Regarding the Shenandoah Community Workers at Bird Haven: In 1940 I worked there for about six months. My work was secretarial for Mr. Clark and I ran the Bird Haven Post Office. I took dictation and typed the outgoing letters for Mr. Clark. In the post office most of my work was sending money orders for farmers to such companies as Jim Brown, Wards and Sears. Someone killed one of the wild goats on the mountain and sent away the hide to be tanned. When it came back c.o.d. the recipient thought it was for too much money and wouldn't accept it. I had to return it to the tanner. Each month I prepared the financial report for the post office. The work was easy for me as I had had a 12-month secretarial course at Strayer College on the 1936 scholarship for Shenandoah County. My salary was $10 per week. The Workers made beautiful solid maple furniture, salad bowls and lazy susans. In my spare time I made a salad bowl which I still have. I think there were less than a dozen workers in the factory. I don't remember their names. Mr. Clark bought a new radio-phonograph console and had the finish stripped off and refinished it in maple. At first I stayed with a nearby Moomaw family where room and board cost me $0.50 per day. I went home to New Market on weekends. The Moomaws had no running water. Later, in the spring, I began boarding at a Mrs. Funkhouser's at Bayse. I became good friends with her oldest son, Harold, who was later killed in the Battle of the Bulge. (At that time I was in the Navy at Bliss Electrical School at Takoma Park, MD where everyone donated blood for the casualties.) Another man who boarded there, Gilbert Barb, killed one of wild goats and I remember taking a goat sandwich in my lunch. Lewis Harold Zirkle lhzirkle@bcpl.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <VASHENAN-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:02 AM Subject: VASHENAN-D Digest V03 #181

Lewis: Thank you very much for the information of the Shenandoah Community Workers and the story of your part in it. My daughter-in-law recently bought at an auction or estate sale 8 small bowls and a large maple salad bowl with the Shenandoah Community Workshop label still attached. Do you know the origin of this group and how long it lasted? Thanks, again. Jim Funkhouser j.a.funkhouser@worldnet.att.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "LHZirkle" <lhzirkle@bcpl.net> To: <VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:21 PM Subject: [VASHENAN] Re: VASHENAN-D Digest V03 #181 > Regarding the Shenandoah Community Workers at Bird Haven: > > In 1940 I worked there for about six months. My work was secretarial for > Mr. Clark and I ran the Bird Haven Post Office. I took dictation and typed > the outgoing letters for Mr. Clark. In the post office most of my work was > sending money orders for farmers to such companies as Jim Brown, Wards and > Sears. Someone killed one of the wild goats on the mountain and sent away > the hide to be tanned. When it came back c.o.d. the recipient thought it > was for too much money and wouldn't accept it. I had to return it to the > tanner. Each month I prepared the financial report for the post office. > The work was easy for me as I had had a 12-month secretarial course at > Strayer College on the 1936 scholarship for Shenandoah County. My salary > was $10 per week. > > The Workers made beautiful solid maple furniture, salad bowls and lazy > susans. In my spare time I made a salad bowl which I still have. I think > there were less than a dozen workers in the factory. I don't remember their > names. Mr. Clark bought a new radio-phonograph console and had the finish > stripped off and refinished it in maple. > > At first I stayed with a nearby Moomaw family where room and board cost me > $0.50 per day. I went home to New Market on weekends. The Moomaws had no > running water. Later, in the spring, I began boarding at a Mrs. > Funkhouser's at Bayse. I became good friends with her oldest son, Harold, > who was later killed in the Battle of the Bulge. (At that time I was in the > Navy at Bliss Electrical School at Takoma Park, MD where everyone donated > blood > for the casualties.) Another man who boarded there, Gilbert Barb, killed > one of wild goats and I remember taking a goat sandwich in my lunch. > > Lewis Harold Zirkle > lhzirkle@bcpl.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com> > To: <VASHENAN-D@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:02 AM > Subject: VASHENAN-D Digest V03 #181 > > > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. > >

