Rappahannock News, December 25, 1975

Volume XXVII, Number 7 Planners seek landfill operator RAPPAHANNOCK’S Planning Commissioners will seek a trash collector and a commerical landfill operator, or someone who can perform both chores. At their meeting last Wednesday night, December 17, the planners agreed to advertise for a “private landfill operator” who might collect the trash as well as dispose of it. Supervisor Pete Luke, the representative from the Supervisors to the Planning Commission reminded the planners that the county’s contract with the current trash collector runs out in September. As it is, “we’re at the mercy of the contractor,” Luke said. “They could come in here with an exorbitantly high contract.” Luke said the Supervisors had discussed it and thought they ought to look around for a little competition. There is some competition for trash collection, Luke said. But there’s a problem with disposing of the trash. The current contractor takes Rappahannock’s trash to the Orange County landfill, Luke noted. The collector’s contract with Rappahannock is written so that the trash becomes his “personal property” once he’s collected it, Luke said. Thus he’s responsible for getting rid of it. Orange county, like Rappahannock and other area counties, has an ordinance that forbids the dumping of trash from other counties within that county. But the trash contractor has a “special arrangement” with Orange County’s Supervisors, Luke said. “WE DON’T know how long this will last,” Pete Luke continued. “Orange has got a new Board of Supervisors. And Orange has been getting some complaints about drainage from that landfill.” That’s why Rappahannock’s Supervisors have asked the Planning Commissioners to make some contingency plans, Luke said. “At least one person, 1 won’t mention who” has said he’d be interested in operating a commerical landfill, Luke said. The Supervisors think there might be more. “So we want to solicit proposals. Three or four people might want to operate it.” Luke acknowledged that a landfill is bound to become a controversial issue. Somebody’s going to object, he said. “But it’s gonna come down to this, we either condemn some land or we do away with the service.” A landfill can be operated so that See Page 11 Williams heirs sue the county A SUIT against Rappahannock County’s Board of Supervisors has been filed in circuit court by the heirs of J.L. and Louemma Williams. The Williams heirs charge that the Supervisors’ denial of their request for a rezoning and an exception to the subdivision ordinance was “arbitrary, capricious, discriminatory and unconstitutional.” They are asking that the court declare the Supervisors’ action “null and void.” The Williams heirs wanted to divide their parents’ 37-acre homeplace, located within the “Tiger Valley” of Rappahannock’s Hampton District, imo eight lots. That would permit one lot for each of J.L. and Louemma Williams’s six children, one lot for their foster child and a separate tract for the “homeplace” which will eventually be inherited by the child that lives the longest. Their land is in an area of steep slopes in which lots of no less than 25 acres in sizearealiowed. There is an exception to the ordinance which allows a parent to divide as many as five lots to his children. Since the exception wouldn’t permit as many lots as the Williams wanted, they also asked for a rezoning, from agricultural to residential, so that they could apply for a subdivision, with lots of less than 25 acres. Their request was the subject of public hearings before the Planning Commissioners and the Supervisors. The Supervisors denied both requests at their meeting December 4. The vote to deny was unanimous, with Clarence Baldwin abstaining. T.C. Lea, the Culpeper attorney representing the Williams, filed suit on December 8. THE BILL of complaint also charges that the Supervisors’ action takes away the Williams’s property “without compensation,’’ and it charges that Commonwealth’s Attorney George Davis failed to follow the direction of the Planning Commissioners, who asked him to meet with Lea and work out a compromise that would be acceptable to theWilliamsesand within the provisions of the ordinance. Davis said he did meet with Lea and the Williams attorney said his clients would be satisfied with no less than eight lots. Davis felt that the ordinance clearly states that the “family exception’’ allows no more than five lots, so he concluded that no eight lot compromise would be in keeping with the ordinance. No date for a hearing has been set on the Williams case.D MERRY CHRISTMAS

f iRappaliamuirk Nruis Published Thursday Morning at Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia, 22747, by the Fauquier Publishing Company, Inc. Entered as Second Class Mail at the Post Office in Washington, Virginia. Subscriptions (in advance) $4 in Rappahannock and adjacent counties; $5 in Postal Zones 5 thru 8. MRS. SARAH C LATHAM, Managing Editor Telephone Washington 675-3349 Attfc tt rame to paoH... AND IT CAME TO PASS in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem: To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. AND THERE WERE in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. AND SUDDENLY there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth; peace, good will toward men.—The Gospel According to St. Luke. “Close-up” The Closeup last week was in keeping with the season; it was Santa’s whiskers and coat front. It was correctly identified by two readers and a third one came very close. Mrs. Alice Lawrence of Amissville and Mrs. Roland Welch of Flint Hill named the object correctly while Libby Snead of Washington, thought it was Santa’s mitten and belt. The name selected was that of Mrs. Lawrence who will receive a free subscription to the Rappahannock News. Here is another. Bring or mail replies to Rappahannock News, Box 38, Washington, Va. 22747. Letters to the editor 'Still disgusted’ Editor: After reading the “Hunters’ Answer,’’ this writer still finds no reason to revise my views on the unsportsman like behavior of some Flint Hill hunters. A true sportsman is an individual who treats his opponent with fairness. A true sporting contest is one in which each side has a reasonable chance of winning. The use of jeeps, walkie-talkies, etc., termed “progress’’ in the “hunters’ Answer,” creates an unfair advantage for the hunter. It can’t be seen how any hunter could have pride in “getting his buck” this way. If “progress” is to be favored over sportsmanship, then perhaps more and more people will demand an end to hunting altogether. It is doubtful whether it is progress or development that is forcing hunters onto the roads to hunt. It is more likely the hunters’ lack of consideration for the property owner that closes land to hunting. Complaints heard locally include wounding does and leaving them on the ground, “jack-lighting,” shooting across private property, shooting too close to a house, shooting from a public road, injured or killed farm animals and hunting on property without permission. As for “attending to our own affairs,” many of us have many more unnecessary affairs to attend to during hunting season just protecting personal property. Hunting is a sport enjoyed by many responsible sportsmen. It is unfortunate that a few hunters might ruin it for everyone. “Still Disgusted” ‘Yes, Virginia9 editorial recalled IN 1897, little Virginia O'Hanlon wrote to the editor of the New York Sun, asking, “Is There a Santa Claus?’’ The newspaper's reply, in an editorial, has become one of the modern classics of the season. The Sun reprinted the editorial each year at Christmas until 1949, when the paper published its final edition, and other newspapers throughout the nation have carried on the tradition, to the delight of thousands of readers, both young and old. It was established after his death in 1906 at the age of 67 that the famous editorial was written by Francis Pharcellus Church, when he was an editorial writer for The Sun. Church was also a war correspondent of the New York Times during the Civil War, and established the Army and Navy Journal and The Galaxy Magazine. THE EDITORIAL READ: We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great grati fication that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun: Dear Editor: 1 am 8 years old. Some of my little fr.iends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says “If you see it in The Sun It’s so.’’ Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be that is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We would have no enjoyment, except in the sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimnies to catch Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn. Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyoung. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

