The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-05-01

Politics have been one of my hob
bies for many years and have new
er hesitated to state plainly how l
felt regarding various candidates.
It's not uncommon, of course, for
editors to take a stand, but l was
very much surprised when my pa
per received full page advertise
ment, supporting the candidacy of
Herman L. Mills for the Republican
nomination for the United States
Senate, from group of AZ Wash
ington County businessmen and
farmers, which you will find on page
3.
Because of the unuSualness of this
action, took the trouble to talk to
quite number of the men respon-
sible for this unsolicited endorse
ment and / found very definitely
that none of them had any axe to
grind, but that they felt that it was
their duty to take an interest in gov
eminent and to come out publicly
for the candidate they felt was best
fitted to represent Maryland in the
Senate of the United States.
l congratulate these men on their
interest in government and earn
estly hope that everybody who
reads this = regardless of which
candidates they support - will also
show their interest in government
by going to the polls on Monday
and registering their vote.
AS far as | am concerned | am
going to vote for Mr.. Mills for the
United States Senate and for Major
General D. John Marley for Con-
gresham from the Sixth Congress
sional District.
feel very strongly that what our
government needs more than any
thing else, is new blood in the halls
of Congress.
Length of service in business is a
mark of honor, that is why industry
rewards its senior employees with
promotions. But length of service
in Congress often works the other
way around. After serving for sew
eral years, quite number of sena-
tors and congressman get enmeshed
in swaps and trades, and it becomes
a question of you support my bill
and I'll support yours"
In short, as far as the present Con-
gress is concerned, I feel very much
like the Irishman who, on landing
in this country for the first time,
asked his brother, who met. him at
the pier - pat, is there a govern
ment in this country"
And when his brother replied,
why Mike, of course there is" Mike
came right back with - Then I'm
agin it,
So feeling that way, l am strong
ly in favor of electing as many new
senators and congressman as pos
sible and / believe that Mr.. Mills
and General Markey top the list in
the new men running in the forth
coming Primary.
Nothing finer has ever been done,
since organized baseball came to Ha-
gerstown, than the public recogni-
ton of j. v. Jamison, Jr., Mister
Baseball of Washington County"
prior to last Wednesday nights
opening game at the stadium, be-
tween the Hagerstown Braves and
the Allentown Cards.
Judge Joseph D. Mish, who has
been associated with Mr.. Jamison
for several years in the Hagerstown
Athletic Field Association, presented
him, on behalf of the Hagerstown
Baseball Club, with an autographed
picture of the 1852 Braves and a
special copy of the official program
of the club, that is dedicated to Mr..
Jamison
All of us who have been associat-
ed with him know how deeply he
loves baseball and how hard he has
worked through the years to develop
the game in Washington County, and
here's hoping that he is spared for
many years to come, not only to
enjoy the game that he loves so
much, but also to continue his fine
interest and endeavor for the bet
terment of the game
Ford Bryan is usually ION the
ball." but he seems to have over
looked the fact that penny postcards
are no longer in existence.
When I quietly reminded him that
he owed me a penny because he
mailed me one of the old one-cent
cards, he dug down and found one
to pay me with, but then turned