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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01

William Preston Lane, chief
of the organization forces who
several days ago returned from
pleasure trip to the wide open
spaces in the West, will prob
Iy not be issuing any poiitica
statements in the immediate flu
ture. Too much has happened
since he left, and snap political
decisions are disastrous. This
is the beginning Of the head
ache season for all political
leaders but don't feel sorry for
WASHINGTON County's "head
man" - he can take it.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01

There's really not much diff
ference between European
War and political battle here
in Hagerstown. Everything is
worked behind the scenes. Here
in Hagerstown some guys keep
talking until they're called to
headquarters in Baltimore and
told to keep quiet - or else.
Apparently that "or else" threat
carried plenty of dynamite be-
cause the rumble of thunder
amt been heard for more than
a week.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01
RESURFACING WORK
ON THE CITY STREETS
Approximate Cost $12,-
600; Employment for
Forty Men

Street superintendent Stump has
completed quite a lot of street re-
surfacing in the city, with other
streets yet to be resurfaced.
Those completed are: Irwin ave-
nue., west block; Hill Crest Road,
from the Terrace, east; North Null
berry street, from Playground ave-
nue., north; May street, Buena Wis
ia avenue, Forest street, LinganOre
avenue, George street, Main ave-
nue., Concord street, Mcdowell ave-
nue., North avenue, Woodland Way
from Hill Crest avenue, north:
LanVale street, Ross street, Sum-
mer street, Maple avenue, Park
Lane, from Bellevue avenue to
Pennsylvania avenue: Alexander
street, Hammond street, Bellevue
avenue; Prospect avenue from Oak
Hill avenue to Potopac avenue;
Manila avenue, Oak Hill avenue
from Irwin avenue to Potomac
avenue; Dewey avenue, Locust
street, from Wayside to Broadway;
Dale street, James street, Norway
avenue, CarrOlton avenue, Fremont
street and John street.
The following resurfacing work
is either in progress or yet to be
done: Pennsylvania avenue from
the airplane factory to Jonathan
street; Sunset avenue, Highland
Way, Mill street, Elizabeth street,
north of the railroad; Leroy street,
Madison avenue, part of Jefferson
street, Frederick street, Brighton
Place and Charles street.
West Church and Winter streets
may later be included in the re-
surfacing program.
The approximate cost of the re-
surfacing work in the city this sea-
son is $4,000, and forty men have
been or will be employed
These are WPA projects in the
future: Reconstruction of Marshall
street, which is the Maugansville
road in the corporate limits of the
city; Northern avenue and the ex-
tension of Frederick street
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01
HANGOVERS
BY LITTLE HEiSKElL

With rumors of war punctuat-
ino the air almost constantly,
that little battle at City Hall,
started not so many months ago
when Mayor Richard assum-
ed the throne, seems to have
been almost entirely forgotten.
However, we are expecting hos
tilities to resume when and IT
Mayor Dicks pet political enemy
finds a favorable spot to let go
another blast.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01
BUILDING PERMITS

The following building permits
were issued at the office of the
city engineer the past week:
Albert R. Einbinder to demolish
a two-story frame building, 1856
1877 North Jonathan street; James
F. Hensell. one-story frame build
ing, later to be used as a garage,
corner Central and Florida ave-
nues and Robert Stevenson, to
raise one-story frame building to
two stories, being an addition to
a two-story double dwelling, 1906
10S North street.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01
WORK ON NEW CITY
HALL PROGRESSING
Ready in Four Weeks to
Place Steel to Support
The Roof

Very noticeable progress is be-
ing made in the construction of
Hagerstown's new municipal build
ing. corner Potomac and Franklin
streets.
At present the workmen have
progressed to the point where the
walls Of four stories of the build
ing are up and they are working
on a fifth story which will occupy
space directly under the roof
Here will be the museum and
other rooms.
1t is estimated that the present
progress being made, workmen
will be ready to place the steel
which will serve as support for the
roof. in four or five weeks at the
longest.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01

backing, he can't lose. Then
there were lots of others there
cautious souIs-Who weren't
in the committing mood" They
spent the day pointing out the
weaknesses of the candidates
and yelping for compromise
candidate who would bring both
State factions together and win.
The name most prominently
mentioned as a compromise
candidate was William Preston
Lane of this county. Both the
announced candidates are in
there to stay, we're told, but if
there's any compromising, we
venture to predict that both
Messrs. Radcliffe and Bruce
would find no fault with the
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01