CHESTER GAP NEWS MRS. BESSIE PARKS Mr. and Mrs. Roger Atkins and idmily of Roanoke are spending the holidays with Mr. Atkins’ parents, the Bennie Atkins. Benjamin Frazier, who makes his home with his son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Frazier, entered Warren Memorial Hospital Wednesday. Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Williams will include Mr. and Mrs. Murray Williams and family of Manasas; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leake and children and James Bolt. Mr. and Mrs. Randall Earley and family will have as house guests during the holidays, her sisters, the Misses Linda and Lora Clouse of Burlington, N. Dak. Miss Tammie Harris of Haymarket visited Miss Shirley North and Mr. and Mrs. Sam North Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. David Pack and sons, Mark and Chris, of Shenandoah Farms spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frazier. The youth group of the Chester Gap Baptist Mission met Saturday in the Thomas Leake home to make cookies for distribution to the shut-ins of the community. Those present were Robin Ricker, Norma Jean and Donna Williams, Carol and Melanie Burke and Terry Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Gilkey and family and Mr. and Mrs. Bredley Williams attended the Rappahannock County Firemen’s Christmas party Friday night in Flint Hill. Beverly (Buddie) Williams continues in the Intensive care unit of Warren Memorial Hospital after his admission there Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wines and daughters called on Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Wines Sunday in Front Royal. Mr. and Mrs. James Fox and “J” were Monday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Max Jamison in Front Royal. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kreisher of Front Royal and Mr. and Mrs. Orville Thomas of Chesapeake, will be Christmas Eve guests of the Foxes. Mr.andMrs. Fox called on the Hubert Gilkeys Wednesday evening. Mrs. Marie Williams is convalescing at home after five weeks in Warren Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. James Harris and family of Roanoke had a preChristmas gathering from Friday until Tuesday with Mrs. Harris’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Williams. Following a short service in the Baptist Mission Wednesday at 7 p.m., all who so desire are invited to participate in caroling in the community. AMISSVILLE Mrs. David Streagle and children Shannon and Marc and Miss Susan Latham attended a performance of the Nutcracker atLisner Auditorium Saturday evening. Mrs. Sarah Latham and Mrs. Galley Smith of Flint Hill were evening visitors Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Laing at New Baltimore. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Poling entertained the Young Adult Sunday School class of Amissville United Methodist Church, which he teaches, with a covered dish Saturday evening at their home. Mrs. Paul Marlowe of Altamonte Springs, Fla. arrived Saturday to spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Newton and family at Brightwood and visit Mr. and Mrs. S.W. Riley.□ Home is where hearts are ... especially during Christmas. Our hope is that every home is filled with the warmth of the true Christmas spirit. Many thanks to everyone. RAPPAHANNOCK REALTY FI.I NT HII.L VIRGIN! \ PEGGY CLARK:-675-3740 JAMES ADKINS:--675-3784 JEAN LILLARD:—— - 675-3661 CHARLES CORDER:— 635-5891 A Very Merry * Holiday Season from All Of U» At OatfMeU of Culpeper 404 South Main Street CULPEPER, VIRGINIA ! ■ | I ! RAY I REAL ESTATE PHONE 937-4111 Greetings to all our Neighbors buyers of a beautiful new brick AMONG THE “NEW” ARE: • Mr. and Mrs. James Rothrock, home from Richard Rosenberry. • Mr. and Mrs. James Rothrock, buyers of a beautiful new brick home from Richard Rosenberry. ...... • Trooper and Mrs. Jonathan Watson, who are enjoying their nice home purchased from the David Coffeys. • Mr. and Mrs. William A. Petty, who purchased 14 acres from the Dennis W. Keoghs to add to their farm. • Mr. and Mrs. James H. Wines, buyers of 9 acres with a beautiful stand of timber from Mildred C. Parker. • Mrs. Shirley Eaheart, who is the new owner of a lovely brick home with pond and 5 1/2 acres purchased from the Otha Mitchells. • Mr. and Mrs. A.F. Cannon, purchasers of a tree farm from the Donald R. Ferriers. • Mr and Mrs. David L. Konick, who are the new owners of 25 acres of woodlai.d, where they are now living in their new home they built, purchased from William A. Carrigan. • Dr. Geza L. Kovac, who have added 29 acres to his farm in Culpeper County purchased from Dr. and Mrs. V.M. Graves. • Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. Ellis, who is buying 25 acres to build a new home on sometime next year. . • Donald P. Hardy who is adding 32 acres to his cattle farm in Culpeper County. , • Mr and Mrs. John B. Singleton who are enjoying their new home they built on a tract of land bought from Mrs. James Hawkins. • Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Viguerie, buyers of 11 acres from the Malcolm P. Carr to add to their farm. • Mr. and Mrs. William M. Colvin, who have built a new home and now living on the 2 1/2 acres purchased from the Howard F. Banks. • Mr. and Mrs. Bob L. Reschke, who have moved into their home purchased from the Elmer L. Baileys near Culpeper. • Mr. and Mrs. Rodolph Cockrell, buyers of 7 acres from Mrs. Idolyn Herrmann where they are now living in their new home they .Mr, and Mrs. Robert B. Singleton, who are now living in theirnew home they built on 2 1/2 acres bought from the Carroll E. Tibbs. AMISSVILLE 937-4111 m realtor' CASTLETON 937-4900 Doap 3

NEW SUBSCRIBERS Recent new and renewing subscribers to the Rappahannock News which are acknowledged with appreciation include Wade H. Massie III, Mrs. Chris Hammett, Miss Dorothy Jackson, Gary Keys, Raymond E. Cooke, Mrs. Elizabeth Corbin, Mrs. Judd Weakley, Mrs. Henry Brown, Mrs. C. W. Ewing, Mrs. H. Bruce Brown, Mrs. W. E. Williams. Thaniel Dodson and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Williams. Others are Mrs. Homer Atkins, Dr. B. C. Woodside, Mrs. Downing Wood, Raymond Johnson, H. C. Stephenson, Lyle Rector, Mrs. Annie Oden, James Nelson Rector, A. L. Fry, Charles Van Mulders, Mrs. W. A. Lawson, R. V. Snead Jr., Patricia Saltonstall, Mrs. Annie Mary Williams, Mrs. Douglas Thompson, Mrs. Viola Jackson, C. S. Curtis, Lillian A: Curtis, T. W. Latham and Mrs. Milton Miller. More listed are Mrs. Sandra Todd, Gilbert Updike, G. A. Johns ton, Raymond Jenkins, Mrs. Howard Larson, Lee W. Fincham, Mrs. Richard Hitt, Bernard Wea- • ver, Mrs. Mildred Timbers, John Kilby, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Bennett, W. K. Harris, Mrs. Jackie Huff, Mrs. Marjorie Ruskin, Mrs. Susie Majors, Mrs. Pauline Latham and I. L. Parrish. 5^ f iffdvu. V A May your hearts be light . . . your holiday bright with happiness. Thank you for your patronage. CULPEPER PL i>I\C MILL Culpeper Let joy enter your hearth and home. Thanks for your support. H & P APPLIANCES Culpeper, Virginia MERRY CHRISTMAS Flickering candlelight... a scent of Christmas greens. of dear ones make the holic to continue serving you in the future. Southern States Cooperative 21 Manassas JSt. Front Royal, Va. J.F. FORSYTH Front royal r We’re winging our wishes for peace and love to all our patrons. Thanks, * friends, for all your goodwill. Lemer’s Department Store CULPEPER, VA. Our wish is simple but sincere ... Maq qou enjoq a Merrq Christmas. SPERRYVILLE CORNER STORE Sperryvide. Va. Christmas ^Wishes Cheerio and away we go... bringing good cheer -•#' to our many friends. Thanks, loyal patrons. Rossell Automotive Company luray, Vo. | 'Wishing I cYou } All the Joys of QTristmas i There's a jingle in the air as holiday cheer rings everywhere. WASHINGTON CASH STORE Washington, Va. Skippy, Skip, Kenneth and Pat Giles

Music boxes evoke the holiday spirit FEW things evoke the spirit of holidays past better than an oldfashioned music box. Its tinkly rendition of “Silent Night” and other Christmas classics charmed listeners and encouraged parlor sing-alongs long before radio or television. The nostalgic sounds of yesteryear never have been more popular with collectors, the National Geographic Society says. Antique music boxes sometimes command thousands of dollars at auction. But it isn’t money that rouses the emotions of a dedicated music box enthusiast. As the blind pianist Alec Templeton once wrote: “There is hardly a music box in the world that can sound too loud, and in these days of screaming jets, or roaring subways, and clamorous traffic, that is a most refreshing characteristic.” A Washington, D.C., collector put it another way, “In many instances the boxes themselves are works of art. But the profit motive wasn’t what attracted me to the hobby. I wanted to make sure these marvelous instruments conveying the sounds of the past would be preserved and enjoyed by future RESCUE NOTES The Chester Gap Rescue Squad took Beverly (Buddie) Williams to Warren Memorial Hospital Saturday evening, and Friday morning took a patient from Warren Memorial to a hospital in Richmond. □ Settle Lee Taylor Settle, 40, of Castleton died December 19, 1975 in Fauquier Hospital, Warrenton. He was born at Castleton, the son of the late Harry and Rosie Whorton Settle. He operated the Equipment Rental Company in the Arlington area. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Noreen Vann Settle; two daughters Lisa Faye and Carla Yvonne; two sons, Keith Taylor and Timothy Scott Settle, all of Castleton; five brothers, H. R. Settle of Reva, Charles R., Fred T. and Carrolls Settle, all of CatT. and Carrolls Settle, all of Castleton and Bruington F. Settle of Front Royal; two sisters, Mrs. Lois Freeman of Fairfax and Mrs. Anna Mae Core of Culpeper. A funeral service conducted by the Rev. Robert Ellis was held Sunday from the Geest Funeral home and interment was in Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper. Rug enlarged to ihow detail. From $1 50 (W Daniels' JIWSLRKS 635-3912 Front Royal generations.” SWISS craftsmen started the music box craze in the early 1800’s, and the fad soon spread to Germany and France. Elegant mahogany, cherry, and rosewood boxes decorated with porcelain plaques housed complicated mechanisms that played everything from the classics to the hits of the day. The mechanisms became even more elaborate than the boxes. Some came complete with tiny bells, drums, castanets, and cymbals. Said an astonished visitor after a tour through a modest German shop: “You press a button on the side of a small, beautifully engraved case, and a bird no bigger than a peanut pops out, opens its bill, flutters its wings, and pipes in a sweet, shrill voice, turning as it sings. Then it pops back and the lid goes down.” Large coin-operated music boxes—forerunners of modern juke boxes—were placed in taverns, railroad stations, and hotels to amuse the clientele. Tiny metal butterflies struck bells on some mechanisms as dancing dolls went through their paces. A coin placed in one device rocked a tiny boat, activated a windmill, marched a sentry around a turret, and propelled a train across a bridge. MASS production of music boxes started the craze in the United States about 1892. In 20 years one company sold 100,000 music boxes and at time took in $2,000,000 a year in sales, a staggering figure for the times. A vigorous advertising campaign kept the cash ref PASTOR C. R. WOODARD For Maranatha Baptist Church, Route 522, Flint Hill, extends a warm friendly invitation for you to attend all services: Sunday School Worship Service Sunday Evening Wednesday 10:00 A.M. 11:00 A.M. 7:30 P.M. 7:30 P.M. gisters jingling. “Dullness is unknown in households that own a Regina, the queen of all music boxes,” read one ad. “It is like having a skilled musician always at one’s command... Furnishes music for impromptu dances — amuses the children — soothes the invalid—andisaneveriiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnuniiiiuiiiniDinniniioiuniuiniiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiii failing source of pleasure to everyone.” Time was running out on the lively, tinkly tunes, however. Thomas Alva Edison’s phonograph doomed the music box. Listeners eventually switched to records, which could reproduce orchestral music and the human voice.□ jyinniiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiii MOYERS MOTOR CO.r INC. Ford & Mercury NEW MARKET. VA. 75 Used Cars & Trucks in stockat all times CALL: Robert G. Dennis — Local Sales Rep. 987-8116 /Peace on Earth It is with a deep • • ^ feeling of gratitude • * that we greet you ' this Happy Season. a fe: iiiiiiiiiiiiiiimniimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiitiiiiiiiit On the way to all our customers, neighbors and friends, good wishes for a warm, wonderful holiday. Our “thanks” to everyone. K Rappahannock Farmers ^ COOperOtlVe Sperryville, Vo.

