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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-26
Keedysville News

Mrs. Marion Harshman entertain
ed the Loyalty Sunday School class
of St Peters Lutheran Church for
its March meeting. The topic of the
evening, Palm Sunday" was pre-
sented by Mrs Harshman; the pre-
Jude, eff Your Heart Keep Right"
by Mrs. A. H. Snively; the Scripture
lesson by Mrs. Glenn Norris, and the
Prayer by Mrs. Harry Shank
The followiwng readings featured
the topic: Jesus Prepares To Enter
Jerusalem" Mrs. John Entler; Jesus
Enters jerusalem" Mrs. John Wag-
ner; "A Gentle Conqueror," Mrs.
Bernie Smith; where Are We
Standing" Mrs. George Bell; and
Welcome Jesus" Mrs. Raymond
Lowe.
Mrs. Robert Thomas and Mrs.
Chester Shaffer sang "The Palms."
and piano duet, "In The Cross of
Christ, was rendered by Mrs. Sa-
bina Baker and Mrs. Shaffer Re
freshments were served during the
social hour and the door prize was
given to Mrs. Norris. Pussy willows
and forsythia provided a spring like
atmosphere. Mrs. Robert Gordon
will be hostess for the April meeting.
Sewing projects, in preparation
for dress schools, and a style pre-
view, are being carried out by most
All girls clubs in Washington
County this month.
The local club, at a recent meeting
at the home of Mrs. Lille thinner
man, planned style preview for
April "a and dress school for June
9, II and IS.
The meeting opened with group
singing and the reading of a poem
by Jean Garnand, after which the
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-26

A husband and wife were in sharp
disagreement over what suit he
should purchase. Finally, the wife
relented and said:
well go ahead and please your
self. After all, you're the one who
will wear it."
In a meek voice the man replied,
well, dear, did figure that I'd prob
ably be wearing the coat and vest
anyway"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-26

and order in the country.
In conclusion, Mr. Koliopulos,
stated that Greek elections had al
ways been conducted under the
FIR e n h Proportional Representa-
ton system, and it was not until the
American Government Commission
arrived that the American Majority
System of Election was introduced,
which has resulted in stable govern
ment throughout the country.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-26
Jim" Koliopulos
Is Kiwanis Speaker

Tells Fellow Members The
Story Of Greece Since World
War ii.
Kiwanian Jim" KoIiopulos, the
speaker at last Thursdays luncheon
meeting of the Kiwanis Club, held at
the Hotel Alexander, told his fellow
members that while the Marshall
Plan did some good in Greece, par
ticularly in the field of electric
power plants, it, in large measure,
"made the rich richer, while leaving
the poor still poor"
The meeting was presided over by
president Oscar Hartsock and the
program was arranged by the Bulle-
tin Committee, of which Park w.
10y is chairman.
Guests at the meeting included:
Wilhelm Brumm, an elementary
teacher in Bad Ems, Germany, who
is in the United States on a seven
months exchange plan; John Schaf-
fer, the newly appointed superin-
tendent of the Washington County
Hospital; and Hugh Troxell the
county treasurer.
Mr. Koliopulos gave an interest
ing resume of his trip to his birth
place, Greece, last year after an alb
sence of nearly 30 years, in which
he told narrowing story of the suf-
ferings of the Greek people after
World War H. He told of people
actually tearing the bark from trees
and mixing it with flour, in order to
keep body and soul together.
Overrun first by the Germans and
then by the Russians, the Greeks
were kept in terrible bondage, with
thousands of its men being wantonly
murdered on the slightest pretense.
Mr.. Koliopulos said that it was
not until the British went to Greece
after World War II that the country
began to build up again Then in
1914, when the American government
sent General VanFleet to Greece, the
rehabilitation of the country really
got underway.
With their own man power, sup
ported by arms and ammunition sup
piled by the United States, the
Greeks were finally able to subdue
the Guerilla forces and restore peace
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-26

