Rappahannock News, December 31, 1987

f T ATL LI LR ARY 1 '* U> i I J l M J PAID nRCTUtlON NOW Subject to ABC Audit 3,023 " ' * -k. KUTIHWVKkHOUSEHOLDS 2,722 ' '' \ Vv•ft-^ r if.V ' '~T'.;i if * « ’• * If 37th Year, No. 53 USPS 455580 12 pages *••••• XTie County Family Newspaper . v Founded 187? THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31.1987 Washington. Virginia 22747 ^ j I fy k - i ■ v J . *Vc\ ~M . *, . -t’7 v • / 'v--* \;;'t;Phofre675-^U 25 cents T r— 5P Jgf* Old Rag Bulletins □ The Gallery Coffeehouse is offering a New Year's Eve afternative for celebrating the holiday. The evening will feature entertainment, special favors/and non-alcoholic refreshments throughout the evening. pHH ' §11 mi Mi# a Cong. D. French Slaughter |r, will hold a town meeting at the Courthouse in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 11:30 a.m. In the past, the meetings have been "helpful, beneficial and interesting," he said, and urged all county residents to attend. Inside Del. Guest plans to support * pari-mutual betting p. 3 1988 General Assembly faces important decisions p.3 Holiday beverages offer alternatives, old favorites p. 8 Government at a glance • Board of Supervisors: Monday, Ian. 4,10 a.m., Courthouse. Regular monthly meeting. • WSA: Thursday, Jan. 7,7:30 p.m., Courthouse. Regular monthly meeting. Weekend w ; According to the National Weather Service, the bitter cold which decended ^ This week will moderate by the weekend. For those planning a New Year's Eve outing, daytime temperatures will rise into the 40s, with lows dropping into the 20s. , A CAREful holiday The New Year's holiday will see the State in effect again, with extra troopers : patrolling in areas of heavy traffic. The Sheriff's Department will be on the lookout for violators as well. To report suspected intoxicated drivers, call 987-8525 or the State Police dispatch center in Culpeper, (800) 572-2260. *»■ Chief Roach always concerned for others By LOU HATTER Rappahannock News Staff Writer Talk to people about Roger Roach, the Rappahannock News Citizen of the Year, and the same phrases are used to describe him: “a bom leader,” “tremendously competent,” “caring,” “unselfish,” “totally dedicated.” Mr. Roach has been the chief of the Washington Volunteer Fire Department almost since the day he and his wife Sarah moved to Rappahannock nearly 10 years ago. As the Rev. Jennings Hobson described the situation back then, “Charlie Manson used to go out and very nearly kidnap anyone who moved to the county and get them involved with the fire department.” As a paid firefighter in Prince William County, Chief Roach had expertise which was a welcome addition to what was then a small, struggling rural fire department, said VFD president Gene Leggett. Within a few months, said Brad Fisher, another member of the department, the company’s volunteers had elected Mr. Roach as chief, a position he still holds. “He was the obvious leader.” Mr. Leggett credits Mr. Roach with much of the leadership which has allowed the Washington fire department to become one of the best-equipped in the county. Earlier this year the company bought a “new used” fire truck to replace its aging 1946 piece, and several years ago a state-of-theart ambulance to replace a Chevrolet station wagon of dubious reliability. “He has accomplished a whole lot,” Mr. Leggett said. After working to secure a state grant to purchase the new ambulance, Rappahannock News file photo TIRED BUT STILL SMILING, Chief Roach takes a break during Washington’s Independence Day celebration. which gave the company basic life support (BLS) capability, Chief Roach’s next project was to raise the level of certification to advanced life support (ALS). Fpr that, he enlisted the help of his friend and fellow Prince William County firefighter Jackie Estes, also a member of the Washington VFD. The state requires at least two state-certified Cardiac Technicians who are licensed to provide intravenous drug therapy and medical assistance for cardiac patients and others suffering lifethreatening illnesses and injuries. Both men undertook the necessary training, and the department undertook to purchase the necessary advanced medical equipment, which includes portable heart monitoring devices able to radio medical information to doctors at a distant hospital emergency room. Now, Washington provides ALS emergency medical services to nearly all of Rappahannock County, serving as one of only two such units in the county (the other is in Flint Hill). Roger and Jackie are two of the four Cardiac Techs in the county. On many emergency calls, whether in Slate Mills or Amissville, Washington’s " “medic unit” is often requested by other companies as back-up assistance for stroke, heart attack, and severely injured patients. “The medic unit serves the entire county,” said Rev. Hobson. “And Roger is as capable a firefighter as he is a rescue worker.” And one of the reasons the unit is so frequently requested is the level of care which the team provides. Again, much of that is due to Chief Roach’s leadership, said (See CITIZEN, p. 12) Landfill #1 in year’s ton ten news stories The year just passed has seen important decisions made in Rappahannock County, with some completed and others still in process. There has been far from, universal agreement on most of the stories reported below, but all have affected the residents of the county to some degree. 1. The landfill: As has been the case for, it seems, forever, Rappahannock’s landfill saga once again steps to the front of the year’s most important stories. When the year began, the Board of Supervisors was considering the report submitted by its advisory committee, which studied a number of properties for sale around the county. By spring, however, the board had focussed on the Stover property, located on Rt. 639 east of Amissville. With the news that the property was under serious consideration, the residents of Amissville and surrounding areas organized opposition to the proposal. A preliminary survey by the county’s engineering firm turned up no serious impediments to using the Stover site, and the plan went to Richmond for approval. At two public hearings, vocal opposi tion was raised, but the Department of Waste Management ap- proved Joyce Engineering’s preliminary design plans, and the ,boat'd approved the purchase u£ the,^ site. Earlier this month, Culpeper and Fauquier County officials declined to submit formal objections to Rappahannock’s site selection either to the county or to the state. As the holidays approached, Joyce Engineering is preparing final design plans for the Department of Waste Management’s approval, which could come within two months. The county’s present disposal facility, a private dump located on Clifton Clark’s property outside Woodville, must be completely closed by Dec. 31, according to John McCarthy, the board’s administrative assistant. Therefore, the clock is running on the county’s 120-day disposal agreement with Culpeper County. Because Joyce Engineering’s final design plans have not yet been approved by the state, there’s no word on when the Stover site could be in operation as a landfill. 2. RCHS expansion project: After a public hearing last December, the Board of Supervisors approved the $1.5 million expansion project for the county’s high ..ttdrwol afcjta January bo+rd route ting. However, when the bids were opened the School Board still came up more than $150,000 short of the state’s literary loan money. Plans for the expansion went forward, with school administrators frantically hunting for extra pennies to pinch off to reduce the shortfall. By fall, the funds needed had been reduced to less than $50,000, with Superintendent David Gangel extracting pledges from the board that expected budgetary surpluses would be earmarked for the expansion project. At year’s end, Assistant Superintendent Robert Chappell reported that the library and two classrooms are all but complete and in use, and that the chemistry and biology laboratories are awaiting equipment but are otherwise nearly done. The new gymnasium has walls up and some of the ceiling joists installed, with the construction crews waiting for the rain to end so that the rest of the roof can be installed, Mr. Chappell said. He “guesstimated” that the new gym would be completed sometime in March or April. Once the new gym is usable, the old gymnasium will be converted to an auditorium and an expansion of the cafeteria. Mr. Chappell projected the end of the school year, “perhaps into the summer,” as a completion date for that phase of the project. The expansion should be finished sometime during the summer, he said. 3. School enrollment: Though the apparent increase in student enrollment surfaced late in the year, if it proves to be a trend it will have an impact on the county’s schools for years to come. Superintendent Gangel told the supervisors at their December meeting that the tentative figures reverse a 10-year trend of declining enrollment in the county’s schools. And, as might be expected, the increase is heaviest in the lower grades, indicating that the children of the county’s younger families are beginning to reach school age. Although the trend indicates that the county should prepare for a larger number of children needing educational services, it also means that the county will receive a (See TOP TEN, p. 12) Dentist found not guilty of conspiracy Cocaine trail begins in Rappahannock, ends with acquittal in Richmond ! By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahannock New* Staff Writer t- In a two-day trial in Richmond’s circuit ' court last week, the jury backtracked over a ; drug path, concluded that it began in Rappahan* nock County - not Fauquier - and found War' renton dentist Denis Andrew Peper Jr. not ' guilty of charges that he conspired to distribute ' cocaine. * In acquitting Dr. Peper, the jurors dis' counted the testimony of Ronald L. Nicholson ‘ and George H. Massie, both of Rappahannock, * who told of regularly buying drugs from Peper ’.With the transactions dating back to when he ’ was a student at the Medical College of Virgin! ia’s School of Dentistry. * Dr. Peper admitted to the “social” use of co* caine over a three to four-year period from 1983 ; to 1987 but said he had purchased the drug “once ' or twice a month, maybe a gram or two” from i Nicholson and Massie and not the other way !around. In December 1986, the two Rappahannock County men were arrested with large amounts of cocaine in their possession and later pleaded r-guilty to charges of possession with intent to distribute. But through plea bargains with the -Commonwealth, Nicholson and Massie received .'reduced sentences in ex- change for their cooper* Ration in the continuing, multi-jurisdiction drug -investigation that resulted in Dr. Peper’s indict-ment by a special grand jury last August. > “It’s home cookin’ when you get out in the ‘country,” defense attorney Michael Morchower 'told the jurors, describing the agreement with '^Nicholson. “It’s the good old boy network . . . ^They put the burner on up there in Rappahan‘ nock County and they cook. ” “Dr. Peper is an afterthought in this prosecution,” said Morchower, attacking the credibility of the Commonwealth’s witnesses. Attempting to evade the penalties for the felonies they committed, Massie and Nicholson iden tified the dentist as a major drug distributer with connections through Florida to South America’s cocaine sources, Morchower said. “You play ball with the government, and they help you with your sentence,” he said of the plea agreements struck with Massie and Nicholson. “I thought judges handed out the sentences. Sounds like it’s prosecutors and lawyers getting together to cut a deal. ” Nicholson implicated Dr. Peper in retaliation for the dentist’s refusal to lend him $8,000, the defense attorney said. George Massie was looking for escape and “the only way to escape is to shift it and adopt a dentist. Isn’t a dentist suitable for framing?” Massie and Nicholson 1 *e like “a person in the water who’s drowning and trying to grab anything to stay afloat. Both of them grabbed on to the dentist.” Other attorneys, police officers, the deputies who served as court room bailiffs, even the cashier at the cafeteria in the government building across the street, knew Denis Peper’s attorney as “Magic Mike.” Given to stylized gestures and dramatic delivery, his voice rising and falling theatrically, Morchower had several members of the jury nodding in agreement during his closing arguments, a presage of the verdict to come. “He’s really good,” acknowledged one of the police witnesses, in grudging admiration. “Magic Mike gets them off!” Tip led to Massie On Monday, Detective George Wade of the Richmond Police Department’s narcotics squad testified that a tip led to the surveillance of George Massie’s Richmond apartment on Dec. 12, 1986. Police followed Massie as he drove with Paul Knight Lacy and Lacy’s girlfriend Tamara Lee Messmer to Rappahannock County, where they stopped at Ronald Nicholson’s residence on the Fodderstack Road outside Washington. The three spent about a half hour at Nicholson’s house, then returned to Richmond where Lacy’s truck was searched. Police found four ounces of high grade cocaine and a set of scales, Detective Wade said. The detective contacted the State Police at the Culpeper division headquarters and returned to Washington. Special agents from the Culpeper office, acting on the testimony of Lacy and Wade, swore out a search warrant for Nicholson’s house. That raid turned up six more ounces of a similarly high grade cocaine, according to testimony. Lacy, a 23-year-old resident of Richmond, told the jury that Massie had asked for a ride to Washington and had offered to give him a half gram of cocaine for the favor. He said he’d known Massie for three years and had obtained cocaine from him on a number of past occasions. He described Massie as a student at the University of Richmond who rarely attended classes, slept days and partied nights and was a moderate drinker and heavy drug user who ingested cocaine on a daily basis. Lacy also testified that he’d seen Denis Peper on two occasions at Massie’s apartment. Brad Gray, 27, also of Richmond, admitted purchasing cocaine in quarter ounces from Massie on a regular basis and making a trip with him to a farm house in “the Middleburg area, Warrenton” to buy a larger quantity on one occasion but said he did not know who was Massie’s connection there. According to Gray’s testimony, he initiated the trip to Nicholson’s on Dec. 12 by asking Massie for a quarter ounce of cocaine. Massie said he called Denis Peper “to see if the cocaine was going to be there ... He told me to come up that night . . . Said I should go to Ron’s house, because Ron had the cocaine for me.” According to Massie, he was to give the dentist $1,750 an ounce, with the payment date unspecified. l (See TRIAL, p. 5) Planners consider changes in setbacks, parking laws By LOU HATTER Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Washington Planning Commission would like to hear from the town’s residents. At its meeting on Dec. 22, the commissioners discussed a number of items on their agenda, but reached no decisions. The commission is planning public hearings to gather opinions on a suggestion to amend the setback requirements which are now a part of the town’s zoning ordinance, as well as a reduction in the off-street parking requirement for commercial uses — from one per 100 square feet to one per 500 square feet. Commission Chairman William Wickens explained that the problem with the setback requirement as it is now written arises when expansion or new construction is planned within the town. The ordinance requires a setback of 35 feet from the center line of the fronting road, regardless of the position of adjoining buildings. “On lots with adequate sideyards (where adjacent structures are built on the line), they should be allowed to build on the lot line to avoid jigsaw buildings,” he said. - Commissioner Joyce Kramer pointed out that the existing building lines differ widely throughout town, and that amendments to the setback requirement would almost have to be done on a “street by street” basis. She suggested the difference in the existing building lines on Gay Street and on Mt. Salem Avenue as examples of the problem. “The streets dictate the setback require ment — it should be left up to architectural experts.” She called the strict setback requirement a “suburban, not a village concept.” Mr. Wickens suggested that the matter should be set for a public hearing, perhaps a joint hearing with the Town Council in February. He told the members of the commission that the council had re quested Frank Reynolds, the town’s attorney, to draft an amendment to the parking provision of the zoning ordinance which would reduce the off-street parking requirement for all commercial uses from one space per 100 square feet of floor space to one per 500 square feet. Mr. Wickens conceded that the amendment would face opposition from “an active group, small and largely non-resident, which is con cemed about parking.” He acknowledged that, as the town grows, it will need stricter enforcement of parking regulations and possibly more public off-street parking. “Another group,” he added, “does not want to see the town paved over and aglow with mercuryvapor lights. ” Parking is only a problem at certain times, such as court days, he said, “but go to the Apple Blossom Mall and you’re fortunate not to have to walk three blocks — here you feel put out if you can’t park right in front of the building. With the present ordinance, he maintained, “the town is in danger of having the grass, trees and gardens paved over.” (See PLANNERS p 11)

News of Record ; General District Court Arthur Lee Bossoom, drunk in public, $10/20. Charles Richard Meredith, petit larceny, dismissed, $20 costs; destroy private property, dismissed, $20 costs; assault and battery, dismissed, $20 costs. Donald Ray Meredith, assault and battery, dismissed, $20 costs; destroy private property, dismissed, $20 costs; petit larceny, dismissed, $20 costs. Robert William Cloe, driving while intoxicated, continued to Feb. 2,1988. Michael Edwin Clem, habitual offender, continued to Feb. 2, 1988; 71/55, $32/20. William Russell Hawkins, driving while intoxicated (second offense), continued to Feb. 2, 1988; driving while intoxicated (third of fense), continued to Feb. 2, 1988; refuse b/b test, continued to Feb. 2, 1988. Huntley John Fertig, fail to appear, continued to Feb. 2, 1988; driving while intoxicated, continued to Feb. 2, 1988; no operator’s license in possession, continued to Feb. 2, 1988. Howland Daniel Kenyon III, driving while intoxicated, continued to Feb. 2,1988. Paul Leroy Koemer, 73/55, $36/25. Patricia Jean Lotterman, 74/55, $38/20. Gregory Michael Sanders, 72/55, $34/20. Kenneth Leo Taylor Jr., drive on suspended license (second offense), continued to Feb. 2, 1988; expired license plates, continued to Feb. 2, 1988. Real estate transactions The following real estate transfers were recorded during the past week: Robert F. Tharpe and wife to Alan G. Tucker and wife, Blue Ridge Mountain Estates, Section 9, Plat 4, Building 1, Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Wakefield District. $62,500. Barbara J. Frankel Tr. to Alfred E. Bouffard and wife, 78.0694 acres, Hampton District. $187,500. Mae L. Polk Tr. and others to Steven Lee Hensley, 1/3 interest in 544 acres and 2.6 acres, Jackson District. Charlie Franklin Baldwin to Robert Lee Baldwin and wife, 1.10 acres, Hampton District. Gift. Thomas L. Zelazme and wife to Hubert S. Gilkey and wife, Blue Ridge Mountain Estates, Lot 2, Building 1, Section E, Plat 5, Wakefield District. $1,000. Dawn E. Fisher and other Trustees to John Alexander Tweel and wife, 0.2981 acres, Piedmont District. $51,000. Jacqueline Massie Eastham and husband to Lizzie Hamilton Eastham, 48.000 percent undivided interest in 35.6412 acres, Jackson District. Gift. Jacqueline Massie Eastham and husband to Marion Eastham Facchina, 10 percent interest in 23.4887 acres, Jackson District. Gift. Jacqueline M. Eastham and husband to William G. Eastham Jr., 10 percent interest in 823 acres, Jackson District. Gift. School menus RCES Jan. 4-8 Monday - Sausage pizza, buttered peas, spicy applesauce, homemade brownie, choice of milk. Tuesday - Steak nuggets, macaroni & cheese, green beans, chilled mixed fruit, homemade biscuit/butter, choice of milk. Wednesday - Fish wedge/hush puppies, wild rice, buttered com, sliced peaches, choice of milk. Thursday - Grilled cheese sandwich, chicken noodle soup, vegetable sticks, diced pears, choice of milk. Friday - Cheeseburger on bun, French fries, pineapple & oranges, homemade sunshine bar, choice of milk. RCHS Monday - Sausage pizza, buttered peas, diced pears, homemade applesauce cake, choice of milk. Tuesday - Fish filet/hush puppies or ham & cheese sandwich, French fries, homemade apple crisp, choice of milk. Wednesday - Barbecue chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, homemade roll/butter, choice of milk. Thursday - Italian sub/cheese, lettuce, tomato, potato rounds, homemade pineapple upside down cake, choice of milk. Friday - Steak’ums/melted cheese on bun or tuna salad sandwich, vegetable sticks, sliced peaches, choice of milk. yffrwirir'W'W'W'W'w'wiririfwir'wwwir'K'w PUBLIC NOTICE •"DUMPSTER SITES*" Due to Rappahannock County’s continuing landfill/refuse disposal problems, beginning on January 1, 1988, no so-called “white goods” will be accepted at any of the County’s dumpster sites for the next several months. Any County residents with stoves, refrigerators, freezers, washers or dryers, etc., are urged to keep these items for future disposal. Alternatively, you may wish to take them to one of several metals-recycling facilities/scrap yards in the area. Thank you for your cooperation. Yes! Please enter my new subscription to &appaljannocfe iJe I Unit Subscription rates by mail: Rappahannock & adjoining counties.SlO.OO/yr. Elsewhere in the U.S.$15.00/yr. Outside the U S .