Rappahannock News, December 18, 1986

S?219 ► I r T» A MK D 19, VA. PAID CIRCULATION NOW Subjaci to ABC Audit 3^023 RAPPAHANNOCK HOVSEftOtih* 2,722 S1 « ■ |ifi:i.‘ ii\ I. M /r.;, > '■ ' %' r t ' ‘ . ■, • .. V " 1 iPife'KSAtfPLfi * V# f The County Family Newspaper Founded 1877 36th Year, No. 51 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18,1986 Washington, Virginia 22747 USPS 455580 22 pages Phone 675-3349 25 cents Zoning ordinances Newly enacted document introduces map, density restrictions, revised lot definitions and specific development standards By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahannock New* Staff Writer Capping two years of steady work by the Planning Commission and consultant Richard McNear, the Rappahannock supervisors enacted a new zoning ordinance earlier this month. It meant the retirement of “Old Blue,” the slim, blue-bound collection of land use regulations which have governed the county since 1973. That ordinance was drafted by laymen. It was a cut-and-paste job, with provisions taken from the ordinances of other Virginia localities interspersed with sections written specifically for Rappahannock. But it worked as a tool for channeling and controlling growth and protecting the farm land and mountain slopes that are so vital to maintaining the county’s rural character. However, the development scene has changed since 1973. When “Old Blue” was pasted together, the heavy development pressure was still a county away from Rappahannock’s borders. Now, it’s next door: • The rate at which new lots are being created in Culpeper County in 1986 is 269 percent of the 1985 rate and 342 percent of the 1983-84 rate. • Building permits issued in Culpeper County for new single family dwellings in 1986 have climbed by 154 percent over the 1985 rate and 169 percent of the 1983-84 rate. • Real estate consultant Robert L. Siegel, in addressing investment opportunities, reported that Fauquier County in Virginia and Queen Anne’s in Maryland are the metropolitan area’s new growth counties. They “represent a potential new wave of real estate opportunity,” the New Orleans-based consultant was quoted as saying in the Fairfax Journal. • A new study by the Metropolitan Area of Governments finds the Washington area growing faster than it has since the 1960s with this “boom” expected to continue well into the 21st century. The vast majority of this growth is expected in the outer suburbs. Add to these heightened pressures the propensity of landowners to take their case to court when local government says “no” to a development proposal, and “Old Blue” was found wanting. When the Rappahannock-Rapidan Planning Dis “The old ordinance just said that a use shouldn’t adversely affect the neighboring landowners. Now the new ordinance sets out exactly what must be done to achieve that mandate ... The old ordinance said things must be done without saying how to do it. This adds the ‘how-to’...” John McCarthy Zoning Administrator trict Commission was working on the county’s comprehensive plan, its former executive director, John Capelle, sent a copy of the old zoning ordinance to the state attorney general’s office for an informal review; the list of inconsistencies, omissions and unconstitutional provisions covered page after page on a long yellow legal pad. The situation left the Board of Supervisors with no choice but to direct the planning commissioners to again take up the zoning ordinance review, and revision began eight years ago when George Davis was Commonwealth’s Attorney. However, with “Old Blue” so outdated, it became clear that the land use regulations would have to be rewritten rather than simply revised. And this time, the commissioners hired Richard McNear, a professional planner and long-time county .resident,,. tg,„ oversee the work. What are the major differences between the 1973 ordinance and its 1986 counterpart? “First of all, there’s size!” said zoning administrator John McCarthy, balancing a copy in each hand. “The old one was 60 pages and the new one is 190 pages.” But, he emphasized, the regulations themselves haven’t tripled. “Performance standards have been added for every district. They’re very specific; they set out what must be done to ensure that the proposed land use doesn’t adversely affect the neighbors,” Mr. McCarthy ex plained. “The old ordinance just said that a use shouldn’t adversely affect the neighboring landowners. Now the new ordinance sets out exactly what must be done to achieve that mandate. Close to half the new ordinance is devoted to those standards.” The standards “were the sort of thing that the Planning Commission, the Board of Zoning Appeals and the supervisors wrestled with in public hearings,” Mr. McCarthy continued. They include such specifics as requirements on parking spaces, noise limits, number of employees, distance to a neighboring lot line, air pollution, road access, lot size and buffer zones. “Being fallible human beings, the planning commissioners, the BZA members and the supervisors could overlook some of these concerns. Now they’re listed.” Plus, he noted, controversy often ajFose in the past over just what conditions had been attached to a special use permit. “Now, with the new ordinance, certain conditions are automatic,” said Mr. McCarthy. But, as with the old ordinance, the BZA and the supervisors can still tack on additional conditions appropriate to a specific use on a specific site, the zoning administrator emphasized. Zoning map For the first time, Rappahannock has a zoning map on which the different zoning districts are delineated. In the past, specific properties were colored industrial, residential, business or commercial but across most of the county — the land considered agricultural or conservation - a property owner had to determine slope in order to determine zoning district. Under the zoning ordinance, with its accompanying map, agriculture (A) and conservation (C) districts, the county’s “resource preservation zoning districts,” still comprise the bulk of Rappahannock’s land mass. And those districts as drawn on the zoning maps are still predicated on slope, but the determination has been made on a countywide basis. The district “reflects the character of the area, its general slope, rather than the slope of each square foot of land,” Mr. McCarthy said. As for the other districts - residential rural (RR-5), residential (R2), residential village (RV), mobile home park (MHP), commercial village (CV), commercial general (CG), commercial highway (HC) and industrial (I) - the designation is based primarily on existing use, according to Mr. McCarthy. Administrative approval “I have 100 acres. It’s zoned agricultural. I want to subdivide. Do I have to go through a lot of red tape and public hearings?” That’s the question so many landowners want answered. And the new zoning ordinance has a new answer, because the rules for administrative approval have changed. By right, Mr. Smith can subdivide three lots from his agriculturally zoned land but only if certain tests are passed. When Mr. Smith brings his application into the zoning office, John McCarthy looks at the piece of land Mr. Smith intends to subdivide AND at the contiguous or adjoining pieces he may also own. Mr. Smith can get administrative approval to cut parcel A into three lots but then he can’t come back later for administrative approval to make three by-right cuts from parcel B. “To subdivide parcel B, he must go to the Board of Supervisors for a special exception permit. Now, they can give him approval for it, but they must maintain the density of one dwelling unit per 25 acres set for (Continued on Page 22) RCHS capital outlay: 4It’s up to the public to sell the supervisors’ By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahannock News Staff Writer “We have come up with a reasonable plan which will adequately meet the needs of the county for some time to come,” said School Board member Bill Oliver last Tuesday, addressing the proposed high school building program. “I understand the supervisors’ position. I know they’re facing other demands for money .. . But all elected officials respond to their constituency and the supervisors are elected officials. So it’s up to the public to sell the supervisors on this capital outlay plan. The School Board can’t do it. We’ve done our part. Now it’s up to the public to do theirs.” “It all comes down to what the people want,” agreed Nancy Reeve. “Do they want this?” “This” is the $1.5 million RCHS building program - a (Continued on Page 22) Supervisor J. R. Latham J. Richard Latham, supervisor from Jackson District, died suddenly this Wednesday in Warren Memorial Hospital. Mr. Latham had entered the hospital on Monday to undergo tests and underwent surgery the following day. A native of Rappahannock County and lifelong resident of Amissville, Mr. Latham was a farmer. He was a member of the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors for 15 years, serving as its chairman for four years. He also served as chairman of the county’s Welfare Board, member of the ASCS County Committee and member of the Trustee Electoral Board formerly responsible for appointments to the county’s School Board. He was Rappahannock’s representative on the Rappahannock-Rapidan Planning District Commission and a director of the Rappahannock Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company. J. Newbill Miller, who served twice with Mr. Latham on the board of supervisors, said, “Dick was a friend of mine; our association goes back 20 years or more. He was an excellent supervisor. He was the type of person that the more you were around him, the more you respected him. He got things done in a quiet way -- without a lot of fanfare" Diane Bruce, who as clerk to J. R. LATHAM the board worked closely with Mr. Latham, added, “He was a fine man; one of the fairest men I’ve known in terms of making decisions about the county. I can’t say enough about him . . . He will be terribly missed.” Mr. Latham was 62 years old when he died. He is survived by his wife, Mary; a daughter and two sons. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Turner Robert Shaw Funeral Home in Front Royal. Arrangements had not been announced Wednesday afternoon; Panthers trim Cougars in OT, 64-62 By LOU HATTER Rappahannock Newa Staff Writer Pandemonium reigned at Rappahannock High School Friday night after the Panthers beat Bull Run Conference defending champion Manassas Park in a heart-stopping overtime victory. With nine seconds left in the overtime period and the score tied at 62, a Cougar pass went incompleted, bouncing off the chest of the intended recipient. Richard Tribino capitalized on the lapse by Manassas Park, snapping up the loose ball, then drawing a foul. He went to the line and sank both free throws to put the Panthers ahead, 64-62. The Cougars were unable to connect on two scoring opportunities by Eugene Baltimore as the clock ticked down, and the partisan crowd burst out of the bleachers and onto the court, raising an exuberant Coach Gary Leake onto their should ders in triumph. “The key to the win was the kids’ determination,” Coach Leake said. “They wanted this game bad! After dropping three close games to Manassas Park last year, the team was very determined that it was not gonna happen again. ” “It was the most exciting game I’ve ever seen - it was a game neither team deserved to lose,” Coach Leake added. The Panthers jumped out to an early lead, answering the Cougars almost point for point and ending the first quarter ahead by two, 16-14. Manassas Park picked up steam in the second quarter, moving ahead 24-22 about halfway through the quarter when Baltimore was fouled on a field goal. He made the threepoint play and the Cougars rallied, scoring 15 points to Rappahannock’s four as the half wound down. John Lee hit nine points in the quarter, and ended the half with 15 of the Cougars’ 36 points. Rappahannock went to the locker room trailing by 10, 36-26. “I was surprised that they went to Lee as much as they did in the first half,” Coach Leake commented. “We made an adjustment at the half; for the guards to cover the wings, cutting off passes to Lee. We keyed on him the second half.” The strategy apparently worked - Lee scored only eight points in the second half. The visiting Cougars seemed unfazed by the noisy Panther boosters packing the stands on both sides of the court, stretching the lead to 4230 in the third quarter, before the Panthers slowly scratched back. Butch Foster and Walter Frye led the scoring attack, halving the Cougar lead to 48-42 as the third quarter ended. The Panthers continued with an aggressive full court press as the fourth quarter began. The push seemed to confuse Manassas Park, and the press combined with out-rebounding the visitors enabled Rappahannock to regain the lead, 51-50, with 5:38 left in the game. Foster’s lay-up to retake the lead capped a shooting spree by the Panthers where they outscored the Cougars 9-2. Several more opportunities, iced by a fast break score by Garri Jackson, stretched the home team’s advantage to 57-52. The Cougars refused to give up, however. They applied a full court press of their own, forcing the Panthers to a conservative strategy as regulation time wound down. Baltimore brought the Cougars to within one on a layup with less than two minutes on the clock, 57-56. John Lee followed up with another field goal with 56 seconds remaining to put Manassas Park back in the lead at 59-57. Rappahannock took control of the ball after Lee’s score and God frey Freeman slammed it home with 43 seconds left to retie the game at 59. The Cougars were unable to convert on Lee’s last-second attempt, and the game went into overtime. Manassas Park set the tempo (Continued on Page 21) V Rappahannock Newt photo/Lou Hatter THE SCOREBOARD TELLS the story as Panther partisans congratulate Coach Gary Leake (left, white shirt) and his team. y Leake defends outlay plan By LOU HATTER Rappahannock Newt Staff Writer “I’m glad none of the supervisors chose to attend the basketball game Friday night,” Rappahannock’s varsity basketball coach Gary Leake said. “We didn’t have a seat for them. I think we could have filled the Superdome. We had to turn people away because we couldn’t seat enough. When it gets to that point, something desperately needs to be done.” In an interview with the Rappahannock News Monday, Coach Leake spoke out in support of the capital outlay program proposed for the high school, which includes a new 750-seat gymnasium. The Board of Supervisors will make a decision on whether to approve the loan following a public hearing this evening. “The athletic program at RCHS has changed drastically in the past 10 years . . . it’s time for new facilities. The athletic program has expanded - and we need to expand to keep up. Otherwise the program and the students will suffer in the long run,” the coach said. Coach Leake, an RCHS alumnus and a member of the varsity basketball team for three years, noted that six years ago, when he was a senior, “12 kids tried out for the varsity team, and 12 made the team. This year we had 25 kids out for the varsity, 32 for JV, and 24 boys came out for the eighth grade team. That’s 81 kids trying out for 45 total spots.” Coach Leake added that the need to keep up with an expanding athletic program is not the only argument in favor of a larger gym. “We’ve had several injuries to basketball team members - and numerous injuries in physical education classes, during basketball games.” The cinderblock walls at the end of the basketball court are only three feet from the end of the court. Contact with the walls is so frequent that mats have been hung on the walls under the baskets to lessen the force of impact. Devon Moore, one of Rappahannock’s varsity starters, was unable to play against Manassas Park on Friday because of an injured hand resulting from a collision with the gym wall during a practice last week. “We’ve changed the name of the game - from basketball to basketwall,” Mr. Leake quipped. The court, Coach Leake pointed out, is below standard, “even by the Virginia High School League handbook. It’s far below the specifications of a legal court. It’s only a matter of time before the state passes a rule mandating a standard court - the time to change it is now, rather than wait and be forced to change, or drop the basketball program.” He added that an average of four lights a week have to be replaced in the gym, “due to poor wiring and the age of the electrical system.” Each light costs $50, not counting the cost for the labor to replace it. “That’s $200 a week being spent right there,” Coach Leake said. Another reason for upgrading the facilities is the lack of access and space to accommodate handicapped students, Mr. Leake (Continued on Page 22)

JSTews of Record General District court Cases decided Tuesday were: Rosa Jordan, aka Rosa J., bad check, continued to Feb. 10, 1987. Jeffrey Scott Gatewood, malicious wounding, continued to Jan. 12, 1987. Reginald Gatewood, malicious wounding, continued to Jan. 12, 1987. James Franklin Pullen, manufacture marijuana, continued to Jan. 20, 1987. Ernie Lemen, brandish firearm, continued to Feb. 10, 1987. Jasper Lee Thompson, non payment fine/costs, paid, dismissed. James Carter Brooks, driving while intoxicated, assigned to ASAP, restricted license. Leo Chapman, reckless driving (77/55), $77/20. Soren Schutt Nielsen, 74/55, $38/20. Cleveland Ashby Settle Jr., 74/55, $38/25. Gerald Berkeley Pomeroy, no escort vehicle, continued to Jan. 10, 1987. Terry Lynn Bright, non-payment fines/costs, dismissed. ■ Elmer E. Dyer, non-payment fine/costs, continued to Feb. 17, 1987. Michael Foley Anderson, 67/55, $24/25. Michael Gregory Atkins, no inspection, $15/25. Irv in D. Barnes, reckless driving (77/55), $77/25. William James Cave, 71/55, $32/20. Robert W. Clements III, illegal use of radar detector, $25/20. Paul D. Crissman, illegal use of radar detector, $25/25. Louis E. Daehnke Jr., 71/55, $32/20. David Manuel Dodson, 68/55, $26/20. Robert Harvey Durrett, 65/55, reduced to defective equipment, $15/20. Anna Maria Enos, 74/55, $38/20. Candy C. Fazakerley, 71/55, $32/20. Harold Spencer Foster, 73/55, $36/20. Ellis Acy Frye II, 71/55, $32/20. Brenda Jean Gallagher, 71/55, $32/20. Arthur E. Goodwin, 72/55, $34/20. William Ashby Grigsby Jr., reckless driving (77/55), $77/20. Bradley Kane Haynes, 71/55, $32/20. Milton Edward Lewis, over tandem axle weight, $25/25. Chesley Howard Looney, 70/55, $30/20. Arthur Colin McGee, 67/55, $24/20. Bemell Miller, 70/55, $30/20. Wanda Lee Miller, 72/55, $34/20. « James Nelson MoskoWitz, reckless driving (83/55), continued to Jan. 20, 1987. Debra Joyce Paulson, 71/55, $32/20. Jeffrey Lee Polk, 73/55, $36/20. Gerald Berkeley Pomeroy, 66/55, continued to Jan. 20,1987. Dane Kenneth Rinehart, reckless driving (84/55), $84/20. Karen Marie Roberts, 68/55, $26/20; expired plates, $10. Stephen Wallace Shipp, 68/55, $26/25. Stephen Slumber, 71/55, $32/25. Daniel Peter Smith, 71/55, $32/25. Beth M. Tanner, 71/55, $32/20. Yes! Please enter my new subscription to Rappahannock JJetos Subscription rates by mail: Rappahannock & adjoining counties.$8.00/yr. ' EHrewtherrlrrthe .SlO.oe/yr Outside the U S.*.$8.00/yr. (plus postage billed quarterly) NAME:. ADDRESS: CITY:_ .STATE: -ZIP: Mail subscriptions are payable in advance. Make check or money order payable to: Rappahannock News, Washington, VA 22747. This form may also be used for CHANGE OF ADDRESS Old Address: New Address: Second class postage paid at the Post Office at Warrenton, VA. The Rappahannock — News is published ei’ery Thursday by Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel Com: J munications, Inc. 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In the foreground is Rich Adams, editorial director for WDVM-TV, EMT, and keynote speaker at the EMS Council annual dinner. Michael Bost, M.D., president of the EMS Council, is behind Mrs. Powell. County squads honored with EMS award Three Rappahannock County rescue squads were honored recently with the presentation of the “Call of the Year” award at the Rappahannock-Rapidan Emergency Medical Services Council annual meeting. In presenting the award, Polly Powell, Madison County Supervisor and a member of the EMS council Board of Directors, said the the call was successful “because of the combined efforts of members of the Sperryville, Washington and Flint Hill rescue squads, Rappahannock County Sheriffs Department and the paramedic crew from the Pegasus Medical Evacuation helicopter from the University of Virginia. “It was a dramatic rescue, carried out under the most stressful circumstances, rough terrain and a severe lightning and thunderstorm.” Mrs. Powell recounted the circumstances surrounding the call to the EMS personnel gathered for the award presentation. They represented all the EMS units in Planning District 9 (Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock Put a Boss to Work VH.W/ - ****** St i. liA Special $299.95 Save $50.00 on 028,034, fA. and 038. X^^SHENK’S RUSCO WINDOW CO. 518 N. Royal Ave., Front Royal, Va. 703/635-3447 Excellent for major firewood cutting or limbing operations. 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School Board to consider ‘child safety’ program By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahannock New* Staff Writer Following the example of Falls Church, the Rappahannock School Board plans to incorporate lessons on child abuse into a comprehensive program on child safety. Mary Beth Williams, the social worker with the Falls Church public schools who recently conducted an in-service training seminar on child abuse for Rappahannock teachers, told the School Board last Tuesday that in her opinion, “a one-shot ap, proach is just not enough.” Addressing the problem of child abuse with a one-time dramatic presentation, such as the play Hugs and Kisses “scares people,” Mrs. Williams said. Often children are not adequately prepared, and should reports of abuse follow the presentation, community resources are insufficient to handle the load, she said. In the Falls Church schools, child abuse is covered in the health curriculum presented to third, fifth and sixth graders and then followed up in a strong family life education program at the middle school level, Mrs. Williams reported. me cultural values, the standards within the community in terms of disciplining children must be recognized,” she acknowledged. “But where children are being hurt maliciously, that’s where you get involved.” The Falls Church program doesn’t focus specifically on abuse but rather on decision-making skills, Mrs. Williams explained. As an example, the health program also addresses problems confronting “latchkey” children whose parents work and therefore must leave their children in the home alone after school. Children learn who to call in an emergency, and they learn not only that they have a right to report “bad touching,” but who to tell, Mrs. Williams explained. She emphasized that parents should be involved in developing the curriculum. She suggested scheduling meetings so parents can preview the material to be incorporated in a child safety program, particularly information on sexual abuse. In Falls Church, Mrs. Williams noted, there was little opposition. “Parents asked the schools to help them learn how to talk to their children about these safety issues . . . Parents are the primary educators. That’s why they must be integrated ... We can’t just teach the children. We have to teach the parents and the teachers as well,” Mrs. Williams said. , “It’s important not to go on a Suggestions few for school spending in FY1987-88 The School Board’s scheduled hearing for public input on next year’s school budget appeared to have caught the public unawares last Tuesday night. There were no representatives from the Rappahannock County Education Association and the few parents who spoke were all present for other business. In the single letter received, Vickie Eastham requested that the pay scale for substitute teachers be upgraded. Seventh grade science teacher Lynne Baines asked that French be offered at the high school. “I would hope that we’ll get something happening in capital outlay for the high school,” said Sharon Kilpatrick. If the building program goes forward as proposed, “I think it’s important not to press too hard (for additional spending on education) for the next few years, but we must be careful not to lose what we’ve gained in teachers’ salaries.” Specifically, Mrs. Kilpatrick proposed that gains made in Rappahannock’s pay scale in comparison with surrounding counties be maintained. The board was also asked to raise Rappahannock’s extra-duty pay scale to equal the average paid to teachers in surrounding counties. Superintendent Robert Estabrook will present his proposed budget for 1986-87 to the School Board on March 3. The public will be given an opportunity to respond to the proposed educational expenditures on March 10. Meetings on March 17 and, if necessary, March 24, have been set for the School Board to consider and adopt a budget. witch hunt to find abused children. It’s more important to work on preventing child abuse and, if it occurs, to provide the child with help.” At the start of her presentation, the Falls Church social worker outlined types of abuse: • Physical abuse - where the child is repeatedly subjected to physical harm. As an example, she cited an account she’d heard on the radio on her drive to Rappahannock, a report of a father given three years in prison for gluing shut the eyes of his two-year-old child. • Neglect - where the parent makes a choice to withhold food, clothing, medical attention or school attendance from the child. A differentiation must be made here between purposeful neglect and a situation in which a financially struggling family lacks money to care for a child, Mrs. Williams noted. • Emotional abuse - where the child’s self-esteem is continually attacked by being belittled, told he never does anything right and told he’s not wanted. This is the most difficult form of abuse to detect or to prove, Mrs. Williams said. It is often this type of abuse that leads a child to anti-social behavior as a means of getting attention, she said. • Sexual abuse - until recently, a taboo topic, Mrs. Williams noted, ■iftrflif [||| gurir We have all your Christmas gift needs for newborns up to juniors Don’t forget our coat & jacket sale 20%-30% OFF Stocking stuffers! 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She acknowledged that the numbers sound inflated but told the school board that in 1,400 interviews she’d conducted for her own research project, “I discovered that the statistics are valid. They’re holding up.” And of those cases of abuse, 85 percent will involve “someone the child knows, loves and trusts; someone who is not a stranger,” Mrs. Williams said. “Go into any classroom in a school and you’ll find at least one or two children who’ve been abused in some manner,” she told the School Board. “Nationwide, at least one million children are maltreated by their parents every year. Three thousand of those children will die,” the social worker continued. Fourteen children died of abuse or neglect in Virginia last year. The state’s Social Services Department investigated 49,765 complaints of child abuse in 1985 and determined that 16.7 percent - or 8,303 cases - were absolutely founded, Mrs. Williams said. “There were an additional 3,920 in which abuse was strongly suspected but there just wasn’t enough proof.” “Who files the complaints?” asked School Board member Paul |2 Guard Hill Road H || Route 2, Box 480 H H Front Royal, VA 22630 H (703)636-9726 | Flowers inagiftfor Christmas. Teleflorals Holly Hurricane Bouquet! A radiant centerpiece that will be treasured for many years to come. Well deliver it across town or wire it through Teleflora anywhere across the United States and Canada. We make Christmas shopping easy. 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All you have to have is a suspicion.” The identity of the person reporting the abuse is kept confidential except when court testimony may be required, and someone reporting suspected abuse incurs no liability, even if an investigation proves the suspicion false, Mrs. Williams said. “What do you want to see here?” the social worker asked the School Board members. “Do you want to see child safety integrated in the regular curriculum? Do you want to hold training sessions for parents?” “Everybody would be playing ostrich if we said everything is fine in Rappahannock County,” responded chairman Beverly Massie. “But I’m concerned that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. The board and the parents should feel comfortable that our teachers have been trained to know what is abuse and what is not abuse.” “Personally, I think an on-going program (on all aspects of child safety) is needed, but teachers already have so much required work that isn’t teaching . . . How much more time can we take from the aca: demic curriculum?” the School Board chairman said. Nancy Reeve asked if drug and alcohol abuse could be part of the child safety program. That hasn’t been done in Falls Church but substance abuse could certainly be integrated, “with the same focus on decision making,” Mrs. Williams replied. Any program must recognize the difference between abuse and “alternative life styles,” Mrs. Reeve affirmed. But she added that “kindergarten is not too early ... to teach decision making and that children have the right to make choices ... so there’s not that feeling of helplessness” typically felt by the abused child. “You can’t tell parents that they can’t physically discipline a child,” Mrs. Williams agreed. “I myself believe that there are times when a swat on the bottom is appropriate . . . That’s why it’s so important to determine the circumstances and to „ (Continued on Page 21 )j ft * f: J .'