SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON Farmer s ADVOCATE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1988
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Christmas Parade Scenes
This float, awarded first place in the civic entries
division in the annual Charles Town Christmas parade
last Saturday, was the entry of Jeffersonian Manor Nur-
sing Home. It featured, as you can see, a religious
theme.
(Photos by Kable Photo-Graphics)
As always, Santa Claus was a big favorite with both
young and old in the annual Christmas parade in down-
town Charles Town Saturday afternoon. Here, Santa,
riding in an antique car operated by Ed Morgan, shakes
hands and passes out goodies to youngsters along the
parade route.
The weather was perfect, the crowds
were largeand the 45th annual
Christmas rade, staged in
downto Charles Town last Saturday
afternoon was adjudged to be an
outstanding success.
The parade chairman, Geraldine
Willingham, expressed herself as
"most pleased" with not only the
quality of the parade, but the reception
it received from the hundreds of spec-
tators who lined the parade route.
The event, sponsored by the Charles
Town Downtown Merchants Associa-
tion, also provided an opportunity for
spectators to see, perhaps for the first
time, the new "Holiday A-Glow" white
lights featured in downtown
decorations.
Judges selected the following
parade winners:
Majorettes: Royal Knights, Charles
Town, first; Revengers, Martinsburg,
second.
Civic float entries: Jeffersonian
Manor Nursing Home, first; Charles
Town Woman's Club, second; Jeffer-
son County Transportation, third; and
Charles Town Moose Club, fourth.
Youth float entries: Brownie Troop
418, first; Evergreen 4-H, second; Jef-
ferson High Pop Singers, third; Live
Wire 4-H, fourth: Middleway Climbers
4-H, fifth; and Ranson Explorer 4-H,
sixth.
Commercial entries: Pediatric
Clinic, first: McBride Real Estate.
second.
Best decorated cars: REACT Club.
first: Jefferson High tennis team,
second.
Youth walking groups: Middleway
Trailblazers, first; Brownie Troop 416,
Ranson, second; Summit Point Busy
Bees 4-H, third: and Junior Girl Scout
Troop 522, fourth.
Chairman award: Justin Ott and His
Jeep.
Local Youth
To Attend
4-H Congress
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Charles Town's brand new Christmas lights,
solicitation by the downtown merchants association.
Friday. Among those present the ceremony were, fro
Chesley, president of the association who flipped the
lights on; Dave Hamili, Mayor of Ranson;
chairman; Patty Ott; D.C. Master, Mayor of Charles Town;
and Robert Ott, who headed the fund drive to
(Photo by
What looks like Mickey and Minnie Mouse, riding
automobile, drew enough interest from the judges to
the commercial division of last Saturday's annual
sponsored by the Charles Town Downtown
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No parade would be complete without lovely young
ladies. In Saturday's Christmas parade, Jefferson Coun-
ty's three representatives in the annual Apple Harvest
Festival were much in evidence. They include Queen
Kelly Crdm, flanked by Tiersa Foley and Wendy
Magaha, who served as festival princesses.
Cheer Booth Operating
Applications from those who feel
need will be received December 5
through 8 and 12 through 15 at the
Lions Center in Ranson from 9 a.m. to
12 noon. Those desiring aid are urged
to report at these times.
In the meantime, a written appeal
has also been issued to area residents,
asking for monetary support. Checks
may be mailed to Earl Leslie, P.O.
Box 506, Charles Town, W. Va. 25414.
The Christmas Cheer Booth is in
operation again this year, manned by
volunteers, in the 200 block of West
Washington Street in front of the
Dollar General Store.
The booth will remain in operation
daily, except Sunday, through
December 22, and the funds collected
there will be utilized in helping under-
privileged families at Christmas time
with food, clothing and toys where
children are present.
Boathouse Dedication
Those operating the cheer booth
include:
NOVEMBER
29 Charles Town Baptists
30 South Jefferson Ruritan
DECEMBER
1 Murrill Hill Church
2 Asbury U.M. Church
3 Cedar Ridge 4-H
5 Catholic Women
6 Charles Town Woman's Club
7 Charles Town Presbyterian
8 Loyal Order Moose
9 Zion Episcopal Church
10 Jaycees
12 Senior Center
13 Evening Kiwanis Club
14 St. Thomas Lutheran
15 Shenandoah Junction Ruritans
16 Calvary Assembly of God
17 Asbury U.M. Youth
19 Baptist Church (Leetown Rd.)
20 Morning Kiwanis Club
21 V.F.W.
22 Asbury U.M. Men
Saturday, December 3, at 12 noon, a ceremony to dedicate a boathouse
to shelter the Rumseian Experiment, a replica of a steam-powered,
water jet-propelled boat built by James Rumsey and demonstrated on the
Potomac River at Shepherdstown in 1787, will be held behind the restored
Entler Hotel on German Street. The boathouse is directly behind the wing
of the old hotel housing the Historic Sbepherdstown Museum. The public
is invited. The Rumseian Experiment is shown on the Ohio River at Pit-
tsburgh, Pa., with Three Rivers Stadium in the background.