A member of the City Hall
"brain trust" passes these fig
ures along to me with a request
that they be published. These
estimates are only a few COM
piled in connection with the
recently abandoned plan of con-
structing the Memorial Boule-
ward: Twenty thousand smack
ers for installation of lights and
a grand and a half annually to
keep the lights glimmering; two
more cops at $500 each annually
and for diverting the city drain
under the Mt. Aetna road,
mere $4,000. Add to this cost
maintenance of greens, shrub
berry, etc, at about So 600.
When given these estimates, the
Mayor, Richard Hurley Alger-
non William Desmond Phillip
Sweeney whispered: "That amt
chicken feed, is it?"
This and that: A life guard at
the Municipal Swimming Pool,
on his day off goes to the YIN.
c. A. pool for a swim; politi-
clans are after the scalp of
local person holding a Federal
post - they claim this person
is "purgine" Democrats and al
ways throws up hands when the
word "politics" is mentioned;
don't be surprised if you wake up
and find strange bed-felloWs
cumming around in the coming
Senatorial battle.
That Democratic Rally in Fred
erick-ToWn this week seems to
have started the boys off on
guessing contest. Senator Rad
cliff was there and his friends
predict that he is a "cinch" to
repeat. Mr.. Howard Bruce, of
e-IA:..>.e ,.,,e 4baca Lie sri aodc
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01
COMPOSES MUSIC

Dr. William ,oper, who is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Cooper, Virginia, has COM
posed a piece of music. He play
ed the music on the piano at the
recent corn roast held by st.
Paul's U. B. Bible Glass and was
we'll received by the large au-
dience which heard it.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01
VISITING HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Ricard Beard
son, Jack and daughter, Roberta,
of Lansdale, Pa, and Mrs. Grace
E. Corle, Reading, Pa, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
A. Beard, Wayside avenue, and of
D. E. Wills and family, Glenside
avenue.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01

local Democratic leader. Bruce
has long been closely associated
with Lane and it's not beyond
the stretch of the imagination
that should he (even though
there is no present indications
that he wiID decide to withdraw
from the field, the Western
Marylander would be his first
choice.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01
CRACKS RIBS

John Dubel, Cearfoss Pike had
the misfortune to, crack several
Of his ribs. He is able to be
around.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01

Alfalfa has been called queen
of hay crops" because no ordinary
hays can equal it in food value
for livestock and alfalfa yields
two, or even three, cuttings a sea-
son.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01

What we would really like
to know: When is a city
deficit a surplus?
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01

Countess Barbara Hutton Eaug
witz-3evcnt.ow, Woo,worth heiress,
is pictured with Prince Di Eettette
CitO De FelOmarinO at her summer
villa at Capri, Italy. The countess,
recently divorced from her Danish
nobleman, formerly renowned her
American citizenship.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01
MORE BARLEY RAISED
IN STATE THIS SEASON

The acreage of barley in Mary
land was increased materially this
years, most of the increase being
on land that usually is in winter
wheat. The estimated acreage
this year is $4,000 acres compared
with 41,000 acres last year. Yield
prospects on July 1 of 80 bushels
to the acre indicated a crop of 3
100000 bushels - by far the larg-
est ever produced in the State.
Two Philadelphia policemen in
a patrol car speeded in reverse for
three blocks to catch man flee
ing from a gambling place.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01

Resembling character from a
Gilbert and Sullivan opera, Alfred
Young, So, munches a sausage roll
as he reports for duty at the royal
naval barracks at Portsmouth, Eng
land. He is member of the re-
serve which took part in the com
bined air and feet exercises.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19
GERMANY IN BOLIVIA
San Diego Sum

