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Per Copy 75 Address All Mall to: VIRGINIA RECORD P.O Drawer 2-Y, Richmond, Va. 23205 to tell the Virginia Story SEPTEMBER 1980 Guy Friddell our Roving Observer Convention Sites and Sounds PRIOR TO THE NATIONAL presidential nominating conventions of 1980, numerous media people predicted that the present system of primaries had leached suspense and color from the conventions. They would be about as exciting as a gathering of shoe clerks, they advised Secondly, many concluded that the Republicans had erred in selecting Detroit as the site for their convention. A week before the GOP convened on the banks of the Detroit River, three pundits on national public radio couldn't think of any valid reason for holding a political convention in Detroit. I knew next to nothing about the city and looked forward to seeing what it had to offer. Experience, anyway, has taught me that Dullsville exists only in the mind of the beholder. I was certain, too, that human nature being the quirky thing it is, no matter how ordained the conventions' destinies might seem after the primaries, you cannot corral 5.000 or so politicians in an arena without something exciting taking place. As Senator Eugene McCarthy once said during the 1968 primaries: "A convention is another country." From the moment I touched Detroit and wound among old-style skyscrapers built 40 years ago, I found the city fascinating, notwithstanding that a shortage of hotel rooms required me to lodge two nights in the YMCA. It was a little like being in the army again, and when a group of high school seniors found rooms in a hotel nearby. I shifted with them. Their chaperone had imposed a boy-girl buddy system on them when they left the hotel. Cannily, she had separated any boy and girl who had a marked affinity for one another. A youth from the Deep South was talking with me one afternoon in the reception lounge for newspaperpersons working in the Joe Louis Arena. Torn between going into law and taking a job with a relative's small-town daily, he was discussing his options when a young woman came to our table and stood listening, disconsolately. Noticing her at last, he introduced his "buddy" and sighed: "SHE wants to go now." They struck me as ill-matched spouses, enduring one another's company in a long, unbreakable bond. Junior Leaguers were hostesses in the press reception center, and a native Virginian. Lind Vaughan. hearing that a Virginian was in the press corps, welcomed me as if she were Pocahontas rescuing John Smith, the customary reaction of Virginians finding one of their number in an alien land. Her husband Bill, the son of a former mayor of Lynchburg, directs the energy division of General Motors. The League, Mrs. Vaughan explained, was offering tours of Detroit. Would I care to see the good in the city, or the bad, or the good and the bad? I took the third choice and spent the day with a young couple. Jack and Betsy McCormick. As they were showing me Belle Isle, an island that has been restored with many kinds of recreation, he mentioned that a zoo offered rides on an elephant. VIRGINIA RECORD Founded 1878 president, the spectacle of losers trying to be At breakfast next morning I talked with Fitz- good sports would have been diverting. In one Gerald Bemiss about Bush, his boyhood chum. evening there was a long procession of them: Bemiss set up a national advisory committee for Barry Goldwater, looking like an aging Indian Bush and then served as vice chairman of the chief, appearing on crutches, was escorted by fund-raising unit. his son. Neither age nor illness had dulled the The first question — why Bush often has been edge of his flinty discourse. "I know some peo• described as "effete" — brought an explosive ple around Washington," he rasped, "who could retort from Bemiss. use crutches under their brains." "Well, you know, it's a question .,," Bemiss John Connally, exuded almost a palpable suddenly broke off. "What the HELL does 'effete' aura of power as he strode onto the platform, a mean?" he barked. bull in a pasture. He proposed a new definition "Bush has been fortunate by circumstance in for GOP — "B for growth. 0 for opportunity, P for being able to go to good schools, to travel, and progress." to hold interesting jobs," he continued. "I've One by one, former foes were brought before known six generations of his family, and they the convention, tribal chieftans in chains behind are hard-working, responsible, loyal individuals, Reagan's chariot. It was particularly hard on "'Effete' in the Eastern establishment means a Connally, whose lip, even in repose, has an sort of beautiful person who dances around in a imperial curl. privileged, refined world. The Bushes don't do Jack Kemp's carefully coiffered brown hair that. They go to church, and take their relation• fits his head as snugly as the football helmet he ships with family, community, and God seri• wore as the Buffalo Bills' quarterback. His voice ously There's no joking around and compromis• had the sharp commanding tone of a signal ing on those values," caller, and the delegates listened intently. Reagan's dallying with Ford drew jeers from When Henry Kissinger appeared, the sun ris• the Democrats; but two aspects should alert ing at the podium, the delegates welcomed him them. Reagan showed himself to be decisive in politely, although many disagree, along with seeking to draw Ford on the ticket and then in Reagan, with much of his philosophy. recognizing that it wouldn't work. Secondly, Looking like one of the Katzenjammer Kids making a surprise appearance before the con• — the blond one — he excoriated the Carter vention Wednesday night, he adroitly extricated himself and the convention from the impasse. By that time, indeed, the delegates were ready to accept any turn of events as believable, so supercharged was the atmosphere in the hall. The next night Reagan delivered an accep• tance speech that was a model in doing all that "I'd like to ride that elephant." I said. one should in smoothing ruffled tempers and bringing together factions, laying out a line of 'It's probably not for adults," he said." attack against the Democrats, and sending "He's no adult," she said, squarely on target. everyone forth to do battle. (ED. NOTE: For those who may wonder, due to a pressing schedule, Mr. Friddell did norride the Carter's Democrats returned to New York elephant.) City, the scene of the beginning of their success in 1976. No city, save possibly Chicago, is as We spent most of the day looking for a bona administration for managing "the extraordinary well-endowed to host a national convention as fide slum. Detroit's residents regard as a slum feat of having at one and the same time the is New York. any area which we would consider as being worst relations with our allies, the worst rela• A great stage for drama and parades, it pre• afflicted with mild blight. Show one of those tions with our adversaries, and the most serious sented two powerful productions of "Camelot." Northerners a patch of ramshackle Southern upheavals in the developing world since the end uptown at the Lincoln Center with Richard Bur• slums, which still exist in a number of good- of the Second World War." ton and downtown at Madison Square Garden sized Virginia cities, and they would go into Kissinger's speech contained the convention's with Ted Kennedy. deep culture shock. only reference, even indirectly to Richard Nixon: That Kennedy reached New York with a re• A day after our safari a counter-convention "Since the Second World War, three Republican spectable clutch of delegates was a triumph in clique led the media on a tour of "the real presidents have given the free world creative itself. His campaign began in disaster during an Detroit." On evening telecasts the guides talked and courageous leadership." interview with Roger Mudd in which Kennedy volubly about terrible living conditions, but the Wednesday night the delegates heard a key• couldn't articulate any reason for wishing to be cameras never veered from their faces to show note sounded by a kazoo. When Michigan Rep, president. the surrounding neighborhoods, which belied Guy Adrian Vander Jagt had finished blasting He hacked along the middle way. and then in a the descriptions. them with the richest baritone since Al Jolson's, speech at Georgetown University found again The larger story, it seemed to me, was the convention chairman John Rhodes told them: the liberal trail blazed by his brothers. In New absence of slums. Detroit's image is about 10 "You havejust heard one of the finest addresses York, racing from delegation to delegation, he years behind the fact. With massive infusion of given to a Republican audience, probably ever." actually seemed to feel at times he could win the federal aid, it has replaced slums with an incred• Certainly it was one of the loudest. It was nomination. ible array of public and private housing. impossible not to listen to Vander Jagt, His The lesson for other cities is in that after voice's sheer volume drove everything else out Frequently a playful exuberance surfaced. Detroit experienced the worst race riot in the of a listener's mind. Addressing the Hispanic American delegation in nation's history, a hurricane of hate touched off His speech served at least one good purpose. the New York Sheraton, he spied Mayor Feere of by a police raid on an illegal night spot, whites in After it, George Bush's quiet voice was balm to Miami, a former Kennedy supporter who had the power establishment opened communica• the ears. Bush's speech also was one of the joined Carter, tion with black leaders, shortest and most direct. Just before Bush Kennedy's voice deepened and took on a jocu• Detroit's pride is Renaissance Center — or ascended the podium, a technician told him that lar tone in recalling to the mayor "all those Ren-Cen, as the natives dubbed it — a 72-story Reagan was trying to persuade Jerry Ford to run issues we worked on together years ago," The glass-sheathed tower containing a hotel and for vice president. Bush's smooth performance mayor rose to