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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27
Best Presentation Yet

The driver reported to his doctor
that he was unable to sleep nights.
The doctor got all his facts, then
said:
Whenever you can't sleep, take
whiskey at intervals during the
night"
''Will that help. me to sleep, doc
tori" asked the driver.
''It should" replied the sawbones,
"but if it doesn't, it will at least
make it a pleasure to be awake."'
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27
Full House

The inspector of tenement houses
found four families living in one
room. Chalk marks CHARTERED the
room for each family.
"How've you been getting along
here?" he asked.
pretty good" was the reply,
until the old lady in the far cor
ner began to take in boarders."
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27
A NEW DEAL

The landlady brought in a plate
ful of extremely thin slices of bread
and butter, which rather dismayed
her hungry men boarders.
Did you cut these, Mrs. Brown"
asked one.
"Yes-I cut them," came the
stern reply.
"Oh, went on the boarder.. iaAIl
right-I'lI shuttle and deaIl"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27
Destination For Motorists

The American Automobile Associ-
alton says Virginia led all other
states as destination for motorists
in 1850. Virginia was host to &c.
100000 travellers, and they spent
$27O,OOO,OOO while there, the A.A.A.
declares.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27

''And POPCORN" his wife interrupt
ed as she hustled out to the Kitchen
''That's right, Martha" Tom
felt enthusiastic as he packed his
movie equipment away and took
the blank, white screen down. He
was so tired of showing pictures,
he didn't even make a pretense' of
finding out what was wrong with
the protector.
''Hey, Tom," his brother-in-law,
Herb, called, "come here and give
me a hand with this piano of yours.
Well just roll it into the archway
and maybe we can get Martha to
play after a while
"Come on" an excited voice
hailed them into the transformed
living room. A roaring fire lit up
the walls, both children and adults
were sprawled on the floor, eating
apples and fixing sticks to roast
marshmallows on.
'@Well," Tom chuckled, ''tris
looks mighty familiar to me. Lets
turn out all the lights except those
on the tree. There, that looks better.
Now, I'll tell you a New Year story
my father always told u.s."
ny THE TIME Tom had finished
- telling his story, the fire had
burned so low marshmallows were
roasting over the Goals. Kernels
could be heard popping into crunchy
white pieces. as Herb showed the
boys how to shake the pepper just
right over the Pickering flames.
Martha and the other women
brought bowls for the hot popcorn
and the salt cellars passed from
hand to hand as the family ate.
'Sure is good" sighed one of
Herbs little girls, rubbing her
tummy. II wonder if I'll have room
for turkey tomorrow"
Everybody laughed. Tom leaned
against Martha's leg, staring up at
the fire-lit ceiling, seeing the happy
faces about him and the bright
colored strings of light shining on
the tree. He was just about to ask
Martha to tackle the piano when
Herbs son slipped over and the
strains of LET Me Call You Sweet
heart" filled the room. First the
piano carried the dominant tune
alone, then the youngsters shril
voices swelled up in accompani
ment, and finally the older folks
joined in, with Toms baritone
booming loud and strong.
After that, Herbs son didn't hest
tate but shifted them from song K
song. Tom had never heard tht
old upright sound so well, even j
it did need tuning. And the familiar
songs, which were more a part O
New Years to Tom than anythin,
else, had never sounded so beauti
full. The harmony was so expressive
the faces of his family so peaceful
he hated to interrupt.
"Way past bedtime, folks" Ton
smiled, "How do you like an old
fashioned New Years Eve?"
Lots better than MOVIES" tn
children said, ''just one more song,
"Tom," Martha whispered, don
worry about your protector.
thought this would be more fur
so l did what you said and neve
put the plug in s
Then Tom, filled with the spirj
of the hour, led his family in sing
ing "Auld Lang Syne.'
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27
ST. PAUL'S EV. LUTHERAN
CHURCH, FUNKSTOWN

The Service of Divine worship on
Sunday morning will be held at $50
am, with the Pastor, Rev. Raymond
M Miller, preaching on the subject,
Three Lessons from Christmas"
Sunday School is held at 1O:40
am. Luther League, $50 pm.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27
World Wide Briefs
FIuorine Use Stressed

Health officials are reported draft
ing program designed to sell the
American public on the money-sav-
ing benefits of adding fourine to
public water supplies to reduce tooth
decay.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27
Told The Truth That Time!

