Rappahannock News, March 8, 1984

PAID CIRCULATION NOW Subject to ABC Audit 3,023 RAPPAHANNOCK HOUSEHOLDS 2,722 The County Family Newspaper Since 1877 33m year, no. 10 U8PS 455580 14 Pages Thursday, March 8,1984 WASHINGTON. VIRGINIA Phone 673*3340 25* Nine File In Town Elections It looks like Washington’s town elections will be a horse race after all. Entries got off to a slow start with only three declared candidates for seven posts as of last Tuesday. But before the 4:30 deadline arrived this Tuesday, seven more hopefuls lined up at the starting gate. In addition to former mayor Peter Kramer, who hopes to reclaim that position, Brad Fisher, incumbent treasurer who is seeking re-election, and William Wickens, Washington, D.C., attorney trying for his first term, the field now includes two familiar faces and several newcomers to town politics. Current mayor Newbill Miller is running for another four years, this time as councilman. Dorothy Clater, the incumbent council secretary, is also seeking to retain her seat. Other candidates include Reinhart Lynch, co-owner of the nationally reknowned Inn at Little Washington who became an official town resident just prior to the filing deadline, and Wallace Critzer, Washington native who operates a heavy equipment business. Evelyn Miller Willis, a native of the town, the * daughter of Arthur and Emily Miller, who recently re(Continued on Page 14) Dinner’s Cooking The ladiesof th# Sparxjh, ville Auxfltarywui bm mmrv- ** ing another of their community dinners featuring good, old fashioned country cooking at the fire hall this Saturday, March 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The menu offers a choice of barbecued spareribs or meat loaf, green beans, potato salad, buttered corn, macaroni salad, baked apples, congealed salads, rolls and beverages. The price is $6 for adults and $3 for children. Carry-out dinner service will be available from 4:30 to 5:15 only. All proceeds will go to the Sperryville Fire Department to defray the cost of equipment for the new dispatcn system. Tickets can be purchased from members of the Ladies Auxiliary and Fire Department or at the du>r the night of the dinner. Rappahannock News Photo-Clive Carney THE POINT WAS HOUNDS for Jack Bruce whose dogs won their sixth trophy at the Rappahannock Hunt’s hound race. Rappahannock News Photo/Ginger Percy THE POINT WAS PLAYING for these youngsters at the Rappahannock Hunt’s point-to-point races held last Saturday. . n A.*t ' „»'-••* «... . ftuppiHiamtuiK ;>vw> rinitu/uin^cT rvrry THE POINT WAS PARTYING, at least for some judging from the fancy tailgate spreads at Saturday's races. BUT FOR MOST OF THE SPECTATORS, the point was racing, both flat and over fences, as they watched horses and riders gallop over the courses at Thornton Hill Farm. Jail Meals Still An Issue With correctional officers ready to leave for the training that will qualify them to oversee inmates and dispatchers hired to take over operation of police, fire and rescue communications, there remains only one obstacle to the newly renovated jail becoming fully operational. Who is going to feed the prisoners? Sheriff Woodward told the supervisors on Monday that he has received two bids for catering jail meals: $10 a day from the Hampton Inn and $9.90 a day from Nature’s Foods and Cafe, both Washington restaurants. He added that the offer from Hampton Inn also requires a guarantee for a minimum service to three prisoners per day. “I’ve got to pick up the meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) from the Hampton Inn; Nature’s Foods will deliver,” Woodward added. “It looks like it will run more per day than what the state thought we should get by on,” the sheriff said, reporting that a representative from the State Department of Corrections in Richmond had advised holding the cost of catered meals to $6 per prisoner per day. To balance the estimated high cost of providing food, Woodward suggested that the supervisors authorize purchase of a washing machine and a dryer from $2,878 in state matching grant funds still left from the renovation project. “We could cut down on our laundry costs that way,” he noted. The board unanimously approved his request after the sheriff affirmed that no one will be hired to wash jail linens. "It will mean more work but my staff can do it.” he said. Certified Kitchen Returning to the topic of meals, Woodward said he checked with the Department of Corrections regarding the use of frozen dinners for prisoners. “They said it would be .fine but only if someone else prepares them.” The frozen meals come in' aluminum containers and would have to be removed and placed in styrofoam trays before heating in the jail’s microwave oven. “We can’t do that at the jail unless we have a certified kitchen,” Woodward said, explaining that to get state certification, the old kitchen would have to be remodeled and re-equipped with a special refrigerator, stainless steel stove, double stainless steel sinks, dishwashers and more. Even if he could find a company that provided frozen meals to State Department of Corrections standards on syrofoam trays, Woodward said, “they wouldn’t let us pre(Continued on Page 4) Kuppahtinwuck News PhokVO Hutchinson WHAT’S COOKIN’? Volunteer chefs Arielle Harris-Foster, Jonathon Moore and Jennings Hobson stir up a batch of pretend sauce in the Sursum Corda kitchen, joining the preparations for the Child Care and Learning Center s annual spaghetti dinner on March 17 in the Trinity parish hall in Washington. Tickets are available at Nature's Foods and Country Cupboard in Washington, at the Center on Route 626 or at the door. Index Scale For Teachers Sought Superintendent’s Proposed Budget Up 10 Percent By MICHELE MAY Rappahannock New* Staff Writer The Rappahannock School Board met Tuesday to hear Superintendent Robert Estabrook’s budget proposals for 1984-85. The bottom line was 10 percent over the $2,354,662 allotment approved by the Board of Supervisors for the current school year. Estabrook's proposed $2,592,716 spending plan includes two requests which met with considerable discussion this time last year: establishing a teachers’ salary index scale and authorizing architectural fees for the high school building renovation. Index Plus Three Percent Estabrook’s budget would raise teachers’ salary expenditures at the elementary school from $528,895 to $597,024 and at the high school from $430,617 to $444,987. This includes the “buy-in” costs (pay scale adjustments) to create an index (a schedule of distribution which rewards years of service with increased ratios—for instance, a teacher at the top of the scale with 25 years experience would earn $1.57 for each $1 paid to a first year teacher.) The increase also reflects a three percent across the board raise for teachers in addition to any step increases that would be created by adoption of an index scale. An additional math teacher at the high school also is anticipated. The superintendent proposes a seven percent raise for himself, the assistant superintendent and the administrative secretary, bringing their salaries to $36,728, $30,495 and $29,483 respectively. Estabrook explained the seven percent figure as the average teacher salary increase which would come with adoption of his other recommendations. The total for administration is $121,503, up eight percent from last year’s $112,703. The increase includes an additional $600 in office supplies, part of which Estabrook said would go for computer paper. The superintendent proposed expenditure of $8,000 in the category of capital outlay to furnish the central office with the computer to be used for payroll and related purposes. The administrative budget also includes an extra $220 in travel expenses, intended to provide mileage payments to meetings for supervisors Get Look At $750,000 RCHS Proposal By MPHNB HTTCiittrSft* - Kaptrahannork Sfwi Staff Writer The Rappahannock supervisors got a preview of budget requests for 1984-85 at their meeting on Monday as the superintendent of schools unveiled a $750,000 expansion and remodeling project for the county high school. Superintendent Robert East Estabrook presented drawings recently returned by the architect hired for the high school’s capital outlay project. To meet the space needs outlined by school administrators, the architect has proposed a $750,000 project that includes: —a p re-engineered metal gymnasium faced with brick eight feet high on all sides with an auditorium that seats roughly half the school’s enrollment or 225 students. —expanded library and cafeteria, —bathroom facilities for the handicapped. * v^-nmr g*idane**off*ce», —two science classrooms with better equipped laboratory facilities and preparation rooms, —seven classrooms remodeled from existing space in the old gym. Three of those classrooms will be on a second deck in the rear of the gym. In order to comply with federal and state regulations on access for the handicapped, only classes also offered on the ground floor level will be held in the upstairs rooms, Estabrook noted. Supervisor Chairman J. R. Latham asked how the new construction would effect existing parking and playing areas. Some parking space will be lost, the superintendent replied, adding that additional parking space areas could be provided other places on the high school lot. Noting that the state requires school buildings to be constructed so as to have a school board members. Compensation of board members remains at $2,400 for the year. Estabrook proposed they approve paying themselves mileage rather than giving themselves a pay raise. Index For Principals, Too An index scale was also proposed for principals and the special services coordinator. Estabrook explained the special services salary would be considered the “base,” of which the RCES assistant principal would make 112 percent, the RCHS assistant principal 125 percent, the RCES principal 135 percent and the RCHS principal 150 percent. The respective salaries proposed were $22,219 for the elementary school assistant principal, $24,798 for the assistant at the high school, $26,781 for the elementary school principal and $29,757 for the high school principal. Estabrook explained the differences as determined by the varying student body sizes and hours worked at the two schools, adding that the assistant at one school shouldn’t make more money than the principal at the other school. (Continued on Page 14) life expectancy of at least 50 years. Supervisor Charles Estes asked for a projection on the proposed pne-fab gym. Estabrook assured the supervisors that the new gym would meet those state specifications but added that he wasn’t sure how long the architect projected that the building would last beyond 50 years. Near Compliance In addition to a bathroom for the handicapped planned for the space now occupied by the guidance office, Estabrook said that the RCHS expansion project also provides for an alternative physical education classroom to meet state and federal regulations. “How close are we to meeting all those regulations throughout the school system?” asked Latham. “Very close," Estabrook said. He reported that in re(Continued on Page 4) Board Gives Go Ahead For Amissville B allfield Proposal By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahannock News Staff Writer “This benefits so many people. When you weigh that against the little bit of damage it causes for a few, it seems to me we have no choice but to make an exception,” said Supervisor Clarence Baldwin as the Rappahannock board voted unanimously to approve a special exception allowing Amissville’s ballfields and eight acres to be deeded to the village’s Ruritan Club. The courtroom was filled for Monday’s hearing on a request for the exception to the county’s subdivision ordinance. The overwhelming majority of the 35 or so people attending were in favor of Mrs, Luther Stuart’s proposal to subdivide her 11 acres in “downtown” Amissville, retaining a three acre lot with her house and donating the balance with three ballfields to the Ruritans. “I respect and appreciate zoning law’s and what they're intended to do,” Mrs. Stuart said, adding, however, that an exception should be granted if it’s shown to be reasonable, needed and for the good of the community. She noted that her late husband, Capt. Luther Stuart, helped write Rappahannock’s first zoning ordinance and served on the three bodies that enforce zoning regulations — the Board of Supervisors, the Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals. “He was a fair minded man of unquestionable integrity,” she said. Mrs. Stuart recalled that in the mid 1970s, her husband was asked by local youngsters for permission to use their back fields for playing ball. He gave that permission, the only contingency being that the area be kept clean. Soon over 100 young people, ages eight through 18, were practicing and playing there. “He often said that if they were only incorporated, he would give them those ballfields. That’s what I’m trying to do— carry out his wishes,” Mrs. Stuart said. The property would be deeded as a gift to the Ruritans for the benefit of area youth, she said. Mrs. Stuart noted that deed restrictions and covenants will require that the club fence the fields, keep them clean and prevent loitering, and maintain the roadway leading to the fields. Currently, access to the three fields from Route 211 is over a 20 foot-right-ofway. Mrs. Stuart told the supervisors that she will donate 20 additional feet tb widen the right-of-way to 40 feet, providing enough room for two vehicles to pass. Unfair Treatment Two weeks ago, zoning administrator David Konick brought the special exception request before the Planning Commission for a recommendation. Konick explained then (and repeated his explanation at Monday’s meeting) that the special exception is required for two reasons: (1) the eight acre lot created by the proposed subdivision would not have road frontage required by the ordinance and (2) the three acre lot retained by Mrs. Stuart would violate the subdivision regulation that requires all lots under five acres to be served by public water and sewer. The Planning Commission's meeting was attended only by opponents of the special (Continued on Page 14)

Emergency Log Second Service Assignment Set In addition to routine police duties, local law enforcement officers responded to the following emergency calls during the past week, according to the log kept by the Rappahannock County Sheriffs Department: Wednesday, February 29—3:47 p.m., possible heart attack in Gid Brown Hollow, Washington and Flint Hill Rescue Squads; 4:14 p.m. possible heart attack at Rappahannock Medical Center, Washington Rescue Squad; 7:50 p.m., seizures. Route 621, Amissville Rescue Squad. Thursday, March 1—9:54 a.m., brush fire on Route 618 at Hope Hill, Castleton Fire Company; 8:16, possible broken leg near Huntly, Flint Hill Rescue Squad; 1:36, wreck on Route 211 near Sperryville. Washington Rescue Squad and Sperryville Fire Company; 2:38 p.m.. brush fire on Route 229 in Hazel River Subdivision. Amissville Fire Company; 12:41, brush fire on Route 621 near Jeffersonton, Ami8sville Fire Company. Saturday, March 3— 5:34, brush (ire on Route 229, Amissville Fire Company; Sunday, March 4—1:02 a.m., head-on collision on Route 611 in Culpeper County, Amiss ville Rescue Squad; 10:16 a.m., back injury on Route 637, Amiss ville Rescue Squad; 5:27 p.m., possible dead on arrival, Pinderosa Trailer Park, A miss ville Rescue Squad. Monday, March 5—1:58, child with seizures in the town of Culpeper, Amissville Rescue Squad; 1:44 p.m., sick call in town of Sperryville, Sperryville Rescue Squad. Tuesday, March 7—7:37 a.m., sick call on Route 642, Amissville Rescue Squad; 8:16 a.m., possible heart attack on Route 729, Castleton, Amissville and Flint Hill Rescue Squads. Fire And Rescue According to the log, the following calls were handled by the dispatch center Wednesday, February 29—public disturbance on Route 618, Woodville. Thursday, March 1— reckless driving complaint on Route 211. Friday, March 2—automobile wreck, Sperryville; breaking and entering on Route 522. Boston. Saturday, March 3—possible breaking and entering on Route 211, Sperryville; disorderly conduct on Route 522 at Rappahannock pointto-point races; deer struck by automobile on Route 522 between Massie’s Comer and Flint Hill. Sunday, March 4—report of unlawful burning in Harris Hollow; loitering and littering at Peyton Farm Estates; domestic problem on Route 607, Woodville. BZA To Clarify County Zoning Procedures The Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals will meet Monday at 7:30 to continue discussion of several long standing procedural questions. At an earlier work session on February 6, the board had decided to refer several of these questions to the Commonwealth’s Attorney. They also clarified some submission rules and the method of conducting each month’s regular BZA meeting. Among topics discussed so far. board members: —decided that minutes should be prepared by the court reporter for each meeting and that the first item of business on each agenda should be approval or amendment of the minutes from the previous meeting. —agreed that applications carried over from a previous meeting should be considered prior to taking up new cases at each meeting. lecided that each ap plication, even sign applications, must be accompanied by a site plan (as differentiated from a site development plan which may be required after certain applications are granted). The site plan should show the location of existing buildings, lot lines, roads, flood plains and streams as well as the location of proposed structures and a survey map when available. —asked the Commonwealth’s Attorney to decide whether a pamphlet issued by the Department of Housing pnd Community Development /called “Board of Zonmg"Appeals: Power and Duties, 1983” is binding on the local BZA. The pamphlet’s section on “undue hardship” does not agree with some individual members’ interpretation. They also decided to ask the Commonwealth’s Attorney for a definition of “undue hardship” and his opinion as to whether it differs from “unnecessary hardship” and what tests ftappaijantuicb News 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 Enclose NAME __ ADDRESS __ CITY _ STATE__ ZIP ___ Second class postage paid at the Post Office at Warrenton, Va. The Rappttoannock News Is published every Thursday at 39 Culpeper St., Warrenton. VA. by the Warrenton Printing Company, P.O. Bo* 631, Warrenton, VA.. 22186. POSTMASTER. PLEASE SEND 3579 TO BOX 631, Warrenton. VA. 22186. CALL FOR RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING I. Jesse E. Pond, Jr , Chairman of the Republican Party of Rappahannock County, do hereby issue a call for a mass meeting of all members of the Republican Party of Rappahannock County to be held at toe Court House. Washington. Virginia. on Tuesday, March 20,1984 at 8:00 p.m. The purposes of the meeting are: 1 The election of four (4) delegates and four (4) alternates to represent Rappahannock County at toe State Convention of the Republican Party of Virginia, to be held at toe Coliseum, Hampton. Virginia, starting at twelve o'clock p m., local time, on Friday, June 1, 1984 for the purpoees of nominating a Republican candidate for toe office of United States Senator; electing twenty (20) deiegates-at-large and twenty (20) altemates-at-large to the Republican National Convention to be held in Dates. Texas on August 20. 1984; electing two (2) electors-at-large to be voted in toe Presidential election on November 6.1964, electing a State Chairman; nominating a National Committeeman and a National Committeewoman; and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before toe Convention. 2. The election of four (4) delegates and tour (4) alternates to represent Rappahannock County at the District Convention of toe Seventh District Republican Committee to be held at Albermarte High School. Albermaie County. Virginia, on Saturday, May 19, 1984 for toe purpose of nominating a candidate tor toe United States Congress. 3. The election of a chairman and other officers of the Rappahannock County Republican Committee. 4. For the transaction of such other business as may property oome before the meeting. There will be a registration fee of $1.00 charged at the mass meeting of toe Republican Party. AM persons Interested in being nominated as Delegates or Alternates to toe Seventh Congressional District and/or toe Virginia State Convention must file their intent with toe Unit Chairman 5 days prior to March 20,1984 All legal and qualified voters of Rappahannock County, regardtoes of race, religion, color, national origin, or sex. under toe Commonwealth of Virginia, who are m accord with the principles of toe Republican Party and who express in open meeting, if requested, their intent to support a» of its nominees for public office In the ensuing election, are invited to partidpate as members of toe Republican Party of Virginia in tois mass mssting. By authority of Paul M. Frantz, Treasurer. should be made to determine each. They also asked him to interpret how the vote should be counted on separate findings. For instance, they wondered what would happen if the entire board is present, but not able to cast a nuyority finding on any one particular condition. —decided to ask the Commonwealth’s Attorney to determine whether notice must be sent to adjoining landowners or those across the street from land under consideration before applications for special use permits or variances may be considered. —asked the Commonwealth’s Attorney to decide whether state law requires notice before the BZA may vote on an appeal from a decision by the zoning administrator. They also want him to decide whether notice is required prior to a determination of zoning boundaries. The latter was an issue in the MCI hearing several months ago. F & M National Dividend Declared An 18 cent per share first quarter cash dividend was voted by the directors of F & M National Corporation at their meeting February 1. The dividend is payable March 28 to shareholders of record February 24. F & M National is the parent company of Farmers and Merchants National Bank and maintains branch banking offices in Flint Hill. For emergency calls to police, fire and rescue, dial 987-8525 from Amiss ville, Washington. Castleton, Sperryville. Woodville and Flint Hill (987, 937, 675 and 547 exchanges). Jiffy-r Plant Starter Pellets There's never been a quicker. easier way to start seeds and cuttings than with Jitfy-7* plant starter peflets. Just add water and tha pettet form# not only tha pot. but tha nutrientenriched toil as watt. Once the roots peak through, you simply plant "pot nair right in the garden or decorator container. No Iranaptant shock reeufts in quick development or oefier, neanmer plants. See us for all your Lawn & Garden needs. 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Brown was warned to take his community service assignment seriously. “No slips and no calls saying you can’t make it or you’re going right to jail,” Alexander told him. “The second offense is a mandatory 30 days in jail,” the judge added, “So keep that in mind.” Brown’s name also appeared on the criminal division docket that day for non-' payment of fine/costs. He forfeited his previous bond. Other sentences imposed during that session included: William E. Jenkins, malicious shooting, dismissed with prejudice, (complainant James Arnold Jenkins). James Arnold Jenkins, assault, dismissed with prejudice, (complainant William E. Jenkins.) Alan Waites, possession of marijuana, dismissed. Kevin Fitzpatrick Rhodes, possession of controlled substance, capias issued. Susan Cameron, DIP, $15420. Jesse Roy Aylor, trespass to hunt, posted $50420. David Lee Deavers, trespass to hunt, $50420. Donald Ray Foster, trespass to hunt, $50420. Ross Chappie, felonious assault, reduced to assault and battery, 12 months in jail suspended, $35 costs. Traffic Division: Stuart Bryant Lee, fail to keep right (January 23 accident), nolle prosse. James Buddy Bywaters, Jr., 66/55, $22420. Albert Lee Glover, 45/25, $40420, Same, no inspection, $10. Leon Allen Hutcheson, 68/55, $26420. Same, no operator’s license, complied with law. Allen Russell See, 61/55, $22420. Bzzzzzzzz Beekeepers To Meet In Culpeper Area residents interested in beekeeping are invited to the Northern Piedmont Beekeepers Association spring meeting on Tuesday, March 12, at 7:30 in Culpeper at the Community Room of the Second National Bank, Main and Davis Streets. The topic of this meeting will be “Increasing Colony Numbers,” an 80-unit slide series with accompanying taped script providing descriptions dealing with swarms, handling package bees, inspecting for proper brood patterns, making divisions and nuclei colonies, introducing the queen and other management matters involved with increasing colony numbers. The series is aimed at both beginning and veteran beekeepers. Beekeeping members will also be available to answer any questions about getting started with bees and other aspects of beekeeping. The Association will again be selling packages of Italian bees and queens. Interested persons should contact Raymond Johnson, Woodville, Va. 22747, (703) 987-8636, for prices and delivery dates. The Northern Piedmont Beekeepers Association is one of 21 local beekeeper associations and is affiliated with the Virginia State Beekeepers Association. The Association is currently accepting applications for new members. Anyone interested may mail $3 annual dues to Raymond Johnson or pay at the March 12 meeting. Paid members receive a quarterly four-page newsletter giving timely hints on beekeeping management, a preview of the quarterly meeting program, and other current news in the realm of the honeybee. Martin L. Hepner, Jr., 67/55, $24420. Brian D. Kesecker, 70/56,145425. Silvia Nora May, 65/55, $20420. Larry Preston Randall, DWI, capias issued. Same, drive on suspended license, capias issued. Robert Henry Bailey, fail to yield right-of-way (February 2 accident), $25/$20. Philip Roger Ball, expired plates, $10420. Same, expired inspection, $10. Muhammad Yousaf Bhatti, 71/55, $32420. Charles Richard Brown, Jr., fail to obey sign, $25425. C. Lee Cobbs, 74/55, reduced to improper driving, $38420. Eugene Paul Cognon, fail to obey stop sign, $15420. Linda Jean Deardoff, 67/55, reduced to defective equipment, $10420. Timothy Alexander Dimbar, no registration, complied with law. Irene Dunn, 70/55, $30420. Daniel Joseph Foley, DWI, nolle prosse. Same, reckless driving, reduced to improper driving, $25420. Thomas Leo Green, 66/55, $22420. Alvin Dudley Grigsby, Jr., defective equipment, Lenten Series Scheduled Rappahannock's annual community Lenten series will begin Wednesday, March 14, and continue each Wednesday thereafter through April 11. Parishoners from Trinity Episcopal Church, Washington Baptist Church, Reynolds Memorial Church, St. Peters Catholic Church and the Rappahannock Charge of the United Methodist Church will gather at Trinity in Washington for a pot-luck supper beginning at 6:15 p.m. each night. A program celebrating: the Lenten pilgrimage will follow at 7 p.m. This year’s programs will be geared for the entire family from children as young as eight years oldIt promises to be a time of fellowship, fun, worship and celebration. All are invited to bring a dish and share in this community event. A nursery for small children will be provided. Conservationists Take Nominations For Teacher Of The Year Award Nominations are being accepted for the national “Conservation Teacher-ofthe-Year” awards program according to Harold Estes, Chairman of the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District. The competition is open to all full-time teachers working at the kindergarten through high school level who have devel oped an outstanding program of environmental education. The National Conservation Teacher-of-the-Year will receive $1,000 in cash and an expense paid trip to Honolulu, Hawaii, for the 1985 annual convention of the National Association of Conservation Districts. The purpose of the awards program is to encourage the development of creative learning experiences in conservation for young people. “Any teacher in a public or private school in our conservation district who puts emphasis on environmental conservation as a regular part of the instructional program is eligible for nomination,” said Estes. 