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Evening star., 1944-03-05
onMother, Hoping Son Would Be Captured
BY Americans, Finds Likeness in Prison Picture
Photograph in Star
Convinces Her Thot
Wish Is Fulfilled

Ever since the United States and
Germany went to war, the German
mother Of Nazi soldier who her
self was stranded here in 1899 has
prayed that her son would be cap
tured by the Americans. Today she
believes her prayer has been granted.
A recent Associated Press photo
graph of German soldier being
guarded by Americans in Italy, pub
lished in The Star, brought relief
to the mother. For she is convinced
that the captive in the picture is
her son, Corpl. Herbert Kleeberg,
80, member of a German antiair-
craft unit.
Mrs. Elsa Kleeberg, 81, the mother,
came to the United States to visit
relatives in 1899 and was unable to
get home after her country went
to war with. England and France.
She has been living here with her
daughter, Mrs. Anita Helbig, IS,
and her son-in-law. at their home,
312 Sixteenth street NE. Mr.. and
Mrs. Helbig are naturalized Ameri-
ChIl CltlZcIlS dIlu IlC Id CAAPAOyCo az
the Navy Yard.
The picture Mrs. Kleeberg saw in
The Star on February 26 showed an
American military policeman identi-
flying a group of German prisoners
captured in the Carroceto sector OF
the Italian beachhead. She was
elated, virtually convinced that one
of the prisoners was her son Herbert.
To satisfy her mind further she
came to The Star and asked to see
the original of the photograph,
which she compared with her own
picture of the son. After that she
was sure OF his identity.
She said Mrs. Helbig wanted Her
bert to come to the United States to
live before the war and he was will
ing, but his mother and father would
have been left alone and he decided
to stay with them. The father, Helm
rich Kleeberg, is an architect and
when last heard from was employed
by the German government. Mrs.
Helbig things he probably is engaged
in secret work and is unable to COM
municate with them. In the World
War he was employed to identify
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Senate Opposition Seen
To Pay Garnishment Bill

The House-approved bill to make
the salaries and wages of all Gov
ernment workers subject to garnish-
ment for nonpayment of bills yester-
day appeared headed into contest
on the Senate side.
One Senator, though declining to
be quoted directly. said he planned
to attack the proposal on the
grounds that to open the door to
attachment of the pay of Govern
ment workers would only stimulate
the activities Of stores and other
businesses that sell on an "easy
credit" basis. He said he felt it was
no business of the Government to
encourage "over-buying" on the in
stallment basis and assure bill pay
ment by garnishment.
The bill, sponsored by Representa-
tive Kefauver, Democrat, of Ten
nessee, was passed by the House late
Friday by roll call vote of 158 to
ia after more than four hours of
sharp debate
Chairman McCarran of the Senate
Judiciary Committee, to which the
bill has been referred, indicated he
would name subcommittee and set
a date for hearings.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Group Nursing Urged
As Means Of So|yinu
Critical Shortage
Success Reported in
Triol Of System at
Two Hospitals

Officials of the Graduate Nurses
Association last night urged hospital
patients and doctors to make share
the-nurse" arrangements to solve
the nursing shortage on the home
front.
Proposed by the association late
last year and accepted by the hos
pltals, group nursing has been tried
most successfully at Doctors and
Emergency Hospitals and group
nurses report their patients are con-
tent with the arrangements, the
association reported.
Under the group nursing system a
private-duty nurse takes care of
more than one patient and the
patients share the expense.
Many Calls Untitled.
Where patients pay S6 a day for
exclusive care by a nurse on eight
hour duty, two patients sharing the
same nurse pay 81 a day each and
three patients pay SO a day each.
On 12-hour duty nurse gets 50 a
day for tending one patient but two
patients would each pay Sc a day.
The association said the Nurses
Official Registry is unable to fill Is
to 40 calls day for private duty
nurses because of the shortage. One
day last week, it was said. only II
out of IS calls could be filled.
The association said many pa
tients have nurses much longer than
necessary while others who are
critically i'll get no special care.
Nurses have volunteered to take
on the extra tasks of group nursing
because they are aware of the num-
ber of their colleagues who have
left to join the armed forces, the
association said.
Few Complaints Reported.
Usually, the hospitals which make
the arrangements, put patients
sharing the same nurse in adjoin-
ing rooms to save steps.
According to the association, the
nurses say they have had few
complaints from their patients. 1t
was expected some friction might
arise through two patients demand
ing the same nurse at the same
time, but it was said it hasn't
worked out that way.
Doctors could help spread the
group-nursing arrangement by per-
mitting hospital authorities to en-
ploy group nursing for their pa
tients if individual nursing is not
available and by allowing nurses
caring for their patients to tend
other patients. the associated point
ed out.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
House Committee
Meets Wednesday
On Three D. {. Bills
Boxing Measure, Rezonin!
Proposal and Gornishmen
Amendment on Culendo

