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The Hagerstown globe., 1942-05-29

Washington. D. c., May 29.-To
most metropolitan Maryland areas
the word boom" long since has
ceased to create excitement. Top
wages, congestion and peak en-
ployment are old stuff to Maryland
cities.
But to many rural areas the
word boom" is still a distant echo
Of something happening to some
body somewhere else.
Now, however, the war boom is
catching up with a highly rural
section OF southern Maryland thru
the decision OF the United States
Navy to build a large naval air
base at Cedar Point on the mouth
of the Patuxent. But this is only
the beginning. For 45-mile rail
road soon will be built to serve the
base.
Within matter Of weeks hun
dredS of workers will be moved in
to begin work on the rights-of-way
for the new rail line to be partly
constructed virtually through vir-
gin territory. The James McGraw
Company of Philadelphia, contrac-
tor, will be obliged to tap labor
pools from various parts of the
East because of the current labor
shortage in Maryland. This means
construction o transient camps to
house workers. It also means that
country merchants, long content
with serving only the needs of the
nearby farmers and an occasional
tourist, will do business this sum
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DISPELLING THE FOG
CHARLES NICHOLSON
PUBLICITY DIRECTOR DEMOCR ATTIC NATIONAL COMMITTEES

You are worried about the gaso-
line and rubber shortages. You
wonder how you are going to get
Junior to school and get to your
own Job when your tires are worn
out.
You perhaps do not trace your
troubles to the circumstance that
more than 20 years ago you voted
for an isolationist House of Repre-
sentatives. You were War-weary
then, and thought possibly that it
was just as we'll to have Republi-
can Congress for a change.
1t is not matter of paramount
Importance, with the safety of the
nation at stake, that you might
have to adapt yourself to non
motor condition; that you have to
register if you want rationed
pound of sugar, and that your
taxes are at the peak and may go
higher. There are graver elements
in the picture.
Because you raised your boy in
the faith that an Americans first
and deepest duty is to serve his
country, you saw him inducted
into our armed service with pride
even though your heart was
wrung by the perils that beset him
at an unknown destination. Did it
ever occur to you that you are sub
ject to that inevitable choice be-
cause you listened to the argu-
f.fents of the enemies of Woodrow
Wilson that a League Of Nations
meant super-government? That
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the destruction of the independence
ton and equally wild suggestions
OF the import of our participating
in the effort to prevent future ag-
gressions that could menace world
peace. The falsity of the theory
that We could rest secure in our
inSular abstention from world af-
fairs has been disastrously demon
strated by the events Of the past
two years. We tried to make it
work with our embargo of our
trade to belligerents, and by keep
ing our ships away from combat
zones - only to find that the Nazi
powers made the rules, and that to
them the wide world was a combat
zone. When Japan Joined the Axis
and assailed US from the Pacific,
we were in it up to our necks.
When the Trouble Started
A Senate - two-thirds Republi-
can - jettisoned the League of
Nations, including the famous
Lodge Reservations, which we had
been assured protected us against
the spectre of super-government,
and which turned out to be mere
ly bait to induce people, who be-
lieved in the principle of world
cooperation, to join the wreckers
Once in power, the isolationist
principle was worked to the limit
Within few years our country
from being at the top of the world
in military strength declined to
fourth or fifth place. They flat
tened the Army and all but de-
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university classes which learned
while it floated about the world.
DIR. Lough wants to create a
floating air school and has Sc
lected for its site the ancient Blue
Ridge College of New Windsor,
Md. Within its ample, cloistered
acres and its 150-acre natural
landing field, DR.. Lough proposes
setting up school of higher
learning devoted entirely to the
science and practice of flight.
Because of climate, elevation
and aloofness, DR.. Lough considers
Blue Ridge College a perfect spot.
Also it is not far from Maryland 5
growing aviation industry at Balti-
more and HagerstoWn while its
closeness to Washington and An
napolis is an added point.
He proposes not only to catch
and teach his pupils young, but to
set up special course for instruc-
tors teaching in high preparatory
schools. While he may be able to
launch his undertaking during the
war, DR.. Lough has an eye to the
future, when he foresees great
popularity for private aviation
schools which will rival the past
popularity Of private military acade
mics.
A%H:M#
To get the low-doWn on what is
happening in that sizzling race in
Baltimore's fourth congressional
district, you have to break bread
CONTINUED on page a.
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of the United States was in ques-
strOyed the Navy - first by the
sinking Of our ships through the
disarmament conference formula
and then by refusing to replace
others as they became obsolete.
Of course, the American voters
did not realize that when they
voted in a House of Representa-
tives hostile to the administration
"a years ago, they prepared the
way for all this destruction and
laid the foundation of the present
war
The average voter, particularly
in a congressional election, is
likely to look no further than the
election of his local candidate. He
perhaps, knows neither of the can.
didates but votes for one to oblige
a friend or a political associate,
or simply to go along with his own
party as a routine habit. Such
procedure might not do any harm
in an ordinary election, but the
present is a time when the familiar
social or political leaning falls
short of national duty. 1t has been
pointed out that a carelss vote
or it might be an emotional one
a generation ago DrOduced a reDer
cussion of dire consequences in
the worlds history.
"Minding Our Own Business
1t destroyed the hope for an in
ternational concord that was plan
ned to make such wars as the
Continued on page A.
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LABOR SURVEY IS
BEING MADE HERE:
WILL REVEAL NEED
Both Defense and Nom
Defense Plants Includ-
ed In Study
LABOR SHORTAGE rs
BELIEVED IMMINENT
More War Contracts In
crease Demand on the
Labor Market

