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Evening star., 1945-12-02
Husband Is CHARGED
with Murder in.
| y
Cellar Staying Case
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOWSON, Md, Dec. IA A.
year-old electrician. in the cellar of
of whose home officers found the
body of his missing wife buried in
shallow grave, was formally
charged with her murder today.
Magistrate T. Frank Martin an
nounced he had issued a murder
warrant against Frederick Emil
Roessler on complaint of 1t. George
Holman of the Baltimore County
Police.
Filing of charges followed by a
few hours discovery of the body of
Mrs. Clara Roessler. 43, by a search
ing party headed by 1t. Holman
which went to the Roessler home IN
suburban Essex.
1t. Holman said Roessler's case
would be submitted to the grand
jury Tuesday. The officer said the
defendant son, an Army corporal
was being held in 81 ZOO bail as ma
terial witness.
Mrs. Roesslers body, clad only in
a slip, was identified by Sergt. Car
roll Simmons, one of the policemen
who unearthed it. A bullet was EN-.
bedded in the skull.
Sergt. Simmons said he recog-
nized Mrs. Roessler from several
visits she had made to the Essex
police station. On three occasions
he said, Mrs. Roessler had sworn
out complaints charging her hus-
band with assault, once with a
brick, but had withdrawn the war
rants before they had been served
Baltimore County Police CHIEF
Oscar M. Grimes said Roessler hao
told police during questioning thai
preceded the formal charge thai
he had suffered a memory lapse
of about two days starting arounc
July %.
Police reported finding a 32-cali.
Der Spanish-type pistol tucked
away in the basement ceiling. They
said the son had told them he hao
given the weapon to Roessler about
two years ago.
Roessler himself insisted, police
added, that the weapon must have
been hidden in the ceiling when he
bought the house in 1887.
The search that finally led tt
Mrs Roessler's makeshift grave wa.
instigated by her mother, Mrs. 10.
seph Fabing, Cazenovia, N. Y, who
wrote to the Baltimore County
states attorney November ex.
pressing concern.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Furnace Fire Destroys
Leonard Hall Gym
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star. /
LEONARDTOWN, Md, Dec. L.
Fire, apparently caused by a de-
fective oil furnace, tonight de
stroyed the building housing the
gymnasium and library at the
Leonard Hall Junior Naval Aca-
DENY here.
Academy officials estimated the
loss at approximately $4,000. They
said six persons in the sick bay ir
the building were. carried out un-
harmed.
The Leonardtown and Mechanics.
vile Volunteer Fire Departments
fought the blaze. for nearly three
hours before putting it out.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Two Groups Scheduled
To Oppose Nursing Bill

Hearings will be resumed at IL
am. tomorrow at the District Build
ing on the proposed bill to regulate
practical nursing in the city.
The Kalorama Nursing Associa-
ton and the Capital Nurses Regis.
try are scheduled to appear in op-
position to the measure.
The bill would set up standards
for practical nursing and provide
for their administration by the
Nurses Examing Board, which con.
sists of registered nurses. Practica
nurses have protested they are moi
represented on this board.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Renfro Takes Command
At Anucostiu Air Station

Comdr. Edward C. Renfro has as
Sumed command of the Anacostia
Naval Air Station, relieving Capt.
George A. Seitz.
Comdr. Renfro, a 1880 graduate OF
the Naval Academy, came to the
Naval Air Station for duty as execu-
tive officer following a tour of duty
in the South Pacific as commanding
officer of Bombing Squadron V-108
While in the Pacific he won decora-
tions including the Legion of Merit
the Distinguished Flying Cross and
a Gold Star and Navy Unit Com
mendation ribbon. Comdr. Renfrc
is a native Of Colorado.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Arlington Judge
To Visit States
DetentionHo
Inspection Tour Will
Be Follow Up on
Delinquency Cases