CHRISTMASTIME a, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SHOP I\ THE VALLEY -And We Have Something For Everyone\ntiques .Jewelry • Lamps •Paintings .Glassware • Dishes Decorative Items* Furniture .Lighting Fixtures and More Many jewelry items for only $1.00 To show our appreciation for shopping with us. we II giro you a discount on nl-nost erervthing. hid wrap it for you loo!-Lor hRhk!!^ Liwaled on Rts.522 & 340 lieltreen Winchester anil Front Royal-369-2900 IF YOU CAN'T COME DURING OUR HOURS (9 to ft every day) CALL US AND WE LL OPEN ANYTIME FOR YOU. More Virginia visitors THE number of out-of-staters visiting Virginia by car annually rose by 191 per cent between 1949 and 1974, and their expenditures increased by 170 per cent, | the State Department of Highways ’ and Transportation found in its sixth visitor travel survey. J. P. Mills, Jr., the department’s traffic and safety engineer, said the travel growth would have been greater except for the energy crisis and the economic recession. “It was a time when consumers became more conscious of their personal patterns of energy consumption and, as a consequence, their travel habits,” he said of the newest study period. Findings of the survey, based on interviews with more than 61,000 motorists from out of the state, are contained in a statisI tical report being distributed by the A . H (Bejoice! It’s Christmas. During this holiday of heart warming thoughts we wish you peace and happiness. Thanks for your support. Knl. iEajjpahatuuirk Nruia department to organizations and individuals interested in Virginia’s travel industry. Mills said the first study, made in 1949, showed 17,360,625persons) visiting Virginia in a total of 7,820,855 automobiles. In 1974, he said, 47,554,100 persons came in 22,771,000 cars. They spent $220,217,000 in 1949 and $594,158,400 in 1974. MILLS said that of all the outof-state car parties visiting Virginia last year, 42.2 per cent were on pleasure trips, nearly 40 per cent were on business trips, and the remainder were for combined pleasure and business travels and commuting to jobs in Virginia. The percentage of pleasure trips, which had remained relatively constant since the first survey in 1949, reflected a substantial decrease in the new study, dropping from 49.9 per cent to 42.2 per cent between 1969 and 1974. Mills noted that the average number of days spent in Virginia by out-of-state parties, other than commuters, declined from 2.3 days in 1949 to 1.8 days in 1969 and retrained at 1.8 days last year. HE SAID the study also confirmed a sharp change in the kind of facilities sought out by travelers for overnight lodging. In 1949, the number of out-of-state car parties spending the night in Virginia used hotels (32.8 per cent) and motels (32.5 per cent) to about the same extent. Last year, only 1.8 per cent used hotels, while those using motels had increased to 52.8 per cent. During this same period, Mills said, those staying in tourist homes declined from 7.7 per cent in 1949 to .37 of 1 per cent in 1974. □ 1 To One and All Best Wishes f°r P eaee «loy Cheer Now and Throughout the Year BILL LYNE Realtor Ki. I Box 6 I Washington. Y;i.

‘Angels’ may be a misinterpretation ANGELS, which have played a prominent role in Christmas from the first Noel to contemporary holiday greeting cards, may have winged their way into Christmas traditions as the result of a mis* $> interpretation of the Hebrew word for messenger. Dr. Keith R. Crim, associate professor of philosophy and religious studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, notes that in ancient Israelite times, Santa Claus visited the children’s party given by the Rappahannock County Library at the parish hall :0 Ma^ tjoii have averty JVLerrtj Christmas . . . and may this season bring much cheer to your home and heart in every way. Very sincere thanks, too. L. R. WATERS Cvlptptr in Washington Friday. The jovial fellow climaxed the program which had included two cartoon films and refreshments. All apparently enjoyed the party and were enthralled by Santa. Rappahannock National Bank Holiday Hours Christmas Eve 9am-^pm Closed Christmas Daj| December 26 9am-2pm No Evening Hours Closed New Year’s Day the Hebrew word angel was used frequently to refer to human messengers as well as natural forces which were thought to carry God’s word. In the Old Testament period, angels began assuming a different role—they were used to safeguard the majesty of God, according to Crim. Because people did not want to think of God as being involved in mundane human affairs, they began to speak of angels as intermediaries between the supernatural world and the human world. Crim is the general editor of the 900 page supplement to the “Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible’’ which will be published next fall. Speculation on angels, their existence and importance, has taken the spotlight in recent months with the publication of evangelist Billy Graham’s book which asserts that angels pose a real force in the spiritual world. “IT’S ALL a matter of whether you interpret the Biblical references to angels symbolically, based on the Hebrew word for messenger, or whether you believe in the literal interpretation of the Biblical references to angels as supernatural forces,” Crimnoted. However the term is interpreted, the elaboration of the concept of angels can easily be traced in the Bible, and through post Biblical times to the present. The first Bible reference, personifying angels by giving them superhuman forms, occurred during the intertestamental period, about400B.C., and was possibly the result of a Persian influence. During, this time, the concept that there were See Page 12 New Hours for the Rappahannock National Bank beginning January 5, 1976 are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fri evenings 5 to 7:30 p.m. To All Our Friends and Neighbors in Rappahannock County We Wish You MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR COUNTRY ROADS PROPERTIES Washington, Virginia 22747 Peter C. Labovitz Michael Marsh RAPPAHANNOCK HOME MUTUAL Fire Insurance Co. Washington, Va. Greetings Let’s celebrate this Christmas season with sincere wishes for a simply wonderful holiday. To all our friends and neighbors go many thanks for your continued patronage and goodwill.

