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automobile license, it was stated.
The number was 1877. The other To-
cal numbers ran in the neighbour
hood of 14O. Autoists were quick
to comply with the law. Most Of
the licenses were issued on Satur
day and Mr.. Cooks on the following
Tuesday.
One of the severest hills to test
automobiles in this vicinity was the
Dry Bridge hill in West Antietam
street. According as an automo-
bilist negotiated this hill his ma
chimes climbing capacity was recog-
nized The Crawford model ma
chine, which was undergoing most
rigid tests, climbed this steep grade
easily and gracefully on the high
speed gear. Mr.. Crawford had been
hunting steep and stubborn hills on
which to test his machines. He
stated that the Fairview Mountain
was the steepest grade he could find.
With two passengers his machine
climbed the grade without any per-
ceptible reduction in speed.
Miss Leonore Hamilton purchased
an Olds runabout machine for her
own use. A carload of Tribunes
went to San Francisco in one con-
cionpoa1ot from here
A three cylinder Loomis, de-
scribed ''as red as raspberries, had
been added to the list of local ma
chimes. Mr. LOOMS, who was with
the Pope Company here 40 years ago,
formerly manufactured the machine.
1t was being carefully inspected at
the Pope Works.
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Men With Novel Hobbies;
One Collects Glassware, Other Banlnotes
Paul Shatto Has Glassware; John
Miller Has Thousands of Obsolete Banhnotes.

pieces, but Paul is running her a
close second with LOG pieces.
This now nationally known pat
tern of pressed glass was originally
called the palace" pattern and
was made by only one firm, Adams
& Co., of Pittsburgh, in the early
nineteenth century. The distinc-
tive features of this exquisite glass
were is the Moon and Stars in the
design of every piece, which gives
it it's present name.
Moon and Stars pieces that to-
day are rare collectors items are
egg cups and salt and pepper shak-
ers, but there are pieces of every
size and shape, varying from mas
sive, spiral-handled water pitchers
to unusual lamps President Lin
coin was extremely proud of his
complete set of ''Moon and Stars
table service, which he used in the
White House on all special occa-
sions.
Streamlined and as heavy as mod
ern-day crystal, the sheer beauty of
Moon and Stars" glassware will
impress you at once. 1t is easily
recognizable by the distinctive
moons and stars in the pattern,
sometimes interpreting smaller
stars in larger moons, as in the berry
bowl, or with the moon design be-
ginning halfway down the bowl of
the glass, with small stars scattered
over the first round base, as in the
goblet and champagne glasses, one
of which is shown in the accompa-
nying illustration.
Obsolete Banknotes
John Miller is always to the front
when it comes to selling bonds in
the different War Bond drives, but
there's one thing he won't sell you
and that's any one of the thousands
of old and obsolete banknotes that
he has collected through the years.
Arranged in an attractive folder
and each note carefully wrapped in
cellophane to protect it, the collec-
ton includes bank notes from the
Valley Bank of Hagerstown (1852)
and the Hagerstown Bank (1861).
Other notes of local interest are
those issued by the Old Franklin
Railroad in 1841, then operating
between Hagerstown and Cham
bersburg; and by the old c. & o.
Canal Company.
Another extremely interesting
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Forty Years Ago

