Rappahannock News, January 15, 1981

PAID CIRCULATION *&» 1 ^ ,V4!i > -\!j ..,-■ 'nKM 'drk-MJ ££*jr\ v?v?»l»P Ja^S. *'• 2tr'^ ' - - fi-JI.-jr; f.'".n-T. ft-|i *T*'~ V T’ « ’ The County Family Newspaper Founded 1877 31st YEAR, No. 52 USPS 45558C 8 Pages THURSDAY, JANUARY 15,1981 vi:..;i:jia stats lidsasy «-> T '■*';»» P-MT* 1 ^ Tf \ 23219 SAMPLE ^7l8f9^ —r > o/ r_>l r ,S ? . ‘ JAf\> Washington. Virginia \y^Ph(5fii«;67.>-334ty\V ■m 20c N £Y' > I c r.; Water Witch Seeks Answer Washington s Water Supply Depleted At a special meeting of the Washington Town Council called Friday by Newbill Miller, a state of emergency was declared as the town’s water supply dwindled. Charlie Jenkins, a councilman who is also in charge of the water system, reported only five feet of water in the reservoir, probably enough to last through the weekend. Jenkins said the gallon per minute flow had dropped alarmingly. He said the three springs on Jenkins Mountain which normally supply the town with water have been dry for six months, and the well, a backup source, is practically depleted. The lack of precipitation most of last year and no snowfall so far this season has created a serious deficiency in the water table. Earlier in the day Jenkins reported to Miller that the water level in the 90,000 gallon tank that serves as a reservoir was way down. A check for possible breaks in the lines led to the discovery that pipes in the home of an absentee landowner had frozen and burst, creating an excessive drain on the system. The break was repaired but lenkins realized the reservoir level was not picking up. At that time he measured the flow per minute and determined the well was going dry. Last year, the town tried two drillings for water on an acre it owns but with no success. Water was struck in one hole at about 600 feet but the flow was not adequate to justify installing a pump. Last summer town residents were informed of the diminishing supply and warned against excessive use. They were cautioned to use conservation measures. Watering lawns and washing cars were prohibited on a voluntary basis. Armed with a divining rod, Donald Turner of Front Royal tackled Washington’s water crisis on Monday. In just a few minutes, the “water witch” found what he described as a large underground cave filled with water and Wednesday afternoon drilling began at the site Turner pinpointed. The town will soon know whether or not it has the answer to its water problems. "It’s really unscientific, but what else can we do?” asked Mayor Miller who remained slightly skeptical of Turner’s art even though he held the wands himself as they swayed and waved over the hoped-for water source. The visit by the dowser was arranged after the depleted water supply left about half Board Drops “\Tracking, ” Adds English Option By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahannock New* Staff Writer In 35 minutes set aside for curriculum discussion at the close of last Tuesday’s special meeting, the Rappahannock school board clarified decisions reached in October on expansion of class offerings at the county high school. Curriculum changes were approved by consensus, not by vote, at the October 28 session, and it was emphasized that implementation was dependent upon classroom expansion, according to Newbill Miller. The minutes of that meeting list the requirement of three units of math for graduation and the addition of blocks of clerk typist I and II, dual tracking with honors and general English for grades 8-12, a second foreign language (either German or Spanish) and a remedial math lab as curriculum changes. “I received a telephone call from a person whose opinion I very much respect and there’s a question in her mind regarding use of the word ’tracking,’’ said Miller. The unidentified woman cited a court case where tracking had been declared illegal and discriminatory and suggested the school board check with its attorney on whether the separate English classes proposed were legal, he said. Miller explained that the reason tracking had been ruled questionable was that youngsters may be placed too early into a lower academic category from which it's difficult to escape. Tracking "discriminates against the disadvantaged," he main-' tained. suggesting the board drop the use of the word and check with its attorney on the legal issues of separate classes. Choke, Not Assignment “My proposal did not include tracking,” superintendent William Bloomer responded. "Grouping and tracking are not synonymous in educational circles.” The choice between general and honors English that he proposed to be offered students yearly, beginning in eighth grade, is the same principle as the choice now offered students between general math and algebra when they begin school, he explained. Year to year, students will have the right to change firom general to honors English and vice-versa. Bloomer continued. Parents will be consulted in conference and must give signed authorization for a student's course of study. “The final decision rests with the parents.” Bloomer stressed. Agreeing that they wanted neither to label nor limit students, the board members unanimously agreed to amend the minutes of their October 28 meeting, deleting “dual track” and substituting that students will be given the option, with parentaf consent.'' of two English courses, honors and general, at each grade level. Robert Eastham asked for the effect of the honors English courses offered in 11 th and 12th grades for the past two years. “In my opinion, it’s been effective. It prompted my recommendation to extend honors English down to the eighth grade level." Bloomer said. “Students going to college need a different preparation from those entering the world of work, just like you feed a work horse differently from a racehorse.” “We’ve got to do something to raise SAT (Standardized Schdlastic Aptitude Tests) to help our youngsters get into college," Miller added. He maintained that beginning honors English in 11th grade won’t give students long enough for (Continued on Page 8) Apartment Complex Sewage Plan Adequate At the Board of Zoning Appeals’ December 11 meeting on Steven Parlagreco’s special use permit application for converting a farm building into eight apartment units, questions were raised regarding the adequacy of the sewage disposal system approved by the health department. According to site plans submitted to the BZA, the Castleton Farms apartment project on Route 618 to be served by two 1,000 square foot drainfields. On the basis of 12 bedrooms planned for the units, this works out to 166 square feet per bedroom, well below the 400 square feet per bedroom that an opponent of the project said he was required to provide for his residence. The information on septic field size given in the site plans provided by Parlegreco is incorrect. The permit for a sewage disposal system issued by local health department sanatarian Jack Lockhard on November 12 calls for two drainfields, each 2,400 square feet, with twelve 100foot lines. Based on percolation tests conducted on the property, 4,416 square feet is the actual drainfield size required by health department regulations, according to Lockhart. (Percolation tests showed that water was absorbed by the soil at the rate of JO minutes per inch.) The total of 4,800 square feet stipulated in the health department permit works out to 400 square feet per bedroom for the four twobedroom and four onebedroom units proposed. In addition, the sanitarian noted that both septic fields are located ten feet away from the adjoining property line, double the five foot minimum distance required. As to questions raised regarding the adequacy of the apartment project's water supply, Lockhart emphasized that in the absence of a county well ordinance, the health department has no jurisdiction over private water supplies. “The health department has no responsibility to issue or deny a permit except for a commercial water supply where water is being sold to the public as in a restaurant or where a permit is required by health department regulations," Lockhart said. Housing Activity Up Slightly Here Rappahannock County showed a four per cent increase over the previous year in the number of housing units authorized during 1980, according to figures released by the RappahannockRapidan Planning District Commission. Along with neighboring Culpeper, Rappahannock was the only other county in the planning district to report increased housing construction. The total number of housing units authorized during 1980 by local building officials throughout the planning district decreased 15 per cent compared to the same period of 1979. Overall, 791 housing units were of the town’s 240 residents without water and the rest with only a trickle coming from their faucets. Monday morning Turner met Miller and Jenkins for a search of the area near the pump house for water. With the divining rods, an angled piece of galvanized wire, held firmly in each hand. Turner walked the area. His face broke into an ear-splitting grin as the wires began to twitch and sway. “There’s a whole lot of water here,” he announced, the rods moving closer together and finally crossing until they lay side by side, the tip of the left rod resting against his right hand and the tip of the right one next to his left hand. As he walked through the woods, the rods swung back Holiday Closing On Monday. January 19. in observance of Lee-Jackson Day, state and county offices and the Rappahannock National Bank will be closed. Post offices, schools. Farmers and Merchants Bank, most businesses and the Rappahannock News office will be open normal hours. School Board Challenged In Fed. Court The Virginia Educational action of the RappahannotJE County School Board for refusal to renew the contract of a probationary teacher, according to a front page story in the January edition of the VEA News. Reportedly, the VEA has filed suit in federal district court on behalf of Edwin “Skip" Ford, a third-year probationary teacher whose contract wasn’t renewed for 1980-81. The suit claims that Ford’s first amendment rights to freedom of speech were violated by the school board's action. President ot tne Kappahannock County Education Association and a building trades instructor at RCHS at the time his contract was dropped, Ford was cited by school board members as being "too brash" and outspoken, according to the VEA News. In addition, the school board's vote not Jtf6 rehire Ford may have violated Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act, the suit contends. Prior to the board's decision not to renew Ford's contract. RCHS principal Dennis Wingfield evaluated his teaching as average or above average in every category and recommended him for re-employment. Superintendent William Bloomer concurred with Wingfield’s recommendation for contract renewal. approved in the district's five counties during 1980 which is 141 less than the 932 authorized over the same 12 months in 1979. The greatest reduction was reported by Madison County where activity for 1980 was down almost 26 per cent from 82 units in 1979 to 61 in 1980. Fauquier dropped from 443 unit* authorized in 1979 to 351 in 1980, a decrease of 20.8 per cent. In Orange, units approved declined from 210 to 165, 21.4 per cefft^ In Rappahannock, housing units approved totaled 50 in 1979 and 52 in 1980 while in Culpeper the increase was 10.2 per cent, from 147 in 1979 to 162 in 1980. and forth, standing straight out when away from the water. Turner said, and moving closer to each other when the dowser stood over a water source. With the movement of the rods, Turner delineated an area about 10 by 12 feet that he said covered the underground cave. At each end, the cave narrowed, he said, indicating an underground stream leading to and from the water cache. Before Turner was finished. Miller and Jenkins shared grins as wide as the water witch’s. "Where’s the best place to drill?” asked the mayor, pounding a stake into the ground at the site indicated by the dowser. The marker in place. Miller asked to try the rods. Holding each firmly in his hands—‘‘Not too tight!" Turner cautioned — Washington’s doubtful mayor walked into the woods, his eyes widening — Rappahannock News I’hoto/Daphne Hutchinson WASHINGTON’S HOPES for a quick end to its water crisis rest on Donald Turner’s dowsing wands. The “water witch” from Front Royal found on Monday what he believes is a large underground cave filled with water. Tuesday the health department approved the well site indicated by Turner and Gen. Berry, owner of the property agreed to sell the town three-quarters of an acre for $3,000. Well driller Larry LeHew, also of Front Royal, will prove on Wednesday whether Turner’s dowsing rods are right. as the rods moved apart. “I’m not doing a thing!" he insisted. As he turned back towards the stake, the rods moved' closer together, crossing as he stood over the marker. “The only way I’ll believe this doesn’t work is if we drill and don’t find any water." he stated. Vandals Damage Vehicle Tuesday, January 6, was a bad night for Jim Logan, history teacher and varsity basketball coach, at Rappahannock County High School. While his Panthers were taking a beating on the court in Warrenton from both the referees and the Fauquier Falcons, his car was vandalized in the parking lot back in Rappahannock. According to Logan, more than $100 worth of damage was done to the vehicle while he was at the away game with his players. The radio antenna was bent and broken, windshield wipers bent and broken, right front tire stabbed three times with a pocket knife and right rear tire stabbed 13 times. I he incident was reported to the Rappahannock Sheriffs Department the following evening, too late for an investigation to have any chance of success, according i^tv* defmty. - I “When a person in their I line of work can’t leave a vehicle parked on school property, it bothers me,” said RCHS principal Dennis Wingfield. “We can’t station a deputy sheriff here all evening to see that something lik£ this doesn’t happen again.” Both Jim Logan and his wife Julie also a teacher at RCHS. expressed hope that evidence will turn up to indicate that the vandalism * wasn’t the work of students. "We certainly don’t like thinking it was one of our students at RCHS," Mrs. Lbgan said. School Board Okays Tighter Money Controls By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rapi>ahann<K-k \rw» Staff Writer On January 6 at the last of several sessions on • accounting practices, the Rappahannock school board unanimously approved procedures recommended by accountant Jack Nicholas that will enable him to give an unqualified audit opinion on cafeteria and activity funds. As distasteful as it is to me, I don't see how we can fulfill our responsibilities without leaving