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Deborah Ann Naismith, fail to yield right-of-way, (January 8 accident), $25420. Same, expired plates, $10. Same, expired inspection, $10. Kenneth Ray Pullen, 67/55, reduced to defective equipment, $15420. Ronnie Allen Settle, defective equipment, $15420. Curtis Wayne Sprinkel, over gross weight, $10420, $389 liquidated damages assessed at 5« per pound overweight, $2 weight fee. Carol Alvin Stanley II, 67/55, defective equipment, $15420. Thomas Starks, Jr., expired plates, $10420. Same, no inspection, $10. Same, defective equipment, $15. John Varelli, 65/55, $30425. Same, no registration, $10. Steven Leroy Bradley, no operators license, complied with law. Mary Lois Henze, 65/55, $20/120. Murphy Julians Reid, Jr., no county sticker, (January 28), $15/$20. Same, no county sticker, (February 4),$15/$20. Bruce David Malanowski, no inspection, $10420. Levi Corbin Jr., no county sticker $15420. Timothy Dean Robinson, expired inspection, nolle prosse. Same, no registration, complied with law. 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JOE SCHERSCHELlwkin^ve^^Sf^safj the light table. 1 By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Kappahannork Neaa Staff W riter The color, sights and atmosphere of the old countries of Europe, the even older countries of the Middle East and the newness of frontiers like Australia’s Outback are captured in the photographs by Joe Scherschel now on display at the Middle Street Gallery in Washington. Along with the places, Scherschel has brought back the faces from his travels for Life Magazine and National Geographic. Faces of chil1 (^P&lcEstate Smo«i?S!?? Eileen M• Day realtor CONDO RESTRICTIONS It is true that many people are buying into Endominiums_ as a first ime purchase because" e price feJ)tte»wmore within the scope of their budgets. However, the difference between condo ownership and home ownership is more than a difference in price. Lifestyle may also (and probably will) be different as well. Since you are talking about multiple ownership, there will probably be restrictions to consider. The rules and regulations will vary from complex to complex. Buyers should understand how these rules may inhibit their freedom in some cases and protect their rights in others. There may be rules against putting up. fences, painting the outiide any color other than ; (he one approved, keeping bicycles in the halt* ways, or barbequing outside or on a terrace. There will probably be rules governing parking, noise, and the collection of maintenance fees. A smart consumer will want to know and understand any restrictions associated with the purchase. 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. RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY DEMOCRATS NOTICE OF MASS MEETINGS First Meeting: Place: * Purpose: Second Meeting: Place: Purpose: 17 March 1984 Time: 12:00 Noon Courthouse, Washington, Va. To elect 4 delegates and 2 alternates to the 7th Congressional District Democratic Convention, to be held in Charlottesville 12 May, to endorse a candidate for the U S. House of Representatives from the 7th Congressional District. 24 March 1984 Time: 12:00 Noon Courthouse, Washington, Va. To elect 4 delegates and 2 alternates to the 7th Congressional District Convention and the State Democratic Convention, both to be held in Norfolk 18 May, to endorse a candidate for the U.S. Senate from the State of Virginia and to select candidates to the Democratic National Convention to be held 16-20 July 1984 in San Francisco, where a Democratic Presidential Candidate will be chosen. Doors will open for both mass meetings at 11:30 a m., and doors will close for the beginning of each mass meeting at 12:00 noon. Persons participating in the mass meetings must be registered to vote, or, if not yet 18 years of age, be otherwise eligible to register to vote and turn 18 years of age by 6 November 1984 All participants must sign a standardized declaration, approved by the State Democratic Central Committee, pledging support for Democratic nominees, in accordance with the Virginia Party Plan. PRE-FILINQ: Persons wishing to pre-file to run for delegate to the two sets of Convention must do so no later than 5:00 p.m. on 10 March for the first, and at 5:00 P.M. on March 17 for the second. Forms for pre-filing may be obtained at the Clerk s Office in Washington, Va.. or from B L. Bird, Horseshoe Hollow Farm. Washington, Va. 22747. The completed forms may be filed by mail, courier or in person with either B.L. Bird, Chairman of the Rappahannock County Democratic Committee, or with Diane Bruce, Clerk of the Court, Washington, Va. before 5:00 p.m. on 10 March and 17 March, respectively. It you have questions about these meetings call B.L Bird 675-3263. Pmt tor and authorized by the Rappahannock County Democratic Commnea. B.L Bad. Chairman Have Camera. Will Travel ^ ScherscheVs Photographs Open A Window On The World PHOTOS BY SCHERSHEL: (left to right) Kennedy’s innaugural, three presidents at Rayburn’s funeral. dren, their parents and their grandparents. Faces of the rich and the poor, the idle and the workers. Faces with a trace of foreignness loverlaying the expressions of sorrow, happiness, satisfaction and reflection commop to men and women everywhere. There are faces and moments frozen in history in scenes many will remember from the pages of the magazines. The first photograph of three presidents together—Harry Truman, Ike and JFK—at the funeral of Sam Rayburn. Lady Bird and Jacquelyn with poet Robert Frost on that icy morning of ^qnnedy’s innpuguration; A. smiting Eleanor Roosevelt in a Familiar por' trait. DeGaulIe oh the steps of the cathedral in London, paying homage and saying goodbye to his wartime compatriot, Winston Churchill. The images take the viewer around the world and back through time. Horatio With Camera Scherschel, who lives with his wife Elizabeth, their two daughters, a giant chocolate poodle and various other four-legged friends, has a personal story that tells like Horatio Alger with camera. He didn’t study photography at a famous art institute or attend the prestigious seminars and workshops conducted by the recognized masters. Instead, he came through the proverbial school of hard knocks, learning by doing, teaching himself. Joe Scherschel’s parents died when he was a boy and he went to live with his brother, chief photographer for the Milwaukee Journal newspaper. “He kind of raised me. I followed him on jobs but as a kid, I never had any particular interest in photography. At 12 and 13 years old, I couldn’t imagine anything duller than being a photographer! I never got terribly warmed up about it until the kids at school started asking me questions—how you get a picture in the paper, how to be in the right place at the right time to get a good picture. They stirred my imagination.” He started his career as a technician with a Kodak darkroom outfit #2, complete with about a thimble full of chemicals and a couple of plastic trays. His brother gave him his old negatives and Joe did contact sheets. Every now and then, big brother would loan the aspiring photographer a camera to take pictures at school. “I’d make 8x10s and sell them. That’s the way I earned my first $20 to buy an old broken down speed graphic. I just kept growing with it.” A better diver at that point than photographer— he took third place in the i Wisconsin State Diving i Championships—Joe was offered an athletic scholarship : to Princeton University but i by the time he graduated I from high school, he was j tired of the academic grind. Instead, he went to the Art Center School in Los An-, geles for a year in 1938 and then back to Milwaukee and the Journal for a summer job as a darkroom technician. “Those were the draft years and I was ripe to be picked,” Scherschel recalled. He managed to stay at the Journal until ’41 and then was called up and assigned to public relations work at the Great Lakes training center where he spent a tour working with a camera instead of a gun before joining combat forces in the field. In ’45 when the war ended,: the heyday; of. photo-, journalism began. There,, was Look, Life, Collier’s; Joe was assigned to Chicago, Texas, LA, Detroit, fanned out to different bureaus across the country. He was sent to cover the Peace talks in Korea. After a cross country trip in a jeep through no-man’s land to reach the site of the talks, he hitched a ride in the nose of a B-25 bomber to get his film—the first shots of the historic event—to Tokyo • and the wires back to the States. He was assigned to the White House during the Kennedy years. During that stint Scherschel took the first informal photographs of the Supreme Court Justices 4- and most of the shots of the firtt ‘ guiddbobk for 16000 > Pensylvania Avenue. " J, -'*r ; . r i . - ■* i f On Photography “As a photo-journalist, you attempt to be creative with lighting, with your subject matter, to make an appealing picture. Making pictures is an art, whether they re made to go in a magazine or newspaper or to frame and hang on a wall or in a gallery. “You approach each picture as if you were taking it to be hung, not just to document what you see. That s the difference between taking snapshots and taking photographs. In a snapshot, you document a situation that you see. It’s like a xerox. With a photograph, you move around and find the best lighting. You shoot the subject matter in such a way that it has meaning. It’s not just a copy. “It’s not at all unusual for me to spend two weeks on a single photograph. I was assigned to take the pyramids for a Life book on religions. I spent eight or nine days. I hired the camel drivers and the animals and we went out. They posed in the foreground. The first six days, I got nothing. I just documented what was there. Then late one afternoon, there was this golden, brilliant sunlight that gave a crosslit effect. One of the men and his camel moved, completely by accident, to the perfect spot to get depth. That was it! Everything fell into the right place at the right time and I got it on film and it was fine! “But the length of time you spend on a photograph is not what’s important. It’s knowing, having some idea of what you want to create and then recognizing it when you’ve got it. “Anyone can take a picture. It’s the easiest trick in the world. A lot of so-called art photography is more salesmanship than art. A meaningful picture is one that says something about a person or a moment or gives you information. For a photograph to be good, it must make some kind of statement, convey some sort of feeling.” Saturday Evening Post, all devoting two, three, four pages at a crack to photo essays, pictorials and lavishly illustrated features. “After my travel in the service, the Journal seemed dull. My brother was with Life so I took over his studio and started free lancing. I thought I wanted studio work but every ex-GI who’d gone to photographic school had opened a studio, too. There were a gillion photographers, all going broke—including myself.” Opportunity Looking for work, Joe made a call to Life’s Chicago bureau manager to check on free lance possibilities. It was the right thing to do at the right time. A regular staffer had been hurt in an accident and the bureau needed a photographer— quick. “He liked what I did. I closed my studio and started free lancing for Life and six or seven months later, he offered me a staff job.” Then in the ’60s, there was a “bloodletting” at Life. “They let 15 or so of us go to clear the way for new faces. They wanted change,” Scherschel recalled. Almost immediately, he got a call from National Geographic, offering him a job. Then it was off again, this time further around the world. He photographed a Norwegian expedition crossing the North Pole and then tramped through the steamy jungles of the Amazon. He waited for days in front of th4 pyramids until the camels and drivers were sillouetted perfectly against light shadow. He was in Hano| with the French (that assignment with Life), in Cpsta Rica, British Guiyana, Jerusalem, Abu Simba, Turkqjr, Hungary, Italy, Brazil, fjra “yankee in Europe” pijce in National Geographic,'he travelled by boat d«vn canals and rivers from to England. He can’t begin to remember all the borders he’s crossed. I “Touchy Situations” Scherschel won’t go so far as to say his work put him in danger although he does acknowledge that he’s been in “touchy situations." But not in battle torn Viet Nam and Korea or the powder keg countries of the Middle East and Central and South America. According to Joe, his closest brush came on the high seas. Riding in a life raft tossed about by 18 to 20 foot swells, he tried to board the hijacked ocean liner Santa Maria, only to be met by an armed crewman with other ideas. Joe has a picture taken by an onlooker that shows him suspended' oyer1 'the*'bobne-' ing raWl1 bhWW£ to tflihg *ttt' ** ladder While the crew man brandishes, a pistol over the rail jjf the ship looming alongside. Joe remembers trying to convince the man that the refusal to let him board might amount to a death sentence; that he wouldn’t be able to work his way back down the swinging ladder and onto the raft. “But he didn’t care. He was going to shoot if I kept on coming. Now that was a touchy situation!” But what bothers Joe Scherschel more than the outright hostility he has enBuilding? •Paint A • Lumber • Millwork • Hardware Complete One-Step BUILDING SUPPLY Warrenton Building Material Co., Inc. on the By-Pass, Waroiton 347-1400 countered occasionally from the likes of that seaman is the now almost-standard distrust directed towards the media, distrust that leaves him feeling a little guilty. He remembers when he first visited out-of-theway islands in the Pacific; people there welcomed those who came to chronicle their lifestyle. Now the same people have their hands out, waiting to be paid, before they'll talk to a reporter or allow their picture to be taken. “I’ve seen so many primitive areas spoiled by what television crews, in their hunger for photographs, have done. We (the>'media) -are1 all 'pretty' bad!l" bat"" tbe/rct' the worst:.. In - my younger years; ! thought1! was doing a great service to humanity by documenting (so-called primitive people and their way of life). But in my later years, I’ve begun to wonder if it’s of benefit to anyone— r except myself. There’s a deterioration, an infection of the area, that we cause just by our presence.” Does his work benefit more than it harms? A hard question. The answer is in the photographs themselves. Scherschel’s work can open a window on the world for those who will never be able to travel beyond Richmond or Fredericksburg, much less to those far away spots. Seeing the pictures he’s brought back is not the same as being there but the photographs of the places and the faces show that there are other ways of life, other cultures, other i values but) the same people / on that far side of the horizon;' < - *fJoe Schrtuchel's photographic exhibit will be displayed at Middle Street Gallery during the month of March. 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fcappafjannocfe Uctos An Independent Newspaper Established 1877 Published Every Thursday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL. Publisher JOHN T. TOLER, Exec Vice Pres DAPHNE I. HUTCHINSON, Editor/General Manager BARBARA C. BURKE, Office Manager USA H. BURKE, Advertising To Subscribe Phone 675-3338 BY MAH.: $8.00 a year in Rappahannock and adjoining counties . $10.00 a year elsewhere in the United Stales BACK COPIES: 3 months or more 70s. 1 -2 years - $1.00; over 2 years - $3.00 (if available) OFFICE: Rappahannock News Bldg.. Washington. Va 22747 HOURS: 8:30 am. to 5:30 pm. Mon.-Pri. Published by Warrantee Printing A Publishing Company, Inc. Member. Audit Bureau of Circulation Thursday, March 8,1984 Russian Experts: A Growth Industry By El'GENE McCARTHY Kappahunnw k Nn< Special Writer There are two kinds of experts on Russia practicing their ait or professions in the United States. The more limiter! ami directed group are the Kremlinologists. They are experts on the power relationships within the Kremlin. They can tell by looking at the standing order of Soviet officials on sta»e occasions, especially at funerals, w ho is close to power, who is on the edge of power, w ho is likely to succeed to |x>wer, what his succession or accession is likely to mean in Russia and in the world and especially in American Russian relationships. Kremlinologists are usually Russians or of Russian origin, as are Vladimir Solovyov and Elena Klepikova, who write for the New Leader, and Charles Fenyvesi. who writes frequently on Soviet Bloc affairs for the New Republic. the Washington Post and for other publications. Sovietologists take a wider view. They analyze general trends in Russia and among and within soviet countries generally. They are likely to be of European origin or descent, often associated with countries tfcal were once a part of the Austin Hungarian Empfffe. Henry Kissinger and Zbigniew Bi-zezinski are Sovietologists anil other things. Both the Kremlinologists ami the Sovietologists have been hard pressed in the practice of their specialities by the recent death of Yuri Androjxiv and his replacement. at head of the Russian government. Konstantin Chernenko. The experts had scarcely begun to explain the meaning of Andropov’s administration when he died of multiple physical disonlers which seemed to take hold of him soon after his taking the seat of |xiwer in November of 19S2. At the time of Andro|x>v's death, the Kremlinologists were running well ahead of the Sovietologists. Poet, author, former United States Senator from Minnesota and candidate for the presidency, Eugene McCarthy now lives in Hawlin Hollow, Woodville. however, in their analysis and in their predictions. Solovyov and Klepikova, for example, writing in the New Leader of January 23. 1984. anticipating Andropov’s death, were quite certain as to who would follow him in power. Andropov, they wrote, had laid the foundations for continuing power. He had established his people in positions of power. His era would exist without him. He would pick his heirs. Grigbrv Romanov woukl beyVtoM.r**ONier«l Secretory of * the Party. Other Andropov fevorites would hold critical offices such as Premier, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Ministry of Defense, head of the KGB, etc. The empire would live on. And then Andropov died and who succeeded to the seat of highpower? It was Konstantin Chernenko. Why did he win? White House Kremlinologist Richard Pipes told the then National Security adviser William Clark that he won because he had the votes in the Politburo. It was as simple as that - a matter of arithmetic. How could this have happened? Accoixling to the New Republic’s Kremlinologist. Fenyvesi. Andropov had made no pi-e|>aration for succession. He evidently did not think he would die soon. And if he did not. his proteges Could not believe that he would die, or if they did. they could not make any discernible moves to get a replacement ready. The line of succession then went back to Breznev which should have been anticipated. If one had been observant, or could have noted that Chernenko was always at Brezhnev's side when he stumbled on steps. Nelson Rockefellers, as vice president to Gerald Ford, had failed to be alert to President Ford's falling habits. Had he been so. he might have been Ford’s running mate in 1976 rather than Spiro Agnew. Moreover, Chernenko's apartment was just below Brezhnev’s and Chernenko was a frequent visitor in Brezhnev’s kitchen. Some Sovietologists, unmoved by the evidence of internal political maneuvering and personal ties as bearing on the choice of Chernenko, see his choice as a Soviet answer to Ronald Reagan, a kind of check-mate. Although Chernenko has gray-white hair and Ronald Reagan's is mahogany and Chernenko wears’, shirts a->ttnl*‘-lo©sq around the neck while Ronakl’s are as tight and snug as when he posed for shirt advertisements and Cher’s suits are loose and look as though they had been chosen off the rack by his chauffeur while Ronald's are tailored and tight, Chernenko is approximately the same age as is Ronald Reagan. He is reported to be healthy, without any known ailments. He is moderate in his eating and drinking and keeps in shape. He like President Reagan, is re|x)rted to be worried about apathy and worker inefficiency and on a visit to the United States in 1969 was especially interested in IBM and in a data retrieval system so as to better store and have available information on the twenty million members of the Soviety Party. This Was The News In Bygone Rappahannock Times... 34 YEARS AGO RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS THE TOP STORY in the March 9, 1950 edition of the Rappahannock News was the quick arrest and recovery made by State Trooper William A. Buntin in the theft of a pickup belonging to James W. Fletcher. Buntin found the truck in Washington at five in the morning. The truck had been taken only minutes before from the Virginia and Buck Lewis residence where the household was aroused by the sound of the vehicle starting up. After notifying Buntin, Lewis and a neighbor set off in pursuit of the Fletcher pick-up. The driver who was allegedly armed with both a pistol and a rifle was quickly apprehended and arrested. He was also a suspect in the theft and wreck of a truck owned by H.B. Wood during the same night. Notice was given of a proposed increase in the local tax levy. An additional 15* on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property would go for the county’s 1950 general reassessment. This would bring total local taxes to $2 per $100 in each district except Piedmont where it was 15* more due to road taxes. 