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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1971
Page
6
William W. Bailey known as Pop will turn 105 on Wednesday. An open house hosted by Mrs. Irene Bailey will be held tomorrow from 2 to 4 p.m. at Millwood Ave. The Apple Blossom Festival adds to the festive mood as Pop tends his garden and recalls years past. The Star Photo credit Mary Helen Massie.
Darrel Brock's Peace Candle of the World a 50 foot wax silo will be lit Sunday by Oregon Governor Tom McCall with a 60 foot match. The $18000 candle sits hollow and coated with 4500 pounds of wax eight inches thick.
Saturday features a Fabulous Rummage Sale and Apple Blossom Festival. Monday schedules include Exchange Club at George Washington Hotel Civitan Club at Lee Jackson Capon Bridge Fire Co and several fraternal and service group meetings at multiple venues, plus a barbershop chorus and a choir event.
The Salvation Army in Winchester seeks donated brass instruments for youth music programs and summer camps. A local resident will provide free band instruction, and tax receipts are available for instrument donations. Call 662-4777 for details about the Every Child Matters drive.
Ten Virginians led by Arthur W. Spaid return from a Virginia Travel Council mission to New York and New England. The group distributed over four tons of travel literature to more than 100 travel bureaus and major newspapers and gave four slide presentations to AAA travel counselors.
The Daniel Farrar Elks Lodge hosts an Apple Blossom Dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Elks Ballroom at 414 North Kent Street. Sponsored by the Trustees of Elks for the Charity Fund.
AFL-CIO union leader Louis Stulberg warned hot pants threaten women’s fashion firms and jobs as small houses struggle to choose between long and short styles. He cited industry disorganization, potential closures, and layoffs while predicting dresses may regain dominance as American women decide preferred looks.
The note indicates the Institute of Basic Skills at 6231 Leesburg Pike Falls Church Virginia 22044 received approval from the Virginia State Board of Education.
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