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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-10-21

At meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Hagerstown- Wash
ington County Community Chest,
held last week at the Hotel Alex
ander, it was announced that the
goal of the 1948 campaign will be
$92,044. The campaign will get
under way on Friday, November IL,
and will end on Friday, November
10.
Due to the fact that the USO is
now being re-activated because Of
the boys again going back into un-
form, and also due to the fact that
the Volunteers of America and San
ia Claus, Inc, are now participating
members of the Community Chest
the actual amount of the Commun-
ity Chest budget for the year 1949
will be $102,044, but by unanimous
vote of the Board Of Directors, it
was decided that $4,000 will be
taken from the surplus built up
during previous years and applied
to the 1949 budget.
BY reason of this action, the ac-
tual amount to be raised this year
by public subscription is only 1884
more than last year, and this is all
the more remarkable when as stat
ed above, you consider the added
agencies that are now being served
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-10-21
Plans For National
Girl Scout Week

At the Planning Board meeting
held on Monday afternoon at the
Girl Scout office, plans were made
for two rallies to be held during Ma
tional Girl Scout Week, October 81
to November 6.
The intermediate and senior
Scouts will hold rally at Zion Re-
formed Church on Friday, Novem-
Der 5, from to $3.50 p. m. High
lighting the program will be dra-
matte presentation entitled 'Nose
Bag" by Troops A, 6, 8, 10, 16, 18,
% and 80. The flag ceremony will
be conducted by Troop 10, and the
program will close with group sing
ing led by Miss Ann Jackson. Fol-
lowing the program, refreshments
will be served by the members of
the Planning Board.
On Saturday, November 6, the
Brownie Troops will hold their rally
from to $3.50 p. m. in the recreation
room of the Church of the Brethren.
Present plans call for this program
to open with the Brownie Promise,
followed by an original Brownie
Song presented by Troop IL, and a
dramatization of the Brownie Story
by Troop 26. The program will end
with group singing led by Mrs.
Ethel Deibert After this program
also, refreshments will be served by
members of the Planning Board.
Miss Katherine McCulloch, Girl
Scout Executive for Washington
County, urges all parents and friends
of the Scouts to make a special eff
fort to attend one or both of the
rallies.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-10-21

Heinze; second vice-president, Miss
Maude Hildebrand; secretary, Mrs.
Romayne Miller; treasurer, A. M.
Horst; evangelism chairman, the
Rev. Paul M. Robinson; social educa-
ton and action, the Rev. Frederick D.
Eyster; Christian education, Miss
Carolyn Rouse; visual education,
George Draper; radio, the Rev.
Daniel Long; rural life, the Rev.
Charles Miller; nominations, the
Rev. Raymond M. Miller; and finance,
r. Paul Smith.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-10-21
Jaycees To Hear
National President
VIII Be Guest Speaker At Dim
ner Meeting On Monday At
Franklin Court Auditorium.

The highlight of events for this
years Jaycee activities will occur
on Monday evening, October Is,
when Paul d. Bagwell, president of
the United States Junior Chamber
of Commerce, will be the guest
speaker at the Hagerstown Junior
Chamber of Commerce dinner meet
ing at Franklin Court Auditorium
at 6:15 p. m.
Among the guests will be Mayor
Richard H. Sweeney, Mr.. Herman
Hopes, president of the Hagers-
town Chamber of Commerce; Mr.. j.
v. Jamison III, president of the
Manufacturers Bureau; Mr.. l. Kel-
Ter Shank, president of the Wash
ington County Commissioners; Mr..
William British, Superintendent of
Schools in Washington County; and
Mr. Parke Geiger, Jr., president of
Retailers Bureau.
Mr.. Bagwelps address will be
broadcast over WEI at 800 o'clock.
Mr.. Bagwell is one of the young
est professors at Michigan State Col
lege, where he heads the Depart
ment of Written and Spoken Eng
lish He is also on the Executive
Board Of the Speech Association of
America and a member of the Ed
itorial Board of the Quarterly Jour
nal of Speech.
Mr.. Bagwell has been Jaycee
for II years and in 1916 was elected
president of the Michigan State
Junior Chamber. He was elected
national president this year.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-10-21
AeaOOKH&G
AND
AslHSTEAHAG
By Ellen HagedOrn

