The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-03-13
Around Town With
The Editor
A Quarter Speaks


box of candy.
I am too small to buy ticket to |
the movies.
I am hardly fit for a tip-but be-
lieve me,
When l go to church on Sunday,
am considered SOME MONEY.
$3.50
The New Hampshire Primary
election, that resulted in all IA cleo
toral votes on the Republican ticket
going to Eisenhower, and all eight
votes on the Democrat ticket going
to Kefauver, proves, to me at least,
that at long last the voters are throw
ing all the political oratory out the
window and deciding things for
themselves.
For more information on what the
coming Primary election in Wash
ington County means to you, take
time to read my editorial, on this
page, Lets All Vote In The Pri-
mary"
A most unusual incident occurred
at a special meeting of the Mayor
and Council on Tuesday night.
During the discussion on the ques-
ton of building a road through a
portion of the Henley housing de-
velopment at Frederick Street and
Wilson Boulevard, City Engineer
Williams warned the Council that if
they put in the street without also
building a storm drainage system,
the city would be left wide open to
damage suits if water backed up on
homes in the section, as the result of
building the street without provid-
ing drainage facilities.
Councilman Luther Broom, who
brought the matter up, completely
ignored the advice of the city en-
gineer, even going so far as to tell
Mr.. Williams that the only advice he
wanted from him was whether the
grading for the proposed street had
settled enough to permit the street
being built.
On the motion of Mr.. Broom, sec
onded by Councilman Roy Knight,
the Council then voted unanimously
to have the street built without the
drainage facilities.
1 had the pleasure of interviewing
the Rev. Charles Templeton during
the press conference he held on ar
rival here to conduct the Evangelis-
tic Preaching Mission now going on,
and he impressed me tremendously,
not only by his enthusiasm, but also
by his deep sincerity
was particularly interested in
talking with the young Presbyterian
minister because of his newspaper
background, he being former
sports cartoonist for the Toronto
Globe and, in addition, his cartoon
strip, "Chuck Templeton's Sport
rats" was syndicated throughout
Canada.
When I asked him what prompted
him to give up a field of endeavor in
which he had made so promising {
start and devote the rest of his life
to the spreading of the gospel, he
just kind of smiled and said: ''What
else could do when I felt the hanc
of God on my shoulder"
I am sure that those of you who
have heard him must have got the
same impression that I got = tha-
here is a man who literally live.
and breathes the love of God; a mar
whom that same God has endowed
with the power to bring people to {
fuller knowledge of what Christian
ity means and stands for.
The Washington County Red eros.
Chapter Drive, which ended on Mon
day night, went over the top BY
nearly 100000, to give Hagerstowr
and Washington County the distinc
ton of leading all other campaign
in the State of Maryland.
The goal set for the drive wa
$23,90000, but the campaign yielded
$25,368.75 and several hundred dol
lars more is expected when all of tn,
returns are in.
Everybody connected with tn
drive deserves a world of credit
and Washington County can take an
other pat on the back for never hav
ing failed to go over the top in an,
worthwhile undertaking to which
has been asked to contribute.
The March Safety Program, spon
sored by the Hagerstown Police De
partment in conjunction with tn
Mayors Safety Committee, is still
driving along in full force.