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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-12
The Editor
Around Town With

Tuesday was a big day for the
Hagerstown area employees of the
Western Maryland Railway and
their families, for it was on that day
that the tooth anniversary of the
railroad which is so important to
Washington County, was celebrated
here.
AS you will remember, couple of
weeks ago the official family of the
Western Maryland, together with
the Kiwanis Club, celebrated the big
event at a special luncheon meeting
at the Hotel Alexander, but Tuesday
was the employees birthday party
and everyone had wonderful time.
All through the day employees and
their families and friends had an
opportunity to thoroughly inspect
the Western Maryland's Hagerstown
division; TO enjoy ample refresh
ments, and to see the company's ia
nous movie, Fast Freight Moving"
which tells, in dramatic fashion, of
the birth and growth of the great
railroad.
In connection with the birthday
party, the company put out very
fine illustrated booklet entitled
western Maryland in Pictures"
which l will be glad to show any
body who cares to drop by my office.
The Washington County Board of
County Commissioners, always alert
to the needs of the county, is taking
action to prevent, as far as possible,
a recurrence of the damaging flood
waters in sections of Halfway after
every heavy rain.
At the request of the Commits
sioners, the County Roads Depart
ment has made a complete survey
of the Halfway section, with view
to installing drainage system for
the area, and it is expected that the
owners of all properties that the
proposed drainage lines must neces-
sarily cross will shortly be asked to
give their approval to the project.
In taking steps to correct this bad
condition, the Board points out, how
ever, that even after the surface
area in Halfway is adequately drain
ed, there will still be some cellars
that would be flooded at times be-
cause of underground water
And talking about the County
Commissioners, most people think
that all they do is meet every Tues
day for few hours, but such is far
from being the case.
AS an illustration, for the past
week-and probably all of this week
as well-the Commissioners will be
meeting almost every day to hear the
complaints of property owners re-
garding the new assessments.
Congratulations to Douglas M.
Bivens, principal of the Boonsboro
High School, on having been chosen
as one of twenty-five American edu-
Gators to go to Eulcna under the
auspices of the National Education
Association.
Mr.. Bivens is the only educator
from the eastern section of the coun-
try to be selected.
Congratulations also to DR.. Vernon
B. Kellett, headmaster of Saint
James School, on having been select
ed by the American Christian Pal
estine Committee to be a member of
the Committees Study Tour to the
Middle East.
The members of the Committee
will leave by air on Saturday and
their tour will include Egypt, Jor-
dan and Israel.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-12
Dinner Will Honor
William A. Tobias
To Be rendered Testimonial
Dinner By Members OF Coun-
tvs Two Draft Boards. Major
General Hershey VIII Be One
Of Many Guests.

Major General Lewis B. Hershey,
national director of Selective Serv-
ice, will be a guest at a testimonial
dinnen given by the members of the
Washington County Draft Boards on
June 20, at the Hotel Alexander,
honoring William A. Tobias, selec-
tive service coordinator for Wash
ington County, who has resigned his
position effective July l.
Other distinguished guests slated
to attend the dinner are: Col. Henry
S. Stanwood, State Selective Service
director; and A. S. Imrie, chief of the
administrative division of Selective
Service.
Mr.. Tobias will be succeeded by
the Rev. Scott R. Wagner who is
retiring from the pastorate of Zion
Reformed Church, after many years
of distinguished service. a
Members of the two draft boards
are:
Board 81 - J. v. Jamison, Jr.,
chairman; Gen. Russell B. Hartle
and E. Lester Mobley.
Board 63-Frank S. Letter, chair
man; John R. Caspar and DR.. Vernon
Kellett.
Harvey Miller, the attorney for
Board 81, and Bruce Lightner, at
torney for Board So, will also at
tend the dinner.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-12
LISTEN, TAXPAYERS

Maryland's proportional share of
the $85,5OO,000 federal budget pro-
posed by President Truman for fis-
cal 1858 could not be met if every
man woman and child in the state
went to the bank each working day
five days week, So weeks a year
and deposited So to the credit of
the government.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-12
Kiwanians Enjoy
Talk BY Hunorist
Chuck Parker, Noted After
Dinner Speaker, Talks On Per-
sonaIity.

