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Valley frontiersman., 1952-05-01
SORORITY TO MEET AT CARPENTERS HALL

Beta Sigma Phi will hold their regular meeting Monday, May , at Carpenters Hall. All members are urged to attend.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-05-01
LETTERS TO THE
 EDITOR
Aiter.iion Deg Owners and Dog
 ke~pers.

published in the iss. issue Of this paper.
 The last paragraph was eSpeci- ally meaty. He handed out some very practical advice 10 dog owners. would like to suggest that those people who allow their dogs to run all over the country read that last paragraph again. Ii might save us all some pain and tears. You know. we shed tears at our house too when our pets are killed by dogs. l have no dis like for dogs; I dislike only those whose owners allow them to des- troy my property and my ami malS.
 The rest of the letter didn't make much of a splash with me or a lot of other people, l under stand. You know. I'm not the only one who is sick and tired of stray dogs running all over the place The letter seemed to indicate that the writer was badly prejudiced or misinformed. He even forgot to mention that there were two sides to this dog question-prob- ably in a rush to get the letter to the paper before it went to press.
 He says in his letter that most of the dogs which have been shot were children's pets. say that most of the poultry these dogs have been killing, crippling, or soaring half to death are farmers pets and furthermore a source of his income. We not only grieve from emotion, we also grleVe from a practical angle. Like the dog owners we also hesitate to get in more poultry and other stock, but we have to or our kids go hungry and then they bawl some more.
 I've never heard anyone give the excuse that he shot dog thinking it a wild animal. How ever. most of the ranging dogs run wild so much of the time they could we'll be classified as wild animals As for me, I've seen so many of these dogs running. around over my barnyard the past couple years I didn't think I would have any trouble recog- nizing them as dogs,
 As for notifying the owners that their dogs are chasing live stock. my experience has been that the dog seldom has an owner until he is shot. Then all Of sudden everybody wants to claim him. Suppose I see dog hi-tal- ling it around the farm with face full of feathers or am aWak- ened in the night by dogs chasing my cows through a barbed wire fence. What am l supposed to do go wake all the neighbors to find out who owns the dog or shoot the dog before he takes over the farm? What would you do?
 In this recent letter it was stated that the dog never had d chance. If a dog were in your chickens tearing them apart would you give him a chance? When catch a dog after my stock. he is taking his own chan ces. Maybe he would be better off at home where he belongs and not in a farmers barnyard where very obviously he doesn't belong.
 It is also stated that most dogs were cripple-just the way l might remind you, they leave the chickens in the farmers barn ward. Some dead, some crippled and dying, and all the rest so scared they lay bloody eggs or none at all for another month and by the way goes our prollts all shot to hell.
 Some manage to reach home, while others died making an attempt to reach home" Where have they been-out for some groceries? I always thought that valued pets were kept at home where they could be a joy to
Valley frontiersman., 1952-05-01

Jumping al conclusions is mans lazy way of digging up facts.
Evening star., 1952-11-09
GLAMOUR PUSS
(See Page 10Y
(See Page 2O)

ANYTHING can happen in New York. Here's cat
"A named 'Chula, who hauls her mistress around
town on the end of leash Chula is not half so fierce
as she looks. nor half 50 big. Turn to Page 20 to get
ruer picture of both her and the young lady.
Evening star., 1952-11-09

Rinse with warm, then with cool
water. In just Z days, see the differ
ence! Get Sweetheart Soap today!
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-26

jones Irving Crump QeD. uuthor critic and editor OF
the Boys Life Magazines Mrs Oscar Ahlgen newspaper
columnist public official and newly elected president OF the
General Federation Of Women's Clubs; and Elmo Roper
(right. public opinion unuYst author and radio and TV
program director announced this week the judges
for the 18th Annual National High School Essay Contest
the subject America EveYbodYs Business. conducted by
the Ladies' Auditory TO the VIEW
Mrs. Hersche H. Griffith National President of the
gunizuon sponsoring the essay contest in announcing the
contest judges names also stated that the Of the
OF the nationwide competition (which carries "a
Gosh awards otung $1,000 and first prize of $1,000 and
gold medu tentatively scheduled to be announced
August 9TH at the National Encumpment Of the VIEW and
Auditory in Los Angeles. Calf.
Thousands of school children throughout the United
Alaska and Huwd took port In the local and state
elimination competitions which Carried worrying awards OF
scholarships medals and cash prizes for the winners. in
addition the nuhonu owurds offered in the l95l952
Ladies Auditory to the VIEW High School Essay Contest
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-26

Virgie E. Derr, Al, Middletown.
Laurence E. Johns, 10, Hagers-
town; Patsy A. Troup, 10, Hagers-
town.
Paul Nevin Heltzel, 20, Hagers-
town; Mary Antonio Datilio, 20, Ha-
gerstown.
Robert T. Slate, Jr., %, Hagers-
town; Gloria L. McNamee, 26, Hag-
erstown.
William c. Snyder, 10, Green
castle, Pa; Margaret Ann Smith, 10,
Hagerstown.
John Herold Housman, Is, Man
helm, Pa; Miriam Horst Miller, %,
Hagerstown.
Donald E. Martin, %, Hagerstown;
Ellen R. Petre, 81, Maugansville.
Daniel w. Reed, "a, Big Pool,
Elaine E. Dewitt, Is, Boonsboro.
Raymond w. Stoddard, %, Hag-
erstown; Doris L. Scott, 18, Hagers-
town.
Robert R. Hildreth, Jr., 20, Coral
Gables, Florida; Isabelle L. Martin,
%, Hagerstown.
Charles w. Miner, %, Hagerstown;
Patricia Ann Newlin, 10, Hagers-
town.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-26

tary to all the laws of organized
baseball.
The National Board, of which Mr..
Jamison was member, ordered MIR.
Wrigley to sell the Portland Club,
but he appealed the decision to
Judge Lands After hearing both
sides the Judge, despite the fact
that he and Mr.. Wrigley were next
door neighbors in Chicago, gave the
owner of the Cubs just 48 hours to
either dispose of the Portland Club
or be suspended from organized ball.
He then told of a funny expert
ence he had with the Judge, who
liked to attend all the various So
cial invitations he received. Being
aware that it was impossible for
him to stay through them all, he
turned to Mr.. Jamson and said:
"Jamison, I've got to go to all these
parties, but 1 want you to tell me
when it's time to leave each one.
I'll probably give you hell, but you
make me leave just the same"
Mr.. Jamison then gave brief his
tory of the playing fields of the early
clubs in Hagerstown
They first played in the southend
of town, well south of now what is
LJo1,voYJ C+roo4 m - 1o4 ~, IoooIy ~ 4bo
Hagerstown Silk Mill which the
players built themselves. This field
was highlighted by a canvas fence
that the boys had to put up before
each game and then take down as
soon as the game was over. Two
years later the team raised enough
money to buy a building erected by
Mr.. Beidelwolf, an evangelist, on
the present site of the State Armory,
on North Potomac Street. Tearing
down the building, they hauled the
lumber to lot back of the J. o.
Lester Coal yard on Antietam
Street, where they erected a fence,
grandstand and bleachers.
AS their league grew they rented
about Observation-Disclosures of
level ground on South Potomac
Street, from Mr.. H. A. Bester, where
the present South Potomac High
School is now located, and for
brief time, while the team was NOV
ing from the Lester park to the
Bester park they played on the race
track at the fairgrounds. The Blue
Ridge league operated on the Bester
site until the city obtained the pres
ent Municipal Stadium.
In closing, Mr.. JamiSon played
high tribute to Eugene Raney, own
er of the Hagerstown Braves, and
appealed to the Kiwanis members
not only to support the Hagerstown
Braves themselves, but to do every
thing in their power to get their
friends to do the same.
Mr. Jamison very plainly explod-
ed the theory that Mr. Raney is
making a lot of money out of OPP
Grating the ball club, stating that he
knew definitely that Mr.. Raney was
using a considerable amount of his
own money in order to make both
ends meet, and he pointed out that
back in 1916 the Hagerstown Club
had a season attendance of over one
hundred thousand. Yet, with the
Braves on top in the league, the club
is now playing before an average of
less than 800 fans a night.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-26

ing arrivals at the washington OOuu-
ty Hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Smith, 408 w.
Franklin Sta daughter on June %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Holder,
124 Elm Sta son on June 20.
Mr.. and Mrs Glenn Eccard, Cave
town-a son on June 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. James N. Weagley,
Roessner Ave. Ext'd.-a daughter on
June 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold R. Ebersole,
Maugansville-a son on June 10.
Mr. and Mrs Earl Marques, 289
Frederick Sta daughter on June
10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Richelieu,
Boonsboro-a daughter on June IT,
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Fischer,
146 High Sta son on June IT,
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Grove, E.
Salisbury St., Williamsport-a son
on June Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl H. Henesy, Rte
l, Hagerstown-a son on June 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. People,
Smithsburg-a son on June Is.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert c. Swope,
Route 6, Hagerstown-a son on June
16.
Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses Stone, So
Elizabeth Sta son on June 16.
Mr.. and Mrs James c. Stellar,
Route l, agerstown-a daughter on
June 15
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Keener, Route
6, Hagerstown-a daughter on June
Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald R. Schlotter-
beck, 121 Buena Vista Ave.-a son
on June A.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Bitner, Rte.
l, Fairplay-a daughter on June IA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Carbaugh, 215
West Side Ave.-a son on June IA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Kibler,
Ill E. Baltimore Sta daughter on
June IA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard H. Beall,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-26

