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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-17
Lincoln Day Dinner

Plans for the Lincoln Day din
ner, given annually by the Mems
Republican Club of Washington
County, were furthered at the Or
ganization's meeting last week, at
which Herman L. Mills was re-
elected to the presidency of the club
and the following officers were
elected to serve for the forthcom-
ing year: John L. Swain, vice-presi-
dent; Harry Newcomer, treasurer
and William Cosey, secretary. Clar-
ence V. Eldridge was appointed
chairman for the Lincoln Day affair
and John Swain will have charge
of ticket sales. Mrs. E. w. Ditto
heads the decorating committee.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-17
Audio-Yisual Aids Shown

Representatives of all local
schools and a number of county
schools attended a meeting at South
Potomac Junior High School last
week at which a display and dem
onstration Of audio-visual aids was
given by Robert Lesher and Miss
Mary Bowers, of the faculty, and
several boys from the school Will
liam c. Diehl, S. Potomac principal,
was introduced by Mr.. Lesher,
chairman of the assembly and Sup
erintendent of Schools Benjamin c.
Willis spoke on the advantages,
possibilities and future progress eX-
pected of the aids. Machine dem
onstrated included projectors, sound
movies, other visual aids and trans
portation play-back apparatus. The
school radio was displayed, as well,
as illustrative paintings also used
in the audio-visional program.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-17

Jean Moser, chairman of Interna-
tional Relations, presided. Repre-
sentatives reporting on the local and
national functions of their commit
tees were: Mrs Jack Beachley, Miss
Catherine Shipley, Miss Catherine
Healy, Mrs. Harold Hoffman, Miss
Catherine Beachley, Mrs. John Rup-
ert, Miss Moser and Mrs. Frank
Lusby. A decision was also made
to assist in the work of the guild
ance program of the high school by
interviewing students to suggest
careers to which they are best suit
ed.
The next meeting which will be
a Founders Day Dinner, is tenta-
lively set for February IL.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-17
for the crime LAST week.

Among his more exciting expert
.ences in Greece, Captain Peyton
considers the capture and destruc-
ton of wolfram mine as a high
point. Wolfram, an alloy used in
hardening steel, was of vital inn
portance and it was a great day for
the Americans when they destroyed
the dynamos, blew in three shafts
and killed or took prisoner the Ger
man personnel and the Italians who
were working for them.
Asked about conditions in occu-
pied Greece, Captain Peyton said
81 walked over a thousand miles
in Greece and saw only one village
that was not burned to the ground.
The Greeks were starving and they
had absolutely nothing"
In spite of all this, anything they
had was at the disposal of our OSS
men-and the best of what little
there was, at that With the Ger
mans at their heels, it was freq
.uently necessary for the OSS units
to consult their maps and separate,
to meet, when and if, in some des-
ignated spot in their hit and run
war While they were running they
lived off the land, seeking shelter
in the ruins of villages among the
hungry but hospitable Greeks, who
not only shared their bits of food
and their beds, but more often than
mot refused the gold sovereigns that
were always offered.
Of Greek courage and endurance
Captain Peyton's praise was unstint-
ing. "They are he said, a marvel
Gus people. When we blew bridges
or ambushed conveys, the Germans
would take reprisals on the nearest
village. They would line up the
people and shoot them indiscrimi-
nately, or burn what remained of
their homes. We knew this would
happen and we would express our
fears to the partisans with whom we
were working. Their answer was
always the same, Go ahead It's
what we all want It was hard for
us to take" said the captain.
They're wonderful people, the
Greeksp'
After a rest and recuperation leave
in the States, Captain Peyton ship
ped out for China in March 1945,
where his unit was selected to train
the first Chinese paratroop outfit.
General Wedemeyer gave them four
months to train 5000 troops in in
fantry and commando tactics and
jumping. The latter included three
daylight, but no night jumps. Cap
tain Payton describes the Chinese
troops as all screened men who were
physically fit. The training pro-
gram was a success.
The end of his amazing Odessy
found the Captain enroute to Ha-
gerstown to claim his bride. Sun
day he became a civilian for the
first time in ten years. Glad enough
to be out of the Army, Captain Pey-
ton has one unfulfilled ambition
to make a parachute jump from a
Fairchild Packet.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-17
State Farm Bureau Meeting

