The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-04-14

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same cheerful John. While l was
talking to him | found out that he
is the only male patient on the first
floor, and maybe that had something
to do with his cheerfulness as he
ought to be getting lots of attention.
There was personal happiness for
me in the announcement by Elmer N.
Funkhouser, chairman of the Hos
pital Drive, that the new nurses
home and educational building will
be named "Pangborn HALF in rec
ignition of the many benefactions
Thomas w. Pangborn and John c.
Pangborn have made over the years
to the progress and growth of our
city and county.
In the seven years that l have
been in Hagerstown / have made
many lasting friendships, but none
that l value any higher than the
friendship of these two men, who
time and again have gone out of
their way to extend the hand of
friendship to me.
These two men, whose charities
are unbounded-and great many
of them are never recorded in print
are never too busy to talk to we
little fellows. And have so much
proof of this, since, in my work with
the youngsters of the community,
particularly the Boys Club, I have
had occasion many times to call on
them for help and advice, and they
have never hesitated to give it.
The one hundred thousand dol
lars that they gave the Hospital
Building Fund didn't mean nearly
as much to me as the hundreds of
little people that they have helped
through the years without any fan
fare or public acknowledgment. And
l hope they will both be spared
many years to continue their grand
work.
Sunday evening is one of the few
nights in the week that I get a
chance to settle down in my chair,
smoke my pipe and listen to the
radio But last Sunday night sim
ply couldn't get interested in any
program, but just waited tensely
for any word that came through re-
garding the tragic accident which
took the life of little Kathy Fiscus
AS listened to the description of
the heroic fight that the volunteer
workers were putting up to try and
save the little girls life. I could
not help but breathe prayer of
thanks for these heroic men, and
feel a tremendous pride in the
knowledge that such things as that
could only happen in these United
States.
And Russia prohibited any word
of the tragic story being printed be-
cause they claimed that it was just
propaganda and had no educational
value!
wonder how long the United
States will continue to do business,
either automatically or commercial
ly, with government as cold
blooded as that of Russia. To my
way of thinking, even open war
fare and the crushing of this So
called nation would be better than
having to stand idly by and take
their insults and humiliations. Even
a country as big as the United States
can get tired of turning the other
cheek
I guess one of Tommy D'Ales-
sandro's youngsters is feeling quite
happy these days, and I've no doubt
that the Mayor of Baltimore wishes
that other Mayors would send him
bicycles to ride, so that one could
be provided for every member of
the family.
And that was no cheap bike that
Mayor Mills had delivered to Bal
timore's Mayor on Tuesday, as it
cost in the neighborhood of fifty
bucks.
John Shockey, the newly elected
president of the Hagerstown Cham
Der of Commerce, at the regular
luncheon meeting on Monday, pre-
sented Certificates of Merit on be-
half of the board of directors to
Herman B. Hopes, the retiring pres
ident, and directors Ford ]. Bryan
and ]. v. Jamison, ILL., The Certi-
ficates were given in recognition of
the grand work these three men
have done on behalf of the Chem
Der and the City of Hagerstown.
The address of Ralph Bradford.