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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11
Test Your Horse Sense hO. e.w. c'e..

6-10. Some of the persons named
in the left-hand column below were
real, whereas others were simply the
names of characters In fiction. Try
to distinguish between them on this
basis. Place q check mark under the
appropriate heading for each. You
are entitled to one point for each
correct judgment.
Real Fictional
Scrooge -------- -------- --------.
Daniel Boone----- -------- --------
Robinson Crusoe- -------- --------
Anthony Wayne -------- --------
Score yourself as follows: o.,
poor; SIS, average; rs, superior;
9-1o, very superior. @
Answers. e
1. Boston ttea party. .; Gulf stream;
8. space. 4. Ship. 5. Gold. 8. Daniel
Boone and Anthony Wayne were real.
The three others were fiction characters.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
Rev. Paul E. HOldcraft
To Leave Passionate

Rev. Paul E. Holdcraft, for the
past 20 years pastor of the Emmanuel
Evangelical United Brethren Church,
Summit Avenue and Howard Street,
announced on Tuesday that he will
leave his pastorate on October 6,
due to considerations of health.
Reverend Holdcraft stated that he
will ask his conference for a years
leave of absence from pastoral du-
ties, or as an alternative, a very
light appointment that he could
serve while living in his own re-
Gently purchased home in Howard
Park, Baltimore.
Doctor Holdcraft has been pastor
of Emmanuel Church for 20 years,
and he will be sorely missed when he
leaves.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
St. Mary's Girl
Scout Troop Meets

Girl Scout Troop 6, sponsored by
St. Mary's Sodality, held its first
regular meeting after the summer
vacation on September 16
Following the repeating of the
Girl Scout Promise and the recita-
ton Of the Ten Scout Laws, the fol-
lowing new officers of the Troop
were elected:
President, M. Beach; viee-presi-
dent, N. Shrader; treasurer, j. Wal
den; scribe, N South; assistant
scribe, ]. Shaw; representative, F.
Aaron.
Several new Girl Scouts were
present at the meeting and they were
each given folder to be taken
home, filed out and brought back
for the next meeting. The rest of
the evening was taken up with dis
cussing the Troops plans for the
coming year, following which the
meeting closed with Taps.
Mrs. c. NJ. Jones is the leader Of
the Troop, and the assistant leader
is Mrs. Nicholas Torrine.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
Keedysville Fights
End Of Bro Train

A mass meeting was held in
Keedysville on Wednesday night to
make plans to keep the Baltimore
and Ohio last passenger train run
ming in the county.
Mayor Charles Taylor, at the meet
ing, announced that he had appealed
to the Mayor of Hagerstown, the
City Attorney, the Chamber of Com
merce and the Retailers Bureau to
do all in their power to prevent the
B & o removing its once-a-day pas
senger service. The Mayor also an
nounced that the services of a lead
ing attorney have been secured in
preparation for the battle to keep
the train running.
A big delegation from Keedysville
will attend the hearing before the
Public Service Commission in Bal
timore at 1000 a. m. on Wednesday,
October 5. And the town is also
seeking support from other affect
ed parts of the county.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
Retailers Luncheon
Meeting Tomorrow

The members of the Hagerstown
Retailers Bureau will resume their
regular monthly luncheon meetings
on Friday, at 1915 p. M, in the Po-
tomac Room of the Hotel Alexander.
AS this is the first meeting since
early summer, and the important
question of the Christmas season
store hour schedule will be discuss
ed, President John Lacy requests
that there be a full attendance.
In addition to the store hour dis
cussion, there will be a talk by a
representative of the Fairchild Air
craft Division on the employment
outlook for Hagerstown in the COM
ing months.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
Double Birthday
Dinner Party Held

A lovely birthday d1nner was Civ
en- by Mrs Earl H. Bowman at their
home on Maple Avenue, Smiths
burg, honoring her husbands birth
day and also the birthday of his
oldest sister, Mrs. c. Frank Myers,
of Hagerstown.
A beautiful arrangement of white
chrysanthemums graced the center
of the table, and the birthday gifts
were presented after the serving of
dinner A very enjoyable evening
was spent, with Mrs. Bowman play
ing a number of selections on the
pipe organ in their home.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs
Earl H. Bowman, MI. and Mrs. c.
Frank Myers, Mr.. and Mrs, Wilbur
Stouffer, Miss Ethel Myers, and Mrs
William Barkdoll, mother of Mrs
Bowman.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
Rent Control Off
In Parts Of County

