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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1998
Page
3
SPANISHBURG The sun is forecast to boost crowds for the Bluestone Valley Fair and Horse Show with events from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Today features a softball openers at 8, pet show at 9:30, daytime horse show at 10, livestock judging at 11, and music from noon to 3. Alumni gathering and bicycle rodeo at 2, plus 4 H barbecue, lumberjack show, and horse shoe pitching at 4.
Gov. Cecil Underwood declined a mountain top removal debate with George Daugherty known as the Earl of Elkview at the Pinch Reunion. Daugherty challenged him to argue whether mountaintop removal should be barred pending scientific study while supporters note environmental and property concerns in the local community.
The Weyanoke Bridge on County Rt. 11 over Left Hand Fork will be closed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The closure starts Monday, Aug. 3, and continues through Friday.
The Courthouse Players present Rest in Peace a Pat Cook one act comedy at 7 p m Saturday and 3 p m Sunday in Judge Knight s courtroom Proceeds support Domestic Violence Awareness in Mercer County Tickets five dollars tax deductible Checks to The Courthouse Players or Pam Hawkins Foundation Art show music by Rita Montrosse Jan Minnix Mandy Steele and courthouse refreshments accompany the event Tickets available at Elizabeth s Boutique today or at the door
The seven story Ritz Building, once home to prominent lawyers including Luther Scott and Walter Ross, is sold to the R C and F Land Co. Commercial Bank joined the One Valley Bank family in 1991. With tenant gaps after the county equal opportunity commission moved, a sale ends an era as Eugenia Hancock of Citizens Real Estate handled the listing.
Value Line reports profit margins in the petroleum sector fell from 15.5 percent in 1996 to 15 percent in 1997 and may drop to 14.5 percent this year due to crude overhang. Crude oil futures slid about 35 percent from October 1997 to the current month, while U S retail prices hover around 1.04 to 1.09 per gallon. Analysts forecast a further 2 to 3 cent rise before Labor Day as prices bottom out for the year.
The Bluefield Beautification Commission dedicated the East End Flower Garden to Jerry Williams who died in a November automobile crash. Williams helped maintain seventeen flower beds and hundreds of trees in Bluefield. At the July 20 ceremony Julie Long praised him while Paige McMillan read a poem and Pastor Joseph Fritz spoke. Mayor Nelson Walker presented Williams’ widow with a framed certificate of appreciation and a brass plaque was placed on the welcome sign.
The Havens at Princeton will be built at 2205 New Hope Road with 42 units for up to 63 residents on 8.7 acres. Construction starts mid October and is due for completion in July 1999 under a five year Health Solutions Inc contract.
The CDC survey across 14 years shows Hispanics most likely to quit or cut back if prices rise 50 percent, with 95 percent. Blacks 16 percent and whites 2 percent. Smokers 18 to 24 show 29 percent quit or cut back, 25 to 39 show 21 percent, and 40 plus show 5 percent. Lower earners more likely to quit, 15 percent at or below median income versus 9 percent above. Men quit more than women, 13 percent vs 10 percent. Teen data not included, but price sensitivity among young adults noted.
A study finds that blacks and just 2 percent of whites quit or cut back on smoking, while 15 percent of other groups show higher quitting tendencies, highlighting stark racial disparities in cessation efforts.
First National Bankshares Corporation plans a tax free stock exchange merger with Pocahontas based First Century Bank N A. First National Bank will become a branch network under First Century after shareholders and regulators approve. CEO L Thomas Bulla cites cultural similarities and shared community focus.
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