Judge Hugh Reid of the Arlington
County Juvenile and Domestic Re-
lations Court, announced last night
he will make a three-day inspection
tour of State Welfare Department
juvenile detention homes, starting
tomorrow.
Judge Reid, who will be accom-
panied by R. P. Simmons, county
probation officer, said he wants to
observe conditions in the institutions
to which Arlington juveniles are
being sent.
In connection with his trip, Judge
Reid pointed out that Arlington
juvenile detention facilities are more
than adequate to care for the
county's juvenile delinquency prob
lem.
No Increase Shown.
Judge Reid said there were 2l7
juvenile court cases in the year end
ing last June 80 and that the rate
since has averaged approximately
the same each month.
There has been a sharp increase
in the number Of probations, he said,
resulting from the active county
program carried on.
Pointing out that the Juvenile
Bureau is setting up a complaint
record, working toward system Of
complete information, Judge Reid
said there are eight or 10 cases in
formally adjusted by the police
juvenile or probation officers for
every one which comes into court.
The $500 juvenile annex, con-
structed adjacent to the county
Jail, he continued, also is used to
provide segregation for women pris-
onerS.
Few Committed.
In the year ending last June 30,
he said, % were committed. OF the
PIT cases, he reported, 165 we're
white males, 18 while females, 80
colored males and four colored fe-
males. One hundred and sixty-one
were placed on probation in their
own homes, five in foster homes
and six were assigned to the county
welfare department.
There were IS adults charged with
offenses against children or fami-
lies during the year, he said.
Among those, he said, were 1s
contributing to delinquency; IA for
desertion or nonsupport, and AZ for
family disturbance.
Ten were dismissed or discharged
with a warning, he said, and 13
were sentenced to Jail or the road
force. Fines were assessed against
81 and probation or support orders
were issued in 19 cases.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Directors
WarFundG Goal
To$4,385,450
Plan FinuI Push
To Roise $528 SCI
During December

Community War Fund leaders
yesterday reduced the campaign
goal from $4,970,000 to $4,385 ,450
and announced final push to raise
$528, ,561 in December.
The National War Fund, to aid
the peoples of devastated countries,
suffered a cut of $313,200 because
residents of the Washington area
did not contribute the quota as
signed to them this year.
The Board of directors allocated
100000 to the National War Fund
and announced that additional
money raised will go to local well
fare services.
The fund saved $240,000 by re-
ducing its shrinkage fund from
10 to per cent and pared the rest
from local war service agencies.
Gifts Now S3,S56,S89.
Collections now total $3,856, ,839.
An audit shrank the amount previ-
ously reported by 100000. Herbert
L. Willett, executive director of the
fund, said the unaudited figures in
cluded Implications and money
promised but not presented.
Other reductions made were:
War Hospitality Committee, $22, 800;
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club,
$500; Bundles for America. $3.50,
and American War Community
Service, s76O.
The reduced goal and higher
percentage of cash gifts this year
made possible a smaller shrinkage
fund. In the past, the largest
amount of "shrinkage" has come
from defaulted pledges.
Lee D. Butler, campaign chair
man, set the week of December 10
to II for final Fill the Chest"
campaign.
Chest Agencies Cut 1212T.
The directors gave member Com
munity Chest agencies 871a per cent
of the original amount approved for
each. 1t can give them 100 per
cent if the $528,561 additional is
raised.
Appropriations, based on the
amount of money now available,
are: Alexandria Community Chest,
s82 800; Arlington Community Chest,
S72,550; Fairfax County Community
Chest, s36,820; Montgomery County
Community Chest, $119,440; Wash
ington Community Chest, 81 ,659, ,670;
disqualification, $275,370.
1T is impossible for local welfare
agencies in Washington and Alex
andria and the counties to meet the
difficult postwar problems ahead
with such drastic curtailments as
would be necessary if no further
effort were made to decrease the
deficit" the directors said.
$780, of New Goal Raised.
Campaign workers have raised
1874 per cent of the new goal of
$4,385, ,450. The standing of the
eight units, with their new goals,
follows:
Residential unit, 944o per cent of
$5e1 ,Oo0..
Government unit, 87.5l per cent of
81 1894, ,149.
Business unit, s2os per cent of
$1,446, ,1O4.
Alexandria, 1857 per cent of s75,-
600.
Arlington, 11O.29 per cent of s44,-
600.
Fairfax, 1O0.86 per cent of s39 900.
Montgomery, $3.50 per cent Of
$4,000.
Prince Georges, 1924 sper cent of
$42,862.
OF the goal, s143,334 is unclassi-
fled. The fund now has $18,324 of
this amount. 1t still needs $528, ,561.
To decrease the deficit donors are
urged to send their contributions
today to Community War Fund
headquarters, 1101 M street NV.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Bor Group to Hear
| Representative Smith

