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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1950
Page
3
A review notes 1898 as a turning point with ticks spreading cattle fever and later insects transmitting human diseases. DDT spraying saved countless lives, though resistance grows. newer agents like chlordane lindane chlorinated camphene show promise with lower human risk.
Norfolk forecasts show the storm passing east of the Virginia capes around 5 a m tomorrow, reducing flood danger as tides stay low. In Southwest Virginia polio deaths rise to 31 for the season with five new cases. Linda Darnell Lesler of Pulaski and Donald Ray Woolridge of Bedford County are among the victims. several patients remain in critical condition at Memorial and Crippled Children’s Hospital.
Richmond Virginia State Selective Service headquarters issued the September quota of 1087 inductees across six stations with dates from September 5 to 29. Col. A W Harman said boards may grant postponements for academically strong college students but must replace exempted entrants and report anticipated postponement requests by August 25.
Roanoke hosts the Southeastern regional Church of the Brethren meeting starting Monday with a music conference. Brethren from Delaware Maryland West Virginia Virginia Tennessee and North Carolina will attend for fellowship and inspiration. Rev. Charles Zunkel will open Tuesday with an address on deepening and sharing the spiritual life.
Richmond officials close the Virginia Court Clerks Association annual meeting with officer elections. Judge Brockenbrough Lamb spoke on Equity Practice and Procedure Rules of Virginia's Supreme Court of Appeals. Representative J Vaughan Gary warned of danger and sacrifice during his banquet speech.
Mrs. Gerald Blair Parson admitted abandoning her five month old baby in June. Husband's charges were dismissed in Trial Justice Court. The child was left in a Mt. Union tourist home yard. The couple were arrested in Sherman Texas and returned for trial. The child is in custody of the department of welfare pending court disposition.
Newly admitted patients at Winchester Memorial Hospital include Mrs. Raymond Webber of Cameron Street and Mrs. Boyd Hershman of Route, Mrs. Dennis Hibbard of S and S Kent Street, and Mrs. Robert Manuel. Also listed are Robert Lee DeHaven son of Georgianna DeHaven Burton, Frank Huff of White Post, Rosalind Butler daughter of Richard and Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Ray McBride of Hoy West Virginia, Mrs. Luther Miller of Rio West Virginia, Howard Fulbright of Boyce, Mrs. A B Clevenger of Stephen son, Mrs. William Racey of Boyce, Mrs. Edward Carper of Front Royal, and Presley Clarke of Moorefield West Virginia.
A compact Q and A roundup covers origins of breeds and cities, flight times, operas after William Tell, a Minnesota town name, milk nutrition, birds nesting on poles, Berlin airlift cost, Lamentations purpose, coffee blends, golf champions’ nationalities, Ed Wynn name origin, Kaskaskia loss, Elmwood density, Dutch dikes, Henry Van Dyke praise, and infant color recognition order.
The article explains a Commerce Department system linking 2,100 local outlets to contract needs and weekly Defense Department award lists. It notes subcontracting routes to firms that already hold prime contracts of $25,000 or more, while acknowledging some security cases bypass open bidding.
The Marine Corps and the Army announce additional recalling of Reserve officers and enlisted personnel. The Marine Corps will call all sergeants and below in its Volunteer Reserve to active duty, including officers in ground forces and aviation specialists. The Army recalls 570 reserve captains and lieutenants, engineer corps, with active status by October 13, bringing total recalled Army officers to 8,432.
Funeral services for Clyde C. Holliday were held yesterday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Whitten officiating. Burial followed at Mount Hebron cemetery with Masonic rites at the graveside. Pallbearers included Eugene Dea r ing, Victor Wheeler, R. Ray Sartelle, Gilbert DeHaven, Gilbert R. Whitmire, and Julian Buncutter.
Harry W. Aikens of Clearbrook and Pine Grove Drive In Theater announces two stage attractions for next week. Sammy Moss and His TV Jamboree Boys will appear in person tomorrow. Benny and His Country Cousins perform Wednesday.
Funeral services for Mrs. Etha A. Green were held this morning at 11:30 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father J. F. Bulloch presiding. She was interred in the Sacred Heart Catholic cemetery. pallbearers included Donald McFadden Harry Murphy Charles Murphy Loring Madigan Herman Madigan and Leonard Brown.
Mrs. Josephine Beckenbaugh of Ferry Hill Inn on the Potomac opposite Shepherdstown announces the second concert in a series. Bonnie Smith of the New York Opera Co will perform American songs at 8 p.m. Tickets available at the door.
A Virginia agricultural panel led by J. Kenneth Robinson outlined higher expected apple yields for most varieties compared with 1949. Red Delicious is the exception, with Red Delicious projected to drop from 1,056,000 bushels to about 581,000, while Grimes, Jonathans, Golden Delicious, Winesaps, Staymen, Romes, Pippins, York Imperial show substantial gains.
Mary Margaret Raulerson, a bookkeeper at Aycock Lindsey in Lake Butler, becomes the first woman authorized by the U S Department of Agriculture to grade rosin. She grades about 42 drums daily, using a Bureau of Standards chart to classify rosin from the plant's twin-fire still.
171 displaced persons, including wives and children, from American British and French zones of Germany, are offered resettlement in Ethiopia under IRO camps. Three year contracts for permanent settlement are available with farming land subsidies for agricultural workers and salaries from 275 dollars monthly for professional and skilled workers. Of those chosen 37 are agricultural workers. Remaining attendees include doctors engineers architects mechanics plumbers and bricklayers.
Middletown residents will enjoy a larger carnival on the high school grounds running from Monday through Saturday with many rides and amusements for all ages. A grand parade featuring visiting fire companies and auxiliaries is set for Friday at 7 p.m. The event aims to fund a Community Hall on Harris Heirs of Baltimore land for local groups.
NAIROBI Kenya Colony Lex Barker, succeeding Elmo Lincoln as Tarzan, says the forests near Mount Kenya offer a more romantic backdrop than American locations. An elephant charged the camp, disrupting the shooting schedule but causing no serious damage.
Scottish botanist David Douglas first described the Sugar Pine in California on October 26, 1826, noting its distinct cone and growth habitat for botanical records.
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