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Evening star., 1945-03-16
Maryland Assembly
Receives Silver Spring
Parking Lot Tax Bill

A bill authorizing the Montgomery
County Commissioner to collect a
special tax of 40 cents per S100. of
assessed valuation on tangible per-
sonal property and improved real es-
tate in the Silver Spring business
district. to finance public parking
lots was introduced yesterday in the
Maryland Legislature by the county
delegation.
The special tax area takes in sew
eral blocks on either side of Georgia
avenue and extends from the Dis
trict line north to Cameron street.
Any land zoned commercial or in
dustrial which adjoins the area is
also to be included in the taxing dis
trict.
The commissioners also would be
empowered to levy tax of 20 cents
per 500 against all unimproved real
estate in the Silver Spring business
district which is zoned either COM
mercial or industrial Tangible per-
sonal property located on sites or in
buildings zoned for industrial use
are to be exempt from the personal
property tax.
Installation and operation of
parking meters by the county COM
missioners in the Silver Spring busi-
ness district is also authorized. Rev.
enues are to be applied toward cost
OF operation of the parking sites.
Commercial and industrial sites
ond their iy,,y,vor,ox,,o,,f~ .r~ l.. -
exempted from the special taxes "If
and when they provide as much
general parking as may be required
in any general ordinance ss :"
The bill also authorizes the county
commissioners to issue bonds for q
term not exceeding 80 years, or GER
ti1cates of Indebtedness for a term
not exceeding years for an amount
mot exceeding $500 900. Declared an
emergency law, the act is to take
effect from the date of passage.
The proposal to provide on-street
parking areas originally included
both the Silver Spring and Bethesda
business districts and the plan was
approved for both communities by
the Montgomery County Advisory
Postwar and General Planning
Committee. Later it also received
the approval of the Montgomery
County Civic Federation, which,
however, rescinded its action at q
meeting Monday night.
The Silver Spring Board Of Trade
last week approved the plan. Beth
Eesda business men have consist
emily opposed the plan.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Montgomery Charter
Board Opposes Bills
10 Revise Government

Pledging its efforts to 'sbrinp
about a modern, businesslike. efd-
cient and economical county gov
ernment, the Montgomery County
Charter Committee directors were
on record today as opposing Mary
land Assembly bills proposing
changes in the form of govern
ment. The proposals are no real
substitute for a county charter, the
group said.
In a statement yesterday, the
directors attacked the Postwar Com
mlttees proposals as inadequate.
Since similar proposals had been
fought SO bitterly by the machine
in last years Charter campaign, /"
the statement said, ''this recent pres
entation by machine leaders nat
urally caused considerable interest
and speculation in many circles"
Supervisor Limited.
The directors declared the pro-
posal to create county supervisor,
at Q maximum salary Of $4,000 q
year, Is no real substitute for a
county manager. "He Is allowed no
real independence of thought or ac-
tion," the report said, "and must
follow the whims OF the County
Commissioners"
In regard to a merit system bill
recently introduced in the General
Assembly, the statement said thai
1t rs no true civil service plan.
1t eliminates specific offices from
the merit system and In this wa,
keeps important jobs as politica
ptums. the statement said.
Asserting that the charter di.
rectors believe that no county issue
require partisan elections. They
pointed out that the Postwar Plan.
ming Committees general planninf
group had adopted a resolution
calling for continued partisan coun.
fty government. Under the Hatch
Act, 1t was said, Federal employe.
would be eliminated from partici.
patton in county government.
To Continue Statements.
The statement said the charter
directors will continue to bring t.
the attention of the voters impor.
tant facts and developments il
county government. and will seel
the election of charter board ir
1916 to draft county charter re.
sponsible to the viii of the people.
A new Charter Committee Boart
Of Directors, recently elected, In.
cludes DR. Oscar r. Blackwelder, DR.
Donald Bliss, George r. Candy
Donal L. Chamberlin, Mrs. Dear
Dinwoodey, DR.. j. H. Forsyth, Dear
James j. Hayden, Everett r. Jones
20. NJ. Kile, the Rev. J. Virgil Lilly
Adlai S. Magee, Mrs. PGad B
Morehouse, Mrs. Walter e. Perry
DR.. H. n. Hewlett, Ray T. Tucker
Judge Thomas C. Kelley and Capt
Chester Wells.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
|Reedy, Hockenberry
Executed in Alabama
|Kidnap-AssauIt Case
By The Associated PRESS

