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Evening star., 1947-02-12
CIO Unfair to Negro Members?


To the Editor OF The Star:
Contrary to its constitutional pro-
visions and public preachments, the
Congress of Industrial Organizations is
guilty of great injustice to a large.
section Of its membership.
Little does the public know that the
CIO collects from it's one-half million
Negro members over $7,000,000 a year
in dues; and with this tax levied against
them the Negro's chance of getting job
with the organization to which he be-
longs is almost nil.
Some CIO international unions prac-
tice discrimination 1agrantly and refuse
to hire Negro typists and clerks in their
national and local Offices. Every year
the CIO passes resolutions against all
forms of discrimination. Due to the
embarrassing situations created by these
international unions, the national CIO
at one of it's conventions passed reso-
luton against this evil and created
committee known as the CIO National
Anti Discrimination Committee. The
purpose and function of this committee
is to eradicate all forms of discrimina-
ton within the ranks of the CIO.
According to reports of various union
leaders at the last CIO convention at
Atlantic City, the CLOS Anti-Discrimi-
nation Committe has done nothing i'm
portant to date except give medals to
a few people for work done in their
various fields against discrimination.
There was a great fuss raised at the
Atlantic City convention against this
committees inactivity. A great many
White and Negro delegates thought that
this committee had deteriorated to such
a degree that it should be disbanded
When this committee first was formed
great hope and anticipation were ex-
pressed by large numbers of Negro CIO
members around the country, but their
expectations soon died because of the
apathy of the committee.
CHARLES p. CARTER.
Lincoln's Recipe for a Lift
To the Editor of The Star:
On Lineoln's birthday, ] hope you will
spare space to print his rules for living,
as follows: do not worry, eat three
square meals a day, say your prayers, be
courteous to your creditors. keep your
digestion good. steer clear OF bilious
ness, exercise, go slow and easy. Maybe
there are other things that your special
case requires to make you happy, but,
my friend. these,.I reckon, win give YOU
a good lift"
MARY M. CRAWFORD.
Evening star., 1947-02-12

garded Vargas as their chief rival
for the support Of the industrial
workers.
BY and large, the elections settle
nothing basic and reflect the con-
fused discomfort which is the out
standing feature of Brazilian pub
lie opinion today. They are like
wise warning to the Brazilian au-
thorities to handle constructively
those acute economic issues which
collectively constitute Brazil's out
standing current problems.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
This and That
BIZ Charles E. Trdce1oeH.

A sense of humor is mans prerogatlve,
perhaps, but not an exclusive one.
Squirrels, and at times dogs and cats,
exhibit zeal sense of humor. ....
Perhaps if there were no human OBJ
servers, there might be none to recognize
the fun in the situation, but one cannot
be sure.
Take that case of the four house
cats that cold, cold morning.
-Four degrees above zero was not a
record, but it was pretty cold, just the
same, as the quartet of pet cats found
out when they wedged their way through
the pantry door.
This pantry is without heat
When the cats got inside, it did not
take 80 seconds for them to realize that
conditions were not as usual.
IT'S cold in that air." they said,
mimicking "Open the Door, Richard" in
real cat language.
In single file they walked out, through
the kitchen. into the dining room, and
straight across the room to the radiator
under the window!
The procession of cats, each about
2 feet behind the other, was comical
in the extreme.
One might watch cats for the re-
mainder of lifetime and never see
anything remotely resembling the way
those feline marchers came in.
Each had but single thought in
mind-to find the warmth of the nearest
radiator.
The procession was led by Blackie
a comical fellow, who has certain way
of staggering when he gets into trouble
He is almost dog-like in his realization
of offenses committed.
The only way he shows it, however, is
to swagger a bit.
The way he looks around shows that
he senses the situation. 1t would be
a hardy observer who would be willing
to swear that the cat does not share
in the fun.
Dogs often show unmistakably that
they have some approximation OF the
spirit of humor.
The gray squirrel, however, tops all
four legged things in this.
He is both a born acrobat and born
humorist
1t is impossible for any fair minded
person to watch the squirrel without
realizing that it is an animal unique.
Not only the way the creature looks
around at you, but the sports he joins
in, tend to demonstrate his fun-loving
capacity.
Those bright little eyes not only peer,
but they peer with purpose.
The purpose may be nut, but what
ever it is, the animal finds more in the
search than just satisfying desire.
Like the blue jay on the limb, the
squirrel has a double -barreled purpose.
He knows he is hungry. and he knows
what will do him good, but he also has
q sense of timing, exquisite and useful,
which evidently belongs to all creatures
with hands.
Take a good look at the squirrel
as he folds his paws over his creamy
stomach, and you viii see that this
rodent has hands as well as you.
Humans are too prone to regard
themselves as unique. Hands-yes, We
have 'em, but so do squirrels and
opossums,
Humor-yes, we are humorous two
legged beings, but in the remainder of
creation the same sense crops up, not
only in the creatures named, but also
from time to time In rabbits, field mice,
even horses and cows. which at times
exhibit traits remarkably akin to those
displayed by noted comics OF stage
and screen.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Civil Service INTEGRITY

