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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-01
Shop In Your Own Pantry and Save
On T God Bill, Miss Cowden Counsels

Benton county homemakers who
want to stretch the food dollar can
save as much as $40 a week by
shopping at their own pantry
shelves, Miss Cowden, Associate
Extension Agent, advised this
week. ssEa.rr. "a.
Recently two homemakers COM
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-01

white scarfS, now tattle-tale
gray from wear. Give them an
! other chance with color. Bright
orange, for example, is popular
this Spring and will add a cheer
full note to your basic suit or
dress. If your scarf is triangu-
lar, tie it in back cowboy style
and wear pearls over it. If it's
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-01

raj ones, such as cotton and lin
en-. or synthetic, such as rayon.
And remember that with an
all-purpose dye that works on
all fabrics, last years Spring
prints can change their color,
gloves can, too; in fact there's
no limit to the changes the dye
pot can make for you.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-01

A n d w h o
would ever
g u e S S y on
didn't own the
original?
There's one
j m p or t a n t.
point to re-
member when
converting old
c olor into
new. T';e an
dh .XpOSc
dye that is
m q d e for
every type OF,
material, It's:
guaranteed to.
work on all
{ q b r j c S
whefhor nat,s.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-01

A mans thoughts turn to love
n the Spring, so the old saying
goes. A woman's mind, how
ever, is directed to clothes, for
before the first crocus peeps out
of the ground or the first robin
MARBLES, women start planning
warm weather wardrobes.
There's one thing every
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-01

Gasoline stocks in the United
States today stand at more than
3,650,000,000 gallons, an increase
of 250,000,000 gallons over q year
ago,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-01

a long scarf, wear it arounCp
the waist and tie in a loose knot.
Don't forget a pretty scarf
for evening. Why not copy one
made by a famous designer and
dye your old one pretty soft
pink? Then embroider a color
full flower design around the
edge in sparkling pastel sequins.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-01

er, Mrs. George Hartje and Mrs.
August Blocks were also guests.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01
Helen Roth Heads
County Al Council

The Senior All Council of Wash
ington County toured Crystal Grot-
toes on Sunday, after which they
enjoyed a delightful picnic supper
at Washington's Monument atop
South Mountain.
Supper was followed by vesper
services, under the leadership OF
Miss Helen Roth, and the All-Stars
of the county then held a business
meeting, with Miss Helen Smith pre-
siding. The following officers were
elected for the year 1948-49: presi-
dent, Helen Roth; vice-president
William Cunningham; secretary
treasurer, Helen Smith.
A report on the State All-Stal
Conference that was held at Hotel
Rigbie in Betterton, Maryland, was
given by Doris Chopper.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01
Two County Girls
At Annapolis Camp

Washington County had two rep
resentatives at Camp Free State,
which met from June % to rs in
elusive, at Annapolis, Md, sponsored
by the ladies of the American Leg
ion Auxiliary-statewide. The Ha-
gerstown Chapter sent Beverly
Grimes, and the Clear Spring group
sent Mary Alice Binkley. The forty
nine delegates were housed at Car
vel Hall, and held their meetings
and elections in the State House.
Outstanding events on the four
day program included addresses by
Governor Lane, Louis Goldstein,
Mrs. Willard Tydings and Mr.. Clark
Murphy.
The group was entertained at tea
by Mrs. Lane and her daughters, at
the Governors mansion.
The main purpose of the camp
was to promote an understanding
of how our state government is
conducted. The group divided into
political parties, the Nationalist
and Federalists; they enacted
Legislature, and elected a Governor
protein, who was Virginia Matt
news. Both she and her runner-up,
Ruth Ann Lee, will attend SINH
lar camp at Washington, D. c.,
later in the season
Mrs David Emmert, Highland
Way, Hagerstown, is Girls State
Director, and accompanied the local
delegates to Annapolis.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01