Troop 242 Thanks
Community Givers
The Boy Scouts of Troop 242 extend
thanks to the Charles Town area tom-
munity for its support during the re-
cent "Scouting For Food" project.
Saturday, November 12, Scouts from
Troop 242 distributed 500 plastic bags
throughout the community, and 61 of
the bags were set out for pick-ups on
Saturday, November 19. A total of 425
food items were collected
Scouts from Troop 242 participating
in the "Scouting For Food" project
were Willie CoUis, Oliver Culley, John
Doyle, Tim Doyle, Steve Johnston,
Lance Lind, Todd Lind and ColinMat-
thews. Troop 242 is sponsored by the
Charles Town Presbyterian Church.
R.B. Moler
Jim Staley, Jefferson County Exten-
sion Agent, has announced the selec-
tion of 4-H member R.B. Moler to at-
tend the 1988 National 4-H Club Con-
gress, December 3-8 in Chicago, Ill.
Along with nearly 2,000 other state 4-H
project winners staying at the Chicago
Hilton on Lake Michigan, Moler will
experience the educational, social and
cultural events that make 4-H Club
Congress the "time of your life!"
Acuievements in the 4-H beef pro-
gram earned Moler the Congress trip
sponsored by Wrangler Jeans. Moler
began working with the beef projects
because "the youth at the fair that had
farm animals...seem to have a lot of
fun as well as learning, helping, and
working together...I decided I wanted
to join them."
"I had been around cattle all my life
but had never had one singled out to
actually train, groom, halter break,
clip and take care of myself. This was
a real experience for me...
"Everything I know fight now I have
learned during the past six years I
have taken beef projects. I have learn-
ed about the feed rations, clipping,
grooming, showing, and many other
things -- including (having) patience
with the animal...My goal for my pro-
ject was to raise a good-size animal
and make a profit. My ultimate goal
is to raise a Grand Champion. So far,
my first goal I have achieved...My
other goal of a Grand Champion, I'm
still working on," Moler said.
A 1987 graduate of Jefferson High
School and a 1988 graduate of the
Diesel Institute of American, Grant-
sville, Md., Moler is employed as a
mechanic with the West Virginia
Department of Highways.
According to Moler, 4-H has been an
important part of his growth and
development:
"4-H has helped me become a bet-
ter leader and citizen through the
inter-relationship with people at
workshops, meetings, camps, fairs,
nursing homes, and many other ac-
tivities...Everyone has to do their
share of responsibility to keep this a
good world to live in."
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Danny
Moler, Harpers Ferry, R.B. has had a
wide experience of 4-H activities dur-
ing his nine years in 4-H. Selection as
a state winner to attend National 4-H
Club Congress is one of the biggest
honors one can receive in 4-H club
work.
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Ranson Decorates
An employee of the Hann Electric Company hun
garland as the City of Ranson prepares for the holida
tually, the decorations were in place in time for city
the lights for the 25th year in a row last Friday. { Photo by
" KING THE
UNITED
Scouts U1VAgency
Two of the 18 agencies supported by your United W a-
of Jefferson County-are the Girl Scouts and Boy
the way in which volunteer organizations in this
was the Scouts' willingness to provide the personnel
Way displays at this year's Jefferson County Fair and
Turning to in order to assist the United Way for
event was Charles Town's Girl Scout Junior
and Virginia Gilley. Juniors are girls in the fourth
grades. The picture shows, from left to right,
managed the exhibit and booth at the fair and at
Kia Gouzalez, Susan Gilley and Rachel Dixon.
The girls were assisted by two members of Cub
including Daniel Gilley of "Wolf" rank and
rank. On both occasions, the Scouts passed out
brochures describing the United Way agencies-18 i
signed up all comers for a prize of dinner at
and tickets to the Old Opera House Theatre Company 's
An interview with the five scouts revealed they are
array of activities which prepare them to be useful
Special projects earn patches which may
of the chic new green Girl Scout uniform in use for a
teresting recent excursions were a hike alov
and an overnight outing to
For information on how your child can
building activities of the Scouts, call 703-662-2551 for
88,13 for Girls. And, remember to support your
support Scouting:
