Rappahannock News, November 26, 1981

RICHMOND 19, VA. 23219 PAID CIRCULATION NOW 2,568 RAPPAHANNOCK HOUSEHOLDS 2,101 32nd YEAR, No. 48 SAMPLE 20r — Rappahannock Newt Photo/Daphne Hutcliinton MARY JAMIESON, Virginia’s Library Trustee of the Year, shows off the pewter Jefferson cup she was awarded in recognition of her 11 years of service as a trustee for the Rappahannock County Library. Honoring her at an informal luncheon on Monday were (left to right) Gen. Hugh Exton, Dolly Biddle, George Muth, Col. Maury Biddle, librarian Penny Keesey and Grace Sims. Mary Jamieson Named Virginia’s Library Trustee Of The Year Mary Jamieson, the state’s Library Trustee of the Year, missed receiving her prestigious award at the Virginia Library Association's 1981 Conference and Exposition in Hot Springs. So her fellow members of the Rappahannock Library's trustee board got together and arranged a special luncheon in her honor at Flint Hill’s Corner Post on Monday to present Mrs. Jamieson a pewter Jefferson Cup in recognition of her years of service. Mary Jamieson is Rappahannock's trustee of the decade as well as the county’s nominee in 1981 for the statewide award, according to the letter of nomination sent by library board member Grace Sims. In the 11 years she has served as chairman of the board of trustees. Mary has been instrumental in helping the library meet the needs ol the people of Rappahannock When she was appointed < trustee and elected boarc chairman in April, 1970, th< library had 255 registerec borrowers, owned 7,00( books, reported a circulatior of 1.928 and was open only 12 hours a week. At the samt time, the county's populatior was 5,199. By 1980. Rappahannock’s population had climbed by just 16 percent while the number of registered and active borrowers using the library had more than tripled, jumping to 965. Also during the decade that the board was under Mrs. Jamieson’s leadership, the number of books owned by the library increased to 11,250, circulation of books and non-book materials skyrocketed to 14,616 and the library was open 49 hours each week, according to the letter of nomination. Mrs. Jamieson was the driving force behind the start of a series of informational, educational and recreational programs in May, 1970. These have been expanded through the years to include evenings ot poetry reading, political discussion and movies, focusing heavily on the full use of local talent She was instrumental in organizing the librarysponsored production of “HMS Pinafore” in October' 1980. Pinafore not only raised SI ,000 for the library; it also led to the formation of the popular and successful Rappahannock Players, Inc., the county’s little theater group. Mrs. Jamieson helped make the library a focal point of activity of the Fourth of July with music and exhibits by local artists, craftspersons (Continued on Page 9) oZA seeks Variance Keversal By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Ra|)|>ahann«M'k Vw» Staff 1 ril« r After a one hour executive session Wednesday afternoon, Rappahannock's board of zoning appeals voted unanimously to ask the court to reverse the BZA's decision in granting a variance and special use permit to Mr. and Mrs. Luther Atkins of Flint Hill in September. The issuance of the variance and permit which allowed the Atkins to build a second dwelling on a twoacre lot and subsequently subdivide the parcel into two one-acre lots was challenged in a suit filed in October by f Werner Krebser and Lee Bird. They alleged that the BZA acted in bad faith and violated provisions of the county's zoning ordinance by authorizing the variance and the special use permit. Following Wednesday’s closed meeting, BZA members Peter Kramer. James Swindler and chairman Josef Gardiner signed the return authorizing commonwealth’s and county attorney Douglas Baumgardner to seek a reversal of the BZA’s decision. Admiral Gardiner reported that he'd also spoken by phone with George Muth who was unable to attend the November 18 meeting and that Muth had agreed to sign the return as well. As a means to avoid future legal complications, Baumgardner suggested the BZA institute procedural changes. He proposed that all testimony given before the BZA be transcribed and that action on applications for permits or variances be delayed until written opinions are received from the county attorney and zoning administrator. “We can’t have a hard and fast rule on that,” Gardiner responded. meeting agreement from Baumgardner that the procedural changes would be general guidelines only and not actual regulations. Kramer added that the BZA should check procedures followed in adjoining counties for handling variance and special use permit applications. According to Gardiner. Rappahannock's BZA already follows the same procedures as Loudoun and Fairfax counties. "We’re more informal...but we didn't have any problems until three or four years ago.” (Continued on Page 3) For Sperryville Affordable Sewer Rates Hinge On Block Grant By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahannock INcwa Staff Writer Whether or not the village of Sperryville will get its long delayed sewer system in the foreseeable future appears tied to a second question: will the Rappahannock board of supervisors apply for a community development bock grant and will the county be awarded those additional federal funds that can bring monthly user fees for a sewer system down to the $20 range the residents of Sperryville can afford? At the Rappahannock Water and Sewer Authority’s Monday night meeting, Bob Deimer of Buchart-Honn Associates, engineers for the Sperryville project, presented "best scenario” estimates on monthly user fees for the step collection system and package treatment plant now proposed. “Under current Farmers Home Administration loan rates (of 12.25 percent), it will cost the residents of Sperryville $35.98 per month for sewer and I can tell you gentlemen, I wouldn’t like to pay $35 a month for sewer. That's very high,” Deimer' acknowledged. The system currently proposed relies on individual water-tight, specially sealed septic tanks for the first stage of treatment. Liquids off the septic tanks will be pumped to the package plant for treatment and finally discharged into the Thornton River after purification. Solids left in the tanks are to be pumped out with approximately a third of the village covered every year on a pre-arranged schedule. This waste can also be treated at the package plant, the sludge residue dried and disposed of in a land fill. Deimer put total cost of the system at $1,807,800. A breakdown shows $924,000 for the collection system, $335,000 for the package treatment plant, $20,000 for equipment (specifically a tanker truck owned by the WSA to be used for pumping out the septic tanks). $465,800 for “associate costs” (including legal fees, engineering, design, etc.) and $63,000 as a contingency fee of five percent. Of that $1,807,800 total, 75 percent of costs for the package treatment plant and 85 percent of costs for the collection system (designated innovative and alternative and thus qualifying for higher federal participation) are eligible for funding through an Environmental Protection Agency grant. That leaves $450,340 as the county’s share, money that must be borrowed and repayed — plus i n - terest—through user fees. Deimer gave the WSA members a good breakdown of annual costs computed at various interest rates. Farmers Home Administration loan rates were at five percent when the restudy of the sewer project began. At that figure, the monthly user fee per equivalent dwelling unit would be $21.74, including loan amortization, ten percent coverage required by the FHA and annual operation and maintenance (Continued on Page 12) ^ Holiday v Closed Thursday and Friday, November 26 and P—Rappahannock County schools and county offices. Closed Thursday only—post offices, Rappahannock National Bank, Farmers and Merchants Bank and most local Closings Bond Set At $2,500 In circuit court on Wednesday, Judge Shore Robertson set bond of $2,500 for three persons charged with breaking and entering and grand larceny. Herman Newman. Anthony Tyler and Harriett P. Newman, all of Culpeper, are facing three counts of breaking and entering and two of grand larceny involving robberies at the residences in Old Hollow of Clifford Lawson, Robert Johnson and Jeff Dwyer and Mark Rabbe. Judge Robertson also appointed lawyers for the trio on Wednesday: Sharon Genebach Luke for Harriett Newman, David Konick for Anthony Tyler and Lee Albrecht for Herman Newman. A fourth defendant, Robert Norko. who allegedly took part in the burglary ring and has been indicted on the same charges is out on personal recognizance. A court-appointed lawyer will be named for Norko at a later date. Ordinance Revisions Presented To Planners tty UAKHNiL MU I IHinaura Rappahannock Vw» Staff I ritrr “I have a little bit of expertise in planning and zoning and a whole lot more in how not to use a chain saw!" joked planner Dick McNear. his arm in a cast from a chain saw cut, as he presented the Rappahannock planning commissioners with five copies of the first few chapters of the county's revised zoning ordinance. “All these are my ideas. They should end up being your ideas and the board’s ideas,” McNear told the planning commissioners. A professional planner for Fauquier County who lives in Rappahannock, he was given the job of revising the zoning regulations some months ago and at the same time was made an ex-officio member of the planning commission. He emphasized that the sections he brought in last Wednesday evening—index, statement of intent, definitions of different districts and district regulations—were in “very rough draft” form. Special Exceptions In the draft ordinance, the names attached to the county’s different zoning districts are altered slightly — to resource preservation, residential, commercial and industrial—but the most significant changes come in the regulations that apply to the districts. In addition to uses allowed by right and special uses granted by permit from the board of zoning appeals, McNear adds a third category: special exceptions. Borrowing a concept from Fauquier, he proposes that uses with a countywide impact be controlled by the supervisors who would consider applications following a recommendation from the planning commission. “The board of supervisors rules on the biggies. That’s the way we’ve broken it down in Fauquier and it seems to be working.” McNear said. In another revision, McNear includes a requirement for a sketch to illustrate some proposed uses and a site plan to delineate others. "Sometimes you just need a sketch on a piece of paper and other times you need a professional to show you what (a proposed use) is or isn't.” he commented. Currently, Rappahannock's zoning ordinance allows a landowner to make up to five divisions of property with administrative approval, provided regulations on zoning and subdivisions are met. For more than five lots, the landowner must have the property rezoned to residential subdivision before subdividing. In the draft ordinance. McNear lowers the number of lots which can be approved administratively to three, cummulative since 1%8. He also proposes that a requirement for a special exception permit be substituted for rezoning. McNear noted that currently, “there’s a bit of double talk between the zoning and subdivision ordinances" with the subdivision ordinance specifying that all property must be rezoned to residential subdivision before any development is allowed while the zoning ordinance permits up to five divisions with administrative approval on land sloped zero to 14 percent. More Expeditious The change would give county government "more legislative flexibility." McNear said. It also will speed up the process for considering subdivision requests, he added. “It sets a reasonable time frame to give someone an answer on what they can or can't do with their property...If you’re going to tell somebody no. you should tell them no right off the bat.” he maintained. The process for considering a rezoning to (Continued on Page 3) 1 Old-fashioned Signs Give Clues To Winter Weather j By THERESA REYNOLDS Rappahannock Vh» Staff U rilcr The wind blows and strips the trees of their few remaining leaves. The mild days of Indian Summer persist halfway through November, and Rappahannock woodpiles grow higher as local folks cut wood faster than it is needed to feed the fires of these comfortable days. But we all know that a much harsher time is coming, maybe before Christmas, maybe after, maybe not until February. But how cold, and how much snow? These are the questions that rural folks have been asking for centuries out of a need to know what preparations should be made, when travel should be planned, or when the first ground could be turned up in the spring. Many Rappahannock oldtimers remember the natural signs that were interpreted as harbingers of a bitter winter to come. Most signs assume that animals, plants, insects and birds have an instinctive knowledge of the weather to come and react accordingly. Other signs are more mysterious, and have been handed down from less scientific times. You can believe them or not, but they’re fun to know. Arlene Frye of Slate Mills told us that a heavy crop of nuts and acorns mean that squirrels are preparing for a harsh season. Most of those we interviewed repeated this belief and Mr. Stant Weaver and Mr. Bob Pullen said that a heavy crop of anything is supposed to mean a hard winter ahead. Mr. Weaver added that persimmons in abundance forecast a lot of cold weather. “And chestnuts and hickory nuts, especially,” Mr. Weaver said. “You'd better believe that squirrels know the nuts that are good from those that are not. Have you ever tried to pick up chestnuts after a squirrel? Every one that they leave is bad, rotten. I followed a squirrel once to a hollow log and found his store. Every one of those chestnuts was perfect. Now, if I’d tried to pick out the good ones, I never could have done it.” Neither Mr. Weaver nor Mr. Pullen knew whether any of the old signs were reliable. “Now, we're not going down to the courthouse to swear by these,” Mr. Weaver said. "But this is what they used to say, long ago.” Other plentiful crops are considered to be signs of a hard winter. Some other ways that mountain people used plants or crops to forecast the weather were: if blackberry blooms are heavy, it will be a bad winter. If carrots grow deeper, that’s a sign of bad weather to come. If sweet potatoes have tough skins, if onions grow more layers, if trees have green leaves late in the fall - all these are bad signs, except for skiers. Arlene Frye had heard that heavy dogwood and holly berries forecast a hard winter. If this belief and that - 7=C — of the heavy nut crop have any validity, then Rappahannock County is a prime target for one of the harshest winters yet. Insects also were used to forecast winter. Everyone mentioned the wooly worms, but many have a different interpretation of their appearance. Some people said that the sign for bad winter is if there are a lot of the little worms crawling about. Others said that the thickness of his coat is the sign. Most that we talked to said it had to do with the stripe. The more black than brown he is, or the wider the black stripe, the worse the winter. Or, if he’s black in front, the bad weather is to come; and if he’s black behind, the worst weather is past. If he’s brown at both ends and orange in the middle, the winter will be mild. The wooly worm was the most commonly mentioned sign, but the most confusing. Other insect signs: —If hornets and yellow jackets build their nests heavier and closer to the ground than usual, it will be a bad winter. (“This sign also has to do with the snowfall,” Mr. Weaver told us, but he couldn’t remember how.) Others told us that the nests built higher meant that there would be deep snow. —Worms bending up and trying to come in the house in October are a bad sign. —Winter will be rough if there are a lot of spiders and black bugs about in the fall. “A lot of bugs of any kind around, especially crickets coming in the house mean cold weather,” Marie Davis told us. Animal behavior was interpreted as a clue to the coming weather. Mr. Pullen said that the heavier the coat on animals, the rougher the winter. “Well, this only makes sense,” Mr. Weaver s*id. “If the weather is cold, then the animal needs that extra fur.” Barbara Burke in the New* ^ office and Clara Updike of Washington said that you always see redbirds right > before a snow or a change in the weather. “Now, this is a u very good sign for snow,” } Mrs. Updike said. * Mr. Weaver said that his • father had a way to tell about 11 the winter from the insides of I a hog. "When we butchered I hogs around Thanksgiving, I there was a part that the old- 1 timers called the melt - I | don’t know what it’s called now. Anyway, if the big part was in front, then the worst I weather would be in early winter. If the bigger part were behind, then the bad a weather would be late in the season.” 1 Other animal signs predict a cold winter if: 4 —muskrat houses are built I big: " —the north side of a beaver dam has more sticks < than the south; I —squirrels’ tails are < bushier; and , (Continued on Page 9) , n :HESTNUTS ARE GATHERED by squirrels and >eople to munch during cold winter days. The heavy xop of nuts and acorns this year is supposed to be a tign of a long, frigid winter.

