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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-09

What GOES 1t profit an army
10 conquer the world II every
man in IL goose steps his person
Atty? The watch words of =
democracy are not IT is ordered
but are IT IL agreed
Our work Ia before us. II Is
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10
REGULAR JUDGE

Judge Watson R. Dawson, who is
now in the middle of his second
term as president Judge of the courts
of Franklin county, Pa, has just
completed Is years on the bench
without being absent single ses-
sion of court on account of illness.
Only once during that period a visit
ing jurist presided and that was on
account of a vacation trip taken
by Judge and Mrs. Dawson five
years ago.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10
BENEFIT BY WILL

The congregation and Ladies Aid
Society of Trinity Lutheran Church,
Boonsboro, are beneficiaries of
the will of the late E. Lane Knode.
The congregation and society re-
ceived, besides sharing in the re-
sidue of the estate, $1,000 and $500,
respectively.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10
BY Phil Moore

port (the IOWly movies doesn't
rate programs) performed such
memorable footage as the jittery
clubhouse in the crisis of the dogs
execution, and the colOred help
on quiet night reading to the
uncomprehending Lenny all the
soaring bitterness of one black
mans futile existence.
But two films don't make a year.
This number is nearer two hundred
and fifty and a custom has every
one around January l scratching
for the ten best with the gluttOns
getting out the heavier spadeWare
and eXcavating the ten worst. The
remainder followed sufficiently we'll
to be free of the pack but brought
about no over the shoulder peeks
from the lead duo.
Alfred Hitchcock, the rolly polly
master Of fun and fright. quit the
English estates and heritaged So
ciety in "Rebecca' to return to
more frolicsome Instruments of de-
cease and came up with "FOreign
Correspondent" which had a lulu
scene of Windmills, mist. cutthrOats.
movements and his knockout sus-
pense. might Train" of English
origin. and in war time too, direct
ed by Carol Reed who evidently
has sOpped in the wake of the
mentioned Hitchcock was a thriller
of spies, abduction, escape and
chase, heroine and hero, and has
become one Of the examples kept
at hand for regular busting off and
Reinforcement in the argument of
what movie should be. primrose
Path, under the guidance of Gre
CORY LaCava touched upon a nasty,
but perpetually interesting theme
His touch was no diagnosis, but
a charming make believe concern
ing one sisters escape and kept
from going off the deep end by a
rough and pathetic humor and a
scene or two of insight into the
heartbreak of prostitution. Ginger
Rogers was admirable. my Fa-
vorite Wife, when it wasn't giving
footage to Irene DUNES histronic
versatility, all seven of which
wouldn't have got to first base in
the senior class play, was a wise
and observing comedy. Lastly,
World in Flames" the Paramount
compendium of their newsreels
covering international events and
news of the past decade was an
hour of peace and quiet and hap
piness of predepression stock mar
ket crash days to the present power
and possession of Adolf Hitler,
these unhappy frames exposed for
all to see a punished and Furnishing
mankind, caught and Tending in
complex, self created civilization
that was proving shaky in structure
and doubtful in faith. Then the
flare and flame of war which no
one yet knows whether to be the
boil to throw off the poison or the
shattering, continuous pain of
finish. The usual newsreel sketchi-
ness prevailed but the story at
hand OVERRIDE all technical de-
ficiencies.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10
COUNTY RATE UP

Frederick county's tax rate for
1941 was fixed by the Board of
County Commissioners at $1.16 on
the 500. The rate was $1.10 last
year. The Board of Education and
the new Frederick County Roads
Board are held largely responsible
for the raise.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10
GOES TO NEW FIELD

Rev. A. H. Croft, pastor of the
Reformed Church at Boonsboro
for the past nine years, and who
rendered his resignation to accept
a call to a Baltimore church, has
left to take up his new duties.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10
HOMES, LOTS FOR SALE

Large assortment desirable homes
and building lots. Five per cent
first mortgage loans. Full line of
insurance. Charles E. Fry. 100
Hamilton Blvd. Phone 2391-J.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10
WAYSIDE FOOD MARKET

Wayside and Locust streets. Phone
2732-M. Bill" Milhouse, proprie-
tor. All kinds of groceries, fresh
meats, etc. Free delivery.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10
ROOFING Thinning

