Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 2 · column 1 of 7 · from the scan, no model involved
Rappahannock News
Published Thursday Morning at
Washington, Rappahannock
County, Virginia
Dial Washington 2851
LUCY CATHERINE BOWIE
Publisher
Entered as second-class mail matter at the post office . at .Washington, Virginia.
(Subscription:-*2.00 a year
Rappahannock’s Loss
Rappahannock feels keenly tae less of her Sheriff, James M. Iillard. Sheriff Lillard was a conscientious officer and served the county well.
The office of Sheriff is a responsible one and is hard to fill properly. An officer of the law lives in danger, his job means that he is on call any hour of the day or night, every day of the year. He is thrown in positions when h» job is unpleasant in dealing with mistakes made by his fellow men. He is called upon to apprehend thieves, even when there are no clues. He is expected to protect each and every one of us from all dangers, from lawlessness.
It takes a man of sterling character to make a good officer of the law. There is little remuneration for the position of county sheriff, and most of the returns must lie in the satisfaction of a job well done.
The Incomplete Census
The nose-counting boys — and girls-—of the county are getting^ along with their work. According to their reports, the county numbered 5931 by count up to last Saturday and they still have more to go._
One of the enumerators was heard to groan Monday 'morning when the rain was descending by, the bucketfull: “I can’t even get to these houses left on my - list when the weather is good. They aren’t on good roads even in a dry spell.”
The final count in 1940 was 7208, and 1950 may hit 6,000, , and may not. Whether it does, or whether it doesn’t, the census to*
47.8%