An intensive labor survey now
being conducted by the United
States Employment Service and
which will be completed within the
next few days, will give a definite
labor picture for Hagerstown as to
present and future needs of indus
try.
For many months the question
has arisen as to whether or not
sufficient labor will be available in
this section to keep the wheels of
industry moving during these criti-
cal times, but no concerted action
to find the correct answer to this
vital problem has been made Now,
however, the Employment Service
believes this will be accomplished
with the present survey.
The industries being covered by
the survey includes both defense
and nOn-defense industries, trans
portation companies, railroads,
mills, factories, shops and all or
ganiZations employing fifty or
more men or women. Estimates
on probable employment covering
a period of one year are also be-
ing obtained together with the
number Of men and women to be
furloughed because of scarcity OF
materials, etc. Other data being
compiled consist of estimated
availability of skilled and unskilled
labor in surrounding counties OF
Pennsylvania, Maryland Virginia
and West Virginia, together with
the population of thirty-mile
committing area.
According to reliable reports
labor shortage will prevail in this
section within the very near fu-
ture. This is due to many factors,
the principal one being the fact
that local industries are continual
ly receiving more and more war
contracts. Additional factory
space is also being added to the
existing plants, and major pro-
jects being started in surrounding
communities are also taking
heavy toll of labor from the fast
dwindling labor pools.
Little, if any. labor "pirating"
between defense industries has,
so far, been found in this section,
| it is reported, although scores of
workers have left non-defense
work for jobs in defense plants.
Plans to eliminate this practice
are now being formulated by the
Continued on page
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HANGOVERS
BY
LITTLE HEISkELL

