Rappahannock News, February 19, 1976

¥A. STATE LIBRARY V BIC8M0NB 19, VA. £3219 Kindergarten substitute preferred AT THE February meeting of the Rappahannock County School Board Tuesday, the 10th, the kindergarten subject was first, again, on the agenda. The board has submitted an expanded summer school program to the State Board of Education in lieu of fulltime kindergarten, and if this is rejected by the state educators, E. N. Montague, chairman of the Rappahannock Board said they would submit a plan to the local Board of Supervisors for half-day sessions. Til is, he thought, would cost at least $60,000. If an acceptable kindergarten program is not adopted by the county, state aid would be reduced by $33,000. Montague cited research statistics which showed children who go to kindergarten may be ahead in the first two grades but that they fall behind those who have not in the upper grades. However, Turkey harvest up During the 1975 season 863 turkeys were killed east of the Blue Ridge compared to 790 in 1974. West of the Blue Ridge there were 3,826 birds harvested in 1975 versus the 2,551 birds taken in 1974. High counties in the turkey harvest were Bath -371/Rockbridge - 360/Augusta-350 /Botetourt-344/ and Giles with 272. Commission Game Management Field Coordinator C. H. “Kit” Shaffer has announced that 4,689 turkeys were bagged during the faU season which ended on December 31, 1975. This is an increase of 1, 348 birds over those harvested during the 1974 fall season when the total was 3,341. he said, “If it can be established that kindergartens are useful you would find the county accepting it. If we have to go to winter kindergarten on a three-hour schedule it will increase taxes by about 14%. ” Several parents were present for the discussion on kindergartens. THE BOARD voted to accept the services of a Charlottesville laboratory to test the sewage lagoon at the elementary school on a monthly schedule, as required. On a motion by Walter Masterson, board member from the Ston wall-Hawthorne District, the Board agreed not to require physical examinations for teachers except for the state-required tuberculosis test. Superintendent 0. A. Norton promised to explore the possibility of a contract clause requiring a physical if felt necessary. Norton also reported that the foundation for the reading classrooms was complete, but that delivery of the room units was behind schedule. A BUDGET work session of the school board was set for tonight, (Thursday, February 19). Figures must be advanced and assembled for the 1976-77 school year. Two requests for use of the cafeteria and auditorium had been received and the Board decided that a fee of $5 plus a janitorial fee would be charged for church or other groups unless heat was required. The fee then would be $25. Unanimous approval was received on the motion that all construction for schools of over a thousand dollars be advertised for bids. This figure has previously been $2500.□ Brush is being packed in the race course jumps on Thornton Hill Farm, Sperryville where the Point-to-Point Races will he held Saturday, February 28. Larry LeHew with a group of helpers took advantage of the balmy spring weather Tuesday to help get the course in condition. Schooling for the horses entered is scheduled for February 22 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Lt. Gen. Daniel Noce dies after brief illness Lt. General Daniel Noce, U. S. Army (Retired) died Tuesday, February 17 at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville. The 22 year resident of Rappahannock County was 81. Noce was the first chairman of the Rappahannock Planning Commission and was the chairman of the Rappahannock Boundary Committee. He was also president of the Rappahannock Farm Bureau and was a member of the Rappahannock River Study Committee. During his 37 year military career, Noce served as the assistant chief of staff and director of planning of aU the allied forces in the Mediterranean Theater during World War H. He was in charge of the fortifications of Manila and Subic Bay in the Phillipines. Noce was also in charge of the defense installations in Corregidor and prepared the plans for die Malinta Hill tunnels. General Noce also organized the Engineer Amphibian Command and trained the First, Second, Third and Fourth amphibian Brigades which served during World War n. During his military career, General Noce received numerous medals and awards including the Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters. He also received the U. S. Legion of Merit, the French Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre. In addition to these, Noce was awarded the Belgian Order of the Crown, the British Order of Bath, the Brazilian, Order of Military Merit, the Polish Gold Cross of Merit, and the Vatican’s Maltese Cross, Knights of Malta and the Lateran Cross. Noce was born in Denver Colorado in 1895. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1917. General Noce was a life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and won the Award of Merit of the Society of American Military Engineers. A funeral mass will be said at 5 p.m. today, Thursday, at Precious Blood Catholic Church, Culpeper conducted by the Rev. Mau rice duCastillon. He will be buried at the Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors after a memorial service in the Fort Meyer Chapel at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 20. General Noce is survived by his wife, Mildred, his son Colonel Robert Noce and his brother, David of Berkley California. 3 wrecks reported Matthew Dean Hitt of Amissville was involved in a single vehicle crash on Route 211 just after midnight Saturday. He was driving a 64 Volkswagen traveling west when he lost control, struck a culvert and turned over. Hitt sustained multiple lacerations of the face. He was taken to Culpeper Memorial Hospital and transferred to the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, according to Trooper R.A. Baines, who said charges are pending. Dabney Eastham of Flint Hill struck a deer early Sunday morning on Route 522 near Huntly. Minor damage to his vehicle resulted and the animal was killed, said Trooper Baines. Fred Johnson of Amissville and Ramona Riddell Neal of Washington collided on Route 621 February 14. Johnson was driving a 68 Mercury and Mrs. Neal was operating a 73 Oldsmobile station wagon. □ Lecture postponed The lecture on “Comparing Food Cost For The Best Buy” scheduled for Monday, February 23, at 1:30 p.m. in the Episcopal Parish Hall at Washington has been postponed. Please watch for the rescheduled date. For additional information about this program, call the Extension Office, 675-3619.□

lappa Ija tutor k 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 2. MRS. SARAH C LATHAM, Managing Editor Telephone Washington 675-3349 On kindergartens THERE’S A SIMPLE way to guarantee a debate in any Virginia community. Somebody proposes something to do with schools and everybody is up in arms. It doesn’t matter particularly what the subject is; if it has to do with schools, or more specifically, with school children, then a public uproar is a certainty. Take the situation in Rappahannock right now. Somebody said something about kindergartens, and while the result isn’t precisely an “uproar,” emotions have been stirred, as witness the letters-to-the-editor of recent weeks. Frankly, we still think the School Board is pursuing a sensible course in seeking to expand the summer preschool program which it has had for some time, instead of instituting a full-fledged kindergarten program. If the State Board of Education contains a grain of common sense, they’ll agree that rural counties pose a special problem in kindergarten programs, and they’ll give Rappahannock and similarly situated jurisdictions a little more leeway in setting up these early education programs. WE STILL FEEL that if some parents wan t their children to attend kindergartens, and they’re willing to pay for it, then there are ample programs available. And we also feel fhat the parents who don’t especially care for an educational philosophy which seems to want to push youngsters into institutionalized training at even younger ages are entitled to their prerogatives, as well. And from past experience with government at all levels, people are well grounded in their fears that today’s “optional” program will become tomorrow’s “mandatory” program, and then all questions of individual choice are really beside the point. For every “expert” who says kindergarten is worthwhile, another “expert” can be found to say it isn’t. There have been some disturbing reports in recent months, for that matter, about how the American educational system isn’t satisfactorily performing even a basic task in preparing people to be useful, productive citizens. A survey which concluded that one out of every five adult Americans is “fuctionally illiterate” raises serious questions about the whole educational establishment. If a more workable, less costly, less tiring—for the youngsters—alternative to a public kindergarten program can be worked out for rural Rappahannock County, then by all means let us Dursue that eoal.D Close-Up There were no replies to the close-iq> last week. None of our readers identified the cutter on a wax paper box. Try this one. Bring or mail replies to the Rappahannock News, Box 38, Washington, Va. 22747. Letters to the editor Schooling suggestions Editor: As most of us know, the Virginia State Department of Education has stated all school districts must have Kindergarten by 1976. If Rappahannock County, does notpresent an acceptable Kindergarten program, we could be “fined” as much as $33,000. In Rappahannock, we are fortunate to have a School Board which acts with deliberation so our taxes are not increased without a careful weighing of the consequences, but it is doubtful the extended summer program, in an unair-conditioned building, will fullfill the needs of our five-yearolds. As a parent who has elected not to send my child to even a private Kindergarten this year because he would have been one of the 4 1/2 years olds entering Kindergarten, I could not agree more with Mrs. Lyne regarding the long exhausting bus rides which would detract from the Kindergarten experience. If a nine-month half-day Kindergarten program could be implemented, thus cutting in half the number of teachers and classrooms needed, building costs, classroom equipment and salaries could be reduced drastically. This money saved could be used for die additional bussing. Local organizations could be encouraged to raise money to help equip the classrooms. If a full day Kindergarten is the only answer, perhaps the Virginia State Department of Education could be persuaded to change the entrance date to September 1 st to allow only five - year-olds to enter Kindergarten. These are but a few suggestions to help solve this necessary change in our school system. Nancy Secrist Kindergartens urged Editor: Frobel Kindergartens and Montessori Schools for young children have been widely acclaimed all over the world since their conception in Europe over 60 years ago. One only has to be around young children to understand their tremendous love of learning. To give them their right to explore the world and learn about their roles in life is the duty of the people who love and care about them. In a county ranked seventh by the State in ability to pay for Kindergarten comments disputed Editor: A newspaper report that on Febraury 10 your County School Board Chairman, Mr. E. N. Montague, declared himself unconvinced of the “usefulness” of kindergartens was a little like hearing that he didn’t think electricity was useful. Both shed light in the darkness—one inside the child, the other outside in the places where he, and we, all live. Both kindergartens and electricity are advantages we can, conceivable, live without. But must we turn the clock back and return to ignorance and _ superstition as well as candle light? Does Mr. Montague and his cautious rural friends suggest we live with inadequacy in order to save the 14 percent rise in taxes which winter kindergarten for Rappahannock may mean? Inflation is hard for all of us in all counties in America. Paying for education has historically been difficult for rural areas. Yet, in this era when research has proven the vital need for early social, mental, and physical stimulation of young children because of their rapid growth between birth and about seven, it is of economic _ importance to put your money' where it will serve the individual and community the most. The real point of any early education is to “socialize” the child when he is assimilating the environment at a faster pace than he ever will again in his lifetime. To miss the opportunity to guide, instruct, train him in the name of education is to waste his most crucial years. The time to influence the man is not in seventh.or eighth grade when academic testing is of dubious