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Evening star., 1945-03-11
Corens Is Held
For Grand Jury
After Hearing
Nervous at Show
OF Murder Clues
In Wife's Death

Henry H. Corens, A, automobile
painter of 4515 Gladwyne drive,
Bethesda, was ordered held for the
Montgomery County grand jury
without bond on charge of murder
at a preliminary hearing yesterday
before Judge Donald A. DeLash-
mutt in Rockville Police Court.
Corens is charged with killing his
wife, Pearl, 81, whose head was
found February q near iittle-used
road in the Dranesville section of
Fairfax County, Va. Police still are
searching for the torso.
Corens cheWed nervously on a
toothpick before the hearing opened
and appeared i'll at ease. He kept
one hand to his face throughout the
proceedings. He did not testify. 1
At one point, when Capt. James S.
McAuliffe, in charge of the Bethesda
police substation, identified a
hacksaw as the one he found Febru-
ary 27 in the basement of the Cor
ems home, the defendant blinked
rapidly several times and his face
became flushed. AS he left the
courtroom, Corens wiped his eyes
and face with handkerchief.
Chemist Testifies.
The various witnesses were cross
examined by Corens' attorney, Har.
old c. Smith, Rockville.
In the States array of evidence,
DR.. James White, an FBI chemist,
testified that the blade showed
traces of human blood and tissue,
as well as hog tissue He said he
was unable to determine how old
the bloodstains were or whether
they were the same type as the blood
in the head
Another witness, DR.. Max Silver
man, dentist, of 1900 Georgia ave-
nue. NV, said he had treated Mrs.
Corens between 1885 and 1887. He
said he had identified the head by
the work he had done on the teeth.
Detective Corpl. John P. Leahy Of
the Bethesda substation quoted
Corens as saying he quarreled with
his wife about 11:45 pm on Febru-
ary l2-the night of her disappear
ance.
Knocked Him Out"
Corpl. Leahy said Corens told him
his wife came into the bedroom at
that time and asked him about some
whisky. During the quarrel which
followed, Mrs. Corens struck him on
the head and knocked him out"
Corens told the policeman.
When he first saw Corens Febru-
airy IA, Corpl. Leahy testified, the
defendant had scratches and bruises
on his face and his right eye was
oloodshot. Corpl. Leahy said Corens
told him at that time that he had
not seen his wife since their quarrel.
/ According to DR.. F. j. Broschart.
deputy medical examiner for Mont
gomery County, who appeared on
the stand, the head was severed by
saw through the fourth ceryical
vertebra. He said it could not be
determined when the head was sew
cred or how long the woman had
been dead
Mrs. Mary Hudson, whose house
at 45O4 Jones Bridge road is directly
behind the Corens home, testified
she last saw Mrs. Corens between
6 and $50 pm. February u in the
rear of her home She said Mrs.
Corens entered the house after
talking to her.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Municipal Hospitals
Food Costs Increase
48 Pct. in ; Years

The average overall cost in food
stuffs for municipal hospitals and
institutions has increased 48 per
cent between September, 1941, and
September, 1914 Roland M. Bren-
nan, District purchasing officer, has
reported to the Commissioners.
During the 1941-44 period, Mr..
Brennan estimated that the price
of fresh fruits and vegetables had
risen 98 per cent, fresh and frozen
fish 120 per cent and flour 70 per
cent. Principal canned fruits, vege-
tables and juices, have gone up IS
per cent, the purchasing officer said
Increases in specific items cited
by Mr.. Brennan for the three-year
period in terms of cost per pound
were: apples, 239 per cent cabbage,
SO per cent; carrots, 1863 per cent;
caulifiower, 127 per cent; corn, l81
per cent: peaches. 1874 per cent;
white potatoes, 173 per cent, and
sweet potatoes, 154 per cent.
Reports Rise in Seafoods.
Mr. Brennan reported that the
per gallon cost Of clans had risen
l5e per cent and oysters 100 per
cent and that no purchases were
being made of these items because
the cost was excessive" He COM
mented:
1T is very difficult to reconcile
co,,oa of tho ipcraoeac haco,,eo of
Government agricultural price sup
ports and subsidies SO Why our
prices for hard and soft wheat flour
should be up 72 per cent in three
years, while Treasury Procurement
Division contractors supply bread
and rolls at prices only 10 per cent
higher than in September, 1941, is
not understandable, unless it is sub
sides that keep the prices of bakery
products down.
mo fair comparison can be made
as to relative prices of fresh meats
IN 1914 as compared with 194l.
Costs have increased, naturally, but
quality of meats now being ordered
is inferior to quality received in
1941. Moreover, meat contractors
are not obliged to fill orders as
called for, but have the right to
supply only what is available to
them under Government quotas"
Other Increases Noted.
Other increases noted by Mr.
Brennan for the 1941-44 period fol-
low: Butter, creamery, 20 per cent;
poultry, SO per cent; eggs. 341s per
cent; grade A milk, 10 per cent
cream, As per cent; sugar, 20 PEI
cent; oleomargarine. 80 per cent;
coffee, 80 per cent; bread and rolls,
10 per cent: meats and meat prod
ucts, "a per cent, and lard 81 per
cent.
The figures for. flour, sugar, cof-
fee and canned fruits are from
procurement warehouse prices and
include per cent handling charges
Mr. Propnop cold
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Man Overcome by Smoke
In Apartment House Fire

