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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1946
Page
4
The Winchester Virginia Evening Star lists publication details including delivery tips and advertising deadlines. It notes subscription rates by mail or motor route and carrier, and cites a Psalm verse on the page.
Mayor Anderson urges all citizens to join the April campaign to improve the town’s appearance and reduce fire hazards. He notes wartime shortages and urges clean streets, painted properties, and removal of trash to boost safety and sanitation.
Senators Huffman and Lucas urge cancellation of mid July atomic bomb tests on ships arguing misinterpretation by other nations. Proponents counter the tests reveal bomb effects on the Navy and are essential to defense as public mobilization pressures rise.
The article debates creating a holiday to mark World War II victory while noting World War I had Armistice Day on November 11 1918. It points to many 1945 milestones such as May June July August and September battles and ceremonies but argues narrowing to a single date is impractical due to the varied end events.
The writer notes September 2, marking Japan's surrender, clashes with Labor Day. They suggest choosing a longer lasting victory celebration, and if peace endures, WWII's end could deserve a strong annual commemoration.
Miss Rose MacDonald urges Wythe County and Virginia school boards to require local history in curricula. She argues local heritage is undervalued and ripe for a statewide outline by the State Department of Education, noting Wythe seniors lack knowledge of regional pioneers. The Enterprise champions teaching local history as a civic goal.
Howard J. Cahill owner of Valley Food Company will be installed as exalted ruler of Winchester Lodge No 867 BPOE at a special meeting tonight. Sgt Banks M Lohr son of Mrs C J Nicklaus Mt Pleasant Pa killed in action in Germany. Mr and Mrs Loring E Woore Clear Brook announce birth of a daughter yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
A March report shows 131725 barrels of fruit moved from Winchester’s three main storages. WSC members at Montague Avenue Methodist Church opposed Sunday movies at a meeting last night. Miss Evy Tucker Shields arrived from Taiwan to spend an indefinite visit with Miss Frances Paze and Miss Sophie Baker.
The giant Zeppelins test flight succeeds and the Von Hindenburg departs for a South American voyage. Governor Harold Hoffman faces scrutiny over his role in the Lindbergh kidnapping case after the suspect died in the electric chair. Winchester water supply is deemed polluted with Cedar Creek proposed as new source.
Twenty five years ago J Frank Helsley a noted tinner of Fairmont Avenue fell from a roof at Dr W P McGuire’s Amherst Street residence and was seriously injured. Isabell Eubank Baker daughter of Col and Mrs Harry H Baker married Paul Chikis Gaylord formerly of Ohio now living here at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church on Saturday April 2.
Forty five years ago Professor Harry F Willis and Miss Maude F McKeever teachers at Central Business College wed. S A Seabright J W Taylor M D Albin and Ed McIntosh narrowly escaped drowning when their carriage stalled in flood waters of the Opequon on the way home from a Berryville trip.
The piece argues real success rests on moral character and self sacrificing over selfishness. It contrasts Napoleon and Christ, noting Napoleon seized power while Christ did good, with the same mortality and destiny. It emphasizes character as the primary element of success.
A reader asks if a WAVES former member can reenlist. answer: no WAVES enlistments are being accepted, may extend to September 1946, future peacetime service rules pending law. Also questions about Delhi’s iron pillar corrosion resistance dated around 300 A D and weighing six tons while natural atmospheric factors limit corrosion. Army IQ test perfect scores are not officially recorded. Retirement credit question pending Marine Corps service counting toward 20 years.
Questions cover Bible printing in 1663 America, Pullman Strike leader, Stassen Navy rank, currency tied to weight, Mickey Rooney's mother, Dusty Miller Jack Scott Silver Doctor grains, Yellow River location, Jefferson's home Monticello, largest Palestine river, and 1849 California prospector nickname.
Officers discharged from the Army of the United States are placed on inactive duty while retaining commissions. Reenlistment may preserve Combat Infantryman Badge pay only for immediate reenlistment after discharge. The Great Slave Lake radium deposit was discovered in 1920 by Gilbert La Bine.
The War Department states that prior service in the M e Corps counts toward retirement under the new 20 year Army retirement bill. The address abbreviations TSFLD stand for Theater Service Forces Liquidation Detachment.
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