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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1949
Page
11
County agent I Fred Stine reports many inquiries on orchard mice and urges use of zinc phosphide rodenticide. He warns meadow and pine mice girdle trunks and roots, risking tree death and poor yields. Poison bait, applied with proper instructions, is the most satisfactory control method.
J L Hershman of Star Tannery is reelected as member and chair of the Frederick county PMA committee. New alternates are B P Strother and N B Fout. Delegates in Clarke include Battletown R L Fowler Chapel Charles F Wisecarver Greenway James Cobb Longmarsh C M Polhamus. Community committees list chairmen vice chairs and regular members for Battletown Chapel and Longmarsh with multiple alternates.
Four workers who dressed diseased rabbits contracted tularemia. Authorities were notified as the illness, though rare and sometimes fatal, raised concern about handling infected fur and proper precautions for those in contact with rabbits.
Thomas, a colored resident of Purcellville, was fined $100 and given a 30 day suspended jail sentence for hit and run charges after failing to stop following a collision on Brumback Road, Marlboro route, with a 1937 Chevrolet owned by Seniesa Berryville. State Trooper L P Coverstone confirmed details.
The per capita debt in Britain was 1408 dollars last month, compared with 1713 dollars per person in the United States.
Regular member Polhamus Den sil Kackley, first alternate Carlton Emmart, second alternate Oscar L. Carr named for the committee.
Gardner B Hillyard offers wallpaper at less than half price from 1.50 to 3.50. Open and Venetian blinds available. Located at 41 E Piccadilly, phone 522.
Martinsburg debates an occupation license tax to replace the contested municipal gross sales tax. Mayor Roy H. Stotler and City Attorney Whiting C. Faulkner say constitutional questions must be cleared by the state, with implementation not before July 1 if approved. The State Supreme Court invalidated the 1948-49 levy for budget reasons.
The proposed occupational license fees aim to raise about 60000 dollars yearly. Affected by the 1948-49 gross sales tax invalidation, the city risks cash shortages and may fail to meet January payroll without immediate funds. Fourteen employees rely on swift action to secure salaries.
A Monday shooting match at Mt Beene offers prizes and chickens as rewards. Organizer Methens Soa Es oversees the event with local participants eager to compete for the listed incentives.
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