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PAGE FOUR HAGERSTOWN, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND Published Every Thursd?fi'. except for two consecutive weeks in July Business Office, 13 North Jonathan Street TELEPHONE 4157 H. S. Douglas, Editor and Publisher Subscription by Mail 52.00 per year Entered as second class matter, June 22, 1943, and re-entered June 6, 1953, at the Post Office at Hagerstown, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 187/ VOLUME XIII, Church News DEVOTIONAL BROADCASTS WJEJ, Monday through Friday 10;:15 a. m., Morning Devotions, Rabbi David Schwartz. WJEJ, Saturdays, 1:00 p. m., Sun day School Lesson, WIJEJ—“The Minister Visits”; 1:30 p. m. Mon., Rev. J. H. Yeakel; 1:30 p. m. Wednesday, Rev. George S. Bowden; 1:30 p. m. Friday, Rev. D. Homer Kendall. ST. PAUL’S METHODIST CHURCH North Potomae, near Franklin The Church School, with classes of all ages, will meet at 9:45 a. m. on Sunday. At the 11:00 o’clock morning serv ice, the sermon subject of the min ister, Dr. J. Turnbull Spicknall, will be “The Sovereignty of God.” At the evening service at 7:30 o’clock, Dr. Svicknall’s sermon sub ject will be, “Runing Away From God.” At 3:00 o'clock on Sunday evening, there will be a reception for the new members, The intermediate and senior Youth Followships will meet at 5:45 p. m. ZION EVANGELICAL ‘ AND REFORMED CHURCH Corner Potomae and Church Streetsi The Church School will meet :at‘ 9:45 a. m. on Sunday morning. ‘ At the 11:00 o’clock morning serv-1 ice, the guest speaker will be R(‘v.‘ Dr. 'William M. Norment, pastor of' the First Christian Church. Youth Fellowships will meet at 6:30 p. m. ST. PAUL’S EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH Franklin and Locust Streets Sunday School, which had an at tendance of 881 last Sunday, will meoct on Sunday at 9:45 a. m. “What Happened at Pentecost?” will be the sermon subject of Dr. F. Berry Plummer, the pastor, at the morning church service at 11:00 ©o'clock. Children’s Church and Nursery will meet at 11:00 o’clock. The four Scout Troops of the Church will be in charge of the eve- ! ning service at 7:30 o’clock. Follow- ! ing the service, a reception will be given and light refreshments will be served in the Scout Room. ! - | FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH : South Potomac Street ! The Morning Service and Com munion will be held at 9:30 a. m. (m{l Sunday. The Assistant Minister, The Rev. Joseph P. Porterfield, will preach on “Seek First the Kingdom.” The Adult Choir will sing the an them, The Lord Will not Suffer Thy Foot to be Moved,” by Bach, under the direction of Mrs. William E. Peacher, Jr. - The Church School, Edward L. Miller superintendent, will meet at 10:45 a. m. There will be no Sunday Evening service. All are always welcome at all services. ST. JOHN'’S LUTHERAN CHURCH South Pofomac Street ‘Sunday School will meet at 9:30 a. m, There will be two morning serv ices, the first at 8:30 o’clock and the second at 7:45 o’clock, with sermons by the pastor, Dr. L. Boyd Hamm, at both services. . The Luther League will meet at 7:00 p. m. SERVICE AT FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST 235 N. Potomac St. That man can gain health, happi: ness, and immortality by relying or the spiritual facts of God and mar taught by Christ Jesus will b Jbrought out at the 11:00 o’clock serv ice on Sunday morning. ' The Lesson-Sermon entitled “Mor &s,and Immortals” includes the ac count from the Bible of how Chris - Jesus restored life to the son of th widow of Nain (Luke T:11-18). . . 