One man was overcome by smoke
IN an apartment house fire last
night at 1872 North Capitol street
that drove out occupants of six
apartments and tied up traffic for
about As minutes.
Arthur c. Cobb, %, colored, janitor
OF the building, who was in his
apartment in the basement when
the flre started. had to be helped
out OF the building. He recovered
soon after being taken outside and
did not require hospital treatment.
The fire, according to police,
started IN the basement and the
smoke spread through the building.
There was no estimate of the dam
age.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
War Loan Quota
For D. T.. Raised
To 113 Millions
Series e Stressed,
With Drives Goal
Set at 18 Million

The Seventh War Loan quota for
the District is ,O00,00O-an in
crease of $19,000,000 over the quota
for the last drive, but almost $40,-
100000 less than actually was raised
during the Sixth Loan drive, it
was announced yesterday. -
Biggest change in the Seventh
drive, which runs from May IA to
June 30, is the jump in 'E" bonds.
The Districts "E" bond quota for
the Seventh is S48,000,000, an in
crease of $18,000,000 over the Sixth
"E" quota-and almost SIS 1000 900
more than the total sold in "E"
bonds during the last drive.
Wilmer j. Waller, chairman of the
District War Finance Committee,
commented that the e. bond in
crease reflects the importance
which the Government attaches to
the series lin its fight to keep the
cost of living down by preventing
increased imitation"
Corporation Quota Cut.
The quota for other issues for in
dividuals is $22,000,0O0, making the
overall individual quota, including
"E" bonds, $70,000,000, as against
the $48,000,000 quota in the sixth.
The seventh quota for corporations
took a $5,000,000 drop from its sixth
quota to $43,000,0O0
Mr.. Waller reported that the In
terdepartmental War Savings Bond
Committee, headed by E. F. Bartlett,
already has promised to fill $29,-
100000 quota. This committee pro-
notes bond sales to Federal en-
ployes, chiefly through the payroll
savings system.
Although the increase in the indi-
vidual quota is large, Mr.. Waller
pointed out that there will be only
two, instead of the usual three, bond
drives this year, and that sales dur
ing three months, instead of the
usual two, will be credited to the
seventh drive. The accounting pc
riod for the seventh will run from
April 9 to July 7.
Roads of War Costly.
"The war effort needs our indi-
vidual savings more than ever be-
fore" Mr.. Waller declared The |
road to Berlin has been a long and
costly one, but President Roosevelt |
tells us that the road to Tokyo may
be harder and costlier.
Too few of us realize the i'm
portance of War Bonds in keeping
the home front intact by holding
down the cost of living. War Bonds
purchased by individuals are one
of the most effective weapons
against the economic disease of in
flation. They take money out of
markets where it would otherwise
compete for the limited supply of .
civilian goods and exert pressure
against our cost of living controls -
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Child Education Group
To Meet at Museum

The District Association for Child
hood Education will meet at $3.50
pm. tomorrow at the Children's
Museum in the Villa Rosa, 4215
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Brief speeches will be made by
Miss Matilda Young, director of the
Childrens Museum; Mrs. Paul
Scherer, former president of San
Francisco's Junior Museum: Seno-
rita Carmen Henriquez of the Do
minican Republic, teacher of Span
ish at the museum, and Senhorita
Helena Araujo of Brill, in charge
of the play activities for the sight
saving class and also teacher of
Portuguese at the museum. Mrs
Agnes Kain will direct demonstra-
ton by children belonging to the
Creative C1uh
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Mrs. Joy Elmer Morgan
To Speak in ARLINGTON