Mr.. Millers 10th birthday, but also
commemorated the eve of his re-
tirement as superintendent of the
plant, the effective date being July
1.
The banquet was given by the
members of his organization, with
Paul Bovey, the assistant superin-
tendent, acting as POSTMASTER.
Guests at the banquet were Mayor
Richard H. Sweeney and the mem
bers of the City Council together
with the three members of the Board
of Street Commissioners and other
city officials.
One after another the guests paid
glowing tributes, not only to Mr..
Miller's ability as the distribution
system superintendent during these
many years, but also as to his high
integrity and humanness of char
acteF.
R. R. Daniels, superintendent of
the light plant, in paying tribute to
Mr.. Miller, nominated him as honor
airy chairman of the board of the
Municipal Electric Light Plant, SO
that he could be called upon in the
future for his invaluable advice and
counsel.
Paul Bovey traced the history of
the distribution system of the light
plant down through the years and
told of the early days when the men
went about their jobs on bicycles.
He also brought out that the fore
sight of Mr. Miller was such, that
when he laid out the distribution
system in Hagerstown, it was SO
we'll done that when the time came
to increase the output of the plant,
the only change necessary was the
use of bigger copper, plus other
minor changes. It was also pointed
out that the charging and remodel
ing of the light plant which has now
started, closely follows the plan laid
out by Mr.. Miller.
Obviously moved by the honors
paid him, IN. E." as he has been
known through the years, thanked
his associates for the high honor
they had bestowed upon him and
said that the 38 years he served in
the light plant Che went to work for
the city at II noon on April IL,
1910) seemed like a very short time,
and that although he was retiring,
his heart would always be with the
plant that he helped develop. .
Mr.. Miller was then presented
with a gift by his fellow employees,
and following the showing Of NOV
ing pictures by George Fisher, a
very happy and memorable evening
came to close.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01
George Ridenour
Heads State VIEW.

George Ridenour, who is serving
his second term as commander oil
the William D. Byron Post, Veterans
Of Foreign Wars, was elected state
commander at the convention held
here over the week end. He sue
ceeds Charles Buscher, of Silver
Spring.
Other officers elected were: Fran
els Vale, of Baltimore, senior vice
commander; Charles Kreacthum, Of
Baltimore, junior vice-commander
Joseph A. Mclaughlin, of Balti-
more, judge advocate; Reginald H
Murphy, Jr., of Baltimore, quarter
master; James Duffey, of Indian
head, chaplain; and DR.. Floyd Car
ter of Bethesda, surgeon;
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01
Elgir1 Urges Care BY
Holiday Motorists

During the three-day, Fourth of
July holiday this year, there is
chance of ten smash-ups for every
mile of highways in the United
States" said Mr.. w. Lee Elgin, Com
missioner of Motor Vehicles.
Americans everywhere will be
extending birthday greetings to his
country as it celebrates its 172nd
anniversary on the Fourth of July.
I would like to extend the same
greeting to the Fourth of July cele-
brants Themselves, and wish that
all Of them have happy and safe
return from their holiday celebra-
ton. Unfortunately, some folks
will not, continued Mr. Elgin.
Accidents of all kinds will take
the lives of many, because this year
we have many dangerous factors-a
three-day holiday, more cars, more
mileage, and more money. 1t all adds
up to big celebration and big
hangover of grief and suffering, I'M
less each of us does something about
it. We can do something about it,
because these tragedies result from
things we can control, such as haste,
selfshness, thoughtlessness and the
desire to show off. Take it easy
during the Fourth of July holidays
and be alive on the Fifth" concluded
Mr.. Elgin.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01
Fireworks Banned
Over The Fourth

The attention of the public has
been called by State Insurance Com
missioner Claude A. Hanley to the
fact that fireworks and fireworks
displays are distinct violations of the
laws of this state, unless approval
is first obtained from the Insurance
Department. The law requires this
approval and the filing of a bond
with the Insurance Department SO
as to protect any one who might be
injured.
Under the law, fireworks of every
description are banned. The law
further specifically bans the use OF
firecrackers, squibs, rockets, spark
lers, roman candles, torpedoes,
bombs, grenades, fire-balloons, sig
nal lights and any combustible or
explosive composition, or any sub
stance or combination of substances
or article prepared for the purpose
of producing visible or an audible
effect by combustion, explosion, de-
hagration, or defamation. No sec
ton of the State is exempt from the
operation of this law.
According to State Insurance
Commissioner Claude A. Hanley, by
reason of the enforcement of the
Fireworks Act, loss Of life has been
eliminated, and there are practical
ly no accidents as result of burns
and explosions incident to the use Of
firecrackers.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01
AeEOCKE&G
AND
AeRRSTEAR&G
By Ellen Hagedorn

