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, 1950-12-04
HANGING OUT THE
WEEKLY WASH

J'ever hear of Lamgston Fer
guson?
Well, l hadn't either until a cou-
pie Of weeks ago when I ran into
him down on Fifth street. Halls
from Roanoke, Va, or some place
down home there, as the saying
goes.
Fergy is a man with a story, and
his story is that he is being cheat
ed out of his rightful inheritance,
said inheritance being (according
to Fergy) land on which is now
located the little hamlet Cor egg
let) of Booker T. Washington
Birthplace, Va.
According to Fergy, BTWBP
(see above paragraph for trans
lation) is on property once known
as the old Clayton plan
tation, and as you probably have
guessed, he is a member of the
Ferguson half of the deal. He says
the land was sold before he had
time to pull himself together from
serving in World War II. He now
resides at the Veterans Admins
tration Center, from which point
he is badgering relatives and law
yers in Virginia to tell BTWBP
city fathers to either pay him for
his land or move the town off of it.
That's all Of Fergy's story, but
I've got another for you.
Contrary to what you might be-
lieve, the song "Good Night
Irene" is not a hillbilly ditty. 1t
was written by a Negro named
Ledbetter (his first name escapes
me at the moment) who became
somewhat we'll known below the
| Smith and Wesson line (you know
it as Mason-Dixon line) as a bad
actor. Don't know where he got
the name, but he was better known
, 1950-12-04
AN IMPORTANT DECISION

The court decision, awarding Mrs. Mary Jeter dam
ages for illegal search by local police officers, is of major
Importance. The $500 can in no way compensate Mrs.
Jeter for the humiliation she suffered when she was sub
jected to a search and then taken to jail where the search
was repeated. But more important than the amount Of
money is the fact that the court found in favor of Mrs.
Jeter.
Judges Don R. Thomas, Robert U. Martin and Huber
A. Beery have lifted a load from the minds of many who
followed the case through the newspapers. These judges
have said, in effect, that the rights of all citizens must be
respected, and that promiscuous search of citizens by po-
lice officers will not be tolerated.
1t is significant to note that the court did not censure
the officers, other han to observe that they were ignorant
of the rights ofthe plaintiff-rights of which the plaintiff
was fully aware. Here the court was charitable, for it
leaves reason to believe that the officers actions resulted
from an error in judgment, and not from any desire to
persecute an innocent citizen. To err is human, and after
all, police officers are only human beings.
But so are private citizens human beings, and while
the court melted only token punishment to the officers for
their offense against Constitutional rights, it did make it
clear that the rights of all human beings in a free society
must be respected. We can breathe easier as a result of
this decision, for now we have assurance that our women
can traverse the streets of the city without fear of being
subjected to search, or thrown into Jail.
, 1950-12-04

body knew of the anti-Negro pol
icy, but declined to say what would
be done about forcing the board
to change it's order.
The oplicy is in direct violation
of a presidential order forbidding
discrimination in government a.
gencies. AS it stands, thousands of
Negroes are barred from holiday
work handling the mails for rail-
roads in this area.
, 1950-12-04

in Darkest South Carolina.
"This day will serve as an in
centive to a large group of de-
cent Americans who live up to
the ideals of True Americanism.
It will also serve to warn the great
Continued on page 81
, 1950-12-04
Loses Key To Keys OF The City

(Atlas)-District of Columbia COM
missioners lost the key to the keys to the city last week.
Their real embarrassing moment came when they
were preparing to present the symbolic keys to a group of
japanese officials, studying city government.
Och! Why they couldn't find the key that unlocked
the cabinet of keys.
, 1950-12-04
lnquiing Reporter
INOUIRING REPORTER
QUESTION: What do you like
best about the Y.M.C.A.?
BY REX COSTON