Jim, I don't know about the origin or the end of the Shenandoah Community Workers. I believe it was set up as a low tax or no tax enterprise. Mr. Clark had been involved in some direct mail business, I believe, as he had a number of sets of paperbook books left over in the office, I have a set he gave me. They were printed in 1932. He had office equipment for large mailings. I believe the 4th class Bird Haven P.O. was for the business and disappeared whenever the business was ended. Neither the Workers nor Bird Haven, VA can be brought up with GOOGLE. I haven't tried yet for Mr. Clark. His first name might have been Bernard. About the only other thing I remember is that he had a new Airflow Chrysler which I drove once. You brought up an interesting subject. I wish I could be more helpful. Lewis Zirkle lhzirkle@bcpl.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Funkhouser" <j.a.funkhouser@worldnet.att.net> To: <VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 8:01 PM Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] Re: VASHENAN-D Digest V03 #181 > Lewis: > > Thank you very much for the information of the Shenandoah Community Workers > and the story of your part in it. > My daughter-in-law recently bought at an auction or estate sale 8 small > bowls and a large maple salad bowl with the Shenandoah Community Workshop > label still attached. > > Do you know the origin of this group and how long it lasted? > > Thanks, again. > > Jim Funkhouser > j.a.funkhouser@worldnet.att.net > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "LHZirkle" <lhzirkle@bcpl.net> > To: <VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:21 PM > Subject: [VASHENAN] Re: VASHENAN-D Digest V03 #181 > > > > Regarding the Shenandoah Community Workers at Bird Haven: > > > > In 1940 I worked there for about six months. My work was secretarial for > > Mr. Clark and I ran the Bird Haven Post Office. I took dictation and > typed > > the outgoing letters for Mr. Clark. In the post office most of my work > was > > sending money orders for farmers to such companies as Jim Brown, Wards and > > Sears. Someone killed one of the wild goats on the mountain and sent away > > the hide to be tanned. When it came back c.o.d. the recipient thought it > > was for too much money and wouldn't accept it. I had to return it to the > > tanner. Each month I prepared the financial report for the post office. > > The work was easy for me as I had had a 12-month secretarial course at > > Strayer College on the 1936 scholarship for Shenandoah County. My salary > > was $10 per week. > > > > The Workers made beautiful solid maple furniture, salad bowls and lazy > > susans. In my spare time I made a salad bowl which I still have. I think > > there were less than a dozen workers in the factory. I don't remember > their > > names. Mr. Clark bought a new radio-phonograph console and had the finish > > stripped off and refinished it in maple. > > > > At first I stayed with a nearby Moomaw family where room and board cost me > > $0.50 per day. I went home to New Market on weekends. The Moomaws had no > > running water. Later, in the spring, I began boarding at a Mrs. > > Funkhouser's at Bayse. I became good friends with her oldest son, Harold, > > who was later killed in the Battle of the Bulge. (At that time I was in > the > > Navy at Bliss Electrical School at Takoma Park, MD where everyone donated > > blood > > for the casualties.) Another man who boarded there, Gilbert Barb, killed > > one of wild goats and I remember taking a goat sandwich in my lunch. > > > > Lewis Harold Zirkle > > lhzirkle@bcpl.net > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com> > > To: <VASHENAN-D@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:02 AM > > Subject: VASHENAN-D Digest V03 #181 > > > > > > > > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or > VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. > > > > >

At 05:47 PM 8/10/2003, LHZirkle wrote: >Jim, > >I don't know about the origin or the end of the Shenandoah Community >Workers. > ><snip> > >Neither the Workers nor Bird Haven, VA can be brought up with GOOGLE. > ><snip> > >Lewis Zirkle >lhzirkle@bcpl.net From USGS GNIS (United States Geographical Service's Geographical Name Information Server): Feature Name: Bird Haven Feature Type: locale State: Virginia County: Shenandoah USGS 7.5' x 7.5' Map: Orkney Springs [] 384911N [] 0784728W I remember giving a roommate a hard time because he had used his preacher as a character reference to get into the University of Virginia. "Come on, I

