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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-12-21
MARY ]. DOUGLAS
Local Clio Labor To Sponsor Children's
Christmas Party On Saturday Morning
Expect To Entertain Over Fifteen Hundred Undeprveged
Youngsters At Merry Party At Maryland Theater, With Candy
And Other Gifts For All.

, town tradition.
Christmas afternoon large
Christmas Party will be held at Bel
levue, on the Middleburg pike, for
the elderly folks. Ice cream and as
sorted cookies, along with candies
and fruit will be served by c. I. o.
members. Novelties and personal
gifts will be distributed to approx
imately rs residents. During the
party, Mr.. o. R. While, a member of
Amalgamated Local 842, will set
up his sound system and Christ
mas carols will echo throughout
Bellevue.
Special Christmas treats and gifts
are also being sent to the elderly
folks at the Milton Home over the
holidays.
+ The local c. I. o. memberships
sponsoring the Christmas cheer in
clude:
Amalgamated Local 842 Consist
ing of Fairchild Aircraft, Pang-
born Corporation, Victor Products
and Caskey Baking Co. Units; the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Lo-
cal 464; United Furniture Workers,
Local 472; United Gas, Coke and
Chemical Workers, Local 294; United
Steel Workers, Local 3847; United
Shoe Workers, Local 149; United
Railroad Workers, Local 488 and
Communications Workers of Amer
lea, Maryland Plant Division, Local
"a.
C. I. o. Labor sincerely apprec-
iates the cooperation of officials from
San Mar, Quincy and Milton Wright
Orphanages, also those from the To-
cal boys and girls clubs, the Saliva
ton Army, the Volunteers of Amer
lea and Mr.. and Mrs Long of
Bellows.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-12-21
Annual Meeting Of
Community Chest
Five New Directors Named -
Report Shows 1850 Drive Rails
ed 12o,O0O-Tribute Paid To
Late George Bohman.

AT the annual meeting of the
Washington County Community
Chest, held in the Court House on
Friday evening, it was announced
that the recent drive for funds has
now totaled something over $12O, 900.
The goal for the drive was $117,00O
Elmer Funkhouser, who was ap-
pointed to act as chairman at the
meeting, gave a brief summary of
the financial condition of the cor
poration, which is in a very healthy
condition, after which Roy Dancer.
ST., president of the chest, paid a
beautiful tribute to the late George
Bohman who was president of the
organization at the time of his
death.
On the motion of r. Paul Smith. a
unanimous vote of thanks was ex-
tended to PAUL S. Shields, chair
man of the drive, and his co-work-
ers, for the magnificent job they did
during the campaign, and a vote of
thanks were also extended to Har-
ry Newcomer, Register of Wills, for
the use of his Office for the meeting.
Nominations were then made for
five directors, to serve for a three
year term which resulted in the
election of John Baer, Myron L.
Bloom, L. Vinton Hershey, Herman
Hopes and Odella Letter, who will
serve with the ten other directors
whose term of office has not yet ex-
pred
The organization meeting of the
board of directors will be held in
January lat which time they will
elect president and other officers
for the ensuing year. !,
Every participating agency of the
chest was represented at the meet
ing, which was exceptionally well
attended.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-12-21

Elaborate preparations have been
in progress for several weeks for
the Merry Christmas Theatre Party
for c. l. o. members children, who
will act as hosts to hundreds of I'M
derprivileged youngsters in this and
near vicinities.
The party will be held Saturday
morning, December %, at the Mary
land Theatre, from 1000 a. m. I'M
til noon, with the doors opening at
$50. Children's animated cartoons
will be featured, such as mickey
Mouse" and Donald Duck and af-
ter the showing of the films Santa
Claus will present each child attend
ing with a box of assorted candies,
candy canes, oranges, toys and novel
ties.
All c. I. o. members are urged to
help achieve the goal of seeing that
all Hagerstown underprivileged
children attend the Christmas Par
ty. 1t is hoped that minimum
number Of parents will accompany
the children, in order to provide
more seats for youngsters, as a
sufficient number of appointed c..
I. o. parents will be on hand to care
for children attending.
The little folks who have accept
ed invitations to attend to date are:
children from San Mar, Quincy and
Milton Wright Orphanges, for whom
special buses have been chartered
to Hagerstown. Cooperating are
the Salvation Army and Volunteers
of America who are sending large
groups of children. A large turn
out of youngsters is also expected
from the Hagerstown Girls Club and
the Hagerstown Boys Club for both
white and colored boys. Approx
imately 1900 children were enter
tanned at last years Christmas Par
ty, but it is estimated the figure will
be exceeded this year.
With continued success it is hoped
the c. I. o. Christmas Parties for
underprivileged youngsters will
grow each year, becoming Hagers-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-12-21