shake his hand and Kennedy, dozens of shops and restaurants, surrounded was all the more remarkable, with that word in turning to the laughing, applauding crowd, said, by six 30-story office buildings, all looking his craw. as much to himself as them, with a W, C, Fields remarkably like the city of the future as depicted The arena became a bubbling caldron of ru• drawl: "Ah-h-h-h-h. yes. Reach out!" in the TV show "Buck Rogers in the 25th Cen• mors about the Reagan-Ford hookup. Ulti• Then, defeated in his fight for a so-called open tury." mately, Ford asked for too much, the dream convention, he withdrew and reserved time to Even had Ronald Reagan not injected sus• ticket dissipated, and Reagan tapped Bush as speak during the debate on the platform Tues- pense into the scenario with his search for a vice his runningmate. (Cofitinued on page 29) to tell the Virginia Story SEPTEMBER 1980 Discover Virginia Virginia has something J or everyone, at all times o f the year. But. Fall and Winter in the Old Dominion offer inducements of such wide variety that it would he impossible to present them all in any given issue. On the following pages, we will endeavor to whet your travel "appetite" with a brief account of some of the attractions awaiting you if you will hut avail yours el f of the opportun ity. VIRGINIA RECORD Founded 1878 FALL AND WINTER IN VIRGINIA llntormaiion Cauriesy of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce - Travel Deweiopmeni Depanmeni, wiih addiiions from localiiies I All events and Dates Subject to Ctiange Charlottesville Luny Rural Retreat October (dale lo be announced) LEE - JACKSON October 4 and 5 PAGE COUNTY HERTTAGE FESTIVAL October 11 RURAL RETREAT LORD'S ACRE SALE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Gala evenL Dinner at histonc Arts and crafts displays, demonstrations and sales, and Rural Retreat High School Parade: 10:00 am. Livestock Farmington Club House, designed by Jefferson. Open lo old-hme music Held al Page Valley Fairgrounds Oct 4, and entries. Hems for sale include quilts, pillows, table public. Admission charge. Write lor invitation lo Lee- 10:00 am to 7:00 p.m. Oct 5, 12:00 pm lo 6:00 p.m. spreads, etc, baked goods, jellies, canned fruits and Jackson Memorial Inc. 405 Citizens Commonwealth Alice L Briea Luray Chamber of Commerce, 46 E Main vegetables, preserves 10:00 til Free Mrs Betty H Center, Preston Ave. Chariottesville, Va 22901 William P St. Luray, VA 22835 703/743-3915. Adm. Adults-$I.OO, Umberger, 885 N. Eighth St, Wytheville. Va Phone: Moore, Jr., President Lee-)ackson Memorial, Inc Children-50« 703/228-3720 and 228-2241. 804-977-1861 Newport News Middleburg Abingdon October 4 and 5 FALL FESTIVAL This lestival ls an event in which the public can observe working craftspeople October 11 VIRGINIA FALL RACE MEETING. Race October 1-4 BURLEY TOBACCO FESTIVAL & FARM meeting sanctioned by National Steeplechase and Hunt .show An annual celebration of Burley Tobacco Harvest in demonstrating tradihonal or revival, skills in the arts ol living Ethnic foods presented also represent the hentage Association Benefit of Loudoun Memorial Hospital Washington County. Country Music, exhibits contests, Leesbur^ VA, 2.00 p.m til General ddmis.sion $3.00. Old MacDonald's Farm. Parade (Saturday morning), and of the pieoples who make up the community Performances on two stages within Newport News Park depict old-hme Spon.sor tickets, boxes, pcruc parking spaces available. Mr other fall events, \0:00 p.m. daily Preschool-free, 6-12 Robert E Palmer, Bn>ad Run, VA 22014 703/347-3890. $1.00, Adulls-$2.00. Charles Meade, c/o Johnson Building music and dance as well as cultural dancing 10:00 a.m to Supplies. Bristol Highway, Abingdoa VA 24210 Phone 5:00 p.m. Free admissioa Parking-$1.00. Mrs, Lucy 703/628-2271 Tekmder, Supervisor of Program Development2400 Wash• Chincoteague Island ington Avenue, Newport News. VA 23607 804/247-8451 October 11 OYSTER FESTIVAL A feast of oysters Richlands prepared by native cooks in several different ways - half shell, steamed, fried, fritters and stew. Hot dogs and October 3, 4, 5 RICHIANDS ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR Doswell hamburgers available Saturday, Oct 11, 1:00 p.nv to Handwork on exhibit and offered for sale. Booth spuce 5:00 p.m Adults $15.00 advance tickets required. President .ivailable for exhibitors. Free. Barbara F Altizer, Chamber October 4-26 (Weekends only). FALL FUN FESTIVAL Kings Dominion. 1-95 at Doswell. Route 30 exit 20 miles Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 258, o( Commerce, 1430 Second St, Richlands, VA 24641 Chincoteague, VA 23336 703/963-3385 north of Richmond. VA. Four weekends of fall activihes including a Bluegrass Jamboree and Haunted Halloween Festival rrom October 4 through October 26. weekends only. Halloween Feshval includes costume contests for Old Town, Petersburg Stuart October 3-4-5 PETERSBURG NOSTALGIAFEST. Free childrea tnck-or-treating ghosts and ghouls. 9:00 a.m.- 8:00 p m Pay-one-price general admission. Brenda Black. October 11 HAYLOFT JAMBOREE. The Fifth Annual concerts ranging through America's musical hentage htim Three-Hour Musical Variety Show featuring World Cham• jazz to gospel to the big band sounds of the 1940's and Kings Dominioa Box 166, Doswell VA. 23047 rock and roll of the 1950's The Nostalgiafest is held each 804/876-3371. pion Fiddler, Blue Grass Bands. Flatfooting, popular rock year in the restored Old Town area of the City. Fri from and variety combo, 20-voice mixed chorus and dancers, puppets and comedy routines 8:00 til 11 00 Reserved 5:00 p.m. HI 12 midnight. Sal fr«>m 11:00 a m. until 12 Abingdon midnight, and Sunday from 12 Noon until 10:00 p.m seats, $4 00 adults and $2 00 children General Admission October 6-11 TOBACCO FESTIVAL Parade, [udging of $3.00 adults and $1 50 children Bob Legg, Free. Thomas C. Galyoa Director of Tourism. Siege farm products and crafts, renowned musical performers, Museum. 15 West Bank St Petersburg, VA 23803 Executive Director, Patrick County-Stuart Chamber of showing of (arm animals and poultry 10:00 a m lo 10:00 Commerce, P.O. Box 577, Stuart, VA 24171 694-6012 804/733-7690 p.m. Chamber of Commerce, 111 Rus.sell Rd, Abingdon, VA 24210. Lorton Waynesboro October 11-12 THE HRST VIRGINIA REGIMENT OF October 4 WAYNESBORO MARATHONFALL FOUAGE Charlottesville THE CONTINENTAL LINE. Coshimed 18th Centiiry FESTIVAL Runners local and throughout the U.S. gather citizen soldiers and their families will participate in a living downtown lor the start of the annual 26-mile and 10,000 October 7-8 15th ANNUAL BARRACKS ROAD CHARITY FAIR. An array of home baked and home made goodies history display Vignettes of camp life cooking s«'wing meter race throughout the rolling loothills of the Blue repair of gear, drill gammg and other activities demon• Ridge. 9:00 a.m til Begins do*vntown 9:00 a m. Saturday displayed in colorfully decorated booth by charitable organizarions and church groups. Items for sale include strate how the Revolutionary War soldier lived Held at Free Kevin Gaw, Chairman. PO. Box 426, Waynesbtiro, Gunston Hall 9:30 a m to 5:00 pm $200 adults $3 50 VA 22980 703/942-5101 quilts, dolls, apples, wreaths. Chn.stmas decorahons, apple dumplings, chill pickles, white elephants, jewelry, etc Fri children six to 16, Under six, admitted free. Groups of Oct 7, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 pm. Sat Oct 8, 10:00 to 5:00 twelve or more, $1.50 each. Uiutse L Slockdale, Manager, Fredericksburg p.m. Free Barracks Road Shopping Center, PO Box 5085, Gunston Hall Plantation Lorton Virginia 22079 703/550- October 4 FREDERICKSBURG DOG MART Nation's Chariottesville, VA 22905 804/977-4583. 9220. oldest dog show, begun m 1698 as a peaceful exchange of settler's dogs for Indian furs, pottery and gold. Blue grass Charlottesville Appomattox music contests in fiddling hog-calling turliey-calling Dog October 10-12 COURT DAYS IN OLD CHARLOTTES• October 11-12 EIGHTH ANNUAL HISTORIC APPO• auctioa Indian dances and crafts. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. VILLE, A CRAFT FESTIVAL Craft festival with demon- MATTOX RAILROAD FESTIVAL Events include parade, Parking fee $1.00 Jo Love Willis, Director, Fredericksburg slralions. music and dancing Held in Lee Park. Court arts and crafts show and sale, recreation, a footrace (10 Visitor Center, 706 Caroline Street Fredericksburg, VA Square and the Downtown Mall Oct l7-18tK from 10:00 km), concessions historic exhibits Oct II from 11:00 a.m 22401 703/373-1776. am to 6:00 p.m. Oct l9tK from 12 noon to 6:00 p.m to 5:00 pm. Oct 12, 1:00 pm. lo 5:00 pm Free. Ms Palsy Free. Amy Rakes, 416 E. Main Street Charlottesville, VA Butler - HARRF, P.O. Box 513, Appomattox, VA 24522 22901. 804/296-8548. 804/352-8607 and 804/352-8268 (Ed. Note — Due lo the threat of Parvo Virus, the Dog Mart will be held minus the dogs.) Fairfax October 11 FAIRFAX CITY FALL FESTIVAL Arts and Front Royal crafts exhibitors, live entertainment and children's rides October 11 and 2 10th ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF LEAVES. highlight the Fourt Annual Fairfax Fall Feshval on Main Downtown area of Front Royal and E Wilson Morrison Street Also on hand will be clowns, concessionaires and School Demonstrations and exhibits m art arts and crafts Bland carttxm characters. 1:00 to 5:00 pm Free Tom Welle. store window displays drama and an antique engine October 4 BLAND COUhrTY LORDS ACRE FESTIVAL Public InformaHon Director, City Hall 10455 Armstrong show Food available. Chamber of Commerce, PO Box AND SALE. Fair Grounds. 20 to 22 churches involved, St, Fairfax, Va 22030. 703/385-7856, 568, Front Royal VA 22630. 703/625-3185. booths, auction sale, lunch served. Vesper service -10:30 a-nv 9:00 a.m.-3:00 pm. Free. R Dow Davis. President TE Mallory, Treasurer, Rt 1. Bland Va 24315. 