Germany's reported acquisition of an
important air base in Bolivia can hardly
be construed as a threat to the Panama
canal, which is separated from the air.
port i'll question by nearly 1000 miles of
jungle and mountain. But as another
symptom of naZi commercial penetra-
tion, at the expense of our own actual
or potential trade, it is disquieting.
Three points might be worth ponder
ing in this connection:
l. No good is being done our rela-
tions with Latin America by the corned-
beef mentality of some of our statesmen,
who grew SO apoplectic over a piddling
order to Argentina for navy rations.
z. If we are to retain our rigid neu-
trality act forbidding arms shipments
to warning powers, we might as we'll say
good-by also to much of our peacetime
trade in airplanes and other armaments,
and let the Germans and others snap it
up. During the Chaco war we refused
to ship arms to Bolivia or Paraguay, so
now in peacetime Bolivia is turning to
Germany for her planes and guns-in
return for which Germany will get the
cream of Bolivia's exports. If our un-
selfish remuneration of such trade is play
ing into Hitler's hands, is it worth while?
3. Bolivia possesses enormous depos-
its of tin, of which we have virtually no
native supply. The strategic materials
bill, Just passed by congress, will enable
our government to spend millions for
emergency stores of tin ore If handled
automatically, such purchases might
give foothold to our exporters in COM
petition with the Germans, who today
very definitely have the upper hand in
Bolivian trade
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19
PRAISE, NOT CONDEMNATION

The California legislature deserves
praise, not criticism, for the political
courage which stretched the present ses-
sion into the longest in history. 1t has
been said that the legislature has done
nothing This is not true. Better than
million useless laws is the thing the
legislature has done, for it has saved
many thousands of dollars to California
taxpayers. 1t was forced to remain in
session so long because those who want
ed to spend lavishly used every political
dodge known to man to put over their
program. 1t took courage to stay on and
on-and defeat the spenders in the end.
We owe thanks to our lawmakers
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19

AT THE BAR
lCleveland Press

That irritating little phrase, "and-or,'
has Just received a Gaming from the Neb-
raska Supreme Court.
The court invalidated special elec-
tion in which the city of Columbus had
submitted to voters the question whether
the municipality should acquire an elec
tric distributions system "and-or trans
mission lines This phraseology, the
court held, made it impossible for voters
to determine exactly what they were
voting for or against.
That should be soothing news for Car
ter Glass, who has inveighed against
"and-or" in the senate, and struck the
mischievous terms from appropriation
bills =. as we'll to Justice c. A. Fowler
of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, who de-
nounced "and-or" as:
q =. that befuddling, nameless thing,
that Janus-faced verbal monstrosity, nei-
ther word nor phrase, the child of a
brain of someone too lazy to express his
precise meaning, or too dull to know
what he did mean
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19
DEFEATISM BETRAYS
NEUTRALITY
[ Wall Street Journal)

One of the most insidious influences
which pave the way for the warmongers
in this country is the preaching of the
inevitability of our participation in war
Such an expression was that of Mr.. Lin
ton Wells, the author, who is reported as
having told the Twenty-third Street AS
sociation of New York, that war was in
evitable in Europe, and that, in his opin-
ion, we would not be able to keep out of it.
If we accept the idea that European
war is inevitable, and our participation
in it virtually SO, then all of the argu-
ments in favor of Intervention in world
affairs now become logical. But we be-
lieve that it is just because our partici-
patton in war is not inevitable that the
whole interventionist case collapses.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19
A SLOW START,
A STRONG FINISH

