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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
Volunteer Group
To Back Boys Club

Inspired by an address on the
Junior Police Club, given by Roy
Dancer, local manufacturer, before
the Hagerstown Rotary Club recent
ly, representative group of Ha-
gerstown fathers have formed them
selves into a volunteer committee,
for the purpose of getting behind
the boys club, particularly from a
long-range program point of view.
The committee has already held
two meetings and as soon as their
suggestions are whipped into shape,
they will present them to the direc-
tors of the Junior Police Club for
their consideration.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
Service Star To
Phone Co. Manager

Joseph S. Shuman, manager of
the Smithsburg office of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone
Company of Baltimore City, re-
ceived, during March, a one-stor
emblem in recognition of five years
of service with the company.
During the month, rs employees in
the C. and P. Telephone Company
in Maryland were awarded en-
blems. They had an aggregate OF
1,270 years of service.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
Marine Landing
Force At Cape
Gloucester
Outguessed Japs
BY Sgt. Arthur Il. Mielke
MARINE Corps Combat Cores
pondenO


CAPE GLOUCESTER, New Brit
ain (Delayed)--An old baseball axi-
ON, "Iit 'em where they amt was
brought into play by the strategists
who planned the Marine Corps
blitz on this base.
As the Marine combat team as
signed to take the air field wound
its way along the shore toward this
area they came upon the section
where the Japs believed we'd land.
Here, mile upon mile. were well
dug trenches parallel with the shore,
interspersed with log-embedded gun
emplacements.
Japs Abandoned Posts.
But we foxed 'em. We came on
these rather hastily erected fortifi-
cations from the flank. multiplying
them. The gun emplacements, too,
were Ineffective in that they had
openings to the front and rear only.
Most of the Japs were far-sighted
enough to abandon their useless
barricades, but the few who sought
refuge in the gun emplacement
shelters were wiped out almost to
a man.
Driver of one of the medium
General Sherman) tanks, Corp.
Roy Hall, of Confluence, Pa, re-
ported:
THE men up front would see a
pillbox up ahead and call back for
us.
Wed just ride up, point our gun
down into the opening and fire.
Jap Shells Bounce.
The corporal was referring to the
75-millimeter guns which are
mounted in the tanks tlrrets
One shot generally killed all the
occupants" he added.
The corporal then pointed to three
hicks on his monster.
See those?" he said. "Those are
where three of their 75-millimeter
shells strickland bounced right
off"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
Some Riddles Shoes
Ration Free In May

The OPA has announced that
from May to May 20, low-priced
children's shoes will be ration-free.
The order will affect shoes for
children between the ages of A to 10
years, selling at not higher than
SLIGO a pair Sizes 8 ~ through IL
for younger children and sizes
IL ~ through for older children,
will be ration-free for the 20-day
period.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
Brief Notes On Local Happenings
Registration DeadIine Nears.

Eligible voters have until p. m,
Friday, March 81. to register, if they
desire to vote in the Primary Elec-
tions, May l. For the accommodation
of those who wish to register, the
Office of Board Of Election Super
visitors, in the courthouse, will be
open tomorrow, March 81, from 10
a. m. until 8 p. m.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
Aid Chinese "Warphans.o

At present 1927 "warphans"-
war orphans are receiving support
and education by the National Refu-
gee Children's Association in China,
according to the Chinese News
Service. Founded in 1888 by Ma
dame Chang Kai-shek, it has pro-
vided aid for 1929 children in SO
orphanages.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
Women,s Republican Club.

At the regular meeting of the
Women's Republican Club, held last
week, it was decided to hold a ban
quet on April II, in the Crystal
Room at the Hotel Hamilton, with
Mrs. Lulu E. Powell, Republican
National Committeewoman from
Maryland, as the guest speaker.
Due to the size of the dining
room, the club is forced to limit at
tendance to members of the club.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
Jaycees Elect.

The following seven directors
were elected to the Junior Chamber
of Commerce, at an election meet
ing held last week: John Cotton
James A. Wales. Jr., John Sharett
James K. Noel, Jr., Norman Holz-
APPEL, John Minnich and Harry Voll-
mer. The Jaycees also voted to or
ganize flying club and purchase al
least one plane, and to offer man
power for the Junior Police Club.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30

Mexicans Use Less Electricity.
Persons in the Mexico City area
have been ordered to reduce CON
sumption OF electricity by 20 per
cent or become liable to discontin-
uance Of service. the U. S. Depart
ment Of Commerce reports.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
Paper clothes For Norwegians.

