The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-03-18
Around Tow 3S 18th
The Editor

1t was with a sense of deep person
al loss that I learned of the death of
very dear friend, S. Mitchell Fock-
Ter, who died at the Washington
County Hospital at II o'clock on
Tuesday night. He was taken criti-
cally i'll earlier in the day and taken
to the hospital late Tuesday after
noon.
Although Mitchell's health had not
been of the best, he had recovered
from an earlier illness and seemed to
be getting along fine.
One of Hagerstown's best known
public accountants, Mitchell had
been a close friend for many years
A member of st. Pauls Methodist
Church, where Mrs. Douglas and my
self also worship, he, with his dear
wife, was one of the church's most
active members.
Words, at a time like this, are poor
things with which to express feel
ings, but Mrs. Fockler and their son
and daughter can take measure of
consolation in the knowledge that
while Mitchell was with them, he
was a wonderful husband and father
and a Christian gentleman in every
sense of the word.
Governor Theodore r. McKeldin
will be the guest speaker at the 10th
annual meeting of the Hagerstown Re
tailers Bureau, to be held in the ball
room of the Hotel Alexander at 1915
p. M, Friday, March rs.
Members of the Bureau are urged
to make their plans now for the
luncheon meeting and to advise the
secretary, James w. Stone, at the
Chamber of Commerce Office, as
quickly as possible, how many guests
they will take with them
All the officials of the town of
Smithsburg were reelected, without
opposition, at the annual election
held on Monday. They are:
Hoy Newman, Burgess; Jacob De-
lauter, Assistant Burgess; and James
Gaver, Lewis Hershberger and Ray
Kendall, Commissioners.
F. Lee Meats was elected Exalted
Ruler of Hagerstown Lodge of Ellzs
at the annual election meeting, held
on Tuesday night.
Mr.. Meats, along with his fellow
elected officers, will be installed on
Tuesday evening, April 6.
Over a hundred golfing enthusiasts
turned out for the public meeting
held by the Mayor and Council on
Tuesday night, for the purpose of
sounding out the public regarding
the future of the Municipal Golf
Course, on the Dual Highway.
The outcome of the discussion was
a unanimous opinion that the present
course was not only entirely made
quate, but was also safety hazard;
first, because of the closeness of the
fairways, and second, because the
golfers have to cross the Dual High
way, since the course is now laid out
on both sides of the through
thoroughfare.
During the discussion it was
brought out that the present course
is valuable piece of real estate that
would probably bring more than
hundred thousand dollars in the open
market, and that this money could be
used to build new course.
Following the discussion, Mayor
Burhans stated that he will appoint a
representative committee to further
study the problem, with a view of
coming up with a concrete and
feasible plan.
The contract for the remodeling
and repairing of the bridge across
the Conococheague Creek at Will
Transport, held up at last weeks
meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners, was awarded to
Bester and Long Company at Tues
days meeting. The contract price
was $4,000, the lower of the two
bids received.
MISS BARBARA RHODES