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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24
Blind Child Pianist

Although blind since birth, 81
month-old Gary Trent, of Freeland-
vile Ind, astounded some relatives
who were visiting his home when he
played several tunes on the piano.
Little Gary began initiating his ia
Their, Robert Trent, on the instru-
ment. A Baltimore housewife, Mrs.
Rose Ferguson, reading of the
child's blindness, has offered to do
nate her eyes to him after her death.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24
ST. PAUL'S EV. LUTHERAN
CHURCH, JAMESTOWN

At the service of morning wor-
ship at st. Pauls Lutheran Church,
Funkstown, Sunday morning at $50
o'clock, Rev. r. M. Miller will preach
on the theme, ''The Power Of a
Higher Calling" Sunday School is
held at 10;40 a. m. and Luther League
at $50 p. m.
Two motion pictures will be shown
at the evening service at 7:30 p. M;
mission of Mercy" and 'The Good
Fight" A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all friends in the COM
munity. All services will be on
Daylight Saving Time.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

church. Following this demonstra-
ton, each Patrol retired to its own
den and conducted their own bust
ness meeting. Then Kangaroo Court
was held, with Dick Smith acting as
judge.
The meeting closed with the usual
service, after which the officers of
the Troop held their usual corner
tooth meeting.
Much to our amazement, when
leaving the church, we found Jimmy
Rhodes and Luther Lupp preparing
to spend the night in the camp which
they had set up on the lawn of the
church
Paul Dyer, Scribe.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24
Clear Spring News

MRS. virginia Selbeft, a lifelong
resident of Clear Spring, died on
Saturday at the Bon Secour Hospital
in Baltimore. Funeral services were
held on Tuesday at st. Andrews
Church, with Rev. H. Kearney Jones
officiating, with interment in St.
PauPs cemetery, Western Pike.
Miss Emily Kriegh, Clear Spring,
and Miss Betty Murray Hagers-
town, spent Sunday in Washington,
D. c., visiting Miss Kay Studenick.
The Clear Spring Soccer League
banquet, held on Friday evening at
the Log Cabin Inn along the Western
Pike, was well attended and a good
time was had by all.
The Clear Spring PIT A. held its
regular monthly meeting in the high
school auditorium on Thursday eve
ming of last week.
Floyd Gossard, stationed at An
drews Field, Washington, D. c., spent
the week end at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Gossard.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Shirley have
purchased the home formerly own
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chopper,
of Washington, D. c.
Clear Spring was well represented
at the automobile races at Williams
Grove, Pa, on Sunday, with the
following attending: Jimmy Troupe,
Pete Grove, William Kelley, Gene
Shives, John Kriegh, Richard Nc
Carly, and the Misses Lucille Turn
er, Bette Sword, Phyllis Hull, June
Griffith, Dorothy Ann Griffith and
Dolores HaWbecker.
Mrs. Elizabeth Staley is a patient
at the Washington County Hospital.
Ted Snyder, who has been at the
Wilmer Clinic John Hopkins Hos
pital, Baltimore, for an eye test, has
returned home.
Mrs Alvey Bussard underwent an
operation on Monday at the Wash
ington County Hospital.
Mrs. George Faulders, who resides
near here, is i'll with heart trouble.
Fred Kretzer, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Kretzer, near here, who is at
tending school at State College, Pa,
was recently married to Miss Miriam
Evans, also of State College.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24
NEWS OF THE
GIRL SCOUTS

sang songs, played games and re-
cited our girl scout laws. After this
we had troop registration. We closed
by singing Taps and having the
Benediction.
Gonna Rowe, Scribe
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24
Household Appliance

Charles Geer, of Seattle, has found
a peacetime use for his old army
gas mask. He uses it whenever his
wife assigns to him the household
chore of peeling onions.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Troop 80, sponsored by The Wey-
mer Bible Class, with Mrs. John Bell,
leader, and Mrs. Norman Purnell, as
sistant leader, held a regular meet
ing on April IS. We had IL girls and
our leader present and five girls in
uniform.
The girls were taken from school
to the Dixie Press by our leader and
Mrs. Martin Urner, and we were TAX
en- through the plant by Mr.. James
I. Dudley. The girls were interested
in the camp folders which were be-
ing printed. After we had been
shown around, one of the printers
made a name slug for each girl. We
decided to devote our next meeting
to badge work.
Joane Bartholomaeus, Scribe
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Troop 80, sponsored by the Antiet-
am PIT. A., Mrs. Raymond Clark,
leader, held a regular meeting on
Monday, April IA, at Antietam
School. We had 10 girls, our leader
present. Four girls were in uniform.
Our meeting opened with the re
peating of the Scout Oath. We then
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24
Food For Thought!

