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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-07-13

and so we have coffee.
In July of 1774 the Maryland
Gazette published an account of
public meeting in Elizabeth Town,
now Hagerstown. 1t was called the
first meeting of any consequence in
that part of Maryland now within
Washington County, during the
Revolutionary times. Part of that
account read as follows:
"On Saturday, the End of July,
1774, about eight hundred of the
principal inhabitants of the upper
part of Frederick County, Maryland,
assembled at Elizabeth Town, and
being deeply impressed with a sense
of the danger to which their natural
and Constitutional rights and priv
ilges were exposed by the arbitrary
measures of the British Parliament,
do think it their duty to declare
publicly their sentiments on so in
teresting a subject and to enter in
to such resolutions as may be the
means of preserving their freedom.
After choosing John Stull, Esq, their
Moderator, the following resolves
were unanimously entered into. )"
Here the paper enumerated, in the
wording of the resolutions, the feel
ings of many people in those days.
First was statement that the block
ing of the harbor at Boston was an
infringement on our rights by
Parliament, and that the people Of
Boston were in need of help and that
it was all the peoples duty to help
them. Then followed this one: "that
the stopping of all commercial in
tercourse with Great Britain will,
be the most effectual means for fix
ing our Liberties on the footing we
desire"
Next was an expression of the
need for a general Congress of Del
egates from the various Colonies
and for support and obedience t.
this Congress. Others called for i'm
mediate arrangements to make oul
own clothing, and other articles fol
which they were largely dependen
on the Old County. And among tn
resolutions was repeated the promis
to use no tea.
Remember that the meeting a
which the above was drawn up tool
place in Hagerstown, then Elizabetl
Town. Immediately after the meet
5 ing, a committee was appointed t
help raise needed foods and sup
plies for the sufferers in Boston
This committee included the chair
< man of the meeting, John Stul
| Samuel Hughes, Jonathan Hage.
r Conrad Hogmire, Henry Sneble!
2 Richard Davis, John Swan, Charlie
1 .Swearingen, Thomas Brooke, Wi
S liam Mcclure and Eli William
y Their first act was to burn in e
!, figy the one in England so muc
o responsible for the passage of tt
: act, Lord North.
: AS a result of one of the resolve
:, the one to drink no tea, nor to pc
e NIT the drinking of tea, many of tt
Il merchants publicly got rid of the
supply of tea on hand. But or
e gentleman tried to hide his "ches
Y of tea, and when it became know
k he was turned over to the commits
n for handling The committee MAJ
S. investigations and commanded hi
s. to march through the streets bar
g headed, carrying a lighted torch, al
l. finally to set afre his supply of te
= This he. did, but some of the arous'
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-07-13

public felt that he should have had
a more severe treatment, and so
they took it upon themselves to
break his doors and windows.
Shortly after this we find that
there were other actions, all sup
ported Loyalty by the citizens of this
Valley, which led to the first forms
of self government, after the In
dependence was won. Some of this
will be told later in Horse and Bug
gy Days.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-07-13
HORSE AND
BUGGY DAYS
by
Ida 10 Martin