an audit trail,” stated board member Newbill Miller before the vote. Currently, Nicholas gives the board an annual qualified audit for approximately $950. He estimated that setting up new accounting procedures to establish the necessary audit trail will cost between $2,500 and $3,000—a one-time fee. The annual charge for the unqualified opinion will run between $2,000 and $2,500, according to Nicholas. The qualified audit opinion the board now gets on the $250,000 total in the activity and cafeteria funds is the same procedure followed in neighboring counties. Warren, Culpeper and Fauquier counties—all with much larger activity and cafeteria funds—get qualified audits. In Fauquier, for instance, the amount involved totals $1,475,572. Each school keeps its own books under regulations which require that a receipt be given for any amount received over $1. Records are checked during the summer by a professional accountant who renders a qualified opinion. A qualified audit opinion does not indicate any evidence of impropriety or mishandling of public funds. It means only that the accountant can not say unquestionably that all moneys collected have been receipted. In Rappahannock’s case, for instance. Nicholas has not been able to state unequivically that every ten cents collected by elementary teachers for milk money has been turned over to the cafeteria fund. Without documentation for each penny of receipts, an auditor gives a "qualified opinion" in order to protect his or her professional reputation. No Misuse of Funds In reaching their decision to tighten accounting practices the board members have made no allegations of any misuse of school funds. On the contrary; accountant Nancy BlackenbaRer has described the Rappahannock school system’s books as some of the best among the 2b counties her firm Daniel A. Robinson and Associates, handles. In addition, regulations require that a copy of the cafeteria fund audit be sent to the state department of education for review. Rappahannock’s figures have never been questioned. During several months of discussion on audit procedures since the question was raised originally by Robert Eastham. board members have maintained repeatedly that they weren't seeking tighter accounting controls because they suspected any school employees of dishonesty. They’ve stated several times that they want the added controls to protect employees, to improve accounting procedures and to relieve themselves of any liability in the case of misuse of school funds. With his recommention of audit is looking not only at safeguarding of assets but at accuracy of records as w ell. For taking athletic gate receipts at the high school, the accountant calls for a ticket seller and a ticket taker who will use sequentially numbered tickets. Following the end of ticket sales, two additional in uiviuuais win coum anu cross-reference tickets sold and then deposit receipts with records later entered into the school system’s books by the school board’s bookkeeper. In response to questions. Nicholas said that ticket takers and sellers could not cross-reference tickets as well, a move proposed by the board to reduce the number of personnel required. In addition, said the accountant. the ticket takers and sellers should rotate jobs with the two crossreferencers. If the school board cuts down on the number of people handling gate receipts, Nicholas added that he couldn't ensure an unqualified audit opinion. (Currently, three people are involved with athletic gate receipts: a teacher who both sells and takes tickets, an administrator who total* receipts and makes the deposit of the money collected and the bookkeeper who records the information in the county’s books.) Not Justifiable "We're talking about $8,932 (in total athletic gate receipts),” remarked Miller, maintaining that the proposed procedures were “top heavy with personnel as tar as income is concerned." (Continued on Page 8)

Horses—A Way Of Life For The Easthams By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahannock News Staff Writer "It’s a hobby that’s a business.” That’s the way William G. East ham. Senior, describes the horse operation on the Eastham's 860 acre Red Hill Farm down Route 729 from Ben Venue. But horses are more than a business and hobby combined. Horses are a way of life for the Eastham family. They ride them, race them, hunt them, show them, breed them, buy them, sell them and love them. W. G. Senior (Dunny to his friends) is the head of the family horse enterprise. He's fortunate in an era that’s seeing the average age of the American farmer climb higher and higher. Most children who’ve watched their fathers and mothers labor from dawn to dusk only to loose the year’s profit in a late freeze, a summer without rain or a sharp decline in prices at the livestock market r-AmeriGasn SHENGAS DIVISION 327 No. Royal Ave. Front Royal. Va. 635*3556 IP Gas distributor serving a lour county area Propane gas for full house use. heating, water heating and cooking. Hardwick RenQec Ruud Water Haatara Space Heaters decide that a farmer’s life isn't for them. Eastham’s one of the lucky ones. His son William G* Jr. and daughter Marion have been bitten by the same horse bug that infected their dad over a half century ago. Both are in partnership with their father, splitting three ways the labor in the hay fields, corn fields, bams and paddocks. Horae And Hound Family “My father’s people have lived in this county as long as their’s been a Rappahannock," said the 62 year old “going on 22” senior Eastham. Bom and raised in Flint Hill, he was one of seven children in a family of “fox hunters and farmers.” According to Eastham. Rappahannock was the cradle of foxhunting in those days, breeding some of the finest hunters and hounds in Virginia. His family had a joint venture going with the Bywaters. another old Rappahannock name. The hounds that came from their kennels were in demand everywhere that pink coated riders gave chase to foxes. “Most of the hounds with hunts on the East Coast have dogs descended from the Bywaters-Eastham strain. It was a business and a hobby. It made money for them." Eastham said. With pride, he shows interested visitors to the family’s historic brick home books on fox hunting written ftoppoitannocb Heujh Rappahannock & Adjoining Counties per year $7.00 Elsewhere in the U. S. per year $8.50 Outside the U. S. per year $7.00 plus postage SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL ALL PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ( )New *( )Renewal ( )Check Enclosed NAME __ ADDRESS__ CITY ___ STATE ___ ZIP_ Entered as second class mart at the Post Ottice in Warrenton, Va. The Rappahannock News to published every Thursday at 39 Culpeper Street. Warrenton, Va., by The Warrenton Printing and Publishing Co., P.O. Box 631, Warrenton, Va 22186 -NOTICEPursuant to Section 15.1-431 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, and Article 17-3 of the Rappahannock County Zoning Ordinance, 1973, notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of Rappahannock County will consider the application of Virginia Dodson for an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of Rappahannock County and, in particular, to rezone her property located at Slate Mills, Virginia on Route 707, two (2) miles from Route 231, from Agriculture to General Business or Commercial, on January 21, 1981 at 7:30 p.m. in the Courthouse, Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia. The aforesaid amendment and application are available for public examination at the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. All persons affected by or interested in the aforesaid amendment may appear at this hearing to present their views. PLANNING COMMISSION OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY H.S. BARKS DALE, CHAIRMAN ^JeAexaL <Savinqi and Jloan <zdfiiociation aaici -or rMONT KOVAL Money Market Certificates Far tka PariaO traa Jan. 15 tin Jan. 21,1981 llaatt ,sieji *14.478% * This is an annual effective yield However it is subfect to change at renewal Federal regulations prohibit the compounding of interest during the term of the account ANNUAL RATE thra Jna. 21* 12.00% ANNUAL MINIMUM TERM YIELD** $500 MSS£Sr 12.03% Inter**! Rate Subject to Chang* at Maturity *A Substantial Interest Penalty is Required lor Early Withdrawal before maturity "tltscMw Annual YMd When Left To Compound. “See First Federal First” t (7H)HMm ■ru P. I. In MM FrMtMnl.la.22fM by Alexander Mackay-Smith of The Chronicle of the Horse. Eastham hounds are featured prominently in Smith’s chapters on area hunts. The flyleaf of the book carries the inscription: “To a top horse man and a keen foxhunter from a great foxhunting family." But horses, not hounds, captured William Eastham’s little boy heart. “I knew what I wanted to do since I was six years old...In school, I used to sit and draw pictures of trucks hauling horses. My teachers all thought I was doing class work.” he chuckled. Government Studs “Horses were the main source of energy in Rappahannock in those days. There were only three tractors in all of Wakefield District. Most of the farm work was done by horses.” And the animals weren’t underbred plugs, good for nothing but dragging a plow back and forth across a com field. The old cavalry remount station at Front Royal leased government stallions out to farmers for as little as S10. according to Eastham. “So Rappahannock got some of the best blood available for a cheap price." he recalled with satisfaction. Eastham can reel off the names of some of those equine greats the way that history enthusiasts can rattle off the names of the U.S. presidents. There was Gordon Russell, an Olympic open jumper who stood in the county before leaving for stud duty in the west. “Black Jacket was another good stud. I had a son of his. Black Watch, who was the 1953 horse of the year. He was shown in the U.S. and in Europe by an Army friend of mine." Most of the farms in the county had 20 to 30 horses, the mares all bred to government stallions. “The farmers hoped to sell the foal back to the Army,” Eastham noted. “In the old days, you could buy a whole truck load of horses in the F. T. Valley—good, dual purpose horses. They could work one day and have a foal the next.” The government paid about S165 for geldings, leaving the mares back on the farm, waiting to be bred back to the remount stallions. There were no trucks hauling mares to Front Royal. Instead, the stallions were ridden from farm to farm, breeding as many as 70 in a season. Eastham recalled stories of Will Stark, a Rappahannock groom who worked at the remount station. "He’d ride that stallion around, trading stud services for shoes, chickens, a night’s lodging, just about anything you can think of,” Eastham said with a laugh. Trader From Way Back Skippy, Eastham's first horse, was sired by one of those government studs. “I traded two hogs, $25 and two foxhounds for him.” he recalled. It was only the first of many trades, a pasttime that ranks just below horses with Eastham. Combine the two into horse trading and he's in seventh heaven, whether swapping 250 head of sheep for ten horses or exchanging two quarter horse geldings for a thoroughbred brood —Rappahannock New* Photo/Daphne Hutrhinaon RIBBONS COVER THE MANTLE and walls in Marion Eastham’s room, reflecting her equestrian skills. Whether showing over fences or sidesaddle, she’s rarely finished far from the top. Help Sought For Programs For The Retarded I Fond memories of friends and relatives linger after the holidays end. After all. the joys of the holiday season are not material gifts but personal contacts. For most people, these personal contacts will continue throughout the year. There is. however, a special segment of our community that may need some help to receive the rewards and enjoyment of contact with friends. A pilot program for mentally retarded teenagers and adults in Orange and Madison counties has shown the value of social and recreational programs. Success of a “Holiday Hop" held in Culpeper has prompted interested persons from Rappahannock and Culpeper counties to begin a similar program for residents of those areas. Supporters. both individuals and groups, are needed to provide fresh enthusiasm and ideas to make a social and recreational program for the mentally retarded a reality. Volunteers will join with individuals who have brought about very positive accomplishments in the lives of others. Concerned Citizens for the Retarded and the Rappahannock-Rapidan Mental Retardation Services will sponsor jointly a meeting on Monday. January 19. at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Services Board Offices in the old Lord Culpeper Hotel. 401 South Main Street in Culpeper. For more information about the meeting and car pooling, contact Addie Olsen, volunteer coordinator for the Mental Retardation Services, at 8254343 or 672-1717. Scout Cookies Rappahannock's Girl Scouts will begin taking orders for their annual cookie sale on Monday. January 19. Details on how to place orders will be announced later. Vacuum Cleaner Repair/Sales All work guaranteed—Expert Repair Bags/Belts/Accessories for all vacuums New/Rebuilt Vacuums Compact Distributor, Free Homs Demonstrations by appointment 15% discount with this ad Mlsttr Swiaptr i 507 E. Main St. (across from Stokas Mkt.) Front Royal Hours: 9-2 P.M. Mon. Sat. 635-3007 — Rappahannock New* Photo/Daphne Hutchinson WILLIAM G. EASTHAM consults with his partners in the family horse business, his son Dunny and daughter Marion, on filling out Jockey Club forms for registering one of Red Hill Farm’s colts. The gray is a half-brother to Scout About, Marion’s favorite show horse, one she raised from a baby, broke, trained, exhibited and then sold last year for $7,000 before she left to enter the University of Virginia. mare. “When I was little, there wasn’t (much going on in Rappahannock County. I used to look forward to the county fairs and especially to the gypsy caravans coming through.” The gypsies had horses and everybody knows tales of their skills at trading. “I wanted to go with them.” Eastham remembered, regret at the lost opportunity still a little evident in his voice. There's a story that old timers tell on Will Oden, a horse dealer who used to run a livery stable in Washington. One year when the gypsies camped at Rush River, their favorite spot for a lay-over. Oden started trading on Saturday morning. "He ended up on Monday with the same horse he started out with less $200.” Eastham chuckled. Leaving the gypsies behind. Eastham went into the Army in the second World War. “It took an Act of Congress to get me away from Rappahannock but I came back on my own.” he joked. He was assigned to the cavalry and ended up on the Burma Road, marching 370 miles through the jungle with 2.000 pack mules, no place for a horseman. The pack mules were to be given to the Chinese but. according to Eastham, the animals were too tall for them to load and unload easily. So instead, the Army decided to try the short, shaggy ponies from the (Continued on Page 3) LERNER'S Downtown Culpeper BIG mid-wTijter now in progress Ladies Clothing • Men’s Clothing Hundreds of pairs of Ladies and Men’s Shoes now sacrificed for clearance LERNER’S DEPT. STORE 129 E. Davis St. - Culpeper, Va. -NOTICEPursuant to Section 15.1*431 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, and Article 17*3 of the Rappahannock County Zoning Ordinance, 1973, notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of Rappahannock County will consider the application of Witold Kuncewicz for an amendment to ,tbe Zoning Ordinance of ^Rappahannock County and, in particular, to amend Article 8 of said zoning ordinance to add processing of light leathers, light leathers being defined as those skins weighing not more than twenty-five (25) pounds prior to processing, as a use permitted by right pursuant to Article 8 of said ordinance on January 21, 1981 at 7:30 p.m. in the Courthouse, Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia. The aforesaid amendment and application are available for public examination at the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. All persons affected by or interested in the aforesaid amendment may appear at this hearing to present their views. PLANNING COMMISSION OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY H.S. BARKSDALE, CHAIRMAN DOWNTOWN CULPEPER I GIGANTIC \ SAVINGS on most I 66 WINTER ” Merchandise in all departments 25%,„ 50% of;f \ Regular Price \ 205 South Main St. Culpeper, Va. 22701 Phone 825-2551