A press release from Walter /.
Heath, Baltimore area rent director
OF the Office of the Housing Expe
otter, which reached US just after we
went to press last week, advised that
rent control was lifted, effective
September 81, from seven election
districts in Washington County (all
outside of Hagerstown). The dis
tricts and the town in them which
no longer have rent control are:
District l, Sharpsburg; District g.
Rohrersville; District 8, Leitersburg.
District IL, Sandy Hook; District IL.
Tllghmanton; District IA, Ringgold.
and District 20, townsville.
In addition to these towns, rent
control was also lifted in the fol-
lowing communities within one or
another of the seven districts af-
fected:
Weverton, Pleasantville, Dargan.
Samples Manor, Yarrowsburg. Gap
land, Chestnut Grove, Mt. Briar,
Brownsville, Breathedsville, Lap
pans, Bakersville, Highfeld: Cas-
cade; and parts of several other
small communities which straddle
the election districts.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
St. Mary's School
Paper Gets Award

Santa Maria" the st. Mary's
Catholic School paper, recently re-
ceived another high national award
for Journalistic achievement.
The school paper, started at the To-
cal school just ten years ago, re-
ceived the All-American Honor Rat
ing of the National Scholastic Press
Association, at the University of
journalism.
This is the highest award made
by the association, and it was made
to the local paper on the basis of the
issues published during the last
school year
Editor-In-Chief of the paper last
year was Augustine Richard, and
this years editor is Lynn Keller.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
Wesleyan Glass
Elects New Officers

The Wesleyan Class of ST. Paul's
Methodist Church, at a regular meet
ing held on September 20 at the w.
]. E. J. tower on Mt Quirauk, elect
ed the following officers for the COM
ing year:
President, Al Gruber; first vice
president, Fred Burkholder; second
vice-president, Frank McGraw; third
vice-president, Bob Cromer; record
ing secretary, Helen Ranbo; assis-
tant, Lillian Gooding; corresponding
secretary, Virginia Becker; assistant,
Margaret Harper; treasurer, Fred
Gladwin; assistant, John Davis; adj
visory committee, Judy Conner and
Carl Mann
Harry Poole is the retiring pres
ident
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
Historical Society
To Meet October S
Director OF Maryland Society
To Be Guest Speaker At An
nual Meeting.

The Washington County Histor-
ical Society will hold their first
membership meeting of the fall sea-
son at 800 p. m. on Wednesday, Oc-
tober 5, in the Rose Room at the Y.
M c. A.
The guest speaker will be James
W. Foster, director of the Maryland
Historical Society, who will discuss
current activities of historical or
CARNATIONS in this area. He has al
so promised to bring along small
collection of historical material re-
lating to the past of Washington
County This material is the pro
perty of the Maryland Historical So
ciety and will be on display at the
meeting.
All members and friends of the
Washington County Historical So
ciety are invited to attend this meet
ing.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
All Star Air Circus
At Airport Sunday
VIII Be Sponsored By Junior
Chamber Of Commerce-Tick-
cts Go On Sale At Airport En-
trance At IL A. M. Sunday.

The Haskell A. Deaton All Star
Air Circus, the last word in aerial
thrills, will take to the air at the
Hagerstown Airport Sunday after
noon, October End at 2:30 p. m.
Sponsored by the Hagerstown Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce.
At least IL acts will be featured
in the closely-knit show. Pilots and
stunt men will take to the air in
rapid-fre order to the end that some
thing interesting will be going on
every minute of the 2-hour pro-
gram.
One of the professional parachute
jumpers signed to perform is the
nationally famous Bud Thrasher. He
will leap from an airplane flying
about 10000 feet altitude and plum
met earthward through space as fast
as a human body can fall. During
the two-nile descent, he will let
out trail of white substance which
will mark his speedy path. When
within just few hundred feet of
the ground, Thrasher will pull the
safety device on his parachute and
attempt to land on a predesignated
spot on the airport runway in full
view of the crowd.
Present, also, to give their series
of thrilling airplane- automobile CO.
ordination acts, will be the famed
Thrasher Brothers who specialize in
dangerous acts such as the human
pickup from a speeding automobile
by an airplane, landing an airplane
on car, wing-walking, and the
like. In the aerobatic stunning phase
will be Ben Huntley and Play
Daughtrey in their special built
stunt planes with smoke writing
equipment
1t was necessary to get special
permission from the Civil Aeronau-
tics Administration to present these
unusual acts to the public.
In order that spectators may view
the air circus at close range, ap-
proval to park the cars on the air.
port property has been given from
the airport manager. 1t was sug-
gested that spectators begin arriv-
ing early at the airport in order to
to avoid traffic congestion.
Tickets will go on sale at the air.
port entrance at II a. m. Sunday,
October 2.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
WEI VIII Air
The World Series