Subversive organizations and beliefs
are on their way out in the United States
Americanism is aimed for higher,
firmer place in the national life.
An aroused public opinion slow to
action but with the force of tornado
once in motion, is rapidly pressing uto-
plan schemings. radical theories and de-
struetive isms into the background
Anyone who doubts this need only
examine the facts.
For many years subversive organiza-
tions such as the Communist movement
and more lately, the Fascist bunds, have
gone unbothered about their business of
instigating trouble of one kind and an
other. They have preached, unhindered,
all manner of crazy theories and crack
Drained ideas. They have gathered a
large following among the ignorant and
the mentally crazy. Sometimes, in some
places, it has even been fashionable to
speak as radical, to ridicule Ameri-
canism and to advocate return to old
world methods.
People who disagreed with the crack
pots did not take them seriously enough
to pay more than passing attention to
them-until recently. Then labor trou-
bles, economic troubles and political out
breaks demonstrated that even the craZi-
est of the radicals cannot be ignored.
People who believe in Americanism, and
who have believed in it all along, began
to realize this.
Fruits of the realization are just now
becoming evident. 1t is no longer popu-
lar to appear as a radical Politicians
shy clear of the term, when applied to
themselves. Labor leaders hate it, even
though it fits many of them perfectl4
Social climbers no longer think it smart
to be radical
Why?
Because Americans, who are proud of
their Americanism, are at last speaking
their minds. Because such organizations
as the national bar associations, the Am
erican Legion, the fraternal lodges, the
churches and many others at last are
preaching Americanism, and doing It
actively.
We no longer take it for granted that
everyone is sold heart and soul on Amer
icanism. We realize that many unthink-
ing persons can be lured into radical and
subversive groups because they accept
radical promises at face value, never see
ing the danger involved for themselves
and their country We are, at last, sell
ing Amer;canism 10 our people, Just as
Communists would like to sell Commu-
nism to them or Fascists Fascism.
And there we have the edge on the
radicals. Americanism is so much more
attractive than the others that it does
not take nearly as much selling. We must
remember, however, now and hereafter
that we cannot let the light go out, lest
someone come along with false flare
to set fire to all that we hold dear. Let
us never tire of the job of picturing
Americanism as the thing it is-freedom,
enterprise and the right to happiness
for all men,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19
Willis Thomton's Editorial on:
Crime and Punishment

Does it seem strange that alter
thousands of years of clylllaa1loh'
crime is still SO prevalent?
one of mans important pfeoe-
cnpations during all those cen
tufies has been to devise means ol
breaking up crime, yet his success
has been small indeed. There are
still many who will kill ana rop
and injure. ,..t
Although. the record doesn |
speak any too we'll for the means
taken to eliminate crime Ihat
gives point to a recent speech OIL
Judge Atwell WestWick before the
National Probation Association.
judge WestWick is on the bench of
the Superior and Juvenile Court
of Santa Barbarba, Calf. He de-
livered stirring Indictment OF
the nonsence, sophistry and crue-
lty which characterize our tradl-
tional legal system
He began with an interesting de-
fnition of crime: "The expression
in social life of the physical and
social envirements playing upon a
personality which is essentially alb
normal or unSual, by reason OF he
redity. disease, or development
Obviously, if that is a good de-
finition of crime, them punishment
in the sense of the states revenge
for an act of Willful hostility to
society. is of no use. In fact, 1t Is
hard to get around Judge West
Wick's assertion that however in
genious and inhuman the penalties,
the number of offenders seems
never to have decreased"
This humane judge, from long
experience in Juvenile work, believes
that the concept of juvenile
court. where medicine, biology, So
ciology, psychology, psychiatry, and
psycho-analysis can all work side
by side to affect cure rather than
punishment, might be extended in
TO broader fields of crime work.
We are certainly tending in that
direction. The state now sends a
man to prison. not to get back at
him" for something he has done
but to try to straighten him out,
or at least to keep him out of con-
tact with his felloW-men during a
period when it seems likely that he
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19

