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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1949
Page
3
Donations to the Winchester Frederick County Community Chest continue with a $122 contribution from Montgomery Ward employees. Campaign Director Ed Molden notes the gift exceeds October sales quotas and will aid the Chest as it nears the $30,000 level toward a $35,000 goal. Presentation was by Ralph Larson, store manager.
Roanoke January 4 The Norfolk and Western Railway announced 252 motive power department employees at 16 points on the line will be laid off Thursday due to a decline in coal loadings and other business.
Citizens in Martinsburg have raised 1500 toward a 3000 goal to buy and erect a monument at the grave of Hack Wilson the ex big league baseball star who died in a Baltimore hospital and was buried in Rosedale cemetery last fall Wilson began his baseball career in 1921 in Martinsburg in the Blue Ridge League.
Richmond January 4 The State highway department announced a new plan to ensure that private firms working within highway right of way complete projects to the department's satisfaction. A permit form requires agreement that if work is not finished satisfactorily the department may finish the job at the applicant's expense.
In a downtown Bank of America branch a woman handed a note to Teller John Zobel and fled with $2666. It was the sixth local holdup in four months and the first by a woman.
About 26 species of rhododendrons are found in the United States and Canada. The distribution includes diverse habitats from coastal regions to mountainous areas. Researchers note variation in bloom times and leaf forms across provinces and states.
HAL BOYLE debates television’s impact on the American home. He argues living rooms may center around TV rather than the fireplace, worries about shrinking space, loss of dining rooms, and cluttered closets, and suggests placing the TV in the bathroom to avoid family conflicts. He urges preserving peace of mind by choosing where the screen belongs.
Trial docket lists J L Bean of Winchester cited for hunting in George Washington National Forest without a stamp with a 29.25 fine. Vernon Ramey of Boyce fined 59.25 for reckless driving no inspection and no license. William M Simons of Lancaster Pa fined 15.25 for speeding. Feay Kerns of Gore fined 99.75 for drunk in public. Rhododendrons and azaleas noted as found in the New World south of the United States.
Walter J. Hoshal of the Anti-Saloon League of Kentucky told national temperance leaders that areas with local option Prohibition are more prosperous have less drinking and crime. He cited dry wins in 92 of Kentucky's 120 counties covering 82 percent of the state area and 64 percent of its population.
Washington January 47 protests by organized labor threaten to block Sen Eobert Thomas Utah proposed to retain Sen Ives New York on the Senate labor committee under seniority rules. Ives ally with Democrats in 1947 to curb union limits and voted for the Taft Hartley bill. Labor seeks repeal of Taft Hartley and minimal Republican presence on labor panels. Haywood County NC reports 72 peaks over cinco thousand feet.
State Senator John S. Battle opens campaign headquarters in Richmond to accelerate the Democratic gubernatorial nomination race. Supporters will operate from the Hotel Richmond third floor rooms used by the prior Democratic State Central Committee.
Frank W. Richardson of Camden Delaware becomes the Second district director of the Farm Credit Administration. The district covers Maryland Virginia and West Virginia. Richardson serves as director and president of the East Central Fruit Growers Production Credit Assn and runs a 700 acre apple orchard near Camden.
Richmond Virginia January 4 the state department of taxation reported that beer tax collections for the first six months of the current fiscal year reached 3 672 093 dollars up from 2 733 248 dollars a year earlier. The 1947 tax was 14 cents per bottle and a 2 cent per bottle levy took effect July 1.
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