The World Series will again be
broadcast exclusively by the Mutual
Broadcasting System and will be
heard in this area over Radio Sta
ton WEI and WJEJ-FM.
The Series will start on Wednes-
day, October 5, and the first games
will be played in the stadium of
either the Yankees or the Red Sox,
according to who wins the pennant,
with the games later being trans
ferred to the park of the National
League Pennant winner.
The time of the broadcast of the
first game on Wednesday will be
1880 p. m.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
Church of Brethren Has
New Minister of Music

Alfred Alcorn, teacher of vocal
music in the Boonsboro High School,
has succeeded Lawrence Fitzwater
as minister of music at the Church
of the Brethren, East Washington
and Mulberry Streets Mr.. Fitz-
water directed the musical program
of the church for four years.
Mr.. Alcorn will be in direct charge
of the whole musical program of
the church and will, of course, di-
rect the Temple Choir and the Cha
pei Choir. Mrs. Alcorn, a teacher
of music at Washington St. School,
is the church organist.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
Black-Eyed Susans
Work On Spaghetti

The Black-Eyed Susan Chapter of
the National Secretaries Association
held its regular monthly meeting
last evening in the auditorium of the
YMCA, in the form of spaghetti
dinner.
Following the dinner a business
meeting was held, at which time
further plans were discussed for the
week end of October 1915, to be
spent at Hotel Vindobona, Brad
dock Heights The Black-Eyed Sus-
an Chapter is extending an invita-
ton to chapter members from Read
ing, York, Cumberland, Baltimore
and Washington to join them for the
weekend.
Tentative plans were discussed
for runmage sale to be held the
latter part of October, the date and
place to be announced later.
Members and their guests attend
ing were:
Mr.. and Mrs. William Greene,
Mrs. Frances Dunlap, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arnold Staubs, Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam Courtney, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Grove, Miss Blanche Schwinger.
Miss Vera Starlin, Miss Louise Wag-
ner, Miss June Carper, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Bloyer.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
All Girls Exhibit
Wins High Praise
State All Leader Says Local
Exhibit Topped Amy In The
Whole State.

Miss Dorothy Emerson, state All
Girls Club leader, who judged the
All exhibits at the Great Hagers-
town Fair last week, was high in
her praise of the booths erected by
the All Club girls of Washington
County, under the direction of Miss
Ardath Martin, county home dem
onstration agent, and her assistant.
Miss Margaret Watson She termed
them the most original and finished
exhibits of the many she has viewed
in the state.
Miss Emerson also rated as top
quality the canning and the dresses,
suits and other clothing made by the
All girls of the county. She was
assisted in her judging by Miss
Evelyn Hutson, assistant home dem
onstration agent in Frederick Coun-
ty.
There were total of 1907 entries
this year, exhibited by approximate
ly ITO club members.
The list of blue ribbon winners in
the class including wooden suits.
evening dresses, cotton dresses, play
suits, skirts and blouses, are: Mil
dred Kerhner, Yvonne Bishop, Lois
Norris, Margaret Kretzer, Jane Nc
Cauley, Patricia Ward, Maryan Nc
Farland, Yvonne Delauder, zelda
Petre, Joyce Kretzer, Mary Ann Mil
Ter, Beverly Senior and Beth Nor
ris.
Other clothing winners were: La
Rue Everetts, Charlotte Stouffer,
Beth Norris, Phyllis L. Warren,
Phyllis Leather, Emma Conrad, Jane
McCauley, Joyce Kretzer, Carolyn
V. Long, Margaret Kretzer, 10 Ann
Mower and Lois Norris.
Blue ribbons in home furnishing
went to: Jane McCauley, Norma Jean
Weagley, Mildred Bloyer, Beverly
Senior, Nancy McCauley, Shirley
Wagner, Beth. Norris, Mildred Kersh-
ner, Carolyn Long, Mary Kendall,
! Edna Snyder, Celia Smith, Yvonne
Delauder, Mary Jane Guyton, Con
ME Ann Sewers and Eleanor Lakin.
Vivian Yeagle, of Hancock, was
selected top winner for her note
book entry.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
JUST PHONE 4157