*• V..; - Task force organized to combat substance abuse By LOU HATTER Rappahannock News Staff Writer “In recent months there has been a heightened awareness, growing out of a general recognition across the country that there is a problem (with substance abuse),” said clinic site director Lee Nettles, speaking with a group of about 25 concerned residents gathered at Trinity Episcopal Church. “We need to join in the war that the President has declared.” Mr. Nettles said that he finds a general consensus among professionals in the mental health field that there is a “golden opportunity” to benefit from the public’s heightened awareness of the problem, which has been evident the past few months due to the massive media coverage of the substance abuse problem following the deaths due to drug overdoses of University of Maryland basketball player Len Bias and Cleveland Browns running back Don Rogers. But we must answer two questions, Mr. Nettles continued. “Is there a need for a substance abuse program in Rappahannock?” And, “If so, do the citizens want it?” “I think the number of people who showed up tonight shows something for the concern,” replied the Rev. Jennings Hobson III, rector of Trinity Church. Paul Nichols, representing the Rappahannock Lions Club, asked Mr. Nettles how the program might be designed. “In my six years as site director at Family Guidance Services of Rappahannock, the program has been mostly hit or miss,” Mr. Nettles replied. “I envision something along the lines of Mi's. Reagan’s ‘Just Say No’ program ... an intensive effort by diverse elements of the community to educate and put out the message that it’s OK to say no.” Mr. Nettles proposed a weeklong campaign with “something going on each day and night: discussions, films, speakers...” He added that the organizational meeting was proposed to establish a base, so that community leaders could go back and discuss the proposals with other members of their organizations, to decide the best ways to reach out and touch all the nooks and crannies of the rest of the county. Mr. Nettles said that in his clinical experience, “I have worked with abusers of every drug out there - we have heroin addicts in Rappahannock ... In 1985, there was an epidemic of people asking for help with cocaine - we had six people in the clinic in two weeks.” “However,” he quickly added, “the biggest problem in Rappahannock continues to be alcohol. The average alcoholic’s drinking affects seven other people: family members, friends and co-workers.” Brett Taylor pointed out that “most kids won’t listen to someone coming in and preaching. It would be better to have an exuser come in and show by experience what drugs can do.” Mr. Nettles explained that substance-abuse • counseling usually has a three-tier approach. Tertiary counseling involves working with hard-core users. Secondary counseling deals with those people on the fringes of the abuse pattern — those who may be dabbling with drugs and/or alcohol, but who probably do not yet have a serious and long-term abuse problem - the so-called experimenters. Primary counseling involves education — attempting to reach young people with information about what substance abuse can do to their minds and bodies before problems have a chance to begin. “In most cases, this means education at the elementary school level,” Mr. Nettles emphasized. 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fcappafjannocfe iietos An Independent Newspaper Established 1877 Published Every Thursday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL, Publisher JOHN T. McEWAN, President JOHN T. TOLER, Exec. Vice Pres. BARBARA C. BURKE, General Manager LOU HATTER, Managing Editor LISA H. BURKE, Advertising To Subscribe Phone (703) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $6.00 a year in Rappahannock and adjoining counties $10.00 a year elsewhere in the United States BACK COPSES: 3 months or more 70c,. 1 -2 years - $1.00; over 2 years - $3.00 (if available) OFFICE: Rappannock News Bldg., Washington, Va 22747 HOURS: 8:30 a m. to 5 30 p.m.. Mon.-Fri. Published by the Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel Newspapers, Inc. Member, Audit Bureau of Circulation. ----/ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18,1986 Editorials A true public servant We offer our heartfelt condolences to the family of J. Richard Latham, who died suddenly and unexpectedly this Wednesday. Mr. Latham was a dedicated public servant. As a member of the Board of Supervisors, the Welfare Board and the Board of Electoral Trustees, he gave freely of his time and talents. A native of Rappahannock and a farmer by profession, he was a steward of the land and worked to preserve the resources that give the county its unique character. And he worked just as hard to provide educational services for our young people and social services to those in need. He had decided not to seek re-election in 1983, but was persuaded to run by constituents who did not want to lose his representation. “There were things unfinished that I wanted to see completed,” the former chairman of the Board of Supervisors said, explaining his decision. But with three more years behind him, Mr. Latham had again made up his mind to retire as a public official. Asked recently if he couldn’t be persuaded just one more time, he shook his head, his face creasing into that characteristic little grin, the laugh lines etched deeper around his eyes. “Absolutely not!” he said. “It’s not just the 15 years I’ve been on the Board of Supervisors. My father served on the board and he brought the job home with him, too. So it’s been more like a half century, and that’s long enough for the phone to ring all through dinner and into the night. I owe it to my family, and I owe me!” he said. We’re so sorry tnat he didn’t have the opportunity to enjoy that well deserved retirement. The proper approach The School Board is taking the proper approach to a difficult, sensitive issue in its plan to develop a child saftey program in the public schools. By incorporating child abuse in such a program, the board will downplay the sensational aspects while giving the problem serious attention. And make no mistake about it - the sick people who prey on children are here in Rappahannock just as they are in the metropolitan areas where daily headlines scream stories of cruelty and neglect. Our children need help in saying no, whether it be to the~ self-inflicted abuse of cigarettes, alcohol and other drugs or to emotional, physical and sexual abuse imposed by others. There are additional lessons which should be included in a safety program here. In this day when both mothers and fathers are often employed, “latch-key” children come home to houses where there is no adult supervision. In Rappahannock, those houses are frequently heated with wood. In Rappahannock, the next door neighbor may be a mile away. This aspect of rural life presents potential dangers that don’t face youngsters in more urban environments; our child safety program should address those dangers. We applaud the School Board’s intention to involve parents and others in the community in the planning process. By giving them a say, the board will build broad based support for its efforts. We already agree that our children should be protected. We must only reach agreement on what exactly they should be protected from. Thanks, Potomac Edison Let’s hear a round of applause for that much maligned creature - Big Business. We’re told it’s heartless and uncaring, concerned only with profits. Well, we know better. We know that there’s at least one big business out there with a Christmas spirit. Potomac Edison continues to play Santa Claus to Rappahannock’s public schools. The power company has already given the schools Apple computers and provided help to the administration on its computerization of records and accounts. Last week, PotEd presented the high school with sets of disks for physics and chemistry classes and promises training for teachers on how to best use the software in the advanced science programs. This generosity, which comes with no strings attached, shows that the giant utility realizes the students of today are its workers of tomorrow. Potomac Edison knows that its future is tied to their future. It knows that the better our young people are prepared for life, the better that life will be - for all of us. Thank you, Potomac Edison, and Merry Christmas! Rappahannock Newt photo/Cindy Mahan Rappahannock Heritage AN EARLY WINTER ICE-STORM hit Rappahannock last week, and trees and shrubs strained with the weight. \______:> Letters to the editor The issue is accountability To the editor: During the past few weeks, high school students, parents, citizens, and teachers have written to you describing the critical space needs at the high school and urging the community to support the Virginia Literary Loan (which was offered to the Supervisors on Dec. 12 and which must be accepted within 60 days). The space needs at RCHS are overwhelmingly evident. Now that the need is so clearly identified, let’s move on to those actions for which the supervisors should and must be accountable: ' (1) Why, if they feel that a modest auditorium and regulation-size gym are unnecessary and unneeded, did the supervisors authorize the School Board to specify these space needs to the architectural firm when plans were being drawn up in the spring of 1984? Why did they sign a contract with the architectural firm for $95,000 AND spend $80,000 on plans which are ready for bid if they were not aware of the extent of the building expansion program or not supportive of it? (2) Why, if the project is too expensive for our county revenue to support, did the supervisors request the School Board to change the plans for a prefabricated structure to brick and mortar structure, resulting in a projected construction cost increase from $850,000 to $1.5 million? (3) Why, if the supervisors knew that Virginia Literary Loan approval (for a 5 percent loan) would become available in December and must be accepted and the project must be put out to bid (all within 60 days), are they just now beginning to deal with issues that cannot be resolved within the 60-day period (modifying architectural drawings, resubmitting them to the State Department of Education for approval, and posting new plans for bid)? The basic issue here is ACCOUNTABIfcLTX ’to,11s the.t j citizens, taxpayers, and parents of school children in Rappahannock County. The School Board and administration did exactly as directed by the supervisors in 1984: they received input on space needs from our teachers; they worked diligently as a board and administration to keep costs down; they directed the architects to change the plans to satisfy the supervisors’ request for a more costly structure. And they waited 2 Vi years for Rappahannock to become eligible again for this low-interest loan. Furthermore, we the public believed what we heard and assumed that nothing could go wrong with the high school expansion program - this time! For the supervisors not to accept this loan immediately would be a clear act of fiscal irresponsibility and deception of the general public, the School Board and the school administration. Just as all of us must be accountable for our personal and business decisions, so must our supervisors. It’s too late to change these plans or to back out! Parents, grandparents, high school students, teachers, and citizens at large - show your support for the high school expansion project by attending the public hearing Thursday, Dec. 18, at the Rappahannock County Elementary School at 7 p.m. CAMILLE HARRIS Washington An act of faith To the editor: In regard to the decision facing the Board of Supervisors about whether to accept the Literary Loan for RCHS’s proposed expansion, I believe that now is the time for our community to engage in PRODUCTIVE thinking instead of SCARCITY thinking. We are an industrious and imaginative people. We are capable of expanding resources. Organizations in Rappahannock such as the Child Care and Learning Center, the Small Farmers’ Market, the Library, the Lions Club and RAAC attest to the ability of our communinty to provide facilities and services by citizens joining together. With due respect for an honest evaluation of limits, this nation was founded on the premise that its people can build the quality of life they envision. Instead of pitting teachers’ salaries against a new gym and auditorium, let us continue to pool our efforts and creative problem-solving abilities to have the well-paid staff and facilities we want for our children. Letting the Literary Loan slip away qt this time would be tragic. To decide against it out of concern for a possible detrimental effect on teachers’ pay underestimates the dedication that Rappahannock’s parents and other community members have for providing the best possible public school education to our children. We have an opportunity to show our young people that the risks of acting out of faith outweigh the temptation of not acting out of fear. LAURIE MARSHALL Washington 1 Call Zbt fcappabannocb iietos at 675-3349 with your suggestions for stories or photos. Wbat’s happened? 1 o the editor: What has happened to “Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men”? A disaster has befallen our nation; we don’t notice, we don’t see, we don’t care that the President’s current embarrassment stems from his war intentions - to make and prolong war in Iran j.and Iraq; to make and prolong war m Nicaragua and Honduras and El Salvador; to make and prolong war in Afghanistan; to foment war in Southern Africa. There is more. The National Security Council is the War Council, run by warriors, national heroes afraid to tell the truth. Who can explain this nddle to us? Have things reached so low a level that our national security depends on our fomenting war around the world? Some see hypocrisy as the grease that keeps society’s wheels turning. But if that is true, most would probably agree that the principal ingredient in j society needn’t be hypocrisy. A nation hostage to Violently'' skewed misconceptions bf reality is a nation in mortal jeopardy. Where has “Joy to the World” hidden itself? Woe betide us to foster war and to “celebrate” the Birth of the Prince of Peace. DIANA BIRD Washington Only basic necessities To the editor: This letter is written in support of the RCHS building project. As noted by others in previous weeks, this is an indispensable plan for updating the county’s only high school. Tables to eat at, proper facilities to enact the Virginia-mandated science curriculum, a gym which allows for the pursuit of normal intramural activities and a library big enough to promote research and study cannot be considered optional luxuries by any concerned person. These are basic necessities needed to insure that our children receive an education which is at least competitive with the majority of the nation’s high schools. Reluctance to secure funding through the various options available is not a sufficient excuse for forfeiting our children’s future. Certainly, if we can keep our county roads in adaquate condition, don’t we owe at least that much to the children of our county? We urgently need you to voice your support of this project before it is lost. Please, sign the petitions which are in most local stores and make sure to attend the public hearing on Thursday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m. at the elementary school. CINDY J. ANDREONI Washington Thanks, and Merry Christmas! 1 o the editor: Merry Christmas to the lucky recipients of the Rappahannock Lions Club “1986 Clock Fund” project. The grand prize winner was L. Farrell of Philadelphia, mother-inlaw of Lions Club member Bill Adams. She won the Seth Thomas “Winfield” Grandfather Clock. Second place, a $500 cash award, went to Raymond K. Johnson of Aspen, Colo., son of Rappahannock Lion Bryan Johnson. Gross receipts amounted to $3,492.80. Seventy-five percent of the net ($2,911.30) will be returned to benefit sight, hearing, diabetes, prevention of drug abuse, recreation and other Lions Club programs in Rappahannock County. The remainder will be distributed to support state and national Lions Club programs. Thanks to all who contributed in any way to the success of this drive for much-needed funds. Special thanks to Eugene Tucker, Certified Clock-Maker, for his contribution of the clock for the cause. Again, thanks and a Merry Christmas to all. , KERMIT WEAKLEY Chairman Lions Clock Fund Washington Thanks from UNICEF To the editor: With the help of many people, like the ones in the Front Royal and Winchester area . . . the lives of millions of children are saved every year. Millions! It is contributions from caring and concerned people like you that enable UNICEF to reach to the four corners of the globe to assure that these life-saving techniques are put to work. One method prevents dehydration from diarrhea. Another provides immunization against the six major childhood diseases. Still another allows parents and health workers to discover malnutrition be fore it happehs. And finally, one method provides babies with the best nutrition they can get. We at the Front Royal United Methodist Church take this opportunity to thank everyone for supporting UNICEF. We raised more than $325 through “Tnck or Treat for UNICEF,” collection boxes at Wendy’s and a Dance-a-Thon held by our youth. Special thanks go to the media for their help in advertising this worthy cause. MELINDA RUSSELL Education and Youth Music Director Front Royal United Methodist Church

Memories of Home Comfort at Christmas By H. RAMSEY TERHUNE ■Upfwhannock New* Contributing Writer Comfort, a soft and affectionate word! Home, a word breathing memories, thoughts of warmth, love and family! We were delivering Christmas baskets, but the old house was needy as well. The empty bucket on the well needed a dipper. The scratchy clapboards had long needed paint. Honeysuckle covered the little outhouse. And there was no smoke coming out of the chimney. “Guess there’s no one home,” we concluded. It was 10 o’clock the day before Christmas. But a second rap on the old back door brought a muffled response and a clicking of the time-worn metal lock. The frail, gray-haired widow was robed in a long, droopy gown. “I was just getting up,” she smiled. “My arthritis is so bad.” After introductions and explanations of our mission, she invited us to “set out” our box, which was filled with a frozen turkey, a fruit cake, all sorts of canned goods, holiday sweets and a big sack of potatoes, on her kitchen table. “You have no fire!” It was half question, half astonishment. The big black kitchen stove stood rigid and inhospitable, but the warming oven bore a telltale white sign. “Isn’t this an old Home Comfort?” we asked, already knowing the answer. Receiving an affirmative reply, accompanied by another smile, we briskly lifted the lids. An old newspaper plus some kindling from the woodbox, a priming squirt from the coal oil can, and the old Home Comfort sprang to life. The warmth and the dull roar as the draft pulled the smoke and sparks up the chimney changed ev1 erything and everybody. The kitchen looked brighter, we talked louder, and the old woman laughed. We all agreed: “There’s nothing like an old Home Comfort.” They’re maybe not as common as rural mailboxes, but like the mailbox, we all knew about them. The next place we visited was a white farmhouse. It belonged to a farmer and wife who, for all the world, looked like the couple in Norman Rockwell’s famous painting “The Angelis.” The short, smiling hostess ushered us graciously through the living room and into the kitchen.. The lean old farmer was well past 80, and, with blood running thin in his veins, sat crowding the kitchen stove warming his skinny legs. ' “Pull up- a chair next to the stove,” the old gentleman encour Christmas Magic Let Betty Brown Shop be your headquarters for all your Christmas floral gifts. B01TBROM SHOP 311 S. Main St. Culpeper, Va. 703-825-6500 aged. The stove lids were as rosy as his cheeks. The faint aroma of hickory was an “amen” to the invitation. Warm and challenging against the winter chill, the stove was a natural attraction and everyone moved closer to it, and seemingly to each other. “What is this, an old Home Comfort?” we asked, again knowing the answer. “Yes,” was the farmer’s proud reply. “Bought it when we was first married.” We delivered a number of baskets that Christmas Eve. But, back home, relaxed, feet propped next to my own Home Comfort, faraway thoughts mingled with fancy. Why this quiet sense of repose? Yes, my feet were warm, the chair comfortable, but those two humble homes had breathed a sense of tranquility. And everyone had shown a glow of satisfaction, a warmth of well-being that everything was all right. Was it just by chance this peace had enveloped us all, or was it that white label that had triggered this blessing? People are products of environ merits. Slogans improve entire communities. And did that inventor, a century and more ago, dedicate the message on his first oven door in the same Christmas spirit which calls for “Glory to God in the highest and on Earth Peace, and Good Will toward men”? (A footnote: Research about the Home Comfort wood stove reveals an enthusiasm of undiminished popularity from generation to generation throughout the United States. Manufactured by the Wrought Iron Products Co. in St. Louis, these cooking and heating units are working antiques, still in good condition and excellent favor. The early wood and coalbuming models were finished in agate or a spotted gray. The medallion (the telltale sign) on the front bore the date 1854, a sheaf of wheat, and the manufacturer's name. These prized possessions could not be found among the mundane stock of the every day hardware store, but were sold individually, door-to-door. Sales territories extended across several states, such as the one headquartered in Culpeper which served Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia along with the Commonwealth. Shipments tended to be impressive, and many deliveries in the 1940s filled three box cars at a time. Every feature was the fulfillment of some housewife’s and cook’s wish. The E A model of the ’40s had four standard eight-inch lids with adaquate heat for fast cooking, while two four-inch lids were provided to put the pots on simmer. The oven door was equipped with a see-through thermometer. With two warming chambers, one on each side of the flue-pipe, the tardy farmer was always assured of a hot meal. Three buttons on the flue controlled the draft. All models, early and late, were equipped with hot water tanks, big enough for a baby’s bath and hot enough to scald a chicken, although the temperature could be regulated. As times and demands changed, electric units were added, but the growing popularity of other fuels and the rapidly changing style of life were too much. The pressures finally forced the Wrought Iron Products Co. out of business, leaving a noble product and a heritage undiminished by the passage of the years.) Real estate transactions The following real estate transfers were recorded during the past week: Martin P. Claussen and wife to Dale L. Schwertfeger and wife, Blue Ridge Mountain Estate, Lot 2, Building 4, Section 4, Wakefield Dis i trict. $2,000. , John D. McKay and wife to Don- « aid P. Gaskell and wife, 47.0059 acres, Stonewall District. $140,000. Christine K. Reck and others to ' Raymond F. 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Church x Activities Family Worship Center Sunday: Adult Worship and Children’s Church 10:30 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday: Intercessory Prayer 6:30 p.m. Praise Singing 7 p.m. Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Thursday: Aerobics. All welcome. No charge. 6:30 p.m. Amissville United Methodist Church Pastor: Rev. Steven D. Parker Phone: 9374397 Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Christmas Play 7:30 p.m. Exercise/Diet Class 6:30 p.m. Jr. Choir practice 7 p.m. Youth & Adult Choir practice 7:30 p.m. Cub Scouts 7:30 p.m. Open Communion 6 to 9 p.m. Woodville Baptist Pastor: Rev. Ernest Cornwell Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worsmp Service 11 a. m. Wednesday: Bible study and choir practice 7:30 p.m. Nethers Mill Lighthouse Tabernacle Weekly services at Nethers Mill Lighthouse Tabernacle include Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 5:30 p.m. The Rev. Charles CUnedinst, pastor, invites the public to attend. Five Forks Regular Baptist Pastor: Carl Menefee Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Meeting and Bible Study 7 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Church Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist 11 a. m. Christmas Pageant Wednesday: Bible study and Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Thursday: Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. St. Peter’s Catholic Mission Old School Annex Washington Rev. Maurice duCastillion, C.I.C.M. Wednesday: Holy Mass at the Rectory 8:30 a.m. Christmas Carols in St. Peter’s Chapel (Mt. Salem Avenue) 7:30 p.m. Christmas Vigil Mass (HIGH MASS) in St. Peter’s Chapel 8 p.m. Note: The 8 p.m. Christmas Vigil Mass counts also for the Christmas Day Mass as far as Holy Day Mass obligation is concerned. Confessions are heard any time at the Rectory Chapel or before Masses in St. Peter’s Chapel. Thursday: Holy Mass in St. Peter’s Chapel 10 a.m. Holy Mass in St. Peter’s Chapel 11 a.m. County Methodist Services The United Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, Dec. 21, as follows: Flint Hill at 9 a.m., Sperryville at 11:15 a.m. and Willis Chapel at 10 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb, pastor, invites the public to attend. Mt. Lebanon Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study 7 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer meeting 7:30 p.m. Amissville Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. J. Paul Franklin Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. , Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer, Praise and Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Forest Grove Baptist Pastor: Rev. Sidney Rodriguez Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Slate Mills Baptist Pastor: J. Harold Eaton Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Children’s Choir 6:45 p.m. Youth and Adult Choirs 7:30 p.m. Thursday: W.M.U. meeting Washington Baptist Church Interim Pastor: Rev. Earl Jarrell Saturday: Dress rehearsal for Christmas play 10 a.m. Youth Baptist Women Christmas party 6:30 p.m., home of John and Charlotte Borgens, Rt. 729, Amissville Sunday: Participants in Christmas play be at church 10 a.m. Christmas program 11 a.m. Wednesday: Christmas Eve Service 5:30 p.m. Reynolds Memorial Baptist Interim Pastor: William A. Harrison Sunday: Worship Service 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Christmas programs in the area Tea and tour at The Conyers House The Conyers House invites the public to attend an elegant Christmas tea and candlelight tour on Sundays, Dec. 21 and 28. Each of the 45 windows in the 18th century four story farmhouse is aglow with a welcoming Christmas light. The Conyers House, the first and oldest country inn in Rappahannock County, is located on Slate Mills Road at the southern tip of the county. The cost of the tea and tour is $6.50 per person and the time is from 2 to 5 p.m. Reservations can be made by calling 703-987-8025. Five Forks I candlelight service Five Forks Regular Baptist Church on Rt. 621 in Woodville will be having a special service on Christmas Eve at 5:30 p.m. There will be a candlelight service and partaking of the Lord’s Supper. Pastor Carl Menefee and the congregation invite all to take time for this special observance. Play at Gid Brown Bible A play entitled “The Little Living Christmas Tree” will be presented at Gid Brown Bible Church near Washington on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. The public is invited. Candlelight service at Bethel Baptist The youth department and Sunday School of the Bethel Baptist Church, Amissville, will hold a candlelight service on Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. at the church. The featured singers for the evening will be the Nova Massed Choir under the leadership of Skip Carter of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Warrenton. All the youth and Sunday schools in the area are invited to this event. Refreshments will be served. Al berta Brown, youth supervisor, and Flora Carter, superintendent of the Sunday School, will be in charge. Thornton Gap Regular Baptist Thornton Gap Regular Baptist Church will have its Christmas program on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Christmas program at Macedonia The Macedonia Baptist Church Sunday School will present its Christmas program Sunday, Dec. 21, at 2 p.m. Everyone is invited. Candlelight service at Macedonia Macedonia Baptist Church will have a candlelight service on Christmas Day at 6 p.m. The pastor Rev. James A. Price will deliver the Christmas sermon. Everyone is invited to attend. Cantata at F.T. 07812604Baptist and Reynolds “God’s Perfect Gift,” a Christmas cantata written by Charles Towler, will be presented at F. T. Baptist Church, F. T. Valley (Rt. 707) on Miss Hodson, Mr. Edelmann plan wedding in June Judge A. Burke Hertz' and Dr. Carole M. Hertz of Flint Hill announce the engagement of her daughter Elizabeth Anne Hodson of Greenbelt, Md., to David T. Edelmann, also of Greenbelt. The wedding is planned for June 6, 1987, at the Washington Baptist Church in Washington, Va. Miss Hodson is a senior at the University of Maryland majoring in kinesiological sciences. She is doing her internship in human resources at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Mr. Edelmann graduated in physics from Frostburg College in May 1986 and will receive his engineering degree from the University of Maryland this month. He is currently employed as staff engineer with the Hughes Associates in Wheaton, Md. Sunday, Dec. 21, at 11 a.m. and at Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church, Sperryville, on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 7:30 p.m. The public is cordially invited to attend. Candlelight service at Reynolds A candlelight Christmas Eve service will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church in Sperryville. The community is invited to attend. Communion service at Sperryville Methodist The Sperryville United Methodist Church will have its Christmas Eve communion service on Wednesday at 8 p.m. The public is invited. Caroling The Sperryville United Methodist Church will go caroling on Sunday, Dec. 21. All carolers are to meet at the church at 6 p.m. Anyone interested in participating is wel-f come to join. k Living nativity f | The Rappahannock County United Methodist Churches will present a living nativity scene. The Birth of the Christ Child will be reenacted on Saturday, Dec. 20, from 6 until 8:30 p.m. in the red shed on Route 211 a half mile east of the town of Washington. Live animals are used for the pageant. The hillside display can be viewed from the road. Visitors may also walk up the pathway bordered by luminaries to the shed where they can hear as well as see the Christmas story. Sperryville residents entertain Mrs. Jack Bruce, Diane Bruce and Mrs. Mary Quaintance were dinner guests last Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Sanford at The Gourmet in Orange. Mrs. Brown Miller spent several days last week in University Hospital, Charlottesville, for tests. Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Griffith of Front Royal visited Mrs. Nina B. Brown Sunday. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Nethers were Mr. and Mrs. John Coates of Brightwood, Mr. and Mrs. Brainard Charlton and Mrs. Katie Coates of Madison. It was Mrs. John Coates’ birthday. Mrs. Roy L. Reeve attended the Shenandoah Park Wives Bridge Club in Luray Monday night. Mrs. Carolyn Butler and daughter Susan Butler of Annandale were weekend guests of Mrs. Robert W. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hawkins were dinner guests Friday evening of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hawkins at Slate Mills. Sunday they joined Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edmonds of Front Royal at Dan’s Steak House for lunch. The Sperryville Bridge Club held its Christmas dinner and bridge party Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Charles H. Estes. Guests were Mrs. I. R. Kilby, Mrs. Charles K. Estes, Mrs. C. E. Johnson Jr., Mrs. Dale Metzinger, Mrs. W. H. Cordle, Mrs. Jack Brown, Mrs. T. J. PiJJar, Mrs. Ulrich Maeyer, -Mrs. Roy '^. Reeve, Mrs. E. A. McNear, Mrs. Frances Tabler, Mrs. Mary Quaintance, Mrs. --H.W. Jones,-Mrs. Eino Siira, Mrs. N- K. G. Tholand and Mrs. Rex Lindstrom. By MRS. B.M. VARNER Phone 987-8710 Prize winners were Mrs. McNear, Mrs. Lindstrom and Mrs. Tabler. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gagner of Springfield were guests Sunday of Mrs. Ruby Dwyer. Kevin and Karen Harrison and a friend of Chesapeake visited their father Bill Harrison, Mrs. Harrison and daughter Anna on Sunday. Jones named to RMA honor list Camilla Anne Jones, Cadet Airman Basic, has been named to the President’s List at Randolph-Macon Academy, Academic Dean Phillip H. Herndon has announced. Cadet Jones earned a 3.90 grade-point average for the first nine-week grading period in eighth grade studies at the Academy. Randolph-Macon Academy, a United Methodist affiliated preparatory school, is the only co-ed boarding school in the nation which offers Air Force Junior ROTC. Cadet Jones is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Jones of Amissville. _ THE MUSTARD SEED BOOKSHOPPE "If we live in the spirit, let us also walk in the spirit." Gal. 5:25. Royal Plaza Shopping Center Front Royal 636-3517 THE MOUNTAIN CABINET SHOP Fine Cabinet Making Thomas Von Fange 703-987-8834 Woodville. Va. Belle Boyd Restaurant I After church have < dinner with us” 643 S. Royal Ave. 703-636-6556 7 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. 4 $ E. G. HACKLEY Groceries - Dry Goods Feed - Hardware Amissville. Va. 937-5373 FRONT ROYAL MOTORS, INC. Sales Service '' Your Friendly Ford Dealer 703-636-2901 SPERRYVILLE CORNER STORE General Merchandise 987-8185 OIL HEAT & BURNER Distributor of Exxon, Mobil Petroleum Products & Exxon LPGas Front Royal, 703-635-4155 Washington, 703-675-3214 COUNTRYSIDE FLOOR FASHIONS Carpel-Onenlals-Sheel Vinyls-Tile Raupholslery-Slip CoversDiapes Wall Coverings 347-0400 - Amissville. Va SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM Gifts ■ Pottery - Country Hams Solid Wood Furniture Open 7 days a week - Sperryv lle. Va. Brambles Restaurant Mon.-Wed. 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m: Thurs.-Sun. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Breakfast and Lunch Daily lunch specials $2.75 (includes coffee and tea) Ih the earliest times the lighted Handle had a place In man's expression ol his religious belief Light has always symbolized the outreach ol the Almighty. But hi the celebration of Christmas, the lighted candle has assumed a special significance. Gleaming in the darkness, It is like the Star that stood over Bethlehem. Flickering in the wintry air, it is like the tiny Infant rocked in his mother's arms. Shining boldly through its wreath, it is like the Master of Mankind hftckaninfl Ih* world into the And yet, no candle can ex the real joy ol Christ Wot ship is our divine gift for re vealing our love to God. fill prayers and hymns wo lilt In happy Christian hearts as f gather in Church: these are the real Christmas Candlei-^tejq glow of a people honored and blessed by the birth of the Christ. Copyright 1986 Keister-W iliams Newspaper Services P 0 Box 8005. Charlottesville VA 22906 Scriptures Selected by The American Bible Society Sunday Luke 1:26-38 Monday Luke 1:46-55 Tuesday Luke 1:67-79 Wednesday Luke 2:1-20 Thursday Matthew 1:18-25 Friday' Matthew 2:1-12 Saturday Acts 3:17-26 FADELY CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH-DODGE, Inc. Sales Service 727 N. Royal Ave., Front Royal 703-635-2151 f'!' i.il.l H When You Think Virginia Him Think Culpeper Culpeper Route 29 South 703-547-2111 Wines Construction Inc. 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News around the Washington area ' J I would like to correct a bit of )r. news that was in my column last i* week. George Smoot was residing in his niece’s home in Front Royal instead of with his sister. Mrs. Corrine Eastham was taking care of her un., cle Mr. Smoot before he died Mon\ day. Our condolences to his family. ;; Guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Settle, Jimmy and William were Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Moulis. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Tharp of !< Amissville visited Mr. and Mrs. \r John Clark Jr., Amanda and Stacy ■»' Sunday night. v GuestsSunday afternoon of Mr. i and Mrs. Ike Ralls and Steve were i Mr. and Mrs. Ike L. Ralls and Me, linda of Linden. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lee visited Mrs. Lee’s aunt Miss Louise Nance at the Camelot Hall nursing home in ■r Lynchburg on Sunday. J By RUTH CLARK Phone 675-M08 Dinner guests Wednesday evening of Mrs. Charles Burke were Mr. and Mrs. Ashton Burke of Warrenton. Mrs. Charles Burke accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Trenton Burke and Mrs. Janie Burke of Culpeper to Front Royal Thursday where they had lunch with Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Burke. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Baker and daughters Lesley and Raven and Karen Kindall had dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Kindall, Natoshia and Richard in Front Royal. Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz returned home Dec. 2 after spending three weeks during the Thanksgiving holiday with their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Jakubowicz and children, Kristi, Matt and Andrea, in Dallas, Texas. Mrs. Alice R. Wood, Mrs. Frances Conover and daughter Beth attended the wedding of Robert Reid and Donna Chowning on Saturday night at Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church in D.C. Mr. Reid is Mrs. Wood’s nephew. Mrs. Sarah Brown and daughter Boston’s Conyers House is aglow The Conyers House, owned by Norman and Sandra CartwrightBrown, held an elegant Christmas tea and candlelight tour Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Two more tours are scheduled for Dec. 21 and 28 at the same tune. Each of the 45 windows in this 18th century four-story farmhouse is aglow with a holiday candle. The Conyers House, the oldest country inn in Rappahannock County is ■l located on the Slate Mills Road, 707, next to the 1778 F. T. Baptist Church. Cost of the tea and tour is ■ $6.50 per person and reservations 1 may be made by calling 703-9878025. * Still more Thanksgiving news — Dr. and Mrs. Byrd Stuart Leavell Jr. and children, Byrd III, Virginia and Mary Ashby, and Mr. and Mrs. Scott Vogel with Angie, Marilyn and Lucy, all of Charlottesville, spent BOSTON By MARIE F. ATKINS Phone 987-8802 the day with Mr. and Mrs. Anthony E. Goddard and family at Quaint Acres. Dinner guests Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Hitt at Cypress Knole were Mrs. Hitt’s father Herndon Hudson and grandmother Mrs. Frances Eubank of Washington. Mrs. Bessie Corbin spent several : Viewtown area social news Eugene Dodson and Acrey Dod^ son, accompanied by Robert Dodson fi of Bealeton, spent last week in Flor, ida, returning home Friday. J Mr. and Mrs. Gene M. Dodson, Heather and Travis of Florida are visiting family and friends here. Miss Carolyn Dodson and Miss ' Tammy Strickler of Triangle were guests Sunday of Carolyn’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dodson. ,1 « ) ) Bv MBS. GLADYS DODSON I'honr M7--W04 4l fts r?< >fji fit ft I ifiitJ days last week with Mr. and Mrs. William Burke in Charlottesville. We express our sympathy to Mr. Hugh Berry and family upon the death of his brother Harry Edward Berry last Wednesday at Winchester. Thomas DeShazo of Fairfax visited the Ray Frazier family Friday. Rev. Gary Johnson of Powelton, W. Va., spent last week here with Rev. and Mrs. Charles Clinedinst. Mrs. Clinedinst was called to Broadway Tuesday by the death of her niece. Tommy Hensley is recuperating at his home Sonshine Acres after two weeks in Culpeper Memorial Hospital following an automobile accident. Mrs. Gladys Schlosser and family members continue to visit her brother Gerry Olinger at Oak Springs Nursing Home, Warrenton. Mrs. Lorainne Robson attended the Foothills Travel Association meeting Friday at Montpelier in Orange County. The FT A, which was organized last May, meets monthly. Its primary objective is to promote tourism in the five-county area of Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Madison and Rappahannock. The group was led on a tour of Montpelier which was.the home of the Madison families in the 18th and 19th centuries. Procrastination has never landed one soul in heaven; but it has doomed many to an eternal hell. Bobbie Jo visited Mrs. Vickie Beatty at Point O’Woods, Front Royal, on Monday. Ennis Clark of Lebanon Church called on Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark and family Monday. Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pullen and family and Mrs. Janie Pullen were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foster of Amissville and Mrs. Fay Pullen and son Gary Wayne. We’re sorry to hear Mrs. Addie Keyser is sick. Luncheon guests Sunday of Mrs. Frances Eubank were Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hudson and daughter Victoria of Sperryville, Ms. Betty Menefee of Warrenton and Johnny Eubank. Mrs. Eubank’s afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Smoot and daughter Crystal of Lake Front Royal and Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Hitt of Wood ville. Mrs. Russie Miller of Flint Hill visited Mrs. Eubank Monday. We sometimes lose 'patience with problems that we find like seeing faults in others' lives, but not in mine. Have a good week! Johnsons host pre-Christmas dinner Approximately 35 family members and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carson Johnson in Sperryville on Saturday, Dec. 13, for a pre-Christmas dinner. Those attending were Edward and Mary E. Clatterbuck, John Milton Jr., Nora Partlow and Mickey, all of Arlington, Jane and Bob Hoffer, Heidi and Hans of Fairfax, Kate J. Partlow, Rose Marie and Kent Dunn, Dianna and Brian of Annandale, Louise Johnson of Pittsburgh, Pa., Lawrence E. Partlow and a friend of Alexandria, Dorothy J. Rector of Marshall and Rhoda and Curtis Kight of Glenwood, Md. Also attending were Sarah and Robert Compton of Reva, Becky and Abe Burke, Neil and Nathan of Washington, Jay Burke of Chester Gap, Rachel and Patty Atkins of Amissville, Donald James and Eleanor Rector of Jeffersonton, Ruby Dwyer and C. B. Johnson Jr., both of Sperryville, and Carol Atkins of Flint Hill. Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice. SHOW RAPPAHANNOCK'S CHILDREN THAT YOU CARE!.'! Come to The Public Hearin T oni glit!! 7:00 Rappahannocjk County Elementary School Speak up in support of the RCHS Capital Improvement Project and urge the Board of Supervisors ^o accept the $1.5 million literary loan to finance the project. NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE/ Paid for by Supporters of tbe RCHS Building Project Upcoming Events ARB to meet The Architectural Review Board will meet today, Thursday, Dec. 18, at 8 p.m. in the courthouse. Interested persons are urged to attend. Tea and candlelight tour at The Conyers House The Conyers House invites the public to attend an elegant Christmas tea and candlelight tour on Sundays, December 21 and 28. Each of the 45 windows in the 18th century four story farmhouse is aglow with a welcoming Christmas light. The Conyers House, the first and oldest country inn in Rappahannock County, is located on Slate Mills Road at the southern tip of the county. The cost of the tea and tour is $6.50 per person and the time is from 2 to 5 p.m. Reservations can be made by calling 703-987-8025. Appreciation service at First Baptist An appreciation service honoring a senior member will be held at the First Baptist Church Sunday, Dec. 21, at 3 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Sunday School will be held at 10 a.m., followed by worship at 11 a.m. Lunch will be served immediately after the regular service, when the honoree will be named. Paster Wendell Grant and congregation invite the community to come and enjoy a delightful day. A church conference will be held Friday, Dec. 19, at 8 p.m. at the First Baptist Church. All members are urged to attend. Offices to be closed The Treasurer’s Office, Commissioner of Revenue, General District Court and Registrar’s Office will close at noon Wednesday, Dec. 24. The offices will be closed Dec. 25 and 26. The Rappahannock National Bank will close at noon Dec. 24 and will be closed Dec. 25. The Clerk’s Office will be closed Dec. 25 and 26 as will the Family Guidance Services. In case of an emergency, clinic staff may be reached by calling 675-3329. The Farmers & Merchants Bank will close at noon Dec. 24 and will be closed Dec. 25. They will be open until noon Dec. 26. The Social Services Department will be closed Dec. 25. The Rappahannock Library will close at noon Dec! 24 and will be closed the 25th through the 28th. The library will reopen Monday, Dec. 29. January Extension conferences The Virginia Turfgrass Conference and Trade Show will be held Jan. 21-23 at Virginia Beach Pavilion Convention Center and on Jan. 20-21 the Virginia Pork Industry Conference will convene at the Omni Hotel, Charlottesville. For additional information about either event, call the Extension Office at 675-3619. Stop smoking clinic For those whose New Year’s resolution is to stop smoking, the American Lung Association of Northern Virginia is conducting a Stop Smoking Clinic in January. Featuring films, group discussion and instruction in relaxation and self-control techniques, the clinic will be held on the evenings of Jan. 6, 8, 12 and 14 from 7 until 9 p.m. at Northern Virginia Doctors Hospital, 601 S. Carlin Springs Road, Arlington. A registration fee of $15 is required, which will be refunded to those participants who attend all four sessions. To assure a space in the clinic, register no later than Jan. 2 by calling 703-591-4131. Dance at Amissville The band Royal Toq«s will play for a dance sponsored by the Amissville Volunteer Fire Department Saturday, Dec. 20, from 9 p.m. to 1 a. m. Proper dress is required and persons attending must be 21 years of age. For reservations or additional information call 937-4357. RCHS holds alumni festivities On Saturday, Dec. 20, RCHS alumni, their families and friends are invited for an afternoon and evening of activities. Things will get started with an organizational meeting for an Alumni Association at 5 p.m. in the gym. Officers may be elected at that time. Then at 6 p.m. there will be a potluck covered dish dinner in the cafeteria. The school will provide iced tea, plates and utensils for the dinner. Alumni ball games will start at 7 p.m. with even year lady grads taking on odd year grads. Fifteen ladies have registered for this game but more even year ladies are needed. At 8 p.m. former varsity men players will have a game. Even year grads led by player-coach Gary Leake will take on odd year grads led by player-coach Bobby Settle. The first 30 former varsity players to register with the school will play. Any additional varsity players plus non-varsity players will play in a second men’s game at 9 p.m. Practice for all alumni will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. Dec. 19, after the home boys’ basketball game with Brentsville. Ham it up for Christmas borne of you may be fortunate enough to receive a gift of a Virginia country ham during the holidays. You may receive a long shank ham which has been cured for six months or longer or a short shank ham v/hich has been cured for less than six months. The long cure will have a stronger flavor because it has been aged longer. If you prefer the stronger flavor, you may want to just slice it thin rather than soaking it to reduce the salty flavor. The length of soaking a ham will determine the mildness of the flavor of the meat. If you are interested in reducing the salty flavor of the ham, prepare the meat for soaking by scrubbing the ham thoroughly in warm water with a stiff brush. The short-cured ham generally requires soaking in cold water from four to eight hours or longer, depending on your taste for salt. The long-cured ham generally requires 10 to 12 hours or longer. It is advisable to change the water after 10 hours. In cooking your ham, place it in a large cooking utensil, skin side down. Cover with fresh water and bring to 180 degrees Fahrenheit. Then cover it and bring water to a simmer. Keep ham covered with water, adding hot water when necessary. Cook your ham for 20 to 25 minutes per pound at 325 degrees Fahrenheit or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees Fahrenheit. If you would like to know more about Virginia hams, write for the ‘Virginia Ham — From Curing to Following are some additional recipes for hamming up your Vir ginia Christmas. Cooking to Carving” brochure to add to your kitchen library. Send a selfaddressed, stamped, business-size envelope to Ham Brochure, VDACS, P.O. Box 1163, Room 703, Richmond, VA 23209. The real “ham” burger with sour cream sauce 4 cups ground cooked ham 1 cup soft breadcrumbs 1/2 cup finely chopped onion 2 slightly beaten eggs dash pepper 1 cup sour cream chopped chives or chopped green onion tops. Combine ground ham, breadcrumbs, onions, eggs and pepper. Shape mixture into 8 patties. Brown patties slowly on both sides in a small amount of hot fat. Remove patties from pan. To pan drippings, add sour cream. Heat sour cream just until hot. Serve with patties. Garnish with chives or green onion tops. Makes 8 servings. Virginia ham wafers 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 cup butter or margarine 1 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese 1/2 cup chopped cooked Virginia country ham Sift together flour, baking powder and pepper. Cut the butter or margarine, cheese and ham in with a knife and mix well. Pinch off small pieces, place on ungreased cookie sheet and pat flat. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes. Makes 36 wafers.

Flint Hill Extension Homemakers host Christmas party The Flint Hill Extension Homemakers Club met Dec. 9 at the home of Mrs. Paul Miller for their Christmas party. Attending were Home Agent Sandra Richardson and daughter Amy Richardson, Flo Duvall, Elsie Dodson, Margaret Dodson, Ethel Pullen, Shelby Welch, Alice Pullen, Barbara Gentry, Janet Eastham and Alice Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Lillard of Springfield were guests Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hickerson. On Sunday the Hickersons visited Mrs. Martha Jenkins at Etlan and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hickerson at Chester Gap. r Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Curtis attended a family dinner Sunday at the home of Mrs. Curtis’ brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. James Todd in Fairfax. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Howell and Gordan of Madison Heights, Lynchburg, spent the weekend with Mrs. Howell’s mother Mrs. Paul Miller. Saturday they attended the wedding of Mrs. Miller’s nephew Robert Reid to Donna Ann Chowning at the Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church in Washington, D. C. Mrs. Barbara Gentry and Miss Elsie Dodson motored to Front Royal Sunday to hear the Oratorio By POLLY N. AYLOR Phonr 987-8136 Choir perform. Mrs. Irene Hamilton returned to her home at High Point, N. C., on Monday after spending a week with her mother Mrs. Moffett Brady. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Duncan of Broad Run visited Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Lillard Friday. The Lillards’ daughter Mrs. Edith Graves of Warrenton was a guest Sunday. Mrs. Bonnie Cameron and girls of Front Royal visited her mother Mrs. Ethel Lillard Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lillard called on Mrs. Lillard Monday and Mrs. Shirley Wade of Chantilly recently spent Sunday with her. Bemie Gilpin is recuperating nicely at the home of his daughter Mrs. Terry McCaffrey and family at &appafcannocfeiSetosf gift subscriptions are enjoyed 52 weeks a year. Call 675-3349 to give one. Sterling. Sunday visitors of Mrs. Robert Nethers were Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Nethers, Mrs. F. D. Coffey Jr., Heather Aylor, Mrs. Ranny Aylor and Clyde Lillard. Also calling were Mrs. Dorothy Lewis and Karen Corder. Our condolences to the family of George Smoot of'Washington, who died Monday morning. He was a brother of A. 0. Smoot of Flint Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Smoot and Krystal of Culpeper were guests Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Smoot. Keith and Kevin Kinsey of Front Royal spent the weekend with their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Huff. Mrs. Moffett Brady, Mrs. Irene Hamilton, Robert Brady, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Brady and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McCulloch were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brady and family and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wharton at Warrenton. They f Rappahannock Business & Service Directory Next Deadline Dec. 18 Call 675-3338to Place Your Ad! Only $3.00 per week for a 1 inch space! ^ _ Call about our combination rates with The Fauquier Democrat, The Clarke Courier, Loudoun Times-Minror, andTheReston Times 13 WEEK CONTRACT _ J \ Aluminum / / Siding \ ALUMINUM OR VINYL SIDING Gutters, Shutters Soffit and Fascia BLUE RIDGE HOME IMPROVEMENT CO. Culpeper 547-3448 I Antiques I COUNTRY HERITAGE K X Antiques and Crafts Comer of Middle St. and Main Washington. Va. 675-3738 Ihurv. Iri.. 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Box Stall Clay. < iravel Stephen Monroe (703) 554-8563 & Crafts Amissville Flowers & Crafts Tues.-Sat. 10-6 Sunday 12-6 Closed Monday 703-937-5489 Rt. 211, third house east of Amissville Post Office I Cosmetics &/ Boutique \ FREE COLOR ANALYSIS & COSMETIC MAKEOVER Private attention (or bring a friend) for a dramatic change in your appearance. Washington, Va. 703/675-3051 Hepd Heating A o4ir QantUtianmg ■ , SALES A SERVICE JOHN T KEYS Owner 547*3477 OIL HEAT & BURNER Distributor of Exxon, Mobil Petroleum Products & Exxon LPGas 2nd St. & Commerce Ave. Front Royal, 703-635-4155 Washington, 703-675-3214 Jewelry ; OiamondsoWedding Daxfc| [ • ■ Custom Mode Jewelry |; !! Repair on Premises J | Open Friday until 7:00 p. m. \ \ ■ > Goldsmith's Jewelry «» • j Exchange, Ltd. J \ i ,216 E. Main Sr. Front Royal, Vq.i « I - 636-2935 ? [ Christine VanMulders Estetician European Technique Facila, waxing, makeup Rt. 1 Box 758 Washington, Va. 22747 703-987-8164 By appointment only JOTountmneer ilurstng ffeerbiceai A Christian Ministry Skilled or basic nursing 24 hour coverage/No agency fee Marybeth Shankle, RN 703-987-8379 ' I Opticians MILLER OPTICIANS formerly Mayo Opticians 702 South Mam St. Culpeper. VA. NOW OPEN SATURDAYS 825-5600 I Pump Installation I ir— ij Expert Pump Installation and Repair Service now dieviable jr Culpeper Fanners Coop, Inc. Brandy Road. Culpeper. Va. I 825-2200 I WANT TO BE YOUR REALTOR! • Fauquier Multiple Listing Service • Piedmont Multiple listing Service ' No. Va. Computer Dili Base (MLS) ' Washington office on Cay Street... • RAPPAHANNOCK SPOKFN HFRF | ROCtK BA TCHtlD£R, I tirthnun _ I 703-675-3777 M 937-438S I I Storage SPERRYVILLE STORAGE CO. SAFE HANDY STORAGE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL ANY SIZE - LARGE OR SMALL REASONABLE RATES 987-8507-987-8180 SPERRYVILLE. VA \ T.V. 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Directory ads are sold only on 13 week contacts, bringms the entire cost for a 1 inch ad to $39.00 In order to be in our January directory ads must be received by Dec. 18 v _/ attended a dedication service at the newly built Battlefield Baptist Church near Gainesville. Mrs. Barbara Gentry and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Curtis attended the Postmasters Christmas party Saturday at the Bowling Green Country Club near Front Royal. Miss Sallie Lillard, Miss Connie * Huff and Mrs. Carolyn Kinsey motored to Fairfax Monday. News from Woodville By JUNE CLARK Phone 987-8827 Mr. and Mrs. Larry White and daughter Susan of Gainesville spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Vest, Patsy and Todd Vest. Mr. and Mrs. James Sykes of Washington were dinner guests Sunday evening of Mrs. Opie Crawford and son Ray. Mrs. Edna Woodward and daughter Tabitha of Castleton visited Mrs. Ada Burke Sunday. Mrs. Lacy Orange and Mrs. Clifton Clark were guests Sunday afternoon of Mr. and Mrs. Roadcap Atkins and Miss Margaret Atkins in Amissville. Bob and Pat Maldoven of Windy Run Farm hosted a Christmas family reunion recently. Attending were Nick and Ruth Ellen Maldoven of Alliance, Ohio, Jerry, Pat and Kim Maldoven of Myrtle Beach, S. C., Terry Maldoven of Lorton, Cathy, Jeff, Rick and Greg Behneke and Jim Young of Springfield, Bobby Maldoven of Chesapeake and Tricia, Bosie and Puffy of Arlington. Mrs. Jerry Maldoven entertained the guests with a slide presentation. A1 Smith will speak at breakfast Delegate Alson H. Smith, of Winchester, will address the monthly meeting of the Democratic Legislative District breakfast at the Holiday Inn in Culpeper, at 9:|$0 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20. Delegate Smith has represented the 29th Legislative District in the Virginia General Assembly since 1974. His district consists of Frederick County and the City of Winchester. He also serves as chairman of the Mining and Mineral Resources Committee, and is a member of the Corporations, Banking and Insurance Committee and the Conservation and Natural Resources Committee. His special committee assignments include serving on the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) and representing Virginia on the National Conference of State Legislators. The legislative breakfast, which is open to the public, is a cooperative effort of the Democratic Committees of the counties of Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock. Christmas closings The following businesses and county offices will have special hours during the Christmas season. The Treasurer’s Office, Commissioner of Revenue, General District Court and Registrar’s Office will close at noon Wednesday, Dec. 24, and will be closed Dec. 25 and 26. The Rappahannock National Bank will close at noon Dec. 24 and will be closed Dec. 25. The Clerk’s Office, Zoning Office and the Rappahannock Health Department will be closed Dec. 25 and 26 as will the Family Guidance Services. In case of an emergency, clinic staff may be reached by calling 675-3329. The Farmers & Merchants Bank will close at noon Dec. 24 and will be closed Dec. 25. They will be open until noon Dec. 26. The Social Services Department will be closed Dec. 25. The Rappahannock Library will close at noon Dec. 24 and will be closed through the 28th, reopening Monday, Dec. 29. Rappahannock public schools will close at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19, and will reopen for regular school hours on Jan. 5. The Rappahannock News will have an early advertising and editorial deadline of noon Monday, Dec. The deadline for advertising in the Horse & Farm Directory will be Friday, Dec. 19, at noon. Combo advertising will have a deadline of Friday at 4 p.m. The Rappahannock News offices will close at 3 p.m. Dec. 24 and will reopen for regular business hours' Dec. 26. Have a Merry Christmas!