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H. Cordle entertained the Sperryville Bridge Club at her home Friday evening. Guests were Mrs. I. R. Kilby. Mrs. Brown Miller, Mrs. Mary Quaintance, Mrs. E. A. McNear, Mrs. R. E. Thompsen, Mrs. T. J. Pillar and Mrs. N.K.G. Tholand. Prize winners were Mrs. Pillar. Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Quaintance and Mrs. Tholand. Birth Announced Dr. and Mrs. Howard E. Hightower of Portsmouth announce the birth of a son, John Peyton, on November 7, 1981 at Portsmouth Naval Hospital. Grandparents of the infant are the Rev. and Mrs. Harold Carder of Culpeper and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin H. Hightower of Chesapeake. The late Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Latham, Sr. of Amissville are greatgrandparents. fiappaJiannock 5feuifi Rappahannock & Ad|Oimng 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 i (New i (Renewal ( (Check Enclosed NAME __i_ ADDRESS. .. > '..1 •» '1 >sr»V: •‘CO.» STATE " , .. ZIP_„___ ! 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Latham THE SENIOR PLAY, Agatha Christie’s “Ten Little Indians,” performed Friday and Saturday nights at RCHS was enjoyed by a large audience both nights. Stage sets were unusually good. From left are, Larry Sisk as Rogers; Troy Robinson, Dr. Armstrong; William Blore, John Shanahan; Anthony Marsten, Mike Tomko; Sir Lawrence Wargrave, Jim McCullough; Fred Narracott, Gary Foster; General McKenzie, Rusty Settle; Emily Brent, Allison Best; Mrs. Rogers, Gail Wines; seated on sofas, Tammy Armentrout as Vera Claythome and Bob Baines portraying Philip Lombard. Notes On The Arts “Ten Little Indians” Performed By High School By GEORGIA WALSWORTH Last weekend, the senior class of Rappahannock County High School presented “Ten Little Indians,” a venerable mystery play by the venerable Dame herself—Agatha Christie. As director Don Bomberger mentioned in his program notes, a play of this type is a departure from anything the high school has produced before. Most of the plays chosen by high schools, and indeed any amateur theatre group, are taken from the tried and true musicals or comedies of the past—the hope being that whatever the group may lack in professionalism or* acting talent win-be covered' up 'by v the music and costumes and jokes. Bomberger and his cast braved the demands of a different type of vehicle and succeeded in carrying the audience spellbound to the dramatic and—of course —surprise conclusion. The play involves a group of people who gather at a remote island estate as the guests of a man who is unknown to any of them. The host is not present, and, as it turns out, even the servants have never met the man. One by one the guests and the Receives Commendation Staff Sgt. Danny L. Jenkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Jenkins of Boston, has been decorated with the U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal at Kalkar Air Station. West Germany. The Air Force Commendation Medal is awarded those individuals who demonstrate outstanding achievement or meritorious service in the performance of their duties on behalf of the Air Force. Jenkins is a law enforcement supervisor with the 601st Tactical Control Wing. +++ + One thing that puzzles every married man is why every bachelor isn’t rich. —Coast Guard Yards News ++++ Too many people work themselves into a lather with soft soap. —News, McAlester, Okla. ” RAPPAHANNOCK HOME MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Reminds all of those home owners and rentors who are using wood stoves that all chimneys should be inspected for defects, such as loose mortar, bricks or rocks, bird nests or other debris in chimneys and creosote build-up. Any one of these could oe instrumental in causing a fire. With the energy crunch and so many people converting to wood or coal stoves the probability of fires is definitely increased. mLlitLK YOUR CHIMNEYS A AND i| PROTECT YOURSELF! JKSl If they need cleaning and/or repairing— RAPPAHANNOCK HOME MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY _ Washington Va. __ gri u uune servants begin dying mysteriously, and it soon becomes obvious that one of the jguests is enjoying the macabre acting out of a nursery rhyme that describes the disappearance of ten little Indians. Everyone is under suspicion—with the notable exceptions of those already dead—so everyone takes turns accusing everyone elsev And just when the surviving guests and the audience think they’ve identified the murderer, the “murderer” is found dead and the plot takes a few more turns. Most of the roles are major roles and demanded a lot of the students playing them. Xhe action is confined to one .rpom^W tbP gues^sitiipd , drink and do a lot of talking—trying to understand and preferably to avoid the fate which seems to be awaiting each of them. Bob Baines, as the seemingly amoral and opportunistic Capt. Lombard, carried his role with his usual aplomb and self-confidence; he appears totally at ease on stage. John Shanahan portrayed Blore, a policeman masquerading as a wealthy landowner. Shanahan had one of the most difficult roles, with many lines and a great deal of interaction with the other guests. An impressive performance. The part of Sir Lawrence Wargrave, a judge, was ably acted by Jim McCullough who seemed to relish his role as the over-zealous judge. And like a seasoned trouper, McCullough turned an onstage accident into comic relief via an extended dead pan to the audience. Dr. Armstrong, a physician who treats “nervous con ditions,” was played by Troy Robinson who worked hard at his portrayal of the highstrung, recovered alcholic and managed to convey to the audience the nervous condition of Dr. Armstrong’s own mind. In addition to the diverse male characters, Dame Agatha throws in two major women’s parts: that of a moralistic prune, played with lots of righteous indignation by Allison Best, and that of a secretary in Strumpet’s clothing played by Tammy Armentrout. Tammy’s ironic delivery was a nice foil to Allison’s smug sallies. Other cast members were r lrstoaptist Activities , \ The Macedonia Trio will present a musical program at First Baptist church on Saturday. December 5, at 7:30 p.m. benefiting the Miss First Baptist Contest. There will be an Usher Board meeting on Thursday, December 3 at 7 p.m. at the church. Sunday, December 6, First Baptist will celebrate an early Christmas with SundaySchool at 9:30; morning worship and communion at 11 a.m. followed by a covered dish dinner. The annual Christmas program will be held in the afternoon at 3 p.m. and Miss First Baptist will be announced. The community is invited to bring a covered dish and join in these activities. - K«|>|4ihaniMirli Nr%«» l'lN4«i/|)ii|4inc llul«-hin<««n THE FIRST DEER of the 1981 season brought by the Rappahannock News office on Monday’s opening day was this ten pointer shot in Gid Brown Hollow by Robert Baldwin (left). His hunting partner Jack Baldwin (right! estimated that the big buck tipped the scales at about 2(H) pounds before the carcass was dressed. Film Showing A film entitled ‘‘Reflections Of His Love” starring Joni Eareckson, will be shown at the Amissville Baptist Church Sunday night, November 29, at 7:30. The Rev. Joseph Stirman, pastor, invites the public to attend. r-AmeriGas-t SHENGAS DIVISION 327 No Royal Ave Front Royal Va 635-3556 L P Gas distributor serving a lour county area Propane gas lor lull house use heating water heatrng and cooking ‘ Hardwick Ranges Ru«td Water Heaters Space Heaters BLACK KETTLE RESTAURANT Washington, Va. 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Planning Commissioners Get, Draft of County Zoning Revisions \v-vnunuea from Page 1) residential subdivision now takes at least five months. If the switch to special exception permit for approval of more than three land divisions is made, the process will require three months, McNear pointed out, since only the board of supervisors—and not the planning commission—will be required to hold a public heraing. In order to have the division of up to three lots approved administratively, McNear stressed, a property owner must still comply with all zoning and subdivision ordinance regulations. Relying on a special exception permit rather than a rezoning requirement, “you have in essence the same or better control,” the planner maintained. in issuing a special exception permit, the supervisor can attach conditions which must be met but in a rezoning, the applicant must proffer the conditions, according to McNear. "But the rezoning process really involves the community,” commissioner Newbill Miller responded, adding that all rezoning applications get discussed throughout the county. “I don’t want to lose that.” “I don’t think that will occur,” McNear answered. “It hasn’t in Fauquier,” he said, noting that “a special exception permit is a severe sounding thing” and thus generates interest and debate. He emphasized that a special exception permit is not an amendment to the HRJIWIwniftiRflHRfKRJIlmJRiRJHRlWPM CHRISTMAS STORE HOURS Beginning Friday, November 27 9*fce Shop will be open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. until December 23 FREE ^ GIFT WRAPPING i _ 1W REALTY WORLD Tceai cEstate &/—n %Jl. ^ RIALTO* I BORROWING POWER I Many nomeowners borrow against their property when they need large amounts of cash to make major improvements. pay college costs, handle emergencies, make a down, payment on a second home or on some investment property. The two major borrowing routes are refinancing and second mortgages. If the rate on your present mortgage is less than the current interest rates, financing can be costly. On the other hand, rates and monthly payments on long-term financing are lower than short-term credit. Even if the total amount you pay in interest is greater, monthly payments on a long-term loan may fit your present imanciai needs best. You might also obtain a sizeable amount of money on a short-term basis in the form of a second mortgage or a personal loan. Both are based largely on the strength of your financial position as a property owner. However second mortgages are more costly because the risk is higher for the lender and generally last for about five years in length. If there is anything we can do to help you in the field of real estate, please phone or drop in at EILEEN M. DAY. REALTOR. The Clopton House. Washington. Va. 22747. Phone: 675-3400. We're here to help. zoning ordinance but rather a procedure allowed by the ordinance provided specific standards are met. McNear added that the supervisors can specify also whether the special exception permit goes with the land or with the applicant. “Will we still allow variances?” asked commissioner Charles K. Estes. “Variances will continue to be granted by the board of zoning appeals on the basis of specific hardship,” McNear replied, agreeing when Estes added that hardship must relate to. characteristics of the property and not to financial, or other personal conditions of the applicant. Variance Criteria Specified Chapters of the revised zoning ordinance that he plans to bring to the commission’s December meeting will be very clear on what criteria the BZA must consider in granting a special use permit or a variance, McNear continued. From what he’s seen, the planner said, Rappahannock’s BZA tends to exceed its authority by granting variances which in essence change the zoning ordinance’s regulations. Miller asked if allowance of up to three land divisions with administrative approval will be cumulative to an area or to a specific piece of property. He noted that the current ordinance limits the number of administratively approved lots by applying "cumulative” to properties—even if under different ownership—that are served by the same road. This restriction is designed to control development on narrow country roads not equipped to handle subdivision development, he explained. McNear replied that limiting to three the number of lotsfvhich can be approved administratively on roadi with narrow rights-of-way ii “a bit arbitrary and I’d b< careful with it.” In the revised ordinance he said, the limit to three lot: with administrative approva is meant to be applied t< parcels under separati ownership or to contiguoui holdings. “I have problems with the legality of what you have now,” the planner told Miller. If a “real mess" is going tc be created by letting every landowner on a narrow country road make three administratively approved land divisions, “then we need to reduce that three” rathei than granting administrative approval for three lots to the first landowner on the road who applies and making everyone else set a special exception permit or rezoning, McNear said. Even tying the number ol lots which can be approved administratively to the rightof-way of the road which serves the lots won’t be acceptable legally, according to McNear. He mainained that for every narrow road which Miller feels is inadequate to serve an increased number of dwellings, he can show the planning commissioner one that is adequate. Linking administrative approval for subdivided lots to the state owned right-ofway “has worked real well for the county so far” as a land use control mechanism to limit density, Miller said. “Oh, I know it has but nobody’s ever bumped you on it,” McNear countered. “I just don’t think it makes sense to allow the division of land into small lots on narrow roads,” replied Miller, adding that the intent of the ordinance was to prohibit subdivision into five-acre lots on roads with less than a 50-foot rightof-way. “Especially with road funds being as limited as they Jobless Rate Inching Up The number of unemployed persons in Rappahannock climbed from 179 in August to 195 in September, pushing the county’s unemployment rate from 7.0 percent to 7.7 percent, the highest in the Rappahannock-Rapidan Planning District. According to statistics released by the Virginia Employment Commission's Culpeper office, the September jobless rate here was higher than both the state (5.6 percent) and the national (7.3 percent) rates. Unemployed percentages for the same month in the r f Store Hours Dec. 3 thru Dec. 23 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Plenty of FREE Parking in rear of store for our customers. 24 Shopping Days before Christmas SALE STARTS FRIDAY, November 27 Special Store Hours: Friday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. other planning district counties were 4.8 in Culpeper, 3.6 in Fauquier, 4.0 in Madison and 5.2 in Orange. Last July, Rappahannock's jobless rate was 8.6 percent or 229 out of a work force of 2,669. By August, the figure had dropped to 7.0 percent with 179 of 2,565 out of work. The VEC office noted, however, that summer unemployment rates are normally higher due to the large number of recent high school graduates and young people home from college who are looking for work. Rappahannock’s September unemployed rate increase of sever, tenths of a percent is lower than the increases in Culpeper, Madison and Orange counties. In Fauquier, however, unemployment dropped twotenths of a percent between August and September, according to the VEC. Add a beautiful new upataira world to your home I The windows that convert daad attic spacetoa LIVING ATTIC* $367.00 VELUX Roatf Window OUnt 52V x 55" unit. Oth*f» from $228.00 Kramer & Eiland Woodworking QayStraai Warning ton. Vo. 22747 703/675-3882 J will be in the future,” agreed j commissioner Werner Krebser. Residences In Flood Plain - Moving on to another 1 change in the revised ordinance, McNear proposed that construction of new residences be permitted in Sperryville’s flood plain by special exception permit. The provision for building in a flood plain would apply to that village only “because there’s going to be sewer there,” he added. “I don’t think we should proceed on the absolute assurance that there’s going to be sewer there,” Miller responded. He also noted that the systems proposed by the village have been “nogrowth systems not intended to provide many hook-ups past those needed to serve existing residences. “It’s just something you can consider,” McNear said, adding that flood plain building codes are so stringent, it may not be economically feasible to build there even if new construction is permitted. In another change,McNear pointed out that the revised ordinance recognizes the adverse impact that some agriculture, horticulture and forestal practices have and recognizes the conflict between pure residential and pure agricultural uses. “That’s essential if you’re going to get picky over the residential uses you're going to allow in agricultural or conservation zones,” he explained. Miller asked if McNear intended to define resubdivision in the new ordinance, noting that current regulations prohibit the redivision of any parcel zoned residential subdivision and subdivided previously, no matter what the lot size. Arbitrary Prohibition That blanket prohibition is “a bit arbitrary,” McNear responded, noting that a 25 acre-plus lot, divided and rezoned to residential property subdivision, may end up surrounded by a village 20 years later. “I can haul you into court and get that thing (the prohibition against resubdivision of anything zoned RS-1) thrown out,” he warned. He maintained that the county would have "the same amount of horsepower” to say no to a request for resubdivision of property zoned RS-1 if resubdivision is allowed as a special exception with stringent conditions. In response to continued argument from the planning commissioners in defense of the blanket prohibition against resubdivision, McNear said he had problems with the concept. “But if you don’t, leave it the way it is...Write it anyway you want!” "It has worked to the advantage of the county in the past,” Miller maintained. "No doubt, but I think it can work to your detriment in the future if and when growth pressures come this way,” McNear warned. McNear suggested that the commissioners study the rough drafts of the first few chapters presented on Wednesday in preparation for more in-depth discussion at their December meeting. At that next session, McNear said, he'll have additional chapters to present with the balance of the revised ordinance ready in time for the following month’s meeting. Flood Plain Boundary At the request of the board of supervisors, the planners agreed to begin gathering data necessary for the coordination of the soil survey maps with the county’s zoning maps in Variance Reversal (Continued from Page 1) Neals’ Variance Request At the same time the Atkins' variance request was approved, the BZA tabled a variance application from Mary and Frank Neal of Castleton to subdivide a 37acre parcel zoned residential subdivision into one sevenacre lot and one 30-acre lot, pending a legal opinion from the commonwealth's attorney. “That’s not a problem for the board of zoning appeals. That’s a problem for the board ot supervisors,” maintained GardineT on Wednesday, suggesting the Neals’ variance request be passed on to that body. Baumgardner said he’s reviewed their application and believed that the request could be treated as a boundary adjustment if it was remanded to the zoning administrator. He added that he will give the BZA a written opinion on the matter. order to delineate the flood plain boundary in Sperryville. After a lengthy discussion e: rlier in the meeting, the c immissioners voted u lanimously to start over one n ore time with the approval J rocess for agricultural and iorestal district applications from J. J. Dwyer and other "tag-on” landowners. Following the planning commission meeting, supervisors Dick Latham, Hubert Gilkey and Charles Estes met privately in the upstairs jury room of the courthouse to discuss personnel. After about 45 minutes ! behind closed doors, they ] announced agreement to 1 advertise an opening for zoning administrator. The ' supervisors noted that the s administrator’s duties will ' include responsibility for 1 coordinating the building s AA A A A aaa jl a. .1 inspection program. Alexander Sharp was hired as zoning administratorbuilding official in September only to announce his retirement in November. He replaced Evan McNear who was zoning administrator for 12 years. The county has never had a building official despite requirements for that position set by state law. After receiving warning from the Attorney General's affice, the supervisors finally igreed last August to create a oint zoning administratorJuilding inspector slot, pecifying that the two-day>er-week job would have an innual salary of $6,000. After their private meeting Vednesday night, the upervisors indicated they fill make a decision on firing at their December 7 ession. * t ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * ♦ ❖ ♦ ♦ <• ♦ <• ♦ ♦ * * 1•■TVVV Wallpaper in stock $5.00 per single roll Mouse o$ ^)alri ncs 207 E. 