Every three minutes someone in
the United States dies OF CANCER.
Lessen the death toll by making
your gift to the Annual Cancer
Campaign.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

The Leitersburg Order Of Red Men
initiated Is new members at their
meeting on Saturday evening. Fol-
lowing the initiation, refreshments
Were served.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

The tourist catering industry in
the United States is estimated to
have an annual cash income value
of 5 million dollars annually.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

A large number of people attended
the public sale of the personal prop
erty of the late Mrs. Mary Winter
Smith, which was held at her late
home on Saturday, April 10.
Miss Mary Pryor, Towson, Md,
spent last week end with her sister,
Mrs. Melvin Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Robert Hyssong
and son Robert, and Mr.. Lewis Blink
ley spent the week end of April 10
visiting relatives in Altoona, Pa.
Mrs. Phares Wilmer spent Thurs
day of last week visiting Mrs. Jacob
Martin, Marion, Pa.
Pfc. Fred H. Spigler, Camp Kill
mer, N. j., Mr.. and Mrs. Russell E.
Stewart and son David, Mechanics
burg, Pa, spent the week end just
passed at the FREQ n. Splgler, ST.,
home.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Ebersole and
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Riggs held a
combined public sale of household
furnishings at the Ebersole home on
Thursday, April II.
Phyllis Ann Baer, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Norman Baer, is a patient
at the Washington County Hospital.
LISTEN TO
SUNDAYS HEADLINE NEWS
Over WEI, Sunday Night at 8:15,
r i 4 A
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

In the four states Of Pennsylvania,
Connecticut, New Jersey and Mime
sofa villages below the rank of cities
are referred to as borough.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Troop 16, sponsored by the Mar
garet Hess Bible Glass, Mrs. Edwin
Lantz, leader, and Mrs. John M
Huckle, assistant leader, held reg
ular meeting on Friday, April 18
at 4 p. m. We had II girls, our
leader, assistant leader and one
visitor present
Our meeting opened with the re-
peating of the Scout oath; Betty and
Rose Ellen Nuseld repeated and ex-
planned the second respectively.
We passed several points under the
Junior Citizenship badge. Then plans
for our hike on Sunday afternoon tc
the mountains above Snithsburg
were made. Our meeting closed with
Taps.
Peggy Jean Werner, Scribe
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Mrs. Cora Brown, Water Street,
entertained on April Is, in honor of
the eighth birthday of her grand
daughter, Kay Carter. Refreshments
were served to the following guests:
Mr.. and Mrs Kaufman and daugh-
tiers Connie and Dee, of Waynesboro;
Mr.. and Mrs Lester Myers, Hagers-
town; Mrs. Esther Brown Griffin,
Larry Carter, Loretta Davis, Esther
Griffin and Mrs. Marie Knott Boward.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Troop A met April Is, with Miss
Jane j .Cromer, leader, and Miss
Vivian S. Oswald, assistant leader,
at their regular meeting place. We
had II girls, our leader, assistant
leader and two visitors present.
Our meeting was opened by the
president, Marian Smith. We talked
about our rummage sale and several
of the girls brought in their clothing
and various other articles to sell.
Mary MARBLE reported to the group
that she had sent get-well cards to
Mary Ann Beck and Patsy Marie
Beck who have been i'll for several
weeks. We played our favorite game,
pleased or Displeased," and then
our leader told us some more about
camp. Then we sang several songs
in each of our patrols. The meeting
adjourned with the Good Mite Circle
jeanne Barkdoll, Secretary
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Hawaii became territory of the
United States by the adoption of its
Organic act by the United States
Congress in 1890.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Americans spend more than a bill
lion dollars a year for jewels and
baubles.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Grover Cleveland is the only per-
son to have served two terms as
President of the United States that
were not consecutive.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