Obituaries 1 Andrew Williams Andrew Ramsey Williams, 66, of < Chester Gap, died Dec. 9 in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. Mr. Williams was born March 18, 1920, in Rappahannock County, son of the late Noah S. and Sarah Shelton Williams. A veteran of Army service during World War II, he was a former employee of American Viscose Corp. in Front Royal. For 24 years he was a supervisor for the John L. Renshaw Co. of Beltsville, Md. Surviving are his wife Sarah , Showers Williams, two sons, Joe Williams of Chester Gap and Andrew J. Williams of Culpeper, two daughters, Shelby J. Daniel of Newport News and Judy L. Harris of Goode, three brothers, Bradley Williams of Chester Gap, Bossie Williams of Front Royal and Arnold Williams of Browntown, two sisters, Bertha Williams of Chester Gap and Mary Helen Mahoney of Front Royal, and eight grandchildren. A funeral service was conducted Dec. 12 at the Tumer-Robertshaw Funeral Home, Front Royal, by Howard Nussbaum and Robert Elderidge. Burial was in the Williams family cemetery at Chester Gap. Pallbearers were Jack Daily, John L. Renshaw, Sid Crampton, Sandy H. Williams, Marvin Clark and Roger L. Jenkins. Honorary pallbearers were Anderson North, Irvin McDonald, Dr. Edwin Eastham, Charles Frazier, Gilbert Himes, William Flippo, Edward N. Powell, John Marlow and Cecil Williams. Harry Berry Harry Edward Berry, 74, of Fairfax, formerly of Madison County, died Dec. 10 at Winchester. Mr. Berry is survived by his wife Florine Virginia Aylor Berry, three daughters, Rebecca Ridge of Falls Church, Peggy Wease of Boyce and Betty Knoll of Vienna, and four stepchildren, Jimmy Aylor of Remington, Jesse Aylor of Culpeper, Betty Ann Yowell and Linda Weakley, both of Aylor. He also leaves two brothers, Leroy Berry of Madison and Hugh Berry of Boston, a sister Sylvia Smith of Orange, nine grandchildren, five great-granchildren and 10 step-grandchildren. A funeral service was conducted Dec. 15 at the Geest-Johnson Funeral Home, Culpeper, by Rev. Harold Pickeral. Interment was at Madison Memorial Gardens. Willie Sisk Willie Wilford Sisk, 70, of Sperryville, died Dec. 13 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Washington, D. C. A native of Rappahannock County, he was the son of Mrs. Gladys Kennedy Sisk of Sperryville and the late Andrew W. Sisk. Garden Club members take two prizes Two members of the Rappahannock County Garden Club took second place in a competition sponsored by area garden clubs recently. Mrs. Jack Brown and Mrs. Eino Siira entered several categories in a , theme show, “The Many Cele. brations of Christmas," held at Randolph-Macon Academy. The event was organized by the Valley Garden . Club and the South River Garden ' Club of Front Royal. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Siira entered the interclub competition, The Final Tribute CLORE FUNERAL HOME “The Home of Thoughtful Service” Phone 825-2361 Culpeper CEMETERY MEMORIALS V'C^'CWfe'CtfiWcvc* 1 Christmas Trees Choose 8C Cut Pines 6C Spruce #2 to #3 p». ft. Great Hickory Farm Open Weekends Directions: Rt. 211, west to 229, North, first left before Hazel River, Rt. 726. 0 Kt. 726. £ .VCWKVCVCVCVWCVCVCVWCW Real Estate fat Eileen M. Day realtor sm-fusn HELPING YOUR REALTOR SELL Every home is unique in some way. Nobody knows this better than the owner. Perhaps the construction was made superior by certain additions or materials. The heating system may be extremely economical. It's possible that the drapes, carpeting or other fixtures are of unique or expensive quality. It could be that adjacent land will never be developed because of certain zoning. The point is — if there are important unseen assets to your home, let your Realtor know. It will help sell your home. This is especially true in the kitchen area if you have modem, updated appliances. During the showing, it is helpful if you are available to answer questions, but let the agent lead the tour and do the showing. Following the showing, a professional agent will provide you with feedback on the client’s reaction. Often, the comments will give you valuable hints if some minor upkeep of cosmetic improvements will help make the sale easier. Selling is a team effort. 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. which specified a design celebrating the Front Royal sesquicentennial, Christmas 1836. The arrangement entered by the two Rappahannock women consisted of broadleaf evergreens, pine and red berries in an heirloom silver pitcher on a matching tray. The entry won second prize. Eight clubs entered this phase of the competition. Mrs. Siira also entered another arrangement in the division which specified a Christmas interpretation in a non-European foreign country. She chose Ethiopia, and with the use of local pottery, tropical foliage, a Coptic cross and bamboo creche figures showed that the symbols of Christianity, though varied, exist throughout the world. Mrs. Siira’s arrangement placed third in that division. Mrs. Siira said that she enjoys entering the competitions, explaining that “flower shows offer the public not only the opportunity to view beautiful flowers beautifully arranged, but also to see various kinds of plant material presented with imagination and flair. ” There’s no charge to place your social news item in QHje Kappafyatmocb iletosi Friends laughing. Children singing. These are the sounds of Christmas. Super Salt Savings ON ALL WATER SOFTENING SALT PRODUCTS /V CHOOSE FROM Sr 10% OFF f ALLWATER SOFTENING SALT PRODUCTS IN STOCK IRON FIGHTER BLOCKS 4? INTERNATIONAL SALT COMPANY * o» Ai&jna we -SALE ENDS 12/20/86' Warrenton Farmers Co-op Marshall Farmer’s Co-op 347-7100 364-1533 Remington Farmer’s Co-op Culpeper Farmer’s Co-op 439-3254 825-2200 i Rappahannock Farmer’s Co-op Mr. Sisk was a retired antique furniture refinisher and a veteran of World War II. Besides his mother, he is survived by two sons, William Wayne Sisk of Marshall and Michael David Sisk of Manassas Park, two daughters, Theresa Lynn Sisk of Fairfax and Judy Ann Brown of Bealeton, two brothers, James Sisk of Glen Bumie, Md., and Charles H. Sisk of Sperryville, three sisters, Elizabeth Jones of Richmond, Frances Pullen of Sperryville and Mary Ann Wharton of Falls Church, and six grandchildren. A funeral with military honors was conducted Dec. 17 at the Culpeper National Cemetery. Pallbearers were Frank Pullen, Ronald Pullen, Joseph Pullen, Donnie Keyser, Larry Conners and Benjamin Jenkins. George Smoot George Godfrey Smoot, 79, a farmer of Washington, died Dec. 15 at Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal. Mr. Smoot was born in Rappahannock County, the son of the late George Thomas and Etta B. French Smoot. His wife Mary Elizabeth Anderson Smoot predeceased him. Surviving are four sons, Harry R. Smoot, George G. Smoot Jr. and Charles W. Smoot, all of Washington, and Alex P. Smoot of Front Royal, two daughters, Mary E. Jenkins of Washington and Martha V. Martson of Woodstock, 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He also leaves four sisters, Sadie Foster of Washington, Annie Foster of Warrenton, Beatrice Fletcher and Carrie Kines, both of Front Royal, and five brothers, Harvey Smoot, Clabert Smoot and Billy Smoot, all of Washington, Arthur Smoot of Flint Hill and Bernard Smoot of Long Beach, Miss. A funeral service was conducted Dec. 17 at Thornton Gap Regular Baptist Church, near Sperryville, by Rev. John K. Burke, assisted by Rev. Kirby Shenk. 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I mm bob to (iottb watts at your dealer now. SWAN’S J.A. Suan, Jr. & Co . In< 201 S. Hast St.. Culpeper Equipme I 1 >' > ipt imiiiii per N m in.iiii i - .mil '..ill k wr t n ■ >tiiiim inl \ • mi i r.id I hr uwnri < m;imi;il ln'lnri' <111^ your M-.uil.i f |‘<jinp;ni in ■ \,m tu.in ilmiil.t Motm Co . In, PICCADILLY Mow Open For Your Special Christmas Shopping A gift for eveiyone on your list LTD. A shop filled with English Tradition and charming gifts for all. Main Street, Warrenton Holidays a stressful time By JOHN BORGENS Rappahannock Neva Contributinf Writer The holidays, especially Christmas, put a large number of demands on our time and energy. It may require much more patience and planning than usual. In addition, the holiday season often injects more stress into the lives of people who already feel overwhelmed. There are two basic forms of stress: stress of physical exertion and the stress of mental or emotional activity. It is interesting to note that emotional stress, such as the death of a spouse or the breakup of a love relationship, is considered more damaging than physical stress. Emotional stress is more likely to produce disease or ulcers. Our body usually tells us when we are under too much stress. A high level of anxiety, increased irritability, feelings of depression and difficulty controlling emotions are some of the psychological symptoms. Physical symptoms of stress can include severe fatigue, headaches, gastro-intestinal upset and excessive sweating. Stress can also impair concentration and contribute to indecisiveness and forgetfulness. Being aware of the signs is the first step toward correcting the problem. There are several methods doc FAffliLY F0CU3 tors suggest to manage stress. Working off stress with physical exercise, talking out your worries, getting enough sleep and rest, taking things one at a time, and balancing work and recreation are some helpful suggestions. Try to avoid self-medication. Although there are many chemicals available, including alcohol, they only mask stress symptoms and do not help a person adjust to the stress itself. Particularly during the holidays we all need to set reasonable goals and expectations for our time and efforts. Handling distress and managing stress, turning it into a positive force, will help make for a happier and more enjoyable season. John Borgens is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has recently opened a private practice in Rappahannock County. He is a former site supervisor of a community mental health clinic in an adjoining county. Prizes to be awarded artists The Virginia Commission for the Arts announces the establishment of the Virginia Prizes for the Visual Arts. Beginning in 1987, the Commission will award one $10,000 prize in each of the disciplines of paintings, printmaking, sculpture, photography and crafts. The awards are granted in recognition of exceptional artistic talent, to assist the artists in the creation of new work, to support artists’ efforts to advance their careers, and to keep Virginia a vital place for artists. The competition is open to professional artists not enrolled in any undergraduate degree program or in a graduate program related to the category of application and who have resided in Virginia since January 1986. The deadline for applications is Monday, Feb. 2, 1987. Applications are available from the Virginia Commission for the Arts, 101 N. 14th Street, 17th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219. PUBLIC HEARING S On Thursday, December 18,1986, the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing at the Rappahannock County Elementary School at 7:00 p.m. The hearing is being held to consider two matters: 1) The proposed capital improvement project for the Rappahannock County High School, and 2) Amendment to the Rappahannock County budget to accept a $1.5 million literary loan to findnce the.pro\ posed capital improvement project. Wakefield Christmas program set Wakefield School’s Christmas program will take place Friday evening, Dec. 19, at 7:30 in the school auditorium. The program will begin with a procession of the lower school chorus followed by readings and carols, a violin and cello quartet and the performance by the seventh graders of an original play “The Angel Squadron,” written by former student Ryan Barnes. The two students specially chosen to participate in this year’s program are Isabel Ford and Matthew O’Herron, both sophomores. Miss Ford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ford of Woodville, will read Gospel accounts of the Nativity. Matthew, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond O’Herron of Warrenton, will carry the cross leading the procession. According to school tradition, two students are chosen each year for these honors based on scholarship, citizenship and moral character. The school considers these honors as among its highest awards. At Wakefield’s Friday morning Christmas assembly, scheduled to begin at 9:45, the foreign language classes will present a program of carols and customs in Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, German and Russian. “The public is cordially invited to both morning and evening programs,” said Headmaster William Lynn. Order trees now from foresters The Division of Forestry is now accepting orders for tree seedlings. Nine species of trees and wildlife shrubs are available this year, which i can be planted for a wide variety of ■ ] purposes such as timber production, i erosion control, Christmas trees and ' improvement of wildlife habitat. Prices are reasonable, since the Division of Forestry sells the trees at its cost of production. Prices range from $24 per 1000 loblolly pine seedlings to $70 for 1000 Norway spruce seedlings. The only hardwood species offered this year is black locust. The floods last November destroyed the black walnut and sawtooth oak. This year as few as 50 seedlings of any species may be ordered. the Division of Forestry will be glad to examine planting sites. During the examination, the foresters will offer suggestions as to recommended species, seedling spacing, preparing the planting site and the best planting method. Available cost-share programs are also discussed. This examination is done at no charge to the landowner. 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Presidential Christmases By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahannock News Staff Writer It’s Christmas at Mount Vernon. George Washington strides with dignity through the drawing roqnjr He’s dressed for a holiday reception, his hair generously powdered, wearing a coat and breeches of blue velvet, a pearlcolored vest, yellow gloves, silver knee and shoe buckles, a cocked hat in his hand and at his side, a long sword with a glistening steel belt and a scabbard of polished white leather. He waits for the arrival of his guests. Tables overflow with food: hams from the smokehouse, . oysters and fish from nearby waters, veal and capon raised at the farm, jams, jellies and other condiments from the cellars of Squire Washington’s mansion on the Potomac, rich cakes and fruit-filled pies baked by Mistress Martha’s kitchen help in the weeks before the holidays. The joyous fumes of Christmas are in the air — whiffs of steaming mincemeat, chestnut dressing, pungent spices and mellow spirits. The feasting and partying will go on and on as friends come for visits “not of days, but weeks,” as his grandson noted. This time had a special significance for the new nation’s first president. He and Martha were wed just as the Old Dominion’s long holiday celebration ended on Old Christmas, or Twelfth Night. That Christmas of 1758 even the heavens joined in the festivities as Halley’s Comet put on a pyrotechnic display. Although George and Martha had no children together, children were always a part of Christmas at Mount Vernon. In their early years together, there were Martha’s two youngsters from her first marriage. Later, the Washingtons were joined by their grandchildren, the son and daughter of Martha’s boy, Jacky, who died during the Revolutionary War. In the first Christmases of their marriage, toys for the youngsters were ordered from England. Selection was made in September for the Christmas of the following year as the shipment wouldn’t arrive until March. Washington was a generous Santa; invoices in j the Library of Congress show that in March 1759, he ■ picked up a child’s fiddle, a coach and six in a box, a stable with six horses, a corner cupboard, a neat walnut bureau, a filigree watch, a neat enameled watch box, a toy whip and a child’s huzzit or sewing box. The playthings came from the London firm of Unwin and Wrigglesworth. The following year, in addition to an order for the toy makers, he instructed Robert Carey, Esq., Merchant pf (Continued on Page 12)

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt loved to spread Christmas cheer By THERESA REYNOLDS Democrat Special Writer Eleanor Roosevelt, once called “the first lady of the world,” was a confirmed Christmas fan, and collected a group of stories and poems, including a touching story she wrote herself, about Christmas. Included in Eleanor Roosevelt's Christmas Book are her own accounts of Christmas, both at Hyde Park before Roosevelt’s presidency and in the White House. Christmas celebration, for the Roosevelts, started on Christmas Eve at Hyde Park where there was a party for all the families living on the estate. Presents were piled under the tree and Franklin Roosevelt chose children to distribute gifts and send them around to the guests. Franklin's mother gave out envelopes filled with money for the help, and Eleanor did the same. Cornucopias filled with old-fashioned sugar candies and peppermint canes from the tree were distributed, too. When the family was alone, Franklin would begin to read “A Christmas Carol.” He would pick parts he thought would entertain the young children. Later, after supper, he read other parts for the older ones. Eleanor arose early on Christmas morning to welcome the children, who ran into the bedroom where their stockings had been hung. She’d put the little ones in the big bed to open their stockings. “I tried to see that they all had a glass of orange juice before the opening of stockings began, but the excitement was so great I was not always successful,” she said. “Breakfast was late on Christmas morning, and my husband resented having to go to church on Christmas Day and sometimes flatly refused to attend,” she said. “But I would go with my mother-in-law and such children as she could persuade to accompany us. For the most part, however, the children stayed home. In later vears. I went to midnight service on Christmas Eve, and we gave up going to church in the morning.” At Hyde Park, the Roosevelts seemed fairly certain of snow, and only the sleds and other outdoor toys were given out in the morning. While Eleanor supervised the Christmas meal, Franklin coasted with the children, and he was the only one allowed to steer the bobsled There was a late lunch, and the rest of the presents were distributed afterwards. Eleanor knew that her mother-in-law, who lived with them, would give Franklin silk shirts and silk pajamas — items she thought that a gentleman “Franklin would get so interested in everyone else’s presents that it might be four or five days after Christmas before we finally enticed him to open all his own gifts.” — Eleanor Roosevelt should have, but that she knew her son would never buy for himself. Always practical, disciplined and highminded, Eleanor distributed toothbrushes, toothpaste, nail cleaners, soap and washcloths. In the toe of each stocking was a little purse, with money to supplement the children’s allowances. In Washington, Eleanor missed the comparatively leisurely pace of the New York estate. She appeared between 9 and 10 at one of the Washington theaters, giving out Christmas stockings to children gathered together by civic groups. Then she distributed more baskets for the needy at Volunteers of America. At noon, the White House office party found her standing by the President during the reception. Then, on to the Salvation Army, then the municipal tree-lighting service. Then, back to the White House, where, at 5 o’clock, the family would receive the whole White House staff, with their families, in the East Room. The children ate supper while the big children decorated the family tree on the second floor. Franklin started to read “A Christmas Carol,” just as he had at Hyde Park. Eleanor filled the stockings later, attended church services and went to bed quite late, for there were many children and each stocking had to be replaced in exactly the right place. Breakfast was served in the West Hall for the family. For the President, breakfast was on a tray while he did some work. Eleanor remembered making the rounds of Christmas trees in “the Alleys.” “The Alleys were some of the slums of Washington, and a group would set up sad little trees, around which children would gather for presents. It would be arranged that I would drop in on each little group as they collected. From these gatherings, I always went back to the White House with an added awareness of the inequality of our earthly blessings. ” As with everything he did, Franklin Roosevelt had his own way of celebrating Christmas: “Franklin would get so interested in everyone else’s presents that it might be four or five days after Christmas before we finally enticed him to open all his own gifts. Being an orderly person, I would always get mine opened before I went to bed, so I could prepare the list for thanking as soon as possible and get everything put away. “But my husband was never troubled by any considerations of this kind and would often read a book he received all the way through before he opened the next present! Nice men, I think, often have the traits of little boys all their lives, and this trait of eryoying presents I always noticed in my husband. You could not hurry him when he had a gift to enjoy.” RAY T. CANNON CO.. INC REAL ESTATE SINCE 1 951 p Thank you for making this a successful year! We wish you a Merry Christmas & i a very Happy New Year! y CASTLETON (703) 937-4111 £ Ray T. Cannon (703) 937-4900 , James M. Cannon (703) 937-4700 Cfjrtst is Jlom... We thank you during this holiday season for your patronage and friendship. Merry Christmas. ’ We would like to thank you for your support this year! 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Special Thanks To Our Wonderful Staff Faith Mountain Company i Holly tradition begun by Romans Decking the halls with boughs of holly, the “snow-white wood of winter,” traditionally signals the beginning of the Christmas season. It is a tradition that probably began with the ancient Romans, who used holly to decorate for Saturnalia, their celebration of the winter solstice, according to Wood magazine. The publication, in its December issue, says that today the gathering of holly’s thick, green, spiky leaves with bright red berries has become a seasonal industry along the Southeastern U.S. seaboard. - In a range that extends from Massachusetts to Florida and west to the Missouri River, holly varies in size from a bush to a tree of 50 feet high. Northern winters keep holly small, but it thrives in Arkansas and east Texas, according to Wood. There, holly trees develop a dense, pyramid shape with many short, horizontal branches. 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Presidential Christmas trivia J ohn Adams and his wife inaugurated the tradition of White House holiday parties for children. And their granddaughter holds the dubious distinction of being the first child ^fea Yuletide fight in the White House. Four-year-old Suzanna had a fine new set of dishes, a favorite Christmas present. When a friend dropped one of the plates on the floor, she snatched her friend’s doll and before her horrified grandparents could stop her bit its nose off. *** Franklin Pierce introduced the Christmas tree to the presidential mansion in 1856 and entertained the Sunday School of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church around it. *** Rutherford B. Hayes had his children, Fanny and Scott, christened in the Blue Room during the Christmas season of 1877. *** Calling it “the most sacred religious festival of the year,” Benjamin Harrison issued a' Christmas proclamation. “We intend to make it a happy day all the members of my family, representing four generations, will gather around the big table,” the president said, adding that Americans had a “duty as Christians to make merry.” *** In 1895, President Cleveland added electric lights to his tree in the White House. Both the tree and his daughter’s eyes were said to have sparkled with the electrical effects. *** Calvin Coolidge’s family had two large Christmas trees, one in the Blue Room, the second upstairs. They installed a manger scene on a raised platform with a backdrop of evergreens and Grace Coolidge declared, “The real spirit of Christmas seemed to radiate to every recess of that old mansion and beyond.” In 1923 President Coolidge pressed the button to light the first National Christmas Tree towering on the White House lawn. *** After dinner on Christmas night, Franklin Roosevelt read Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” aloud to his grandchildren. He was America’s best known Christmas tree farmer, growing trees on his estate at Hyde Park, N.Y. *** President Abraham Lincon found his stocking bulging in 1865. On Christmas Day came a telegram from General Sherman: “I beg to present to you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.” *** “The great mart of compliments,” was how a New Yorker described the White House during one of Andrew Jackson’s holiday receptions. “All the world shook hands, bowed and exchanged Christmas greetings . . . The squeeze was tremendous.” Victorian Christmas relived at James Monroe’s Ash Lawn The friendly ghosts of Christmas past haunt President James Monroe’s Ash Lawn, his “cabin castle” near Charlottesville. Monroe, his wife and their two daughters are part of the holiday spirit of the early 1800s evoked by the special pageants and programs held there throughout December. Amidst the traditional decorations of evergreens, holly, mistletoe, rosemary and other fragrant herbs, visitors to the restored mansion can imagine the family as they were described at a holiday reception of another age. Monroe, tall and well-formed, was dressed “plain and in the old style,” with small clothes, silk hose, knee buckles and pumps fastened with buckles. The “very gracious” Mrs. Monroe was regal looking in a superb blue velvet gown, “her neck and arms bare and beautifully formed, her hair in puffs and dressed high on her head and ornamented with white ostrich plumes, around her neck an elegant pearl necklace.” The daughters followed their mother’s lead rather than their father’s. The eldest, Mrs. Judge Hay, wore crimson velvet, with gold cord and tassel round the waist and white plumes on her head. Her neck and arms were bare and the chronicler described the president’s daughter’s jewelry as handsome. Her sister, Mrs. Gouverneur, had a dress of “rich white satin” trimmed in blonde lace and embroidered with silver thread. She wore pearls and like the other two Monroe women, her neck and arms were bare and white plumes adorned her hair. The simply dressed president and his elegant lady and equally elegant daughters are the only thing missing from Ash Lawn’s schedule of holiday activities. The fields of Monroe’s 550acre estate will be open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 20 and 21, for visitors to cut their own Christmas trees. Tree hunters should bring their own tools. No fee is charged, but a tax-deductible donation is requested. Afternoons of holiday song and cider will follow Christmas. From Dec. 27-30, carols anil madrigals will be sung and cider served in Monroe’s dining room, beginning at 4 p.m. Tickets sold at the .door are $5 for adults and $2 for children 2-11. Ash Lawn-Highland is located off 1-64 south of Charlottesville, 2V> miles past Monticello on County Route 795. For reservations or additional information, call (804) 293-9539. Ash Lawn is operated by the College of William and Mary, President Monroe’s alma mater. White House tree tradition dates from 1856 WASHINGTON—A tradition with roots in antiquity, yet as modern as today, will be renewed this year as the nation’s capital celebrates with Christmas trees from California, Washington and Pennsylvania. The National Community Christmas Tree is a living Colorado blue spruce transplanted from Pennsylvania to the Ellipse, south of the White House, in 1978. But it will be joined by other trees also basking in the national spotlight. • At the Capitol, a 60-foot Shasta red fir will be set up, following shipment from the Klamath National Forest in California. • A similar 26-foot tree from the same source is heading for the Supreme Court. • And the White House will be decorated with an eight-foot Fraser fir grown at the Bear Canyon Tree Farm in Washington and donated by the National Christmas Tree Asso happy holiday May you have special joys and treasures this Christmas. 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From Germany, the practice spread via the many German immigrants to America, and the first recorded White House Christmas tree was set up by Franklin Pierce in 1856. Records are scanty as to whether presidents after Pierce kept up the tree tradition, until Benjamin Harrison in 1889 launched the now unbroken string of White House trees, announcing that “we should make merry for children at Christmas time.” Grover Cleveland was the first president to use electric lights on a tree — the Harrisons could have done so, but were reportedly afraid of electricity. Theodore Roosevelt once sought to discourage the tradition, fearing that if it caught on the forests would be depleted. Franklin Roosevelt was the last president to use candles on his tree, wisely hiring someone to stand by with a wet sponge when the candles were lit. 