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Rappahannock HcuisAn Independent Newspaper Established 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: $7.00 a year in Rappahannock and adjoining counties: $8.50 a year elsewhere in the United States BACH COPIES: One month to 3 years, 75 cents each; over 3 years. $3 each OFFICE: Rappahannock News Bldg.. Washington, Va 22747 HOURS: 8 30a m. to 5 30pm. Mon -Fri Published by Warrenton Printing & Publishing Company, Inc Member. Audit Bureau of Circulation Thursday, November 26,1981 Thanksgiving Combines Feasts Of Harvest And Thanks ny i nrnr,M nn Ka|»|Mhann«M*k Vw» Staff 1 ril*r Americans are used to the picture of Thanksgiving—a group of Pilgrims and Vadians seated -around a harvest table, so they tend to think of the holiday as being peculiarly American. Actually, almost every culture has celebrated some kind of harvest festival as well as feasts of thanksgiving to God for good fortune. The earliest feast of this kind that we know about was the Hebrew Feast of the Tabernacle. In England, rulers made thanksgiving proclamations for special occasions. The first of these that we are sure of is the one issued on September 8. 1588 following the defeat of the Spanish Armada. More recently, we know about. two English thanksgivings in the nineteenth century: one in February of 1872 for the recovery of the Prince of Wales: and one in June of 1887 for the Queen's jubilee. The first American Thanksgiving was at Plymouth in 1628, the first autumn after the Pilgrims landed. That small group, much reduced by death since the start of their journey had endured unspeakable hardship to remain in the New World. They lived in the most primitive huts and. until their crops came in. ate the dried and rotting food they had carried with them on the ships. Inland from the New England coast, stretching all the way to the southern tip ot this country was a dense forest tike none any of us have seen. The virgin timber was so high and thick that .it -was. hard to left .night frosts day and even harder to travel without getting lost. Level graund was cleared for planting and building by cutting one giant tree at a time and hauling out the immense stumps. An acre of cleared land was a huge expanse to the starving Pilgrims. Most of the Pilgrims were not seasoned farmers and woodsmen: the great forests of Europe had been stripped a century before and England had begun a course of industrialization that was to swallow up huge pieces of the countryside. And the wild forests were a big change from the ancient, civilized farms of Europe. The Indians had some advantages. They knew the ways of the American woods and its animal inhabitants and they had crops under cultivation. But their life was not easy. In a bad year they lost one for every two children born and many mothers during childbirth. If they survived infancy, their life expectancy was thirty years, about ten years less than a European man of the same generation. When drought or flood wiped out their crops and their game, they had only the forest plants to eat. In desperate times they ate plants that they knew were poisonous, hoping to gain some nourish ment along with the poison, to stay alive although violently ill. These two groups enjoyed one privilege that many other settlers and Indians did not. know: they were at peace in 1621 and they came together to share a successful harvest. This ceremony was repeated in 1623 by proclamation of Governor Bradford and then again in 1633 for all those in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Shortly after the Revolutionary War, a national proclamation of Thanksgiving was made, this time again for peace. President Lincoln issued a similar proclamation at the end of the War Between the States, and in later years the proclamation was made annually by the governors of all states for the fourth Thursday in November. Franklin Roosevelt tried to change Thanksgiving to the third Thursday in November so that the Christmas season could officially start earlier, but he was not successful. In 1941, Congress declared Thanksgiving as a national holiday to be celebrated each year on the fourth Thursday in November. This Was The News In Bygone Rappahannock Times... RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS ABOUT30YEARS AGO THE Thanksgiving edition of the Rappahannock News, published on November 23, 1950, reported that four Rappahannock people were found in the orchard of Wade H. Massie, Jr., and charged with petty larceny for the theft of apples from the orchard. Gift suggestions for Rappahannock readers were My Rappahannock Story Book and Rare Rappahannock Recipes. One headline on the front page reported that the “County Grub Survey Reports Big Beetle Crop.” The article went on to say that, in the Japanese beetle survey, 10.5 grubs were found ! per square foot as the result of random digging. At the Washington Theatre there was a double feature, with “Where the Sidewalk Ends” and “Curtain Call at Catcus Creek.” Merrill Motor Company was advertising the 51 Ford, with such new features as centramatic steering, double-seal, kingsized brakes, and three different transmissions to choose from: conventional, overdrive, and Fordomatic drive. At the Blue Ridge Restaurant in Luray, you could have gotten a full course turkey dinner for SI.25. At Lea Brothers’ store in Washington, Christmas toys were on display, and at Southern States in Front Royal you could purchase a freezer for $259.95. — ItflppahiinruN-k I.Hlhnni Our Rappahannock Heritage Redistricting Plan Wins Committee’s Okay I»> SKW \IMMS \rnu«l«-| Ni-Hk|M|M'r« Virginia’s House of Delegates rejected a redistricting proposal on Monday that would have created 100 single member House districts and would have put Rappahannock County in a district with Fauquier County and portions of Culpeper and Spotsylvania counties. The House rejected by a 57-37 vote the proposal from Del. James S. Christian, Jr., (D-Richmond) to develop a single member district plan, an approach which received strqng support last Monday in a public hearing before the House Privileges and Elections Committee. Del. Raymond R. “Andy" Guest, (R-Frorit Royal) who was elected in November to represent Clarke, Page, Rappahannock and Warren Counties, supported Christian's proposal. Guest said there was a “50-50 chance" that the committee's plan would be rejected by federal court because of excessive population deviations and other reasons. The House is scheduled to vote on the committee’s plan Tuesday. Despite public criticism and the possibility of court challenges, the committee approved a plan last Wednesday that places Rappahannock County in a single member district with Warren and Shenandoah counties. Delegates supporting the committee’s plan said it was better than creating 100 single member districts because it maintains communities of interest and does not break jurisdictional lines. Committee chairman Del. John D. Gray (D-Hampton) said Monday that the committee had been advised by its attorneys that the plan would meet federal one manone vote guidelines for equal representation. The plan approved by the legislature in April was declared unconstitutional by a three-judge federal panel here in late August. The court ruled that the plan did not meet federal one-man, one-vote guidelines for equal representation, and said the legislature would have until Feb. 1 to develop a revised plan that would meet population requifements. The courts generally have accepted deviations of five percent above or below the ideal population per district, and a total deviation in redistricting plans of 10 percent. The total deviation is found by adding together the districts with the highest and lowest deviations from the ideal. The court also said that if the legislature is unable to develop an acceptable plan, the court will develop a plan with 100 single-member districts. It appeared last week that support might be growing for the single-member district approach. But the committee overwhelmingly rejected single-member district plans offered by Del. Vincent F. Callahan Jr. (R-Fairfax) and Del. Clinton Miller (RWoodstock). Both Callahan and Miller criticized the new plan. Callahan said the plan "has too many holes in it,” and Miller said the plan was “not much better” than the plan that was declared unconstitutional by the courts earlier this year. Gray said the plan was acceptable and that the burden of proving it unconstitutional would rest with opponents, since the proposal contained fallback amendments that hold the total population deviation in the plan within the 10 percent allowed. Del. Claude Anderson (DDillwyn), who will become committee chairman in January, said the singlemember district plan would have divided counties and cities around the state. The subcommittee plan, he added, was “the only plan we could devise that would not break jurisdictional lines.” The full House is scheduled to consider the committee’s recommendation in a special session of the General Assembly beginning Monday. Despite indications last week that there was some support for a single-member district plan, it now appears that such an approach will encounter difficulty on the House floor. The new plan must be in place in time for a special election to be held in 1982, according to the court’s ruling. The court allowed this year's House elections to take place in the districts proposed in the unconstitutional plan, but said candidates would serve only a one-year term. State To Manage Hazardous Wastes i ne environmental Protection Agency has approved the Commonwealth of Virginia's proposal to administer and enforce a statewide hazardous waste program. Peter N. Bibko. EPA’s Region III Administrator, said, “I congratulate Virginia on its commitment to control the movement and disposal of hazardous waste within the Commonwealth. Although EPA has recognized the national scope of the problem through the adoption of federal hazardous waste regulations, it is vital that states take the lead in managing the program to provide local solutions." He stated that beginning immediately the Virginia Department of Health, Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, rather than EPA, will have primary responsibility for Phase I of the hazardous waste management program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). This authority includes identifying and listing hazardous wastes; regulating waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities; implementing a cradle-to-grave manifest system; regulating hazardous waste generators and transporters; and inspection and sampling all waste management facilities. Under an informal agreement signed November 19, 1980, between the Commonwealth and EPA, the Virginia Department of Health has been carrying out a substantial portion of these activities. He pointed out that Virginia can now apply for Phase II of the program which will grant Virginia the primary authority to issue permits to hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities in the Commonwealth. Letters To The Editor More Native Veterans' i o me euuor. I read with considerable interest your article referring to 3 natives of Rappahannock County that were World War One veterans that saw service in France. In this particular connection 1 beg to advise that I am also a native born in Rappahannock County, born in Sperryville Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 1894 making me 87 years of age. I saw service in England and France during World War One. I was a corporal attached to Hqs. 3rd. U.S. Cavalry with Hqrs. at Baur Les Bains. Here our outfit broke Remount horses and carried them by rail to the 1 si bivision on several fronts. My overseas service terminated after 21 months. When I returned to the states I was sent to Ft. Ethan Allen, Vt. with squadrons 1st and 2nd. Later 1 rejoined the 3rd squadron and Hqrs. at Ft. Myer, Va. There I reenlisted and was sent to the 4th Cavalry on the Mexican border and was made Sergeant. In 1922 1 agair Honesty Appreciated To the editor: I recently had the harrowing experience of losing my purse in the town of Washington, Virginia. My first instinct was to retrace my steps of the previous evening, which I did to no avail. Secondly, I inquired of Sheriff Buntin and all of the many others who would listen, to “keep an eye out.” Thirdly. I bemoaned the amount of information, identification cards, drivers’ license, money, photos, et al which 1 would now have to replace at great time and no little expense. Two days later, a call from the Amissville post office told me my purse had been returned in the outdoor postal box. To whoever I owe this debt of gratitude, I may never know, but I thank you from the bottom of my heart. The larger lesson is that in this time of nuclear buildings and nuclear reactors, murder in the streets, unemployment and recession, a simple faith in the goodness of human nature has been restored to me by a simple act of pure goodness. It makes me very glad to be here in Rappahannock County. I.ANICF. WAITFS reennstea ana spent tnree years at i Schofield Bks., Hawaii and became Desk Sergeant of the M.P.’s at Schofield. Schofield had 1S.000 soldiers and about 2,500 civilians at that time. I was discharged in Oct. 1925, ran a grist mill and a store near Sperryville. Later I took a civil service exam and spent 22 years with the Bureau of Prisons, Dept, of Justice. There I did obtain the rank of Lt. In 1953 I transferred to become Postmaster of Colonial Heights, Va. I was in that position for 3 years, retiring" June 30th, 1956. For six months following I was selected to be host at the Blandford Church, at Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Va. All my Army service was as a regular and was used towards my retirement. You know where I am making my home, with my wife who is also a native of Rapp’k Co. and my youngest son. Geo., Jr. I hope that this communication has not bored you, Mrs. Latham. GEO. M. WILLIS. SR. I found your information quite interesting and am glad to hear from you. However, in the Veteran's Day article we recounted information of three veterans still residing in Rappahannock. Thank you for writing and hope you continue to enjoy the Rappahannock News. Editor. Smoke Detectors Recalled Some commercial and residential battery-operated photoelectric smoke detectors sold since 1979 are being recalled due to a potentially defective electronic microchip that may prevent the alarm from sounding in the presence of smoke. Glen H. Hetzel, Extension safety specialist at Virginia Tech, said the smoke detectors in question were sold under the brand names of Chloride Pyrotector, Archer, Masterguard, Vanguard, Vantage I and Protect-er Systems. The recall is being conducted voluntarily by the Chloride Pyrotector Division of Chlordie, Inc., Hingham, Mass., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Sflfptv Cnmmiccinn 1 he Little r ox r~T

