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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1952
Page
1
Voters in New Jersey began selecting preferred presidential candidates and electing delegates. General Dwight Eisenhower led as the favorite, while Senator Robert A. Taft and others trailed amid a tense campaign atmosphere with varied endorsements and expectations.
United Nations forces on the Central Korean Front reported 300 Chinese Reds killed or wounded in a major tank bombardment. Fifty four Allied tanks fought for nearly two hours, destroying bunkers, a field gun, buildings and trenches in front of the UN lines south west of Kumsong. Recapture Hill saw Allied infantry retake a position east of the Pukhan River after a night assault and counterbattery fire.
Shenandoah Area Council Boy Scouts funds drive for six non Chest counties ends with Victory Dinner set for Friday April 18 at American Viscose Corp Front Royal. About 300 workers soliciting. 1648 pledges totaling 7201 dollars, over half the 13350 dollar goal. Invited workers hail from Clarke Jefferson Morgan Rappahannock Page and Shenandoah counties.
Staunton police could not recommend any driver as outstanding after a week of observations using the Jaycee safety checklist. Chairman E Y Noblin said selections would be announced today, but police chief Bernard A Gill reported no recommendations and the effort would continue for another week.
Dr. William Fletcher Quillian, 39, a Methodist minister and son of a college president, will become president of Randolph-Macon Woman's College here early next summer. Also notes include local real estate and sale listings such as Evergreens and office space for rent.
Light turnout as New Jersey Republicans vote for presidential delegates. Taft leads in pledged support with 201 to Eisenhower’s 88 and Stassen’s 21, as Kefauver remains unopposed for the ballot and Archibald Alexander backs Stevenson. Taft aides target seven district and two at large seats amid party infighting and external campaigning.
A fifth Democrat filed today to seek the Democratic nomination for Congress from the new northern Virginia Tenth District in the July 15 primary. Landon C. Painter of Fairfax paid his $250 filing fee. Arlington attorney Edmund T. Campbell had already submitted his fee. Other candidates include Del J. Maynard Magruder of Arlington C. C. Carlin Jr. of Alexandria publisher and W. Seldon Washington of Alexandria businessman and former House member. Filing deadline is midnight tomorrow.
Frederick County Board of Supervisors kept the county levy at 2.15 per 1000 assessed value for fiscal 1953 with 1.00 for schools 0.60 for school buildings and 0.55 for the general fund. The board deferred action on an extension payment increase and approved a new subdivision ordinance for future hearings.
The 14th AEC test at the Nevada Proving Grounds flashed at 9 30 am and was seen from Las Vegas about 75 miles away. It was not felt or heard there and caused no damage. Observers said it appeared larger than the April 1 explosion opening the series.
Asian African members pressed for an emergency United Nations General Assembly session after the Security Council refused to discuss a protest against France's Tunisian rule. The seven vote requirement was not met as Pakistan supported, while France and Britain opposed.
A B-36 bomber from Fairchild Air Force Base crashed on takeoff during a routine training mission, killing 11 of the 17 crew members and injuring two with serious burns. The wreckage struck Ernest Alf’s farm field half a mile northwest of the base, scattering parts over a wide area.
New Jersey Bell operators in Newark end a CIO CWA strike with a $4 weekly raise and fringe benefits, resolving one of three wire disputes. Ohio Bell and Michigan telephony workers won $4 to $7 weekly boosts, while 16,000 CIO CWA members press Western Electric mediation to avert broader outages across multiple states.
A head on collision on Route 522 six miles west of town at 10 p m yesterday sent four men to the hospital. Leland Haner 32 of Woodstock drove a 1951 Mercury east toward Winchester while Richard Dayton Buck 19 of Bellevue Pa drove a 1949 Pontiac opposite. both cars met head on. Haner had severe facial head injuries and his passenger Charles Kerwood Dunlap 21 of Cross Junction had severe head lacerations and a fractured cervical vertebra. Buck suffered a fractured right shoulder and his passenger James E Beck 24 of Pittsburgh had multiple rib fractures and facial cuts. A hospital spokesman said all four were in satisfactory condition. Trooper Coverstone noted extensive damage to both cars.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey vetoed a measure aimed at banning lurid comic books and similar publications that depict crime, lust or bloodshed. He said the bill is unconstitutional and fails to align with a 1948 Supreme Court ruling that struck down a similar NY law as too vague.
