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The Editor
Although, as I stated in this col
umn last week, I consider the Army-
MecCarthy hearings a sorry spectacle,
I am glad that the proposal to close
public hearings after McCarthy takes
the stand and hold the rest of the
hearing in executive sessions, was
defeated.
For 14 days Army Secretary Ste
vens has net only been brutally cross
.examined by McCarthy and his side
kick, Cohn, but during that time he
has also been subjected to what I
consider typical Communist tactics.|
Now, what I am waiting for, is the‘
public cross examination of these two
men by Mr. Welch, counsel for the
Army. Unless I miss my guess, thatl
cross examination, while it will be]
conducted on the highest plane, will |
really make McCarthy and Cohn’
squirm and we will see if they are
able to take their medicine with the
calmnegs and sincerity that Secre-l
tary Stevens did. l‘
1 have my doubts! {
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Congratulations to the Hagerstown
High School band, which not only
was named the best Maryland High |
School band in the School Patrol Pa- |
rade in Washington last week, butl
was also named the second best High
School Band in the entire parade. !
The band has been further honored
by being invited by Television sta- |
tion WAAM, of Baltimore, to make
a television appearance on that sta
tion on Saturday afternoon, May 15,
from 3:30 to 4:00 o’clock.
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With a near-record vote being!
cast, all officials of the Boonsboro
Town Council were re-elected on‘
Monday, with the exception of one
councilman. {
The re-elected officers are: John B. '
Wheeler, Mayor; L. D. Warrenfeltz,
assistant mayor; councilmen, Joseph |
Clopper, Clarence Foltz, Olin Snyder |
and Albert Sinnisen. The new mem- |
ber of the Council is Donald W.|
Gantz. !
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Senate Cloakroom |
By J. Glenn Beall !
United States Senator from Md. |
The fall of the valiant little garri- |
son at Dien Bien Phu will add to!
the problem cf the negotiators in |
Geneva, and here in Washington it |
will enter into the controversy over!
the Administration’s conduct of ouri
foreign policy, which has taken on a |
bitter partisan tinge. f
During such periods it often ap- |
pears that only differences of]|
opinion exist, and those differences:
are portrayed as being vast chasms |
which cannot be bridged. i
The differences in opinion are so'
violently expressed that one often!
wonders that there can be any unity}
among the free world at all, and |
when the leaders of the opposition |
party get together in Washington,l
as they did last week, and bombard |
the Eisenhower Administration’s |
foreign policy with' rich invective, |
then it looks as if our real problems !
are with our friends and allies. l
Of course, the areas where there]
are disagreements are always more |
provoking, and therefore receivej
more comment. than those points oni
which there is complete unanimity. |
While this reappraisal, or re-l
examination, of our foreign policy
is being conducted we should re-’
member that the thing which causes
all the difficulty is international|
Communism as espoused and agitat-l
ed by Soviet Russia. |
There is complete unanimity of
opinion that Soviet Russia must be
blocked in its endeavor to dominate
Europe and Asia, and the fact that|
the United States, Britain, France |
and Republicans and Democrats —,
may at times disagree on details as |
to how to accomplish our objectives
does not alter the fact that we are
all allied in a common effort to halt
Soviet expansion. :
U. S. Wool production this year
probably will be less than last year.
Shorn wool output probably will
decline since the number of stock
sheep at the beginning of the year
was down slightly. Fewer sheep
and lambs are expected to be slaugh
tered this year, which would result
in reduced production of pulled wool.
‘World supplies of wool for the cur
rent season are expected to about
the same as for the 1952-53 season.
The Army “Signal Corps opened
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Armed Forces Day
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At Camp Detrick
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~ Public Invited To Attend Open
- House Celebration Tomorrow.
~ Display And Parade Is Planned
A cordial invitation to visit the
Armed Forces Day Open House to be
‘held at Camp Detrick tomorrow
from 4:30 to 8:30 p. m., was extended
to all persons in this area by Colonel
John J. Hayes, Assistant Chief Chem
ical Officer.
