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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-08
SPECIAL PROGRAM BY
w. c. T. U. IN CITY PARK

At an open air meeting in the
City Park, the Hagerstown w. c..
T. L. rendered a special program
in celebration of Loyal Temper
ance Legion Day" in charge of
Mrs. May Chopper. In making
further plans for placing a mar
ker at the Willard Memorial
Tree in the City Park, it was an
nOunced the marker would be ma
tive stone with a Bronze plate.
Plans were made to plant a bed
Of peOnies at the Washington
County Orphans Home to be dedi-
Gated some time this month with
a program by orphanage children.
In anticipation of the coming Ha-
gerstOwn Fair, the union voted to
send a letter to the Fair Board
asking that obscene shows, etc.,
be barred from the grounds.
Mrs. Frank Rohrer, president of
the local union, and Mrs. Mertie
Thomas, Keedysville, will attend
the National Convention at
Rochester, N. Y, which will be
held September 27 to October 3,
inclusive. The annual state con-
vention will be held at Betterton,
Md, October Is, 10 and 20.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-08

The local office of the U. S.
Army Recruiting Service "ain't
what it used to be-"
Until recently the JOB Of recruit
ing men for the service was COM
paratively soft snap" There
would be days, and still more days
when Young America would be
thinking about everything else
but army life, and as a result the
recruiting officers could do moth
ing about it except just sit around
the office and wait for 'em to
show up.
But those days are gone. Radios
blast out the news. The news
papers carry accounts of the new
struggle overseas, and other publ
cations show the French and the
English going into action. And
it is only natural, therefore, for
Young America to sit up and take
notice. They're getting the urge"
to go places and see things. And
like all Americans, regardless of
age they want to get there the
fastest way if and when the
U. S. A. becomes involved in the
present conflict.
Down at the Post Office, where
the local recruiting station is To-
Gated, there's a steady stream OF
young men going in and out. They
are not going in there to mail let
tiers to their sweeties or to buy
first-issue stamps. They're inquir-
ing about the various branches of
the Army Service and nine out OF
ten are going away with applica-
ton blanks in their hands. Those
who don't change their minds will
come back again in a day or two
with these forms salready filled
out. They'll then be ready to
sign up for a hitch.
Sergeant Chop, officer in charge
isn't taking just anybody in his
army, however. There are certain
qualifications to be met and if
the lads don't check up it's just
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-08
BLDG. PERMITS ARE
ISSUED THIS WEEK
Two Fine Residences To
Be Erected in North
ern Section

Building permits issued at the
office of Building Inspector Smith,
at City Hall, aggregate valu-
alton of $21,50O IN the past week.
The largest permits are to Carl
E. Brandt, for the erection of
single stone dwelling, 80 AZ feet,
$50 The Terrace and to c. M.
Marks for two-story, two-family
brick and veneer dwelling, Sc by
AZ feet, Mealey Parkway.
Other permits follows: F. C.
Fahrney, brick and veneer storage
building, Carroll Heights, Penn
sylvania avenue; D. w. Groh, Jr.,
concrete garage, 20 by 40 feet, 126
West Antietam street and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Presgraves, two-car
garage, SAT West Church street.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-08
The LOCAL ARMY RECRUITING OFFICE
JUST "ANT WHAT IT USED TO Be-
Sergeant Chop Announces Vacancies In the Air
Service and Young America Starts March
inc Into Post Office Building.

too bad. For instance, Sergeant
Chop has received the "go" sign
for air corps enlistments for Boil
ing Field, Langley Field and the
Canal Zone, but the lad who
doesn't have a high school educa-
ton or its equivalent, can't join
up with the Sky Birds. The re-
quirements are rigid. And even
after you have signed your papers
you must wait your turn. There's
no crowding into the Air Service,
branch of the army which seems
to be tops" with the modern
youth.
In other ways, the army appar-
emily is easing up a speck. For
instance you don't have to have a
high school education to join up
as a cook That was the case I'M
til last week. But apparently a
General weakened somewhere
along the line and the regulations
were revised. Well, anyway,
hungry soldier isn't interested in
the cooks education if he can
dish up healthy chow. So if your e
interested in the feed end of this
mans army, Sergeant Chop will
be glad to meet yuh!
Yep there's a lot of red tape
to- go through before you can be-
come soldier for your Uncle
Samuel. Why, even our Chief of
Police must okeh you because no
man with a criminal record has
a chance to sign on the dotted
line.
The Army isn't getting softer
It's merely getting more particu-
lar.
Maybe that's why America can
honestly boast of the worlds best
soldiers!
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-08
LOCAL COMPANIES TAKE
PART IN TOMATO PARADE

