Verhovayak Lapja, 1941. július-december (24. évfolyam, 27-52. szám)

1941-10-09 / 41. szám

« WEST VIRGINIA, THE HOME OF BEAUTIFUL STREAMS If it were in my power, I would arrange to have a national nook-up in order for Albert Stein­metz to have a reunion, by radio, with his former classmates of West Virginia. I’m sure everyone would be happy to join in and sing for him a song which, when sung by the loyal West Virginians, brings a thrill to the audience and a greater thrill to those participating. The schoolmates of the days gone by, singing with a fervor that tells us they mean every word, and in a manner that would resound beyond the Rockies, across the thousands of miles to Sunkist Sunny Califor­nia, would take the proper “how­­do-you-do?" greeting to their former classmate, Albert Stein­metz. The song for this greeting would be none other than THE WEST VIRGINIA HILLS Oh, the West Virginia hills! How majestic and how grand, With their summits bathed in glory, Like our Prince Immanuel’s land! Is it any wonder then, That my heart with rapture , thrills, As I stand once more with loved ones On those West Virginia hills? Chorus 0 the hills, beautiful hills. How I love’ those West Virginia hills; If o’er sea or land I roam Still I’ll think of happy home, And the friends among the West Virginia hills. (How many of you readers sang, whistled or hummed it just now?) While sending out musical greetings, the West Virginia chorus may as well sing a song for Dunmore Better, who was so gracious as to mention in his last article, our state flower, the RHODODENDRON 1 want to wake up in the morning Where the rhododendrons grow; Where the sun comes peeping into where I’m sleeping And the song birds say, “Hello." ( want to wander through the wildwood . Where the fragrant breezes blow; I want to drift back to the mountains Wher the rhododendrons grow. Before closing, every program has a “commercial," and so has Hiis one. We now thank all those who patronize this program— rather, this column. Thank you, Geza Kolozsvary and Irene Balia, for your kind comments. We might mention that we en­joyed immensely reading Albeit Jozik's account of his vacation trip to California. I was parti­cularly impressed with what an adorable youg lady “Manci” must be, Also, I was reminded how cordial and hospitable Verhovay­­ans are. Just meeting someone and then learning that they too are members of the great organi­zation certainly makes us feel differently—as though we were old friends. A recent visitor of ours was a well-known Hungarian-Amer­ican poet whose poems are very widely read in different lan­guages. Besides being the writer of those fine poems with a wonderful humanistic appeal and being a very clever and witty conversationalist, he also is a member of the VFIA. He says he likes to read the Journal— seeing what the second and third generations are doing is a great interest of his. M. E. V.: You and I should become partners in the poetry business. M. E. V. and M. E. V. Inc. would sound fine, don’t you think? Although I could offer no other services than reading your poems, which I so enjoy doing. So please keep writing your poems—they’re fine! i _ _ As I look around me on these early October mornings and no­tice what a dandy painting job autumn is doing (which though not quite completed, for much green is still interspersed, is certainly gorgeous), I am filled with a great appreciation for what I see in my surroundings. As the hills clad in splendor seem to join hands as they meet at the horizon, I wish that 1 could really write an accurate description, for the scenery ol West Virginia is worthy of a volume, because nature is here in all her glory. Far down the valley to the right winds a lovely stream. Beyond are mountains piled on mountains like an up­­tossed sea of ridges until they melt away in the distance and imagination fancies others still farther on. Under the influence of so genial a climate, semi-tropical forms of vegetation are almost native of the soil. Its flora may safely be pre­sumed to equal, if not surpass, in variety and magnificence, the wealth of any other state. In its fauna it is equally» dis­tinguished. The surface is in­finite variety, rills meet rivulets and rivulets swell into rivers which leap their mountain bar­riers and quietly subside into the plains below. Deep, winding fertile valleys lie at the foot of beetle bluffs. Everywhere the vision is greeted with variety and beauty. West Virginia is sometimes call­ed “The Birthplace of Rivers,” for on top of the Allegheny Mountains, where join the corners of Pocahontas, Pendleton and Randolph Counties in West Vir­ginia and Highland County in Virginia, seven rivers have their source—so close that the region has won this nickname for the state. In this region, the Green­brier, the Elk, start south and west to the Kanawha; the Jack­son, east to the