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Noon Hour

Pronounced strength was displayed
by general list around noon and ad-
ditional gains were scored by the
speculative favorites. Stocks which
were lOaning fiat were leaders of
movement. General Electric reached
a new high on the rally at 213L
American Wooden at CAS- and Ameri
can Sugar at ~. Cuba Cane preferred
was another strong spot in sugar
group, selling at 5S7s as against a
low Of 55A in the preceding session.
Raw sugars are showing gradual re-
cOvery
Twenty leading rails Wednesday
averaged S1.41, up .21. Tuesday S6.76,
up .09 Twenty leading industrials
Wednesday averaged 9O.43. up 1.21.
Tuesday 1916. up %.
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a AUTOMOBILES FOR RENT

RENT NEW CAR. drive it. 1877 n.
Wabash. Circle 5000.
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Board of Park Commissioners Of the City
of indianapolis. Indiana.
April "a May l.
FOR SALE-Two Ford touring cars prop
erty of city of Indianapolis under Prop
erty Sale Resolution No. 1 of the Board of
Public Safety. Bids to be submitted to City
Purchasing Agent before 10 a. m Friday.
april % Right is reserved to reject any or
all bids. For information and to see cars
call City Purchasing Agent City Hall Cir
Gle 594S
ApriI 23-24
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April 10. II. "a
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LEGAL NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
EMMERICH MANUAL TRAINING HIGH
SCHOOL.

Separate sealed Dds wII Be received BY
the Board Of School Commissioners Of the
city of Indianapolis. 1t the offices OF the
board. $50 y Meridian ST. Indianapolis.
Ind. until 10 o'clock a. IN. THURSDAY Nay
\ General contract on an addition. and the
\ emOdeling. alterations and repairing. or the
-schO1l building known as the EmUerich
Manual Training High school at 5O1-54g
S. Meridian St. in accordance with plans
and specifications on file in the Offices Of
Adolf Scherrer. architect. 4I5 Indiana Trust
Bldg Indianapolis. Ind.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
MISSION STUDY CLASS

The mission study class of the
Presbyterian church came to a close on
Monday afternoon with the final chap
ter of the book given by Mrs. Robinson
OF Fl. Defiance, Va.
Mrs. Robinson spent some time in
Japan as the wife of an army officer;
and her lecture was interspersed with
bits of her own experiences and OBJ.
servations which added greatly to the
enjoyment of the chapter.
Curios from Japan, together with
the charts and scrapbook made by the
members of the class, furnished much
amusement as we'll as impressed
knowledge already cleaned from the
six weeks study.
Following this, tea and cake were
served while the class made plans Il
present the book at the Tri-Compan,
anniversary, March the 2Oth., il
pageant from. thus giving to the publ,
a taste Of the good things it has en-
joyed. Mesdames Heller and Bale,
with the very efficient leader, Mrs. 10,
Boyer, have the distinction of bein!
the only members of the class presen
at every meeting.
The guests of the class for the after
noon were Mrs. Robinson of Fl. De
fiance, Miss Bell of Mt. Sidney, Va.
and Mrs. Weiss of Newark, N. j.
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SaumSVilIe

The services in the local Christian
Church last Sunday were well attended.
Quite nice sum of money was raised
which will liquidate the debt on the
building and have some for other
purposes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Peer, Miss Helen
Saum and Mrs. Samuel Warner OF
Cherrydale, Va. visited the first of the
week with relatives and friends in the
community.
Mr.. Charles Tapley has been kept
busy for several weeks crying sales in
different sections of the county.
Sunday visitors at George Wolverton's
lwere Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wolverton and
daughter Charlotte, Misses Anna
Snyder and Sadie Hotel.
Those who are on the sick list are
Rev. ]. T jackson and son1James, and
Mrs j. L. Saum.
A number of our people are attend
ling the sale of James Miller near Fair
view today wednesday,
Mrs. Lucy Nicholas of Washington,
ID. C. visited her brother Bernie Fel.er
for several days the first OF the week.
Mr.. Arch Keller has moved from the
ID. M. Bauserman farm here to the
Jacob Fravel farm on the river above
Stonewall mill. We are sorry to see
these good people leave our COM
|munity.
Mr.. Charles Bowers has moved on
the farm that MIR. Keller has just left.
We welcome Mr.. Bowers and his family
to our midst.
The roads are in bad condition in
this section, caused by snow and rain
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
HOG KILLING.

