Rappahannock News, December 8, 1977

**> CA* #1* m* m wwrowengw t* mrttm m *Ai****nmt*MM ***** * cmnmmm «s= «■»* »«**»* am wu* wtfJMI « ' _ —Rappahannock New* Staff Photo MT. SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH was rededicated two weeks ago. Efforts towards having it declared a national historical landmark are proceeding hand-inhand with restoration work. Mt. Salem Church May Be Landmark By DAPHNE McCULLOUGH Rappahannock News Staff Writer Old Mt. Salem, the Mother Church of all the1 Baptist Churches in Rappahannock, ^may soon become the county’s newest historical landmark. Thanks to the efforts of an interdenominational restoration committee, the dignified old building is no longer subject to the ravages of weather. Windows have been repaired and doors hung. Graffitti scrawled on the walls has been covered with a new coat of paint. The floors have been sanded and generous benefactors have donated a stove and a pulpit. The Virginia Historical Landmarks Committee is considering the church for designation as a historical landmark, according to Mrs. Sidney Mank, one of the organizers of the restoration effort. “I don’t expect too much trouble in having the church declared a landmark," said Mrs.^Mank. "It’s old enough and it has enough historical merit. It’s construction is different from most other churches in Rappahannock, even from most other churches in Virginia.” She added that Mt. Salem is one of the few examples of early Greek revival architecture left in the state. The site of the church has seen centuries of community service. In the late 1700’s, said Mr$. Mank, a school house was built on the same location. The property, including 1.26 acres, was deeded by Byron O’Bannon on October 11, 1824 as a school house to John Browning, Henry Miller and Henry J.. Halley for $1. The building was used as a church although the little school house soon became too small for a growing congregation. It burned down and Mt. Salem was built in 1824 by free labor. “As it’s being down right now,” commented Mrs. Bank, referring to the volunteer restoration work. The old church had two main entrances and a side entrance to the upstairs pews. Mrs. Mank said she’d been told the main entrances were separate doors for men and women. “I’m still checking on that,” she added. The side entrance was for slaves. It sits well above ground level and was reached by wooden steps that have long since fallen apart and been discarded, she noted; Originally, restoration efforts were aimed at returning the old church to use as a community center or museum, Mrs. Mank reported. However, congregation members still alive wanted to see it remain a working church. Rededication of Mt. Salem as a Baptist Church was also a project dear to the heart of the Rev. Gale Titchenell, Baptist minister at Woodville and an active worker in restoration efforts. Rededication services took place on Sunday, November 27. According to Mrs. Mank, the building’s return to active religious use will not affect its selection as a historic land' mark. However, she didn’t think it would be possible to obtain federal funds for further renovation work because of the principal of separation of church and state. She added that the restoration project would still —B«pptnnmft NcmPholo VANDALISM, WEATHER DAMAGE AND GRAFFITI marred the interior oi the old Mt. Salem Baptist Church before an interdenominational com* mittee began renovation work. be eligible for grants from private foundations. Once listed as a national landmark, Mt. Salem will receive protection from both federal and state governments, according to Mrs. Mank. Once registered as a landmark, "it can’t be torn down,” she said. Public utilities and highway projects will not be able to condemn the property. As the old church sits right up against the road, the restriction on the Highway Department’s power of eminent domain is im(Continued on Page 10) Christmas Program Rappahannock Elementary School will host its annual Christmas program on Wednesday, December 14, at 8 p.m. Students from second, third, fourth and seventh grades will participate in a musical play directed by Judy Bomberger, elementary music teacher. Everyone, with or without children in school, is invited to attend. Scout Sale Washington Boy Scouts from Troop 123 will be at Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington for their Christmas sale on the weekends of December 10 and 17. Scouts will be at the sales booth from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Saturdays and from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sundays. In addition to trees, the Scouts will sell baked goods and Christmas ornaments. ‘Snowless Sledding’All Year Proposeti For Troubled Rkppahannock Ski Area I he Rappahannock Ski Area, closed since 1974 after two disastrous seasons without snow, may soon reopen with both skiing and now “snowless sledding” providing a year round recreational facility. It would be the first such operation in Virginia or its neighboring states. According to an announcement by James A. Moore, president of the Camelback Ski Corporation, and Bruce M. Belden, president of the Pico Peak Corporation, the two companies have agreed in principle to undertake the new operation upon purchase of the assets of Rappahannock Ski Corporation, now in bankruptcy. Pico Peak owns and operates a ski area in the Green Mountains near Rutland, Vt. Camelback owns and operates a ski area in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, 100 miles north of Philadelphia and 100 miles west of New York. Their plans call for opening the area nedr Washington late next spring with a new attraction—a snowless Alpine Slide on which a sled is ridden down a specially constructed mountain track. This German-designed slide could permit the long financially troubled ski area to continue operations 12 months of the year, with or without snow to operate its regular ski slopes. Also planned at the facility are horseback riding, arts and crafts, a farmer’s market, cafeteria and gift shop. The ski area will be operated in the winter, but no decision has yet been made as to whether it will open for skiing in December of 1978 or in 1979. According to Moore, a number of factors would be weighed and the decision made by late summer 1978. Before plans can be finalized, approvals must be obtained from the Board of Zoning Appeals of Rappahannock County. Douglas Baumgardner, the company’s local attorney, said the company would go before the zoning board for rights to install the snowless slide and operate other summer support activities. Rappahannock Zoning Administrator Col. Evan McNear said a special use permit is required. According to the zoning ordinance, a recreational resort is allowed in a commercial zone with a special use permit. Baumgardner said the company has no plans within the next few years to ask permission to put condominium rental units on an Courthouse Safety Violations Cited The Rappahannock Supervisors received formal notice at last Thursday’s Board meeting that the courthouse does not conform with Virginia fire safety regulations. Chairman E. P. Luke told the Board that the fire marshal had found several violations of safety standards during an inspection last month. According to Luke, steps necessary for correction include: —Construction of an exterior stairway from the upstairs courtroom as remote as possible from the existing interior stairway. —Installation of an automatic fire protection sprinklef system in the furnace room directly under the interior stairway. —Resurvey of the courthouse electrical system. —Adjustments in the furnace system for the lockup to allow more air for proper combustion. School Meeting The regular meeting of the Rappahannock School Board was inadvertently omitted from the December schedule of events printed in last week’s Rappahannock News. The School Board will meet on December 13 at 7:30 in the Elementary School library. What Happened To My News Button? The end of all news WAVA on the radio dial here, with its continuous 24 hours news and weather forecasts, has caused a virtual firestorm of surprise and hunting for an alternative all news radio service. It all happened recently when the powerful Washington WAVA-FM signal suddenly changed after more than 10 years from a steady diet of news to something called “mellow rock" music. This came about after sale of the station by news executive Arthur W. Arundel, of The Plains. Arundel, wh(j had founded the now successful all-news idea in the United States at WAVA, said the change was the “choice of new owners” and that he wanted to “move on to other things in communications and public affairs.” Two other Washington stations have now copied the WAVA all news idea. They are NBC’s WRC at 980 on the AM dial and WTOP at 1500 on AM which was recently purchased by the Outlet Corporation, headed by Bruce Sundlun, also of The Plains. —Installation of a smoke detection system in the lockup. —Installation of fire extinguishers in all the buildings in the courthouse complex. Luke maintained that personal safety in the courthouse was a “very critical item” since any fire there would probably start in the furnace room and cut off the escape route from the courtroom upstairs. "If something goes wrong, the finger’s going to be pointed in a hell of a hurry at this Board,” he warned. The Board authorized Luke to proceed in correcting the fire regulation violations and suggested that he consult with Washington Fire Department President Jennings Hobson on the work. “We certainly should comply with the fire safety code,” added Commonwealth Attorney George Davis. “I don’t think we have any excuse for not complying.” The Board also authorized Luke to apply for a $2,000 litter control grant and approved hiring a temporary secretary for George Davis while his regular help is on pregnancy leave. Jack Miller appeared before the Board to request that something be done to improve the parking lot behind the courthouse. “I’m a tax payer,” stated Miller. “I’m interested in the town and in the county.’’ He suggested that the driveway and parking lot be blacktbpped. “I think it’s a disgrace...You fill the potholes with gravel and the next day, it just comes right out...You spend money every other way you want. You should spend some on that.” Supervisors Butch Eastham and Clarence Baldwin both proposed that the parking lot improvement project be postponed until after work was completed on the clerk’s office expansion. ^ All the Board members, however, agreed with Miller that the lot was in dire need of attention. “I’ve been trying for five years and I’d like to see it done before I’m dead,” concluded Miller as he put on his hat and walked fiom the courtroom. additional ISO acre commercially zoned area owned by the company. Moore, the company president, had discussed this possibility with the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection (RLEP) last year. The Alpine Slide originated in West Germany several years ago and first made an appearance in this country in 1976. Over 15 U.S. ski areas, including the Camelback ski area in Pennsylvania now have the snowless sled facilities. When he addressed the special RLEP meeting in November 1976, Moore said reopening of the Rap pahannock Ski Area depended in large part on the success of the Alpine Sled planned at that time only for its Camelback ski area. A Rappahannock News reporter recently visited Camelback to study the company’s operations and found the slide popular with riders, and Camelback’s financial condition sharply improved with its year-round facilities. Arrival of the slide in the United States has affected the profit-loss picture of other ski areas as well. Snowless sledding at Bromley Mountain in Vermont will help raise AN ALPINE SLIDE, the kind originated several years ago in West Germany, could bring year-round recreation to the Rappahannock Ski Area which in recent years suffered through winter sports seasons for lack of snow. revenues enough to offset summer operating losses, according to the Wall Street Journal. The slides are expensive. The cost of Alpine Slide track for the Bromley ski area totalled more than $400,000 for two 4,060 foot tracks at $50 a foot. The WSJ reported that the Bromley ski area sold 173,000 rides on its slide last year. Tickets cost $2.75 and customers often waited up to three hours in line last year for the ride down at speeds averaging 10 to 15 miles per hour. In considering the issuance of a special use permit, the Board of Zoning Appeals is required by the zoning ordinance to consider a variety of factors including traffic impact. The ski area’s primary access is Harris Hollow Road which runs through the town of Washington and is not yet totally paved. According to highway department resident engineer Don Askew, the road meets traffic count prerequisites for surface paving. The present 30 foot right of way would have to be expanded to 50 feet with land donated by landowners to meet paved road standards. Highway Department policy precludes condemnation of the additional 20 feet required for surface treatment. According to Askew, the right of way must be donated by landowners. Tallies of vehicles using the road within a 24 hour period range from 323 (from the corporate limits of Washington to the intersection with Rt. 654) to 46 (on the 4.8 mile section between Rts. 625 and 623). Mental Health Costs Jump By DAPHNE McCULLOUGH Rappahannock .News Staff Writer Last year at budget time, Chapter Ten’s Executive Director warned the Rappahannock Supervisors that the county’s contribution to mental health and retardation programs in his five county jurisdiction was not based on services received. Last week, Howard Leiberman was back £o give the Supervisors advance notice on a proposed intre^se in Rappahannock’s share of Chapter Ten Community Services Board costs. According to Lieberman, Rappahannock gets twice what it pays for with other counties in the Planning District picking up the difference. Next year’s request for local money will be based on an “equitable formula” designed to eliminate the discrepancy, he told the Supervisors on Thursday. Lieberman preceeded his notice of a request for additional funds with a rundown on the programs offered by Chapter Ten. Through the Community Services Board, he said, counties in the Rappahannock Rapidan Planning District are supplied with senior citizen nutrition services, mental health clinics, substance abuse services and help for the mentally retarded. In Rappahannock, reported Leiberman, the part-time mental health clinic will open full-time in July with two staff persons and a secretary. Half-time services of one of the three substance abuse personnel will also be