MS anu nat. al IcdSI IHTcc
local Republican barristers have
a yen to become Judge - Els
worth Roulette, Leo Miller and
John Waeaman. Roulette has
already tossed his bonnet into
the River of Doubt; Miller is 90
ing along for the ride and Waga-
man is trying desperately to
make up his mind. At this writ
ing anyone will give odds that
Joe Mish will NOW 'em down with
plenty of ballots to spare, fact
which is very, very discouraging
to the Elephant Lads. - Up in
City Hall the b'hoys are waiting
patiently outside the Kings door
for instructions - some of 'em
have privately expressed desire
to vote for Congresswoman Kath-
arine, while others are hot for
Colonel Lee. All these personal
opinions, however, are off the
record until the King comes
down from the throne and gives
his command. - Contrary to re-
ports Doc Tabler. once the grand
moguI of the Republican party in
these here parts is still in Ham
cock, and holding forth almost as
in the days of yore. The former
States Roads Commissioner pass
ed from the front pages about the
same time Marylanders gave up
hope of getting So auto tags, but
I'm told he, like Doc Wade, still
receives visitors on special occa-
sions. A woman was seen on
the main drag yesterday, wear
ing, of all things, skirt! - Sew
eral local lawyers are being Civ
en- the verbal hot foot by those
who have applied to them for as
sistance in filling out their occu-
pational questionnaires and were
told that they were "too busy"
The City Administration is due
to lose few more employees
who are leaving for better jobs
and more lucre. - One of the
busiest places in the county at
the present time is the Ration
Board office in the Thomas
Building. Speaking Of ration
ing, a lot of yelps are being re-
corded, but if we should lose this
war a guys head would be Topped
off for yeIping, and we might give
that some thought when We are
"just out" of sugar, gas and tires.
Cumberland, the "Queen City,
is all het up over receiving sew
eraI big defense contracts and
it is reported that at least 1000
Jobs will materiaIize there with
in the next IL months; inciden-
tally, local employers anticipate
a trek back to the mountain city
of former residents who have
during recent months, been work
ine here. - large percentage
of married men are taking the
draft situation seriously now
since General Hershey has an
nounced that in all probability
young men of 18 and 1e years Of
age will be assigned to non-com-
bat service; the "oIdsters' figure
there are a lot of spots in the
,,rSS,- ,S, ;,,s,ade to order for them
A few wears s~sgo house painters
'e" years "S>-, for a, dime a
could be obtainecr.. e 9
dozen; if you want y 4ass
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MARYLAND AIR SCHOOL

Elderly, renOwned-tducator DR..
James E. Lough, of New Rochelle,
N. Y, one-time head of the famed
"Fl0ating University" has been in
Washington recently tapping at
the doors of the Civilian Aeronau-
tics Authority and the National
Youth Administration. He has an
idea which may cause as much ex-
citement as his erstwhile floating
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MARYLAND MERRy-GO-ROUND-
-- By DREW PEARSON
By DREW PEARSON

mer which will dwarf even their
most fantastic dreams. For com
mon labor will receive around 81
cents an hour. l.
Route Of the new railroad will
run from Brandywine to Cedar
Point. The first section will be
over the old Washington, Balti-
more and Point Lookout r. R.,
which will be rebuilt to modern
standards. This old dereliction
stretches from Brandywine to
Mechanicsyille. The entire new
section, or about % miles, will be
constructed between Mechanics
vile and Cedar Point.
When completed, the road will
feed directly into the present Phil
adelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton r. R., and when operative will
represent one of the first major
pieces of railroad construction in
a country which for years has been
junking short line systems and
building practically no new extern
siOns anywhere.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14

fellow had termitcs, an ugly rumor
circulated by a rival studio.
Fantasia" of course, we
couldn't stand. 1t cot so mixed up
with Stokowski that the orchestra
and the animatorS weren't quite
sure what they were doing.
The Art angle proved a
greater restriction than the Hays
office and Fantasia became just
another Silly Symphony, only on
a grandiose scale.
NO MANS LAND
In The Reluctant Dragon, +"
Disney tried TO introduce actual
humans into his tale with the re-
suit that the beautifully conceived
animal characters ran off and hid
and so did the critics. although
Robert Benchley was one Of their
best friends.
Now. in 'Dumbo," we are given
to understand, Disney is back on
the beam and has created pic
ture of such great charm and fan
taSy that his fans are literally
crying for more.
Detroit. being one of the last
spots outside of Death Valley, 10
see the picture can start giving its
verdict on Friday.
The second feature THE Turtles
of Tahiti again has Charles
Laughton back in the South Seas.
Here is the instigator of mutiny
in Papeete with Jon Hall fieXing
his bicepS and Peggy Drake
sarongihg for the romance bust
ness.
Also in the cast are Victor
Francen. Gene Reynolds and Flor
ence Bates.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14
LOuella Parsons
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP

HOLLYWOOD, May IA hate
TO be trite and say nothing sue
ceeds like success but some way
that axiom fits Milton Holmes,
former tennis manager of the Bev-
erly Hills Tennis Club, down 10 the
ground. Remember l wrote in this
column at least three months ago
that he had sold Bundles for
Freedom" TO R-K-O for Cary
Grant, at Cary's suggestion, and
received the astonishing price OF
$4,000 for his first story.
Well, Bundles for Freedom, "
with a foreword by Cary Grant,
appears in the current issue Of
Cosmopolitan, and now young
Holmes has sold another story.
The new Holmes epic is called
Salty O'Rourke" and it was
nabbed pronto by Buddy De Sylvia,
who paid a very nice price, might
add. If it is possible, Buddy hopes
to be able to borrow George Raft
for the lead. That means Buddy
will have to interview Col. Jack
Warner, who holds Rats contract.
Great day today for the stork.
Not only did the long-legged bird
drop a girl at the Herbert Mar
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14

z;40 5:55. e:iO p. m; 1.-THE Invaders, ~
1898. 3;4s. 7:03. 1o;1s p. m.
MADIsON-"The starmaker" II a. N d
Cross" 1850, 4. 1880, IL p. m,
MICHIGAN my Favorite Blonde. Il
i1;15 a. m. 2:05, 4:55. 7:45. 1910 .. m. n
Torpedo Boat" 1855. 3:45, $40, s:30|
p. m.
PALMs-sTATE - "The corsican Broth-
ers," 1919, 3:4s. TAI, lOi6 D. m. Il
Pacific Blackout," IL a. m, 2:2S, b:5sy
1927 y. m.
RIVIERA "They Died with Thslr
Boots on" 2:30. $3.50. 1929 p. m. The
Shanghai Gesture 1905, 5;Ob, s:04 p. m.
ROYAI,-"They Died With Their Boots
On" 1913. 1i:l9 p, M: Shanghai Ges..
ture," 8. 9:57 p. m.
TELENEws-News reels and short
1ects, a. m. TO IL p. m.
UNITED ARTISTS kings Row"
II :05. 3:25. $50. 1910 p. m: THE Body
Disappears" IL a. m, 2:20, $40, e:03
u. IN.
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Film Time Clock

ADAMS 1.-TWO Yanks in Trinidad. f"
l2;S5. S:33. s:31. s:2s p. m; THE
Spoilers" IL a. m. 1:5s. 1855, 1854, 1852
p. m.
BROADWAY CAPITOL - 1.-THE shang-
hal Gesture" IL a. m. 1904. 7:la 1882
p. m They Died With Their Boots on. "
1243. 4i47. 9:ii p. m.
CINDERELLA-"They Died With Their
Boots on" ] 80, $40. $3.50 p m; THE
shanghai Gesture 1880, 410, 3, 1855
-, m.
CINEMA Brothers Karamazov." -.
2, g. 3 p. m: Crime and Punishment, "
! 30, APO. 1920, 1890 p. m.
FISHER THE Shanghai Gesture. +"
1913, 3:46, 7:42. i:3s y. m. They
Died With Their Roots on" 1877, 5.23,
500 p. m.
FOX-"Almost Married." 11:25 a. m,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14
"TaIk Of The Town"
Is Set as New Title

THE TALK OF THE TOWN"
will be the final release title OF
George Stevens formerly titled
"Three's Crowd, the Cary
Grant-Jean Arthur-Ronald Colman
co-starring feature that will reach
the screen soon.
In production for more than
three months, The Talk OF the
Town also includes Edgar Blu
chanan, Glenda Farrell, Rex In
gram, Charles Dingle, Clyde Fill
more and Don Beddoe in its cast.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14
'Dumbo' Finally Arrives on
Fox Theater Screen FridaY
BY CHARLES GENTRY

ALTHOUGH IT has taken it's fellow had temcS ugly
getting circulated by a rival studio
fuength feature Fantasia of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14

ing the nap
kin into their
collars. Blu
we never did.
Now comes
Charlie RAN
kin Of Local
705 of the
Walters Tn
ion. 10 report
lndl q " diltI
KIN o " n as
y 70 a q " a V
T. O & g n has
done il. Well,
he didn't eN-
actly yank II
from un q @ +
the chin; he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14