Franklin D. Spofford, pictured
above, this month completed Is
years of service with the Blue Ridge
Transportation Company.
A graduate of the University of
Illinois, he was first employed in 1925
as an engineer in the research de-
partment of the West Penn Electric
Company in Pittsburgh. When the
offices of Blue Ridge Lines were
moved here in 1882, Mr.. Spofford
was transferred to Hagerstown as
transportation engineer. In 1885 he
was named assistant to the president
of Blue Ridge Lines = the position
he now holds
Long active in the bus transporta-
ton industry, Mr.. Spofford is a past
president of the Pennsylvania Bus
Association and a member of the
executive committee of the National
Bus Traffic Association.
He is past president of the Ha-
gerstown Lions Club, and has served
as president of the Washington Area
Council, Boy Scouts of America.
For his able administration and
other outstanding Scouting contribu-
tons, Mr.. Spofford was awarded the
coveted Silver Beaver in 1948.
He is member of st. Paul's
Methodist Church, and with his wife
and three sons resides at 1910 Oak
Hill Avenue.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-12-21
Mr.. And Mrs. Urgo
Hosts To Girls Club
Entertain Members OF The
Club AT Turkey Dinner And
Christmas Party On Sunday
Afternoon.

One hundred and fifteen girls, all
members of the Hagerstown Girls
Club, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jos. F. Urgo, proprietors of the
Terrace Restaurant, at a turkey
dinner and Christmas party, held in
the Terrace Room of their restaur-
ant on Sundayafternoon, from 800
o'clock to 500 o'clock. 1t was the
second straight year that Mr.. and
Mrs. Urgo have been hosts to the
club members.
Following the dinner, which was
served with all the trimmings land
to which the youngsters did full
Justice), several gifts were present
ed to the girls, after which thew
settled down to enjoy a fine pros
gram.
The program opened with the
playing of several Christmas Carols
by Bill Fraley and his Orchestra
with the youngsters joining in the
singing. The services Of the or
chestra were obtained by George
Flnney, through the courtesy of Lo-
cal no of the American Federation
of Musicians (and George, who has a
milk route, has offered to supply
milk during Christmas for any Of
the girls that might need it,.
Santa Claus, played by Eddie
Grout, then talked to the girls
from his workshop at the North
Pole, after which the program con-
cluded with several numbers by the
pupils of the Judy Corrigan Dane
ing School, in which the following
took part: Barbara Sue Order. Nan
cy and Dorothy Jones, Francis Nc
Kee Price, Hickey Melintz and Pat
Pendelton
The girls were transported to and
from the party by buses donated by
the Potomac Edison Co., and in adj
dition to the officers of the Club
visitors included Roy Dancer, ST..
PAUL. S. Shields and Carroll L.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-12-21
Manufacturers Bureau
Elects Directors

AT the meeting of the Manufac-
turers Bureau, held on Monday
night, Harold Porter, of the Porter
Chemical Company, and Harold Ell
lis, of the Victory Hosiery Corpora
ton, were elected members of the
Board of Directors for three-year
term.
Other officers of the Board, whose
terms have not yet expired, are: J.
V. Jamison, III, John M. Miller. E.. T.
Roof and E. D. Schlotterbeck
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-12-21
INTERNAL REVENUE OFFICE
GETS READY FOR TAX RUSH

The US Treasury Department has
announced that additional deputy
collectors of Internal Revenue will
be assigned to the various counties
IN Maryland, for the purpose of as
sisting taxpayers in filing amended
Estimated Income Tax Returns, and
farmers in fling Estimated Income
Tax Returns for the calendar year
1850.
The additional collectors will be at
the Hagerstown Office, which is 10
Gated in the Post Office, from Janu-
airy 2 through January Is.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-12-21
Fire AT Fairgrounds