$15.00/yr. (plus postage billed quarterly) NAME:_ ADDRESS:_j____ CITY:-STATE:_ZIP:__ Mail subscriptions are payable in advance. Make check or money order paya ble to: Rappahannock News, Washington, VA 22747. This form may also be used for CHANGE OF ADDRESS New Address: Old Address: ■ Second class postage paid at the Post Office at Warrenton, VA. The Rappahannock 5 News is published every Thursday by Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel Com] munications, Inc. Postmaster, please send 3579 to Box 631, Warrenton, VA 22186| 0631. Photo courtesy of Sharon Kilpatrick RAPPAHANNOCK’S GIRL SCOUTS dressed these dolls with handmade clothes. The dolls, which were supplied by Charlottesville’s Salvation Army, were given to parents in the Charlottesville area who could not afford to buy dolls for their children for Christmas Other projects undertaken by the county’s Girl Scouts recently include planting bulbs at the county park, a trip to the Bealeton Flying Circus, ice skating and a Christmas visit to the pediatric ward at University of Virginia Medical Center. According to the Hagerstown Almanack As we ring out the old and welcome the New Year, snow appears to be very much with us. And the Full Moon, which occurs on the 3rd at 8:40 p.m., is aptly called the Snow Moon. Again this year, it will be a cold one, as well. Weather Forecast There are no tornadoes called for during the period. However, you can look for cyclonic storms on 12-14, 2325, and 30. Temperatures will be average for the period but precipitation above average. Cloudy, windy and cold is called for 1-3, 8-11, 15-18 with some flurries during the latter period. Snow and stormy conditions appear on the horizon 12-14, with heavy snow 23 25 and rain or snow 30-31. Twelfth Night Many folks take down Christmas trimmings on January 6, or Epiphany or Old Christmas, the 12th night after Christmas, following an old English tradition. By burning them, it was believed bad luck could be avoided for the coming year. Actually, the custom began at a much earlier time when farmers made bonfires to scare off witches threatening the home and crops. Be careful of burning greens, which by now are much drier, in the fireplace. A roaring chimney fire can quickly go out of control. Garden Planning Now is a good time to pore over Please HefeA Neighbor’s Child In Need! Call now to find out how you can be a good neighbor by sponsoring a needy Third World child. Christian Childreris Fund, Inc., 1-800-228-3393 naw IWHJHHUHA TED Building? • Paint , • Lumber \ • Millwork - • Hardware complete One-Step BUILDING SUPPLY WARRENTON BUILDING MATERIAL CO., INC. on the by-pass, Warrenton 347-1400 Recycle. For Information Call 1-800 KEEP ITT ONLY LEE-JACKSON GIVES YOU THE BEST CHOICE IN TOWN ! DON'T MISS OUR GALA NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY Featuring Jason Moore & Co. live from New York Choose a package, priced for couoles Package A $69.95 Package B: $49.95 Package C $39.95 Guest Room in Motet Dinner in Bogardi's Admittance to Party Dinner in Bogardi's Admittance .o Party Admittance to Party The Price Of Each Package Includes: • Party Favors • Split of champagne • Breakfast buffet i All Persons Must Be 21 Years Of Age To Attend No alcoholic beverages may be brought on the premisesCash bars will be provided for your convenience. for more information call: 662-4154 between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm Lee-Jackson Restaurant, Winchester, Va. those enticing seed catalogs in preparation for the coming season. Keep ^careful check on any foundation plantings so that heavy snows do not lay on branches causing damage. Observe the birthday of civil rights leader the late Martin Luther King Jr. on the 14th. J. Gruber’s Thought For Today’s Living It is often true that the more one learns, the more one realizes how little one knows. Parks and Rec programs begin Dec. 28 through Jan. 13 is the registration period for the Fauquier County Parks and Recreation Department’s winter-quarter programs. From ski trips and fitness classes to dog obedience and arts classes, the winter quarter has something for everyone. The department staff invites everyone to “start your new year by stretching your mind, picking up a new skill, reviving an old interest, or strengthening your body. Do it with a friend and double your fun. Happy New Year, everyone!” The winter Gazette is available now at all Fauquier County public schools, the Fauquier County Public Library and the department offices, 62 Culpeper Street, Warrenton. The Gazette lists all the programs and special events scheduled by the department for January through March. Emergency log Fire and rescue A The following calls were rouHd through the dispatch center in . the past week: • Dec. 24: 10:36 a.m., structural fire, Rt. 707, Sperryville Fire Department, Castleton Fire Department and Salem Fire Department; 6:36 p.m., gunshot wounds, Rt. 693, Culpeper County, Amissville Fire Department and Culpeper County Rescue Squad. Dec. 25: 6:22 a.m., seizures, Rt. 613, Culpeper County, Amissville Fire Department; 12:40 p.m., illness, Town of Flint Hill, Flint Hill Fire Department and Washington Fire Department; 3:10 p.m., trouble breathing, Rt. 621, Culpeper County, Amissville Fire Department and Culpeper County Rescue Squad; 3:14 p.m., illness, Rt. 730, Amissville Fire Department and Flint Hill Fire Department. Dec. 27:4:34 p.m., auto accident, Rt. 231 and Rt. 522, Sperryville Fire Department and Sperryville Rescue Squad. Dec. 28: 10:27 a.m., structural fire, Town of Washington, Washington Fire Department, Flint Hill Fire Department and Sperryville Fire Department. Sheriff Dec. 22: property damage, Town of Washington; runaway, Town of Washington; cow in the road,.'Rt. 729, Flint Hill; hunting complaint, Rt. 637, Flint Hill. Dec. 23: hunting complaint, Rt. 522, Huntly; hunting on posted land, Rt. 626, Rock Mills; vandalism, Rt. 630, Flint Hill; missing person, Castleton area; domestic, Rt. 211, Amissville. Dec. 24: road hunting, Rt. 626, Rock Mills; public service, Rt. 211, Town of Washington; suspicious, origin of smoke, Rt. 626, Rock Mills; public service, Rt. 211, Amissville; possible drunk driver, Sperryville area; public service, Rt. 211 West, Sperryville; fight in progress, - Rt. 522, Sperryville area. Dec. 25: trespassing, Chester Gap area; possible prowler, Rt. 622, Washington; horses out, Rt. 622, Harris Hollow; illegal deer kill, Rt. 622, Washington; drunk pedestrian, Rt. 231, Sperryville; disabled vehicle, Rt. 211, Washington; drunk jpe* destrian, Rt. 231, Nethers area; drunk driver, Rt. 211, Amis&ville area; tree in the road, Rt. 211, Sperry ville. i Dec. 26: burglar alarm, Rt. 61^, Woodville; animal complaint, Kt. 652, Sperryville; hunting from the road, Rt. 674, Washington; suspicious vehicle, Rt. 622, Washington; disturbance, Town of Washington; drunk driver, Rt. 522, Boston arfca; domestic, Town of Washington, j j Dec. 27: reckless driver, Rt. 211, Ben Venue; suspicious behavior, !Rt. 626, Scrabble; shots being fired, jftt. 211, Amissville; cows out, Rt. :<326, and Rt. 211, Washington; coffin road, Rt. 211, Washington; cd&vs out, Rt. 522, Flint Hill; spotlighting, Rt. 231, Sperryville. 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Del. Guest to push pari-mutuel betting I«* By DON DEL ROSSO a Richmond Bureau Chief M Raymond R. (Andy) Guest, the Front Royal delegate who would be governor, believes voters • will get the chance in November to decide if Virginia should have pari-mutuel betting. Del. Guest, who represents Fauquier, Rap• |>ahannock, Clarke and Warren counties, plans to introduce pari-mutuel legislation early in the 1988 General Assembly session, which opens Jan. 13. Gov. Gerald L. Baliles, who voted for pariWutuel betting as a delegate in 1978, has de,, dined to say if he will support legalized gambling ' on horse racing a second time around. The Republican delegate, who is considering a run for the governorship, said he thinks the General Assembly and the public may be prepared to approve racetrack gambling, given voter support for a state-sponsored lottery last •November. Of the lottery vote, said Del. Guest: “It . marks perhaps a change in the attitude toward betting in the state.” Virginians rejected pari-mutuel betting in , 1978 by more than 200,000 votes. The Piedmont-based Virginians For Racing, which will lobby the General Assembly and perhaps the governor, wants the question of pari. mutuel betting put to referendum to let voters decide, rather than a simple show of hands by the 140-member General Assembly. “I expect it ought to have a referendum at least in the locality where the track would be located,” Del. Guest explained. But Sen. William A. Truban (R-Fauquier /ClarkeAVarren/Shenandoah)suggested that a referendum might be unnecessary since the Senate might approve pari-mutuel betting on the floor. “I think it can probably pass right there” in the Senate, he said, but quickly retreated, noting he couldn’t be certain how his colleagues would vote on the matter. For Del. Guest to present himself to voters as a viable gubernatorial candidate in 1989, some believe he must have a strong legislative session. When questioned if he hoped to draw attention to himself by supporting pari-mutuel betting as a means of advancing his aspirations to become governor, the delegate replied: “I don’t intend to go grandstanding.” Though he opposes pari-mutuel betting on principle because he thinks it’s “wrong,” Sen. Truban admitted that it would be a boon to Virginia’s economy. “It’s a big plus, plus, plus for the agriculture industry,” he said. “But organized crime, that’s the negative. I won’t go for it. I’m anti-gambling, period. Everybody knows that.” • For similar reasons, Del. Dorothy McDiarmid (D-Fairfax) said: “I’ve always been against it” and indicated she probably would oppose pari-mutuel betting if the matter goes to a floor vote. Freshman Del. William J. Howell (RFauquier/Stafford/Fredericksburg) also is leaning toward opposing the gambling proposal partly because pari-mutuel may attract organized crime. Even J.W. (Billy) O’Brien (D-Virginia Beach), who marshalled the lottery bill through the General Assembly, said he would vote against a pari-mutuel bill because it will cost the state more to police the program than it will generate in tax revenue. Del. O’Brien estimated it will cost Virginia $2 million annually to monitor parmi-mutuel betting. Backers contend they won’t attempt to ride the coattails of the lottery in an attempt to get direct support from the General Assembly. But they will point to lawmakers’ willingness to let voters decide if they wanted the lottery. At the very least, pari-mutuel supporters hope the General Assembly also will put the question to referendum. But Virginia political analyst Larry Sabato doubts the matter will get very far. The University of Virginia professor of political science said it would be “too much, too soon” to expect the General Assembly to support pari-mutuel betting. “You always have more problems with parimutuels than the lottery because pari-mutuels raise the specter of organized crime,” Mr. Sabato recently told reporters at a press conference in Richmond. “I don’t think the lottery does.” He suggested that strongest opposition to pari-mutuel betting would come from religious ranks but speculated they would be unsuccessful in such efforts as he believes they were in combating the lottery. Will religious groups have learned from the lottery debacle and thus back away from the pari-mutuel fight? Mr. Sabato laughed and said: “No. I think people are always blind to their own lack of influence.” Pressing needs compete for record budget By DON DEL ROSSO Richmond Bureau Chief • For every tax dollar in the state coffers, it seems that somebody or a special interest group has an idea about how to spend it. This seems true in most budget years, but • ' -perhaps especially so during the 1988 General Assembly when Virginia lawmakers will carve up a record $20 billion biennial budget. The state’s spending plan is budgeted for two-year periods. With the 1988-90 plan, Gov. ■ Gerald L. Baliles will get his first and only chance during this term to craft and implement a budget. During the next two years, the common' ■ ‘Wealth will address a raft of pressing needs that, - in some cases, will be very expensive. Significantly, however, the governor and most lawmakers agree there will be no tax in• -creases during the next two years. The governor and lawmakers will begin pro'< .posing and disposing of the flurry of budget re' Quests on Jan. 13, when the 1988 General 4 Assembly sessioh opens. Baliles has resisted talking in specifics about' his budget, which he will present to the General ..•^Assembly on opening day. But he has indicated that upgrading the state’s beleaguered mental health system proba‘ bly will be a top priority and most agree that it’s time the system get its share of the revenue pie. tJOHN ' SMITH'S TAXIDERMY TOP QUALITY WORK Graduated From A Professional's School ALSO: Buying Furs 2 miles on Browntown Road Watch For Sign 703-635-5600 Real Estate Eileen M. Day realtor HOMEOWNER TAX REFORM WINNER £* £ QUESTION: How did the average homeowner make out under the ** latest tax reform bill? ANSWER: In the midst of drastic ^cutbacks in investment preferences Everywhere else in,jhe tax code, it is evident that owners of first and second homes are the big winners. Deductibility of mortgage interest and property taxes for primary and second residences remains completely intact. This has often been the largest tax deduction for most homeowners and will continue to be so. Personal income tax brackets have dropped for everyone and there is a good chance that many homeowners will drop to a lower tax bracket after deducting their mortgage interest and property taxes from their gross income. Homeowners now have one of the very few personal-use tax shelters left standing in the wake of tax reform. The deductibility of mortgage interest and property taxes can only make first and second homes more t valuable. (1 If there is anything we can do to | Tielp you in the field of real estate i please drop in at EILEEN M. DAY, ; Realtor, The Clopton House, Wash\ jig ton, Va. 22747. Phone: 675-3033. ■ ?Ve’re here to help. t Area legislators wholeheartedly agree. “Mental health’s time has come,” proclaimed Sen. Charles Waddell (D-Loudoun/Fairfax). “It’s been on the back burner for a while. We’ve had education, transportation. Now it’s mental health’s turn.” Said Sen. Wiliam A. Truban (D-Fauquier/Clarke/Warren/Shenandoah): “They need plenty of help and they should get it. The programs, the training, the buildings need upgrading.” Del. Kenneth B. Rollins (R-Loudoun/Fauquier), who as a judge had among his responsibilities the duty to institutionalize people, emphasized the need for the state to do a better job of preparing the mentally ill to be returned to the community and then provide the assistance needed to function there. • Mental health probably will get a sizable infusion of new money, but the governor hasn’t indicated how much he thinks the system should get. j On strictly money matters, there is the question of the so-called $154 million budget surplus, created as a result of federal tax reform. Some argue it doesn’t belong to the state and should be returned to the taxpayers, in part or whole. Others insist the surplus doesn’t exist and that the money should go to fund program needs. Education is always a big ticket item, and one of the most expensive and newest proposed programs that will be considered is the estimated $5.5 million “family life” or sexual education program for public schools. Del. Joan Munford (D-Blacksburg) thinks conservative opponents will try to spike it for two reasons:moral and financial. She expects the bill will, at the very least, go to the House Appropriations Commmittee, which will consider the funding request. Area lawmakers, who haven’t reviewed the specifics of the program recommended by the state Board of Education, generally think sex education should be taught in public schools but are worried about the curriculum being too explicit. Some also expressed reservations about a mandated program that would penalize jurisdictions that refuse to particpate in it. In other education matters, the General Assembly will wrestle with the school-aid funding formula, always a source of contention between suburban and rural jurisdictions. Lawmakers will decide whether or not to stay with the existing formula. A state commission has made several recommendations on alternatives to the- existing formula, but the suggestions have produced considerable confusion and dissatisfaction among legislators, educators and citizens. Presently, it’s unclear which way the General Assembly is headed on the matter. Other items on the education platter include mandating teachers salaries to keep pace with the national average, whether localities should be given the option to elect school board members and whether the mandate requiring schools to open after Labor Day weekend should be continued. The law expires June 30,1988. NOTICE The Honorable William Shore Robertson, Judge, Rappahannock Circuit Court, will be available on Thursday, January 7, 1988 at 10:30 o’clock a.m. in the Courthouse, Washington, Virginia to receive public comment and to interview candidates who are interested in being appointed to serve on the Board of Zoning Appeals for the Town of Washington. For further information, contact Diane Bruce at 675-3621 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.. DON'T LET HIM DRIVE. Men and women who wouldn't think of pointing a loaded gun at a fellow human being, think nothing of drinking and driving. Drinking turns a car into a lethal weapon. And drunk drivers kill more than 25,000 people each year. A person under the influence should never be allowed behind the wheel. Let’s not meet by accident. rn CULPEPER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL _ Wakefield scores well in scholastic contests Wakefield School’s math team ranked fourth among private schools in the 1987 Mathematics Contest sponsored by the Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics, held at Lord Fairfax Community College Nov. 14. Wakefield’s team of Takashi Takenoshita, Carey Maar and Tobias Dengel, competing on the calculus level, the highest of the contest, finished just behind Woodberry Forest School and the Collegiate School of Richmond. Norfolk Academy ranked first among the 25 private schools which participated in the contest. Wakefield’s Takenoshita, a senior from Kagoshima City, Japan, ranked 26th out of 721 students statewide who took the exam, and third among private school students. Charles McGlothlin, head of Wakefield’s mathematics department, presented the three team members with certificates of merit in recognition of their achievement on the test. The school also received a certificate noting the team’s high placement in the competition. Seniors sweep oration awards Wakefield seniors Lara Dose, Jennie Shanks and Sally Miller took the top three places in the American Legion Oration Contest held recently at Giles B. Cook Post 53 in Front Royal. Students from Warren County High School and Randolph-Ma con Academy also participated in this annual competition. The topic was, as always, any issue related to the United States Constitution. Lara Dose’s winning speech, “Common Defense,” was written, she said, in honor of her father, an officer in the U. S. Navy Reserves. Jennie Shanks’ oration concerned juvenile rights within the American court system. Sally Miller’s speech on “Reasonable Search and Seizures” traced the changes in Fourth Amendment rights from 1791 to the present day. The format of the American Legion contest is particularly demanding, according to Wakefield Headmaster William Lynn Jr. Contestants must first speak for a minimum of eight minutes without benefit of notes of any sort, prompting or podium. Next, they must offer an extemporaneous response of at least three minutes in length to a question drawn at random by the judges about the amendments to the Constitution. All three contestants were coached by Wakefield’s civics and political science teacher, Margaret Doyle. At the conclusion of the contest, the winners were presented cash awards and medals by Post 53 Commander Kathryn Wayland. The three Wakefield winners now advance to the next level of the district competition, set for Jan. 30 at Post 53 in Front Royal. Heads-Up Club helps the needy By APRIL KNOLL Rappahannock News Contributing Writer The Heads-Up 4-H Club, in the spirit of the holiday season, provided a merry Christmas for four needy families in the area last week. Members of the club gave turkeys and other holiday food, wrapped Christmas presents and clothing to three Rappahannock families and a fourth household in the Jeffersonton area. The Christmas project was organized by club leaders Nancy Weik and Brenda Knoll. > Members of the club, including Autumn Dickman, Henry Curtis, Tom and Lili Weik and April Knoll, delivered the food and presents to the families last Tuesday and Wednesday. The members of the club asked that special thanks go to the Rappahannock County Elementary School PTA, which donated five bags of toys, and to Sylvia Kreitler, director of the county’s Department of Social Services. AFTER CHRISTMAS SALE Now in Progress 30 TO 50% OFF All Winter Merchandise Heavy Jackets - Coats - Ski Pants Sweaters - Dresses i Girls sizes - Infants thru Youns Junior Boys sizes - Infants thru Size 20 JACK & JILL SHOP 207 Southgate Shopping Center, Culpeper, Va. 825-2010 Two named to Va. Tech’s Dean’s List Two Rappahannock County residents were among the students named to the Dean’s List at Virginia Tech for the fall quarter. Patrick J. Pivamik of Huntly, a senior mooring in computer science, and William W. Oliver IV of Woodville, a sophomore major in animal science, were both named to the list by the university’s dean of academic affairs. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 3.4 to be eligible for inclusion on the school’s Dean’s List. Be Resourceful. 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ftappaijannotfe JJetos An Independent Newspaper Established 1877 Published Every Thursday «n i nun w. ahundel Publisher LOU HATTER Managing Editor JOHN T. McEWAN Prociricmt BARBARA C. BURKE General Manager JOHN T. TOLER Exec. Vice Pres. ANN BROWN, Account Executive To Subscribe Phone (703) 675-3338 BY MAIL $1000 a year in Rappahannock and adjoining counties $15.00 a year elsewhere in the United States BACK COPIES: 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 am. to 5:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Published by Arundel Newspapers, Inc. Member, Audit Bureau of Circulation. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,1987 Editorial A free exchange Last week, Washington’s Planning Commission met. Nothing remarkable, just another monthly meeting of a governmental board. But something happened which is worthy of mention. The commissioners discussed a number of proposals, several of which could significently affect the lives of the town’s residents, as well as those of the rest of the county. During the exchange, ideas were presented which some people will agree with, and others will firmly reject. It’s important to note that the Planning Commission serves as an advisory body, which is charged by state law with providing the Town Council with ideas and suggestions to improve the quality of life for the town’s residents. The Town Council is free to accept or reject the commission’s recommendations, and any proposals must be put before the public and comments requested during a public hearing before being adopted. What we applaud is the commissioners’ unabashed, freewheeling approach to problem-solving. It’s possible that none of the ideas discussed by the commission will be adopted by the Town Council, that some will be rejected by the * commission after further study as unworkable for one reason : or another. ; Regardless of the ultimate fate of the suggestions * < discussed by the commission, it’s the willingness of the members to at least talk about solutions to problems which will probably strike some residents as unusual, impractical or Z impossible. That’s the function of the Planning Commission — ' to look into the future and foresee problems and solve them * before they develop. ■ Sometimes, that requires unusual approaches. Some of ' the world’s most successful ideas and inventions were - dismissed as crazy by the experts of the time. People scoffed £ at the Wright Brothers, and laughed at Henry Ford. By its willingness to consider all alternatives, the commission is truly fulfilling its function, and in the process providing a real service to the residents of the town. We hope that the council and the town’s residents will continue to support and encourage the planners in their efforts to provide for the future of Washington. Horsemen push betting By DON DEL ROSSO Richmond Bureau Chief For nearly 10 months, Virginians For Racing played a “wait-and-seewhat-happens-to-lottery” game before making its big push to get pari, mutuel betting approved. * That wait ended happily for the \ fledgling organization on Nov. 3 ” when voters gave lottery forces a commanding victory. Now, many Virginia horsemen believe, it’s their turn. With the lottery decision, VFR, ■ a Piedmont-based group that will ad^ vance the cause of pari-mutuel bett ting during the 1988 General ' Assembly session, began to mobilize its forces. The group’s board has met several times and has retained a prominent Richmond lobbyist to advance their cause. Ernest M. Oare, a VFR board member and president of the Virginia Thoroughbred Association, said the group viewed the lottery vote as an “indication of the moral voice of Virginia. That’s an issue we had to deal with” before proceeding. While the lottery issue unfolded, VFR was busy “laying the groundwork and doing some research [on pari-mutuel betting,” Mr. Oare explained. “Then, frankly, we sat back and watched what would happen.” Part of that research included two studies conducted by Killingsworth Associates of Cambridge, Mass., that focused on the feasibilty of setting up pari-mutuel betting and the “residual” benefits it would produce. Killingsworth specializes in such studies, according to Mr. Oare. Mr. Oare and fellow VFR board member Fred Kohler said the study indicates that such benefits would amount to about $200 million annually to Virginia’s economy. Explaining the group’s approach f to promoting pari-mutuel betting, Mr. Oare said: “We’re really selling this thing as an aspect of an industry that is one of the state’s most important traditions and important industries that has been stagnant. It isn’t dying, but it isn’t going anywhere.” Mr. Kohler, president of Middleburg Blood Stock Inc., thinks the Virginia horse business needs parimutuel to remain competitive with Maryland, which offers attractive incentives for horse owners to breed there. “The Maryland Million was the big nail in the Virginia breeding coffin,” he said in referring to the eightcard race that offers $1 million in purses to horses “standing” (breeding or living) in Maryland only. “That is a very big plum to win.” Mr. Kohler painted a much darker picture for the future of the state’s horse industry than his colleague. “We are at the crossroads for Virginia breeding,” he warned. “If we don’t get racing in Virginia I feel like the future is very, very limited.” When asked how the groups would deal with charges that organized crime has infiltrated the racing business in other slates, Mr. Kohler said that federal investigations into such allegations have come to “overwhelming conclusions that organized crime was an insignificant factor in racing.” Besides, he added: “Every element of human endeavor has an element of crime — churches, politics, government, industry, sports.” Despite expected opposition to racing for that and other reasons, Mr. Kohler said: “We feel pretty confident the public will accept it. We feel we’ve got opposition, and we’re not going in with rose-colored glasses.” 