| By the Associated Press.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Mar. 49,
Two Washington youths convicted of
Iabducting and criminally assaulting
a Birmingham woman died calmly
in the electric chair today, ending
crime careers which their mothers
said began with abnormal childhood
tendencies.
Neither of the doomed youths,
stocky 19-year-old Daniel Reedy, nor
tall, sharp-visaged, 22-year-old Jo-
seph Hockenberry had final word
to say as they were strapped in the
electric chair shortly after midnight.
At an 11th-hour clemency hearing
before Gov. Chauncey Sparks, they
did not deny the crime. Hockenberry
professed religion, telling the Cover
nor he had found God in the death
house" Reedy said he didn't re-
member much of what happened.
Govern& Refuses to Act.
After listening to the mothers who
asked for mercy and to the husband
of the victim to ''let the law take its
course" Gov. Sparks, who has often
publicly said he is opposed to capital
punishment, announced he would
not intervene.
The mothers of the youths, Mrs.
Joseph Hockenberry and Mrs. Bobbie
Reedy, told similar stories-both
boys had been irresponsible since
childhood and had spent much time
in confinement. The pair escaped
from Gallinger Hospital in WASH
ington February l, l944-a few days
before the crime.
w. e. Brobston, court-appointed
attorney for the youths, argued that
his clients did not have a fair trial
because they were without benefit
OF a State law providing for sanity
commissions in such cases.
Won't Recommend Mercy.
Mrs. Reedy cried to the husband
OF the victim at the hearing:
MY boy, in his right mind, would
not harm any woman"
Afterward she accosted him with a
request that he recommend mercy.
Face drawn, the husband replied: ::
Il could not conscientiously do SO.
in the interestsof society"
The husband was a witness at the
double eiectrocution.
Reedy was the first to die. at
1912 am, and Hockenberry a few
minutes later.
The two youths escaped from
Gallinger Hospitals mental obser-
vation ward after overpowering and
severely beating an elderly guard.
Hockenberry was under sentence
for assault and Reedy was serving
sentence for joyriding.
After leaving the District they
drove to New Orleans and Birming-
ham in stolen automobiles.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Backward Blood AiIment
Fatal 10 Baltimore Baby
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Mar. 16.-Marilyn
wart. Baltimore's backward
blood baby, who lived for more
than two years with rare heart
disease which doctors termed Sim
compatible with life," died yester-
day.
The daughter of Corpl. and Mrs.
Dale Stewart, Marilyn was born
with the big heart vessels trans
posed so the blood circulation was
the opposite of normal.
Specialists had said the little girl
could not survive indefinitely be-
cause her blood, reaching the lungs
after it reached the heart, was with
out adequate oxygen.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
RiverduIe Women Found
Dead of Cos POISONING

The body of Mrs. Harry r. Gordon
28, wife of Greyhound Bus Co
employe. was found last night in
the kitchen of her home at CLOS
Baltimore avenue, Riverdale, Md.
According to police, Mrs. Gordon's s
head was covered by a quilt and
rug, and her body was slumped
over an open gas burner.
Police said the woman's body was
discovered by her husband, who be-
came worried about her when sew
eral telephone calls to the house
were unanswered.
DR.. James I. Boyd, Prince Georges
County medical examiner, issued q
certificate of suicide.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Silver Spring Firemen
Mark Both Year

The Silver Spring Volunteer Fir,
Department, organized in 1915, OBJ.
served its 30th anniversary at din.
ner last night at the fire house Ii
Silver Spring.
Guests of honor included LACY
Shaw. president of the Montgomer,
County Board of Commissioners
Capt. Leroy Snyder. o. w. Roby
Phil Ryan, president of the Mary.
land Volunteer Firemen's Associa.
tion, and William G. Weddings, presi.
dent Of the Montgomery County
Volunteer Firemen's Association anc
assistant District budget officer.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
House
Gets Juvenile
Case Measure
| Nearby Counties
Are Exempted From
Jurisdiction Bill
Es the Associated Press.