25 YEARS AGO RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS MARY JAMIESON reported that Manly J. Bruce’s fleet and flashy pony Partner was the star of the 1959 Point-to-Point. The black and white pony, ridden by 12-year-old Billy Dodson, won in the Young Entry race and the Colonel Richards Memorial and “received full mention in the Washington national papers.” In the category of “inside dope”, Jamieson added, “None of the Washington papers knew that Partner is a grandson of the grand old Red, Man ofWar!!!” C.B. Johnson of Woodville was named county chairman for the annual American Red Cross fund drive. District chairmen were: Milton Gore, Mrs. James M. Settle, Mrs. A.C. Latham, Gordon Thornhill, Mrs. John Walker Jenkins, Mrs. Harry Gallihugh and Mrs. Magdaline Dearing. Spring fashions advertised that week included the Bobbie Brooks shirtwaist with striped sash “as seen in Seventeen” from the Royal Quality Shop in Front Royal for $9.95. Top of the line tapered toe spectator pumps from Weaver's in Front Royal were $13.95. L-Oar Rappahannock Heritage Letter To The Editor The Computer To the editor. A master mind, one fine day Said I’d like to rule the worid. And so I'll start not with the old But every boy and girl. They’ll never know what’s happening Because I’ll be so fast. They’ll think that what they’ve found in me Is knowledge that will last. Instead of learning how* to spell Multiply, substract and add. They’ll push a little button On my latest, inventive fad. All the answers will be theirs Within the fingers reach, No teachers will there be to pay To encourage, praise or preach. I’ll program each and every mind With silence, speed and calm, There’ll be no need for violence No shots, death, or alarm. They’ll capture techniques of my machine As quickly as a wink, Too late, alas, when they have grown To find they cannot think! THELMA MUNDY Sperryville No Answer To Food Question (Continued from Page 1 ) pare them unless the kitchen is certified." However, he added that the Department of Corrections’ representative had raised the possibility of having a restaurant “prepare”' the frozen meals and carry them to the jail. “I’m going to investigate. It could cut down on cost.” t Woodward reported that ■ he’d personally contacted aV* the county’s restaurant op-* erators on the possibility of catering meals for the jail. “The Black Kettle wa£ definitely not interested. Amissville is too far away (according to the Department of Corrections) and the lady who is cooking the meals for Wakefield School in the kitchen at the back of the old Bradford’s Store called this morning and said she’s not interested. New Cruisers “Now comes the touchy subject,” Woodward warned, moving on to another topic. ‘The state (purchasing office’s) bid for police cars has come out and» orders must be in by April 1,” he said, noting that the deadline comes well before the board’s action on department budgets for the coming year. Accordingly, the sher-/ iff requested early authorization to order two police cruisers at $9,677 apiece, one to replace the 1980 Granada he drives and the second for a new deputy if th^ pasitisn is approved by the State Compensation Board. The Granada waa a year old and had 30,000 miles on it when purchased, he said. With the odeometer now reading 60,000 miles, the front end has come out once “and it sounds like it’s getting ready to come out again,” Woodward said. “It isn’t a police car and it just won’t stand these back roads.” The department’s other cars, a 1982 Plymouth and two 1983 Impalas, will have 60,000 miles and 25,000 miles respectively at the end of the fiscal year, according ftt the sheriff. “I have requested an extra deputy this year (from the State Compensation Board which pays law enforcement salaries) so we can give 24 hour coverage.” Woodward continued. Last year, a hiring freeze was in effect. This year, over 100 new positions will be divided between local law enforcement departments. “So there’s a good chance I’ll get the deputy,” the sheriff said. He told the supervisors that the dealer he works with is trying to arrange for an extension of the vehicle order placement deadline to May 1 to allow time for a decision from the Compensation Board. “Then I have another 30 days in which I can cancel the order...If 1 don’t get the position, I won’t need the car.” Cars Are Money Makers In response to questions from the board, Woodward said the sheriffs department has been making money on its cars with state reimbursement running higher than operating costs. “It cost us 12 cents a mile to operate. That’s for gas, oil, repairs, insurance, everything. And that state has been paying us 20 cents a mile,” the sheriff said, explaining that the coverage goes to repay the county for the cost of the vehicles. • But midway through the current year, the state’s reimbursement was cut to 20 cents for the first 15,000 miles and 11 cents a mile for over that figure. Woodward said. He added that there is a bill currently before the General Aesembly to reinstate the 20 cents per rhlle payment up to 60,000 miles. “Then it would drop back to 11 cents.” The sheriff reported that his department was running 3,000 miles per month. When the reduction in reimbursement came, the total was cut to 2,500. “That’s pushing it when we have to serve papers and check businesses. Then we get a call or two and the first thing you know, we’re over our mileage limit.” As a means of reducing travel, Woodward said, he has assigned deputies to sit in Woodville and Flint Hill and at dumpster sites around the county in response to complaints on speeding and violation of the county’s trash disposal regulations. With no further comment, the supervisors voted unanimously to authorize ordering two new police cruisers. They also okayed the sale of three state police radios no longer needed now that the countywide communications system is operating. Woodward said he expects to get around $600 for each. The money will be used to purchase hand held radios that operate on the same frequency as the dispatch center. RCHS Project Presented (Continued from Page 1 , sponse to a request from a parent, wheelchair ramps are being built at front and back entrances of the elementary school, a curb extension is being added and hand rails are being installed in the bathrooms. “Then we will be in compliance," he told the board. “What will you do with the temporary classroom. Estes asked what would be done with the temporary classrooms once the high school expansion is completed. Two of the modular units can be used at the elementary school and the other two sold, the superintendent said. “The county may want one,” Estes replied. “That’s a possibility,” agreed Latham. “What for?” asked new supervisor Nelson Lane. Latham and Estes exchanged looks but no words. “We should discuss that in executive semen,” inter jected commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke, the board’s legal advisor. (At the close of the meeting, the board retired into executive session to discuss contracts. No action was taken in the closed session meeting.) With no further questions from the supervisors regarding the proposed high school improvement project, Estabrook offered to arrange a meeting with the architect for further discussion. He also invited the board of supervisors to attend Tuesday’s School Board budget meeting at which time the architect was to make a formal presentation. “And I have all the liter' ary loan information and financial scheduled (for providing funding for the building project) so when you feel ready to look at them, let me know,” the superintendent concluded. In a final item relating to the school budget, Latham reported that he had received a request from the Rappahannock Citizens for Quality Education for a night meeting by the supervisors on the proposed 1984-85 school budget. “I want you to keep that in mind when we set our work session school budget. “I want you to keep that in mind.” “1 don’t have any problem with a night meeting. I think one would be in order,” replied Supervisor Hubert Gilkey, noting that many county residents are unable to attend the board’s daytime sessions. On March 3, 1962, in a contest against the New York Knicks, Philadelphia Warrior Wilt Chamberlain became the first player in NBA history to score 100 points in a single game. The center’s hoop magic led his team to a 169-147 win. r-From Both Barrels Ex-Republican Takes Hart By GEORGE BOWLES Switches in political parties are nothing new in Virginia. In recent years it has been a common occurrence as old-line Byrd Democrats sought reftige in the congenial warmth of Republican conservatism. But the switching has been a one-way street. Indeed, the crowded avenue from the Democratic party to conservative Republicanism alarmed and distressed many old-line Republican moderates who saw their party first flooded and then taken over by the reftigees from Byrdland. It had been a one-way street, that is, until last month. Quietly and without fanfare, a former top official in Gov. John Dalton’s administration formally abandoned the GOP and became a member of the Chesterfield County Democratic Committee. Not only that, but he may have a key role in Democratic presidential hopeful Gary Hart 8 future campaign efforts in Virginia. Frederick T. “Rick” Gray Jr., 32, had been regarded as one of the Republican Party’s brightest young rising stars. The fact that he was a Republi- ' < can at all was something of a coup for the GOP. His father, Democratic former Sen. Fred Gray of Chesterfield is an 18-year vet eran of the General Assembly. Although he u i staunch conservative, the elder Gray remained faithful to the Democratic party. Rick Gray, a political moderate, early on cast his lot with the GOP. A 1975 graduate of the University of Virginia Law School, he supported Sen. Harry F. Byrd’s bid for reelection in 1976. The following year he chaired the Chesterfield County Committee of Virginians for Dalton in the latter’s successful campaign for governor. In 1977 he became an early and enthusiastic supporter of Sen. John Warner, and was Warner’s 3rd District floor leader at the tumultuous GOP state convention that summer. He was, in due course, elected a member of the Chesterfield Republican Committee. The following year, Gov. Dalton appointed Gray to the post of Secretary of the Commonwealth. At 27, he was the youngest secretary in the nation. Clearly he was being groomed for big things by the state party. But then his interesting odyssey to the Democratic Party began. In 1980 he bitterly opposed the nomination of Ronald Reagan for president. Finding himself unable to support Reagan, he eventually resigned from the county GOP committee. Then, the next year, he stunned Dalton and the state Republicans by refusing to fly to a national convention of secretaries of state while the air traffic controllers were on strike. His gesture in support of the strikers cost him his job a few weeks later." “Gov. Dalton and I decided we couldn’t work together,” he later joked. “So we flipped a coin to decide who would go and who would stay. He won.” There followed a period in which Gray described himself as an independent. In mid-February, however, he formally associated himself with the Democratic Party. He also picked a favorite candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. His choice was one of the longest of long shots, Sen. Gary Hart of Colorado. Hart’s surprising showing in the Iowa caucusses and astonishing victory in the New Hampshire primary have suddenly thrust Gray into a new and unexpected role. “I feel like I bought a penny oil stock and the company hit a gusher,” he remarked. Thus it was that Gray’s first public appearance as a reborn Democrat and the first known speech in the state on behalf of Gary Hart’s presidential bid occurred at the same time last week. Gray took his case for Hart before a meeting of the Goochland County Democratic Committee. In his address to the gathering, the former Republican flayed the Reagan administration. “His foreign policy is in chaos,” he told the Goochland Democrats and a number of visiting candidates for statewide and congressional offices. “His domestic policy—his mountainous budget deficits—can only be compared to a man who tears the walls off his house in the middle of the winter to use as wood for his stove! Old Harry Byrd would turn over in his grave over what’s going on.” Gray says he is not looking for a statewide role in the Hart campaign, but since there is no Hart campaign at all in Virginia at this point, he is providing the candidate’s national headquarter with names and information. “I would hope more experienced people than I would run it,” he said. In Gray’s view. Hart would be the best candidate to field against Reagan because he is a new' name, unburdened with the old Democratic solutions of the past and full of new ideas.” Also he said he finds the idea of John Glenn on the ticket as Hart’s running mate attractive. “John Glenn was my boyhood hero,” he said, “it would be a comfortable team.” The Democrats at the Goochland meeting also seemed comfortable with Gray. It was an impressive performance, and in the view of many on hand he is, indeed, a rising star in state politics. Although, to be sure, not quite in the way his early Republican mentors intended. Kindergarten Class To Register RCES administrators are already making plans for next year’s crop of kindergarten children. And principal Maggie Piper plans to register those youngsters on March 20-21. To enroll in the fall kindergarten class, children must be five years old by December 31 of this year. State law requires registration of all eligible children, according to Piper. Parents wishing to defer kindergarten tor a year must submit a written request. The registration will be held in the elementary school office on Tuesday, March 20, and Wednesday, March 21, from 9-12:30. Par ents may also call the school (987-8259) for afternoon appointments (1-3 p.m. on the same two days.) Each child must be accompanied by an adult and must have aiv-eftjcial stateissued birfn certificate. Before/each child enters school, physical examination and health records must be filled out by a physician and filed with the school, Piper added. These forms have been mailed to parents of kindergarten eligible children. They may also be picked up in advance of registration at the elementary school office.

Rappahannock County School News Teachers Thanked Teachers, administrators and staff members at the high school all wore red and ^hite carnations Friday but aot because they were part of any wedding party. The flowers were gifts from the student government on “Teacher Appreciation Day.” Sporting his flower on his lapel, principal Bob Chappell was pleased that te merited appreciation long with the teachers. ♦‘It’s a really super nice thing to do,” he said, noting that he had never heard of Btudents in any other school System doing likewise. 1 .Tokens of teacher appropriation included not only carnations, but also steak dinners, Chappell said. The Child Care & Learning Center March 12-16 ; Monday: Fish sticks with tartar sauce, buttered mash potatoes, buttered green beans, sliced pears, milk. Tuesday: Egg salad on pita bread, buttered peas, carrot sticks, oatmeal cookies, hulk. Wednesday: Vegetable chicken noodle bake, buttered spinach, celery sticks, pineapple chunks, milk. Thursday: Tomato rarebit on English muffins, buttered yellow wax beans, sliced peaches, milk. Friday: Tuna noodle casserole, baked sweet potatoes, carrot sticks, carob cake, milk. RCES Monday I Steak!ums on bun, potato irouMtejicbiUedimixed fruit, icheese straws?., choice of •milk*'* 1 H , . •• Tuesday Lasagne/beef and cheese sauce, buttered peas, red cherries, homemade french bread/butter, choice of milk. Wednesday Fried Chicken, buttered SWEETHEART QUEEN FOR 1984 is Marie Davis (center). Recalling the Valentine ball with her are second runner-up Kim Settle (left) and first runner-up Donna Sue Atkins. —S chool—M enusrice, glazed carrots, applesauce, homemade roll/butter, choice of milk. choice of milk. Friday Choice of Fish filet on bun, or sausage pizza, buttered com, heavenly rice pudding, choice of milk. Newspapers Raise Reading Level Hv MICHELE MAY KappHhanimck Nni Sl.fT \Vri(*r Most subscribers to the Rappahannock News don’t get 17 copies each week, but most subscribers don’t use their papers in as many different ways as Bobbie Brochu does at the elementary school reading lab. The county weekly as well as the daily issue of the Star Exponent incite 6th and 7th grade students to debates on all manner of events ranging from the extinction of the dinosaur to the defeat of the Redskins. The pupils avidly follow Rappahannock sports, supervisors races and controversial issues. In fact, the children are encouraged to take their arguments home. Teacher Brochu says she occasionally assigns her pupils to start family dinner table discussions based on editorials they’ve read in class. Brochu says a variety of skills can be taught from a newspaper the children learn how to shop for a house or a job by studying the classified ads; they learn how to be smart consumers by reading about the sales in local stores; they practice identifying parts of speech by cutting out headlines or analyzing story structure; they even make art projects by forming collages from the pictures. The kids enjoy it, Brochu says. Reading about Rappahannock basketball players or their neighbors in the news gives an immediacy to class work that might be missing in books. “Anything that I can do if I can get them reading—any kind of material that they seem to enjoy” Brochu promises to bring. She cites one child who has become obsessed with reading about dinosaurs—in that specialized area his vocabulary exceeds her own. Now he has a disciple in the class whom he has encouraged to read about dinosaurs as well and who comes to him with the hard words. This expert on antidiluvian fauna reports to the kindergarten regularly and is educating the younger children as he increases his vast store of knowledge. “He thinks he’s special,” she says. He is. Another child liked to read about wrecks, rapes and drugs, Brochu remembers—“the more morbid, the better.” The names on the police blotter became actual characters to him. He devoured crime stories. And that’s what the reading lab is all about. Brochu works with a to Rappahannock News Photo M May ROMERO COOK READS THE NEWS at the RCHS reading lab in search of context clues in a long-winded weather story. His assignment is to figure out just what these “statistics” are that Dennis Wingfield keeps during those “false” spring days. taJ of 125 children who are reading below grade level or have special reading related difficulties that their regular classroom teachers have identified and asked her to help with. The newspapers in the upper level lab are simply “an additional motivational factor” she says which “reinforce skills from their regular reading book and classroom teacher” as well as the assortment of other books and magazines in the lab. Brochu says she used newspapers before in a regular classroom and found them to be a good source. She visited a Chapter I class in Lancaster, Pa. last week and sawr they were also using newspapers, she added. I nursday Hot Dog on bun, french fries, baked beans, homemade oatmeal cookie/raisins, choice of milk. Friday Sausage pizza, tossed salad/dressing, sliced peaches, homemade Shamrock sugar cookie, choice of milk. RCHS Monday Choice of Hot Dog on bun, or grilled cheese sandwich, potato rounds, baked beans, peanut butter delight, choice of milk. Tuesday Beef barbecue on bun, wedge fries, cole slaw, raisin pudding, choice of milk. Wednesday . Choice of—Steak’uma on bun, or tuna salad in pita bread, hash browns, strawberry jello with fruit, choice of milk. Thursday Hot Turkey sandwich/gravy, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, homemade sugar plum pudding cake, V NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST A RELEASE OF FUNDS Date of Publication: March 8,1984 County of Rappahannock Clark's Office Washington, Va. 22747 (703)675-3621 TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS, AND PERSONS: On or about March 15, 1984 the County of Rappahannock will request the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development to release Federal funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (PL 93-383) for the following project: Sperryvllie Sewage Treatment Protect (PROJECT, TITLE OR NAME) 0.055 MGD Extended Aeration Package Plant; Wastewater Collection System (PURPOSE OR NATURE OF PROJECT) Community of Sperryvllie Rappahannock County, Virginia (LOCATION-CITY, COUNTY, STATE OF PROJECT) $2,000,000 (ESTIMATED COST OF PROJECT) An Environmental Review Record respecting the within project has been made by the County of Rappahannock which documents the environmental review of the project. This Environmental Review Record is on file at the above address and is available for public examination and copying, upon request. Rappahannock County will undertake the project described above with Block Grant funds from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Rappahannock County is certifying to DHCD that Rappahannock County and Mr. Charles K. Estes, in his official capacity as Environmental Certifying Officer, consent to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to environmental review, decision making, and action; and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The legal effect of the certification is that upon its approval, Rappahannock County may use the Community Improvement Grant funds, and DHCD will have satisfied its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. DHCD will accept an objection to its approval of the release funds and acceptance of the certification only if it is on one of the following bases: (a) That the certification was not in fact executed by the chief executive officer or other officer of applicant approved by DHCD or (b) that applicant's environmental review record for the project indicates omission of a required decision, finding, or step applicable to the project in the environmental review process. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedure (24 CFR Part 58), and may be addressed to O. Gene Dishner, Director, Department of Housing and Community Development, 205 North Fourth Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Objections to the release of funds on bases other than those stated above will not be considered by DHCD. No objection received after April 2, 1984 will be considered by Mr. Charles K. 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Number Four For Brown By JUNE RUHSAM For the fourth year in a row, though this year on a different horse, Mike Brown was half of the fastest team at the Rappahanock Hunter Pace Pair races Saturday at Sperryville. Sally Cunningham, the other half of the speedy team both this year and last, rode Mac Sub while Mr. Brown rode Emily, Ms Cunningham’s mount for the 1983 races. Timbocktoo, Mr. Brown’s mount for the previous three years, did not race. Despite the change in mounts, the pair from the Rappahannock Hunt covered the three miles of very rolling country in 8:12 minutes, six seconds ahead of their closest competitors. Second was the Piedmont Fox Hounds team of Meg Gardner on Twiggie and Jackie Whitt riding Grand Bahama, the winning team in the Casanova Hunt pair races at Mt. Sterling Farm last week. The Blue Ridge Hunt team of Barry Batterton on Paladin and Bobbie Pillion riding Miller’s Reply was third with a time of 8:26 minutes. Optimum time was set at 10:36 minutes, and closest at 10:45 minutes was the Potomac Hunt team of Andres Chisolm with Light on Tonic and Dr. Mary Alice Brown on Twilight’s Revelry. Second with a time of 10:11 mh.utes was the Rappaharr /jck pair of Peter Weslow on Pinkerton and Robert Gault riding Forward Deck. Last week’s winners Mary Young on Gi Gi and Emley Buikstra on Amber from Old Dominion were third with a time of 10:56 minutes. The juniors came closer to the optimum time than their elders. First, with a time of 10:29 minutes, was the Marlborough Hunt Team of F. Hill Parker on Silent Run and E. Stuart Parker riding Copper Harbor. Repeating last week’s score, David Kessler on Charlie Horse and Michelle May aboard Mr. Lucky, representing Casanova Hunt, were second with a time of 10:58 minutes. Dawn Dugan on Copyright and Amy Krenytsky on Raffinesque, from Old Dominion Hunt, were third with 10:59 minutes. The course, described by some riders as "slick in some spots — but Am”, attracted 22 teams from 10 recognized hunts for this annual event. The weather was ideal too—sunny and cool. Blue Ridge Races Promise Excitement Rappahanock Feature First For LeHew By CLIVE CARNIE Racing over fences moves to Berryville Saturday for the Blue Ridge Hunt Point-To-Point meet, and a good field has been entered for these races. Pair racing begins the day at 10 a.m. at Woodley Farm with competition for optimum and fast time. The course will be about 2 Vt miles over natural hunting country. Seven hunt races fill the rest of the day’s card, beginning at lp.m, “We are very optimistic for a good meet,” said Pete Dunning, racing secretary for the Blue Ridge Hunt. “The weather has given us a break over the last few days, the mountains have protected us from the wind and rain. “The jumps are in excellent shape, the course is moving along well, and we have more parking space Brooke Boyer Also ran: Tyragon. Rough Cut, Windy Drag, Bend A Little. THE RAPPAHANNOCK JUNIOR RACE. % mile flat. First division horses. Time: 47 seconds. 1. Sharp Start (Dawn Dugan) Owner, 2. Lee's Explosion (Tracey Wessner) Owner, 3. Let's Go (F. Hill Parker) Owner. Also ran: Erin's Delight, Justatinch. THE RAPPAHANNOCK JUNIOR RACE. Abt. % mile flat. Second division ponies. Time: 30 seconds. 1 Lil' Fritz (J. L. Lawrence Jr.) E. Wyatt Goshom III. 2. Cinnamon Twist (Amanda Gillam) Owner 3. Hot Chocolate (Megan Goshom) Owner. Also ran: Shenanigans, Oil Can Harry. THE DURANT HILL HURDLE RACE. Owner-rider hurdles. V/k miles. Time: 3:24 1 Double Dog (Wm. H. McCormick), 2. Arto Fleet (Jeremy Gillam). THE NEW MOUNT MARSHALL Owner-rider timber for foxhunters. 2 miles. Time. 4:38. 1. Dean's Sparky (Daphne Laimbeer), 2. Flashback (Eva Dahlgren), 3. Fast Bluff (Michael Power). THE BEN VENUE. Owner-rider timber. 2Vi miles. Time: 5:08. 