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Evening star., 1950-10-17
On Both Feet, Too!


Postmaster General Donaldson has cut
down our mail services in order to bal
ance the postal budget. This, as we all
know, has resulted in reduced mail serv-
ices to the general public. It also has
caused a shift of personnel in the post
Offices with great many employees being
fired and many of the regulars. who
have given years Of service and who
have worked themselves up to desirable
positions, receiving a demotion or a
change to some less desirable job.
However, it seems the cut down on
actual clerical help here in our own Dis
trict post Office has thrown the burden
of getting the mail out on the shoulders
of minority of workers classified as
sub-clerks. These fellows are paid an
hourly wage of approximately $1.30
and paid only for hours worked and
no overtime for excess hours. holidays
or Sundays. They are on the job long
after the regulars have put in their
eight hours, and many days these fell
lows have worked 10 and IL hours
standing on their feet every minute.
since postal regulations require standing
with both feet upon the floor at all times.
At one time not too many weeks ago,
they worked seven days week for ap-
proximately six weeks before being
granted a day off. Even with all this
labor and time, no overtime or other
consideration was granted them. Just
what private industry would be allowed
to carry on such practices before our
Government would be stepping in?
Why wouldn't it be better to. hire
additional men especially over these
next few months when we all know mail
will be heavy because Of the holidays
and give all the workers the assurance
of at least day off each week as well
as halfway regulated working hours?
Certainly, it would drain Mr.. Donald
sons pocketbook no more to have two
men working eight hours than one man
16 hours.
M. E. L.
Evening star., 1950-10-17
Available General

AS of this time, at least General Eisenhowers
comment on the Dewey statement must be taken
to mean that he is available as the Republican
presidential nominee in 1852.
In earlier statements, General Eisenhower
had all but closed and locked the door on
attempts, both by Democrats and Republicans,
to draft him candidate. This time, how
ever, the door is left wide open, and the famous
Eisenhower smile can almost be seen beaming
receptively between the lines of his yes-and-no
comment on Governor Dewey's announcement
that he intends to support the general for the
COP nomination.
In addition to bringing General Eisenhower
squarely into the presidential picture and virtu-
ally assuring him the powerful support of the
New York delegation Governor Dewey has also
clarified his own political status.
He has definitely and finally removed him.
self as an aspirant for the COP nomination.
This should improve his already bright prospects
in the New York gubernatorial race, and it
should add to his influence in party circles.
If there is one thing that politicians want,
1t is to win elections. When Governor Dewey,
twice defeated in presidential races, came out
of his Self-imposed retirement to run again in
New York, there were apprehensive murmurngs
among the faithful. They feared this was the
kickoff for another presidential bid, and they
viewed it with deep msgiying. But now that
Governor Dewey has taken himself out of the
picture, and with Senator Taft having all the
trouble he wants in Ohio the Republicans find
themselves without a single avowed candidate
who has any real chance of winning the 1852
election.
In these circumstances General Eisenhower
can have the nomination without SO much as
asking for it, and that presents truly remark
able situation in American politics. There is
nothing on the record which firmly identifies him
either as Republican or Democrat. He has
never done lick of work in the party vineyard.
Except for few speeches which vaguely indi-
cate disagreement with some of the Fair Deal
PHILOSOPHERS, his views on the great economic
and political questions of the day are unknown.
Nevertheless, nearly two years before the con-
ventions, he stands in the unique position of
having the Republican nomination in the palm
of his hand. Why? For the simple reason that,
if nominated, he has excellent chance OF
winning the election, which is more than can
be said of any other COP hopeful.
Evening star., 1950-10-17
The East German Election

