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Evening star., 1946-12-20
Ten-Year Term
For Hendriick;
Starts at Once
Wife Killer Likely
To Leave Tomorrow;
Clark s Plea Fails

Homer Hendricks, 46, Washington
tax attorney, is expected to be
taken to the Maryland Penitentiary
in Baltimore tomorrow to begin
serving 10-year sentence for man
slaughter in the fatal shooting Of
his wife, Gertrude, "a.
He was given the maximum SEN
tence late yesterday in Montgomery
County Circuit Court at Rockville
after a group of friends, including
Attorney General Clark, had taken
the witness stand in an attempt to
obtain leniency for the convicted
attorney.
Members of the county sheriff S
Office said they were unable to take
Hendricks to the penitentiary today
but hope to complete arrangements
by tomorrow.
The grand jury had indicted Hend-
ricks for murder after the shooting
which occurred October in the
bedroom of their home at 5514
Hampden lane, Bethesda. A Circuit
Court jury found him guilty Of the
lesser offense of manslaughter, how
ever, December IL.
Listens Calmly to Sentence.
The attorney, who had pleaded
self-defense and temporary insanity
at his trial, listened attentively and
remained calm as Judge Woodward
imposed sentence.
Judge Charles w. Woodward said
he and the other two members of the
court, Judges Stedman Prescott and
Patrick j. Schnauffer, were of the
opinion that the defendants insan-
ity plea was completely frivolous
and had been submitted in an at
tempt to befuddle and confuse the
jury"
He added that there was no ele-
ment of self-defense in the case.
"The evidence" Judge Woodward
asserted, showed that your wife
drank and that you contributed ma
terially to her condition by drink
ing yourself.
The court believes the jury was
very charitable in not finding you
guilty OF higher degree OF crime.
You do not deserve any leniency,
out deserve the maximum sentence
possible"
College Mate Of Clark.
Appearing as a character witness,
Attorney General Clark said he had
known Hendricks for the past q
years. He said the two met at the
University of Texas and were MEM
bers of the same fraternity.
Mr.. Clark described Hendricks as
'bookwormiSh." He said he had
never known him to violate the law
and was shocked when he heard of
the shooting.
Others who testified on behalf Of
theS defendant included Robert N.
Miller, senior partner of the Wash
ington law firm of Miller g. Che
Waller, of which Hendricks was a
member: George C. Gross, who de-
scribed himself as historian; COL
Albert S. johnson, an attorney from
Dallas, Tex; Amos r. Ash and Leon
Tobriner, Washington attorneys. and
DR.. George Cannon of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Medical
Scho01
Evening star., 1946-12-20
100000 Loan Sought
From Literary Fund
For Arlington Schools

Approval of a 5000, 900 loan from
the State Literary Fund to finance
additions to four Arlington County
schools and construction Of one new
building will be requested by the
County School Board its regular
meeting tomorrow at the court
house.
The County Board also will con-
slider an amendment to the park
ing ordnance to permit installation
of parking meters in county busi-
ness districts and an ordnance to
regulate rates for taxicabS.
The 100000 loan would supple
ment 100000 set aside by the
School Board from its surplus for
elementary school construction as
follows:
Additions at Kate Waller Barrett,
$50 1853; Bancroft, $81, 1853; Walter
Reed, $780, ,461, and John Marshall,
$58,575, and a new school at Four
teenth and South Quincy streets,
$144,543.
SAlt(1QQSl GUilbldCbc 4O3s tllC WIZ =
were let last Spring, shortages Of
materials and labor has held up
construction and the buildings are
not expected to be ready for occu-
pancy until next September, school
officials said yesterday
Installation of approximately 400
parking meters, mostly in the Clar-
endon section, is planned, County
Manager Frank G. Hanrahan said
yesterday. The project has long
been discussed but meters only re-
Gently became available following
the wartime shortage.
The county manager pointed out
that parking meters are paid for
out Of the revenue they produce
and that an outlay of county funds
is not required.
The taxicab rate ordnance was
referred to the commonwealths at
torney at the boards last meeting
and is to be returned to the board
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Montgomery Fire Unit
Names Speakers Group

