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The Key West citizen., 1954-12-23
Betty Hutton May
Ask For Default
Divorce Decree

LAS VEGAS, New. lR - Betty
Hutton'S lawyer says she may OBJ
tain divorce here tomorrow from
dance director Charles O'Curran.
The actress, who contends she
has retired from show business,
filed for divorce in November but
Atty. William Ruymann said the
papers could not be served on
OCurran, who is in New York.
until Dec. 3. He has 81 days to
answer but has not yet done so.
If he doesn't, Miss Hutton may
ask for a default decree tomorrow
She obtained a California di
vorce in Santa Monica last July !
but it is not final for year. Miss
Hutton, 80, has said she and Alan
Livingston, records company ex-
ecutive, will be married after di.
vorces from their respective
| mates.
Livingston sued for divorce in
Santa Monica, Calf. and his wife.
Elaine, has filed a cross COM
! plant.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-23
Costly Christmas
Faces Average
b. German Father

BERLIN R-Santa Claus has
come to Stain Alice. But if the
average East German father wants
to buy bike and doll, he'll use
up more than half his monthly
pay of 300 marks.
Santa Claus has unpacked his
meager bag of toys in new
building at the head of East Ber.
Inns showplace street. One floor OF
the building has been given ovel
to the display of what Santa-in
this case the Red East German
government-can provide.
The sight wouldn't impress any.
one accustomed to Western stand.
ards, but for East German chill
dren and their parents it looks
wonderful. They troop through the
building by the thousands. The,
look and ask prices, but they dom
come out with big parcels.
A small toy automobile made
of wood costs 7.S0 marks; meta,
scooter, 81 marks; a small elec
trio train, 1913 marks; a doll with
real hair, 80 marks; and a pint
sized junior bicycle, 127 marks.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-23
Tidal Wave Prophet Now Must
Prove He Is OF Sound Mind

LANSING, Mich. lR-Dr. Charles
Laughed, the Ousted Michigan
State College physician who re-
ceived national attention as a
prophet of disaster, faced a fight
today to prove his sanity.
A petition filed by his sister
seeks to have Laughead and MS
wife, Lillian, committed to a Mich
igan mental institution.
If the couple are committed,
they also will lose custody of their
three children.
The petitions were filed in the
Ingham County Probate Court at
Lansing Tuesday by Miss Marga-
ret V. Laughed of Des Moines,
Iowa, the doctors sister.
During the past few years, :"
the sister said in her petition, MY
brother has become a religious fa-
natic. He believes that he is 20
create new age and that the
standing world will be submerged
and that he will be picked up
by flying saucer"
DR.. Laughead had predicted that
half of the American continent
would be wiped away on Tues
day.
He was fired from his $4,000 a
year job as staff physician at the
MISC hospital after the college
president, DR.. John A. Hannah,
told administrative officials he was
"upSetting" students with predIc-
tons of the end of the world. "
Dr.. Laughead described himself
as a reporter" for Mrs. Dorothy
Martin, Oak Park, H., housewife,
who declared she received mes
Sages from beings in outer space.
Mrs. Martin revised her predic-
tionS of doom early Tuesday, say
ing she had received another mes
sage that the disaster had been
prevented by intervention on the
part of God"
Probate Judge John Nc Clellan
said if warrants can be served on
the husband and wife sanity
hearing will be held Monday. He
said the warrants can not be
served until the couple return to
Michigan.
At Oak Park. where he is stay
ing at the home of Mrs. Martin,
Laughead had mo comment on
the petition. He said he was Ieav-
ing Immediately for East Lansing
by auto.
The couple have three children,
Charlyn, IS, an MISC freshman
coed, Charles Jr., II, and Mari
lyn, 8.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-23

Dear Santa Claus,
"Zippy' Chimp Howdy DoOdy's
buddy; Ring n Buzz toy switch
board; walking talking robot; life
like marionette Howdy Doody;
medical kit; nurse kit; Roy ROg-
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-23
IKE CREETS WORKERS

