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The Key West citizen., 1954-12-22
Captor
Frees
Woman
24-Hour Ordeal
Ends AS Suitor
Yields ToCops

WAKE FOREST. N. c.
(AP) - A jealous suitor
who had held his girl friend
at gun point in a textile mill
here for more than "a hours
released her this afternoon
and gave up to police with
out a struggle.
Graham Timberlake, 31-vear-old
textile worker, turned Jessie Eliz-
abeth Davis, 80, loose shortly after
1890 pm, to end a day and night
of horror during which she didn't
know at what moment the derang-
ed man might send a bullet
crashing into her.
Timberlake was spirited out OF
the mill py officers and rushed to
Raleigh. Miss Davis was taken
away from the scene Immediately
in an automobile by members of
her family. She was unharmed.
End OF Ordeal
The long vigil ended when Off
GERS showed Timberlake official
papers committing him to North
Carolina mental hospital. The COM
mitment papers were signed by
DR.. C. T. Wilkinson, Wake Forest
physician called in by the girls
family, and DR.. George W. Corbin
Jr., of nearby Rollsville.
The textile worker had told Off
GERS a short time earlier that he
would surrender the girl when he
saw the commitment papers.
Timberlake was taken directly
to Dix Hill State Hospital at Ra-
leigh.
The day-and-night-long period OF
terror for the pretty Wake Forest
woman, who worked in the Royal
Cotton Mill with Timberlake began
at HAS am. Tuesday.
He Was Jealous
The S foot 8 inch, 135-pound Tim
berlake, pulled a gun from his
pocket and forced her into small
room in the mill. He repeatedly
was jealous over Miss Davis at
tentions to an unidentified soldier.
Once this morning Timberlake
turned the woman loose so she
could make a quick trip to a rest
room, but during her absence he
held a physician as hostage for
her. 1t was a three-way bargain
among DR.. Corbin, Timberlake and
Miss Davis that she return and
she did.
Repeated efforts during the night
to drug the man through food or
drink failed. He kept his .25 cali
ber automatic pistol pointed almost
constantly at the head or stomach
CT his prisoner.
Officers and friends of both
Miss Davis and Timberlake crowd
ed around the door of the tiny
room and pleaded for her release.
From time to time Timberlake
permitted some of his friends, doc
tors and Jessie Elizabeth'S older
sister, Petronia, TO enter the room
and talk with him.
Showed Planning
Once, Petronia said, Timberlake
put his pistol in a pocket, but she
couldn't reach him. The man ap-
parently had planned his escapade
we'll and had arranged a barricade
CONTINUED ON Page Two)
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-22
Man Is Jailed
In Beating Here

AL Lessard, of the Eey Wester
Hotel is in the city Jail today for
investigation in connection with the
beating Of a Casa Marina Hotel
bell-boy, police said today.
Police said that the beating vic
tim, identified as Burdette Fisher.
%, told them he met Lessard in q
Duval st. bar and when they en-
tered his automobile, Lessard at.
tackled him, beat him severely a
bout the head and took one dollar
from his wallet. Fisher was found
to be suffering from cuts and brui.
ses and a possibly dislocated jaw.
Lessard was arrested later BY
Police 1t. W. L. James.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-22
FREICHTER BURNS

MARSEILLE Up - A freighter
loaded with inflammable chemi.
Gals caught fire at dock and
sank last night. The crew escaped.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-22
BULLETIN
CHARGE DROPPED

LIlAnUE DROPFED
MIAMI. Fla. Up - The state
attorneys office announced TO-
day II is dropping fhe first de-
gree murder charge against
James T. Roberts of Baltimore
in fhe kidnap-sIaying of his J.
year-old daughter, Judith Ann.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-22

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The Key West citizen., 1954-12-22
Jaycees Inrite
Kids TOParty

All Key West children are
invited to the annual Christmas
parry of the Junior Chamber
OF Commerce.
The party begins at 1880 p. m.
tomorrow in Bsyview Park.
santa Claus will be there with
siffs for all the kids. They also
VIII see giant, lighted display,
depicting Santa, his sleigh, and
nine reindeer, including RU-
dolph.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-22
BY RELMAN NORM

