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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-05
Won Lost
PANGBORN
MEMS LEAGUE

The Collectors won three points
on Friday night to remain on top,
two points ahead of the Tables. The
Cabinets had both high scores, with
a game of 582 and three-game set of
1854.
E. Pryor had the high single CAD,
but G. Johnston the high set (342).
120-330 Glass
E. Pryor, 1882; G. Johnston,
124-342; H. Spigler, 1874; j. Seip1er,
121; H. Bottorf, 1872; J. Motz, 1871; D.
Barnhart, 121; R. Lowman, 121; D.
Palmer, 122; w. Middlekauff, 1875.
Team Standing
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-05
BEHIND HOME PLATE
By H. S. Douglas


1t was good to see Charlie Hig-
sham, member of the Hagerstown
Braves 1850 pitching staff, who drop
ped into town on Monday after his
discharge from the army, to sign his
1853 contract with the Hagerstown
Club.
Bill Wilson, Hagerstown's fine
lefthand pitcher of last year, who
recently signed his 1853 contract, is
getting some real experience at the
training camp of the Boston Braves.
1t is expected, of course, that he
will join the Hagerstown squad when
they assemble at the Waycross, Ga,
training camp.
At the organization meeting of the
newly formed "Home Plate Club of
Hagerstown," held at the Hotel Alex
ander on Friday night, 119 repre-
sentative citizens of the community,
including several ladies, became
charter members of the new organ
ization. The charter roster is being
held open until March Is.
The new organization elected John
r. Kerr, one of Hagerstown's great
est sports enthusiasts, as the first
president and then named Washing
ton County's "Mr Baseball" j. V.
Jamison, Jr., as honorary president.
Other officers elected were: Roy
A. Letter, vice-president; Stewart
Paxton, secretary; and Paul c. Stot-
tlemyer, treasurer. The members
then elected the following to act as a
Board of Directors Frank Colley,
William Ecton, ST., Max Greenwald,
Odello Letter, Walter Miller, Judge
Joseph D. Mish, Paul Macy, William
Paulsgrove, Walter Pollard, 'Tom-
my" Thomas and Emory Wolfe
The organization committee, the
members of which were: j. Edward
Davey, chairman; Frank S. Letter,
Carroll R. Poffenberger and Arley
o. Sica, did a fine job Of setting up
the club, which has for its purpose
not only its full support of the Hag
erstown Braves, but also of all other
sporting activities in the commun-
ity.
The annual dues for the club was
set as $1.00 per year and the 119 who
joined on Friday night paid their
dues on the spot.
There were several speakers on
the program, highlighted by an adj
dress by United States Senator Ed
win c. Johnson, who is also pres
ident of the Class A Western Base
ball League.
The Home Plate Club of Hagers-
town has a golden opportunity to
bring Hagerstown back to its posi-
ton of several years ago, as one of
the best sports town in this section
of the country, and if the fans of
Washington County will give the
new organization its real support,
there is no telling how far it can go.
Those of you who are interested,
but were not able to attend the meet
ing on Friday night, are reminded
that you can still become a charter
member by joining up before March
Is. All you have to do is to send
your $100, with your request for
membership, to the secretary, Ste
wart Paxton, whose address is 626
Potomac Avenue.
During the meeting Mr.. Paxton
announced that the Fairchild Air
craft Division was purchasing 5000
tickets, which is big lift to the pre-
season sale of tickets that is now
going on.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-05
Team Standings
POTOMAC EDISON
MEMS LEAGUE

The Rams won one point on Mon
day night to remain on top, two
points ahead of the Browns, who
moved into the second spot. The
Packers and Steelers were the only
teams to win all four points. The
Browns had both high scores, with
a game of $40 and set of 1929.
Berk Shilling and Claude Shank
tied for the high single game (132,
but Junior Cunningham had the
high set (349).
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-05

Couchman the high set (333).
Over in Division II, the Gardenias
II, the Lilacs NJ, Lilacs NJ, Gar
denias NJ and Carnations all won
four points. The Gardenias III, who
remained on top, had both high
scores, with a game of 478 and set
of 1921.
Gail Horst was the high individual
bowler, with a game of 1T and set
of 316.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-05
Team Standing
WOMEN'S MAJOR I
BOWLING LEAGUE

WEI won all four points on Sat-
urday night to move to within two
points of ACQUISITION Hearing Aid,
who lost four. Mason Dixon Coin
Machine Co. was the only other team
to win all four points. Gibney's had
the high single game (510), but j.
Edw. Cochran had the high set
(1484).
M. Hogan rolled the high game
(128), but H. Edwards the high set
(337).
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-05
Division III
Team Standing
Points
ST. MARY'S LEAGUE

The Indians won all four points
last week, to remain on top four
points ahead of the Browns. The
Senators had the high single game
(55D, but the Athletics had the high
set (1542).
JoAnn Glesner had the high game
for the ladies (110, but Thomas
Ham topped the men, with a game
of 142 and set of 348.
Team standings
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-05
Team Standing
Points
EASTERN STAR
LEAGUE.