WASHINGTON R-President Ell
Senhower will extend Christmas
greetings to White House staff
members today and present them
with replicas of his copy of pot
rait of George Washington by Gil
bert Stuart. About 700 staff mem
bers were invited to meet the
President and Mrs. Eisenhower N
the East Room.
Benzine is derived from petro,
leum and benezene from coal.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-23
Holiday Visitor

PARIS, Tex. IA French BIZ
cyclist was due here today to
spend Christmas in Paris.
Paris, Tex, of course-but 49,
year-old Guy ChaSsagnard faces a
lot of Texas hospitality. The Cham
ber of Commerce is arranging his
Christmas visit and he is expected
to stay with DR.. J, R. McLemore.
president of Paris Junior College
and an instructor of French.
Chassagnard is cycling from
New York to San Francisco. He
headed here from Vinita, Okla.
Saturday with new pair of cow
boy boots.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-23
She DoesO OK
Without Arms

DALLAS, Tex. R - 1t doesn't
take two arms and two legs for
an inquisitive youngster to find out
what surprises Santa Claus has III
store.
Louise, the Waxahachie, Tex,
baby born without arms and aban-
doned by her real parents, is doing
all right with 10 nimble toes.
Hardly had she finished with her
big birthday party-She was last
Friday-than she began exploring
for the gift-wrapped packages hid.
den in the home of her adopted
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
CappS, of Seagoville, near here
She uses her nimble, sensitive toes
as another child would fingers.
Before Mrs. Capps knew what
was happening, Louise had found
her No. l Christmas present-a
big doll with dark hair and black
eyes like Louise. Since then dol
and girl can't be separated.
The other night the CappS heard
crash in the living room. Louise
had climbed on top of the divar
and tOppled the glittering Christ
mas tree with her inquisitive toes
The tree has been righted but il
leans slightly.
Though Louise began life with a
dark future, she now has loving
parents and security. The Capps
own a prosperous chicken farm
Louise is the legal owner of 2O(
healthy hens, whose eggs will pro
duce an estimated $1,000 in cash
for her by the time she is 10.
Louise has many friend:
throughout the nation who Want
to help her. One friend, Col. Wes
ley W. Price, of Astoria, Ore, has
been writing to Mrs. Capps about
Louise since he read a newspaper
story last August. The retired
Army officer sent musical rock
ing chair that plays "Rockaby
Baby" as a Christmas gift.
But Louise found that too. Now
she spends much of her time rock
ing her Christmas doll in hel
Christmas rocker.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-23

ers clay set: walking doll, ward
robe with steel trunk; 4-room
ranch house; ironing board and
electric iron; dolls laundry set;
costume jewelry craft; aluminium
bake set; formula set: dishwash
set; American plastic bricks; BIZ
cycle; beauty case.
Dorothy Diane Booth
S17 Fleming st.
Dear Santa Claus,
/ have done some good things
around the year and hope ! can
DO more good things next year.
Here are some things / did. / help
ed with the dishes, | made my bed
and cleaned the table and a lot
more things. Do you think / did
lot of things?
Love,
GWendolyn Sk0ko
618-A Green st.
Dear Santa Claus,
How are you and your wife? ]
am feeling fine and so is my fami-
ly. l have done some good things
around the year. l have made my
bed, helped with the dishes and fed
my dog and a few other things
like that.
Love always,
Brenda Jenkins
P.O. Box 342
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-23
.Monroney Says
Demos Plan
Wide Probe
By JACK BELL

