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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-09
Team Standing
WOW. LADIES
LEAGUE

All the teams in the league broke
even last week, and so there is no
change in the standings. The Leafs
and Trunks still remain in tie for
the first position.
H. Lefever took both individual
honors, with single game O20) and
two-game set GID.
200 Or Better Glass
H. Lefever, 120-217; o. Carter,
106-207; o, Stoddard, 1O4-2O7; M.
Eickelberger, 103-205; A. Carper,
10000.
80 Or Better Glass
B. Hart, LOT; G. Keckler, 106; c.
Nemzek, 1903; P. Trovinger, 102; F.
Grimes, 102; F. Speaker, 1O2; N.
Socks, 1902; c. Bowman, 100; M.
Bowman, SO; ]. Zimmerman, 81; A.
McNamee, 81; M. Hildebrand, 90;
P. Myers, 90; M. Lapole, 95; L. Hoo
yer, 95; M. Slower, "a; A. Steven
son, "a; c. Russell, "a; H. Henson, 90;
T. Beeler, 90; C. Grove, 81; E. Cd
gen, 80.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-09
Team Standing

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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-09
Team Standing
Points
Division 2

The Iris team is still leading this
division, just one point ahead of the
second-place Pansies. The Forget
Me-Nots, by gaining three points,
broke their tie for third place with
the Lilacs, who could only get one.
The sixth-place Jonquils had the
high team single game (49D and the
Pansies had the high three game set
(1372).
Dorothy King, of the Roses, had
the high individual single game 1880
and c. Foltz, of the Iris, had the high
+Lro, ,,,,,,,, r,4 (oInA
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-09
800 OR Better Glass
Team Standing
LIONS CLUB
LEAGUE

Inc league ended their third
quarter on Thursday night, with the
Ears coming out on top, with the
Names and Tails in tie for second
place. The Heads had the high team
single game (573), which was a
high for the season, and the Names
had the high set (1569).
Arnold took the high individual
single game (150) and Lewis had
the high three-game set 1859.
100000 Glass
Anold, 150-349; Ridenour, 144-323;
Stone, 136-331 Fiery, 131-342;
Lewis, 125-368; Howard, 1924;
Minnich, 1898; Marshall, 1T
300; McCauley, 116--329; Lyles, 116-
324; Glass, 115-305; Burkholder, 112-
1872; Cop1ey, 112-316; Patterson, Ill
300; Farley, ITO; Hess, 11O-325;
Foltz, 10000; Main, 110-307; Oliver,
109-313; Kieffer, 1O7-3O7; Vance, 1O6;
Zimmerman, 106; Sellman, 105; Bow
man, 105; Newton, 103; Hoffmaster,
100.
Note: Sperow deserves "recogni-
ton" for his game of Sc!
Team Standing
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-09
Team Standings
Points
EAGLES CLUB
LEAGUE

The Cardinals and Falcons re-
manned in a tie for the lead last
week, each having won all three Of
their games. The owls bad the high
team single game (587) and the
Pheasants had the high set (1604).
Biser had the high individual
single game 04D and Black had
the high three-game set (372).
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-09
100000 Glass

c. Foltz, 100, 1880; l, Irby, 100,
100000; f. Couchman, 116-304; d.
King, 1876; B. Schwinger, ia; c.
Price, liz; V. Knode, Ill; l. Wingert,
109; o. Jones, 109; C. Fitz, 1903; A. M.
McSherry, 1903; D. Snapp, 1903; L.
Miles, 1903; M. Seigman, t03; M.
Cowden, 1902; M Barnes, 100; B. A.
Staley, 100; M. Haynes, 100; V. Pear
son, 100.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
D. {. Building Permits
In 1949 Rank Sixth
Among U. 5. Cities
ey the Associcted Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 17-Building
permits in 215 cities attained a
record total of S3,818,869 in 1949
Dun & Bradstreet reported today
This exceeded by 3 of one per
cent the previous high of $3,9o7,-
728. .840 established In the previous
year.
Sustained activity in the final
four months of 1949 pushed the
building construction industry to
the new record.
Largest regional gains over 1e4e
occurred in the West Central
States, where the total was up II S
per cent: South Central, up 1o.4;
East Central, up SIS. and South
Atlantic, up 4.8. Only declines
were 1862 per cent in the Pacific
Region and 2 per cent in New
England.
New York City's total of $685.
528.184 for the year fell 2.3 per
cent under the 1948 level. Sharp
gains over the previous year
pushed Detroit into third place in
the Nation in total volume, sup
planting Chicago, and Washing
ton into sixth position, replacing
Philadelphia.
Washington's total was $80,053,-
819 VS.. $50,600,970 in 1948.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Stock Market Rises;
Auto, Rubber and
Steel Issues Lead