CLEVELAND R - Sam Shep.
rard, his brother said, was al.
ways Every special"
He was popular, handsome, a
successful brain surgeon, married
TO an attractive woman, and the
father of a 7-year-old boy he
adores. But today, DR.. Samuel
Sheppard faces the shadow of a
life in prison.
A jury found him guilty of kill
ing his wife, Marilyn but returned
verdict of second-degree MUIR
der, which does not carry the
death penalty. Before life sentence
was pronounced, Sheppard said in
a. firm, clear voice, 81 am not
guilty"
His lawyers announced they will
appeal for a new trial. If it is
denied, or goes against him a Sec
ond time, he will be in prison at
least 10 years. Then he would be
eligible to apply for parole.
His 31st birthday comes one
week from today.
Strange Case
The Sheppard murder was a
strange case.
Last July 4, in the dark, early,
morning hours, Marilyn Sheppard
was beaten to death as she la,
in bed. She was four months preg
nant. Sheppard told police, wher
daylight came, that a powerfully
butt marauder committed tht
crir1e and knocked him uat WI. Il
rel n into the bedroom.
A detective, that same morning
told him, II think you did it."
1t took nine weeks, thereafter
to try the case.
The state said Sheppard was in
v0lved with other women. One o.
them, Susan Hayes, came from
California to testify as a prosecu
ton witness. She is "a, slim, au
burn-haired and attractive. She
admitted intimate relations with
the doctor. He denied them, al
first, but also admitted later thai
what she said was true.
Key Questions
The prosecution asked two key
questions during the trial:
1. If there was a maniacal killer
standing by Marilyn Sheppard:
bed when her husband ran into
the bedroom, why didn't he strike
down, and possibly murder, Shep
pard as well?
2. Who arranged the downstair.
rooms to give the appearance tha'
burglary had been committed
although nothing of value wa.
missing? If Sheppard didn't dt
this, who did?
In reply, the defense repeated,
challenged the states attorneys Il
show a motive. What reason, the,
asked, could Sheppard have hat
to murder his wife? Susan Haye.
had testified that he told her h,
''loved his wife very dearly, bu
not as wife"
Last Friday morning, the jur,
Of seven men and five women re
tired to weigh the evidence.
Yesterday, at Alp pm. - 101
hours and 50 minutes later - the
buzzer sounded in the courtroom
signifying they had at last reached
verdict.
Family Stands BY
Sheppard's two older brothers
together with their attractive
wives Betty and Dorothy were ir
court, as they had been every day
through the long wait. Both broth
ers are osteopathic surgeons, like
the accused man. Stephen is the
cne who had testified, 1--WE always
considered Sam very special"
He tried, but failed to reat
James Thurber's humorous bool
"My World-and Welcome to it.
while the suddenly silent room was
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-22
Police Lauded

Robert Miller, a Navy officer
who lives at 1911 Staples Ave. was
enthusiastic Tuesday in his praise
of the Key West Police Department.
Miller said that at a. m. Tues
day he phoned police to report a
prowler attempting to gain en-
trance to his home.
At 4:07 a. m, Miller added, DO
lice arrived at his home with a
suspect in custody.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-22
Government Engineer Says
Design, Workmanship p Good

The completion of the Key West sewer project re-
ceved final approval today from the IT, s. Housing and
Home Finance Administration, of the federal agen-
cles that aided the city in financing the twomon dollar
job.
In announcing the move, Jack Brennan a district
engineer for the the project zone of the
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-22
IT'S COLD THERE. TOO

MEXICO CITY R-Mexico shiv.
cred today in the coolest weather
1t has felt in many years. The
temperature dropped to IL degrees
In Mexico City.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-10
EVEN TREES NEED RIGHT
FEEDING FOR GOOD GROWTH

In a dinner nothing is more i'm
portant than the food and how it
is served. The thought goes for
trees as well as for humans. Simp-
ly seeing that a tree gets nourish-
ment often is not enough.
When the arboreal mealtime
rolls around, the home owner
should pay attention to the menu
he prepares. Most trees, for exam
pie, need a food formula high in
nitrogen, according to L. I. Cobb,
field representative of the Davey
Tree Expert Co.
A properly balanced diet should
contain approximately three parts
of nitrogen to one each of phos-
phorous and potassium plus min
ute quantities of those vital trace
elements that are so important in
some soils.
Three meals are served to the
roots through holes in the sur
rounding soil. All too often, the
home owner tries to get by with as
few holes in the sod as possible.
But this means that comparatively
few of the feeding roots get fed,
even if a double dose of the VIC
tuals is placed in each hole.
Most trees have a root system
at least as wide as their branch
spread, with the majority of the
feeding roots being within the
perimeter of the circle. Perfora-
ton holes are made over this en-
tire area. These should be IL to IL
inches deep and not more than IL
to Is inches apart. The prescribed
tree food dosage in then distribu
ted among the holes. The untitled
portion should be filled with toI
soil, peat moss, shredded manurs
or other humus material
Smyrna times., 1954-06-10