Horses Are A Way Of Life For Rappahannock Family (Continued from Page 2) mountains ot Tibet and invited Eastham to join the expedition to bring the little animals back. But when he found out that the trip involved a parachute drop into Tibet, he said no thanks, the distance from the saddle to the ground was more than high enough in the air for him. After the war, Eastham came back to Rappahannock to start farming and breeding horses. He was able to pick up stock dispersed from the army remount station at the ! — NOW PLAYING:—MOUNTAIN MA6IG CINEMA Jan. 16,17,18 8 p.m. 675-3402 Honeysuckle jam no] *f ■>—ii MM Front Royal livestock market, horses that put him on a sound basis to begin his business. Family Partnership His son, William G., Junior, joined him in the family business as soon as he was old enough. “Douggy has always been the stud man. He likes to haul and breed horses,” the senior Eastham explained. (With two Williams, both nicknamed Dunny, things can get confusing. To friends, they’re Little Dunny and Big Dunny. To his father and mother, William Junior is Douggy, pronounced half way between Duke and Doug with a “y” at the end.) Dunny regularly checks sales in Front Royal, Marshall and Timonium, looking for a good thoroughbred mare off the track to add to the 30-some head now on the farm. He’s in partnership with his father on the MWTTnirmTT I r32 J 1' - Last M«Ht 7:30(11) ‘GOODBYE EMMANUELLE’ nasnssmca* a mt./sob.' ■AT. nd ■ystary Thrtlltr PnM with a#vNtwa “BEAR ISLAND” (PB) New England Contra and English I Country Square Dance Saturday, ! January 17, at 7:30 p.m. Indoors at the Washington Community ' Center. Pot luck supper, < Admission is S2.00. c Live Music by: For more information Beaver Dam Band Call 937-4205 9?eai Estate REALTY WORLD. dt. I THE MAGIC FORMULA The story goes that years ago a multimillionaire wanted the ultimate answer to success in the stock market. So. he hired twenty of the top investment brokers in the world for a day and asked them to put their winning formulas into a computer. He knew that the final combined answer would be his ticket to unlimited wealth. Finally, the answer came splitting out. It read: “Buy low—sell high”. The same premise holds true for investing in property for future sale — buy low and sell high. Since. most wellpurchased property normally increases in value with age (like good wine), the trick is to buy it at a lower price than it would normally sell for. How? Remember that the real estate market has its peaks and valleys. If there is any chance of buying right it is during an ebb or lull in the market. Tight money and high interest rates normally create such lulls (or opportunities). This is a good time to buy. because after the ebb, when money becomes easier to borrow, competition for it increases and so do real estate values. If there is anything we can do to help you in the field of real estate, please phone or drop in at EILEEN M. DA*, REALTOR, The Clopton House, Washington, Va. 22747. Phone: 675-3400. We’re here to help. 5 NOTICE 5 ATTENTION ALL DOG OWNERS Last day to buy dog license for 1981 is January 31,1981 A current Rabies Inoculation Certificate is required. Rabies Vaccination Clinic Dr. P.M. Graves will be at: the old Washington fire hall op Gay Street DATE: January 17,1981 TIME: 10 a.m.-12 noon COST: $3.00 per Dog Jack Bruce, Dog Warden Treasurer** Of tics Will Ba Open from 10 a.m. until 12 noon that day so Dog Tags may be purchased following vaccination. breeding stock as well as with the general farming operatiort that includes cattle, hay and corn. Dunnj also plays a major role in the partnership’s expansion into horse racing. They’ve had winners already at Charles Town and expect to run two fillies this summer. “We have high hopes for them,” Dunny reported. Since sister Marion began nursing school this year at the University of Virginia. Dunny has had to assume a larger share of the work load on the farm. "Dunny’s the backbone of the operation since Marion’s been gone. I crack the whip but Dunny’s the backbone,” the senior Eastham explained. Faced with auction prices forced sky high by “killers,” horse buyers who purchase animals for Europe’s meat markets, the Easthams now raise most of their stock at Red Hill. They furnish mounts to two Virginia colleges, Hollins and Southern Seminary at Buena Vista, and regularly sell to local people looking for a hunter or show prospect but the majority of the foals dropped at the farm go to buyers in New York and Pennsylvania. New Stallions Rec^^tly, the partners picked up three new stallions. Their show stud. Solo Performance, a gray son of Solo Landing was never defeated as a yearling when he was shown in hand, according to Dunny. IRA Boy. the Eastham's gray race sire, is their special prize. By Derby winning Dancer's Image, he’s out of a mare who sold for $500,000 at Keeneland in November. Their third stallion, a big bay named Bubba Dan, is the hunter stud. “We’ll be standing all three cheap. We’re hoping to get some good horses in the county that we can buy back," the senior Eastham admitted with a wide smile. As Dunny walked each of the stallions out of the barn, they cavorted and snorted but stood quietly upon command under his firm hand. According to his father, he does most of the handling of the three studs. The yearlings too are his special charges. All ten pastured in a front field came crowding around as he walked out, stretching their necks for a pat or a scratch. The young stock is handled frequently and broken to Robinson Aide To Visit Rep. J. Kenneth Robinson is sending an assistant, Jim Hobgood, to the Rappahannock County area on Wednesday, January 21. He will be at the Courthouse irt Washington from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Mr. Robinson recommends that if any area citizens have a problem of a federal nature with which they need assistance, or if they wish to relay their opinions on national legislative issues, or simply discuss matters of concern, that they pay a visit to this location and talk with this representative. When Mr. Hobgood is not on travel assignment, he may be reached at the Fredericksburg Office located in the Dominion Bank Building, 904 Princess Weight Program A weight management program is being offered by the Rappahannock Mental Health Clinic beginning February 6. The program will consist of nine, one hour discussion sessions on Behavioral Weight Management techniques. Classes will be held on Fridays at 12 noon at the Rappahannock Mental Health Clinic. The fee is $10.00 for the nine sessions but no one will be turned away because of inability to pay. Interested persons should call 675-3329 no later than January 28 to register for the program. Anne Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401. The office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. After hours appointments are welcome. (Phone 703-3730536). Address: Post Office Box 336, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401. Bridge Party Mrs. Rex Lindstrom entertained the Washington Bridge Club Thursday evening at her home. Those playing were Mrs. Henry M. Keyset-. Mrs. L. J. Turner, Mrs. George Davis. Mrs. Paul Miller. Mrs. Harold Scoggin, Mrs. E. M. Jones. Mrs. B. J. Wood and Mrs. Delbert Price. Prizes were won by Mrs. Keyset. Mrs., Miller and Mrs. Price. . i . m To Appear Rev. Ken Snyder will present a concert of gospel music on Thursday, January 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the First Assembly of God Church in Front Royal. He is originally from Manassas; attended North Central Bible College and graduated with a degree in Bible and pastorial studies. For the past several years, Rev. Snyder has been in gospel music ministry which consists of singing songs with introductions applying the songs to every day Christian living, to personal testimony and God’s word. The public is welcomed to the concert. Microwave Classes Piedmont Technical Center in Culpeper will offer a microwave cooking course with classes on Thursday evenings between 6:45 and 9 p.m. beginning January 22. The four week course will cover the care and use of microwave ovens with practice in cooking meat, breads and vegetables. For more information and registration, call 825-0476 Dickey Teaches Military History Military History, a newly created elective course at Wakefield Country Day School at Huntly, has been organized,and is being taught by Col. Robert Dickey, U. S. Marine Corps (Ret.) who lives at Huntly. Col. Dickey is a graduate of St. George’s School in Newport, R. I. and of the U. S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. He served on active duty in Korea and Vietnam. His last assignment before retirement was as Chief-of-Staff of the U. S. Marine Base at Quantico. The course, offered for twelve weeks during the winter term, is designed to instruct students in the strategies and tactics of warfare down through history. All About Silver Now • You can protect your silver from theft with a large capacity “Sentry” safe. See today at UMUn’S APFUAflCE tiff KMT Ktjaj. ftfrlill, li. ttHUI halter by either his father, his sister or himself, Dunny explained. Once the young horses are old enough to ride, Marion takes over. Before she left for UVa last fall, she spent all summer and practically every afternoon that wasn’t filled with extra-curricular activities at Rappahannock High School either in the saddle, in the barns or in the fields. She graduated straight from her first hobby horse to Tom Thumb. Marion and her pony brought home hundreds of ribbons from area shows before she moved up to Black Sand, a triple crown winner on both sides by Citation out of p War Admiral mare. Marion showed her in equitation, jumping and sidesaddle classes, gathering in red, white and blue ribbons by the arm full. "Scout About was the nicest horse I've ever had, the only one I raised from a baby—I was the only person who ever road Scout.” Marion said. She sold the four-year old chestnut gelding last year when she went away to school. “He went to a good home. I only sell my horses to good homes." she emphasized. She explained that as devoted as she was to the chestnut she’d raised and trained, she didn’t have the time to do justice by him. Now competing in the Florida show circuits, “he's Will Attend Inauguration Members of the civics class at Wakefield Country Day School at Huntly will attend the inauguration January 20/ of Ronald Reagan ip Washington. D. C. About a ' dozen juniors and seniors will leave Huntly on the 19th and spend the night in the city so they may arrive early to find good seats for viewing the inaugural ceremony. The group will spend the night in a dormitory of a boarding school there and some will stay in a private home. After seeing the ceremony and parade which , follows, they will, return to Wakefield Tuesday evening. reached a point where I couldn’t take him,” Marion said. Although she’s studying nursing, not animal husbandry in college, Marion expects that horses will always take up a big part of her life. ‘‘When she gets home from school on the weekends, she comes to the barn before she comes to the house to see what’s new.” her father reported, adding with pride that she left with a reserve championship from Foxcroft’s show two weeks ago- - Always Riding During the long Christmas break and on weekends, Marion is in the saddle by about 8 a.m. every morning. It doesn't matter if the thermometer drops to 20 degrees and the wind picks up to 20 miles, she rides, according to her brother. With Marion, horses are a love and a business. When she sold Scout last fall, she deposited $7,000 in the bank, money that she'll use to finance her education. Eastham proudly reported. "She’s done it all on her own. From the first pony that she bought, she's traded up to better horses each time." Marion is quick to point out. however, that her father has the better eye. He buys the horses, brings them home and then Marion goes over them to find one that she wants to buy a half interest in. She trains their joint ventures, starts them out over fences and once they're made, sells them and splits the profits with dad. "It’s a case where the student got sharper than the teacher." Eastham maintained. "Oh. no, don’t say that!" Marion countered. "Daddy’ can do much more with a horse than I can. He can make a horse look , quieter than anyone I’ve ever seen, just using his legs, no arms at all. "Today's hunts go out for three or four hours. When Daddy hunted, they went out all day and sometimes all night. When he didn't have a horse of his own. he rode behind his father. Can you imagine that? He's really something. I've had the very best of teachers." Marion concluded. All About Burglary Now • You can protect your silver and valuables from burglars! Call for our free brochure ‘‘Family & Home Protection Plan.” SENTINEL ALARM SYSTEMS. INC. PO Box 3. 