Here is the ninth installment in a
series of articles taken from Judge
T. J. c. Williams booklet, "Hagers-
town." published in 1887 by the Mail
Publishing Company.
This weeks installment deals with
the stores, wholesale business, the
business of the town and the hotels.
STORES
The stores of Hagerstown are well
conducted and persons can shop here
with as much advantage as regards
prices, as in the cities 1t is but
seldom that any of our people have
to go from home for what they want.
WHOLESALE BUSINESS
The exceptional facilities for dis
tributing merchandise from Hagers-
town, together with the comparative
low cost of operating the business,
points out Hagerstown as an excel
lent place for wholesale houses.
Three large establishments are al
ready in successful operation.
BUSINESS OF THE TOWN
Hagerstown is the business centre
of a very rich and populous country
The large number of passenger trains
unload in the town each morning
hundreds of people, who come to
spend the day upon business. Each
of the nine turnpikes also contributes
its proportion of visitors, who come
in vehicles from their homes as far
as twelve or fifteen miles.
Tuesday of each week is the day
for a general gathering. Farmers
come to town to sell their crops
that day, and the buyers are on hand
to compete for them. This is fea-
ture peculiar to Hagerstown, and it
often eXcites the admiration of
strangers to see the streets crowded
in this way, like a country town on
circus day. On Saturdays also, the
chief market day, the streets are
thronged with country people.
There is no means of making an
accurate exhibit of the industries
and business transactions of the
town, but the volume of business is j
very large. There are five grain
elevators which handle yearly over
a million of bushes of wheat, cover
seed, corn, dairy and poultry pro-
ducts, aggregating still more in value
than the wheat, and the fertilizer
trade amounts to several hundred
thousand dollars. The amount of
produce carried from the town to
the different cities each year by the
two express companies is enormous.
The deposits in the banks of the
town run up to nearly a million of
dollars. Added to the agricultural
products which find their market at
Hagerstown, the manufactured arti-
cles of the various factories, the sales
of the jobbing houses, clothing and
shoe houses, etc. the volume of
business is such as would make a
showing which would not be dis
creditable to much larger city.
HOTELS
There are four large and well
-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-26

The Union Lenten service will be
held tonight at st. Peters Lutheran
Church at 1880 o'clock. DR.. Edwin
Sponsellor, pastor of Mount Vernon
Evangelical and Reformed Church,
viii preach the sermon.
DR.. Gordon Rider, of Hagerstown,
will be the guest speaker for the
Good Friday service.
Mrs. Bertha Poffenberger is visit
ing her brother-in-law, Sam Grams
and family, and other friends in
Burkittsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Keedy and
daughter, Sandra, of Charlestown,
w. Va, were Sunday guests of Mrs.
Goldie Wyand.
District Deputy, Sabina Baker,
visited Forest Oak Temple of Pyth-
ian Sisters at Gaithersburg on We'd
nesday evening. She was accom-
panied by Miss Shirley Wagner,
Mrs. Charles Flock, Mrs. George
Bell and Mr.. and Mrs. John Wagner.
Mrs Flock won a cake as the prize
of the evening.
Miss Susie Athey, of Hagerstown.
spent the week end with her sister,
Mrs. Grace Fleming.
Initiation featured the meeting of
Olive Branch Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star on Friday evening
Plans for grand chapter was discus
sed and it was announced that Ralph
Wolfe, Jr., had been named as
grand guard. The next meeting was
announced for April II as there will
be no meeting on Good Friday.
Mrs. Mary Renshau, of GAINESVILLE,
Md, spent the week end with her
uncle, F T. Hodges.
A film, more For Peace" will be
shown in the Salem Evangelical
United Brethren Church on Wednes-
day evening, April l. Holy Com
munion will be observed on Thurs
day evening, April 2.
A song and story service, peter
and the Resurrection" by Ellen Jane
Lorens, will be presented in st. Pc
ter's Lutheran Church on Easter
Sunday morning. Musical selections
will be rendered by the choir, with
Mrs. Robert Thomas as accompanist.
An early morning service will be.
held at 1870 o'clock at which time
the pastor, the Rev. Donald Stone
sifer will preach.
An Easter program featured the
meeting of Potomac Temple of
Pythian Sisters on Wednesday eve
ming.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-26
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Advt.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-26

rest of the meeting was given over
to work on sewing projects. Phyl-
lis Wyand and Betty Thomas were
enrolled as new members. Patsy
Line and Audrey Wyand, as hos
tesses, served refreshments.
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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-03-26

