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uates who enlist in the Navy will now be assured training in a service school.
Those men who have not had prior active military service and who meet certain mental and physical qualifications will be enlisted in one of four specialized fields. Enlistments may be made in the electronics, hospital, aviation and seaman fields. For further details about the Navy’s High School Graduate Training Program contact the Navy’s Recruiting Station at the Pbst Office Building in
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Five Forest Fires
Reported In County
During Last Year
According to District Forester ' D. G. Wilfong, Jh, there were 283 forest fires reported in 1954 in1 the Northern Piedmont District. This Virginia Forest Service District follows the Blue Ridge Mts. from the Potomac River to the Janies River and contains sixteen counties. ■ " . " - There were 5 forest fires in Rappahannock County in 1954. 40.5 acres Were burned. 8.110 acres were burned by the average fire.
This number of fires is a slight decrease from the number of fires reported in 1953, but it is still more than were reported in the year preceding this dry spell. "Hurricane Hazel” and the wet weather which has followed it put
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