Paper clothes, recently made by a
textile industries in occupied Nor
way, are on sale under certain reg
ulations," Norwegian radio broad
cast said as reported to the owl.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
County Soldier Prisoner of War.

st. Sgt Robert J. Sadler, son Of
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Sadler, Ante
tam Furnace, previously reported
missing in action on November Is,
1913, is prisoner of war in Ger
mnay. The good news that their
son is safe and well came in letter
from the sergeant, which arrived
last week
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
BOOK REVIEW AT THE
LIBRARY MONDAY NIGHT

The weekly Book Review will be
held at the Washington County Lii
brary Monday night at 7:45, with
Mr.. John Cotton reviewing Yankee
Law, the Autobiography of Ephriam
Tut"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
Jamison employees Choose AFL.

At an election held last week, the
employees of the Jamison Cold Stor-
age Door Company voted to select
the American Federation of Labor
as their collective bargaining agent
The vote was ALL 80; CIO As; No
Union 2.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
ATTENTION NON-sUBsCRIBERs

regulations permit mailing sample copies
indefinitely therefore compelled, from time time
to drop non-subscribers' from mailing list
There's easy to make that will not
be dropped your subscription The cost is only
year you mail in, office
113 W. Washington street
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
Another New Girl Scout Troop.

Girl Scout Troop was invested
last Friday afternoon at Surrey
School. The new Troop has mem
bership Of thirty and the leaders are
Mrs Martin Fleisher and Mrs. Mar
vim Miller.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
Local and County
Men Are Indicted

Local Boards | and 2 announce
that the following local and county
men, having passed their final ply
steal examination, were accepted for
induction on the dates given below:
BOARD l CHagerstOwn)
Accepted March Ia.
Army.
Russell Victor King, 22O W. First
st.
Accepted March %.
Navy.
Edgar Franklin Wade, 1913 Winter
st.
Joseph Woodrow Kittell, sol
Maryland Ave.
Henry Samuel Walters, 800 Sum
NIT Ave.
Army.
Clarence Eldred Valentine, 271
Devonshire Road.
Harold Robert Kirkpatrick, 112
John st.
Charles William Ecton, Jr., IS S.
Cannon Ave.
Wilmer Angle Turner, 937 S. Po-
tomac st.
George Elmer Rem, 5O4 Ridge
Ave.
Robert Ellsworth Harvie, 239 N
Mulberry st.
BOARD 2 County
Accepted March 20.
Navy.
Robert Victor Banzhoff, Route q
Williamsport.
John David Finney, Hancock.
Sylvester Franklin Hose, 90 Sails
bury ST., Williamsport.
John Elliott Murray, Route /, Big
Spring.
Paul Frederick Lesher, Clear
Spring.
Frank Wiederhold, "a w. Sails
bury St, Williamsport.
Jesse Oliver Hull, 10 S. Foundry
ST., Hagerstown.
Russell Rufus Morgan, Route Q
Sharpsburg.
Herman Samuel Rohrer, Clear
Spring.
Julian Miller Huffman, 1904 Vir-
ginia Ave, Hagerstown.
Clyde Emanuel Miller, II w
Salisbury St, Williamsport
Karl William Itnyre, Security.
Clayton Wesley Mentzer, 1875 S
Vermont ST., Williamsport
Robert Paul Grab, Route 3, Ha-
gerstown.
Marine Corps.
George Albert Mellott, Funks-
town.
John Benjamin Mowen, Route 2
Hagerstown.
Francis Rouse, Smithsburg.
Guy Franklin Robinson, Route 2
Williamsport
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
RATION
DEADLINE..S
NOTICE

unless otherwise stated, all
Ration stamps are now good
indefinitely.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
CANNED GOODS

Blue stamps A8, Be, CO, D8
and E8 in Book No. 4 are
good now. Stamps F8, CO,
H8, J8 and K8 also become
valid on April /.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
SUGAR

Stamp No. 30 in Ration
Book No. 4 is good for 5 lbs.
Stamp No. 40 is also valid
now, good for 5 lbs. Of can
ming sugar and can be used
through Feb. %, 1915.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
MEAT, BUTTER,

OILS
Red stamps As, Be, CO, De,
ES, Fs, &c, H8 and Js are
good now.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-03-30
GASOLINE

Last day for use of No. 9
"A" gasoline coupons
May 8. 'B" and &C" cou-
pons expire according to
dates on individual books.
SHOES
Shoe stamp 10 valid until
April 30. Stamp No.
l, on the "airplane" sheet
in Ration Book No. 3, is
also good now.
FUEL OIL
Period 4 and 5 coupons are
good now and can be used
through September 30.
TIRE INSPECTION
Deadline for A coupon hold
ers is March 81. Deadline
for-B coupon holders is June
80, and for C coupon hold
ers, May 81.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-24
Farmers Will Meet
To Discuss Problems

Labor problems will be discuss
ed by agricultural employers ana
laborers of Fender and New Han
over counties at meeting Win
Farm Demonstration Agent 4. W..
Galphin today.
The meeting will convene at y
o'clock and will last until 5, OUR
ing which time the workers ana
employers will report on Wha1
they are receiving and paying LOT
labor now.
Galphin said that the con1ereeS
will not discuss increases or de-
creases in wages at all but mere
ly will talk over labor disputes
No effort whatsoever will be maze
to adjust better pay, the farm
agent asserted, adding that phase
is not within the jurisdiction o.
his office.
Any person interested is lnvlt'
ed to attend.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-24

portant that you impress upon
your present election officers the
necessity of studying and carefully
following the law, in order, not
only that a fair election may be
assured. but that all of the forms
of fairness may be preserved and
that unfounded criticism may be
avoided.
IF possible, I wish to put it
beyond the power of any losing
candidate to make justifiable
complaint about the conduct of the
election
Joyner said that 'there are in
dications that there is more in
terest thhis year than ever before
in voting. Three are stronger in
dications thatthere is more in
terest this year than ever before
in the conduct OF elections, due
largely to the emphasis which the
war has placed on democracy and
it's processes as contrasted with a
totalitarian system of govern
ment.'
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-24
Authority On
Deafness Holds
Clinic In City

Mr.. M. D. Higgins, one of the
country's foremost experts on hard
of hearing problems, will conduct
a free clinic for the hard Of hearing
at the City Optical Co., Whining
ton, N. c., Thursday, May 25th.
Hours: 1000 A. M. to 500 P. M.
Mr.. Higgins is direct represen-
tative of Dictograph Sales Corp,
of New York and is demonstrating
the well-known ACQUISITION hear
ing aid. He will give free consulta-
ton regarding hard of hearing
problems.
Whether you have a mild, medi-
UNI or severe hearing loss, whether
you wear a hearing aid or not, you
are invited to take advantage of
free private examination. If you
are now wearing a hearing aid and
are in need of service or repair
you may obtain service at this
clinic. Adv.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-24
ELECTION CHIEF
WANTS FAIRNESS
Joyner Urges Counties
To Allow Witnesses
At Counting

RALEIGH, May % In Will
liam T. Joyner, chairman of the
state board of elections, today urg-
ed county boards of elections to
reserve front row seat for at
least one representative of each
candidate for office" who wishes
to be present at the counting OF
ballots cast in the Democratic pri-
mary May q.
In a letter to all boards, Joyner
said that because in some of the
more populous precincts some bal
lots must be counted at night, in
small rooms, there is always the
danger Of criticism growing out.
of the counting of the ballots. ="
He urged elections boards to pro-
vide ample space for the cou7a ting
of ballots before ''as many repre-
sentatives as any candidate de-
sires to have as witnesses" Count
ing should be where those present
can see the ballot, how it is mark
ed, and how it is tabulated, he add
ed.
Referring to criticism directed
at the board on past occasions,
jayne. said that 'it is conceded
by most people that over a period
of years the conduct of elections
in North Carolina hac been, in
general, fair, praiseworthy and
progressively better. But there
have been some instances which
have spoiled our record. I'm very
anxious indeed that similar b1ots
be entirely eliminated"
II think it necessary and i'm
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-24

