The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-24
Around Town Wi
The Editor

AN A@&A4SS4
From this column in the issue of
May 4:
Il have been thinking quite lot
about these rumors flying around
that Mayor H. L. Mills is considering
filing for United States Senator, and
it brings up in my mind point that
may have been overlooked by some
people.
"The Mayor was elected, as 1 see
it, on his pledge to give the city an
economical and buSiness-like admin
istration for the next four years, and,
of course, it is obvious that should
he run for United States Senator, or
any other office for that matter, and
be elected, he would not in my
opinion, be carrying out his cam
paign pledge"
From Mayor Mills statement in
the Morning Herald on Saturday,
August 18, after withdrawing from
the Senatorial race q did not re-
ceive a copy of his Statement:
II believe my first duty is to the
people of the city of Hagerstown.
They elected me to a four-year term
as their mayor, and l wish to stay on
as mayor until the end of that
term"
Although, of course, l cannot take
credit for getting the Mayor to with
draw from the race, l can perhaps,
in the language of my fayorite sport
-baseball-be given credit for an
assist" with the 'putout" going to
General Marley.
am particularly pleased to see
the younger generation taking an
interest in politics. Quite number
of our young business and profess
sional men have filed for the various
offices in the coming primaries and
think it's healthy sign
Whether or not these young men
win or lose, l sincerely trust they
will continue to take an interest in
their community, as in these times,
as never before, we need the lead
ership of young men who have not
yet learned to make politics life
long profession, but are mainly con-
cerned about being of service to the
community in which they live and
make living.
Good luck to all of you.
The primary races-both democrat
and republican-are really warming
up and with only three withdrawals
from the complete list of Washing
ton County candidates published in
our issue of August 3-Michael Far
RE from the Democrat race for Sher-
iff, Herbert C. Adams from the Re-
publican race for County Commits
sioner and c. Max Mallott who died |
shortly after filing for Judge of the
Orphans Court on the Democratic |
ticket-you can look for plenty of |
campaigning between now and cleo
ton day.
Following my firm belief that
newspapers should not take part in
primary races, but leave the voters
free to make their own choices, my
paper is not taking sides in the pri,.
maries, but will, after the primaries
are over, support the candidates /
believe most fitted for the various
Offices
You've got to hand it to Ford |
Bryan and Lester Mobley, Jr., pro-
prietors of Hays, Inc, When those
two boys last week got hurry-up
order for three Office chairs and !
couldn't find even a taxicab to de-
liver them in, Ford grabbed one and
started up West Washington Street
running interference for Lester,
who was carrying the other two.
Nice going, fellows.
The next time you go down by the
Chamber of Commerce office on East
Washington Street. in the Hotel
Alexander building, be sure to take
look at the window display, that
features the 1850 road map put out
by the State Roads COMMISSIONS
copy of which you may obtain free
of charge. The window is very at
tractively arranged and is another
proof that our Chamber of Com
Tnerce is ALWAYS on the hall