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Evening star., 1951-09-27
Contract Bridge
ByCuIbertson

(Copyright. 1851, by Ely Culbertson)
1t is to be doubted that more than
one player in a hundred, sitting in
East's position, below, would find
the successful defense against the
four-Spade contract.
North dealer.
EaSt-West vulnerable.
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WEST EAST
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The bidding:
North East South West
Pass Pass spade Pass
2NT Pass 3spades Pass
4spades Pass Pass Pass
North was not exactly a shrinking
violet in this auction Even though
he had passed originally, his jump
to two no-trump over the one
spade bid was optimistic enough.
and when he carried South'S three
spade rebid to game, North must
have mistaken a spot-card for an
ace. However, from North's point
of view his bidding was well justi-
fed by the outcome.
West opened the club jack The
four was played from the board and
East put up the king. East then did
what the foresaid SO players in 100
would do-he shifted to diamonds
In the hope of finding West with at
least the king. Then, a heart re-
turn through dummys king figured
to defeat the contract. Unfortu-
nately for this line of reasoning,
however, West did not get in very
soon. South cashed both of his
diamond honors, then entered
dummy with a club and discarded
both of his hearts on the Q-J of
diamonds while West was Squander-
ing his ace of trumps Now South
could decide the trump king to East
and claim his remarkable contract
The diamond return by East was
superf1cially attractive, but more
searching analysis reveals the flaw
in that defense. Granting that East
could not conceivably place his
partner with the spade ace, there
was nevertheless no need for the
diamond shift and there was dan
ger in that play-as witnessed by
what happened. If West really had
q controlling diamond he would al-
ways get in with it in time to shift
to hearts, and if East's trump king
was trapped, it would not help mat
tiers for East to avoid leading a |
trump. Thus, the truly expert East
would return a trump at the second
trick.
(Released by the Register and Tribune
Syndicate. 1851
Evening star., 1951-09-27
Points for Parents BY Esy'h rhomo. Wallace

Mother-Tom and I looked at
his bed this morning and decided
he was growing too big for it. Will
you show Gus some you think he
would like?
Evening star., 1951-09-27

Lay, Sit-Set," makes these confus-
ing word-pairs as simple as ABC, The
non-technical key does the trick. For
copy, send 10 cents In coin to Mrs.
Frank Colby care of The Star, p o.
Box 80. Station G, New York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1951-12-16

distributed about 100000 religious calendars.
This year, the monsignor reports. the group
has disposed of more than million calen-
dars. plus many thousands of reprints of the
pictures appearing on them"
But not all the religious calendars are
being bought by church organizations. Many
are being used by business concerns to adyer-
tise their products or services
Evening star., 1951-12-16

Children, one OF the PoInt'ngS 70 De used {
rVNHE TERM calendar art" in the past. has
IL usually meant pictures of pretty girls.
But this is no longer true. according to
survey by one of the leading calendar COM
panies In recent years, the survey shows,
calendars illustrated with religious paintings
have been outselling the pinup type
Ten years ago. an organization headed by
the Right Rev Msgr Joseph B. Lux of Chicago
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04
ww a
Marriage Licenses

The following rom HagerstOwn
and Washington County applied for
marriage licenses during the past
week.
Ivan B. Johnson, SO, Hagerstown;
Dorothy M. Thompson, AZ, Hagers-
town.
Raymond E. Gardner, At, Hagers-
town; Leola P Thompson, A, Ha-
gerstown.
Frederick H. Beck, AZ, Hagers-
town; Mary A. Beck, 80, Hagers-
town.
Jack R. Hoover, %, Hagerstown;
Bette 10 Banner, %, Strausburg,
Va.
Robert R. Ridenour, %, Hagers-
town; Dorothy P. Presgraves, 81,
Hagerstown.
Floyd D. Harrell, %, Keedysville;
Alice R. Davis, 10, Williamsport
James S. Hart, 80, Clear Spring;
Frances E. Mills, 10, Big Pool.
Gaver F. Taylor, %, Hagerstown;
M. Maxine Snyder, Is, Martinsburg,
w. Va.
Thomas D. Guy, 81, Hagerstown;
Phyllis K. DeVault, 27, Hagerstown.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04