T H E L I T T L E F 0 X \p/o :V Here's wishing all a |? merry Yule! To our good friends, patrons . . . special thanks for kindness shown. CHRISTMAS CHEER 8 BRADFORD’S Flint Hill, Va. Choruses of carols fill the air. Christmas is drawing near. Rejoice... enjoy the season’s best and accept our thanks. Moyer Motor Comp !\eu' Market, Fa. ny This Christmas, let the bright rays of love, peace and understanding enter our hearts and shine there always. We extend grateful thanks to our loyal customers. Shengas Corporation 327 N. Royal Ave. Front Royal, Va. for the holiday. It’s a time to be joyful and to say, "thank you”. William C. Prints, Agent peoples life insurance CO. Amissville, Va. Our heartfelt oldfashioned good wishes and thanks to loyal patrons and friends. SUTPHIN’S GROCERY Washington, Va. Peggy and Wayne "T fiys of Christmas ($eace and serenity . . . love and brotherhood ... be yours . . . and remain with you all through the holidays. Thanks for your kind generosity. SPERRYVILLE EXXON

WASHINGTON NEWS &unaay visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Whorton were their sonin-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Hawkins, Mike and Terri of Centreville, Mrs. Yvonne Ford of Falls Church, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hawkins and Jamie and Robert Knight, all of Manassas, Fredrico Martinez of New Mexico, Brian and Lisa Shifflett of Sterling Park. , Lt. and Mrs. ICraig Welling of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. arrived Monday to spend the holidays with her parents Judge and Mrs. W.F. Moffett Jr. and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Welling of Rockville, Md. Other holiday visitors of the Moffetts will include Page Moffett of Charlottesville and Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Moffett III, Holly and Melanie. Tuesday the Wellingsand Mrs. Moffett Jr. visited the Rev. and Mrs. C.E. Buxton and Edward in Springfield and Page Moffett spent Monday and Tuesday with his grandparents, the Buxtons. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Frazier and Gerald of Woodbridge are expected to spend Christmas weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Frazier. Mrs. Frazier celebrated her birthday Monday with members of her family. Mr. and Mrs. Frazier will celebrate their 47th wedding anniversary December 26. Christmas Eve guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Eastham will be Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frazier and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clark. Attending the Firemens Association dinner party Friday night were Mr. and Mrs. Brad Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. William Bear, Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Manson, the Rev. and Mrs. Jennings Hobson, Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Weakley, Patricia Somerville, Jackie Estes and Shelia Fritts. Holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Smith were Mr. and Mrs. Raynew Snead and children, and Mr. and Mrs. Duain Dillard and family of Greencastle, Pa. Sunday dinner guest of Mrs. L.J. Turner were Rev. William Snead of Culpeper and Dr. and Mrs. John Turner and family of Warrenton. James Marshall of Petersburg, was a weekend guest of Mrs. Irene Keyser. Guests for the holidays in the Albright home are Charles Albright Jr. of Raleigh, N.C.andMr. and Mrs* James Harley of Tomford, Vt. ' Mrs. Gabe Burkes weekend guests were Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Payne from West Va. Luke M. Ghee, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Alther and children. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Manson were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Zieman in Newport News over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Lamb of Baltimore, Md. were overnight guests on Sunday at the home of Mrs. W.M. Fletcher. Joe Keyser from Clifton is spending Saturday through Tuesday with his grandmother Mrs. H.M. Keyser. Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Weakley celebrated Christmas Saturday in Arlington by visiting Mrs. Margaret Carroll and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fox. . Mr. and Mrs. William A. CurItis, Capt. and Mrs. David Collins 'and family from Laurel, Md. are spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Curtis. Expected holiday guests of Mrs. W.B. Jenkins are Mrs. I.F. Vannoy, Ronnie Thornhill of Alexandria, Mr. and Mrs. D.A. Jacobs from Culpeper. Weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Burke was Mr. and Mrs. William Hershey and Gary from Bristol, Pa. The Burkes attended a pre-Christmas dinner in Warrenton and were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Ashton Burke. Tommy Forward from Kensington, Md. is spending the holiday with his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. M.H. Forward. Friday guests of Mrs. Janie Burke were Mr. and Mrs. Trenton Burke from Culpeper. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Carver were ^dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cornell in the early IMIay the spirit of ^ Christmas remain in your hearts all through the holidays. Flint Hill Oarage W. R. Settle, Prop. Used Dealer 3824 Phones 675-3252 Flint Hill, Va part of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fairfax are expecting the following as Christmas guests: Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Fairfax from Williamsport, Md., Mr. and Mrs. Robert Conova, Andrea and Edward from Roanoke, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Filippone, Michael Conova from Adelphi, Md., and Douglas Fair fax Jr. from Forrestville, Md. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy DeBergh from Front Royal visited with Mrs. W.C. Campbell and Mrs. Bertie Lib Moffett. Mrs. Jack Nicholson had as guests Mrs. Merle Reynolds and children and Bobby McCarthy of Centreville, and Jerry Holliday from Sterling, Va.D --~ $he ffinal tribute CEMETERY MEMORIALS CLORE FUNERAL HOME “The Home of Thoughtful Service" PHONE 825-2361 CULPEPER Season’s best to you, this Christmas Day. We appreciate the patronage shown to us. * Fed Cattle bale December JU FAUQUIER LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE, INC. at (^rjmstn^as To all the friends we have had the pleasure of serving — wishes for a warm, old-fashioned, family-filled holiday. STOKES EURNITURE COMPANY DowntQwn Front Royal

Junior foxhunt scheduled THE RAPPAHANNOCK HUNT has scheduled a Junior foxhunt to start at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 31, from the Club Hound Kennels at M.F.H. Fletcher’s Thornton Hill Farm. This New Year’s Eve hunt will be cap-free, which means that all junior hunters are invited to take part without paying the usual capping fee of $5. Jeffery LeHew, a Jr. member and one of the winning team of the 1975 Orange County Hunt’s time trials, will act as Master of Fox Hounds on that day. In a reversal of custom, the rules for the day permit junior hunters to ride to the front of the field as they follow the Master, while all seniors are relegated to the rear, for the entire day’s hunting. Juniors in Rappahannock and from surrounding counties are invited as guests of the Rappahannock Hunt. For information, phone the Honorary Secretary, Mrs. George Bendlage, 825-5554. IlleRRy CfiRistmas Filling the air with peace and joy. . . the Yuletide spirit. We add our warm wishes. JOHN’S BARBERSHOPS Sperryville, Flint Hill 1 Joyou/ Greeting/ May this Christmas4>ring you spiritual peace and contentment. I j Turner Funetal Home Front Royal, Va. Rejoice and be happy! To know you and to serve you is our sincere pleasure. Our grateful thanks to you all. .. BALDWIN S GROCERY Wa shington, Va. Sing out the carols! AM ? (r Delight in merry ^ Christmas tunes... ^s. lots of lighthearted fun. For valued patronage, thanks to everyone. BURKES GROCERY Womlville, Va. Hi! Merry Christmas Have the cheeriest holiday ever. Best wishes and thanks to all of Our neighbors. We value your patronage. A.B. STOKES Front Royal, Va. WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF YULES! LANE’S APPLIANCES, INC. 7 38 N. Main St. Culpeper, Va. Addison L. Swindler has been named a management trainee at the Bank of Hanover and Trust Company. Swindler recently retired from the United States Air Force after 27 years of service. He attended the University of Maryland, University of Hawaii and received his bachelor degree from the University of Nebraska. He’s the son of Mrs. Lee Swindler of Sperryville. T r l With gratitude comes a wish that this is the best holiday you’ve ever, ever known. SUTPHIN’S GARAGE C.E. Sutphin Washington, Va.

Planners seek landfill operator From Page 1 it is not a hazard to the health and welfare of the county residents, Luke said. Any applicant who proposes to operate a landfill will have to explain where he’s going to get the dirt and the heavy equipment, so the trash can be covered at night, how he will handle the drainage, fencing, screening and dozen or so other requirements, such as preventing scavenging* by people or domestic animals. WALTER MASTERSON noted that the State Water Control Board and the Health Department have certain requirements to which landfill operators must conform. Luke acknowledged this, and said any landfill applicants will have to indicate how they would meet those standards. Phil Irwin wondered if there is a site in all of Rappahannock County that would be suitable for a landfill, since much of the county is steep slope and floodplain. Newbill Miller noted that it will be hard to find an area remote enough for a landfill that doesn’t have rock within a few feet of the surface. Miller noted that Environmental Protection Agency regulations change so quickly; the landfill contract might be written to allow the contractor an out, if new EPA restrictions were such that he couldn t afford to meet them within reason.” Herbert Barksdale said some farmers might find a landfill‘‘more profitable than growing apples.” Phil Irwin quipped that operating a landfill may prove to be a great help to someone who is “land poor,” since it’s a rare opportunity for “living off the land.” Allen Stokes suggested that Luke “sweeten up” the advertisement. Don’t just say how restrictive it will be, lead with something like “make a living off your idle land,” Stokes said. Pete Luke noted that there will be plenty of people who will object to a landfill, and the Planning Commissioners and Supervisors should acknowledge that now. He jokingly suggested that the trash be dumped in the old quarry at Flint Hill. But Herbert Barksdale grinned and said “Not that close to me.” Phil Irwin wondered if a county landfill, operated by someone selected from the applicants will respond to the Planning Commissioners advertisement could run as economically as the trash col A scene from the Christmas assembly at Rappahannock County Elementary School shows the toys, wooden soldiers, and dolls and children relating their wishes to Santa. 1I 3/erriest wishes and happiest thoughts, for all our friends at this holiday season. And bountiful thanks, to you, and you, and you. EARLY’S CARREY SALES A SERVICE 128 S. Moin SI., CJp«p«r, Vo. (Hi. 211) Aro«»ilt, Va lection service the county now uses. “That’s debatable,” Luke said. “But it may be we’ii have to either pay the price or not provide the service.” Newbill Miller said it ought to be made clear that it’s not the trash collector that has Rappahannock “over a barrel;” it’s Orange or other counties that might not allow the contractor to take Rappahannock’s trash to their landfill. The Planning Commission will run the advertisements for a landfill operator in January, in hopes that they can meet with applicants at their February 18 meeting. r COMPLETE ONE-STOP i Building Supply Hardware Paint Millwork Lumber WARRENTON BUILDING MATERIAL CO., INC. j ON THE BY-PASS j WARRENTON j Phone 347-1400 ! We wish to express our sincere appreciation for the privilege of serving you. We value both your friendship and your patronage and can think of no more appropriate time than now to tell you so. May the coming year bring the very best of Good Health and Happiness to you and your family. Thurmon and Sandra Whorton Flint Hill, l/a. r j } May all rejoice. May the hope and happiness of the first Christmas be found throughout the world. * u ■■ J mum i Clore Funeral Home Culpeper, Va.