Last Sunday marked the
opening of the new Sinoquipe
Boy Scout Reservation at Fort
Littleton, Pennsylvania.
It was typical camp weather.
Dark clouds, heavy with the
promise Of rain, unloaded their
full burden a few hours before
the boys reached camp. In less
time than it takes to tell, the
roads were all rivers empty
ing into the splendid new lake.
If the Scouts cannot hike from
their campsites to the dining
hall, they can at least row back
and forth. That ought to be a
novel experience!
The Reservation is ideally
located. There are wooded hills
for the nature and bird study
enthusiasts; broad, sunlit
field for baseball; a lake for
boating and swimming.
The new camp is in its in
fancy. Each year will see adj
ditional improvements, mainly
in the form of permanent
buildings, several of which will
be memorial buildings. The
natural endowments of the site
cannot be improved upon.
Camp offers innumerable OPP
portunities for the Scouts to
participate in Camp Service
projects. 1t is the sincere aim
of its directors to have the camp
live up to its name of 'Sino-
quipe,' which means builder
of men"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01
Republican Women
Hear Miss Adkins
Maryland's National Commit
teewoman Is Guest Speaker At
Picnic At City Park - Big
Crowd Present.

When Washington County Repub-
licans particularly the women
members of the party - scent
victory in the air, it takes more
than a thunderstorm to keep them
away from a planned meeting. And
this was proved conclusively on
Tuesday evening at the City Park,
when despite a heavy thunderstorm,
the south pavilion in the park was
completely filled for the RepubA
can Women's Clubs annual picnic,
at which the guest speaker was
Miss Bertha Adkins, newly appoint
ed Republican National Committee
woman for Maryland Mrs. John
D. Dunn, president of the club, pre-
sided, and the guests were intro
duced by State Senator Kenneth
Mclaughlin.
Miss Adkins, who spoke on 1.-THE
Duties of A National Committee
woman" told her audience that her
conception of the duties of a
national committee woman was to
help promote and foster the party
spirit in the various wonen's organ
izations in the state; to help them
in every way possible; and to re-
port to them the activities of the
party's national committee. In line
with the last phase of her definition,
Miss Adkins then told of a meet
ing of the National Committee, held
on Saturday, at which committee
men and women who had supported
other candidates than the Party's
nominees, Governors Dewey and
Warren, were present, and she
brought out the point that these men
and women, although their candi-
dates were defeated, were now
plainly and sincerely united with
the entire committee - and the
Party = ready to do everything in
their power to work for an over
whelming Republican victory in
November.
Miss Adkins closed her address
by pledging all the help in her pow
er to the local club, and congrat-
ulated the members on their fne
work.
State Senator. Stanford Hoff, of
Westminster, newly appointed State
Chairman of the Republican Party,
was also guest and briefly adj
dressed the group, assuring them
that the State Central Committee,
when it sets up its campaign head
quarters in Baltimore, will also be
available for any help it can give
the various clubs and organizations
throughout the State, particularly
in the providing of literature for the
campaign and arranging for speak
ers for local meetings.
A fine supper was provided by
the supper committee, of which Mrs.
A. r. Starkey was chairman, and
group Of daughters of the members
Of the club did a grand job of serv-
ing the big crowd.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01
Course Completed
By Tax Assessors

