By SHARON KILPATRICK

By SHARON KILPATRICK

Rappahannock News Staff Writer

The contest in the 10th Congressional district between Republican Rep. Frank R. Wolf and his Democratic challenger Bob Weinberg from Slate Mills pits an eightterm incumbent with many years seniority against a man with a long career as a party activist but no legislative experience.

Mr. Weinberg spent the summer going to almost every event in the 10th' District he could find to meet voters and explain why he should be elected against long odds. He attended county fairs, craft shows, and harvest festivals. He reported he found citizens very receptive to his message.

Once fall arrived Mr. Weinberg started attending all the candidates forums he could, but he found Rep. Wolf was avoiding appearing with him. Several times Mr. Weinberg had no opponent for debate. Other times Rep. Wolf sent someone from his office, temporarily assigned to the campaign instead of appearing himself.

Mr. Weinberg has attempted to make an issue of this, claiming voters have been denied the opportunity to see their Congressman defend his record in actual debate.

Rep. Wolf, in the meantime was attending sessions of Congress, serving as chairman of a subcommittee responsible for transportation and getting appropriations approved for roads.

He hosted forums on teenage drug use and won approval for a Congressional commission to study the effects of gambling. Rep. Wolf is very concerned that as states and localities become more and more dependent on funds from gambling, they are ignoring costs in other businesses being hurt, increased crime and the social costs of encouraging compulsive gamblers.

A major battle with gambling interests over the commission has been its subpoena powers. Rep. Wolf admits the commission's powers were somewhat limited in the final form approved by Congress but feels it can