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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-03-13

With the Primary Election less
than two months away, members of
the Business and Professional Wom-
ems Club of Hagerstown, have been
working, in conjunction with the
League of Women Voters in Hagers-
town and Washington County, to in
struct residents as to the correct pro-
cedure in using the newly purchased
voting machines, which will be used
for the first time here in the election
on May 5.
For the past several weeks B.P.W.
Club members, many of whom are
affiliated with the local League of
Women Voters, have been working
throughout the county contracting
various organizations and clubs
anxious to learn how to use the vot-
ing machines prior to the opening of
the polls.
As the result of the efforts of the
two women's organizations, a num-
Der of Homemakers' Clubs, Parent
Teacher Associations and other in
terested groups have invited the
League Women to attend their meet
ings to instruct in the use of the ma
chimes.
The Hagerstown Business and
Professional Women were instru-
mental in arousing interest among
local women in forming a League Of
Women Voters in Hagerstown. A
member of the .W.-Miss Jear
Moser-became, and is at the present
time, president of the local league
Mrs. James Mileham, another B.P.W
member and who also is on the
Board of Directors of the League O
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-03-13
Beware Of Danger
When Flying Kites

The Potomac Edison Company,
following its annual custom, is dis
tributing to all local schools, posters
warning of the dangers of kite and
model airplane flying near power
lines.
The company reports that there
are still many tragic accidents be-
ing reported each year from careless
kite and model flyers. Fatalities
are numerous and severe burns are
often suffered when kite flyers do
not heed the necessary precautions.
Young people that fly kites or
model planes should make sure that
they are clear of electric power lines;
should use dry cotton string only;
should use no metal and should
never climb utility poles for kites
or planes that get stuck.
1t is also pointed out that those
who have kite and model plane fly
ing hobbies should realize that, in
addition to endangering them
selves by not following safety rules,
they are threatening communities,
hospitals and factories who depend
at all times on continuous electric
power. A metal wire from kite or
plane, that becomes entangled in
power lines, may cause damaging
cut out of service.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-03-13
KiWanis Observe
Annual Farm Dav
B. B. Derrick, Milk Producers
Assn. Manager, Is Guest
Speaker. Over Fifty Farmers
Are Special Guests.

The Kiwanis Club held their an
nual Farm Day luncheon meeting at
the Hotel Alexander on Thursday,
with some fifty farmers of Washing
ton County as special guests. The
program was arranged by the Agri-
culture Committee, of which William
A. Hopkins is chairman, and the
meeting was presided over by AL
bert M. Long, president.
During the meeting, Police Com
missioner M. E. Ellinger asked the
club to endorse the free motor We
hicle inspection during the month
Of March, part of the Police De-
partment's Safety Program for the
month, and the endorsement was
given by unanimous vote. At the
end Of the meeting, the Commits
sioner and Police Officer Doarnber-
ger answered a number of questions
regarding the program.
The guest speaker was B. B. Der
rick, manager of the Maryland and
Virginia Milk Producers Association
of Washington, D. c., who gave an
interesting and informative talk on
the work of the association.
He told his listeners that the as
ISOLATION has membership of 1900
milk producers, which represents 80
per cent of the milk producers in
the two states, and that they sold
thirty million dollars worth of milk
in 1851, representing $4,000 gallons
a day. He also brought out that
dairy farmers of Washington County
shipped thirteen million pounds of
milk to Washington in 1851, which
produced a revenue of $500, 100000,
as against the small total of 100000
pounds of milk in 1926.
! Touching on the increased cost of
living, Mr.. Derrick stated that the
price of milk has advanced only
half as much as all other food pro-
ducts.
The speaker concluded his talk by
explaining the improved milking
methods and said that his associa-
ton hoped that within the next two
years pipe line milking would be
| perfected so that milk from the COW
would reach the. consumers without
touching human hands. To do this,
milk from the COW would be piped
to the cooler and another pipe line
would then take it from the cooler
to the tank trucks that, in turn, would
deliver it to the bottling plants of
the various milk distributors.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-03-13
News Of
CityHan

