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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1962
Page
9
Reporters Elizabeth Baker Connie Carlisle Joyce Anne Gano Linda Garber Carolyn Manuel Linda Richter Janet Shawen and Chery Whitney are listed as contributing staff.
Editorial explains student eligibility to vote in General Organization elections at the school. It notes that membership in the GO is required to influence officer and sponsor choices and describes GO as the governing body guiding student activities.
A school notice urges students to pay a three dollar annual General Organization dues to support athletic teams and clubs. The benefit includes voting rights and free entry to home games and assemblies. Dues rise to three fifty after October 5.
The band, 76 members strong, debuted in new uniforms during last Saturday’s football game. New members include John Stealey Dennis Compton Harry Ripcon and William Pickeral along with several others across sections such as trombones baritone bass cornets and color guards.
A Friday night pep rally drew loyal fans and school spirit. Coaches Booth and Welch delivered energetic talks while senior players Bill Bauserman Dennis Hinkle and Jimmy Wilkins shared hopes for Saturday's game. The Girls monogram Club performed a spirited skit.
Senior girls led by Betsy Baker with Lin da Garber on piano performed Be neath the Cross of Jesus during Friday chapel. The Chapel Committee hopes more homerooms and organizations will follow the seniors' fine example.
The Commercial and Savings Bank announces under Virginia law it will deliver funds on deposit in excess of 1000 dollars to J. Harrison Miller as Administrator of the Estate of Guy Baughman deceased. Guy Baughman was a non resident of Virginia at his death. The notice is dated November 18 1925 and October 2 1941.
The forecast lists events including Chapel Senior Boys Reader with N n Stottle myer leader Doug Fisher pianist and Darlene Himes on Wednesday. Thursday features Thespian Club at 12 15 p.m. Junior Varsity football vs James Wood at 3 30 p.m. Friday lists Chapel Senior Boys reader John Anderson leader Meredith Bowers pianist Philip Webber. Saturday schedules a football game vs George Mason Falls Church at 2 p.m. Monday shows Chapel Executive Council Reader Dr Quarles leader Judy Belchie pianist Sharon Moore. Senior Science Club meets 12 15 p.m. Tuesday notes Girls Monogram Club.
Governor Harrison proclaims October as Teacher Appreciation Week and lauds Winchester teachers for their loyalty and devotion. Students pledge to honor educators by studying hard and giving full attention to their lessons.
Eighth grade students and the high school Advanced Art group display works in the Main Corridor. Limber-up exercises, scribble forms, block letters, decorated initials, birthday month illustrations, campus pencil sketches, chalk drawings and crayon etchings showcase individual expression. The exhibit helps students evaluate and compare their work while pleasing viewers.
The faculty and student body express sincere wishes for a speedy recovery to Mrs. M B Clowe business teacher. She has been greatly missed by all especially her students and the Senior Class of which she is a sponsor.
The Handley Student Body is invited by the Winchester Frederick County Safety Committee to attend its meeting at the Winchester War Memorial Building Thursday at 8 p.m. Thomas Andress, safety director of Harleysville Natural Insurance, will speak on teenage drivers and parental roles.
The JV cheerleaders staged a pep assembly Thursday during advisory period with enthusiasm and crowd involvement. Participants showcased routines and spirit activities for students and staff.
The article notes the squad’s Pep Assembly and names co-captains Mike Foreman and Chucky Spaid with Jas h ges and Kellian contributing. It closes with optimism that continued attorney support will help ensure a successful season.
The A Capella Choir and Vivace Club announce new members. The A Capella list includes Carolyn Crisman Betty Rogers Pat Smith Kathleen Emmons Carol Prettyman Nancy Madagan George Miller John Miller Dennis Derry Gene Fisher Michael Krueger and Gary Streit. Vivace Club adds Meg Greene Barbara Blackburn Sally Bush Cindy Rathman Judy Smith and Sandy Ritter.
The Library Club Membership Committee led by Gretchen Higgs Janice Johnson Shirley Jones Ginger Sthert and Sandy Willingham selects polyard members. New inductees include Sharon Wolfe Sandra Morrison Marsha Newell Cathy Riley Susan Bly Mary Marshall Gaunt Ann Shockey Darlene Frye Carolyn Crisman Judy Belchie Sally Burch Joyce Truslow Babara Harper Ann Saville Carol Prettyman Terry Yost Sharon Stotler Jennifer Geiman Linda Mallory Jotte Bailey Diane Carper Meg Greene Catherine Lofton Sharon Conner Jane Holsinger Pat Smith and Ann Fuller. Initiation plans are underway.
Wheeling Hospital School of Nursing junior class of 23 girls received a telegram from President Kennedy and White House staff promising care if they fall ill. The students, along the motorcade route, greeted Kennedy during his Wheeling visit and presented him with an engraved nurse cap paperweight.
W L Gordon presents guidance on word usage pronounces often misused phrases and mispronounced terms. He highlights synonyms and suggests building vocabulary by mastering one word daily with somnolent meaning sleepy and drowsy illustrated by a sample sentence.
Los Angeles AP reports actor Charles Laughton has cancer of the spine. He was admitted to Cedars of Lebanon Hospital for surgery on a collapsed vertebra and remains in fair condition with full mental faculties and cheerful conversation as he recovers. He previously had surgery in New York for a collarbone injury from a bathtub fall.
Former New York Stock Exchange chairman J Truman Bidwell, indicted for tax evasion for 1956 57 totaling 55908 and 14000 in unreported capital gains, heads to another trial after the first ended in a hung jury. Prosecutors say Bidwell hid income while defense portrays errors as honest mistakes by his secretary.
Virginia Military Institute appoints Edmund Pendleton of Wytheville as its new president after a board meeting in Richmond. Pendleton has served on the VMI board since 1956.
Medium intensity earthquakes were felt Sunday night north of Rome in Spoleto Terni and Rieti. Two shocks struck in quick succession lasting about three seconds each. No damage was reported.
Spanish information minister Manuel Fraga Iribarne announced the known dead in the Barcelona flood a week after the disaster stood at 380 with 280 missing. Among the victims were 109 school children.
A Roanoke based Healing Arts Committee for Better Government urges doctors dentists pharmacists and nurses in the 6th District to join to reelect Richard Poff. The group says introducing politics into medical practice is highly unethical and expects a majority of local professionals to repudiate the idea.
The Earl of Home told an Anglo American friendship group that a lengthy East West stalemate is possible and urged Western powers to use the impasse wisely. Meanwhile the USS Kearsarge nears a rendezvous 250 miles northeast of Midway as Walter Schirra Jr. prepares for spaceflight.
Police in Reno and Carson City reported a slight tremor just before 9 p.m. Monday. No damage was reported though windows rattled. The Berkeley seismograph station said the earthquake was centered near Lake Tahoe on the California Nevada border.
A reader asks if four ushers plus a maid of honor is proper and receives guidance on balancing bridal roles. A separate etiquette note confirms a soup bowl always needs a saucer beneath it, like a cup.
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE CALIF. AP The Air Force launched a satellite from Vandenberg using a Thor Agena booster rocket on Saturday officials gave no further details about the mission.
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