1 (3reetin|s of fl?e T- §GSSOn I May the many blessings of Christmas f]|| your hearts with peace and happiness. BARRON’S TIRE SERVICE 301 N. Main St. Culpeper clvristnv«s^~--1^i2>Srrcetin9s A dashing good time to folks everywhere. We’re grateful for the favors shown us. Parkway Gift Shop Rt 211 West 987-8903 Open 7 (lavs a week 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Greetings/// Spirit / Christmas Peace and love... hope and joy... goodwi 11 among men and nations... these heartfelt wishes we share with you this happy holiday season. We hope your Christmas is a truly beautiful one. Rappahannock National Bank Washington , Va. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Payne of Washington celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Payne at Amissville. See story elsewhere in this issue. ‘Ansels’ From Page 7 different classes of angels emerged,'and at least three archangels were personalized to the degree that they were assigned names, Raphael, Gabriel and Michael. “The place in the Bible where angels are the most elaborated is the Book of Revelation which is rich with symbolism. These references to angels should not be taken literally. I regard the references to angels there as part of the whole symbolism in the Book of Revelation. It’s here that angels appear blowing trumpets and announcing the end of the world. They’re also pictured holding back the four winds of the earth. And each of the seven churches of Asia had a protecting angel,” Crim said. ACCORDING to Crim’s research, the elaborate hierarchy of angels was established about 482 A.D., well after the time the New Testament was written, when Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, a Christian theologian, drew up the nine categories of angels. The nine categories of angels in descending order include seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominions, powers, authorities, principalities; archangels and angels. “The only problem with the current theories is that people accept uncritically the post Biblical teaching on angels. People seen to be accepting as gospel some legends that have no foundation whatsoever in the Bible.’’□ May we take this time to send you all our brightest greetings for the Yuletide season, and our sincere thanks for your kind support. CLORE PONTIAC CO. RT. 29 South Culpeper

With care, poinsettias will endure THE poinsettia is the most popular decorative plant at Christmas time, says Paul L. Smeal, Virginia Tech professor of horticulture. “Proper care of poinsettias in the home, apartment or office will keep them looking attractive for a long time,” said Smeal, an Extension floriculture and nursery production specialist. When purchasing poinsettias, Smeal said, look for a compact plant with large, colorful bracts and dark green leaves from the bracts to the base of the plant. Bracts are the bright red, white, or pink leaves which surround the poinsettia’s true, small yellow flowers at the ends of the stems. “Beware of those plants in which the true, yellow flowers have dropped out,” said Smeal. This is a sign of over-maturity, and the plant will not last long in the home. Plants with fresh yellow flowers in the center will last more than a month. Some of the newer poinsettia varieties will last even longer under proper care, said Smeal. “After purchasing a poinsettia, be careful to protect the plant from bruising and chilling, if you are transporting it yourself,” said Smeal. “Sudden drops in temperature to 50 degrees Fahrenheit or below are likely to cause the green leaves to wilt and the red, pink or white bracts to drop.” PROPER temperature, location r l May the radiant light that shone over Bethlehem continue to enlighten the minds and hearts of men everywhere. May the blessed memory of that first Christmas bring joy and love to everyone. We add our expressions of thanks to all we have been privileged to serve. Robertshaw Funeral Home Front Royal. Va. and watering are essential for keeping a poinsettia looking fresh. Poinsettias should be in temperatures between 70 degrees and 75 degrees F. during the day, but not less than 60 degrees F. at night. The plants should not be placed in drafty locations, since hot or cold drafts can increase water loss or cause chilling, causing leaves to drop sooner. Poinsettias should be displayed where they will receive the most sunlight. A south, east or westfacing window is more desirable than a northern exposure, Smeal said. Smeal said that poinsettias will not stand overwatering, and underwatering will cause wilting which results in leaf drop. “When the soil appears light in color or feels dry when touched,” explained Smeal, “then the poinsettia should be watered thoroughly.” If the pot is wrapped with decorative metal or plastic foil, Smeal said, the pot should have a hole punched in it to allow excess water to drain away. While protecting the futniture, the foil or plastic covering around the pot holds excessive water in the pot. “Excess water drives air from the soil, causing the poinsettia’s roots to die from lack of oxygen,” said Smeal. “Check the plant daily to see if it needs watering.” SMEAL gives the following hints for displaying poinsettias as cut flowers: Cut the stem between the nodes at a hollow stem area and be sure to stop the latex from exuding by dipping the cut end in boiling water HUNTLY MRS. BESSIE PARKS Morris Donaldson, Jr., a student at V.P.I., is spending the holidays with his mother, Mrs. Donaldson. Miss Tammie Harris of Haymarket and Miss Shirley North of Chester Gap were weekend guests of the former’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie B. Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harris, Jr., were Friday evening callers.□ for 30 seconds or by searing it over a flame. Protect the flower and the remainder of the stem from the heat. Periodically recut a few inches of the stem and reseal it for longer flower life. “Even with this care,” cautioned Smeal, “cut poinsdttias in flower arrangements may wilt or go down rather suddenly.”□ fl I II I . I I . I I >1 - H & J GROCERY RT. 231 Sperryville Open Christmas Day and New Year’s Day 8 a.nt. to 5 p.m. Groceries, gas, beer, and ice. 58.9 Regular 59.9 Super Regular 62.9 Super Shell MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR ! May the serenity ot Lmrisimas nna ana Keep you content. May every day of this joyful season be filled with joy . . . abundant in peace . . . rich in brotherhood. To all the cherished patrons we serve . . . our warmest gratitude. WEAVER’S INC. Royal Plaza Shopping Center Front Royal, Va.

The Christmas assembly and program was held Friday at Rappahannock County Elementary School. The pageant above depicted the shepherds, Wise Men and others who traveled to Bethleham to see the new born babe. | Public comme^ 1 THE PUBLIC is being asked by I the U.S. Forest Service for comI ments regarding the use of off| road vehicles in the George Wash| ington National Forest. According I to Forest Supervisor George M. Smith, the public users are being asked to help in formulating a plan. I Maps of the Forest’s six Ranger Districts which show roads and trails along with vehicle use proposals are being mailed to a large number of people and organizations for comment. Steepness, rockiness and dense vegetation generally limit any kind of motorized vehicle use to some kind of road or trail on the forest so the study concentrates on roads and trails. In addition, three public meetings are planned. January 27,1976Harrisonburg; Federal Courtroom, Post Office Building for the * Lee and Dry River Ranger Dis| tricts. January 28, 1976-WaynesI boro Public Library for Pedlar I and Deerfield Ranger Districts. January 29, 1976-Alleghany County High school near Covington for James River and Warm Springs Ranger Districts. All three meetings will begin at 7:30 p.m. Farm Bureau officers meet with legislators COUNTY Farm Bureau leaders around the state have just ended a series of meetings with General Assembly members to discuss the farm organization’s priority issues for 1976. Prince WilliamFairfax and Loudoun County Farm Bureau leaders met with Senator Charles Waddell and Delegates Earl E. Bell, Floyd Bagley and David G. Brickley. The Virginia Farm Bureau, at its 50th annual meeting in Nor folk, adopted policy positions on 94 agricultural, social and economic issues. Following the annual meeting the VFBF board of directors selected 26 priority issues. These issues were featured in a series of 19 meetings with General Assembly members. ATTENDING the meeting from Prince William - Fairfax County were Ronald R. Farino, Presi dent; Thelma Farino, Women Committee Chairman; Fred Fees, Resolution Chairman, and Dean McDowell, Legislation Chairman. The state’s largest farm organization lists government spending, public employe collective bargaining, ERA, farm machinery and livestock taxation, and malpractice insurance as top issues to come before the General Assembly next session. Farm Bureau supports a balanc ed budget at all levels of government, supports a Virginia constitutional amendment that will permit localities to exempt farm machinery and livestock from taxation, supports malpractice legislation to hold down medical costs and opposes ERA and public employe collective bargaining. The farm group gave high priority to agricultural research and continued support for the Southern Piedmont Research Station.□ %/e’re wishing all our neighbors and friends the best that Christmas has to offer, and much more. Many thanks for your loyal, continued patronage. Martin Furniture Co. Inc 125 E. Davit St. Phona 825-1885 Culpapar.Va. ^KKlay the seasons keep bringing happy holidays to you. Our wish is that they be merry and bright .. . filled with love and peace. Accept our thanks for your loyalty. Service Tire & Battery Front Royal, Va. It's a season rich in brotherly love. Let's share its joys with one and all. Our sincere thanks for your kind patronage. RAPPAHANNOCK INSURANCE AGENCY Washington, Va. A/I ary H. Lea T. C. Lea, Jr.