assigned to the county in July. Lieberman noted that expansion of Chapter Ten services here and throughout the Planning District was funded through a federal grant. Cheaper Locally Two of the five residents at Goldsboro House in Culpeper, a group home for retarded women, are from Rappahannock. “Just the services to those two women alone cost four times your contribution to the Community Services Board,” Lieberman told the Supervisors. His contention that the mentally ill and mentally retarded could be treated cheaper at local facilities than at state institutions brought an immediate response from Supervisor Clarence Baldwin. Baldwin asked how a state institution could be more expensive when it handled a much higher volume of patients, usually a sure way of bringing per patient treatment costs lower. Lieberman said the last statistics he had seen on Western State Hospital were $35 a day. “I imagine they’re $45 a day now,” he added. By comparison, he reported that local day treatment, the Community Services Board’s most expensive program, cost only $19 per day. Supervisor H. B. Wood countered that . Lieberman was comparing costs on two entirely different treatment levels since patients at Western State were severe cases that received 24 hour, seven day a week care while day treatment only covered five-day care. Lieberman responded that costs for seven day care at Goldsboro House were $19 per day. “Costs are kept down (at the local level) by volunteer services,” he explained, adding that staff personnel like Dr. William Young charge the Services Board far less than can be earned in private practice. Maintenance Level Funding Lieberman said that the Services Board was committed over the next ten years to only asking local governments for maintenance funding for Chapter Ten programs. He said the Board planned to make up for decreasing federal payments with increased fees charged to clients. “We sit around thinking nothing’s going on but the rate per thousand of drug abuse in the Planning (Continued on Page 10) Suspected Murder Found To Be Natural Death What was suspected as murder following a domestic altercation Monday was resolved as death of natural causes following an autopsy. Leonard Edwards of Woodville died of cardiac arrest, according to the report by the medical examiner, though circumstances had indicated otherwise because gunplay was involved. Rappahannock Sheriffs Department personnel were summoned to the Edwards home and found Mr. Edwards lying face-down on the ground dead. He had a rifle on his person, officials said, and had head injuries which appeared to be bullet wounds. According to the Sheriff, the investigation revealed an exchange of gun fire between Edwards and his step-son, James Melvin Porter, 20. The body was sent to Fairfax and an autopsy performed, while Porter was held on suspicion of homicide. Porter was released following the disclosure of the medical examiner’s report which stated cardiac arrest as the cause of death and scar tissue indicating a previous heart condition.

Woodville News By JUNE I Sunday cdllers on Mrs. Henry Brmi'und Miss Elya Bruce _j^Cre\Mr*. Clarence ad Mr. and Mrs. jFUtaer of Culpeper If. and Mrs. Jack „ ton of Boston. Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Henry Wood and Mr. .and Mrs. a B. Wood Jr.. Henry B. were Dr. and i Christmas Gifts For Dad - Terrariums, Dish GardensFor Mom - Hanging baskets, blossoming plants, gift certificate, dried arrangements. For Junior - Venus Fly traps and cactus. For Sis - small plants, baskets and containers. For the house • Wreaths, arrangements, candles. The Good Earth In back of Leggetts Culpeper 825-8531 Mrs. Carroll Quaintance and Mrs. Mary Botts Quaintance of Sperryville and Mrs. Ulrich Maeycr, Heidi, Nicole and Jonathan of Reston. Mrs. Maggie Grigsby of Castleton is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Brew Burke. Mrs. Chester Wayland was a Thursday guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Creel in Culpeper. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Brown of Front Royal visited Mr. and Mrs. Wayland on Friday. Mrs. Amos Butler is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Butler and children in McLean. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Clark and Misty were Mr. and Mrs. Collier Fox of Luray, B. L. Price of Vienna, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Taylor, Jeff, Bernie and Paige of Rixeyville and W. R. Burke. MOYERS MOTOR CO.f INC. Ford & Mercury NEWMARKET, VA. 75 Used Cars Ft Trucks in stock rt aH times CALL Robert G. Dennis - Local Sales Rep. 987-8116 L—— ilappalianmick New* Rappahannock & Adjoining Counties per yea#>$5.00 Elsewhere in the U S. per year $6.50 Outside the U.S. per year $5.00 plus postage SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL ALL PAYABLE IN ADVANCE I {New I IRenewal Check Enclosed NAME ____ ADDRESS ____ CITY_STATE_ZIPEntered as second class mail at the Post Office in Washington, Va The Rap pahannock News is published every Thursday at 39 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Va., by The Warrenton Printing and Publishing Co , P.0 Bo* 631, N^/arrenton. Va 22186 r Dr. F. L. Haddock Dr. C. W. Goldsborough announce the opening of k their new office in | Warrenton, Va. A OPTOMETRISTS* OFFICE 87 LEE HIGHWAY Suite 16, Warrenton 347-2217 mt i M2Sat^ —Rappahannock News Staff Photo WILLIAM BYWATERS was recognized Sunday for serving as treasurer of the Amissville Baptist Church for fifty years. The Rev. J. S. Stirman presents a certificate of recognition. Mr. Bywaters said when he first took the office the minister was paid only once every three months, on communion Sunday and there was only one service each month. The minister also held the pastorate of four churches in the county. Now the pastor is paid each week, the sexton and organist, once each month and the salary scale is quite improved. Chester Gap By BESSIE M. PARKS Rappahannock News Correspondent Mr. and Mrs. Roger Phillips and Brandon of Leesburg spent Sunday with Mrs. Phillips’ parents, the Dean Holdaways. Miss Stephanie Tobin of Front Royal was a Sunday overnight guest of Mrs. James Fox. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scheidegger had as recent dinner guests, Mrs. Viola Scheidegger and Miss Nellis Scheidegger of Brandywine, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Derio and Gail of Columbia, Md. and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Scheidegger, Diane and Butchy, of Hyattsville, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lowry of Strasburg called on her sister, Mrs. Sam North, Sunday evening. Mr. North continues in Warren , Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Oliver Lilly of Bunker Hill, W. Va. spent Sunday and Monday with her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. James Lilly and family. Friday Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R." Williams were in (Charles Town, W. Va. for the funeral of Mrs. Nan Lancaster of Strasburg. Mr. and Mrs. Williams had as weekend guests, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Daniel, Cindy and Angie, of Newport News. Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Daniel accompanied the Chester Gap Rescue Squad to Raleigh, N. C., to bring Billy’s mother, Mrs. William Daniel from a hospital there to her home in Riverton. The senior Mrs. Daniel is convalescing from injuries recently sustained in an automobile accident in North Carolina. Mrs. Shirley Shelton visited her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shelton Sunday. Robert was in our community Monday and called on his grandmother, Mrs. M. M. Chastain, his mother, Mrs. Shelton, and his aunt, Mrs. B. Parks. Benjamin Frazier has entered Warren Memorial Hospital suffering from bronchial pneumonia. Sgt. and Mrs. David Williams, Tommy and Tammy, of Front Royal spent Wednesday and Thursday of last week with Mr. and Mrs. Timmy Williams and family before David’s departure Friday on a three-year tour in Germany where Mrs. Williams and children will join him later. Sunday at a birthday dinner for Mrs. Daniel Mahoney in the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Starnes and Mr. Starnes in Front Royal, the guests included, from Chester Gap, Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, and Gary; Mr. and Mrs. Horace Dulin; Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Williams, Rhonda and April; and Norma Jean Williams. Others present were, Mrs. Patty Ritenour, Tracy and Amy; and Brian and Lori Starnes. April Williams returned to school Monday after a week’s absence due to illness. Mrs. Walter H. Williams, Jr. and Gilbert Smith' oft* Front Royal were in Perry Point, Md., Friday to visit the former’s brother, Eugene Pearson, a patient in the Veterans Administration Center. Lee and Wayne Funkhouser of Leesburg and John Roberts and Joe Hilliard, both of Centerville were guests in the James E. Williams’ home Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sealock were in Gaithersburg, Md., Monday for Mr. Sealock’s medical checkup. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fox, with son Alan Fox, accompanied the fifth and sixth graders of Ressie Jefferies School to the Aerospace Museum in Washington, D. C. last Thursday. Practicing is under way at the Chester Gap Baptist Church for the Christmas program which will include a play entitled “Letty’s Christmas Prodigal,” to be given Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m. CHRISTMAS SALE MEN'S OUTERWEAR HOT 40.00 to 210.00 ,32°° to #168## : now MEN’S WORK t DRESS SHOES km 16.00 to 6600 •14" *» •52" LADIES' JUMP SUITS were 28.00 to 73.00 i i i \. NOW $2240 to %SB40 LADIES' WINTER COATS not $68.00 to 340.00 *56®° to *272°° NOW r Open 9 to 9 until Christmas Free Gift Wrapping She White Shop Southgate Shopping Center Culpeper, Va. Luminari On Sale Luminaria, traditionally used around homes and churches to light a pathway to a door, are being sold by the Washington and Flint Hill United Methodist churches. The use of luminaria is an age old custom begun by a colony along the Rio Grande River in Mexico, said to light the way for Christ on Christmas Eve. Originally luminaria, meaning little fires, were small piles of burning pinion wood. Today they are plumbers candles placed inside a white paper bag with enough sand to bold the candle erect. They are generally spaced 8 to 10 feet apart. Luminaria, including a bag, candle and sand, will be sold in groups of six, a kit, for $1.50. These will stand up in strong wind and are not likely to catch fire. They may be picked up on December 16 or 17. For more information and to place orders, call 675-3370., , n ., ■ i-i:; -Hi>H—h+-6 m!-’S Work is not of course, any more than play, the object of life; but are means to the same end. Methodist Christmas Calendar The members of the United Methodist Churches which form the Rappahannock Charge have planned the following events for the Christmas Celebration: Sunday, December 18—Morning Worship—^Willis Chapel, 10:00; Sperryville, 11:15. Washington Church Christmas Program—5:00, Covered Dish Supper; 6:00, Program; 7:00, Christmas Caroling. Tuesday, December 20—Willis Chapel Christmas Program and Reception, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 22— Sperryville Church Christmas Program, 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 23— Living Nativity Presentation, 7:00-10:00 p.m. Saturday, December 24— Christmas Eve Worship of Candlelight, Carols and Communion, .7:00 p.m., Washington Church: 8:30 p.m., Sperryville Church. Sunday, December 25— Christmas Morning Worship through Word, Carols, and Sacrament—9:30 a.m., Willis Chapel; 11:00 a.m., Flint Hill. The Rappahannock Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association will hold its annual Members’ Christmas Dance at the Flint Hill fire hall on Friday, Dec. 16, beginning with dinner at 7:30 p.m. The main dish will be provided; vegetables, dessert, etc., will be covered dishes. Those who are planning to attend are asked to notify the department officers or representatives as soon as possible. Christmas Party association ACP Applications Due By Dec. 16 Producers who intend to perform needed conservation work under the 1978 Agricultural Conservation Program (ACP) must make an application at the Rappahannock County ASCS Office by Friday, December 16,1978. Applications for practices requiring lime and fertilizer must be accompanied by a current soil sample. The Emergency Feed Program has been extended to May 1, 1977. This program is applicable to j livestock owners who have suffered a substantial loss in j livestock feed normally produced on the owners farm. 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-New Math Lab Works By daphne McCullough Rappahannock New* Staff Writer Something remarkable is ^ taking place in a little cubbyhole at the Rappahannock Elementary School. Students who have fallen way behind their grade level in mathematics are taking part in a special program and they’re learning. What’s more, they’re having a great time doing it After a late start due to delay in the arrival of dollars and equipment, Molly Hobson opened her Mathematics Resource Skills Development Laboratory—better known as the math lab—on November 14. The Federally funded program is geared towards intensive remedial instruction for students in grades four through seven. Classes are small, usually with a maximum of eight, and students work with a wide selection of materials, ranging from traditional black boards and text books to sophisticated computers. The little room hums with activity. A visit to a sixth grade class last week found eight children working independently at individual lessons—four sitting around a circular table with pencil and papers, two working with tapes in three-sided booths and two at computers. In the background, there was a quiet buzz of whispering. “Two plus 24...Eight, nine, ten...Nine times three” as children figured aloud. Thanks to the Federal money channelled through the Title I program Rappahannock is able to offer students the educational opportunities provided by a math lab with a low pupilteacher ratio. It would be impossible for a relatively poor rural school system to equip a classroom with a mathiputer or a programmed learning Systems 80 machine and then give a teacher four classes with only eight pupils in each. Both the machinery and the one-to-one contact appear invaluable. “This is a foolproof machine,” Molly Hobson commented, referring to the Systems 80. “It’s Fun” “It’s , fon,” added David Smoot. In a demonstration, he selected a special lesson record, inserted it and sat down with his headphones on. As he listened to questions, pictures illustrating the answers flashed on a video screen. deliberately selected an incorrect response. The machine refused to budge and instead repeated the question a second time. Mrs. Hobson explained that Systems 80 would continue repeating the same question until the proper button is pushed. “The kids just love this,” interjected Ruby Dwyer, teacher aide for the math lab. “I think it’s the pictures.” Whatever the reason, it was apparent that the children thoroughly enjoyed the innovative approach to mathematics—a subject that had left them bored and frustrated for years. —Rappahannock Newa Sufi Photo IT S HARD TO BELIEVE that such a tiny machine holds such a big brain. The lab’s mathiputer, programmed by Mrs. Hobson, drills Ken Jacobs in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems and then checks the answers. David selected the right answer and punched a button below that picture. The Systems 80 registered the correct answer and moved on to the next problem. This time, David The mathiputer gets the same kind of positive response that the Systems 80 draws. Mrs. Hobson said this machine can be programed to produce addition, subtraction, multiplication and Fatalities Down After Improvements <' Traffic fatalities decreased by more than half after safety improvements were made at 360 locations along Virginia’s older highways in 1973, the State Department of Highways and Transportation said today. 