There are four large and well
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Pedestrian Injured
By Hit-and Run Car;
Suspect Surrenders

A 44-year-old real estate sales
man was charged by police with
hit-and-run early today after
his auto struck a Navy COM
mander at Eighteenth street and
Virginia avenue NV.
Booked for leaving the scene
of an accident, passing a red
light and failure to yield the
right of way, was Howard T.
Randolph of the TOO block Sew
enteenth street Sc.
The pedestrian, Comdr. Will
ford L. Keene. 81, of 5608 Frank
lin avenue, Falls Church, is in
fair" condition at Bethesda
Naval Hospital with a compound
fracture of the right ankle and
possible internal injuries.
According to Accident Investi-
CATION Unit officers, Randolph's
car struck the Navy officer as he
was walking in the crosswalk
at the intersection.
The salesman, they said, con-
tinued on, passing a red light
on Eighteenth street NV.
His car was found at 4 am.
today, two hours after the acci-
dent, parked in the 800 block
of Kentucky avenue Sc. two
blocks from Randolph's home.
When Randolph learned his auto
had been impounded, police said
he walked into the Fifth precinct
and gave himself up.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Owl With q Feminine Voice
To 'BoI|ywho' for Symphony

for an outfit that wanted to pro-
mote good teeth. (OWls have no
teeth, being related to hens).
She later became a writer and
researcher for the AAA, which
she'd rather do than be the voice
and antics of a papier mache owl.
The AAA, which is not unwise
to the possibilities of publicity,
volunteered her services to the
Symphony Mystery Voice Con-
test.
Prof. Safety and his pretty
mistress will appear on several
programs daily on WMAL-TV
tomorrow and all next week.
The beauty of this arrange
ment is that the Professor can
say almost anything, including
who is the Mystery Voice." A
run-of the mine owl merely
hollers and doesn't say too much
that could be interpreted as
who" even.
All this is designed to get you
to enter the Mystery Voice Con-
test and win an automobile, a
mink stole, or a deep freeze. You
write Is words or less on II like
music because :" Then the
people in charge call you and
ask the identity of the mystery
voice. You answer and you win.
Easy as that.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Accident
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bile to see if anybody was pinned
beneath.
All of the sailors are stationed
at the Naval Receiving Station.
The other servicemen are sta
toned at the Music School at
the Receiving Station. All we're
returning to their base when the
accident happened about 2 am.
Capt. William j. Liverman,
head of the Accident Investiga-
ton Unit, said Olson told him
the four sailors had been drink
ing beer. Capt. Liverman said
Olson said he had four beers at
the non-commiSSiored officers
club at the base and six more
beers at cafe at Eighth and E
streets Sc.
II know I'm hooked. I'm re-
Sponsible for the death. I was
driving fast. I don't know why
I was" Capt. Liverman quoted
Olson as saying.
Police said the auto was trav-
cling south at a speed estimated
by witnesses at so miles an hour.
The car failed to negotiate a
sharp turn onto the bridge,
leaped the curb and raked along
the railing at the right side of
the bridge, striking the pedes-
trianS. Sergt. Taylor was
rammed against the railing.
The auto careened across the
bridge to the left side. Olson
and Bolton, who we're in the
front seat, were thrown from the
car and onto the bridge. The
car then plunged through the
railing and landed upside down
pinioned on the pole. which
passed through the front seat.
Mr.. Barbour said he was re-
turning home with his wife and
three small children after visit
ing relatives in Maryland. His
home is near the bridge.
II saw the bodies lying on the
bridge" he said. Il stopped the
car and got out. I thought the
car had fallen into the water. I
just dived over the railing I
thought maybe could pull some
body out of the water"
Mr.. Barbour said he landed
on his head 80 feet below.
"It didn't knock me out" he
said. II got up and tried to
turn the car over to see if any,
body was underneath. But it
rolled back on my hand"
Mr.. Barbour went to the Naval
Gun Factory to report for work
early this morning. but returned
home later and planned to go to
Casualty Hospital for a futher
checkup.
Sergt. Taylor's death was the
40th in traffic this year. COM
pared with 80 in the District at
this time last year.
Sergt. Taylor had been stationed
at the music school since July
II. He came here from the SD
Army Band at Camp Polk, La.
He was a native of Galveston,
Tex, and his wife, Louise and his
parents live in San Antonio.
Sergt. Taylor served three
years in the Far East Command.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
By Chor!es l. Hoffman