BOSTON NEWS BY MRS. MARIE ATKINS Friday guests of Mrs. Calvin McCloud were Mrs. Dorothy Grigsby of Novum, George Jenkins and Mrs. Virginia Woodard of Sperryville, Dale McCloud of Madison, Mrs. Harold Benning and granddaughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert IN MEMORIAM In memory of our loved one, Mrs. Ruth A. Lillard, who is spending her first Christmas in Heaven. I’ve had my first Christmas in heaven, A glorious, wonderful day! I stood with saints of the ages Who found Christ, the Truth, and the Way. I sang with the heavenly choir: Just think! I, who solongto sing! And oh! what celestial music We brought to our Saviour and King! We sang the glad songs of redemption, How Jesus to Bethlehem came, And how they had called His name Jesus, That all might be saved through His name. We sang once again with the angels, The song that they sang that blest morn, When shepherds first heard the glad story That Jesus, the Saviour, was born. 0, dear one, I wish you had been here: No Christmas on earth could compare With all the rapture and glory We witnessed in Heaven so fair. You know how I always loved Christmas; It seemed such a wonderful day, With all of my loved ones around me, The children so happy and gay. Yes, now I can see why I loved it, And, Oh, what a joy it will be, When all of my loved ones are with me, To share in the glories I see. So dear ones on earth, here’s my greeting: Look up till the day dawn appears, And Oh, what a Christmas awaits us, Beyond all our partings and tears. Henry B. Lillard Mrs. Paul Poling Mrs. William Crossman Someone Cares The greatest need iii the world today is loveMore love for each other and more love for Cod above. GEEST FUNERAL HOME, Private Ambulanee Cemetery Memorials 10> Sperryville Rd. 82.'>-0:i9.'j Culpeper, Va. McCloud and family. Calvin McCloud returned from University of Virginia Hospital Tuesday to the home of his son and daughter-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Gene McCloud of Reva. Arriving to spend the Christmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Naide are Mr. and Mrs. Allen Jones and Blair, Miss Mary Helen Perkinson of Jacksonville, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Deal and Larry and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Hawkins of Arlington. Friday luncheon guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Naide and Joe of Ellicott City, Md. and Russell Naide of Novum. Surprise dinner Members of the Washington Ladies Auxiliary were honored with a surprise dinner December 15 given by the men of the Fire Company and Rescue Squad. The men prepared the served the dinner which was a gesture to show their appreciation for the support which these women give all year. Cooks included Brad Fisher, Kermit Weakley, Jackie Estes, Jennings Hobson, Bobby Brown and Ed Clark. Ladies attending were Frances Foster, Ruth Ann Eastham, Ruth Clark, Pauline Bruce, Etta Estes, Ethel Bailey and Sarah Brown. Among the projects undertaken by the ladies group are the Thrift Slop and cakeless bake sale and they gave a banquet each year for the firemen, usually presenting them with a sizeable check.□ Golden wedding Mr. and Mrs. Luther Payne celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Sunday when they were honored with a party at the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Payne, Locust Siade Farm, Amissville. The Paynes were married December 19,1925 in Luray. They have seven children, all of whom joined them Sunday. They are, in addition to W.L. (Red) Payne, Edward of Arlington; Reid Payne and Mrs. Dorothy Ann Clater of Washington, Mrs. Mabel Settle, Flint Hill, Mrs. Linda Jenkins and Franklin Payne of Culpeper. Mr. Payne is retired after operating a garage a Washington. L Mrs. Della Johnston remains a patient in Culpeper Memorial Hospital, but her condition is reported somewhat improved. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Dodson, Elvis and Sherry were in Winchester Tuesday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Corbin and Justin. Miss Reva Hash, a senior at Mankato State University, Minn., has arrived at home to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hash, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Cary Thornhill, Mrs. George Butler and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Butler were guests Tuesday of J. Stant Weaver in Washington who was observing his birthday. They were joined by Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Honts of Front Royal and Mr. and Mrs. Nick Penarando and granddaughter Crissy Walker of Fairfax Station. Chester Weaver entered Culpeper Memorial Hospital on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville were callers Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Frazier. Bill Duncan and David Allen Thornhill of VPI&SU are spending the Christmas holidays with their respective parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duncan and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thornhill. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baker of Winstori, Mr. and Mrs. Loring Anderson Jr., Ernest and Karen Sue of Culpeper were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Peyton and family. The only place where ends meet now is on a football field. To the Christmas season, we say, “Welcome!” To our good friends and patrons, we say, "Thanks and the best of everything always!" Nish North & Son Auhrev 'Sorlh Huntly, Va. i CHRISTMAS May the peace and serenity ^D|7|7F||%T£C of this holiday season fill you A with hearthside warmth. For your kind patronage, our thanks. Commonwealth Corporation Front Royal

Is ‘January thaw, likely this year? THE SNOWS may be flying, but any day now you may get a peek at spring. It’s still the dead of winter, and it’s also the time for the January thaw, the yearly crack in the icebox door that gives a glance at April, the National Geographic Society says. A meteorology professor who has kept his eye on the January thaw for years says: “It’s not folklore—it appears about two winters out of three.” This year? “It’s worth a $3 bet that it will show up,” he says, “but no more.” The January thaw has been visiting the minds of Americans every winter for at least since the days Washington’s frostbitten soldiers hoped for a little warming and melting at Valley Forge. And it was probably what Philander Johnson, longtime Washington, D C., newspaperman, was describing when he wrote: “Oh, what a blamed uncertain thing This pesky weather is! \ It blew and snew and then it thew And now, by jing, it’s friz.” LEGEND—if not folklore—says that the “thew” comes about midJanuary in the Midwest, a little earlier farther west, and between the 18th and 23rd in the eastern states. For a couple of sunny days the temperature might jump as much as 30 degrees, melting snow somewhat and tricking a few buds into thinking it’s spring. Then “it’s friz” and back to winter. But wltile the balmy January thaw is in town, drivers roll down their car windows, soot-dirty snow slides down storm sewers, kids ignore their mothers and shed winter coats, and countless people develop their first spring cold of the year. Down on the farm, stretches of sodden greenery surface through the snow, bees may buzz out of their hives, birds begin premature nest building, and skating ponds PIEDMONT Chevrolet-Oldsmobile, Inc. 814 N. Main St. Phone 825-2161 Culpeper, V». arolers singing out the glad tidings. They add to the season’s joy, rekindle traditions. We join them to greet the season with warm fellowship. Plumbing, Heating & Electrical Co. Flint Hill, Va. get mushy. Once upon a time farmers went around saying “January thaw, the Lord have mercy!” or “A January spring is worth nothing.” Meteorologically, a January thaw is a big lazy high pressure system drifting across the country between storms. The way weathermen at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration see it, this January will look like this: THERE WILL be above average temperatures in the eastern third of the nation, except for northern Maine, but they will be near nor mal or below in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. It will be warmer than average along a path covering parts of Washington, Ore- « gon, Idaho, Nevada and western Arizona. Northern California will be below average. True to tradition, the Old Farmer’s Almanac insists that thewea- ^ ther will be “mild through January” and then cold again. Reportedly, there was no conclusive hint of a January thawone way or another—indicated by the black and brown bands around this fall’s crop of wooly bear caterpillars.^ Advice for avoiding holiday turkey woes WHEN the traditional holiday turkey is not gracing the dinner table, the bird belongs in the refrigerator or freezer. Both cooked and uncooked, poultry and stuffing are targets for unsafe bacterial that can cause food-borne illness, says Jo Anne Barton, assistant professor of home economics and Virginia Tech Extension specialist in foods and nutrition. Keeping the turkey and trimmings safe to eat means not allowing the rapidmultiplying bacteria the time and temperature in which to grow. Chilled, raw turkey can be stored for one to two days in the coldest part of the refrigerator, Barton said. “Store giblets separately from the rest of the bird,” she said. “Remove any cardboard trays or film wrippings used in retail packaging and wrap loosly to allow for air circulation. To store cooked turkey, cook quickly and put in the coldest' part of the refrigerator. Stuffing should be removed from cooked poultry, cooled quickly and stored separately in a covered container for safety. “Use cooked poultry or stuffing within one or two days,” said Barton* FOR BEST results, continued Barton, poultry should be packaged in moisture-vapor-resistant wrapping or bag, or suitable rigid container, frozen at zero degrees Fahrenheit or lower and held at that temperature. Uncooked turkey can be stored this way for 12 months. Cooked turkey slices or pieces not covered with broth or gravy can be stored frozen for one month. If parts of the turkey are covered with broth or gravy, they can be stored for six months. Cooked poultry dishes can also be frozen up to six months. “Never,” Barton warned, “stuff the turkey before freezing. Always freeze cooked poultry and stuffing separately.” □ 1 We will be CLOSED for Christmas & Inventory MONDAY. DECEMBER 22nd thru SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27th Also CLOSED NEW YEAR'S EVE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31st and NEW YEAR'S DAY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1st See us in January for our SPECTACULAR REMNANTS AND AFTER INVENTORY SALE. Early's Carpet Sales & Service —TWO LOCATIONS— Routed 11 # Amissville -937-4404 502 N. Main St., Culpeper -825-8232

