Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-09-01
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readers OF the HKRALD a sarcss.
tic bit of humor In reply to the
article WHY rs TT 2" the i'm
tent and purpose of that reply
was not to take too seriously the |
kicks and brickbats that come
periodically from one source and
Nor was it our pur-
pose to treat seriously thecharge
made in that article that Wood
stock is the dirtiest town in the
Valley" This may or may not
be SO. When one looks through
a colored glass the objects one
sees appear to be colored too.
Now another Richmond appears.
in the field and signing himself |
Taxpayer" beneath another
luminous article, again pro-
claims that Woodstock is in
reality the dirtiest town in the
Valley" and seeks to add this
new and worthy virtue to Wood
stocks many other fair attrac-
tions.
All we'll regulated families
should abstain from discussing
publicly its ills and feuds, its
faults and foibIes. 1t is neither
good sense nor good practice to
advertise such state or condo
tion, ii it really did exist. There
is no good judgment in this.
Taxpayer talks as though all the
other towns in Virginia the size
of Woodstock. were perfect ex.
amples of cleanliness. beauty
and Ravens of healthfulness.
i There is not a town in Vir.
ginia the size of Woodstock,
where a sewer system has not
been introduced and where bust.
ness thrives, that is one whit
cleaner and more sanitary than
I, Woodstock. But you seldom
hear the citizens of these towns
proclaiming the unsanitary con.
EDITIONS that do exist, from the
house tops and publishing il
broadcast. :
L Taxpayer, you are not alone ir
contributing your share of the
= taxes that 60 to the upksep Of
the town. There are other citi
zens doing the same thing
and if there is one virtue that j.
siinherent in a good and loyal cit
izen, that virtue is to have civil,
d pride, to boost your home towr
rather than kick it and if sani
conditions are perfec
around your own home, but i'm
= lperfect near you. be good enough
II to lay those facts forcibly, bu
tquietly before those whose dutie
it is to look after such matter
! and not to publish it to the wide
Il wide world.
The plaintive plea that 70,
e mistook for a justification TO
! martyrdom and the defunct off
cial olfactory nerves, were neve
more misjudged. How little 20,
know us. We scent things tina
syou want not of and see things
eltoo and even hear things. Ou
Iolfactory nerves are as keen as ;
y trhino's and our plea for martyr
domhas not yet been made.
Woodstock, let me Say it with
tpride, is my home by adoption
land it is the fairest town in Vir
lginia for its size and opportuni'
ties and while we need many,
many things, the things most
needed now are hearty co-opera-
ition among its citizens and bust.
ness men, the establishment of a
live and energetic board of trade
and last but not least, a sewer
system.
Il Good things come high. 1t
costs to have the things that
make beautiful and sanitary
town. 1t costs friends and money
aud if Taxpayer will come out of
1.-THE shadow in which be dwells
and will attend few business
meetings Of the town council, he
Twill learn that the sum of his
taxes is pretty we'll invested
|along with the balance of the
funds the council handles.
| But as for enforcing the ordi.
nance that is supposed to pro-
lhibit the buyiug of 4 cigar ON
Sunday. You are surely joking,
Taxpayer. Why bless you, 20
and buy 4 box, or more if you
need smoke that bad on Sun.
day and no one will penalize you. |
The town is as wide open on
Sunday as Denver. Who said |
BLUE LAWSl
Now Taxpayer, in bidding you
farewell, there is a short verse