One year ago this week, the
editor, Mr.. Douglas, gave me
the opportunity to try my
hand at writing a few lines
weekly for his paper.
I have sincerely appreciated
this privilege and take today's
space in thanking him and my
many friends for their en-
couragement. 1t has been an
enjoyable experience.
l leave you now with this
little verse from my scrap
book, by Captain Jack Craw-
ford, entitled '"The Boom
erang."
when a bit of sunshine hits
We,
After passing of cloud,
When a fit of laughter gifts ye
And yer spine is feelin'
proud,
Don't forget to up and fling it
At a soul that's feelin'
blue,
For the mint that we sling it
It's a boomerang to you"
Editors Note: I'm sure you
have enjoyed Mrs. Hagedorn's
weekly chats as much as I
have. So, perhaps, if you drop
her a line and tell her so, she
might be persuaded to continue
them
Address your letters to Mrs.
Ellen Hagedorn, care of The
Globe Independent, Hagers-
town, Md.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-10-21
Republican Workers
To Meet Tonight

Plans have been completed for a
big workers meeting of the Re-
publican Party workers in Wash
ington County, to be held tonight at
7:30, in Franklin Court Auditorium.
Congressman J. Glenn Beall will
attend the meeting and help formu-
late plans to bring out every Re-
publican voter on November 2.
Every Republican election official
and worker is urged to be present,
and welcome also will be independ-
ent workers and voters who would
like to help on election day.
Following the meeting there will
be an entertainment program, and
refreshments will be served.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-10-21
Rev. Trott Heads
Council of Churches

AT the annual election of officers
meeting of the Washington County
Council of Churches, held last week
at the Church Of the Brethren, the
Rev. Norman L. Trott, pastor of St.
Pauls Methodist Church, was elect
ed president, succeeding the Rev.
Raymond Miller
Other officers elected were: first
president, the Rev. Edward p.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-10-21
y the Community Chest.

by the Community Chest.
In voting to take $4,000 from
the Chests surplus funds for the
forthcoming campaign, the Board of
Directors, of course, made it plain
that such action was for this year
only, as each year must be consid-
cred purely on the basis of that
years needs, plus conditions pre-
vailing at the time.
Next year there will actually be
eleven agencies served by the Com
munity Chest They are: the Boy
Scouts, the Day Nursery, the Girl
Scouts, the Y.M.C.A., the Salvation
Army, the Children's Hospital, the
Summer Fairgrounds, the Boys
Club, Santa Claus, Inc, Volunteers
of America, and last but far from
least, the USO.
At the Board of Directors meet
ing, which was largely attended,
Mr.. Frank Letter, Chairman of the
Community Chest, presided, and
Mr.. D. E. Stultz, who will be cam
paign chairman for this years bud
get, introduced his co-workers, and
he expressed confidence that with
one hundred percent cooperation
of everyone, the campaign would be
brought to a successful conclusion.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-10-21
AROUND TOWN
WHTH THE EDITOR

The strike at the Victor Products
Hagerstown Plants came to an end
on Sunday night when the workers
agreed to accept the Company's of
fer of renewal of the old contract
plus a cents an hour increase.
The pity of it is that all these
employees had to lose two weeks
wages to get exactly what they
could have had without striking at
all.
Activities in both the Republican
and Democratic camps in Washing
ton County are beginning to step
up their tempo. Both headquarters
are working hard to get out the
vote, and many meetings are being
planned.
On the Republican side of the pic
ture there were two highlights of
the week: one, an announcement
made on Monday that the Demo-
Gratis for Dewey Club has again
been organized here and will open
headquarters in Room 212 of the
Professional Arts Building tomor-
row (Friday) evening at 1870, and
a large attendance is expected. The
local club, as it has in the two pre-
vious campaigns, will function under
the auspices of the Maryland Dem
ocrats for Dewey and Warren, and
all independent voters who want to
give their support to the Dewey
Warren ticket are urged to attend
the meeting. William j. Clapp will
again head the local organization,
and the other officers are: Frank
Schwartz, treasurer, and w. Roys
ton Smith, secretary.
And the second highlight was the
big rally held in the ballroom of
the Hotel Alexander last night UNI
der the joint sponsorship of the
Mems and Women's Republican
Clubs and the Young Republicans
Club. The guest speaker was Con-
gresham J. Glenn Beall, and high
enthusiasm was in evidence through
out the meeting.
General Marley, who heads the
Veterans Republican Committee for
Washington County; J. Frank Ride
nour, who spoke on the Constitu-
ton Amendments; Luther w.
Broom, who outlined the procedure
on marking ballots, and Mrs. John
Dunn, who stressed the importance
of the women getting to the polls
before 10 o'clock on the morning of
November 2, spoke at the rally, and
many prominent Republicans from
all over the county and from other
parts of the Sixth Congressional
District, were present.
Congressman Beall was introduce
ed by John L. Swain, president of
the Mems Republican Club.
On the Democratic side, the local
State Central Committee has an
nounced that they have formed a
veterans committee and are plan
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-10-21