'Explaining the basis if Chris ¥ 5 s & K pe o xy i Jesus healing power, the followin passages will be read from Scienc ~ and Health- with Key to the Scrip! o 8 #by Mary Baker Eddy: “Jesu THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1954 Number 19 chronic. and he never recommendedl attention to laws of health, never gave drugs, never prayed to know if God were willing that a man should live. He understood man, whose Life is God, to be immortal, and knew that man has not two lives, Jone to be destroyed and the other 'hv be made indestructible.” | Iltems Of Interest . ¥ |From Entire State Ex-Delegate Dies At 57 J. Howard Johnson, former mem ber of the House of Delegates from Wicomico county and a candidate { for Democratic nomination to the j]lnuw again this year, died un(‘,x-' | pectedly at his home in Salisbury at [ the age of H7. | S iSalishury Mayor Re-elected Salisbury’s Mayor, Rollie W. Hast- Is 4 § ¢ tings, was successful in his bid for a ’S(‘(‘(Hld term in that city’s recent '(‘lm-tiun.\x Hastings, a Democrat, de { feated his Republican rival, Milton E L. Pope, by a scant 120-vote margin. | | He reccived 1,238 of the 2,451 vnt(‘s‘ { cast. ! 1953 Poultry Income ] {ln" Maryland Tops '52 | | Maryland broiler producers sold |’ enough birds in 1953 to raise the‘ total broiler income above that of |’ 1952, even though the price r(‘(-oivcdi per pound was less last year. F‘ig-‘ ures recently released by the Crop |! Reporting Serviee show that SSO,- | 1624‘000 was received for the 62,093,- 000 broilers produced in the state| ‘last year. In 1952 the income from |: '56,!)66,1)00 broilers was 149,800,000. | U. Of Md. Soil Testing Laboratory Kept Busy ' It took Maryland farmers only 3% | months this year to send more soil samples to the University of Mary-|! land soil testing laboratory than they sent in any previous year. Dr. Frank L. Bentz, soil scientist who is in charge of the laboratory, says a|l total of 10,149 samples were tested last year. That was a record, but it | held up only until about the middle | of April this year. By the end of April, about 12,000 samples had been | received. i | “Blackie” Is Record Cow . l‘ A grade Holstein cow with the| ordinary name, “Blackie,” is the dis-l iti-nguishcd holder of the top record ,made in the Maryland Dairy Herd' i Improvement Association pmgram‘l last year. Blackie is owned by Charles Savage, Gaithersburg. Her' | record was 23,670 pounds of milk and! I { 1,368 pounds of butterfat in the first | , 305 days of lactation. She was milk-i ' jed three times daily. ! | Boy, 3, Killed By Police Car { | ! A three-year-old Cecil county boy | | was killed recently when he darted | iiin fronf of the State Police car of| iCpl. James Poteet, formerly of | Brunswick, who is now stationed ati ' Darlington. The child, Robert“ | Parsons, was dead on arrival at Elk- | iton Memorial Hospital. Death wasl, {attributed to a fractured skull. !‘ To Head Chronic Illness Program |, Dr. V. L. Ellicott, Montgomery | county health officer, has been as-| | signed to the central office of the 'iState Department of Health to ta.ke!‘ charge of the State’s chronic illness program. He is resigning the Mont-‘ gomery county post he has filled ‘since April, 1932. ‘ . Hopkins Professor Given Award Dr. Abel Wolman, of the Johns | Hopkins University, was among _|three Southerners who’ received | awards for the most outstanding con tributions to the progress of the '|South during the last year. Thel ¢ | other award recipients were Wil liam E. Mitchell, Atlanta industrial-‘ ist, and John Temple Graves,l columnist of the Birmingham “Post ‘Herald.” e e - Here is a good idea for either iready to serve rolls,” or biscuits. = Make a hole in the center, nearly | through, and fill with marmalade, 1| jelly or preserves, brown, and watch € i the family go for them. / 2 et RUBBER STAMPS o We make ’em in a Jiffy! - | Stouffer Printing Co., Phone 1200 5t Advt. le’---.______.—--—_.-_..—_—_—g_—z-__--__--_-_.—_.—__.:' .| For A Full Line Of lg‘ - STAPLE GROCERIES -| W. D. Cunningham *'-l 21 E. Franklin St. , I|} Phone 488 For Home Delivery THE GLOBE-INDEPENDENT, HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND . y ;',.’ ACROSS 7. i ) 3 r / ><;: ‘<:1,I”/\\ (Vo " e . ™ m‘fii 4/ ideas from other editors From the Mason County News, New Haven, West Virginia: We can & sympathize with anybody who has } to be chairman of a meeting or | president of a club. It seems as | though there’s nothing in the world | as static as a group of people who | get together to attend some kind ‘ of a “program.’ ‘ Unless the subject is hotter than | a two-dollar pistol, even the most | intelligent will sit glumly silent, | or yawn. They seem to be daring | the chairman to wake them, make 1 them mad, make them cry or make | them laugh, How to do it? Even if you don't | have a burning issue to discuss, | there is away to spark up meet ings of civie, church, school or farm groups. All the program com mittee or chairman has to do is borrow or rent a 16 millimeter pro jector and show some free films. - . - ¥From the Catskill Mountain Star, Saugerties, New York: Now that the song of the lawn-mower will soon be heard all over the land again, we would like to remind our readers that the pushing of same antedates golf in America by some years, as a form of genteel exercise. But the lawn mower, like golf and the horse and buggy, had yield ed somewhat to progress . : i you don’t want to push, you don't have to. A gasoline motor will supply the power and by inching 2 A e e et i e ‘ Funny Stuff ‘ “Darling,” said the bride at their | first breakfast, “I have a confession ; to make. I suffer from asthma.” ' “Thank heavens,” cried the groom. | ] “T thought yvou were hissing me.” ] Election clerk: You'll have to tell | me with what party you affiliate or I’ : can't give you a ballot. 3 Girl: You better keep the ballot, then, for the party I affiliate with } ain’t divorced yet. ' { Diner: Waiter, this is a small] steak. g Waiter: Yes, sir, but you'll find it 1 takes a long time to eat it. “I want to get a bottle of gin for p my wife.” “That sounds like a good swap.” % “Does your husband know any thing about Beethoven’'s Fifth?” i “My husband knows about any- ; thing that comes in fifths or pints.” | First patient: Did they find out’v what you have? Second patient (leaving clinic): | Nope. They only charged me three | dollars and I had five. l: Professor: When the room s('ltk‘si down Tl'll begin my lecture. ‘n Sophomore: Why don’t you go] home and sleep it off? Er s | “Well, my son,” complimented the kindly old preacher, “I was extreme- ‘ Iy glad to hear you have become the | father of triplets. God has indeed | smiled upon your happy household.” } t “That was no smile,” retorted the ;; father, “that was a guffaw.” ! “Do you serve women at this bar?” | “Nope, you have to bring youri own.” |r “Goodness, Paw,” said Mrs. Simp- I( kins to her husband during their first ' ] trip to New York City, “the way you | ook at these girls a body’d think you | never saw legs before.” l “Well,” mused the old—timcr,i “that’s just what I've been thinking myself.” | | “Have you had a lesson by corre- ‘1 | spondence?” : ‘ “Sure did. I learned never again‘ to write to a woman.” \1 Told by a doctor whom he had come several hundred miles to see| that there was nothing to be done for him, the ipatient moaned, “You mean Lve come all this way for nothing?” l “Not exactly,” soothed the doctor, “‘my fee is five dollars.” ! ‘ Son: How did you and Mom first get acquainted? l Dad: None of your business but |it sure cured me of whistling. ‘ ‘ Bartender: Would you like to drink ' Canada Dry, sir? S .1 Joe: I'd love to, but I'm only here . for a week. l, - Waiter (to college student reading menu): What’s your pleasure? : College student: Girls. What's ' yours? ‘ .