Henry Marschalk, president of the
Montgomery County Volunteer Fire
mems Association appointed q
Speakers Committee at the associa-
tons monthly meeting last night.
Named to the committee were Lewis
Graybill, Herman dig, Leo Bender,
V. G. Wilson and Roscoe Purdam.
After the business session, q buffet
supper was served by the women's
auxiliary Of the Kensington volun-
teer Fire Department. The meeting
was held at the new Kensington
Firehouse.
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Prisoner Focing Release Asks
To Stay in Jail for Public Good

frauded the Red Cross there out Of
some money at that tinlA Also ]
have failed to file my income tax
returns for the last four years.
"If am released from the work
house, would likely steal or commit
some crime.
Il ask you for the public good to
keep me In jail for an indefinite
time"
The prisoner is scheduled to be
released Monday. Workhouse officials
said they couldn't understand what
it is about occoquan he likes 50
well.
The letter has been referred to
Municipal Court Judge George D.
Nelson for acknowledgment. "
Evening star., 1946-12-20

and turned over to States Attorney
Joseph B. Simpson, jr., the spokes-
man explained.
Special Agent D. S. Hostetter said
Davis has been placed under spe-
cial guard in the hospital prison
ward and indicated he probably
would be questioned later today.
According to the FBI, Davis was
taken TO the John CASTOR Hospital
in Memphis early last night in a
police squad car following his suicide
attempt.
At that time, an FBI spokesman
said, his identity was not known.
Later he was transferred to the
Baptist Hospital, where the FBI,
following earlier leads. arrested
him. The spokesman said Davis
condition was reported to be good.
Murder Warrant Issued.
Davis had been the object Of q
widespread search after police
learned he had been seen often in
Mrs. McAllister's company and had
once threatened her with a knife
while the two were sitting In her
car outside Laurel tavern. Police
said the two had worked together
at the Engineering & Research
Corp, Riverdale, Md.
The search centered in Tennessee
after Mrs. McAllister's missing car
was discovered December II outside
the farm home of Davis father at
Edison, Tenn.
The following day a warrant
charging Davis with murder was
issued by Justice of the Peace James
Doten in Silver Spring.
Mrs. McAllister's body, clad in
underclothing, was found by q
nephew, Nathan Weakley, Burtons-
vile, in the second floor bedroom of
the family home. Her head had
been battered with carpenters
hammer.
According to police, Davis has
been married twice. He was di-
vorced from his first wife and has
q 3-year-old child by his second
wife, from whom he has been sep
arated for about three years, police
said
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Citizen Series to Open
On WARL Tomorrow

The first of series Of four broad
casts, "The Citizens of Tomorrow -
will be neard at 1875 pm. tomorrow
over WARL, Arlington, under spon-
sorship of the Citizens Committee
for School Improvement, Mrs. H. w.
Rahmlon is chairman of the Radio
Committee.
On tomorrow's broadcast will be
Oscar R. lie Beau, committee chair
man; Charles E. Planck and Mrs
Barbara H. Cheyney. The progam,
comprising skits and light enter
tainment, will be Of an educational
nature, Mrs. Rahmlon announced.
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Police Group Elects

The Fairfax County Policemen's S
Association has elected tGrarfton L.
Wells as president fer the coming
year. Other officers are: James
Thomas, vice-president;; James w.
Maley, secretary: John Wahl, as
Sistant secretary: Pierce Lysinger.
treasurer; Lewis H. Shumate, James
H. Revercomb and Hubert Hailman,
trustees. James NJ. Mahoney is the
retiring president.
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Alexandra Council
Warned Of 100000
Revenue Lack in Al

As the Alexandria City Council
prepared to hear budget requests
from the Health and Recreation
Departments tonight, City Manager
Carl Budwesky announced that an
ticipated revenues for the 1947 fiscal
year are still $500, 900 short of
meeting essential requirements.
Administration efforts to find a
new source of income through the
imposition of a general amusement
tax met opposition last night from
representatives of the Alexandria
Amusement Corp.
Barton Phillips, corporation spokes-
man, told Council the proposed 10
per cent tax '.is, in effect, sales
tax"
Opposes Tax on Patrons.
Stating the company has no OBJ
lection to gross revenue tax, Mr.
Phillips added I'VE do object to your
taxing the patrons Of our business. :"
He stated that business in Nor
folk, Va, fell of 40 per cent when a
similar tax was assessed. Every
place where such tax was levied,
he added, has shown diminishing
returns to the municipality"
Elliott Hoffman, Corporation Court
clerk and q director in the Amuse-
|ment Corp. told the council the
business is 80 per cent locally owned.
Mr.. Hoffman said the proposed tax
would drive business to theaters in
Washington, Arlington and Falls
Church.
Requests are scheduled TO be made
tonight by the city health of1cer
for expanded personnel TO permit
the establishment of aswider school
health program.
The Council Of Parent Teacher
Associations has approved this and
intends to send representatives to
the hearing. The Health Depart
ment's 1916 budget, with additional
appropriations approved by the
council during the year, amounted
to $50, 800.
Additional requests made last
night included a proposal by C..
Luckett Watkins, city engineer, for
the appointment of a sanitary en-
|gineer, planning engineer and q
municipal craftsman.
MIR. Watkins told council there
Is no record Of many sewers and
the department must rely on the
memories Of only two men whom,
he added, are getting rather old.
MIR. Watkins also told council
members he estimated it would re-
quire Sc, ,000, 900 to put all city streets
IN "first-class condition"
Salary Increases Asked.
Miss Barbara Watkins, Welfare
Department superintendent, re-
quested salary increases for case
workers from 1890 to $2,100. Mr..
Budwesky said these employees are
all college graduates who also have
had special training in social well
fare work. Many city government
clerks get higher pay, he said.
An increase of $6,325 was re-
quested by Judge Marion B. West
Of the City Juvenile and Domestic
Relations Court. State funds would
supply $4.780 of this amount. how
ever.
Other requests included petit
ton of Judge James r. Duncan
for fireproof files in which to store
records of the Civil and Police
Court.
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Flyers to Broadcast

