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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1971
Page
7
Winchester artists invited to join the Art Experience event chaired by Mrs. Connie Martin. The show runs Saturday June 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a rain date June 12. Participants call 667 7674 or 667 7763 for details.
Massanutten Inc and Del Webb Corp plan a year round vacation complex near Harrisonburg Virginia with 5000 to 6000 acres hosting 5000 homesites. The development includes 12 to 19 ski runs an 18 hole golf course and multiple recreational facilities over 10 to 15 years. Ecology and environmental controls will guide tree cutting land use and architecture. About 80 percent will be private lots and 20 percent public facilities under property owner associations.
Winchester Postmaster Joseph C. Haines releases Memorial Day weekend services. Saturday will include normal delivery collection window and lockbox services with special delivery, receipts and dispatches. Sunday will offer regular services. Monday will have no window or regular mail delivery but holiday lockbox, special delivery collection and receipts dispatches on holiday schedule.
A 1917 VMI graduate funds a 1.5 million dollar trust for the school. Mr and Mrs Lawrence L Oakes of Palm Springs California set up the gift to be administered after their deaths by the VMI Foundation. Gen Lemuel C Shepherd Jr says this will be the foundation’s largest gift.
A severe nurse shortage in the Johannesburg Pretoria area forces white hospitals to hire more non-whites for domestic tasks to fill gaps.
Two jailers resigned after a welfare agency probe found prisoners beatings and multiple rule violations at the city jail in Virginia Beach. The report cited lack of supervision, improper housing, and medical access practices, while noting steps to deliver receipts and improve inmate handling.
Roy Bayliss announced an experimental Non-Scout Camping Program for the 1971 season at Camp Rock Enon. It targets boys of limited means not in Scouts, with council units co-sponsoring camp fees and applications handled through the Winchester Scout Service Center.
The Cedarville Baptist Church holds its annual memorial service this Sunday with morning and afternoon speakers and special music provided for attendees.
Advertisement claims quick drying T-4-L treats athlete's foot with itch and burning relief in minutes to days. It guarantees infected skin sloughing off and healthy skin replacing it, offering a 48c money back guarantee at any drug counter.
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