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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-07-31

Edward Oswald, 81, clerk of the
Washington County Circuit Court
since 1909 and one of Hagers-
towns most highly respected resi-
dents, died at the Washington
County Hospital on July 26, a few
hours after he was admitted as a
patient.
He had been seriously i'll with
bronchial condition for the past
month.
Mr., Oswald spent practically his
entire life in the county court office.
When his father, George B. Oswald.
served as clerk of the Court, he
worked as deputy clerk and was
later named Chief Deputy. In 1908
George Oswald died and Harry E.
Baker was named clerk. A year
later Edward Oswald was elected to
the post for the first time.
In succeeding years Mr.. Oswald
gained mounting support from the
voters of the county and in recent
years he was only opposed once for
the office He was a prominent
Democrat and distinguished himself
by faithful public and party service.
In private life MIR. Oswald took
great delight in flowers and for
many years he maintained large
flower garden near his Oak Hill
avenue residence.
Born in Hagerstown in February
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-07-31

of 1866, Mr.. Oswald was the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Oswald.
He was member of st. Johns
Lutheran Church and served as a
member of the vestry for fifty years.
Mr.. Oswald was member of the
Masonic Order and the Elks. He
served for some time as president
of the board of directors of the
Washington County Hospital. He
was also director of the Rose Hill
Cemetery Company, and was very
active in earlier years as a member
of the First Hose Company.
He is survived by his wife, Mary
Shade Oswald; sons, Edward, Jr.,
city attorney, and Nevin, also a
local attorney, and one grandson,
David Station Oswald this city.
Funeral services were conducted
at st. Johns Lutheran Church on
Tuesday afternoon, by DR.. J. Ed
ward Harms, with burial in Rose Hill
cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Edward Helmet,
G. Merlin Snyder and Guy Weagley,
who served with Mr.. Oswald as
deputy clerks of the court, and Omer
T. Kaylor, Robert H. McCauley and
Ellsworth R. Roulette, Hagerstown
attorneys
The funeral, at which many Ha-
gerstown dignitaries were present,
was one of the largest ever seen in
Hagerstown.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-07-31
Legion Auxiliary
Entertains Veterans At Hospital

Over $50 veterans were enter
tanned by the American Legion Aux
iliary, at the Newton D. Baker Vet
Grams Hospital, held last week und-
er the auspices of the Morris Frock
Post, No. AZ.
Prizes were awarded during the
evening, with Mrs. Mary Swigert,
treasurer of the local auxiliary, win
ming an afghan, made by one of the
women in the Women's Cottage.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-07-31

Several thousand visitors to the
annual Safety Convention and Ex-
position were tested by the Drive-o-
meter and it was found that men
averaged quicker response to i'm
pending danger than women did.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-07-31

The length of my life is not as
important as the level of it.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26

this service through the welfare
agencies or veterans organiza-
lions.
The time was, when these hand
icapped people were considered
a total financial loss to society.
Now it is realized that the maj
GRITTY can be trained for useful
occupations. This not only re-
stores to a man his self-respect,
but also relieves family or state
of maintaining him in unem-
ployment, to the cost of from
$500 to $500 a year.
Thees disabled veterans deserve
all that we can give them. They
want to be rehabilitated so that
they can move in society as nor
NAL people and not as objects
of sympathy and pity. Let's give
them what they ask and what
they deserve, fair chance. Dur
ing the war, they were in our
prayers, our bond campaigns, in
our letters. Now they deserve to
be in our thoughts and plans.
They emminently deserve fair
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26
The Everyday
Counselor
Rev. Herbert Spaugh, D. d.

Prayer changes things, even II
it does sometimes seem to take
long time. Recently "a man,
whom l had had on my prayer
list for almost ten years, came
through and gave his life full
ly to his Lord. AS a result, he
IS a new man. I recall another
one who ran away from my pray
ers from upwards of ten years.
He is now a new man with a
completely changed horne life.
Both of these cases involved al
cohol.
Now a reader brings me an
other case Of his own personal
life. His father was an aVoWed
atheist, denied belief in God, the
Devil, Heaven, Hell. However,
the son became an earnest Christ
ian. grew to maturity, married.
All the while, he was earnestly
praying for his fathers CONVEX
sion and salvation. The sun :
prayers continued daily for d
bout twelve years. Then COM
uunity wide evangelistlc Ser-
vices were organized in Their
town. rotating through the dl--
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pathy, we only want honorable
means to earn our livelihood
and to be accepted or what we
are and what we can do" de-
clared a blind veteran in one
of the most moving addresses l
have ever heard. He was ad
dressing a civic club convention
to which he was a delegate as
president Of his local club. His
ability to overcome his handi-
cap, and reach the important
post of president of his club
was a tribute to ability and de
termination.
He made moving plea for the
disabled and handicapped. He
said that one out of every frye
persons in the United States Was
either disabled or handicapped;
that one out of seven needed
rehabilitation; that one out of
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26

