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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1960
Page
1
The resolution passed with Lumumba voting along with 59 supporters while 19 deputies opposed. Kasavubu gains momentum as troops loyal to him move toward Leopoldville, amid mixed speeches and UN efforts to curb violence under the Congo mandate.
Garland R. Quarles reported city wide enrollment yesterday at 2,861, up from 2,784 on the first day last year. White students total 2,541 and Negro pupils 320. High school 1,143 students, elementary 1,398. Handley Elementary 37, Handley High 1,143, Virginia Avenue 492, John Kerr 330, Quarles 539, School Elementary 203, Douglas 117.
The item mentions a square dance at the Armory where a whistle was borrowed from the Winchester Police Department. It also notes MR. AND MRS. CALVIN SILK of Berryville owning a Rhode Island Red hen with nine chicks. Cy Mee of the Appleway Motel is highlighted as a top Apple Blossom Festival salesman with a products display but no applejack. Weather forecasts predict 80s by day and cooler nights with possible weekend rain.
Shenandoah College and Conservatory will open September 12 with 266 students. First day is Sept. 15. 188 boarding students and 78 local day students enroll. Conservatory enrollment includes 26 men in upper grades and 23 freshmen, plus women and other entries. Dormitories planned with house mothers and future construction to expand capacity to 160 dormitory beds for men and women, plus a boiler plant building.
Hurricane Donna with 125 mph winds leaves at least 116 dead and hundreds missing in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Puerto Rico reports 106 dead and 200 missing. Haiti Port-Au-Prince and Leeward Islands also suffer deaths as the storm heads toward the Bahamas and U.S. coast.
Philadelphia reports that the Transport Workers Union and the System Federation Union rejected binding arbitration on key PRR work rule issues. TWU cites pre judged labor secretary Mitchell and the Railway Labor Act mediation rule as reasons against arbitration. Quill pauses a 13 state tour to await mediated settlement. Wage issues are not at stake. job security and classifications remain central.
More than 320 Bahamians are expected to arrive in Winchester this week to join migrants for the annual apple harvest. A. P. Barnhart of the State Employment Service says the total workforce, including migratory workers and Bahamians, will reach about 1,000, similar to last year. About 250 to 260 migratory workers have checked in, with 15 housed at H. W. Butler’s quarters.
A man died in an early morning auto crash near Capon Bridge while six others were injured in a separate spectacular collision in Berryville. Elmer R. Wolford, father of Guy Wolford of this city, was fatally injured in the West Virginia crash. Harry Hartman of Kirby was among the injured. Mrs Maggie Jenkins of Berryville was listed in satisfactory condition at Memorial Hospital at noon. Others treated and released included Gay Mayes from Berryville with possible arm fracture, rib and facial injuries. Charles Mayes, same address, had a possible broken rib. Juanita Ann Ritter of Winchester suffered hip contusions and facial injuries. Dorothy Thomas and her 22 month old son Darrell were treated. Mrs Thomas had a laceration and the baby head and back injuries. State Trooper Malbon noted the mother’s arm and elbow lacerations and the baby’s head and back lacerations. Mrs Jenkins and Gay Mayes were passengers in a 1955 Plymouth driven by Mayes.
President Eisenhower urged a full review of the nations security apparatus after the defection of two National Security Agency code clerks. He warned Americans to stay vigilant and remove risks while safeguarding rights. The case sparked a Capitol Hill hearing planned for Sept. 16 and raised questions about mental health and sexuality among the accused.
Three 16 year old Frederick County youths broke into a Sherman Dick supply shed near Route A north of town. A train pursuit along the B and O tracks ended with deputies and Winchester police arresting the trio after a multi mile chase.
President Eisenhower denounces unilateral Soviet aid to Congo as planes and arms reportedly travel to Lumumba forces. He warns such action threatens African stability, urges Soviet restraint, and stresses UN leadership. He doubts a Khrushchev meeting and vows not to degrade the United Nations.
Three Winchester area students petitioned to transfer to Handley High, the first such applications by Black students in Winchester. Two seniors from Winchester and one 10th grader from Frederick County filed with School Superintendent Garland Quarles, who said the matter will be considered by the Winchester School Board at its next regular meeting.
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