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That Roosevelt was the last president to use candles on his tree, wisely hiring someone to stand by with a wet sponge when the candles were lit, in the event of fire. Electric lights have been the norm since then, and decorating styles vary widely depending on the occupants of the White House. At the Capitol, meanwhile, landscape architect Paul Pincus reports that the U.S. Forest Service is furnishing its 23rd annual Capitol Christmas tree — and the first to come from west of the Mississippi. r CHRISTINAS GREETINGS Fran <Sc Charlie Washington House Reproductions Washington, Va. 703-675-3385 The tree, commonly known as a silver tip, is estimated to be about 150 years old and measures 24 inches in diameter at the base. It was 110 feet tall, but only the top 60 feet will be used. Four railroads donated transportation for the tree from California. It was lit in a ceremony Dec. 10. 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Christmas at Mount Vernon (Continued from Page 9) London, to buy six small books for children from the famous booksellers, Mount and Page. But by October 1761, Santa seemed only a step away from the lumps of coal left for naughty children. The lists were short with few frivolities. He ordered for 8-year-old Master Curtis: “A Small Bible neatly bound in Turkey and John Parke Custis wrote in gilt Letters on the Inside of the cover, “A Neat small Prayer Book as above with &cw.” For Miss Custis, then six years old, he directed the personal shopper to buy: “1 Fash dress’d Doll to cost a Guinea “1 Do a 5 (shillings) “A Box Ginger bFd Toys & Sug’r I mags & Comfits “A neat Small Bible b’d in Timkey and Martha Parke Custis wrote on the Inside in gilt Letters “A Small Prayer Book neat and in the same manner.” Holiday chase was tradition Just as children were a part of Christmas at Mount Vernon, so was the hunt. Other gentlemen farmers joined Washington on the trail of pheasant and deer and the chase after a fox. The baying of hounds was as much a sound of the holidays as the ringing of bells, the singing of carols and the firing of muskets on Christmas morning. After a breakfast by candles, the squire and his sporting guests would be off at first light. His grandson described the first president as he left for a holiday run behind the hounds: riding “with ease, elegance and power. . .superbly mounted, in true sporting costume, of blue coat, scarlet waistcoat, buckskin breeches, top boots, velvet cap and whip with long thorn.” The religious side was not lost in the sporting and feasting. Seldom did the family miss church on Christmas Day. Washington’s diary entries for December 25 repetitiously note: “Went to Pohick Church . . . and returned to Dinner.” The war years Washington spent 13 Christmases with his family at Mount Vernon before the Revolutionary War. Then the conflict put the new commander of the colonial army in a far different setting for the holidays. In eight years he returned for only two brief visits, once on his way to Yorktown and again as he traveled northward after the surrender of Cornwallis. The first year of the Revolution, Martha joined her husband at his winter headquarters at Cambridge, Mass., bringing along her son and his bride. Food was still plentiful and Mrs. Washington arranged a Christmas dinner. She even persuaded the general to celebrate their wedding anniversary with a Twelfth Night party. But they were restrained, eschewing levity that could have been criticized as improper for the times. In 1776, Washington led his troops across the Delaware on Christmas Day to defeat a large force of German mercenaries. The holiday won the victory for the general; according to stories, he was able to surprise the Hessian soldiers because they were celebrating around a candle-lit tree. The next year, Washington was at Valley Forge for Christmas, his men in rags, cold and hungry and close to mutiny. Christmas dinner was cabbage, turnips and potatoes, with a little meat and fowl. There were no eggs, milk, flour, tea or coffee, no holiday breads and pastries, no grog or other spirits. Things were a little better for the Christmas of 1779 at Morristown where the general and his staff were housed in the Jacob Ford Mansion. The troops shivered in tents while they built log cabins for more adequate shelter but at least they weren’t hungry. One wrote on Christmas Day: “I am just done dinner about half Drunk, all dined together upon good roast & boiled, but in a Cold Tent, however grog enough will keep out the cold.” The most gala Christmas of the war years came in 1780 at New Windsor. Martha joined the general in late November, and she gave a Christmas dinner for 20 people. Turkeys were scarce but a generous housewife donated several she had raised for her own family. The menu also included beef and mutton, pies, puddings, apples, nuts and cider. A band played during dinner and spiced wine was passed around afterwards. Washington sends greetings On Christmas Eve of 1781, Washington wrote to Major-General William Heath: “I . . . venture to hope that you will spend a happy and merry Christmas, a thing that has not happened for some years past.” YULETIDE CHEER Our linear* wishes for a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a happy holiday season Joyed & Bill Duvall Sperryville Mens Cfengtos May Santa find your home the most joyous of all on this Christmas Holiday. It's been a pleasure serving you. SERVING YOU SINCE 1932 FRONT ROYAL MOTORS, INC. 7th & N. Royal Ave., Front Royal, Va. 703*636-2901 Dealer #1501 To Colonel Richard Butler the following Christmas Eve, the commander of the colonial army wrote: “I cannot but hope the sweets of liberty, peace, & domestic enjoyment are yet to be tasted by those who have shared so freely in the fatigues & dangers of procuring these inestimable blessings for others.” Those blessings came again to Washington in 1783. On Dec. 23, he tendered his commission as commander-in-chief. As a private citizen and with the war won, he rode home on Christmas Eve with Martha to Mount Vernon. Bonfires blazed in the darkness while the plantation’s slaves fired muskets into the night to welcome the master and mistress. On Christmas morning, he rose at 4 a.m. to inspect the mansion, the stables and the kennels. He passed out Christmas shillings to the slaves. Despite the harsh weather that Christmas Day, neighbors rode to Mount Vernon all day to greet the returned soldier. Before leaving Philadelphia and the army, Washington bought gifts for the grandchildren who waited at Mount Vernon. For little Nelly and George Washington Parke Custis there were books, dice games, pocketbooks, a handkerchief, a whirligig, a locket and a fiddle. Christmas feast Christmas dinner was served at 3 p.m., and what a feast it was with Virginia ham, roast pork, beef, fish, duck, turkey and oysters. In the candlelight, George Washington rose to offer a toast: “All our friends.” A niece spending the holiday at Mount Vernon wrote of the time in a letter: “I must tell you what a charming day I spent at Mount Vernon with Mama and Sally. The Gen’l and Madame came home on Christmas Eve, and such a racket the Servants made! They were glad of their coming. Three handsome young officers came with them. “All Christmas afternoon people came to pay their Respects and Duty. Among them were Stately Dames and gay young Women. The Gen’l seemed very happy and Mistress Washington was from Daybrake making everything agreeable as possible for Everybody.” It must have taken Martha “from Daybrake” to supervise the Christmas feasts for which Mount Vernon was famous. Her “great cake” alone required labor from dawn to dusk in those days when all mixing and beating was done by hand: “Take 40 eggs & divide the whites from the yolks & beat them to a froth start work 4 pounds of butter to a cream & put the whites of eggs to it a spoon hill at a time till it is well work’d then put 4 pounds of sugar finely powdered to it in the same manner then put in the Youlks of eggs & 5 pounds of flower & 5 pounds of fruit. 2 hours will bake it add to it half an ounce of mace 1 nutmeg half a pint of wine & some french brandy.” (Recipe courtesy of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association.) The master of Mount Vernon lent a hand to the holiday preparations, mixing up his celebrated batches of eggnog. With the recipe reduced to less ample terms, the ingredients wefe: 1 quart milk 1 quart cream 1 dozen eggs 1 dozen tablespoons sugar 1 pint brandy 1/2 pint rye whiskey , 1/4 pint rum 1/4 pint sherry His instructions give an indication of Washington’s state over the holidays: “Mbj liquor first. Separate yolks and whites of eggs. Add sugar to beaten yolks. Mix well. Add liquor mixture, drop by drop at first, slowly beating. Add milk and cream, slowly beating. Beat whites of eggs until stiff and fold slowly into mixture. Let set in cool place several davs. Taste freauentlv.” The old general didn’t stint with spirits for the help, either. A contract between Washington and his gardener, Philip Bater, provided that $4 was due Bater at the onset of the holidays “with which he may be drunk 4 days and 4 nights.” Washington’s two terms as president kept him from Mount Vernon for eight Christmases. He and Martha still entertained, but it wasn’t on the same grand scale. The president noted of his Christmas visitors in 1789, they “were not numerous, but respectable.” However, the couple did inaugurate the custom of public New Year receptions which continued until Woodrow Wilson’s administration, giving thousands upon thousands of ordinary folks the opportunity to shake hands with a president. In his last holidays at Mount Vernon, Washington took to writing letters on Christmas Day, probably retiring to his study to escape the crush of guests at the mansion. In 1798, his final Christmas, his diary records that General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Lady and daughter came to dinner and Captain John Spotswood visited in the afternoon. George Washington died on Dec. 14 of the following year, and Christmas at Mount Vernon was spent in mourning. 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Even at Christmas Thomas Jefferson kept rigid schedule By THERESA REYNOLDS Democrat Special Writer The man who came to symbolize a blend of European refinement and American resourcefulness was beloved by aristocrat and frontiersman alike, but he shocked some visitors by receiving them in his old clothes. Thomas Jefferson had highly cultivated tastes, but he believed stongly in democratic ways. He disturbed diplomats by seating them anywhere at his table, without regard for who was more or less important. He brought a French chef to the White House, who introduced Washington to waffles, ice cream, and macaroni. At Christmas the president’s guests sampled his vintage wines and passed trays of cheese, anchovies and preserved fruits. This remarkable man loved children, and his six grandchildren were the beneficiaries also of his egalitarian ideas. They stayed up with the White House guests, wandering at will around receptions and dinner parties. In fact, one socialite observed that he sometimes seemed more interested in them than in the adults. At one formal holiday dinner, Jefferson took out his violin and played for the children. At another, he encouraged a guest to accompany him on her tambourine. At his beloved Monticello, Jefferson observed a rigid schedule,, “even , ” bn$ gi^st remarked. The great man arofee at dawn and worked on his ibrrespondence. After a breakfast of cold ham, bread, butter and coffee, he mounted his horse (this he did even as an old man) and rode for the greater part of the day around his estate. Sometimes he carried a packet of fruit and cheese with him. Dinner was at four, and Jefferson made it last, as it was the only time he was available to his company. He believed that water should accompany food, and his good wines were not brought out until nearly dessert. He loved simple Virginia products as well as imported food. He visited with his guests until nightfall, when tea and fruit were brought. This was a signal to take up a book and read. The children did so, and all the guests as well. A society woman visiting over the Christmas holidays had thought that Monticello would be a whirl of parties and entertainments of various sorts, but she observed that just the reverse was true. She confided to a friend in a letter that you could spend the whole holiday season at Monticello and see the former president only at supper. Not being much of a reader, the somewhat bored socialite spent her evenings trying to get up a game of chess in the library. So many visitors came to Jefferson’s estate, and he was so unwilling to turn them away or suggest that they feed themselves and their stock elsewhere, that he died in complete financial ruin. The famous revolutionary was extremely handsome (according to the lady), most interesting and always in a good humor, although he insisted on accomplishing his daily work and reading. 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Christmas trees: A sign of life _ Although it is an ancient pagan mid-winter tradition to decorate homes with evergreens and dress up trees with ornaments, the identification of these preparations with the Christian Yuletide has become established over many centuries. At the beginning of the eighth century, St. Boniface received authorization from Pope Gregory II to preach the gospel to all the tribes of Germany. His success there led to the baptizing of multitudes and changing idolatrous temples to churches. For his successes, lie was called to Rome where he was consecrated Bishop of the new Christian land. But returning to Geismar on Christmas Eye, he found that the son of the Chieftain Gundhar was to be sacrificed to the pagan god Thor. Angered, so the story goes, St. Boniface felled the giant sacred oak with one stroke of an axe. Asked by the people for the word of God, St. Boniface pointed out a small ever green and said: “This is the word, and this is the counsel. Not a drop of blood shall fall tonight, for this is the birthnight of the St. Christ, Son of the All-Fother and Savior of the World. This little tree, a young child of the forest, shall be a home tree tonight. It is the wood of peace, for your houses are built of fir. It is the sign of endless life, for its branches are evergreen. See how it points toward Heaven. Let this be called the tree of the Christ-Child; gather about it, not in the wild woods but in your homes; there it will shelter no deeds of blood, but loving gifts and lights of kindness.” The fir tree was cut and taken to the great hall of Gundhar and set up in observance of Christmas. The fallen oak was used to build a monastery and a church dedicated to St. Peter. Although there is some evidence of Christmas trees in our United States in early times, it was not until 1842 that they became popular. Charles Minnegerode, a professor at the College of William and Mary, is credited with the symbol of the Christmas tree in America. Holiday greens: Ancient symbols Ancient Egyptians decorated with greenery to dispel the gloom of the winter. To them, greens were the essence of beauty and symbolized eternal life. The abundance of greenery in America made its use easy and natural. In the depth of winter, a magnificent variety of broad-leaved evergreens and pines was found. In the North, American holly was used for decoration while the South enjoyed camellias, roses, hibiscus, poinsettias, and magnolia. In Maryland and Virginia, the greens of choice were pine, mistletoe, magnolia, red cedar, rosemary, cherry laurel and holly. In conjunction with greenery, the colonials used the abundant products of nature available at hand — fruits, nuts, cones and seed pods. They took the greenery into thenchurches to impart the fresh scent of the forest. Greens were used for door wreaths, for draping doorways, windows and mantels as well as for centerpieces. Many evergreen plants are reputed to have special significance beyond their decorative value and revered symbolism of eternal life: Holly is said to be derived from the word “holy.” The Druids believed it sacred and used it to heal t'hd' siek1. It,' was ilsed’to repel evil spirits and‘protect the house from May a joy-filled holiday walk right up to your door. Thank you friends. Greetings from Elmer and Martha Atkins ELMER’S CIDER MILL & ANTIQUES Rt. 651 Sperryville to our friends. BStB SCIIVICC CCNTCft Rt. 211 West, Washington, Virginia Make it W® NAIM BRAND new! lightning. The Scotch-Irish believed that if it was brought inside during fair weather, the wife would rule the roost. However, if the decorations were fashioned during stormy weather, the man would be the boss. It was also said to be unlucky to keep it up past Twelfth Night - thus, the necessity of the “burning of the greens.” In Germany, holly is known as “Christ Dorn” and its thorns are woven into the Crown of Christ. The berries are said to represent the blood of Christ, the white flowers the purity of His birth. Ivy has a clinging property so it symbolized love. In Greek mythology it was associated with Bacchus, the god of wine. It is said that if the berries are ingested before drinking wine, you will not become intoxicated. . Rosemary is another holiday green widely used in Europe. In addition to its colorful appearance, its pungent fragrance blends well with that of the other evergreens. The flowers were said to have once been white, but during the Holy Family’s flight to Egypt the Virgin Mary spread her infant’s clothes on it to dry, causing the flowers to turn pale blue. American laurel is very popular in America. The ancient Greeks and Romans used the classic laurel, a different but similar plant, to decorate the statues of their gods, to crown victorious athletes, poets and other renowned citizens. 8tttuSJm(p% \\°M , k0¥ Wc bring old fashioned joys to warm your heart this Holiday. *er St% Gifts & Collectibles Sperryville, Va. 703-987-8951 Wishing you a Holiday Season filled with good Cheer and the best of everything. WASHINGTON VIDEO RENTALS 1 Main St. j Basement of Baumgardner Bldg. Washington, Va. 675-3454 Wed.-Sun. 12-7 f I Pound cakes are always a classic for holidays There are many traditions that arrive with the holiday season. Decorations, family get-togethers and home baking are all very much a part of the season. This year, make pound cakes the center of attention on your holiday dinner or buffet table. These traditional favorites take on a new and exciting look with the updated versions featured in the 1986 Christmas Recipe Leaflet from the Martha White Kitchen - Pound Cakes, Updated Classics for the Holidays. The original pound cake received its name from the cake’s ingredients - a pound each of flour, sugar, eggs and butter. Containing tempting ingredients such as chocolate chips and cream cheese, these new variations demonstrate that tradition can get better with age. Holiday benefits from these delicious creations go beyond their tempting ingredients and striking appearance: • You will get at least 24 good size servings from a bundt or tube cake. • Pound cakes are easy to transport. • They make welcome gifts. • Pound cakes freeze well. They can be baked ahead of time and iced or glazed after removing from the freezer. Attention to a few helpful tips will help you create delicious pound cakes every time: Photo courtesy Martha White Kitchen CHOCOLATE-CHIP POUND CAKE with chocolate glaze is an updated rendition of a holiday classic. • All ingredients should be at room temperature. • Blend shortening, sugar and eggs well until they are light and fluffy. Then, blend in flour as quickly as possible. • Leave the cake in the pan after baking no longer than recom The beginning of Christmas Many centuries ago, Christmas, a vigil looking for the coming of Christ, was celebrated on Jan. 6. This celebration was called Epiphaneica and was used to “signify the coming of God to the world as manifested in Jesus Christ as revealed at the time'of His birth and baptism by John the Baptist,” The persecution of Christians in Rome put a stop to all celebrations and caused the Christians to go into hiding. In 313 AD, their persecution ended and the Church honored three new festivals, one of which was Christmas. 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Best of everything to you. HILLSDALE GROCERY Rt. 211 Near Massie’s Corner 675 3115 mended, or it will stick to the pan. To start your own holiday pound cake tradition, try Chocolate Chocolate Chip Pound Cake with Shiny Chocolate Glaze: Chocolate Chocolate Chip Pound Cake 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened 1/2 cup shortening 2 cups sugar 6 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 cups sifted Martha White All Purpose Flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon soda 1 cup (8 ounces) dairy sour cream 1 package (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips 1 package (4 ounces) German sweet chocolate, melted Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan or 12-cup bundt pan. Blend butter and shortening; add sugar and cream until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in vanilla. Sift together flour, salt and soda. Add alternately with sour cream to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips and melted chocolate; blend well. Spoon into prepared pan. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes; turn out onto serving plate and drizzle with Shiny Chocolate Glaze. Good served warm. Shiny Chocolate Glaze 2 squares (1 ounce each) semisweet chocolate 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup milk 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon vanilla Melt chocolate and butter in saucepan over low heat; stir in sugar. Stir milk into cornstarch; add to chocolate mixture. Cook over medium heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat; blend in vanilla. Drizzle over warm cake. For your copy of Pound Cakes - Updated Classics for the Holidays, including the recipe for the delicious Cream Cheese Pound Cake, write to The Martha White Kitchen, Dept. 110, P.O. Box 58, Nashville, Tn. 37202. 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Christmas in the New World Christmas celebrations in America took place long before the white man’s arrival. The Indians of Alaska had a “potlatch” feast every year around the time of the winter solstice in early January. “Potlatch” was a stew of moose and bear meat served from a common pot. Every family arrived bringing bowls and plates, even for the absent men. Following the feast, they danced in costumes and strange masks. Just before the year ended, all the villagers would scrub the floors of all their public buildings. As Columbus was searching for the Spice Islands on Dec. 24, 1492, the Santa Maria ran aground off the coast of Santo Domingo. Columbus and his crew were saved by the Indian natives, and on Christmas Day they feasted with the Chief. In honor of Christmas and in thanksgiving for the rescue, he built a fortress which he named “La Navidad,” meaning Nativity. The first notable Christmas in the United States was celebrated by the Jamestown settlers. In fact, before they reached their new world, Christmas cheered them on their journey for they planned to sail for the Virginia Colony on Christmas Eve of 1606. However, bad weather kept them in port until New Year’s Day of 1607. Thus they faced a New Year and Neyv World at once. By Christmas of 1607, the 40 remaining settlers of the original 100 looked back on a year of hardship and dismay. Famine, disease, quarrels and mutiny had reduced their number. John Smith was captured and his companions slain during a com trading expedition with the Indians. The colonists’ relief ship of supplies was a month overdue. Still the colonists assembled before their Church of England altar in their meager wooden chapel. Communion wine had been preserved. They heard the ancient message — “For unto you is bom this day in the City of David, a Savior which is Christ the Lord” — and closed with prayers for preservation. Their prayers were answered; Captain Smith’s life, destined to be vital to the colony, was preserved by the intercession of Chief Powhatan’s daughter, Pocahontas. Smith’s arrival back in Jamestown on Jan. 8, 1608, coincided with the arrival of the long looked for supply ship with men and provisions. Following a truce with the Powhatans in 1608, the settlers had thenfirst real Christmas feast, courtesy of the Indians. They enjoyed richer fare than they had seen for a long time. As one pilgrim said, they were “never more merrie, nor fedde on more plentie of good oysters, fish, flesh, wild foule and good bread; nor never had better fires in England than warm smokie houses.” The earliest Christmases, when celebrated, were very simple as food, etc., was scarce. Christmas was not celebrated at all in the Puritan colonies of New England. The proscription against Christmas celebrations held sway even in England during the apex of Puritan power under Oliver Cromwell. They read their Bibles literally. Nowhere did it positively state that there should be a celebration of the Birth of Christ. These dour people worked six days a week and worshipped one day for that was the rule of the Bible. Possibly the Puritans hated Christmas because it reminded them of the Tory establishment which opposed them - they unconsciously identified the Church of England with royal officials. There were other sects that did not celebrate Christmas. Included here were the Plain Dutch (Mennonites, Amish, Brethren), Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists, and Congregationalists - all of whom had an aversion to waste and exalted the Sabbath to the exclusion of all other days. The Quakers believed all days were holy days and of equal importance. But nowhere was Christmas so condemned as in Massachusetts, where the public celebration of Christmas led to arrests and whippings. Anyone suspected of celebrat ing Christmas was called a “Christmas keeper.” were observed because of the danger of going out to visit. Christmas was a time of get-togethers. On their way home for the holidays, men would play draughts (checkers) or dice at taverns. The games continued for days on end; some men would be late, barely making it home for the family celebration. During the many reunions, feasts, and balls, conversation usually included the news, local gossip, the price of tobacco and com, plus an exchange of views on London styles and local politics. From the Virginia colonies came the expression “groaning board.” The colonials loved to feast, and feast they did; so heartily, in fact, that their tables all but “groaned” under the weight of their steaming dishes. Popular foods included creamy peanut soup, roast beef, crusty game pie, pheasant, plus the drinks of mulled- cider, madeira, dark beer, and punch. Sports Day was the highlight of the season for the children. They vied at hoop-rolling, bag and foot races, feats of strength, pitching of quoits and pennies, bowling on the green, and dancing. Their most difficult feast was to climb a stout, greased pole for the reward of a bag of silver fastened to the top. Material gifts were few. Men exchanged handshakes and gave the women kisses; everyone received the wish for “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.” The children occasionally received some small gifts on New Year’s Day. Servants were given the day off, and sometimes were given a small monetary remembrance. Christmas Day was a Holy Day when everyone attended church services. Pine and bayberry candles were used in decorating the churches. The highlight of the service at Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg was the passing of the cherished silver communion cup to all the worshippers. Laws were passed in Massachusetts which forced men to work on Christmas Day. A law of 1659 stated: “Anybody who is found observing, by abstinence from labor, feasting, or any other way, any such days as Christmas Day, shall pay for the offence - 5 shillings.” Ironically enough, some “good” came out of this. Many of the colonists who opposed these laws left and settled in Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. (New Haven, Conn., was an exception. Here Puritanism was so strong that husbands and wives could not even exchange kisses.) It is said that a feast was used as a substitute for Christmas among the Puritans when they counted their blessings and gave thanks for them. This feast later become our Thanksgiving. Laws and a governor helped to change the trend of Christmas celebrations in Massachusetts for those who desired to celebrate. In 1681, the anti-Christmas Law was repealed, but December 25 remained a working day. In 1686, Governor Andros conducted Christmas services in the Boston Town Hall. But the greatest change came about in 1791 when the Constitution contained a provision separating the church from the state. Elsewhere in the 17th century, Christmas was celebrated. New York considered Christmas a Holy Day, and there were churchgoing and quiet family feasting. Visiting and feasting continued until New Year’s Day when there were “open houses” and a gift to the first one to shout out “Merry Christmas” or “Happy New Year.” The custom of New Year’s Day “open houses” originated in New York at this time. Christmas was celebrated in the Maryland-Virginia area all along because the colonists arrived to better their fortunes; they did not come for spiritual or political reasons. They remained remote enough from Cromwell and the Puritans and defied their “anti-Christ-tide edicts.” It was because of this freedom of religious and political choice that Maryland became known as the “Free State.” During the early 1600s, only Christmas Day and Good Friday Pagan feast was earliest celebration Many of our Christmas customs originate from pagan year-end festivities which started long before the birth of Christ. For primitive man, the calendar revolved around harvest time, as his primary concern was obtaining enough food to eat. He knew nothing of the earth’s revolution. When the days shortened and his crops died, primitive man feared that the sun would disappear forever. He performed rituals aimed at reinvigorating the soil and animals and bringing back the sun. The ancient Egyptian calendar had twelve 30-day months. This left five remaining intercalary days which always arrived at the time of the winter solstice (Dec. 21). These days were considered extraordinary and were devoted to honoring the gods. This they did by feasting and predicting the future. It is speculated that intercalary days were the origin of the “12 Days of Christmas” and that their peculiar customs and superstitions derived from this background. Ancient Rome seems to be the true originator of many of our present festivities. The Romans had an eight-day festival Saturnalia, beginning Dec. 17, which honored Saturn, thier greatest god. There was a public sacrifice of a pig, fairs and games and even banquets where the slave could rule over the master. (This was in memory of the time when all men were equal.) All work ceased; schools were closed; grudges and quarrels were forgotten, and punishment of criminals was not allowed. The family was held supreme, and the feasts included family visiting. On Dec. 24, there was a great feast honoring Mithras, who was asked to overpower the forces of darkness threatening to engulf the earth. Soon the days would grow longer - a sign of Mithras’ invincibility. Happy Holidays from the Rappahannock News In the home, candles were kept burning to frighten away the dark spirits. Evergreen trees, winch they considered to be the last living thing on the cold, dark earth, were decorated with candles, toys and small masks of Bacchus in hope that the sun god would see how they honored this last symbol of life, and in return would allow the sun to return and bring new life. The first of January brought forth a celebration called Kalends. Mutual wishes for health and prosperity were exchanged along with the presents, some of which even included cards wishing the recipient “Happy New Year.” Donations were also made to the poor. The earliest presents were said to be boughs of greenery. As time went on, these Roman gifts became more elaborate — candles, lamps, precious metals, pastries in the shapes of animals and men, and even dolls of imitation waxed fruits. 