Local musical organizations par
ticipating in the annual tomato
festival at Berkeley Springs were
the Gilead Encampment, American
Legion Drum Corps and the
Keedysville Band. The storm in
evening prevented the drill con-
tests which had been arranged
after the parade from taking
taking place but prize money was
distributed among the companies
which would have participated in
the contest
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-08
LAST DANCES AT PEN MAR

Pen Mr. Park will give the last
dances of the season tomorrow
night and Sunday afternoon and
night. The arrangements reports
good season and are thankful
TO the many different organizations,
Sunday schools, etc. for their
patronage. The park in under the
management Of the Pen Mar
Amusement Co, with the follow
ing officers: w. H Bowers, man-
ager; James D. Milligan, assistant
manager and Charles D. Speck,
secretary and treasurer.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-08
MISSIONARY IN ACCIDENT

Miss Elizabeth Reed, mission
airy, located in Ponce, Puerto
Rico is IN a hospitGi q Ponce,
suffering from broken leg sus-
tanned by being struck by an au-
tomobile. Miss Reed is a sister
of j. B. Reed, 242 East Irwin ave-
nue..
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-08

Constable P. Lapre. Montreal
Can, shamefacedly reported to
his superior officers the theft Of
his uniform, revolver and badge
from the back of his car.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-08

opened a broadside against his
predecessor, England and France
declared war on Germany. Now
everybody is talking war and
city politics amt even mention
ed.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-08
NALL REUNION

The 14th annual reunion of the
NALL family will be held on Sun
day, September 10, at Bethel M.
E. Church and grove, near New
Windsor, Md.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-08
HANGOVERS
BY LITTLE HElsKE-L

make a speech before a service
club without having a short
hand artist record his remarks.
Last week the Mayor was going
strong before the Kiwanls Club
on the subject Of when Is a
Deficit Surplus, when 10 and
behold, away off in the corner
of the room he spotted a Repub-
Iican drawing curious doo-dldles
on standard-size shorthand
tablet. Rumor has it that in
this particular instance, the Re-
publican wasn't working tor his
party. but for a member of the
MAYORS alma mater, or sumpIn'.
However, stenographers tell me
that it's possible to make car
bon copies of speeches, ETC., so
maybe, only maybel after all,
the G. o. p, will add this bit of
inter-party criticism to their
bundle of campaign dynamite.
The Mayor, I'm told is grad
uate of either Harvard or Prince
ton, or one of those jerk-Water
colleges, and every now and
then during his speech he toss
ed in a couple Of tongue-twist-
ers which put guys like me in
the aisle. The school teachers
tossed me out of that little red
house while | was struggling
aIonu in the fourth or fifth Tor
was it the sixth?) grade, so you
see the Hon. Richard Algernon
Phillip Henry Thomas Sweeney
might just as we'll have been
talking to some of the profess
sors as far as | was concerned.
Anyway, he brought his speech
to a close with the following ad-
vice: Thereafter, be sure to elect
high city officials who know the
value of a dollar and who have
a sense of proportion" That
was a neat sentence, and even
though he mentioned no names
| have faint suspicion that he
was Shaping back somebody's
ears. | wonder who?
Speaking of Mayors, it only
goes to show that when some Of
'em get reckless with the truth
they usually start to crawl. No
one has yet convinced me that
any administration, allegedIy
having surplus of approximate
Iy $25o,00O would think of en-
bodying in budget proposal
to borrow money to cover inter-
est charges on a contemplated
deficit. 1t doesn't add up.
My political spy at City Hall
tells me that there's plan now
under way to denote $24OO-
a-year appointee. The demotion
I'm told, will be in the form of
his transfer to a position paying
$1,000. The betting is five to one
that the pan won't click, and
that there will be no change.
The "Battle of Mayors, re-
sumed several days ago, will be
continued in the very near flu
ture, I'm told, one of the princi-
pals asserting that he will go on
the radio and "carry his cause
to the peeeeepuulll." But Lady
Luck is still wedding to the for
mer chief executive of the city,
the Hon. w. Lee Elgin. lmre-
diateIy after Mayor Sweeney
Evening star., 1939-03-26

