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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-16
Patriotic Mail Carrier

To a Florida mail carrier be-
longs the honor and the credit for
making the largest number of
sales Of War Savings Stamps Of
amy postal carrier in the United
States. This honor belongs to
John Muench, city carrier in the
Tampa Post Office. He was off
cially cited in the Post Office bull
letin for April as leading all car
rlers in the sale up to that date, a.
bout S15.O0O00; since that time
Muench has doubled this figure
and it is safe to assume he is still
far in the lead of any other car
rier in the United States.
Muench was born in Philadel-
.phia and has been in the postal
service six years. He was former
ly brick mason and is a veteran
of the Spanish American war. He
was the first man in the state of
Florida to make a $1,000 sale and
since that time has made thirteen
more, making total of fourteen.
He hopes to sell during the year
at least $4,000 worth of this
splendid security which the Gov
ernment is offering to the people.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-16

Raise all the vegetables your
family can use in a year by keep
ing the garden busy. There is
scarcely month in which some
thing can not be planted. Use the
garden products fresh. Can or
dry them for future use. Tht u
niversity of Florida extension di-
vision will furnish directions if
they are needed. Neither should
one overlook the Importance of
producing enough poultry and
eggs for use on the family table.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-16

While striving in every way to
produce more food, do not over
look the importance of killing the
rats, mice and gophers. Rats do
not eat as much as they destroy
by rendering it unfit for consump-
ton. They also spread disease.
They are avowed enemies in the
poultry yard. Mice and gophers
are destructive in the fields. The
University of Florida extension
division will tell you how to get
rid Of these robbers.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-16
Judge Cooper Wins

Chicago-A verdict for Judge
William Fenimore Cooper was re-
turned by a jury in Judge Bald
win IS court here against the Chi
cago Examiner. An appeal will
be taken, according TO Attorney
Roy d. Keehn, representing the
paper. The amount of damages
awarded was $4,000.
Judge Cooper, whose attorney
was Sigmund David, charged that
a series of articles published in
the Examiner in 1913 misrepre-
sented his judicial administration.
Specifically the bill of complaint
alleged that the Hearst pablica-
ton had unfairly criticized the
manner in which Judge Cooper
tried sex eases.
1t was alleged that this criti-
cism was intended to block the
judges action for a special grand
jury he had appointed to investi-
gate a contest between Maclay
Hoyne and w. A. Guinea over the
office of states attorney.-Pub-
fishers Auxiliary.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-16
FARM and GROVE
Agricultural News Service
Extension Division u. of F.
Tor University of FloridA.)
COOL FOOD WITHOUT ICE
Light Frame Covered with Moist
Cloth Will Do It.

All housewives appreciate the
value of a cool place in which to
keep food. Where ice can not be
had they might try an iceless
refrigerator, which will answer
the purpose to a limited extent,
and much food can be saved. The
University of Florida extension
division tells how to make one:
The iceless refrigerator consists
OF a wooden frame, covered with
canton flannel or some similar ma
terial. 1t is desirable that the
frame be screened, although this
is not absolutely necessary. Wicks
made of the same material as the
covering rest in a pan of water on
top of the refrigerator, allowing
the water to seep down the sides.
When evaporation takes place the
heat is taken from the inside, with
a consequent lowering if the tenn
perature. On dry, hot days a
temperature of fifty degrees can
be obtained in this refrigerator.
Make a screened case 3 1-2 feet
high with the other. dimensions IL
by Is inches. If a solid top is
used, simply place the water pan
on top of this. Otherwise fit the
pan closely into the opening of the
top frame and support it by 1-inch
cleats fastened to the inside of the
frame. Place two movable shelves
in the frame, II to Is inches a
part. Use a biscuit pan IL inches
square on the top to hold the wa
ter, and when the refrigerator is
to be used indoors have the whole
thing standing in a large pan to
catch any drip. The pans and
case may be painted white, allow
ed to dry, and then enameled.
A covering of white canton fan
mel should be made to fit the
frame. Have the smooth side out
and button the covering on the
frame with buggy or automobile
curtain hooks and eyes, arranged
so that the door may be opened |
without unfastening these hooks. |
This can easily be done by putting
one row of hooks on the edge of
the door near the latch and the
other just opposite the opening
with the hem on each side extend
ed far enough to cover the crack
at the edge of the door, so as to
keep out the warm, outside air
and retain the cooled air. This |
dress or covering will have to be
hooked around the top edge also.
Two double strips one-half the
width of each side should be sew
ed on top of each side and allowed
to extend over about 2 IL or 3
inches in the pan of water. The
bottom of the covering should ex-
tend to the lower edge Of the case.
Place the refrigerator in al
shady place where air will circu-
ate around it freely. If buttons
and buttonholes are used on the
canton flannel instead of buggy
hooks, the cost should not exceed
/ dollar
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-16