The sound reasoning of a majority
of the Supreme Court in upholding
constitutionality of the Hatch
clean politics" law is well summed
up in the courts succinct comment:
when actions of civil servants in
the Judgment of Congress menace
the integrity and the competency
of the service, legislation to fore
stall such danger and adequate to
maintain it's usefulness is required.
The Hatch Act is the answer of Con-
gress to this need"
The case presented to the court
for consideration was so clear-cut
in it's challenge to this concept of
clean government that it may seem
surprising to many persons that
there should have been any division
among the judges over it. Yet Jus
tices Black and Rutledge dissented
vigorously, the former on the ground
that the statute infringes on the
constitutional right of all citizens
Federal employees as well as private
workers.-to full voice in their
Government, and the latter on the
ground that the law should distin-
guish between industrial" and ad-
ministrative employees.
An industrial" employe of the
Philadelphia Mint was the central
figure around which the case re-
volved. Several members of the
United Public Workers of America
(CIO) who joined with this e1nploye
in appealing to the Supreme Court
from the local District Court were
held not to be proper parties to the
suit. They had merely wished to do
what the Mint worker actually had
done in violation of the. act. This
worker, one George P. Poole, ad
mitted that he had taken an active
part in political campaigns and
political management" that he was
a ward executive committeeman,
that he had served as watcher at
the polls, contributed campaign
money, circulated campaign litera-
ture, placed posters and done "any
and all acts which were asked of
me" as ward committeeman.
The majority opinion, delivered
by Justice Reed, pointed out that all
of these activities were not only in
violation of the Hatch Act, but of
civil service regulations of many
years standing. In a parallel deci-
sion in an Oklahoma case, the same
majority ruled that the Govern
ment's right to restrict the political
activities of its employees, extends to
State employees paid from Federal
grant. With reference to Justice
Blacks argument that Federal en-
pioyes are entitled to full participa-
ton in politics, the majority cited
the late Justice (then judge
Holmes comment in New Bedford,
Mass, police case: "The petitioner
may have a constitutional right to
talk politics, but he has no consti-
tutional right to be a policeman
And the majority saw no merit in
Justice Rutledge's contention that
the Hatch Act should apply, if at all,
only to administrative employees.
The court, by it's rulings in the
Philadelphia and Oklahoma cases,
has greatly strengthened the hand
of the Civil Service Commission in
it's efforts to insure the rendering
of efficient, nonpartisan public serv-
ice by those privileged to work for
the Government.
Evening star., 1947-02-12

doubts, In his triumphs as well as
his defeats. And then he died and
the grave possessed him as people die
and are lost. So, at least, it seems.
Yet who could be less dead, who
could be more sure of continuing to
be alive than this sad man and the
fellowship to which he belongs?
Evening star., 1947-02-12

Up till now Samuel PepyS, ad-
miralty official under Charles II of
England, was the worlds outs stand
ing diarist. However, in view OF
what Uncle Henry Morgenthau has
produced Sans effort seems little
more than "a line a day"
Evening star., 1947-02-12

The United States is reported to
be trying to buy Greenland. That
would be quite purchase for Uncle
Sam, but, thinking of his bargains
on Louisiana Territory, Alaska and
the like, it would be wise to wait
while before criticizing him for
blowing his money.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-08-14
Pioneer Hook And Ladder
dominates Officers

