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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1945
Page
4
Public notice from The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia outlines postal status second class, publication days except Sunday, ad deadlines nine PM the prior day, ad rates and contract terms, national reps DeLisser Inc and a request for readers to report delays, plus a Bible verse and AP and ABC affiliations.
President Murray of the CIO urges an immediate 17 cent an hour raise for steel workers and similar amounts in other industries. He calls for a new wage policy to expand purchasing power and offset shorter work weeks and downgrading while acknowledging price pressures in the reconversion era.
Congress has barred lend-lease funds for postwar relief and reconstruction. The State Department signals substantial reductions in allocations to the Soviet, noting Moscow’s view that the war there is largely over while a diplomatic hint suggests shipments will continue only where essential military needs justify them.
The article argues the way is open for the Russians to join the lend-lease program, sharing in American supplies by taking an active Pacific war role similar to Great Britain. A public invitation has been issued to Marshal Stalin to help finish destroying the Axis powers, and he may accept or reject.
The piece argues that despite a bleak spring and cold weather in 1945 farmers face significant crop losses, yet overall wartime production remains near miraculous. It recalls 1941 hardships, notes past extraordinary harvests, and projects 1945 yields likely 15 percent above normal, with no imminent danger of steep crop cuts.
The Christian Science Monitor notes the war’s end will leave 250 million needing essential food, urging U S supply leadership. It warns against shortages caused by saboteurs, cites fake OPA stamps in Brooklyn threatening four million people, and highlights Brookline Massachusetts women’s groups coordinating anti black market price checks and ceiling awareness.
The article notes flexible moves in wartime controls to suit a changing situation. It cites small business priorities and industrial area reclassification to tailor manpower rules locally. It argues for relaxing wage change procedures and shifting from War Labor Board references to a traditional policing approach as war demands ease.
U S patrols are driven back at Terracinci as Allied forces press in Italy. The Winchester team defeated the Remount nine by 10 to 1 in a slow three hour game. Local JET members spent the weekend in Danville for the Virginia State Junior Chamber of Commerce executive session.
About 500 Winchester housewives attended the first session of the Winchester Evening Star Cooking School at the Sarah Zane Fire Hall. The Handlian year book from Handley High is dedicated to Mrs. Virginia Boyd Barr. Nevil Nail, son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Nail, won one of the second prizes in a national spring bud drawing contest as a fourth grader. Marble Tournament expects over 700 entrants with finals June 1. Mrs D F Butsler of 713 South Cameron is honored at an 80th birthday party.
Paul Rhodes passed his test to become a private pilot after renewing flying lessons. George Scheder obtained a transport license. Henry Schneider of Handley leads the team with a .400 average. Mrs. Roy F. Schmucker inherits $100000 from her brother Col. Charles Wilson Chase who died in Los Angeles. Shirley Carter, Winchester financier, travels to interior Mexico for sugar interests. Handley Schools registration for graves one through six is this week. students not six by September 15 are not accepted. The census hits 6000 with potential to reach 10000 as streets remain un tabulated. S H Hable calls it straw hat time in Winchester with prices from 1.50.
George Washington Hopper, Confederate veteran, dies in Martinsburg from an old Civil War wound. He spent many years in Winchester as a blacksmith. The report also notes local orchard damage from York Imperial blight and civic activity in Rome over Italy’s war declaration.
In discussing World War II outcomes, the piece argues German defeat is near despite stubborn foes. It contemplates starvation, occupation chaos, and the need to apply Christian principles to govern defeated peoples to preserve civilization and the ideals fought for.
The piece argues unemployment rising in Detroit Chicago and parts of Cleveland with calls for wage increases to meet new conditions. It critiques 20 to 40 percent raises as risking inflation and dollar value while noting wage demands by CIO and AFL figures and the push-pull over reconversion and OPA policy.
A 1945 King Features Syndicate health column explains gout as a painful big toe joint issue linked to high uric acid. It covers triggers, diagnosis by x ray or colchicine response, and treatment with rest, diet, hot packs, aspirin, and careful exercise.
The text notes many unemployed people may take lower paid work eventually, but wealthy ex-war workers show no urgency. It identifies President Truman as facing his first acid test. It asks which President named an aircraft carrier and which line follows Then conquer we must in the Star Spangled Banner, and queries who the Samurai are.
Seven historical trivia items covering explorers, garden committees, famous bells, volcanic valleys, blackjack aliases, ovate shapes, and a famous Africa work. Answers presumably listed on Page 2.
An applicant or proxy should file for infant care when the three month old first sees a physician or visits a clinic. If approved, eligibility lasts until the baby’s first birthday. Each illness requires a physician to request authorization from the State Health Department, with the wife completing the form, the physician signing, and mailing it immediately.
The text asserts Ade Ant possesses the largest brain relative to body size among living creatures, claiming a brain proportion about four times larger than typical for its body.
Sea man Rudolph Sengebosh of Newark on leave and his fiancée Mary Alexander discussed marriage plans as they left the railroad station. Alexander realized she left $500 in cash and $15,000 in jewels in a cab. The purse and valuables were found on a driver’s back seat after the 52nd inquiry.
As a rule cargo planes carry no guns. On special occasions, when flying over unfamiliar territory, they are equipped with guns, but these are handled by the pilots.
Dr Gail Benton, a capable young physician, clashes with Dr McCormick over an encephalograph for a patient. She pushes ahead to help, faces house staff tensions and family loyalties, then is summoned to aid the Red Cross blood bank as war shortages strain the hospital.
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