The Montgomery County Per-
sonnel Board today announced
it had fatty rejected a request
for pay increases made by the
County Police Association.
The police had sought the pay
increases to bring their salaries
in line with the increased pay
schedule granted by Congress
several weeks ago to Washington
policemen. The county police
men had sought increases in all
grades with the starting pay
hiked from $3,369 to $4,000.
In letter to Detective Sergt.
Kenneth w. Watkins, chairman
of policeman's committee, the
board said, I'VE can find no JUS
tification for singing out the
police for special salary in
crease at this time"
Although recognizing the sub
stantial differential between Dis
trict and county police pay
schedules, the board said it's re-
sponsibility to maintain it's bal
ance between police and other
county employees.
Price Index Mentioned.
The board also noted that the
consumer price index had shown
a slight decline between Novem-
ber. 1852, and May. 1858. The
board made no reference to a
later price index which indi-
Gated the cost of living had
reached a new high.
The board said it had not
found "it to be true in the past"
that the lower starting salaries
and lower pay schedule had made
it unable to get qualified appli-
cants and to keep experienced
men. The board added I'VE hope
it will not occur now"
"AS we have told you repeat
edly in the past, we must con-
Evening star., 1953-08-07
New Planning Head to Confer
With Officials on Program

would not do so. He presently is
on a tour in the Far East.
Mr.. Bartholomew'S consulting
firm has had hand in the de-
velopment of literally hundreds
of communities. Its work in
cludes studies dealing with COM
prehensive plans adopted by 90
cities throughout the country.
Mr.. Bartholomew helped draw
up the city's zoning regulations
in 1920, and played a progress
sively larger part in studies as
years went by. His most re-
cent include the District rede-
velopment plans, bridge and
highway proposals and trans
portation problems.
On current issues, he has ad-
vised against the proposed E
street bridge over the Potomac
River and has urged high
level commission study of trans
portation problems.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Bishop Sheen 10 Receive
Cardinal Gibbons Medal

The Most Rev. Fulton J. Sheen,
noted radio and television
preacher, has been named to
receive the Cardinal Gibbons
Medal from the Alumni Associa-
ton of Catholic University.
The presentation will be made
on November 8 in New York at
the associations national re-
union.
Bishop Sheen is the first alum
nus Of the university to receive
the medal. established in 1947 in
memory of the late James Cardi-
nal Gibbons, Archbishop of Bal
timore and Washington, and a
founder of the university. The
award is made for distinguished
services to the church. country
or the university.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
By Fronk SortweII. Jr.

The National Symphony Or
chestra wanted an owl to pub
licize it's Mystery Voice Contest,
as reported in The Star on
Wednesday.
The American Automobile AS
sociation, of all groups, has an
owl.
The AAA telegraphed the
symphony people, the symphony
people telephoned The Star and
Station WMAL-TV, The Stars
television station.
Therefore, The Star was Wis
tied by:
Jimma Strong, of a WMAL-TV
program; one toy French poodle,
of the same show, named Gay
Baby; a head publicity man for
AAA; an AAA photographer
a man from WMAL-TV carry
ing a dummy mike for photogra-
phic purposes; the director of
the contest, and the owl.
This owl, who answers to Prof
Safety, is a puppet employed to
teach young owls and slightly
older children not to Jump under
speeding automobiles.
Behind the puppet is Eleanor
Kelly. a former Star reporter
who left to take up puppeteering
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Man Finds Wife Dead
In Filled Bathtub in Home

