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

GeaQ Df. SplCkIldl1 duuTeSS D6lOIe
the Optimist Club on Monday (you
will find it elsewhere on this page).
The address, which deals with the
present World Crisis, presents a new
slant that, I believe, will provide
you with plenty of food for thought.
A strange quiet - which l hope
will not be a lull before the storm
has settled around City Hall.
AS we go to press there is no sign
of any special meeting of the Mayor
and Council being called, and as far
as the coming question is concerned,
the only thing that has taken place
is the dismissal of the original pc
tition filed by the North End prop
erty owners and the filing of new
petition in its place.
Judge Joseph D. Mish, of the Cir
cult Court, signed an order on Mon
day giving the City of Hagerstown
until August to show cause why
the city should not be enjoined from
enforcing provisions of the coming
ordinance passed on June Is.
There was little furry of excite
ment in town on Monday morning
when a group of CIO communica-
lions workers of America picketed
at the telephone company for few
hours and then withdrew.
The picketing was peaceful and
orderly. The pickets made no at
tempt to stop telephone operators
and Office personnel from reporting
for duty as usual and telephone
service was normal at all times.
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At the Board of County Commits
sioners regular meeting on Tuesday,
the main topic of discussion was the
offices recently vacated at the Court
House by the Board of Education.
During the discussion, the ques-
ton came up of the ACCESSIBILITY of
moving the offices of the two city
magistrates from the City Hall to the
Court House, thus saving the county
$4,000 month rent which they now
pay the city for the use of the Of
fees.
No final decision was arrived at,
however, and the matter will prob
ably be further discussed at next
weeks meeting.
In this column on May "a, / COM
mented on the courtesy of the Ha-
gerstoWn Police Department in hand
ling the case of a young sailor and
his bride who, through being given
the wrong information, were travel
ing in an automobile carrying no
license plates. If you will remem-
Der, the police department not only
arranged for the plates to be rush
ed here by air mail, but an official of
the department also provided them
with some cash to take care of them
while they had to remain here till
the matter was Strengthened out.
1t is good to be able to report that
the young couple not only wrote and
thanked the police department for
their courtesy when they arrived at
their destination, but this week a
second letter arrived enclosing the
money that was given to them while
they were here.
Just another proof that police Of
ficers are human just like you and
l, even if they have, in the perform
ances of their duties, to do things
that some of us don't like-particu-
larly if it hits us personally and
also proof that some people, at least,
are grateful for courtesies, shown
them
AS soon as the hot weather comes
l put away coats and ties Except
for church on Sunday's) and get in
to cool, comfortable slack suits.
When l arrived at the regular
luncheon meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Chamber of Com
merce on Monday, l took quite
ribbing because of my attire, since
everybody else was wearing coat
and tie. In fact, Arley Sica went so
far as to ask me if 1 had left my
coat and tie in the hall.
If the true facts were known,
think they were all jealous, and
perhaps I have set a new style,
since it was obvious that I was the
only cool and comfortable person
in the room.
Ford Byran and Lester Mobley
don't get to too many of the Braves
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