Marylands population as Of last
July 1 was 2,148,O0O, or 17.9 per-
cent higher than in 1910, the Census
Bureau has reported The gain in
this state was higher than the ma
tiona1 average, which was put at
II percent.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-10-21

Sixty cents of each dollar raised
by the American Cancer Society re-
mains within the state for service
and education.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-10-21

1 can easier teach twenty what
were good to be done, than to be
one of the twenty to. follow mine
own teaching. Shakespeare
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-10-21
Community Chest Goal Set AT S92,O44
U.S.O. To Be Included In Eleven Agencies

Due To The USO, The Volunteers OF America And Santa
Claus Inc, Now Being Member Agencies OF The Chest Actual
Budget For 1949 VIII Be $1O2 O44-But $4,000 From Sur
plus Fund VIII Be Applied To The Budget
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-10-21

Pictured above employees
recently
with
Beneficial Association dinner. story
Reading left
Paul Cutler Wbert Echeberger, COuhman Thema
Carbaugh, Paul Grove William Bowers H. Fahrney,
Charles A. Mark, Rainey
Others who also received ffteenyear certificates but not
available the
Hetzer Franklin Kel Robert Kurb Soner and
Albert M Shook
Evening star., 1948-05-27

I trate on fishing and loafng," Mr.
Smith said today. After that, II
pick one of several opportunities
that are open. But it won't be any
thing that will make me work toe
hard"
Started With Mckinley.
Mr.. Smith has seen White House
mail grow from the 100-lette1
deliveries made to 1900 Pennsylvania
avenue when President Mckinley
occupied the administration head
quarters in 1897 to the 5000 to 1000
that are delivered today.
And that doesn't count about
5000 pieces Of propaganda that
swell the delivery. Propaganda"
letters, he explained, are those in
spired by organizations or indi-
viduals who have particular axes to
grind.
At times, such as during the
March of Dimes campaigns, Mr..
Smith said, mail reached the dizzy
heights OF about 10000 letters a
day. At such times, Post Office
employees were borrowed to help the
normal staff of % men who are
directed by Mr.. Smith.
Had to Screen All Gifts"
In 1897, Mr.. Smith handled the
load himself. To him also fell the
Job of screening packages that con-
tanned White House gifts" and Civ
ing special attention to anything
that licked.
Today every package is carefully
fuoroscoped, X-rayed and some
times even tested with Geiger
counter.
Most popular of the gifts that
pour in for the President are books
often autographed by authors.
The number, about 80 a week, is
enough to swell any library, even
a Presidents.
After books, food and particularly
fruit, come as the most popular
gifts, Mr.. Smith said. The food is
routed Immediately to the Pure
Food and Drug Administration for
testing. If it is found to be safe,
it is returned to the White House
kitchen.
Mrs. Smith to Be Honored.
Mr.. Smith said he was closer to
President Coolidge than any other
Of the nine Presidents he served.
He took an interest in small things
and he always was very pleasant"
Mr.. Smith recalled. The only Presi-
dent he knew better, he said, was
Mckinley, who was a friend Of his
family.
Mrs. Smith. who is 81, was to be
honored with a party this afternoon
at the Veterans Administration,
where she ends Federal employment.
A placement assistant with the VA
personnel service, she first joined
the Government with the War
Risks Bureau of the Treasury in
1917.
The Smiths live at 2424 North
Sixteenth street. Arlington. They
have one daughter, who lives in
California.
Evening star., 1948-05-27
z Ex-Residenfs Get Year
And Day in WAA Fraud

Two former Washington residents
who pleaded guilty in War Assets
Administration fraud cases in Fed
eral Court at Louisville, KY, were
sentenced today to year and a
day in prison, the Associated Press
reported.
They are Joseph E. MacLoane, 56,
who handled surplus property sales
for the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. at the Indiana Ordnance
Works, Charlestown, Ind, and John
L. Biggins, who was private broker
in buying tools for Minnesota and
Kentucky firms.
WAA headquarters reported that,
so far as records show, MacLoane
never worked for surplus property
d6hesal agencies here 81
THE Gotsr4u1ent M1arge4 that
MacEoane received money from
Bfggins and five other co-defendants
for giving them information on early
bids and that he back-dated or
received bids after headlines. Big
Evening star., 1948-05-27

gins was charged with changing a
big after submitting it.
Four other defendants, all con-
tractors, received fines ranging
from 5000 to $500. A fifth who
worked for WAA was given a sus-
pended two-year sentence.
India plans to start Immediately
a program of road repair and i'm
provement involving 81 ,804 miles OF
highways and roads. -
Evening star., 1948-05-27
First Division to Meet