County, began talking together
about the possibility of establishing
public library for the use of citi-
zens of Hagerstown and Washington
County, and it was not long until
their talks were transformed into
action.
Mr. Newcomer offered an initial
gift of $4,000 towards the establish
ment of library, on condition that
the community raise another $4,000,
and Mr.. Mealey offered to provide
the site. Articles of Incorporation
were then secured; the General AS
sembly of Maryland authorized the
Board of County Commissioners and
the Mayor and Council of Hagers-
town to appropriate annually the
sums Of 81, 500 and $1,000 respective
ly for the support of the institution,
and the serious undertaking of rails
ing the required $4,000 got under
way. $4,000 of the required sum
came in donations from the general
public; another $4,000 resulted from
the generosity of eighteen citizens
of the community who gave $500
each; and a further subscription of
$4,000 by Mr.. Newcomer made the
$4,000 a reality.
Work was then begun on the
building, on plans made by Bruce
Price, of New York City. The rec
ord showed that the building cost
$4,000 with another $4,000 being
spent for furniture, equipment and
/ books.
On August 81, 1901, the library
opened for circulation, with Miss
Mary L. Titcomb, the librarian; Mrs.
John B. Kieffer (then Alice v. B.
Hays the assistant; and Joshua
Thomas, the janitor The original
Board of Trustees was composed of:
Edward w. Mealey, president;
George c. Pearson, secretary and
treasurer; Elias Emmert, William
Kealhofer, ]. Spangler Kieffer, John
W. Stonebraker and William Upde-
graf.
While almost from the beginning
the library was serving the residents
of the County through the establish
ment of library branches, or sta
lions as they were called in that
day-the books being carried to and
from the stations by the janitor with
a hired horse and wagon-it was not
until April 1907 that the fore-runner
OF today's bookmobile, made from
plans drawn by Miss Titcomb, was
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04
Methodist W.S.C.S.
OF St. Paul's Meet
"World Federation OF Method
ist Women" Program Subject.

The October meeting of the Wom-
ans Society of Christian Service of
st. Paurs Methodist Church was
held in the Church Hall Monday
evening with the president, Mrs.
John D. Zentmyer presiding.
Following the devotional service,
which was led by Mrs. Charles F.
Hoffman assisted by Mrs. Edward
Hartman, the main topic of the
meeting, World Federation of Meth
odist Women" was presented by
Mrs. Ralph Marquart, Mrs. Hilton
Long and Mrs. Thackara Brown in
the form of a dramatic sketch with
explanatory remarks by Mrs. Bruce
Etchison.
Mrs. Robert Keedy then present
ed plan for securing new members
for the Society, after which Mrs. r.
B. Wyand gave an interesting talk in
which she summarized the activities
of the United Nations. Mrs. j. T.
Spicknall gave an excellent report
on the sub-district W.S.C.S. service
recently held in Martinsburg, w. Va.
Mrs. Hoffman then announced
that this year the Week Of Prayer
and Self Denial service October rs
to November will be held by each
of the five circles of the Society at
their separate meetings during that
week
The meeting closed with short
business session after which refresh
ments were served by Circle No. 2,
of which Mrs. Walter M. Daniels
is chairman.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04
Jerome Hines To
Give Concert Here

Jerome Hines, noted bass of the
Metropolitan Opera, will appear at
the Hagerstown High School audito-
rum on Monday evening at $3.50
o'clock, under the auspices of the
Hagerstown Civic Music Association.
Admission will be by membership
ticket only. He is currently on his
fourth national concert tour.
The Hollywood born singer is eel
ebrating his sixth season at the Met
ropolitan. He has appeared there
in more than thirty roles, including:
Mephistopheles in Faust" Sarastro
in ''The Magic Flute" Swallow in
Peter Crimes and both the Grand
Inquisitor and King Philip in the
new production of Don Carlo"
This past summer, after six ap-
pearances at Colorado's Red Rocks
and Cincinnati's Opera Festival,
Hines enjoyed vacation at his Hol-
lywood home. He began his current
35-concert itinerary in October.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04

