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Evening star., 1944-03-03

and military quar-
tiers.
Finland Is in q Diff
ferent position from
any other Of Ger
many's satellites.
The Russian armies
are close to the
Finnish borders and
a serious push from
the east would bring
the Reds into the
country wit h ou t
much trouble.
In view of the
Russian air superb
prify which y a G haov,
Evening star., 1944-03-03

culture as well as its freedom, and
the National Symphony Orchestra
Is as much part Of that culture as
any other institution. It must be
kept alive and it ought to be en-
ployed at its maximum efficiency as
a contribution to national morale.
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Mr.. McReynoIds RESIGNS

The resignation Of Frederick w.
McReynolds as chairman OF the
Board Of Public Welfare is a distinct
loss to this community.
In effect, his resignation is a pro-
test against renewed efforts by the
District Commissioners to secure
passage Of legislation which would
strip the board OF any authoritative
voice in the management of the
agencies now under its Jurisdiction.
Mr.. McReynolds' experience in Dis
trict welfare work goes back for more
than thirty years. On the basis Of
that experience he is convinced that
the reduction of the Welfare Board
to a purely advisory status, which
is desired by the Commissioners,
would destroy its effectiveness. And
there Is reason to believe that other
public-spirited citizens, who have
given freely Of their time and energy
to the city's welfare problems, share
this view.
Commissioner Mason advances the
rather hollow argument that the
legislation in question takes from
the board no powers Except those of
a purely administrative character"
The fact is, however, that the ad-
ministrative powers are the only real
powers that the board has. If it is
to be divested of these, it would be-
come. an ineffectual advisory body,
a sort Of appendage to the Board of
Commissioners which the latter
could ignore at will. This is a pros
pect which is not calculated to
appeal to those District citizens who
have considered it privilege to
serve without pay on such agencies
as the Welfare Board because they
give the people Of the District at
least some voice in the management
OF their own community affairs.
Under existing law, the Commits
sioners may appoint paid welfare
personnel only on the nomination
OF the Welfare Board. Similarly,
employees may be dismissed only on
the recommendation Of the board.
The Commissioners contend that
this Is an undesirable division of
authority, and that they, having
the ultimate responsibility, should
also have full power to hire and
fire.
There are several objections to
this. The Commissioners are DO
litical appointees and subject to
political pressures. Hence, to take
control Of welfare personnel from
the independent civilian board and
vest 1t in the Commissioners would
open the door to patronage de-
mands, subject only to the restraints
OF civil service and firmness of the
Commissioners. Furthermore, the
proposed change in the case of the
Welfare Board might pave the way
to similar encroachment on other
citizens boards. The arguments
which the Commissioners advance
IN this instance could be applied to
other agencies, and there is no
assurance that they will not be.
Finally, there remains the record
Of the Commissioners in the ad-
ministration Of local agencies over
which they have exclusive control.
Congress will want to know whether
the Commissioners, in their own
field, have done a better job than
the Board of Public Welfare has
done In its field, and the full hear
ings which have been promised
happily will provide the opportunity
to 60 thoroughly into this aspect
Of the matter.
Evening star., 1944-03-03

In times of rush and stress transit
companies have found it advisable
to inaugurate "skip-stop" sched-
ule. Our Navy In the Pacific seems
also to find the idea highly efica-
cious.
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Inside Germany