The Globe-Independent will
be glad to publish personals,
social items and news of
meetings of clubs, church
groups and other organiza-
tions.
ALI you have to do is to
phone our office-the num-
Der is~4157 - ask for Jane
Roessner, and she will be
glad to take your news over
the telephone.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
Paramount Girl And
Husband Sail For Paris

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl E. Caldwell and
sons, David and John, sailed on Sat-
urday from New York City aboard
the lie de France for Paris, where
they expect to spend a year.
Mr.. Caldwell will attend Middle
burg College of French, part of
the University of Paris. He has a
sabbatical leave from East Rochester,
New York High School where he has
been teaching French and Spanish.
Mrs. Caldwell will be remembered
by her friends in Hagerstown as the
former Miss Mildred Shuck, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph M. Shuck,
Paramount.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
Local Briefs
Of The Week
Contract Let For
New B0OnSbOrO School

The Board of Education and the
Board of County Commissioners, at
a joint meeting on Tuesday, award
ed the contract for the new Boons-
Dor School to Norman S. Farley and
Son, whose bid of $689, $50 was $45,-
600 lower than the next low bidder.
Construction of the new school,
which will have IS classrooms, will
begin Immediately and it is expected
that at least part of the school will
be ready for occupancy for the 1850
school term.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
Salvation Army To
Dedicate New Bldg.
Ceremonies To Be Held Octo-
ter 80 - High Officials Of
Salvation Army To Be Present.

The dedication of the new Saliva
ton Army building at George and
Wise Streets is scheduled for Octo-
Der 80, at which time fiigh officials
of the Salvation Army will be pres
ent for the ceremonies.
Adj. John G. Churchill, local Corps
Commander, in announcing plans
for the dedication ceremonies, stated
that although the actual construction
work is not entirely completed, it
will be far enough advanced to per
nit of the dedication on October 80,
on which date the Salvation Army
will move into the new building
from its present quarters on West
Washington st.
In addition to the new building,
which is larger and more modern
than the old Salvation Army head
quarters and will more adequately
take care of the expanded work of
the organization in Hagerstown,
present plans also call for construc-
ton of an adjacent playground for
the young people little later on.
Details of the dedication ceremo-
MES will be announced at a later
date.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
COUNTY MARINE IN MOVIE
"THE SANDS OF TWO JIMA''

Marine Private First Glass George
L. Kline, son of Mr.. and Mrs. HON.
er L. Kline, Smithsburg, is one of
the 1000 Marines of the First Marine
Division taking part in the forth
coming film, THE Sands of Two
Jima."
The film, a production of Republic
Studios. depicts in stark realism the
fight for possession of Tarawa and
Two Jima.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
More State Road
Work In County
u. S. Route 40 Between Ha-
gerstown And Huyetts Cross
roads To Be Widened And
Re-Surfaced.

The State Roads Commission has
received a low bid of $174,496 from
Bester-Long, Inc, of Hagerstown, for
a contract to widen and re-surface
approximately two miles of the Ma
tional Pike-U. S. Route 40-be-
tween Hagerstown and Huyett Cross
roads, in Washington County.
The project, in addition to widen
ing the roadway from rs to A feet
and the paved surface from 16 to
"a feet, will include modification of
several vertical curves that now add
to the hazards in this section of road.
The project area begins at the
western city limits of Hagerstown.
The other two bidders for this Job
were C. William Hetzer, of Hagers-
town and E. D. Plummer & Sons, of
Chambersburg.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
Training Course For
State Teachers
Three-Day Session At Brad
dock Heights Starts Tomorrow
Prominent Educators To Di-
rect Course.


