The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-23
Around Town With
The Editor

ing DTleI VACATION 10 IOIIud,
things have been really quiet at the
City Hall during the past week, the
only meeting being that of the
Board of Public Works on Monday
night.
The Mayor is expected to return
home today, and no doubt there
will be meeting of the Mayor and
Council in the near future to catch
up on some of the business that has
piled up during his Honor's absence.
$50
The meeting of the Board of Pub
lie Works on Monday night was
purely routine, with such matters
as: additional traffic lights; the re-
quest of the city engineer for CO.
operation by merchants of the city
in the sweeping of their sidewalks
after the streets have been cleaned
by the street department; and the
permitting of the Potomac Edison
Company to install telephone near
the bus stop at West Washington
Street and the Square, being dis
cussed and disposed of.
Also at the meeting there was
some discussion regarding the eli
gibility of members of the police
force to receive rewards offered by
the city for thos giving information
regarding violation of existing laws.
The matter was brought up as the
result of one of the police officers
arresting a man for dumping re-
fuse along Walnut Lane, for which
the city has offered reward of
$500. The three commissioners,
Aaron Reecher, chairman, M. F. Ell
linger and Joseph Ward, were all
in favor of paying the reward to
the policeman who made the arrest,
but the matter was tabled until the
return of Mr. Mills from his vaca-
ton, when it will be taken up
again.
Chester R. Hays and his nephew,
F. Merrill Hays, who for many,
many years have operated r. M.
Hays and Bros, Inc. on West Wash
ington Street, are retiring from ac-
tive business at the end of the
month, having sold the store to Ford
Bryan and Lester Mobley, Jr., who
will take over the management
under the name of Hays, Inc, on
July l.
One of the first stores I contacted
when starting The Globe Independ-
ent back in 1912 was that of R. M.
Hays and Bros, Inc, and in fact /
believe that l received from Mr..
Chester and Mr.. Merrill the first ad
l sold in the paper, and l am rather
proud of the fact that the store has
never been out of a weeks issue
from that date to this.
am very glad that Mr.. Chester
and Mr.. Merrill, after many years
of hard and faithful work, are 60
ing to enjoy a well earned rest, but
I'm frank to say that I will miss
them both very much when I go
into the store.
Ford Bryan and Lester Mobley,
Jr., the new owners, are also per
sonal friends of mine; in fact, /
guess I've kidded Ford in this col
umn more than anybody else. and
to them 1 wish many, many years
of success in their new enterprise.
Jockeying for position in the Sun
day entertainment cases continues,
with things expected to be brought
to head when the cases come UP
for trial in the circuit court this
week (probably tomorrow.
Whatever the outcome of the cases
is, 1t is to be sincerely hoped that
our State Senator and members in
the House of Delegates will get to-
gether and make a special effort at
the 1850 session of the Legislature
to clear this matter up in the only
right way-through legislation.
understand that since the 1850
session of the Legislature is to be
brief, it is generally understood that
no county legislation will be con
sidered, but in view of the situation
in Hagerstown and Washington
County regarding the Sunday Blue
Laws at present, I feel sure that the
legislative council would if ap-
preached in the right manner, per
NIT our Senator and Delegates to
introduce legislation that would
clear the matter up for all time.
r.