Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-04-25
Drive For Funds For Valley
Publicity
fJohn r. CROWN


| The Drive for funds to finance
q publicity campaign to tell the
outside world of the Shenandoah
Valley is now in full blast. Re-
ports received by Rufus S. Free
man, Financial and Publicity
Directors of the SHENANDOAH
| VALLEY, Inc, indicate a graft
fving response bv business men,
banks, and others who believe
that community advertising is as
potent factor in community de-
velopment as individual adver-
tising is in the building of an
individuals business,
Warren County, nesting be-
tween the Massanutten and Blue
Ridge Mountains, has the dis
tinction of being the first to go
over the top. Director Hugh E.
NaYlor has sent a check for one
half of that County's quota and
says that the remainder is
guaranteed. Front Royal will
also hold a boosters meeting on
Wednesday, April d.
Harrisonburg, the headquarters
of the SHENANDOAH VAL
LEY, Inc, has followed right
on the heels of Warren and in
drive III few days in that city,
raised over $4,000 in money and
pledges. The outlying farming
surrounding Harrisonburg also
made gratifying responses,
several of the magisterial dis
trists turning in one-tllird of
their quota.
Other Counties beside Warren
and Rockingham are working
hard. In Page County, Shenan-
doah City raised three-f ourths of
its quota in one days drive. in
Luray, the home of the third
largest caverns in the world, the
drive IS now OH and fine reports
have been received from the
soliciting committees.
In Ciark County, one of the
bright diamonds in the crown of
proud old Virginia, Directors
Kerfoot and Burwell report one
third of their quota raised.
jeff :rsou County, where are
found tue ancestral estates of
Wasliington's brothers and a
section rich i'll history, reports
through Directors Alexander and
Mcdonald. one-third raised.
Little Bath County far down in
the south eud Of the Shenandoah
Valley, where are located Warm
Springs. and Hot Springs, two of
the greatest watering places in
the world, reports through Col.
McA lister and Col. Byrd, Di-
rectors, that they have raised
one half the quota.
In Shenandoah County half of
the magisterial districts have
teams working soliciting funds
They report good progress. One
district in Shenandoah County
has already raised the greater
part of its quota.
Rockbridge County will put on
its drive the latter part of the
mouth through the Cha nber of
Commerce. Allegheny County is
now preparing for its drive
which will probably be made the
first part of May.
Augusta County, the birth
place of Woodrow Wilson and
1.-THE leading County in the state
of Virginia in grain production,
has mapped out its drive and
teams have been named and will
| go to work within the next few
DAYS The Directors report that
they do not think they will have
much trouble putting over their
quota.
Frederick County and VIM
chester have called a mass meet
ing in Winchester Friday, April
rs. to discuss plans for raising
funds,
I'VE will make better progress
raising money to put over this
Valley Boosting movement than
expected said Mr.. Freeman.
TT realized fully that this is a
new idea, that the Valley people
are conservative people. and that
they want to proceed cautiously
before making an investment of
this kind. The responses indi-
cate they appreciate the value of
ouhlicify.