value, but while he is still malleable in the nursery and kindergarten years. A way * of perceiving the world begins then and the child’s experiences, positive and negative, will influence him for life. The beginnings of life go far toward predicting the ending. The best start is money in the bank for the future. For rural children with limited chances for social contact, public or private kindergartens are doubly important for readiness for elementary schooling is largley determined by their prior exposure to stimulating environments. School failures are usually traced to sluggish environments in city or country. Dedicated kindergarten teachers can make up for severe deficiencies in either home or community, ultimately saving the taxpayer the cost of rehabilitation in hospitals or prison when today’s ignooed child becomes tomorrow’s ward of the state. Basically, whatever we do for our children is a gamble, but to do less than our best is to lose the gamble before we start. Elizabeth G. Coffin Director Boxwood School, Warrenton its schools its hard to believe that Rappahannock County can’t provide a kindergarten. It’s useless to judge a child’s work by adult standards. The aim of a child’s work is not external but internal. The brilliant work of Dr. Maria Montessori points out the sensitive times of a child’s development. Most adults are only too painfully aware of the areas of themselves haven’t be fulfilled in their physical, mental and social * make-up. If only the right means “ had been forthcoming in the environment at the right time we feel that we might not have grown up so awkward, so bad at games, so unappreciative of music and art, so lacking in color sense, so bad at figures, so atrocious in our accent, so illegible in our handwriting, so* shy in company, so dependent on others, so vacillating in our decisions, etc. It is useless to catch ahold of a critical period after it has passed and all these things are learned at certain times or else never. To take an example, it is useless to expect a child of 6 or 7 to be enthusiastic about learning the alphabet because by that time his special interest in shapes would have vanished. Without kindergarten some children will be on a road to failure for the rest of their lives. It’s only too painfully true that, as Wordsworth says, “The child is father of the man’’. Mary Beth Martin

Delegate’s report from Richmond By DEL. D. FRENCH SLAUGHTER, JR. THE House of Delegates is now in the final week of considering bills which have been introduced in the House and which have been favorably acted upon by the committees. Monday, February 23, is the last day the House can vote on bills introduced in the House, except for the budget bill, and after that date the House will be considering bills passed by the Senate unless the Senate sends back House bills with Senate amendments which must be accepted or rejected by the House. Quality education and the means for financing it are always of crucial importance. The State Board of Education is directed under the state constitution to establish standards of quality for the public schools subject to revision by the General Assembly. Every two years since the adoption of the new constitution the legislature has passed a law establishing standards of quality, usually based in large part upon the standards recommended by the State Board of Education. I am supporting a standards bill this year which will direct that the highest priority be given to developing the fundamentals of read Craft workshop On Thursday, March 11, the Virginia Tech Extension Service and the Rappahannock County Extension Homemakers are sponsoring a craft workshop at the parish hall in Washington. Crafts to be taught are quilling, macrame, bread dough and ecology boxes. The cost for supplies for these crafts will be: Macrame $4; Quilling $3.50; Bread Dough $3.50; and Ecology Boxes $8. The deadline for reservations has been extended to Monday, February 23 at noon. Make reservation by mail to Mrs. Paul Miller, Flint Hill. At least 18 people must register in order to hold the workshop. The public is invited to participate. For additional information, call the Extension Office at 675-3619.□ The Phone Number For STRINGFILLOW’S GULF Washington, Va. is 987—8995 ing, writing, speaking and arithmetic with a concentrated effort in the elementary grades. The standards also set out a minimum number of teaching personnel to be employed based on enrollment and include other standards for which funds are provided by the state and the localities in accordance with the state budget act. THE formula contained in the budget bill for the financing of public schools fixes the state and local division of most public school costs. The present formula, adopted in 1974, is a substantial improvement over the prior formula because now relative taxable wealth of the localities is calculated 50 percent on real estate, 40 percent on income, 10 percent on retail sales as opposed to the old formula which based the localities’ ability to pay entirely upon real estate values. The formula attempts to provide a greater percentage of state support to the localities with less than the statewide average of locally taxable resources. I am proposing an amendment to the budget bill which will take into account the assessable values under the land use tax, if used in a county, rather than the true value which may provide some relief to rural counties which are almost wholly dependent on the real estate tax. If the amendment is adopted it would not be effective until 1978 because of the lack of adequate information at the present time to make the formula computations. In providing for standards of quality for the public schools the legislature has required that the localities provide kindergarten facilities and teaching staff with attendance of kindergarten optional with the parents of the children. I favor kindergartens and I have supported appropriations to provide state support for kindergartens for those localities which choose to provide kindergarten classes but in past sessions I have proposed amendments which would make kindergartens optional with the localities because in many rural counties the result would be that kindergarten pupils would have to be in school for the entire re gular school day due to difficulties in having separate transportation for them. The legislature has consistently rejected these amendments and this year I am proposing an amendment to the required standards which would make clear that localities could provide for a kindergarten program in the summer. This would enable some of the rural counties to have halfday kindergarten classes and to better handle the transportation and organization of the kindergarten program. Next week I will have another legislative report. □ Anniversary dinner Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Burke of Washington were honored with a dinner celebrating 55 years of marriage, February 14, at Ben and Mary’s Steak House near Warrenton given by their family. Joining them were Mr. and Mrs. C. Cletus Burke and Mr. and Mrs. John Moore and Donnell of Front Royal, Mr. and Mrs. William Her shey and Gary of Bristol, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hershey of Hulmeville, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. John Metzger and Elmer of Lorton, Mr. and Mrs. John Wayne Metzger, Dawn and Wanda; Susan Ward and Steve Osborne, all of Woodbridge, Mr. and Mrs. Ashton Burke of Warrenton, Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Burke of Alexandria, and Miss Jeannie Nahm of Levittstown, Pa. <j$he fflinal ^ribuis CEMETERY MEMORIALS CLORE FUNERAL HOME “The Home of Thoughtful Service" I PHONE 825-2361 CULPEPER I RAPPAHANNOCK POINT-TO-POINT HUNT RACES SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28 11:30 P.M. 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The Rev. Jennings Hobson ffl made himself a shield for this; yea£s Washington Firemens banquet to protect him from the preacher jokes^Mtossed out by entertainers, The Country Blasters from Orange, headed by Delmer Davis, left. Bruce I. Vogel, D.P.M. announces the opening oj his office for I he practice oj PODIATRY Foot Specialist Office hours by appointment only 100 W. Shirley Are. (By-pass) Warrrnlon :u7-9:m PANTHER TALES Brad—“Jonathan...beforea man gets married, he’s-he’s like a tree in the forest. He stands there independent-an entity unto himself. And then he’s chopped down. His branches are cut off - and he’s thrown into the river with the rest of the logs.” Jonathan—“Now BradBrad—“Then this tree is taken to the mill-and when it comes out, it’s no longer a tree. It’s a vanity table, a breakfast nook, the baby crib. Jonathan—“No-! Brad—“The newspaper that lines the family garbage can.” Jonathan—“If this girl weren’t something extra special, then maybe I’d agree with you. But-But with Jan - you look forward to having your branches cut off!” Brad—“She really must be special.” This is just a small excerpt from our up coming senior play “Pillow Talk.” Obviously, Brad is a confirmed bachelor. Or is he? Is Jan Morrow really satisfied with her life as a New York interior decorator? Want an answer to these questions? Then come to the Senior Play March 12 and 13. It’s full of laughter, surprises and romance—guaranteed to be a thoroughly enjoyable evening! Year book sales are going great. The first proofs are back from the printers and a reliable source says that they are something else! The final copies should be in by May. The two new track record boards purchased by the S.C.A. have arrived and are now displaying the records of our R.C.H.S. school record holders. The display boards are really a nice addition to the school. This year’s Boys’ Track Team looks like it’s going to be quite a bit smaller than last year’s team but our small band of dedicated track Panthers can be seen preparing for the coming season. Kevin Raney and Donnell Carter are common sights running laps around the school. Thomas Jett is a new comer to the team thisyear—we’ll be looking forward to seeing him in action this season. And Allen Smoot is looking for a pair of track shoes—contact Allen if you might be able to help him. Miss Speiker’s been working with different sections of our Girls’ Cindy Cumins Track Team. She says the team looks really promising this year. A lot of our super J.V. team members from last year are moving up to Varsity—so look out! Best of luck to both our teams in the upcoming season. If fair weather continues to hold up and no snow days are required, R.C.H.S. students can look forward to a nice, long Easter Vacation, which will last March 19-22. That’s something nice to look forward to. By the way, with summer vacation nearing many students will be looking for summer jobs—so if you’re looking for summer help or know of jobs that might be available you might want to leave word with Mr. Futrell in the guidance office, I’m sure a lot of students would appreciate it. Have a nice weekend. □ IN MEMORIAM v In loving memory of our dear mother, Betsy M. Lewis, who departed this life sixteen years ago today, February 19, 1960. Gone is the face we loved so dear, Silent is the voice we loved to hear; Too far away for sight or speech, But not too far for thoughts to reach. Your gentle face and patient smile, With sadness we recall; You had a kind word for each, and died beloved by all. You are not forgotten loved one, Nor will you ever be; As long as life and memory last, We will remember thee. Husband and Children STOKES FURNITURE STORE # 2 USED FURNITURE OUTLET APPLIANCES INCLUDING REFRIGERATOR and RANGES Reconditioned Furniture Dining Room Furniture and Dinette Sets Living Room and Bedroom Furniture Chests and Dressers MANY OTHER ITEMS Stop by and Shop at our Used Furniture Department on Main Street STOKES FURNITURE COMPANY v. ■• ' ■ ••. -/i ■'■ ’■ Front Royal, Virginia