calf at least a month before the
shows. Use heavy blankets until
the skin becomes soft and pliable,
and then switch to light blankets.
Remove the blankets each day,
Mrs. Macdonald says, and groom
thoroughly with soft brush or a
soft cloth. Keep your heifer in
good growing flesh, but don't let
her get too fat.
If you do the grooming properly,
you will need to do very little clip
ping at show time. However, a
dairy heifer usually shows best
when her tail, udder, belly and
face have been carefully clipped.
If your heifer has horns, train
them to grow in the desired direc-
tion. You can do it either by apply
ing pressure with horn trainers or
by scraping the side of the horn
toward which you want the tip to
grow.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-10
SEPTIC TANKS NEED
REGULAR CHECK-UP

If you live in rural Delaware,
you probably have your own sew
age disposal system. This can
mean problems with septic
tanks-unless you use inspection
and simple maintenance, says
Byron L. Bondurant, engineer for
the Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, University of Delaware.
During the digestive process of
sewage in septic tank, sludge-
which is a heavy black mass-ac-
cumulates at the bottom of the
tank, Bondurant explains. Unless
this material is removed at regc-
lar intervals, the septic tank may
fail to give satisfactory operation.
Bondurant makes these sugges-
tions on cleaning a septic tank:
1. A septic tank should be clean
ed after the first years operation
to get some idea of the rate of
sludge accumulation. In a large
tank sludge will accumulate very
slowly, but in a small one it will
collect rapidly and require fire.
quent cleaning.
2. In most septic tanks the
sludge should not accumulate to a
depth greater than 1S to "a inches.
The depth of sludge should not ac-
cumuate to a depth greater than
18 to "a inches. The depth of
sludge accumulation will depend
on the size and style of tank.
8. Removal of the sludge from
the septic tank can be accomplish
ed by the use of a sewage or dia-
phragm pump. Sometimes the
sludge is removed by bailing.
In cleaning the septic tank it is
necessary to remove only the
sludge or black material which has
accumulated at the bottom of the
tank.
Sludge which has been removed
Smyrna times., 1954-06-10
LOCAL YOUTH TO ATTEND
NATIONAL al CLUB CAMP


National All Club Camp in
washington, D. CT June 16 to %,
will be attended by four outstand-
ing All members from Delaware.
Chosen as delegates for their
achievements in club work are
Dolores E. Lloyd and Milmo Ann
Fox of Newark, Joseph Workman
of Delmar, and Fred Grampp of
Dover.
The camps purpose is to help
prepare boys and girls for respon-
sibilities of citizenship through
better understanding of our ma
tional government and a wider
outlook gained through travel and
acquaintance with young people of
other states, territories, and coun-
tries.
A member of the Korner Ketch
All club, Dolores Lloyd attended
National All Club Congress in
1852 as state winner in poultry
achievement. Dolores won first
place in individual dairy foods de-
monstration contests in 1852 and
1858. Last fall she was a member
of the winning All poultry judg-
ing team at the Atlantic Rural
Exposition in Richmond. She will
be a sophomore this September at
the University of Delaware. She is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George e. Lloyd.
Milmo Fox is a member. of the
Bear All club. In 1851 she repre-
sented Delaware in the National
Cherry Pie contest in Chicago.
One year she won a scholarship to
state All camp for being county
winner in the news reporters con-
test. She is now assistant editor of
the Diamond State 4-Her" at the
University of Delaware and will
be junior in September. She has
been in club work for 10 years.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pierce Fox.
Joseph workman won a trip in
1851 to the National All Club Con-
gress in Chicago. In 1852 he at
tended the National Junior Vege-
table Growers Association conven-
tion in New York city. Earlier this
year he represented his club at a
meeting with Gov. ]. Caleb Boggs.
He has attended state All short
course for five years and is vice.
president of the Little Oaks All
club. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Workman.
Fred Grampp attended state All
camp in 1850 and All short course
in 1851. He is president of the
County Dairy Club and president
of the Oak Grove Blue Hens club.
He has been active in the 10 Ton
Tomato Club contests and tractor
operators contests. A high school
senior in September. Fred is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Christian F.
Grampp.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-10
MEAUTTME FUN BUILDS
STRONG FAMILY TIES