Business may go to the bad,
your securities become worthless
or greatly shrink in value, your
money be lost in some possible
cataclysm of war. But after its
all over. and peace is restored, the
land will be here, certainly as
good a! hundred years hence as it
is today, and probably hundred
times more valuable. Therefore,
buy Florida real estate and hold
on to it. 1t will support you and
help support the nation when all
other resources have failed
Lakeland Telegram.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-16
REGULAR MEETING OF
THE COUNTY BOARD
Transacts a Lot of Varied Pieces
: of Business
ELECTION FOR JUNE 22ND
To Decide on Compulsory Cattle
Dipping.-Home Guards to be
Equipped With More and Bet
ter Guns, and Carbines Now on
Hand to be Sold.

HAND TO De OOlu.
The county commissioners met
in regular session Monday, May
9th, with Chairman Welles, Com
missioners Whitten, Skipper, Bull
lock and Whitehurst present.
The contract for the reinforced
concrete bridge, spanning sand
gully one mile north of Gardner,
was awarded to Luten Bridge
Company at $1750.00.
1t was ordered that an election
be called to determine whether or
not the dipping of cattle shall be-
come compulsory in DeSoto coun-
ty and that Attorney Burton be,
and he is hereby instructed to pre-
pare necessary call for said cleo
ton to be held June 22nd, 1918.
Allowance of BERTHE Lanier,
pauper, was increased to $1,000
per month.
The Board of Commissioners of
State Institutions were requested
to permit the use of six No. 2 state
prisoners by DeSoto county to
work on the county poor farm.
Probation Officer Derryberry,
Judge of Juvenile Court White
hurst, Supt. John Hagan of the
County Poor Farm and Tax Col
lector Baldwin made reports,
which were accepted and ordered
filed.
The suggestion of Farm Agent
Seasons that each member of the
board confer with him in the ap-
pointment of a local county agri-
cultural committee was adopted,
and the clerk was instructed to
notify the members of said COM
mittee of their appointment when
the names have been furnished
him.
The Atlantic Coast Line was
granted an easement for spur
track over the county property
leading to the clay pit owned by
District No. 5, in Polk county.
All legal formalities relating to
the $330,000.00 of bonds voted for
roads and bridge, in the Arcadia
district, were complied with.
Council of State Defense was
advanced $4,000 as a loan pend
ing reimbursement by the legisla--
ture.
County drainage commissioners
reported that Mr.. Stringfellow
was proceeding with the survey of
the proposed drainage near Punta
Gorda and, the report was re-
ceived and ordered filed and the
time for final report of said COM
mittee was extended to the next
meeting of this board.
The Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road was required to build a prop
er plank crossing over their track
in center Of highway at Cleveland
and open the fences on each side
of their track for road forty feet
wide Said work to be done
within thirty days of service by
the sheriff of notice or E. w.
Rountree, station agent of said
road at Punta Gorda.
Two road petitions were pre-
sented and acted on.
Clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for two one-ton trucks, said
trucks to have six-inch rear tires
and fve-inch front tires, for the
road districts 4 and 5.
Comptroller was requested to
permit the redemption of King &
Baker addition to Arcadia at $50
90 per block.
Resolution was adopted declar-
ing that it is the sense of the board
that the Home Guard be equipped |
and that the finance committee Of |
the board be requested to cooper !
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-16