really is oil where geo-physical
studies suggest its presence, av-
eraged $4,000. For many years it
has been a rule of thumb that one
Wildcatter out Of 20 to Is would
produce. This made the cost of
each live well from 100000 to
$780, 900.
Since Pearl Harbor the labor
cost Of validating, which con-
stitutes more than half of the total
expense, has gone up IS percent,
and materials also cost more.
The tendency is toward ever
deaper drilling. My informant
estimates that the cost of bring
ing in a producer now is close
to $1,0OO,0O0. Some other ex-
perts agree, some think the cost
is not quite so high.
The OPA order fixing the SIPS
price interrupted a slow but
steady price rise which oil men
insist was due to shortage of re-
serves and not to inflationary ten
denotes. If there had been no war
at all, they say, the price of crude
by the middle of last year would
have reached $1,75 barrel unless,
on the way up, its rise was halted
by important new discoveries.
Whether or not this is desir-
able. it is the history of oil that
increasing prices stimulate I'D
eating, which discovers new
fields whose production halts the
rises and sets back the price
again. oil cannot be stored in
significant : quantities: a two
months overall supply is about
the maximum. So oil prices are
extremely sensitive to current
supply.
New oil is discovered only by
drilling wells, and wells cost
money which has to be recouped
out of production. Nobody will
spend money drilling if the gam
bling odds against him are too
great. Therefore, oil men insist,
if we want to discover more oil
we must give the wildcatters
more run or more fun for their
investment dollars.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-24
State College Alumni
Plan Annual Banquet

RALEIGH, May % -R- Com
mander R. E. Stevens, of the North
Carolina Department of the Ameri-
can Legion, and Col. John W. Har-
relson, State Colleges dean of -Ad-
ministration, will be speakers at
the annual banquet of the State
College General Alumni Assocla-
ton here Friday, Alumni Secretary
H. W. Taylor announced today.
Other features of the day will be
the dedication of the new diesel
building at the college, with
Governor Broughton making the
principal address; class reunion
luncheons; installation of new Of
ficers and observance OF the
golden anniversary of the class OF
1894 and the silver anniversary OF
the class of 1919.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-24

cording to an announcement re-
ceived here from an Eighth AAF
Liberator station, somewhere in
England.
Sergeant Moore is member of
the oldest Liberator unit in the
Eighth Air Force.
In addition to tn latest award,
Sgt. Moore wears the Distinguish
ed Unit Ribbon-the organization
having won a citation from the
War Department for its role in the
historic Battle of Ploesti on August
l, 1913.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-24

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-24
Spring Lambs Shipped
From Tmboro Market

RALEIGH, May %. R -
North Cardinals first shipment Of
spring lambs, a double-deck car
of 258 head, left from Tarboro
today.
Leland Case, in charge of extern
sion animal husbandry at State
College, said the lambs were from
farms in Edgecombe, Nash, and
Earnett counties and that they
should bring about the same pri-
ces as last year when choice ami
mails brought SIT per hundred
weight and good animals $3.50. "
Case said shipments Of lambs
would be made from Plymouth and
Shawboro in early June and from
Burlington in July.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-24
ESTIMATES VARY
ON OIL RESERVE
Experts Declare Supply
Will Last rom IA
To 200 Years
BY S. BURTON HEATH
NEA Staff CORRESPONDENT

TULSA, Okla, May %. - Esti-
mates of the amour of petroleum
remaining under american ground
vary from 20 billion to 100 billion
barrels-from IA years supply to
200 years supply. Either we are
approaching dangerously close to
the time when we will have to
import most of our petroleum from
abroad, over seas where enemy
warships range in time of war,
or else there is so great supply
that probably we shall be using
atomic energy before we have any
need to worry.
Known reserves amount to 20
billion barrels. Both the American
Petroleum Institute and govern
ment experts agree on that. This
is the amount upon which we can
count beyond reasonable doubt. 1t
is equivalent to about IA years
supply at pre-War usage.
Unquestionably there is much
more oil in the United States, but
the amount is anybody's guess.
Wallace E. Pratt, chief geologist
for Standard of New Jersey, es-
Inmates reserves at 100 billion
barrels. Mr.. Pratt is an outstand-
ing expert, whose associates in
rival companies praise him high
ly. But his estimate, they insist, is
nothing more than an intelligent
guess, which may prove rather
accurate,- grossly exa agerated or
ridiculously low.
S1,000,0O0 Per Well
Only continual exploration by
trained geophysicists plus specu-
lative - "wildcat'' drilling can
locate new fields. 1t may be that
ever deeper wildcat drilling will
bring only successfully less pro-
ductive pools, until it becomes
impossible to recoup the cost of
discovery. Or, it is possible that
tomorrow, or the next day, some
wildcatter risking his last penny
on ten more feet of depth will
spend more than $10,000,000 this
year searching for new. sources OF
petroleum. If the price were fixed
higher, it would spend twice as
much for the purpose.
One expert with whom I have
been talking estimates that it
costs about $1,O00,0O0 for each
producing well that is found.
Thus 10 producers might be
brought in during 1914. There is
no way of even guessing how
much oil these might add to the
national supply.
Elk Bonanza ..
"a year ago." said this man, If
you had asked me about the Elk
Basin in Wyoming I should have
said it was Of no significance. 1t
has been producing for a l<g
time and had dropped off to Is per
cent of it's original yield. In 1941,
to be precise. it had produced
total of only 11,400,O0O barrels and
was then down to a rate to 700
barrels day.
'NoW exploration has discover
ed another 100000 barrels
which are being taken out at the
rate of $4,000 barrels a day. BY
July 1, when two new lines are
completed, the output will be
stepped up between 80 apd 20
thousand barrels day"
The oil industry is pressing for
an increase in the fixed price of
Oil to So a barrel in place of the
present top, for the mid-continent
field, of $1.25 a barrel. Oil men
contend that this would lift the
supply of oil by some thirty to
forty per cent. Their argument is
based upon the high cost of wild
eating.
The pre-war cost of drilling
well, to discover whether there
I
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-24
School Operetta
To Be Presented

