Rappahannock News, January 27, 1983

:•), 7A. 23219 SAMPLE The County Family Newspaper Since 1877 RCHS Building Proposal Centers On New Gym The capital outlay presentation made by School Superintendent Robert Estabrook at last Tuesday’s school board meeting is the latest effort by the Rappahannock school administration to deal with cramped conditions at the high school. Estabrook's presentation centers around construction of a new gym. This latest proposal for capital outlay is expected to cause controversy, just as previous proposals have. The presentation came at a specially-scheduled meeting, a fact criticized by Wakefield member Robert Eastham, who left the meeting in the middle of the proposal. Estabrook introduced his presentation by saying that he was aware that money is not plentiful now and that his plan represents a scaleddown version rearranging existing space as well as constructing the new gym. Space Use A chart was presented r detailing the daily use of high school rooms. Estabrook's figures, confirmed by RCHS principal Robert Chappell, show that 96 percent of the rooms at the high school are in use all day. The other four percent, he said, were specialty rooms and not suited for constant use, for instance, a building trades shop and classroom. Tied in with the issue of school space use is that of expected population trends. Estabrook told the board that, according to planning statistics, the Rappahannock school age population will not increase markedly before the year 2,000. “So we’re not planning for a huge increase in students,” he said. “We’re trying to correct space problems that prevent us from improving our curriculum.” History Space needs are not a new subject for study, Estabrook told the board. The same problems have cropped up over and over in the past eight years. Cited by school board study groups, a visiting committee, and various administrators have been these problems: a cramped kitchen and cafeteria area, a need for an expanded library, a need for at least five more regular classrooms, two science labs, and guidance offices with privacy and display areas. Also identified was a need for a private clinic area, an additional boys’ rest room and a great deal more storage space. More recent problems have been the lack of a conference room, need for a separate computer room and publications room, need for a math lab and an adequate teacher workroom-lounge. Also noted, said Estabrook, are the problems inherent in a shared gymnasium and auditorium where after-school dramatic and athletic activities compete with each other for time. (Continued on Page 2) Last Chance For Tickets A menu topped by barbecued spareribs and turkey will be featured at the benefit dinner sponsored by the Sperryville Ladies Auxiliary on Saturday. February 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. To avoid the unexpected crowds that have strained serving capacity at past dinners, meals will be by ticket only. Tickets are available from Marie Atkins (987-8802). Betty Walter (987-8391) and Laura Wharton (987-8504) and must be purchased by January 31. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for children. Carryout meals will be served from 4:30 to 5:15 only. Tables at the Sperryville Fire Hall will be groaning from the weight of platters piled with delicious country cookin’. In addition to turkey and spareribs, the menu for the benefit dinner includes gravy, dressing, cranberry sauce, parsley potatoes, green beans, salads, desserts and hot rolls. J Gun Shop Damage Tops $325,000 After a detailed inspection of the rubble left at Blue Ridge Gun Shop following a fire last weekend that virtually destroyed the Amissville business, proprietor Robert Bowers estimated losses at “right around $325,000.” ‘‘After we sorted oui everything, it looks like we might have saved about $10,000 worth of equipment, most of it hand tools,” said Bowers, revising downward his original figure of $80,000$100,000. Arson investigators believe the early a.m. fire last Sunday started from a gas heater in the store, according to Bowers. “It had the wrong type of flue, not the kind for a gas heater. And it didn’t have a thimble through the wall — just a piece of aluminum instead.” He emphasized, however, that the investigators aren’t “absolutely 100 percent sure," of the cause of the blaze. Bowers said he plans to rebuild Blue Ridge Guns and this week received estimates on construction of a modern metal building larger than the original structure. “Hopefully, Hr be back in operation in three months,” he said, adding that he will also proceed with plans to add a shooting range. A zoning ordinance amendment proposed by Bowers is now before the county board of supervisors. If enacted, it would allow shooting ranges by special permit on agriculturally zoned land by special permit from the board of zoning appeals. “My range plans haven’t changed at all,” Bowers emphasized. According to Bowers, his sole aim in building a range is to improve hunter safety. He predicted that successful completion of a hunter safety course will be made a prerequisite to issuance of a hunting license, beginning this year, and announced that the first safety classes to be sponsored by Blue Ridge Guns will be offered as scheduled next month. He added that he will rent the Amissville Fire Hall “or someplace" to hold the free course. Bowers divided his praise equally between volunteer fire fighters and the com(Continued on Page 3) _ -R»pp«hann,« k New, l*h Hni.hin«m NO SKATERS WALTZ HERE - Kids, at least, foumf something to enjoy during the freezingtemperatures that fell on the county last week. The cold snap might not have been enough to ice over ponds but it turned roadside ditches into slick and speedy slides. Sperryville Gets Visit From EPA A representative from the federal Environmental Protection Agency will be in Sperryville today, January 27, to take an inperson look at the site where $1.4 million in EPA money is slated to be spent for construction of a sewer system. At the Rappahannock Water and Sewer Authority’s meeting last Monday night. Bob Dennis reported on an exchange of correspondence between EPA and the State Water Control Board which apparently prompted the visit. In a letter dated December 15, Jim Kern of EPA’s Philadelphia office posed questions which arose after he reviewed the facilities plan fpr the long-delayed Sperryville project. (EPA review and approval of design must come before the $1.4 million construction grant earmarked by the Water Control Board for Sperryville can be released. As a result of the county’s failure to win a $478,193 block grant in the past funding cycle, deemed necessary to bring monthly user fees down to a range affordable to village residents, the $1.4 million allocated vfor the current fiscal year was deferred last month. If money remains—as expected—in the SWCB’s contingency fund and if the county is successful in a second block grant application this summer, the $1.4 million construction grant will be awarded to Rappahannock, according to SWCB personel.) The answer to Kern’s questions came in a letter dated January 7 from the SWCB’s regional director, Tom Schwarburg. tlPA: What will be the closest downstream water user and its distance from the proposed Thornton River outfall (of effluent from S perry ville’s package treatment plant)? SWCB: The closest downstream user of any significance is the City of Fredericksburg’s intake on the Rappahannock River of which the Thornton River is a tributary. That intake is approximately 50 miles distant. EPA: What is the current status of the county in the National Flood Insurance Program? SWCB: An active participant. EPA: Is there a need to (Continued on Page 2) Construction, Tax Collection On The Upswing Local economic indicators— county building activity and tax collection— continue to remain brisk despite the 11.1 percent unemployment rate for November released last week. Rappahannock County is experiencing a definite upswing in renovation activity, according to the number of permits issued from the zoning administrator’s office in calendar year 1982 compared to the total from 1981. Rappahannock residents were granted 159 building permits in the year just completed, compared to a last year’s total of 127. New house construction decreased slightly, with 30 permits for new houses compared to 37 last year. Rappahannock County is part of Planning District Nine, which reported this week that the total number of new housing units in the fivecounty area represents a decrease of 22.5 percent from 1981 and 40.5 percent since 1980. Culpeper County showed a decrease of 36.2 percent in new construction activity, the biggest gap in the district over the two year period. Rappahannock’s decrease of 18 percent is typical for the rest of the district. What Rappahannock lost in new construction, it more than made up in renovation permits granted. The gain in 1982 compared to last year is over 26 percent. “If there’s a building slump in the county, you couldn't prove it by me,” said zoning secretary Sandra Cartwright-Brown as she gathered data for the zoning administrator’s annual report. Centers of activity in the county are Sperryville, Washington, Flint Hill, Amissville and the CastletonViewtown area, each having dozens of building permits issued, with scattered activity in Woodville, the F. T. Valley, Chester Gap, Boston, Huntly and Rock Mills. Most obvious to those who do business in the county seat (Continued on Page 3) 30 20 - 15 — 10 — 5 — —J-1-1-1-1-1-1I- I 1_J_I Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aufi. Sept. Oet. Nov. Dec. Total Rappahannock Building Permits 1981_ 1982_ Special Prosecutor Sought F or Kidwell Rappahannock's Commonwealth's Attorney has asked the Circuit Court to name a special prosecutor to litigate second degree murder charges lodged against Diane Elizabeth Kidwell. Douglas K. Baumgardner announced Tuesday that he disqualified himself January 18 from prosecuting Kidwell for the shooting death of Ranee Spellman Nov. 9. "I take this action after consultation with Judge (Thomas) Horne and Ms. Rhetta M. Allen, assistant counsel to the Virginia State Bar,” Mr. Baumgardner noted. According to a letter from Ms. Allen (marked “personal and confidential” but released by Mr. Baumgardner). ihe Commonwealth’s Attorney wrote the Virginia State Bar January 3, requesting an opinion on the propriety of his continued service in connection with the Kidwell case. “It is my opinion that a potential conflict is present if you continue in the role of an advocate. . .Therefore, it is m'y opinion and recommendation that you should request the Chief Circuit Court Judge in your jurisdiction to appoint a special prosecutor from outside of your jurisdiction to pursue the prosecution,” Ms. Allen concluded. The references cited as the basis tor Ms. Allen’s ruling relate to the propriety of an attorney acting as counsel in a case where there is a possibility the attorney may be called as a material witness. Mr. Baumgardner has taken an active role in the investigation of the shooting which occurred November 4. 1982. Mr. Spellman, manager of Points-of-View farm in Flint Hill, was shot from a bulldozer while reportedly widening a disputed right-ofway through Mr. and Mrs. Roger Kid wells property on route 522. The fight-of-way served both the Kidwell's land and three lots owned by Patricia Saltonstall. who owns Points of View Farm. Judge Horne, who is presiding in the case, may have to look past adjoining counties to find a Commonwealth's A 11 o r n e v without connections to the parties involved. John Bennett. Culpeper Commonwealth's Attorney, was formerly Saltonstnll’s lawyer. Fauquier County’s Commonwealth's Attorney Charles Foley represented Airlee employees in legal action, and Kidwell is a former Airlee employee who testified against Airlie’s founder and dip-dor, Dr. Murdock Head duTing his 1479 trial on bribery and conspiracy to evade taxes. Preliminary motions in the Kidwell case are set to be heard Feb. 25, in Rappahannock's Circuit Court. RAAC Sponsors Workshon On Sunday, February 13, I he Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community is sponsoring a four-hour actors’ workshop to take place in the Gay Street Theater in Washington. The I workshop w ill be conduc+ed by Bart Whiteman, founder and director of the Source Theater. Whiteman is currently playing one of the lead roles in the widely acclaimed performance of EQUUS now showing in Washington, D. C. and scheduled for presentation in Rappahannock County tin February 25. (The local performance of EQUIJS is being sponsored by a small committee of theater enthusiasts.) RAAC’s workshop for actors is open to any interested adult or high school student age 15 and up. No previous acting experience is necessary. Each participant should prepare something to p re s e n i — a d r a in a I i e sequence, it possible, bul a poem, aneciioie, improvisalion, short story or sonj> will do. Workshop admission is $10 lor RAAC members and students; $15 lor nonmember adults. The workshop will start at noon and end at 4..10. For information or to reserve space, call Laurie Marshall at 825-6459 or (aria Funster at 987-8913. Planners Turn Thumbs Down On Range Inspection Fees “It’s a question of how to skin the cat,” Commonwealth’s Attorney Douglas Baumgardner said of attempts to have developers shoulder the cost of expensive shooting range inspections. A proposed zoning ordinance amendment which would allow shooting ranges as a special permit use in agricultural zones calls for (I) safety and sound testing by qualified experts to ensure that performance standards are met and (2) the applicant to pay for that testing. \ At an informal joi nj meeting last Wednes-tfay between county planning commissioners and supervisors Dick Latham and Hubert Gilkey, Baumgardner questioned whether stateenabling legislation allows cost of testing and inspections to be assessed directly on the permit applicant. "It’s a viable goal. . .to have the applicant bear the costs of studies to satisfy local government that safety features are included,” he said. But the attorney suggested that the same goal be accomplished by setting a fee schedule to cover expenses incurred by the county in contracting with specialists to conduct the necessary tests. “Maybe to put it as a fee would be safer from a legal standpoint," said Dick McNear, professional planner for Fauquier County and Rappahannock resident who is currently working with the planning commissioners* on review and revision of local zoning ordinances. “Another wav to skin thecal is to let the applicant provide you with the evidence (that sound and safely standards are satisfied). . .It’s a valid purpose for /oiling whether you call it a fee or not." McNear said. "But lie's the lawyer.” the professional planner added, deferring to Baumgardner. Fee Opposed Commissioner Newbill Miller argued that if a tee is specified, it will have to he set so high, it would he almost prohibitive: “SI.(XX) or the actual cost, whichever is less,” McNear suggested. “SI,(XX) is not going to cover it," maintained Miller. With subdivision development, the developer has to pay an engineer to design roads, pul in culverts and other “soft costs" associated with the development, noted commissioner Werner Krebser. “This is the same thing.” he said, arguing tor direct assessment of testing expenses. the "soft costs" of shooting range development. "I'm afraid of a fee schedule,” Miller said. "It will, he like our advertising lee schedule (dor public hearings mi /oiling issues). It won't anywhere near cover the county's costs." He also noted that both tiring and acoustical tests will have to be conducted to ensure that salcly and sound regulations are met. “I don't think the same person is going to be able to do both." Setback Distance Dick lathani questioned whether the setback distance ol .SIX) leet Ironi adjoining property lines was sufficient. "I wouldn't want a range 5(H) leet from my bedroom window,” the supervisor chairman added. “What’s accomplished hy« a side setback?” Baumgardner responded. Other criteria in the proposed ordinance address noise and safely regulations and stipulate that a shooting range must be designed to meet those regulations, he noted, questioning whether side setback was necessary. In addition to noise and safety considerations, there's a third factor—properly value—which is affected by side setback regulations. Co m in i s s i o n e r Wer n e r Krcbscr said. The further the distance from an adjoininl property line, the less impact a shooting range vyII have on (Continued on Page 3) Looking Back 150 Y ears This week we begin our first in a series on Rappahannock history. We’ve searched the county for information on early education here and found the material presented on pages six and seven. We've talked to dozens of long-time county resident1 and gathered enough memories to fill ten times the space here. Our thanks to all who shared their memories and old pictures with us. We’ll begin next week on our February topic, Rappahannock County soldiers.

Sperryville Gets Visit From EPA (Continued from Page 1) extend the sewer system to some of the remote houses in the proposed service area? Can the septic tanks and drainfields at these remote sites be replaced or upgraded? SWCB: With sewage disposal by drainfield, contamination of ground water in the area will continue, as the entire service area is served by private wells, most of which are now contaminated by infiltration from malfunctioning septic fields. To upgrade those fields is neither feasible nor desirable since the area is in Hood plain with poor soils for drainfields. Also, sewage disposal regulations would prevent upgrading or expanding, in most cases. In addition, EPA has already approved the sewer line extension to these “remote” houses by its approval of the original facilities plan several years ago. EPA: Why is commercial flow up 2/5 percent while residential flow is up only 12 percent over the same 20 year period? SWCB: The existing commercial flow is much lower than expected due to business establishments sharply curtailing their water use. The voluntary curtailment is due to lack of adequate sewage disposal in the village. The health department has required at least one commercial establishment to close down because of contaminated water supply. The area depends financially on a tourist trade for which both sewage disposal and an uncontaminated water supply are necessary. EPA: Who owns the site of the proposed sewer system and is it surrounded by an adequate buffer zone? SWCB: The site is owned by the Rappahannock Water and Sewer Authority and it has an adequate buffer atone that meets Virginia sewage regulations. Data Already Supplied “Frankly, 1 wonder if this guy read the plans. . .All this stuff is in there,” said Dennis, in reference to the EPA official’s inquiries. He noted that Kerns had asked if infiltration inflow studies had been done. (Infiltration inflow refers to the infiltration of ground water into the sewer lines.) “There’s no infiltration inflow with a pressure system (such as is proposed for Sperryville). If there are any leaks, they would be out (from the sewer lines into the ground water),” Dennis said. Schwarburg closed his letter to EPA with the jRappaftannocb Heiub Rappahannock & Adjoining Counties per year $8.00 Elsewhere in the U S. per year $10.00 Outside the U.S. per year $8.00 plus postage SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL ALL PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ( ) New ( ) Renewal ( ) Check Enclosed NAME ADDRESS ~ CITY_ STATE____JL __ ZIP_ Entered as second class mail at the Post Office in Warrenton, Va. The Rappahannock News is published every Thursday at 39 CulpeperStreet, Warrenton, Va., by The Warrenton Printing and Publishing Co., P.O. Box 631, Warrenton, Va. 22186. notation that “the State Water Control Board and the State Health Department are strongly supportive of the proposed project as shown in the facilities plan so as to alleviate the imminent health hazard existing in this community. . .Your expeditious review and approval of the facilities plan will be appreciated.” Money Saving Ploy Dennis complimented Schwarburg’s answer to EPA, noting that the SWCB's regional director had done a good job in pointing out “why the facilities plan is the way it is.” He maintained that the questions posed by Kerns are just an attempt by EPA “to save some money.” The visit to Sperryville is part of the standard federal review process, Dennis assured his fellow WSA members. “I don’t think it’s any big deal. . .They just want to get a better feel for what the service district is, what the area looks like.” Chairman Carson Johnson. Dennis and Donald Gore all indicated that they plan to accompany the EPA official on his tour of the village. There was little else in the way of business conducted at the January 17 WSA meeting. Dennis reported that a letter to the state health commissioner has been forwarded to the Rappahannock board of supervisors for signature. The letter notes that Sperryville had been previously designated by the health department as an imminent health hazard and requests confirmation that the designation is still valid. The confirmation will be included in the county’s application in the next round of community development block grant funding. (Lack of certification as an imminent health threat reportedly cost Sperryville its grant in the last funding cycle.) Dennis, who serves as WSA secretary, noted that a request from the State Water Control Board’s division of construction grants for an updated cost analysis on the proposed sewer system has been sent to the engineers for the project. The WSA also received confirmation from the SWCB that additional funds have been approved for already completed redesign of the Sperryville system. $8,000 Fiction Prize Offered Manuscripts for the Virginia Prize for fiction, awarded by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, are being accepted through April 1. The fiction competition is open to anyone residing in Virginia at least from January 1981 through December 1983. For further information, contact (he Virginia Center lor the Creative Arts. (804) 946-7236. - *. TAKE A TAX BREAK and call Yancey’s Accounting (703) 937-5239 Full line of bookkeeping and tax services Reasonable Rates! # Viewtown, Va. Since 1972 RCHS Building Proposal Centers On New Gym High School Capital Improvements Recommended In 1980 Brick and Mortar Construction Class Rooms 3 - Science Rooms 1152 sq. ft. $172,800 1 - Music Room 1020 sq. ft. 51,000 1 - Art Room 1200 sq. ft. 60,000 2 - Business Rooms 888 sq. ft. 88,800 $372,600 Support Facility Rooms 1 - Cafeteria (1560) add 2195 sq. ft. $109,750 1 - Library (1632) add 1121 sq. ft. 56,050 2 - Resttooms 480 sq. ft. 48,000 $213,800 2 - Restrooms, Handicap 64 sq. ft. - $6,400 1 - Clinic 168 sq. ft. 8,400 1 - Teacher Workroom 320 sq. ft. 16,000 1 - Guidance Counselors Room 864 sq. ft. 43,200 1 - Locker Room for Gym 608 + 486 sq. ft. addition 48,600 $709,000 Other Considerations Button up existing building 36,195 x $10 sq. ft. + Subject to energy audit Equipment: 15 percent x Const. Costs .15x709,000 Architects Fee-5 percent of const, cost .05 x (709,000+ 361,950) Upgrade Water System Upgrade Sewer System $361,950 106,350 53,548 5,000 15,000 GRAND TOTAL Ajiril 1980 $1,250,848 (Continued from Page 1) 1980 Recommendations A 1980 study group composed of school board members recommended these capital improvements, although the board failed to request any construction funds in that year’s budget: Estabrook said that the January, 1983 total, adjusted for inflation, would be $1,626,102. New Proposal In keeping with the riature of the times, Estabrook said that he’d worked with the space requirements to come up with a cheaper plan that would address the same needs at about one-third the cost of the 1980 plan. ’’I’ve enjoyed this,” he said. “It’s been a puzzle trying to come up with a plan.” The superintendent said that he realized that the 1980 plan was based entirely on new construction. His plan would construct a standard size syninasium and rearrange the space taken by the old gym to fill cllssroom and storage needs. New RCHS Gym Estabrook projected a plan of the high school with an overlay rearranging available space. Some of the changes were: —the existing gym space used for an expanded library and stage area; —a larger cafeteria and a classroom in the existing bleachers area; — a kitchen expansion, using existing boys’ rest room, which is moved to existing teachers’ lounge; —science classrooms in existing library; —addition of classrooms on 2nd level over cafeteria, a publication work room, a separate guidance office, clinic, conference room and math lab - all from rearranged space. T Literary Fund Loan Estabrook emphasized that his plan was the work of an amateur with a little free architectural advice. “Perhaps there are improvements possible in some areas,” he said. “This is a start.” His estimate of construction costs was between $500,000 and $750,000. If literary fund loans are available from the state, yearly payments on a 20-year loan at 3 percent interest would range between $40,000 and $60,000 the first year and $26,000 and $39,000 the last year with 20 decelerating payments. A possible freeze on literary funds means the chance of borrowing at 8.75 Public School Authority, witnL the first year’s payment on $500,000 at $46,875. percent from the J :---r 1 1 — — ■ ■ Annual For£ge Conference Scheduled The annual area forage conferences will be held at Harrisonburg, Chatham, Glade Spring and Culpeper [luring February to allow producers to hear about new ilevelopments in the field. The Valley-Blue Ridge conference will be Tuesday, Feb. 1, at the Harrisonburg Vlennonite Church and the Southern Piedmont conference is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Chatham Culture and Education Center. The Emory and Henry College Fellowship Hall at Glade Spring will be the site of the Southwest conference Tuesday, Feb. 8, while the Culpeper fire hall will host INSULATION makes the big difference in your home heating bills! How Does Your Home Measure Up? Whether or not electricity is the sole means of heating and cooling your home, proper insulation is extremely important in saving you dollars and energy. Insulating a home which has no insulation can provide substantial savings of up to 30% of your heating and cooling costs. . Heating and air conditioning requirements are far less in a home that is properly insulated. Of course, this means greater comfort for the homeowner at a lower cost. Your home may not have enough insulation and we recommend the following guidelines: Ceilings - R 30 Insulation Walls - R 11 Insulation (existing homes) - R 18 Insulation (new homes) Floors - R 19 Insulation If you aren’t sure about tin amount of insulation in your home, call a reputable contractor or dealer for an inspection. Properly installed insulation can make a big difference in comfort and cost. Storm doors and windows represent another major source of energy and costs savings. For example, storm doors and windows or insulating glass can actually reduce tlnvneating or cooling loss through windows by almost 50% when compared to standard doors and windows. For even greater savings, you might consider triple-glazed windows and insulated doors. Installation of storm doors and windows also provides greater comfort by eliminating cold drafts, especially across the floors. * Some doors and windows leak so much they might as well be open. Keep the warm or cool air inside where you want it. You’ll enjoy greater comfort and save energy and money at the same time. Storm doors and windows can still lose heated or cooled air if they aren’t properly sealed. Check to make sure that yours are weatherstripped around movable joints and well caulked around all frames. It does make a big difference. Part of the Potomac Edison Allegheny Power System m^ the Northern conference Tuesday, Feb ?2. All of the meetings are being sponsored by the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service and the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council (VFGC). Starting at 9:30 a.m., the Valley-Blue Ridge conference will feature a panel discussion on the techniques and experiences the participants have had with notill alfalfa. Ralph and Bill Crowe qf Rockingham County will describe their dairy operation, which won them the VFGC Outstanding Forage Producers Award for the area. The afternoon program will look at insect, weed and disease problems in forage crops as well as variations in forage quality and how to use them in feed rations. The JAN. SPECIAL Announcing our new alternations dept, with a 10% Savings on all alternations for you. Incrediblel Amnora 117 E. Culpeper St. ftilpiper 825-9475 meeting, which will feature producers and Extension specialists, will end at 3:15 p.m. The Southern Piedmont conference, scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m., will feature a presentation by Mike and Thomas McDowell on how they won the outstanding forage producer award for their Halifax County operation. Also on the agenda will be discussions of hairy vetch and other winter annual legumes and grazing and feeding programs for cow-calf herds. Mack and Rick Wall, Montgomery County dairy farmers, will explain how their operation won the area forage award at the Southwest conference. “New” crops, such as turnips, tyfon, winter peas, and soybean niilo mixtures, and weed control also will be discussed by Virginia Tech Extension specialists at the 9:45 a.m. meeting. The Northern conference will begin at 9:45 a.m. with a theme of “Utilizing Marginal Crop Land Effectively with Forages.” Orange County dairyman Mike Yager will describe the practices which won him the outstanding forage producer award. The suitability of different types of soil for crop production and the useVf herbicides also are topics on the morning agenda. Additional information can be obtained by contacting a local Extension office. i§J^ REALTY WORLD ■ $i/een %4t. Estate REA1TOB RETURN OF THE SINGLE HOME The new trend in housing is the return of the single-family house. The long uptrend of apartment starts as a proportion of total activity is not only over but has already started to go in the other direction - shifting back to singlefamily activity. This is the beginning of a trend that will continue for the next decade and a half. We have crossed the threshold of a singlefamily housing boom that in the next IS years will rival the post-war single family housing boom of the late 1940’s and 1950’s - and in one very real sense will exceed that golden age of housing activity. More singlefamily housing units will be started in the next 15 years than from 1946 through 1960. The volume of singlefamily housing sales in recent years is an indicator of the trend. Sales of single-family housing have soared since their recession low point at the beginning of 1975. Sales of existing homes reached record levels by the end of 1975. Every month since then the number of existing homes sold has exceeded the level ever recorded for that month. 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.

