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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1945
Page
4
A biblical verse emphasizes that God saves Judah and that the Messiah will be called The Lord Our Righteousness, reflecting divine protection and the promised dwelling safely for God’s people. The passage highlights salvation and a named title for the coming king.
After World War I the Army faces 750000 artillery pieces and vast small arms, tanks, and automotive gear. Army Ordnance proposes canning or boxing guns with nitrogen to keep them dry and in top condition as a pantry against future conflict.
Representatives Doughton and Knutson, leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee, indicate possible tax cuts next year. The automobile use tax is likely gone, while decisions on individual income taxes and the excess profits tax remain unsettled. A 20 percent across the board individual income tax is suggested by Knutson.
The proposal urges rapid disbursement of benefits and a careful cut in personal income taxes to speed up economic reconversion. Officials argue the plan would stimulate demand and ease adjustment costs for workers transitioning sectors.
The piece lauds General Douglas MacArthur for his postwar oratory and leadership from the surrender of Japan to his occupation role in Japan. It credits his speeches and strategic patience as marking him among history’s great commanders and urges confidence in his future occupation policy.
A compact history tracing ice cream from Marco Polo recipes to Catherine de Medici to Paris vendors. It notes early 40-quart hand-cranked freezers and modern production rapidity, contrasting past and present in the ice cream trade.
Editors note that protests in Raleigh and London condemn the atomic bomb as barbarous and destructive. A Pennsylvania preacher objects to scientists exposing nature’s secrets, arguing that splitting an atom violates divine intent.
Mrs W E Prague reports a second raspberry crop in Frederick County with 100 gallons from the first and enough for a family meal from the second. Churchill tells Parliament Hitler may attack the United States if given the chance. Headley family reunion brings 100 plus members to Elizabeth Furnace. Winchester seeks 89500 for six WaP.A. projects at Rouss Park. Florida hurricane toll over 1000 as Dixie lines. Italy asks suspension of League sessions over alleged Ethiopian insult to Mussolini.
James B. Russell, a longtime financier and former Confederate soldier, marks his 89th birthday. Meanwhile Frederick County Sunday School Association hosts its 22nd convention at First Baptist Church. An historic residence across Fort Loudoun is remodeled into an apartment house.
Major Holmes Conrad, noted lawyer, fights for life against a serious illness. Winchester’s youth stage the final season event at the Winchester Inn as crowds fill opening day. Government stays calm on the torpedoing of the British liner Hesperia after passengers were removed by rescue vessels.
Earl L. Douglas argues that talent carries responsibility to use gifts wisely. Many gifted people neglect or misuse abilities, and even charming individuals can fall when character is not aligned with will. God gave gifts to achieve worthy ends, and small honest effort beats great but misused power.
Seven questions probe wartime diplomacy, French Indo China governance, Shinto myth, animal vaccination, a June typhoon near Okinawa, Petain's prosecutor, and Henry Cotton’s sport. The quiz asks about census leaders, U.S. wealth in natural resources, and South American riches.
The Rural Electrification Administration program began in 1935 when only one farm in ten had central electricity. By June 30, 1945 about $565 million had been allotted to roughly 900 borrowers, mainly cooperatives, with $95 million of principal and interest repaid.
Washington reports that Japan met Allied forces with a tea invitation, a maneuver termed the tea cup surrender. The note notes a 14 day grace period discussed by MacArthur, concerns over occupation propaganda, and Japan's remaining vulnerability at home despite eastern expansion.
The piece discusses wartime threats and limits, noting Japan’s lack of uranium and bomb capability, concern over Pacific bases, and the shift of focus to Asia after World War II. It contrasts US security aims with ongoing British and French roles, and envisions China’s postwar path toward stability and Christian principles as central to a peaceful regional order.
Doctor Francis J. Scully of Arkansas promotes spa like treatment using heat light and rest to relieve arthritis pain prevent deformities and improve health. Heat from hot tubs mud baths or diathermy aids joints and muscles while aquatic exercise offers gentle movement with less pain. Rest should alternate with activity and mineral water elimination may help.
The text argues that Asia could be more stable than Europe due to China’s control of Manchuria and its raw materials. It suggests China has greater opportunities to become a leading democratic influence if wisely guided. Yet it warns peace in the East remains fragile and not guaranteed, only promised and possible.
Entries pour into Roy Richwine’s office for the first officially sanctioned big-car race at Williams Grove Speedway to be held Sunday afternoon September 9 on Route 11, ten miles southwest of Harrisburg.
An expected large field of cars will compete at the Cumberland County half mile track for a top purse as many former speedway favorites sign on after a three year ban. Indianapolis stars and dirt track drivers from across the nation will gather for the first race under the Central and Consolidated States Racing Association.
About 24 000 of the around 90 000 women in the Women Army Corps are married.
The Office of Surplus Property Department of Commerce announces a sale of about 150 Army surplus vehicles at the Naval Operating Base Norfolk on Sept. 11. Dealer buyers may purchase unrestrictedly. items include dump and panel trucks, station wagons, tractors, passenger cars, motorcycles, and a 15 passenger bus beginning at 11 a.m.
Eleonore Lawrence, an Air Raid Defense Center worker in Sweetsburg, receives spy books and ponders an anonymous sender. Chief Aloysius Plant shows her the crackdown on Nazi activities as she reflects on neighbors and a potential saboteur in wartime town.
Eleonore and Grandma Lawrence cope with a dull, snowy day at home. Eleonore discusses moving to town but worries about furniture, while Mamie the servant offers steadiness. The Wolffe house has been rented, and the day includes plans for supper with the Betts children as attention shifts to baths and errands.
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