WY &NStAo AASO
The will of Levi T. Letter was
ready for filing in Washington, D. c.
From persons in Chicago well ad-
vised of the contents of the will, it
was stated the estate was valued at
between $25,0OO,O00 and $30,0O0,000
A jury at New York awarded a
huge commission for selling the
Western Maryland Railroad. The
amount was $1,000,000, with interest
for one year and IL months, making
a total of $1,l00,00O. The verdict
was returned by jury in the suit Of
Morris Menges against General
Louis Fitzgerald, for services rem
dered in bringing about the sale of
the Western Maryland Railroad to
a syndicate. 1t was stated, however,
that the case would be appealed.
The 33rd session of the Baptist
Association of the Western Mary
land District closed its sessions,
which were well attended and of
unusual interest. The work of the
denomination was growing rapidly
in this section of the state. Seven
men, graduates from the Baptist
Theological Seminary of Louisville,
KY, were secured and placed in
Maryland by the State Mission Board
to open up and develop new indus
tries. Two of these men were To-
Gated in the Western District.
Miss Mary L. Wilson, Boonsborc,
and John c. Bodine, Prince Williams
county, Va, were married at Lap
pans by Rev. Curtis. The bride was
daughter of DR.. Wilson, Boonsboro
The trolley company was to build
two 30-foot freight cars for use on
the Myersville extension, besides
smaller box and fiat cars. The cars
were to be equipped with air brakes
and link couplers. The motor cars
would carry two powerful motors to
each car.
A large barn was raised on the
farm of Daniel Haupt, near Cave
town and big dinner was served
The first carload of wheat was
shipped by Abram Ditto over the
Wabash Railroad from Park Head
consigned to John w. Stonebrakei.
Hagerstown.
The c. & P. Telephone Co. an
nounced reduced rates as follows
Residence, $1.50 per month; bust
ness, So per month. There was I'M
limited service with all stations
connected with the Hagerstown Elk
change.
/ On a Sunday there were 2,00t
people carried by trolley to Pen MAJ
from Waynesboro and Greencastlc
Stones thrown out by blast a
the quarries of the Beverly Granite
Co. at Hallway, knocked smoke
stack down at the engine house.
County Tax Collector Ankeney tool
in on a Tuesday about $1,000. Thi'
was not quite up to the average o
the former years first day.-Citl
Tax Collector Beachley was ready
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Some men make hobby of their
gardens, others boast of their stamp
collections, while still others brag
about their collection of pipes, or
their array of old-fashioned drink
ing cups or shaving mugs. But two
Hagerstown collectors r. Paul
Shatto of $50 Hager street, and John
L. Miller, popular manager of Hen
RVS Theater-are real individual
lists when it comes to hobbies.
'MOOn and Stars
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to receive taxes.-G. w. Hurd, Will
Transport, erected a tablet in front
of his store; the tablet was inscribed.
Historic spot where three mayors
met on May 29."-The Democrats
of Frederick elected their entire
municipal ticket. The election was
the first held under the new law by
which colored voters were dis
franchised by property qualifica-
tion.-Harvey Wachter and George
Wassen distributed $500 bass in the
Conococheague. = Freight business
on the W. Md. continued to increase
and additional crews were being put
to work nearly every day. Manager
Hartle had engaged travelling fe-
male baseball team for a game with
the local team.-Andrew j. Schaller
and w. J. Brown, Waynesboro,
closed deal with Daniel Hess for
the purchase of his Blue Mountain
creamery near Rouzerville.-Sheriff
and Mrs. H. A. Downin were among
the passengers on the steamship
"Pouise" that came near colliding
with another steamer while return
ing from Tolchester.-Special dis
patch: Fierce sea fight is raging be-
tween the Japanese andN Russian
warships in Korean straits-Ster
ling & Sons Fish Market was at 81
and E. Washington street.-C. v.
Banff invited the public to his re-
modelled ice cream parlor at 81 S.
Potomac street.-Lemen Bros. had
a To-day clearance sale of dry goods.
George w. Rohrer, Antietam and
Potomac streets, offered a special on
California prunes.-Mrs. A. c. Now
en- died at her home at the Malvern,
aged 55.-Mary, the little eight-year
old daughter of Simon Trumpower,
this county, tramped on corn
chopper and nearly cut off her foot.
As Charles A. Ritchey was driving
along the Williamsport pike, his
horse, frightened at a passing trolley
car, ran against the fence, damaging
the vehicle and breaking the har-
ness.
The following Norfolk & Western
Railway changes were announced:
G. W. Turley, formerly of Hagers-
town, assistant trainmaster of the
Bluefield Division, promoted to
trainmaster at Williamson, w. Va,
and I. H. Phetteplace, chief train dis
patcher at Bluefeld, promoted to the
vacancy caused by Mr.. Turkeys
transfer.
The Antietam Fire Co., Palmer
Tenant, presiding, John H. Middle
kauff, secretary, received three APP
plications for membership. Resolu-
tons were adopted on the death of
DR.. E. G. Mason and w. B. Rust A
Aughinbaugh for his generous treat
vote of thanks was rendered VIM. G.
of soda water to the reel team and
company. An invitation for the reel
team to participate in the races at
| Williamsport on July was accepted.
Palmer Tenant, Wiley W. Ritchey,
VIM. Barr and William H. Socks
were appointed a general amuse-
ment committee to arrange for
dances, festivals, trolley parties, ETC.,
the proceeds to be used in defray
ing expenses of the reel team when
they competed in races.
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u4eddG
Hopper:
Looking at
HOLLYW GOD

IF ANY Hollywood movie lays an
Aegg this year it will surely be a
golden one, cause our movie moguls
have cooked up the most elaborate,
ambitious, and expensive program
in the history of this industry.
The period 1943-44 is known as
the Year of the Big Take in movie
circles. Box office returns hit new
high, exceeding even producers
widest nightmares.
If there ever was a time when
movie men could get away with
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-17

