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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1945
Page
4
Morning notice page from The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia dated Tuesday September 1 1945 presents postal and publication details including office hours advertising deadlines and delivery notes. The page quotes scripture from Psalm 24:3 4 and includes general guidance for subscribers and advertising.
The Navy rejects the earlier 1.5 to 2.5 million demobilization target as too small and slow. Secretary Forrestal approves freeing 2,839,000 sailors in twelve months, arguing peacetime return must be rapid. The fleet remains the world’s greatest, backed by reserves to meet any threat.
Secretary of the Treasury Fred M. Vinson announces a Victory loan campaign tentatively set for October after victory over Japan. He credits the American people for funding seven war bond drives that equipped the armed forces and aided the Allies, noting demobilization costs will be heavy despite hostilities ending. The public is urged to lend funds to bring the boys home.
Editorial ponders if OPA will curb hat ornamentation by urging price reductions to 1943 levels The piece questions whether flowered and feathered hats will shrink in ornamentation as fashion shifts and who ultimately controls women’s headwear trends while noting male buyers and makers influence.
A columnist argues that relying on covenants or the atomic bomb is a path of despair. Survival rests on courageous intelligent action by people and governments, shaping the world rather than hiding. Statesmen must seize the moment with honest, coordinated effort and public support.
A satirical note complains that celebrity photos with phones to their ears are phony since stars do not talk on them. The writer urges scenes of action such as resting feet on desks or chasing a pretty girl to convey verisimilitude.
The National Safety Council notes sixteen American air carriers completed 1944 with no fatal accidents. United Air Lines received the Council’s Safety Award for over three years and more than 1,000,000 passenger miles without a fatal incident.
Army advances toward German lines in Italy while a new quota arrives and the Red Cross surgical dressings room resumes operations. Miss Virginia Pifer hosts a formal dance signaling the end of summer social activities before the school term.
Five years ago Roy Ryden Jr won the Byrd Trophy and Winchester Golf Club Championship and set an amateur course record of 67. Winchester schools open tomorrow for fall. first day classes run all day. Sue Anderson appointed as a princess for the Turkey Festival at Harrisonburg. Ten years ago Mrs Shanholtz and Mrs Mason win prizes for nearest yards in a Federated Council of Church Women contest. Norman Ochs new Handley football coach calls for grid candidates succeeding Johnnie Parsons. W R Legge Handley vocational instructor gains leave to become district supervisor of Vo A g in Northern Virginia. Drought improves after rain. city water use freed. Norfolk and Western rewards Boy Scout troops at Boyce for extinguishing a woods fire threatening railroad property.
Miss Katherine R. Glass of Fort Loudoun Seminary is elected vice president of the Virginia Association of Colleges and Schools for Girls. Tom Cannon of the Winchester Fair reports the largest number of entries ever received. A U S agrees to a German proposal to warn passengers on liners before sinking. Forty five years ago Thomas Beardsworth announces fall term music classes. A Star correspondent notes brighter crop prospects and more angle butter boiling in the western county. George Eagle is re elected chairman of the Enworth Teague at Market Street Church.
A sermon extols early action to prevent fires and faults. It likens sprinkler principles to moral self discipline, urging tackling temptations, careless habits, and embers of wrongdoing before they grow. It emphasizes watchfulness, respect for others, and avoiding slander to keep life from conflagration.
Puzzle page asks seven questions about war era topics including Japan terms surrender date Soviet war on Japan two atomic bomb cities and UNRRA. It includes a request to quote the first commandment and define a cord of wood cubic feet.
Washington dispatch notes mothers press Congress and the White House as discharge and draft programs spark ire from mothers and service members. Army demobilization shifts, Truman peacetime draft proposal for youths 18 to 25, and uncertain volunteer numbers fuel debate on occupation force size and home workforce impact.
The veteran may pursue education or training beyond one year only if the course meets regular institutional standards and was impeded or delayed by entering service. The rule presumes eligibility for those over 25 at entry to active service on or after September 16, 1940, but proof is required from those over 25.
Malnutrition produces no single definite symptom. Early signs include skin eruptions, eye changes, chapping lips, cracked mouth corners, tongue and gum inflammation, tooth decay, muscle weakness, and tissue swelling. Lab tests help detect missing vitamins and minerals, but diagnosis relies on diet history and habits. Prevention hinges on adequate diets with meat, milk, eggs, butter, vegetables, and whole grains. treatment may require vitamins or minerals prescribed by a physician.
A reader question from The Winchester Star Information Bureau requests the meaning of C B M A in Seabee terms. The answer: Construction Battalion Maintend Unit. It notes the bureau is at 316 Eye St NE Washington DC and asks for three cents for return postage.
A compact set of Q A items covers topics from venture funding rules to Senate membership and notable figures. It notes that some veterans must operate business loans, lists presidents who served in the Senate with caveats about Garfield, Horatio Alger’s clergy path, the Dickin Medal, and Bantam chicken costs versus larger breeds, highlighting economics and uses.
The dragonfly cannot sting despite being called a horse stinger. The USS Spica S. D. FP is a cargo vessel carrying equipment and supplies.
Eleonore Lawrence on duty reports a false air raid alert at the Sweetsburg regional center. Mrs. Sylvain decides to call the air raid warden, and they learn the blunder came from a new girl unlocking the regional phone. Eleonore shares her wartime concerns and background as they prepare for a shift change.
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