ferent churches.
One evening upon coming into
1.-The church late, the son and his
wife were surprised and delight
ed to see the father seated ahead
of them. After the sermon VIXEN
| the minister asked those who
wanted prayer to be offered for
them to raise their hands, the
son prayed earnestly, Knock
him to his knees, Lord! Knock
his to his knees, please" Then,
to the sons Joy, the father rails
ed his hand for prayer. When a
later altar call was given, the
father came forward and pro-
fessed his faith in Christ as his
Lord md Saviour.
Knowing that his father was
an individualist, the son and his
wife quietly slipped out Of the
church without informing the
father Of their pr sence. The next
day the son came to his father
and told MIN how happy he was
- nave him accepc Christ. The
father seemed surprised that the
s-n knew, as he ned slipped
a"aE" to 60 to church. Great re-
jo.ciog followed in nat house
hold. the father living com
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26

eight had a disability which was
more or less permanent. There
are now eighty-five thousand dis
abled civilians, and two hund-
red and tWenty-e eight thousand
disabled veterans in the U. S.
available for unemployment Of
these, he said one hundred thous-
and disabled veterans are now
under training.
The disabled veteran wants a
job which gives him the dignity
of self support. He has earned
it, and is willing to work for it,
and to maintain it.
The federal and state govern
ment is providing increasing SER
vice to enable the disabled and
handicapped to train for employ
'ment by which they may earn
their livelihood. Any disabled
civilian or veteran can learn of
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26
Is
10 Have Revival

"A revival will begin at the
grassy Creek Methodist church
On Sunday night at 800 o'clock,
II was announced here by Rev.
W. c. Eastridge, pastor.
Rev M. T. Hinshaw, of Ruth
er1ord College, will be the visi-
ting minister.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the services.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26
Little Piney News

Mr.. R. c. Parsons, who has
been indisposed for sometime,
is slowly improving.
MIR. and Mrs. Oscar Francis
visited Rev. and Mrs. c. C. Par
sons Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blain Parsons
and daughter, Monica, were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R. C.
Parsons.
Miss Lettie FISHERMAN and son
made a business trip to West JET
ferson last week.
Mr.. Walter Sexton. who has
been employed at Elkin, Mary
land, for sometime has returned
home.
Miss Logene Francis has re-
turned home from a visit with
her brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Francis, of Bristol, Tennessee.
Miss Georgia Hurley spent
Saturday night with Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Roberts
spent the last week with Mrs.
Roberts sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Marley, of LenoIr.
Mrs. Robert Reeves and daugh-
r ter, Ethel, visited Mr.. and Mrs
&R. c. Parsons Sunday.
l Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Sexton
and daughter, Helen. spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt
Francis and family.
Mr. Parker Blevins made
business trip to West Jefferson
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Sexton and
Mrs. Worth Adams made a bus
mess trip to Lansing Saturday.
Little Miss Dorthv Jean Par
sons visited Mr.. and Mrs. R. G.
Parsons Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ?. G. Parsons are
making a new Improvement to
them home.
Salt should be made accessible
to all cattle at all times. It is
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26
GENTRY AND HOUCE
OPEN LUMBER Co

The Gentry and Houck Lurl-
Der Co., which is located near
Payne Truck and Tractor Co, Gle
Boone highway, is now opan fG2~
business.
The company, owned and ope-
rated by Worth Gentry and John
Houck, is able to furnish build
ing materials, and any Lumber
needs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26

FOR SALE OR TRADE-'41
R'1iok. enecial sedanet, with radio.
heater, for '46 or ~ model car.
See Robert Miller at Ca1lowav's
garage, Jefferson. 6-26-1tp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26