SPERRYVILLE NEWS MRS. B.M. VARNER Mrs. Louis Osborn of Cincinnati, Ohio arrived Monday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. E.N. Montague and Mr. Montague. Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Schaefer and Fred were Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Johnson, Tracy and Heather of Winchester, Mrs. Lucille 'Payne of Madison, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Palmer and Ricky of Nokesville and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Updike and Suzanne of Culpeper. The Schaefers will spend Christmas Day with the Palmers in Nokesville. Mr. and Mrs. W. Lee Swindler, Jr., Michael and Barbara Dawn of Hanover, Pa. will be guests for the weekend of Mrs. Lee Swindler and Bill. Lee Thornton III and son Philip of Richmond were weekend guests of Mrs. Frapces Thornton. Mrs. Thornton III visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hudson in Culpeper where Mrs. Hudson is recovering from surgery. Airman Louis Cordle of Langley Air Force Base, Hampton will arrive Saturday to spend the holidays with his mother, Mrs. W.H. Cordle. Mr. and Mrs. David Cordle of Williamsburg will join them for the holidays dividing their time with their parents, Mrs. Cordle and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sisk. Mr. and Mrs. James Swindler, Jimmy, Natalie and Bobette were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Spyphrit in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Virginia Lewis spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Fielding Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mathews in Front Royal. Mrs. Della B. Howard, a resident of the Culpeper Hospital Nursing Home, will arrive Wednesday to spend the remainder of the week. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hawkins will spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Codding and family in Fairfax. Mrs. Carroll Quaintance was a guest for several days last week of Mr. and Mrs. James Littlepage in Washington, D.C. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stout of Cranford, N.J., Mrs. Richard Smith of Alloway, N.J., Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stout of State College, Pa. will arrive Tuesday at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Quaintance. Capt. and Mrs. Ulrich Maeyer and daughters, Nicole and Heidi of Reston will join them later in the week. Mr. and Mrs. Carson B. Johnson entertained with a family dinner Sunday. Their guests included Mr. and Mrs. Graham Allison of Baltimore, Md., Mr. and Mrs. A. Q. Craun of Orange, Major Barbara Craun of Fairborn, Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Butler and Susan of Springfield, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brown, Kelly and Michael of Culpeper, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Fritts, Sherry and Tony, Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Brown and Jayson, all of Front Royal, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Wayland, Mrs. Robert W.B. Brown and Mrs. Jack Wayland. Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Lyneattended a Lyne family gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.O. Lyne in Orange Sunday. Mrs. Lyne visited Monday with Mrs. R.G. Wright in Broadway. Mrs. Marshall Corbin is recovering from surgery at the Culpeper Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Sheppard, Peggy Ann Settle, Mrs. Geraldine Payne and Chris were in Gambrills, Md. recently for the funeral of April Lyn Aleshire, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Griff Aleshire. □ BIRTH ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott of Rapidan are the parents of a daughter, Angela Marie, born December 18, 1975. Mrs. Edward Scott of Amissville and Mrs. William Earl Burke of Rapidan are grandparents of the infant. □ 1 GREETINGS t/i happy...holy holiday to you. May it be rich in peace. Warm thanks. WEST END SHELL Cecil and Thomas Baldwin Sperryville, Va. To all our friends. Have the very Merriest Christmas. Many thanks. FRONT ROYAL VA. It’s time to be merry and bright. .. and to thank our many good friends for your valued patronage, loyalty, good will, confidence and support. ATKINS ARCO ARCO <> Sperryville, Va. *’ st wishes for old fashioned Christmas joys ... and thank you for the pleasure and privilege of serving you, our valued friends. FRONT ROYAL MILL SALES ROOM 113 last 3th Strut FRONT ROYAL VA ; Gtefatas Excitement mounts as this holiday draws near. And our appreciation mounts for the loyalty of wonderful patrons, friends. CULPEPER BOOK STORE Culpeper, Virginia It’s the season to be grateful for blessings . . . and we appreciate your continued patronage and goodwill. COUNTRY MANOR SIFT SHOP Sperryville, Va.

r MAY YOUR HOLIDAYS BE BRIGHT WITH JOY . . . AND MAY GOOD FELLOWSHIP LIGHT UP YOUR WAY SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM Sperryville, Va. in Downtown Culpeper says . . . . THANK YOU AND A TO ALL OUR FRIENDS We’re happy from the top of our bright red stocking cap right down to our shining boots, to have had a share in your Christmas! Smiles and kisses and squeals of joy around your family circle are our best reward for our many long and busy hours spent these past few weeks. We know...Santa does sometimes make mistakes on sizes, colors. So please, bring it back for exchange. You’ll be happier...and so will we! P.S. We want to make good Santa’s mistakes and we will appreciate your cooperation, so ...PLEASE MAKE EXCHANGES BEFORE JANUARY 1st. DEEDS Douglas G. Laing and wife to Aileen Hyland Laing, Susan Laing Platt, Noel Armstrong Laing, each 11.42% of 325 acres; Jackson District, $26,000 each. Gift. Wade H. Massie 111 and wife to Don D. Courtney and wife, 81773 acres; Wakefield District, $19,300. Louise Alice Pullen and others to Robert Bishop Owen and others, 4 acres; Stonewall District, $3,000. Roger P. Batchelder and wife Joseph A. Miller, lot 21 section 3 Rappahannock Park; Jackson District, $25,500. Thomas Amerman Lewis and wife to Thomas Amerman Lewis Jr., 250.0598 acres, 1/67 undivided interest; Wakefield District, $6,037.12. Patrick J. O’Connell to Sandra L. Campbell, .92 acre; Hawthorne District, $3,500. John W. Silvey and wife to John W. Silvey and wife with right of survivorship, 12.79 acres; Jackson District, $15,200. John James and others to George F. Keyser interest in 37 acres and right of way; Jackson District, $100. Katherine Chestnut and others to George F. Keyser interest in 37 acres and right of way; Jackson District, $100. Henry Ficklin and others to George F. Keyser interest in 37 acres and right of way; Jackson District, $100. J.A. Bernard Dahlgren and wife to Werner Krebser, 1.527 acre; Wakefield District, $2000. E.H. Stokes and wife to William F. Heffernan and wife lot 30 in block 4 section E, Blue Ridge Mountain Estates, 1/2 interest; Wakefield District. David Strahle and wife and others to Charles H. Munson and wife, lot 11, Hitties Mill states, 5.81 acres; Wakefield District, $11,000. H.E. Huband Jr., sole acting trustee to T.C. Lea Jr. and others lot in Wakefield District, $3,160. H.L. Manwaring and wife to John Lawrence Manwaring, Edward T. Manwaring, James R. Manwaring and Janice Manwaring Burton, each 6/235 undivided interest in 493.15 acres; Hampton District. Manning Gasch and others to J. Newbill Miller, 52.217 acres; Wakefield District, $66,500.0 IN MEMORIAM In loving memory of our beloved parents, Herbert and EugieLeake. Somewhere back of the sunset Away from the world of strife, Our loved ones are sweetly sleeping In that land where there is no night. And we who knew and loved them Whose passing brought sad tears, Will cherish their memory always, To brighten the drifting years. Their daughter Hollie and family, Grandchildren and great-grandchildren May the Season be a Happy and Joyful one for all my wonderful friends and neighbors. With best wishes, Inge Scharmer Lots of old-fashioned cheer to everyone. We hope Christmas is a time for happy family gatherings. Thanks to our friends. ELMER S. ATKINS “66” Station — Antique Shop and Cider Mill Sperryville, Va.