The Society of the First Division
of Washington will show movies Of
World War I battle scenes at its
meeting at 7:30 pm. tomorrow at
the Kenwood Country Club. Guest
of honor will be Col. Howard j.
Wilson, commander Of the District
high schools cadet brigade.
Evening star., 1948-05-27

say SoOOUyC w
the job he has
h e | d for 81
years - opening
and delivering
the daily mail
of nine Presi-
dents.
After business
hours this after
noon Mr.. Smith
will meet his
wife Emma, who
also is retiring
today after 80
years of service
with the Gov
Evening star., 1948-05-27
President 5 Mail Chiel
Quits After 81 Years;
Wife Also Retiring

Sevepty-one-year-old Ira r. T..
Smith today will supervise handling
of the 3,000-odd pieces Of mail ad-
dressed to the White House and
Evening star., 1948-05-27

ernment. Mr.. Smith.
Late tomorrow the couple will
leave their Arlington home and
begin an automobile trip to Santa
Barbara, Calf, to live in a new
redwood ranch home Mr.. Smith
bought last year.
For a while I want to concen-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-08

A large crowd gathered Sunday
afternoon at intersection of College
and Jackson streets to witness the
laying of the cornerstone of the st.
Johns Reformed Church. The old
building was moved to the rear and
will be used in connection with the
new framed building.
Miss Alma Doering, returned mis-
sionary from Africa, will give ad-
dresses at the Defenseless Mennonite
church.
Miss Eunah Temple and Miss
Helen Kibler returned from Oxford
the first of the week.
Miss Habel Hayes of Albion,
Mich, a former Bluffton girl is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Siddall.
Miss Alice Ludwig, the advertising
writer of Lima, is with the Buckeye
Press association on their extended
excursion through Canada.
Pretty new babies were welcomed
into Bluffton homes last week: July
5th, a baby boy born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Berry; on the 26th, baby girl
to Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Dillman; a
baby son to Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Nc
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-08

sled party to the Warren home.
Leland Stratton, Russell and Edgar
Koontz, who have been employed in
the Oklahoma oil fields, are now In
training with Uncle Sam at San
Antonio, Texas.
Cyrus Schumacher has resigned as
superintendent of the electric light
and water works plant. Wilbert
Winkler has been advanced to fill the
position.
Rev. Lahr has spent several days
with the Bluffton boys at Camp
Sherman.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Wilkins.
Walter Sommer Of Pandora has
hired out to Will Steiner for the
summer months.
A happy wedding took place at
the home Of John Badertscher when
their daughter, Miss Edna, became
the bride Of Homer, son Of Mr.. and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-08
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue Of August ), 1911

George; on the 28th, a baby boy to
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Fett.
C. ?. Althaus has accepted a
position with the Presbyterian Mis-
sion Board as teacher and will leave
for the China Mission Field. He is
a graduate of DePauw university.
Adam Kraft and Leslie Kimmel
made a trip into Michigan on their
motorcycles to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
William Kohl.
The Bluffton Milling Company is
erecting a new scale at their office.
A number of Bluffton Business
men and newspaper men were guests
of the Western Ohio Railway Co.
over the new interrurban line to
Cleveland. Daily trips to Cleveland
are planned.
George w. Goble, Blufton pioneer
who settled in a log cabin near
Riley creek, passed away at the age
of 92. The log cabin was built on
the site of the present brick Eaton
residence on Main street.
Community band expects a large
crowd for the annual excursion to
Cedar Point. Button stores will
close for the event
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Settlement