WASHINGTON Up - Sen. Mon
roney (D-Okla) said today Demo
Gratis plan to make a sweeping
investigation of Republican patron
age moves.
He bracketed in this field PreSi-
dent Eisenhower's order to chan
mel job applicants through the COP
National Committee.
Monroney, who may head a SEN
ate Civil Service subcommittee
looking into patronage matters,
said in an interview he believes
Republican actions in handling fed
eral employment matters won't
stand inspection"
"They are rolling poStmasters
out of office, for instance, on the
slightest preteXt," he said. Its
got to the point where charges can
be brought against a Democratic
postmaster if the pens aren't kept
clean in his office.
Unless these people, who are
covered by civil service, are vet
Grams, they have no effective ap-
peal because they can appeal
only to the Republican-controlled
Post Office Department.
MonrOney said he for one wants
to look into the operations of an
Oct. II White House directive tell
ing department heads the Repub-
lican National Committee would
furnish them with employe pro-
curement forms.
Eisenhower has said the White
House memorandum was not in
tended to apply politics to civil
service jobs and represented moth
ing more than an effort to get
the best possible people into gov
ernment service. He said officials
had been told not to take into ac-
count prospective employees po-
litical affiliations.
Sen. Olin D. Johnston (D-SC).
slated to head the full Civil Serv-
Ice Committee when the Demo
Gratis take control of the Senate
in January, has contended the or
der violated the civil service laws
and the Hatch "clean politics"
act.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-23
Mother Is Shot
In Family Row

IRVINGTON, N. Y. IA 81
year old mother was shot to death
last night in front of her gaily
decorated Christmas tree. Her huS-
band was booked on a charge of
second-degree murder.
The victim, Veronica Cordeiro,
was decapitated by the shotgun
blast.
Authorities said there apparent
ly had been a family argument.
From the hysterical husband, Dan
iel Anthony Cordeiro, 43, they
pieced together story in which
he accused her of having failed
to buy enough food for the chill
dren.
The Cordeiros lived in care
takers cottage on a large estate
where they worked.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-23

you. There viii be milk and cook
les on the table for you.
Love,
Billy Lowe
816 Francis st.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-23
They Fooled Him

DENVER lR - "We're detec.
tives," said one of the two men,
each with tin badge, at the door
of John 7. East, 80. We're check
ing for phOny bills. Let's see YOUR
money
Some of these bills are counter.
felt" one man said. Wen lust
take all this money with us. Wen
come for YOU later"
East told police later he sus.
pected he was the victim of a con-
tldence game. The genuine officers
told him he was right.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-23

, you. There will be milk and cook
les on the table for you.
Love,
Billy Lowe
816 Francis st.
Dear Santa Claus,
l am a good girl who wants a
cap gun because my big brother
Lynne won't let me play with his.
He is not good.
/ want SOME sweaters and long
ladies nightgown.
help my mother and get good
grades at aschool. Bring Lynne
something.
Love,
Carol Flood
Age 8
68 Arthur Sawyer Road
Dear santa,
My name is Betty Davis. l am
good girl. Will you please bring
me pair of skates and a walkie-
talkie set. For my sister and bro
theirs, bring them something nice.
Love,
Betty J. Davis
1910 Howe st.
Dear Santa,
Thank you for the so many gifts
you gave me last year. This year
we would like a dolly that vets
and some games, and most of all
we want real baby brother.
We love you a lot,
Janet and Pamey Gonzaga
165-B .Poinciana
Dear Santa,
My name is John and my bro
ther's name is Edward. l void
like a Marine holster and gun, mitt,
roller skates, big truck and flash
light. Edward would like an In
dian head dress, big truck, skates.
Brother Bobbie a Mickey Mouse,
Teddy Bear. Thank you for all the
nice things you brought us last
Xmas. There will be something
for you near the tree.
Love,
Eddie, John and Bobbie
128-D Peary Court
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-23
e. SANTA'S
~ Mail Box
Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!
There isn't much time to get that lette. off
to Santa Claus in time for Christmas
Each day The Citizen prints the letters which
sent to Santa in its care, and then places them in
special mail bag and sends them Santa at Toyland,
North Pole, by special airpIane.
Letters will be published which are in The
Citizen office in time to be printed before Christmas
If letter arrives too late to be published it will
be placed in last-minute special mail bag and rush
ed to Santa anyway.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-23

