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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1950
Page
4
In the Southwest Virginia Enterprise opinion piece the writer compares private enterprise and freedom to Abel and contrasts socialism and the welfare state with Cain, using biblical imagery to frame economic arguments.
The text argues private industry can exceed needs but must prove its irreplaceable community value through opportunity and freedom. It warns that security drives appeal for socialism and welfare, and that rejecting government aid requires a strong heart to avoid a snare. It likens socialism to destroying individual initiative and freedom, comparing it to Cain and Abel.
The New York Times notes the end of Lewis L. Strauss's tenure on the Atomic Energy Commission after a long public service including Navy service as a Rear Admiral and wartime contributions. He is praised as a steadying influence and a broad, level headed adviser.
News of Other Years recalls a 193? derby at Armory where 85 turtles awaited the signal to move. The piece names Miss Patsy Ritter and others, and notes local people and events from Long College Farmville to area roads and weddings.
The annual Spring track meet at Handley School with seven invited teams was postponed due to rain and cold. Dr. Walter Hough of the Winchester Re- writes brief note on rescheduling and organizers plan to announce a new date.
Clara Bow stars in Black Lightning with Thunder the wonder dog as the cinema runs in town. Fox Film Corp plans to send two men to shoot footage of the Apple Blossom Festival. Roll Of Honor recounts the city’s four volunteer fire companies.
Clinton Haddox was stabbed in the side after slipping while climbing a tree and falling on an open pen knife. The Ohio stone for the Reuss City Mall arrived, and stone cut ters from Washington also arrived.
Jenny hosts a large Thanksgiving with the Owens and friends. Faith and Max share a quiet, hidden bond while Mrs. Owen’s calm surface masks unresolved hurt. Amid family banter, Jenny fears discovery and contemplates gratitude, while secrets press closer as the meal ends.
A compact Q and A collection explains plankton as both plant and animal, the meaning of prima donna, Tennessee license plates in 1938, German shells at Cape Cod in 1917, Viet Nam meaning, chive relation to onion, and Captain Colin P. Kelly’s burial in Madison Florida.
Happiness comes from a contented heart not geography or wealth. The piece argues real joy stems from inner trust in God, not circumstances or material gains, and rests on a simple childlike faith. It frames happiness as an inner state arising from a contented heart.
The error in the Gregorian calendar is so small that it amounts to only one day in 3 000.
Arturo Toscanini conducted the NBC Symphony in Richmond's Mosque Auditorium before about 5,000 fans paying six dollars or more. The 83 year old maestro led a varied program then, to an unprecedented encore of Dixie, provoking stunned silence and loud rebel yells. He plans more performances in Atlanta and New Orleans.
A quiz prompts daily scoring over 10 days with ranges from 9 10 correct to 4 correct and asks ten questions. It includes items on color mixing yellow and blue, WWII divisions, wedding invitation timing, cherry blossom origin, WW II plaques, Texas capital, grammar correction, Schacht's bank, chuck steak source, and a country between two rivals.
A rainfall report shows 24 hour total ending 7 am on April 27 with year to date 0.39 inches for 1950 and 8.16 inches for the season. It lists the 37 year average monthly rainfall from 1913 to 1949 with January 2.50 inches through December 2.42 inches and credits Winchester Research Laboratory for statistics.
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