The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
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+ The Editor

Henry'S Ineatef, ana OIeu II. 0teI-
ling, president of the Hagerstown
Owls, are to be commended on OBJ
serving the existing Blue Laws UNI
til such time as the case has been
settled.
Mrs. Clara Wachter has strictly OBJ
served the law throughout and did
not open her theater on Sun
day, even after the petit jury had
disagreed in the open air theater
case.
Mr.. Sterling, as soon as he found
out that the law permitting baseball
in Hagerstown on Sunday afternoons
limited playing to between the hours
of 200 p. m. and 500 p. m, immedi-
atelv discontinued the doublehead-
ers on Sunday and is now playing
single games on Sunday afternoons,
with the gates being opened at 200
o'clock and the game starting at
2:15.
1t is expected that the trials IN
connection with the alleged viola
lions of the Sunday Blue Laws will
begin in the circuit court tomorrow
morning.
You will remember couple of
years ago that my good friend, How
ard Moore, a native Hagerstonian
who now resides in Sun Valley, Cal,
sent me a beautiful handpainted tie
in order that I could carry my pipe
around to banquets without, as he
put it, having to have that smelly
pipe around.
You can imagine my delight and
surprise last week when l received
another handpainted tie from How
ard, this time brilliant yellow sa-
tin tie with a handpainted design
of my curved-stem pipe prominently
placed thereon. Here is the letter
which accompanied the gift;
Tom said it was time for change,
but it did not happen, but like Tom
/ think it is time for a change too,
so am sending another tie so you
may have change. l hope this
will help you get over the hard days
you seem to have. Give my very
best to all who know me and the
bestest to you"
Thanks million, Howard, and you
will be glad to know that for once
in my life I've made Ford Bryan,
who specializes in wearing fancy
ties, take back seat.
An organization that gets very
little publicity and yet is doin5 an
exceptional job. is the 2015th Logis-
teal Training Division, of which
the commanding officer is Gen. JOS
eph w. Byron.
The division consists of lis re-
serve officers, and although it is
called the 2015th, it is actually the
18th such division that has been or
ganized, as the Army designated
that these divisions would start with
the 1000 serial number.
The purpose of the division is to
keep its members fully informed on
the latest developments in Army
tactics, so that in the event that the
division should be activated, each
officer would be fully trained to take
his position in the field.
Members are from Hagerstown,
Frederick and Cumberland, with the
70 members of the Hagerstown and
Frederick group meeting twice a
month at the Hagerstown Armory,
and the As members of the Cumber-
land group meeting twice a month
in Cumberland. At these meetings
the duties of various officers in the
division are explained and discussed
In detail, and through these meet
Ings we have, right here in Western
Maryland, a group of lis trained
reserve officers who, in the event of
war, would be ready to take their
place in the field just as we'll train
ed in modern war methods as any
active officers of the Armed forces.
In addition to General Byron,
other officers of the logistical divi-
sion are; Col Alfred S. Bendell,
Jr., executive officer; Col Carl j.
Schlotterbeck, personnel officer; Ma
jor Ezra Grantham, federal intelli-
gence officer; Col Joseph H. Dagen-
ais, plans and training officer; and
Col. E. P. Schlotterbeck, supply Of
ficer.
The advisor for the reserve officer
group is Major Robert o. Lambert,
unit instructor of the organized re-
serve corps.
Unless revolution begins with