put into service. 1t was drawn by
two horses, with the janitor, Mr..
Thomas, acting as both driver and
dispenser of the books. In 1912 the
first motor-driven book wagon was
put into use and, of course. we all
are familiar with the modern book
mobile of today.
Thus, through the efforts of Mr..
Mealey and Mr.. Newcomer, and the
untiring work of Miss Titcomb, the
first librarian, grew the Washington
County Free Library of today, which
stands out as one of the best public
library's in the nation, for cities the
size of Hagerstown.
Today, under the able leadership
of the librarian, Mrs. Henry HoIza-
pfel III, and her competent staff, the
Washington County Free Library is,
perhaps, doing more than any other
single institution in the county to
bring to its citizens the richness of
good reading for young and old alike,
to say nothing Of its tremendous i'm
portance to the youth of the COM
munity, not only from a reading
standpoint, but also as a source of
information.
Mrs. Holzapfel (the former Mary
Louise McDearman of Rocky Mount,
N. CO. was appointed librarian on
August IS, 1888, by the Board of
Trustees, coming to Hagerstown
from the H. Leslie Perry Memorial
Library, Henderson, N. c. where she
served as librarian for eight years.
She was elected president of the
North Carolina Library Association
in 1887 but resigned on coming to
Hagerstown.
Under her vigorous and forward
looking administration of the local
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04

library, many changes have been
effected that add greatly to the
efficiency of the library's services,
and throughout the thirteen years of
her stewardship, she had been indie
fatigable in extending the services
of the library throughout the County.
Any account of the growth and
development of the Washington
County Free Library of today would
not be complete without tribute,
not only to the present Board of
Trustees who, by their unsel1sh de-
votion are doing so much to keep
the library abreast of the times, but
also to the Trustees of other years,
whose foresight was responsible for
the steady growth of the institution.
The present officers of the library
are: John B. Ferguson, president;
r. S. Dillon, Jr., president; Mary
L. Holzapfel, secretary; and Thomas
B. Cushwa, treasurer.
Members of the Board of Trustees
are: c. Merritt Campbell, Thomas B.
Cushwa, John B. Ferguson, J. v.
Jamison, 3rd, John J. Porter, Rev.
Scott R. Wagner and R. S. Dillon,
Jr.
Ex-off1cio members are: Winslow
F. Burhans, president of the Board
of County Commissioners; Herman
L. Mills, Mayor of Hagerstown; and
William M. British, county superin-
tendent of schools.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04
Retailers Decide On
Christmas Hours
Stores VIII Start Opening All
Day Wednesdays On Nov. FL.
Santa Claus To Arrive Nov. rs.
Night Opening Starts Dec. ii.

Members of the Hagerstown Re
tailers Bureau resumed their regu-
lar monthly luncheon meeting on
Friday, following the summer recess.
There was a full attendance and
several important items were on the
agenda.
The first order of business was
connected with the downtown
Christmas decorations, and the Dec
grafton Committee, after giving their
report, were authorized to appear
before the Mayor and Council at
their regular meeting, which will be
held tonight, to ask their assistance
in purchasing additional decorations,
in line with the Bureaus request to
the Council last year when the 1851
budget was being considered.
The group then took up the matter
of the arrival of Santa Claus and it
was decided that, as was the case
last year, St. Nicholas arrival will
take place on Sunday afternoon, No
vember 25. His arrival, and the sub
sequent parade downtown, will be
handled as cooperative project by
the Bureau.
The matter of a second Hub City
Day. was then brought up and it was
tentatively agreed that it shall be
held either in January or February
next year The matter, however,
will be further considered by the
committee in charge, who will then
report back at the October meeting.
The next order of business was the
setting of the Christmas store hours
which will be as follows:
Beginning Wednesday, November
Il and continuing through Wednes-
day, January 2, 1852, member stores
will remain open all day on We'd
nesdays.
Beginning Friday, December IA
and continuing through Saturday,
December %, the stores will remain
open each night Except Sunday, of
cburse) until 800 p. m.
On Monday, December "a, mem
Der stores will close at 500 p. m.
At the. close of business on Satur-
day night, December 20, member
stores will remain closed until 900
a. m. Wednesday, January 2, 1852.
This will give clerks in the stores
three-day week end.
The final business on the agenda
was an agreement, by unanimous
vote, to cooperate with the Junior
Chamber of Commerce in their an
nual Christmas Home Decoration
Contest, which this year is expected
to be bigger and better than ever.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04

The 50th anniversary of the Wash
ington County Free Library will be
celebrated this evening at 7:3O
o'clock, when the Board of Trustees,
the Librarian and the Library staff
will be hosts at an Open House, to
which the public is cordially invited.
The Library actually opened its
doors on August 27, 1901, but the Of
fetal recognition of the anniversary
was delayed until today, in order to
coincide with National Library Day
and the 18th anniversary of the
American Library Association.
1t was back in 1897 that Edward
w. Mealey and Benjamin F. New
conner, both natives of Washington
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04
Next Week Is Fire
Prevention Week
State Insurance Commissioner
Asks Cooperation In Statewide
Campaign.