The Maryland State Teachers As
ISOLATION will sponsor an Institute of
Leadership Training to be held at
the Vindobona Hotel, Braddock
Heights, over the week end.
At the three-day training course,
which begins tomorrow (Friday)
there will be 1875 teachers from
throughout the State
Among the educators who will be
attending in the capacity of con-
sultants and leaders are: DR.. Thomas
G.. Pullen, Jr., state superintendent
of schools; DR.. Earle T. Hawkins,
president, State Teachers College,
Towson; DR. Agnes Samuelson, as
sistant editor of the National Edu-
cation Association Journal; and Har-
ry F. Frank, Baltimore Polytechnic
Institute.
The guest speaker will be DR.. An
drew D Holt, president of the Ma
tional Education Association, who
will speak on Making Our Profess
sional Organizations Tick" Doctor
Hollis address will be given at the
Saturday morning session.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
JayceeS Plan New
Bike Program

The public safety committee of
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
announced on Tuesday that they are
planning another Schotchlite pro-
gram for owners of bicycles.
The program will be held on Sat
urday, October Is, and further de-
tails will be announced at a latter
date.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29
Washington Street School
Gets American Flag

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Will
liam D. Byron Post 1886, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, presented an Amer
lean Flag to the Washington Street
School yesterday.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29

Domestic breeds of chickens de-
scended from the jungle fowl of
India.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29

In the fiscal year 1947-48 the FBl
handled and solved SO kidnapping
cases.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29

Both marriage and divorce rates
declined throughout the world in
1948.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29

About 81 million man-days of la
Dor were lost through strikes in 1948.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29

The final appearance of an English
king in battle took place in 1743.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29

Statistics for 1948 show only two
unmistakable cases of lynching
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-29

The United States was the great
est candy producing country in the
world in 1913.
Evening star., 1949-03-11
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 11.-Ken-
tuckians take note The folks in
the big city are just as excited as
you are about the chances of the
University Of Kentucky playing
Western Kentucky in basket ball.
1t could happen here next Thurs
day. The University is the top
seeded team in the National In
vitation Tournament which opens
at Madison Square Garden tomor-
row afternoon. Western is the
No. 4 club. That means if every
thing goes according to the script
Western and the University will
tangle in the semifinal round.
The two teams never have met
in basket ball. Western has clam
ored for such a game for years
but the University makes a policy
of not playing other Kentucky
schools. The last time the big
Wildcats met anybody from their
home State was in the Olympic
trials a year ago when they
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Promising Kid
Pitcher Injured
In nAutoMishap
Three Companions
Also Hurt in Crash
At Training Camp
BULLETIN

LAKELAND, Fla. (R.-Art
Houtteman apparently did not
receive an injury to his spine,
as first believed, it was learned
today. General Manager Billy
Evans of the Tigers said X-ray
pictures now clearly show no
fractured vertebrae.
Evening star., 1949-03-11
By the Associoted Press

TUCSON, Ariz, Mar. Rapid
Robert Feller got his first 1949
exhibition game unlimbering yes
terday when he hurled four in
nings of the Cleveland Indians
second intraSquad game.
Feller gave two hits and no
runs. walked two and famed one.
His team, Harder's Pals, won, 2-1.
Rookie George Alderman, a
20-year-old southpaW, worked
five frames and yielded only two
singles. Alderman relieved Early
Wynn, who in four innings gave
up only two hits, but one of these
was the first training season
homer-a 370-foot poke by Ken
Keltner over the leftfield wall.
TAMPA, Fla. Two rockies,
Second Sacker Johnny Lane and
Centerfielder Lloyd Merriman,
will get their first test tomorrow
when the Cincinnati Reds take
on the Boston Red SoX in the
first exhibition game at Sarasota.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla
Mike Guerra, the Philadelphia
Athletics missing catcher. has
telephoned from Cuba. but Connie
Mack says "he was so excited I
couldn't understand a word he
said"
"At the end" said the AS &c.
year-old manager-president, Il
spoke very slowly to make him
understand. I told him to stay
in Cuba as long as he wanted and
not to report here until he was
ready"
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Boudreau Sees Tribe
Playing Talent Near
Prewar Standard
BY the Associated Press

TUCSON, Ariz., Mar. l1.-Speak-
ing for his own club at least,
Manager Lou Boudreau of Cleve-
land feels that the caliber of big
league playing talent is returning
to prewar standard much faster
than he and other baseball mer
had expected.
Most of us thought it woulo
take six years for the game to re-
cover from the WARRIOR a crop o1
real good rockies to come up" re.
calls the still-youthful pilot of the
world champions.
But I've changed my mind
since this camp opened 1t looks
to me as if they might already
be here. I can't recall at any time
in my career seeing such bunch
of youngsters who appear able to
step right in and take over.
Boudreau is especially high on
Ray Boone, the rookie shortstop
from the Texas League.