The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-06-07

sioners do besides meeting at the
Courthouse once a week?
Turn to page and you will find
one answer, at least.
%**
l wonder if the owners of the
turtles who won their heats in the
big Turtle Derby on Saturday night
have demanded saliva test for
"Hadacol," who literally ran away
from his opponents. He won his
heat in easy fashion, looked even bet
ter in the semi-fnals and then won
the finals as if he was shot out of
gun.
If Hadacol is that good I'm going
to throw away my heart pills and
Get on the bottle myself"
The derby was a great success and
every member of the Tall Cedars
committee who had charge of the
affair deserve lot of credit.
wish l had room to list the names
of every boy and girl who graduated
this week from our public high
schools and our junior college, and
also the boys and girls who will
graduate later in the week from st.
Mary's High.
But unfortunately, I haven't. So
all l can do is to congratulate every
one of them and wish them the best
of luck.
Rev. Boyd Hamm, the speaker at
last weeks meeting of the Kiwanis
Club, while telling one of his stories
and he really knows how to tell
them came up with a new one
when he referred to the Mason and
Dixon Line as the Smith and Yves
= son" Line
/ have attended a lot of meetings
of the Mayor and Council during the
past 10 years - and as you know
some of them have been quite ex-
citing-but never have attended a
public meeting that was better con-
Quoted than the one called by four
members of the Council last week
to reconsider the zoning ordinance
for the North End
Although the council chamber was
packed, Mayor Mills, as the presid-
ing officer, conducted the meeting in
an orderly and business-like manner
from beginning to end. All inter
ested parties were given every OPP
portunity to be heard and the speak
ers on both sides-both pro and con
all refrained from personalities.
And talking of good meetings, an
other fine example was the luncheon
meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Chamber of Commerce on Mon
day, presided over by j. V. Jamison
III.
Guests at the meeting, at which
more than sixty were present, were
group of officials of the Hecht
Company, who explained their posi-
ton in regard to the proposed shop
ping center and they were heartily
congratulated on the fine presenta-
ton they made.
The question of shopping center
In Hagerstown = one of the most
controversial matters that has come
up IN the community for many years
lis, unfortunately, far from settled
and I wouldn't be surprised if it is
dragged out for a long time and
here's the reason why:
Section 66B Of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, referred to by
Mayor Mills when he vetoed the re-
peal of the Ordinance coming the
North End (see story elsewhere on
this page, states that a governing
body may repeal, change or amend
a coming ordinance. But the same
section also states that a coming or
dinance can not be changed or
amended without first giving public
notice that such action is contem-
plated.
Whether this means that notice
has to be given before a coming or
dinance can be repealed, changed, or
amended, or whether it means that
advance notice only has to be given
if the governing body intends to
keep the ordinance in force, but
wishes to change or amend part, or
parts, of it, is a moot question and
one that might have to be settled in
the courts.
| have been asked by many people
what my own personal opinion is
regarding the shopping center and I
have told them all that I feel the
same way about it as do about vot-