1. Lucky And Bold (Jeffrey LeHew), 2. Never Time (Don Yovanovtch), 3. Phenom (David H. Semmes). Also ran: Shandy, Danceatron, Hazy Sun (F). By JUNE RUHSAM A crowd of almost 5,000 was treated to some exciting and close racing Saturday at the Rappahannock Hunt Point-to-Point meet at Sperrvville. In the Ben Venue ownerrider timber race, second in the Arundel - Newspapers sponsored Seven Corners Championship series, Jeff LeHew’s Lucky and Bold won by a head over Don Yovanovich’s Never Time. It was a first victory in the season-long series for LeHew, son of Rappahannock’s joint master of fox hounds. Larry LeHew. Last week at the Casanova Hunt races at Middleburg Lucky and Bold fell in his first attempt in the series. For the first turn of the hilly 2'/- mile course the field of six well-matched hunters were closely bunched with David Semmes’ Phenom in the lead and Lucky and Bold trailing. Never Time set the pace for the second lap, and at the last of 14 fences Harry Wight, winner at Casanova last week, made a strong move. It was not Wight’s day for another victory, however, as his mount Hazy Sun crashed through the right hand panel, shooting him to the turf. Lucky and Bold, coming from behind, closed rapidly on the leaders after the final fence, streaking up the stretch to catch Never Time at the wire. Third by a length was Phenom. The open hurdle race was another hard fought duel. Fresh Escapade -and Windy Drag were the early leaders, but as the six contenders raced across the far side of the 1 Vt mile righthanded course Uncle Edwin and Bend A Little leaped over tbe second last fence tegefte*.. Then at the last hurdle Bend A Little ran out and Alter Ego came on fast through the stretch to win by a nose over Mrs. Michael Sanger’s Uncle Edwin ridden by “Speedy” Smithwick. In third place was Marilyn Kett’s Fresh Escapade, Brooke Boyer riding. This was a first start for Natalie Emery and Oliver Brown’s Alter Ego, brilliantly ridden by Mark Stickley. Started as a dressage horse and hunted by Mrs. Emery this season. Alter Ego was schooled only once over hurdles before the race. Third race, the Mount Salem, a 2 mile ladies timber race, had several mishaps. Blooming Bit took the lead but bobbled at the fence coming down Mason Mountain on the far side of the course, catapulting owner Shelley O’Higgins to the ground. He then interfered with the leading horses, Cricket’s Shadow and Point Alpha, causing them to go wide and miss the next fence — and thus be eliminated. The way was open for Splashy Lea to take command on the next turn of the course, only to be challenged by Too Far Gone who came from behind to lead over the last fence. With her renowned finishing lick, however. Splashy Lea flew up the stretch past Too Far Gone to win by NOTICE The Planning Commission of Rappahannock County has received from the Advisory Committee an application for establishment of an Agricultural and Forestal District in the Jackson District of Rappahannock County, Virginia, and has recommended approval of same The application is made pursuant to Chapter 36. Section 15 11509 of the Code of Virginia. 1950 as amended Pursuant to Sections 15.1-431 and 15.1-1511 of the Code of Virginia as amended, and Article 17-3 of the Zoning Ordinance of Rappahannock County Virginia, as amended, notice is hereby given of the following: (I) The aforesaid proposal is on file and open to public inspection in the Office of the Clerk of the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors (II) The names of those applying for said Agricultural and Forestal District and the owners of those properties included in such District are as follows: 1.1. L Parrish 2. Mary C. Parrish ' 3.1. Christopher Pamsh (III) The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing as to the aforesaid application on March 21. 1984 in the Courthouse Washington. Rappahannock County. Virginia at 7:30 p.m. AH citizens are invited to attend and present their views. BY: RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION V A Y. STOKES, CHAIRMAN five lengths for owner-rider Patti Cassel. Susan Sutula on her Too Far Gone was followed by Vicky Foster on Fair Play, owned by the Morven Park International Equestrian Institute. ^ j jp /First on the nine-race card was a V* mile flat race run in two divisions. Tom Carroll’s Coronel won the first division with Joey Stettinius riding. Mrs. Ogden Phipps’ Prelate, young Irishman John Fitzgerald up, was second by three lengths followed a half-length back by Mrs. Alan Weintraub’s J. R. Frog, ridden by Don Yovanovich. In the second division Nelson Connell’s Make The Move broke his rider’s maiden. Next was Labadie Mill Farm’s Lots Of Fruit, Holly Mitten riding, with Linda Conn on her Wizard Willard a close third. Next was the open timber race. The Oliver Browns’ Roman Hunt, ridden by Mark Stickley, came from off the pace to lead over the tenth of 14 fences, increasing his advantage to four lengths over the last. Don Yovanovich sent Madelyn Simmons' Daring Mistress in hot pursuit and closed the gap to a length and a half as they raced to the finish. Third was John Myers’ Donna’s Prime, Jeremy Gillam up. The junior flat race was run in two divisions. In the first, for horses, Dawn Dugan on her Sharp Start was an easy five-length winner over Tracey Wessner riding her Lee’s Explosion. Hill Parker on his Let’s Go was third. In the pony division veteran winner Lil' Fritz, owned by James Lawrence Jr., raced home first for rider Wyatt Goshom by two lengths over Amanda Gillam (daughter of owner-rider Jeremy) on her Cinnamon Twist. Megan Goshorn on Hot Chocolate was third. Only two horses started in the owner-rider hurdle race, but it was a good match. Willie McCormick on Double Dog led by three lengths until the last of 11 manicured hurdles. At that point Arlo Fleet jumped up beside him, and Jeremy Gillam drove the gray gelding hard through the stretch to win by a length. The owner-rider foxhunter race was another close one. Leading to the downhill fence, Eva Dahlgren’s Flashback refused but regained the lead before the next fence and opened up 15 lengths across the mountainside the second time around. Following the last fence the rest of the field caught up and a close battle ensued down the strech. At the wire less than half a length separated the three finishers. Daphrie Laimbeer won on her Dean’s Sparky, with Eva Dahlgren second on Flashback. Michael Power, Warrenton huntsman, rode his Fast Bluff to third. Most of the crowd stayed for the unique hound race, ninth on the card. Open to hound owners in Rappahannock Hunt territory or to members of the Northern Virginia Foxhunter Association, this race is closed to hounds from recognized hunt clubs. Prior to the race a drag was laid around the timber course. As the huntsman returned, 48 foxhounds were released from their cages in CONSIGNMENT. AUCTION] Saturday, March 17,10:00 a.m. Rain or Shine Directions: Rt. 29 Elkwood, Virginia across the road from J. IV Seig Co. Farm Equipment, Construction Equipment, Trucks, etc... If you have something to sell contact auction company below anytime. COL. TON W RUSE * - * . . M « the back of pickup trucks and station wagons. At several points there was confusion as hounds scattered out to find a scent. But in the end Jack Bruce’s lucky number 13, Sailor, was not only first to finish but also first at all three check points. Second was Larry Coppage’s Ed, followed by Kelly Corbin’s Lanky. Two more Coppage entries, Captain and Tiny Bow, were fourth and fifth. For Mr. Bruce, a retired huntsman of the Rappahannock Hunt, it was the sixth win in 16 years. His arch rival Corbin has five wins, with Susie having accounted for all but one victory. SUMMARIES: THE HOMER C LEHEW TURF RACE. mile. First division. Time: 48 seconds. 1. Coronet (T. J. Carroll) Joey Stettinius. 2. Prelate (Mrs Ogden Phipps) John Fitzgerald. 3. J. R. Frog (Mrs. Allen Weintraub) Don Yovanovich. THE HOMER C. LEHEW TURF RACE. V* mile. Second division. Time: 49 seconds 1. Make The Move (Nelson Gunnell) Owner, 2. Lots Of Fruit (Labadie Mill Farm) Holly Mitten, 3. Wizard Willard (Linrta Conn) Owner. Also ran: Singing Rullah (DQ), Game Of Chance, Atoka, Fearless Dad THE MARY D. SLAUGHTER. Open Timber. 2Vi miles. Time: 5:00. 1 Roman Hunt (Mr & Mrs Oliver Brown) Mark Stick ley, 2. Daring Mistress (Madelyn A. Simmons) Don Yovanovich, 3. Donna's Pnma (John M. Myers) Jeremy Gillam. Also ran: Gala Blackjack, Rocky. Pumpkin Pie, Change Reaction. Native Scramble. THE MOUNT SALEM. Ladies timber. 2 miles. Time: 4:07. Splashy Lea (Patti Cassel) Owner, 2. Too Far Gone (Susan Sutula) Owner. 3. Fair Play (Morven Park Int. Equ Inst.) Vicky Foster Also ran: Cricket's Shadow (DQ), Point Alpha (DQ), Blooming Bit (LR). THE RAPPAHANNOCK HURDLE RACE. Open hurdles. 1 Vi miles. Tima: 2.25 1. Altar Ego (Natalie Emery avid Oliver Brown) Mark Stickley. 2. Unde Edwin (Mrs Michael Sanger) D. M. Smithwick. Jr . 3. Fresh Escapade (Marilyn Kelts) r HUNT COUNTRY HOME HEALTH 1066 Hastings Lane Warrenton, Virginia 22186 We Make Home Visits We Can Provide: Shitted Naming Occupational Therapy Home Health Aide Medical Social Worker Physical Therapy Laboratory Tooting Speech Therap* Nutritional Services Homemaker Services Blue Cross/Blue Shield Medicare/Medicaid All insurances accepted. Joanne Shively, RN, Director (703) 347-4774 than ever. If the wind doesn’t blow and it gets to the 40s everything will be fine.” As the point-to-point season begins to take shape the racing gets more and more exciting and Blue Ridge promises to be a very interesting meet with several winners from this season and last entered in the races. The last four races appear to be the most exciting §8 the winners from the Casanova ahd Rappahannock traces pr^jjtaWrro do battle Wain. The fourth race is the Clarke Courier Cup, a ladies timber race over three miles. When entries closed Monday evening there were II entries for this race including Patti Cassell’s Splashy Lea, winner of the ladies timber race at Rappahannock, and Randy Rouse’s Cinzano, winner of the ladies timber race at Casanova. Toinette Jackson will be riding again at Blue Ridge, having had a prior commitment for the Rappahannock races. Cinzano has also been entered in the seventh race, a IV2 mile open hurdle race, as have George Ohrstrom’B Appolinax and Mr. and Mrs. Brown’s Roman Hunt, winner of the open timber race at Rappahannock last week. Four others are in the field as well. The George P. Greenhalgh Memorial, third in the Arundel Newspapers sponsored Seven Corners Champ-ionship series for gentlemen owner riders, has nine entries. Harry Wight’s Andy Kandy who won at Casanova will be looking for a second victory, and Douglas King who won the Ben Venue owner-rider timber race at Rappahannock it\ witt be trying to repeat his per? formance on Bemy’s Shali. , Randy Waterman’s Handy Hill is also listed as a starter, as is Don Yovanovich’s Never Time which was Becond at both the Casanova and the Rappahannock races. 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Still Going To Regionals Panthers Downed By Strasburg In Tournament Finals By jim McCullough Rappahannock News Sports Writer Rappahannock’s Varsity Panthers couldn’t hold on to the Bull Run District’s championship trophy Saturday night as they ended up an the short end against heavily favored Strasburg, 57-61. But the Panthers came on hard and strong in their earlier tournament matches Wednesday and Friday, proving that they could indeed win in post season play. Although they didn’t take Bull Run’s top place, their victories over Manassas Park and Stonewall Jackson clinched a regional berth for the Panthers and they’ll face Madison’s Mountaineers on Wednesday at Western Albermarle in Charlottesville. The Panthers started down the tournament road at home on February 29 against the Manassas Park Cougars. In the regular season they were downed twice by the Cougars, giving the Manassas Park team, next to the bottom finishers in Bull Run standings, two of their three victories of the year. It was evident from the outset that the Panthers were determined not to be upset by the visiting upstarts again. They outplayed the Cougars in every aspect of the game for four quarters as they coasted on their biggest winning margin of the year, 74-47. At the offensive end of the court, the Panthers were unstoppable. Clarence Pendleton looked like he could score at will, hitting everything from outside jumpers to slam dunks, on his way to a 22 point game high tally. On the defensive side, the Rappahannock 1 squad was equally as im- ' pressive, preventing any of 1 the Cougars from reaching double figures. The win put 1 the Panthers in the semi-fi- 1 nals against Stonewall’s 1 Generals at Warren County High School on Friday. Unexpected Win It was a Cinderella story 1 for the underdog Panthers. Flying high on adrenoline from the Manassas Park win, they ended on top, 5852, over the Generals who had finished the regular season tied in first place with the Strasburg Rams, the same Generals who trounced the RCHS squad 45-68 their last meeting. For the Panthers, it was a two-man show. With Rapp’s high scorer Clarence Pendleton shut down in the first half, the burden fell on center' Tom Sisk. He accepted it willingly, giving the fans a demonstration on how to put the ball through the hoop. Hitting 70 percent from the floor, Sisk tallied 14 first half points, sparking the Panthers to a 29-27 lead. Pendleton then reclaimed scoring duties in the second half, tossing in 13 points. Explaining his inconsistency, Pendleton said, “In the first half, I missed my first shot which always shakes my confidence. And if I’m not confident, I don’t score. Early in the second I hit some free throws which boosted my confidence and I felt better about my shot.” Sisk was high scorer for Rappahannock with 16 followed by Pendleton with 13, Jeff Porter with 11 and Tommy Jenkins with 10. I PUBLIC AUCTION VALUABLE FARM EQUIPMENT LOCATED: ^Near VIewtQWn SALE DATE: Saturday, March 24, 10:00 a.m. Watch for complete listing in next weeks issue of this paper I OWNER: CHRIS PARRISH Jenkins Auctioneering Service John Walker Jenkins, Auctioneer Spenyvllle, VA. (703) 987-8211 USED CAR SALE (Largest Selection of Quality Used Cars in the Area!) 1974IMPALA 4 Door Auto. Trans., P.S., P.B., Radio. AS ISII •795 1977 PONTIAC LEMANS 2 Door Auto. Trans., Air Cond., P.S., P.B., Radio, only 69,000 Actual Miles, EXTRA CLEAN!! *2,695 1977 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS 4 Door Auto. Trans., Air Cond., P.S., P.B., P. Windows, P. Seats, V. Roof. NICE CARD *2,895 1980 PINTO STATION WAGON Auto. Trans., Air Cond., AM/FM GOOD BUY!! *2,995 1979 FORD LTD 4 Door Auto. 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Pendleton began as he had against the Generals, going scoreless for the first two quarters. And this time his third quarter comeback came to a screeching halt when he was tagged for his fifth foul after scoring only six points. Also missing from the picture was guard Jeff Porter whose fall into early foul trouble prevented him from playing full tilt. The Panthers had the opportunity to throw an early knockout punch in the first quarter when the Rams turned the ball over six times, missed two free throws and 12 shots from the floor and failed to score for over six minutes. But as bad as Strasburg was, Rappahannock wasn’t much better. Tommy Jenkins put in the first RCHS basket after a minute and a half of play and four Panther misses. Rapp’s boys then missed their next four attempts before Tom Sisk connected on a jumper from the foul line and Jenkins dropped in two free throws to make it 6-0 with 1:41 left. The Rams hit on short and long jumpers and then J.D. Bagnell swished a “hail Mary” try from half court to cut the lead to 8-7 at the buzzer. The two teams battled back and fourth for the next two periods, tying the score four times in the second quarter with the Rams alternating between two and four point leads for most of the third. The Panthers dominated the boards, 44-27, on rebounds but turned the ball over repeatedly. An inside shot at the buzzer by Ken Estes narrowed the lead to 51-57 but it wasn’t enough. Clarke Hangs On To Beat Rapp JV By jim McCullough Rappahannock Newa Sports Writer The Junior Panthers from Rappahannock fell short in their bid for a trophy in the Bull Run Junior Varsity final Saturday night in Front Royal, losing to the Clarke County Eagles, 3135. The game went down to the wire. With one minute to play, H. B. Wood connected on a pair of free throws to bring the Panthers within two, 31-33. Rapp then forced a Clarke turnover with 24 seconds left. The Panthers drove down the court but missed the tying shot and were forced to foul to keep their hopes alive. Clarke missed the front end of the one-and-one, grabbed the rebound and the Panthers fouled again. It looked like the Eagles were conspiring to keep that Horse Shoe Scheduled The Fifth Annual Culpeper Memorial Hospital Benefit Horse Show will be held May 20 at 8:30 AM at Meander Farm in Locust Dale. For information, contact Sue Vaught, 703/6725454, or Charlotte Cannon, 703-547-2676. spark going for RCHS. They again missed the front end of the one-and-one, again came down with the rebound and again were fouled. This time, however, both attempts dropped through the net to make it 31-35 with only five seconds to go. The Panthers’ desperation shot at the buzzer fell short. It was poor ball handling and too many turnovers that put the Junior Panthers behind in the final minutes. The J V lost several of its top players to promotion to the varsity ranks near the close of the season. Those slots were filled by eighth graders brought up from that team, giving the Junior Panthers a young squad with most of them coming back next year. The RCHS Panthers should again be top contenders for the Bull Run JV championship. On March 5, 1924, Frank Carauna bowled his second consecutive 300 game, becoming the first bowler on record to ever roll back-toback perfect games. As a finishing touch, Carauna bowled a 247 in his third game, making the day’s total 847—just 53 pins shy of perfection. Co-Op Fencing Sale February 27 - March 10 Save on the following: Woven Wire Sale 1047-6-11 . $121.00 939-6-11 . $106.00 1047-6-12V2 . $89.50 1047-12-11 $91.00 Barbed Wire American 4 pt. 12Vi Ga.. $27.50 per roll Red Brand . $39.95 Less $3.00 rebate $3.00 direct from Keystone $36.95 customer^ net cost per roll Gates Tubular Galvanized 12’ $45.80 $35.80 14' $49.15 $39.15 16’ $53.25 $49.20 JUST RECEIVED A FRESH TRAILERLOAD OF WIRE SO HURRY ON DOWN TO THE CO-OP AND SAVE Warrantor FanTwr1* Co-op Marshall Farmar'a Co-op Warranton Marshall 347-7100 364-1533 Cuipapar Farmar’s Co-op namlngton Farmar'a Co-op Culpspsr Ramlngton 125-2300 430-3254 Rappahannock Farmar'a Co-op •07-0655 Rappahannock News Phofo/Ginger perry TOMMY JENKINS, high scorer with 18 points in Saturday night’s varsity final, takes it to the hoop. But Jenkins’ output wasn’t enough to offset less than average offensive performances from the rest of the squad as the Panthers were downed by the favored Strasburg Rams. Rappahannock News Photo/Ginger Perry JUNIOR VARSITY PANTHER Deryk Moore jumps for two points after a nice move toward the basket in Saturday’s JV championship. Hikers Invited To Join Outings Club The Wakefield Outings Club extends an open invitation to the public to join hikes sponsored and organized by the group. The club was started in 1980 by teachers Hunt Harris and Peter Quinn as an alternative to the skiing club in Wakefield's winter sports program. Its purpose is “to promote an awareness of the hiking and camping opportunities available in this area and to provide participants with limited basic instruction in outdoor skills, local history and folklore.” The club now meets at least once a month, weather permitting, and anyone interested is welcome to join. Children 12 years of age or younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Participants should bring a packed lunch and any additional items such as binoculars, back-pack, compass and identification booklets that they are willing to be responsible for. They should also wear comfortable, yet rugged, clothing and shoes or boots. Hikes have included such spots as The Peak, Big Devils Stairs, Hazel Mountain Trail, Old Rag Mountain and White Oak Canyon. During winter and spring, the club has also sponsored over night camping trips. Bicycle, canoe and rafting trips are among the activities the group would like to include in the future, as are climbing, cross-country skiing and spelunking. Volunteers with experience or interest in any of these areas are encouraged to share their knowledge and ideas. For further information, contact Hunt Harris at 635-8111, days, or 9878564, evenings. The schedule for upcoming hikes is: —Saturday, March 17, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.. Little Devils Stairs, —Saturday, March 31, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.. Hazel Mountain Trail, —Friday and Saturday, April 13 and 14, overnight campout, location and times to be announced, —Saturday, May 12, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.. Old Rag Mountain, —Saturday, May 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.. White Oak Canyon. Participants may either meet at Wakefield School in Huntly to catch a bus or meet at the ste of the outing. Dates are subject to change so hikers are asked to contact Harris the week prior to an outing to verify. Youngsters Asked To Go Fishing r or the fourth year, the Rapidan River Chapter of Trout Unlimited will host the “KIDS DAY” fishing project on the opening day of Trout Season, Saturday April 7. At that time chapter members invite children age 12 and under to “go fishing” with them on a 3/4 mile section of the Rose River near Syria. David Myers, President of the Rapidan River Chapter, says that “again this year, as we have for the past three, we look forward to having the young angler;; join us to open the trout season.” The rules are the same; youngsters can bring their parents or another adult along, but only the kids can do the fishing. Location of the event is on the Rose River in Madison County along a 3/4 mile stretch bordering State Route #670 between the towns of Criglersville and Syria and just a short distance downstream from Graves Mountain Lodge. The youth fishing project is a joint venture between the owner of the land that borders the Rose River, the Rapidan River Chapter of Trout Unlimited and the Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries. Chapter members suggest that young anglers should bring light freshwater fishing tackle and consider using salmon eggs, cheese balls or worms for bait. For additional information concerning the event, contact members of the Rapidan River Chapter, president David Meyers at (703) 958-6744 or Dr. R. A. Chefetz (703) 948-6861. All persons interested iji HART FOR PRESIDENT are invited to an organizational meeting Friday, March 16 at 8:00 p.m. Rappahannock Courthouse Washington, Va. People interested in being a delegate please contact Dr. W, Krebser immediately at 6355401. Paid for bv Americans with HART for president | Southern States PICK-OF-THE-CROP ★ SEED POTATOES ★ ONION SETS ★ PEAT MOSS A MULCH ★ FLOWER BULBS ★ FLOWER PLANTS ★ FULL LINE OF GARDEN SEEDS All IAWN SEEDS IERTIIIZERS & IIME , NOW IN STOCK SOUTHERN STATES Front Royal Cooperative Front Royal. Virginia • 635-3118