"Tea at Three?" mo, thanks, but
I'll have cup of coffee"
Who knows but that for a few in
teresting details of history, we in
America would be slipping tea, in
stead of gulping coffee. 1t is sure
and certain that many people in
this Country would be more "tea
conscious" if British action in our
early history had not made people
on this continent hate the tea, and
sign vows not to use it.
And it is of interest to us here in
Washington County to note that
these things were taking place about
the same time that our own County
was coming into existence.
In those days it was said that this
area had wonderfully increased in
population and wealth.. The high
grass that covered the rich soil of
this valley had been turned under,
and the old wooden plows had
brought many, many acres into pro-
duction The Conococheague and
the Antietam were supplying the mo-
tive power for numerous mills; there
were a number of manufacturing
establishments, and several iron
furnaces. And Hagerstown had al
ready achieved a fair trade with
the surrounding communities.
Then came the British taxes. First
was the Stamp Act of 1765. This
Valley, as we'll as the rest of West
ern Maryland, was part of Freder-
ick County, and citizens from this
entire district voiced their disap-
proval of the Act. At Frederick the
stamp distributor was burned in
efigy. And in the same year, when
the Governor called the Legislature
together, delegates were appointed
to the first Continental Congress
Among these delegates were two To-
cal men, Joseph Chapline, the found
er of Sharpsburg, a gentleman Of
wealth and character, and one of the
largest landed proprietors in the val.
ley; and Col. Thomas Cressap, who
figured largely in much of our ear
ly history, and who had once threat
ened to march a corps of rifiemer
to Annapolis to bring the Assem-
bly, to their senses"
In the fall of that year, the clerl
of the Frederick court refused tt
handle number of legal paper
because they did not bear the staml
required by the Act, in spite of tn
fact that the stamps were not &C
tually available. This court tool
a brave stand, and issued an officia
order for the clerk to use pape
without the stamp regardless of tn
act of Parliament and in defiance @
it," The clerk still refused and wa
Immediately placed into the custod
of the sheriff for contempt of cour
and he shortly thereafter agreed t
go ahead and do his duties as di
rected In this court there were sew
eral Justices from our own Vale!
and the citizens celebrated tn
courts action by holding funer;
for the Stamp Act.
II wac op1v wear later that til
Stamp Act was repealed and onl
one more year till another act too
its place, the one that put tax O
tea, glass, paper, and painters color
1t was Immediately after the pas
ing of this act that societies sprar
UP all over the Colonies, the men
bers pledging to drink no tea" :
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-07-13

port Road.
35-2:45-W illiamsport to Kemp's
Mill road at Hulrs garage.
2:55-3:15-Kemp's Mill at Everly's
store.
3:40-3:55 - Williamsport Pike at
Sunoco station and Wayside Diner
near Prior Publishing Co.
0-5:15-Halfway at Pooles Con-
fectionery store.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-07-13
Leitersburg News

John Richard, Jr., oldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Stouffer, Lett
ersburg- Hagerstown Highway, is
suffering from an infected foot, as
the result of stepping on a nail while
playing.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-07-13

Industrial activity in new Japan,
based on 1926 production being
100, rose during April to a postwar
high of 104 index points.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-07-13

John Kerr, a member of the fac
ulty of the Hagerstown High School
and former Leitersburg resident,
who spent three weeks in the Johns
Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore where
he underwent serious operation
is now convalescing at his home and
is being cheered by the visits OF
many of his relatives, friends and fell
low teachers.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-07-13

Current population of the Ryukyu
islands is slightly under 100000
with more than half living on Okin-
ava,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-07-13

Miss Mary Poe recently attended
the funeral services in Waynesboro
on Friday for the late Wilbur Stew
enson, who was one of her pupils at
Eakles School the airst year she
taught in the county. Mrs. May
Stevenson Maxwell was also one of
her pupils the same year.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Anderson
will leave the end of the week to
spend a weeks vacation with rela-
tives of Mrs. Anderson in Philadel-
phia.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-07-13
NOTE

/ Each week in this co.'s
Surnn, we will publish
fthe Bookmobile sched-}
$uIe for the following
3week. !
! Cut out these sched-;
$ules and keep them for;
preference.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-07-13

Coeducation on an advanced level
became a reality on Okinawa in May
when $50 students entering the new
University of Ryukyus included 100
women.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
A Way With Children

A familiar type has come to the center
of the stage again with the present flu epidemic.
She is the amateur mother. A spinster who
fancies herself as having way with children
and better able to manage them than their
parents, she begs to take over as mother and
father go down for the count with the bug.
Leaving them to wrangle over their tempera-
lures, she proceeds to brief the children on what
she expects of them. 1t is frequently said that
little ones always know who loves them. Even
faster, they can spot greenhorn, and there is
nothing they love better. They appraise the
interloper coldy and promptly begin their cam
paign, under a slogan of Mummy always lets
U.s." to let her know who is boss. First they tell
her they want to 60 out. Some people would
rather try to put socks on an octopus than try
to get children into snow suits Eventually she
sends them, booted, mufiered and mittened, on
their way In five minutes they are back, with
at least four little friends In tow to listen to
their favorite radio programs She shepherds
them off to the bedroom where the blare of the
radio is only drowned out by the sound OF small
bodies crashing to the floor as they miss the
Jump from bed to bed.
Still maintaining that sweetly reasonable
demeanor which she has always said will win
any child, she announces the bath hour The
little friends are dismissed amid walls OF protest
Naturally, the radio must be brought into the
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Blessed Are the Meek

