The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-01-19

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the Board of County Commissioners
brought up that old bugaboo-as-
sessments-at Tuesdays meeting, he
really started something. This
matter of increased assessments is
one on which Commissioner Wins
low Burhans had often expressed
his opinion, and as he told me after
the meeting, it is his feeling that
not only should there be no further
increases in the assessment of prop
erty, but there should also be a re-
duction in some of the assessments
already made.
He expressed these feelings during
Tuesdays discussion and for a while
the argument waxed hot and heavy
particularly between Burhans and
Commissioner Joseph Hoffman. but
things finally quoted down and the
whole matter was scheduled to be
gone into further at next weeks
meeting.
At the Kiwanis Club luncheon
last Thursday l learned more about
the Red Cross blood bank than ]
had ever dreamed of.
Because of the fact that my blood
is not acceptable, have not kept up
too well on this great work, but
after listening to Mrs. Nat Raskin
chairman of the blood bank COM
mittee, l realized what a tremen-
dous job they were doing and how
important it is in the cause of health
Speaking entirely eXtemporane-
ously, Mrs. Raskin carried the XII
wants members through the history
of blood plasma and whole blood
from the World War days right
down to the present, and gave strik-
ing illustrations of how often the
blood donated by the people of this
county has saved life.
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that the next visit of the Bloodmo-
bile to Hagerstown will be on Mon
day, February 6, and the Hagers-
town Lodge Of the Elks has volun-
teered to take complete charge of
supplying the number of donors re-
quired. This action of the Elks or
ganization is surely to be commend
ed by everyone.
l was interested in reading that
the recently formed Hagerstown
Photographic Society has swung in
to action, with about fifty camera
enthusiasts attending their first
meeting last week, during which
the president, Carroll L. Baechtel,
outlined the purpose of the society
and then introduced two guest
speakers from York, Pa. Mr. and
Mrs. Ward Goughnour, who spoke
on the fascination of camera clubs
and explained the value of print
quality" in an exhibit of competitive
prints
The secretary of the society, Bob
Mathews, announced at the meeting
that meetings will be held regular
ly on the second and fourth We'd
nesdays of each month at 800
o'clock at the Washington County
Museum, so if you are interested in
photography, why not attend their
next meeting.
On Saturday afternoon I attend
ed a meeting of the board of direct
ors of the Hagerstown Junior Bas-
ketball League, and it sure was fine
to sit there and discuss with and
listen to group of young men who
are giving freely of their time and
efforts so that the youngsters can
participate in this healthy exercise
as well as learn something of clean,
competitive spirit. It is through
such organizations as this, the Ju-
Nor Baseball League and the Little
Baseball League that the youngsters
of the community get an opportun-
ity to become better citizens of to-
morrow.
Congratulations to Walter Dembi-
&c on being named manager of the
Franklin Street Peoples Drug
Store.
Walter, who has been assistant
manager of the store for the past
five years, well deserves his promo
ton, and his many friends are more
than glad to hear of it.
My good friend, Howard Moore,
of Sun Valley, Cal, who will be re-
membered for those beautiful hand
painted ties that I have talked about
SO much in this column, has just
sent me copy of the Los Angeles
Times 224-page mid-winter edition.
When laid it down alongside the