At the regular meeting of the
Mayor and Council held on Thurs
day night, the Council voted to buy
a new fire truck for the South End
Fire Company, at cost not to ex-
coed $21, 900.
The truck will replace the 27-year-
old truck used by the Fire Company
until it was badly damaged in col
lision some time ago. Delivery of
the new truck will be made in about
five months and in the meantime the
company will use one loaned them
by the Antietam Fire Company.
$3.50
The Council also discussed a re-
quest by the Antietam Company,
that Oak Hill Avenue be extended
through to their property, in accord
ance with an agreement made be-
tween the city and the company
when Northern Avenue was widen
ed. No action was taken, however,
pending further information.
The matter was again brought up
at the special meeting held on Tues
day night, but again action was de
ferred when city engineer Williams
informed the Council that the street
on the company's property had not
yet been dedicated to the city.
During Tuesday nights meeting
the engineer informed the Mayor
and Council of the contemplated
street resurfacing program for 1852
for which $4,000 is provided in the
budget, and the program was ap-
proved.
On the motion of Councilman Jack
Hellane, the Council also approved
an ordinance that requires all trains
to limit their speed to II miles ar
| hour while in the city limits, and i
also orders that when two trains are
approaching or passing crossing a
the same time, the engineers on boil
trains must sound the train whistle
The mayor signed the Ordinance
Immediately and it is now in effect
Final action at the meeting wa
the approval of the Council for tn
purchase of two parcels of LAM
adjacent to the Municipal Airport
so that taxi strips can be built AM
also more plane storage facilitie
provided.
/. The two parcels of land, totalin
18 acres, cost the city slightly owe
$4,000, but the cost of building tn
badly needed taxi strips for plane
will be borne in full by the Fedora
Government.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-03-13
EDWARD M. MULLENIX is
PROMOTED TO SERGEANT

Sgt. Edward M. Mullenix, 1877
Crescent Road, Carroll Heights, was
recently promoted to sergeant while
serving with the Army on Okinawa,
headquarters of the Ryukyus Com
mand
Sergeant Mullenix, a special serv-
ice non-commissioned officer, is a
member of Headquarters Company
of the 595th Engineer Base Depot.
He arrived on Okinawa in August
1850.
A graduate of St. Mary's High
School in 1947, he attended Mount
Sain Mary's College.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-03-13
Hold Rural-U
Meeting Tomorrow
Sponsored By Chamber Of
Commerce, Speaker VIII Be
John c. Lynn.

The third annual Rural-Urban
luncheon meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce will be held tomorrow at
the Hotel Alexander, and large at
tendance is expected.
John C. Lynn, associate director
and legislative advisor of the Amer
lean Farm Bureau Federation, will
be the guest speaker and his address
will be conferred around such ques-
lions as: What is the Federal Gov
ernment's agricultural program?
What kind of an agricultural pro-
gram can business and farmers alike
support? and What's happening to
our tax dollars?
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-03-13
Housing Authority
To Offer Bond Issue
Bids To Be Asked April Is For
$2,943,O00 In Bonds To FL
nance $50 Dwelling Units Now
Almost Complete.

The Housing Authority of the
City of Hagerstown, with the assis-
lance of the U. S. Public Housing
Administration, will offer for sale
bonds to permanently finance the
$50 dwelling units it is now building
200 in the West End for white ten
ants and so in the vicinity of Wheat
on Park for colored tenants.
Mr.. H. B. Hopes, chairman of the
Housing Authority, states that bids
will be asked on April Is for bonds
in the total amount of $2,943, 900. AS
is the usual procedure in the sale of
state and municipal bonds, the Hous-
ing Authority bonds will be pur-
chased in competitive bidding by
large investment house. The pur-
chasers of the bonds will in turn
sell them to private investors such
as individuals, insurance companies,
banks, etc.
Mr.. Hopes points out that the
Housing Authority is a non-profit
corporation, created under the laws
of the State of Maryland, and came
into existence upon the passage of
a resolution by the Mayor and Coun-
Gil of Hagerstown.
Mr.. Robert Shank, executive di-
rector of the Housing Authority,
stated that the expenses incurred to
date have been paid out of money
borrowed by the Authority from the
Federal Government, on which the
Authority has been paying 219 per
cent interest.
The Local Housing Authority has
not and will not use any City money.
In fact, Mr.. Hopes states, the City
will gain in revenue once the dwell
ings are occupied through the sup
plying of municipal light and water.
Also the County and City will have
substantial increases in revenue over
what they have been receiving in
taxes from the areas now owned by
the Housing Authority.
The County will receive 71a per
cent and the City 212 per cent of the
shelter rents, in place of taxes which
they had been receiving on the un-
der-developed areas where the new
homes are being built.
It also stated that in the next few
months the Housing Authority offices
will be moved from City Hall, where
they are presently renting rooms, to
their own office in WeStview Homes.
In addition to Mr.. Hopes, the
other members of the Authority are:
Rev. William M. Norment, vice-chair-
man; D. K. Mclaughlin, Hunton
Mills and Chester Butler These
members, who receive no pay, have
devoted much of their time and
talent to this large housing develop
ment for low income families.
! Although this is something new
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-03-13

for Hagerstown, the cities of Fred
erick, Baltimore and Annapolis have
had the same programs in success
full operation for several years.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-03-13
Two Prominent Women's Groups Unite
In Explaining Use Of Voting Machines