QUESTION: What do you like
best about the Y.M.C.A.?
CHARLES SH D, 112
Calm st. Student: 81 believe I
like the swimming courses and the
basketball sessions best. Of course
the "Y" offers almost any sort of
recreational activity anyone would
like and l spend my time here be-
cause there isn't any place COM
parable for colored. The only ad-
ditional facilities the "Y" needs is
outside swimming pool and Tennis
court"
MARVIN WARNER, 9 Elgin ave.,
student; "The Y offers something
l feel every youth should have; a
sense of sportsmanship. With the
many things we have there and the
fine offers it gives US a good sense
of well being and helps us learn
good conduct"
JAMES MCKINNEY, 119 Sprague,
student: I like the Christian spirit
throughout the Y. The recreation
and fine sense of craftsmanship
makes it a wonderful place to
spend ones idle hours. We have
dances, movies and even food here.
The instructors are of the best and
any fellow who is a true Christian
couldn't want to spend his time in
a better place."
RICHARD EVANS, 421 Haw-
thorne, student: "The Y is a good
place to go if you want to stay
out of trouble. They teach you all
the best ideals and offer you the
best in swimming and sports of
any place inthe city. The thing
that I feel makes the Y so unique
is the fact that you don't feel that
you are actually working as you do
in school,"
, 1950-12-04
GIVEN FARM IN VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON, D. Especial
Staff-workers at the st. Peter
Claver ~Interracial Center here
have announced that the group has
been given title to a 26-acre farm
at Burnley, Va. The farm will be
an interracial project, conducted
under Catholic auspices.
, 1950-12-04

You can believe what you read in
the DAILY EXPRESS.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-31
Stores Will Close On
Labor Day Sept. A
VIII Also Close At Noon On
Wednesday - Christmas Store
Hours Also Announced.

Following a vote of the member
ship of the Hagerstown Retailers Blu
reau held recently, the board of di-
rectors of the Bureau announced the
following store hours, to 90 into eff
feet Immediately.
|, Stores will remain closed all
day on Labor Day, Monday, Septem-
Der a.
2. Stores will continue to close at
IL noon on Wednesdays through No
vember % whether or not there is a
public holiday in the same week
(This means that although the stores
will be closed all day on Labor Day,
they will also close at noon on We'd
nesday, September g.
3. Effective Wednesday, Novem-
Der 20, and continuing through We'd
nesday, December 20, stores will re-
main open all day on Wednesdays
4. Effective Friday, December IS
and continuing through Friday, De-
cember %, stores will remain open
every week night until 8 o'clock.
5. Stores will close at 5 p. m. or
Saturday, December %, and Satur-
day, December 80.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-31
Keedysville Needs
Rural Mail Carrier

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an ex-
animation to fill the position of rural
carrier at Keedysville.
Applications for the position must
be on file at the United States Civil
Service Commission, Washington, rs,
D. c., prior to the close of business
on September IA, 1850, and applica-
ton blanks can be obtained from the
post Office in Keedysville or Hagers-
town. Those whose applications are
received in time will be notified
when they will have to take the
examination, which will be held at
the post office in Hagerstown. Only
those who are actually residing in
the territory served by the Keedys-
vile post Office will be eligible.
On standard daily route of 30
miles, the salary of rural carrier is
$2,75o, with $1,000 per year addition
al for each mile or major fraction in
excess thereof. Salaries on shorter
routes, or routes with less frequent
service, are proportionately less.
All rural carriers must furnish and
maintain, at their own expense, suf-
ficient vehicle equipment for the
prompt handling of the mails. They
are allowed an equipment mainten-
ance OF. &c per mile on the basis of
the daily mileage scheduled (this
amounts to S732.O0 per year for
30-mile route).
Rural carriers whose services are
satisfactory receive regular promo
tions.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-31
Chamber To Honor
Little League Team

At the regular luncheon-meeting
of the board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce, held at the
Hotel Alexander on Monday, the
members voted unanimously to hon
or the All-Star Little League team
that won the regional championship
of the league and then went on to
Williamsport, Pa, to take fourth
place in the Little World Series.
The members of the team, to-
gether with their adult officials, will
be the guests of the Chamber at a
luncheon-meeting at the Hotel Alex
ander on Monday, September II, and
president Arley Sica named S. A.
Angotti chairman of the committee
on arrangements.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-31
The Hecht Co. Plans
Branch Store Here

Samuel M Hecht, president of
The Hecht Company, who have re-
tail stores in Washington, D. c., Bal
timore, Silver Spring and New York
City, announced yesterday that the
firm has completed negotiations for
the purchase of a site for a new
branch store-shopping center in Ha-
gerstown.
Under the contract of sale the COM
pany is to acquire about sixteen
acres of unimproved land at Potomac
and Northern Avenues from the An
tietam Distributing Corporation, the
members of which are Charles w.
Hoffman and Leonard G. Matthias.
The land purchased by The Hecht
Company is part of the proposed de-
velopment of a modern shopping
center, now only in the initial plan
ming stages.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-31
First 10 Men From
Here Are Drafted