An operetta, 1.-THE Magic Bean
Stalk" one of the most colorful
entertainments of the season, will
be given Friday at pm. at Win
ter Park school. Mrs. Jean Nor
ton Joyce, Miss Helen Dobson, and
Miss Bessie Alderman have charge
of the direction. The public is in
vited. A small admission will be
CHARGED.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-24
Third Cluster Given
To Whiteville Filler

WHITEVILLE, May 23-T. Sgt.
Mathew S. Moore, son of the late
M. K. Moore and Mrs. Ruth Moore,
has recently been awarded third
Oak Leaf cluster to the Air Medal
for participation in bombing mis-
sions over occupied Europe, ac-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-24
SHRINERS TO MEET

NEW BERN, May %. - More
than $50 candidates are enrolled
for initiation into Shrinedom Thurs
day at the spring ceremonial of
Sudan Temple, A. A. o. N. M. S.,
at Wilson, reports Recorder C. A.
Seifert. This is the largest number
in more than 20 years.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-24
PRESENT FROM HOME

CAMP LEJEUNE, May 23-Maj.
Wolcott C. Waggaman, USMCR,
formerly stationed here. opened a
package of cigarettes he was given
from a gift shipment at a base
depot overseas. To his surprise, he
found on the inside a gift card
bearing the name of his great-aunt,
Mrs. W. H. Waggaman, of Will
mington, Del.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-24

The speed and daring now being
displayed by French troops in
pushing the Germans back in Italy
has been compared by their COM
mander, Gen. Alphonse JUN, to
the enthusiasm of the unframed
French soldiers who drove the en-
envy from France in the days of
the Revolution at the battle of VAL
my in September, 1892. That en-
counter is famed as one Of the
most decisive in history.
Evening star., 1944-08-26

THE CLOSED GATE AT DUNfBARTON OAKS-Here is the
symbol secrecy which
conference postwar security at the ancient estate Colonial
Georgetown Against this secrecy protests have lodged
Gov Thomas Dewey Republican presidential candidate
also the State Department Correspondents Association The
heavy oak metastudded gates which swung wide the
opening session OF the conference Monday
locked in the position shown above
Evening star., 1944-08-26
$4,000 Beer Fraud
Charge Holds Man

William H. Day, As, OF the $500
block Of Nichols avenue Sc, today
was being held by Washington DO
lice pending an extradition hearing
on his removal to Montgomery
County to face charges OF false pre-
lenses.
1t. Frank A. Lane of the Silver
Spring Detective Bureau said Day,
who was arrested here yesterday,
obtained nearly $4,000 from four
Montgomery County merchants aft
er allegedly promising to ship them
four carloads Of beer and q trailer
which was not delivered.
The Washington man is charged
specifically with obtaining $3,967
from the four county residents. OF
this amount, Samuel Crivella, owner
of the Wayside Market, 1900 block
OF Georgia avenue, who was to re-
ceive carload of beer and trailer,
gave $1,092.
According to 1t. Lane, Day also
obtained 81 ,155 from John Dickhaut,
owner of beer parlor at Four Cor
ners; $1,100 from Harry Cohen,
operator of a beer tavern at Glen
Echo, and $467 from Richard Retle,
Montgomery Hills restaurant pro-
prietor. Each was to receive a car
load Of beer from a Pennsylvania
brewery, 1t. Lane explained.