1 Call 675-3349 Rappahannock Heritage Rappahannock News photo/Cindy Mahan SUNSET OVER SPERRYVILLE, with a crescent moon over the mountains. The stream of light at lower right is a car’s headlights, blurred in this time exposure. Baliles forecasts more prosperity By DON DEL. ROSSO Richmond Bureau Chief RICHMOND — Virginia, according to Gov. Gerald L. Baliles, has done rather well since he took office in 1986. The Democratic governor all but predicted continued economic prosperity for Virginia through 1988 — but with a few warnings that the state may have to assume some costly responsibilities that belong to the federal government. This has been a “very good year for the commonwealth,” the governor told more than 40 reporters who attended a one-hour breakfast meeting in the executive mansion on Dec. 22. Citing record employment, increases in personal income and improvement in other economic indicators for 1986, Gov. Baliles buoyantly added: “All of those things remain for 1987.” For instance, Virginia has shown a significant increase in new housing starts (up 14.7 percent in 1986 compared to the previous year), unemployment has hovered at four percent and 15,000 new jobs were created during 1986. But Gov. Baliles reported those developments with “the proverbial qualifiers,” as he put it. Parts of Virginia are wracked by high unemployment — sometimes surpassing 20 percent — and affordable housing has been cause for considerable concern among many. The commonwealth faces “new” and “continuing responsiblities” that will prove expensive, Gov. Baliles told reporters. Those areas of concern include: indigent care, health care, housing, water and sewer needs, transportation and the environment. While the governor refused to discuss specifically his legislative agenda for the 1988 budget year, many have speculated he probably will give high priority to those areas during 1988., But despite the good economic times, Gov. Baliles warned that as yet unspecified federal budget cuts could hurt Virginia and that the state must be creative in minimizing the consequences of such reductions. To some extent the state’s economic development will depend on the “strength and viability of [its] markets,” he said. He spoke of the “struggle for markets” and the need for the commonwealth to “get ahead of the curve” in this internationally competitive area. He added: “Internationalization of markets will affect us for a long time.” Recognizing the importance of international trade, Gov. Baliles tagged 1987 “The Year of Trade” for Virginia and this year embarked on far-flung trade missions that took him and a small retinue to Japan, China and Scandanavia, among other places. Of his plan to develop international markets for Virginia’s goods and services, the governor remarked: “The Year of Trade exceeded my expectations. I wanted people — particularly business people — to perceive their enterprises in global terms. And I think we’ve done that.” Explaining the purpose of the missions, he said: “It’s not a question of making the trip and coming back with orders as much as laying the groundwork for the contacts that may result in the opening of markets.” Travel and expenses for the three trips totaled $248,000, including a $24,000 trip to China and Japan in the spring, a $52,000 trip to the United Kingdom and Scandanavia in the summer, and a 17-day trip to Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea that cost $170,000. He said that contracts for timber sales and affecting shipping lanes woultT pay for the trips. In his opinion; given the importance of international business to Virginia’s economy, the governor thinks that trade missions “are here to stay.” The governor steadfastly declined to give'’ detailed replies to issues that are expected to come before the General Assembly in 1988 but made the following comments on a range of matters. • Pari-mutuel betting. Del. Raymond R. “Andy” Guest (R-Fauquier/Clarke/Rapphannock/Warren) plans to introduce a bill legalizing horse betting in Virginia. Voters rejected pari-mutuel betting in a referendum in 1978. In 1978, then-Del. Baliles voted to put the question to referendum and later that year went to the polls and voted for it again. He deflected repeated efforts by reporters to commit whether he would sign a bill calling for a referendum on the issue if it reaches his desk. When asked about his “philosphical” views about pari-mutuel betting, the governor sharply replied: “I’m not going to go any further than I have” in discussing the issue. He added: “I’ve made no commitment to anybody” on pari-mutuel betting. • Sex education. He said Virginia “can’t ignore” the need for sex education and acknowledged the apparent “widespread concern” in this area and the “need for such instruction.” • Changing speed limit. He sidestepped endorsement to a proposal to change the speed limit on rural portions of Virginia’s interstate to 65 mph. Two bills have been filed calling for the increase along rural portions of interstate highways in Virginia. Whence come rate cuts? By JEAN ANN f’UX Rappahannock Newt Contributing Writer* Virginia consumers dismayed by the rapid increase in electric, gas and telephone rates during the 1970s and early ’80s will be happy to learn that they are due a significant reduction in their utility bills. But they need to let the State Corporation Commission know that they expect the rate-making process to run as efficiently in reverse as it does in forward. What has happened? Two things. First, the rate of return utility companies need in order to attract investors has dropped sharply with a decline in inflation and interest rates from the levels earlier in this decade. Second, tax reform has slashed the amount of money utilities must collect from the consumer to pay Uncle Sam. Either of these developments should translate into a large rate cut. Yet, the utilities have been slow to reduce their rates voluntarily. Virginia’s current utility rates are set to permit a return on equity in the 13 to 15 percent range. This is excessive by almost any measure. By comparison, the current benchmark rate of return on equity for electric utilities established by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is 11.74 percent. Meanwhile, the Business Week composite of the top 1,000 companies in America — companies that face competition and greater risk than Virginia’s monopoly utilities — earned 10.9 percent return on equity in 1986. Rate of return decisions by the SCC have lagged behind those in other jurisdictions. This is part of the reason our rates have not dropped. The rate of return level has a big impact on rates. One percentage point change in the rate of return for Virginia Power is worth more than $30 million, for Apco $6 million, and for Potomac Edison, $850,000. The first crack in the dam came last spring, when the SCC ordered five msgor electric companies to file expanded Annual Information Review documents. The SCC was under pressure from a growing number of petitioners requesting a review of authorized rate of return levels. As a result, Delmarva Power has cut rates $805,000 with a rate of return of 13 percent. Potomac Edison has agreed to a 13.25 percent rate of re turn, down from 15.5, with a $2.5 million rate cut. Virginia Power’s case is now before the SCC, after public hearings in mid-September. Virginia Power has suggested a half point cut to a 14 percent rate of return. Intervenors are recommending levels as low as 11.2. The SCC should decide Virginia Power’s case by year’s end, with any rate cut effective Sept. 14. The second source of rate cuts due the consumer results from the Tax Reform Act of 1986. On July 1, 1987, the maximum corporate income tax rate fell from 46 percent to 34 percent. ) The State Corporation Commission did not order all utility companies to reduce rates immediately to reflect the new tax rate this summer. Instead, it asked for volunteers. The four largest telephone companies voluntarily reduced rates. Meanwhile, Virginia Power’s rates and those of most of the gas companies are still based on the 46 percent income tax rate. The Commission does not believe that it can legally reduce rates in response to one change in costs without doing a full cost of service review. The consumer will eventually see rates drop as the new tax ■ schedule is factored into rate cases as they are reviewed, but this regulatory lag clearly works to the benefit of the utilities. Other states have ordered immediate across the board rate reductions based on the new tax rate. The Commission staff has made a good start in the Virginia Power case currently under review by the SCC. Virginia consumers do not object to paying fair rates for high quality, reliable utility services. We do object to paying utility bills based on outdated corporate income tax rates and inflated rates of return. We expect the State Corporation Commission to apply through its regulation of utility companies the sort of discipline that the competitive marketplace applies to nonregulated corporations. If consumers vocally support the SCC, the trickle of rate reductions should become a flood of reductions for all gas, electric, and telephone companies in Virginia. It’s only fair. J Ms. Fox is president of the Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, a statewide volunteer consumer advocacy organization.

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The following day, Peper, who had stayed the night at his residence at The Plains, drove the two men to Massie’s Richmond apartment, the Commonwealth’s witness said, “I waited for them to divide the cocaine ... I got four ounces,” Massie said, adding that Peper and Kelmer left with the rest of the drug. After cutting the cocaine with inisotol, a health food supplement available in white powder form from grocery stores, he sold the drug to his “regular string of people,” Massie told the jury, adding that he kept a portion for his personal use. He paid Peper for the four ounces with cash and a check for $1,190, Massie said. The memo on the check, dated April 5, 1986, and made out to and endorsed by Denis Peper, notes “for stereo.” “It was his idea to put stereo on there,” Massie testified. A second check dated Nov. 11, 1985, and made out to Denis Peper was also for cocaine, Massie said. ,\WVAW r, iviassie tesunea tnat ne was arrested in March 1986 by the RichSi mond police and charged with K possession of cocaine and escape from arrest. The cocaine was the same that he picked up from Peper, said Massie, adding that he was found guilty of escape and possession of a dangerous drug and received a $50 fine and suspended sentence of 12 months in jail. He told the jury that in December 1985 he took Ronald Nicholson, a boyhood friend from Rappahannock, to pick up cocaine from Peper in Lynchburg, where the dentist was visiting his family for the holidays. They met on the street, went to a bar, and there in the bathroom, he received about two ounces of cocaine from Peper, Massie said. <l After Peper graduated from dental school and moved to Warrenton (where he practiced dentistry with Dr. William H. Allison), Massie said Peper delivered cocaine to him in Richmond and he came to Roper’s .. house at The Plains to pay for the .. drugs. ,, Under cross examination, Massie, who said he’d grown up on a Rappahannock farm and received a ,, trust fund at 18, admitted to exten. sive use of drugs, including LSD, an . hallucinogenic which makes things “look different.” He acknowledged . keeping a list of names of people who ' t owed him money from drug deals but said he didn’t know the whereabouts of that list or whether it still existed. For the last year, Massie said, he’s been living in Rappahannock County, about five miles from Nich' olson’s residence. “I’ve seen him a couple of times . . . Talked to him a couple of times,” he said, adding that • they’d discussed the case now before the jury “in some detail.” He also acknowledged meeting with prosecutor Rick Alderman, Ronald ' Nicholson and Nicholson’s wife Kim the previous Friday to review what - was to be their testimony at the trial. As to his sentence for the conviction in Richmond of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, Massie noted that has not yet been finalized. After serving a 10-month jail term, which is to begin in January, “my case will be reviewed,” he said. Constrained by justice Addressing the deal struck with Massie, Thomas McNally, assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in Hen. rico County assigned to prosecution of narcotics violations, explained that the Commonwealth’s Attorney ; in Rappahannock worked out the i plea bargain in Nicholson’s case, z “I felt constrained in the interests of justice to offer (Massie) as good a deal,” he said, adding that : Massie agreed to “testify truthfully on behalf of the Commonwealth” in exchange for a suspended sentence. Massie’s proffer of cooperation at , the time of his arrest resulted in the Commonwealth’s witness remaining at large while investigators were building a case against Peper, Mc•>. Nallysaid. As to why Peper wasn’t arrested . until August — almost nine months . after Nicholson and Massie were . caught with cocaine — McNally said ■ only: “The investigation was continuing.” Simpler to do business directly T Twenty-nine-year-old Ronald ‘ Nicholson said that after meeting r Peper in Lynchburg, he called the 1 dentist and told him “it would be a lot simpler to do business directly” instead of going through Massie. “He said he would think about it,” ‘ Nicholson testified. Two or three weeks later, near the end of January 1986, he went to see Peper at his Warrenton office and bought a half ounce of cocaine, with the $1,150 the dentist charged to be paid from Nicholson’s sales, the prosecution’s witness said. “The deal was always the same. He’d give the coke to me, I’d pay later.” Nicholson reeled off the details of transactions during the next year in which he testified that he bought amounts ranging from a half ounce to three-quarters of a pound, the price varying from $1,800 to $2,100 an ounce. Sometimes he picked up the drugs at Peper’s house at The Plains and sometimes at his Warrenton office, Nicholson said, telling of one occasion when the drug was left in a denture box underneath the sink in the office bathroom. Nicholson said he sold the cocaine to regular customers in Rappahannock County and Front Royal. (Asked on Wednesday if the Rappahannock residents named by Peper would be prosecuted on narcotics charges, Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke said: “At this point, I don’t know what the Commonwealth is going to do. I need to talk to Rick Alderman (the Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney who prosecuted Peper on the distribution charge), evaluate the testimony that was given and review the ' transcript.” He acknowledged that the case against the Warrenton dentist was the strongest arising from the cooperation of Massie and Nicholson during the nine-month, multijurisdictional investigation and expressed his disappointment in the results of the Richmond trial.) Nicholson said he made $200 to $300 profit from the sale of an ounce of cocaine, less than the average because he didn’t cut the drug with other substances. This money wasn’t deposited in the bank, he said, out of fear that the Internal Revenue Service would catch the discrepancy between reported and actual income. “I ate at nice restaurants, bought some nice clothes, paid a few bills.” The normal interval between receipt of the cocaine and payment to Peper was two weeks, according to Nicholson’s testimony. “Usually when I went down to pay him, I’d get more on front. We kept it a corir tinuous flow.” Nicholson said Peper told him the cocaine came from West Palm Beach, Fla., but identified the supplier onlv as “Wes.” The cocaine found in his house on Dec. 13 had been picked up at Peper’s residence in The Plains, Nicholson testified. “Denis said he made the arrangements for me to give the coke to George because he wasn’t going to be in town that weekend.” Nicholson added that he and Peper had several telephone conversations about the deal. Prosecutor Rick Alderman introduced subpoenaed telephone records showing three telephone calls Dec. 10 and 11 between the number listed in Nicholson’s name to numbers listed as Peper’s residence and office. Following his arrest, Nicholson said, he met Peper at a fitness center in Warrenton. According to the Commonwealth’s witness, the dentist was at first reluctant to talk to him. “He thought I was bugged by the cops. But he chased me down as I was leaving, and said he wanted $1,500 ... He kind of threatened me. He said, ‘The Colombians are after me. I need the money. They might even come up here and get your car’.” Nicholson testified he later called Peper from the courthouse in Washington, Va., and said they needed to talk. “He said, ‘All I know is that I loaned you $1,700 for furniture’, and hungup.” Under cross examination, Nicholson admitted to selling cocaine in California where he was stationed with the U. S. Navy seven years ago and confirmed that he’d also sold the drug in Front Royal, but had not been prosecuted in either jurisdiction. In the year interval since he and Massie had been caught with cocaine, Nicholson said he had seen the other man once in Rappahannock at a country store buying gas but that they had no conversation about the Peper case. On the charge of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, Nicholson said he received 12 months in jail, which he is to begin serving in January, a suspended fine, and five years probation. Saw Nicholson pay Peper Kimberly Nicholson, the witness’ wife since April, testified that she accompanied Nicholson to Peper’s residence last summer. “Ronnie gave him some money. . .$13,300... I watched them count it,” she said, adding that she had also seen Peper give Nicholson cocaine in return. Mrs. Nicholson said she has never used cocaine and disapproved of Nicholson’s involvement with the drug. “I knew he sold it once or twice ... I disapproved, and we always got in an argument.” State police special agents G. W. Elam and M. E. Horst testified that they had searched Peper’s residence and office last August, looking for records that would implicate the dentist in the cocaine distribution. Entered as Commonwealth’s exhibits were bank statements showing what appeared to be the deposit of Massie’s checks to Peper and a memo message “call Massie” with an 800-number written. On cross examination, Morchower confirmed that neither investigator had called the number Which is the telephone of a Richmond brokerage firm where Massie Valentine, a college friend of Peper, is employed. Defense witnesses offer conflicting testimony and explanations , Jill Hodges, Peper’s girlfriend of four years who has been the receptionist at his dental office since January, told the jurors that she had also been at Peper’s house when Nicholson and his then-fiancee visited and that she saw no money counted or cocaine passed. She said she had been aware that Peper used cocaine — “I only agreed to move to Warrenton when he promised to stop.” Prior to that point, in January 1987, the dentist had regularly visited her in Richmond, Hodges said. “He had Thursday off so he’d stay Wednesday night.” With the defendant on the stand, Morchower introduced articles of incorporation .for the West Palm Beach firm operated by Wesley Kelmer, describing the business as the importation of semi-precious stones and fabric from South America. According to Peper, he met Kelmer in Richmond when he was there visiting his elderly grandmother. Kelmer was then running an advertising agency in Connecticut and working part-time as a waiter, the dentist said. “I’m not sure of his whereabouts right now,” Peper said, guessing Kelmer is somewhere in South America. He acknowledged taking Massie with him to pick Kelmer up at Dulles Airport in March 1986, but denied that a cocaine transaction occurred. Kelmer stayed at a motel because “my house was tiny. I had one bed and an uncomfortable couch,” Peper said. Massie paid for the motel room « because he had also stayed at the i Howard Johnson’s, he added. As to the meeting in Lynchburg, Peper said that Massie had called him from Roanoke and that he had suggested they get together for a drink at a bar. Again he testified that no cocaine transaction occurred. 1 Peper acknowledged talking with Nicholson at the Warrenton health club. “He was very adamant. He wanted to borrow money, he wanted $8,000. He didn’t tell me why. I said I didn’t have it, that I couldn’t help him, and he stormed out. He threat DR. 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Church Activities Ml. Lebanon Baptist Rt. 522 at Scrabble Pastor: John Warren Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study 7 p.m. Wednes^y: 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. Slate Mills Baptist Pastor: Rev. 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 Gid Brown Bible Church Pastor: John K. Burke Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Youth & Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Service 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Men’s Prayer Service 6 p.m. 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. Woodville Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study and Choir Practice 7:30 p. m. St. Peter’s Catholic Mission Fr. Albert Verbeke, C.I.C.M. Holy Masses: Sundays: 9 a.m. (Sung) and 11a.m. Sunday School ‘ For grades K-6 after the 9 o’clock Mass For grades 7-10 on Sunday afternoon Mass on weekdays (Monday-Saturday) 8:30 a.m. Holy Days: Mass at 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Communion for the sick and homebound: on First Friday, First Saturday and as needed by appointment, call 675-3432. Family Worship Center Pastor: Rev. William “Bill” Taylor Phone: 987-8014 Sunday: Monday: Wednesday: Thursday: Bible Class. All ages. 9:30 a.m. Adult Worship and Children’s Church 10:30 a.m. Aerobics. All welcome. No eharge. 6:30 p.m. Intercessory Prayer 6:25 p.m. Praise Singing 7 p.m. Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Aerobics. All welcome. No charge. 6:30 p.m. Nursery provided for all services. Sperry ville Assembly of God Pastor: Rev. Ray Campbell Sr. Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Worship Service 11 a. m. Young People 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Evening Worship 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 7 p.m. Saturday: Prayer Meeting 6:30 p. m. Washington Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Larry C. Hovis Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Worship Service Wednesday: Choir Practice 6:30 p. m. Trinity Episcopal Sunday: Holy Eucharist 8 a. m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist 11 a. m. Monday: Pack Committee 7 p. m. Scout Troop 123 7 p.m. Tuesday: Wolf and Bear Dens 3:30 p. m. Vestry 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 9:30 a.m. ECW2p.m. Webelos 7 p.m. Amissville United Methodist Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Pastor: Rev. Steven D. Parker Phone: 937-4397 Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Diet Support 7 p.m. Jr. Choir Practice 7 p.m. Adult Choir Practice 7:30 p.m. Cub Scouts 7:30 p.m. Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Reynolds Memorial Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m., guest speaker Paul Thompson, Fork Union Academy Sperryville residents share holiday season with relatives and friends Four generations enjoyed Christmas Day at the home of Mrs. Doris Gore. Guests included Mrs. Ethel Clater, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Dodson, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Foster of Fredericksburg, Donald Gore of Culpeper, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Clater of Manassas, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Carwile and children Chris and Lindsey and Mrs. Princie Wood, all of Culpeper, and Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Atkins. Mrs. Robert Nethers of Flint Hill spent Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. Ranny Aylor and Heather Aylor. Other visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Nethers of Stephens City, Mrs. Dorothy Lewis of Huntly and granddaughter Karen Corder of Front Royal, Debbie Dennis of Huntly, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dennis and daugther Ashly, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Dennis, all of Jackson, S.C., Mrs. F. D. Coffey Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coffey and son Daniel. Dinner guests Christmas Day of Mr. and Mrs. James Swindler were Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hathaway and daughter Sara of Chincoteague, Bobbette Swindler of Sterling, James Swindler III, Mrs. Lee Swindler and Mrs. Roy Swindler. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hawkins were guests Christmas Eve and Day of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Codding and family in Fairfax. Dinner guests on Dec. 16 of Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Schaefer and Fred C. Schaefer were Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Johnson of Winchester, Mrs. Lucille Payne of Madison, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Palmer of Warrenton, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Updike and daughter Suzanne Updike of culpeper and Mrs. B. M. Varner. Their dinner guests Christmas Day were Mr. and Mrs. Francis Updike and Suzanne. Mrs. Kathleen Dodson was a holiday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Dodson in Fairfax. On Dec. 21 Mrs. T. M. Johnston with Mrs. Richard Meade of Charlottesville attended Grandparents Day at the Woodbrook Elementary School in Charlottesville. Mrs. Johnston’s dinner guests Christmas Day were Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Reams and sons Brad and Morgan of Winchester, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Meade, Bethany and Broocks of Charlottesville. Sunday Mrs. Johnston visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCarty in Front Royal. Guests for Christmas Day of Mrs. Catherine Brown were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Overhulser of Springfield, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Payne of Falls Church, Dr. and Mrs. Larry Kushner of Gaithersburg, Mid* Mr. and Mrs. Benny Brown and family, By MRS. B. M. VARNKR Phonr 987-8710 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reed and family, all of Winchester, Mr. and Mrs. Strother Brown and family, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Brown and family and Clyde Atkins. Mr. and Mrs. David Cordle and daughter Devon of Williamsburg were holiday guests of Mrs. W. H. Cordle and Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Sisk. Dr. and Mrs. John P. Snead visited Mrs. Marjorie Snead Ruskin in Countryside Nursing Home near Pratts and were dinner guests Christmas Day of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Sanford in Orange and their son Lyle Sanford who was home from Texas. Dr. and Mrs. Snead were dinner guests Sunday of Dr. and Mrs. John Peyton Snead at Rixeyville. Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Clarke and Mrs. Delia Leake were overnight guests Christmas Eve of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Toulotte and family in Madison. Mike Brown of Springfield spent the holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown. They were dinner guests Christmas Day of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lyne. Sunday dinner guests were Mrs. Brown’s brother Edward Button and Mrs. Button, Mrs. Marion Reedy and daughter Madolene of Harrisonburg. Holiday guests of Mrs. Ruby Dwyer were Mr. and Mrs. Ken Yoder of Lancaster, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dwyer, Gary Dwyer, Mr. and Mrs. Maywood Cornwell of Luray, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Shade and Annie Dwyer of Culpeper, Ken Shade and Samantha Evans of Charlottesville, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Keyser, Debby Keyser and Josh of Winchester, Mr. and Mrs. Danny Keyser and daughter Katie of Stephens City, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Barrentine of Amissville and David Marshall Dwyer. Mrs. Brown Miller arrived home Sunday after spending Christmas with her daughter Mrs. Joe Murphy and son Mark in New Canaan, Conn. They were joined by Jim Miller of Atlanta, Ga., and Mike Murphy of Duke University. Mrs. B. M. Varner spent the holidays with her brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Manuel in the Browntown area. Mr. and Mrs. Ranny Aylor and Heather recently visited Mr. and Mrs. Tony Cozzo in Falls Church and Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Aylor and son David in Woodbridge. Guests during the holiday of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Ralls and son Matthew were Mr. and Mrs. Don Lam and children Tina and Lance of Fort Benning, Ga., Greg Beland, Wanda Clonch and her children Bill, Lauren and Amanda of Dale City, Mrs. Virginia Brown of Culpeper and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Ralls Sr. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lyne werp guests Christmas Eve of Mr. and Mrs. David Lyne and daughters Heather and Peachey in Warrenton. The Lynes spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Lyne in Orange. <V Mrs. W. W. Cloe Jr., her dauglbi ter Beth Cloe of Stafford and soli Weedon of the College of Williarfl and Mary were guests Christmas Day of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Pillar. Guests on Christmas Eve nigflt of Mrs. Floyd Menefee and Dollix Pullen were Earl Menefee of Wan* renton and James Menefee of Flint! Hill. Other guests during Christma^ Day were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lam* bert, Mr. and Mrs. Udel C. Layton and Dee Dee of Charlottesville! Roger Menefee and Joyce Ann ef Washington, Frank Raynor of Amissville, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pullen, Mr. and Mrs. William Southard of Flint Hill, Jack Rutherforti and Wanda Bean of Rixeyvill*-, Cleveland Menefee, David Menefee and Richard Menefee of Sperryville. Others visiting recently were Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Jenkins, Jennifer and Heather Dawn of Charlottesville, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Menefee Jr. and family of Warreniton, Mrs. Margaret Fincham and Margaret Ann of Front Royal. Dinner guests Christmas Day Of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard L. Jenkins, Richard and Angie were Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie L. Jenkins, Donna and Allen of Nethers Mill, Mr. and Mrs. Ricky L. Pullen of Washington and Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Baldwin. Mf\ and Mrs. Larry Jenkins, Heidi and Heather of Herndon arrived Saturday to spend the weekend with the Bernard Jenkins family. Other guests during the holidays were Phyllis Savoy of Arlington, Kathy Djneab of Los Angeles, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Joynes of Essex, Md., Mr. and Mrs. Ethel Jenkins, Connie and Randy of Aroda and Reda Cave of Etlan. CMH expansion begins Friends and supporters of Culpeper Memorial Hospital gathered on Pec. 15 for a groundbreaking and wall smashing to mark the beginning of construction on the hospital’s expansion project. Mrs. Lewis Strauss dealt the first blow to the wall of the hospital’s former administration office which will be renovated and reopened as the Alice H. Strauss Emergency Department. Mrs. Strauss and her late husband Admiral Strauss have been involved in the hospital since it was opened. In honor of her interest and generosity, the new emergency department bears her name. The design of the new department has the needs of the community in mind. Along wit!} lifesaving equipment, there Will be' more and larger treatment rooms to handle the 12,000 patients seen each year. Ambulances will bring patients to a separate entrance, and treatment room placement will permit observation of separate trauma and cardiac rooms from the nursing station. Increased privacy for patients is a top priority throughout the plan. » To be built where the current emergency department is located, the new surgical suite will complement the capabilities of the hospital staff and equipment. Central in the hospital, this location is well situated for both inpatient and outpatient surgery, according to a CMH spokesman. The larger operating rooms and efficient ' layout of the surgical suite will accommodate the increased volume of surgery and large-sized equipment. “The medical staff would like to express our sincere appreciation and thanks to the community of Culpeper and to all the people who contributed time, money and effort to this project,” said Dr. Robert Rutowski, chief of the CMH medical staff. E. Russell Smoot and Son of Culpeper will build the $3 million project. 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Washington residents entertain for Christmas bunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Moffett III and daughters and Mrs. Jean B. Moffett were Mr. and Mrs. Page Moffett, Billy and Sally Page of Leesburg and Mrs. Page Moffett’s mother Mrs. Raymond Fulmer of Souderton, Pa. Guests Christmas Eve of Mr. and ■Irs. Troy Baker and daughters and .»frs. John Kindall were Mr. and pMrs. James Kindall, Natashia and Corky of Front Royal, Mrs. and Mrs. J.W. Kindall Jr. of Culpeper, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kindall, Melissa and Ginny and Mrs. Minnie Racer of Sperryville, Karen Kindall hnd Jimmy Stuart of Centreville and James Freeman. ' Mr. and Mrs. Troy Baker and daughters and Mrs. John Kindall were guests Christmas Day of Ms. Janet Drone at Amissville. -- Mrs. Patsy Baker was the lucky winner of the huge Christmas stocking given away Dec. 21 at the Washington Cash Store. 1 - Mrs. Emma Jenkins returned -home Sunday after spending •Christmas with her daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Butler in ^McLean. Christmas Day guests of Mrs. Addie Keyser were Mr. and Mrs. (Donald Keyser and family of Alexandria, Mr. and Mrs. Lynwood Ruitherford of Front Royal, Mr. and Mrs. Moffett Pullen and Kenny oi • Flint Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Keyser and family of Winchester ■mnd Mrs. Virginia Cloud. i Mrs. Sarah Brown, Amanda and By KWH CLAM HmhHMW Bobbie Jo spent Wednesday with Mrs. James Beatty and sons Randy and Robbie at Point O’ Woods, Front Royal. Dinner guests Wednesday evening of Mr. and Mrs. John Clark Jr., Amanda and Stacy were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pullen and Christy of Culpeper. The Clarks were Christmas Eve dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ike Ralls and Steve. Other guests in the Ralls home were Mr. and Mrs. Ike L. Ralls and family of Linden, Mrs. Johnny Alther and Mrs. Nellie Alther of Sperryville, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Tharp and son of Amissville, Frank Huff and Reba of Washington. Luncheon guests Christmas Day of the John Clark Jr. family were Mr. and Mrs. Ike L. Ralls and children of Linden, Mrs. Ike Ralls and Steve, Miss Carolyn Beahm and Mrs. Alice Beahm. The John Clark Jr. family entertained Mr. and Mrs. John Clark of Sperryville, Ms. Rhonda Clark of Engagement ; announced Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Williams vi>f Chester Gap are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Norma Jean to Gregory ’ Allen Settle, son of Mr. and Mrs. ’/'Fred Settle, also of Chester Gap. The bride-to-be is employed as a secretary for the People’s National Bank in Warrenton. Mr. Settle is employed as an inspector for the highway department in Fairfax. An April 16, 1988 wedding is planned. There’s no charge to place your social news item in fttye ftappatjannocb iJetos u Front Royal, Tommy Jenkins of Sperryville and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Pullen and Debbie at supper Saturday night. Sunday night the Clarks’ supper guests were Mrs. Alice Beahm and Carolyn. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Campbell spent Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. Danny Campbell in Front Royal, who entertained about 50 other family members. On Christmas Eve the Campbells had supper with Mr. and Mrs. Billy Campbell and family in Culpeper. Visiting the Campbells Saturday night were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fitzgerald and Mrs. Ruth Campbell of Front Royal. Mr. and Mrs. Richie Eastham were dinner guests Christmas Eve of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jones in Amissville. Guests Saturday evening of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark and family were Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Frazier and daughters Crystal and Kerri of Spotsylvania, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Frazier and Mrs. Ollie Vann of Castleton. Mrs. Frances Eubank had 16 family members for dinner on Christmas Day. On Christmas Eve Mrs. Eubank, Henry Hudson and Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Hitt of Woodville had supper with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Smoot and Crystal at Lake Front Royal. Saturday afternoon Mrs. Mary Carter Smoot and Crystal of Lake Front Royal and Mrs. Frances Eubank visited Mrs. Vergie Hutchinson and her daughter Kay McClaughan in Front Royal. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Campbell visited Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Henry in Front Royal and Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Campbell in Flint Hill on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Crews spent Christmas Day with their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. Clark Crews in Manassas. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Baber and son Joey of Brandywine, Md., were overnight guests Saturday of her parents Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Crews. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Pennington entertained Sunday evening at a family Christmas dinner. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Andy Pennington Jr. and family of Harrisonburg, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tharp and son Robbie and Mr. and Mrs. Greg Tharp and Greg Jr. of Nokesville. Happy birthday Dec. 27 to Todd Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Walters. Guests during the week of Mrs. Janie Pullen were Jennifer Pullen, Jack Pullen and Angie Pullen of Sperryville, Desiree Poehler of Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Young, Thomas and Daniel of Orange, Todd Williams, Tommy Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pullen. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown, Amanda and Bobbie Jo were Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Brown in Woodville. Sunday the Bobby Brown family visited Mrs. Chloe Brown in Woodville and Mrs. Louise Alther and Mrs. Becky Menefee in Sperryville. Mrs. Tonya Brown of Gaithersburg, Md., had supper Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown and daughters. Christmas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Wayland were Mrs. Josephine Wood of Reva Park, Jeremy Wayland of Sperryville, Lester Wayland, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Wayland and sons. Guest during Christmas of Mrs. Alice Wood were Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Hall and children Wade and Louise and their grandson Mike of Camilla, Ga., and Miss Vanessa Lane of Atlanta, Ga. Visiting Mrs. Edgar Hawkins, Roger and Chris on Christmas Day were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hawkins, Butch and Pauline, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hawkins and Connie of Arlington, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Burke, Sandra and Charlie of Fairfax, Mrs. Mabel Burke, Mr. and Mrs. Richie Burke and Molly of Woodville, Mrs. Jean Alther, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Payne and Julie, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hawkins, Lisa and Angie of Stephens City, Mr. and Mrs. John Deal, Jonathan and Jamie of Hume, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Gera and Stephanie, Kimberly Hawkins of Springfield and Brian Jacobs of Burke. Have a happy New Year! THE MISER’S MATTRESS DISTRIBUTORS SAVE 40 to 80% TRUCKLOAD SALE TWIN 59" each piece FULL 149" set QUEEN 199" set WINCHESTER 1869 S. Pleasant Valley Rd. Corner of Featherbed Lane and Pleasant Valley Road 1-800-222-0831 •».« mo frame w/purcb BEDDING L OF ALl OLD ase If King Kod Bassett SOMMA .Spring, Air s> v J Upcoming Events ‘La Bamba’ The movie La Bamba will be playing at the Gay Street Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 2 and 3, at 7:30 each evening. Luis Valdez retells Ritchie Valens’ late ’50s fame. Valens’ life became a rock ‘n’ roll fairytale of saintly ambition - and the “saint” here is debuting actor Lou Diamond Phillips. West Coast band Los Lobos ghosts Valens’ voice and music (behind Phillips) with updated flair. Free ‘heart to heart’ program “Heart to Heart,” an educational meeting for people with heart disease and members of their families, will be held Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fauquier Hospital Educational Center. Dr. Dave Snyder will speak about how to motivate yourself towards healthy living. The free program is co-sponsored by Fauquier Hospital and the American Red Cross. Karate classes at CCLC Children’s karate classes will be held at the Child Care and learning Center each Wednesday, Jan. 13-March 30, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The cost of the 12-week series will be $65. Karate suits are available. Call the Center at 675 = 3237 for registration or additional information. Local dancer to perform New Year’s Eve Anthea, a local bellydance performer and instructor, will present three Mid-eastern Dance shows as part of “First Night/Virginia’s" non-alcoholic celebration on New Year’s Eve. Beginning at 7, 9 and 11 p.m. at the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville, each of her performances will include work with veil, fans and scimitar. This is the second time she has participated in the Charlottesville New Year’s Eve show. A Culpeper area resident for 13 years, Anthea currently runs a local Bellygram Service, performs with a folkloric troupe based in Fairfax and teaches bellydancing. For more information call 703/923-4030. EMT class in Flint Hill The Rappahannock-Rapidan EMS Council is sponsoring an Emergency Medical Technician class at the Flint Hill Fire Hall. The class will be held Monday and Thursday evenings from 7-10 beginning Jan. 4. There will be a charge for textbooks only and participants must preregister. For more information, or to register, contact the EMS office (825-6849) or Sherry Hamill (675-3848). ‘Selected Works’ at Middle St. This gallery is an artists’ cooperative which shows works from members and guests. The January exhibit of painting, sculpture and fiber will include Nina Moore’s delicate, almost ethereal handmade paper sculpture, and Dan Lewis’ realistic and clean watercolors. He takes views along the roads of Rappahannock County w ith his serene landscapes and moody interiors. The public is invited to the opening Sunday, Jan. 10,3 to 5 p.m. The show’ will run Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, Jan. 8-Feb. 28, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. County Methodist Services The United Methodist Churches wall have worship services for Sunday, Jan. 3, as follows: Flint Hill at 11:15 a.m., with Communion, Sperryville at 10 a.m. and Willis Chapel at 8:45 a.m. The Rev. Merlin Shorb, pastor, invites the public to attend. Nethers Mill Lighthouse Tabernacle Weekly services at Nethers Mill Lighthouse Taberriacle include' Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 5:30 p.m. The Rev. Charles Clinedinst, pastor, invites the public. Quaker meeting There is an hour of silent worship on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Middle Street Gallery. Extension conferences set The 28th Virginia Turfgrass Conference and Trade Show w ill be held Jan. 19, 20, 21 at the Richmond Marriott. National Farmers’ Direct Marketing Conference will be held Jan. 21-23 at Williamsburg. The 1987/88 Commercial Small Fruits School has been rescheduled to Jan. 19 at the Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center, off Rt. 522 and Rt. 604, two miles south of Front Royal. All participants must pre-register to reserve a place for lunch. Registration fee is $6 per person, which covers the cost of morning coffee, juice, doughnuts, lunch and handout materials. For complete information about any of the conferences, or to preregister, call the Rappahannock Extension Office, 675-3619. Diet and nutrition program Fauquier Hospital is starting a new diet and nutrition program called “Lean Living.” Interested persons can learn about the program at one of the free introductory meetings on either Jan. 5, 6 or 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fauquier Hospital Educational Center. Registration will take place at those times. For more information call Jane Burdick, RD at Fauquier Hospital, 347-2550 ext. 142. Don’t toss that tree! Christmas has come and gone, and now comes the task of removing the ornaments, tinsel and lights from the Christmas tree and carting it off for disposal. But, wait — there’s another solution. For anyone with a bit of woods on their property, or even a large backyard, the old Christmas tree can provide welcome safety and cover for a variety of wildlife. Laid on its side, small birds, chipmunks," squirrels or rabbits may find shelter from the harsh winter weather. With additional holiday greenery from the windowsills, doorsprays and wreaths, or prunings from bushes in the yard, a real jvildlife shelter can be built up. Just stack the branches and trimmings to form a mound. In time, leaves will collect in the branches, offering additional protection from winter winds, blowing snow and rain. As an alternative, prop up the tree with sturdy poles and hang with bird seed balls, popcorn or suet bags. These are easily constructed with empty onion bags and meat fat trimmings (available at most super market meat counters). For a perch, slip two dowel rods through the bottom of the bag at 90-degree angles. Hang the bags high in the tree to keep the neighborhood cats and squirrels away, and prepare for chickadees, nuthatches and wrens to swarm the tree. Birds need water close at hand, and as the temperatures drop and usual sources skim over with ice, pie plates placed on stumps or fenceposts provide fresh water for wintering birds. The ice will have to be dumped each morning, but the effort will be well-rewarded by a loyal band of feathered visitors, who will stay as long as the food and water are available. One caution ornithologists offer is that if you begin feeding birds over the winter and have to go away, try and make arrangements for a neighbor or friend to continue the feeding while you’re away. The birds come to depend on the food, and if it disappears, especially during a cold, snowy spell, they could be without an alternative source of wild food. So, use that Christmas tree as an addition to the backyard habitat rather than throwing it away. It will be appreciated, and pay dividends, with an increase in wildlife visitors. Just call 675-3349 to subscribe.