Hlatt institute III Brooklyn. II lS
the custom of engineering compan-
les to go to such technical schools
and select the best men in the class
to work for them after graduation.
Three of the big electrical COM
panies came TO this school and
made their selections. But George
H Bucher Was net among those
selected. He was desperately dis
appointed, but he was going to be
an electrical engineer and nothing
under high heaven could stop him
The students who had been Sc
lected. hung their diplomas on their
parlor walls and went off to their
jobs Young George Bucher started
out to get a Job. He selected the
electrical company he wanted to
work for He knew no one con.
nected with the company.
The only way was to write to
them. He worked out letter tell
ing them the kind of work he was
fitted to do and how he could help
them. Then he added his telephone
number, put 1t into the mail, and
sat down to wait fer the call. A
week passed. Nc call.
He wrote another letter. adding
more facts. enclosed a carbon copy
of the first letter, and again sat
down to wait. No call.
He wrote third letter, enclosed
carbon copy Of letter number 2.
No answer.
Meantime, ne kept on studying
and learning about the electrical
business. He wrote another letter
telling them this. No answer.
During the summer he wrote
eight letters.
Finally an answer did come.
Come for an interview it said,
and the young college graduate gal
loped IN as fast as he could.
We'll we've got a job for you.
said the employment manager
Young Buchcr's face bcamed At
last! ITS winding coils. PAYS IL
cents an hour
His face fell. a COLLEGE graduate
Eighteen cents an hour Then he
perked up.
I'll take il
He worked hard devoting his
time TO learning the business. Fl
nally he was taken out Of oYerallg
and given a clerks Job in the ex-
port department Meantime hc
studied the business. hot merely
his department but all departments
ana especially the ones above him
OF course a man like that is
bound to succeed He did Thc
former coil-Windcr is now president
OF one Of the largest electrical
manufacturing companies on earth.
Westinghouse.
If you have a hard time getting
a job, remember that George H.
Bucher had similar difficulties. Why
rot do as he did study and persist
and take any job YOU can get. no
matter how small the pay Take it
and prepare yourself for something
better
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19
reneat Tic offence.

W0uTd TGpUHU TTIC orIVr'V7. -.....5
A civilization may be measured
nv the kind of anti-crime measures
II adopts. A crude state OF society
ALWAYS adopts crude and savage re-
venge methods with ruthless pun
ishment for the detected criminal
As it moves toward civilization, Inc
aim must always be, not punish
ment. but achievement of state oil
mental and physical health III
which future crime is made less
likely.
The WestWicks are pioneers III
whose trail society follows as last
as its stumbling steps permit.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19

he got cut. This
is how he went
about getting it.
His name was
George H. Buch-
e.. He was born
in Sunbury, Pa.
He wanted to
be an electrical
engineer. a II q
after graduating
from the high
sehcol in Sun
bury went to
Dpppl-1ty,, II / <
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19

Because her husband allegedly
trioped her kicked her. BACKED her
eye. and chased her with a ham
mer. New Jersey woman asked
divorce. On. come now, aren't you
beng bit haSty?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19

When lightning struck the tele-
phone system in Olyphant, Pa, all
the phones in town rang at the
same time. The effect must have
been something like the rural party
line.
Stop anticipating that vacation!
just think-only a few weeks, and
you'll have to go back TO work
again.
Actress Bette Davis is wearing
heavy makeup in a picture TO hide
her YOUTH Movies accomplish
miracles.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19
Barbs-

Railroads are reducing upper
berth fares to induce more pas.
cengers to use them They might
dc still better by giving, with each
ticket, a booklet of instructions on
how to undress in one.
A new vaccine for smallpox
leaves no scar What's the fun of
getting Naccinated if you can't
show the result to your friends?
A graduate, seeking a JOB, sent
Out 81 applications in bottles. The
firm which hired him replied in
nautical terms. If he's ever fired,
he'll probably just get a note: Man
overheard"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19
Dale


A few years ago a young man
was going to do what thousands
upon thousands of boys and girls
will do this spring Graduate from
collegel And be wanted lob when
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19
You re Telling Me-

II isn't true Europe refuses TO
give us anything in exchange Tor
the war debts she owes US. Eu-
rope is perfectly willing TO let us
borrow trouble at any time.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19

Scotch scientist says we should
study mental telepathy, Naturally
it would save postage.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19

Lonliest man: An antique col
lector visiting New York's World
of Tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19
Thoughts for the Day

A fool uttereth all his mind but wise man keepet1
1t in till afterward.-Proyerbs 29.lL
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19

The average motorist is one who
brags how accurate his speedo-
meter is except when a motor
cycle cop looks at it.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19

Europe is a noisy place these
davs. Big nations are rafting
swords, and little ones are knock
ing knees.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19

This is the season when many
American parents witness a phe-
nomenon-last years high school
football star becoming SO anemic
he can't push the lawn mower
around.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-19

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