Paul Shatto's feet are always on
the ground (he's salesman for a
shoe manufacturer) but nowadays
his mind is up in the "Moon and
Stars" for Paul's hobby is the col
lecting of the "Moon and Stars"
pattern of early Pennsylvania glass
ware and, incidentally, if you have
an odd piece of this pattern around
the house anywhere, Paul Will be
tickled to death to hear from you.
The Moon and Stars pattern
was brought into national promi-
nence recently, by means of an ar
ticle in a national magazine on
Kate Smiths collection of 112
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with multimillion
b u d G is a n d
e n o u G h S t a r
names in the cast
to choke a horse.
Well, that's Holly
wood for you.
Daryl Zanuck,
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Horse and Buggy
Days
By the Old Lamp Lighter

In Hagerstown in 1904 200 auto
mobile licenses had been issued. The
privilege cost 81 and was perpetual.
Hardship, it was stated, was on the
tourist.
The automobile was then some
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-17
Step in Right Direction

Al Pearce believes talented anna
teurs who're entertaining our troops
in the camp shows will be stars of
tomorrow. So Pearce has made ar
rangements with his boss, Herb
Yates of Republic, to give six of
them an opportunity in Strictly for
Laughs, which gets under way in
September. This Is the
Army is doing such morale build
ing job for men at the front that the
governments thinking of sending it
to South Pacific bases.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-17

a slap-dash prod
uct, now is that
time. But, true to
the counter-clock-
wise method of
working, for which
they take so much
ribbing, the boys
are planning films
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t n l n G compare
lively new, and
for this reason we
will give you some
news stories re-
garding them as
they appeared 40
years ago.
George A. Zook
was the last auto
list in Hagerstown
to r ceiVe his
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-17

anything by halves, wiped all b pic
lures off the slate and came up
with two Wilson, and
'The Keys of the Kingdom" which
top anything before attempted in
size, outlay, and big-name casts.
''The Keys of the Kingdom" is the
logical Academy award rival to
wilson since it is in black and
white and the latter in technicolor,
which makes both films eligible for
the Oscar. The Keys" also has an
all-star cast, although Gregory Peck
and Rosa Stradner, who play the
most important roles, have each had
but one previous Hollywood film ex-
perience. But they've both had fine
theatrical training.
In Lighter Vein
With these two films as sample,
and the BIS thrown into the discard,
Twentieth's staff of producers has
had some recognizing to do, but
quick. The upshot is program lean
ing heavily on musicals extrava-
CANT musicals that will rival the big
gest attractions on Broadway.
Metro-G oldwyn-Mayer has much
the same idea. It's going to be a
struggle in this era of super-produc-
tons to see whether William Perl
berg's musical can Guido Jack Cum
mings' fLittle Bit of Heaven" Or
whether "The Ziegfeld Follies," into
which Arthur Freed has thrown the
two top dancing men of the world to-
day Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly
plus Fanny Brice, Jimmy Durante,
Judy Garland, John Kodiak, Lena
Horne, James Melton, Marion Bell,
Victor Moore, Mickey Rooney, and
Red Shelton, can make a bigger
noise than Perlberg's estate Fair"
for which Richard Rodgers and Os-
car Hammerstein have written mu-
sic which Twentieth claims will out
Oklahoma oklahoma"
Say 1t With Music
Ira Gershwin and Kurt Well are
responsible for the tunes in ''Where
DO We Go from Here" Morrie
,Ryskind's story of AT. Agnes De
Mile, c. BIS talented niece, will do
the dance routines.
Metro has an answer to this in
Emusic for Millions" in which Jose
Iturbi and Margaret 0'Brien are
drawing cards. With Larry Adler's
harmonica, Jimmy Durante and
Hugh Herbert for laughs, how can
it lose? Warmers have Hollywood
Canteen," also Rhapsody in Blue"
the story of George Gershwin's life.
George Jessel is music-minded,
too. His Kitten on the Keys calls
for a hunk of stars. Includes Dick
Haynes, Perry Como, and both
Benny Goodman and Jimmy Dorsey.
That Lubitsch Touch
Ernst Lubitsch's main concern
centers about "Czarina," the sa-
trio comedy which will be TaIIulah
Bankhead's next. Charles Coburn
has been signed to play the chan
cellor; also Vincent Price has big
part. "Dragonwyck," the story of
the Dutch PATRONS, is another Luz
bitsch epic for Gene Tierney and
Gregory Peck. Bette Davis ripens
ssThe Corn Is Green" And the set
up for Roughly Speaking includes
Boz Russell and Jack Carson. The
Ingrid Bergman-Gary Cooper spe-
cial, Saratoga Trunk" will soon
be seen, and 'sThe Conspirators. .
with Hedy Lamar and Paul Hen
reid, can't fail to please the eye.
Yes, producers would seem to be
fighting hard for those long, long
lines of patrons that bulge the walls
of every movie house in the land.
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NewHdnouer
Pays Tribute
To WdrDeQd