703/688-3376 and 703/688-3718. Joy Garden Restaurant Waynesboro AUTHENTIC CHINESE DISHES &. AMERICAN FOOD October 4 & 5 FALL FOLUlGE FESTIVAL Outdoor Art Show (in case of rain, held at Kate CoUins Jr H.S.) held MIXED DRINKS SERVED WITH DINNER along Main Street and Wayne Avenue. Features ap• proximately 190 painters^ potters, print makers, photo• ORDERS TO TAKE OUT PRIVATE graphers, and sculptors from throughout Vii^ia and DINING ROOM other states. Sat 11:00 am. to 5:00 p.m.. Sua Noon to Call 358-8012 5:00 p.m. Free admission Mrs Jean Mehler, P.O. Box 626, 2918 W. Broad St. Richmond, Va. Waynesboro, VA 22980. 703/942-8153 or 703/942-8491. to tell the Virginia Story SEPTEMBER 1980 Waynesboro Yorktown Oct 11 & 12 9th AN^«JAL WAYNESBORO FALL Oct 18 and 19 nFTH ANNUAL "CELEBRATION OF FESTIVAL ART SHOW. A two day downtown street VICTORy celebrates the 199th annivcreary of the H. R. Adkins Store show. Over 175 artists exhibiting original work - paintings, SnireiKler of Comwallis at Yorktown Features recreated photography, soilpture. hand-crafted fxjttery and jewelry. military units of the 18th century, demonstrations of General Merchandise Cash awards of over $2,000. Purchase awards Entry fee musketry and mock skirmishes between the First Virginia $20.00, No commissioiu. Estimated attendance-10,000. If Regiment and units representing the British Crown Forces. Gas Oil weather is bad for opening on street on Saturday, show is 9:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. Free. Information Officer Yorktown held at Junior High School Sat Oct 11, h-om 11:00 a.m. to Victory Center. P.O. Box 1976. Yorktowa VA 23690. 5:00 p.m Sunday, Oct 12, from Noon to 5. Admission free804/887-1776 . State Road 618 and 602 Mrs. Jean K Mehler, PO Box 626, Waynesboro, VA Phone 829-2761 22980. 703/942-8491 or 942-8513. Alexandria Oct 18 CELEBRATION OF LAFAYETTE'S VISIT TO CHARLES CITY, VA. ALEXANDRIA IN 1824. Special costumed tours of Robert E Lee Boyhood Home, 607 Oronoco Street Refreshments Ficderickaburg served. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm. 703/548-8454. October 12-13 CREATIVE STTTCHERY EXHIBIT Quilts, pillows, clothing and more. Needlework, for competition Hampton in categories of: crewel, needlepoint bargello, needlework Oct 16-18th SEVENTH ANNUAL MEDLEY OF THE rugs, embroidery, drawn work, smocking. Oct 12, noon to ARTS. At the Coliseum Mall. 1800 West Mercury Blvd. 8:W) p.nx, Oct 13, from 9:00 am. to 3:00 p.m. Admission Hampton A showcase of the visual and performance arts. Southside $1.00. Jo Love Willis, Director, Fredericksburg Visitor A juried arts and crafts show with cash prizes. Free Center, 706 Caroline Street Fredericksburg VA 22401. performances on two stages in Coliseum MalL 10:00 aiQ. 703/373-1776. to 9:30 p.m Adm Free. Peninsula Councils of the Arts. Bank Nancy Snyders, Suite A-IZ Coliseum Mali Hampton VA 23666 804/826-6066. Member F.D.I.C. and F.R.S. Aldie (Loudoun County) October 13 ALDIE HARVEST FESTIVAL The festival Richmond held armually in the Little Village benefits churches and October 18-25 FESTIVAL WEEK, NATIONAL TOBACCO TAPPAHANNOCK, VA. community organizations A country dinner of barbecue FESTIVAL (32nd Annual). The Festival for Charity ctiickea and old-tehioned bazaar, dried flowers, and a provides some 20 events offering entertainment for AYLETT, VA. tour of Aldie MiU are a part of the day's offerings. Harvest spectators and participants of all ages> from all walks of produce, pumpkins, apples and cider straight from the life. Includes several free public events Tobacco Bowl press and freshly baked breads from local ptantries all in football game will feature VPI vs Univ of Richmond. ESTABLISHED I9I0 store for visitors. 9:00 a.m. til 5:00 p.m. Adm. Free. Susan October 25th. Craruj Illuminated Parade - Fnday, October K. Ketdum, P.O. Box F, AUiie. VA 703/327-6913. 24tK Roger Bottorft Managing Dir National Tobacco Festival Inc 3212 Cutshaw Avenue, Suite 302, Richmond. VA 23230 804/358-1979 Pennington Gap October 24-25 LEE COUNTY TOBACCO FESTIVAL Five beauty pageant^ parade, bands, floats, antique cars, St. Benedict's Catholic Church etc Beauty contest 6:00 to 10:30 on Fnday night Parade 1:00 to 2:30 on Saturday Free. Cuma Hays, Pennington and the Gap VA PO. Box 572. 703/546-1679. Fathers of Benedictine High School Ferrum OCTOBER 25 BLUE RIDGE FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL Mass Hours Held the 4th Saturday in October each fall on the Ferrum College Campus, the Festival provides demonstrations of Saturday —5:30 P.M. early mountain crafts and skills by traditional craftsmen and musicuins. To be seen and experienced are: various Sunday — 7 A.M.-8 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.-l 1 A.M. and 12:15 P.M. Indoor and outdoor crafts; food preparation and preservation; farm equipment; a steam and gas show; a Rev. Benedict McDermott, O.S.B. horse and pony pull; and displays of the region's car culture. Blue Ridge Institute. Ferrum College. Ferrum. Va RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 24088. 703-365-2121. Ext. 107 Fredericksburg October 25 HALLOWEEN MARDI GRAS. Street feshval m downtown Historic District Costumes, Dixieland music BANK LIGHTS prizes, refreshments, for sale. 7 pm to midnight Free. Jo CONTROL TRAFFIC Love Willis, Director, Fredericksburg Visitor Center, 706 Caroline St Fredericksburg VA 22401. 703/373-1776. At Left: «BL4 Signal • RUSTPROOF — Rugged Aluminum Fredericksburg •WEATHERPROOF - COLORS October 25 and 26th ANTIQUE SPECL\LTY SHOW •MANY STYLES TO SELECT Antique furniture, glassware, curios and coin& to buy, sell, or trade Oct 25, 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, Oct 26, 10:00 •20,000 HOUR LIGHTING a.m to 4:00 pm Adm $1.50. Jo Love Willi.s, Director •REMOTE CONTROL SWITCH Fredericksburg Visitor Center, 706 Caroline St, Freder• 'OPTIONAL FLASHERS icksburg VA 22401, 703/373-1776. CAST ALUMINUM DRIVE-IN •CEILING. WALL OR POST MOUNTING BANK .SIGNALS Urbanna Oct 31, and Nov, Ist URBANNA OYSTER FESTIVAL Blue Grass Concert, Excellent art show, parade and booths NEW! Professional Sign Illumination LETTER-LITES featurmg oysters served every way Friday-Noon til ?; 5 TO 10 YEAR SERVICE Saturday 9:00 a.m hi dark Free William C Hight Ovster Feshval Chairman Urtjanna. VA 23175 804/758-5300. or Jessie M DeBusk. Sec'y. U. Chamber of Commerce, Urbanna. VA 23175 758-2680 or 758-2375. Lettcr-Lites will create a backlighted effect like this one for your client. Safe — no longer is it necessary to risk Onancock high voltage or costly maintenance. True — safe as your Oct. 31 thru Nov. 2 iTTH ANNUAL ANTIQUES SHOW car lights, built ruggedly, sealed against weather, and ft SALE About 20 dealers with period furniture, Jewelry, guaranteed to give years of trouble-free service! collectibles, porcelain and other things for the collector. Meals are served. The show is hckl in the Armory. WRITE.WIRF OR PHONE FOR QUOTATION Sponsored by Nonhampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Friday 12-9 p.m.. Sat. 10:00 a.m. til 9:00 p.m., Sun. 1:00 p.m. til 6:00 p.m. Adm. $1.50. Mrs. F. A. LAKE SHORE MARKERS, INC. Shelion. Nastawadox. VA 23413. 804/442-6339 P.O. Box 59 - Erie, P«. 16512 - Phone (800) 458-0463 LETTER-LITES, Copyrlghlod trademark U.S. Patent No» 2,853,595, 2,965,750. 3.008,039, 3.049,613, 3,067,974, 3,089,951 and Other Patents Pending Canadian Patent No 569,073 Additional Patents Applied tor FREE CATALOG! Virgmia is for lovm. 10 VIRGINIA RECORD Founded 1878 Montpelier Station Thanksgiving service before embarking on the traditional The Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge opens a (Orange County) Thanksgiving Day Fox hunt The riders are dressed in service road daily which allows visitors to view the Novcml>er 1 MONTPEUER RACES Brush. Hurdle, and their hunting pinks and take their position around the various species of waterfowl from their car, accompanying flat races leatunng Noel Laing Steeplechase Handicap First front of the church with the pack of hunting hounds in exhibits of waterfowl gunst boats, decoys and various Race 1:30 p.m. luncheon served from 11:30 a.m. Adm. the center. After the brief service, they have the start of Varieii depending on spiace reserved for parking. Chester paraphenalia are on display. 9 to 4, daily. Free. the hunt, usually on a farm adjacent to the church Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, PO Box 63, C. Hazard, Sec., Montpelier Statioa Orange County, VA property. An offering is taken which is given to a local 22957 703/672-1162. Chincoteague, VA 23336. 804/336-6122. charity organizatioa Free. 10:00 a.m The Rev. Shiart H. Berkeley PlanUUon, Charles City Henderson, Rector, Grace Epis. ChurcK Box 43, Keswick, Charlottesville November 2 VWGINU THANKSGIVING FESTIVAL A VA 22947 804/293-3549. November 27 - 29 THANKSGIVING HUNT WEEKEND historical drama reenacts the landing of the colonists and In the heart of Virginia's hunt country attend the "blessing the First English Speaking Thanksgiving in America. Roanolce of hounds" on Thanksgiving day, and a foot hunt Evening Fesbval activities include music, Indian ceremonial dancing November 21-23, 10th ANNUAL CRAFTS FESTIVAL Arts entertainment tradibonal Thanksgiving feast At the Boar's plantation tours, and food sold for picnics on the banks of and crafts and other works on exhibihon and offered for Head Ina Write for rates. Jeffrey Houdret Boar's Head the James River. 11:00 a.m Ruth Robertson, Publicity sale. Times to be announced. Admission to be announced. Ina Box 5185, Charlottesville, Va 22903. 804-296-2181 Chairmaa 300 Turner Road. Richmond. VA 23225 Ma Julie Becker, Roanoke Civic Center, PO Box 13005, RMnoke. VA 24030. 703/981-2241. 804/276-9600. Salem Alexandria November 28 SALEM CHRISTMAS PARADE Annual November 3 WASHINGTON'S REVIEW OF THE Chincoteague Island parade. Friday night Free. Date tentative. Salem-Roanoke TROOPS Colonial regiments reenact George Wash• November 22-30 WATER FOWL WEEK To honor the Countv Chamber of Commerce, 7 S. College St, Salem, ington's 1798 military review in front of Gadsb/s Tavern. annual southward migration of thousands of waterfowl VA 24153. 703/387-0267. 138, N. Royal St Cider and cookies sold from 9-11 a.m. in front of museum. 