The famous Shenandoah Jones No
li52S, which was butchered by w. b
Foltz on Feb. q, weighed gross l106
net weight 1925, loss so lbs.
The butchering of this hog was wit
messed by about 500 people. of Shenan
doah County and other parts of thu
State, composed of farmers and bust
ness men of the county. The weigh
ing was done by our present Count.
Treasurer j. D. Harpine.
He began feeding this hog on Sept
20, 1928 and fed same till Feb. u, 1924
total of l60 days, taking on in weigh
of 466 lbs. weight of meat after Gu
hams ISL, shoulders 124, sides 1891
ribs 31f. backbone So ltenderlons 13i
sausage 81, lard 800 cracklings g. ear
and feet 12f and 3 gallon puddings.
The box of $62.l5 was won by Mrs
Emma Coffman, of St. Luke Va. X.
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Route l.

Miss Clara Bauserman spent Sun.
day with her brother George Bauser.
man and family.
Mrs. M. Gochenour has returned
from a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Ludwig near Maurertown.
Mrs. Mary Crabill visited Mrs. Will
liam Bied.er.
Mrs. George Bauserman is still inn
proving.
Mrs. C. r. Burner and daughter
Louise were Sunday guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. r. F. Crabill.
Messrs. Otis Ryman and Edgar
Crabill were recent visitors at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Crabill.
Miss Esther Windle spent Sunday
with her sister Miss Nellie Windle.
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AIMS Of SHENANDOAH VALLEY nc.

The aims and detectives of the
shenandoah Valley, Inc, were for
INFLATED and projected by the Execu-I
tive Committee at its recent meehng|
in HarrisoRburg. They are as follows:
l. Increase in the residential popu
|lation. IAN effort will be made to in
Ivite persons to build homes in the VAL
Hey either for all-time or part-time
occupancy These people as rule
Iconstitute those who have retired and
desire delightful community in which
| to live as well as those who live in the
Icities and desire country homes.)
Tourists and proper accomoda-
Itions for them. This objective has for
Its purpose of developing proper
hotels and boarding houses.)
3-Better railroad facilities and
Transportation.
i THE development of each area in
each county that is best suited for that
particular county GAS an illustration,
There are some sections in the Valley
icounties better suited for the develop
Iment of the country home or estate
Idea rather than the agricultural fea-
Iture, and there are some sections
more suited to attract the thrifty
farmer. Also, there some farming
lsections which are not suited to in
dustrial development and some are
suited for that purpose
II 5-Cheaper electric power through
out the area and the DEVELOPMENT Of
industries.
g. Children's contest, which involve:
the Book of Inspiration. This OBJ
jective seeks to obtain the names ant
. deeds of children who have overcome
obstacles and have done so in a wa.
that furnishes inspiration to other chill
dren. This book will recite thei
deeds
Fl THE development and utilization
e of the National forests and the es
. Establishment of National Park.
ii 8 Further development of the Val
lley's great apple and fruit industries
= (The Valley is destined to be the great
e est apple country in the world. 1t ]
s proposed to help advertise the Valle
8 Iapples and help make them as famou
!, as the Western apple as well as frul
orchard opportunities here.)
d 9-Proper publicity of our scent
$ historic and natural attractions.
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span for fast going and other
spans for slower going. The
way TO make speed rte is not 10
hold it down but to make a place
FOR it. But lie immed te q. es
ticn is not SO much safety ifoln
speeding rs safety from insom-
|petence of road building, which
permits Tie dangerous curve, the
|uafenced bend near p bluff the
|too narrow road, the absence oil
illumination, etc.
These, and the problems OF nc
laws or poor laws, may be solved
! in time, under any system, bu'
should be solved speedily am
solved we'll by the establishment
| OF a system of national highwa
great trunk lines. butt and fores
m ,intained by the National Gov
ernnIeut. which will also super
wise their use and police tllei
length.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
Office of C. C. Skyles, Comr. in
Chancery of the Circuit Court of Shen-
andoah County, Virginia, on the 18th
day OF February. 1924
To The Massanutten National Bank
and Other Creditors, Complts,
P. c. Smooth and Anna Laura
Smooth, his wife, P S. Rhodes, Trus-
tee, VIM. b. Spiggle and Mary
ISpiggle, Defts.
You will take notice that in pursu-
ance to Decree of the Circuit Court
OF Shenandoah County, Va, entered
in the above entitled cause on the 18th
day of January, 1924. directing one OF
the Commissioners in Chancery of the
Circuit Court Court of Shenandoah
County, Va. to make report. on the
| above entitled cause, as follows:
l. A statement of all liens against
the real estate of said P. c. Smooth and
Laura Smooth.
2: A statement of the value, actual
and annual of said real estate of P. C.
Smooth and Laura Smooth.
3. Any other matter deemed peril
nent or that any party in interest may
Require.
The undersigned Commissioner in
Chancery will sit at his office in Wood
stock, Va, on the Sth day of March.
1924, and on such other days thereafter
as he may fix at that time, or from day
to day, for the purpose of executing
the provisions of the above Decree and
reporting his findings to the Circuit
Court Court of Shenandoah County,
Virginia.
Given under my hand as Commits
sioner in Chancery this 18th day of
February, 1924.
c. c. SKYLES,
Comr. in Chancery
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Mt. Jackson