Highlighting the Open House will
be displays representing the werk of
the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and
Air Force, a retreat parade, and an
address by Frederick City Mayor
Donald B. Rice, chairman of the
Frederick City Armed Forces Day
Committee.
The theme of Armed Forces Day
is “Power for Peace.” In extending
his invitation, Colonel Hayes urged
everyone to come to Detrick and see
for themselves what our Armed
Forces are doing to maintain that
power for the United States.
Under the direction of Major Jos
eph Schwiner, the military services
at Detrick have arranged many ex
hibits. They include a safety dis
play, Chemical Corps and Infantry
equipment, a driver testing device, a
Navy medical display, Air Force sur
vival equipment and other items, a
Quartermaster Corps field kitchen,
a field communications exhibit, a
model of the Detrick water and sew
erage plants,r and many other dis
plays.
Elmer A. Highhouse, Detrick glass
blower, will demonstrate how he
plies his trade. Several post build
ings, including the fire house, the
enlisted men’s barracks and mess
hall, and the Signal Office will be
open for public inspection. Air Force
films will be shown.
An Army band from Aberdeen
Proving' Ground will play at the re
treat parade which starts at 5 p. m.
Following Mayor Rice’s address at
5:20 p. m,, the band will present a
concert. :
Exhibits will be shown on the
parade ground and in the fieldhouse.
In addition to Detrick units, displays
will be presented by'the Maryland
National Guard and the 302nd Sig
nal ,Construction Battalion (Re
serve).
- Farmers tempted to shift diverted
field corn acreage over to popcorn
should study situation thoroughly,
advises the Popcorn Processors As
sociation. The association says it is
best. to check with a contractor and
review market conditions before
making any agreement to grow pop
corn. %lb.umper 1953 crop gives an
18-month popcorn supply and has
pushed prices to a 10-year low. 1
Just because a cow does not eat‘
all- the hay from her manger does!
not necessarily mean that she has
had all she wants to eat. Some milkl
cows are choosy, and will stand hun-l
gry rather than eat something they
don’t like. Cows need a lot of feed
for high production, and they: mmn’t{
eat a lot unless they ‘get ‘something
they like. Siifo Yoy Bstit |oo 1
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- HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND, MAY 13, 1954
Along The Potomac
from your Congressman,
DEWITT S. HYDE
WASHINGTON, May 12 Despite
the fight waged by members of the
Maryland delegation and others in
Congress, the St. Lawrence Seaway
bill was enacted last week. During
the debate on it I took the floor to
point out eight reasons why I dis
approved the measure:
1. It would be open only part of
the year, frozen over in winter. 2.
It is useless from a defense stand
point. 3. It will not make iron ore
available to the U. S. at lower prices,
4. It is on U. 8. soil and cannot be
a Canadian venture alone. Those
who were for the bill argued that it
could be.
5. It will disrupt the extremely
important railroad transportation
system in the eastern U. S. This is
a prime defense facility. 6. It will
not be deep enough to be used by
American maritime vessels. 7. It
will severely hurt the coal industry
on which the nation must depend in
emergencies. 8. The electric power
to be developed with the Seaway
could be provided for separately and
privately, if needed.
Maryland will watch these de
velopments closely, since it is situat
ed in the heart of the rail and coal
industries. Congress will have more
to say about the Seaway construc
tion when it is called on to appropri
ate funds. In view of the likely
harm to American business (and the
fact that Canada will be chiefly bene
fited) we do not feel the Seaway
will be a wise expenditure of Ameri
can taxpayers’ money.
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The debate on Indo-china, which
tends to produce more heat than
enlightening information, continues
to be the No. 1 news story. Secre
tary Dulles’ report over the air last
Friday shows that the Administra
tion has asserted its foreign policy
leadership without at the same time
abusing its power.
The question is one of intervention
with American troops. The object
would be to save southeast Asia as
free territory. With the majority in
Congress, I believe there should be
no intervention unless it is a joint
project of our allies and the French
take sure steps to make their colonies
in Indo-China independent nations.