marriage licenses during the past
week.
Robert D. Imke, 81, Garden City,
N. Y; Janet L. Rhodes, 81, Hagers-
town.
Milton Earl Lynn, %, Hagerstown;
Helen J. Kiracofe, "a, Hagerstown.
Cecil c. Churchey, %, Hagers-
town; Helen H. Wilmington, II, Ha-
gerstown.
Gerald F. Metz, 81, Mt. Briar;
Shirley E. Cronise, 18, Boonsboro.
John Sterling Boyle, 27, Hancock;
Irene Elaine Truax, 10, Hancock.
Robert M. Harris, 81, Cavetown;
Christina c. Stevenson, II, Hagers-
town.
Alvey R. Smith, 80, Boonsboro;
Maysel Butler, %, Boonsboro.
Edwin A. Scott, IS, Hagerstown;
Beverly c. Crebs, II, Hagerstown.
Virgil L. Bowers, 20, Williams
port; Fayce L. Lavender, II, Will
Transport.
Paul Dawson Care, %, Nc
Donogh; Ella Jane Zimmerman, 20
Hagerstown.
Donald A. Brown, 81, Burnt Cab.
ms, Pa; Florence Virginia Fletcher
81, Hagerstown.
Herbert F. Dewitt, so, Boonsboro
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-26

Bower Ave.-a son on June Is.
DR.. and Mrs. j. D. Wilson, 1049
Woodland Way-a daughter on June
10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Minnich,
1875 Ray Sta son on June II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert MAR, 81 w.
Potomac ST., Boonsboro - twin
daughters on June 9.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-26
Life Insurance At New High

Maryland families owned 4,569, 900
life insurance policies, providing
$4,298,O0O,000 of protection at the
start of this year, new high record,
the Institute of Life Insurance re-
ports.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-26
Nv. Jamison, Jr., Talks On Baseball
At Luncheon Meeting Of Kiwanis Club

Relates History OF The Game In Hagerstown From 1900 10
The Present Day. Gene Rsne Owner Of Hagersown Braves
With The Management And Players, Are Honor Guests.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-26
Marriage Licenses

The following from HagerstOwn
and Washington County applied for
marriage licenses during the past
week.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-26
The Stork Arrives

The stOrk announces the follow
ing arrivals at the Washington COun-
ty Hospital:
Evening star., 1952-12-18
6. 0. P. Club Leaders
Must Be Fingerprinted
Despite Democrat Aid

Despite the cooperative efforts
Of the Districts two Democratic
Commissioners, officials of a new
Republican social club will have to
submit their flngerprints before a
liquor license may be issued.
The organization is the Capitol
Hill Club. 214 First street Sc.
It's president is Representative
Auchincloss, Republican. of New
Jersey. Other officers are local
G. o. P. figures. Members include
four other Congressman and four
Senators, all Republicans.
Commissioners F. Joseph Dono-
hue and Renah F. Camalier were
willing to waive that part of al
cohol beverage regulations reQuir-
ing that f1ngerprints Of liquor
license applicants be filed with
the ABC Board. They figured it
would save the club applicant
time and trouble.
The ABC Board refused to con-
done the tactic. however. Chair
man Alan Payne said that the
Commissioners regulations have
the effect of law-which is to say
they can be changed but not
waived.
The application is for a class
c license. This permits sales of
beverages on the same basis az
In restaurants. Until such time
as club officers present their fin
gerprints, the club has ABC Board
permission only to advertised its
application publicly. The board
will not act on the application
itself until the fingerprints are
registered.
Other officers of the club in
clude: Lewis T. Breuninger, first
vice president; James c. Wilkes
second vice president, an attorney
for the club; Warren L. Stephen
son. secretary, and Henry T. Nc
Knight. treasurer.
Evening star., 1952-12-18
Unduunted Peddicord
To Run Again in 1854
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE. Dec. 18,-Ste-
phen B. Peddicord, Baltimore
electrical contractor who keeps
trying year after year for some
elective office. said he would seek
the Denocratic nomination for
Governor in 1854.
1--WE learned my lesson," he de-
clared. "You can't win without
IAN organization. I'm starting now
$50 can get my organization
lined UP. And when campaign
time comes around, I will accept
support and contributions.
This time I'm going to win.e
Evening star., 1952-12-18
Maryland PSC 10 Act
On Raise in Telephone
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Dec. ia deci-
sion on the telephone company's
request for temporary rate in
|creases of Is and so cents today
was headed for Information until
after the Christmas holidays.
"We will decide this case as
soon as possible" said John H
Hessey, chairman of the Public
Service Commission. But we
don't want to find ourselves ir
the position of giving the company
Ia Christmas present at the ex-
penSe Of the public"
Yesterdays proposed rate in
crease was the latest in a series
Iof moves by the tChesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co., to get
more operating revenue.
The firm suggested as a tempo
rary measure it should be allowed
to increase rates to all customer:
by Is cents. Another Is cents 9
month would be tackled onto bill.
for unlimited residential service.
Evening star., 1952-12-18
E;:x,'..,legion Aide Convicted
OF Taking Posts Funds
BY the Assoeiated Press