Recently correspondent sent me a
copy of the Congressional Record con-
tanning the reprint of your editorial of
March l entitled, How Frightened Can
We Get?" Few things, if any, are more
important today than that Americans
should get rid Of their fears. However,
1t is, in my opinion, unsound to suggest
as you do that "the terrifying destruc-
tiveness Of modern weapons will in itself
help nightly to prevent war" This
theory of "the bigger the danger, the
greater the safety" is a very dangerous
one.
It Is true that to some extent the
frightfulness of the weapons of war holds
men back from using them. But much
more potent is the fact that the fright
fulness of modern weapons causes fear
and tension to mount; it increases the
at least apparent advantage of the sur
prise attack. and the consequent tempta-
ton to 'get the jump" on the enemy
This still further increases the terror
and tension until it becomes unbearable
and war breaks out.
The great religious teachers have al
ways counselled the exact opposite way
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Young Drivers Need Training

The seriousness of the problem of younger
drivers is emphasized by the 20 per cent increase
in liability insurance rates for drivers under
Is just ordered by the National Bureau of Casualty
Underwriters. The increase, effective in the Dis
trct and 80 States reflects the steady rise in acci
dents involving teen-age drivers and those in
their early twentieS.
The bureaus action is based on findings OF
numerous safety research organizations respect
ing age of drivers in serious traffic mishaps. The
Interndustry Highway Safety Conference, for
example, has reported that boys and girls in the
1920 age group are involved in five times as
many accidents as persons in the $3.50 age group.
The National Safety Council found that in 1948
81 per cent of drivers In fatal accidents were
under Is, although they composed only 20 per
cent of all drivers.
1t is such alarming findings as these that
should give impetus to the movement to institute
driver-training courses in the Nations high
schools. This movement is tagging here as we'll
as in many other cities We have such courses
In only four high schools. Superintendent OF
Schools Corning has requested appropriations
necessary to extend the program to every senior
high school in the District. Experiments in
Cleveland and elsewhere have shown that such
training saves lives. The money necessary to
provide the courses for all local high schools
would be a worthwhile investment in traffic
safety.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Letters to The Star
A pseudonyn, is permissible only
When letter carries correct name
and address of Writer. Please be briet.

doubtful character to occupy positions of
responsibility
Senator Mccarthy already, in the
short time allotted to him, has proved
that the department harbored people
who associated with Communists or their
organizations. 1t is to be expected that
many OF those who infiltrated the de-
partment will lie Gas Communists are
taught to do). and that chorus of fell
low-traveling newspaper men, keyhole
columnists, and radio commentators will
attempt to smear Mr.. Mccarthy in ac-
cordance with standard Communist
practice
But these questions remain to be de-
termlned by the Congress of the United
States: Who hired the fellow-traveIers
ana associates of Communists? Who
shifted them to other Government Jobs
when they were first discovered? Where
are they now?
Surely The Star is as much interested
In the ascertainment OF the truth as
millions OF patriotic Americans. My own
feeling, and I believe it reflects the
views OF many millions OF other loyal
citizens. is: Three cheers for Fighting
Joe Mccarthy, and more power to him
In his effort to kill the Red snakes that
seek to destroy America! Fair Play.
Evening star., 1950-03-21