4 Comparison of the two years before and after the improvements were made showed a 57 per cent decrease in fatalities and a drop from 42 highway deaths to 18. Fatal accidents decreased by 53 per cent, accidents causing injuries dropped 11 per cent, and total accidents were reduced by 14 per cent. J. P. Mills, Jr., the department’s traffic and safety engineer, said a newly completed study showed total accidents at the 360 locations were down from 2,205 to 1,899 while accidents causing injuries decreased from 534 to 473 and fatal accidents dropped from 32 to 15. In total, the projects cost $6,510,309, of which state highway user taxes financed $4,605,412 and the federal Lord Fairfax Offers “Pay Later” Lord Fairfax Community College students won’t have to pay tuition this winter quarter the day they enroll, but can wait until after the first of the year, C. Todd Smith, registrar, announced today. College administrators, aware of seasonal financial burdens resulting from tuition costs and Christmas, made the decision to allow students who request it, to register for classes before Christmas but delay paying tuition until after the holidays. Students interested in delaying payment must inform the Admissions Office when they register. The payment may then be made in person, or by mail, but must reach the College by 8 p.m., Tuesday, January 3, Smith explained. Registration for returning students begins December 5. New students may begin f"1*1 " ■ FAUQUIER LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE Rt. 55/709, Marshall 364-1566 * REGULAR TUESDAY SALE State Graded Fat Cattle Sale 1st 6 3rd Tues. of Every Month registration December 12. The Admissions Office remains open during registration, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday of each week. For additional information, contact the College at 869-1120. Highway Trust Fund paid $1,904,897. “For every $1 spent, $1.52 was realized in safety benefits derived from the projects,” Mills said. Improved sight distances for motorists resulted in a 100 per cent decrease in fatalities, a 43 per cent drop in injury-causing accidents, and a 13 per cent drop in the total number of accidents at 18 locations. Pavement grooving at five locations reduced the total number of accidents from 271 to 138, or 49 per cent, and decreased injury-causing accidents from 70 to 29, or 59 per cent. Other projects included eliminating substandard bridges, widening and improving the alignment of roadways, removing raised medians, and improving 19 intersections. y Present and future projects include the replacement of old-style guardrails with newer, stronger types which incorporate turned-down ends, to prevent possible vehicle impalement and to redirect out-of-control vehicles. Concrete curbs at exit ramps are being removed in conjunction^ with the elimination of other roadside obstacles to provide a safer recovery area for errant motorists missing an exit or running off the roadway. division problems with varying degrees of difficulty. If the student punches out the right answer on a keyboard that resembles a* touch tone telephone dial, a smiling face pops up and the mathiputer moves on to the next problem. If the wrong answer is punched, the student gets a frowny face plus the right answer and the problem is repeated. Traditional Methods Also Mrs. Hobson uses more than just new fangled teaching techniques. Along with computers and tapes, she relies on tried and true old fashioned methods. Judy Pullen, working on measurement problems, was having a little difficulty grasping the concept of pints and quarts. Holding a pint container at arm’s length in one hand and a quart jar in the other, she shut an eye in concentration, trying to visualize how many little ones it took to make a big one. “Why don’t you go to Miss Kilby’s sink and see how many go in there?” suggested Mrs. Hobson. Juay tlew out the door and was back in a minute with a smile on her face. “How many did it take?” asked Mrs. Hobson, pausing in her supervision of another youngster. “Two,” answered Judy proudly. Mrs. Hobson explained later that use of manipulative materials in “experiments” like the one ' performed by Judy help children to remember facts. For each skill level that a student works on, Mrs. Hobson has several such experiments, in addition to games and other high interest projects. Prior to the beginning of classes in the math lab, Molly Hobson spent a week testing 66 children. Thirty-two were placed in the new program. As the original 32 are “brought up to par” and moved into regular class, Mrs. Hobson said she will introduce others into the lab. Computer “Letter*” After the pre-class testing, Mrs. Hobson arranged for every student to get a personal message from a computer. The printouts were addressed to the children individually and done in letter form. The “letters” divided areas tested into three categories—“what you are able to do”, “what you need review on” and “what you need to learn.” The letters, said Mrs. Hobson, were the first time many of her kids had ever seen “positive results. It / made them feel special to get a letter from a computer in Tulsa, Oklahoma,” she observed. “The computer knew them. It made them feel important.” Following placement testing, Mrs. Hobson was able to evaluate where each of her 32 students stood. She filled in charts that list a page of math skills. As students achieve the required 100 per cent score in mastering each successive skill, Mrs. Hobson puts a check and a date on the chart. Dally Lesson nan For Each She consults the charts and her home-made reference book in preparing daily lesson plans for each of her students. The reference book numbers all the math skills addressed in the lab program and next to the skill, lists related games and experiments. The hours spent in putting together the reference book pay off daily as Mrs. Hobson prepares individual lesson plans. She is able to look up a student’s personal chart, find the child’s skill level and turn to her reference book for lessons that relate directly to the particular skill. Then the assignment is written on a card and stuck into the child’s slot on the bulletin board. Molly and her aide Ruby Dwyer have worked up a simple picture code that identifies the different teaching materials and machines in the lab. For instance, lesson cards have a drawing of a red rabbit with a page number instead of “Criteria Reference Testing Material” and page number written on them. The students come into the lab at the beginning of class, get their assignment card from their slot on the board and gather the materials they need for the daily lesson. Easter Egg Hunt According to Mrs. Dwyer, using the brightly colored assignment cards is “kind of like hunting for Easter eggs.” She added that the children find what they need for lessons without any difficulty, only occasionally asking for help in locating a book or tape. Mrs. Hobson emphasized that her students weren’t just “plugged into the computers” and left to learn on their own. “I’m always monitoring them at the machines...They need to have an immediate response from Mrs. Dwyer or me, to know if they have something right or wrong.” With her sixth graders, Molly was constantly moving around the little room, checking each child’s progress and giving her eight students more positive enrcobragement than a regular classroom of 25 gets in a week. “You’ve got that down pat...Everything’s perfect here...100 percent Thomas. That’s wonderful...You know PICTURE FRAMING and Artist Supplies Have your diploma, graduation picture or a favorite print framed. Check our selection of art supplies WARREN PAINT AND SUPPLY CO. Han stmt And Mae RMga Avttm 635-9674 FRONT ROYAL, VA. what you did? You got another one hundred.” With praise and encouragement, she motivates the children to try harder. The sense of accomplishment at finally grasping math concepts appears to do the rest. Students in the math lab are working as far behind as five years below grade level. It’s a lot of ground to make up. Still, Molly Hobson is hopeful. “I’m not a miracle worker but I can promise these children won’t get lost in the —Rappahannock News Staff Photo SIXTH GRADER DAVID SMOOT uses the Systems 80 computer. Although it looks complicated, David insisted that the video machine is a snap to operate. shuffle. I’m optimistic...I’ve seen little eyes twinkling because they’re happy people.” should know I about diamonds: H DIAMONDS WEDDING RINGS McDaniel’s Jewelers Front Royal, Virginia At the end of the hour, Mrs. Hobson rang the little bell that signals the students to begin putting away their work. The youngsters gave her the kind of reaction that teachers look for but don’t find often enough. “Oh!” cried one little girl in obvious dismay. “Is it time already? I’ve just got two more to do. Can’t we finish?” asked another. “I like these labs,” Ken Jacobs stated. ‘‘The only problem is I have to go to my regular math class too,” he complained. CHRISTMAS SHOP EARLY For the Best Selections •Rubber Footwear for entire family •Insulated Shoes for Men •Handbags and Shoulder Bags •Large Christmas Shipment Expected Shortly •Open 9 to 9 through Christmas GUYAN DISCOUNT SHOES 214 E. 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to Indnwidwrt Nswpiiw SARAH LATHAM Associate Publisher EstaMMwd W77 ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL Publisher DAVID LYNE Design Editor Published Every Thursday JOHN T. TOLER General Manager To Subscribe Writs or Phone Washington. Va. 675-3349 BY MAIL 46.00 a year in Rappahannock and adjoining counties; 46.50 a year elsewhere in the United States BACK COPIES - One month to 3 years. 75 cents each; over 3 years, 43 each Offict: Rappahannock Maws Bldg.. Washington, Va. 22747 Hours: 8 JO am to &30 pm. Mon. - Fit PubNshsd by Warrsnton Printing 8 Publishing Company, Inc THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8,1977 Christmas Surprise Christmas gift giving is a time for surprises, usually pleasant surprises. This year, the Rappahannock Board of Zoning Appeals has entered into the act and presented county residents with an unexpected present. The regular meeting of the Board has been rescheduled to hear a new request from the Rappahannock Ski Area for a special use permit on December 22—just three days before Christmas. We reserve comment on the merits of the application until we know a little more about the project. However, we object and object strenuously to the timing of the hearing. The reopening of the ski area as a year round operation is going to have a definite impact on Rappahannock. County citizens should have the opportunity to hear specific plans from James Moore and his associates. Interested and affected parties deserve the opportunity to make their views known. We realize that state regulations regarding notice on public hearings are being followed. The Board of Zoning Appeals will advertise the hearing for the required two weeks. The time between the publication of the second notice and the hearing date will be seven days—well within the limits set by law. But how many Rappahannock citizens will be able to attend a meeting three days before Christmas? Other governing bodies have gone in exactly the opposite direction. The Rappahannock Welfare Board and die Rappahannock-Rapidan Planning District Commission moved regular meeting dates up to avoid possible conflict with holiday plans. The Board of Zoning Appeals would ordinarily consider the special use permit application on the second Thursday of the month, in this case on January 12. We’ve heard Rappahannock Supervisors and Planning Commissioners speak out time after time against accomodating developers. Yet the Board of Zoning Appeals appears to be doing just that—possibly at the expense of citizen rights to hear and be heard. Why? —Rappahannock New* Photo/Sarah Latham THE WEATHER HAS just turned cold enough for hog killing and local residents are taking advantage of the opportunity. Butchering in Sperryville Tuesday were Paul Alther and Alson Atkins, who “cut out” the meat while youngsters, Pamela Alther, Sharon Grigsby and Shelby Alther watch the delicate procedure. Wood piled high in the background will be used for heating as well as for rendering lard, frying down sausage and pork steak. Hermit Crab Is Latest Fad Move over, pet rocks. Hermit crabs are here. Terrestrial hermit crabs are the latest in sedate pets, store owners say. Found in South*, and Central America and the Florida Keys, they have become big sellers at pet shops and even department stores in the United States. Most of the crabs end up in terrariums. As one sales pitch goes: “Hermit crabs are clean, hardy, eat little, and won’t reproduce in captivity. They are active, whimsical, and have a cute little walk.” “I think they’re kind of cute, but some varieties are uglier than sin,” said Pete Lieber of the Great American Crab Company, which sells 25,000 hermit crabs a week in the United States and Canada. Leashes and Exercise Kits Sales of hermit crabs have climbed in the last year; one company that began selling them eight months ago now imports 1.2 million a month. Proud owners also supply their pets with crab chow, crab leashes, and, for the active crab, exercise kits. The hermit crab craze has some environmentalists and' biologists worried, reports the National