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40 YEARS AGO
June 24,1965
A Dinner and Dance will be given at Pine Knot Inn Friday, June 25 for the benefit of the Rappahannock Rescue Squad. A chicken and pig feet dinner will be served from 5:30 until dancing begins at 9 p.m. Music by Hank Johnson. Dinners 75<2 in, $1.00 out. Come one, come all, and help the Rescue Squad. Mrs. Havana Jeffries, Sponsor
The Wool Pool proved somewhat harassing this year. For the first time that I recall, there was intermittent light rain and mist. Your scribe had been told the pool would be held unless there was hard rain or, word of cancellation came from Fauquier. There was neither. Got up before day to milk “Two Spots,” fed the dogs, took my wife to her class and was at Culpeper Coop before farmer's started arriving. Had assured a couple early callers (during the shaving process) “yeah, yeah, yeah, the pool would be held for sure, sure, etc.! Got to Culpeper as planned. Ranny Aylor, the first face recognized, bellowed, “What you're doing here Lyne . . no wool pool today according to radio.” Hum ditty la, but I'd been put in the middle which made me boil; temper's highly volatile on such occasions. Blew a gasket. Called to stop producers. Went back to county. Weather was much the same next day. Most everyone planning to pool got their wool there on time. Ruby on phone at office. Me calling the rest of numbers from the Co-op. Wound up with 5054 pounds from Rappahannock from 24 producers. Last year there was 6960 pounds from 26 producers. Sure hate seeing our sheep population declining so fast. Money-making livestock,, these sheep. I
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