The first young men to be drafted
from Washington County under the
.re-activated Selective Service Act
were indicted into the Army at Mar
tinsburg on Monday. A total OF
ten were indicted, four from Ha-
gerstown and six from the county
The inductees are:
From Hagerstown-Joseph Young
III, $50 Summit Avenue; Melvin E
McNamee, SGT West Church Street
John L. Iseminger, 1112 Virginia
Avenue; and James w Haddock, 604
Sunset Avenue.
From the County-AIlenE E. Poffen.
berger, Sharpsburg; Paul K. James
Williamsport; Nervin B. Mullenix
Hagerstown, Route S; Clyde Nal.
colin, Big Pool; Paul W. Kuhn
Smithsburg, Route 2; and Glenn E
Flowers, Hancock, Route /
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-31

Urbana. When completed, the road
will be a divided, controlled-access
highway, consisting of two, 24-foot
lanes separated by 50-foot park
area and will be, without question,
one of the finest through highways
in the country. The magnitude of
this job can be envisioned when you
consider that in just a space of 1900
feet between twin bridges that are
being built to carry the Washington
National Pike over the B & o Rail
road and another bridge that will
carry the Pike over the Monocacy
River, 35 foot fill will have to be
built for the entire 1900 feet in
length and the full width of the pro-
posed highway, since the base of the
road is IS feet below the two bridges.
Leaving the highway the caravan
crossed over to Route 26 to inspect
nearly four miles Of construction
around Unionville, which is approx
mately three-quarters finished. This
project, which alone cost nearly a
million dollars, takes lot of the
curves and bad spots out of Route 26
and is another job that has been
badly needed.
An interesting sidelight of the trip
was the information given by Com
missioner Mccain regarding the part
the sales tax is playing in the financ-
ing Of these new state road projects.
When the question was put to the
Commissioner, he stated that before
the advent of the sales tax, the State
Police Department was financed
through the State Roads Commission
and the amount of the automobile
titling tax went to the office Of the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.
Since the sales tax, however. the
commissioner informed the members
Of the press that the financing of the
state police is now being handled
through the general fund, which re-
leased approximately one and half
million dollars to the State Roads
Commission for use on the roads,
and that also, since the advent Of
the sales tax, the six million dollars
year from the automobile titiing
tax is now allocated to the State
Roads Commission.
This means that seven and one
half million dollars year is avail
able to the State Roads Commission
for road building because of the sales
tax. AS a result, pointed out Mr..
Mccain, the extra money available
to the State Roads Commission, be-
cause of the additional revenue re-
ceived through the sales tax, will
enable the commission to amortize
two hundred million dollars worth
of road bonds over 15-year period.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-31
Babe Zaharias
Thrills Big Crowd
By Mrs. Howard Carrill

Babe Didrikson Zaharias, the
worlds greatest woman golfer, on
Saturday gave some three hundred
spectators at Fountain Head Country
Club an amusing, as well as instruc-
tive, exhibition of how the game
should be played.
"The Babe" is at the peak of her
career She shoots 71.3 average,
her lowest score being GA at The
Southern California Open. At pres
ent she is golf pro at the Sky Crest
Country Club in Chicago, receiving
$1,000 a lesson, which would be well
worth it if her pupils play the game
as she does.
She gets her long drives with her
Hands and arms, plus l42 pounds of
precision" When questioned as to
how beginners could learn this
technique, she said: "Buy my book"
She demonstrated numerous golf
techniques and among them a re-
markable trick. She placed one ball
on top of another and hit them. The
bottom ball sailed out on the fairway
while the top one leaped into the
air and The Babe caught it in her
shirt pocket.
Her self-confidence and ready wit
brought forth many laughs, as well
as "ohs" and "ahs" when she was
on the tee When asked what her
husband thinks of her, she replied:
"He thinks I'm wonderful" And we
think so too, Babe.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-31
Marriage Licenses

The following from HagerstOwn
and Washington County applied for
marriage licenses during the past
week:
Lawrence A. Rohrback, 81, Knox
vile; Mae v. Jones, Is, Hagerstown
James R. johnson, %, Hagerstown;
Louise M Sulses, 10, Hagerstown.
Wayne E. Fritz, 81, Chambers
burg, Pa; Wanda A. Shantz, "a, Ha-
gerstown.
Roger A. Moore, %, St. Paul; Ruth
K. B. Hofe, 10, Big Pool.
Wayne w. Margan, 81, Boonsboro
Virginia M. Reid, 20, Boonsboro.
Edward L. Elgin, %, Hagerstown
Loreda v. Stevenson, 10, Hagers-
town.
Calvin T. Frush, 81, Funkstown
Gladys M. Young, 20, Fayetteville
Pa.
Conrad K. Snyder, 20, Chewsville
Ruth o. Purnell, 81, Hagerstown.
William E. Swope, %, Hagers-
town; Dorothy ]. Smith, 10, Hagers.
town.
Raymond F. Munich, %, Shepherds
town, w. Va; Maryanna E. Lumm
%, Sharpsburg.
Daniel L. Reed, %, Big Pool; B
jeanne Hiles, 20, Hancock.
Richard w. Nigh, %, Hagerstown
K. Joan Crout, 18, Hagerstown.
Norman C. Burleson, %, Hagers
town; Gloria L. Higgins, Is, vii
Transport
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-31
News Of County
Homemakers' Clubs
FUTURE MEETINGS

