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Detroit evening times., 1945-11-16
Denies Story
OF Visit 10
Turkey Farm
BY RAY GIRARDIN

"A nrSt degree murder war
rant was issued in Oakland
County today y charging
former police lieutenant Ed
ward Bellm with the Oct. SO
murder Of Mrs. Alberta Rose
Young, wife of an army cap
tain.
The warrant was recommended
In Pontiac by Oakland County
Prosecutor Donald {. Noggle and
signed in Rochester by Justice
Of the Peace Luther c. Green.
BELLM TOLD OF MOVE
Bellm was told Of the warrant
In his cell in the Oakland County
Jail.
my God" he exclaimed
"what are they doing this for?
Are they trying to make me a
fall guy?"
Noggle did not endorse any
witnesses in the murder warrant
But Oakland County Sheriff +. K.
Thomas said the state mas 81 wit
nesses who Will be heard az
Bellm's examination.
At the same time the warrant
was signed against Beilm, Green
dismiss "A similar warrant
against Larry Theis - friend Of
the dead woman, who has been
held in jail. Theis Will be turned
over 10 Wayne County officials
10 face a S2.l00 back alimony
count.
Already on the verge Of nervous
prostration because Of his at
tempted suicide last week and Of
constant hours Of questioning
since his arrest. Bellm was even
more diStrauCht IS he conferred
with his attorney, LOUIS Colombo
D Jr
He expressed amazement when
told that Mr.. and Mrs w. =
Pinkham. Avon Township turkey
farmers, had placed him al their
farm near the murder scene on
the night Mrs. Young was killed
Il don't care what the Pink
hams say" Bellm told Colombo.
II wasn't on their farm that
night. I was In Detroit"
BACKED BY OFFICER
A Detroit policeman. Harry
Tighe. verified Belim's ASSERTION
that he was in cafe al Lake
pointe and Harper between 1l:30
and HAS p. m. oct. 30.
"My wife and 1 had dropped
Into the cafe for hamburger
and a cup OF coffee" Tlghc said
"Bellm came In between 1880
and l:45 and asked us TO join
him In n heer.
"He left a few moments be-
fore we did, saying. \ told my
wifs ! would be gone only 10 or
IS minutes
II have known Bellm since
1924 and he didn't act any diff
ferent that night than on any
other occasion when I have seen
him. He certainly didn't seem
nervous about anything"
TELL OF VISIT
The Pinkhams. who told their
story 10 Chief Assistant ProSecu-
tor Harvey Lodge and The Detroit
Times. said Bellm visited them for
a few minutes the evening Of tho
murder.
"He had been drinking and
bust stood on the porch rather
than come inside, although IL
was raining and windy" Mrs.
Pinkham said "He sold It's four
tickets on a turkey rattle"
Lodge said he had Bellms sigma
ture, written that night, on the
rattle tickets.
According 10 the Pinkhams
Bellm first came 10 their farm "a
purchase turkeys Sept. q. the day
after an incendiary fire destroyed
their barn. He was with a woman
who they said was Mrs. Young.
They were unable 10 say
whether he was alone oro with a
companion the night Of the mur-
der.
'Tf he had an automobile that
night he did not bring II In the
driveway but left h In the road.
I could not see It," Mrs. Pink
ham said
"The night Of the murder
Bellm said he was not yet able
to help us collect damages for
CONTINUED on Page EighD
AfOuDp.EhrSV
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-16
Tri-POWer Statement
On Atom Bomb Secret

WASHINGTON. Nov. Is (UP) Text of the three
power statement on atomic energy:
President of the United States the prime minister of
United Kingdom and the prime minister Of Canada have
he fol nuinps statement
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-16