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Spirited
midmorning demand boosted the
stock market today.
Advances of fractions to more
than a point were literally dis
tributed through the list. Buying
centered on steel, automobile and
rubber stocks.
Railway shares, favorites late
yesterday. moved up easily in re-
sponse to only modest support
Buying of carrier stocks Monday
pulled the market out OF an early
slump.
The volume of trading picked
up speed as prices advanced. Ac-
tivity contracted a bit after the
most aggressive demand had been
satisfied. but prices held up all
along the line.
Higher prices were paid for
United States Steel, Youngstown
Sheet. General Motors, Chrysler
Studebaker, Goodrich, United
States Rubber, Goodyear, Allan
tic Coast Line, Illinois Central
New York Central, Southern Pa
cif1c, Motorola, Zenith. Philco
Montgomery Ward, j. I. Case, Ma
tional Distillers, American Tele-
phone. Allied Chemical, Du Pont,
Westinghouse Electric, Standard
Oil (New Jersey, Warner Bros.
and Certain-Teed.
Corporate bonds, including rail
obligations, moved narrowly.
United States Government issues
held steady in over-the- counter
dealings,
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Jan; II tR.--Grains worked
Trading was relatively light at the start
overnight sales OF flour.
There were reports that indicated some
Spain to offset recent British purchases
Observers said that outside interest
n shs market dt.a.ti, y limited and that trades
duence.
Corn was fairly steady on oome com
eaus sb 5ayRf NTH GSnny tsSa ee.n eTnss nso
- par!ns the nrst hour wheat was 7b-ss
cen cent higher. March, 2.15A: corn was
and oats were ~ shS hisher Mflss MAY. 81. Gs.
Soybeans were Nm cent higher, March,
2:s2M, and lard was 2 to 10 cents q
There were unconfirmed floor reports
sproximateiy sla 100000 with WHICH to
and snd Canada. ;a y addition some opposi
entrance Of Western Germany and Japan Jan
on the belief that were nfas they permitted
to enter the United States may lose
Most traders agree that the action OF
the export program, They note that
domestic hour demand continues at low
level.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics
estimated that the corn carryover next
fall may be around 1,000,0O0,O00 bushels.
The bureau says that more than half Of
ried over October l was destined either
for Government ownership or resealed for
The agency said large volume Of the
1e49 crop will be placed under loan or
purchase agreement during the marketing
Of corn. IN the. current year is expected
to be larger than q year ago because
Of increased feed requirements.
ernment is in the market for a quantity
Of lard to be export to European coun-
tries' including Germany. Floor talk said
will be annnounced soon.
The five-day weather forecast predicts
temperatures UP to I'VE degrees under
normal in most farm sections with not q
great deal Of precipitation
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Jan; II lP UsDAl.-sal-
iate5 trade .. fairly active gsnerally weak
and choice 1S0-220 pound. 1900 80;
23o-25o pound, 5;O0-15; Is; 26o-3o0
1449999-114459 soo sews under nd. 450 p9qnds' 66
Salable cattle, s,000;, salable. calves,
BOO; steers opened weak: closed fairly
weak; cows and bulls fully steady; Vealers
steady to so cents higher; four loads
eehodieSe dSe I.15o-1.225 pound steers, 1926
1897 pound, weights, 1925; long strine
common and medium 925-pound steeds,
2i50: go two loads Light cutter grade steers
2e.75; load choice. steers and heifers
mixed, 340o: most beef cows, l5.o5-
1880; Gamers and cutters, l300-l5 90;
medium and good sausage bulls. 1915
Il 80; medium to choice vealers, 27 ,0e-
$500.
salable sheep, $500; little done; scat.
tered early sales steady to weak on lambs:
bidding so cents lower, or $500 down;
105 pound choice wooled carrying heavy
end, 22.75; good to choice CLIPPERS. 22 90;
Light ,yeaIlings, 1000; ewes firm. mostly
9.o0-12.00.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
New York Produce

