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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1950
Page
1
Winchester will keep bus service after a two day stalemate as council approves a fare rise to 15 cents starting Sunday. Adults pay 15 cents, children and free rides unchanged, with ticket books offering a discount equivalent to about 12 1/2 cents per ride.
The Makassar revolt leader Capt. Andi Abdul Aziz arrived by plane and surrendered to the Indonesian government, but officials say the rebellion is not yet quelled. Aziz’s capture follows Soekarno ordering mobilization of federal forces to Makassar to end the uprising. He was escorted as a prisoner after previously refusing to surrender. Defense Minister Buwono said the rebels still control the East Indonesian capital and vowed the operation to continue until the matter is settled.
William M. Battaile of the Winchester Chamber of Commerce led a national affairs push in Richmond urging balance of the federal budget and halt to deficit spending. He called for immediate contact with House members and a telegram campaign to Chambers nationwide to press economy and efficiency measures.
A deep cold wave parts Virginia with subfreezing temperatures for a second night clouding peach prospects while apples may escape major harm. Officials in Albemarle and Staunton warn heavy losses for peaches though some regions report little damage. Snow and icy roads prompt sandings as temperatures fall to the twenties across many counties.
A comprehensive study of library jobs will be conducted in Virginia before establishing a statewide salary scale for local librarians. Virginia librarians were informed today about the plan.
The Greek government led by Premier Sophocles Venizelos resigned today in Athens. General Nicholas Plastiras received a mandate to form a new cabinet as Amb. Henry Grady pressed for a broad center coalition and US aid tied to a representative government.
The north Georgia peach crop was written off as a total loss in a $6,000,000 disaster. L. G. Moultrie of the State Experiment Station at Cornellia said only one orchard in eight north Georgia counties has peaches, and State Entomologist C. H. Alden confirmed the area faces a total loss.
In a Maryland campus dinner speech, Attorney General J Howard McGrath said Congress should stay with lawmaking and leave subversive hunts to the DOJ. He warned against Congress assuming agency duties and urged reporting disloyalty to administrative officers. He praised DOJ success against treachery and called for adherence to republic fundamentals.
In Washington three Republican senators warn Truman seeks a rubber-stamped Congress while another GOP member defends his bid for bipartisan cooperation in international affairs. The clash intensified as Senator Conally denounced the GOP attacks on the State Department as base slander.
Senator Kefauver announced a proposed Senate crime investigation committee will visit several cities for on the spot surveys of criminal activity. The panel, funded at 150000 dollars, may travel in summer and fall and will report by January 3. A separate resolution would authorize hiring a 20000 dollars per year counsel.
A minor tremor was felt in the Seattle region at about 3 05 a m. Switchboard operators at two Seattle newspapers and the police reported many anxious calls as residents were awoken. No damage was reported. The event occurred nearly a year after a major Northwest quake on April 13 1949 that killed eight and caused millions in damage.
A brief classified item advertises clearance sales on suits and toppers at Campbells located at 33 South Loudoun with dresses noted in the listing.
Oklahoma City officials report a missing city key used on parking meter coin boxes. City Collector D R Johnson admits using duplicates. during rounds yesterday all coin boxes were empty. Traffic Engineer Owen Smith says locks will be changed if the key is not recovered.
An inquest will be held at 10 a m tomorrow at the County Court House to identify two youths who died Tuesday night in a tractor-trailer crash on Rt 11 near the Shenandoah County line. Witnesses include boys who saw John McFarland 18 and John Orndorff 19 of Stephens City enter a car-hauling truck shortly before the crash.
Motorists must display new Virginia license plates by midnight Saturday with the 1950 re registration period closing April 15. Edwin T. Snider reported Winchester office hours until 8 p.m. tomorrow for late buyers. Commissioner Joyner predicted sales near 950,000 by period end and over 1,000,000 this fiscal year, a leap from 895,403 last year.
The outlook covers April 15 to 19 with temperatures near normal after a Saturday rise. Weekend looks fair, with rain possible Tuesday totaling about a quarter inch. A note mentions a Big Party at the South End Fire Co tonight at 8 30.
National radio commentator Fulton Lewis Jr will serve as marshal of Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival’s firemen parade April 27 28. Local official John Hawse says the parade will be the festival’s largest and will feature visiting entrants from four states and a major fireworks display.
Local apple growers express confidence that the crop survived more than 20 hours of freezing weather with a low of 19 degrees in Winchester at 4 a.m. Peach orchards faced more uncertain prospects as buds await thaw. Forecasts show further freezing across Virginia Maryland West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Temperature logs from Winchester and warning stations record readings through the night.
Gen Omar Bradley warned the United States may abandon the theory of a balanced Army Navy and Air Force to meet North Atlantic defense needs. He noted a possible central Atlantic pact body might set expansion rates, with sovereignty yielding to collective defense realities.
A 19 year old American air force intelligence student from St Paul Minn pleaded innocent at a court martial in Garmisch Partenkirchen to charges he tried to deliver Air Force secrets to a foreign agent. He studied at Oberammergau and faces a report on German sabotage and interrogation procedures. This marks the first U S armed forces spy trial since 1945 occupation began.
Princeton lecture ends Dewey rebuking self interested use of free enterprise by some Republicans. He defends GOP as defender of local rule and individual freedom while criticizing Democratic big government. He faults both parties but prefers Republican approach.
Whittaker Chambers told Winchester Rotary Club that education and a clear grasp of Communism are vital defenses. He said personal factors and religion led him to leave the party, and he warned of an eventual war between the Soviet Union and the United States.
President Truman grants a full pardon to former Boston mayor James M Curley for mail fraud restoring all civil rights. Curley, 75, had been convicted in January 1947 with two Engineers Group officials. he had previously been commuted in 1947. Details to come from the Justice Department.
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