Representative Smith, Democrat
of Virginia, will address the Admin
istrative Law Section of the District
Bar Association at the Metropolitan
Club Tuesday night.
The McCarran-Summers admin
istrative procedure bill, now pending
in Congress, will be discussed. Mr.
Smith is chairman of the Selec,
Committee to Investigate Acts o1
the Executive Agencies.
A buffet supper at 6 pm. will
precede the discussion.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
A|exandriiaHead
ToAsk Budget
OF $1,800,000
Budwesky Says Tax
Increase to Meet
Costs Is Unnecessary

Alexandria City Manager Bud
wesky announced yesterday he will
recommend a 1916 municipal budget
Of between $1,800,00O and $4,000, 900.
The proposed budget is under dis
cussion by the City Council and is
expected to be set for pubic hearing
at the end of this month.
Mr.. Budwesky said that, although
he had anticipated recommending
tax increase, check of anticipated
revenue makes it unnecessary. The
city's real estate tax is $3.50 per
500 property valuation and the per-
sonal property rate is $3.50 per 500
The revenue necessary to meet the
budget will result, to a great extent
from increased real estate taxes.
The city's real estate valuations
have been in the process of equaliza-
ton for the last two years since the
appointment of real estate asses
sor. Mr.. BudWesky said properties
which have been under-valued for
many years, now are on par with
comparable holdings, and the city
will realize a substantial increase in
revenue.
School Budget to Increase.
Among the items expected to show
increases are the school budget, the
city's share of which is $33, 600
higher than in 1945, and the Health
Department budget which will per-
init the employment of additional
personnel for the new Health Gen.
ter to be occupied by the depart
ment before January l.
The budget for the maintenance
of public buildings also will be in
creased, according to Mr.. Budwesky
He said funds will be needed to re-
model the City Hall to accommodate
the new Juvenile Court and to in
crease the space occupied by the
Office of the commissioner of reve-
nue..
The new Juvenile Court to start
operation January !, will require a
budget of approximately $4,000, and
the recent action of council author
izing nine additional policemen will
increase the budget of the police
department.
No Salary Increases.
No salary increases of importance
are contemplated for city employees
according to Mr.. Budwesky. How.
ever. the budget provides for the
employment of controller oi
finance at a salary of $1,000, g
smoke engineer at $4,000, a plan
ming engineer at $4,000
Increases in other departments
include the operation of the use
club at Pendleton street, recently
acquired by the city as a center fol
the colored population, as we'll a;
increases in the budgets for the
operation of the library and the
traffic control department.
An increase of approximately s30,-
900 will be necessary in the allow.
ance for bond interest and redemp.
ton to cover the expenses incident
to the recently authorized 81 500 0O(
bond issue. This figure was $235, ,43t
! in last wears budget.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
tuberculosis GROUPS
In Virginia 10 Map
Measures for Control