| “I know I'm not really much to * look at,” admitted her fiance. - { . %Oh, well,” she philosophize‘d,‘ I“ybu’ll be at work most of the time.” l “So you taught your wife how to play poker?” o ‘ ~ “Sure, and it was a swell id€a. Last open the handle-bar throttle, you ' can work it up to a point where it will run your legs off to keep up with it Even so, as an old-time profes sional grass-cutter, we are amused at some of these Buck Rogers streamlined jobs. Above 67 mph, the engineers tell us, the airfofl design cuts down wind-resistance noticeably. But even in our best days we were never able to make half this speed! . e From the Etowah News-Journal, Attalla, Alabama: We no longer have time to love our neighbors; we're too busy trying to keep up with them, or just a little ahead. . - . From the Aztec Independent-Re view, Geo. Bowra's “Rips and Tears,” Aztee, New Mexico: The sun is shining brightly, the air is full of haze, now it's time for liv ing for these are lazy days. I wish I had a fortune and not a thing to do but sit at the river side and catch a fish or two. I could also do some sleeping on a lazy after noon as the breezes of springtimae whisper a sweet and dreamy tune. The birds are all so happy as they sing and coo and bill and in fun the little squirrels scamper over the hill. But for me, life seems so weary and inside of me seems dead; if I only had the where ‘withal, T wouldn’t get out of bed. . third of my salary.” l Father Kangaroo: Annabelle, vhere’s the baby? Mother Kangaroo: Good gracious. 've had my pocket picked. “What's your idea of prosperity?” “A combination of 1912 taxes, 1928 lividends, 1932 prices and 1954 vages.” “Will you tell the court what pass d between you and your wife during he quarrel?” asked the judge. The defendant replied: “A flat iron, - rolling pin, six plates and a tea ettle. - Him: What does your father do for |, living? ; Her: He cleans out the bank. Janitor or president? The horse trainer confessed that |’ ust before the big race he had given is nag a big shot of whiskey. | : *Did he win?” asked a friend. “Nope,” said the trainer, “but he | i'n§ the happiest horse in the race.” “T just found out your uncle’s an | indertaker. I thought you told me e was a doctor.” ] “Nope, I just said he followed the nedical profession.” “Look,” said the nurse to a brand’j lew father, “it’s a male.” § “Yes, I know,” said the filth(,‘l',! but a male what?” 3 et . ! Beautiful new neighbor: Little oy, I need a loaf of bread from the | tore. Do you think you could go or me? ‘ Little boy: No, but I heard my old nan say he could. ? The second floor tenant called the )"arty below and shouted: “If you lon’t stop playing that blasted saxa yhone, I’ll go crazy.” “I guess it’s too late,” came the | eply. “I stopped an hour ago.” Patron: T'll take the dollar dinner. Waiter: On white or rye, sir? ! Prosecutor: Now tell the jury the ruth, madam. Why did you shoot your husband with a bow and arrow? Defendant: 1 didn’t want to wake . the children. { Officer (to man pacing the side walk at two o’clock in the morning): What are you doing here? - Man: I forgot my key officer, and I'm waiting for my children to come | home and let me in. - A small boy cried bitterly as a large friendly dog bounded up to him, licked his face and hands. ' “What is it?” asked his mother. “pid he bite you?” " “No,” sobbed the child, “but he tasted me.” The ship was sinking and the captain called all hands aft. “Who among you can pray?” he asked. ' “I can,” replied the ensign. . “Then pray, shipmate,” ordered the captain. “The rest of you put on life jackets; we're one short.” 1 | Policeman: How did you knock} him down? LA . Motorist: I didn’t. I pulléd up to l!et him go across and he fani'fed vt l; She: Idon’t look thirty, do I dear? E He: Not any more. ‘i Friend: What’s your boy going to REPDEN NG SRAPUARIR vy Pcople, Spots In The Nevs! |P°° @, ors in e ewsl .——m—_——-——-————————-—-—_————- i b % TRIPLET daughters of Maryland’s entry By E § “Mrs. America” contest—Wilma Rae, g 4@ | Wilda Rita and Willa Royce—take a meal eLN o gettmg lesson from Mom, Mrs. Wilma B % s mith of Cumberland, , A -f-:: % ‘ & e -A‘;‘:iei.