R. c. F. Weagley, of Beaver Creek,
former head of the State Farm
Bureau and recently reelected to
the presidency of the Maryland
Farm Bureau wool pool, presided
at the bureaus two-day state meet
ing in Baltimore last week. A num-
Der of affiliated farm organizations
were represented and a large group
of Washington Countians were in
attendance, including County Agent
Mark Miller.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-17
Student Council Formed

In order to give every pupil an
opportunity to make his school a
more desirable place, a Student
Council has been formed at the
townsville School. Two representa-
tives from each room will be chosen
to bring problems concerning the
school before the Council, which is
made up of the following students:
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-17

President, Carolyn Martin; secre-
tary, Janice Baker; representatives,
Betty Webb, Marvin Jamison,
Grade /; Eddie Holloway, Grade Q;
Glen Marshall, Grade 8; Richard
Coffman, Grade 4; Shirley Hocken-
berry and Thomas Bowers, Grade 5,
and Virginia Gaylor, Grade g.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-17

grab up his in
struments a n d
we'd both take
off. Sometimes
we'd have a lit
tie trouble get
tin G together,
but we always
made it and al
together it only
took a week for
that Greek den
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-17
no Attend Lions Convention

Williamsport Lions will be repre-
sented at the Lions Convention at
Atlantic City, N. j., according to
announcement made at last weeks
at which Mrs. Frank w.
Mish, Jr,, president of the Washing
ton County Historical Society, spoke
on the history of Williamsport
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-17

DICK: 81 wonder how the distillers feel
about that new movie built around an
alcoholic"
OLD JUDGE: cts funny you asked that,
Dick. . l was just reading a piece about il"
DICK: "What did it say?"
OLD JUDGE: A very sensible statement.
1t said the beverage distillers are fully aware
of this problem and are cooperating in every
way possible to help solve it. The alcoholic
is to the beverage distilling industry what
the reckless driver is to the automobile
industry. There is nothing wrong with the
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-17

D. Baker, county road engineer,
represented Washington County at
a joint meeting of the Western Shore
County Commissioners Association
and the State Roads Commission in
Baltimore, Tuesday.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-17
Endorse Juvenile Delinquency
Program

The eight-point program for deal
ing with juvenile delinquency, pro-
posed by the grand jury in re-
cent session, was Endorsed by the
American Association of University
Women in a meeting last week at
the Public Library, at which Miss
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-17
1T Happened During the Week

Brief Review OF The Weeks Happenings In Hagerstown
And Washington County. For An Up-to-the Minute Summary
OF National And International Happenings Listen To The
neutrality-suspicious. Associated Press Feature Happened
During The Week." Broadcast Over Radio Station WEI Every
Sunday Night At $3.50 O'clock.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-17

The black gull may require four
years to attain maturity, but some
times lives to the century mark.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-17
Captain Peyton Of Famous OSS Relates
Exploits Of Cloak And Dagger" Boys
Husband OF Former Miss Madeline Herbert Tells OF Strange
Dental Appointment Speaks Highly OF Greek Courage And
Endurance.
BY MILDRED SchOen

I'll see you Tuesday on GER
tain mountain I'd say, then he'd
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-01-17

automobile, but in the hands of a man who
doesn't know how to drive it or is reckless,
it becomes a menace. Likewise, it's not the
use but the abuse of alcoholic beverages
that causes trouble"
DICK: Wonder why it is most men can
drink moderately and others can't?"
OLD JUDGE: Intensive research at a great
university has shown that most excessive
drinkers are really sick people They are
suffering from some physical, social or emo
tional upset. And great strides have been
made in developing clinical methods of help
ing these unfortunate people,"
Evening star., 1946-09-04

tive Johnson. Mr.. Wilhite de-
manded a fee of $2,500 for an
unimportant routine service in con-
nection with an Indian estate. The
local agent decided that $3.50 would
be enough. Representative johnson
then demanded the payment of the
fee originally asked for.
I had known nothing about this
claim or of Mr.. Johnsons meddle-
some interference until one day
Columnist Drew Pearson told me
about it and later printed it in his
column. Representative Johnson
flew into rage. He falsely accused
me of giving this information to Mr.
Pearson, and from that time on he
savagely cut every Interior budget
in the hope that he could hurt me.
He was living up to his earlier
threat: Il again warn you in all
seriousness that there will be an
other day"
This record may throw some light
Evening star., 1946-09-04