jefferson County: One farmer
has forty swarms of bees from
which he gets from 1900 to 5000
pounds of honey each year. We
have the best small grain crop
ever made in this section.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-16
A GREAT CAMP AIGN
WILL BEGIN MONDAY
In Behalf of the Worlds Greatest
Benevolence
CHRIsTIANITY's CHIEF AID
Punta Gorda Red Cross Chapter
Has Perfected All Plans for
Raising its Allotment of $1,500.-
00.-Committees Appointed and
Will Canvas Whole District.

Will Canvas Whole District.
At meeting held Monday af-
ternoon, in the Office of Colonel j.
H. Hancock, local president of the
forces that will be arrayed in the
second Red Gross Drive, plans
were laid for the work which will
be carried out Systematically in
the territory of the Punta Gorda
chapter.
To act during the life of the
drive, which begins on Monday
next, May Goth, and ends on the
following Monday, 9th inst, V.
K. Bowman was made secretary
of the board of directors, which
consists of j. III. Hancock, H. r.
Dreggors, T, c. Crosland, Clay
Chadwick, f. w. Rountree and V.
X. Bowman.
The task of raising $500 is i'm
posed upon the local chapter and
auxiliaries, and an intensive cam
paign will be waged to raise this
full amount or more. The appor-
tionment is divided up as fillows:
Moore Haven $500, Fort Ogden
5000, Charlotte Harbor 800, Ad-
rian $50, Local colored auxiliary
800, Punta Gorda $3.50 to $1,000.
This section did nobly in the
first Red Cross Drive, going 60
yer the top" with subscriptions
totaling more than its quota, and
it is hoped that like creditable
showing wil5 be made this time.
Subscriptions can be paid in four
monthly installments and need not
be'a burden. !"
The drive will begin at O clock
Monday morning, and will be
pushed to the goal before the end
of the day-"all hands together
and over Wen go"
Following are the team cap
tains and territory assigned to
each:
E. w. Rountree, Cleveland; T.
c. Crosland, Bermont; r. G..
Blount, Acline and south of rail
road; Mrs. G. w. Hewitt, LaVilla
and Solana; Prof. w. Z. Bell, Mrs.
Meadow, Caucasian residential
district, and Maj. Il. Cherry and
Bertha Pratt, colored residential
section of the city; H. r. Dreg-
gors, Mrs S. j. Chadwick and r.
c. Crosland to solicit subscrip-
tions from employees of the fish
companies.
At subsequent meetings of cap
tains and committees, a further
apportionment of the work was
made, committees being formed
and given territory as follows:
For Solana and LaVilla-
Committee number Mrs.
Laura Reed, Mrs. B. K. Harvey,
Mrs. III. NJ. Reid, Mrs. j. N. Skies.
Committee number 2-Mrs.
Clarence Hewitt, Mrs. A. p. Jor-
dan, Mrs. S. j. Hewitt, Mrs. j. M.
Weeks.
For Punta Gorda-
Committee number l, for Retta
and side street to Mar
ian avenue-Mrs. j. j. McCann,
Miss jeanette Stout.
Committee number 2, Marian
avenue from Cross street, south
Mrs. Geo. S. Stone, Mrs. Sistrunk.
Committee number 3, for terri
tory southeast of Marian avenue
and Cross street-Miss Blanche
Glenn, Miss Martha Waltmire,
Miss Anna Mae Skies.
Committee number 4, for the
business section-W. E. Bell, Ad-
rian Jordan, N. T. Ragland.
These committees will meet at
he Red Cross rooms Monday
at $50 and will begin
,anvassing at 900 'clock.-RE-
PORTER.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-16

