Rappahannock News, December 28, 1978

VIRGINIA STATS LIBRARY Founded 1877 29th YEAR, No. 52 USPS 455580 6 Pages THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28,1978 - ---— Washington, Virginia Phone 675-3349 20' Corbin Dies After Crash Bobby Lee Corbin of Flint Hill died Tuesday in Warren Memorial Hospital. Corbin was involved in a singlevehicle traffic crash Monday night. An autopsy was performed Wednesday to determine the cause of death. Corbin was driving a '73 Ford pickup south of Flint Hill on Route 522 when he ran off the road, through a fence on the Roland Welch property, proceeded several hundred feet, struck a small tree, went over its top and came to rest in a creek bed, according to Trooper H. A. Newlin. Corbin was cited for driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. Other traffic incidents included a crash Friday night on Route 662 near Huntly when Paul Barber of Flint Hill in a late model Volvo lost control of the vehicle, struck an embankment and flipped over, according to Newlin. He too, was cited for driving under the influence. Keith Roberts of Flint Hill operating Plymouth going west on Route 211 Saturday night ran off the road, across the median into the eastbound lane. He was charged by Trooper Newlin for driving under the influence and reckless driving. Christmas morning Bernard Jett of Huntly in a Pontiac station wagon travelling north on Route 522, lost control of the vehicle and struck a fence on the property of Col. Dickey. No charges were made, said Newlin. Holiday Closings Rappahannock public schools closed for holidays will resume classes January 2. County offices closed January 1. State offices closed January 1. Banks in county closed January 1. Many stores and businesses closed January 1. Rappahannock News open Monday January I. —Photo Cowtwy of National Park Servic* PARK. HANGERS Norm Trout and Tom Nash examine the carcass of an illegally killed deer while Ranger Larry Belli arranges impoundment of the hunter's vehicle. Violators of park restrictions against hunting were charged with illegal use of firearms, hunting and destruction of government property for shooting signs. Park Hunting Prohibited As the deer season ends in some counties but continues in others, Shenandoah National Park Superintendent Robert Jacobsen stressed the need for hunters to remain aware that any hunting or killing of wildlife within park boundaries is strictly prohibited. Despite the end of deer and other game species in some areas bordering the park, varied patrol activities by Park Rangers will continue. Jacobsen noted that weapons, if carried in a vehicle in the park, must be unloaded and cased. Anyone having information concerning the killing of park wildlife is encouraged to call park headquarters at 9992243. Those apprehended will face hunting and firearms charges that may result in fines, jail sentences and the loss of weapons and vehicles. 1978’s Top Ten Stories Ski Area Plans Rank Number One By DAPHINE HITCH LNSO IN Ka|>|>ahannork Vn>*Si*ff Wrilrr The continuing saga of the Rappahannock Ski Corporations attempts to reopen its Harris Hollow property as a year-round recreational facility is the top county story for 1978. The Ski Corporation started its battle in December 1977 with a special use permit application, asking for the right to resume skiing and to begin snowless gravity sliding, swimming and tennis at the twice-bankrupt ski area. After two heavily attended public hearings, the county Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) turned down the application in February. The Ski Corporation filed suit, seeking a reversal of the BZA's decision. Subsequently, Judge Carlton Penn ruled on July 24 that the BZA had acted within its jurisdiction in considering the permit application but postponed a decision on the validity of the county’s ordinances. The Supervisors turned the issue into a moot question by approving a building permit for the Ski Corporation's Alpine slide in August and adopting ordinance amendments in September that allow everything sought by the Ski Corporation as uses permitted by right in business and conservation districts. And the story that has run like a soap opera serial for the entire year isn’t over yet. Although the Ski Corporation dropped its initial suit, the Supervisors are still faced with a legal battle as 1978 winds to a close—this time with the Rappahannock Chapter of the Izaak Walton League which filed suit in November seeking repeal of the ordinance amendments. In addition, the Ski Corporation petitioned for right to intervene in the Izaak Walton League suit, requesting that the court recognize the Corporation’s vested interest in rights conferred by the September amendments. Finally, the county Planners, acting at the direction of the Board of Supervisors, have recently Compentency Scores Near Average Tenth graders at Rappahannock County High School scored close to what is expected to be the statewide average on minimum competency tests given in October throughout Virginia. According to a report from assistant superintendent Rob McDaniel at the December 12 school board meeting, 101 students took the reading examination with 82 scoring a passing grade of 70 per cent or better. Eighty-one out of 102 students passed the math exam. McDaniel noted that seven special education students were included in the totals. On the reading competency test, Rappahannock's passing rate was 81.1 per cent; on the math test, 79.4 per cent. Last week, state superintendent of schools Dr. William Campbell predicted that the statewide results expected in mid-Jan. will show 85 per cent of Virginia’s tenth graders passing the reading examination and 82 per cent passing the examination on mathematics. "I’m quite pleased. It’s better than I had thought,” said Campbell. "We will stand by our test as being the equivalent in difficulty to those given by anybody anywhere,” he added. Campbell based his conclusions and predictions on test results from approximately 30 school divisions, or about 25 per cent of the state. One Perfect Score At the December school board meeting, McDaniel reported that one Rappahannock student scored 100 per cent on both the reading and math exams. Four students, he said, achieved perfect scores on the reading exam alone and two students scored 100 per cent on the math test only. "We had 13 students make 95 per cent or better on both tests,” he added. McDaniel continued that school'personnel were already working on remediation plans for the five students who failed both exams and the 20 students who failed at least one portion of the competency tests. He said that special afternoon classes were a possibility under consideration. McDaniel explained that the tests, as ‘‘secured material," were kept under lock and key. ff the questions were released, he said, it would enable persons to set up “data banks" similar to those maintained by some college fraternities and students would have access to the type of questions used before minimum competency exams were administered. Although students who miss the exam are allowed to take a make-up test, they get no credit for graduation, according to McDaniel. Mandated For Graduation In ’81 In its 1978 session, the Virginia General Assembly passed a new state law that requires students to pass the minimum competency exam before receiving a high school diploma. The first class to be affected by the mandate is this year’s tenth grade class that will graduate in 1981. Students who did not achieve* a score of at least 70 per cent will have three more opportunities to take the test before graduation. Students who passed the first time around will not have to take the examination again. Superintendent William Bloomer noted that students who pass the examination will still have to meet the minimum requirements for credits before graduation. By recognizing that students who score 70 per cent or better have mastered minimum competencies, “we're saying they have the bare minimum to function in today’s society,” he concluded. hammered out revisions to the controversial amendments, requiring a public hearing and permit for outdoor recreation ventures for profit on conservation district slopes of 14 per cent and above. However, the revisions as discussed will have no effect on the Ski Corporation’s plans or permits. The Planners are expected to set a date for a joint public hearing with the Supervisors on the ordinance revisions at their January Commission meeting. Meanwhile, Judge Carlton Penn will hear arguments pertaining to the case from the county, the Ski Corporation and the Izaak Walton League on January 10 in the Rappahannock court house. 2. Comprehensive Plan The argument over whether or not Rappahannock County has a Comprehensive Plan officially ended in September when the Supervisors voted unanimously to ask the Rappahannock-Rapidan Planning District Commission staff for help in developing such a plan. After consulting a professional planner who worked on comprehensive plans for neighboring jurisdictions, the county Planning Commission decided to rely on PD9’s assistance. Instead of approximately $30,000 in fees to an independent planner, the county will have to contribute only a couple of thousand dollars for the PD9 effort. PD9’s executive director John Capelle expects to have proposals ready for public consideration at a series ot community meetings tentatively scheduled to begin in fall 1979 and anticipates completion of the draft comprehensive plan by January 1980. 3. Land Trade Halted Following announcement in the May 25 edition of the Rappahannock News of a proposal to trade 312 acres of Shenandoah Park land in Rappahannock for private property in Greene County, public reaction led Park Superintendent Robert Jacobsen to withdraw plans for the exchange in July. Although opponents of the swap raised challenges under federal and state law to the legality of the trade, Jacobsen based his decision solely on "strongly held and eloquently expressed feelings” of opposition to the proposals, according to an announcement from park offices. Partially as a response to concerns over expansion plans raised by the cancelled exchange proposal. Congressman J. Kenneth Robinson introduced a bill into the last session of Congress that would freeze Shenandoah National Park boundaries as they currently stand. Since the bill was submitted too late for action last year. Robinson plans to reintroduce the legislation in yhe upcoming 1979 session. 4. Sperryvllle Sewer System Survey work for placement of the lines that will serve Sperryville's long awaited sewer system was completed in October 1978. Maurice Biddle, chairman of the Rappahannock County Water and Sewer Authority, expects completion of final plans and specifications by mid-January llC’9 with approval from the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the Virginia State Water Control Board subsequently coming within 90 days. Biddle anticipates putting construction for the lagoon system out on bids by April 15, 1979 and having the project completed with the sewer system in operation bv April 1980. 5. Washington’s Water As 1978 draws to a close, the prognosis for Rappahannock County's only public water system doesn't look hopeful. Following an early fall drought, the town had to request customers to curtail all non-essential water uses as levels in the reservoir continued to drop. Leazer Well Drilling Company was hired to dig a second well on the one-acre lot owned by the town but the Washington Town Council voted unanimously in November to abandon the new site after it produced (Continued on Page 2) Ski Area Seeks To Intervene By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahannock Npw* Staff Writer On December 18, the Rappahannock Ski Corporation entered a petition to intervene before the Circuit Court in the suit brought against the county by the Rappahannock Chapter of the Izaak Walton League. The Rappahannock Chapter of the Izaak Walton League filed suit on November 29, seeking repeal of zoning ordinance amendments adopted by the county Supervisors in September. The amendments, proposed jointly by Commonwealth Attorney George Davis and Ski Corporation attorney Douglas Baumgardner, allow ‘‘outdoor recreation, including, but not limited to skiing, swimming pools, tennis courts and gravity slides” as a use permitted by right in all areas of the county where slopes are greater than 14 per cent and in all areas zoned general business or commercial. The amendments were enacted for the express purpose of ending litigation between the Ski Corporation, the Supervisors and the county Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) that began after the BZA denied a special use permit application from the Ski Corporation for the uses cited in the ordinance amendments. Following a public outcry against the ordinance amendments that alledgedly open slopes over 14 per cent to “commercial exploitation," the Supervisors, at their December meeting, requested the Planning Commission to consider revisions to the amendments. At a special meeting on December 14, the Planners agreed on changes requiring a public hearing and special use permit for commercial outdoor recreation on slopes over 14 per cent (conservation districts). They proposed no revisions to the amendment section that allows commercial recreation by right in business of commercial (B-2) districts. In suggesting