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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1959
Page
1
The Warren County Education al Foundation board of directors voted unanimously to offer segregated private classes again this year for white high school students in Warren County Virginia.
Opening day enrollment in Winchester fell by 22 students from last year with 2 785 pupils in city schools as 1959 60 session began. Superintendent Garland R Quarles expects a late week rise of 35 to 40 as families return from Labor Day travel, likely yielding a slight net increase.
Summertime weather is forecast for the Labor Day weekend bringing warm temps and crowded highways. Police urge careful driving and a JCC safety rest stop at Winchester Armory from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday and Monday with free soft drinks and safety materials distributed.
The Rev. Mark W. Andes will preach his first sermon as pastor of First Congregational Christian Church on Sunday at 11 a.m. His topic is Pajamas and Sunday School. He succeeds Rev. Robert A. Whitten who resigned after 23 years. Andes is a Harrisonburg native and Duke Divinity School graduate. He has led churches in Virgilina and South Boston and held regional Congregational Christian roles.
Mrs James Hepner reports two large wasp nests in her yard with one as big as a watermelon and another as large as a cantaloupe. Citizens urged to wear white at night to improve visibility on highways.
The House completed action on the labor controls bill and sent it to the White House. President Eisenhower was expected to sign it. The measure passed the Senate 95 to 2, capping the president’s largest legislative victory of the session and aligning with his recommendations to curb corruption and racketeering in labor management relations.
President Eisenhower lands in Scotland for a weekend at Culzean Castle after a nine day Western Europe mission ending in Paris. He plays the Ailsa course with Ian Marchbank and Brig. Gen. Sir James Gault and is greeted by about 500 Scots at Prestwick Airport. He plans a restful border in the Highlands before returning to Washington.
Miss Shelda Whitehill has been named Executive Director of the Blue Ridge Council Girl Scouts of America, headquartered at 117 N. Loudoun St in Winchester. A Somerset, Pennsylvania native, she has a psychology and education degree from Newberry College and recently worked as a social worker in Vallejo, California. The council plans to broaden programs across Frederick, Clarke and Warren Counties, overseeing 57 troops and about 900 girls aged 7 to 17 with 290 registered adults.
Chicago AP reports union meat packing workers strike Swift and Co and Wilson and Co across 34 Swift cities and seven Wilson cities to press for higher wages and benefits under a new contract. Wilson's strike was later called off with talks to resume for 24 hours as federal mediators push negotiations.
Sec. of Labor James P. Mitchell calls a two day public hearing in Washington DC on proposed amendments to migrant agricultural worker regulations. Virginia agribusiness leaders including Philip Glaize and J Kenneth Robinson will attend along with farm bureau officials and state horticulture figures. HCurrent protests claim the plan would regulate by administration and risk undercutting wages and housing standards.
President Eisenhower today vetoed the 1 050 billion housing bill passed by Congress after he vetoed a prior measure in July. He said the bill still goes too far and offered Congress a chance to craft a sound housing bill. Congress approved the second bill Aug 27 by large margins, but the veto override prospects remain uncertain.
An advertisement promotes a broiled swordfish steak served at the Howard Johnson restaurant located in the George Washington Hotel. The note highlights a seafood option on the menu and implies a hotel dining context.
Laos appeals to the United Nations asking for troops to repel Communist attacks. Britain says it favors UN action if aggression is proven, with North Vietnam accused of backing Lao rebels. The appeal goes to Hammarskjold and to the Security Council, potentially to the General Assembly if vetoed. The crisis followed a Sunday rebel offensive after shelling from across the border.
In Sam Neua, Laos, Brig. Gen. Amkha Soukhavong warned of a planned Red assault within ten days. Civilians and teachers were armed, government defenses bolstered, and rebels massed 27 miles north in jungle mountains. The clash at Muong Pane occurred with no details.
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