Church x Activities St. Peter Catholic Mission Old School Annex Washington, Va. Rev. Maurice du Castillon, C.I.C.M. HOLY MASSES: Daily: 8:30 a. m., rectory Sundays: 9a.m. and 11 a.m. (Sung) Holy Days: 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday School: In the rectory after 9 a.m. Mass. Sperryville Assembly Of God Pastor: Michael Lamm Phone: 987-8020 Sunday: Sunday School. 9:45 a.m. Worship Service. 11 a.m. Youth Service. 0:30 p.m. Evening Worship Service, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Children’s Church, 7 p.m. Adult Bible Study, 7 p.m. Sat unlay: Prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Trinity Episcopal March 11-15 Sunday: Lent 1 Eucharist 8 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Eucharist 8 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Lenten Program 6:15 p.m. Thursday: Choir Practice 7:30 p.m. Revival At Five.Forks, , Revival services will be held at the Five Forks Regular Baptist Church near Woodville from March 12-18 each evening at 7:30. Elder Eugene Harmon from West Virginia will be guest speaker. Special singing will be provided each evening and the public is invited. Rev. Hoover Heflin is pastor of Five Forks. Musical Program The Spiritualaires will render a program at the Promise Land Baptist Church near Washington on Saturday. March 17 at 7:30 p.m. Special guest will be Thomas Beckwith on guitar. The program will benefit the building fund of Promise Land and the public is invited. Washington Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Steven N. Scoggin Office Phone: 675-3336 March 8-11 Lenten “Team Meeting” 7:30 p.m. Family “Swim Fellowship” in Culpeper 7:00-10:00 p.m. Will be leaving the church at 6:30 p.m. Sunday School for infants through Senior Adults 9:45 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. W.M.U. Meeting 11 a.m. Community Bible Study 10 a.m. Study on the Gospel of John Lenten Series Begins At Trinity Episcopal 6:15 p.m. Amissville Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Joseph S. Stirman, Jr. Phone: 937-4728 March 11-15 Sunday: Sunday School for all ages - 9:45 a.m. Worship Services - 11:00 a.m. Covered dish supper - 6:00 p.m. Film, Shout for Joy - 6:45 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Meeting/Bible Study - 7:30 p.m. Thursday: Adult Choir Practice - 7:30 p.m. F.T. Baptist Bible study conducted by the Rev. Douglas Farmer will continue at F.T. Baptist Church on Sunday evening, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Thursday: Friday: Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Quaker Meeting A hour of silent worship will be held March 11 at 1 p.m. at the home of Sharon Kilpatrick in Woodville. Call 987-8258 for directions. Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: James 2:14-20 Revelation 21: 9-27 Acts 9:1-9 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 Psalm 84 Psalm 48 Exodus 2:1-10 PLANNING FOR A TOUCH OF CLASS, committee chairman for the Rappahannock County Women’s Club fashion show go over their lists. The organizers are Janet Yancey )patrons), Aney Massie (refreshments), Pat Giles (models and make-up), Lyne Baines (stage decorations) and Debbie Flinchum (co-chairman). Models Selected For Fashion Show The Rappahannock Woman’s Club will be presenting its annual fashion show on Sunday, April 1, 1984 at 2 p.m. at the Rappahannock Elementary School. This years show will feature fashions with “A Touch Of Class" from Frank’s and Warren Quality Shop of Front Royal and Jack and Jill of Culpeper. Some of the models with “A Touch Of Class” for this years show include: Eileen Day, Lois Manookian, Margaret Lee, Dawn Welch, Heather Blevins, Peter Luke, Arthur Smith, Butch Zindel, Chris .Ralph, Britton Wood, Sarah Wayland, Dif ane Estabrook, ,-Van Bergh. Kelly Brown, Elama Thornhill, Peggy Stephenson, Matthew Eidson, Chris Hoffman, Jenny McNear, Susannah McNear, Emmett White, Jimmy Freeman and Rose Ann Sharp. Proceeds from the fashion show will benefit the club’s annual scholarship and help provide new play Washington AreaNews By BARBARA C. BURKE Rappahannock News Staff Phone 675-3*49 Houseguests of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fairfax from Saturday until Monday were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wellens of Potomac. Md. Monday evening visitors of Mrs. Mary E. Burke were Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Burke » and Eddie of Front Royal. >' Dr. and Mrs. Merryn Jeffries and family from Be W.N. MAYBERRY, D.D.S. Family Dentist will be in his Washington, Va. office From 10 o. m. to 7 p. m. on Thurs., March 8 Thurs., March 15 Sot., March 10 Thurs.. March 22 Thurs.. March 29 New location: Jefferson Dldg. New 24 Hour Call-Forward Answering Service Coll 675-3530 COUNTY TAGS NOW ON SALE County Taxes must be paid and Registration Cards must be stamped by the Commissioner of Revenue. County Tags must be displayed by May 1,1984. When transferring a sticker from one vehicle to another you must return the old sticker and receipt to the Treasurer’s office before a duplicate will be issued. Office Hours Monday-Friday 8:30 am.-4:30 p.m. For more information call 675-3334 ground equipment for the elementary school. Prices for tickets are $2.50 for adults and $1.50 for children in advance; $3 and $2 at the door. Tickets may be purchased from any member or by calling Fran Eldred at 675-3385 or Janet Yancey at 937-5239. thesda, Md. spent the week? ‘ ajid here at their cottage. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kite. Sara. Frances and Jackie of Luray were Sunday guests of Mrs. E. M. Jones and attended the Rappahannock Point-to-Point races. Mrs. Kite and daughters remained overnight. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Buntin were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Kammings at Falls Church. Mr. and Mrs. John Clark, Jr., Stacey and Amanda, Mr. and Mrs. Ike Ralls and Steve and Mrs. Alice Beahm were Sunday luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ike Linwood Ralls and Melinda at Linden. Mr. and Mi’s Page Moffett. Billy and Sally Page of Leesburg were Saturday visitors of Mrs. Jean B. Moffett and Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Moffett, III and family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duncan and Mrs. George Butler, all of Boston were Tuesday afternoon visitors of J. Stant Weaver. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Peneranda of Griffinsburg were Monday luncheon and dinner guests of Mr. Weaver. Lester Wayland of Woodville spent several days this week with Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Wayland. News From Boston By MARIE r . ATKINS Rappahannock Neva Correspondent Phone WT-WU Mr. and Mrs. David Bates of Arlington spent time here at “Range View” during the weekend. Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert H. Hash were Mrs. Kermit Hash and Mrs. Ella Lambert of Fredericksburg. Other Sunday guests were Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Blade, also of Fredericks' burg. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fridenstine have returned home alter a weeks visit in Cancun, Mexico. Their guests last week were their grandchildren, Lee Taylor and Stephen Williams of Chathman, Mass. Mrs. Alvin Atkins of Sperryville was a Friday guest of her father, F. R. Frazier and brother, Harold. Navy Aviation Structal Mechanic, Airman William C. Lancaster, son of the Rev. and Mrs. William Lancaster is deployed in the Mediterranean on the U.S.S. Independence. Mrs. Christine Timbers and Shelley were Saturday afternoon guests of Mrs. Mildred Timbers in Woodville. Mrs. Emily Durant returned to her home on “The Hill”, Thursday after a stay in Culpeper Memorial Hospital following an automobile accident. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duncan spent the weekent with Mr. and Mrs. William Hawkins in Annandale. Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Butler and Mrs. George Butler were Saturday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Danny Sims and daughter, Erin in Charlottesville. Mrs. Frances Lengel and son, Don of Indian Head, Md. with her sisters, Mrs. Betty Wharton of Culpeper and Mrs. Virginia Dodson, of our area spent Saturday with her brother, Charles Brown at Culpeper Health Care Center. We would like to remind the people of our area that the Sperryville Ladies Auxiliary (of which yours truly is president) will be serving a dinner at the fire hall on Saturday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Leap Year Baby Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Wines of Chester Gap are the parents of a son, James Daniel, bom on Wednesday, February 29, 1984, at Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal. He weighed seven pounds. Grandparents of the infant are Mr. and Mrs. Claybert Smoot of Washington and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wines of Chester Gap. Mrs. Gabe Burke of Manassas, formerly of Washington and Mrs. Mattie Wines of Chester Gap are the great grandmothers. Mr. and Mrs. Wines have two daughters, Jennifer, who is ten and Janie, age four. FOOT FACTS by Dr. Bruce Vogel “Oh! It’s only a sprained ankle” This is heard time and again by many people following an injury that is one of the most neglected of all sports (and otherwise) injuries to the foot. The injury occurs usually when the toes are pointed downwards as in jumping (basketball) or when stepping off a curb. There is a sudden and severe pain and often the person falls to the pound clutching his or her leg. Most ankle injuries occur when the foot is forcibly turned inwards. This type of injury most commonly leads to the simple sprain. A sprain is a tearing or a stretching of the ligaments holding the bones together. It is important that this injury be checked because very frequently an undertreated ankle sprain or ligamentous tear will lead to a chronically unstable ankle. This patient can be constantly twisting his or her ankle until the joint becomes very uncomfortable. Remember if there is more than slight swelling or if there is significant pain twelve hours after the injury, have the ankle examined. Dr. Bruco I. Vogel, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.S. 8353 Sudtey Hd. Manassas. Va 22110 368-7168 Medical-Dental Building Warrantor. Va 22180 347-9583 THEY HOLD DOWN MORE THAN ONE JOB. Kubota's mid-sized traction are very versatile. You’ll find them at wort on farm*, in parka, nurseries, estate home* and even on construction site*. The reason is simple. Our mid-siied L-Scrics tractors come with features you’d expect to find only on bigger, heavier machines. For example, sturdy ^-cylinder diesel engines Horsepower from 12 to 29 PTO Hydraulic shuttle-shift. 2- or 4-wheel drive. A hefty Vpoint hitch. And more. So if you're looking for a tractor that can get the iob done, whatever it is, you’ve found it. The Kubota L Scries. EDKUBOIIT Nothing like it on earth’.' Rt. 29 North of Culpeper • 825*9520 for the benefit of the fire departments new dispatch system and we covet your support for this project. Congratulations are in order to Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Yates on the arrival of Connor Andrew on February 10th. We would also like to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Deal on the birth of their new daughter, Ch listen Ryan on February 1(5. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Burke of Culpeper were Sunday luncheon guests of Mrs. Bessie Corbin. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Peneranda and Paul Butler visited Stant Weaver in Washington last week. Mr. and Mrs. William Dodson and daughter, Darlene were afternoon guests last Sunday of Mrs. Delia Leake in Sperrvville. Mrs. Ronald Shultz and Mrs. Ethel Wilds were Monday luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Murray and son, Jay at Etlan. Robert Thornhill of Vienna visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cary Thornhill during the weekend. Sunday luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Butler and family were Mr. and Mrs. George Butler and grandson, Brian of Culpeper, Scott Keithley of Washington, Mrs. William Gibbs and Mrs. George Butler, Sr. Mrs. Glenn Cave, Mrs. Raymond Fincham and Peggy, Mrs. Billy Fincham nd Donna were Tuesday guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Lamb of Reva. Miss Donna Fincham along with the choral group from Rappahannock High School attended the piano concert at Cul|>eper High School on Thursday evening. Miss Fincham won first place in the Vocal Solo at the 4-H Share-the-Fun contest Friday evening in Culpeper. Peola Mills And Nelhers Social News By JEAN W. GALLIHUGH Rappahannock News Correspondent 987-8N60 Woodrow Deal is still a patient at David C. Wilson Hospital. He is visited regularly by his family. They report that he is slowly improving but still don’t know when he will return home. His address is David C. Wilson Hospital, 2101 Arlington Blvd., Charlottesville, Va. 22902. 1 know he would enjoy hearing from some of his friends. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shirley, Mrs. Bill Daniels and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Marple, Jr. and son, Bobby of Bunker Hill. West Virginia were Sunday guests of Mrs. Woodrow Deal. They all visited Mr. Deal in the hospital on Sunday evening. Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dillard and family on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Cox of Alexandria. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Dillard and son. Brent and Mr. and Mrs. Grant Dillard and family of Madison, Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Smith and family of Reva and Mr. and Mrs. Randall Dillard and family. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow .Jenkins from Potomac. Maryland visited relatives and friends here over the weekend. Archie Dodson entered the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville on Sunday for treatment. 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Feature of the day: HAM weighing approximately 110 Iba. Owner: Clifton Fincham Etlan, Va. Terms: Cash Lunch Served Fried Chicken Sandwiches COL. TOM W. REESE f in Pi Pitt *<**,/*'A vupHt mt §?•> .»«»■

* ' - 1 Homemaker's Corner m By FLORENCE VICKERS Extension Ajjent What’s New In Fashion? This spring and summer, the major dress silhouette will be the chemise, long and straight. The “Sailor Look” will be in. Interesting pockets and trims are all the rage. Anything on the color wheel goes, especially sandy neutrals, earthtones, primary brights and whites. Fabrics will show a wide variety of textures, from linens to gauze and voiles, according to McCall’s Teacher Newsletter. Leather and suede garments may be expensive, but if cared for properly, they can last a .lifetime. Suede should be brushed regularly with a soft brush and smooth leather with a damp cloth to keep dust off. Never brush wet suede. If leather gets wet, air dry the garment away from heat. Pressing or cleaning a leather garment at home is difficult. Leather cleaning is more expensive than fabric cleaning, but it’s worth the extra charge, since home cleaning can damage a leather garment. Nutrition: The USD A recommends using the basic four food groups as sensible eating and a nutritious diet. Choose a variety of favorites and eat moderate proportions of food from the following list: —Fruits and vegetables - 4 servings (at least 1 green vegetable and 1 high in vitamin C) —Milk and Dairy products - 3 servings —Breads and Cereals - 4 servings —Meat and Meat Substitutes - 2 servings Try this simple exercise whenever you begin to feel full. Place your two hands firmly on the edge of the table. Then straighten your arms while moving your torso away from the table. Finally stand up and walk away. Sensible exercise will complete any plan to lose or maintain present weight. Convenience At Home Here is a convenience food recipe you can make at home. It’s easy and can be used for waffles, pancakes, biscuits and as a coating for chicken: 9 c. sifted flour > '/■. c. baking powder 1 c. and 2 T. non-fat dry milk 4 tsp. salt IV* c. vegetable shortening Sift all dry ingredients. Cut shortening into dry ingredients until mixture resembles coarse commeal. Store well covered in a cool, dry place. Use. as any bought mix is used. Missing Children It is estimated that 2 million children are reported missing each year in the United States. Children can be protected by teaching them who is a stranger and not to get involved with any stranger. Also teach them how to use the telephone, including giving their full name and home phone number and where to find local police and fire department numbers. Always pick up younger children in the school office or a classroom, not at the school entrance. Finally, be aware of what clothing a child wears to school each day so a detailed description ' can be given, if necessary. We all hope this is never necessary or that it will never happen here in Rappahannock County but it is best to be forewarned and prepared. Flint Hill News By POLLY N. AYLOR Rappahannock New • Correspondent I'hone 987-81.** The Administrative Board of the United Methodist Church will meet on Monday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carson Lilian). Mr. and Mrs. Carl Howell, Denise, Kristy, Gordon and Susan of Madison Heights and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth White of Raleigh, N.C. spent the weekend with Mrs. Paul Miller. Roger Welch and children. Ryan and Courtney of Mt. Airy. Md. spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Roland Welch at “Mountain View.” Mrs. James Garwood of McLean visited with her sister on Saturday. Andy Nichols of Huntington Beach, Calif, has returned after spending some time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nichols. Doug Nichols of VMl, Lexington spent the weekend here with his parents. Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Larry Welch and Mrs. Ethel Pullen on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Pullen, Mrs. Debbie Wimmer and Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Welch, all of Front Royal. Pvt. Charles “Mark” Warner of El Paso, Texas spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Grady Vest and family. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McCulloch of Fairfax spent the weekend with Mrs. Moffett Brady. Mrs. Charles Hickerson spent from Sunday until Wednesday of last week with her son and daughterin-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Lillard and Dayna at Alexandria. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Butler and sons, Daniel and Todd of Front Royal, Mrs. Doug By waters and Jennifer By waters were Sunday visitors of Mrs. Wade Pullen. Bobby Smoot of Cul Tax Deductible NEEDED k GIFTS 2K For Pt The Birth Of Great Meadow With final preparation of facilities for our new community site for steeplechasing, three day eventing, pony club and the open field events, The Meadow Outdoors Foundation is needing gifts of these items— • A new or used manure spreader • A large turf aerator • Fence rails • Telephone or electric poles • Flag poles • PVC pipe (any length or size) Phone 347-7144. Thank You. All contributions tax deductible to the Meadow Outdoors Foundation under section 501-C-3 IRS Code. peper was a Saturday visitor of his parents, Mr. anti Mrs. A. 0. Smoot. Mr. and Mrs. Barry Hudson with Mrs. Frances Hudson, Kathy Hudson and Mrs. Ethel Lilian! and family had dinner on Sunday at the Chesapeake Seafood House in Manassas. Keith Kinsey of Front Royal spent the weekend with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Huff. Sunday visitors of Mrs. Robert Nethers were Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Nethers, Mrs. Ranny Avlor. Heather Aylor, Mrs. Bob Lewis and Charles Corder, Jr. Mrs. F. I). Coffey, Jr. visited her mother on Saturday. 'Mr. and1 Mrs. A. O. Smoot' visited with Humpy Smoot at the Life ('are Center at New Market last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Robinson and Eric attended the Washington Federals football game at RFK Stadium on Sunday. Bridgett Robinson spent Sunday with her grandmother, Mrs. Dora Robinson at Warrenton. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Welch visited Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Robinson and Mrs. Virginia Thompson and family at Front Royal on Sunday. Mrs. Thompson is recujwating at her home following sturgery. Mrs. Viola Jackson was a guest on Sunday in the Edward Welch home here. John B. Browning of Charlottesville was a Friday overnight guest of his mother, Mrs. John S. Browning. Mrs. Mary Beumer returned to her home on Sunday after an extended stay here with her mother and sister, Mrs. Guy Foster and Betty. Mrs. Guy Foster and Betty are now residents of Royal Haven Rest Home in Front Royal. Cards and letters may be sent to them at 31(i North Royal Avenue, in care of the rest home, Front Royal, Va. 22630. F oreign & American Car Repairs j Specializing in German & Japanese Made Cars Jack’s Service Center 30 Ashby Street Warrenton 347*3785 Out Of The Attic ^ Pnoto Courtesy Ut Ike tfeanm FILLING THE PAIL on a trip to the spring house, Ira Jenkins ladels out milk to carry back up the hill to his grandfather George W. Beahm's home on Pignut Mountain. A strainer for milk hangs on the fence behind him. Ira's uncle Marshall Beahm, back in Rappahannock on a visit from California, took this picture in 1906. «i __ _ _______S Woodville Area News By JUNE CLARK Rappahannock News Correspondent Phone 987*8827 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cline of Cape Coral, Florida were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Conners. Miss Kristie Johnson spent the weekend with Miss Gennie Hickman in Amissville. Mrs. Clifton Clark visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shifflett in Front Royal on Sunday. Mrs. Sherry Johnson and Julie Marie were Friday guests of Mrs. Austin Coffelt in Edinburg. Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Grigsby and Crystal Grigsby visited Mr. and Mrs. Randy Jenkins at Brightwood over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wayland were Thursday evening callers of Mr. and Mrs. Buster Leake. Ashby Wayland of Washington, Mrs. Josephine Wood of Reva Park and Mrs. Nick Peneranda of Griffinsburg were Thursday and Friday afternoon callers of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wayland and Lester Wayland. Mrs. Mary Botts Quaintanee returned to her Historical Society Meeting The Rappahannock Historical Society will meet on Friday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Society’s building on Gay Street. A “Show and Tell” session will be held and members will bring in items of historical interest to explain to other members. Also Helen Holschuh, the society’s historian and Cathy Knuepfer, the society’s librarian will bring members up to date on recent aquisitions. Mrs. Lucia Kilby promises a very interesting and informative meeting to all who attend. home on Monday alter a stay in the home of Mrs. Julia Wood and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Wood and Henry B. while recuperating from an automobile accident. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Cairington Taylor, Jr. of Tappahannock were guests of Mrs. H. B. Winfrey, Mrs. Dillard Glenn and Mrs. Frank Brow n. BURKE'S STORE ST Woodville, VA. 987-8814 Friday, Saturday Hamburger Helper__8oz.’1.09 (Beer Noodle, Cheeseburger Macaroni, & Tomato Chili) Peter Pan Peanut Butter smooth.......is<a.‘1.59 Kleenex Tissue.-.-.i75count79* Blue Bonnet Margarine.—11.69* Gwattney Franks..i*>.‘1.19 Gwaltney Bologna... id. 99* RCCola.....H6<a. ret *1.19 pr66u£e Carrots. Bananas.. ...39* a bag ...3fc».89‘ FRESH MEAT COUNTER BEEF ROAST SALE Eye Round. Bottom Round.. Rump. ..*2.49 per lb. ..*1.99 per lb. WE HAVE WRITTEN A BOOK ABOUT YOU! Articles appearing in the itappafyannocfe ilttos each month of the 1983 sesquicentennial year have been collected, along with articles of historical interest appearing in past years, into an attractive book. ON THE MORNING SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE: A Glimpse of Rappahannock History features chapters on Education, Sol* diers, Doctors. Slavery, Freeman and Integration, Mountain People and The Park, The Depression, Old Mills and Settlements, Travel, Entertainment, Natural Disasters, Mountain Justice and Farming, written by our staff with the help of hundreds of Rappahannock people. Call the ilttos office at 675-3338 to order your cop^f of “ON THE MORNING SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE at $8.95 plus tax and $1.10 for postage. Upcoming Events “The Stunt Man99 Shows At Gay Street On Friday, March 9 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 11 at 7 p.m. The Stunt Man will be shown with Peter O’Toole, Steve Railsback and Barbara Hershey. An offbeat, virtuoso movie-within-a-movie about a fugitive (Railsback) who becomes a stuntman for a fierce-tempered yet ethereal director (O’Toole). Railsback starts to believe that O’Toole plans to kill him, and this paranoia is just one part of the many riddles and illusions that fill this rowdy, kinetic movie. R.E.Q.E. To Meet Tonight The Rappahannock Citizens for Quality Education will meet tonight, Thursday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. at The Child Care and Learning Center. Parents and citizens interested in public school education are encouraged to attend. Please call 675-3757 or 987-8271 for more information. Benefit Spaghetti Dinner The sixth annual spaghetti dinner to benefit the operational fund of The Child Care & Learning Center, “Sursum Corda”, will be held on Saturday, March 17th, at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington. The public is encouraged to buy advance tickets at Nature’s Foods, Country Cupboards, or The Child Care & Learning Center. Ticket prices are $4.50 for adults, $2.50 for children under 12 and seniors, and $6.00 for all-you-can-eat. All tickets are $1.00 higher at the door. Ticket purchasers should be prepared to select the 5:005:30 seating or the 7:00-7:30 seating. 4-H Club To Meet The Sperryville Community 4-H Club will meet on Monday, March 19 at the Sperryville fire hall. All area youngsters between 9 and 19 are encouraged to attend. There will be games, projects, refreshments and fun for all. For more information call Barbara C. Burke at 987-8058. RAAC Meeting The executive committee of the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community will be meeting on March 13, 4:30 at the RAAC office. Booster-Club Meets Monday The Booster Club will meet Monday at 7:30 in the high school cafeteria to discuss plans for the spring talent show. Interested citizens are invited to attend. Childbirth Classes A new series of prepared childbirth classes will begin for couples with May or late April due dates. Classes will be on Wednesdays from 7-9, March 14 through April 25, at the Washington Baptist Church. Classes will teach lamaze breathing techniques, all aspects of labor and birth, as well as information on medication, breastfeeding and parenting. The fee is $45 per couple. C'all Rose Ann Sharp at 675-3887 for registration and more information. Diet Classes To Begin Conway diet classes will begin on Monday. March 19 in Rappahannock County. For information contact Joyce Wharton at 987-8924. Aerobic Dance Classes Rappahannock Aerobic Dance will begin a six week spring session on March 12 through April 20. Classes will be Monday and Wednesday, 4-5 at the Flint Hill fire hail: Tuesday and Friday 9-10; Friday 4-5 at the Old Washington School and Tuesday and Thursday, 6:30-7:30 at Rappahannock Elementary School. Class fee is $20 for twice a week, $30 for unlimited attendance. New people are welcomed to join our growing group of aerobically fit women! Call Rose Ann Sharp at 675-3887 for registration or more information. Looking Your Best The Extension Office will sponsor a program entitled “Looking Your Best at Any Age, Any Size” at the courthouse on March 27, 7 p.m. Anyone who is interested can attend - free. For further information or to register, call the Extension Office at 675-3619. Classical Program A program of guitar, recorder and flute music will be presented Saturday, March 10, at 5 p.m. at the Middle Street Gallery in Washington. The concert is sponsored by the Rappahannock Association for Arts and the Community. The members of the Charlottesville based trio are Leslie Diggs, guitar; William Newcomb, recorder; and Margaret Newcomb, flute. Ms. Diggs has studied with Jose Tomas in Spain and John Marlowe in Washington, D.C. She is the owner of the Guitar Shop in Charlottesville. William Newcomb, a member of the Washington Recorder Society, is a structural virologist at the University of Virginia. Mrs. Newcomb has studied with Marcel Moyse and Jean-Pierre Rampal. Currently, she is a Lecturer in Music at the University of Virginia. Admission is $3.00 (RAAC members) ami $4.00 for others. Wine and cheese will be served after the performance.