Rumors Of The Baggarly Ghost Continue A friendly ghost was the surprise attraction of this year’s Rappahannock house tour. According to reports, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Russell’s home. The Chimneys in Flint Hill, is visited by a spirit. Doors inside the house swing open and shut without any hint of a breeze. Floors creak in a candence that suggests ghostly footsteps. A television set turns itself on and off to the puzzlement of electricians who have checked the TV and the outlet it’s plugged into and found nothing wrong with the wiring in either. The strongest clue that points to a haunting involves the Russells’ little dog. Not ordinarily a barker at shadows, he sits in front of a large, comfortable—and empty—chair in the living room and barks and growls with his hackles standing on end. This strange canine behavior stops as suddenly as it starts and the little dog walks away from the chair to curl up for a nap in the comer. When they couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation for the mysterious occurances, the Russells concluded it had to be a ghost but how did they get a ghost in their brand new home? They found the answer underneath Mrs. Russell’s flower garden. Beneath the irises and dahlias was the foundation of an old house, the house where Polk Baggarly died. The story of the Baggarly ghost, mentioned briefly in the house tour bulletins and in pre-tour publicity in the Rappahannock News, was carried by word of mouth to Reston, Virginia, and Mr. Baggarly's granddaughter. Caro Turner Borden wrote the News, supplying the following background information which may interest ghost fanciers and county history buffs. “Uncle Polk was named James Knox Polk Baggarly and he was the youngest of 13 boys and the handsomest, it was said. (One of his brothers was Bradford Baggarly, father of Franklyn Clyde of Avon Hall in Washington.) “He married Kate Sears, daughter of Doctor Robert Sears, and it was his wife’s death at childbirth that left him inconsolable and rootless Applications Accepted The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors is accepting applications for the position of zoning administrator. Duties will include responsibility for coordinating the building inspection office. Resumes must be turned into the clerk’s office in Washington prior to the board of supervisors’ meeting on December 10. 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He lived to be 82 years old, most of his life spent on a farm in a remote part of the county across from the Haddox place. I remember visiting him there where he held court—he was Justice of the Peace—comfortably ensconced on his couch, smoking his pipe, while Vinie, his cook, made brandied peaches, etc. in the kitchen across the yard, and brought refreshments when the session was over. “I was his favorite niece and I will never forget Uncle Polk, or the tall tales he used to tell me on the way to Ben Venue to see Mr. Ed Green or, nearer home, Judge George Settle. “And always, but always, he and his buffy and his horse were all in tip-top form and I must be, too; he always told my mother just how I shall look—even, bringing me a leghorn hat with velvet streamers on one occasion. “Oh, I do remember him well: there was never such an uncle...Eventually his health failed and he came to live at my grandfather's old place about a mile out of Flint Hill for a short time just before he died. "I am wondering if any of this fits into the ghost story.” Litter Is Costly To All A few broken beer bottles, some used paper plates ^nd a couple of empty food cans may not be worth much to the hunter in a hurry. But to the U.S. Forest Service, cleaning up after the hunter can be very costly. Litter scattered over a hunter’s campsite can cost as much as SSO a pound to clean up, according to the Forest Service. Many hunter campsites are in remote areas of the forest. The cost of clean-up includes driving out to the site, collecting debris, and transporting it to a disposal area. The cost to the hunder is also worth considering, according to George Washington officials. A person convicted of littering in the National Forest faces a fine of S25. The George Washington National Forest is the major forest wildlife habitat in western Virginia and hosted almost 400,000 hunters in 1980. If each of those hunters left only one ounce of litter—an aluminum can and an empty cigarette pack—the Forest Service would have 13 tons of litter scattered over a million acres to clean up. Very few fyunters are inconsiderate enough to use the Forest as a trash dump, but those who do usually leave behind much more than an ounce of litter, said the Forest Service. It cost the George Washington more than $2 for each pound of litter cleaned up after deer hunting season last year. This year the cost of cleanup could go even higher. Due to manpower cuts recently initiated by the Federal Government, summer work crews and members of the Young Adult Conservation Corps and Youth Conservation Corps will not be available to help with the clean-up work. If each visitor to the George Washington brings his own trash to an appropriate disposal site, the Forest Service suggests, the National Forest will remain a place of solitude and unspoiled beauty for everyone to enjoy. From The Homemaker’s Pen By BIRGITT THORNHILL Extension Ag**nt Ladies and Gents, here are a few wild game recipes that you might like to try: Rabbit A La Mode (Hauenpfeffer) Clean rabbit and cut into small pieces. Place rabbit in a crock or jar. Cover with vinegar and equal parts water. Add: 1 onion; Vi tsp. salt; 6 pepper corns; 1 bay leaf. Soak rabbit for 2 days, then remove meat, keeping liquor. Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper. Dredge with flour. Melt 3 tbl. butter in a skillet. Saute rabbit in butter until browned. Pour in vinegar water to depth of V* inch. Cover pot, simmer until done. Thicken drippings and add sweet or sour cream to gravy. Roast Venison Prepare roast, which may be an entire leg. Make numerous slits in the roast. Roll pieces of ham or bacon in salt and pepper «nd place in slits. Sear, and place in roaster. Place bay leaves and cloves on top of roast. Moisten roast with orange juice, or a combination of citrus fruit juices (this reduces the “gamey” taste). 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Roast Wild Turkey Pick and dress turkey, stuff with bread dressing, oyster dressing, or chestnut dressing. Rub entire surface of turkey with salt. Cream one-third cup butter and '/« c. flour and rub into turkey. If bird is lean, cover breast with thin slice of salt pork. Place turkey on dripping rack in roasting pan in 500 degree oven. When well browned, reduce heat to 275 degrees. Pour over turkey 1 cup of the following stock: 1 cup water; 1 or 2 celery ribs and leaves, chopped; 1 small carrot; sliced parsley; seasoning of your choice; '/j onion, sliced. Cover and roast unil done, basting every 15 min. A 12lb. turkey should take 3 hrs. roasting. To keep turkey deliciously moist, roast with breast down. Rest on breast bone, steadying with small dishes, such as custard cups. Reverse for last half hour to brown. THE YWCA INTERNATIONAL FAIR will open December 4 at the Washington Hilton Hotel and will feature uniaue handcrafts, imports, exotic foods, dancers and musicians, traditional and modern dress by embassy families, testiles and embroideries from Asia, Africa and Europe and a fashion parade at 2 p.m. Mrs. George Bush, who will cut the ribbon for the opening, is seen chatting with the fair chairman, Mrs. Norman E. Cartwright-Brown of Slate Mills, who recently established the Conyers House there. Panther Tales By KICHIK BI HKK and I .OR I KB ^ K I do not think that there is a student who has gone all the way through school and not been asked to write a paper on “What Thanksgiving Means to Me”. This week we would like to relate to you on what Thanksgiving means to a few of our students. We asked a number of students in the school what Thanksgiving meant to them? The answers ranged from getting together with their family and enjoying a good meal to getting a day off from school to hunt. We believe that these totally different ways of celebrating Thanksgiving is the true meaning. The true meaning is having the right and freedom to do whatever you want. We are thankful for the suffering the Pilgrims went through in order to give, us our most important privilege “freedom”. Even today faced with all the problems our country has we still have our most important asset: the freedom to live and worship as we please. So on Thanksgiving be thankful for what you have and what you don't have will not mean as much. Have a Happy Thanksgiving. Rehabilitation Services Disability beneficiaries who refuse vocational rehabilitation services without good cause may have their benefits withheld Bruce Hundley, Social Security manager in Culpeper, said recently. The provision applies to both Social Security disability insurance beneficiaries and supplemental security income disability recipients. “A person undergoing treatment for an impairment that has lasted or is expected to last for at least 12 months may be considered disabled," Hundley said. “On the other hand, the same person would not be considered disabled if he or she refused treatment without justification." “While the law provides monthly cash payments for persons found to be disabled, it also seeks to have as many beneficiaries as possible rehabilitated to the point where they can return to work. A monthly payment is no substitute for gainful employment and independent living,” Bruce Hundley said. A trial work period is provided as an additional incentive for beneficiaries to attempt to return to work. ‘‘The trial work period permits beneficiaries who are still disabled to make the effort to go back to work without jeopardizing their benefits,” Bruce Hundley said. "During a period of 9 months—not necessarily consecutive—any work they perform does not affect their rights to benefits as long as their impairment shows no improvement. In other words, any work and earnings during these 9 months are not considered in determining whether a beneficiary continues to be disabled. "Of course, any medical Evelvn and |ohn Payne of Puynt* Supply. Inc. introduces Balli Shots room Ami ltouli<|iir Rt 522 North ^ ineliesler IM.. Fronl Ko\ill Come See What Vour Balh is Missing and Enjoy a Relaxing Experience in our Whirlpool Bath For Baths w ith Distinction" Wo m ill Continue to Serve Our Contractors at our Regular Location Hours 10:00 A M. til 4:00 P.M. Mon. thru Sat. evidence obtained during this period that suggests that the person has recovered from his or her impairment would be considered.” Additional information about disability benefits and vocational rehabilitation services may be obtained from the Social Security office, located at 522 Culpeper Shopping Center, Culpeper, Va. The telephone number is (703) 825-3500. Menu Sursum Corda Nov. 30-Dec. 4 Monday Tuna casserole, spinach with butter, toasted bread, applesauce, milk. Tuesday Egg salad sandwiches, sweet potatoes with butter, peaches, milk. Wednesday Macaroni and cheese, broccoli and butter, orange and honey carrots, pineapple chunks, milk. Thursday Baked beans, cornbread with butter, corn with butter, spicy applesauce, milk. Friday Cheesey chicken and rice casserole, celery sticks with cream cheese, pineapple chunks, milk. Rapp Chats — Bj W. Rap ley Owing* Extension Agent Rappahannock farmers will have an opportunity to sharpen their management skills and to keep up to date on current recommendations at the three Extensionsponsored schools coming up in December. These seminars will be held the first three Wednesdays in December at Graves Mountain Lodge in Syria, starting at 9:30 a.m. and ending at 3 p.m. The Area Beef Cattle School December 2 will feature Dr. Ike Eller, Tom Bibb, D.V.M., K. C. Williamson, and William Collins. Subjects will include cow and calf management practices, herd health, cattle marketing and cattle handling facilities and new fencing methods. The Corn, Small Grain, and Soybean Seminar will be the following Wednesday, December 9. Speakers will include Drs. Dan Brann, Scott Hagood, Preston Reid, and Jack Dunford. Topics will include corn, soybean, and small grain production updates, weed control, and the new Federal Crop Insurance Program. The Forage Seminar is scheduled for December 16, and we will talk about it another time. The topics are timely and the speakers rank at the top of their respective fields. So circle your calendar and call the Extension Office 6753619 by November 30 for luncheon reservations! Soil Samples: One day soon it’s going to rain or snow and your fields will turn sloppy and mushy and later the ground will freeze and you will wish you had taken those soil samples while you had the opportunity. We all know the advantages of taking soil samples early: you can plan your fertilizer needs in advance; often you can order early at a price discount; lime cn be spread before the spring rush with less field competition: and you can beat the spring rush at the soil sampling lab. Do yourself a favor and take your soil samples now. RAPPAHANNOCK « CHORAL SOCIETY \ (KJirtetmaB (Honcert « Sunday, ^ December 6th < 8 p.m. r Washington I Baptist Church 1 i TAX DEADLINE Saturday, December 5 Is The Deadline For Paying 1981 Rappahannock County Personal Property and Real Estate Taxes On December 6, a 10% Penalty is assessed and on January 1, 1982 a 10% interest charge is added. If you failed to receive a tax bill or have a question concerning it, please contact Mrs. Frances Foster at 675*3334. Office Open Saturday, December 5 8:30-11:30 a.m. Dog Tags Are Now Being Sold Joy is Craftsmanship A Craftsman’s Gallery the Rush River Company Gay Street, Washington, Virginia 67 5-Ml 0 Tluir. (St. Fri. I 1 -4, S.it. 10-5, Sun. 12-5 Christmas Open House, Saturday, Dec. 5th We are pleased to announce that David C. Gerrish, Jr. is now associated with us in our Warrenton Office as an Account Executive Wheat MEMBERS PRINCIPAL STOCK AND COMMODITY EXCHANGES For Sound Financial Advica Talk to Whaat First 12 Cufcper Street Warrenton, Va. 22186 703-347-0111

Washington News— BUI Scoggin, a student at VPI, Blacksburg, arrived Saturday to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with Isis parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Scoggin. Mrs. Tom Perry returned home Saturday after being a patient for a week in Fauquier Hospital, Wtrrenton. Mr. and MrsPerry celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary Saturday. Calling on Mrs. Gabe Burke Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Alther and Stacey -of Spenryvillc. Miss Nancy Buntin of . Leesburg spent the weekend with her parents. Sheriff and ,Mrs. W. A. Buntin. Mrs. Harry Lee Smith ..called on Miss Annie Millet • .Almond Sunday morning. Mrs. R. N. Baker Jr., Mrs. .William E. Powell. Lynelle Baker and Blake Baker, all of Suffolk, were overnight guests Friday of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Baines and Bot and Lee. *■. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy flemming of Davidsonville, Md.. were guests Saturday ol Hr. and Mrs. John M. Clark Jr.. Stacey and Amanda. Jt Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reynolds. Grace and Jesv •spent the weekend with Mrs .^.ucy Barlow in Brookneal. , Weekend guests of J. 5taw .Weaver were Mr. and Mrs Nick Peneranda of Fairfax They were luncheon guest! Sunday of Mrs. Georgt gutter in Boston. Johr •Weaver of Washington. D ,C. was ah overnight .guesi Thursday of his father. Col. and Mrs. James S. Willis and Jim of West Point. N. Y. will spend the Thanksgiving holiday here at their home. Mt. Prospect, and also visit Mrs. W. A. Miller. Other guests will be Misses Michele Willis and Betsy Sweet, both students at University of Virginia. C arlottesville. Calling on Mr. and Mrs. John Norman and Leslie Saturday afternoon were Mrs. Joy Boone of Madison and Ms. Patty Oaw of Culpeper. Mrs. W. M. Fletcher left Tuesday to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with her granddaughter. Mrs. Nick Slater and Mr. Slater in Uppervillc. Mrs. Leonard Campbell was an overnight guest Friday of Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Dodson and Mrs. Rena Williams in Front Royal. They spent Saturday in Winchester and also visited Mr. and Mrs. Danny Campbell in Front Royal. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Campbell and Tina of Frederick. Md.. visited the Campbells Saturday. Calling Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Billy Campbell and Chris and Harry Deal of Culpeper. Jimmy Lillard of Woodbridge spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Catherine Lillard. Mrs. Bob Royston of Leesburg was an overnight guest Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Griffey. Danielle and Jeremy of Manassas spent the weekend with Mrs. Griffey’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Bain. Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Kurtz of Charleston. S. C., were houseguests for several days last week of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Caldow and had dinner Saturday evening at The Inn. Mrs. John Metzger of Lorton spent Sunday and Monday with her mother. Mrs. Charles C. Burke. Another daughter. Mrs. Pauline Hershey of Bristol. Pa., arrived Tuesday to spend the Thanksgiving holiday. Mr. Burke remains a patient in Warren Memorial Hospital. Front Royal. =Sperryville News I<y MRS. R.M. VARNKR NaffakaiiiMiti V»n i . Elmer Lillarj of Orlwido, *EU. t has been , Hem •* ..A Anting trip and. visiting . relatives in the county.Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Keyser and Mr. and Mrs. Dell Price ,pf Washington were dinner guests Saturday evening of Mn. Brown Miller at the Criglersville Thanksgiving dinner. , Mr. and Mrs. Andrew • Meade and Bethany of Charlottesville were guests for several days of Mrs. T. M. Johnston. ' Mrs. Donald Carroll. Mrs. ’Jimmy Swindler. Mrs. Lee ^Swindler and Mrs. Virginia Lewis were luncheon guests "Saturday of Mrs. Sol Robinson and Mrs. Starr Johnson at the Coach and Caverns in Luray. /. Mrs. Frances Thornton • was a weekend guest of Mrs. Amy L. Core in Fairfax; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Harrison and Mrs. Brown Miller were luncheon gqests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Carson Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Ranny Aylor ,,and Heather and Mrs. F. D. . Coffey Jr. were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Nethcrs and family .in Stephens City. ,, Mrs. Delia Leake spent several days last week with Mrs. Joyce Dyer and family . Elian, was it Friday overnight •guest and Mrs. Venie Dodson of Manassas was a weekend guest. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Nethers were supper guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Jenkins in Etlan. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Morrow of Suffolk are expected to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Pillar. Mrs. Field Benton is recuperating at home after surgery at Fairfax Hospital. Mrs. Mabel McClanahan of Warrenton was a visitor last Wednesday of Mrs. Ethel Tyner and Miss Nellie Atkins. Those attending funeral services for Romaine Taylor at Andrew Chapel. Vienna were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Tom G. Taylor and Emily. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Taylor. C. C. and Sue Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Alther and Mr. and Mrs. James Alther. Visitors last Wednesday of Mrs. Nina B. Brown were Mrs. Wilmer Beard. Mrs. Elsie Murphy and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hilridge of Falls Church. —Flint Hill Socials Mrs. Thelma Jeffries, Mrs. Debbie Wlmmer and Lyle Merchant, all of Front Royal were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Ethel Pullen. Misses Joyce Walker and Linda Knight of Arlington .spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Moc Walker. Other callers were Mr. and Mrs. James H. Day and grandson, ' Bryant Day of Richmond. ■ They were joined in , Warrenton for dinner, by the Rev. and Mrs. Claude Cook . and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dunn, all of Culpeper. William Smoot of Culpeper visited his parents, J Mr. ahi Mrs. A. O. Smoot, Cary and Bobby last Tuesday. Mrs. Charlie Lilian) accompanied by her sister. Mrs. Lob Sours of Warrenton, spent from Monday until Friday with their brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. ' Leon Cloud in Fredericksburg. Sharon and Ned Pierpoint Jr. of Alexandria spent the ’ weekend with their grandparents, the Liltards. Mrs. Alice R. Wood of Washington and Mrs. Paul i Miller were Thursday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vawter. Visiting Mrs. M. H. Brady Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McCulloch of Falls Church and Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Milliam of North Carolina. Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Brady were Mrs. Elizabeth Bolten of Gainesville and Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Brady Jr. Mike Corbin of Fredericksburg spent Monday with his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Foster. The Fosters were Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gavor Foster and Chris. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Welch had dinner Saturday evening at the Chesapeake Seafood House in Manassas. Eric Robinson won the most valuable player award for the Cobras and the greater Manassas football league on Sunday. November IS. at Stonewall Middle School in Manassas. The Cobras placed second in the championship overall. Eric is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Robinson. g —Special Prices— Effect 3 Hours Only <V & to® boots & SHOES 10%OFF PROTECTION AND COMFORT REFRESHMENTS STOCK EQUIPMENT Round Bale Feeders $85.00 Slant Bar Hay Feeders $95.00 Jim Feeders $157.50 Salt and Mineral Feeders $67.25 4 Ft. Hog Trough $16.20 6 Ft. Hog Trough $22.00 W' UNICO <x ALCATRAZ PAINTS 15% OFF SPECIAL PRICES ON ■ : - T^-j I HOMELITEl CHAIN SAWS Washer & Dryer Range SPECIAL PRICES on Whirlpool Appliances (Prices in stock only) 9 j Freezer* jj ?flffrigerator **• All Wheelbarrows and Carts SPECIAL PRICED Wrangler Clothing Ladies and Men’s 15% OFF SPECIAL PRICES RCA XL-100 17” ncji TV’s BOB WC4 Off 25." (Prices in stock only) RCA XL-100 19” STA-RITE | WATER 1 PUMPS < 4 • Special Prices Farnam Horse Care Products 15% OFF SALT BLOCK Feed Specials 12% Discount on all Agriculture Salt Pacemaker Horse Feed $1.00 per 100 lb. Discount $10.00 per ton Discount on all Beef Supplements billed Friday night and delivered by Dec. 5 1 ton minimum bags • 3 ton minimum bulk FENCING SPECIALS 832-6-11 . $ 92.00 939-6-12% ... $ 78.00 1047-6-12%. $ 89.00 1047-6-11 ___ . Jfrf___$120.00 1047-12-11 .... trr......$ 89.75 8 ft. 4 in. Coppers Cnorat* Post... $ 4.55 8 ft. 6 in. Koppers Creosote Poat... $ 8.80 TUBULAR GATES 10 ft. Tubular Gate .. $42.65 12 ft. Tubular Gate .. $44.55 14 ft. Tubular Gate.$49.20 16 ft. Tubular Gate.$52.15 STEEL PANEL GATES r FARM GATES A GALVANIZED GATES V 10 ft. Galv. Gate.$33.30 12 Ft. Galv. Gate. $36.80 14 ft. Galv. Gate.... $44.95 16 ft. Galv. Gate.$48.55 Sunflower Seed 10 lb. $2.60 50 lb. $12.70 Wild Bird Seed 10 lb. $1.75 50 lb. $8.60 BARBED WIRE $30.00 m 3385-1111 H.P. Tractor W/38” Deck, Regular$1,105.95. ...Sale $985 5051-01 5 H.P. Turf Til Tiller, Regular $359.00.Sale $309 5065-03 5 H.P. Turf Till Chain Drive, Regular$379.00.Sale $329. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MAN BARGAINS FOR THIS SALE SALE PRICES FOR IN-STOCK ITEMS ONLY. | Be sure to register for FREE Door Prizes 1st prize: Whirlpool Dryer (LHE5700W) 2nd prize: $25.00 Wrangler Gift Certificate 3rd prize: 100 lb. Wayne Bite Size Dog Food 4th Prize: 5 Gallons Town & Country Paint 10% REDUCTION ON ALL IN-STORE MERCHANDISE Except special-priced sale items a? § AUTO BATTERIES 10% OFF Rappahannock Farmers’ Co-op UHIE> Speny.il!., Va. ,g7.,555 zAmissville News* Mr. and Mrs. John Hitt. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Burke and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Brad Burke spent a recent weekend in Williamsburg camping with the Dancing Nomads, a group of square dancers. On Friday night they danced as guests of the WilliamsburgColonial Heights Square Dancing Club. Mrs. Mary Brown of Rockville was a recent houseguest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mason Hitt Sr. Mrs. Sarah Latham was a dinner guest Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. David Hoadley and Sarah Kearns of Falls Church at Top of the Town Restaurant in Rosslyn. They later attended a performance of Evita at the National Theatre in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Huff and John of Manassas werfe overnight guests Saturday of Mrs. Latham. -Boston Notes By MRS. MARIE ATKINS Rap|kaKann«K*k Vwnr«trmpoiMirnl Mr. and Mrs. Billy Meredith and Jeremy of Reva Park were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Fincham and family. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sisk of Orange called on Mrs. Mary F. Jenkins Sunday. Robert Vierling of The Hague. Holland, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fridenstine. Mrs. Cary Thornhill has returned home after several days visit with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Morrison in Winchester. Mrs. Lottie Thornhill visited her father. Brew Burke, and Mrs. Burke in Woodville Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Hawkins of East Stroudsburg, Pa., were weekend guests ot Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hawkins. Bill Duncan of Front Royal spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duncan and grandmother. Mrs. Mamie Hawkins. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Bennett of Woodbridge were recent guests of Mr. Bennett's parents. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Bennett. Penny Peyton was first place winner in the Rock-AThon. held at Piedmont Vocational School during tile weekend. ' Dr. James Johnson bf Lakeland. Fla.. C. B. Johnson of Woodville and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dennis of Culpeper were visitors Sunday of the Rev. W. 6. Dennis. Mr. and Mrs. Eugerfe Cooper of Silver Spring. M<J., were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jenkins attended a birthday party for their grandsofi. Wayne. Thursday afternodn at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Everette Huffman in Culpeper. Mrs. Ertha Hawkins left Sunday to spend the winter with her son-in-law and daughter, the Rev. and MiV Cecil Carder in Valley Forge, Pa. \ Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier an'd children were dinner guests Sunday of F. R. Frazier Sr. and Harold. Ray Frazier Jr. and Harold were callers Saturday of James Knicks in Fort Washington. Md. ? Mr. and Mrs. Paul Karnes returned home Monday after a month’s tour of Englaqp. Italy. Germany. Austria aijd France. , Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Woodville Socials LARK tWMftLUk Mr. and Mrs. Philip Palmer of Culpeper visited Mrs. Chloe Brown and Miss Elva Bruce Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Lucille Butler was a weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Butler and family in Culpeper. Gregg Daczewitz spent the weekend with Adam Clatterbuck at the home of his parents in Washington. Dr. and Mrs. John O'Bannon. Jack. Ginny and Andy of Richmond were guests Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice O'Bannon. Beth and Martha Lou. Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Grigsby visited Mr. and Mrs. Brew Burke and Mrs. Maggie Grigsby Sunday. Willis Boutchard of Fredericksburg was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Vest from Saturday until Tuesday. Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Spicer of Richmond and Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Shipp of Blacksburg visited Mrs. H. B. Winfrey and Mrs. Dillard Glenn. Mrs. Julia Wood returned home Tuesday after being a patient in Culpeper Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Mary B. Quaintance of Sperryville was a dinner guest Sunday of Mrs. Wood and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Wood and . Henry B.. Afternoon callers were Gene Pulliam of Arlington and Press Pulliam of Warrenton. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Goins add Wefidy"Of'Laurel Fbfk J vtere recent otfcfnight 'gu*As of Mr. 4rtd Mrs. BurtBn Orange. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Coffelt of Edinburg wifte dinner guests Monday of Mt. and Mrs. Rick Johnson An celebration of the Coffelt^' 41st wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Johnson and Kristie were dinner guests of the Rick JohnsoAs Wednesday evening. ’’ Dr. James Johnson of Lakeland. Fla.. C. $. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. W. BJohnson. Raymond Johnsqn and Ruth Rowles had dinner Sunday at The Steer Houfe in CulDcpcr. I Clifton Clark and MisJy Hitt returned home Sunday night after joining Mr. and Mrs. Edward Corker in Beavcrdam to attend the 87th Field Trials and Bench Show of the National Foxhunterts Association held £n Laurinburg. N. C.. over tHe weekend. Among the out-of-town friends and relatives here tbr the funeral of Mrs. Mary 1_. Johnson were Mrs. Virginia Johnson of Alexandria. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wise of Harrisonburg. Mr. and Mrs. John Willis of Beltsville. Md.. Mrs. Myrtle Donaldson of Silver Spring. Md.. Mrs. Margaret Voght of Laurel, Md.. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Flaharty and Mrs. Lewis Johnson, all of Falls Church. Christmas Parade Saturday The annual Christmas parade in Culpeper, sponsored by the Retail Merchants Association is scheduled for this Saturday. November 28 beginning at 2 p.m. The parade route is from Piedmont Street through the town on Main Street, ending at the county Library. There will be a trophy given for the best civic entry and one for the best commercial parade entry. The Culpeper Retail Merchants group provides the Christmas decorations for the town and they are installed by the town's maintenance personnel. This year the association is also sponsoring the Culpeper Christmas Caper which includes a drawing for prizes on Christmas Eve. From November 27 through December 24, shoppers may register with participating merchants for prizes totalling as much as $650. No pur chase is necessary to register, however, the more times you register, the more opportunity there is for receiving a prize. Shoppers should keep all sales slips or cash tickets for purchases made during the allotted time. Twenty-eight merchants are participating in the Christmas Caper. Thanksgiving Service Amissville Baptist Church jointly with Forest Grove Baptist Church, Viewtown will sponsor a community Thanksgiving service at the Amissville Church on Wednesday. November 25. at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. A. C. Walker, pastor of Forest Grove, will be speaking and special music will be provided by the Amissville choir. >

Motorists Should Be Cautious When Purchasing Snow Tires By GLENN H. MITCHELL To buy or not to buy new snow tires is an autumn dilemma for many motorists. Much of the decision depends on local regulations and the amount of snow in the area. Snow tires are economical when they reduce accidents, towing charges, and the amount of work missed because of inability to get thrpugh snow. The heavier, open treads of snow tires often have more traction on snow and slush. The best place for . information on snow tires is a tire dealer who stands behind the product and is reasonable. Tire prices are difficult to compare because of different features on each kind of tire. Those who are trying to compare prices should be careful to get a total price—the price of the tires, federal excise tax, weighing, balancing and mounting the tires. Check various dealers by asking friends about their experiences. Ask the dealer about the different kinds of tires. Ask about warranties, guarantees and problems with various types of tires. Be cautious of a dealer who gives short, innocuous non-factual statements. Check with local police officals about laws regarding snow tires. Also ask their advice. Don't mix radials and regular-bias tires on the same car. The different types cause unequal traction which may result in the car’s fishtailing. Keep the proper inflation as suggested by the automobile owners’ manual. Check the tread on the tires weekly. Don't use a tire with tread below one-eighth of an inch. Grades are available on new regular tires, but, unfortunately, not on snow tires. These quality grades help to reveal major differences between tires. Grades A, B and C indicate the amount of traction and temperature resistance the tire has. tvith C being passable but the lowest grade. Tread ware is based on 100 with ranges of 70 to 220. A tire graded 100 on treadware theoretically would go 30,000 miles while one graded 150 would go one and a half times as far or 45,000 miles. However, tire wear is strongly influenced by personal habits in driving and maintenance. If you have a problem with a tire dealer and you do not get satisfactory answers, contact the National Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association, 1343 L Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 20005. Beware Of Fraudulent Work-at-Home Schemes by Glen H. Mitchell Extension Specialist Consumer Education Virginia Tech’s College of Home Economics inflation is making many house-bound individuals seek ways to increase their income. Work-at-home jobs may sound rewarding, but consumers should first investigate and analyze these job offerings. They could end up spending more than they earn. Often ads which promise large amounts of cash in exchange for a few hours of work at home are schemes devised to the consumer's cash and give little or nothing in return. These schemes have become so numerous that the U.S. Postal Service assigns 18 inspectors to investigate this type ‘he J W.*-— -S'!—*TS** at-home schemes increased 120 percent. One of the more common offers prosises a large income for part-time work stuffing envelopes. Usually, the consumer must send in money to get information about this business. Once the fee is paid, consumer are likely to receive a booklet explaining how they can place similar ads and trick people into sending money to them, or a list of companies that supposedly need workers to stuff envelopes. Other schemes involve setting up a mail-order business operated from the home. This may involve a large investment on the part of the individual who must then buy advertisement space for the goods, and hope customers will want to purchase them. A different type of scheme offers cash in exchange for goods produced at home. The individual must buy the materials to make the products, and then mail the finished product to the company. Companies sponsoring this scheme may ' refuse to buy the finished goods, however, and the person loses the money spent on materials and postage, and the time spent on this “job." The one thing these fraudulent schemes have in common, said the Better Business Bureau, is tha| {he consumer inustu something before beginning work. Usually the scheme involves suggesting the possibility of huge profits in exchange for what seems like a small amount of work. Ads promising large amounts of cash in exchange for work done at home rarely deliver what they promise. Reputable companies with honest offers will be willing to send information about their opportunities before requiring a fee or investment. An offer that promises information after you have sent a check requires caution on anyone’s part. Persons who receive information about possibly fradulent schemes, or who have been victimized by one, should contact the Chief someone else's ideas. Many skills used in the home and individual hobbies can be turned into a “cottage industry” without spending money for fees, investments and franchise rights to outside industries. Consumers can use their creativity in capitalizing on their own good qualities such as child-care, house-sitting, repairs, bed and breakfast rooming houses, painting, etc. Learn a skill through a program offered by the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. Extension usually advertises by posters and newspaper articles when it is spofiaoting *uchuj» *progfc»m. Qariattend ctatssriM* a community college ,tq learn a skill that will make it possible to operate a home business successfully, without the disappointment of losing money fradulent scheme. Postal Inspector, Consumer Protection Program, Washington, D.C., 20260. Remember, it is difficult—often impossible—to get back your original investment. Persons who think they can successfully operate a home business should consider the skills and products they wish to market. They don't necessarily have to take Christmas Mailing Tips With the Christmas mailing season upon us. Washington postmaster Carol Miller has some tips for customers to make sure that their cards and packages arrive on time and in good shape. Besides shopping and mailing early. Mrs. Miller said that customers should address cards and packages properly with the name, street number and with the city, state and ZIP code reserved for the last line. “It also helps to include a card with the recipient’s name and address along with your own address inside the package, and be sure the address on the outside of the package includes your return address and ZIP Code." the postmaster told us. When selecting your Christmas cards, remember that Post Office rules require that envelopes be at least 3'/j inches high and 5 inches long to be accepted. There are some simple procedures to observe to make sure that your packages arrive in one piece. The Post Office publishes some guidelines for wrapping and mailing Christmas packages. Some of the guidelines are: Cuahloni Make sure contents are well-cushioned and there is no empty space in the box. Use crumpled newspaper around the item—including all sides, top and bottom. Commercially available foam shells or airpocket padding also make good cushioning materials. Don’t Overwrapi Just use your carton. Brown paper and twine cord are not necessary. Paper can rip. and twine can become entangled with processing equipment. Seal Property! Close your parcel with one of the three recommended types of tape: pressure sensitive, nylonreinforced kraft paper, or glass-reinforced pressure sensitive. Avoid Smnagesi Use smudge-proof ink for your addressing. Locate Add ream Property! Put the recipient's address in the lower right portion of the container. Put your return address in the upper left hand corner. Remove all other labels from the box. □ [===]□ Thomas R. Baldwin and Andy Ray Baldwin ] State F ur Buyers I Top market prices paid for all kinds of furs and hides, alsc Copper, Batteries, Ginseng. I We sell Hats and Trapping Supplies. Sperryville, Va. Phone 987-8240 Use Zip Codes: Be sure to include the ZIP Code in both the recipient’s and your return address. Time It Right: Mail early in the month and early in the day. This will help you avoid the rush. Use the Right Service: Irreplaceable items, cash and other valuables should be sent by registered mail. If you run out of time: Priority mail affords firstclass handling for packages weighing more than 12 ounces and up to 70 pounds. Priority mail can be sent from any post office, station or branch or through rural carriers to any address in the U. S., and can even be used for foreign mailings. Trrwnrmi i ^ n n i n n ^ ^ -Rappahannock New* Photo/S. Latham THE ANNUAL HARVEST has been concluded and the golden grains of corn glisten in the sun light as trucks wend their way to the storage silos. It is time to give thanks for the abundant harvest. Foster Kids Need Adoptive Parents There are currently 7,961 children in foster care in Virginia. 392 of these children are legally free for adoption and have adoption as their foster care planning goal, according to the Virginia Department of Welfi*" Many of these children awaiting adoption have very special needs. In Virginia, these special needs qualify them for a subsidized adoption, which helps otherwise hard-to-place children find permanent parents. . 