Geographic Society. Land hermit crab populations appear to be declining, especially in the Florida Keys. Vet School On Its Way Virginia’s College of Veterinary Medicine, forced to a crawl during the last three years due to the State’s financial difficulties, took a huge jump forward Monday, December 5, when the State Council of Higher Education voted approval of the school being developed at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Approval from the Council clears the way for Virginia Tech officials to apply for federal grants and private funds to begin construction on the facility. The College has been in the planning phase since 1973, when a Legislative Study Commission recommended to the General Assembly of Virginia that a College of Veterinary Medicine be established in the State at VPIASU. The 1974 Assembly approved planning funds for the College but the Governor, faced with a deficit in his budget, asked that the funds not be released at that time. He gave Virginia Tech permission to use private money so that the planning process could continue. Over the last three years, the planning has progressed on schedule. Preliminary architectural plans have been completed and the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education, the accrediting body for Veterinary Colleges, has granted its approval of the developing College. The school is planned as a regional facility, serving Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. Tech officials estimate that they can begin to accept students in 1979. Matching federal funds for construction of new regional veterinary schools have recently been authorized by the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977. Eastham On Honor Roll Lindsay Willoughby-Green Eastham has been cited for top academic achievement at Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal, following the completion of the first grading period ' for the current session at the college preparatory institution. Lindsay, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Eastham of Ben Venue, compiled a 3.2 grade-point average on a 4.00 system and was included on the Academy’s second Honor Roll. He is a freshman at Randolph-Macon. ++++ Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. —Aristotle “Nobody really knows how many hermit crabs there are, but if you’re importing 1.2 million a month, you’re going to make a dent in the population,’’ said a biologist at Florida International University in Miami. Scientists, environmentalists, industry executives, and government officials recently got together at a symposium in Florida entitled: “Hermit Crabs as Pets: To Be Or Not To Be.* ' Most participants agreed that' more must be learned about the land hermit crab and its numbers before the pet industry can be regulated. But not everyone believes the hermit crab business needs regulating. “We get a nice harmless business going here and they want to go and spoil it,” moaned an executive of the largest hermit crab importer. Handle With Care Like other crabs and shrimp, hermit crabs have five pairs of legs. The first two legs have pincers, which are used for eating and as weapons. Promoters say that if the pets are handled gently, their pincers pose little hazard for people. “I’ve handled tens of thousands of them and I’ve only been pinched twice,” Lieber of the crab company said. For a hermit crab, home is where the fit is. Possessing no shell of their own, they spend a good part of their lives “house hunting,” trying out shells that have been cast aside by mollusks, usually snails. Finding a properly fitting shell can be a matter of life and death. To protect its soft abdomen from exposure to hot dry air, a hermit crab will evict and even kill another crab to get its shell. Other times hermit crabs willingly exchange abodes, and occasionally a large group assembles to swap shells in musical chairs fashion. Hermit crab salesmen take advantage of the shell game by coaxing crabs into trading the shells they picked up on the beach for more colorful ones. “You can dress up your crab any way you like,” lieber said. Letters To The Editor Another Concerned Parent To the editor: I have to agree with “Concerned Parent” that children don’t learn as well today as their parents did. When I went to school, we always had homework to do every day; now I scarcely ever see my children bring books home, let alone homework. t - The -teachers * (some of ’them) don’t seem to be * in-3 terested in helping the children as much as they should. Some children need to have their work explained to them more than once. My son was in class one day and the teacher was giving a test. He had missed school the day before and asked for her help when she passed out the test sheet. From what he told me, she ignored him. When I attended grade school, there was only one room and the teacher taught seven grades. At the end of the school year, there were maybe about five or six (out of 25 or 30) who didn’t pass. My teacher had worked hard with every student and they all loved her as she had a motherly attitude towards each student. She would visit each home and took part in 4 <he church and clubs. We all respected her. I have two children who are now married and have families of their own; they still have a lot of respect for their teachers. They attended a two room school and loved it because the teacher loved them and helped them whenever they needed it. They often speak of her as being like a mother to them. Not once did my husband and I have to go and talk to her about our children’s behavior or grades. I am sure she was not teaching just to draw a paycheck—she was teaching to help the children get an education. Why can’t we have more teachers like Mrs. Julia E. Boddie (an example) and a few others???? I realize that ther£ are more children today, but we also have more teachers. Why can’t they show the same consideration for the children today as the teachers did a few years back? Are they just teachihg in Rappahannock County for a paycheck and experience for a better teaching job in another city, or to help those who need help in getting an education? CONCERNED PARENT NO. 2 Our Thanks To the editor: Speaking for the 9 businesses which currently compose the Washington Business Council, I would like to express our delight with your lead editorial (“When Possible, Shop at Home”) in the Dec. 1 issue of the Rappahannock News. The long hours and hard work by many talented and conscientious individuals is beginning to blossom into what we feel is a very interesting collection of shops, which do indeed have much to offer the local consumer as well as the tourist. The shops reflect the many styles of living in Rappahannock. Especially for gifts, they offer a more personal selection than larger commercial establishments. Your support of our efforts is very much appreciated, and we hope to continue our growth in a manner that will further enhance the attractiveness of the community and provide the buying public with a widening variety of quality merchandise and services. MARY SELLES Rush River Co. Secretary Washington Business Council Anti-ERA lo tne fcaitor: In reply to the article last week, “Why Don’t Children Learn”, I say give us more people who are willing to let others know what is going on. Keep it up, good citizen. I also read ‘‘Women Responsible” which made me ai little sick to my stomach. The letter went on to say what so-and-so was doing. I wondered when people read this letter, what they thought the men in Rappahannock were doing. I guess they think the women have taken them off the stage of action and put their petticoats on them. Don’t get me wrong - there are times when women have to work and be the bread-winner, in many cases beyond our control. I guess you have already said this one is not for the ERA. No, I am not. God never intended the woman to rule over the man. Let’s don’t ever pat ourselves on the back because we are seeing more women than men, in public places for this should not be. If more of our women would stay home and do what God intended them to do—caring for their children and giving them the love and attention they deserve to The Little Fox IlSW* UrlsCT have—and do with a few less luxuries of the world, our unemployment rate would not be so high. Some of the robbing and killing, etc., would not be going on if more young men and boys had jobs. I know everyone doesn’t want to work, but women have not done much to help our labor force. You say some women are pitching hay. Sure, and why not? More money and attention is spent on the animals in Rappahannock County than on the precious children God has entrusted us with. Any woman could pitch a fork full of hay, but it takes devotion and love to give our home and family the care God wants it to have and which is our responsibility, as women, to give it. Let’s ask ourselves this question: If World War III should come—and surely it could—are we women who want the ERA and want to rule over the man ready to shoulder our guns and go fight for Rappahannock, the little county we are living it up in, and for America while we leave our husbands at home to care for those things which are our duty to care for? You should be if you are for the ERA. Let’s do as it tells us in II Chron. 7-14 and maybe God will hear and heal our land again. Let’s face it—we are living in a sin-sick society. Also, read what Isaiah 3-12 has to say about women ruling over us. Let’s give our children the attention, love and care they need and deserve and run our homes as would be well pleasing to God. Then if something goes wrong, we can have a clear conscience. We made Our place a home instead of a house. Anti ERA From Both Barrels Democrats Face Critical Decision By GEORGE BOWLES Rappahannock Newt Correspondent Sometime within the next three months, Virginia Democrats must decide whether they will nominate tneir candidate to replace retiring U.S. Seantor William L. Scott by the primary or the convention method. Scott’s seat comes up for election in 1978. BOWLES State lar provides for a choice of either method. The primary election date in 1978 will be June 13, and both parties must notify the State Board of Elections of the nominating route they plan to take “not earlier than 110 days nor later than 90 days” prior to that date. Thus the decision must be reported between Feb. 24 and March 14. The Republicans have already made up their minds. At their Roanoke convention last June, the GOP opted for a nominating convention, which has been set for next June 2-3 in Richmond. The law also requires that nominating conventions must be held within the 30 day period prior to the primary date, and all candidates—including those filing as independents—must have submitted qualifying papers by the time the polls close at 7 p.m. on the primary election day. The Democratic ’State Central Committee will meet in Richmond Dec. 10 to begin the process which will lead to a decision by the established deadline. For them, that decision may be a tough one. Just as the Republicans have traditionally done their nominating at a convention, the Democrats have stuck with their traditional primary, but this year the Democratic 'leadership around the state is leaning strongly toward going the convention route. / There are SeVefal reasons for-this, but perhaps thomest - important is a recognition of the results of recent Democratic primaries. Primary A Problem There was a time, of course, when the Democratic Primary was the “real” election in Virginia. During the years when the Byrd Organization ruled supreme in the politics of the Commonwealth, the Byrdannointed candidate would meet and dispose of his opponent in these encounters, and then go on to brush off a token Republican challenger in November. The turnout was, by design, low. It was kept low by the poll tax, literacy tests and broad discretionary power on the part of local polling officials as to who was and was not qualified to cast a ballot. As a result, political participation was minimal among the vast majority of citizens. For many of them, as long as the cost of government, taxes and the blacks were kept down, they were perfectly content to let the “boys at the courthouse” run things. Through this “courthouse crowd” would come the “word” on what to do when election day rolled around. A11 this was suddenly changed, however, when the Republicans became a'major force in state politics, or as it would perhaps be more accurate to say, when the Republicans began to field candidates who could attract more of the great army of independent, apolitical conservative voters than could their Democratic opponents. But the last three statewide Democratic primaries in 1969, 1970 jmd 1977 were fiascos for the-party. They were disasters, both economically and organizationally. Wounds from the doubleheader 1969 primary (which also included a run-off election for the governor and attorney general nonlinaticn) still fester. These bitterly fought battles left campaign coffers and worker emotions drained, and many Democrats now feel they are too self-destructive to be continued. It has been said that i Democratic convention may be expected to be to the left of, or more liberal than, the party mainstream. It has also, been said that a Republican convention may be expected to be to the right of, or more conservative than, the Republican mainstream. Thus, in a conservative state such as Virginia, the risks for the Democrats are far greater. The reason lies in the delegate selection process. Delegates to the state convention are elected at party mass-meetings held in each county and city, or at regional conventions in urban areas. Although party massmeetings are required by law to be widely advertised, those who attend them are apt to be the activists of the right or left within their respective parties. The average citizen, even if he considers himself a party member, is hard enough to persuade to go to the polls and vote on election day, much less attend a party mass-meeting and perhaps be asked to serve as a delegate to a state convention in some far-off city. JLota Of Hopefuls As a result, the attendance at mass meetings is usually anything but massive in proportion to the voting population. As it usually works out, a relatively few people show up and elect delegates to go to the state convention to nominate their candidate. This usually means the Democratic convention will tend to nominate a liberal candidate, while the candidate of the GOP convention might tend to come from the party’s right wing. At last count, at least six Democrats and five Republicans had indicated an interest in their party’s senatorial nod. Clearly in a field so crowded, a convention is preferable for both. Formally announced Republican hopefuls are stateV Sen. Nathan H. Miller of Bridgewater and former state GOP Chairman Richard D. Obenshain of Richmond. Also expected to enter the race shortly are former Gov. Linwood Holton of McLean and former Navy Sec. John W. Warner of Upperville. Over on the Democratic side, the lineup is even longer. Former Fairfax supervisor chairman Frederick A. Babson, now of Virginia Beach, Sen. Hunter B. Andrews of Hampton, and Rufus C. Phillips, another former Fairfax supervisor, have announced. Sen. Give L. DuVal II of Fairfax, Del. Carrington Williams of Fairfax, and women's activist Flora Crater of Arlington have notified supporters that they will announce. Sen. Charles L. Waddell of Loudoun is weighing his chances. And, of course, of major interest to strategists in both parties is the growing possibility that former Atty. Gen. Andrew P. Miller will enter the race. A decision is expected from Miller in the next week or so. In a six or seven-way primary, a candidate could theoretically win the nomination with less than 20 per cent of the vote. (Virginia no longer has a provision for a run-off primary.) But in a convention, nomination requires the vote of a majority of the delegates, and as many roll-call ballots as may be necessary are taken until one candidate receives a majority. Usually, after each roll call, the candidate receiving the fewest votes drops out with his delegates going to other candidates. How well the convention method might serve the Democrats depends upon how involved those voters who consider themselves members of the party wish to become in the delegate selection process. If those turning out for the mass meetings represent the broad » party mainstream, the likelihood of a viable candidate being nominated will be good. But if they do not, and the convention is controlled by the party’s liberal faction, then it is highly unlikely that a candidate will emerge who is in that mainstream. And if he is not, then he won’t have a prayer of winning against a moderate or conservative Republican in the November general election.