News From Around Amissville By EDIE FISHBACK Rappahannock New. ( ormpondcnl Phone 937-4919 Not much news this week, but a little bit. So if you have any news items for the Amissville News please call Edie Fishback, 937-4910 by 9 p.m. Monday. Recent visitors of Mrs. Julia Poe were Mr. Alan Poe and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pullen all of Warrenton. Mrs. Frances Thom of Valley Lee. Md., Mrs. Suzy Mo zingo, Mrs. Virgie Hawthorne, and Mrs. Hawthorne all of Richmond. Get well wishes are sent to Charlie Compton, Evie Carter, Carol Hackley and Carl James who are all patients in Fauquier Hospital. The Final Tribute CLORE FUNERAL HOME “The Home Of Thoughtful Service" PHONE 825-2361 CULPEPER CEMETERY MEMORIALS Carrie Smith Catholic Churchwoman Mrs. Carrie Xenia Smith, 91, of Trinity Manor, , Huntly, died on Sunday, February 26, 1984, at her ■ residence. Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday at the St. Peter Catholic Mission in Washington by the Rev. Maurice duCastillon. Burial was in St. Peter’s Catholic Church cemetery at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Bom in Keyser, West Virginia on September 12, 1892, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Emily Drake Rice. She was married to the late Clyde Gregory Smith and was a member of the St. Peter Catholic Mission. Surviving are a daughter, Clydetta E. Lynn of Trinity Manor; a brother, John H. Rice of Keyser; one sister, Mary E. Rice, also of Keyser; three grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wakefield School at Huntly. Charles Miller Born At Chegter Gap Charles (Chuck) Bernard Miller, 40, of Winchester, Wed Thursday, March 1,1984, at Winchester Memorial Hospital. : Funeral services were conducted on Saturday at thft Omps Funeral Home in Winchester by Dr. Robert F,‘Woodward. Burial was in Mt. Olive Cemetery. ' Blom at Chester Gap on September 24, 1943, he was the son of the late Louis L. and Maggie Dulin Miller. He was a S.S.A. representative for Southland Corporation. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the U.S. Army, and attended First Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Men’s Bible Class. Surviving are his wife, Karolyn Fanning Miller; three sons, Charles Jeffrey Miller, Patrick Louis Miller and Matthew Tyler Miller, all at home; three sisters, Edna Williams and Margaret Williams, both of Chester Gap arid Lorraine Starnes of Front Royal and his stepfather, Daniel Mahoney of Front Royal. Rappahannock Business & Service Directory Call 675-3349 to Place Your Ad! Only *2.65 per week for a 1 inch space! t ^ Call about our combination rates with The Fauquier Democrat, The Clarke Courier, Loudoun Times-Mirror, and The Reston Times Next Deadline March 21 Antique* COUNTRY HERITAGE American Handcrafts & Folk Aft Quality Antiques Antiques Restoration TWG^mHmh VJh*|M. 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DIRECTOR The Recovery Room Made* C^rww|I For Sal* or R*nl Hoapdal Beds, Wtmktmn, Canm IMapidi. Portabts mrnwrnimmCmCmlmm Hoa-fri. 10 to 5, W flu* to 3 pm 836-7464 80*46*3712 (Va.) 24 Hr Slum 124 E Mart St Front Royal. Va. r Va 74*4118 r ZJ\ aSisw formerly Mayo Opticians > 702 South Main St. Culpeper, VA. NOW OPEN SATURDAYS 825-5600 ijr-—i\ Xpert Rump Installation and Repair Service now available at Cuto* Farms Co4p, bic. ■randy Ho^ Culpeper, Vt _ms.99on ()\LY t X )L \TV REALTOR Al'lc in list iinJ L’xfn >sc vour fmipo(\ III \u. ViI. iiimplitfr C.’nmlllilll Dull! JiilM' 111 id liK.ll/ MLS Mon/vr i'/ N ith Pii'ilniniir and f .uiguiiT Midtipie Listing Son ki'v . K( KitK BATl HtLDt'R. K'l \l ft iK \ i.in m u .(Nniir'iou \ ,t f)75-.v~7 ^v'-I W HARPER S REFINISHING General Refinishing all types of furniture Rick Harper Harpers Run Sperryville. Va 987-8291 Licensed Dealer I icwwwwwwww ! WOOD'THOUQHTS I of Rappahannock Co. | Reflnishlng Antiques § Repair Shadow I Touch-up Bones • BMIaa A. Hantaoa 1987-8087 UMl ■perryrle. VA.1 WMpw.WfWpwt ————•MMaiai Patrick Foster Contractor Carpentry & Pointing Washington, Virginia 675-3757 GOLDEN CORRAL FAMILY STEAK HOUSE NOW OPEN! 891 V$U6 Lane Culpeper, Va. Next to the holiday Inn 825*6888 Gary Moon ■ Partner/Manager Septic Cleaning ‘£Sm!‘rk a* "•"•"seaT*s"-1 Septic Tank Service Luray Dependable Service Reasonable Rate* 743-5027 T!” W1 ; - , , _* ' piPHi?and Repair • we BROWER’S TV RCA and Magnavox f Sales & Service •Service On Most Makes Televisions • Stereos • Phonos •Antenna Installation & Repair VISA Master Charge 347-1119 Grey ston* TV & Appliance Sato* and Service RCA Channel Master Antennas & Satellite Dishes Whirlpool & Maytag Appliances i, VA. Warrenton Printing ftappatjatmocfe Jietos 675-3338 Weekdays 8:30-5 703-987-8058 evenings & weekends I Mister Sweeper 507 E. Main St Front Koyal *35-3007 Sale ■ New and Used Service all makes l\OOM £E*V1CES, floor 4 wtltmmlngt rrm<Mrwct ctrpea 11S South Man St Culpeper. VA (703) 825 3550 FREE ESTIMATES /James Jenkins / “h; . County Native V Janies’William Jenkins, 61, of Remington, died •§bnday, March 4, 1984, at Fauquier Hospital in Warrantors '■ A native *'of Rappahannock County, he was the son of Hflfrs. Lillie Jenkins of Remington and the late Hubert Egbert Jenkins. ;v- > In addition to his mother, survivors include five sister*, Edna Johnson of Seat Pleasant, Md., Ruth .Ehjberjpy and Phyllis Tapp, both of Bealeton, Margie Haqght of Elkwood and Beulah Sisk of Remington; three brothers, Hubert Jenkins and Charles Jenkins, both of Remington and Roger Jenkins of Gaithersburg, Md.; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday at the Geest-Johnson Funeral Home in Culpeper by the Rev. Charles Clinedinst. Burial was in Remington Cemetery. Rev. Benjamin Grimes Formerly of Amissville Rev. Benjamin Ashby Grimes, D.D., 51, a resident of Hambleton, West Virginia, formerly of Ami8sville, died Thursday, February 23, 1984, at his residence. Rev. Grimes was bom in Leesburg on September 28, 1932, a son of Blanche Lowhom Grimes, who survives in Leesburg and the late Frank A. Grimes. Rev. Grimes received his Doctor of Divinity from Carolina Christian University and was pastor of the Hambleton Pentecostal Church of God. He was a veteran of the Korean War and served with the U.S. Marine Corps. In addition to his mother, survivors include his wife, Gladys Arlene Newlin Grimes of Hambleton, W.Va.,; two sons, Ronald Grimes of Amissville and Timothy Grimes, also of Hambleton; one daughter Mrs. Gregory (Janice) A. Palmer of Washington and one grandchild. Additional survivors include a brother, Bill Grimes of Sterling Park and four sisters, Estella Simpson of Frederick, Md., Aileen Brown of Washington, D.C., Virginia Stanley of Round Hill and Mary Taylor of Vienna. Colonel Webster Simons World War I and II Veteran Colonel Webster Little Simons, 84, of Culpeper, died Thursday, March 1, 1984, at Circle Terrace Hospital in Alexandria. A native .of Weare, New Hampshire, he was the son of the late Harry and Ada Simons. His first wife was the late Dorothy Ballard Simons. His second wife was the late Mary Elizabeth Caverly Simons. Col. Simons was a member of St. Stephens’ Episcopal Church in Culpeper. He was a veteran of World War I and World War II. He was a member of the Culpeper Exchange Club, American Legion and Masonic Lodge, Goffstown, New Hampshire and a member of Sons of the American Revolution. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Donald W. Haskell of Merrimac, Mass., Mrs. Thurl Stalnaker of North Haven, Conn., Mrs. Churchill J. Gibson, Jr. of Alexandria and Mrs. Lee Bullwinkel of Bloomington, Illinois;.three sons, Rev. Webster L. Simons, Jr. df Edenton, Rear Harrison T. Simons pf Oxford, , N--C- ^nd.jRev. John, >V.Sjmons pf 'WilJougnby, Ohio; 34 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, Duncan F. Simons, in 1983. Funeral services were conducted at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Culpeper on Monday by the Rev. William Brake. Burial was in Westlawn Cemetery, Goffstown, New Hampshire. Clore Funeral Home in Culpeper was in charge of arrangements. Sperryville Area News By MRS. B. M. VARNER Kappabannock New# Correspondent Phone 987-8710 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruce of Front Royal were guests Sunday evening of Mrs. Nina B. Brown. The Administrative Board of the United Methodist Church met with Mrs. Lee Swindler last Monday evening. Those attending were the Rev. Merlin Shorb, Mrs. James Swindler, Mrs. Jimmy Wayland, Mrs. Virginia Lewis, Hugh Chrisman. Mrs. Tom Klatko, Julian Brown, Mrs. Nina B. Brown, Mrs. Roy Swindler, Mrs. Catherine Brown, and Mrs. Ranny Aylor. Dr. and Mrs. Larry Kushner of Gaithersburg, Md. were weekend guests of Mrs. Catherine Brown and visited relatives in Luray. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Coates of Blacksburg and Mrs. John Coates of Brightwood were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Nethers. Chief and Mrs. Paul West and Chief Steve Bedell of Virginia Beach were guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Holland. Joshua West who had been visiting his grandparents returned home with them. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Downer of Culpeper and Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Burke of Washington were additional dinner guests last Thursday evening. Mrs. Frances Tabler recently was an overnight guest of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marcey and family in Falls Church and attended the Arlington Bridge Club. She spent a few days last week in Culpeper Memorial Hospital undergoing tests. Mrs. Ranny. Aylor and Heather visited Mrs. Robert Nethere in Flint Hill Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Atkins visited Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Long in Luray Sunday afternoon. Mrs. W. W. Sanford of Orange, Mrs. T. M. Johnston and Mrs. Brown Miller were dinner guests Saturday evening of Mrs. Mary Quaintance at The Corner Post. Word has been received here of the death of Benny Bruce on March 2 in Tampa, Florida. Mrs. Mary Quaintance and Mrs. Brown Miller were luncheon guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Keyser of Washington at Brookside. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Jenkins of Etlan were visitors Sunday afternoon of Mrs. Delia Leake. Mr. and Mrs. A. Lee Swindler, Jr. of Hanover, Pa. were weekend guests of Mrs. Lee Swindler. Mike Swindler a student at Delaware Law School, Wilmington joined them for dinner. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Shade of h alls Church were weekend guests of Mrs. Ruby Dwyer. Marriage Licenses > Edward Alton Law-J rence, Amissville, and Alice? Weaver Lawrence/ Amissville. Robert Lee Williams, Chester Gap, and Joyce Marie Mawyer, Chester Gap. Larry Dale Herrell, The' Plains, and Andrea Justin'1 Estes, Woodville. ; Mortimer Wilson Bragg, Amissville, and Tammy Jo Staton, Amissville. John Lee May, Flint* Hill, and Jean Mildred1 Bruce, Flint HiD, 4 Andrew McKee Joseph/ Manassas, and Kimberly; Anne Johnson, Huntly. Richard Carl Simmons, Washington, and Ruth Ann Clark Eastham, Washington.

Rappahannock Journal •Farm •Business •Garden •Rural Life Plant A Tree Tomorrow! If you seek my monument, look around you,” newspaper editor J. Sterling Morton said a atree planting ceremony in 1894. Morton meant that the tree planted lasts far longer than the person who plants it. Morton wrote many editorials advocating the planting of timber and fruit trees. Later, as president of the American Forestry Association, he proposed a day each year for the planting of trees. The first statewide Arbor Day, which was celebrated in Nebraska, resulted in the planting of more than a million trees in a single day. Due to varying climates, Arbor Day is celebrated at different times in various states, ranging from the first Friday of November in Hawaii to the third Monday of May in Alaska. This year Arbor Day in Virginia is on March 9. Virginia Forestry Association director Charles Finley urges the use of the day as a particular time to replace old trees that have been lost along the town streets, and as memorials to loved ones. “The trees we plant today will be with us into the 21st century,” he said. Mate Cattle Commission Considered A petition to establish a Virginia Cattle Industry Commission is before the state Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services when it meets in Richmond next week. Department of agriculture spokesmen say the petition seeks a referendum among the state’s cattle producers to determine if they would be willing to pay a tax to fond such a commission. The proposed assessment of 25* per head on all cattle and calves sold would go towards research, education and promotion of the use and sale of beef and beef products. Money would not be collected on dairy cows being kept in milk production or animals sold for less than $20 per head, spokesmen added. lyjrrrara jQsts More. Th«. Chicken Or The F.gp? Expensive Easter Eggs Expected By MICHELE MAY ■UMMhanMTk M«« Staff WrHtr Extension service scientists at Blacksburg describe the current egg market as “volatile.” Yet, said poultry expert Paul Ruszler, there no doubt is a limit to what consumers are willing to pay for eggB. He thinks current prices are near that level. Therefore he discounts dire predictions from federal agricultural officials and egg producers spokesmen that egg prices could soon climb to $2 a dozen. However, Ruszler doesn’t expect any decline from current prices until after Easter, because he thinks the prices are a result of economic recovery more man any otner iactor. as Ruszler explains it, the recession prompted producers to reduce the size of their flocks when prices fell. The recovery generated consumer demand at ever increasing prices. Eggs cost as much as $1.80 a dozen in some parts of the country. The price has hovered between $1.30 - $1.50 at local stores. The typical peak holiday demand will keep prices high until at least after Easter, Ruszler forecast. Starting in late April the prices should then settle into a more constant level, but Ruszler expects they will remain above $1 a dozen because producers have been reducing the number of re Joint Effort Needed To By H1KUITT THORNHILL Extension Actnt The control and eradication of avian influenza ia important to all poultry owners, whether they have one pet duck or 2,000 laying hens. Avian influenza is serious and can infect all poultry. There is no known cure and no practical vaccine available for the type presently in Virginia. It can be carried by migratory birds without them showing disease symptoms. It is a respiratory disease causing a marked drop in feed and water intake followed by a drop in egg pro auction and an increase in shelless and misshapened eggs. Mortality is usually high, but may be low in some cases. Sick birds may cough and sneeze, be swollen about the head and hock joints with hemorrhages. There may be drainage from the nostrils and diarrhea. The following steps should be taken to avoid exposure to the disease: 1. DO not allow any visitors near poultry, except the person needed to care for them. 2. Do not allow pets and farm animals to roam among the chickens. inn 1.. PARTIES-AROCIND iDoyouanpypartaa? VaaD noq 2 Do you Mca having parkat lor your Wanda? VaaQ NoQ 3 Do you hava trout* Irving a raaaonMdy prioadbartandar? YaaQ HoQ 4Do you hava tout* dacxfngatwi your [ guaate prater to drink? YaaD NoQ " ton anavrar to any o« Waaa quaakona ia yna. M Itettlas-Arawid Mm you boar ihoaa koutriaa can ba ehaaad aa«y! Wa apaeMba in private pMtaa. Our "•••nnabtopricat vary mti tea lypa and an of ton parly. ■ Cal our parly macnat Manna (301&29-M44 or (203) 2934890 WWWftrtftS5g5gggggH5SBgggPqpoaoOB«»oonK—a«mjj FRESH LOAD OF SEED POTATOES Warrantee Farmer's Co-op Remington Farmers Co-op Warrantee Ptamtepten 347-7100 430-3294 Marshall Farmar a Co-op Culpeper Farmer's Ca ep 394-1933 029-2200 __ R*pp«h«ni>ockNewtPhofcVM May WOK S COOKING? Ants Creeping on the Trees and Slices of the Moon were just two of the Oriental dishes Florence Vickers taught at last week’s stir fry cooking class. placement pullets for the past four years. Also the average hen is older now and laying fewer eggs. For that reason, Ruszler tends to minimize the recent outbreak of avian flu as a cause for the price increase. The persistence of the disease may contribute considerably to previous price levels, Ruszler said, but the financial spiral was set into effect as far back as 1979; when Virginia producers started selling fewer eggs. Avian Prices Meanwhile, extension poultry experts say chicken prices could go up if the avian flu quarantines are lengthy, but so tar no effect has been noted. Retail prices for eggs, chicken and turkey have not risen as fast as overall consumer costs, points out Virginia Tech poultry specialist William Weaver. Weaver cites statistics that chicken prices have risen 74 percent’ and turkey prices 67 percent since 1960; during the same period the Consumer Price Index has more than tripled. ' Weaver credited * im* proved efficiency in the poultry industry for the steady prices. However, he adopted a wait-and-see attitude regarding the long range effect of the avian flu on prices. “All in all the poultry industry is in a good economic situation," he said. Control AvianJnfluenza 3. Clothing worn while tending poultry should not be worn anywhere else. Clothing worn away from home should not be worn around home poultry. 4. Do not bring used egg flats and cartons on the farm. 5. Don’t trade equipment between poultry farms. 6. Wash and brush hair thoroughly after being among poultry and before caring for poultry. 7. Do not visit other poultry. 8. Do not buy, sell or otherwise trade in poultry and eggs with anyone asso ciated with poultry from any quarantined areas. This disease is spread by mechanical means 95-97% of the time. It rides on dirty equipment, vehicles, clothing, dust on bodies and hair, undercarriage of trucks, shoes and boots, in manure and the dust on insects such as flies and darkling beetles. Poultry owners in Rappahannock with one duck or 200 laying hens who haven’t contacted the Extension Office should call as soon as possible and leave name, address, and phone number and the number of birds. Call at 675-3619. Stock Options - Covered Writing A Seminar March 14 at 7:00 p.m* Middleburg Community Center Admission: Free Reservations Required Call 347-0111 Proper Management Can Convert Alfalfa Into A Profitable Harvest By CATHY DYSON DMMcm stair Writer For many years, a successful stand of alfalfa has eluded many northern Virginia farmers. But at a regional forage conference at the Middleburg Community Center last week, a group of agronomists dispelled falsehoods about alfalfa’s fragility in talks to Fauquier, Loudoun, Clarke, Rappahannock and other area farmers. While alfalfa is a very strong and vigorous plant, it easily can be weakened by insects, weeds, low fertility and improper cutting, said Harlan E. White, forage specialist with the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. Soil fertility is extremely important to maintain the plants and enable them to be vigorous and productive. Fertilization often is overlooked, Mr. White said, and a high soil pH is essential in alfalfa fields — “we’re shooting for a 6.5 pH.” “It’s a crying shame to put money into seeds, insecticides and sprays and then skimp on the fertilizer —you have got to keep track of your fertility rate with soil r tests,” Mr. White said. Proper inoculation also is important in planting alfalfa, Mr. White said. Be sure the inoculant contains live, active bacteria that will provide the roots with nitrogen, he advised. Use some sort of “Bticker — Pepsi, water or beer, whatever you want to use” so the inoculant clings to every seed. Should a farmer forget to inoculate during planting, he can later spray or disc the bacteria into the soil. Farmers should remember, however, that inoculants cannot tolerate direct sunlight or high temperatures. With the widely-acclaimed advent of no-till planting, farmers can reduce the amount of seed planted and still produce a successful stand, Mr. White said. Fifteen pounds per acre, applied with an insecticide, should allow farmers four good cuttings annually. The first harvest should be in mid-May at the bud stage and the others every 30-35 days when flowers begin to Bhow. This schedule results in high quality har Storswld* SALE MARCH 10 to 251 SAVE » to 75 % WIN • CROSBY PRIX dm NATIONS SADDLE ®t)e AabMerp CoMn Ryn&Walkftv RiL - GreatEhIM^tVs. (703) 750-3500 vests and an adequate level of root reserves to produce regrowth for the next cutting. The versatility of alfalfa is evident at the Virginia Forage Research Station in Middleburg where scientists have experimented with grazing and cutting the crop. Scientists have let cattle graze on a section of alfalfa field when the grass is 3 to 4 inches tall and kept the animals there until the rest of the field was ready to harvest. By rotating crops and animals, scientists were able to harvest the crop as well as nourish the animals without depleting'the grain’s quality. “We’ve been looking for fescue grains and high quality grains that provide summer grazing and we’ve got alfalfa right here; But if you’re going to manage alfalfa, you need to manage it properly,” Mr. White said. “Don’t try to graze it 6-8 weeks straight, but let it rest for the next cycle." Management of alfalfa plants as well as their cumbersome enemies is important. The varied weeds present in northern Virginia fields quickly can weaken an alfalfa stand, said Extension weed scientist E. Scott Hagood. Herbicides such as Princep, Sin bar and the highly controversial Paraquat or any combination of them can be used during alfalfa’s dormant stage. Farmers should be aware of these injections that will “only supplement good weed management action.” When choosing herbicides or alfalfa varieties, farmers should consider the availability, cost and performance of the two before making their selection. Robert M. Miller Attorney At Law Announces The Opening Of His Office At 37 Beckham Street Warrenton, Virginia 22186 Telephone 703-347-1000 ifcxgff Paraa BgaSpEoaiai} TRACTORS Ford 901 Oliver 1850 New Motor PLANTERS J.D. 4 row 1240 J.D. 4 row 80 I.H. 4 row 400 I. H. 4 row 56 White 4 row 5400 MANURE SPREADERS N.I. New Holland 790 J. D. 40 MOWER CONDITIONERS New Holland 469 New Holland 1469 New Holland 114 J.D. 1209 J.D. 1380 Gehl 880 I.H. 33 57 56 258 RAKES New Holland New Holland New Holland M.F. Ford BALERS New Holland 278 with Thrower New Holland 270 with Thrower New Holland 269 New Holland S-69 I. H. 37 J. D. 24T ROUND BALERS Vermeer 605E Hesston 5400 New Holland 846 New Holland 847' FORAGE HARVESTER New Holland 717 New Holland S-717 New Holland 880 J.D. 38 J.D. 3800 Fox Super 1000 SPimy HOLLAIVD New Holland—Culpeper [ FWUtQAi SEtVKTS 790 James Madison Highway 825-0188 HOLLAND NHMlt >1 TO ■*«*! r*t |eS',

