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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29
Editor Addresses
Critical Audience
Globe-Independent Editor Is
Guest Speaker At Secretaries
Association Meeting.

At the regular monthly meeting of
The Hagerstown Chapter of the Ma
tional Secretaries Association, held
in Studio A of the WEI building,
on Thursday night, the guest speak
er was H. S. Douglas, editor of The
Globe-Independent.
The editor gave very interest
ing and informative talk on writ
ing for Newspaper" during which
many important points were brought
out that could be used in a secre-
tary's routine work Mr.. Douglas
reminded his listeners to Always be
sure to spell names correctly and to
have a system of punctuation" He
continued with, BE sure to say who,
where, when and what in the first
paragraph, when writing newspaper
articles"
The process of printing a daily
newspaper, compared with printing
a weekly, was briefly explained.
Mr.. Douglas closed by saying, IF
you girls have half as much fun be-
ing secretaries as 1 have being
newspaperman, you surely have
lot of fun
The president, Mrs. Frances Dun
lap, called the meeting to order and
future plans were discussed at the
business session. The next meet
ing is scheduled for February 16.
An informal social gathering fol-
lowed, with refreshments being serv-
ed by the Social Committee.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29

locally by the Committee on Social
Education and Action of the Wash
ington County Council of Churches
and Christian Education, will be
held in Christ's Evangelical and Re-
formed Church.
At 900 pm. dinner conference,
Miss Lester will speak on the timely
subject, "Gandhi in Action Today"
Recently she spent six weeks with
Gandhi in various tension areas of
India. and she will speak from a
long personal acquaintance with
Gandhi and his work At 800 pm.
there will be a forum meeting in
the church, which will be open to
the public, and at that time Miss
Lester will speak on Man, Christ,
and War"
: Miss Lester comes to the United
States from England, where she was
born and reared in an environment
of culture and economic privilege.
She has spent the greater part of
her life, however, in the slum areas
of Lopdon's East End, where she
founded Kingsley Hail." settle
ment house from. which have orig
mated many of London's outstand-
ing social reforms and improve
ments. She recently made a world
tour which took her through Europe,
India, China, and many of the
countries of Latin America.
Miss Lester is the author of num-
Der of books, including Entertain
ing Gandhi'', ways of Praying, "
"Dare You Face Facts" Bond or
Free" kill or Cure" and her aut-
obiography, 1T Occurred to Me-"
Her latest book, "It So Happened, ="
published last June, tells of her ex-
periences during war Swallowed
years in Europe, India, North and
South America, and England.
Living simply and sharing rare re-
sources of life and spirit, she brings
a message of hope and conviction
to a troubled age.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29
Santa Claus, Inc.
Meeting On Monday

The Annual Meeting of Hagers-
town Santa Claus, Incorporated,
will be held in the Chalet Room of
the Hotel Alexander on Monday,
February 2, at '7:30 pm.
The Board of Directors of Hagers-
town Santa Claus, incorporated in
vites all contributors to send a rep
resentative to represent their organ
ization at this meeting, at which
there will be an election of three
directors to fill the terms Of those
retired. The Annual report will also
be presented.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29
Leitersburg Grange
Discusses Program

The Leitersburg Grange held its
regular meeting Wednesday, jan
uary FL, with the Master, Howard
Strock, presiding and 85 members
present. A plan has been worked
out whereby the officers will see de-
linquent members in a drive to in
crease attendance.
Luther and George Petre were OBJ
ligated into the Order and during
the business session $500 was do
mated to the March of Dimes, and an
other $500 donation was voted to a
needy family of the Leitersburg
district.
The Lecturers program was de-
voted to discussing ways the Grange
programs could be improved. Par
ticipating in the discussion were:
Mr. Robert Ridenour, Mrs. J. c.
Meyers, Mr.. Van Itnyre and Dorothy
Meyers. A quiz on Grange ritual
and emblems was then opened to
the group
At the close of the meeting a
group of young people interested
in music, met to organize Glee Club
under the leadership of Mr.. Charles
Barnhart Another skating party
for young people will be held on
February 2 at Cold Springs.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29
MARIGOLDS in BLOOM