Americans interned in Germany.
after our break with the Vichy re-
gime have reached the freedom of
neutral Portugal under an exchange
arrangement. and are telling their
stories. Among them are a number
OF newspaper correspondents, and
the reports of those trained observ-
ers make interesting reading.
To be sure, theirs is peep-hole
picture. because they were kept in
resort hotels far from metropolitan
centers or industrial areas. Never
theless, they were able to talk with
many OF the local inhabitants, had
access to German newspapers and
periodicals, and listened regularly
to German broadcasts. Also, they
had revealing glimpses from car
windows on their way out OF the
Reich. From all this they were able
to formulate opinions and deduc-
tions especially valuable since they
were in Germany during the period
when the trend of the war has def
nitely turned against our arch
enemy. We thus have authoritative
f1rst-hand information on how Ger
many and its people are standing
the strain Of adversely.
Although the accounts differ in
certain aspects. they are strikingly
similar on the basic factors. And
the combined picture Is one which
must disabuse those facile optimists
among us who have believed that
Germany would soon collapse from
within. Germany is depicted as
being still far from exhaustion, it's
general situation being roughly
analogous to that in the last war
at the beginning OF 1917. Indeed,
conditions are in some important
respects more secure for Germany
than they were a generation ago.
Hunger is nonexistent in the Reich
and probably will not appear there,
though the popular diet may get
more scanty and monotonous with
the loss Of the Ukraine and other
Russian territories. Civilian health
is good and the birth rate stays
high. Discomfort and war-weari-
ness are certainly rife, but mostly
in the bombed cities and indus
trial regions. The countryside is
little affected by the war. and the
same is true OF the unbombed urban
centers in Eastern Germany Few
persons except Nazi stalwarts and
the fanaticized Hitler youth still
believe in victory. but the hope of
a negotiated peace remains wide
spread. Also fear of national ruin
from defeat has been effectively
instilled by DR.. Goebbels' propa-
ganda. which emphasizes the Allies
unconditional surrender" formula,
Churchill's recent reinterpretation
Of the Atlantic Charter, and dire
threats voiced by what may be
termed the "Vansittart" group in
Britain and America. German mo-
rale seems to have hardened rather
than softened in recent months.
Furthermore, even though. war
WEAKNESS should increase with fu-
ture reverses, it could not express
itself as it did in the last war.
Himmler and his private army OF
100000 SIS troops and Gestapo hold
the civilian population absolutely in
their grip. The final deductions to be
drawn from these inside" reports
is that Germany can be cracked
only from outside by decisive blows
by the armies and air fleets of it's
enemies.
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Glad of Free Speech
To the Editor Of The Star

To the Editor Of The Star:
Let us as Americans thank God that
freedom Of speech still is allowed in
public-a fact which was illustrated by
Mr.. Jack Of the Jack & Heintz plant
Of Cleveland. Ohio, as he addressed a
large gathering Of Representatives and
some Senators the other night.
Mr.. Jack reflected the common sense
OF clear-headed thinker, expecting
the same sober reflection from our sea-
soned legislators who ate at the tables
where there were no drinks.
We agree that profits should be taken
out OF war. We are all in this struggle
together. We are taxed to the break
ing point; rich and poor alike may
share within the limits of their own
pocketbook endurance. Renegotiation
Of war contracts is laudable, but let's
back capital that is fair with labor and
handle labor which Is unfair to capital.
So here Is one individuals congratu-
lations to Jack g. Heintz and to legislas-
tors who found time out to listen in the
open forum Of the dining room at the
Mayhower Hotel to a friendly discus
sion Of businessmans problems dur
ing this great war effort.
q A pTNTrpn
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Move in Adnliralties

Gen. MacArthur's advance to the Ad-
miralty Islands is probably the last
move in the encirclement Of Rabaul.
AS pointed out in my recent article, this
Evening star., 1944-03-03

Headlines state that Bernard
Baruch firmly believes that post
war slump can be avoided, and most
Of us firmly believe that it can if
we will follow his recommendations
Evening star., 1944-03-03

Reports from various Allied and neu-
tral sources that Bulgaria is about to
quit the Axis ship are discounted in
well-informed Washington diplomatic
Evening star., 1944-03-03
The Great Game of Politics

There Is at the moment-particularl
among the professional liberals-con-
siderable loud weeping about the effect
of the rift between Congress and the
Evening star., 1944-03-03
On the Record

There is drama in the death Of the
octogenarian Finnish ex-Premier and
ex-President, Pehr Svinhufud, on the
day that Russia announced armistice
Evening star., 1944-03-03

After recent floods even the Cali
fornia Chamber of Commerce has
had to admit that the State has at
least been subject to an especially
annoying form of concentrated dew.
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Says President Showed Couraee

To the Editor Of The Star:
Three cheers for Dorothy Thompson,
the only writer with courage enough to
show how wrong Congress was on the
tax bill and how right the President
was. Where was Wendell Willkie when
the time came to speak up against Con-
gress? After all he himself advocated
an even larger tax, but no one heard
anything from him. The world will al
ways remember the wonderful courage
President Roosevelt displayed In stand
ing up to Congress alone for what he
believed was right.
MRS II p WEXI.ER
Evening star., 1944-03-03