Governor McKeldin has issued an
official Proclamation, designating the
week of October 7th to 18th as FIRE
PREVENTION WEEK in Maryland.
State Insurance Commissioner
Harvey NJ. Chesney today asked the
residents of Maryland for their &C.
tive participation in the coming Fire
Prevention Week campaign. While
this week is additionally set aside
in observance of the terrible Chicago
fire of 1871 which shocked the Unit
ed States into the realization that
even its largest cities were not built
safely, little does the public know
that while this same Chicago fire was
raging, there was another fire in
which over one thousand persons
lost their lives and many homes and
valuable timber land were destroyed
at Peshtigo, Wisconsin. This fire
was hidden in history because of
two reasons, few people in 1871 had
heard of Peshtigo and, the weirdest
of condolences, this fire started the
same day as the Chicago fire.
In cooperation with the various
agencies sponsoring the Fire Pre-
vention Week campaign, Governor
McKeldin will speak over stations
VIDAL, Baltimore; WTBO, Cumber-
land; WANN, Annapolis; WBCC,
Bethesda; WGAY, Silver Spring;
WEI, Hagerstown; WASA, Havre
de Grace; and WFMD, Frederick. A
special television show will be
broadcast over station WEALTH
October 9th at II a. m. This show
will be devoted to a short talk by
the Governor and will show a house
afire, what causes it, and how it
could progress if not checked.
Commissioner Chesney, in re-
minding home owners that 500 of
all fires are preventable, commented
that if home owners kept matches
away from tiny hands and encourag-
ed adults to smoke safely and never
in bed; stopped misusing electricity
by improper fusing, overloaded cir
cults and defective wiring and APP
planes; had heating equipment and
chimney cleaned annually, inspected
and defects repaired, used fire-re-
tardent roofing; never allowed gaso-
line, benzine, naptha or similar Yo-
lathe fiammable liquids in the home
for any purpose; never used such
fiammable liquids for dry cleaning or
to kindle a fire; kept rubbish and
unnecessary combustibles regularly
removed from the home, the ter
rife fire loss could be curtailed.
According to Commissioner Ches-
ney, the fire loss in Maryland alone,
during the year 1850, amounted to
$21,794, 700.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04
Around Town Will
The Editor

Congratulations TO the State ROadS
Commission and the outdoor adVer-
Using companies concerned, on their
mutual agreement to keep the natur-
al beauty of the five-mile section
over Sideling Hill, on Route 40 just
west of Hancock, protected by keep
ing the slopes of the hill clear of
advertising signs.
This is just another proof that
agreements on most any subject can
be reached when both sides sit down
at the conference table in spirit
of real cooperation.
The regular meeting of the Mayor
and Council will be held tonight and
Judging from what has transpired at
previous regular and special meet
ings, it's a pretty good bet that the
zoning ordinances will come up
again, although in what form re-
mains to be seen.
$3.50
I learned, however, that Mayor H.
L. Mills was taken to the Washing
ton County Hospital on Tuesday
afternoon, due to a kidney stone, and
though he is in hopes of being suf-
ffciently recovered to attend to-
nights meeting, the final decision
will, of course, rest with his ply
sician
In the event that the Mayor is not
able to attend the meeting, I doubt
very much if anything but routine
matters will be taken up.
$3.50
Now that Congressman j. Glenn
Beall has publicly announced that
he will not be a candidate in 1852
for reelection to the House of Rep
resentatives, you can look for a wide
open scramble for his seat, both on
the Republican and Democratic
sides.
Already, ]. PAUL Marshall, chair
man of the Federation of Young
Republicans in Maryland, who is also
a Montgomery County Delegate in
the State General Assembly, and D.
Kenneth Mclaughlin, State Senator
from Washington County, have
formally announced their candidacy
on the Republican ticket, while
other Republicans who are looked
upon as likely candidates are: State
Senator Robert B. Kimble of Allie
ghany County; Dewitt S. Hyde of
Bethesda, a Montgomery County
member Of the House of Delegates;
Secretary of State John Reeves, also
from Bethesda; and Anders R. Lof-
strand, Jr of Rockville, another
Montgomery County Delegate.
I am glad to be able to report that
the new elevator for the Courthouse
has arrived and work has already
been started on getting it set up.
At the regular meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners,
held on Tuesday, the Board, by unan-
imous vote, agreed to appropriate
the sum of $500 for the American
Legions Armistice Day parade and
banquet for the Gold Star mothers
and widows of World Wars I and
II and the Korean War, and also the
returned veterans of the Korean
War, providing the Mayor and Coun-
Gil appropriates a similar sum.
Around town this week most ev-
eryone is talking about the sensa-
tional finish in the National League
race and the coming World Series
And since every moment I could
spare, | have been listening to the
sensational play-off games between
the Giants and the Dodgers, this will
have to be all for this week.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04