The evidence was contained ir
an intercepted message from the
japanese diplomatic representa-
tive al Budapest 10 Tokyo on
Dec. Z. 194l. II read:
"On the 9th, the American
minister presente ID TO the
government OF this country
hungary n British govern
ment communique 10 the effect
that a state of war would break
out on the 7th."
RELEASE DOCUMENTS
Copies Of a 253-page pamphlet
containing this and other inter
cepted Japanese diplomatic mes
Sages were released as the con-
greSsional committee began It's
first day Of public hearings.
The pamphlet covered messages
between the g japanese govern
ment and its diplomats in Wash
ington and throughout the world
from July l, 1871. 10 Dec. s, 1871
There were voluminous reports
on diplomatic negotiations be-
tween Tokyo and Washington
These led almost up TO the mo-
aent -Whea- Japanese diplomats
we're meeting with former secre-
tary Of state Hull while japanese
planes rained bombs on the
American fleet at Pearl Harbor.
JAPS READY FOR WAR
The messages left no doubt that
the japanese government was
ready 10 20 to war if necessary
10 carry out its program oi
ASiatic expansion.
They showed that Germany was
being kept informed of the Situa'
tion.
A Tokyo Berlin message
stressed that Japan would like
to avoid an armed clash will
Soviet Russia until strategic cir
/ |cumStances permit it.
But the message added:
'In case we start our war
with the United States we will
capture all American ships des-
tined for Soviet Russia"
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-16
PrOberS Reveal
British FOreSaW
Attack by yapS

WASHINGTON Nov. Is (UP)-Evidence was intro
duced in the Pearl Harbor investigation today indicating
that on Dec g. 1941, the day before the Pearl Harbor
attack the British expected break
in the Pacific the following day.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-16

DR. J. c. rooLE, DENTIST
10 " Lafayette. AZ Michigan. opp. City
Hall Hours, 9.e. Tel, CA 6es9. - Adv.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-16

I've recognize that the appli-
cation of recent scientific
discoveries to the methods and
practice of war has placed at
the disposal of mankind means
of destruction hitherto un-
known, against which there can
be NO adequate military de-
fenSe. and in the employment of
which NO single nation can in
fact have a monopoly.
BENEFIT OF MANKIND
O-We desire to emphasize that
- the responsibility for devils
ing means to insure that the
new discoveries shall be used
for the benefit of mankind. in
stead of as a means Of destruc-
ton. rests not on our nations
alone. but upon the whole
civilized world. Nevertheless.
the progress that we have made
in the development and use OF
atomic energy demands that we
take an initiative in the matter,
and we have accordingly met
together 10 consider the poSSi-
bility of international action.
(A) To prevent the use Of
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-16
.YoungHunter
Killed, a Shot
On First Day

A 16-year-old youth was killed
and four other deer hunters were
wounded as Michigan's deer hunt
ing season got under way today.
Dead was John King Of Flat
2ock. Delta County. He was shot
trough the chest by bullet fired
ON an automobile as he at
mpted to hail the car near the
Holy Family Church at Flat Rock.
Young King and two compan-
ions had driven into a field back
of the church last night and King
was Stimulating what a deer looked
like by flashlight. After the dem
onstration they found their car
was stuck in the mud and King
went to summon help.
SUSPECT HELD
A suspect is held in the shoot
ing. but his name was not re-
vealed.
ii. X. Sayre, chief held admins
traitor for the state conservation
department, issued the report on
the fatality and the four injured,
three of whom were named:
HAROLD BR UN SON, of
Flint. wounded in the wrist by
a stray bullet near West
Branch.
II HARLAN r 0 BIN SON,
Houghton Lake, wounded in the
leg by a shot from a gun of
Elwin. Knapp, also of Houghton
Lake.
WOUNDED ON FOOT
SYLVESTER p ARK r, of
Chelsea. who wounded him in
one foot with a shotgun.
Another hunter was wounded in
the leg near Prudenville, but au-
thorities did not obtain his name.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
Can A Storm Do II!