HUNTLY MRS. BESSIE PARKS Mr. and Mrs. Willie Mills had as weekend guests their daughter, Mrs. Jim Bussey and Mr. Bussey of Salem, as well as Kevin Reil of Hampton. Steve North, who makes his home with the Mills is report - v ed ill. Sunday afternoon Mrs. Betty West and Brian of Front Royal called on the former’s , parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rutherford, and was accompanied home by her sister, Lori Rutherford, to spend the night. Mrs. Morris Donaldson had as a recent visitor, Mrs. Lawrence Chadwell. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rutherford visited her mother, Mrs. Rixie Frye in Flint Hill Sunday. □ ‘Siren taps' illegal in Va. Taped siren sounds, reproducing the siren sounds of emergency vehicles, are illegal in Virginia when used on other than specified vehicles, warns, Colonel H. W. Burgess, Superintendent of State Police. These tapes, now being offered for sale in Virginia, are designed to be used on players installed on motor vehicles or portable ones carried in them. They reproduce the sound of sirens such as those on police cars, ambulances and fire equipment. Colonel Burgess said that Section 46.1-284 of the Code of Virginia prohibits .the use of any type of warning device on the highway which has not been approved by the Superintendent of State Police. He further stated that any vehicle must be rejected by an inspection station if equipped with a siren, unless it is specified an emergency vehicle by law. Any one using such a device illegally can be guilty of a misdemeanor and be subject to a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100 or by imprisonment of not less than one nor more than 10 days, or by both fine and imprisonment, Colonel Burgess observed. VIEWTOWN Bobby Settle is a patient in Warren Memorial Hospital, Front Royal. Kevin Jolliffe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Jolliffe, is also a patient there. Mrs. Bobby Settle and Donnie and Mrs. Gladys Dodson spent Tuesday as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Dodson at Rixeyville.D FREE..... (Weekly Drawing) 5 lbs. FRESH FISH * (your choice) You do not have to be present to win. Last weeks winner DAVID CRAIG Large Selection Fresh Seafood % I TICKS SEAFOOD * Old Chevrolet Lot Lee St.. Warrenton Officers of the Washington Fire and Rescue units and Ladies Auxiliary who were present for the banquet held Friday night included Edie Eastham, Little Bliss Washington; Ruth Clark, president of the Auxiliary and treasurer of the fire company; Ellen Bfanson, 2nd Liettenant; Shelia Fritts, Honorary Fire Chief; Karen Bear, secretary fire company; second row, Frances Foster, treasurer auxiliary; Edward Clark, captain; Bfary Ellen Burke, vice president auxiliary; Ethel Bailey,’ secretary; auxiliary; third row, Bradford Fisher, 1st lieutenant; Charles Manson, vice president; Jennings Hobson, president; William Bear, chief; Jackie Estes, 1st asst, chief. Bridge party Mrs. E.A. McNear entertained members of the Sperryville Bridge Club and additional guests at her home Friday evening. Players were Mrs. T.J. Pillar, Mrs. Charles H. Estes, Mrs. Carroll Quaintance, Mrs. R.E. Wood, Mrs. Mary Quaintance, Mrs. W. H. Lyne, Mrs. E.N. Montague, Mrs. C.E. Johnson, Jr., Mrs. Roy L. Reeve, Mrs. R.E. Thompsen, Mrs. W.H. Cordle, Mrs. Frank Tabler, Mrs. Brown Miller, Mrs. B.M. Miller, Mrs. H.M. Keyser and Mrs. E.M. Jones of Washington. Prize winners were Mrs. Mary Quaintance, Mrs. Montague, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Thompsen. Mrs. B.M. Miller was high scorer for the guests.□ CARD OF THANKS We would like to thank the Amissville Rescue Squad for their prompt service recently and our thanks to friends and our wonderful family for all their help. The Junior Switzer family PARKWAY GIFT SHOP SPECIALS ON GASOLINE Gulf No-Nox 57.9 Gulf Crest 56.9 Good Gulf 54.9 Route 211 West Open 7 a.m. until Sperryville 10 p.m. r SPECIALS in time for the Point-to-Point Races Paper Plates, Cups, Napkins and other picnic supplies including ice, soft drinks, beer, coffee and sandwiches and eggs for deviling. HsJ GROCERY Route 23 1 Sperryville The Shop off Quality Clothing for Men and Women Southgate Shopping Center Culpeper, Va. Final Markdown on Winter Merchandise $75 DRESS SHIRTS NOW $4.00 MENS SUITS $40 and up Broken Sizes " FALL SLACKS 60 % & 75 % OFF SPORT COATS $25 and up Broken Sizes DRESS PANTS 60% & 75% OFF All Sales Final No Refunds Alterations at Cost Ladies Bargain Table Party Hose 99c Half Slips 99 € __Small Luggage ^ | 5 Mens Bargain Table Small Sweaters $ 6 Luggage, 1 Suiters $40 Narrow Leg Wool Pants os is no alterations ▼ A Thursday, Friday and Saturday Only

OBITUARIES Sowers John Garfield Sowers, 35 of Springfield died February 9, 1976. He was assistant maintenance foreman at the White House in Washington, D.C. He was born in Front Royal, the son of William M. Sowers and Mrs. MozeUe Henry Sowers, both of Front Royal. Surviving with his parents, are his widow, Barbara Pullen Sowers of Springfield, a son, John Japhen Sowers, at home, and two brothers, Edward Sowers and Ralph Sowers, both of Front Royal. Funeral services were conducted Thursday in the chapel of Turn er Funeral Home in Front Royal conducted by the Rev. A.D. Goodson. Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery. □ Settle Miss Annie Lee Settle, 93, of Washington died February 13,1976 at the Oak Springs Nursing Home in Warrenton, where she had been a patient for three years. She was the daughter of the late Middleton and Martha Horton Settle of Rappahannock County. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Laura Scroggins and Mrs. Jessie Fincham of Washington and PIEDMONT Chevrolet-Oldsmobile, Inc. 814 N. Main St. Phone 825-2161 Culpeptr. V», Avoid the paSutan+j weed control gamble! Use Sutan + Selective Herbicide and atrazine. If you have stayed away from no-till corn because of the weed and insect build-up problem, you can still get top-notch weed control before planting. Incorporate Sutan+ herbicide, tank-mixed with atrazine, as you work the ground before you plant. No gamble on rain as with surface-applied herbicides. Your herbicides are right in the soil destroying weeds as they sprout. Sutan + and atrazine are a top recommendation for broad spectrum grass and broadleaf weed control. Use them to control nutsedge, crabgrass, pigweeds, foxtails, fall panicum, seedling johnsongrass, lambsquarters and many other weeds. This season keep every corn row clean for bigger yields. Use the combination herbicide that works rain or shine, Sutan + and atrazine. Always follow label directions carefully. See your Stauffer supplier for Sutan+. Sutari+from Stauffer Chemical Company Agricultural Chemical Division P.O. Box 10 Dayton, New Jersey 08810 a brother, Walter Settle of Front Royal. Graveside funeral services were conducted Monday in the Washington Masonic Cemetery by the Rev. Malcolm Maples. Geest Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. □ Jackson Mrs. Lona Jackson, of Calverton died February 8, 1976 in Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton. She was a native of Rappahannock County, a member of the Shiloah Baptist Church in Woodville and had lived in Calverton the last five years. She is survived by four sons, Shelly Hunter, Tucker Hunter, William Hunter and William Jackson; one daughter, Audrey Jackson of Calverton; five sisters, Miss Sarah J. Hunter, Elizabeth Hunter, Elsa Hunter, Mrs. BertNoakes and Virginia Hunter; and five grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at the Shiloh Baptist Church in Woodville by the Rev. R.L. Banks. Burial followed in the family section of the church cemetery. Marshall Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.□ Hitt Miss Julia Frances Hitt, 80, of Amissville died February 12,1976 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Robert Elzy and Fannie Bell Hitt of Rappahannock County. She was a member of the Amissville Methodist Church. She is survived by three sisters, Miss Carrie E. Hitt and Miss Minnie L. Hitt of Amissville and Mrs. Bertha Weibel of Arlington and a brother, Eddie J. Hitt of Amissvilie. < Funeral services were conducted Sunday at Geest Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Charles Price and the Rev. Joseph S. Stirman. Burial was in the Hitt Family cemetery in Amissville.□ Clatterbuck Mrs. Olive Mae Clatterbuck, 82, widow of James Albert Clatterbuck of Sperryville, died February 13, 1976, in Culpeper Memorial -rHospital. She was a native of Rappahannock, the daughter of the late J. William and Souvillah Petty Jenkins. She is survived by one son, J. Floyd Clatterbuck of Sperryville; four daughters, Miss Lois Clatterbuck, Mrs. Annie Bell Payne and Mrs. Emma Woodward, all of Sperryville and Mrs. Beulah Ward of Culpeper; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren; also surviving are a brother, Jessie L. Jenkins of Front Royal; two sisters, Mrs. Golden Luber of Front Royal and Mrs. Elizabeth Hutt of Sperryville. Funeral services were conducted Sunday by the Rev. Kirby Shenk and the Rev. John Burke at Thornton Gap Regular Baptist Church in Sperryville. Burial followed in Sperryville cemetery. Geest Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.□ IN MEMORIAM Eva Summons. In loving memory of our dear aunt on her birthday, February 17. Today is your birthday Aunt Eva The first you are spending in heaven And with grief our hearts almost break It was the month of October That we . stood by your grave And watched them lower you home We would give our lives to say What we know could not awaken That silent soul in clay So we laid our hearts beside you And sadly walked away, Bessie 'and Children FREE INTEREST UNTIL MAY 1 ON ANY NEW air-cooled diesel tractor UNTIL JUNE 1 ON DEUTZ-FAHR HAY TOOLS Buy now and be ready to go when the weather breaks. It won’t cost you one dime more. Maybe less. Absolutely no interest starts until May 1 on tractors—until June 1 on Deutz-Fahr hay tools. Save now. SEE YOUR AUTHORIZED DEUTZ DEALER CHARLES I. SUTPHIN, INC. Highway 211 Washington, Va. 675-3566 ASK ABOUT OUR TRADER VIK" SPECIAL OFFERS __ • Available through Farmers Investment Corporation___

SPERRYVILLE NEWS ues bm varner Mrs. Roy L. Reeve and grandchildren, Pam and Daren Leake were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Brown and sons, Derek and Keith in Hanover, Pa. Elder and Mrs. Elmer Skeen of Palmyra were weekend guests of Mrs. Ethel Tyner and Miss Nellie Atkins. Additional Saturday dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. Billy Woodward and Craig of Warren - ton. and Sunday dinner guests were Mr. andMrs. Earl Frazier of Remington, Mr. and Mrs. Dick McClanahan, Miss Patty Atkins, Mrs. Lois Frazier and Miss Frances Leake all of Warrenton. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Johnson and Mrs. Stuart White of Rectortown were afternoon visitors. Jimmy Swindler accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Perry Stump and son Greg of Rock Mills to York, Pa. for the weekend. Mrs. Frances Thornton spent from Friday to Monday in Richmond with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thornton, Jr. and son, Philip. Mrs. Lester Dodson returned home last Thursday after spending a week with Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Peyton, Jr. and family in Falls Church and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Dodson and family in Fairfax. Luncheon guests last Thursday of Mrs. Dennis Wingfield were Mrs. Richard Helmerof Castleton, Mrs. Jerry Brown, Mrs. Nina B. Brown and Mrs. B.M- Varner. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Corbin and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Leake were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Corbin and Justin in Winchester. Mrs. J.R. Shade and Susan Shade of Falls Church were guests Saturday of Mrs. Ruby Dwyer and family. Thelma Barnes and Billy Mundy of Arlington with Mrs. Clarice Clark were dinner guests Sunday of Mr.' and Mrs. M.B. Rector at Atoka at “The Huddle” in Purcellville. Suzanne Updike of Culpeper spent the weekend with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Schaefer and son, Fred. Sunday guests of Mrs. Robert W. Brown were Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Butler and Susan of Annandale, Mrs. Tomie Jenkins of Murphysboro, Tenn., Mrs. Irvin Sisk of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Garland Meadows, James Jenkins and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brown,. Kelly and Michael of Culpeper. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Atkins were Saturday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Mason in Culpeper. Elder Kirby Shenk of Luray was a Sunday afternoon visitor. Mrs. Larry Wayland and children, Kim and Sean of Viewtown were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earle Wayland.□ Get a Free Stoneware Starter Set with a qualifying F&M Deposit. Add to your set at special discount prices eveiytime you add to your account. Start your collection of beautiful handdecorated and oven-safe Georgetown Stoneware today at Farmers and Merchants. Choose either the American Eagle motif or an elegant plain band pattern. Your first 3-piece setting is free when you deposit $50 or more in a new or existing Savings Account, or open a new Checking Account with $100 or more. Then you’re automatically eligible to take advantage of depositor’s discount prices every time you add $25 to your account. Save even move by purchasing your Georgetown Stoneware Service for 8 all at one time. Make a Savings Deposit of $500, and the entire 55-piece set is yours for just $79.95, plus tax. Higher deposits make the cost even lower. So come to Farmers and Merchants. And open, or add to, your Savings Account. You’ll earn the highest interest rates the law allows banks to pay. And while you save, you can also save on Georgetown Stoneware. Open til 7 p.m. Friday IP Farmers and Merchants National Bank^n.K BERRYVILLE FLINT HILL FRONT ROYAL MIDDLETOWN • STEPHENS CITY MAIN OFFICE-WINCHESTER.VIRGINIA IN APPLE COUNTRY, WE’RE THE BIG APPLE IN BANKING.

