The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-12-16
My congratulations to Frank D.

Spofford on receiving the Silver
Beaver Award for Distinguished
Service to Boyhood, presented to him
at the annual dinner meeting of the
Washington Area Council, Boy
Scouts of America, held at the Hotel
Alexander on Tuesday night.
1t has been my pleasure and priv
ilege to work with Mr.. Spofford in
Scouting during the past five years.
and although the award, in the past,
has gone to many outstanding
Scouters, this highest award that a
Scouter can receive, in my opinion,
has never been presented to anyone
who deserved it more than Frank
Spofford.
Hats off to Jack Hellane. When he
goes after something he never stops
until he gets it.
Jack has been fighting for Christ
mas tree for his constituents in the
West End-and on Tuesday night he
got it. lights and all--and some fif-
teen hundred turned out for the
dedication ceremonies at Washington
Square, which was highlighted by
carol singing by the choirs of the
churches in the neighborhood
The Board of Street Commits
sioners are to be commended for
promptly correcting bad situation
by removing the to 8 and 4 to 6
parking ban in the first block of
Summit Avenue and the first and
second blocks of Jonathan Street.
In ordering the restrictions re-
moved at their meeting on Tuesday
night, the Board also recommended
that the Mayor and Council install
parking meters in the first block of
Summit Avenue and the second
block of Jonathan Street (parking
meters, of course, are already in the
first block of Jonathan)
During the meeting the Commits
sioners discussed the possibility of
refunding parking fines to those who
parked in the restricted zones, but
this was found to be impossible.
In fairness to the Police Depart
ment, it should also be stated that
when the other side of the much
publicized "Waynesboro Citizen"
ticket incident was presented to the
Commissioners, it took on an en-
tirely different aspect and the police
officers concerned were completely
exonerated- and rightly so. 1t is
also interesting to note that the citi-
zen from Waynesboro was invited
to attend the meeting of the Board,
but failed to show up.
Monday morning | had another
very definite proof that Hagerstown
is fine place in which to live and
make living
Gathered together were some fifty
a special meeting of the Hagerstown
Retailers Bureau, called regarding
Christmas store hours. In a situa-
ton such as this, with many, many
diverse interests present, it might
have been expected that long
drawn-out wrangle would have en-
sued, with the possibility of perhaps
some bitterness working its way in
to the argument, but such was far
from the case.
| have often commented on the
fine way in which the people of Ha-
gerstown work together. This has
been noticeable in the Community
Chest directors meetings, board OF
Chamber of Commence meetings, and
many other similar gatherings of the
civic interests of Hagerstown, but
doubt if any of them have more ex-
emplified the true spirit of denoc-
racy in action than Monday morn
ing's meeting of the Retailers.
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sity of opinions as to when the stores
should start opening at night for the
Christmas shopping. there was an OBJ
vious desire from the beginning Of
the meeting for a give and take at
titude on both sides, and when the
group finally decided to begin the
night shopping hours on Friday in
stead of Monday as previously an
nounced, the compromise was no
only accepted by everyone present
but the meeting also resulted II
building the membership into
stronger and more unified bureau
than ever.
l cannot close my remarks regard
ing this meeting without congrat
ulating P. Parke Geiger, Jr., pres
ident of the Bureau, and Odell'
Letter, the chairman OF the stor'
hours committee, for the fine demo