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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1955
Page
5
Payment terms set at 1.75 dollars per column inch per day with a minimum charge. Cash required for all out of town ads. Closing hours dictate that ads received before 10 am at The Star Office may appear in the same day issue.
Tarpaulins 6 by 8 first quality ten ounce for sale at five dollars. Other sizes and heavier weights available on order. E. W. Armstrong Co. 441 North Cameron Street. Phone Winchester 8168.
For sale restaurant A-1 in a college town of 5000 population near two colleges. Gross yearly $90,000. Air conditioned, seats 115. Building rent $175 monthly with long lease. Modern equipment stock and business only $17,000 or cash $9,000 down. Contact Landon Atkins, Realtor Farmville Virginia. Phone 390 M or 788.
Prominent Terminix service advertises a free inspection with bonded insured contracts and E. W. Armstrong Company as authorized representative. Includes contact phone 4643 and March 14 event note. Also promotes Shenandoah River camping and fishing sites three miles east of Cedarville Virginia with electricity and dam access. H. D. Hoskins listed in Front Royal with phone 1272.
Lewiston and Augusta mills resumed operations after Bates Mfg Co reached a three year contract with CIO Textile Workers Union. The agreement maintains the $1.30 hourly wage and seeks pay equalization with competitors while 17,000 workers in nearby states remain on strike.
A funeral service for William H. Moore of 119 E. Germain St. was conducted Saturday at 2 p m at the Jones Funeral Home. Rev Forrest B. Oglesby officiated. Pallbearers were Charles Cleveland Talmadge Bucher Luther F Tevalt Roy Triplett A C Halvosa and Burton C Ritter. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
President Eisenhower asked Congress to approve U S membership in a new international finance corporation linked to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The $35 million U S subscription would back a $100 million capital stock to fund risk capital for private ventures abroad without government guarantees.
The Lions Club will hold its annual officer election during tomorrow's regular Friday luncheon at 12 15 p m in the George Washington Hotel. Nomination chair Charles Campbell Jr leads a committee with William Wheatley P G Ireland William Battaile and Bryan Stotler.
The Atomic Energy Commission says Free World uranium resources in production or development lie in the modest cost category, possibly between one and two million tons. Exploration has been limited but there are possibilities for much greater tonnage, and foreseen military and industrial requirements can be adequately supplied.
A government advisory committee discussed a voluntary plan to allocate Salk polio vaccine amid calls for federal controls. The Cutter vaccine recall is under review as a panel urges continued use of other brands. Eleven medical experts led by Dr. Jonas Salk supported withdrawal of Cutter for further testing. Idaho reports a second polio death of a vaccinated schoolgirl, Janet Lee Kincaid, 7, in Moscow.
Quote indicates that other children in Idaho are affected and officials call for exhaustive tests to determine if the vaccine is at fault. The remarks reflect concern and the need for investigation.
The Desert of Maine began in the 19th century as a 30 ft square sand patch south of Freeport. It now spans over 500 acres and continues to expand.
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