Lovers Of classical music are re-
ported to wish that If little lambs
eat ivy they would make it poison
ivy and end the whole business.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-05
School Park
SiteCost|y

a resolution proposed by Coun-
Gilman RoceH 10 provide a play
field for CasS Technical High
School proved TO be an expen-
Sive undertaking today as the
parks and recreation commission
reported that il would cost $500 =
600 for acquisition Of the prop
erty alone.
John J. Considine, parks and
recreation superintendent, re-
ported 10 his commission that
there arc $40 structures on the
selected site which. together with
the land. would cost the city
S3l6.O00 10 condemn Court costs
and other expenses would run the
figure above 500 600.
Then, all We would have
would he the property" ConSi-
dine said. land there Is no tell
ing how much II would cost 10
rare those buildings and build
- park and playground"
The site is SlX-block area
bounded by Vernon, Fifth. Eliza
beth and Brooklyn. Rogell asked
that the parks and recreation COM
mission agree on a site and plans
with tho city plan commission
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-05
VIEW Drive
Endorsed

In 4 resolution offered by
Councilman Van Antwerp, The
city council today urges Detroit
and Wayne County residents "a
cooperate with the Veterans of
Foreign Wars in their nation
wide-campaIgn % raise $500 000
for postwar soldier and sailor re-
lief
he IL resolved" the reSolu-
ton read that the common
council commend the WV and
urge the public of this com
munity cooperate with Detroit
and Wayne County WV posts
In raising. or II possible exceed
ing. their share of this fund"
Nichigans quota in the drive
is S175,OO0 a third of the fund
viii be used 10 enlarge the VIEW
national home al Eaton Rapids
Mich. with the remainder 10 be
devoted 20 assisting disabled vet
Grams and their families during
postwar rehabilitation TO civilian
life.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-05
Garden Plots
'GoBeggiing'

An apparent lack Of interest in
Dctroits victory garden program
today led the parks and recreation
commission 10 urge all prospective
setroit gardeners to submit their
requests for garden plots as
quickly possible
The department has available
800 acres of plowcd ground COM
prisIng 10000 garden plots. but
requests have come in from only
400 persons.
I'VE are afraid that people
are falling down on the job"
Commission President Henry VI.
Martens said I'VE want Ia inn
press on them the importance
of this program and urge than
10 apply for space on one of the
city's garden sites"
Applications should be mailed 10
the parks and recreation COM
mission in tho Water Board Build
ing. with "A 81 fee accompanying
them. The 81 Is 10 cover cost of
blowing, rental, diScing, and har-
rowing. plus other incidental costs,
including expert gardening advice.
Last year, many persons APP
piled for plots and then didn't
20 through with it," Martens
said we thought that a 81
fee would he pledge of sin
certify on the part of applicants,
and tend To give them "A sense of
responsibility In planting and
caring for their gardens"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-05
Ties Given
To Guilty

Patrons of Recorders Judge
Stems courtroom, or at least
those lucky to get of with sus-
pended sentences. today are walk
ing down the street sporting
Easter neckties given them by the
juriSt himself.
The unexpected gifts were the
direct result of a bit Of spring
house cleaning by the judges wife.
Rummaging around, she ferreted
out 80 OF so ties which she deemed
no longer worthy OF grazing a ju-
dicial shirt front She instructed
the judge TO dispose of them.
The judge was puzzled only mo-
mentarily. Why not gladden. the
hearts of his clients? SO he did.
Among the recipients were FIVE
teen age boys who were found
guilty Of illegal occupation in con-
nection with a dice game at $685.
T.. jefferson. In addition 70 the
ties. they received suspended SEN
fences.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-05
Charlevoix Officer Assigned

Los ANGELES. April ; INS)
The llth naval district an
nounCed today the assignment Of
Capt Huber r. Paddock. l.. s. y,
81. of Charlcvoix. Mich, as com
mandant OF the S20000.0OO L. S.
naval base at Port Hueneme.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-05

