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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1950
Page
2
A Virginia speaker denounces the idea that democracy can disarm foes through gentlemen’s agreements and mutual respect for solemn obligations. He argues this wishful thinking ignores that enemies may still pursue atomic weapons unless stronger measures are taken.
Kenneth Holland, 30, freed after 16 months in jail for a 1948 Norfolk County murder. A jury acquitted him of killing Navy civilian employee Charles Everett Ott, overturning a 1949 conviction that had sentenced him to 20 years. Ott was found bludgeoned in an abandoned automobile in a Negro neighborhood on June 17, 1948.
Hal Flood Hughes, 48, head of the Arlington County Republican Committee, announced his candidacy for Congress in the Eighth District pending the August GOP primary. He will face Tyrrell Krum of Fairfax in the Republican contest, who previously ran against Democrat Howard W. Smith.
Funeral services for Stella V Prince set for Monday at 2 30 PM at Market Street Methodist Church. Charles E Hillyard to be honored at 11 AM Monday at Jones Funeral Home.
Abingdon Virginia authorities proceed with a preliminary hearing for three Halifax prison escapees George Able Adam Nuckols and Tyler Hodges Jr charged with armed robbery kidnapping burglary and attempted murder in Damascus. The suspects face circuit court in May and federal charges for car theft kidnapping and unlawful flight. Able admitted plans for a Damascus Bank holdup after their escape before being captured in a stolen car while sleeping.
The Virginia Transit Company and the AFL union representing drivers and mechanics in Richmond, Norfolk and Portsmouth failed to reach a deal after an all day meeting. A sticking point is time and a half for overtime with a clause to protect the company if courts rule bus lines are interstate. They had tentatively agreed to a 3 cent per hour raise in 1950 and 2 cents more in 1951, far below the union’s 15 cent demand. No new talks are scheduled as the state-run operation continues after taking over on February 11 to avert a stoppage.
Hughes calls for aggressive leadership in Congress paired with sane economic policy for the benefit of all people in a formal statement.
Arguments finished in all but one of the general court-martial trials for the battleship Missouri’s top officers. Lt. Comdr. Frank G. Morris Jr. remains to be heard. Capt. William Brown was found to bear sole responsibility for the grounding in Chesapeake Bay. Comdr. John R. Millett’s case ended earlier. deliberations began yesterday and findings are expected next week to Rear Adm. Allan E. Smith.
Dr. Samuel P. Ehrich, a Lynchburg jeweler and optometrist, was acquitted in Richmond of evading forty five thousand dollars in income taxes over five years. A federal jury found Ehrich did not understate his share of earnings from the jewelry store where he is a partner. The defense argued the government ignored records and treated pre existing profits as current income.
Edward J. Robeson Jr. announced retirement as vice president and personnel manager of Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. The move, effective April 30 after 35 years at the plant, aims to assure voters he can devote full time to Congress if elected.
The document records a pledge tied to my election and notes actions aligned with my campaign announcement. It states the office will operate under the plan outlined during my candidacy disclosure.
Canadian born N. W. Kelley of Roanoke begins his third term as president of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce at the two day Richmond meeting. Elected with Kelley for 1950 are vice presidents for regions Staunton Alexandria Norfolk Saltville and Danville.
Answers to a published quiz include Wales Battle of the Java Sea Miss Elizabeth McGee Spartanburg South Carolina Office of Strategic Services and Carl von Stalin and Spain has no king and General Douglas MacArthur at Japan surrender ceremony on Sept 2 1945.
Charles E Hillyard 174, died early this morning at his sister Mrs Ella Hannums home 715 8 Braddock Street after five months illness. He was born in Boyce husband of the late Hattie Carver Hillyard a retired farmer and Montague Avenue Methodist Church member. Surviving are a son Charles W Hillyard Kernstown a daughter Mrs Lillian Smith Lancaster Pa a brother John Hillyard Winchester and two sisters Mrs Ella Hannum Winchester and Mrs Lonnie Bettis Laura Md Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. from Jones Funeral Home.
Herbert Huff 57 died of a heart ailment at Newton D. Baker Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia where he had been a patient since last November He was World War I veteran and worked in hospitals in Alexandria and Washington for 15 years He was an orderly at City Hospital Alexandria Survivors include five brothers Jerry Joshua James Howard and Otho Huff of Clarke County and two sisters Mrs Etta Near Hagerstown and Mrs Bessie Corder Double Toll Gates Burial will be at National Cemetery Arlington with chapel services there.
Apr 19 10 30 am Ralph W Horst 1 mi east of Marion Pa tractors farm machinery Apr 22 1 pm Gertrude Sumption 311 Amherst St Winchester electric appliances furniture personal property May 4 10 am George Helsley Greenspring Va all day community sale
New patients at Winchester Memorial Hospital include Mrs Ray Ellis Shiflett of 501 Fairmont Ave Mrs John Shade of 367 Gray Ave Mrs Clarence Lamp Rt 1 Mr John S S Scully 3d 147 Academy Lane Mr Edward 8 Rudy 525 Highland Ave Mrs William Willingham Berryville David M Putman son of Mr and Mrs Nelson Putman Middletown Mrs Eugenie Johns Ninevah and Mrs Robert Smith Charles Town W Va.
Stoneleigh Inn a 27 room hotel in Harrisonburg will become the Veterans Home for more than 700 members of Rockingham Post American Legion and Rion Bowman Post Veterans of Foreign Wars. The deal closed Thursday afternoon with Mrs A M Turner owner of the property. The property was priced at 27500 dollars.
Mrs Stella V Prince died suddenly yesterday afternoon at her home 43 North Braddock Street from a heart condition. Born in Winchester she was the widow of Benjamin Prince and daughter of George V Syler and Annie J Smith Syler. She belonged to Market Street Methodist Church and is survived by two nephews George Snyder and Thomas Kremer and a niece Margaret Wright, all of the city. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 30 pm at Market Street Methodist with Rev Edgar Hill officiating. Burial followed at Mount Hebron cemetery. Pallbearers included George Barnsley J Pinckney Arthur S D McFadden Homer Hall Garland Baptist and Co P McVicar.
Harvey McFarland has been granted permission to build a $600 bungalow 11-2-miles from Rt. 50 on Dicks Hollow Rd. David and Ruth Ann Nellis of Winchester Rt. 2 plan a one room addition to their dwelling at Albin with an estimated cost of $700.
The hardest natural metal is osmium with Vickers values above 400. Swaged tungsten reaches over 480 in pure form. Unannealed chromium electrodeposits near 1200 with hydrogen present. Boron carbide is the hardest known metallic alloy but cannot be measured by standard indenters due to extreme brittleness.
Venus shines less brightly at full phase because it is farther from Earth, making it appear smaller. It is brightest during crescent phases at greatest east or west elongation, when its illuminated portion is larger from our viewpoint.
Funeral services set for Francis A Vandersmith at 10 30 a m Monday at Omps Funeral Home led by Rev Joseph Ducknall Pallbearers named Arthur Peer O T Homer William Lockhart J H Gibbs Foster Ashley and Smith Pugh Interment in Western Cemetery Baltimore.
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