Dear Santa,
Will you please bring me a foot
ball suit and carpenter play set.
l also want two guns. | am six
years old. Thank you, Santa.
Love,
Alfonso Manuel
ST Fort Village
Dear Santa Claus,
want a doll and pair of
skates. l want some books too. |
hope you are happy too. / am hap
py too, Santa Claus. | have been
good sometimes.
Love,
Nancy Peacock
S07 Fleming
Dear Santa Claus,
am a good boy. l want a paint
ing set for Christmas. | hope that
you have very merry Christmas.
hope that / get the painting set
for Christmas from you.
Love,
Heriberto Figueroa, Jr.
Dear Santa Claus.
] am trying to be good so that
l will get my Christmas toys. will
hang up my stocking so you put
something in it. Please come to my
house this year too My Christmas
tree is all ready for you.
Love,
Dana Gallagher
hIa..nI CAnA.n.. n..n..Il...r
Evening star., 1954-01-08

ferent labor-union contracts.
Food Machinery and Chemicals
Corp. is a misnomer for Mr..
Beeson's firm. At present he
said, the business is about evenly
divided between manufacturing
food processing and packaging
machinery of many types. chemi-
Gals and items under Federal
defense contracts. The company,
among other things, makes
armored personnel carriers for
the armed forces. During the
war they made amphibious
tanks. They even own mines
Of various sorts.
Mr.. Beeson said he had made
no commitments as to his feel
ings toward Taft-Hartley or
legislation to amend the law. In
interpreting the law, he said he
expected to call the shots as he
sees them.
Mr.. Ching. with whom Mr..
Beeson worked at United States
Rubber Co. at one time. said the
new appointee "has a logical.
practical mind" and he added
that he will lean neither to the
management nor the union side"
in his new job.
Mr.. Beeson. 47. is married and
has four sons-13, IS. II and 10.
He was born in Kansas City, and
received degrees from Stanford
and New York University. He
was an industry panel member
Of the New York regional War
Labor Board.
Evening star., 1954-01-08
Harry N. SeydeI,
Retired VA Official

Harry M. Seydel. 81, retired
section chief of the Veterans Ad-
ministration Board of Veterans
Appeals. died at his home in Fort
Pierce, Fla. yesterday.
A native of Kearney, Nebr., Mr..
Seydel was educated in public
schools in Iowa City, Iowa, and
at the University of Iowa. He
later earned a law degree from
the George Washington Univer-
sity here.
After service in World War I,
Mr.. Seydel was appointed to the
Treasury Departments Bureau
Of War Risk in 1919. He trans
ferred to the Veterans Bureau
in 1921.
Before his retirement in June,
1948. Mr.. Seydel and his family
lived here at 1911 Fourteenth
street NV.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Mary Lawton Seydel; two
daughters, Miss Mary Ann Sey-
del. student at Florida State
University. and Miss Peggy Sey-
del. of Port Pierce: a brother,
Frank Seydel. now in Tokyo. and
two sisters. Mrs. A. C. Waugh. of
Santa Barbara. Calf, and Mrs.
H. H. Mosier, of Waterloo, Iowa.
Funeral services and burial
were to be held this afternoon in
Fort Pierce.
Evening star., 1954-01-08
Robert {. Jones, ST.,
Retired Engineer !

Robert e. Jones, ST., 81, retired
District government engineer,
died Wednesday at his home,
5602 Wilson lane, Bethesda. aft.
er a long illness.
Born and reared in Annapolis,
Md. Mr.. Jones worked for the
Naval Academy there before
coming to Washington in 1927.
He had been a stationary engi-
neer with the District govern
ment for some Is years at the
time Of his retirement in Octo-
Der. 1853.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Bertha A. Jones; three daugh-
ters. Mrs. Eleware Egan of the
home address; Mrs. Mary Myers
Of 3426 Twenty-fourth street
Sc. and Mrs. Helena Bernstein
of Annapolis: three sons. Ralph
T. Jones Of Berwyn. Md. Robert
e. Jones. jr. Of Landover Hills,
Md. and Ronald D. Jones of the
home address; seven grandchil-
dren and one great grandchild.
A requiem mass will be sung
at Our Lady of Loudres Church,
East-West highway and Pearl
street. Bethesda. Burial will be
in Cedar Hill Cemtery.
Evening star., 1954-01-08
Mrs.T.M. McCIoskey,
Recreation EmpIoye,
D. {. Native, Dies