ing me, the Indian Service yielded
to this improper threat and An
darko held the only Indian fair in
the country.
When the appropriation bill of
Interior was before Mr.. Johnson's
subcommittee in 1945, he again
brought up the question of Indian
fairs: One of those fairs is held
at Andarko, Okla, with which I
am familiar" he said, significantly.
Assistant Commissioner Zimmer-
man thought that, in view of the
war, the country could get along
without Indian fairs. Mr.. Johnson s
rejoinder was, Il trust there will be
no threats or reprisals (sicD by
withholding funds allowed by this
committee for the express purpose
of Indian fairs Meaning, of
course, the Andarko Fair.)
Quotes Wire Sent to Aide.
The cut in appropriations for the
fiscal year 1914 made it necessary
to eliminate 54 positions, including
three in Kiowa, which happened to be
in the Honorable Jebediah's district,
Whereupon that gentleman wired
Assistant Commissioner thinner
man, Am disappointed that
you actually fired three employees
especially since I had assured
you that I would cooperate in an
effort to secure deficiency appro-
priations. Am sure you will not
embarrass yourself by making such
request"
Evening star., 1946-09-04

nclty about its political strength.
But it is nonetheless true - and,
SO far as the Messrs. Guffey and
Mead are concerned, the reasons
are abvious. Both of these gentle
men are candidates, Mr.. Guffey for
reelection as Senator in Pennsyl-
vania and Senator Mead for election
as Governor in New York.
Need More Than CIO.
The special CIO Endorsement is
not only exactly the thing they do
not need but it comes at exactly
the time to do them the most harm.
Not that they have not deserved it.
No one disputes that. They have
been as consistently and obsequi-
ously subServient to the CIO lobby
as it was possible to be.
However, that is not the point.
The point is that they already have
now-and have had for a long
time-full support and approval of
the CIO bosses. They have known
for a long time they would get
everything these could give &them.
But that is not enough by a long
shot to elect them this time and
everybody, especially the MeSsrs.
Guffey and Mead, knows it, This
time they have no war, no Roosevelt
popularity and no WPA to help
them in their States. This time they
have to run on their own in year
when the trend is in the other di-
rection. Starting out with full CIO
support, they have to get lot more
than that.
To be thus singled out by the CIO
as its fair-haired darlings greatly
adds to the difficulty of doing SO. 1t
brands them. 1t labels them. 1t pins
a ribbon on them. It makes con-
spicuous the very thing they would
like to make inconspicuous, and it
arrays against them not only the
solid business element, big and lit
tie, but renders hostile the rival
labor factions and every individual
in the State who is opposed to the
closed shop and has been offended
by the arrogance and greed of the
labor bosses.
Tough Opposition.
There are vastly more people in
these two States than before who
have been inconvenienced and dam
aged by the epidemic of strikes
fostered by the CIO sponsors of
Senators Mead and Guffey and who
feel revolted at the IDEA of their
Senators or Governors being the
publicly proclaimed lackeys of the
labor lobby. 1t is easy to understand
that with this CIO collar thus pub
licly clamps around their necks
the efforts of Senators Mead and
Guffey to gain support outside of
the CIO ranks will have to be her.
culean, indeed.
Already up against exceedingly
tough opposition and with the odds
against them, the MeSsrs. Mead and
Evening star., 1946-09-04