Business And Professional Women's Club And League OF
Women Voters Set Fine Example By Joining Hands In This
Much Needed Civic Project
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-03-13

THIS is IMPORTANT!
Be Sure To Vote On May 5.
, 1952-03-29

the rail shares to their highest
mark in the averages since April
1881.
Oils, whose strength was the
big factor in yesterdays sharp rise
in the industrials were mostly
higher.
Phillips Petroleum, Cities Ser
vice, Richfield, Gulf and Standard
of New Jersey wereamong the i'm
proved issues at the start.
Texas Pacific Land Trust, the
star performer of the section this
week, eased slightly under profit
taking. Elsewhere, in the list
chemicals, another of the previous
sessions strong spots showed a ma
jority of plus signs.
American Cyanamid, Dow and
Union Carbide all rose fractional
ly. Most of the old line pivotals
were fractionaly ahead. These in
cluded General Motors y. S. Steel,
Chrysler, u S. Rubber and Phelps
Dodge
Curb prices were generally high
err. Bonds were narrow.
, 1952-03-29
MARKET
By KOSLOW
international News Service
Financial Writer

NEW YORK, March 20 (INS)
Stocks opened firm today in active
trading. The better tone was an
extension of the upswing which has
marked the last two sessions.
Northern Pacific, the high fly
ing oil-carrier which has been the
feature of recent sessions, opened
on a 1000 share block, up 3I4.
Other rails also were higher. IL
linois Central, Southern Pacific,
Great Northern Preferred and
Canadian Pacific moved higher at
theopening bell. Rumors of a
freight rate increase combined
with oil holdings yesterday tosend
, 1952-03-29
Roberts Choir To
Be Entertained

Mr.. E. R. Marchant and Mr..
Stanley Bell will give a reception
honoring the Paul Roberts Choir
of Philadelphia, Pa. Monday even
ing March 81, at the Republican
Headquarters, 1140 Germantown
St. The reception will Immediately
follow a recital which will be held
at Wayman Church, 9Th and Bank
SITS. at Sis P. M. The public is
invited.
The Choir is being presented in
recital by Allen AME Church for
the benefit of IT'S building fund.
The new church is now under con-
%struction.
, 1952-03-29

in the sixth when Marty Marion
singled, was forced at second by
Jim Rivera who scored on a bad
hop single.
They added two more in the
seventh off Dick Rock, who toss
ed a home u ball to Dick Moss
after walking Marsh. Lou Brissie
blanked the Brownies in the ninth.
Meanwhile, Paul Lehner, Bob
by Wilson, Joe Montalvo and Lloyd
Dickey and Ray Nareski were sent
to Indianapolis to cut the Tribe
roster to 80. j.
Eary Wynn will oppose Larry
, 1952-03-29
Cop To Resign;
Car Too Small

NEW BALTIMORE, Mich,
March 20 (INS)- The town of
New Baltimore, Mich, was torn
with controversy today, caused by
an diversified policeman in an I'M
dersized new scout cal.
1t all started when the City
Council bought a Henry J. to re-
place their year-old police car.
Patrolman Charles Ackley, a
30-year-old war veteran whostands
six feet high and weighs 200
pounds, announced he will turn in
his badge shortly after trying out
the new scout car. Ackley declar-
ed:
cts embarrassing. People laugh
when they see a big guy like me
in a small car like that. The school
kids give me an awful razzing."
Police Chief Lloyd Rivard said
he is worried whether the new,
light car will be able to catch
speeders.
And Councilman Fred Bray, who
recommended the purchase, has
vowed he will not run for office
again.
The bulky Ackley commented:
, 1952-03-29
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was fined $50 and costs and sent
enced to three months in the work
house in the petty larceny of a
$3.50 toaster from Gallaher's
drug store.
William Beck, home-at-large,
was fined 500 and costs and sent
enced to SO days in the workhouse
for stealing three sweaters and
seven pair of socks from the Ed
err & Johnson Co.
Samuel E. Newsome, $50 S..
Main st., was fined 500 and costs
for falsely reporting his automo-
bile as stolen.
In the case against Leland Rice,
charged with violating the Federal
gambling tax law, a motion was
filed to dismiss the indictment for
uncertainty. The constitutionality
of the statute was also challenged.
, 1952-03-29