Radio Station WGAY, Silver
Spring, will present Capt. Fernando
Hernandez Vega Of Mexico, Group
Captain Max o. Watson of Aus
rralia, and Assistant Civil Air At
tache Nigel Bicknell Of Great Brit
ain in a resume Of flying activities
in their homelands at 2:30 pm. to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Church Youth to Give Play

A drama Of Christmas entitled
The Empty Room" will be pre-
sented by members Of the Youth
Fellowship at the Trinity Methodist
Church, Alexandria, at 7:45 pm.
Sunday. The junior choir Of IS
voices under the direction of Mrs.
w. e. Baker win sing Christmas
carols.
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Christmas Tree Program
At La Plato Announced
SpeeioI Dispatch TO The SfoI

LA PLATA, Md, Dec. TO- Of1cers
of La Plata's Homemakers Club and
Volunteer Fire Department today
announced that a solo, ave Maria, /"
by Miss Loulie Dodson OF Welcome
will feature the community Christ
mas tree celebration at 4:30 pm.
Sunday on the courthouse lawn.
The Rev. Royal A. Rice, pastor of
La Plata Methodist Church, will
give the invocation, and the Rev.
william H. Powell, pastor of Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, will pro-
nounce the benediction. F. De Sales
Mudd, La Plata attorney, will act
as master of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Fairfax Reports Seal Sales

A total of $3,523.75 has been coll
lected from the sale af Christmas
seals in the county, it has been re-
ported by Mrs. Paul A. Bokel, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Fairfax
County tuberculosis Association.
The association has set q quota OF
$11 300 for the county.
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Heods Farm Women

BALTIMORE, Dec. 20 tP9. = The
Maryland Farm Bureau announced
today that Mrs. r. G. Weagly of
near Hagerstown has been re-
elected president Of the Associated
Women Of the American Farm Bu-
reau Federation.
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Air Church Speaker Named

The Rev. ]. Harvey Glass, minis
ter OF the Trinity Presbyterian
Church, Arlington, will speak on the
Arlington Church of the Air broad
casts next week from 8:45 to 9 am.
daily on station WARL.
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Hummond Tukes Oath

BALTIMORE, Dec. 20 tP.-Gov.
O'Conor today administered the
oath of office to Hall Hammond,
elected attorney general last month.
Mr.. Hammond succeeds william
Currau
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-02
Miss Shirk Guest Of
Christmas Sewing Club

Miss Florence Shirk, a bride
elect, was complimented Saturday
at a shower when the Christmas
sewing club entertained at the
Methodist church parsonage. All
members of the club were in at
tendance. Guests were Mrs. Min
ME Shirk, Mrs. M. o. Roysdon, Mrs.
Edward l.. Combs, Mrs. Harold
Richardson, Miss Vera Anderson
and Miss Ella Rothwell. A no
hostess luncheon was served at 1:30.
Fall flowers were used in d%ecora-
ton and favors were miniature bride
figurines.
The afternoon was spent in hem
ming tea towels for the honor
guest, who was also presented with
a gift from the group.
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-02

Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Palmer have
returned from a vacation trip of
two weeks during which they visit
ed relatives in northern Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gowen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Platz spent
the week end at the GOwen cabin
above Red Lodge.
Mrs. George Weber who had
been the guest of relatives here
for several weeks, was called to
her home in Longview, Wash, by
the illness of a son who had been
h~ospitalized.
Second Lieutenant Everett Eugene
Meyers, who spent a weeks fur
Tough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Meyers, returned to
resume his training at the army
officers school at Fort Sill, Okla.
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-02
Stamp Collectors M a y
Have Covers From Six
Famous Fighting Ships

Laurel collectors of stamps and
covers will be interested in a state
ment from the navy district head
quarters at Seattle that distinctive
cachets in recognition of the ma
TONS first Navy day celebration
since wartime rehabilitation will
be applied to all letters mailed
aboard six naval vessels on Oct.
q. The battleship Missouri, the
aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roose-
welt, the cruiser Astoria, the de-
stroyer Frank Knox, the submarine
Flying Fish and the amphibious
flagship Tatonic will apply the
special rubber stamp souvenir mark
ings.
Collectors who desire to have
covers mailed aboard these ships
should forward self-addressed
stamped envelopes to the Director
of Public Information, Navy De-
partment, Washington 25, D. c.,
who will forward the envelopes to
the ships specified by the collector
for applications of the cachet, can
collation. and mailing through the
postal service to collectors. En-
velopes may be forwarded to any
or all the ships concerned. The
cachets will be different in design.
A clear space three inches to the
left of the address is required for
stamping the cachet. Deadline for
of envelopes in the office
of public information is Oct. Is.
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-02
Day by Day in Laurel

Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Hilgert had
as their guests last week Mr.. and
Mrs. T. E. Macdonald of Stella
COON, Wash, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Holmes of Glendale, Calf.
The visitors went through the Mayo
clinic at Rochester, Mimi, and
stopped in Laurel when going to
and returning from Rochester.
Keith Brown, who returned home
recently from Japan, was a guest
Tuesday of Lloyd Sarver of Bill
lings. The two men were in the
service together overseas.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Moon had
as visitors for the week end Mrs.
Moons nephew and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Renner who were en- route
from Spokane, Wash, to their home
in Richardton, N. D. They were
accompanied by their daughter,
Charlotte Ann Renner.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Smith have
received word from their son, Don
aid Smith, that he has been pro-
NOTED to corporal and is employed
at the weather bureau at Berg
strom Field, Austin, Tex.
Keith Brown, who served the last
year with the army in Japan, ar
rived Sunday from San Francisco
to spend several weeks pending his
discharge, with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. C. Brown.
Returning from an eight-day
trip which took them as far as
Eugene, Ore, were Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. L. Smith. En- route they visited
their son, Lawrence Smith and
at Helena. At Columbia
Falls they were guests of Mrs.
Smiths sister, Mrs. Charlotte Lund.
Entertaining in honor of the
first birthday of her daughter,
Glenda Lee, Mrs. Ben Gum was
hostess to a group Thursday after
noon. Dessert luncheon was served
and favors were given the children.
Guests we're Mrs. George Cum
bingham and Larry, Mrs. Goldie
Gum, Mrs. Robert Sunderburg and
Mrs. Tom Platz and Mrs.
Louis Kircheis, all of Billings; Mrs.
Frank Platz, Mrs. Dean Gowen,
Mrs. Dwight Rowlison, Dickie and
Dale Rowlison, Mrs. Fred Schei-
and Andy, Mrs. Emma
Scheidecker, Mrs. C. H. Barney ard
lrs. Glen Lewis. !
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-02
Dewey Day

May l is Dewey Day, anniversary
of the Battle of Manila Bay. In 1893
Commodore George Dewey sailed
into Manila Bay and destroyed the
Spanish fleet. Not "a single Amer
lean life was lost in this engage
ment. The Spanish lost 167 men
and had 214 wounded. Dewey took
possession of Cavite and waited for
the arrival of land forces to capture
Manila itself.
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-02
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Skipper Must Know Onions

The skipper of a ship in the world
wide vegetable trade has to know
his onions. Dry varieties are
packed by the so or 10O-pound
sack, or sometimes by the bushel.
A bushel of early onions weighs
30 pounds, but a bushel of late on
ions weighs 81 pounds. Bunched
green onions are shipped by the so
to 55-pound crate. Onion sets, by
the bushel, weigh % to 80 pounds.
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-02
Leftover Meats

Leftover meats reheated have a
tendency to become dry. This is
particularly true of medium and
lower grades of beef which have
less fat mixed with the lean. To
reheat sliced roast beef without
drying it, use a double boiler. Or
1t a be served cold with hot to-
mato or chill sauce, or gravy. In
such dishes as hash, croquettes,
stews, soups and meat pies, the
cream sauce, gravy, or soup stock
keeps f. meat moist. Ground
cooked L~ef and either relish or
ground cooked vegetables moist
ened with salad dressing, make a
tasty sandwich filling.
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-02
Mix Paint