Mr.. Joseph Hannah of Mt. Clifton
an aged Confederate veteran having
served in the Stonewall Brigade was
laken i'll at his home and later removed
to the Harrisonburg hospital for treat
ment. His condition is slightly i'm
proved.
Mr. Edgar Zirkle has retired from
farming and is now domiciled in the
Reformed parsonage until his new
home is completed. The new home
will be in the Shannon addition on the
lriver front.
Edward Fry of whose illness we
wrote last week, died on Tuesday
February 3, at 9 a. m. age GA years He
was buried Wednesday at 8 D. m. in
Mt. jackson cemetery. Edward Fry
was born in Edinburg, and spent
practially his entire life in this vicinity
He is survived by his widow and Two
brothers, Frank and Tazwell add one
sister Mrs. Alice Landes all of Balti-
more.
The Teapot grows larger as time
goes on.
i Cloud Hickman who has been ill with
pneumonia is some what improved al
| this time.
MT. JACKSON CHARGE. METHODIST
CHURCH
| Sunday March 9th.
Mt. Clifton Sunday School 1000 a
m. Preaching II a. m.
Quicksburg Sunday School 1;3O p m
Preaching 2:3O p. m.
4 Mt. Jackson Sunday School 9:45 a
m. Preaching 7:30 p. m.
The public is cordially invited to al
these services. Come and WORSHIP
: with US. You are welcome.
~
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NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

The ma ximum use of roads car
Ouly come when they are made
safe for paximum USE A dan.
gerons road will always be less
used than safe one, and road
dangerously used by some will be
less used by others than a road
wisely used by all.
At the present time two States
give licenses to drivers withou,
any examination of any kind
Ask for it. pay a fee, and get it
Drive anyway--safely, danger
ouslv. drunkenly; these States
apparently do not care! Ter
States have no age limit on
drivers; you can give a child OF
Eve a car and tell him to drive to
towa, without violating the law
Naturally. these States do not
have roads as safe as other States
which Insist on ability to drive
before granting a license and
recognize the fact that ton and
a half of steel at speed is no
missile torput in the hands o,
the Judgment Of small child.
Que of the great benefits which.
will result from the establish
ment Of national highways
throughout the Nation will bel
uniform laws for their use
Such laws will not in anyway
conflict with State laws. for the
States through which the high
wars pass win have equal voice |
in the ma king of national high
way laws. 1t Is evident that
when . road Is national property
the Nation is responsible for who
shall and who shall not drive
upon II and the speed al which
driving shall be done. More and
more il it coming to be believed
that great trunk line highways
must be more than single roads;
! - 49, .s.~k f.ve cAsxfrn1
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
MOVING TINE

Mr.. and Mrs. George Windle have
moved from The j. z. Fravel place on
the river East of Woodstock, to Mrs.
Tirzah Bauserman's farm near Toms
Brook, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garnett Rinker have
recently moved from the M. H. Bowman
farm to the Cooley home place on the
suburbs of Woodstock, which Mr..
Rinker recently purchased.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch r. Keller have
moved from the J. M. Bauserman farm
North of Woodstock to the farm OF j.
z. Fravel on the river East OF
Woodstock, the former home of Mrs.
Keller.
Mr.. Kirby Wetzel and family have
moved from the F. S. Tavenner farm
to Woodstock where he has rented the
property of DR.. j. l. Triplett on
North Main ST.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Eugene Ramey have
moved to the Kneisley property or
North Main Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bowers have
moved from the Walter Holler place
near Calvary to the j.. M. Bausermal
farm near Saumsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Richard have
moved from the w. T. Williams farm
to the Irwin home place on Church
Street.
| Mr.. Carter Pence has moved to tn,
| David Hottie place near Woodstock.
| John D. Wilkin and family hav
moved from Pugh's Run to the Franz
Hotel farm near Jadwyn.
| George Barr and family have move,
| from the Charles Burner farm TO tn
w. T. Williams sarm on the suburbs o
Woodstock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Racey have move
from st. Luke to the Clinton Burne
farm two miles East of Woodstock.
Mr.. w. 0. Seal and family hav
moved from the farm of Mrs. Tura
Funk Locke, near Maurertown to tn
farm of NJ. H. Bowman in one of TIL
bends of the Shenandoah River East c
Woodstock,
Mr.. and Mrs Noah Kibler are no.
occupying the recently remodele
Branson Myers property on Mort
Main Street, having moved from tn
G. W. Koontz apartment house 0
South Main Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Tewalt of Liant
Mill have leased apartments from MI
Nv. w. Logan on North Main Street.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Smoot who formerl
leased the, John Baker farm hav
moved TO Greenwood" near Charlie
tesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smoot move
recently to the Albert Barbe place on
mile East of Woodstock.
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The Mortgage That Helps The
Farmer,