A 52-year-old District woman
was found dead in her bathtub
early today by her husband.
Police said Mrs. Mary A.
Murphy. 745 Varnum street
NV, was discovered lying on
her side in the tub. which was
three-quarterS full.
James r. Murphy told detec-
tives he and his wife had re-
tired about 10 o'clock last night.
He said she had been in i'll
health and under treatment by
a physician.
An autopsy was to be per-
formed at the District morgue
at / o'clock this afternoon to
determine the cause of death.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Justice Attorney Who Beai
D. {. in Tax Case Retires

A Justice Department attor-
ney, who once beat the District
government in an 89-cent tax
suit that went all the way to
the Supreme Court, has stepped
out after 36 years in the Gov
enrment. He is going into pri-
vate practice.
James J. Sweeney, a trial at
torney in the Claims Division,
refused to pay the 89-cent levy
under the old intangible tax
law some 20-odd years ago be-
cause it was assessed on the
theory that he was domiciled
here. He contended his domicile
was in Massachusetts, and won
in the Court of Appeals. The
District appeal was turned down
by the Supreme Court.
In retiring, Mr.. Sweeney was
congratulated on his Is years
in the Claims Division by War;
rem E. Burger, Assistant Attor-
ney General.
He remarked on Mr.. Sweeney's
skill in defending the Govern
ment against the claims of liti-
gantS.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs presented by the
Evening Star through the Coop
Grafton of the District, Arlington
County. Prince Georges County,
Montgomery County and Alex
andria Recreation Departments
and the Film Center Of Wash
ington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Murch, Thirty-sixth and Eli
colt streets NV.
Barnard, Fifth and Decatur
streets NV.
Kalorama, Nineteenth street
and Columbia road NV.
Rosedale, Seventeenth and
Gales streets NE.
Buchanan, Thirteenth and D
streets Sc; also crazy hat con-
test at 7::3O pm.
Bald Eagle, Nichols avenue and
Joliet street S.W.
Walker. First and L streets
NV.
Briggs-Montgomery. Twenty
seventh and I streets NV.
Burrville, Division avenue and
Hayes street NE.
Payne. Fifteenth and C streets
Sc.
Arlington County, $3.50 pm.
Recreation Center, 4811 North
Third street.
Abingdon. 3o35 South Abing-
don street.
Prince Georges County, $3.50 pm.
Cheverly- Tuxedo Elementary
School, 1907 Belleview avenue,
Cheverly.
Mount Rainier Recreation Gen.
ter, 4500 block Thirty-fourth
street, Mount Rainier.
Montgomery County, $3.50 pm.
Lynnbrook, Lynnbrook drive
and Newdale road, Bethesda.
Woodlin, Luzerne avenue, Sill
yer Spring.
Alexandria, $3.50 pm.
Shirley Duke, 10s Lynwood
street.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Montgomery Police Plea
For Pay Boost Rejected

stantly resist pressure from spe-
cial groups of employees who
make a case for special treat
ment of their group" the board
wrote.
The board said it had made an
exception to this policy last
December when it granted a pay
raise to police, chiefly in begin
ming salaries. The board said
it had taken this step in recog-
milton that police employees work
a six-day week whereas other
county employees work only five
days.
No Longer a Factor.
The board added it no longer
considered the six-day work week
a factor in the granting of spe-
cial salary increases for police.
In. maintaining its balance in the
county employees pay plan, the
board said it must study pay
raise requests to see whether the
group affected is properly clas-
sified and renumerated."
The board said it "is of the
opinion that the Montgomery
County police employees are prop
erly classified and and renumer-
ated as compared with other
county employees"
The board also noted that the
county council in adopting this
years budget strictly limited ex-
penditures of county depart
ments. 1t said that if the coun-
Gil had contemplated widespread
salary increases, it would have
appropriated the necessary
money.
Even of we believe the police
were out of line salary-wise, the
county. government could not
grant salary increase at this
time" the board said. The let
ter to the police association was
signed by Malcolm H. White,
chairman of the personnel board.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
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