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r -ftappaJraitttatk SNeuiaAn Incttpcnctont Nawapaoer EstsMshed 1877 Published Every Thursday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL Publisher SARAH C. LATHAM, Executive Editor JOHN T TOLER, General Manager DAPHNE I. HUTCHINSON, News Editor To Subscribe Write or Phone Washington, Va. 675-3349 BY MAIL: 97.00 a year in Rappahannock and adjoining counties: 96.50 a year elsewhere in the United Statee BACRCOPIES: One month to Syears, 75 cents each; over 3 years, $3 each OFFICE: Rappahannock News Bldg, Washington, Va 22747 HOURS: 8:30 a m to 5:30 p.m , Mon -Fri. Published by Warrenton Printing & Publishing Company, Inc. Member, Audit Bureau of Circulation Receipts—Receipts Last week, Rappahannock became the only school board we know of to insist upon an unqualified audit of activity and cafeteria funds. There’s been no indication of any misuse of money under the schools’ current accounting system. In fact, no one has mentioned any instance where the current system hasn’t worked perfectly. Still, the board has committed itself to spending more of the taxpayers’ money and more of the teachers’ and administrators’ time in order to institute tighter controls on every dollar that flows through the activity and cafeteria funds. Compared to the total school budget, the extra money is just a drop in the bucket — a few thousand in a one-time fee to set up the new system and then a couple thousand more every year for additional charges from the auditor, personnel hours and stacks and stacks of receipt books. It’s the added time, particularly at the elementary school, that we object to—hours out of the instructional day which could more profitably be devoted to teaching. To provide the audit trail the accountant must follow before he can give his unqualified opinion that all is right with school money, every dollar and cent taken into the activity and cafeteria funds must be receipted. Give the school board members a few months and they’ll be able to listen in on conversations like this at homes of youngsters throughout the county: “Well Johnny, what did you do in school today?” “I bought milk this morning and ' here's a receipt. 1 bought ice Creartf far '' lunch and here’s a receipt. My pencil broke so I needed a new one and here’s the receipt. Patty wouldn’t let me borrow any more paper so I had to buy my own. Here’s the receipt for that. This afternoon, we got to see the teachers play the all-stars in a special assembly. I’ve got a receipt for that too. I paid for the movie we’re going to go to next week and here’s that receipt. Oh yeah, here’s one more for the reading workbook I bought this morning. ” “Speaking of reading, how did you do today?” “I didn’t get a turn. We started late and I had to go to science before I got a chance to read. We have reading first thing in the morning but Miss Smith didn't finish handing out all her receipts until a long time after we were supposed to start. ” Far fetched? Not according to elementary teachers who maintain that the 15 minutes they have for homeroom in the morning now is just barely long enough to take care of checking attendance, collecting money and doing paperwork they already have to tend to. And we can see further problems with money-making projects. Receipts for popcorn and baked goods sold at special events. Receipts fqr spaghetti dinners, for playing games at the fun fair, for car washes. Just how far will this have to be carried before teachers, students, administrators and patent volunteers can leave an audit trail for the accountant to follow to the unqualified audit so sought after by the school board? If we’re not careful, we’ll have our children coming home with pockets stuffed full of receipts instead of heads filled with knowledge. The three R’s in Rappahannock schools may eventually stand for receipts, receipts, receipts. Last Day Before Rush By BOB BUNNELL Arundrl VttN|Mpm Staff RICHMOND—Twas two days before the opening ol the Virginia General Assembly’s 1981 session, and all through the House—and Senate—barely a creature was stirring. Through the halls of th^ Generaly Assembly Building, the lights were off, secretaries’ desks empty and mounds of mail—the only harbinger of imminent activity—left unopened by legislators' doors. "I think of it like calm before the storm,” said a House secretary who came in a day early. Unlike secretaries for senators, who started work Monday, House of Delegates secretaries were scheduled to start on Tuesday. “I have the feeling it’s going to happen all at once on Wednesday,” she said. In the Capitol building across, the street there were more signs of life. The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission composed of senators and delegates, studying the state’s social services programs and the state highway department this year, attracted a dozen or so legislators for sessions running from 9 a.m. to early afternoon. Journalists in the Capitol’s tiny press room were attacking their typewriter keys with usual vigor, and the wire services’ teletype machines banged out their customary din of stories. Yet there was general consensus that Monday’s level of activity would bear little resemblance to the hoopla and hubbub of Wednesday’s, when the 1981 session was scheduled to open with an address at noon by Republican Gov. John N. Dalton. Capitol Police, who keep the peace on the grounds of Capitol Square, the General Assembly Building and nearby buddings in Richmond’s state government district, say there will be an estimated 1,500 additional persons stationed in or near the area for the session—legislators, their families, lobbyists, journalists, staff members and lookers-on. The legislature this year will be making decisions on more than 1,200 pieces of legislation, 444 of them carried over from the 1980 session. Almost 800 new bills, resolutions and joint resolutions have been prefiled for introduction in the 1981 session. The heavy workload for the so-called “short session”—scheduled to last a minimum of 30 days on oddnumbered years—has drawn waves of criticism from legislators who maintain that the short sessions, introduced only in a 1971 revision of the state constitution, were intended to deal strictly with adjustments to the state’s biennial budget, emergency measures and carryover items from “long sessions” in the even-numbered years, which run a minimum of 60 days. The constant swelling in the size of the state’s yearly workload has been reflected in the growth of support personnel and in the Capitol Police, which employed only 12 men 20 years ago but now have SO, all of whom work year round as committees and commissions continue meeting between sessions. The volume of work has forced the legislature’s division of legislative services, which drafts all pieces of legislation, to work evenings and weekends in recent weeks to keep up with the requests for bills from senators and delegates. “We’ve just been swamped,” said Penny Smithers, an assistant to legislative services’ fiscal officer Ben Reese, “but we’re doing well in keeping up.” For legislative services, the busy days of initial drafting of bills should come to a close by Jan. 19, the date legislators were expected to choose as a cutoff for introduction of new legist, However, there will « the task of redrafting amended by committee oo the floor of either hou The fast pace at legisj services, however, contrasted sharply with the hush Monday on the upper floors of the General Assembly Building. Even in the offices of the House and Senate leadership, only a few secretaries and aides were to be seen. Sally Palmer, assigned to the office of Senate Minority Leader Sen. William A. Truban. R-27th (Woodstock), spent her first day on the job Monday at a desk virtually clear of the usual paper, reports, letters and memoranda that would b: everywhere around her i i two short days. With no work to do that day in Trubans wood-panelled, sixth-floor offices, she read a magazine. “Today is my first day. but there’s not much point in it, really.” Our Rappahannock Heritage Bunnell Reports From General Assembly Arundel Newspapers Inc. has assigned Robert A. Bunnell, a reporter for the Reston Times, to cover the 1981 session of the Virgmui General Assembly. The session opened Wednesday. Twice an award winner in Virginia Press Association (VPA) writing competition. Bunnell will be covering the legislative session for The Fauquier Democrat. Loudoun Times-Mirror, Rappahannock News and the Reston Times, newspapers owned by Arthur W. Arundel of The Plains. Bunnell. 26. has worked for the Reston Times since September 1978, first wonting as spons eaitor until October 1979, when he moved into full-time reporting of courts, business and state and local politics. His experience with Virginia politics includes covering the 1979 campaign for the General Assembly, the 1980 Congressional Campaign and the Democratic and Republican state conventions held in Richmond in May and June last year. A 1976 graduate of Wittenberg University in Springfield. Ohio, Bunnell first worked as sports editor for the Northern Virginia Sun, a daily newspaper in BOB BUNNELL Arlington. After 18 months with the Sun. he joined the Reston Times, where his story on the closing of the ice rink at Tysons Corner won a first prize in sportswriting in statewide VPA competition. Bunnell’s college journalism experience included a three-month internship with the Des Moines Register's renowned Washington bureau, headed at that time by Pulitzer Prize winner Clark Mollenhoff. Bunnell is a member of the National Press Gub in Washington. By RAP OWINGS VPI Kxtr-nftion A#rnt Ajrrirulturr BCIA Get of Sire Winners Congratulations to H. L. Man waring. Red Oak Ranch at Woodville and Newbill Miller. Ginger Hill Farm, Washington, for receiving the Virginia Beer Cattle Association Get of Sire Award. Each year the Association recognizes the member of each major breed of beef cattle whose bulls obtained the highest 365 day weights in the Virginia Central Bull Test Stations. Newbill Miller was winner of the Angus on the get of Linebacker of Wye. Four bulls tested had an average adjusted 365 day weight of 1,113 pounds. Topping the Charolais breed. H. L. Manwaring, four bulls tested by Wamplers McJubel P. with an average adjusted 365 day weight of 1.164 pounds. Timely Publications Available We have a number of useful and timely publications available in the Extension Office. All it takes to get your copy is a telephone call, or better still, stop by for a visit. Start the New Year off right. Call for your copy of the V.P.I. Farm Record Book. This is a revised edition of the expense and receipt record book that many county farmers have been using. Fanner's Tax Guide, for use in preparing your 1980 tax returns; Wood Heat. Readable. Comprehensive. One of the best publications I have read on the subject. -Rappahannock Nfwi Phot^/TWa Reynold* Senior Services To the editor: This ends another year of my work with the senior citizens of your county. In February we will have completed 4 years of service , at the nutrition site at theHampton Inn. From a scant start of one1 day per week, we now are serving meals 5 days per week. The last two months of 1980 we had 591 and 592 as the total meal count. Our meals site is the most visible aspect of the senior citizen program because of its location. Personally I think our location at the Hampton Inn is a plus for the program in many ways. First, I think Mrs. Cebula prepares and serves outstanding meals for the $2.05 she receives as payment. Second, by being more visible we receive more donations from the public. I’ve yet to hear anyone who after seeing us in action has anything but good words for our work. Personally I would be doing much of what I now do as a donation of my time, although maybe not as many days per week. The thanks I get are as big a part of my salary as the check I receive each month. In the months to come we are looking for better ways to serve more people. One plan is visits at lunch time to shut in people. Our van would transport two persons plus their meals and also one for the guest. They would lunch together and visit until time to return home. The manager of the theatre has made movies affordable to my group. We hope to get a few more dollars in donations and then we will try to see one movie per month. Be looking for a quilt by spring. Our last afghan went to a local person and the first quilt stayed in Sperryville. Thanks for your support in these money making projects. Thank you. too. Girl Scouts for our beautiful Letters To The Editor Sportsmanship To the editor: The purpose of this letter is to bring to the attention of spectators a concern by school officials regarding unsportsman like conduct at athletic events. Virginia High School What Then, To Do? To the editor: After quite a few hours spent overhauling numerous strings of lights formerly used on the tree between the erstwhile fire house and the bank (and the expenditure of over S29 for new bulbs) and securing from several generous lenders additional strings made necessary by the expanding corpulence of the growing evergreen, and, finally, devoting a day to installing the lights with the absolutely indispensable help of the “Hyster”, plus Ernest Fletcher to operate it, which Tommy Starks made available without charge as a goodwill gesture, it was very disappointing to find that the wiring wouldn’t cooperate. True, the evening of the ceremonial lighting it gamely suffered the lights to glow until the spectators had departed before it “blew”, but it was not about to keep the tree iighted for 6 hours during the twelve evenings of the Christmas season, even though there was nary a light on the back of the tree. In other words, heavier wiring to withstand heavier fusing is required. Since a great many towns would not be without a Christmas tree and our county seat has been one of those. quite properly, (imagine Washington’s founder’s dismay if there were no siich charming reminder of the Christmas story in the town he brought into being almost 232 years ago), it seems reasonable to ask the following questions: isn't a lighted Christmas tree a heart-warming symbol of the season that ends our year? Shouldn’t that symbol reflect the unique character of the town to which it adds a welcome Christmas grace? and Isn't that character a heritage to be remembered with happy commitment each year as in the past? If these are fair questions, and there is enough support for the feeling that Christmas is indeed a special time and an elegant tree, prettily lighted, is a desirable reflection of the joy and good will of the season, then perhaps the following observations will be received kindly and productively: the present tree is on privately owned land complete with septic tank and field which makes the use of capable equipment (a “must” to facilitate decorating it in a reasonable span of time) wellnigh impossible, certainly risky; the cost of lighting it for 12 