Gy ttc hsSQCidteQ FTCSS.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, Mar. 16.-A
Senate-approved bill to give Circui'
Courts jurisdiction over juvenile
cases except in five counties. went tc
Sthe House of Delegates today fol
consideration.
% The measure, approved by the
Legislative Council, was passed by
the Senate without dissent after
Prince Georges, Montgomery, Al
legany, Washington and Garrett
Counties were exempted from Its
provisions by amendment.
One major section also was
amended to allow Circuit Court
judges to commit offenders directly
and not necessarily through the
Department of Public Welfare.
IA The measure originally proposed
:. to permit judges to issue commit
ment orders, but to require the
4 Welfare Department to assign Of
!, tenders to institutions.
Juvenile cases are now handled
by magistrates in many counties and
the bill was intended to place State
wide procedure uniformly in the
Circuit Courts.
81 Representatives OF the five coun-
ties asked exemption for various
reasons, some contending they had
satisfactory Juvenile Court systems
under jurisdiction of Circuit Court
judges.
Woman Jury Hopes Blasted.
The Senate also administered a
death blow to any hopes of passing
a bill at this session to permit wom-
en- to serve on Maryland juries.
The bill had been made a special
order earlier in the week for April
8, the day after the General Assem-
bly, must adjourn sine die.
Senator Gonder, Democrat, OF
Garrett moved to reconsider the
action.
This started legislative row
which ended with the adoption OF a
5nclincher" motion, making impos-
sible any further discussion of the
bill or any substitute relating to
wonnen's jury service at the current
session.
In the high-gear legislative day
81 measures were passed and 200
showed through one or another OF
the reading" stages. The Senate
passed 28, the House 36.
The Governors office announced
&f,of &Ie Ct,,,f Tvan,,tfye oypaofaJ
to sign rs bills today.
5 Education Bills Passed.
Besides the juvenile court bill, the
Upper Chamber gave final approval
to two more of the Governors edu-
cation bills, and a House measure
to add certain other diseases to the
compensate list under the work.
mems compensation law.
The House bills passed included
those from the Senate setting terms
of the Office of State Roads Com
missioners at six years and stag
gering the terms and extending
hunting and fishing privileges to
servicemen. The House adopted a
resolution requesting Legislative
Council study of licensing natu-
ropathic practitioners.
The Lower Chamber also adopted
a resolution recommending that the
State Game and Inland Fish Com
mission build small dams in the
Susquehanna River below Como
wingo Dam to aid shad propaga-
ton.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Berlin Cobie Restored

STOCKHOLM, Mar. 16 {P)-Tele-
phone communication betwe b
Stockholm and Berlin, cut at pm
yesterday, was restored today by .
sinrle cable from Hamburg. The
main lines In Germany apparently
had been badly damaged in an ali
raid s...s.nr1u0
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Play Center to Open

The Arlington Forest Recreation
Center will open for both adult and
teen-age' groups tonight. An ex-
hibition table tennis match will
feature the opening night. The
project is located in the Arlington
Forest shopping center.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Librory in Clarendon
Reopens After Repairs

The Clarendon branch of the
Arlington County Library has been
reopened after having been closed
for several weeks for repairs. It will
be open from noon to 6 pm. and
from to 8 pm. Mondays through
Fridays and from 10 am. to 6 pm.
Saturdays, Mrs. Mildred G. Blattner,
librarian, announced.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Green Opposes
County Tax Rise
For Arlington
Boost Wos Voted
By Board Monday
For Special Items

Opposition to a proposed increase
IN the Arlington County tax rate
from $2.70 to $295 was expressed
today by County Treasurer Holm
Locke Green and STATE Senator
William D. Medley. Mr.. Green and
Senator Medley also said thew
doubted the wisdom OF a proposal
TO seek enabling legislation to pro-
vide general license law for the
county.
The proposed tax increase was
voted Monday at special meeting
Of the County Board to provide GER
tain capital outlays not included in
the budget for next. year. The
board also voted to seek the en-
abiing legislation providing a IL
cense tax law. A public hearing
on the budget and the two pro-
posals viii be held at pm. April
IL IN the Circuit Court room.
Boost Wont Solve Problem.
Mr.. Green said he opposed the
tax increase because such an in.
crease does not solve the problem
that the County Board seems to
think exists.
what the county really needs and
mas needed for some years is a fair
and businesslike general reassess-
ment.
Inere are hundreds of pieces OF
property in Arlington County that
nave increased considerably in value
tnat are not carrying their propor-
taonate share of the tax load. This
great increase Of property values has
been brought about by the heavy
said.
Mr.. Medley said he doubted thu
wisdom of seeking an enabling act.
He pointed out such tax power is
now the sole prerogative of Vir-
g1nla cities and that Arlington can
acquire such tax power by converts
ing itself into city under an en-
aoling act adopted two years ago.
Careful Study Needed.
1T would be impossible to present
bill in the General Assembly on
Monday as such bill would have to
be drafted after careful study as
to how such enabling legislation
should be carried out" Mr.. Medley
added.
Aubrey p. Grow, president of the
county Chamber Of Commerce.
voiced opposition to any increase
IN the county's tax rate. The
county Board of Trade also urged
that no raise in the present tax
rate be made. The trade board
recommended that an endeavor be
made to lower the rate in order
that misleading comparisons no
longer may be made between Ar.
hngton's tax rate and that of sur
rounding territory.
Evening star., 1945-03-16

