The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-02-21
Around Town With
The Editor

The Hagerstown Police Depart
ment received wide recognition last
month when practically full page
of the "FBI Law Enforcement Bull
letin" for January was devoted to
an idea adopted by the Hagerstown
Police Department-the carrying of
a complete evidence kit in each po-
lice car.
The kits contain practically every
thing necessary for the obtaining of
evidence against crime, even to
fngerprint equipment and plaster of
paris for taking casts of such things
as tire tracks and shoe imprints.
This is just another proof that our
police department is a credit to the
community.
Six hundred hungry" Washing
ton County Republicans-hungry for
the fine meal that was provided, but
even more hungry for the return of
their Party to poWer-attended the
annual Lincoln banquet held on Fri
day night, under the auspices of the
Republican Clubs of the County.
The enthusiastic audience huckled
at the quips of POSTMASTER Bruce
Lightner, particularly at his remark
that the Congressman at the banquet
had to hurry back to Washington to
set their mink traps" and loudly
applauded all the speakers and hon
ored guests who were introduced.
The first speaker was Mayor H. L.
Mills, one Of the three Republican
candidates for the office of United
States Senator, and in my book he
made the best talk of the night, both
because of its brevity and its con-
tent (you will find his remarks else
where on this page. He was fol-
lowed by Governor McKeldin and
then Congressman Beall, also a can
didate for the Senate, introduced
the guest speaker, Congressman Will
liam S. Hill, of Colorado.
Strangely enough, the biggest ova-
ton of the night was given to man
who wasn't there-General MacAr-
thur. When his name was first men
toned by Mr. Mills it was received
with tremendous applause and this
was repeated when later on Gov
ernor McKeldin also mentioned him.
The thing that struck me most at
the gathering, was the fact that ap-
parently the Republican party is 60
ing into the 1852 election campaign
on the basis of the rottenness of the
Democratic administration, but with
out any concrete plan of their own
to correct the evil, other than to put
them in the drivers seat. They
might at least show some signs of a
concrete Republican platform, based
on what we propose to do rather
than what they have failed to do"
For further comment along this
line see my editorial elsewhere on
this page, Lets Really Clean House
This Time"
The mystery surrounding the
identity of '"The Thing" is no more.
At the Valentine party for the
wives of Kiwanians, held at the
Hotel Alexander on Thursday, a
copy of the front page of that days
Morning Herald, which carried a pic
ture of Bruce Lightner, secretary of
the club, and story telling that he
would be the Master of Ceremonies
at the Lincoln Banquet, held on Fri
day night, was prominently display
ed on all four walls.
The picture and story was outlined
in heavy black lines and above it, in
big, bold print, were the words
1.-THE Thing"
The Washington County Bible So
ciety, through its Fellowship Union
Missionary group which meets Sun
day afternoons in the Friendship
Union Church, Halfway, is doing
very fine work. Benjamin Mehrling,
a student at Shepherd College, con-
ducts the meetings and is also plan
ming a playground at Halfway pro-
viding it can be financed.
So if you would like to help this
worthy cause, send your contribu-
lions to the Rev. G. w. Kerstetter,
general superintendent, whose adj
dress is 1719 Virginia Avenue.