That the beach can be built on
at least one of these sites seems
to be definitely established but
the crux of the problem seems
to be storm damage Will we
build our pavilion on the beach,
or an area which a storm can
tear away. That's for the marine
engineers final decisions and
announcements. But let's look at
a lavman's record. The BOule-
ward and scaWall was wrecked
but not destroyed by pretty bad
storm two years ago. A beach
club and durable cottages would
probably have survived, although
sustaining damage if the area had
been our beach. Rest Beach, with
no scawall. in that same blow had
all It's sand blown up on shore.
Flmsy cabanas there were over
turned. This beach could be put
back into shape without too much
expense. A stone structure for a
casino would have WithstOOd this
blow. Mind YOU. this IS the first
time in my life of 81 years that
| have seen Rest Beach and the
Boulevard struck by storms at
all 1t is said that only every %
wears IS Key West struck and then
usually by a repeater. two
storms in TWO years. The light
house at the very exposed point
Of Whitehead Spit on Fort Taylor,
a solid structure. was washed out
to sea in a bad storm. Here was
bedrock 10 attach the structure
to (Which all permanent beach
buildings or piers should be at
tached "a in the proposed beach,.
Yet the little beach in the horse
shoe there has always remained.
At present there IS a mari and
sand fill with no Seawall. which
has wlthStOod all blows since the
start Of the war. As a progress
slvc merchant said. We should
take all precautions for storms.
but we should not let the fact
that there are storms impede the
progress Of Key West"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
Watkins Proceeds Slowly

Legal questions are coming up
more and more often in city court
and it IS a good thing that Judge
Roger Watkins IS on the bench
and d lawyer because he can
forestall a LOT Of reverses in his
decisions by knowing the law. For
instance, III that failure of police
TO have a search warrant in the
private-residence gambling case
brought to city court, if the case
had gone on up to the Circuit
Court it probably would have
been thrown out on this point Of
law. Some. too. say that Judge
Watkins takes too much time in
deciding the cases but the judge
once said that the circumstances
surrounding the cases or charges
are very important and he wants
TO get them clearly in his mind
before he makes a decision. Thus,
he says, if a man is speeding at
forty miles an hour down DuvaI
street or past a schooIhouse. il IS
more serious than if he were
speeding beyond the limit on the
Boulevard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
THE WEATHER
FORECAST

Kew West and vicinity: Part
" cloudy to cloudy this after
noon with occasional light rain;
fair tonight and Thursday; cold
er this afternoon and tonight:
continued cold Thursday; fresh
to moderately strong west to
northwest winds this afternoon
and tonight, diminishing some
what Thursday.
Florida: Considerable cloudi-
ness and colder today, becoming
fair and continued cold tonight
and Thursday.
jacksonville through Florida
Straits and East Gulf: Fresh to
occasionally moderately strong
westerly winds today, becoming
fresh northerly tonight and
Thursday: mostly cloudy wealth
err with occasional rain today,
becoming partly cloudy tonight
and Thursday.
Jacksonville to Apalachicola:
Small craft warnings lowered
south of Jacksonville through
the Florida Straits to Punta
Rassa at 8 am. today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
Georges Presentation

One of the finest addresses to
the city commission regarding a
proposition was made by George
Gomez, son of the late Judge Ar
thur Gomez of Key West. George
is building a much needed lift"
railway in back of his home which
is getting opposition from nearby
property owners in spite of the
fact that a license has been grant
ed him to operate the lift but not
to even build any structure in this
ABB or residential paItmcnt hotel
district. Gomez found that years
ago the u. S. Engineers granted
a permit to allow the cut. which
is entirely within his property
ard out of navigablc waters 1t
seemed to me that George pre-
scented his case as calmly and as
legally as could be He created
an air of intelligent thought and
yet kept the atmosphere calm
The ultimate story seems TO be
that he has all permits necessary
for the marine railway lift and
he states that he IS prepared TO
fight legal action of nearby prop
Crtv owners.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
Careful On S250.o00

Regarding the beach PROPOSE
ton. take my word for it the
Beach Committee and the County
Commission is not going to spend
that S250,OOO the next minute
after they get il" if the bond
election goes through on Dec. H..
I heard it stated at a county com
mission special meeting that a
Well-knoWn marine engineer
carefully investigate the sites
which have been tentatively
chosen as possible beach sites.
Those random core bOrings will
definitely be done. Also. if the
rock ledge is under those sites 1t
is quite probable that other sites
may have to be chosen but on
one of the areas I know from
personal experience that the mari
goes down to the depth over your
head. If you vote this bond is
sue | think it is safe to say that
your money will be carefully
spent. The beach committee stems
from the Staid and conservative
Rotary Club. which would not go
for a prepOsterous business prOpO-
sitiOn such as sinking all that
money in a poor site.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
TWO BASKETBALL
GAMES LAST NIGHT