Plenty of "elbow grease" used in
thoroughly mixing the paint before
using will be a help in insuring a
satisfactory job. Pour off the
liquid from the top of the a of
paint, into another can, stir the
remaining paste thoroughly, then
pour back the liquid and stir again
until you have a smooth, uniform
mixture. Finally box" the paint
by pouring it from one can into an
other, several times.
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-02
First Submarine Cable

In 1S43, Samuel Colt, American
inventor, laid the first submarine
cable, an insulated copper wire, in
New York harbor between the Bat
terry and Governors island.
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-02
Tons OF Soil

In blowing one acre six inches
deep, the farmer turns over 900 tons
of soil.
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-02

WOodpecker Toll Heavy
A power company reports that
damage by woodpeckers makes
necessary the replacement of at
least 100 of its poles each year.
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-02

DIPLOMATIC MANNING .
Capt. Harry Manning, who argued
a Nazi U-boat commander not to
sink the SIS Washington, carrying
1000 passengers in 1910, has just
been appointed commander of the
largest United States owned pas
senger liner, SIS America. He flew
with Amelia Earhart.
Evening star., 1946-07-14
Miss RO1uan to We'd
.Cabt. f. [. FeNtOH

Col. George Riley Rowan. U. S. NJ.
c.. and Mrs, Rowan announce the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Eloise Rowan. to Capt. Francis Ivan
Fenton, jr.. U. S. M c.. son Of Col.
Fenton, U. S. NJ. c., and Mrs Fenton.
The prospective bride was grad
uated from Georgetown Visitation
Convent and Junior College and the
Washington School for Secretaries.
Her father is on duty at Camp lie
Jeune, n. c.
Capt. Fenton was graduated from
Mount st. Joseph's College in Balti-
| more and entered the Marine Corps
in l94l. He served in the Pacific
with the lst Parachute Regiment,
later aboard the U. S. S. Missouri,
and now is on duty at Quantico. Va.
Evening star., 1946-07-14
Miss Jane Allan
Is Bride-EIect

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel James Allan
OF Bellevue, College Park, Alexan-
dria, announce the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Jane Allan, to
Mr.. Otto Adolph Holstein. jr., the
wedding to take place in late Sep
tember.
A popular member of Alexandria, S
younger set, Miss Allen attended
Mary Washington College and dur
ing the war was active in the various
service organizations in Alexandria
Mr.. Holstein is the son of Mrs.
Arthur Graham LIE earn of Balti-
more and grandson of the late
Mrs. J. R. Howard of Seminary
Hill, Alexandria. He was graduated
from the Episcopal High School and
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
to which he has returned to study
for his masters degree in chemical
engineering. He served four years in
the Army, participating in action in
Africa and Italy, and recently was
discharged with the rank of captain
In the Reserve Officers Corps.
Evening star., 1946-07-14
Wedding arranged
For Next Month

August has been selected for the
wedding of Miss Jane Omohundro
Smith and Mr. Robert Edward Hol-
man, jr., whose engagement is
announced by Miss Smiths parents.
Dr.. and Mrs. J. w. r. Smith of
Charlottesville.
Miss Smith attended Madison
College, was graduated from the
University of Virginia and for the
past two years has been on the
technical staff of Gallinger Hospital.
Mr.. Holman attended Denison
University before entering the serv-
ice, from which he was discharged
in March after serving with the 9th
Army in Europe. He is the son of
Mr.. Holman of Ell Centro, Calf.
Evening star., 1946-07-14
Wedding Yesterday
In Alexaudria

Mr.. and Mrs Henry Phipps
Hunter of Alexandria announce the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Gertrude Hunter, to Mr. Thomas
Wilcox Carter, the wedding taking
place yesterday in their home with
the Rev. H. P. Clarke of the Wash
t1gton Street Methodist Church Of
flciatlng at the ceremony.
The new Mrs Carter is a grand
daughter of the late Archibald
Geddes Hamilton of Pittsburgh and
Is a grandniece of former Senat tor
Lawrence C. Phipps of Colorado.
She attended Miss Ellis School in
Pittsburgh and the Northampton
School in Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Carter is son of Commodore
and Mrs. Worrall Reed Carter of
Norfolk and Washington. He and
his bride will be at home after Sep
tember ! in Norfolk.