FLINT. April "a coastguards-
man. Seaman 1/c Paul Timocko
and Pvt Anthony Calcca. both OF
this area. were officially reported
missing in action, the soldier in
the Mediterranean area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-05

Buy War Savings Stamps the
convenient way. Order them
delivered TO your door from your
Detroit Times carrier-SaIeSman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-29
1000 Ringworm
Cases in Flint

FLINT. Nov 2S-Inspection Of
the sanitary conditions of the
city's 1856 barber shops is being
contemplated by the Flint health
department as one step to con-
troll the scalp ringworm epidemic
which has infected approximately
1000 youngsters, according 10
Henry kowalk, chief of the health
departments laboratories.
kowalk informed the city COM
mission that use of wood lamps"
in Ia of the city's IS schools have
disclosed sos cases of infection.
leading to the belief that the to-
tai number may be 1000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-29
By Roy Crane

4 carrier for only three months, he
already Is on the way to beng one nj
Agonlc', leading sale,mln, for, in that
tome Id has increld business on his route
j5oc. Shirrow serves Detroit Tunes sub
scrrbers IN Howard, Pleasant, Green and
Fruit streets. lis route profits average IS
d, vesk. which he uses for clothing, saw
ms, and TO purchase War Bond,
I'd live, at So Huron street and is
student At Algonsc High School. lie
attend, church every SUNDAY at St. Gath
erinss HN iavorits plsume, are model
place building hiking and hunting.
Mr. and Mrs Shifrow ,lsm carving
hN route and making collections have
conodersby helped Id m arithmetic and
added ,rtoreU 10 h., other school work.
Va, route i,t,iues have also caused Young
Shirrov to become tnthuNBue about saw
ing money.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-29
Detroiter TO Speak

ANN ARBOR, Nov. 2S-The
Rev. Robert NJ. FrehSe, director
of religious education al West
minister Presbyterian Church. De-
troit, will speak at the second
meeting of the Religious Leader
ship Training Institute at 7:30
tonight in Ann Arbor High School
auditorium.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-29
Investment!
Saginaw to Buv Edifiee
for Future Parking Lot

s SAGINAW, Nov. 28-Although
they can't use it for years to come
and they don't know where the
purchase price is coming from,
city councilmen today were at
tempting TO buy a building on
one corner of the old City Market.
Agreeing to offer $4,000 for
the building a their noon meet
ing. the officials jumped the offer
10 S16.500 when the real estate
agent told them he had two other
offers at that figure.
The 60xl20 building will be
torn down 10 allow more space
for a double deck parking lot
when and if the city decides 10
Evening star., 1944-05-02
Melody Schifeler
Returns Home

Col. and Mrs. Curt c. Schiffeler
have been joined by their
daughter, Miss Melody Schiffeler,
who arrived from Granville,
Ohio, where she is a member of
the junior class at Dennison Uni
versity. Miss Schiffeler is TAX
ing an accelerated course, doing
four years work in three, and is
specializing in music and Ian
guages. She not only is a gifted
pianist but is gifted as a COM
poser as well. Her latest work
was in sonata form and was
played at the university during
the winter by DR.. Karl Eschman,
dean of the music department.
Miss Schiffeler has been elect
ed poet of the year 1914 at the
college and is editor of the Port
folio, the monthly magazine of the
institution. She spends her free
time from study at her family's
farm near Granville, the TOO acres
which Mrs. Schiffeler's great
great-grandfather purchased in
1903 and which have been in the
family throughout these 140
years. Miss Schiffeler, who at
tended Gunston Hall, the Cathe-
dral and Friends Schools here,
will play her Concerto for Piano
and Orchestra" with the Denni-
son Symphony in May, when Col.
and Mrs. Schiffeler will be among
those in the audience.
Col. and Mrs. Schiffeler had
with them for several days re-
Gently their son, Cadet Corpl. Carl
c. Schiffeler, who is a student at
Staunton Military Academy.
Evening star., 1944-05-02
Mr.. Lav10nd Weds
Miss. Matcbett