IeaL OF making
a coffee roaster
out of a jeep en-
gine.
T ech. Sergt.
Carl F. Crock
Of 81 East Mis-
sissippi avenue,
s i'll er Spring,
constructed his
coffee ro a sting
"wonder" from
engine parts at
a base in Eng
land.
"The expert
m e n t was SO
successful that
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blueprints of the conversion have
been distributed by the ONCE of the
Quartermaster General to all quar-
termaster baking companies in the
held" the citation states.
Sergt. Crock also Is credited with
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Senote D. c. Unit to Meet

A meeting Of the Senate District
Committee has been scheduled by
Chairman Bilbo for 10 am. next
Tueeday to consider AL bills on it,
calendar.
Evening star., 1945-03-16
Silver Spring Sergeant Wins
Award With His Coffee Rooster

An Army sergeant from Silver
Spring, Nd, has been given the
Legion of Merit for exceptionally
meritorious services"-including his
Evening star., 1945-03-16

Degree days-Total for month, 272::
total for season to date, 1854;
normal for season to date, 3,642.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-04-05
CPL. STEVE w.
THELLMAN

A member of the Monaco Jur-
ior Saxons, Cpl. Steve W. Thell-
man, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Thellman, was killed in action
while serving with the United
States Marine Corps at Two lima
OH March 6. l945. three days be-
fore his 2lst birthday.
Cpl. Tnellinan was born III
Beaver Falls and attended High
School there. In December of
1912 he enlisted il, the Marines
and was sent to Paris Island.
South Carolina, for his training.
He qualified as an expert. in his
rifle examination and was kept
on the Island as an instructor on
the rifle range. Last August he
was transferred into the Infantry
and received special training at
Camp LIE Jeune, North Carolina.
After eight weeks there he was
sent to the Pacific and Joined the
Fourth Marine Division.
The Thellmans have three other
sons i'll the Marine Corps. St.-Sg.
Daniel J .Thellman. who is now
in hospital iii Honolulu; Opt.
Michael p. Thellman. home on
f1rlough after spending Two
years in the Pacific; and Pvt.
Henry H. Thellman. stationed at
California. Hc is also survived by
his parents, and Jennie and Rich
ard at home.
Ali the Saxons feel this great
loss and wish to extend heart
lest sympathy to the bereaved
family. He will never be for
gotten.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-04-05

- Sylvester Dunk, president
of the Elbow Bendcrs Club, stag
gered in a clothing store with his
own "inside' dop about things
national and international. He
wants me. says Harry Schwarz,
retail clothicr, Brooklin, O., to
outfit him from hide out, because
he said he knew where and when
Franklin, Winston and Joe will
hold their next Big Three con-
ference and he wants 10 go too
Said he can be of great service
to his country internationally il
he once gets in on the ground
floor. Said any curtailment of
passenger service won t stop him
because he'll crawl into crate
and get an Al priority anyway
Old Dunk is up on shortages,
too. Sugar, he said. will be short
and sweet; liquor vii! continue
to be of radiator quality and
butter will go to 2S points a
pound. Butter, you know - its
that yellow stuff we used to
| use as substitute for oleo.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-04-05
OPA ON THE AIR
THIS WEEK

Radio broadcasts by the Cleve-
land District Office of Price A.d-
ministration on local stations dur.
ing the week are as follows:
Friday, April 6
at 400 p. m., VICAR, Cleveland
Your OPA-"The Meat Situa-
ton.
Friday. April 6
at 1000 p. m, WHBC, Canton,
Chester Bowles.
Saturday, April 7
at II ::35 a. m, WTW Cleveland,
O. P. A. Farm News.
Saturday, April
a. III 80 a. m. WJW, Cleveland,
Chester Bowles.
Saturday, April
at II As a. m., WIKI. Cleveland,
OPA Today.
Saturday, April
at 4:45 p. m. WTAM, Cleveland.
Hasten the Day..
Monday through Friday
"OPE Reporter"
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-04-05
THERE is A DIFFER.

