The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-04-02
Around Town With
The Editor

My congratulations to Mayor Bur-
hans and his Council on setting the
time for their first Council meeting
tonight for 8:45, instead of the Gus
tomary 1880, in order not to conflict
with the Holy Week church services.
Let's be fair.
In my issue of January 20, in COM
menting on the result of the Pri-
mary, l stated that the only ward
that Dick" Sweeney carried was
Ward 1.-The ward in which Martin
Bostetter, campaign manager for
Winslow Burhans, lives and votes.
In all fairness to Martin, it is only
right that l should now tell you that
in the general election Wick Bur
hans carried Ward l by majority
of 704 votes
No finer going away present
could have been given Mayor Wins
low F. Burhans on the last day of
his office as chairman of the Board
of County Commissioners, than the
resolution introduced by Commits
sioner Chester F. Delphey; seconded
by Commissioner E. Lester Mobley;
and unanimously approved by Com
missioners Joseph Hoffman and
Clarence Eldridge, as well as Mr..
Burhans, (the text of which you will
find elsewhere on this page), that
will set in motion the major portion
of the school building program, that
is very close to Mr.. Burhan's heart.
From the time that the present
Board of County Commissioners took
office two years ago, they have work
ed as a team to bring the Hagers-
town school building program up to
a point where it can adequately ac-
commodate the students in the entire
county and they have all done a
magnificent job on it.
1t was fine gesture on the part
of his fellow commissioners to insure
the completion of the major portion
of that program on the very day
their president resigned, in order to
become Hagerstown's chief magis-
trate.
The reorganization of the Board
cannot be made until Governor Nc
Keldin appoints Mr.. Burhan's sue
cessor, who is expected to be George
Bill" Fockler, a Democrat, who re-
ceived the sixth highest votes in the
election two years ago.
1t is expected, however, when the
new member takes his seat, that Mr..
Mobley will be named president of
the Board.
On Tuesday night April Z, at 800
o'clock in the YMCA auditorium,
meeting of extreme Importance to
all parents of boys registered in the
Hagerstown Little League will be
held, and I strongly urge all parents
to be present.
1t is expected that the question of
lighting one of the two present fields
of the league will be further discus
sed and you parents of the boys
playing in the league are certainly
the ones to decide what should be
done.
AS most of you know, my interest
centers around youngsters, with
whom l have worked for many,
many years, and have got to be
honest and admit that am definite
ly against these little fellows play
ing baseball under the lights, for two
simple reasons:
First, I don't think these young
boys should be playing baseball at
night, and secondly, but to me much
more important than the first rea-
son, is the danger of night baseball
to these little fellows. Even in or
ganized baseball, men who are used
to playing at night often lose a ball
in the lights - and sometimes the
ball lands on their head instead Of in
their glove-and l see absolutely no
reason why these kids should be ex-
posed to that danger.
I am an ardent supporter of the
Hagerstown Little League, but sim
cerely hope that playing ball under
the lights never comes to pass.
Whether or not you agree with me
parents, hope you will turn out for
this meeting and express your
opinion.