that the delay in starting construction on the new

that the delay in starting construction on the new high school at Flatwood was due to the fact that the county would have to wait another ten months, at best estimates, before its $75,000 state literary fund loan could be paid.

Application had been made over a year and a half before, but school superintendent Q. D. Gasque advised the board that heavy demands from all over the state meant Rappahannock must wait until funds were available.

The Flint Hill rescue squad purchased a 1959 Plymouth station wagon (four door with fins) which it had converted into a fully equipped modem ambulance.

Mary Jamieson wrote that Valentine’s Day fog, constant drizzle and heavy footing did not stop 40 hunters from following Rappahannock’s hounds. On that misty morning, horse vans and trailers from Manassas to Fredericksburg emerged out of the fog and rolled up the hill to Oliver Durant’s farm to deliver mounts for the largest field of riders to turn out that season.

At least 50 foxhound-minded guests besides the hunters enjoyed the Valentine’s Day party at the Durant’s afterwards.

The editor reported that Peola Mills was a town of great excitement and sorrow the Thursday before the February 19 edition was published. A dog belonging to Jim Fincham broke loose from a chain in the yard of the Fincham home and went to the farm of Harry Deal where it bit two hogs and a dog and later bit a dog belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones. Six other dogs were also bitten and all had to be destroyed after the Fincham dog proved to be rabid. The Finchams had chained the dog after noticing that he was not well, the story concluded.

The Washington Methodist Church was sponsoring a George Washington birthday dinner on February 20 at the Bromfield Parish Hall. The dinner was to be served cafeteria style at $1.25 per plate.