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To the Editor:

I, Ann Spieker, an EMS cardiac tech on Washington’s Medic Unit, would like to thank all the people who helped out at the accident on U.S. 522 near Sperryville on Jan. 2.

The other rescue units were a welcome sight: Sperryville, Castleton and Amissville. Fire company of Sperryville, I thank you for your quick arrival and assistance with patients before the other rescue units arrived, the assistance in removing patients from the cars and in landing the helicopter.

The people who get the most praise are those of you who stopped by the scene and helped. Especially, the people who were staying with the young man who had the multiple fractures on his legs. It must have seemed like an eternity while the other two patients who were in more critical condition were being attended to.

Things were tricky getting all patients out of the cars. When you bystanders were asked to help, it was relieving to see you come running to help. Yet you handled the patients with care and helped us get the job done.

I do not know who most of you were that were helping, so I can not give you a personal thank you. I thank you.

ANN SPIEKER

Beauty is

in the eye

To the Editor

“One man’s trash ... Is another man’s treasure.” Whether a person rummages through “trash” or not, the maxim is still true.

Your article last week in the News touched a responsive chord. I have been a scavenger all my life. I eiyoy it. It has made me the proud owner of one of the finest old-time record collections extant, and I began by visiting the local dump several times a week toting home rare 78s of A1 Jolson, Eddie Cantor, Kate Smith, the Carter Family, Jimmifc Rodgers, etc. Only trash someone1 threw away.

In this modem day many places have deemed this an illegal act. Well, to this old scavenger, an ill-eagle is just a sick bird. I betcha anybody who spies a twenty dollar bill in a dumpster would be right in there