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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1962
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star announces rates for subscriptions by carrier or mail and lists contact numbers for news and business offices. It notes editors and managers and provides post office street matter status and national representation details.
A digest of postwar issues from veterans returning home to debate over military mobilization. The piece contrasts 156000 reservists coming home with lingering equipment shortages and morale concerns, then shifts to Congress secrecy on a potential tax cut. It criticizes governance and defends public trust in a system where power rests with the people.
The Star Files recalls a 1952 disaster in Clarke County when an airplane crashed on Blue Ridge Mountain near the Mt Weather Mine station killing four people. Red Cross disaster crews from Clarke rushed to the scene as a spectacular fire destroyed the main barn on J. Kenneth Robinson’s Merriman's Lane property. Miss Barbara Bond arrived from New York to visit her parents at Apple Pie Ridge.
Twenty five years ago the Winchester city schools planned a fall term start on September 8. Mr and Mrs C G Wilkins of Middletown and Mr and Mrs P C Petrie of Stephens City celebrated anniversaries with a Mount Weather picnic. Dr Raymond Kerlin returned home after vacationing at Virginia Beach.
Fifty years ago in Gallapolis Ohio a dam on the Ohio river No 26 built by the U S government failed causing an estimated 300000 in damage. The first mile of petroleum asphalt for the Valley turnpike from Winchester to Hillman tollgate was completed. Heskut A Hite was named deputy clerk of the Frederick County Circuit Court.
A short meditation by Earl L. Douglas emphasizes that true fortune comes from opportunities near us. It cites an insurance firm and a Midwest agent who sold policies in a New York conference, plus Russell Conwell and the idea that big fortunes arise from local efforts in small communities. Opportunity lies all about us.
Henry J. Taylor argues that the Kennedy administration faces a severe gold outflow and balance of payments crisis. He cites international withdrawals, Treasury figures, and the need to balance the budget to restore credibility. The piece warns devaluation or a gold embargo could trigger world chaos.
Dr Burton H Fern answers readers on penicillin use for strep throat noting it can wipe out strep with injections, but warns infections may include other germs needing different antibiotics. He also explains elephantiasis causes, lymph flow, and common joint creaks with medical insights.
By HAL BOYLE. A nostalgic stroll through memory lane listing old habits and scenes from past decades. It recalls crank telephones, silent films, neighborhood pianos, vest watches, almanacs guiding farming, mail order dentures, flour sack hair, penny knives, bacon rind defense of melons, heavy meals, shiftless train watchers, and alarm clock contrasts.
A brief devotional note notes that God takes a deep interest in each creature and understands our weaknesses. It cites Hebrews 4 15 to emphasize that Christ as high priest can be touched with the feeling of our infirmities.
In a sharp column Luther Markin mocks France paying back Marshall Plan debts eight years early and buying more gold, arguing America loses its haughty aura in Paris as France becomes financially independent. He laments the shift from “rich uncle” freedom to mutual respect, warning Americans to fear losing status.
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