evenings a year, even with the present inadequate wiring falls on a private citizen; its curvilinear contours today bear little resemblance to the traditional tree (its teenage slimness being a thing of the past) and the most sanguine projections can only forecast more of the same, presenting a bleak picture of less and less charm and more and more difficulty in adorning it. What, then, to do? The writer would like to present an answer to that dilemma next week in this same forum. WALDRON O’CONNOR handmade ornaments and the tree you provided and decorated. Come back and see us. FAYE CRESCENTI Meals Program Co-ordinator Rappahannock County League regulations places upon the school the responsibility of assuring good sportsmanship at athletic contests. This includes the conduct of coaches, athletes, and spectators. The Virginia High School League Code for Interscholastic Athletics states that the spectator should: (1) Realize that he represents the school just as definitely as does the member of a team, and, therefore, has an obligation to be a true sportsman, encouraging through this behavior the practice of good sportsmanship by others. (2) Recognize that good sportsmanship is more important than victory by approving and applauding good team play, individual skill and outstanding examples of sportsmanship and fair play exhibited by either team. (3) Recognize that, since the primary purpose of interscholastic athletics is to promote the physical, mental, moral, social and emotional well-being of the players through the medium of contests, victory or defeat is in reality of secondary importance. (4) Treat visiting teams and officials as guests, extending to them every courtesy. (5) Be modest in victory and gracious in defeat. (6) Respect the judgment and integrity of officials, realizing that their decisions are based upon game conditions as they observe them. Rappahannock County High School officials fully endorse this code. Failure to maintain proper atmosphere for athletic contests results in disciplinary action to the school by the Virginia High School League. Individuals who. in the opinion of school officials, display inappropriate behavior will be excluded from attending future contests. DENNIS B. WINGFIELD Principal JOHN P. TOTH Athletic Director More On Gun To the editor: To Dr. James B. Hutt Jr., whose letter on gun controls appeared in your issue of January 8. 1981. 1 say. “Right On”. I. too. have noticed in recent weeks the cynical attempts in the news media to exploit the recent deaths of prominent persons by conning the compassion of the people. If the "gun control crowd" were as enthusiastic about handing out stiffer sentences for violent crimes committed with firearms as they are about disarming the citizenry. then their credibility would be increased somewhat. They are not. Dr. Hutt's example of the Nazis' early move to control arms internally could be extended to the cases of almost every dictator or tyrant who has ever raped the Goddess of Liberty. I have lived abroad and personally know of some of the other cases at first hand. Among them Trujillo of the Dominican Republic and Perez-Jimenez of Venezuela. I suggest the reader check to see if the Russians control guns, if the Marxist Sandinistas in Nicaragua control guns and if Castro controls guns in Cuba. If laws are ever passed to strip the citizenry of their weapons without first repealing the Second Amendment to the U. S. Constitution, those who continue to keep and bear arms will not be the outlaws; the gun controllers will be. whoever they are and whatever positions they occupy. ROBERT W. EASTHAM Flint Hill The Little Fox

News From The Washington Area Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hawkins, Mrs. C. G. Thornhill, Mrs. G. R. Butler and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duncan, all of Boston, were Tuesday luncheon guests of Starit Weaver. Patty Peneranda of Fairfax spent the weekend with her grandfather and Mike Hicks of Culpeper visited Sunday. Mrs. Mary Updike returned home Monday after being a patient in University °f Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville. Visiting Mrs. W. M. Fletcher Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Faulkner of Orange. Dinner guests Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burke were Mr. and Mrs. Andy Burke and children of Front Royal and Ashton Burke of Warrenton. Saturday evening callers of Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Wayland were Mrs. Virginia Lewis, Mrs. Susie Brown and Mrs. Emma Swindler, all of Sperryville. Mrs. W. A. Buntin spent from Wednesday until Sunday with her brother, Robert Guenter in West Hartford, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Butten have returned home after spending two months in Stuart, Fla. They were joined on December 27 by Mr. and Mrs. Ian Pryde. Friday evening dinner guests of Mrs. Alice R. Wood were Mr. and Mrs. Kent Reeve and children and their houseguest, Mrs. John Reeve of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Miss Mary Miller Wood. The Reeve families and Tom Eastham of Flint Hill were dinner guests Sunday evening of Miss Wood. Mr. and Mrs. John Norman and Leslie were visitors Sunday of Michael Bosma in Culpeper. Miss Marion Eastham and John Facchina of Amissville, Mrs. Henry L. Miller of Luray, Tom Massie, Tom Jr. and Aney Melissa were callers Sunday of Mrs. Bertie Lib Moffett. Mrs. Mary Quaintance of Sperryville visited Tuesday. Jimmy Lillard of Woodbridge and Bonnie Williams of Chester Gap were weekend guests ot Mrs. Catherine Lillard. 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Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Acrey Dodson were Jerry Dodson of Christiansburg, Floyd Dodson of Rixeyville and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Dodson and children of Culpeper. Boston Notes By MRS. MARIE ATKINS Rappahannock New* Correspondent Mr. and Mrs. James R. Peyton and family of Culpeper were Thursday guests of Mrs. Virginia Baker. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hoffman and Wayne of Culpeper visited Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jenkins Sunday. Calling on Mrs. Ruth Lillard and Reid Sunday were Mrs. C D. Marshall and Debbie of Culpeper. Harold Frazier was a Saturday afternoon caller of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Corbin at Elkwood. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duncan. Mrs. Cary Thornhill. Mrs. Jesse Hawkins and Mrs. George Butler were Sunday visitors of Mrs. Ethel Smith in the Orange Nursing Home. Guests of the Rev. W. B. Dennis during the weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dennis of Alexandria, Mrs. Richard % Dennis and Stephanie of Culpeper and Mrs. Warren Dennis of Arinissville. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Keys, Angie and Rae were Saturday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Daczewitz and sons in Woodville. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier and children were Friday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Meade in Culpeper. Mrs. Joseph Hawkins and Mrs. Ruth Lillard called on Mrs. Hilda Marshall in Culpeper Monday. Mrs. Mary Tovar of Florence. Ariz. is visiting members of her family in this area. She was called here due to the death of her brother, John Jenkins. Named To President’s List David N. Atkins of Flint Hill was recently named to the fall quarter president’s list at Lord Fairfax Community College. Atkins is a Freshman electronics major and received a perfect score of 4.0 on a 4.0 grading scale. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac N. Atkins, Jr. of Flint Hill and a 1980 graduate of Rappahannock County High Schopl. Garden Club Meeting The Rappahannock County Garden Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Christine Johnston in Sperryville on Wednesday, January 21 at 2 p.m. All members are urged to attend. .Ovi: You There COULD THOSE CLOUDS OF SMOKE IN THE ££ Zlt nT„e 7rT?^ at res by c:iizens of Rappahannock County? Come to the meeting at 7:30 Friday January 16 at the court house and express your views about the problems of air pollution in the county. News From Around Sperryville By MRS. B. M. VARNER Rappahannock News Correspondent Guests for lunch Saturday of Mrs. Mary Quaintance at My Father’s Moustache in Front Royal were Mrs. Earl Edmonds of Huntly, George Graham of Arlington and Mrs. Brown Miller. Mrs. Miller is recuperating from a fall. Mrs. R. E. Thompsen entertained two tables of bridge Friday evening. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Keyser and Mrs. Elmo Flynt of Washington, Mrs. Carroll Quaintance, Mrs. Frances Tabler. Mrs. Brown Miller and Mrs. Mary Quaintance. Mrs. Jerry Brown and Mrs. Nina Brown visited Robert Bruce in Front Royal Saturday. Beverly Brown of Winchester was a visitor Saturday of her grandmother. Mrs. Catherine Brown. Mrs. Frances Thornton was an overnight visitor Saturday of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. P. Lee Thornton III, Philip and Felicia in Culpeper. Frances Leake and Mrs. Mabel McClanahan of Warrenton spent Saturday with Mrs. Ethel Tyner and Miss Nellie Atkins. Flint Hill Area News I he Methodist Womens Society will meet Monday, January 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Paul Miller. Edward Welch returned home Monday after being a patient in Warren Memorial Hospital, Front Royal. Bobby Welch of Franklin spent the weekend with his mother. John B. Browning of ChartqttcsviUe >pem theweekend witfr' lils parents.’ Mr. and Mrs. John S. Browning. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wade, Kevin and Kelly of Chantilly were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lillard. Mrs. Grant Patton, Helen, Mindy and Joy of Stephens City joined them for dinner Sunday. Paul Nichols Jr. has returned to Long Beach, Cam. and Doug and Curtis Nichols have returned to VM1, Lexington after spending some time with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nichols and Leslie. Visiting Mrs. Nellie Pritchett Sunday w'ere Mr. and Mrs. James Smith of Front Royal and Mr. and Mrs. James Scott of Huntly. Dinner guests Sunday of Mrs. Robert Nether* were Sir. ahd Mrs. Ranriy Aylor and Heather of Sperryville, Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Nethers of Stephens City and Bud Corder of Front Royal. Mrs. Irving Corbin of Hartwood spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Foster. Danny and Tommy Lillard of Strasburg w'ere callers Sunday afternoon of Mr. and Mrs. Carson Lillard. Engagement Announced Mrs. Effie Settle of Castleton announces the engagement of her daughter. Beverley Jean, to Charles Milton Settle, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Settle of Flint Hill. Miss Settle is also the daughter of the late H. Brown Settle. She is a junior at Rappahannock County High School. Mr. Settle is a 1980 graduate of Rappahannock County High School and is employed by Estes Repair Service, Washington. No date has been set tor the wedding. Menu RCES & RCHS January 19-23 Monday: Grilled cheese sandwich, green beans, applesauce, choice of milk. Tuesday: Turkey Sub, peas, potato rounds, choice of milk. Wednesday: Peanut butter & jelly sandwich, vegetable soup, pears, choice of milk. Thursday: Spaghetti, cole slaw, pineapple, bread, choice of milk. Friday: Hamburger on bun. french fries, corn, choice of milk. Menu Sursurn Corda January 19-23 Monday: Pea soup, chicken salad sandwiches, baked carrot with honey, orange slices, milk. Tuesday: Creamed tuna on toast, green beans with butter, celery sticks, applesauce. milk. BEVERLY SETTLE Wednesday: Veggie soup, grilled cheese toast, baked sweet potatoes, peaches, milk. Thursday: Macaroni and cheese, cornbread, kale with butter, pears, milk. Friday: Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, brussel sprouts with butter, orange slices, milk. FireRescue Calls The Flint Hill Rescue Squad transported Catherine Drone from the home of James Foster in Flint Hill on January 10 to Warren Memorial Hospital, Front Royal. The Flint Hill Fire Department responded to a brush fire January 11 behind Bradford’s Store. Dinner guests Thursday evening of Mrs. Mary Quaintance were Mrs. J. W. Fletcher. Mrs. Brown Miller. Mrs. Carroll Quaintance, Mrs. T. M. Johnston. Miss Theresa McLawhorn and Mrs. B. M. Varner. Peachey Lyne of Warrenton was a weekend visitor of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lyne. Joining them Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Lyne of Orange. Mrs. Lester Yates was a visitor Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Hood in Madison. Woodville By JUNE CLARK Rappahannock New* Corm'ponHrnt Clyde P. Johnson returned home Saturday from Martha Jefferson Hospital. Charlottesville. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Highlander of Culpeper were Sunday evening guests in the Johnson home. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Grigsby of Castleton visited Mr. and Mrs. Brew Burke and Mrs. Maggie Grigsby Saturday. Lou Ellen 'Ttiornhitl of Boston was a ' Sunday guest. 11 Mrs. John Creel of Culpeper and Mrs. Chester Wayland were Thursday dinner guests of Mrs. Beulah Armentrout in Front Royal and were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Brown of Front Royal. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bauckman of Culpeper were Thursday evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Clark. Mrs. Clark and Misty Hitt were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shifflett in Front Royal Sunday. Rescue Meeting The county Fire and Rescue Association will meet at the Sperryville fire hall on Friday, January 16. at 7:30 p.m. Folk And Square Dance The Wakefield School Physical Education Department will conduct a class in square and folk dancing beginning Thursday. Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Wakefield auditorium. The 10-week class will meet each Thursday at 7 p.m. and will include American square dances as well as popular folk dances from other countries. It will be taught by Phyllis Irwin, phys ed co-ordinator for Wakefield. Previous dance expereince is not necessary. If you jean walk and do a reasonable skip you’ll feel right at home in this class. It is designed to provide exercise and fun for those who would prefer not to spend the winter in the armchair waiting for spring to come. There is a registration fee of $10.00 per person for the class. The fee for Senior Citizens is $7.50. Attire should include loose. comfortable clothing, tennis shoes and socks. Come join us and dance the winter away!” encourages Mrs. Irwin. FAUQUIER LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE __'NCOWPOWAT|p REGULAR SALES Every Tues. HORSE SALE 2nd Sat., 1 p m.. Every Month STATEGRADE FAT CATTLE 1st & 3rd Tues. 1 pm. Every Month 1 Mile Eastot Marshall Rt. 55 PHONE 364-1566 Plastering, Painting or Sandblasting? 