Beverages for holiday parties By SANDRA RICHARDSON Extension Agent, Home Economics 1987 is fast coming to an end. New Year's Eve traditionally has been a night of parties both large and small, party hats, noise makers, confetti and people singing “Auld Lang Syne,” and champagne or > other spirits overflowing as the magical midnight hour approaches. During the 1980s there has been a move from alcoholic to non-alcoholic beverages. It’s hard to say whether this change has been brought about because of the changes in liability insurance, the new laws dealing with driving under the influence or perhaps the changing of lifestyles to those that are more in keeping with good health and physical fitness. Following are recipes using both alcohol and non-alcoholic ingredients. Some are intended to be served hot and others are to be served cold to help you bring in the new year. Genuine Hot Cocoa Makes about 2% cups syrup, enough for about 20 cups of cocoa. llA cups cocoa IV4 cups sugar 1/2 cup honey 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon IV2 cups water 1T. vanilla Milk In 2-quart microwave casserole or bowl, whisk together cocoa, sugar, honey, salt, cinnamon and water until almost smooth (small lumps will smooth out as syrup is heated). Microwave at high (100-percent power) 5 to 8 minutes, whisking every 2 minutes, just until syrup begins to boil and ingredients are completely dissolved and smooth. Cool slightly, then stir in vanilla. Pour cooled syrup into 1-quart container, cover and refrigerate. To make each cup cocoa, stir 2 tablespooons syrup into 8 ounces milk in microwave cup or mug. Microwave at medium high (70-percent power) about 1 to l'A minutes or until hot but not boiling. Note: milk has tendency to boil over. Watch carefully. Venetian Coffee 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup finely grated lemon peel 1 tsp. sugar 1/4 cup brandy 1 qt. hot brewed coffee Beat cream to soft peaks with lemon peel and sugar and set aside or refrigerate. Pour 1/2 tablespoon to 1/2 ounce brandy in each 8-ounce glass or mug. Fill with 1/2 cup hot coffee. Top each serving with lemoncream. Sprinkle with a little additional grated lemon peel, if desired. Makes 8 servings. Tom and Jerry Makes enough for 6 to 8 cups. This is a sort of rich eggnog that can be reheated just before serving and adding both brandy and rum. 1 qt. milk 1/4 cup plus 2 T. sugar 2 T. unsalted butter 3 eggs, separated Rum Brandy || 1988 ★ 1981 Smoked Jowls 48s U.S. No. 1 WHITE POTATOES Fresh , Blackeye Peas . 79« ■z*ii 02. ngAfl OMATOES wm USDA Choice Beef London Broil/Top Round Or Bottom ROUND ROAST $198„ Coors Beer $519 Pkg. 0! 12 • 12 Oz. Cans • Reg. & Lt. $-|85 16 Oz., 6 Bottle Non-Returnable Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Free & Diet Pepsi Free Old Milwaukee e EXTRA LOW PRICES Bacardi Mixers 69* 6 Oz. • Assorted Frozen Ginger( Ale 69' 2 Liter • Shasta Potato 1 Flakes */$i 8 Oz. • Idahoan Maxwell House II $219 16 Oz. Coffee • Vacuum Bag Regular/AD/EP Master Blend Flaked Coffee 13 Oz. Vacuum Bag • AD/EP Maxwell House . _A Instant Coffee. .12 Oz. 4.79 4 Vienna Sausage 2/89' c(b . Armour Bounty T owels 79« Large Roll 1 Sour Cream 16 Oz. - Food Lion f15 Oz. Luck’s Or 1 Lb. Hayes Dried Blackeye Peas 3/$1 15 Oz. Bushel Chopped Turnip Greens */$i BUSHS ■(ST. i niRNIP CREEKS 1988 ★ 1988 ★ 1988 * 1988 ★ 1988 ★ 1988 ★ 1988 ★ 1988 ★ 1988 ★ sO 00 • 00 In 2-quart microwave casserole or bowl, stir together 1 cup milk, 1/4 cup sugar and butter. Microwave at high (100-percent power) IV2 to 2Vt minutes, just until hot and all ingredients can be stirred together. With fork, beat egg yolks until smooth. Stir briskly into warm rr Ik. With electric mixer at speed, beat whites until foamy, gradually add remaining 2 tauH spoons sugar and continue beatin until stiff but not dry. V Gently fold egg whites into yolk mixture. Pour into 2-quart pitcher or other large container. Cover and refrigerate. To make Tom and Jerrys, stir egg mixture well. Fill microwave cup or mug about 2/3 full of mixture. Microwave at medium high (70percent power) 1 to 2 minutes, watching to prevent boilovers, until just hot (mixture does not have to be steaming). Stir in 1 tablespoon each light or dark rum and brandy. Syllabub 2/3 cup sifted powdered sugar 1/3 cup white wine 2 T. brandy 2 T. grated lemon rind 2 T. lemon juice 5 cups whipping cream, whipped In large bowl, beat sugar, wine, brandy, lemon rind and lemon juice until well blended. Fold in whipped cream and spoon in dessert glasses or monkey dish. Serves 6. Raspberry Cooler Reunite Raspberry Wine 7-Up or ginger ale 1T. crushed pineapple Crushed ice Pour equal portions of wine and 7-Up over crushed ice. Stir in crushed pineapple and serve. — Cindi Dashiell Champagne Punch 1/2 cup sugar Grated peel of 4 lemons 2 cups orange juice 1/2 cup lemon juice 2 fifths brandy Ice ring or ice block 2 cups orange-flavored liqueur' 4 fifths dry champagne Place sugar, lemon peel, orange and lemon juices and brandy in punch bowl. Let stand 1 hour. When ready to serve, add ice, orange-flavored liqueur and champagne. Makes 40 punch-cup servings. Sparkling Cranberry Punch ; 1 qt. ginger ale 1/2 gal. cranberry juice 6 oz. frozen lemonade concentrate Mix cranberry juice and lemonade concentrate together. Add block of ice and ginger ale just before serving. —Jan Palmer Cloud Punch 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream • 1/2 gallon cider Ground cinnamon Put frozen ice cream in punch bowl with long side face up. Cover top side of the ice cream with cinnamon until you cannot see the ice cream. Using a wooden spoon, thoroughly blend cinnamon into ice cream. (This keeps the cinnamjon from rising to the top.) Gradually add cider, stirring well after es|ch addition. (If not mixed well gradually ice cream will separate.) Serve immediately. — Cindi Dashiell Glory Days A rum-less daiquiri. 1 (6 oz.) can frozen daiquiri mixer concentrate, thawed 1 large ripe papaya, pared, seeded and cut into 1-inch chunks 1 tray (12) ice cubes 1 cup cold water 1 (1 liter/33.8-oz.) bottle lemonlime soda, chilled In blender or food processor, combine daiquiri mixer, papaya, ice cubes and water until fruit is pureed. Pour into a 3-quart pitcher or 8 10-ounce glasses. Stir in chilled soda. Note: Mixture may be served over crushed ice. Meddles Medley A free-spirited rum and Coke. 1 tray (12) ice cubes made with sweetened lemonade 1/4 cup sweetened lime juice concentrate 1 (1 liter/33.4 oz.) bottle cola soda, classic or clear, chilled Lime peel twists Place 3 ice cubes in each of four 12-ounce tall glasses. Pour 1 tablespoon lime juice concentrate in each glass; fill with cola. Stir. Garnish with lime peel. Whatever type of celebration that you and your family may choose, have a safe and happy one. To all of the readers may the coming new year bring you and your family much good health, happiness afid good fortune. God Bless You. Marriage Licenses The following marriage license was issued at the Clerk’s office dy?a ing the past week: Andrew Jackson Dwyer, Sperryville and Linda Sue Thomas, Sperryville. -

I Elbert Menefee Elbert Ray Menefee, 69, of Culpeper, died Dec. 26 at Culpeper Memorial Hospital. He was. a selfemployed painter. tsi A native of Rappahannock hr. County, he was the son of the late Charles and Missouri Clark Mene■n’fee. Mr. Menefee was a member of vMt. Lebanon Baptist Church at Bos‘.Tton. He is survived by his wife Mrs. !.Eunice Deal Menefee, a son Ray v Glenn Menefee of Culpeper, two [brothers, Laney Menefee of Culpeper and Isaac Menefee of Woodville, and two sisters, Mrs. Alice Peyton and Miss Ella Mae Menefee, both of Culpeper. A funeral service was conducted Dec. 30 at Geest-Johnson Funeral Home in Culpeper by the Rev. John S. Farrar. Interment was at Hill».crest Memory Gardens, Jefferson^.ton. Pallbearers were Louis Cubv bage, Cecil Jewel, Everett Lee „ Turner, J.C. Creel, Henry B. Wood and John Durham. Charles Compton Charles William Compton, 81, of Amissville, died Dec. 24 at the Culpeper Health Care Center. (),. A native of Rappahannock nr County, he was the son of Samuel -and Martha Bowen Compton. Mr. Compton was a farmer and a rural mail carrier. He was a member of Amissville Volunteer Fire Company, the Amissville Ruritan Club -and Washington Masonic Lodge No. 78. He was a former chairman of the Republican Committee of Rappahannock County. > He is survived by his wife Mrs. Elva Alice Rosenberger Compton, a sister Mrs. Edith Wharton of Ar. Jington, and a niece Mrs. Peggy ,T'Duggin. tVi His funeral was conducted Dec. k.28 at the graveside in Hillcrest ^Memory Gardens at Jeffersonton by the Rev. Steve Parker. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Amissville Volunteer Fire Company. ■r.r m Lillie Jenkins 1:* I'.; Lillie Estelle Jenkins, 82, widow vof Hubert Egbert Jenkins, died Dec. 23 at the Fauquier Hospital, Warrenton. A native of Rappahannock * County, she was the daughter of Will and Savilla Estelle Hoffman Sisk. b: She is survived by five daugh, .ters, Edna S. Jenkins of Seat Pleasi.ant, Md., Margie M. Haught of ;-)Elkwood, Ruth N. Embrey, Beulah *HM. Furr and Phyllis A. Tapp, all of ^'-Bealeton, three sons, Roger E. Jen''Jrins of Gaithersburg, Md., Hubert ''Lee Jenkins and Charles J. Jenkins, '"'both of Remington, a half-brother i'John T. Sisk of Culpeper, five half- -sisters, Helen Frazier of Remington, Delsie Backe of Culpeper, Mae Weakley of Lignum, Ruby Lee Clatterbuck of Warrenton and Frances Kinsey of Fredericksburg, 35 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Her funeral service was con1 ducted Dec. 26 at the Geest-Johnson Funeral Home in Culpeper by the Rev. Charles Clinedinst. Interment .was at the Remington cemetery. 1 Pallbearers were James Garfield . Whitmer Jr., Richard Edwards, J'Gary Jenkins, Vincent Hawkins, '•i Robert Martin, Buddy Haught, Glen Haught and Woodrow Edwards. Douglas Smith Douglas Lee Smith, 31, of Culpeper, died Dec. 23 at the Fauquier* Hospital. He was a wrecker operator for Opal Trucking. Survivors include his wife Susan Settle Smith of Culpeper, his parents Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Smith of Culpeper, and his grandmothers, Nellie Marsh and Mary Jane Brookman, of Culpeper. A graveside service was conducted Dec. 26 at Fairview Cemetery by the Rev. Gordon George. Charles Myers Charles Edward Myers, 85, of Culpeper, died Dec. 24 at the Countryside Nursing Home. He was a retired furniture refinisher and a member of Culpeper Baptist Church. A native of Culpeper County, he was the son of Myrton and Darling Williamson Myers. Survivors include his wife Evie Mae Mozingo Myers of Culpeper, three sisters, Sue Sidway of Deerfield Beach, Fla., Lillian Nichol of Richmond and Mrs. Albert Seigner of Culpeper, and two brothers, Howard Myers of Rixeyville and Raymond Myers of Culpeper. A funeral service was conducted Dec. 28 at the Clore Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. John Farrar. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Culpeper County Rescue Squad. JCONVALESS The Plains Pharmacy Home Health Equipment (800) 237-5717 The Plains, VA The Final Tribute FUNERAL HOME “The Horn* if 0 Thoughtful Service* Phone 825-2361 Culpeper CEMETERY MEMORIALS TOUR MONEY CHft YOUR LIFE. When you give to the Red Cross, you take on a great responsibility: saving thousands of lives. Maybe even your own. INSIST ON nnu:\i< Design***! «illi Kiin>|ieiiii Ibir and min!line*I with I lie stiength <>( high le*-tinology S> you ran enjoy the liglitueiglil comlort of Americas favorite rimless frames. With the assiiranre that ihev Mill look lieaulilul lor years to come. Fauquier Optical 41 Oak Springs Plaza Warrantor!, VA 22186 Next to Giant 703/349-9015 $20.00 OFF any complete pair of prescription CyCWCflT Does not apply to any other offer or package. (including frame and lenses). Expires 12-31 -87 Holiday busy for Woodville residents Holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Vest and Patsy were Mike Vest and Curtis of Virginia Beach, Mr. and Mrs. Todd Vest and Mr. and Mrs. Grady Vest of Flint Hill, Charles Wharton of Castleton, Kim Baader, Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Grigsby and Mrs. Vallie Butler and Norma Holt. Willis Boutchyard of Fredericksburg has arrived to spend several days with the Vest family. Misses Bonnie and Tanya Brown of Gaithersburg, Md., were Christmas guests of their parents Mrs. Chloe Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Brown. Mrs. Chloe Brown and Miss Bonnie Brown were overnight guests Christmas Eve of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Brown entertained the Brown families at dinner Christmas Day. Guests were Tanya Brown, Mrs. Chloe Brown, Bonnie Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown and daughters Amanda and Bobby Jo, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Brown and Missy and Mr. and Mrs. Tim Brown and son Jason. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Magill of Henderson, Mo., and Stacy and Steven Edgin of Paragould, Ark., were Christmas holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Johnson. On Thursday Mr. and Mrs. John F. White of Fredericksburg were guests of Mrs. H. B. Winfrey and Mrs. Frank Brown. Mr. and Mrs. N. B> Jl'NE CLARK Phone 987-8827 C. Taylor Jr. of Tappahannock visited them Sunday. Lester Wayland of Washington and Mr. and Mrs. John Williams of Culpeper were guests Christmas Day of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wayland. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Danny King of Virginia Beach and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Norman visited the Waylands. Christmas Day dinner guests of Tim and Louise Bondelid were Charles and Shirley Duke of Shannondale, W. Va., Cindy and Alison McKay of Reston, Charlotte and Bill Neil and children Christopher and Maggie of Arlington and Bob Deffenbaugh of Herndon. Dinner guests of Mrs. Vallie Butler and Norma Holt on Christmas Day were Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Vest, Patsy Vest, Charles Whorton if Castleton, Mr. and Mrs. George 2. Hawkins of Sperryville, Mr. and Mrs. Todd Vest of Flint Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Joe N. Beard of Sperryville. Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Grigsby visited Mrs. Butler and Ms. Holt Christmas Even. On Sunday Mrs. Butler and Ms. Holt visited Mrs. Floyd Menefee and Mrs. Dolly Pullen in Sperryville. Later they were dinner guekts of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Hawkins, where they were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Joe N. Beard of Culpeper. Mrs. Ruth Orange was a dinner guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Roadcap Atkins in Amissville. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Dodson, Cathy and Regina spent Christmas Eve with Mrs. Virginia Sheppard, John and Doris Sheppard in Stanley. On Christmas Day Mr. and Mrs. Mac Dodson, Cathy and Regina were guests of Mrs. Nellie Dodson and Margaret Jenkins in Culpeper. It’s a boy! Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Matthews of Flint Hill are proud to announce the birth of a son, Dorian Angus, on December 24 at Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal. Mrs. Angus Hopkins Jr. of Woodstock is the maternal grandmother. Mr. Larry Matthews of Cape Charles, Va., is the paternal grandfather. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews have a daughter, Whitney, age 2'/2. New Year’s closings The following businesses and county offices will have special hours during the New Year holiday: The county offices will close at 12 noon on Dec. 31 and will be closed Jan. 1. The Rappahannock National Bank will observe normal hours on Dec. 31 but will be closed Jan. 1. The Rappahannock Social Services Department will close at noon on Dec. 31 and be closed Jan. 1. The Rappahannock Library will be closed Jan. 1 and 2. The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Flint Hill will close at noon on Dec. 31 and will reopen on Jan. 4. The Rappahannock Health Department will be closed Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. In case of an emergency call the Culpeper County Health Department at 825-1300. The Family Guidance Services will be closed Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. In case of an emergency, clinic staff may be reached by calling 675-3329. Rappahannock public schools closed on Tuesday, Dec. 22 and will reopen for regular school hours on Monday, Jan. 4. The Rappahannock News offices will be closed Jan. 1 and will resume normal business hours on Jan. 4. Have a Happy New Year! - Rappahannock Business & Service Directory Next Deadline January 27 Call 675-3338 to place your ad! Only $3.50 per week for a 1 inch space! Call about our combination rates with The Fauquier Democrat, The Clarke Courier, Loudoun Times-Mirror, and The Reston Times 13 WEEK CONTRACT ****** ) Aluminum ( Siding \ ALUMINUM 01 VINYL SIDING Cutters, Shutters Soffit and Fascia BLUE RIDGE HOME IMPROVEMENT CO. Culpeper 547-344# COUNTRY HERITAGE u ■' 'M Antique* and Crafts t ,irru-r (it Middle S( and Main W.iduntttnn. 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Brandy Road Cutpapar Va B2&-2200 I Realtors l I WANT TO Bl YOUR REALTOR! k * fauqurer Multiple I o Imp Sees* p * Piedmont Multiple I ntmp Serin e * \o Sa ( umpuler Data Mate iMISt | l * H a.tungton office on (.a* Street I * RAPPAHANStH k \POM\HfMI f ROOM I* TCHlltHR, «r Tax Serviced JUSTING. WADE, EJL ACCOUNTANT Accounting, T ax Serv ices, Consulting 763 Madison Rd. Suite 208 B Culpeper, Va. 22701 703/825-6670 jtitfSeivtci The Tree Mover Tree Spade for Hire 703-364-1799 eve. 703-347-1664 ^ * T V. Sales ( and Repairv \ -—--• BROWER’S TV RCA and Magnavox S ii.- ■(, S.-IV .. SPERRYVILLE STORAGE CO. SAFE HANOV STORAGE Mt SKJENTIAL GOMMEHr.lAI ANY SI/E LARGE OR SMAl L REASONABLE RATES 987-8507-987-8180] SPEHRYVIUE VA ‘ 1 Next Deadline January 27 List your services in our Business & Service Directory For only $3*50 per week you can be among other reflnishers, carpenters, Insurance agents, builders, contractors, craftspeople, realtors, beauticians, agents, and other professionals. 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Classified Advertising Your Action Number 675-3338 CLASSIFIED INDEX GENERAL CLASSIFIED V Antique* 2. Auctions 3. Business Opportunities 4. Child Sarvtcas 5. Child Car* Wanted 6. Commuters Corner 7. Crafts-a-Planty 8. Building Material* 9. Construction Equip. 10. Farm Equip./Supptie* 12. Firewood tor Sal* 13. Qarag* 8 Yard Salai 14. Garden Equip/Produo* 15. Giveaways 20. Happy Ada 21. Happy Birthday* 22. Hors* A Farm Directory 23. Homes tor Saia 24. Household Nama-Sala 25. instruction 40 Livestock lor Sale 41. Lost A Found 42. Miac. tor Sale/Rant 43. Misc Wanted 44. Mobile HomesSale/Bent 45 Musical instrumants A Equipment 48. Office Equipment 47. Personals 50. Pets 51. Recreational Equip. 60. Rentals - Apts. 61. Rentals • Business 62. Rentals - Houses 63. Rentals - Rooms 64. Rentals-Land 65. Rentals - Vacation 66. Rentals - Wanted 67. Real Estate - Wanted 68 Real EstateSale by Owner 69. Real Estate - For Sale 70. Roommates Wanted/Available 71. Services - Business 72. Services - Farm 73. ServicesHome Improvements 74 Services - Personal 75. Services - Misc 76. Swap & Trade 77. Tributes & Thanks EMPLOYMENT 100. Employment Services 101. Help Wanted 102. Help W.-Oomestic 103. Help W.-Farm/Garden 110. Positions Wanted NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS 125. Business Notices 126. Bids (Proposals 127. Legal Notices AUTOMOTIVE 200. Vehicles for Sale 201. Motorcycles 202. Mechanic's Delight ,203. Parts & Accessories 204. Recreational Vehicles 205. Boats & Accessories 250. Too Late to Classify Antiques 1 Antique and used Oriental rugs wanted. Any size, condition. Pay top dollar. 703-548-5881. Er\joy a Blue Ridge Christmas at the SPERRYVILLE ANTIQUE MARKET Spedal Christmas Sales New Winter Hours Saturday & Sunday 10a.m.-5p.m. Antiques, Collectibles Country Farm Tables For information call 703/987-8050 or 703/987-8180 Commuters 6 Comer COMMUTERS Rappahannock-Rapidan Commuter Services offers free information about car and van pools into Northern Virginia and D.C. Van pool operators receive free referrals of interested commuters for your van routes. 