At a meeting of the Pioneer
Hook and Ladder Company, held
last week, the following officers
were nominated for the ensuing
year. The election will be held
at the fire hall on Thursday, Sep
TENDER 4: For president, John E.
Corderman; for chief director, E.
Raymond Clark; for second assistant,
Elmer Hoover; for secretary, A. L.
Saun1; for treasurer, Robert G. Mil
Ter (the aforementioned nominees
were unopposed) For vice-presl-
dent, E. Lester Mobley, Jr., and
Charles E. Daley, Jr.; for first as
sistant, Charles A. Slower and John
r. Fields; and for executive COM
mittee Give to be elected), Wilbur
Potter, William Paulsgrove, L. Or
vile McGill, Edwood Higgs, Denver
Kretzer, Roy Lowman~ and Julian
Paden.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-08-14
Mrs. t. Frank Lynch Heads
Legion State Auxiliary

The goth annual convention of the
Maryland department of the Amer
lean Legion was held Sunday, in
Baltimore. Commander Harry S.
Allen, of Laurel won a three-way
race on the first ballot for comman-
der, polling 615 votes, to the 391
votes for Samuel ]. Cohen, of Ha-
gerstown, and the as for H. Win
ship Wheatley, Jr., of Hyattsville.
Mrs. T. Frank Lynch of Hagers-
town, was elected president of the
Legion's Auxiliary with out oppos-
ition. She succeeds Mrs Earle r.
Poorbaugh of Baltimore. Other de-
partment officers elected were:
William H. Myer, Hamilton Post No
20, Baltimore, chaplain; John L.
Buckley, Jr., c. MARYLAND Kelly No
TIA, historian; William H. Adams,
Dundalk No. %, sergeant-at-arms;
and Edward J. Ryan, Farraday No
"a, Frostburg, judge advocate.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-08-14

MOOSEHEART, ILL.--Supreme
Secretary Executive Director Mall
colin r. Giles of the Loyal Order Of
Moose shows Lloyd Paul, Moose
heart student, the $4,000 check
the fraternity is giving to the Boy
Scouts of America.
The check, representing the
Moose annual Golden Rule" award,
will be presented officially at the
fraternity's 59th convention in
Columbus, Ohio, Aug. II to %. The
fraternity, famed for its humani-
tartan work, last year gave its
"Golden Rule" award of $25, 1000
plus two million cans of food-to
starving peoples overseas. Shortly
after Scout Paul peeked at this
years check, he left for the World
Jamboree of Boy Scouts at Mois-
son, France, Aug. 7-19. Young
Paul, originally Of Millersburg, Pa,
represented Mooseheart, the famed
"Child City" in Illinois where the
fraternity gives free homes and
education to its orphaned children.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-08-14
County Home Demonstration
Agent Attends Conference

A conference was held with Miss
Venia M. Kellar, assistant director
of extension, at College Park, by
members of the home demonstration
staff of the University of Maryland,
including Miss Ardath Martin, home
demonstration agent, and Miss Ann
Webb, assistant home demonstration
agent of this county Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of this week.
The conference was on projects
for the Homemaker' Clubs of Mary
land in 1948. A report of the ac-
complishments of the group will be
given by Miss Martin to the County
Council.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-08-14
Farmers Annual
Tour To Be Held

Plans are being completed for the
Second Annual Farmers Tour, spon-
sored- by the Extension Division of
the University Of Maryland through
Mark Miller, County agent, in CO.
operation with j. H. Knode, county
agent for Franklin County, Pa. ard
the Rural Department of the Poto-
mac Edison Company, to be held
Wednesday, August 81.
The tour will begin at $50 a. M.
at the M. Dice Statler farm, Chamb-
ersburg, Route 6, continuing to the
farms of D. w. Rumler, Chambers
burg, Route 4; Howard F. Lehman,
Chambersburg, Route 2; Clayton
Lehman, Chambersburg, Route 2;
William G. Stuff, Mercersburg, Rte.
2; and NJ E. Daugherty, Greencastle,
Route 2. The tour will end at $3.50
p. M, in time for any participant
to get back for evening chores.
This tour involves no model or
experimental farms or installations,
but provides farmers with the op-
portunity of seeing the actual cper-
alton of various types of farm ma
chinery at work on regular farms
similar to their own. They will have
the opportunity to inspect, observe
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-08-14
Don't Send Stamps
For Sales Tax Due

