The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-07-06

Ii you Hilu tn6 paper llIIlS
skinny this week, it is simply due
to the fact that We editor took day
off, due to the Fourth of July holiday.
AS was expected, Governor Lane,
following the sudden death of James
j. Lacy, appointed j. Willard Tawes
to fill out Mr. Lacy's unexpired term.
Mr.. Tawes will be Governor Lanes
running mate in the coming election,
having filed as a candidate for State
Comptroller, after the late Mr. Lacy
announced that he would not be
candidate to succeed himself.
The Council has approved the
Mayors appointment of Howard K.
Stickell as member of the Planning
and Zoning Commission, replacing
the late Nelson Rowe
My congratulations to Thomas w.
Pangborn, president of the Pangborn
Corporation, on being named one of
the South's fifty foremost leaders of
1850, for his lifetime record of dis
tinguished service to the South.
William M. British, County Super
intendent of Schools, was the guest
speaker at the Kiwanis Club lunch
con last Thursday and gave both an
interesting and humorous report on
his recent trip to Europe. In one of
the best talks that has been given at
the Club in long while, Mr.. British
emphasized the necessity of better
understanding between the people OF
the United States and those abroad,
and the only fault to be found with
his talk was that he had to cut it
short in order that the meeting might
be over at the usual time
l personally regret that he didn't
have time to tell the members of the
club of his experience in the public
baths in Finland, for it's about the
funniest story I have ever heard in
a long time. So the next time you
see him on the street, ask him about
it.
Friday nights meeting of the May
or and Council was one of the most
interesting l have attended in long
time. A number of important mat
tiers came up for discussion and each
one of them was thoroughly explored
before any action was taken.
One of the matters brought before
the Council was the proposed heating
of the Washington County Hospital
with steam supplied by the Munich
pal Light Plant. There was no ques-
ton whatever of approving any con-
tract, either formally or informally,
but all that took place on this ques-
ton was the reading by City At
torney Urner Of a clause that he
proposed to add to any contract that
might be drawn up, which would
enable the City (should contract
eventually be signed) to cancel such
contract in the event that it was
definitely found that the supplying of
steam by the Light Plant was in
furious to its main purpose-that of
supplying light and power to the
citizens of Hagerstown. The Council
unanimously approved the wording
of the proposed clause and they were
then assured by Mr. Urner that be-
fore they were asked to vote on any
contract at all, each member of the
Council would be handed a copy of
such proposed contract well in ad-
vance, so that he would be able to
study it at his leisure before being
asked to vote on it.
The next matter brought up was
the reading of a letter from Claude
M. Potterfeld, chairman of the Plan
ming and Zoning Commission, in
which he stated that his Commission
recommended the purchase of GER
tain property in the second block OF
Jonathan Street, in order that the
Municipal parking lot might be en-
larged and also as the first step in q
long-range plan of widening iona
than Street.
During the discussion that follow
ed it was very evident that each
member of the Council had his own
ideas regarding the question of wild
ening Jonathan Street, and as mat
ter of fact, before the discussion end
ed, the widening of other streets in
the city was freely discussed.
Following the lengthy discussion
the Council voted to have a commit
tee appointed for the sole purpose Of
putting valuation on the property
that it was proposed the city should
purchase, and that after report has
been received, the matter will come
up for further discussion. Mayor H
L. Mills then appointed Charles F