Construction On The Upswing (Continued from Page 1) are the many structures being built and renovated in Washington. Some of the structures receiving a face lift are town landmarks. Sharon and Peter Luke are renovating the old town fire hall for their law offices. Also included in the remodeling are upstairs living quarters with a small kitchen. The Lukes do not plan to rent this part of the building: it will be for their own and their clients’ use. Most of the changes are interior. Margery Albright has almost finished the renovation of the Manson house on Main St. for her studio and home. She uses part of the large living quarters for a gallery and part for her work in acrylics - and oils. The Rappahannock News has a much-needed face lift on the outside of the building as well as remodeling of its darkroom almost completed. A new roof has put an end to leaks and provides an attic for storage. Stucco siding and a brick walkway have been added to the exterior. Across the Main Street from the News Office, Robert and Patricia Weinberg have remodeled an outbuilding for a rental unit and renovated the garage that faces the road. The little rental building has been moved in addition to being completely renovated. In the old post office building, Doug Baumgardner is remodeling, adding an addition to the back which will enlarge space he will use for an office. He plans to move his law office there in February or March. Presently, the building houses Dr. Mayberry’s dental office, the Harris Hollow Frozen Food Company and Creations, a book and craft shop. Baumgardner has also made repairs to the roof, and plans to paint the brick a cream color. Each end will be covered with narrow clapboard siding. Baumgardner said that he also plans to enlarge the parking lot behind the building. To complete the face lift on north end of town, the welfare department has a fresh coat of paint. In the lot behind the post office, Werner Krebser is constructing a new building. Of brick and wood construction, it will house three rental units. On the other side of the intersection, Patrick O’Connell and Reinhart Lynch, proprietors of The Inn at Little Washington, are continuing work on Rappahannock's premier restaurant. A side yard has been leveled and fenced for an elaborate garden, complete with small pool, and renovation is underway in the main dining room. Tax Collection County Treasurer Frances Foster reports that, in early January, over 90 percent of the total assessed county tax bill had been collected. The bulk of the $749,283 collected was paid before the penalty date in December, meaning that most county residents are current in their tax payments. HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED FOR PLANNING DISTRICT NINE 1980, 1981, and 1982 1980 Total 1981 Total 1982 Total Change 1981-82 Z Change 1981-82 Change 1980-82 Z Change 1980-82 Culpeper Fauquier Madlaon Orange Rappahannock 162 351 61 165 52 94 264 65 148 37 60 200 58 123 30 - 34 - 64 - 7 - 25 - 7 -36.2 -24.2 -10.8 -16.9 -18.9 -102 -151 - 3 - 42 - 22 -63.0 -43.0 - 5.0 -25.5 -42.3 Dlatrlct 791 608 471 -137 -22.5 -320 -40.5 Planners Turn Down Inspection Fees (Continued from Page 1 ) property value, he maintained. Baumgardner questioned whether it was reasonable to stipulate that the range be designed to preclude the escape of a bullet intentionally fired. “That’s from the firing line only,” Miller said. He noted that experts from the National Rifle Association who testified before the planning commission had indicated that the requirement was not unreasonable. “The only unreasonable thing. . .is to have a range where the rounds could escape,” Miller maintained. Rezone Supervisor Latham proposed that the ranges be allowed in business or commercial districts rather than in agricultural zones. “I’d be afraid to do that,” responded Commissioner Miller. "If we rezoned property to commercial or industrial with the idea of allowing a firing range and then the range folds, the land is still zoned commercial." He maintained that it would be wiser to allow ranges as a special permitted use on agricultural land. Then if the range goes out of business, the property remains in agricultural zoning, he added. Commissioner Supervisor Charles Estes agreed that an agricultural area “out away from everything else” is a more suitable location for a shooting range than developed, commercially zoned property. After hearing Krebser’s argument regarding effect of a shooting range on adjacent property values and latham's point that setback distance will reduce the safety hazard posed by range users carrying weapons in and out of the facility. Miller withdrew his objection to the 500 foot distance regulation. “For flexibility, you could say 500 feet or as otherwise established by condition of the board,” suggested McNear. Baumgardner volunteered to work on the wording changes suggested by the FAUQUIER LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE INCOWWWATID REGULAR SALES Every Tue». HORSE SALE 2nd Sat., 1 p.m., Evory Month STATEGRADE FAT CATTLE 1st Tuts 1 p.m. Esory Month 1 Milo East of Marshall Rt. 55 PHONE 364-1566 planning commissioners and supervisors. Once drafted, the proposed shooting range amendment will be advertised for public hearing by the supervisors. Subdivision Denied “I’m gone, honey. . .Let’s get out of this county!” an angry William Guiford told his companion after getting a no from the planning commissioners on his subdivision proposal. Guilford explained to the commissioners last month that he wanted to subdivide five acres off a larger parcel belonging to Mrs. Cooney Jones. The property, which is located in the hollow behind Foster Brothers Packing Shed, would then be conveyed to his mother, Guilford said. He acknowledged that Mrs. Jones' husband,. Clarke, opposed the transfer and with Mr. Jones holding a life estate in the 102-acre tract, it might not be possible to gain clear title to the five-acre piece proposed for subdivision. Last month, the commissioners tabled Guilford’s request for subdivision approval, pending legal advice. “Can she (Mrs. Jones) subdivide five acres off 102?” Guilford asked last Wednesday. “1 don’t think she can,” Miller replied. “Not under our ordinance,” added Commission Chairman A. Y. Stokes. ‘Cause it has to be a 50 foot right-of-way?” asked Guilford, referring to the 30 foot right-of-way which serves the property. “I was hoping there might be some kind of a variance,” he said, arguing that there probably won’t be any subdivision activity in the area in the future due to the steeply sloping terrain. “Why doesn’t she sell you 50 acres?” Krebser inquired. “A year ago, we decided on five because that was the minimum you can build on in Rappahannock,” Guilford explained. “The minimum you can build on and the minimum you can subdivide are two different things,” interjected Miller. He noted that a property owner can build on any legally existing lot, no matter what the size, so long as health department sewage and water requirments are satisfied. With no further questions, Guilford left the courtroom. AFD Endorsed By unanimous vote, the planning commissioners endorsed creation of the 3,830 acre East Wakefield Agricultural and Forestal District, sending the AFD application on to the supervisors for action. The commissioners also gave preliminary site plan approval to the Catholic retreat center on Somarbeth Farm near Huntly. Representing the Catholic Diocese, Jim Bayne reported that programs for engaged couples, young people and families will result in an average of 135 and 148 trips per week by vehicles on route 662. Prior to the Catholic Church acquiring the property, trips from the main house, 14 rental units and three additional units under construction amounted to 930 per week, using the highway department figures, Bayne reported. The special use permit granted the retreat center last month by the county’s board of zoning appeals was contingent upon compliance with health department regulations. Bayne told the planning commissioners that work has begun on bringing the kitchen up to standards and that all existing septic fields have now been located. Sanitarian Jack Lockhart has no records on most of the fields (which have been working without problems for 10 years) but expects the systems to continue functioning properly, Bayne noted. Plans call for at least one drain field to be enlarged as part of remodeling the existing buildings for the retreat center. “Whatever it takes (to meet' health department regulations) is what we’ll do,” Bayne assured the planning commissioners. Ordinance Review Prior to adjournment, the commissioners reviewed preliminary county zoning maps with Dick McNear and set a work session to go over the maps in detail for Wednesday, Janiiary 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the courthouse. Crime Report Delegate Raymond R. “Andy” Guest, Jr. has recently received a copy of the 1983 Administration Anti-Crime Program This proposal is available for inspection in Delegate Guest’s legislative office located at 27 South Royal Avenue, Room 450, in Front Royal. NANCY SAMUELS Pattont Cara Coordinator f 1 The Recovery Room M A CM vial on of Make your loved ones more comfortable in their own home with equipment and supplies from THE RECOVERY ROOM Call Trained Personnel For More Information Rental and Sales Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 124 E. Main St., Front Royal, Va. I/Ve Bill Medicare and Medicaid Direct 635-7464 >17 laM Malii St. j|*ONT ROYAL, VA. FINAL CLEARANCE SALE! 1/2 PRICE! Sale Now In Progress Open Fri. Nite Till 9:00 p.m. VISA & MASTERCARD USE OUR REAR ENTRANCE AND PARKING THIS NEW STRUCTURE behind the Post Office, built by Dr. Werner Krebser, is the second stage of his plan for this site, which includes the remodeled Merrill’s Garage building housing the Post Office, Natures Foods and Cafe and the Beauty Box. The new building will provide rental units within walking distance from shops, a need identified for the older citizens of the county and town. Virginia Cattlemen Hold Annual Meetings Seven Virginia cattle organizations will hold their annual meetings as part of the 1983 Virginia Beef Convention at the Homestead Hotel on Feb. 10 and 11. The convention is sponsored by the organizations in cooperation with the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. A day of annual meetings will be followed by a morning of educational programs on the theme “Producing for the Market.” Annual meetings of the Virginia Cattle Feeders Association, Virginia Slaughter Cattle Marketing Association, Virginia Livestock Markets Association and Virginia Cowbelles Association begin at 9:30 a.m. on the first day of the convention. The Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement Association holds its annual meeting at 10 a.m. before adjourning for the general session. The general session features speaker Mary Garst, cattle operations manager of Garst Co., Coon Rapids, Iowa, a seedstock operation with 3,500 cows. The Cattlemen’s Luncheon follows and features another Iowa producer Gene Wiese as speaker on the subject, “The Beef Industry and How to Get Your Share of the Profits.” Wiese is the past president of the American Hereford Association and a nationally recognized judge of beef cattle. The Virginia Cattlemen’s Association annual meeting convenes at 2:30 p.m. and features speaker Dub Berry, executive vice president, National Cattlemen’s Association. The Virginia Simmental Association annual meeting begins at 4 p.m. A convention awards banquet and square dancing will be held in the evening. The educational program begins at 9 a.m. the next morning and will feature several speakers who address marketing of feeder and seedstock cattle. Retired Virginia Tech animal scientist, George Litton, will discuss "75 Years of Progress in the Livestock Industry.” Speakers from customerstates for Virginia feeder cattle will discuss marketability of their Virginia feeder cattle feedlots. The speakers will include Bob Van Stavern, Ohio State University Extension meat specialist; Paul Espy, cattle feeder, Tyrone, Pa.; and John Bricker, manager of the Producer’s Livestock Marketing Association of Ohio. Roy A. Meek, Draper livestock producer, livestock market operator and leader in several cattle organizations, will close the meeting by speaking on the subject “Setting Some Priorities for Cattle Producers in Virginia.” More information is available from K. C. Williamson, Virginia Tech Extension animal scientist, 3680 Animal Science Bldg., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. 24061, or by calling (703) 961-5252. 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He said that he had stayed with Amissville fire chief Paul Poling during the battle against the flames, providing information on what was stored where. "When he made the decision not to g'0 into the building there was some controversy but 1 think his decision saved lives,” Bowers said. “There were eight units operating here and they operated as one. It was very, very organized. I was impressed," he said. "If it hadn't been for the 40 mile per hour wind, they would have had that fire out." Bowers reported that he'd talked at length with Poling after the scene quieted down Sunday morning "I learned a lot. I thought the fire companies were supported by federal and state grants. They’re not. They are solely dependant on the citizens of the county for support. They have to beg or borrow the money.” He proposed that Rappahannock's supervisors consider a special 4ax to provide operating revenue for fire and rescue services. "I’d like to see an assessment for the fire departments levied on every household in the county." Fireman Released Fireman James Stringfellow was hospitalized last Sunday after being struck in the face by an exploding shell fragment. According to Bowers, Stringfellow has been released from Fauquier Hospital but it will be six months before he gels full vision back in one eye. The gun shop proprietor reported that people in the community have brought in donations of clothing, furniture, and cash to replace personal belongings that were destroyed along with stock and equipment when fire swept the business and adjoining living quarters. “The cash given to us we’ve taken to James Stringfellow,” Bowers said. Community support has provided the Bowers with the “inspiration to come hack stronger and better. . . People don't know how good a place Rappahannock is until they go through a disaster like this. Friends, neighbors, strangers — everyone has been so willing to help. You only get something like this in a rural area, in Rappahannock County,'' he concluded. Fuel Assistance Sylvia Krcitlcr. Rappahannock Welfare Department director, said that the fuel assistance program, closed down in December because of rapidly dwindling funds, is back in operation. Kreitler said that Congress added fund to the program during its closing session, enabling the program to continue until March .11. Households which filed for the one-time emergency assistance since December 10 will have their status reviewed automatically and, if found eligible, w ill now receive additional help. Other households not eligible lor the emergency one-time relief may apply for assistance under the same income and resource requirements as before. Building? •Paint •Lumber c •Mlllwork •Hardware* Complete One-Step BUILDING SUPPLY Warrenton Building Material Co., Inc. on the By-Pass Warrenton 347-1400 NOTICE OF 1983 FUEL FACTOR PROCEEDING FOR THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY TAKE NOTICE that the Virginia State Corporation Commission has established Case No. PUE830003 as the 1983 fuel factor proceeding for The Potomac Edison Company (“Company”). Pursuant to Virginia Code Section56-249.6, the Commission has scheduled a public hearing to commence at 10:00 a.m., March 15, 1983, in the Commission’s 13th Floor Courtroom, Jefferson Building, Bank and Governor Streets, Richmond, Virginia. On or before January 31, 1983, Company will propose a fuel factor for the 12 month period commencing April 1, 1983, and file supporting testimony and data. On or before February 15, 1983, Company will file its fuel cost data (FH Reports) for the fourth quarter and last nine months of 1982. All testimony, exhibits, and other data filed by Company will be available for public inspection at all Company offices in Virginia where bills may be paid, and at the Commission’s Document Control Center, Floor Bl, Jefferson Building, Richmond, Virginia. Any interested person (public witness) desiring to make a statement at the hearing should appear in the Commission’s Courtroom at 9:45 a.m. on the hearing date and identify himself or herself to the Bailiff. On or before February 7, 1983, persons desiring to participate as protestants, as defined in Rule 4:6 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“SCC Rules”), to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses, shall file an original and fifteen copies of a Notice of Protest, as described in SCC Rule 5:16(a) with the Clerk of the Commission and serve a copy upon Company. Service upon Company shall be directed to Elmer B. Kaelin, President, The Potomac Edison Company, Downsville Pike, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. On or before March 1, 1983, each protestant shall file an original and fifteen copies of a Protest (SCC Rule 5:16(b)) and an original and fifteen copies of the prepared testimony and exhibits protestant intends to present at the March 15 hearing, and serve a copy upon Company and each protestant. All written communications to the Commission regarding this proceeding should be directed to: William C. Young, Clerk • SCC Document Control Center P.O.Box 2118 Richmond, Virginia 23216 Potomac Edison myk Part of the Allegheny Power System f

mappakannnck Neuih An Independent Newspaper Established 1877 ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL Publisher JOHN T. TOLER Exec Vice Pres A Published Every Thursday DAPHNE I. HUTCHINSON, Editor/Gen Mgr THERESA REYNOLDS, Prod. Coordinator BARBARA C BURKE, Office Manager KAY B CARBONE, Advertising Sales To Subscribe Write or Phone Washington, Va 675-3349 BY MAIL: $8.00 a year in Rappahannock and adjoining counties $10.00 a year elsewhere in the United States BACK COPIES: 3 months or more 70’: 1-2 years - $1.00; over 2 years - S3.00 (if available) OFFICE: Rappahannock News Bldg., Washington. Va.22747 HOURS: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p m.. Mon.-Fri. Published by Warrenton Printing & Publishing Company. Inc. Member. Audit Bureau of Circulation j Thursday, January 27, 1983 Start Over We waited this long. To protect public confidence in public officials, we can wait a little longer for construction of the new combination school board office and bus shop to get underway. Last week, 11 bids for the project were opened by the county school board. Not a single one of the 11 came from a Rappahannock contractor. It wasn’t because they weren’t interested. At least three local builders wanted a shot at the job. They didn’t bid because they didn t know the specifications were available. They didn’t know specifications were available because no advertisement soliciting bids was placed with the Rappahannock News or any other area publication. Superintendent Robert Estabrook acknowledged this week that the advertisement prepared by the architect had been overlooked, forgotten. It’s still waiting in the school board office files. The low bidder apparently learned of the project from his brother, the architect for the new combination building. The other ten out-of-county bidders probably saw the notice that appeared in various trade journals. There was no deliberate deception involved here. Even superintendents of schools sometimes forget. There Vt^ven a possibility that legal technicalities were met by the solicitation of bids, even if notice didn’t appear in a papier of general circulation in Rappahannock County. Commonwealth’s attorney Douglas Baumgardner has been asjked for an opinion as to whether proper legal procedures have been followed. He has also been asked if there is any legal impediment to re-advertising for bids. If the answer to the second question is no, the school board should begin the bidding process all over gain—even if Baumgardner gives a yes to the first question. Rappahannock’s unemployment rate has been the highest in the five-county planning district for the past several months, topping both the state and national jobless levels. Many of the unemployed are connected with the building industry, a segment of the economy hit hardest by the current recession. Local contractors help provide the taxes which pay for the county’s educational system. They should be given a chance at earning a few of those tax dollars back. This Was The News In Bygone Rappahannock Times... 13 YEARS AGO RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS - Rappahannock High senior Teresa A. Cordani was named Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow on the basis of a high score on a “homemaking” test. For her accomplishment, she was made eligible for a college scholarship and was awarded a silver charm by General Mills. Work stopped on the bridge over Rush River on the Little Washington by-pass section of Route 211. Frigid weather made it impossible to pour cement. Bobby Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Scott of Amissville arrived in Vietnam where he was to serve with the U.S. Army. 18 YEARS AGO RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS CANDIDATES were announced for the Sweetheart contest held annually at Rappahannock County High School. Sharon Suter, 8th grade; / Eleanor Rector, 9th grade; Shirley Dodson, 10th grade; Ann Deal, 11th grade; Linda Beahm, 12th grade were named as prospective sweethearts. The sweetheart is elected by ballot—a penny a vote, and proceeds go to the S.C.A. Student Scholarship Fund. The winner and runners-up are announced at a Valentine party in February. Army Captain Richard E. McNear, son of Colonel and Mrs. E. A. McNear of Greenwood Farm, Washington, Virginia, was presented the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service while commanding an Engineer Combat Company in Korea. As a first Lieutenant with Company B of the 8th Engineer Battalion, McNear organized and directed emergency flood damage repair to main supply routes and combat trails, preserving the company’s combat readiness. One year 'old Lorraine Lael Young of Castleton became the youngest charter member of the Rappahannock County Historical Society. She is the daughter of Doctor and Mrs. William H. Young. & 23 YEARS AGO RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS THE ENTIRE community was shocked and grieved to hear of the sudden death of James Edward Harris, 48, who died Friday morning, January 20, from an acutd heart attack. “Jamie” as Mr. Harris was affectionately called by everyone, was known far and wide in all walks of life for his amiability, kindness, charity, gentleness, and loyalty. » The Panther girls of Washington High School held on to defeat Marshall High School 32-28. Eloise Estes led the Panthers with 14 points. The Panther boys lost their game to Marshall after Charles Scroggins and Winfrey Burke fouled out. For the first three quarters, the score remained tied. The final score: 38-30. Mrs. Susie Pullen felled a skunk and a rooster with the single shot. According to Mrs. Pullen, the two critters were engaged in a furious battle when her flashlight spotted them in the hen house amid many disturbed chickens. She lowered her gun and fired, killing both instantly. A winner in the fight was never decided said Mrs. Pullen. Legislators Support Uranium Moratorium Extension RICHMOND—The statewide ban on uranium mining and milling in Virginia would be extended to July 1, 1984 under a bill introduced in the Senate last week. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Daniel W. Bird Jr. (D-Wythe), would also allow further studies of proposed mining sites in Pittsylvania County, where the New Yorkbased Marline Uranium Corp. has leased 40,000 acres for uranium mining. “We’re taking a very cautious approach,” said Sen. Bird of the legislation, which he introduced on behalf of the Virginia Coal and Energy, Commission.5 Sen. Bird, chairman of a commission subcommittee that has been studying the matter for two years, said his bill is the best approach for dealing with all aspects of the controversial issue. In its 1982 session, the assembly approved legislation regulating uranium exploration in the state but enacted a one-year moratorium on uranium mining. That ban, however, would expire July 1 if the legislature does not extend it. Local legislators , in^. terviewed Friday said th£y were not familiar with all /the details of the bill, but tnat they agreed with the one-yaar “From what I hear, I think I can support it,” said Del. Raymond R. “Andy” Guest Jr. (R-Warren). George P. Beard Jr. (RCulpeper), who has introduced a bill that would give localities the option of allowing uranium mining in their areas, said he would withdraw his bill if Sen. Bird’s bill is approved. On the Senate side. Minority Leader William A. Truban (R-Shenandoah), •wSen. Charles L. Waddell (Dyoudoun), and Sen. Nathan H. Miller (R-Rockingham) 3aid they would back the oneyaar extension. m Aliril! I Till ~R«pp*h«nnnck Npw# Plviln/K. Carbone OUCH!! —It looked worse than it felt at the Recreation Center on Saturday as Dr. Graves went from car to car, jabbing the needles in. The dogs at the rabies vaccination clinic hardly seemed to mind a bit. The only cringes came _from squeemish owners. Letters To The Editor Era Of God, The Mother At Hand 1 o the editor: Speeding at us in a headon collision course is a turning point in our cultural cycle comparable to the transition period from Judaism to Christianity. The old order is in the throes of collapse, and a new age is at hand. The Judeo-Chrislti-an religion is divided into two precisely deliniated epochs: the first two thousand years was the era of Yahveh-—or, God, the Father. The current bimillenial period is that of the Son—or, God, the Sibling. And the oncoming aeon will be under the dominant influence of the Third Person of the Trinity, who in a sexist, male biased world has received little attention as a being with personality. She is, of course, God, the Mother (sister, wife, daughter, beloved) whose fuse the plant with a Divine Feminity for the next two thousand years or more! Under Her stimulation the intuitive thinking of the brain’s right hemisphere will bring about a quantum leap in earth’s culture similar tb the logical, mechanistic creations of the masculine, left brain’s epoch of “progress". Undreamed of transformations in both people and society will change this polluted, nuclearsick plant into the final vision in the Bible—New Jerusalem: a fully achieved stasis would of light and life! While the era of Yahveh was a monotheism, and that of Jesus enrphicised the binate personalities of both Father and Son, in the onrushing epoch the “Kingdom of Heaven” will be more lovingly entered into as the whole “Family of God”, containing Mother, Father and Child. Each bi-millinium was preceeded by a visitation to the planet by a superior being whose teachings influenced the religious content of the age. The Hebrew race and religion eventuated from the revelation of spiritual truth by> Melchizedek to Abraham (see Hebrews 7). Christianity is recognised as growing from the life and sayings of Jesus. The new age—whether Jesus returns shortly or not—will be initiated by a visitation to the planet by “one like unto” Jesus. And since it is feminine qualities which are being stressed, the prophecies show that the materialization will be in the aspect of woman. THE BRIDE OF CHRIST: the co-partner in creation (Dan. 7:13, Rev. 14:14, Rev. 19:7-9). The books of the Bible which contain the most information about the Mother Spirit and her earthly representitive in the likeness of the flesh are Proverbs —where she is personified in the feminine gender as spiritual Wisdom, and where h^r pre-evolutionary existance is envisioned (Prov. 8:22-31)—and in the Song of Soloman—which besides being one of the most lovely and sexually positive books in the Bible, is a parable of the coming mission of the Jesuslike, female visitor. And in it we see that she is to appear as a young female of the Black race— “I am black, but comely, O ye daughters.. (Sol. 1:5). Her youth, race, and sex are to be a counter action to conceits of superiority, which act as a divisive disease among the shipmates of planet earth. The Jews of the 1st century A.D. could not accept a messiah who came in the flesh as a working-class Galilean (a despised group of Jews) whose teachings did not accord with any schools of theology, and who scorned the religious “authorities” as hipocrites (“for they say and do not”). The destruction of their nation has been directly linked to the following of militaristic. Zealot “saviors” like Bar Kochba. And it seems that Christianity is to get a similar choice. Who will side with the angel of the harvest? Who will accept the invitation: “Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb”, “the Spirit and the bride say. Come.”, “And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a fast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wine on the lees well refined”? The new bi-millenium is prophecised in other works than the Bible as well, since truth has never been limited to one time or people. The feminine manifestation can be seen in the second card of the Major Arcana of the Tarot deck, the High Priestess. This “page” of ancient “scripture” symbolically represents the unrevealed future (nearly our present!). Seventh century A.D. prophecies by Li Chungfeng and Yuan Tienkang show feminine virtue converting the world (beginning 1986 A.D.). Stevie Wonder sang the visionary lyrics by Yvonne Wright: Black Orchid “A new way waiting to be born in a world in need of change. . .She gives love with purity, filling minds with hopeful schemes to build worlds enhanced by peace. . .She’s feminity. . .Black Orchid, Black Orchid, why do you linger in space when you know that in every heart that beats you hold a special place?” The Tibetian Buddhist, Lama Anagarika Govinda had a vision of her as the figure of Buddah Maitrea—the Coming One, “She had the same youthful grace as (the personification of Wisdom). . .the wish granting gesture, the loving expression of her face, were the liveliest embodiment of. . .‘a. mother who protects her child, her only child, with her own life’.” To Black Elk, an Oglala Stoyx, ^tjoly” man, she was revealea“-as she was to Simon ^(Peter, II Peter 1:19,— as “the day-break star. . .the star of understanding”—a star tinged with blue. The Hopi Indians have enshrined her prophecy (in the masculine gender, however) in the dance of the Sequashuh (Blue Star) Kachina, which symbolically marks the emergence into a new world.There are many prophecies of the advancing time which are reported iii totally male terms due to the imprecise vision of sexist blinding. But in the Song of Solontan she is all lady “Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrinle as an army with banners?”. . ."How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like a heap of wheat set about with lilies. Thy breasts are like two young roes that are twins.” "I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O, friends; drink, yea drink abundantly, O beloved.” PETER BROOKS HOLLEY Washington, Va. Assembly Gives Localities New Powers Of Taxation By SEAN ADAMS '\runffol rVwtt|M|MT« Writer Local governments looking for new taxing power got good news and bad news from the Virginia Senate last Thursday. The good news for towns and counties is that the Senate, in a 33-7 vote, approved legislation giving them the option of levying a two percent tax on hotel and motel bills. Voting “yes” were Senators Charles L. Waddell (D-Loudoun) and Nathan H. Miller (RRockingham). Minority Leader William A. Truban voted “no.” Although cities already have that taxing power, only two towns and seven counties—including Loudoun and Fairfax—have the opion. Fairfax County’s tax is two percent; Loijdoun has not levied the tax. fl The bad news for counties is that the Senate defeated an amendment to another bill that would have given them the option of imposing a two percent tax on restaurant meals and beverages. Only cities can levy that tax. The amendment to the bill was offered by Sen. Dudley J. Emick Jr. (D-Botetourt) but was defeated, 22-18. The bill that passed, also 33-7, gave only James City County the power to add the restaurant meals and beverage tax. Senators Waddell, Miller and Truban all supported the local option for all counties, but only Waddell and Miller backed the bill in its final fjrm. The additional lodging tax would come on top of the four percent sales tax. The bills were scheduled to go before the House Finance Committee later this week. Cigarette Tax? Cigarette smokers beware—your taxes could be going up again under a bill introduced in the Senate by Sen. Charles L. Waddell (DLoudoun). Sen. Waddell’s bill would allow local governments the option of imposing a fivecent-per-pack tax on cigarettes. Sen. Waddell has sponsored the bill before, but it has been killed. Members of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, led by Guilford Supervisor Betty Tatum, have sought the authority to levy the tax. -From Both BarrelsPolitics Of Coal Slurry By GEORGE BOWLES It would be very nearly impossible to overstate the economic and political implications of the coming legislative struggle over the proposed coal slurry pipeline. The line would consist of a large underground conduit running from the coal fields of southwest Virginia to the Hampton Roads ports. According to its supporters, the pipeline would carry the coal, which had been ground to small pellets and mixed with an equal quantity of water, from the mines to the ports far more cheaply than it can now be transported by railroads. As an added benefit, the advocates suggest that once the coal is removed, the water could again be made useable and would help ease the on-going water shortage in the port cities. The proponents of the pipeline include Vepco and the other utilities which contend that by reducing the cost of transporting the coal, which is used to fire their generators, they will be able to reduce the cost of power to their customers. They say the line can be built at a cost of about one billion dollars. Needless to say, the railroads are up in arms over the whole idea. They dispute the utilities’ claim that the coal can be piped for slightly more than six dollars per ton instead of the $19 per ton it now costs to transport the coal by rail. Also they contend that the cost of the pipeline will be nearer two billion than to one billion dollars. So how does the legislature get involved in what is essentially a hassle between two combinations of corporate giants? In order to build the pipeline, the utilities must acquire the land for a rightof-way. In cases where they encounter a property owner who is unwilling to convey the right-of-way to them, they will need condemnation authority, under the right of eminant domain, to acquire it. Such authority for the utilities, under present law, does not exist. So the pipeline proponents plan to have a bill introduced by a friendly legislator which would create a legal basis for the condemnation authority they need. They also have come up with a strategy which they believe will make the measure highly attractive to lawmakers. That strategy is to have the General Assembly shift the authority for making the condemnation decision from itself to the State Corporation Commission. It is a shrewd maneuver in that it provides the lawmakers an opening to get rid of a super-heated political potato which, in an election year, they might well sieze upon like so many starving Biafrans. At least, that is the hope of the utilities. But Gov. Charles S. Robb counsels caution. In his State of the Commonwealth address he urged that, because of the magnitude and complexity of the issue, it not be addressed in this short session of the assembly, but deferred for further study and more mature deliberation in the 1984 60day regular session. At midweek it appeared this probably would be done. In the meanwhile, however, the massed battalions of high pressure—and highly paid — lobbyists were streaming into the capitol and lining up on both sides of the question. From the build-up it would seem a political Antietam is in the making. But beyond all this, other and far more subtle political processes may be at work. If a resolution of the issue is postponed until 1984, these processes could have a profound impact on the balloting this fall when all 140 seats in the House and Senate will be up for election. As the railroads and utilities line up their allies, the famed “Main Street Coalition’’ with its vast reserves of campaign- cash will find itself badly split over the pipeline question. Utility, rail and coalition scouts will be scouring the state for House and Senate hopefuls favorable to their respective causes, and whom they might in turn favor with substantial campaign contributions. There are big bucks at stake in the pipeline decision and the dividends anticipated are well worth major investments in the election efforts of sympathetic candidates. Thus it is possible that the struggle over the pipeline will influence, at least to a degree, the composition of the assembly which will be elected this fall. It might sound like a coal country and railroad squabble, but the political tremors from this one will rattle every corner of the Commonwealth. Information Sought To the editor: I ant engaged in an historical research project and require the assistance of your readers in obtaining information. Would descendents of the following persons please contact me as soon as possible: Mary Roberts, born approx. 1770 (probably in Fauquier County). She married Samuel Maddox of Rappahannock County in 1792 and remarried John Corder, also of Rappahannock, in 1845. Also, I need information on the following slaves: Catherine (Kitty) Payne (or Paine), born 1816 and her children Eliza Jane, born 1838; Mary, born 1839; James Arthur, born 1841 and Correction Last week’s Rappahannock News incorrectly identified Carl James as chief of the Aniissville Volunteer Fire Department. Amissville’s fire chief is Paul Poling. James is president and captain of the Aniissville rescue unit. The decision to withdraw fire fighters from the interior of the Blue Ridge Gun Shop, reported in last week’s paper, was made jointly by James and Poling. The News regrets the error. George, born 1842. Also a slave named Janies Green, born 1806 and freed in Gettysburg, Penn, in 1844. All of the slaves were the property of the Maddox family until 1843). Your assistance would be greatly appreciated. ROBERTMAHLBACHER 419 Lake Drive Amissville, Virginia, 22002 937-4501 Great News To the editor: Great news to learn of the % achievements of Arundel Newspapers in winning nearly a third of the awards in the 1982 Virginia Press Association Writing and Photography Contest and the Better Newspaper Contest. All of us at ANPA were pleased particularly with The Reston Times capturing top honors as the best weekly newspaper in Virginia in 1982. A well deserved and convincing victory sweeping four of the six categories in the Better Newspaper Contest. JERRY W. FRIEDHEIM Executive vice president American Newspajiers Publisher’s Association

Panthers Win One For The Coach By joe McCullough Rappahannock >«■»» Sport* Writer “They were in control in the first half and we took control in the second!” reported a jubilant RCHS coach after his Panthers snatched a victory from the edge oT defeat in an away contest against the William Mbnroe Green Dragons last Friday. The win was particularly satisfying for coach Doyle Dawson. He not only played at William Monroe himself but served his apprenticeship there as assistant coach. The Dragons clearly held the upper hand in the first quarter and gained a 22-14 lead. The second period was almost a repeat of the first, thanks to) 16 points from William Monroe’s Mike Shiflett who led his team to a 43-29 halftime advantage. The Drag ons compiled impressive statistics for the first half. They hit 15 out of 23 shots from the field (a hot 65 percent) and 13 out of nineteen free throw tosses (an even hotter 68 percent). The Dragons also beat Rap CORRai [Family Steak House GOLDEN CORRAL TREAT TOUR FAMILY TO A TASTY FEAST THAT’S EASY ON THE RUDGET, I TOO. VE MAKE GOOD EATING A REAL FAMILY AFFAIR. ■ Ill 101 W. 14th St. FRONT ROYAL 636-2839 pahannock on the offensive boards, pulling in 12 rebounds to the Panthers' five. With five minutes left in the third quarter, the home team had built a 16 point lead, 49-33. Then Doyle Dunn and company went to work. Dunn and Pops Aylor put on a spectacular defensive show in the second half, shutting down William Monroe’s Kevin Collier and David Alley. Dunn forced Alley to commit three straight turnovers but the super shooting Dragons still held on to a 55-45 edge. Pressure defense and perfect aim from the charity stripe paved the way for the Panthers in the final seconds as Carence Pendleton's outside jumper hit the mark to make it 63 all and send the game into overtime. “Everybody was outstanding!” Dawson said of play in the overtime. Crucial buckets by Thomas Sisk and Pendleton set the stage, tying the tally at 67. Kevin Collier then stepped up to the foul line with 12 seconds left in overtime and hit only the front end of a one-and-one. Fouled on the rebound, RCHS center Mike Leake marched down to the op Foreigri & American . Car Repairs Specializing in German & Japanese Made Cars Jack’s Service Center 30 Ashby Street , Warrenton 347-3785 posite end of the court and sank his first attempt. The Dragon coach quickly called a time out. hoping to shake the big center with the pressure. With concentration etched on his face. Leake tossed up his second try. The ball hit the back of the rim. bounced into the air. fell back down through the net and Rappahannock squeaked out a 69-68 victory. “Anytime you can come from 16 points down to beat a good team on its home court, it has to be one of your best games ever for the players. I know it was for me,” Dawson said. Thomas Sisk agreed with the Panthers’ mentor. "It was probably the best comeback we’ve ever had.” He and Pendleton both described the contest with the Dragons as “the most physical game of the season.” The Dragons took twice as many shots in the first half than in the second, connecting on a blistering 69 percent from the field overall. But as forward Doyle Dunn put it, “the defense was the key to our winning." Rappahannock held Mike Shiflett to only two points in the second half. He finished the night with 18. Mike Leake had a splendid game, winning high scorer honors with 32 points. He connected on six of seven foul shots and 13 of 19 from the field. Leake also had 14 rebounds and four assists. Sisk also made a good showing with eight rebounds and 11 points. Non-district Loss The Panthers were victims of a Mark Hembry shoot-out last Wednesday as they lost to Warren County’s Wildcats, 77-71. The Wildcats set the pace, jumping out to an early 6-0 lead. But the Panthers refused to surrender without a fight against their bigger. 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Va (703)955-1111 non-district opponents and after a Mike Leake power lay-up. they edged in front. 7Clarence Pendleton’s 30 footer a few minutes later gave Rapp its only other advantage in the game. At the end of the opening quarter, the Wildcats were in front as both teams played with almost college intensity. Mark Hentbry then let everyone know why he’s averaging almost 28 points. Hentbry could do no wrong on his way to a 34 point high. The only bright spot for RCHS in the second quarter cante when Leake connected for his 1,000th career point. By the buzzer, the Wildcats owned the court. 54-40. As the Warren coach gave his starters a rest, the Panthers staged their comeback. Pops Aylor was all over the court, knocking the ball loose to come up with six steals. Pendleton and Sisk picked up the scoring slack; Pendleton hit long range bombers and Sisk was a beneath-the-basket power. But it was too little, too late as the Wildcats were still six points ahead, 77-71. when time ran out. The Panthers hit a dismal seven out of 24 foul shots while the Wildcats were successful on 23 of 30 attempts front the free throw line. I At A Glance. . . Rappahannock 71 J Porter R Myers T Sisk C Pendleton M.Leake P Aylor M Delgrosso Warren County, 77 K Whitmore K Polkes M Hembry A Fox R Taylor G Clark R. Updike T. Martin R. Whited Ffl Ft. 3 0-0 5 5 6 7 2 3 2 3 14 1 2 1 3 0 1 0-4 3-5 2-4 0- 5 1- 4 12 7-8 3-4 &7 2 2 0 22 0 3-6 0-1 Tp 6 10 13 14 14 5 7 Rappahannock, 09 J Porter P Aylor T Sisk C Pendleton M Leake D Dunn R Myers M Delgrosso William Monroa, 66 K Collier T Moms C Richardson D Alley M Shiflett H Blakely FI Tp 0-1 2 03 4 13 11 0 6 6 7 32 2 3 6 4 5 6 0 2 3-18 21 0 1 2 0 4 44 22 0 1 18 12 1 Ffl 2 5 3 13 2 1 1 A 1 2 9 9 0 Knights Even Record With two losses in the past two weeks, the Rappahannock Knights slipped to an even 2-2 record for the season in Fauquier men’s league play. Led by high scorers Acey Frye and Johnny Smith, the Knights were in first place after victories over Headquarters One and 166th Military Intelligence, both front Vint Hill Farms. The Rappahannock squad took its 2-0 record against Vint Hill’s EMRA Two on January 14 and came away the losers, 62-34. “We usually all get together in Rappahannock, plan our strategy and get psyched up for the game,” reported player-coach Buck Carter. Not only did the Knights miss that pre-game get-together on January 14 but the start of the contest was delayed when only four Rapp players showed up on time. “I thought we were going to have to forfeit,” Carter said. The Knights finally trickled in and managed to hold the edge for five minutes into the opening period before falling behind at the half by five. The taller Vint Hill squad forced the Knights into a running game with a press in the second half and streaked to a 28-point win. “All the games we’ve won have been slow, deliberate games. . . 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The Owls will face Calvary Temple Christian School at 8 p.in. on Tuesday in the only varsity competition of the season. The Junior Varsity will see action Wednesday night iti Blue Ridge School and ihe eighth grade squad has a game against Linton Hall tentatively scheduled for February. The varsity contingent, which hopes to bring its career record to l-l, is composed of most of last year's players. They are b'3" higman John Piper. Rob Dickey, Geoff Clouser. Scott Favre, Robert and John O'Neill, John Vander/on and David Fawcett. Promising newcomers to both the varsity and junior varsity ranks include Russell and David Row/ie. John LaBarca and Patrick Groomcs. Panther Tales By NANO FR\K and MARIK DAVIS I'anlhi-r Inlr* Ki-|M)r1rr> This week our outstanding >layer is a junior. He is a orward on the starting arsity team, Clarence ‘Perkins” Pendleton. Panther Tales: Clarence, tow does it feel to be a part >f a team that could be No. I hr the district this season? Clarence: Well, it’s great o be on a winning team for a hange. Panther Tales: Do you feel he team has enough self •onfidence and potential to »o all the way to the semiinals? Clarence: We knew we vould be good before the reason started because we lave lots of talent here. Panther Tales: People cufi wu "Perkins". Where did wu get that nickname? Clarence: . A fellow basketball player started it because I like North Carolina and I reminded him of Sam Perkins, their center. Panther Tales: Do you have any other interest besides basketball? Clarence: No, I feel if you want to he good in a sport you have to play all the time. I play every day. Panther Tales: Do vou have any interest in any of the young ladies at RCHS? Clarence: Sometimes, when I don’t get “dogged”. Panther Tales: Do you plan to attend college when you graduate? Clarence: I'd like to, hut I’m not quite sure yet. Panther Tales: Do you enjoy music? Clarence: Yes, I like Beethoven, Bach and the other classics. 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County Remembers Over a Century Of Education School Days Began In One-Room Schools (Editor's Note; Our information on one-room schools was gathered from interviews with those who attended and taught in them. Rather than a chronological listing, we were seeking information on what education was like in the small rural schools in this county. For a complete listing and description of county schools, see Elisabeth and C.E. Johnson's excellent summary in Rappahannock County Virginia History.) Requirements for teachers in the early part of the century were flexible. Many of our best county teachers were high-school graduates who spent a good part of their teaching careers trying to keep pace with changing requirements in order to keep their certificates. This required summer school, correspondence courses and constant schoolwork of their own while keeping up with the rigorous demands of teaching in the country. Mrs. Anne Keyser, then Anne Slaughter, began her teaching career at Battle Run School in Tiger Valley. She was a graduate of the Washington Academy and the newer Washington School that included high school. She was sixteen when the school board asked her to take this position. Why did they choose her? Mrs. Keyser believes it was because she had ridden horseback into town from her parents’ farm and the board believed that she could manage to get to school no matter what the weather. “I knew nothing about teaching,” Mrs. Keyser said. It was an honor for her family, and for her. to have this vote of confidence. Battle Run was one of the poorer schools, serving “year tenants” who worked on the larger farms in her hollow. “For their work, they would get a small amount of money and findin’s,” Mrs. Keyser said. Findin’s were two hogs, milk from one cow, a few barrells of flour and cornmeal, and food for their stock. Children came to school barefoot except in the worst weather. The boys wore overalls and sweaters; the girls gingham and red flannel petticoats. All of them walked, being too poor to have riding horses. The children didn't have slates that they did have penny pencils, The blackboard was wood painted black—“Hard to write on,” said Mrs. Keyser. School Lunches The children brought lunch in their syrup cans. “Every one of them had biscuits and apple butter,” Mrs. Keyser remembers. “Some had apples and pears, a few sometimes had meat. But there was no butter or milk - their families had to save these to sell.” Children at other schools were more fortunate. "If your mother didn’t put butter on your jelly biscuit, by lunch time it was hard enough to known a bull in the head with,” Enda Mills remembered. Water was put by the older boys into a cooler. Mrs. Keyser began a program of encouraging children to bring their own cups to school so they would not share a common dipper. Billy Kilby remembers school lunches of the early twenties at Belle Mead School in the F.T. Valley where he went from 1926 to 1933. “We always carried biscuits in our pails,” he said. “I recall those biscuits - they were yellow from so much soda and very large. We always had preserves on them. I recall sometimes seeing children with a cold fried egg on their biscuits. At hog-killing time, the children started bringing sausage and that would hold out for a few months.” Lee Cornell attended the Hull School, located up Old Hollow in what is now the Park. Children there also brought biscuits and perserves for lunch, with bacon or shoulder meat as well as sausage. “In the winter we had a kettle on the stove,” Cornell said. "Then we could heat up a can of beans to go with our biscuits.” Miss Phoebe Green who attended the Amissville school still relishes the biscuits with cold sausage she carried in her bucket to school for ten years at Amissville. “I still love them — biscuits with sausage, biscuits with beef, biscuits with preserves. That’s what we took for lunch back then. Biscuits and a piece of cake or a cookie. Only we didn’t call them cookies. They were sugar cakes and they were always homemade. And an apple always went along with lunch.” Much later, efforts to establish a school lunch program met with opposition from the community. Ruby Jenkins reports that an anonymous benefactor donated the money for hot lunches at the Washington School. A school lunch committee used these funds to set up and operate a cafeteria in the early fifties, before the government provided such a program. Discipline Discipline was a touch subject from the very beginning. When Anne Keyser first arrived at Battle Run School she replaced Miss Mary Bruce. What she didn’t know was that Miss Bruce had been severely beaten by ‘‘the biggest, fattest women you ever saw.” She was afraid to return. Young Anne Keyser found out when she disciplined the same woman’s son. She asked the young man (who had tipped over a farmer’s cream in the spring house) to stay after shcool. A fifthgrade girl returned to warn her: “His mama beat up Miss Mary. You’d better not touch that boy!” “What they didn’t know what that I was not a beater,” Mrs. Keyser said. “I talked to that boy. I said, ‘Now do you like sweet potatoes?’ ‘Yes, Ma’am.’ ‘Now, do you like butter on your sweet potatoes?’ ‘Yes, Ma’am’ “And so on until I convinced the boy that wihout cream, the farmer didn’t have butter for his sweet potatoes or biscuits. Now, that was something he could understand.” In all her years, Mrs. Keyser gave only two whippings. One was to a child who called another teacher a name and the teacher insisted on the whipping. The second was to a boy who lifted up the girls’ skirts while they were rehearsing a Christmas program. ‘‘It caused such a fuss," she said. “I felt I just had to give him a whipping, and I gave him a good one.” Other teachers were not so reluctant to use the switch. Mr. Robert Butler, who attended the Sperryville colored school next to where Charlie Lewis lives now, said that his teachers believed in swift and sure switchings. ‘‘But 1 never, never got a whipping,” Butler said. “I stayed in four or five times, though.” Mr. Stant Weaver of Washington, who went to the old Round Hfll Scool between Scrabble and Boston, remembers a bit of impromptu discipline administered while the school was actually burning. ‘‘We had a bucket brigade,” he said. “And one of the boys, Walter Johnson, wanted the school to burn down. So when the bucket came to him, he threw it out the window. One of the men there threw a bucket in his face. That straightened him out.” Billy Kilby’s teachers at Belle * Mead had a ready supply of switches available from the corner o£ his father’s orchard. “There were always plenty of water sputs there, and they could really cut. But I never got a whipping myself,” he remembered. One of Billy’s brothers was disciplined while very young, by a teacher at Peola Mills, the school that the Kilbys attended before Belle Mead was built. Six-year-old Walter was outside while one of the older girls was sweeping the school. He threw some stones into the school and the exasperated teacher gave him a whipping. Miss Pheobe Green of Amissville remembered one favorite trick that the boys at the old Amissville remembered one favorite trick that the boys at the old Amissville School pulled to drive the girls — and their teachers — to distruction. “They’d string a piece of cotton thread through the window and then later on, they’d go outside and rub the thread with alum. It made the most awful shrieking noise that you ever heard 1 But you know boys. Name any trick you want and they’ll do it.” Pauline Bruce recalls her brother being expelled from the little school in Woodville. ‘‘It was a traumatic experience for the whole family. No one had ever heard of a student being expelled before.” His crime? Turning over the girls’ outhouse one night. The young man and Miss Browning for his teacher. She was married to Sweets Browning, a short man, almost as wide as he was tall, and everybody’s friend, Pauline recalled. She remembers the teacher’s husband being particularly mad at her brother’s prank, viewing it as an insult to his wife. “I can remember Henry Wood telling my father ‘I don’t know why Sweets is so upset. Kids have been turning over bathrooms forever. He’s probably angry because we turned one over with him in it. It fell over on the door so Sweets couldn’t get out — he was too fat.’ ” As a fourth grader teacher at the Washington School, Mrs. Bruce had Wallace Critzer in her class. “He was so adorable, a beautiful child, so well mannered. But he was constantly worrying me to death by eating candy in school. So I came up with what I tought was a unique approach to handling that discipline problem. When I caught him with it, I would take the candy away and divide it amongst the class. I caught him one day. I remember him being very open about having the candy. I handed it out to the other children.” And. then Pauline discovered why young Critzer hadn’t been more secretive. “He had put black pepper on it! That ended my taking Wallace’s candy.” Miss Elsie Dodson, who taught at both the little country school houses and the new consolidated elementary school, remembers one of the more "serious” instances of disobedience she encountered at Forest Grove. “There was a crawl space underneath the old school and a bunch of boys decided to sneak down there and try a cigarette. Well, the smoke came up through the floor boards and we caught them. One of the boys had just joined the church the day before and he thought when we got through with him that he was bound for the bad place! He thought he had commited the cardinal sin. We sacred the life out of them.” Miss Dodson had a reputation for being a stern disciplinarian. “Parents expected the teacher to teach and the children to be disciplined. I had many of themtell me ‘If my boy misbehaves, spank him,’ and I spanked.” i School Supplies Supplies and enrichment programs at Rappahannock’s scattered country schools depended primarily on the ingenuity of the teachers and the support and cooperation of parents and patrons. Miss Elsie Dodson and Forest Grove School near Viewtown are examples of how that old fashioned system worked best. Forest Grove’s PTA raised money to buy a refrigerator and an electric stove for the little school. “Then the parents would come in and make hot soup at lunch time for us,” Miss Dodson recalled. “We didn’t have inside toilets until the PTA raised the money for plumbing and for the biggest hot water heater I’d ever seen. They decided it didn’t make any difference what color the walls in the classroom were but children needed books so they donated money for a library. Of course, the school board gave us some help but most of it came from the PTA. They even gave us a duplicating machine and a projector.” “We didn’t have music or physical education until the schools consolidated but people volunteered to come in and help,” she continued. Charlotte Nicholson and Lucy May Hitt played the piano for Miss Dodson’s classes. Joan St. Clair helped with singing and dancing lessons. “Mrs. Cargill helpped me with my music and Billy Payne’s mother, Mary Miller, would leave the bank (when Miss Dodsontaught at the Washington school) and come up at lunch time to help with singing.” “You know teachers are beggars. They can ask for anything,” Miss Dodson continued. “The worst thing that cold happen was that someone would say ‘no’.” Many g£,the requests were no longer necessary after consolidation and the advent of federally funded programs, an improvement Miss Dodson viewed with mixed reaction. “Begging was kind of fun. It was kind of challenging,” she explained. At Battle Run, Anne Keyser didn’t have much in the way of school supplies to offer her children. There were 25 to 50 library books that the children were allowed to read, but not to take home. “I soon changed that,” Mrs. Keyser said. “I appointed one girl librarian and let the children take them home. Most of them were way ahead of their parents already and I wanted the parents to read them.” At the older schools, no spellers were provided, but the students used dictionaries. Lee Cornell and Ruby Dwyer remember their parents telling them that they used the big dictionary to learn spelling words. Stant Weaver also remembers this about Round Hill School in 1905. “We just learned a page at a time,” he said. “So it didn't matter whether they were hard or easy. We just learned them in order.” SCHOOL CHILDREN AT SMEDLEY SCHOOL in 1917 included (left to right} Mabel Jenkins Racer, Mary Botts Quaintance, Anna Bruce Swindler, Jack Bruce, Elizabeth Miller Sanford and Ethel Jenkins. D. Lyle Miller Jr. is the youngster reclining in front of the group. According to Mrs. Quaintance, there were no compulsory attendance laws in those days, “the big boys came when they couldn’t find work.” Reager School Flint Hill School Sperryville Colored School Belle Meade One-room School Photo’s Courtesy Mr. and Mrs. I.R. Kilby Old Woodies Carried Youngsters An old stage wagon that John Wayland used some 60 years ago to haul kids to classes was the beginning of Rappahannock’s school bus fleet, according to Mutt Atkins, school bus driver from 1929 until 'his retirement in 1973. In 1929, Mutt’s brother James Atkins had a contract with the county school board to provide bus transportation. “He furnished the chassis and they furnished the body. The chassis cost about $750 and we used old wooden bodiesJn those days. Five hundred dollars would have been a good price for them,” Mutt said. Mutt first drove for his brother and then worked directly for the school board after James Atkins sold his bus to the county. “I made big wages,” he joked. “$1.50 per day and I paid for the gas.” “Most of the time, you didn’t get anywhere in the winter without chains on,” Mutt recalled. Routes 211 and 522 were the only paved roads in the county; the rest hardly qualified as more than muddy wagon tracks. The early buses weren’t in much better shape than the early roads. ‘We had one bus body that looked like it was made of slats. It ran from Peola into Sperryville and we called it the Peola dog wagon. When it would get stuck in the morning, the boys would climb off and push it over the hill—right into the ditch. On purpose so they wouldn’t have to go to school,” Mutt recalled, shaking his head and laughing. As the automotive age reached Rappahannock County, school buses became more recognizable as school buses. “We switched to factory-made bodies, all yellow. They were 1936 Chevrolets. 1 remember going to Oxford, North Carolina, to pick up the bodies. But we still used our chassis.” According to Atkins, the entire fleet back then consisted of five or six buses. “That was all we had in the beginning.” Mutt went from bus driver to transportation superintendent as years passed. “When I started out, the only superintendent we had was the superintendent of schools.” In almost a half century behind the wheel, Atkins doesn’t remember a single instance where a child under his care was hurt seriously enough to warrent a trip to the doctor’s. “We might have had a few banged up lips from hitting the back of a seat at a sudden stop but that’s about it. It takes more than good driving to have a safety record like that. It takes a lot of luck,” he maintained. Rappahannock’s modern school buses now roll down paved highways and graded/ and graveled roads baek-urfo the hollows. But despite the improvements, the buses don’t roll as often in snow and ice as they did decades ago. "We had school then on much worse days than now,” Mutt Atkins concluded. Rabbit Gum Was One Of County’s First Public Schools At the very beginning of education in Rappahannock County was the little school house at the very end of Gay Street in Washington, a tworoom brick building beloved by students and townspeople, who affectionately called it “the Rabbit Gum” because of its resemblance to a rabbit box. This academy existed before public education as a private academy and with the formal establishment of the public school system in 1871, it became Washington’s public school. In 1956 Louemma Moffett wrote a two-part series on the old academy for the Rappahannock News, basing some of her article about old times at the school on the memories of William E. Compton. Moffett said that the Rabbit Gum served as a town hall for the community, a place for dances, prayer meetings, lectures and parties. When the occasion arose to use the school building at night, chandeliers from the Masonic hall were borrowed to light the rooms. Later, the school was the scene of the annual foot tournament dance, celebrating an unusual jousting tournament conducted on foot by the students. After weeks of practice, the boys took turns running through the tournament course, accumulating rings on their lances. These barefoot knights were competing for the honor of picing the tournament queen. This distinction won by the young man who ended victorious with nine rings on his lance. A first, second and third maid were also selected by the other successful knights. After the foot tournament the music started. Moffett relates that a distinguished three-piece orchestra was often on hand: Joe Barber on the banjo, Jim Grason on the mouth harp and a friend of Joe’s from Sperryville who also played the banjo. ‘‘Seeing after” the teenagers at the dance were the townspeople of Washington, who came in and out all through the evening to check on the young people and perhaps dance just a dane or two. All the young people danced, as it was considered a disgrace to sit out and catch your breath. Mr. Bob Pullen of Washington went to the Rabbit Gum from 1901 until 1905. Ruby Jenkins had him record a tape of his experiences there which she has made available at the Washington Museum. . “We didn’t have to pay,” Pullen remembered. “But we did have to buy our own books. We bought them at Stuart’s store in town.” Pullen couldn’t remember exactly, but Ruby thinks that the textbooks at the time were still McGuffey’s reader, Smith’s Grammar, Davis’ arithmetic and the Spencerian copy book. Pullen walked to school from up above the town where Colonel Parsons’ farm is now. “Cold, why I never got cold,” he said. “I had good leather boots and good yam socks.” Pullen remembers Miss Margaret Compton, who lived in town. She taught at Rabbit Gum as did her sister Ida Wood, Mr. Jett and Miss Bell, all teachers during Pullen’s term in school. Pullen liked Miss Ida best, he said, but all the teachers made sure that the students learned their lessons. “If you missed a word in spelling, then you sat down,” he said, speaking of the spelling bees held regularly. “But if you missed three words in a lesson, then you had to ‘set in.’ ” “Setting in” meant staying after school for ten minutes after the other children left for the day. Heat was provided by a long, cast-iron stove, Pullen said, with two lids on top. “Some of the older boys would get up and stir it up and carry in wood,” he remembered. “Billy Fox was one. Cecil Compton was one — but he left from here and got a job on the railroad.” At recess the boys played baseball. “There was a real baseball diamond right in front,” Pullen said. “Sometimes the ball would go clear out by the Dudley’s house - the Carter house.” For lunch Pullen and his friends brought biscuits and preserves in the */i gallon Karo syrup buckets or King’s buckets that served as lunch pails for a whole country of children in those days. “Sometimes we had bags and sometimes we’d bring them in our pockets, but mostly it was those syrup cans,” Pullen said. With lunch the beverage was water, drawn from the Carter’s well. After school, those who did not have to “set in” began their trip back home on foot. There were lucky ones who had horses to ride. These were tied in an alley while school was in sessions. For their services, the Rabbit Gum teachers in Mr. Pullen’s time got $25 a month, he had heard. “But. Lord have mercy, that was money then,” he said. In 1905 Bob Pullen’s mother got sick and he was kept home from school to take eare of her. She died a year later but he never returned to the little school in town. • •"»»»»^«iiirirsj num jcnum* THE OLD ACADEMY in Washington, called the “Rabbit Gum” by affectionate students, was one of the first public schools in the county. It taught local children until the new Washington School opened in 1907. AN OLD-TIME TEACHER AND HIS STUDENTS taken about 1907 at Peola Mills shows a typical one-room school in Rappahannock at that time. Front Row 1-r: Elsie Mitchell Tanner, Gussie Revercomb Weakley, Martha Thornhill, Fannie Mitchell Blankenbaker, Jennie Bell Yowell Mitchell. Teacher - A. Waverly Yowell. Back row - girls: Carrie Smith, Adena Sisk, Bulah Dulaney, Neda Kennedy Fincham, Sallie Thornhill, Lula Dodson Yowell, Addie Brown Revercomb. Boys - right to left - John Robert Thornhill, Fred Mitchell, Olney Mitchell, Edward Thornhill, Gid Sisk, Marion Sisk, Rex Brown, Robert Brown, Herman Dulaney, Biven Dulaney, Dick Finks.

Rappahannock - Looking Back 150 Years School Days Beqan In One Room Schools Salaries Compensation for Rappahannock s early teachers was not princely. Anne Keyser recalls making $45 each month that she taught. “And I spent sixteen dollars for a pair of shoes,” she said. "My father was furious but my mother stood behind me. I can still picture those shoes—they were beautiful—two toned brown shoes with high laces. I worked hard for them and wore them until they wore out.” When Pauline Bruce’s mother started teaching at Hazel Mountain School in 1908, she made $30 a month. She lived with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burke (Weldon Burke’s parents) and paid $5 a month for her room and board during the week. Pauline followed her mother into the ranks of country teachers and during the depression, earned $85 a month for her work at a little one-room school in neighboring Warren County, which operated its public schools jointly with Rappahannock under a single superintendent. In 1936, when Pauline returned to Rappahannock to teach at the three-year Amissville School, the principalship there carried an extra $5 a month. "But you had extra duties, like sweeping the floor and lighting the fires every morning.” Miss Elsie Dodson’s annual salary was $1,800—‘‘without deductions”— when she started teaching at Flint Hill in 1954. As a teacher at Forest Grove, she brought home $20 extra a year, compensation for custodial duties. Commencement Commencement exercises, an elaborate event began in the 'twenties, were a trial for the teachers. "We prepared for them the whole year,” Mrs. Keyser said. The huge display of projects and exhibits, the marching of the students through the county scat to a brass band, served a worthy purpose. Public education was a controversial topic in its early years. Taxpayers wondered if they should be paying to educate other people’s children. The commencement exercises were designed to prove that the schools were a worthwhile public undertaking. The school board was required to attend. “1 often wondered if they slept through the whole thing,” Mrs. Keyser said. It was a tremendous responsibility for the teachers—working on the displays, setting them up, making sure the students got there and returned home. In fact, in 1934, the teachers asked the school board to discontinue the ceremony. Because the students were so overwhelmingly in favor of the commencement, the ceremonies were kept until much later, during the war. Edna Mills, then a student at Forest Grove, remembers the county commencement exercises as “the main event of going to school. It was what you looked forward to all year,” a day of plays, picnics, programs—and exhibits. Mrs. Mills, who now operates Mills Store at Estes, has special reason to look back with pride and pleasure at those long ago gatherings at the high school in Washington. Miss Ida Brown, teacher for the fourth through seventh grades at Forest Grov^, sent her into the backrodpi of the little tworoom school house with stacks of construction paper, scissors, glue and poster paper. Edna spent hours cutting and pasting the Star of Bethlehem, the wisemen and their camels. She got her reward at commencement when her exhibit was judged best in the county for first place. Forest Grove All of Edna Mills’ formal education came in the two rooms at the Forest Grove School. Before she moved up to Miss Ida’s class, she learned her ABCs from Miss Lucy Nelson who taught first through third grades. Youngster walked in those days, some from as far as five miles away. “Everybody enjoyed going to school. I don’t think anyone really detested it. If they did. the^— wouldn’t have walked that far!” Edna was one of the lucky kids. She lived just across the field front the school. "But 1 remember wading through snow up to my waist to get there a few mornings. No one else was there—not even the teachers." Miss Ida Brown rode a horse, “a great big ’ol brown horse,” to Forest Grove, often carrying J. T. and Robert Woodward behind her. "When the weather was bad, she’d be wrapped up so you couldn’t see anything but her eyes,” Mrs. Mills said, laughing at the memory. If it didn’t get too cold and if snow didn’t block the narrow, winding paths that passed for roads in those days. Miss Ida motored to school in her Model-T, one of the community’s only cars. “It was a one-seater thing. It had curtains around the side and a little trunk on the back,” her former student recalled. Miss Ida might have inspired chuckles, all bundled up on her big brown horse or behind the wheel of that old Model-T, but she was all seriousness in the classroom. The boys and girls sat in rows, one row for each grade. She’d work with the one grade, giving lessons from the blackboard, while the other grades studied. “There was no giggling, nothing going on. If somebody misbehaved, she’d give them a ruler on the flat of their hand. She’d bend that hand back as far as it would go, the skin all stretched, and that ruler would sting!” Mrs. Mills recalled. A serious violation of rules brought sternef punishment. “I remember when Earl Yancey set the brush on fire next to the boys' toilet. Miss Ida made him stay after school for the whole year,” Edna reported. And she remembered how the teacher discovered the identity of the culprit. “I told. I wasn’t a tattle tale but Miss Ida would ask me because she knew I’d tell the truth. I couldn’t lie to that woman! She scared me to death!” Edna admitted. “The other kids were jealous of me. They used to say I was Miss Ida’s pet. But I didn’t thinl^j I was. Whatever she said, I did. I ■•was scared to death-of her.” “She didn’t take no foolishness,” agreed Acrey Dodson, another of Miss Ida’s students at Forest Grove. School Mischief They both remembered kids as being mischievous in inose days. But not mean, Edna emphasized. Boys tickled and poked pencils at the girls and were rewarded with squeels and shrieks. And when they felt extra mischievous, say at Halloween, their favorite target was the old bell atop Forest Grove School. “Miss Ida used to ring it with a rope. You could hear it for miles and miles.” Mrs. Mills said. “I’ve been on that school house and rung that bell at two o’clock at night more than one time,” Acrey added, smiling. Sometimes, there was more than the old bell up there. James Mills, Edna’s husband, remembered being part of an especially daring gang of pranksters who hoisted a local farmer’s buggy onto the school house roof one Halloween. But the rowdy pranks were relegated to outside the classroom. "When we went to school, we went there to learn and we had to do it—and that was it,” Edna said. “We started right out the first day of first grade with a reading book. It wasn't ‘Dick and Jane.’ It was called a Primer Book. We had a copy book to practise penmanship, an English book, arithmetic book, history book and geography book. Then in filth grade, we got a hygiene book that carried us through seventh grade. And we had a dictionary. Every boy and girl had to have a dictionary.” All the work wasn’t at the desks, either, in the days of the little one-room school houses. The boys cut wood for the stoves that heated the two classrooms, chopping down pine trees in a lot across the road from Forest Grove. They were relieved of that chore only by Charles*\ Green’s donation of slab wood from his Amissville sawmill, Edna recalled. “We used to have to get water from Russell Smith’s spring, climbing over the fence or crawling under it with our ' bucket. And the fights! Everyone wanted to get that water. Miss Ida used to have to assign somebody in order to stop all the fightin’.” Once the water was hauled back to the school house, it was emptied into a big cooler, a blue and white i cooler. according to Acrey Dodson. There were no trips to the water fountain; when youngsters needed a sip, they’d get their collapsable cups down from the shelves in the closet. There were no physical education classes. Students had two recesses, one at 10 a.m. and the second at 2 p.ni. They burned off their excess energeis in the school yard, playing ring-around-theroses, drop-the-handkerchef, hide ’n' seek and baseball under the close watch of Miss Lucy and Miss Ida. For most of the farm children who attended the county’s one and two room schools, a shopping expedition for new clothes wasn’t a prerequisite to the start of classes. "I had one dress Mama made for me out of a pair of worsted pants. Saturday, she’d wash it and Monday, it would be ready tor me to wear another week. It was navy blue with light blue sleeves. I never got so tired of anything as wearing that one dress!” Edna sighed. As proved by the hygiene book on the list of five texts each child had to buy, health was an important part of old school days. “Every April or May, old Dr. Baldridge would come in his old ModelT or his horse and buggy to give us our shots. And he was our dentist. He’d check our teeth and if we needed any work done, he’d send us to Dr. Hodgkin in WarrenIon,” Edna remembered. Acrey Dodson has a favorite recollection of his teacher at Forest Grove. ‘One little girl came.running in and told that she’d seen he w ind. Miss Ida said she’d lever heard of that before ind she took all of us .hildren out to see the wind oo.” ^Edna Mills never left -orest Grove. She stayed "tehind when her class mates vent on to high school in Washington. “Robert Jacobs vas driving the school bus hen. Mama said ‘Ain't no laughter of mine riding a Dus Robert Jenkins is drivng!” Miss Ida visited Edna’s nother, arguing for the child vho learned so easily to ontinue her education past eventh grade. “But Miss Ida ouldn’t convince Mama. She usl didn’t like that man and hat was it!” Story Of A West Virginia Homestead By LYT WOOD Rappahannock N«*u** SjHTial \H rilcr In 1974, Rick and Susan — “high school sweethearts” from Waynesboro, Virginia, alumni of William and Mary College, now husband and wife and parents of two children — moved to a remote farm in the mountains of West Virginia. “We were right in on the last of the cheap land that was available in West Virginia,” said Susan. They paid for the farm with her wages from teaching in public schools, and with Rick’s wages from years of low-paying factory work. Their move to the mountains was a search for “independence”, a “saner life”, a “healthier life”, and a desire to “be more in control of our own lives.” These are the visions and the ideals of many modern homesteaders. But Rick and Susan were not idealistic, starry-eyed dreamers of a glamorized homestead scene. Physically and psychologically, they were well prepared to confront the primitive challenges of an extremely isolated, austere situation. They had no support from their families, and little help with daily chores from visiting friends and relatives. They were sometimes snowbound for six weeks and longer. They had no electricity, no running water. “Try washing dirty diapers in the pond — thats really a trip,” said Susan. For a while, the house was shared with her sister’s family — seven people in a four room house. She taught the children at home for three years. Susan took a teaching job for one year at the public school the children would have attended. Her daily commuting in winter involved a forty-five minute hike to the state road, a change of clothes in the truck, and a drive to the school, where she hung her snow-caked clothes in the boiler room to dry. She relied on a “strong spiritual base" to cope with hardships and uncertainties and loneliness. Her walks in and out provided opportunities for “privacy and meditation.” She didn’t mind the long walks. “I’m a private person,” she asserted. Rick usually stayed at the farm, clearing land, gardening, tending his honeybees and crops. His plan was to establish a canning and preserves operation, selling a variety of products made from small fruits and honey. Devotion, hard work, persistence, imagination, and the intrinsic fertility of the farm yielded their rewards. Rick and Susan found a ready market for their raspberries. Rick, especially, loved the farm and farm work. Susan enjoyed the "cycles” of farm life — the, sequence of crops, the seasonal changes. “The first whippoorwill just thrilled me to death. I just loved that whippoorwill and waited for him every spring.” They loved the farm, and. wanted it to be their permanent home. ++++ The effects of acid drainages from coal mine spoils are devastating and permanent. The “overburden” material which must be removed to expose a coal seam often contains iron sulfides, which oxidize when exposed to the air. Rainwater or groundwater which passes through the disturbed overburden forms sulfuric acid. On strip mines, says Rick, “the problem of revegetation and sediment control is possible if they’re willing to do it." But acid seeps and flows, once established, are there to stay. Tenacious landholders in the coal fields who refuse to sell to the mining companies find their properties less and less livable. Surrounded by stripped land, incessant machinery noises, and lights burning all night, such property is “not esactly the kind of place you’d want to live,” says Rick. “So, one by one, they’re giving up.” ++H—h When Rick and Susan acquired their farm, there was little mining activity in the area. There were no strip mines in Braxton County. Soon, the miners were active in the very same watershed where the farm was situated. This was a balancing point in their lives. Susan, at least in hindsight, would have chosen to pack up and move to another farm site. The alternative was to oppose the powerful collusion of industry and government and protect their rights as Americans. Rick was a patriot in the root sense: “I live in West Virginia and the United States, not just Braxton County.” ++++ Rick began to spend time away from home, researching, organizing, learning basic water chemistry. He founded the Braxton Environmental Action Program, the seminal West Virginia Mountain Stream Monitors, now a respected statewide organization which monitors the effects of mining and other disturbances on water quality. He realized that the viability of the stream running through his farm — and thus his lifestyle and livelihood — was endangered by planned mining activity. DLM Coal Company had already obtained the ncessary permits from government agencies for “surface miryng” on nearby sites. (“Surface mining” is the official euphemism for strip mining.) In 1980. DLM Coal Company sued Rick for $200,000. The company cited "libelous” statements which accused it of polluting seven miles of mountain streams and endangering a river. Rick had made these allegations a year earlier, in a Mountain Stream Monitors newsletter and in official complaints to federal agencies. (His complaints had resulted in temporary suspension of DLM’s permits.) Rick, Susan, their children, and their farm quickly attracted national attention. The most notable publicity was an on-the-farm CBS television interview, as part of a special story on their conflict with DLM. But Rick and Susan found that media attention didn’t focus on the mining issue. The TV camera crew, for example, persuaded Susan to make the morning coffee and teach the kids’ lessons a second time, so the activities could be filmed. Their private lifestyles — not the private rights of citizens — was under public scrutiny. They acknowledged that the publicity helped their cause, but nonetheless resented the invasion of their privacy. “I’m a private person,” Susan asserted again, this time in a different context. "Oh, I had a knot in the pit of my stomach watching that film this morning,” Susan now says, referring to a video showing of the CBS interview. “I'm sorry we had to leave (the farm), but this is good for us too.” She teaches at a private, parent-run alternative school at Elkins. Rick is studying Environmental Science at Davis and Elkins College, and is Project Coordinator for West Virginia Mountain Stream Monitors. They still own the farm, but left it because of powerful pro-mining sentiment in the neighborhood, and the perpetual possibility of mining around the farm. They explain that they were caught between their ideals and realities. Rick was devoting too much time and energy to his environmental efforts, putting a strain on his marriage and family. In Susan’s words, “We were losing our family to beat that coal company...It just wasn’t worth it anymore. It just wasn’t worth it.” DLM’s lawsuit, of course, didn't get to first base in court. “First Amendment all the way” was the gist of the West Virginia Supreme Court’s opinion. The lawsuit had already generated “damaging” publicity far beyond the reaches of Rick’s little newsletter, and DLM chose not to appeal. But, says Rick, “It’s a bit deceiving to say that citizen rights are protected. My right to put out a newsletter is protected, but what about my right to have clean water — or any water?” Technological wonders may be in the offing for the Mediterranean Sea, National Geographic reports. Israel hopes to connect the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea with a 113-kilometer, billion-dollar conduit; Egypt wants to excavate a canal that would change its huge Oattafa Depression into an enormous lake; and Morocco would like to build a bridge across the Strait of Gibraltar. IM 1n; ■ . , t otirtcsy Unity Jenkins IIN 190, the new Washington grade school-high school started operation and the academy closed. Students were: 1st row - I>ee Swindler, Billy Armstrong Arthur Mtller, Billy Stuart. William Mitrhell, Jamie Harris. 2nd row - Georue Pullen Moffett Armstrong, Nannie Miller. Nina Bruee, Annie C. Slaughter. U«ila A jnnu* „T°bm’ ^thel H,,daon- T>,er Miller, Henry Keyser, Roy Swindler and Robert BrUce. 3rd row - Mattie Hudson. Annie Bruce. Annie Miller Almond Louise Hisle. 4th row - Mamie Estes. Bessie Thornton, Annie Mitchell. Ada Mae ^'7a 9<>ptnn’ Lavinia A‘kins. Almeda Hudson, h ula er’ JCo.l. John Richard Harris, Jack Stuart, David Miller. Lari Tribble, oth row - Brucie Fox, Mary Clark. Julia Miller. Lelia Pullen. Sadie Swindler, Mad.e Corder, Bessie Rowles. Barbara Swindler. Back row - Robert Massie Pat Miller, Jas. Young. Joe D. Keyser, Cl,as. W. Keyser. Teachers - Prof. Mitchell, Miss Ida Compton. Miss Lucy Stuart. Frankie Dudley. Miss Louemnia Carter. -----4 Benefactor Aided County’s Black School Children (Editor’s note: Most of this information was prepared by Mrs. Marilyn Price who now lives in Prince William County Our thanks to Mrs. Price for her research and interestA Before 1920 the area’s black children attended school in the Odd Fellows Hall under Mr. P. Greene and the Big Branch School on route 522 across from what is now Baldwin’s store. This school was also under the direction of Mr. Greene and his wife, Mrs. Anna Greene. There was a school at Long Mountain that served the children in Mt. Salem, and one at this time in Smedley Hollow, known as Smedley School. In the early part of the 1920’s, the black population of the Hampton District organized the Parents Civic League. Their purpose was to assist the school board in erecting a new public school building for their children. Two acres west of Washington were purchased from R. B. Heterick, for $350.00. The deed is dated Feb. 3, 1922. Also in the ’twenties. Julius Rosenwald, the president of Sears, Roebuck and Company, etablished a fund earmarked for the education of black children. From this fund. Rappahannock built three schools, the Flint Hill grade school, the Scrabble grade school, and the Amissville grade school. The Parents Civic League and the school board were successful in constructing a school on Piedmont Avenue, still standing now as a twoapartment dwelling. Three of the buildings had two classrooms housing seven grades. A fourth- the .Flint Hill black school, had one room that included grades 15. After the fifth grade, students were transferred to the Washington School to continue in grades six and seven. Mrs. Price reports that dedicated teachers at the Washington School provided subjects for the students in addition to their regular curriculum. Some of the teachers gave training in music and voice, and arranged programs for the children to exhibit their talents. An interested group of parents gave the children at Washington many extras. Often, the workroom was used as a kitchen as parents and friends served hot lunches. While Mrs. Greene was supervisor she taught industrial arts, instructing the students in caning, basket weaving and sewing. Many people have mentioned that she trained some of her children in domestic arts which enabled them to find employment in wealthy homes in the city. Because of the larage area it served and the addition of the older students from Flint Hill, there were sometimes as many as 90 or 1 (X) children in the two-room school on Piedmont Avenue. In spite of the often crowded conditions, Mrs. Price noted that children received an excellent education in the small school and many went on to distinguish themselves in professional careers. Highlight of the year for the Rappahannock grade schools was May Day, held the first Saturday in May. All the schools participated in this ceremony. A king and queen were selected and crowned and the children hadVames and races. All the childf^n helped to wrap the maypole and joined in the dancing afterwards. Mrs. Price especially recalled the mayday exercises ol 1963, when School Superintendent O. A. Norton crowned Angela Dennis and Thomas Wigenton. Jr. as May Queen and King. ALL RAPPAHANNOCK GRADE SCH(K)LS participated in the May'Day ceremonies. In 1%3 students were: Irearl Shirley Fletcher (Timbers). Cassandra Frye (Myers), Thomas Wi«inKton, Jr., May Kin^, Angela Dennis (White). May Vueen, Nanette Butler, Ronnie Myers, Florence Turner (Butler). (Front) Rose Jordan (Height). Darlene Jett (Green). Mr. O.A. Norton, former Superintendent of Schools crowms the queen.

TRY LI Church x Activities Musical Program The Midland Church of the Brethren Choir will present a musical at the Amissville United Methodist Church on Sunday, January 30, at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to come out and enjoy the ministry of this choir. St. Peter's Catholic Church Old School Annex Washington, Va. Rev. Maurice du Castillon, C.I.C.M. Rector 675-3432 HOLY MASSES: Daily: 8:45 a.m., rectory Sundays: 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. (Sung) Sunday School, 10 a.m. Holy Days: 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Confessions before Masses and by appointment in the rectory. Amissville Methodist January 30-February 3 Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. Worship Service - 11 a.m. Midland Church of. the Brethren Choir musical - 7:30 p.m. Children’s Choir - 6:30 p.m. Adult Choir - 7:30 p.m. Jr. and Sr. UMYF - 7:30 p.m. Cub Scouts - 7 p.m. Boy Scouts - 7 p.m. Bible Study - 7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal January 30 Sunday: Epiphany 4 No Service 8 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Prayer and coffee hour 11 a.m. Lenten dinners begin Wednesday, February 23 and continue for six Wednesdays (through March 30). Mark your calendars now. Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Daily Bible Readings January 30-February 5 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday F riday Saturday 1 Samuel 30: 1-10, 18-25 James 4: 1-12 1 Thessalonians 2: 1-12 Luke 12: 16-21 Luke 12: 22-30 Romans 12: 17-21 John 18: 1-14 You can have baked potatoes in as as half the time if you put them oven rack and place an iron pot over little on an them. Classified Advertising ~ nrjr I ~r -•'rf t <*^ u> •Tvn I — ^-| --- | '**•'*■ It works for you! . IRappaliannncb News Classified Ads Work Call 675-3349 To place your ad - ' Y:~ Today! . Choral Society Rehearsing The Choral Society of Culpeper will resume rehearsals on Monday, Ian. 31, 7:45 p.m. at the Culpeper Presbyterian Church, 215 S. Main St. New members who are able to read and sing four-part music will be considered and should plan to arrive early at this first rehearsal. Altoes and basses are particularly needed; dues of $10.00 are payable during February. Works by the following composers will be performed at the May concert: Bruckner, di Lasso, Faure’, Foster, Gershwin, Gilbert & Sullivan, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Morley, Purcell, Scarlatti, Schubert, Thompson and Wilson. For further information, call 8254599 (evenings or weekend) or 347-0541. — Rappahannock New« Photo/T. Reynolds GIFT FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA 4-H CENTER — Sandra Jenkins representing Flint Hill Extension Homemakers Club, the county’s club of the year, invites Birgit Thornhill to take a check from the club’s trophy. This is the sixth year the club has given $1(X) to the center. MOTHER GOOSE SHOP 111E. Main St. Front Royal, Va. 30% to 50% OFF Entire Winter Stock QUALITY CHILDREN’S WEAR Infant-7 (Boys & Girls) 7-14 (Girls) Store Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. - FOOT FACTSOr. Bruce Vogel Podiatrist Foot Specialist KVWKC * High Arched Feet “My feet are bothering me, but I don’t have flatfeet, why should they be hurting me?" This is a common question asked by many people. The foot is a complex part of the body that functions in a complex manner. A study performed at a California university for the Department of the Army has proven that the foot functions in the following basic way. It flattens out to adapt to uneven terrain for a short period of time and also allows the hips to rotate over the legs. It then moves into a relatively high arched position and locks to propel the body forward. If is remains flat (and loose) it causes problems, but remaining stiff and high arched can also cause problems. A public service with the aim of promoting a better foot health environment. From the office of Dr. B. Vogel. From The Homemaker’s Pen lt> HI KG ITT THORNHILL' Virginia Extension Homemakers’ Scholarships - The Virginia Extension Homemakers sponsor the following four scholarship 1. Ella G. Agnew - to be used by persons seeking training for a nursing career or in a field related to the medical profession. The maximum amount for an individual is $750.00. 2. Maude E. Wallace - to be used by persons who plan on majoring in Home Economics at VPI&SU. Students may receive this scholarship only once, but they may reapply. Amount: $750.00. 3. Themes Guy Hoop - to be awarded to an adult to complete or improve his or her education or training in any field of study. The applicant should not be currently enrolled in high school. Maximum amount is $750.00 4. Hallie L. Hughes - to be awarded to any senior graduating from an accredited institution, who will be immediately pursuing a higher degree, an M.S. or PhD, with the intention of future employment with the Virginia Extension Service. Maximum amount is $750.00. All of the above scholarships are terminated yearly, but you may reapply yearly. Applications are available at your high school guidance counselor’s office or the Extension Office. The scholarships must be filled out and returned to me by April 1 or to the address on the application by May 1. awards: WINTER CLEARANCE NOW IN PROGRESS FURTHER REDUCTIONS 1 Group SPORT COATS 112 OFF 1 Group CAR COATS & WINTER JACKETS 1/2 OFF 1 Group Jantzon & Puritan Long Slaova KNIT SHIRTS 112 PRICE 1 Group SOCKS Reg. $1.50-NOW 1 Group JANTZEN A IZOD SWEATERS 1/2 OFF 1 Group DRESS SHIRTS 112 PRICE 1 Group TIES Rag. *9 to *15 , NOW 3 for M 0 NEW STORE HOURS: Mon.-Thurs., 9-5:30 Friday, 9 A.M.-8 P.M. Saturday, 9-5:30 LEVI’S REGULAR DENIM Boy’.$14M Students’. ... * 1 5** Men’s up to size 38.*1 0** All Corduroy u|Mo size 38.*1 0** Pre-Washed. Chester Gap-Huntly Area News By: BEVERLY WHORTON Phonr 636-9121 Mr. and Mrs. Murray Williams of Manassas were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Williams. James Bolt celebrated his 88th birthday Saturday, January 15 at K-Mart. Mr. Bolt had a birthday cake there. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Town were accompanied to dinner at the Corner Post Restaurant in Flint Hill Friday night by Mr. and Mrs. Don Richter of Alexandria. The Lions Club held a meeting at the Corner Post Restaurant at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sealock were Mr. and Mrs. Butch Sealock and children, Jennifer and Toby. Kenneth Presgraves of New Mexico is visiting with his mother, Mrs. Lillie Owens. Kenneth has spent two weeks with his mother and plans to return home sometime this week. The Missionary Society is holding a meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at the Chester Gap Baptist Church. Mrs. James Lilly and Mrs. Albert Wines spent the day Wednesday in Winchester. Maynard Williams of Front Royal was the dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Williams Sunday evening. Also visiting during the day were Mr. and Mrs. Page Menson of Riverton. There will be a meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary at 7 p.nt. at the Chester Gap fire hall on February 1. All members are urged to attend. Houseguests of Freeman and Pali Allan was the latter’s mother, Mrs. Betty Delevitt of Chicago. Mrs. Delevitt arrived on Sunday and planned to return home yesterday. Recent dinner guests of the Rev. and Mrs. Frye were Mr. and Mrs. Reed Frye and Deborah, Gwen and Renee, Mrs. Calvin Pendleton and daughter, Barbara and Kesley Russell. Mrs. Scarlett Dyer and girl scout troop 323 had a tasting dinner at the home of Liz Lemons in Flint Hill recently. The girls received badges at the dinner. Nine girls, three from Chester Gap and six from Huntly and two leaders attended. Alice King has been the houseguest of Mrs. William Lynn Sr. Mrs. King arrived last Thursday and plans to visit until next Thursday. Mr. William Old, Headmaster of Powhatan School in Boyce was the recent luncheon guest of Mrs. William Lynn and William Lynn Jr., Headmaster of Wakefield Day School. Anyone with news items from the Chester Gap and Huntly area is urged to call Beverly Whorton at 636-9128 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Whartons Have Son Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wharton of Sperryville are the parents of a son, Mark Edward, born January 13, 1983, at Warren Memorial Hospital, Front Royal. Gfandparents of the infant are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huff of Flint Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wharton of Sperryville. Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lee Atkins and Mr. and Mrs. Ebb Atkins, all of Sperryville and Mrs. Josie Wharton of Woodville. The Whartons have another son, Gary Lee, age three. TJoston Area Social News By MARIE F. ATKINS Rappahannock ('onrHiMinHenl Phone 987-8802 Mr. and Mrs. Janies Kilby, Kevin, Jeffrey and Jason were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam O’Bannon at Jeffersonton. Wednesday guests of F. R. Frazier Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Atkins were Ralph Pritt of Stevensburg, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier, Michael and Michele and her friend Cathy Dod^h of Woodville. Guests during the past week of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jenkins have been Wayne Jehkins, Charles Fincham, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hoffman and Mrs. Della Fincham, all of Culpeper. Mr. and Mrs. Barney O'Meara and sons, Timothy and Patrick were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Freeeman Allan and family at Huntly. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hopkins of Remington were Sunday guests of Mrs. Gladys Schlosser and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Hensley. Marvin Burke of Rochelle was a Saturday guest of his mother, Mrs. Bessie Corbin. Janet Frazier spent the weekend with her grandmother, Mrs. Corbin. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier and children were luncheon guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Meade in Culpeper. Mrs. Virginia Whetzel of —AmeriGas— SHENGAS DIVISION 327 No. Royal Ave. Front Royal, Va. 635-3556 L. P. Gas distributor serving a four county area. Propane gas for full house use: heating, water heating and cooking. Hardwick Ranges Kuud water Heaters Space Heaters TF Leon was a Tuesday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baker and children of Warrenton were guests during the weekend of Mr. and Mrs. Janies R. Peyton and family. Mr. and Mrs. David Bates of Arlington were guests at Range View during the weekend. Mrs. Joseph Hawkins was a Monday guest of Mrs. Randy Sims and Amanda. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Cave and Tonya and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fincham and Peggy visited Mrs. E A. Cave in Page Memorial Hospital on Sunday and Mr. Cave visited his mother again Monday. Mr. and Mrs. William Hawkins of Alexandria and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hawkins of Culpeper were here Sunday to visit their mother, Mrs. Mamie Hawkins, who is ill. Penny Peyton won first place in the Orientation Public Speaking contest, sponsored by National Society of Sons of American Revolution held at Holiday Inn. Saturday and will go to Richmond on February 19 to compete in the state event. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Fincham and Donna and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Meredith, Jermy and Kelly were Saturday afternoon guests of Miss Carol Sue Fincham in Culpeper. Sperryville News By MRS. B. M. VARNER Rappahannock V*** < !orr«>s|M indent Phone 987-8710 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coffey and son, Daniel were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Coffey Jr. The Administrative Board of the United Methodist Church met with Mrs. Nina B. Brown last Monday evening. Members present included the Rev. Merlin Shorb, Nelson Nethers, Julian Brown, Hugh Chrisman, Mrs. Jimmy Wayland, Mrs. Ranny Aylor, Mrs. Tom Klatko, Mrs. Robert W. Brown, Mrs. Lee Swindler and Mrs. Catherine Brown. Mrs. T. J. Pillar and Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Herndon spent from Monday until Wednesday in Virginia Beach visiting Mrs. Judson T. Smith and Mrs. Thomas D. Odom. Mrs. Robert W. Brown and Mrs. Maurice Butler and Susan of Annandale spent the weekend in Reading, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Peyton Jr., Missy and Brian of Falls Church were guests Sunday of Mrs. Kathleen Dodson. Mrs. Ranny Aylor and Heather visited Mrs. Robert Nethers in Flint Hill Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Quaintance. Mrs. T. M. Johnston and Mrs. Brown Miller had dinner Friday evening at the Quality Court and visited C. J. Miller in Warren Memorial Hospital. Front Royal. Mrs. Ruby Dwyer was a recent weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. Maywood Cornwell in Luray. Mrs. Roy Leake has returned home from Winchester Memorial Hospital. Cindy Cummins and Peggy Kiefer of Charlottesville were here for the weekend with Cindy’s grandmother, Mrs. Ruth Perkins. Dennis Wingfield and daughter, Denise accompanied by Joe Lemon and Jim Logan, former teachers in the Rappahannock system attended the Redskin-Dallas football game at RFK stadium in Washington, D. C. on Saturday. BURKE’S STORE Woodville, Va. 987-8814 Specials Thursday, Friday, Saturday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday Jean and Wilson Burke __ Luters Franks i lb. *1.25 Rockingham Sausage i lb. s1.1fl Dal Monte Greon Peas _ 17 oz.2/89® Hl-Drl Paper Towels (Jumbo) 59c -PRODUCELettuce, 2 buds.85c Cauliflower, bead_$1.99 Potatoes, so ibs. #i_$3.49 Kraft Singles American Cheese 16 Slices.$1.59 Maxwell House Instant Coffee e oz.*2.99 Cokes 8/16 oz. Ret. *1.19 Wise Potato Chips 7 oz. 79° —FRESH MEAT COUNTER— Stew Beef.*1.45 it.

