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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1945
Page
4
A brief religious note cites Galatians 3 29 on heirs of the promise and seeding with Abraham. It emphasizes blessings freely available to believers who belong to Christ.
Washington reports say the State Department recognizes that its long standing secrecy at international conferences harmed reporting. The London Council of Foreign Ministers meeting showed how withholding information skews coverage and leaves Americans reliant on foreign delegations. Byrnes admits tight lipped policy produced garbled views and poor dividends, urging background briefings next time.
The Department of Agriculture's insecticides division issues guidance to standardize DDT insecticide labels. It calls for accurate content and clear directions to limit misstatements and ensure proper use across various spray types.
Commenting on the opinion W G Reed chief of the insecticide division notes that DDT had about a million dollars in wartime free advertising. He adds that manufacturers released labels that were flagrantly promotional and the Agriculture Department's directive should clarify the civilian DDT market for buyers. The author blames delayed action on government budgeting and timing.
The piece argues Laval showed rare courage facing death after Nazi defeat and contrasts his fate with Quisling. It notes Laval’s persistent collaboration under German control, his recall by Petain, and ultimate capture with the French in Fresnes. It laments the national degradation of a leader who betrayed his country.
Roanoke Times reports sharp fighting in French Indo China between nationalist rebels and British French troops. An early dawn attack on Saigon airfield by Annamese factions was repelled with RAF support and Japanese troops. The piece questions Tokyo’s role and argues Asia seeks self rule rather than colonial domination, urging fair treatment of natives to avoid endless conflict.
One year ago city schools announced a monthly scrap competition to start October 26 and 27. Scrap Flag won last year by John Kerr School. Marshall Farmer will speak at the Winchester Quota Club bi monthly meeting Friday night. John I Sloat spoke at the Winchester Kiwanis weekly meeting. Ernest A Hooton of Harvard University said he looked forward to a woman in the White House.
Edward Blount, once a Clarke County resident, pleads guilty before a commissioner in a case tied to a plot against President Roosevelt. A Frederick County 4-H Club Farm and Home Fair is announced for late this month in the Baker Building, North Cameron Street. Berryville Bobcats defeat Mt. Vernon High 33 to 6.
Britain and France press the United States on potential export reductions to Italy amid the Ethiopia conflict. Hugh Crisman, from Handley High School's spring class, had an appendectomy at Memorial Hospital. Miss Mary Lyman leads Noel Coward’s Private Lives for the Little Theatre in an upcoming production.
Fifteen years after 1930 census shows farm numbers decline. Mrs. Melvin Green wins re election as president of the Winchester and Clarke county Garden Club. In Boston a Labor Union meeting approves 2.75 proof beer.
A Caldwell New Jersey petition seeks permission to pipe beer to homes with a gravity flow from a large storage vat on a mountain and a free fountain at city hall. Joe Lewis sustains a fractured arm after a horse kick at John Walker's farm. Serbia nears crippling condition as Teutonic forces advance, seeking Allied aid.
The Rev J P Hyde is elected Chaplain General of the Virginia Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans at a Staunton conclave and is a member of Turner Ashby Camp in Winchester. A Clarke county youth named E A Miller is knocked down and robbed on the Millwood road while returning home across the Opequon.
The passage uses a clock with a detached pendulum to argue that burdens keep life in balance. It likens weights to duties of home life parenthood country and church and claims responsibilities provide steady purpose and prevent futile rushing.
A vintage quiz listing eight questions asks about poets, leaders, departments, and classical battles. It includes Who wrote the Aeneid and who is British Ambassador to the U.S. along with capitals and medical treatments.
Washington dispatch notes growing support for voluntary service and modernization of the National Guard as Congress discusses the Marshall report and related bills. The Hill bill to modernize the war department is set for hearings next Wednesday, signaling shifts in military policy and leadership perspectives.
The Army declares over 250000 surplus truck and bus tires, mud and snow design, to be sold to states and subdivisions. Director William S. Bradley informs forty eight governors that remaining inventory will open to veteran sale after public purchase. Federal government has first call on tires with prices at 55 percent below OPA highway tread equivalents. Orders must be postmarked by October 23, 1945 to the Office of Surplus Property in Washington DC.
Ray Clapper a Lincoln tire dealer learned a lost tire from a truck load exists after a city list item. Mrs. Cora Steller of Aurora Illinois wrote asking how to ship the tire that bears his name.
A detailed overview of renal colic describes sudden sharp back to groin pain often from kidney stones but notes many cases lack typical signs. It emphasizes thorough evaluation with physical exams and intravenous urograms to locate obstruction and discusses possible surgical or alternative treatments.
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C and enclosing three cents for return postage. Question asks if an Army nurse may request a family allowance for her dependents.
Army nurses may designate a voluntary Class E allotment to a dependent funded from their pay and government contributions. Transferring from Naval Reserve to Regular Navy does not affect GI Bill rights if discharge meets requirements. Fort Meade dates from Camp Meade to Leonard Wood to Fort George G Meade with the last name change on February 29 1929. Point system discharge eligibility varies for temporary officers and Fleet Reserve personnel with permanent or temporary USN appointments not eligible for the point system separations.
Spenser Withington, an 11 year old English boy bombed from his home, moves into Sandra Edwards’s five room apartment. He questions her claims to own a car and shows unexpected political and social awareness while adjusting to American life. Sandra, a red headed dress designer, grows to feel both attraction and protective concern as she monitors his reactions and behavior during the first days.
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