The Lions overpowered the
Convent Alumnae basketball
team last night at the High
School Gym by a score of 80 to
Is. Margaret McCord, Beatrice
Demeritt. Fortune Demeritt,
Cleo Rosam, Doris OFT and
Jackie Doughty played for the
Lions sponsored team, while
Dolly Mora, Collins, Betty Lane,
Roberts, Ramos, Saunders, Cato,
BOA anda Dazzo played for the
Convent Alumnae.
The Key West Transit Com
pany defeated the Coca Cola
team 80 to q. Rosam, Brill, Val
deg, Gates, Pineda, Duke, and
Mora played for the Key West
Transit Company team. Mccoy,
Gardner, Spaler, Lane and Crit
fin represented Coca Cola.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
USO Church Map

USO Clubs Of this city have just
printed a card with all the
churches of the city and their rou-
tine services on one side and on
the other side a street map of
the city with numbers showing
the locations Of the various
churches. By the way. a lady
wrote in asking for a map Of the
city. The Chamber Of Commerce
has sent a printing order off which
I think includes a map of the city
with all streets listed. We get a
lot of calls for various tourist
matters here and we refer them
all to the Chamber. We do con-
tinue, however, quoting sources of
material for those writer's who
wish to do pieces" for the pa
pcrs. The Citizens files are open
to proper persons for this re
search and they 60 back through
the years quite a ways.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
The Little Man

Somehow or the other l sense
battle Of forces in the city COM
mission meetings. Everything IS
quiet and then suddenly a com
missioner jumps to his feet and
Nehemently makes a speech about
a detail which IS apparently in
consequential but which upon in
Vcstigation will bear great fruit
in the near future. And there are
forces struggling from a number
of sides to influence the commits
sion. If you were reporter and
watched the various kinds of pcO-
pie troop up to city hall for inter
views, if you saw the various
commissioners button hOled on
the streets. as perhaps you have,
you would know that people
everywhere are trying TO get in
with the commission. | believe,
too, truly that this is the for
gotten or little mans" commits
sion. l have heard. too. that
whenever there is to be enforce
ment of the laws of the city, such
as forcing delinquent tax pay
ments. that the rich men viii be
approached first and then the lit
tie men next. Someone even
said that if the bigger men Of the
town lead, the little men will
quickly follow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN
OF DECEMBER S, 1895

Boys Fellowship Cub, sponsor
ed by Equity Lodge of Odd Eel
lows, will hold meeting in the
Pythian building on Fleming
street.
Steamship Cuba will make her
last trip from Key West to Tampa
tomorrow. From the latter place
she will go to Mobile to be put
into drydock.
Peter Schutt, manager of La
Casa Marina, said today he eX-
poets to have very successful sea
son. The hotel will be opened
January l.
This is the third day of the
strike of WPA workers in Key
West, and it was said there has
been no material change since
the men refused to work longer
under present conditions.
w. S. Eakins was elected wOr-
shipful master of the Dade Lodge
of Masons at a meeting held last
night.
Hollon R. Bervaldi, Stephen c..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
SpoSts Troubles

Guess you've heard of those
fights out al BayvlCv Park dur
ing diamondball games, This IS
certainly a hectic period in the
city's history. Games in Key
West have always been It hot al
fair. This is one place where
the pattern OF a small town does
not follow in Key Wcst's case
Difficulties have always followed
sports here and there are mum
erOus fights and bitter qUarrclS.
We have always had trouble get
ting umpires. too. I watched a
lot OF service sports during the
war and. believe me. they get bit
ter too but the worst they do Is
protest a game which IS unfair
They rarely walk off a basketball
court or a ball diamond. Then
the protest comes up to league
heads and, believe me. they may
be quite partial at times but then
the decision is made one way or
the other. TO play the game over
or not to. and this decides the
league winner. usually. By this
time everyone mas we'll cooled off
and the worst which IS said IS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
State Veteran Unit
Will Meet Tomorrow
FIOrida News Servfee)