Stamps are not acceptable in
payment of the Maryland Retail
Sales Tax due" warned James J.
Lacy, State Comptroller and admin
istrator of the act, today in discus
sing few of the early July returns
made at tax headquarters at IS West
Baltimore Street, Baltimore. ''The
tax division" continued Mr., Lacy,
"has no need for postage stamps be-
cause its mail is sent out under
meter equipment"
AS returns by check or money
order are being received with the
returns, the forms are being review
ed and screened. 1.-THE office force"
said Frank A. Shallenberger, financ-
iaI executive, lis able to keep the
current work up-to-date, but as the
deadline of August Is draws near
extra hours may be required to keep
abreast of the returns"
Information requested on the re-
turns is being complied with said
Mr.. Shallenberger, land the few UNI
satisfactory returns are being sent
back for additional information So
/ far the public has been most cooper
alive and imperfect returns in some
instances will be acceptable for the
month of July only
whenever returns are made on
the basis of 296, the auditors are
giving such returns special attention
and the merchant will be required to
furnish proof of his computation of
the tax. 1t should be remembered
that this is not 2a6 sales tax, but
a bracket tax and the State requires
the merchant to turn in to the State
the actual tax collected and not 2fo
of his sales"
Forms for the month of August
will be in the mails by August %.
and, with the exception of few
minor changes, the information re-
quested will be identical in form and
character as that requested in the re-
turns that were sent out for July.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-08-14
.Leitersburg Grange
Plans Fair Exhibit

The Petersburg Grange held its
regular meeting on Wednesday, Au-
gust 6, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Van Itnyre with Robert Ridenour
presiding and 81 members and Wis
itors present.
1t was decided that the Letters
burg Grange will have a community
show, enter an exhibit at the Ha-
gerstown Fair and have a refresh
ment stand at the fair. The chair
men of these affairs are Herman
Stockslager, Mildred Itneyer and
Van Itnyre respectively. The literary
program was centered around the
theme of Pomona" consisting of
reading and songs followed by
games.
It was announced that the Grange
picnic will be held at Cold Springs
Park on Saturday, August 16, during
the afternoon and evening. An in
vitation from Mr.. and Mrs Ralph
McCauley was accepted by the mem
bers to meet at their home on Au-
gust 20. A softball' game Sith the
New Market Grange viii precede
the meeting, beginning at $50.
All entries for the dress contest
must be at the next meeting to be
judged, the winner viii go to the
Pomona meeting on August %.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-08-14
Jacob vi. Ankeney Joins
County Farmers Committee

Jacob NJ. Ankeney, Clear Spring,
has been named a member of the
Washington County Farmers Home
Administration Committee, for a
three year term. He takes the
place of Frank B. Mullendore, Roh-
rersville the retiring member.
The county committee reviews
and passes on all applications for
loans from the Farmers Home Ad-
ministraton. In addition, it helps
applicants and borrowers to plan
their farm operation for maximum
production and efficiency.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-08-14
Traffic Committee
To Poll Merchants
Chamber OF Commerce Poll
ing Washington Street Business
Men On Question Of Making
Washington Street One Way
For East Bound Traffic

Following close on the heels of
the ceremony held for the last run
of the Williamsport trolley, the
Chamber of Commerce Traffic Sur
vey Committee met to consider
further those remedies and improve
ments in local traffic conditions that
could now be considered with the
trolley out of the way.
The Committee commended the
Mayor and Council for their recent
action in instigating the current sur
vey and traffic count being conduct
ed by the City Engineering Depart
ment in anticipation of the opening
of the Dual Highwa'- also for the
improvements under way at Cannon
Avenue and Franklin Street.
The State Roads Commissions re-
cent recommendation to the effect
that Washington Street be made a
one way street for East bound traffic
brought up the question as to wheth-
er this change would be profitable
or detrimental to the business con
Germs on Washington Street. The
committee previously recommended
that Antietam Street be improved at
the site of the Dry Bridge and be
made the one way artery East from
Washington Square, thereby making
Washington Street accessible to both
East and West bound traffic.
The committee will conduct ref
erendum among the business inter
ests on Washington Street by mail
this week, in an endeavor to ascer-
tain just how the tradesmen and
professional men feel on this mat
ter. Any concerned business in
terests on Washington Street, from
Washington Square to Cannon Ave
nue., who do not receive question
naire by mail may procure same at
the Chamber of Commerce office.
The committees findings thus far,
have been based on their considera-
tion of both the business and buying
public's needs and desires, as well
as physical aspects of the city and
actual traffic conditions, and the
Washington Street referendum is be-
ing undertaken primarily to ascer-
tain the viewpoint of the downtown
business and professional men.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-08-14
Vesper Service At
City Park Sunday
Rev. VIM. KepIer, Pastor Of
Presbyterian Church At Cat
onsville, To Be Guest Speaker.