Mrs. H. M. Foreman, of Sharps-
burg, reports that despite the be-
low zero weather, she has a beauti-
full marigold plant blooming in an
indoor aquarium which is in her
front window. The plant has six
beautiful blooms, heavy foliage and
quite number of buds.
Mrs. Foreman built the aquarium
for the window sometime ago, and
then decided as an experiment to
drop a few marigold seeds in it,
never dreaming that they would
bloom in such profusion in the dead
of winter.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29
Call Open Meeting
On School Program
County Council OF Parents and
Teachers To Sponsor Forum
Next Thursday Night At South
Potomac Junior High School.

The Washington County Council
of Parents and Teachers, which is
backing the County Board of Edu-
cations school building program, has,
in an open letter to the parents of
the county who have children in
school, invited them to attend an
open meeting to discuss the question.
The meeting will be held on Thurs
day evening, February s, at 7:45
o'clock, in the auditorium of the
South Potomac Junior High School.
The letter follows:
Dear Parents:
"Are you satisfied with the school
your child is attending? If not, are
you willing to wait years for i'm
provements?
do you want twenty county
schools to continue with outdoor
toilets, no running water, no central
heating?
"Do you know that next year the
enrolment at HagerstoWn High
School will surpass 400 and the
anticipated enrolment for 1850 will
Inecessitate a halliday schedule for
some high school students?
'Do you know that the Boonsboro
School has capacity enrolment
this year and next year there will
be an increased enrolment?
EDO you want the other improve
ments, modernizations and new
buildings listed on your Board of
Education's School Building Pro-
gram and endorsed by your Parent
Teacher Association?
1.-THE Washington County Council
Of Parents and Teachers knows that
the whole School Building Program
cannot be realized at once, that
many facilities will have to wait,
but the Council feels that there are
some things that cannot wait, there
fore, the Council is backing the plans
of the Board of Education for these
Immediate needs.
1.-THE Washington County Council
Of Parents and Teachers invites You
to attend an open meeting at South
Potomac Street Jr. High School,
Thursday, February 5th, al F:45 r. Id.
Community organizations have been
asked to participate with the Par
Ient-Teacher Associations in this
Injecting.
Washington County Council Of
Parent Teacher Associations
Retta A. Gardner, President
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29
p. E. Announces
New Virginia Plant
VIII Be Built AT Riverton, Va,
At Cost of $500, OOO-WlI
Be In Full Operation By End
OF 1949.

Plans for the building of a 6R
million-dollar steam-electric power
plant on the Shenandoah River, APP
proximately one mile from River
ton, Va, were outlined Tuesday by
R. Paul Smith, President of the Nor
thern Virginia Power Co., at Front
Royal (Va.) luncheon meeting at
tended by civic officials and business
leaders of the northern Virginia
area.
The new power plant at Riverton,
Va. is expected to be in full opera
ton by December 1949. 1t will be-
come the 18th one in the Potomac
Edison System.
Company officials describe the
planned Riverton plant as having
generating capability of SO, 900
kilowatts. They say that it is so
designed that its generating capac-
ity can readily be increased later to
four times the original capacity if
such expansion should become nee
essary.
It was also revealed that an adj
ditional $1,580,O0O will be spent by
Pc on 81 miles Of new high voltage
transmission line and substation
projects companion to the new
power plant project These new
lines, which will carry electricity at
10000 volts, will run from the new
plant to Cumberland, Md, and to
Double Toll Gate, Va. In each in
stance they will tie the Riverton
plant in with the Systems 16 other
power plants and its inter-connec-
tons with other utilities companies
in the west and north.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29
Names Make News

