The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-02-07

week Mayor Herman L. Mills today
formally announced his candidacy
for the United States Senate, subject
to the Republican primary on April
z (see story elsewhere on this page).
I understand that Mr.. Mills will
file his certificate of candidacy in An
napolis this afternoon.
The official entry of Mayor Mills
into the Republican race will give
the voters of the state three men to
choose from - Mr. Mills, Mr.. Beall
and Mr.. Gore-and as also stated
in this column last week, it will now
be up to all Republicans in the state
to study, not only the records of
these three men, but also to examine
closely their statements during the
campaign and then, after having
done this, to go to the polls on April
z and cast their ballot for the man
of their choice.
With the Federal government in
the state of chaos that it is today,
the coming primary is of vital inn
portance to every citizen concerned
with good government. If we want
men in Washington who are honestly
and sincerely intent on representing
the people and not political ma
chimes, we have got to not only go to
the polls ourselves, but influence
everyone around us to do the same
thing.
On the Democratic side, George P.
Mahoney also announced on Tuesday
that he has decided to become a
candidate for the United States Sen
ate subject to the Democratic pri-
mary, but l doubt whether, this
time, he will be as strong candidate
as he was when he ran against form
er Governor Lane two years ago.
Nor do l believe that he will be able
to again split the Democratic party
wide open, as he did in 1850.
My congratulations to J. v. jam
ison, Jr., Judge Joseph D. Mish, Roy
Letter, Henry Bester, Ellsworth
Roulette and Samuel Greenawalt, on
the fine community spirit they show
ed in appearing before the Mayor
and Council at a special meeting on
Wednesday, with a plan for the
eventual complete modernization of
the Municipal Stadium.
May l also congratulate the Mayor
and the members of the Council on
their fine action in supporting the
plan of these gentlemen.
Realizing that the leftfeld bleach
ers were so dilapidated that the in
surance companies who hold the in
surance at the stadium refused to
renew the policies because of their
unsafe condition, these five men con-
ceived the idea that instead of re-
placing them with more wooden
seats, they should be replaced with
steel bleachers that would last a
lifetime.
They then presented the Mayor
and Council with blue prints of pre-
fabricated steel bleachers, such as
are used in many modern stadiums,
that could be obtained for $4,000
and would be Immediately avail
able.
After inspecting the blue prints
of the bleachers, which come all
ready to be assembled, the Council
voted unanimously to install them,
taking $4,000 from the funds already
appropriated in the 1852 budget for
the maintenance of the stadium, and
the remaining $4,000 from the cap
ital Improvements fund, also pro-
vided for in the budget.
1t is hoped that this is just the
first step in the complete rebuild
ing of the stadium, and it is expect
ed that the same group of men will
again appear before the Mayor and
Council in the fall of the year, with
a request that funds be provided in
the 1853 budget for the carrying out
of the second step in the program.
1t was good to hear that the Pang-
born Corporation and the CIO-Lo-
cal 842, meeting in the American
way around the conference table,
came to an agreement on a new con-
tract that was later ratified by the
union membership. The contract is
for one year.
It was also good to hear that the
members of the Fairchild Local 842,
by vote of 1888 to 403, ratified the
agreement reached by the manage
ment and the executive body of the
union to institute a 35-hour week in