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2nd Language Dropped From Curriculum Changes I WdituariCS By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahannock Ncwo Suff Writer Reversing the endorsement they gave to a second foreign language in October, the Rappahannock school board voted to drop the second language from curriculum changes formally approved at this Tuesday's meeting. Building? •Paint •Lumber f •Millwork 1 •Hardware Complete One-Step BUILDING SUPPLY Warrenton Building Material Co., Inc. cm the By-Pass Warrenton 347 1400 The board members stuck with their original consensus however, on other changes approved in October. , Students will be given the option of choosing between general and honors English at each grade level, subject to parental approval. In addition, the board agreed to require three units of math for graduation, add a block program for clerk typist I and II, add a remedial math lab, substitute a semester of socialogy and a semester of economics for the current one-year of sociology, leave the health and physical education program as it is now until the state mandates changes, discontinue Home Economic 4 and 5 and make Home Ec I a prerequisite for Home Ec 2 and Home Ec 2 a prerequisite for Home Ec 3. At the start of Tuesday’s discussion on curriculum, final in a series that has stretched out for several months, Robert Eastham read a prepared statement. MOODY Funeral Service Inc. Rt. 29N Culpeper, VA Cemetery Memorials 825-3530 Ceramic Ac Floral Designs Do You Have a Fireplace? High heating bills? A scientific breakthrough will save you a lot of money. Would you like to burn half the wood you are now burning and have 99% of the heat coming back into your home? Only gas & smoke will go up the chimney! 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Eastham criticized the use of enrollment to justify expansion of support facilities, including library and storage, and maintained these projects should be considered “on their own merits.” According to the member from Wakefield, the school board has concluded that the county—not the school — population is stabilized. He presented his own figures on enrollment estimates, claiming that class enrollment between grades one and 12 declines by 38 per cent with an average yearly attrition of three per cent. Projecting his figures into the future, he predicted that enrollment at the high school as well as the elementary school will steadily decline over the coming four years. “There may be other reasons for building additional rooms but enrollment and ADM (Average Daily Membership) is not one of them,” he stated. Eastham repeated that he wasn't convinced the high school was offering students proper courses. In addition, he maintained that expanding the curriculum further as the board agreed upon in October will provide “absolute justification" for more classrooms. Slightly Over State Minimum Asked by Newbill Miller for the state requirements on course offerings, superintendent William Bloomer For all your printing needs. No matter what your printing requirements, rely on us for expert assistance. We can assist you in ordering: Letterheads Envelopes Business Forms Stationery Labels Programs Brochures Booklets Tabloids Bills Invoices Ledgers Announcements Fast and efflcitnt service for all your printing needs. Photocopying service also available. For moto Information, contact*. i\appal(aimorkNruis Washington, Va. 675-3348 A division of Waironton Printing and Publishing Co.. Whim. •on, Va. Printing dons at th# plant In Wansnton, Vs. For vour convonisnoa,jfou may also call Alan Poo, rrnilmiiun Manooar. at S47*44aa> replied that RCHS provided one over the minimum in academic units (calculus, the fifth level of math added this year), five over in vocation (with the deletion of Home Economics 4 and S), one over the minimum two units in fine arts and only the minimum three units in physical education. “So within the existing curriculum, there’s really no room for discussion because the state has said what we will do,” Miller concluded, adding that the school board’s only choices lay with the curriculum expansions okayed in October. Eastham countered that the board was "overloading facilities with electives at the expense of academics.” Asked by chairman Beverly Massie for specifics, Eastham questioned if woodworking is in the same realm as math or English. “I don’t think so,” he stated, suggesting that the courses be compared in value as to the education they provided a child. When asked by Bloomer what courses he would eliminate, however, Eastham refused to answer, maintaining that was the board’s decision, not his alone. He asked what the necessity was for offering Art 2, 3 or 10 and invited anyone in the room to explain what is taught in the RCHS course entitled “Exploring Technology.” When James Dennis, the teacher of the class in question, tried to answer from the audience, he was ruled out of order by Mrs. Massie. * Dennis apologized to the chairman but added “This' gentleman is tearing me up!” in reference to Eastham. “Either establish order or I’m leaving,” the Wakefield District representative announced. Asked by Mrs. Massie to explain the ■course. Bloomer said that “Exploring Technology” served as an introduction to other, more advanced industrial arts classes and covered woodworking, auto mechanics, plumbing and masonry to give students an idea of what areas they might be interested in pursuing further. Eastham also wanted information on “Fundamentals of Power,” a course Bloomer described as an introduction to engines and transfer of power, covering two and four cycle engines and how to repair small engines. No Problem With Electives Miller stated that he had no problems with the electives—only six above state requirements—offered at RCHS. With the exception of a second foreign language, he added that he likewise had ‘‘no problems” with the curriculum expansion decided on in October. "If it takes extra space. I regret that it will require spending extra money but I’m in favor of it.” “A lot depends on what you mean by the education of a child." said Nancy Reeve, maintaining that vocational education is just as important as academic. “If you don't give them a skill...you’ll be paying for them year after year after year after year. That’s much more expensive than giving them a skill they can use to support themselves." F oreigners Buy 73 Va. Tracts Foreign entities and individuals reported the purchase of sevefity-three tracts of land during 1980. according to S. Mason Carbaugh. Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The tracts amounted to 32,000 acres, bringing the total purchased acreage reported through December 31, 1980, to 99,336 acres in 186 different parcels of land. The purchase price for the 186 tracts totaled over $112 million. These acres include 16,168 in cultivated land. 17,300 in pasture. 55,7% in forest, and 10,071 identified as nonagricultural land. Individuals and entities from 30 foreign countries have purchased land in 41 different counties in Virginia. West German investors have acquired the most number of tracts followed by those in Switzerland, Netherland Antilles. and United Kingdom. The law requires United States entities with foreign interest (foreign interests are those owning at least five percent of the entities) to report their acquisition. Such purchases are listed as foreign owned. Foreign owned land represents approximately one percent of the total farm land in Virginia. This is an increase of one half of one percent over that reported January. 1980. The percent of Virginia farmland in foreign ownership is double the national average, but is far less than the percentage of foreign holdings in other southern states which account for 32 percent of the national total. Commissioner Carbaugh said that although the foreign ownership of land in Virginia is up somewhat this year, part of the increase in the percentage figure is due to the loss of agricultural land to other purposes. Federal and state law also requires individuals to report any disposition of land. There have been 8 tracts, consisting of 1,039 acres which have been resold to United States citizens. According to figures from the county ASCS office (Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service), foreign nationals own 409.46 acres in Rappahannock County. Bettina Freifrau Von Feilitzach of Germany holds title to 212.94 acres and Derek H. Roy of Great Brtnrtnto 196.52 acres. In addition to the second foreign language and other curriculum changes endorsed by the board, Mrs. Reeve proposed adding another fine arts course in either art or music, noting that the board had gone on record as encouraging students to take six subjects rather than five and a study hall. Nelson Lane said he was in favor of adding a second language if demand for the class existed. He too expressed reservation about spending money to enlarge the high school but added "I don’t see what we can cut back on.” Jenkins Funeral services for Willie Jenkins of Brandy Station were conducted Tuesday at Geest-Johnson Funeral Home Chapel in Culpeper by the Rev. John S. Farrar. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery. Mr. Jenkins, 76, a retired employee of Bingham & Taylor Foundry, died Friday, January 9, 1981, at Culpeper Memorial Hospital. A native of Rappahannock County, he was the son of the late Frank Jenkins and Martha Leake. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Settle Jenkins; two daughters, Mrs. Louise Hume and Mrs. Betty Ann Hume, both of Culpeper; four sons, William F. Jenkins and James B. Jenkins, both of Culpeper, Charles E. Jenkins of Alexandria and Marshall R. Jenkins of Brandy Station; two grandchildren. one greatgranddaughter and a sister, Mrs. Ressie Kennedy of Culpeper. fnnaJ (J/ibu/f. CLORE FUNERAL HOME "The Home of Thoughtful Service" PHONE 825-2361 CULPEPER CEMETERY MEMORIALS Foot Facts by Dr. Bruce Vogel Podiatrist Foot specialist HEEL PAIN HAS MANY CAUSES We can see heel pain in a 10 year old child - we can see heel pain in a 45 year old jogger - and we can see heel pain in a 65 year old woman. This is one malady of the foot that can strike at any age This is because it has many causes. 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HOURS; 9:00 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Friday, and 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Saturday % <■ FSfjC “I'm not against vocational courses." Eastham explained in clarification of his earlier remarks. “I’m in favor of teaching valid skills. I'm not proposing that we cancel any course.” Beverly Massie voiced her support for continuing all the courses currently offered at RCHS. “1 don’t consider any electives as frills.” she said, adding that her vote would be to adopt all the curriculum change, proposed in October. Lane moved that the board accept its consensus reached at the . .October board meeting, including addition of the second foreign language. Nancy Reeve seconded the motion. But as chairman Massie went around the table, asking each board member for their stand on the second language, first Miller, then Eastham and then Lane said they would support offering only one language at this time. Nancy Reeve stuck by the addition of a second and speaking last. Mrs. Massie said she agreed with one. Lane’s amended motion to adopt all the curriculum changes endorsed by consensus in October—with the exception of a foreign language—passed unanimously. Dr. Bloomer was asked to review his earlier recommendation for five new classrooms at RCHS in light of the board’s decision and to bring the information to the February board meeting, sdl for the start of discussions of capital outlay.

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For more information contact Richard Mayberry, 347-3711, (6-9 p.m.) and weekends. WANTED TO BUY - riding horses and ponies. Also saddles, etc. 703-554-8255. (tf) RIDING LESSONS Maintree Indoor Lighted Ring Private and Group Beginners to Advanced Child or Adult TRAIL RIDES 703-777-3012 703-777-3279 I ******* HORSE CARE, experienced with thoroughbreds, break, train and exercise, general stable work, live-in, reliable. Call before noon 703-9374985. NEEDED - Experienced person to care for 3 horses used to tender loving care. Monday - Friday. Morning and evening. Stalls cleaned, feeding and grooming and tack for 1 horse. References required. Between Waterford and Taylorstown. Evenings 202-3332210; weekends 703-687-5185. (17) mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmd HORSE WOMAN DESIRES • position working with horses. Experience in all phases of equestrian sport. Working with green horses, schooling, shoeing, hunting, eventing, and race horses. References furnished. Valdi Morell, 703-338-4621, 703-3387474. (1-8-2M7) SADDLE AND CLEANING racks, $30, $50. $60. Misc tack; man's coat and bowler, size 42 regular and 7 3/8. 703-687-6706. (17) 61 Chevy - 6 HORSE VAN. Good condition. $1,000, or best offer. Call (703) 9486584. t 3 STALL HORSE VAN. 1'968 Ford, cab over. Good condition, 703-434-0371, between 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. HORSES Boarded, Ridin Lessons, and Hay For Sail (703) 347-6563 or after 4:3 p.m., (703) 825-3431. ONE HORSE SLEIGH 2 seats, excellent condition. $500. 703-554-8255. E.H. CUSTOM TACK & REPAIR ut reMr of Mmykugh i Grocery New Baltimore, Va. 347-0488 (formerly Sheerer i SaddleryI Bring IrTTdUrSCIIIUll, Clipper Blades, Knives, and Saws SHARPENED Better Than New HORSE COUNTRY SADDLERY By Pass, Warrenton (703)347-3141 m 74 trailer* vanrepair •WELOINO •BODYWORK lUiTV •HITCHES .WIRINO ."BRAKES FLOORS »on»bl« •|ll pick up In Warr*fll Doug Hayes (703)937-4402 NOW ON SALE First Edition Virginia Hunt Country Map Includes the 11 Hunt Boundaries which are verified by the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America. Printed on ivory color paper in 3 colors, measuring 18" x 22 Vi.'' Phone and mail order accepted. $3.95 per fippy (plain paper); $6.50 per copy (laminated paper). Va. residents include 4% sales tax and 75 cents for postage and handling. Loudoun Times-Mirror P.O.Box 359 Loesburg, Va. 22075 703-777-1111 Gregory & Sons Inc. General Contractor •Restorations •Additions •Run In Sheds •Bams •Decks Casanova, Va. (703)347-7713 Custom Barns bneas Sun Decks Additions! I COUNTRY BUIUJfNO# 5- i«K« “Experienced, Professional, Affordable** Bob DeLong 364-2708 Mike Bonfils 364-1112 R. Edward Daffan, Inc. P.O. Box 100 I Nokaaville, Va. " (703)594-2116 Arenas, Stables, and all other types of Farm Buildings We Specialize in custom design and construction of fireproof steel and masonry buildings or economical post frame buildings. f~~" HOME AND 1 j IDOSlNESS SERVICES ’ >« ’ .. i II Ml . ARTISTIC SIGN PAINTER' will create original farm signs, business signs, etc. Also will hand letter calligraphy invitations, announcements. Please call Patty at 347 4222, Mon.