Neptune won one point last week
to remain on top. They also had the
high single game (457), but Mars
had the high three-game set (133N.
Phyllis Palmer was the high indi-
vidual bowler, with game of 104.
100 Or Better Glass
P. Palmer, 104; B. Schwinger, 1903,
102; K. Blenard, 1903; NJ. Johnston,
101; M. Hess, 100.
Team Standings
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-05
Team Standings
Points
LIONS BOWLING
T.EAGTIE

The Ears won three points on
Thursday night to remain on top.
The Paws, who were in the last spot
last week, won three points to move
into second place and they also had
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-05

both high scores, with a game of $50
and three-game set of 1904.
John Minnich was the high indi-
vidual bowler, with a game of 121
and set of 361.
100000 Glass
Minnich, 121-361; Fiery, 1887;
Stone, 114-3O7; Foltz, 1O2; Stotle-
myer, ia; Miller, liz; Copley, Ill;
Howard, 100; Marshall, 1O6; Lefew,
1872; Oliver, 1902; Hoffman, 1O1; Nc
Cauley, 100.
Tnnrnn STANDING
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23
BABSON Discusses 1853 Dilemmas

Gratis. Hence, this third Dilemma. Competition dur
ing 1868 will be very severe even among U. S. manu-
facturers, without being handicapped by greater
imports.
BALANCING THE BUDGET-DILEMMA NO.
Our new President will operate more honest
and economical Federal Government. There will be
less money spent by all departments, including the
military More efficient operations may be expected
But this defatiOnary program may cause unemploy
ment and lower profits AS most Federal income is
derived from taxing profits, this would mean lower
must face in 1853
REDUCING TAXES-DuEMlIA NO.
The Excess-PrOfts Tax will end during 1858.
The Capital-Gans Tax could be much reduced, and
investors would benefit from the reduction It exists
only a political sop to radical labor Perhaps
token reduction of SO in income taxes and 500 in
certain excise taxes will be granted in 1853 But if
we have declining profits and dividends as a result
of Eisenhower fulfilling all his other promises can
he reduce taxes much more in 1858? Never before
has any new President inherited such abhormally
high taxes, upon the Governments spending of which
our prosperity is largely dependent Hence, this is
Dilemma No. s.
NEEDED-A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING
I am thankful that Dwight D. Eisenhower is
now President of our country Unless World War
III comes (ana If it comes Eisenhower would be
needed more than ever) INITIATION can be curbed.
Hence, we have CONFIDENCE. This is a great step
forward. But the American people-except in emer-
gencies-are basically business and employment
minded Our marvellous growth has been due largely
to this fact We do not like to sacrifice Eisenhower
believes that what is best for the world as a whole
will ultimately be best for America. But only
great spiritual awakening, brought about by some
adversity will make our voters believe and act
likewise.
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23
CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS
NEED OVERHAULING

The new National Republican Admins
tration may have to overhaul Federal Civil
Service regulations in order to make anv
slzable cut in government employment There
are mo less than 1000 laws bearing on man.
power practices in the government . accord
ing to former Chairman Johnston of the
Senate Subj Committee on Federal Manpow
er Practices, who is a Democrat. The SUBJ
committee, concluded that a realistic over
hauling of this machinery could save thou
sands OF manhOurS and millions of dollars
every year.
One costly practice, the subcommittee
was Informed, is the Civil Service system of
pumping" Under this system, an employee
whose job is being abolished has the right
to dlsplace another employee of lower grade
and status. These regulations, intended orr
glnally to encourage men and women to take
up government service as a career in which
their Jobs would be safe from political man
IIpulatlOn, have slowly built up a bulwark
behind which incompetent EMPLOYEES can
hang onto jobs they shouldn't have. The
Johnston subcommittee was told that #
cost one agency $4,000 to Law off 80 en-
plOyeeS no longer needed.
10 eliminate such practices, and to weed
out the thousands of inefficient government
employees, a general Overhauling of the Fed
eral Civil Service regulations should be
made. This does not mean that competent
men and women, who have given and who
continue to serve. we'll in their government
work. should be fired. They should be kent
by all means-prOvided, of course, that the
JOBS which they are filling, are necessary to
the efficient operation OF the Federal Gov
ernment
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23