‘fzi;{:i:izf.’;%:?:EE:jé:}:;’:i;}:}f;:i:f'i;i:?:;:;:?::-:-'1:153:’::5:1:1::;.A_A ’ e\ T N T e GEedE R e S ¢e T Lo e . 13 /4 % b £ % :“*3::.’/’55 i Lo 4 i aEs 4 . oy 4 R o ‘. . i Bl 5 R i g o o ¥l€ B ge T L | . o wen L A 4 e e oMy f 4 W B .o T o 4 T ey s o X e |eie s 5080 . g N |B7 e s a0 D .. d [ GIANA-Maria Canale, Ital- @ 77008 T ’ | ian film beauty, plays Duchess @i Siwwes < = * |of Grammont in new French@ =2 8, = = . . . movie_based on life of Ma-8@ = = = % | @ . dame Du Barry.oizonovmen B il 4 = * B RRI i W 0 e @mo e Y v iaß o e, L e N, R | i e e I DS || sg& e : g S i ;,:3;;;;;;“:’“‘:f""'f‘{f:;;::.,i:::‘f:'f-"“":,?:;z;-}:f B : Pl > Es g e ot N &7 :;T "%;:s.-_ e g B L | R B g R PR AR, £di 7R s | i" ol e f”f,fi}‘éf“# o B e g% Bk e 4 gy i i ’4#"%7 R A XS et 8 g B oo B P e s ) P L R e bit W v SRR ik g s GRASS seed is one of latest Eon. Laens items to join the to-market-in- Eege. @P = cans trend. American Can Com e Zio 0 ~pany provides one-, three- and P . five-pound airtight tins for re oo, i tail sale. Longer useful life B YRR @ is claimed, as well as protection G from damage or infestation. J§ ¢ i e e e, eo A YuuE R T SR Role eLS S e R Ciom R S e e, o e Y s i eo % * AN ’/K/:* : i fi“‘\ & PR fi / e b T T i T z\\ &. Gl BA R 5 SRR Sl S T T D T el R FE e O e iB § S e g oe. R T e s 3 T i TR s B S e ot G B D SRRy T f T S R e LBl s B a0 B LR e .T T B G e B T ! E L s L Ee T B e s S e e (UP Photo)! " FUN IN FLOOD—Delighted youngsters swim in waist-deep flood waters around Elsa, Texas, on the Rio Grande. Four thous , “nd were driven from homes o ———————————————————————————————————————————— S ——— Father: An old man. ———— [ “I can whip any man working for me,” boasted the foreman. [ “You can’'t whip me,” said one husky lad. . 1 The foreman looked him over carefully. “You're fired.” S 1 Psychiatrist: Are you troubled by || wicked thoughts? Patients: Well, no. Fact is, Ij; kinda enjoy ’em. She: Is anyone looking? l: He: Not a soul. | She: Then 1 won’t fix my‘:n stocking. | Joe (greeting friend he/hadn’t seen for some time): Well, Jim, who are| you working for now? Jim: Same people—the wife and three kids. | Colleetor: And this beautiful jar. It cost me SSO. , Visitar: I suppose they threw ini the marmalade? ! Policeman (to man staggering home at 3 a. m.): Where are you, going at this time of night? ! Man: To a lecture. t “Two!” shouted the pint-sized um pire. ! ————————————————————————————— fiit i —e b ’*h; bz T GG W MR o ek, MOHAWK Last el W YR T P N . $12.95 i ,;2;,',; s R e _;’,,:;;;,,‘,fffizfij e WNRBRE e ,R, .5;.’?-‘55532‘%55?‘?5:-:f:,ss;‘;;:"—:-;i i g : oo L Yy G T W ; B N S i e L :,zA::_:_;{"J._,‘ i YN S SHOFS FOR MEN W Wall Sli ! oven Wall Slip-ons! So light they feel weightless! Pillow-Soft Crepe Soles! Delightfully comfortable! Made by a division of Nund-Bush! Regular Stylés $11.95 to $16.95 ; i % ¢ ; THE HOUSE OF SHOES THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1954 “Two’''what?” snarled the big catcher. “Yeah, two what?” echoed the equally large batter, “Too close to tell,” said the um pire. First Englishman: I was fright fully sorry to hear that you had buried your wife. Second Englishman: Had to. Dead, you know. . “What have I got to be happy about? 1 can’t pay my bills.” “Well, then, be happy you're not one of your creditors.” Senior: Do you enjoy Kipling? Freshman co-ed: 1 don’t know how do you kipple? Traffic cop (stopping motorist): Mister, yvour wife fell out of the car three blocks back. ~ Motorist: Thank heavens. I thought I'd gone stone deaf. . ; - ——- ‘ “Her husband was a judge, wasn’t !he'.’" one woman asked. ' “Everyone thought so,” replied the | other, “until he married her.” 1 PRI R s RUBBER STAMPS We make ’em in a Jiffy! 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