Secretary Dulles has assured us
that both these conditions may ma
terialize. He has also assured us
that the Administration will rest on
Congress’ decision. It rerfiains now
to see what will be done diplomat
ically. The effort at Geneva has not
been successful because the Com
munists knew the thinking of our
Congress and that Mr. Dulles could
only go so far in his bluffing.
‘The current effort to gather the
southeast Asian nations into an al
liance is a major undertaking and
would call for a great shift in our
military arrangements which have
done so much in making Europe se
cure. :We ¢an- hope this effort will
be successful, and it would also seem
that it Is the right moment to do a
little'praying. A :
- Corn picker accidents are usually
the result of haste and carelessness.
|
P.E. System Boosts
.
Potential Of Area
Series Of Advertisements In
| Nationally Known Newspapers
And Magazines Publicize Desir
ability Of Area For Industrial
Plants.
The area served by the Potomac
Edison Company is being publicized
in a series of advertisements appear
ing in many nationally known news
{ papers and magazines as a desirable
{one for the location of industrial
i plants.
| The ads are being sponsored by the |
i West Penn Electric System of which
tthe Potomac Edison Company is a
part and are run in cooperation with
(the Area Development Department
| of that company.
i One ad which recently appeared in
three large West Coast newspapers
icarries a reproduction of a testi
{ monial letter from Mr. Ralph Pryne,
‘President of Pryne & Company, Inc.
| Mr. Pryne’s—tompany operates its
[ parent plant in Pomona, California
land recently opened an Eastern
lbranch plant in Keyser, W, Va,
| The letter says in part, “In order
Ito expand our facilities, our Com
!pany was seeking a new loeation for
|its Eastern branch plant. We made
a very thorough investigation of the
| possibilities over a wide area and in
|the course of these investigations
| availed ourselves of the area devel- |
l opment services of the Potomae Edi
ison System.”
| “This organization made available
etdetailed information which led us to
|the city of Keyser, West Virginia
|....Because of the fine and effective
| cooperation we received I feel that[
| other West Coast manufacturers . .. |
‘will find it advantageous to seek flle|
‘help of the same people . .. ”
1 The other current advertisementsl
| feature the favorable labor market
"and market conditions of this area
|and emphasize the availability of
klbuildings, factory sites, transporta
'Jtion_ facilities and manufacturing raw
" miaterial sources of supply.
| The Potomac Edison Company
| through its Area Development De
| partment is constantly cooperating
, | with many community and industrial
L! groups and other organizations in an
| effort to actively aid the industrial
! growth of this area.
f{ In the past year, 1953, eighteeni
(new industries located in the four
fiistate area served by the Potomac|
{ Edison System. Many of these came |
1 here through the cooperation of local!
vlorganizations and the Potomac Edi—i
| son Company.
l The Area Development Depart
ment of the local utility company is
"carrying through a continuing pro
| gram designed to interest manufsdc
{turers in the potential of the area
[they serve.
| In addition to the nationally pub
| lished advertisements, the company
i is sending mailing pieces directed to
| manufacturers over the entire United ‘
lStates. Interested persons are per
| sonally helping in locating what theyi
’need and much detailed information
essential to such business is develop- |
’ ed for them, }
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‘High School Choir
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'Entertains Kiwanis
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‘ 55-Voice Mixed Choir Of Wil-j
liamsport High Gives Fine Pro
gram At Club Meeting. '
The 55-voice, mixed choir of the |
| Williamsport High School, entertain- |
ed the members of the Kiwanis Club'
at their regular meeting, held in the |
Hotel Alexander yesterday. ' Vice- |
president John Rupprecht presided
and the program was arranged by the |
Music committee, of which Pro-i
fessor Charles M. Cassel is chairman.
