The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-05

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secret-but l still believe there will
be City Election on March "a.
Those of the more than 800 people
who attended Sunday nights per-
Torrance of 'The Myth That
Threatens The World" expecting a
lot of excitement, were sadly disap-
pointed. Those, however (and they
were in the vast majority, who at
tended because they wanted to get
a clearer picture of just what the
United World Federalists (who spon-
sored the show stand for, were well
repaid.
During the entire performance
the audience was closely attentive
and at times quite liberal in their APP
plause-and the only unrehearsed
incident of the entire evening was
the appearance on the stage' at the
end of the play, of an official of the
State American Legion, who enter
ed into a discussion with Norman
Cousins, president of the UWF
which ended with both of them shak-
ing hands.
The only real 'heckler" was My
ron Mccormick, of the cast of South
Pacific" who was cast in that role
in the play. He not only gave a
mastery performance, but also very
cleverly brought out all the points
that those who might disagree with
the platform of UWF would be like
ly to ask, thus giving others in the
cast the opportunity to answer them.
During the course of the play,
during which Rex Stout, the noted
mystery story writer, acted as Mod
orator, the aims of the United World
Federalists were clearly brought out
and those aims, in brief, are:
ITO support and strengthen the
United Nations and to develop it in
to a world federal government with
limited powers adequate to make,
enforce and interpret, world laws to
maintain peace and prevent aggres-
sion"
From beginning to end there was
absolutely nothing in the play as
far as l am concerned-that would
warrant even the slightest suspicion
that those responsible for it might
even lean toward the Left.
While to some of us, the idea of a
World Government, with real power
to create a lasting peace in the
world, is too idealistic and far be-
yond the hopes of the present day
world, it is we'll to remember that
any plan that offers hope of bring
ing about the end of war, with all
its horrors, is worth thinking about
seriously, and should be kept alive
in the hope that out of it might
come, even though not in our time,
the Utopia all of us pray for.
congratulate the United World
Federalists on going through with
the performance, despite the most
unfair criticism they received, and
I also congratulate Roy Dancer, Jr,
president of the local chapter; Rich
ard c. Grumbacher, vice-president;
Rev. Kenneth Gearhart, and the
other members of the Hagerstown
Chapter, for giving the people of the
community an opportunity to get
all the facts regarding UWF, so that
they can study them at their leisure
and thus be in better position to
pass an opinion regarding them.
The final report of the Washing
ton County Christmas Seal Cam
paign shows that a total of $751;
317.85 was realized, making the 1852
campaign the most successful every
held in Washington County.
Just another proof that Washing
ton County is a wonderful place in
which to live and make living.
have discovered that typograph-
ical errors were made back in 1887,
just the same as they are today.
For several weeks we have been
running, in our "Horse and Buggy
Days" column, series of stories
(you will find the sixth installment
on Page of this issue), taken from
the booklet, 'Hagerstown, publish
ed in 1887 by the Mail Publishing
Company, and we stated that the au-
thor was T. I. C. Williams, as given
on the front cover of the booklet.
Last Thursday, DR.. Wroth inform
ed me that the writer was not T. I. c.
Williams, but Judge T. J. c. Will
liams, one of the earliest. editors Of
the Mail.
Thanks for putting us straight
Doctor although, of course, the err
ror was not mine, but the publishers
of the booklet itself, and apparently
remained undiscovered until now.
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