Members of the House District
Committee are scheduled to meet at
1918 am. Wednesday to consider
requested favorable action on three
bills, one of which provides for re-
organization of the District Boxing
Commission.
Two other measures, recently re-
ported favorably by subcommittee,
are those to ban apartment house
development of the southwest cor
ner of Sixteenth and Shepherd
streets NV, and to amend the Dis
tricts wage garnishment law.
Other Matters May Arise.
Chairman Randolph said other
measures on the committee calendar
may be brought up for considera-
ton but that the principal purpose
of the session would be to take
action on the three measures. s.
The boxing BILL put into final
form by subcommittee headed by
Representative Harris, Democrat. of
Arkansas would put the two lay
members of the Boxing Commission
on salary of 81 300 a year and pro-
vide that surplus funds of the COM
mission, in excess of $4,000, shall
be turned into the general District
revenues at the end of each fiscal
year Left out of this measure is
the proposal that wrestling exhibi-
tions be put under the regulation of
the Boxing Commission.
Builder Protests.
Heeding pleas by residents of the
Crestwood home development. the
Judiciary Subcommittee, headed by
representative McGehee, Democrat,
of Mississippi urged adoption of
bill to require the District Zoning
Commission to give residential "a"
restricted classification to the Six
teenth street property, over the OBJ
jections of the Commissioners and
the prospective builder, Harry Po-
retsky.
HAe wage bill would raise the ex-
emption from garnishment of SAL
aries and wages from $50 to s1OO
month and would put a ban on
assignments of wages for payment
of creditors. This bill is separate
from the one approved Friday by
the House to make salaries of Fed
eral and District Government work.
ers-now exempt-subject to gar
nishment proceedings.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Veterans Given Copies
OF Lost DISCHARGE Papers

Many former enlisted men of the
Army have lost their discharge
certificates and are unable, as re-
suit, to complete applications for
mastering out pay, ranging from
500 to $500, the War Department
said yesterday.
The situation can be remedied in
these cases, officials said, by apply
ing to the Adjutant General, War
Department, Washington, for a du-
iplicate copy of the certificate of dis
charge. Originals or official copies
must accompany all applications for
mastering out pay.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

waiting for trains that could not
leave, munching food from lunch
baskets and sleeping on hard
benches.
10000 Troops Braved Storm.
The midshipmen from Annapolis
started to Washington, but were
held up SO long en- route that they
realized they would not get here in
time for the parade and so returned
home. The 7th National Guard
regiment did not arrive here until
S pm, long after the parade. The
kindly President, loath to disap-
point the troops. reviewed them
next day.
Still. the parade was not with
out color, a reporter of that day
observed. Sixteen thousand troops
of the Regular Army marched the
mile from the Capitol to the White
House. joined by $500 sailors from
the battle fleet. then anchored in
Hampton roads after globe
circling voyage.
Hardy governors of score OF
States were reported to have lee
their National Guards.
Thousands of people thronged the
Avenue, despite the blizzard, and
many of them suffered later from
severe colds and even pneumonia
At the Capitol. Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts,
grandfather of the recently-resigned
Senator of the same name, sur
veyed the weather with a critical
eye and pontificated.
This is calamity"
President Taft was persuaded that
common sense dictated an indoor
inaugural, and took his oath in the
Senate chamber.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Auto Porking in Parks
May Be Limited to Hour

All-day parking on park roads in
the Capital may be banned, Interior
Secretary Harold L. Ickes said yes
terday. A group will study the situ-
alton and is to include representa-
tives Of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, the Dis
trict Commissioners and Interior De-
partment.
1t has been suggested by Secretary
Ickes that in the public interest re-
strictions be made for one-hour
parking between am. and 6 pm.
or that fee be charged for all-day
parking.
Mr.. Ickes said the study would be
made with view to adopting a more
adequate regulatory policy for
parking.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Births in District During 1o43
Break All Records for One Year