The fakery of the results of Sundays "elec-
tion" in Sovet-occupied East Germany is blatant
enough to speak for itself. Practically everybody
upwards of SO per cent? voted in favor OF the
Kremlins puppet Communist regime. And the
reason for that of course is that dissenters could
have expressed their dissent only at the risk of
inviting upon themselves grim personal reprisals.
Thus, to begin with, there was only single
slate of hand-picked Communist candidates.
Herded to the polls by big and threatening
machine of Red political workers-whose job it
was to force a 100 per cent turnout-the voters
could do either of two things: Cd Say "ja" by
publicly depositing in large urns unmarked ballots
bearing the names of the stooge candidates, or
(2) make themselves dangerously conspicuous by
entering booths to write "nein" on the ballots
an oppoSitionist gesture which would have been
recorded by the secret police and party watchers
on the scene and which would have exposed the
nay-sayers to severe punishment in due course.
In such circumstances, it need hardly be
said that the overwhelming majority of East
Germans had no choice other than to do what
the Kremlin wanted done-namely to say ia"
But the phoniness of this "yes"-a brazen mockery
of the democratic process-is too obvious to
need explanation. What is known for an in
controvertible fact, what cannot be disputed,
what is as plain as the screechingly fraudulent
character of a three-dollar bill, is that the
voters in the Soviet zone-if they had been
really free to choose between party and an
other, if they had not been implicitly terrorized
into supporting the unopposed hand-picked
candidates have swept all the puppet
Communists out of office.
The East Germans had limited opportunity
to indicate their true political feelings back in
May of 1949, when the "election' In the Soviet
zone was less tightly rigged than it was last Sun
day. The bolder spirits had chance then to
register their opposition without being directly
exposed to reprisal, and the result was that at
least third of the voters-even though some
risk was involved-habbergasted the Kremlin by
turning thumbs down on the Communists But
this time the rigging so complete, and the
dangers of dissent were so great, that the anti
Red underground advised everybody to vote "ja."
Nevertheless, prior to Sundays fraud, hundreds
of thousands in the trapped electorate mailed
their ration-book stubs to West Berlin in an
anonymous but eloquent protest against that
fraud.
All this is something that the Russians can
not hide. The sham is so dismaly self-evident
that they themselves must know that it can fool
no informed adult anywhere. Why then have
they bothered to stage it in the trappings OF
democracy? Perhaps they wish merely to mock
the world with another cynical travesty of truth
and reality. Or possibly what we have here is
an example of tyrants who feel impelled to pay
Evening star., 1950-10-17

The regular procedure in political
comic book production is for the client to
send in the story of his life. Mr.. Alter
picks out the most dramatic passages and
breaks them down into panels. indicating
the content of the balloons. The first
draft is subject to the clients approval.
and he also has chance to okay both
pencil and ink sketches. A 16-page book
costs about and quarter cents apiece,
and the average printing is 650000.
Most conspicuous comic in the current
campaign-a non-Ater products "The
Robert Alphonso Taft Story" lively
and lurid pictorial attack which depicts
Mr.. Republican as the pawn of bloated,
gar-chomping reactionary called -.
Phineas Moneybags." It was put out by
the United Labor League Of Ohio in the
interests of State Auditor Joe Ferguson.
Mr.. Alter isn't so sure about "opposi-
tion" comics of this sort. He thinks, for
one thing, they may be libelous. Besides
he thinks the chief value of the comic
book to Democratic candidates-who do
not always enjoy newspaper supports
that they give them chance to present
their own story to the people.
Mention the other guy as little as
possible" is Mr.. Ater's motto.
Evening star., 1950-10-17
M. E. L.
Socrates and Dogs

About this dog catcher business be-
tween Harry and John-wasn't it Socra-
tes. when elected to city dog catcher. who
said: ut is not the job which honors
the man; it is the man who honors the
Jop"' Eddie Miller.
Evening star., 1950-10-17
Boiling Quicker

Isn't it about time the authorities
stepped in to protect those poor people
living in the Alexandria projects?
Those people were not told when they
moved in that there were restrictions
against dogs. Nor. as far as I've been
able to discover, were there. Out of a
blue sky they were told: Get rid OF
your pets or get out!" Just because these
people are not in position to own their
own homes and cannot find at present
other quarters, they have their hearts
torn out.
One little polio victim was learning to
walk again, just by toddlipg after his
dog. The dog had to be put to sleep.
Think of it-and the father of that child
is off fighting for us in Korea! Since
the dog was killed, the little one hasn't
tried to walk again.
It makes my blood boil. Americans
should stick together and force this
gang of no good dictators to rescind that
dog restriction at once. It's not Ameri-
can-it's inhuman and brutal.
Quaker Lady.
Evening star., 1950-10-17
Garry Davis and America

On September % last, I wrote to
j. Howard McGrath. Attorney General
of the United States, for reinstatement
of my United States citizenship which
renounced in May, 1948.
gave as my reasons for the renuncia-
ton my wish to dramatize the principle
of world citizenship and One World.
gave as my reasons for wishing rein
statement of United States citizenship
my wish to share as an American citizen
in the defense of human rights which
I consider the responsibility of every
American.
At no time during my work in Europe
was my loyalty to my homeland ques-
toned. My homeland is part of the
world territory. 1t is included in my
belief. In asking for return of my United
States citizenship, I was merely stating
my desire to enter the existing frame
work through which I can help build
practically and lastingly the foundation
without which citizenship Of the world
is but an abstract ideal
Last April I returned home as an i'm
migrant under the French quota. When
the Korean incident started was put
Evening star., 1950-10-17

