Rappahannock News, November 23, 1978

PAID CIRCULATION V. NOW / v v W~ RAPPAIWNNOCI^i;^'-- ^:: , HOUSEHOLDS • ' r.&*: W* ' t IfU 2,101 29th YEAR, No. 47 USPS 455530 Tf&HNoia STATS LI2?,ART f V y v. x r The County Family Newspaper Founded 1877 8 Pages THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23,1978 Washington, Virginia S* * * I f* :• |. '|| h ■ *! * ’$* % | i'S ^3\tj 4'f A/ / J; ■ *7 t, Phone 675-3349 5WC Agricultural Bargaining Act Proposed Rappahannock apple growers have joined orchardists throughout Virginia and the nation in expressing increased concern over market situations. Last week, county orchardist Sam Snead attended a meeting at Stephens City to hear Kirk Miller, assistant director of national affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, explain recently proposed federal legislation on agricultural marketing and bargaining. On November 20. Snead and Herbert Foster, area directors for the Virginia Farm Bureau Marketing Association, took part in a session of the Association's apple marketing committee in Harrisonburg at which the proposed Marketing and Bargaining Act was also discussed. Snead emphasized that the Association was only studying the proposed bill at this point and has not adopted a formal position on the legislation. Ihe bill, introduced by Representative Ammerman from Kentucky juif before the last session of Congress adjourned, sets up a procedure for farmers to petition the Secretary of Agriculture to recognize bargaining units. The association requesting accreditation (1) must be owned and controlled by producers; (2) must have contracts which are binding under state laws, with its members authorizing the association to sell or negotiate terms of sale for the products of its members; (3) must represent a sufficient number of producers to enable the association to Holiday Closings Closed Thursday and Friday, November 23 and 24—Rappahannock County schools and county offices. Closed Thursday only—post offices, state offices, Rappahannock National Bank, Farmers and Merchants Bank, most local businesses. function as an effective agent for producers in bargaining with the designated handler} and (4) must have negotiations with handlers as one of its principal functions. In petitioning the Secretary of Agriculture for recognition as a bargaining unit, the association must also include information on the commodity and handlers involved and any other data that the Secretary may request. Once the Secretary had decided to accredit an association, he will give notice to the handlers designated in the petition. During negotiations between the accredited association and the handler, for instance, in discussion on price per hundred weight paid an apple growers" group by National Fruit, the proposed Marketing Act does not require that either party must come to an agreement. It does stipulate the mutual obligation of a handler and an accredited association to meet at reasonable times and for reasonable periods of time for the purpose of negotiating in good faith with respect to price, terms of sale, compensation for products produced under contract, or other provisions relating to the products that are marketed with the bargaining unit. The Act also provides guidelines for mediation and arbitration services if requested by either side in the negotiations. In addition, it provides that the Secretary of Agriculture may establish a procedure for compulsory and binding arbitration if he finds that an impasse in bargaining exists and such impasse will result in a serious interruption in the flow of product to consumer or will cause substantial economic hardship to producers or handlers involved in the bargaining. The Act also establishes standards of fair practices that shall be observed by handlers and associations of producers in their dealings in agricultural products. As fewer and larger buyers (Continued on Page 8) RAPPAHANNOCK’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE 4-H Center fund drive climbed SI50 last week with a donation from the Rappahannock National Bank. Mary Payne and Jack Miller presented a check to VPI Extension Agent Rap Owings orfbehalf of the bank. I t npi Ir> 1/ r VC rriTni/m/n Rappahannock News Photo/Daphne Hutchinson TURkeYS TURKEYS EVERYWHERE. Birds at Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Williams s farm at Ben Venue take advantage of a last meal served by grandson trregory before they go to meet their destiny on the Thanksgiving dinner table. Gregory is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Williams, Jr. of Flint Hill. Lions Seek Exchange Youth The Rappahannock Lions Club is looking for a young man or woman, between the ages of 16 and 22, who would like to serve as an ambassador of good will representing the club, the county and the country under the Lions’ Youth Exchange program. Under the international exchange program, American youngsters will visit almost all Western European nations except Spain, staying with families selected by the Host Lions Club. Departure date has been set for Thursday, July 5. Arrival in Paris begins a three-day sightseeing weekend in the city, guided and chaperoned by English-speaking people selected and approved by the program. On July 9, the group will depart Paris for various host locations. Until the return date on August 9, the youngsters will be guests of Lion families. Expenses will be only what they want to spend during the month. Transportation costs will total approximately $825. Of this amount, the Rap pahannock Lions Club will pay £500. In addition, the young man or woman chosen to represent the county club must have some type of insurance coverage. Applications have to be in by February 15 for selection of a representative by the Lions Board of Directors. The Rappahannock Lions Club participant in the Youth Exchange Program for 1978 was Curtis Nichols, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nichols ot Flint Hill. The previous year, the club was represented by Connie DelGrosso, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony DelGrosso of Flint Hill. For applications or further information on the Youth Exchange program, contact Sid Mank at 675-3244 or Paul Nichols at 675-3500. Information is also available from the Rappahannock High School guidance department. Comprehensive Planning Work Continues By DAPHNE HUTCH IN SO !\ Rappahannock v«i Hurt Writer Planning District 9 Executive Director John Capelle presented the Rappahannock Planners with a process for drawing up goals and objectives for the county’s comprehensive plan that met with unanimous approval at Wednesday's Commission meeting. "You've pretty well captured my thoughts” on how to get ideas on goals and objectives "across to the people and also coordinated with the Board of Supervisors,” said Planner Newbill Miller, committee chairman for development of the comprehensive plan. After the Planners decide on a preliminary statement of goals. Capelle suggested that they forward it to the Supervisors and then circulate the list to the general public before holding a series of community meetings throughout the county. “Then you can revise the preliminary statement based on public review" before holding one major, countywide public hearing, he told the Planners. He suggested that the revised statement also be circulated to the general public before the hearing. In the last step of the process, said Capelle, the Planning Commission could make final adjustments to reflect citizen inpuif and then send the goals and objectives for the comprehensive plan on to the Supervisors for consideration. Capelle added that it would be helpful for the Planners to have background studies from the PD9 staff before beginning with step one in formulating goals. Miller noted that the Planning Commission hadn't yet received word from the Supervisors "on how they want us to proceed.” “I’ll put in on the agenda for next month’s meeting,” Planner Pete Luke, who is also Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, replied, “We have to get a dialogue going,” he said. “Right now, I don’t hear anyone talking but us.” Noting that Capelle intended to start on the actual comprehensive plan in December, Miller announced that he counted on spending time in Capelin’s office to keep informed of and participate in the effort. “1 hope others on the Planning Commission will too," he said. "But we need background material first,” Miller added. “How far can we go legally before we start stepping on ourselves?” asked Planner Walter Masterson. Legal Review Capelle suggested that the Planners have their legal counsel review the preliminary statement on goals and objectives after the county-wide public hearing, before they make final revisions and send the statement on to the Supervisors. “You’ll have a pretty good idea by then of what you want and what the people want,” he said. Miller contended that it would be wiser to get a legal opinion on the feasibility of the preliminary list of goals and objectives before holding the community meetings—four steps ahead of the county-wide hearing. "We need to debate something that we can legally do,” he contended, proposing that counsel review the goals as soon as they’re drawn up by the Planners and then again after the goals are 4 revised prior to consideration by the Supervisors. His suggestion met with approval from the rest of the Commission. “John, I want to commend you for putting on paper what our feelings are," Miller continued, addressing the PD9 Executive Director. Planning Commission Chairman Herbert Barksdale also praised Capelle for his work on Rappahannock's comprehensive plan. "As I develop background material. I’ll set down some recommendations on goals and objectives." Capelle volunteered, adding that the Planners could do what they wanted with his ideas. Supervisor Involvement "I'd like to try to get a little more rapport with the Board of Supervisors,” Miller interjected. He suggested that each Planner visit the Supervisor from his district in an effort to keep the Board involved in the comprehensive plan development from the outset. At Miller’s suggestion. Capelle also agreed to present the outline of the plan to the Supervisors at the December Board (Continued on Page 8) Delegates Hear Pleas For Land Preservation By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahannock New* Staff Writer Concern over the loss of Virginia farm land to residential and commercial uses came through loud and clear last Thursday when almost 300 persons packed the Leesburg court house to testify at a joint public hearing before three subcommittees of the General Assembly. Citizen representatives from Prince William, Orange, Warren, Fauquier, Fairfax, Loudoun and Garke Counties sat patiently through four hours of testimony on wide ranging land use issues. But speakers didn’t confine their remarks to land use issues alone. Time and time again, members of the House of Delegates Subcommittees of Agriculture, Appropriations and Finance heard complaints that local government must function with its hands tied. The delegates were asked repeatedly to work towards allowing localities the flexibility to control and channel growth instead of leaving decisions to the courts. Delegate Ray Vickery of Fairfax led off testimony with an explanation of the purchase of development rights that his bills, H.B. 997 and Paper Recycling A recycling center for newspapers and magazines has been established at the Amissville carnival grounds. A trailer has been placed in the fire house lot to receive newspapers and magazines only, no tin or glass. Amissville Fire Company president. Paul Poling, urges the public to use the facility. The papers will be sold for recycling, providing funds for the fire company, and in addition, relieving other refuse facilities. 998, would allow. “Virginia can support housing and commercial development as well as agriculture if proper tools are made available,” he maintained. Without these tools, farming will no longer be feasible in the state by the year 2000, according to Vickery. "All across the commonwealth, and particularly in this area, there are those who would like to continue to farm the land,” he said. “However, because of economic pressures, they find it necessary to reap the benefits of increased value of the land by selling it for subdivisions which take the land out of production. "At present, there is no adequate mechanism for a farmer to be able to meet an economic emergency by drawing on the increased value of his land and maintain the land in production." Development Rights Vickery’s bill would create the Agriculture Land Preservation Foundation and empower it to acquire "by gift, purchase, devise, bequest or grant," agricultural easements or other rights to restrict the use of prime agricultural land. The Foundation would allot money on a county by county basis to buy agricultural land preservation easements where a willing seller chose to join the voluntary program. "A farmer who sold an agricultural easement would continue to use the land in any productive fashion he saw fit,” said Vickery, emphasizing that the land could not be sold for subdivision or development purposes. At the end of 25 years, the land owner could request that the easement be reviewed for termination. Upon approval of the Foundation, the land owner could repurchase the easement by paying the Foundation the difference between the fair-market value and the agricultural value of the land as determined by appraisal. The land could then be sold for development. Vickery’s H.B. 997 would establish an 11 member Board of Trustees, including five farmer representatives, to run the Foundation. The Bill would also establish in each county or city containing productive agricultural land, an Advisory Board to advise the local governing body on prime agricultural land deemed worthy of preservation. To fund the Foundation, H. B. 998 provides an initial general fund appropriation of $2 million to begin the program. In addition. Vickery proposed that alternate funding sources be investigated, including: —a tax levied on the subdivision of prime agricultural land, —using local money from the roll-back taxes paid when land is taken out from under the existing Use-Taxation Program, —a tax upon the transfer of land which is benefited by (Continued on Page 2) Hunter Dies Jeremiah Atkins of Culpeper died of an apparent heart condition while hunting Monday on property which he owned near Amissville. He was hunting with his grandson, and when Atkins failed to return to his truck at an appointed time a search was initiated. Amissville firemen and area residents, joined by men from Orlean, formed a posse, but the body was not discovered until about 10:45 Tuesday morning. Sheriffs Deputy Sgt. R. D. Hawkins and John Mannion spearheaded the search Tuesday morning, with assistance from a State Police trained dog. There was no indication of foul play, according to Hawkins, and the body was taken to Geest Funeral Home in Culpeper by the Amissville Rescue Squad. Atkins had a history of heart trouble and the time of death was estimated to be about 3 o'clock Monday. RLEP To Host Supervisors Members of the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors will take part in a roundtable discussion at the quarterly meeting of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection set for Friday, December 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the court house. Die topic will be “Planning for the Future of Rappahannock County.” Supervisors Clarence Baldwin, Dick Latham, H. B. Wood and Butch Eastham will present their views and answer questions from the audience. (Supervisor Chairman E. P. Luke will be unable to attend due to a previous commitment.) Commonwealth Attorney George Davis, who played a major role in the development of the county’s zoning and subdivision ordinances, will trace the history of the planning process in Rappahannock. The public is invited to attend and share views on the :ounty's future with the Board of Supervisors members.

