Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-24


James A. Bear of Roanoke to succeed
the late James A. Mundy, Jr., as a
member of the state highway COM
mission. Mr.. Mundy died suddenly OF
apoplexy Tuesday night at Natural
Bridge.
Harrisonburg-Due to what they
claim to be "an extremely low price
being paid for milk" the farmers OF
Rockingham County, at a meeting
Monday, considered organizing a milk
producers association, through which
they could market their daily pro.
ducts.
Berryville,-Judge Thomas ". Har
rison. congressman from this district,
will open the Democratic state cam
paien in Clarke county next Monday
court day, when he will deliver an adj
dress in behalf of Trinkle and other
nominees of the Democratic ticket.
Winchester-A permanent labora-
tory for fruit growers and farmers
has been opened here by the State ex,
pertinent station, with NJ. R. Hough in
charge. 1t will examine insect pests
and supply farmers and apple grow
ers with detailed information when tc
spray and what to use. No charge Is
made for the service.
Observation-Disclosures a careful
survey of available properties, the
committee from the official board C
the First Methodist Church appointed
to select site for the new church edi-
flee to be erected at cost of 100000,
unanimously recommended the pur-
chase of two lots near the center 0.
the city. with a combined frontage o.
ninety feet on Jefferson Street and
eighty-thrce feet on High Street.
Blacksburg-At the close Of the sec
ond day of the current session at the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute S4i
men had registered. This is tifty-tour
more than the total enrolment of las:
year when the attendance was tni
largest in the history of the school
Although almost every available room
in the barracks are now occupied Wit.
three and four men in some OF the
rooms there are still number OF
students wishing to be accommodated
At least 325 new men have registered
Winchester-Fire apparatus valued
at nearly S25 600 narrowly escaped
being wrecked Tuesda! night. when
automobiles hurrying TO small lire
at the plant of the Old Dominion Pa
per Company souths of town, ehoked
roadways and crowded fire trucks
close to fences and rocks protruding
nearby. The City Council, it was said,
will be asked to penalize motorists and
others who interfere with tlremen
when on duty.
Heathsville-A flying machine of
the De Haviland type, en- route from
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md, to
Langley Field, Va, in command of
Lieutenant C. Z. Shankle ,accompanl-
ed by two other bird men in attempt
ing to land on 'Bay Quarter" farms,
near Walnut Point, struck a straw
stack, turned upside down and almost
completely wrecked. While in the air
the water-line of the engine burst,
heating the engine to such an extent
that Lieutenant Shankle found it ne
cessary to land promptly. One of the
men was slightly hurt. The wrecked
machine was shipped to Washington.
Danvile--A new form of fright
fulness" is revealed in a story reach
ing here from Rockingham County,
n. c., across the Virginia line, in
which malefactor sought to convert
"flivver" into an internal machine.
The story involves a county officer
named Martin, who lives at Mayo
dan, and who, two nights ago, drove
his car into a tobacco warehouse at
Madison while he took supper. On
the way home he noticed his engine
firing only on three cylinders and the
following day he drove the car. with
out first examining it back to Madi-
son to have repair work done The
garage mechanic, lifting the hood.
found two sticks Of dynamine' tied
to the engine and connected by wires
to spark plug, the evident purpose
being to datonate the explosive as
soon as the car was cranked. Provi-
dentially. however. the perpetrator OF
the deed had laid one of the wires
over steel rod, causing short cir
cult.