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Evening star., 1945-01-18
New Fire Alarm
System Sought
In Montgomery
Volunteers to Vote
Tonight on Plan for
Central Alarm System

Installation of a centralized fire
warning system for the Metropolitan
area of Montgomery County will be
voted on at a meeting of the Mont
gomery County Association OF
Volunteer Firemen at o'clock to-
night in the Takoma Park (Md)
firehouse.
The plan calls for establishment
OF the system by the county COM
missioners. 1t would be financed by
a bond issue to be paid off by an
additional tax on property owners
In the area of 2 cents per $100.
According to a report of the COM
mittee headed by Joseph A. Clam
matteo, chief of the Glen Echo
Volunteer Fire Department, fire
protection requirements of the area
have grown to such an extent that
the present method of giving fire
alarm has become inadequate and
results in delayed alarms" Mr.
Giamatteo and his committee have
prepared report on the proposal.
Under the plan, two operators
would be on duty at a central sta
ton at all times to receive calls. Ar
rangements would provide a two
way radio system, direct tie-in
with the District Fire Department
and future tie-in circuits with fire
companies in the upper county.
There also would be direct alarms
from schools and factories.
Provision for installation of fire
box alarm system would be arranged
in the future for heavily populated
sections.
1t also is proposed that a corpora
ton to direct the activities of the
system be formed composed of men
selected from each participating fire
department. The plan was working
out with the cooperation of Herbert
A. Friede. superintendent of fire
alarms of the District.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Mrs. John J. Roskob, Jr.,
Reported Asking Divorce
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RENO, New, Jan. 18.-Attorney
John S. Sinai said yesterday that
Dorothy Dollie) Raskob was in
Reno to seek divorce from Navy
1t. John Jacob Raskob, jr. He said
no decision had been made on the
grounds or property settlement.
1t. Raskob, son of the New York
capitalist, and Mrs. Raskob were
married in 1910.
1t. Raskob previously was di-
vorced from Minerva Raskob, for
merly of Bridgeport, Conn.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
War Costs for 1914
Increase ~ Per Cent
To S91,174,000,0

BY the Associated Press.
War expenditures in 1914
totaled $91,174,008,o0o, an in
crease of IL per cent over 1943,
the War Production Board re-
ported today.
This brought war expendi-
lures since July /, 1910, to
$244, 500, 900 600.
Expenditures totaled $685.
100000 in December, an in
crease of $740, 900 900 over No
vember, which was the years
low spending month.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Unit to Visit HyottsviIIe

Residents of the Hyattsville area
will have an opportunity to donate
blood when the mobile unit of the
American Red Gross blood donor
center visits the Forty third Ave-
nue. Elementary School, Hyattsville
from 9 am. to 1::30 pm. January 80
Evening star., 1945-01-18
House Approves CIerkship

The House today passed a resolu-
ton authorizing the appointment of
an assistant reading clerk at sal
ary of $500.
Evening star., 1945-01-18

Lester A. "the Great" Scott, an
nouncer for WWDC, who carries on
the "Yawn Patrol" program from
l to 6 am, proved as tough as he
Evening star., 1945-01-18

1IUUIN dpOuC Z.3U am. The an
nouncer Is no pygmy himself-he is
8 feet tall and assays around 1876
pounds.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-27
Professors Seek
knowledge of
NaZi Weapons

CINCINNATI, o. U.p - A
knowledge of German and avia-
ton landed two University of
Cincinnati professors, Edward
Eberhardt and Hans Kiepmann,
position in Germany-delvine
into the secrets Of Nazi AVIATION
weapons.
The professors are among 10
educators and aviation experts
who have been recruited by the
Air Technical Service Command,
Wright Field. Ohio. TO study and
translate captured German docu-
ments.
Professors Eberhardt and KEEP
mann viii go through the docr-
ments, deciding which are worth
sending TO this country for fu--
Tier study.
Eberhardt is assistant profess
sor of modern languages IN the
college Of engineering and COM
merce. Liepmann is assistant
professor of aeronautlcal en-
rineering, but he has been on
leave for the past year, on spe~
cial assignment TO the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Company
Akron.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-27