the revisions, both the Supervisors and the Planners emphasized that their intent was to allow the Ski Corporation to proceed with its plans to reopen the Harris Hollow site as a year-round recreation venture. The Planners were to set a date for a joint public hearing on the revisions to the amendments at their regular meeting held Wednesday, December 20. However, with only chairman H. S. Barksdale, Newbill Miller and Walter Masterson attending, there were not enough members present for a quorum, so no action was taken. Vested Interest In the intervention petition filed December 18, Ski Corporation attorney Douglas Baumgardner requests the court to declare that the Ski Corporation “has a vested right to use its property for an Alpine slide, a ski area and other appropriate, commercialrecreational uses.” He also asks that the court find the amendments to the commercial, B-2 district of the Rappahannock Zoning Ordinance enacted in September to be valid. Finally, if the court rules that the Ski Corporation has no vested interest and if it cannot rule immediately on the validity of the B-2 amendments, Baumgardner asks that the Izaak Walton League be required “to post bond in a substantial amount." The bond would cover damages incurred by the Ski Corporation "as a result of the economic harm" caused by the Izaak Walton League’s suit, should the suit prove “to be without merit." In the petition, Baumgardner notes that the Ski Corporation signed a sale agreement dated November 6 for the Harris Hollow property. The agreement includes a lease to a joint venture in which the Ski Corporation will be a partner. The sale provides that the purchase price for the property will be $40,000 Weather Watcher Wanted The U.S. Department of Commerce's Weather Bureau needs an observer in the Washington area who lives within two miles of town. In order to provide a complete study of local weather conditions throughout the country, the U.S. Weather Bureau maintains a network of some 6.000 cooperative weather reporting stations. Reports forwarded monthly to Weather Bureau stations from cooperative weather observers aid in developing programs toward soil conservation and commercial, civic and agricultural enterprises. The Weather Bureau installs and maintains the equipment necessary for these stations. The cooperative observer makes one reading each day for temperature and precipitation and mails monthly reports to a designated Weather Bureau Office. Any Washington area resident interested in becoming an observer should write to Arthur J. Snider, Weather Service Office, Balto-Wash International Airport, Baltimore, Md. 21240. greater if the property can be used for commercialrecreational purposes. Baumgardner also notes that “the necessary, substantial financing" to use the property for commercial recreation has been obtained by the Ski Corporation. He alleges that the Izaak Walton League’s suit places these financial commitments “in jeopardy." Citing the $2,000 already spent by the Ski Corporation for options on the Alpine slide, Baumgardner maintains that further delays in construction caused by litigation are “potentially economically disastrous” to the Corporation. In the petition, Baumgardner argues that the Ski Corporation has a vested right to use its property for the commercial-recreational uses allowed by right as a result of the enactment of the zoning ordinance amendments, regardless of whether the amendments are valid. He maintains that the building permit issued for the Alpine slide by the Supervisors on August 2 gives the Ski Corporation a vested right to build the slide. Baumgardner also notes that no one, including members of the Izaak Walton League, contested the issuance of the building permit “in a timely fashion." Ordinance Hole Uncovered In the petition. Baumgardner states that Article 14-1-3 of the county’s zoning ordinance, which provides that any nonconforming use discontinued for more than one year shall be deemed abandoned and that any subsequent use shall conform to ordinance requirements, is “invalid and inoperative." He maintains that this section, by providing that a landowner loses vested rights to a non-conforming use after abandonment of the use for one year or more, violates provisions of the state enabling act since the enabling act allows up to two year's abandonment before vested rights are lost. (The Ski Corporation included skiing in its special (Continued on Page 4) Eligible Voters On Increase Registered voters in Rappahannock County at the end of this year total 2,575. an increase over the past few years. Broken down into precincts the tally is: Washington—598; Amissville—4b4; Sperrvville—463; Woodville—470; Chester Gap—197; Flint Hill—383. according to County Registrar Mary U. Cleverley. —Rappahannock New Photo/S. Latham OFFICERS INSTALLED LAST WEEK for the Amissville Ruritan Club by James Brumfield, left, include Louis Jenkins, president; George Lawrence, vice president; Pete Peterson, secretary; William Weaver and Elwood Dean, directors; Charlie Mills, treasurer. The installation service was held last Wednesday. George Kidwell, also a director, is not pictured.

Rappahannock News, Washington, Va. Thursday, December 28, 197ft Officer Assigned to DISC RealEstate Course Offered Colonel Samuel J. Glasker, -USA, son of Mrs. Zephyr Glasker, Woodville, has been assigned as Director of Data Systems at the Defense Industrial Supply Center (DISC) in Philadelphia. , blSC is a key field activity of the Defense Logistics Agency and supplies vital hardware items to U. S. Armed Forces around the world. Colonel Glasker’s assignment to DISC follows graduation from the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Education from Virginia State College, and was awarded a Master of Science degree in Business Administration from Shippensburg State College, Pa. He was commissioned in the U. S. Army in 1956 through the ROTC program at Virginia State College, and has been awarded the Bronze Star. Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Meritorious Serv ice Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters. Colonel Glasker and his wife, the former Phyllis Jackson of Washington, D.C., reside at Telford, Pa. They are the parents of three children, Cheryl, 19, and Michael, 18, students at Kansas State University, and Sharon, 13. + +++ Tolerance is the only real test of civilization.—Sir Arthur Helps French Cuisine In a Restored 1830's House On« Block From The Courthouse In Ode Toww>e War rent oo NEW YEAR'S EVE GALA DINNER New Year's Eve Reser. for 6:30 and 9:30 347-1200 MOUNTAIN LUMBER COMPANY Dealers in Rare and Special Woods P.O. 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Vehicle Specialist • Repairs on Most Foreign and American Cars 30 Ashby St., Warrenton, Va. 347-3785 j A 20-hour course in real f estate license preparation \ sponsored by the Distributive I Education Adult Service of | the Prince William County j Public Schools will begin Jan. 15 and continue through Feb. j 8. The 20 hours will be divided into eight meetings of i 2Vi hours each on Monday and Thursday from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Stonewall Jackson | Senior High School, Rixlew Lane, Manassas. Persons interested in enrolling in the class should register as soon as possible by sending a check for $45 to Roger Hayes, DE Coordinator, Brentsville District High School, 12109 Aden Road, Nokesville 22123. Make checks payable to Prince William County DE Adult Service and please list your phone number and address on the check. This information is needed, so you can be notified, in the event there is insufficient enrollment to offer the class. Further information may be obtained by calling Mr. Hayes at 594-2414 FireRescue The Flint Hill Rescue Unit transported Mrs. Harsh Pullen from home to Warren Memorial Hospital and back home, Dec. 23, 1978. The same unit Dec. 26, took Bobby Corbin from home to Warren Memorial Hospital. The Sperryville Rescue Unit transported Mrs. Pearle Coffey from home to University of Charlottesville, Dec. 20. Morgan Johnson was taken from home Dec. 22. to Winchester Memorial. Frank Morris was taken from the home of Maurice Herndon Dec. 26, to Culpeper Memorial by the same unit. —Rappahannock New* Photo/S. Latham HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING—and they did at the recent Christmas party and program at the Flint Hill fire hall hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary. —Rappahannock New Photo/S. Latham NEW MEMBERS of the Amissville Ruritan Club are E. T. VanDoren, Charles R. Priest, Jr. and Frederick Naramore. They were inducted into the club last week. Top Ten (Continued from Page 1) only four gallons of water per minute. The town is currently looking for technical assistance from the state in locating another new well site but so far, the efforts of Mayor Newbill Miller haven't been Successful. In addition, the town may have additional difficulties in meeting new federal water quality regulations that became effective in the last year. 6. Reading Program Rappahannock public schools directed special attention to reading programs this year after test scores indicated that approximately half of the elementary school students were reading below grade level. For the first time, special classes designed to bring youngsters up or closer to grade level were offered over the summer. In addition, Superintendent William Bloomer won approval^—and federal fundng—a reading lab to serve elementary students in grades four through seven. 7. Liquor By The Drink After a last minute petition drive found enough signatures to qualify, liquor by the drink appeared on county ballots in the November 7 election. The referendum to allow County to serve mixed alcoholic beverages—provided the establishments meet State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board criteria—passed by a comfortable margin. Totals were 856 for liquor by the drink and 708 opposed. In the same election, Republican candidate John Warner lost in Rappahannock but won in Virginia as a whole in his race against Democrat Andy Miller for U. S. Senator. Republican J. Kenneth Robinson was successful in his reelection bid for House Service Center of Representatives against Lewis Fickett. However, Robinson carried Rappahannock by a smaller margin than he did surrounding counties, winning here 909 to 642. 8. Supervisors Venus Board Of Zoning Appeals * Relations between the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors and the Board of Zoning Appeals have been strained for most of 1978 and the forecast doesn't call for much improvement. The Supervisors won approval from the courts to intervene in two suits rising out of BZA action. The intervention in cases involving denial by the BZA of the Rappahannock Ski Corporation's special use permit application and revocation of a special use permit granted to P. E. Steve DeMent alligned the Supervisors against the BZA for all practical purposes. In addition, the Supervisors have continued to vote against paying the BZA's bill for attorney's fees for the two cases. The end of 1978 sees the BZA with an unpaid balance of $4,423.55 owed to lawyer Robert Fitzgerald while the Supervisors keep a tight hold on the county's purse strings. 9. Energy Shortages Last winter's strike by the United Mine Workers gave county residents a glimpse of energy shortages that experts warn will become commonplace in the decade to come. As fuel supplies continued to dwindle, Potomac Edison and Allegheny Power System, the major producer of electrical power for Rappahannock homes, an nounced emergency plans in January 1978 that included interruption of service to groups of consumers by dropping circuits for a specified period of time on a rotating basis. Although the strike ended before the more drastic steps of the emergency plan had to be implemented, the spector of hours without electrical ' (Continued on Page 4) WARREN I BEATTY * HEAVEN CAN WAIT Amissville News Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Compton were guests Christmas day of his brotherin-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. William Wharton in Arlington. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Latham and Dickie were visitors last Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Jenkins in Remington and were guests Tuesday of Mr. and Mrs. Charles May in Culpeper. Mr. and^ Mrs. G. E. Doyle had as Christmas Day dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Martin, Candy Todd, all of Silver Spring, Md., Mr. and Mrs. Richard Latham and Dickie, and Mrs. T. W. Latham. The Doyles were dinner guests Wednesday of Dr. and Mrs. T. W. Armstrong in Culpeper. Holiday visitors of Mrs. Sarah Latham included John Watson of Richmond, G. A. Gregory and daughter Kelly of Luray, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Baines and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Buntin and Miss Nancy Buntin of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. David Hoadley and Sarah Kearns of Falls Church who were over night guests Christmas Day, Sally Mann and Vincent Nicholson of McLean, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Huff of Herndon and Lt. and Mrs. David Straagle, Shannon and Marc, all over night guests Christmas Eve. 