Friday, September l, 1:45 pm
The Funkstown Club will meet in
the Sunday School Room at the Lu-
theran Church with the following
hostesses: Mrs. G. Stottlemyer,
Mrs. H. Hahn and Mrs. L. Ridenour.
Tuesday, September 5, 200 pm
The Bridgeport Club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Elmer Lohgneck-
er.
Tuesday, September 5, 900 am
The Slip Cover School viii be held
at the Home Demonstration Office.
Instructors for the school are: Mrs.
E. G. Gonderman, Mrs. Harvey
Miller, Mrs Norman Early, Mrs.
John Hollyday and Mrs. M Printz.
Wednesday, September 6, 200 p.
m.-The townsville Club will meet
at the home of Mrs. Charles Hauser.
Wednesday, September. 6, 900 a.
m-The Slip Cover School will be
held at the Home Demonstration
office.
Thursday, September Z. 200 pm.
The Huyetts Club will meet at the
home Of Mrs, w. Custer, with the
following co-hostesses: Mrs. F. Lowe,
Mrs. B. Meyers and Mrs Jacob My
ers.
Friday, September 8, 900 am
The Slip Cover School will be held
at the Home Demonstration Office.
Friday. September 8, 1:30 pm
The Maugansville Club will meet
at the home of Mrs. E. w. Martin.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-31
Girl Scouts

Wing Scout Troop 20, sponsored
by the Business and Professional
Women's Club, held its regular meet
ing on Wednesday, August %, under
the leadership of Mrs. Kenneth Sim.
During their meeting the Scouts
went on a tour of the local airport,
where the functions of the field were
briefly explained and the more i'm
portant parts of the airplane were
reviewed.
Following this, a final test on
Aerodynamics was given by Mrs,
Sim at, the home of Mrs. Jordan
Bean, Assistant Scout Leader. All
Scouts present passed the test.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-31
Three-Ring Circus
Here On October 5
Civilian Club To Bring Mills
Bros. Big Show For Afternoon
And Evening Performances For
Benefit Of Civilians Charity
Fund.

The Hagerstown Civitan Club is
sponsoring the appearance in Hag-
erstown on Thursday, October 5, of
the Mills Bros. Three-Ring Circus,
according to an announcement made
this week by Edward M. Staff, presi-
dent of the club.
The circus, which plays only for
civic service and charitable organi-
cations, will present an up-to-the-
minute circus show highlighting not
ed English, Asiatic and continental
European performers, as well as
some of the best known American
acts of the spangled world. There
will be two performances, one in
the afternoon and one at night.
William Goetz has been named
general chairman Of the circus com
mittee and Mayor Herman L. Mills
has been named honorary chairman
while William E. Greene, Jr. will
head the committee handling the
advance sale of tickets. Emphasis
will be placed on the advance sale
of tickets, the ticket chairman an
nounced, because the Civilian Char.
ity Fund, to which the profits will
go, will receive SO per cent from the
advanced adult ticket sales as
against only 10 per cent of the tick.
cts sold at the circus grounds the day
of the circus. Mr.. Greene also point.
ed out that the advance sale anc
circus day prices are the same anc
SO, by obtaining your tickets now
you will be giving the utmost helI
to the Civitan Clubs Charity Fund
enjoy major three-ring circus anc
also avoid standing in line for YOU
tickets at the circus grounds.
Other chairmen announced tt
work out details of the big even
are: Robert Condor, treasurer; Ro
land Knicely, orphans and under
privileged children (who will attenc
the matinee performance as guest!
of the Civitan Club; Thomas Camp
bell, schools; Lewis Ditto, advertis
ing; and Robert Kinsley and Ernes
Schultz, publicity.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-31