The marriage of Miss Martha Ann
Matchett, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. F. Matchett of Patoka, ILL.,, and
Mr.. Donald Douglas Lamond, jr., of
New York, son of Mr.. Lamond of
Takoma Park, took place Sunday
|afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Com
munity Methodist Church in Arling-
ton. The Rev. Walter M. Lockett
ofhciated at the double-ring cere-
mony, which was preceded by organ
music played by Mrs. P. o. Shepherd.
White snapdragons, gladioluses and
palms were used to decorate the
altar, which was lighted by tall
tapers.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father, who, with Mrs. Mat
chett, came from his home in Illi-
nols. She wore a powder blue gab-
ardine suit with white accessories
and a corsage of white roses and
her wedding ring had been fashioned
from her maternal grandmother's.
Miss Mary Jane Rodgers, her maid
OF honor, wore a dusty rose frock
and a corsage of yellow roses. Mr..
Lamond served as best man for his
son.
An informal reception in the
narthex of the church followed the
ceremony, and the bridal party and
immediate families were entertained
later at buffet supper at the home
OF the brides aunt, Mrs. James D.
Pope. The couple then left by plane
Tor brief wedding trip, after which
they will be at. home in New York.
Evening star., 1944-05-02
Mrs. Clayton Heads
Democratic Club

Mrs. william Clayton was unan-
imously elected president Of the
Women's National Democratic Club.
according to an announcement from
club headquarters yesterday.
The announcement was made at
a membership meeting following a
buffet luncheon and terminated the
two weeks OF voting, In which ball
lots were received by mail. Others
elected include Mrs. Wayne-Chat-
field Taylor, first vice president;
Mrs. South Trimble. jr., second vice
president: Mrs. Claude o. Brad
shaw, recording secretary; Miss
Elaine Exton, corresponding secre-
|tary, and Mrs. Herbert Dorsey,
treasurer. Miss Ellis Meredith
served as chairman of the Elec-
tions Committee, and Mrs. Loren
johnson was chairman OF the Nomi-
mating Committee.
An annual custom of the club was
observed yesterday morning, when
members of the organization visited
the Washington Cathedral, where
Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, the retiring
president, and Mrs. Clayton laid q
wreath on the tomb Of Woodrow
Wilson.
Evening star., 1944-05-02
Back From Trib

Capt. and Mrs. Walter J. Cahill
have returned from their wedding
trip and are in their apartment at
1409 N street. Mrs. Cahill formerly
was Miss Marie Marks, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Marks, and she
will resume her work as inyestigat-
ing commissioner of the Civil Serv-
ice assigned to the War Department.
Capt. Cahill is the son of Mrs.
Mary G. Bryan and the late Mr..
Thomas F. Cahill, former assistant
commissioner of immigration at
Ellis Island. Both Capt. Cahill and
his bride are of the third genera
ton of their family to live in WASH
ington. Capt Cahill recently has
returned to civilian life after service
with the Army and he has resumed
his practice of law.
Evening star., 1944-05-02
WaIters.OsHu

Miss Mary 10 Oslin, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Haydn Oslin
became the bride Of Mr.. Leonard
Wesley Moore Walters, son of Mrs.
Leonard Walters, April Is, in the
Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church.
The Rev. John w. Rustin officiated
The bride was attended by her
sister, Miss Jessma Oslin; Miss Eu-
nice Walters, sister of the bride
groom, and Mrs. John w. Spencer
Mr.. Spencer was the best man,
and the ushers were 1t. Ellison
Neal, Sergt. Roland Crews, Mr.. Ed
ward Spencer and Mr.. Carl Kusen-
berg.
The couple is residing in Spring
field, Ill. The bride is a graduate
of George Washington University
and the bridegroom was graduated
from Benjamin Franklin University.
Evening star., 1944-05-02
Costa Rcan ENJOY and Wife
To Depart for Homeland

The retiring Costa Ran Ambassador Sonora will
leave Washington the end Of the weekFday
to their homeland The
OF the President of his this
the Chief Executive May 943 In the that they have
they have made wide circle themselves their
and in that time they the
of the late Mrs Stokes Hakett 2112 they
tained small informally they moved The
Ambassador their
and Sonora Pado the short time that they
Washington retiring diplomat wife will motor
Orleans will Mexico City After
short stay there they will go Costa Rica.
his Ambassador
Francisco Gutierrez with Sonora de Gutierrez Ross
this the latter part of next week and will
native
Rca attempted master the English language