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Show WW Truman Answers Taft WHEN MEMBERS of the national nation-al labor relations board dropped in to see President Truman the other oth-er day, they found him seated at his desk writing a letter in lone-hand. lone-hand. Looking up, he said: "I'll bet you don't know whom I'm writing to." Then, without waiting wait-ing for an answer, he added: "Sen-ator "Sen-ator Taft." Continuing, Truman read Tar1 letter, which went somewhat a follows: "As I leave for Europe I want to send you my best wishes for your I npw administration. "You and I have differed on some things in the past, anl no doubt will difer again in the future. Eut I want you to know that In such eases where we agree. I hope you will call on me for whatever heln I can give you in the senate of the United States." Looking up from the letter, Truman Tru-man winked at the labor board members and said: "You know I don't think that fel low wanted Dewey to win, after all." One-Man Lobby Congressman George Bender of Ohio, Republican, is the man who gave his friends Christmas presents of new broons when the 80tl congress con-gress came into power exactly two years ago. Today Congressman Bender finds himself swept out of office by popular reaction to the Republican Re-publican broom; so this Christmas, Christ-mas, Bender who has a real sense of humor, has been sending send-ing his friends a different hind or Christmas present. It consists con-sists of Dewey campaign neck- ties, and sweatshirts featuring; a picture of Ihe G.O.P. presidential presiden-tial candidate, with the admonition admoni-tion "do it with Dewey." Furthermore, the resourceful Binder Bin-der has already found a job. Ve has appointed himself a one-rran lobby for the American people, fnd plans to apper at all congressional committee meetings to read sone interesting literature to the Democrats. Demo-crats. The literature he intends to read will be: the Democratic platform. Mushrooming Maryland During the last year of the Civil War, Gen. Jubal Early came within a few hours of capturing the capital of the United States. His troops arrived ar-rived at a point of Wisconsin Avenue Ave-nue where now stands the Snars Roebuck store, and if Jubal hii'n'l stopped for a round of mint JuIts at the farm new occupied by E'igene Casey of Gaithersburg, Md., the capital would have fallen to the Confederacy. Immediately afterward the Mr-ry land area which his troops occupied just outside the city was captured through peaceful politics by the Democratic nprty, and has remained remain-ed Democratic ever since. In the succeeding years, it plsu has become the second largest city of Maryland. Actually a suburb of Washington, D. C, the mushroon: city of Silver Spring ranks second only to Baltimore in the size cf Maryland cities. Silver Spring and sprawlinp densely populated Montgomery county around it for a long, time were governed and rather well--by a Demoi-iatic boss, E. Broot: Lee, Then the Republicans hunrj for power, two years ago persud ed local Marvland voters to install a system of nonpolitical government by council and county manager. This has proved an Important experiment. One aspect also has proved amusing. For, although the county supervisor has givrn the area the best, cheapest ind most efficient government in years, the Republican commis sioners now want to get rid of the whole system. Reason: Their brief taste of run ning the sec end largest city ii Maryland anil its surrounding orei has whetted their appetite for more Successful Experiment This amusing aspect, however only helps to emphasize ihe iency of the experiment tjjKin:. place under !he nose of the citj, which governs the rest of the L'ni ted Stales, it is an experi-nr, which already has grown to 8!' other cities .if the U. S. and ti 15 counties What's napprned in Marylril -Mongomery '-unty is thai scr.rsi teachers, onrc woefully urdprp.-:.i now are better paid in son'e case than those in the District of Cnli;rn bia. The mea! sum of $12 500 r.-i spent annually 'or school mainien jnce has Def.i irti eased to 1128..HJ(.' The amount ct new roads :uilt p ;ry year has been tripled. The i-m ice system n-t- been revamped a-; modernized Vurses" salaries iir--c Been raised And the mnhrooi; area which mrives on the -Jqe the capital ia become oiu- of 1 -, ost progressively governed in ! East. |