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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1954
Page
1
Viet Minh troops surround the Red River delta defense lines guarding Hanoi and Haiphong. French forces rush reinforcements as rebels form pincers for a major assault before June. Evacuations continue around Haiphong and Doson as battles threaten northern Indochina.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone announces a 103000 expansion to improve service in northeast Winchester and rural areas toward Rest on Route 11 and the Opequon on Route 7. The project, totaling nearly 2 million for eight years, starts mid summer and aims for completion by year end with 351 new poles and 13 miles of cable.
The three area high schools report 67 seniors planning college this fall, 32 boys and 35 girls. Handley High leads with 46 percent, Clarke County has 30 percent, and James Wood has 11 percent. Virginia Tech tops choices with eight students, followed by Madison College with seven.
The Supreme Court broadens federal authority to set rates for interstate natural gas sales. By a 5 3 vote the court rules the Federal Power Commission must fix prices charged by producers and gatherers of natural gas.
Elizabeth Ann Ames 18 daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis B Ames of Winchester wins the Clarke County school system Leadership Award the second of three local honors from The Evening Star worth 350 dollars. The presentation occurs at Clarke County graduation with State Senator Byrd delivering the address. Ames plans to attend Mary Washington College to study nursing and later teach.
About 200 people attended the Sixth of June Confederate Memorial Service at Stonewall Cemetery under the cemetery association and Turner Ashby Chapter UDC. Robert T. Barton Jr. of Richmond spoke, recalling 1941 and 1954 sentiments and urging faith in liberty amid world totalitarian threats.
Dr. Carl Heath Kopf urged Handley High School graduates to accept imperfect conditions and to "try anyway" to reach goals during a bac calaureate service at the school auditorium. The ceremony featured the Handley Glee Club and worship leaders from local churches, with commencement set for 8 p m tomorrow for 89 graduates.
The Winchester Police Department reported one of the quietest weekends in memory with no accidents or drunkenness arrests. Police Court Justice John Rice opened the morning session with no cases heard, a rarity in the last year.
Clarke County High School held senior bac claraureate services with Rev William Abbot of Berryville Presbyterian challenging 51 seniors to let Christ master their bodies possessions and hearts. He urged fitness discipline and asked how money was earned and spent. The service opened with Holy Holy Holy and included glee club selections. Tonight State Senator Harry Byrd Jr will speak at graduation with diplomas awarded by Principal Miley and Superintendent Burton.
In Geneva French Foreign Minister Bidault and Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov had a 50 minute, cordial exchange on supervising the Indochina cease fire. They could not agree on a supervisory commission and debated including a Communist nation. Bidault floated a three Asian nations base with added Communist and Western members, opposing evenly divided Communist and non Communist bodies. They also discussed accelerating military talks in Geneva, which had shown little progress.
Ronald Charles Phelps five year old son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Orman Phelps of Four Corners died Saturday evening at Memorial Hospital from injuries suffered when struck by a truck Friday around noon near Routes 55 and 600 beside Star Tanery. He was born March 13 1949 in Baltimore and attended Mrs Jack Marsh Kindergarten in Strasburg. He is survived by his parents a half sister Darlene Phelps a half brother Robert Frazee. The body lies at Stover Chapel Strasburg and will be moved to Gravel Springs Church for a 1 pm service officiated by Rev E B Smith. burial in Mt Olive Cemetery Frederick Md.
Wally Cox known as Mr Peepers obtained a marriage license in Easton Maryland to wed Marilyn Gennaro 20 with a Broadway role in The Pajama Game. The couple planned to marry about 4 p m at a Methodist church in Bozman. Cox listed Wallace Maynard Cox 29 as his name. Gennaro said she is from New York.
Eight men and two women die in a flaming collision on Maryland Route 416 when one car travels in the wrong lane on a crest. all victims perished, with no survivors. Police identify victims as Robert E. Abell, Clarence M. Thomas, John Schweinhout, Robert Schweinhout, Milton Stottlmeyer, Earl McCreagy, Mrs. Benjamin Thomas, Norman Carey, Helen Carey, and an unidentified ~19-year-old boy.
Secretary of Defense Wilson said a third world war is not the answer to stopping the spread of communism in an address at South Carolina's 150th anniversary ceremony. He urged restraint and emphasized nonmilitary measures.
Marshall Castleman was elected Commander of Conrad Hoover Post 21 American Legion at the June meeting. He and other officers will be installed July 6 in Legion Rooms on Rouss Ave. The slate includes Ralph Cain, Danny Grimes, Shirley White, Lawrence Bell, Roy Wickes, George Snider and William F. Schenck. Executive board members are Turner Sencindiver, Jess Kiracofe, Eugene Dearing, Fred Donica, Charles Zuckerman and Kenneth Patton.
Roy M Cohn told Secretary Stevens in a monitored call on October 27 that moving G David Schine to the CIA could save embarrassment all around by keeping him from being drafted into the Army.
Christ Episcopal Church unanimously approved a drive to raise 105000 for renovation and modernization. Led by Rev. William H. Hanckel the campaign will be run with Wells Organizations of Chicago and Toronto and aims to finish by mid July. Plans include moving Lord Fairfax’s tomb to the church yard, reclaiming the basement as an undercroft and expanding facilities with a new parish hall and classrooms.
Transcripts from the Army McCarthy hearings show Secretary Stevens pleading with Roy Cohn not to overplay questions about Maj. Gen. Richard Part ridge. McCarthy describes Schine as not indispensable, warns Stevens against telling an unnamed person who would alert Roy. Drafting of Schine details and edited transcripts by Special Counsel Jenkins.
Winchester officials named judges and clerks for tomorrow's municipal elections in Winchester Stephens City Middletown Boyce and Berryville with lists led by Mrs Fred Forney Mrs Mable Larrick Mrs Lester Kerlin and Lee Stickley in Winchester and other crews announced for Rouss Noble Pierce Jr Robert Swartz plus several noble civic figures across the five towns including Berryville’s George Skelton and Earl Brown and John Carlisle
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