Mrs. Joy Elmer Morgan. president
OF the District Council of Church
Women, will speak at the annual
meeting OF the Arlington Council Of
Church Women at pm. Thursday
at the First Presbyterian Church,
Wilson boulevard and North Glebe
road, Arlington.
Election of officers also will be
held, Mrs. w. K. Handy, president of
the Council, announced.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Capt. HiIImon Killed;
Son Of Masonic Official
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONG BEACH, Calf, Mar. TO-
Capt. James NJ Hillman, 81, son of
DR.. James N. Hillman, Sandston, Va.
grand secretary of the Grand Lodge
of Virginia Masons, was killed last
night in the crash of a twin engine
pursuit plane near nearby Artesia.
Funeral services will be held for
Capt. Hillman at Emory, Va, where
his father was president for 20 years
OF Emory and Henry College.
Capt. Hillman was attached to the
Air Transport Command at Mem
phis, Tenn.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Shoe Repair Workers
Quit CIO Union Council

Withdrawal of CIO Local 1136,
United Retail, Wholesale and De-
partment Store Employees of Amer
lea from the Maryland-District of
Columbia Industrial Union Council
in protest against the policies of
Sidney Katz, secretary treasurer of
the council, was announced last
night by Oscar Mazzitelh, business
agent of the local which has offices
at 1707 street NV.
Local 1136 is made up of shoe
repair workers in the District. It's
position, according to Mr.. Mazzitelli,
was stated in letter to the head of
the council.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Wave Officer Trains
For Months to Give Blood

Rejected when she sought to do
nate blood late last year, 1t. Comdr
Jean Palmer, WAVE officer sta
toned at the Navy Bureau of Per-
sonnel here, last week gave her first
pint of blood at the mobile units
visit to the Arlington Red Cross.
She had been training" for a Sec
ond try since January / by taking
liver extract to build up her hemo-
globin count.
For the first time in several
months, full quota of 160 donors
reported at the session, officials said
Five new members were added to
the Arlington Gallon Club. They
were M. j. Brooke, Alice MCINTYRE
Joseph Unger, Kay Eagin and Jayne
Norton.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Coffee Proposes
CAB Jurisdiction
Over Airport
Would Give Control
Pending Settlement
Of Boundary Dispute
BY DON S. WARREN.

A proposal that the Civil Aero
nautics Board be given exclusive
jurisdiction over National Airport,
pending solution of the century,
old Virginia-District boundary dis
pute, was advanced yesterday by
Representative Coffee, Democrat, of
Washington.
In an appeal to members of the
CAB to draft such legislation,
which he offered to sponsor in the
House, Mr.. Coffee declared it was
rather silly" that an understand
ing could not be reached.
He cited the recent instance in
which the body of a man who
dropped dead on the airport prop
erty was left lying there for 36
hours while coroners of the District
and Arlington County debated as to
which one had authority to issue a
death certificate.
Mr.. Coffee, who is chairman of
the District Subcommittee of the
House Appropriations Committee,
said he hoped details OF the Sug-
gested plan would be perfected by
officials of the CAB. Development
of his plan would bring a second
measure dealing with the boundary
problems before Congress.
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee recently revived
his bill of the past Congress to fix
the boundary at the present mean
high water mark on the Virginia
shore of the Potomac.
This would cede the airport
which largely is built up out of the
river-to Virginia. Such a plan has
been approved by the Virginia Leg
islature and the Commissioners, out
has been blocked twice on the
House floor by Representative
Stefan, Republican. of Nebraska,
who contends the airport should be
kent mart of tho National CopifoI
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Stephen Early Visits
French lst Army
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Presidential Secretary Stephen
Early visited the French 1st Army
sector on the southern end of the
western front yesterday, the Offlce
of War Information reported.
The dispatch, quoting the French
press agency, said Mr.. Early was ac-
companied by Brig. Gen. Frank A.
Allen, jr., head of the Allied COM
mand's headquarters in Paris, and
Brig. Gen. Tristram Tupper, head of
the 9Th Army group press head
quarters.
Mr.. Early was assigned to Gen.
Eisenhower's headquarters in an un-
disclosed capacity after attending
the Crimea Conference with Presi-
dent Roosevelt's party.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Rev. Edward }. KIippert
Liberated in PHILIPPINES

The Rev. Edward j. Klippert,
whose mother, Mrs. Catherine Kip
pert, lives at 2003 Commonwealth
avenue, Alexandria, is among ap-
proximately so civilians reported
liberated in the Philippines, the War
Department announced yesterday.
The list of those freed was the 30th
made public by the War Depart
ment since the American invasion.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Public Got 1917 Billion
Fewer Cigarettes in IA
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
A total of 321 ,856, 1856 236 cigarettes
were withdrawn from warehouses
for consumption during 1914, an in
crease over 1943 of 25 ,591 1856, ,734
the Internal Revenue Bureau an
nounced yesterday.
The total included 237 ,852, ,802, 1856
tax-paid cigarettes (those which en-
ter the normal market) and 84,-
003 1854 ,050 tax-free cigarettes (those
shipped overseas for the armed
forces, the Red Cross and lease
lend.
Compared with 1943 these totals
show drop during 1914 of 1885,
514,454 in tax-paid cigarettes, and
an increase of 45,177,371, ,188 in tax
free cigarettes withdrawn for con-
SUMPTION.
Evening star., 1945-03-11