4 subsidized adoption may be:^ -ovflr'the age of 6 with no other adoption barrier, -residing in a foster home long enough to develop a meaningful relationship with foster parents, -brothers and-or sisters who do not want to be separated, -physically, mentally, or emotionally handicapped children, and •children of minority races. An adoption subsidy provides the family with a monthly income to help them adopt a special needs child and provide for his living essentials. This subsidy also helps the adoptive family maintain the level of living that existed before the adoption. During the 1980-81 fiscal year, 113 special needs children were approved for adoption subsidy in Virginia, bringing the statewide total to.. 392 adoption subsidy placements. Potential adoptive families may either be foster parents who are now caring for a child who is legally free for adoption or single parents or couples who qualify in every respect except financial ability. November 22 through 28, has been set aside nationally Foot Facts by Dr. Bruce Vogel Podiatrist Foot specialist CLUB NAILS A very common occurrence in both men and women is the development of a fungal or club nail. This thickened and many times painful entity has its beginning from a blow to the toenail. It does not have to be one that causes any reaction at the time or even a great deal of pain. Some theories say that too short shoes over a period of time cause “micro-trauma” to the nail. Eventually the nail starts to discolor. It may be a brownish color or it may be difficult to detect. Some people have no symptoms and haVe the malady for years, while others become painful and sometimes infected in a few months. This may be due to different strains of the fungus. There are different types of treatment for the problem depending on the severity of the symptoms. They range from oral medication, local reduction, to corrective procedures. A public service with the aim of promoting a batter foot health environment. From the office of Dr. Bruce Vogel, Certified by the American Board of Podiatrtc Surgery, 85 Garrett Street, Warrenton, Va. 347-9383. DR. ALLEN D. McCORKLE ' ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF AN OFFICE FOR THE PRACTICE OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY In Winchester rhe Creamery Building 25 South Kent St. Winchester, Virginia 22601 703-667-4880 as Adoption Week. Annually, the Thanksgiving season is used to draw special attention to children in need of permanent families. For more information on adoption, families should contact the Rappahannock department of welfare at 6753613. Mrs. Nellie Scruce Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie Butler Scruce, 72, of Oxon Hill, Md., formerly of Boston, were conducted Saturday at the GeestJohnson Funeral Home in Culpeper by the Rev. John S. Farrar. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery. Mrs. Scruce, . a retired secretary in the accounting department of the Hecht Company, died Thursday, November 19, 1981, at the Clinton Convalescent Home in Prince Georges County, Md. A native of Boston, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Lizzie Weaver Bailey. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Hilda B. Williams of Annandale, Mrs. Robert B. Hopkins of Oxon Hill, Md., and Mrs. Beverly B. Soper of Friendly, Md.; five grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Lucy B. Thornhill of Boston. The Final Tribute CLORE FUNERAL HOME “The Home of Thooohtfci. 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— l<n|>|MliHnn«N'k Nm* IM»»|o/S. I.Hihani MUSICAL NUMBERS took top honors at the variety show held last weekend at the Rappahannock elementary school. First place went to (left to right) Tara Fisher and Denise Eidson for their rendition of “Tomorrow . Demian Wright and Richard Tribino won second place, singing their version of “Urgent." Money raised by the variety show will go toward financing the seventh grade trip to Williamsburg. Signs Of Winter j (Continued from Page 1) ‘ —birds eat up all the perries early. • Other signs for forecasting leather have to do with past leather conditions. Barbara Jolly told us that the cool August we had was a sign for a cold winter. Aunt Lucy Barlow, who lives farther South in Virginia where the country is more open always said that for every fog in August, there will be a snowy day in winter. Mr. Pullen said that when you have a dry summer - “look out, the winter will be bad." Both Mr. Pullen and Mr. Weaver remembered a way of forecasting the snowfall by the first snowfall. “Watch out for the first snowfall," Mr. Weaver ^aid. “How many days old the moon is then will be the number of snows that winter.” Mr. Weaver said that, years ago, the weather was different, anyway. "We used to hang the meat outside and it would stay frozen all winter and never thaw,” he said. “Now, it’s one week cold, one week warm. And we used to have a good year for the crops and gardens every year. not like now when there’s a drought almost every summer." Modern times have made almost everyone skeptical of the old-timey ways of forecasting weather. No one we spoke to would have wanted to “go down to the courthouse and swear" to the accuracy of the old signs, and one man even refused to talk about them for fear he’d be held responsible for their truth. Most people were like Elisabeth Johnson of Sperryville, wife of farmer and orchardist C. E. Ned Johnson Jr. She has heard all the folk legends on signs of winter but she’s not convinced that the old sayings are sufficient evidence for getting the snow plows ready to roll. “They say that if the wooly bear caterpillars have black on both ends and brown in the middle, it’s going to be a hard winter—or it’s going to be an easy winter, 1 can’t remember which,” she added with a laugh. “And they say that if the chipmunks hold their tails high when they run, it’s going to be a hard winter. But personally. I’ve always thought chipmunks carried their tails high!” — Rappahannock New* Phoio/T. Reynold* WHEN WOOLY WORMS GATHER do they discuss the weather? These caterpillars are used to forecast winter weather in three different ways: by how many of them are about, by the thickness of their coat, and by the width of their brown part compared to their black part. One-stop Christmas shopping at SKYLINE CRAFTS I I i \ On U.S. 340 In Front Royal fust north of Skyline j Drive entrance. | We will gift wrap, pack, and ship any gift over $7.50 to an j out-of-town relative or friend for $1 plus UPS or posted f charges. j Quality Appalachian handcrafts: brass, wood, glass, 5 stoneware, porcelain, fabric items, toys, tree decorations, j[ and much more ^ Open every day in December from 10:30 j to 5:30 except Tuesdays and Christmas. | —Rappahannock INewn Photo/ I. Reynold* HORNETS CAN TELL when there will be deep snow and they build their nests up high to avoid being refrigerated. Experienced and Fully Insured Modern Equipment Call Today For Fraa Eatimata (Plftt JTuiftOTud &truta Bruce Vlerling Flint Hill, Va. 675-3885675-3508 Holly Ball Set The Parents' Associatioi of Wakefield Country Da School in Huntly is spon soring its third annual Holl Ball, a semi-formal danc followed by a midnigh breakfast. This year’s danc will be on December 5th a 8:30 at the school. Proceeds from the danc will benefit the Wakefieli athletic program. Reser vations may be made b calling 364-1710 in Hume. Buy Direct from Factory OVERHEAD DOORS t AOT I U IIVO I ML L • Painted IJnpamted • Aluminum* I ilieiglass • Wood Solid No I myt'i Joints • Raised & Curved Panels • Plywood Panels • Radio Controls SEE THEM MADE GET HIGHER QUALITY AT BARGAIN PRICES CALL TOLL FREE 800-631-5656 CALL • WRITE • VISIT Tidgc duii^ Naw Road. Monmouth Junctio Nam Jari«y 08852 Opan 9 til 5 - Sat til 12 W . / 'o* i ♦ unlit . «-r -. - * 9 , c -schbpole: of eub»ots .•d-'-GOrvtwr\ - OtidakfO CWistoos Wf*fc^V\S. Otn^r*. rrvxi^ eotetL ewcpt pro^^ionals AjW**~e£Eemt> SSO- Wraiths rnusV be burn by II 3o AN JuXjes. -from 0. 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Her boundless enthusiasm sparked the "Super Flea Markets” of 1972 and 1973 which grossed a total of almost $9,000 for the library. In her nomination letter, Grace Sims noted that Mary has been a frequent visitor to the State Library in Richmond. working to ensure that Rappahannock’s elegibility for state and federal aid programs. Every May, she has appeared before the county’s board of supervisors to eloquently plead a case for continued county support of the library. To The Rescue In April, 1979, it appeared that the Rappahannock Library would lose federal and state funds due to inadequate financial support by local government. Mary Jamieson personally prepared and circulated a petition calling for an additional 25 cents per capita of local tax money, a raise from 45 cents to 70 cents. The 850 signatures she collected plus her own lobbying effort were enough to convince the supervisors to grant the increase requested by the library’s trustees. Her travels on behalf of the library took her to Governor Holton’s statewide conference on Public Library Service held in October, 1971, and to Region 6 meetings of both the Governor’s Conference and The White House Conference in 1978. Mary saw a library need that remained to be filled and so in 1974, she worked for the formation of the tax exempt private organization, Friends of the Rappahannock Library. She has also recruited more than 20 ever-changing library board members who help with building projects, children’s Christmas parties, story hours and films, the book review contests which were held to encourage school children to use the public library, staffing, outreach programs for the elderly and the handicapped and publicity. Although she plans to retire in April, 1982, Mary , JamieSon hasn’t slowed down a bit. Through her efforts, the library recently obtained a SI,000 grant to install railings to make its entrance safe and accessible to the handicapped. In October, she hosted a brunch and book autographing party for the benefit of the library and she just finished putting the final organizational touches on a special evening program scheduled for February. The nomination letter concludes with appreciation for the enthusiastic effort she’s donated for the benefit of the library and all county residents over the past ten years and names Mary lamieson Rappahannock's trustee of the year and of the decade. At the luncheon on Monday, Mary awarded appreciation with appreciation, expressing gratitude that she settled in a community like Rappahannock where people still cooperate with each other rather than struggling greedily for power and prestige. It’s gratifying to belong in a county whefe the efforts of a single person can still make a difference, she said, upon accepting her engraved pewter cup. Mary’s off-the-cuff remarks illustrate something that everyone who has ever worked with Virginia’s Trustee of the Year knows: whatever Mary Jamieson sets out to do, whether it be giving a speech, organizing a petition drive, selling tickets for a little theater production, hosting an autograph party or planning library programs, she does it well. 11 East Main Street Front Royal 636-6771 The Mother Goose Shop ... is having a Pre-Christmas Special 10% Off Entire Stock Now thru December 24 Also 20% Off Weather-Tamer Jackets While you are here register for $50.00 Gift Certificate Drawing December 22 No Purchase Necessary MlttlfltfllMiit&tl&lflAffMtltltttlttjlftlSIitlllljtflSI!1 With a Peoples Teller-Made card 24 hour banking is a snap. 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World Of Holly Offers Many Landscape, Decorating Suggestions Ky I.IMMM.INICHOI.S Vmmirl Staff For years hollies have been a favorite of gardeners for landscape use, their dark green leaves and bright red berries adding interest and color during the winter months when most shrubs and trees are letting the winter slip by as quickly as possible. These same characteristics are tied so closely to the holiday season that a few sprigs of holly with their bright red berries can transform a pine wreath into a Christmas Wreath or an ordinary flower arrangement into one that says Merry Christmas! There are four major groups of hollies: the English Holly. Ilex aquifolium, is a tree that will reach 30-50 feet in height. This holly, with its spiny leave* and red berries, is the one most frequently associated with Christmas. American Holly, Ilex opaca, is found growing in the wild from Massachusetts to Florida and west to Missouri and Texas. It can reach a height of 40-70 feet. FAUQUIER LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE INCORPORATED REGULAR SALES Every Tues. HORSE SALE 2nd Sat., 1 p.m., Every Month STATEGRADE FAT CATTLE 1st Tuas. 1 p.m. Ewry Month 1 Mile East of Marshall Rt. 55 PHONE 364*1566 Its leaves are not as spiny as the English Holly. Chinese Holly, Ilex cornuta, is a relatively small plant, reaching 10 feet in height with a six to 10 foot spread. The foliage of these plants is a beautiful, lustrous dark green, complemented by bright red berries that apparently develop without the presence of a male holly. Japanese Holly, Ilex crenata, is a low growing, round leaf holly that looks very similar to boxwood. These plants have inconspicuous black berries. The focus of this column is on the red-fruiting English, American and Chinese hollies, their cultivars and some of the hybrids of each group that are available in this area. Of the English hollies. Ilex aquifolium Balkans is the hardiest. Balkans holly is an upright growing plant that branches heavily, bearing numerous dark red berries among the smooth, glossy, dark green leaves. Both male and female cultivars of this variety exist. Ilex aquifolium Ciliata Major is a vigorous, upright growing holly that attains a height of 15-20 feet. Its new growth is purplish, turning to a dark, bronzegreen as spring progresses. As with all English hollies, it bears a profusion of berries. One of the most striking hollies is the Variegated English Holly, Ilex aquifolium Argenteamarginata. Its dark green leaves edged with silver to white make it an outstanding accent shrub or small tree. One of the finest specimens of this plant I have ever seen is at the corner of Waterloo and Smith Streets, in Warrenton. In the early ’70s, the English Holly underwent a revolution, as the so called blue hollies were introduced to horticultural world. Developed and hybridized by Mrs. Kathleen Meserve, an amateur horticulturist. SPECIAt AUCTION ( Saturday Night, Nov. 28 beginning at 7:30 p.m. A large array of good items including: Furniture Copper articles Brass items Antiques Glassware Oak Pieces Many, many items, good, clean JENKINS AUCTION HOUSE Washington* Va. 1 Door Prize Old Virginia Ham A SAMPLE OF VARIEGATED ENGLISH HOLLY these versatile hollies are the hardiest available, withstanding temperatures of -20 degrees F. Mrs. Meserve bred these outstanding hollies by crossing the little known, but very hardy Prostate Holly, Ilex rugosa with the English Holly, I. aquifolium, known for its handsome foliage. , T^e result is offlciaHy known as ttex x meserveae. The cultivars are Blue Angel, Blue Maid. Blue Princess, Blue Prince and Blue Stallion. Blue Angel is the slowest growing, most compact member of the group, eventually reaching a height of six to eight feet if left untrimmed. Its glossy, blue-green foliage is crinkled and turns a deep-bluish purple with the arrival of winter. The scarlet berries are large. Blue Maid wanety Mesial is thought to be the hardiest of the blue hollies. It is a vigorously growing pyramidal plant reaching a height of 15 feet. The new growth is bronze colored. which contrasts nicely with the mature dark green foliage. Blue Princess produces more berries than the other female blue hollies. It has an upright, pyramidal growth pattern, reaching an ultimate height of 12-15 feet, with a 10-foot spread. Blue Prince and Blue Stallion are the male hollies that were developed to pollinate the female blue hollies. Males are needed to insure the presence of berries. blue Prince will fertilize four female hollies around it. Blue Stallion, the more recent introduction, will pollinate eight female hollies. These pyramidal plants grow 15 feet tall and have a 10-foot spread. Both males also will help OPENING FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27! For the woman of exceptional taste— Elegant Designer clothing and Moderately priced clothes for the discriminating businesswoman Woolen sweaters of exceptional quality for men THE GREENHOUSE PROPRIETRESS: ANNE M. CABANISS Main Street Marshall, Va. Monday-Saturday: 10-5 364-1959 Also, fine antique ornaments, specializing in magnificent lamps with handmade shades. Antiques by appointment only rp=»r= with berry set on English. American and ’ Chinese hollies, although a male from each group is recommended if you have many hollies in one particular group. The blue hollies can be used in a variety of landscape settings—as a foundation plant, hedge, screen or specimen. Other hollies bred by Mrs. Meserve include’‘ 'Dragfbn Lady. China Boy and China Girl. Dragon Lady (variety Meschick) is a slender, columnar holly that is suitable as an accent plant in a foundation planting. It is a fast growing holly, reaching 15 feet in height. The bright red berries are offset by dark green, jagged edged leaves. China Boy (variety Mesdob) and China Girl (variety Mesog) are hybrid Chinese hollies. Both hollies have compact bright green foliage, are fast growing and Ecumenical Service Worshipers of all denominations, colors and creeds are invited to participate in a special ecumenical service of thanksgiving at the Flint Hill Methodist Church this Thursday. Thanksgiving Day, at 10 a.m. Joining host minister Rev. Peter Weems will be Rev. James Price of Macedonia Baptist. Rev. Steve Scoggin of Washington Baptist. Rev. Jennings Hobson of Trinity Episcopal. Rev. Ronald Wiley of Reynolds Memorial Baptist. Catholic priest Maurice Du Castillon and Catholic deacon Jim Bayne. A combined choir representing various churches in the county will perform also. The ecumenical service is an annual event. Its essence, according to Mr. Weems, is to provide the entire community with an opportunity to come together and give something to God in thanks for life abundant. jo_ Saturday Nov. 28 7 p.m. 6 miles south Culpeper on Rt. 29 ImIi of 4 ntiquer 1I mis of Good Merchandise JOHN’S AUCTION HOUSE 547*2821 Auctioneer Gen. John can be sheared to almost any size for use as a foundation plant. China Girl has a prolific show of berries, and needs China Boy nearby for pollination. Other Chinese hollies, Ilex cornuta, that are valuable landscape plants include Burford, Dwarf Burford, Carissa. Rotunda, and iDaoter; —~ --- Unlike the American and English hollies that have spines around the leaf margin, Burford Holly has only one spine found at the tip of the leaf. This plant will bear numerous bright red berries without the presence of a male holly. It grows 10-12 feet tall and as wide, giving an overall effect of a dense, rounded, evergreen shrub. Dwarf Burford holly has the same characteristics as its larger namesake. It is very slow growing; a six-year-old plant may be only 18 inches high. It reaches an ultimate height of three to eight feet. Rotunda is a dense low growing form that makes an excellent small hedge or foundation planting. Carissa is slower growing and more compact than Rotunda, attaining a height of three feet and a spread of four to five feet in eight years. Neither Carissa nor Rotunda has berries. Dazzler is also a slow growing, compact form of Chinese holly, with a showy display of bright red fhiit The best characteristics of the English and Chinese hollies were combined when the hybrid Nellie R. Stevens was developed. Wakefield Students Win Oratorical Contest Wakefield seniors Christopher White and John Skowronski won first and third places respectively in the fifth annual American Legion Oratorical Contest he}d Saturday in Front Roval. The second place winner was Cass Crim, a Warren County High School senior. The contest rules require each participant to deliver, without benefit of notes, a prepared oration of up to ten minutes on some aspect of the U. S. Constitution. Later, contestants must speak extemporaneously for five minutes on questions related to the Constitution. The criteria for the judging include originality of content, logic, comprehensiveness of knowledge, voice and diction, style of delivery and poise. Penalty points are deducted for each minute over or under the allotted time. The chairman of this year’s panel of judges was Dr. Gordon Link, well-known local writer and educator. The Wakefield winners, both members of the school’s Forensics and Debate Team, each received cash awards from the American Legion, and their coach, Wakefield senior English teacher Mary Jane Reynolds, also received a cash prize. This relatively fast growing holly forms a pyramidal shape reaching a height of 15-25 feet. The leaves are shiny green, with two to three spines on each side. The fruit is bright red and may develop without a male cultivar, however a male holly nearby will insure a heavy set of fruit. Hollies are beautiful and valuable additions to the home landscape. 