Arts Survey Planned At part of a statewide survey of J^tfttnia’s arts priority,«rlvo Arts Education will hold a public meeting and training session at the Gcfmanna College auditorium on Tuesday, November 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. Bravo Arts Education is a non-profit Virginia Corporation formed in June 1978 with the purpose of educating and promoting public interest in and awareness of the arts in Virginia. Bravo’s first project is the statewide survey that will canvass artists committed to a serious pursuit of their art, arts organizations with public arts activities and the general Building? •Paint •Lumber •MiRwork •Hardware Complete One-Step BUILDING SUPPLY Warrenton Building Material Co., Inc. on the By-Pass Warrenton 347-1400 public. Persons and groups | surveyed will be contacted | through mail questionnaires, g by telephone and by trained | volunteer interviewers. The survey will enable Virginia, through its state arts agency, to receive a block grant of $600,000 for 1980-82 from the National Endowment of the Arts. It will also be used by the Virginia Commission of the Arts and Humanities in developing a plan for the next biennium that begins in July, 1980. The data collected by Bravo will provide information on the needs priorities of those the Commission seeks to serve. Artists, art organizations and other interested citizens will have further opportunity to j be involved in development of the Commission’s plan for 1980-82 through task forces, circulation of draft plan and statewide public meetings. For further information on the survey or Bravo's November 28th training session at Germanna, contact Mitzie Young at 937-51%. POISON IVY—Captain John Smith discovered the first poison ivy on his arrival in Virginia . “The poison weed being in the shape but little different from our English yvie, but being touched causeth redness, itchings. and lastly blyster.” ; ^reuvo0 French Cuisine In a Restored 1830's House 4 One Block From The Courthouse ( In Olde Towne Warren^jn Now Open in Warrenton Reservations Suggested OPEN 5 30 to 9 30 Fr» and Sat 6 to 10 < Closed Tuesday 347-1200 <\appaliaimnck ^Vuu? Rappahannock Er Adjoining Counties per year $6.00 Elsewhere in the U.S. per year $7.50 Outside the U.S. per year $6.00 plus postage SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL ALL PAYABLE IN ADVANCE itew lAtnnval Lf'fffc IndcinJ NAME_— -- ADDRESS _ CITY _STATE_ZIP_ Entered as second class mail at the Post Offce m Washington v.t w<i pahannock News is published every Thursday at 39 Culpeper Strep? W ■ i» Va by The Warrentoo Printing and Publishing Co P O Bo* 63’ \A/.u'p"tu' v « 22186 SAM Q NEAD R EALTY Homes • Farms and Country Real Estate Washington, Va. 22747 Business Phone 987-8709 Dear Rappahannock Friends and Neighbors, / would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your past business. Recently / was issued my brokers license and / will be open for business here at my home on Rt. 614 in Gid Brown Hollow. / have been in real estate for the last three years as a salesman, and before I was a salesman in Georgia. / have taken courses in real estate law and appraisals and have been farming for the past six years. It is my belief that Rappahannock can continue to grow but can retain its basic agriculture posture. Once again / thank you for your business in the past and if there is anything / can do to help you or your family with your real estate needs please call or stop by. Best wishes to all of you during the coming holiday seasons. Sam Snead Noon until dark (703) 364-2754 DELAPLANE CHRISTMAS SHOP *■ The Village of Delaplane Invites You to a Fun Christmas Shopping Day Sunday December 3 • Gifts for every stocking • Virginia crafts • Mulled cider • Door prizes • Carolling by a pot-bellied stove N 1 —Rappahannock News Photo/Daphne Hutchinson JOANNA McDANIEL LOOKED IN THE MIRROR and saw a new Brownie as troop leader Margaret Green turned her around during investiture ceremonies held at the elementary school last Wednesday. Coleader Linda McDaniel watched her daughter from the wings while leader Carolyn Manwaring and co-leader Donna Gordeuk joined the youngsters in a semi-circle on the floor. More Praise For The Inn If nationally syndicated columnist James J. Kilpatrick and television shorts on the town of Washington and foxhunting at Montpelier don't succeed in making Rappahannock County a household word, then The Inn at Little Washington will probably do the trick. During October and November, The Inn was featured in Washingtonian magazine, the Washington Post and Forecast, an entertainment guide for the WashingtonBaltimore area, and drew rounds of applause from all three. The dining section of the November issue of Forecast leads off "The Insiders Guide To Inns” with a description guaranteed to make any country-loving city slicker run for the telephone to call for a reservation: “The year is 1978. City life has worn you down, you long for escape to a friendly hearth, a distance away from the bustle and slickness of the chic life. Perhaps you yearn to journey into the past to a simpler time, or just pause to refresh body and soul. A little more than an hour's drive away is such a place. Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge stands The Inn at Little Washington, in a pastoral setting that would make the Cotswolds of England green with envy." Forecast notes that Patrick O'Connell and Reinhart Lynch, chef and maitre de. have captured the essential quality of a country inn —"easy atmosphere, attention to detail and genuine friendliness." Complimenting the food, the decor, the service and the reasonable pricing of items on the menu, the Fortune article concludes that “everything speaks of loving care." In a “scoop", Fortune reports that O’Connell and Lynch hope to open a few rooms for overnight guests next year and to add a fireplace but that the two partners have no plans to increase the dining room seating capacity beyond 40. The November issue of the Washingtonian magazine carries a special article on readers’ and critics' choices in Washington area restaurants. John Rosson, restaurant reviewer for the Washington Star and one of the three critics featured in the article, selected The Inn at Little Washington as his all-round favorite restaurant in Virginia. In an introduction to the Washington Post’s dining guide published in the October 15 edition. Post restaurant critic Phyllis C. Richman notes that the 118 restaurants included represent less than one percent of the eating places in the Washington area. According to Richman, she tried to choose "the best, the most interesting, the most important, the ones the readers want most to know about." The Inn is one of only 20 Virginia dining spots that Richman critiqued and easily wins the award for being the furthest distance from the big city of Washington. (Runnersup for distance honors go to restaurants in Annandale, Great Falls and Vienna.) According to Richman. "city sophistication and country resources such as fresh herbs, thick cream and breathtaking abundance of flowers" combine to make Patrick and Reinhart’s restaurant a “very special country inn.” Richman compliments the homemade sherbets and fish from local waters that she describes as "handled with respect" but she reserves her highest praise for the "glorious" desserts. Disappearing Farm Land (Continued from Page 1) new highway construction. SI Billion Ag Industry Jim Brownell, Loudoun Supervisor and dairy farmer and also vice-president of the State Board of Agriculture and Commerce, noted that agriculture is the largest industry in the state with gross farm sales of over SI billion. He reported that 30 million acres of farm land were lost throughout the U.S. between 1967 and 1975. In Virginia, 80,000 acres of productive crop land disappear annually, he added. According to Brownell, farm land must be preserved to protect irreplacable natural resources, ensure food production, provide the esthetic relief of "good ol' country living," provide for recreation and wildlife habitat, protect watersheds and act as a buffer between growing communities. In addition, he noted that agriculture and forest land acts to collect air pollutants. Brownell suggested that the delegates at the public hearing recommend to the General Assembly that it form a study committee to investigate how to preserve agriculture and how to fund preservation efforts. State Senator Charles Waddell, sponsor of the most recent amendments to the land use tax law, stated that it would be beneficial to close the loop holes in the law that allow landowners who clearly intend to develop their property to qualify for use value taxation. However, he added that "without land use taxation, as we now know it, farming would be dead in Loudoun County—if not by now, at least in the next decade." Passage Unlikely “We virtually have to sweat blood to make any significant gains in getting land use legislation through." Waddell continued. He predicted that Vickery’s bill wouldn’t pass the General Assembly in the upcoming short session, coming in the wake of concern on government spending typified by passage of California’s Proposition 13. ”1 doubt if any new tax measures will pass,” Waddell added. He concluded by describing land use planning and use value taxation as necessities, not luxuries. Jack Hardesty, chairman of the Clarke County Supervisors and “a dairy farmer seven days a week." called for enabling legislation that would provide farmers with more permanent help than the temporary relief from use value taxation. He agreed with the philosophy expressed in Vickery’s bill, describing it as "a step in the right direction" towards the ultimate goal of transfer of development rights on the open market. Use value taxation and the Agriculture and Forestal Districts Act "play a big role in the preservation of farming,” acknowledged B. Powell Harrison, chairman of the board for the Warrenton based Piedmont Environmental Council. However, he maintained that these measures were still inadequate "to keep fanning alive and healthy in Virginia.” Easements and the transfer of development rights are "the wave of the future." said Harrison, advocating a jump in minimum acreage requirements from five acres to 35 acres to qualify for inclusion under a use value taxation program. He added that there were currently too many weaknesses in the Agriculture and Forrestal Districts law for it to have widespread application. More Discretionary Powers Tom Thorpe, Fauquier County Planning Commissioner and a farmer who moonlights at another job. told the General Assembly delegates that counties needed additional land use tools—“something that gives the Supervisors some discretion." He noted that the Fauquier Planning Commission had recommended against approval of a subdivision in an agricultural area outside of the county's service districts only to have the Supervisors back down and vote for approval after receiving legal advice that they would be personally liable should they vote to deny the development. The proposed subdivision will be located "miles from county services," said Thorpe, adding that Fauquier's comprehensive plan strongly advocates the preservation of agriculture and designates five service areas to accomodate growth. Arlington delegate Warren ♦M* j0tuL — often imitated but never equaled I l COUNTRY STOVES Your Wood Heating Specialists Crlglersville. 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Tip Top Chimney Sweep Is The Tops By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON t lUppabMuodt fern Staff Writer Isaac Watts, the “tip top chimney sweep” who works in Rappahannock and surrounding counties, is the best in the business. After 700 chimneys and just over a year in the profession, Isaac was selected recently as the number one sweep in the country by the August West Company, a leading manufacturer of chimney cleaning equipment. According to Isaac, he was picked primarily on the basis of work volume. August west representatives probably checked with some of his customers to make sure he had “a good attitude” and didn’t “rip people off,” Isaac said, adding that the assistance he has given to other fellows in setting up chimney sweeping businesses also might have helped him win the award. As the best in the country, Isaac recently went on a public relations tour through the northwest, representing the chimney industry in newspaper and radio interviews and on television talk shows. He’s perfect for the job. Dressed in the. traditional garb with his black trousers and tall stove pipe hat, he looks like a picture out of an old story book, complete with soot smudged face. Isaac has also accumulated bits and pieces of sw eep lore and legend—invaluable for talk show chatter. How many people know that a sweep’s top hat is the good luck charm that keeps him anchored safely on a roof? How many know that a kiss from a sweep or passing one on the right hand side brings good luck? Or that if a bride sees a sweep walking towards her on her wedding day she’ll have good luck while to see one walking away means misfortune? Isaac knows all this and more. He reported that a sweep’s standard attire is a leftover from the days when they wore used clothes handed down from professional mourners. Although the dress has stayed the same, Isaac acknowledged that most of the other aspects of a sweep’s job have changed drastically since the “good old days.” Naked waifs no longer have to shinney up chimneys carrying brushes to push out clogged soot as they did in Europe a little over a century ago. Neither does the boss pour boiling water on the little sweeps nor fan blazes in the fireplace to encourage them to wiggle through tight spots. Even Yankee ingenuity has fallen by the wayside. Dirty chimneys in New England are no longer cleaned in the traditional manner—by tying a rope to a goose and hauling the bird thrrough. Modern Methods Instead of orphaned ... a new shipment of Handbags Bedroom Slippers GUYAN SHOES Front Royal 635-4721 9tea/ Estate dl. my INVESTING IN LAND One of the nice things about investing in land is that it rarely presents management problems. However, since it will produce no income, it should be bought only if you are financially able to carry the debt. For the typical investment, you have to put down cash amounting to 25 per cent to 50 per cent of the total cost of the land, with regular payments on the remainder until the entire debt is paid. But if you prefer to pay taxes on a long-term capital gain, rather than ordinary income, then land can be an attractive investment. The key to a good land investment is predicting land needs of the future. Here is where the experience of a good, local Realtor comes in. He has intimate knowledge of community needs, and can forecast, far better than the layman, what will be required for future land use and the best areas for growth potential. If there is anything we can do to help you in the field of real estate, please phone or drop in at EILEEN M. DAY. REALTOR. Middle Street, Washington. Phone: 675-3400. We’re here to help. children or geese, Isaac Watts uses an impressive array of long handled brushes and other tools, including a vacuum cleaner equipped with special filters