Mrs. T. Morgan McCloskey. 5S,
a Recreation Department en-
ploye. died yesterday at Sub
urban Hospital, Bethesda. She
lived at 4027 Brandywine street
NV.
She was the mother-in law Of
H. Clifford Alder, Washington
lawyer.
The former Annie Hunter,
Mrs. McCloskey was born in
Washington. She was a mem
Der Of the Sodality at st. AIMS
Catholic Church. Her husband.
who was in the construction
business. died nine years ago.
Besides Mrs. Alder, Chevy
Chase, Md, she is survived by
three other daughters. Mrs.
George Spann. Kensington, Md: j:
Mrs. George Cunningham, 3035
Dent place NV; Mrs. Carlyle
Clay, Baltimore; a son, john L.
McCloSkey, 1929 Brandywine
street NV; two sisters. Mrs,
Fred Sellhausen, 4025 Brandy
wine street NV; Mrs. Bernard
Jones. Louisa, Va, and nine
grandchildren.
There will be a requiem mass
at st. AIMS Catholic Church at
10 am. Monday. Burial will be
in Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-01-08
Sabrejet Trainer Version
Now Undergoing Tests

A trainer version of the
Korean-tested F-86 Sabre jet is
undergoing evaluation tests after
successful first fights, North
American Aviation, Inc, has an
nounced.
Modified into a two-seater
mainly by adding So inches to
fuSelage length and bring the
swept-back wings forward 8
inches, 1t still retains most of
the performance characteristics,
the builders say
It Is rated in the 65O-mile-an-
hour class. with a ceiling of
$4,000 feet and a combat radius
Of over 600 miles.
The only other two-seater Jet
trainer the Air Force has is the
T-33. modified from the F-s0
Shooting Star.
Evening star., 1954-01-08
Non1ing,i j. Of Beeson to NLRB
Will Break Log-Jorn of Gases

Mr.. Beeson's appointment Is
especially important since he will
be the tie breaker in so many in
stances. It is especially important
because organized labor has COM
planned bitterly that in Cases
where the new board has re-
versed previous policy the de.
cisions invariably have gone
against the unions.
Beeson Is Republican.
Mr.. Beeson, a Republican, is
the third NLRB member named
by Gen. Eisenhower. There are
two holdovers from the Truman
regime. The political makeup
now will be two Republicans, two
independents and one Democrat.
From his office in San Jose,
Mr.. Beeson told The Star by
phone that he looked forward
to his new job as an oppor-
tunity to serve in a field of
very, very great Importance" {"
He said he had never been very
the four members divided on in
active in politics. but he has
been for many years a friend
and great admirer of Vice Presi-
dent Nixon. He is also a friend
of Cyrus S. Ching, who under
the Truman administration
headed the Federal Mediation
Service.
Mr.. Beeson said it had been
felt for a long time that the
West Coast should have repre-
sentation on the NLRB.
He added that it was also
held to be important that there
should be on the board some
one who is not a lawyer and
who has had everyday plant
experience with labor and who
has taken part in contract ne
gotiations." He undertook to
find some one to meet the speci-
f1cations and wound up being
the guy" His appointment,
however. is only for an unex-
pired term ending next De-
cember.
Handles Labor Contracts.
Mr.. Beeson is the labor r-rela-
tions director for a big COM
pany which has AZ plants scat
tered over the country. He Is
called upon to negotiate 42 diff
Evening star., 1954-01-08
.20uit, s Suspended
In Security Action