James; the South Branch, north to the Potomac; and the Cheat and Tygarts Valley, northward to the Monongahela. Besides hills, there’s nothing that can add so much to scenery as a stream. Whether it is a little brooklet that blends in with the ever-changing seasons: As it goes bubbling merrily on its way below the overhanging branches of the budding trees in spring; in summer with the green foliage protectively over it, it is sheltered from the strong rays of the sun; then in autumn it becomes a reflecting mirror for the multi-colored leaves in ail their rainbow hues ranging from yellow and orange to russet and crimson, scarlet and maroon; or, when the stream is frozen over in winter, and the bare branches with glistening white snow are piled high, you have a lovely study in serence black and white. Or if it is a wide river flow­ing peacefully between two high mountains, and as the observer looks down upon it from the high mount, the river many, many feet below seems to be but a narrow ribbon of delicate blue. Or as swift waters crowd through narrow valleys, run smoothly for a time, then plunge over rock cliffs, thus creating a picturesque waterfall. These are common in the Monongahela Valley. Valley Fails, near Fair­mont, is one of those worth see­ing. Many persons enjoy fishing, boat riding, and picnicking on and along the Tygart Valley River —the river which unites with the West Fork River in Fairmont to form the Monongahela. Fairmont, located on U. S. Routes 19 and 250 and State Route 73, is the county seat of Marion County. Jt was estab­lished in 1820 as Middletown. Fairmont is in the midst of a large agricultural section with vast natural resources of coal, oil, gas and timber products, as well as being the center of the Monongahela Valley coal field. Having left Fairmont, traveling on route 250, and having seen Valley Falls we are now enroute to Grafton, approximately 23 miles away. From Grafton it is but 2.2 miles to the Tygart River Reservoir Dam, which even before and since its comple­tion and dedication in 1939 has been visited by thousands of persons. But a few words about Grafton first. It is located near the junc­tion of three important U. S. Routes—U. S. Route 50 and U. S. Route 119. One of these, U. S. 250, traverses the state for approximately 190 miles from the Virginia line east of Durbin to Wheeling. From the Virginia line to Beverly, W. Va., it fol­lows the historic Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike, which was surveyed in 1823 by Col. Claudius Crozet, chief engineer for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Tygart River Reservoir Dam is a unit of the compre­hensive Pittsburgh Flood Control Plan which calls for the build-Fage 3 “Hello, this is Mrs. Feledy speaking.’* “Please send one of your representatives to my home. I want to take out a Juvenile certi ficate for the baby.” “Will he be here soon?” “Thank you.” “Good-by.” ing of a series of dams for flood control purposes on the principal tributaries of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers which unite at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio. Few people realize that this dam is about the same size and type of construction as the Norris Dam in the Tennessee Valley. The Tygart dam is 210 feet high from the river bed and 1,780 feet long. When the river is full the dam will back the water 15 miles up the Tygart river, form­ing a lake of 4,000 acres with a shore line of 73 miles. The work, including the re­location of twelve miles of the B&O Railroad, involved an ex­penditure of approximately $18,-300,000. The project of which this dam is a part was instituted prin­cipally by the Pittsburgh Flood Control Commission, after numer­ous floods had caused tremendous damage to communities along the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers. The continual increase in industry and population in the area concerned had caused the potential damage from floods to mount higher and higher. The system will, in addition to flood control, tend to provide a sufficient flow at all times for navigation purposes. The bene­fits from it shall be felt through­out the entire drainage area, benefiting all towns and cities from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati. I hope that some of you will have the opportunity to visit West Virginia now while the “W. Va. Hills’’ are so gorgeous. They’ll be colorful for another month or so.--------------o-------------­BRANCH 5 Maynard, Ohio At our last regular meet­ing, held September 13, 1941, the motion was made and passed that each member is assessed twenty-five cents, the payment of which should be made no later than October 20, 1941. Members who have loans are requested to pay them up as soon as possible, at least the interest if unable to pay the principle. 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