Members of the Hagerstown XII
wants Club at their regular luncheon
meeting held at the Hotel Alexander
on Thursday, were given some adj
vice on "How Personality Can Pad
The Pocketbook" by Chuck Parker,
well-known humorist and after
dinner speaker.
The program was arranged by the
Program Committee, of which Rob
ert c. Dean is chairman, and the
meeting was presided over by presi-
dent Albert NJ. Long.
Guests were: Elliott Vorce, Wa
tertown, N. Y; Charles Stepter,
Silver Spring, Md; Captain John
Churchill, of the Salvation Army "a
former member of the club now sta
toned in Pittsburgh. Kan); and
Kiwanian Lieut.. James w. Miller,
also of the Salvation Army, Cham
bersburg, Pa.
Mr.. Parker, who punctuated his.
remarks with world of humorous
stories, told his audience that in or
der to have ones personality pad
the pocketbook, it must include the
following qualities - memory, tact
and diplomacy, determination, cour-
age and honesty.
Illustrating some of these quail
ties, the speaker pointed out that
there is quite difference between
determination and stubbornness-
Determination" he said, @is the
ability to arrive at decision after
taking into account all sides of a
Notwithstanding the other fell
louisville stubbornness is the cast
iron of humanity, because it will
break before it will bend"
Summing up his talk, Mr.. Parker
stated that while good personality,
properly applied, will help pad the
pocketbook, it must not be forgotten
that, in the last analysis, "to win
you have to work"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-12
Toll Rates For Bay Bridge

Toll rates for the new Chesapeake
Bay Bridge have been announced by
the State Roads Commission. The
rates, which range from 81 for a
motorcycle to SIS for the heaviest
vehicles, will go into effect the day
the bridge is opened, sometime in
July.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-12
Food For Defense. !.

Maryland farmers and Gamers
are pitching in to bolster the ma
tons defense effort by supplying an
estimated 36,556,368 cans of fruits
and vegetables to the armed forces
this year, according to American
Can Company estimates.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-12
Telephone Company
Gets New Manager
Richard d. Wilhelm, OF Balti-
more Office, Succeeds Fred
Shaffer, Former Manager.

Richard D. Wilhelm, of the Balti-
more business Office of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany of Baltimore City, has been
appointed manager Of the Hagers-
town area, according to an announce
ment made last week by H. B.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-12

A billion dollars, in $1,000 bills
stacked one upon another, would
reach a height of 665 feet Clio feet
higher than the Washington Monu-
ment).
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-12
State Gas Tax Big
Source OF Revenue

Total collections from Maryland's
gasoline tax add up to $317,064, 900
since it was first imposed 80 years
ago, ]. P. Landigan, Executive secre-
tary of the Maryland Petroleum In
dustries Committee, reports. The
State gasoline tax was first imposed
on June l, 1922.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-12

Nowadays almost everything is
done by machinery but talking is
still often done by hand.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-12

Good health is the foundation upcn
which every successful career Is
built.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-09

run. His judgment is now vim
dictated; also, Truman backing
seems destined to be less and
less an asset to the contenders.
Earlier, in his Senate race,
Mr.. Kefauver had the good for
tune to oppose political boss,
Ed Crump of Memphis, whom he
could turn into symbol of cor
rupt machine rule. The SUISSE
Quert gusts of favorable public
ity he transmitted into a hur-
ricane with his crime inquiry.
Fellow Senators who at first
scoffed at the Kefauver candi-
dacy are taking it much more
seriously these days. They still
feel he is largely untried and
much too inexperienced for the
White House.
Some of this opposition is
simple human jealousy. The
f1rst-term Tennesseean is also
ignoring the seniority principle
whose hold on Congress is so
strong. Freshman Senators re-
sent it. often claim that the
press galleries too are infected
by it. But, finding they can't
lick the system, they join it.
Grounds for the complaint
that Senator Kefauver Is q
superficial legislator who hits
the high spots but does no pa
tient, hard labor, still remain.
A colleague whose voting record
closely resembles Mr.. Kefauver'S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-09
Fletcher Knebel:
Potomac Fever