AS guests of the Maryland State
Roads Commission, a number of
newspaper men from this area made
200-mile inspection trip on Satur-
day of nine million dollars worth of
road construction in the Sixth Dis
trict, which comprises Allegany,
Washington and Frederick Counties.
Acting as hosts on the trip were:
Russell H. Mccain, member of the
Commission; Clinton Johnson, direc-
tor of public information for the
Commission; G. Bates Chaires, dis
trict engineer for the Sixth District;
Ralph T. Thayer, resident mainten-
ance engineer for Washington Coun-
ty, and number of other States
Roads officials
The entire morning was spent in
inspecting the relocation of Route 40
for seven miles over Sideling Hill
Mountain. This project, one of the
largest now in progress in the State
lit win cost $2,443, 74400), is now
approximately 45 per cent complete
and half of it is in Allegany County
and the other half in Washington
County.
The new road will be of tremen-
dous help to both pleasure motorists
and truck drivers, since it will do
away with the dangerous curves that
now exist on the mountain and will
also reduce the grade from a maxi
mum of II per cent on the old road,
to not over per cent on the new
one An idea of the tremendous
amount of work involved in this pro-
/ ject can be gained from the state
ment by George Geary, State Roads
Commission engineer in charge OF
the project, that nearly two million
tons of dirt have had to be moved in
order to make the new road pos
sible.
When completed it will be three
lane macadam highway, SO feet wide
with 8-foot shoulders on either side
side and beyond them a 4-foot ditch
We then proceeded into Frederick
County, inspecting enroute the re-
building of a half mile of u. S
Route 40 near Shady Bower, which
will eliminate dangerous curve il
that area, and another two miles O.
Route 40 Immediately west of Ha
gerstown, which has been in poo
condition for sometime.
Arriving in Frederick County F;
fine luncheon was enjoyed at the Ca
toctin Inn, after which the remainder
of the day was spent inspecting worl
in Frederick.
Most of the afternoon was taker
up with traversing approximately
five miles of the Washington Nation
al Pike, between U. S. Route Is anC
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-31
The Stork Arrives

The stork announces the following
arrivals at the Washington County
Hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald L. Moser,
444 Mitchell Ave-a daughter on
August %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Lee Harne,
1853 S. Mulberry Sta son on Au-
gust %.
Mr.. and Mrs David Reasner, Jr,
Fayetteville, Pa son on August
81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph S. Mullen, AIS
w. Franklin Sta daughter on Au-
gust 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Ward,
Hancock-a daughter on August 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lloyd Martz,
Keedysville-a son on August 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Neal, Route
/, Hagerstown--a daughter on Au-
gust TO-
Mr.. and Mrs. George ID. Myers, II
w. Potomac ST, Williamsport-a son
on August 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry House, 172
Playground Ave-a daughter on
August 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel R. Fleming,
Hancock--a son on August 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant H. Ebersole,
Route l, Sharpsburg-a son on Au-
gust 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mitchell,
Route /, Williamsport-a son on Au-
gust 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Leonard
261 S. Prospect Sta daughter on
August 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Keller, Jr.,
1869 Beechwood Drive-a daugh-
ter on August 18.
Mr.. and Mrs. ODDS H. Bonner
Sharpsburg-a daughter on August
10.
Mr.. and Mrs. John K. Myers
Chewsville-a son on August Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Frank Beach
l w. Lincoln Ave.-a son on August
II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin M. Rhoades
1865 Central Ave.-a son on August
16.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles. R. Kelley
Route l, Clear SPRING. daughter
on August is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur B. Martin
1875 w. Franklin Sta son on Au-
gust Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Snyder
Route l, Clear SPRING. daughter
on August Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry G. Eberly
231 Cleveland Ave.-a son on Au'
gust Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Binkley Hoff
man, Route 4, Hagerstown-a son OF
August Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren c. Judd
Funkstown-a daughter on Angus
IL.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-31
Favors Constitutional Convention

Governor Lane has announced that
he is in favor of holding State
constitutional convention, and
pledges both his personal vote and
the weight of his influence in the
November referendum. Under the
present Maryland Constitution, it is
mandatory for the question of a con-
stitutional convention to be submit
ted to a referendum vote every 20
years.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-31
More Apples, Less Tobacco

Maryland farms will produce &c.
100000 pounds of tobacco and 1852
600 bushels of apples this year, the
State Cooperative Crop Reporting
Service has estimated. The service
said the indicated tobacco production
is about 10 percent less than last
year. The estimated apple produc-
ton tops that of last year by about
100000 bushels.