A pseudonyn, Is permissible only
Dhen letter carries correct name
and address of ,0riter. Please be brief.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-09-07
Dual Highway Now
Has Pc Bus Service

Effective yesterday the Potomac
Edison Company inaugurated a 90
day trial period bus service for resi-
dents of the new Dual Highway. If
the passenger traffic warrants it, the
service will be continued after the
trial period ends, but in the event
that there is little demand for it, the
new service will be discontinued.
The route and schedule for the serv-
ice are as follows:
ROute-Public Square, East Wash
ington Street, Dual Highway, Hebb
Road, Day Road to the junction of
Dual Highway Return on Dual
Highway, East Franklin, North Po-
tomac, to Public Square.
Schedule: Leave Public Square at
TBS a. M, $40 a. m, 1910 p. M, 400
p. m. monday through friday, 4:4O
p. m. Saturdays only, $40 p. m.
Buses will leave the junction of
the Dual Highway and Day Road for
the Public Square approximately 10
minutes after the above listed times,
except for the 1910 trip. This re-
turns at 12:45 p. m.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-09-07
Ten More Men Are
Drafted From Here

The local Service Boards announc-
ed on Saturday that ten more men
from Hagerstown and Washington
County have been drafted and will
be indicted into the Armed Forces
on Monday, September II.
The ten men are:
From HagerstOwn-Earl w. Bates,
625 w. Washington Street; Murray
Eiler, formerly of 855 Summit Ave
nue., but now of Baltimore; William
E. King, 401 Ridge Avenue; Richard
B. Mentzer, 816 Spruce Street; Rob-
ert p Boward, 929 Guilford Avenue;
and Leon v. Spessard, SIS Jefferson
Street.
From Washington C0unty-Don-
aid F. Flora, Williamsport, Route q;
Robert L. Teach, Williamsport, Route
2, and George c. Warner, Smiths
burg, Route l.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-09-07
Ditto Deunion To Be
Held On Sept. 10

The annual Ditto Family Reunion
will be held on Sunday afternoon,
September 10, at Hager Park, ac-
cording to an announcement made
last week by DR.. E. W Ditto, Jr.,
president of the Ditto Reunion.
Members and friends of the Ditto
family are cordially invited to par
ticipate in the reunion, and are re-
quested to bring their basket lunch
in time to serve the noon meal at loo
p. m. E.D.S.T. Tables have been
reserved and the committee in charge
of the reunion, under the chairman
ship of the vice-presirent, Lee G.
Snyder, have arranged that ice wa
ter, coffee and ice cream will be
available, but the reunionists are re-
quested to bring their own individual
containers for dispensing same.
During the afternoon program the
Rev. John Ditto, descendent of the
Greenberry Ditto Family, who is
pastor of the First Baptist Church of
Pocomoke City, Md. will be the re-
union speaker. Recreation and other
activities have been planned for the
children.
Those not desiring to come for
the noon meal are invited to be pres
ent for the afternoon session.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-09-07
Marriage Licenses

The following from Hagerstown
and Washington County applied for
marriage licenses during the past
Robert F. Thomas, 25, Hagers-
town; Hazel r. Baker, %, Hagers-
town.
Roy I. Weikert, Jr., "a, Fairfield,
Pa; Eveleyn v. Redmond, 20, Ha-
gerstown.
Lauren S. Blickenstaff 81, Smiths
burg; Ruth Willard, IS, Foxville.
Charles E. Anderson, 81, Williams
port; Janet M. Metz, IS, Hagerstown.
John r. Howe, 80, Baltimore; Bet
tie E. Thompson, "a, Hagerstown.
John E. Wagner, 80, Hagerstown;
Pauline Helen Miller, 40, Hagers-
town.
James E. Shafer, %, Cearfoss;
Vida M Grumbine, %, Hagers-
town.
Walter R. Marshall, "a, Hagers-
town; Betty Jane Mills, %, Hagers-
town.
Albert B. Cochran, 30, Hagers-
town; Margaret A. Reardon, 20, Ha-
gerstown.
Richard L. Gladhill, %, Clear
Spring; Lillian M. Robertson, IS,
Big Spring.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-09-07
Around Town With
The Editor

