Rappahannock News, December 22, 1988

' i h 7 <3 1Z u ^ T At - )W Rappahannock County's Family Mewspaper Since 1874 VA £.'3'1v RAPPAHANNOCK HOUSEHOLDS 2,722 38th Year, No. 51 20 pages sJ^orcuLo. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1988 Washington, Virginia Pho?»4675-3349 Vtr 35 Cents Old Rag Bulletins jgMstmas holiday closings County offices will close at noon on Friday, Dec. 23 and will be closed on Monday, Dec. 26. The Rappahannock National Bank in Washington and the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Flint Hill ' will be closed on Monday, Dec. 26. The Rappahannock Library will close at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 23 and reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 27. Family Guidance Services of Rappahannock will be closed on Monday, Dec. 26. In case of emergency* clinic staff may be reached by calling 675-3329. Rappahannock County schools closed today. The county's Department of Social Services and the Health Department office will close at noon on Friday, Dec. 23 and will be closed on Monday, Dec. 26. Early newspaper deadlines 'Mf--'. TheRappahannockNews office will f closed on Monday, Dec. 26. Early rtising and editorial deadlines for the 's Dec. 29 issue are: Thursday, Dec. 8ft: noon for combo real estate advertising; noon Friday, Dec. 23 for all pother combo advertising; regular classified -and display advertising must be in the news office by noon Tuesday, Dec. 27. Noon - Tuesday is also the deadline for all editorial copy, including “Letters to the editor." Heart Assn, seeks leaders The Rappahannock unit of the : American Heart Association is still looking for a captain to head its fundraising effort in Stonewall-Hawthorne District. Interested residents of that district should call fundraising chairman Eino Siira (987-8385) for more information. ,J Schools closed for holiday < Rappahannock County's public schools dismissed on Thursday, Dec. 22 for the Christmas holiday. Classes will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 3. The high school basketball teams will not have a holiday, however. According to Coach Gary Leake, the Panthers have Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday off, but will return for practice on Monday. He plans two hours of practice each day next week, from 12:302:30 p.m. The Panthers resume their schedule with a road game against Central on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Recycling success continues *;.■ The county's fourth Community Recycling Day drew 84 households to the County park on Saturday, Dec. 17. According to litter coordinator Nina Stamer, the event was a success, although totals for goods collected were not available. Mrs. Stamer said that RALLY is in need of someone with a large pickup truck to transport plastics to Southern Scrap in Winchester. Piedmont Recycling is no longer collecting plastics, and if it is still to be recycled RALLY must find a volunteer willing to transport the material to Winchester, which is the closest alternative recycling company. Anyone interested in helping should call Mrs. Stamer (675- k . 3810). f ? :? Government - -v-tv, at a glance • Board of Zoning Appeals: Wednesday,;Dec. 28,9 a.m., courthouse. Regular monthly meeting. • Town bf Washington Planning Commission: Tuesday, Jan. 3,8 p.m., courthouse. Monthly meeting, note date change due to holidays. ^Weekend weather P According to the extended forecast frptn the National, Weather Service, there's little chance of a white Christmas this year. A chance of rain on Friday will be followed by clearing skies Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures, however, wi 11 be si i ghtly above normal, with daytime highs in the mid to upper 50s and nighttime lows above freezing. The little drummer boy . . . and friends Pholos courtesy ut I'hcresa Reynolds AT RAAC’S COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS celebration. Jonathan Heddleston (left) beat out a "rump a pum pum" as his lather Jon leads the group in Christmas carols. Later, Santa pays the group a visit. Supervisors endorse impact fees, conditional zoning in Rappahannock's first state legislative agenda By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahannock Newa Staff Writer At a work session Dec. 15, Rappahannock’s supervisors adopted their first “wish list” for legislation from Virginia’s General Assembly. With few changes, the agenda is essentially the package presented by County Administrator John McCarthy for the board’s consideration. And in another first, the board members indicated they may send Mr. McCarthy to Richmond for a few days to represent the county’s interests at the 1989 session, which begins in mid-January. First on Rappahannock’s agenda is enabling legislation which would extend the full proffer system of conditional zoning to all counties and allow local governments statewide to impose impact fees so that new development pays a fair share of the new services and facilities it demands. Generally, impact fees in other states which have similar systems run $900 to $3,000, figured per unit or on a square-footage basis, Mr. McCarthy reported. “Most people spend more on kitchen cabinets and everybody spends more on kitchen appliances,” he said, adding that the fees would not add significantly to the total cost of a new house. Impact fees represent a more clearly-defined relationship between cost to the developer and services or facilities provided by local government, the board decided. Full conditional zoning — whereby the developer “voluntarily” offers to build the roads, donate a school site, or provide a park to offset the service demands expected from his development — “is a corrupt sounding thing,” said Supervisor Nelson Lane. “You can extort yourself into abandoning your whole zoning ordinance. ” Mr. McCarthy and the other three board members at Thursday’s work session agreed. (Col. Ellis Bingham, the Jackson Di.,rict representative, did not attend.) “Impact fees are better," said Supervisor Charles Estes. “With impact fees, we get the cash we’d need to build a new school.” Under the proffer system, “you can almost be blackmailed into approving something,” the county adminis trator acknowledged, but he added that the same thing can happen with the limited conditional zoning powers now afforded Rappahannock. At least in the first case, the county would get some contribution from the developer toward providing an expanded public infrastructure, Mr. McCarthy noted. And with the General Assembly not expected to approve statewide impact fees this year, full conditional zoning powers (whereby local government may accept contributions for off-site improvements) might be the best that Rappahannock can get from the 1989 session, he said. “Impact fees are the ideal way to go, but I’d hate to lose this proffer thing,” said Chairman Hubert Gilkey. “It would be nice to have it. We don’t have to use it,” Supervisor Mike Massie pointed out. “Suppose you’re sitting on your front porch, and you see these bad-looking guys coming up the road toward you,” said Mr. McCarthy, offering another of his “home spun analogies” to explain why the board should endorse enabling legislation for expanded conditional zoning. “There’s an old shotgun sitting behind the door. It hasn’t been fired for five years, and you don’t know if it will kill you or somebody else, but you’re going to pull it out and show it to those bad-looking guys and then hope they’ll go somewhere else and you never have to try shooting that old gun.” The bojird was convinced, agreeing by consensus to add the full proffer system to their “wish list" but with the notation that impact fees is their growth management tool of choice. And that will come eventually, predicted Robert Dennis, Flint Hill resident and president of the Warrenton-based Piedmont Environmental Council. “Without any leadership — and certainly not from VACO where it should be coming from — a lot of the counties are pulling together” to convince the General Assembly that local governments need another revenue source besides real estate taxes, he reported. This pressure for enabling legislation is coming not only from urban counties that must improve transportation systems in order to open highways gridlocked by the traffic from burgeoning development, but also from urban counties that are seeking revenue to build new schools and other public facilities required by new subdivisions and a means to preserve rapidlv-disapjiearing open space, Mr. Dennis noted. Other legislation endorsed by the Rappahannock board includes: • authority for the county to require proof of adequate water supplies prior to issuance of a building permit. (This power was granted to Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and Clarke counties in the 10SJS session.) • adjustments to the composite index formula so that jurisdictions utilizing use value taxation will not be penalized in school funding. • new state funding to accompany new state mandates. • a requirement that the State Compensation Hoard provide localities with its approved budget for all constiSee AGENDA, p. 20 Council approves water loan, reclaims town hall project funding now underway By LOU HATTER Rappahannock News Staff Writer Although two former mayors were the only speakers at last week’s public hearing on the proposed $1.1 million renovation of Washington’s water system, their comments sparked a lively debate on the project’s merits. Water Authority head Brad Fisher offered an overview of the town system’s problems, which has led to notices of violations during the past several yearly inspections. Mr. Fisher said that new regulations being promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency will require the water’s pH to be raised from its present 5.5 to at least 8.0. He explained that pH is a measure of acid/base balance, with 0 extremely acidic and 14 the strongest base. A pH of 7 is neutral. The new standard will require potash, caustic soda or lime to be added to the water to raise its pH, Mr. Fisher said. He said that the system also needs a new chlorination system which can more precisely monitor the chlorine content. In the past, liquid chlorine was added through a metered feed pump. But, he said, that produced a concentration too high during periods of low use, and not enough chlorination when the use of the system was high. Now, that pump has broken and the system is being chlorinated by hand, he added. The Virginia Department of Health cited the system for a violation during its inspection in August, Mr. Fisher said. He said that he told the inspector that the pump had not been reSee WATER, p. 20 Rental contract beams Jan. I By LOU HATTER Rappahannock Newn Staff Writer After fire regulations forced the Washington Volunteer Fire Department’s Ladies' Auxiliary to move its thrift shop out of the Town Hall building, the building is finally cleaned up, Councilman Nan Thomasson reported to the council last week. The council purchased the thrift shop’s entire inventory for $1,000, and after sponsoring a “shop for free” day for the county’s needy, the rest of the clothing was sorted, boxed and donated to the homeless in Washington, D.C., and those areas along the Gulf Coast devastated by Hurricane Gilbert. Mrs. Thomasson reported that the chimneys have also been inspected and found to be in good condition. The furnace, she added, should be cleaned before use. The building was used for dancing during Washington’s Colonial Christmas celebration on Dec. X and 4. The council has negotiated a short term lease with the Golden Key iVrfor mance Company to lease the building for practices, workshops and performances. They will take over the building on Jan. 1. she said. The lease allows the company to sublet the building to other groups, subject to prior written approval from the council. According to the agreement, the town would split the rental fee with the Golden Key company, with the town’s share to be deducted from the Golden Key’s $250 per month rent for the building. Mrs. Thomasson added that the members of the group have requested that the See COUNCIL, p. 20

News of Record General District court The following cases were heard in Rappahannock County General District Court on Tuesday. Dec. 20: Patrick Sean Cosgrove, possession of marijuana, continued to Feb. 7. 1989. Tanya McKee, possession of marijuana. continued to Feb. 7. 1989. Yemell Robert Renzie. refusal, continued to Feb. 7, 1989. Jonathan Francis Wilson, possession of marijuana, continued to March, 1989. Ernest Lee Rooker, grand larceny, no prosecution: destroy private property. 40 hours community service. 30 days in jail suspended. $85 restitution. $35 cost. Robert Edward Pullen, grand larceny, no prosecution; destroy private property, 40 hours community service. 30 days in jail suspended, $85 restitution. $35 cost. Larry F. Mann, fail to appear, dismissed; obstruct justice. 30 days in jail suspended. $35 cost. Alexander Kuncewicz. brandishing a firearm, continued to Feb. 21, 1989. Louise Ashman Vandort. reckless driving (8255). continued to Feb. 14. 1989. Bernard Padien O'Meara, expired county sticker. $20/20. Guy Michael Rettig, drive suspended or revoked, continued to Jan. 17. 1989; 7255. $51 20. Debra Lynn Jones, reckless driving (86 55), continued to Feb. 14. 1989. Michael H. Smith, fail to appear, capias issued, continued to Jan. 10, 1989; drive suspended or revoked, capias issued, continued to Jan. 19, 1989. David Lee Jones, drive suspended or revoked, dismissed. Angela Gale Adkins, reckless driving (84 55). continued to March 31. 1989. Behzab T. Baghini. reckless driving (79 55). continued to Jan. 7. Ronald Woodley Ball. 70/55, reduced to defective equipment. $20 20. Mu Suns Bang, reckless driving (76 55), $100 25. Edith Carol Bervling, 70/55, $45 20; defective equipment. $20. John Keith Blomgren. 74/55, $57 20. Robert Dwayne Bower, driving under influence, ASAP, operators license suspended six months, 10 days in jail suspended, $200 20; 70/55, no prosecution. Gregory Duane Breeding, expired state inspection, $20 20. * Lewis Stephen Bruck, reckless driving (82 55). $100/25. Kevin Meredith Buckley, altered suspension, $25 20. William Luther Boshon, 70 55. $45 20. Darryl Dwayne Campbell. 73/55, $54 25. Patricia Ann Carter, 73 55. $54 20. John Stuart Cochran, no registration cards in possession. $15 20; reckless driving (84 55). reduced to 74 55. $84 20. Robert Noah Cook, drive suspended or revoked, no prosecution; reckless driving (76 55). $76 20. Patrick Sean Cosgrove, 67/55, continued to Feb. 7. 1989. Jeffrey David Cowles. 7255, $51/20. Kevin Robert Crable. drive suspended or revoked. 30 days in jail suspended. $100 20; operate uninsured vehicle, $100 20, $75 suspended; improper registration, $20 20, $20 suspended. Octavio Augusto Cresta-Cifuented. reckless driving. $105 20. Randy Brown Cullers, no operators license in possession, complied with law. Eric H. Daniels, no operators license in possession, complied with law. Stephen Ershine Darnell. 73 55, $64 20. Chandra Linnette Davis, reckless driving (77 55), continued to June 20, 1989. Carolyn Faye Dodson. 69/55, $4220. Mark Joseph Dougherty, 70'55. $45/25. Sheldon Franklin Eastharn. reckless driving (8255). $82 20; expired operators license. $20 suspended. Paul David Erb. 72 55. $5220. James Peter Esposito, 74/55, continued to Feb. 7. 1989. Steve Christopher Fales, 74 55. $57 20. Philip Bradley Farwell. 70 55, $45/20. Bruce Edward Fischer, drive suspended or revoked, $100 25; 68/55. $39 25. Gary Michael P'lint, no registration in possession, continued to Feb. 7, 1989; defective equipment, continued to Feb. 7, 1989; expired state inspection, continued to Feb. 7, 1989; 67 55, continued to Feb. 7. 1989. Jeffrey Layne Flint, 68 55, $39 25: defective equipment, $20 25. Glen Michael Ford, 69/55, reduced to 64 55, $27 20. .. George Terrance Foster, 67 55, I $36/20. AMENDMENTS TO RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1989, the Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County will hold a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. at the Courthouse in Washington, VA, to consider amendments to the Rappahannock County Zoning Ordinance. The following amendments will be considered: 1. Amend Section 3.3-1 (L) by adding "SE” in Column "CV”, “CG", and "HC”. 2. Amend Section 3.3-1 (M) by adding "SE" in Column "CV”, "CG" and “HC”. 3. Amend Section 3.3-8 (J) by deleting “SE” from Columns "C” and "A". THE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing to consider these proposed amendments, on Wednesday, December 21, 1988, at 7:30 p.m., at the Courthouse in Washington, VA. A!l interested persons are invited to attend either or both hearings or to address your comments to John W. McCarthy, Zoning Administrator, P.O. Box 222 Washington, VA. *^mihaniiu(k ;\ rms Yes! Please enter my new subscription to ftappabannocb i^etds --Sir Subscription rates by mail: Rappahannock & adjoining counties $14.00/yr. Elsewhere in the U.S.$18.C0/yr. Outside the U S..$18.00/yr. (plus postage billed quarterly) NAME: ADDRESS: CITY:_ .STATE: _ZIP: Mail subscriptions are payable in advance. Make check or money order payable to: Rappahannock New*, Washington, VA 22747. This form may also be used for CHANGE OF ADDRESS Old Address: New Address: Second class postage paid at the Post Office at Warrenton, VA The Rappahannock News is published every Thursday by Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel Communications, Inc. Postmaster.'please send 3579 to Box 631. Warrenton, VA 22186 0631 Sylvester James Gates, 7155, $48 20. Georgette Marie Getter, reckless driving, continued to Feb. 7, 1989. Julian S. Glascock, reckless driving (79 55), continued to Feb. 7, 1989 Jack L. Grisham, 74/55, $57/20. Andrew James Haley, reckless driving (85'55). reduced to 74/55, $95/20. Andrew James Haley, no operators license in possession, complied with law; no registration in possession, no prosecution. Jeffrey J. Hanna, reckless driving (76 55), continued to Feb. 7, 1989; no registration in possession, continued to Feb. 7,1989. Michael L. Hennessy, 74/55, $57 20. Robert Lee Huff, driving undei influence, ASAP, operators license suspended six month, 30 days in jai suspended, 40 hours community service, $200/20. David Colin Jones, 70/55, $45/20. Terrv Robin Jordan, 68/55 $39/25. Peter Karezmar, 68 55, $39/20. Thomas Wayne Kopcayk, 74/55 $57 20. Robert Matthew Kvler, 70/55 $45/20. Mohammad Reza Lofti, recklesi driving (77/55), continued Jan. 7 1989. Christopher Lloyd Matzke 68/55, $39/25. Malcolm Wavne McDanil, 68 55 $.39 25. Daranda K. Mclnnis, 6955 $42 20; use radar detector, $30. Paul Alexander McPherson 71 55, $48/25. Dale Minor, 72/55, $51/25. Henry Frank Muhlbauer, reck less driving (85 55), $85/20. Michael Scott ,Oster, 72/55 $51 25. Dennis James Quicker, 68/55 $39 20; use of radar detector, $30. Barrv Reginal Rateliffe, 72/55 $51/20. ' Marc Brooke Roberts, use of n dar detector, $110/20. Richard Adolfo Roman, reckles driving, continued to Feb. 7, 198! defective equipment, continued t Feb. 7, 1989. Timothy G. Ronan, reckless driving (82/55)' $100/25. Donald Leon Shipman, 71/55, $48 20; no registration in possession, complied with law. Alan Mitchell Shorofsky, 69/55, $42 20. Charles W. Slaughter Jr., expired state inspection, $20/25. Minzuk Song, 70 55, $45/25. Richard B. Stinnette, reckless driving (80/55), continued to Feb. 7, 1989. Mari Julia Stoddard, reckless driving (accident), reduced to improper control, $50/25. Vernon Lee Sutton, 68/55, $39/20; drive suspended or revoked, no prosecution. Billy Rav Templeton, 69/55, $4220. Soji Teramura, 71/55, $48/25. John Stephen Tkac, 74/55, $57/20. Eduardo Alberto Torre, reckless driving (77/55), reduced to 74/55, $5720. John Richard Turner, driving under influence, operators license suspended six months, $200/20. Paul Joseph Underwood, 72/55, $51/20. Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr., 68/55, $3925; no registration in possession, $20/25. Elizabeth Hawken Wheatley, 69/55, $42/20. Jonathan Francis Wilson, driving under influence, continued to March, 1989. Sze K. Wong, 72/55, $51/20. Lucian James Yates, 74/55, $57/25. Real estate transactions The following real estate transfers were recorded during the past ' week: Ethel G. Ramey to Charles Wil’ liam Racer and wife, 32.239 acres, Hawthorne District. Gift. ’ Charles William Racer and wife to Roy Atkins Sr., 32.239 acres, Hawthorne District. $70,000. Phyllis M. Pike to Walker H. Williams and wife, Blue Ridge ’ Mountain Estate, Lot 6, Block 10, Section E, Plat 5, Wakefield Dis’ trict. $1,450. Dean E. Cramer, Inc. to Dean E. ' Cramer and wife, Parcel A, 25 acres, Parcel B, 25.0345 acres, Wakefield District. s »; o Call 675-3349 to place your ad ICHimiNKHOLLoifr YULETIDE CHEER Our sincere wishes for a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a happy holiday season. ^ Joyce & Bill Duvall 703/987-8518 Sperryville Rappahannock National Bank “Your community bank” Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday evenings 5 - 7 Gay Street, Washington 703-675-3519 Notice of Public Auction of Real Estate to Pay Delinquent Property Taxes When: 10:00 A.M. Saturday, January 7,1989 Where: Courthouse Steps, Town of Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia Property to be Sold: Robert B. Mason property: Parcel B: 3.64 acres, Route 601, Peola Mills, Hawthorne Magisterial District, Rappahannock County, Virginia. Tax Map 54, parcel 10A. See Deed Book 124, page 494 for last deed in chain of title; Deed Book 101, page 399 for plat. Terms: 10% deposit (cash or certified funds) upon acceptance of winning bid. Close within 30 days. Purchaser to receive Special Warranty deed as provided by Section 58.1-3967. This sale is made pursuant to a Decree of Sale entered by the Circuit Court for Rappahannock County, Virginia in the cause of County of Rappahannock vs. Robert B. Mason, et als, Chancery No. 3424, wherein it was decreed the subject be sold to pay delinquent property taxes. Peter H. Luke County Attorney Rappahannock County, Virginia Auctioneer: Bill Payne Reg #000914 Joyride nets 17 charges An early morning ride through the Town of Washington may prove ; costly to 18-year-old Steve E. Bald- ] win of Route 1, Washington. He faces 13 misdemeanor charges of destruction of private property, two ; felony charges of destruction of < property belonging to a public utility, driving under the influence and failure to stop at the scene of an accident (hit and run). “In my 13 years in this business, I have never seen such a swath of destruction caused by one individual.” That was the reaction of one veteran of Rappahannock County law enforcement. Baldwin, who lives just outside Washington on Route 211 Business, is alleged to have taken a joyride in his 1977 Ford pickup in the early morning hours of Dec. 17. According to warrants filed against Baldwin by State Trooper C. A. Moore and Rappahannock County Sheriffs Department Lt. Jeff Brown, Baldwin and two juveniles drove through the area for several hours, using the truck to knock over road signs, mailboxes, private signs and gates, an electric fence and tearing out a wooden retaining wall. In the process they knocked over a telephone relay pedestal belonging to Central Telephone Co. (Centel) and broke the guy wire off a utility pole on Blue Ridge Avenue, which knocked out power to Potomac Edison customers in Harris Hollow'. According to the complaints, Baldwin was finally stopped and arrested after he sideswiped a 1987 Chevy pickup driven by Jerry Lee Thomas. Baldwin left the scene of that accident but was pursued and caught by Lt. Brown, the warrant alleges. Around the Town of Washington, according to the arrest warrants sworn against him by Trooper Moore, Baldwin destroyed twro stop signs, one route marker, one directional sign, one speed limit sign, one Washington corporate limits” sign ind one “Stop ahead” sign which beong to the Virginia Department of rransportation. He also, according to the com: jlaint, knocked over another historic listrict sign which is owned by the rown of Washington. At some time during the escasade, Baldwin took the truck dowm Route 622 into Harris Hollow. While :here, the complaints allege, the ^ruck was used to knock over eight mailboxes belonging to Charles Smoot, Diane Moore, Jack DeBergh, Teresa Layton, Earl Dodson, Virginia Fletcher, Richard Star and Henry Gorfein. Two other Harris Hollow property owners. Jack Reeder and Thomas Kidwell, had a total of five signs destroyed. Mr. Reeder also had a wire, across his private road broken, and Mr. Kid well’s railroad tie retaining wall was uprooted. Another Harris Hollow resident Harold Scoggins, had an electrfc fence around his pasture broken. Allegedly, after breaking through the fence, Baldwin drove the pickup through Mr. Scoggins’s field. , Baldwin was charged with the offenses after his arrest Saturday morning. Magistrate F ranees Eldred ordered him held on $10,000 bond on the 17 charges. He was released Sunday after his bond was met. Baldwin’s pickup truck was in)pounded by Trooper Moore after his arrest. The felony charges for destruction of property were placed because intentional destruction of property belonging to a public utility is a felony offense and because the amount of the damage in each case was more than $200. If Baldwin is convicted of the misdemeanor destruction of property charges, he could be sentenced to up to 12 months in jail and $ $1,000 fine on each of the 13 counts. Game checking stations The following stores in Rappahannock County are licensed by the 1 Virginia Game Commission as offi- 1 cial game checking stations: • F. T. Valley Grocery (formerly W & J Grocery): Route 231, Wilma Hemsley, 987-8361 < • Sperryville Exxon: intersection ! of routes 211 & 522, Sperryville, Charles Clinedinst, 987-8377 $200 Reward For information leading to the arrest of the persons responsible for the theft of and recovery of 800 bales of hay from the Flint Hill area. .Contact Capt. Ed Streapy, Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office, 703/675-3331. In Loving Memory of Golden Sealock at Christmas He left a beautiful memory. And sorrow too great to be told. But to us who love and lost him. His memory will never grow old. Sadly missed, Thelma and family • Baldwin’s Store: Route 211' business, Washington, Paul Baldvin, 675-11383 • Flint Hill Store: Route 522, “’lint Hill, Wilson Burke, 675-3593 ,r • Williams Grocery: Route 610^ Chester Gap, Roy Williams, 636!627 ; • Mayhugh’s Grocery: Route 211, Vmissville, 937-5586 • Ben Venue Market: intersection >f routes 211 & 729, Ben Venue, rtalph Peyton, 675-313i3 • Burke’s Grocery: Route 522, Woodville, Ritchie Burke, 987-8814; • Rappahannock County Sheriffs Department: Mt. Salem Ave.;, Washington. Weekends, holidays ind when other checking stations ire closed. 675-3331, 987-8787 For more information abodt game checking, hunting licenses or other game-related matters, contact Game Warden Jim Bankston (9375192). : Christmas L Trees Choose & Cut Pines & Spruce $3 to $4 per ft. Great Hickory Farm Open Weekends $ Directions: Rt. 211 east to 229, North, approx. 5 miles to Rt. 726 on left. J May the spirit of the Christmas season bring to you lasting happiness. Sperryville Corner Store Spenyvllle, Va. 987-8185