NEW YORK, Jan. II lP,.-Butter 97s,.
47o; easy. Wholesale prices on bulk car
tons: Creamery. higher than 90 score
lAA), 6212 cents; 92 score (Al, 61s[-62;
90 score OBJ, 61N: 80 score &C.. 81.
CheeSe-702121; steady. prices un.
Wholesale, eggs were lower today
Eggs, 2e.242; easy. Receipts totaled 29,-
Midwestern, mixed colors, fancy heavy.
Teights; 34h-35: extra ] large. 81; extra
dirties, 80; checks, 2S1a-29; pullets. 2Sls.
29h. Whites, fancy heaVyweights, 1886
sYtTs laTgs; fspaG 34 extra medium
So: extra l large "a.
Nearby: (Top quotations on nearby white
and brown eggs represent wholesale sell
ing prices for the finest marks, and no
paying prices to. producers or shippers
Whites: extra fancy heavyweights, 3S
fancy heavyweights, 36-37; Others, large
90; mediums, 31-33; pullets. 1880
Browns. extra fancy heavyweights, 34La
35: fancy heayyweights, "a; Others. large
80; mediums. 3o-31; pullets. 29-29h.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Foreign Exchunoe

NEW YORK, Jan. II R.-Foreign ex.
change rates follow (Great Britain II
dollars, others in cents): Canadian dollar
In New York open market 10ss per ceni
unchanged.
Europe-Great Britain (pound), 2.soM
unchanged; Great Britain 30-day futures
2:sOh. unehaneed; Great Britain 60-day
90-day futures, 2.sOh. unchanged; France
lfranc). .2ss4 of cent unchanged; Ital!
nira), ,16R Of cent, unchanged Switzer-
land tfranc, free), $3.50. unchanged.
Latin America--Argentina (free), 1120
unchanged; Brazil Cfree), $50, unchanged
Mexico, 11.57, unchanged.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Hourly Sales on the Exchanxe Today:

Hourly Sales ON the Exchange Today:
II 100 am $50 600 r.. 30 noon ESQ ooc
loo pm 1000 600 200 o,m 900 ooe
fUnit OF trading 10 shares. '1n bank.
under the Bankruptcy Act or securities
assumed by such companies, Rates Of divi-
disbursements M based on the last W ousrteriy
or semiannual declaration. Unless other
wise noted. special or. extra dividends are
M rx Hss Sso sxtrs or .Esras II @
elarsd Or paid 50 far this year. PAYABLE
in stock, estimated cash value on ex-divi-
dend date. 6 Paid. last year. b Declared
or paid after stock dividend or split-up.
X Declared oE, paid this year, an accumula:
this year. dividend omitted. deferred OF no no
action taken at last dividend meeting.
: Declared l949 payable IN 1940. y Liaui-
cash value undetermined on declaration
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations furnished By th'
United States Department Of Agricultusee
sushsI Sssfs.s and E.stern Ssasea eassss h
No I. 2h,,nch up, New Jersey Colder
fs4 sooi s5Sa sssynsns, sR a2s5a fr H9ss So
golden Delicious, 2. 80; BACK Twaies. 1.5S
s~ ESQ; Rarssnd ssnnsyiv.nis Wss
Hirginis' ne various vartties' ordinary to fair
Potatoes. oId1zMaEkst about steady
size, A. unwashed Pennsylvania. mostl,
n:w sacks ssihs is psp.r s .s.k
sg: Mszy
2.5o-3 90; Puerto Ricans, q. s.. No. i
sS7{S Ss4s Sus. fey bsRst b.t % enrta so3ss eis Ds
sS ba.hsi ssmssas sfan:ty Jerseys
snsp qo&s BeansMarEet nsanss tEes aSe Ssrey steady
valentines. Few BEST, s.oe.s 5eA 5o fair RAte te
fsnera5iS sFs 5SoSsa s9qa quality 4oo5@6; plenti
=. Lima Beans-Market about steady;
rorIida IIS .odS spshsI hampess fsir to gen
mar ap sr.ss fY:s 5ssss
IN pounds and up. $3.50: hens, heavy
| weights, 25-27; lightweights, II; turkeys,
fey sales toms heavy sizes, so-s1; hens.
Grain Market.
Flour-Reccipts, 4,760 100-pound sacks
| Wheat-Recetpts none; shipments, 3D.
sIb bushels stocks, 4.2s6,556 bushels
ssrfiiekjy. siRfi yanpsss, spss: No. red winter
corn-Receipts. ISL .e1e bushels; ship.
ments 100000 bushels; stocks. 2,s2s.6f7
osts-Receipts, 14,5oo bushels: ship
ments none; stocks, 101,4 ,446 bushels No
BarIey@Receipts, a55eo bushels: ship
ments. 1855 bushels; stocks, 132.3l6
Rye-Receipts. $500 bushels: ship
Soybe eans-Receipts none; shipments,
none: stocks. 345,3O0 bushels
Millfeed-Receipts, ia tons
Butter and Eggs.
Esss-Market undertone weaker: de-
mand light; receipts liberal; offerings
heavy: A large; 42,43; mediums. as-35;
receipts ungraded, 1888; some holdover
stock all grades offered at lower prices.
Receipts-Butter, 6.663 pounds; eggs,
$50 cases.
Evening star., 1950-01-17

Is 80 1oSM
FOREIGN 1:15
Australia3as6S A 81
Chile 2-3s 03 27M
Denmk 4kzs 62 IT
Grk 6s6S ut I'd liza
ItalCCns l-2s77 3olA
Mx4s1 ONS asd To
Netherln3As57 81
Peru lst 6s 80 22A
DOMESTIC 1913
Am Airl 3s SO 95
AmT&T 3as59 liz
AmT&T 2a4s57 l1ol4
AmT&T 2s4s6l 1osi4
AmT&T 2A4ssO ee5s
Am Tob IS go 1o3A
Am Tob IS SO 1o5lh
A T 8 r 4s 95 12oM
Atl CstL 4hs64 1o4
B & o Is 95J 72
B & O 5s 75 B.. s6Lz
B & o 8 95 @ 63N
B g. o IS M 96 63M
B&O cv4h201o 50
BIO PILE 4s 80 e7,h
BangA en- As 81 81
Buf r & p SYST 65A
CapAirldeb4s6O 70
Can Pac As perp 1o21S
CapAirlinc4s60 %
CGa 4Kas2020B 4 47l4
Cen Ga As 95 66ih
CRRNJ 3Ks ~ ASA
C&O 3las 96 E 1o2M
C B g. @ 4las77 1o9is
Chi g. E ! inc 81 3el4
Ch1&L 4la 2003 49
CMSP4 hs2044 SO
C&NW AVS 90 5aih
CRIPin4 hs20191o1ih
Col&So 4las 80 64l1
Col Gas 3h4s73 1o6
Con Ed cv3s63 116
Del&Hud As SO 1914
D&RGW3-4s93 o6lz
DIR in4h2O1S ~
Det Ed cv 3s So 112zs
DwChm2. .35s61 1oo3A
Fla e est IS "a 62Ls
ct Nor 4hs76D 124
GM&O 2015 A TT
GM&O 2044 B 6Ah
Hud&M RI 5s57 o5h
H&M inc bS 81 29lA
Evening star., 1950-01-17

