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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1950
Page
9
Brooklyn College expert Dr Gert Hildreth urges mothers to actively train babies toward right handedness from infancy. He argues most left hand tendencies are learned and offers step by step methods for guiding writing, drawing, and daily tasks.
Prague communist leaders announce the severest purge since 1948. Central committee says all members will be probationed from September 1 to December 15 to weed out undesirables. New ID cards issued January 1 as proof of defense against enemy infiltration. Similar purges reported in China and other Eastern European states.
Weather outlook calls for scattered showers tomorrow but warm temperatures persist for the July 4 weekend. Rain last night and today noon disrupted only slightly as traffic traffic builds for homeward journeys. officials urge motorists to drive carefully after a period with no fatalities.
West Berlin functioned normally tonight with its own electric and water supplies independent of the Soviet sector and surrounding Russian zones.
The 116th Regiment and related units will depart Winchester for a summer field training at Camp Pickett Virginia. An advance group under Warrant Officer Charles Lillis will leave for a pre camp cook school. About 15 Jeeps will accompany the 120 men under Major M B Clowe Jr and Captains Robert Manuel and James Himelright.
Chinese newspapers say 26,000 Communist troops are bound by rail from South China to join North Korea with others alerted. Reports claim 20,000 troops between Canton and Macao ordered to reach the Manchurian front within 40 days, and 6,000 troops from the 137th Division rushed to Hankow awaiting orders.
Funeral services were held in Asmand Virginia for Mrs. Myrtle Huntley Ellett 61 who died at her son in law and daughter Alvin and Pennypacker home yesterday. Burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery. Surviving are her daughter two sisters a brother a grandson and four great grandchildren.
The Army adds four names to the Korean casualty list, bringing total to 15 dead from a C-54 crash on a South Korea mountainside on June 30. The Air Force had reported five crew members lost. no survivors or full aboard count were disclosed. Named on the lists are Pfc Stanley Goecoj, Pte Edward Peska, Sp Ernest Pitre, and Cpl Elmer Hardy.
The United Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers Union AFL withdrew a threatened walkout by 11 000 workers east of the Susquehanna River and in Maryland after a five hour Bath meeting. The dispute arose from a demand by 17 cement producers that packers and shippers work overtime.
Senate leaders Tydings Taft and McCarthy discussed Korea on weekend radio programs. Tydings warned Korea may be a test to gauge Western resolve while Taft blamed weak policy for inviting aggression. McCarthy said American deaths result from State Department sabotage of aid.
North Korea submitted a note to the United Nations dated July 2, accusing the United States of armed intervention and barbarous bombing of Korean towns and villages. The foreign minister Pak Hen Nen said American airmen bomb peaceful populations and attack units of the people's army to hinder their advance south.
Paris reports Premier Henri Queuille forming a new cabinet with a right wing tilt that angers Socialists. The group may face a decisive test in the National Assembly tomorrow on a technical issue. Foreign Minister Robert Umart remains, tied to Western Europe coal and steel pool plans.
An express train carrying 900 children of French coal miners crashed into an excursion bus at a grade crossing near Bourg-en-Bresse, killing 23 bus passengers. The barrier was reportedly open and the train sped into the center of the bus, ejecting bodies along the track. All victims were Foissiat residents, many war veterans en route to Lake Saint-Point. The train was a special express taking children to a vacation colony.
Tokyo reports six miles east of Suwon the invaders press toward Yongin and Kumyangyangi with tanks and artillery but no full offensive is seen. MacArthur notes allied headquarters agree the Communist drive paused yet likely to resume soon.
Spencer Carter died at his Richmond residence today. He maintained a summer home in Clarke County for many years and was well known in this area. The news reached Winchester at 3:00 this afternoon.
Lt. Col. Katharine V. Jolliffe of Boyce earned the Third Army Certificate of Achievement on the eve of a new duty tour at Letterman General Hospital San Francisco. For nearly three years she headed the Nursing Division at Headquarters Third Army and was praised for outstanding service and initiative.
Chiang Kai-shek urged the United Nations to condemn Soviet Russia as the instigator of the Korea war. He warned that Russia would mass troops from puppet states in Asia to sustain a prolonged war unless the UN acts. The generalissimo spoke to about 2000 officials and urged non Communist nations to focus on Asia to halt Communist imperialism.
Four men named as principals in an illegal cock fighting operation on a New York stock broker’s estate were held for grand jury action on cruelty to animals. About 23 witnesses were detained, and estate owner Roger D. Mellick was sought for questioning after a raid aided by an airplane scout and road blocks. Additional suspects were booked with bail amounts set for the four owners and other arrestees.
A 2000 ton sand dredge Landcraft and the 6600 ton collier Melrose collided in the New York Harbor narrows before dawn. All 34 crewmen of the dredge were saved as the vessel sank within 10 minutes. The cause remained unknown in clear moonlight.
Colorado publicized the Rio Grande Railroad crossing at Marshall Pass the highest transcontinental route in North America. The pass sits at 10,846 feet above sea level and crosses the Continental Divide.
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