Farm wages In the U. 8. aver
aged $3.50 q month with board
and $93.10 without board on
June /, 1045.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-27
Court Grants
Il Divorces
Most Petitions
Charge Cruelty

The divorce petitions of IL
Macomb county residents were
granted during the past week
by Judge Alton H. Noe in Cir
cult. The majority of the petit
/ tons were granted on charge
Of extreme mental cruelty.
The divorces follow:
Helen Coates. Roseville, from
Francis j. Coates, ensign in U.
S. Navy, on a charge of extreme
mental cruelty, married August
90, 1896.
Wylle M. Jones from Roseville
from Albert N. Jones, on the
grounds of extf m mental
cruelty, married on May ",
1887.
William Sam Hinkle of East
Detroit from Martha Sue Hinkle,
on grounds of extreme mental
cruelty, married on Dec. 6, 1912.
Sidney Doan. of Van Dyke,
from Elizabeth Doan, on charges
of extreme mental cruelty and
desertion, separated Dec. IL,
1914, married on May 8, 1912.
Irene c. Jasmund, of Mount
Clemens from Alvin A. Jas
mund, on charge that her hus-
band 'ho is in the u. S. Army
did not write to her for a Pc
riod of year and one-half and
had fallen in love with a girl
in London, married Aug. g.,
194l.
Gertrude L. Sweetland OF East
Detroit from Edward H. Sweet
land. extreme mental cruelty,
married March 10, 1887.
Ophelia Schiner, of st. Clair
Shores, from John V. Schiner.
on charge Of extreme mental
cruelty, married Nov. Is, 1925.
Rita Wilson of Warren Town.
ship. from Franklin Wilson,
charges desertion, married May
%, l94l.
Elizabeth NJ. Brunn OF St.
Clair Shores from Donald O..
Brunn,- on grounds OF extreme
mental cruelty, married April
81, 1910.
Erma Kardos Of East Detroit
from Frank Kardos, on grounds
OF extreme mental cruelty, mar
ried Feb. IA, 1945.
Therese Warren OF Center
Line from John Warren for ex-
treme mental cruelty. married
on Sept. 90. 1912.
Erma Simcox Of Mount Glen.
ems from Gerald SIM *, charges
extreme mental cruelty and
claims her husband is now serv-
ing In jail for a felony. mar
ried Feb. 7. 1914.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-27

ST. CLAIR SHORES-Inau-
gurating the first locally directed
campaign of its kind, the St.
Clair Shores Community Fund
will open its drive to raise $l0,-
900 for the Community War
Chest campaign Oct. /.
A meeting of the officers and
a board, consisting Of a repre-
sentative of each organization
in the village, together with
campaign workers will be held
il. Lakeview High school on Fri
day, Sept. %, at 700 p. m.
During the summer a number
OF civic-minded persons repre-
senting many Of the st. Clair
Shores leading churches, clubs
and organizations met at the viii
lage office, at the invitation OF
the Women's Civic League, to
discuss the possibility, and fea-
sibility, Of st. Clair Shores hav-
ing its own Community Chest.
At that meeting a temporary
chairman, a nominating commit
tee, and a committee to draw
up a charter for the organization
were chosen. Permanent officers
were elected at subsequent
meeting as follows: George
Geary, president; N. r. Kerns,
vice president; Mrs. Howard Nc
Clifton, financial secretary; Mrs.
Otto HUM, recording secretary;
and Peter Jenema, treasurer.
This years drive is under the
Craftsmanship of Mick" Kerns,
president of the local Chamber
of Commerce. He has chosen the
following as division chairmen:
Roy Kaul, schools and churches:
Russ Richards. retail business;
Mrs. Leroy Howard, women's
organizations; Ernest McCollom
and John Quinn, taverns; john
ny Becher, mems clubs and or
CARNATIONS; Robert Harrison.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-27
New Machine
Removes Steel
in War Debris