LOST-A pair of Mems brown
loafers last Sunday on West JEFF
ferson ball diamond. Finder
n1ease notify Junior Atwood
Nathan's Creek, N. C. 6-26-1tp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26

Three years ago Ed Smiths luck
went bad. His crops failed, and it
wasn't long before Eds home and
furnishings were up for auction.
Half the town turned out, and
Ed must have thought his neigh
bors were a bunch of hungry vul-
tures-buying up all his precious
possessions for a song.
A. When it was over, and the auc-
4ioneer had left, Sam Alternately
turns to the crowd and says: "All
right, folks, let's take time out for
a glass of beer, and then put this
stuff back where it belOngs!"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26

FOR SALE-Sawnill with new
81 horsepower power unit. See
Worth Gentry, West Jefferson.
6-26-2tp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26

TOBACCO PLANTS FOR
SAILING. Al strain. See Byard
Houck, West jefferson, N. c.
6-26-1tp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26

NEED MOVING-For tractor
work see Carl Hardin or Byard
Houck, West Jefferson, N. c.
6-26-1tp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26

Salt should be made accessible
to all cattle at all times. 1t is
best to use coarsely pulverlzed
salt.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26

and large place in our economy
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26
Classified Ads

For Floor Sanding and Finish
ing, see V. Y. Mcconnell. J-ffer-
son, OF call CIV. U-I9-I2tp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26
| From where / sit %. by Joe Marsh
When Eds Crops Failed

Two hours later, Ed was in pos
session of his home and furnish
ings; and the folks who'd paid for
them were sitting around Eds fire
enjoying a neighborly glass of beer
49, to show their friendship and
their confidence in Ed.
Today, Eds back on his feet-an-
other constructive member of the
community. And from where sit,
we've all been well repaid-a good
investment in a good man.
@s M4 <:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-14

Why should any girl with love
ly-or unlovely-ears wish 10 mai
her beauty? All a girl must do
to charm a man in this generation
is to be natural. If she wants
to cultivate the beauty of grand.
mas day, she might concentrate
on the blush instead of the cork
and needle method.
Instead of emphasizing their
ears, the poor little girls with not
so-pretty ears must be clever and
cute in concealing their misfor-
tune. Some girls do a smart job
OF this. A popular model has ears
like a bunny but no one would
ever suspect because she shuns
the upsweep in favor of long
tresses which cover her ears-and
she never wears earrings.
So if Nom didn't pin your ears
back when you were a tyke, or il
your ears are small and out Of
proportion to you1 face. don't
make the mistake of falling for
the pierced-ear fad. After all, you
may think your ears are shell,
like but if they are of the oyster,
scallop or cencha shell variety
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-14

For Charm
BY BETTY CLARKE

BY BETTY CLARKE
AP Newsfeatures Beauty Editor
American girls are fad mad.
That's why the current trend of
piercing the ears. which hasn't
been revived since Grandma used
the burnt cork and needle method
on Nom, may take hold like wild
fire.
Soon after that, when the girls
get used to the idea of having
holes punched in their skin, you
may walk down Fifth Avenue or
Main Street and see your favorite
redhead wearing a ring in her
nose or with her head wired for
a halo.
Few girls have pretty a S.
Those who do can get the
SWANS to give out with poetry
about their shel-like protuber-
ances. But it is a sure bet that
the romantic lad won't say: ooh,
you've the loveliest pierced ears.
m'dear."
If mother had let Susie's head
sprout carvings il the cradle,
daughter would have a problem.
She wouldn't be able to ''let her
hair up" or sport unique or ear
~revea1isy earrings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-14