Representatives of tuberculosis as
sociations in Arlington, Fairfax and
Prince William Counties and Alex
andria will discuss possible meas
ures to control the disease at a
meeting at pm. December II in
the Oakton School on. Chain Bridge
road near Fairfax.
Plans for an organized movement
to request adequate legislation for
tuberculosis control at the coming
session of the State Legislature will
be formulated at meeting of execu-
tive secretaries and board members
of tuberculosis associations in Vir-
ginia Wednesday in st. Paul's Parish
House, Richmond.
The Legislative Committee of the
Virginia tuberculosis Association
will outline the findings of a report
based on recent survey throughout
the State.
The tuberculosis groups, according
to Miss Leslie G. Foster, executive
secretary of the State association,
already have received a 14-point
proposed legislative program, copies
of which have been sent to Gov
Darden, the Virginia Advisory Legis-
lative Council. the State Board of
Health and the General Assembly
One Of the major requests is for a
full-time State director of tubercu-
losis control who would have au-
thority over State sanatoria ano
over all field work and who would
ordinate control and rehabilita-
ton under an ADEQUATE financial
program.
1t was pointed out that even with
a limited building program for the
improvement of old structures, the
State sanatoria plan is so inadequate
that the program will only increase
the present ration of one-half bee
per tuberculosis death in the State
to one bed per death while the
standard established by the Public
Health Service is a minimum o1
three beds per death.
DR.. John A. Sims, president of the
Alexandria association, which ha.
led the fight for a regional sana.
torium for Northern Virginia, sale
the State has only three, made.
quately equipped and under stated
sanatoria and is 1000 beds short o1
the number needed for tuberculal
patients.
State sanatoria will not admit ad.
vanced cases, cases of bone tubercu'
losis, or children with the disease
and will not readmit patients whit
have left institutions without being
lofflcially discharged, DR.. Sims said
Evening star., 1945-12-02

oNSh S41S ot44
ward seat now
held by Edward
D o W ne y. Mr..
Sellers, who has
lived in Alex
andria in C e
1925, is e M
ployed at the
Potomac Yards
as a wheel plant
foreman.
In 1887 he was
a candidate for
delegate to the
State Legisla-
ture and was
d e f e a t ed by
Evening star., 1945-12-02
'Tokomo Park Unit Plans
Playground Discussion

Expansion of the playground IA
cilities in the area will be discussed
at a meeting of the Community
League of Takoma Park at 8 pm
tomorrow at 8. Columbia avenue.
AS one of its major projects for
the league has undertaken the study
of a more extensive playground
program for the children of the
%oxuy,
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Drive PubIicists Nomed

Charles r. Fenwick and Capt.
Lytton Gibson have been appointed
director and associate director, re-
espectively, of publicity for the Mile
Of Dimes campaign in Arlington
County which starts January IA
under the auspices of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
HiIIwood Citizens to Meet

Hugh Marsh, Fairfax County
Commonwealth attorney, will dis
cuss future problems in the expan-
sion of the county's population and
facilities at meeting of the Hill
wood Citizens Association in the
Falls Church High School at 8 pm.
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Voice Message Machines
Sent to Seryicemen

American servicemen in the Phil
ippines soon will receive IS record
ing machines and $4,000 records for
sending talking messages" to the
folks back home, the United Service
Organizations announced yesterday
In addition to. the Chatter plates
1870 pairs of roller skates and Is
skeeball machines are en- route to
the service personnel.
Five USO clubs now are operat-
ing in Manila and one in the prov
inces.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Dr.. Rubinowitz to Speak

DR.. Isaac Rabinowitz, newly ap-
pointed national director Of B'nai
Birth boys work, will talk on the
future of American Jewish youth at
the Benjamin N. Cardozo Lodge,
B'nai Birth, Arlington Jewish Gen.
ter, at $3.50 Wilson boulevard, at
8.3l nm. Tuesday.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Arlington Police Officer
Promoted to Cuptuin

1t. Ernest Il. Miller yesterday was
promoted to captain in charge of
uniformed police, it was announced
by Arlington Police Chief Harry l..
woodward.
Capt. Miller, a resident Of the
county for n years, has served
with the Arlington police force for
the last 16 wears.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Church Guild Plans Bozuor