Is yours an eat-and-run family /?
If so, you are all missing out on a
great deal, says Miss Louise Whit
comb, Extension home manage
ment specialist at the University
of Delaware.
Miss Whitcomb adds that the
eat-and-run practice is too COM
mon among American families to-
day. Good times are important to
happy and harmonious family liv-
ing. There are many occasions
when happy childhood memories
give us courage and comfort in
later life.
In many families, mealtime is
more or less a come and go affair
with members eating hurriedly
and rushing off to something else,
At least one meal a day should
be a time for both refreShment
and fellowship, Miss Whitcomt
points out. 1t should be a time
when the whole family can eat un-
hurriedly and share pleasant con-
versation. And when you go to
the dinner table, leave your troub-
les behind. No one likes to mix
them with chicken and potatoes.
"Some families plan for their
good times just as carefully as
they plan the work that needs to
be done, for they know that when
families play together, they usual
Smyrna times., 1954-06-10
TRAIN DAIRY HEIFERS

Start now to train your All
dairy heifer for the summer fairs
and shows. A well-trained heifer
will lead easily and will pose to
look her best on show day.
Give the heifer a chance to get
acquainted with the halter, advises
Marion Macdonald 4-H Club Agent
in Kent county. A heifer that
fights a halter is usually at a big
disadvantage in the show ring.
Mrs. Macdonald suggests that
you begin conditioning your show
Smyrna times., 1954-06-10

from the septic tank should be dis
posed of in an open field at least
one-quarter to a half mile from
dwellings. Since this material may
contain many harmful disease
germs such as typhoid, diphtheria,
or dysentery, it should not be
dumped in open road bitches along
country roads.
If commercial operators are en-
gagged for septic tank cleaning,
some understanding on the cost
should be made in advance. Occa-
sionally, reports are received
where too-high prices are charged
for this operation.
Smyrna times., 1954-06-10

ly stay together. These families
take time to read together, go
picknicking, and to play games to-
gether," she adds.
These are the families who have
found that family living is much
happier when they share their fun
with one another.
Evening star., 1954-02-27
Air Conditioning Is Changing
House Types and Homesites

, accounting for three-quarters or
more Of the total heat load.
"These factors will compen-
safe for the sun:
81. Designing the proper over
hang which will shield walls and
windows from the suns radia-
ton. Overhangs must be gauged
for the section of the country in
which the home is located, be-
cause of the angle of the sun at
various distances from the equa-
tor.
"2. Locate trees. planting. ga
RACES or other structures to do a
shading job for rooms that would
get the direct sun.
"3. Windows should be so To-
Gated whenever possible as to
miss the direct rays of the sun.
Usually larger windows should
look to the north. or under an
overhang to the south.
"a. Venetian blinds can be
used on windows that face into
the sun.
IS. Light colored houses with
white roofs absorb less heat than
dark colors. This helps to reduce
the heat load"
Evening star., 1954-02-27
By Dovid G. Boreuther

Air conditioning Is changing
the style Of houses, sizes and
shapes of homesites. land-scap-
ing. roofs. placement of win
dows, the direction in which a
house may face and many other
features.
The result is that any one plan
ming to build a new house might
be prudent to consider these fac
tors, whether air conditioning is
planned in the equipment or not.
To own a house that could be
converted economically for air
conditioning might prove to be
a better investment than a house
calling for major alterations.
The reason such details are
becoming so important Is that
they can save the homeowner
money.
"a fiat roof is harder to cool
than an attic house." say the ex-
ports. "A cathedral ceiling-run-
ming up to the rafters-is one of
the hardest to cool.
"a house in a treeless tract
must handle about twice as big a
heat load as the same house in
the woods.
white paint is one Of the
cheapest ways to cut cooling
costs.
"Old fashioned shutters are
hard to beat for shielding east
and west windows.
"A house in Minneapolis needs
a much wider overhang on its
southern side than a house in
Dallas"
These are some Of the facts
developed in research by the
University of Illinois, the Ma
tional Warm Air and Air Con-
ditioning Association and House
& Home. Architects are making
use Of such information in de-
signing houses.
An idea and Fact Book" pub
lished by the Carrier Corp. for
the use Of 5000 architects. says:
I'm any residence there are
flve major sources Of heat with
direct radiation from the sun and
heat from outside atmosphere
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-23
Broadwood
Manor
Mrs. Helen Settler
Poplar 2-4I97