Lynwood E. Smith, a 34 year old Negro attorney, was shot and wounded while seated in his law office in Richmond early today. He survived the attack and was treated for his injuries.
Holt Higgins buried under a ditch wall collapse suffered a fractured leg and possible injuries but was revived and freed by fellow workers within seven minutes. W E Scruggs 30 neck deep in the slide escaped with minor injuries. Both men are Farmville residents taken to Southside Community Hospital.
The Clearbrook Fire Company set its annual yard party for June 25 at a meeting last night. Officials were re-elected and new directors chosen. truck drivers were named for two trucks. A film titled Daughter of the Stars followed the meeting and refreshments were served by auxiliaries.
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia veteran Paul L Mazey received a letter from the Air Force about the Purple Heart and Air Force Medal for bravery in action on February 22 1944. Mazey a post office employee was a B 17 bombardier shot down over Germany and held as a POW at Barth. He said the eight year delay in issuing the awards baffles him.
A one year old boy Ronald Worrell, son of Mr and Mrs W B Worrell of Washington, died after drinking furniture polish. He was admitted to Arlington hoopre early Sunday.
Washington N P Feinsinger head of the Wage Stabilization Board accuses Charles E Wilson of stirring up havoc by calling the boards recommendations a threat to anti inflation stabilisation. He says Wilson later softened statements but the damage remained. Feinsinger testifies before the Senate Labor Committee amid steel industry tensions.
The Red Cross says over a million acres flooded by the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. Estimated damage will run to at least 100 million dollars. About 34 towns undated. heaviest damage in the Dakotas and Iowa. 162 Red Cross workers in field aided by 3,000 volunteers. Some 40 shelters opened for the homeless.
In ten days only one building permit has been issued, a city permit to Paul Terretta at 2125 Washington St. for a frame garage at the same address costing $700.
Reliable informants say Britain will announce within a day or two the extension of her defensive alliances in Western Europe to include West Germany.
Thousands of emergency workers battled Missouri River flood waters from dikes and levees near Omaha and Council Bluffs. Red Cross estimates place 20,000 homeless in the crisis across eight states as the crest nears 31.6 feet, well above flood stage, with millions in damage and warnings of more rain.
President Truman invited Governors Stevenson Illinois Anderson South Dakota Brunsdale North Dakota Beardsley Iowa Peterson Nebraska Kohler Wisconsin and Anderson Minnesota to meet in Omaha for flood emergency talks. Truman will fly from Washington at 7 a.m. EST and land at Offutt Air Force Base for the conference.
Red Benson presents Take-A-4 Number on Mutual Broadcasting System with two performances May 1 and 2 at Capitol Theater Winchester. Contestants from the audience compete for $600 in prizes each show. The broadcasts reach 552 Mutual stations with Ken Gordon of WFTR Front Royal handling technical work and serving as announcer.
President Truman signed the Japanese peace treaty and the State Department announced it will take effect April 28 to permit Japan’s transition from occupation status to full sovereignty. He also signed three Pacific security pacts with Japan, the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand. The final step remains the deposit of ratifications, expected by month’s end.
Truman attends the opening baseball game as Barkley may reveal his bid status. Barkley, turning 75, leads a flagpole march amid questions of whether he will run for president or vice president. Washington Senators president Clark Griffith and other dignitaries join the ceremony and keep the speculation alive about Barkley’s political future.
The period will see near normal temperatures with a cool start Wednesday, warming Thursday and Friday, then turning cooler Saturday or Sunday. Showers expected over the weekend totaling about one quarter to one half inch. Local ads note paint sales and hardware deals amid festival ticket sales and appliance promotions.
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