Flint Hill Socials By rULLi N. AYLOR Rappahannock Mew* Correspondent Phone W7-4136 The Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the United Methodist Church met at the home of Mrs. M. R. Bradford on Monday evening with ten members present. Mrs. Flo Duvall led the program, reading a Billy Graham book. Levi Corbin, who was injured in a motorcycle accident last Sunday has been transferred from Warren Memorial Hospital to John Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore, Md. Edward Welch returned to his home on Friday after being a patient at Warren Memorial Hospital. Bobby Welch of Richmond returned home after spending a week here with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ferguson of Winston were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Moe Walker. Mrs. Mary Beumer of Manassas was a Saturday overnight guest of her mother, Mrs. Guy Foster Sr. and Betty. Mrs. W. J. Kendrick Jr. of Roanoke arrived on Monday to spend a few days with Mrs. Frank Spalding. Robert L. Massie of Richmond arrived Tuesday to spend some time here with his mother. Ernest Lillard of Washington was a Sunday visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Huff. Miss Sissy Nethers of Stephens City spent the weekend with her grandmother, Mrs. Robert Nethers. Also visiting during the weekend were Mrs. Bob Lewis of Huntly, Charles Corder Jr. of Esprit Royal, Mr. and Mrs. "Nelson Nethers, Mrs. F. D. Coffey Jr. and Mrs. Ranny Aylor and Heather, all of Sperryville. Mrs. Mary Atkins of Amissville was a Sunday visitor of her mother, Mrs. Moffett Brady.' Mrs. Louise McCulloch of Fairfax spent a couple days last week with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hickerson of Chester Gap were dinner guests last Tuesday of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hickerson. Guests on Thursday were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Huff. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Lillard and Dayna and her friend, Lisa of Alexandria were Sunday visitors of the Hickersons. Bridge Party Mrs. Dale Metzinger was hostess to the Sperryville Bridge Club at her home on Friday evening. Guests were Mrs. Helen Kilby, Mrs. W. H. Cordle, Mrs. T. J. Pillar, Mrs. Ulrich Maeyer, Mrs. R. E. Thompsen, Mrs. Frances Tabler, Mrs. Brown Miller and Mrs. Mary Quaintance. Prizes were won by Mrs. Tabler, Mrs. Kilby and Mrs. Miller. By BARBARA C. BURKE Rappahann<K'k Staff Phone 675*3349 Mr. and Mrs. John Metzger of Lorton and Ashton Burke of Warrenton were Monday luncheon guests of Mrs. Charles C. Burke. Mrs. William Williamson <?f Woodville was a Sunday luncheon guest of Mrs. W. M. Fletcher. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Jenkins spent the Weekend with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Campbell in Amissville. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lockheart of Front Royal were Thursday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Campbell. In the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Lockheart and Mrs. Campbell visited Billy Campbell in Culpeper. Woodville Socials nyjuniRtLAKK Rappahannock Van ('orrcH|Hinflcnl Phone 987*3827 Steve and Foley Butler of Culpeper were Sunday guests of their mother, Mrs. Lucille Butler and Mrs. Vallie Butler. Mrs. Opie Crawford and Ray were Saturday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Janies Sykes and Brad. Martha Lou O'Bannon was a Sunday evening dinner guest of Sue Taylor in Sperryville. The Woodville Homemakers Club will meet on February 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the church. The topic will be. When Is An Item An Antique? Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Grigsby and baby, Rena Marie and Mrs. Edna Woodward, Tabby Sue, John and Jeffery, all of Castleton, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bayne, Melissa, Ricky and Michelle of Culpeper, Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Grigsby, Crystal Grigsby, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Grigsby and daughters were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs. Ada Burke and Mrs. Maggie Grigsby. On Saturday the Rev. W. B. Dennis and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Dennis of Aniissville were guests of Mrs. H. B. Winfrey and Mrs. Dillard Glenn. Philip Daczewitz celebrated his eleventh birthday on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Bauckman of Culpeper were Tuesday night guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Clark and Misty Hitt. On Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Rick Johnson and Clyde Johnson attended an AAA Automobile Insurance retirement party for Norman Weiss in Falls Church at the AAA Insurance office. Before returning home they had dinner at the Sir Walter Raleigh Inn in Falls Church. On Saturday Clyde Johnson, Raymond Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Rick Johnson had dinner at the Edinburg Mills Restaurant in Edinburg. OUT OF THE ATTIC Iunnor nfin _— PhotoCourtMyof Mnt. Franc**Thnmton HORSE AND BUGGY DAYS — In 1908, carriages and wagons still rolled down the streets of Sperryville. Mrs. William J. Smith is behind the reins, waiting for her son, James F. Smith, to climb g^aboard^Mrs. Smith is the grandmother of Mrs. Frances Thornton. —News From The Washington Area Mrs. Lillian Kendrick and Mrs. Gladys Bowie, both of Culpeper were Sunday afternoon guests of Mrs. Alice R Wood. Joe Reid of McLean accompanied Mary Bailey and daughter, Grace home on Sunday following Grace’s recent stay at the Washington Children’s Hospital in D. C. Amanda Kaye Clark celebrated her second birthday on Saturday and was given a dinner by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Clark Jr. In addition to her brother, John Stacey, guests included Mrs. Ike Linwood Ralls, Melinda and Candy, Mrs. John M. Clark and Maxie and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Burke, all of Sperryville, Mr. and Mrs. Ike Ralls and Steve and Mr. and Mrs. Ends Thurs.'at 7:30 BEST FRIENDS (K) Burt Reynolds Goldie Hawn PARK THEATRE 1,7 E MAIN m FRONT BOYAL. *' 635-2777 Starts Fri. Fri.-Sat. 7:15&9:00p.m. Sun.-Thurs. 7:30 Sat.-Sun. Mat. 2:00 & Mon. night All Seats $1 5C| Walt Disney’s PETER PANm r^\ I riSfl- ocL-v. A~..-a .■. AVE251 ON BABY SHOE BRONZIN FEBRUARY A bit of babyhood can be permanently yours... a precious personal treasure. Your baby's shoes richly preserved in solid metal with every crease, scuff and wrinkle retained forever. Many of your favorite mementos can be bronzed. Baseball glovee, cowboy boots, hats. . . or that old beat up pair of tennis shoea, at SALE PRICES 8 8 ft. Bright Bronx* Styt* R*g. tat* Portrait Stand (ahown) $82.96 $$$.71 Bookanda—pair 47.98 $8.9$ Oval Mlniatura 48 96 $4.4$ 31 Walnut Papanmight 22 96 17.11 PLUS MANY MONO Aak for PPKE Potdar. Hsm baby* nama, Urthdata angravad only Ht par Mtar. Call Ted Portnoy 347-2336 or 347-5896 Leave order at: Lindsey’s Vision Ctr. W. Shirley Ave., Warrenton, Va Al etytee In Bright Bronze, Antique Bronx*, “Pewter", SUver, Gold and Pofceiatnlz* Sty!* r 51 Unmounted Shoe BRIGHT BRONZE $99< BRING SHOES IN NOW_.SALE ENDS FEB. 28. BENEFIT DINNER Sponsored By Sperryville Ladies Auxiliary February 5th Adults $6.00 5:30-7:30 p.m. Child $3.00 g> Carry outs: 4:30-5:15 ONLY DINNERS BY TICKET ONLY AND MUST BE PURCHASED BY JAN. 31ST. For Tickets Call: Marie Atkins - 987-8802 Betty Walter - 987-8391 Laura Wharton - 987-8504 MENU: Barbecue Spareribs, Turkey, Gravy, Dressing, Cranberry Sauce, Parsley Potatoes, Green Beans, Salads, Desserts, Hot Rolls & Butter, Coffee and Tea. Clyde Pullen and Debra. Toni Flemming of Davidsonville, Md. was a Friday visitor in the Gark home. Mrs. Alice Beahm and Wayne Baldwin were dinner guests Sunday of the Clarks. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin B. Reynolds, Jesse and Grace spent the weekend with Mrs. Lucy Barlow in Brookneal. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Baines and Liee were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. C. Glenn Wenner at Staunton. Mrs. Jean B. Moffett will leave on Saturday to spend the month of February with her daughter. Mrs. D. C. Welling and family at Virginia Beach. Southern States Front Royal 21 Manassas Ave. 635-3118 Frozen Fruit & Vegetable CASE LOT SALE Satisfaction Guaranteed Buy in bulk and you can enjoy "Farm Fresh" fruits and vegetable at inflation-fighting prices. All products are top quality, fresh picked and quick frozen for natural taste We Must Have Your Order By Feb. 12,1983 Qty Product Description Sell Pries Total Ami Sliced Apples 8#* Blackberries, 5#** 640 Black Raspberries, j#*~ 580 640 Cultivated Blueberries 204* 22 70 Wild Blueberries 15#* 22 70 Dark Sweet Cherries 30#* 27 75 Dark Sweet Cherries 5#** IQF 6.95 Red Tart Cherries 30#* 19.85 Red Tart Cherries 5#** IQF 5.25 Mixed Fruit 20#** IQF 1995 N.W. Fruit Medley 12/1#* 2195 Sliced Peaches 30#* 2145 Sliced Peaches 5#** IQF 520 Pineapple Chunks 2/5#** IQF 1215 Red Raspberries 5#** 870 Large Whole Strawberries 20#** IQF 23 80 Calif. SI Strawberries 30# 30.80 Calif. SI. Strawberries 6'/?# 805 Apple Juice 24/12 oz' Cranberry Juice 24/12 oz.* 2415 33 00 Grapefruit Juice 24/12 oz1 20 40 Grape Juice 24/12 oz * 20.40 Lemonade 24/12 oz.* 14 45 Orange Juice 24/6 oz' 1270 Orange Juice 24/12 oz ** 23 00 Asparagus Cuts 6 Tips 10# IQF 1750 Cut Green Beans 12/2’/?# 1985 Baby Lima Beans 12/2'/?# 2510 Fordhook Lima Beans 12/2'/?# 26 85 Broccoli Cuts 12/2# 1785 Broccoli Spears 12/2# 2020 Brussel Sprouts 12/2# 1875 Sliced Carrots 12/2# 14 95 Cauliflower 12/2# 2120 Whole Kernal Corn 12/2’/?# 23 60 Breaded Mushrooms 2/5# 1455 Fancy SL Mushrooms 2/5# 1335 Garden Peas 12/2'/?# 1905 Whole Leaf Spinach 12/3# 1675 Mixed Vegetables 12/2'/?# 2215 Lenders Bagels 24/6 1575 Sarah Lee Pound Cake 12/12 oz 1645 French Fries. 12/2# 1425 Shoestring French Fries 12/20 oz 1070 Potato Puffs, 12/2# 1520 Thomas’ English Muffins. 12/12 1790 Breaded Onion Rings. 8/2# 1570 Pizza Slices. Cheese 60/3 oz 1460 French Bread Pizza. 24/5 oz 1285 Regular Waffles 12/19 oz 1305 ‘Sugar Added ‘No Sugar TOTAL AMOUNT SPECIAL OFFER FREE FOOD DURING THIS FROZEN FOOD ORDER TAKING PERIOD, YOU WILL RECEIVE $50.00 OF FROZEN FOOD FREE WITH THE PURCHASE OF A 12 CU. FT. UPRIGHT FREEZER. THIS FREEZER IS REGULARLY PRICED AT $449.00. DURING THIS PROMOTION, IT WILL BE PRICED AT $419.00. PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW AND WE WILLJ^AVE YOUR FREEZER FOR YOU BY THE TIME YOUR FOOD ARRIVES. I OF Meant Individually Quick Frozen PLACE YOUR ORDER TODAY NONE SOLD WITHOUT ADVANCE ORDER NO TELEPHONE OROERS PLEASE A10 Sales tax in Va. ORDERS MUST BE PICKED UP ON _ March 9,1983 NAME ADDRESS CITY PHONE AFTER It Upcoming Events Rappahannock Calendar Ladies Auxiliary Special Meeting The Sperryville Ladies-Auxiliary will have a special meeting on Monday, January 31. at 7 p.ni. at the fire hall. All ticket money and^unsold tickets must be turned in at this meeting in order that preparations can proceed the upcoming dinner, February 5. All members are urged to be present. Historical Meeting The quarterly meeting of the Rappahannock Historical Society, scheduled for Friday, February 4th has been cancelled and will be held on Friday. March 4 instead. It is hoped that more clement weather at that time will make the meeting possible in the society’s building. Homemakers Learn Macrame The Washington Extension Homemakers will meet on Thursday, January 27, at 1 p.m. at Lucille Price’s residence. Instruction will be given in tying macrame knots for hanging baskets. For information or directions, call 675-3619 or 675-3427. Visitors are always welcome. School Board Meeting Schedule February 8—Regular school board meeting. February 22—Input for school budget. March 1—Budget discussion. March 8—Public response to budget. March 15—Budget work session. March 22—Adoption of budget. i Things To Do, Places To See Center Offers Workshop A workshop for practicing and potential writers will be held at Christian Center in Syria on Saturday, January 2*). It is the first in a series of five workshops for individuals interested in public or personal writing. The sessions will cover various types of writing including fiction, poetry, articles, autobiography and journals. Dr. Jane Purtle, instructor in composition, rhetoric and creative writing, will coordinate the workshop. She is on the Christian Center staff and teaches part time at Gerntanna Community College. For more information write Christian Center. Box 157. Syria, Va. 2274.1 or call 703-023-4670. Gospel Singers To Perforin The Gospel Harmoni/ers from Culpeper will perform at Kappahannock County Elementary School on Sunday, January 30 at 3 p.nt. The event is sponsored by Kenneth White and is open to the public. Talent On Stage Seventh graders will present a showcase of talent at a variety show set for February 18 at 8 p.m. in the Rappahannock F.lementary School's auditorium. Admission will be $l..r>0 for adults. $1.00 for students, with all proceeds going toward the seventh grade’s annual class trip to Williamsburg. Concert Choice Widened All subscribers to the Culpeper Community Concerts Association have the opportunity to take advantage of additional concerts without any extra costs. Performances at which local subscriptions will be honored include Kansome Wilson, flute soloist, on Thursday, January 27, 8 p.m., at Fairfax High School; Jack Daniels Silver Coronet Band, a 13piece turn of the century band, on Thursday. February 3, 8 p.m., at Stonewall Jackson High School in Manassas; Steven and Nadya Gordon, duo piantists who have won acclaim across the country for their faultless work, on Saturday. February 12, 8 p.nt., at Fairfax High School. Classical Spoof And Opera Two upcoming free programs at Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music in Winchester span the musical spectrum. The first “Annual” P.D.Q. Bach Festival, a musical spoof featuring works by the least known and most irrelevant son of J.S. Bach, 1807-1742 (sic), will be presented on Saturday, January 29, at 8:30 p.m. in Armstrong Auditorium. Then on Sunday night, January 30, at 7 p.m. in Armstrong Auditorium, Shenandoah’s voice department will present its annual evening at the opera. In addition to the works of Verdi, arias from French and German opera will be included.

Dorothy Jenkins County Native Mrs. Dorothy Ann Jenkins, age 46. of Washington died on Monday, January 24. 1983. at Warren Memorial Hospital, Front Royal. A native of Rappahannock County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie B. and Nettie Pearl Jenkins Jenkigs. She is survived by one son, David Brown Jenkins of Washington; two daughters, Mrs. Delores North of Chester Gap and Mrs. Mary Ann Faulkner of Amissville; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Weakley of Sperryville and Mrs. Peggy Sisk of Boston and two brothers, Charles W. Jenkins of Culpeper and George B. Jenkins of Sperryville. A funeral service will be held at the Nethers Mill Lighthouse Tabernacle today, Thursday, January 27, 1983, at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Charles Clinedinst. Burial will be in the Jenkins family cemetery. Pallbearers will be Charles E. Jenkins, Newbill Miller, Bucky Sisk, Melvin Jenkins, Richard Weakley, Ivan L. Deal. Charles Oscar Dodson and James O. Jenkins. Clore Funeral Home in Culpeper is in charge of arrangements. 5*vr. Wy* Fs&.n'i*- yFfi. t»r Vr‘,V,’ “A Family Serving Families” r ^ ; moody! k A Funeral Service Inc. 800 James Madison Hwv.. Rt. 29 Culpeper. Virginia 22701 STEPHEN E. MOODY, Pres. & Director DEBRA L. MOODY. Administrative Assistant 703-825-3530 (jfthituariCB Clarence Jackson Miller Bank President And Historian Clarence Jackson Miller died Tuesday, January 25, 1983, in Warren Memorial Hospital. One of the last of the grand old men of the county, Mr. Miller, with his fedora hat and ever present cigar, was a familiar sight at the county court house. There was always a chair for Jack, as he was known to his friends, in the clerk’s office, the treasurer’s office or the commissioner of revenue’s office. There was always a willing listener, eager to hear the wonderful tales of Rappahannock and Washington history that Mr. Miller could usually be persuaded to relate. Clarence Jackson Miller, Jr. was born October 14, 18%, the son of C. J. Miller and Sallie Hunt Strother Miller. A native of Rappahannock and a life-long resident of the county, his wife was Achsah Dudley Miller. Mr. Miller served as president of the Rappahannock National Bank for 14 years. Active in the bank for 60 years, he was also a director and vice-president. Mr. Miller was a vestryman, senior warden and lifelong communicant of Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington. He was also secretary-treasurer of the Rappahannock Farm Mutual Insurance Company from 1941 to 1%2 and director and member of the company’s finance committee from 1977 until present. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. John D. Wood of Atlanta, Georgia, and Mrs. Stephen B. Vaughan of West Simsbury, Connecticut, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 28, at Trinity Episcopal Church. Service will be conducted by Rev. Jennings Hobson and Rev. Charles F. Glaenzer. Burial will be in the Washington Masonic Cemetery. The family requests no flowers. A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Miller’s name at Trinity Episcopal Church. Clore Funeral Home in Culpeper is in charge of the arrangements. Myrtle Smoot Born In Warren County Mrs. Myrtle Eliza Smoot, 77, of Flint Hill died Saturday, January 22, 1983, in Warren Memorial Hospital, Front Royal. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday at the Turner-Robertshaw Funeral Home in Front Royal by the Rev. Steve Scoggin. Burial was in the Washington Masonic Cemetery. Mrs. Smoot was born August 9, 1905, in Warren County, daughter of the late Clifton and Katie Brady Walters. She was married to the late Charles William Smoot. Surviving are a daughter, Goldie Riley Smoot of Flint Hill; a sister, Guffie Deavers of Front Royal; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Robert Clatterbuck, Dabney Eastham, Craig Smoot, J. P. Walters, Wayne Smoot and Earl Foster. The Final Tribute CLORE FUNERAL HOME “The Home of Thoughtful Service” PHONE 825-2361 CULPEPER CEMETERY MEMORIALS Rappahannock Business & Service Directory Call 675-3349 to Place Your Ad! Only $2.50 per week for a 1 inch space! Call about our combination rates with The Fauquier Democrat, The Clark Courier, Loudoun Times-Mirror, and The Reston Times . . ..- 13 WEEK CONTRACT Appliance* AVATAR . Appliance & Refrigeratio 347-0570 ’fit THE CHANGE T GOOD SERVICE Art Gallery Mam Street P O Box 58 Washington Virginia 22747 703-675-3880 Wed thru Sir' r. •* nr Appointment Beauticians New Adventure Salon I Hairstyling ; Nail Sculpturing | Amissville, 937-4876 | Silver Curl Beauty Salon 937-4070 • Amissville Open 9 a m to 5 p.m Mon -Fri. Sat. 9 a m to 12 noon Evenings By Appointment Book Shops -mum STREET BOOKS222 East Main Street, Front Royal (formerly Compton s) Used books, records & magazines • Fiction»Non Fiction •All SuOiects Books* records traded •paa TmsAp i tkn Si tartay W».«. - 5 >■■■ fiir/ul DuK X&oJv&tlj) New & Used Book Dept. Free Out Of Print Book Search Special Ordering Of any book in print 207 S. Royal Ave. Froat Royal. VA, I <703)635-7070 j Hours: Mon. Sat 9 to 6 Sun 12 to 5 p Handmade custom cabinets and reproduction furniture for distinctive kitchens, libraries, mantles. Country Cupboards Washington. Va. 675-3294 •• »» •» »», Affordable Custom Kitchens Cabinets, and Country Furniture made to suit your fancy Von Fange Thomas W. Von Fange "Pin ; varpentry F. W. HUTCHINSON GENERAL CONTRACTOR RtMODFlINC, RFSTORATK >N MIDI IK INS 937-5579 Catering miniiinnininniimniiniin DELICATESSEN '*11 N Rm.il Ave. FrontKov.il 1*16-9488 (AltRINC. PARTY PIATTFRS I Mr hnmr «*HM . Ii.irlim • '< • \ • nirt‘linn*. i'd .*m iilhc \\« .,U.» iM.iki• il.uiMv Inn - • s.mdw u Ik.i i.i\ < >ntr with it «• '..idim ill ill ill ii ilium ii i ii ii m m mil Catering by Nature’s Foods and Cafe' Meals and Parties Washington, Va. 675-3776 Clock Repair CLOCKS Repaired and Restored All Work Guaranteed bought any condition 675-3481 C^BUf 11 ttff Early’s Carpet Sales and Service, Inc. Amissville, Va. 937-5111 or 347-0400 Carpet - Orientals Sheet Vinyl-Tile Reupholstery • Slipcovers Custom Draperies Wall Coverings Carpet Cleaning Open Weekdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Construction f ! \ I CUSTOM COUNTRY HOMES Affordable Decks. Homes, and Additions Urtilinnl ami tiuilt l»> j§ David R. Batchelder^* Licrnurd Contractor Free Estimate* \nii«»ullr. \ a. -3226. «*vfilings re* / SOLAR DESIGN SERVICES iN^ CESX Solar Analysis Architectural & Product Design Project Management Construction Box 270. Washington. Va. 22747 703-675-3786 Cut window heat loss up to 79% with Window Quilt in your chotoe of 48 designer colors! | P Sn* vmirWhHUOTV^Uflt draW ] ! SOLAR DESIGN SERVICES * Clopton House. Washington. Va. i _ 703-675-3786 _ COUNTRY MINOR ('ELLA DELI V*w W inter Hr».: 10 a.in.-7 in. VIon.-Kri. ^irknuls 10 a.in.-7:30 p.m. 987-8761 7 i Equipment A Parts Sales ana Service SWAN’S 825-8371 201 S. East St. Culpa par Farm Services HHIHHHMlIIIIMIIIlltHfllHIH Deader Oisamled Farm Animals I Removed | 301-796-0779 fclllllllllMlWUHHIHIWMMHWlI! Florist % . % * FLOWER CENTER ? Ft.OH 1ST<,RFF\HOI SES K FI!\E (HFTS 2(WS. K«»\al Front Ho\al •> 2H.1S. Ko>al \w. Front Ko>al X nn-KUo-ivn ^ <• FTI) •> mAJUuuuLtmmjut _ FUSSFU. FLORIST. INC. • 201 StTiinrl Si.. Kronl Kmnl 3 635-4193 Quulity Flouer* urui Excellent Service Since /VW LJ FTD mrmnnnn imemo t "acer°«rAt / Tt^,r,b- ,Bi»i J°'h""‘'cli3nhDirectory. C*« 675-3349 Framing ranting M,*t \ czTWiddler&t. I GALLERY ( \Fine Custom Framing, j \ Museum Quality { Washington, Va. 675-3440 ( '■*' '• _:-y-l r unerai / :;.Wr«€t*H»:'-i::| The Finu/ Tribute CLORE FUNERAL HOME “1 Ml H. 'Ml < >1 1 II* M « M l M I Si ».\ i I " PHONE 825-2 36! CULPEPER ( HMI TEKV MhMOKI.\l> rS fAi ■ It* IT Handera cre/Sons Handmade Gifts 6i Christian B**»ks Main Street, Washington, Virginia Open Daily 30-S: 30 Sat. 30- 1 Featuring Bibles for any gift occasion, children's storybooks. Christian fiction and self help book' Alex Hargrove r Denise dela Montaigne Foods tk Cats 306 So. Royal Ave.. Front Royal. Va. (703)636-9209 Surstim Cerda Sdtod WXny fonr Center, Jnc. ~\Vpnfunjjt<m, Virginia Insurance <&*• 12% tax deferred Universal Life Insurance 825-6300 110 West Davis St., Culpeper HOME BENEFICIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY i !;»rl \\ . I';i\ •*•* llrrmlu >. Vl'iiiI' P.O. Box 341 Buainema 882-4281 Sporryville. Virginia 22740 Homo 98741148 Interiors Caavlate Dacaratar Sanrica l \ Custom Draperies. Iarge\ t selection of decorator fabrics. ' wallpaper, floor coverings. Kirsch ^hardware, blinds Ratf Hill latarprlses 948-6406 Medical Equipment The Recovery Room A Dtvtolofi of Caidlo Pulmonary Noma Cara NANCY SAMUELS Patient Care Cowdftiator Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.nf-5 P m 635-7464 800-552-3712 (W>" 800-446-2273 (Outside Va ) 124 E Main St . Front Royal. Va Opticians mmm da ■M MILLER OPTICIANS formerly Mayo Opticians 702 South Main St. Culpeper. VA. NOW OPEN SATURDAYS 825-5600 an ■ • sWi'uWtPdnun ■ Services : 2 Certified Experienced Nursing Assistants 24 hour care for elderly Transportation to & from appointments. Reasonable Rates 703-987-8726 Photography Franklin Photography Commercial. Children Portraits, Horses WEDDINGS All work Kujrjntccd Franklin R. Sckmidt Woodville 987-8410 Income Tax Services muhmbhhmmhmmmmmmhmmmmmhmmmmmI Two different short fc| forms this year. § H&R Block cant m them for you. Two different short forms and new deductions make short form filing more complicated this year. Our preparers know the new tax laws and forms. We've studied them for months. ~ H&R BLOCK The new tax laws. This year’s number one reason to go to HSR Block. •BEALETON, Dickerson s Building •HERNDON, 721 Monroe Street •LEESBURG, 35 Fairfax Drive •MANASSAS, 8372 Sudley Road •MANASSAS PARK, 8470 Centreville. Road •MARSHALL, Burrows Insurance •PURCELLVILLE •STERLING PARK. 200 Leesburg Pike •WARRENTON, 549 Winchester Street •WASHINGTON. Rappahannock News Bldg 703-788-4983 703-435-0565 703-777-3590 703-369-1040 703-361-5339 703-364-1853 703-777-3590 703-430-6639 703-347-7517 703-675-3877 MasterCard and Visa accepted al most area locations. Real Estate I \X'.A\T T<) BE YOl R REALTY )R' Member, Faiu/iuer and Piedmont Multifile Litrinx Vn ico. . RAPPAHAXX( JCK <poken here ROGER BATCHELDER Wmhinuton, Vu. 22747 675-3777, Res. 937-4388 Eileen Day, Realtor Country Property People *• MIS 675-3400 WASHINGTON, VA. Restoration Services Lighting: —m We offer full restoration services for all old lighting including the stripping of nickel plating. Solid brass custom reproductions are a speciality. Washington House of Reproductions P.O. Box 246 Main St. Washington, Va. 22747 (703) 675*3305 Shoe Repair JOE’S SHOE REPAIR Handmade Handbags ‘Wallets •Clothing • Belts 122 Main St. Knml Koval Shoe Repair while you u ait Slipcovers Mouse of dairies •Custom Made Draperies •Decorator Shades - Wallpaper •Complete Stock of Decorative Hardware & Fabrics •Slipcovers • Flexalum Blinds We Measure - Make & Install Front Royal 635-5873 l | i Travel CULPEPER TRAVEL, lnr Call 825-1258 “Our Sendee Is Free ” ► CORBIN’S TREE EXPERTS fully insured. 20 years experience. quality work, free estimates Also. Hedge Trimming Call 675-3240 before 6 p.m. ' T.V. Sales mad Repair BROWER’S TV RCA and Magnavox Sales & Service •Service On Most Makes Televisions • Stereos • Phonos •Antenna Installation & Repair VISA Master Charge 347-1119 Upholstery Custom Upholstery large Selection ot Fabric Finn Film’,, vPick tin '■ Hr1 \‘cr Red Hill Enterprises Madison 948-6406 Repair Mister Sweeper 507 E. Main St. Front Roynl 635-3007 Sale - New and Used Service all makes Wallcoverings WALLTECHS Paper Hanging All types of Wall Covering Interior/Exterior Painting Drywall Work FREE ESTIMATES 364-2624 evenings.

