The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-05-29

With the members of the City
Council, sitting as a Board of APP
peals on Monday night, splitting %
on the appeal of a group of residents
of the 600 block of North Potomac
Street, against the granting of a
building permit for a service build
ing at the corner of North Potomac
and Charles Street, which had the
effect of upholding the permit, the
case now goes to the Circuit Court,
where hearing was scheduled for
yesterday on temporary injunction
previously granted by the Court.
Councilman Knight and Hellane
voted to sustain the permit, with
,Councilmen Elliott and Jennings
voting against it. The fifth member
of the Board, Councilman Broom,
was unable to be present due to
illness.
Representative of Hagerstowns
six volunteer fire companies voted
unanimously on Tuesday night to
recommend to the Mayor and Coun-
Gil that A. Kretzer McGraw, for II
years a driver for the First Hose
Company, be appointed Fire Chief,
succeeding the late Max Hoover.
The appointment of Mr. McGraw
will no doubt be made by the Mayor
and Council at their regular meeting
on June 5.
The Board of County Commission
ers, who have already provided
$4,000 dollars for medical supplies
for the Washington County Civilian
Defense Program, agreed at their
meeting on Tuesday, to go along
with the request of David Mcintosh,
State Director, that Washington
County furnish rescue truck and
radio and other equipment for the
Program, provided that half the cost
be borne by the Federal Govern
ment, with the City and County 60
ing $3.50 on the other half.
Washington County was highly
honored at the Republican State Con-
vention held in Baltimore on Sat-
urday, when D. Eldred Rinehart
chairman of the Washington County
Republican Central Committee, was
named chairman of the State Com
mittee.
Mr.. Rinehart, a prominent Wash
ington County orchardist, has been
acting chairman of the State body
since the resignation sometime ago
of Joseph L. Carter, whom Governor
McKeldin appointed to a judgeship
He is also a member of the State
Racing Commission
And speaking of the State Con-
vention, it passed off without any
excitement, with the Governor Nc
Keldin forces in complete control
from beginning to end.
1t remains, however, to see what
will happen at the National Conven-
ton in July, after the Republican
delegates fulfill their obligation by
voting in body for Governor Nc
Keldin, as a favorite son, on the first
ballot
While Governor McKeldin is
known to be favorable to General
Eisenhower, Senator Butler is just
as strong for Senator Taft, and the
voting of the Maryland delegates,
after the first ballot, will be real
test of strength between the Cover
nor and the Senator.
| notice that Ralph Cushen, of the
Hagerstown Trust Company, was
named second vice-president of the
Blue Ridge Conference of the Ma
tional Association of Bank Auditors
and Comptrollers at their regular
monthly meeting held in Ridgeville.
A number of officials from the Hag-
erstown banks attended the meet
ing.
As predicted in this column last
week, Governor McKeldin has APP
pointed Omer T. Kaylor, ST., we'll
known Hagerstown attorney, to
serve on the statewide commission
that will study Maryland's public
school system.
Charles Cushwa, a member of the
Western Maryland Alcoholic Tax
Unit of the u. S. Treasury Depart
ment for the past % years, has re-
tired effective May IL.
Mr.. Cushwa, a native of Washing
ton County, has always been interest
ed in horses and was, for several
years, racing secretary of the local
Fair Board. Now that he has re-