bathroom. The child who misses any single
crime or cowboy program is apparently marked
for life. Misty-eyed they listen to hair-raising
tales of criminals and cattle rustlers, interrupting
only to glare at her and scream, That's my sore
place!" She discovers that children's bodies are
a mass of unseen bruises scratches and cuts
which she is expected to wash around. BY the
time they are clean and her nerves are rubbed raw
by accounts of broken bodies in trunks and ten
minute gun fights, she has dropped all suavity.
She finds herself believing at them like drill
sergeant-or perhaps their own mother-that
they absolutely cannot have the radio on with
their supper. The evening meal is taken amid
an atmosphere OF silence and sniff1es Surliy,
she returns them to their parents, with no re-
grets on either SIDE The next morning she goes
with awestruck gratitude to her nice, quiet office
turning over in her mind few thousand we'll
chosen words for the next fatuous man who asks
her wouldn't she rather be married.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
BY Crosby S. Noyes

THERE is nothing particularly mys-
L terious about the great national job
of counting noses. for which the Govern
ment now is oiling it's adding machines.
AS matter of fact, the Census Bureau
will be in a position to predict most of
the pertinent answers before the field
workers punch their first doorbells on
April l..
The Bureau already is pretty sure of
many OF the answers And this Is one
Government branch which doesn't mind
getting out on limb.
The experts predict boldly, for in
stance, the number OF people who will
be tracked down in the course of the
count. In round figures, they say the
population at the moment is Isl, ,0O0, 900
some 100000 more people than there
were when the last census was taken in
1910. And that's a figure which doesn't
hold still very long. The rate OF increase
was figured at close to 100000 for the
first three months of 1850.
Furthermore. the Census Bureau tells
us ahead Of time that the female is
in the aScendancy. Since 1910, when
there was 10l men for every 100 women.
the situation has reversed. The best
guess today puts the ratio at about 80
men for every 100 women
SO FAR as population figures are con-
cerned, the Census Bureau is not, of
course, just looking into crystal ball.
Their estimates are based on a simple
but quite adequate system for keeping
tabs on things between counts.
The Bureau takes it's last figure for the
population of 131 ,699,275 It adds the
increase resulting from births and i'm
migration. and subtracts the decreases
caused by deaths and emigration. The
result, the experts say, is accurate for all
practical purposes.
Figuring out other population trends
Evening star., 1950-03-21
BY Charles E. TroceweH

Those that do specialize along such
lines play no favorites. bird Is Just
something to eat. to them. Nature is
responsible. not the animal in any real
sense.
Unfortunately the bluebird is q sweet
bird in every way. It's disposition Is
trusting and hence, like other trusting
living things, it falls victim perhaps
more than most.
It is not question of cats "preferring"
them. but simply that they are easier
caught.
Despite all one can do to protect our
beautiful birds. they will fly away from
a house. often for no reason one can
see.
The presence of cats in yard is GER
tainly one reason.
Frighten the cat with loud sound Ii
feasible. but this tends to scare away
the bluebirds, too.
The best thing is to put the house low
and not worry too much about the cats.
Both bluebirds and house wrens like
nesting low, and over the centuries have
not worried about cats one-tenth as
much as some Of their human friends.
Feel sure that II the bluebirds fly away
they have gone to the woods. where they
may md conditions more to their liking.
It is difficult thing to make condi-
tions work out in nature just as human
being may desire. We are having ter
rible time the world over with our own
human conditions. We cannot expect
too much when We try to interfere with
the pure children Of nature.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Conine Traffic Menace

No doubt the many thousands of Star
readers who saw the letter to the Editor
in the March II edition about the pet
dog that was killed by a car felt sorry
for those who lost their pet. But sympa-
thy. no matter how sincere and pro-
found, should not be allowed to hide the
other side Of such occurrences. b.,
few years ago boy on a bicycle,
while attempting to defend himself from
dog in a street In the Northeast Sec
tion, ran into truck and was killed.
Very recently two fatal accidents have
occurred in one of them in California
three persons were killed when drivers
of cars tried to prevent running over a
dog.
Here in Washington many dogs run
loose in the streets In violation of the
law. The purpose of the law requiring
dogs in public places to be under control
of responsible persons is the protection
of people from hydrophobia. But prob
ably far more deaths are caused by traf-
fic accidents resulting from unattended
dogs on streets than from hydrophobia.
The danger of fatal accidents caused by
cars trying to dodge dogs should be given
wide publicity. and dog owners and the
police should be required to keep loose
dogs of the streets.
George Frederick Miller.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Bluebird questions:

L. E. H. Of Arlington writes:
"We have q problem and need your
advice Immediately. In December we
counted 16 bluebirds In our yard one
afternoon. Immediately we built a house
according to specifications.
Recently our efforts were rewarded
when we saw two pairs inspecting the
house closely, inside and out.
Then to our dismay the bluebirds
were not here but we saw pair Of
sparrows very busy in the process Of
carrying straw into the house.
I'VE taped up the entrance, hoping to
discourage them.
In couple of days we again saw the
bluebirds and made wild dash to re-
move the tape.
Almost Immediately here came the
sparrows. Today has been game Of
cat and mouse putting on and pulling
of the tape.
What must we do? Let the best man
win?
Another question: We were told re-
Gently that cats prefer bluebirds to any
other OF the birds.
us this true?
"A cat comes to our feeding station in
early morning and late evening when we
are out OF sight.
1--WE wondered If he had anything to
do with our bluebirds coming and going.
How can we discourage the cat? Is
there any special food that viii attract
bluehirds7"
Evening star., 1950-03-21
This and That

Most bluebird houses are put up too
high. -
Four or five feet from the ground, on
solid post, is best.
Sparrows do not like to nest so low,
nor do they take kindly to nesting site
that does not sway.
In other words if you want to dis
courage the common sparrows, put the
bluebird house lower than you might
think desirable, and be sure to place it
on solid mounting, such as post or
tree.
This is about the only thing that can
be done. next to letting the best man"
win. Bluebirds are hard to keep under
any circumstances.
AT hrSt blush such low placement
strikes one as all wrong. But those who
have put out hundreds of bluebird
houses, as has been done in some sections
OF the country, say this is the only way
to insure steady take" by the desir-
able species.
The SparroWs are always ready to
take over nice house, but they want 1t
high, and they want it to sway in the
wind
They do not always stick to the second
principle Of sparrow nest building. Every
one has seen their nests in solid caves,
and the like. But it will be noticed, like
wise, that the caves are high.
Sparrows will not build low, II they
can help 1t.
AS for cats prererring bluebirds IS
food, that is ridiculous.
Not every cat is bird catcher. by any
means.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Has Little Faith in HOLLYWOOD

Every magazine or newspaper one
picks up lately has articles devoted to
The repeal Of the 20 per cent luxury tax
on movie admissions. But actually there
isn't a fairer means Of collecting taxes
than by placing them on an item which
affects only those who have money to
squander on such luxury.
II the tax were removed, Hollywood
would make more money than ever be-
fore since it could increase its admis-
sion prices 10 per cent and still present
lower price to the public. Thus the movie
kings would become wealthier and since
income has to come from some source,
the American people would be taxed on
something else. perhaps even that which
is necessary to our subsistence
So let's not be misled by this sudden
concern displayed by Hollywood in the
interests of the American people, for
Hollywood has always looked out for its
best interests and 1t isn't going to cease
to do so now. Joan Murphy.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
With All the FIiIIs Upon 1t

A news item appeared recently in The
Star which might we'll cause concern If
the idea Of the Connecticut Avenue AS
ISOLATION, Inc. is carried out.
The holding of a prize winning con-
test on Easter would be an offense of
Christianity. Days with religious signi-
f1cance have been commercialized too
often of late. And one must hope that
the ten best-dressed Washington women
will not lend their support to such pro-
posal.
The Easter parade itself has been, in
many places, spontaneous response to
the usual mildness of the weather and
the general beauty OF the world. Why
should this be commercialized? Why
should day sacred to millions all over
the world be desecrated with 4 contest
for prizes? fur Il.
Easter is holy day. Let us keep it
holy. Helen M. White.