Promoted
With The 1st Cav Div, In Korea
Harlem Riden, of 1909 Pope Avenue,
has been promoted in Korea from
corporal to the rank of sergeant.
He is now serving with the LIST
Cavalry Regiments 18th Cavalry
Regiment, the veteran infantry force
which punched northward from the
Taegu perimeter last fall in the UN's
first large-scale offensive.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04

leasing enlisted reservists started in
July, 1900 were stationed at Fort
Meade. A percentage quota is re-
leased each month and all reservists
lnvoluntarily ordered to active duty
are to be released by the end of De-
cember.'
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04
By II. S. Douglas

of citizens of the community who,
through the courtesy of the Pang-
born Corporation, were given new
insight into, and brought little
closer to, an industry that means so
much to our community.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04
Badly Needed

What Uncle Sans scientists need
to perfect is a non-leaking type of
atomic secrecy.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04
Yearly Five Thousand Visit Pangborn
Corporation Plant On Open House Day

Guided Tours Through Entire Plant Conducted All During The
Day With All Visitors Receiving Attractive Souvenirs At End
OF Tour Magnitude Of Plant And Its Operations Amaze The
Huge Throng
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04
BOYS IN SERVICE

The Purple Heart medal has been
awarded to Cpl. Harlan Rider. 1909
Pope Avenue, for wounds received
IN action near Tochson on July 8,
1851.
The medal was conferred on Rider
while he was member of the 1st
Cavalry Divisions 7th Cavalry Regi-
ment. His unit made the spectacular
breakthrough of the Taegu perimeter
last September.
Cpl. Eugene w. McCauley, Route
2, Williamsport, was released from
active duty on September %. He
was ordered to active duty with the
Army last November.
When the Army's program of re-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04

Many a self-made man knocked
off work too soon.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04
Washington County Free Library Is
Observing Its Fiftieth Anniversary

Occasion To Be Marked By Open House At Library This Eve
ming, For Which Special Program Has Been Arranged
Public Is Invited
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-10-04

The boys and girls of today are the
men and women of tomorrow.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Grand Jury |ndicts
Six on Gaming, Three
On Narcotics CHARGES

Three men were indicted by a
District grand jury yesterday on
narcotics charges. They are Law
renee w. Washington, %. colored,
of the 1900 block of Eastern ave-
nue. NE: John M. Contee, "a,
colored, of the 800 block Eight
eenth street NE, and James e.
Riley. 26. of the 900 block of o
street NV.
Six persons were named on
gambling charges, accusing them
Of promoting the numbers racket.
They are Harvey Garnett, 80, of
the 1900 block of East Capitol
street; Robert c. Simmons, Al, of
the 4400 block of Nash street NE;
Haskell H. Lowery. "a. of the 1900
block of Simms drive Sc: Anna
belle Wright. 40, of the 800 block
Of Seventh street NE; Lewis Jor-
dan, 80, of the 1900 block of Mon
tana avenue NE, and Maurice B.
Tilghman, 80. of the HOO block of
Sixth street NV. All are colored.
Three persons were indicted on
sex offenses charges. One Of them,
Ely B. Freshly, 80, colored. Of the
first block of Myrtle street NE,
was accused Of carnal knowledge
and assault with intent to COM
nit carnal knowledge. involving a
l0-year-old colored girl.
Arthur j. Dettmers, jr., IS, of
the 1900 block of Fortieth street
NV. was indicted on a charge of
committing an unnatural sex act
with a 6-year-old boy.
Daniel Jones. 81. colored. of the
HOO block Of Fifth street NV,
was accused of taking indecent
liberties with a 10-year-old colored
boy.
The indictments were among a
total Of 30 returned by the grand
jury before Chief Judge Bolitha j.
Laws Of District Court.