BRUSSELS WH-Belgian en-
giners have designed a new ma
chine to de steel reinforc-
ed concrete and hasten the job
Of clearing Europe's debris.
They have estimated that their
new machine will shorten by as
much as six months the job Of
preparing bombed factory sites
for reconstruction. Seldom does
bombing leave modern factories
m the "rubble-to-dust" state
ropularized by wartime descrip-
tons. The General Motors plant
at Antwrep is an example. 1t
was totally destroyed, but left
heaped on Its site were blocks
of concrete, some weighing hun
dreds of tons.
To demolish these steel-re-
inforced blocks by pneumatic
drills and picks would be an
overwhelming job. Dynamiting
was out of the question because
of nearby installations in COM
paratively unchanged states.
First estimates were that at least
one full year would be needed
10 clear the site.
But the Belgian engineers, en-
ployed by the engineering firm,
Enterprises BlatOn Aubert, .
adopted an old French technique
made some improvements, and
came up with the steel extrac-
tor" This device pulls out the
steel reinforcing bars and leaves
the concrete block easy meat for
pneumatic drills.
The steel extractor" grips
one end of the long steel bars
and, exerting nine tons pressure,
yanks the steel loose from the
concrete. The machine actually
grips so tightly it contracts the
steel bars diameter by fraction
CT an inch. It weighs only 400
pounds and can be handled by as
few as two men.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-27
BUDDIES THROUGHOUT

Bubbles IhkOU GHOUT
The two men had been army
buddies from Michigan to Manila
and from Manila all through the
vicissitudes of Jap imprison-
ment. Today Cpl. Merrill called
home:
'Smitty' and l are on Okin-
ava on our way homer
The news was quickly dis
patched by Mrs. Merrill from
Algonac to the Smith family at
Warren, who explained that
"Smitty" was Merrill's pet name
for Bud.
bud" Smith, who is 38 years
old, was formerly Macomb Coun-
ty Road Commission foreman for
Warren.
Awaiting him at home Is his
77-year-old father, John B.
Smith, a farmer, and his five
children: Frank, of Center Line;
Cecilia, Marcella and Bernice,
at home.
'MITZIE' JUBILANT
Biggest thrill of the anticipat-
ed reunion will be that Of seven.
year.old "Mitzie" Coke, Of 1898
Gronow, Center Line, Buds
favorite niece. 1t was the men.
ton Of "best wishes to 'Mitzie'
IN radio broadcast message
from Tokyo sent out by Pvt
Smith last year that clearly
identified 1t as having como
from him. It was tho only mes
sage indicating Bud" was alive
and 1t served to buoy up the
family's hopes until the recen,
joyful news arrived.
In his lengthy letter, Smith
said only IS enlisted men anc
two officers survived OF the out.
fits original strength Of I'll
men. "In my company" he wrote
I'VE had seven officers, and MOI
one Is living"
Smith, who left the state,
weighing 210 pounds, now
weighs ITO, and admits hi.
healthy constitution stood BY
him. II think we may make 1t
now" he concluded.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-27
Warren Man
Rescued from
Jap Prison

WARREN-One of 81 men
surviving from I'll American
soldiers captured in the fall Of
the Philippines, Sylvester (Bud)
Smith, of Warren, has been
found alive and in comparatively
good health at the Holen POW
Camp, in Manchuria, his family
was informed this week not only
in military message but in a
long, personal letter from Bud"
himself.
When he wrote the letter, Au-
gust 20, Smith was enjoying that
thrill which he and his fellow
sufferers had dreamed about for
years changing from captives in
to captors. The letter explains
il.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-27
Public limited
TO Join Mt. Clemens
Civic Chorus Group

The Mount Clemens Civic
Chorus extends an invitation to
all residents of Macomb County
who like to sing, to join this
group for the coming year.
Rehearsals begin on Tuesday
evening, Oct. 2, at 1880 o'clock
at the Mount Clemens High
school Community room. Carl
Snob of Detroit has been en-
gagged for the coming year as
director of the chorus. A native
of Marquette, now teaching in
Detroit's public schools. the new
director holds a Masters degree
in music from the University of
Michigan, where he majored in
violin. He is the former head of
music department of Central
College at Pella, Ia, and has
had 4 number Of his compost
tons published by New York
and Chicago houses. He organ
lied and directed a Civic Chorus
in iceland, Mich, before going
to Detroit.
The Mount Clemens Civic
Chorus does not seek trained or
solo voices, but all those who
enjoy singing for the pleasure
they will derive from it. The
group annually stages q Christ
mas Concert, 4 Palm Sunday
concert and for the past two
years a Spring production Of one
of the Gilbert and Sullivan op-
erettas.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-27

many and Austria 10 contrary
to q recommendation Of the
World tJewish Congress ut At
lantic City last year. Jewish or.
ganixations here did not oppose
the transfer because Of the i'm
poverished condition of the re-
fugees. While here they were
receiving only 400 francs ($9) q
month.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-27

