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The Morning Herald from Hagerstown, Maryland • Page 2

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President Lambasis 'Special Interests from Page 1) welcome. The grandstand little more than half filled, Self-Interests Earlier, at he start td campaign ball rolling accusing "organized self-interests' of trying to block his "Fair Deal' by tagging it "welfare state," socialism" and "collectivism." In free swinging style, he prom Ised a battle to the finish to enact all of his "Fair Deal" and to fighi for repeal of the "repressive" Taft-HarUey act until it is "wiped oft the statute books." Despite Senate House refusal to accept Secretary of Agriculture Brannan's production, payment plan at this session, and their resist ance to other "Fair Deal" propos als, the President, at Des Moines. commended the Slst Congress for "going ahead building for the fu ture." He said it already has "re paired most of the damage done' by the SOth. cited restoration and extension of the soil conservation pro gram and of the government's authority to provide storage for grain under the price support program. He cited, among other "forward steps," approval of ihe International TTbeat agreement and support for co-operatives.

What is needed most, he said, is Kay sells JEWELERS MORE DIAMONDS anyone else in the world! WHY? 40 W. Washington St. TEX BENEKE Rexall Pharmacy 16 N. Jonathan St. Phone 675 THE MORNING HERALD.

HAGERSTOWN. MARYLAND a modernized farm-price suppor system. He spoke of the Brannan plan as one that would give fann ers "a fair return" and consumers "the benefit of our abundant farm production." Under the production paymen plan, Mr. Truman declared, "the prices of certain commodities wouk be allowed to seek their own leve in the market, and the farmer would be paid the difference be tween the support price and the average market prjce." Plugs For Civil Rights The President injected a civi. rights note in a final addition to his speech here.

After asserting that if the country wants a healthy and prosperous economy, there must be economic opportunity for all workers, businessmen and he added the words: "without regard to race; creed 01 color." Mr. Truman at Pittsburgh, the colorfully-decorated Alle gany County Free Fair to a cheering crowd Fair Director John L. Hernow estimated at upwards of 100,000 persons. He contended that the current Slst Democratic-controlled Congress has made progress with his 'Fair Deal" proposals in the teeth "trumped up slogans" like 'statism," "welfare "collec tlvism" and "socialism" raised against them. Mr.

Truniaii said the people not be dlstuVbed by such "scare words" dreamed up by "a lot ot paid agitators, promoters and pub Hetty experts who make a fat living by frightening the people in Lhe higher income groups about forward-looking legislation, and by organizing campaigns against it." AMVETS ELECT STAR at of Des Moines, Sept. 5 The American Veterans of World'War I (Aravets) today elected a movie academy award winner as new national commander. He is Harold Russell, 32, hand- ess war veteran from Watertown, Mass. Russell won his award for Ms part in the film, "Best Years of Our Lives." When You Patronize Your Triangle Grocer You are supporting one of your own who in turn uses his resources to help maintain your schools, churches, local charity organizations, etc. His money at home and Is used for the betterment of your community.

It Is 'to your ad- -vantage'to help keep your Triangle Grocer in business. the advantages of i Bloclc-a functional build- fef material. CLASS BLOCK UEKICM srmriiiL mum GUSX toman The Danzer Metal Works Company W. Lee St. Phone 1818 Guarding School Children's Safety TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,1949 Jf Shown above, beside one of the School Board's newest buses, is the inspection party which checked the 67 vehicles which will carry about 5,400 county children to school this year.

From left to right are- William M. Brlsh, superintendent of schools; Wilbur M. Phillips, supervisor of pupil personnel- Sensenbaugh, mechanic; Victor R. Martin, supervisor of school bus transportation; Russell Kepler- Pearl, representative of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles; Herbert Colestock, insurance engineer for American Automobile Insurance Clarence Cardner manager of Strole-Wright Insurance Agency Percy Line, mechanic, and Wilson P. Sperow, principal of Woodland Way Junior High School Clear Spring Legion InstallsOfficers Joseph C.

Herbert Post Has impressive Ceremony The'Joseph C. Herbert Post 222, American Legion installed its 194950 officers in impressive ceremonies at the Legion home in Clearspring Thursday night. Vice Commander Robert Palmer, of the Western Maryland District, presided at the installation ceremonies. Officers for coming year are: Commundor, Dr. David II.

Brewer; senior vice commander, T. Pearre Clopper; junior vice commander, Ray Brennan; adjutant, John L. Downs; fimtnce officer, George G-. historian, Lawrence M. MummerL; sergeant-at-arms, liar- old L.

Kelley; chaplain, Louis Binkley; service'officer, Lew Schnebley; judge advocate, Harry Toston. Dr. Brewer's election was unanimous, and marked the fourth consecutive -time ho has been chosen to organization. Active the establishment of the post 194G, he is the only commander the 'group has had. Honor was recently given the post by the selection of two of its nembers as officers in the State egion organization.