BEL AIR, Md. Dec. 18.-The
former manager of the American
Legion post at Havre de Grace
was convicted by a jury last night
|of taking $4,000 of the posts
money to pay off his horse racing
debts.
No sooner had the decision come
down than States Attorney Rob-
ert H Archer. ir., said he would
conduct an immediate investiga.
tion to see if the post had any
illegal gambling devices on its
premises.
Emerson Heimiller reported last
May that the posts safe was
robbed and the money taken then
Evening star., 1952-12-18

the Senate clerk and adopted
when no Senator. objected. The
amendment provided for a retro
active pay raise. Afterward, some
|of the bills sponsors did not know
THAT the Senate had adopted such
la provision until informed by sew
|eral newspapermen. The amend
|ment was accepted by the House
|and Government workers got their
retroactive pay raise.
That's why it's heartening to
know that Senator LANCER will
continue to take a keen interest in
Government employe matters.
EXCEPTED JOBS-As disclosed
lin The Star yesterday. the Civil
Service Commission has notified
Republicans in Congress that
many Federal workers in "ex-
Icepted" jobs have some degree of
job protection rights. There are
more than 100000 employees serv-
ing in non-civil service positions.
Those excepted" employees in
Ipolicy-making or confidential as
lSistant jobs to administrators may
be fired summarily if they are non
veterans. However. veterans in
these jobs. provided they are not
lpresidentally appointed. have the
right Of hearing and an appeal
to the csc. And if the CSC rules
in their favor, the employe must
be relnstated. In these cases, the
agency must show that the en-
Iploye's dismissal will promote the
efficiency of the service.
Non-veterans in excepted jobs
that are not of a policy of con-
fidential nature have the right to
know the nature of the charges
against them and the right to an
swer these charges, provided they
have a competitive civil service
status. The agency has the right
Ito fire these workers after the
proper removal procedure and the
employe has no right to an ap-
peal. However, if the csc finds
that the removal resulted solely
for political reasons, it may re-
open the case.
AS for attorneys, all those with
veterans preference have appeal
rights to the csc. Non-veteran
attorneys who have competitive
civil service status, whether ap-
pointed before or after May l..
1947, when the jobs were ex-
Icepted. have the right to know
the charges against them and the
right to answer them. Attorneys
appointed after May /. 1947. who
do not have any competitive civi.
service status. may be fired sum-
marily.
Evening star., 1952-12-18
| Decision Due Today
On Holiday Proposal
For District Employees

The District Commissioners
plan to decide finally today
whether to give District Govern
|ment employees a day off Decem-
ber 26.
Earlier the city heads had an
nounced they could not give such
a holiday because there were not
sufficient funds to pay the addi-
tional 100000 for those who would
have to be working.
Federal employees have beer
given December 26 off duty by
order of the President-thus re-
lceiving a four-day holiday.
A decision before nightfall wa:
promised by Commissioner F
Joseph Donohue after receiving 6
report from James A. Campbell
president of the American Fed
Grafton Of Government Employees
who claimed the city did have
Sufficient funds.
Claims Enough Money.
Mr.. Campbell submitted a lettel
with reports he received from
Budget Officer Walter L. Fowler
and some departmental heads
claiming there would be enough
money.
Mr.. Donohue read the Camp
tbeIl letter to the other commits
sioners in their regular session
today. He announced he woulc
refer the whole issue to MI
Fowler and have a decision "be-
fore the day is over"
Mr.. Campbell in his letter re-
ferred to his appearance befor'
the city heads last Tuesday wher
Mr.. Donohue had said there wa
mot enough money. Mr.. Campbell
then had been given authority tt
get figures of his own from Mr.
Fowler or department heads.
Authoritative Figures.
Mr.. Campbell told the commits
sioners his figures came from au'
thoritative sources. IF they ART
wrong. the records of the Distric
government are wrong" he said
"The problem reduces itself tt
the discrimination which will b,
encountered when 250.00O Fedora
Government employees in thu
Washington Metropolitan Area re
ceive holiday benefits on that dat'
while their 10000 colleagues in th'
District do not"
Evening star., 1952-12-18