During the meeting it was an-|
nounced that at next week’s meeting,’
the club will be hosts, not only to§
the sons of the members, but also to |
the Hagerstown Packets. Due to|
prior commitments, the luncheon |
meeting will be held in Franklin;
Court Auditorium, instead of the |
Hotel Alexander. : j
The Williamsport Choir, of which |
Mrs. J. V. Heffner is director, gave a |
very fine concert and was enthusias—i
tically received by the membership. |
Included in the numbers rendered
were: ' , '
“The Lord’s Prayer,” “Salutation,”
“I'M a Very Model of a Model Major
General,” from the Gilbert and Sul
livan opera, “Pirates of Penzance;”
“The Orchestra Song,” and several
numbers from “The Student Prince.”
They concluded the program by
singing the well-known hymn, "God’
ofcony - Fathers™ -+ v v
W. Arthur Goetz Is Guest Speaker At
Chamber Of Commerce Annual Dinner
President Of Western Maryland Railway Company Speaks On
“Limitless Opportunities.” Audience Overflows Ballroom Of
Hotel Alexander.
W. Arthur Grotz, president of the
Western Maryland Railway Com
pany, was the guest speaker at the
34th annual dinner of the Hagers
town Chamber of Commerce, held in
the ballroom of the Hotel Alexander
on Thursday night.
Speaking on the subject “Limitless
Opportunities,” Mr. Grotz told his
audience, which over-flowed the ball
room, that moral and spiritual faith
is one of the important elements that
will affect the share that all of us
may have in the opportunities of the
future. ;
The ' meeting was presided over by
the retiring president, Herman L.
Stockslager, and Mr. Grotz was in
troduced by J. B. Ferguson, a di
rector of the Western Maryland Rail
way Company and president of J. B.
Ferguson & Company. The Invoca
tion was given by Rev. Dr. F. Berry
Plummer, pastor of St. Paul’'s Evan
gelical United Brethren Church.
Others seated at the head table
were: Winslow F. Burhans, Mayor of
Hagerstown; Elmer Eshelman of
¥'rederick, a director of the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce; DeWitt S.
Hyde, member of the House of Rep
resentatives from the Sixth Con
gressional District; Honorable Joseph
‘D. Mish, Chief Judge of the Circuit
Court; Leister L. Mobley, Sr., chair
man of the Board of County Commis
sioners; and Harold M. Porter, the
president-elect,
- Paul Comegys was the general
chairman of the Dinner committee.
- Mr. Grotz opened his address by
stating that ‘“although at the mo
\ment, business generally is substan
ltially below the peak levels of other
years, I feel strongly that the po
‘tential market for goods now being
made—and those yet to be discover
ed—is limited only by our capacity
to produce and our skill in keeping
'the economic prpeesses in balance.”
“That,” he added, “is why I pro
foundly believe in “Limitless Oppor
tunities.” :
Continuing in this vein, the speak
er pointed out that “the increase in
demand and the evolution of pro
duction to satisfy it, have experienc
ed a remarkable acceleration in the
‘course of history. Each basic dis
icovery,” he pointed out, “has spawn
ed countless adaptations and opened
‘the way for further basic discoveries.
}Thus, looking back to my youth,
‘there has been a perfectly amazing
‘expansion in the past 40 years. Even
in the past 15 years the transcendent
era of atomic energy has been born.
~ “There is, therefore, overwhelm
ing reason to believe that a great ex
pansion in human demands now con
fronts us, not only in the United
States but throughout the world.”
Turning them to the present busi
ness conditions throughout the na
tion, Mr. Grotz had this to say: “First,
the demands that I have been talking
about are the normal demands of
people. For many years these
normal demands have been affected
by emergencies, of which the most
recent has been the tremendous ex
pansion in National Defense expen
ditures. These essential expenditures
are governed by considerations other
than the evolution of human de
mands for goods and services and dis
tort the day to day, or year to year,
results.
“Secondly, we are not individually
or collectively so constituted as to
present a uniform and constant en
thusiasm or effort. Although I've nev
er seen a statistical curve of human
demands, it seems to me that such
a curve would exhibit the character
istics of all human activities, name
ly, changes in pace resulting in a
zigzag line. Accordingly, there must
be periods during which demands
climb rapidly and then, plateaus, dur
ing whieh they seem to stand still,
only to rise shortly to a new plateau.”