Horse & Farm Directory — Appears each week in the following papers — Loudoun Times-Mirror Leesburg, Va. 703-777-1110 Clarke Courier Berry ville, Va. 703-955-1111 Fauquier Democrat Warrenton, Va. 703*347-4222 Rappahannock News Washington, Va. 703-675*3349 Place your ad in all 4 for as little as $8.50 INDEX Auctions • Horse/Livestock Bam Construction Boarding and Training Farm Equipment A Supplies Farm Services Farriers Fencing, Gates A Jumps Hay for Sale Help Wanted Horses A Ponies • For Sale Horses A Ponies ■ Wanted Horses A Ponies to Give Away Instruction Livestock for Sale Miscellaneous Position Wanted Real Estate Saddleries Shows and Events Stables for Sale or Rent Stud Service Tack A Equipment for Sale Vans and Trailers Veterinarians Boarding end Training J HORSES BOARDED - Excellent facilities, box stalls and turn-out privileges. Located just off Rt. 50, White Post area. For information call 837-2322. l-27-4t BOARDING Modern facilities and professional care in the heart of horse country. We offer flexible boarding arrangements that cater to your horses special needs as well as your budget. Outside course coming in spring. (703) 937-4862 &gati*0 liable ‘ located between Warrenton & 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. (EHF) FARM GATES Made to Order, Any Size Oak Lumber H. G. ROSE Deiaplane, Va. 344*1574 FENCING Complete line of wire, plank and rail. Also will install. GEORGE WHITE SUPPLY,INC. Middleburg, Va. 703-687-6371 U Farm Equipment WHt&vppH** Now You Can Place Your “Farm Equipment” Ad in our Horse & Farm Directory For as little as $8.50, your ad will appear in The Loudoun TimesMirror, The Fauquier Democrat, The Rappahannock News, and The Clarke Courier. Call louboun t&imef-ifiirror 703-777-1110 or 703-430-8000 to place your ad today! L' MIXED HAY, Clover, Timothy, Orchard Grass, delivered $1.75 per bale. Call 703-338-3827. QUALITY ALFALFA HAY - $2.50 per bale. Quality timothy,$2.25. Excellent clover/orchard grass, $2.00 per bale. Delivery available. Phone 703-822-5517. Top Quality Pennsylvania Hay and Straw Delivered Large & small loads Call Dave <703)937-4708 BARN HELP WANTED - 703-7772768. GROOM WANTED for Middleburg Stable. Living quarters plus salary. Phone 703-687-5532 mornings till 10a.m. HORSE, 3 years, black, 15.2, broke English and Western. Super disposition.. $900, negotiable. Call (703) 7802820 before 9 a.m. and after 8 p.m. PARENTS: Shenandoah Valley Appaloosa breeders have special discounts on horses purchased by 4-H, FFA, etc. members, such as a bay, 2 year old filly, mature 15.3 h., M> brother is Competitive trail top ten, $500. Call 703-877-2184 or 2185. REGISTERED 3 YEAR old filly, partially trained, ideal for beginner, shows jumping possibilities, good looking filly. $2500. (304) 725-4655. THOROUGHBRED CHESTNUT GELDING — 8 years, 15.3 hands, easy keeper, good pleasure horse. 703-327-4655. HORSE SALE Special Registered and grade All-Breed Consignment Sale to be held at The Eyler Stables Thurmont, Md., Friday, February 4, at 7p.m. Consign early to a proven market for the better horse. Incentive Commission Rates are in effect. For consignments and information, contact The Eyler Stables. Phone 301-271-7426 or 301-271-7411. serving the Horse and Horseman Since 1933 Regular Sales 1st and 3rd Friday of Each Month. THOROUGHBRED CROSS, 8 year gelding, 16.3, has hunted or event prospect. Thoroughbred, 10 year gelding, 15.2, has hunted, shown hunter and dressage, can do it all. Thoroughbred type registered quarterhorse, 3 year gelding, 15.1 and growing, 4 white stockings and blaze, very flashy, lunging and hacking quietly. Thoroughbred, one year bay filly, good size and substance. Thoroughbred, one year chestnut colt, has size and looks, can go racing or showing. All horses must go and all are reasonably priced. Call (703) 439-3744. WANTED TO BUY - horses and ponies for children's summer camp. Also need saddles. Call 703-554-8255. RIDING LESSONS Maintree Indoor Lighted Ring Private and Group Beginners to Advanced Child or Adult TRAIL RIDES 703-777-3012 703-777-3279 EXPERT HORSE VACUUM CLEANER REPAIRS - Will repair all makes, prompt service, free estimates. Trammell's Mobile Vacuum Repair. Hamilton, Va. 703338-6377. CLEAN BOX STALL CLAY - manure piles removed, also general excavation work and hauling. Very reasonable. J. Dreyer - Excavating. 703-338-2684, anytime. ON SALE NOW Kir^l Kililion Virginia Hunt Country Map Includes the 11 Hunt Boundaries which are verified by the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America Printed on Ivory color paper in 3 colors. measuring 18"x22'/?" Phone and mail order accepted $3.95 per copy (plain paper) Plus $1 Of postage and handling (Va. residents also add 4% sales tax ) RappakanNck Nm P.0. Bn 59 Vfashlaitaa. Va. 22747 (703)175-3349 lO'hyrkSOM COUNTRY SADDLERY 254 Lee Highway, Warrenton, (703) 347-3141 HORSE-CATTLE FLATBED TRAILERS Over 200 new trailers in stock in 8 brands 16-foot flatbed, $1,195; 2 horse thoroughbred model, $1,800; 16-foot bumper stock or 16-foot gooseneck flatbed, $1,950; 16foot gooseneck stock or 20-foot 8-ton GVW gooseneck flatbed, $2,995; Extra wide Gotner Spartan, $3,095; 18foot x 6-foot x 7-foot 4-horse deluxe, $3,750; 2G oot Texas Pipe gooseneck, heavy duty with metal top. $3,950; 20-foot x 7-foot wide gooseneck stock, $4,500 Some used models available - trade-ins accepted Several dual wheel and crew cab duallys available. Delivery available LUX STABLES Jesse R. Austin, Distributor Lanham, Maryland, 20706 301-464-2574 Q I 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE - all phases horse industry Breeding, conditioning, training for track, show and riding 4-years bovine management Knowledge in farm maintenance and management. Honest, hardwarking, non-drinker, Available immediately. John Maxwell, 305-983-2385. FARM OR ESTATE MANAGER Experienced working farm manager available for 1983. Have managed large grain and beef cattle operation in Loudoun 1982. Desire change of operation. Married; nondrinker with superb local references upon request. Wife is professional teacher. Available now. Serious inquiries should respond in confidence to Box W, c/o the Loudoun Times-Mirror, P.O. Box 359, Leesburg, VA 22075. TRAIN OR RESCHOOL your horse as do the famed English Showjumpers. A Hunters or Jumpers courage or confidence isn’t sapped by the normal jump. English Country style clear-round jumping, never more than 2'6” is challenging. Take your time and try again. To win a ribbon is a victory. To qualify for the Trophy round is a triumph. Which will win the trophies at Longfield Farm — The big brave show jumper or the fat little pony. Call evenings 703338-2855. WANTED: Horse barn or small farm with bam to lease in Leesburg area or surrounding vicinity. Will consider all offers. Call 703777-8046 after 6p.m evenings. BROTHER LUCK, 16.2 hands, world champion Appaloosa — classy, pretty moving, athletic and kind. Special 1983 rate to TB and Quarter Mares. Call for Brochure. 301-924-3772. STALLION SERVICE - Arabian Stallion with size, temperment and looks. Winner of many show ribbons in halter and English pleasure. Will also breed for half Arab for endurance riding. 703-8823653 after 6p.m. STALLION SERVICE - Arabian Stallion with size, temporment and looks Winner of many show ribbons in halter and English pleasure Will also breed for half Arab for endurance riding 703-8823653 after 6pm a p*mi;iii i V mi II,,.11,ippi.il fOtSt IN STOCK - Winter blankets, stable sheets, liners. All sizes. Expert tack repair, same day service, every Tuesday. Horse Country Saddlery (703)347-3141. STUBBEN “IMPERATOR”, 17 inch. Excellent condition. Must sell. $350. (703) 9374862. STUEBEN SEIGFRIED, excellent condition, I6V2 inch, $475. Call (703) 3475404. WESTERN SADDLES, different sizes and styles, priced from $125. Call (703) 347-5404. V##* tiwt Treffei* D “80” DOUBLE HORSE TRAILER, 7 ft. x 10 ft. x 5 ft. Side entry door. Fully enclosed back. Ramp door. $1500, never used. (703) 4917370. 1973 HARTMAN 2-horse trailer - needs work. $400. Please call 703-592-3346 after 12 noon. LARGE TRAILER, in excellent condition, can be used for horses.and cattle. Electric brakes, good tires and flooring, escape door. $950. Call (703) 937-5146 after 5:30 p.m. TRAILER & VAN REPAIR (703) 937-4402 DOUG HAYES WELDING Residential and Agricultural Construction We specialize in custom horse barns, indoor riding arenas, run-in sheds, and all other agricultural buildings 4/so Sun decks, garages, additions “Experienced, Professional. Affordable” t BONANZA BUILDINGS Horse Facilities • Arena* • Farm Buildings Commercial • Storage • Cottages Over 30 years experience of building the best in-post frame buildings can for FREE estimate Umbaugh Building Company Rt. 2 Box 63, Purcellvllle, Va. (703)338-2306 II Morton buildings ZB|Ph Nation’s Largest Farm Builder Horse Barns • Riding Arenas Farm Buildings •Attractiva •Speedy Construction • Backed by Warranty Call or Write for Free Brochure 1918 Industrial Drive es Culpeper, Virginia (703)825-3633 r --- 1 ™ Classified Ads Reach nearly everyone In Rappahannock County with your Classified Ad. Just call or stop by our office before Noon on Tuesday. Rates: $3.25 for the first 20 words, 15 cents for each additional word. Box number, $2.00 additional. - - ARTIFICIAL BREEDING. All Breeds: Will go anywhere. James C. "Doc" Johnson. Call 675 3489. Q|yt5 tfn SMALL TOWN OPPORTUNITIES: The Plains now launching ma|or revitalization. Invite and seek enterprise for top quality shops and professional services. Compatible with English Village concept. Buildings available for lease or purchase. Call 703-353-5620. 3s17tfnnc FARM EOUtFMEI « A SUPPLIES MIXED HAY for sale, square bales. Call 987-8809 after 6 p.m. 10 16 27 HAVE FARM EQUIPMENT for sale? Sell it fast with a Classified ad In this column. Call 703-675-3349. 10-l-nc LOCUST POSTS - flat sided, $3, will deliver. (703 ) 987 8150. 10|a27-f3 r# #fREWOO0 FOR SALE MIXED FIREWOOD, $75 per full cord, split. Will deliver. (703) 987 8150. 12|a27-f3 FIREWOOD: Green or Seasoned, 2 cords for $185. Costello Firewood and Tree Service. Call 636-6527. 12 014-tfn FIREWOOD •Serving Northern Va. and DC •Immediate delivery _ 703-937-5683 NOW OPEN RED HAWK HARNESS & LEATHER GOODS Harness & Tack Made & Repaired Custom Leather Goods All types of leather repair Hour*: Mon.. Wwl.. Kri. 10:10 a.ni.-~t p.ni. Tur**.. Thun*. Sal. By appointment Rl. 522, Flint Hill. Va Shop: 675-3438 Home: 364-2064 -\ CLASSIFIED INDEX 1- Antiques 2- Auctlons 3- Buslness Opportunities ♦Child Services 5-Chlld Cara Wanted ♦Commuters Comar 7-Crafts-e-Plenty 10-Farm Equipment A Supplies 12- Firewood tor Sate 13- Qarege A Yard Salee 14Cardanlng Equipment A Produce 15Clveaways 20- Happy Ada 21- Happy Birthdays 22- Horee A Tack Traders Comer 23- Horses (or Bale 24- Houaehold items for Sale 2A-lnstrudlon 40- Uvestock (or Sale 41- Loat A Found 42- Misc. lor Sale 43- Mlsc. Wanted 44- MotSte Homes - BslafRent 46- Musical Instruments A Equipment 47- Personal 90-Pata 51 -Recreational Equipment 60-Rentals-Apts 61 Rental a-Business 62-Rentals-Houses 63Rantais-Rooms 64- Rentals-Land 65- Rental e-Vacatlon Homes 66Rentals-Wanted to Rent 67-Real Estate Wanted 66 Reel Estate-Sale by Owner. 60-Real Estate lor Sale 70-Roommatee Wanted. Available 71 -Services-Business 72- Servtces-Farm 73- 8ervlces-Homa Improvements 74- Servlces-Personal 75- Servlcee-Mlac. 76- Swap A Trade 77- Trtbutes A Thanks 100- Employment Servtcee 101- Help Wanted Building Trades 102- Help Wanted Farm 103- Help wanted Food8ervlcee 104- Help Wanted Office 106-Help Wanted Domestic 106- Help Wanted r M attic al 107- Help Wanted Mechanical 106Hatp Wanted General 110-Jobs Wanted 200- Buslnaes Motlcee 201- Bids A Prop os els 202- i.egal Notices 400- Vehi«sa ter Bate 401- Mot dye yc lea 402- Vehtclea Mechanic a Delight 403- Vehiciee-Parta A Acoeaeortee 404Vehlclea-Recrea1 tonal ___ WANTED RETIRED TEACHERS, former teachers and current teachers to tutor students. Emphasis on junior high and high school level subject matter. Send resume; Academics, Inc. Box 35. Casanova, Va. 32017. 25|a20-27 CLASSES in beginning Calligraphy for children and adults, minimum of 8 students needed to start class. Call Sursum Corda School, 675 3237 for more Information. 25f27-f3 !PSW LIVESTOCK ITALIAN BEES, 3 lb. package with queen; queens; nucs. Early April delivery. Order now I Call (703) 987-8152. 4Q50la20m31 FOR SALE: 18 month old Jersey heifer, $400. Call 675 3537. 40 + LOST: JACK RUSSELL TERRIER in the 637 Flint Hill area. Answers to the name of Major. White body and head, tan ears and tail. REWARD offered. 636 1507. fLf FOUND: One elephant (we are equal opportunity finders) between Culpeper and The Plains. Call 987 6543210. 41 +nc LOST near Amjssville. Black, male Irish setter. $100 reward. Call (703) 347 1485. 41 |a20-27 LOST: Parabrai CaHIa (Lassie lype) brown and white last seen January 19. wearing collar with name and phone number Castleton REWARD tor return or information leading to reiurn Call 087-0034 mmm. MISC. FOR SALE FOR SALE: Utility Building located behind Rappahannock County Jail. Must be moved from premises. Submit questions and bids to W.A. Buntin, Sheriff, by Friday, February 4, 1983. 675-3332. 42127 f3 THE BEST PLACE to buy wallcoverings is Eastbrook Interiors in Berryville. Schumacher, Strahan, Eisenhart, Josephson, etc. always in stock at great prices. 3 E. Main St., 703 955 1620. 42 + GINO'S RESTAURANTS are closing and we're purchasing the entire contents of the buildings. We'll pass on In credible savings for your Church, Lodge, Fire Hall or Restaurant. Don't miss this big selection of equipment and furniture in our warehouse at 663 No. Loudoun Street, Winchester. Harwill Food service Equipment Company, 703 662 1124. _42|27 f3 UP TO 50 PERCENT OFF selected items, additional 10 percent off ANY purchase over $10.00, January 29 to February 13. Royal Oak Bookshop, 207 South Royal Avenue, Front Royal, 635 7070, Open 7 days, new, used and out of print books. 42j27 flO FRESH, DELICIOUS BROWN EGGS from Jordan River Farm are back at Nature's Foods. 42 + PHOTOGRAPHS—Permanent prints of the STAFF PIC TURES which appear in the Rappahannock News can be ordered from the News Office. Prices are $5 for 5 x 7 and $8 for 8 x 10. 703 675 3349. 42nf tfn BRAND NEW full size mat tress and foundation, both pieces only $89.95. American Furniture Company, Front Royal. _42t29tfn TURN YOUR WINDOW into a mini-greenhouse. Phone 9375579. 42tfnnc APPL IAN CES, J enn AI r, Thermador, Waste King. Sub Zero and more. Call COUN TRY CUPBOARDS. Washington, Va. 675 3294. 42tfn NEW SATELLITE T.V. BUSINESS Taking orders now at dealer cost Complete systems $1.500 and up Limited time otter. (703) 937-4243 (703) 301-0077 r<* I MISC. WANTED OLD PHOTOGRAPHS wanted: The Rappahannock News will pay $5 apiece for photographs from bygone days in Rappahannock County for the "Out of the Attic" feature. All photographs will be returned. "Out of the Attic" photos should be delivered to the News Office during business hours. 43n5 tfn nc I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Washington Rescue Squad for their quick response to my house on Wednesday evening when their services for my daughter, Grace was needed Special thanks are extended to Steve and Nancy Scoggin and also to friends and relatives for their many calls, acts of kindness arid other forms of concern shown to my family and me during this time. Mary W. Bailey Washington 47|27 f3 In memory of Tom Leake who passed away five years ago on January 28, 1978. Daddy it has been five years ago since you went away And we miss you more every day But God needed another gentle smiling face So he took you home to that heavenly place Daddy it cannot be long before we meet again And then there will be no more sorrow and pain. Sadly missed by his wife, Lillie daughter, Lillie grandsons, Wayne and Justin 47 + DRIVING TO FLORIDA Thursday and need attractive companion to share expenses. Will pay fuel. You pay motels. Write Susan. Box G 10. _ 47+-nc («* PERSONAL NOTICES f* BEAL ESTATE FOB SALE LAND FOR SALE, 60 acres, 20 wooded, big stream through property, Hope Hill area. $1700 per acre with assumable note. 937 5160 or 914 234 6426. 69j27 fl7 1.76 ACRE lot near Flint Hill. Nice view. $5,900. Homestone, Inc., 547 3095 or contact James W. Lillard, 547 3384. _ 6911X27 SERVICES- 1 BUSINESS J REMODELING, restorations, additions, all types of car pentry. Licensed. F.W. Hutchinson, 937 5579. ____71tfnnc OLD DOMINION Construction & Repair — Additions, renovations, including all aspects of home repair. Local references. For estimates, Call evenings, 937 5482. _ 71tfn ANTIQUE Restorations, Refinishing and Upholstery. Call COUNTRY CUP BOARDS, Washington, Va. 675 3294. 7laltfn Rappahannock JfeuiH CLASSIFIED ORDER BLANK Name___ Address_ City_State_Zip_ Classification___ _._ Copy --- - „ Phone TO RUN: WEEKS (*2 CHARGE PER WEEK FOR MAILING BOX NUMBER REPLIES.) RATES 8TRAIOHT CLASSIFIED: 20 words (or less) CLASSIFIED DISPLAY: Per column inch HORSE • TACK TRADERS’ CORNER: Straight line ads (20 words or less) *3.25 *3.00 *8.50