Mr. Simon Chopper, supervisor of
assessments in Washington County,
and tax assessors Claude c. Artz
and Ellis G. Hoover, who have. been
attending the Third Annual School
for Maryland Assessing Officers held
at the University of Maryland, Col
lege Park, will receive certificates
at the luncheon meeting today,
which ends the school. Mr.. Aldro
jerks, City Tax Assessor of Water
bury, Connecticut, was Director of
the School for the third successive
year.
The certificates are awarded to
those assessing officers from the
State of Maryland who complete a
minimum of sixteen hours in class
at the University, where for four
days they are instructed in modern
and scientific methods of assessing,
thus insuring more uniform assess
ments among the % counties of the
State and Baltimore City.
The Tax Assessing School for
Maryland was inaugurated in July
1916, and the three members of the
Washington County staff have COM
pleted the course for the past three
years.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01
AROUND &c AsYA
WHTH THE EDITOR

AS predicted in this column last
week, Governor Thomas E. Dewey
won the Republican presidential
nomination on the third ballot
Although it seems to have been
overlooked by most of the political
writers, the real tip-off came after
the second ballot was completed,
with Governor Dewey needing but
33 votes to win the nomination.
While the convention tabulators
were checking the votes of the
states, the chairman of the Connec-
ticut delegation addressed the chair
and asked that permission be given
for the Connecticut delegation to be
polled before the second ballot was
officially announced. But Chairman
Martin ruled that it would not be
in order to permit a poll after the
ballot was completed and announced
that the third ballot would be taken.
1t was pretty obvious that the re-
quest of the Connecticut chairman
for a poll of his delegates meant that
Connecticut was getting ready to
switch its 10 votes-which in the
first two ballots had been cast for
Senator Baldwin-to Governor Dew
ey, and that of course would have
left the Governor just requiring IA
votes more. And I believe that the
assurance that the Connecticut votes
were going to the New York Cover
nor on the third ballot, was one of
the reasons why the Governors
campaign managers stated that they
had no objection to an adjournment
until evening.
The surprise, to me at any rate,
was Governor Warren's acceptance
of the vice-presidential nomination,
since he had stated time and again
that he would not take it. But 1
believe the slate is one of the
strongest the Republican Party has
ever nominated, and the two nomi-
nees should carry the party to an
overwhelming majority in Novem-
Der.
Politically, things are going to
quiet down now for a little while,
and, with the exception of a slight
furry in Philadelphia during the
week of July II, when the Demo-
cratic Convention will re-nominate
President Truman, there will not be
much action until early in the fall.
But from then on, the pot will start
to boil-as a matter of fact, there
will be two pots-frst, the national
elections, and then following them,
fire will be put under the local po-
litical pot as time draws near for
the city election, which will prob
ably be the hottest in many year.
It looks as if the Daily Mail is
trying to do a little smoking out"
on the question of the Republican
candidate for Mayor in next years
election
The Mail states that the Republic
an City Central Committee will meet
early for the purpose of naming Mr..
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01

president of the bank, filling the
vacancy caused by the recent death
of the former president, John D.
Hollyday. Mr.. Roulette had been
vice-president of the, institution for
the past seven years.
The directors also elected Thomas
w. Pangborn, president of Pang-
born Corporation, as chairman of
the board Mr.. Pangborn has been
a director of the bank for five years,
and he has also been a director Of
the Equitable Trust Company of
Baltimore, one of Maryland's larg-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01

In addition to the great loss of
fertility through erosion, teaching,
and improvident cropping practices,
considerable percentage of our
agricultural land has been so badly
cut up with gullies that it has be-
come difficult, If not impossible, to
cultivate.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01
Air Force Orders
e Flying Runways'
Eighteen Fairchild C-S2 Pack
cts To Be Equipped With Track
Gear For Air Force, With Five
Extra Sets For Spares.

A contract for the construction of
% additional sets of the new track
type landing gear has been awarded
to the Fairchild Aircraft Division of
the Fairchild Engine and Airplane
Corporation, according to a joint
announcement made yesterday by
Fairchild and the U. S. Air Forces.
Designed and built under a devel-
opment contract with the Air Mater
ial Command, the first Flying Run
way was demonstrated on a C-82
Packet at Idlewild Airport, Long
Island, on May Is. The present pro-
duction order came as result of
preliminary tests conducted on the
experimental installation.
Eighteen Packets now in opera
ton with the Ninth Air Force will
be equipped with complete tricycle.
installations of the track-tread gear,
each of which will be flown to the
Fairchild plant for installation of
the gears, beginning in August Five
extra sets of the track gear will be
built as spares.
Included in the new contract is a
provision for continued extensive
testing of the original installation by
Fairchild Flight Test engineers.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01
Second Volume Of
World War ii Ready
May Be Purchased From Supt.
Of Documents, Washington,
D. C.