that draws 700 cubic feet of air per minute. “I can sit with my brushes and clean out a fireplace chimney—the dirtiest job in the house—right in the living room without making a mess because it creates a vacuum and picks up all the soot and ash,” he explained. Isaac encourages people to clean their own chimneys if they can. “Some old folks shouldn’t try, some people can’t climb and some just wouldn’t ever get their hands dirty,” he added, acknowledging that there will always be a demand for the service that he provides, despite the do-it-your-selfers. Noting that there’s a right way and a wrong way to clean a chimney, he recalled that one of his Culpeper customers roped a Christmas tree to a tractor and then pulled the tree through the chimney. "When it popped out into the den, his wife was right there, almost ready to present him with divorce papers,” Isaac Finished with a laugh. uui mt up lup uinmic) sweep would rather hand out safety hints to home owners than tell funny stories about his experiences on the job. Noting that damage from chimney fires totaled $23 million in 1975, Issac suggested that jacketed wood stoves be located at least 18 inches away from anything flamable and unjacketed stoves 36 inches distant from burnable substances. Stove pipes, he said, need to be cleaned two or three times during the season and chimneys for fire places and stoves cleaned after burning two to three cords of wood. Creosote buildup, the chief cause of chimney fires, is dependent on the type of wood burned, the efficiency of the stove and the frequency of burning, according to Watts. He emphasized that these variables make it difficult to lay down hard and fast rules on how often a chimney needs cleaning. He noted that he’d seen eight inch flues in new stoves clog up completely within two months while other chimneys could go for a whole season or longer without dangerous creosote build up. Watts explained that creosote comes from gases in wood that condense as a solid in chimney flues. Wet wood contains more of the gaseous substance, he said, adding that even dry, aged wood has 30 per cent moisture. "The more efficient the stove, the more creosote condensation you get,” he added. A chimney fire erupts when "a rip roaring big blaze, hot enough to ignite the creosote, gets going," Watts continued. Once the creosote catches, it creates pressure caused by more air being sucked in to feed the flames than can escape through the top of the SINGER PRE-CHRISTMAS SALE See the easy-sewing SINGER on sale now! A Singer is a great Christmas gift it's even nicer to give now for her winter and Christmas gift sewing, then give a cabinet on Christmas. Culpeper Sewing Machine Sales 128 N. Main St. Culpeper 826-1896 RSSI| BM Open 9:30-5:30 Daily L I MRI —Rappahannock Newt Photo/Daphne Hutchinson THE PERCH MAY LOOK PRECARIOUS but for Isaac Watts, the Tip Top chimney sweep from Madison County, it’s all in a clay's work. chimney. Then, "like a blow torch,” the pressure causes the creosote gas to shoot out cracks and holes in the chimney, igniting wood paneling and any other flammable materials, said Watts. He added that the temperature of a chimney fire generally ranges between 2000 and 3000 degrees. As a precaution against chimney fires, he advised home owners to check for creosote buildup in their chimneys. Watts said this could be done with simply a flash light and a mirror—the same tools that professional chimney sweeps use. “The ideal time to have your chimney cleaned is in the spring when the creosote's soft," Watts said. However, he acknowledged that most folks were so glad to be through with anything to do with fire wood and fires by the time burning season was over that they usually put off any maintenance work until cold weather rolled around again. The beginning of fall is Isaac Watts's busiest season. Although he’s relatively new in the chimney sweeping business after just a year of experience, his reputation has him booked up. Now, a new customer generally has t«> call at least a week in advance to have any work done by the tip top sweep. But despite his loaded schedule at this time of the vear, Isaac Watts loves his job. "I like the independence," he explained. “I'm traveling all the time. I’m welcomed into homes. 1 get to meet interesting folks and I enjoy living in the country. I go around getting off on the scenery. It's just great and I'm doing something good for the people,” he concluded. Med Services Meeting The RappahannockRapidan Emergency Medical Services Council will meet Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Culpeper Memorial Hospital classroom. The public will be welcome. CHIMNEY SWEEP IS VAC WATTS paused in his work to explain how he ( leans a chimney at a job for local contractor Gregor\ Monahan on the old l [>dike farm outside Washington. Monahan is just one of the area builders who employs the Tip Top chimney sweep on a regular basis in his remodeling and restoration projects. j) PRINCESS GARDIVER7 D V/ Bold sweeping curves and precise edging highlight Antiqued Sierra Split Cowhide. Beauty in the old world tradition in your choice of two fashionable colors. “Continental" French Purse S7 *50 KEY CARD* .. . . M.50 Other matching accessories from $4.50 {letemn Jewelers 323 Southgate Shopping Cantor 825-6033 Culpeper Fire Danger Over “Fall rains have finally come to Shenandoah National Park, and have reduced the forest fire danger to the point that we can lift our ban on backcountry camping,” announced Park Superintendent Robert R. Jacobsen. Backcountry camping and open fires in the Park were curtailed November 3, when the fire danger reached a critical stage. Light rain began to fall on Old Rag Mountain Tuesday night, November 13, to the great relief and assistance to Park fire crews that had fought a persistent fire on that popular peak for three full weeks. It was not until noon Wednesday, however, that a general rain covered the Park and prospects brightened for several more days of rain. Although precipitation has brought an end to concern that the Old Rag fire might spread. Park Ranger Ridenhauer said he hesitated "to use the word ‘out’ " in describing the three week old fire. He added that "it was perfectly safe,'^ noting that no smoke had ‘ been seen recently. According to the ranger, the Old Rag fire burned “kind of like a saw dust pile" and therefore, patrols are continuing to check the site every other day despite the recent rain. Church Notice Amissville United Methodist Church announces the following schedule for Sunday, November 26: Worship service at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Ray Crockett taking as his text, “On Being Sons Of God”. Sunday School is held at 10 a.m. each Sunday, and Bible Study is held each Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. New Pony Club Meets Jane Naramore will be the leader of a new 4-H Horse and Pony Club in the Flint Hill - Amissville area. The first meeting will be this Saturday. November 25th, 9 a.m. at Hungry Run Farm. Anyone 9 to 19 who is interested is welcome. It is not necessary to own a horse or pony. For directions and further information, call 675-3619 or 937-5367. Overnight Park Visits Up Shenandoah National Park hosted 412,000 visitors during October 1978, a decrease of only 0.24 per cent over the 413,000 persons who travelled through the park during October 1977. To date, the decrease in visitors for Calendar Year 1978 compared with Calendar Year 1977 is 32.9 per cent. Part of the reported decrease may be attributed to new procedures for counting Three Car Collision Roy Dalton of Front Royal was cited by Trooper S. W. Weatherholtz with reckless driving in a three vehicle collision west of Amissville on Thursday. Dalton was driving a 1972 Ford Pinto westbound on Route 211, according to the officer, when he passed an uninvolved vehicle. The Dalton car collided with an eastbound 1972 Ford pickup operated by Elmer Jackson Clark of Washington, Va., said Weatherholtz, and a third vehicle, a 1972 Chevrolet pickup, struck both of the others. Operator of the Chevrolet pickup was James Carlos Rose of Bealeton. The Dalton and Clark vehicles were a total loss, according to Trooper Weatherholtz, and damage to the third one was $500, he estimated. I ~ travel. As of January 1, 1978, a new multiplier of 2.8 rather than 3.5 is being used for converting vehicles to visitors and travel on only three secondary roads is being counted. Overnight stays during this October totaled 66,780 compared to 60,451 during October 1977. So far in the current year, 525,983 persons have stayed overnight in the park compared to 572,541 in 1977. As measured at the Big Meadows Weather Station, the maximum temperature in October was 72 degrees, the minimum 25 degrees and rainfall totalled 1.14 inches. Better ’n Ben’s the Fireplace Stove SAVE GO* per mo. Now Barter Than Ever Fuly firebrick Lined Va. fireplace Stoves 406 N. Mam St Culpeper, Va. 703-625-3212 Frm DaKvary fr InttaNation €€ Restaurant Sperryville, Va. HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING WINTER SCHEDULE -CLOSED MONDAVSOPEN: TUES., WED. & THURS. 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. FRI., SAT., 8- SUN. 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Starts Today AH Roads Lead To Leggett In Downtown Culpeper \1 Many Wonderful Buys In All Departments Friday, November 24 Store Hours 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. TO Christmas Store Hours 9:30 a. m. to 9:30 p. m. Nov. 27 through Dec. 23 Santa Claus Will Be At Leggett Friday night 6:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ffiappatianno ckffleu>g = / ■ An InApmdmt Ntwipipcr btMitwd 1*77 ftibHihnl Ev*ry Thursday > i 7 pVrrntr . ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL SARAH C. LATHAM Publisher Associate Publisher JOHN T. TOLER DAPHNE I. HUTCHINSON DAVID C.LYNE General Manager News Editor Design Editor To Subscribe Write or Phone Washington, Ve. 675-3349 BY MAIL $6.00* year in Rappahannock and adjoining counties; $7.50e year elsewhere in the United States BACK COPIES - One month to 3 years, 75 cents each; over 3 years. 43 each Offtca: Rappahannock Nawa Bldg., Washington. Vs. 22747 Hours: • J30 am to 5:30 pm. Mon. - Frt. PubHshad by Warranton Printing b Publishing Company. Inc. J Harvest Celebration Thanksgiving is a holiday of appreciation—appreciation for the bounty from our acres of rich farmland. Throughout Rappahannock County corn is cut, barns are filled with hay, silos are brimming and bushels of apple fill the cold storage to overflowing. The harvest season is over for another year. While we pause to give thanks, it seems appropriate to recognize that harvest time in Virginia may soon be over for good if steps aren’t taken to reverse the trend that sees thousands of acres of agricultural land taken out of production every year. At a special hearing in Leesburg last week, farmers from a dozen counties testified before three General Assembly subcommittees. They told of property taxes totallir-j^'\)00 JO a year on one of the four remaining dairy farms in Fairfax County, of the staggering increase in the number of subdivided lots in Warren, of fears that agriculture may disappear from Loudoun and Fauquier Counties, of the battle to retain farming in Prince William County where the average age of farmers is now almost 70 years. The farmers were critical of inadequacies in Virginia's efforts to encourage farming—enabling legislation that allows localities to adopt use value taxation and establish agricultural and forestal districts. These pieces of legislation, along with a proposed bill to allow limited purchase of development rights under an Agriculture Land Preservation Foundation, were described as “helpful tools" and “steps in the right direction". But again and again, farmers stressed that more is needed. Governor John Dalton’s designation of November 19 through 25 as Virginia Agricultural Week corresponds with our traditional harvest festival of Thanksgiving. In his certificate of recognition for agricultural week, Dalton states: “Since the first settlers arrived at Jamestown in 1607, agriculture has shaped the economy and the thinking of the Commonwealth. Today, modernized and mechanized, it is still a key factor in Virginia’s thought and action." As “a key factor” in Virginia, agriculture deserves more help than it's getting to combat the pressures of urbanizing frontiers. Localities like Rappahannock want to do something to halt the creeping urban sprawl but local government is powerless to implement the will of the people in the face Virginia’s Dillon Rule that keeps all authority not specifically granted to counties firmly in the hands of the state. Local efforts to control and channel—not stop—growth are frustrated repeatedly by court decisions. If Gov. Dalton, the General Assembly and other officials in state government are serious about all the fine sounding proclamations on saving farm land that come out of Richmond, then it's time to start doing more than paying lip service. It’s time to start thinking along the line of state government in Oregon where a mandate came down to localities to take steps to preserve prime agricultural land. If we don’t start soon, there won’t be a harvest in Virginia for our children to celebrate at Thanksgiving. Sperryville Chicken Famous In 1912 B> DAPHNE HITCH 11NSON \run<l«‘l V v*»|w|rr» *Maff I rili-r While thumbing through a stack of old magazines that a friend had purchased at an auction. Jack Carney of Woodville turned up a picture of “Bob Eastham,” a fighting cock owned by Carroll Menefee from Sperryville. The photograph of the “famous pit game winner” appeared in the March 1912 edition of the Southern Planter, the leading agricultural journal of the south at that time. Since the Southern Planter carried no story on the bird, just a caption underneath the picture. C. E. “Ned” Johnson of Sperryville. who is something of an expert on old timers and Rappahannock history, supplied details. Johnson was "just a small frv" when Carroll Menefee raised his “rather exotic chickens" behind the big house across the street from the old hotel in Sperryville. “How he got into it I don't know." said Johnson. “He hauled them around and showed them everywhere, maybe even in Madison Square Garden. “And Carroll brought back an arrav of silver cups,” Johnson added. Johnson remembered two unusual breeds in particular that Menefee raised—the silver spangled Hamburg, a black chicken with feathers on their feet. “He wasn't into fighting them, just showing them." Johnson recalled. Carroll Menefee's father was a merchant with a store in Sperryville. located first where Clyde “Mutt” Atkins’ old store was next to the bridge and then moved to where the Corner Store is now. "Carroll helped in the store some but that was a little quiet for him.” said Johnson. "He ended up with fhe Cincinatti Calendar Company, selling various kinds of advertising. Carroll worked only about six months of the year. He did real well.” Johnson remembered, adding that Menefee had "a nice gift of gab." "He was certainly a ? character,” said Johnson. "Carroll was the last person I knew who wore spats. He wore them all his life." “He had the first airdale dog I ever saw around here," Johnson recalled. “Bill Horton came by one day. He said ‘Carl,’—he always called him Carl—‘what kind of a dog is that?' "Carroll answered 'Why Bill, that's a bear dog 1 bought in here.’ ” " ‘I doubt that,' Horton said. ‘A fair sized coon would tear him all to pieces.’ " To tie Menefee to Rappahannock today, Johnson noted that several county citizens are related to the "exotic chicken” breeder. Carroll Menefee’s sister Mae married Brooke Miller. Their daughter. Bertie Lib Moffett, lives in Washington. Mrs. Dunny Eastham. Tom, Wade H. and Jim Massie are children of Menefee’s other sister, Ada Mae Moffett. Indirectly, Caroll Menefee's family is responsible for a hotel on the west coast. According to Johnson, a young man in love with Menefee’s mother, Roberta Holland, went west to make his fortune and built a high rise hotel in Seattle, Washington. The young man named the building the Holland Hotel, after his lost love back in Virginia. “Not many people know that a hotel in Seattle, Washington, is named after a family in Sperryville,” concluded Johnson with a chuckle. Clean-up The Virginia Division of Litter Control has awarded a grant of $4,200 to the Virginia Wildlife Federation for the first “Commonwealth Cleanup for Fish and Wildlife” contest. The contest will be open to youngsters in grades one through six from both public and private schools in the state. Projects are to be oriented toward litter control to improve fish and wildlife habitat and will be coordinated with the Wildlife Federation in each of Virginia’s ten congressional districts. Children in grades one through three and four through six will compete in separate categories for $400 first, $200 second and $100 third place prizes to be used for the purchase of approved library materials concerning life sciences, ecology and the environment. Projects will be judged initially at the district level and referred to the Litter Control Committee for final selection of the winners. For further information, write the Division of Litter Control, Room 1215, State Office Building, Richmond, Va. 23219. f —Rappahannock News Photo/a. Latham Our Rappahannock Heritage Rappahannock Chorus Christmas Concert The Rappahannock Chorus will present its annual Christmas Concert at the Washington Baptist Church on Sunday, December 17, at 8:15 p.m. A unique feature of the concert will be the Cantata “Wondrous Love.” In this choral drama of the nativity, Appalachian mountain carols are woven into the story narrated by Donald Bomberger. Rich in early American lore and faith, the performance is both inspirational and enjoyable. The Chorus will also present a number of shorter selections as well, each chosen for its special effect or message. Spanning the centuries from the classical to the modem, these pieces will delight and inspire the audience. The Chorus is under the direction of Mrs. Gloria Harris. Mrs. Beverly Gark will accompany at the piano; Donald Bomberger and Jo Nutter will assist with percussion. David Fisher will make his debut in the song, "The Monotone Angel.” Tickets may be purchased from any member of the Chorus or at the door. Price of admission is $2.00, children under 12, free. Mental Health Clinic Hours The Rappahannock Mental Health Clinic will be closed Thursday, November 23rd, Thanksgiving Day. Regular hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays will resume on Friday, November 24th. Emergency telephone answering service is provided for holidays, evenings, and weekends. Anyone with an emergency should call th. clinic 675-3329. 1 TOLL-FREE ENERGY HOT LINE Virginia Division Of Energy 1-800-552-3831 —FREE home computer analysis —FREE “do-it-yourself” packets of home weatherproofing instructions —FREE home energy cost-cutting clinics —FREE answers to specific home energy questions —FREE information on National Energy Act tax credits Hot line manned Monday-Friday ,8:1 o-5:00 Disappearing Land (Continued from Page 2) dustry, you attract additional people. They need more homes, causing more pressure on farm land," Stambaugh maintained. Thorpe answered that the industry which has located in Fauquier County to date has employed local people and proved to be compatible with agriculture. Tourism Encouraged “I'm not a farmer...My biggest land use' problem is how to keep' the dog in the yard," commented Frank Raflo. Loudoun Supervisor and former Mayor of Leesburg. Despite his lack of agricultural ties, Raflo spoke in favor of farm land preservation, noting the "inexorable tie" between the preservation of farm land, the preservation of buildings and the SI.8 billion travel and tourist business in Virginia. Visitors come to look at open fields—not at subdivisions, he contended, reporting that Loudoun's travel business amounts to $43 million per year. The preservation of agriculture and open spaces also ties in with industrial growth, he continued. According to Raflo, major industries look for locations where the “quality of life is the greatest...where land is protected.” Making capital improvements programs (ClP's) part of comprehensive plans is “the key to determining the future,” Raflo maintained. He criticized “the erosion of the presumption of legislative validity" that has transferred land use controls from the localities to the courts. In the past, he said, it was presumed the decisions of local government arrived at after careful study were right until proven wrong. Now, in the area of land use and controlled growth, local government has to PROVE its decision to be right in the court room arena. “That erosion of legislative validity is the most serious issue facing rural communities," he stated. Local governments need to be able to make decisions regarding the quality of life in their “The Arabs don’t pave over their oil fields. It is just as foolish for us to pave over our prime agricultural land. ”—Warren Zitzman, USDA planner communities “and not have that decision made by the judges." said Raflo. He suggested that localities which have opted for use value taxation be allowed to decide on local definitions of what constitutes a farm and set the minimum qualifying acreage to fit their particular situation. Raflo noted that five acres planted in tomatoes in Virignia Beach would have a different impact on the preservation of agriculture there than would five areas with a house in Loudoun County. Impact Statement Fred Fees, representing the Prince William-Fairfax Farm Bureau, called for an impact statement and cost benefit ratio to be done before land is allowed to be taken from agricultural use. He also suggested that use value taxation be left as is without lengthening either the rollback period for deferred taxes once land is developed or increasing the five per cent penalty applied to the deferred taxes. Stanley Franklin, one of the last four dairy farmers in Fairfax, told the delegates that his parents had recently sold their 825 acre dairy farm to a residential developer who plans 2,000 dwelling units on the property. “The sale was a last resort after years of active, intense but futile efforts to convince county government to help us continue farming,” said Franklin. He reported that the Board of Supervisors had twice rejected the option of use value taxation and had made it clear to Franklin’s parents that they would have to go to court in order to get tax benefits under the Agriculture and Forestal Districts Act. According to Franklin, real estate taxes on the property that supported 200 cows milked daily and full employment for four farm families amounted to $40,000 per year. '. "My parents gave up the fight when they realized they*< get no help from the county," he said. He predicted that agriculture and related uses will be replaced by residential development throughout the state unless local governments actively encourage farming with the tools available, adding that Vickery's bill would help'in conjunction ' whir (life value taxation and the Agriculture and Forestal Districts Act. Franklin acknowledged that encouraging agriculture was difficult politically in many areas since nonfarmers outnumber farmers in the voting booths. “We have to try to convince nonfarming tax payers that agriculture and open space will improve the quality' of life." he concluded. Balance Of Trade Farm land and agricultural operations are the only things that allow the country to maintain a reasonable balance of trade, according to Warren Zitzman, planner from the U. S. Department of Agriculture. “We have agricultural products to trade with the rest of the world...The Arabs don’t pave over their oil fields. It’s just as foolish for us to pave over our prime agricultural land,” he said. Zitzman reported that 46 states have now adopted some type of use value taxation. However, he maintained that use tax “is not effective in retaining farm land.” He informed the delegates on several other types of agricultural zoning employed in other states: —Hawaii has statewide agricultural zoning. —Oregon has a state policy that prime agricultural land shall be kept in agricultural use and has mandated local government to take steps to achieve that goal. —California expects to pass legislation similar to Oregon’s. —Suffolk County Long Island voters approved a $60 million bond issue to purchase development rights from farmers at $4,000 an acre. —Massachusetts, New lersey and Maryland have passed enabling legislation for the purchase of development rights but only put up minimal sums for the program. —New Jersey is considering a proposal for open market transfer of development rights. *— New -York -State has established voluntary agricultural districts in which 50 per cent of the state’s farm land is now enrolled. —Wisconsin has provided for a tax rebate on state income tax to farm land owners if county government places the land into an exelusive agricultural zone. Economic Justification Loudoun Planner Dennis White suggested that local governments should have access to the expertise and background information that will enable a locality to argue for preservation of farm land at an economic level. An analysis of what farming is worth to the locality compared to what development alternatives will cost can be compiled, in part by experts from VPI or U.Va's Tayloe Murphy Institute, according to White. General Frank Norris, executive director of the Piedmont Environmental Council, relayed proposals to the delegates from PEC’s farm Committee. In regard to the qualifications for the land use tax program, Norris recommended that the minimum acreage be set at 35 unless the property owner could show an annual income of at least $6,000 from the land. He also proposed that owners of land not zoned commercial or conservation be required to sign a contract agreeing to stay in agriculture or open space for a specified period in order to qualify for use value taxation. Norris added that owners of property in a platted subdivision should also have to sign a similar contract before receiving land use benefits. He suggested that rollback penalties applied to deferred taxes on land removed from the use value taxation program be increased from five per cent to “at least” the rate on delinquent taxes. Norris advised against extending the rollback period past Five years, adding a residency stipulation or requiring that a land owner earn a set percentage of income from farming before including property in land use. . ' '. i.> ' -* Speaking ’to ^ the ’ Agriculture and Forestal Districts Act, Norris proposed: —guaranteeing use value taxation in a district even if the locality hasn’t adopted a land use tax ordinance, —allowing irregular boundaries in a district as long as its land remains' “contiguous and continuous,” —permitting agriculturally significant land that is noncontiguous with an area of less than 500 acres to contract with local government to form a modified district, —changing district application procedures to follow precisely the procedures for rezoning. “Counties need to be able to phase growth in an orderly fashion,” said Norris. To achieve this goal, he proposed tying approval of development to the capital improvements needed to finance it. "This will give the county a handle to control and manage growth,” he concluded. Holly Hill Plans Open House Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Embrey have scheduled an open house for Sunday at their Holly Hill Farm at Culpeper. The facilities, including the new indoor arena, will be open from ,*11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Riding exhibitions, stable tours, and pony rides for children will be part of the activities. The farm is seven* and-a-half miles south of Culpeper. From Rt. 29 turn right on Rt. 633 and then left on Rt. 644. Signs will be posted along the way. For more information call 825-3850. The Little Fox

Birthday Celebrated I*ir. ana inrs. Melvin Atkins of Sperryville entertained Saturday evening at their home in honor of the' fifth birthday of their / daughter, Tammy. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams of Chester Gap, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Huff, David, Bobby and Danny of Flint Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Atkins, Mrs. Bertie Atkins, Ruth, Elsie and Alice Mae, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gor$, Keith and Heather Dawn, Misses Bettj and Brenda Atkins, Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Atkins, Tony, Sandra and Patty, Shelby Atkins, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wharton, Cathy Alther, Kenny and v Andy Baldwin and Tina Atkins, all of Spenyville. ++++ The earth’s surface is constantly gaining weight because of a steady dustfall of small meteoritic particles. SEE Northern Virginia’s Most Exciting Assortment of Equestrian Gifts \ at the [ Rappahannock Tack Shop Flint Hill 675-3776 ^ New Location Beginning r SAT. NOV. 25 Direction* • Rt. 647 • 2nd house on S Right behind F 6 M Bank in Hint Hill Open Wed. - Sat. 10 to 5 p.m. N EIV BURGLAR ALARM m l 22*!®1 yof,r hom# and wa,u*bl#® with th« finest wireless Nov 30t¥i* *m manu,ac,ur«« • ■» ■ bargain price, thru SALE $395. installed I Fire protection and automatic telephone dialers available at additional cost. Free brochure “Home Burglar Alarms Can Bring Insurance Savings.” On Sale At: THE PAINT SHOP, 51 Alexandria Pike In Warrenton and At The Rec Room at Peddlers Market, Rt. 1, Alexandria Please call or write: -.SENTINEL ALARM. 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Thus the frozen cavity with stuffing provides such complete insulation that sufficient heat never penetrates to the center of the bird, and it becomes a vehicle of infection. To destroy contamination, turkeys have to be thawed, thoroughly cooked, and subsequently handled in a manner that will prevent recontamination. As soon as the cooked turkey cools to a temperature at which it can be handled, debone and slice or cut the meat into small pieces and refrigerate. Turkey should always be reheated thoroughly (not just warmed) before serving to destroy any bacteria that multiplied during storageHere are two. recipes for leftover turkey. They can also be prepared with chicken. Scalloped Turkey and Noodles Joan Bloomer Sperryville 8 oz. pkg. noodles (medium size) V* cup milk 1 can cream chicken soup 2 cups chopped cooked turkey 1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen mixed vegetables (partially cook and drain) '/] cup chopped onions '/« cup chopped pimento 1 teaspoon salt */« teaspoon pepper Cook noodles in boiling salted water until tender, yet firm (about 4 minutes), drain. Blend together soup and milk in a saucepan; heat thoroughly. Combine turkey, mixed vegetables, onion, pimento, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Stir in noodles and soup mixture. Turn into a 2 quart casserole. Cover with crumbs and bake at 425 degrees F for about 20-35 minutes or until crumbs are lightly browned. (I use cracker crumbs quite often—cheese Ritz.) Elegant Turkey Casserole Joan Bloomer Sperryville 2 cups cooked turkey (chicken) diced V* cup plain flour */« cup butter 1 can cream of chicken soup V* cup blue cheese and V* cup American cheese '/< teaspoon dry marjoram and celery flakes, sprinkle Vi cup grated parmesan cheese One 10 oz. pkg. frozen chopped broccoli-cooked 1 cup dairy sour cream Salt and pepper Butter, paprika, Vi cup bread crumbs or '/j cup croutons. Melt the butter in a sauce pan, stir in the flour and cook over medium heat for 3 or 4 minutes. Gradually stir in the soup, blue cheese, marjoram, '/j the parmesan, the turkey and the broccoli. Heat to just under boiling. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream. Season to taste. Pour into a buttered casserole. Top with bread crumbs, remaining parmesan cheese, dot with butter, and sprinkle with paprika. Heat in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or until brown and bubbly. Tapestry placemats (SI.25) and tapestry pictures (SI.00) are available at the Extension Office. By KELLY GILKEY A BOBETTE SWINDLER Thursday was student appreciation day. Students were given paper pins, saying "Outstanding Students.” The pins were given by the teachers, showing their appreciation for the students. Friday was teacher's appreciation day. so students were supposed to dress up to show the teachers how much they are appreciated. The seniors held a lift-athon to raise money for their senior trip. They went around getting pledges from students and teachers for about one cent a pound and they lifted weights for the pledges. The event took place Friday during school. If you pledged any money, please have it in by Wednesday. The track members are having a jog-a-thon to raise money for the track. The joga-thon will be held down on The Shade road, with five miles being the limit. However, you may jog less. Track members will be jogging and they will get pledges for each mile they jog. We hope to have lots of support at the jog-a-thon for the R.C.H.S. track. ++++ A hangnail is not so called because it hangs. It just hurts. “Ang" in Old English meant pain. Ml See The New 1979 Model Chevrolets and Oldsmobiles and Chevrolet Trucks at PIEDMONT Chevrolet-Oidsmobile, Inc. 814 North Main St., Culpeper, Va. 825-2161 Girl Scout Investiture Girl Scout investiture ceremonies were held Wednesday, Nov. 15 at the elementary school for girls new to scouting. In an afternoon investiture and rededication ceremony Tanya Rosenberry and Sandra Foster joined Junior Girl Scout Troop 547. The two Brownie troops had a joint investiture ceremony in the evening. Marilyn Bailey, Cheryl Gheen and Lisa Manwaring joined Troop 955. Elizabeth Scherschel, Donna Foster, Kimberly Hall, Angela Lilly, Kelly Williams, Joanna McDaniel, Marion Righter and Deanna Stringfellow joined Troop 929. Leaders of the two Brownie troops say they would welcome more Brownies. Girls in first, second and third grades are eligible. The Brownie troops will next meet after school Wednesday Nov. 29 and will also meet December 6 for a songfest. The junior troop will not meet Nov. 29 but will meet December 6 to join the songfest and to make bean bag catchers for the gym. Whorton-Settle Miss Judy Kay Whorton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Whorton of Castleton, became the bride of Gregory A. Settle of Sperryville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Settle, on Sunday, November 12, 1978. The double ring ceremony, solemnized at seven o’clock in Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church, Sperryville, was performed by the Rev. Ronald Wiley, pastor. Mrs. Dennis Wingfield, organist, presented a program of traditional wedding music. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a formal gown with an empire bodice of Chantilly lace designed with a Queen Anne neckline and sheperdess sleeves. The full skirt of organza and attached chapel train were appliqued with lace and bordered with a double ruffle. The fingertip veil, with scattered lace motifs and plain blusher, was held by a Camelot headpiece accented with seed pearls. Her flowers were white and Banquet Celebration The Mary Magdalene Chapter No. 208 order of Eastern Star will celebrate their 27th banquet anniversary dinner Saturday, Nov. 25, 1978 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Virginia Gentlemen Restaurant in Front Royal. Tickets will be S6.00 and may be obtained from Mrs. Rachael Aylor 987-8118, Mrs. Ethel Bailey 675-3608, or Mrs. Lulu Wigenton 636-6801. Mrs. Margaret Coleman, deputy organizer, of the 26th district will be guest speaker. Women’s Club The regular monthly meeting of the Rappahannock Women's Gub has been scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Sharon Ferrence in Sperryville. If you are unable to attend, please contact the hostess. ++++ People once believed that if their palms itched they would receive money. yellow cushion pompons with yellow streamers. Mrs. Darlene Compton of Castleton was matron of honor for her sister. Her long gown was a yellow floral print with matching cape. She carried a bouquet of yellow, orange and white cushion pompons with green streamers. Mr. Settle was best man for his son. The bride’s mother chose a yellow slipper length gown with white lace accenting the sleeves, neckline and waist. The mother of the bridegroom wore a blue floor length jacket ensemble. A reception followed at the home of the bridegroom's parents where a tiered wedding cake and other refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Settle are making their home in Millington, Tenn., where Mr. Settle is serving with the U.S. Marine Corps. School Menus NOV. 27-DEC. 1. 1978 Monday Hot dog on bun, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, apple pie, milk. Tuesday Chicken noodle soup, crackers, peanut butter and jelly sandwich, peaches, milk. Wednesday Spaghetti, biscuits, buttered corn, cookie, milk. Thursday Bologna sandwich, macaroni and cheese, peas, mixed fruit, milk. Friday Che€teburger, French fries, applesauce, Jello, milk. Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Holman of Amissville are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Wanda G. Holman to Robert D. Yowell, son of Robert F. Yowell, Blue Ridge St., Warrenton, and Betty L. Yowell, Rt. 2. Warrenton. A June wedding is planned. LERNER'S Downtown Culpeper TOYTOWN & GIFTWARE FESTIVAL Opens Monday Watch Star Exponent for big 8 page colorful circular LERNER’S DEPT. 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General District Court Cases George A. Nebeling, New Jersey, speeding 71/55, $32 fine $18 costs. Elijah F. Carter, Maryland, speeding 72/55, $34 fine $18 costs. Michael Dale Johnson, Harrisonburg, speeding 72/55, $34 fine $18 costs. Thomas L Kindall, Washington, Va., reckless driving, speeding 77/55, reduced to speeding 74/55, $38 fine $18 costs. Bennett B Roy, Front Royal, speeding 74/55, $38 fine $18 costs Howard C. Jones, Amissville, speeding 72'55, $34 fine $18 costs Charles H. Haley. Jr., Markham, defective equipment, $15 fine $18 costs Roy L Corbin, Bentonville. speeding 74 55, $38 fine $18 :osts THRILL ’ your. CHILD WITH A LETTER RRPM5WW Visit our Santa Post Office and select an enchanting FREE letter that will bring the wonder of Santa Claus to that special child. We will have it postmarked from Santa Claus, Indiana. It's our way of saying Merry Christmas. Lerner's Department Store Downtown Culpeper John Timothy Beahm, Washington, Va., speeding 74/55, $38 fine; Same, defective equipment, $15 fine $18 costs. Douglas B. Hutton McGaheysville, speeding 75/55, $40 fine $18 costs. Aaron John Fletcher, Washington, Va., speeding 70/56, $30 fine $18 costs. David O. Lee, Culpeper, speeding 70/55, $30 fine $18 costs. Timothy W. Barker, Falls Church, reckless driving, speeding 83/55, $83 fine $18 costs. Theodore H. Snyder, Maryland, speeding 65/55, $20 fine $18 costs. Hubert Harrison, Tennessee, speeding 73/55, $36 fine $18 costs. Peter C. Williamson, New Jersey, speeding 74/55, $38 fine $18 costs. John R. Judd, Oakton, drunk in public. $15 fine $15 costs. Jerry Lee Melon, Luray, reckless driving, speeding 80/55, dismissed Alvin D Grigsby, Castleton, speeding 66/55, nolle prosequi. Jerry Lee Jenkins, Sperryville, reckless driving, accident, nolle prosequi on motion of Commonwealth's Attorney; Same, ollowing too closely, $25 fine $18 costs Alfred Rupper Frazier, Front Royal, driving while intoxicated, asent to ASAP, 12 months probation; Same, drunk in public, continued generally Jay Scott Chaffee, Washington, Va., driving while intoxicated, dismissed; same, reckless driving, nolle prosequi David Abraham Norman, Washington, Va., driving while intoxicated, sent to ASAP, 12 months probation Lewis Allen Smoot, Washington, Va , reckless driving, reduced to improper driving, $25 fine $18 costs NOTICE To Building Contractors The Board of Supervisors at their regularly scheduled meeting on October 12, 1978, authorized the construction of improved and additional parking space at the rear of the Court House Work includes relocation of frame storage building, relocation of fencing, grading, gravel surfacing and curb stop. Details of construction are shown on the County Engineer Bulletin Board on the second floor of the Rappahannock National Bank or by contacting the County Engineer by telephone 67S-3230 Proposals may be submitted to the County Clerks office at any time prior to December 6, 8 F.M. Baumgardner County Engineer Rappahannock County Washington, Virginia 22747 Nov. 8,1978 11/30/78 PRO MAC 10-10 now withT ELECTRONIC IGIMITIO A saw that's equally at home in the yard, on.the farm or in the forest Features are the reason why. *16" sprocket tip ^ guide bar and chain V • Cham Brake/Hand Guard safety feature • Automatic and manual oiling • Powerful 3 3 cubic engine • 16 8 pounds complete with bar and chain • Muffler shield and jther features for performance and safett J. A. Swan, Jr:/ & Co., Inc. k 201 S. East St. Culpeper 825-8371 Craig W. Silvey, Silver Spring, Md. driving while intoxicated, sent to ASAP, 12 months probation; same, refusing blood test, continued generally. William Lee Dunn, Jr., Washington, Va„ drive suspended on April 5, nolle prosequi; same, drive suspended on June 22, guilty, 15 days in (ail, 10 days suspended, serve 5 days on weekends. Jackie Melvin Baldwin, Sperryville, drunk in public, $15 fine $15 costs. John C. MacArthur, Annandale, possess marijuana, nolle prosequi. Philip Thomas Register, Washington, Va., drunk in public, nolle prosequi; same, possess controlled substance, nolle prosequi. Steven Owen Critzer, Rtchards ville, assault and battery on Doris Critzer, dismissed on motion of complainant, $15 costs. Harold R. Parker, Fairfax, possess marijuana, nolle prosequi Woodville News By MRS. B.M. VARNER Rappahannock New* C.orrr*pondenl Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Weakley of Washington and Mrs. Gladys Dulaney of Luray were Saturday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Daczewitz, Greg, Phillip and Derek. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Johnson on Saturday were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Murphy in Fairfax. Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Armstrong of Williamsburg were Saturday overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice O’Bannon. Tabby Sue, John Jr. and Jefferey Woodward were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Brew Burke. Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Woodward of Castleton joined them for Sunday dinner and the children returned home with their parents. The Rev. Gale Titchenell attended the Shiloh Pastor’s Conference at the Boxwood House Restaurant near Culpeper Monday night. William Greer entertained the Red Oak Johnson families for dinner at "The Inn" Sunday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde P. Johnson, Rick and Kristy Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Flaherty of Falls Church, Mrs. Jessie Dailey, Mrs. Ruth Rowles. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Highlander and Miss Donna Highlander of Culpeper. The Rev. and Mrs. Gale Titchenell returned home Thursday after attending the Baptist General Association held in Roanoke. Their daughter, Sue Titchenell, . arrived home on Tuesday for the Thanksgiving holidays. Mr. and Mrs. John Williams of Culpeper were guests Tuesday of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wayland. Sunday Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Winfrey. Ill and daughter, Catherine, of Newport News were guests of Mrs. H. B. Winfrey and Mrs. Dillard Glenn. Mrs. Paul Wiley, Frank Travis and Lisa Wiley of Amissville were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burke and Dicky. Mr. Berry of Laurel, Md. was a Saturday afternoon guest of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Burke. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Wood and Henry B. joined Mrs. Wood’s parents Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Blanton and sister Miss Mary Nell Blanton of , Amelia on Saturday and attended the William and Mary football game in Richmond. HARVEST DANCE Sat., Nov. 25 ft “ p.m. National Guard Armory Warrenton C\ • $5 per person • Door prizes • Set-ups sold and The Free State Ramblers licnefitting the Preservation of Fauquier Farmland Sponsored by The Fauquier League for Agriculture and Conservation For information call 347-9419 or 347-3816 STUDENTS WHO WILL LEAD the Christmas procession at Wakefield Country Day School at Huntly are Richard Dierig of Front Royal and Stacy Skowronski of Washington, Va. The Christmas program at Wakefield is scheduled for December 15. Wakefield Students Honored Two Wakefield students, Stacy Skowronski and Richard Dierig, have been selected in a special vote of students and faculty to lead the school's annual Christmas procession. This honor, conferred annually on deserving students, is based on scholarship, citizenship, and general excellence of character. Stacy, an eleventh grader, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Skowronski of Washington, Va. Born in Teheran. Iran, where her father was employed as an engineering consultant by the Shah, Stacy has attended several schools before coming to Wakefield where she is active in ballet, chess, soccer, field hockey and art. She is a First Honors student, ranking first in her class academically. Richard, a ninth grader, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Dierig of Front Royal. Born in New Jersey, he is a first-generation American, his parents having immigrated to the United States from East Germany. Before coming to Wakefield, Richard attended schools in New York. He ranks first in his class academically, having a special interest in mathematics and chess, and is a class Prefect, a locker room Patrol and a member of the Varsity soccer team. The Christmas procession which these two students have been selected to lead has been a Wakefield tradition since the school opened in 1972. This year’s Christmas procession and pageant will take place on Friday, Dec. 15. Dodson A funeral for Sarah Ellen Dodson of Brentwood, Md., formerly of Rixeyville, was held Friday at Geest Funeral Home Chapel in Culpeper conducted by the Rev. Lindsay Savage. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper. Mrs. Dodson, 82, widow of Benjamin Lee Dodson, died Nov. 14, 1978 at Prince George’s Hospital in Cheverly, Md. A native of Rappahannock County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Sisk and the late Mary Jane Leake. She is survived by six sons, Charlie Dodson and Benjamin Dodson, both of College Park. Md.. Robert Updike Ward “Jack” Updike, 68, of Front Royal, died Nov. 15, 1978 in Warren Memorial Hospital. A funeral service was held Saturday at Maddox Funeral Home in Front Royal conducted by the Rev. Laughton Corr and Elder Hollie Redmon. Interment was in Shenandoah Memorial Park Mr. Updike was bom in Rappahannock County, Jan. 21, 1910, son of Roland James Updike of Rixeyville and the late Willie Moore. He was a member ol Primitive Baptist Church and was retired from the FMC Corporation. In addition to his father, he is survived by his wife, Annie M. Updike of Front Royal; two sons, James W. Updike of Clearbrook and Bernard M. Updike of Front Royal; two daughters, Dorothy Aleshire of Hagerstown, Md., and Marv Lee King of Alexandria; and ^ eight grandchildren. Active pallbearers were W. y N. Olinger, Millard Williams. L Austin Clem, Maddox Tapp, « William Powers and Leonard 5 Reed. Dodson and Albert Dodson, both of Rixeyville, William Dodson of Beltsville, Md.. and Luther Dodson of Glendale, Md; four daughters, Mrs. Elsie Hennessey of Brentwood, Md., Mrs. Ellen Walker and Mrs. Lucy Millen, both of Riverdale, Md. and Mrs. Frances Sisk of Hopewell; 50 grandchildren, 132 greatgrandchildren, and 19 greatgreat-grandchildren. Kilby A graveside funeral for Elizabeth Mae Kilby of Culpeper was held Nov. 17, at Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, conducted by the Rev. John S. Farrar. Mrs. Kilby, 74, died Nov. 14, 1978 at Hiram Davis Medical Center at Petersburg, following a long illness. A native of Rappahannock County, she was the daughter of the late Lindsey P. Jenkins and the late Carrie L. Weakley. She was the widow of William Hunter Kilby. She was a member of Culpeper Baptist Church. She is survived by a brother, Simon Jenkins; two sisters, Cary Ethel Jenkins and Sarah Alice Jenkins; and several nieces and nephews. Luttrell Mrs. Julia Silvey Luttrell of San Diego, Calif, died Sunday, November 19, 1978. She was a native of Amissville, the daughter of the late Fannie Anderson and James Jackson Silvey. She was 83, the widow of Charles Luttrell. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Julia Gale of Santa Ana, Calif, and ten grandchildren. L. H. Luttrell of Amissville is her brotherin-law. WANTED SCRAP CAST IRON PRICES DETERMINED BY QUANTITIES & QUALITY OmMvwtd tv oar ymniin Cu+Hp*. Bingham & Taylor Foundry News From Around Sperry ville By JUNE CLARK Rapptluaaoek New* Carrtspoadnrt Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stout of State College, Pa. were guests Thursday and Friday of Dr. and Mrs. Carroll Quaintance. The Quaintances spent the weekend in Richmond with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stout and attended the WAM Richmond football game on Saturday. Mrs. Frances Tabler iris it ed friends in Arlington Sunday and had luncheon with Mrs. Mildred Myers in Falls Church. Mr. and Mrs. Dickie Way land of Slate Mills with Mrs. Earle Wayland visited Mr. Wayland in the VA Hospital in Martinsburg, W. Va. on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wood and Mrs. Mary Quaintance were guests of Mrs. Brown Miller at the Thanksgiving dinner Saturday evening at the Criglersville Elementary School. Callie and Gare Dodding of Fairfax spent from Saturday to Monday with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hawkins. Mrs. Jimmy Wayland, Mrs. Nina B. Brown, Mrs. Jerry Brown and Mrs. Ranny Aylor attended the quarterly Conference held at the Flint Hill United Methodist H—M—IThough plantlike in appearance, corals actually are simple animals. Under crowded conditions, a coral may be attacked and eaten by one of its own kind, reports National Geographic. Bowling Charles Edward Bowling, 76, of Flint Hill died Nov. 16, 1978 at Rutherford Rest Home, Front Royal. A funeral service was held Nov. 18 at the Maddox Funeral Home, Front Royal, conducted by the Rev. Vicki Pittard. Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Front Royal. Mr. Bowling was born Nov. 14. 1902 at Flint Hill, son of the late George William and Mattie Birch Clark Bowling. He was predeceased by his wife, Estelle Virginia Keyser Bowling. He was a member of the Flint Hill United Methodist Church. Surviving are one brother, Frank Bowling of Washington, D. C.; and one granddaughter, Karen Bowling of Front Royal, and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Douglas Keyser, James Bowling, Warren Keyser, William C. Keyser Jr., Ray Keyser and Jay Keyser. Church Sunday. Heather Aylor was a dinner guest of her grandmother, Mrs. Robert Nether*. Hencil Dodson is a patient in Warren Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Aylor of Madison were Sunday callers of Mrs. Lee Swindler. Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Schaefer, Fred C. Schaefer and Mrs. B. M. Varner were at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C. Sunday. Mrs. Keith Martin, Mrs. Ronald Wiley, Mrs. W. H. Lyne, Mrs. Kathryn Wayland, Mrs. Eva Dodson and Mrs. B. M. Varner, members of the Susan Wood Circle, held their monthly meeting with Mrs. Carlton Atkins last Thursday. Patrick Henry Alther of Charlottesville arrived Tuesday to spend Thanksgiving holiday with his family. Mrs. F. R. Taylor of McLean is now staying with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Taylor and family. Mr. and Mrs. James Swindler were in Pennsylvania on a buying trip last week. * Mrs. Lois Frazier, Miss Patty Atkins and Miss Frances Leake of Warrenton were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Ethel Tyner and Miss Nellie Atkins. Mrs. Carroll Quaintance, Mrs. Mary Quaintance, Mrs. B. M. Varner with Mrs. W. \ W. Sanford of Orange spent last Tuesday in Charlottesville. Thomas Baldwin Jr. has returned from Culpeper Memorial Hospital following surgery. Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Brown, Charles, Patricia and Melissa Brown and Tony Deal joined by Mrs. Greg Smoot and Cheryl of Washington spend the weekend in Maryland as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Menefee and Destney. Richard Menefee and Garnet Payne were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Brown and family Monday. HOBBY HOUSE CRAFT SHOP 501 Commerce Ave. Front Royal 635-7555 Holiday Ideas-make your ornaments, wreaths, gifts. Open 11 -5 Closed Thurs. Fuia! {Jn'bu/f. CLORE FUNERAL HOME "The Home of Thoughtful Service" PHONE 825-2361 CULPEPER CEMETERY MEMORIALS PRINCIPLES OF REAL ESTATE 2-Week Courses (Days! 5 or 7 Wk. Courses (Eve. A Sat.I , -EICENSEPREP AR ATION Broker A Salesmen Guaranteed to pass or money back ENROLL TODAY New classes starting every month National Institute of Real Estate 10501 Ballsford Rd., Manassas (Hayloft Dinner Theater Bldg.I NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF COMMISSION INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE TARIFFS FOR RECOVERY OF FUEL COSTS BY THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY The 1978 Session of the General Assembly of Virginia has enacted legislation which requires each electric utility which purchases fuel for the generation of electricity to submit to the Commission its estimate of cost, including the fuel component of purchased power for a one-year period beginning January 1, 1979, along with proposed rates designed to recover the estimated fuel cost. It is the responsibility of the Commission to investigate the estimated fuel cost and proposed rate design and to assure that reasonable tariffs are implemented to recover fuel cost. It is further the responsibility of the Commission to provide for quarterly review during the coming year to investigate the actual recovery of cost under the electric utilities tariff provision so that any overrecovery or under-recovery of fuel cost can be corrected. The Commission is required to review all actual fuel cost and to disallow recovery of any fuel cost that are found to be unreasonable. The Potomac Edison Company comes under the provision of the new General Assembly Act. The Company has been instructed to file with the Commission on or before November 15, 1978, its estimated fuel cost, tariff revisions to recover such estimated fuel cost, and evidence in support of its proposals. On or after November 15, 1978, copies of the proposal may be reviewed in any business office where bills may be paid. A public hearing has been scheduled on the Company's proposal commencing at 10.00 a.m. on December 22, 1978, in the Commission's Courtroom, Richmond, Virginia. The initial purpose of this public hearing is to determine reasonable tariffs for the Company to implement on January 1, 1979. The purpose of these tariffs is not to change the revenue of the Company. If after review of these tariffs an interested party determines that it wishes to participate as a protestant in this proceeding, that is, to present evidence on behalf and to cross-examine witnesses and make arguments and file briefs, then they should file a notice of protest in accordance with the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure with William C. Young, Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, P. O. Box 1197, Richmond, Virginia 23209. Also a copy of the protest should be sent to Robert B. Murdock, Esq., The Potomac Edison Company, Downsvilla Pike, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. If, an interested party, does not wish to participate as a protestant, but instead wishes to appear and make a statement in his or her own behalf, they need only appear at 9:45 a.m. on the day of the hearing at which time they will be given a notice of appearance form by the Bailiff. These interested parties will be given an opportunity to speak at 10:00 a.m. or soon as practicable thereafter. Persons Intending to appear and speak in their own behalf should so notify the Commission by writing to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission. t While, the purpose of the hearing on December 22, 1978, will be to determine rates to go into effect to recover fuel cost, in lieu of the present fuel adjustment clause of the Company, the hearing will be continued for further investigation to determine reasonable rules and procedures for monitoring estimated and actual fuel cost during the quarterly reviews that will occur in 1979 and the years thereafter, and such other rules and procedures as may be necessary to administer the provisions of the General Assembly Act. Part of the Allegheny Power System

News From Boston By MRS. MARIE ATKINS Rappahannock fewa Cormpondmt Sunday luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas •Hensley and Mrs. Gladys Schlosser were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hopkins of Remington and Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Fox and Robbie. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jenkins visited Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hoffman and Wayne in Culpeper Sunday. William Hawkins of Alexandria was a Saturday guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hawkins. Miss Geraldine Dean of Charlottesville spent the weekend with her parents. Castleton Mr. and Mrs. William F. Pope of Beaver Dam were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Vanneman. Mrs. Peter Powell and children David and Bethany, have recently visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray T. Cannon, and have returned to their home in Lancaster N.H. The giraffe has a maximum life span of 30 years, approximately the same as the Neanderthal man during the early Stone Age. _ PARK THEATRE Sun.-Thurs. 7:30 Fri. 6 Sat. 7 & 9 Sat.-Sun. Mat. 2 p.m. Hilarious Fun & Crazy characters l So <lon t 4{< i sfT,*i«|ht to %«*<• litis iiKnir1 CHfcECH A CHONG S | UP IN ^SMOKEl r Mr. and Mrs. Russell Dean. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll T. Deal of Arlington were weekend guests of Clifton Naide. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duncan and Mrs. George Butler were Sunday afternoon callers of Mrs. Amos Butler and son Lewis in Woodville. Mrs. Butler, who has been a patient in Fairfax Hospital, was at her home for the day Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Hensley, Susan and Trey spent a recent weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Keeling in Farmville. Mrs. Mollie Nicholson of Etlan spent several days in the Dodson and Gaines’ homes here. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Frazier were Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Atkins in Sperryville. Miss Penny Peyton was in Harrisonburg Saturday attending a Science Club Meeting at James Madison University. Mrs. A. B. Honts of Front Royal. J. Stant Weaver of Washington and Mrs. Jesse Hawkins were Wednesday luncheon guests with Mr. and Mrs. Cary Thornhill; Mrs. George Butler acted as hostess since Mrs. Thornhill has recently been hospitalized. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier, Michael and Michele were Saturday afternoon visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Meade in Culpeper. Alvin Atkins, Albert Wharton and Calvin Atkins of Sperryville were Sunday afternoon callers of the Fraziers. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Padgett and sons of Herndon were Sunday luncheon guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duncan. i MOUNTAIN LUMBER COMPANY Dealers in Rare and Special Woods P.O. Box 7 Free Union, Virginia 22940 Telephone (804) 295-1922 Old heart-pine, wide plank flooring Butternut and Ghestnot paneling Old log cabins - beams Our selection of wood may be seen m our warehouse in Charlottesville. Va Special Auction Thursday Night, Nov. 30 Consisting of a lot of new fabrics, new watches many other new items. Door Prize will be given Special Notice Just received a load of Christmas toys and other items. Open Daily - 8:30 to 4:30 Come early and Browse Jenkin’s Auction House Washington, Va. 675-3325 —Kappahannodc New* Photo/S. Latham KINZY BURACKER of Sperryville bagged this tremendous deer on the opening day of the hunting season. He plans to mount the head. County Women Head R-MA Parent Group Mrs. Thomas L. Eastham of Washington and Mrs. Charles B. Swaim of Flint Hill have been elected officers of Randolph-Macon Academy’s Parents' Association for the 1978-79 year. Action came during the school’s recent Parents’ Day program. Mrs. Kilby Has Bridge Guests Mrs. L. J. Kilby entertained members of the Sperryville Bridge Club and additional guests at her home on Friday evening. Those playing were Mrs. Brown Miller, Mrs. Mary Quaintance, Mrs. Dale Metzinger, Mrs. R. E. Wood, Mrs. C. E. Johnson, Jr., Mrs. R. E. Thompsen, Mrs. Roy L. Reeve, Mrs. H. L. Smith, Mrs. Elmo Flynt, Mrs. Rayner Snead, Mrs. Rex Lindstrom, Mrs. E. A. McNear, ' Mrs. Charles H. Elsies,' Vrii.' Hugh thriiman, Mrs. W. H. Lyne and Mrs. T. J. Pillar. Prize winners were Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Snead and Mrs. Lyne. Mrs. Eastham, whose sons Fletcher and Lindsay are a senior and sophomore respectively at the Front Royal preparatory school, will succeed Joseph F. Silek as president of the parents' group. Mrs. Swaim, whose sons Charles and Howard are recent graduates of the Academy, will serve as secretary-treasurer. A third son, Gregory, is a RandolphMacon sophomore. The R-MA Parents' Association, acting on the recommendation of the 14 members of its Parents' Council, voted to initiate a $25,000 drive to renovate the school’s science laboratories as its project for the upcoming year. ~ In other business, Mrs. Eastham established committees to study and provide recommendations for the improvement of R-MA's athletic program and student social activities. Money is the seed of money, and the guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million. News From Flint Hill mr». Lmoo\e **immer oi Front Royal was a Sunday visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Welch. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Irwin were Mrs. Millie Irwin and Mrs. John Wine both of Front Royal, Bill Reynolds of Washington, D. C. and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Keyser of Washington, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Nethers and children, George and Nethella of Stephens City, Mrs. Pauline Aylor and Heather of Sperryville, Mrs. Bob Lewis of Huntly, Bud Corder and daughter Karen of Front Royal were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Robert Nethers. Weekend guests of Mr. anu ivirv raui ivimer were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Howell of Madison Heights. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Huff and family were their daughter and grandson. Mrs. Carolyn Kinsey and Keith of Front Royal. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Foster were Sunday guests of their daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Irving Corbin and family in Hartwood. Mrs. Charlie Lillard and her sister, Mrs. Lois Sours, of Warrenton were in Arlington on Monday. Sunday visitors of Mrs. Ada Grimsley were Mr. and Mrs. Russell Grimsley and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Grimsley all of Huntly. Weekend visitors of Dr. and Robert Rodgers were their daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. John Humphries of Alexandria. Spending several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. John S. Browning were her sister and brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Charles LeFoe of Hagerstown, Md. Mrs. Inez Pullen and Mrs. Robert L. Pullen were in Winchester Wednesday. V 1 Mile East of Marshall Rt 55 w TRUCK LOAD NEW TOOL AUCTION J^VV7^s '>!p 'i® Wednesday, Nov. 29 7 P.M. Fauquier Livestock Exchange Comer, Rt. 55 & 709, Marshall, Va. HIGHEST QUALITY. NATIONALLY ADVERTISED NAME BRANDS! FLOOR JACKS - AIR COMPRESSORS - ROLL AROUND TOOL BOXES - DRILL PRESSES Sale items can be inspected one hour before sale time1 ROCKWELL • ROD AC • FULLER ■ CUNNINGS • MILLER FALLS - BROWN ■ MARFLOW 9NOAM47C ■ WRIQHT • CHANNEL LOCK ■ REMINGTON • McQRAW EDISON • DIAMOND LOY■ WATERLOO INQERSOLL RAND ■ WEN. EDISON DIAMOND Ni HAVE THE LARGEST SELECTION OF Mi UW T0U5 ANO ACQESSOfKS ON WHEELS A complete seteciion of hand tools, air tools, electric tods, for the plumber, carpenter mechanic welder electrician, trucker, farmer, painter, contractor, shop owner or serious tool user in any profession. We have It all—drill bits to air tools, hacksaw bladas to drill presses paint brushes to compressors, sandpaper to grinders, extension cords to torch hoses . P« orusnes to ML HOC TOtXS CMWT A UffTtMt BUMWflH - POtOBt TOOLS A FUU. HICTOHT RMRNRY TERMS Cash or approved check with proper ID, if tax OF exempt must show number Not responsible for SALE ch*nfles 10 *,,lk*8 or Shipping schedules Not responsible for accidents or property after sold AUCTIONEER: Bob Evans (REFRESHMENTS) •THIS IS THE LARGEST SALE Of THIS KINO EVER TO BE HELD IN THIS AREA!« i News From The Washington Area '-filing on Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Keyser Sunday at “The Oaks” were Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Simpson of Luray and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Slaughter of Leesburg. L. V. Merrill was released from Fauquier Hospital last Compton’s Have Son Mr. and Mrs. Robert Compton of Amissville are the parents of a son, Robert William Jr., born November 8, 1978 in Fauquier Hospital. Grandparents of the infant are Charles Compton and Mrs. Ann Compton of Front Royal and Mrs. Shirley Settle of Viewtown and the late George Pullen. Mrs. Compton is the former Christine Pullen. Conservation Payments Issued The Rappahannock County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) began issuing cost-share payment checks on October 1. 1978 for completed 1978 agricultural conservation program (ACP) practices. Farmers who have completed a practice should report it to us immediately," T. R. Taylor, Chairperson of the ASC committee, said. He pointed out that any approved practices which may not be carried should also be reported so that the funds may be used for other requests. Cost-share checks for completed practices are expected to total $23,765. Mr. Taylor said 95 farmers participated in the 1978 conservation program. ASCS encourages all farmers and ranchers to install needed practices in order to solve rural pollution and conservation problems. The ACP shares with farmers between 40 and 60 per cent of the cost of materials used to carry out soil, water, woodland and wildlife conservation practices on their land. Tuesday and is recuperating nicely at home. Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill were her sister and nephews Mrs. Elizabeth Reading and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Reading all of Nokesville and Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Reading of Stafford. Saturday and Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Loring Anderson Sr., were their son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren Mr. and Mrs. Loring Anderson Jr., Karen and Ernest of Culpeper. Trenton Burke of Culpeper was a Saturday luncheon guest of his mother, Mrs. Guy Burke. Mr. and Mrs. Trenton Burke were Monday callers. Dining at “The Inn” Sunday evening were Mrs. W. M. Fletcher with Mr. and Mrs. William Swift and family of Arlington. Sunday visitors of Mrs. Henry Keyser were Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Armstrong of Williamsburg. Scott Keyser of Clifton was a Sunday dinner guest. Mrs. Gabe Burke was a Sunday dinner guest of her daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Roy Alther and family in Sperryville. Stant Weaver was a Tuesday luncheon guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Thornhill of Boston. Fred Butler of Boston was a Monday caller of Mr. Weaver. Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Payne were Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Giles of Warrenton, Mrs. Gladys Moore of Arlington, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jenkins, Kim and T. J. of Culpeper, Mrs. Reid ' Payne and Mrs. Jackie Estes. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fairfax have returned from a trip which included stops at St. Thomas in the Virgin Island, Haiti and San Juan, Puerto Rico. They traveled on the ship, “Caribe,” which left from Alexandria on Nov. 5 and returned Nov. 14. Weekend houseguest of Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Weakley was Mrs. Carlton Dulaney of Luray. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Perry were entertained Saturday on their 40th wedding anniversary at the “Mining Company Restaurant” in Annandale by their sons and daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Perry of Knoxville, Tenn., Mr. and Mrs. Roy Perry of Alexandria and their daughter and sonin-law, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kerns of Manassas. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Baines and family spent the weekend in Suffolk and Williamsburg visiting their families. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Eastham entertained with a birthday dinner Wednesday evening for their son, Richie, celebrating his 12th birthday. Guests were his sister Edie, Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Frazier and Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown. While in Washington, D.C. over the weekend, Ian Pryde flew in a medivac helicopter on a training flight over the city. The medivac is used to transport accident victims from outlying areas into hospitals for treatment. BULLOCK'S Quality Cleaners Complete Dry Cleaning and Laundry Service Rugs and Drapes 19 E. Jackson St. Front Royal 635-3055 TAX DEADLINE The deadline for paying 1978 Rappahannock County Personal Property and Real Estate Taxes is TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5 The Treasurer's Office will be closed all day Wednesday, December 6 If you have not received your tax statement contact Mrs. Frances Foster Rappahannock County Treasurer Washington, Va • v.w. vehicle specialist • Repairs on Most Foreign and American Cars 30Ashby St., Warrenton, Va. 347-3785 HORSES FOR SALE TENNESSEE WALKER - 11 year: old black with 3 white socks white blaze $400 Call 703-777 6798 or 703-687-5153 after 5 0( pm _(11-23-3M7 GENTLE RIDING HORSES for sale large selection ot Hunter prospec ts, good Western horses and children's horses Also good usee English and Western tack Boarding, breaking and training, professional care Orchard Hill Stable 703-554-8255 117) GIRL TO LIVE on quiet mountain farm, no rent in exchange for horse care, etc Must be knowledgable and dependable 703-955-3389 (17) QUALITY REGISTERED THOROUGHBRED yearling philly Excellent conformation and disposition To race or as |unior prospect. $2000. negotiable 703955-3389 (17) THOROUGHBRED GELDING - Dark brown. 16 H 8 years old great show or hunter prospect $3 000 703-687-6873 (17) Registered Arabian Mare, gray, 4 yrs. old, started under sadde, gentle, excellent disposition, good size (703) 788 4707 _11,2378 Registered Quarter horses, Cedar Run Farm, "Versatility and Disposition", Bonding, breeding, “le, (703) 347-7585. TACK A EQUIPMENT 4- i 16" CROSBY PRIX de NATIONS saddle for sale Also tweed coat size 14 and hard hat Call Marillyn, 703-338-4916 after 6:00 p m (17) BARN CONSTRUCTION V— I. I. I III! . r WILL SWAP Ihorougnorea filly of your choice for show pony for intermediate rider 703-822-551 7 (17) FOR RENT - 10-stall stable, tack room with full bath and feed room Turn out shed, pole barn and machine shed Pond, fenced and cross-fenced Approximately 40 acres on Route 50 east of Upperville in the Piedmont Hunt adjacent to a training track Contact Turner Reuter, 703-687-221 1 9 30 a m -5 30 p m MondayFriday (11-2-4M7) FOR LEASE - Chestnut gelding approximately 15 1 hands - Good lumper Intermediate-Advanced riders only Call 703-882-3054 for information (17) RIDE INDOORS THIS WINTER, large indoor ring available by hour or event, individual groups, dubs welcome. School indoors, be ready for spring shows. Located off 29-211, on Vint Hill Rd. Boarding, lessons, group and private, 754-9059 or 754-4647. EQUINE JUMPS -cutwn BuliTSIGNS PAINTED vinccnt Williams OILAPlMH .VA WANTED Reasonably priced large horse for light riding to a good home 301-874-2662 (17) WANTED TO BUY Horses, ponies, colts, saddles, wagons, etc. 703554-8255 Hackney Bros, builders Complete Horse Facilities Pole Barns • Machinery Sheds Custom Homes • Additions Remodeling - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION - (703) 687-5292 After 6 P.M. "You Should See What We Saw" HAY FOR SALE GOOD MIXED first cutting hay tor sale at barn, near Leesburg. Telephone: 703-777-3174 day; 777-2137 p m. and weekends (11-16-21-17) HORSE HAY - Timothy, orchard grass, alfalfa - $1 50/bale and up. Straw, $1.50/bale Equibed horse bedding (you will like it), $2 25/bag Shelled corn, $6 00/100 Cracked corn, $6.50/100 Cassidy Bros./one mile east of Leesburg on Route 7 703-777-5134 (11-16-4M7) * INSTRUCTION Professional rider, NeW to area available for lessons and working yearlings, hunters and jumpers, References available. 347-9070 evenings. _ 1! 23 7B RIDING LESSONS Private and Group Beginners to Advanced Child or Adult TRAIL RIDES 777-3012 777-3279 BARN CONSTRUCTION =■=•—* BOARDING A TRAINING PROBLEM HORSE’ Professional schooling for your difficult field hunter. Specialized in breaking and reschooling horses Quality riding instruction Debbie 703338-6102 (17) BOARDING - PRIVATE STABLE New facilities include 12x13 box stalls, riding ring, cross country course and dressage area, miles of mountain trails. Vanning available to local shows and hunts 703-338-7320 _ (10-26-3M7) FARRIERS - ■ Duane Manning 25 years experience All types of horses, all types problems. Hamilton, Va. 703-338-6228 HORSESHOEING BILL DAVIS 703-347-4009 BARN CONSTRUCTION ‘TiMUilliams Co., Inc. specializing in the construction ol Complete Custom Horse Facilities BARNS - STABLES - INDOOR ARENAS Remodeling - Custom Homes "Hers* barns built by Horsaman" We Service our Product Rt 1 Box 40. Brood Run. Vo 22014 GRECyy 703-347-3173 ^nq the hunt count HOMES • STABLES ■ BARNS ■ ADDITIONS ■ FENCING 347*1648