Income tax problems this March
are less troublesome than in pre-
vious years, revenue experts be-
lieve, because only about two-thirds
as many as last year are asking
for help in making out their re-
turns, which are due next Thurs
day.
There were 2,149 callers at the
local collectors Office yesterday,
compared to 3,215 on the Saturday
before the March Is deadline in
1914. This did not include persons
who merely dropped in to pay their
bills and did not ask for help in
making out their returns.
The falling off in harassed tax
payers is due to two facts, the local
office says. In the first place, taxpay-
ers were confronted last year with
consolidating two years returns into
one, as the system shifted to pay
as-you-go" plan Secondly, the in
auguration of the new W. form
a receipt from employer of money
paid and taxes withheld during the
year-has enabled millions to make
their returns this year without
calculating the tax due. No money
is required in filing the W., it was
emphasized. The Government will
figure out how much is owed, if any,
and either send a bill for the amount
due or a check for overpayment.
Persons with incomes of more
than $4,000 or any income on which
there was no withholding cannot file
the W. as a return, however, but
must use form 1040
Only a small percentage of tax
payers are finding it necessary to
file declaration of estimated in
come and tax for the current year
1945, it was said.
The local collectors office. in the
Revenue Building at Twelfth street
and Constitution avenue NV, is
open from $50 m. to pm. daily.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Auto Industry Problems
To Be Discussed Here

Problems overcome by the auto
mobile industry in converting to
war production will be discussed
Tuesday at a dinner meeting of the
Washington section of the Society
of Automotive Engineers in the
Statler Hotel by j. NJ. Crawford,
president of the society and chief
engineer of the Chevrolet Motor
Car Division of General Motors
Corp.
Fred S. Glover, director of the
automotive division, War Produc-
tion Board, will discuss automobile
production problems under present
conditions.
Maj. Gen. Stephen G.. Henry will
preside.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Copt. MiIIiken to Speak

Capt. Rhoda j. Milliken, director
OF the Women's Bureau of the Met
ropolitan Police Department, will
address the Prince Georges County
Social Service League at 8 pm
wednesday at the County Service
Building, Hyattsville. She will
speak on "Evaluating Our Services
to Human Beings"
Evening star., 1945-03-11

ing outdoor burst
into flames.
Thomas Gray
son, 2-year-old
son of Edwin S.
G r a " on, a
member of the
M e t op olitan
Police Force, and
Mrs. Grayson,
3 3 4 8 Gunston
road, suffered
S e C o n d a n d
third de g r e e
burns on the
face and hands.
He was taken
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Three-Cent Stamp
May Be SuppIonted
By Two-Cent Rate
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Scent stamp may be-
come a thing of the past.
The Post Office Department
has asked the House Post Office
Committee to consider legisla-
ton making the various divi-
sions of the department self
sustaining.
Representative Stevenson, Re
publican, of Wisconsin, a mem.
Der of the committee, said the
proposal would involve lower
ing first-class rates from 3 to
2 cents, and raising parcel post
rates a few cents.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Lip-Reoding Glasses

A new term of lip-reading classes
to be held bv the Washington So
ciety for the Hard of Hearing will
begin March 10. The class will
meet at $50 pm. every Monday at
243l Fourteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Citizens Group to Meet

The Capitol View Citizens Asso-
citation will hold its monthly meet
ing at the home of Mrs. James e.
Malcolm, 46 Walnut street, at 8 pm.
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Two Parkfairfax Children
Badly Burned at Play

Two Parkfairfax (Va.) children
were burned, one seriously, yesterday
when some inflammable liquid with
which other children were play
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Master Builders to Meet

The Master Builders Association
will meet at s pm. Tuesday in Room
260, Mayfower Hotel. it has been
announced.
Evening star., 1945-03-11

SCOUTS will take
in
who American Girl
Smyrna times., 1945-03-15
KENT DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE
Willard ID. Boycee, Dover, Reflect
ed County Committeeman