11-nooa Free. Gadsb/s Tavern Museum will be open from 10-5, with half price admission lor adults (50«) and free admission for children 703/549- 0205. Alexandria November 7-9 THIRTY SECOND ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE. Dealers from along the Atlantic seaboard MAGNIFICENT MARITIME COLLECTION offer anhques for sale at Olde Colony Motor Lodge Conference Hall 1 s« and Washington Sts. Friday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m and Sunday The International in Scope 12 noon to 8 p.m. Alexandria Antiques Show PO Box 527 Alexandria, VA 22313. Mrs. J.C McCrea. 703/549-3775. Mariners Gift Shop Fredericksburg Fresh Water Fishing November 8-9 CRAFTS FESTIVAL AND EXHIBIT (8th Museum (License Required) Annual) Hundreds of works, amateur and professional in leather, wood, photography, stained glass and other Newport News, Va. 550 Acre Park media Cash awards, many items for sale. Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. til 9 p.m. Nov. 9, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Jo Love Willi\ 3 Mi. off 1-64, Exit Rt. 17, South Dir Fredericksburg Visitor Center 706 Caroline St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, 703/373-1776. Blacksburg November 9, 10, 11 YMCA ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR Arts and Crafts are brought from all over Virginia, North Carolina and Tena, West Va., displayed and sold. 10 a.m.- 10 pm each day. Free. Emily Stuart Director, YMCA WilliaitislNits^ Fort IVlai^er: Virginia Tech Campus. 304 Squires. Blacksburg 24060. 703/961-6468. A jieaf cometence cenfer Danville November 14-18 ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW 1980 at Squire Armory. The show is for amateur photographers and includes 300 - 500 prints. Photographers from various tn the middle of it aU. states will be participating Prizes will be plaques and ribbon-s. Hours vary. Free. $1.00/print to enter. Ms. Rhoda From rcxims for 10 to 500 to a special good times of both Colonial Sowers, PO Box 3300, Danville, VA 24541 800/799-5214. completely equipped stage, you'll find Williamsburg and The Old Q>untry/ even'thing for a perfect conference at Keswick Busch Gardens. So if you're thinking November 20 THE BLESSING OF THE HOUNDS. Since Fort Magruder. of Williamsburg 1928 the Blessing of the Hounds service has been held at Grace Church on Thanksgiving Day The Keswick Hunt State-ot-the-art and you want to Club and members of other hunt clubs participate by audio/visual make the meeting bringing a pack of hunting hounds and their horses to the church at 10:00 on Thanksgivrng Day for a brief equipment. perfect, turn to Professional meal Fort Magruder. planning. Ver\- For everything personal serx'ice. you expect from a And ver>' great conference Downing flexible meeting center—in the Insurance, Inc. space. Space that middle of it all! lets you stage an For free exhibititm. go into executive session, planning booklet write John I. Corbin, ALL FORMS INSURANCE and serve lunch (or dinner) tt> 500. Box KE. Williamsburg.Va. 23185. Or And all just minutes away from the call collect: (804) 220-2250. Fort Phone 703-635-7131 Magruder Inn 110 South Royal Avenue FRONT ROYAL, VIRGINIA & Conference Center, Williamstnirg fo tell the Virginia Story SEPTEMBER 1980 11 STRATFORD HALL PLANTATION W'csfinoreland County, Virgjinia W6 'u Historic Home of ihe Lee Famil> Built i^25-l".W by Thomas U-c. Burn here were the only two brothers to sign the Declaration of Independence, Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lijjhttboi Lee. as well as General Robert E. Lee. I he Oriijinal Cireai House and tour dependencies are i>vcr 25() years old. Facilities include a Reception Center with slide presentation and museum. 1500 acre plantation open every day except Christmas. Pianlalion Lunch served April through October — 11 :.10 a.m. - .1:00 p.m. Stratford Hall is located just off of State Route 3 on State Write for free brochure: Route 214, si,\ miles northwest of Montross, V irginia, in Robert E. Lee Memorial Association Westmoreland County and 42 miles southeast of Stratford Hall Plantation Fredericksburg, Virginia. Stratford, Virginia 22558 KEEP^ Mariner Motel Efficiencies -1, 2, 3 Room DEPOSIT ALL LITTER 29 Motel Rooms 29 Apartments Pool Golfing Privileges Phone 919-441-7255 KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C Skyline Driving? The nicest thing about going is staying. 50% Discount So stay awhile. At the highest point on the Drive, smack in the middle From September 1 through November 30 of Shenandoah National Park, you'll find Skyland Lodge. And at Skyland Lodge you'll find great rooms overlooking the valley, delicious food, and the great outdoors to hike and ride and fish in. Closed after November 30 Next time you're headed for Skyline Drive, remember and that. And stop at the top. Re-opens February 15 ARA VIRGINIA SKY-LINE CO., INC. P O. Box 727 VR Luroy Virginia 22835 Telephone (703) 743- 5108 12 VIRGINIA RECORD Founded 1878 Vinton Winchester December 4 6 ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADE 7 to 9 p.m Jo Love Willis, Dir. Fredericksburg Visitors December 16 "CHRISTMAS MORNING LONG Ctr., 706 Caroline St Fredericksburg VA 22401 7 p.m. Vinton Chamber of Commerce, P. O. Box 83, AGO".. a Walking tour of homes circa 1780 to 1830, Vinton, VA 24179, 703/343-1364. 703/373-1776. featuring period toys and minature houses. Sponsored Manassas by Preservation of Historic Winchester, Inc 1:00 p.m to Alexandria December 6 GREATER MANASSAS CHAMBER OF 7:00 pm $6.00 for adult block ticket $2.00 for single December 20,21 CHRISTMAS CANDLEUGHT COMMERCE CHRISTMAS PARADE The 29th Annual hou.se, children half price Mrs. Joseph A. Massie, Jr 321 TOUR of Historic Gadsby's Tavern. Carlyle House, Christmas Parade sponsored by the Chamber of S Steward St, Winchester, VA 22601. 703/662-7108. Robert E Lee Boyhood Home, and Lee-Fendall House. Commerce is one of the largest community parades in Featuring 18th century chamber music, caroling wassail btiwl, story telling and Colonial refreshments 7 - 9:30 Virginia, with over 3,000 participants. 10:30 a.m. to Danville pm 703/549-0205. 12:30 p.m. Free. Greater Manassas Chamber of Com• December 16 thru January 1 THE CHRISMON TREE In merce, PO Box 495, Manassas, VA 22110. 703/368-4813. 1957, the Christmas Tree in Ascension Lutheran Church was decorated with original handmade ornaments which ChariottesvUle Bedford the church calls Chrismons (CHRlSt and MONogram). December 24 - 28 MERRIE OLDE ENGLAND CHRIST• December 6 CHRISTMAS PARADE Parade of Every year since then, additional ornaments were MAS FESTIVAL Warmhearted festivities hxjm Christmases bands, majorettes, marching units, floats, vans, and designed and added to this Chnsmon tree. 7-9 p.m. of four centuries ago. Boar's Head Inn Write for rates and Santa Claus. Free. Allen Jager, Managing Dir., Bedford each evenmg and 3-5 Sundays. Free. Leona Buettner, information Jeffrey Houdret Boar's Head Inn, Box 5185, County Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 421, Bedford, Ascension Lutheran ChurcK 314 West Main St.. Danville, Chariottcsville, Va 22903. 804-296-2181 VA 24523, 703/586-9401. VA. 24541; 804/792-5795. Alexandria Yorktown December 18 'CHRISTMAS IN YORKTOWN" The Chariottcsville December 6 SCOTTISH CHRISTMAS WALK Under December 25 CHRISTMAS CANDLEUGHT SERVICE A the patronage of the British Ambassador, Alexandria's fifth annual lighting of Virginia's Bicentennial Christ• mas Tree. The tree is adorned with more than a COMMUNITY SINa Downtown MaU, 7:00 pm Amy C. Scottish founders are saluted with bagpipe bands, Rakes, 416 E Main St, Chariottesville. VA 804/296-8548. Scottish Clan Chieftains and visitors parade through thousand hand-crafted ornaments. Center is decorated Olde Town. Scotland House - 607 South Washington with wreaths typical of the 18th century. Caroling light Street. Special activities until 4 p.m include antiques, refreshments and an appearance by Santa are scheduled. 5:30 p.m. til 8:00 p.m. Free Info. Officer; Yorktown Alexandria fresh heather, food, craft and green sales, old homes December 31 SCOTTISH NEW YEAR'S EVE. tour, children's events. Scohish films. Begins 10 a.m Victory Ctr, P.O. Box 1976, Yorktown, VA 23690, 804/887-1776. "Hogmanay" (Old Yeai's Night) celebrates New Year's until 4 p.m. Free walk. Alexandria Community Y, Eve in honor of Alexandria's Scottish Producer 703/549-0111. founders. Reception with kilted bagpipers periorming Fredericksburg traditional "first footing" ceremony at midnight Carlyle December 19 & 20 CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE AT House, 121 N. Fairfax Street S(>ecial Groaning Board Luiay THE RISING SUN TAVERN, The 18th cenhiry tavern Buffet at Gadsby Tavern restaurant precedes the December 6-24 "CHRISTMAS IN built by Charles Washington, at its holiday finest. Hot reception. 6, 8, and 10:30 p.m. sittings. Advance LURAY' Christmas Parade, town lighting ceremony with spiced tea and tavern gingersnaps carolers costumed eservahons required. 10.00 p.m Alexandria Tourist caroling around town Christmas tree, craft shop (items by hostesiies, decorations, a display of colonial tavern fare. Council Sponsor, 703/548-1288. Page County artisans), country dinner at the historical Mimslyn Motor Inn candlelight house tour% commercial and residential decorating contests^ Christmas hymn sing at restored Mauck Meeting Hous^ Santa's Comer, carillon recitai special event at Luray Caverns. Different hours. Alice L Brien Exec Dir., Luray Chamber of Commerce, 46 E Main St, Luray, VA 22835. 703/743-3915. Fredericksburg December 7 CHRISTMAS CANDLEUGHT WALKING TOUR Costumed hostesses, horse-drawn carriage rides, To make a prescription Christmas greens carolers and candlelit homes and walkways welcome visitors to Fredericksburg's oldest and most elegant neighborhoods. Tour of homes includes hght work...it takes the refreshments and music 2 to 8 p.m $6.50 adults $3 children Jo Love Willis Dir., Fredericksburg Visitors Ctr., 706 Caroline St, Fredericksburg VA 22401. 