Levy County; One farmer has
a field of oats that will make 35 to
40 bushels per acre. He will
plant the field to peanuts after the
oats harvest.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-16

Save the surplus peas by dry
ing. Pick them when large e.
nough for table use, and shell
them before drying. Soak them
before using.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-16

The sponge industry at Tarpon
Springs is pretty solid PROPOSE
ton. Sales there from January
l, 1917, to March 81, 1918, aggre-
gated $1,095, 200.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-16

Right now there is need of
greens, grains, grit and gumption
and the greatest of these is
gumption.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-07-05
thss s#IasHt EsH al that Asyv

atess s.#lasHt HssH al that AsYE
uot at first avawedly In tayOr of
severance from the mother cour-
try, but lie desired it when lie
received definite instruction from
from his constituents"
Bellman, writing of the poten-
CT of this meeting held in the
old Meeting House, on July
II, l774, says /: 1.-THE influence,
therefore, of the meeting, or of
subsequent instructions, to which
it gave rise, seems to have de.
.ermined the action of Pennsyl-
vania in that great crisis which
men even like John Dickinson
were too timid or too cowardly
to meet"
The vote Of James Wilson de-
termined the vote of Pennsyl-
van;a. Had Pennsylvania failed
to accept the resolution we to-
day would be under another flag.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-07-05
r. F. d. No. 1.

Miss Vernie Crabill, who is
attending the State Normal at
Harrisonburg, spent a few days
at her home.
Mrs. William Beydler is visit
ing at her home near Luray.
Mr.. Oscar Bauserman spent
Sunday with Mr.. J. M. Fravel
and family.
Mr.. Perry Crabill, of Washing
ton, D. c., spent few days at
home during harvest.
Mr.. NJ. Gochenour is i'll at this
time.
Mr.. John Mo1ambia, of Wash.
ington, D. c., Who spent some
time with the family of Mr.. r.
+. Crabill, has returned to his
home.
Mr.. Ernest Wanpler, of
Bridgewater College, will give a
lecture at Valley Pike Church,
Saturday and Sunday evenings,
July 9th and It'll.
Miss Grace Hamrick is attend
ing the State Normal at Har-
risonburg.
Mr.. F. P. Spiggle and family
spent the first of the week at
Middletown.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-07-05
United States Tires
are Good Tires

United Tires good tires That's Why We sell them
FOR SALE BY
W. G. PAINTER, Ednburg -
WINEBURG ROOFING s. SUPPLY CO., -Edinburg
BLUE RIDGE GARAGE; Mt Jackson
CARROLLS GARAGE, Mt. Jackson
J. D. MANOR & CO., New Market
G.. H. MOORE, New Market :>~~.-a
D. H. HARTMAN, Woodstock .-::*~
KNEISLEY BROS, Woodstock ''--->.
T. G. LOCKE, Woodstock
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-07-05
War Substitutes.

Economy for Waste.
Cooperation for Criticism.
knowledge of Prices for Cos.
sip about Profits.
Cornmeal and Oatmeal for
Wheat Flour.
Fish for Beef and Bacon.
Vegetable Oils for Animal
Fats.
The Garden Hoe for the Coli
Stick.
Performance for Argument.
Service for Sneers.
Patriotic Push for Peevisb
Puerilities.
Perishable for Preservable
Foods.
Greater Production for a Ger
man Peace.
The Beef You Do Not Eat fer
the Rifle You Can Not Carry.
Conservation for Conversation.
Common Sense for Common
Gossip. 81
Marketing for Telephone.
Production for Pessimism. -
Canadian Food Bulletin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-07-05
81. Daxid's.