The District in 1943 had the high
est birth rate and the largest num-
ber of births ever recorded during
single year, Health Officer George
C.. Rutland disclosed yesterday. The
total number Of live births was
23,352, an increase OF 2,035 over 1912
and more than twice the number
reported In 1883
The birth rate last year was 25.9
live births per 1000 population as
compared with ISL in 1912 and 20
in 1888. The lowest birth rate here
in this century was 1873 in 1901. Last
year there were four sets of trip
lets and 235 sets Of twins.
An oddity occurred In one IN
Evening star., 1944-03-05
FBI Pushes Investigation
Of Explosion in Alexandra

The Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation yesterday still was investi-
eating boiler explosion last Thurs
day which shattered a building at
PIG North Lee street, leased by the
War Department in Alexandria.
The blast, occurring in the build
ing in which War Department rec
ords are stored. was so violent that
bricks and heavy portion of the
boiler struck the Smoot lumber mill
and the Naval Torpedo Station,
both a block away.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

landmarks on reconnaissance photo
graphs.
Herbert, too, is an architect, but
was obliged to go to sea for his
health some years ago and as a
steward on the Hamburg American
Line made several trips to this
country.
The last word the family had
from him was received May 6, l941,
two days before Mrs. Helbig' S
birthday anniversary. He sent her a
greeting. At that time he was a
corporal in an antiaircraft unit
and had just finished training.
Mrs. Kleeberg has another daugh-
ter, Mrs. Edith Kiefer. who is in
Evening star., 1944-03-05

stance in which one of a pair of
twins was born In the District and
the other in Maryland. The first
child, boy, was born in Maryland
at 1880 am. one day last March.
The 25-year-old mother than was
taken to Gallinger Hospital, where
she gave birth to a second boy nine
hours later.
Only 40 per cent, or LAS, of the
1043 babies were born at home.
There were 1878 illegitimate births,
or SO per cent Of the total.
A decline in the birth rate is an
ticipated in 1914, with the number Of
marriages having dropped from
14,873 In 1s42 to 1924 last year,
DR.. Ruhland said.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

Portland, Greg. where her hus-
band, sailor, is awaiting orders.
A son. Heinz Kleeberg. is baker
at Hammond, Ind, and expects to
be called in the draft soon.
The family lived in Hamburg be-
fore the war and Mrs. Kleeberg is
resigned to the fact that every
thing there is gone and many Of the
old faces
This war is a terrible thing"
she repeated over and over again.
The mention of Hitler's name
brought only a dark look to her
face, but then she looked at the pic
ture clipped from the paper, and
her smile returned.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
GaI|inger Gets Small
Quantity Of PeniciIIin

Five million units of penicillin
have been allocated to the rapid
treatment center for venereal di-
seases at Gallinger Hospital, DR..
George C. Rutland, District Health
officer, announced yesterday.
DR.. Rutland said the quantity
may appear large because it is ex-
pressed in millions of units, but
actually the amount was very small
and its use will be restricted to a
few gonorrhea patients. The allot-
ment was made possible through an
arrangement made. by the United
States Public Health Service with
the War Production Board.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Thomas Reid to Address
Ad Clubs on Wednesday

Thomas R. Reid. former executive
vice president of the United States
Junior Chamber of Commerce, will
address the Advertising Club of
Washington at luncheon Wednes-
day at the Washington Hotel. His
topic will be Multiple Manage
ment-Democracy in Business"
Since 1941 Mr.. Reid has served as
personnel and public relations Of
ficer of Mccormick & Co. of Balti-
more, tea, coffee and spice manu-
factllrerS a-.-
Evening star., 1944-03-05
PTA to Hear Hawkins

Earle T. Hawkins, a Maryland
State supervisor of high schools
will speak at the winter meeting
OF the Leland Parent Teachers
Association March II at Leland
Junior High School.
A musical program will be pre-
sented by the Leland Girls Glee
Club and two ninth grade students
Evening star., 1944-03-05

engineering OF
Leland Stanford
University and
known as an au-
thority on jet
propulsion, was
given at the
Statler H o t e |
last night by the
National Aero
nautical Advis-
ory Board.
"A m o n & the
eminent guests
were Francis B,
Jewett, presi-
dent of the Ma
finral AaaLnna..
Evening star., 1944-03-05
FuirIund PTA Preorom