703/825-2739 Building 8 Materials Inventory Sales Kohler sinks, tubs, toilets, bidets, faucets, etc. 703-3911510. Construction 9 Equipment Steel Buildings* 40x75x12...$3.14 sq. ft., 50x100x16...$2.87 sq. ft., 60x100x16...$2.69 sq. ft.. 70x100x14...$2.50 sq. ft., 100x100x14...$2.39 sq. ft. Allied Steel 1-800/6354141. Farm Equip. 10 and Suppliea Hay, Straw, Sawdust, Purina feed. Cassidy Brothers Farm, 703-777-5134, Monday-Saturday, 9am-5pm. . Round Bales, timothy, clover, orchard grass, oats, excellent quality, will load. 703/937-4134. Firewood 12 for Sale L.S. Tree Service, firewood, $95 cord. Dry or green. Call 703/987-8796. Seasoned hardwood. $90 per cord; $50 per V2 cord; mixed $80 per cord. Call 703/987-8297. Happy Ada 20 Camille's Flowers for all occasions eWeddlngs * SDlnner Parties eofflce especial Events eGlfts Main Street Washington, Va. 703/675-3757 Instruction 25 Train to be a TRAVEL AGENT TOUR GUIDE RESERVATION 1ST Start locally, full time/ part-time. Train on live airline computers. Home study and resident training. Financial aid available. Job placement assistance. National Hdqtrs. Lighthouse Pl, FI. A.C.T. TRAVEL SCHOOL 1-800-327-7728 Ac^reditod member N.H.S.C. Inflation Fighter Pr© Pay Your Classified Ad And Deduct 25$ from rates below ftappabannocfelhto* CLASSIFIED ORDER BLANK Name___ Address . - , .—— City--State-Zip. ClassificationCopy--- Copyi I To Run ._weeks f ($2 charge per week for mailing box number replies! I RATES (per insertion) CLASSIFIED WORD AD: 20 words (or less). W OO 15c each additional word Save 25c when you pay in advance CLASSIFIED DISPLAY: Per column inch. $4 8C HORSE & FARM DIRECTORY: Word ad (20 words or less). $14.00 50c each additional word Display type--Per column inch. :$1 3.00 TRIBUTES & THANKS: $3.00 per inch - $5.00 minimum • GENERAL INFORMATION ERRORS • No adjustment will be made on errors that do not materially affect the value of the advertisement. All errors must be reported by the Monday (5:00p.m.) following the date of publication. Prepayment is required for some classifications and types of ads. Call for us further information. AFTER AN AD IS ORDERED it cannot be changed or cancelled after the posted deadlines for that issue At the time of placing your ad. it will be read back to you for any corrections you may want to make. Read your ad carefully the first time it appears in the paper. If it contains an error, or if you wish to make a change call us at once! MAIL TO: The Rappahannock Nows P.O. Box 59, Washington. Va. 22747 Attn: Classified Adv. Dept. Livestock 40 for Sale Purebred Angus Bulls. Some sired by Pine Drive. Ray T. Cannon, Castleton, Va. 703/937-4900 or James Cannon, 703/9374700. Lost and 41 Pound H You have found or lost a dog or cat, call Pet Registry anytime. 703/547-2298. Animals available for adoption. Mlsc. for 42 Sale/Rent Babyland Sale, cribs from $159.99 including mattress. Specializing in baby furniture and accessories. Hours: Monday through Saturday 9 to 5; Friday nights until 6. Babyland, Weems Lane (Pineville Plaza), Winchester, Virginia. 703-665-1899. Epson Equity PC System— 640KB RAM memory, two 360K DD floppy drives, MS-DOS, GW-Basic, CGA color card, color monitor, clock/calendar/battery, printer ports, serial port, Multi-Mate word processing, Lotus 123 spreadsheet, printmaker, and star Gemini 10x NLQ printer. All this for only $1750. Call 703-777-7010. CB Base station, Tram 0201, 40 channels with power mike. Excellent condition. $325. 703/349-1974. MAYTAG FRIGIDAIRE LITTON MICROWAVE JENNAIR Quality appliances at real savings Iliac, for 42 8ale/Rent Diamond Ring, with presentation case. Fiery stone, just under Vi carat. Tiffany setting. Appraised at over $1,000, will sacraHce for $700 or best offer. Call 703/987-8343. leave message. Hand-made Chocolate truffles and candied ginger for the holidays - treat your family and friends! Call Cindy, 703/987-3106. 5 Aluminum Mag Slots, with tires. $500. Call 6354226. Ask for Windle. Tobacco-Chaw or smoke a pipe? Big bargains on sweet chewing snuff smokeless, twist, plug, pipe smoking. Free sample. Write today. Stokers, Dresden, TN 38225. Wood Stove, ThermoControl, freestanding, $250. 703/347-5989 after 5p.m. Rappahannock National Bank Current stockholder wishes to sell 1 to 30 shares. Serious investors Should send bids to: Box FF c/oThe Rappahannock News P.O.Box 59 Waahington,VA 22747 Iliac. 43 Wanted Got A Timeshare? We'll take it, America’s most successful timeshare resale clearinghouse. Call Resort Sales International’s toll free hotline 1-800-4235967. Mobile Homes - 44 Sale/Rent New A Used mobile homes. New homes start at $16,900 and up. We have double wides on our sales lot. Used homes start at $1,900 and up. Located Rt.29 and Rt.666, Culpeper, Monday-Saturday, 8 6; Sundays 12-6. Virginia Mobile Homes. Call 703/825-2446. Auctions 2 ABSOLUTE^ SATURDAY, JANUARY 2,1988 10:00 A.M. - Rain or Shine • GOING OUT OF BUSINESS, EVERYTHING SELLSI Custom Home Services, Inc., approx. 2 miles north of Bealeton, VA on Rt.28 ♦Selling entire contents of this business! Real estate has been sold. Auction will be held inside with plenty of heat & food. 1973 Chev. C60 Rat Dump (New Motor) 1974 Dodge Van 1967 Ford Pickup LPGas Space Heater 150,000 BTU input Whiteman Cement Root Finisher 36" Phone System- 4 Phones-Hom & Loud Speaker Powermatic Ceiling Oil Furnace Attic Fan and Grill Linoleum Rack-6-roll & 12’ Long SHOP EQUIPMENT: Craftsman Shaper American Floor Edger Red Devil Paint Shaker Craftsman Shop Vac Sunbeam Home Vac (2) 5-Gal Paint Pots AirLine-Reg GaugesSpray Gun Cup Gun 220 Shop Air Compressor 150 PSI (2) 12" Craftsman Radial Saws 1 H P Bench Gnnder on Stand 12" Craftsman Planer 15Craftsman Drill Press 12" Craftsman Band Saw 5" Bench Vise (3) Senco Staple Air Guns 230 Amp Ark Welder (2) Sets OXy-ACET Weld ing Outfit Bench Belt Sander 2 l/4x80" Belt Craftsman 6" Jointer Power Matic Sharper w/ Extra 1" Spindle Rockwell Hvy Duty Shaper Shaper Bits-Planer & Saw Blades C-Clamps Bar Clamper Ext Doors Int Door Int. Door Units-Birch & Laun Ext. Door Units-Bench mark. etc. Insulation Int. Pie-Finish Mldg. Heat Forms & Fireplace Equip. Misc Nails Lots Store Hardware Basement Columns All Size Rue Liners & Thimbles Display Shelves (3) Burroughs-Calculators Alum Ins. Patio Door Shutters Prefinish Paneling Misc Senco Staples Paints & Caulking (7)8' Rourescen| Light Fixtures Locks Bolts & Screws Wood Screen Door Alum. Storm Door Insul. Wood Ext Wind. Alum & Wood Storm Windows Unfinished Mouldings Louvers Underlayment Polyethelene Misc Stee 1 Porch & Step Railings Misc. Galv Guttering Misc Metal Roofing Misc Dropped Ceiling Hardware Tools Office Furniture-Desk & Chairs Metal File Cabinets App. 450 Bd. Ft. 1" Walnut Lumber Rough Oak & Cheny Lumber Kitchen & Bath Cabinets Formica Tops Culture Marble Tops Laundry Sink Waste King Dishwasher Elec. Jenn Air Range Elec. Modem Maid Range Cohan Double Bowl Counter Tops 122” long LOTS MISC. NOT LISTED COME BE WITH US, START 1988 RIGHT BY CATCHING AUCTION FEVER! Owners: Custom Homes Services Terms: Cash Lunch by Mennonlte Ladies -rfi A «'<» ••'A“ iu>'ui _ S1NCI 1951 IIWMTM CIITIflH I HUH Mobile Homes - 44 Sale/Rent Apartment Living got you | down? Are you tired of giving your hard earned money to your landlord every month? Then Stop I Come into Clayton Homes and let us show you the new Norris single wide homes. These homes are top of the line. They come with beautiful custon built solid ash cabinets, plush carpets, sliding glass doors, stereo, and much, much more. So give up your apartment and move into the Penthouse with a beautiful Norris home. Only at Clayton Homes of Harnsonburg. Route 33 east across from K-Mart or Call Rob, Tom or Anthony at 703-434-6961. Double Wide 24X40 $16,995. Clayton Homes, Harrisonburg, VA. Across from K-Mart. No phone calls, please. Musical Instr. 45 ft Equipment HAPPY NEW YEAR from the staff at CULPEPER MUSIC Mark. Ted, Kathy, Chris, Joel Dabble* ME Office 46 Equipment Epson Equity PC System— 640KB RAM memory, two 360K DD floppy drives, MS-DOS, GW-Basic, CGA color card, color monitor, clock/calendar/battery, printer ports, serial port, Multi-Mate word processing, Lotus 123 spreadsheet, printmaker, and star Gemini 10x NLQ printer. All this for only $1750. Call 703-777-7010. Personals 47 Amazing! I lost 28 lbs. in 2 Vi weeks with new scientific breakthrough product developed by two prominent doctors. Guaranteed! Safe! I feel terrific! Call Renee, 1-800-821-1989, Ext. 1005. Homs for the elderly. Come join our family. Lots of tender loving care in lovely country setting. Excellent references. 703955-1246. Medical Insurance forms piling up? We can help. Professional filing service. Call MCPS, Inc. for brochure. (703)476-5609. L SURPRISE! ABELLYDANCER YO«r party: Classy, affordable 5. 15 or 25 minute shows by "ANTHEA". 703/923-4030 Services To Abused Families, Inc. Providing battered Women Alternatives tor Safety. For help or information call: 349-0309 or 825-TURN Rentals - 62 Houses Available January 31st, 2 bedroom duplex, dishwasher, CAC, hardwood floors, $560/month. Convenient to Warrenton, Culpeper. Manassas. 703/4392898. Rappahannock County, 3-4 bedroom, 3 bath frame farm house. $450 per month Call 703/675-3843 after 5p.m. 2 bedroom, 1 'h bath townhouse, located in town of Warrenton, $585/ mo. 703/937-4339 8a.m.-5p.m. 2 bedroom, 1'/$ bath townhouse. located in town of Warrenton, $585/ mo. 703/937-4339 8a.m.-5p.m. Make payments towards settlement. In town, Winchester 3 bedroom 2-story older home in very nice condition flexible terms $75,000. (703)667-8612, (301)588-6935. Rentals- 63 Rooms 1 Room with own bath and small dressing room, $550, utilities included. 2 rooms upstairs, both at $275, utilitites included. Middleburg area. Call 703/687-3097. Real Estate - 67 Wanted Couple Looking to purchase (with financing?) scenic property for retirement in 1999. No building before then for your privacy. 703-527-5660. Principals only. Real Estate- 68 Sale by Owner "or Sals - Undivided inter- ■ >st in recreational property n the Shenandoah valley , jn the Shenandoah River, mown as North Fork on the Shenandoah near Front Royal. Over 135 acres. Deeded property. Must sell jue to health. Has swimming pool, miniature golf, lennis courts, picnic areas, ■ fishing, many other beautiful features and amenities. Hookups for RV’s and motor homes. Save 40 percent from original price. Asking only $5,000. Call 703-662-4484 (Winchester) after 6 p.m. Real Estate - 69 For Sale LOCAL AUTHORIZED BUILDER/ DEALER Nationwide Modular Homes. Will build or sell package 703/825-1663 CORBIN HOMEBUILDERS. DIC. Quality Brick homes. Built on your lot 100% complete starting from $36,150. Capes, Ranchers, and 2Stories, no money down financing. Free brochures. Call collect Richmond 804/794-4614 or Fredericksburg 703/373-2711. Roommates 70 Wanted/Available House To share. Professional couple in Amissville. The kids left. The dog died. We travel some. It's a big house. You can have the second floor. Private bath. The run of the place. References required $225/ month. Write Box S, c/o Fauquier Democrat, P.O. Box 631, Warrenton, Va. . 22186. Services - 71 Business Auto Insurance problems? Call Leary Insurance for low monthly rates; immediate SR22 filings. Call 703/825- 4234 from B:30a.m.-4p.m. daily. Bushhog Mowing, 6' mower. Have trailer, will travel. Call 703/754-9643. Chimney Cleaning. Make yours a safe wood burning season, 703/825-4509. Excavation, clearing, ponds, foundations, backhoe work. Insured, experienced. 703-354-8306. Legal Representation by attorney with 19 years experience. DWI, traffic, and criminal. McLean and Herndon. Ed Younger, 893-2210. Lewis Atkins wood and landscaping service. New number 703/987-8567 or 987-9005, 8:30a.m9:30p.m. Old number 703/987-8052. Mortgage Money available: All types of mortgage loans, good or poor credit. Brokers protected. Call (703)273-1450 or 800-3CASH11. Old Black and white photos copied, reasonable prices. Hand-coloring available. Cindy Mahan, 703987-3106. Roofing - Gutters -down spoutings. Tinning and roofing of all kinds. Aluminum gutter; down spbut. Roof repair. Bill Starks, 703/675-3630, 703/6753724. Tree Stumps removed — Neat and reasonable. By STUMP JUMPER, 703777-2349. Service*- 71 Buaine** ATTENTION PERSPECTIVE HOME OWNER: Don’t overpay for your home. T.G. Taylor Coutnictkm will introduce YOU to Continental Modular Home*! 703/987-8043 BALDWIN BUILDERS Builder/ Dealer Quality Homes by Continental 703/987-8079 Tom Baldwin, Jr. Model shown by appointment. Help For Hire •Handyman •Odd Jobs Reasonable Rates Free estimates 703/937-4910 Experienced and Fully Insured Modem Equipment Chimney Lining MbtyMtnntt Antoct BRUCE VIERLING 703/675-3508 PIANO TUNING: Work guaranteed 30 years full time Warren Emerson Dennis Call collect, Amissvtlle. Va. (703) 937-5857 PULLEN’S ELECTRICAL A PLUMBING State Licensed UTew Si Old Work Pump Installation Free Estimates on New Work 703-675-3249 WASHINGTON VIDEO RENTALS Open Wed.-San. 12-7 p.m. VCR's for rent or sale Main Street in the basement of the Miller Sldg. 703/675-3454 VHS & BETA Services - 73 Home Improvement 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. Sanding & refinishing hardwood floors. Reasonable rates. Call Roger 703/635-2558. B ft B BUILDING Specializing in decks, additions St remodeling 18 years experience No Job too small Call after 8p.m., 703/937-5280 Services - 71 Business BUD’S ROOFING •Reroofs •New Work •Tear-offs •Paint Free Estimates Gauranteed work 17 Years Experience Call after 6p.m., 703/439-2373 WOODWARD FENCING Chain Link and Stockade Free Estimates Guaranteed work 5 Years Experience Call after 6p.m., 703/439-2373 Tributes 77 In Memorlam In loving memory of father, grandfather and great grandfather, Elijah M. Tharp (Pate), who passed away two years ago, December 22, 1985. Two years ago you left us standing Very sad and with a broken heart. But since we know you are resting, our Days are brighter since we are apart. They say time heals all sorrow and Helps us to forget, But time has only proven how much We miss you yet. God gave us strength to fight on And courage to heal the blow. But what it meant to lose you Dad, No one will ever know: Your memory to us is a keepsake, With which we will never part. Though God has you safe in his keeping. We have you in our heart. "Merry Christmas" to .. a wonderful Dad. Sadly missed by The Tharp Family Help 101 Wanted Accountant Opportunity knocks! Fast growing Manassas company with large computerized accounting system. Accounting degree and previous experience through profit and loss statements necessary. Competitive pay, great benefits and a modern place to work await you. To apply forward your resume to Box W, c/o Fauquier Democrat, P.O. Box 631, Warrenton, Va. 22186. Accounting Clerk. Main office of a major corporation seeks career minded employee. Experience working with 10 key calculator and computerized accounting records needed. Tired of the commute? Come join our profitable company. Submit your resume with pay expected to: Box R, c/o Fauquier Democrat, P.O. Box 631, Warrenton, Va. 22186. Accounts Payable Supervisor - See Supervisor. Be on T.V. Many needed for commercials. Casting information 1-805-6876000 Ext. TV-7098. Help Wanted 101 Chef/ Cook - Converted I school house ready to j open. State of the art > kitchen, house available, rural Virginia, close to Skyline Drive in Rappahannock County. Call 703/3641956. Child Care person for 10 year old boy. Overnight 2 to 3 nights a week. Must be familiar with woodstove. Responsible high school student will be considered. 703/987-8650. Clerk Typist Good organizational skills needed in this full time position. Filing experience and accurate typing of 50-55w.p.m. required. Old stable company offereing growth potential, very good benefits and a fair pay amount. Mail your resume to: Box T, c/o Fauquier Democrat, P.O. Box 631, Warrenton, Va. 22186. Construction Help wanted. Concrete finishers, carpenters, carpenter helpers, rod men, laborers. Top company in northern Virginia offering outstanding pay and benefits. Steady year-round work. Call Joe Byrne, 703/471 -4444. Desk Clerk - permanent position available. Immediate opening. Apply in person Howard Johnson Lodge, Warrenton. Dispatcher. Large AC contractor has opening for service dispatcher. Experience preferred. Contact Jack Beers, 703/361-7070. Electrical Commercial foreman. We offer top pay, life, dental and medical insurance, paid vacation, paid holidays^ sick leave and profit sharing plan, pay rate up to $14 per hour. Sundance Electrical Contractors, New Baltimore Business Park, Va. E.O.E. 703/349-8200 or metro 273-5877. --*-— Electricians - Residential and commercial mechanics and helpers. We offer top pay, life, dental and medical insurance, paid vacation, paid holidays, sick leave and profit sharing plan, pay rate up to $13 per hour. Sundance Electrical Contractors, New Baltimore Business Park, Va. E.O.E. 703/349-8200 or metro 273-5877. Administrative Assistant Experienced man or woman needed to help with bookkeeping and administrative work on Hume, Virginia farm. Part or flill time. Salary commensurate with experience. Please send resume and salary requirements to: Box N c/o The Fauquier Democrat P.O.Box 631 Warrenton, VA 22186. FREELANCE WRITERS The Fauquier Democrat needs reliable, experienced reporters to cover these and other beats: Education Issues Local Politics Environmental Issues Human Interest Features If you can turn in timely, concise and accurate stories, and have the clips to prove it, send to: M. Owen Korsmo Executive Editor Fauquier Democrat P.O. Box 631 Warrenton, VA 22186 Investigative Reporter Full time position with awardwinning Northern Virginia weekly. We are looking for an experienced journalist who can bring in accurate, concise stories under the pressure of deadline and can also analyze is• sues and put them into the context of larger trends. Beats will include: Supervisors Planning Commission Environmental Issues Town Council Local Politics Full benefits package and competitive salary to the right individual. Fauquier Democrat Owen Korsmo, Editor P.O. Box 631, Warrenton, VA 22186