Mrs. DeIos Rash returned to her
home in Lynn, Indiana, the last of
the week after spending a number
of weeks with her mother and sisters
here.
In honor of the birthday of Roger
Reichenbach, group of his friends
shared in the event when they gath
cred in the Reichenbach home. Pres
ent were: Jimmie Motter, Billy Herr,
John Hartman, Donald Hartman,
Danny Gleason and Larry r ichen-
bach.
Few farmers have yet made any
progress in field work. Some oats
were sowed the first of the week. In
recent days potato growers of this
area have received their supply of
seed potatoes.
The large crowd at the St. John
Mennonite church Thursday evening
was thrilled at the musical numbers
presented by the young sons Of Rev.
and Mrs. William Augsburger of
Wheaton, Illinois.
Mr.. Fike and his helpers of Leip-
sic are busy at present in resetting
and repairing buildings that were
seriously damaged by the storm that
passed through this area two weeks
ago.
Miss Rcya Snavely of Columbus
spent a number of days with her
parents and brothers last week.
Delegates to the Middle District
Conference which is to convene at
Wayland, Iowa, April 1926, have
been appointed in the local Men
MONTE churches.
. The Swiss Male Chorus presented
a sacred program at the Lutheran
church in Leipsic Sunday evening.
The group decided Monday evening
to discontinue their weekly rehears-
ais during the spring and summer
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger McOwen are
the happy parents of a baby girl
born to them recently. She has beer
named Linda Sue.
Miss Louise Wenger of Ft. Wayne
visited her grandmother, Mrs. Steele
in Columbus Grove and other rela-
tives in Pandora.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank S. Harder
and sons were Friday supper guests
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Haydn
Basinger and son Donald.
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Critics Protest Drop
ping COuses At II. S.
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big as a hand, but now it is taking
on cyclonic proportions"
Divergent viewpoints over the
boards action are reflected in the
attitude of women's clubs, some of
which adopted resolutions asking the
board for reconsideration leading to
possible reinstatement of the
courses.
Other clubs in the meantime refus-
ed requests to take action, presum-
ably in agreement with the boards
decision in the budgetary problems
it faces.
Board Disappointed
Caught in the tempest, board Of
education members expressed them
selves as surprised and disappointed
at the development to their retrench-
ment measures, dictated as they an
nounced last week by a near record
low enrolment in the high school at
the same time that two additional
teachers are needed on the grade
school faculty.
Summing up the situation, one
board member commented grimly,
eve decided on a course of action
as to what is best to do in difficult
situation, after long and careful
consideration. However, some people
apparently knew just what should be
done within five minutes after they
heard of the problem. They are
the ones who ought to run for the
school board"
Board members said they felt
much of the reaction stems from q
lack of understanding problems con-
fronting operation of local schools.
The situation, they pointed out, is
one that has been developing over a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-04-08

Mrs. Sam Gratz. The newly welded
couple will leave for Parma, Mo,
where the groom's father has a
beautiful farm Of 200 acres.
Levi Neuenschwander of the Pan
dora Cement Block company will
never forget one experience. When
the west bound double header with
a snow plow ahead went through the
town, Levi ran up to see how the
snow plow worked. 1t worked all
right and Levi was showed under as
the train rushed by. After extract
ing himself from the mountain of
snow Levi said he thought the world
had come to an end.
o. o. Alspach has installed a new
drycleaning machine at his shop,
The machine has a vacuum attach
ment which removes all dust and
loose dirt from the garment before
/ it is pressed,
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period of years in which it has been
increasingly difficult to keep fnan-
cial outgo within income.
Faced by the problem Of rising ex-
penses without a proportionate boost
in income, board spokesmen said a
general retrenchment program is
necessary unless some way can be
found to increase receipts.
Enrolment this year in the high
school in departments to be dropped
were announced by school officials as
follows: Speech, 8; agriculture, IS,
and art, Is. In addition, 65 pupils
in the seventh and eighth grades
take art classes two periods weekly
which is required unless music is
elected.
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BlufftOn II. S. Athletes
HOnOred
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Norman Marquart, Dean Sommer,
Ray Lee Which; Sophomores-John
Bauman, Cleo Diller, Dwayne Hau-
enstein, Larry Mathewson; Fresh
man-Leland Garmatter.
Miniature gold footballs were
awarded to Kenneth Bracy, James
Howe, John Klay and Keith Moore,
all seeniors.
Football numerals--Allen Burk-
holder, senior; Joe Goodman, junior;
David Basinger, Robert Bixel,
Dwight Hauenstein, Paul Purcell,
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Lee Wilch. Numerals - Norman
Marquart, Leland Garnatter, Don
Oates. Numeral Certifcates-Eu-
gene Hankish, James Badertscher,
David Hofstetter, Robert Niswander,
Roderick Balmer, John Bauman,
Donald Burkholder, Larry Mathew
son, Don Schmidt.
Manager letters - Roger Linden,
Ted Bauman.