlt;/%•Boone Count, living in Madison Later the' moved to Prenter\ norc they acquired approximately)3 000 acres ot land where thPrcnter mines are now located, About the ried, Mrs. McNeelv moved witl her husband. W. A Andy* McNeelv, into the Whitesville area.r ixfI (A'i ‘1 toid tlt »«•the rreammen*4 lt;\st;Cli/fi and. Jhig A H-oi. nailregardiI 4rollt;StnWon m♦* •iu*rdonundlt;ork*«dma ssign* otyi mis sion * * fn mission,r on * roofu n *ior(1 I;DllvV ( IA *th 1)t♦en i' *V *t our!f»* *10Tulei“Wo iat ion.tauna« SUIMRS. ROSE !-. * * ★rasing the land from the Robson-Pritchard Land Co . that hadformerly been one big farm knownthe “William Jarrell Farm.i At the ’nne of entrance to the Whitesville area by the McNeelv i familv. onlv one house was to beMcNEKLY * * + *By H10 more people bocanat*e our rvoommen-^ * s 1 a 11 \ o pr og * am, Lano told fho mass Trusting calledt * consider pollution in the (luyan* lt;Jotte FCvor Basin.‘Soutiiern Wcv*t Virginia is cited : the focal point’1 of the problem ;)ollution. the director said in hislt; i re narks.You have more forest fires in! area than all of the rest of the state comined. You have wow pol-j lution in your streairus. And youj have the least recreational oppor-jt unity.' *Thlt;* meeting was called by the! Rock ( a.-11 e Sportman*s Cluh In add it ion to I ja n c, Robert 1 *. B o \\ •! chief of the conservation do-1ers.astraded to the vallcx and the land partment’s education division, and company was laying the tarrn off j H^rn Wright, executive secretarypla?oar W5 having mar-|found located on the present sitiVacation Specials! Vi-Lee's BecrutyS25 00 Cream Oil COLD WAVEd»V* To M anaffr—N stural l.onk ng. Trrfrf I I or hamiHairS20 00 Cream Oil COLD WAVES12.50of the Armstrong Funeral Home No one know* who built thehouse, but it became the home of Mr. and Mrs. McNeely and their six children for three years, until it was destroyed by lire of unknown origin.McNeely not only farmed but! VVh.fe vil.e,also was a timber contractor, employing several men in this work,operated a grocery store’ ana nom lots which were being boughtand the McNeelys moved again, this time to the old homlt;oi Black Ballard, opposite the mouth of Seng Creek. Here thcand postoffice for two years. Again they returned to Whitesville, operating another grocer, store and office in their new location.By the t.mo of their return to1- - number of housWater Commission,of the State made add res so* .Waste disposal in West Virginia waters. Lane eontinoed, should beconsidered a privilege not a right.Specifically, Lane urged a strong State Water Commission, “with the authority to carry out the in-•r * %/tent of the Legislation that may ollow He said the commission should have the power to review pollution matters and decideahS10.00$15 00 Cream COLD WAVE $1000COLD WAVE$7.50a numoer ot non.-es, .,pon (}lorn fjnalitv. Further,had been built and a town had be- j ,,e ,iskcd that thp commjgun to grow on wh.it had been ^ j.lorvs not be delayed which was his chief occupation. To farm only a short time before, p^aphouse his employes, McNeely j After renting a house for a eat J laws as we now havlt;constructed long, baijrack. type)or so, thlt;» MeNeelvs built tinsion s or-pending ap-$6.50Styled To Compliment YouC renin j Ippoinlme ntn—i L 3 5I«7 lir ( onditioned I-or Your Comforlnbuildings along the river front not house where Mi far from the McNeely home. I reside.’When the house occupied by the family burned, they moved into the barracks with the timber workers. where they lived for two years, doing their cooking campstyle, out-of-doors.McNeely served a term as sheriff lt;f Boone County from 1 HI2 until191H.■ T ,,'Un the books,” Lane commented.MeNeel; stl” ' there are loopholes for loopholes1 for loopholes.”Obedience to water commissioniregulations should be enforced, he i | said, bv making each day’s pollu-JIn 1925 he operated the first ga- li'^ violation a separate offense, rbge and taxi business in Whites-} punishable at law.PLANNING AND DESIGNING BYBIRCH. KNOTTY FINE . OAK . CHERRY - ASH . MAPLE Built-In Appliance* - Formica Tops - FHA FinancingCALL BILL BOWER—CL 2-6474vine, in connection with the Nash agency. He also | lumber business, sawmill at Sylvester, known asj Coon's Hollow , until his death in ' 1931.Mrs. McNeely has; always been j a charming and gracious hostess. In the early 1920's her home was recognized as the most hospitable spot in the entire area. It was a gathering spot for teen-agers andBowens charged that pollution continued his!had “virtually killed the tourist po-operating a tential of Southern West Virginia.He said the state would take inone billion dollars a year throughthe tourist industry, not one qtiar-manv a delightful**■the scene of party.Even now. at 9!. die as active in mind and spirit as ever. She,is alert, qui k thinking, and is always delighted to receive visitors, j Her hobby is growing flowers, and although partially an invalid, she is radiant as ever. jShe is cared for by a daughter. Mrs. Anna Abbott, a widow, and 13-year-old Joe McKeand. grandson of Mrs. Abbott and great-grandson of Mrs. NcNeely.This correspondent knew and visited the McNeelys many years ago. when thev resided at the■ IjJ » t*Black Ballard place, and now after all these years, their paths cross again, and the correspondent came up with this story, after a visit and interview with Mrs. M c Neel y S a turd ay.■wlt;
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Beckley Raleigh Register
Beckley, West Virginia, US
Wed, Jul 30, 1958
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