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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1946
Page
4
Public notice from The Evening Star Publishing Co. Winchester Virginia outlines timely delivery expectations for subscribers and requests notice of any delays or irregularities. It also lists display advertising deadlines by noon the day before publication and rates for transient and classified ads.
Rates listed for one year two payment options and monthly plans with different zones. Carrier option shows separate yearly and monthly pricing. The text repeats prices and includes a biblical quotation fragment at the end.
The piece argues that government press agents and propaganda staffs have grown under a new funding regime and criticizes their influence. It cites a Byrd committee census showing over 23,000 federal staff involved in educational and publicity activities and questions the public benefit of such efforts. It then shifts to sociology research by Anselm Strauss on mate selection, noting personality and cultural traits trump physical appeal in choice of partner.
The text notes a 1946 estimated U S surplus of over 22 billion dollars due to unspent income, suggesting inflationary risk as money flows into scarce goods and taxes are paid. It emphasizes the potential pricing power of the unspent funds and the threat to value.
The Treasury aims to invest at least eight billion dollars in U S Savings Bonds this year and designates November and December as special months. The plan seeks to curb inflation while encouraging savers to buy Bonds and build financial reserves for future independence and security.
The article argues labor wages are the main determinant of commodity costs from extraction to delivery. When wages rise, consumers seek substitutes like cotton or rayon, natural gas or fuel oil, and engineers focus on adapting alternatives. Coal miners, led by Lewis, hold a power over production and should heed Emerson.
The text argues that rising wages push industry to invest in labor saving machinery. Once productivity saturates domestic demand and foreign markets are tapped, competition with low labor costs can force selling at a loss. Continued losses lead to layoffs or shutdowns, risking the income labor seeks to protect.
Maj. Gen. Gilbert R. Cook of the Third Army accepts an invitation to speak to the Winchester Lions Club next week. Robert F. Gaines has purchased the Miles Music Company on West Boscawen Street. A farewell dinner honors Philip N. Hunter who departs December 1 to manage North Virginia Power Co. in Charles Town after serving as local service manager since 1939.
Nocturnal prowler alarms local citizens as women report he comes when they are home alone. Secretary Hull briefs Roosevelt on Japan-U.S. tensions with efforts to avert war. E. M. Funk elected Middletown Grange Master. Surveys say shoppers buy pricier gifts as Christmas approaches. Loyalist forces claim the Madrid assault on outskirts is broken.
1921 report notes Miss Margaret L. Greener arriving from Jamestown to lead Memorial Hospital. N Herbert Hoover speaks at Martinsburg Fruit Exchange banquet. Local women invited to form a Daughters of the Revolution chapter. 1901 item mentions a Rock Enon resident marrying his son’s sister-in-law amid bank plans in town and a skunk family found in Winchester water shed.
A vintage quiz prompts readers with ten questions on sugar substitutes, animal meats, philately, flag colors, notable inventors, pencil signatures, dairy products, tire wear distribution, male foxes, and Reformational dates.
Paul Mallon reports on the coal mine dispute led by John Lewis with the government, highlighting the May coal agreement, wage gains, and the move to end the government’s operation of the mines. The piece questions Lewis’s motives and notes unions’ support amid a broader political context.
At Lake Success New York on November 30 Australia pressed Russia over the arms reduction proposal asking for guarantees that UN inspection and control would not be vetoed by the Soviet Union or other great powers. Norman J. O. Makin warned that current wording could let any permanent Security Council member block the whole system. The five permanent members are the United States Britain Russia France and China.
The 19th century evangelist Charles G Finney, active from 1820 to 1876, emerged from a legal career in Adams New York to become one of the era’s most influential preachers. His dramatic conversion inspired years of preaching about the transforming power of faith and he spoke across many states reaching wide audiences.
In Seoul the American occupation command reports growing suspicion of sabotage in its zone with informants warning of incidents. Over the past month rail wrecks and fires at a school and a hospital killed 46 Koreans and one American, with another soldier wounded. A spokesman blamed Communists.
How ard Jones testified to police that a bystander warned him about his sugar. He stopped to inspect the load and was confronted by the bystander and two companions with guns who hijacked 8500 pounds of sugar.
Mrs. Terry Cleland found her Thanksgiving dinner ruined as the turkey, ham, and a roasting pan were stolen. The turkey was later found roasting in the refrigerator at the police station as evidence against the suspect.
Medical notes report vitamin K as effective relief for many hives cases when other treatments fail. Dr McInnes cites good results in about three quarters of patients, with recurrence cleared by repeat courses. Doctors advise seeking cause analysis, but vitamin K offers a valuable option for recurrent or hard to diagnose urticaria.
Traffic accidents killed 69 people during the Thanksgiving holiday while 14 additional deaths from other violent causes were reported. The toll exceeded the National Safety Council October estimate of 3,210 traffic fatalities and a total of 27,520 for the first ten months.
In June 1946 the National Airport averaged 560 landings and takeoffs per day, about one plane every two and a half minutes, amid holiday safety concerns and prior estimates of 650 potential fatalities from motor mishaps.
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