seats. comfortable beds, super
dining room facilities, playrooms
for children, motion pictures.
news teletypes and every possible
attractive interior decorating
trick, all designed to give train
travel the maximum Of comfort.
With most railroad equipment
over 80 years of age, passenger
revenues have been slipping. Dur
ing II comparable months in 1945
and 1916, fares dropped from ST.
555, 900 to 81, 1855, 900, despite the
fact that cut-rate military traffic
had dropped considerably, and
most travel curbs were of. The
reason many railroad men feel. is
that people are taking to the high
ways again for tourist travel as
well as long business trips.
That is why the railroads are
tsckling their problem at source.
making the interior of a day
coach or sleeping car as comfort
able or more comfortable than
ones own living room. And some
of the changes in store for the
traveler-be he a commuter or a
transcontinental passenger are
nothing short of revolutionary.
Take the little matter of train
heating, for example. Currently
only about IL, 800 train cars are
air conditioned, out of the grand
total of about $4,000.
Tomorrow's train. and several
of today's, are automatically cool
ed by a mechanical regulator
which reacts automatically 10
changes in outside temperatures.
Modern shock absorbers and
springs will make walking and
even dancing a simple matter.
There will be Individual reading
lights for each passenger some
of them with g%erm-killing rays.
There will be Individual or dual
compartments, complete with law
atory facilities and showers. OF
curse there will be radio and mo-
ton pictures.
One of the great attractions of
automobile touring is that when
the children become restless, the
journey can be halted. The rail-
roads propose to do even better
than that: there will be play
rooms.
Dining cars are being rede-
signed to look more like restau-
rants. Food will be improved-to
compete with the motorists way
side inns-by the installation Of
more refrigeration and frozen
food lockers.
Trains of our immediate future
will be faster, safer and more fun
to ride on. That's the program,
say the master-minds of the
American Association of Railroads
and the American Railway Car
Institute.
w. G.. Tabbert, secretary-treas-
urer Of the latter institute, said
that "every railroad which carrie
passengers is undermining it's
equipment" He added, however,
that manufacturers have an an
nual production capacity of about
1000 cars, so the real conversion
will take some time.
Meanwhile, Of course, the other
suitors can do something fancy in
the way Of competition. So any
way mi looks at it, travelling to-
morrow is going to be pretty
good.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-14
British Soldiers
Sent To Sea

SINGAPORE -RA British SOL
diers here are learning first-hand
what the life of their opposite
numbers in the Royal Navy is
like.
Small groups of Army officers
and enlisted men are being taken
on cruises along the Malayan
coast, Ito give army personnel
some knowledge of how the navy
works at the same time affording
the soldier a change"
The army personnel is divided
among various watches" and
technical crews, performing with
the sailors such shipboard tasks
as painting ship, repairing motor
boat engines, stocking and han
ding lines.
The army personnel so Ear has
been enthusiastic about the
cruises. Said one private: 1--WE
were put to very interesting work.
-. The food was excellent, enter
tainments were reasonable and
there was plenty of shore leave"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-14
Sweden Prepares
Monopoly In Oil

STOCKHOLM - Up - Sweden
is expected to have a government
oil monopoly. Government ex-
perts recommend a monopoly
with the majority OF shares held
by the government to become
effective in July next year when
the present wholesale compan-
les would be bought out. Oil re-
fineries already working would
continue. but their products would
be sold by the monopoly.
The. report recommended that
the government eventually pur-
chase it's own fleet of tankers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-14

you won't d o yourself proud by
exposing them.
If you have pretty ears, by all
means show them. You can brush
your hair behind your ears, wear
an upsweep hair-oo and lovely
earrings. And. if you must wear
granny's antique earring jops, YOU
don't have to pierce your ears to
do it. Any good jeweler will re-
place the old fashioned fastening
that was designed for pierced ears
for a new modern fastening which
will serve the purpose without
marring your ear lobes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-14
Rails Vie With Auto
For Travel De Luxe
r. I LOWRY
iP Newsfeatures Writer

NEW YORK-One of the most
eostlv courtships in history is in
ite initial stages-the current bill
Ton-dollar wooing of the hard
minded American public by the
railroads.
There's another competitor of
Importance in the picture. too.
That is the family automobile.
Runners-up include the airplane
and the bus, but old or new, the
sedan is the beau that is the real
threat,
Like the aeighborhood butcher
and grocer, every railroad official
has begun to think of the average
American citizen today as a Gus
toner, no longer a part of a war
time mob clamoring for a chance
to buy. And he is doing every
thing he can to persuade some
l4O million residents of the United
States that a railroad is the best
way 10 go wherever they are 60
Ing.
The proof Of the pudd1ng IS in
ore committed to spend about a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-14
NO MOTOR!