HELP WANTED •-•borere — Construction laborers needed, year round work with plenty of overtime. $6.00/ hour to start. 703-327-4902 or metro 471-61 BO. Legal Secretary. Small established Warrenton law firm seeks highly qualified legal secretary. Must be experienced in all phases of a general practice including civil lintigation and collections, domestics relations lintigation and real estate conveyances. Excellent salary. Resumes and references only. Reply to: Box Z, c/o Fauquier Democrat, P.O. Box 631, Warrenton, Va. 22186. Uve-ln to care for elderly person. References required. For information call 703-882-3273. Motorola. Fortune 100 company in Chantilly has an immediate opening for an installer of communications equipment. Individual must be reliable and able to work with small hand tools. Call Kim at 703/378-1166 for appointment. Ogden Allied Services are looking for head cook, cashier, salad bar prep, and utility workers. We offer a Monday through Friday work week, no weekends or holidays. Good pay and benefits.. If interested call Nora at 703689-5202 between 6am and 3pm. Receptionists Needed for long and short term assignments in Herndon/ Reston area. Call for interview 703689-2400. E.O.E. ***** Wanted. Centreville/ Chantilly area. Paid on completion. Cali 703/791J7p6, leave message or 703/349-4432 after 5p!m. Secretary/ Administrative assistant, part time to help out at my home, one evening/ afternoon per week. Must be high school graduate, light typing and bookkeepmg, very well organized and reliable. Salary commensurate with experience. 703/675-3771. S**e»«y- Well established company in Manassas, Virginia seeks organized person to handle secretarial duties for multipie individuals. Typing 5560 wpm, word processing, and light accounting experience necessary. Very good starting pay and benefits. Mail your resume to' Secretary, P.o. Box 188, Manassas, Virginia 22110. Truck Drivers — Tandem dump truck experience, $9 per hour. Bring current driving record to: J.B. Shotweil & Son, Inc., 1106 Sterling Rd„ Sterling, Va. 703-4502340 HOUSEKEEPERS (P.T./F.T.) Flexible Hours Earn the best pay in the 3 county area while working in a luxury hotel. Must be reliable with references. Excellent benefits. The Inn at Little Washington Washington, Va. Cal Vivienne 703/675-3800 Equal Opportunity Employer Computer S/38 Programmer Headquarters of a rapidly expanding corporation in Manassas, Va. is seeking an energetic RPG III Programmer. 2-3 years working experience required. Excellent benefit package, competitive pay and very good growth potential. Submit your resume with pay requirements to: Programmer P.O. Box 188 Manassas, Va. 22110 DIRECTOR DATA PROCESSING Rapidly expanding company with over 100 locations desires agressive individual to head data processing department. Company looking to convert from S/36 to S/38 in near future. Salary commensurate with experience. To apply send your confidential resume to: Merchants Tire Company Attention: SD 9073 Euclid Avenue Manasass, Virginia 22110 WWWWWWWW r NAPOLEON’S CAFE Warrenton’s Gathering Place * Noio Interviewing: Candidates For Bartender Walter/ Waitress If you'd like to work with a IrendsetUng, Independent restaurant that offers above average opportunity and compensation Contact Mr. Harway . (703)347-1200 Social-Editor Mature, unflappable individual, interested in the "people" aspect of the news, needed to handle weddings, engagements, births, club meetings, obituaries, community columns. Must be able to handle details and work under pressure a couple of days a week. Required skills: spelling, grammar, sentence construction. Congenial working atmosphere. Knowledge of Fauquier County essential. Send resume and cover letter to: Owen Korsmo, Editor The Fauquier Democrat P.O. Box 631 Warrenton, VA 22186 Help 101 Wanted Supervisor- Outstanding growth position with soHd expanding company in our Accounts Payable department. Supervisory experience of multiple individuals and BS degree or equivalent required. Immediate consideration will be given to your reply. Please mail confidential resume to: Box O, c/o Fauquier Democrat, P. O. Box 631, Warrenton, Va 22186. Positions 110 Wanted College student looking for short term work over the mid-term holiday, prefer wood splitting or carpenter's helper. Call Jim at 703/675-3543. Business 125 Notices POSITIVELY NO HUNTING OR TRESPASSING On The Following Properties: ★★★ MEADOWOOD Slate Mills Road Route 707 Scott & Kathy Sutton ★★★ James & Nancy Thomasson Route 615 Bounded by Jonathan Run and Blackwater Creek ★★★ KAYWOOD Massies Comer Hickerson Mountain Col. D.C. 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For Interview or Information Contact: Jeffrey Belpanno Circulation Manager 703-777-1111 or 703-430-8000 Holiday brings many visitors to flint Hill homes j The United Methodist Women met on Monday, December 21 at the home of Louise McCulloch. Those present were Merlin and Joy Shorb, Gayrielle Russell, Margaret Eastham, Frances Bradford, Barbara Gentry, Ardis East, Mary Frances Bywaters, Alice Pullen, Mary Brady, Janet Eastham, Russie Miller, Linda Miller, Mary Curtis and Mabel Lillard. Visiting Mrs. Roland Welch at her home “Mountain View” during Christmas were Mr. and Mrs. Roger Welch and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Welch and family, Dale Welch, Mrs. Garland Sealock, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Lama, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Lum and family and Mr. and Mrs. James Garwood of Mclean. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Spence and Sarah of Harrisonburg and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Grove, Eric and Jennifer of Front Royal spent Christmas Day with their parents, Mr. and Mrs, William Lee. Mrs. Frank Huff returned to her home from Winchester Medical Center on Tuesday. Bobby Welch of Richmond spent the Christmas holiday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Welch. Joining them on Christmas Day were Mrs. Viola Jackson and Mrs. Gertrude Robinson of Front Royal. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Larry Welch. Miss Sallie Lillard had as her Sunday dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Frank Huff, Connie Huff, Sherry Hamill, Frankie Huff, Bill Harris and Kevin and Keith Kinsey of Front Royal. Robert L. Massie of Richmond spent the Christmas holiday with his mother Mrs. Frank Spalding. Mrs. Robert Nethers spent Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. Ranny Aylor and Heather at Sperryville. Joining them during the day were Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Nethers of Stephens City, Mrs. Dorothy Lewis and Debbie Dennis of Huntly, Karen Corder of Front Royal, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dennis and Ashlyn of Jackson, S.C., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coffey and Daniel and Mrs. Helen Coffey, i Miss Joyce Walker of Alexandria spent Thursday to Sunday of the holiday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Moe Walker. Mr. and Mrs. M.R. Bradford, II and daughter Ann of Knoxville, Tenn. spent the Christmas holiday with Mrs. M.R. Bradford, Jr. Christmas Eve guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bunny Hudson and Kathy were Mr. and Mrs. Larry Clark and boys and Barry Hudson of Front Royal, Mr. and Mrs. Odie Herndon and boys of Manassas, Patsy Vest and Charles Horton and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hickerson. Visiting on Saturday was Mrs. Hudson’s nephew Stevie Lillard of Manassas. Arriving on Christmas Day to spend the Christmas holiday with Mrs. Christine Vest were Mr. and Mrs. Michael Vest, Curtis Vest, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Anoia, all of Virginia Beach. They also visited Mrs. John S. Dodson at Sperryville. Joining them were Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Vest, Patsy Vest and Charles Horton. Mrs. Christine Vest visited Mrs. John S. Dodson on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lillard were among family members having Christmas dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sours at Warrenton on Christmas Eve. The Lillards spent the remainder Bv FOLLY N. AYI.OR Phow 987-8136 of the holiday with their daughter and family Mrs. Linda Peirpoint at Alexandria returning home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Gentry spent the Christmas holiday with their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Dodson and their family at Staunton. Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey LillArd on Christmas Day were Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Hawkins, Butch Hawkins and Pauline of Arlington, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Duncan and children of Broad Run, Mrs. Edith Groves and Mark Groves .of Warrenton. Leon Lillard and girls of Broad Run spent Christmas Eve with his parents. Saturday visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Allen Groves and children ofWarrenton. Chuck and Mark Brady of Warrenton were visitors on Saturday of their grandmother Mrs. Moffett Brady. Sunday visitors were Mrs. Irene Hamilton, Mrs. Janet Maness, Jack Hamilton Jr. and Rich Gamer, all of High Point, N.C. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hickerson were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Jenkins at Etlan. Mrs. Doris Vest and Mrs. Crystal Werner and Joshua visited Mr. and Mrs. James Nicholson at Luray during the holiday and also visited Mrs. Florence Weakley at the nursing home at New Market. Friday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. A.O. Smoot and Gary were Mr. and Mrs. James Bywaters and Jimmy, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur 0. Smoot and Scott of Front Royal, Dasha Smoot of Radford College, Mr. and Mrs. William Smoot and Lisa and Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Smoot and Krystal of Culpeper. On Saturday, December 26 Krystal Smoot celebrated her second birthday at the home of her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A.O. Smoot. Krystal had a number of guests present and received many nice gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Anoia of Virginia Beach visited Mr. and Mrs. David Calisto and Nikki on Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Vest visited Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Vest at Woodville. Spending Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. Carson Lillard were Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dellinger and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Moats and family, David Lillard, Michael Lillard, Steven Lillard, Christine Lillard, Tommy Lillard and Jean Lillard. Little Krystal Smoot of Culpeper spent last Monday with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A.O. Smoot. Christmas dinner guests on Sunday of Mrs. Robert Nethers were Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Dennis of Jackson, S.C. who arrived on Saturday for a few days visit, Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Nethers, Mr. Dorothy Lewis, Karen Corder, Charles Corder Jr., Virginia Reedy, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dennis and daughter Ashlyn of Jackson, S.C., Debbie Dennis, Clyde Lillard, Mr. and Mrs. F.D. Coffey Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coffey and Daniel, George Nethers, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Kitts, Heather Aylor and Mr. and Mrs. Ranny Aylor. Visiting on Christmas Day with Mrs. Moffett Brady were Mac and Louise McCulloch, M.H. and Marcy Brady, Leo and Libby Whorton, E.J. and Beverly Pullen and Ashley of Gainesville, Richard and Linda Brady, Jason and Molly of Oakton, Charles and Ellen Brady and boys Matthew and Patrick of Warrenton, Ellen and Jimmy Joback, Amy and Joey. } Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hickerson had as their Christmas Day dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Lillard, Dayna Lillard and Bill Litz of| Springfield and David Sisk and Na-' than of Sperryville. Also visiting! were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sisk andj daughter of Culpeper. Saturday) guests were David Huff, Annie Huff] and Stevie Lillard of Manassas. > Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hickerson of| Chester Gap were Sunday evening) visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Charles} Hickerson. • Christmas Eve guests of the} Charles Hickerson were Madelena Herndon of Manassas and Kathy* Hudson. * Christmas Day dinner guests of Mrs. Wade Pullen were Mr. and Mrs. Doug Bywaters, Cindy Bywa-! ters, Mr. and Mrs. Dougie Bywaters and Angela, Mr. and Mrs. Charlid Butler, Daniel and Todd and Mr. and Mrs. David Bywaters and Jennifei? of Front Royal. ’ Saturday luncheon guests of Mrs. Wade Pullen were Bobby Huff and David Bywaters. Sunday visit tors were Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Whitmer of Front Royal, Mrs! Nanny Weaver and Edward of Hume and Mr. and Mrs. Dougie Byr waters and Angela. j Visiting Mrs. Linnie Cummings during the Christmas holiday wer* Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Klise, Mrs. Kent Parker and Jeremy of Portsmouth^ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gencarelli of Richmond, Mrs. Sue Roetker of Spo*kane, Washington, Guy Ross and Jake Amette, both of Washington^ D.C. Expected to arrive Monday were Mr. and Mrs. E.O. Cummings of Suffolk. ! Christmas Eve dinner guests otf Mr. and Mrs. Burell Woodard, Tony and Lairy were Mr. and Mrs. Mike Cave and Brandy, Kim Woodard and Travis, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coffejr and Daniel and Kim Comer of Front Royal. ; A Happy New Year to each of you! ; Wife abuse all too common By JOHN BORGENS Rappahannock News Contributing Writer Most people are unaware of the extent of incidents of domestic violence. I recently found some alarming statistics supplied by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. In almost 24 percent of families with a history of domestic violence, the. wife was attacked while pregnant. Police receive approximately the same number of wife-abuse complaints in Norwalk, Conn., a city whose residents span a wide socioeconomic range, as they do in Harlem, New York, a relatively homogenous urban area of comparable size. According to a 1982 FBI report, 30 percent of female homicide victims are killed by their spouse or partner. Seventy-five percent of male abusers were abused as children. In one-half of violent families, the children are battered as well as the wife. Many of the women I see who seek counseling to deal with abuse say they feel trapped. If they have children they may feel protective of them, making the feelings of entrapment even more severe. Often they have suffered psycho FdffliLY rCCUi T logical abuse as well* There in athe'l fear of increased violence if the victim trys to get help or reports the abuse to social services or law enforcement. Threats and intimidation can also be seen as abuse. These feelings are very real, and can make it even more difficult to muster the courage and determination to deal with or escape the battering situation. The victims typically have low self-esteem, which is made even worse by the abuse. Sometimes the battered wife may even feel that she has somehow caused the violence, and guilt keeps her from seeking help. Sometimes it is a trusted friend who enables them finally to get help. The friend may convince them to seek help, or even alert authorities to the situation. Right after the violence, at the beginning of the “making-up phase,” is the time to insist that the abuses seek help. It is at this time that he is' likely to feel the most remorse. Once; counseling is begun, the abuse vie-; tims and the rest of the family must; insist that the abuser continue withj the therapy. Sometimes continuing counseling is made a part of a recon-' ciliation agreement. It’s important as well that the victims seek help also. Abuse causes serious . psychological: damagfej, which, particular.y in Children, may not manifest itself until some tinjp after the actual abuse occurs. 1 • If the intervention and counselling are unsuccessful, or if help is not sought at all, most experts agr4e that the cycle of abuse will continue and get worse. The victim needs to contact a professional who has experience dealing with such situations'. It is not the sort of situation whidfi can be worked out among the family members. •) Victims can contact one of the Ideal mental health counselors, or catll the abuse hotline, 825-8876 or 34S[0309. It’s important to understand that nothing will change unless someone takes steps toward making the situation change. ; John Borgens is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a private practice in Rappahannock, Fauquier and Madison counties. • Planners (Continued from Page 1) He suggested that the key to a workable and fair parking ordinance lies in the intensity of use of the commercial spaces. “The problem is that once a special use permit is granted a low-density use can become a highdensity use.” He presented three options for the planners to consider: set different requirements for different type businesses; leave the ordinance as it is; or reduce the requirement “so we are not the ones forcing-the paving over of the town. ” Ms. Kramer added that there is also a fourth option: designate an area of no on-street parking, or perhaps even close Gay St. between Mt. Salem Ave. and Middle St., and provide a “park and walk” lot on the outskirts of town. In addition to alleviating the parking problem in the heart of town, where most business and government offices are located, it would allow the town hall £nd adjoining land to be developed as a “town square,” she said. Mr. Wickens pointed out that the town lacks funds to tackle the acquisition of property'and the building of a parking lot. He noted, also, the need to solicit the opinions of merchants along the street. “Good planning is not simply a head count; we need to take account of those views. We’re not in the business of ramming things through.” Commissioner Susan Parrish added that an analogy to a historic district such as Williamsburg doesn’t hold in Washington. “This is a town where people live,” she said, and closing a street to cars might work a hardship to those who live in the vicinity. “The reason I brought it up,” Ms. Kramer said, “was as a fourth, undiscussed option.” Mr. Wickens suggested that the idea be discussed with the merchants whose businesses would be affected, as well as landowners with property which might be suitable for the building of a parking lot, to be screened from view from the street as well as their property. M^ Wickens’ suggestion that the parking requirement include employees met with opposition from Commissioner Reinhardt Lynch. “The number of employees changes, as well as the number who drive to work,” he said. The key, Mr. Wickens maintained, “is that parking needs to be a blend. It needs to reflect the individual needs” of each business. Mr. Lynch suggested that there be no requirement for off-street parking for commercial uses of less than 500 square feet, and that the one space per 500 square feet requirement begin with uses of 5001000 square feet. The five commissioners present agreed to discuss the parking amendment at the January meeting, once they had studied Mr. Reynolds’ proposal. Bill Frizzell told the other commissioners that, after reviewing data supplied by Planning District 9 for inclusion into the town’s comprehensive plan, “I cannot put that data into the plan in any comprehensible way.” He said that most of it is hard, demographic data which does not fit into the plan as written, and that much of it is “inaccurate.” Mr. Wickens agreed that the plan is written by laymen, not professional planners, and that what is needed is a house by house survey of all the town’s buildings, residential and commercial. The survey would include the type of structure, the vintage and construction. “This data about bathtubs and two-car families is bureaucratic nonsense.” “No way,” Mr. Frizzell added, “does this stuff jive or gel from what you’ve told me. It appears to be extrapolated from data elsewhere.” He asked if there is any reason — such as grant applications — which requires that the data be included in the plan. “Absolutely none,” Mr. Wickens replied, since the only state grant the town has received is for litter control. “We’ve been invited to Richmond,” he told the other commissioners. “We’re allowed to spend the litter grant to go to Richmond and sop up booze and attend the litter control awards banquet.” (At its December meeting, members of the Town Council declined the invitation to attend the banquet, calling it a waste of public money.) In other business, the planning commission: • Suggested that the responsibility for approval of parking lot proposals be shared with or transferred to the Architectural Review Board. Plans would have to include provisons for screening, proposed lighting and surface construction. • Proposed that an amendment be added to the zoning ordinance which would allow the contract purchaser of a property to apply to the Town Council for a special use permit. Under the present ordinance, only the owner or his tenant may apply for such a permit. • Agreed that further consideration of the problem of property owners parking temporarily or permanently inoperable motor vehicles in their yards is overdue. After considering several options, the com-' missioners agreed that the town’s attorney should write letters to those affected requesting removal of the vehicles. No formal request for such a letter was made. • Tabled for further study a request from the Town Council for consideration of an ordinance to require smoke detectors in hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, apartments and rooming houses. • Heard a request by Ms. Kramer for the ARB to consider the regulation of newspaper delivery tubes. As permanent structures visible from the street, she said, they fall under the jurisdiction of the ARB and require a certificate of appropriateness. Extension conferences Pro Beef Cattle Feeding: To be held at the Red Carpet Inn in Waynesboro on Jan. 18. Stored Grain Management: A satellite teleconference, to be held on Feb. 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. Central Standard Time. The Rappahannock Extension Office has a list of satellite downlink locations. Northern Virginia Forage Conference: To be held at the Chancellor Ruritan Building on Rt. 3 west of Fredericksburg on Feb. 4.