WASHINGTON, D. c., January 2S-Another in
auguratiOn is over. Dwight Eisenhower is Pres
ident of the worlds most powerful nation. He is
man Of sterling character tremendous energy and
marvellous contacts So far it is possible in
Democracy, he will be great President But Dem
c3Tacy" is a synonym for Dilemma" Hence, before
rushing to expand plants buy stocks it is well to
consider at least five Dilemmas which we must face
in 1853.
KOREA-DuEMMA NO.
The American people want their back from
Korea and at the same time, don't want Korea to
fall into Communist hands. This is a Dilemma with
which Mr.. Truman and his military aids have hon
estly struggled The promise of Ike to visit Korea
and try to accomplish the impossible a great
factor in eecting him. Will people turn against him
when he reports that 1858 will see no solution to
COMMUNISM-DILEMMA NO.
The new President this week reiterated his de-
termination to stop RUssa's spread of Communism.
But he knows that Communism is not confined to
Russia 1t is the name for a world revolutionary
movement Of bilirss Of unhappy people. Russia has
seized and capitalized this great social tidal wave;
while the United States has taken the side of the
conservative owners Of property and tried to check
1t. Eisenhower must be sympathetic with these
dOwntrodden races but he knows also IL he changes
our present policy he would be cursed as sympa-
thetic to Communism. This is Dilemma No. which
he must face in 1868.
FOREIGN UIPORTS-Du NO.
Voters are demanding reduction in our aid to
Europe and Japan Our new President knows that
this can be done only by lowering tariffs and ad-
mitting more foreign goods into our markets But
he also knows that such program would make the
y. S. business interests who elected him very angry
Such move might also cause unemployment here
at home which would he Weloomed By the Demo-
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23

The leftist party would be the Democratic
party, and those who held views would be-
long to it and run for office under its label.
The rightest party would be the Republican
party, and the views of its members and
candidates would follow that philosophy.
Unless this happens, Mr.. Hoover feels, the
democratic process will be wrecked on the
rocks Of "cOnspiring futile fractions" and
the two parties ''will be on the road to place
where the people can have no authority in
the ballot box or in the government" He OBJ
serves that many European governments
have cracked up because of the multitude of
fractional political parties. A good current
example of the dangers Of fractionalism is
France, where it has not been possible to
form effective government at all.
In any event, it is obvious that both the
parties contain many anachrOnisms. To take
but two examples, the views of Senator
Morse of Oregon, who now calls himself an
independent Republican" are much more
in accord with the official position of the
Democratic party than that of the COP
while those of Senator Byrd of Virginia, who
holds Office as Democrat, are very much like
those OF President Eisenhower and in some
instances are of a more conservative nature
This is the case, to some degree, with MANY
men in both branches of Congress.
Many students of our political system
hold that reshuffling of our parties, such
as Mr.. Hoover advocates, is the only sound
and workable solution.
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23
Washington Letter = By Robert Nelson TuYlor

inent undesirables, was now ready
to liquidate the assassins.
Well probably never know the
truth. But neither will many Rus
slams.
RENEDIcTIoN
In his farewell address to the ma
ton over radio and teleVisiOn net
works, President Truman reviewed
his seven years in the biggest job
in the world, at which he had put
in II hours a day, signed his name
600 times a day, and had to take
time out to greet thousands of peO-
pie. There is no job like it on the
face of the EARTH" he said. II want
you to realize how big a job it is,
not for my sake, I'm stepping out;
but for my successor.
He was speaking, he said, from
the historic presidential desk in the
White House, where. as he worked,
he had not felt alone. "YOu," he
said, were working with me-" He
wanted his hearers, and all Ameri-
cans, regardless OF party, he de-
clared, to pledge their fullest sup
port to President Eisenhower-as
he had done.
AS President, he said, he had
travelled $4,000 miles by air, 1900
by rail and 10000 by ship-"but,
he added, "the mail always follow
ed me-" No matter how long dOcu-
ments of state might travel around
the Government bureaus, they final
ly came to him. There is no place
else for them to go" The decisions
must be made by the President.
Il have no political statements
to make" said Mr.. Truman, Il just
want to say goodbye" But he fol-
lowed this with a somewhat rem
iniscent outline of the Truman tri-
umphs and policies that could hard
ly fail to suggest that Missourians
may yet have another chance to
ballot for him.
In closing, he referred again tC
the job of being President. 81
tried" he said, etc give it every
thing that was in me-"
Win tnat, no one can disagree
49,
MILESTONE
With the Inaugural show over
the first of its kind (Rep) in "a
years, Washington and the nation
can go back to work. But it leaves
an indelible imprint on American
fOlk-ways. cyerruled in his desire
for simplicity by a Mardi Gras-cOn-
scious Inaugural Committee, oul
incoming President overruled ira.
dition, the arbiters of style and the
stOve-pipe hat.
1t may be alright for masters-of-
lfOx-hounds, but in American public
life, the silk topper is gone forever
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23