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Dean’s List Three students from Rappahannock County have been named for the Dean’s List of Lord Fairfax Community College for the winter quarter, 1978. Elizabeth Scherschel of Flint Hill, Roger Smoot of Washington and Daniel Mulcahy of Chester Gap all completed at least a 12 quarter-hour credit load and achieved at least a 3.2 honor point average. Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Menefee of Sperryville have announced the engagement of their daughter, Wanda,to Jesse Lee Bean, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse D. Bead of Warrenton. Miss Menefee is a senior of Rappahannnock County High School. Mr. Bean is an employee of Giant Grocery at Centerville. A July wedding is planned. Amissville Methodist Sunday School at the Amissville United Methodist Church will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday and morning worship will be held at Oak Shade, as is the practice on each fifth Sunday. The topic of the sermon will be “God Can Use You In 1979”. - - 'A Watch Night service is scheduled for 11 p.m. New Year’s Eve at the Amissville church. ++++ It is a great obstacle to happiness to expect too much. 3.95 BUYS ALL THIS or 3.95 BUYS THESE TWO RARE UNCIRCULATED COINS ^.rv? mace a mistake Out *e OR 6.95 IUVS EVERYTHING IN SOTM Of THE ABOVE SPECIALS EARLY'S CARPET SALES 6 SERVICE ROUTE 211—AMISSVILLE 937-5111 A low profile in your home i.s accomplished with the use of oontem|»orary furniture. Low to the floor translates to the illusion of a high ceiling and creates a heady feeling of spate. In addition, you will gain a great deal of wall area for your favorite art decor, abstract painting or macrame hanging. Happily, the contem[>orary look has no style. Whether you decide to put your ent[>haxis on comfort or color, you’ll have a wide range of flexible design from which to choose. Contemjwrary’s most tximfortable companion is nature, in informal natural fabrics, earth tones, terra cotta bowls, rattan baskets, and plants, plants, plants, trailing, reaching for the ceiling or reflected under u glass table. Have you taken a look at your profile lately ? If you have and you are not satisfied with what you see, let the friendly and knowledgeable staff at EARLY'S CARPETS. Route 21 I Amissville, Q3T-.T 111. and .">02 N. Main St. Cul[>e|>er. 82.VH232, show you the “image changers." Come in and discover prestigious car[>eting by la-ex and Mohawk, importer! Orientals by Courixtan, custom made draperies by Prestige, exquisite fabrics, beautiful flooring, etc. Our decorating ideas can change your profile. Open both stores ‘M> Mon.-Fri., 0-3 Sat. BankAmericard accepted. HELPEl'L HUNT: Arrange contemporary furniture in an L or a l or float in the middle of the room on on area rug. 502 IN. MAIN ST.—CULPEPER MRS. TERRY BREEDEN Settle-Breeden Vows MR. AND MRS. MICHAEL MILLER Miss Baldwin Married The marriage of Miss Sheri Settle to Terry Breeden took place at seven o’clock Saturday, December 2, 1978 at the Amissville United Methodist Church. The Rev. Ray Crockett performed the double ring ceremony in a setting of candlelabra and white and red mums. The bride is the- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse J. Settle and the parents of the bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs. Morris E. Breeden, all of Amissville. Miss Wanda Heflin was organist, presenting a program of traditional wedding music. Soloist were Carroll Dennis, brother-inlaw of the bride and Mrs. Luella Clem. All are of Amissville. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a formal gown of Chantilly lace with an underlay of nylon. The full skirt of cascading scalloped lace ruffles swept to a cathedral train and the sabrina neckline was accented with pearls. She carried a white Bible topped with miniature blue and white carnations and red rosebuds. Mrs. Vicki Dennis was matron of honor for her sister. She wore a blue velvet gown trimmed with white malibou feathers. She carried a white malibou muff and wore matching silk flowers in Poe-Marts Mr. and Mrs. Sherman L. Poe of Mt. Vernon announce the marriage Nov. 13 of their daughter Norma Jean Poe II to Jay Lynn Marts of Kansas City, Mo. A wedding reception was given Dec. 11 in the Christian building of the Washington Farm United Methodist Church, Alexandria. Hosts were the bride’s parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Joe Tate, and Mrs. Marts’ Prayer Past Partners. The bride wore a white gown trimmed in blue and carried a matching bouquet. A graduate of Mt. Vernon High School, Mrs. Marts attended Longwood College, Farmville, last year and is now a student at George Mason Community College. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Julia Poe of Amissville. VETERINARY CLINIC MOVING Dr. Fay Witherell will open a new veterinary clinic in the old gas station as Massie's Corner (Route 522 and old 211) Rappahannock Animal Hospital Open Jan. 2, 1979 Please note new office hours 5-6 p.m., Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. Telephone 675-3422 home and office if no answer 825-8885 24 hr. and emergency her hair. The maid of honor was Miss Donna Stover, whose gown was cranberry velvet. Bridesmaids, in green velvet gowns, were Miss Tamara Brown and Miss Joan Frazier. All of the attendants are from Amissville and their gowns were of the same design and were made by Mrs. Betty O’Connor of Amissville. Tiffany Burke, the bride’s niece, was flower girl. Her blue velvet gown was like that of the Matron of Honor. Curtis Settle was ringbearer for his sister. Perry Breeden was best man for his twin brother and ushers included David Breeden, Wilbur Glascock and Alan Miller. Junior ushers were Rusty Settle and Roger Breeden. All are from Amissville. The bride’s mother wore a gown of green quiana and Mrs. Breeden chose a light blue knit gown. Both had corsages of white carnations. A reception followed in the church social hall. Mrs. Mary Talley served the fivetiered cake and presiding at the punch bowls were Mrs. Maxine Hutton of Amissville and Mrs. Vee Hughes of Arlington, aunts of the bride and bridegroom, respectively. Mrs. Katherine Heflin and Mrs. Betty O’Connor assisted with the reception and Mrs. Phyllis Judd was coordinator of the wedding. All are of Amissville. For traveling the bride chose a cranberry pants suit with a white orchid corsage. After their wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Breeden are making their home in Amissville. Pre-nuptial parties included a shower given by members of the choir of the Amissville Church and the bride's mother was hostess for a luncheon for the wedding attendants, Mrs. Judd and Mrs. O’Connor. Watch Night Service There will be a Watch Night service at Five Forks Baptist Church, Sunday evening Dec. 31 from 8 p.m. til midnight. There will be a film showing from the Bob Jones University of North Carolina, a special speaker and special singing. Everyone is welcome to attend this service. Perform a deathdefying act. Exercise regularly. Give ( Heart \ runa *. American Heart Association BULLOCK'S Quality Cleaners Complete Dry Cleaning and Laundry Service Rugs and Drapes 19 E. Jackson St. Front Royal 635-3055 Miss Lucinda Baldwin and Michael Kelly, both of Amissville, were married Saturday, December 9, 1978 at 2 p.m. at the Amissville Methodist Church. The Reverend Ray Crockett officiated at the double ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Richard T. Hitt and the late Lloyd Baldwin. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Morris of Martinsburg, West Virginia. Crime Facts Available Not the elderly, but young people, have the highest crime victim rate in the country. Most burglars do not have to force their way into an apartment or house. Two-thirds of the people in prison had jobs, and most prisoners were not on welfare when they committed the crime for which they were incarcerated. These facts about the nature of crime in the United States, as well as other information about criminal justice facts are contained in a booklet called “Myths and Realities About Crime.” The booklet was released recently by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration and is fased on data collected for LEAA's National Crime Survey and the National Prisoner Statistics programs. Other findings in the survey include: +The rise in most crimes of violence and of common theft is just about keeping pace with the population growth. + Most crimes are against property and do not involve violence or threats to people. + For most personal crimes, such as robbery, assault and larceny, men are more frequently victims than are women. -(-Weapons are used in less than half of all rapes, robberies and assaults. -1-The victim’s likelihood of being injured in an armed confrontation is lessened if the weapon is a firearm rather than another weapon, probably because less resistance is offered to a more deadly weapon. -(-Most crimes cannot be attributed to drug-induced behavior. Copies of this booklet can be obtained free-of-charge through the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), P.O. Box 6000, Rockville, Maryland 20850. Given in marriage by her stepfather, Richard Hitt, the bride wore a polyester gown with flounced hemline that was attached to the center back giving a ruffled effect. The dress was trimmed in chantilly lace with an attached chapel train. Miss Donna Cannon was maid of honor wearing a floor length dress of blue and white trimmed with chantilly lace. She carried a bouquet of blue and white shasta daisies. Rick Kelly served as best man for his brother and Kenny Pullen and Mort Bragg were ushers. Mrs. Charles Clem sang "That's the Way” with Mrs. Douglas Silvey accompanying her at the organ. A reception was given by the bride’s parents in the fellowship hall following the ceremony. The couple will reside in Amissville, Virginia. Building? •Paint •Lumber j •MiHwork ■ •Hardware Complete One-Step BUILDING SUPPLY Warrenton Building Material Co., Inc. on the By-Pass Warrenton 347-1400 4-H Peanut Contest Open The North CarolinaVirginia Peanut Trade Show will be Feb. 27, 28, and March 1, in Ahoskie, N.C. Youth can get involved by entering the Peanut Poster and Essay Contest. The Poster Contest is divided into two groups, grades 1-3 and grades 4-6. Entries must be on poster board, size 22” x 28”, allowing a 2” margin for a neater appearance. The poster must relate to peanut nutrition, products, practices, marketing. r The Essay Contest also is divided into two groups, grades 7-9 and gradeslO-12. It must relate to peanuts and be no more than 1,500 words. It can be any type of writing as long as it is factually based. Ribbons will be awarded to winners in both categories. Posters and essays must be turned in to the local 4-H office by Jan. 29, and submitted by Feb. 1 to Connie A. Sherrill, Hertford County Agricultural Extension Service, P. O. Box 188. Winton, N.C. 27986. Restaurant Sperryville, Va. WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS DECEMBER 24 TO JANUARY 1 REOPENING JANUARY 2 -CLOSED MONDAYSOPEN: TUES., WED. & THURS. 11a.m.-8 p.m. FRI., SAT., & SUN. 11 a.m. -9 p.m. Tfea1 Estate (fr’/rtn dl. *y REALTOR mi RENTING OUT YOUR HOME Your home becomes a business if you rent it out either for a year or some seasonal period such as the summer. The costs of running the property are subtracted from the rent to determine the net income from the operation—just as would be done in any other business. Among the expenses that can be charged off are interest on the mortgage, maintenance and repairs, agent’s fees, utilities if you pay them, insurance premiums, annual depreciation, and improvements. If you sell a house you rented as against a home occupied by the owner—there are important tax differences. Depreciation claimed the cost of the house. You can’t defer the profit from the sale by buying another house. However, you can charge off a loss on the sale against your income for the year. Tax-wise, renting out your home is a whole new ball game. So as not to pass up any moneysaving deductions, I suggest you put your return in the hands of a good accountant. 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. NOW IN PROGRESS- ENDS JAN. 31 st COATS PANT COATS DRESSES PANT SUITS JUMP SUITS SWEATER! SPORTS WEAR / * 117 EAST MAIN STREET FRONT ROYAL, VA. ROBES SKIRTS KNIT TOPS BLOUSES BLAZERS SLACKS Plus Many Other Itema Valley of Virginia Consortium for Higher Education 1978 Spring Schedule Off Campus Graduate Courses Planning District Nine COURStNO. EDAS 705 READ 515-EX1 EDUC 501K-EX1 EDUC 501U-EX1 GEOL 501B-EX1 LSEM 540-EX2 ELED501T-EX1 EDCI5110 title School £t Community Relations (UVA) Corrective Reading for Classroom Teachers (JMU) Competency Based Instruction (7-12) (JMU) School & Community Relations (JMU) Physical Geology (JMU) Educational Media (JMU) Basic Learning Skills (JMU) Advanced Educational Psychology (VPI) STARTING DATE 6 TIME Mon. 1/25 7 p.m. Wed. 1/17 7 p.m. Tues. 1/16 7 p.m. Wed. 1/17 7 p.m. Mon. 1/15 7 p.m. Tues. 1/16 Mon. 1/15 7 p.m. Mon. 1/8 7 p.m. LOCATION Culpeper High Culpeper Culpeper High Culpeper Warrenton Vo Tech Warrenton Vo Tech Warrenton Vo Tech Warrenton Vo Tech Rappahannock Elementary Sch. Washington Culpeper Jr. High School INSTRUCTOR Bash Merlin Liles Dix Kearns Steinberg Perry Staff CREDIT JHRS 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 f ,u * i ^ first Pre-re^tration wi|| be held at Rappahannock Klcm ntai v S« lu* to 4.30 p.m. ror further information contact Delores Dalton. Center Director, at 037-5209.