Citizen (Continued from Page 1) Rev. Hobson. “He trains the younger members, helps the other, less-experienced Emergency Medical Technicians and familiarizes them with how they can be of assistance during an ALS call.” The result, as anyone who has seen the team at work can attest, is a smooth, efficient operation which has resulted in the saving of lives. That jump to ALS, Mr. Leggett continued, was a tremendous accomplishment. “With distances so great, and time so important in medical emergencies,” being able to provide advanced medical care in the field, far from the hospital emergency room, has saved the lives of Rappahannock County residents. The “golden hour,” the first, most critical hour after iiyury or illness, is often spent in getting the patient to the hospital, Mr. Leggett explained. If care similar to. that given by ER physicians can be administered in the field, within that “golden hour,” the patient’s chances of survival increase dramatically, he said. “He’s a real asset,” Mr. Fisher agreed, “one of the most communityminded people I know. He’s totally linselfish, really dedicated to the community, and more than willing to help.” His commitment, his intensity are rather incredible,” Rev. Hobson added. “He’s gruff — like a teddy bear — sometimes, but he’s dedicated to what he’s doing.” Mr. Leggett agreed that “sometimes in the heat of battle he doesn’t pull any punches, and that sometimes irritates people. But he’s tremendously competent, and has good judgement, and people end up respecting him for that.” “I’ve seen him grow a lot in the last six years,” Mr. Leggett added. In fire departments, like any other organization, sometimes it’s hard to get people to compromise, he said. “He understands how to work with people to get them to reach a consensus.” Along with the respect of the . volunteers, Washington’s fire department has also increased its support among the members of the community it serves, Mr. Leggett said. And, as the respect and confidence in the department increases, that translates to moral and monetary support, he explained. Again, he credits Chief Roach for much of the vision which has led the department to where it is today. “He can explain how the contributions of the community will be used in ways which will return benefits to all. And, when people understand that, they’re more willing to help.” Not only has the community support enabled the company to purchase new equipment, the fire hall has been completed and much of its* once-heavy debt has been retired, Mr. Leggett said. “Roger has been the key . . . he’s the most important motivator, the spirit. Most nights he’s at the fire house, training drivers, maintaining equipment.” Rev. Hobson told of stopping by the fire hall recently and finding Chief Roach busy buffing the floor of the meeting hall. “He’s a hard worker — at whatever needs to be done.” The respect for Chief Roach extends outside Rappahannock. Ken Pullen, a Flint Hill resident who works for the state’s Division of Emergency Medical Services, called him “about the most unselfish person I know in his desire to improve fire and rescue services. He is unsurpassed in his professionalism and dedication. He’s always looking out for the best interests of the county’s residents.” In addition to his skill and knowledge in the area of patient care, Mr. Pullen said, “he’s an excellent tea cner. Leilani Stanley, training coordinator for the Rappahannock-Rapidan EMS Council, which oversees emergency medical services in the five-county Planning District 9, agreed. “He talks to students so they can understand the material, then he goes back and makes sure that they understand. Everybody enjoys Roger as a teacher, and he really cares about the volunteers.” She said that in addition to teaching regularly scheduled classes, he has willingly stepped in on little or no notice when other instructors are not available. “He’s great,” Ms. Stanley continued. “He’s given EMS in this planning district a tremendous upgrade.” “Everybody should have him,” she said, laughing as she added, “I’m just glad that he’s got an understanding wife.” As had Rev. Hobson, Ms. Stanley offered an anecdote about Chief Roach. Last year, while he was teaching a Shock-Trauma Technician class, some of the students were Trial (Continued from Page 5) It was this cash shortage that caused him to sell two used speakers and a cassette deck to Massie, he said, addressing the check for $1,130. The check for $530 was actually repayment of a $600 loan he’d “fronted” Massie to buy cocaine, with $70 for a discounted gram subtracted, the dentist said. “Why in the world would somebody in your profession, your position, mess around with and trust somebody like George Massie?” the prosecutor asked. “I’m not proud of being a user,” Peper replied, explaining that he felt comfortable with Nicholson and Massie because he could call them and obtain cocaine. ‘Dope, dopers and people who mess with dope’ “This trial is about dope, dopers and people who mess with dope,” said Alderman in his closing argument Tuesday. Massie, Nicholson and Peper have “abused it, used it, sold it and bought it. The question boils down to who’s who.” Neither the defendant nor the star witnesses - all admitted drug abusers - looked the type. Cleanshaven and clean-cut, they were diestamped from the preppie mold in camel and navy blazers and a herringbone sports jacket, their hairlines ending a neat inch above their collars. In fact, the narcotics detective from the Richmond Police Department and the special agents from the Virginia State Police, in casual dress and with hair long enough to brush their shoulders, fit the stereotype of the drug culture’s enlistees much better. Addressing Nicholson’s and Massie’s credibility, Alderman told the jury: “The Commonwealth didn’t select the witnesses; Denis Peper did. They’re his buddies. He certainly trusted them. He certainly believed them. He certainly relied on them. Now what he wants is for you to disbelieve them . .. They told the story the way it happened.” When Peper directed Massie to pick up the cocaine at Nicholson’s, “right then and there, Denis Peper committed the crime of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. The agreement was complete and the crime was complete,” Alderman said. He acknowledged that Nicholson and Massie “got an incredible deal.” Nicholson was sentenced to 40 years in the penitentiary and then that prison term was suspended and 12 months in jail was substituted instead. “That probably offends you,” Alderman conceded to the jurors. “But both Massie and Nicholson had to tell all.” And because drug conspiracies aren’t carried out on the street corner in daylight with the dealers wearing neon signs, “there is no other way to find out what goes on . . . People have got to cooperate with the police, otherwise you just don’t find it out.” In their deliberations on the conspiracy charge, which carries a sentence of five to 40 years and a fine of up to $100,000, Alderman called on the jurors to be “the conscience of the community” by deciding “what message ought to go out to people like George Massie, Ronnie Nicholson and Denis Peper. . . the dopers, the people who mess with dope.” ‘Where’s the beef?’ Morchower focused his closing argument on the credibility of the prosecution’s star witnesses. Convicted felons Nicholson and Massie “had a chance to dovetail their testimony” in discussions together and with the prosecuting attorney, the defense counsel said. And their testimony is the entire basis for the case against Dr. Peper, he maintained. “People, when they get arrested, make things up to help themselves in bargaining with the police . . . The police, with all their resources, haven’t added a thing,” he said, questioning why law enforcement officials didn’t immediately go to Peper’s house and office instead of waiting until August and why no one had bothered to check the phone number of the “call Massie” memo recovered from Dr. Peper’s office. The dentist is not on trial for using cocaine, Morchower emphasized. “He’s a product of his generation, folks. A lot of us missed that... So he who casts stones should reflect.” Borrowing a line from Wendy’s hamburger commercials, Morchower demanded: “Where’s the beef in this case? There’s a lot of cocaine here, but where’s the beef?” “Where’s the beef? That’s where the beef is!” said Alderman, pointing to the two bags of cocaine sitting on the rail in front of the jury box, his voice rising for the first time in the two-day trial. “Conspiracy exists in the mind. It happens at night. It happens behind closed doors. It happens by scheme ... It took climbing the ladder to get to the top, to that man, Denis Peper,” the prosecutor concluded. But apparently Massie and Nicholson didn’t serve up enough “beef’ to convince the jurors; they deliberated only three hours before returning a verdict of not guilty on both charges. having trouble getting intravenous needles inserted correctly into the practice mannequin’s arm. So Chief Roach offered the use of his arm for the students to practice on, explaining that it more closely resembled a real patient. “He really puts himself into his work,” she said, laughing again. For all the praise lavished on him by others, Chief Roach quickly shifts the focus from himself to the volunteers with whom he works. Just after Christmas last year he was in command at the fire scene at the Washington House of Reproductions. Volunteers from a number of companies fought the blaze and saved much of the building. Chief Roach refused to take any of the credit, giving it instead to the' firefighters who had worked at his direction. “I have a lot of praise for the companies ... It was excellent the way they came together and worked. It would have been an easy fire to quit on.” As recently as Tuesday night, Chief Roach was in command again, this time at the scene of a reported chimney fire which, thankfully, turned out to be minor. He oversaw the cleaning out of the chimney obstruction, then instructed a younger volunteer on the proper way to brace a ladder: “Stand behind it and you’ll get more leverage. And hold onto the rails, not the steps. That way you don’t have to let go to keep the other man from stepping on your fingers.” He was there to grab the end of a ladder handed down from the roof. And when a photographer turned his camera toward the chief, he received a good-natured admonishment: “You’re not supposed to take pictures of me — take some of the other guys. They’re the ones doing the work.” Despite his protestations, there are plenty of people who will be happy to tell anyone who asks that Chief Roach is always around to pick up his share of the load — and then some. For that, reluctant though he may be to accept it, he has the respect and gratitude of the county’s residents, as well as those living elsewhere, who have been helped by his knowledge and selfless dedication. WfeHave It Made In Mrginia. Top ten (Continued from Page 1) share of the state’s education money, which is allocated on a perstudent basis. The final figures on the enrollment for the year will be available in March, which Dr. Gangel feels will confirm the upward trend. As a result of the indicated increase, the Board of Supervisors approved a supplemental appropriation for the high school expansion project in December, which puts the project within $12,000 of meeting its budget. 4. Reassessment: The talk of the county during the month of October was the new property assessments. Residents found the value of most properties increased anywhere from 10 to 50 percent, with a corresponding rise in taxes. Although the assessement board heard all landowners who asked for a hearing, according to several members of the board in most cases the assessments remained the same. Members of the board blamed the sharp rise on some properties on an under-assessment six years ago. 5. Subdivision ordinance: Not since the fight over the rewriting of “Old Blue,” the county’s 1973 zoning ordinance, have revisions of zoning law stirred so much controversy. The Planning Commission struggled with amendments to the ordinance for most of the year, attempting to strike a balance between those who wish to keep the county’s rural character and heritage and others who see a need to provide opportunities for young people to share the ownership of land in the county. Particularly difficult was the family transfer provision, under which families may divide property and deed it to other members of the family without complying with all the provisions of the ordinance which apply for other transfers. In the end, the supervisors adopted an ordinance which contained a clause that family subdivision followed by sale within a year constituted evidence of an attempt to circumvent the ordinance’s requirements. 6. New faces on the board: The Board of Supervisors underwent some changes this year. After the sudden death of Supervisor J. R. Latham last December, A1 Henry was appointed to fill the balance of the Jackson District representative’s term. Mr. Henry then announced in April that he would not stand for election to a full term in the fall. Meanwhile, Newbill Miller, who has served the county in a number of positions for the past two decades, also announced his intention to retire at the end of his term. mi “A NEW YEAR MESSAGE” We here at Family Worship Center want to extend an invitation to you to come and visit our Church and experience the life changing power of Jesus Christ. Many lives have been changed here in the last 3 years and we desire greatly to share this life changing message with you also because Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life. Love in Christ Pastor Bill Taylor Family Worship Center Mt. Salem Avenue, Washington, Va. Services: Sunday morning 10:30 Wednesday evening 7:00 Mr. Henry surprised the county a second time when he announced in September that he had changed his mind and intended to wage a writein campaign for the Jackson District seat. With four candidates in the race, the outcome became even more uncertain. It was a banner year for writeins, as Sharon Kilpatrick announced three weeks before the election that she was running for Nelson Lane’s seat in Stonewall-Hawthome District. When the votes were counted on Nov. 3, Col. Bingham handily defeated the other three candidates in Jackson District, capturing nearly 40 percent of the vote. Mr. Henry finished a distant fourth with only 68 of 433 votes. In Hampton District, poll-watchers and candidates waited until almost 1 a.m. to find that Mr. Massie defeated Mr. Bird by 12 votes. And Mrs. Kilpatrick tallied 171 votes to Mr. Lane’s 256 for the StonewallHawthome seat. 7. Tourism boom: 1987 saw several new bed and breakfasts opening in the county, as well as a surge in festivals sponsored by county organizations. For the first year, Sperryville celebrated a “Blue Ridge Christmas,” as well as its spring and Apple Harvest Celebrations. Washington’s Fourth of July event was as big an affair as ever, with thousands coming out to enjoy a traditional Independence Day in the country and fireworks on the lawn of Avon Hall. And, although bitter cold chilled the holiday spirit, once again there was a Colonial Christmas celebration in Washington. The county’s Board of Supervisors voiced its support for the tourism industry when it voted an appropriation to the Foothills Association, which is promoting the Blue Ridge counties as a year-round vacation spot. 8. Washington’s budget, lawsuits: In April, the Town Council enacted a 2V2 percent restaurant and lodging tax, with the proceeds to fund improvement projects for the town, principally its antiquated water system. Although hopes to begin the project by summer were dashed by engineering delays, the council has moved toward starting the rehabilitation in spring 1988. But the council ran into some roadblocks as well when the Architectural Review Board’s denial of a permit for a chainlink fence was igTHINKING OF BUILDING YOUR OWN HOUSE? YOURSELF? WE MAKE IT EAS Y! Solid Wall Buildings (703)364-2161 • A CUSTOM PRE-CUT KIT • PINE LOGS MILLED ON ALL FOUR SIDES HORIZONTALLY LOCKING TOGETHER TO form a Finished interior clapboard EXTERIOR SOLID WALL" A COMPLETE ENCLOSED SHELL $15,000 i UP. nored by the landowner. After a suit was filed Judge W. Shore Robertson ruled in favor of the town, and the fence came down. Meanwhile, the town was suedb by Dr. Werner Krebser, who wafl unhappy with the granting of a spejj cial use permit for a retail businesJ near the Rappahannock Medical Center, in which he has an interest. Dr. Krebser is asking that the permit be rescinded and that he be awarded damages. The case is still pending. 9. The weather: Always a topic of conversation in areas where livelihoods can be lost with one hailstorm, the weather once again proved infuriating in 1987. The year began with plenty — more than plenty — of snow, with three major snowstorms between January and March. Two of the storms, just one week apart, dumped more than two feet on Rappahannock. Spring’s rains added plenty of moisture to the total, but the summer brought nothing but hot sun and parching breezes. It was the reverse of 1986, when there was little rain through the spring and downpours all summer. The drought ended in spectacular fashion just after Labor Day, with the first day of school dismissed early when a downpour threatened to flood low-lying roads. Fall brought more rain, an early-season snow, and still more rain during December. When predictions for 1988 were sought, not a meteorologist could be found. 10. Game violators: Rappahannock made the national press when the Virginia Game Commission put on a sting operation last year using a stuffed deer named “Sucker.” More than 20 roadhunters were caught in the operation, which was captured on videotape by the enforcement division’s chief, Col. Gerald Simmons. Most pleaded guilty to the charges, and those who contested them found an unsympathetic ear in Judge Charles Foley, who levied stiff fines on the violators. -Sperryville Realty - SPERRYVILLE EMPORIUM (703) 987-8088-Office On Old Rag Mt. and Ragged Run, partially furnished 3 room cabin with fireplace well, 1 acre on state road. $39,000. On Rt. 211 in Sperryville 5 unit motel apartment complex, gift shop, fruit stand, restorable 2 story frame home, .95 acre, town sewer. $150,000. LISTINGS NEEDED James W. Leake ■ 987-8236 junan drown 967-8758 Carson Johnson 987-8720 Bud Corder 675-3291 josepnNorsone 987-8691 Barbara Sisk 987-9015 John Eubank 987-8146 Eileen M. 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