BOSTON NEWS BY MRS. MARIE ATKINS Mr. and Mrs. Robert VanNostrand and family of Alexandria spent the long weekend at their home here. Saturday visitors of the Rev. W.B. Dennis were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mallot of Hagerstown, Md. and Mrs. Willie Singleton of Rixeyville. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville were Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier and Michele and visited Mr. and Mrs. F.R. Frazier. The Ray Fraziers visited her mother Mrs. Marvin Meade Saturday in Culpeper. ■ T The Phone Number for STRINGFELLOW’S GULF Washington, Va. is 987—8995 ‘ftiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimvniiiifmiiimimnnmnnmnmmiiiifimmmiiimii Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Gaines and sons of Gainesville were guests for the weekend of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Jenkins. Sue Fincham was a Monday visitor in the Jenkins home. Carter White and Mrs. Anna Dodson were Saturday visitors of Mrs. Mildred Pierce in Fredericksburg and Sunday they called on Mrs. Polly Martin in Front Royal. Melanie Thornhill was an afternoon visitor Sunday of Cathy Winkler. PFC Paul Fincham of Camp LeJeune, N.C. spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. John Lamb and visited his grandmother Mrs. Blanch Fincham at Woodville. Mr. and Mrs. Granville Smith were visitors Sunday of his aunt Mrs. Reggie Burke at Orange and were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Jenkins. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Burke for the long weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Bennett, Eddie and Tony of Alexandria. Additional Sunday luncheon guests were Mr. and Mrs. Bemie Hoskins of Culpeper. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Jenkins of ittitiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittiiiniiiiiiiiiMiimiiniiiiiiniiiiiiiiHiiffiiinufi'i!: | MOYERS MOTOR CO., INC. I Ford & Mercury I NEW MARKET, VA. |75 Used Cars & Trucks in stock at all times iCALL: Robert G. Dennis — Local Sales Rep. 987-8116 lIHIUIIIIIIIillUlllilllllllltlllllUIIUUIIIIIIIIHIIIttl February Special Ladies 55 years of age or older Permanent $12.50 ^BVe including cut FOR THAT OLD SWEATHEART/ i _ P DOTTIES BEAUTY SHOP Cal! 987-8675Spcrryville, Virginia EXPERT EISCTROMICS in. ,>■' A<U*J' ufa-l*/ % --26V #---► ft* 5-^ s /f" * 1099 NORTH ROYAL AVENUE (703)635-8597 ADMIRAL LAFAYETTE PANASONIC Alexandria, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parry of Spotsylvania, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Nicholson, Shirley, Lynn and Junior were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. David Smoot. Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Jenkins and Randy were callers Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Jenkins and family in Front Royal and were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Jenkins in Culpeper. Guests during the weekend of Mrs. Calvin McCloud were Dale McCloud of Reva, Mrs. Harold Benning and Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCloud and family. Luncheon guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Cary Thornhill were Mr. and Mrs. James Butler of Arlington and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thornhill and C.G. Penny, Jeffrey and Kendall Peyton spent Monday with their aunt, Mrs. Judy Baker in Culpeper. Dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. George Butler Sr. included Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duncan, Mrs. George Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Butler and their families. Mrs. Chester Weaver was a Monday evening caller of Mrs. George Tidier in Culpeper. Mrs. Brice Biggers is a patient in Culpeper Memorial Hospital and was visited during the ^ weekend by Mrs. George Herman and Mrs. Michael Roidan of Gaithersburg, Md. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Thornhill and family were Mr. and Mrs. Pete Boyd of Madison and Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Carpenter and Holly of Brightwood. Jennifer Hudson of Spotsylvania spent several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Powers while her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hudson, were in Pittsburgh, Pa. Mrs. Thomas Matteson of Fredericksburg was also a guest of the Powers. David Thornhill of VPI&SU and C.G. Thornhill of St. Joseph, Mo. were holiday weekend guests of their parents Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thornhill. □ FLINT HILL NEWS Friday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miller were Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cornell of Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Foster had their grandson, Darryl Corbin of Hartwood as their weekend guest. Mr. Foster and Charles Foster attended the funeral of William Duvall in Front Royal Sunday. Mrs. Ann Ridenour of Cedar Rapids, Iowa is spending some time with her mother, Mrs. M.H. Brady Sr. John B. Browning of Charlottesville spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Browning. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Atkins were Mrs. Virginia Gochenour and son Gary of Luray, Roger Gochenour of Mt. Crawford and Mr. and Mrs. David Jenkins of Stanley. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Pullen were Mrs. Anne Lewis and Mrs. Robert Lillard of Front Royal. Guests during the weekend of Mr. and Mrs. T. Granville Eastham were Mr. and Mrs. A. Burke Hertz and daughter Beth of Falls Church, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harty and Catherine Harty of Fairfax and Mrs. John Wendel of Arlington. Mr. and Mrs. Judd Burke visited Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Coreer and Mrs. Ed Houghton in Manassas during the weekend. Mrs. D.G. Laing of Amissville and Mrs. Robert Rodgers and Mrs. W. J. Curtis spent Tuesday in Charlottesville at the Area Crusade Leaders Workshop. Mrs. Ada Grimsley had as her Sunday guests Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Grimsley and children of Huntly. Monday visitors of Mrs. Grimsley were Bobby Pullen of Front Royal and Arthur Pullen of Warrenton. Mrs. Nellie Pritchett and Mrs. Edna Scott visited Mrs. Janet Keys in Manassas over the weekend. □ CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank all my friends, neighbors and relatives for the visits, cards and other acts of kindness during my stay in Warren Memorial Hospital and since I returned home. Special thanks to the Rev. Malcolm Maples for his kindness. Robert Nethers Flint Hill 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. 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February NEW ZONOLITE® PANELFOAM " £ INSULATION Each polywrapped package insulates a 4' x 8' panel area. Panelfoam polystyrene boards are pre-cut and attractively packaged lor customer convenience. Each board is 3 4 x 13 5,8” i 48”. Per Pkg. No. 1301 5-LITE CHANDELIER ANTIQUE BRASS with AMBER SHADES. tog. *3.89 Pkg. SALE Package covers 32 sq. It SALE R*g. >34.50 $2750 r IMPREGNATED EXTERIOR SHEATHING BOARD 4’* 8’-1/2” Rag. >2.50 Sheet SALE 12’ x24" ECONOMY WHITE CEILING TILE 40 Sq. R. Per Carton »u$475 ear cartel SAVE *1.20 Par Carton Regular Price *5.95 ' i 2’x4' FIBERGLASS { SUSPENDED CEILING TILE PEBBLE WHITE 80 sq. It. per Carton Reg. Price *16.95 salE*149° Carton FIBERGLASS INSULATION ***** KRAFT BACK 3 1/2”x15” - 70 sq. ft. Rol 9v.,„-$64J KRAFT BACK } 1/2"x23” -107 sq. ft. Roll 9v.," $91? DECORATIVE SHUTTERS • Add distinction to any home • Fast and easy to install • No painting, no maintenance • Long Lasting weather-resistant • Stain-resistant, impact-resistant Colors: WHITE and BLACK Reg. 15” x 39”.*10« 15” x 47”.M225 15” x 55”.*1339 SALE t $49 9 995 *10** CABINETS FOR THE BATH, GAME ROOM, WORKSHOP, BASEMENT, GARAGE, SUMMER HOME, MOBILE HOME, BOAT . . . YOU NAME IT, WE HAVE THE RIGHT CABINET. SAle MARSH KITCHEN CABINETS COMPLETE 6-FT. KITCHEN of Our “Winston” Woodgrain Design. 1 SB 36". 1 B 18” R. 1 B 18” L. 1 W 18” L. 1 W 18” R. 1 VALANCE. 6-Ft. COUNTER TOP *45.11 *33.96 *33.96 *20.94 *20.94 * 3.41 *29.70 8 x100’ ROLL 4 MILL POLYETHYLENE / $979 Roll SALE Can ba uaad tor many things: Ground Cloth whan camping, Drop Cloth whan painting. Port act Shrubs from frost. Gilliam's has all the other items and tools to help you recessional job of installing your panels: •• wall Panel Adhesvie • Paneling Nails • Furring Strips • Y *3“-8 Furring Strips • Prefinished Mouldings • Stanley 16-oz Hammer • Nail Sets • 24”ji16" Steel Square • Stanley 50-ft. Tape • Drywall Panel Square • Plywood Power Saw Blade • Stanley Mitre Box ALL PRICES CASH & CARRY Prices good thru Saturday, Feb. 28, 1976 CORRUGATED 4” PLASTIC DRAINAGE TILE For your water run-off problems. 10 Ft. Lengths and 250 Ft. Rolls Plastic tubing is tough and durable. There is no breakage loss from rough handling. Pick the type best suited for your needs — Pert. 10' lengths. Solid Coils. Slotted Coils. IDEAL FOR HIGH WIND AREAS Buy NOW and SAVE 240-lb. ASPHALT ROOFING SHINGLES COLORS. White. Black and Pastel Green. 15-Year Guarantee Reg. >18.15 Square REINFORCING MESH 10 Gauage — 5-ft. x 150-ft. Rolls Reg. >40.00 Roll SALE $3595 Roll 4x8' — 1 2 C.D. YELLOW PINE EXTERIOR SHEATHING ^SC/pLYWOOD # 5J95 Sheet 2” x 4” - 8’ STUDS (PRE-CUT 92 5/8”) K. D. SELECT ECONOMY FIR 59? Not selected. as is. Limited supply — first come, first served. No. 1 COMMON RED OAK FLOORING $280°° »>#r Thousand Board Ft. In Full Bundles of Appro*. 1300' por bundle H M M DRAIN - WASTE - VENT PLASTIC PIPE REG. 1/2 inch 32c lin. ft. inch 43c tin. ft. inch B8c lin. ft. 4 inch *1.25 lin. ft. SALE 29c 39c 79c $113 We have a complete line ot fittings in stock. GYPSUM BOARD (WALL BOARD, SHEETROCK) 4’x8'-3/8 SAVE 4 lc per sheet Reg. *2.20 sheet SALE 4’x8’-1/2” SAVE 46e per sheet Reg. *2.35 sheet SALE $189lhl« BUNGALOW MEDIUM (Minor Defects) Reg. *2.75 SPRING OAK. BUNGALOW-DARK . WASHINGTON 76. HARVEST HONEY. ."’*°od. “ SEASCAPE SAND..."’—-'!' MAPLEBROOK. Honey, Smoke, Amber Oceanmist - Sandlewhite, Aquagreen, & Blue Haze . Patriot Constitution. Aberdeen Knotty Pine. Hebrides Knotty Cedar ... SALE Reg. * 3.49 .* 3.60 .* 3.99 .* 5.25 * 5.95 .* 6.40 $199 Sheet SALE 2.99 2.99 3.35 4.75 5.25 5.60 $ $ $ $ $ $ s 6.40 * 5.60 .* 6.75 * 5.75 .* 6.75 * .* 6.75 * 5.75 5.75 BEAUTIFUL WALLPAPER DESIGNS 4'x8’ —1/4” Monticello American...*11.50 *10.50 Flower of 76.*11.50 *10.50 Colonial Broacade.*11.50 *10.50 Many other beautiful 1/4” panels to choose from OILI.IAM LUMBER CO. j Your Complete Home Center lor All You Do-lt Yourselters i 515 Commerce Ave. FREE PARKING STORE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Front Royal. Va. ( PHONE 635-21 Ol!

