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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1960
Page
3
Agricultural economists at VPI report costly machinery use as a major factor in low farm income. A study of 22 Grade A dairy farms split into high and low income groups shows high earners own less equipment and hire more work, with depreciation as the largest cost, and total machine costs ranging from 41 to 54 dollars per acre.
E B Matthews a 16 year old Brunswick County farm boy will represent Virginia in the 1960 Eastern States Tractor Operators Contest at the State Fair in Richmond on September 27. It marks the tenth annual tractor Olympics with contestants from 22 states. The American Oil Company sponsors the 4 H event focusing on skill efficiency and safety. Matthews arrives in Richmond Sunday night for a get acquainted session and a tour of Yorktown Williamsburg and James Town with a refinery lunch stop before the opening banquet.
Handley Library in Winchester adds numerous new titles including The Feud by Amelia Bean They Went Thataway by Dee Brown The Hour of Truth by Denise Egerton The V L P by Elleston Trevor and Seedtime on the Cumberland by Harriette Arnow among others. A varied list spans fiction including Not Me Inspector and Separate Peace plus non fiction works like Understanding Radio and Five Ideas that Change the World. Includes works by John Know and Leonard Wibberley and titles set across multiple genres.
The article notes that many tractors remain usable, with a few dating back to the dawn of the tractor era, reflecting endurance and historical value.
Three men named to lead October campaign roles are James Fleming William C Thompson and David M Tavenner. Fleming will direct committees on kick off supper parade speakers bureau newspaper advertisers and radio publicity. Thompson will oversee window card distribution mail advertising street thermometers and theater cooperation. Tavenner will coordinate bumper strips church cooperation photo contest window displays sidewalks stencils and organizations endorsements. The trio are Winchester Jaycees members and assist in fund raising for eight health and welfare agencies. Fleming is with Jones Funeral Home Thompson with National Fruit Product Co. and Tavenner with Novick Transfer Co.
William Carpenter, noted for football as the lonely end last season, also distinguished in lacrosse by being named to the All American team chosen by lacrosse coaches.
The Richmond News Leader reports a Virginia survey of 115 public school superintendents, with 73 replies. Of respondents, 50 favored corporal punishment, 18 opposed, and five offered no commitment, with most supporting its use only with extreme care.
Grand Rapids report notes Clyde Oswald and his wife plan to vote in November. Their son Dwight David was named after President Eisenhower. they now have a younger son named Richard Nixon Oswald.
A survey shows 61 of 73 school boards permit corporal punishment seven prohibit it and five have no policy. Virginia law in 1958 authorized reasonable corporal punishment, after Del. Robert Whitehead introduced legislation later passed by the General Assembly.
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