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"Tfce North Wind doth blow, And we Shall have snow.”
Members of the State Road Force in Rappahannock are look* ing forward to their first Chriwmas l(they hope it will be a white ■one)! at their nice new Maintenance IStation at Washington, about 50 yiards from the Town line on Route 628. They moved1 to the strictly up-to-date highway station in eirly April after operating from two stations for a number of years.
The North Wind and pnovO havej no terrors for the 23 men who take care of the roads of the county, making them safe for the school children, who must pass over (them daily . . . and for all •otheijs who travel. They have modem and safe equipment to help do( <the job, and behind it-me efficient and willing hands.
Those who have been in a posi
1_ J - _L. Ison to observe the wont ot tne Rappahannock Rood Force know that they have met the challenge of snow, ice, wind and flood and have have Jong
come through”. No jobs
been too hard, no hours too
for these courageous and loyal men of the Virginia State High\way Department.
Special effort is made on the schoo| bus routes and in* 1947 not a school-bus day was lost on ac- < count of bad roads.
FL Brady, Superintendent, » who has been with the Department for the past 29 years and all of the other 22 men are justly proud o." t’i;7 record and of their riewstation. It is planned for the greatest efficiency and safety and all cooperate in keeping it “shipshaoef.■ - V 7 ■ ■ , ./
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