The Day Branch of the Falls
Church Guild will hold its annual
church bazaar in the parish hall on
Broad street at II am. Thursday. A
luncheon will be served from noon
to l pm. and food and plants will
be on sale all day.
Evening star., 1945-12-02

ing costs of a number of construc-
tion elements to show, he said where
increased costs strike heaviest.
Costs, he said, are for con-
struction of the finest qality." They
include all equipment, such as re-
frigerator, range, grading, shrubbery
and the like.
He also emphasized that the
dwellings are not meant to be low
cost housing.
Here are direct comparisons on
some cost elements, based on a 1941
house and another house of the
same fune rlnM heinp hllilf
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Labor Relations Topic

Labor Relations in the Public
Interest" will be discussed before
the Chevy Chase (Md0 Forum in
the auditorium of the Woman's Club
of Chevy Chase, at 8:l5 pm. to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Futher, Son Night Planned

/ The second annual Father and
Son night, sponsored by st. Mi
chael's Mems Club of Silver Spring,
will be held Wednesday in the Silver
Spring armory.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
christiun Service Dinner

A ham dinner will be served by
the Women's Society of Christian
Service, Walker Chapel Methodist
Church, North Glebe and Dittma1
roads, starting at $50 pm. Thurs
day.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Bethesda Club to Meet

| The Woman's Democratic Club OF
Bethesda, with Mrs. Frank P. Far
9ey presiding, will meet in the
County Building, Bethesda, at
pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
DUY Tent to Elect

Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, No. /,
Daughters of Union Veterans, will
hold the annual election of officers
at meeting at 2015 Massachusetts,
avenue NV. at 8 nm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Church to Hold Sole

The First Presbyterian Church Of
Arlington will give Christmas sale
and supper at pm. Thursday at
Glebe road and Wilson boulevard.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
PTA Meeting Speaker

The Rev. Franeis McPeake, of the
Federation of Churches, will be
guest speaker at the Matthew F.
Maury Parent Teachers Associa-
tion meeting at pm. Tuesday in
the school.
Evening star., 1945-12-02
Bames Ine6ciency.

bameS lnefnclency.
'It is interesting to note" said
Mr.. Daniel, the increase in cost due
to labor" He said this cost is
greater for two reasons: Increased
wages for instance, in common
labor from go cents an hour to 80
cents an hour; and reduction in
the efficiency of labor today, due to
a ready market, which enables men
to work two-third days work and
still get away with it."
Mr.. Daniel also called attention
to the more-than-doubled cost of
some types Of lumber as an element
and contrasted it with the reduc-
ton in the price of steel.
Asked when cost will go down he
said, 1T doesn't look to me as if they
will go down appreciably for some
months to come. Certainly wages
will not be reduced for some time"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-08-09
Chicago Theater of The Air

Responding to requests from list
eners for repeat performance of
Starlight Interlude," an original
musical fantasy based on the present
war, will be heard on the Chicago
Theater of the Air" summer series
broadcast of Saturday, August IL
40 to IL p M, EWT), over WEI.
Starlight Interlude" is an inter
probation of an incident which takes
place in a remote foxhole on the
Far Eastern battlefront Penny
Perry, soprano, and Bruce Foote,
baritone, will be the featured soloists
and music for the production will
be under the direction of Henry
Weber. Foote will sing "Kashmiri
Song" and the Evening Star" aria
from "Tannhauser," and Miss Perry
will feature Caprice Viennois" and
maids of Cadiz."
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-08-09
BrOwnStOne Theater

"The Only Way" romantic play
in four-acts by Freeman Wills
adapted from Dickens "The Tale Of
Two Cities" will be the presenta.
ton on the "Brownstone Theater'
broadcast of Sunday, August II &c
to 1890 p. m, EWT) over WEI.
First presented on the stage in
1899, "The Only Way" had a run
of "a performances. The original
cast starred Margaret Dale and the
late Henry Miller, father of Gilbert
Miller, the producer.
Gertrude Warner will be heard as
Lucie Mannette and Les Tremayne
will appear as Sidney Carton.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-08-09

