The Shadow
Echoes of the Past is a collection of historical articles curated from The Virginian Review and other publications archived since 1914. You may be exposed to content that you find offensive or objectionable. For historical purposes and accuracy, articles are reprinted in their original, unedited form, and do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of the publisher.
100 Years Ago
May, 1924
38 Examined at local T.B. Clinic Tuesday: Many people turned away at courthouse today
Thirty-eight persons were examined yesterday by Dr. E. L. Harper, tuberculosis specialist of State Board of Health, Richmond, at the clinic being held here at the courthouse. The courtroom today was crowded with persons from every section of the county seeking an examination, and many had to be turned away.
Dr. Harper is conducting the clinic under the auspices of the local and state tuberculosis associations and is being assisted by Mrs. Bess McAvoy, trained nurse of Richmond.
Mrs. C.P. Jones Jr., president of the Alleghany County Tuberculosis Association, has charge of the registration of patients and conduct of the clinic.
75 Years Ago
May, 1949
Electricians at mill refuse to work today
A group of approximately 50 electricians at the Covington plant of West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, objecting to changes in assignment following the shutdown of No. 1 Board Mill, are refusing to work, it was reported this morning. Several laborers in the carpenter department are also idle.
The electricians, it was stated, object to the assignment of four of their number from work on the east side of Jackson River to work on the west side. They claim that some three or four years ago a company official promised there would be no interchange of electricians across the river. No change in pay, job classification or in the general nature of the work is involved, a company spokesman said.
The need for construction electricians on the east side of the river, it was explained, decreased with the shutting down of No. 1 Board Mill last week. At the same time, however, the construction program on the other side of the river permits the addition of four to the force there. Accordingly, the company said, the four were re-assigned.
50 Years Ago
May, 1974
Hoffa’s wife, son are fired
The wife and son of former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa have lost their jobs with the union. Teamsters sources differed on whether it was a purge designed to stop Hoffa’s comeback campaign.
The Teamsters International Executive Boar, in voting to terminate the services of attorneys on retainer, in effect fired James P. Hoffa Jr. from his $30,000-a-year job.
In another action at its meeting last week in Dallas, the board voted to abolish the women’s auxiliary of DRIVE, the union’s political arm. Josephine Hoffa headed the auxiliary at an annual salary of $48,000, a union spokesman said in Washington.
25 Years Ago
May, 1999
Boys’ Home Incorporates Life Skills Training
Boys’ Home Inc. has launched a new program for its residents entitled Life Skills Training. With the help of the Alleghany County/Covington Health Department, Boys’ Home is the first residential children’s home in the state of Virginia to incorporate the classes into their program.
The Life Skills Training program was developed by Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, director of the Institute for Prevention Research at Cornell University Medical Center. The program is based on the latest scientific evidence of what causes drug abuse and now to prevent it. The three year program uses skills training and problem-solving exercises to help students strengthen social and self-management skills, develop ways to get goals, promote assertiveness and resist peer media pressures.
The members of the direct child care staff have been trained by Jenny Martin, field coordinator for Project ASSIST for the Virginia Department of Health from Harrisonburg and Karen Metzler, Community Health Educator with the Alleghany County/Covington Health Department. The team leaders and assistant team leaders are responsible for teaching the various topics to the residents enrolled in the program. Each member of the staff will work together to reinforce the skills the young men are learning in their classes.
