On March 30, 2006, the Hinton Area Foundation held its Annual Banquet.
This year's speaker was Bob Pruett. Bob Pruett, who retired in the spring of 2005,
is Marshall's all-time winningest head football coach. The Beckley native led
Marshall to an impressive 94-23 record over his nine seasons as head coach. He
guided Marshall to the 1996 I-AA National Championship, five Mid-American
Conference Championships, and seven bowl berths during his tenure.
JAMES MCCREERY BAYLOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Col. James McCreery Baylor of Richmond, VA died August 21, 2004. He was a retired
senior vice president of A.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc., and a retired US Marine
Corps Colonel. He also served for over 40 years on the Boards of Directors of Piney
Land Company, McCreery Coal Land Company, and Jame T. McCreery Company. A
native of Hinton, he attended Ascension Episcopal Church. He held a Bachelors
degree in commerce from the University of Virginia. Later, he earned a Masters degree
in Commerce at the University of Virginia. He was also a graduate of Command and
Staff College at Quantico, VA. He served in WWII in the Pacific and then later in the
Korea war. Although he left Hinton at a young age, he retained a strong interest in the
area. His family and the directors of the Piney Land Company, McCreery Coal Land
Company and James T. McCreery Company have established a fund int eh Hinton Area
Foundation to honor his memory and his ties to Hinton. The income from the fund is to
be awarded annually in his name at the discretion of the Board of the Hinton Area
Foundation. Present value: $5000
THE H. ELLSWORTH AND BEULAH HEDRICK SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Beulah and Ellsworth's children have created a scholarship to honor their parents.
Ellsworth had a career that was typical of many of our distinguished teachers. He
graduated from Talcott High School in 1935, attended Concord for two years and began
teaching in 1937. His schools included River Ridge, Tempa, Davis, Griffiths Creek, Mt.
View, Talcott, Crossroads, and Hinton High School. Many of those schools were, of
course, one-room schoolhouses. Ellsworth's career was extraordinary in that he taught
for 44 years. He taught science and history during his later years, and many of his
students became "Golden Horseshoe" winners.
Beulah (nee Garten) was raised in Tempa. She married Ellsworth in 1939 and
became his greatest supporter. She was a full time housewife who took especial joy in
both her immediate and extended family. Beulah and Ellsworth enjoyed 54 years of
marriage.
The scholarship created in their name is given to a student who is either a "Golden
Horseshoe" winner, a strong social studies or science student. The recipient is to be
chosen by the social studies and science faculty at Summers County High School.