JACKSONVILLE, Dec. 5. -
The first Jacksonville session Of
the State Veterans Commission,
appointed by Gov. Willard :.
Caldwell as authorized at the
last session OF the Legislature,
will open at 9 am. tomorrow
in the Seminole Hotel, George
L. Killam, commission member
from the Second Congressional
District, announced.
In addition to the seven COM
mission members, David L. Will
ey, executive secretary and
State Service officer will attend.
The commission was organized
in Tallahassee and has since met
in Silver Springs and st. Peters
burg. Ray V. Judson of Barlow
is chairman of the commission
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05

Advertisements ander this head
Will be inserted in The Citizen at
the rate of &c word for each 1nser-
ton, bat the minimum charge for
the first Is words or less Is 3Oc.
The rate for blaekIaee type is Sc q
word and the minimum charge for
the first Is words or less is 45e.
Payment tor classified advertise
nnents is invariably in advance, but
regular advertisers with ledger ae-
counts may have their advertise
ments charged.
be I'm the office before IL O'Clock on
the day of publication.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
Cuba Helps

Here's some news for readers
Of this column interested in little
Cuba: President Grau San Mar
tin has announced Cuba will aid
the United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Administra tion
The Cuban president has pledged
Is physicians for Europe, 10000
pounds of sugar from the 1916
crop. supplies Of rope. shoes and
other material. and an immediate
grant of 100000 for emergen-
cv rehabilitation Another group
Of doctors may be sent later TO
Asia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
MAY DROP CITY
FIREMAN SOON

Fire Chief Leroy Torres re-
quest to remove Fieman Floney
Pellicier from the payroll of the
city was referred to the civil
service commission.
The civil service commission IS
at present assembling material for
civil service standards for all new
city employees.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
The Shining Charter

With the brand new shining
instrument of the city charter to
be put into effect the duties of
the city attorney become more
burdensOme at this time. Before
going into any questions which
come up to city commission. the
commissioners invariably ask the
city attorney for his opinion as
TO the legality and upon his de-
clsiOns rest a great deal of the
commissions decisions. He does
not say that the commission must
or should do this or that but he
tells if it is legal in so far as he
IS able. And a lot Of city business
depends on just that one factor Of
law.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05

Marine Engines. Just received a
carload of Gray General Mo-
tors Marine Diesel Engines,
Models 64HN-4, 5 and 6, 225
hip, with reduction gears. Some
new, others rebuilt. Very IN
usual bargains at about half
price and less. We are also
South Florida distributors for
Osco-Ford and CISCO Hercules
gasoline and diesel marine en-
gines. Dealers invited. Gulf
Atlantic Machinery and Marine
Service, 1913 S.W. North River
Drive, Miami. Phone 1882.
nOv28 st
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
TITLES OF HEADS

Cleveland,-Heads OF colleges
and universities in America are
known as presidents. rectorS.
chancellors provostS and princl-
pals.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
Before YEAR 1910

BALTIMORE.-Of the presi-
dents of rs colleges in operation
before 1870. thirty six were grad
yates of Yale and % of Prince
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05

One Gest motor scooter. New.
bought direct from factory. One
small girls bicycle, one mans
bicycle. J. B. Bearup, 514 (rear)
Margaret ST. dec3 -3tX
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
New Grass Cutter

When that new grass mower
arrives for use at the city sta
dunn, I believe that other city
parks and ball diamonds here
should have access to its use, pro-
viding. of course. that only me-
chanics or operators agreeable to
the Stadium Committee use the
machine to protect it. The ball
fields ard other play courts pro-
vided by the city can use little
haircut" every now and then.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05

Singleton and William L. Rich
ardsOn today became members OF
the Key West Rotary Club at its
weekly luncheon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
CORAL ROCKETS
By L. P. ARTMAN, JR.

that they robbed US, we wuz
framed when talking of last
years league play.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05
REPORT

Key West, Fla, Dec. 5, 1945
Observation taken at 7:30 am.
Eastern Standard Time
City Office
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05

Newfoundland is the oldest
British colony.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05

Newfoundland was discovered
by John Cabot N 1897.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05

Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
Folks with vision generally are
not visionary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-05

An operetta. The Worlds Chill
dren'. will be given tomorrow
night in the Division street pub
lie school under the direction of
Mrs. Avelio Cabot, Mrs. Robert
DOpp and Miss Florence Albury.
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