COUNTR Y JOURNAL By Nancy secrist Extension Agent It’s time to spruce up the n, house and bake for Christmas. Here is a fantastic ' mixture for cleaning finger prints off walls and woodwork. Combine V* cup ammonia, 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1 tablespoon baking soda and 1 quart hot water. No need to rinse. The books of Rappahannock again are very generous in sharing their favorite recipes with us. Following are several delicious fruit and nut bar recipes. Cherry-Coconut Ban Miss Annie Miller Almond Washington, Va. 1 cup Gold Medal flour Vi cup butter or margarine 3 tablespoons confectioner sugar 2 eggs, sightly beaten 1 cup granulated sugar. V* cup flour Vi teaspoon baking powder V«teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/« cup chopped nuts Vi cup coconut Vi cup quartered maraschino cherries Heat oven to 350 degrees. Measure flour by dipping or sifting. With hands mix 1 cup flour, margarine or butter and confectioner sugar until smooth. Spread then with fingers in ungreased square 8”x8”x2” pan. Bake about 20 to 25 minutes until' lightly brown. Stir rest of ingredients into eggs. Spread over top of baked pastry. Bake 20 to 25 minutes longer. Cool and cut into bars. Makes 18 bars. Can double recipe and bake in a 9”xl3”x3” pan. Lemon Square* Mrs. Christine Johnston Sperryville, Va. Vi cup margarine V* cup sugar 1 cup flour Pinch of salt Cut margarine into other ingredients with pastry blender or fork. Smooth into well greased 8”x8” pan and bake 15 minutes at 350 ^degrees. Mix and pour over the Receives Honors The University of Virignia awarded Intermediate Honors to some 600 thirdyear students who achieved high scholastic records during their first two undergraduate years. Anne Norvell of Flint Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Norvell, was among the students recognized. Each student maintained a Dean’s List average or gradepoint average of at least 3.2 out of 4.0 for the first 58 semester-hours taken during his or her first two years at the University. The students were enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Architecture and the School of Engineering and Applied Science. above 2 well beaten eggs, 1 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, bake 20 to 25 minutes longer. Cool and cut into small squares and roll in powdered sugar. Delta Bars Mrs. Christine Johnston Spenyville, Va. Vi cup butter or margarine 1 cup sugar 1 egg plus 2'egg yolks Vi teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla IV* cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder Mix and spread in 9”xl2” pan. Then cover with meringue. Meringue*Beat following ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar 2 egg whites Vi cup chopped nuts Bake at 350 degrees or 375 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes until cake is done. Cut into bars. V.P.I. Publications available at Extension Office: Selecting and Caring for Your Christmas Tree Merry Christmas with Safety Toy Safety Christmas Decorating Ideas Safety Hints for Christmas Make Note: Microwave Cooking Workshop at Culpeper V.P.I. 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DMV Alerts Against Con Men People who claim to represent the Division of Motor Vehicles or to have information provided by DMV _ are calling on Virginians to present a “safe driving award” and then attempting to sell the recipient insurance. These people in no way represent DMV and have not been provided with information from DMV records. .“We adhere strictly to the provisions of the Privacy Act,” said DMV Commissioner Vem L. Hill, “and provide information on individuals only in accordance with the rules and regulations governing personal information. Furthermore, when information is released legally, we keep the required records showing to whom it was given, the date, and the purpose.” Hill added that any legitimate representative of the Division of Motor Vehicles will have a photo identification card verifying the fact and he encourages citizens to ask for iden Special Pre-Christmas SALE Fri., Dec. 9th & Sat., Dec. 10th 25% DISCOUNT i ON ALL ' WINTER COATS and HEAVY JACKETS Make a Merry Christmas with \ our Gift Items starting from Open until 9:00 p.m. Friday Nights until Christmas JACK & JILL of Culpeper Inc. $1.00 L 116 S. Main St. (703)825-2010 Radios for Christmas!! Strickier's has 'em all... Portable Radios from $15.95 to $79.95 Table Models & Clock Radios Also come see □DVSSEY The original video game by MAGNAVOX Use Our Lay-Away Plan STICKLER'S TV 530 E. Main Street Phone 635-8340 FRONT ROYAL, VA. PUBLIC AUCTION Thursday Night, Dec. 8 Time: 7:30 p.m. Partial estate to be sold. Also Many other useable items. SPECIAL NOTICE: Come early and browse around the showroom. Many items for sale which would make nice Christmas Gifts. Door Prize will be given away! Santa Claus will be present Jenkin’s Auction House Washington, Va. 675-3325 i tification of anyone claiming to represent DMV. “We ask that anyone who is contacted about a “safe driving award” report the matter to the nearest DMV office,” Hill said. Reports thus far have come to DMV from Fishersville, Chesterfield, and Hampton. Flint Hill Mrs. Elmer Atkins spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs. Virginia Gochenour, in Luray. Bobby Smoot of Sperryville called on his parents and grandmother, Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Smoot and Mrs. Myrtle Smoot, on Saturday. ' On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Foster visited their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Corbin, in Hartwood. they also called on their grandson, Daryl Corbin, and Mrs. Corbin, also of Hartwood, and Mrs. Foster’s sister, Mrs. Edley Gark and family of Springfield. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miller spent the weekend in Odenton, Md., where they were the guests of their son, Paul Louis Miller Jr. Andy Nichols has returned to Lynchburg College after spending Thanksgiving vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nichols and family. By PEARL B. CLARKE On November 6, Mrs. Estelle R. Brown realized her lifelong dream of visiting Africa. She was feted at a bon voyage buffet with many friends and relatives at the home of her niece, Mrs. Mildred Brent Eldridge of Arlington who accompanied her on the trip. Included among other well wishing relatives and friends at Dulles Airport were Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Saylor of Seabrook, Maryland. Following a 21-hour flight with a change in Paris and customs inspection in Nice, we landed at Lagos, Nigeria, where we were the guests of Mr. Eugene Schaer, a resident builder. Our first few days were , spent in Ikeja, a large industrial and residential estate in the northern outskirts of Lagos. Ikeja served as the base for visits to Sango Otta, Isheri, Badagry, Festac Village, the grounds of the upcoming International Trade Fair, an immense Volkswagen assembly plant, and Iganmu. These localities are on the mainland with a series of bridges connecting the mainland to Lagos Island. Lagos, is the federal capital of Nigeria, a country of about 75 million Nigerians and 70,000 expatriates. Between Lagos and Ikeja are the commercial and residential Scout News xne brownie troops at the elementary school held a joint investiture ceremony Wednesday, November 30, in the evening with many parents present. Investiture is for those girls first joining Scouting. Edie Eastham, Jenny Manwaring and Sherry Kidwell were invested into Troop 955 by Carolyn Manwanng, leader, Ashley Pearce and Dana Goud were invested into Troop 929 by Mary Stuart Bain, leader. Other Brownies received gold star pins for the past year of scouting they have completed. The girls are now making Giristmas decorations and looking forward to their trip to Washington, D. C. to see the Nutcracker Ballet. Fire—Rescue Notes The Chester Gap Rescue Squad made the following trips: Took Willie B. Mills from Warren Memorial Hospital to the Northern Virginia Pathology! Lab in" Fairfax Wednesday, Nov. 30. Brought Mrs. Kathleen Daniel from hospital at Raleigh, N. C., to her home in Riverton Saturday, Dec. 3. Took Herbert “Jabo” Christmas Concert The Rappahannock Chorus under the direction of Gloria Harris will present its Christmas concert on Monday evening, December 19th at 8 p.m., at the old school house in Washington. Fifteenth through twentieth century carols will be sung in addition to a special arrangement of carols from various countries by Kirke Mechem. Featured clarinet soloist will be Michael Kruger.. Beverly Clark of Front Royal will accompany the chorus. - +H—h+ All the things I really like to do are either immoral, illegal or fattening. 1 You’re In Control With HOMELITE CHAIN SAWS First time. Every time. A Saw for Every Job, for every need. Lightweight, balanced and powerful Rugged Construction Convenient, safe controls Fast, easy starting Quiet and Servicable HOMELITE* Many Sizes & Models From Which To Choose From Rappahannock Farmers Cooperative, Inc* Sperry ville, Va. 987-8555 - * Williams from his home in Chester Gap to the Mar-' tinsburg Veterans Administration Center* Sunday, Dec. 4. , ' The Sperryyille Rescue^ * Squad was called to TeePee* Restaurant in Sperryville onr December 3, but services were not used. On December ■ 5, this unit was called to the Lane farm in Woodville, but again services were not used. Benefit Party A fund-raising Christmas party will be held at the Rappahannock Community Center on Friday, Dec. 16, from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m.; the admission will be SI.00 which will help to support the Center. An old ham will be given away that evening. Any other donations to help support the Center will be greatly appreciated. Please make your checks payable to the Rappahannock Citizens’ League and mail or give to Mrs. Ethel Bailey, Secretary, or Mrs. Rachel Aylor, President, both in Washington, Va. Scout's Citrus Fruit Sale Boy Scout Troop 36 of Rappahannock is taking orders for citrus fruit, including naval and hamlin oranges, pink and white grapefruit, tangelos and tangerines. A shipment of fruit will arrive December 15. Anyone wishing to order fruit may do so by contacting any boy of the Scout Troop, or Scout leaders John R. Eastham, Washington 6753257 or Paul Nichols, Flint Hill 675-3500. Profit from the fruit sales will support scout activities and projects. ++++ Life will give you what you ask of her if only you ask long enough and plainly enough. IMS w mom aovai IT • a c a Sun, thru Thurs. 7:30 _ Fri.