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Evening star., 1939-03-26

" HE frame of mind in which l am
beginning my column this morn
ing is mixture of indignation,
bewilderment. and curiosity. caused
by particularly close-at- t-hand ex-
perience with children brought up
according to what their parents
seemingly believe to be method of
advanced modern training.
l had been told so many vague.
contradictory things about various
"never-say-no" theories of child train
ing, that long wanted to encounter
the results of such training at first
hand. But l am certain that the Smith
family, whom have just met, cannot
possibly be representative Instead of
being advanced and modern, family
life at the Smiths would seem to
come nearer a return to wild life in
the jungle than anything l have ever
met with before. These are some of
the things that the Smith children do:
They come leaping into the house,
like pack of wild animals, shouting.
whistling, singing, laughing, or fight
ing, as their mood suggests They
throw their things right and left.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
by Emily Post

today who believe yesterdays chill
dren we're trained into Robots, and
forced to do and say what they were
told without ever asking why"
According to my own experience, this
is nonsense! And it may very we'll be
that examples of supposedly present
day training are as exceptional as
those of the Robot theory.
On the other hand. a neighbor of
mine, who never says mo" if she can
possibly change it into "yes," is to
me the wlsest of wise mothers. She
met this situation last summer: Her
youngest boy, Tommy. suddenly
took it into his head that good table
manners were effeminate He declared
he was big boy; he wasn't going to
behave like sissy and eat like this!
He pursed his lips smirkingly together
and mincingly chewed like rabbit to
show how he would NOT eat. He
grabbed his knife and fork in his fists
and said that was the way he was
going to hold them.
His mother showed no shock - not
even surprise. She listened in complete
sympathy and told him she under
stood exactly how he felt. Everybody
at times felt like revolving against
everyday habits - that's why peo
pie loved to go away on vacations.
Evidently. Tommy was bored with
having to behave like the rest Of the
family If he wanted to be a hobo,
why not? He could put on old clothes
and be just as free from table manners
and from having to get washed and
dressed, as he liked - out in the barn.
He said that was just what he wanted.
So she had him put on old clothes
Evening star., 1939-03-26

IF YOU we're listening to certain
radio program the other night, you
d must have heard Clifton Fadiman.
the literary critic. talking to Franklin
P. Adams. otherwise known as F. p A.
Mr. Adams laughed right out loud at
some remark that was made Where
upon Mr.. Fadiman observed, THAT
was sdrdonic laugh, MIR Adams.
Plainly. Mr.. Fadiman meant that
MIR Adams laughter was mocking
But did he know exactly what he
was talking about?
Take a look at that word "sardonic."
It's very old. But it isn't nearly as
old as the word it comes from. That
word is Sardis Sardis was the name of
city that was flourishlng some 5000
years ago, but which no longer exists.
Its location was at the northeastern
end of the Mediterranean Sea. Just
east of the present city of Smyrna
Now, don't jump to conclusions.
Don't assume that the people of
Sardis were lot of sour -pusses who
habitually laughed mockingly at all
strangers who visited them. So far as is
known, they all smiled very pleasantly.
No, "sardonic" stems back to quite
different matter. In the fields around
the city of Sardls grew a wild plant
The Greeks who visited Sardis called
Evening star., 1939-03-26

DO YOUR CHILDREN "GET AWAY WITH IT,?

