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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1945
Page
2
The Office of Price Administration announced a clothing price program expansion amid fabric shortages. Beginning August 17 retailers may add mark ups of 7 percent on some garments and 3 6 percent on others, raising costs for seersucker dresses and broadcloth shorts sold in the civilian market.
Virginia Avenue Playground will be closed until Monday July 23 due to repair work on the school. The School Board and Recreation Department deem closure advisable until completion. Flower Show plans on July 25 remain as scheduled. Games From Other Countries event at Handley and Douglas postponed to Friday July 20.
Edward I. Barrett age 17 of near Boyce died at Colony Hospital Colony Virginia after a 22 month illness. He is survived by his parents Arnold and Mrs Barrett three sisters Clive Copenhaver Isabelle and Edith Barrett. Funeral arrangements pending with rites planned in Berryville and burial in Green Hill Cemetery.
The CIO oil workers at Sinclair voted 61 to 129 to strike over contract talks and a union shop. The Eighth Regional War Labor Board ruled four to two there was no good cause to strike, while President authorized seizure to prevent disruption of crucial wartime refinery output.
The calendar lists meat fats and other items by book and stamp ranges with expiry dates. It notes sugar stamps for five pounds through August and new 1945 46 coupons valid, plus gasoline and shoe stamps with varying through dates.
George Elbows McFadden visits El Paso Texas where he keeps in touch with Winchester fans. The former professional prize fighter is well known in Winchester and sent a note to this newspaper.
Manila reports inflation rising under U S and Filipino control after liberation. Peso value falls to seven cents to the dollar while clothing, building materials, and rents surge hundreds of percent. ECA seeks price relief via food imports and transport, plus aid from the U S Army and FE A.
Tokyo radio acknowledged air and sea bombardments have shaken morale. Officials debated whether Allied fleet plans indicate a quick invasion or only spasmodic attacks unworthy of a full response. Analysts noted fear across Japan as broadcasts amplified by the FCC point to rising financial hoarding and calls for deposits.
Soviet press reprints abroad reports that Adolf Hitler is in Argentina. A Red Star cartoon shows rats with Nazi swastikas swimming toward an Argentina shore labeled Shelter For War Criminals, where a local points to the sign.
Staunton Virginia endures a second month of drought with only .71 inch of rain in the past week and the municipal water supply four feet below the dam spillway, as other Virginia towns report abundant rain.
A four engine C 54 returning from Hickam Field Hawaii developed engine trouble 490 miles from California. The damaged plane landed safely yesterday and 24 litter case patients are being cared for on the mainland. A Coast Guard rescue plane accompanied a hospital ship as a precaution.
Miss Edmonia E. Russell retired postmistress of Waterford Virginia died in a Washington hospital after several weeks illness. Funeral services will be held in Leesburg Virginia tomorrow.
Pope Pius XII met a delegation today in Vatican City and received officials from an unnamed group. The brief audience occurred in the afternoon and was described as cordial.
In New York a man claiming amnesia as a battle casualty hero turned out to be Horst Max Wacker, 20, a German espionage agent recruited in 1944. FBI confirmed the hoax and noted he admitted his espionage work after returning to Germany aboard the Gripsholm with his parents.
Baltimore July 19 A government approved plan to move race horses from New York tracks to Maryland by barge and tugboat was announced by George P Maloney of the State Wing Commission. He said about 95 percent of horses expected to race in Maryland would come from New York tracks and Garden State Park Camden N J and could be shipped by water if needed. The plan, approved by the Office of Defense Transportation and Interstate Commerce Commission, allows horses to be walked five to ten miles from tracks to wharfs for loading on barges.
Three ships bringing servicemen back from the European theatre arrived at Newport News. The F. Kumner carried 12, the Santa Rosa about 1,425, and the Marine Angel about 2,957. Tomorrow's landings include the Robert T. Paine with 499, the General Bass with 2,668, and the S. E. Blatchford with one civilian. The Paine carries elements of the 617th Field Artillery Battalion and 41 discharge eligible men. there are 150 wounded and sick soldiers on the base, plus 495 on rotation and 821 awaiting discharge.
Two German prisoners of war escaped from the Richmond Army camp at Bellwood Virginia since Tuesday night and rode back to the camp in a Bellwood bound truck. They re entered the camp and checked in at 7 30 a m The FBI said they had patrol efforts to leave the area but returned to camp of their own accord.
In New York a six year old boy named Philip Monje was hacked to death in his cot. Louise Monje aged 35 the mother confessed to the killing with an older son's Boy Scout axe. She was held for questioning at Borough Park police station. The motive remains unclear.
RICHMOND Va July 19 There are enough refrigerator cars in this area to handle all perishables and supply empty cars for loading shipments to California Arizona Nevada Utah and Idaho District Railroad Director D C Fleming said today Shippers interested in using three refrigerator cars instead of one box car may do so by applying to Richmond railroad freight agents.
During the Civil War the number of mowers manufactured to offset farm labor shortages more than tripled as enlistment reduced available workers.
General Eisenhower was elected an honorary bencher of the Lincoln's Inn Society in London today. The bencher governs the society, a key body in London’s legal community, joining British Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham and Marshal Sir Harold Alexander in the honor.
London reports a possible Asiatic advisory commission as a counterpart to the European agency. Russia is expected to seek a seat to protect Soviet interests in the east, with Stalin and Soong discussions cited as evidence the Japanese war may be discussed by the Big Three.
New York July 19 The strike of deliverymen at three racing papers published by Triangle Publications Inc continued today with no change in the situation reported by Kenneth Friede publisher of the Morning Telegraph Daily Racing Form and Daily Racing Guide Union officials and Louis Waldman the attorney for the union were unavailable for comment.
Louis W. Bishop vice-president and cashier of State Planters Bank and Trust Company will leave Richmond to become assistant vice-president of the Philadelphia National Bank on August 11. His career includes time at First National Bank of Greenville and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond along with his current position.
Relatives seek S. C. 3 C John Gauss of Culpepper Virginia in this area as his mother lies critically ill in Warrenton hospital. Mrs. Anna Drake, a cousin, says he planned a visit here but has not arrived and he also intended stops in Baltimore and Indiana Pennsylvania.
Madrid reports indicate Generalissimo Franco will unveil a new Spanish cabinet tonight with broad reshuffles. Names not disclosed but included monarchists and Catholic Church spokesmen rather than Falangists.
In New York on July 19 the daily double at Jamaica paid over 1000 for 2 dollars for a second straight day. Happy Indian won the second race for 198 dollars, High Tint paid 10.50 and captured the first, totaling 1023 dollars for 2 dollars. Yesterday’s double was 1060.10.
The Senate Agricultural Committee approved a permanent federal aid program for school lunches at 100 million dollars annually. States would match funds 1946-50, 1.50 state to 1 federal 1951-55, and 3 to 1 thereafter, under a bill by Senators Russell and Ellender.
A brief note references three dents in a single month involving Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison and John Tyler as historical figures in early U S politics.
Washington reports show the War Surplus program ready to trade overseas war goods for foreign rights and concessions to boost postwar trade and relations. Army-Navy liquidation chief McCabe says such trades will be thoroughly considered with the Surplus Property Board. New chairman Symington favors lower cash prices if it creates more local jobs and prioritizes local buyers, advocating local capital like Henry J. Kaiser over outside firms for Western Steel plants when backed locally.
A fire damaged the upholstery of a Dodge sedan owned by Guy Webber at 536 Fairmont Avenue last night. Webber parked the car at the corner of Virginia Avenue and Fairview Avenue and left it there before the fire was found hours later by the Friendship Fire Company. Cause of the fire is unknown.
Evacuations topped 10,000 as blasts rocked the Halifax naval depot. Flames shot 150 feet high, power cut citywide, and patrols blocked roads while medical and military responders moved civilians to safety. Witnesses reported orderly conduct after the first detonation.
A Communist Yenan radio broadcast cited by the FCC says the Eighth Route Army captured Chan Hua and cleared puppets from the county and Shanhsien town. It reported advances toward Hweimin and noted Japanese forces moving toward Swatow via Yunsiao.
The record notes that bottles were first used in England in the eighteenth century to mature wine, marking a milestone in beverage storage and aging practices.
Frederick County farmers can order 1945 program superphosphate via AAA channels. Supplies will be delivered in July and August only for soil building on permanent pastures and grass crops. not for grain crops. Call the County AAA Office at 4139 to place orders.
Mrs Harold Teets of Stephens City reports the theft of a girl's black Victory bicycle from their garage. Police are investigating the incident.
Answers to the daily quiz printed on Page 1 include Glass Simon Lake The Cabot Pennsylvania Prohibition The Eighteenth Amendment Luzon Fifty years old Half Godfrey of Bouillon Two.
About 10 men from Company 115 Virginia State Guard prepare to leave for Camp Pendleton for a week of instruction as the first of weekly groups continues training. The Virginia State Guard school runs July 22 to August 18 with Army style meals PX access and dual facility instruction on state guard duties.
The will of Cary M. Barton, dated January 1941 and witnessed by Mary 8. Jones and Elizabeth H. Jones, is admitted to probate. All property goes to brother Fred Barton and to nieces and nephews including Mary Barton, Mrs. Edward Claytor, Thomas C. Barton, Lewis N Barton, and Joseph Barton with one sixth share each. Lewis Barton named executor with a $7 000 bond. Appraisers listed are E. G. Rusk, C. M. Grim, J. W. Arthur, W. W. Baker, and Claude Cammer. Oliver St John Gogarty noted as Irish poet and surgeon.
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