(^^pppp SERVICES-BUSI FOR FARM SIGNS, Calligraphy, illustrations, pencil or pen and ink portraits, business cards and letterheads. Call: Davette Leonard, 675-3479. __71 j20f3 EXPERIENCED in carpentry and brick laying, all phases of building and remodeling, 30 years experience. Edward M. Clark, „ 675-3608 or Bobby Brown, 675-3624. 71d2 tfn PIANO TUNING, 30 years full time, now living in this area. Work guaranteed. Call collect 703-937-5857. Warren Emerson Dennis. No Sunday calls please. f 0 7*1 nl 8-tfn ROOFING—Gutters and down spoutings. Tinning and roofing of all kinds; Aluminum gutter and downspout. Roof repair. Call Bill Starks, 675-3630, Washington, Va. 71 tfn MOSES GENTRY, Carpentry, general building, storm windows, tinning, ceramic tile, guttering, state license, 923 4413 after 6 p.m. 71014 tfn A TIP TOP CHIMNEY SWEEP, J. Isaac Watts, Clean. Fast. Thorough. 5th year experience. 948 6706. 71 tfn GORE'S ELECTRICAL 8, PLUMBING SERVICE — wiring, heating, plumbing repairs and supplies, and appliance repairs. P.o. Box 88, Sperryville. 987-8748. _71tfn / (108- HELP WANTED I GENERAL-OTHER J SECRETARY Must have experience typing correspondence and technical reports, and have good telephone skills. We will train you to use modern word processing and office communications equipment. Salary about $15,000 per year depending on skills and experience. Flexible hours. An equal opportunity employer. Send resume to Targeted Learning Corporation, Route l. Box 190, Amissville, Va. 22002. 108j20-f3 KITCHEN DESIGNER SALESPERSON wanted for expanding business. Call 636 1923 or stop by Dominion Kitchen and Bath in Front Royal. 108jl3 27 f10®- HELP WANTED 1 j I QENEBALOTHEW j | RETAIL STORE MANAGER, experience Natural Foods essential. Terry, 825-4302. _108-16-27 NORTH VA. HORSE farm is seeking a full time person to work with horses and help with general farm maintenance. References are required, good salary and house provided. Call after 5 p.m. (703) 636 2283. 103+ RESPONSIBLE woman to come into my home in Viewtown 1 day per week to care for two children. References desired. 937 5239. 108+ PROGRAM OFFICER, work on land policy and conservation issues in Northern Piedmont and Richmond, requires background in planning, law, natural resources, management or related field. Salary $16,000 to $22,000. Send resume and letter describing career in terest to: Piedmont Environmental Council, Box 460, Warrenton, Va. 22186. 108j27-f3 • i02LEGAL NOTICES VIRGINIA: INTHECIRCUIT COURT OF RAP PAHANNOCK COUNTY JAMES W. FLETCHER, Trustee Under the Will of Robert L. Brown, Petitioner v. IN CHANCERY NO. 3138 VIRGINIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND Staunton, Virginia 24401 and Any other persons who are or may be beneficiaries under the Will of Robert L. Brown and "The Louise Reid Brownton Memorial Fund" or the "Cora Reid Brown and Ruth Stevens Charitable and Educational Trust" therein created who are proceeded against as "parties unknown" Respondents ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to substitute Harold G. Brown, Jr. as Trustee in the place and stead of James W. Fletcher, in accordance with paragraph "TWENLTH" of the Last Will and Testament of Robert L. Brown, dated December 24, 1976, of record in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia, in Will Book 28, Page 242. And, it appearing by Affidavit, filed according to WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD YOUR EYEGLASS RX FILLED IN 1 HOUR? 636-2020 531 E. Main Street, Front Royal SPECIAL OFFERS from CULPEPER MOTOR CORP. 1983 Pontiac Phoenix 5 door HB, Ofliclol Dealer Demo. Automatic. A/C, P/S, P/B, Rear Window Defroster, ond MUCH MORE I List Price *10.852.56 Less Demo Disc 1,000.00 Now Onlyl *9,852.26 And only *165.59 per month with GMACs low 11.9% approved flnanclngl f*e»M Wuf M w*« pk« d tJSl.M tHk dee* peyenel «| mwdwl Isede flf 'US2.U, vtU Beltett if 1.10010 hi II M. ll II »1 »Fl _ 1982 Pontiac 1000 4 cyl., automatic, air conditioned, cloth interior. -O' List PrlceJ7.579.64 less Mark Down *879.64 Now Only I *6.700.00 And only *123.54 per mo. with GMAC's low 11.9% APR approved financlngl iipitt but m ufe pvt el V.iN N deee ppal Of >go«—*—I bitdt «f *2.000 00. >*uecfi *1,200 it «■» 4i —*.•« in.ntn 1982 GMC S-l 5 Pickup V-6, automatic, p/steering, p/brakes, AM/FM, sliding rear glass, oir conditioned, whitewall tires. 2-tone paint, rally wheels, ond MUCH MORE... NOT A DEMOl List Price *10.495.18 Less Mark Down *1,895.18 Now Only I *8.600.00 And only *147.19 per month with GMAC's low 11.9% APR approved financlngl Wwf m uk gnu d *1,100.00 «t* 8mm W»l •» » kMt d *1.000 00 • Msec* «f *5.100 00 lellea till n tfO._ __ 1983 Pontiac 1000 3 door hatchback, 4 cyl., 5 speed trans., AM/FM stereo, radials Only *6.155.00 And only *105.13 per month with GMAC'i low 11.9% APR approved flnanclngl r«am M « Hh ru V H.IJIN nit 4mn mimI m »vfc»lnl In* at ‘LIJVM • Wmh il 1.M H In « m M 11.11 But These Are Not Alll Come In or coll today to take advantage of all of our Great Deals with 11.9% financing thru Feb. 2Bth. Don't Miss Theml Culpeper Motor Corp. 401 James Madison Hwy. Culpeper Phone 825-8381 PPP1 law, that due diligence has been used by or on behalf of the Petitioner to ascertain all parties having an interest in this suit, and that there are or may be persons interested in the Trusts established in the Last Will and Testament of Robert L. Brown, Deceased, which are the subject of this suit whose names are unknown and making them parties defendant under the general description of "parties unknown", it is, therefore, ORDERED that the parties to this suit designated as "parties unknown" do appear in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia, an or before A/larch 14, 1982, and do what is necessary to protect their interests. And it is further ORDERED that this Order be published once a week for four (4) successive weeks in The Rappahannock News, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Rappahannock, Virginia. ENTERED this 29th day of December, 1982. Diane Bruce, Clerk J. Sloan Kuykendall KUYKENDALL, WETSEL & KUYKENDALL, P C. 20 South Cameron Street, P. O. Box 2670 Winchester, VA 22601 703 667 4644 Counsel for Petitioner 202 j6-j27 Board of Zoning Appeals for Rappahannock County, Virginia NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to Section 16-2-3 (1) of the Rappahannock County Zoning Ordinance, 1973, and Section 15.1-431 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held in the Courtroom of the Courthouse, Washington, Virginia at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, February 4, 1983 at which time the Board of Zoning Appeals will consider the following applications: (1) VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. 192: Lewis and Margaret Butler have applied for a Variance from Section 2 6 of the Rappahannock County Zoning Ordinance, 1973 to construct a storage shed less than 25' from the property line on Rt. 211 west of Sperryville. (2) SPECIAL USE APPLICATION NO. 193: Charles Elvis Dodson of Slate Mills las applied for a Special Use Permit to establish an automobile repair shop on his mother's property on Rt. 707 tear Slate Mills. The above named applicants and any other interested aarties wishing to be heard are requested to be present at he said time and place or to orward their written comments to the Board of Zoning Appeals in care of the Zoning Dffice. Copies of the foregoing applications are on file at the toning Office, open Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30-4:30 p.m., 175-3342. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA By: David L. Konick Zoning Administrator _ 202 + Two Make Dean’s List Two Rappahannock students have been named to the Dean's List at Janies Madison University for the Fall semester. » Recognized for academic achievement were Steven L. Hensley of Castleton and Anthony M. Armentrout of Woodville. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must carry a course load of at least 14 hours and achieve a grade point average of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale Experienced and Fully Insured Modern Equipment Call Today For Fraa Estimate ®lbr 7aal|iinub ferain Bruce Vlerllng Flint Hill, Ve. 675-3885 PAY 675-3508 —HUE_ Charges Dismissed In Laurel Mills Accident Saying that the Commonwealth had not carried the burden of proving C.H. Dodson, Jr. guilty of failure to report an accident and giving false information to a police officer. General District Court Judge John Alexander granted defense attorney David Konick’s motion to strike the charges on January 11. The charges stemmed from a July 4 accident in which Dodson struck a pedestrian with his pick-up. Trooper Rufus Baines investigated the accident after a call from the Culpeper police. After speaking to members of the Amissvile Rescue Squad, Baines went to Dodson’s home. Baiq.es testified that Dodson acknowledged the accident and took him to the scene. But investigation by Baines determined that the accident had taken place at a spot a tenth of a mile down the road. In further questioning, Baines testified, Dodson revised his description of the accident, saying that the victim had been a passenger in his truck and that Dodson was pretending to leave him at Laurel Mills for a joke when the accident occurred. Neither the victim nor other passengers were called as witnesses by the commonwealth. Konick objected to testimony by Baines as to the victim’s version of the accident. The judge upheld his objection. Konick made his motion to strike on the grounds that Baines had gone to Dodson's house with obvious knowledge of the accident, relieving the defendant of an obligation to report it. The false information as to the exact circumstances and place of the accident, Konick said, did not benefit Dodson in any way since he freely admitted to the accident. Other cases head by the court on January 11 were: David Earl Wharton, drunk in public, S10 fine, $20 costs. Earl Edward Smith, drunk in public, $10 fine, $20 costs. Judd Smith, Jr., drunk in public, $10 fine $20 costs. Rocky Lane Woodward, trespassing to hunt, ioU tine, S20 costs. i Dean Alan Wilson, failure < to tag deer, $100 fine, $20 costs. Dean Alan Wilson, trespassing to hunt, $50 fine, $20 costs. Michael Wharton, assault and battery, nol prosse Michael Harris, larceny, nol prosse Larry Wharton asasult and battery, nol prosse William Earl Jenkins, assault and battery, nol prosse Paul Bontrager, Fairfax, speed g $30, fine $25 costs. Lcais Foster, Luray, speeding 64-55, $18 fine, $20 costs. Charles A. Gordon, Pennsylvania, speeding 7055, $30 fine, $20 costs. Dean Mason Lawrence, Amissville, speeding 71-55 $32 fine, $20 costs. Steven Lee Lyon, Woodbridge, speeding 66-55, $22 fine $25 costs. Charles Morris Platt, Woodville, speeding 65-55, $20 fine $20 costs. Forbes Taylor, speeding, 68-55, $24 fine, $20 costs. Franklyn Leroy Berry, peeding, 67-55, $24 fine, $25 losts. Michael Claude Alston, speeding, 68-55, $26 fine, $20 :osts. Mary Richardson Britt, stuart, speeding 69-55, $28 fine, $25 costs. Clyde Garnett Bryant, Falls Church, expired inspection, $10 fine, $20 costs. Jeffrey Kite Campbell, Alexandria, speeding 66-55, 510 fine, $20 costs. William Robert Chambers, Wheaton, Maryland, speeding 67-55, $24 fine, $25 costs. Patrick Ross Crogan, Annandale, speeding 68-55, $26 fine, $25 costs. Lucy Ann Funkhouser, Woodbridge, speeding 66-55,, $22 fine, $20 costs. Franklin William Goodnight, speeding 68-55, $26 fine $20 costs. Guy A. Greenwell, Front Royal, reckless driving, accident reduced to improper driving, $25 fine, $20 costs. Rae Ann Haase, speeding, 68-55 reduced to 64-55, $18 fine, $20 costs. SPECTRA’S First Course Completed— SPECTRA School of Design in Flint Hill completed its first course this past week. Clint Bowman, and Wayne Fisher, two of the eight students attending the two-weekend sessions, were from the Flint Hill area. While taking advantage of the opportunity to learn more about themselves and their environment through group activities, the SPECTRA students became involved in architecture and building from initial concept through construction. Donald Chandler, AIA, Flint Hill architect and director of the SPECTRA School, and Nol Putnam, educator and Flint Hill blacksmith, along with visiting instructors Will Hoare, Flint Hill landscape architect and Ken Ritvo, Washington, Va., contractor guided the students in their introduction to architecture. Mr. Chandler feels that the comments of the students best reflect the spirit of the course: “Most of my experiences here were very new in their intensity. I realize the potential of people, yet this reinforced my admiration for how they can be. I can’t imagine a more complete experience so my only suggestion would be to fix the camera (although the doublyexposed pictures were Tickets On Sale Tickets are now on advance sale for the Rappahannock performance of EQUUS. This is the production for which Source Theatre of Washington, D. C. recently received a threeand-a-half star rating from drama critic Arch Campbell of channel 4. Source Theatre is bringing EQUUS to the Gay Street Theater in Washington at 8 p.m., Friday, February 25. Tickets at the advance purchase price of $4.75 are available at Nature’s Foods and Cafe. Middle St. Gallery and Rush River Company, all in the town of Washington; Hackley’s Store in Amissville; Flint Hill Storehouse in Flint Hill and Etlan General Store in Etlan. Orders may also be placed by calling (703) 9878598. Advance sale ends at noon on February 18. Box office price for the performance will be $6. PRO- MAC Rag. $329.95 For $289.00 MoCULLOCH WITH CHAIN MAKI SWAN'S SAliS .um) SI KVII I Swon. i* g i 1 S f ,»*,t St -r Cul|»<*|M'r VA great).” ‘‘I liked the unity “pushed” on us, the food, scenery, and the people. I disliked the cold and waking up so early.” “Everyone is worthwhile and has the power to do whatever they want to.” “A house full of loving people.” “The weekends have been great but I think we should have learned a little more about architecture and had more time to construct. Also, we should talk to GOD about having the sunrise later.” “Most of all I enjoyed the loving, touching, sharing, openness, honesty of everybody.” “Great experience; need more breaks. I don’t want to go home.” “I think everything went incredibly smooth; it couldn’t be done any better.” “I came here for architecture. SPECTRA seems to be a combination of self enlightenment course and architecture. The thing is that I didn't come here for a self-enlightenment course. I came for architecture and 1 don’t feel 1 got much in the way of architecture so I was disappointed. While I was disappointed, I want to stress that I did get a lot of value out of it." Sursum Corda January 31-February 4 Monday Cheese and potato casserole, yellow wax beans, applesauce, milk. Tuesday Peanut butter and jam sandwiches, green beans with butter, peach slices, milk. Wednesday Tuna noodle casserole with mushroom sauce and cheese, baked carrots with honey, biscuits with butter, pineapple chunks, milk. Thursday Spaghetti with soyburger, broccoli with lemon butter, whole wheat toast, pear slices, milk. Friday Cheesy veggie pie, corn with butter, whole wheat biscuits with butter, spicy applesauce, milk. Menus RCES January 31-February 4 Monday Inservice day for teachers - parent teacherconference Tuesday Pork barbecue on bun, potato rounds, sliced peaches, choice of milk. Wednesday Fish filet, macaroni and cheese, mixed greens, chilled mixed fruit, homemade corn muffins with butter, choice of milk. Thursday Homemade vegetable beef soup, grilled cheese sandwich. strawberry jello salad, homemade peanut butter cookie, choice of milk. Friday Spaghetti with beef and cheese, buttered peas, spicy applesauce, homemade roll with butter, choice of milk. RCHS Monday Inservice day for teachers - parent teacher conference. Tuesday Pork barbecue on bun, french fries, cole slaw, choice of milk. Property Offeringa 45 Plus or Minus acres approx. 1 mile West of town of Sperryville. Views and Springs. Private Rd. Old Orchard. Mostly Wooded. Stone fences. S90,000 with excellent owner financing. Small Horse Farm - 15 acres with compact 2 bedrm. house and 9 stall barn, stream & views. Land level accessible location. S87.000. a*- —Eileen M. Day, REALTORS REALTY WORLD® Beverly Atkins 675-3554 CAopton House, Box 126 Washington, Va. 22747 675-3400 03 MLS Kevin Day 987-8009 Lucille Price 675-3427 Mitzie Young 937-5196 Lisa Day 937-5248 REALTOR' SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM Sperry ville, Virginia 22740 (703) 987-8088-Office SCRABBLE - Blackwater Creek flows the length of this 9.2 acre wooded tract fronting Rt. 522. $19,900. LAUREL MILLS - Two story, 4 room home on V« acre lot. $15,000. F.T. VALLEY • 28.fi| acre wooded mountain top, excellent view. $29,500. Assumable 9% trust. James W. Leake 987-8236 J. Maurice O’Bannon 987-8713 Carson Johnson 987-8720 Barbara Martin 987-8257 Bud Corder 635-5891 John Eubank, Jr. 987-8146 Wednesday Tacos with beef, cheese, tomato and shredded lettuce, wedge fries, chilled pears, choice of milk. Thursday Bologna and cheese sub with lettuce and mayonnaise, vegetable soup, spicy applesauce, homemade peanut butter cookie, choice of milk. Friday Spaghetti with beef and cheese, buttered corn, apple pixie pie, homemade biscuit with butter, choice of milk. Brenda Ruth Harlow, Manassas, speeding 68-55, $26 fine, $20 costs. Junior Ray Harris, Reckless driving, accident nol prosse Mickey Carroll Harris, Warrenton speeding 68-55, $26 fine, $25 costs. Fabian Franklin Henry, defective equipment, $15 fine, $20 costs. Jay E. Heyman, Washington, D. C., speeding 66-55, $22 fine, $25 Costs. Mary Elizabeth Jenkins, reckless driving, accident, reduced to improper driving $25 fine, $20 costs. M. W. Kirkpatrick, Jr., speeding, 71-55 $32 fine, $25 costs. Eugene Sheldon Leggett, Washington, speeding 72-55, $34 fine, $20 costs. Samuel Wayne Mawyer, speeding 66-55, $22 fine, $20 costs. Freddie Paul McClane, Manassas, 71-55 speeding, $32 fine, $20 costs. James Warren McNemar, Morgantown, W. Va., speeding 71-55, $48 fine, $25 costs. Peter Gerhard Nordlie, Vienna, speeding 69-55, $28 fine, $20 costs. Ike Linwood Ralls, Jr. speeding 72-55, $34 fine, $20 costs. William Sexton Rondenberg, speeding 68-55, defective equipment, $15 fine, $20 costs. Carl David Sanders, expired inspection $10 fine, $20 cost, expired registration, $10 fine. Sara Shorter, speeding, 7455, $38 fine, $20 costs. COUNTRY Hone/ ROBERT METCALFE GENERAL CONTRACTOR New Homes Cabins • Additions Remodeling Commercial as well As Residential Box 147 Flint Hill, Va. 703-675-3897 Va. Class A Contractor’s License WASHINGTON, VA. KEYSER HOUSE: Circa I860. Reside between Baptist Church and The Librarian! Good rental income and/or residence while appreciating in the County Seat! $87,500. HISTORIC TRANQUILITY: Circa 1749, Former rectory, school, and Civil War Hospital restored to Grandeur! Two kitchens, Great Room, $125,000. ELSEWHERE NEW SOLAR home, double walls, roof windows, cedar siding, balcony, custom cabinets, $71,500. SECLUDED CABIN, 3 acres wooded, Vieus of Mts. from porch, needs work, Reduced to $19,500. RIVERFRONT FARMS - from $105,000. WOODED MT. TOPS, Views! from $39,500. WHY NOT declare Dolly Parton a National Treasure. . . and James Watt a National Disaster! FULL MOON on the 28th. “Hills are ablaze with the moonL yellow haze”. . . ROGER BATCHELDER, Realtor anil ’ Guv St., Washington, Va. 227-17 Sun: 675-3777 Moon: 937-4388 RAY T. CANNON CO.. INC. REAL ESTATE SINCE 1951 CULPEPER, VA. • Afton Green Farm 238 acres good producing farm 9 rm country home surrounded by many Iqe trees, silo & other outbldqs Farm is in land use program for low taxes 1 4 ml frontage on 2 state roads loc 2 3 ml fr the town limits Has subdiv potential $370,000. Brochure AMISSVILLE • 9 38 acres with pond, stone rambler. 5 bedrooms, living room, family room, rec room, kitchen/breakfast room dining room utility room, office basement. 2 fireplaces. 3 baths. 2-car carport and deck Separate building has 3 compartments Conveniently located on paved road, school bus and mail routes, with view of the Blue Ridge Mountains Reduced to $169,500. ECASTLETON (703) 937-4111 t Ray T. Cannon (703) 937-4900 realtor James M. Cannon (703) 937-4700