Partnership with utility company will bring another 16 computers to RCHS “Nationally, this is cutting edge material,” noted Superintendent David Gangel as he reported to the School Board Tuesday night on yet ' another partnership venture with Potomac Edison. The proposal, which was developed by Dr. Gangel, is for an information network Uniting the library, the computer lab, offices and classrooms at the high school. It will put clusters of computers in both the library and the lab and a computer in each of five classrooms, and connect the 16 to each other and to other computers already in the school. Using the latest compact disk (CD) hardware, students at the classroom computers will have access to data bases through the library and to new CD data bases on various subjects. In addition, they will be able to get such information as library circulation dates from a computer network throughout the School. They will also have access to kn electronic bulletin board via a network system and to desktop pub lishing resources. “This is a very innovative proposal,” said the superintendent, adding that neither Potomac Edison nor Apple knew of a similar application of computer technology being tried anywhere — not just in Virginia but in the country. In addition to the 16 new computers, Potomac Edison will supply a laser printer, a dot matrix printer and other equipment with a value Dr. Gangel estimated at $50,000. And the computer company is donating one of its Mac II file servers, an indication of the interest Apple has in this newT school use of its hardware. At Tuesday’s meeting, the superintendent gave a demonstration of how the system will work. To use the computerized encyclopedia, he simply typed in Rappahannock and the computer gave him six references, all relating to the river. At the touch of a key, he brought the page cited for each onto the screen. “Witjj this, there’ll be no more ‘Tea cher, I need to go to the library to get a book,’ ” noted School Board member Bryant Lee. For its share in the partnership, the school division will provide $13,780 in software, hardware and site alterations, $6,500 to come from the 1988-89 budget and the rest from next year’s appropriations. In addition, a test for ability to use a computer as a research tool will be developed. Beginning in 1989, students will be given a “pretest” in the spring and a “post-test” in the fall to measure their progress; mean annual scores will be compared from one year to the next. Teacher surveys will also be used to evaluate the program’s effectiveness in improving computer literacy. “I’m very excited about what’s going on at the high school,” said Dr. Gangel, getting nods of agreement from the School Board members. Plans specify the target population for the information access project as all of the high school’s 373 students. The new computers will go in Jon Heddleston’s English classroom, Jeanne Griffin’s social studies, Vickie Eastham’s mathematics and Theresa McGrady’s science, with the placement of a fifth to be announced later. Six more will go in the computer lab and five plus the Mac II file server in the library. The network will also include computers in the guidance and high school administration office and in the teachers’ workroom. Project director will be Dr. Gangel. Elizabeth Scott, RCHS media specialist will be the site coordinator, and others on the Partnership Committee include RCHS principal John Toth and teachers Helen LaCava, Brion Patterson and Jon Heddleston. Potomac Edison has already equipped a full computer lab at the elementary school. This most recent largesse from the Maryland-based utility brings the worth of computer hardware and software donations to Rappahannock schools to about $100,0000. Break-ins plague Huntly A series of daytime burglaries in the Huntly area has residents worried and the Sheriffs Department puzzled. Within the past three weeks five Homes have been entered, Sheriff John Henry Woodward reported. All have happened during the afternoon. In two cases, locked doors were forced open. In the other three homes, unlocked doors provided easy access and the burglar apparently just walked in, Sheriff Woodward said. According to the sheriff, “mostly small things” have been taken, although a .44 Magnum pistol was stolen from Howard Wimer’s house on Dec. 12. Mr. Wimer also reported a jar of pennies was taken. The rash of thefts began on Nov. 28, when Cecil Williams’s house on Route 522 was entered. Sheriff Woodward said that Mr. Williams first thought that his burglar alarm had malfunctioned, but then found an outside door open and several things moved around. Mr. Winner's house was t!he second residence hit, then two days later, on Dec. 14, Maury Nichols’s home was broken into and approximately $60 in change was taken. The next day, Dec. 15, Roger Welch’s house was also burglarized. Money is also believed to have been taken in that incident, Sheriff Woodward said. The latest incident happened Sunday, Dec. 18, when Donnie Welch’s house on Route 628 was entered. Mr. Welch reported between $300 and $400 missing. “Mainly, it seems to be money and small valuables the thief is after,” Sheriff Woodward said. Aside from the similarity of items taken and the fact that all of the break-ins apparently happened during the afternoon, Sheriff Woodward said his investigators have little to go on. “The places are neat as a pin,” he said, with no clues left behind. “Several of the owners were home for some time before they realized that the place had been entered and that anything was missing. We don’t have much to go on,” he admitted. As always, the sheriff continued, the community is one of the sheriffs department’s most valuable re sources. Sheriff Woodward requested that anyone with any information about the recent thefts, or any residents in that area who notice any suspicious activity, call the department’s dispatch office (6753331, 675-3332 or 987-8787). Only calls requiring immediate action should be routed to the department’s emergency number (987-8525), Sheriff Woodward noted. Last year, a similar rash of thefts of Christmas trees and other items was ended when a homeowner noticed a suspicious vehicle and telephoned the Sheriffs Department. When the truck was stopped it was found to be loaded with stolen trees. Further investigation uncovered evidence from the other thefts, and the two men involved have since been convicted of the crimes. Firm offers free services for a fee Bruce A. Hundley, Social Security manager in Culpeper, said people in the Rappahannock area have been receiving a direct mail solicitation asking that they pay $7 to join an organization that says it will provide many services related to Social Security. First, Mr. Hundley said, there is no need to pay any firm money to ob tain any of the services provided by Social Security. In return for the $7 payment, this firm offers to provide a statement of a person’s earnings covered by Social Security, a plastic Social Security card and a guide to Social Security, he said. Any person can obtain a statement of Social Security covered earnings without paying anybody, Mr. Hundley emphasized. All a person has to do is call any Social Security office and ask for a Request for Statement of Earnings form. After completing the form and mailing it, the person will receive the statement in a few weeks. “The firm can do no more,” he added. In addition, there is no need for a plastic Social Security card, he said. It is of no use for Social Security purposes. “The Social Security number card issued by the Social Security Administration is the only official card and should be used whenever a Social Security card is needed,” Mr. Hundley said. Free information about Social Security and free Social Security cards can be obtained at the Culpeper Social Security office. Arson suspected in fires Castleton area hit with brush fires; abandoned house is burned Dec. 18 snerm jonn nenry wood ward said on Monday he believes that an arsonist is loose in the Castleton area. He requested that anyone in that area who sees any suspicious actions, or has any knowledge about the series of brush and woods fires, to contact the Sheriffs Department. Since Sunday, Oct. 16, when two brush fires were reported within a half-hour in the Castleton area, Sheriff Woodward said there have been a total of nine suspicious fires set along the roadsides on routes 626, 616 and 618 in the Hope Hill area. On Sunday night, another suspicious blaze leveled an abandoned log house in the same area. Sheriff Woodward said that when firefighters reached the scene the structure was, “flat gone, burned to the ground.” The owner, Marvin Dodson, told Sheriff Woodward that he hadn’t been near it for a week. The abandoned house was being used as a barn and storage building for “collectibles’.’ he bought at sales, and there was no reason for anyone to be there. “Usually,” Sheriff Woodward said, “I wouldn’t call a fire suspicious until I had ruled out all other possibilities. This one I’m calling suspicious until I have reason to believe otherwise.” Seeking a pattern, Sheriff Woodward said that the fires have been reported on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday nights, with the exception of one Saturday night blaze. tie crecmea me area s residents with helping to limit the damage by quickly reporting the fires to the Sheriffs Department, which dispatches fire and rescue personnel. Firefighters have quickly put out the blazes, limiting them generally to much less than one acre, with little damage to the fields and woods. Sheriff Woodward called the burning of the vacant building an ominous development, since it might indicate that the arsonist is switching his targets from woods and fields to structures. “We are asking anybody who sees anything that looks suspicious, or who knows anything about this series of fires, to contact this office,” Sheriff Woodward said. Something as minor as the license number of a suspicious vehicle could be the break needed to arrest the arsonist and stop the fires, he emphasized. Callers with information of a nonemergency nature can reach the dispatch office at 987-8787, 675-3331 or 675-3332. Emergency calls should be routed to the department’s emergency number, 987-8525. Arson of a building is a Class 3 felony in Virginia, and carries a maximum penalty of five to 20 years in prison. Anyone convicted of intentionally setting brush fires faces a sentence of one to five years in prison, or 12 months in jail, and a fine of up to $1,000. The penalties would carry for each count, that is, for each fire the arsonist is convicted of setting. Holiday closings The following businesses and county offices will have special hours during the holiday season: The county offices will close at noon, Dec. 23 and 30 and will be closed Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. The Rappahannock National Bank in Washington and the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Flint Hill will be closed Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. The Rappahannock Social Services Department will close at noon Dec. 23 and 30 and will be closed Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. The Rappahannock Library will close at 1 p.m. on Dec. 23 and will reopen Dec. 27. They will be closed Dec. 31 and will reopen Jan. 3. Family Guidance Services of Rappahannock will be closed Dec. r 23, Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. In case of emergency, clinic staff may be reached by calling 675-3329. The Rappahannock Health Department will close at noon Dec. 23 and 30 and will be closed Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. The Rappahannock News will be closed Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. Early advertising and editorial deadlines for the Dec. 29 and Jan. 5 issue are: combo real estate advertising deadline is noon, Dec. 22 and 29; combo advertising is 3 p.m. Dec. 23 and 30. Rappahannock display and classified advertising deadlines are noon Dec. 27 and Jan. 3. Editorial copy deadline is noon Dec. 27 and Jan. 3. Have a Merry Christmas. r 1 WILSON’S ANTIQUES 'Juft. 25% OFF Christmas Items New Items: Lovely Silhouettes Old Horse Brasses wvr Open: Thursday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Rt. 522, Boston 703-987-9142 Season s best to each and every one. It is always a pleasure to serve you. Rappahannock Farmers Co-op Sperryville, Va. 987*8555 t Holiday Hours Closed December 26 Closed January 2nd. mu a WO/iO^O r Lots of goodies and joy be yours, valued friends. MOUNTAINSIDE MARKET Spirited, Natural \ £* Cjourmet ‘ Foods k Gay Street Washington, Virginia 703-675-3179 Open Mon.-Fri. 10-6; Sat. 11-5 Best of everything to you. HILLSDALE GROCERY Rt. 211 Near Massie's Corner 675 3115 .011< oliaery Q)pipil /4 time of giving and sharing. Thanks. T.G. Taylor Construction Sperryville, VA 703-987-8043 May your Christmas be bright with glad tidings and cheer. Pullen’s Electrical and Plumbing Washington, VA 703-675-3249 HAPPY HOLIDAY May all the joys of the Christmas holiday reach every heart and home. FLINT HILL STORE Jean & Wilson Burkel —v iL ' s Wishing you sheer joy and happiness all season through. We value your friendship. Sperry ville Antique Market and Sperry ville Storage Company

-ftappatjannocb iJetosAn Independent Newspaper Published Every Thursday Established 1877 ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL Publisher BARBARA C. BURKE General Manager LOU HATTER Managing Editor JOHN T. McEWAN President ANN BROWN, Account Executive To Subscribe Phone (703) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $14.00 a year in Rappahannock and adjoining countie* $18.00 a year eiaewhere in the United State* 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 2274 7 Telephone: 703-675-3338 HOURS: 8:30 a m to 5:30 p.m , Mon.-Fn. 9:00 a m to 12 noon. Sat. Published by Arundel Newspapers Member. Audit Bureau of Circulation THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22. 1988 For unto you. . . fjt nd it came to pass in those days that there went /A out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that ad the world should Be ta^ed. And ad went to Be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from (jalilee, out of the city of A[azareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called ‘Bethlehem, to Be taxed with Alary, his espoused wife, Being great with child. And so it was that while they were there the days were accomplished that she would Be delivered, and she Brought forth her first-Bom son, wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, Because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over theirflocfBy night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them and the Qlory of the Lord shone round them, and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, “Jear not, for, Behold, I Bring you good tidings ofgreat joy, which shall Be to all people. “Jot unto you is bom this day in the city of ‘David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. “Sind this shad he a sign unto you, Je shadfind the babe ivrapped in swadcding clothes, lying in a manger. ” Sind suddenly there was zvith the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising Qod, and saying, “(jlory to Cfod in the highest, and on earth peace, good ivid toward men." And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now into ‘Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known to us. ” And they came with haste, and found Alary and Joseph and the Babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it they made Iqwivn abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them By the shepherds. But Alary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising Cjod for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. — Gospel according to St. Luke Commentary Rappahannock News photo/Cindy Mahan Rappahannock Heritage A RAPPAHANNOCK TRADITION is the living Nativity, which is staged each Christmas season in Washington. Letters to the editor Community cheer To the editor: ° . . .And to all the residents of Rappahannock County. In my ten years as a Rappahannock resident, I find it refreshing that the residents of our community are participating with such enthusiasm this Christmas. Take a ride down your road and look at all the Christmas lights, scenes and cheer. Thanks, Rappahannock for a Merry Christmas for all. And to all you Scrooges: Merry Christmas to you, too. KATHLEEN L. KNIGHTING Castleton Merry Christmas to all 1 o the editor We would like to wish all the residents of Old Hollow, Sperryville and Rappahannock County a Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year. We will never forget your assistance and many kindnesses. With love always, * CHERYL HART and : CHARLES LEAF III Trumbull, Conn. An animal lover's Christmas wish Dear Friends of Animals: We had hoped, this Christmas, to bring animal lovers a happy and optimistic report on the Shirley Minton Cageless Cat Shelter at Route 5, Box 300, Abingdon, Va., 24210. However, it is with sadness that we inform you that, at this writing, Mrs. Minton has been fighting for her life in the Bristol Memorial Hospital, Bristol, Tenn. Shirley was doing well with her artificial heart valve. She underwent eye surgery in October and suffered complications. On Nov. 23 she became seriously ill. Mrs. Minton lapsed into a coma from blood clots on the brain and underwent emergency brain surgery on Dec. 2. More extensive lung and brain surgery may follow. There are over 200 cats and kittens now at the no-kill shelter. Dan is trying to care for the animals and be at the hospital with his wife, leaving him no time to go to work. The BESTWISHES THIS CHRISMS As the season of joy and cheer arrives, we extend warm wishes to enfold within your heart and home. merry Christmas From The Staff of The Rappahannock News Arthur W. Arundel, Publisher John T. McEwan, President Peter W. Arundel. Ann Brown Barbara C. Burke Tammy Dwyer Lou Hatter Daphne Hutchinson Cindy Mahan Cathy D. Pullen Patricia Raynor John T. Toler Our Correspondents and Production Staff t unfunded shelter, in operation for 71/2 years, houses stray, mutilated and handicapped felines. Mrs. Minton once told us, “Unless you’ve been hungry, cold, alone, afraid, handicapped and homeless, you can’t truly understand how I feel about all the helpless cats that have no other place to go.” Because Santa found the cat shelter last Christmas, the Mintons had their happiest few months ever. They didn’t have to spend every waking moment wondering how they were going to feed the cats and keep the shelter operating. If Shir ley could know about this letter, she would want us to thank all who had a part in helping give them and the animals those few precious months. If Shirley survives, she will surely tell us that whatever happened to her didn’t hurt as much as watching Frankie die after losing his leg in a trap. She will tell us that her physical pain didn’t equal what she felt when she pulled five unweaned kittens out of a folded grocery bag when the temperature was exactly 100 degrees. Mrs. Minton will talk about brain-damaged Jay Jay, and rejoice that she refused to have him destroyed. His courage and love for life will inspire her to battle for her own recovery. She doesn’t yet know that, during the night of her brain surgery, someone dumped four tiny kittens at her front gate. When Dan found them, three had already frozen to death. At the age of 50, it appears that our beloved “cat lady” may have nothing left to give. We suppose it’s not for us to understand or question why so many tragic things continue happening to such unselfish and caring people. The humbleness of the cats and kittens at the shelter is matched only by the humility of the Mintons. JEAN S. CAMPBELL Abingdon ; The true spirit of the holidays i o me editor: During the holiday season I’m always pleased to see a surge of newspaper and TV reports about the 440,000 community volunteers who serve through our ACTION programs. It is well-earned and welltimed recognition. America’s volunteers truly embody the season’s spirit of giving and caring. But this is also a good time to recognize that volunteer efforts are not mere “feel-good” stories to warm our hearts during the holidays. Volunteer achievement is vital to our nation’s future. Without community action by involved citizens, we stand little chance of conquering the great challenges of drug abuse, illiteracy, homelessness, hunger, and undereducation among our “at-risk” youngsters. The tragedy of drug abuse gets headlines, but volunteers who effectively fight drugs gain too little notice, and the public too rarely learns about programs that work and could be replicated in their communities with private incentive and support. Eight years ago, President Reagan challenged Americans to mobilize and form partnerships to help each other. The people responded, and volunteering has reached record heights, with 45 percent of all adults — 80 million citizens — now active as volunteers. As the President has said, we have brought back “the recognition that voluntary action, pri vale initiative, once enjoyed, btill, this major accomplishment of the Reagan administration is one of its least recognized. In celebrating the holidays let us renew our personal commitment to volunteers by asking ourselves what we can do — through our businesses and churches, through our schools and civic groups, and as actively involved citizens — to boost the activities of local volunteer organizations and help them find new partners so that they may expand and grow. In this way we will keep the holiday r spirit alive throughout the new year. The cynics say that our spirit will not last — that our country is doomed to create a “permanent underclass” that threatens our free society. The cynics are dead wrong. ; The people that thrive on the drug trade are betting that our volunteer ; spirit is a flash in the pan. It’s a bad bet. The war on drugs will be won by men and women who care enough to : pitch in — to find out how they can ; nourish volunteer initiatives in their i communities. There are few better I ways to fill our holidays with lasting and meaningful joy. DONNA M. ALVARADO j Washington, D.C. | Letters to the Editor The Rappahannock Neivs is your newspaper. We encourage our readers to express their feelings on matters of public concern. Letters^ should be concise and not exceed 250 words. Letters that are too long may be edited due to space limitations. Whenever possible, letters should be typed and double-spaced. To be considered for publication, they must bear the writer’s signature, address and daytime tele V phone number. Letters, which in the opinion of the editor, are libelous or in poor taste will not be published. Topics addressed should be of general interest to the community. Letters must reach the editor by 5 p.m. Monday to be considered for publication that week. Letters may be mailed to the Rappahannock News, P.O. Box 59, Washington, Va. 22747, or delivered to the news office on Main Street, Washington.