Two employees of the National
Labor. Relations Board have re-
signed and six others were sus-
pended as the result Of charges
brought against them by the
board under the Government
employees security order.
At the board it was said the
fact that charges had been filed
against the eight employees did
not necessarily mean that their
loyalty was suspect. It was indi-
Gated. however, that a majority
Of the cases involves loyalty.
President Eisenhower's security
order covers such matters as re-
liability and morality as we'll as
loyalty.
The accused persons will have
the opportunity to clear them
selves at hearings before panels
chosen from other agencies. The
findings of the panels then will
be submitted to the five-member
NLRB for whatever action the
board may decide to take.
It is now Government-wide
policy to suspend any employe
after a charge Is made against
him under the security order.
Charges against the eight were
made following the NLRB's own
check of personnel. The board
said some of the cases have
been hanging fire since the Tru-
man administrations security
program was superseded last
spring by the broader Eisen-
hover order. The Truman pro-
gram included loyalty alone. and
suspension from the job was not
automatic.
Evening star., 1954-01-08
By Jones Y. Newton

President EiSenhower's selec-
ton Of q fifth member to the
National Labor Relations Board
will enable the undermined
board to break a log-jam Of
cases. including many where de-
cisions have been delayed by the
votes OF the present four. men,
bers.
The new member designate Of
the NLRB. the agency that in
terprets and administers the
Taft-Hartley Act, is Albert C.
Beeson, industrial relations di-
rector for the Food Machinery
and Chemicals Corp. San Jose.
Calf. He will come here for
work January 10. by which time
it was expected the Senate will
have confirmed his nomination.
For the past six months, since
the resignation of Paul Styles
last summer. the NLRB has been
operating with only four men,
berS and cases have backed up
despite the overtime put in by
the four.
More than 90 cases have
wound up in the boards ice
box" because the board split 2
to 2 on the questions at issue.
Many of these are cases which
would give a clearer indication
as to how the Eisenhower
board" feels toward important
union-management problems.
Touchy Questions Avoided.
In several important areas the
board has refrained from getting
too deeply into touchy labor
relations questions after prelimi-
nary discussions indicated that
tie votes were probable.
Involved in the "icebox" cases
are ones that would outline the
breadth of the Federal Govern
ment's jurisdiction in labor -man-
agement affairs; what types of
cases should be left to the States
and just how far the board
should 60 in asserting jurisdic-
ton.
interpretations on the Taft
Hartley ban on various types OF
union secondary boycotts also are
involved. as we'll as cases where
depreciation Of facts.
Evening star., 1954-01-08
Institute Of Pacific
Relations Abandons
Proposal 10 Dissolve
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. s.-The
American Institute of Pacific Re-
lations announced yesterday that
it has dropped a proposal that it
dissolve and will instead "carry
on its regular program of re-
search and publication
William L. Holland. executive
secretary OF the group, said in a
statement that the decision was
reached at a meeting of the Ex-
ecutive Committee and other
trustees Tuesday.
Was Accused Of Red Link.
The Senate Internal Security
subcommittee two years ago said
"the net effect" of IPR activities
had been pro Communist" The
IPR heatedly challenged this as
a fantastic conclusion" and said
that if a few Communists" did
try to use the IPR for their own
purposes they failed.
Mr.. Holland said today the
American IPR will continue
working with the international
Institute of Pacific Relations
and will take part in the in
ternational's 18th conference in
Kyoto, Japan. next September.
The International. which has
IL national councils as mem
bers, had decided. in any event
to continue its operations" Mr..
Holland said.
New Officers of Institute.
He listed new international
officers as follows:
Chairman. DR.. Harold H.
Fisher, chairman of the. Hoover
Institute, Stanford University;
research chairman. Sir George
SAMSON, East Asian Institute.
Columbia University. and treas
urer, j. Lawrence Heyworth, Of
Lever Bros, Ltd, London.
The American IPR is headed
by j. Morden Murphy. a vice
president of the Bankers Trust
Co. for Far East operations. as
chairman.