A fire of undetermined origin COM
pletely destroyed the exhibition hall
at the fairgrounds on Sunday after
noon, with a loss estimated in the
neighborhood OF 100000, partly
covered by insurance.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-12-21
Higher Relief Payments

Higher relief payments have been
approved by the State Board of
Public Welfare to bring allotments
into line with the rising cost of liv-
ing.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-12-21

A wise old man once said: "A chip
on de shoulder is about de heavies'
load a body carries"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-12-21

Be pretty if you can, witty if you
must, but agreeable if it kills you.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-12-21

During this Christmas season all
the Hagerstown stores are, gaily
lighted; the streets of the downtown
section are decorated with lighted
Santa Claus wreaths; many of the
homes have beautiful light effects
symbolizing the Christmas season;
but, except for the hours of serv-
ices, all our churches remain in
darkness. Why?
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-10-01

2 potatoes, 2 inches in diameter, the
support level in October per 100-lb.
bag, graded, sacked and loaded
(washed in areas where that is the
general practice), fob. shipping
point, is SIPS in Montana
Sell at Support Levels
Summing up the various in
fluences, it seems advisable to store
rather heavily if prices offered are
under support levels in the near
future but to sell at least normal
proportion, if prices are up to or
above support.
During late fall and winter, bulges
to or slightly over the rising support
level appear to be as much as can
be hoped for and should be utilized
to make heavy. sales. Variety diff
ferences should be allowed for, of
course. The choicer kinds may re-
main consistently above support and
the less desirable ones. considerably
under it.
The 1851 crop seems likely to be
without government support. The
law provides that there can be no
support after this season without
marketing quotas but it does not au-
thorize imposing quotas and there is
no push to revise the law.
If the law is not changed and pro-
duction in 1851 is near the level of
the last five years, a disastrously
low level of prices is likely to pre-
vail. 1t is not pleasant prospect,
but such disaster or quota controls
appear to be the alternative ways to
bring production into line with pres
ent day demand.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-10-01

discussion don't mean much
where there's just wheat or range
or such, but where a fellow can
decide to sell his feed in can or
hide, why would he market grain
or hay in any other kind of way?
Year in and out, thru bad and
good, I'd think that any smart
man would ship just as much of
ev'rything thru livestock as he
can, by jing.
Now I don't mean to preach
about the benefits from hauling
out the fertilizer livestock makes,
or how livestock program takes
a lot less stuff out of your soil,
l simply claim it takes less toll.
| like to joyfully eompare myself
with neighbor over there; I've got
as big farm as he, but he works
twice as much as me. His place is
mostly oats and corn and he
shows signs of being worn, while
mine is nearly all in grass and
I am full of vim and sass. He has
to pillow and cut and pick It'll it's
a wonder he amt sick, while I
just sit upon the fence admiring
me for my good sense.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-10-01
lie You w ak
On Highways

The Montana highway patrol out
lined the following safe walking
rules for particular observance at
night:
l. Obey all traffic signs and sig
nails.
2. Look both ways before stepping
into the street.
8. Take into account the fact that
approaching cars are probably
travelling much faster than they
SEEM
4. Remember that the driver can
not see you until practically on top
of you.
5. Wear something white at night.
6. Walk facing oncoming traffic if
no sidewalks are available.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-10-01
Potato Production
Tops Need 5 to 4
By GILBERT GUSLER

IN SPITE OF WAR preparedness
and initiation, the potato market out
look is bleak. The trouble is soon
told: A crop of about five bags for
each four bags needed.
The September crop forecast is
420,00O,000 bushels, or 100000
more than last year when 100000
bushels finally landed in the gov
ernment's lap. This years crop goal
was only 335,000,000 bushels.
The 100000 acres planted were
4 percent less than last year and
smallest since 1876, but much larger
than needed with today's high
yields. The commercial allotment
was only 1,137,000 acres.
High Yields
Improved production technique
and good weather promise new
high average yield of 230.1 bushels
an acre. Growers in Maine are ex-
pecting an average of 480 bushels
All acre; in California $50 bushels;
in Idaho, 200 bushels. Better va
rieties, richer land, increased plant
ing rates, heavier fertilization, inn
proved pesticides and more inten-
sive cultivation with good weather
are bringing these results.
Civilian disappearance per person
is down around 109-11O pounds
against 1875 pounds 40 years ago.
That means about 27O,00O,00 -275,-
100000 bushels this year. Normal
disappearance as seed, feed and
waste probably is around 100000 00-
60,000,000 bushels. Military takings,
exports and shipments to outlying
possessions can be counted at TO-
100000 to 100000 bushels.
s5.000.000 Bushels Over
If the final crop turnout reaches
42O, 100000 bushels-it could be even
1arger-there will be about 85,000,-
900 bushels without a home except
for those able to take advantage of
Uncle Sans sheltering arms. I'm
ports may increase this figure few
million bushels.
The support price is intended to
reflect to growers national average
of so percent of the January, 1850,
parity price, the minimum permitted
under the present law. For u. S. No.
l, U. S. commercial and U. S.. No
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-10-01
Song Of the Lazy Farmer