and gave him an old Camping blanket.
His dinner went out to him on big
tin pie plate with some cocoa in
small covered pail. He was delighted
with the novelty and the freedom He
ate abominably, got as grimy as he
could and enjoyed himself hugely.
But at the end of one night and his
second dinner, he began to feel in
some disappointing way less an ad-
venturer than an outcast. 1t was
lonely out in the barn. Also, his meals
were limited to what happened to be
carried out to him.
He had been told all along that he
could, of course. change back into
Tommy and come home when he felt
like behaving the way the other men,
bers of the family preferred to. Even
tually he said: 81 think I'll come in to|
supper tonight" His mother ex-
claimed: "Pow nice. Wen all be
very glad to see you" And he came
quite properly dressed, hands properly
clean, hair properly brushed, table
manners also quite extraordinarily
proper for him.
Copyright. 1899, by Emily Post
Evening star., 1939-03-26
"BIes, everyone but my hi.tos,

it SdrdoniOn If you chewed ITS leaves,
you found them horribly bitter,
bltterer than qulnine Its taste made
you screw up your face into fearful
grimace Contorted as If with mock
ing laughter. The Greeks adjective
for anything peculiar to Sardis was
sardOnikOs And that the reason why
thousands of years later. when Sardls
itself has been forgotten. we still say
'sardonlc laughter"
Are you sure you know what you're
talking about? When you speak of
someone as being "capricious," do
you mean to call that person a billy
goat? Yet that is exactly what you
mean by ''caprlcious." Have you ever
watched a bewhiskered goat as it
bounded hither and yon in farmers
fields. dancing on its hind legs. ap-
parently without rhyme or reason?
Well. the Latin word for a goat was
caber That word is about 5000 years
old. From 1t came the adjective mean
ing goatlike - 'capriCIous.
DO you ever say "as heavy as
lcad?" You mean by that, of course.
something superlatively heavy But
do you know that there are at least
thirteen other elements in nature
heavier than lead? They are; Palla-
dlum, thalllum, ruthenium. rhodlum.
Evening star., 1939-03-26

Be, teacher and
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?
Drown by Rsomsr Keller

solid hafnlum. liquid mercury, tanta
lum, tungsten, uranium. gold. plati-
mum. iridium and oSmium Osmlum.
in fact, is twice as heavy as lead SO
why not, if you want to express the
utmost IN heavlncss. say "as heavy
as osinlum"?
Well there's good reason why YOU
stick to lead. Tungsten was not dis
covered until 1888 - and nobody
knew its full usefulness until Il few
years ago - whereas everybody has
been familiar with lead SINCE the
earliest days of history Platinum
was not identified until the eighteenth
century. Tantalum was not discovered
till 1862, palladium and rhOdium,
1903. iridium and osmium were first
found in 1904. uranium in lS4l.
ruthcnlum in l845, thallium in 1861,
and hafnlum was unknown un,nu
1923. Only gold and mercury had
been known for as many thousands of
years as lead. But not many people
ever heard about mercury. IN the !
northern European countries where
lead was commonly known; and as
for gold -- few had it. So naturallvI
the earliest Anglo Saxon expression
used was "aS heavy as lead Today
YOU use II from force of habit.
SAMUEL DUFF McCOYI
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Their Advent in Society

When young girl begins TO r..
eeivs hss friends ot home ond TO go
out TO donees ond posfiex many
problems orise TO worry her mother.
These notfers Of interest TO parents
ore discussed in Mrs. Posts onswers
TO questions. To get the isofIet, send
q three cont stomp Ito cover the
COS. Of moiIing) with O note TO Emily
Post, Service Department, This Week
Mo9ozine, in core Of this newspaper.
Evening star., 1939-03-26