what lies ahead. For one thing,
they have a Chief Executive of
whom they can be proud and with
whom they can discuss problems of
state. For another, our new Ad-
ministration' has served notice it
is team, not a collection of prima-
dOnnas.
John Foster Dulles is ably quail
ified to hold his own among the in
ternational smOOthies, Genera
Smith, who was Ike's chief of staff
and alter-egO during the war, Am
bassadOr to the Soviet Union for
three years afterward, and for the
past two years director of the Cen
trail Intelligence Agency, provides
strong and qualified support. There
could be no better man to clean
the reaches, mice and other rod
ents OHt of the State Department,
and keep it clean-stair-cOr
hall-closets and all. In the Bee
dies" case, at least, that travail
of alien knowledge" is no travail
at all, but just the broom we've been
needing. :
By now, we are sure Attorney
Acheson has dried his tears and
restored his handkerchief to its ac-
custOmed place. The least we can
hope for him in his return to pri-
vate law practice is that he will
not find it too boring after the
Truman years which he described
as "Often tumultous . but rarely
dull"
~sn
WHO IS LIQUIDATING WHOM?
Nine doctors, most of them Jew
ish, screamed the Soviet press only
a few days ago, had murdered two
high-ranking Communists, and were
cOnspiring to treat" others ia
death. This terrorist group" they
reported, was tied in with U. S. and
British espionage, had confessed
their crimes and should be tried
and executed speedily.
The press of the free world saw
in these ominOus stories the launch
ing of an official campaign of anti
semitism, perhaps another purge
since one of the victims" of the
"dOctOr-Wreckers," Andrei A. Zhd.
anov, died four years ago, and the
other, Alexander S. ScherbakoV
seven years ago. But the official
Communist paper Pravda accused
the Soviet Ministry of Health oi
being lax, and Izvestia said the
Soviet bureaus were infected with
loafing"
And then, as suddenly as the bar.
rage Of charges began, it stopped
Perhaps it is because some of The
dull-witted newspaper men of the
lfree-world smelled a double-barrel
led plot whereby the Politburo
having rid the Soviet of some prom
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23
YOU HEARD The ouNI

Somebody must have said il be-
fore, but about $50 B. c., Plato
wrote: "The beginning is half of
the whole" Three hundred and fif-
ty-five years later, Horace para
phrased this remark to read: "Weli
begun is half DONE" And through
the 1900 years that have followed,
philosophers have continued to re-
peat this theory, each in his own
way.
Thus, as the recipients of all this
wisdom, perhaps we can be excus-
ed for putting some stock in it, and
for being impressed, to the point of
admiration, at the rolling start of
the Eisenhower administration.
With the Cabinet and assistant
cabinet" organized, coordinated and
indoctrinated, and their Senate ap-
prOval assured we'll in advance Of
their Chiefs inaugural, probably
no new administration in the mem
Ory OF man ever took over so
smoothly, effectively-and auspici-
Ously. f 8
Nor was there ever a time in our
history when such preparation
such awareness and such a shirt
sleeve attitude toward the job
ahead were more sOrely needed
Thus, it is time now to remind
those Who fOr weeks past have
ducked every decision, every com.
mitment, every new problem until
after Inauguration" that the battle
to Tecapture our faded prestige, OuI
equality of opportunity and our in
dividual freedom of action has be.
gun!
In plain language, it is the jol
Of every man who works to work {
little harder. That is the only way
to make our fifty cent dollars wOrtl
sixty cents-then seventy, eighty
perhaps worth 100 again! If Oul
leadership is sound, only the sup
pOrters can fail.
aHa
81 CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING
BUT LOVE sABYI"
In an almost gay and quite po
etic farewell press conference, Oul
former Secretary Of State Dear
Acheson bowed gracefully off tn,
international stage, his eyes fig0
ratively brimming with tears foi
his successors.
Now" he deelaimed, "the role
of command and advice, and thu
travail Of alien knowledge whicl
goes with it, pass to other hands
ask for them something beyont
good will and a fair chance"
But we can not somehow accep
the idea that Secretary Dulles an,
| Undersecretary Walter Bedel
Smith will have as rough going a.
the elegant Mr.. Acheson, no matte
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23