Op-Ed A wartime Christmas carol By ROBERT W. EASTHAM Rappahannock News Contributing Writer During the years I served as a naval aviator, four Christmas Days came and went between 1942 and 1945. Each was memorable but that of 1943 remains etched in my memory more indelibly than any of the others — even Christmas 1944, spent under combat conditions in the western Pacific, far from home and “peace on earth.” In October 1943 I received orders to join Navy Carrier Fighter Squadron 3, an outfit with an enviable tradition in the earlier months of World War II and with such outstanding pilots as Thatch, Flatley and O’Hare on its roll of honor. Among the other new ensigns also reporting aboard that day was Ensign Steven E. Spurlin, a young, redheaded pilot from the Texas Panhandle. Two months later, on December 20, “Red” Spurlin was killed instantly in an accident while we were practicing repeated “night bounce” takeoffs and landings in our new Grumman Hellcat fighter planes. What happened exactly will never be known; his engine could have cut out on him or he could have misjudged his altitude in the dark. In wartime, investigations into such mishaps are short and sweet. soon alter mis saa event, i was cauea into the office of the Squadron C.O. He told me that I was assigned to escort young Spurlin’s body back for burial in his little home town in Texas. I was taken aback by this most unwelcome and unexpected development because I knew that there was another ensign in our Air Group 3 from the same Texas town and I assumed that this young man would be designated naval escort for his friend Spurlin. The commander mentioned him but said that he was, “too broken up over his friend’s death to carry out such duties.” (More explanation about this came later.) Exactly how and why I drew this lugubrious duty remains unknown to me to this day. For one thing, I barely knew Spurlin personally and we had not been thrown together much since we joined the squadron shortly before. Perhaps it was felt that my soft and slow Virginia drawl might be more appropriate for expressing the Navy’s sympathy to the grieving Texas family. It was true that I was the same age and rank as the deceased, but so were a number of other pilots in VF-3. Maybe the C.O. just “let his fingers do the shopping” down the muster roll. Commander Schrader, who was an Annapolis graduate, briefed me on the formalities of my forthcoming duties, my routing with the casket on the trains (“Be sure you don’t get separated from it when you change trains in Denver”), instructions on such details as how one folds the flag from the casket before presenting it to the pilot’s mother and, finally, told me that my orders were to stay with the family as long as they required •ne, that I was to be “at their disposal.” I left Seattle with the body of this young flyer back in the baggage car — at rest and at peace. Up front, with me, there was no peace; just exasperation enough to nourish mutiny! I began to feel very sorry for myself, as I remembered the big squadron Christmas party i r soon to commence with girls invited from all over the Seattle area and I thought, “What a hell of a Christmas duty! What a hell of a Christmas!” I became mad at Spurlin’s friend “for being so chicken.” I even got mad at Spurlin himself, momentarily, for being so inconsiderate as to crash his plane practically on Christmas Eve! But I fought with myself in vain. Maybe there is a Christmas Spirit —for something seemed gradually to calm my rebellious spirit as we click-clocked southward over the rails. Some spirit out of the blue seemed to take “Red” Spurlin’s side — and take it quite well. Before long I was admitting that this spirit, “the other fellow,” did have a point here and there. I had to concede that this was going to be a terrible Christmas for the Spurlin family down in Texas. This was a fatal concession on my part and a firm foothold, never to be given up, was established by “the other fellow.” I could feel that he was grinning as he pressed his advantage (can God grin? maybe so). When the walls of my resistance crumbled, they came down with a crash, giving light to some new conclusions and setting me a different course to steer. But the mental turmoil taking place at my seat must have involved some momentary physical slips which became audible and visible for occasionally, as the walls tottered, the head of a fellow passenger would turn in my direction and stare at me, quizzically. I had decided: that I had been as fortunate, so far, as any 22-year-old alive; that I was old enough to grow up and stop thinking of Christmas only as a time to get and receive; that I was rushing as fast as the train could carry me toward a family who needed me and the best I had in me; that sometimes God and the U.S. Navy knew better than I and that maybe this was one of those occasions; that it was time to trust them both and to submit to what they were trying to teach me. And submit I did, if not with complete cheerfulness then, at least, as in duty bound. Having so firmly and piously resolved that Christmas is not a time to be selfish, I was still lost in thought and I almost lost the casket in Denver when we changed trains (about which I had been specifically warned). But, finally, just after sunrise on this cold Christmas morning, our train pulled into the barren-looking little town. The only things moving at that hour were the restless tumble weeds, rolling forever, it seemed, across the plains in the cold wind. As the train slowed to a stop, I was faced with a sad and dismal sight on the platform: lined up in front of the little green railway station was Spurlin’s family — father, mother, kid sister and an aunt. An ancient station attendant was rolling a Railway Express wagon down the length of the train to its baggage car. Bracing myself in my dress blue uniform, I stepped down, kissed each of the females in turn and shook hands with Mr. Spurlin. Introducing myself, I explained that I was the naval escort of their son Steven and expressed as well as I could the U.S. Navy’s sympathy and regret. I had expected some bitterness from the parents toward the Navy and toward me as its personification at hand. But from that moment on, you would have thought that I was the Spurlins’ son myself and that they were more concerned to ease my problems on this assignment than I was to ease theirs. Of course, I was to stay with them. After all of the mental turmoil coming down, these wonderful people soon made me feel as though I had known them all of my life and proved to me and all around them that they understood the true and inner meaning of Christmas itself — and how to cope with it under stress, with grace. Soon after we got “home” and the family had informed me of the funeral arrangements for the next day, Mr. Spurlin invited me to take a walk with him, explaining when we were outside that he knew it would be uncomfortable for me to stay around the bereaved ladies all day. (For my part, I was beginning to compare their dignified composure favorably with the calm conduct of the mothers and wives of ancient Sparta, of whom I had read, when their fallen sons and husbands were brought home on their shields). We walked to Mr. Spurlin’s barber shop, where he operated three chairs, entered, and sat side by side in two of them. All the while, the father was filling me in on the short and happy life of his only son, for I had told him right off that his son and I had been fellow officers in the same squadron but had not had the opportunity of becoming close personal friends before his death. I also explained that his son’s friend from the same town, another fellow officer, had been too broken up over the boy’s death to escort him home; the father nodded understanding^, adding that the two had been close chums from childhood. After sharing some more nostalgic memories of young Spurlin with me and, with his voice close to breaking, the father got around to that something which I had begun to feel in my bones was hovering at the edge of our conversation: “Mr. Eastham, do you believe that the Navy had trained my boy right before he crashed?” (He and his wife had been told, generally, how young Spurlin had died). A full account of the intensive training Ensign Spurlin and I had received, from Pre-flight School onward, was my answer. (By now I had gotten a rather full account of young Spurlin’s past and was seeing him now as a truly outstanding young fellow, the local hero in basketball and sports, his parents’ pride and joy, a dutiful and conscientious son. He was the sort of son who would have kept in close touch with his parents and kept them informed of each step of See EASTHAM, p. 16 ^oly Niylit May faith and peace fill your hearts this holiday. OLD HOLLOW GROCERY John, Cookie and Family It’s holiday trimming time and we wish you the merriest. JOHN’S ISSpI" Polly, Tammy, & John 703-987-8146 *4*4*4*4*4*4*4*4 May the joy of the holidays live in your home at Christmas bringing you true contentment. Thanks for your patronage' BURKE’S STORE Woodville, Virginia Winnie, Philip, Mabel, Molly, Kim & Richie UoliMlM** • \4o\r oirprV mniTlP May every moment of your Holiday be filled with joy. Thank you for making this a successful year! CASTLETON (703) 937-4111 Ray T. Cannon (703) 937-4900 James M. Cannon (703) 937-4700 Christmas Buffet December 25th 12-3 Turkey & Dressing Roast Beef Baked Ham Baked Fish Corn Pudding Vegetable & Yams Beverage Soup & Salad Bar Deserts Rolls & Butter All You Care To Eat $1195 Children Under 12 • $6.95 ABERDEEN BARN For Reservations Call 825-1037 Located in the Holiday Inn Rt. 29 South • Culpeper inursaay, uccemDerzz, ivss --s Out of the attic Ante-Bellum Christmas A Christmas mom slowly up the Last is Creeping I wake — ok, me! fww nicely I’ve 6een steeping And lazily l turn aruf strive to wrap My senses in a fast sweet morning nap But (ike the oftime quoted mice and men I find I ’(l have to (ay my ptans again. For from the room o’erhead breaks on my ear Sucft chattering and (aughter sweet and clear Like warbhng of summer birds at dawn, a fluttering welcome of the coming mom Then pit-a-pat upon tfie nursery floor The helter-skelter downstairs to my door Little white feet are hurrying. Five (ittle stockings hung overnight Five sweet, shrill voices, eager with delight Make aXT tfie air with merry (aughter ring At each discovery of some goody thing. On the wide hearth, blazing is the Christmas (og, On tfie sideboard, foaming, is the rich eggnog. . In the crowded pantry Mother's set away The richest frosted pCum cake to be cut today And the great gobbler, monarch of the year Through murder ' fowl’ ’ helps on our merry cfieer. Hark! from the parlor, clear and sweet The music of the fiddle, happy feet Chase tfirougfi old measures Winged time. Nor’ weary till tfie midnight chime. And so we farewell Christmas and Christmas cheer And set our fiearts upon tfie coming Tear. Editor's note: The following poem, “Ante-Bellum Christmas," was written by Lucy Ellen Buckner in 1870. Mrs. Buckner, who lived at Barlow, in the F.T. Valley, was the grandmother of Mrs. Martha “Mattie” Ball Fletcher, who celebrated her 100th birthday last month. Mrs. Fletcher graciously granted permission to reprint her grandmother's ode to Christmases past. V Wigington gets medal Sgt. 1st Class Thomas S. Wigington Jr., son of Thomas S. and Edith G. Wigington of Sperryville, has been decorated with the Army ' Achievement Medal at Fort Stewart, Ga. r The Achievement Medal is awarded to soldiers for meritorious service, acts of courage or other accomplishments. Sgt. Wigipgton is a communications chief with the 64th Armor. 1 Merry Christmas from Laurel Mills Store "God's blessing on you all through the holiday season and throughout the New Year." Rt. 618, Castleton 703-937-3015 JOl] TO JILL Wishing you a bright and happy Holiday Season. We’ve enjoyed serving you and look forward to seeing you soon. We Thank You For Your Kindness and Support Throughout The Year And Wish One and All Happy Christmas and a Wonderful New Year! 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Washington Baptist Pastor: Rev. Larry C. Hovis Sunday: Worship Service 10 a.m. Mt. Lebanon Baptist Pastor: Rev. Dan Gregg Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study 7 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. Amissville United Methodist Pastor: Rev. Steven D. Parker Phone: 937-4397 Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Monday: Jr. Choir Practice 7 p.m. Adult Choir Practice 7:30 p.m. Tuesday: T.O.P.S. Meeting 10 a.m. Cub Scouts 7 p.m. Reynolds Memorial Baptist Pastor: Tom VonFange Sunday: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Rector: Rev. Jennings Hobson III Thursday: Choir practice 7:30 p.m. AA 8:30 p.m. Saturday: Fellowship 10 p.m. Holy Eucharist 11 p.m. Sunday: Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 9:30 a.m. First Baptist Pastor: Dr. Wendell Grant Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Five Forks Regular Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 10 a. m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer Meeting and Bible Study 7:00 p. m. St. Peter's Catholic Mission Rev. Albert Verbeke, Chaplain Phone: 675-3432 Masses: On Sundays at 9 and 11 a.m. On Weekdays (Mon.-Sat.) at 8:30 a.m. On Holy Days at 7:30 p.m. Forest Grove Baptist Pastor: Rev. Sidney Rodriguez Sunday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Woodville Baptist Pastor: Rev. L. Starke Jones Sunday: Wednesday: Sunday: Wednesday: Saturday: Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. Gid Brown Bible Washington Pastor: John K. Burke Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Youth & Evening Service 6 p.m. Prayer Service 7:30 p.m." Men’s Prayer Service 6 p.m. Flint Hill Pentecostal Pastor: Rev. Benny Duncan Sunday: Worship Service 7 p.m. Wednesday: Worship Service 7 p.m. Family Worship Center Pastor: Rev. William “Bill” Taylor Sunday: Intercessory Prayer 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: Intercessory Prayer 6:30 p.m. Service 7 p.m. Thursday: Aerobics. All welcome. No charge. 6:30 p.m. Youth Night. Ages 13 to 19, 6 p.m. Nursery at all servies. - Sperryville Assembly of God Pastor: Rev. Ray Campbell Sr. Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a. m. Youth People 6 to 7 p.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 7 p.m. Saturday: Prayer Meeting 6 p.m. Promise Land Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Worship Service 11 a. m. Macedonia Baptist Sunday: Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. mmffl ) FRANK RAYNOR and JOYCE MENEFEE Miss Menefee engaged to Frank W. Ravnor Mr. Roger Menefee of Washington and Ms. Nancy Menefee of Strasburg are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Joyce Ann Menefee of Washington to Frank Wayne Raynor of Amissville. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Raynor of Amissville. Mr. Raynor and Miss Menefee are 1986 graduates of Rappahannock / County High School. Miss Menefee is employed as an administrative assistant at Culpeper Farmer’s Cooperative. Mr. Raynor is an electrician with the David Wolfford Company in Amissville. No date has been set for the wedding. Winter recreation Gazette coming The winter issue of the Fauquier County Parks and Recreation Gazette will be inserted into the Thursday, Dec. 29 issue of the Fauquier Democrat. Watch for this exciting issue which contains a variety of fun as well as educational activities, a spokesman for the department said. Some of the activities include a kite festival, drug awareness program, Youth Government days, ;> fish tale contest and a winter eami val. Trips to see the Washington Capitals play the Los Angeles Kings, Ice Capades and a production of “Mame” will be highlighted. This issue also discloses a special activity that all of Fauquier has been waiting for! You won’t want to miss it, the spokesman said. Gazettes will also be available at the Fauquier County Public Library, the public schools, C.M. Crockett Park, Parks and Recreation office (62 Culpeper Street), and at many businesses throughout the county. Call 675-3338 to subscribe Christmas programs St. Peter’s Catholic Mission The following services will be held at St. Peter’s Catholic Mission during the holiday season: Saturday, Dec. 24: Christmas Eve. Christmas program starts at 7:30 p.m.; Mass at 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25: Feast of Christmas. Masses as on Sundays (at 9 and 11 a.m.). Sunday, Jan. 1: New Year. Masses as on Sundays (at 9 and 11 a.m.). (Note: No Mass on New Year’s Eve). Rev. Albert Verbeke is chaplain at St. Peter’s Catholic Mission. Amissville Methodist An open communion service will be held at the church on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24from 6to9p.m. All are welcome. Sperryville Methodist The Sperryville United Method- ^ ist Church will have a candlelight communion on Saturday, Dec. 24 at 8 p.m. The public is invited. There will be no services on Christmas Day. Candlelight service at Macedonia There will be a candelight service Christmas morning at 6 p.m. at the Macedonia Baptist Church in Flint Hill. Rev. James A. Price is pastor. | ■I Nazarath Baptist j There will be a Christmas servce on Dec. 25 at the Nazarath Baptist Church in Boston from 11 a. m. to 12 noon. Everyone is welcome. Rev^ Howard Frye is pastor. Trinity Episcopal Trinity Episcopal Church will hold its Christmas Eve Service on, Saturday, Dec. 24 at 10 p.m. This service will be proceeded by a musical propram and a fellowship hour. Woodville area news On Saturday Frank Cline and Walter Stone of Fredericksburg were luncheon guests of Emory and Frances Conners. Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Vest and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wharton attended the Farm Bureau Christmas party at The Mimslyn Inn in Luray on Friday night. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wharton were Tom and Tracy Guidice of Flint Hill, Ann Howard and Michael Howard of Jeffersonston, Jake and Nancy Robinson of Culpeper and Joe Beard of Culpeper. Todd and Kim Vest and Charles and Pat Wharton have moved into their new homes at Butler Barn. The members of Woodville Baptist Church and friends had their Christmas dinner at the home of Mrs. Lawton Blankenbaker in Haywood on Sunday evening. A good group attended. On Sunday Daniel Jacobs of Reva, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Laffoon and Miss Vivian Allison of Culpeper were Sunday dinner guests of Rev. and Mrs. L. Starke Jones. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie St JUNE CLARK IPW<S74K7 Haw kins of Manassas w ere guests of his father Otis Hawkins and sister Mrs. Claudia Jenkins. On Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wharton of Culpeper and Mrs. Claudia Jenkins were shoppers in Front Royal. Merry Christmas to everyone. Nichols have son Andy and Dori Nichols of Frederick, Md. are proud to announce the birth of their son, Paul Andrew III on November 18. He weighed seven '■ pounds, one ounce and was 21 inches I long. j Orandparepts are*MLr. and Mrs. Paul A. Nichols Sr. of FBftt Hill and t ( Mr. and Mrs. S. Christian Brown of ‘ Richmond. 1 Spiritual Treasures Biolcs * Books * Tapes * Games * Jewelry * Choir Robes * Uniforms * Imprinting Open Mon.-Thur 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p m.. Fn. 10am -6p m , Sat 10am -5p.m. 129 East Davis St Lerner Store Bldg , Culpeper. Va RAYMOND B. KNEPP, R.Ph. 119 Water Street Front Royal. VA 22630 CHERRY STREET BUILDING SUPPLY CORP. See Us For All Your Building Supply Needs" 1418 Orange Road Culpeper 703-825-0397 GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY OF CULPEPER, INC. 767 Madison Road - South 703-825-0205 FRONT ROYAL MOTORS, INC. Sales Service Your FnenOly Ford Dealer 703-6362901 RIDGEVIEW MOTORS, INC. buy - sell - trade 309 N. Main Street Culpeper, Va. 22701 UD 310 "The used car dealership you can depend on'' 703/825-2060 DICK C. WEAVES k SOI 515 N. Main St 703/825-4711 Culpeper, Va. COUNTRYSIDE FLOOR FASHIONS Cupsl-Ohentals-Shset Vinyls- ns Rsuphobtsry-Slip ComsDrapes- Wall Covenngs 347-0400 - Amissville, Va. Panorama Video Rentals 0M» HlM Mt, SpanyvMt Napalfca.'fiLSpatelpa UtlaLlSpatelpa 987-3197 BEN VENUE MARKET 675-3133 A RECTOR’S STORE 937-4954 Qrocarias. Gas A Oil MOUNTAINSIDE MARKET „ Gay Street. Washington. Va Spirited, natural 8i gourmet foods . Rae Haase 703/675-3179 North American Equipment Co. Leadership You Can Count On 7S0 Gersuaaa Hwyn Culpeper, Va. 1-800-223-2719 Family Worship Center Pastor Bill Taylor invites the community to join his congregation in worship each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The church also holds a worship service on Wednesday evenings, and Youth Night on Thursdays at 6 p.m. The church is located on Mt. Salem Ave. in Washington. John's Barber Shop Flint Hill, Mon., 1 p.m.-7p.m. Spenyville, Tues., Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri. 830 am.-7 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Wed. 703/987-8146 Sperryville Emporium "The Shop that has EVERYTHING” Rts. 211 & 522 703-987-8235 Sperryville, Va. flutters cum IMP “Where Quality Comes First” Carpet - Vinyl - Hardwood - Title Rt. 29 North Culpeper, Virginia 703/825-0423 4CONVALESS The Plains Pharmacy Home Health Equipment The Plains, VA. 22171 (703)253-5275 (800)237 5717 (Va Only) ROYAL PALACE CLEANERS & LAUNDRY East 5th Si £ Warren Ave Bullock s Quality Cleaners & Laundry 19 E Jackson. St Front Roval COMMONWEALTH,**^ CORPORATION Lumber 8, Building Supplies' 424 Manassas St.. Front Roy a 703-635-2176 Rappahannock Auto Parts General Repairs-Tune Ups-Auto Parts Open 7 days a week 8 a m. to 6 p.m. Rt. 211 West Sperryville 703/987-8205 Jesse M. Carpenter THS PAINT BUCKET Quality Paints 8 Wallcoverings N. 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LANDERN LUTTRELL and daughter JAMESLEY DENNIS Mr. Luttrell and friends celebrate 96th birthday By CATHY SMITH Amissville Correspondent A big happy birthday wish to Mr. Landem Harl Luttrell who celebrated his 96th birthday on Sunday, December 18. He is a lifetime deacon and oldest member of Amissville Baptist Church. He and his wife Etta Jeffries Luttrell (deceased) gave the land on which the church parsonage is built. As active members of the Amissville community, they will always be remembered for their gifts of food, money and help to their friends and neighbors in time of need. Mr. Luttrell remained an active, working member of Amissville Baptist until 1983, when it became difficult for him to travel because of his health. He makes his home with his daughter, Jamesley Dennis and her husband Gilbert Dennis in Amissville. Mr. Luttrell also has a’ son Burrell. His grandchildren include Landra Dennis Grizzle, Lisa Kirkpatrick, Judy Brewer and David Edmond Luttrell. Eddie and Kelly Grizzle, Jo Ann Baird and Kyle Kirkpatrick are great-grandchildren, while Joshua Baird is a greatgreat-grandson. Mr. Luttrell enjoys the greatest respect from members of his church and community. His contributions will long be remembered. Computer course at LFCC Lord Fairfax Community College will be offering a new computer course this spring semester, which begins Jan. 9. “Topics in Computer Programming C” offered on Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m.-ll p.m., will teach writing “C” programs from stated problems or specifications. Call 675-3349 to place your ad Hf*»o No better time than the Holiday Season to say “thank you.” Baldwin's Grocery Paul & Cucie Baldwin Washington, Va. 675-3383 Real Estate Eileen M. Day realtor IF YOU’RE SERIOUS ABOUT SELLING When listing your home with our agency, there are a variety of arrangements you can make. But if you are seriously intent on selling your home within a reasonable time and at the price you are asking, it would pay to consider making an ‘‘exclusive right to sell” agreement. ' With this arrangement, the listing agency is entitled to a commission if the house is sold during the listing period. It is the only type of listing which is accepted by Multiple Listing Boards. If the house is sold by another participating broker, the commission is split. Under there conditions, our agency will have the added incentive and protection to go all-out in heavily advertising your house and showing it to prospects and will not be afraid of bringing it to the attention of other agencies who may have qualified prospects. This gives you the advantage of having several agencies make a determined effort to sell your home. If there is anything we can do to help you in the field of real estate please stop in at EILEEN M. DAY, Realtor, The Clopton House, Washington, Va. 22747. Phone 675-3003. We’re here to help. Strong emphasis will be placed on structured programming concepts. Topics presented during the semester will include: preprocessors, pointers, data structures and operating system interfaces. Spring semester registration is scheduled at the college in Middletown on Jan. 4 and 5 from noon to 7 p.m. For more information on this or other computer courses contact the college at 869-1120, ext. 38, or 1-800 Mrs. Russie Miller is host of Extension Club party The Flint Hill Home Extension Club met on Thursday for their Christmas party with Mrs. Russie Miller. Those present were Linnie Cummings, Margaret Dodson, Elsie Dodson, Alice Pullen, Mary Frances Bywaters, Flo Duvall, Jennifer Matthews, Janet Eastham and Rose Clark of Woodville. Mr. and Mrs. Cleamon Hively of Xenia, Ohio were Sunday overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Moe Walker. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Hawkins of Arlington and their granddaughter Stephanie Gera of Springfield were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Lillard. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Curtig joined by Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lockridge were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Todd at Fairfax for a family dinner. The Flint Hill United Methodist Church will have worship service on Sunday, Dec. 25 at 11:15 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Merlin Shorb invites the public. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hickerson, Mrs. Frances Hudson and Mr. and Mrs. Jake Sisk of Front Royal were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Lillard at Springfield. Mrs. Cindy Sanders of Leesburg was a Sunday visitor of her grandmother Mrs. Wade Pullen. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lillard were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Peirpoint and family at Alexandria. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Patton and girls Helen and Joey of Stephens City were Wednesday guests of the Charlie Lillard’s. Millie James and Ada Grimsley were Sunday evening visitors of Mrs. Ethel Lillard and family. Mrs. Doris Vest, Mrs. Renee Calisto and Nikki spent a few days last week with Mrs. Crystal Werner and Joshua at Hopewell. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Crane of Lanham, Md. spent the weekend at their home here and visited the latter’s mother Mrs. Moffett Brady. BrrOU.YN.AXUM l«M*«74t» Sunday dinner guests of Frank Huff, Connie Huff and Bill Harris were Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Huff, Mr. and Mrs. Rick Kinsey and boys Keith, Kevin and Scott, Sallie Lillard, Mrs. Mary Lillard and Dougie Lillard of Front Royal, Mrs. Jean Payne of Culpeper, Mrs. Nancy Barr and daughters Terri Ann and Ashley and Mrs. Barr of Stephens City, Miss Sharen Scott and Miss Shelia Scott of Amissville. Ernest Lillard was a Sunday visitor. Keith and Kevin Kinsey of Front Royal spent the weekend in the Huff home. Mrs. Irene Hamilton and Jackie Hamilton of High Point, N.C., Mrs. Pat Bruce and Jacl.vn Fuller of Hewitt, Texas arrived on Monday to spend a couple days with Mrs. Moffett Brady. The Christmas Eve Communion Service will be held at the Sperryville Methodist Church on Dec. 24 at 8 p.m. The pastor, the Rev. Merlin Shorb will deliver the message. The United Methodist Women met Monday evening with Mrs. Louise McCulloch for their Christmas party. Those present were Mabel Lillard, Barbara Gentry, Merlin and Joy Shorb, Linda Miller, Candi Lamma, Mary Frances Bywaters, Alice Pullen, Evelyn Walker, . Russie Miller, Janet Eastham, Mary Brady, Shelby Welch, Margaret Eastham, Mary Curtis, Thelma Crane and Elizabeth Wharton. ^n^J)erl^t^Z^T• 71 (iruc JotiCs * yrtsh 3n.Ca.cCs • Jrtjfi "BaRei£ 'BrsacLs Hurry In For iidLast-Minute Gifts! c«f» * Coffee* • Chocolates ^ Local ft Imported Wines JpPll? & Champagnes r Op*n Christmas Eve 9 - noon - Wo will be closed Dec. 26 Avenue, Front Royal 635-2980 gourmet 'Xxsjjie* • 'Tecw • 'Cftee.se-' • • "Jnyjortecf T5eer . * STARTS \¥| TUESDAY ™ DEC. 27 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. uttdtJJ O O O apparel FOR TOOAY'S woman CLOSED DEC. 26 203 SOUTHGATE SHOPPING CENTER CULPEPER, VIRGINIA (Around the Corner from Safeway) 703-825-5182 FRONTIER VIDEO II NOW OPEN IN FLINT HILL (Located in Flint Hill Square) JJL JfcDECEMBER SPECIAL: Lifetime Membership $5.95 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Rent 5 Movies for 4 days $12.50 Rent 5 Movies Sat., Dec. 24 and return Tues., Dec. 27 before closina WEEKEND SPECIALS EVERY WEEKEND: 3 Movies for 3 Days $7.50 Rent 3 Movies Sat. and return Monday before closing COUPON SPECIALS: 10 Children Coupons $7.50 5 Regular Coupons $12.50 Blank Tapes, Head Cleaners, Dust covers FRONTIER VIDEO D Hours: Monday-Saturday 11 a m.-8 p.m.; Closed Sundays Free Membership to All Volunteer Rescue & Fire Dept Members Upcoming events Cancer support group The Cancer Support Group at Warren Memorial Hospital will not be meeting in December. The classes will resume in January. Get nuts for holidays For the upcoming holidays, members of the Rappahannock Lions Club are selling DeLuxe Mix Nuts (no peanuts), $6 lb.; Fancy Mammouth Pecan Halves (fresh crop), $5 lb.; and 12 oz. tins of Honey Roasted Peanuts, $3 lb. The proceeds from this sale will benefit community service programs. If interested, contact Lion Mike Mahoney (675-3446) or any Lions Club Member. Pony Club will meet An organizational meeting for the 4-H Horse & Pony Club will be held on Thursday, Jan. 5 at 4:30 p.m. in the Rappahannock Extension Office. All interested young people between the ages of nine and 19 are invited and encouraged to attend. County Methodist Services The United Methodist Churches will have worship services for Sunday, December 25 as follows: Flint Hill at 11:15 a.m.; Sperryville at 8:45 a.m.; and Willis Chapel at 10:00. with Communion. The Rev. Merlin Shorb is pastor and invites the public. NethersMill Lighthouse Tabernacle Weekly services at Nethers Mill Lighthouse Tabernacle include Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Saturdayat 7:30 p.m. and on 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. RLV's sessions to resume Jan. 8 Rappahannock Literacy Volunteer’s Monday evening sessions at the Rappahannock Library on Gay Street in Washington will not be held Monday evening, Dec. 26, the day following Christmas and Jan. 2, the day following New Year’s Day. They will resume Monday evening Jan. 8 at the usual time, 7 p.m. It is not too iate to enter these classes which are dedicated to improving skills in reading, writing, rfrattu. and other valuable studies leading to a GEI) certification. Come check us out. Merry Christmas. Check €t)c Rappahannock J2rtos to find out who’s getting married or who has tied the knot in your neighborhood. Starting Friday CAMELOT I ft II 667-0300 Rt. 50 East Winchester Afternoon Shews during the weekend ontv 1. MY STEPMOTHER WAS AN ALIEN (KU) Di'iy 230. 4 45. 730, 2 45 a. TEQUILA SUNRISE (•) Dd:ty 200. 4 30 700 230 TALLY HO 777-3331 19 W Maricet St, Leesburg Bargain Matinees S2 75 Sat A Sun 200pm show and Mon Evenings 1. LAND BEFORE TIME (a) 7 '5. 900 Sat Ji Sun Mat ! 10 a ERNEST SAVE CHRISTMAS (*» 700, 9 70 Sat i Sun Mat 200 MANASSAS MOVIES 369-9999 8890 Mathis Avenue Bargains All snows before 6om and Monday Ere ■ S3 00 1. NAKED GUN (ran) Mon- Thun 5 35, 740. 935 Sat S Sun 130,330, 5 35, 740, 935 9. OLIVER AND COMPANY ta) Mon-Thurs 5 15, 700. 8 45 Sat & Sun 1330. 330,4 10, 550, 7 30. 9 10 3. ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS (PO) Mon-fn 5 95, 7 90,930 Sati Sun 100, 300,5 95, 790. 990 4. SCROOGEDfftn) Mon- Thurs 5 90, 7 30, 940 SatSSun 100, 3 10.590. 730, 940 CINEMAS VI 663-0019 Apple Blossom Mall Winchester, Virginia Afternoon Shows on Wed, Sat and Sunday 1. CQCOON THE RETURN (ft) Daily 900,4 30 7 IS, 9 40 9. ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS (ft) Daily 900,4 30. 715,940 3. LAND REPORE TIME (t) Daily 1 30, 3 IS. 5 15, 700 4. TWINS (foil) Daily 930,4 45, 730, 950 5. THE ACCUSED (K) Daily 930, 445. 730, 950 6. NON EAGLE II (ft) Daily 9 30 only 7. THE NAKED GUN (ran) Daily 130, 3 IS. 515,7 15,9 X TOWNCENTERII STERLING 430*380 Tc%vnCerter Shooing Center Vo F'iojv Matinees 3drqam All Snows oetcye 6cm - 13 00 1. TEQUILA SUNRISE (K) \Aon-Fn Y20, 9 45 Sat A Sun 1230,250,500. "20.945 8. TWINS (ran) Mor-Fn 7 35. 940 Sat S. Sun 100. 305 5 25 735 940 3. SCROOGEDik,j) AAon-Fn 725, 9 30 Sat A Sun 1 15. 3 15 5 15. 725. 930 RESTONTWIN 620-9590 AH shows before 600 cm - S250 11840 Sunnse Valley Dr, Reston 1. LAND BEFORE TiME(O) Mon-fn 7 00 Sat & Sun 7 00 4 30 6 00, 8. COCOON llfi,) ,Mor-Fn 725.945 Sdfi Sun ’245 JOQ 5 W. '25. 9.>5 3. ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS (*i) Mcn-Fn 200 Sat & Sun 235, 730 9 25 TYSONS CORNER SHOPPING CENTER lower level ■Vo Ljre Snows on Sunaoy 797-1007, In the msll 1. MY STEPMOTHER IS AN ALIEN (KM) fn i Sat 100, 305. 5 15. 735. 945. 10*5. 1900 Sun - Thurs 100.305.5 15 7 35 9 <5 t-LAND BEFORE TIME (tt) H 30. 9 10. 3 50. 5 25. 700.845 3. OLIVER AND COMPANY (a) 19 15,900 345.5 95, 705 8*5 4. ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS (M) fn-Tues only 1945, 940. 505 7 10. 905 5. CHILDS PLAY(*) Fn- lues only 130, 330,5 30, 730, 930. 1145 Sun 1 30, 3 30, 5 30 7 30. 930 6. A CRY IN THE DARK(Mi$) 130.4 30, 790,940 7. NAKED GUN (MU) Fn&Sdt 1 15, 3 15. S 15, 735, 995. 1090, 1150 Sun 115.3 15. 5 IS, 735 9 95 B. TWINS (MU) 1 10,315.595, 730,9 35, 1035, 1150 Sun 1 10 3 IS, 5 95, 730, 935 9. DIRTY, ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (M) 100, 305.5 10. 795 935 0. VMO GIT YOU SUCKA (*> 130.330.530, 745.945 Call to Check Showtimes rm 111111111 rii 1 n t rrrm