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lege Fund, is scheduled to make
its television debut onthe Ed Sui
Ivan show, Toast Of the Town, on
Sunday, April 6.
The show will reach New York
audiences over the facilities of w
CBS-TV, Channel 2 at 8 pm. On
the following day, Monday, April
7, at 4 pm. the choir will appear
on the Kate Smith Show on WNB-
T, Channel A.
The appearance of the choir in
New York follows a series of en-
gagements in severalcities in Geor-
gia and Alabama and marks the
first time in a number of years the
group has appeared in the East.
Under William Dawson, the
Tuskegee Institute Choir in 1884
, 1952-03-29

Continued from page one
lor, who said he expects Walcott
and Charles to sign on Monday in
Philadelphia's City Hall.
Each fighter, Taylor said, will
receive 80 percent of the receipts
from the bout in Municipal Stadi-
UNI, the first heavyweight title go
in the Quaker City since Joe Louis
defended his title by knocking out
Gus Dorazio in 1941.
1t will be the fourth meeting Of
the pair. Before he knocked Char
les out in Pittsburgh last June to
cop the title, the Camden slugger
lost twice to him in title bouts.
NEW YORK, March 20 (INS)
Former Welterweight Champion
Johnny Bratton, who was accused
Of running out on a fight in Mon
treal to keep a Madison Square
Garden date, wished today he had
pona tn Canada
Bratton lost a unanimous To-
round decision last night to Rocky
Castellani, the Luzerne, Pa, mid
dleweight, in a bout that was fast
and exciting but produced no
knockdowns.
A crowd of 5,916 paid $18,381
to see the bout-Bratton's first
in the Garden since he lost the
147-pound title to Kid Gavilan,
and Castellani's first since he lost
both a TKO verdict to Ernie Du-
rando and his manager to the New
York State Athletic Commission.
Rocky's former pilot, Tommy
Ryan, was barred from the ring
after he attacked Referee Ray
Miller and Matchmaker AL WE'LL.
At yesterdays weigh-in, Com
mission Chairman Bob Christen-
berry announced receipt of a let
ter fromMo ntreal asking thatBrat-
, 1952-03-29

ton be forced to keep a March 81
date with Pierre Langlois there in
stead of fighting Bratton.
, 1952-03-29

Janse and The New York Giants
in Los Angeles today Nith Bob Eel
Ter slated to go agains Sal Mag
lie Sunday.
, 1952-03-29

scored-a unique and instantaneous
success when the group opened the
then new Radio City Music Hall
with a weeks engagement.
, 1952-03-29

The ALLEN HOTEL and GRILL
ONE of Kentucky's finest hotels
Daily rate: single $3.50, double
$500. Bath. Always a room. 25-
16 W. Madison St. Phone Cy-
press 1926. Louisville IL, KY.
, 1952-03-29

SCHNEIDER GOODWILLINDUS-
TRIES-Ladies Jackets .98c,
Skirts .98c. Bed and Springs
$12.98 $4,000 Straight Chairs
$3.50 up. Overstuffed Chairs
$3.50 up. Goodwill Stores, 1925
w. 3rd st. = pol w. 5th st.
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The MYNA BIRD MYSTERY
Continued from page ten

