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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1949
Page
2
Trigg supports a farm price program as a modern realistic basis for farm income, arguing it uses a purchasing power base rather than the old 40 year old formula. He says the plan sets a realistic starting point for determining individual price supports to prevent income decline.
Answers to the daily quiz printed on page four list nine items. It includes a mix of phrases on topics from a tree to Kant and U S states, with entries such as Oklahoma and Rhode Island, plus a note on a House of Representatives member and the first Speaker.
Auction listing notes sale by R. J. Gibson on April 22 at 10 a.m. on school property in Paris Virginia. Items include antiques household goods and farm equipment.
Various churches report Sunday school times worship services and pastors for the Pleasant Valley Ridings Chapel Greenwood and other charges with evangelistic services and ministers named across multiple congregations.
The Clarke Frederick Dairy Herd Improvement Council Assn met at River View Farm with 11 members. R G Connelly of VPI urged better breeding and feeding records to guide herd replacements noting most local cows are grade. Attendees included A J Sullivan and family, Aisy Sullivan secretary, Hannum, Stickley, Reardon, Jones, and county agent Olcott.
In Richmond on April 22 the division of motor vehicles reported a peak in traffic violation convictions. A total of 8070 convictions were logged over the two year period ending in March.
Turner and Harper Construction Co of Strasburg submitted the low bid of 88450 for building a new elementary school in the Shenandoah Heights area of Waynesboro. Work will start within two weeks with completion expected for the next school term.
A Warren county jury sentenced Stanley William Tobin to one year in the penitentiary for statutory rape of a girl. The sentence is the minimum for the crime. A prior trial ended in a hung jury. An April 28 motion will seek Tobin's probation placement.
Across the Yangtze the Amethyst and other ships faced heavy artillery fire. At least 44 British sailors were killed or wounded in four ships, including the Amethyst's captain Lt Cmdr B M Skinner. A new river crossing by 5000 communists was reported near Anking, about 150 miles southwest of Nanking.
A dress rehearsal review calls the cast a smash hit and previews the opening night at Boyce Parish Hall. Proceeds aid Christ Episcopal church Millwood damaged by fire in 1947. Audiences praised Ben Crampton Richard E B Byrd Kathleen Tayloe Mae Lanham and William Bell Watkins Jr among others in a lively production with authentic accents and broad comedy.
In Martinsville on April 22 the second of seven black men charged with raping a white woman was tried. Yesterday a jury convicted 19 year old Joe Hampton and fixed the punishment at death. Frank Hairston Jr., 18, awaits trial with five others indicted for the same offense involving Mrs Ruby Floyd, 32, wife of a local department store manager.
Natural color footage from the 1947 48 Apple Blossom festivals shot by Hugh Peters will air at 10 p m on WMAL Channel 7 Washington. Reception from this station is reported good in Winchester. The film runs about 15 minutes.
Thomas Underwood Dudley of Exning near Middleburg died at his home age 79. A Baltimore native he formerly led the Middleburg National Bank and chaired the Loudoun Hospital board. Funeral services are set for tomorrow in Middleburg.
German native Mr. Schlichting living in the British zone of Germany writes Africa will be the land of the future with millions of acres of soil to raise most things. He once lived near Apple Pie Ridge in Frederick County and notes population growth will require more land to feed the rising world.
President Truman defends a proposed compulsory health insurance program, arguing it will save more than it costs and improve care. AMA and labor groups oppose, citing a $3.5 million fund against the plan. House action may begin with Rep. Dingell introducing the measure Monday. Payroll tax estimates range from 1.5 to 3 percent per side, with full-scale costs projected at 4.5 to 6 billion dollars annually.
A young woman and three men were implicated in bank robberies totaling over 40000 dollars in Maryland West Virginia and Tennessee. Agents arrested four suspects after a farmhouse raid. another suspect was nabbed in Memphis with cash on his person. The group admits roles in Baltimore and Follawsbee heists. one suspect cooperates fully.
The first year price tag for rearming North Atlantic nations stands at 1130 million dollars. Senators expressed surprise, with several privately saying they expected more. Secretary Acheson presented the estimate to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined by Secretary Johnson, noting this is only the start of the alliance strengthening program.
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