The Fairland (Md.) Parent
Teacher Association will hold a
meeting at pm. Tuesday at the
school. A proposed budget will be
discussed. The first, second and
third grades will present a pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Prof. Durand Honored
AT AeronauticaI Dinner

A dinner honoring w. M. Durand,
IS, professor emeritus of mechanical
Evening star., 1944-03-05

OF Science, and Sir Richard Fairey,
member of the British Air Mission
to the United States.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-07
Officers Named by
Young Married Group

Twenty-eight were present Wed.
nesday evening for the dinner
meeting and election of officers of
the Young Married Couples Group
OF the Methodist Church.
Officers are: Maurice Obermey-
err, president; MILFORD lRohlfs, vice
president; Mrs. Betty/Reyer, sec
retary-treasurer; Mrs. Roberta
Miller, recreation chairman. With
the newely chosen president in
charge a committee was appoint.
ed to decorate the church for
Christmas.
The matter Of choosing a name
for the group was laid on the table
until the next meeting, January 3.
All members are to submit name.
The social hour was in charge of
Mrs. Marie Sweet. Novel Christmas
games were played.
A meeting OF the officers will be
next Wednesday, at p. m. in the
Church House.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Durfee spent
the week end with their son and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Durfee,
Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Allen and
family who have been living in a
trailer camp here left Sunday to
reside at Knoxville, Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Mellencamp,
Warsaw, Ind, were week end guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A. Mellencamp.
Mrs. John w. Gallagher, the for
mer Iris Heck, 313 K. Forest Ave,
who, was married to Cpl. John w.
Gallagher August IS, has arrived
home after spending two months
in Walla Walla, Washington, with
her husband. Cpl. Gallagher has
just completed his Army Air Corps
training. Mrs. Gallagher completed
her nurses training course in Aug
ust and has Joined the nursing
staff OF the Deaconess Hospital in
Detroit where she will assume her
duties this month.
Mrs. william II. Sullivan, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Frank Grant, this city,
has been visiting her husband in
Iowa and has also been in Richland,
Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray E. Gibson
entertained Sunday Mrs. Gibson's
sister and husband, Mr., and Mrs.
George Baird, Detroit.
Mrs. Rose LaBarge, Chelsea, for
merly OF this city. returned to her
home Sunday, after visiting at the
home Of her brother.in-law and
sister-in.law, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Ferguson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Lonskey
will move Friday to their newly
purchased home, 935 N. Prospect
St.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-07
Calendar OF Social Events


Executive Committee Board of Com
merce. 1880 D. m.
Prospect Child Study Club with Lambarh SOB
Forest Ave. Mrs John oconnel and Mrs Earl sechrst
hostesses; reports OF the state convention.
Queen City Tent Hive OF Maccabees 1880, GAR Hall
Priscilla Guild OF Congregational Church. o'clock with Mrs
Mohler. Mrs. Frank Anderson co-hosess.
Lutheran brotherhood meeting, omit this month.
1psanu Commandery Knights Templar
ave 7So Masonic Temple lodge The Order
Cross will be conferred
b. b. Buneo Club, o'clock, Gardner
St. Lukes Auxiliary Guild on
account OF victory bazaar
lpsanti Lodge number 54s LooF o'clock Fellow Hall
Queen City Lodge number 1877 Knights of Pyhas party
o'clock, X. p. Hall
St John Altar Society o'clock recreation recory
Womens Union Presbyterian Church o'clock candlelghtng
vice in chapel, public.
FRIDAY
Civil Air Patrol Huletide military ball o'clock in Fred
Green ballroom Of Charles McKenny Hall.
Research Club Christmas home Mrs j. Smith, 1880
exchange of gifts.
Endurance class OF Baptist Church members husbands
mas party and chicken dinner social hall o'clock
Union Council number II NJ Temple lodge
Ainsley Mereness Junior Corps AIS GAR
Hall
Girl Scouts: troop IT, Brownies Central school, $3.50.
US.O, Dance with orchestra Army Air Base Run
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-07
WOMS Will Sponsor
Girl Scout Brownies