A longer-wearing washable air
plane safety belt of light color,
which will enable airline ,hostesses
to detect quickly whether it is fas-
tened, has been developed.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Troop 16, w. F. Schilling, Scout
master, sponsored by Zion Reform
ed Church, held its weekly meeting
in the Troop room of the church
Friday evening, with our S. NJ, 2
A. S. Ms, 2 visitors and Is boys
present. Our S. M, l Asst. and 10
Scouts were in uniform.
The meeting was opened with the
Pledge to the Flag, led by David
Schwartz of the White Owl Patrol.
Then the members of the Buffalo
Patrol went to work and set up a
Patrol camp on the lawn of the
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bell, Ring
gold; Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Bell and
their children, Bonnie and Daniel,
Jr.; and Miss Mary Poe, were callers
Sunday afternoon at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bells daughter,
who resides near Death Curve.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Troop 10, sponsored by the Child
Training Group, Mrs. Duey, leader,
and Mrs. WEIGH, assistant leader,
held a regular meeting on Friday,
April II at Antietam Street School.
We had Is girls, our leader and as
sistant leader present. Five girls
were in uniform.
A letter was composed by the
Troop for Mrs. WEIGH, who due to
illness has been absent for several
meetings. A bouquet of flowers was
arranged and the Troop delivered
both the flowers and letter personally
to Mrs. WEIGH who resides on Hager
Street
A new dance and Brownie song
was introduced which was enjoyed
by all
Patsy Artz, Scribe
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Richard Peiffer is building a tenn
porary home on the lot he purchased
from Rexford Hartle, on the Chews-
ville-Leitersburg road, which he and
his wife and son Richard, Jr.,
will occupy until they build per-
manent home there. With the COM
pletion of the new home, the build
ing now being erected will be con-
verted into a workshop. Mr.. Peiffer
spent several years in the Army,
with three years overseas service.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

A small niece of Mrs. J. H. Dagen-
ais has been the guest of her aunt
for the past week.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

John William Snyder, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Snyder, had his
tonsils removed last week at the
Washington County Hospital.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Phyllis Ann Baer, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Norman Baer, is patient
at the Washington County Hospital.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Thompson,
who were married on Easter Sunday,
have gone to housekeeping in the
lower floor apartment of the Gossard
home, adjacent to the Petersburg
School, Mrs. Thompson is the form
er Miss Dorothy Resi-, of Big Pool.
Her brother and his family recently
moved on to the dairy farm on the
Leitersburg- Ringgold road, owned by
Elmer Newcomer.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Shirley have
purchased the home formerly own
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chopper,
of Washington, D. c.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

The Clear Spring PIT. A. held its
regular monthly meeting in the high
school auditorium on Thursday eve
ming of last week.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

The Clear Spring Soccer League
banquet, held on Friday evening at
the Log Cabin Inn along the Western
Pike, was well attended and good
time was had by all
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Miss Emily Kriegh, Clear Spring,
and Miss Betty Murray Hagers-
town, spent Sunday in Washington,
D. c., visiting Miss Kay Studenick.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Floyd Gossard, stationed at An
drews Field, Washington, D. c., spent
the week end at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Gossard.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-24

Miss Mary Pryor, Towson, Md,
spent last week end with her sister,
Mrs. Melvin Martin.
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Acheson Resignation
May Be Put Off Again
BY the Associated Press

| BY the Associated Press
Dean Acheson is understood to
have agreed to stay on for several
months as Undersecretary of State
at the request of Secretary Mar
shall.
He has been trying to resign at
intervals for six or eight months
but on each occasion President Tru-
man or Former Secretary Byrnes
persuaded him to remain.
The most recent time he had
selected to step out was January,
but that plan was blocked by the
resignation of Mr.. Byrnes. Mr..
Acheson was known to have told
Mr.. Truman, before Gen. Marshall
returned from the Orient to take
over the secretaryship, that he would
stay for a time If Gen. Marshall
wanted him.
At the time of that agreement
friends of Mr.. Acheson suggested
that he might be willing to stay on
only for six months or so. He waklts
to 60 back to his lucrative law prac-
tice.
Mr.. Acheson conferred with Gen.
Marshall Immediately after the new
Secretary was sworn in, and spent .
considerable time with him yester-
day going over the Nations foreign
problems.
Presumably they also considered
other top departmental personnel.
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Man Hops Off Bus, QueIIs Fire
In House and Resumes Trip
Coast Guordsmun
Meets Firemen as
He Leaves Scene

