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Legion Begins Highway
Beautification Project
The American Legion, with able assistance, planted 65 trees and over 30 forsythia plants Saturday morning along the three roads out of Sperryville.
The trees, mostly dogwood and a few beech, were planted on the Panarama road from Mrs. Swindler’s down to Sperryville, from Fletcher’s Mill into town, and from John Wayland’s on Route 211 into town. The 30 forsythia plants were set closer to Sperryville, following a plan suggested by D. N. Rock and Mr. Yowell, of the highway department, who said that the State always recommended that flowering shrubs and plants be kept nearer towns and the native trees be placed out on the highways.
People who live near these newly-planted trees and forsythia plants are requested to look out for them as much as possible, and give them a drink of water unless this bad dry spell breaks with about three days of rain.
In addition to the Legion members present for the planting, helpers included: Gene Wood, G. M. Black, Charles Brown, Peter Estes, Hugh Atkins, Bob Estes, C. E. Johnson, Jr., and Wigs Pullen. Legion members present Saturday morning were E. M. Jones, R. V. Snead, L. J. Kilby, Jimmie Atkins, Eddie Gore, and W. H. Lyne.
Charles Wood has sent word to the committee of the American Legion working on the beautification project that when the program gets to the Flint Hill neighborhood, he wants to help. He has volunteered the use of a tree-digging attachment for a tractor.
John R, DeBergh Buys
W. G. Wood Farm
John R. DeBergh was the purchaser of the tract of land known as the W. G. Wood “Harris Hollow Place’’ which was sold at public auction at a special commissioner’s sale held on Saturday', April 15, at 11 a.m., for the ame.nt of $4,300.
This land contains 161 acres and adjoins the farm of Mrs. Elizabeth Debergh, and is located about five miles northwest of Washington. Sam Miller, the great-great-greatgrandfather of Mr. DeBergh was one of the previous owners of this tract of land.
J. B. Johnson was auctioneer.
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