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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1921
Page
2
The United States Department of Agriculture advises thinning fruit to boost size and color. Remove outer apples at first picking to expose inner fruit to sun, then perform a second picking a week to ten days later. More pickings raise costs but can increase market value with good crop quality.
Peach tree owners should inspect every tree for borers and remove them. Indicators include wax near the ground. Digging out borers is slow but effective, then cut and paint wounds with white lead or whitewash to prevent fungal disease and help rapid bark coverage.
Plan now to set fruit trees in autumn while ground is moist and before spring demand. Choose a few good varieties that ripen in succession to supply the family with fresh fruit for most of the season.
Soy beans must be kept perfectly dry and not heated during storage. After threshing they should be run through a fanning mill to remove dirt and chaff that could retain moisture.
Instructions advise bending canes of raspberries and blackberries toward the ground to shield them from severe cold. Peg canes with sticks driven into the soil and cover with earth, adjusting if canes break by clearing earth on the side toward which they bend. Bend all canes in the same direction.
A large audience at Stephens City High School enjoyed a program by Miss Kathleen McCartney's class. Piano and mandolin pieces opened the concert, followed by a toy symphony orchestra of about 25 students performing two selections. The event drew high praise for McCartney’s capable teaching.
Richmond Virginia December 30 Henry W Anderson denies reports of a Republican split in Virginia The News Leader says Anderson Republicans were to clash with Slemp and Cropper at the next state committee meeting He says he knows nothing of any split and that the party members worked in harmony in the recent campaign He notes the committee meeting was postponed for Christmas and will be held in the near future
Values based on prices paid to farmers on December 1 indicate farm crops accounted for about 90 percent of total crop value. Production fell from last year for almost every crop, though total acreage for major crops rose slightly, except for cotton.
A simple elegant December wedding took place December 27 at the home of Mrs. W. D. Chipley on Diamond Hill. Miss Mary Rebecca Chipley became the bride of Robert Latimer Kerr of Richmond with Rev. W. T. Palmer officiating, the couple planning a northern trip then residing in Richmond.
Richmond Va December 29 announcement that the Virginia Tribune official organ of the Republican party will debut soon as a four page weekly. Principal officers include Simson W Atkinson president Cyrus W Beal vice president and Curtis M Dozier secretary. Stockholders listed include Henry W Anderson Channing M Wenry Wallerstein Joseph Wallerstein Forrest J Mitchell Rev J J Wicker Alfred E Cohen Curtis M Dozier and W S Rhodes.
Major A S Martin known locally as Tera enlisted as a private years ago has been promoted to lieutenant colonel in the regular army. He is a Clarke county native and son of the late W H Martin a longtime county citizen. He has two brothers, T J Martin and Fred W Martin, living in Clarke county.
The Department of Agriculture reports this year’s important farm crops at 5 675 877 000 dollars. This is about 3 400 000 000 less than last year and 8 060 000 000 less than two years ago when prices were high.
Berryville camp of Modern Woodmen of America celebrated Christmas by aiding a deceased member's widow. Eighty members worked in the corn field, shucking twenty four shocks and storing the crop, with merchants and farmers contributing fodder as wagons hauled loads to the barn.
The paper announces a readers exclusive offer for The New Universities Dictionary. Compiled by prominent American lexicographers and edited by George J. Hagar, the volume boasts modern vocabulary and plain usage. Readers secure the book by collecting three coupons and 98 cents from the newspaper daily insert.
Mount Williams Virginia notes Christmas visits and local social activity. Families such as Ashwood Sager and Giese Orndoff are mentioned visiting relatives in Kernstown Forest Glen and Fawcett Gap. Local residents share hospitality with friends and travel to nearby Winchester Washington and Fawcett Gap.
A letter from Charles E. Jefferson of 2121 K Street Northwest dated December 2nd expresses thanks for The Star’s subscription price reduction and address change. He encloses a remittance for 1922.
A test showed cleaning lamps and fixtures raises illumination by one third. Owners then hired a man to renew and clean lamps as they become inefficient.
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