DANVILLE, Va. - up "A man
drew a conviction for drunken
driving and a fine Of 500 here
recently for plotting a car which
was being pushed by a group of
men. The police court judge ruled
that by sitting behind the wheel
and steering the moving car, he
was guilty of breaking the law.
He also was fined $40 and costs
for operating the car without a
drivers permit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-14

billion dollars within the next
three years on new passenger
equipment alone. This represents
a large sum of money even for
the fraternity which estimates it's
own total worth at % billions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-14

currently on order at about
500, O0U each. Another 1000 will
be built and put into service just
as fast as the manufa cturers can
turn them out.
And such cars! Streamlined,
aforementioned, with form = fitting
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-14
Pioneer elders
Go To Smithsonian

SANTA CLARA, Calf. - Up -
Two elders of the late sky-riding
Prof. John j. Montgomery OF the
University of Santa Clara are en-
route to the Smithsonian Institu-
ton.
In one, Daniel Maloney, an
aeronautical pioneer. made a
spectacular flight from a balloon
above the University campus
April 20, 1905. In the other, Pro-
fessor Montgomery was killed
near Evergreen, Calf. in 1911.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-14

In medieval England on Maundy
Thursday, the Thursday before
Easter, the king was required by
custom to wash the feet of as many
door men as he was years old.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-06-26
VSE POSILJATVE
CIGARET v ;EVROPO
SO PREPOVEDANE

FRANKFURT, Is. junija. -
Armada Zedinjenih draw je da-
mes prepovedala vsako posilja-
ME cigaret vojaskemu osobju v
Avstriji in Franciji. Ukaz bo
veljaven 1. Julien.
Posiljke cigaret in tobaka v
Nemeijo so bile prepovedane ze
26. marca. Mere so podvzete,
kot izjavlja armada, soglasno S
poizkusi, da Sc unici kupcijo S
cigaretami in tobakom ma crni
borzi.
Po novem ukazu sorodniki in
razne kompanije v Zedinjenih
drzavah ne bodo mogli posilja-
tt cigaret sledecim armadnim
postojankam v Franciji ali Av-
striji: APO 58, 741,174,541 in
TIT.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-06-26
Prvoroienec

Prvorojenec
Pri druzini Mr.. in Mrs. Ray
mond in Mary Lou Svetek so Sc
zglasile vile rojenice in pustile
v spomin krepkega sineka-prvo-
rojenca. Mlada mamica je hci
Mr.. in Mrs. August in Mary Ka-
pudja il Westropp Ave., srecni
ocka pa je sin obce poznanih
Mr.. in Mrs. August Svetek, ki
vodita pogrebni zavod ma 478
E. t152 st. S TEN dogodkom SO
prvic postal grandma" in
grandpa. Matt in dete Sc ma.
hajata v Glenville. bolnisnici in
Sc dobro pocutita. cestitamo!
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-06-26
AUSTRALASIA CASOPISJE
KRITIZIRA MacARTHURJA

BELBOURNE, Is. junija. -
Tukajsnji casopis melbourne
Age je danes ostro napadel
"MacArthurjev rezim" ma ia
ponskem. Kritiziral je postopek
MacArthurja pri dajanju pol
ne svobode japonskim ribicem,
da organizirajo ekspedicije, XII
bodo odhajale ma low ma kite.
casopis pravi, da je ''dve lett
obstojala ma Japonskem kon-
trola samo enc sile'' in vprasu-
je, "kaj je Sc ostalo cd zavez-
nistva v vojni?"
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-06-26
Boksar Jimmy Doyle
umrl "a poskodbauni

Snoci je umrl "a poskodbami,
dobljenimi tekom pugilisticne
borbe zamorskim hoksarjem
Robinsonom, 22-letni boksar
Jimmy Doyle IL Los Angelesa.
Usodna borba sc je vrsila v
Clevelandu. Mrliski oglednik je
zacel preiskavo.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-06-26

ce, XII opozarja ma Ramadierjev
vzgled v Franciji.
Toda najbolj interesantna
osebnost Italiji je Sc vedno
Togliatti. Je sijajen govornik in
spreten politicen strategist, ka-
kor Sc je izkazalo pri volitvah
ma Siciliji. &c trenotno popusti
ma nacelih, pa nikdar ne pozabi,
kaj njegova stranka hoce in ka-
ko bo svoj cilj dosegla.
VISA znamenja kazejo, da bo
Italia v bliznji bodocnosti ne
izogibno postala bojisce kontro-
verznih idej Vzhoda in Zapada,
ako ne dejanskih bojnih sill.