IT GIVES some folks an awful
a pain to have to raise thing
but grain;- they wander round
with frowning face if there's
cow upon the place, they cleim
that livestock ties them down so
they can hardly get to town, and
argue that all birds like me are
just as crazy as can be. Now this
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-10-01

One of the most important decisions
farm family makes is the choice of a new
barn. So before you build, why not see
all the efficient modern designs in the
Weyerhaeuser 4-Square Farm Building
Service. This Service, including the best
in modern farm buildings, complete
with blueprints for every building, is
offered for your free use by your 4-Square
Lumber Dealer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-03-09
Legislature Ends
Without Action On
Soldier Bonus Bill

The Maryland Legislature ad-
jouncd last Thursday without official
action on Veterans bonus. Adjourn
mcnt Of the Senate prevented any
final action.
The House had passed % to 20 a
SO million bill for referendum in
November on paying a $40 to $500
bonus for veterans Of both world
wars. It would have been financed by
an extra penny on the state sales
tax.
The Senate however, adjourned at
$3.50 p. m. The House carried on until
5:38 passing some bills, rejecting
others and handing out presents and
compliments. There was Senate
bonus bill on hand which might have
been acted on in the House but it
was not brought to the House floor
Senator Phoebus of Somerset
county, warned that the bonus would
be made campaign issue this year
The Senate bill called for $125 mil
lion, to be financed by using sales tax
receipts over $50 million a year and
extra property taxes if necessary.
Gov Lane had said he would veto
bill like that because it wasn't
properly financed.
The Senate killed bill which
would have repealed Maryland's
Jim Crow segregation law.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-03-09
Mayor and Council
Have Final Meeting

The CONCLUDING session for the
present Mavor and Town Council of
Oakland was held Monday night. with
routine business quickly acted upon.
Adjournment came early. for the first
time this wear.
T,ro ro,r,;4s ,,.oro c,r,n+od ono 70
y HrauIa ~ Car, .,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-03-09
Oakland Scout Troop
Gets 25-Year Charter

Oakland Troop No. 81, Boy Scouts
Of America, was presented its 25-year
charter, at the Board Of Review held
last Thursday evening in the Scout
hall. The Oakland troop is one of
three within the Potomac Council
area that has continued uninter-
luptedly for that period of time.
The troop was organized in the fall
of 1924 with Rev \. J. Torrey, Epis-
copal rector as its first scoutmaster.
Other scoutmasters have been Scott
w. Shirer, Rev. Paul &. Lincweaver,
George H. Hanst, Bernard |. Gender,
Jr,, Robert W. Stemple, Howard c..
Riggs, Howard Naylor and William
G. Fife. Ralph NJ. Fauber is the
present scoutmaster.
Since the troops organization there
have been eighteen who have reached
the highest rank in scouting, that Of
Eagle Scout They were Bernard l.
Gender, Jr., Dr. Thomas A. Gender,
Jr., James A. Lee, DR.. McClelland
Dixon. Kenneth Stahl, Robert W..
Stemple, George Altstetter, Guy
Gregg. Ward limbaugh, Harley
Dawson. Kenneth Lawton, Horace
ODonncl, Hopwood Wooddell,
Charles Mason, Howard Naylor, Rob
ert Lawton, Robert B. Sincell and
Richard Leighton
The charter was presented by
Willis V. Smith, scout executive, to
members of the Troop Committee,
and he also spoke briefly to the boys
on the pleasures of scouting along
with the training for citizenship.
Five scouts were before the Board
of Review for advancement to second
class. Thomas Nally and Billy Schaef-
fer were presented with their pins.
The other three will be advanced at
the next meeting upon completion of
their requirements, Douglas Smith,
Dale Evans and Billy Moore.
This evening the Oakland scouts
will meet with the Crcllin scouts at
Crcllin at a chicken supper. The Crel-
lin troop will receive its charter
marking the beginning of their
second year under the leadership Of
Harold Lantz, scoutmastcr, and Ward
AshbY, assistant
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-03-09
Two Hurt in Crash