A Chinese Communist propagan-
da broadcast recently offered this
gem: ''The Soviet people not only
love the Chinese people, but they
treat the soil of the Chinese people
as their own"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27
Denied Entry To u. s.

DR.. Ernest B. Chain, Germantown
Nobel prize-winning scientist who
helped develop penicillin, has been
prevented from coming to the Unit
ed States ''for security reasons"
State Department spokesman re-
ports.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27
Can't Eat House, So Burns 1t

A 71-year-old Hammond, Ind,
woman told authorities she set her
house afire SO that she and her hus-
band could qualify for poor relief
payments, which had been denied
her. ''You can't eat a house," she
said.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27

Christmas To ALL" by the little tots;
followed by; why Do Bells AT
Christmas Ring" Linda Champion;
The Christmas Story" Elaine Rohr-
er; Away In A Manger," Donna
Kidwell, Judy Swope and Janet
Rohrer; 'The STAR" Barbara Cramp-
ton; vocal solo, Jesus Is Born
Jean Garnand; "The Most Beautiful
Story of ALL" Steve Wyand; piano
solo, Christmas Music" Audrey
Wyand; and Gifts and Flowers for
the Sick" Jean Garnand.
The program was announced by
Allen Kline and was arranged I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Rene Burt
ner, Mrs. Walter Shank, Mrs. Car
roll Rohrer and Stafford Kline.
Mrs Lille Zimmerman spent
Christmas with her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Null
l.
David H Snyder is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Clara Lerch, of Knox
vile.
Pfc. Travis D. Knode, Jr., has ar
rived home from the Vance Air
Base, Enid, Okla, to spend the holi-
days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. D. Knode.
The Community Christmas tree
was placed in Taylor Memorial Park
this year. It was erected and trim
med by members of the Puritan Club.
The club played host to the children
of the community on Christmas
The Christmas party of Olive
Branch Chapter, Order OF: the East
ern Star will be held tonight at 7:30
o'clock. It was postponed from last
Friday evening due to weather com
ditions. A covered dish menu will,
be served
A playlet, christmas Comes To,
Keedysville,'+ was featured at st.
Peters Lutheran Sunday School on
Sunday morning. 1t was the story
of a family who wanted to celebrate
Christmas all to themselves but they
learned that many of the Christmas
symbols came from other lands and
realized that Christmas was meant
for the whole world.
Those taking part Included Mrs.
Glenn Norris, Mrs Harold Lowe,
Mrs. Frances Kepler, Mrs. Bernie
Smith, Mrs. Bruce Alexander, Mrs.
Leroy Fockler, Mrs. Robert Thomas,
Mrs. Harry Remsburg, Mrs. John
Wagner, Mrs. A. H. Snively, Mrs.
Harry Shank, Mrs. Melvin Mullen,
Miss Ella Mae Brandt, Benjamin
Wagner and Clifton Smith.
Carols were broadcasted from the
church steeple on Christmas eve, fol-
lowing choir party at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Smith.
''The Great Deliverer,'' a dramatic
Christmas Cantata by Barbara Ste
wart, was presented on Christmas
night at 7:30 o'clock. Special mus
ical numbers were rendered by Mrs
/ Frances Kepler and Mrs. Rober-
/ Thomas. Mrs. A. H. Snively was the
accompanist.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27
Ginning lin

Teacher Ito little girl learning to
write -"But where is the dot over
the IL"
'It's in the pencil yeti"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27
More Materials Sought By REA

The Rural Electrifcation Admin
istration is seeking larger shares of
controlled defense materials to go
into rural electric systems this com
ing year.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27
Point Of Truth

Criticism is one of the few, things
most people would rather give than
receive.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27
Seen and Heard

Mother" asked the little one,
on the occasion of a number of
guests being present at dinner,
will the dessert hurt me, or is
there enough to go round?"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27
Keedysville News

Mrs. M. B. Thomas is spending the
holidays with her son and his wife
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Thomas, of Bal
timore.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27
RUBBER STAMPS

We make 'em in a Jiffy
Stouffer Printing Co., Phone 1900
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27
Philosophy

Philosophy
A woman can henpeck her hus-
band. But she can't make him act
as polite to her as he does to other
women.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27

DR.. Jose Moreno has arrived from
Puerto Rico to join his wife. They
are visiting Mrs. Anna Pry Fisher
and Mrs. Cleo Flock.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27