Horse & Farm Directory Tear adwill run in all of these newspapers far as little as $10.00! lLmOtm Mtmt-Mkrm Vbtfmqun Democrat The Reston Times StapMKmnockJktof Clarke Courier Leesburg, Va. Warrenton, Va. Reston, Va. Washington, Va. BcrryviUc, Va. 703-777-1110 703-347-4222 703-435-7200 703-675-3349 703-955-1111 Reaching 41,000 homes, stables and farms in Fauquier, Loudoun, Clarke, Rappahannock and Fairfax Counties. Morse/Uveatock Bam Construction Boarding and Training rann Equipment fit Supplies Farm Services raniers Fencing Br Oates May lor Sale Help Wanted Morses Br ronies - POr Sale Morses Br POnies Wanted Morse Bf Pbnies toOtveAimy Jumps Instruction Livestock for Sale Position Wanted Saddleries Shows and Events Stables for Sale or Rent Stud Service Tack Bf Equipment for Sale Vans and Traders \Vctcrinartans _ FiElO BOARD Large shelter, pond stream riding ring, trail Will hay and gram IBM 4 minutes. Batt'etieid 10 minutes 703 368-5645 HORSES sta11 and pasture boarded Burnside Stables. 4905 James 'Madison Hwy Haymarket Virginia 703 754-7351 PRIVATE STABLE — 2 box stalls m new barn, board fence trails, dose to mdoor arenas Full care 703-327-4476 BOARDING Retirees; Pasture-Summer; Hay-Winter Stalls, shelter On Historic Landmark 700-acre estate near Middleburg. $50 per month Year round Also, gram feeding 703-687-3201 GREENBRIER STABLES . Rt. 1 Bos 500 Chantilly, Va. 22021 Top Quality Boarding It Instruction Superb Selection of Hones 9 Pomes for Fox-Hunmig, Show!ng. Eventing, Dressage. 703-5*7-4454 I The Little Farm I fohann* and Tony Doki (703) 327-6743 Located in convenient Aldie, Vi. Quality boarding and training facilities. Always a fine selection of horses and ponies for every equestrian need. Instruction available. GFT FEED 6 PET STOICS NOW OPEN! Visit Our Brand new Feed & Pet Supply Center We feature the finest: • WAYNE Feeds and Pet Foods • OLD MOTHER HUBBARD & • SCIENCE DIET Pet Foods • FORTEX Feed/Water Buckets • FARNCIM Animal Health Aids • Plus Lead Lines • Feed and Watering Devices • Adine Carrying Cases lor Pets CONSULTATION DELIVERY ARRANGED GFT FEED 6 PET SUPPLES 280 Stmct ParkJHerndoa (On Spring Si. I mt W ofRcstonAve) 435-3331 RADIATOR REPAIR • Auto farm, truck heavy-duty and speciality radiators You bring em me fix em STERLING RADIATOR WORKS 703-430-3332 30NNIE L SIZEMORE tamer Dimming and horseshoeing A graduate o* Michigan School of Horseshoeing Call 703 788-9622 EXPERIENCED FARRIER & BLACKSMITH John Croghan 703 683-2335 _ HUNT COUNTRY FENCE, CO. Leesburg, Va. 703-777-4000 FARM GATES Made to Order. Any She Oak Lumber H.G. Roae Dctopiane. Va. 364-1574 BRJPMW reWCOTO AM types of fencing including chain Hnk. Bushhogging and cleanup. 5 year warTenty. CeceBent references. (703)756-8823 COMMONWEALTH FENCING, INC OUAUIY board fcndM. apM raH. www wire. N0i ladi and barbed wtrr. Custom Wooden Gales. 703/364-1392 ar Mac Moore, 364-1241 FENCING CompMa line of wire, HI-TENSEL, plank and rail. Aleo win install. GEORGE WHITE SUPPLY,INC. IMdleburQ, Va. 703-687-6371 FOR SALF — TIMOTHY HAY and wheat straw Delivery available Call 703-822-5687 EXERCISE AND GROOM PERSON — Full time excellent working conditions, new stable. 703-7774311 EXPERIENCED THOROUGHBRED HORSEMAN to work full time on good breeding training farm Housing possible Millwood Front Royai.area 703 636-2220 NEED 180 FENCE POSTS dug or driven already staked with post laid out ,lf you have the equipment and time give me a pnce 703327-6426 APPALOOSA MARE — registered white 14 5 hands 11 years Endurance and trail Affectionate Cali after 3pm weekdays or on weekends $1000 Will finance 703-777-4320 ARAB BAY 15 3 hands 13 years excellent manners and disposition. ideal tor child or lady rider lumps well trained m basic dresage good lateral movements a beauty to look at Sale because owner returns to Europe $3000 (202) 965-0605 ARABIAN/SHETLAND - Bay 10 years small pony very showabie good mover attractive great trail pony $500 703-430 5661 after 6pm BROOMARES FOR SALE Proven Winners and produced proven *mners Can 703 347 3365 BROODMARE IN FOAL 16 2 hands 8 years old bay attractive 3rd generation black type $4 000 703 972 2345 ELEGANT DARK BAY thoroughored geidmg 15 2 hands 11 years cud Experienced show and f e d hunter Perfect manners $3 500 Can 703 347-7993 GENTLE RIDING HORSES FOR SALE Large selection Reasonable prices Orchard Hill Stable near Middleburg Virginia 703554-8255 GRAY THOROUGHBRED GELDING 16 1 hands 10 years old excellent disposition good hunter prospect make offer 703-7773024 after 6pm American saddle bred registered bay mare. 11 years, 15.2 hands, pleasure horse, English/Western. Intermediate rider. Excellent bloodlines. No vices $900 7*3/253-5393 Evenings A Weekends 151 H ENDURANCE GELDING Great power, capable of winning, well trained, will need conditionings $3500 703-327-6656 16 2 HAND HUNTER event horse 12 years /• bred gelding Lots ot substance Boid and talented over fences Ready to go training level Attractive and easy to ride 703 364 1327 14 2 HAND THOROUGHBRED MORGAN mare 7 years Perfect first event horse Ready to go training Talented lumper good in dressage $2500 703 364-1327 16 HAND THROROUGHBRED MORGAN Geidmg 14 years Attractive easy to ride Great lumper Good pleasure hunt horse $1200 703 364-1327 LARGE PONY FOR sale 14'/?. Chestnut gelding Honest, quiet, no vices Shown very successfully locally Many Grand Champions Sadly outgrown (703)471-9045. evenings, weekends LARGE PONY chestnut 14 1 hands 6 years old very green very fashy $2 500 703 972-2345 NINE YEAR OLD Appaioosa Geidmg 15 2 hards Can 703 9878766 POTENTIAL SHOW PONY 14 nand gray gelding 3 years and green broke Very attractive Can 703 347-3328 REGISTERED OH PONY Firebrand Cody' 14+ hands. 3 years sorrel gelding Shown successfully in halter Drives, quiet on trails 703-759-3764 SOUND VERY NICE 15 0 hands, quarterhorse geidmg. chestnut Shown successfully A rated Or ease or trade for large horse Can Joey 703 369-1138 after 5pm THOROUGHBRED BROODMARE. ■ 11 ifcar o*it Uayr SBOO‘‘Y^*Whgs7 avanao e price negotiable Can 703 754-4824 THOROUGHBRED/WELSH - Bay. 6 years, medium pony attractive, showabie. quiet, suitable advanced beginner Hunt pony club $750 703-430-5661 after 6pm VERY ATTRACTIVE BAY gelding 15 3 hands proven hunter excellent Pony Club or 4-H mount Call 703 788-9573 or 347-3328 WANTED horses and ponies for childrens summer camp Call 703554-8255 WANTED: CATTLE A HORSES .Ml types. Cash terms. (SOI) 987-564* STEERS. STEERS. STEERS 125 crosspred Angus priced (210 to (290 per head To be sold March 9th and 10th from 9 am to 9 pm rain or shine 703 289-9969 3-8-11 RIDING LESSONS Maintree Indoor and Outdoor Ring Trail Rides. Indoor Lighted Ring .Private and Group Beginners to Advanced Child or Adult TRAIL ODES 703-777-3012 703-777-3279 703-777-3204 CLUB OF 100 'for use of facilities at Joan of Arc hippodrome UEKBY MEAIXAVo Family $225 Individual $175 For details, call Le Manege (703) 754-2683 also lessons, daily rates Mike Brouphy Photography * Personal * I quint# Commercial mm Herndon, VA MaaterCord (7«3) S2#-S251 EQUINE TRANSPORT F. M. (Mika) Arnold Warfield Farm, Boyca, Va. 703-837-1342 ON SALE NOW First Edition Virginia Hunt Country Map includes the 11 Hunt Boundaries which are verified by the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America Printed on Ivory color paper in 3 colors, measuring 18"x22'/?" Phone and mail order accepted. $3 95 per copy (plain paper); $6.50 per copy (laminated paper). Plus $1.00 postage and handling (Va. residents also add 4% sales tax.) Ctjrjfauquitr Democrat P.O.Box 631 Warrenton, Va. 22186 (703) 347-4222 CHARMING COTTAGE - CiRCA 1835 on estate m beautiful Fauouier Hunt Country Nev*iy renovated Living room 2 bedrooms, kitchen dining room, bath eiectnc neat and wsodstovS; Private 0rrvp Deautifu1 views Located North ot Warrenton near me new Virginia Goid Cud race course Convenient to I-66 Dunes international Airport Washington. D C Available ate spring no children or pets $600 per montn Aiso avanabe adiacent to house addit onai fenced acreage and large bam facility 48 x156'. tor horses and indoor training Could customize to your needs Terms negotiab e Send inquires and references to Box Z c o Fauquie’r Democrat P 0 Box 631 Warrenton Va 22186 LONGVIEW - Fauquier County Virginia Orange County Hunt A handsomely developed horse tarm overlooking the new Virginia Gold Cup race course The rolling Orange County Hunt territory of Northern Virginia renowned as the mecca of field sport in the United Stales, is the site for Longview . a newly constructed and compact estate Duiit to the standards of a working horseman and respected builder The finely crafted and impeccably maintained mam residence and dependencies overlooking and adiacent to the new Virginia Gold Cup Race Course provide the essential ingredients for relaxed country living or formal entertaining, in a setting which coddles the eye with panoramic vistas of the Blue Ridge. Mountains to the west and fine views of Wildcat Mountain to the south Longview s convenient location near the attractively restored 19th century Village of The Plains Warrenton. Middleburg and I-66 and Dulles International Airport makes it particularly attractive to the purchaser requiring easy access to the countryside. Washington D C and the outside world For more information or ap' pomtment contact Thomds & Talbot Real Estate Middleburg Virginia 703 687-5522 SEASONS TO Oxford Flight Vast Empire North Tower, and Gaia Harr, Can 703 253-5230 evemngs - TAMARRON — registered Appaloosa stallion Buckskin with white blanket 4 years. 15 2 hands Excellent disposition Very athletic Beautiful mover Quavo-B and Britches on top and King on bottom S300LFG mare care negotiable 703-430-9029 703-777-9215 OU3.Hty OvarMyamn / / \ \ experience BUILDINGS & SUPPLIES PO Box 1055, Purceltvitle, Va. 22132-1055 Specializing in the design and conctruction of: ★FARM BUILDINGS* Dairy complexes Bee* units Horse facilities Poultry houses .Swine buildings.Storage ★LIGHT COMMERCIAL* Warehouses Garages Apple storage A Dtvttwa of Stone burner Construction 6C Enfineermf Co. Inc M< Country Building* 2708 Box413 Marshall, Va. 22115 ' Residential and Agricultural Construction We specialize in custom horse barns indoor riding arenas run-in sheds, and all other agricultural buildings ^/so Sun decks garages additions "Experienced, Professional, Affordable” Leading Builder of Horse Facilities Function We construct buildings designed to accomodate varied functions. Professional custom work with your needs uvmind. Horse facilities our specialty Bonanza Buildings • Residential • Farm • Commercial Call for free estimate Mn Fw% Agent TACK Ik SADDLES Writ* for oar catalog, sand $ 1.00 to cover poatagc: T ft D Tack ft Saddlaa P.OBoz219 SpafTTvtOc. VA 22740 (0 ui,» i i . mm|| VlMlitflMilt' - ■ ' ■ ^ BETTERTON TRAILER SALES - Va DL446. Kingston, Hartman. Allen (fiberglass) m stock. Discount prices. Berryville, 703-955-3328 HORSE TRAILER 1981 Big Valley. 16 loot tag along, good shape $2.750/best otter Call Mr Adams 703-256-2525 daytime. 703-9789650 703/937^4402 TRUCKS • S-10 Blazer 4x4 • S-10Ext. Cab. 4x4 • 12 Pass. Sport Van • Full size 4x4 instock Con Chevrolet Oldsmobie Rt 7 & Fort Evans Rd., Leesburg 471-5086,777-3880,662-832* NEW ARRIVALS Foal Halters in Pink & Blue Grand Prix Jackets British House Shirts Purple & Pink Grooming Halters Halter Leads in 6 New Bright Colors Bonner Cold Bandages “84 Gold” Shirts HORSE Hours: Mon.-Frl. 9-5 COUNTRY 254 Lee Hichwax Warrow n, Vnmu 2218ft 703 347 2141 e Sat 9-4 Check Cash Mastercard - Visa 1984 Cotner Horse Trailers Xwide - In Stock HORSE Hours: !on.-Fri. 9-5 Sat. 10-4 COUNTRY WirrvniiNt. Virginia 22186 TO-M7-JMI Check ■ Cash Mastercard - Visa l>r<lri #8467 Trailer Center - Parts Store • Fenders • axles • Electrical Brakes • Lights • etc. Complete Repair Center • Welding • Trailer & Truck Painting • New Floors Trailer Hitch Center Large Inventory E&S RV and Outdoor Rt. 50 Phone Chantilly. Va. (703) 327-6690 You never pay list at E&S HORSE - CATTLE - FLATBED TRAILERS Over200new models in stock in 10 brands. Standard width Thoroughbred models, with 4 wheel brakes. 2 escape doon. spare and ram curram $2595 Extra wide Thoroughbred models, loaded with options.$2795 2 Hone Dumper, extra wide, with dressing room.$3295 2 Horse Thoroughbred Gooseneck, with bus windows and roin doors..$3495 4 Horse Deluxe Gooseneck, with dressing room.... $6500. 16’x6' Dumper Stock.$2450 16'x6' Gooseneck Stock.$2950. 16'x7'x7' toll Bumper Stock.$3250 16'x7' Gooseneck Stock.$3750. 24’x6' Heavy Duty Pipe Gooseneck.$3950 20’x7'x7' roll Gooseneck with wood lining.$4750. 20'x6' Double Deck Hog Trailer.$4950 16' Hotbeds with tandem axles, brakes, romps. stake pockets.$ 1295. 16'x0' 7-ton Flotbeds with dove roil, sliding romps. 12PR tires, oak deck.$1950. 20'xfl' Goosneck Flatbed with ramp.$2650. 20'xfl' 9-ton Flatbed with dovetail, sliding ramps, heavy duty Jock.$3500. USED UNITS: 2 Hone with tack comportment.$975. 16'Oumper Stock.$1650 16' Gooseneck Stock.$2375 20' Pipe Gooseneck, with canvass top.$2250 20' Gooseneck Stock with metal top.$2750. 4 Hone Gooseneck with dressing room. $2500. 16' Flatbed with tandem axles and steel deck.$1000 Trades occepted: financing avoHable. defivety awoloble. Open 9am to 6pm. 6 days a week (CLOSED THURSDAYS) LUX STABLES Jesse R. Austin. Distributor 10*14 Lanham Severn Rd. Lanham. Maryland 20706 301-464-2574 Classifieds 55 East Colonial Hwy. (OktU.S. m.7) Hamilton, Virginia Country Values ' Old costume jewelry, mgs, fables, chairs (special), oak writing tables, clocks, linens, wagon seat, square farm tables. (703)338-9029 Ma*o O.C. mutt m, am oo#t Antique Center Of Leesburg 17 Quality Shops Antiques 6 Collectibles 326 Davis Ave. (Just off S. King St. near Rt. 7 & 15 bypass). Tucs.-Sun. 10am-5pm 703-777-5358 ANTIQUES Private aala ROLL TOP DESK. 55". oak. not restored, $600; PLATFORM ROCKER, excellent condition, ortgP rial upholstery. $225.; OTHERS (703)825-3322 SMALL TOWN OPPORTUNITIES. The Plains now launching mapr revitalization Invite and seek enterprise for top quality shops and profes^ sional services Compatible with English VjJJage concept Buildings available for lease or purchase Call 703/253-5620 NEEDED DAILY RIDE from Sperryvilie area to Washington. D C Can 202 755-5254. ask for Danielle or 703 987-8617. evenings and weekends CLASSIFIED INDEX GENERAL CLASSIFIED O Artlficial Breeding 1- Antique* 2- Auc lions 3 Business Opportunities 4Child Services 5- Child Care Wanted 6- Commulers Comer 7 Crafts a-Plenty B-Bullding Material 9-Constructlon Equipment 10-Form Equipment B Supplies 12- Firewood lor Sale 13- Garage Bi Yard Sale 14- Gardening Equipment Bi Produce 15- Giveaways 20 Happy Ads 21- Happy Birthdays 22- Horse Bi Tack Traders Comer 23- Horses for Sale 24- Household Items lor Sale 25- lnstructton 40-Livestock lor Sale 4!-losl Bi Found 42- Misc for Sale 43- Mlsc Wanted 44- Mobile Homes - Sales Rent 45- Musical Instruments Bi Equipment 46- Persona: SO Pets 51-Recreotional Equipment 60-Rentals-Apts. 6t-RentalsBusIness 62- Rentals-Houses 63- Rentals-Rooms 64- Renlals-land 65- Rentals-Vacation Homes 66- Rentals-Wanted to Rent 67- Real Estate Wanted 66-Real Estate-Sale by Owner 70-Roommates WontedAvailable 7f-Services-Businets 72- Services-Farm 73- Servlces-Home Improvements 74- Services-Personal 75Servtces-Mlsc 76- Swap 6 Trade 77- Trlbutes k Thanks EMPLOYMENT 100- Employment Services f 01-Help Wanted 102 Help Wanted Domestic 101- Hefp Wanted Farm k Garden HO-Jobs Wanted NOTICES* ANNOUNCEMENTS 125- Business Notices 126- Btds k Proposals 127- legal Nottces VEHICLES 200-Vehlcles tor Sale 201 Motorcycles 202-VehtclesMec home s Delight 203 Vehrc let-Parts k Accessories 204Vehrcles-Recreational 205-Boats k Accessories

Classified Advertising ^tsSST FIREWOOD FOR SALE FIREWOOD FOR SALE We deliver. Call 703/675-3220 FIREWOOD mixed hardwoods, cut. split and seasoned Jordan R'ver Farm Cali 703 636-9388 iy OARAOE YARO / sale ,1 SPERRYVILLE THRIFT SHOP, open Saturday and Sunday. 11 to 4. Clothes, iewelry household items, books, some tools, iiving room chair GARDENING E •PRODUCE TROYBILT ROTOTILLERS in stock. Discounts. Furrower included 703-942-3871. Hickory Hill Nursery. Rt. 1 Box 390A. Fishersville, VA 22939 LIVESTOCK FOR SALE FOR SALE 2 female goats very gentie, $75 Phone 703 987 8604 M18C. FOR SALE APPLIANCES Jenn-Air. The'mador. KitctienAid, Amana. Sub Zero and more Ca" COUNTRY CUPBOARDS. Washington Va 703 675-3294 BOWHUNTERS' Let ArrowMaster outfit you with your nuntmg arrows' Competitive prices' Cali 703/9878043 O' write ArrowMaster Rt 1. Box 283 A Spe-ryviie. Va 22740 Pt-OTOGRAPHS'-Permanent prints ot the STAFF PICTURES which appear in the Rappahannock News can pe ordered from the News Otf ce Pnces are $5 'or 5x7 and $8 for 8k 10 703 675-3349 1 • .FOR SALE RAIFORD’S SHOES Thousands of shoes and boots have arrived - all leathers. Shoes from $5 to $20. Women's Frye boots, $40. Open Saturday and Sunday 10a.m. - 6p.m. NEW LOCATION — 9 miles west of Warrenton on Rt. 211, turn left at Morgan's Service Station, brick bunding on right side of road. Watch for signs. (703)937-4804 STAINLESS STEEL Westinghouse countertop stove for sale, excellent condition. $60. Call 703/675-3167 after 5pm UTILITY CAMPER, attached twin tool boxes white, pipe rack, good condition, recently painted, will fit small pickup Call 703/987-8324 after 6p m 319 CC 3-WHEEL a'l terrain vehicle, new condition, excellent for hunting, fishing, herding cattle, etc Many extras $1,295 703/937-4853 20 PERCENT OFF all Spiritual books m stock, new and used, through March 1 4 ROYAL OAK BOOKSHOP. Front Royal 703/635’070 ■JIM & PHYLLIS sun shining, ocean warm, time for a break. 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Salary, Bonuses, Medical Benefits and Paid Vacations. Please call Juan Aranda at (703) 471-9470 Monday through Sunday Closed Thursdays OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE. Town of Washington. Contact Rappahannock National Bank. COMMERCIAL SPACE 1340 TOTAL Square Feet SUITED for Restaurant. Two bathrooms with an Office/ Storage Room HEAT Pump/ A.C. PARKING Lot LONG TERM Lease Available EXCELLENT Location In Washington, Va.. Next to Post Office AVAILABLE May 1.1984 For information rail (703) 635-5401 RELIABLE LADY to share rent and utilities in house, Sperryville area. Call between 6 and 9p m. 703/9878923 ■WANTED TQ WENT SEEKING RAPPAHANNOCK HOME with 3 to 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, preferably with washer/dryer Would like to locate within general vicinity of Flint Hill, Washington, Ben Venue. Lease requested Excellent references available Call Tim at 703/937-5255 WANTED OFFICE SPACE. Submit bids for approximately 705 sq ft of space by March 23 to the Rappahannock County ASCS Office, P 0. Box 89. 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Stonewall District. Gift. Aubrey North, Sr. and wife to Peggy' E. Clark, tract one 63 and one-half acres; tract two 13.034 acres; 50 foot right-of-way, Wakefield District. $114,750. Wade H. Massie. Ill to Wade Walliham Massie and others, 2.4 percent interest in 323.66 acres, Hampton District. Gift. Clifton B. Fincham to Kathryn J. Smith and others, 118.87 acres in Rappahannock and Madison. $122,500. Roger P. Batchelder and wife to Euel L. Odom and wife. 13.553 acres, Jackson District. $27,000. Richard J. Hartranft and wife to Thomas N. Lash and wife, lot one, 1.13 acres; lot two. 2.79 acres. Hawthorne District. $79,500. Constantine L. Philippotis and wife to Stefanes S. Othoneos and wife, 25.05 acres more or less. Gift. Toby Turner to Joseph F. Moore and wife, 42.7917 acres and, 1.1 acres, Wakefield QutaiiL Thomas L. Eastham and wife to Edwin W. Eastham and others. Trustee. 50 percent interest in 31.304 acres. Gift. Roger P. Batchelder and wife to Nathaniel Massie McKitterick and wife, 24.120 sq. ft., Hawthorne District. $44,700. Carl S. Yamber and wife to Ellen C. White, 21.4777 acres, Jackson District. $120,000. Aylette H. Buckner, III to Richard E. Smith and wife, 25.307 acres, Hawthorne District. $57,000. Roland E. Fontaine and wife to Sylvia E. Sanders, parcel B. 12.0848 acres, Jackson District. $112,000. Charles L. Good and others to Lawrence Bernard Yielding, 1.44 acres. Wakefield District. $1800. Richard L. Kellogg and wife to David Joseph Welch. Sr. and wife, 29.75 acres, Jackson District. $130,000. Ann L. Spieker to James Russell Shaw and wife, 0.2612 acres, Hampton District. $500. Rappski Ltd. Pamership to Heinrick Freikerr Von Veilitzsch and others. 25.0014 acres and 75.6296 acres, Hampton District. $262,500. Marjorie D. Atkins to Billy S. Atkins and wife, 5 VOLKSWAGEN DASHER Diesel, 1980 45.000 miles, carefully maintained. superlatively conditlon. 50 m p g . . air conditioning. Blaupunkt stereo. cruise control. $3860. (703) 678-3800 *** Dog gone? List him with the missing pets in our lost and found classified section. acres, Hampton District. $28,000. James Minor Sachlis to Kenneth Bobbitt, 10.319 acres, Wakefield District. $30,000. Edward James Long, Jr. and wife to Scoggin Investors. 5.5740 acres, Hampton District. $21,000. Daniel H. Margolis and wife and others to Harold Himmelman and wife, 75 acres, Hampton District. $200,000. John W. Jenkins and wife to Paul Bitner and wife, 4.549 acres, Hawthorne District. Gift. Helen Bentley-Crowell and husband to Larry R. Collins and wife, 25 acres, Wakefield District. $31,250. VEPCO to Mitchell S. Karp and wife, 9.8244 acres, Wakefield District. $9,000. Jon B. Morgan to Reginald G. Hargett and wife. . 2.633 acres. Piedmont District. $84,200. Mark E. Jones and wife to William F. Frizzell and wife. Town of Washington, 0.38 acres, parcel B, Hampton District. $110,000. Margaret S. Pryde and husband and others to Ruth K. 