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Rappahannock News photo/Lou Hatter J^ppahannock-s first homecoming yUbbN, Knsti Pendleton, is crowned by Assistant Principal John Toth during halftime at the basketball game Friday. She was escorted by Richard Tribino. Crownbearer was Joshua Waddell. Miss Pendleton’s court included Jan Hitt, Amy Noakes, Nikki Davis, Angie Armentrout and Denice Eidson. Fatalities up over holiday Colonel R. L. Suthard, Superintendent of the Virginia State Police, said recently that 14 persons were reported killed on Virginia’s highways during the recent Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend period from 6 p.m. Nov. 26 through midnight Nov. 30. “This is three more than last year when 11 persons were killed during a similar period,” he said. “It is all the more distressing to learn that at least six of these deaths occurred in alcohol-related crashes, and that of the nine non pedestrian fatalities, only two were known to be wearing safety restraints.” State Troopers participating in Operation CARE (an acronym for Combined Accident Reduction Effort) patrolled 142,988 miles around the state during the Thanksgiving holiday period and assisted 2,273 stranded or otherwise distressed motorists. They also arrested or issued summonses to 5,120 motorists, including 3,303 for speeding, 622 for reckless driving, 86 for drinking and driving and 1,109 for other hazardous violations. Colonel Suthard also noted that through Dec. 4 a total of 1,038 highway deaths have been recorded in Virginia compared to 898 for a similar period last year. “Although it is true that vehicular miles driving are up this year almost six percent over last year, average speeds are up, and 46 percent of all reported crashes to date have been alcohol-related, this increase in fatalities is still alamung. Mondoy and Wednesday! ALL YOU CAN EAT SIRLOIN STEAK $7.95 DAN'S STEAK HOUSE 708 South Royal Avenue Front Royal, Va. m®, Now at Royal Plaza Front Royal Same good design at reasonable prices -—One Day Custom Picture Framing— Joyce Chandler Custom Picture Framing Since 1977 636-3485 Last Minute Gift Suggestions tor the r oxhunting Enthusiast 4 -tr 4k*>4k4c/9> . - ¥,,.'v Gone Away by Mason Houghbrnd 1949 Blue Ridge Press (Second Printing, 1970) suedelike cover, 145 pages. A must for the fox-hunting enthusiast, this illustrated, delightful hook combines lessons, legends and anecdotes - fascinating reading. $30.00 “All foxhunters go straight to Hell - for they have had “Heaven on Earth. ” Gone Away, Mason Houghland by A. Henry Higginson (Gilt, cloth cover with case box) first edition. 1949. Blue Ridge Press - 443 pages Berryville, Virginia. 7 he most complete bibliography every published on field sports - most particularly foxhunting steeple chasing and other kindred sports - with short biographical sketches on the authors. $45.00 Drawn for Arundel Newspapers by Eugene M. Scheel Perfect for framing $3.95 Printed by Potomac Press Leesburg, Va. I Hurry in! Available at all J Arundel Newspaper Locations i louboun Ximtc-jMirror 9 East Market Street Leesburg. 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RAAC offers community celebration The traditional Community Christmas Celebration, sponsored by the Rappahannock Association of the Arts and the Community, begins Saturday, Dec. 20, in front of the courthouse, with the lighting of the Christmas tree arranged by the Town of Washington. Those who find themselves with cold fingers after the outside ceremony can warm them around a cup of hot cider at the Gay Street Theater immediately afterwards. Holiday cookies will accompany the cider and all refreshments are free to everyone. After refreshments the program begins, with special Christmas readings by local personalities, a traditional dance performance and inspirational favorites by local gospel groups. On hand will be some Rap pahannock neigbors who celebrated earlier Christmases in lar-away places. They will appear in their native costumes and talk about the holidays of their youth. Kveryone is welcome to attend the Community Christmas, which is offered free of charge by RAAC. The tree lighting begins at 6:30, followed by the refreshments, with the program starting at 7. Migrant permit request withdrawn Alexander Sharp’s application for a special use permit to house seasonal agricultural workers on 33 acres of Mountain Green Farm in Harris Hollow has been withdrawn. In the interval between Mr. Sharp’s filing and the public hearing scheduled for Dec. 22 by the Board of Zoning Appeals on the request, the Board of Supervisors enacted a new county zoning ordinance. Under its terms, housing for migrant workers is allowed by special exception permit granted by the Board of Supervisors. Reportedly, Mr. Sharp will refile his application under the new ordinance. it1* V« V« V'< V« V« V'C V« V'« V« V1* V« %.'« VC V'«V«V«V«t.'«V'«V«^'«\'>«*>>« We Wish You Joy In Your Heart, Love In Your Home, Peace In The World and Hope For A Prosperous New Year! Located in the Clopton House Washington, Va. 675-3738 ' ' Happy Holidays! 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An EOA (airway tube) was inserted, and ventilations (breathing assistance) were begun by the EMT with assistance from the driver. “The patient was then prepared for the long trip back down the i mountain. It had been ascertained 'that the Park Service helicopter could not be used to lower a Stokes basket for an aerial evacuation because there was no clearing in the trees to allow the basket to be set down. “The two-man crew of the Flint Hill medic unit with advanced life support supplies arrived on the scene and an intravenous line was started. In the meantime, Pegasus had been called out from its base in Charlottesville. “The six-man team had to carry the patient out of the woods to prevent possible further neck injury since the ride in the pick-up truck would have been dangerously jarring. During the entire trip, ventilations still had to be assisted and the neck injury stabilized. Four bottles of oxygen were used during the long carry back down the mountain. “As the rescuers reached the half-way point, the paramedic crew from Pegasus met them and two additional I Vs were begun. Footing was so bad that the rescue team fell many times. Several members of the team sustained injuries themselves. Despite the pain and danger, they persisted and successfully brought the boy to the base of the mountain. “At the bottom of the mountain, MAST. (Military Anti-Shock /Trauma) trousers (used to concentrate blood in the vital areas of the body to lessen the risk of death from shock) were applied and inflated. The patient was transported the ad ditional mile to the landing site where Pegasus was waiting. The patient was loaded and taken to the Trauma Center at UVa Hospital. “The entire elapsed time of the rescue was more than four hours. The patient survived, although at this time he remains in a coma. ” Rich Adams, Editorial Director of WDVM-TV in Washington, D. C., and an EMT with the BethesdaChevy Chase Rescue Squad, joined Mrs. Powell in saluting the Rappahannock volunteers. “I take off my hat to the job you people do out here. We have people who complain about having to climb three flights of stairs -- when you can see the hospital down the street. “You people are the ones doing the REAL work under conditions we in the big city would never even think of.” On behalf of the three squads involved, plaques were accepted by Rick Johnson (Sperryville), Ruth Critzer (Washington), and Frank Huff (Flint Hill). Task force (Continued from Page 3) hand. She also suggested law enforcement participation in the program, as role models and also to give information about the kinds of trouble drug and alcohol abuse can involve. “Different. kids listen to different things,” she said. “Who cares what works - as long as it does?” Fran Eldred, chief magistrate of the 20th Judicial Circuit (Fauquier, Loudoun and Rappahannock coun ties), with the support of Rappahannock mag-istrate Col. D. C. Knuepfer, expressed her concern that the program not stop with education in the schools. “I don’t care how many programs you put on for kids - you won’t get through until you take care of their parents’ problem. Ninety-five percent of everything that comes through our office is alcohol-related. “You won’t stop this until the PARENTS get educated, until we have a public awareness of the prob Husqvarna 266 - The ew standard of excellence in the 50cc class. Excellent power to weight ratio. Chain brake. NOW ONLY $499.95 COMES Hasqvarna 44 - Chain brake. 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It could also be helpful for those who might come into contact with them - people who could make a difference. ” Magistrate Eldred also expressed concern that people are not aware of the services available in the county. “It can’t just be one week,” said Paul Poling of Amissville. “It’s something that needs to be worked on 52 weeks a year.” “A lot of people are woefully ignorant of a whole lot of stuff,” Mr. Hobson said. “I’m amazed at how people can live with alcoholism and never realize that there’s a problem.” Following the discussion, the group decided that its members would return to their community organizations and solicit input about the needs in the county. A tentative decision was made to designate one week next year as a time for an intensive cofnmunity education effort. No date has been set for the program. An executive committee met this week to further define the focus of the effort. The task force scheduled a second meeting for 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at Trinity Church in. Wa»hingt©n for further discussion. Mr. Nettles said that any interested members of the community, whether representing groups or just as individuals, are encouraged to attend the meeting. For additional information about the task force, or about substance abuse, or to get information or help with a problem, contact Family Guidance Services of Rappahannock at 075-3329. The clinic maintains a 24-hour answering service during non-working hours, weekends and holidays. There is always a counselor on call who can be reached by calling this number. FGS is a program of Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services. PLEASE KEEP IT DOWN. High Mood pressure can be controlled, lb learn how. call us. I American Red Cross ^ssssasttu si=aa irsarssjrsssi t=Ui-'f GREENHOUSE BOOKS {^XMGive a book for Christmas... to Him, Her, Friends and Little Ones! 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Horse & Farm Directory Reaching 41,000 homes, stables and farms in auquier, Loudoun, Clarke, Rappahannock and Fairfax Counties Your ad will run in all of these newspapers for as little as $11.00 Loudoun (Cimrs-Jflirror Leesburg, Va. 703-777-1 1 IQ jfauquitr firmocrat Warrenton, Va. 703-347-4222 The Times Reston, Va. 703-435-7200 fiappabannocb Jlrtos Washington, Va. 703-675-3349 Cfje Ctarfae Courier Berryvilie, Va. 703-955-1 111 ALL STEEL BARNS, storage sheds. Buy before '87 and save1 703/836-1776 days. BOARDING: NEW WINTER rates Catlett area. Pasture and two feedings daily, $110.12’x14' stall, turnout and 2 feedings daily, $175.703/788-4458. BOARDING, full care with daily turnout. Schooling available. Foal training. 703/364-2712. 12’ x 14' stalls and good pasture available in Midland. Call Leslie 703/439-3301 after 6p.m. NEW IDEA SPREADER #109, seeds/spreads fertilizer and lime; Woods Mower model 60-4; Little Rhino Blade, model LR, fits 3-point hookup. 26-foot hay conveyor. Make offer. 703-430-6141. SIX 500-GALLON Smith-Cattleguard water troughs. Pressure fitted, $200 each. VIRGINIA BEEF CORPORATION, 703-777-5150 daytime, 703-777-5679 evenings/ weekends 1964 INTERNATIONAL water truck suitable for farm/orchard use, 1300-gallon tank, 340 V8, 5-speed dual rear. Best offer over $500. 703-554-8530 evenings. 6TH ANNUAL NEW YEARS DAY SALE Horses-T rucks-T railers Accepting consignments now. Low commission rates. Seller paid day of sale. Call for further information. Wenger’s Sales . York Springs, FA. 17372 > 717-528-8277 or 717-766-4344 Horse Sale every Friday night. ANGIE R. RITTER. Horseshoer. Graduate of the Eastern School of Farriery. Call Monday-Saturday, 703-690-7530. BONNIE L. SIZEMORE, farrier. Trimming and horseshoeing. A graduate of Michigan School of Horseshoeing. Call 703/788-9622. FENCING Complete line of wire, HlTENSEL, plank and rail. Also will install. GEORGE WHITE FENCING,INC. Middleburg, Va. 703-687-5803 GILES M. SHOWERS FENCING Locust posts, sawed and round, stakes, fencing board. Also rustic fence. 703/364-1045 WE INSTALL all types farm fencing. Free estimates. Pruitt Fencing. 703/369-7637. WOLFE FENCING Residential & Farm All types installed. High Tensile Specialists Painting and Staining Satisfaction Guaranteed. 703-327-4851. Hayland Farms Alfalfa, Orchard Grass, Clover, Timothy, Mixed Hays, Straw. Will Deliver A. C. Sletten Rt.l. Box682. Domed. Va. 23047 804/227-3205 TOP QUALITY HORSE HAY, Timothy/ Alfalfa, $3.00 per bale; Timothy/ Clover, $2.75 per bale. Can deliver at additional charge. 703/937-4745. ' HAY INC Pennsylvania hay and straw, all kinds available, horse, beef, dairy, large or small loads delivered. 703-7777522. HAY FOR SALE - Timothy, alfalfa, orchard grass, bagged oats Call after 6 p.m 703-822-5160. WHEAT STRAW — lor sale. Bright and clean Corn fodder, large roll bales. 703-338-740c-. ORCHARD GRASS and clover hay for sale. $2 and up. Ralph Cochran. 703-554-8111. ^0 „&Reed Fbst Frame Bmldin# Ca A Pole Building Company Horse — Farm — Commercial Specializing in Hone Facilities P.O. Box237, PurceUviUe, Va. 22132 338-2306 J. Reed, Stafford Mike Cox, Fauquier (703) 659-3271 (703) 752-4703 Quality Buildings & Supplies, Inc. (703) 338-3338 • Agricultural • • Light Commercial • • Residential • P.O. Box 1055, 202 21st Street Purcellville, Va. 22132 HAY, STRAW AND corn silage for sale. Straw is real bright. Hay is alfalfa, alfalfa and orchard grass mixed, Excellent quality. 703-5548269. NO MUCKING, all other morning chores at a large, yet quiet stable at Great Falls. Please call 703759-9158. STABLE HELP — Full or part time, $5.00 per hour. 703-554-8376. PART TIME STABLE help wanted. Every other weekend plus some vacation coverage. Feed, muck, turn out, 10-20 horses. Call 703338-6539. SATURDAY KENNEL HELPER and handyman, teenager or adult, male or female. Call 703/687-6882 after 7p.m. PART-TIME HELP, weekends, bam duties, drive van occassionally, good pay. Call 703/3641901. BARN HELP WANTED. Responsible hard working person needed for barn work. References required. Experience necessary. Call 703/687-6624. EXPERIENCED PERSON to clean stalls and care for horses. Call 703/825-6177 evenings. THOROUGHBRED GELDING: 5year-old, 17 hands, bay, goes cross country quietly, ready to start over fences. Asking $2,500. 703-777-9327, leave message. TWO QUARTERHORSE Thoroughbred geldings, one 4 year old 4.3 hands and a 5 year old 5.1 hands. $1,000. each or both for $1,800. 703-444-3867. KENT MILLER Steeplechase & Flat Horses. Hunter and show prospects, broodmares and yearlings bought and sold. 703-687-6216 « W. Washington St, MkMtsburg Qpsn 1030 >o5. do—HWsd. *Hm«. %- BRED THOROUGHBRED percheron yearling filly, $1,000. 2year thoroughbred filly by “Vaguely Noble” son out of “Final Ruling" mare. $1500. 703-9844915. REGISTERED QUARTERHORSE GELDING, 1 year, registered Appaloosa gelding, 12 years, good manners, priced to sell. 703/5942611. CHRISTMAS PONY - black gelding 40” tall, rideable and very sweet, $250. Call 703/347-3328. PASO FINO GELDINGS (4), excellent disposition, ideal for pleasure riding, $1500 and up. 703-4595619. QUARTER HORSE - Bay, 8 years. Has been competed successfully intermediate 3 days. Make excellent Junior rider. 10 year, dark bay gelding, 17.2 hands. Excellent field hunter and show horse, always in ribbons, sound. 10 year, 16.3 hand gelding, field hunter, sound has hunted 703-687-5622 after 7pm. REGISTERED PAINTS - Mare $2,000; Gelding $l,200; Weanling colt $800; 1984 W-W Horse trailer $1,000. Call 703-338-5992 THREE TOP QUALITY QUARTERHORSE MARES, gentle and will ride English or Western. 703/687-6103. HALF BRED GELDING, 16 hands, safe and gentle, great for beginner or pleasure. Will jump, good trail horse. $700.703/687-6103. THOROUGHBRED GELDING. Great Christmas present. Field Hunter prospect or show hunter. Big bone, good looker. Call after 8 p.m. 703-955-3073. AQHA RED DUN MARE, 6 years old, 14.1 hands, safe and gentle. Professionally trained.and has lot of handle. $1,000.703/687-6103. REGISTERED THOROUGHBRED BROODMARE, by Bupers. 4 winners out of 4 runners, easy breeder, in foal to son of Forli. Call 703/635-2957 evenings. REGISTERED APPALOOSA, 5 year old mare, green broke, excellent disposition. $500 firm. 703/364-9782. TWELVE YEAR OLD thoroughbred quarterhorse mare, great for beginner or leisure. Has been shown. Also 12 year old Shetland pony, great for beginners. $900 both. 703/788-9786, ask for Mary. APHA STUD COLT, 3/85, buckskin and white, placed in Weanling Futurity. 2 bay and white fillies, 2/84 and 5/85. $800 and up. 703/9374046 evenings or please leave message. REGISTERED QUARTERHORSE PAL. MARE, 15.3 h., excellent mover. Dominant horse, needs aggressive rider. $800. Call 703/3475429. PAINT MARE PONY 14 hands, sorrel and white Absolutely safe for any child or beginner. Will ride English or Western. $600. 7037687-6103 HAYFORSALE Timothy, Alfalfa, Straw, Woodshavings, and Purina Feed. Cassidy Brothers Farms 703-777-5134. Harriott ranctos^% have the PERFECT Christmas gift for that special person on your list! We have a large selection of quality Quarter Horses including:. ^ 1) Jumper Prospects 2) Pleasure Horses 3) Polo Horses ALSO: 1) Several Cutting Horses 2) Roping Horses 3) Good broke cow Horses 4) Outstanding Paint Horses This is an above average selection of horses with our usual one-week money back guarantee. 1 CALL: Reist Mummau, Manager (703)364-2627 8am to 2pm or Evenings for an appointment to see these fine horses. TUMBLIN HILL FARM Welsh ponies. All sizes and ages. From $500 and up. Call 703/364-1713 DRK. BAY PONY MARE, 3/4 reg. Arab, sound and willing Thoroughbred mare, 5 years old, breeding, riding, racing prospect, winner at MD and Charlestown. Please call Saturday and Sunday 703/687-5265. SMALL PONIES FOR SALE, “A" show quality, carries child in the show ring, good movers, good jumpers. Call 703/687-6624. HEAVYWEIGHT HUNTER prospect. 17 hand Clydesdale cross gelding. Excellent manners and disposition. Absolutely sound Sacrifice - $2,500. 703/347-3328. TB REGISTERED GELDING, chestnut, 4 years, 15.2’/2, green broke, started over fences, super hunter prospect. 703/893-3080 9a.m.-6p.m„ 703/680-7154 after 7p.m., Ms. Johnson. ATTRACTIVE 16.2 hand 1/2 thouroughbred gelding 5 years old. Quiet, willing, good jumper, clean and sound, hunted lightly. $6,500. 703/347-7993. FLASHY, 16 hand, 5 year old 7/8’s thoroughbred gelding. Good mover, excellent jumper, shown lightly and hunted. $5,500. 703/347-7993. WANTED: FREE SMALL CHILDSAFE pony for beginning 5 year old rider. Will have excellent home and care. 703-777-3203. . WANTED: FAST SMALL HORSE About 15 hands, age 5 to 9, jump schooled, very fast, good mouth, $3,000 - $6,000. Phone R. Mayberry 703/347-3711 After 5p.m. RIDING LESSONS Maintree Indoor and Outdoor Ring Trail Rides, Indoor Lighted Ring Private and Group Beginners to Advanced Child or Adult TRAIL RIDES 703-777-3012 703-777-3279 703-777-3204 ^Madcap FariUBoarding Instruction^ Training Jeanne Blackwell 253-5606 The Plains CROSS BRED HERD. 9 young cows with calves at side. No winter feed. $550 per pair. 703-9551293 or 703-955-2432 after 6 p.m. FOR SALE Registered polled hereford bulls, near 2 years, growth/ range condition, desired height and length, perfect for commercial breeder. Alton Willingham, Remington 703/439-8666. Angus Cattle Herd Units Quality Bulls & Females, top bloodlines, reasonably priced. John Rucker WANTED - USED CHILD'S sad die, 13-or-14-inch English, anc pony bridle to fit small pony, smal child. Call Maureen, 703-450-410! evenings and weekends. GREAT CHRISTMAS PRESENT! Saddles: Passier dressage 17"; 3 Crosby Hunterdon — two 17" and one 18". Used only 2 months. For more information, call 703-9389626 after 7pm. GIFT IDEAS FOR THE HORSE LOVER! Breyer Horses, games, puzzles, statues, collectibles and many more! Double L Tack Shop Wilson Farms 703/371-2250 Fredericksburg, Va. XEROX 2300 DESKTOP Copier - runs perfectly, replacing with upgraded model. $500. VIRGINIA BEEF CORPORATION, 703-7775150. EXOTIC DUCKS: Woodies, Man darins, Malards, Blue Rubies, Cal Ducks. Peaking Muscovy, Ruein Teal Ducks, Egyptian Geese man\ other breeds. 703-430-6560. 3-STALL STABLE available now if first- class facility. Includes 12 acre pasture plus separate pad dock; tack and feed rooms. $200 Lovely one bedroom adjoining apartment available in late spring $475. Location convenient to training track and Middleburg. Cal; Holly Hoopes at Glascock Real Estate, 703-687-5518. GORE & COTNER TRAILERS in stock, steel and aluminum models. 9-6 Mon.-Fri., 9-5 Sat. & by appointment. Horse Country Ltd, 254 Lee Highway, Warrenton, VA 22186, at intersection of Rt.15-1729-211.703/347-3141, Dlr#5281. HORSE TRAILER, 1973, $500, needs work. Call 703/979-4268. BATTERTON TRAILER SALES - Va. DL446. Kingston, Feather-Lite, Cotner, various models in stock. Berryville, (Rt. 613), 703-9553328 THE INSTRUCTORS COURSE Great falls Horse Center "Teaching people to teach after they have been taught themselves.” Educated in the fine arts of the FEI Disciplines and Instruction Techniques! Instructor Certification Limited Enrollment tor Specialized Attention Director: Ms. Louie Massinople Great Falls Horse Center 10001 Arnon Chapel Road Great Falls. Virginia 22066 759-3401 • 759-3400 FREDERICK COUNTY, VA. Beautiful 5 acre parcel in Glendobbtn His. Very exclusive area. Executive site. $25,000. CLARKE COUNTY 121 ACRES—Portion of Hardesty Farm. Route 632. $115,000. 180 ACRES—Fertile limestone. Good road frontaoe. $298,000. Is* IColQRH 112 NORTH CAMERON ST. WINCHESTER. VIRGINIA 22601 _ Phone (703) 662-0323" Classifieds ANTIQUE ALLEY 55 E. Colonial Hwy., Rt. 7 Hamilton, Virginia WRAP IT UP! Old Costume Jewelry, Country and Formal Rn., Blue Willow, Linens, Quilts, 1000’s of Stocking Staffers 5 miles west of Leesburg (703)338-9029 _Closed Mondays ANTIQUES SALE Saturday, Dec. 6-Dec. 21 Antique Bam Rts.28 & 806 Catlett, Va. 12 Dealers - 10,000 sq. ft. of antiques Also 400 sq. ft. of crafts Bring in this ad and receive a 15%-20% discount at Smith, Colonial Two and RLB Shops. Discounts also available at other shops. Hours: Mon.-Fri.10-5, Sunday 1-5 You’re Invited to Our Christmas Open House SPERRYVILLE ANTIQUE MARKET Sun. Dec. 21,9-5 Refreshments Special Christmas Discounts Winter Hours: Open Wknds & Holidays 9-5 Arthur or Peggy Smith 987-8050 Or 987-8180 LONG DISTANCE TRUCKING - General Freight - northAmerican Commercial Transport needs owner/operators for nationwide hauling. If you need training, we will train you. .You will operate your own tractor. If you don’t have one, northAmerican offers a purchase program that can put you in a tractor for $2500 down. If you are 21 or over and think you may qualify, call for a complete information package. Call any weekday: Toll free 1-800-348-2191, ask for Dept. 524. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THAT last minute Christmas gift? ome to the Paxton Craft Fair and Flea Market Saturday, December 20 from 9-2 at 320 North King Street, i Leesburg. Booth space available for dealers and exhibitors. Call 703-777-3960. SURPLUS ROOF TRUSS sale! Half price! Immediate delivery. Call for available sizes, 703/788-4222. 1973 FORD INDUSTRIAL LOADER - Model 3400. In excellent condition 3 point hitch, 540 P.T.O and live hydraulics Has brand new tire chains and lots of new spare parts included. The hydraulic system was completely rebuilt recently Buying house, must sell - taking best offer. Can be seen at Wayland Ford Tractor, Warrenton, Va. To make offer: Call Ralph Luria 703-255-0022 35% DISCOUNT on surplus IH and New Holland parts in stock. Bring part number or model of machine. Gill Implement Co., Warrenton, Va. 703/347-3721. SPECIAL YEAR END SAVINGS on New Case & IH Equipment Look these prices over carefully. Can you buy good-used equipment at these prices? Some machines may be slightly damaged, but have a full manufacturer's warranty. No trades accepted at these prices. Settlement must be made by 12/30/86. 1 - IH 428 Square Hay Baler. List Price $9,067.50. Special Price - $4,795. 1 - IH 3650 Round Baler, 1100 - 1800 pounds. List Price - $13,430. Special Price-$7,425. 1 • Case IH 86 Rake, 8 1/2 foot List Price - $3,014. Special Price-$1,795. 1 - IH 122 Disc Furrow, 6’9”. List Price - $1,670. Special Price $795. 1 - IH 350 Disc Furrow, 10’3”, no cylinders. List Price - $4,627. Special Price-$2,625. CaH Ted or Steve at NORTHERN VIRGINIA FARM CENTER noctortown, Virginia 703-364-1541 FIREWOOD: SEASONED, SPLIT hardwood. $95. per cord, you haul. Cassidy Brothers Farms, 703-777-5134,9am to 5pm SEASONED FIREWOOD 18"-20" length, split to approx. 5" (other lengths available at higher prices) 2 cords, $235 4 cords, $430 Large supply available. Volume of business requires 3 weeks delivery Costello Firewood & Tree Service 7031636-6527 after 6p.m. Inflation Fighter Pre Pay Your Classified Ad And Deduct 25$ from rates below QPbe Eappatjannocfe iletos CLASSIFIED ORDER BLANK MarneAddress- AddressCity---State_Zip_ Classification____ CopyPhone___ To Run:___Weeks ($2 choge per week for box number replies.) .......J RATES CLASSIFIED WORD AD: 20 words (or less)..$3.80 15C each additional word Save 25c when you pay in advance CLASSIFIED DISPLAY: Per column inch.$4.60 HORSE & FARM DIRECTORY Word ad (20 words or less) .$11.00 25c each additional word Display type-Per column inch...$14.00 MAIL TO: The Rappahannock News P.O. Box 59, Washington, Va. 22747 Attn: Classified Adv. Dept.