We are having plenty of rain
at present.
James, little son Of Mr.. A =
Habron was taken i'll last SatuI-
day and DR.. Downey, of Edin-
burg, is attending him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Heish-
man, of near Edith, spent the
first of the week with Mr.. and
Mrs. B. N. Habrop.
Misses Ernestine Golladay and
Pearl Rinker were visiting at
Mr.. L. B. Rinker's recently.
Master Glenn Rinker, son OF
Mr.. ]. Milton Rinker, fell from
a swing last week and injured
one of his eyes very badly.
Mr.. Jasper H. Foltz visited
Mr.. Oscar L. Golladsy, the first
of the week.
Misses Zada r. Golladay an6
Maude Burner are visiting il
Washington, D. C.
Mr.. John Shipe, who had beer
i'll last winter and had gotter
some better is again very mucl
complaining.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Kible
spent the weekend in Wood
stock.
Elder John Clanahan and fam
lily spent the first of the week a
Seven Fountains with Mr.. ]. w
fMupch and family.
Picking hu ckleberries has com
menced.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-07-05
In Hoe Signo vinces.

Eusebius tells US that when
Constantine was about to pay the
debt of nature lie told him that
he had seen years before at noon
a cross in the sky with words in
Greek implying that by this sign
he would conquer. The words
heading this article are the Latin
Translation.
According to a dispatch from
Europe. there is at present a
victory star" in the sky. 1t
has happened to the United
States Marines in France. The
orb, is said to be in the constel-
lation of the Eagle, the symbol
of the United States. Its colors
are red, white and blue, with
white. the color of peace, pre-
dominating.
This is believed to be a good
omen for the allies cause
Alexandria Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-07-05
FRIDAY. JULY 5. 1918.
WOODSTOCK CLAIMS
THE HONOR.

In this issue is published the
proceedings of a meeting held IN
Woodstock, on the 10Th of June,
IVA, in which strong resolutions
threatening to dissolve the union
which existed between the mother
country and the colonies. were
made. There is also published
DIR. Charles F. Hines report OF
a meeting held for the same
purpose, at Carlisle. Penna., on
the 18th day of July. 1774.
There may have been other meet
ings of the same character held
about that time in other parts OF
Virginia and Pennsylvania and
in other states, but so far as
there are any records, the meet
inps at Woodstock and Carlisle
were held one year before the
meeting in Mecklenburg County.
N. c., which is now claimed to
be the first meeting of that char
acter.
This is an important histori-
cal fact, and should not be lost
sight of. According to present
information, Woodstock has the
honor of being the first, closely
followed by the meeting at Car
Isle which was held a few days
later.
When the Mecklenburg people
desire to celebrate, it would be
we'll for them to come to the
Shenandoah Valley and 10 ex-
tend their tour to the Cumber-
land Valley where patriotic meet
ings were first held.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-07-05
yopnd HsN's 01AFY

