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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1950
Page
2
Virginia union delegates prepare for a convention spanning Thursday to Saturday. The state CIO educational committee leads a pre-convention meeting Wednesday night with T Guernsey and other national CIO figures to outline topics.
A 35 year old Giles County man was fined 50 dollars and given a 30 day suspended jail sentence for handling snakes at a tent meeting. Joe Deaton said he would appeal Saturday's ruling by Trial Justice Pierce C Kegley. The appeal likely will be heard at Bland County Circuit Court in October.
A 3 adult and 5 child family escaped unharmed when Route 609 bridge near Powhatan Amelia line collapsed, lowering their Shelton Lumber Company truck into the Appomattox River. The 122 foot span went down slowly. the truck was in the water but did not overturn. High water delayed removal of the collapsed span.
Southern Dairies and Chestnut Farms Chevy Chase Dairy Company ask the U S Court to restrain Norfolk and Portsmouth from blocking sale of their products in the two cities. They claim constitutional rights are violated as hearings were delayed and local health rules argued to require state court ruling. Health officials refused licenses citing pasteurizing plants in Washington not within reasonable inspection distance.
Paul Scarborough, 68, former Virginia General Assembly member, died at home. A Yale County, N C native, he represented Southampton County in 1932 and 1933 sessions. He founded Tidewater News in 1905, edited and owned it until 1947. He also served as Franklin postmaster.
About 500 Richmond Chamber of Commerce members are expected for the second annual National Affairs Forum. Senators Byrd and Robertson and Rep Harrison will speak briefly and answer questions from business leaders. Last year 700 attended to hear Byrd Robertson and Rep Gary. Andrews, forum chairman, says the nation faces grave national and international problems.
In Roanoke Memorial and Crippled Children's Hospital reports 41 polio patients, five from Buchanan County raising its yearly total to 45. Buchanan is the second hardest hit. Wythe County adds another case for its 167th, and a case from Independence in Grayson County brings the day’s tally. None of the 41 patients are in critical condition.
Union workers at Novick Transfer Co and Elliott Motor Lines remain on strike in their third week. No near term settlement appears likely as wage offers of 10 cents per hour are rejected in favor of a 12 percent demand. Last talks occurred Friday with both sides at an impasse.
At the United Nations General Assembly Yugoslav Vice Premier Edvard Kardelj urged a temporary reestablishment of the 38th parallel as Korea’s demarcation line. He criticized North Korea policies and warned of Soviet pressure on Yugoslavia amid reports UN forces may reach the line.
Reader asks how mud dauber wasps overwinter and what navigator is honored by a memorial tablet under the ocean. The mud dauber survives summer life, laying eggs in mud nests with spiders, and emerges as a wasp after short pre pupal stage. Captain James Cook is memorialized by a bronze tablet beneath the waters of Kealakekua Bay Hawaii.
In ancient Egypt dogs received reverence comparable to cats with depictions, deities, and burial rites reflecting their valued role in society. Text highlights the bond between humans and canines in Pharaonic culture.
In a downtown St Paul hotel opium raid a federal narcotics agent was killed and another wounded. A. M. Bangs 50 chief of the A and S Narcotics Bureau for the northwest area died in the exchange. Joseph Winberg 27 was shot through the side. John Wong 50 was wounded five times and held in hospital. Three other men Yee Wong Jimmy Wong and Leo Wong were booked on suspicion of murder as material witnesses.
Truman plans to appoint a five member board to enforce the Communist Control Act after Congress overridden his veto. Attorney General McGrath pledged vigorous enforcement though Justice Department faces limits under one major provision. The act requires registration of Communist organizations and their fronts and the board will rule on which groups must register.
Benny Brown Jr., a 10 year old tap dancer from Winchester, won Your Youth Revue on WNBC Channel 4 and beat 12 finalists to claim an RCA television set. He will likely appear 3 p.m. next Monday on the Rainbow Review on WNBW, with RCA and show producers inviting him to further appearances.
Allied forces push toward Seoul with heavy Marine and ground columns. South Korean units join the westward assault as Red defenses stall three North Korean regiments in the north and parts of two divisions in the south. Seventh Division moves south from Seoul toward Suwon and Osan, thirty miles away.
Answers to the Page 4 quiz reveal details such as age 19 registration for inductees, Joe Louis, Soviet Russia, Arizona, Persia, a 2 gross score, a boat with four women a man and a dog, South America, a hoop skirt, and federal law.
Primary education is free in Russia while fees apply to secondary and higher levels. The Communist Party mandates instruction aligned with Marxist doctrine.
The Oil Industries Information Committee will host an open meeting on Tuesday at 2 30 p m at the George Washington Hotel for oil industry employees. The gathering aims to finalize plans for Oil Progress Week October 15 21 with C W Hopkins of Richmond presiding and C E Hofer as hosting area chairman.
Funeral services for Julian E. Pitman 61 of Roanoke nephew of the late Mrs. Samuel Jefferson Swimley of Brucetown were held last Saturday at Oakley s Chapel with Dr. Robert A. Lapley Jr pastor of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment followed.
The firm offers to transfer buses and fare boxes to the city for 32500 with title free of encumbrances and to accept city notes at 4 percent or cash. It pledges to liquidate the company by year end and ensure continuity of service or else quit operations and sell the fleet, noting replacement cost around 46000.
A sequence of estate and farm asset auctions listed with dates from Sept 27 to Oct 21. Items include cattle farm machinery household goods and furniture real estate and construction equipment. Locations span Winchester Berryville Strasburg White Post and Stephenson Virginia with auctioneers Fisher Bailey Bros Turner Harper and others.
Coach Woodward criticized the gas and repair supply, noting a potential 35 percent savings with in-house mechanics. He said local auto shops block wholesale parts, making the enterprise unprofitable and unappreciated. He fears a bus service shutdown will trigger a Martinsburg hue and cry as parents relied on fare arrangements.
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