703/373-1776. right combination of Lorton ingredients... December 12, 13, 14 CAROLS BY CANDLEUGHT, On December 12, 13 and 14 Gunston Hall the colonial plantation home of George Mason will maugurate the The same is true with insurance. Christmas season with a series of "Carols By Candlelight" DeJarnette & Paul has the right celebrations. The candlelit Hall will be decked with combination of technical exper• native evergreens. Boxwood, holly, spruce, and magnolia gathered on the plantation will be used by the sta^ to tise, integrity and responsive atti• rashion traditional decorations. For all of these special tude to meet the most rigid stand• entertainments a program of 18th century chamber ards of your insurance needs. Add music will be presented in Gunston Hall Friday, Dec. an experienced staff and a record 12, the Carols by Candlelight will be from 7 p.m til 9 p.m On Sat and Sund, the 13th and 14th, the program of over 80 years continuous service will take place from 3 p.m. til 5 p.m $2 for adults, 50( to Commercial customers and you children six to 16, under six free. Croups of 12 or more, have the best combination for val• $1 50 each. Louise L Stockdale, Mgr., Gunston Hall uable protection. We have access Plantation Urton, VA 22079 703/550-9220. to and experience with the leading Brookneal Errors and Ommissions and Liabil• December 14 CHRISTMAS BY CANDLEUGHT, Tradi• ity markets for Design Profession• tional colonial decorations seasonal music refreshments, als. Write or call. . . tours through Shrine and museum. At Red Hill Shrine, 5 miles east of Brookneal in Charlotte County, last home of Patrick Henry. Hours to be announced. Adults $1.00, children 50t. Patrick Henry Memorial Foun• dation Red Hill Shrine, RT, 2, Box 27, Brookneal, VA 24528 804/376-2044. Williamsburg December 14 thru January 1 GRAND ILLUMINATION As^^ex Grand Illumination of the city, inaugurating on Dec 14, a INUflNAIIONAt Q. n... INC. two-week festive holiday celebration of a colonial Christ• mas season with daily events for all ages 5:30 p.m Dec 307W.MAIN ST., RICHMOND.VA.TEL804/648-2882 14, 1980, thru Jan 1, 1981, at 9 pm Special Events Desk. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation PO Drawer C INSURANCE-SURETYBONDS-UfE and EMPLOYEE BENEFITS! Williamsburg VA 23185. 804/229-1000, ex 2753 to tell the Virginia Story SEPTEMBER 1980 13 J^estown, Appomattox, Cotonialimamsburg, Mount Ifenum, Hbridown, James lUver IlantatkMis^ l^rginia Beach, Natwal Bridge, ^ the Capital of the ConfedeiacYr the Chesqieake Bay Bridge-Tmmei, the Skyline Drive ^^Bhie Ridge The biggest names in America are waiting Parinva^ WDodrow for you now, in one beautiful Virginia vacation. FOR FREE BROCHURES ON Wilson^ home, GREAT CLOSE-TO HOME VACATIONS visit, writ*' or call MonticeIIo,etc VIRGINIA STATE TRAVEL SERVICE: 9tli & C;racc Street, Riclimond 23219, phone (804) 786-4484. Virginia is for lovers^P 14 VIRGINIA RECORD Founded 1878 Variety Highlights Patricl< County's /hayloft Jamboree October 11 BEGUN IN 1976 as tfie culmination of a week long Harvest Festival, Patrick County's Hayloft Jamboree continues to be one of the year's fiigh points for this rural community. Located at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Patrick County is visited each year by travelers from all parts who come to enjoy its natural mountain beauty. Since the inception of the Hayloft Jamboree, %5 visitors have found yet another reason to drive the winding roads to reach this Virginia County. The basic idea behind the Hayloft Jamboree is that of showcasing local talent. From the begin• ning the problem has not been finding enough 1 k acts to create a show, the real work has been having to limit the number of performers to keep the show at an acceptable length. With a world champion fiddler, numerous recording artists in fields from religious to bluegrass to rock, dancers, singers, puppeteers, comedians, ar• tists, and technicians, filling up time was no problem, cutting back was. The backbone of the Hayloft Jamboree has Bull Mountain Bugle been a 20 plus member group called the Belles Photos and Beaus. Under the direction of Jack Cogar, this group has developed into a year round per• forming troupe which continues to delight audiences both in Patrick County and on the road. At first night, one would not expect to find in Patrick County the caliber of entertainment which is always evident in the Hayloft Jambo• ree. Variety has always been the order of the day, and audiences have been entertained with music from the '20s to disco, from classic to slapstick. From flatfoot dancing to ballet, on bare stage to the most detailed set, complete with lights, sound, and a full complement of electronic gadgetry, each show has strived to reach new heights. Because of the popularity the show had gained, by 1978 Tennessee Ernie Ford made a guest appearance to a standing room only crowd. This year the crowd is sure to be back, and although Tennessee won't, you can rest assured a surprise or two has been planned for the 1980 Hayloft Jamboree. Saturday night, October 11th isn't far off, and probably Patrick County isn't that far from you, so why not become part of this yearly happening. Rumor has it that the Belles and Beaus are working on a rousing salute to Broadway Shows for this years spectacle. Why not come and get a taste of country life like you've never seen it before, at the 5th Annual Patrick County Hayloft Jambo• ree, October 11th, 1980, in Stuart, Va. It's show• time!! to tell tt)e Virginia Story SEPTEMBER 1980 15 HEYWARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. pfliniinG UJfllLCOVfflinG 804-643-6658 408 West Broad St. GENERAL CONTRACTOR RICHMOND, VA INDUSTRIAL Specio/iifs in: Coun/erlops—Desk Tops—Bar Tops—Table Tops COMMERCIAL PLASTIC CRAFT CO. RESTORATION 1728 ARIINGTON RD. RICHMOND, VA. 23230 RECYCLING OFFICE: 355-5541 PHONE 804-782-9661 RAYMOND E. PIERCE, INC ST. REG. #A 13477 BONDS AND INSURANCE POST OFFICE BOX 12466 11 NORTH MADISON STREET RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23241 803 West Broad Street. FALLS CHURCH. V A. 22046 703-S33-0643 Capital Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Brick Makers in Richmond since 1871 Sf. fleff, mm Redford Brick Co., Inc. Commercial—Industrial LOCALLY Owned & Operated Phone 329-8400 231-1175 — Phone - 232-6786 208 East Brookiand Park Boulevard, Richmond, Va. RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURAL STEEL Manufacturers and Distributors FABRICATION ERECTION 12th & Maury Sts. Riclimond, Va. 23224 Higham Co., Inc. — LONG SPANS ASSOCIATED — STEEL JOISTS BUIIDERS & — ROOF DECKS — JAIL CELLS — PRISON EQUIPMENT Coatings Helping to build a stronger Virginia . .. Coverings Roanoke Iron & Bridge Works, Inc. Phone 703-971-5200 5513 Vine St. Roanoke, Virginia Plants: Roanolte and Troutville ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 16 VIRGINIA RECORD Founded 1878 'Festival for Charity' Even More Festive in W 32nd Tobacco Annual Festival QUEEN OF TOBACCOLAND - 1980 Lovely Tina Marie Mascia will reign over the 1980 Tobacco Festival activities, until her suc• cessor is named during half-time at the Tobacco Bowl, October 25. TOBACCO FESTIVAL Week will be celebrated Parks & Recreation Department; a three-day popular classic. The game will again be pre• October 18th through 25th this year. 1980 will Bowl-A-Rama at Ten Pin Coliseum: and one of ceded by the 7th Annual Sports/Celebrity Break• mark the 32nd consecutive year for the Rich• Richmond's largest social functions, the Grand fast, a benefit for Crippled Children's Hospital, mond based "Festival for Charity." The National Ball, a benefit for Camp Easter Seal East, spon• held at the Hyatt House. Festival activities will Tobacco Festival has been a means by which a sored by the 32 Lee District Junior Women's conclude Saturday evening, October 25th with host of charitable organizations have benefited Clubs. the elegant Queen's Ball, a benefit for the Vir• by some $500,000 and is ranked among the top Complete plans for the Festival's October ginia Home for Boys, sponsored by the West- ten Festivals in the nation. Calendar of Events were not firm at press time, wood Junior Woman's Club. This year's Tobacco Festival actually began however, the traditional Ferko Wonder Bread Tobacco Festival Managing Director, Roger in August with two events—the WTVR-TV 6 Band performances and "Princesses" appear• Bottorff. stated that several new events were "Tobaccoland 200" Winston Series National ances and talent show will be presented October being considered at press time. These included: Championship Auto Race at Southside Speed• 22nd through 24th this fall. involvement in a softball tournament; a Broad• way and a Square Dance which was co- The Grand Illuminated Parade is scheduled for way play: Country Bluegrass Jamboree: young sponsored by the Circle & Swing Square Dance Friday evening, October 24th. Nearly 100 units people's live plays: an ice show; hockey; and a Club of Hopewell, in cooperation with the Ches• are expected to participate in the East Coast's weekend spectacular at King's Dominion. Details terfield County Parks & Recreation Department. largest nighttime parade. The 32nd Annual and sponsorships were not complete at this September's activity will include: the "Rain• Tobacco Bowl Football Game will be played at time, however he said some 50,000 Festival bow of Arts Show" and Super Soccer Sunday, City Stadium on October 25th, with the Univer• Event Schedules would be circulated through• both co-sponsored by the Chesterfield County sity of Richmond hosting Virginia Tech in this out the metropolitan area soon. Retail— Wholesale HOLIDAY INN OF LYNCHBURCi offers for your convenience 317 Rooms at 2 Locations Jim Ferguson Complete Restaurant and Banquet Facilities Seafoods Route 29, North Dial 929-6506 Ice—Tackle—Bait Route 29, Expressway and Odd Fellows Road Dial 847-4424 Open 7 Days A Week 8 A.M.-6 P.M. Mon.-Fri. 8 A.M.-7 P.M. Sat.