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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1951
Page
4
The saying warns that love unseen is more precious than wealth. It laments people chasing material luxury while true treasures fade. A life filled with love is valued over abundance paired with hatred and quarrel.
The last fiscal year saw rising state employment compensation reserves due to higher income and lower payments. The U S Department of Labor reports income and interest on government borrowing exceeded outgo by 641 million dollars, bringing total refunds to 7.329 billion. This reverses the prior year when states paid out 670 million more than they took in. Federal Social Security records note the tax occurred in July 1950 with withdrawals from the Treasury for benefits dropping, then continuing to fall except December and January.
The U S Tax Court ruled damages from termites are not deductible casualty losses. Amay bought a house free of termites, then faced $1,800 in repairs after an infestation. The court said casualty deductions require a sudden event, not slow, gradual damage.
Current Opinion discusses Virginia plans to rebate about 10 million dollars from the general fund after revenues exceed 105 million in the fiscal year ending June 30. It notes opposition and calls for disciplined budget hinges as the General Assembly reconsiders the Byrd plan and potential tax relief.
A fragment compares murder by hatchet to murder by slow poison, asserting both are murders regardless of method and noting law courts should not follow different rules.
The piece argues Truman’s push for liberal congressmen risks flood policy and confuses liberalism with socialism. It defends historic liberalism as freedom from government control and warns that modern liberalism leads to state domination and nationalization of the economy.
Pfc. Allen R. McNealy reports from a Japanese hospital that burns and bandaged hands prevent writing as his parents Mr. and Mrs. Leeson R. McNealy of 316 N Kent receive word he was hurt in Korea. Frederick County farmers face drought concerns after earlier worries over crop gains. Anne Thomas Howell wed to Earl William Painter of Charles Town. International Apple Growers convention attendees include Harry W. Butler and others from Paw Paw and nearby towns. Legion delegates from Robert Y. Conrad Post attended in Alexandria. Birth announced for a daughter of E. J. Baggerly in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Bonnie McDonald returns home from Romney, W. Va.
Mrs. Floyd B. Cadwallader of Stephens City died at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Rudelph Valentino nicknamed "sheik" from the movies is recovering after a serious operation in New York. Beulah Cline has returned home after a trip to Atlantic City.
Fifty years ago two visitors to Winchester went through the ice plant basement cold storage as the door jammed. Mr. and Mrs. Loring A. Cover hosted a large reception honoring Mr. and Mrs. John Stayman of Richmond, newlyweds.
Washington debate heats over dispersal of factories under the Defense Production Act. President Truman pushes a broad policy to scatter new plants to harden against an atomic attack, with critics fearing loss of Northeast industry and politics amid counterclaims from industrial belt lawmakers.
Health column warns parents and caretakers to avoid oils in medicines such as nose drops and laxatives that can aspirate into the lungs. Lipoid pneumonia linked to fish oils and mineral oil is hard to diagnose and treated only by prevention. Factors include swallowing difficulties from age or neurological issues and late night dosing.
Rainfall for the last 24 hours ending 7 am shows none for August to date. The month totals include .63 inches this year, with a 1951 total of 26.60 inches and an 38 year average of 36.73 inches. Monthly averages per 38 years from 1912 to 1950 range from 1.95 inches in February to 3.90 inches in August, with other months listed as 2.48 in January 2.86 in March 2.99 in April 3.83 in May 3.91 in June 3.84 in July 2.65 in September 3.33 in October 2.53 in November and 2.46 in December.
Daily questions evaluate memory ability across ten days with scoring tiers. The text lists ten trivia prompts covering history language geography and sports, including lent-lease debts, puck games, gambling legality, and famed players.
Earl Douglass argues the United States, though wealthy and advanced, suffers neurotic tension and a shortage of psychiatrists. He cites crowded mental hospitals, long work hours, late nights, and excess smoking and drinking as signs of strain, urging more doctors to treat insanity and rescue borderline cases.
Letters from the Winchester club oppose moving General Daniel Morgan's body from Mt. Hebron Cemetery to Cowpens. The writers argue Morgan chose Winchester in life and should be buried there, asking authorities to respect his hometown ties. Also included is a correspondence from Esta Lyn Lichliter.
A fragment discusses fatigue from long drives, irritation, and suggests improvements in mental health care including institutions psychiatrists clinics and a suggestion that religion might help.
In a tense brawl Tonto and Bart Overby exchange heavy blows before Gilpin disarms Overby with a derringer. Gilpin radios Overby to the office as Owen Bradley reels, while Tonto receives care from Gilpin and Vic Ellers arrives to assess the scene.
In a tense bar scene Vic and Ellers discuss the altercation sparked by Overby and Bart. Gilpin admits his shooting and tends to the wounded while Tonto, weary, asserts the matter is settled and urges patching Up Overby before the night ends. The scene ends with grooming wounds and a move toward the office.
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