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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1952
Page
3
In 1939 the nation's schools took about 16 cents of every tax dollar, but by 1952 the share had fallen to 8 cents, notes Dr. John K. Norton of Teachers College, Columbia University. He cites that overall wages rose 167 percent during the war years while teachers' pay rose 132 percent.
Deputy Taxation Commissioner J. A. Neale in Melbourne received 1290 dollars in an envelope with a letter signed Anon Conscientious. He stated it was the largest conscience gift since his appointment last year and noted the previous record of about 2000 dollars from 15 years ago.
At the Turner Ashby Chapter UDC meeting in Winchester an article from the UDC Magazine about Mrs Harman Brown near Baltimore and her Civil War relief work was read. The program highlighted Mrs Brown's mission, her visit to Sheridan, and supplies brought to the Valley. other reports covered chapter awards and Memorial Day efforts.
Mayor C. Hartman appointed councilmen W. B. Little and E. L. Stickley and Town Officer Charles O. Warren to study traffic signs and report at the November council meeting.
Mr and Mrs Vernon McDonald welcome a daughter. Vernon Kirby reports a son born October 6 at Memorial Hospital. House purchase by Mr Ernest Godlove of Minnie Colvin's property. Guests at C H Windle home include Jasse Miller and families from Martinsburg. Visitors at Miss Ida Keller and Mrs W B Humphries were several relatives from Woodsdale Winchester and Camp Lejeune.
Bride gift display may be restricted to relatives or opened to all guests in a designated room. A bride should contribute her own money to church collections. Jelly is not spread with the biscuit. the knife is used to assemble this.
In earlier times inns used signs as a chief advertising method because many could not read. The sign featured a picture to announce the inn's name and attract visitors.
W L Gordon presents a teaching note on commonly misused and mispronounced words. It highlights accepted alternatives for numbers and words like nonentity and colander, offers a synonym set, and suggests daily vocabulary growth with the word recondite meaning hidden from view and pronounced rek on dit.
Mrs. Boyd Whitacre of Martinsburg and Mrs. Elwood Whitacre with Ruth Ann visited A. L. DeHaven and A. P. Whitacre parents over the weekend. Ambrose Whitacre of Wardensville and others called on Harry Kerns and DeHaven family.
A local shop promotes a Dorothy Korby blouse collection with varied styles including short and long sleeves, dressy and tailored options, plus collar or collarless designs. Shoppers are invited to browse accessories and other fashion items.
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