Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-16
On The Appointment Of County
Game Warden.


Game Warden.
The Board of Supervisors on June
the 18th recommended the names
of ten men for the office of Game
Warden for the County of Shenan-
doah. Under the new Fish and
Game Law the game warden for
this county must be appointed by
the State Game and Fish Commits
sioner from this list of names.
Therefore the citizens of this county
can well appreciate the importance
of having only suitable names there
on.
The effectiveness of the law in a
large measure depends upon the
character of the game warden. and
if the Board of Supervisors know
ingly places the names of any who
are unfit for the office upon this
list, they not only put themselves
on record as desiring the failure of
the Game and Fish Law, but they
are showing themselves to be unfit
to hold the high position of trust to
which the people of this county
have elected them. 1t therefore be-
comes the duty of the citizens of
this county to look carefully at this
list of appointees and discuss the
fitness of the different individuals
named thereon fer the office of
county game warden, and the mo-
tlves actuating the Board in making
! 1.-THE appointments.
The appointment of Mr.. David
3 Hisey, of Mount Calvary should be
particularly scrutinized by all gcoc
citizens of the county. The abso.
lutte unfitness of Mr.. Hisey for the
r office of game warden is so palpabls
and so generally known is this sec
ton of the county that one car
hardly believe that set of men
V elected to the important office O.
i Supervisors of Shenandoah County
+ would attempt to get by" with it
Their action can only be explained
on the ground of partisan politic
of the commonest. peanut" variety
e and this is poor explanation TO
the failure to properly perform
e lpublic duty.
II The Chairman of the Board ma,
:, be able to explain the recommends
:, ton of Mr.. Hisey, and the citizen
iof Stonewall District would do wei
81 to see that he does fully explain ii.
II The recommendation of others O.
% the list is open to very just attack
,. For instance, the Honorable Boar,
of Supervisors will find it Difficult
& to convince the enlightened citizen
u of this county that a man sevent,
:, years of age, or perhaps over, is
" suitable person for the active dutie
II required of county game warden
Such appointments as these for tn
V office of game warden are dis
y !grace, an insult to the intelligence o.
the citizens of this county, and :
direct slap at the men who hav,
l. been working and hoping for tn,
proper protection of game and fish
and who have been doing what they
could under existing circumstance:
to increase the supply of both.
For years hard fight has beer
made in the Virginia Legislature tt
: ecure a proper game bill providing
for paid game wardens whose duty
lit shall be to devote their entire time
to the enforcement of the game
! laws. At the last session a law
S fairly well adapted for the purpose
was passed. The people of Shen.
andoah County are entitled to a
proper man to fill this office, one
who will perform its duties and one
who has the full confidence of his
, fellow citizens in the performance
of these duties, so that we can de-
rive the benefits of the proper en-
forcement of the game laws.
/ A great deal more could be said
land will be said, and facts produced
which may be very unpleasant, to
those concerned, if it becomes neces-
sary. A CITIZEN.