District Bank
ers Association
to be held at
White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va,
in June.
This is tn e
most important
association ap-
pointment of
t h e year a n d
was announced
by Pre- S i d ent
George M. Fish
er at the mid
winter meeting
q t he May
Evening star., 1950-01-17

noWer Hotel last night.
Mr.. Didden has been head OF
the National Capital Bank fol-
several years. He also was pres
ident Of the East Washington
Savings Bank at the time that
bank merged with National Capt.
tai. He Is graduate of Eastern
High School, has a law degree
and is a member of the District
Bar.
Trade Report Presented.
Barnum L. Cotton, chairman OF
the Committee on Commercial
Trade Activities, presented a re-
port showing that business in
Washington at present is most
favorable. Barring unforeseen
developments, 1850 should be an
exceptionally good year, Mr.. Col
ton said.
Mr.. Cotton compared conditions
in Washington ten years ago and
now. During 1899, the Capital
reached new peaks in building,
population, government payrolls,
and showed the sharpest recovery
in trade since the 1929 crash.
In the year just ended. Wash
tngton reached an alltime record
in building. with nearly $4,000
dwellings placed under construc-
ton. Population has risen above
100000 for the first time, Mr..
Cotton said. Federal Government
employment continues at record
levels and trade during 1949
topped 1948. buying power con-
tinuing a steady climb.
Short Guest Speaker.
Dewey Short, Republican Rep
resentative from Missouri, appear
ing as guest speaker of the bank
ers for the second time, delivered
a stirring address on Americanism
and free enterprise. He also dis
cussed many of the most difficult
problems facing Congress.
Resolutions were presented by
Robert H. Lacey in tribute to
George B. Earnshaw, late vice
president Of the National Metro
politan Bank.
Among the guests were Clark
Daniel, president, Home Builders
Association; Thomas L. Anglin,
Washington Stock Exchange; F.
P. H. Siddons, Washington Board
of Trade; John L. Laskey. District
Bar Association; Oliver NJ Walk
er, Real Estate Board and Fred A.
Smith, Building and Loan League,
The Bank of Bethesda was made
an associate member. -=
Investment Houses Merge
The new investment banking
firm of Blair, Rollins & Co., Inc,
is opening an Office in the Bowen
Building, Board Chairman v. D.
Dardi and President Warren H.
Snow announced today. Frank
lin H. Ellis will manage the Wash
ington Office.
The firm was formed by the
consolidation of two nationally
known financial houses. Blair &
Co. and E. H. Rollins & Sons. 1t
is interested in all phases of in
vestment banking. The main Of
fice'is at Al Wall street. The an
nouncement said the new firm will
give particular attention to f1nan-
cling business expansion through
issuance of equity securities.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Jan. II 0p.-cotton fu.
Persistent trade LIQUIDATION encountered
only scale-down support
Memphis SPOT Arms we're the leading
hedge selling and liouidation of futures
against purchases OF raw cotton
Noon prices were to 20 cents q bale
lower than the previous close. March,
30sS; May 3O91: July 3O.4s.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
N. Y. Bond Market
LIST INCLUDES ONLY SELECTED ISSUES
FURNISHED bv tho Associated Press)