L. H. Miner, Johns-Manville and
Carey Approved Roofing contrac-
tors; timing and sheet metal
work. Stag roofing, spouting, fur
naces, skylights, metal cornices.
Office at 35 Wayside avenue; shop
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10

ullly y6dlS Nllol vi ISooj
agrowing and the motion picture
west Coast genre) in the year 40
sprang from adolescent Knockers to
the long pants Of adulthoOd. This
year, as a result, has been an eX
cellent one. Not that the actual
quantity of worthwhile materials
produced taxed the mentality, for
the ration of good to bad remained
as usual a Landslide for the latter
and the dOuble-billers and bank
nighters experienced no scarcity
of two hours junk to unreel for
their stole audiences. The excel
lence was in the quality Of hand
full of cellulOid the only one Of its
nature yet brought into the light
of day from the community of
kleigs, makeup, stars, DeMille, fam
mags Parson. Goldwyn and mOnOp0-
lies. And comparative, even less
than a handful of humanity was
responsible. But until 1910 the
quality was such shy specimens
that mingling with the better eff
forts from other shores was pain
fully embarrassing and fraught in
dangers psych0pathic, so when the
Mccoy comes along from the home
gardens the bells peal and a bright
light shines.
"The Grapes of Wrath, and
"Of Mice and Men appeared to
this writer to be the sole motion
picture productions from Holly
wood in it's life time of work and
advertising that can stand with
the best of European productions
in the same life span and not lose
face or stature. These two were
sterling and universal. Their stor-
les, from the social crusading pen
Of John Steinbeck, the JOads of
"The Grapes, and George and
Lenny of "Of Mice, were raw
clumpy creations of earth and feel
ing, of little lives and sentiments
and dreams, of people of insignifi-
cant orbits of influence who live
and die and get the worlds work
done, who give their all daily and
are not recompensed accordingly,
who take their buffetings with as
tonishing fortitude and who think
of the morrows with hope and
promise and no slack in faith.
John Ford who a time back made
THE InfOrmer" and became a name
to remember and then loafted thru
a number of Will Rogers vehicles
: until "Stagecoach" got him out
of the rut, directed "The Grapes"
to prove definitely that he is one
of the great men in pictures, and
Gregg Toland photographed it in
low key kept in bounds and with
documentary impact; Nunnally
Johnson wrote the script and music
was the string stuff of the hills but
effective so that Red River Valley
will remain as shock and some
pain, and Henry Fonda and Jane
Darwell and a troupe of naturals
gave it substance.
Lewis Milestone directed "Of
Mice and Men" which won him a
coveted niche in the select, and
added another in a personal score
of good years work that will total
rather highly when obituary &C
counting is gotten around to, but
not SO soon | hope. This one of
George and Lenny and the fantas-
tic dream of the farm all their own
with rabbits for Lenny and no more
of this damned tramping around.
But the best laid plans of mice
and men,-the bored, loud wife
and annv with bic balpIocc
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10
REAL ESTATE AND LOANS

Five Per Cent Interest, 10 to IS
years to pay. L. S. Spangler, End
floor, Second National Bank Bldg.
Telephone 335.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10

Determine that the thing can and
shall be done, and then we shall find
a way.-Lincoln.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10
GAVE READING

Miss Alice Reid, this city, gave an
original reading on "Old Shawls"
at the Greencastle Travellers Club.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10

ing a third Harry Mills with
breaking into a cabin and steal
ing blankets.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10

Before Justice Harry Mills of
Oroville, Calf, another Harry
Mills swore out warrant charg-
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10
MONEY TO LOAN

Money to loan on mortgages. In
terest rates reduced. George D.
Hicks, Hagerstown Trust Bldg.
Phone 301S.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10
AUTO SALES, USED CARS

Diamond T Motor Truck Sales
and Service-Poes Garage, rear
Us E. Franklin St., Hagerstown.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10

the Rome caption these photos they made
between the British and Italian fleets
of British salvO falling wide of its
warsp zgzagging wake it fires at
Italians claim
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10
REAL ESTATE - INSURANCE
LOANS

Real Estate and Fire Insurance.
Money at Per Cent loaned on
first mortgages. Brewer and Lind
sey, pa Second National Bank
Bldg. Phone 24S1.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10
FRUITS, VEGETABLES

Fruits, vegetables and all kinds of
green groceries, etc. E. E. Cronise,
81 West Franklin street.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10
ICE CREAM

Mains Ice Cream for Quality. At
your merchants.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10
MARK

See Abe Martin for the best in
Meats. Groceries, Vegetables. 16
Public Square Hagerstown. Tele-
phones 251O-2511-2512-2513.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-10
DRUGS, Etc.