Memorial day exercises in honor
of war dead will begin in Will
mington at IL am. today in New
Hanover high school when civic,
military and patriotic groups, as
well as the general public, will esS-
semble to pay tribute to the men
who died for America.
Under the auspices of Whining
ton Post No. 10 of the American
Legion, a program will be held at
the school at which Gold Star cita-
tons will be presented by the Rev.
J. L. Davis, chaplain, to the moth
ers of 40 Wilmington sons who have
been reported dead or missing in
action in World War II.
The list of war dead to be hon
orad includes:
Douglas Fairbanks Potter, Her.
bert Franklin Melton, Clyde Car
son Moore, Harvey Howard Hor-
rell, Sgt. Allen B. Marshburn, En-
sign Carl David Peiffer, Sgt.
George H. Walker, Master Sgt. Ed
ward D. Grub, John Raynor, 1t.
Douglas Whitley Gillette, Master
Sgt. Edward D. Grub, John Ray
nor, 1t. Douglas Whitley Gillette,
Master Sgt. Emmett M. Allen, 1t.
Robert Rhodes Hatch, James
Woodrow Lewis,
Capt Ralph w. Soverel, Capt.
Horace R. Weaver. Sgt. R. Van
Kennedy, Jr., 1t. William S. Wa
tiers, Jr., Roy Pate. James Mar
vim Willett, Albert E. Moore, 1t.
Leroy c. Robertson, III, Morrison
C. Dobson. Aviation Cadet Eric
W. T. Lord, Cpl John D. Cocker,
1t. Fulton T. Allen, Sgt. Thomas
W. Cocker, Jr.,
Daniel Hand George. Stamina A.
Ammons, John ]. Coins, Pvt.
Archie L. Brown, 1t. Herbert c.
Houston, Staff Sgt. William G. Best,
Richard Stephano. William R. But
Ter, DeWard w. Duncan, Jr, Sgt.
William Dunbar.
Pvt. Homer G. Holden, Herbert
B. Massie, Capt H. Churchill Bra
gaw, Sgt. Seldom W. Combs, Capt.
Charles D. King, Sgt. Leroy c.
Butler, 1t. Norwood H. Dodson,
Lieutenant Commander Calder At
Continued OH Page Three; Col. 81
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U. S. Ready To Discuss
World Peace Movement

WASHINGTON, May % Up -
In q new move toward preventing
third world war, Secretary OF
State Cordell Hull announced to-
night that the American govern
heht now is ready to discuss with
Russia. Great Britain and China
me organization Of a permanent
peace agency.
Ihe announcement came at the
.na OF a series of five meetings
he held with a special Senate
.0VlSory committee and comntc'
semen who would comment to-
a nsAt acclaimed what he said.
tne last of the five meetings was
held this morning.
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Cleric SaysNa Curbs Sermons

religious services became some
what more important"
He said it was a disgrace
to religion" that only 20 per
cent of the British people and
81 per cent in the United
States were in any church, and
declared that the modern
church is so full of liberalism
that religion is "tubercular."
An overture was placed be-
fore one of the church's COM
mittees proposing that the
general assembly make a re-
quest of the Navy department
"that the chaplains serving I'M
der it be protected from orders
to do things that are in viola
ton of their consciences rs
Christian ministers"
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District Price Executive Walter
A. Kavanaugh will be in Whining
ton Thursday to assist in rushing
cases to completion, and judgments
may be completed Friday.
AS a result of the recently COM
pieted price check made by the
OPA, at least rs New Hanover
restaurants were found to have vi
olated price regulations, accord
ing to price panel assistants and
Raleigh District OPA staff mem
bers. Of this number, some 80 SER
ious price violators have and are
now appearing before the price
panel board, it was disclosed yes
,terday. :.
In another Investigation, OPA
check-ups were reported to have
revealed that four Wilmington
wholesale dealers had violated
OPA regulations when inventory
investigations revealed large sugar
shortages. Dealers have been CIV
en- suspensions from sugar deal
ing ranging from two weeks to
sixty days, the Raleigh district
OPA office announced yesterday.
Combined shortages of the con-
Germs were totaled at 166 sos
pounds.
The suspension orders were cign-
ed by Chief Hearing Commissioner
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. AZ
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JAPS SLOWING
YANK ADVANCE