Classified Advertising Your Action Number 675-3338 PAXTON CRAFT FAIR AND Flea Market Saturday December 20, from 9-2 at 320 North King Street, Leesburg. Booth space available 703-777-3960. WOOD STOVE, free standing, hearth stove, front loading, excellent condition, 40,000 BTU. $375/ best offer. 703/347-3648 15 PUREBRED ANGUS BULLS, many sired by Pine Drive Big Sky Pick yours now. 10 purebred angus cows, some with calves by Pine Drive Big Sky. EL Rancho Grande, Castleton. Ray T. Cannon 703/937-4900 or James Cannon 703/937-4700. HUNT GAME BIRDS - At nearby Foxy Pheasant Hunting Preserve. Memberships available. Free brochure. Call 304-725-4963 Virginia's Finest ANGUS BULLS 1-2 years old, good selection, high quality, ready to work. Reasonably priced. Hill Crest Angus John or Sue Rucker 703/364-2875 IF YOU HAVE FOUND OR LOST a dog or cat, call PET REGISTRY anytime. 703/547-2298. Animals available for adoption. LOST Male dog, gray and black. Black ears and bobbed tail. Two collars. Answers to Shadow. REWARD OFFERED for return. Call 703-675-3843. FOUND- man's watch on Market' Street in front of Loudoun TimesMirror Please call to identify. 703338-7830. CLASSIFIED INDEX GENERAL CLASSIFIED 1. Antiques 2. Auctions 3. Business Opportunities 4. Child Services 5. Child Care Wanted 6. Commuters Comer 7. Crafts-a-Plenty 8. Building Materials 9. Construction Equipment 10. Farm Equipment & Supplies 12. Firewood (or Sale 13. Garage & Yard Sales 14. Garden Equipment & Produce 15. Giveaways 20. Happy Ads 21. Happy Birthdays 22. Horse & Farm Directory 23. Horses For Sale 24. Household Items for Sale 25. Instruction 40. Livestock for Sale 41. Lost & Found 42. Misc. for Sale/Rent 43. Misc. Wanted 44. Mobile Homes - Sale/Rent 45. Musical Instruments & Equipment 46. Office Equipment 47. Personals 50. Pets 51. Recreational Equipment 60. Rentals - Apts. 61. Rentals - Business 62. Rentals - Houses 63. Rentals - Rooms 64. Rentals - Land 65. Rentals - Vacation Homes 66. Rentals - Wanted to Rent 67. Real Estate - Wanted 66. Real Estate - Sale by Owner 69. Real Estate - For Sale 70. Roommates Wanted, Available 71. Services - Business 72. Services - Farm 73. Services - Home Improvements 74. Services - Personal 75. Services - Misc. 76. Swap & Trade 77. Tributes & Thanks EMPLOYMENT 100. Employment Services 101. Help Wanted 102. Help Wanted - Domestic 103. Help Wanted - Farm & Garden 110. Jobs Wanted NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS 125. Business Notices 126. Bids & Proposals 127 . Legal Notices AUTOMOTIVE 200. Vehicles lor Sale 201. Motorcycles 202. Mechanic's Delight 203. Parts & Accessories 204. Recreational Vehicles 205. Boats and Accessories ART: ETCHING PRESS. Sturgis CP-4. 18 x 48 inch bed. $750. Call 703/923-4405. CARPET, new, beige tweed, sculptured nylon, 12x25 plus with pad. $125. Call 703/675-3481. ESTATE SALE: 11' aluminum row boat, Homelite chain saw, nice glass top desk, dresser, other items. Call 703/987-8054. PRICE WAR! Slashed 50%! Our best, large flashing arrow sign $289! Lighted, non-arrow $279! Unlighted $239! Free letters! See locally. Call today! Factory: 1-800423-0163, anytime. HAM RADIO, Yaesu Cat system 980, new condition, $900. CB radio Browning Golden Eagle 40 channel, excellent condition, $600. 703/349-1974. INCLINE BENCH, 2 flat benches, at least 800 pounds of weights, 2 long bars, 3 sets of dumb bells, curling bar, entire package. $300. Call 703/937-5349. SCM 152 DRY COPIER for sale, new $1850, now $300. Call 703/675-3780. PHOTOGRAPHS Permanent prints of the STAFF PICTURES which appear in the Rappahannock News can be ordered from the News Office. Prices are $8 for 5x7 and $12 for 8x10. 703/675-3349 PRE-HOLIDAY SALE Carpet, vinyl and orientals at CPM 302 South East St. Culpeper, Va. 703-825-1755 CHRISTMAS TREES NOV. 29th-DEC. 21 st 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Daily WHITE OAK FARM Mkkfleburg 703-687-6121 Cut Your Own—$2S Lhra, BaH 6 Burlap—$40 FREE BAXJNG k HOT C»ER 3 m*M wort of Mddtoburg, VA. Turn north off U.S. Rout* 50 onto Rout* 611 tor 1.7 mMo to Rout* 790, Ihoo 1 mito to form ontranoo. FoNow ilgno. DEER ALERT Protect your family from Deer/Auto accidents with SAV-A-LIFE Animal Warning Device. •Small- installed in seconds on vehicle bumper • Patented • AAA Approved • Member-National Safety Council. Send check or Money Order for $29.95. (Virginia residents, please add $1.20 sales tax). Lark Rise Ltd., Route 2 Box 153, Leesburg, Va. 22075. For further information call 703-338-3445 OUT OF THE ATTIC PICTURES NEEDED The Rappahannock News would like to borrow reproducable pictures of events and historic landmarks for use in its Out of the Attic feature. Pictures will be returned. Please brins to the office on Main Street in Washinston. FAUCTION p Saturday, Dec. 20,1986 10:00 A.M. Rain or Shine FARM EQUIP.; ANTIQUES; MISC. MDSE. RT. 681, ORLEAN, VIRGINIA Directions: From Warrenton, Culpeper, Sperryville areas take Rt.211 to Rt.688, Ortean Rd. to Rector’s Store, Rt.732 right, app. 2/10 mi. to Rt.681 right, 1 4/10 mi., driveway on right at Power Co. Sub Station. international 275 Diesel Tractor w/ Front End Loader Farmall C Tractor New Holland #69 Hayliner Baler 5' Trailer Type Rotary Cutter 16-Spout Seeder Lely Super Pinto Wheel Rake 5' Rear Scraper Blade - 3 Pt. Hitch 12" International 2-Bottom Plow-3 Pt. Hitch Cut-Off Saw Horse-Drawn Dump Rake T Sickle Bar Mower - 3 Pt. Hitch Spring Tooth Harrow M.F. 5' Rotary Cutter - 3 Pt. Hitch ’ °ull-Type Disc Iron Wheel Lime Spreader Iron Wheel Manure Spredder Trailer Type 2-Bottom Plow Double Shovel Row Flat Bed Wagon Tandem Axle 2-Horse Trailer Several Metal Farm Gates 1961 Volvo 4-Door Sedan Riding Lawn Mower Portable Air Compressor 11 HP. Riding Lawnmower w/38" Mower Several Rotary Lawnmowers (2) Aluminum Step Ladders Homelite Portable Brush Cutters McCullock Chain Saw Extension Cords Lot Farming Tools Lime Spreader Lot Lawn & Garden Tools Snow Blower Augers; Wooden Planes; etc. (2) Model T Windshields Sears Single Wheel Trailer Frame Lot Old Locusts Fence Ralls 20' Wooden Extension Ladder 52-Gal. Electric Water Heater Shallow Well Pump Large Dog House Metal Watering Trough Double Concrete Sink Flat-Top Trunk Antique Iron 3/4 • Bed w/Brass Tips Antique Kitchen Cabinet New Bath Tub Antique Rockers Several Pcs. Wicker Wood Cook Stove Antique Buffet w/ Beveled Edge Mirror (6) Antique Dining Chairs (Hip-Hugging Cane Bottom) Antique Victrola *Sev. Antique Oak HighBack Beds (2) Antique Oak Dressers w/ Mirrors Antique Oak Rocker Antique Metal Ice Box (2) Window Air Conditioners (2) Single Beds Chest of Drawers 'Beautiful Antique Hall Tree w/ Mirror Self-Defrosting Refrigerator Lot Crocks & Jugs Wringer Washer Several Kerosene Lanterns Galvanized Bath Tub Flat Irons *Lg. Antique Pine Wardrobe (4) Stuffed Chairs Lot Tabies of Various Kinds Lot Lamps Lot Pictures; Mirrors (2) Kerosene Oil Space Heaters (Nice) LOT MISC. MDSE. NOT LISTED 'RAIN OR SHINE, SNOW OR BLOW, THIS MDSE. GOTTA GO!* COME BE WITH US, AND BUY A T YOUR OWN PRICE! OWNER: C. E. SIMMONS Terms: Cash Lunch served WOULD LIKE TO buy lap wood or standing timber for firewood. Please contact Charles Jenkins at 703/830-2654 or James Jenkins 703/631-9229. NEW AND USED mobile homes, used homes starting $1,900 and up. Rt.29 and Rt.666, Culpeper, open 7 days per week, Monday - Saturday, 8a.m.-6p.m., Sunday 9a.m.-6p.m. Call 703/825-2446. UPRIGHt PIANO, professionally refinished and rebuilt (includes pin block, strings, and hammers.) With matching bench. $975. 703882-3092 after 4pm. To all our friends Merry Christmas from the staff of CULPEPER MUSIC! Culpeper, VA 703/825-1331 INSTANT PRINTING — FOR LEASE - Xerox 1075 Marathon Copier. First copy in 8 seconds, 70 per minute. Copy selector: 1 to 999. Reduction - pre-set 98%, 77%, 74% and 65%, variable from 100% to 65%. Paper supply - Main tray: 1000 sheets (20-lb. stock), Auxilary tray: 500 sheets (20-lb. stock). You have to see the 1075's copy quality to believe it. Take over lease payments. Call Allen Key at Potomac Press, Leesburg, Va„ Tel. (703)777-1115. Services To Abused Families, Inc. Providing battered Women Alternatives for Safety. For help or information call: ' 349-0309 or 825-TURN YttAUDAK ■ MV ' fff L*y-*w*y now for CtaWBin CM (for mod MotiwMon ; & 703*430*1983 703-771-8235 NEW COMMERCIAL SPACE available for use as offices, Sub Shop, video, etc. In Remington. Call R.L. White, 703/825-1912. 3 BEDROOM, unfinished 2 story frame house, Sperryville area, willing to exchange part of rent for work on house. Call 703/549-7954 after 6p.m. ROOM FOR RENT in nice 3 bedroom mobile home near Amissville. Full house privileges. Prefer neat female to 25. $25/wk. 703/937-6143. CHARTER MEMBERSHIP in North Fork Shenandoah Resort, near , Front Royal, Va. Includes campsites, Coast-To-Coast and all amenities. Price greatly reduced from original price. Call 703-662-4484 (Winchester) after 6 p.m. RESTON—TWO- BEDROOM ground floor garden condo, many extras. Wall-to-wall carpet, wash'er/dryer, dishwasher. Great location. $52,000. Call (703)430-6739 or (703)860-1022. CORBIN HOMEBUILDERS, INC. has the home to suit your needs. 50 Nationwide Homes to choose from. Starting at $25,500. Call 703/825-1663., FREE LIST OF land bargains. Liquidating several acreage parcels. Waterfront, farms, woodland and mountain properties large and small. Being sold by owner with financing. Call Beverly or Mary, 804/693-4055. WE PAY CASH FOR mortgages and trust notes secured by real estate. Top dollar; quick settlements. Call today! Cambridge Corp., 703/662-2300. COUNTRY ESTATE - Approximately 69 acres in Clarke County, Virginia. 4-year-old French provincial style brick home, 4 bedrooms, 21/2 baths, full basement with recreation room, 2-car garage, central air, must be seen. Call or write Realtor E. E. Bayliss, Jr„ 32 Valley Avenue, Winchester, Va. 22601, 703-667-8000. BE READY for tax time. Records and bookkeeping done reasonably and efficiently. Call RBG Business Services, 703/675-3468. GORE’S * ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING Electrical Services Sales & Appliance Repairs 24 How Emergency Service State Licensed 703/987-8748 Help For Hire •Handyman •Odd Jobs Call and ask about any job Free estimates Reasonable Rates 703/937-4910 .' ' non V? saiim nnn AKC GERMAN SHEPHERD, female, 6 months. Champion sire and dam Top temperment/ type. Guaranteed. Breeding quality. Excellent companion. $350. Call 703/675-3691/ ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL pup. Professional breeder offers lovely AKC liver & white show quality male to loving home. This pup is 12 weeks old and is pick of litter. Exceptional bloodline, all shots. Will hold until Christmas. $400- Call 703/253-5393 evenings and weekends. PEACH FACED LOVEBIRDS, red and green. Great Christmas gifts! Call 703/347-7457. CHESAPEAKE BAY RETRIEVER puppies, ready to go. Both parents OFA. Call 703/592-3810. CHINESE SHAR PEI, Christmas puppies. Lots of wrinkles. Call 703/592-3810. AMERICAN PIT BULL Terrier pups, registered, purple ribbon UKC/ADBA. $100 and up with papers. 703/347-1589 after 6:00pm. A special thanks to Sheriff John H. Woodward for the way you handled the situation when you were informed that my Dad wasfatcdly injured in a vehicle accident at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, Thanks, Joe Williams andfamily Chester Gap We wish to extend a special thanks to all our friends and relatives for all the many acts of kindness and support shown us during the sudden death of our loved one, Andrew R. Williams. We deeply appreciate your caring. May God bless you. The Williams Family POSTAL EXAM RURAL CARRIER AH of the Post Offices in the Northern Virginia Management Sectional Center that have Plural Carrier Routes (Leesburg, McLean, Warrenton, BerryviUe, Winchester, Manassas, Woodbridge, Front Royal, etc., wH be accepting applications from the general public for the Rural Carrier exam December 15 through January 2. The starting salary varies depending on the size of the route carried and can go as high as $31,000 per year plus excellent benefits. When positions become available the individuals with the highest scores are hired. You should not miss your chance to fill one of these highly desirable and competitive positions. STUDY GUIDE by POSTAL EXAM PREPARATION CENTER ■ The study guide by P.E.P.C. was researched and written by the foremost authority in America on how to gain employment with the Postal Service. The author, Mr. Stephen McNally, has the following qualifications: (1) former postal employee (2) currently a Ph.D. candidate in education (3) averaged 96 on two of the strictly scored Rural Carrier exams Mr. McNally, who averaged 100% on 7 out of 7 of the various Postal exams stated, The Rural Carrier exam is by far the most difficult of the 5 exams commonly offered to the general public. * For this reason, proper preparation is essential to obtaining one’s maximum score. You may purchase this study guide for $15.00 (1 st class postage and handling included). PROPER PREPARATION PREVENTS POOR PERFORMANCE MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE: To order a complete workshop recorded on cassette tapes by Mr. McNaly (includes study guide, supplementary study aid and ful money-back guarantee if you do not score 95 on your exam) send $25.00 (includes 1st class postage and handing) to: (indicate R/C on your order) POSTAL EXAM STUDY AIDS P.O. Box 835, Long Beach, MS 39560 Visa and MasterCard orders will be shipped the same day Call Toll Free 1 -800-647-8846, ext. 10 This is a private concern not affiliated with any government agency Call Today for Free Estimate. ftlftt ;fMftiotub ft trtoitt Bruce Vierling 675-3508 PHOTOGRAPHS Permanent prints of the STAFF PICTURES which appear in the Rappahannock News can be ordered from the News Office. Prices are $8 for 5x7 and $12 for 8x10. 703/675-3349 PIANO TUNING: Work guaranteed 30 years flill time Warren Emerson Dennis Call collect, Amissvtlle, Va. (703) 937-5857 ROOFING - GUTTERS - DOWN SPOUTINGS. Tinning and roofing of all kinds. Aluminum gutter; down spout. Roof repair. Bill Starks, 703/675-3630, 703/6753724. SANDING AND REFINISHING hardwood floors, reasonable rates. Call Roger at 703/635-2558. TV REPAIR, all makes and models. Factory authorized service center for RCA, Zenith, Magnavox, Philco and Sylvania. Jenkins' TV Service, 514 Culpeper Shopping Center, Culpeper 703/825-0665. T.G. TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION Building Contractor Remodeling, room additions, new homes, painting, roofing & bams. State Licensed. 703/987-8043 LIVESTOCK HAULING: Reasonable rates. Northern Virginia area, days^wenintjs or weekends. Call DOMINION GENERAL CONTRACTING. Remodelling, room additions, kitchens, bathrooms, rec rooms, garages, decks, patios plus handyman service. For estimates call 703/937-5482 after ■ 5p.m. BELLVGRAMS - The perfect surprise for home or office parties by professional Bellydancer. 703/8253974. In Loving Memory of Our Dad, Pate Tharp, who was taken away one year ago, Dec. 22,1985. Here it is Christmas, Dad We should all be so glad. With the lights glowing everywhere But that only makes me sad. For one year ago you were taken From us, and all the sparkle of those Lights can never replace the love In those eyes for us that you had. Mom had gone on ahead of you, And now both of you will have a Christmas Where the sky is always blue. My sisters and brothers I have for Christmas To be with me, but my heart is empty and sad Without Mom and my Dad. Very sadly missed by your, Daughter and Her Husband Rosie & Hayward Wharton & All The Tharp Family WHEREAS, it hath pleased our Heavenly Father to remove from our midst Thomas V. Williams, and WHEREAS, Thomas V. Williams has been a Director, Vice President and President of The Rappahannock National Bank and served in these positions faithfully ’ for a number of years, and WHEREAS, we miss his friendship, loyalty and guidance, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we express our deep feeling of loss by spreading a copy of this resolution upon our minutes, by sending a copy to the Family of Thomas V. Williams, and by having a copy published in the Rappahannock News. George K. Miller, President Mary L. Payne, Cashier CERTIFIED AIDES in home health and/or geriatrics needed for home health and private duty. $5 per hour, $5.50 per hour weekends. Call 703/347-4778. COOK AND COOK'S HELPER, experience necessary. Must be able to work a 10 hour day from 6:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. Call 703/9375133 or send resume to Primavera, P.O. Box 898, Culpeper, Va. 22701. EARN $4.87 HR. We need assistance in evaluating and responding to daily work reports submitted by our agents throughout the state. No experience necessary; Paid to complete training. Work at home. For information send selfaddressed, stamped envelope, BVi inches long to: AWGA, Dept. E, Box 49204, Atlanta, GA 30359. HIRING NOW! Construction (all phases), drivers, machinists, mechanics, welders, airlines, (up to $32.60/hr.) 308-382-3700. (We know who's hiring), Transcontinental Job Search. Fee required. INDIVIDUAL NEEDED IMMEDIATELY for busy office to do general duties, light lifting and carry out related responsibilities. Must have dependable transportation (preferably station wagon, large car, van or light pickup with camper shell). Part-time, some evening hours. Good salary plus mileage. If interested please reply to P.O. Box 59-GM, Washington, Va. 22747 for additional information and/or interview. EOE. LPNS, RNS needed for private duty nursing service. Call 703/3474778. MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN (Aftercare Specialist). To provide mental health assessment and treatment primarily to aftercare clients of community mental health clinic. Experience in dealing with multiple levels of intervention required by the chronically mentally ill. Masters degree preferred. Salary $18,928 plus benefits. Apply by December 29th, 1986 with Center application to Personnel Office, Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Center, 401 South Main Street, Culpeper, Virginia 22701. 703/825-4242. EEO/AA. part-time dispatchers needed at Rappahannock Sheriff’s Office. High school graduate or GED, must be 21. 12 hour shifts, day/ night. On call basis. Apply at Sheriff's Department, 703/675-3331. ....PART TIME FURNITURE SALES Permanent pan time sales position (18 to 24 hours a week). Open for creative people with congenial and helpful attitudes. On job training. Apply in person: Country Home Furniture, 144 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton or TownCenter Shopping Center, Rt. 7, Sterling. LEGAL SECRETARY FOR full time position in small Warrenton law firm. Experience with real estate settlements required. Salary $16,500 or higher commensurate with experience. Send resume to Box Z, c/o Fauquier Democrat, P.O. Box 631, Warrenton, Virginia 22186. SECRETARY with good written and verbal skills. Must be able to type 70w.p.m., have shorthand ability, experience in computer, answer telephone and relate well to people. Call 703/937-5133 or send resume to Primavera, P.O. Box 898, Culpeper, Va. 22701. Sheet Metal - Precision Sheet Metal Mechanic - 2 years experience minimum fabricating and finishing of precision sheet metal parts for the electronic industry. Sheet Metal - Apprentice - need mechanical and math aptitude and on the job training provided. Kelmar, Inc. - Midland, Va. 703/439-8952 TRUCK DRIVER for construction company. Yard located near Marshall, Va. Call 703/385-6806 for appointment. AVON SALES—Earn $$$$'s selling AVON at work or where you live. VA/MD/DC metro area 4517103. VaToll free 1-800-233-1015. ANIMAL CARE TECHNICIAN B - assist staff veterinarians in the treatment of their patients in such areas as medicine, radiology, surgery and outpatient care. This includes participation in rotating oncall emergency duty. Previous experience as an Equine Veterinary Technician desired. Contact Beth Crane, Virginia Tech, Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, P.O. Box 1938, Leesburg, Virginia 22075. 703-771-6800. EOE/ AA. Application deadline is January 2 1987. HOUSE AND SALARY on sman farm near Leesburg in exchange for routine stable work for single, experienced non-smoker of good character with references. As a jl good second job for calm pleas- ’ ant person used to country life. Horse or dog O K. Detailed letter and references to: Blind Box E.E. c/o The Loudoun Times-Mirror, P.O. Box 359, Leesburg Va 22075.