&Sat. 7&9 Sal-Sun. Mat I IcQASTEftl ions areas of Yaba, Shomolu and Mushin. It is clear that much emphasis is being placed on the development of a modern system of roads and communication. Large construction works are in progress for both buildings and roads; including a new international airport with hotel facilities and the usual amenities. Although major construction is under way, progress is slow due in part to lack of machinery and equipment and constant unscheduled power failures. Many Nigerians state that one of the greatest problems is a serious shortage of technical manpower which is being tackled energetically by the several universities and technical colleges. Despite this deficiency, however, great strides are being made. Recent improvements dealing with old problems, including disease, have been made. At the State of Benin there is a leprosium consisting of 350 patients in various stages of the disease. We were told that if the disease is detected at an early stage patients can be cured within 4 to 5 years and that the number of persons so addicted is steadily declining. City Scenes There are a great number of taxis, small Volkswagen buses called Danfos, and countless motorcycles on the roads and so-called streets. All driven at tremendous speeds with complete lack of discipline or consideration for other drivers or pedestrians. The absence of traffic controls and strategically stationed policemen is beyond belief and the net result is a high rate of serious and fatal accidents. The frequency of "acceptable” restaurants is rare. One notable exception was the Mogambo, a Greekowned establishment built in 1959. It is a large open air area, beautifully landscaped, shaded with palm trees and a bonus of two chimpanzees who seemingly delight in captivity with the attention of the guests. A lunch consisting of choice steak, mixed salad and French wine was just what we needed before leaving Ikeja for Benin City. Benin City, a city of approximately 100,000 is in striking contrast to Lagos. It has a less-hurried and bustling atmosphere, with the residents exhibiting a more gentle and tranquil nature. The National Museum, an imposing structure of modern Guggenheim design, gives the impression of a round square. The gardens are beautifully landscaped with assorted plantings so that National Museum is spelled out sufficiently and distinctly enough to be visible from the air both during the day and at night with proper lighting. Select Boutiques The good fortune of a guided tour by the owner of one of the select boutiques in Benin City gave us the rare opportunity of seeing the interior workings of a wood and silver craft workshop. The physical conditions of each defy description and must be seen to be believed. Many artists at various stages of carving, fashioning and finishing articles of ebony and mahogany, remind one of a beehive with each performing his role with tl^e crudest of tools and the most primitive methods. While the number of artists involved in silver crafting is less, the delicacy of their many finished products is a miracle based on quality of tools and methods. Accompanied by a Caylonese lady, we were able to admire the extensive variety of cloth designs and bargain for a few select pieces in the market place. A Sunday visit to a country village where we were greeted by a Chief and dined with a prominent member of the community was a unique and rare experience. We were entertained at lunch by the wife of a prominent lawyersolicitor and at dinner by a Ceylonese family during our week’s stay in Benin City. Following a stimulating dinner party with our host and friends at an extremely good Chinese restaurant we returned to Lagos (Yaba) on Saturday, Nov. 19 to await our departure on Monday. Lagos island On Sunday, November 20, our host provided us with an extensive tour of Lagos Island, visiting the areas of Ikoyi and Victoria Island and giving further opportunity to see the sharp disparity between the affluent and poor. Victorial Island and Ikoyi are both attractive residential areas; much of Victory Island was originally swampland b£|t today it is the site of luxury hotels, embassies and private residences. Ikoyi is the old residential area of Lagos and' cool, colonial houses stand in spacious gardens amid scarlet flame trees, bougainvillea and frangipani blossom. Apartment blocks are gradually replacing rambling bungalows and commercial offices are creeping in but there is still an old-world, well-heeled charm about the place. We had lunch at the Ikoyi Hotel in its 15th floor restaurant overlooking the island. The cost of living is astronomical with simple everyday commodities selling at fantastic prices; for example eggs cost approximately $3.00 per dozen; cucumbers, 75 cents each. As far as housing in the best residential areas of Lagos, we were told that the annual rent for a two-story home with 3-4 bedrooms, garage, garden, etc. could go as high as $40,000. Large housing complexes are being built by the government to accommodate the low and moderate income levels in an attempt to reduce overcrowding and speculation on rents. We were also told that construction workers average a daily wage of $4.00-$5.00. The market women constitute a very influential and affluent class. In Benin, for instance, many houses are being built for renting by market women. They are ambitious and very concerned about the education and future well-being and status of their children. We left Lagos, Monday, November 21 and after stops at Abidjan, Monrovia and Dakar, landed New York 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, 0 November 22. Mrs. Brown’s nephew and wife were awaiting our arrival, whisked us off to their home for breakfast and returned to make our connecting flight to Washington. Also, we had the pleasure of a brief visit with a former native of Amissville, Herbert Banks. Mr. Banks, a retired Army major, is an Air Safety Investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board stationed at IFK International Airport. Our departure from JFK was slightly delayed because of the first official landings of the British and French Super Concordes. 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Amissville Area News G. E. Doyle was a dinner guest Sunday of Dr. and Mrs. T. W. Armstrong in Culpeper. Mrs. Doyle accompanied her mother, Mrs. T. W. Latham, to National Airport where she left for Coldchester, Conn, to visit her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Miller for two weeks. Mrs. Doyle spent Sunday and Monday nights with Mrs. Sandra Todd and Candy in Silver Spring, Md. The Womans’ Missionary Union of Amissville United Methodist Church held its Christmas party and regular meeting Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Charlie Davis. Mrs. Elwood Dean was co-hostess with Mrs. Davis. Miss Louise Anderson of Culpeper was a recent overnight guest of Mrs. Sarah Latham and family. Lynn Jones of Sperryville was an overnight guest Saturday and spent Sunday with Shannon Streagle. Caroling Planned Caroling in the Town of Washington is planned for December 23 with carolers meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church parish hall at 7:30 p.m. All are invited to join the group. If you can’t siftg, you can carry a lantern. INSULATED COMFORT Maple or green Dry-Duck insulated, waterprool feather 9” boot, fully lined, natural gum rubber lug sole and heel. *52” wooDirsmeairi Bill’s Sporting Goods 210 E. Main St. Front Royal << ' - - ,- f * ~Tjr f * 7% f - Wftim&m —Rappahannock Newa Photo/Sarah Latham ACTING IN A SKIT at the Amissville Homemakers Christmas party Monday evening were Mrs. Edna Kidwell, Mrs. Mary Hitt, Mrs. Faye Crescenti and Beverley Burke. The hilarious entertainment was enjoyed by the large group of members and guests present. (Obituaries Edwards Jenkins A funeral for Leonard Jack Edwards of Woodville will be held at 2 p.m. today, Thursday, at the Geest Funeral Home Chapel in Culpeper, conducted by the Rev. Allen Estep. Burial will be in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Cemetery at Woodville. Mr. Edwards, 60, died December 5, 1977 at his home. 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Also surviving is his widow, Mrs. Reba Jones Edwards, Woodville; a son, Ronald Joe Edwards of Toledo, Ohio; a step-son, James Melvin Porter of Woodville; a daughter, Gwendolyn Michelle Edwards of Woodville; and four stepdaughters, Mrs. Linda Worley of Woodville, Mrs. Dandrs Rhea of Clinton, Tenn., Mrs. Jackie Koogler and Mrs. Patricia Peyton, both of Dayton, Ohio. Also surviving are two brothers, Howard Edwards and Carl Edwards, both of Pennington Gap. James | Norvel Calvin James of Viewtown died December 1, 1977 in Culpeper Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was 68, the son of the late Julian Judson James and Lizzie Ellen Bayne James. Mr. James was a retired employee of the Rochester Corp, in Culpeper. A funeral service was held Saturday at the Amissville Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. J. S. Stirman, pastor of the church. Interment was in the church cemetery. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mary Estes James; seven sons, William James and Julian James of Culpeper, David James of Flint Hill, Donald James, Amissville, Jack James, Viewtown, Elmer James, Manassas and John James of Earleysville; five daughters, Mrs. Richard Suter of Radford, Miss Thelma James, Mrs. Allen Blair, Mrs. Helen Donovan and Mrs. John Geer, all of Charlottesville; a brother, Raymond James of Black Mountain, N. C.; and IS grandchildren. Pallbearers were Nelson Burner, Stanley Settle, Silas O’Bannon, Aubrey Curtis, Tom Tear, Graham Hackley, Carson Estes, Gaude Carter and Dearl Goud. Clore Funeral Home, Culpeper, was in charge of arrangements. ++++ Man cannot live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Billy Ross Jenkins of Woodbridge died December 3, 1977 at his residence. He was 39, a son of Mrs. Nellie Jenkins of Woodville, who survives him. Interment was in the Etlan Cemetery at Etlan. Also surviving is his widow, Mrs. Betty N. Jenkins and a daughter, Sarah Lou Jenkins of Woodbridge; three sisters, Mrs. Elsie Dodson of Luray, Mrs. Pearl Fincham of Front Royal and Mrs. Dottie Smith of Union, S.C.; four brothers, Raymond Jenkins of Manassas, Frank Jenkins, Falls Church, Jesse Jenkins of Fairfax and Early Jenkins, Woodville. Services Board The monthly meeting of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board will be held on Tuesday, December 13, at 2 p.m. at the Virginia Baptist Home in Culpeper. BIG ON TOUGH SMALL ON PRICE Stock # T121 $3995 Plus Tax & Tags RADIO GAUGES MIRRORS HEAVY DUTY REAR SPRINGS REAR STEP BUMPER Chevy's popular Fleetside Pickup. It's tough on the job, easy on the pocketbook. WARRENTON BY PASS Dir. No. 1535 347-9000 / r WOOL GREAT COATS MILLIUM or QUILTED LININGS REMOVABLE HOODS NEW LONGER LENGTH $59.98 and up Juniors, Misses & half sizes V? OSTON STORE OPEN 9 - 9 til Xmas FRONT ROYAL IfWWHU WWtt»WWW»WMTO»8nW»W News From Washington - A Thursday caller on Mrs. Bertie Lib Moffett was her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Brooke ..Moffett of Norfolk. Mrs. Henry Miller of Luray visited Mrs. Moffett on Sunday. Miss Patty Penaranda of Fairfax was a weekend houseguest of her grandfather, J. Stant Weaver. Mike Hicks of Culpeper also visited. Mrs. Nick Hicks of Culpeper also visited. Mrs. Nick Penaranda of Fairfax arrived Tuesday to spend a few days with her father, Mr. Weaver, while he undergoes dental surgery. Jeff Burke spent the weekend with his grandmother, Mrs. Gabe Burke. Her callers on Sunday included Mr. and Mrs. Leeman Owens and daughters of Manassas, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Alther and Missy of Sperryville, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jenkins and children and Paul Burke. Mrs. Harold Faulkner of Orange was a week-end houseguest of Mrs. W. M, Fletcher. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Jenkins of Culpeper called on Mrs. Guy Burke Monday morning. Bradford Fisher returned home yesterday evening following a four-day business trip in Kansas City, Mo., where he attended a Water Quality Technology conference. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Nightengale of Williamsburg were the weekend houseguests of Mrs. Henry M. Keyser. Last Tuesday luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Burke were Mrs. Norman Grant of Washington, D. C. and Mrs. Jim White of McLean. Prank Beahm of Lorton was a Saturday evening caller of the Burkes. Judge and Mrs. W. F. Moffett spent Saturday visiting her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Buxton, at the Sleepy Hollow Manor Nursing Home in Annandale, and her brother, Edward Nelson Buxton, also of Annandale. Mrs. Alice C. Vemer is a patient in Fauquier Hospital, Warrenton. ++++ One reason that the dog is such a lovable creature is that his tail wags instead of his tongue. Flint Hill Ladies Christmas Meeting The Flint Hill Homemakers Gub will hold their Christmas meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Paul Miller in Flint Hill. Secretaries Meet The Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock Counties Legal Secretaries Association meeting will be held December 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the Culpeper Presbyterian Church, Culpeper. Special guest will be Mrs. Helen Leslie, soloist, who will present a segment of Christmas songs. If you plan to attend, call Linda Lohr (825-0766) on or before Friday, December 9th. STOKES MART WILL MAKE A 4% CASH REBATE [ON ALL PURCHASES OF >20.00 OR MORE BEFORE TAX. STROH’S BEER ",?£r *289 OLD GERMAN BEER 6 teiom.M** CANADA DRY SOFT DRINKS Oiagor Ma, Tonic Walar, Club Soda, Wink 3 99c KELLOGG’8 POP TARTS 2 21 99c Mag. or Froalad 10 Flavoro RAL8T0N-PURINA CEREALS RICE CHEX ***» 2- 99c cornk-co..59c 79c 59c CHEXm-oc. WHEAT CHEX 1S*«.. STOK LEY’S CATSUP 14-01. 99c 79c WAGNOR ORANGE DRINK 54-oz. 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PANTHER TALES By JANICE AYLOR & NATALIE SWINDLER The annual staff has been selling annuals this week. The Editor this year, Scott Jenkins, had given word of an exciting yearbook. Friday, Purina Held & Farm Dog Food.$835/50 lbs. Oryco Dog Food.$635/50 bs. Wild bird Seed.$6.45/50 lbs. Sunflower Seed.$930/40 lbs. Purina Horse Feed.$335/50 Its QuaKty Purina F’ig Grower Peters.$430/50 bs 5-10-10 Fertilizer.$435/80 b. Baler Twine Premium 325 lbs. Tensile Strength.$11.75 Creep Feed.$6.75/100 bs. Mixed Hog Feed.$535/100 lbs. Laying Mash.$735/100 bs. Water Softener Salt_$335/80 bs. 18% Cattle Cubes.$7.40/100 bs. Purina Layena.$430/50 bs. PROCTOR BIGGS FEED MILL 500L Main St 635-2218 _Front Royal _ December 9, will be the deadline for purchasing one, and our advice is to put some money down soon or you’ll wish you had once they come out! Better safe than sorry. Dec. 2, was the home opener of the starting season for the Golden Panthers. The opponents were the Clarke County Eagles. This was a nondistrict game, but we’ve been playing them in recent years. The Varsity guys came up on the short end, with the final score of 63-68. This is not to say that they played a bad game, for the guys were very consistent and fought hard throughout. the game. One thing’s for sure, even though it was a close game, our guys didn’t give up on us. Three Panthers scored in double figures, the leading scorer being Danny Jett with 19 points, and Donnie CUT YOUR FUEL BILLS All stoves picked-up at the Emporium Special 10% introductory energy saving discount! Sierra Stoves are constructed of heavy steel plate. Won’t warp, crack or burn out. Burn efficiently with little attention or mess. Holds fire for hours. The Sierra can pay for itself in a single season. Two models to choose from. No. 150 $373 No. 300 §429 IMMEDIA TE DELIVERY SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM SPERRYVILLE, VA. OPEN EVERY DAY Compton with 16 points, while Brooke Miller tossed in 10 points. The leading rebounder was again “Dr. 1” himself, Danny Jett, with 10 and “Leaping Leggs”, Donnie Compton pulled down 10 too. Despite an injury to his knee, Greg Stump managed to come up with 8 rebounds. Coach Moffett was yelling his team on all the way and has as much heart and soul as anyone on the court. The Junior Varsity came out on the victorious side with a final score of 44-28. Teamwork was the name of the game, as Coach Logan sat back calm and cool, watching his team cruise to a victory. Leading scorers were Greg Bright with 14 points and also was the teamleader in rebounds with 13. Gary Leake chalked up 12 points and Tony Wayland threw in 8 points, the last 2 coming in the last seconds before the 4th quarter. He pumped this one in at midcourt. DO it ANTHONY. Friday is the Panthers next home game, hosting the Central Falcons. The fans’ support was tremendous at the last game, so come on out and lend your support once again. You won’t be sorry—you’ll see two excellent games and probably stay on the edge of your seat. We wish you guys good luck. The S.C.A. met Monday, Dec. 5. We discussed what we would do for a Christmas program. Hopefully we can get the teachers to put on a skit for the students. Seems like the students would enjoy laughing at the teachers instead of laughing at other students. That’s it for now. Have an enjoyable weekend. 