Every farmer who must give a
mortgage on his land should have the
advantage of long time mortgage al
low rate of interest. He should also
have an opportunity to pay off, each
year, small portion of the principal.
This form of mortgage is provided
through the SHENANDOAH COUNTY
NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCI.
ALTON, the Secretary-Tressurer OF
which is Mr.. w. L. Newman, at Wood.
stock, Va.
Loans will be made to bona fide
farmers for BAT years at ST per cent,
Oger $500, 600 has been loaned in this
County. and funds are now available
Tor other loans. Every farmer who
needs loan should take advantage of
this opportunity to refund his indebted
ness SO that he cannot be placed at a
disadvantage in these times of low
priced farm products. Ask any man
whom you know to be a member of the
association what he thinks of it.
Feb. 29-2f.
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A program given by the Girls
Glee Club of Ashland College
will be broadcasted from the
Westinghouse Station, KDKA,
in Pittsburg at 2;45 p. m.,. March
10, 1924. The Club will also
sing at the Brethren Church in
East Liberty on the evening oil
the same day,
The program given in Pitts.
burg will be one of many which
will be given during an extended
tour of the Club thru southern
lOhio and PENNSYLVANIA. Last
year the Club gave over sixteen
concerts while in tour over
Indiana and the trip this year
will be of similar extent.
To the Ashland College Girls
|Glee Club probably falls the
distinction of being the frs. to
have their program broadcasted,
at least by any such powerful
lsending station as the Westing.
house. The program will con-
sist of readings and vocal num-
bers. Miss Virginia Haun of
Woodstock is a member of the
Club.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
WILL ADJOURN SATURDAY

The Legislature of Virginia adjourns
Saturday and during its sessions many
bills of local and general interest were
or will be passed. The HERALD has moi
attempted to give its readers list OF
bills presented, nor of the contemplate
ed changes in many laws. Frequently
folks will read that bill has lbeen in
troducedand from this fact conclude
that it has become law. This misappre-
hension of ton leads to confusion. When
the hopper ceases its sixty days grind
in General Assembly, the HERALD will
give its readers information about such
laws as may affect this secIion and in
which they may be interested.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
Wives and MIdaws of vetersns
Confederate SOIdiera' Home

Richmond, Va. March GA
measure of Statewide interest has
b ZEN presented in the House bv
Delegate Franklin Williams, oil
Fairfax, under provision Of which
wives and widows of Con federate
Veterans may be admitted into
the Confederate Soldiers Home
at Richmond. AT present there
are about 210 inmates at this
institution, which has capacity
for 800. 1t is said that wives
and widows of Confederate
Soldiers are in. several of the
almsliouses and Confederate
Womeu's Homes throughout the
State, there being instances in
Which husbands and wives are
thus separated, To remedy this
evil is the object of the Williams
measure, known as House Bill
No. 31S. Tile bill, which is an
emergency measure, reads as
follows:
BE it enacted by the q -nrral
Assembly of Virginia, that X /.
Lee Camp, number one, Confeder.
ate Veterans, a corporation ere.
ated bv an act approved March
thirteenth, eighteen hundred and
eiglty-four. is hereby authorized
and empowered, in the discretion
of the board of visitors of the
said corporation, to admit into
the Soldiers home at Richmond
Virginia, subject TO such rule.
and regulations as the said boart
NAV prescribe, wives and widow.
OF Confederate soldiers.
AN emergency existing. thi,
act shall be in force from it.
passage"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
Chick Time is Here.