A House committee summons Corrupton-Hunter Newbold
Morris explain he's he
recently that the kids
he's cadeand the concede
come down to earth yet
Frank Costello raped with $4,000 and 10 months
to the Crime Committees
watchers will admit though Coeos fascnat-
look them shaking every
other pair in the Nation.
It's announced the renovated White House will be
public April o. Republicans urged hurry-they
only 1874 visiting days left until election
President Truman luncheon Supreme
Court The court decided his
vote to ustce Douglas refusing nobody
invited Asia.
Officials refuse whether reported resignation
has reached Washington They think
issue which they he stands
Former Ambassador Buitt French Premier
him in 1889 that Alger Donald
told his promptly took the
under
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-09

this did not appeal to certain
members of Congress who have
suddenly declared opposition
to this second carrier.
It means a reversal of the
position taken many months
ago by various members of the
House Armed Services Commit
tee-%a reversal that in some re-
spects endangers the security
of the United States in the
world far more than perhaps
was realized by those Congress-
men who are now scuttling the
project.
The best explanation Of why
the aircraft carriers are needed
is to read the record of what is
happening in the attempt of
the United States at a cost of
vast OUTLAWS of dollars to- build
land bases in North Africa.
Those are fixed bases and, any
day that a revolution arises in
the countries which have given.
permission to construct the
bases, the United States is at
the mercy of new factions and
new governments. The case for
floating bases was set forth on
November 20, 1851, in a speech
in New York City by the present
Chief of Naval Operations, Ad-
miral Fechteler, when he said:
1.-THE Navy has the capability
of delivering an atomic bomb,
or many atomic bombs, from a
point anywhere on the 70 per
cent of the earth's surface
covered by water to a target
within the radius of action of
carrier-based planes. a distance
of some 600 nautical miles"
But even more pertinent is
the statement made in another
speech by Admiral Fechteler on
March Z of this year in Chicago,
when he said:
THE modern aircraft carrier
Is much more than a mere YES
sci at sea. 1t is a highly mobile,
highly defensible, highly self
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-09

which, as may be recalled, was
not expected and had been kept
a close secret by the President
from all but his wife and daugh-
ter.
1t would be only natural that
the announced retirement of the
Chief Executive might have
some weakening effect on the
administrative arm of Govern
ment, since thereby a certain
day is fixed for the retirement
Of host of officials. A new adj
ministration, whether Republi-
can or Democratic, always
means a change in directing
personnel.
As for control of Congress,
President Truman never has
had that on his cherished Fair
Deal program, and some now
bemoaning weakened control
were very much in favor of his
lack of control there, in fact
promoted it. AS for measures in
the field of foreign affairs, the
President probably will get just
as much from Congress with his
retirement announcement as be-
fore Politics already was a
factor there with the approach
ing elections. He may even
gain good will in this area
through his withdrawal.
In his retirement the Presi-
dent merely followed the spirit
of the new 22d Amendment to
the Constitution, refusing to ex-
empt himself as he might have.
That should merit general APP
plause, especially from Republic
cans who sponsored it, aiming
at him and the ghost Of Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, as we'll as from
supporters of the amendment,
which included over two-thirds
of each branch of Congress and
over three-fourths of State leg
iSlatureS.
What was overlooked when
that amendment was being
rushed through, and what is
still overlooked, is a new situa-
ton that has been created which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-09
Doris FIeeson:

Senator Estes Kefauver is
largely self -invented as a presi-
Dental contender. 1t gives him
great independence but robs
him of vocal backing in inf1u-
entail quarters of his party.
Politicians are not fond Of
loneWolves. Senator Kefauver's
principal need right now, next
to funds, is experienced opera
tors who can make connections
with party leaders. For it Is one
of the ironies of Democratic
politics that their candidates
must be liberals but can only
be elected with the eager support
of the big-city machines in
pivotal States.
What the Tennesseean does
have that politicians respect is
luck. 1t appeared for months
to be a handicap to him that
President Truman, angry over
the crime investigation that ad-
verSely affected Democrats in
some States, including former
Majority Leader Scott Lucas in
Illinois. opposed the Kefauver
candidacy. Kefauver hackers
were almost afraid to have him
win In New Hampshire for fear
the President would be spurred
into running.
On the basis of his own pri-
vate conversations with the
President, Senator Kefauver was
satisfied Mr.. Truman would not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-09

