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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1949
Page
1
Virginia Senator Robertson argues for eliminating the poll tax as a voting barrier and backs a head tax for schools. He predicts Senate action early next year on civil rights measures and says repeal will dominate January discussions.
The 1814 act incorporated the New Shenandoah Company to make the Shenandoah navigable to the Potomac within five years, allowing land condemnation for locks and canals and setting capital stock at 100000 dollars with 50000 subscribed by May 1. Tolls covered wine rum tobacco wheat corn salt and ore, and subscription centers were listed in several towns with Winchester duties. The earlier company failed to complete navigation and surrendered its claims.
A Virginia Education Association analysis shows Winchester and Frederick County rank high for college graduate teacher salaries in 1949-50. Winchester min 2000 max 2800. Frederick County min 1755 max 2205. Clarke 1800/2100. Shenandoah 1600/2050. Harrisonburg 2100/2650. Staunton 2000/2700. Waynesboro 2000/2475, with broader findings on statewide pay gaps and calls for a minimum schedule and annual increments.
President Truman starts the 1.314 billion arms program to aid 14 nations in western Europe the Middle East and the Far East. General Omar N Bradley heads a Pentagon defense group to draft strategy and oversee a standing group with British and French chiefs and a three man military production and supply board. Immediate 125 million is available to begin, with the rest pending congressional appropriation.
Winchester VFW post voted to stage full Armistice Day events including church services a parade a veterans dinner and dance. Commander Glenn Seabright named Miller Saffell to head the dance committee and George Taylor distributed contribution books for post home funds. Rufus Boyce oversaw refreshments.
September arrests totaled 219 per statistics released by Chief J Thomas Boyd and Desk Sergeant Warren Rudolph. Drunkenness led with 107 arrests, while 45 were for disorderly conduct and two for drunken driving.
The Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce will host an open house for men ages 21 to 35 on Monday. Refreshments will be served and the evening will feature a motion picture showing the Army-Navy football game.
AFL leaders announced at St. Paul that labor farm alliances will back a 1950 congressional campaign. George Meany said formal and informal ties with farm groups solve rural influence, while Joseph Keenan urged a multi million dollar political fund from an 8 million union members.
Kaiser Steel accepts union demands and agrees to pay four cents per manhour for insurance and six cents per hour for pensions retroactive to October 1. About 3,500 Fontana California employees will benefit as the strike spreads with steel and coal labor unrest nationwide.
Retail Merchants Assn president Ralph Larson says Montgomery Ward Leggett Penneys will close later this Saturday night. The WRMA failed to keep uniform hours as some stores stayed open to 9 while others closed at 8. Leatherwood not present.
Reverend Paul E. Dick was elected moderator of the Atlantic Fellowship of Brethren churches district conference in Philadelphia and will preside at the closing session and plan the 1950 conference. He serves at Berryville Avenue Church of the Brethren in his ninth year, coming from Grafton West Virginia. The Atlantic district spans Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia West Virginia and the District. Also announced pastor W A Steffler of Dayton Ohio will open evangelistic meetings at the local church Monday night.
The United States issued a strongly worded note to Russia denouncing the "shocking" mistreatment of Americans in the Soviet zone of Germany. It demanded punishment for responsible officials and cited two cases of American students detained for eight weeks after inadvertently entering the zone and Pvt. John J. Sinkowicz who escaped a Berlin prison after 10 months.
John L. Lewis agreed to take part in mediation talks in Washington. He will attend as talks with coal operators continued amid a contract deadlock. The session starts at 10 a.m. and follows meetings with Northwest operators and U.S. Steel captive mines under Harry M. Moses.
Two local women, Mrs. Gibson Baker and Mrs. Earl Clowser, hauled an 18-pound catfish in the Shenandoah River near Berryville. The fish fought for 30 minutes after taking live bait, and the catch will be displayed in Miller's hardware store window after being frozen in ice.
Brooklyn takes the second World Series game 1-0 at Yankee Stadium. Roe shuts out the Yankees, while Robinson doubles to aid the attack. The crowd tops 66,000 as weather threatens rain but play proceeds.
Commonwealth's Attorney Dabney Watts announced he will request a ruling on a proposed Winchester taxi rate schedule. The ordinance allows a 35 cent base fare plus 10 cents per extra passenger and would be unenforced until Richmond reviews. Council members met with Watts and printed rate cards await distribution to operators.
Falls Church voters may decide on a city loan of 900000 dollars for school construction after the school board asked the city council to place a referendum on the fall ballot.
Prague authorities and observers report nearly 1000 people arrested Tuesday night with no official confirmation on motives. The cabinet voted to inventory church property and grant dismissals over citizenship questions, signaling broad church transfers under Gottwald era policy.
Middlesex North Carolina October 6 A school bus full of children collided with an ice truck seven miles north of Middlesex injuring 15 and killing three. State highway patrol and Rocky Mount Hospital reported three dead and 15 hurt. Victims were taken to Rocky Mount and Wilson hospitals. Bus driver identified as Charles Bryant a local student.
Virginia's emergency fuel commission has 5 million dollars set aside to obtain essential coal. The plan avoids running coal operations itself, relying on private firms and leased land. If needed, funds may back underwritten contractor work and compensate lost time, with martial law possible to shield miners and producers. Highway officials note protections for all coal producers and workers.
Preacher Roe held the Yankees to four hits in seven innings as Brooklyn led New York 1-0 after seven. Jackie Robinson doubled and Gil Hodges drove in the run, with Rackley subbing for Furillo before leaving with an injury. The game drew 70,000 fans as Raschi matched Roe in a tight pitching duel.
Col Matt J Winn aged 88 from Louisville died today. He witnessed all seven Kentucky Derbies beginning at age 18 and attended the derby diamond jubilee last May. He once led Churchill Downs as president during a life long Derby involvement.
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