The Washington County Council
of Churches and Christian Education
will be in charge of the City Park
Vesper Service on Sunday at $50
p. m.
The officers of the Council of
Churches are fortunate in the selec-
ton of speaker, The Rev. William
H. Kepler, Pastor of the Gainesville
Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. w. E. Gossard, representing
the Council of Churchwomen, will
sing as solo, ''The Twenty-Third
Psalm" by Malott.
Others participating in the service
will be: Miss Bertha Negley, Secre-
tary of the Council of Churches, who
will have the call to worship; Mr..
Howard Spessard, representing the
Council of Christian Laymen, will
read the scriptures; and Mr.. A. Har-
ry Warne will supervise the usher
ing. Rev. Raymond NJ Miller, Pres
ident of the Council of Churches,
will preside over the meeting.
The, Washington County Council
of Churches and Christian Educa-
ton is the official cooperative agency
for Observation-Disclosures work in the
community. Serving under the
Council are its agencies, The Minis
ter's Association, The Council of
Christian Laymen, The Council of
Churchwomen and the County Youth
Council.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-08-14
~ - $AA lis SAAN<
News Brief OF Events OF The Past Week In Hagesovn
And Washington County
Friday, September Is and 26.

Friday, September Is and 26.
Following the business meeting,
display of flowers was judged,
with prizes going to Mrs H. c.
Kuhn, Mrs. Roy Paulsgrove, Mrs.
I. K. Shank, Mrs. Clyde Trumpower,
Mrs Margaret Wyand and Mrs.
William Carver.
The evenings entertainment,
which was under the direction Of
Miss Florence Leatherman, included
Mrs. Margaret Wyand and Mrs.
Frank Dietrich singing Whispering
Hopes" and "The Royal Telephone"
Several selections were sung by the
Brandenburg sisters, Catherine and
Marian, including: Uncle Remus
Said" and Doing What Comes Nat
urally." Little Miss Karen Shank
played piano solo, Spring Song"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-08-14
Daylight Saving To
Continue To Sept. u

At meeting of the Mayor and
Council, held last week, it was de-
cided to continue daylight saving
time until midnight Saturday, Sep
TENDER 81. The original ordinance
would have ended daylight saving
time in Hagerstown at midnight
September l.
The extension of the time was de-
cided upon to bring Hagerstown in
to line with the other communities
in Maryland who are observing day
light saving time.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-08-14
New Paintings Now
At Museum Here
Items From Museums Perma-
nent Collection Are Now Hung
In Galleries.

With the closing of the Life Mag
azine eXhibit-The Medieval World,
the galleries of the Washington
County Museum of Fine Arts have
been hung with items from its per-
manent collections. The south gal
lery is hung with paintings by Eur
opean artists, all the gifts of Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Singer, Jr, and the
north gallery shows works by Amer
leans, from the Singer and Glover
Collections
Among the paintings and sculpture
in the south gallery may be found:
The gay and colorful canvas by
George Morren, 1.-THE Lady in the
Garden; the study for a portrait of
King Albert of Belgium by Isidore
Opsomer, which recalls the gallant
service of Albert in World War /;
French landscapes by Henri LIE Sid
amer, warm personal friend of Mr..
and Mrs. Singer; and a cast of "The
Man with Broken Nose" by Au-
guste Rodin, renowned French
sculptor
Portraits and landscapes by well
known Americans appearing in the
north gallery include the Sully por-
trait of Frances Howell and Two
of Her Sons" and an interesting can
vas by Frederick Frieseke, also titled
Frances. The latter is portrait
of the artists daughter, one of his
favorite subjects. In addition one
finds landscape by Willard Met
calf, New England Afternoon" that
reminds the visitor of our own
Washington County on a hot August
afternoon; the vivid alive portrait
of Helen Keller by Augustus Vincent
Tack, and the powerful bronze by
Malvina Hoffman, "Sicilian Fisher
man."
In the sculpture court, opposite to
each other, are canvases by William
H. Singer, Jr., and Jonas Lie. Both
are winter scenes, the one is Norway
through American eyes, and the
second is America as seen by Nor
wegian-American.
The Walsh-Spangler exhibits of
local views will continue, as will the
exhibits in the galleries, through the
month of August. Museum hours
are: Weekdays, except Mondays,
from 10 a. m. to p. M; on Sundays
and holidays, from to 6 p. m.