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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1948
Page
12
Seed and fertilizer dealers will meet with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University experts in Blacksburg on October 15 to discuss latest practices, research, and recommendations for crop yields and soil health. The event aims to share updates on seed varieties and fertilizer efficiency.
The statewide program will convene 16 meetings this month and next to present current fertilization, variety, seed treatment and pest control recommendations for field and truck crops. Teams from Blacksburg will lead sessions with extension specialists in horticulture plant pathology entomology and agronomy. Nov 10 schedule starts at Front Royal city hall.
A Tennessee employer granted merit raises without union consent. The NLRB ruled such raises are wages and must be bargained. The Supreme Court declined to review, leaving the NLRB ruling in place for federal labor law.
The first Africans are recorded as reaching the United States when brought to Virginia in 1619, marking a pivotal point in colonial history and the beginnings of enslaved labor in British America.
In the Russian zone the German communist leadership announced discovery of anti-Soviet elements and urged ruthless purges even into upper circles. Articles in Neues Deutschland signed by Wilhelm Pieck criticized grumblers over economic conditions and parasites in public administration.
The Labor Department boosted the minimum wage for textile workers on government contracts from 40 to 87 cents an hour. The new rate applies to contracts over 19,000 dollars signed on or after November 16. Most of the industry already pays 87 cents or more, based on hearings. Items include uniforms tents parachutes surgical bandages bagging towels sheets and related goods. A separate hearing considered a 1.05 dollar per hour minimum for woolen and worsted contract work.
Richmond Virginia and William and Mary lead the Big Six as Old Dominion writers pick outcomes for Saturday. Hampden Sydney bets to upset Apprentice. Duke to beat Maryland. UNC to extend winning streak over NC State. Michigan over Northwestern. Alabama over Tennessee. Catholic University to defeat Randolph Macon. Virginia faces a tough test vs Washington and Lee with air attack exposure.
Neill T. Babb and James A. D. Locke reenlisted in the Army, veterans of the late war, with Roy Carter Jr. and Ray Coates Jr. among other recruits reported. The announcement notes Federal service veterans may enlist in the U S Air Force if qualified, and some high school graduates without prior service are being accepted.
The memo explains standard time shifts: Eastern minus zero, Central minus one hour, Mountain minus two hours. It notes stations may alter relays to fit local schedules and that last minute program changes cannot be included.
An October Friday radio grid lists 6 pm to midnight programs across networks. Notable items include News Report 15 Min abc, Sports: Music Time abc UN Politics, The Jack Carson Show cbs, This is F B I drama abe, The Friday Theater cbs, Meet the Press mbs, Spike Jones Revue cbs, Dancing Time mbs, and Dancing Continued abc west.
Irvine Carroll named production manager and supporting actor for Angel Street to be staged by the King Smith players of Washington. It starts the season for eight planned productions. Carroll studies legitimate theatre technique after a year in radio as continuity chief and newscaster.
Damage estimated at 250 dollars occurred this week on W Amherst Street about 60 feet west of the crossing. Cars involved were owned by Hayes.
Text references DeHaven Jr. of B 8 Winchester and Harry Ridgeway 356 W Amherst St describing damage to a DeHaven car and noting differences between American red foxes and grey foxes bone structures.
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