Alfred Poole was roappolntod to the executive committee of the Department of Maryland, and Lawrence M. Mum- ne'rt was named State historian. HEADS 29TH Washington, Sept. 5 M. Stevens, of Silver Spring, Md.

oclay was elected national com- mnmler of the Division Association which wound up its four-day reunion. Stevens, 50-year-old plumbing concern operator, was 17-year- old private In World War I. The golden-eye fly is so-called because the eye in some lights appears to be of burnished gold FLEIGH MOTOR CORP 672 Oak Kill Aye. Phone 2300 Unification Of Europe Approved from Page l) for real power. The resolution said the governments undertake systematic "instruction of the great mass of the people, pointing out to them the undeniable advantages of union for Europe and at the same time the clangers inherent in national isolation." The General Affairs Committee promised to report later than next April 30 on concrete steps for uniting the member -nations into a single political unit.

Harold MacMillan. British Conservative, read the memorandum sent Churchill in October, 1942, to the British cabinet. Other Conservative sources said a copy was sent to President Roosevelt a White House. In his note, Churchill declared it be "measureless disaster if Russian barbarism overlaid the culture and independence the ancient slates of Europe." He said he hoped for a "Council of Europe" and ultimately a United States of Europe which would minimize travel and other barriers. The Council of Europe finally was the name adopted for the present organization meeting Churchill also anticipated the original number of members in expressing a hope for "a council consisting: of perhaps 10 units including tho former great powers." Later Greece and Turkey were admitted to the present council.

Teachers To Offer Outstanding Lineup 1 (Continued from Page 1) deut Herbert Hoover is honorary chairman. The subject of her lecture will be "The Dangers of Communism." The last speaker in the series will be Admiral Ellis Zacharias, who was head of all Naval intelligence during World War II. He predicted'the-Attack on Pearl Harbor, nnd his' prediction was correct in every detail except the actual date. He has a radio program each week. Admiral Zacharias will be in Hagerstown on March 23.

His subject will be "Secret. Missions." AH lectures will be in the Hagerstown High School auditorium at p. m. Tickets for the series may be purchased from any school' teacher in this county. Admission will be by season ticket only.

I Annapolis, Sept. 5 Fleet Reserve Association of the United States has finally recognized the Marine Corps. In approting changes to the group's constitution, (he organization of career enlisted seamen today included a reference to the Corps in the oath and preamble. CONSUMERS CREDIT UUST PHONE FOR A A call 518 Make 1 trip FOR THE MONEY Credit Service, Inc. Profewtonat Arts Bldg.

rtoom -407 1 5. Potomac Hagerstown, Maryland Army Lieutenant Plunges To Death Washington, Sept 5 (JP)--An army officer plunged to his death today from a 60-foot smokestack at Walter Reed Hospital. Attendants identifeid him as First Lt. Coilette A. Hudson.

33, who was brought here on May 30 from a hospital in Korea. His wife lives In Aberdeen, Md. An attendant, who was taking Hudson and two other patients for a walk, said: i Hudson requested permissionn to get a drink of water as they passed an.incinerator. He was next seen climbing a ladder on the smokestack and ignored calls to return to the ground. When he reached the top, he stepped from the ledge and dropped to Robeson Charges Attack By Police Peekskiir, N.

Sept. 5 Paul Robeson charged today his Sunday concert Bended in rioting because "police who were supposed to protect us, attacked and assaulted us." At least 100 were injured after the concert was over. Robeson's supporters set the figure at 200. Eight autos empty.bus were overturned. "There can be no argument," Robeson told a news conference in New York City, "We were attacked by'arms of the state and local governments." from Hagcrttown Municipal Airport A AMERICAN a AIRWAYS Travsl A $cfct dultd Airltni Agent or 'agerstown 5175 gimimniiiiimnmmimimmnmiiimmmmn uinimiiiiiniiiiniiinv See Our I Big Selection Of 1 CAMERAS I And Supplies 28-30 West Washington Street 1 H.L MILLS SUPER MARKET 45 Baltimore St.

Mills Red Stripe COFFEE 3 1 15 Five Fatalities In Maryland Accidents Toll In State May Be Triple That Of 1948 Weekend (toy 'I'lie AH accident toll or double, or maybe triple that of 1948 was expected to result from Maryland's celebrationn of Labor Day. Police made the predicitton when yesterday" (Mon.) turned out to be a pleasant sunshiny day, an encouragement to swimmers and boaters. Before the heavy" overnight traffic of" returning vacationers began, the death toll stood at five in accidents on the state's highways. Last year, three persons lost their lives in automobile mishaps. The victims this weekend included: Armand W.