Associated Pressb
nc As SO 1o3A
NC 4As 66 93N
lICCSL 4Has 63 1o1
IntGtNor 6s So 36ih
IntGN ist6s52 67iz
IntGtNo IS SOB 81
IntGN 5s So c 81
Lac Gas 4Ias63 1854
LehV4 Las2O03B 60
Leh v Is 2003A 55
LehV 4s2003D 56lA
L&N 3sss 20O3- o9A
MKT 5s 50 A oosA
MKT ad 5s67 -
MKT 4ias 7S 76
MKT As 50 B 79A
Mo-Pac 5has 40 3sA
Mo-Pac IS II r 96N
Mo-Pac 5s S0H 1ooss
Mo-Pac IS 81 ! 80
Mo-Pac Kn4s75 72X
Nat Steel IS IS lo4M
EYC rf5s 2013 69lA
NYC4izs20l3A s.
lNYc con As 90 6oib
NYNHin4hs'22 ~
NYNHH4s2o07 66M
NYOW RI As 90 .
No p cit 4hs75 1o5lA
No Pac Is 81 Ill
No Pac 3s 2047 60
PennPAL IS IS 1o3M
PennR "a has65 1o1
PennRRg4Ass1 e51s
PennR 3As SO lola
Peo q cV 3s SO 127M
PerMar33ss so 1924
PCCSL 4las 63 HIP
SLSF 4as2O22 64Ns
StLSF As 81 s4i4
Seabln4 ias2016 1914
So Pac 4as 81 94ih
So Pac 4ias SO 90
SoPac4 HasOr77 1o1M
So Ry en- 5s "a 1874
Sou Ry z 4s 56 90
SWBellT2AsS5 1925
TIP 3Ms IS 1904
Third Ave 1850 54ih
UnElMo 33ss 7111olA
| VaEl&P 3hs SO lis
WaYdBk 5hs70 lo6
WstchL 3hs 81 1o5A
Wstn Md Is 62 lo3A
Wst On Is 81 1ooh
Wstn On IS 60 81
lWstEcv2. 2.65s73 1o7M
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Odd-Lot Dealings
By the As.oeioted Press

The Securities and Exchange Commits
sion reported today these transactions
by customers with odd-lot dealers or
specialists on the New York Stock Ex-
change for January l6: 5,223 purchases
involving 150,19S shares: Sales invoIv-
ing l41, 1,04s shares involving 5,195 orders
including 1905 shares sold short on 43
orders.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Didden Is Appointed
Chairman for D. T..
Bankers ConcIave
Ry Edward G. Stone

George A. Didden, jr., president
of the National Capital Bank, has
been appointed general chairman
for the annual convention of the
Evening star., 1950-01-17

NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF 4qo FIRST
MORTGAGE SINKING FUND l0-YEAR
BONDS OF THE TERMINAL REFRIGER-
ATING AND WAREHoUsiNG CORPORA
TON DATED APRIL |, l94S.
Notice is hereby given that the Nationsl
Savings and Trust Company, of the Dis
trict of Columbia, Trustee under Inden-
ture dated April ', 19iS. made by the
Terminal Refrigerating and Warehousing
Corporation of Washington, District Of
Columbia, has, in accordance with the
sinking fund provisions of said Inden-
ture. called by lot for redemption at par,
plus accrued interest, on February L,
1850, at the office of the Trustee the
following described Az First Mortgage
Sinking Fund IO-YeaP bonds of the
Terminal Refrigerating and Warehousins
Corporation dated April I, 184S, secured
by said Indenture:
81 900 bonds Nos. 2, 8. 10, 13, 22, 80,
"a, Al, 81, SO, 107, 100. LIZ, lis, 12S,
142 I45, 1873, 217, 229, 233, 236, 259,
271. 2S3, 2sS, 297, 325, 326, 452, $50,
51I, 51S. $50, $50, 5S1, 5S2, 6O1, 6O6,
Bonds enumerated herein ., are ;ns called for ios
R,s4ss,, ia,s5ss, on $3.50 ss,s bonds will cease on
NATIONAL SAVINGS AND TRUST
COMPANY, TRUSTEE. By BRUCE BAIRD,
President.
Attest:
NELSON }. FOSTER
Secretary
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Potomac Electric Power common-1oo al
15?s, 800 at 153s, 200 at 153s, 80 al
1914, so at 1874, 100 at 1874. 30 al
15h. 200 at ,151a, 900 at 15h.
American Security & Trust-5O at BIN
Capital Transit-3O at 26h, 40 at 26h
81 at 261a, 3 at 26la
Garfnckel common-30 at TN.
10 iro HAo
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Metal Quotations