Warren Pharmacy, Drugs. Pre-
scriptions, Cosmetics, Magazines,
Candy, Cigarettes. 240 Jefferson
st. Phone your order - 927.
Evening star., 1941-04-20

Standards put aside an extra nest egg, even
acquire piece of land Some are unbeliev-
ably hard-working - blowing before and
after their eight hours in the plant Last year
one worker was seen at his barn pitching hay
in the beams of his auto headlights Another
did his plowing by moonlight Another, when
working on the night shift, came home for
breakfast, then farmed until three in the
afternoon he has bought his place and put
money in savings banks and baby bonds.
Last spring two young workers teamed up,
rented thirty-three farm, borrowed
few hundred dollars from MIR. Johnson. BY
November they had paid back all but $55
and accumulated so much stock and feed
that they're renting twenty extra acres this
year, planning eventually to buy.
Smith Johnsons talk-it-over policy pays
everyone - except competitors. He will
come through the plant at midnight, get to
talking with man at machine Something
the employee says starts clicking in Smiths
inventive mind; Sunday he'll be sprawled
over his sofa, apparently listening to the
radio, actually figuring out new machine.
His inventions have twice saved the firm -
permitting it to switch production from
wooden pals to steel containers in the early
1920's and from steel to rubber a decade
later. His workers are not afraid of his in
ventions for though they save labor they
create even more by getting extra business.
He is pioneer in "double-color extrusion' -
rubber of two colors coming out of the same
machine to form single part; for example,
the eleven miles of miniature rubber high
ways his plant made for the Worlds Fair
Futurama- A washer cutting machine he de-
signed gets enough business to keep twelve
extra persons on the pay roll; finding chance
Evening star., 1941-04-20
PORT Time Formers

MIR. JOHNSON believes in linking factory
and farm. He has helped dozens of his men
buy small farms and houses with vegetable
gardens, loaned money for everything from
tractors to cows. Fully half his employees
are living in part off the land, some farming
as much as twenty-five acres, some paying
hired man to help while they're away at the
factory. Many have seized the forty-hour
ive-day week as an opportunity to do part
time farming and thereby raise their living
Evening star., 1941-04-20

Youngstown steel mills. One came back the
third day, another after two weeks, a third
some months later. All three are still with
the company, two having advanced to fore
men, while the fourth man sends Smith
Johnson card every Christmas.
This two-day-two-weeksp plan is no vague
promise. It's all printed on policy sheet
which Mr.. Johnson hands every new en-
ployee. When you go to work in this factory
you have it there, in black and white from
the president that you can try to better your
self without running any risk of being black
listed. If you need more than those two weeks
you can have longer leave - the fortnight
is simply minimum. Three years ago fore
man, thinking he might do better elsewhere,
came to MIR. Johnson frankly with a request
for recommendation to another rubber
manufacturer MIR. johnson gave it - and
also provided a thirty days leave. Three
weeks later he had a letter from the foreman
saying he was making more than he had in
Middlefeld but would be back at work the
following Monday. He preferred the frater-
nifty in the Johnson factory to higher earn
ings - and today has more responsible
position than before he left.
Evening star., 1941-04-20

