Evening star., 1916-09-24
VALLEY Of VIRGINIA.

WINCHESTER, Va, September 23.-
A movement has been launched in
several of the Virginia counties on the
western side of the Blue Ridge noun
tains to cooperate with the authorities
of Fairfax and other ''over the ridge"
counties in the matter Of obtaining a
portion of the government road aid
fund, under the provisions of an act
of Congress, for the improvement and
extension of the road known as Little
River turnpike. extending from Alex
andria through the towns Of Fairfax.
Aldie, Middleburg. Upperville and Paris
and into the Shenandoah valley
through Ashbys gap.
The bill passed by Congress carries
an appropriation of s75,000,000, to be
distributed among the states for a
period of five years. For the first
year Virginia will receive about $780,
600, the distribution being made ac-
cording to population and mileage 1t
is claimed by officials of the cities and
counties east and west of the Blue
Ridge that no more valuable highway
could be proposed in Virginia than the
one suggested from Alexandria into
the Shenandoah valley.
Alexandria, 1t is pointed out, is really
the gateway through which should pass
the greater part of the travel from the
south to the city of Washington and
the cities of the north, and 1t is de-
sired to have the Little River turnpike
connected with the great highway sys-
tenn of the Shenandoah valley. which
In turn, connects with other improved
roads in this and adjoining states.
The proposed road would pass through
the counties of Alexandria, Fairfax
Loudoun and Fauquier on the east side
of the mountain and Clarke and Fred
erick on the west side Of the ridge.
1t is expected all the county boards
of supervisors and the city and town
councils will officially indorse the
application can be made to the federal
government for a portion of the states
|apportionment.
On account of the prevalence of diph-
liberia in Winchester an order has been
issued by the board of health forbid
ding children sixteen years old and
under from attending motion picture
theaters. There are fifteen or twenty
cases under treatment and quarantine
and every effort is being made to
stamp out the disease. Thus far the
public schools have not been closed.
The grand jury of Shenandoah coun-
ty will probably consider the case OF
Jonas Rudolph, who was in charge OF
tally injured Mrs. Clara Maphis, wife
Of DR.. B. F. Maphis OF Strasburg, last
Sunday evening. resulti1g in her death
the following night in Winchester
Memorial Hospital. Rudolph is said
to have been operating the car at ex-
cessive speed through the main street
The deadlock between the apple
growers and buyers in the Winchester
market, which threatened to become a
serious matter. was broken yesterday by
the sale of several large crops of fancy
quality to c. A. Watts of Thomas
Russell & Co. of Glasgow, Scotland
E. P. Loomis & Co of New York
also helped to break thej dead
lock by buying large number OF
crops. Up to today about $4,000 bar
rels of apples had been sold to buy
ers representing American and Euro
pean firms. The red varieties have
been bringing about, So per barrel on
the cars. while 5000 barrels of New
town pippins sold yesterday at $3.50
per barrel. 1t is estimated that about
100000 barrels of apples remain unsold
in Frederick county, and some grow.
ers have declared they will pay stor-
age charges rather than sell for 81.
The largest crop of apples ever
grown in Frederick county is now be-
ing harvested. Although the crop In
the United States, according to the
federal bureau of crop reports, is g.
! 100000 barrels less than a year ago
the yield in Virginia is greatly in.
creased. its production OF severan vari-
cites leading all other states.