-Sun. Phone 804/758-5802 The Northern Neck State Bank WARSAW, VIRGIINIA On Route 23 Phone 333-4066 Urbanna, Virginia Membrr - FDIf & FRS to tell the Virginia Story SEPTEMBER 1980 17 The M. C. Dean HAROLD L. KEETON Electrical Contractor Farmers RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL Inc. CONTRACTOR 3180 Draper Drive ST REG. 4790 Bank FAIRFAX, VA. 22030 Member of FDIC Phone 273-8500 PHONE MANAKIN-SABOT Windsor, Virginia 748-5243 VIRGINIA 23103 CITY WIDE DECORATORS. INC. Interior — Exterior PAINTING - WALLCOVERING Brush — Spray Richmond Primoid MARTIN-SENOUR PAINT Distributors of BALTIMORE PAINT Vijit Ow R«totl Stort Inc. Residential—Commercial—Industrial—Institutionol g, showroom WATERPROOFING W. A. (Bill) Wingfield Dlol 329-3480 C. R. (Cotton) Wingfield 409 E. LobumUWI Ave. l llocli Weit of t«i» MrgrouHdi IcfciweBd, Ve. 23222 Commerciol . Industrial Masonry S. J. Bell Construction Company, Inc. Restoration & Maintenance P. O. Box 1383 Dial 644-4561 Public I (ilities C.onsiniclion Richmond. Virginia 703-370-1200 3600 Wheeler Ave. ALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA 22304 Thomas J. Burch & Anderson Sheet Metal Works, Inc. Stafford G. Whittle, III Roofing Contractors COMMERCIAL — INDUSTRIAL — RESIDENTIAL GENERAL INSURANCE Papermill Road Sr. Rfg. 1(5496 Phone 662-2586 & P.O. Box 843 Winchester, Va. REAL ESTATE 12 Broad Street Jiy, LONE STAR MARTINSVILLE, VA. 24112 T. H. CRITTENDEN F. S. CRITTENDEN PhonB 804-776-6326 Phon« 804-776-8701 ^ INDUSTRIES, INC. T.H. CRIHENDEN&SON INC. 977 NORFOLK SQUARE "Where Quality Counts" NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Hardyville, Virginia (804)855-8611 MIDDLESEX COUNTY Registered Meat Type Duroc Hogs READY MIXED CONCRETE SAND Virginia Roofing GRAVEL Corporation STONE WITE-LITE MASONRY UNITS CONCRETE PIPE Phone 751-3200 PRESTRESS CONCRETE mo S. Pickett Street CEMENT ALEXANDRIA. VA. 22304 18 VIRGINIA RECORD Founded 1878 "DIVERSIONS FROM DUTY: Recreation at the Defenses of Washington " opened at Fort Ward Museum in Alexandria on July 11 and continues through December 31. The historic exhibition, which includes 19th century books, folk art, newspapers, photographs, games and a play• bill, focuses on how Civil War soldiers spent their leisure time. Games, newspapers, and writing home highlighted a soldier's free time during the Civil War While a soldier's day was regimented with (Photo by Larry Schonberger) drills and chores, there was always some time for relaxation. In quiet moments, the men could be found reading—Dickens. Thackeray and Vic• tor Hugo—as well as newspapers like "Harper's Weekly." The less educated soldiers preferred dime novels. Another pastime was writmg let• Rest and Relaxation ters to friends and family or jotting down impressions of camp life in journals and diaries. Checkers, chess and card games—whist (which is similar to bridge) and euchre (a trump At Civil War Camps game)—were also popular. Games like poker which involved gambling were often avoided because soldiers were superstitious. Fort Ward Museum For sport, the restless recruits engaged in tug-o-war and played a new game known as baseball. During the cold winters, they organ• Alexandria ized tactical snowball fights. The more artistic soldiers enjoyed woodcarv- ing. A walking stick illustrating Civil War cam• paigns is part of the exhibition. One common form of entertainment for soldiers confined to camp was theater. The soldiers presented popu• lar plays of the period or produced their own. playing the parts of both men and women. The young men who served at Fort Ward and the other 67 defenses surrounding Washington went to the Capital on their furloughs. They visited the Smithsonian Institution and watched Congress in session. There were also sightsee• ing trips to Mount Vernon—the first historic site set aside as neutral territory during the Civil War. The exhibition includes the order for Mount Vernon by General Winfield Scott and a letter of introduction to George Washington's Home for Winslow Homer who was then a young war cor• respondent for "Harper's Weekly. " The exhibition at Fort Ward Museum runs concurrently with "Brass Bands and Battle Songs" and "Building the Defenses of Washington." Fort Ward Museum is situated on a 40-acre public park and is located at 4301 W. Braddock Road in Alexandria, nine miles from Washing• ton. D.C.. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Cardplaymg was a favorite diversion forthe Civil War soldier. Thesecards. marketed for soldiers Saturdays and noon to 5 on Sundays. Admis• of the Union Army, are unique in that they use patriotic symbols in place of Kings Queens and sion is free. Jacks. (Photo by Larry Schonberger) For further information, call (703) 750-6425. to tell the Virginia Story SEPTEMBER 1980 19 YMCA Arts and Crafts Fair Blacksburg November 14-16,1980 THE ELEVENTH YMCA Arts and Crafts Fair will be held November 14-16,1980. It will include about 100 private exhibitors, including four craft groups, from 10 states and will be held in the Old Dominion and Commonwealth Ball• rooms, Squires Student Center, Virginia Tech campus, Blacksburg, Va. The fair is like Topsy—it just "growed." The first fair 11 years ago was more of a hope than a fair. It was very small with perhaps 15 individ• ual exhibitors, a number of consignment items from local people, and quite a variety of interna• tional crafts, which have since been discon• tinued. The second year over 40 craftspeople were interested in exhibiting, and since then the J. Walter Towe. Christiansburg, Va.. demon• "Y" has been deluged with requests they cannot strating chair caning. fill because of space limitations. Needless to say, the "Y" is flattered and pleased to have had the fair become so successful. They credit the HOURS Friday and Saturday 10:30 to! Sunday Noon to 4:30 Admission Free Blacksburg Hooray Cloggers and Jamboree entertaining at fair. (Photo by Mark Hill.) Children candle dipping at the fair Beatrice Bannerman. Culloden. W. Va., demonstrating spinning. 20 VIRGINIA RECORD Founded 1878 dedication of the craftspeople and the enthusi• asm and interest of the local community in crafts for the success of the fair. There is no Virginia Reproduction & Supply Co admission charge to the fair and, therefore, no •White Prints Blua or Black Llna way of knowing how many people come, but at •Survey Instruments-Rentals & Repairs AUTHORIZED least 11.000 people are estimated to have passed •Drafting Supplies Equipment & Furniture through during the three days last year, and •Geological Survey Maps & Nautical Charts •Photo Enlargements & Reductions over $96,000 was taken in by the craftspeople DEALER during that time. •Xerographic Copying Service •Microfilming Service The fair is invitational, and quality and var• Complete Line of Engineering Equipment and Supplies iety are the major criteria for selection. Tradi• Engineering Photography — lor the industrial & Commercial Trade tional and modern crafts are displayed: glass work; leather crafts: tin. pewter, and iron work: 9 W. Gary St. (Main Office] 804/643-9116 weaving: pottery and porcelain: a variety of 1563 Parham Rd. 804/285-7315 wood crafts from rolling pins and hand carving 10910 Southlake Court 804/794-4646 to furniture; jewelry in great variety: lapidary; loomed and hooked rugs, wooden and soft toys; dolls—including china, cloth, apple head, and cornhusk; baskets; brooms: flutes and dulci• mers: batik; candles; photographs; prints; cop• per enameling; watercolors; and a variety of other crafts. Some of the more unusual crafts K & L PLUMBING & HEATING they are fortunate enough to have include book• binding, handmade paper, theorem painting (a Colonial technique of stencil painting on velvet), CO. tinsel painting on glass (another Colonial tech• Si. Ri'fi. (f 10272 nique), and pyrography (wood burning). Craftspeople are encouraged to demonstrate Plumbing Contractors their crafts when that is possible, because the "Y" considers the fair to be an educational ex- COMMERCIAL— INDUSTRIAL erience as well as a market place. Demonstra• tions frequently include weaving, leather work, wood carving, spinning, candle making, basket Phone 804-622-1837 and broom making,tin work.chaircaning.glass blowing, and drawing and painting, including 3119 Beachmont Avenue, Norfolk, Va. portrait sketches. Bluegrass music by some of the region's most outstanding musicians, cloggers, square and folk dancing, bagpipes, recorders, dulcimer mu• sic, madrigal singers, and early Renaissance music also highlight the fair. The performers include high school students, college profes• sors, housewives, college students, and profes• Attco Equipment, Inc. sional musicians and instrument makers from as tar away as North Carolina, who come to the SALES • RENTALS • SERVICE fair to meet local musician friends and play for the fair goers. EVERYTHING FOR THE CONTRACTOR The fair has become a local "event," and because there is no admission charge it can be •SAFWAY SCAFFOLDING & HEAVY DUTY enjoyed "for free." Many people come every day SHORING and have become close friends with crafts• 389-8511 •MARK-INDUSTRIES •SCISSORS & BOOM people who return year after year. Craft fairs have become quite common in the last few MANLIFTS years, but the "Y" likes to think that the YMCA 387-1697 •PETTIBONE FORKLIFTS Arts and Crafts fair has qualities that make it 801 UNION ST. •CONCRETE & MASONRY ACCESSORIES unique. SALEM. VA. •CONST. CHEMICALS •WIRE MESH ZIP CODE 24153 FIRST AND CITIZENS SCHMIDT & WILSON, INC. BANK REALTORS Since 1912 Resources of $11,000,000.00 REALTOR Member of FDIC SALES - LOANS - RENTALS INSURANCE - WATERFRONT PROPERTIES MONTEREY, VIRGINIA 1214 Westover Hills Boulevard Pbone 804/231-0201 Home of Allegheny Mountain Trout RICHMOND, VA. 23225 to tell the Virginia Story SEPTEMBER 1980 21 Christmas in Luray A MONTH-LONG Christmas celebration in Luray commences witti the annual Christmas Parade at 11 a.m. on December 6. The hour-long parade features bands, floats, drill teams, major• ettes and, of course, Santa. Visitors are invited to Christmas at its finest, with fun for all in this lovely Shenandoah Valley town. Early in the month, the Town Lighting Cere• mony takes place. A Christmas scene is painted on the town office window by a local artist and this window is lighted in the ceremony as well as the Town Christmas Tree. Decorations for the Town Christmas Tree are made by local residents and prizes are awarded for the best ones. The tree is located on the lawn of the Mimslyn Motor Inn with a special lighting ceremony and caroling. Community involvement is the order of the day. There is a Children's Christmas tree placed in the Page County Library, with all decorations made and hung by local school children. A Resi• Santa helps open the Season in the Christmas dential Decorating Contest is held, with cash Parade. prizes provided by local merchants and, there is a separate Commercial Decorating Contest for all businesses in the Town of Luray. A Silver bowl is presented to the first place winner of the Commercial contest. The winners' names are The Town Christmas Tree is featured in a engraved on a silver plate on the base of the Lighting Ceremony, with caroling around the bowl and they keep it for a year, at which time it tree. is passed on to the next winner. If you have Christmas shopping in mind, the mas Tree decorations, plants, quilts, crocheted Christmas Craft Shop is a must. It features items, pottery, home baked cookies, cakes and handmade items by local craftsmen. All items breads, and dried flower arrangements. are for sale and include such things as Christ- Christmas Vespers are held at various local churches on Sunday afternoon. These consist of a program of sacred and seasonal music. The nostalgic sights, sounds, tastes and smells of Christmas comprise the Holiday Buffet which is held at the historic Mimslyn Motor Inn. An hour of free entertainment consisting of Christmas music by local groups is featured in the lobby of the Mimslyn before dinner. The Holiday Buffet consists of traditional food of the area, such as roast chicken, baked ham with pineapple sauce, braised beef, candied sweet potatoes, winter greens, sauerkraut, assorted relishes, salads and festive desserts in addition to spoon bread and rolls. The foregoing should whet your appetite so that you'll look forward to the Holiday Brunch held later in the month. An international flavor marks this event held at The Parkhurst on Route 211 West of Luray. The menu last year included champagne or drink from the Wassail Bowl, soup, a choice of oyster quiche or chicken divan and a festive dessert and coffee or tea. All of the above is included in the price of the tickets. Two historic homes in the Luray area willl be open for Candlelight Tours on a Sunday evening during the celebration. One home will feature Victorian decorations and one Colonial decora• tions. Both homes are decorated by members of local garden clubs. There is no admission fee, but a green donation is taken. For further information and exact dates of the various events, contact the Luray Chamber of Commerce, 46 East Main Street. Luray, Virginia 22835 (704-743-3915). The Christmas Craft Shop features a variety of handmade gift items for sale. 22 VIRGINIA RECORD Founded 1878 Culpeper Motor Repair Corp. We Repair Electric Motors & Power Tools NEW. USED & REBUILT MOTORS FOR SALE Phone 825-6324 Nites, Sun. &. Hoi. - Phone 672-5364 1350 Orange Rd., Culpcpcr, Va. A group of children decorate "their" tree in the Page County Library. L & J Plumbing & Heating & A. C, Inc. -'.T-!^.^ WHITE STONE, VIRGINIA 22578 Phone 435-1989 or 435-3880 Bodner & Manuel, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1937 St. Reg. 4269 Phone 622-7063 .S37 W. 2l5t Sireel NORFOLK. V A. 23517 Serving the Shipping Of the World Since its organization in 1865 the Virginia Pilot Association has been responsible for the safe passage of billions of dollars worth of commerce through the territorial waters of the Commonwealth. • • CITATIONS • • FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE U.S. NAVY HEADQUARTERS FIFTH NAVAL DISTRICT DISTRICT INTELLIGENCE OFFICE, FIFTH NAVAL DISTRICT U.S. ARMY ARMY SERVICE FORCES ROYAL BRITISH NAVY WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION UNITED STATES COAST GUARD A Silver Bowl is presented to the winner of the Commercial Decorating Contest each year. VIRGINIA PILOT ASSOCIATION NORFOLK — NEWPORT NEWS R. L. COUNSELMAN. JR . President fo tell the Virginia Story SEPTEMBER 1980 23 Red Hill by Candlelight December 14 THE PATRICK HENRY Memorial Foundation will again sponsor the annual Christmas pro• gram. "Red Hill by Candlelight" on December 14. 1980 from 3-6 p.m. at Red Hill Shrine near Brookneal, Virginia. Red Hill is the restored Colonial plantation home and burial place of the Virginia patriot, Patrick Henry. The 18th century home of Patrick Henry will be decorated with traditional colonial greenery, and illuminated by candles. Hostesses attired in Colonial costumes will pro• vide assistance and tours through the main house. The Patrick Henry Museum, which con• tains artifacts, exhibits and paintings, will also be decorated in the Colonial fashion. Refresh• ments of hot Colonial spiced tea and fruitcake will be served in the Museum Library. The Christmas decorations will include pine, cedar, boxwood, holly, fruits and berries, all found on the Red Hill plantation, in designs sim• ilar to those used by the Colonial family at their holiday celebrations. The decorations will be assembled by two local home extension clubs. A highlight of the "Red Hill by Candlelight" program will be performances of Elizabethan and Renaissance music by the Lynchburg Early Music Consort. The group will also perform tra• ditional Christmas music on their 16th and 17th century medieval instruments in the parlor room of Patrick Henry's home. Instruments used by the group are Baroque and Renaissance recorders and krummhorns. A krummhorn is a wind instrument that is curved or bent at the bottom: krumm is the German word for bent. The Lynchburg Early Music Consort will perform such favorites as "What Child Is This?". "Silent Parlor Room — Copy of famous Sully painting of Patrick Henry done in Night." and "0 Tannenbaum'" throughout the 1815. by Thomas Sully. afternoon. The Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation was organized in 1945 in order to purchase Red Hill and restore it to its original Colonial charm and beauty, and to memorialize the life of Patrick Henry who struggled to attain freedom and independence for all Americans. Red Hill Shrine is located 5 miles east of Brookneal off Route 40 in Charlotte County. Decorations on Patrick Henry's dining room (walnut, drop-leaf) table, in dining room of main house. 24 VIRGINIA RECORD Founded 1878 Above. Parlor Room — Decorations on 18th century furniture. And, at left. Entrance Hallway in main house. Cast-iron bust — copy of original terra-cotta bust sculpted in 1788 of Patrick Henry. l.vncliK-jrn Djnvill i MMi/ HOW SHRINE fo tell the Virginia Story SEPTEMBER 1980 25 Phone 3204 Hull Street 231-%31 Richmond. Va. 23224 MARVIN C. COWHERD INC. CONTRAaORS ELEQRIC HEATING, REWIRING 8. REPAIRS fMii ariMAns ••a SrirVKf AIOUND TNf ClOCK" CONSTRUCTION RADIO DISPATCHED TRUCKS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICE COMPANY CALL 525-0555 573-7830 CIRCUIT BREAKERS—HEAVY-UPS—ELEQRIC WATER HEATERS 8117 RANSELL RD., FALLS CHURCH, VA. COMMERCIAL—INDUSTRIAL Taylor & Parrish, Inc. Andreivs Large & Whidden Inc. St. Reg. #5433 General Contractor INDUSTRIAL — COMMERCl.AL — INSTITL'TIONAL RESIDENTIAL — COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL P.O. Box 527 Phone 392-6144 710 Pern St. Phone 233-9856 Richmond, Virginia 23204 FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA 23901 SCHELL SUPPLY WHITEHEAD-LEACH CORPORATION CONSTRUCTION CO. Wholesale Distributors General Contractors State Reg. #6761 PLUMBING—HEATING—INDUSTRIAL Commercial - Industrial Kohler Plumbing Fixtures Franchise Dealer Pre-Engineered Republic Steel Buildings P. O. Box 62285 2510 Grenoble Road Dial 288-3134 Dial 490-2381 Va. Beach, Va. Richmond, Virginia 23229 Sullivan Mechanical ARMCO AirTMOHIZeO DEALER PHONE (703) 885-0886 \/ Armco Building Systtms Contractors, Inc. Mechanical G)ntractors J. B. WINE & SON, INC PLUMBING—HEATING—VENTILATING—AIR CONDITIONING GENERAL CONTRACTORS Residential — Commercial — Industrial St. Reg. #8368 P. O. Box 2645 P. 0. Box 304 Phone 703-652-8188 STAUNTON, VIRGINIA SHENANDOAH, VIRGINIA 26 VIRGINIA RECORD Founded 1878 FOR THE RECORD Basic Appoints Hancock Roanoke All-Star Richmond Chapter of • Henry S. Read, president of Basic Construc• Joins Insurance Firm NAWIC Elects Officers tion Company. Newport News, following the • C. Duke Thompson has been employed by • The National Association of Women in Con• company's annual stockholders and board of Carter Lunsford Insurance Company in Blue- struction have elected their otficersf or the 1980- directors meetings, June 26, announced the field, West Virginia. 81 year. Carolyn Grigg. Kjellstrom & Lee, Inc., appointment of John L. Hancock as a vice Thompson, 26, comes from Atlanta where he was elected President of the Richmond Chapter president—Building Construction of the general has been employed by Continental Insurance If141. contracting firm. Companies in the Commercial Department. Serving with Ms. Grigg will be Jane Diggs, Mr. Hancock joined Basic, then the Virginia He is a native of Roanoke, Virginia and an Office Manager of Roanoke Engineering Sales Engineering Company, in 1938. Four years later all-star football player at Cave Spring High Co., Inc., as Vice President: Helen Koon, Office he took "military leave" to serve in World War II School, he received a full athletic scholarship to Manager of G. E. Paine Electric Co., Inc., as from 1942 to 1948. On return to the company he the Universtiy of North Carolina where he Recording Secretary; Judy Grigg, Office Man• supervised numerous construction jobs until in played defensive line. He played in the 1974 Sun ager of The Builders' Exchange of Richmond. 