Lewis: You've been very helpful, and I enjoyed the story of your experience there. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "LHZirkle" <lhzirkle@bcpl.net> To: <VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 5:47 PM Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] Re: VASHENAN-D Digest V03 #181 > Jim, > > I don't know about the origin or the end of the Shenandoah Community > Workers. I believe it was set up as a low tax or no tax enterprise. Mr. > Clark had been involved in some direct mail business, I believe, as he had a > number of sets of paperbook books left over in the office, I have a set he > gave me. They were printed in 1932. He had office equipment for large > mailings. I believe the 4th class Bird Haven P.O. was for the business and > disappeared whenever the business was ended. Neither the Workers nor Bird > Haven, VA can be brought up with GOOGLE. I haven't tried yet for Mr. Clark. > His first name might have been Bernard. About the only other thing I > remember is that he had a new Airflow Chrysler which I drove once. > > You brought up an interesting subject. I wish I could be more helpful. > > Lewis Zirkle > lhzirkle@bcpl.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Funkhouser" <j.a.funkhouser@worldnet.att.net> > To: <VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 8:01 PM > Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] Re: VASHENAN-D Digest V03 #181 > > > > Lewis: > > > > Thank you very much for the information of the Shenandoah Community > Workers > > and the story of your part in it. > > My daughter-in-law recently bought at an auction or estate sale 8 small > > bowls and a large maple salad bowl with the Shenandoah Community Workshop > > label still attached. > > > > Do you know the origin of this group and how long it lasted? > > > > Thanks, again. > > > > Jim Funkhouser > > j.a.funkhouser@worldnet.att.net > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "LHZirkle" <lhzirkle@bcpl.net> > > To: <VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:21 PM > > Subject: [VASHENAN] Re: VASHENAN-D Digest V03 #181 > > > > > > > Regarding the Shenandoah Community Workers at Bird Haven: > > > > > > In 1940 I worked there for about six months. My work was secretarial > for > > > Mr. Clark and I ran the Bird Haven Post Office. I took dictation and > > typed > > > the outgoing letters for Mr. Clark. In the post office most of my work > > was > > > sending money orders for farmers to such companies as Jim Brown, Wards > and > > > Sears. Someone killed one of the wild goats on the mountain and sent > away > > > the hide to be tanned. When it came back c.o.d. the recipient thought > it > > > was for too much money and wouldn't accept it. I had to return it to > the > > > tanner. Each month I prepared the financial report for the post office. > > > The work was easy for me as I had had a 12-month secretarial course at > > > Strayer College on the 1936 scholarship for Shenandoah County. My > salary > > > was $10 per week. > > > > > > The Workers made beautiful solid maple furniture, salad bowls and lazy > > > susans. In my spare time I made a salad bowl which I still have. I > think > > > there were less than a dozen workers in the factory. I don't remember > > their > > > names. Mr. Clark bought a new radio-phonograph console and had the > finish > > > stripped off and refinished it in maple. > > > > > > At first I stayed with a nearby Moomaw family where room and board cost > me > > > $0.50 per day. I went home to New Market on weekends. The Moomaws had > no > > > running water. Later, in the spring, I began boarding at a Mrs. > > > Funkhouser's at Bayse. I became good friends with her oldest son, > Harold, > > > who was later killed in the Battle of the Bulge. (At that time I was in > > the > > > Navy at Bliss Electrical School at Takoma Park, MD where everyone > donated > > > blood > > > for the casualties.) Another man who boarded there, Gilbert Barb, > killed > > > one of wild goats and I remember taking a goat sandwich in my lunch. > > > > > > Lewis Harold Zirkle > > > lhzirkle@bcpl.net > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com> > > > To: <VASHENAN-D@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:02 AM > > > Subject: VASHENAN-D Digest V03 #181 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > > > To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or > > VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html >