WASHINGTON NEWS Richard Hanson of Vienna is spending a few days at his home, Hanson’s Hideaway. Mrs. Phillip Butten is a surgical patient in Prince William Hospital in Manassas. Saturday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Payne were Mr. and Mrs. Warren Payne of Richmond and Mrs. Jean Payne of Culpeper. Tammy Fritts and Patty Payne spent the weekend with their grandparents, the Luther Paynes. Mrs. Jessie Wisecarver of Stephen City was the Monday visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Updike. Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Wayland had as their weekend guests Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Wayland and family of Manassas. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Manson spent the weekend in Williamsburg where they visited her sister, Miss Anne Rowe and her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Carney, Jr,. While there they shopped at The Williamsburg Pottery and had dinner at the Cascade Restaurant. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Frazier and son Gerald of Woodbridge spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Frazier. Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward M. Clark had a family dinner Sunday celebrating Bobby Fraziers birthday. Guests with his wife and son, were Mr. and Mrs. John R. Eastham, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Frazier and Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fairfax spent Saturday through Monday with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Canova and family in Roanoke. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman W. Jacobsen of South Paris, Me. arrived Wednesday to spend several days with his sister, Mrs. Henry Keyser. Dinner guests Monday of Mrs. Guy Burke were Mrs. Alice Fincham and son Gilbert of Berryville. Judge and Mrs. Raynor Snead visited friends in Wellsburrow, Pa. and returned home Wednesday. Mrs. L.J. Turner returned home Thursday after spending six weeks, visiting Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Pharr in Newport News, Mrs. R.H. Powell in Franklin, and Mr. and Mrs. William Dewhirst in Richmond. Miss Annie Miller Almond had as her Sunday visitors Mr. and Thinking of Trading For or Buying a New Tractor? a NOW IS THE TIME! We ha^e a full line of DEUTZ and LEYLAND TRACTORS from29HP to 71 HP in stock at the OLD PRICES We also have a full line of BOLENS LAWN and GARDEN EQUIPMENT that carries a 20 % Discount. On the Spot Financing with practically NO DOWN PAYMENT. All Equipment Carries a I Year Warranty CHARLES E. SUTPHIN, INC. Highway 211 675-3566 Washington, Va Mrs. Ray Snead and family of Lynchburg. Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Gabe Burke were Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Payne and son, Bill, and Luke McGee of Kearneysville, W. Va., Mr. and Mrs. Rannie Burke, Greg and Jerry of Manassas, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Alther, Roy Jr. and Melissa of Sperryville, Mrs. Dale Smith of Castleton and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Burke and Jeff. Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Slaughter of Leesburg were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Keyser. Dr. Mervyn Jeffries of Bethesda, Md. spent the long weekend at his cabin “Howth Hill.” Mr. and Mrs. M.H. Forward had their grandson Tommy Forward of Kensington, Md. as their weekend visitor. They accompanied him home in time for school Monday. Cadet Robert Brent Harrell was subsequently promoted after making the honor roll at Fork Union Military Academy. Mrs. Bertha M. Armel had as dinner guests Saturday night in celebration of her birthday Mr. and Mrs. George Terry and Billy, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Terry, all of Hampton, Gary Williams and Arnold Williams of Chester Gap, Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Estes, Ginger, Robbin and Jackie and Miss Sheila Fritts. Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Baines, Bobby and Lee were supper guests Tuesday of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Hottinger in Front Royal.D WOMANS CLUB The Rappahannock Womans Club will meet with Mrs. R.A. Baines at Ben Venue February 24 at 8 p.m.D RAPP CHATS By RAP OWINGS Extension Agent, Agriculture EVERY WINTER WE RECEIVE a number of calls, sometimes rather desperate about flies that are crawling all over the place. Hundreds of flies and as fast as they are swept up more appear. These flies are called cluster flies. They enter houses in the late fall seeking warm protected places to overwinter. Cluster flies, along with a few other flies, may emerge in great numbers during warm periods in the winter and spring. They do no damage to home furnishings, nor to humans, but are a real nusiance just by their presence. Cluster flies are parasitic on certain earthworms. The female lays eggs in the soil near the burrows. The tiny maggots that hatch seek out earthworms to feed on. These maggots have never been reared on any other food but earthworms. After reaching full growth, the maggot forms a pupa in the soil and later emerges as an adult fly. Adult flies of the last generation of the year become numerous during the latter days of September to mid-October. As cold weather progresses, adults seek protected places to spend the winter. In many cases, this is within walls, attics, storage rooms, and basements of homes. Screens offer no protection since these flies prefer to crawl in through small openings elsewhere around the building. For this reason they are extremely difficult to keep out of homes. Isolated homes in the country are especially prone to invasion, since they offer the only warm shelter for miles around. Satisfactory control of cluster flies is almost impossible, since the over-wintering adults are concealed in walls, attics, etc. The sluggish adults can be picked up with a vacuum cleaner. However, be sure to plug up the end or to burn the bag, if not the flies will crawl back out. Dichlorvos strips (Vapona) can be hung in the attic and storage closets. When using strips or spray, concentrate the chemical on the sunny side of the house. If anyone comes up with a better answer for the cluster fly problem, please call and let me know.D FIRST OF TFIE SEASON ! THE CASANOVA HUNT POINT-to-POINT . Saturday, February 21 Post time 11 a.m, Timber Flat Racing Hurdles Featuring The Foxbunter’s Plate SPRING HILL FARM Information: ' Casanova. Virginia Pans: 347-1661 » -.- Evenings:788-4638 Legal Notice BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA NOTICE James Secrist, WJL. Barrington, M.J. Bishop, H.S. Ozarko of c/o Box 37B, CaStleton has applied for a Special Use Permit in accordance with Article 7, Section 1-2 of the Zoning Ordinance of Rappahannock Comity, Virginia. The above named applicant desires to use for private purposes a 2500 foot airstrip. Takeoffs and landings will be few (10-20 per month). Light single-engine aircraft only. No commercial operations, (renewal of permit), located in Jackson Magisterial District. A hearing has been scheduled for 9:00 A.M. on March 4, 1976. in the County Courthouse at Washington, Virginia. The applicant and other interested parties wishing to be heard are requested to be present at that time. BOARD OP ZONING APPEALS POR RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA By: E.A. McNEAR Zoning Administrator 2/26

» t 7s,' < $ - '^'^v t *v ■*# - " ,»>/ -' 'v? ''.$*■*■ ' ’! Mrs. Ruth Clark, president of the Washington Ladies Auxiliary, presented the fire company president, Rev. Jennings Hobson HI, a check for $2,500 on behalf of the auxiliary members. The Washington Fire Company is presently constructing a fire house and hall, so file check was especially meaningful. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Carver also gave the fire company a $50 contribution. Ladies behind the scenes for the annual Washington Firemens banquet held Friday included Mrs. Jack Bruce, Mrs. John Eastham, Mrs. Bobby Brown, Mrs. Steve Bailey and Mrs. William Estes. They served a sumptuous dinner. AMISSVILLE NEWS Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Wyatt had as their visitors Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. Paul Peacock of Centreville. Tuesday the Wyatts spent the day in Indianhead, Md. Mrs. Nelson Corbin has returned to her home after being a patient again in the Fauquier Hospital, Warrenton. Thursday Mrs. Corbin, Mrs. John Poe and Irva Poe spent the day with Mrs. Raymond Welch in Arlington. Mrs. G. H. Dennis and Mrs. Douglas Silvey spent Thursday in Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Jenkins were in Charlottesville Saturday and spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. George Jenkins in Woodbridge. Mr. and Mrs. William Tapp and children of Chantilly with their houseguest, Mrs. Madson of San Mateo, Calif, were visitors Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. John Tapp and Mrs. Fletcher Osborne. Mrs. David Streagle was a visitor Friday of her grandmother, Mrs. C. C. Cocke rill and spent the weekend with Sally Mann in McLean. Shannon and Marc Streagle spent the weekend with Mrs. Sarah Latham and with her had dinner Saturday evening with the R. A. Baines family at Ben Venue. Johathan Watson of Woodville was an afternoon visitor Saturday of Marc Streagle. Spending the weekend with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rus sell Pullen, were Debbie and Terry O’Meara of Falls Church. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Priest, Lisa and Robert and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Priest spend Monday in Woodbridge with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rhodes and children. Miss Faye Burner, a student at Braxton Business College in Richmond, spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Burner, who accompanied her back Sunday and visited Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burner in Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. James Sealock and sons of Richmond were weekend visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Johnie Hackley. Mrs. Irene Walker of McLean spent Wednesday with Mrs. Kitty Gaines. □ BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Russell Allen Grimsley of Huntly announce the arrival February 9, of a son, Jason Russell, in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Grandparents, are Mr. and Mrs. Ernest G. Wertz of Front Royal and Mr. and Mrs. George T. Grimsley of Flint Hill. The Russell Grimsley have a son, Rodney Allen, nine years old.D Annual Meeting Rappahannock Farmers9 Cooperative Tuesday, February 24 • 7 p.m. Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria Dinner at 7 - Business meeting at 8 Meal by Ticket Only which may be secured at the store in Sperryville CARD OF THANKS We would like to express our appreciation to all our friends and relatives for their many acts of kindness shown us during our recent bereavement. We would especially like to thank the Revs. Shenk and Burke whose kindness will long be remembered. The family of the late Olive Mae Clatterbuck COMPLETE ONE-STOP Building Supply Hardware Paint Millwork Lumber WARRENTON BUILDING MATERIAL CO., INC. ON THE BY-PASS WARRENTON Phone 347-1400 Your Happy Shopping Store in Downtown Culpeper parity hose for the budget-minded USUALLY 79c sheer, practical knee-high’s 38C Pair usually 49c pair run-guard toes comfort top _stretch-fit regular_ Spring's sleek slings 12.88 USUALLY$15