Mr.. and Mrs. CT. Federline and
their daughter, Rita, who lived in
Hagerstown for many years, left on
Monday to make their new home in
Silver Spring, Md. There new adj
dress is 1928 Woodmoor Circle,
Silver Spring, Md.
Mrs. William T. Hamilton, S. Pros
pect Street, left on Sunday for a
visit to Williamsburg, Va, where
she will be joined by her daughter,
Mrs. Eli Huston Brown of Louis
vile, KY.
Mrs. Ruth Branin Usilton, 918
The Terrace, returned to her home
on Tuesday after spending the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoff-
man in BalaCynwood, Pa.
Miss Ann Barber Bruin arrived
Tuesday to spend a week with Mrs.
Catherine Overington, Oak Hill Ave.
Gen. Washington Bowie, of Luz
therville, Md, spent several days
last week as the guest of his neiee,
Mrs. Nettie Schley Stott, 400 N. POI
tomac Street.
Mrs. Ollie Kriegh is confined to
her home in Clear Spring with a
severe cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Ferguson
returned to their home on Brown
Avenue Saturday. after spending
the week in New York City.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29
Historical Society to Republican Banquet
Hear DR.. Mcdonald Speaker Announced

VIII DC GutSt speaker <At k1H-
nual Meeting Tonight-Public
Invited-Society's Annual Ex-
hibit Open Today And Tomor-
row.
At the annual meeting of the
Washington County Historical So
ciety, to be held tonight at 8 o'clock
in the Sunday School Auditorium
of ST. Johns Lutheran Church, the
guest speaker will be DR.. Henry T.
Mcdonald, president emeritus of
Storer College, Harpers Ferry, w.
Va, and chairman of the Harpers
Ferry National Monument Project.
The meeting will be open to the
public, and the president of the
society, Mrs. Frank w. Mish, Jr.,
hopes that there will be a large
attendance.
Dr. Mcdonald, in his address, will
discuss the proposed Harpers Ferry
National Monument, the area Of
which lies both in Maryland and
West Virginia.
Preceding the public meeting, the
annual meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the society will be held,
at which time the board of direc-
tors election will take place.
A feature of the annual meeting
of the society this year is the two
day display of Pennsylvania Dutch
articles. The exhibition is open
today and tomorrow from l p. m.
to 10 p M, and is something that
you won't want to miss, as some of
the finest examples of Pennsylvania
Dutch pottery and other articles
will be shown. A feature of the ex-
hibit will be the Kirnler pottery
display, made in the Smithsburg
district.
A committee of ladies from the
society will be on hand both days,
to receive the public and to answer
their questions regarding features
of the exhibit The exhibition, of
course, is free.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29
WILLIAMSPORT IN LINE
FOR POST OFFICE BUILDING

Congressman j. Glenn Bea1 has
announced that he has introduced a
bill that would provide the neces-
sary authorization for the acquisi-
ton of a site in the preparing of
plans for a Post Office building in
Williamsport, which has been de-
clared eligible for a new Post Office.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29
Local Business Men
Appointed To Committee

Three local business men, Clarence
" Eldridge, H. L. Mills and j. B.
Reynolds have been appointed as
members of the Small Business Ad-
visory Committee, set up under the
provisions of a Senate resolution
passed during the 1947 session
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29
POEM BY MRS. DELMONTE
IN /" POETRY ON THE AIR"

Mrs. Gertie A. Delmonte, of "a
Elizabeth Street, has one of her
poems included in the new publ
cation, Poetry on the Air." pub
lished by Poetry House, New York.
Poetry on the Air" is the third in
a series of anthologies designed for
radio use.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29
Around Town 81
The Editor