ferrous metal prices today: Cooper, IsM
cents a pound. Connecticut Valley; lead.
IL cents a pound. New York: zinc, 9A-16
cents a pound, East st. Louis.
Eagle-Picher Co. appointed
Charles A. Conrad sales and pro-
motion manager Of the Paint and
| Varnish Division.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Market AVERAGES
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. Jan. II 0P,.-Dividends
declared:
Pc stk. of Pay
Rate. riod record. able.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-30

the Office Of the Housing Expeditor,
which viii probably be within thirty
days In the meantime, however, he
will work part time on a voluntary
basis for the Housing Authority.
His first assignment will be to
make a survey to determine possible
sites for the housing projects and
then to work with the Housing Au-
thority on engaging an architect.
Mr.. Shank graduated from the
Hagerstown High School in 1920 and
from the Wharton School of Finance,
University of Pennsylvania, in 1924.
After teaching in private schools in
Pennsylvania for fifteen years, Mr..
Shank entered World War II as
member of the Army Air Force and
retired from the service with the
rank of Lieutenant Colonel after
serving for five years. He then was
employed by the Veterans Admins
tration and was stationed in Hagers-
town in charge of vocational, rehabil-
itation and education work He later
joined the Office of the Housing Ex-
peditor in the Hagerstown office.
Mr. Shank, who is commanding
officer of a Hagerstown Air Force
Reserve Squadron, resides at Ais
Guilford Avenue with his wife and
two children.
In announcing the appointment Of
Mr., Shank, Herman B. Hopes, pres
ident of the Housing Authority, made
the following statement:
1--WE have received applications
for this position from great many
persons of outstanding Characters
tics. We feel, in employing Mr..
Shank, that we have provided for
the Housing Authority man of the
best talents possible.
Mr.. Shank has an excellent back
ground and wealth of experience
and character. We feel we can well
rely on his training and experience
to expedite this project in such a
manner that all the city will be
proud"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-30
Photographic Salon
At Museum In April

Bruce Etchison. Director of the
Washington County Museum of
Fine Arts, has announced that the
10th Annual Cumberland Valley
Photographic Salon, sponsored. by
the Museum, will be shown this year
during the month OF. April.
AS in the past, the Photographic
exhibits will be diversified and will
include portraits Cloth formal and
informaD and landscape, architec-
ture and industrial prints. The ex-
hibition will show the works of
photographers both amateur and,
professional, and in addition to the.
judging by the official jury, visitors,
during the first two weeks of the
exhibit, will be given an opportunity
to vote on the most popular print.
An addition to the exhibition this
year will be colored slides, which
will be shown by protector at $3.50
o'clock each Sunday afternoon dur
ing the exhibition period.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-30
Marriage Licenses

The following from Hagerstown
and Washington County applied for
marriage licenses during the past
week:
John l. Clouser, 81, Boonsboro;
Oralee L. Smith, 20, Mapleville.
Virgil F. Burney, 81, Ayden, N.
Car; Evelyn Mae Baker, 30, Hag-
erstown.
George P. Hays, 20, Hagerstown;
Virginia Williams, 81 Hagerstown.
John w. Lee, 81, Hagerstown;
Constance A. Selser, II, Hagerstown.
John N. Gouff, 20, Hagerstown;
Mary E. Shipley, 20, Hagerstown.
Ludwell o, Fling, %, Hancock;
Dolores J. Fox, 10, Hancock, w. Va.
James Holt Williams, %, Hagers-
town; Ellen Stottlemyer, 10, Hag-
erStoWn.
Howard E. Palmer, 10, Hagers-
town; Lois L. Jones, 10, Hagers-
town.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-30
Top Honors Won By
Boonsboro Farmer

In the annual Maryland Ten-Ton
Tomato Club Contest sponsored by
the College of Agriculture Extension
Service Of the University of Mary
land, Daniel G. Rowe, of Boonsboro,
won. firsteprize in the contest for top
quality and yield with crop that
graded 7702 per cent No. tomatoes
and yielded an average of 1873 tons
per acre from five acres.
The contest was open to all Mary
land growers with two acres or more
of tomatoes.
Amos Reeder, also of Boonsboro,
was one of the few contestants who
averaged over ten tons per acre in
the contest.