January, 1949, as a counterpart
of the Organization of>European
Economic Cooperation has been
busy increasing the industrial
potential of all countries be-
hind the Iron Curtain. When
the Kremlin decided last sum-
mer to speed up its military
preparedness program it did
not allow any diversion from
economic plans to rearmament.
It merely added that plan to
those which existed previously.
The Kremlin decided that by
1855 the U. S. S r. and the satel-
lite states would produce so mil
lion tons of pig iron, so million
tons of steel and 500 million tons
of coal. But it is obvious that the
output ordered by Stain cannot
be completed in the next three
years even though steel mills
in Fuerstenburg on the Oder
and at Czetochova near Cra-
COW are to be added to the giant
mills which now exist in Sax
ony, Poland and Romania.
These mills in puppet states are
in addition to those which have
existed for some time on Rus
sian territory itself.
The Moscow plans call for
an important arms industry in
the belt stretching from the
Black Sea through Saxony and
Thuringia to the Baltic. These
plants will not provide heavy
armament such as is being pro-
duced in the Soviet. They are
intended to manufacture parts
for the heavy weapons built in
Russia as we'll as artillery, light
infantry arms and repairs.
In 1851 the Soviet and satel-
lite mills produced only 40 mil
lion tons of steel. During the
same period the output of the
Western nations, including the
United States and Canada,
reached 1874 million. On paper
this would appear to be an in
superable handicap for Russia S
arms industry. But we must re-
member that Japan with pro-
duction of only 8 million tons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-09
Sea Power About to Be Impaired
House Committee Members Move to ScuttIe Navy Funds
To Start Second of Large Aircraft Carriers

sufficient airfield which can be
moved at 40 miles per hour to
any part of the earth's surface
where there will be water under
the keel. And from any such
point it can launch it's attack.
"These things it can do from
the international waters of the
high seas without resort to dip
lomatic channels. The use of
carriers is not hampered by any
restrictive promise made to a
foreign power in exchange for
base rights on foreign soil. Nor
will the vagaries of the political
complexion of any ally change
or affect our ability to use car
riers at will.
mo treaty rights need pre-
cede the use of carrier air
power. The carriers employ
ment is completely unmolested
by the changing fortunes of for
eign political situations.
If you will take a chart Of
the world and draw upon the
earth's land masses a line
which is 900 miles from the
sea, you will have a picture Of
the range to which naval
power can be extended over the
land. You will be surprised, I
think, to observe the concen-
tration of, important spots and
areas of the world which lie
within the range of carrier air
power.
You will note that the con-
tinent of Europe is in reality
only a peninsula. The space
between the Black Sea and the
Baltic is only $50 miles wide
no more than about twice the
length of the Northern Korean
border.
The current hostilities in
Korea occur on a peninsula.
Many other possible threats to
world peace exist in peninsula
areas-such as Indo-China and
Malaga"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-09
Constantine Brown:

The economic conference
now being held in Moscow must
be appealing to the representa-
tives of the free countries in the
West. They are all businessmen,
not political men as are those
who represent the U. S. S. r.
and her satellites. The Western
representatives are business
hungry" and are looking with
covetous eyes toward possible
export outlets which are now
forbidden to them.
The regulations imposed by
Moscow on its satellites are such
that only selected imports" are
permissible. The restrictions i'm
posed by the United States on
her Allies that their export of
strategic materials would cause
us to shut off economic assist
ance makes it impossible for
countries such as Great Britain,
which in the past has provided
the Soviets with jet engines, to
deal with nations behind the
Iron Curtain.
The Kremlin has now gath
cred at this economic confer
ence leading Western business
representatives and is holding
before them the carrot of vast
business opportunities with the
satellites extending from Gen.
trail Europe to the China Sea.
Some observers want to read
in this offer, which on the sur
face is tempting, a possible
change in the Kremlin's poll
cies. Enthusiastic businessmen
see in this a trend toward
peace and a possible coexist-
ence between the capitalist
and Communist economic sys-
TENS. The fact is that Russia
and her satellites temporarily
need more liberal exchange
of goods with the West because
since last summer the Soviet
bloc has stepped up consider
ably it's rearmament and has
greatly intensified its war pre-
parednesS.
The Council of Mutual Eco
nomic Aid set up in Moscow in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-09
Inon1QS Z: oLoKeS:
Edqe Is Taken Off Their Curses
Truman otes Now Are Lost, Confused and Dunfounded
Now They've Got What They Asked-His Resignation

