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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1929
Page
13
The West Virginia state department of mines outlines a two year plan for 100 percent first aid training among 120,000 miners. R M Lambie emphasizes safety through education, with extension classes and foreman training, aiming to reduce accidents and raise qualifications across mining staff.
Mark Twain High at Stotesbury Raleigh county presents its sixth annual commencement Tuesday night at eight. Dr L Caving of the state education department delivers the principal address on The Fundamentals of a Fox Curriculum. The program includes orchestra selections, hymns, diplomas, and benediction by Rev G Hite.
The town of Clendenin installed a new chlorinator replacing worn equipment. Health department officials inspected the system and said it will allow a safe water supply. Sanitary engineer J. B. Barrington reported returning from Mercer county where a new water supply system was found satisfactory.
State Safety Day will run two days this year with mine rescue contests on Friday and other events on Saturday September 6. An exhibition of mining machinery will be staged in tents at Luldiey field, site of the annual event. Since 1926 the meets have been held at Huntington Morgantown and Bluefield drawing 5009 to 70000 miners from parts of the state.
Governor Conley will speak at the Droop Mountain battlefield in Pocahontas County on the Fourth of July. The event serves as a celebration tied to local workers and cost concerns, with the program emphasizing practical lessons on management and demand.
The event has been arranged by the citizens of Pocahontas County and the memorial commission created by the legislature. The governor recently accepted the invitation to speak, extended by J. A. McLaughlin former legislator from Pocahontas County and chair of the arrangements committee.
Melville Stewart resigns as state supervisor of physical education in West Virginia. He will become assistant for the department of physics education at West Virginia University and resume law studies at the university college of law. Stewart was the first to hold the state PE post, appointed July 1, 1993, after two years as assistant supervisor of rural schools. He notes progress in making PE a required subject in elementary and middle grades.
The senior high school requires four semester hours in physical education and two in health for graduation into teacher training. Marshall College and West Virginia University add four year major courses for training physical education directors. The WVU department of physical education, started last year, now has seven health and physical education experts and 32 students in the four year major. Over 9,000 young men joined intramural athletics last year. Stewart serves as chairman of the department and holds leadership roles in education organizations while editing the High School Teacher magazine’s physical education section.
The state frog season opened yesterday with officials predicting heavy hunter turnout along the Kanawha river banks. Frogs are larger than in years past and the season runs until April 1 next year. Bass may be caught in slack water navigable streams, with the usual bass season opening July.
Detroit report details piston milling and cylinder honing machines with arm like fingers, precision to .001 inch, and multiple spindle drills. The piston unit processes seventy one pistons per hour, enabling earlier production shifts and reducing manual labor from twelve workers to one operator in some tasks.
The secretary of state issued a charter yesterday to the Tri State Wrecking and Salvage Company of Ronceverte Greenbrier County to conduct general salvage business. The capital stock is 45000 dollars. Incorporators include B F Morrison Mayme Morrison Ports mouth John B Harris Rebecca B Herris Ronceverte and H J Ven Bickler Lewisburg.
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