Amissville residents travel, entertain Looks like winter is upon us with two snowfalls and single-digit temperatures in one week. On Sunday, December 18 many area residents enjoyed Christmas programs at the lo cal churches. Amissville Full Gospel Church had their program during the morning service while both United Methodist and Amissville Baptist was in the evening. United Methodist went caroling on Saturday, December 17. United Methodist women still have fruitcakes and pecans avail B> CATHY SMITH able; call 937-4972, 937-4604. 9374515. 937-4827 or 347-3158. Amissville Ruritans fruitcakes mav be purchased at Sperryville Barbershop, Amissville Jenkins Garage or by calling 937-4072, 937-4604 or 937-5270. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the tens of thousands of people w ho perished in the earthquake in Armenia on Dec. 7. May we realize the real meaning of Christmas as we thank God for our many blessings, especially families. In local government news, Culpeper’s Jefferson District Supervi-, sor Brad Rosenberger reports on actions at the last Board of Supervisors meeting: Rezoned 4.478 acres fcappaljannocfe iJetos gift subscriptions are enjoyed 52 weeks a year. Call 675-3349 to give one. Rappahannock Business & Service Directory Call 675*3338 to place your ad! Only $3.50 per week for a 1 inch space! ********** Antiques COUNTRY HERITAGE Antiques & Crafts \ nit our Ac* expanded location i>n Main Street 'X iihinetcin. VA 675-3738 Thurs.. Fn . Sat., Sun *************** * MOSTLY ♦ YESTERYEAR * Antiques & Collectibles J ( orner at Porter A (.»» Street* f tSmthingtoa, Vs. 675.J22J * Sat. & Sun q ************** * \ Building / Supplies Nattae Shenandoah Building Stone Cut A regular For AN Types of Work Albert L. 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Books, etc. ♦Delivery to your home or business PIEDMONT PRESS (formerly Warrenton Printing) Orders taken at The Rappahannock News 703/675-3338 from A2 to C2 commercial at Colevengers Comer (Rt. 211 and 229) at the request of Earle Realty; approved use permit for Primavera Facility to increase from 30 to 60 beds; and preliminary approval granted to Thomas Mountjoy for a seven-lot subdivision on Rt. 802. Supervisor Rosenberger welcomes citizens comments and concerns. He may be reached at 937-4928 or Rt. 1, Box 16, Jeffersonton, Va. 22724. Mrs. Anna Fincham and Mrs. Elva Compton enjoyed a visit on Dec. 8 from Rev. Larry Hovis, pastor of Washington Baptist Church. Carrington and Lou Smith enjoyed a trip to Baker, West Virginia on Dec. 10 and 11 w here they visited with Glenn and Guy Watson. They report alot of snow and much colder temperatures. Michael S. Bums Jr. celebrated his third birthday on Saturday, December 10. Cousins attending include Tommy Owens, Sperryville, Curt and Stephanie Stuart, Amissville, Carolyn and Kayla Hill, Nokesville, Ronnie Jones Jr., Culpeper, Tara and Brittany Smith, Front Royal, Neal McGlothlin, Catlett and friend and neighbor Heather Underwood. Still looking for a Christmas tree? Glengary Christmas Tree Farm is open from 8 a.m. til dark daily, call owner Thomas O’Halloran at 937-4751. Directions: From Warrenton travel west on Rt. 211, left on 642, left on 611, right on 626, go one mile to farm on left. You may cut/dig your own if you desire. United Methodist women enjoyed their Christmas luncheon on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at the home of Judy Chandler. Still looking for that special gift for someone who has everything, you may be giving a gift of life when you give Beverly Chesser’s book. Your Health Coach. Call Cathy at 937-5024 or visit the Comer Shelf or Spiritual Treasures book stores in Culpeper. Curt Stuart will celebrate his fifth birthday on Dec. 28. Health hint: The American Heart Association recommends eating foods containing no more than 30 percent of calories coming from fat. Have a joyous Christmas and call me with your news at 937-5024. New Years Party Dee. 31,7pjn. - 2 a.m. $60 couple Land And Sea Dinner Crab stuffed mushroom appetizer , Prime Rib and grilled shrimp with salad, potato, vegetable, bread, dessert and coffee or tea. ' - Also Included - * Live music by Excel’ ■ Dancing > Midnight chempegne ■ Perty fevers< > Raaarvationa Only - (35-7303 > 205 E. Main St. Downtown Front Royal Boston news notes Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sims, Mr, and Mrs. Randy Sims and Mrs. Ha zel Hawkins attended the Christmas program at the Rappahannock El ementary School last Thursday eve ning. Little Amanda Sims took pari in the program. Mrs. Cary Thornhill spent seve ral days in Winchester last wee! with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Morrisor and made daily visits to the hospita to be near her sister Mrs. George Butler who underwent back surgery. Mrs. Butler has now returnee to her home here and is recuperating nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peregory and family, Mr. and Mrs. Shelvy Frazier, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bragg and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Peregorj were in Strasburg on Friday evening to attend the Christmas program at Mt. Olivet Church. Mrs. Frank Duncan had the misfortune to break her arm in a fall Iasi week, she is improving nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Duncan and family oi Shenandoah spent the weeked with Mr. and Mrs. Duncan. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fincham and Peggy and Mr. and Glenn Cave and Tonya were Sunday guests oi Mr. E.A. Cave in Stanley. Mr. and Mrs. D.A. Mason down Rt. 522 way plan to spend the holidays with their children in South Carolina. A Christmas program was held at the Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church on Saturday evening. Luncheon guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Cubbage of Rt. 615 I By MARIE F. ATKINS PWffi. * extended were Mr. and Mrs. Larry Cubbage and family and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Tharp and daughter of Culpeper and Mrs. Alvin Atkins and Angela and Kelly Atkins of Sperryville. Monday guests of Mrs. Cary Thornhill were Mr. and Mrs. Nick Peneranda of Griffinsburg. The Butler family gathered for their annual Christmas dinner on Sunday. This year meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Thornhill in Culpeper. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frazier and family were luncheon guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Meade in Culpeper and later in the evening called on Mrs. Alvin Atkins in Sperryville. Slate Mills Baptist Church held their Christmas program on Sunday evening and was enjoyed by all present. To one and all this writer ex-. presses a wish for a wonderful Christmas season and may your hearts be in tune with the One who makes it all possible. Equity credit is hazardous BLACKSBURG — Charging gift purchases against a home equity loan is a hazardous way to shop. Consumers can buy gifts using their home equity loan accounts. But a Virginia Tech Extension specialist recommends that they be sure to pay off the debt in a timely manner because it is their home that is in jeopardy if they can’t pay. Family finance specialist, Elaine iRarmr The Final Tribute CLORE FUNERAL HOME I “The Home of Thoughtful Service” Phone 825-2361 Culpeper CEMETERY MEMORIALS The I rading rost Authentic American Indian Arts & Crafts Cordially Invites You W To Meet Zack Brownbear Cherokee Feathersmith Back By Popular Demand! Monday Dec. 19 Thursday Dec. 22 9 a.m. -5 p.m. Zack features old-style feather work made into wearable art that will blend into contemporary fashions. Rt. 211 West Washington, Virginia 703/987-8295 SvOnP^OCC All Books ^>£\J /OOFF And Tapes> All Globes "^7^1 Si 'Except Special Orders & Magazines my Closed Mon., Jan. 2 For Inventory NEW LEAF BOOKSTORf 347-read (7323) ^y*‘ Town* Centre Strapping Center Warrentoa D. Scott, who has been doing research on the use of home equity loans, suggested that if Virginians are using the home equity loan for items that are not durable, they should pay the holiday bills within three months. “By March, families and individuals should be planning for the rest of the year,” said Ms. Scott. “If it can’t be paid in three months, perhaps the holiday spending was too much.” Home equity loans are different from charge accounts. Charge accounts usually do not include any security. Individuals agree to pay off the credit based on their credit reputation. Though Ms. Scott has general cautions for consumers about overspending during the holidays, the use of home equity loans is more dangerous because these accounts are secured by the person’s home. ,il lii, ) t / May a joy-filled holiday walk right up to your door. Thank you friends. Greetings from Elmer ELMER’S CIDER MILL & ANTIQUES Rt. 651 Sperryville HOLIDAY DEADLINES A figs, Issue of Dec. 29 & Jan. 5 ! i Combo ads Friday 3 p.m. Combo real estate i Thursday 4 p.m. Rapp. News only ads and classifieds Tuesday, 12 noon ****** The Rappahannock News office will be closed on Monday, Dec. 26 & Monday, Jan. 2

Washington residents busy as^ioliday approaches Sunday guests ot Mrs. E.M. Jones were Mrs. Segar Kite and daughters Frances, Sara and Jackie of Luray. Mr. and Mrs. Richie Eastham of Rileyville and Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Clark returned home Sunday night after spending several days in Jacksonville, Florida where Mr. Eastham was best man in the Martha Rohn and Paul Cooper wedding on Saturday, Dec. 17th. Paul Cooper is a former resident of Castleton and is stationed with the United States Navy in Florida. Paul’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ludwick and sister Karen of Castleton and Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Lee and daughter Brittany were among the others from Rappahannock attending the wedding. On the return trip home the Clarks and Easthams toured South of the Border. Sunday guests of Mrs. Annie Hawkins were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hawkins and granddaughter Stephanie Gera of Springfield, Roger Hawkins of Warrenton, Miss Kim Hawkins of Springfield, Mrs. Mabel Burke of Woodville, Mr. and Mrs. John Deal, Jamie and Johnathan of Hume and Mrs. Janet Payne. Mrs. Virginia Cloud and Mrs. Addie Keyser were Sunday evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Lynnwood Rutherford in Front Royal. Monday guests of Mrs. Addie Keyser were Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Atkins of Augusta, Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Smoot of Lake Front Royal celebrated their daughter Crystal’s 6th birthday on Sunday evening at McDonalds with 17 family and friends wishing her a happy birthday. Thursday Mrs. Sarah Latham of Amissville and Mrs. Frances Eubank had lunch at the ComerPost in Flint Hill. Mrs. Frances Eubank visited Mrs. Minnie Foster in Flint Hill on Monday. Mrs. Joe Hawkins of Boston was a Saturday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Wayland and on Sunday their son Jimmy Wayland of Sperryville visited. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Vaught were accompanied by Mrs. Dot Estes of Sperryville and Mrs. Virginia Lindstrom to Frederick, Md. where they attended the Christmas Madrigal FeaSt. Bob Lindstrom of St. Peters Sperryville homes welcome guests Mrs. Nina Sisk attended the Hope Hill Baptist Church on Saturday. The ladies of the church provided lunch for the senior citizens and in the afternoon Rev. Carl Me- ! nefee and Hope Hill pastor Rev. Switzer preached and the children of the church sang Christmas carols. Mrs. Fannie Sisk of Alexandria is spending the week with Mrs. Nina Sisk. Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Ranny Aylor, Heather and Mrs. Robert Nethers were Mr. and Mrs. J Maynard Nethers of Stephens City, Dorothy Lewis of Huntly, Virginia Reedy of Front Royal, Helen Coffey ( and Charles Corder Jr. of Washington. 1 Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hawkins were last week visitors of Judy ; Coddings in Fairfax. ] Michael Lee Swindler of Phila- 1 delphia, Pa., was a recent guest of By TAMMY DWYER 987-8034 ^nnabelle Swindler and Emma swindler. Recent visitors of Emma Swinller and Annabelle Swindler were dr. and Mrs. Olen McDaniel of Lu•ay. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Crossman ind daughter Sara visited Dr. and >lrs. John Snead last Saturday. Vhile visiting they attended Sam Snead’s wedding in Front Royal. Millers have son Mr. and Mrs. William Hodgkin Miller proudly announce the birth of a son, William H. Miller Jr. on No vember 10, 1988 at Alexandria Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Conner of Delaware and Mr. and Mrs. Newbill Miller of Washington. Call 675-3338 to subscribe Beit muAei (j&i Ijappy gL jjolidaf we Dring old fashioned joys to warm your heart this Holiday. ^erSt%, Gifts & Collectibles Sperryville, Va. 703-987-8951 r We wish the very best to all the fine folks we served this past year. Ben Venue Market 675-3133 & Orlean market (Rector's Store) 364-9872 & Elkwood Market 825-6151 & Viewtown Market 937-4404 Gas, Oil, Groceries Ralph & Esther Peyton /> 7 1 BEST WISHES THIS CHR1SIMAS As the season of joy and dicer arrives, we extend warm wishes to you The Rappahannock National Bank Washington, Virginia 675-3519 Mrs. Harald Havstad and son Peter have returned home from a recent vacation with Miss Grace W. Wood at Haddon Heights, N.J. They enjoyed their vacation very much. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Brown, Paul and Jason and Catherine Brown went to the Nativity Center on Saturday night to see the Nutcrackers. Mrs. Charlie Estes hosted the Sperryville Bridge Club on Friday night at her home. They also had the Bridge Club Christmas party and everyone brought a dish. Those attending were Mrs. Virginia Linstrom, Mrs. Barbara Tholam, Mrs. Mary Q. Snead, Mrs. Edna Metzinger, Mrs. Lucia Kilby, Dr. John P. Snead, Mrs. Helen Brown, Mrs. Lucy Ann Maeyer, Mrs. Eleanor Cordle, Mrs. Cotton Miller, Mrs. Elisabeth Johnson and Mrs. Seline Siiera. Have a good week! Call me with your news! burg, Florida is spending several days this week with his stepmother Mrs. Virginia Lindstrom. Saturday visitors of Mrs. Alice R. Wood at Sunnyside were her sister Mrs. Russie Miller of Flint Hill and Mrs. Gladys Bowie of Culpeper. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hudson and Victoria, Johnny Eubank and Herndon Hudson were Sunday luncheon guests of Mrs. Frances Eubank and later in the evening Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Hitt of Woodville were callers. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Baker and daughters Raven and Lesley visited Santa at the Apple Blossom Mall in Winchester on Sunday afternoon. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Campbell were Mr. and Mrs. Danny Campbell of Front Royal. Guests Friday evening of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Falls were Amanda and Bobbie Jo Brown. Amanda was an overnight guest in the Falls home. Bobbie Jo Brown was a Saturday guest of her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Brown in Woodville. Saturday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown and daughters were Mr. and Mrs. James Beatty and sons Randy and Robbie of Point O’Woods, Front Royal and Mr. and Mrs. Tim Falls of Woodville. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Frazier and Mrs. Ollie Vann of Castleton were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brown and daughters. Robert L. Frazier was a Sunday luncheon guest of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Falls in Woodville. On Thursday Rev. and Mrs. Larry C. Hovis entertained the Thursday Bible Study Group of the Washington Baptist Church at a lovely luncheon. Those present were Miss Mary Miller Wood, Mrs. L.J. Turner, Mrs. Mary Updike, Mrs. Linnie Cummings, Mrs. Sandra Jenkins, Mrs. Mary Williams and Doris and Frank Donald. God Bless us all with a very Merry Christmas. Have a good week! dnszssv*' As always, our staff is ready and waiting to serve customers and friends in every possible way. Sperryville Emporium (703)987-8235 & Parkway Gift Shop (703)987-8144 Sperryville. Va. I \ % I PEACE, Goodwill toward men In the spirit of Christmas, joy and peace to our patrons. if $ 0 Geest-Johnson Funeral Home $ S Culpeper t Virginia | wiwnn1 Obituaries Thomas J. Pillar Mr. Thomas Joseph Pillar, 84. of Sperryville, died Dec. 20 at Culpeper Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, and had lived in Sperryville for many years. Mr. Pillar was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Washington. He was retired from the real estate business. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ruth Morrow’ Pillar, Sperryville; one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Pillar Cloe, Stafford; one brother, William H. Pillar, ^Colonel Island, Ga.; and two grandchildren. His parents were the late Robert John and Harriett Neilson Pillar. A graveside funeral service will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cemetery in Woodville at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22. The Rev. Jennings Hobson III will officiate. The family will receive friends at their home. Memorial contributions may be made to Sperryville Rescue Squad. Clore Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Thomas E. Jenkins Thomas Earl Jenkins, 72, of Culpeper died Dec. 18 at his residence. Mr. Jenkins was a native of Rappahannock and had lived in Culpeper for many years. He was a member of Woodland United Methodist Church and was retired from Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Aileen Curtis Jenkins, Culpeper; five sons, J.W. Jenkins, Thomas Edward Jenkins, William W. Jenkins, Thomas Earl Jenkins Jr. and Frank K. Jenkins, all of Culpeper; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Phillip Shaw, Culpeper; one sister, Mrs. Louise Alther, Washington; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren. His parents were the late William T. and Rebecca Jenkins. A funeral service was held at Clore Funeral Home Chapel Dec. 21 with the Rev. Garland Hines officiating. Interment followed in Fairview Cemetery. Active pallbearers were grandsons. Allen Umberger Allen Quinn Umberger, 95, of Elkwood, died Dec. 19 at Oak Springs Nursing Home, Warrenton. Mr. Umberger was a member of Roral Retreat Marvin United Methodist Church and a retired farmer. He was a native of Wythe County and had lived in Elkwood for many years. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Inez Green, Chantilly, Mrs. Gertrude Elam, Elkwood, Mrs. Irene McWhorter, Orlando, Fla., and Mrs. Clyde Brozerller, Oyster Bay, N.Y.; one son, B.B. Umberger, Elkwood; 29 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. His wife was the late Mattie Lee Umberger. His parents were the late James H. and Mary Jane Fisher Umberger. A funeral service was held at Clore Funeral Home Chapel Dec. 21 with the Rev. Gordon George and the Rev. George Insley officiating. Interment was in Fairview Cemetery. Active pallbearers were grandsons. Memorial contributions may be made to Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department or Remington Volunteer Fire Department or Rescue Squad. Christmas Day May the spirit of Christmas surround us all and let the deep meaning of this great holiday remain within our hearts. CLORE FUNERAL HOME “The Home of Thoughtful Service” Phone 825-2361 Culpeper C'H' IV I S T M A S Joy. Love. Peace. Shoring and coring. Ir is one day when differences ore pur aside The spirir of rhe holiday inspires us ro spread cheer and goodwill. May memories of this Christmas Keep our hearts warm each day of rhe year Have a wonderful Christmas Turner - Robertshaw Funeral Home 1200 N. Shenandoah Ave. Front Royal, Virginia 22630 Your Golden Rule Funeral Home May the message of the Christmas Season bring Peace to all mankind. 'Uficmki fox Ljoux iufifioxt ll3s.it iviilisi tiixou(jfi tfis JloliAay 3bsaion COUNTRY MANOR GIFT SHOP and HAZEL MOUNTAIN PUB

Bring holiday vegetables to center stage BY SANDRA R. RICHARDSON Extension Afenl, Home Economic* Some hostesses are famous for their desserts; others achieve fame for the way they turn out hors d’oeuvres and appetizers. Some hosts are well known as barbeque experts. Whoever rose to fame because they had a way with vegetables? Around the holidays especially, vegetables are apt to be treated like second-class citizens of the culinaryworld. We think in terms of ham. turkey, duck or goose. Visions of sugar cookies dance in our heads along with fruit cakes and steamed jmr mrru # /~ 11 puddings. The recipes below are going to help you change all that. You, and your guests, will leave the table with a new appreciation of the dinner’s accompaniments. Hot vegetable salad with herbed walnuts 1 Tbsp. butter 1 4 tsp. dried dill, rosemary or oregano 2 cups hot cooked carrots 2 cups hot cooked wax or green beans, 2 cups hot cooked cauliflowe rettes Small crisp lettuce leaves 1 tsp. seasoned salt Heated bottled French or Italian dressing Melt butter in skillet; add wal nuts; sprinkle with herbs. Stir over moderate heat until walnuts are lightly toasted, about 5 minutes. Arrange hot cooked vegetables and herbed nut meats on crisp lettuce on serving platter. Sprinkle with seasoned salt. Serve with heated salad dressing. Makes 6 to 8 servings. The mushroom thing This recipe originally came from Mrs. Sue Price and it was used to demonstrate how easy it is to cook in an electronic oven. Time and directions given below are for regular oven. 2 chicken bouillon cubes 1/4 cup hot water 1/2 tsp. salt 1 lb. medium-sized fresh mushrooms 2 Tbsp. flour 1/2 cup light cream 1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan A y 1/4 cup butter Dissolve cubes in hot water and let cool. Wash and slice mushrooms, handling them gently so that they do not bruise and show brown places. Put in casserole. Stir flour into bouillon mixture until smooth; add cream, salt (bouillon cubes are quite salty, you may want to omit this) and pepper. Cook mixture until thickened. If it starts to lump, remove from heat and beat in a little milk. Spoon sauce over mushrooms. There’s less than a cup of sauce and it may appear that there isn’t enough, but the mushrooms will supply liquid as they cook. Combine breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese and sprinkle over the top. Dot with butter and put in oven i>] Food Lion Or Cuddy Farms Grade A (10 Lbs. & Up) BASTING TURKEYS 59e Lb. Fresh Grade A mmm 1 »Wl ii ” Sftil i I WKkI Sliced FREE! SWIFT HOSTESS HAMS $798 I 4 Lbs. Large BEAUTIFUL POINSETTIAS $999 m Each 10 Lbs. & Up GRADE A TURKEYS Cuddy Farms California Seedless «*« NAVEL ORANGESi Fresh Florida ^ TANGELOES/ I TANGERINES Food Lion employees wish you Happy Holidays! USDA Choice Beef SIRLOIN TIP ROAST > *1M, House Of Raeford Frozen (4-7 Lbs. Avg.) TURKEY BREAST 5> $119 Lb. Red, White or Blue GRAPES In-Shell English WALNUTS Extra Low-prices...tverydayT i / i )> 12 pack, 12 ounce cans Natural Light or Busch $4.39 64 Oz. Carton FIVE AUVE JUICE COKE, CF COKE, CHERRY COKE, CLASSIC COKE 2LITER 850 16 Oz. Cut Or French Style Green Beans/17 Oz. Whole Kernel Corn/16 Oz. Cream Style Com/ FOOD LION VEGETABLES 2/89* 18.25 Oz. - Betty Crocker I CAKE MIXES J 69* Diet Coke, CF Diet Coke, \A 2 liter 850 SPRITE, DIET SPRITE,Vi 2 LITER 95C f Quart - Food Lion EGG NOG 89 0 Half Gallon. 1.77 5 Lb. - Plain/Self-Rising GOLD MEDAL/ RED BAND FLOUR < l 89* r 613 FROST AVE., WARRENTON, VIRGINIA 22186 Washington State ANJOU PEARS/ Washington State Red Golden Delicious APPLES Food Lion will close at 6:00 p.m. Christmas F.vp. Food Lion will be closed Christinas Day. a FOOD LION preheated to 350 degrees for 30 to 35 i minutes. j Sweet potato boats } Bake 5 or 6 medium-sized yam- * type sweet potatoes until well done. Remove from oven and cover with damp cloth to encourage formation of sugary juice. Mix 3/4 stick butter with 1/8 lb. | sharp cheddar and 1 cup miniature j marshmallows. Melt in oven while peeling potatoes. Mash potatoes, then stir in butter-cheese-marshmallow mixture and whip to creamy consistency. Spoon into individual aluminum potato boats or 1-1/2-qt. casserole. Sprinkle with marshmallows and bake in 350-degree oven 30 to 35 minutes for casserole; 15 to 20 minutes for individual boats. Microwave harvard beets 1/4 c. sugar 1 Tbsp. cornstarch 1/2 tsp. salt Dash pepper 1/4 cup vinegar 2 cups sliced canned beets 1 cup beet liquid plus water Combine sugar, cornstarch, salt and pepper in 1-quart casserole. Stir in vinegar and beet liquid. Add beets. Cover with glass lid or plastic wrap. Microwave on reheat for about 5 minutes. Stir and continue cooking on reheat for 5 minutes or until thickened. Let stand for several minutes before serving. Serves 6. Glorified cabbage 1 medium cabbage, coarsely shredded 4 Tbsp. butter 4 Tbsp. flour Salt to taste 2 cups sweet milk 1/2 cup diced American cheese 1 cup buttered bread crumbs Cook cabbage in salted boiling water 8 minutes, or until tender. Drain. Melt butter; blend in the flour and salt; add milk gradually. Stir in cheese and cook until smooth and thick. Alternate layer of cabbage and sauce in buttered casserole. Top with buttered bread crumbs and grated cheese on top of crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Holiday cauliflower 1 large head cauliflower 1 (4 oz.) can sliced mushrooms 1/4 cup diced green peppers 1/4 cup butter 1/3 cup flour 2 cup milk 1 tsp. salt 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese 2 Tbsp. chopped pimiento Break cauliflower into mediumsized flowerettes; cook in boiling water until crisp-tender, about 10 minutes. Drain well; set aside. In a 2quart saucepan, saute mushrooms and green peppers in butter until tender. Blend in flour. Gradually stir in milk. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until mixture is thick. Stir in salt, cheese and pimiento. Place cauliflower in a 2quart buttered casserole. Cover with the sauce. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes. Serves 8. Turkey or chicken and broccoli casserole 2 pkgs. frozen broccoli 2 cups cooked and chopped turkey or chicken 1 can cream of chicken soup (undiluted) 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon lemon juice 2 teaspoons hot curry powder 1/2 cup shredded cheese 1 cup Ritz cracker crumbs 1/4 cup margarine Cook broccoli and drain. Arrange in buttered 1-1/2 qt. dish, cover with turkey or chicken. Mix soup, mayonnaise, lemon juice and curry powder. Spread over meat, cover with cracker crumbs, dot with butter. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Linnie Cummings. Sweet potato casserole 3 cups cooked, mashed potatoes 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs, beaten 4 Tbsp. butter 1/2 cup orange juice 1 tsp. vanilla 1/3 cup flour 1 cup brown sugar 4 Tbsp. butter 1 cup chopped pecans Combine potatoes, sugar, eggs, orange juice, butter and vanilla, place in buttered 2-quart casserole. Mix remaining ingredients for topping until crumbly. Sprinkle over potato mixture. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. If you think you’re having a heart attack, think out loud. Chest discomfort that lasts longer than two minutes is nothing to fool around with. Play it safe and ask someone to get you to a hospital emergency room— immediately. J|American Heart I Association WE RE FIGHTING FOR VOUR LIFE '