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Tues
day. May 30. Up American in
vaders of Biak have advanced
more than a half-mile to point
within two miles of the important
Mokmer airdrome, Gen. Douglas
Macarthur reported today, but
Japanese resistance was inc-eas-
ing every yard.
Enemy opposition was expected
to reach a new peak of fury
when the invasio:l-toughe1led vet
Grams of the Sixth army make their
final assault on the Mokmer field,
$50 miles from the southern Philip
pines.
A headquarters spokesman said
the japanese guessed wrong when
deploying tropc to combat the
Yankee invasion of the largest
Schouten island Saturday. The en-
envy apparently reasoned the
would storm ashore in
a frontal assault on the Mokmer
and Serido airdromes, both of
which s-e on Biak"s south coast.
The japanese built strong de-
lenses to protect the two fields
and the Borokoe airdrome, be-
tween Mokme r and Sorido and
Snile inland. The invasion waves,
shit the beach three miles
east of Bosnek, Biak's largest
village, and six milels from their
present front lines.
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Reds Bag so Maxi Planes
In Romanian Air Attacks

out several bombing and ma
chine-gun attacks" destroying
or damaging no fewer than 60
enemy craft.
Both the Russian and Ger
man communicates said there
was little activity on the
ground. The Soviets said IS
enemy planes had been shot
down in air combat or by Anti
aircraft fire Sunday. The
Nazis claimed successful air
attacks on Soviet supplies ana
rail stations in the areas oil
Shepetovka and Korosten.
The Nazis continued proplng
the northern end of the Wnlte
Russian front, where a MOS
COW dispatch said enemy re-
connaissance thrusts were re-
pulsed.
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Slain Mans Son Tells
Of Warning To Father

WASHINGTON, May 29- Up -
Private William Lind testified to-
day that he heard Mrs. Robert I.
Miller warn his father that he
had better watch OUT because
Bob says he is going to shoot
you"
Lind was recalled as one Of the
final witnesses at the trial of Mrs.
Miller's 67-year-old lawyer-hus.
band on a charge of numbering
DR.. John E. Lind in fit OF ieal-
ousy.
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30 Persons Killed
In Ecuador Riotine

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador. May 29
-P)-A revolutionist junta seized
control of this commercial city
after ten hours of bitter street
fighting today, and Quito dis
patch said that DR.. Carlos Arroyo
del Rio, Ecuadorean president.
had resigned.
Forty persons were reported
killed in the uprising, led by sup
porters of exiled former President
Velasco Ibarra. The violent move
ment was aimed at forestalling a
scheduled weekend presidential
election.
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Admiral Kimme[ Asks
For Early Court Trial

WASHINGTON, May 29.-tR-De-
claring the while story of Pearl
Harbor" has not been told, Rear
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel has
demanded a ''free, open and pub
lic' court martial "at the earliest
practicable date" it was disclosed
today.
Kimmeps demand was made in a
letter released by Senator Fergu-
son (R-Mich) as the Senate Judici,
ary committee voted to act next
Monday on Ferguson's resolution
fixing Sept. 8 as the deadline for
the trials start.
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LONDON, May 29-tR- Soft
ening up enemy air strength
in Romania, the Red air force
struct airdromes near Soman
and Husi today and destroyed
or disabled at least 60. planes,
q Soviet communique annOunc.
ed tonight.
Conan is. on the Siretul river
and Husi on the Prut. Both are
between the Carpathian noun
tains and the Dnestr river.
The Russi0n cOmmunique,
recorded by the Soviet mont
tor from a Moscow broadcast,
said all the Soviet planes re-
turned safely.
At the airdrOmes, said the
soviets, "after silencing anti
aixseAA fire our planes carried
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MONTREAL, May 29.-(P)-
A chaplain in the regular Ma
w said today that some naval
officers forbade chaplains to
tell their men they were in
danger Of hell.
The chaplain, Frederick Vol
beda of Washington, in the Ma
Wy seven years and a veteran
of Pearl Harbor, said his OWL
commanding officer once heard
him preach repentance and &C
tual punishment and swore he
would "have no hell-fire preach
ing on his ship.
"There is little real religion
in the Navy" Chaplain Volbe-
da said in a speech at the Saith
annual general assembly of the