The children of the Nursery and
Primary departments of the Salem
Evangelical United Brethren Church
presented a Christmas program at
the Sunday School hour on Sunday
morning.
The opening number was Merry
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-12-27

Mcclellan Lodge of Pythians en-
tertained the children of the COM
munity at the annual Christmas party
in the Pythian Hall on Friday eve
ming. Pictures were shown and
Santa arrived to give boxes of can
dy and oranges to the children.
Evening star., 1951-07-05

body in the world would debate
the subject-before a determined
group fllibustered 1t to death.
These observations may not be
as cynical as they sound. They
are not, if we can believe Milton
Mayer, well-known lecturer and
magazine writer. In the current
issue OF The Progressive, lie says
that during the past ten years he
has asked some 5000 American
citizens whether they would sign
the Declaration. Based on their
responses. seldom a direct yes
or no, he estimates that 300 of
them would sign. but that, out
OF the 800, at least 200 would
insist on amending it, usually
by "toning it down."
What causes most good Ameri-
cans to hesitate or balk, Mr..
Mayer seems to have found, is
the affirmation, as a self
evident truth" that all men
are created equal.
Yet that language has stood
for ITS years. We can't rub
it out. AS a Nation, we wouldn't
If we could. Not only that, but
we have embodied the principle
1t represents in the crazy United
Nations" and have pledged our
lives. our fortunes and our
sacred honor to Its support,
Evening star., 1951-07-05

the future. Unless the Com
munist authority in Peiping in
some way assumes responsibility
for what is being done by Gen.
Peng Teh-huai, there can hardly
be any agreement that would
assure the honoring Of the
armistice once hostilities are
stopped.
Does the insistence on q Com
munist authority as a party to
the negotiations mean recogni-
ton Of the Communist govern
ment? Not at all. Dealings with
belligerents in the past have
not carried with them any polit-
ical recognition whatsoever. ALI
that is here recognized in a
military sense is a Communist
armed force and a North Korean
armed force.
When the time comes to draw
up armistice terms, the U. N.
commander will insist that the
line must be such as to prevent
sudden movements by the forces
of either side. Hence the 38th
Parallel as a dividing line is out
OF the question. The final mark
ing will be a zigzag drawing on
the map with a demilitarized
zone on both sides Of the armi-
stice line.
Most important in the ne
gotiationS will be the exact
terms and method to be ap-
piled in assuring against q re-
currence of aggression, especially
since the peace talks after the
armistice are likely to be pro-
longed.
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Evening star., 1951-07-05
Fletcher Knebei::
Potomac Fever

President Truman that it's still too early
to tell what the Red bosses ave
re In this stud game all depends which
they have In the hole
The President the weapons against Rus
sas propaganda attack truth and
TO be confused with the truth about the Fair Deal
Red Gems Sung to start Korean peace talks
Sunday at Kaesong Peng and Kaeong pockeu of
flce eight ana thirty parallel locked in vice. Or
Sevenyve out of 432 House attend session to
hear Lind read the
The rest OF them hold these truths sef-evident
Gov Tom Dewey OF New York lands Tokyo for six-week
survey OF the Far East He wants the
world before the Republican platform get out
Of 1t. " ~ ~
Senator JohnonS preparedness committee
stem golfers should have been filled to he mark
instead we face lean years. without comforting fat" Well
America has stood at the belts before Well just
crossroads up and tighten chns.
The State Department denoes the
sentenced Associated Press Reporter Bill
espionage Members of Tas the Soviet agency guilty
transmitting full intelligence digest the
be sentenced to another State Department
Evening star., 1951-07-05

tempts to undermine and destroy
American freedom, and put an
end to this making war on the
people Of the South, who are
doing everything they can to
help save this country"
Whether or not you can make
any sense out of that typical
Rankin outburst. it raises an
interesting question. How many
members of Congress would vote
today to adopt the Declaration
OF Independence if it were laid
before them as something new,
not something already tested by
ITS years of experience? What
change in the language would
be suggested?
Representative Rankin, Of
course, could be expected to
oppose, as long as his lungs
lasted. the bold assertion Of
Jefferson Democrat of Vir-
ginia) that all men are created
equal. He would want an ex-
ception made not only as to
Negroes. but, no doubt, to New
Workers and other foreigners"
He would not be the only
member with reservations,
mental or outspoken. If the
proposition should reach the
Senate, you can imagine how
long the greatest deliberative
Evening star., 1951-07-05
Lowell MeHett:
How Many Would Sian 1t Todov?
Rodieol Language of Declaration Might Bring
On Fatal FiIbuster in United States Senate