10% Off All Living Room, Bedroom end Dining Room Furniture Rocking Chairs as low as $69.95 20% OFF Grandfather Clocks Free Gift with every purchase of $500 Get your Christmas Ham $1.79 lb. Country Cured PARKWAY GIFT SHOP Open 7 days a week from 7a.m. to 10p.m. Rt. 211 west Sperryville, Va. 987*8989 —Rappahannock Nmn Photo/Daphne McCullough AN UNSUSPECTING SANTA was surprised last week as he checked out the Rappahannock County library prior to his scheduled appearance there for a Christmas party on Friday, December 16. Boston Area News By MRS. MARIE ATKINS Rappahannock News Correspondent Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duncan were Sunday afternoon visitors of his mother, Mrs. Ethel Smith in the Orange Nursing Home. Major and Mrs. Phillip Duncan and family have returned to their home in Ohio after a visit in the Duncan home. Sunday luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Waverly Kennedy were Mr. and Mrs. James Minnis and Chris and Mr. and Mrs. John Coates of Culpeper. Mrs. Cary Thornhill, Mrs. George Butler, and Mrs. Lucy Thornhill attended Mrs. Amiss’ Christmas recital in Culpeper Sunday afternoon in which Paula and Natalie Butler participated. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Meredith of Reva Park were Friday evening callers on Mr. and Mrs. Billy Fincham and Donna. The Finchams were Sunday guests of Mrs. Blanche Fincham in Woodville. Spending Sunday with the Rev. W. B. Dennis were Mr. and Mrs. Pugh of Alexandria and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Dennis of Amissville. His Sunday visitor was Joe McCaffrey of Culpeper. Mr. and Mrs. Carter White were Monday luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank White in Fork Union and also visited Mr. and Mrs. Hartwell White. Mrs. Edna J. Payne of Woodville was a Sunday afternoon caller on Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Thornhill and daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Deal of Arlington were weekend guests of Clifton Naide. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barfield and John of Culpeper were Sunday guests of Mrs. Hazel Barfield and Debbie. Stephanie and Allen Smith of Lignum were Saturday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier, Michele and Michael, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville, dined at the Steer House Restaurant in Culpeper Sunday evening. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Jenkins were Move Up to Total Stereo — from Panasonic. SE-1260 Great stereo doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. With this Panasonic system, you can enjoy FM/AM/FM stereo radio, your favorite record albums, and you can record and play your own cassette tapes. The “Thrusters” speakers will fill your room with big, exciting sound. SAVlF?3000 $24995 1 YEAR GUARANTEE PARTS A LABOR MANY OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE I FREE LP or TAPE from th« MUSICIAN S I FRIEND with the purchase of any stereo. I EXPERT SIKTMUICJ k 17-A South Royal Avo. Phono S3S-SSS7 FRONT ROYAL, VA. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Jenkins and family of Bentonville and Mr. and Mrs. John Sweeney of Stephens City. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville were Saturday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Frazier and Harold. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Huffman and V^ayne of Culpeper were Saturday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jenkins. Charles Butler of Woodville visited his aunt, Mrs. Ertha Hawkins, on Saturday Marvin Wilson of Goldvein was a Monday luncheon guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hawkins. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mason have returned home from a week’s visit with their son and his family, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mason and children, in St. Louis, Mo. Santa To Visit Library Friday after school at 3:30, December 16, Santa Claus will pay a visit to the Rappahannock County library in Washington to see all little Rappahannock children who are prekindergarten, kindergarten and first-grade age. “It will be a jolly time for me and all the kiddies, and if their mothers want to tell me what they wish for Christmas, they can whisper in my ear too,” said Santa with a wink ' of his eye. He added, ‘Til have a bag of surprises and cookies, and my helpers will tell Christmas stories and sing Christmas songs. Remember, come to the Library December 16 at 3:30 to see me.” ++++ What is your life? It is a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. VISIT CATHY ANN’S CHRISTMAS GIFT BOXES A VAILABLE In Wine, Cheese and Health Foods Mini Mall Front Royal 635 9209 $he ffinal -ffiributf. CLORE FUNERAL HOME The Home of Thoughtful Service” PHONE 825-2361 CULPEPER CEMETERY MEMORIALS Television Specials! 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Panthers Lose Close One Rappahannock High School Varsity cagers lost A another heartbreaker on Tuesday and were overcome by William Monroe, 45-40. According to coach Moffett, the game was close from the start with both teams fighting hard and playing well. Rodney Cook, Brooke, Miller, G. Stump and Danny Jett led a comeback that cut WilliamMonroe’s lead to two points with just 16 seconds left in the game. It was a great effort but it wasn’t quite enough. Following what coach Moffett feels was a questionable call by the officials, William-Monroe tallied three more points to close the scoring at 45 to 40. Danny Jett led the Panthers with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Preceeding the varsity game, Rappahannock’s Junior Panthers overwhelmed William-Monroe’s J.V., 46 to 29. The Panther Junior Varsity still has a perfect record with two wins and no losses. The Panther’s next home game will be this Friday, December 9, against Central. The J.V. contest begins 6:30, the Varsity at 8 p.m. Rappahannock Varsity FG FT D. Jett.3 5 D. Compton .. 1 3 B. Miller.0 0 G. Settle ..... 0 0 G. Stump.5 1 S. Foster. 1 0 R. Cook.4 3 TOTAL 14 12 William-Moftroe FG I FT j W. Barley_0 2 F. Williams ... 4 3 M. Williams .. 1 6 D. Utz. 2 1 H. Jackson_4 1 D. Dawson ... 2 2 S. Lam. 2 0 TOTAL 15 15 * at TP 11 S 0 0 11 2 11 40 TP 2 11 8 5 9 6 4 45 VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN RESTAURANT Banquet Rooms — Catering Service Book Your Christmas Parties With Us! JL 14th and Shenandoah Ave. Front Royal 635-2158 Towing Front End Alignment JACK’S SER VICE CENTER Specializing in VW Vehicle Repair 30 Ashby St. - Warrenton 347-3785 [V Tire Balancing American Car Service wmDoujmsGO FURTHER* Huge Inventory of New Chevrolets and Oldsmobiles and New Chevrolet Trucks Good selection of used vehicles. Hours 8 to 8 Daily; 8 to 4 Saturday. PIEDMONT Chevrolet-Oldsmobile, Inc. 814 N. Main St., Phone 825-2161, Culpeper, Va. —Rappahannock News Staff Photo SANTA VISITED AMISSVILLE Homemakers during their Christmas party Monday evening, and passed out the gifts which members exchanged. News From The Sperryville Area By MnS. B. M. VAnINKn Rappahannock News Correspondent Mr. and Mrs. Carson Johnson and son, C. B. attended the wedding of Mr. Johnson’s neice, Jane Clatterbuck to Robert Hoffer at Fort Myer Chapel Saturday afternoon. Erin Invine, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Irvine, has been transferred to University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville and is recovering from spinal meningitis. Mrs. Ruth Perkins is a patient in George Washington Hospital, Washington, D. C. Recent guests of Mrs. A. W. Sisk and Bill Sisk were Mr. Sisk’s children, Teresa, Judy and David Sisk of Fairfax. Cady and Cally Codding of Fairfax spent from Friday to Sunday with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hawkins returning home on Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Codding. Mrs. John Black of Baltimore, Md. spent several days this week with her sister, Mrs. Lester Dodson. Recent dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Coffey Jr. and son, Frank were Mrs. Untrained Hunters Accident Prone An untrained hunter with a shotgun who is shooting at a target less than 10 yards away—this is the typical hunter involved in this season’s hunting accidents. His victim, while close, is usually wearing clothes that s blSml’ in with'' 'his' furround - ings. Only two hunting accident victims this year were wearing bright clothes. As of the end of November, 27 hunting accidents have been reported to the Virginia Game Commission, with four of these being fatal. Poor judgment on the part of the shooter appears to be the overlying cause of most of the accidents. Often this poor judgment causes the hunter to become the victim of his own carelessness. Some 13 of the 23 non-fatal injuries reported this season were self inflicted. Some causes of self inflicted injuries include: falling while carrying a loaded gun; loading and unloading the gun; trigger catching on an object; horseplay with a gun, and gun falling from an insecure rest. Accident figures jjlso show that the trained hunter is much less likely to have an accident. Of those involved in accidents, only four had taken a hunter safety course. Hunters involved in fatal accidents so far this season were all untrained. Free hunter safety courses are offered by the Game Commission and classes are held throughout the state. For more information, write Capt. James Kerrick, Safety Officer, Virginia Game Commission, Box 11104, Richmond, Va. 23230. SUN.-TUES. WED.-THURS. FRI. SAT. 9-6 9-8 9-9 9-7 23 East Jackson Street Front Royal, Virginia QUANTITY RIGHTS RESERVED NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. SPECIAL ADVERTISED PRKSS NOT GUARANTEED FOR RESTAURANTS, DEALERS A RETAILERS. 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Mount Salem (Continued from Page 1) port ant, should widening of Route 626 be proposed. “They’d have to route the road around the building,” Mrs. Manlt noted. Mt. Salem Church, historical in itself, is also connected with an important historical figure. Rev. Barnett Grimsley, who won renown as the "Fighting Pastor” in the Civil War, ministered to Mt. Salem’s congregation for 25 years. Rev. Grimsley died in 1885 and is buried in the Washington Baptist Church yard. “We need to preserve these structures which illustrate the manner in which our forefathers lived and worked and worshipped,” wrote Mrs. Mank in a letter to Calder Loth, Senior Architectural Historian for the Virginia State Historical Landmarks Commission. “Many of these buildings cannot be duplicated today and we feel that here in Rappahannock we have such a place.” RCES Menu December 12-16 Monday Spaghetti and meat sauce, string beans, pears, cookie, bread and butter, milk. Tuesday Barbecue on buns, potato chips, lima beans with com, apricots, milk. Wednesday Vegetable soup with crackers, peanut butter jelly sandwiches, peaches, chocolate cake, milk. Thursday Fish sticks, french fries, green peas, pineapple and grapefruit, bread and butter, milk. Friday Roast turkey with gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, carrot sticks, fruit cocktail, bread and butter, milk. Equitable Formula To Eliminate Discrepancy Mental Health Costs Increase (Continued from Page 1) District is the same as that in New York,” commented Supervisor Chairman E. P. Luke. He added that alcohol abuse was also prevalent in the county, judging from the citations issued for drunken driving and participation in the Services Board’s alcohol safety action program. Leiberman informed the Supervisors that he had begun a study of utilization rates in September for the five counties in the Planning District. The study was prompted primarily by complaints from Fauquier County that it was paying more than its share, according to Lieberman. Leiberman said he’d decided on a formula for apportioning costs fairly among the localities. The formula has three components: 1. County’s percentage of the Planning District’s population. 2. Percentage of services received by the county out of all the services supplied throughout the Planning District by Chapter Ten. 3. County’s “revenue capacity” compared to the “revenue capacity” of the Planning District. A locality’s percentage of Chapter Ten Community Services Board costs will be determined by adding the three percentages and then dividing by three, explained Lieberman. However, because Fauquier has carried too much of the funding burden in the past, Lieberman said that Fauquier’s share will be held at five per cent. Then the new formula will be applied on the remaining 95 per cent of operating costs. County’s Contribution Low According to Lieberman, Rappahannock accounts for seven percent of the Planning District’s population, receives six per cent of all Chapter Ten services and has a seven per cent revenue capacity. Applying the new formula, Rappahannock should supply almost seven per cent of local funds for Chapter Ten. “Next year’s request will be based upon this formula,” Lieberman stated. Using figures from one month’s study of utilization rates, he said Rappahannock would be asked for almost a 100 per cent increase. Supervisors Butch Eastham requested the percentage that the county now pays. $5,108 out of $32,000 for approximately three per cent, Lieberman replied. “So we have to get it up to about six and a half per cent,” responded Eastham. Lieberman told the Supervisors that the increase wouldn’t be requested all at once but would be worked up to gradually over five years until the county was paying its fair share of the costs, according to the new formula. Luke commented that the formula was “controversial”, specifically the “revenue capacity” component. A jurisdiction’s ability to pay determined through the Chapter Ten formula “doesn’t necessarily jive with the local situation,’’ he said. According to Luke, revenue capacity is determined by using inflated figures for the true value of local real estate. “I think it’s too high,’’ he concluded. Himtly By BESSIE M. PARKS' Rappahannock New* Correspondent Mrs. Rosa Mae Bussey of Salem arrived Tuesday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie B. Mills, and Wednesday accompanied her father, a patient in Warren Memorial Hospital, to the Northern Virginia Pathology Lab. in Fairfax. She returned to Salem Thursday and Mr. Mills was discharged from Warren Hospital to go home Sunday. Cdr. and Mrs. Art Kreutz spent from Friday until Monday in Towson, Md., the guests of Mrs. James Cottingham. Reach nearly everyone in Rappahannock County with your Classified Ad. 