Aw Indapandanr Rawapapar EatabNahad 1S77 AiBMahad tvary Ttwiradav 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. Va. 675-3349 BY MAIL $6.00e year in Rappahannock and adjoining counties; \ $7.50a year elsewhere in the United States BACK COPIES - One month to'3 years. 75 cents each; over 3 years. $3 each Offica Rappahannock Nawa Bldg.. Waahlngton. Va. 22747 Hour*: 8:30am to 5:30 pm. Mon - Fri. Published by Wsrronton Printing b Publishing Company. Inc THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28,1978 From Both Barrels Party In Search Of Its Head »> <,kok<;k itovurs Rappahannock ('orrv»|»oti«l«‘nl What will the Howell people do? That has become the question of main concern to Virginia Democrats as they nervously eye the rapidly approaching date of Jan. 6 on their political calendars. Un that day the party BowLES will choose a new state chairman to replace the resigning Joseph T. Fitzpatrick. from the liberal wing of the party, which is to say Howell people, what they do in the election could well be the key to its outcome. Most political observers around the state do not expect the liberals to undertake an overt power-grab and attempt to install one of their own as chairman. While the committee is heavily weighted with liberals, they probably do not have a majority, and in a situation where the members become polarized along liberal-conservative lines, the more conservative candidates would probably come out ahead. This is true because many members who would normally be associated with the liberal camp have belatedly come to a realization that if the party is to win future elections, it must project the image of being within the mainstream of Virginia’s political thought. In other words, it must project a moderate to conservative image. Evolving A Strategy Thus, according to sources within the party, the liberals are evolving a strategy which would avoid the politics of polarization and at the same time give them the maximum leverage in determining who the new chairman will be. What they plan to do. according to these sources, is become the balance ot power, throwing their formidable weight behind the candidate who most closely conforms to their philosophy or, perhaps, with whom they can work out the best deal. Further, they probably will not reveal their choice until the last minute. Indeed it may not come until the nominating process gets underway at the Jan. b meeting. Contacted at mid-week, Howell said he had not yet made up his mind whom to support among the prospective candidates. His top lieutenant, National Committeeman George Rawlings said much the same thing. They both indicated, at least for the record, that they were looking over the field. The front runners in that field are Seventh District Chairman Jack M. Horn of Charlottesville and Eighth District Chairman Raymond Colley of Fairfax. Horn is a vice president of one of the largest construction companies in the state and Colley is deputy clerk of the House of Representatives. While both men are regarded as political moderates. Horn is considered a shade more conservative than Colley. Some Other Hopefuls There are a number of other hopefuls, with varying degrees of seriousness of purpose, in the chairmanship sweepstakes. They include Portsmouth Mayor Richard J. Davis, National Com mitteewoman Sandra Duckworth of Alexandria, unsuccessful senatorial nomination candidate Rufus Phillips of McLean and Sixth District Chairman Robert B. Lambeth of Bedford. Observers seem to agree, however, that the real contest is between Horn and Colley. They also agree that at some point before the balloting begins, perhaps in a nominating or seconding speech, Howell or Rawlings will signal their followers to go for Colley unless a more acceptable candidate emerges. This theory holds that Horn’s early embrace by party conservatives may have damaged his ability to draw substantial support from those in the committee's liberal wing. It also holds that his conservative connection may have damaged his ability to gain support of liberals in the party at large, if he should be elected. After Decade of Disaster The outcome of the election will depend on a number of imponderables, chief among which is the strength of the committee's liberal faction in the wake of a decade of electoral disasters in statewide races. Indeed, this indication of liberal strength in the party's ruling council may be fully as significant for the Democrats’ future as the identity of the new chairman whom the committee elects. Thus, what the Howell people do. whom they do it to. and how much clout they are able to muster in the process will be one of the main stories to watch when the Democratic committee convenes. Farm Income And Costs Up The year of 14^8 set new records in the farm economic sector according to Ur. Berkwood Farmer. Chief Hconomist with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and C onsumer Services. Cash receipts and net farm incomes are projected to be at record levels for the year. Unfortunately the same is true of farm production expenses and the farm debt. The billion dollar mark was established for cash receipts tor farm income, farm production expenses and the total farm debt Twothirds of the tarn) debt is in farm mortgages while onethird is non-real estate debt. Dr Farmer noted that inflation was a ma|or concern of Virginia farmers with increased costs of production inputs and capital items I his not only adversely at feels the profit and lax position of farmers, but the same inflation factors increase the non-farm costs for tood items. "Over half the rise in food costs this year have been caused by increased costs in marketing and processing" Dr farmer pointed out. "It would seem to me that the effect ot tood prices on inflation has been overstated. Over the last 10 years increased food prices have only added 1 percentage point on an average yearly basis." The farmer continues to gain in productivity per man hour. Since 1958 he has registered an annual gain of 5.8 per cent while non-farm workers have only increased less than two per cent per man hour per year. "This points out." said Dr. farmer, "that farmers are obviously not receiving reasonable returns on their investments when compared to the non-farm economy. In addition, the parity ratio—ratio of index prices received by farmers for their products to the index paid by farmers—can be considered one of the measures of the economic return to farmers for their farming efforts. In 1978 farmers received approximately 70 per cent of parity for their products. This ratio must increase if our farmers are to show reasonable returns on their investments in agricultural production. "We are currently estimating the net farm income for 1978 in Virginia to reach an average of $5,700. however inflation has reduced this to about $2,800 in actual purchasing power. So inflation not only increases the farmer’s cost of production but it also drastically reduces the purchasing power of farm income.” Plan Now For Retirement in ’79 People who are planning to retire in early 1479 should act now to make sure that social security checks start coming when their income from work stops. Bruce A Hundley, social security manager in Culpeper, said recently. A person should apply tor social security retirement checks two to three months before he or she wants them to begin. This way. the checks will start coming when they are needed Hundley said ii would be helpful if people planning to apply get certain information together before they apply What is needed is: The person's social security card or a record of the number. Proof of the person’s date of birth, preferably a birth certificate or church record of birth or baptism. Hvidence of 1977 earnings, such as a Form W-2 or copy of a self-employment tax return. Information about 1978 expected earnings. A person should not delay applying because he or she does not have this information. The people at the social security office can suggest substitute evidence. Hundley said. In most cases, a person does not have to come to the social security office to apply for benefits. It can be done by phone and mail. For more information about social security benefits, call the Culpeper social security office. The telephone number is 825-3500, and the office is located at 522 Culpeper Shopping Center. Tax Answers The Internal Revenue Service’s taxpayer service program will again operate a toll-free phone number to answer tax questions this year. The toll-free number in Virginia is 1-800-552-9500. Calls will be accepted Mondays through Fridays during regular office hours from 8:15 a m to 4:30 p.m. + + + + Peace is our final good.—St. Augustine —Rappahannock New* Photo/Daphne Hutchinson JANUARY—The View from Red Oak Mountain showed a winter wonderland as Rappahannock county began 1978 under a blanket of snow that lasted almost to spring. Map Sorts Out Boundaries Lord Fairfax Thought All Hunt Country Was His Own I»> El GENE5CIIEEI. ( onl riltut nig t rilrr Trying to plot the boundaries of Virginia’s Hunts is like trying to lay out the boundaries of the Balkans after World War I. Each country swears to their boarers, but when you match them up, no two agree. Eleven Hunts ride the near-100-mile length of Virginia’s Piedmont, from the Potomac down to the Rapidan. Each Hunt rides in a designated territory, confirmed by leases, maps, agreements, and letters, all tiled in Boston. Mass., at the headquarters of the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America. All these Hunts, however, were established before 1928, and there were no uniform maps of the Virginia countryside until the first county highway maps came out in 1934. .. . Thus, the boundaries are often cited in most general terms in Boston, usually mentioning landmarks akin to these, along the boundary of the Orange County and Old Dominion Hunts, run in 1924: “Beginning at Joseph Turner's old store at Moreland, then up the road to Boot Anderson's Corner, then cross country to the top of Buck Mtn., then in a straight line by Rocky Ford to the new turnpike road below Chester's Gap in the Blue Ridge." That one sentence covers 12 miles of boundary—12 of more than 1,000 miles that are now mapped for the first time. Lord Fairfax’s Fault It’s all Lord Fairfax’s fault. Of all the 5.3-million acres that he acquired in 1719, he picked the Piedmont—from Loudoun to Culpeper and Madison, and from Clarke to Fairfax and Prince William—as his fox-hunting country. The good lord, you see, was single, and one of his favorite pastimes was to pursue the red foxes, descendants of English foxes imported to Marylands Eastern Shore in 1730. Sometimes the hunts would last for three and four days, beginning at his Greenway Court home and continuing across the Blue Ridge into Fauquier and Loudoun, with overnights at wellknown hostels—Rust's in Paris, The Maidstone in Rectortown and West's near Gilbert's Corner. Even in those gilded days, only a bachelor had the time. Thomas Lord Fairfax loved foxhunting so much that he named one of his manors Eugene Scheel drew the map of the Virginia Hunt Country for Arundel Newspapers. On heavy parchment stock, it is 18 by 24'/} and sells for S3.95 plain or $6.50 laminated plus 4 per cent sales tax (add 50 cents for postage and handling). after a favorite hound who was drowned in a spring freshet. Gooney was the hound’s name, and Gooney Manor the tract was called. Down in Rappahannock and Madison they call it Goonamanna.’ People will tell you it's an old Indian name. Six Hours: Good Hunt Even into pre-Civil War years, a good hunt was one that took at least six hours. Some old-timers insist that the last of the great chases came in 1846 when down by Carter’s Run Church in Fauquier a fox named Old Whitey was caught after an eight-hour, 47.5-mile chase by a hound named Gobye. One of the most ardent pursuers was a young man by the name of Turner Ashby, later the famed Confederate General. Ashby attributed the famed Rebel Yell—an alternating crescendo and diminuendo of ooohh-weeeyahh’s—to a cry he picked up when he espied a fox. The cry had become Ashby’s equestrian trademark long before the war, and it was at a meadow in Loudoun County by the still-standing Green Garden Mill where in October 1859 his sounds of victory caused more stir than his many trophies. As one of Ashby's cavalrymen later described the yell, “It was music only to Stonewall Jackson ears.” The Piedmont Hunt was the first of today’s Hunts to make an appearance, way back in 1840. Forty-seven years later the Warrenton Hunt was the second, and in those days there were two competing sports. Baseball made its bow in the area in the winter of 1863-64 when Federal troops occupying Fauquier, Fairfax, and Culpeper played the game. It caught on everywhere except in Culpeper and the hinterlands of the Blue Ridge. There wasn’t enough flat ground in the latter places, and since Culpeper was ravaged so thoroughly, nothing with a Yankee trademark was to be copied. Compete With Jousting The other big sport was jousting, and every week or so, from spring to late fall, there were day-long tournaments, as they were called. with the winners crowning the heads and claiming the hands of queen and princesses. But by 1910, the tournaments had given way to the pastimes of Abner Doubleday and Lord Fairfax. If you were highbrow, you went into foxhunting, and if you were middlebrow and gutsy, or lowbrow, you played baseball. Fairfax and his crew started the fox-hunting image, and the high prices for land between the Potomac and Rapidan insured that the image remain. The best fox-hunting soils were also best for wheat and com, and in ante bellum days brought from $3 to $10 an acre, twice the price of land elsewhere in Virginia. Back in 1888, I think, a Rand McNally atlas left Warrenton off the map of Virginia, and in its place put the slightly larger town of Culpeper. It. was verbal war, and the papers sparred back and forth, with Culpeper constantly digging at the dances, revels, and hunting pursuits of that lazy crowd up in Fauquier. You were for foxhunting or were against it; there was no middle ground. Yet, the Hunts came; the Blue Ridge out in Oarke and Frederick in 1888, the Orange County—named for Orange County, NY, where most of the hunters had come from—in 1903, Loudoun and Middleburg in 1906, Casanova in 1909, Bull Run in 1911, Old Dominion in 1924, Rappahannock in 1926 and Fairfax in 1928. Interest had heightened after 1905, for in that year on the second-story gallery of Dulen Laws’ Hotel in Upperville, a Britisher named Henry A. Higginson and an American named Harry Worcester Smith—from Worcester, Mass., of course—wrote and signed the rules for the first international foxhound match. The fox must be killed, they said, and even though none was, the Americans took the match. For some Hunts, the interest was Fleeting: the Rapidan, down in Culpeper, and the lamented Cobbler Mtn. of Fauquier. One of the Masters of Foxhounds of the Cobbler Hunt was a young man. George Smith Patton. Unlike his predecessor, Turner Ashby, nothing but calm came out of this mildmannered Washington-based U.S. Army captain who, within a decade, was to become ‘Old Blood-andGuts'—General George Patton. Well, that’s some of the research you’ll pick up in Boston while you’re waiting a month or two for the Foxhounds Association to straighten out the boundaries. Straighten them out they did, however, and the next time a slew of horses comes along, take out your Virginia Hunt Country map. You can now tell who the players are. Top Ten (Continued from Page 2) power led to a boom in tales for wood burning stoves as county residents geared up to cope with cut-offs. 10. Largest Landowner Killed In an accident that may have far-reaching implications for land use in Rappahannock, the county’s single largest land owner, William Lane, died in a car crash in New Mexico on September 18. Intervenes (Continued from Page 1) use permit application to the BZA because skiing had been “abandoned” at the Harris Hollow site for over one year.) Hearing January 10 The Ski Corporation's petition to intervene will be heard in Rappahannock Circuit Court on January 10. At that time, the judge will also rule on the county's motion to strike, filed in answer to the Izaak Walton League’s suit on December 7 by Commonwealth Attorney George Davis. In his motion, Davis maintains that no actual controversy has been shown to exist between the Supervisors and the Izaak Walton League based upon "an actual antagonistic assertion and denial of rights.” He further argues that the Rappahannock Chapter of the League has no standing and that its claim is based on “future or speculative facts.” ++++ We must assist one another, it is the law of Nature. ■Letters— To the editor: It is with gratitude and pride in our community that we read from the front page of the Culpeper newspaper, dated December 6, 1978, that S.W.I.F.T. (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) will move its headquarters to Culpeper. But it is with utter dismay and bewilderment that we read , jfour statement regarding t|ie State Highway Department’s making funds available to construct a road to the new establishment. For us who live on Route No. 615 in Rappahannock County and drive through mud and ruts filled with water every time it rains; or over a washboard surface in a cloud of dust when the sun shines, we question how funds can be available to accommodate a foreign nonprofit corporation but are lacking to improve facilities for "home-town” folks. The history of Route No. 615 could be written in four words, “Too Little - Too Late.” Over a period of years, we have begged to have the road improved. Each time, the result of our pleas brought a few loads of gravel dumped into low areas. Finally after a concerted effort by those of us who share the inconvenience, the Highway Department graded our road this spring. But, after scraping the road, too little gravel was applied (none in some places) and we are back to mud, mire, and ruts again. We have been told this is a low-priority road because of the amount of traffic it carries. We submit that the road bears a county number and has been part of the highway system for many years. It should be properly maintained and, by proper maintenance, the end result would be money saved. At times, it has been impassable to vehicles other than trucks and cars equipped with fourwheel drive. This is a frightening and untenable situation for those of us who might be forced to use the road in an emergency. BEFORE we allocate funds for SWIFT, let’s consider R.A.P.I.D. (Rappahannock’s Angry People In Distress.) HELEN M. FRIDENSTINt Seniors Oppose Gas Price Deregulation Climaxing its final quarterly meeting of 1978, the executive committee of the Virginia Council of Senior Citizens, meeting in Richmond, went on record opposed to the deregulation of gasoline prices. The committee urged a rollback of those price increases already sneaking up on us. The council also supported the move of Congressmen John E. Moss, CA., Andrews Maguire, NJ. and Toby Moffett, Conn, to have the Federal Trade Commission investigate the allegations of antitrust violations by the Shell Oil Co. in the matter of wholesale gas prices. Resolutions referred from the founding Convention in September 1978 dealing with housing, special services, .education, employment, library services, veterans, insurance and transportation were approved. SecretaryTreasurer Donald Stone (Annandale) advised the Board that the Virginia State Council of Senior Citizens is now incorporated, and organizational reports were received from officers and board members from various parts of the State. Joseph Rourke, who headed the founding convention of the Virginia State Council, spoke about the need for moderate and low income housing in Virginia and urged the council to consider sponsorship of such housing. The Little Fox

Washington News -News From The Flint Hill Area - Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Keyser Christmas evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Slaughter in Leesburg. Tuesday evening they were dinner guests of the Lee Birds. Visitors of Mrs. Gabe Burke Christmas Day included Mr. and Mrs. Rannie Burke and sons of Manassas and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Alther and children of Sperryville. Christmas Eve guests were Mrs. Violet Baldwin, Stevie and Pamela Baldwin, Jenny and Donnie Jenkins. Miss Annie Miller Almond was released from Culpeper Memorial Hospital last Thursday and is recuperating nicely at home. She was a Christmas Day dinner guest of Judge and Mrs. Rayner Snead. Spending Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Jones were Mr. and Mrs. Arne Olsen, Byrd and Arne Edward of Concord and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kite, Sarah, Frances and Jackie of Luray. Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Burke were Mr. and Mrs. Ashton Burke of Warrenton. All of them were Christmas afternoon callers of Mr. and Mrs. C. Cletus Burke in Front Royal. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Baines were Lt. and Mrs. Davis Streagle, Shannon and Mark, Mrs. Sarah Latham, all of Amissville, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Buntin and Miss Nancy Buntin. The Baines family spent Monday and Tuesday in Suffolk with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Buntin and Nancy were dinner guests Christmas Day of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Kamminga in Falls Church and spent from Tuesday until Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Jennings in Danville. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Forward of Detroit, Mich, are houseguests this week of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Forward. Christmas Day guests of Judge and Mrs. Rayner Snead were Mr. and Mrs. Rayner V. Snead, Jr. and family of Lynchburg, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Adamson and children of Front Royal, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Snead, Kevin and Anthony, Miss Annie Miller Almond, Bill Snead of Shawsville, Miss Pennock and Linda Adamson of New York, Miss Caroline Doran of Kansas City, Mr. and Mrs. Page Moffett of New York, Chap Carney and Mrs. Natalie Marsh of Woodville, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Snead, Kevin and Anthony and Miss Annie Miller Almond. Christmas evening guests of Col. and Mrs. Robert H. Ingle were Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hutchinson, Joe, Jon and Jim McCullough of Woodville. Spending the Christmas holiday with Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Manson and Amelia were his parents, Mr. and R. A. Manson of Perry, West Va. and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Manson of Capon Bridge, West Va. Tuesday guests of the Mansons were Mrs. Manson’s mother, and brother, Mrs. Edna Carney of Newport News and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carney and Joseph of Portsmouth. Wednesday guests of the Mansons were Mrs. Ann McCarthy and daughter Kathy of Williamsburg. Christmas Eve dinner guests of Mrs. Louise Adkins, Aletha, Lavonne and Benita were Roger Smoot, Mr. and Mrs. Barry Adkins, James Adkins, Pvt. Richard D. Williams Jr., Kevin Adkins and Miss Kim Hibbs, all of Front Royal and Mike Atkins of Sperryville. Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Merrill were Christmas dinner guests of Mn and Mrs. Leon Bailey. Tuesday guests of Mrs. Bertie Lib Moffett were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ewing and Miss Louise Schwartz of Harrisonburg. Christmas Eve guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Norman and Leslie were Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Norman of Woodville, Michael Bosma of Culpeper and Miss Lois Yates of Newport News. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Payne Christmas Day were Mr. and Mrs. Edward Payne of Falls Church, Mr. and Mrs. William Payne of Amissville, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Payne, Scotty and Cheryl and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jenkins, T. J. and Kim, all of Culpeper, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Giles of Warrenton, Mrs. Gladys Moore of Arlington, Mr. and Mrs. Reid Payne, Tammy and Patty Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Settle and Pamela Clater. Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Perry were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kerns, Bobby and Karen of Manassas Park and Mr. and Mrs. 'Roy Pcrr^ 'Billy ‘ind Robbie of Alexandria. Guests for Christmas week of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Scoggin are their son. Bill Scoggin of V.P.I., Bill Pickard and Mike Matthews of the University of North Carolina. Final jfijribu/i’. CLORE FUNERAL HOME The Hbme of Thoughtful Service " PHONE 825-2361 CULPEPER CEMETERY MEMORIALS Country Stoves End of Year Pre-Inventory SALE Come on Out to See Our Wide Selection of Quality Wood Stoves Call 923-4685 for Hours and Directions Country Stoves Criglersville, Va. 12-14-ERO-C PRINCIPLES OF REAL ESTATE 2-Week Courses (Days) 5 or 7 Wk. Courses (Eve. A Sat.) LICENSE PREPARATION Broker A Salesmen Guaranteed tb pass or money back ENROLLTODAY Mew classes starting every month National Institute of Real Estate 10501 Ballsford Rd., Manassas (Hayloft Dinner Theater Bldg.) 361-3666 t.f.n. (703) 893-06551 Christmas holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz from Monday until Wednesday were their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Jakubowicz, Kristi and Matthew of Williamsport Pa. Their Tuesday visitors were another son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sengstack of Oakton. J. Stant Weaver returned home Tuesday after spending the Christmas weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Nick Penaranda in Fairfax. Joining them for Christmas dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Clay Walker and Chrissy of Huntington, West Va., John Weaver of Washington, D.C., Mr. and Mrs. Leo Woods and Mike Hicks of Culpeper. Patty Penaranda returned with her grandfather to spend several days. Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Wayland were Christmas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hawkins and Mrs. Ertha Hawkins in Boston and they were Sunday visitors of Mrs. Amos Butler and Charles in Woodville. Mrs. Mary Woodard was a Christmas dinner guest ot Mrs. Mary Updike and Mrs. A. M. Verner. Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Newland of Hamilton, Ohio are guests this week of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Updike. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Hall and children of Camilla, Ga. and Mrs. Frances Conover and Beth of Albany, Ga. are visitors this week of Mrs. Alice R. Wood. Joining them for Christmas dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Kent Reeve and children and Miss Mary Miller Wood. Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Bridges were their sons-in-law and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris of Manassas, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cox of Charlottesville and Mr. and Mrs. William P. Wood of Richmond. Among the Christmas holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Loring Anderson, Sr. were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Allman and Jackie of Baltimore, Md., Mr. and Mrs. John M. Anderson, Michael and Jennifer of Fairfax, Lorraine McCallan and Don A*>.dferson of Arlington, Mr. and' Mrs.' Loring Anderson, Jr., Karen and Ernest of Culpeper. Spending the Christmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Smith are Mr. and Mrs. Rayner V. Snead Jr. and family of Lynchburg and Mr. and Mrs. Duane Dillard of Greencastle, Pa. Holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Curtis were Hugh J. Racer, Harold Curtis of Purceilville, Mrs. Julia Curtis of Front Royal and David Collins of Hampton. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Futrell of Falls Church were weekend guests of Mrs. W. M. Fletcher. They were joined for Christmas Day dinner by Mrs. Bertie Lib Moffett. Christmas Eve guests of Mrs. Sue McGee were Mr. and Mrs. Peter Labovitz, Erin and Tara of Sperryville. Mrs. McGee spent Christmas Day with the Labovitz family. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Estes, Ginger, Robin, Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Estes joined by Ike Frye of Mount Jackson, spent Christmas Day with Mrs. Mamie Henry in Front Royal. Sunday afternoon guests of the Rev. and Mrs. Jennings Hobson III were the Rev. and Mrs. Jenning Hobson of Luray and their houseguests Miss Ann Hobson of Richmond. Christmas Day the Rev. and Mrs. Jennings Hobson III visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Humphrey in Middleburg. Mrs. Guy Burke returned to her home Tuesday after spending the Christmas weekend as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Trenton Burke and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burke in Culpeper. Christmas Day Mrs. Burke accompanied by Trenton Burke were afternoon callers of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Evans in Luray. MOVING SALE 30% OFF Most Items In Stock The Good Earth Plant Shop Culpeper, Va. Behind Leggett Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wince and Edward, of Rocky Knob spent Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. Ron Harding and son in Mid* dleburg. Robert L. Massie Jr. of Richmond is spending several days this week with his mother, Mrs. Frank Spalding. Christmas morning guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Robinson, Eric and Bridgett were Mrs. Dora Robinson and Mrs. Cora Utterback of Warrenton. Mrs. Paul Miller spent the Christmas holiday weekend with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Howell in Madison Heights. Mr. and Mrs. John Humphries of Alexandria spent Christmas weekend with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Rodgers. Christmas Day dinner guests of Mrs. Nellie Pritchett were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Parson, Lisa and Paul of Orlando, Fla., Mrs. Marie Rainwater and Kimberly of James Town, Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams and Danny, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. James Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Foster, Sharon Kenny and Jennifer, all of Front Royal, Mr. and Mrs. James Scott of Huntly and Pvt. Ricky Williams of Fort Bliss, Texas. Christmas dinner guests of Mrs. Ada Grimsley were Mr. and Mrs. Russell Grimsley and Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Grimsley and their families, all of Huntly, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Grimsley of Castleton and Mr. and Mrs. David James and son, Gary. Christmas Eve dinner guests of Mrs. Robert Nethers and Miss Debbie Dennis were Mr. and Mrs. William Dennis and son of Jackson, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. Ranny Aylor and Heather, Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Coffey, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coffey and Daniel, all of Sperryville, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lewis of Huntly, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Corder and family of Front Royal, Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Nethers, George and Nethella of Stephens City and Clyde Lillard. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kinsey and Keith of Front Royal and Miss Sallie Lillard were Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Huff and Connie. Weakley A funeral for Mrs. Betty Ann Weakley of Nethers was held Sunday at Geest Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Peter Burkett, with burial in the Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper. Mrs. Weakley, 82, died Friday, December 22, 1978 at the University of Virginia Hospital, following a brief illness. A native of Rappahannock County, she was the daughter of the late Pierce E. Jenkins and the late Carrie Lee Fincham. She was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church at Nethers. Program The Rappahannock County Library will help celebrate the New Year with a special program on India scheduled for Thursday evening, January 18. Mrs. Lawrence Manwaring, who spent two years in India while her husband was a special consultant to the Food Corporation of India, will give a presentation on the country’s people and their culture highlighted by two professional color sound films—“Dancing Feet" and “The Pageant of India.” SgS / c ^**1 1 Mile East of Manila! RLS5 Christmas Eve guests of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Browning were Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Wood and Mrs. Hadassah Dunn. Mr. and Mrs. Browning spent Christmas Day with Dr. and Mrs. Edgar Browning in Charlottesville. They were joined by John B. Browning and Mr. and Mrs. Luther Kay of Richmond. Dr. and Mrs. Browning spent Wednesday with the John Brownings. Miss Joyce Walker of Falls Church is spending several days with ther parents, Mr. and Mrs. Moe Walker. Mrs. Margaret Roberson of Front Royal was a Tuesday caller in the Walker home. Saturday guests of Mrs. M. H. Brady Sr. were Mr. and Mrs. Michael Crane of Latham, Md. and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brady of Fairfax. Christmas Day guests were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McCulloch of Fairfax, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Crane of Lanham, Md., Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bolten of Warrenton, Mrs. Bolten's children, Bill, Brad and Paula Bennett of Maryland, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brady and Jason of Carrollton, Mrs. Mary Atkins of Amissville, Clyde Lillard, Lisa and Carol Brady of Front Royal. The Rev. and Mrs. Jerry Campbell, Pete and Paul of Berryville are spending several days this week with Mr. and Mrs. Doug Bywaters. Miss Doris Ann Atkins of Arlington spent the Christmas holidays with her mother, Mrs. Nelson Atkins. Joining them for Christmas dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Atkins Jr. and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sours and Betty of New Jersey, enroute to Georgia, were Friday overnight guests of Mrs. Louis Moore Sr. Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Welch were Miss Annabell Upham and Bill Krebs of Washington, D. C. and Mrs. Viola Jackson of Front Royal. Bobby Welch of Winchester spent the Christmas holidays with his parents. Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Foster were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Gabor Foster and their families, Mrs. Irving Corbin, Brad and Jeff, Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Corbin of Hartwood and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Corbin of Alexandria. Calling on Mrs. Ethel Pullen Christmas evening were Mr. and Mrs. Reid Nichols and'Wendy, Jane Jeffers, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Pullen, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Corder and their families, Mrs. Beverley Turner and Danille, all of Front Royal, Lucille and Mark Settle of Manassas and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Welch. Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Smoot were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smoot, Dasha and Scott of Front Royal, William Smoot and Lisa of Culpeper and Mr. and Mrs. James Bywaters and Jimmy. Mrs. Eva L. Smith spent Christmas Eve and Day with her niece Mrs. W. B. Jarrels, Mr. Jarrels and their family in Grottoes. Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Welch were Mr. and Mrs. Roland Welch and Skipper of Waynesboro, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Welch and children from Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. James Garwood of Manassas, Mike Massie of Washington, Karen Welch, Eddie Williams, George Grimsley, Mrs. Owen Sealock and Mrs. James C. Fincham. Dale Welch has returned from a two weeks vacation in Winter Haven, Fla. Mrs. Pat Biggs, joined by her mother, Mrs. Thelma Russell of Warrenton, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Russell in Winchester Christmas Day. Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. Pat Biggs visited her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Russell at Orlean. Saturday visitors of Mrs. M. Blaisdell were Mrs. Linda Blaisdell and Lisa of Front Royal and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Jenkins of Culpeper. Mrs. Blaisdell was an overnight guest Christmas Eve of Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Krause and Kim in Front Royal. Mrs. Blaisdell visited Miss Ginger Costello and John W. Blaisdell Jr. in Berryville and Mrs. W. A. Moore later in the evening. Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Judd Burke Sunday were their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Steve Blight and children of Hopewell. Mr. and Mrs. William Lee spent Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Spence and Sarah in Harrisonburg. Christmas Day dinner guests of Mrs. W. A. Moore were Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Moore and children of Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Moore of Front Royal, Mrs. Charlotte Ward and daughter Noel of Riverton. Evening callers were Mrs. George S. Davis of Front Royal, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Moore and Dorothy, Mr. and Mrs. Louise Moore Jr. and children, and Mrs. Mary Blaidsell. Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Wood were Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Smith of North Garden. Mrs. Julia Curtis of Front Royal spent Christmas Eve night with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Curtis. Other guests in the Curtis home were Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Curtis of Kenner, La. and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Curtis Jr. of Columbia, Md. Modal LFA 7100 • 3 level water-saving loadsize selector • Agitator-mounted fabric v softener dispenser J • Bleach dispenser 1 • Automatic cool-down / for Permt Press fabrics • Super SURGILATOR* agitator » 4 cycles: NORMAL. KNIT, PERMT. PRESS and GENTLE • Porcelain-enameled top and lid • Bec-Pak LaOndry Information Center • 2 wash and 2 spin speeds • Energy-saving water temp selector with 4 wash/rinse combinations • MAGIC CLEAN* liet filter* MadalLPtf7M Features Special coo* down care lot Perm* Prase and Knit labrica a 1 drying temperature eeiectone • TUMBLE PRESS’ Control • Extra targe lint screen • Large S.t cu It drying drum • Puah-to-slvt buttorT • Automatic door snuto(l • Bac-f*ak Laundry mtormaaon Canter Rappahannock Farmer’s Co-op Sparryvflla, Va. M7-855S Place yourad for as little as $5.75 Horse&Tack Traders’Corner — Appears each week in the following papers Loudoun Times-Mirror Leesburg, Va. (703) 777-1110 Fauquier Democrat Warrenton, Va. (703) 347-4222 Rappahannock News Washington, Va. (703)675-3349 r ^ HORSES FOR SALE GENTLE RIDING HORSES lor sale • large selection of Hunter prospects. good Western horses and children's horses Also good used English and Western tack. Boarding. breaking and training, professional care. Orchard Hill Stable. 703-554-8255 (17) 10 year old gaited roan gelding, arab cross, gentle; 4 year old buckskin mare, well musded green broke, $600 each, 937 516b or 937-4652. I!***1 Registered Quarter horses, Cedar Run Farm, "Versatility and Disposition", Boarding, breeding, sale, (7031 347-7585. HAY FOR SALE HAY - Excellent timothy altalta mix Also excellent alfalfa available. $100 per ton delivered Can pick up bales at bar 703687-6230 (12-21-2M7) BARN CONSTRUCTION rEMPLOYMENT >-■ ■ PERMANENT POSITION tor groom, male or female, tor small hunter stable near Middleburg. All general stable duties and exercising required Fox hunting optional. New cottage suitable tor single person or couple, all utilities included. Salary commensurates with experience and ability. Ample time off. two weeks paid vacation. Call evenings after 5p.m. 703-3641139, (17) POSITION JANUARY 1 -tor totally reliable person tor small raceshow stable Must have some experience. be able to ride lead pony Some exercising it qualified Must be neat, answer telephone politely and intelligently and be good with dogs Brandnew stable, warm and easy to work in Good hours Mary Litchfield Jones. Crosswind, Mlddleburg. Virginia 22117 703-6876217 !12-21-4M 7) ■ — FARRIERS , * HORSESHOEING BILL DAVIS 703-347-4009 G*E£/v «WTP EHl? THE HUHT COUH^ HOMES ■ STABLES ■ BARNS ■ ADDITIONS • FENCING 347-1648 ■MISC. - HORSES TRANSPORTED • loca. or long distance Reasonable rates Experienced handler David Mock. 703-560-6604 or 703-591-7725 (12-21 -2t-17) EQUINE JUMPS SIGNS PAINTED vinccnt williams OCLAPLANC , V*. 3441341 BARN CONSTRUCTION M ISC. WANTED W 'ANTED TO BUY horses and ponies under $350 Vienna Virginia 703-938-2538 (17) WANTED TO BUY Horses, ponies, colts, saddles, wagons, etc 703-5548255 INSTRUCTION RIDING LESSONS Private and Group Beginners to Advanced Child or Adult TRAIL RIDES 777-3012 777-3279 Vf^lilliams Cov Inc. specializing in the construction of Complete Custom Horse Facilities BARNS - STABLES - INDOOR ARENAS Remodeling - Custom Homes “Horse bams built by Horseman" We Service our Product Rt 1 Box 40. Broad Run. Vi. 22014 703-347-3173 .C't-NEY6«0 •BUILDERS* •COMPLETE HORSE FACILITIES •POLE BARNS ^MACHINERY SHEDS ALL TYPES OF FARM BUILDINGS "quality work at reasonable prices" 703-554-8458 Round Hill. Va.

WoodviUe Area News Rappahannock New* Photo/Sarah Latham HE BEAK WENT over the mountain and was bagged by William Foster of lint Hill last Wednesday. Larry Welch, also of Flint Hill, checks the animal . •. • According to Game Warden Jim Bankston, 5 have been taken and tagged Rappahannock this hunting season. Farm Census Planned i; ii preparations are r vs ay at the Bureau of ,. v'ensus. U S. Department < iiinmeree. for the next ..•'oils of Agriculture l lining in January to .ss farm and ranch ■ies across the nation. household which 1 u e r s g r i c ti 11 u r a 1 * til > .eetve a form . i . • ■ a .i the year iT.rs are encouraged <1 fulls ac . . • v .. . y ills' K. is as to the survey." Joel ‘ ,n:s. V i rip rid Tech eriMs.n -peeKi’ist in i iveting. satvl. rite census lesigncil to help farmers an overall look, at the . nit tire pi. lure but will e us. IV f >!response . ,i\e in i 'em ’ hi , '■'! f. rt c ' si. • s e due 1‘J-y ts:....r. census, 21st in a series that started in 1840, most farm and ranch operators will receive a four-page form in the mail, while some will receive a five-page version. Oti the report form, each larmer or rancher will need answer only questions that apply to his or her operation. The form is art myed so that i.; i\ i.! !> ;■ 1 questions or sections dealing with crops a:tvi livestock not produced cun he skipped. Hie overall time required bv farmers to complete the lorm has been reduced an estimated one-third. In developing the report forms, the Census Bureau obtained the advice of farmers. representatives of farm supplier-. agricultural urmci sities. Congress and s'..t<- and feden. p'gram .'genciiN Twu tests of the •■••■•■sns fer' • .■■■■ eor.ducted c ■ r ■ • •; : 'at the questions were easily understood so farmers and ranchers could accurately supply the information requested. The new farm census has been advanced one year to put it into phase with the five-year cycle of censuses of business and industry. Beginning in 1982, farm censuses will be held for years ending in 2 and 7. By JUNE CLARK RappakaNMfk New* CormpoadeiM Wallace Hudgins of Culpeper called on Mrs. Marcia Bullion Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Don Fisher and family of Oakton were Friday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Daczewitz and sons. Christmas Day guests included Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Weakley of Washington and Mrs. Weakley’s sister, Mrs. Margaret Carroll. Christmas Day Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Buster Hitt and Mrs. Virginia Jenkins were Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Fincham of Manassas, Gordon Jenkins and boys of Frederick, Md. and Mr! and Mrs. David Altizer of Williamsburg. Sunday, the Buster Hitt family and Mrs. Jenkins visited Mrs. Margaret Butler at Oak Springs Nursing Home in Warrenton. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Manwaring, Jinny, Mike and Stephen spent two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Spender Taggart in Logan, Utah. Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Falls and Timothy included Mr. and Mrs. Layton Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Falls of Warrenton, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Falls of Dale City and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fortune of Front Royal. Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Johnson were Christmas dinner guests of the Rev. and Mrs. A. W. Laine in Mechanicsville. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice O’Bannon. the Misses Beth and Martha Lou O'Bannon were Christmas Eve dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby O’Bannon in Culpeper. Bobby Titchenell returned home Thursday with his parents the Rev. and Mrs. Gale Titchenell and Sue Titchenell after an overnight visit with Mrs. Harold Moran in Manning, W. Va. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bayne, Missy, Ricky and Michelle of Culpeper, Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Woodward, Tabby Sue, John Jr. and Jeffery of Castleton were Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Brew Burke. Mr. and Mrs; R. L. Blanton and Miss Mary Nell Blanton of Amelia were holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Wood, Henry B. and Mrs. Julia Wood. Among guests from a distance of Mrs. H. B. Winfrey and Mrs. Dillard Glenn were Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Winfrey of Hedgesville, W. Va., Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Spicer, Donrad and Sherri of Richmond and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dillinger of Alexandria. Mr. and Mrs. James Sykes entertained for Christmas dinner, Mr. Skyes’ brother Roy Sykes of Farley, W. Va. who has been visiting them for several days, their son Brad, Mrs. Opie Crawford, Curtis and Ray Crawford. The Ted Manwaring family and the Jim Manwaring family were Christmas Day dinner guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L Manwaring in Falls Church. Misses Linda Johnson and Jean Cusano of Greenbelt, Md. were overnight guests Christmas Eve of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde P. Johnston, Ricky and Kristie. Mrs. Jessie Dailey of Culpeper joined them for Christmas dinner. Raymond Johnson was an evening caller. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Clark and Misty Hitt were Christmas Eve dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Corker, Donald, Eddie and Jessie in Beaverdam. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Corker and Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Lowman joined them for dinner. Mrs. Roadcap Atkins of Amissville and Miss Margaret Atkins of Winchester were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Orange. Sap jjaliaiuttf ck Reach nearly everyone in Rappahannock County with your Classified Ad. Just call or stop by our office before Noon on Tuesday. RATES: $2.25 for the first 20 words, 10 cents for each additional word. Box numbers, $1.00 additional. sified Ads ••• \ r f HCMfc AN S B HiMfSS SERVICES ^ VICES ] (j HOME AND BUSINESS SERVI *3) r PERSONAL RENTALS* OHHCES PoC-- ; :.'90 Cin’ C' >‘l F ' id 28 ■1! »Vve Ray T t . i,, ; . ka-iC’O Grande. ■ i Too. Va F03 937 4111. I3d28 i1-' S AL t Airewood and cu* Ton ar.cf Jim Lee i?5 3558. Ud28 SAlL Aim. F ranklill r, " '■ '1 n 1 1 ■ 9 i ’ :■ pm, V37 548? 1 3d28 •jALt to A’C«k old pigs r\ C^l> W d-' •_:»> , j v*. r. u»> w s, 56 100 or 67 5 1440 or I3tf m' N 1 - ijnrinq Good ■ . ■ o ; o c k s, ", ’ i u s v . ew pa,-’-, 164 7445 or a - • eves. 3 if pd WOOD STOVES New 4ir!i!]h' . o\/v Prices Ashic, r: <;o $300 AshIny ’• HP $ 15(i M. • v, - Hejn Mate • ' ,1 \d! Delivers b insiuiiation i Available | I i Robert Wagg, Nethers 987-8005 ; 13d28 C HOME AND ; iUJSINESS SERVICES '• VON P I - / »’ • cr. fv / f .. .'-j *■ . rt _ 1V' o I • g , ** ?4 hour v 6/5 3607. c*f . ... v. >erv a» repa-rs. P O box 08/ Sperryville# Va., 987 8748. 5tf ROOFING—Gutters and down VotMitinqs. T»nnfno *nd roofinq »wt«5i T - ■ P r o f e s i's t sen v rp + ,jrnerJ ' ■ :r R :T;r. F tv BUILDER, ■ * "i ' ■ P cnvilfl I rig, '< i Greoorv Monahan, O M: C i Corporation. 987 c;?. Mf US r ;>.V BUSH HOGGING * rl i ■ 1 i ywork Contrattorby r l. ; or | ob Free otcs *;s 1471 5tfn We Ca/7 Supply All Your BUILDING NEEDS CULPEPER BUILDING i & SUPPLY CORP. 825 8383 Culpeper Gimlet Ridge Chimney Sweep Member oj Chimney Su*tp Guild Timothy F.Johnson Fully Insured Bmlonvillt, Virginia 226to 703-636-2465 i? 28 WILLIAM E. SISK; Electrical Contractor. New homes, additions, wiring of all kinds, no jobs too small. Call 987 8772. Sperryville, Va. 5tf ♦ * A I <■HELP WANTED - ■ . " Experienced cook, very flexible hours, live in or out, references, needed im mediately, excellent salary. Call 347 7144. 20 tf PERSONAL _J in loving memory of my Day, Herbert Leake, on his birthday Today recalls memories of the loved one laid to rest, And ttiose who think of him today are the ones who loved turn best, But in peace your work is ended. Sweetly sleep your race is won, You have gone where those who loved you Soon are coming one by one. Loving daughter, Hollie 21 + TRASH SERVICE for details write to RFD 175 B, Sperryville, Va 22740 or call 987 8756 _ 21 + ""Joe Williams— General Contractor Chester Gap, Va. *****: tomes, Old Home Restoration Additions, Rec. Rooms, Remodeling, Custom Cabinets, Etc. “Quality” J o it'oiic '■rC 025 5303 No hunting or trespassing or Greenfield Farm, violators will be prosecuted. 21]4 In loving memory of our mother and grandmother, Martha Jane Whorton, who passed away one year ago, December 30, 1977. A face that is ever before us, A voice that we cannot forget. A smile that lasts forever, In memory you are with us yet. To some you may be forgotten. To others a part of the past, But to us who loved and lost you Your memory will always last. Thurmon, Sandra, JoAnn, Norma, Beverly and Dorna 21 + pd In loving memories of Mom and Dad, Herbert and Eugie Leake, at this holiday season, Somewhere back of the sunset Away from this world of strife Our loved ones is sweetly sleeping in the land where there is no night And we who knew and loved them Who passing brought sad tears Will cherish your memory always To brighten the drifting years Loving daughter, Hollie 21 + NOTICE The Corner Shelf, 102 B North Main St., Culpeper, will be closed Jan. 13, for holiday & inventory. Thereafter regular daily schedule - 9:30 - 5:00, Closed each Wed. & Sun. -LL± MASSIES CORNER, hilltop homesite with breathtaking views of Mts. and valley, open and wooded, 25 acres. $51,000 LAKE VIEW and un go with this needy new snug home in the pines. Efficient fireplace, decks, $39,000. MT. TOP tract with inspiring VIEWS I Road frontage, aam, nice area. 44 acrai ' $49,500. RUGGED WILDERNESS, 18 | acres, on Ml Run and road, $25,000. RAPPALACHIAN HOMES 347-1920 Eves: 937-4388 OFFICE SPACE available in "Clopton House”. Carpeting and private bath. $75-month. 675 3400. 24ttk RENTALS-HOUSES t . ■ ■ nJ MODE RN COUNTRY COLONIAL home on 5 acres with open countryside view and swimming pool, 3 to 4 bedrooms. Unfurnished. Available soon on (arm between Warrenton and The Plains. References required. $600 monthly. Option to buy available. Contact Rosalyn Smith, Nelson Realty, Warrenton, 347 7790. 25 tf THREE BEDROOM home recently remodeled, on approximately 1 acre of ground, on Route 211. $225 month plus utilities Available February 1,1979 Call 703 550 9800. 25tfn Call 675-3349 To Piac* Your Ad REAL ESTATE FOR SALE FOR SALE: A nice and comfortable house in Sperryville, two bedrooms, kitchen, living room and full bath, good location for a small family. If interested call Billy Menefee at 987 8673 between the hours of 4:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. $27,000. 29 + William C. Henry PLUMBING and HEATING 24 hr. service Rotor-Rooter Service Also 675-3471 T, o oar loyal friends Both old and nov Onr boat wishes For a HAPPY NEW YEAR! STUART REALTY AmlMvtlle, Va. 937-4485 —Rappahannock New* Photo/Daphne Hm<kim<nn HENRY LILLARD, the Amissville whittler, brought examples of his wood carving to share with his friends at the senior citizen nutrition program site last week. Lillard has been carving for about four years. He doesn’t use any fancy tools—just an old barlow pocket knife that he found 15 years ago. Time To Gather Tax Records Taxpayers should begin gathering receipts and other records to support claims on their returns, the Internal Revenue Service said. The records, according to the IRS, will help taxpayers, particularly those who itemize, complete accurate returns. The records can also be used to back-up various claims in case of examination, and remind taxpayers of possible overlooked deductions. For easy reference, the records should be sorted into the categories which appear on Schedule A of Form 1040, the IRS said. When itemizing, taxpayers should bear in mind interest paid on loans and mortgages, as well as payments for medical insurance which are documented on various financial statements. These amounts are often deductible, according to the IRS. Medical expenses, union dues and charitable contributions are a few other commonly-claimed deductions for which IRS auditors often request supporting evidence. The IRS said it's a good idea to keep both cancelled checks and bills when possible. Taxpayers should not attach receipts or cancelled checks to their tax returns, the IRS said. Ft>r rcnervations and information Fairfax City 273-2424 Rc«*m ' Herndon 620-2811 CARUSO’S \ IS sow ACCEPTING ' RESERVATIONS FOR IVEW TEAR’S EVE TWO PLANS IT BOTH LOCATIONS EARLY DIKING Scating l*et ween 5p m and 7pm We offer our regular menu and price* and the ('arum/s Repertory Tompany [ FOR RB« TEAR'S r EVE REVELERS —j Manlngat <> p m f H4U | icr c«»u|nc |irc)tuKi IihIimIc* u o>in|4eU' dinner fn >«>> h New Yvm'h Ext Menu. ' vvlm. wlih (liiiiwr. I'at midnight jikI iwn kIk>wh |k if«>rinnl t»y tin- (‘umiuiV Kc|K.rii>r\ ('oiii|Him SAM D NEAD ri EALTY Homes • Farms and Country Real Estate Washington, Va. 22747 Business Phone 967-8709 43 acres — beautiful mountain top property- access by right of way, pretty building site. Owner will finance. Several nice 25 acre lots near Washington, Va. Partly open, pan wooded, would make nice building sites. 85 acres in Amissville, will sell as one tract or divide, excellent owner terms - call for details. HAVE A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 36 3 acres fronting on Rt. 522 |ust south of Woodville Partially open, stream, and building sites. $39,750. Flint Hill—6.4 acres of open pasture, spring fed pond, stable, workshop with cellar and terrific mountain views come with this 3 bedroom, 2 bath brick rambler. 13 x 17 eat-in size equipp‘d «iil.chen' livin9 room wi,h flreP,ace ar|d full basement.Madison Co.-15 4 wooded acres in nice area at Haywood. Good mountain views, building sites and priced to sell atF_T. Valley -3 bedroom, full basement brick home just off Rt. 231. 12 x 29 living room with carpet and fireplace, two full baths, equipped kitchen, insulated, and electric baseboard heat. 3.8 open acres with separate garage and 20 x 30 metal siding barn. $50,000. 33 acres of orchard and woodland fronting on state road near Flint Hill. This tract offers numerous building sites, views, and owner financing with only 20% down. A good buy at $1300 per acre. Sperryville. New England style 2 story home set amid large trees and well established shrubs on 2 acres. With 3 bedrooms home boasts fully equipped kitchen, separate formal dining room, stone fireplace in carpeted living room, 2 full baths and much more. Attached garage offers 4th bedroom and private bath. Porch, patio, and greenhouse. $82,500. Call for details and appointment. 30 wooded acres with frontage on Rt. 522 north of Flint Hill. Tremendous views, numerous building sites, certified survey and priced to sell at $36,000 with $8000 down and balance financed by owner at 9% for 15 years. Peola Mills-6 room frame farmhouse on 854 acres with long frontage on trout stream Well at back door. $28 GOO with owner financing. Panorama Realty Sperryville, Va. 987-8640 ASSOCIATES m REALTOR* James Leake John Eubank, Jr. Beverly Atkins Dean Hahn J. M. O’Bannon C. K. Barnes 987-8236 987-8146 675-3883 635-7048 987-8713 987-8619