A Christmas program was held Friday evening at Wakefield Country Day School at Huntly. A dedication ceremony for the new addition to the school was also held. Following the program Mr. and Mrs. William Lynn who established the school posed with their family by the Christmas tree. The new auditorium and classrooms were dedicated in honor of Mrs. Lynn. 0Jay the joys of Christmas ... peace, serenity and goodwill... bless you, your family and your loved ones. Thank you for your support. Central Hardware Company CULPEPER, VIRGINIA Orange juice used as the basting for roasted duck entrees, spareribs and chicken provides a gently flavored, delicious variation of these dishes, Virginia Tech Extension specialists say. FRONT ROYAL DRIVE-IN H 635 6455 Strausburg Fri.-Sun. Open 7:00 Begin 7:30 The thriller and laff riot together 1. AIRPORT 1975 (PG) 2. MY NAME IS NOBODY ---». PARK THEATRE E. MAIN ST. FRONT ROYALl 635 2777 He became a Black Foot legend in his own time Eve. 7:00-9:00 Fri. Mat. 2:00 ATTENTION Holiday Hours for Farmers & Merchants \ a t tonal Bank Flint Hill Office Open 9am to 12 noon W ednesday. Dee. 21 Closed Christmas Day Open 9am to 2pm only Friday. Dee. 26 Closed New Year’s Day The season’s warm glow is filling the air with happiness and cheer, laughter and joy. And as we celebrate this special time, we want to take a moment to thank you for your valued patronage and good friendship. KELLER MANUFACTURING P.O. Box 31 Culpeper, Va.

WANT ADS RATES: Six cents per word for first insertion; 75< minimum charge, cash with order. Five cents per word each additional insertion same copy. If billed, add 25 cent booking charge. Cards of Thanks 75* minimum. In Memoriams $1.00 minimum. Cash must accompany cards of thanks and memoriams. EXPERIENCED BUILDER, New Homes, Remodeling, Repairs. Gregory Monahan, MONECS Corporation. 987-8928. tfk NO HUNTING or trespassing on the properties of G. C. Cosden or Ruth E. Blackwell. 12-25-p LAST MINUTE? THE COUNTRY STORE of Washington, Va. will be open Tuesday, December 23 and Wednesday, December 24 for last minute Christmas Shopping. 1-k “OLD VIRGINIA HOUSES”—Just published in time for the perfect Christmas gift. Many Rappahannock houses included. Available at The COUNTRY STORE of W ashington, Va. For Sale—One wheel chair, one walker, bedside commode, bedpan. All practically new. Can be bought together or separately, if interested call 987-8188. 1-8-k CLOCKS—Xmas discount on any antique clock at The Rush River Co., Wash., Va. this Thurs.-Sun. 675-3650. We would like to extendour wishes for a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. We will be closed for Christmas vacation at 11:00 Dec. 24 and will reopen on Dec. 26. We will also be closed Jan. 1,2 and 3 for year end inventory. We will be open our regular hours for the rest of the year. Jim Carpenter Company, Madison, Va. Tel.948-5841. 12-26-k THURMAN WHARTON, Flint Hill, Plumbing, Heating, Electrical—24 hour emergency service. 6753607. SMALL ENGINE REPAIR Lawn mowers, Rototillers, etc. Blades sharpened and general maintenance. Locust posts for sale. Bob Turman. 987-8303. tfk Applications are now being accepted for the position of jailer for the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Department. Responsible family desired. Salary plus house and utilities furnished. Apply in person to W.A. Buntin, Washington, Va. 1-k NO HUNTING or TRESPASSING ON MY PROPERTY. M. H. FORWARD. 12-25-k NO HUNTING OR TRESPASSING on my property, Red Fox Farm. Dr. A. M. Cohen, 12-25-k Locust posts for sale, sawed posts, round posts, and stakes. 987-8779. tfk FOR SALE BY OWNER 10.8 acres in Castleton area. Certified survey and right of way. $9000.00. Phone 937-4365. 1-1-76K Ponds and roads built or repaired. Any type of excavation work done. 937-3521 or 937-4909. Canton Construction, Amissville. tfk ABSOLUTELY NO HUNTING on Jessamine Hill or on my Ruddy property without written permission. Mrs. Sue McGee. 1-1-76 Fauquier Laundry—Riding Apparel & Horse Blankets our Specialty. Warrenton, Va. 347-2231._ POSITIVELY NO HUNTING OR TRESPASSING ON MY PROPERTY. FLINT HILL FARM. B. J. V1ERLING. -1-1-76-p ARTIFICIAL BREEDING — Beef and Dairy Cattle. Will go any place. 675-3539. NO HUNTING or trespassing on the Albright property in Gid Brown Hollow. 12-25-p NO HUNTING or trespassing on our farm in Wakefield District. Clark and Flora Jones. 12-25-p NO HUNTING or trespassing on the land of Henry Gorfein. 1-1-p FREE FILM—free refreshments, January 6 at 8 p.m. in the Rappahannock County Library, Washington. “Let’s Call It Quits.” 1-k German Shepherd Pups—Champion Sired, AKC Reg. Beautiful quality with outstanding Pedigree, M and F. 675-3691. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our sincere appreciation to all of our friends and relatives, and to the ladies of Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church, Sperryville for the nice cookies pies and cakes and for their visits during my recent illness and hospitalization. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Payne Washington We Can Supply All Your BUILDING NEEDS iQMCi»smQ«Q0S0BmBm CULPEPER BUILDING & SUPPLY CORP. Phone VA5-8383 Culpeper WE HELP YOU . .^-^SSiP—DO IT YOURSELF: Commonwealth 1 LUMBER AND HARDWARE CENTER L n m b e r H or dir a re II ii i I (I i n [i Materials G Building Plans G Ceiling Tile G Doers G Floor Tile G Flooring G Formica (Laminated) G Windows Garden Supplies Insulation Lawn Mowers Millwork Moldings Roofing Wall Board G Paneling ’ Pegboard Plywood Power Tools G Sapolin Paints 11 Siding G Sta-Dri Commonwealth Corporation Free Delivery 1 424 Manassas St. Front Royal 635-2176 G. N. “Joe” Williams Chester Gap, Va. 635-5903 Contracting New homes, Remodeling, Cabinets. Quality guaranteed. Local References. CARPETS—Sales and Installation; Lowest price and finest craftsmanship; Specializing in custom installation. JOHN H. MOORE CARPETS. 635-8883 or 675-3665. MASONRY AND CARPENTRY— Fieldstone work, new and old, also brick and block. Martin Woodard, 987-8824. Quality woodwork; new or restoration. Michael Krueger, 825-6459 or Ben Giles, 825-9648. Local references, quick estimates, tfk PARKWAY GIFT SHOP Sperryville Will be open all day Christmas Day and New Year’s Day Regular Gas 56.9c gal. ITEMS FOR SALE: (1) 1968 VW Sqbk. New engine. Broken torsion bar and windows. As is or parts. (2) Suzuki 1974 Motorcycle. 75cc like new. (3) Nikon F2 w/35mm and 250mm lens. Durst M301 enlarger w/45 mm Nikkor lens. (4) Remington Rifles: 308 Bolt Action w/4x scope and 30-06 Automatic. (5) Guitars: Yamaha FG180. Maya 12 String. Sekova Banjo and Mandolin. (6) GE 23” b/w TV. Walnut Console. (7) Kenmore, Washer and Dryer. (8) Ping Pong Table. (9) Mobile Home Oil Furnace. All items like new. Call Fri.-Sun. before 5 p.m., 675-3788. -AUTOPARTS-i Russell Automotive Company 732 E. Main St. Luray, Virginia Phone: 743-4551 Qrom all of us to all of you, our best and merriest wishes. Here’s hoping the holiday season holds for you many present delights. Sincere rw thanks for the opportunities you’ve given us to be of service. Have a simply wonderful holiday. PANORAMA REALTY BPERRYVILJJE, VIRGINIA 987-8640 m REALTOR James W. Leake Keeton Barnes John Barbour John Eubank Maurice O’Baimon