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Make your own, Christmas 4 Ornaments7 WREATHS WREATH SUPPLIES ORNAMENTS ORNAMENT SUPPLIES Free Christmas Ideas HOBBY HOUSE CRAFT SHOP 510 Commerce Ave. Front Royal 635-7555 JERRY'S TV Reduced prices through Christmas. •Zenith and Quasar TV's •Zenith Stereo's Christmas Layaway Financing available 531 E. Man St 636-6288 Front Royal BEANY ELECTRONICS •Admiral & Philco TV’s and Appliances! •President and Cobra CB’s! Ask about our lay-away plan and financing! 209 East 6th St. Front Royal 635-3227 JWSC, FOR SALE GIVE THE SINGER She'S always wanted, this Christmas. All Singer models on display, 5 models on sale. Save $10 tp $100. We service what we sell. Culpeper Sewing Machine Sales, 128 North Main St., Culpeper, 825-1896. 13+ Choose and cut your own Christmas tree, Douglas fir and Scotch pine, 3 ft. -15 ft. at Washington, Va. Follow signs. Dec. 10 - 20 only. 13d15 MAG WHEELS AND LUGS: Shelby "Calif. 500" 14", were on Toyota truck, excellent condition. $90.00. WOOD COOK STOVE: $60.00. Call after 6:00, 987-8726. 13d8pd PLANNING A CHRISTAAAS Party, or going to one? Feel great and look your best. Get a free facial with a $5 purchase of beauty products. 9374194. 5+ 1973 VW, 4-dr. auto, transmission, radio, heater, clean, functions perfectly, new brakes, Michel in tires. $1500. W. H. Lyne, 987-8291. 13d8 HOUSE COAL. $65 per ton. Delivered in 2 ton loads only. 635-3418. 13+ JIM CARPENTER COMPANY management and employees extend you Best Wishes and Season's Greetings for the Christmas holidays. We appreciate your patronage and loox forward to serving you in 1978. We will be closed December 24 and 26 for Christmas and December 29 and 30 for inventory. We will reopen for business as usual on Jan. 2, 1978. HAPPY HOLIDAYSI FOR SALE: 3000W generator, like new. $500.00. 987-8303. tfk FAITH MOUNTAIN HERBS AND ANTIQUES OF SPERRYVILLE—Our own herb jellies, dried herbs by the gram, herbal books, antiques. Furniture restoration and refinishing. 987-8824. tfk CHRISTMAS GOODIES at WIT'S END: homemade candies, cookies and bread; will take orders for mince and pumpkin pie until December 20. 13d15 The best seller In Rappahannock is THE FOXES UNION by James J. Kilpatrick. Get your copy at The Rush River Company in Washington, V». 13d8 Make decorations for your Christmas Tree. There is a BOOK at The Rush River Company that tells you how. The Rush River Company stores is across from the Medical Center in Washington, Va. 13d8 Give a BOOK about Christmas for Christmas. The Rush River Company has CHRISTMAS BOOKS. The Rush River Company Is across from the Medical Center in Washington, Va. 13dS DEEP FREEZE, 700 lb. capacity. Very reasonable. Call 675-3255. 13d8 r WASHINGTON CASH STORE 10% OFF Of ALL CLOTHING •Jeans •Jackets •Socks •Caps •Underwear * •Shirts Washington, Va. €75-3514 HAY for Sale. Call 675-3546 or 675-3610/ nights. 13tf SNOW BLOWER for Gravely lawn tractor. Good as new. Call 937-4914 after 6 p,m. 13d8pd FARMALL CUB, fast'hitch, plow, disc, sicklebar, bushhog, snow blade and rear lift. $2,500. Call (703 ) 635-8459. 13d1 2 RADIAL SNOW TIRES for Pinto Wagon. Excellent condition. Call 987-8612. 13d8 GOAT'S MILK—Try it for your pets. $1 per half gallon and 25c bottle deposit. Call 635-8366 between 6 and 9 p.m. I3d8pd I BUY ANTIQUES! Estates, attic or barn full, furniture - 18th century, primitive, oak, walnut. Toys, silver, china, glass, brass, iron, musical instruments, corner and wall cupboards, desks, lighting, dolls - anything unusual before 1900. For confidential cash sales, call Fairlawn Antiques, Sperryville, 987-8178. _ 14d8pd WANTED: Long-term storage space for 4 or 5 cars. Should be dry, secure. 987-8296 evenings. I4d8pd WANTED: RESPONSIBLE Carpenter with tools and experience. Call 937-4413 from 8 to 4 p.m. FISH needs furniture donations for destitute family. Call 675-3523. 21 d8 INSTRUCTION V-.■„ - „| ,,4 READING lessons. Former private school director will tutor young or old. Private or group lessons. Call Carla Eugster, 987-8913 or 987-8905. 18dl5 f" . 1 1 ..1 LOST AND FOUND W..i„„ .. .. .. LOST NEAR WASHINGTON: Red male hound w-collar 3 weeks ago. Two male black and tan hounds, one w-collar, one week ago. Reward. 6753558. 17d8 PERSONAL HAPPY HOLIDAYS ahead. Check extra guests in at Lake Motel. Phone 675-3539. NO HUNTING: Due to thefts, fence-cutting, spotlighting, malicious damage and littering, hunting will no longer be allowed on the "Dougherty property, located on Rt. 626 and bounded on the north by the old Browning farm, on the east by the Florence Settle farm, the south by the Pauly property, and the west by the Pickens property. THIS PROPERTY IS POSTED AND ALL TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED. 21d15 • We Can Supply All Your BUILDING NEEDS CULPEPER BUILDING & SUPPLY CORP. Phone 825-8383 Culpeper fp1"-'::" 1111 .'"feN PERSONAL SHOOTING MATCH every Friday night, 7:30 p.m. at Washington Fire Dept, carnival grounds. FISH—a Christian service organization. Need help? Call 675-3523, 987 8291, or 937-4721. tf; SHOOTING MATCH every Saturday, 12:30 p.m., Castleton fire house grounds. 21 tf IN MEMO RI AM IN MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED MOTHER, Mary W. Fitzhugh, who went to be with God Dec. 1, 1969: Gone are the days we use to share, But in our heart you are always there. Gates of memories will never close. We miss you more than anyone knows. by children: Gladys, Raleigh, Griffin, Wilson and Lloyd. pd. Wanted information on William T. Jenkins, (Son of Early Jenkins), married to Frances Brown, moved to Leon, Mason County, West Virginia about 1878. Send information to Thomas Jenkins, 820 Glendale Avenue, South Charleston, West Virginia 25303. NO HUNTING or trespassing on the Rochmis property in Twin Falls area, Wakefield District. 21dl5 HOME AND I fiu|iHE$isERy<c^| CHAIR BOTTOMS! UPHOLSTERY! Large or small iobs. Fabric, rush, cane and split oak bottoms. Call Country Cupboards, Washington, Va. 675-3294. 5tf QUALITY speaks for itself! We offer: Fine antique restoration, handcrafted furniture, handpainted signs. Distinctive kitchens, library units, bars. Country Cupboards, Washington, Va. 675PAINTING—Interior, quality workmanship and materials. Licensed and insured. 825-4261 or nights 987-8726. 5d29 MASONRY CONTRACT TOR—Martin Woodward. Stone work a specialty. Basements and tounaation, brickwork, fireplaces. For estimate call 987-8824. GORE'S ELECTRICAL SERVICE. Call me for wiring, heating services, electrical supplies and plumbing repairs. P. O. Box 88, Sperryville, Va., 987-8748. « tfk EXPERIENCED BUILDER, New Homes, Remodeling, Repairs. Gregory Monahan, MON ECS Corporation. 9878928. tf A resident farrier In Rappahannock County...Sheree Osborn Horseshoeing and Trimming, Corrective work. 675-3409 prompt service. 8-4k HOME AND BUSINESS SERVICES V>..Ml..Mllll HI.-* The Old Dominion Repair Service—All types of home repairs, remodeling, additions and restorations. For estimates, call 937-5394. THURMON WHORTON, Flint Hill—Plumbing, Heating, Electrical Svork. 24 houremergency service. 675-3607. _ 5tf ROOFING—Gutters and down spoutings, Tinning and roofing Of all kinds; Aluminum gutter and downspout. Roof repair. Call Bill Starks, 675-3630, Washington, Va. LEGAL NOTICES V—......MM,.. The Sperryvllle Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc., Fund Drive 1977, would like to thank; Mrs. Elizabeth Thompsen, A. Hawes Buckner, 111, Mrs. Virginia F. Wood, Dr. John P. Snead, Mrs. Mary M. Quaintance, James J. Kilpatrick, George E. Muth, Mrs. John Marocchi, Miller Farms, James W. Fletcher, Dale Metzinger, W. H. Lyne, Frank R. Taylor, J. R. Devers, Natalie Marsh, Nina and Jerry Brown, J. E. Wayland, Mrs. Frances Thornton, Catherine Brown, Frances Montague, Agnes V. Black, Col. Ernest P. Luke, Barbara Ringer, Maurice Biddle, Nestor G. Samson, Alice V. Sisk, James Wm. Leake, George W. Hawkins, James P. Jamieson, Mrs. Cliff • Sisk, Mr. Charles H. Estes, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fox, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schaefer, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J. Sinclair, Mrs. Virginia Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Chrlsman , Sean Kilpatrick, Clifton Jenkins, B. Titchenell, C. B. Johnson, , Henry C. Southerland, Roy B. Leake, Jacob C. Finchman, George K. Miller, Peter C. Labovitz and Co., Marie Shaw, Evelyn A. Vates, Blue Bell, Inc., H. L. Manwaring, George C. Hawkins, C. E. Johnson, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anderson, Oscar Llndgren, Sperryvllle Development Cor., Maurice G. Herndob, Irvin R. Kilby, Franklin Hume, Galdys Havstad, Walter Masterson, American Security Council, Walter D. Holtzclaw, Margaret H. Smith, P. L. Shackelton, Helen Coffey, Ann S. Rice, R. V. Snead, Ruth Pillard, Minnie L. Summers, William B. Quaintance, Carroll Quaintance, Panorama Realty, Eldon Farm (Mr. Lane), William B. Kamenzar, Irvin O. Wolfe. Thank you. Cecil Baldwin, Treas.-Chairman •Restorations & Remodeling •Barns ROutbuiUngs •Free Estimates Allan Coombs 675-3486 Licensed Contractor "Joe Williams™— General Contractor Chester Gap, Va. New Homes, Old Home Restoration Additions, Rec. Rooms, Remodeling, Custom Cabinets, Etc. “Quality” Second To None References 703-635-5903 r:;- ' LEGAL NOTICES . ■-■■■ . Board of Zoning Appeals Rappahannock Co., Va. NOTICE Rappahannock Ski Corporation of Washington, Virginia, has applied for a Special Use Permit in accordance with Article 7, Section 1-2 (4) (10) of the Zoning Ordinance of Rappahannock County, Virginia. The above named applicant desires to operate a commercial ski area and to utilize its property for recreational uses, located in Hampton Magisterial District. Margaret Lillard of Castleton, Va. has applied for a Special Use Permit in accordance with Article 2, Section 5-1 of the Zoning Ordinance of Rappahannock County, Virginia. The above named applicant desires to construct a 30'xl8' addition to dwelling, thereby having a side yard of 20', located on Route 622, located in Hampton Magisterial District. A hearing has been scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Dec. 22, 1977, 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 of Zoning Appeals for Rappahannock Co., Va. By: Patty Alexander, Clerk FOR RENT: 2 bedroom modern tenant house in Huntly for quiet couple. Tennis, garden and pool privileges. Reference, security deposit, lease. $170 a month. 635-5401. 25dl HOUSE FOR RENT to single person, attractive three room house on farm near Middleburg. Rent including electric $175 per month. 6873141. 25D15 ^SJPRATl°N CHALLENGE, looks horrible $25,000 profit-savings. 6 room house, English basement, stone chimneys, Victorian guest cottage, barn, blueprints. 347-3558. 29+ MT. FARM of 215 acres, near Boston, Va. Only $1354001 Mostly wooded. Ante-bellum, 11 room, 6 fireplace home. Needs Jove and $$$. NEW “CATHEDRAL B“ home1 on wooded lot, 3 bedrooms, | dining deck, walkout basement, $41400. 0L0 HOME on 05 acres, 1,400, ft road frontage, spring, . pondside, views, $25,0001 cash. SMALL FARM of 50 acres, old1 home and river frontage, $122400. REMOTE wooded tracts with' streams. 13 acres $15400 2% acres - $4,500 RIVm FRONTAGE tracts, 25 acres $35400 135 acres-$190400 RAPPALACHIAN HOMES’ 937-4388 or 825-1847 MIDDLEBURQ This unique new energy efficient residence was designed by a prominent local architectural firm to take full advantage of the sun and the views of its pastoral setting two miles east of Middleburg. Its bright, sunny rooms, two fireplaces and old pine floors make it a perfect home for country living and entertaining. It is situated on twenty open acres with two ponds and a lovely fieldstone entrance. $189,500.00 iHtiiMeburg Seal Rotate Middleburg, Virginia 22117 (703)687-6321 RAY T CANNON CO. REAL ESTATE Amissville, Va. 937-4111 j RAPPAHANNOCK CO. “CASTLETON FARMS”—460 acres, 3 ponds, well watered fields and lovely mountain views, crowned by a circa 1860 brick Manor house in mint condition, fireplaces in every spacious room, living room 28 x 36, den, dining room, library, gourmet kitchen, 5 bedrooms, 41/2 baths, large utility room, walk-in refrigerator, etc. Swimming pool and Gazebo overlook fields and mountains. 2 tenant/guest houses of 4 bedrooms each, large barn, chicken houses and “Hen-house Penthouse.” $890,000. 25 ACRES (mostly open-some timberland) nice stream, bldg, sites with good view, long frontage on paved road. $1500 per acre with owner financing. More adjoining acreage available. 38 WOODED ACRES (lots of pulpwood and timber) with high elevation, building sites with far away view, 2 streams, fronts on two roads, one paved. $1500 per acre. Owner financing, More adjoining open acreage available.. 100 ACRES (1/2 open, Vz pulpwood and timber) high elevation with far away view, several nice building sites, several streams, long frontage on 2 state roads (1 paved) $134,000. Owner financing and more adjoining acreage available. 5.78 WOODED ACRES with frontage on state road, good building site. $11,000. m REALTOR RAY T. CANNON (703) 937-4900 PANORAMA REALTY Sperryville Emporium Sperryville, Va. 987-8640 Open Every Day 28.8 WOODED ACRES with magnificent views of surrounding mountains and valleys. Just a short hike from the Shenandoah National Park. This tract offers seclusion, excellent building sites and easy access by auto. $900 per acre with $7500 down and balance owner financed. 3 bedroom frame home just out of Sperryville. Home includes 13x30 living and dining room combo, full bath, eat-in size kitchen, 13x24 utility and storage room. All of this and 3.6 acres with excellent mountain views. For only$39,000. 9 ACRES OF WOODLAND with stream fronting on state road in nice residential area. Views, building sites, and survey. $18,500 with owner financing. Terrific mountain views from this 3.7 acres with hard surfaced road frontage. Enhanced by 4 bedroom home including large living, dining and kitchen area. Full bath and electric heat. $36,500. If you like knotty pine paneling, hardwood floors, and beautiful shrubbery you will love this 3 bedroom brick home on almost 1 acre near Flint Hill. Carport, equipped kitchen, living room with fireplace, bath and full basement with rec. room. Utility and storage area. You must see to appreciate! $55,500. .REALTOR ASSOCIATES JAMES W. LEAKE - 987-8236 J. MAURICE O'BANNON 987-8713 JOHN R. EUBANK, Jr. - 987-8146 C. KEETON BARNES - 987-8619