Willard D. Boyce, Dover, was
reelected chairman of the Kent
County Democratic Committee at
the organization meeting of the
committee last week. Boyce will
be entering upon his duties for his
first full term in that Office. Mrs.
G. D. Paradee, Dover, was reflect
ed secretary and treasurer. Ac-
ton on the selection of steering
committee was deferred. Boyce
became chairman of the commit
tee early last year and directed
the Democratic campaign in this
county last fall when the Demo
Gratis won back several of the
county offices they lost in the
previous election. Williams, who
has been a member of the commit
tee for "a years, served as secre-
tary for % years and in the COM
bined office of secretary and treas
urer for Is years.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-15
DAIRY MEETING TONIGHT
New Castle Countrywide Meeting
i'm Middletown Fire Hall

The New Castle County D. H.
I. A. and the Delaware Agricul-
tural Extension Service are spon-
soring a countrywide dairy meet
ing to be held in the Middletown
Fire Hall tonight Thursday
March 18th, at s o'clock. The pro-
gram for the meeting is as fol-
lows: s Point Dairy Program for
1945, George Worrilow, Associate
Director of Extension; Better Pas
lures, Claude Phillips, Extension
Specialist in Forage Crops; Mas
tits Control, DR.. c. M. Palmer,
University of Delaware; Produc-
ton of Quality Milk, U. c. Meyer,
Supplee Milk Co.; Movie, Produc-
ton of Juality Milk. Each of the
speakers will devote only ten min
utes to their subject so that the
progra mwill not be too long.
Every dairyman is urged to attend
this interesting and important
meeting.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-15
CONTRIBUTES TO RED CROSS
Wilson Cabinet Company Pledges
$500 on Behalf of Employees

]. E. Wilson, Jr., president of
Wilson Cabinet Company, has dur
ing the present campaign, pledged
a contribution of 5000 in the name
of and on behalf of his production
employees. The unusualness in
the nature of this contribution evil
IDENTIFY is deserving of special rec
IGNITION in this instance for the
Wilson Cabinet Company is serv-
ing a dual purpose: first in con-
tributing to this very worthy or
ganization, and secondly in build
ing up a spirit of relationship be-
tween employer and employee,
which is a prerequisite for success
in practically any endeavor.
Therefore, the Red Cross salutes
the Wilson Cabinet Company for
its patriotic and cooperative re-
Spouse to the Red Cross War Fund
and congratulates this organiza-
ton for its display of human rela-
tionship to their employees.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-15
SMYRNA Grange News

The program at the Smyrna
Grange last week was presented
by Mrs. Gladys B. Johnson, chair
man of home economics. 1t in
cluded readings by Mrs. Joseph
Ennis, Mrs. Ruth Pryor, and Ed
ward Heinold, and a Red Cross
message fro mthe front by Mrs.
Edward Heinold. Arthur Moffitt
sang a solo and there was a piano
solo by Mrs. Mary H. Fleming.
Postwar planning was emphas1z-
ed in a QUESTIONABLE and a quiz
program was conducted by Mrs.
johnson. Mrs. Johnson, assisted
by Mrs. Pearl Gooden and Mrs.
Frank Ryan were appointed to
make survey leading to the es-
tablishment of a juvenil Grange.
The Grange voted to assist the
present War Fund Drive of the
Red Cross.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-15
Students Honored by Team

James Ford and Richard Hands
berry, members of the basketball
team at the John Bassett Moore
School, who have enlisted in the
U. S. Navy, were given farewell
party and dance at the Twentieth
Century Club recently by the
team. They were presented pen
and pencil sets. James Sudler,
junior high school student, also en-
listed in the Navy, and was one of
the guests of honor at the party.
Other guests included Supt.George
w. Wright and Mrs. Wright, Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn S. King, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wells FAIRIES, and Mr.. and
Mrs. William E. Matthews, Jr. Re-
freshments were served by the girl
cheer leaders under direction of
Miss Jane Rupert. Francis Geb-
hart, coach, was presented a war
bond, as a tribute to his service.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-15
w. S. G. S. Meeting

The regular meeting of the Wo-
mems Society of Christian Service
will meet in Asbury Methodist
Church Friday evening, March 16.
All circles will meet on Tuesday
evening, March goth at 7:30
o'clock, as follows: No. 1, Mrs.
John L. Johnson, leader, at the
home of Mrs. Edward T. Porter;
No. 2, Mrs. Raymond Snow, lead
er, at the home of Mrs. Charles P.
Thornley,; No. 3, Mrs. Norman
Coleman, leader, at the home of
Mrs. Coleman; No. 5, Mrs. Frank
lin Ennis, leader, at the home of
Mrs. Walter Myers; No. 6, Mrs.
George Robinson, leader, at the
home of Mrs. l.. M. Price; No. z,
Mrs. Henry T. Price, leader, at
the home of Mrs. Harvey Pollen.