The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-12-29

commentator for the Mutual Broad
casting System, made his broadcast
from Radio Station WEI on Mon
day night, being held up here
due to the terrific rain and fog that
prevented him completing his trip
from indianapolis to Washington,
from where he was scheduled to
speak
During his commentary, Mr.. Ed
wards told his listeners of the ter
rife toll of death caused both by
drunken and irresponsible drivers,
and he said that on his trip from In
dianpolis to Hagerstown he had seen
altogether too many people lying
dead on the road as the result of
these tragedies.
/ heartily endorse Mr.. Edwards
suggestion that something be done
to stop speed-crazy people, drunken
drivers and irresponsible youngsters
from using automobiles, and it is
something Gas Mr.. Edwards said)
that should be taken up by all local
service clubs as a major project.
My own opinion is that the laws of
the states, particularly regarding
drunken driving, should be made
more rigid In fact, l would go so
far as to suggest that man CON
victed on a drunken driving charge
should have his license taken away
from him for at least a year, and on
a second conviction, his drivers
license should be cancelled perma-
nently.
This Christmas is one that l will
long remember.
Sitting in my favorite arm chair
on Christmas morning, putting con-
tentedly on a new pipe that the
gang at the printing plant had given
me, my eyes wandered around the
living room, where Mrs. Douglas
had arranged the more than 100
cards we had received, and as |
looked at them l could not help
feeling a glow of pride at the num-
Der of friends we have made in the
years we have been here
This Christmas will also be re-
membered by me for long time be-
cause of the great joy that it brought
to the youngsters of our community.
Last Wednesday night l attended
the Christmas party of the Hagers-
town Girls Club, when Mr. and
Mrs. Jos. F. Urgo were hosts to 1913
members of the club in the spacious
dining room at their Terrace Restau-
rant. Not only did Mr.. and Mrs.
Urgo provide sumptuous turkey
dinner for the girls, but they also
saw to it that really fine program
was arranged. "Tiny" Artz and his
orchestra thrilled the youngsters
with their playing during the din
ner, and one of the members of the
orchestra, George Finney, planned
the entire entertaining program.
Beautiful gifts for every girl pres
ent were provided by the board of
directors of the Girls Club, of which
Mrs. Woodford T. Norment is pres
ident, and gifts were also presented
to the girls through the courtesy of
John Baer and Max Greenwald.
And finally, very attractive pro-
gram was made up by Mrs. Gladys
Windsor, secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce.
The JOY of these youngsters is
something that you would have had
to see to really appreciate. AS one
little girl said to me, Mister, this
is the very first real live orchestra
I've ever seen" And l had a hard
time getting that youngster to even
eat her dinner, because she simply
couldn't take her eyes off Tiny" and
the members of his band
cannot conclude my story of the
wonderful party that Mr.. and Mrs.
Urgo put on, without congratulating
The ladies whose hard work has so
firmly established the Girls Club in
Hagerstown. And the splendid be-
haviour of the children, even during
the terrific excitement, reflects the
greatest credit not only on the girls,
but on the ladies who have trained
them.
Then on Friday night we had the
annual Christmas party of the Ha-
gerstown Boys Club, where 100
white boys and 80 colored boys had
a real party. AS is usual at this an
nual Christmas treat, it was jointly
arranged by the board of directors
of the club, the Junior Chamber of
Commerce and the Kiwanis Club. A
very fine entertainment program was
put on which lasted for an hour and
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