Rappahannock Journal Farm and auto service business hones for a fast start By LOU HATTER Rappahannock Newt Staff Writer For Ann and Richard Simmons, this New Year will bring more than resolutions. It brings the opening of their own business, Mountain Starter and Alternator. Specializing in rebuilding starters and alternators for farm machinery and other large equipment, Mr. Simmons has had a steady stream of customers into his shop outside Washington, Va., since he first started working part-time this past June. But until now, his customers have had to catch him late in the evening or on weekends. He’s also building a stable base of commercial customers in the surrounding area, including Wayland Ford and Rick Hunt Ford in Fauquier County. In fact, business is so good in Fauquier County that Mr. Simmons’ wife Ann has a daily pickup and delivery run into Warrenton. This business is a big step, Mrs. Simmons said during an interview last weekend. “It’s kind of scary, resigning our jobs and realizing that we will be depending on what we do hprp ” But Mr. Simmons added that, after working as a mechanic since his days in the Army, he’s ready to step out on his own. “If I’m going to get my hands dirty doing work — I decided that I want to do it for myself.” He plans to leave his present job, at Annandale Electric and Alternator in Manassas, in January. Although Mr. Simmons provides farm machinery and heavy equipment service, he also does work on imported and domestic cars and trucks. “Electrical systems, ignitions, alternators, generators, we’ll take a look at them. ” Pointing to the rows of drawers and boxes of parts in the neat shop he has created in his garage, Mr. Simmons assures a visitor, “No problem, it’s simple.” One of his latest projects was rebuilding the alternator on a Model A Ford. “They’re all basically the same inside.” Mr. Simmons credited Wayland Ford with much of the business which has led to his decision to open his shop full-time. “They’ve been a good customer and a good reference, ^ord of mouth means a great deal.” Mrs. Simmons was quick to add that “Richard stands behind his Marriage Licenses The following marriage license was issued at the Clerk’s office during the past week: Gary Emerson Young, Culpeper and Ruth Edna Williams, Sperryville. LAST MINUTE SHOPPERS One Rack Sweaters & Tops $10.00 Christmas Gowns, Pajamas, & Dorm Shirts Reduced ••••••• Robes $19.99 Open Thursday & Friday Night till 8:30 p.m. Open Saturday for your convenience * Ph. 743-7429 m •I^Sues Fashion Outlet ••••••• r CHRISMS GREETUI6S Fran & Charlie Washington House Reproductions Washington, Va. 703-676-3386 Rappahannock. News photos Lou Halter ANN AND RICHARD SIMMONS, in their workshop on the Fodderstack Road outside Washington. work.” All the rebuilding Mr. Simmons does in his shop carries a 90day warranty. “You don’t lose a customer for a $10 piece,” Mr. Simmons agreed. Looking around the shop, where every tool is hung in its place, it is easy to see that Mr. Simmons cares about his work. The workbenches are clean, and there’s not a speck of dirt or trash on the floors. When Mr. Simmons gets the equipment he works on, it has often been out in the weather for softie time, and the wiring is not the only thing in need of work. Usually the casing, too, looks like it has seen better days. As he takes the unit apart, the nuts, bolts and wiring from each cas ing are put in a wire basket. Then, they are cleaned and lubricated — or replaced if use and the elements have gotten the best of them. And each casing is stripped of what is often a generous coat of rust, which usually requires a sandblaster. Then, after cleaning, the casing is repainted before it is reassembled. The finished, rebuilt product looks a lot like a brand new piece of equipment, fresh out of its factory box and wrapper. “What I believe in is giving people quality work at a fair price. We live here, we believe in this community, and we want to make a living here,” Mr. Simmons said. And, Mrs. Simmons is already making plans to expand her delivery route. If the business catches on, she’s ready to do pickups and delivery in Culpeper; Front Royal and Warren County, and across the mountain into Luray. “With the support of the community and our neighbors, we are looking forward to serving our county and the neighboring counties,” Mrs. Simmons said. Mountain Starter and Alternator is located on Route (528 (the Fodderstack Road) about 1-1/2 miles north of Washington, Va. For information about their services, including pickup and delivery from other locations, call (703) (>7f>-30t>4. The mailing address for the shop is Route 1, Box 3070, Washington, Va. 22747. OFTEN, THE EQUIPMENT Richard takes in looks like the piece in the vise. But when it leaves, each one gleams like the alternator in his right hand. A natural insulator A frosty blanket of snow is more than a beautiful ground covering. Insulation is one of the most valuable gifts a winter’s snow provides. 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School McNears win varsity letters Jennifer and Susannah MeNear, who are both students at Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pa., were both aw arded letters for their contributions to the school’s field hockey team this fall. For Jennifer, who is a senior at the preparatory school this year, the letter was her second for field hockey. For her sister Susannah, a sophomore, the letter was her first. The Mercersburg field hockey team finished the season with a record of three wins, six losses and three ties. The MeNear sisters are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Richard MeNear of Route 1, Washington. Landscape design school The Virginia Extension Service, in cooperation with the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs and the Horticulture Department at Virginia Tech, is sponsoring a Landscape Design School, Course II, in Lynchburg from Jan. 23-25. The course will include classes on the elements and history of landscape design, use of plants in composition, landscaping in the urban setting and the relationship between architecture and landscape design. The cost for the two-dav course, which will conclude with a written examination on Wednesday, Jan. 25. is $33. Participants may also attend individual lectures at a cost of $9 each. To register, or for additional information, contact the Rappahannock County Extension Office in Washington (675-3619 or 675-3776). A pile of wood Many people heat their homes with wood, and most think that they go through a pile of wood during each winter. According to the Virginia Department of Forestry', Virginians burned 1.92 million cords ofwood during the winter of 1985-86. That is equivalent to 346 million gallons of fuel oil, and produced 48 trillion BTUs of thermal energy. Now that is a pile of wood! r Living history teacher Rappahannock News photo/Lou Hatter EXCHANGING HIS RIFLE (foreground, on desk) for a chalkboard, Ken Gilpin gives a lesson on the Civil War to a class at RCHS. Mr. Gilpin, representing a soldier from Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, told the class about the life of the average soldier during the war, then gave a military history lesson on the Battle of Chancellorsville, which is illustrated on the chalkboard. RCHS can expect seven-period day It appears that Rappahannock will follow the lead of Culpeper, Shenandoah and Madison counties and institute a seven-period day at the high school in 1989-90. "Because of our size, because we’re so tiny, I don’t see the need for additional staff," Assistant Superintendent Robert Chappell told the School Board Tuesday night, saying the switch could be made by having five teachers take on extra classes. He pointed out that although Virginia’s accreditation rules specify a standard load shall be no more than 25 class periods a week, a teacher may instruct up to 20 class peri ods per week, provided compensation is given under “an appropriate contractual arrangement." Both the School Board and the administration have been talking for a year now about adding a seventh period in order that students may accommodate electives with the growing number of required courses, not only for advanced studies certification but for a regular diploma as well. A survey taken at the high school by the committee evaluating the concept found students overwhelmingly in favor of adding a seventh period. Of the 274 who responded, 202 A Good Education is a Great Gift LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE SPRING SEMESTER REGISTRATION JANUARY 4th and 5th 12:00 noon - 7:00 p.m. Call (703)869-1120, or 1-800-666-LFCC (5322) « for information P O BOX47, MIDDLETOWN. VA 22645 703-869-1120 wanted a seventh class period. Forty-eight percent of that number would use the additional period to add a new elective; 31 percent would add a currently offered course; 23 percent would add a study hall. The 61 parents who answered the survey were similarly supportive, favoring the seven-period day by a 51-10 margin, and the 25 RCHS teachers responding endorsed seven class periods by 23-2. Based primarily' (in the faculty survey, the committee came up with a list of possible Mirriculum additions: Latin I and advanced placement English (which would be given in the new electronic classroom and would be considered monitoring sections — not teaching sections); newspaper and yearbook (non-credit courses which would provide students with in-school time to work on those extra-curricular activities); drama, biology II, French IVand V, advanced physical education for grades 11 and 12, and architectural drawing. Also, combination 18-week courses in (1) business law and employment seminar and (2) marriage in the family and child care/parenting. Exactly how the seven periods are to be structured is still undecided. In addition, the report included no estimates on cost for the program expansion. “There are some things that still need to be worked out,” Mr. Chappell told the School Board, saying this will come at the committee’s January meeting. Teachers seek salary boost to raise ranking Budget building for 1989-90 began in earnest Tuesday night, as Superintendent David Gangel and the School Board heard from the Rappahannock County Education Association. This was no angry confrontation over school funding, however; the requests came with compliments as RCEA representatives repeatedly thanked the board members for their support of the recently completed high school expansion and their attendance at so many school functions. “But once you open the door to people’s ideas, you’re stuck with the things they think of,” added high school math teacher and RCEA president Helen LaCava. Speaking for the teachers’ group, Brion Patterson asked that the teachers pay scale be upgraded enough to improve Rappahannock’s ranking among Virginia’s 134 school division. (In 1987-88, Rappahannock’s teachers were 128th in the state in starting salary, 132nd in actual average salary, and 111th on top salary with a bachelor’s degree. For the same year, Rappahannock was rated 10th in ability to pay for education, based on the composite index figure which takes into account land values as determined by sales, income of county residents, and sales tax revenue generated in the county.) When school divisions with higher salaries give 10 percent raises and Rappahannock does the same, teachers here drop down in the relative rankings, Mr. Patterson pointed out. The education association also seeks an increase in supplemental pay for a master’s degree. “This would be the first such increase in six years," Mr. Patterson said, adding that with the decline in purchasing power due to inflation, a master’s degree here is actually rewarded less today by 30 percent than it was in 1983-84. The RCEA also proposed raising the tuition assistance provided teachers and making this available to teachers who are seeking master’s degrees as well as those working to meet minimum endorsement and certification renewal requirements. The ultimate goal with all three compensation-related proposals is to make it possible for Rappahannock County High School to be accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, according to Mr. Patterson. He noted that 248 of Virginia’s 287 high schools — including Culpeper, Warren, Fauquier, Orange, Central, Strasburg, and Stonewall — already have this accreditation. SACS accreditation would help Rappahannock students who are seeking admission to college, he told the School Board. “We’re close to meeting accreditation standards in many areas, but we are hurting in some,” he said, giving as an example the SACS requirement that 25 percent of the teaching faculty have master’s degrees and every teacher be endorsed in his or her major teaching area. He urged the School Board to make the decision to work towards SACS accreditation, saying application must be made during the period following next year’s evaluation by the state’s Visiting Committee. “If we wait 10 years for the next Visit KOONS Chevrolet Oldsmobile Routes 7 & 15, Leesburg, VA 777“3860 Winchester 703-662-8324 • Metro 478-1822 Your Beauty or Beast Awaits you at KOONS Chevy-Olds 1989 CAMARO SPORT COUPE Defroster, A/C, Power Steering and Brakes. Tinted Windows. AM/FM Stereo and Much More. msrp »i3.io9 SALE $9,750 * Bring in this Ad for an additional*100.00 v Savings at time of Sale. 4 X 4 s 1988 $-10 #2158 LONGBED 4X4 Sliding Rear Windows, Locking Differential- Rear Axle, 2.8 V6, ETR. AM/FM Stereo Radio, Durango Trim. Power Steering and Power Brakes MSRP *12,898 SALE $9,995 * 1989 S-lO BLAZER 4X4 #3039 Reclining Seats. 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Addressing curriculum and facility needs, Helen LaQava said the RCEA supports: • planning time for elementary school teachers, particularly those in the primary grades. • a second physical education teacher at RCES. • a seven-period day at the high school. • scheduling every six weeks of a cultural or current event at RCHS for the entire student body. • a canopy installed at the elementary school’s modular units and handicap railings around the inside of the school plus a list of maintenance projects for both schools. She also advised public announcement of the maintenance programs for both schools. If teachers see that their cjassroom is scheduled for painting next year, for instance, “they’ll feel more relaxed, knowing their problems will be attended to,” Mrs. LaCava said. Tuesday night’s session was widely publicized as an opportunity for the public to present budget requests for 1988-89. But the public is too involved in making lists for Santa Claus to take time to tell the School Board what it wants next year for education, judging from the turnout. Sharon Kilpatrick, who has regularly attended School Board meetings for the 15 years, was the solitary speaker. Suggesting that Spanish be added to the high school curriculum, she noted that of last year’s 54 RCHS graduates, only 12 received the advanced studies diploma. An additional 17 students took academic courses but failed to qualify. “I would guess that what they lack is three years of French . . . There’s a clear indication that they’re getting enough science and math (to meet state standards for an advanced studies diploma),” she said, adding that the offering of Spanish would enable more students to be advanced studies graduates. Mrs. Kilpatrick also voiced support for the seven-period day and asked that parking at the high schoo’j be expanded to accomodate the crowds at basketball games and other extra-curricular activities. “At least put a light in the temporary student lot so people can see their way to the gym." In addition, she repeated her proposal for expanding the high school curriculum to include a course with a semester of typing and a semester of shorthand. Budget building will continue with the superintendent’s presentation of the proposed 1988-89 school spending plan at the board’s March 7 work session. Public presentation and public response is set for the regular board meeting on March 14, with work sessions on March 21 and 28 before the April 1 due date to the supervisors. In other business at the December meeting: • Assistant Superintendent Robert Chappell reported that repairs to leaks in the RCES roof are to begin this week. Mr. Chappell said he is still trying to reach the responsible person with the Texas firm that manufactured the BRAI roofing at the high school, which is also leaking. “If I don’t get somebody in here quick, I’m going to go higher up,” he assured the board. “I do not think we have a mjaor problem (with the leaks at either school) but I want to prevent a minor problem from becoming a major problem.” » me ncnooi uoara gave consensus approval to contracting witty Country Chevrolet in Warrenton t® provide a driver education car at $i per day and to upping next year’s fees for driver education from $25 tty $35 to cover half of the antieiapte*} $1,460 leasing expenditure. -■ • learned that three school en* ployees are having their wort printed in national publications. Th® list includes special education super^ visor Maggie Piper, who recentlj won third place in a poetry contest! 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r\TTrv\7T\r/-. _ Photo courtesy of Brenda Knoll ENJOYING THEIR PROJECT, members of the Heads Up! 4H Club and the county’s girl scouts enjoy a visit with Santa and his helper. Back row, from left, an unidentified visitor, Mrs. Claus, Erica Sinnott, Patty Freeh, Santa Claus and April Knoll. Front, from left, Kelly Lawler, Janet Hitt, Jerry Ann Asbury, Sarah Crawford, Jennifer Deciancio, Stephanie Crawford and Stephanie Atkins. Kids learn the Christmas spirit by helping the needy By BRENDA KNOLL Rappahannock News Contributing Writer The Christmas giveaway to the needy organized by the Rappahannock 4-H Heads-Up Club and the county’s Girl Scouts was a tremendous success. Planned as part of a “Support the People” program sponsored by the two organizations, the event was held at the Washington Fire Hall last Saturday. Even at the early hour of 8 a.m., we arrived just as several people stopped by with more clothes to donate. Inside the hall, 12 tables were completely filled with clothing. It was all separated, from infants up to large men’s and women’s sizes. There was also a large selection of gloves, mittens, hats, blankets, kniek knacks and many pairs of shoes. Another table was filled with donated Christmas gifts, each gaily wrapped and tagged with the age and sex of the intended recipient. About four families stopped in during the morning, and then, promptly at 10 a.m., Santa Claus arrived. He visited with the children and adults, and took dowm some Christmas lists as well. All during the next few hours families continued to come in and pick up clothing, household goods and Christmas gifts. One particular gentleman who stopped by made it worth all the effort! As he walked through the door 1 you could see the hesitancy in his eyes. Quickly, two of the girls stepped forward to rescue him. We showed him to a table covered with men’s clothing. To every item we showed him, he replied, in his low voice, “Yes ma’am, I could use that.” We filled two large bags with clothes, then found out that he had a small girl and boy. Straight to the presents we went, with the girls digging in first. The bag overflowed — and then came a bag of boys’ clothing, filled by my husband Steve, followed by another bag of girls’ clothing, with more wrapped gifts on top. Next we visited the table with household goods to select a few pots and pans. Then to the shoes — two pairs for the little girl and two new pairs for him. Then we selected some clothes for his wife. My only regret was that they had already been picked through. The gentleman left with two large bags, four paper bags and a box full of clothing and gifts — and a twinkle in his eye. From all of us in the Heads-Up 4-H Club and the Girl Scouts: “Merry Christmas, friend!” Would you believe that, because of the generosity of many county residents, we still have clothing and gifts left? They will be taken to Social Services to be distributed along with their Christmas baskets. I’d like to thank Rappahannock Girl Scout leaders Jennie Welch and Judy Tole of Troop 380, and Brownie Leader Sara Brown from Troop 929 for helping me organize this wonderfill project. i On behalf of the Heads Up! 4-H Club, we’d like to thank Brownie Troop 909 and their leader, Janet Smoot, for wrapping so many wonderful Christmas toys and bringing them, along with many clothes, on Saturday morning. Thanks go also to the Washing Cljrist is Porn... We thank you during this holiday season for your patronage and friendship. Merry Christmas. We would like to thank you for your support this year! SPERRYVILLE EXXON Charles Clinedinst, Proprietor Sperryville, VA 987-8377 Winter travel safety tips When winter storms strike Virginia, highway travel can become treacherous. Because of the state’s snowfall patterns and snow consistency, highway conditions are often more hazardous than in the snowbelt regions to our north. Many of Virginia’s snowstorms begin as freezing rain or sleet. Snow often follows, leaving a hidden layer of ice underneath. These dangerous conditions are compounded by the consistency of snow that usually falls. Unlike the dry, powdery snow that occurs in colder regions, Virginia’s snow is often wet and extremely slippery. With these factors in mind, the best bet is to stay home when severe winter weather strikes. However,: business or holiday plans often make winter travel necessary. If you must venture out, the following tips froih the Virginia Department of Emergency Services may make your journey safer. Before the cold weather hits, be sure your car is in good running order and is properly serviced. Have a reliable mechanic check your battery, antifreeze, wipers and windshield washer, ignition and thermostat. Good tires are very important. Not only will you be safer, but in many jurisdictions, there are heavy fines if you are stranded on a snow emergency route without snow tires, chains or all-weather radials. Plan long trips carefully. Listen to weather reports and travelers’ advisories and keep an alternate route in mind. Let someone know where you are going and what time you plan to arrive. Travel in daylight, use major highways if possible, and try not to travel alone. Before you start out, clean snow and ice off all parts of your car — windows, hood, roof, trunk and lights. Snow left on the car could affect visibility once you start driving. Keep your gas tank as full as possible, especially if you’re unfamiliar with the roads or passing through rural areas. A full tank prevents gas-line freeze up, and also adds weight for better traction. Even if you restrict your winter driving to short, local trips, certain supplies can help in an emergency. Always keep basic items like a windshield scraper, battery booster cables, a tow chain or rope, a bag of sand, a blanket and a flashlight in your car. For longer trips, you may want to add a transistor radio (with extra batteries), a first aid kit, road maps, some nonperishable food, matches and candles. Don’t overdress when driving. Even on short trips, your clothing should be loose-fitting and comfortable. After the car has warmed up, take off heavy outer clothing, but pull over to the side of the road to do it. Don’t try to struggle out of your coat while driving. If you should get caught on the road during a winter storm, keep calm. Give some indication that you’re in trouble — turn on your flashing lights, raise the hood or tie a cloth from an antenna or door handle. Whatever you do, stay in the car. Don’t leave the car to find shelter or a telephone unless you can actually see one close by (really close —yards away). Disorientation comes very quickly in a blowing snowstorm. For heat, turn on the car engine for brief periods. To avoid deadly carbon monoxide poisoning, always leave a downwind window open slightly and make sure the exhaust pipe is clear of snow when the engine is running. If you are caught unprepared, there are many items in the car you can use. Papers and maps can be crinkled up and stuffed into your clothing for added warmth. Rugs and removable seat covers can be used for added insulation. Huddle with your passengers and try using your coats as blankets. They may be more effective that way. Exercise from time to time by clapping your hands and moving your arms and legs. Don’t stay in one position too long, but don’t overexert yourself by shoveling or trying to push the car. Leave the dome light on at night as a signal to rescuers. If there is more than one person in the car, sleep in shifts. Winter presents many challenges for the snowbelt traveler. By staying calm and using all that’s available to stay as warm as possible, your situation will remain one of inconvenience rather than a life or death peril. ton Volunteer Fire Department, and to Wanda Jenkins, for allowing us to use the fire hall for the project. We also appreciate the help and support given by the' parents and leaders of the Heads Up! club, Ruth Kramer and Jerry and Vicky Asbury, without whose help we couldn’t have done it. You have done a wonderful thing. And last but certainly not least, I’d like to give special holiday thanks to all the people who donated to this cause — you too have helped in a i Have a beautiful Christmas. It’s a pleasure to serve you. Darlene Moore, Hairstylist, Owner The Beauty Box Washington, Va. 675-3403 ♦*▲*▲*▲*▲*▲*▲* wonderful thing. Thank you, and God bless you. The event was a success, and plans have already been started to repeat it next year. Brenda Knoll is one of the adult leaders of the Rappahannock Heads Up! U-H Club. For more information aboid the club and its activities, contact Mrs. Knoll (937-^616) or the Rappahannock Extension Office (675-3619 or 675-3776). Along with the magic of the season, goes our thanks for your support SPRINGHOUSE ANTIQUES Sperry ville Village We will be closed Dec. 20 - Jan. 5 ■n ■ VISITING WITH SANTA, Julie Payne gives St. Nick her Christmas list as the jolly old man’s helper looks on. Santa Claus was among the visitors at Brownie Troop 909’s Christmas party. Holidays busy for Brownies The county’s Brownie Troop 909 has had a holiday season filled with projects. In October, the troop became one of the first county organizations to adopt a highway under the Virginia Department of Transportation’s new program. Although the girls’ efforts have been hampered by rain during several scheduled cleanup days, the troop has still managed to clear litter from the right of way along Shade Road between Route 211 and Route 621. 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Sports and Outdoor Life Panthers' winning streak continues as team begins break By LOl HATTER Rappahannock News Staff Writer Offering a preseason prediction about his Rappahannock Panthers, varsity basketball coach Gary Leake e pointed to its outside game as a big change. "In the past, we have been known as an inside team. Now, we'll be more likely to take the outside shot. I'm pleased to havevthat asset." Last Friday, Julian Groves personified that "asset." The big junior hit a three point shot with only seconds left to boost the Panthers past the Central High Falcons, tilWith teammate and leading scorer Eric Dunn tied up by a double-teaming Falcon defense. Groves was the open man. The team had worked the play out in advance. Coach Leake said, with whomever was left unguarded by Central's double coverage on Dunn to take the open shot. The only surprise was Groves opting for the long, outside shot which netted a bonus three point conversion, and the game winning point. The victory was an important one for the Panthers, who were ranked even w ith Central and Strasburg as favorites for the Bull Run District title in a preseason coaches' poll. The win brought the team's district record to 2-0 (d-0 on the season). while Central slipped to 1-1 in Bull Run play. Coach Leake, however, said the team’s uneven offense continues to bother him. He noted that the Panthers can't count on a last second "Hail Mary" shot to pull out the victory. But. he added, the consistent defense exhibited during the season's early games will carry the team on. Doug Smith, who has consistently provided rebounding strength for the Panthers over the past two seasons, once again led the team with 12. Overall Rappahannock snapped up 42 rebounds to the Falcons 2S. Dunn, who led the Panther of Regular Sales Every Tuesday HORSE SALE 2nd Sat, 10 a.m., Every Month feSTATE GRADE FAT CATTLE 1st Tues., 1 p.m. Every Month In addition to $Uf regular sales on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, we will have a State Graded Feeder Cattle Sale -Consignments Welcome. For further information call 364-1566 1 mile east of Marshall on Rt. 55 ieilSt* Willi puuu>, U1>U LUI1LIIUuted eight rebounds on the defensive boards. Though Central jumped out to a (lUK'k lead, 11-4, the Panthers resjnmded by spreading out in a zone defense to control the inside shooting lane. Forcing the Falcons to take lower percentage outside shots, by halftime the score was tied at 28. The third quarter saw Rappahannock continuing to press on defense while outshooting Central. 48 to 54 percent. By midway through the fourth quarter the Panthers had jumped to a commanding 49-40 lead. Coach Leake later explained that the team lost its composure during the final four minutes, which allowed the Falcons to tie the game again at 49. Two RAppahannoek mistakes, a foul on Carroll Frye and a subsequent technical against Coach Leake, helped the Falcon comeback. The two teams continued to scrap as the clock wound down, with Smith and Dunn each sinking two foul shots for lift Rappahannock’s lead to 58-54. A three point field goal anti two foul shots put Central back on top, 59-58. with less than 10 seconds remaining. Groves put the ball in play for the Panthers, then moved quickly down the court and took a return pass. His quick shot from outside gave Rappahannock the three points they needed for victory as the buzzer sounded. Streak continues w ith victory- over Brentsville On Tuesday, the Panthers hosted Brentsville district in yet another home contest, and again Rappahannock had little trouble handling the visiting Tigers, topping them 67-46. With his starting five showing complete control of the passing game. Coach Leake substituted freely throughout the game. Afterward, he pronounced himself, "extremely pleased with my starters' performance, but tremendously disappointed with (the effort from) the bench."' Though the Panthers played from the bench during much of the game, the team's five starters still accounted for 61 of Rappahannock’s 67 points. Rappahannock News photo/Lou Hatter HOT ON THE HOOP, Doug Smith gets up above the defenders in an early-season game against Clarke County. Teammate Eric Dunn (24) moves in for a rebound. Smith has been a defensive standout for Rappahannock this season, as well as consistently scoring in double figures. Eric Dunn once again led the Panther attack, hitting 20 points for the night. Doug Smith followed with 16. Defensively, the rebounding ef IT'S HERE AT LAST! 