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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1951
Page
2
The Shenandoah Traffic Club will meet Wednesday at 6 30 PM at Yark Inn to elect officers for the coming year. Walter K. Howard of Hagerstown Maryland, division freight agent with the Pennsylvania Railroad, will speak on Recent Improvements of Railroad Handling of Material.
Miss Annie P. Starling supervise r of County schools and Miss Gertrude Organ nurse at City schools will report on the Eye Clinic conducted in the County and City by the Sight and Conservation Committee of the Lions Club at tomorrow's regular Lions Club luncheon at 12 15 p m in the George Washington Hotel. James P. Alexander is the Light and Conservation Committee chairman.
A sequence of estate and personal property auctions lists sale dates from May 23 to June 23 in and around Winchester Virginia. Items include real estate furniture farm equipment cattle and household goods with auctioneers and locations such as Sunnyside Subdivision National Ave Marlboro Road and Stephens City along Rt 60.
Produce and livestock prices across markets show dull apple and potato demand in Baltimore with modest moves in romes and Jersey type markets. Chicago and Pittsburgh report firmer hogs and cattle with mixed results on cows bulls and yearlings, while butter and eggs hold steady as receipts vary. Slaughter steers and heifers rise in Chicago with prime weights up, while cows hold or dip slightly. hogs gain modestly in Baltimore and Chicago amid thin trading.
New York stocks opened with a typical Monday routine as mixed gains and losses appeared. Alleghany Corp led with 7000 shares unchanged. rail firms Pennsylvania and Southern Pacific edged up while Santa Fe and New York Central slipped. General Motors fell slightly. Studebaker rose. Goodyear gained while U S Rubber weakened. American Can spiked up to 1.50 at one point amid a steady government bond market.
Local market list corrected daily shows prices for flour and corn meal in 5 and 10 pound bags, yellow corn, wheat content, and various retail feed items including broiler mash cracked corn and mixed feed. Butter prices and butterfat notes appear but are incomplete.
Agricultural report lists No 5 Grade A Medium eggs at 48 cents and Grade B Large at 88 cents, plus prices for crack and checks, live poultry in the Winchester area including No 1 fowl, heavy breed hens, broilers, and breeder toms. A geography Q&A notes Greater London area about 700 square miles, County of London 120 square miles, City of London 1 square mile.
Market notes show steady tone across commodities. Apples across several car grades priced around 2.26 to 3.25 per unit, eggs graded A and B with white and brown varieties, eggs packed at a penny per dozen more. Poultry markets barely steady for young stock and steady for heavy stock with fryers and broilers quoted in ranges from 20 to 40 cents per pound depending on type.
Robert E. Ayler Frederick County Schools superintendent told the Miller School PTA that consolidation across Frederick County is a success. He cited James Wood High School as expanding courses in math science vocations home economics and physical education and said next year a full music program will begin with a teacher already hired. He noted five buses were bought last year with plans for two more, discussed salary issues driving away skilled teachers, and reported debt on James Wood School reduced. He added students benefit from Government Surplus Foods lunches and milk at reduced prices. A paper drive and mimeograph machine purchase were approved by the PTA and refreshments followed.
An investigation was under way to determine the cause and extent of damage from a three hour blaze at a long established produce company. Owners H C Clark and A B Neh ton reported damages after firemen fought the fire for three hours in a 30 year old two story brick building. Firefighters contained the flames to prevent spread to nearby structures.
Chicago grains opened weak on the Board of Trade continuing late weekly liquidation. Prices showed active dealing with May and July futures for corn and oats posting mixed shifts while rye and sorbonne futures moved in narrow ranges amid overall selling pressure.
Beckley West Virginia Millard Tyree acting as chief said Constable Buckson Gilkerson was charged with murder after a Saturday night shooting on the Raleigh County courthouse square. Newsom a 32 year old Black man was shot three times and died at the scene. Gilkerson indicted in March on taking over $9000 in bribes and remains a constable.
John Salling of Slant Virginia postponed his baptism near the Clinch River citing uncertain weather. He did not set a new date and plans to attend the final Confederate veterans reunion in Norfolk beginning May 30.
Alfred Tennyson Dickens, son of Charles Dickens, was buried in Trinity Churchyard in New York City. He died suddenly there while traveling from Australia to England.
Claude A. Taylor Jr of Martinsville was elected commander of the Fifth District Virginia Department American Legion at a district convention held yesterday in Danville.
Answers listed include Philippines in question one and New York harbor as location for question two. Missouri is cited for question three with Calvin Coolidge’s administration for question four. The schedule notes November 11 at 5 a.m. Monday November. Luther Burbank is named for question six. An Italian artist and autobiographer appears at question seven. The word manageable is given for question eight. The trio Charlotte Emily Jane and me for question nine. Napoleon I is the answer to question ten.
Six teams are set to post scores as the Winchester City Bowling Tournament opens tonight at 7 30. Teams include Sarah Zane Fire Co L M Buses National Fruit Orts Sof-Spun O Sullivan Plant and O Sullivan Office. Singles doubles and mixed doubles for men and women may be bowled tonight.
A 29 year old saw mill worker named Harry Craddock of Stella was killed when a falling locust tree toppled while he and witness Edward Joyce were cutting it near Stuart. Craddock was struck and died instantly.
William C. Coleman born May 21 1870 in Chatham New York son of homesteaders who moved to Kansas as an infant. He developed the gasoline pressure lamp the GI pocket stove of World War II and the floor furnace for small homes among other Coleman heating systems. He studied law and conceived lamp idea and over 50 years built four factories on 23 acres.
London reports a last minute rush for free spectacles and dentures as the Government enforces a half price plan through the National Health Service. Beginning Monday patients will pay partial costs for dentures and eye glasses to divert funds to the rearmament program.
Public notice announces Virginia Case 10531 on authority to amend intrastate tariffs to raise the minimum charge for less carload shipments. The State Corporation Commission will hear the case in Richmond at 10:00 A.M. on Monday June 25, 1951.
A community meeting at Mt Airy School House is scheduled for Wednesday May 23 at 8 p m. The gathering will consider purchasing the Mt Airy School building for use as a community center.
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