Sunday Night $3.50, WEI, at
Happened During The Week."
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-08-09

D:00--Gabriel Heater
9:15-Your Favorite Band mon,
Wed. and Fri. only
9:30-Spotlight Bands monday
Wed, and Friday only
9:30-American Forum of the Ali
(Tues. only
0:30-Joan Davis Thursday
10:00-Dave Elman's Auction (Mon.
10:00-Human Adventure (Wed)
10:00--Arch Oboler's Plays (Thurs.)
10:00--Boxing Match friday
10.15--Overseas Reports (Tues.)
10:30-Special Feature
11:00-News
11:05--Sports Parade
11:20-Freedom House Sign Of
SATURDAY
With the following exceptions,
Saturdays programs follow the
weekday schedule.
Mornings
11:00-Billy Repaid
Afternoons
12:00-Hello Nom
12:45-Red Cross Reporter
1:15-Sunday School Lesson
3:00-This Is Halloran
4:00--Charles Hodges
4:15-Here Comes The Bride
5:30-Overseas Broadcast
Nights
6:30-Hawaii Calls
7:45-Cab Calloway's Archestra
9:00-Detroit Symphony
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-08-09

9:30--At Your Service
l0:00-Chicago Theater of the Air
SUNDAY
Mornings
0:00-Young Peoples Church
0:30-Voice of Prophecy
10:00--Radio Bible Glass
10:45-Trinity Lutheran Church.
11:45-News and Music
Afternoons
l2:00-Pilgrim Hour
12:30-Lutheran Hour
1:00--Leo Cherne and VIM. Hillman
l:15--Mennonite Choir
2;00-Chaplain Jim
Carbohydrates of Crooked Square
3:00-20th Air Force Time
3;30--What's The Good Word
4:00-Organ Melodies
4:30--Crime Is My Pastime
500 Leave II To Mike
5;30-Nick Carter
Nights
Goethe Abbot Mysteries
6:30-Cedric Foster
7:00--Old Fashioned Revival
8.00-Homefront Quartermaster
8:30-It Happened During the Week
8:45-Gabriel Heater
9:00-Blue of Evening
9;30-Double or Nothing
10:00-Brownstone Theater
10:30-The Name of That Song
l1:00--Ray Bauduc's Orchestra
ll:30-Freedom House Sign OFF
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-08-09
MONDAY--FRIDAY

Mornings
7:00-News and Music
7:30-Sports News
7:35-Rise and Shine
8:45-Family Altar
9:00-News and Music
9:55-Ration Summary
10:00-Henry Gladstone
10:15-Morning Devotions
11.00-Arthur Gaeth
11:30-Take 1t Easy Time mon,
Wed, Fri. only
12:00-News and Comments
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-08-09
The Abbott Mysteries

The young detective duo, Pat and
Jean Abbott, speak in superlatives
when describing their newest mys-
terry presentation as the most shock
ing technique for murder they have
ever encountered, with the clue to
the solution the most fascinating
they have yet run across, for the
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-08-09

A man in court pleaded guilty"
but the jury brought in verdict of
not guilty.
What do you mean?" asked the
judge. "The man has confessed his
guilt"
Eyes, your honor" replied the
foreman of the jury, "but he's the
biggest liar in our county"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-08-09
Two English Brides

Two English brides, who recently
married American soldiers based in
Great Britain, will have their first
opportunity to speak to their respec-
tive in-laws in the two-way broad
cast originating from the BIC and
New York, Here Comes the
Brides" Saturday, August IL (4;15
to 4:30 p. M, EWT), over WEI.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-08-09

dramatization of "The Venetian Red
Barn." to be heard on "The Abbott
Mysteries" Sunday, August IL 6 to
$50 p M, EWT), over WEI.