The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-05-07
Around Town With
The Editor

me, to turn TO rage ana Tedu the
editorial you will find there on THE
World and the Boy"
1t appeared in the April % issue
of the Hancock News Weekly" a
publication of the John Hancock
Mutual Life Insurance Company OF
Boston, Mass, and was written by
Robert A. Sager, the assistant edl-
tor
In my opinion, it is one of the
finest editorials l have read in a
long, long time.
Mayor Burhans will open his
Green Bag" at tonight's meeting of
the Mayor and Council. 1 have no
idea what present officials he will
replace, although it is logical to as
sumo that he will make new NOM
nations to replace those Republican
officials who were appointed by
Mayor Mills when he took office four
years ago.
You all remember that during the
campaign Mr.. Burhans stated time
and again that he had not made, nor
would not make, during the cam
paign, any commitments, and l be-
lieve that he has lived up to that
promise.
AS is usual in a change over of an
administration from one political
party to another, the incoming May
or's appointments are going to please
some and disappoint others, but
knowing wick" Burhans as l do, /
feel certain that the appointments he
does make will be in the best interest
of the city which he, with his Coun-
Gil, governs.
Another $64 question of the week.
What has become of the $4,000
check the Fairchild employees gave
to the Polio drive on February /?
l have been informed by Stewart
c. Paxton, co-ordinator of the en-
ployees activities of the Fairchild
Aircraft Division, and vice-chairman
of the Washington County Chapter
of the Infantile Paralysis Founda-
ton until he resigned recently with
the chairman, Judge Joseph D. Mlsh,
and committee member Bill
Paulsgrove, that the check for the
$4,000 has been cleared through the
bank to the credit of the Washing
ton County Chapter of the Founda-
ton.
In their public statement, which
we published last week, the Polio
Foundation said they could not ac-
cept this money because of the way
it was collected. But, up to the time
this was written, refund of this
$4,000 has never been received by
the Fairchild Aircraft Division.
Here's hoping that the Polio
Foundation has had change of
heart and has decided to accept the
$1,000, as they have done, I under
stand, in two other instances-one
an army base and the other an air
craft plant-where the system used
at Fairchild's is also in effect.
My congratulations to the mem
bers of the Republican Central Com
mittee for Washington County on
their nomination of Mrs. Thurman
c. Lindsey for the vacancy on the
Washington County Board of Edu-
cation, caused by the retirement of
Mrs. Mary R. Poser, whose term of
Office has expired.
The opportunity to nominate Mrs.
Lindsey came when Richard H.
Sweeney declined the nomination
some weeks ago.
Mrs. Lindsey's background as a
teacher, mother, and an active
member of the Parent-Teacher's AS
ISOLATION, makes her an ideal nomi-
nee for an appointment of this type.
If you have not already done so,
be sure to go down to the Chamber
of Commerce office and get your
ticket for the 33rd annual dinner of
the Chamber of Commerce, to be
held in the ballroom of the Hotel |
Alexander on Monday night at 700
o'clock. The guest speaker will be
Glen D. Johnston, member of the |
National Chamber of Commerce
Committee on National Defense, as
well as the Chairman of the Cham |
ber's Committee on Policy.
Mr.. Johnston, a successful bust
nessman in Roanoke, Va, can be re-
lied upon to bring the Chamber |
members and their guests the type |
of address that everyone, will want |
to hear in these troubled times
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