This is the season for visiting
or being visited by our loved
ones. A m ong those who are
guests in Broa dwood Manor
homes for the holidays are Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Davidson, of Min
eral Spring, Ark, mother and
father of Meredith p. Davidson,
Grandin Avenue.
Mrs. AL Lazor of 300 Dean
is fortunate in having her moth
er with her at this time. She is
Mrs. Charles Gaines of Pitts
burgh, Pa.
Others of us are enjoying
visits to our hometowns. Home.
town doesn't exactly fit New
York City, where Mrs. Ray Keto
enjoyed stay with her mother,
Mrs. Elsa Wickholm, last Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday. Mrs. Keto
enjoyed the myriad Christmas
decorations, the spirit prevalent
in that great city during the
Yuletide Season and, of course.
she saw the fabulous Christmas
tree in Rockefeller Plaza.
Another Broadwood family, the
Weymouth II. Judkinses, is going
"home" to Lancas ter, New
Hampshire, this Christmas. They
will divide their visit among Mr..
Judkins' family, the Stanley r.
Judkinses, Mrs. Judkins' mother
and dad, Mr.. and Mrs. L. p.
Brown, and Helen's sister and
brother-in-law, Colonel and Mrs
John B. Evans, where they will
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-23
BY MRS. oSBURN sTABLER

Merry Christmas Everybody,
Merry Christmas! And what a
happy joyous time we are all hav'
ing, with family reunions and
"At Homes" by the score.
The William Moore's, with Mr.
and Mrs. Brooke Moore and fami.
ly, Mr., and Mrs. Stanley Morre
and family and Miss Dorothy
Wetherald journeyed to Hockes-
sin, Del, Saturday, December 1S
for the family reunion with Mr..
Moore's sister and brother-in-laW,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mitchell.
At the Highlands, home of the
Robert Millers, daughter Neal is
home for the holidays and many
friends are invited for the tradi-
tional carol singing on December
23rd. Also at the Highlands for
Christmas, as guests of Mrs. Rob
ert Miller, ST., are Mr.. and Mrs.
Conant Webb and family of Mont
clair, N. j., and Miss Anne Miller
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Forbush
with daughter, Marjorie, and Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Farquhar with
daughter, Jean, are guests of the
Douglas Farquhars at The Ce-
dars. Mr. Frank Hallowell whose
home is West Cedars has her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Hallowell and young John
with her for the Christmas sea
son.
Not all the family reunions are
in Sandy Spring however. The
Fred Thomas family are gather
ing at Cocoa Beach, Fla. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Thomas left Friday
and have taken three units at The
Tides. Each family is scheduled
to arrive by Wednesday, Dec. %
Santa arrives. Reservations are
already made for Christmas din
her out and we do think the whole
idea is charming and different
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas Ladson, Jr.,
Jimmy and Judy left for Cocoa
Beach Tuesday Another daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr., and Mrs.
Robert Turner, are coming from
Alfred Station, N. Y, with their
Family and Miss Cornelia Thomas
is driving down with a friend
from Washington.
Mrs. Leonard Snead of Crest
leigh was hostess at a lovely par
ty Friday afternoon in honor of
Miss Nancy Yesair, whose mar
riage to Mr.. William Candy will
take place December 21st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wilson of Will
liamsburg Village entertained at
cocktail party Saturday, from
81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sharpless
were hosts at an "At Home" on
Saturday evening.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-23
Sounds Warning
On Fire Hazards
In Local Homes

Warning that the home firt
hazard is increased in the Christ
mas season, Montgomery County
Fire Marshal Charles H. Howe
Jr., this week listed safety pre-
cautions that may be taken by
area homeoWners.
They are:
Keep Christmas tree green
by saving off trunk at an angle
at least one inch above the
original cut and keeping tree
in water.
Remove tree from home when
branches become brittle and be-
gin to shed needles easily.
Support Christmas tree well
and do not place it near sources
of heat or where, standing or
fallen, it would block the way
out of the room and out of the
house in case of fire.
Use only electric lighting sets
that bear the Underwriters
Laboratories label and check
sets for frayed wires, loose con-
nections and broken sockets be-
fore using.
Don't let Christmas wrap
pings accumulate in the home.