added, II do not believe that is the
policy of the committee that have
the honor of being the chairman
(sic), and I again warn you in all
seriousness that there will be an
other day" The same day he also
sent wire saying, II shall be COM
PEELED to lay the matter before my
committee. Bear in mind
suggestions made by committee for
cuts which you had not made"
At another time, Representative
Johnson suggested man in the
Geological Survey for appointment
as supervisor of oil and gas opera
tions at Tulsa, Okla. The man in
question wrote to the Congress
member, saying that he would like
to have him discontinue his efforts
in his behalf. Whereupon the zeal
Gus Congress member replied that,
evidently "One of your superiors
must have called you on the carpet
I assume that whoever it was
did not know that I am member
of the subcommittee that makes the
appropriation for the survey ="
Wilhite Fee Case.
Then there is the famous case
involving one Sam L. Wilhite.
former law partner of Representa-
Evening star., 1946-09-04
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Are the aliens who come into
the United States required to regis
term. H. S.
A. All aliens remaining in the
United States % days or longer are
required to register under the Alien
Registration Act of 1910.
@, Where is the longest boundary
between any two countries?-
H. M. E.
A. The longest boundaries in the
world are between China, Man
churia and the U. S. S. R, 5,965
miles; between Canada and the
United States, 4,0G1 miles. and be-
tween Argentina and Chile, 3,265
miles.
c. How is the consumers dollar
spent by families of average in
come?-M M R.
A. Families in the middle income
brackets usually spend the dollar
as follows: Food, 402 per cent;
clothing, 1874 per cent; rent, 1914
per cent; fuel, electricity, etc, SO
per cent; house furnishings. 80 per
cent; miscellaneous, 20.9 per cent.
@. Is there more than one type
Of hay fever?-S. T. G.
A. Most persons have hay fever
at a regular time every year when
pollen from certain weeds, grasses
and trees floats IN the air and gets
into their noses. A few hay fever
sufferers are allergic to other things
such as animal hair, feathers, dust
and certain foods. Their hay fever
can appear at any time of the year
1t is called perennial hay fever
or "allergic rhinitis.' The type
caused by pollens, which appears
only at certain seasons of the year
is called seasonal hay fever" 1t is
by far the most common kind.
@. What is the correct pronunci-
alton of the word "pecan?'-C. M. G
A. Authorities differ on this sub
ject. Usually the accent is placed
on the last syllable, which may be
pronounced to rhyme with can
(short a. or with John dong a.
The name is said to be derived
from an Indian word.
@. What is the purpose of the
World Bank?-J. A. F.
A. Officially called the Interna-
tional Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, the two main purposes
of the bank are defined in it's title
It is to make long-term funds avail
able to member countries. The
bank is an outgrowth of the Bret
ton Woods International Conference
of 1914, at which A countries
drafted the necessary agreements.
O. When a few slices in loaf OF
bread are moldy, can the rest of the
loaf be eaten safely?-L. L. P.
/ A Although mold on bread is
unpleasant to eat, it is not danger
ous, according to the Department
o. Agriculture If mold affects parts
Of a loaf only. cut away the moldy
arts and use the rest of the loaf
I @. What does it cost the Gov
eminent to educate a cadet at West
Point?-C. E. K.
A. According to the War Depart.
ment, the approximate cost Of edu.
eating West Point cadet for foul
/ years is $4,000
Evening star., 1946-09-04

On another occasion bids were
asked for on some parcels of Indian
land in Representative Johnson's
district. The Indian Office, of course,
accepted the higher bids. Repre-
sentative Johnson thereupon wrote
on August IA, 1943, denouncing this
orderly procedure as a "gouge" of
"public-spirited citizens in an un-
derhanded manner" merely to
squeeze out a few extra dollars for
the Indians involved y" He
Evening star., 1946-09-04

lamb. we both had to visit the
pawnshop to raise the money. Jean
sacrificed a brooch, and I gave up
a grandfather's clock which, for
sentimental reasons, I had worn
as a wrist watch.
I quit walking to Toledo right
quick, though. With no sergeant to
count cadence, and no lieutenant
to ride by me in jeep and give me
look which says. You sissy. Why
don't you walk faster? Why are
you tired? I have ridden 100 miles
in this jeep today, and I'm not
tired. Double time-march," I soon
lost interest.
So I started hitch-hiking. I got a
lift, many lifts, and that brings me
to the subject which I would like to
discuss today
Worse Than War.
Automobile accidents kill cripple
and MAIN thousands and thousands
of persons each year I haven't the
exact figures at hand (my secretary
didn't get lift when I did and is
five or six miles behind NE, riding
atop truck carrying freshly dug
peanuts to market, but cars are
much more devastating than wals.
If the Government and the States
want to reduce highway accidents
by so per cent, here is all they need
to do: Quit making highway ratrol
cars look like highway patrol cars.
AS it is now, patrol cars can
be spotted three counties ahead
through the windshield and two
counties behind through the rear
vision mirror. Most of them are
painted two shades Of white, or six
shades of tangerine, or have Grim
son tenders with polka dot tops. In
addition, they have the State seal
on the sides, back and front, and
wave a radio antenna higher than
redwood tree.
You know what the result of these
gaudy paint jobs is as we'll as do
AS soon as a motorist spots a pa
troll car, he takes his foot off the
accelerator, touches lightly on the
brakes, and drops to a speed that
is within the prescribed limit. He
/ assumes a fatherly air, drops his
Barney Oldfeld look, and could only
be arrested on a charge of looking
too innocent.
Oh, Me, Oh, My.
But, oh. me! oh. my! when the pa
troll car passes, or turns in a side
road, or stops at filling station
he does just what the snuff drum
mer did who took me the last 300
miles to Toledo. Once the cops
we're out of sight, he raised the
| flaps, turned on the jet propulsion
showed the throttle to the f1rewall
set the compass on the true course
and let fly.
Keep your eyes peeled for those
cops" he told me. IF we don't
meet another one of those buns fol
10 or IS miles, I'll make up for lost
time"
That salesman scared me tc
death. He also scared fellow
-hiker, one Chuck Cockerell
who was in the back seat. He was
so paralyzed with fright that he
was 100 miles past his destination
before he could ask to be let out,
Here's what should be done
Highway policemen should ride ir
cars that do not look like police
cars. They should cruise in station
wagons, trucks, somber black lin
cuisines, snappy convertibles, and al
other types of cars. Then the mo-
torists would never know whether
the man in front, or the man two
cars behind, was cop or not. So
he would drive sanely and sensibly
and countless lives would be savee
because excessive speed is to blame
for 95 per cent of all accidents.
| distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Evening star., 1946-09-04