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The Panthers racked up 18 points to the Tigers six, including several fast breaks by Julian Groves, to finish the contest up by 21 points. After the game, Coach Leake said he remains concerned about his team’s effort. Although the ball control seemed precise and wellplanned, the coach said the Panther defense is not up to stuff. “We stress defense every day. I was not satisfied with the shots we allowed them to get.” In the first half, Rappahannock scored its 31 points on 30 shots, while Brentsville took just 14 shots on its way to 21 points. Four games into the schedule, Coach Leake said, “I’m still looking for my top nine players. Maybe I experimented too much. I’d be really concerned if we were 15 games into the season. He had particular praise for Doug Smith. “He has developed tremendous confidence in his shot and has improved his shot selection. He has worked on his moves to free his shot. Last year he relied on his body, and last year he learned the hard way that you can’t always muscle the shot inside.” Anthony Porter, he said, “had a great second half.” He was four for six from the field, and snapped up all nine of his rebounds in that half. Defensively, Coach Leake said he found the team uneven. The manto-man was “sometimes aggressive, sometimes inattentive.” The Panthers went to a zone in the third quarter after Coach Leake saw the team playing “tired, timid man-to-man.” Right now, he said, “we are not playing 32 minutes of basketball. And we cannot do that and win in the Bull Run District.” RCHS sports schedule The winter sports season is entering its Christmas vacation, with the boys’ basketball team still practicing but no games scheduled until after school resumes in January. At that time, the girls’ volleyball team and the eighth-grade boys’ basketball team will begin their seasons. Games scheduled for the coming weeks are as follows: Boys’ basketball The teams began their Christmas break after Tuesday’s games against Brentsville. The season resumes again on Tuesday, Jan. 3 with a road game against Central. Junior Varsity games begin at 6 p.m., with Varsity contests following immediately afterward. Coach: Gary Leake JV Coach: Dee Van Horn Girls’ volleyball Thursday, Jan. 5: Central at RCHS. Regular season opener at home Monday, Jan. 9: Strasburg at RCHS. All games begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise specified. 8th-grade basketball Tuesday, Jan. 3: Strasburg at RCH. Season opener at home Friday, Jan. 6: Page County at Page. Bus leaves RCHS at 2:55 p.m. All games begin at 4 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Coach: Ron Vickers For more information about athletic events at Rappahannock County High School, call the school office at 987-8575. 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M _ • IIUI JUUJ , L/VVV. For the adventurous, winter camping can be a pleasure By BOB NAYLOR AiwM Nmwm Special Writer After deer season closes, you can have the miles of national forest to our west pretty much to yourself. All you have to contend with is the cold. Considering how unbearably steamy it can get in a •• tent in July or August and how buggy it can be in the spring, watching your breath steam skyward on a crisp winter morning does not seem like contending at all. And you see things in winter that greenery hides the rest of the year. You see the real contours of the land. A cardinal flutters to the ground a hundred feet or so up the trail against a^ backdrop of grey branches and steals the show. He’s just another bird in a bewilderment of fluttering wings and foliage in May or June. What green there is has form —the shapes of cedars and pines and hemlocks. And every sound is like a ervstalbell. Full eryoyment .depends only on being fully prepared. So here is our advice to the winter camper or to the individual or family who might be contemplating at least a 48-hour escape into the pristine landscape of the season: We assume that those of you venturing into the back-country between now and the end of February ow’n or will be acquiring a comfortable and sturdy pair of insulated boots and that you need not be advised of the advantages of layering comfortable lightweight clothing that will not restrict circulation instead of bundling up in heavy garments. So we will move right along to some basic advice on gear that will prepare you for predictable weather conditions and minimize labor on the trail, thereby facilitating full appreciation of a snow-covered wood or the spectacle of a winter sky at night. first oi all, you are going to want something substantial between your sleeping bag and the ground if you plan to be outside counting the stars as you fall asleep. You’ll need a sleeping pad on the floor of your tent even on those nights when the stars hide above snow-laden clouds. The synthetic fiber people have in recent years developed an insulatirig material even better than the old standby, Ensolite. It’s ethyl-vinyl-acetate (EVA). The advantage of an EVA pad over Ensolite is its resistance to compression; it will maintain its thickness and insulating value for more years than they have thus far been able to project. A three-eighth-inch EVA pad will do nicely, but if you admit to muscle aches and pains after a long day of toting a heavy pack or polling through deep powder snow, you might want to get a pad with some extra length, so you can double it over under your hips and shoulders. Cold weather camping would seem to dictate the unequaled warmth of down when you are considering a sleeping bag. But winter also means wet. It means condensation in most snug little mountain tents. And this means hoping the morning sun will draw the dampness out of a down bag. Lots of luck. The good news is technology has once again made some advances in the construction of synthetic fiberfilled bags. We now have remarkably lump-resistant fiber bags, which are also warmer than their prototypes. Now you can spend a warm night in a synthetic fiber sleeping bag that was soaked when you climbed into it. And, with today’s fibers, you do not have to burden yourself with the bulk and weight of one of those extra heavy, “winter-weight” bags. The secret to staying warm is more in the amount of space your body must heat up to get cozy. A very narrow-cut sleeping bag, even though relatively light will get you through just about the worst night you can expect to encounter at this latitude. Outdoors If you can spread your sleeping pad on a bed of dry pine needles and snuffle down into a warm bag on a clear night, you probably won’t want to set up a tent, providing wind chill is not a factor and the forecast is favorable. But you can hardly count on every winter night to be clear and dry, and wind chill often is a major factor. So you’ll need to tote a tent to break the. wind and keep the elements off you. If you already are a moderately dedicated backpacker and/or winter camper, you already know the quantum improvements in the manufacture of mountain tents over the last decade. The rip-stop nylon A-frame that was so deservedly popular in the 1960s has been supplanted by the commodious headroom of round-top tents. The fiberglass wand tent hoops that support these structures are a breeze to transport, and in addition to headroom, the closer-to-vertical walls of these tents protect you from being awakened by a sag of snow-laden nylon in your face. What s more, dome tents have a lot more stability in the high winds of winter than an A-frame. And today’s Gore-Tex tents are miraculously dry because warm air inside the tent actually pushes moisture out before it condenses. If you are camping in snow, you are probably also skiing. This means you can use your skis to tamp down a flat base on which to pitch your tent. You can even use skis and poles to anchor your tent. Obviously, a good stove takes on added importance in winter. Though wilderness campers are permitted to use fallen dead wood for fires in national forests, only gas stoves are allowed in Shenandoah National Park. Besides, you’ll have to carry something with w’hich to cut even that dead wood, and your enjoyment will eventually be enhanced in direct proportion to the number of pounds you have left at home. Butane eartidge stoves are safe to start inside a tent and you can count on them to ignite. But a stove gets such a workout in winter camping — it is indirectly your source of water, from melting snow — that you can quickly exhaust a butane eartidge. And carrying several means more weight. If you are going to be out more than one night, take a white gas stove. You will need one pint of fuel per day for a party of four. Your first priority upon selecting a campsite is water, so you should have somebody firing up the stove and melting snow w hile the rest of you put up the tent. This is at best a long, slow process, but you can expedite it by using a wide-based rather than narrow pot. Pouring a little water from your water bottle into the pot before you pack in the snow will also speed things up and keep the water from tasting like a scorched pan. Since you won’t have to carry more than drinking I Drive with extra care so you and yours can enjoy many more to come. 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A big rigid frame will start swaying awkwardly with normal skiing movement. If you are skiing, large mountaineering soft-packs prove practical. The Jensen-style wraparound packs have a wide belt that goes around our waist and stabilizes your load, minimizing side-to-side sway. Some of these large soft-packs are actually made for hiking, not mountaineering, and if you can find one of these, it is your best bet. The reason is, climbers don’t want pockets on the outside to catch on things, but hikers may wrant water bottles, snacks, etc., a bit more accessible. And outside pockets are a great place for back-country skiers to keep extra wax handy. We are assuming that you are heading out for no more than two or three days (one or two nights). If you are planning to stick it out for a week in the wilderness, hauling all that you will need in a soft-pack could be cumbersome. So you might want to invest in an internalframe pack. There are such things. They have either two thin metal strips designed into them vertically or in the form of an X. Some internal-frame packs are more stable than others, but all of the designs we have seen take the clumsiness out of heavy loads and give you a margin of comfort between the load and your back. A pack is a very personal thing, though. Since we are each designed a little differently from the next person, w hat works best for one will not necessarily be best for another. So don’t take a salesperson’s or shopowner’s word for how stable or comfortable a pack will be with the 40 pounds or more in it that you will be toting into God’s country. Stuff the equivalent into your duffle and haul it down to the store when you are shopping for a pack. In sist on loading the various types under consideration one by one and walking around the store for a minimum of five minutes with each type on your back for comparison. If you are going to be skiing, try to simulate your skiing movements, negotiate some tight turns around display counters. If it doesn’t feel right or you think there is too much sway, ask the salesperson to adjust it and make sure you understand what he or she is doing. Do not walk out of the store and ultimately into the wilderness with a pack you are going to regret most painfully in the middle of George Washington National Forest. As Bill Riviere points out in his book, “The L.L. Bean Guide to the Outdoors” (Random House, 1981), it is of critical importance to know the seasonal weather pattern of the area you are entering. So many Northern Virginia residents are relatively newly arrived from elsewhere, that this is hardly idle advice here. If you are heading into the George Washington National Forest, call U.S. Forest Service office in Harrisonburg (703-433-2491) for a rundown on winter weather norms. If you are planning a trip in some other part of the country or Canada, make a similar inquiry of forest or park offices in the region you have selected. And immediately before hitting the trail, make a call to the nearest National Weather Service office and get a reliable forecast. Sure, half the point of winter camping is getting away from the noise and confusion of civilization, but take a transistor radio with you and listen to weather updates, while bearing in mind that the location of the station may be subject to a different weather pattern than you are. You may also want to invest in a pocket barometer. But you can learn a lot by studying the sky and being alert to wind shifts. Wind from the west brings the driest conditions. If it shifts to the northwest, expect things to get cold and blustery real soon. Even with two good hours of daylight ahead of you, it might not be a bad idea to begin looking for a campsite, preferably with a thick stand of trees or a ridge between you and the wind. If it swings around to the northeast and stays there for more than a gust, be prepared for sustained wet weather. You might want to cut your trip short. Don’t let a change in the weather sneak up on you. The kind of winter camping we are touting is not a survival exercise. Park seeks new water supply Shenandoah National Park is seeking public comments on an environmental assessment of alternatives to drill water supply wells at Big Meadows. The 30-day comment period ends on Jan. 7, 1989. Shortages in rainfall during the past several years have resulted in inadequate water supplies for the Skyland and Big Meadows developed areas within Shenandoah National Park. Park Superintendent J.W. Wade reports that “in order to maintain our current level of visitor services at these two locations additional sources of water must be found and developed.” Compounding the problem is that recent studies have shown that pumping water from a major supply well near an area known as the Big Meadows Swamp is threatening the existence of several species of rare plants and salamanders found in this unique high elevation wetland. Use of this well was curtailed earlier this year in an effort to protect this area. Several sites have been identified for possible drilling of a new well in the Big Meadows area. The most promising site is in the area of Davids Spring, adjacent to the Big Meadows Campground. A second site is located approximately 1/2 mile down the Rapidan administrative road in an area used to store maintenance materials. The third site being considered is a short distance down the Tanners Ridge administrative road. An Environmental Assessment has been prepared which addresses the environmental consequences of these alternatives. Persons interested in reviewing or commenting on the Environmental Assessment may obtain a copy by stopping by the Park Headquarters Building or by writing to the Superintendent, Shenandoah National Park, Route 4, Box 348, Luray, Va. 22835. Shirley L. Moffett Office Manager Shirley L. Moffett, a 15-year resident of Midland and mother of six, has over 30 years experience in the automotive business, the last 1’/2 years at the Chrysler dealership in Warrenton. Prior to that time, she worked at dealerships in Northern Virginia. Shirley manages a staff of four, and is responsible for all office activities, including billing, payroll, tag and title work, and handling customer inquiries. She loves working with the people who come into the dealership, and firmly believes ♦hat at JKJ," We must go to all lengths to provide customer satisfaction. If you don't take care of your customers, they won't come back.'' Dawn Postma Service Manager Dawn M. Postma, 26. of Bealeton, is the Service Manager at JKJ and just happens to be Shirley Moffett's daughter. She is a 1981 graduate of Fauquier High School, and was formerly with a management consulting firm before enter ing the automobile business as a service writer last January. As Service Manager, Dawn oversees the work of eight service technicians, as well as handling warranty work and assisting repair customers. Dawn's brother, Robert Moffett, a student at Fauquier High, also works part-time at JKJ in new car get-ready. Sissy Jenkins Parts Manager Sissy Jenkins. 31. of Marshall has worked in the Parts Department of the Warrenton Chrysler dealership for eight years. A1975 graduate of Fauquier High School, she began her career in the automotive parts business ten years ago. 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Eastham Continued from page 5 his Navy flight training. Thus, I was confident that the father was mentally checking off each step of the account 1 gave as a true one). “Mr. Spurlin,” I told him, “please don’t believe that the Navy let your boy down in any way. The Navy provides the best and most thorough training for its pilots of any service in the world.” I believed this then and I believe it now — 45 years later. But I was still facing an unconsoled. heartbroken father whose only son was gone and for whom all of his dreams had been shattered. My young mind could now read his thoughts: “If the Navy is not at fault, then the fault must have been in my boy — in whom I had found no fault, no weakness”. I interjected at once to stop this awful train of thought, “Mr. Spurlin, it was an accident! An accident, for God’s sake! Don’t blame your son. It just hapj>ened to him; it could happen to me next week!” The older man had heard what I had blurted out. Slowly a tearstained smile came over his face and getting up from his barber’s chair, he grabbed my Ensign’s blue uniform in his arms and, for a few moments I was content to substitute for his lost son. As he released me, he seemed to look clear through me and now there was a full smile on his face. Recov ering his normally gruff but kindly voice, he said, “Well, son, since you are a real Navy man, I guess you take a drink once in a while. Let's have one together for my boy." I readily agreed even though I had not commenced drinking hard liquor at that time (soon corrected by farther intensive Navy “training"). He reached into a cabinet beneath his barbershop sink and drew out an unopened bottle of bourbon, got two glasses from the counter and poured two stiff ones, laced with water from his sink faucet. We raised our two glasses, sitting in the barber chairs, and father and substitute son gave a toast to Ensign Steven E. Spurlin on Christmas Day 1943. Over yet another drink, the father wanted to talk about his son's brief life, call back to memory each small detail and I was content to listen and learn all about a good and impressive man who would now be forever young. Mr. Spurlin himself “joined the Navy” that Christmas Day and. if not now permanently “retired,” is surely a Navy man still. We returned “home" slowly along the wintry streets of the town, slightly aglow from the bourbon, and plotting like two teen-age boys to conceal our little “wake" from the ladies when we got home. We may have succeeded. The funeral on the day after Christmas went off well, as such things go. A large gathering, including many of Spurlin’s young friends, had attended to say farewell to the aviator; the local V.F.W. had mustered a guard of honor to fire three volleys over the grave; their buglei sounded ‘Taps" as poignantly as it was ever blown. When I handed the carefully-folded flag from her son’? casket to Spurlin’s mother and bent down to kiss her, I felt compelled tc stand at attention immediately ir front of her to salute both the mother and the flag in her lap. So close, I could see the glint of tears dropping from her eyelids but also the ghost of a faint smile for me as she looked up. In that moment, the Christmas Spirit itself seemed physically to radiate from the face of this heartbroken but supremely courageous mother. I was shaken. My formal duties at the funeral were now completed; it was just as well. At the family’s insistence, I stayed with them for two more days after the funeral. They took me out to a relative’s ranch for dinner (lunch). Everything home-grown, home-preserved, and home-cooked. And everything as delicious as the warmth of their Texan hospitality. In fact, I soon began to feel vaguely concerned, for there seemed to be some sort of plot afoot to “keep” me. But when I finally suggested that maybe it was time for me to get back to the war, the Spurlins gracefully apologized for having been selfish. Upon my return, I reported to Commander Schrader, the C.O., relating some of my adventures on the trip. After giving me a “Well done" for carrying out an “unpleasant" duty, he expressed his regret that I had to miss out on Christmas and a very successful squadron party. I shook my head, “Skipper, I didn’t miss out on a thing. I reckon I ran smack dab into Christmas on this trip.” Without asking for explanations but with an amused expression on his face, the commander genially dismissed me. He seemed to know something more than he had told me — or that I had told him. But he couldn’t have. Before the next Christmas came around, the Commander himself was lost in combat over Formosa. Robert VC. Eastham is a resident of Flint Hill. This story is taken from his autobiographical sketch, “Time Out for War. ’’ VDOT decision to reopen U. S. 17 to trucks will affect Fauquier VDOT hopes wider road will also be safer BY SUSETTE RITENOUR Arundel Newspapers Staff Intern A decision by the Commonwealth Transportation Board to remove the truck traffic ban on U. S. 17 between Warrenton and Marshall will take effect next August after final widening at the road’s north end near Interstate 66 is completed, according to Virginia Department of Transportation Resident Engineer Robert Moore. The lifting of the ban also affects U. S. 15 between U. S. 29 and 1-66 near Gainesville in Prince William County. The restrictions were implemented in 1984 and later extended. The ban will be lifted early next year when a short section of U.S. 17 is widened near Marshall. Work on the project is underway. “The reasoning behind the decision concerned safety on the roads being used by the trucks instead of Route 17. It was the best decision that could have been made,” said Mr. Moore. Tractor-trailers were restricted from using U. S. 17 indefinitely in November 1984 due to an increase in traffic accidents involving tractortrailers, according to a VDOT official. The restrictions were prompted by the rising number of accidents and fatalities involving trucks on the 10.4-mile section of U. S. 17. The two-mile section of U. S. 15 was included in the restriction because the increasing number of trucks using the two-lane road as an alternate route posed a safety prob fO iW Picture This... Small desk top frames and gift items under $35.00 u at Warrenton’s Exclusive Frame Shop in Waterloo Center ART SUPPLIES Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10-5 Closed Monday Sot. 10-2:00 will be open rill 6:00 Christmas Eve. Closed New Years Eve Picture This Ltd. 77D West Leo St. A/arrenton, Virginia 2218C (703)347-5080 NOW AVAILABLE at Middleburg Books Signed Copies of 9 "*'/ The History and Origins of the Virginia Gold Cup Clothbound $79.95 Limited Collectors Edition $485.00 703/687-6874 Sun. 12-5 Mon.-Sat. 9:30-5:30 102 W. Washington St., Middleburg lem for other motorists, according to VDOT. The other roads to wh ch VDOT referred, which saw a heavy increase in truck traffic during the period, are U. S. 522 in Rappahannock County, 1-66 and U. S. 29 in the Gainesville and New Baltimore areas. “People called, concerned with the amount of truck traffic that was appearing on these roads,” said Mr. Moore. The problem was with truck traffic through Rappahannock County on U.S. 522 in particular, and influenced the decision, according to VDOT. “We expected it. The Transportation Commission said once the road (the four-laning of U. S. 17) was finished that it would reopen. We are disappointed that the spur isn’t completed before this occurs,” said Don Smith, Warrenton town manager. However, the transportation board’s decision was welcome news to Rappahannock’s Board of Supervisors and its residents who live along Route 522. The supervisors had sent a strongly worded resolution to State Transportation Commissioner Ray Pethtel, urging that Route 17 be reopened to truck traffic at the earliest possible date. The Town of Warrenton, however, had lobbied for the reopening to be delayed until a spur is completed to link Route 17 with the Route 29 bypass north of tow n. The town maintained that the increased truck traffic along Broadview Avenue would merely shift an unsafe situation from north of Warrenton into the town. The spur option would consist of a road connecting U. S. 17 with the U. S. 29 bypass east of Warrenton. If approved, the completion timetable would be in 1994. '4 However, the spur faces opposi-1 tion on environmental grounds, and £ no exact route for the connector* route has yet to be made public. * “Perhaps the trucking lobby was * strong and we were lucky we had • this for as long as we did,” said War-. renton Mayor Bill Lineweaver. I According to John Albertella, oft the Fauquier Citizens for Environ- £ mental Responsiblitv, VDOT’s envi- • ronmental impact study concerning * the proposed spur development to '• curb traffic in the town of Warren-1 ton has not been completed. “We would have preferred they waited until the results of the study were completed before making the decision to reopen Route 17,” said Mr. Albertella. The anticipated completion of the study is early 1989, according to Mr. Moore. “Once it is completed, then tions,” said Mr. Moore. i VDOT has studied the effects of £ the truck traffic on Warrenton and £ some improvements have been £ made. “An acceleration fcane was > added to the north end of town. I > don’t think it (the reopening) will > cause a gridlock in town,” said Mike y Moon, VDOT assistant resident en-£ gineer. £ Don Askew, former Fauquier * and Rappahannock resident engi- * neer now with VDOT in Fredricks- • burg, said that “from an accident £ point of view” the work on U.S. 17 is £ complete. “Those sections where we * had accidents have already been > four-laned,” he said recently. _ The added speed the trucks will v bring once again by using U.S. 17will decrease safety, according to* Dave Smith, a government school *' teacher at Fauquier High School, £ who lives along U.S. 17. “It is going - to be a mess in town, as well. It is > pretty bad now,” he said. >**'♦*♦>«*« * t * >' * Spending indicates consumers optimistic HARRISONBURG — The average American family plans to spend about $325 on Christmas gifts, according to a recent Conference Board, New York survey. Americans will spend about $37 billion this year — about 7 percent more than the 1987 holiday period. An increase in spending for gifts is probably an indicator that consumers are more optimistic about the U.S. economy than concerned about a possible recession, said Dr. Ehsan Ahmed, assistant professor of economics at James Madison University. A majority of current economic forecasts predict at least a mild recession in 1989 or 1990, he said. NOW AVAILABLE FOR CHRISTMAS j THE FIRST HISTORY OF THE VIRGINIA GOLD CUP j •'< ■: ... ■“ I .. jv! 04$ vx "Storming back oat of the misty past, this classic book for the first time brings alive again the 63 year mystique of one of the world s most challenging sporting events. " I I I I I A tradition bom of a dream which became steoplechasing legend - The Virginia Cold Cup. The classic reflection of a sporting challenge whose roots lie in friendships bom of love of the horse and field. This elegant, leatherbound edition for collectors of fine sporting art is limited to 500 copies. Each book is personally signed and numbered by the author, William Myzk. The history and legacy continues through this exhaustively researched book edited by Raymie Woolfe, Jr. Design and dedication to detail includes original color map drawings for each historic Gold Cup course, bloodlines four deep of every winner and a statistical portrait of the average Virginia Cold Cup winning horse. A classic book about a classic event. Through this narrative, lavishly illustrated with drawings and photographs, you can relive the excitement and grandeur of this breathtaking race. —uick l nine is I Completely hand-crafted with top-grain leather binding, hand made marbled end papers, 24K gilded edges, quality gold stamping on the front cover and repeated oh the blue inlay leather slipcase makes this book a truely exquisite piece for any serious collector of sporting art. Sales of this collectors edition may be treated as a 50% tax-deductible contribution to the Meadow Outdoors Foundation, a tax exempt non-profit organizahon under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. The Foundation, devoted to preservation of open space, manages Great Meadow as the new home of The Virginia Gold Cup and for year round use without charge by non-profit community events. —Leatherbound Classic Edition $485.00 —Clothbound Edition $79.95 L. GOLD CUP BOOK RESERVATION ACCEPTANCE ' THE HISTORY AND ORIGINS OF THE VIRGINIA GOLD CUP" □LEATHERBOUND EDITION Please send me this first limited edition beautifully handcrafted leatherbound book for $485.00. My payment is as follows: 0 Name to be gold stamped on leatherbound cover. Add $18.00 to your order. Name as follows _ 0 Check enclosed herewith for $485.00. 0 Charge my Credit Card for the total amount of $485.00. 0 Charge my Credit Card in 5 monthly installments of $98.00 each. 0 MasterCard 0 Visa Card #-Exp. 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For further information Mail to: contact Sharon Huminik Virginia Sporting Publications (703)347-4466 Post Office Box 3358 Warrenton, Virginia 22186 The Federal Reserve’s actions against expected inflation and “an expectation that the Congress and the President will get serious enough to start reducing the budget deficit. . .will mean a slowdown in government spending activity,” Dr. Ahmed said. “Therefore economists are predicting a slowdown in the economy and maybe a rise in the unemployment rate. Given that perspective, so far, the anticipation during Christmas time is that the consumers are not paying that much attention.” » Consumers this year are responding to a resilient economy that has experienced the longest period of continuous growth in history, he said. A Optimism created by the economy’s past performance is fueling the estimates of increased holiday spending, and if those estimates are confirmed by actual increases in spending, “people are not immediately worried about a recession,” he added. 3 ** * Brownies 4* V Continued from page 13 -; nated by the Salvation Army,;* dressed them and assembled each in*' a gift package, and returned the fin-*; ished holiday presents to the Salvation Army for distribution to needy Z* children. In another holiday project done;* with the cooperation of the county’s *! Department of Social Services, the »Z troop made Christmas pins. The pins are shaped from a special dough, at" clasp is added to the back and then;* the pieces are baked in an oven. Once hard, the pins were painted byS hand by each girl. They made*; enough so that each girl had one pin*; to keep and another to give to the;; Social Services Department to hand Z; out. N The group took a field trip to;; Winchester to see a holiday produc- >; tion of “The Nutcracker” ballet. ;; At Rappahannock County El*;; ementary School, the members of> the troop decorated a special, * Christmas tree. This tree, which will % stay outside, was decorated com- •; pletely with edible ornaments for the birds around the school. Also at the elementary school, the troop had a Christmas party. Among the visitors to the partv * were Santa Claus and his helper. The members of the troop said that they had really enjoyed all the recent activities. They added that they w’ould like send a special “Thank you!” to all the parents who helped out and gave their time to make the events possible.