-Wed., 8-5 or Thurs.-Sun , 937 5752. ____ 43 K THURMON WHORTON, Flint Hill—Plumbing, Heating, Electrical work. 24 hour emergency service at 675 3607. , __43tf HEAVY DUTY bushhogging with industrial equipment. Call 825 0473 or 987 8429 after 6 ELECTRICAL work, water pump installation and service. : William E. Sisk, Electrical Contractor, Sperryville, Va. 987-8772. _ 43 tf RAPPAHANNOCK RE FINISHERS—Pick up and delivery. Barbara Sharan and Sandra Maskas. Call 987 8134. _43tfn STEVE Rl'iHTER, Jour neyman Carpenter. Experienced ii? all aspects of building. Licensed. Local references. After 6 p.m. Call 675 3538. 43tf ROOFING—Gutters and down spoutings. Tinning and roofing of all kinds; Aluminum gutter and downspout. Roof repair. Call Bill Starks, 675 3630, Washington, Va. 43tf APPLIANCES, only the finest available, Thermador, Jenn Air, Sub-Zero, Waste King, Crown and more. CABINETS, featuring the exclusive Rich Maid kitchens of incomparable quality. Come by and see the difference at COUNTRY CUPBOARDS, Jett Street, Washington, Va. 675 3294. _43tfn ELECTRICAL WORK, new and remodeling. Licensed and insured. 347 4657. _43jl i29 LIME spreading, W. ~TT Wayland, Sperryville, 987 8132. 43tfn FOR SIGNS, Calligraphy, vehicle lettering, logo and graphic design, call Lettering Etc., Davette Leonard, 221 Broadview Ave. No. 400, Warrenton. 347 9283. _ 43j8 29 REMODELING, restorations, all phases of carpentry. Call F. W. Hutchinson, 937 5579. HORSE CARE, experienced with thoroughbreds, break, train and exercise, general stable work. Live-in, reliable. Call before noon 703-937 4985. 26+ FIREWOOD, green or seasoned, $40 pickup load or $75 for double load. Also, dealer for state fuel program. 636-6527 or 636 9406. 25 j 15pd MINI-MALL CLOSING JANUARY 17. Reductions from 25-75 percent at International Treasures and Tom's. East Main Street, Front Royal. _25 j 15 NEED a 4-wheel drive? 1976 Chevy Blazer, fully loaded. Call Wood, days, 202 755-0548. 25i22 WOOD FOR SALE—Fireplace or stove length. $24 pickup load. Call Moody Aylor, 9878215. 25|29 FIREWOOD for sale, by the cord or by the pickup load, pitched in, split or unsplit. Also, tree surgery. Call 987 8429 or 825 0473. 25tfn STOVES AND HEATERS, all types, stove pipes and ac cesseries, electric heat tapes for water pipes. Scott Hardware 401 E. Main St. Front Royal 25+ , I.^ REAt ESTATE FOR SALE LARGE house on quiet street in Washington, Va. Suitable for single family home or up to 5 apartments. Currently income producing. $78,500. 4753625. 41tfn ARTIFICIAL BREEDING. ALL BREEDS: will go anywhere. James C.“ "Doc" Johnson. 825-5148. tf ++++ Of all knowledge, the wise and good seek most to know themselves. —Shakespeare I We Can Supply All Your BUILDING NEEDS Culpeper Building b Supply Corp. Phone 825-8383 Culpeper Reach nearly everyone in Rappahannock County with your Classified Ad. Just call or stop by our office before Noon on Tuesday. Rates: $2.50 for the first 20 words, 10 cents for each additional word. Box number, $1.00 additional. INSTRUCTION I NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED We train MEN and WOMEN. No need to quit present job. FULL or PART TIME training For More Information Call Anytime RevcoTractoi-TrailerTraining Inc FREDERICKSBURG 703 - 373-1100 J House for rent—Flint Hill area, 3-bedroom brick home, den, fireplace. Lease deposit and references required. $300 month. Call 804-340 4475. __ 34 tf LOSTANDFOUND LOST: Male black and white Siberian husky, brown eyes, Flint Hill area, last seen December 29, answers to "Boots". Call 675-3663. __21 + . MtSC WANTED ^ ..yis Wanted to buy—A twin baby stroller. Call 987 8788. 26-1UVESTOCK FOR SALE CULPEPER SENIOR BCIA BULL SALE, Saturday, January 24, 12 noon, Culpeper Agricultural Enterprises, Culpeper, Va. Selling 80 lots: Angus, Polled Hereford, Brangus, Charolais, Simmental, Linousin, Shorthorn, Devon, Hereford. All bulls are registered and come with complete performance records. For details contact Sale Manager, Vernon Kindig, 909 Landonia Cl., Charlottesville, Va. 22901. Tel. 804 293 3044. 20 j 22 AUTOS, TRUCKS 1 FOB SALE J 1973 CHEVROLET Va TON PICKUP, V-8, 3 speed, long bed, runs good, body rough. Culpeper Motor Corp., Rt. 29 N„ Culpeper. 825 8381. Dir. 0412. _ 3n+ automatic, A-C, P S, P-B. Culpeper Motor Corp., Rt. 29 N., Culpeper. 825 8381. Dir. 0412. 3n -t1974 CHEVROLET VEGA, 4 cyl., 4 speed, needs brakes. $400. Culpeper Motor Corp., Rt. 29 N., Culpeper. 825 8381. Dir. 0412. 3n+ 1973 IHC PICKUP, long bed, 6 cyl., 3 speed, many new items, as tires, seat, etc. Culpeper Motor Corp., Rt. 29 N., Culpeper. 825 8381. Dir. 0412. _3n-l1977 CHEVROLET % TON PICKUP, 4-speed, mud-snow tfres, power steering, new body. Culpeper Motor Corp., Rt. 29 N., Culpeper. 825 8381. Dir. 0412. 3n+ 1974 CHEVY PICKUP, V 8, automatic, power steering, one owner. Culpeper Motor Corp., Rt. 29 N., Culpeper. 8258381. Dir. 0412. 3n + 1965 IHC 1600 with flat bed body, 4-speed, 2-speed axle, extra nice condition. $2100. Culpeper Motor Corp., Rt. 29 N., Culpeper. 825 8381. 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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAP PAHANNOCK COUNTY DAWN E. FISHER Washington, Virginia 22747 WILLIAM F. BEAR, JR. Washington, Virginia 22747 M. SEAN KILPATRICK Woodville, Virginia 22749 FRANCES W. ELDRED Washington, Virginia 22747 FRED W. SCHAEFER Sperryville, Virginia 22740 Trustees of the Episcopal Church of Bromfield Parish Complainants vs. R. LLOYDS. SEAMAN 5055 Seminary Road No. 439 Alexandria, Virginia 22311 STEWART C. HOPPER 7721 Greenview terrace Towson, Maryland 21204 FRANKLIN P-CATOR 621 Chestnut Avenue Towson, Maryland 21204 BASIL WAGNER, JR., whose last known address is 6109 Bellingham Court Baltimore, Maryland 21204, if he be living, or if he be dead, his spouse, heirs, devisees and successors in interest, who are made parties defendant to this cause by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN. WILLIAM W. CATOR. if he be living, or if he be dead, his spouse, heirs, devisees and successors in interest, who are made parties defendant to this cause by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN. CHARLES R. CATOR, If he be living, or if he be dead, his spouse, heirs, devisees and successors in interest, who are made parties defendant to this cause by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN. LUCY H. ROBINSON, if she be living, or if she be dead, her spouse, heirs, devisees and successors in interest, who are made parties defendant to this cause by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN. MRS. GRESHAM H. POE, if she be living, or if she be dead, her spouse, heirs, devisees and successors in interest who are made parties defendant in this cause by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN. MRS. BASIL WAGNER, if She be living, or if she be dead, her spouse, heirs, devisees and successors in interest, general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN. AND ANY OTHER UNKNOWN heirs devisees, or successors in title of Harrie Smoot, William Brerwood Smoot and Margaret L. Smoot, if any such there be, and-or any unknown parties having any interest in the land that Harrie Smoot died, seized and possessed of, or any heirs, devisees or successors in title of the said Harrie Smoot, William Brerwood Smoot and Margaret L. Smoot, if any such there be, having any interest in any future estate in fee simple absolute of which the said Harrie Smoot died, seized and possessed, whose names and addresses are unknown, and who are made parties defendant by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN. Defendants ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to quiet title in the Trustees of the Episcopal Church of Bromfield Parish to a certain tract or parcel of land, situate in Sperryville, Piedmont Magisterial District, Rappahannock County, Virginia, on State Route 1001, described in the Bill of Complaint filed in the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia, wherein it is alleged that the said Trustees of the Episcopal Church of Bromfield Parish have acquired said property, by adverse possession, by themselves and their predecessors in interest, for a period in excess of fifteen (15) years. An affidavit having been made and filed that there are parties who are not residents of the State of Virginia and that diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of certain parties, and these having been filed among the papers of this cause a Bill of Complaint wherein it is stated that there are or may be persons whose named are unknown, making such persons defendants by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN. It is ordered that the abovenamed parties and all parties made defendant by the general description of PARTIES UNKNOWN do appear on or before February 19, 1981, to do what is necessary Jo protect their interests. It is further ordered that the foregoing portion of this order be puonsned once a week for four (4) successive weeks in the Rappahannock News, a newspaper published in the County of Rappahannock, State of Virginia; that a copy be posted at the front door of the Court House of said Rappahannock County, Virginia, within ten (10) days after the entry of this order of publication, and that the Clerk of this Court file a certificate of the fact of said posting in the papers of this cause. Diane Bruce, Clerk DATED: December 24, 1980 Douglas K. Baumgardner, Esquire Attorney at Law P. O. Box 235 Washington, Virginia 22747 Counsel for Trustees of the Episcopal Church of Brom field Parish A Copy Teste: Karen Bear Dep. Clerk 47jl-|22 +-F+4The diseases of the mind are more destructive than those of the body. —Cicero CULPEPER COUNTY 2 ACRE BUILDING LOT—State road frontage, perked for 2-bedroom home. $10,000. 2-STORY, IN TOWN—4-bedrooms, living room, kitchen, den, partial basement, large lot, well and septic. $42,700. RAMBLER—3 bedroom, 2 baths, living room with fireplace, eat-in kitchen with appliances. V2 acre fenced and more. $54,500. SPLIT-FOYER—4-bedrooms, 3 baths, living room, dining room, kitchen, rec room with fireplace. 1 acre. Needs finishing. $59,900. Browning Beal lEatate Since 1938 P.O. Box 112 Culpeper, Va. 22701 [H Phone 703-8250731 “ EVENINGS: Jim Marshall, 825-9236 Chariotta Corbin, 825-8828 Sperryville ^ Realty SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM Sperryville, Virginia 22740 (703) 987-8088-Office WASHINGTON, VA.—Three bedroom brick rambler, living room with fireplace, 2 baths, full finished basement, nice landscaped lot. $85,500. FLINT HILL—51.8 acre mt. track, park boundary, good access road and owner financing at 9.5%. $53,950. LAUREL MILLS—Two story frame home on V* acre lot on hard surfaced road. $10,000. SPACIOUS polonlal on 6.6 acres near Washington, Va. This home has central heat and air, large family room with fireplace, nice size living room, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, eat in kitchen and basement. $75,000. __ (Continued from Page 1) Family Talent According to Turner, he's been locating water since he was about 15 years old—just as his grandfather did before him. An employee of Eldon Farms in Woodville, Turner has pinpointed several well sites on that property in the past few months, according to reports Miller said he’s received from Nelson Lane, owner of Eldon Farms. Turner said that he found the well for his Front Royal home with his divining rods through 415 feet of limestone. In addition, he said, he’s located water for three other houses in the area. According to Turner, his galvanized wire is more accurate than the traditional dowsing rod fashioned out of peach tree limbs that points to the ground over a water source. “I can’t tell how deep the water is.” he said of the she for Washington’s hopedfor new well. “But the water’s there, close to the surface and a lot of it.” The water witch was at a loss to explain his unusual talent. ‘‘They say it has something to do with body chemistry.” he volunteered. On Tuesday, the new well site was approved by health department district engineer Ken Arthur. Well driller Larry LeHew of Front Royal will begin work on Wednesday. According to Brad Fisher, town treasurer and chemist with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission who’s been looking for short-term solutions to the water crisis, it will be just a matter of days before the town’s system is again in operation if water is struck at the site Turner indicated. The owner of the lot where the dowser thinks he found water has agreed to sell the land to the town. The site is just opposite the old well, making extension of the lines a simple and fairly inexpensive proposition, according to Fisher. State Asked First He noted that the town's first choice for finding a new water source wasn’t a water witch. Over a year and a half ago. the state health department was asked and agreed to take aerial Dowser Finds Well Site photographs of the area for a state geologist to examine, according to Fisher. The geologist was to look for a fault line where water collects. Following delay after delay in getting the project underway, it was finally scrapped by the health department, Fisher said, leaving the town with the dowser as an alternative. Until the new well can be drilled, townspeople without water must rely on help from friends and neighbors. The Washington Volunteer Fire Department took its tanker to the spring on Luray Mountain on Monday and filled 100 one-gallon plastic containers that are now stored in the basement of Trinity Episcopal Church. Fran Eldred is the contact person for distribution. In addition, firemen stand ready to help residents who need assistance in transporting additional water to their homes. Initially, plans called for the WVFD’s tanker to be used to ferry loads of water from a lake near town to the reservoir where the water would be treated with chlorine and run through the town’s system, according to Fisher. “But the state health department won’t allow us to use water with bacteria even if we purify it with chlorine treatment,” he reported. Fisher said that health officials are concerned that Moses Was The First Dowser By THERESA REYNOLDS Rappahannock Ncwa Staff Writer Although dowsing is most familiar to us as a search for water, the practice can mean a search for any liquid, mineral, or metal using a “divining rod.” Dowsers and their followers through the ages have pointed to Moses as the first dowser when he brought forth water from a rock by striking it with a rod (Numbers 20: 9-11). The Romans used a “virgula divina" (divining rod) very similar to the dowser’s stick, but it was an instrument for magic. The first seriously documented case of successful dowsing was reported by Georgius Agricola in his De Re Metallic*. In 1556 he gave a description of the Teutonic miners using a forked stick to locate minerals in the ground. Moses notwithstanding. Martin Luther and other churchmen of later centuries spoke out against dowsing as an alliance with the devil. Despite their efforts, the practice continued and spread to England during the reign of Elizabeth I. when German miners used forked sticks to help them in their work at Cornwall. It was from England that the practice spread as the British empire reached the far corners of the globe: to Africa. Asia, and the new world. Dowsing or water witching has been a part of American culture since the beginning of colonization, but it is usually associated with the southern mountains. The dowser employs most often a forked stick of special material: hazelwood. peach tree, whalebone, nylon or metal are commonly preferred. With his palms upward and the end pointed forward and slightly upraised he traverses the ground until the force of the pull causes the single end of the stick to bend downward. Less common dowsing instruments are a sort of pendulum suspended from a chain and two pieces of Lshaped angle rods. There are two explanations advanced for the success of dowsing: either the substance being sought exerts an attraction on the material in the divining rod; or the dowser is gifted with a psychic power which causes his subconscious to direct his hands. Extensive scientific testing has not proven the practice to have any measureable merit: however, some scientists believe that dowsing needs further study under natural, rather than laboratory conditions. “Tracking” For English Dropped (Continued from Page 1) more advanced instruction to have any impact on SAT scores. 