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 9 · column 2 of 5 · from the scan, no model involved
He began his trade in 1941 when he became a printer’s devil for the Culpeper Exponent, under the supervision of Raleigh T. Green. In 1343, hie went to work for The Virginia Star in Culpeper. While on these jobs he did everything from cleaning press rollers to cutting stock. ‘
Jack helped print Vol. 1, No. 1 of the Rappahannock News in November, 1949, where he worked, until entering the Air (Force.
“Printing is what you make it,” Jack says. “I don’t think I could be away from it very long. As a printer, I’m peaceful and happy; I have no one to bother me.”
His ambition is to own a weekly shop and “keep ink on my fingers all the time.”
Jack is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Barber of West Culpeper. He attended Culpeper High School and is a member of Hie Culpeper Municipal Band. He plays the bass drum.
Around 581st ARC Wing headquarters, Jack is known for his ingenuity. He builds office equipment and does details far after duty hours. His generosity spills on everyone. Airmen in the wing have reported that Jack often shines their shoes merely to prove that he likes people as much as he says. Recently a wing captain wrote Jack’s commanding officer a personal letter and commended Jack for his “industrious efforts” and hard work in the Wing.
When Jack came to Mountain Home, he could hardly wait to visit the Mountain Home News, a weekly. Scarcely a week passed before he had put on his printer’s apron, rolled up his GI sleeves and was running the News press. Bob Cooley, News owner and editor, reports that Jack came in one night and asked if he could go to work—without pay. He told Editor Cooley that he was just “itching” to get back to printing. Now he works at the News in his spare! time—without compensation.
His list of hobbies is naturally headed by printing but he likes gardening, woodwork, and flowers. And Of course he likes pipes, since he’s never seen without one.
He is a member of t&e Culpeper Methodist Church.
64.8%