/ ALTHOUGH 1T has taken it's
own sweet time about getting
here the latest full-length feature
Disney production, "Dumbo," ar
riveS at the Fox Friday.
SO widely touted has been this
animated cartoon that we have
been more than anxious 10 see it
and for several months we have
been tapping our foot until now
we have a fine collection of pedal
callouSeS.
This is the story about the little
elephant with the big ears, who
becomes a circus sensation when
his friend and manager discovers
that his pachyderm protege can
fly
The Manager in this case is a
little rodent roustabout. Timothy
Mouse, and according 10 all reports
Mickey Mouse has a real rival to
worry about.
Our principal interest in this
production lies in attention 10 the
perfection of the Disney style.
HE'S THE BEST
Personally we believe that there
should be law preventing any one
except Disney from doing full
length cartoons.
He alone is capable Of keeping
the whimsy and charm of his
imaginary characters away from
the cliffs of ridicule. The others.
who shall remain nameless, should
report back TO their draft board
Immediately, so far as we are con-
cerned.
In Snow White" Disney pro-
posed an idea, born of several
years of short feature work, which
scored an instantaneous success.
His "Pinocchio" and Fantasia
were Celebrations of this idea.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14

HOLLYWOOD May IA hate Sha but he left boy for III
trite and say nothing Neil Raus Neil writes for IN
way Hearst Sunday papers and this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14
Jack Pickering
Jack Pickering
Here
and
Now

SUPPRESSED DESIRE: We
have often had a hsnkerlng 20
90 up and yank the napkin out
from under the chm OF some OF
those people who INSIST on stick
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14
Knows Angles

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC punch
in mot Ladies Man" teaming
Paul Kelly and Fay Wray. is due
to the fact Lew Landers, director,
was once a movie Cameraman and
still closely SuperviSeS shooting.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14
TOO PRECIOUS

"Pinocchio" was a little too
precious. and while we thought it
very clever and amusing. the pub
lie STAYED away as though the poor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-14

shalls, but he left a boy for the
Neil Raus. Neil writes for the
Hearst Sunday papers and this is
the fifth little Rau.
DAVIS IN "RHINE"
With any femme star but Bette
Davis it might be surprising news
that she has accepted watch on
the Rhine because the Paul
Lukas role is the fat one. But
Bette, who is always doing the
unexpected played second fiddle to
Monty Woolley in THE Man Who
Came to Dinner and loved it.
Bette made up her mind impul-
sively about Watch on the
Rhine the way she does every
thing. Bette dropped into Hal
Wallis office when he was talking
to Howard Hawks about an air
epic.
II wish I were a man so 1
could do some of these exciting
movies with "A message" said la
Davis.
How about the woman In
Watch on the Rhine'?" said
Hal and that's the way it hap
.pened.
SO "Old Acquaintance" will be
postponed until after the Herman
Shumlin movie.
Evening star., 1942-04-28

bay and Singapore and Zamboanga.
He's seen as much service as a
commander in action as any officer
you can find In all the United
States Army. The Philippines, the
chase into Mexico for villa, the
Argonne, and now here he is in
the war zone of the Greater Antilles.
| proceeded with my lnterroga~
ton and his replies came quick
and fast.
Japs Planning for Years, He Says.
ITO my knowledge" he said, ''the
Japs have been preparing for this
war for 80 years and it's my belief
for so years. can give you an in
cident. In 1912 I was aide to Gen.
Pershing in the Philippines. There
was some trouble and the general
got wire to go to Manila from
Zamboanga. AS we pulled out of
the harbor Jap destroyer pulled in.
That's how watchful the Japs were;
they wanted to be right there. Well
win this war. We've never been
whipped yet and we never will be,
but the whole danger of our losing
is that the Allied forces are too scat
tered. It's my notion that If we win
on the main front we win on every
front. Our job is to pick out the
main front and to hell with the
small stuff"
Gen. Collins, 5 feet 6, 142 pounds.
golfer, horseman and polo player. Is
SO. He's as hard as a rock,
himself in perfect shape. Born in