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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1947
Page
4
The piece notes Soviet Russia vetoed five UNSC votes in three days, blocking widespread desires. Australian delegate Hodgson labels the veto a dangerous instrument. The author urges stronger American leadership to empower the United Nations and reform the veto to ensure success.
Solid Shot voting delegate Charles H. Phillips of Richmond plans a 1948 legislature bill to void ballots marked for fewer names than seats to fill. If passed, voters must vote for exactly the number of positions, largely affecting city races in Richmond and Norfolk. The piece argues this tempers voter choice and cites Norfolk Pilot on the right to vote for who you want.
A NYU study by Provost Rufus D. Smith and Prof. Ray F. Harvey predicts most high school seniors will gain college entry in September 1948. They expect registration to peak this year and then widen choice, disputing the war era surge forecast. They cite low 1930s birth rates and reduced post-1924 immigration as factors moderating growth.
The text argues that wartime shifts will reduce veterans seeking higher education as opportunities fill. Professors fear a limited capacity for college-trained workers in the economy, so demand will ease. Those most determined will still obtain degrees, then face using their education, a long-standing issue.
State Highway Department engineers unveil a roller straight edge to check newly laid concrete or bituminous surfaces against standards. The portable device signals by buzzer if pavement variation exceeds one eighth inch in ten feet, ensuring taxpayer value before traffic is allowed.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat reports General Jacob L. Devers forbids profanity in Army Ground Forces training. Sergeants, once masters of blunt language, must now avoid sulfurous epithets as thousands of new recruits shape a refined vocabulary. War, as Sherman noted, remains harsh.
Greensboro Daily News notes women in Dallas form the Little Below the Knee Club to resist Paris and New York fashions. The paper, while not joining, endorses women setting their own styles as they faced wartime rationing and Southern fashion pressures.
News from 1946 reports a home-coming service planned for August 25 at Relief Church. Other notes mention two escapees from Berryville jail remaining at large, and a Grace Episcopal homecoming service led by Rev. Dr. Charles T. Warner. Country Club dance featured Bob Riley and his orchestra with a Big Apple Dance finale.
Q and A style feature presents quiz questions. It includes topics on geography dates zodiac signs and WWII era relief figures. The page notes the largest relief count around November 1938 at about 21.964 million.
Rainfall data shows no precipitation in the past 24 hours ending 7 am. August to date total is 2.69 inches, rainfall year to date 24.86 inches. Historical averages over 84 years stand at 36.30 inches. Period 1913 1946 yields monthly totals with February 1.97 inches and August 3.77 inches among others.
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