In Washington yesterday a
rather remarkable tribute was
paid to the men who wrote our
Declaration of Independence
and signed it, pledging their
lives, their fortunes and their
sacred honor to its support. 1t
was a tribute likewise to the
immortal document itself.
Despite the fact that it was
q national holiday, a day on
which none is supposed to work,
and despite the fact that the
Yanks and the Senators were
playing a double header on
television, the United States
House Of Representatives as
sembled just to hear the Decla-
ration read.
Never before, on the Fourth Of
July. had this been done. With
whom the idea originated has
not been told. On the preceding
Saturday. the majority leader,
John Mccormack, announced to
the House that he, the minority
leader, Joe Martin, and the
Speaker, Sam Rayburn, Thought
it would be most appropriate"
to do it. So. it was ordered.
without discussion, save for q
wisecrack by Representative
John Rankin of Mississippi.
"How about readopting it?" he
remarked.
Representative Rankin re-
turned to the subject, however,
on Monday. Apropos nothing
in particular. he told the House:
$50 far as I am concerned, I
am much more interested in the
Monroe Doctrine than I am in
this crazy United Nations. If
we are going to have the Decla-
ration of Independence read
next Wednesday, we ought to
take a vote and readopt it, get
back to 1t. and stop these at
Evening star., 1951-07-05

Of Chinese volunteer forces" as
one of the titles.
But the point will come up
when the formal meeting is held
and each side presents its Gre
dentials. The U. N. commander
will ask to be shown credentials
and will not be satisfied with
anything that does not have the
authority of the Peiping regime.
1t is significant that, In the
first reply of July 2. the two
Communist generals used this
language: 1--WE are authorized
to inform you that we agree to
meet your representatives for
conducting talks concerning ces-
sation of military action and es-
tabliShment of peace"
BY whom were the generals
authorized? This is under
standable in the case of Kim II
Sung, because he is supposed to
be the Prime Minister of the
North Korean government, so
presumably he was issuing or
ders to himself as commander
in chief of the North Korean
forces. But as for Gen. Peng
Teh-huai, who authorized"
him to send the message, as OBJ
viously the Chinese volunteer
forces" have no standing as a
government or regime?
One Of the reasons the Ameri-
can Government has ordered
Gen. Ridgway to ask to see
credentials of the opposing COM
manders is that an armistice
made with a group of "volun-
teers" could be repudiated by
the Peiping regime any time In
Evening star., 1951-07-05
Danger in Relaxing Viqi|once
Psychological Preparedness Could Be Thrown Off Balance
If Defense Effort Logs After Armstce In Koreo
Constantine Brown:

Perhaps the greatest danger
which the United States and the
entire Western world face, if an
arrniStice is firmly concluded in
the Korean war, is the likeli-
hood of a letdown, not only in
our material defense effort but
in that Psychological prepared
ness for action which is neces-
sary If we are not to be thrown
completely of balance when a
real blow comes.
The American people and their
allies have been through an ex-
tremely exhausting year, as far
as their nervous systems are
concerned. We could never be
sure that the Korean fighting
would not explode into full
fledged World War III, which it
Is the aim of all peace-minded
statesmen to prevent.
The trouble is that with some
kind of peace being considered
for Korea we are likely to be-
lieve as soon as the fighting is
over that we now are free of the
danger of a new world war, and
that we can relax our vigilance.
II anything we must be more
aware than ever before of the
threat of a worldwide conflict,
touched off by the Russians in
some other part of the front.
Just as the termination of the
Berlin blockade on Russian in
itiative was a prelude for in
tensification of the Soviet drive
in Eastern Ashland prepara-
tions for the Korean attack
last June-so the attempt Of
the Russians now to free them
selves Of the burdens of the
Korean war, and to cut their
losses there, presages some fresh
assault in some other part of the
world.
The world crisis is not on its
way to being over. and anyone
who believes so Is deluding him.
self in most fragrant fashion.
We must continue to keep our
guard up. We must continue to
arm the Western nations under
the North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization. We must continue
to carry on our propaganda of
truth among the peoples of the
world-free and enslaved. We
must continue to keep our in
telligence agencies alert to the
signs which will precede a new
Soviet aggression.
Perhaps there is far greater
danger Of relaxation among our
allies than there is among our
selves, for we have always been
more alive to the worldwide
dangers to our way of life than
have some of our allies. AS a
whole they have not cared for
the Korean war, although they
voted for the police action" in
the United Nations and 16 Of
them have sent token forces to
fight with the U. N. army, navy
and air force in Korea.
One of our tasks must be to
continue to drive home to the
the British. the French, the Bel
gians. Dutch and all the others
who are associated with us in
the Atlantic pact that with Ko-
rea out Of the way the peril of
war coming even closer to them
Is even greater than before.
We continue to maintain and
build up our strength in Ger
many and the rest of Europe, but
the one place where we would
have the greatest difficulty
counteracting a Soviet aggres-
Evening star., 1951-07-05
Arnistice Could Be Repudioted
Pitfalls Noted in the Wording of Messages Exchanged
Between Communists in Korea and General Ridqwoy
David Lawrence:

Pitfalls in the wording Of the
messages exchanged thus far
between the Communists in
Korea and Gen. Ridgway have
been noted by the Govern
ment here, but very soon the
United Nations commander will
wish to know what authority he
is dealing with in arranging an
armistice in Korea.
When Gen. Ridgway broad
cast his initial telegram of June
80 he addressed it to the Com
mander in Chief of the Com
munist forces in Korea" When
the reply came on July 2 it was
signed by the Supreme COM,
mander of the Korean Peoples
Army" and by the Commander
of the Chinese volunteer forces"
This posed a problem for the
U. N. commander and he was
instructed by Washington that
he could. in his next message of
reply Gully 81, use either Com
mander of the Chinese Com
munist forces in Korea" or
eliminate any titles and address
his telegram to the two indi-
viduals-Kim II Sung and Peng
Teh-huai-but that he could not
use Commander of Chinese
volunteer forces" because no.
body here knew just what that
meant. So Gen. Ridgway de-
cided to avoid any complica-
tions and send it to the two
generals without any titles. The
reply from the two generals on
July 4 again used Commander
Evening star., 1951-07-05

being has been forced to the
heights of nervous tension it
finds it difficult to make
the same effort after a Pc
riod Of relaxation. Over a
period of time the tendency is to
let down the guard, make little
less effort each time it is called
for, and finally to take every
thing as it comes without special
exertion.
When the final condition of
exhaustion occurs the victim Is
ready for the kill.
If we are to fortify ourselves
against those who would over
come us we must also turn a
deaf ear to the counsels of those
who would make us believe that
we are soon going to enter a
period of relative peace in which
there will be a declining danger
Of a new world conflict.
Evening star., 1951-07-05

Not odd lots! Not seconds! Big teemng selections
Hundreds of brand new suits. All sizes-short regu-
lars, stouts, short-stouts, longs. All patterns We
made them to sell at regular prices-now, if you're
here early you'll save plenty! Don't wait Be here
tonight or tomorrow!
Evening star., 1951-07-05

sion-Iran-is the scene right
now Of events which could, with
little urging. break out into q
full-Scale East-West conflict.
And there are other points of
live danger. Turkey and Yugo-
slavia are not be excluded. Even
a diversion of Asiatic Com
munist effort into Burma, Thai
land and Indo-C China is not to
be ruled out. In fact, wherever
the East and West come into
contact there is a danger of
conflict.
One of the psychological tao
tics which the Soviets use fire.
quently is alienation between
extreme tension and extreme
quietude on various sectors of
its world front. The effect of
blowing hot and cold, is to wear
down the nerves of it's oppo-
nents, for once the human
Evening star., 1951-07-05
20 HoIdout Jops
From Pacific Isle
Will Fly Home
BY the Assoeiated Press

GUAM. July 5.-Twenty Jap
anese soldiers, sailors and civil
ianS will be rotated home
tomorrow-seven years after they
began holding out on a tiny
Western Pacific island.
Nineteen were taken off Ana
tahan Island June 80. One other
was taken of earlier in June.
They began their siege in 1914.
The war ended in 1945, but they
refused to believe that Japan
had lost.
They are to be flown to Tokyo
tomorrow In a Navy transport
plane.