Getting back to his subject—*“Lim
itless Opportunities”—Mr. Grotz said
that he felt confident, regardless of
the precise charting of human de
mands, there would be a great ex
pansion of American enterprise. In
this connection he cited the signifi
cance of the new highs in the prices
of common stock on the New York.
Stock Exchange.
Discussing the various elements
that can affect our share in future
expansion, he spoke"&‘;t of govern
ment, stating that: ong the in
gredients of the growth of American
preductivity have been freedom
from artificial limitations and the
dead hand of bureaucracy, the preva
lence of competition, and an environ-
SINGLE COPIES—FIVE CENTS
government finance.”
“Important as governmental at
mosphere is, however, he continued,
“there is also an area of ideas and
thinking which is intimately ours,
individually.
“A serious problem of manage
ment, whether of government or a
business, is finding time to think
deeply. It is almost impossible for
an executive to make all the deci
sions, preside at all the meetings,
chat with all the important custom
ers, deal with the infinity of current
laws and regulations, digest the tons
of business literature and still have
enough time for basic thinking.”
Using the railroad industry as an
illustration, the speaker pointed out
that: “while the railroad industry
deserves a bouquet for the extra
ordinary increase in efficiency which
has permitted it to make a fine profit
with 1953 average revenue per ton
mile only 56.4 per cent above 1940,
but with average wage rates up 153.2
per cent, fuel and materials up 132
per cent and taxes up 199 per cent.
Then there was other advances, such
as the vast conversion to the diesel
engine, the mechanization of main
tenance and the adoption of modern
signaling,
“Nevertheless, in transportation, as
in every business, there just hasn’t
been time yet for all of the funda
mental thinking about where we are
and where we are going, that an
ivory tower philosopher would ex
pect. But, since the railroad ‘indus
try represents an investment of some
S3O billion and since it does a bus
inéss of around $lO billion a year,
perhaps the ivory tower philosopher
‘would have a real point. Perhaps
we should be devoting a great deal
‘more attention to where we are and
‘where we are going and to preparing
‘a definite blueprint of the route.”
' In closing, Mr. Grotz spoke of the
‘third element—moral and spiritual
faith regarding which he had this
}to say: '
.~ “Behind our daily concern with
our business activities you and I are
‘basically interested in people. We
are pleased to look forward to grow
‘ing demands and production because
'they mean the satisfaction and hap
piness of us —of people.
~ “But what will people be like in
ithis intensifying future? Can we
leave to chance the possibility of a
;distraught materialism? I am sure
‘you can see no hope in that direc
tion. “Man does not live by bread
alone,
| “From earliest colonial days Amer
icans have realized that beyond the
work of their hands they owed an
immeasurable debt to Divine Provi
dence. And in charting the route
ahead everyone of us should give
thoughtful and adequate recognition
to the basic part which devotion to
religion can play in strerigthening
America in the future.
“Religious faith cannot be counted
on to grow like a wildflower along
the economic way. Its growth must
be planned and nurtured for what
it is —a vital, driving force. Faith
is the heartbeat of the future—and
only men of faith can translate into
action the inspiring vista of unlim-~
ited opportunities,
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JOHN A. LONG PROMOTED
TO CORPORAL IN KOREA
John A. Long, 22, son of Mrs. J.
Alvef Long, 1004 The Terrace, was
recently promoted to corporal while
serving in Korea with the Korean
Military Advisory Group.
American military personnel as
signed to KMAG advise Republic of
Korea Army units in training. The
group played an.importaht role in
the build-up of South Korean forces,
Corporal Long, a teletype operator
in the group’s signel section, entered
the Army in September 1952 and ar
rived overseas in February of last
year.
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The Army acquired its first diri
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Observation balloons were used by
the Army as far back as 1862.
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gible in 1908.
Approximately 600 Republic of
Korea Army officers attended U. S.
Army schools in the United States
during the past year. :
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“Johnny,” said the teacher during
a lesson on cleanliness, “what does
your mother do when the house gets
all mussed up?” Nl