A Coast Guard officer hopped of
bus early today, put out o fire In
woman's home and was five blocks
away on another bus by the time
fire engines arrived.
1t. q. g. James Doyle, 20, of 5041
Hanna place Sc, who had 36
months OF sea duty during the war,
was looking sleepily out OF a down.
town hound bus at 6:55 am. when
he saw flames licking out front
window of q home at 500l Hanna
place.
Seconds later, Mrs. w. A. Dawson
ran screaming out the front door and
Lh Doyle went into action.
"Stop the bus!" he shouted, THAT
woman's house is on firel"
He jumped out of the bus and
bounded into the burning home. In
a few seconds, the officer had torn
down blazing window curtains and
beat out the flames on the wood
work around the window. Mrs.
Dawson thanked him and 1t. Doyle
Evening star., 1947-01-23
S25,OO0,0O0 Lost in As
Ito Truck Hijackers
oy ne Asseeiessd Press

CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-Hijackers
stole 5000 truck cargoes with
total loss Of $25, ,000, 600 In the United
States last year and the loss may
be higher in 1s47, the Insurance
Committee of the American Truck
ing Association was told yesterday
Jack seide, president of New
York siren alarm arm, said truck
|hijacking had become more nearly
an organized business than any
other phase OF crime" He said the
5000 thefts last year were recorded
by insurance and underwriting COM
panies.
"No. / target is textiles which
account for one third of all hi
jackings," Mr.. Seide said. "Other
leaders are clothing, liquor, food,
furs and tobacco"
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Court Plans Final Chapter
In U-Turn Case Today

Judge Nathan r. Margold will
hear more about that U-turn In
Municipal Court today-the same
U-turn which has been plaguing the
court since october 80.
It is the case involving Joseph E.
Casson, 58-year-old Photographic
studio owner of the 1900 block Of
Connecticut avenue. Mr.. Casson is
charged with having made an ille-
gal turn in that block, but as Of
Yesterday the trial has been con-
tinued four times.
Mr.. Casson will present what
court authorities hope will be the
final chapter at 2 pm.
Evening star., 1947-01-23

left Just in time to catch another
bus.
Five blocks away, 1t. Doyle said
the bus passed three fire engines
speeding to the Dawson home ir
response to a fire alarm someone
turned in. Thanks to his alertness
the fire fighters had nothing to dc
but take a report from Mrs. Dawson
that a faulty electrical fixture had
started the fire and that damage
was negligible.
1t. Doyle, now stationed at Coast
Guard Headquarters, is married and
father of a small boy. He is native
of New York City.
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Ex-Judee Johnson to Ask
U. S. to Drop Indictment
BY The Associated prsss

BY fhe Assoeiafed pfsss
SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. 2S.-Former
Federal Judge Albert w. johnson,
accused by q congressional commit
tee Of selling justice. today makes
his plea to quash the indictment
charging him with .conspir acy
against the Government.
Four other defendants, charged
similarly, are to file motions seeking
dismissal Of the indictment.
Federal Judge James Alger Fee OF
the District Of Oregon is presiding
specially in the case.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-27
BY JACK COWIE
Star-NeWS Staff Writer