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(Continued from Page 1.) exception request; neithe Mrs. Stuart nor represents tives from the Ruritan were present. The planner voted unanimously to ret ommend that the request b denied by the supervisors. “I do not feel that I wa fairly treated by the Plan ning Commission,” Mrs Stuart told the supervisor on Monday. She emphasize* that had she been inform* her request was to be con sidered, she would have at tended the meeting. Ii addition, she maintaine< that the planners lacked sul ficient information to vot* unanimously to deny her ap plication for an exception. “Downtown” Amissvilli is a mix of businesses an< homes, not a strictly resi dential or strictly agricultu ral area, Mrs. Stuart said countering the Plannin) Commission's position tha the ballfields were an incom patible use. The fields art Superintendent Seeks Index (< ontinued from Page 1 ) The instruction total - $1,472,077 which is up 10 percent from last year—also includes substitute teachers, aides, travel expenses for instructors. tuition reimbursement for teachers, educational television, instructional supplies, library books and those textbooks which are furnished free. Capital Outlay A capital outlay allotment of $08,000 was proposed. down 17 percent from the 1983-84 budgeted $82,000. Kstabrook explained that the high school renovation project would proceed only in planning stages. Architects will take about nine months preparing plans and bid specifications for redesign of the gym and cafeteria area, thus leading to an exl»ense of $48,000 in architects’ fees, but postponing until the following year any actual construction costs. The renovation is expected to cost approximately $750,000, Estabrook said, which would be obtained through a literary fund loan from the state. If the Board of Supervisors approve the project, school officials would apply for a 20 year loan at five percent. Future budgets would include payments on this loan as well as current obligations for debt retirement on the 1959 high school construction. the 1904 high school addition and the 1968 elementary school construction. These loans are repaid under the debt service category of the budget-. The proposed allotment for 198485 is $49,403, down one percent from the current $49,560. Under capital outlay. Estabrook also proposed sending $8,000 for a computer o|>eration in the central office and $6,000 each at the high school and elementary school for furniture and equipment. The total capital outlay portion of the budget was down primarily due to completion of construction and furnishing of the school bus shop school board office. Fewer New Buses While the expense of operating the school system’s transportation service rose 13 percent, the cost of replacing old vehicles was cut by 50 percent because the superintendent recommended replacing only one bus next year. Two new buses were bought this year. The combination of factors made the total transportation request remain roughly the same: the allotment for 1984-85 at $222,651 compared with the current $221,999. Operational increases were attributed to higher salaries for bus drivers and garage employees and the higher cost of parts, gas and oil. Building Maintenance A 37 percent jump in operation and maintenance of school buildings is attributed mainly to an increase in contracted services (roof repair) fUnds—from $25,000 to $68,700. The total for the opera situated in the middle of r open acres, not next to any residences, she said. 3 “The Ruritans need no 3 defense from me,” Mrs. ‘ Stuart continued. The club’s 3 priority will be to keep the eight acres clean and orderly and to serve the community, she said, describing club j members as responsible, j dedicated citizens. I Lorraine Early, who with her husband, several coaches and other volunt teers has supervised . Amissville’s baseball program since 1976, charged , zoning administrator David Konick with misconduct, maintaining that he was responsible for misinformation j presented at the Planning Commission’s meeting and for the lack of notice to those in favor of Mrs. Stuart’s ap’ plication. “No one heard the ; reasons behind the request,” she said, adding that youngsters had approached her and her husband, asking tion and maintenance category rises to $253,746 from $185,426. Items which reflect moderate increases include: compensation of custodial personnel, electrical services, telephone, sewage disposal, fuel and equipment repair and replacement. Items which are proposed to be funded at or below the same level include: custodial supplies, operation of motor vehicles, contracted services for equipment, contracted services for operation of school property and building materials. Other Categories “Fixed charges” consist primarily of employer’s contributions to social security, health and life insurance, workmen’s compensation and similar expenses. These rose 14 percent, from $294,952 for the current school year to a proposed $336,399. Summer school expenses rose 50 percent from this year’s $500 allotment to an anticipated $750. The compensation of adult education personnel fell 44 percent, from $1,920 to $1,080. Food services will remain roughly the same—at $56,000 compared to the current allotment of $55,000 and $206.47 below the amount expended during tne 1982-83 school year. Food services is the only portion of the self-sustaining program to be funded by the budget. An allocation of $150 is also included in this category' to cover the cost of coffee consumed at school board meetings. The category is up 2 percent over this year. Attendance and health services is up seven percent due to a propsosed increase in compensation of the school psychologist—from $10,053 to $10,757. Time For Community Response The School Board plans to meet again next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the elementary school library to receive public comments on the fiscal proposal. Another meeting is set for March 20 for the School Board's discussion and vote. This allows a week’s leeway if the board needs to spend more time on its budget proposals before submitting them to the Board of Supervisors for its April meeting. Elections (Continued from Page 1 ) turned to Washington as a full-time resident, is vying for one of the six council seats. An interior decorator, she has advised on several refurbishings of commercial buildings in the town, including the Rappahannock National Bank and offices of attorney Douglas K. Baumgardner, and assisted the council members on selections of the color scheme for repainting the town hall. Peter Skowronski, who recently purchased a residence on Blue Ridge Avenue, and Tru Keesey complete the field of nine candidates. Voters will go to the polls in May to select a mayor and six council members. them to help with the baseball program at the same time they sought permission to use the field from the Stuarts. The real problem with Mrs. Stuart’s proposal lies in the aim of those opposed to the ballfield transfer, Mrs. Early said. "They would like to close the right-of-way (to the property),” she said, informing the supervisors that the access has been in existence since 1921 when it was dedicated by P. A. and Virginia Hughes. Contradicting charges by opponents, Mrs. Early insisted that traffic on the right-of-way does not raise excessive dust. Replying to accusations that the ballfield area is littered with trash, she passed out photographs. “We’re not ashamed of the condition of those fields.” In Character With Neighborhood She acknowledged that Mrs. Stuart will be left with a three acre lot if the subdivision exception is approved. However, Mrs. Early pointed out that the Pauls, adjoining landowners opposed to the exception request. have a 1.5 acre lot while other nearby lots are 4 acres and 4.1 acres. As to the possibility of buildings being constructed on the eight acres to be donated to the Ruritans, she maintained that “if a meeting room and kitchen are ever proposed, it’s only fair they should be approved (by special use permit),” adding that the Board of Supervisors has repeatedly held that growth should come in existing towns and villages. Reacting to charges from opponents that the fields will be used at night, Mrs. Early noted that the by-laws of Amissville’s Little League teams specify that no one is allowed on the fields after dark. She told the supervisors that she and her husband, parents of ball players, coaches and puritans will continue the cooperative effort to provide supervised 'recreational programs for young people. “Let us keep what is already in existence. This is only a better plan...l don’t see why we should be run off.” Clarence “Boozie" Dodson, Scoutmaster and volunteer in the baseball program, said to his knowledge, there’s never been a single whiskey bottle picked up from the ballfield area, as opponents have maintained, although he did recall gathering a few beer cans. Trash containers are provided on the grounds and are emptied at least once a week, he said. In accord with league policy, the visiting team joins the hosts in policing the area after every game, Dodson added. Jackson Wells, a landowner on the back entrance to the ball field lot from Route 642, said he is not opposed to the ball club. “I know the Ruritans are a good organization.” But he maintained the narrow 18 foot roadway just 30 feet from his kitchen is not adequate to handle traffic. Mrs. Stuart explained that the right-of-way to the rear of the property Wells referred to is much too long for the Ruritans to feasibly maintain and therefore is not intended to be used as access for the ball fields. Supported Baseball Program Nelson Burner, secretary of the Amissville club, told the supervisors that the Ruritans' main purpose is to promote fellowship and good will in the community. “We had tried before to find a safe place for children to play ball,” he said, adding that in past years, the club has supported the baseball program financially through contributions for insurance coats. The Ruritans’ long range plans include construction of a building for club meetings on the site, a facility that will be available for use by the community, Burner said. The Ruritans also intend to hold other fund raising activities there, including their annual July 4th barbecue, a donkey ball game and possible a circus. Over the years, the Ruritans have set aside a portion of money they’ve raised for the purpoee of buying land and building a club house, said Butch Zindel. "So we have the money now to erect a fence, gates, whatever is necessary.” Object To Privacy Loss “We don’t object to the ball diamond. We object to using our lane as a right-ofway,” said James Paul. “It’s not Mrs. Stuart’s right-ofway to give,” he maintained, insisting that the existing 20 feet used as access to the ballfields is on his property. “I don’t think we should suffer loss of our privacy...I don’t want it used for a public thoroughfare. Let her (Mrs. Stuart) give enough of her land for the right-ofway,” Paul said, repeating complaints of excessive dust raised by traffic and trash discarded at the ballfield area. Asked for an opinion on whether the right-of-way would be a public thoroughfare, Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke first disclosed that his wife, Sharon, had originally submitted the special exception request on behalf of the Ruritans and Mrs. Stuart, but nted that she had donated her services. “So we have no financial interest in this.” Moving to the legal question, he advised that whoever owned the property in question could use the rightof-way unless the deed contained restrictions to the contrary. “The Ruritans can restrict who comes in there...It’s not a dedicated public road... Legally, it’s not a public right-of-way.” Mrs. Paul, speaking on behalf of her elderly father who lives adjacent to the right-of-way, maintained that any building constructed on the site by the Ruritans will be used at night. Headlights of cars going in and out will shine right in her father’s window, she said, adding that he’s already suffered eight heart attacks. Badly Needed “I’ve lived in Amissville for 60 years and we never did have a place to play ball when I came along,” said Robert “B” Settle. “There hasn’t been enough emphasis on how badly this is needed,” he said, noting that Washington and Sperryville communities are close to public ballfields at the elementary school. If the 100 children from Amissville have no place else to play, they will overcrowd the RCES facilities, he maintained, adding that it would also work a hardship on many families to provide transportation. “This is a generous lady. Amissville has been here 200 years and nobody’s ever done anything like this before. She's willing to give and the Ruritans are willing to maintain the fields ...We’re not asking for any tax dollars,” he reminded the supervisors, adding that the ballfields will be fenced and policed, the gates locked when the area is not in use. and the access road properly maintained. “I think it’s wonderful what Mrs. Stuart is trying to do,” said Charlotte Tummeyer of Flint Hill whose eight year old son participates in the Amissville baseball program. “It’s not just for the children of Amissville... This will benefit the entire community. Why should zoning laws try to hurt people rather than help?” Better Than Dope Noting that Scouts will also use the facilities, Irma Hensley told the board that Clarence Dodson has been bringing his Boy Scout troop to her farm for years. “And I’ve never had to pick up one piece of trash...I’d rather seem them doing this than out on dope and all the other things oure children can get in to,” she said, sparking a smattering of applause from the audience. t Misinformation Maintaining that there was “misinformation and misunderstanding” on how the special exception request came before the Planning Commission, zoning administrator David Konick reported that he was first contacted last September regarding Mrs. Stuarts proposal and had advised he couldn’t approve the land division because it would violate the subdivision ordinance by (1) creating a lot of less than 25 acres with no road frontage and (2) creating a second lot of less than five acres without public water imd sewer. “I said it would require a special exception permit from the supervisors.” According to the zoning administrator, he heard no more about the proposal until early February. In the meantime, Mrs. Paul had contacted him to find out if the land dividion had been approved, Konick said. He reported that he’d told her it hadn’t been considered yet and upon her request for notification, had agreed to alert her on any hearings if she would supply a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Konick said he had advised Sharon Luke that he was “required to it (the special exception application) to the Planning Commission before it comes to this board." He added, however, that the Planning Commission does not have to hold a public hearing or give any type of notice before considering a recommendation for a special exception request. Konick said he later received a letter from Sharon Luke, requesting that he bring the matter to the board for it’s March meeting. He said he did not inform Mrs. Stuart, Mrs. Early or the Ruritans that the matter was coming up because “I assumed their attorney advised them what the procedure would be." As for the Planning Commission’s recommendation for denial, Konick said “nobody’s against baseball, Little League or the Ruritans. It's a question of whether these lots could be approved. What they’re going to be used for has nothing to do with the zoning ordinance.” “You never said anything to our legal representative about bringing this to the Planning Commission?” asked Dodson. “That’s right. She wasn’t here,” Konick replied, adding that Luke’B letter asking that matter be put before the supervisors was dated February 10 and he’d received it February 13. Mrs. Stuart interjected that the attorney has yet to receive an acknowledgement of her request from Konick. Reading from the letter, she pointed out that Luke had noted the special exception request required the approval of the Board of Supervisors and had written “We would appreciate your setting this matter before the Supervisors at their March meeting.” A Favor To Applicants “If I hadn't taken it to the Planning Commission within those three days, the supervisors couldn’t have acted today,” maintained the zoning administrator. “They would have had to refer it back to the Planning Commission for a recommendation and it would have taken another month. I knew warm weather was coming and I figured you wanted to get started. I thought I was doing you a favor,” Konick told Mrs. Stuart and the Ruritans. Returning to Mrs. Paul’s complaint regarding lights shining through her father’s bedroom window. Supervisor Nelson Lane suggested she work with the Ruritans to provide screening between the house and rightof-way. He volunteered to donate pine trees large enough to provide that screen. “That’s community spirit!” Mrs. Stuart interjected. “As long as they shade his bedroom window, I have no objection," added Mrs. Paul. Reading the oridinance section that provides for the supervisors to grant a special exception in the case of hardship or exceptional topography of the lot in question as long as the intent of the ordinance is not violated, Luke advised “you as the governing body have to decide if this case falls within that provisions.” Violates Ordinance As presented to the Planning Commission, Mrs. Stuart’s proposal was a violation of the subdivision ordinance “’and it still is right now,” said Supervisor RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY Share her with someone you love. . . BLEND OF ANTIQUITIES AND LUXURY: 18 wild and scenic acres on Covington River. 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Features over 4,200 square feet of livable space with 6 working fireplaces, handsome hardwood tl<x>rs, and an expansive family room. Property has several other buildings including a 5-stall barn and a 4 acre pond. $320,000. This exceptional property is gladly shown by appointment. REALTORS 140 West Davis St • Culpeper, Va. 22701 (703) 825-1717 • Home 825-1827 Charles "Pete” Estes. ‘This has to be handled in a manner so that it doesn’t affect somebody down the road or subdivisions in the past...We can’t arbitarily pick a group and say you can do this," he maintained, suggesting that the commonwealth’s attorney write an ordinance amendment that would permit someone to subdivide a non-conforming lot for conveyance to a community organization for public use. An amendment isn’t necessary, Luke said, because the board has the power to grant an exception to any provision of the subdivision ordinance. “But it’s never been done," Estes countered. He added, however, that “if you can, in good conscience, do this without damaging the ordinance, fine.” Chairman J. R. Latham noted that granting the exception would not change the character of the neighborhood. “This will benefit so many people,” said Baldwin, maintaining that the benefit to many must be weighed against any potential damage to the few opposed. “If the right-of-way is widened to 40 feet, I think it will benefit everyone involved,” Latham maintained. “I think we would be doing an injustice if we didn’t grant this,” Supervisor Hubert Gilkey added. Latham agreed. “The most valuable resource our county has in my estimation is its vouth.” “I don’t know how (the right-of-way) can be considered a public road when the Ruritans can decide who can go in there and who can’t,” Baldwin noted. On Gilkey’s motion and Baldwin’s second, Mrs. Stuart’s special exception request was unanimously approved. Supervisor Lane suggested adding a stipulation that the eight acre parcel to be conveyed to the Ruritans carry a restriction against its use as a building lot. Instructing Luke to set out the reasons in writing for their approval with stipulations on use of the property, the supervisors voted again to authorize and sign the special exception permit at next month’s meeting. FNilER LIVESTOCK EZCBANBB INgQWPOBATED REGULAR SALES Every Tues. HOftSCSAir 2nd S>t 1 pm . Every Month STATE GRADE FAT CATTLE 1st Tues. 1 p m Every Month t Mile East of Marshall Rt 55 PHONE 364-1566 M Sperryvjlle Realty SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM Sperry vide, Virginia 22740 (703) 987-8088 -Office Laurel Mills - Two story frame home, remains ot Old Woolen Mill, over 3 acres bordering the Thornton River. $25,000. Flint Hill - 3 bedroom home, good size kitchen and living room, one full bath, laundry room, carport, nice lot. $44,500. Laurel Mills - Small 4 room frame home, small lot. small price $9,500 Sperryville - Enjoy the spaciousness of this home that combines kitchen, dining and living room area. 3 bedrooms. 2 baths, full walk-out basement. 1 acre. $53,500. James W. Leake 967-8236 J. Maurice O'Bannon 987-8713 Carson Johnson Barbara Martin 987-8257 Bud Corder 635-5891 John Eubank r 1983 SALES 7 acre lak goN-Vooded property.$200,000 55 acres open woodland. .$170,000 Lovely 30 acre apple orchard w 2 beffiW&ne.$90,000 138 a^p\P~ar Blakey Ridge.$850 pa 2 bedr. cedar cabin oy>vcres $63,000 4 bedr. Cape Cod in town of Wash.cp\P.$54,000 O Jeffe e£rton horse farm on 40 acres.$$155,000 5.9 acres near Flint Hill ^pV?ws.$26,500 Lovely 1800's 2 story home in Wash.^oV-9 $100,000 3 bedr. fram^^m on 21 + acres.$120,000 2 bedr. house on 64 acres in^N&sville..$160,000 . © House & barn on 2.5 acres.....,-pV.$72,000 2.26 ££k?acres w/3 bedr home.$42,550 Lot on Piedmont St. & hou^pf^.$55,000 A?.$36,500 Hidden cottage on 2 sloping acres. Ador^pv&illage cottage in Sperryville.$30,000 81 river-front acres wooded^Sd.$80,000 50 acres in F^pfeShannock.$220,000 22 tgP^is, heavily wooded, sloping land.$22,000 9 neat, wooded acres....^q\P.$21,500 2 + acres w/7 room house, bam & bldg... cff&.$66,000 Lot on MtJS^m Ave. w/Miller House..$100,000 22 acres open land wHhgrgTl&ws.m oo, 20 v acrrjA^erty with old cabin.$45,000 “Last year wae good — But we'll sell more in ’84” Eileen M. Day, REALTORS Clapton Hornet, Beat 136 ITatkimgton, Vs. 22747 675-3400 KtvimDmy 9*7-9009 UmDmy 901-4900