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(703) 777-1110 (703) 347-4222 <703)675-3349 Place your ad in all 3 for as Uttle as $7.25 INDEX Auction*.Hor**/Lhr**tock Bum Conatruction Boarding and Training Farm Equipment ASuppUea Farm Sanrlcaa Farrier* Fencing, Gate* A Jump* Hay for Sale Help Wanted Horae* A Ponlea - For Sale Horae* A Ponlea ■ Wanted Horae* A Ponlea to Give Array Inatructlon Uvealock tor Sale MlaceHaneoua Poaltlon Wanted Reel Eatate Saddler!** Show* and Event* Stable* for Sale or Rent Stud Service Tack A Equipment for Sale Van* and Trailer* Veterinarian* V_____j -.J Gregory & Sons Inc General Contractor •Restorations •Additions •Run In Sheds •Bams •Decks Casanova, Va. | (703)347-7713 "Caie Sfifftrifr Board, exceHem Instruction - all levels. Exciting' new locatlon/dose to Rt. 66.3695807. (22) BOARDING Pasture-Summer; Hay-Winter. Stalls, shelter. On Historic landmark 700-acre Estate near Middle burg. $40. per month. Year round, ^so, grain feeding. 783-687-6036 or 703-687-3201 TOP BREAKING AND TRAINING FACILITY Is looking lor riders/grooms. Living quarters provided. Reckstts MM Farm Beams!. Va. located between Werrenton A Middleburg Snowden Clark (703)347-3127 Quality horses and ponies. Horses bought, sold and schooled. Top class boarding In the foothills of The Blue Ridge Mountains. dEiE) BOARDING - Minutes from Middleburg on Route 15 across from Bull Run Mountain. Box stalls available on 50 acres of turnout with board fencing. Full care. Trails and lighted all weather ring.$115/month. 703-754-2680. (11-12-4t-22) THE OAKLEE FARM - Route 7 just West of Route 28, South side. Excellent field. Beautiful grass. Field $40. Box stall $70. 1000 undeveloped acres adjoin. Call evenings., 8-10 p.m. 703-7773821.(22) ASHBURN FARM Boarding, field $40; full service boarding, box stall $95. Excellent care. 534 acres of riding pleasure, trails. Many extras. 703-7776291. 'W-. II' HORSESHOEING and hoof trimming. 25 years experience. Call evenings or early morning. John Stafford. (703) 347-3284. FARM GATES Made to Order, Any Size Oak Lumber H. G. ROSE Delaplane, Va. 364-1574 FENCING WHITE SUPPLY, INC. Middle burg, Va. 703-687-6371 ALFALFA. CLOVER. TIMOTHY, MIXED, free delivery. Contact Sam Case. 703-33S-4441 TWIN OAKS FARM PURCELLVILLE VA 22132 J.H. Mears Dealer & Shipper of Quality Timothy and Mixed Hay 347-1414 i ‘Experienced, Professional, Affordable’ Residential and Agricultural Construction We specialize in custom horse barns, indoor riding arenas, run-in sheds, and all other agricultural buildings. Also: Sun decks, garages, additions. ■r i Buildings to suit you,° and your budget, time, and energy saving requirements. AMERICAN BUILDINGS Commercial •Industrial • Indoor Arenas • Horse Barn Everything is planned, priced in the beginning and that is the price in the end. If you would like to know more, contact us for Free Information or Brochures r R. Edward Daffan Inc. 13108 Minute Lane Nokesville, Va. 22123 (703)594-2116 16 HAND BAY THOROUGHBRED gelding. 5 yr. old, quiet, started over fences. Also several other young TB’s for show, Dressage or event. 7889794. REGISTERED HALF ARAB medium pony mare. Bay, excellent disposition. Nice looking, 6 years, green broke. Best offer over $600. 703-687-5265. SHETLAND DRIVING PONY, harness and cart, reasonable. Call 703-554-8537 evenings and weekends. (11-19-2t-22) THOROUGHBRED BROOD MARE - 7 years by Goose Creek, in foal thoroughbred stallion, son of Olden Time, great for steeple chase, hunt, show, very attractive gray, 16 hands. 703-687-6469, James Jackson. (11-19-2t-22) HORSE SALE Special Registered and grade AllBreed Consignment Sale. To be held at the Eyler Stables, Thurmont, Md., Friday, December 4th at 7 p.m. Consign early to a proven market for the better horse. For consignments and information contact the Eyler Stab-es, Phone 301-271-7426 or 301-271-7411. Serving the Horse & Horseman Since 1933 Regular Sales 2nd 4 4th Friday Of Each Month Hunt Country Stable The finest In private riding instruction. Hunt and Show lessons. Boarding, Training 347-7993 HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS - 5 weeks including horse care. 342.50. 703-754-2680. (11-12-4t-22) RIDING LESSONS Maintrae Indoor Lighted Ring Private and Group Beginners to Advanced Child or Adult TRAIL RIDES 703-777-3012 703-777-3279 ■ilng InToar SJIIWU, Clipper Blade*. Knlva*. and Saw* SHARPENED Batter Than New m *4 HORSECOUNTRY SADDLERY By Rail. Warraiylon (703)347 3141 Trailer & Van repair •Welding ‘Body Work •Painting •Sandblasting •Mats •Hitches •Wiring •Brakes •Floors Doug Hayes (703) 937-4402 SADDLE - Old Smith Worthington, $40; hard hats, boots, ok) bridle parts, Martingale. 703-554*8290 before 10 p.m. (22) 4-HORSE TRAILER - 1976 Cherokee, gooseneck, dressing room, low mileage. Asking $2,900. Must sell. 703-856-2089. (22) e .JM,,,,,, sss m 1970 Imperatore International 4-horse Van Excellent condition. 40,000 miles $9,000 703-687-5344 or 703487-6314 NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS AAA Trailer Sales Inc. We sell, buy, trade & rent Mew & Used Horse Trailers also selling Trailer Accessories 347*0733 Dealer license #8465 lours: Appointments also 1:30-5:00 Tues.-Sat. available for other times. UMBAUGH BUILDING COMPANY HOHAK/A mm mm.\ Coll Toll free 1 800 821 7700 Ixt. 806 Barns—Arenas—Stables From 3 stalls to 300 The Worlds Leading Builderof Horse Barns Av For free information & brochures: Call Collect 703-371-0227 or 338-2306 P.O. Box 218, Fredericksburg, Va. 22401 Lucky D Saddlery & Western Wear Open Monday-Saturday, 10 A.M.-6 P.M. 30% DISCOUNT on tack, western jackets, western shirts, western hats, boots, belts STOREWIDE SAVINGS \ Wrangler Jeans 2 pair/$25 Rt 211 A m Isa v Me THURMON WHORTON,..Flint Hill—Plumbing, Heating, Electrical work. .24 hour emergency service at 675-3607. _71tfn HEAVY DUTY bushhogging with industrial equipment. Call 825-0473 after 6p.m. 71tfn ELECTRICAL- work, water pump installation and ser.vice. William E. Sisk, Electrical Contractor, Sperryville, Va. 987-8772. _7ttfn JOHN H. MOORE CARPETS, 1 Church Street, Front Royal, Carpets, Rugs and. Remnants for kitchens, baths, living rooms, bedrooms, for the whole house. Always having a dis. sale. Phone 635-8883. _ 71tfn Remodeling, restorations, additions, all types of car, pentry. Licensed. F. w. Hutchinson, 937-5579. _ 71tfnnc Enjoy the great outdoors. Add a deck to your life. 937 5579. 71tfnnc MOSES GENTRY, Carpentry, general building, storm windows., tinning,, ceramic tile, guttering, state license, 923-4413 after 6 p.m. _ 71tfn RAPPAHANNOCK REFINISHERS - Pickup and delivery, by appointment only. Barbara Sharan and Sandra Maskas. Call 987-8134. 71tfn CLQ.CKS. Repaired, restored, custom, built. All work guaranteed. Eugene Tucker 675-3481. 71tfn OLD DOMINION Construction & Repair —Additions, renovations, including all aspects of home repair. Local references. For estimates, Call, evenings, V37-5482. HANDMADE Cabinetry, kitchens, libraries, mantels, wall paneling. REPAIRS and refinishing of fine antiques. COUNTRY CUPBOARDS, Jett Street, Washington, Va. 675-3294. _ 71tfn CUSTOM UPHOLSTERY, Draperies, Wall coverings —Large selection decorator fabrics. Free estimates, pick up and delivery. Vee Tull, Red Hill Enterprises, Madison. 948-6406. ' 71tfn RQO.FING—Gutters and down spoutings. Tinning and roofjpg of all kinds; Aluminum gutter and downspout. Roof repair. Call Bill Starks, 675-3630, Washington, Va. 71tfn APPLIANCES, only the finest available, Thermador, Jenn Air, Sub-Zero, Waste King, Crown and more. CABINETS, featuring apd exclusive Rich Maid kitchens, of incomparable quality. Come by. and see the difference at COUNTRY CUPBOARDS, Jett Street, Washington, Va. 675 3294. _71tfn A TIP TOP CHIMNEY SWEEP, J.. Isaac Watts, Clean. Fast. Thorough. 5th year experience. 948 6706. 71tfn ALL TYPES OF ELEC TRICAL WORK, plus water heater and plumbing repairs. Call Erwin Lesh, 675 3879. 7ltfn PUMPS,, sales and services, residential or commercial. COUNTRY WATER SYSTEMS, Culpeper. 825 2781. 71tfn WATER filters and conditioners, sales and services. COUNTRY WATER SYSTEMS, Culpeper. 825 2781. 71tfn mm. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES J SMALL TOWN OP PORTUNITIES. The Plains now launching major revitalivation. Invite and seek enterprise for top quality shops and professional services. Compatible with English Village concept. Buildings available for lease or purchase. Call 703-253-5620. s!7tfn LIVESTOCK FOR SALE FOR SALE. 11 choice spring calving BWF cows. Call 9484694. 40 + LOSTANDFOUND WHITE CHAROLAIS bull missing,.. vicinity of Washington - Flint Hill - AmissviUe area. Charles 6, Reba Settle, 675 3280. 41 + R KINTALS FOR RENT: 3 bedroom house In Washington. Call after 6 p.m. 675-3347. _ 62n26pd Office-Shop. Tap room at Clopton House. Brick floor, 2 fireplaces, bath, private ent. *175.00 per month. 703-6753400. _60ocl5tfn WASHINGTON, VA„ 1 bedroom upstairs apartment for rent. *165 per month. Call 675 3760. 60 + NEAR BEALETON: AVAILABLE immediately, 3 bedroom, all electric brick rambler... l'/j baths, full basement, fireplace, 13'/i acres... *300 per month plus security deposit. 703 888 3255. 62 + MtSC. FOR SALE APPROXIMATELY 100 bales of round hay. you haul. Call 937 4247. __42n26pd WQODSTOVE STORE going out of. business, great values while they last. ASHLEY fireplace insert, $375. HATCH NATURAL PRODUCTS, Nethers. 987-8566. __ 42d31 FIREWOOD, 100 percent oak, call 636-6527. State Licensed. 42dl0 TURN YOUR WINDOW info a mini-greenhouse. Phone 9375579. 42tfn-nc PECANS, fancy halves, $5.00 per lb. Contact any LION or call 987-8916. 42d3 avmmvnmwifqivTWQiin CQMTRV MANOR 6*T SNOT Shop locally Save money and gas 10% off with this coupon storewide NEW ARRIVALi’ ~~ Accents of yesteryear by REMINGTON. Big game recipe and ammo tins, Gentlemen’s playing cards The perfect gift for the man in your life Country Manor 2 miles west of Sperryville Highway 1 Sperryville, Va. 987-8761 Hrs. 9-6 daily CLASSIFIED ADS WORK ^ HKU» WANTED CLERICAL DUTIES, filing, typing,, mailing/ etc. Per rn.an.ent part-time hours. Starting., in January. Send qualifications to: P.O. Box 205, Sperryville, Va. 22740. 108d3 MENTAL HEALTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR, Level III, in Culpeper, Virginia. One ot 5 clinics associated with the - Rappahannock -RapidAn Community Services Center. Advanced degree required. Experience preferred. Salary $14,172. Send resume to Pr. Susan L. Vignola, Director, Culpeper Mental Health Clinic, 650 Laurel Street, Culpeper, Va. 22701. E.O.E. _ 108d3 ATTENTION! GOVERNESSES/ NANNYS/GRANNYS Do you love working with children? We have many livein/out jobs available. Fee Paid. Good references required. Call: Mother’s In-deed, Inc. 1631 Mt. Eagle Place Alexandria, Va. 22302 703-370-5846 MIST. WANTED WANTED: AMERICAN MADE PICKUP, regular gas, running condition more important than appearance or accessories Prefer 4 speed. Call 347 3263 evenings. _43n26d10 SPLIT RAILS WANTED: Need lots of split rails in good condition. Used or new. Will pick up. Cash. Phone days 347 7144 or evening weekends 347 3711. lOtfnnc PAYING UP TO $900 FOR ROLL TOP DESKS Up to $400 for walnut pie safes, up to $400 for fancy oak hall trees. Also buying corner cupboards, pie safes or other woods. And all types of other antiques. Also silver and gold. Call 1-703-740-8460 collect or write, Bart Long, P.O. Box 70, New Market, Va. 22844. 28NOTICES DELAPLANE CHRISTMAS PARTY: 12 noon, til dark on Sunday Dec. 6 at Delaplane, Va. Inviting entries .. for Christmas wreath contest. Winner receives $50 cash. Entries must be hung by ll.:30 a.m. Dec. 6. For information call 703 364 2754. 200n26d3 CHRISTMAS SHOP at Royal Oak Bookshop this weekend: Friday and Saturday. 9 6; Sunday 12-5. 267 South Royal, Front Royal, 635-7070. 200+ DELAPLANE CHRISTMAS PARTY: 12 noon.til dark on Sunday Dec. 6 .at Delaplane, Va. Inviting entries for group singing of Christmas carols or songs. Winning group receives $1Q0 cash. Amateurs only. Entries scheduled by calling 703 364 2754. 200n26d3 19INSTRUCTION EXPERIENCED GUITARIST giving lessons in folk, rock, iaz?, blues and classical. Call Mitch, 675-3207. 25+pd WANTED TO RENT . Ml 111. RESPONSIBLE couple seek housesitting or reasonable rent near Washington or Flint Hill. 675 3579. _ 66nl9n26 ^ TKRSOfSALS NO HUNTING WITHOUT PERMISSION on the old E. M. Jones property; now under new ownership, Babcock. Call collect 212 744 1618, 9 to 5. - 47nl2-dl7 In lovjng m.emory of our gear, sweet Mother and Father, Margaret and Will Butler. November brings sad memories of you both gone to rest. You will.always be remembered by. the ones wtio loved you best. So often to y.gur grave we wander,, and standing there alone, there comes a longing.jn our hearts, if you could both only come home. Daughters and Grandchildren »47+_ CASH REWARD offered for. information leading to arrest of individuals responsible for. breaking and burglary at David H. Semmes' farm., oa November 11, 1981. Contact Rappahannq.ck ..County Sheriff's Department. 47 d3 "1 J r A VEHICLES FOR SAKE k_) VW RABBIT DIESEL DELUXE, '79 4 dr., AC, AMFM cassette stereo, 67K, luggage rack, excellent condition. $5395. 675-3485 3788. 400n26 WE ARE SELLING 1978 Clark 664 B log skidder (diesel). 1974 7500 series GMC 10 wheel with log standards diesel. 1974 Asplundh whisper chipper. 1973 Hough Inter national D50, 4 wheel drive, loader with bucket, log forks with ctamR - di«seUl96a yOQ series international dump with is foot steet bed. Call 9878238 aft.er 7 p.m. for more information. _400+ 1966 MERCEDES 250S. PS, PB, AT, AM FM, AC, electric windows, silver pajnt, runs and looks great, but uses oil. $2500. CalJ 347-2334 weekdays, 675 3683 night. 400+ Germanna Offers Clinic About Math Anxiety Math anxiety will be the topic of a mini-clinic offered Dec. 2 to the public at Germanna Community College. The one-hour mini-clinic is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will be repeated at, 7 p.m. Designed to help anyone who fears or avoids mathematics, the session is directed toward those from high school students through adults. The mini-clinic will feature a half-hour film titled Math Anxiety: We Beat It. So Can You! Following the film, participants will discuss their attitudes toward math from psychological and mathematical perspectives. Discussion leaders will be GCC assistant professor of psychology Nancy J. Bedford and GCC assistant professors of mathematics Yoytha C. Whitten and Daniel E. Ross. There is no charge for the mini-clinic. More information is available from Ms. Whitten at Germanna, (703) 399-1333. Corn Program The one-quarter cent per bushel check-off of corn producers in Virginia should result in some $60,000 being set aside for use by the Virginia State Corn Commission according to present estimates, says Reginald H. Nelson IV. commission chairman. Virginia’s projected production of corn for this year is 52.8 million bushels and normally about 47 percent, or about 24.8 million bushels reaches market. The monies realized from **TWC tftttmftent will be used* to provide for programs for market development, education, publicity, research and for the promotion of the sale and use of corn. The commission has no salaried employees nor do the members receive salary compensation. The commission held its First organizational meeting Feb. 11 in Richmond, and plans to meet quarterly. The next meeting is scheduled Dec. 10 in Norfolk. Recorder Operators and Archive 'technicians pou)..Mdttfer. We’re ETAG, the “Electronics Test and Analysis Group” of E-Systems Garland Division in Falls Church, Virginia. We are offering the opportunity to work on a rotating snift schedule, which includes premium pay and shift differential pay to people in these areas: . Recorder Operators Operate state-of-the-art wide-band digital recorders in a real-time environment on a round-the-clock schedule. Accomplish unit interface via CRT; mount/dismount large tapes and reels; degausse tapes; maintain accountability of blanks and record tapes; perform daily preventative maintenance on recorders and tapes. Work in non-smoking area. Archive Technicians Operate tape winder/cleaner; inspect tapes; certify tapes on tear unit; maintain precise records of tape status, issue and receipt accuracy is critical. Record equipment anomalies. Exercise quality control of tapes and reels. Work in non-smoking area. Even if you can’t start a new job right now, we’d like to talk to you about the future. These are opportunities you really shouldn’t pass up. To arrange an appointment, call Bill Laferty COLLECT (703) 573-8390 or send your resume to: E-Systems Inc., ETAG, Dept. NL84, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22046. E-SYSTEMS Garland Division Th« problem solvers. An equal opportunity employer M/F, H, V