Classifieds EXPERIENCED MAN to work on dairy farm. House and utilities furnished. 703/752-4551. NOTICE Advertising published in this newspaper is accepted with the understanding that it will meet the criteria of the standards of a family newspaper. Advertising is accepted on the premise that the merchandise and services as offered are accurately described and are available to customers at the advertised price. Advertising that does not conform to these standards, or that is deceptive or misleading is never knowingly accepted. If any reader encounters non-compliance with these standards, we ask that you inform us. POSITIVELY NO HUNTING OR TRESPASSING On The Following Properties: ★★★★★ MEADOWOOD Slate Mills Road Route 707 Lorraine Robson ★★★★★ James fit Nancy Thomasson Route 615 Bounded by Jonathan Run and Blackwater Creek ★★★★★ Continued KATWOOD Masses Comer Hlckerson Mountain Col. D.C. Knutpfcr ★★★★★' rarer knoll Route 211 West of Spenyvllle ★★★★★ POINTS-OF-VIBW FARM FUnt HIM And all land belonging to Patrlda SaltonstaU ★★★★★ Tom A Joanne Tapper Route 680 Bounded by Jonathan Run and Blackwater Creek ★★★★★ Wendy Rogers Old Coughlin Place Route 607 Woodvtlle ★★★★★ MOUNTAIN GREEN FARM George Sharp Washington, Va. ★★★★★ JOHN PULLEN Gld Brown Hollow Route 614 Washington, Va. ★★★★★ JENKINS MOUNTAIN Bridges, Maeyer, Trotter, Wood Hunting right granted to State Troopers. ★★★★★ VINCE ft TEDDIE HANNON Route 626 Whorton Hollow Rock Mills, Va. ★★★★★ JOHN HICKEY OVENTOP MOUNTAIN (Old John Majors Farm) TRUCK DRIVERS - Tandem dump truck experience, good company benefits. Bring current driving record to: J.B. Shotwell & Son, Inc., 1106 Sterling Rd., Sterling, Va. 703-450-2340 LANDSCAPERS, CONSTRUCTION SITE LABORERS needed. Good pay for motivated individuals. Year 'round, fulltime, Herndon and Leesburg areas. Call 703822-5387. EQUIPMENT OPERATOR for rubber tire backhoe and Cat D3 dozer. J.B. Shotwell and Son Inc., 1106 Sterling Road, Sterling Virginia. 703-450-2340. PART-TIME. Hard work, long hours, low pay for responsible individual or couple. Transport and set up displays at sports shows. January, February, March. 703790-5190. ACCOUNTANT General ledger, financial statement preparation, budget reporting and analysis, estimating, administrative responsibilities. Expanding operation. Excellent opportunity. Construction accounting background helpful. Barber & Ross Company 110 Catoctin Circle Leesburg, Virginia 703-478-1970 703-777-4200 INDIVIDUAL NEEDED IMMEDIATELY for busy office to do general duties, light lifting and carry out related responsibilities. Must have dependable transportation (preferably station wagon, large car, van or light pickup with camper shell). Part-time, some evening hours. Good salary plus mileage. If interested please reply to P.O. Box 59-GM, Washington, Va. 22747 for additional information and/or interview. EOE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION Highway Equipment Operator A The Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation has 2 opening (s) for Highway Equipment Operator A at the Marshall Area Headquarters. Good position with excellent fringe benefits, consisting of paid hospitalization, sick leave, vacation, holidays, as well as a good retirement system. Applications are available at the Warrenton Highway Residency Office or at the Virginia Employment Commission. Completed applications must be submitted before 5:00 P.M. on December 19,1986. DUTIES: Operate trucks, tractors and rollers, perform manual labor, repairing bridges, patching operations and other handiwork. QUALIFICATIONS: Possession of a valid State Motor Vehicle Operator's or Chauffeur’s License and the ability to pass a performance test on selected equipment specified in the class. A working knowledge of the operation and maintenance of light-duty, power-driven, highway equipment; a working knowledge of the State Laws and Agency Regulations governing the operation of equipment on the highways; ability to make routine reports on hours worked or materials used. Selected applicants must successfully complete prescribed physical examination by a qualified physician. SALARY: $11,735 - $16,021 (Grade 4) AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER CAN YOU BUY Jeeps*Cars*4x4's seized in drug raids for under $100.00? Call for facts today! 615269-6701, Ext. 795. CASH FOR CORVETTES, classics, sports cars, street rods and exotics. To bay, sell or trade call 703/368-7428 The Auto Exchange CULPEPER MOTOR CORP. pontiac-gmc-SEH Your In-Town Full Sender Dealer 401 James Madison Hwy, Culpeper, Va. 22701 703/825-8381 1983 CAPRI R8 CPE 1 owner, extra nice, warmly. 1982 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX local owned, warranty. 1981VW PICKUP super gas mileage! 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Baltimore went to the foul line and hit the first, then missed his second attempt. John Lee rebounded and sank the follow-up, sending the Cougars up by three, 6259. Walter Frye answered for Rappahannock, adding a field goal with 1:29 left on the clock to bring the game within one, 62-61. Richard Tribino went to the foul line after a Cougar miscue with just over one minute to go. He sank his first attempt but missed tfie second,”Jying the game again at 62. Using a delay strategy, Manassas Park got within nine seconds of running out the clock, but what should have been a routine pass “around the horn” to kill the clock bounced off the chest of the Cougar wing. Richard Tribino snatched up the loose ball and was fouled as the Manassas Park player tried to recoup his mistake. Tribino went to the line and sank both attempts, putting the Panthers up by two, 64-62. Rappahannock controlled the Cougars on defense and ran out the final nine seconds. A last second “Hail Mary” attempt by Baltimore, followed by his own rebound, failed to drop. “At the pep rally today, I told the students about Bill Walsh of the San Francisco 49ers,” Coach Leake said. “I told them that the crowd can be like an extra man on the court. They really came through tonight, especially with it being the first homecoming. I couldn’t ask for any more.” Richard Tribino was the high scorer for the Panthers, contributing 22 points to the effort. “I was really up for this game,” a happy Tribino commented. Butch Foster handled both offensive and defensive duties, chalking up 14 points and snatching 14 rebounds to lead the Rappahannock defense. Walter Frye sank 10 points, while Godfrey Freeman added eight. The Panthers outshot Manassas Park, hitting 50 percent from the floor, while the Cougars sank only 42 percent of their field goal attempts. The Panthers did allow 23 turnovers, including six in the final three minutes of the fourth quarter. “We’ve got to work on them,” Coach Leake acknowledged. “But I’m not ‘ too worried this early in the season.” The Rappahannock defense, “threw a wrench in their game plan,” he added. “I don’t think they were expecting it. We put in the press to establish the defense . . . that we’re quick enough to play good defense. “We set our own tempo in the first half, played our own game. Then we put too much pressure on ourselves (early in the second half).” “The team experienced (in the second half),” Coach Leake continued, “just how important momentum is. We forced them to make mistakes. Although they were ranked fourth in the state (in preseason polls) I honestly think the pressure got to them. We dealt with the pressure better than they did. It came down to which team wanted to win the most. We matched up well - I was pleased.” The Panthers’ next game is at home tomorrow night against Brentsville. Junior varsity action begins at 6 p.m. Asked about the effect of the week-long layoff, Coach Leake replied, “I think it will be good - it will give them a rest.” • Child abuse (Continued from Page 3) take into account the value system (of the community).” But when that physical discipline is “out of control or malicious,” it becomes child abuse, she said. “I can spot children who’ve been abused by the questions they ask,” continued Mrs. Williams, who designed and taught Falls Church’s child safety program. She reminded the school board that pedophiles "exist everywhere,” recalling incidents involving a doctor in Falls Church and a school psychologist in Fairfax. “We have a responsibility to protect our children from this . . . We must teach our children how’. to prevent dangers from happening to themselves, to make good choices and to feel good about themselves in the process.” “I’d like to see it incorporated in a curriculum on child safety so that it’s not a fanfare type of thing,” Mrs. Reeve said. “We teach children not to run out in the driveway because it isn’t safe . . . We should teach them that you don’t do certain things and that you don't allow others to do certain things to you,” Mrs. Massie agreed. The board directed Superintendent Robert Estabrook to review the curriculum and other materials brought by the Falls Church social worker and propose a plan for developing a child safety program, with particular emphasis on involving the public in its formulation. “What works in Falls Church might not work in Rappahannock,” Mrs. Williams noted, adding that the same concepts can be presented in a manner that’s appropriate for the community. In getting support for a child safety program, “it’s so important to have parental involvement,” she said, suggesting that meetings be scheduled to ask parents what dangers THEY would warn their children about. * Virginia State ferks 50\fears And Still Growing

Ordinances (Continued from Page 1) agriculture zones,” Mr. McCarthy explained. “Density is the primary, all-consuming concern for agriculture and conservation zones.” “And the density refers to the land, not to the person who owns the land,” the zoning administrator continued. Accordingly, if Mrs. Brown had purchased parcel C from Mr. Smith and that piece had been cut from parcel A since 1973 (when the old ordinance took effect), then one of Mr. Smith’s by-right subdivisions is already gone. And if Mrs. Brown has further subdivided parcel C into two lots, then all of Mr. Smith’s byright cuts have been taken, the zoning administrator noted. So to qualify for administrative approval, a proposed subdivision must pass tests for (1) contiguous parcels under the same ownership, (2) resubdivision of any lot created since 1973 and (3) density restrictions. “Except for family subdivision exemptions mandated by state law, all I can approve administratively is a lot 25 acres or greater in size,” Mr. McCarthy noted. But suppose Mr. Jones has a 100acre family farm. He doesn’t farm any more but he wants to keep the old homeplace so that brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles and grandma and grandpa will still have a place to gather. He can cut four lots from it and still meet density regulations, but the zoning administrator can okay only three. Mr. Jones has the option of applying to the Board of Supervisors for a special exception permit that will allow him to keep the family’s homeplace on a 50-acre lot while subdividing the remaining 50 acres into, say, two 10-acre lots and one 30-acre lot, providing other regulations such as requirements on setback, road frontage and road access can be met. The Board of Supervisors may allow this modified cluster approach to development under the new' ordinance, Mr. McCarthy said. “But again, the guiding principle is the density. They’ve kept the density of one dwelling unit per 25 acres for that 100 acres . . . And we’re not left in a situation where people must buy a 25-acre lot or they can’t live in Rappahannock County.” But large lots still get the edge under the new ordinance. “I take hands-off on lots 50 acres or greater,” Mr. McCarthy noted. He may give administrative approval without restriction for the subdivision of those parcels, provided they have frontage on a state-maintained road or access to such a road via American Heart Association WE'RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE * 77 £ * ifiOl.Yi' BiBLE 7 X - INUGGETS OF TRUTH £ <* SF 0> %to GREETINGS, GOOD CHEER, PEACE & JOY and yours in $ ,, £ this y £ you g Christmas season 5 A lot of people don’t knowg § why we celebrate the 25th of De- # ^cember. Some think it is a day to* #drink a lot of whiskey, others ay *day just to receive and give gifts, £ y others a day just to go home tog geat Mother’s good cooking. The5 flatter two would be all right if they # would do this and celebrate they Sday that God Himself came tog yearth in the flesh, from a little g gbaby, so He could redeem man-5 gkind back to Himself. (Eph 1:7) jjJ g Look at John 1:1, then verse y 114. Jesus (The Word) God had tog ?come to earth as a man and£ gprove to the devil that man could f glive the will of the Father. Please^ gread Philippians 2:7 & 8; Romans? -,8:3. He overcame sin in the flesh £ g« fjand became our righteousness g y(Romans 5:18). But, remember# gHe lived in a body just like you# #He had common experience of? i humanity and sorrow. (Matt y £26:37). He had natural growth,g y(Luke 2:40), hunger (Luke 4:2),g £ sleep (Luke 8:23), poverty (Luke# g9:58), a physical body (LukeJ #24:39). He knew weariness (Johny £4:6). This is why He was able tog ysay in John 10:10, b, “I am comeg gthat they might have life, and thatgthey might have it more abun-^ 9 gdantly." He lived here and gavey Jus an example to follow (I Peterg 12:21). g £ I thank the Father God for# g Christmas morning and I cele-jj # brate Jesus Christ. y 5 PEACE BE UNTO YOU! £ ? * g FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER g Washington, Va. y | (Phone 987-8505) g deeded 50-foot right-of-way and meet the standard Health Department standards. Supervisors take over permits In another major change, land uses are divided into two categories: those allowed by special use permit granted by the Hoard of Zoning Appeals and those allowed by special exception permit granted by the Board of Supervisors. The BZA's authority to grant permits is restricted to those uses which have a neighborhood impact. The Board of Supervisors grants special exception permits for uses which affect a general area, Rappahannock's Comprehensive Plan or the county as a whole. Both the BZA and the supervisors must hold public hearings, with the special exception permit application also taking a public hearing and recommendation from the Planning Commission. “A lot of things that used to fall within the purview of the BZA are now under the Board of Supervisors’ jurisdiction," Mr. McCarthy noted. "The dividing line is whether the proposed use has a local or a countywide impact." To list the uses which call for a special exception permit and which require a special use permit, to enumerate the performance standards for uses in each zoning district and to set out what must be included in a site plan would take as many pages as the new zoning ordinance itself. “I’m pulling out guidelines now for two-page summaries that answer the first questions people usually ask,” reported Mr. McCarthy, noting that he has already completed the guidelines for subdivision of agriculturally zoned land. “Things are spelled out so much clearer in this ordinance,” the zoning administrator maintained. “But you may have to refer to two or three sections to find all that you need to know," he conceded, adding that he's available to guide landowners through the new regulations. “So much of this document is specifying what the old ordinance mandated,” Mr. McCarthy said, balancing the ordinance’s 190 pages in his hand. “The old ordinance said things must be done without saying how to do it. This adds the ‘how-to’.” (Editor'.s' note: Copies of the new zoning ordinance are available at the Zoning Administrator's office. Cost is $W. The zoning map adopted as part of the ordinance is on file at the offices of the County Clerk and Zoning Administrator.) It’s \ No Joke! Second pair of glasses V2 Pricel Sale ends January 31, 1987 Merry Christmas to all of you! The Eyeglass Factory,331 E. Main, Front Royal 703-636-2020 r * ijjay the joy and laughter of (jj, hristmas stay with you and brighten all your days. Sincere thanks. Looking || forward to serving you in 1987 , J r 1 * 1 i IP W.H.Lyne Real Estate Broker Rt. 1, Bo:: 465. Washington, Va. 703 987-8588 School Board (Continued from Page 1) combination of remodeling and new construction - which will provide four additional classrooms, science laboratories with water and gas hook-ups and space for teachers to prepare experiments and store equipment, a regulation-size gymnasium, a clinic; an adaptive physical education room for PE classes for handicapped students, larger cafeteria, kitchen and library, improved guidance facilities and larger administrative offices, and an auditorium with tiered seating. The supervisors have set a public hearing for tonight (Thursday) on the capital outlay project and acceptance of the $1.5 million state literary loan to finance the work. The project must be underway with invitations for bids posted within 60 days or else Rappahannock forfeits its place at the top of the list for literary loans and drops back to the bottom with an estimated wait of two to three years before the low interest money is again available. The state released the $1.5 million to Rappahannock on Dec. 12. “That’s when the 60-day clock started,” Superintendent Robert Estabrook noted. “If the supervisors approve acceptance of the literary loan and approve the project, then we’re home free,” said chairman Beverly Massie. “We have the plans from Smithey and Boynton (architects for the RCHS expansion) and we can post the project for bids.” But, she noted, the supervisors have voiced reservations over building the new gymnasium on which the rest of the project hinges. (The old gymnasium is to be remodeled into classrooms, auditorium and additional cafeteria space.) “If the board of supervisors eliminates the gymnasium, if they have second thoughts and grant acceptance for only part of the literary loan, then we’re going to be in trouble,” Mrs. Massie predicted. Changes in the design would have to be incorporated by the architects, which would take at least 40 days, and then the revised plans would have to be approved by the State Department of Education, the School Board chairman said. “Unfortunately, it’s a bad time of year to try to get a rush job on anything,” Mrs. Reeve added. “And if things don’t go in sequence - bam, bam, bam — then we’ll lose the r 1 RAY T CANNON CO.. INC. REAL ESTATE •INCI «•»! CULPEPER COUNTY, 66 acre cattle farm, 7 room, 2 storv c'one farmhouse, 7 outbuildings ^jfcf'.iis, lovely view, long frontaoCPV.! two state roads. Cattle, horses, ponies and farm equipment included. $159,000. AM1SSVILLE - 28 open and wooded acres with streams, fronts on State Rd. $60,000. CULPEPER - 109+ acres of prime farmland - 2 house'* now rented), 2 ponds, 3 silos, 'jjv and hav sheds, fronts on 2 rc^Cr. mile from town corporate limits. Suitable for future development $222,000. CASTLETON -152.2 acres timberland with small streams; subdivided into 4 tracts, Deer and turkeys. Taxes only $178.08 yr. $182,900. BOSTON - 20 a'.y timberland with small stream aiC^ght-of-way to State Road. CASTLETON - 4 parcels of timberland with streams, deer and turkeys. Low land use taxes. 28 acres $33,000 37 acres $43,900 I 57 acres $57,800 28 acres $49,900 Owners financing with 10% interest CASTLETON - 11 acres woodland with old cinderblock 5 room shack. Deer and turkeys. $35,000. Owners financing with low down payment CASTLETON (703) 937-4111 Ray T. Cannon (703) 937-4900 James M. Cannon (703) 937-4700 money by default because we can’t get the invitation to bid posted within the 60-day time limit.” Mrs. Massie noted that the county can’t expect special treatment from the State Department of Education; that if the RCHS building plans are revised, they’ll go to the bottom of the pile of projects submitted for approval. The same applies to the architects as far as incorporating any design changes ordered by the supervisors, she said, adding, “we’re not the only project that Smithey and Boynton are working on.” “We started this capital outlay project in good faith,” Mrs. Massie continued, recalling that the School Board received input from teachers and from the community on the scope of the work, as well as its design. “And we had input from the supervisors,” Mrs. Reeve added. “That input from the supervisors increased the cost of the construction project from $750,000 to $1.5 million,” the School Board chairman pointed out, noting that a brick and mortar gymnasium was substituted for the originally proposed prefabricated gym at the explicit direction of the supervisors. As for scaling down the capital outlay project, not only does the 60day time limit make that practically impossible, “we would be negligent if we didn’t say that what we’ve presented is what we need from an educational standpoint,” Mrs. Massie maintained. “There’s nothing in here (the proposed RCHS expansion) that can be deleted without adding something else. One is dependent on the other,” Mrs. Reeve noted. Should the supervisors balk at accepting the entire $1.5 million but okay borrowing a lesser amount, “can you switch back to the prefab gym and still meet the time line?” asked Lynne Baines. “The work hasn’t been done, in terms of an approved plan,” Bill Oli Sperryville Realty SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM Sperryville, Virginia 22740 (703) 987-8088 - Office Near OLD RAG MT., 38 acre farm, 8 room frame home with 2 baths, outbuildings. Terrific view. $110,000. Flexible owner financing. JENKINS HOLLOW, 27.8 wooded acres fronting on state road, stream, view. $39,000. 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The prefab gym was part of a feasibility study on capital outlay completed by a different architectural firm, Mr. Estabrook explained, adding that no final plans were ever drawn. “The credibility of the supervisors certainly should be questioned if their intent is to eliminate the gym, because they’re the ones who called for a brick and mortar gym in the first place!” Mrs. Baines contended. Mrs. Massie acknowledged that the Board of Supervisors face costly mandates - providing a jail, sanitary landfill, dog pound, and barrierfree courthouse. “But the School Board is working with mandates, too.” She pointed out that the space referred to as a multi-purpose room in the capital outlay plan is actually an adaptive physical education room designed to meet the needs of handicapped children. “It’s mandated as part of any new gym ... All of these things we didn’t dream up thinking they would be nice to have. They’re mandated - the same mandates that the supervisors have to deal with on the courthouse, the jail, the dog pound and the landfill.” “And just because this isn’t built doesn’t relieve us from providing the services ... It just means they may have to be provided outside the county at a much higher expense,” Mrs. Reeve added. By unanimous vote, the School Board directed clerk Tom Campbell to write the supervisors, giving them the information they requested on other costs associated with the RCHS building project ($8,000 a year for electrical service and $5,400 for heating). The board members also directed that the supervisors be reminded of the literary loan time limit and be asked to approve both the capital outlay project and acceptance of the $1.5 million loan. Representing supporters of the RCHS building project, Camille Harris told the School Board that the group is collecting signatures on petitions. Gymnasium (Continued from Page 1) continued. He told of one student who is confined to a wheelchair, and as part of the recuperative process takes physical ther-apy during physical education class. “We have no facilities, so the student receives the therapy on the stage (in the gym), and the wheelchair has to be lifted onto the stage.” ‘We need to meet the needs of all our students. It is upsetting enough to see someone in that situation - but it’s even more discouraging not r to be able to help them because of the lack of facilities. The new plan would allow space for the personal attention which these students need. We need that.” “I hope the supervisors realize the importance of the athletic program to the school and the community, and I hope that they pass the proposal in order to meet the needs of the students,” Coach Leake concluded. “I feel that the kids deserve it. The athletic program is growing, and we need to maintain the level of growth (of the facilities) to keep up.” CHOOSE & CUT A BEAUTIFUL WHITE PINE Christmas Tree at Moose Hill Farm Slate Mills Complimentaiy hot cider and cookies, Pony rides for the kids, Thousands of carefully shaped trees to choose from. Directions: From Sperryville take Rt 522 south to Woodville, right on Route 618 continue straight ahead at intersection of Rt 607,5 miles to Moose Hill Farm on right Open Weekends 9 a.m. until dark Other times by appointment 703-987-8271 Mary & Barney O’Meara yr The Mountain Store Criglersville, Va. 703-923-4349 Open Friday, December 19 through Wednesday, December 24 Hours: 10 to 4 Toys, games, puzzles, children's books and stocking staffers * % it FV s ~A) Rappahannock County Miscellaneous Rappahannock County Offipe Furnishings and Supplies, December 19,1986 at 10 A.M. Tom Reese, Auctioneer will sell all the below listed items to the highest bidder, on Friday, December 19, 1986 at ten o’clock a.m. at the Courthouse in Washington, Va. i i-rigiaaire 4-Durner electric stove 1 Westinghouse 17 cu. foot refrigerator 1 Sharp copy machine 1 Frigidaire air conditioner 222V 1 Westinghouse air conditioner, 120V 2 section oak bookcase unit 1 Royal Typewriter (manual) 1 Underwood Typewriter (manual) 1 Remington adding machine 1 Burroughs adding machine z Metal Hip Piles 1 Barrel roller file 1 Desk 1 Apex copy machine 1 Couch winged sofa bed 1 Chair 1 Walnut log 12’ long 1 Underwood typewriter (manual) 1 Olympia Typewriter (manual) 1 Comptograph adding machine 1 R. E. Allen adding machine and other miscellaneous items Terms of Sale: Cash, Checks, Payable to Treasurer, Rappahannock County