his civil service assignment.
However, Senator LANCER has
informed Government employe
leaders that although he will not
be on the Civil Service Commit.
tee. he will continue to take ar
active interest in the affairs OF
Government employees.
"You can count on me at al
times to lend my support" Sen
ator LANCER told them.
Senator LANCER headed the
Civil Service Committee during
the 8Oth Republican Congress anc
compiled a fine record. Also, az
ranking minority member of the
group, he has played a large part
in obtaining beneficial legislation
Unpredictable at times and ar
explosive personality, Senator
LANCER has been familiar figure
in the Senate as he battled or
behalf of Government employees
His colorful personality and warm
sympathetic nature have endearec
him to thousands of Fedora
workers.
He is a canny operator on the
Senate floor. On more than one
occasion. he has been responsible
for giving Federal workers more
liberal benefits than they had
Thought possible.
During the 1949 pay bill fight on
the Senate floor, when the legisla-
ton. as written. gave the bulk Of
the increase to higher-level en-
ployes, Senator LANCER waited
until most Senators had thought
the bills passage was assured and
had left the floor. Then he slipped
in an amendment raising the pay
of rank-and-file employees by an
additional $100 over the amount
provided for in the bill. The
amendment was adopted in rou-
tine fashion by the handful, OF
Senators on the floor. was later
accepted by the House and became
law.
Then, during the 1851 pay raise
fight, Senator LANCER was re-
sponsible for getting the four.
month retroactive pay raise pro.
vision into the bill.
Senate sponsors Of the bill were
in favor of a retroactive provision
but had given UP hope of getting
such a bonanza. However, Sen
ator LANCER waited until an oppor.
tune moment. when the Senate
was rather weary Of. rejecting q
raft of amendments to the bill.
He hurriedly offered a brie1
amendment, which was read by
Evening star., 1952-12-18
The Weather Here and Over the Noti~7

District and vicinity - Mostly
sunny and mild, high about 60
this afternoon. Increasing cloudi-
ness tonight, low around IS. To-
morrow rather cloudy and cooler,
with chance Of rain by night.
Maryland - Increasing cloudi-
ness tonight. low 1898. Tomor-
row rather cloudy and cooler. with
chance of rain by night. possibly
mixed with snow in the Allie
ghenies.
Virginia-Increasing cloudiness
Evening star., 1952-12-18

tonight, low 34-38. Tomorrow
rather cloudy, cooler, with chance
of rain in west and north por-
tions by night.
Wind-West at 8 miles per hour
(National Airport, 1920 ann.
River Report.
tFrom u s. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry;
Shenandoah cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
| tReadings at Washington National Airport
Yesterday Pet Today Pct
! Noon -~ ~ Midnight ---- 90
! pm. % & am. - 81
{ pm. 40 10 am Al
Evening star., 1952-12-18
Peace Cross Floods Studied

The Maryland Roads Commits
sion soon will discuss plans fol
solving flood problems in the
Peace Cross area of Bladensburg
This was disclosed by William
R. Hughes, delegate to the Gen.
eral Assembly from Prince Georges
County. He said he understands
Gov. McKeldin favors elevating
Route / in the area.
Evening star., 1952-12-18

Committee and
has chosen to
take this post
instead.
For his other
committee a S.
signment S e n.
ator La n g e r.
who is actively
j n t e r ested in
foreign policy
matters, h a S
C h o en- the
Foreign r e ! a.
tions Commit
tee. This means
he must give up
Evening star., 1952-12-18
IMcKeIdin Names Chief
IOf insurance Board
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 17.-Gov.
IMcKeldin has appointed Charles
IS. Jackson of Baltimore as COM
missioner of the State Insurance
Department.
Mr.. Jackson, businessman and
banker, succeeds the late Harvey
M. Chesney in the $7.500-a-year
position. The current term will
end in 1855.
Evening star., 1952-12-18

After an investigation by police.
Heimiller admitted the robbery
was a false alarm. He told police
he lost the money betting on the
horses, Mr.. Archer said.
Sentence was not imposed inn
LmediatelY.