sion Will be spent
on sick call, try
ing to be cured
of fright. AS my
one con S t a n t
reader knows, I
started out to
walk from Flor
ida to Toledo,
figuring t h a t
what I W oul d
save in plane,
train or bus fare
would enable me
to bring my wife
a leg of lamb as
4 2iesent. The
last time we had
Evening star., 1946-09-04

t n a t financed
Indian fairs, in
July of 1943 he
wired to the In
d i a n Service:
" H a V e assured
I n di a n S they
will receive at
least $4,000 and
probably $2,500.
Please bear in
mind there will
be another day."
Here was an i'm
pertinent inter-
ference in ad-
m i n i S tration.
Without orl,,ie
Evening star., 1946-09-04

DSl IL Ia SellcI .
ally viewed as
damaging them.
In other words
instead of an
asset the CIO
Endorsement ap-
pears a liability
That is an un-
palatable state
ment well cal
culated to arouse
r e S e n t m e n I
a m on G those
who have beer
absorbing t h {
G 10 s P AC
pompous pub
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Frank r. Kent
TheGreat GameOfPOlitiCS
Public Endorsement by CIO Seen
AS Handicap to Mead and Guffey
Frank r. Kent

Another evidence of the in which the CO has overpayed
It's hand the reaction to its that
analysis senatorial picked
York and Gufey of Pennsylvania the perfect
only two who in the CIO view had completely admirable voting
records
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact by writing The Evening
Star Information Bureau. 316 1 street
N E.. Washington ., D c. Please in
close 3 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1946-09-04

Guffey were hardly prepared for
this Endorsement. Though they
have certainly earned it they have
exhibited no enthusiasm over its
receipt. Certainly it will not get
them vote they did not already
have and it is very likely to lose
them great many they possibly
might have got.
1t looks as though the Messrs
Mead and Guffey had been done in
by their overzealous patrons.
Evening star., 1946-09-04

upon the pressures to which a
certain type of Congress member
may subject even members of the
cabinet.
(Copyright, l946)
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Harold L. Ickes
Man to Man
Record Shows Jed Johnson Insisted
On Holding Indian Fair Despite War

My last column dealt with Representative Jed Johnsons
duity in fishing in Interior jobs members of his family
and for lame-duck Congress member from Oklahoma.
With the of the Interior sought operate
little possible We thought could dispense with the
Indian that every Jed
Evening star., 1946-09-04
McLemore-
Suggests q Way
To Curb Speeders
Bv Henry McLem0rf

JUST OUTSIDE TOLEDO. - I'm
nearly there, and I'm nearly all in.
I'm afraid my first day of the
reunion Of the 37th Infantry Divi-
Evening star., 1946-09-04

the friends Of the Messrs. Mead and
Guffey were considerably depressed.
Instead of enhancing their chances
of success at the polls in Novem-
Evening star., 1946-09-04

Johnson agreed, except as to the
Andarko Fair held in his congress
sional district. Despite a reduction
of over 100000 in the appropriation
Evening star., 1946-09-04

1912. Over 10000, employees now on the
payroll are already covered. The new plan
brings pensions within reach of 100000
more. Every employee is eligible the day
he completes one full year of service.