Conservation jobs being filled Franklin D. Kizer, State Supervisor of Science and Recruiting Officer for the Virginia Youth Conservation Corps program has announced that applications are being accepted for the 1976 program. To be eligible for the workstudy environmental science program, students must be between ages 15 and 18. Jointly sponsored by both federal and stage agencies, the program runs from June 20, 1976 through August 20, 1976 at camps located in the national forests and in national and state parks. Persons selected for the program will study ecology and conservation under the direction of competent instructors and resource personnel. Among the areas to be studied will be the manner in which our nation’s natural resources are used. The work conditions are projects in which the students will be involved are designed to provide service to the sponsoring agencies and important training for themselves. Eligibility requirements include the following: All candidates must (1) have attained age 15, but hot yet 19 (proof of age required); (2) be permanent residents of the United States or its territories or possessions; (3) have a desire to work in the outdoors and become involved in the development and maintenance of the Nation’s natural environment; (4) have no history of serious criminal or other antisocial behaviour that might jeopardize their own safety or that of others^/5) be recommended by school principals, guidance counselors, teachers, or other responsible adult(s) other than parent (s); (6) be physically qualified to participate fully in the various work and training projects of the YCC camp program. (Opportunities for the handicapped may be provided at some camps—depending on location, available programs, staffing, medical facilities, etc.); (7) have or be able to obtain parental or legal guardian consent to enroll in the program. All applications include a consent form containing a statement that WAKEFIELD SCHOOL Huntly, Virginia is now accepting applications for KINDERGARTEN and PRE-SCHOOL For 1976-77 For further information please call the school at 635-8111 99c SPECIAL All This Week! Today thru Sunday — Fob. 22 SNACK BOX • 2 Pieces of Chicken • Potatoes e Roll o Soft Drink I ORIGINAL—EXTRA CRISPY — BARBECUED Visit the Colonel fnd 4CONVENIENT LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU: KENTUCKY FRIED W, CHICKEN - FRONT ROYAL 1210 N. Royal Avt. 4I5-711* FRONT ROYAL VA. DUFF'S REBEL RESTAURANT 401 MlltMOd Ava. 442-2571 Extra Criapr IM MM « MT» % KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN - WINCHESTER too Btrryvlll* Av«. 6674017 WINCHESTER. VA. DUFFS RESTAURANT J*JJV«ll*yAv« 6674311 a parent or guardian is responsible for non-work related medical expenses due to injury or illness, (8) have or be able to obtain a work permit as required under the laws of the State in which the programs will be carried out; (9) have a Social Security number prior to entrance into the program. All YCC Corps members are expected to provide themselves with the proper type and amount of work clothing (including boots or shoes) to meet local climatic conditions. (Special provisions may be made for hardship cases.) Application forms may be obtained from secondary school principals or the state recruiter. In Virginia the recruiter is Franklin D. Kizer, Supervisor of Science, State Department of Education, Richmond, Va. 23216 (804/7862672). Cattle referendum FOLLOWING a public hearing held by the State Board of Agriculture Commerce on January 23, the Board gave its approval for Virginia cattle producers to hold a referendum to determine whether or not they wish to asses themselves 15 cents per head on certain cows and calves when sold in Virginia. The proposal, if approved, would establish a Virginia Beef Cattle Commission, and the Commission would use the funds collected from the self-assessment to conduct a program of education, publicity, and promotion of the sale and use of beef, veal, and their products. A. two-thirds majority of those voting is required for passage. Before cattle producers can vote in the referendum, they first must be certified as eligible. Any cattle producer who owned ten or more cattle on either July 1,1975or January 1, 1976 is eligible to vote provided he properly completes a certification form and returns it to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Commerce (VDAC) not later than March 19,1976. Certification forms will be made available to all cattle producers through direct mailings, county extension offices, public meetings, auction markets, agricultural supply stores, etc. After certification forms are received by VDAC, eligible voters will be mailed ballots on April 6. Voters must complete ballots and return them to VDAC in envelopes supplied. The ballots must be post marked on or before April 23,1976 to be eligible for counting. THE ballots will be counted on May 3, 1976 by five official judges who will be appointed by VDAC Commissioner S. Mason Carbaugh. The count will take place in the Richmond office of VDAC. As soon as the results of the referendum are certified to Commissioner Carbaugh, he will publicly declare the results of the vote and certify the results to the Governor and State Board of Agriculture and Commerce. □ HEART FUND PARTY There will be a Heart Fund Party at Flint Hill fire hall February 21 at 8 p.m. The public is invited to attend.D We Can Supply All Your "building NEEDS' CULPEPER BUILDING * SUPPLY CORP. Phone VA5-8383 Culpeper Henry Block has 17 reasons why you should come to us for income tax help. > Reason 15. If you should Qualify for the Short Form we ll do that at a very low price. And when we prepare your Federal return our charge always ‘ includes your resident state return. & H&R BLOCK tHE INCOME TAX PEOPLE WASHINGTON- POST OFFICE BUILDING Hours: Mon. 10-5, Fri. 5-9, Sat. 9-2 FRONT ROYAL-27 S. ROYAL AWE. Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9-0 NO APPOINTMENT - NECESSARY

CHESTER GAP NEWS ” Mr. ana Mrs. L,ioyd Campbell had as visitors during the weekend his brothers and families, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Campbell and Tina of Frederick, Md. and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Campbell of Sperryville. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Goranson received word Saturday of the death of his 91-year-old mother, Mrs. Lydia Goranson of Corte Madera, Calif., where she was residing with w n .dau8hter> Mrs. Wendell R. Wilkins. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Sealock of Centerville were recent weekend guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sealock. Mrs. William Ubben entertained with a birthday party Saturday honher eight-year-old daughter, Molly Bell. Greg Williams and Jim Lilly were guests. Following a week’s hospitalization Mrs. Bennie Atkins returned NEW SUBSCRIBERS New and renewing subscribers to the Rappahannock News which are gratefully acknowledged include Pearl B. Clarke, Mrs. Julia Curtis, Arthur Warren, John McKay, Catherine Davidson, Maurice Butler, John K. Scott, E. L. Jordan, Dale Davis, Mrs. Margaret Bilz, Mrs. Rachael Piehler, Farrell Nicholas and Mrs. Minnie Goranson. Others are William H. Wood, McGraw Hill Systems, Miss Mary M. Wood, James H. Johnson, Samuel Harrison, Tom Lee, Edwin Eastham, Mrs. C. K. Estes, John Lillard, Mrs. Wade Pullen, Mrs. Thomas Wayland, William E. Pullen, James W. Clatterbuck, Dorothy Leake, Ken Ritvo, Robert L. Massie Jr., Elmer Atkins, John Price, Frank Skowronski and Mrs. Roy B. Reeve Jr. WOODVILLE NEWS By MRS. JUNE CLARK Mr. and Mrs. Emory Conners were dinner guests Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Creel and Mrs. Maude Miller in Culpeper. Mrs. Paul Grigsby of Castleton is visiting her daughter Mrs. Ada Settle. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Butler, Philip and Lisa of McLean were Sunday visitors of Mrs. Amos Butler. Joe and John Butler of Falls Church spent the weekend with their grandmother, Mrs. Butler. The Rev. B.G. Titchenell attended a pastor’s conference Monday night at Alum Springs Baptist Church near RixeyvUle. Visitors Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Clark were Mr. and Mrs. McCleary and Kevin of Beaverdam and Andy Bennett of Orange. Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Wood and Henry B. spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Blanton in Amelia. Dr. and Mrs. Carroll Quaintance and Mrs. Mary Quaintance of Sperryville were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs. Henry Wood. Saturday Mr. and Mrs. George Baines of Arlington were dinner guests of the Wood family.^ Baldwin Grocery Washington, Vo. Special GULF GAS Regular 54.9 No Lead 56.9 High Test 57.9 More are Clifton Sisk, Irvin O. Starks, Louis Castaldi, .Edward Buchman, Everett Estes, Roy Atkins, Doris Turley, Mrs. Osborne Gore, Mrs. Sarah Smith, James S. Meek, PFC Paul Fincham.Mrs. Annie Donaldson, Charles A. King, Michael Clark, Dr. W. E. Hopkins, Jack Hamilton and Miss Dorothy Wood. Added to the list are Dudley Wood, B. J. Wood, C. B. Wood, Edgar Charles, Dr. James H. Johnson, Mrs. Ellen Chesgreen, E. R. Presley, Mrs. Woodrow Walters, Mrs. Cumberland Bennett, Allen Behrman, Bradford Fisher, G. Waldron O’Connor, J. Davis Burke, Miss Annie M. Almond, Walter Masterson, Mrs. Janice Blattner and Edward Fields. Also included are Miss Mary Young, Mrs. Elias Marsh, Rev. Ray Campbell, Mrs. M. H. Brady Sr., C. B. Swaim, G. C. Poston, John Morocchi, R. 0. Bridges, Ingelow Kime, J. A. B. Dahlgren, Mrs. E. W. Gore, Mrs. Sarah Walters, Mrs. Charles Leake, Gene Wunderlick, Charles Calhoun, Mrs. Eddie Martin, Mrs. Bernice Newcomer, Karl Burke, Harry Clayton and Mrs. Frances Pugh. home Monday from Warren Memorial. Benjamin Frazier was discharged from the same hospital Tuesday after a three-weeks stay. Glen Williams and Dina Bird Williams are back in school following illnesses. Bennie Atkins is reported sick at home this week. Mrs. Maybelle Gilkey and Mrs. Marcelle McNeill of Front Royal were in Annandale Tuesday to visit their sister, Mrs. Rosabelle Burnett. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Williams were guests of honor at a family dinner Sunday, February 8, celebrating their 32nd wedding anniversary, held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Yancey in Viewtown. Others present were Greg and Randy Williams, Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Rudacille, Mr. and Mrs. James Lilly and children, Jim and Angela. Mrs. Williams called Sunday on her uncle, George Elkins, of the Fork District, who is a patient in Warren Memorial Hospital. Henry Cameron underwent surgery Monday in Winchester Mem3rial Hospital where he has been a patient for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Williams had as Sunday callers, Mrs. D.H. McNeill and daughter, Nancy, of Front Royal. Sam North entered Warren Memorial Hospital Wednesday, the 11th. Mrs. North and granddaughter, Shirley, had as visitors during the weekend, Stewart North of Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bussey of Salem, Kevin Reil ofHampton, Mrs. Pearl Mills of Huntly and Lonnie Clatterbuck of Sperryville. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cheney, Owen and Tracy, of Cranbury, N.J. were Sunday and Monday guests of Gary’s grandmother, Mrs. M. M. Chastain, and his aunts, Mrs. S.M. Shelton and Mrs. A.E. Parks. Mrs. Helen McKenna and H.P. Cheney of Front Royal were Sunday evening callers. Mrs. Bradley Williams anddaughter, Mrs. Thomas Leake are currently reported on the sick list. Robert Shelton of Winchester visited his mother and grandmother, Mrs. Shirley Shelton and Mrs, Myrtle Chastain, Tuesday.□ We Are Pleased to Announce Eleanor Atkins will be working with us on Tuesdays and on Saturdays Frosting Special $ IQ Including shampoo and Set v SPECIAL PRICES GOOD THROUGH FEBRUARY 28 Open Tuesday through Saturday For appointment call 937-4900 or 937-4100 VILLAGE BEAUTY SALON Amissville. Va._ REAP SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS UNICO’S Early Season PAINT SALE Exterior Barn Porch & Dock Aluminum Interior and all others) *Come in now for big savings RAPPAHANNOCK FARMERS COOP Sperryville, Va. 987-23 1 1

Area grain, cattle prices advance PRICES for grain and cattle ranged moderately higher on southeastern markets during the week ending February 13, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service reports. Feeder cattle and calves moved $1 to $4 higher. Corn ranged mostly 5 to 6 cents higher, with a cash spread of $2.58 to $2.88. Soybeans were mostly 5 to 7 cents higher, with a cash spread of $4.52 to $4.91. Meanwhile, butcher hog prices declined 25 cents while peanut and Florida honey prices remained unchanged. Trading and prices were mixed for southeastern fruits and vegetables. GRAIN—Southeastern corn and soubean prices moved moderately higher during the week ended February 13. Corn was mostly 5 to 6 cents higher with a cash spread of $2.58 to $2.88. Soybeans were mostly 5 to 7 cents higher with a cash spread of $4.52 to $4.91. Trading activity made slight grains but for the most part, producers held stocks in storage. Cash bids to corn producers at southeastern Virginia points gained 5 cents at $2.60 to $2.66 and Richmond was $2.60 to $2.65. Wilson, N C., was 4 to 5 cents higher at $2.63 to $2.69. South Carolina’s Piedmont area closed at $2.65 and Central area $2.75. Lou For Sale SELECT ANGUS FEMALES A Group of Choice Young Angus Cows. Bred to Performance Tested Bulls. Catesby Farm Upperville. Virginia S.P. Kolstad (evenings] 592-3674 i. *2-2 Year Old Bulls PERFORMANCE TESTED REGISTERED RED ANGUS Use To; •Improve Rate of Gain •Improve Calving Ease •Keep Red Color with Herefords Call Peter Goltra 687-6976 Ferdinand Farm Middleburg, Vg. I iNLfZZiES IUE ROOT HNVE! • But we do suggest ' that you drop by and check the Special Bargains in stock on our Used Car lot We Have a large Stock of Tires and other Accessories g ., GAS oil GROCERIES BATTERIES ^ ■' FUNT HIU. 6ARA6I 14 HOW WHICKER SERVICE Phonis 675-3252 Ftnt H% Vb VIRGINIA INSPECTION Used Dealer 3824 isville, Ky., was 6 to 7 cents higher at $2.62 to $2.66 and Ohio Valley points $2.58 to $2.65. Alabama trucklot offerings ranged $2.82-3/4. Terminal prices were 5 jto 7 cents higher with Memphis at $2.80 to $2.87 and Norfolk $2.81 to $2.82. Cash bids to soybean producers at southeastern Virginia points closed at $4.60 to $4.65 and Richmond was $4.55 to $4.67. Wilson, N. C. was $4.65 while South Carolina’s Piedmont area was $4.52 Central area $4.61 and Coastal area $4.62. Louisville, Ky., prices rose 5 to 6-1/2 cents at $4.72-1/2 to $4.78 and Ohio Valley points closed 5 to 7 cents higher at $4.69 to $4.71. Bids to producers in Alabama ranged $4.63 to $4.83. Terminal prices were 4-3/4 to 7 cents higher, Memphis $4.72-1/2 to $4.74; Norfolk $4.85; Raleigh and Fayetteville $4.67-1/2; Chicago $4.76 and Gulf export bids closed 5 to 6 cents higher at $4.82 to $4.91. CATTLE—Feeder cattle receipts during the week ended February 13 totaled 30,400 compared, with 30,800 last week and 20,800 one year ago. Compared with last week, feeder steers were $1 to $3 higher; heifers $1 to $2 higher; steer and heifer calves $1 to $4 higher. For the first time since last May, prices for choice steers under tr;. 500 pounds indicated a broad demand for cattle suitable for grazing. In representative sales around the Southeast, choice 200 to 500 pound steer calves sold at $30 to $40, with Georgia as high as $41 for 300 to 400 pounds and $41.50 for 400 to 500 pound calves; 500 to 600 pound calves $30 to $38.50, with Georgia to $40. Choice 200 to 500 pound heifer calves sold at $22 to $31, with Florida to $32.50 on weights under 500 pounds; 500 to 600 pounds $23.50 to $31. HOGS—Barrows and gilts at Georgia - Florida - Alabama packing plants closed 25 cents lower during the week ended February 13. On Friday, February 13, U. S. 1 and 2, 195 to 235 pounds, barrows and gilts brought $48.50 to $49; U. S. 2 and 3, 195 to 240 pounds, $48 to $48.75. CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank all of my friends for their cards, visits and gifts while I was hospitalized recently. Your kindness and thoughtfulness is appreciated. Mrs. Rena Corbin Preparations for the Rappahannock Hunt Point-to-Point Races include many things of which the public is unaware, one of these being the search and subsequent plugging of groundhog holes. Fanning Baungardner and Col. Dale Metzinger have been busy doing just that. The men stand in the holes to indicate their depth, and it is evident nrhat would happen if they were not filled in. FAUQUIER LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE, INC. Marshall, Va. 22115 364-4861 364-4871 REGULAR CATTLE SALE Every Tuesday Located on Route 55 approximately ^^one mile east of Marshall.

FIRE £ RESCUE NOTES Sperryville Rescue Squad answered a call to the home of Bernard Hawkins February 10, but services were not needed. February 13 the unit carried Lt. Gen. Daniel Noce from his home to Culpeper Memorial Hospital. Washington Fire Department and Rescue Squad answered a call to a field fire at Dr. Katherine Oettinger’s on Rt. 633 February 10. February 14 this unit extinguished two fires, one at William Carrigan’s in the town and another at MARKET REPORT MADISON LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. MADISON MILLS, VIRGINIA February 14, 1976 HOGS: Top 48.50; Heavy Butchers 47.00Down, Lights 46.00-Down. SOWS: 42.00-Down. VEAL CALVES: Prime 55.00; Choice 46.00; Other 35.00-Down. SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS: Good & Choice 37.00-40.35; Standards 35.00-Down. HEIFERS: Good & Choice 33.00-38.25; Standards 31.00-Down. COWS: Commercial 30.00; Utility 27.00 -Down, Other 24.00-Down. BULLS: 28.00-35.25. STOCKER A FEEDER CATTLE: STEER CALVES: Good 31.00-37.00; Medium 29.00; Others 26.00-Down. HEIFER CALVES: Good 26.00-31.00; Medium 24.00; Others 22.00-Down. YEARLING STEERS: Good 32.00-39.00; Medium 28.00; Others 26.00-Down. YEARLING HEIFERS: Good 28.00-31.50; Medium 26.00; Others 23.00-Down.D the dumpster at Huntly. Washington Rescue Squad relayed Harold B. Estes of Lignum from Culpeper Rescue Squad at Sperryville to Newton D. Baker Hospital in Martinsburg, W. Va. The Chester Gap Rescue Squad transported Mrs. Randall Sibert from Warren Memorial Hospital to the Winchester hospital Wednesday evening, February 11. Flint Hill Rescue Squad responded to two calls February 16: Mrs. Victoria Jenkins was taken from Aileen, Inc. to Warren Memorial Hospital and services were not used in the second call. Flint Hill Fire Company responded to two field fire alarms but service was not needed in either. One was to the Noakes property on the Resettlement Road and the other at Ben Venue, to which Washington also responded. Amissville Rescue Squad responded February 11 to Route 613 to take Russell Martin to Fauquier Hospital. The following day Lester Wright was taken to the same hospital. February 12 the Amissville Fire Company answered an alarm to a trash fire at John Kline’s on Route 645 and the same day responded to a woods fire on Route 729 at Eggbornsville. This unit was called that day also to a house fire at Edward Blair’s at Viewtown on Route 626. The Amissville fire unit answered two calls on February 16, a grass fire at Early’s Carpet and a woodland fire east of Amissville on Route 211. □ Conservation program funding THE previously authorized allocation of $1,347,000 for Virginia 1976 Agricultural Conservation Program (ACP), has been changed to $2,742,000. The allocation was determined by the Secretary of Agriculture based on conservation needs in Virginia. The revision in state allocations was made because of Congressional action denying the proposed deferral of $90 million of the contract authority contained in the fiscal 1976 appropriations act. The National funding level was changed from $85 million to $175 million. ACP is administered by ASCS, and is designed to encourage the use of soil and water conservation practices on farms. The objective of the program is to obtain needed conservation on farmlands beyond that which the farmer would accomplish with his own resources. -NOTICETo the Voting Residents of the Town of Washington, Virginia Perspective candidates for the Town Offices of Washington, Virginia, must file with the County Clerk by March 2, 1976, for the Town Election which will be held May 4, 1976. LVJAJS.JA.L£ JENKINS AUCTION HOUSE Washington, Virginia Thursday Night, February 26 7 p.m. Antiques Used Furniture, Glassware and Many other items SNACK BAR WILL BE OPEN I will sell, buy or trade your merchandise Spot Cash Paid_ Cost sharing will be 50 to 75 percent of the cost of carrying out approved soil, water and woodland conservation practices. There is a $2,500 payment limitation on the cost share practices. THE program offers both an nual and long term conservation agreements with farmers. State and county ASC committees are responsible for identifying the critical farm conservation problems, and for developing and approving practices for cost-sharing on a priority basis. Cash Social Security checks soon as possible PEOPLE should cash their supplemental security income checks within a reasonable time to prevent loss or theft, even though there’s no time limit on cashing them, according to Philip E. Bettendorf, social security district manager in Winchester. “A check that’s lost, stolen, or destroyed can be replaced, but it will take some time,” he said. ‘‘It’s in your interest to handle your supplemental security income checks carefully.” ‘‘It’s a good idea to sign your check in front of the person who will cash it,” he said. ‘‘If you sign your check and then lose it, it could be cashed by anyone who finds it.” People whose supplemental security income checks are lost, stolen, or destroyed should get in touch with the nearest social security office at once and explain what happened, Bettendorf advised. “People can helppreventlossor theft by arranging to have their supplemental security income pay Someone Cares The greatest need in tluworld today is loveIVIore love for each other and more love for Cod above. GEEST Private Ambulanee Cemetery .Memorials 10.') Sperryville Rd. 82.)