THE Russians came in here
August 90 and diSarmed the Jap
guards over us, and gave their
arms to the Americans. So now
we are guarding the Japs like
it should have been all the time. !"
News Of Buds" liberation
not only brought JOY to the large
Smith family, of 11470 13-Mile
road, Warren, but it also cheer
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Leitch Merrill,
of 215 st. Clair River Drive,
Algonac, for their son, Cpl.
Smith Merrill, was also released
with Bud.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-27

LANSING. Mich. W.D The
Michigan Oil and gas division
Of the state conservation depart
ment approved TAI permits 10
drill for oil and gas In 43 Of the
states 83 counties during 1914.
Since 1927, when the first drill
ing permits were issued, the state
has approved 1874 explora-
tons.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-27
$4,000 War Chest
Drive Opens Tuesday

manufacturers; Veterans OF For
eign Wars and American Legion
canister collection; and Edward
Brown, special gifts.
The house to house canvas, d.
vided into three districts. will
be under the leadership of Mrs.
Howard McGilton in District 8;
Mrs. N. r. Kearns in District 2,
and Mrs. Theodore Papineau in
District 1. Anyone willing to as
sist may do so by volunteering
for work in any of the districts.
Please contact the lady in charge
of the district and help put the
drive over the top.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-09-27
Refugees In Belgium
Flock back 10 Reih

BRUSSELS-W.D-Two hum
dred German and Austrian Jews
who found wartime refuge by
hiding In Belgium have returned
to their homelands with the help
Of British military authorities.
Although this return to Ger
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-04-26
ACCIDENT
Minor Mention

The Junior play, Bargain Bride"
will be presented in the school audi
forum on Saturday night, at o'clock.
Any old clothing for the war suf-
ferers in Europe should be brought to
the school this week and will be sent
to Oakland on Saturday to be made
ready for shipment.
Last Sunday afternoon trucks were
donated by Earl AuIt, F. E. Spoer-
lem, VIM. Fratz, c. C. Goehringel and
Rodger Bond who went in various
parts Of the community and gathered
the waste paper. This will be sent to
Luke on Friday.
The annual F. F. A. banquet was
held last Wednesday night Delbert
Davis, Of Oakland, spoke on What
it means to be an American" About
so persons were present. The Home
Economics students served the dinner.
Personals
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Rush and
family and Miss Marjorie Speicher, all
Of Baltimore, spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Rush.
Mrs Charles Wilt spent the week
end with her husband at Newark, New
Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Zehner and son,
Grantsville, were dinner guests on
Sunday of Mrs. w. A. Speicher.
Mrs. Jesse f. Aiken, who spent a
week with her husband, Cpl. Jesse
Aiken, at Savannah, ILL.,, has return
ed home, accompanied by her husband
who spent the weekend here He will
report to Fort Jackson, S. c., for fur
Their assignment.
Ross Speicher attended a meeting
of Farm Bureau agents in Baltimore
for several days last week.
Mr. and Mrs Bryson Martin and
daughter, Of Frostburg; Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Margrotf and sons and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Harmon were guests
on Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Richter
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert klink and son,
Of Frostburg, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs Chris Glass.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-04-26

