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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1950
Page
1
Congress weighs price and wage controls as war profits curbers. Administration officials hint at an excess profits tax to deter profiteering from the Korean war while price rises prompt calls for curbs unless inflation slows. Navy Marine and Army mobilization plans advance as departments study broader production limits.
Frederick County farmers produced 6875 acres of wheat in 1950 with Opequon District leading at 2545 acres and Stonewall 1581 acres. The acreage fell from 9728 in 1949 due to controls and seeding conditions. 1951 allotments will be issued by August.
The Virginia Woolen Company marks its golden anniversary this August with a plant tour, band concert, lunch, and a Byrd address. Founded in 1900, the firm now employs about 9500 workers, with wages over 1.5 million annually, and raw materials exceeding 3 million. Ernest A Carper, the oldest employee since 1903, symbolizes the era.
A telegram to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lewis of Winchester Route 3 says their son Pfc. Charles R. Lewis was slightly wounded in action and evacuated to Japan. The 20 year old, a Stonewall High School graduate, enlisted in 1948 and shipped to Japan in December 1948 after basic at Fort Jackson. He arrived in Korea as of this morning and hopes to return soon. The Lewis family has two brothers who served in World War II.
Four Marine Corps organized reserve units are ordered to report for active duty at Camp Lejeune North Carolina by August 1. Virginia Marine outfits are also to stand by for active duty. The spokesman estimates about 600 officers and men across the four units. Petersburg Hopewell Lynchburg and Charlottesville units received telegraph orders to report by August 1.
Mrs. Sydney Culver aged 30 of White Post mother of five is hospitalized in Richmond with suspected infantile paralysis. Dr. Lee Sutton confirmed polio diagnosis but said no paralysis yet and her condition is satisfactory. Basil O Connor, father and polio campaigner, helped secure her admission as Virginia reports 81 cases in 1950 with 41 in Wythe County including five deaths.
Winchester city and county draft boards will send 10 men for pre induction physicals next Thursday at the Martinsburg Army recruiting station serving boards across parts of West Virginia Virginia and Maryland. Earlier groups from Oakland Cumberland and Hagerstown completed exams with Shenandoah and Warren County boards to follow next Tuesday. Berryville and Winchester areas report on the same date for transfer to Baker Veterans Administration Center for X ray and blood tests while station concentrates on physical and mental exams before final draft decisions.
Crowds filled downtown Winchester despite rain threats for the mid summer Winchester Days sale. Traffic spiked after 8 am with many stores opening at 9 am and parking spaces filling quickly. Free bus service, free theater movies for kids, and covered meters drew visitors from West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia. Clyde Campbell of the Winchester Retail Merchants Assn. announced 34 cooperating stores offer money-saving buys through Saturday.
Ralph Y. Whitey Grubbs of 14612 N Loudoun St is named central registrar for Winchester effective August 1. He replaces four registrars and will oversee voter registration at his office. Grubbs, a Winchester native WWII veteran, active in the American Legion, and a commercial photographer, has a son.
Central front gains as U S Negro infantry captures Ye chon after a 16 hour battle. U S forces abandon Taejon for hill country while a follow up Communist attack stalls. Allied ships neutralize Yongdok base. South Koreans retake Yechon. Air war reports 100 sorties and B 29 strikes on bridges airfields and Seoul railyards. Marines mobilize reserves. Congress weighs manpower limits. Truman’s Korea message fuels World War III fears. Britain backs U S demand for North Korea withdrawal before talks.
The Army announced that some National Guard troops and Reserve units would be activated, with secrecy on exact numbers. Those called will have at least 30 days to arrange personal affairs. The plan targets non division units amid potential political repercussions.
B Beverley Byrd of Berryville Virginia addressed the Pennsylvania Horticultural Association program in State College with Dr Milton Eisenhower and Penn State's new president. He reviewed changes since 1930, noting color sport varieties, better packaging and rising advertising, and urged higher quality apples for the fresh trade to compete with bananas and citrus.
In Washington, military officials doubt use of the A bomb would quicken Korea’s war. North Korean targets are sparse and terrain mountainous, complicating mass destruction strategies. Front lines stretch along a narrow battle zone with dispersed troop concentrations.
Weather outlook projects Virginia from tomorrow through Wednesday July 26 with temperatures averaging two to five degrees below normal. Expect a warm Sunday followed by cooler Monday and Tuesday, then a rising trend Wednesday. Showers are likely Sunday and early Monday totaling one third to one half inch.
Washington reports the Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously voted to remove all limits on armed force size and to extend all enlistments by one year.
U N Secretary General Trygve Lie said nine nations replied to an aid appeal but none offered ground combat troops. He noted no flat refusals and said conversations continue with the United States, while preliminary responses include a Swedish hospital unit, a Danish ambulance, Norwegian shipping, a French armed sloop, and six Greek transport planes with crews.
The U S Navy Recruiting Sub Station in the Winchester Post Office basement now operates seven days a week from 8 a m to 5 30 p m. Previously the office opened only half days on Saturdays and closed Sundays. For enlistment or six month Naval Reserve duty, contact in person or call 4201 per QMC F C Martinovich.
Both Senate and House Armed Services panels backed bills to extend enlistments by one year for volunteers in the Army Navy Air Force and Marines with Guardsmen and Reserves included. The move aims to prevent a loss of about 193000 trained personnel as draft law nears expiration.
The 24th Division held high ground southeast of burning Taejon blocking a North Korean advance. Reports say the Reds failed to press after Taejon fall, with Maj. Gen. William F. Dean missing for 24 hours. MacArthur officials cited no confirmation of Dean's status and noted no change in the situation.
Moscow radio and Tass denounce President Truman for broadening US war preparations in Korea and elsewhere. The dispatch accuses the United States of aggression and of using a peace facade to justify actions in Korea, the Philippines, Formosa, and Indochina.
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