The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-03-03


1t has been long time since an
elected official of Washington Coun-
ty has made such a courageous and
outspoken address as the one given
by State Senator Kenneth D. Nc
Laughlin over Radio Stations WEI
and WARK Saturday evening, on
the much discussed Sunday movie
question.
Senator Mclaughlin, who pulled
no punches, gave a very clear ex-
PLANTATION of why he is insisting that
the Sunday movie question be de-
cided by the county as whole and
not confined to the Corporate Linn
its of Hagerstown And the hundreds
of listeners to whom l have spoken
since the broadcasts all have been
loud in their praises of Mr.. Nc
Laughlin's plain and fair statement.
During his address Senator Nc
Laughlin brought out the fact that
at the mass meeting held in the
Court House here few weeks ago,
he made the statement that neither
he, nor the members of the county
delegation (and the delegates were
seated alongside of him when he
made the statement and not one of
them contradicted it,, that no Bill
had been prepared and that the pur-
pose of the meeting was to guide the
delegates and himself in writing
Bill that would meet the wishes of
the people.
The Senator then pointed out that
in spite Of this statement the very
next day (not two days later as
stated in an editorial in the Daily
Mail on Monday the county dele
CATION introduced Bill calling for
Sunday movies subject to a refer
endum at the city election, and Mr..
Mclaughlin was not advised of the
county delegations action until the
day after the Bill was actually put
in the hopper.
In his address Senator Mclaughlin
also brought out very plainly that
he had been accused of wanting a
Bill that would take in outside in
terests because of the fact that he
represented the motor racing inter
est at Conococheague, and he made
the plain statement that this was
not true, and that he was not the
legal representative of the corpora
ton running. the motor races there,
or never had been.
The Senator also took exception
to the making of Sunday Movie
Bill an emergency measure and SAID
that he felt plenty of time should
be allowed for all parties to con-
slider this question at their leisure,
and for the reason he had intro
duced a Bill which would permit a
referendum on Sunday movies in
the entire county, as well as for
motor races and motorboat races,
which are now held every summer
contrary, to existing law.
Finally, the Senator pointed out
in no uncertain terms that he con-
sidered the Sunday Movie Bill for
Hagerstown part of concerted et-
fort by Warner Brothers, who OPP
crate three of the four moving pic
ture houses in Hagerstown, to get
Sunday movies authorized over the
entire State of Maryland.
Again l wish to congratulate Sen
ator Mclaughlin on his clean-cut
statement on this issue and his re-
fusal to be influenced by pressure
groups.
If the tremendous crowd that was
present at the Air Service Day GER
emonies at the Municipal Airport on
Sunday is any indication, then the
American Anyways Service, which
starts on Monday, will be well pat
ronized.
Earl Steinhauer did wonderful
Job on the public address system IN
telling the huge crowd some of the
details of the service and the planes,
and I personally would like to say
Thanks a million, Earl. for the
wonderful publicity"
l was honored by being asked to
speak on Boys Club work at Tues
days luncheon meeting of the Fred
erick Kiwanis Club, and they GER
tainly are a fine group of men.
One of their recent projects was
the securing of whirlpool bath
for the Frederick Hospital at cost
of $780,, and at Tuesdays meeting
the president announced that the
bath had arrived and was being in
stalled in the hospital Immediately.
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