Michael Disable, who took over again as
price control administrator during the clos
ing weeks Of the Truman Administration.
SAID Cnat under economic and international
conditions existing now or likely to exist in
the near future there is no possibility of
safely eliminating direct controls. Even if
matters improve to the extent where direct
controls can be eliminated, he went on.
standby controls, which could be instantly
put into effect without Confessional action
would still be necessary.
We can't buy any of that. Direct con-
trolS OF themselves serve no purpose what
soeVer. They are meaningless today: and in
the event OF any new emergency, imitation
should be curbed by using tested fiscal mea-
sures: Thereafter direct controls should be
included in the program if absolutely neces-
sary. Putting the power to impose direct
controls on standby basis might prove too
tempting long before the effective weapons
were even tried.
Ihat stand is both realistic and reason
able. There is no emergency existing now
which lustlties controls of any kind, save for
the ALLEGATION of a very short list of critical
materials of which few are widely used in
the production of consumer goods. It has
been proven time and time again that the
way to assure maximum production of all
KINDS OF articles and services at fair prices.
- W 0NPPOAI1 AAOC uIluSIIulLS, the cOIQDeC1tlVe
free enterprise system in which the man who
does the best job gets the publics business,
Today the only good controls are dead con-
trolls.
$500
is THE HANDOUT ERA ENDINCf
In mid-December an Associated Press dis
patch from Washington said, 'GFne new Con.
gress appeared primed to join with great
gustO in President-elect Eisenhower's prom.
lsed drive to slash federal spending.
Republicans and Democrats alike
voiced overwhelming sentiment for budget
cuts ranging from S5,0OO,OOO.OOO to more
than $20,000,000,00O"
This is some of the best news that has
come from the national capital in a very
long time. It unquestionably reflects public
opinion IN this country today. All observers
are certain that the President-eiect gained
great many votes by his stand on fedora
spending and taxation And most of the
other winners, in both parties, emphasized
economy and eventual tax reduction in Their
campaigns.
It looks as if we may be coming to the
end Of the handout era at last. 1t has beer
an era Of incredible waste Of our money
and, as is inevitable with spendthirft govern,
ment, it has been an era of widespread cor
ruption. One Of the greatest and most neces
sary tasks confronting the Eisenhower gov
ernment is to replace prodigality with thrift
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23
N0NN
WHAT IS BECOMING OF OUR
1.-TWO PARTY" SYSTEM?

Ihe tWo-party political system is essen
tial il we are to have reasonably efficient and
honest gOvernment-and government which
IS responsive to the will Of the people. There
is considerable difference of opinion as to.
just how healthy that system is today.
Thus, Farm Journal says in its January
issue, High among the several fortunate re-
suits from the election must be counted the
strengthening Of the two-party system in
government. The Democratic party retains
a strong representation in Congress. Mel
ther House nor Senate will be Overwhelming
~ one-sided. !. The administration will he
subjected to constant scrutiny by Democrats
In House and Senate who, as critics, will be
performing their proper minority functions
We properly rejoice that this election
has so strengthened the two-party system
ore to administer the government, and an
other always vigilant and aggressiVely ready
to take over"
a somewhat less sanguine view is taken
by Herbert Hoover in an article in a recent
issue Of This Week. In his opinion the Num-
Der ! reform needed in our democratic pro-
cess Is the restoration of real tWo-party
system"
Mr.. Hoover does not believe we have
that klnd OF system now. For a century
and q half, he writes, the dominant elements
IN both parties have held TO that interpre-
tation of Liberalism which meant more and
not less liberty for the individual" He adds
Today, theological differences smas h
around like loose cannon on the decks of
both political parties"
What, then IS Mr.. Hoover's suggestion 2
He believes, in essence, that we should have
q party Of the left and party of the RIGHT