D. C.
The second volume to appear in
the Department of the Army's His
tory of World War II entitled 'sThe
Procurement and Training of Ground
Combat Troops" is now on sale by
the Superintendent of Documents,
Government Printing Office, Wash
ington, D. c.
The volume, written by the His
torical Section of the Army Ground
Forces during the war sells for $3.50
The form and narrative style of this
work closely follows that of the
first volume, "The Organization of
sssoand Combat Troops" which re-
ceived favorable comment from
book critics for its solidity and
frankness.
The Army Ground Forces were
the chief sufferers from a nationwide
manpoWer shortage far more serious
than the public was allowed to real
ize at the time. For security reas-
nos the Ground Forces were unable
to justify their drastic exploitation
of the meager human resources al
lotted for combat purposes. The
sudden ending of ASTP; the whole
sale transfer to the infantry of
trained aircraft technicians and serv-
ice troops; and the accelerated de
parture overseas of the eighteen
year olds were the outward signs
of a manpower crisis whose magni-
tude is first fully disclosed in this
new volume.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01

THOMAS w. PANGBORN =
est banking institution, for over
twenty-five years.
John J. Porter was named senior
vice-president. Mr.. Porter has serv-
ed as a director of the Nicodemus
Bank for more than twenty-five
years and is also chairman of the
board of the North American &C.
ment Corporation.
w. Ray Tabler will continue as
vice-president of the institution,
and E. Guy Neikirk has been named
to succeed Mr.. Tabler as cashier
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01
Boom In Petticoat PRODUCTION

If the new look in women's
fashions has done nothing else, it
has paid off for petticoat manufac-
turers. Commerce Department fig
ures show production up 500 percent
over the first three months of 1947
and 1000 percent over the same per-
iod for 1916.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01

History has shown us that political
boundaries are unstable The sta
bility of states and their boundaries
are influenced greatly by their sup
ply of natural resources.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01

The first commercially produced
television show broadcast from an
airplane in flight was put on by the
Navy's Willow Grove, Penna., Naval
Air Reserve Station in November,
1947.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01
Roulette Named To
Bank Presidency
Elected President OF Nicode-
mus National Bank-Thomas
w. Pangborn Named Chair
man OF Board.

At a meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Nicodemus National
Bank, held on Tuesday morning,
Ellsworth R. Roulette, prominent
Hagerstown attorney, was elected
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01
City Light Plant
Honors M. E. Miller
Seventy ear-Old Superintend-
ent OF Distribution Tended
Banquet On Eve OF Retirement

M. E. Miller, superintendent of
distribution for the Municipal Elec-
trio Light Plant, was the honor guest
at a testimonial dinner at the Little
Heiskel Cafeteria on Tuesday night.
The occasion not only celebrated
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-01

Myers for the nomination. And that's
real" news, because it's the first
time I've ever heard that there is
such an organization as the Re
publican City Central Committee.
While Allen Myers name has
been mentioned with several others
from time to time, the nomination
for the Republican candidate for
Mayor of Hagerstown is wide open
at the present moment, but I think
I'm safe in saying that when the
candidate is announced, it will not
be Mr.. Myers.
l have heard all kinds of wacky
stories in my time, but here's one
that really takes the cake.
Motor Vehicle Commissioner Lee
Elgin told me the other day that
when he went to his summer cottage
he found a wild duck inside the cot
tage, despite the fact that it was en-
tirely screened and all doors were
locked. The Commissioner said he
didn't know how long the duck had
been in there, but he does know it
had eaten all the green edging off a
fly swatter in the cottage, and he
assumes that it got into the cottage
by flying down the chimney. He
took the duck outdoors, and although
it seemed utterly exhausted, it
wasn't very long before it flew off
to resume its rudely interrupted
journey.