The Lions Club really put one
over on one of their members-John
Baer-at Tuesdays meeting.
John, who recently returned from
a trip round the world by plane, was
asked by his fellow members to give
a talk on his trip. But, when he
arose to speak, the entire member
ship quietly arose from their seats
and filed out of the ballroom of the
Hotel Alexander, where the lunch
con meeting was held, leaving John
high and dry.
OF course, after the joke had been
enjoyed by everyone, they came
back, resumed their seats, and en-
joyed a fine talk by John on his
unusual trip.
Regardless of the merits of the
case, the public statement by Mayor
Herman l.. Mills that he is opposed
to the proposed shopping center in
the north end was, in my opinion,
most unfortunate.
Sometime ago the Mayor appoint
ed Zoning and Planning Commits
sion as an independent body to work
out and propose to the Mayor and
Council coming plan for Hagers-
town. Up to now, no such plan has
been publically announced, although
a public meeting has been called by
the Commission for September IL
for the purpose of considering the
zoning of Section l (the north end)
of a proposed comprehensive coming
ordinance for the City of Hagers-
town. The advertisement states that,
at that public meeting, proposals to
zone the said section to permit a
shopping center will be considered.
Mayor Mills is, ex-officio, a mem
Der of the Planning and Zoning Com
mission and his public statement
that he is against shopping center,
before the public hearing is held
should never have been made.
1t is further pointed out that be-
fore any coming plan can be put into
effect it must be voted on by the five
members of the City Council and
here the Mayor has placed himself
in the unfortunate position of having
told the members of his Council, be-
fore they have ever seen, let alone
voted on, proposed zoning ordin-
ance, that if shopping center in
the north end is included in such g
proposed ordinance he is against it
The whole thing, as far as I am con-
cerned, smacks of trying to influence
a jury before the case is even heard
do not for moment think that
the Mayor looked on it in that light
when he made his public statement
and l sincerely hope that before the
public meeting is held on September
IL, he will retract it.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-09-07
Tickets Are On Sale
For Band Concerts
May Be Purchased From Mem
bers Of High Schools Band Par
ents Club Or Ordered By Mail.

Tickets for the two concerts which
will be given at the High School
auditorium on Sunday, September
II, by the United States Marine Band
CThe Presidents Own are now on
sale and may be obtained from any
member of the Hagerstown High
School Band Parents Club, which is
sponsoring the concert, or you may
mail your request for tickets, to-
gether with your check or money
order, to r. D. Gaver, P. o. Box
1000, Hagerstown, Md. But if you
order your tickets by mail, please in
clude the return postage.
The two concerts will be held at
800 o'clock on Sunday afternoon
and at $3.50 Sunday night, Daylight
Savings Time. The price of admis-
sion for each of the concerts will be:
children under fourteen, rs cents;
adults, $3.50 Cloth prices include
taxi Proceeds of the two concerts
will be used to help the bands of
the high schools
The sale of tickets is moving along
rapidly and since there are only a
thousand seats available, you are adj
vised to get your order in early.
The United States Marine Band is
the oldest, first and foremost band
in America, having been organized
in 1898, and has performed by official
command for every president since
George Washington.
This unique symphonic band is
ed upon to furnish, from its vast
repertoire and resources, practically
every form of musical fare. It's beau
tiful symphonic arrangements, its
quartets and string ensembles, are
as well known in Washington's Of
fetal circles, as are the stirring
marches and solemn, dignified fun
eral services at Arlington's hallowed
resting place for our nations heroes.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-09-07
Lady Bowlers Hold
Annual Fall Party
Precious Stone League Also
Plans For Coming Season And
Selects Teams.

The Precious Stone Bowling
League held their annual fall party
and business meeting last Thursday
at the Rose Bowl Party House.
Mrs. Albert Fiery, chairman of the
league, conducted the business meet
ing, during which the teams were
announced for the coming season,
which will open on September 8,
and the captains were chosen.
Following the business meeting an
evening of bridge and canasta was
enjoyed. Those present were: Mrs.
Charles Reecher, Mrs. Harold C.
Trovinger, Mrs. Roy B. Mowen, Mrs.
Robert E. Powles, Mrs. Charles
Routzahn, Mrs. Anna Smyth, Mrs.
Max Fiery, Mrs. Jay Schaff, Mrs. v.
Kemp Wilkes, Mrs. George S. Leh-
ner, Mrs. Albert T. Fiery, III, Mrs.
Russell Stoner, Mrs. F. Merrill Hays,
MRS. Charles C. Swartz, Mrs. S. Jay
Cover, Mrs. Floyd Benner, Mrs. Earl
A. Ford, Mrs. J. L. Hartzell, Mrs.
Hanson Hessler, Miss Lauretta Trum-
power, Miss Dotte McGraw, Miss
Mildred Perham and Miss Pauline
Flock.
The committee who arranged the
party were: Mrs. Ford Bryan, chair
man; Mrs. Charles Routzahn, Mrs.
Harold Trovinger, Mrs. v. Kemp
Wilkes and Mrs. Max Fiery.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-09-07
B. And P. Women's
Club Meets Sept. IL
DR.. Andrew C. Truxall, Presi-
dent Of Hood College, To Be
Guest Speaker At Dinner Meet
ing.

