Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1959, Tokyo, Japan                                Tars end stripes feature e o t i o n mrs. Robert Stockich son watch unloading of furniture. Lori Wolpert takes notes As col e. F. Kelly dictates a letter. Commanding officer of Germany s Stuttgart Subarea has duties much like those of a stateside mayor by Henry b. Kraft staff writer landlord to thousands of families one of the biggest landlords in the world is a quiet smiling officer who sits at a desk in the Stuttgart Germany Subarea. He is col e. F. Kelly Subarea co. Kelly is of than a landlord. He might justly be compared to the mayor of stateside City with a population of Between 30,000 and 35,000 and a City Council that includes officials such As the chief of police City Engineer head of the Board of education a transportation superintendent City clerk and whatever other officials make up a City government. But above All he is landlord to thousands of  a City like Bakersfield calif., hot Springs ark., new London conn.,Daytona Beach fla., Nashua n.h., new Burgh n.y., Lafayette ind., Burlington,vt., or any other City of Between 30,000 and 35,000 inhabitants. And imagine too that one Man is landlord to every Man woman and child in any of those cities that s just what Kelly is. The figure covers the total in families Only. Thou Sands of families occupying government quarters come under the Subarea and that Means Kelly s department. Single men occupying boys also come under the aubr area land lordship and you could add to i american families living on the German Economy As Well As troop billets. The Stuttgart Subarea in its role of landlord is representative of Many other Subareas in Germany in which thousands upon thousands of american soldiers and their families  the Subarea Are schools churches shops Heaters everything one would find in a City Back Home. There is transportation for school pupils and parents. That Means a transportation department. This is headed by maj w. Owen Bale Subarea transportation officer. He runs a regular schedule and his buses carry about 360,000passengers a month. A City must have its police  does the Stuttgart Subarea with it col Charles s. Hoge Olathe Kan As Provost marshal. He has a set of military police stations in the Subarea somewhat like police precincts Back Home and there Isa German police station which is integrated with the Stuttgart maps. Hoge also has the responsibility of patrolling the autobahn. Every police department in a stateside City has a criminal investigation depart men. So has Hoge s. His office also has Alie Detector Center and the equivalent of a county jail. Eduction supervisor of the schools in the Subarea is Frank Demartini under cont. On Page 12j Day s classes Are Over and Happy children Board bus in Stuttgart for trip Home. Army photos monday february 16, 1959 the Sta a and stripes Page 11