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National Headquarter*: Pompano Bsach, FL. • FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE • JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE 1-800-327-7728 THE HART SCHOOL Division of A.C.T. Corp (Accredita* MemAcr NHSC) Livestock 40 for Sale Angus Bulls. Quality, performance. calving ease, service ready. Hill Crest Angus John or Sue Rucker. 703 364-2875. Lost and 41 Found Lost: Black female mixed Lab Small white spot on chest, wearing white flea icollar Harris Jiollojiy. ’ Washington, VA Reward. *, 703/675-36Mmi^ Lost: blue tick female coon hound in Woodville area Reasonable reward offered If seen please call collect, 703/459-5190 Misc. for 42 Sale/Rent Coin collection includes $20 gold pieces dated from 1870 to 1904 - $480 each Miscellaneous silver dollars 301-953-3231. Got a campground membership or timeshare? We II take it! America's most successful resort resale clearinghouse, call Resort Sales International, Free hotline 1-800-423-5967 Kitchen Cabinets And bath vanities! First quality wood Riviera and Kabinart Cabinets 40% off list price plus additional 20% ott, It purchased before the end of December, 1988 For free estimates call Tri County Distributors, Inc. 304-226-5293 or 1-800352-3147 Personal Beeper System, a new working Motorola system inch 4 tone and voice beepers. 6 unit charger and encoder, price $500 First come, takes equipment. New cost today over $2,000 Phone Great Meadow, 703/253-5001. Ski Vacation- Tax Deductible. 6 days 7 nights at Big Sky Montana Chet Huntley's Lodge Includes round trip air to Denver Call Diana 703-687-5551 (Days), 703-687-5511 (Evenings). Typewriters - Due to school budget cuts. Royal offers brand new electrics with internal correction, electric carriage return, pre-set tab. 88 character keyboard; $159. List much more. 5 year warranty. Free delivery. Mastercard, Visa, A-Express, COD exchange only. 315/5938755. Rent to Own Stereos. TV's, VCR's PANORAMA VIDEO RENTALS Sperryville 703/987-3197 PHOTOGRAPHS Permanent prints of the STAFF PICTURES which appear in the Rappahannock News can be ordered from the News Office. Prices are $15 for 5x7 and $25 for 8x10. 703/675-3349 MUc.for 42 Sale/Rent 8mm Mauser with 3-9 scope $175 or best offer. Call 703 675-3557. asK for David. 1987 McCullough trailer. 45' aluminum flatbed, air ride, in excellent condition 1978 Ravens trailer, 42 aluminum flatbed, air ride, side Kit. bows and tarp. in good condition..1979 Hill dump trailer, 32'aluminum with bows and tarp in good condition ... 1980 Fruehauf van type trailer, 40' in good condition. 703 788-9885 POINSETTIAS CUT & LIVE CHRISTMAS TREES Stovers Greenhouse & Antiques R 1.229 3 mi. from Culpeper 70* 823-9379 Misc. 43 Wanted Engine Wanted: Ford 255 V8 or 302 V8, must be in good condition Prefer 1980 or newer 703/3474997 after 6pm. Oriental Rugs Wanted. Any size or condition. Preferred used. Top dollar paid. Free appraisal. Alexandria, VA. Call Toll Free 1-800-343-3843 Wanted: old photographs of Forest Grove School for possible use in upcoming publication. Especially needed are pictures of former teachers Photos used will be returned unharmed. Contact Donnie Johnston, Rt 1 Box 66. Culpeper. Va. 22701 or 703 825-4810 nights. Wanted to purchase an oil stove in good condition. Call after 6p m. 703 9878303. 703 987-8577, Wanted: Wood burning cook stove Call 7036753031 Mobile Homes - 44 Sale/Rent A Dollar and a Deed is all you need to own the home of your dreams At Clayton Homes of Harrisonburg, Rt. 33 East or call 703-4346961 Dealer #4981. Just Arrived 28x56, 4 Bedroom, 2 bath, living room, den, dining room, huge eat-in kitchen Delivered and set- up |ust $34,995.00 only at Clayton Homes of Harrisonburg, Rt. 33 East or call 703 4346961. Dealer #4981 Virginia Mobile Homes... used homes $1,900 and up, new homes single, two or three bedroom, double All prices negotiable Located at Rt 29 Bypass and Rt 666 Culpeper, 703 8252446 Mam office 9720 Lee Highway Fairfax, VA. 703'273-5448; Woodbridge 703/494-1398 Musical Instr. 45 ft Equipment hoi a Urrry Christman a (.IK! CERTIFICATE from I Munir 2(H» V Main St Cul|M‘[H‘r. V A. 703/825-1331 Personals 47 Services To Abused Families, Inc. Providing battered Women Alternatives for Safety For help or information call: 349-0309 or 825-TURN Pets 50 Afghan Hounds Available to loving homes. 703/9375542. Chinese Shar-pel wrinkle puppies, champion bloodlines, must sell, $300 and up. First come, first serve basis. Good homes only. 703/369-6956 evenings; 703/241-3051 days. Dachshund, 4 months old, short red haired, all shots, all papers. $300 firm. 703/937-5180 Free, Border Collie. Collie mix puppies. 3 males left. Perfect Christmas present. Will be a small dog. Call 703/937-6044. Kittens:Siamese and Oriental Shorthair. CFA registered Health guaranteed. 703-662-7586. Poodle Puppies, Toy, male and female, black or white, ready for Christmas. AKC, shots, wormed. $350. Call 703/937-3020 Yorkle pups, 2 male. AKC registered. 14 weeks, shots, wormed, champion sired, excellent bloodlines. Call 703/347-7813. Rentals - 61 Business Otflcs Suits now available, Clopton House, Washington, VA. Large room with fireplace, bay window. Kitchen, bath 600 sq. ft. $225 per month. 703/6753033 Rentals - 62 Houses Applications now being accepted for 3 bedroom house west of Sperryville, available now $500. Security deposit and references required. 703/987-8144. Remodeled house for rent. Vacant January 1. Two bedrooms. $475 a month plus security. No pets or children. Call after 6p m. 703/987- 8303, 703/987-8577 Washington/ Sperryville Area, 3 bedrooms with central heat, all new applianes including washer/ dryer, large deck. References and security deposit $600. 703/967-9011 or 703/6753532 or write Box 9, Washington, Va. 22747. Washington, VA. - 1.3 miles outside of town. 3 BR, just remodeled rambler. $675 month. 703.9375407. Rentals - 66 Wanted to Rent Member of Trapezoid, wife and 2 children need housing in Rappahannock County, first 2 weeks in January Will housesit in trade for plant and animal care or will pay small rental fee. 703 987-8658 or 703/987-3164 for information. House or apartment Wanted Inn at Little Washington New employee (male) at The Inn is relocating to the area and is looking for an apartment or small house. Please call The Inn 703/675-3801 Real Estate - 68 Sale by Owner 2 Story Colonial in Sperry*' ville Ideal for antique shop or residence 3 bedrooms, 1'/2 baths, kitchen, LR, DR. 703/368-9547. Real Estate - 69 For Sale 16 acres, Franklin County. VA. pasture, stream, woods. 4 bdrm, 3 bath contemporary home $144,900 Linda Davis. Realtor. 703/483-5060. Meadow Spring Land & Realty 703/483-5566 LOCAL AUTHORIZED BUILDER/ DEALER Nationwide Modular Homes. Will build or sell package 703/825-1663 CORBIN HOMEBUILDERS, INC. Services - 71 Business Auto Insurance problems? Call Leary Insurance for low monthly rates; immediate SR22 filings. Call 703/825- 4234 from 8:30a.m.-4p.m. daily. Custom carpentry and home improvements. Free estimates Call 703/6753781. GOA Morta Loans — FHA, VA, ^R?1, and other 1st trusts. Good or poor credit 2nd trusts. Call (703)273-1450 or 1-8003CASH11. Old Black and white photos copied, reasonable prices. Hand-coloring available. Cindy Mahan, 703675-3837. Roofing - Gutters -down spoutings. Tinning and roofing of all kinds. Aluminum gutter; down spout. Roof repair. Bill Starks, 703/675-3630, 703/6753724. Snow Removal, commercial and private. Call Donald R. Keyser, 703/6753911 Tree Stumps Removed — Neat and reasonable. By Stump Jumper, 703-7772349 Log Cabin Homes Ltd. Cypress, Cedar & Pine Lifetime Guarantee Floor Plans Available 703/987-8043 Offered by: T.G. Taylor Construction Country Carpentry New homes, additions, decks, remodeling. Free estimates. Kent Jenkins. 703/987-8328. PIANO TUNING: Work guaranteed 30 years full time Warren Emerson Dennis Call collect, Amtssvtlle. Va. (703) 937-5857 ’'feLEC+ftlCM. & PLUMBING State Licensed New 'S!. Old Work Pump Installation Free Estimates on New Work 703-675-3249 T.G. Taylor Construction Quality Continental Homes at affordable prices (model located in Spenyville, Rt.211) Class A Licensed 703/987-8043. WASHINGTON VIDEO RENTALS Open Wed.-Son. 12 -7 p.m. VCR'a for rent or sale Lottery Tickets Available Main Street in the basement of the Miller Bldg. 703/675-3454 VHS Rentals - 62 Houses Ryan’s Stable and Silo Apartment For Rent in The Plains area. $ 1,000 month including 1 bedroom silo apartment, 11 stalls and 3 fenced paddocks. Additional 2 bedrtxjm tenant house if desired with additional rent. CallAIera 703/687-6395 or metro 478-1079 ■icai bswic - For Sale D» NATIONWIDE MODULAR HOMES Wholsale to builders or individuals, 95% complete on your foundation or we can do it all. Norwood Construction, Inc. Dealer/Builder Experienced/Licensed 703/788-4570 Sendee* - 71 Business Experienced and Fully Insured Modern Equipment Chimney Lining eite Sitimmrt *rrtu( BRUCE VIERLING 703/675-3508 Services - 73 Home Improvement Bathcrsst - Porcelain Resurfacing Specialists - 703/347-0100. Bathtubs, sinks, tiles, chip repair, fiberglass, showers. We buy, sell and restore antique tubs. 703/347-0100. 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 6 refinishing hardwood floors. Reasonable rates. Call Roger 703/635-2558. B ft B BUILDERS OF VIRGINIA, INC. Specializing in decks, additions ft remodeling 18 years experience Nojob too small Call after 8p.m., 703/937-5280 Services - 75 Miscellaneous Betty's Bloomers will be offering all Christmas merchandise 25-50% off. We will close at 5p.m. on Christmas Eve and resume 9-5 hours on Monday. Merry Christmas from Anna, Jean, Susie. Teresa and Betty. 306 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, Va., 703/349-1037. Y all come. Going Away? Protect your home Housesitting available by the day or week, i Reasonable rates. References available upon request. Call 703/347-9019 after 6p.m. and weekends. Tributes 77 In loving memory of Georgie Williams at Christmas time. We love you and miss you. Bernice and children In loving memory of Jimmy Brady. Merry Christmas Jimmy. We love you and miss you. Mom, Dad and family In loving memory of my loved ones at this Christmas time, my son Ronald Lee Pullen; my Dad Andrew W. Sisk; my bother William (Bill) Sisk A my niece Gloria Price. From our family on earth to our family in heaven, We send our love and fond memories of Christmas in the past when we were all together. We are told time heals all wounds I want to believe it's true. But the deep ones seem to last I'm always missing you. We must keep our faith in our Heavenly Father, One that heals all hurts, pain and sorrow. My earnest prayer for our family on earth, To always remember our dear Saviour's birth. He gives life now and will forever, By faith believing, someday. we all will be together. Love and sweet memories. Mom, daughter, sister and aunt Frances Pullen IN MEMORIAM In loving memory of Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather Pat* Tharp who passed away three years algo December 22.1985. Three years ago you left us Father very sad and blue Gone are the days we used to share, and our love is still true I believe that like always our hearts will grieve in pain But before long your face we will get to see again Untif that day shall come, tears for you will be shed Especially at Christmas, you are the greatest Dad we ever had So often to the graveyard we go, stand and pray Asking the Lord to help us in our sorrow, since he took you away. For God's love is so great and we are so small Putting our trust and faith in Him we cannot fall. Gone but remembered. Merry Christmas Dad. Sadly missed by The Tharp Family Tributes 77 Ths family of Eunice Sisk would like to thank everyone for the flowers, cards, prayers and other acts of kindness shown to us during the loss of your mother. Children, in-laws and grandchildren In Loving Memory of My Dad Pete Tharp Who passed away December 22nd, 1985 Christmas time is here again Dad, but all those lights I look at only make me sad, for they just bring more memories of you and how good a Dad we children had. No lights could make a bigger glow than to see a big, wonderful smile on your face Dad, that you could always show. Missed everyday by your daughter and her husband, Rosie and Hayward and all the Tharp Family. In memory of Paul S. Aimer. It was four years ago Dec. 13, 1984 when with the angels you did fly. Sometimes now we think of you and start to cry. We know you're better off out of this world of pain and you're in heaven where happiness and health reigns supreme. You left so sudden, so close to Christmas that each new holiday brings new pain. But when we hear the carolers sing “Hark the Herald Angels" sing you're now one of the angels in the choir. So on this holiday we wish you a Merry Christmas and want you to know you're as missed and loved *fs much today as you were four years ago. We miss and love you, Your wife, children and grandchildren. Help 101 Wanted Accounting Specialists needed for a specially construction company, relocating from Bethesda to Dulles area. Commuting expensive will be compensated until the relocation in April. Salary $22,000. If interested please contact Potomac Personnel, 703-4717840. Assemblers Needed- in Chantilly area. PC board experience required. Great wages. Regular increases. CaU Pbtomac Personnel, 703-471-7840. Bricklayers/ laborers wanted. Upperville area. Winterized job! Call Steve after 5p.m. 703/752-4091. Certified nursing assistant, full time, for home health agency. Excellent salary and benefits. Contact Hunt Country Home Health, 703/347-4774. Concrete Construction - Laborers and carpenters helpers wanted. Majority of work in Manassas area. Must have transportation. Excellent pay with company benefits, with experience preferred. Call after 5 p.m., 703-754-7276 Ask for Jim. Corrections Hospital nurse technician: qualifications, Virginia LPN license or eligible. Submit STATE employment application to: Mecklenburg Correctional Center, P O Box 500, Boydton. VA. 23917. Developmental Specialist. Full-time position, Culpeper based. Responsible for in-home care and onsite day activities for mentally retarded adults and children. Apply by December 27 to Personnel Office, Rappahannock- Rapidan Community Services Center, 401 South Main Street. Culpeper, Virginia 22701. 703/825-3100 EEO/AA. Drivers, A.T.S. of N.C. now hiring experienced O.T.R flatbed, dry van tractor-trailer drivers. Excellent pay and benefits package Earnings including incentives 26.5 cents per mile Call 1-800-4510313. Earn $7.75/hr. We need assistance in evaluating and responding to daily work reports submitted by our agents throughout the state. No experience necessary; paid to complete training. Work at home. For information send self-addressed, stamped envelope, 9'/2 inches long to: AWGA, Dept. E, Box 49204. Atlanta. GA 30359. Electrlcans-No Helpers!!! Retired or semi-retired, who want to work part-time several days per week. Preferred transportation a must. Experience a must. Wages negotiable. ARC Electric Call 703/9554676 Electricians- Residential and commercial mechanics and apprentices. We offer top pay, life, dental and medical insurance, paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave, tuition reimbursement for the State Apprenticeship Program, quarterly evaluations, security, and other incentives. Our work is strictly in Virginia and our shop is centrally located between Gainesville and Warrenton. We interview Monday - Friday, 8a.m.4:30p.m. Sundance Electrical Contractors, Inc Warrenton, 703/349-8200, Metro 273-5877, Manassas 368-8577. EOE. Help 101 «i Wanted Electricians and Helpers wanted for permanent, year-round new residential work with a large Northern Virginia electrical contractor. Excellent benefits including medical, dental, profit snaring and paid vacations. Advancement opportunities and on-the-job training. Buhl Electric Company. Three locations: woodbridge, 703-3396594; Gainesville, (metro)385-7446; Sterling, 703-450-2100. Transportation provided from Front Farm employee wanted for farm at Marshall. References required. 703/8253261. Fauquier Springs Country Club looking for part time accounts payable clerk. Must be familiar with payroll, taxes and bank recs. Typing a must. Pay based on experience. Send resume to Office Manager, P.O. Box 858, Warrenton, Va. 22186. No phone calls please. Forklift Driver/ Truck driver.'Immediate opening for Nova Wood Products. Call 703-754-0775. General Office Clerks: Sharp people needed for filing, answering phones and light typing. Call Potomac Personnel, 703-4717840. General freight hauling. Commercial Transport needs owner/operators! If you need training, we will train you. You will operate your own tractor. If you don't have one, Commercial Transport offers a purchase program that we think is one of the best in the industry. If you are 21 or over and thing you may qualify, call for a complete information package. Call weekdays: toll free 1-800348-2147, ask for Operator 524. Commercial Transport is a division f NorthAmerican Van Lines, a Norfolk Southern Corporation subsidiary. Laborers Needed To help with snow removal. Must have transportation. Be available 24 hours a day. Starting $8 an hour and up depending on experience. Call 703/937-5095 or 703/754-8672 after 6p.m. Laborers: Warehouse positions available. Stay warm and work indoors. $7./ hour to start. Call Poto: mac Personnel, 703-47117840. Mechanic- Experienced CAT Mechanic. Good Company Benefits. J.B. Shotwell & Son. Sterling, VA. 703-450-2340. OTR Drivers: Hornady Truck Line requires 1 year experience and 23 years of age. Start: 23 cents/mile with 1 year verifiable tractor trailer experience. Excellent benefits. Conventional/ Cabovers. Ask about or 26 cents - 40 cents pay schedule. 1-800-633-1313 or 804/348-3888 Psychologist B. Major correctional institution seeks clinician to join present staff of two (one licensed) in providing psychological services to inmate population. Wide variety of problems offer many challenges, opportunities. Masters degree required. doctorate desirable. Starting salary range: Masters $21.666-$29.595, Doctorate- $23,688$32,355 plus $2,000 additional for license. Supervision for licensure possible. Send state application to Nottoway Correctional Center, P.O. Box 488, Burkeville, va 23922. EOE deadline January 11,1989. Receptionists Pert/ full time positions for permanent and temporary work. Professional phone manner and switchboard experience helpful. Call Potomac Personnel. 703471-7840 Reid Chrysler Plymouth Dodge, the fastest growing CPD dealership in central Virginia needs two line technicians. We work the teams system. We pride ourselves in customer satisfaction. Chrysler experience preferred. ASE certification and state inspection license a plus. Call S. Reilly or C.W. Croy for interview. 1-800-476REID or 703/547-3900. Secretary I. $5.28 per hour. 16 hours per week. Part-time evening work in Warrenton, Monday - Thursday, hours 4:30-8:30. Receptionist duties, ability to handle confidential data. Typing skills. Apply by December 29 to Personnel Office, RappahannockRapidan Community Services Center, 401 South Main Street, Culpeper, Virginia 22701.703/825-3100. EEO/AA. Substance Abuse Specialist. Full-time position in comprehensive human services agency in Culpeper, Virginia to implement an education and prevention program in county school system. Masters (Agree in social work, psychology or related field, and substance abuse experience required. Competitive salary and excetlent benefits. Apply by December 29 to Personnel Office, RappahannockRapidan Community Services Center, 401 South Main Street, Culpeper, Virginia 22701.703/825-3100. EEO/AA.

Classified Advertising Secretary needed for a specialty construction company, relocating from Bethesda to Dulles area. Commuting expensive will be compensated until the . relocation in April. Salary $19,000. If interested please contact Potomac Personnel, 703-471-7840. Truck Drivers — Tandem dump truck experience, $9.50 per hour. Bring current driving record to: J.B. Shotwell & Son, Inc., 1106 Sterling Road. Sterlinq, VA (703)450-2340 Tuition-Free Trucking School) Qualified applicants only pay personal expenses to train with J.B. Hunt in Lowell, Arkansas. Four week course. Some restrictions apply. Must be 23 or older. 1-800-6433331. Help Wanted - 102 Domestic Housekeeper/ child care, $200 per week plus some weekend and night sitting. Nice 3 bedroom rental house available at $750/ month plus utilities for right person. Ideal for couple with second income. Delaplane area, 703/592-3895. RNorLPN Needed! 11 -7 Shift Contact: District Nursing Home (703)347-1881 PRODUCTION WORKERS Communication Corporation of America, 1 Direct Marketing Plaza, Boston, Virginia 22713 is now accepting applications for full time production workers. We currently have positions available on the first (12:25a.m.-8:35a.m.) and third (4:25p.m.-12:35a.m.) shifts. Production experience helpful, but not necessary. Excellent benefit package offered, including ' health, life and disability insurance, nautilus gym, profit shanng. .. r,, \ If you are interested, please con-’9''1 tact Carol Henry (703)547-1700, ext. (455). If you have applied within the last six (6) months you need not reap DOOR MAN EARN $7-$10 per Hour You can help our inn run smoothly and make excellent cash at the same time. This exciting; interesting work pays very well as you attend to our arriving guests. Duties include greeting guests, delivering baggage to rooms and parking cars. Part time, evening and weekend hours are available. Hours are 38p.m. Salary plus tips. Benefits Inn at Little Washington Washington, VA. 1-800-535-3510 Wanted: Man to cut locust posts on share basis. One tor you one tor me Call 703/687-6882 after 7p.m. Receptionist/ Hostess (Evenings) Luxury, international country inn seeks front desk receptionist/hostess. Position requires excellent phone manner and attention to detail. Hotel, sales, customer service relations helpful, but not essential. Salary open. Part time, evenings and weekends available. Inn at Little Washington Washington, VA 1-800-535-3510 r COUNTRY HOME FURNITURE Sales postions open 3 or 5 full days per week. Must have a strong sense of color and design. Apply in person: 144 Broadview Are. Warren ton, Va. Newspaper Advertising SALES REPRESENTATIVE for established weekly in Fauquier County. Base salary, commission on sales, transportation allowance, full company benefits. Territories in Prince William and Fauquier Counties. For interview contact: J.T. Toler The Fauquier Democrat P.O. Box 631 Warrenton. VA, 22186 FIREPLACE INSTALLERS needed to start immediately. The largest prefab fireplace sub contractor on the east coast is looking for ambitious individuals to serve the entire Northern VA home building area. Construction, HVAC or roofing back ground preferred. Excellent advancement potential and salary. Great benefits include medical/dental insurance, profit sharing and vacation plan. Call Julie now at 301/792-9350 EOE Construction Management Opportunities In Fauquier County The largest fireplace sub contractor on the east coast is looking for motivatied individuals to start immediately as production previewrs/field supervisors based at New Baltimore location to serve the entire Northern VA. home building area. Excellent salary and benefits, medical/dental insurance, profit sharing and vacation plan. Call the Personnel Dept, for more information (301)792-9350 E.O.E. Centura Stair Company is looking for a few able bodied people to work in various stages of production. We require positive working attitudes and willingness to leam. Some carpentry experience helpful, but not necessary, if you have good working attributes and the ability to work with others. We're an easy comute to Haymarket, VA. Candidates who qualify and become hired can look toward professional, on-thejob training; good wages, with individual merit increases; paid holidays; paid sick leave; paid vacations; medical insurance; life insurance and bonuses. Please call 703/754-4163 for interview times. Drivers Britches of Georgetowne is looking for reliable and hard working individuals to work as truck drivers. The drivers are responsible for deliveries of Britches merchanidise to local stores. 1-2 years trucking experience with a clean driving record is necessary. Britches offers a good starting salary and complete benefits package to includdJRedical and dental insurance. If interested please call (703)834-6711 or stop by to apply: Britches Of Georgetowne v 544 Herndon Pkwy Herndon, VA 22070 V «.*V' wj EOE/M/F/H/V TOWN OF WARRENTON Laborer for utilities department for the Town of WarTenton. Proof of valid Virginia Operators License is to be submitted with application. Hourly rate is $5.59 per hour: 12 days paid vacation and sick leave per year: 10 days paid holidays per year: Blue Cross/Blue Shield: uniforms: dental: prescriptions provided. Apply at Town office, 18 Court Street or the Town Maintenance Shop at 360 Falmouth Street Monday through Friday 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. Applications close 2p.m. December28th, 1988. Paralegal for law firm. Primary responsibility will be working for partner, specializing in commercial and real estate litigation. Research, document and pleading preparation, computer experience and excellent executive secretarial skills required. Salary commensurate with experience, bonuses and benefits. Call Pam Cubbage O’Connell and Mayhugh P.C. Wanenton, VA. 703/347-2424, Metro 471 -0528 Culpeper Wood Preservers now taking applications for Receptionist/Data Entry Clerk. Computer experience helpful, but not necessary. Excellent benefits including health insurance & sick leave. Applications may be picked up at 501 North Main Street or submit resume with salary history to: Culpeper Wood Preservers P.0. Box 1128 Culpeper, Va. 22701 Attention: Personnel E.O.E. No Phone Calls, Please. WANTED IMMEDIATELY Full Time Warehouse/Truck Driver Class A license, some heavy lifting required, good company benefits. Apply in person. Marshall Farmers Co-op (703) 364-1533 E.O.E. HThe Quality Inn Fairfax City has housekeeping positions available. • FREE TRANSPORTATION • Competitive Pay • Paid Vacations • Medical Benefits Please call 349-4200. Ask for Tom Harris Basin cm 125 Notices Positively No Hunting or Trespassing on the following properties. Sutton House Too Slate Mills Road Route 707 Scott & Kathy Sutton *** James and Nancy Thomasson Route 615 Bounded by Jonathan Run and Blackwater Creek ★ ★ ★ Kaywood Massies Comer Hickerson Mountain Col. D C. Knuepfer ★ ★ ★ Piney Knoll Rt. 211 West of Sperryville ★ ★★ Mountain Green Farm George Sharp Washington, VA 22747 ★ ★ ★ Points-of-View Farm Flint Hill and all land belonging to Patricia Saltonstail * * ★ Mt. Prospect Farm Mr and Mrs. Stewart Willis Washington, VA *** Tom & Joanne Topper Ftt.680 Bounded by Jonathan Run and Blackwater Creek *** Old Coughlin Race Wendy Rogers Rt. 607 Woodville ★ ★ ★ John Pullen Gid Brown Hollow Route 614 Washington, VA Legal 127 Notices The Virginia Department of Transportation is in the process of soliciting bids tor road construction equipment to be used in the Warrenton Residency from January 1, 1989 to December 31, 1989. Bid forms may be obtained from the Warrenton Residency Office. This equipment is to be used in conjunction with State equipment on road improvement projects throughout the Warrenton Residency. The equipment in question should be priced on a 40 hour week, to include operator, all maintenance including fuel and a liability insurance certificate mus be included with the bid Bids will be closed Decern ber 22, 1988 All bid! should be sent to Mr. Johr E. Utz, Warrenton Resi dency, P.O. Box 33, War renton, VA. 22186. Legal 127 Notices The Virginia Department of Transportation is now in the process of soliciting bids tor cleaning the Commuter Parking Lot located on Rt . 29 north of Warrenton, tor the calendar year of 1989 The bid will be on an hourly basis of one vacuum cleaning per week and mowing of the small sign islands as needed within the perimeter of said lot. Bids will be received at the Warrenton Residency Office thru December 22. 1988 Vehicles 200 For Sale Mint Condition 1986 VW Jetta GLI. New tires, clutch, alternator, brake pads and stereo. Black with sunroof. $9,500 negotiable. Call John at 703/347-7144 Parker pickup, electric hydraulic dump bodies, for compact/ full size pickup trucks. Lift capacity 2,000 lbs For more information call Bud Ross. 1-703-8903995. $2,000.00/ $2,800.00. Rebuilt 350 Chevy engine. 8 cyt. 2 bolt main, partially chrome, $450. Call 703/335-2135, 9a.m. to 9p.m. 1985 FI 50 4x4. $7,500 1985 F250 4x4. $8,500. 703/788-1062. 1984 Camaro ZF/GT. 86,000 miles. $500 and take over payments. Excellent condition, new tires; also 1984 Pontiac Sunbird, excellent condition, 81,000 miles. $2,300 Call 703/675-3557, ask for David. 1Q01 UnnWa Drnl../4A C»u4 Coupe. 5-speed, power sunroof, etc. Needs some work $950 or best offer. 703/347-4997 after 6p.m 1976 Chevrolet pickup, 350 V8 4 barrel, automatic, PS, PB, AC, CB radio, tapedeck. Many new parts. Best Offer. 703/987-8343 evenings. 1967 Mercedes 2 SOS, electric sunroof, stick shift - many new parts, but needs some work. $950. 703/3491587. Recreational 204 Vehicles 1976 Shasta, completely remodeled. Excellent condition. $5,000. See at Leech Rental Center, 703/347-2899. Vehicles 200 For Sale Liquidation Sale ALL AS IS 78 Accord 2 dr., 5 sp., AC $399°° 77 Accord 2 dr., 5 sp., AC $299°° 81 Accord 2 dr., 5 sp., AC $499“ 81 Dodge Colt 2 dr., 4 sp. $299“ 79 Datsun S.W. Auto $299“ 77 Datsun 200SX Auto $299“ 79 Honda 4 dr. LX Rear Defogger $299“ 79 Honda 2 dr., Auto $199°° 75 Audi Wagon Auto $299°° 80 Sunbird 4 sp. $199“ 80 Monza A/T $199“ 73 VW Bus $299“ 70VWBug $299“ 75 Toyota Corolla $299“ 79 Olds 98 (Not running) $299“ American Auto Sales Across from Clark Bros. Rt. 29 Wanrenton, Va. Help your reader visualize the item you have for sale. You will sell your merchandise much more quickly if you include a very specific and accurate description of the item in the ad copy. You should include all of the essential details of an effective word ad, aye, condition, size, brand name and price. Let your reader know when and where to contact you. There is nothing more frustrating then trying to make a call only to receive no answer. Don’t make it difficult for potential buyers to contact you! Be sure to include in your ad the hours you will be home to answer inquiries about the items you have to sell. Remember, a potential customer probably will not call twice! • Don’t use abbreviations. Nvr. frust. a pot. cust. w. abb. You want to make the process of reading your ad easy for your potential customer. Most readers will- not take the time to try to decipher confusing ad copy. (We bill by the word, not by the line, abbreviations are unnecessary). Limit your use of abbreviations to the following ten: approx, (approximately), ave. (avenue), blvd. (boulevard), bldg, (building), condo (condominium), rec. room (recreation room), refrig, (refrigerator), rd. (road), sq. ft. (square foot), st. (street). Choose a consistent ad schedule. To insure great results, plan to run your ad for several weeks. If Hyou run the ad only once, you run the risk of missing the buyer most in need of what you have to offer. If you run the ad for several weeks, you will draw the __ maximum response. Remember, you can always cancel the ad as soon as you find a buyer!

Water Continued from page 1 placed because a new chlorination system is part of the system under consideration. He added that another probable regulation which will be enforced in the near future is the requirement that the water from the spring be chlorinated at its source. That, he said, would require additional equipment there. The system also requires treatment equipment to remove excess iron from the water. That, Mr. Fisher noted, is an aesthetic problem of taste and discoloration rather than a contaminant which causes health concerns. Mr. Fisher also presented the proposed financing for the project, which includes a $231,500 loan from the Farmers Home Administration, an additional $129,500 grant from FmHA. and a $700,000 grant from the Virginia Community Development Block Grant program. Mr. Fisher also announced that the council had received preliminary approval of its application for the $231,500 loan from FmHA. The terms of approval, he said, include the council’s formal acceptance within six months, and also that the Virginia CI)BG grant money also be approved. He told the council that he plans to use the FmHA approval of the loan to assist the town’s case through the state CDBG grant appro val process. If the council votes to go ahead with the project and the loan money is approved. Mr. Fisher said, the plan is to repay the 30-vear note, at 6-3/8 percent interest, with revenues from tiie water system’s customers. That, he said, will necessitate an increase in the tow n's basic water rate from $6 to $11 per month, with the average water bill rising from $13 to $18 as a result. “We can structure the base charges and any incremental increases any way we want,” he added, "as long as the average (per customer) works out to $18.” Former mayor J. Newbill Miller said his opposition to the project rests on the fact that parts of the old system could be refurbished and used again, rather than being replaced. Citing the project’s estimated $1.1 million price tag, Mr. Miller told the council, “that’s a heckuva lot of money — $55,000 per person. I don’t buy the theory that it’s state or federal money. It’s all American money.” Mr. Miller also questioned the advice that the size of the present reservoir be doubled with the addition of a second 100,000-gallon tank. “Do you have authorization from Col. Parson (on whose property the reservoir sits) to double its size?” Mayor Dean Morehouse replied that negotiations have been under way with Col. Parson for some time, since he complained about brush clearing along the supply line rightof-way which was started without his knowledge. And, turning to Mr. Miller’s general opposition to the renovation of the system, Mr. Morehouse said. “It is fiscally responsible to replace the system. It is .'>0 years old, and it is about shot. We are spending unpre dictable sums of money on repairs. 1 find it untenable to go along from year to year spending $10,000 to $15,000 on bandaids for a 50-year-old system.” Turning the debate to the condi tion of the iron pipe in the system. Mr. Miller described it as cast iron lined with concrete which has aged well. Mr. Morehouse admitted that much of the cast iron pipe, which runs from the supply spring into town and down one st reet. “is in pre tty good shape. But it does pit, and we have acidic soil.” Acidic soil tends to corrode underground pipes from the outside in, eventually causing the line to leak without any apparent damage. The cast iron has been repaired. Mayor Morehouse continued, in places where it was not buried deep enough and frost heave caused it to move and split. He theorized that may have been the cause of a break somewhere between the spring and the reservoir, d which still has not been located. And. he added, some of the three-and four-inch cast iron mains are not adequate for fire flow. The engineers' report, he said, recommends doubling the main size to an eight-inch pipe into town and on the main loop and six-inch pipes for the rest of the distribution system. “It just doesn’t make sense to me,” Mr. Miller retorted, “to spend $1.1 million on a town system that is almost adequate. Replace the plastic and galvanized (steel) pipe and you would have an adequate system." i*ir. r isner noieu inai me rteaitn Department is moving toward the adoption of regulations whic h would mandate a second supply source for the town. Also, the spring may soon be regulated as a surface supply, : which, if that continues to be the town’s sole source of water, would require building a treatment plant to process the water. Councilman William Wickens added that the town has been told that the diameter of the water mains is insufficient for compliance with insurance regulations for fire flow. You say it would help our insurance rating, Mr. Miller challenged. "How much? What is the percentage (decrease in rates)?" “We will never pay for the system with lower insurance rates," Mr. Wickens added. “What is important is that if it’s my house that is on fire that there is enough water to fight that fire.” “If you need that much water,” Mr. Miller replied, “that house is gone anyway. I’m not critical of anyone on council (who supports the project). I see that this whole nation is on a spending binge — and I see it coming here to Rappahannock County." “Irresponsible spending,” Mr. A FIELD OF HORSES The World of Marshall P. Hawkins I oxl b\ |jmn L Younj; Mill Introduction bv lacquolino Konnodv On.issi-. Km note than st» U'Jfs photog raphei Marshall I* Ha \ kins has ihronwled the riding world ot fox Iiur:m>; uumg and eventing In all regions ot the lountrv. 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VA residents add 4 5% sales tax ($1 57) Please send me_copy(ies) of A FIELD OF HORSES lealherbound limited edition S $60 00 per copy. VA residents add 4 5% sales tax ($2 70). Please add $4 00 per order for shipping and handling. J -heck or money order enclosed. □ Visa □ MasterCard » _ Expires Name Address State. - Zip Miller said, “is a disease which we all have." Mr Morehouse objected, saying, "This is not irresponsible. We have tried to get the best engineers, and all costs have been certified. If we save money we will return them. This system is no Cadillac, but it might serve us another 50 or 100 years.” He offered to give Mr. Miller a copy of the engineering proposal for review, and to send his suggestions to Greeley and Hansen Engineering for consideration. Former mayor Peter Kramer told the council he was heartened by its decision to fund the loan from the revenue from water bills. Mr. Morehouse noted that the rise in water bills, from an average of $13 per month to $18, “is not out of line with small tow ns in the nation and state." Mr. Kramer said that his concern was that if nothing is done to renovate the system, “10 years down the road we can't meet the regulations." Mr. Fisher agreed, calling the increase in regulations for potable water in past few years, “orders of magnitude." Mayor Morehouse questioned the ability, or safety, of residents of the town sinking wells to replace the municipal system if it fails or is shut down by the regulatory' authorities. “Or. if we are hit with large fines for non-compliance." Mr. Fisher added. He drew an analogy to the council in 1933. which approved the expenditure of $30-35.000 to build the system. “It has done its job. This might seem like a lot of money, but in 50 years maybe it will not be.” Mr. Kramer questioned the plan to add another 100,000 gallons of storage capacity and the drilling of another well. “Are we building a system which is far rhore than we need?" “The system is not adequate if we have a real fire in town.” He told Mr. Kramer that with the Washington VFD’s new fire apparatus, which can pump 1,250 gallons per minute, the reservoir will last, “just one hour and then there’s no water for anything." Mayor Morehouse added the the construction of a new reservoir would allow the existing one, which is 50 years old, to be drained and repairer!, thus lengthening its life. “This program is very modest,” the mayor assured the council and Mr. Kramer and Mr. Miller. “It is not for development. In fact, the loan puts caps on the number of taps allowed.” The members accepted a suggestion from Mr. Wickens that the council adopt a resolution noting that the acceptance of federal requirements for the loan are contingent upon acceptance of the application, and that otherwise all requirements are void. Agenda Continued from page 1 tutional officers no later than June 1 of each year. (Currently, the Compensation Board’s decision on salaries for constitutional officers is not received until after the deadline for approval of local budgets.) • an increase in reimbursements to local jails for keeping state prisoners. • additional funding to local sheriffs' departments for support positions, such as dispatchers and process servers. • the allowance to counties of the same taxing authority and rates of taxation now available to cities. • the allowance to counties and cities of a local option sales tax for the purpose of providing funding for education., • the authority for all localities to establish a uniform schedule of penalties for local zoning ordinance violations, or if this fails, that Rappahannock be added to the list of jurisdictions already authorized to adopt such a schedule of penalties. . „• authority to assess a fee on legal proceedings and recordations to raise revenue for courthouse construction and operation. • study of a real estate transfer tax (assessed against the purchaser) Looking for sensible life insurance? Michelle Tutt 129 E. Davis St. Suite 180 Culpeper, VA 825-0724 /instate* Allstate Life Insurance Company Northbrook. Illinois with a first-time home buyer’s exemption. Of the resulting revenue, 75 percent would remain in the originating jurisdiction and 25 percent would go into a state-controlled fund for distribution to all localities on a per-capita basis. Mr. McCarthy said he will meet in the near future to present the county’s legislative agenda to Rappahannock's representatives, Del. Raymond R. “Andy” Guest and Sen. Kevin G. Miller. “One of the things that makes a difference (to the success of getting legislation from the General Assembly) is having a representative there." noted Mr. Dennis, saying that wfth rural counties like Rappahannock, this is best accomplished by the county administrator or the chairman of the board of supervisors. He noted that John McCarthy was singled out for compliments at a recent subcommittee hearing chaired by Del. Cranwell, a powerful member of the legislature and a probable future governor. “So you’ve got somebody who can do a good job. . .If you can find the money and he can find the time, it would be a good idea for John to spend a few days dow n there." INCREDIBLE VIEW ON 25 ACRES 4 year old log cabin on 25 + gorgeous acres. Wildlife abounds yet minutes from town. Possible pond site. The views from the front porch are unbelievable as you look out on mountain range and pasture land $199,500. Mt. Vernon Realty 221 Broadview Ave., Warrenton.VA 347-2000 Metro 385-9860 Telex 316804 I ,-4Since 1974 •Custom Built Homes (your plans or ours) •Additions •Remodeling/Renovation Shuman Builders, Inc. 150 James Madison Hwy. (703)825-5184 Culpeper, VA 22701 STOCKING STUFFERS!! MAGNIFICENT VIEWS OF OLD RAG MT. and friends! Sweet sixteen acres, open and woods, stream, road frontage in scenic FT Valley, ideal location to watch Santa and reindeers corning over the mountains, only $86,700 in U. S. dollars... YOU CAN BE KING of the Mt. on these 112 acres. Panoramic views of the valley and Blue Ridge Mts. Served by a rough road to the top, only $ 125,000. C hily for the rugged types... it will sell this week — or later... LITTLE WASHINGTON: Historic, charming spacious homes for sale. Bring money... WOODED EARTH PARCELS: from $15,000. If there is a Rappahannock County in your future, stop by the office for an apple and a chat... I WILL BE OPEN longer hours for your pre holiday shopping convenience. BUY ALL OF THE ABOVE AND HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS... ROGER BATCHELDER, Broker and Santa’s Helper... Gay St., Washington, VA 22747 703-675-3777 Res: 70-937-4388 GaMM. Council Continued from page 1 building be insulated. The council agreed to authorize the $500 expense of insulating the ceiling space, with the provision that it not be done until the Golden Key company signs a formal lease and gives the town a deposit and a copy of its insurance agreement. Councilman William Wickens told the council that the town may be eligible for an architectural survey, done by a team from the University of Virginia. Such a survey of the town’s buildings, “would be of enormous value to the Planning Commission and the Architectural Review Board, and would be very useful in the administration of the town’s Historic District Ordinance,” Mr. Wickens said. And, he added, there is no charge to the town for the team’s services. i ne omy requirement mr a request for a survey, Mr. Wickens said, is that the council adopt a resolution requesting a survey. “I move that we welcome them, and try to get on their schedule for the spring.” The council members agreed, and directed that the request be passed along to Zoning Administrator John McCarthy for transmittal to UVa. in Charlottesville. Former mayor Peter Kramer asked the council to take some action on his long-standing request for a new water line to be run to his mill property, which abuts Route 211 at the Rush River. He noted that the six-year-old request pre-dates the tap fee increase from $500 to $1,200, as well as several other taps which have been hooked up since. He explained that the hook-up was never done because several times he was asked to delay the connection until he was ready for it. Then, the agreement was reached but the installation was never done. Now, he said, “I’d like to get it done by March 1.” Although the building was served before by tovvii water, Mr. Kramer said, it would require running a new line since the old one has broken underground. “I would be happy to pay what I would have paid at the time of my original request,” he said. Mr. Fisher said that the line could be tapped into the town system at a junction box on the fire department’s property. He agreed that the council had made two exceptions at the time of its increase on tap charges: Mark Bailey’s house, which was under construction, and the mill property. After discussion, the council r agreed to the installation if Mr. Kramer would pay the $100 fee for a meter and an additional reimbursement for the cost of a connection box. He said that he would have the trench dug and a new line laid, and agreed that the town should inspect the work before approval. Mr. Kramer also offered to give back to the town the church pew* which were removed from the old Methodist Church (now the Town Hall) when it was deconsecrated and bought by Peter Luke. Mr. Kramer had bought the pews from Emmet White after the church’s property was sold. “You can take them all and put them back and use them all; or you can buy them all for what I paid for them and do with them what you want; or. I will sell them,” he told the council. “I think,” Councilman Evelyti Willis said, “that we should say thank you very much and go and get them.” The council approved her suggestion unanimously. Mayor Dean Morehouse noted that the town does not presently have a contract in effect for snow removal. John Norman’s contract expired in October, and the council did not renew it. The members cited a need to review the town’s needs for grass cutting and snow removal, and referred it for study. “It is not a crisis,” Mayor Morehouse assured the council. “We have no mythical responsibility for pushing snow. As a matter of fact, in most jurisdictions, the property owners would be fined by the town if they did not shovel their walks.” In other business, the council: • on Mr. Morehouse’s request, asked Mrs. Willis to get a further explanation of the $600 bill submitted by stonemason Terry Waggoner for the refurbishment of the town monument. “When he submitted an estimate he gave us a $400 price. What happened?”the mayor asked. • approved Mr. Fisher’s spending authority, to a limit of $500. The authority is necessary, he explained, in order that routine bills, such as utilities and bills submitted with a 15 days net due date, can be paid between council meetings. Under state law, absent such authority, the council must approve each payment before disbursement. • referred to the Rappahannock County Historical Society a request for funds from the Washington Old Hall, a preservation trust in England administered by descendants of George Washington’s family in that country, which collects works and relics from Washington’s life. “I think that Washington’s works should stay in this country,” Councilman Peter Skowronski said. -l I MERRY CHRISTMAS May the peaceful tranquility ,of this happy season enter your heart and home. We thank you and look forward to serving you in 1989. 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