will affect the power and con-
troll of all future two term Presi-
dents-and two terms Is all any
can have. During the whole of
any Presidents second term
hereafter everybody will know
that he must step out and his
administration end automati-
cally, giving a long period of
possible uncertainty as COM
pared with the nine months I'M
til the end of the Truman Sec
ond term. While the two-term
limitation was generally &C
copied before Franklin D.
Roosevelt-though a third sue
cessive nomination was sought
for Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
there was always the possibility
Of it being broken, and the pos
sibility Of an emergency that
would make it wise to break it.
Hereafter, a Presidents status
in his second term will create a
situation that is unpredictable
until it occurs. Certainly it
might be surmised that presi-
Dental politics would be played
for a considerable time in both
parties, anu the incumbent
President, since he could not
be reelected, would suffer a
weakening of control, both of
his party and of the Govern
ment.
That is something, when we
face it. that may require read
justments of some sort, at least
in our political attitudes. What
happens in the next nine
months may offer some sort of
guide as to the sort of problem
it will be.
Maybe Harry Truman is due
some thanks for posing the
problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-09
Real Purpose Of Moscow Talks
Western Businessmen Seeking New Export Outlets Fail
To Realize Russia Needs Goods for Arms Program

built a powerful fleet and sufii-
Gent equipment to embark on a
world war and that Germany
with production of about II
million tons almost conquered
Europe. The present Soviet and
satellite production of 40 million
tons should be nearly adequate
for the Kremlin's purposes.
None of the materials essential
for war are being used in Soviet
land for consumers goods such
as automobiles, radios, washing
machines or even bath tubs and
kitchen sinks. These play q
vital role in the life of Western
people but are of no conse-
quence whatsoever in Russia
where they are little known to
the vast masses and are q pure
luxury in satellite countries.
The wooden slop pail replaces
the kitchen sink and a river or
pond replaces the bath tub.
In spite of the enormous ter
ritory which is under the con-
troll Of the Kremlin there are
still some products which the
Soviets need from the West for
quick completion of their mill
tary machine. Materials made
of cotton and wool are essential
for the Red armed forces and
some types of steel are needed
for the Red arsenals. Rubber
must still be purchased from the
West until such time as the
Communists can gain control
over the plantations in Malaga
and Indonesia. There still is an
oil shortage, and without vast
quantities of oil products the
10000 Soviet airplanes and the
tens of thousands of tanks could
not be operated in a full-scale
war. This is the real purpose
of the economic conference now
being held in Moscow which
many wishful thinkers are anx-
ious to consider as a reversal Of
the Politburo's past aggressive
policies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-09
Doris FIeeson:
Politicians Dislike Lone. Wolves
Kefouver's Chief Need Now Is Experienced Operators
Who Can Make Connections With Party Leaders

says: 1T isn't that we don't like
Estes; we do, he's a nice fellow.
But he isn't around for the in
fighting. He skins off the cream
of the headlines and then he's
off. He doesn't stick to the job
and he doesn't cooperate"
Despite his liberal record,
liberals are not pro-Kefauver
either. Americans for Demo-
cratic Action, for example. want
Gov. Adlai Stevenson of 1lli-
nois; they have asked their
leading members to put pressure
on him to run. Like all politicos,
liberals like to have their friends
in Office so they can be sure of
open channels to power. The
Tennesseean's lone-Wolf attitude
scares them off.
Nor is the Senator a compell-
ing speaker; quite the reverse.
Apparently the pictorial effect of
his height and rugged features
overcomes his pedestrian style
with the voters.
Noticeably, as the primary re-
turns come in, Vice President
Barley, an extremely shrewd
politician, refraihs from launch
ing his own candidacy for Presi-
dent. 1t is an implicit tribute
to what appears now to be the
public's burning desire for a
change of leadership in WASH
ington.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Incl