was preparing for a concert. Fitzhugh
stayed out in the kitchen. There was
as much disturbance as though the cat
had let the pans clatter; instead it
was the catgut Of the violin competing
with our voices.
Professor Thiede used to rave about
him as one Of the coming great VOL
inists Of the world. Prof. Thiede
should have known. | wonder how
many Of the old-t.mcrs, who might
still remember Prof. Thede who
taught here in the summers, know
that he came to America with Jenny
Lind?
Jenny Lind made her American de
but in New York in 1913, at the Castle
Garden, now the Aquarium located at
the tip of Manhattan Island. 1t is pre-
sumed he was one of the teachers of
Fitzhugh Goldsborough Prof. Thicde
owned a genuine Stradivarius. This
was the violin he brought with him to
America. When summering in Oakland
he often would 90 to the home Of the
Raschc's and play by the hour. Here
in this home he had an audience that
went into raptures over his music.
Before Mrs. Rasche died she purchased
this Strad from Thiede and presented
it to her son Leo. who owns it to this
day.
But to return to Fitzhugh. He is
known to have practiced six hours
each day. He once gave a recital, after
unusual persuasion, in the old ShartZer
Opera House (now Hinebaugh's Res
taurant building). And also once per
formed in connection with Chautauqua
at Mt. Lake Park. One who attended
his concert in the Shartzer Opera
House has said: Il remember that re
cital as one of the great thrills Of my
life at that time. He had everything in
tone, magnificent execution and rare
artistry"
Later he was with the Pittsburgh
Symphony orchestra. But growing
eccentricity which manifested itself
particularly in his Pittsburgh Orches-
ira days finally reached its climax in
tragedy.
One of the famous writers of that
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-04-26

Rev and Mrs. O. P. Fike and chill
dren, of Mountain Lake Park, were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon
Miller on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Margroff and
children visited Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Glass, Sunday evening
Mrs. Ross Speicher and daughter,
James Glotfelty, of McHenry, spent
several days last week with Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Knots, at Akron, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs Martin Frazee, Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Kahl and son. Miss
Rosie Smith and Samuel Smith were
dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kahl
Misses Ruth Ault and Esther Opel
spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Boltz, Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Carl Nicholson and children,
of Confluence, are here for an indefi-
mite stay with Mrs. Boltz's mother,
Mrs. Philip Smith,
George Bushman and daughter
Mrs. Leanna Romesburg. We're Sun
day evening dinner guests of Freda
and Albert Snyder
Paul Kahl, Sc, has been trans
ferred from cambridge to Miami, Fla
Miss Freda Snyder, Albert Snyder,
Mrs. Robert Romesburg and George
Bushman were dinner guests on Sun
day of Mr. and Mrs August Neil, at
Friendsville.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Kahl and son,
S. g. Smith and Miss Rosie Smith Wis
tied Mr. V. O. Bowman at McHenry
on Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Spoerlein, Oak
land, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Spoer-
lein and daughter, of Gortner, and
Clifford Friend were dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Schlossnagle,
Sunday.
Junior Miller, SEE, of the Merchant
Marine, temporarily stationed in New
York on furlough, spent three days
here with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Miller.
Miss Kathryn Speichcr spent Mon
day evening with Mrs. Alfred Fritz,
Frostburg.
Mrs. John Miller spent Monday in
Oakland on business.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-04-26

morning as David Graham Phillips
was leaving the Princeton Club in
Creamery Park, n. y, FitZhugh
stepped up to him, and without word
deliberately shot him with revolver,
then shot himself.
Though such a tragedy destroyed
two gifted men, brought grief to the
respective circles Of families and
friends, 1t carried with 1t very deep
implications respecting personal, midi
VlduaI honor. 1t Is this feeling about
high honor that was associated with
the Old morals and ITS refined EXPIRES
SION IN the arts. Inc cultured men OF
today with very few EXCEPTIONS is m
capable OF feeling honor as an mtrln-
SIC SINE qua non IN his personality.
Instead his sense OF honor Is entirely
a speculative matter IN terms OF tame,
reputation. notorlety. He IS a happy,
contented person only when his name
stays consistently among the head
hines. This is the honor he Seeks-AS
to personal honor what has that to DO
with success? For a more detailed
appreciation OF TINS period l would
recommend that you read DAVID
Graham Philips His Lie and lime,
published by Dood Mead and Co., n.
Inv \I.,,y.Nl.-4n
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-04-26

Jacob Better and Of Mr. and Mrs Alex George
Mhec and Mrs william znkan who has been
spent i'll Tor improving