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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1940
Page
3
Market analysis shows prices for principal farm commodities fell 15 to 44 percent from war peaks, with wheat prospects dropping from about 700 million to 570 million dollars in value. Farmers may hold back sales as government loan guarantees offer a cushion and potential higher prices.
The Rev Millard J Miller resigns as Virginia Conference United Brethren Church superintendent after two years to become director of young people's work and Christian education. He will present his resignation at the Keyser conference and move to Dayton for the church board role after a brief residence. He departed Sunday for Dayton to lead the annual summer leadership training school.
A jewelry salesman left a bag containing mounted diamonds worth 15000 in a hotel lobby. Five hours later a bellboy stored the bag in the checkroom, not knowing the owner. The salesman later retrieved the bag.
Troop 1 had two patrols at Camporee near Clevenger's and each earned standard patrol emblems at Friday’s Scout meeting. Pat Duffy received his second class badge. Visitors Phil Hunter and George Jones from the Committee on Health and Safety attended, and the troop plans a White Rock weekend camp. The meeting opened with the Pledge to the Flag and closed with the Scoutmaster's Benediction.
Congress approves a $698.535 million pool for farmers who cooperate with federal crop control programs over 12 months. The bill allocates $438.56 million for agricultural conservation payments, $212 million for parity payments, and $47.975 million for subsidies under the sugar control act, with funds divided among 1940 crop paddocks that followed soil conservation practices.
The Winchester School of the Bible invites the public to hear Dr W T Reid superintendent of the Ohio Messianic Testimony during a five day Bible Conference. He will speak each night at 745 from June 17 to 21. Reid, a former missionary in China and Korea, now works in the Messianic Testimony in Ohio and emphasizes missionary witness to Israel as a spiritual privilege.
A total of 131 children are enrolled at Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church and 114 at Loudoun Street Church in Vacation Bible School. The program continues for another week with closing exercises at Loudoun Avenue on Friday at 7 p.m. Parents and friends are invited.
Fifteen members of the Intermediate Department of the Loudoun Street Presbyterian Sunday School attend the Intermediate conference at Massanetta Springs this week. Rev. Ronald B. Wilson teaches a course, The Life of Christ, to one group. Next week several local congregation members plan to attend the Young People’s Conference at Massanetta, lasting June 24 to July 1.
Biographical sketches of two Winchester bank directors. Dr Philip W Boyd, 1875 birth, physician on Virginia Medical Examining Board and Shenandoah Valley National Bank board, hunter, Presbyterian deacon. Theodore Yost Kinzel, 1864 birth, former teller at Farmers and Merchants National Bank for 26 years, Episcopal, Masonic member.
County briefs recount visits among Windle and Hulver families, plus other residents from Winchester, Middletown, Martinsburg and Washington. The Lebanon Lutheran Bible School opens June 17 with daily sessions through June 28. Road camp 29 may relocate to Hot Springs July first.
Green peas mark summer and first canning on farms says nutrition specialist Miss Cameron. Gather peas in the morning, blanch five minutes, fill jars with peas and blanching liquid, process 50 minutes at 10 pounds or three hours boiling. Avoid salt or acid and overcrowding to prevent cloudiness and loss of value.
At the University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs a Protestant pastor a Jewish rabbi and a Catholic educator urged church and religious leaders to unite in times of crisis. They stressed religion's role in defending democracy guiding public opinion and shaping moral standards in national defense and social relations.
R E Ayler recorder of the Stephens City town council announced that junk day or cleanup day will be observed tomorrow. Citizens are asked to have their trash on the street ready for collection when the truck makes its rounds.
Milton C. Hollingsworth, recent head of New London Academy and Edinburg native, was chosen by the Shenandoah School Board to succeed C. V. Shoemaker as superintendent. The Woodstock appointment follows a long teaching and administrative career including Edinburg High, Woodstock High, and Washington High School, with wartime service in the U. S. Air Corps and a Roanoke College and University of Virginia education background.
Rosenberger Virginia June 14 The Mountain View School completed its term with closing exercises and a display of unit work by the teachers.
The teaching administration includes M , principal, Mrs. Ihiodee and Mrs. Susan Kuykendall Duff. They offer courses from first to tenth grade with Mrs Hayden teaching first and second grades, and Mr Hayden and Mrs Duff handling grades three through ten. This season marks the first time the school has four students in the tenth grade.
Mr Hayden teaches mathematics and geography. Mrs Duff handles reading and related topics with music and playground activities directed by Mrs Hayden. The senior softball team is coached by Mr Hayden. Mrs coaches the cast for Elmer the school's finals play.
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