to get into the manufacture of toy-automo-
bile tires, Mr.. johnson talked it over with
his men and developed machine which
landed single order for 2,5OO,0OO.
No Secrets from Workmen
k1E TRIES to get every workman to under
stand the product he's turning out, what it is
used for, the cost, the relation of good work.
manship and labor costs to more orders and
seen in Cleveland department store care
fully examining refrigerator. They weren't
thinking of buying, simply determining
whether the rubber sealing strip on the door
equaled the one they were making for a
competing refrigerator His workers get extra
wages for extra output, many an employee,
with sixty-cent or seventy-cent rate ac-
tually making a dollar and more an hour.
Recently when 5000 recorder was about
to be lost because of another factory's under
bidding, four workers got together with their
foreman, agreed to cut their base rate They
landed the order, sped themselves up and
made more per hour than before. Such CO.
operation helped push Smith Johnson's rub
Der sales from 100000 in 1888 to we'll over
million last year.
When visitors say that his workers are
native Americans, and question handling
other types this way, he pulls out his pay
roll, shows that every third name has a
Central European ending - they are the
sons and daughters of immigrants. Several
elsewhere but they d rather have their plants
friendly atmosphere and steady work. The
plant has run forty six years without missing
pay roll, and for nineteen years now has
CONTINUED on poss 12)
Evening star., 1941-04-20

IN MIDDLEFIELD, Ohio, Century-old village
of but 932 inhabitants, is a striking exam
- pie of friendliness in industry. Smith
Johnsons factory makes prosaic rubber parts
for automobiles, refrigerators and vacuum
cleaners; but Smith Johnsons genius at labor
relations sets him apart from most small-town
manufacturers.
Smith - every one of his 525 employees
call their president by his first name - does
all the hiring himself. Only nine workers have
been fired in the past three years. His office
door is open to anyone in the plant; workers
don't need an appointment or have to nod to
a foreman, superintendent or even seCre-
tary. While was sitting around two came
in and borrowed $40 apiece until payday.
Smith knows and calls them all by name -
first name. The plant is working three shifts
but rarely does any crew come and 60 with
out seeing the president. Up at $50 every
morning, he is with the night shift from seven
to eight, then back home for breakfast and
with the day shift until four that afternoon
the evening shift from four until dinnertme
- and often thereafter.
SInltn Johnson ldlkS WllIl Ills WOIkcIS, lctS
them know what's going on. Passing a girl
making cables for your auto headlights he'll
say, lust got an order for another 25O,OOO
of them" For more than year now he has
made it rule to give out pay checks himself
to the night shift when it comes off duty in
the morning This helps him fix names and
get still better acquainted. AS shifts rotate
every two weeks. he has at least eight talks
year with each of his workers.
They come to Mr.. Johnson with every
thing from family problems to requests for
the low-down on other firms: are they work
ing steady at such and such plant, doing
well over at so-and-so's? Each year some
twenty-five employees have frank talks with
him about relative chances to advance with
his or another firm. Some have had opportu-
mites elsewhere which he couldn't match, but
over the past three years thirty employees
who went away to better themselves have
returned. Incidentally. if you work for Smith
Johnson you can have two days off when you
want to look into another job, and if you find
it attractive he will give you two weeks off
to try it out. If you then want to come back
you are welcomed; if you stick with the new
job, he merely suggests, Call sometime and
tell us how you are getting on
A few years ago four of Smiths employees
got leaves and drove off together to the
Evening star., 1941-04-20
THEY CALL HIM SM|'

THAT'S his first that's how all Smith Jhnsons employees
by Don Wharton
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21

How he was allegedly given a
gold watch, travelling kit. hand
bag and shoes by suspended police
Lieut.. Dan Schoonover was re-
lated by Charles Bethel. key
grand jury witness, in the con-
spiracy to obstruct justice trial of
Schoonover. his wife and four
other suspended officers.
The state contends Schoonover
and 10 other defendants in the
grand jury police case financed
the expenses of Bethel out of the
city to keep him from testifying
against them.
Bethel said the defendants
promised to pay him $3.50 each or
a total of 81 $50 before he left for
a hideout in Camden, N. ]. Bethel
declared the watch and other gifts
had been given him before start
ing on the trip.
Mrs. Schoonover and Mrs. Mary
DeNike, it was alleged, drove
Bethel to Monroe, where they
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21
ReedIIs0'ConnoI
/. Political Debut