1971 he was assigned as project manager over Bowl and 1976 Peach Bowl for the Tar Heels. Va., Inc., as Corresponding Secretary: Shirley jobs in Richmond, Hampton and Newport News. Thompson also is an Eagle Scout. Netherland, Bookkeeper at Pella Virginia. Inc., Currently Mr. Hancock is project manager on Carter Lunsford Insurance Company is a joint as Treasurer. construction of the new Mary Immaculate Hos• venture of Carter Machinery Company of Salem, In addition, Betsy Trexler, Showroom Man• pital in Denbigh, and on the Westminister- the Caterpillar distributor for Western Virginia ager of Noland Company: Susan States, Book• Canterbury project in Virginia Beach. and Southern West Virginia, and Chas. Lunsford keeper at William H. White. Jr.. Inc.: Lillian Mr. Hancock resides with his family in Wil• Sons & Associates, Inc. of Roanoke, a general Mercer. Operations Coordinator at McLane Con• liamsburg. He is a brother of William A. Han• insurance agency. struction Company: and Sandra Weaver. Office cock, a retired vice president of Basic now living Carter Lunsford's office in Bluefield is in Car• Manager and Purchasing Agent for Manson & in Holiday, Florida. ter Machinery's building on Highway 52. Utley. Inc. were elected to the Board of Directors. NAWIC will celebrate 25 years of service to the construction industry as the 25th Annual Convention is convened in Phoenix. Arizona. September 17-21. GLISSON MASONRY CORPORATION The association holds a monthly meeting on the Third Tuesday of each month. 5009 JelTerson Avenue Phone 804-244-7703 NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA (iJhfJ^^^CJil V.^ No 12580 ROOFING COMPANY ROOFING .SHEET METAL SIDING •WATERPROOFING P. O. Box 3527 Phone (804) 275-1463 INDUSTRIAL - COMMERCIAL C. W. WRIGHT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC POBOX13085 PHONE 276-5555 RICHMOND VIRGINIA 23225 Contractors SPECIAL HOT LINE WORK UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS Tune & Toler, Inc. SUBSTATIONS TRANSMISSION LINES SURVEYING DISTRIBUTION LINES Plumbing, Heating & Electrical Contractors 5436 Jefferson Davis Highway Richmond, Va. 23234 MASONIC Bl ILDING PHONE 432-3821 CHATHAM. V A. Si. Reg. tf7452 UPHARTMmsrm CO. _ee Imorporaird •DESIGNERS R.E. Loe and Son, Inc. •FABRICATORS i*f_ 1460 Hydraulic Road " Chartonesvllle. Virginia 22906 •ERECTORS Te*aphone (804) 973-1321 STRUCTURAL STEEL ORNAMENTAL IRON OFFICE AND PLANT 3308 Rosedale Ave Richmond,Va.23230 Construction and Engineering Management Since 1939 ^If (804)35V481 to tell the Virginia Story SEPTEMBER 1980 27 VIRGINIA WOODALL & LANG, INC. INDUSTRIAL Roofing Contractors DEVELOPMENT NEWS COMMERCIAL—INDUSTRIAL Phone 804-845-7031 , . . 1310 Commerce Street Lynchburg, Virgmia D. W. Larcen Starts Construction of Chesterfield Facility • D.W. Larcen & Company, Inc. has begun con• struction of a new office and light manufactur• ing facility in Chesterfield County, according to the Virginia Division of Industrial Development. The new building will be located in Brandermill Business Park. D.W. Larcen sells process con• — INCORPORATED — trol systems, and produces and sells industrial GENERAL CONTRACTORS control panels. Employment at the new 8,000 sq. ft. facility VA. ST. Rec. JfS4S1 will be 13. The company will partially finance this new ROUTE No 13 NORTH . TELEPHONE: ( 301 ) 742-6151 operation through industrial revenue bonds is• SALISBURY • MARYUVND 21801 sued by the Chesterfield County Industrial De• velopment Authority. The Chesterfield County Department of Eco• nomic Development assisted D.W. Larcen in its Masonry Contractors, Inc. site selection process. Masonry Contractors St. Reg. #7895 J. E. LIESFELD: COMMERCIAL—INDUSTRIAL—INSTITUTIONAL CONTRACTOR CLEARING - GRADING UTILITIES Site work and Subdivisions Telephone 389-8616 Contract — Equipment Rentals P. O. Box 992 Salem, Va. 24153 Phone 749-3276 Route 1, Box 36-P ROCKVILLE. VA. 23146 ANNING-JOHNSON COMPANY Membrane Roofing - Acoustical - Dry Wall HOGSHIRE INDUSTRIES, INC. Movable Partitions & Roof Decks ESTABLISHED 1898 Jobbers and Monufocturers Phone 703-550-9200 CANVAS, VINYL & ALUMINUM PRODUaS P. 0. 80x 159. Springfield. Va. 22150 Torps — Covers — Tor Covers Phone 804-622-4776 2401 Hompton Boulevard, Norfolk, Va. 23517 BOXLEY QlJARRIElii CRUSHED LIMESTONE and CRUSHED GRANITE for Bee H Electric Co. ROAD BUILDING • CONCRETE • RAILROAD BALLAST • FURNACE FLUX Electrical Contractors FILTER STONE • AGSTONE • LIMESTONE SAND St. Reg. #7691 W. W. HOXLI.Y & COMPANY B O X L E Y Phone 703/344-6601 COMMERCIAL— INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL QUARRIES 7>1 Boxicy Building ROANOKE, VIRGINIA 24010 2716 Dorr Ave. Phone 560-3278 Seven Plants Located on N. & W., S. C. L. FAIRFAX, VA. 22030 28 VIRGINIA RECORD Founded 1878 Our Roving Observer J. Lawson Jones Ames and Webb, Convention Construction Co., Inc. Inc. Sites and Sounds (From page 7) PAVINO SINCE 1933 day night. Maryland Rep. Barbara Mikulski Roads & Bridges suddenly turned a speech on the economic All Types of Paving plank into an introduction of Kennedy himself. When his name was announced, Kennedy pos• itively bounded upon the platform, so eager was P.O. Box 696 Phone 374-8342 NORJOLK, he to reach the lectern, as if released like a CLARKSVILLE, VA. 23927 VA. jack-in-the-box. The crowd greeted him with a St. Reg. roar. "We Are An Equal Opportunity Employer" No. 140 1 "Well, things worked out a little different from the way I thought, but let me tell you I still love New York!" Kennedy drawled. From that point nearly every sentence of his Princess Anne Plumbing & Electrical Suppliers. Inc. drew an answering antiphony of applause, like Residential—Commercial the heavy susurrus of the sea. In words echoing John F. Kennedy, he called, "Let us give some• Phone 804-428-1660 thing back to our country in return for all it has 410- 18th Street given us." 2403 N. Landing Road Virginia Beach, Va. One of the most effective of half a dozen speeches delivered to conventions in this cen• tury, it energized a flat convention, launched a telling attack on Reagan, enunciated the Demo• cratic Party's liberal creed, served to rehabili• Leonard Smith Sbeet Metal Roofing, Inc. tate Kennedy in the eyes of many, and made it Roofing & Sheet Metal Contractors imperative that Carter win his support for the November election. RESIDENTIAL — COMMFRCIAI — INDUSTRIAL To woo him. Carter made substantial conces• 1020 CoUege Ave. Phone (703) 389^614 sions on the platform. Even they were not SALEM, VIRGINIA 24153 enough, as it turned out, to satisfy Kennedy, who seemed to have forgotten that he had tried to campaign in the middle. In the end, nothing seemed to go right for Carter. Conscious of the powerful impact of H.A. Lucas & Sons, Inc. Kennedy's address on Tuesday, Carter strained to meet it. His nearly every word seemed to be General Contractor drawn from his depths. On paper his speech, cognizant of the realities today, made more 5320 Williamson Rd. St. Reg. ff4948 Dial 703-366-3437 suspense than Kennedy's frequently nostalgic message, but it simply didn't have lines that took flight. Roanoke, V irginia 24012 Then two containers of balloons in the rafters failed to release for the usual silent waterfall of color that closes a convention, and Kennedy made only a brief, dispirited visit to the crowded Bryant-Durham Electric Company, Inc. platform and led Carter a ludicrous chase as the President tried to close upon him for the tradi• Elvciric Coniractorm tional joining and raising of hands signifying harmony. Va. St. Ren. #W/ However harsh campaign utterances may have been, to fail to carry through and raise the winner's hand will haunt Kennedy as much as it INDUSTRIAL — COMMERCIAL — INSTITUTIONAL — HOSPITALS will hurt Carter. For Kennedy would like to run again in 1984 and begin, and then, where he left 5102 Neal Rd. Dial (919) 383-2526 off in this race, not have to go back and rehearse in a halting voice his failures at Chappaquiddick. DURHAM, NX. 27705 Just as many Democrats have consistently under-rated Reagan as an opponent, so now the Republicans would be ill advised to count Carter out. There is much of the bulldog, or bull terrier, in him, and the closing adversities of the con• BAT MASONRY COMPANY vention, will stir, him, grimly, to fight the harder. INCORPORATED Walter Mondale may not be all that Carter has termed him—"the greatest vice president in the nation's history"—but he is very nearly as articulate, if not as long-\«iinded, and almost as much of a fighter as his mentor, Hubert Hum• phrey. The Democratic Party, moreover, can draw on a much broader spectrum of voters, as State Reg. No. 6444 the convention itself exemplified,when it is able to arouse them. 10313 Timberlake Rd. Phone 239-9235 The prospect is for a tough, tight, exciting, LYNCHBURG, VA. 24502 unpredictable contest every foot of the way. fo tell the Virginia Story SEPTEMBER 1980 29 Iiiile\ to Advertisers -A- Culpeper Motor Repair Corp 23 Lake Shore Markers. Inc 10 Lane Bros. Inc 16 ARA Virginia Sky-Line Co.. Inc 12 -D- R. E. Lee & Son. Inc 27 H. R. Adkins Store 10 J. Roland Dashiell & Sons. Inc 28 J. E. Liesfeld Contractor 28 Ames & Webb. Inc 29 M. C. Dean Electrical Contractor. Inc 18 Liphart Steel Co.. Inc 27 Anderson Sheet Metal Works, Inc 18 DeJarnette & Paul. Inc 13 Lone Star Industries, Inc 18 Andrews Large & Whidden. Inc 26 Downing Insurance. Inc 11 H. A. Lucas & Sons. Inc 29 Anning-Johnson Co 28 -F- Lynn Electric Co.. Inc 31 Associated Sprinkler Co., Inc 30 The Farmers Bank 18 -M- Attco Equipment. Inc 21 Jim Ferguson Seafoods 17 Mariner Motel 12 -B- First & Citizens Bank 21 The Mariners Museum 11 Ballenger Corp 30 Fort Magruder Inn & Conference Center. .11 Bat Masonry Co.. Inc 29 Franklin Federal Savings & Loan 3 E. M. Martin, Inc 2 Bee & H Electric Co 28 -G- Masonry Contractors. Inc 28 -N- The Belden Brick Co 32 Glisson Masonry Corp 27 THe Northern Neck State Bank 17 S. J. Bell Construction Co.. Inc 18 Gray Lumber Co 30 -P- Bodner & Manuel. Inc 23 -H- W. W. Boxley & Co 28 C. F. Hardy Building Corp 31 Peden Steel Co 4 Bryant-Durham Electric Co.. Inc 29 L C. Heath Roofing. Inc 31 Raymond E. Pierce. Inc 16 C. L Pincus. Jr. & Co 31 Burch-Whittle. Inc 18 Helms Roofing Co 4 Plastic Craft Co 16 -C- Heyward Construction Co.. Inc 16 Princess Anne Plumbing & Capital Mechanical Contractors. Inc 16 Higham Co.. Inc 16 Electrical Suppliers, Inc 29 City Wide Decorators, Inc 18 Hogshire Industries, Inc 28 -R- Communications. Inc 2 Holiday Inn of Lynchburg 17 Marvin C. Cowherd. Inc 26 Huffman Studios 31 Redford Brick Co.. Inc 16 T. H. Crittenden & Son. Inc 18 Hydraulic Products Co 31 Richmond Primoid, Inc 18 Roanoke Iron & Bridge Works. Inc. ... 16 -J- B. F. 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