l54 Lloyd Edwin Williams
10 Carl Samuel Hisey
% Joseph Harper Painter
II Frank Hiser Wissler
"A Fred Walter McInturff
1856 Elwood w. Smith
l45 Abner Moomaw
81 Clarence C. Bemis
rs George Tilden Ryan
Is Harry Lee Middleton
122 William C. Kronk
81 Walter R. Keller
1 Iven R. Foltz
100 Harry Lee Rhinehart
70 Martin Joseph Murphy
106 Robert L. Ettle
% Andrew Jackson Shaver
50 Clark c. Copp
Isl William H. Edmonson
80 George L. Hoover
6 David H. D. Litten
125 Carl M. Finch
Is Kemper T. Nicholson
Y Cecil o. Hite
1875 Russell F. Dellinger
81 John Addison Saum
81 Carl M. Bean
81 German L. Farrow
s. Byrd Moomaw
Al Charles F. Sibert
"a William E. Lutz
80 Hugh R. Sheetz
66 Christian Barb
Is Oscar E. Estep
1853 William E. jackson
81 Jason j. Sperry
lat William M. Miller
IS Joe Mel. Shaver
80 Turner A. Long
Sc Chester A. Funkhouser
1902 Manuel D. Anderson
4S Joseph w. Shifflett
10 Samuel F. Polk
3 Earl Robinson
GA Terry w. English
1877 Oscar j. Estep
1855 Marshall P. Hoshour
1853 Walter H. Bowman
! II Sherry Whetzel
So Henry Burner
IS Glenn F. Crider
/ 113 Carrot H. Haun
81 Paul M. Keller
IS Arnold B. Coffman
143 Harry E. Harpine
"a Charles Wilkins
81 Leonard P. Reedy
IS Carrot E. Olinger
ia Lester R. Minnick
80 Joseph H. Holler
30 Doris S. Funk
119 William NICK. Barton
100 Cyril H. Bauserman
9S Francis E. Koran
40 Calvin E. Tidler
Is Linden P. Lutz
So Furman Orndorff
II Franklin N. Swartz
"a Leonard o. Crisman
149 George j. Bowman
112 George H. Smith
2 George Randolph
95 George G. Foltz
II Douglas c. Newman
46 Charles B. Will
8 Claude L. Olinger
107 Stanley w. Coffel
SO John R. Prophet
SO Perry E. Ross
13l John L. Hines
1913 John H. Shank
120 Boyd B. Stickley
$50 Robert R. Stultz
"a Raleigh S. Good
14S Loring H. Rhodes.
1856 John Markley
81 Archie B. Vance
40 Charles F. Hammond
3S Eugene G. Glen
Z Isaac w. Brown
q Warren R. Lloyd
1853 Walker Simms
1 William M. Coverstone
50 Charles E. Bean
6 Joseph E. Burnshire
"a Clarence Milton Smoot
IA Robert L. Clark
II Walter H. Hoffman
10 William Mumaw
SO Guy S. Wolverton
81 John w. Miller
So William L. Crabill
IS Gracious H. Grant
IS Charles E. Walker
ISL Ralph V. Burke ]
SO Clarence E. Stokes
A Bruce M. Long !
Ito Raymond r. ALISON
1873 Harry S. Taylor
80 Samuel G. Clark
164 Luther L. Frye /
140 William w. Edmonson /
1913 David j. Crabill /
103 Mckinley Coffman /
70 Carrot E. Andes /
Is William F. Bowman l
l41 Homer A. Sibert l
26 Clarance E. Combs l
ITO Arthur C. Stickley 1
lN Earl F. Peters /:
l57 Mckinley Eugene Dellinger Il
81 Elmer E. Tisinger 1.
Sc Stanley R, Conrad 1.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-07-05
County Saves Clothing as War
Measure,

The women of Unita County,
Utah, have saved $3.50 during
e last mouth by remodeling
hats and clothing under the sup
ervision of the county home
d monstration agent. The work
is carried on a t meetings to which
the women bring their materials
a I'd work under the agents sup
egvision. Three hundred and
fifty hats have been remodeled-
saving of at least 81, 500
dresses have been made from
coats and suits, waists from old
shirts, children's clothing from
women's dresses, and boys over
coats from mems old coats.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-07-05

To enjoy life VS. must have good
health. No one reasonably hopes to
get much real pleasure out of life
when his bowels are clogged a good
share of the time and the poisons that
should be expelled are absorbed into
the system. producing headache and
indigestion. A few doses of Cham
berlain 3 Ia blets will move the bowels,
strengthen the digestion and give you
Q chance to realize the real Joy OF
living. Try it. adv.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-07-05
Strategy /!

The Alabama negro soldier
who lured German dispatch dogs
into the American trenches by
dragging the body of a fox
across No Mans Land hit on a
scheme with great possibilities.
BY dragging a limberger sand
wich across, he may land old
Hindenburg himself. - Macon
Telegraph.