17 New Clau Sections Bloomer projected two honors English courses at each grade level from 8th to 11th and a single honors class in 12th. “1 think we'll have more trouble getting students into the classes than keeping them out...I would recommend honors English to any parent who has even the slightest idea that their child might go to college.” General English courses will remain at the level of English classes now taught at RCHS, according to the superintendent. The curriculum expansion approved in October by the board will require a total of 17 new class sections, he said, including three more English sections over what is currently offered. (Currently, every ■ — ■■ classroom is used every period at RCHS. Along with his recommendation for expanded curriculum Bloomer proposed adding five new classrooms to the high school.) Miller repeated his earlier description of the RCHS French department as one of the high school's strongest and questioned whether the addition of a second foreign language might draw from enrollment that this year totals 35 in French I. 20 in French II and 12 in French III. Bloomer countered that with the school board's strong recommendation for students to take a sixth course instead of study hall, he didn't think competition from a second language would damage the French program. "The teacher is very effective. very well liked. 1 think many students will take VILLAGE PROPERTIES THE OLD ALDIE RECTORY Charming brick and clapboard house built In early 1800's located In AJdle, Va. on 5V> acres with long road frontage and strong stream. Large rooms for display provide Ideal setting for shop or inn and residence combination. Swimming pool, large storage bam. $179,500. Owner financing. MIDDLEBURG - "The Luck House" - Completely remodeled 18th century brick house on Main St. 14 rooms, central air conditioning, zoned commercial. Off street parking. UPPERVILLE - 19th Century house with 5 bedrooms. 1 Vt baths, nice yard. All In mint condition. $85,500. PHILOMONT - Stucco house on ’/» acre. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, all In perfect condition, $146,000. MIDDLEBURG COUNTRY PROPERTIES INC. Heal Estate It W. Washington St. Middleburg, Va. 703-687-6337 water system users may become alarmed should a tiny piece of leaf flow out the faucet with the water. He said he tried to tell the bureaucrats—with no success—that Washingtonians would be glad to have anything flowing through from their taps so they could wash and flush toilets. The health department officials also nixed the idea of opening up one of the wells in town, transporting water from it to the reservoir for chlorine treatment and then running it through the system. Another alternative of buying water from a private hauler may be feasible, Fisher said, after the company completes its short term contract to supply two Fauquier County schools where pipes have burst. Possibilities also exist for getting assistance from the National Guard or the Army Corps of Engineers should the water crisis drag out longer than anticipated, he reported. Mother nature has dealt us a dirty hand.” said Fisher of the drought that has imperiled water supplies throughout the country. The outlook for the future doesn’t appear very bright either. According to the town treasurer, long range forecasts call for the dry spell to last through March or April. “I have about 100 loose ends but not one solution.” the mayor concluded. On Tuesday, there was enough water in the well for Jenkins to pump some back up to the reservoir. The system was turned on for a few hours, giving town residents at least a little muddy tap water to fill commodes and bathtubs. Jenkins plans to follow this same procedure every afternoon as long as water supplies hold out. Residents are cautioned against using water from any of the private wells still operational for drinking purposes. With Washington’s malfunctioning septic drainfields. there's a danger of serious contamination from raw sewage. In addition. water from the wells may backwash into pipes leading to the town’s system if valve* aren't closed properly. French just because of the teacher.” "Is this a luxury for Rappahannock County...in what we are doing and what we can afford to do?" asked Robert Eastham after learning from RCHS guidance counselor Jim Futrell 18 out of 63 gradutes from the 1980 class (28 per cent) were accepted in college. “We offer one language now to take care of (college) admission needs,” he said, maintaining that French would be dropped from the curriculum if a foreign language wasn't required for college entrance. "I don’t think there’s one bit of luxury in any of it!" countered Nancy Reeve. “We have to have so many electives on our curriculum," added chairman Beverly Massie. "Do we have any reliable information as to what would happen if we offer a second language? Would we have two or 50 in the class?" Eastham asked. Before an answer came, Mrs. Massie cut the curriculum discussion short as the time allowed expired. She requested the board members to write specific questions for a final discussion on curriculum, set for the January 13 meeting. ASCO Alternative Proposed Earlier, the chairman opened bids on emergency cut-off controls for electrical equipment in the high school shop. Robert J. Clatterbuck was the high bidder at S7.573. Interstate Electric Service. Inc., of Alexandria submitted the low bid. $3,455, one of three the company included. A cover letter explained that the $3,455 estimate involved installing equipment other than ASCO, described as "the Cadillac” of emergency equipment with prices "unreasonably high" because of the brand name. Interstate Electric maintained that its alternative was both safe and reliable. (The company also offered a bid of $5,485 using ASCO parts.) “This man is pretty sharp. He gave us an alternative and his alternative is $2,000 cheaper." said Miller after he ascertained that specifications for the job called for “ASCO or its equivalent." “I would put a lot of cars up against a Cadillac as equal or better." Mrs. Reeve added. The board authorized Dr. Bloomer to ask the engineer who drew up specifications for installing emergency controls to comment on the alternative proposed and authorized Mrs. Massie to accept Interstate Electric's low bid if the alternative was ruled to be equal to ASCO parts. The board also agreed properto (Ptferinga Inflation Hedge • Save Energy and effort In this 4 bedroom, 2V2 bath split level. Convenient to Sperryville yet affords Park border advantages on 26 partially cleared acres to capture views. Well landscaped, garage and many extras. $95,000 with FINANCING available. EILEEN M. DAY, REALTOR CLOPTON HOUSE WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA 22747 Lucille K. Price 675-3427 Robin O. Day 636-1361 675-3400 REALTY WORLD Beverly Atkina 675-3663 Mltzte Young 937-5196 New Accounting Procedures Approved (Continued from Page 1) In his audit of the activity and cafeteria funds, Nicholas said, he does a random sample to check on the reliability of the figures. If the records don’t balance out properly and provide a clear audit trail AT ANY POINT, he emphasized, he can’t give an unqualified opinion on the system as a whole. In response to Miller’s question on the degree of liability in curred by the school board should funds be mishandled. Nicholas answered that state regulations say only that the board is responsible for activity funds without giving any specifics on degree of responsibility or mention of of audit requirements. “I don’t have any information on the legal ramifications." he added. The board also questioned Nicholas' recommendation for a cash register in both school cafeterias. “Again, we’re looking for accountability. accuracy and protection of assets,” he countered. According to Nicholas, a cash register will increase accuracy, accumulate totals by departments for improvements in inventory records. and provide protection since the drawer rings when opened and can be locked. He acknowledged that a register is expensive but maintained it will also save time. (At an earlier meeting, it was estimated that each cash register will cost approximately SI,500.) Miller noted that of the SI32.000 cafeteria fund, only about S65.000 in cash actually flows through the schools. The remainder is to have the engineer check installation of the emergency equipment controls before the work is paid for. At 9:40, the board retired into executive session for personnel. Returning to open meeting at 10:15, the board voted to put assistant high school principal John Toth on a 12-month rather than 11 -month contract. state reimbursement. Of the $65,000, he asked how much is collected by hoomenpom ,, teachers. . “At the elementary school, the majority is collected by the homeroom teacher. At the -high school, the majority is collected in the cafeteria,” superintendent William Bloomer replied. One Register Possible In response, Nicholas said that a cash register may pot be needed at the elementary school, that it will 'be adequate for audit purposes to-have homeroom teachers sell sequentially numbered tickets. As for personnel.die said no additional people Will be required for lunch sales in either cafeteria. \ For inventory, one person must be responsible $>r keeping track of t^ie sequential lunch tickets sold by teachers and for subtracting meals sold from tbe perpetual inventory against the perpetual records. He agreed that the th«e could be the cafeteria coordinator and the tt^o cafeteria managers. y< As for receipts from other sources including chib revenues and money-making projects. Nicholas said one person is needed to tpke receipts, another to m$ke bank deposits and jjhe bookkeeper to enter accounts into school records. £ If the board decides?,- to adopt his recommendations for leaving an audit tftkil. Nicholas said it will taker, at least a month to set up (the system, making it too late for him to render an unqualified audit opinion for this year. He added that the new Recounting practices should be started before the next school year in order to provide for an unqualified opinion on the 1981-82 activity and cafeteria funds. “Being an auditor, we look for the best and we like the best...the tighter the bettef;,” Nicholas said when asked by Eastham for a final comment. He acknowledged, however, that accounting is not the major concern of most people handling money within the school system. The board voted unanimously to adopt the accounting procedures recommended by Nicholas effective July 1, 1981, and to implement the new system before the end of the current school year. East ham noted that only S950 for an audit of last year's accounts has been spent of the $2,000 in that category of the 1980-81 budget so the $1,000 remaining can be used to begin setting up the new procedures. The board also posed the possibility of taking money from the activity fund to pay the balance. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BOSTON AREA—133 acres with beautiful healthy hardwoods, several streams, good views, frontage on 522 and 604. $1350 per acre. FLINT HILL—A beautiful period home ready for occupancy, large entrance foyer, living room with fireplace, dining room with fireplace, 2 bedrooms wijfi fireplace, family room, large custom kitchen with raised hearth and stone wall, 2 baths. EXTRAS guest cottage with bath, studio office building, a commercial shop. On 1 acre in the village. $125,000. NETHERS MILL—A great place to wait out a better economy, 6 cleared acres with pasture and water, 7 room house in very good condition, several outbuildings, Hughes River frontage. $57,500. CASTLETON—22.1 acres with very nice 3 bedroom, 1 Vz bath home, very large country kitchen with modern appliances and flu for wood stove, large living room with fireplace, 40 ft. x 100 ft. metal workshop. $85,000. HUNTLY—77 acres with approximately 15 to 17 cleared for pasture, long frontage on Rappahannock River, marketable timber, remains of 2 cabins, outstanding views. $155,000 with owner financing. COMMERCIAL SPERRYVILLE AREA—Grocery and hardware business with 3 gas pumps and 2 bay garage with hydraulic lift, a well planned business with good storage units for groceries, enough space above store for 3 bedroom apartment, plumbing already in, brick 4 bedroom 2 bath home well constructed, Energy efficient. Call for more details. Asking $220,000. LAUREL MILLS—Very old brick 2 story country store, believe to be built around 1830 and appears to have been built to last forever, 3 bedroom 1 bath apartment upstairs, this has always been a good business location. $66,500 with owner financing. E appahannock T^ealty — Farm, Load. RetidemliaL Commercial — P.O. Box 7 Flint Hill, Vm. 22627 Phone 703-675-3414 Piggy E. Clark • Brokar - 675-3414 John H. Williams • Salas Assoc. • 675-3221 Robsri (Bob) Mahlbachar - Assoc. Realtor • 937-4501 Jin— W. LNkt, RMltor John Eubank. Jr. •7*236 967-8146 J. Maurioa O'Bannon 967-6713 Eddia Wayland - Bud Cordar , . 06-5691