The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-10-08
Around Town
The Editor


in my strolls around town" the past
week was the World Series. You
will find my comment on the Series
in Behind Home Plate" on the back
page.
We often hear it said that this or
that man was a success in life.
In the October issue of READERS
Digest l read Robert Louis Steven
sons definition of a successful man,
and it made such an impression on
me that l thought perhaps you
would like to read it too, so here it
is:
'That Man is a success who has
lived well, laughed often and loved
much
"Who has gained the respect of
intelligent men and the love of chill
dren.
"Who has filled his niche and ac-
complished his task.
"Who leaves the world better than
he found it, whether by an improved
poppy, a perfect poem or a rescued
soul.
who never lacked appreciation
of earth's beauty or failed to express
it.
"Who looked for the best in others
and gave the best he had"
As far as l am concerned, there
were two real highlights at Thursday
nights meeting of the Mayor and
Council. One was the presence of
Senior Girl Scout Troop 38, and the
other was the presentation by Mayor
Burhans, to yours truly, of pair of
hand-carved pipes.
The 10 members of the Senior Girl
Scout Troop, smartly attired in their
uniforms, were present with their
Leader, Mrs. Elizabeth Early, so that
they could qualify for the "Our Gov
eminent" merit badge, the newest
badge in the Girl Scout organization.
By attending a meeting of city
government in action, all Is mem
bers of the Troop became the first
Girl Scouts in Washington County to
qualify for the badge.
The Troop is sponsored by En-
manuel Evangelical United Brethren
Church.
The presentation by my good
friend, Wick" Burhans, of a beauti-
full pair of hand carved pipes that he
obtained in Quebec, Canada, while
attending conference of Mayors,
not only surprised, but also en-
barrassed me. | was surprised that
during his trip he took time out to
get the pipes so that l could add them
to my growing collection of odd
pipes, and embarrassed because, just
a few minutes before the meeting
was held, kidded Wick for not even
sending me a postcard while he was
away.
One of the pipes, with long stem
such as you see on many German
pipes, was carved in the form of a
Totem Pole, while the bowl of the
other was in the shape of bulls
head, complete with horns and eyes.
In presenting me with the "bull''
pipe, the Mayor stated that some
times l attended Council meetings
with a chip on my shoulder and he
wanted me, when that happened in
the future, to smoke that pipe, SO
that he would know in advance that
l was mad.
Frankly, I believe that it was just
a gentle reminder to me, not to
throw so much bull around at fu-
ture meetings.
Police Officer Nervin Smith, who
controls traffic at the intersection of
West Washington Street and Sum
nit Avenue, during his lunch hour
on Friday, dropped into the lobby of
the Maryland Hotel to see how the
third game of the World Series was
coming along.
While he was in there he heard a
police siren, and being a good officer,
he Immediately rushed out into the
street to direct traffic, even though
he was on his lunch hour.
P.S. 1t was not until he came
back into the lobby that he found out
that he was trying to direct traffic
for police car that was somewhere
in Brooklyn, for the siren that he
heard came over the television set!
States Printing Bill S221,OOO
State agencies spent more than
1921, 600 last year to publish re-
ports, pamphlets and other mate
rails, exclusive of costs of manu-
script preparation and distribution,