—Lee Galleher for The Rappahannock New* ICE CRYSTALS zig-zag crazily across a car window in Monday morning's 25degree temperature. Snow Means Different Things To Different People The two little words, “think snow,” on a popular bumper sticker can mean different things to different people. To some, they reveal wishful thinking for heavy snowfalls providing skiing, sledding and snowmen, all adding up to winter fun. But to men of the maintenance division of the State Department of Highways and Transportation, the wishful thinking means something else entirely. These man recall the long, cold winter days and nights of pushing, shoveling, and scraping snow and ice from Virginia’s roads and high ways. There is no noticeable fun in these chores. Phasing Almri C. O. Leigh, the department’s maintenance engineer, says plans are already in effect for snow and ice removal. Actually, he says this is a year ’round undertaking. “Salt and other chemicals must be ordered, snow removal equipment repaired during the summer months, and October dry runs made by the men who will perform the snow removal tasks," he says. “Clearing roads of snow and ice is hard work and requires long hours. "Besides, it’s expensive,” he adds. “With the money crunch being what it is, we cannot allocate any more funds for snow removal than we did in the past.” “It seems that everything has gone up except funds available to the department. We’ll do the best with what we’ve got and then we’ll pray a lot that it doesn’t snow,” he says. $19 Million Allocation Last year’s allocation for this work was slightly more than $19 million. Fortunately, the winter of 1980 Robb Team Re-examines Campaign Proposals Ii> SKW \l)\Ms \rw'|Ki|Nf‘ ^laff As Governor-elect Charles S. Robb and his transition team work with the outgoing administration on an orderly changeover of the state’s executive branch of government. many have begun to reexamine the Democratic lieutenant governor’s campaign proposals to determine how they may be transformed into his own administration's policies. Although the political rhetoric from the hard-fought campaign has faded, there remains a series of comprehensive and detailed position papers that offer a number of specific proposals and a general philosophy—both of which lend clues to specific policies Mr. Robb may develop over the next four years. Throughout his successful race against Republican J. Marshall Coleman. Mr. Robb was careful not to eliminate his options, particularly in refusing to pledge to veto any tax increase. He has left himself flexibility in dealing with the state budget, and has not yet said whether specific spending reductions will be made to offset federal cuts, or whether he will support tax increases to fund such programs. Options and Uncertainty With that flexibility and the various options it allows, however, there is also uncertainly. Mr. Robb has, to a great degree, dealt with the state government on a conceptual level, outlining his philosophies and major priorities but giving few specifics. And there are always doubts about whether campaign initiatives will be pursued after election day. and whether those initiatives can be implemented if they are pursued. Because of changes in federal policy and federal funding cuts, the governorelect indicated in his campaign. both in speeches and in his position papers, that there is a need for a "fundamental reexamination of the role” of the state government—of what services the state should provide and how much it should tax for those services. Mr. Robb released his first policy paper, on economic development, in mid-May. In a letter accompanying that plan, he wrote that because his proposed changes would be fundamental, they would take time to implement and their impact might not be known until he leaves office early in 1986. But he emphasized that such changes are necessary because previous policies are no longer sufficient to deal with “conditions which were largely unforeseen no more than a decade ago." Although Mr. Robb has refushed to pledge to veto any tax increase, he has said he will hold down taxes, and also has supported a constitutional amendment to limit state spending. He also has indicated that, if necessary, the size of the state government work force will be no larger when he leaves office than when he takes office. Food Tax Phase Oat Mr. Robb indicated the campaign that he supports the eventual phase-out of the state’s four percent sales tax on food and nonprescription drugs, although he said such a repeal probably will not be possible in the 1982-84 biennium. Adjusting the 1982-84 budget most likely will be his most pressing task when he takes office Jan. 16. While offering no specific reductions, Robb said in the midMay letter that “increases in the cost and scope of state government are neither desirable nor feasible under current economic conditions,” and that the success of programs in the 1980s will have to "depend upon the reallocation of- existing resources" and the "voluntary efforts of private citizens." Mr. Robb offered position papers not only on economic development, but on education. transportation, law enforcement, energy, natural resources, conservation. older Virginians, and other issues. He has outlined not only what he believes the state priorities should be, but has indicated that the state should assist local governments wherever possible. Regulation Review The state, he added, should undertake a comprehensive review of government regulations to determine whether they are a hindrance to business and industry. In particular, he wrote, the state should review housing and environmental regulations to determine whether they should be modified. “In a time of crisis,” he said, "we cannot afford the luxury of governmental regulations which burden the private sector without providing adequate, offsetting benefits in aid of the public good.” In the area of agriculture, he cited counterproductive government regulations as a factor in driving up the cost of farming, and cited his opposition to the “adverse wage rule”, a federal regulation that requires farmers to pay higher wages to foreign Workers than to domestic workers. Although the rule is supposed to encourage hiring domestic workers, he said, it usually leads to higher prices, since there are often no! enough domestic workers and, subsequently, foreign workers are hired at highei wage rages: He has indicated support for the land use tax, which the state established in 1971 and which allows local governments, at their option, to tax farmland at its use value, rather than at its fair market value, thereby giving farmers tax benefits that allow them to continue farming. Mr. Robb also indicated, in a mid-September plan or natural resources, that the state should help loca governments “througf enabling legislation anc advisory assistance”. Dillon Rule In the same plan, he in dicated that localities ar often frustrated by the Dilloi Rule, which holds that th powers of local government are limited to those expressly granted by the state. He proposed in the plan that a “limited variance to the Dillon Rule is required so as to let localities protect agriculture, water, and scenic or historic resources as they see fit, in accord with their own perceived needs and interests.” He was not specific as to what the “limited variance” should be, however. In the area of education, he said the state must “strive to ‘fully fund’ ” the Standards of Quality for Virginia public schools, although he has acknowledged that the state currently cannot afford to fund folly those standards, which establish basic statewide goals for education. The governor-elect, who outlined his positions on education in a plan released June 25, said teacher salaries in Virginia also should be increased—to retain and attract good teachers and to maintain quality education. He added that Virginia has dropped to 39th in teacher salaries, from 26th in 1976. Tuition Tax Credits He has opposed also three proposals made by the Reagan administration that would establish tuition tax credits, reduce federal impact aid, and impose a salary ceiling for eligibility for federally-insured student loans. He said the tax credits for private school students would damage public education; that reductions in impact aid, which go to the state to compensate for children who live on federal facilities, would put an added burden on the state budget; and that a $25,000 ceiling on federal student loans would make many middle-class students ineligible and hurt their chances for a college education. To strengthen the state’s criminal justice system, Robb proposed prompt trials, stiffer bail, and bifurcated trials for repeat offenders so that juries can take into : account a criminal’s prior i record when sentencing. : He also proposed ins creasing the maximum fine Rates Too High Without Additional Grant (Continued from Page 1' costs of $22,000. But. as Deimer pointed out, interest rates from Farmers Home are at 12.25 percent as of October I. At that rate, monthly bills for Sperryville residents are estimated to be $35.08; at 13 percent $37.13 and at 18 percent $47.56. Deimer recalled that Ernie Simmons, head of the construction grants program for the Virginia State Water Control Board, warned that federal participation could drop from 75 to 55 percent for conventional treatment projects and to 65 percent for innovative and alternative systems within the next year or two. If that occurs, the local share would jump for $450,340 to $780,844 and with Farmers Home loans at 12 percent, monthly bills would climb to $52.93. Simmons also cautioned that the federal government’s grant program could completely drop all incentives for innovative and alternative sewage tratment systems and fund everything at 55 percent. Then the local share of the currently proposed project would skyrocket to $898,914, pulling monthly user fees necessary to cover amortization at 12 percent interest to $60.66, according to Deimer’s worst possible scenario. "The news is not one of great joy...from the standpoint of economics,” Deimer acknowledged. The SWCB has earmarked $1,417,000 from EPA for Sperryville’s sewer project in fiscal year 1983. if the money is available. That would fund construction costs at the 85 percent level for the collection system and the 75 percent level for the package treatment facility. There is also the possibility that the county could win additional grant money over and above that from EPA. WSA member Donald Gore noted earlier in the meeting that Rappahannock can get as much as $750,000 from the new community block grant program, according to John Capelle of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Planning District Commission. “That's a direct, non-repayable grant in addition to anything else we get...With it. we could possibly get 100 percent funding (for the sewer project),” Gore said. Deimer agreed that community block grants offer the only viable source of additional funding available currently. If the WSA borrowed the local share of construction funds from the Farmers Home Administration at 12 percent interest rates, it would need just $264,475 from the block grant program to bring monthly user fees down to $20 per month, according to Deimer. He added that $20 per month is the standard figure in the state right now for monthly sewer bills. The WSA members agreed to petition the county’s board of supervisors to apply for a community development block grant and voted unanimously to try to get on the board's agenda for the December 7 meeting. Securing block grant funds "will give us a chance to knock that monthly user charge way down,” noted WSA secretary Bob Dennis. “But if the county won’t do that, we’re really out of the running.” If the December meeting with the supervisors can be arranged, the WSA members will try to have present Deimer from Burchart-Hom, Stu Wilson from the SWCB and John Capelle. executive director of the planning district commission and a member of the governor’s committee that is setting up economic development block grant funding criteria. ON THIS THANKSGIVING We express appreciation for our bounty and the people in Rappahannock who have made it possible. HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM ALL OF USt ^ k 4 -*ML Eileen M. Day, REALTOR REALTY WORLDS. LuciUe K. Price 675-3427 Cloplon House Box 126 Washington, Va. 22747 675-3400 m MLS Beverly Atkins 967-8884 Millie Vounft 937-5196 for convicted drug dealers from S25,000 to $250,000. Overcrowded Prisons The problem of overcrowding in both state prisons and local jails is getting rose, he said in a July 1 law enforcement plan, and will not get better even with the increased state prison capacity expected by November 1982. The cost of new prison construction is $40,000 to $50,000 per bed, and despite the expenditure of $52 million on new facilities by next November, the state will expect to be short of space, according to his report. Shortages in state prison space have led to overcrowding in local jails, he said. He said one obvious solution to the problem is to increase the number of prisons constructed. “This alternative, although immensely expensive, must be carefully considered,” he said. But he said special consideration should be given to constructiong regional prison farms for low and mediumrisk prisoners. He cited a program in Georgia that has had success with such an approach and added that “alternatives to conventional incarceration” are needed because of the high cost of constructing and maintaining conventional prisons. He also proposed two changes to the state constitution—one that would allow the Commonwealth to appeal in criminal cases, and fne that would give law nforcement officers the power to arrest, without a warrant, persons who commit assault misdemeanors outside the officer’s presence. Transportation Problcam In the area of transportation, Mr. Robb has said one of the state’s most pressing needs is to find a way to deal with declining revenues for state highways. Since motorists are now conserving gasoline by using more fuel efficient cars, highway revenues from the state gasoline tax are declining, leaving less money for maintenance and new construction. It is not yet clear whether he will support an increase in the gasoline tax. He indicated in an Oct. 12 interview that he would not favor using money from the general fund for highways, primarily because there will be an added strain on the budget as departments vie for shrinking funds. He is waiting also for a report by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, which is studying the highway department will soon offer a report to the' General Assembly, before making further recommendations. In his energy plan, Mr. Robb called for a state energy policy to outline conventional and alternative energy sources, as well as energy resources. He has called coal the “cornerstone” of Virginia’s energy policy, and has proposed a number of recommendations for improved utilization of coal resources. To conserve energy, Mr. Robb supports the 55 mile per hour speed limit, completion of the full 100 miles of the Metro System in Northern Virginia, and he says he will require that all state vehicles meet a 25miles-per-gallon standard of efficiency. counw now/ ROBERT METCALFE GENERAL CONTRACTOR New Homes •Cabins •Additions •Remodeling Box 147 Flint Hill, Va. 703»675«3897 Va. Class A Contractor’s License mnrmnro i»iTmnrmnrrm i»ii» inrrrnrw BEAUTIFUL ACREAGE 46 spectacular acres with 30 miles of panoramic views atop Chester Gap mountain. This is a last-of-a-kind property! Build your own Castle here while living in a sturdy, older, but lovable 2 BR, 1 Vi bath farmhouse on the property; then use farmhouse for rental income. Property is bordered by 1000 ft. , hard-surface, state maintained road. Owner financing is available with possible 9'4% a.p.r. interest available ('/j down). For a "mountain top experience" ask Gary Olsen, broker, to explain financing details and to see property TODAY. $110,000.00. HOMESTEAD PROPERTIES OF FRONT ROYAL (703)635-7157 505 South Royal Avenue FRONT ROYAL. VA. 22630 niitnnitHinnimnnm»mii» SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM Sperryville, Virginia 22740 (703) 987-8088 -Office THANKSGIVING’ a-— I Hbwi m a special time and we at Spenryville Realty express our deepest thanks for your support IB REALTOi Jam** W. Laaka, Raaltor M74236 J. Maurtcs O’Bannon 967-8713 Eddta Way land 987-8041 Carson Johnson 987-8720 John Eubank, Jr. 967-6146 Nancy S. Laake 967-8971 BudCordar 635-5891 81 was a mild one and $12.7 million was spent for snow removal, much of which was spent during late winter storms in the mountains. For the 1981-82 winter, Mr. Leigh says $19.1 million has been allocated for snow and ice removal. That breaks down to S3 million for the interstate routes, which are the first roads cleared; the primary and arterial roads are alloted $9.4 million,' with the remaining $6.7 million allocated for clearing secondary roads. Because of the shortage of funds, the department didn’t buy any new equipment this year. As a result, special emphasis has been on repairing and updating existing equipment. In addition to equipment owned by the department, privately owned trucks and other vehicles often are rented to help out when a winter storm is widespread or extremely intense. State-owned equipment includes 1,671 chemical or abrasive spreaders; 1,723 standard trucks with plows; 79 heavy trucks with plows; 185 motor graders without plows; 218 motor graders with plows; 87 angle dozers; 358 front end loaders, and 20 rotary plows. Mr. Leigh says salt'is being stored at strategic spots throughout the state. It can be moved to roadside storage areas and be ready when the first flakes fall. The maintenance division used 61,000 tons of salt last year, only about half the average amount. But an ominous sign has entered the thoughts of the maintenance men who are hoping for another mild winter. Two inches of snoW fell Oct. 21 in the far southwest. Rappahannock County just listed CHARMING LARGE COUNTRY HOME on ten acres 4 Bedrooms - 2'/> Bath Central Vaccuum • Central AC NEW 'n ground 32 ft. Heated Pool Texas Greenhouse • Double Garage .a:;..*. with worksnop Immaculate Condition $165,000 \ OWNER FINANCING 1 Call: j Mickael G. MarsK * Broker ^ 703-825-0112 Line-Up With Lyne CHARMING 7 room, 2-story farrti house. 2 stone chimneys, 4 fireplaces, old pine floors, stream, shade trees, privacy PLUS beautiful mountain views, approximately 9 acres, half wooded. $75,000. HUNTER’S PARADISE, 82 wooded acres for only $71,200. 30 ACRES fronting on 522, about 7 acres cleared, high ground homesite allows terrific view of Piedmont Country, great exposure for solar heating. ONLY $1500 per acre. SEVERAL attractive 3032 wooded acre parcels. $1,000 per acre. HAPPY THANKSGIVING CAI.H IS! W. H. Lyne, Realtor _ . , . Rt. I Box 465 Roger Lee Atkins Washington. Va. Salesman 7(>3-<)87-8588 <>87-8171 m realtor mmmmtmmmitr i » fiTi f »r» ri REAL ESTATE FOR SALE FAIRLEA FARM, 6 acre estate on edge of Washington, Va., field stone manor house, tennis court, lovely landscaping and views. SCRABBLE, 140 acres, part open, part wooded, highway frontage, strong stream, pine knoll, old orchard with lakesite, sunny southern exposure. THANKSGIVING! SAM Q nead Realty Home** Farms and Country Real Estate Washington, Va. 22747 Phone 987-8709 Helen Snead-Associate E i?f ai inn i