Bargaining Act Proposed continued trom Page 1)J negotiate for the farmers’ products, individual fanners are placed at a competitive disadvantage in an ever weakening position, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation, coauthors of the proposed Marketing Bill. The Federation believes that farmers need bargaining power—muscle in the market place—to combat the continuing decline in the number of auction and central markets which have provided a source of price information and an alternative market outlet for many producers. The associations accredited by the Marketing and Bargaining Act will be able to improve farm prices and the conditions and terms of sale, which are now set by handlers with individual producers or associations having little clout to counter or reject the contract offered by the handler or processor. Robinson Meeting Snead reported that the Virginia Farm Bureau Marketing Association would attempt to schedule a meeting with Congressman J. Kenneth Robinson, also a Winchester orchardist, to get his feelings on the proposed legislation. Snead noted that similar legislation had been passed at the state level in Michigan and is currently under consideration in New York and Pennsylvania. Although reemphasizing that the Virginia Farm Bureau Marketing Association had not endorsed passage of the marketing Act. Snead said he was personally in favor of the bill as it was submitted in August. He added that his continued support would depend on “what the final bill looks like” when it is resubmitted in the upcoming session of Congress. “Right now, growers have very little say in what apple products sell for... National Fruit comes out with a price and everybody has to accept it,” he said. According to Snead, the Marketing and Bargaining Act, passed as now written, “will put growers in a stronger position to get a fair price for their products.” Miller On Winning Team Jay Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Newbill Miller of Washington, is a member of the beef cattle judging team from Virginia Polytechnic Institute which won the national championship in that event at the International Livestock St^ow held recently in Louisville, Kentucky. The five-man team also placed fourth in the nation in judging all classes of meat production, including hogs, sheep and cattle. Miller, a graduate of Rappahannock County High School, is a junior at VP1 majoring in animal sciences. . .. FLINT HILL HOMEMAKERS won the club of the year award at the Achievement Night program held last week. Club members (left to right) Margaret Muter, Sandra Jenkins, Flo Duvall, Corrine DelGrosso, Elsie Dodson, Alice Pullen and Rose Foster posed in front of their exhibit table. The theme of the club’s demonstration was “Recycle It—Trash to Treasures” and featured dozens of Christmas craft and gift ideas fashioned from materials that are generally tossed in the trash. Energy CostSavings Tips Insulate your basement. It’s standard procedure to begin insulating a house with the attic, but it may be worth your time to consider insulating your basement, as well. If you have no basement, insulate the crawl space below your floors. Princeton University researchers found that 25 percent of the furnace heat in the houses they monitored stayed in the basement. If that area is not well insulated, you could be losing several hundred dollars worth of heat annually. Sappabannuck^mis ClCISSif IGCl AdS - . .111 * M1SC- FOR SALE McCulloch Chain Saws for Sale, parts and service. WARD'S LAWN & GARDEN CENTER, Inc., 1516 Shenandoah Ave , Front Royal. 635 8459 or 635 4850. 13 + Coal for Sale: Minimum 2 ton loads. Lump $67.50 per ton. Nut $72.50 per ton. Call 635 3418. __13n30 Hens for sale: $1.00 each. Call 675 3775. _13 + pd Heat with a collector's item 100 year old, all cast iron wood stove taken directly from a Maryland estate out-kitchen. Excellent condition. $875. Other old stoves now being refurbished. Can be seen here in county Call 202 337 2564 after 6 p.m. 13 + U Haul Trailer fiberglass 4 ft. by 7 ft. enclosed type with ■'after^-'tire. $475. Call 202 337 2564 after 6 p.m. n + 1974 HONDA CIVIC HATCH BACK. Recent engine overhaul, excellent mechanical condition, radio, heater, 4 speed transmission. Reasonable. Call 703 923 4547 after 7 p.m. _ 3n30pd BRITTANY SPANIEL pups, 7 weeks old, championship lines, orange and white, 2 females, $50 each. Call 675 3414 anytime. _15 + 1975 SCOUT 11 XLC 4 WD with automatic transmission, automatic hubs, custom in tenor, AM FM radio, AC, wood grain panelling and many extras. In like new condition, less than 40,000 miles. $5,500. Call 675 3414 anytime. 3 + OHC "M" TRACTOR, gas powered, overhauled engine, new rubber on rear. CULPEPER MOTOR CORP., Rt. 29 N., Culpeper 825 8381. 13 + HOMELITE chain saws parts and service WARD'S LAWN & GARDEN CENTER, Inc., Front Royal 635-8459 or 635 4850 13 + 1972 Plymouth Fury III one owner car in good condition, good tires, all repairs have already been made, test drive at B&B Service Station or call Helen Snead 987 8709. $600 or best offer 13 + HORSE TRAILERS—new and used, thoroughbred sizes Dave Carter, 825 8131 day or 39V 1026 n + 1976 PINTO MPG, extra clean, red with white top. Has been equipped with non explosive gas tank. CULPEPER MOTOR CORP , Rt 29N, Culpeper, 825 8381 _m 1975 CHEVROLET pickup, low mileage, 350 V 8, mud, snow tires. CULPEPER MOTOR CORP , Rt 29 N , Culpeper 825 8381 _13-1IHC 460 diesel, excellent condition, extra hyd. valves power steering CULPEPER MOTOR CORP , Rt 29 N , Culpeper 825 8381 13 + 1972 FOR D E 200 Van. V 8, 3 spd , rear seat, windows Make otter 347 4997 atter 6 p.m _3ttpd JONsEREDS Chain Saws, parts and service WARD'S LAWN & GARDEN CENTER, Inc, Front Royal, Va 22630 Phone 635 8459 or 635 4850 _ 13-IHAY FOR SALE, round bales or square bales 703 675 3510 Bn23pd r. 1 ’ MtSC FOR SALE ■-.- * TOMATOES, that taste like tomatoes, vine ripened in greenhouses. On sale at IGA's, Warrenton, Marshall and Front Royal, BA Grocery, Middleburg, Sufphin's in Amissville Little Washington area, Settle's Grocery in Flint Hitl and at Old Kennels on north side Rt. 647 5 miles east Of Flint Hill opposite Rt. 637. Inquiries at 364 1841. 13n23c VW PARTS, body and mechanical, from '68-70. 3474997 after 6 p.m. 3tfpdc KIMBALL Piands and Orga ns—S pec ia I buys. SHAVER PIANO CO., Front Royal 635 2325. 13r>30 VW PARTS, body and mechanical, from '68 '70. 347 4997 after 6 p.m. 3tfpd For Sale. Cast iron Ben Franklin stove like new condition. $200.00 Call 987 8974. 13tf 1976 Monte Carlo, 26,000 miles, excellent condition. Call Mike Brown at 825 3630 or 987 8686. 13n23 WOOD STOVES New Airtight Low Prices Asley-C-60 $300 Asley-25-HF $150 Morso, Efel, Heart Nate, Portland, Warner Deliveries b Installation Available Robert Wagg, Nethers 987-8005 13n30 MtSC. WANTED WANTED TO BUY 1968 or newer VW beetle or Karmann Ghia body with good trans axle, title.. Engine condition not important. 347 4997 after 6 pm. 3t» WANTED: several copies of the October 19 issue of the Rappahannock News. Bring to Rappahannock News Office, Washington, Va 14 tf mmmm tiiii Vm j ALL BREEDS: will go anywhere James C "Doc" Johnson. 825 5148 ■ tfk —Joe Williams— General Contractor Chester Gap, Va. New Homes, Old Home Restoration Additions, Rec. Rooms, Remodeling, Custom Cabinets, Etc. “Quality” Second To Mono i •1*1*77 703-635*5903 HOMS AND 1 BUSINESS SERVICES ] WILLIAM E. SISK: Electrica Contractor. New homes, additions, wiring ot all kinds, no jobs too small. Call 987 8772. Sperryville, Va. 5t1 PAINTING CONTRACTOR: Quality workmanship anc materials. Interior-exterior, local references, reasonable prices. Free estimates Patrick Crowley. 987-8726. Stl THURMON WHORTON, Flin Hill—Plumbing, Heating Electrical work. 24 hour emergency service 675-3607. 5t1 EXPERIENCED BUILDER, New Homes, Remodeling, Repairs. Gregory Monahan, MONECS Corporation. 987 8928. 5ff ROOFING—Gutters and down spoutings, Tinning and roofing of all kinds; Aluminum gutter and downspout. Roof repair. Call Bill Starks, 675 3630, Washington, Va. _ gtf GORE'S ELECTRICAL SERVICE. Call me for wiring, heating services, electrical supplies and plumbing repairs P O. Box 88, Sperryville, Va., 987-8748. _ 5tf We Can Supply All Your BUILDING NEEDS CULPEPER BUILDING Er SUPPLY CORP. Phone 825-8383 Culpeper .\ LOSTANDFOUND -.■. : " - Lost in Sperryville area Female cat with only three legs, white with gray spots. If found call 987 8539. Reward offered _ 17 + - .. INSTRUCTION Improve yourself. “Drf«n employed by large trucking compan/ti hud annual average earning* of about .$10,300 tm 1974." As Quoteooy me u S 'L*>pt ot Ldbot Bureau o' i a(XM Statistics Bui'et"' No >875 Start now lo plan lor a professional career driving a Big Rig Our private training school offers competent instructors. modern equipment and challenging training fields Keep your fob and train on part time basis (Sat A Sun ) or attend our 3 week full-time resident training CaN right now lor fuM information Revco Tractor Trailer Training Inc HARRISONBURG 703-434-5326 SITUATIONS WANTED Want to take care of elderly person in my home. Call 8250251 19n30pd HELP WANTED L .umd AVON—Earn good money part time selling worldfamous Avon products. For details call 825 4827 or 937 5439. _ 20n30 -IELD WORKERS to assist rommunities in developing ree planting programs, rechnical or design exterience preferred. Ability to leal with public required. IETA position, must b« inemployed, 15 weeks. EOE. 47 2334. '■ .. HELP WANTED ^. : ^ GREENHOUSE help needed, good prospect for con scientious person. References required. Old Kennels, 364 1841. __20n23c HELP WANTED I LUBRICATION MAN >:«We offer Blue Cross/Blue >> Shield. Sick Leave. Pair $ Holidays. Paid Vacations :v Uniforms c«m or *m Jim Cubbage 347-1234 RICK HUNT FORD v* 1 ^ Broadview Ave Wartenlon . v N 30 PERSONAL -.,.' l will not be responsible for debts incurred by anyone other than myself. Ronald E. Chadwell, 125 West Stonewall Drive, Front Royal. 21 d7 A 9 day trip to the Holy Land is being organized for April 27, 1979. If you are interested in details (places to be visited, costs, etc.) contact Lillian Fox, Rt. 522 South, Box 10, Front Royal, Va. 22630. 21 d7 In loving memory of my dear husband, Robert Nethers, who passed away 2 years ago today, Nov. 23, 1976. This has been the loneliest and longest years of my life, I miss you more and more each day, We all loved you, but God loved you more So treasure him Lord for he was the best. Sadly missed by his loving wife and children 21 hpd No coon hunting on Ben Venue Farms. Fletcher King Eastham. __21 n30 No Hunting without written permission on Ben Venue Farms and Rucker Farm. 21n30 - RENTALS - OFFICES W....,.,.,...... , ■ . a OFFICE SPACE available in "Clopton House" Carpeting and private bath. $75 month. 675 3400. 24tf k RENTALS-HOUSES MODERN COUNTRY COLONIAL home on 5 acres with open countryside view and swimming pool, 3 to 4 bedrooms! Unfurnished. Available soon on farm between Warrenton and The Plains. References required. $600 monthly. Option to buy available: Contact Rosaiyn Smith, Nelson Realty, Warrenton, 347 7790 __25tf MOUNTAINTOP HOME, spectacular view. 1 bedroom, fully furnished. One farm between Warrenton and The Plains. Available soon. $400 monthly. References required. Contact Rosaiyn Smith, Nelson Realty, Warrenton, 347 7790. 25W wanted | TO RENT Jj Wanted to rent—county resident with family must relocate near Washington 3 bedrooms, electricity, acreage for 3 cows required. 675 3412 _27 + REAL ESTATE FOR SALE LOT for sale with church on if., Route 614 in Gid Brown Hollow. Call Flora Jones 3636458. IN THE PINES, Nearly new, wood + electric heat, well insulated, 2 sleeping, etc. rooms, decks, lake use, $39,000. CONTEMPORARY, Cathedral ceiling, balconies, $45,000. VIEW in Rappahannock Co. (?), Mt. Top plus road and stream frontage, 34 acres, $49,500. OLD HOUSE on 30 rugged wooded acres on Old Mill Run Secluded, $39,500. WATER FALLS, Mill Run and road frontage, 18 wooded acres, $25,000. THANKS Rappalachian Homes Washington, Va. 937-4388 347-1920 r Hume 110 acres, inviting redwood cabin, w/cathedral ceiling and large stone fireplace. 40% wooded, 60% open land with spectacular 40-mile view. Located on Rt. 726 near Hume, Va. Owner financing available at $1780. per acre. Amissvilie 167 acre farm with 4 BR house and 11-stall barn. A lovely 2 BR apt. in the loft of the barn. 95% open, bounded by two state roads. A perfect investment at $350,000 with liberal owner financing. Flint Hill Three choice tracts on Rt. 647 near Flint Hill. Sizes from 13-29 acres. Mostly wooded with some meadows and streams. Priced to sell, from $1,600 per acre. Contact your country property specialists: RAPPAHANNOCK REALTY Flint Hill, Va. (703) 675-3414 Property (PffrriitQfl Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends Et neighbors from Eileen M. Day Realtor-Broktr Washington, Va. Candy Coomb* 675 3400 Kerry Smithgall 6753485 937-5573 Offerings By Lyne NEW LISTING—36 33 Ac located on 522 about 14 ml N Culpeper about Vj Open streams, nice homesite, large shed can be converted to stable $39,750.00. Delightful 8 bad room rasldance with numerous desirable & attractive features plus guest cottage, large stable with indoor exercise ring, pond, and 69 plus acres with super view Located on 522 & 211 west Washington, Va. $300,000. Terms negotiable Sperryvilie on 211, attractive 4-5 bedroom rasldance. Includes apartment, well equipped kitcnen, 3 full baths, abundant closets, spacious ivg rm. with fireplace Can be bought with 1 or 2 contiguous acres $82,500.00. Call 703-987*8588 W.H. Lyne, Realtor Joseph Nordone, Associate 987*8691 REALTOR* Roger Atkin*, Salts Person 987*8171 —lUppthnnork N«*w» Phrrto/Daphne Hutchinson STEVE FOSTER AND RICHARD MAHONEY, both from Huntly, had company on the opening day of deer season. Foster brought along his mule Jenny and shot an eight-point, 160-pound buck off the little mule’s back. Comprehensive (Continued from Page 1) meeting. “I still think the Planning Commission has to get more liaison." Miller continued, citing lack of communication and understanding between local government bodies as "one of the problems in the county right now.” “That's one of the problems in the state as a whole.” added Luke, noting that Boards of Supervisors and Planning Commissions in many localities had adopted adversary positions. "It’s kind of hard for us to adopt an adversary position when they appoint us," Miller stated. Barksdale remarked that there’s no excuse for the failure of the Planning, Commission and Board of Supervisors to work together when both have the same goals. He read a letter that he’d written to the Super visors, informing them of the work to date on the comprehensive plan and suggesting that they contact members of the Planning Commission should they have any questions. In a final item, Capelle reported that the county’s comprehensive plan would not apply to Washington, even though it would include a section on the town. "Policy will not apply within the corporate limits," he said. However, he noted that the Washington Town Council could vote to adopt the county’s plan if it chose to do so in place of developing a separate document. He acknowledged that a bill had been introduced in the last session of the General Assembly to exempt communities with populations of under 1,000 from the state’s mandate for a comprehensive plan by 1980 but added that the measure had failed. PANORAMA REALTY 29.7 Scenic acre* with renovated 3 bedroom home, oil heat, central air, f'/» baths, complete kitchen with dining area, utility room, living room and sewing room Acreage has some woods but mostly in hay and pasture, stream, and fronting on two state roads 18x24 cinder block barn with lott A real bargain at 189,000. Madison Co.—15 4 wooded acres m nice area at Haywood Good mountain views building sites and priced to sell at $20,000. Sperryville—Inexpensive, yet comfortable Easy to own and care for, this 3 bedroom rancher features central oil heat, full bath, spacious kitchen and charming living/dining combination Close to town with over an acre of good land, outbuildings, and mountain views - Only $39,500. Knoll lor building site, stream and Black Water fCreek, are some of the features of this 20 5 acre tract fronting on Rt . 522 at Scrabble A good buy at $30,000. Sperryvitte Emporium Sperryville, Va. 967-8640 Open Every Day NEW LISTING ASSOCIATES | | J James Leake S I'M John Eubank, Jr. UhJ Beverly Atkins ftf AltOO Dean Hahn J. M. O’Bannon C. K. Barnes 987-8236 987-8146 675-3883 635-7048 987-8713 987-8619