you two not to be so greedy - to
wait till she kicked off! Put the
money back. Maybe she won't
prosecute -"
Academic, "murmured the doc
tor. THE bookies have my share.
And from the way you've been
painting the town, De Rose, I
gather you're in the same stable.
Any suggestions?"
The lawyer extinguished his Gig
arctic in the ash tray before him
with a brutal thumb; under his
tan, he was livid. THE way I've
fixed it. we could go on working
this gold mine for years. Who'd
squawk - the birds?"
lHERE'S an old bird in that bed
room who's going to squawk. To
the D.A." said Miss Baggott ven
omously.
"And suppose she doesn't
WHAT"
Suppose she doesn't, said the
lawyer, squeezing the deck of cards.
Suppose tonight we had to cut
our bridge game short because, say,
Miss Baggott wasn't feeling well.
And suppose DR.. Cooke gave her
some sleeping pills, and Miss Bag
gott retired to her room and went
out like a light, and the doctor and
Mr.. De Rose left.
Suppose, as soon as they were
gone, that slippery apartment bur-
glar who's been working the West
Side lately broke in here. And sup
pose" said the lawyer, looking up
at them, suppose the old woman
surprised him, and he lost his
stupid head. And suppose, since
he's known to carry knife -"
NO." whispered Miss Baggott.
Eyes" Knocked the lawyer. "Un-
less you want to 60 to Jail for ten
years. l don't. Do you, Doctor?"
"Your diagnosis" said DR..
Cooke slowly, ''convinces me"
Then he said quickly, Let's agree
on the modus oberandi before she
comes back in here for her account
ing. -"
ELLERY and Inspector Queen
broke into the Andrus apartment
thirty-five seconds too late. Ellery
stopped in the living room to bend
over the still bleeding body in the
wheel chair while his father. pistol
drawn, kicked open the bedroom
door to be buffeted by a storm of
black wings and bass bird cries.
But the Inspector beat his way
through in time to catch DR..
Cooke, Attorney De Rose, and
Miss Baggott all trying to pile
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But on the last night of her life,
Mrs. Andrus was not happy. Her
usually pleasant face, as she
wheeled herself into the doorway
of her living room, was menacing.
Miss Baggott glanced quickly at
the physician and the lawyer.
Nothing wrong, l hope, Mrs.
Andrus?" asked DR.. Cooke gen.
tally. waving his cigar. Were not
feeling that nasty pain again to-
night, are we?"
Its nothing grand slam won't
cure - Ell, Mrs. Andrus?" roared
De Rose.
THE game" said Mrs. Andrus,
not stirring from the doorway, sis
over" Behind her, in the bedroom,
thirty-eight pairs of unwinking
eyes looked on attentively.
'Over?" Miss Baggott half rose.
Hello, funnyfoce! said bass
voice suddenly from somewhere
behind Mrs. Andrus.
Hush, Minnie" said the old
lady, without turning. You
thought was asleep at my nap
time today, Miss Baggott, but you
were quite mistaken. l overheard
what you said on the phone to Mr..
De Rose and DR.. Cooke. Don't you
trust your confederates, Miss Bag
gott? Or have they been cheating
you, too?"
''Confederates? Cheating?" said
Attorney De Rose heartily.
I'm sure l don't know what
you think you overheard, Mrs.
Andrus -" began DR.. Cooke.
~ OVERHEARD enough, Doctor,
to realize why you brought MIR. De
Rose and Miss Baggott into my
life. I'm being Systematically
robbed by the three of you. I've
been an old fool, but not any
more!
First" said the old lady in the
same hard voice, YOU'RE to put
back what you've taken. You have
ten minutes to give me an account
ing of the stolen funds.
Ten minutes?" repeated the
doctor.
Ten minutes, DR.. Cooke. Then
we'll 60 on from there"
Say all said another bass voice.
Mrs. Andrus backed her wheel
chair swiftly into her bedroom and
slammed the door.
The three at the card table were
silent for some time. Then DR..
Cooke said pleasantly, well, Bag
gle, you messed it up. Suppose you
fix it."
That's right, blame me-"
shrilled Miss Baggott. Il warned
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through a window to get to the
fire escape.
The interruption had come 50
suddenly on the heels of the muir
der that, while the knife had been
wiped clean. there had been no
time to replace it in the kitchen
drawer. >.
LATER, when the assistant medi-
cal examiner wheeled the frail
corpse into the bedroom for his
examination, the myna birds
swooped and hoped and chat
tered about the closed door as if
they knew what had happened.
Cut! doomed one bird. a particu-
larly large fellow. Cut, cut!
Eyes, Blackie. yes" Ellery
picked him up and, stroking his
throat feathers, faced the pale
manacled trio with cold anger.
Whatever phony plan you three
had in mind, it was doomed to fail
ure. Mrs. Andrus phoned me early
this evening after sending Miss
Baggott out on an GRAND. She told
me all about what she'd found out
today, and about calling you three
together for a showdown tonight.
warned her not to show her hand
till we got here. but apparently
she was too outraged to wait. And
you killed her."
Gut said the myna bird again.
Correction noted, BIRDIE"
rasped Inspector Queen. Which
one of you did the actual cutting?"
''YoU'vE got us all wrong, gentle
men," De Roses lips were stiff.
THE doctor and / arrived late,
and Miss Baggott was just coming
back from a walk. We all saw a
masked man duck out the window.
Then you pounded on the door.
and we panicked -"
''You don't say, Counselor!"
There must be some way of
telling" mumbled Ellery, walking
over to the bridge table. They
came here tonight ostensibly for a
bridge game -"
Hold it, son." The assistant
medical examiner was coming out
of the bedroom. well, Prouty?"
-Four knife wounds, left chest"
DR.. Prouty examined the silent
trio with the enthusiasm of a flu
neral director. mo one wound suf-
ficient to cause instant death, but
at her age and condition they were
cumulatively fatal. :. What did
he say?"
Cut, cut, cwt! the big myna was
squawking. He struggled, and
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