Albert ]. O'Connor, named by
the grand jury as having paid OF
Councilmen John Hamilton and
Robert C. Ewald for their votes
for concrete construction of the
Herman Garden housing project,
today was remembered as a Repub-
lican candidate for Congress In
1892.
O'Connor, now 46 years old, rar
on a platform which stressed the
need of businessmen in handling
the affairs of state. In hi!
campaign he emphasized the in
efficiency of government by poll
ticians and lawyers" and listed a
one of his principal qualification
his years of business experience
in a highly competitive field"
At that time O'Connor was tn,
manager of the building suppl,
department of the Koenig Goa
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21
Graft Trial Stage Set
For Story of PayOff

of 13 persons and Judge Earl c,
Pugsley.
The fourteenth juror. Mrs,
Frances G. johnson of 1896 Fisher
avenue, was excused from the case
after her physician reported 10 the
court she was too i'll TO continue.
Miss Leta Tisdale, a secretary
in the prosecutors office. testified
about her job under McCrea of
keeping after" law enforcement
officers TO whom the prosecutor
had sent complaints of vice in
their districts.
Miss Tisdale said that once a
reply was received the case file
was closed land nothing further
happened" Earlier Harold Sadow-
ski, deputy income tax collector,
testified he had interceded with
underworld bosses to allow Jo-
seph Birach, gambler, who is one
of the defendants. to reopen his
gambling place. Sadowski said he
wanted Birach to make enough
money to pay overdue social Sc
curity taxes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21

Gustave Pines. confessed graft
collector who assertedly kept a
ledger account of money collected
from the underworld. will take
the stand today as one OF the
states principal witnesses in the
county graft case.
Pines claims he was the official
collector for the sheriff's office in
1885 from vice and gambling re-
sorts in downriver communities,
Hamtramck and Crosse Pointe
Park. His testimony at the exam
nation OF the 80 defendants last
year was one Of the factors that
induced Judge Homer Ferguson to
hold them for trial.
ONE JUROR EXCUSED
Former Sheriff Thomas c. Will
cox and former Prosecutor Dun
can c. McCrea are among the 81
defendants on trial before a jury
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21
ddtAstonished
Housing Graft

Carl L. Bradt. who was secre-
tary of the Detroit Housing Com.
mission when negotiations for the
Herman Gardens housing project
began, said today in Washington
where he is now stationed, that
he is most astonished" at the
of graft.
~ never had any reason TO
suspect there was anything
wrong" Bradt said. "Of course,
the final details of the project
were not reached until several
months after 1 left the housing
authority. Prior TO that time, i
never had any reason to suspect
that everything was not on the
up and up"
Bradt is now in the defense
housing co-ordinator's office.
Gen. Hugh s. Johns son,
"America's Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21

a revision of the tariff and the
scaling down of all appropriations
at least Is per cent"
1t was O'Connor's first and only
venture into politics. according to
the records of the Detroit Citizens
League. and he was defeated in
the primary election, running sixth
in a field of seven candidates.
Although born in Hot Springs.
South Dakota, O'Connor has lived
all but two years of his life in
Detroit. He was educated in the
parochial schools here and at
tended Western High School. He
also attended st. Joseph's College
at Poncantico Hill, New York.
His home is at 1884 Muirland
avenue
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21
Loaded With Gifts.
Jury Witness Says

purchased him a train ticket anc
gave him $40.
They babe me farewell and
told me not to weaken" said
Bethel. 'They said they'd see /
was taken cane Of"
Bethel said although he was in
the East several weeks the only
money he received from Schoon.
over was $40 and that the officer
finally came to Camden and tolc
him most of the men who haC
promised to pay the $1.650 haC
broken their pledges.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21
SEC Orders Utility Split

WASHINGTON. March 21.-
(INS) - The securities and ex-
change commission today ordered
the breakup of the $500, 900, 900
United Light and Power Company
utility empire. Acting under the
death sentence" provision of the
Rayburn Wheeler Act, the SEC
ordered that the United system
be split into three smaller groups
of utility companies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21

and Supply Company. He became
associated with that firm in 1872
and Is still connected with the
organization as q sales manager.
In listing his qualification fol
representative from the Sixteenth
once said:
81 believe that In Congress
there should be . certain num-
Der Of men who have business
training and know tho business
objections to certain laws which
lawyers and politicians for Pc
culiar purposes introduce"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-21
ONLY CAMPAIGN

In his platform he also favored
the amendment Of federal trade
acts to prevent Generalization of
business by wildcat competition. "