Whether the living room be empty or
whether their parents have visitors,
they behave as though alone in the
back woods. Yesterday afternoon,
for instance. never even noticing their
mother or her three friends playing
bridge, three children, hot from exer-
else and much in need Of showers and
fresh clothes, stamped into the draw
ing room The boy of twelve threw
himself on a pale biscuit -Colored sofa.
Two younger ones lolled in the re-
manning easy chairs. Another girl
burst into the room shed her belong
ings on the floor, walked around the
bridge table, and commented on the
hands The boy on the sofa shouted
he was thirsty! Whereat. all then
screamed the name of the parlor maid
until she appeared. Each shouted
one word order 'Iemonade!' Gin
ger ale!" Coco Cola" When she
brought in the children's drinks, the
parlor maid set up the tea table.
The children turned their interest to
the tray One drank cream out of the
pitcher, the other grabbed some
cookies. And all this time there was
not word OF correction from their
mother Moreover, they are not even
trained against the destruction of
other children's possessions. They
have not an idea of sportsmanship or
kindness to animals And yet behind
my feeling of protest against these
children, is a far more serious plea
in their behalf.
| should like very much to know
whether anyone can possibly think it
fair deliberately to let children go
through childhood encountering the
dislike of every child, as we'll as grown
person, with whom they come in con-
tact.
We have all of us at one time or
other come across children who are
disliked not because of any fault Of
their own; nor even because of willful
fault on the part of their parents.
They were the result of parents who.
for one reason or another, had not
themselves been given what are
known as early advantages - mean
ing training in the social graces and
courteous behavior But the behavior
of these Smith children had no such
excuse. The Smiths both are attrac-
tive. well-educated. and thoroughly
well-behaved people.
Why their theory of letting child
acquire training in behavior through
reaping the rewards of being liked
and of finding his way made smooth;
or through the punishment of being
detested as the result of his unframed
actions. should be labeled advanced
don't know According to this Smith
training Tor lack of it, child reaps
punishment from his ignorance of the
law. But how can it be thought an
advantage to any human being to
start out as a lawbreaker in order to
find at the end of a long road of pam
and struggle, that lawbreaking does
not pay?
Or perhaps my understanding IS as
much at fault as that of many people
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

Thirty nine per cent Of IeIaA
business in Imperial Valley IS done
in FL Centro.
This is one outstanding conclu-
sion drawn from U. S. Department
Of Commerce figures showing re-
tail sales in the county.
The census gave Ell Centre "a
Der cent of the food store trade;
81 per cent Of the eating and drink
ing business; ga per cent OF the
general merchandise group; 81 per
cent Of the apparel business; %
per cent Of the automobile turn
over: 27 per cent Of the filling
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14
Steady Climb in
SoIeS Recorded

Steadily mounting retail sales for Imperial Valley
arc reflected in census figures from 1898 to 1885.
In 1888 the u. S. Department of Commerce reported
total valley retail business at $l4O00000. In 1884 it
was estimated at $15559000 and III 1885 at Sl9ll6OOO
Figures have yet been completed later but
unoffic estimates show 20 per cent increase by
1897 over 1885 figures.
This would give a total of $22,939,200 for 1887 bust
in the valley based on surveys OF wide variety
of businesses.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14
Trade Dominated
Bv Ell Centro

station trade; rs per cent Of the
furniture. household equipment and
radio business; As per cent Of the
lumber. building and hardware bus
mess; "A per cent of the drug trade;
and "a per cent Of miscellaneous
store business. including liquor
stores.
These figures were based upon
a 1885 census. the last official bus
mess study released by the govern
ment. Unofficial estimates indi-
Gated the percentage Of Ell Centre
business has grown considerably in
the meantime.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14
Millions Flood
I.V.Euch yeor

A flood Of dollars bathes Imperial Valley every
year No one knows how many.
The most reliable figures available however, snow
tremendous volume Of spending surpassed by no oIheI
agricultural community Of similar size =
Estimates of valley spending power have varied od AL
the way from S28 100000 yearly on d basis OF 1851
population to $40,000,000 in 1887 ..,o
In 1898 the state per capita retail sales totaed S4lo
In the same year FL Centre capita purchasing power
was placed a 1884. :,
Most staggering however are the monster payr0lS
that every year are paid out TO agricultural labor ne
tables above shows the payros for only dozen OF inc
valleys crops For these II crops,
year ir wages, And this is only part OF II.
One figure which gives insight into valley living
Standards is this:
There are 25OOO passenger automobiles registered Ill
Imperial Valley =.
That means two automobiles for EVERY family
in Imperial Valley ,,a
Total automobile and truck registration is $4,000
but this include fleets Of trucks that operate to other
points as well as the thousands of farm trucks
Most accurate figures valley retail business are
supplied by the u. S. Department Of Commerce. In
1885 they quote total business $19OOOOOO This total
comes from 799 major stores and businesses reporting
An ANALYSIS these comparisons:
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-14

In the same study ,723 persons were reported en-
poyed in the 799 valley retail stores Inc payro was
estimated at 81 ,866,000 a year