| am ready for orders for
day old chicks and custom
Matching. Attractive dates
still open.
Our new incubator build
ing, tho not the largest will
be one of the best in the Val
| ley.
Poultry supplies, breeders,
incubators and parts on hand
lat right prices.
Bring your Matching and
brooding problems here Any
assistance | can give is yours
for asking.
E. HOMER A RITZ
Feb. If.
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FRIDAY. MARcH =. 1924.
We ARE ALL IGNORANT

Ignorance fortunately Is NOT
me. If it were the iails would
be j,mmed In fact. we are. all
of us. relatively ignorant. The
stwyer does not comprehend the
search of the scientist, no.
do = the artisan appreciate the
delviug of the Archaeological. We
are long OIL our knowledge of
effect and short in our aoquaint-
anceship with cause Therefore
ignorance is excusable, unless we
dodge our opportunities TO &C
quire knowledge aud sidestep wis
dom when it comes our way. Then
tits inexcusable, for we are ac-
countableior our failures to get
at the bottom of things, if it is
within our power to do so.
The great trouble is that SC
many of us do not want to learn
We are afraid that our minds
may soak up something not il
accord with our set notions. ant
that little enlightenment might
jar us loose from our fallacies.
This is all wrong. Wrong fol-
the individual and wrong for tls
community, for oftines reports
which have their fountain
source in ignorance sow discort
from which comes a crop of mis-
understanding which BODIES il
for everybody. If people would
coufess ignorance of a problem
submitted to them, when in fac
such igHorance exists, and MOI
assume the role of wise mer
under such conditions. much o.
the misinformation prevalent
would be killed off in its genesis,
aud the less ignorant would not
be led astray.
We can all learn and learn from
each other, but when a man OF
woman reaches that point o
mental excellence when nothing
is left to learn it is time to wills
tie for the tool killer, for in tn
final analysis the greatest proc
of sheer ignorance is the conceit
ed assumption of sufficien
knowledge.
If you are not sure of you
grounds for taking a position OIL
tile problems which come up il
your personal life and the bigge
life of the community, get all o
the facts, verify your reasons TO
thinking and talking as 70,
sometimes do, aud tlIeu cut loos,
with your advice and your cfiti
cism to your hearts content.
There may be bliss in ignor
ance per sc, but it is folly not t,
be wise when issues affecting lii,
whole community are at stake.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
MaurertOWn

w. o. Seal and family fmoved from
the Funk farm east of town to the
farm of Milton Bowman on the river
South East of Woodstock.
Mrs. Samuel j. Fahnestock has been
confined TO her bed for the past week
with an attack of the grip.
Mrs. Margie Hill is housed up with
an attack of neuritis for week.
Lester Ritenour and family have
moved to the farm of Mrs. Turah Locke
from the Clinton Burner farm near
Woodstock.
Mrs. Emma Spiker who had been
visiting her brother Kirby Saum at
Hagerstown returned home last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Mary Headley of Edinburg and
Mrs. Mrs Douglass Slower of MAYHEM,
Miss, visited Mrs. Pauline Merdith
Wednesday.
Cyrus Fetzer who was visiting
friends at Middletown returned home
on Tuesday.
Jessie Hickman was moved last week
to the home of Lemuel C. Bauserman
to convalesce from the attack of pneu-
monia that he had for several weeks.
He is now eager to get out in the fresh
air
w. B. Wagner of Winchester, called
to see his aunt Mrs. A. G. Shaver
Monday who is sick in bed with the
grippe and other complications.
The Citizens Club of Maurertown is
to be commended in its charitable
acts to the sick in supplying fruit and
othe unfortunate and by doing |
20 dispelIing the gloom Of the sick
rooms.
A. G. Shaver and v. S. 3haffer at
Iended the Republican District Con
sention at Luray Thursday.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
TIE ARMY, OF PROHIBITION

Uncle Sam has an army working to
enforce prohibition. How he has
succeeded in keeping down the sale
of intoxicating liquors makes an in
tensely interesting article, which will
appear in the Magazine of The
Washington Star Sunday, March 9
What has been done and what has
not deem done will form surprise
to American citizens. Order your copy
of next Sundays Washington Star from
your newsdealer today.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07

just think of it. Fresh eggs, with
but few intervening hours between
the cookie and the table, have been
selling in Woodstock around twenty
cents a dozen. 1t is the first tine
since crazy man shot the Crown
Prince Of Austria and started the world
was that person with limited means
could eat all of the eggs which his
appetite craved and not feel that he
war headed for bankruptcy. Naturally
we sympathize with the producer, and
just as naturally we congratulate the
consumer.