The many honorS that nave come
to Miss Laura Shatto, one of the
four national winners in the recent
Il Speak For Democracy" contest,
were not only bestowed upon the
recipient, but also upon her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Paul Shatto; and
upon the city of Hagerstown and
the State of Maryland.
Miss Shatto's accomplishments
and they are many and varied-are
shining examples of the value of
real home environment and chris
tan upbringing, and her sincerity
and simplicity in accepting the hon
ors bestowed upon her, have en-
deared her to everyone. 1t has been
my privilege to count Mr.. and Mrs.
Shatto among my friends ever since
came to Hagerstown, and join
with them in their justifiable pride
in their daughters honors.
They certainly are on the job
down at the Chamber of Commerce
office.
A week ago today, Sandy" the
pet dog of Bob Dean, manager of the
Chamber, was lost. The very next
day-at 1886 am. to be exact
while Bob was at a meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Retailers
Bureau, his secretary, Mrs. Wind
sor, quietly handed him note which
read, "Your dog has been found"
How's that for service?
ssR
It's a healthy sign to see so many
groups and organizations taking an
aetive-and spirited-interest in the
government of our city and county.
But it would be a much healthier
sign if that same spirited activity
was manifest around election time.
What too many of us overlook, is
the simple fact that our government,
whether it be national, state, city or
county, can never be any better than
the men and women we elect to
represent us.
l can think of no meaner skunk
or skunks-than whoever it was that
stole the March of Dime collection
boxes from a hotel and restaurant
last week, and if they are caught /
hope the magistrate that tries them,
throws the book at them"
The Hagerstown Street Depart
ment deserves lot of credit for the
efficient job they did of cleaning the
snow from the streets following last
Saturdays blizzard. The crews
worked almost without interruption
over the week end, and as usual,
the police force were right on the
job with them, diverting traffic
from the streets being cleared.
If you want the thrill of life
time, take in some of the Junior
Basketball games. These young
sters, all of them under fourteen
: years of age, playing in teams spon-
sored by various organizations and
clubs that foot the entire bill, are
not only getting healthful recrea-
ton, but are learning the funda-
mentals of good American citizen
ship-competition and fair play.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29
Dewey Short, Republican Rep
resentative From Missouri, To
Deliver Main Address-Ticket
Committee Named.

Clarence v. Eldridge, chairman of
the Republican Party's Lincoln Day
Banquet Committee, announced
yesterday that the main speaker
will be Congressman Dewey Short,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29

Some people I know waste hun
dred dollars worth of words to ex-
press a two-bit idea.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29

The reason most people don't get
anywhere is that they aren'- think
ing about anywhere in particular to
get.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29
Muriel Lester Will
Speak Here Tonight
World Famous Social Worker
And Christian Leader VIII
Speak At Forum Meeting At
Christ's Evangelical And Re-
formed Church.

Muriel Lester, world-famous So
cial worker and Christian leader,
will deliver two addresses in Hagers-
town, this evening Thursday, as
part of her transcontinential tour
under the auspices of the American
Service Committee. The
meetings, sponsored
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29

Free men undertake what slaves
have to undergo.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29

Meeting losses is the test of in
surance.
, 1948-09-09
u. S. WILL NOT
NEGOTIATE
UNDER PRESSURE

Secretary of State George
Marshall reiterated his state
ment made some time pre-
viously, that the United States
will not negotiate under pres
sure. He declared that the dis
turbances in Berlin were in
spired by communist elements
within and without Germany
This, he said, will be resisted
firmly. The pattern is the
Continued on Page y
, 1948-09-09
Nee GTath CTiticlzes Stassen,
Governor Dewey

Grath criticized both Harold
Stassen and Governor Dewey
yesterday. He said that Mr..
Dewey was using Stassen as
his mouthpiece and that he
is afraid to attack the issues
himself but is awaiting the
public reaction to it, which has
carried the campaign one step
toward the ridiculous.
A spokesman for Governor
Dewey said however, that Nc
aGrath will change his tune af-
ter September 20, when Mr..
Dewey is scheduled to make
his first campaign speech in
Iowa.
, 1948-09-09
Personnel Mention

Among natives who return
ed recently to visit their home
land is Miss Agnes Holdipp,
who left for New York City
three years ago. She arrived
on Tuesday to spend several
weeks with her relatives and
friends before returning.
Miss Holdipp formerly was
proprietor of a store on Com
pany Street in Christiansted
before taking up residence on
the mainland.
, 1948-09-09
oUNCILMEN PASS
BILL TO INCREASE
RET. AGE LIMIT