-O.I9.) Culpeper. Va. ments deposited directly in their checking or savings account,” Bettendorf noted. THE DIRECT deposit authorization form is available at banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, Federal and State chartered credit unions, and similar financial organizations. “Completion of the form permits withdrawals from your account only by the people you authorize,” Bettendorf added. The supplemental security income program makes monthly payments to people with little or no income and limited resources who are 65 and over or blind or disabled. Checks are delivered in the first week of every month. The program is administered by the Social Security Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The Winchester social security office is at 20 South Cameron Street. The Dhone number is 667-1511.□ PARK THEATRE E. Main St. Front Royal 635-2777 Sat.-Sun. Mat.: 2 p.m Eves: 7-9 ROBERT REDFORD FAYE DUNAWAY In Danger And In Love... FRONT ROYAL DRIVE-IN 635 6455 Strausburg Fri.-Sun. 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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. Virginia Quarterly, Sewanee Review, Southern Review, plus Virginia and County Histories are available at Royal Oak Bookshop, 207 S. Royal Ave., Front Royal. 1-k 3.6 acres unimproved propertysell or swap. 703-820-3723 evenings. • 2-19-p OPPORTUNITY — Take advantage of the Free Skin. Cancer Clinic on March 20th, Parish Hall, Washington, Va. 2-19-k Wanted to Rent-School teacher with family seeks house in Woodville-Boston area. Call 987-8914. 2-19-p Large Hay Bales—1000-1100 lb., will load trucks at farm, orchard grass or fescue. 987-8865. 3-4-k FOR SALE—Ton truck body with cattle racks. $150.00. Phone 6753394 after 5 p.m. 2-19-k 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 TRAIN FULL OR PART TIME You don't have to quit your present job to train to drive a tractor-trailer. In only 7 to 8 weekends PART TIME training (Saturdays & Sundays) a qualified driver can be earning $11,000 per year and up. (3 weeks in a FULL TIME resident training program). REVCO Tractor Trailer Training, Inc. will train you on modern, professional equipment, and placement assistance is available upon graduation. CALL NOW! (703) 434-5326 SMALL ENGINE REPAIR Lawn mowers, Rototillers, etc. Blades sharpened and general maintenance. Locust posts for sale. Bob Turman. 987-8303. tfk CHAIR BOTTOMING Rushing, caning and splits—Quick and reasonable re-seating. Call Country Cupboards. 675-3294. 2-19-k Contact Clyde M. Pullen for any type Electrical Work. 675-3249. 2-19-k Homeworkers needed in this area to lace leather goods at home. Earn $150 per week. No experience necessary. Send $1.00 (refundable) and long stamped envelope to: Cumberland Leather Craft, 1516 Magic View Dr., Kingsport, Tn. 37660. 2-19-p WHY BUY AT JIM’S? “Cause It Makes You Happy! 4x8 Real Oak Paneling - $6.49 Sht.; Cove Brown Paneling - $3.75 Sht.; Luan Paneling - $3.50 Sht.; Roof Shingles - $16.35 Sq.; Felt - $7.50 roll; Storm Windows - $11.75; Storm Doors - $35.00. Prices good thru Feb. 28, 1976. Jim Carpenter Co., Rte. 29 S., Madison, Va. Call COLLECT 703-948-5841. 2-26-k GORE ELECTRIC P.O. Box 88 Sperryville, Va. 987-8748 I specialize in wiring, heating, servicing and supplies. Call me for your electrical needs. EXCAVATING — Ponds, Roads, built or repaired; land clearing and other types of work. Canton Construction, Amissville, 9373521 or 937-4909. tfk ARTIFICIAL BREEDING — Beef and Dairy Cattle. Will go any place. 675-3539. THURMAN WHARTON, Flint Hill, Plumbing, Heating, Electrical—24 hour emergency service. 6753607. FOR SALE—2 acre lot at Washington, building site approved, town water, electricity on lot. Nice location. (703) 533-0546. Falls Church. 2-26-k PANORAMA REALTY Spcrryvi/le Emporium SPERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA 987 8640 APPROX. 140 ACRES on the eastern slope of Red Oak Mt. Entirely wooded and with several springs this tract offers around $20,000 in hardwood timber, excellent views and plenty of seclusion. Right-of-way to property. $65,000 with owner financing. 5 ROOM COTTAGE on 3/4 ~$~e riverfront lot near Sperryville. Kitchen with stove, oil Wr-r and well. Road frontage and outbuilding. $12,000 with owner financing. 7 ROOM FRAME HOUSE on 1.8 acres at the foot of Red Oak Mt. Home has full bath, kitchen including wood cook stove, 3 bedrooms, living room and enclosed porch. Two outbuildings and spring on property. $28,000. JAMES W. LEAKE - 987-8236 JOHN R. EUBANK - 987-8146 JOHN UAKHUUK - 987-8608 g C. KEETON BARNES - 987-8619 \ J. MAURICE O BANNON 987-8713 ' ft GOOD PARTTIME JOB—Pay for that second car, one weekend a month, $20,000 life insurance, PX privileges, education opportunities. Salary range from $48-$77 per month or higher. Fauquier National Guard. Contact 1SG Nicholson or SSG Owens at 3472780 . 8-4:30 daily. 3-11-k WANTED—200 to 400 acres pastture for cattle about April 15. Giles M. Early, Bealeton. Call 439-3620 or 439-8560. 2-19-k PARENTS INTERESTED in Kindergarten in Rappahannock call 675-3279 or 937-4948. 2-19-p 3 Bedroom Brick Rambler, on 2 1/4 acres near Washington. $37, 000. Phone A. Burke, 675-3658 after 6 p.m. tfk EXPERIENCED BUILDER, New Homes, Remodeling, Repairs. Gregory Monahan, MONECS Corporation. 987-8928. tfk CARPETS—Sales and Installation; Lowest price and finest craftsmanship; Specializing in custom installation. JOHN H. MOORE CARPETS. 635-8883 or 675-3665. Fauquier Laundry—Riding Apparel & Horse Blankets our Specialty. Warrenton, Va. 347-2231. FEDERALLY REGISTERED firearm lost between Warrenton and Front Royal. Owner will identify by serial number. Reward. Write P.O. Box 1446, Front’ Royal, Va. Call 635-8546 or call local Sheriff’s Department. 2-26-p DON'T FORGET to make plans to attend the Skin Cancer Clinic scheduled for Saturday, March 20 at the Episcopal parish hall in Washington. Take advantage of this free service. Replacement parts for Civilian and Military JEEP VEHICLES Uniroyal Tires. Rosson A Troilo Brandy Station 825-3722 tfk CUSTOM FRAMING 302 S. East Street Phone 825-1755 Culpeper, Va. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Near NETHERS—For comfort, relaxation, sheer beauty and economy this 2 bedroom residence, set amidst 20 wooded acres high in the mountains, is just what you have dreamed of. Many modern conveniences plus your own blueberries and plums in season, and a million dollar view for only $45,000. Near ROCK MILLS — 22 wooded acres with stream, pond sites, excellent home sites, and bound on two sides by state roads. Offers terrific panoramic views, in a nice, clean, and quiet rural community. $5000. down, $17,000 assumable trust at 7%. Seller will hold second trust on $5000if necessary! Just Imagine!!! Come see you’ll love it. Near WASHINGTON—over 77 acres at less than $1000. an acre; in fact, $70,000. gets it all. State road frontage, graded trail to summit, timber, several terrific home sites to select from. Also has spring. Can be divided. Financing available. W.H. LYNE, Realtor Rt 1, Box 64 Washington, Va. 22747 703-987-8291 PLOWING and discing gardens. Call 987-8802. 2-26-p Lost—Lost Red tick coon hound in Rock Mills area. Name plate, Paul Kenny on it, if found call William Grigsby collect at 6352010 after 5 p.m. 2-19-p Auctioneering Service-Equipped to handle complete Estates, farm machinery, livestock, real estate, personal property. Available any time. In case of bad weather-If you desire, can move entire estate sale into auction house. JOHN WALKER JENKINS Auctioneering SERVICE. Sperryville 987-8211 or Washington, Va. 675-3325. 2-26-k FOR RENT—Spacious office with .heat and bath. Call 675-3521. AUTOPARTS-i Russell Automotive Company 732 E. Main St. Luray, Virginia Phone: 743-4551 Real Estate AMISSVILLE: 9 wooded acres with long road frontage. $20,000. Terms. AMISS VILLE: 19 acres with unfinished cabin and pond, fronting on state road. $30,000. AMISSVILLE: 6.37 acres with lovely view, fronting on Highway 211. $20,000. BEN VENUE AREA: 5.2 acres, new modern home with 3 bed rooms, living room, den/fireplace kitchen & dining room, 11/2 baths. Immediate possession. $49,500 with large assumable trust. BOSTON: 9.6 acres with good 8 room country home with 11/2 bath and fruit cellar; several outbuildings, stream, lovely view of the Blue Ridge Mountains fronts on Rt. 522. $55,000. BOSTON: 10 acres with 4 room house, spring water, fronts on state road near Rt. 522. $25,000. BOSTON: 20 acres of timberland with stream and frontage on Black Water Creek. $21,000. Flexible terms. CASTLETON—180 acres with good stand of timber, fronting on state road. $1000 per acres. 29% down, balance negotiable with 8% interest. More adjoining land available. CASTLETON—55 acres with good stand-of timber, fronting on state road. $1100 per acre. 29% down, balance negotiable with 8% interest. More adjoining land available. CASTLETON: 1 acre, new modern home, 3 bedrooms, large living room, eat in kitchen, 1 1/2 baths, full basement, 2 streams. On paved road. $43,300. Owner financing with 29% down payment, balance at 8%. ROCK MILLS: 49 secluded rolling acres (1/2 open, 1/2 timberland) with small farm house, several springs and streams with possible pond sites, good view. $50,000. WARRENTON: 2 acres, stone rambler, 4 bedrooms, large living room, stone fireplace, dining room, kitchen, 2 baths, part basement with bar and laundry room. One. out building. Located on Rts. 29 S. of Warrenton. Immediate possession. $68,500. Owner financed, 7 1/2% interest. WASHINGTON: 2 acres land with town water to property. $8,000. RAY T. CANNON CO. Castletoa. V*. AmusviUr, Va. (703)937-4900 (703)4374111