The Hagerstown Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club will hold
their first monthly dinner meeting
of the 1950-51 season on Monday
evening, September II, in the Po-
tomac Room of the Hotel Alexander,
with the president, Miss Margaret
Kreps, in the chair.
The program will be in charge of
the membership committee, of which
Mrs. Andrew K Coffman is chair
man, and they have secured as guest
speaker, DR.. Andrew G. Truxall,
president of Hood College, Freder-
lex, whose subject will be, 1.-THE
Collect of Business and Professional
Women" DR.. Truxall, who will be
introduced by Mrs. Coffman, is well
known throughout this area for his
ability as public speaker.
During the meeting, Evan Cross
ley, local attorney, will also speak
briefly on "The Necessity For A Con-
stitutional Convention"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-09-07
Death Benefit Payments

Maryland families received $13,-
$4,000 in life insurance death bene-
fit payments in the first half of this
year, compared with $14,720,000 in
the corresponding period of last year
and $9,671, 900 in the first half of
1941, the Institute of Life Insur-
ance has disclosed.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-09-07
Fairchild Packplane
Put Thru It's PAGES
By H. S. Douglas

Last Thursday, along with a num-
Der of other newspaper men, / was
privileged to witness a demonstra-
ton of the Fairchild Packplane,
known as the XC-12O, and it is no
exaggeration to say that, although |
saw the demonstration from begin
ming to end, I could hardly believe
my eyes
The Packplane which looks quite
a bit like the regular Fairchild Pack
ct, is designed so that the pod" in
other words, the cargo-carrying part
of the plane, can in few short
minutes, be detached in its entirety,
leaving the rest of the plane to be
flown as any other plane is. This
revolutionary idea will permit the
Packplane to load men or materials;
fly them to designated spot; detach
the pod from its cargo and then fly
back to its base to pick up another
loaded pod and repeat the perform
ance as often as is necessary.
AS John G.. Norris, Washington
Post reporter. wrote in that paper
on Sunday, the Packplane will be
invaluable in war, as it does away
with the possibility of the old type
cargo plane being straffed by the
enemy while waiting for the cargo
to be unloaded.
To me, one of the most amazing
things about the demonstration was
the ease with which the Packplane
took off with the pod attached to it.
Test pilot Dick Henson was in the
air within 800 feet of the starting
point, and he took off at an angle of
close to As degrees.
But perhaps even more remark
able was his handling of the plane
after the pod had been detached.
This time he took off in less than 500
feet and then after circling around,
'buzzed" the field just few yards
above our heads.
In flight the Packplane without
the pod) looks for all the world like
P-38
The XC-120 was designed by Ar
mand ]. Thieblot, chief engineer of
the Fairchild Aircraft Division, and
bids fair to be one of the greatest
engineering feats of the corporation.
The operation of detaching the pod
by means of cables is handled di-
rectly by the pilot and when the
operation is perfected, the plane will
be able to land, detach the pod with
in two or three minutes, and be on
its way again.
/ A unique sidelight, which drew
the interest of quite number of the
visitors at the demonstration, was the
use of a scissors like, 17-foot ladder
that provides the only means of en-
tering or leaving the plane after the
/ pod is detached. The ladder is made
of a magnesium alloy and is very
light in weight. An invention of
member of the Fairchild Engineering
staff, it looks very much like the
scissors automobile jack, excepting,
of course, that no handle is necessary
to open or close it. There are two
hooks at the top end of the ladder
that hook on to the body of the plane
and permit the pilot to either climb
into the plane or climb out of it.
The ladder, it seems to me, has
tremendous possibilities outside of
the airplane industry, and might well
become by-product Of the corpor-
alton.