Gerald O'Bricn, 20, of Canton, O.,
is recovering from facial injuries re-
ceived March 1 in Washington, Pa,
when a station wagon in which he
was a passenger skidded and crashed
into utility pole. The driver of the
car, Daniel Perrin, escaped with a
minor wrist and ankle sprain. O'Brien
was given first aid and taken to a
Washington hospital by city police.
He later returned to Canton.
The pair were enroute to Swanton
to visit O'Brien's parents, Mr. and
Ms. G. c. O'Brien, when the accident
occurred.
G.M. workers aic seeking pay
hike Of 81 cents an hour and pension.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-03-09
Bone Breaks Window

A soupbone was the cause of a
broken plate glass window in the
office of the West Maryland Power
company last Saturday afternoon,
and those who witnessed the incident
say it is fortunate no one was walk
ing along the sidewalk at the time.
a dog was really the guilty cul-
prit." He dragged soupbone out
into the street. Then an automobile
driven by Earl Shobc came along and
the front wheel Of the machine struck
the bone in such a way that it was
tipped forcibly through the window.
The glass is about by feet, and
is being replaced by the owner Of the
building, |. r. Rudy. The glass was
insured.
I
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-03-09

Twila Carskadon and Dottie Cars
kadon and Mrs. Penelope Wouing, Of
near McCoole, spent Sunday with
relatives
Mr.. Carl Hayes and Mrs Harold
Lantz visited the formers daughter,
Rita Louise Hayes, in kingwood w.
Va, Friday afternoon.
Mr.. J. l.. Wiles and family, of
Rowlesburg, spent Sunday with Mr.,
and Mrs. Rex Wilcs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burlin Ilollcr and
daughter Rita, were Sunday guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Propst. Mr..
Propst returned recently from the hos
pital
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-03-09

George. and Miss AIDA Leighton were
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. NJ. Falkenstein, Oakland, ON Sun
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur L. Dewitt
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thane White, Oakland.
Smyrna times., 1950-09-14

and insect and disease control, are
open to horticulture majors, and
as electives to other students at
the short course.
The second annual Farm Short
Course begins November 13. Stu
dents can choose from courses in
dairy, poultry, crops, livestock,
farm business, and farm machin-
cry. Experts in the various fields
from the school of agriculture, ex-
pertinent station, and extension
staffs will teach the classes. The
short course is open to men and
women IL years old and over, from
Delaware and other states, who
are interested in practical train
ing in agriculture. Catalogs and
application blanks are available
from w. C. Skoglund. Agricultural
Short Course Office, University of
Delaware, Newark.
Smyrna times., 1950-09-14

eats well. but fails to gain weight.
There is a constant drain on the
animals body, since it is support
ing a colony of interlopers.
Worms may continue to thrive,
with worm medicine by its own
even though an animal ''is dosed
with worm medicine by its own
err" DR.. Turk said, because only a
few drugs are effective against
any one kind of parasite. And
sometimes dose of worm medi-
cine does much more damage to
the weakened animal than to the
vigorous and healthy parasites the
animal harbors.
Proper management of animals
on pasture, and proper nutrition
are more important than drugs in
controlling parasites, says the Vet
erinary Association.
Smyrna times., 1950-09-14

arm" Scare-buying on the part of
the housewife was primarily re-
sponsible for the June to July sales
increase of 16 per cent. The de-
mand for such items as hosiery,
household appliances, linens. and
television sets which the consum-
er expected to be curtailed in the
future was unusually strong.
The surge of protective buy
ing" on the part of the industrial
mented an almost immediate in
crease in prices during July. Led
by higher food and farm product
prices. the wholesale and consum-
er indexes for the United States
rose 4 and 1 per cent, respec-
lively. In Philadelphia, the cost
of food and house furnishings ad-