At the regular Wednesday eve
ming meeting of the WOMS Club at
Gilbert House, the members decid.
ed to sponsor the Brownie Scout
Club No. II. The meeting was
called to order by the president,
Mrs. Albert Walton and the score.
tary's and treasurer's reports were
read and approved. Mrs. Albert
Mario and Mrs. Albert Walton re-
ported on the program in which
they took part at the MONS Club
The members received copies of
the paper "WOMS Bugle," from the
publication committee, and that
title received approval. They voted
to send copies to husbands and
friends and to put an insignia of
their own on the paper.
Mrs. John Poe and Mrs. Glen
Durham were appointed co.chair.
men OF the Christmas party to be
held Dec. 20 at Gilbert House for
the members. They also decided to
have a Christmas party for the
wives temporarily in Ypsilanti.
Mrs. Raymond Packer, Mrs. Robert
Fashbaugh and Mrs. Arthur Die.
terle were appointed co-chairmen
OF the USO party TO be December
20 from 2 TO p. m, to which all
scrvioemen's wives are invited.
Refreshments Of sundaes and cake
were served.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-07
Resident Reports
Purse Snatching

A purse was snatched Tuesday
night at 10 o'clock from a young
girl as she was walking on Clark
Rd. between Wizard Rd. and Spring.
field accompanied by her mother.
Mildred Belan and Mrs. Grace
Belan, 1857 Essex Ct, we're return
ing home from the Willow Run mo-
ton picture theater when a negro
youth snatched the purse from the
girl and ran.
Containing s14.00 In cash and
joint bank book in the names OF
Mrs. Belan and Mildred Belan, the
purse was black leather with small
metal bars and two brass balls as
fasteners.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-07
Cards Played by
.W.R.C. Members

Mrs. John Bird entertained mem
bers of Carpenter Women's Relief
Corps and their friends for card
party at her home, Wednesday af-
ternoon. Prizes for pedro were won
by Mrs. John Granger, Mrs. Jennie
Fleming and Mrs. Frank Louandes,
The special prize went to Mrs.
Julia Hamernik.
The beautiful crocheted chair set,
provided by Mrs. Bird, was won by
Mrs. Vincent CelebrezZe.
Light refreshments were served by
the hostess at the close OF the after.
noon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-07
Service Briefs

The expert maintenance work
done by TIA Sgt Frederick Nicer.
man on the equipment OF Troop
Carriers CAT Aircraft has held an
important role in the successful
airborne inyasions OF Europe, &C.
cording to a report from Headquar.
tiers OF the First Allied Airborne
Army U. S. Troop Carrier forces
in the European theater OF opera.
tons Sgt. Meerman is a general
repair maintenance mechanic sery-
ing with a signal unit OF the U. S.
Troop carrier forces. He was with
the service wing mechanics. who,
after the airborne attack on Ger.
man strongholds in Holland, fol.
lowed up the infantry within range
OF enemy artillery and danger OF
snipers TO salvage and reclaim air.
craft parts used in the assault. Re
claimed general equipment is high
ly important in the successful car
rying on OF the war.
The sergeant was graduated from
Williamson High School, class OF
1887. Before entering the Air Force
May 81. l943, he was employed AT
Ford Motor Company Willow Run
Bomber Plant, as an aircraft ele.
yator and rudder construction fore
man. He arrived In the European
theater OF operations eleven months
ago after receiving his specialist
training at Truck Field, Wiscon-
sin.
His wife, Mrs. Ruth Meerman,
resides at 224 N. Summit st. He is
the son OF Mrs. Effie Meerman,
$50 McCauley ST., williamson.
Pfc June Knapp returned to the
Sedalia Army Air Field. Sedalia,
Mo-, Wednesday after spending
few days with her sister, Miss Lau-
rine Knapp.
Mrs. Richard G.. Cain has re-
ceived word from her husband,
Pvt. Richard G. Cain Of the United
OldlCb MdIlllS wi po thdl hC mao
arrived safely overseas somewhere
in the Pacific.
A/C Clark L. Reid, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Bert c. Reid, 500 L. For
est Ave, has completed his pre-
flight training at Iowa City and has
been transferred to primary flight
school, Norman, Okla.
Cpl. Robert j. Hubbard, whose
wife, Dorothy E., lives at Willow
Run Village, has been authorized to
wear a second Oak Leaf Cluster on
his fighter groups Presidential CT
tation. Cpl. Hubbard formerly was
OF Lansing. Mich.
Corporal Wendell George Ander-
son, 213 Ferris St. nose gunner on
BOA Liberator, has recently been
assigned to an Eighth Air Force
Liberator group in England and is
now flying in bombing attacks on