Periodically the question OF
consumer cooperatives is brought
to public attention. For some rea-
son, promoters OF consumer CO.
operatives always lead the public
to believe that private business
fights such organizations; also
that for some reason consumer
cooperative is more efficient and
run by more honest men than
ordinary private business.
AS matter of fact, consumer
cOopcratiNcS run some business
Or farm oi heir own for Il profit =,
and yet they will support non
profit coopeTat.vcs to buy their
own supplies at cost
Every merchant knows that ii
all business ran on the no profit
program OF the consumer cooper
ative. we would soon go back to
he progressive days of the Stone
Age. But if a hundred or a thou
sand men want to buy and sci
merchandise to themselves at nc
profit, they have a right to do so
so long as they do not ask public
subsidies and tax exemptions.
The difference between a mar.
keting coop and a consumer CO.
op is that the marketing coop
seeks to sell the product of its
members for a fair and reason.
able profit. The consumer co-ol
is pretty much like a flea on a
dog-as long as there is dog
to fatten on, the flea can live. AS
long as there is somebody max
ing profit at some kind of busi-
ness, consumer co-Ops can get
customers to sell to at no profit.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-04-05
ST. JOHNS ~ $500
LUTHER LEAGUE
By Katherine Torok

Cleveland, Ohio, April Sat
our last business meeting we
made plans for our Confirmation
Banquet. After the meeting our
president, Marie kessler. treated
us with donuts and pop. Thanks
bushels Marie, is tasted swell!
1t was decided that the Conhr-
nation Banquet will be held on
April Is. at the Church, at :OO
p. III. A dinner will be served and
after the banquet there will be
dancing in the gym. Let's all
attend and show these new men,
bers good time.
At last our Cantecn has been
completed! The big opening
night will beSaturday, April 28.
so keep this date in mind as we
want big crowd, so that this
will be great success.
On April 8. at 7::3O 2. III. there
will be an important business
meeting. Tlease be at the church
prompt.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-04-05
HAPPY EVENT

On Thursday, March 80, 1945,
at 600 a. rn., at the Fairview
Hospital. a baby girl was added
to the family of Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Auner of 1920 West
l32nG ST., Cleveland, O., a for
mer basketball player of Cleve-
land West and his wife a former
member of Cleveland, West Jrs.
The new baby weighed 7 lbs. 10
ounces at birth. The Auner fami-
ly now has two children. boy
and girl. The mother Katharine
Martini-Auner and baby - K;,-
thryn Joan - are both doing fine.
Father John when ne was con-
graduated on the, new increase of
his family said, Oh this is not all,
our Saxon lodges. the Central
Verband and the T. S. J. A. must
grow, you know.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-04-05
TEUTSCH JUNIOR
LUTHER LEAGUE
By Erna Simonis

The Luther League at Teutsc,,
Evangelical Luthern Church had
a social April 5rd. for the new
members that are going to attend
our meetings. They are: Norma
Peters, Bill Theis, John Roth,
Bill Stuehier. Audolf Hoffman,
and Bill Benyak. We hope they
will come and try to make tie
Luther League a bigger and bet
ter one.
On our last meeting March
Il, we were very happy to have a
visitor Lillian Teuscher from St.
Johns Luthern Church in Berea.
The church she attends has a or
ganization similar to the Luther
League. We hope sine enjoyed
every minute OF her time with us.
April Sth, the Luther League
is going to have a bicyle hike, we
hope everyone will have gay
time.
The Luther League choir has
been singing regularly, and the
help Prof. A. Nicolaus has given
US made it successful.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-04-05
AUTO.clTY SPEAKS
" By Mitzi Schemmel

Detroit, Mich, April 5-Our
disappointment in the cancella.
ton of our social didn't last long
because our social was. he'd alter
all on Friday. April 6. A very
good time was had by all.
Meetings
The next Blah-Blatt meeting
will be Thursday, April II, at
Jean Schemnel's house.
And Friday the 18th is our
monthly business meeting. Are
you superstitious or will we be
seeing you?
Congratulations
Our congratulations SO to A.
MM-3rd Class George Wise on
his engagement to Miss Kathe-
rine Webb. We certainly were
happy TO hear the good news and
best wishes to you both. Q was
double-crosscd, members !George
shaved off his mustache.)
The military term platoon
originated in the 18th century.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-04-05
QUESTIONS?
Answers will be found on page

l. What vehicle has never been
permitted on Bermuda but now
may be operated on that island
for war purposes:
,. With what science does
geodsy deal?
3. Pago Pago is a famous South
Sea port; OF what is it the ca
pital:
4. Which country was first to
declare war against Germany on
Sept. 3, 1889, France or Britain,
and what period of time elapsed
between the two declarations:
5. Which is the largest of the
Scandinavian countries: