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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1948
Page
1
Orchardists face a predicted frost tonight with 22 degrees expected in low spots and a possible 25-26 degree range in the Winchester area. Smudge pots may be lit Sunday morning as crews monitor temperatures and clear skies increase frost risk.
After a second Wo mans Civic League meeting in Winchester the Kiwanis set May 19 for Dr Abner Robinson to discuss PTA formation at Sarah Zane hall Lauren s Jones Kiwanis chair said the date was accepted by Dr Robinson at yesterday s league meeting H Delmer Robinson of the school board urged launching PTA if the public desires it and D G Cooley the principal answered questions
The Singer Sewing Machine Co personnel under Ralph Larson drive a citywide decoration program for the 1948 Festival Organ ization. Pink white and green bolts are being made into butterflies pulldowns banners streamers for business places and streets under William Mattingly and helpers Mary Goode Ethel Jolliffe Rinker and Edwin Clevenger.
The Rusty Hinges of Charles Town edged the Four Muggs of Winchester to win the harmony championship at Martinsburg. The event awarded $50 for first place and $25 for best costumes, with Winchester’s quartet taking second and third prizes going to the Contrary Four.
Representatives from about 28 Northern Virginia Volunteer Fire Association companies are expected at a 1 p.m. meeting tomorrow at the Rouss Fire Hall in Winchester with an anticipated 250 attendees. An executive committee session follows at 1:30 p.m. today at the George Washington Hotel to discuss the first annual convention June 16 to 18 and parade prize lists.
Thirty two employees of the National Fruit Product Co. received service emblems in a ceremony at the Capitol theatre. Leota C. Scott earned the longest service award for 25 years, presented by vice president Frank Armstrong.
In Jefferson County West Virginia three Continental Army generals lived nearby Charles Lee Horatio Gates and Adam Stephen all served Braddock's Campaign and were wounded at Braddock's defeat. Lee faced court martial dismissal Gates faced the Conway Cabal and Camden and Stephen was cashiered for drunkenness after Germantown.
Sale note for a bean sprayer model 58 MT with 35 gpm capacity, 5500 gallon tank, 4 cylinder Continental motor. First class condition ready to mount on a truck. Cheap for quick sale. Telephone 3401.
Frederick county fruit growers deferred action on purchasing labor camp equipment on Fairmont Ave. until the May meeting. The government seeks 3526 while the board bid 1800. Committee members and officers were named to plan future programs as crop prospects remain uncertain. Enrollment stood at 57 signed and 13 associate members.
In Berlin on April 3 U S Army units repelled two Soviet generals and about 20 Russians from a railroad administration building in the U S sector. Fifty military police barred entry to all but 1100 German staff while Russians inside were allowed to receive food. Col. Frank L. Howley ordered a roadblock toward Potsdam to curb Russian traffic. A 56 car train with U S military supplies arrived for Berlin.
George Sanders reports Rep. Burr Harrison secured 35 bands and 15 drum and bugle corps for the April 30 feature parade. Units include US Army band Fort Myer Marine drum and bugle corps Washington Marine barracks Quantico Marine band Fort Belvoir engineer equipment display and fly over by US Naval Reserve planes from Anacostia. A platoon of MPs will assist with traffic.
President Truman ordered Attorney General Tom Clark to seek a court order to end the three week coal strike. A three man fact finding board blamed John L Lewis for instigating the walkout and said the stoppage endangered the industry and nation. no court action was filed today under Taft Hartley provisions.
Harold E. Stassen campaigns through southwestern Wisconsin ahead of Tuesdays Republican primary for 27 delegates. He cites Iowa and Maine wins, targets Chicago Board of Trade remarks, and claims majority support of Iowa delegates. Dewey and MacArthur vie for backing. Eisenhower is discussed in national civil rights debate.
At Lake Success on April 3 Western Powers urged the United Nations Security Council to reconsider Italy and Transjordan bids for U.N. membership. The move signals ongoing deliberations over two emerging state entries and the council’s role in admitting new members.
In Pittsburgh on April 30, operators forecast a quick resumption of work as miners consider John L. Lewis’s message that they may return if they choose. Western Pennsylvania operators expect many to go back Monday, while UMW leaders express surprise and uncertainty about the miners’ next move across the region. A West Virginia union source cautions miners won’t return until a settlement is reached.
Historian Charles A. Beard condemned universal military training as a violation of liberty and warned it would create a vast bureaucracy and enslave laboring classes. The Senate armed services committee closed hearings on UMT and the draft, with Secretary Forrestal proposing registration up to age 45 and a limited draft for non veterans 19 to 26. Eisenhower urged support in person, stressing the critical first 30 to 60 days of any war.
President Truman sought a court injunction to end the three week coal strike as John L. Lewis told nearly 400000 miners they may return at their own discretion. The United Mine Workers chief said no one acts under his orders and he has not authorized any stoppage.
The president signed a history making $6.098 billion European Recovery Program aid bill into law. A presidential statement called the signing a momentous occasion in the world’s quest for enduring peace. Secretary of State Marshall called it a historic step in U S foreign policy. Congress approved the bill yesterday, ahead of its April 15 deadline.
About 50 women bankers from the Winchester area clearing house are to attend a 6 30 p m banquet at the George Washington hotel. Elsie Matthews chairs the women s committee and Alice H Whitten of Burke and Herbert Bank will be guest speaker. S Winifred Burwell of National Metropolitan Bank will also attend. The Winchester area covers five counties.
Handley high school band under director H Gaylen Strance delivered a standout spring concert performance before an audience exceeding 1000. The 50 member group displayed strong balance, precise dynamics, and cohesive sections with the bass drums and woodwinds notably strong. the cornet and horn sections also excelled as the program mixed stirring marches, difficult concert pieces, and light items.
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