Members of the Municipal
Council at its session on Tues
day passed a bill amending
ordinance to provide for the
Retirement of Municipal Emp
loyeeS, which increased the
age limit form 70 to rs years
of age.
A similar bill was recently
passed by the Municipal Coun-
Gil of St. Thomas and St. John
and vetoed by the Governor.
That Council, however, repass
ed it and the Chief Executive
permitted it to become law
without his signature,
The bill was proposed by
the Honorable James de c.
Christian, LIST Member for
'Christiansted Town, and re-
ceived the unanimous approy.
al Of the members.
, 1948-09-09
Municipal Council Discusses Rumors
In Connection With Hospital

Immediately after the read
ing of the minutes and CORES
pondence on Tuesday, the
members of the Municipal
Council discussed the rumors
that employees at the Hospi-
tails have been complaining Of
the attitude of the Chief Mu-
nicipal Physician in dealing
with them, and his manner Of
hailing them with an Hey
you, Several members stated
that they have received COM
plants, and criticisms have
hen leveled at the Council.
, 1948-09-09
Red Cross To Award Certificates
For Home Nursing Course

Thirty-Six students who took
the special course in Red Cross
Home Nursing, Unit /, Care
of the Sick, will be awarded
certificates in special ceremo-
MES to be held tomorrow
night, September 10, in the
Christiansted Theatre ,immed-
lately after the matinee. At
torney R. H. Amphlett Lead
er, Chairman of the local chap
ter, will be master of ceremo-
MES; Mrs. Hilda B. England,
Chairman of the Home Nurs-
ing Committee, will present
the Certificates.
Included in the number to
, 1948-09-09
New York Police
To Tuke Precuution
Wallace Reilly

Mayor William O'Dwyer
has ordered the top officers
of the New York Police De-
to take precaution-
airy measures to prevent any
disorder at the giant rally to
be held at the Yankee Stad-
ium where Henry Wallace is
scheduled to speak.
AT least 200 men instead Of
the so usually assigned, will
be on duty. The Mayor said
Mr.. Wallace should be heard
or given a chance to say what
ever he wants to say.
Wallace said yesterday that
Continued on Page ~
, 1948-09-09
De Castro Christiun
Lectures In Murket

The Honorable James de c.
Christian, First Member for
Christiansted Town, will adj
steddress t mass melting in the
marketplace tomorrow night,
September 10, at $50.
Mr.. Christian will formally
announce his candidacy for re-
election to the Municipal
Council.
yesterdays announcement
stated the date as September
II. This was an. error
, 1948-09-09

cist with rs years service, to
the matter it was decided to
invite one of the older employ
ees, Harry Edwards, pharma-
cists with rs years service, to
sit in with the Council in Com
mittee Of the Whole, thus ex-
tending to the employees the
same chance to present their
side to the legislators as they
granted DR.. Brian Shorney.
During the afternoon Mr..
Edwards was questioned. He
said that he personally had no
Continued on Page a
, 1948-09-09

receive awards will be six To-
cal Public Health Nurses and
one form st. Thomas. They
are: Mrs. Vivienne Solomon,
Mrs. Olive Fabio, Mrs. Evad-
ney Petersen, Mrs. Evelyn
Richards and Miss Hilda Null
gray. From St. Thomas: Mrs.
Adina Genez Brian, who was
sent over by the st. Thomas
Chapter to take the Instruc-
tors course.
Miss Rafaela Morales of the
Puerto Rico Chapter was in
Structor. She came to st. Croix
and made tentative plans, re-
Continued On Page ~
, 1948-09-09
B~enjurnin To Run
Council Seat

Wilfred Benjamin, will
make a formal announcement
shortly of his candidacy for
membership in the Municipal
Council as representative
from the Christiansted Coun-
try District.
MI. Benjamin plans to open
his campaign shortly.
, 1948-09-09
Commissioners OF Health
Moorhead On Visit

Commissioner of Health,
DR.. John Moorhead arrived
here yesterday on a routine
visit to the Medical institu-
tons. He plans to return this
evening.
, 1948-09-09
superintendent Griqq
Back At Desk

Back at his desk since Tues
day morning was Superinten-
dent of Public Hospitals Her
bert Grigg, who had gone on
vacation since the first week
in August.
Mr.. & Mrs. Grigg and their
Children spent the summer at
Coakley Bay.