Langley, 21, Silver Spring, struck and killed while walking along route 50 near Ocean City. William B. Frizzell, 51, of Finksburg and George Bosse, 57, killed when their auto collided with another vehicle near Finksburg, Carroll county. Reuben Jefferson Leppo, SS, Westminister, hit by" an auto in Westminister. James Harris, 45, of Plttstown, Pa.

Fatally injured when hit by an auto while walking Route 1 near Rising Sun. Donald Blake, 23-year-old negro, was shot to death id Baltimore a half block from Western Police Station. Two negroes were taken into custody. Police were told that Blake and another man had gotten into an argument before the shot was fired. 14 Accident Victims Treated At Hospital (Continued from Page 1) the emergency room over the holiday weekend were: Martha Mae Bryan, nine, 1000 block of Marshall Street, Esther S.

Barnhart, who cut her right foot on a sickle; Tommy Lewis Younkin, 11, son Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Younkin, 400 block Elizabeth Avenue, who deeply lacerated the sole of his right foot along the Conococheague Creek. Terry Lee Wilkinson, six year old daughter of Mrs. Pauline Wilkinson, 1100 block Fairview Road, who was struck above the right eye' with a baseball; Terry Lee Wetzel, 3, son of Mr.

and Mrs. George E. Wetzel, Hagerstown Route 2, who fell and cut his forehead; and Marrianne Bonebrake, two and a half, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.

K. Bonebrake, 900 block West Franklin Street, who fell and cut her Miss America Contest Opens i 4 Atlantic City, N. Sept. 5 Fifty-two girls, their eyes on' fame and fortune, began tonight a tense quest for the Miss America title. The 45 states, four major cities (New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington) and Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Canada were read the rules-of the Miss America pageant.

States without candidates are Delaware, Idaho and Rhode The shortest girl in the contest, five feet, two inches, is Betty Ballard Lewis of Norfolk, "Miss Virginia." The pageant opens tomorrow at 3 p. with a Mardi Gras parade on the Boardwalk. The first preliminary contest is scheduled for Wednesday night at Convention Hall. The contestants will be cut to 15 on Saturday night. From them, the new Miss America will be chosen.

Bill Odom Killed In Cleveland Race (Continued-from Page 1) Salmon of Van Nuys, who finished fifth today. The next mark to fall was in the Allison jet trophy dash from Indianapolis, when Lt. Walter C. Rew of San flashed over the 259 mile course at 594.3 miles an hour. The old mark was 495 set in 1947.

Then a pair Air Force fighters--North American F-S6 Sabres --flew the fastest closed course event in history. Capt. Bruce Cunningham, of Hammond, assigned to Andrews Air Base, came in first with an average speed of 586.1 miles an hour. Race officials said it probably will not be recognized because Cunningham cut a pylon in straightening out his plane as portions "of the tail surface tore off. He finished the race and then made an MILLY'S --DRESS SHOP-Will Be Open ALL DAY Wednesday On Account Of Being Closed Labor Day emereiicy lauding.

The Thompson race tragedy that took Bill Odoui Vas only the second in the four flown' since the war despite the tremendous jump in speeds since the 1930's. Tony Jannazzo, -one 'of Cieland's Corsairs, 'crashed to his death early in the 1947 race. Today's Thompson was more of a parade than any in four years. Only once did the leader change. Ben McKillen, who works for land at his Willoughby, 0., airport, got off ahead and stayed there for a lap before Cleland pushed his big, white racer in front as they passed the grandstand.

Two laps later, Ron Puckett of Lansdowne, overtook MqKil- len and that was the position for the rest of the 15-lap 225-mile The one-two-three finishers all flew Giant Navy fighters of a type produced too late to get in the war. The plane is the F-2-G Corsair, built by Goodyear Aircraft on a basic chance-vought F-4-U design. The engine is the largest in any plane, and under racing conditions put out more than 4000 horsepower. The top propeller plane mark during the three-day show was the 470.1' miles an hour averaged by Joe De Bona, Hollywood real estate man winning the 2,000 mile Bendix trophy-dash and $10,000 on Saturday. HUNTERS GET LIMITS At least two local hunters found the doves plentiful last week, getting the limit of 10 doves each during the two evenings they have hunted.

Joseph Boward, Sll Chestnut and Oliver Slusher, 7 West Wilson got a total of 40, the limit. They reported they got outside of Hagerstown, but declined to name the exact locality. The two hunters laj in wait for the birds as they came in to roost. Home Loans To Build Buy or Refinance 1 7T FEDERAL SAVINGS LOAN ASS'N 33 Jonathan St. Savings Insured up to BARGAINS GALORE AT THE SURPLUS STORE 15 PUBLIC SQUARE WEDNESDAY MORNING SPECIAL FINAL CLEARANCE SHIRTS Values to 1.79 2 For THE SURPLUS STORE WE GLADLY MAKE REFUNDS AND EXCHANGES.

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