Aycock Brown the 'gadget man
is how he is known along the north
ern Tar Heel coast.
Satr-News staff correspondent is
how he is listed in Wilmington.
Either way is correct, but this
yarn is being spun around the
gadget angle of the life of Brown
who makes his living in a free
lance style.
Free lance to the uninitiated
means working for ones self in a
field that is filled with regular
employees.
Day after day Brown leaves his
New Bern apartment and ventures
forth to his duties Of the day with
two cameras, extra lenses, filters,
light meter and other Photographic
materials strung around his neck.
As he bids farewell to his wife
and three children he knows not
what the day might bring but
each morning he HES towards a
portion of the outer bank region Of
North Carolina by foot, by bus, by
plane.
Brown is happy only when his
finger is flicking the shoutter Of
his cameras and each day he
shoots UPWARDS of so shots. In be-
tween shooting pictures he finds
time to file stories to state papers
and the wire services.
In addition he writes a column
about costal avtivities for inland
publications.
He develops his pictures in the
late hours of the night after re-
turning TO his New Bern home and
catching a few winks' stops by
the postoffice to mail out his eff
forts of the day before, then into
his daily routine:
What is so interesting about a
man who makes his living pick
ing up scattered bits of news and
taking pictures in a free lance
manner.
First:
He has no particular employer
or beat. The entire state OF
North Carolina is his to roam in.
write about and photograph.
Second.
He is happy in his daily stint.
Third:
He has come a long way since
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-27
Outer Bank Folks Call Brown
One Man Chamber

he went to Ocracoke during the
3O's to spend a weekend and stay
ed for seven years writing about
the natives.
1t was at Ocracoke that he met
Esther Styron.
Of course he was younger then
than his now 43 years as romance
drew him from the mainland.
That was in 1928.
Prior to that eventful occasion
he had worked at Elizabeth City
under Editor w. o. Saunders and
served a stint as police reporter
for the Herald in Durham.
He returned to the mainland in
later years and edited the Beau.
fort News.
Came the war and Brown enter
ed Naval intelligence service anc
was stationed at New Bern as a
special agent.
The days on Ocracoke were hap.
py ones for Brown as he livec
among the natives of that whole.
some section.
They were also lucrative days
as Brown took along his type
writer and his stories hit many
national publications including the
Saturday Evening Post which rar
an article dealing with Outer
Bank folks.
Today Brown writes about fish
ing although he loathes to place
a line in the water. {Most unusua.
He works from morning to late
night and remains thin in the sc
doing.
AS his wife puts it:
II sometimes wonder why hi
doesn't carry a desk along on hi:
back, he carries everything else
In the outer Bank area the PEG
pie swear by Brown and his bits
of information which filter out tt
news publications.
He is spoken of in this manner:
"a one man Chamber of Com
merce.' But above all-he is hap
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-27
WHITE MEN FACE
ASSAULT CHARGE
Four Mt. Airy Youths Await
Trial For Reported At
tack On Negress

MT. AIRY, July 26-UP-A IA
year-old Negro girl today charg-
ed that four white youths tried to
criminally assault her after fore
ing her into their car when she
refused a ride.
Lila Long identified the -four
young men after their arrest on
charges Of assault with intent to
criminally assault.
The girl said she was standing
on a street corner when the quar-
tet drove by and offered her a
lift. She refused and two of them
dragged her INTO the car, she told
officers.
She said they drove her into the
woods, parked the car and that
three of them left her alone with
the fourth, Marley L. Hodge, 10.
The Negro girl declared she
fought off his advances and final
ly broke away to hide in the
woods.
Hodge was arrested with Lloyd
Miller. %; Anderson Williams, 10,
and Meyer Beasley, 10.
They were booked for hearings
Monday in Recorders court. Po-
lice said the youths admitted pick
ing up the girl but denied trying
to assault her.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-27
Red Cross Safety
Courses Planned

A Red Cross SAFETY Instructor $
course will be acid next week be-
tween 4:30 and Ppm. daily at
Carolina Beach under Ellis Fysal,
special field representative from
the area office in Atlant, Ga. C
H. McAllister chairman safety
Services, Wilmington chapter: an
nounced yesterday.
Swimmers who have attended
preliminary classes recently neld
at the beach are eligible TO tase
the instructors course.
While in Wilmington Fysal. viii.
be available for consultation will
any organization Or group inter
ested in water safety. Contact 10.
cal headquarters of the Red Cross
or call 2-2683.
Fysal has served school!
throughout the state as watel
safety director and during Worl1
War II spent eight months over
seas in Hawaii and Okindw;
training members of the armed
forces in water safety and frs
aid,