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The Key West citizen., 1954-08-14
To Engender An Acue Interest In Safety
Key West Safety Council Sets A High Goal

are open to the public regardless
of race, creed, or sex.
Safety Week
Next month, from Sept. 10th to
the 26th, an all-out drive will be
made to impress Key WeSters with
the necessity of lowering our acci-
dent rate. Because the Safety Coun-
Gil is still learning how to walk"
primary emphasis; win be placed
on traffic rather than AL the other
branches such as school, home, wa
ter, industrial, and fire safety.
Safety Week however, win be
only begfnnihg of the local drive.
Projects will continue the year
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-14
Added Word
Given On Death
OF Famed Quint

MONTREAL IN -, The Quebec
medico legal expert who per-
formed an autopsy on quintuplet
Emile Dionne explained last night
that she accidentally smothered
herself in her pillow during an
epileptic seizure. -
Apparently anxious to dispel any
notions that Emile died of epiIep-
sy, DR.. Rosario Fontaine ampli.
fled his earlier findings.
Fontaine said that following his
investigation last Saturday he had
announced that the 20-year-old
girl ''died Of acute asphyxiation
during an attack of epilepsy"
"This declaration was exact, "
he said last night, "but perhaps
incomplete because 1 omitted to
state that the victim had acciden.
tally Suffocated herself in her pill
low. Such declaration was i'm
possible for me to make at the
time because l had not yet re-
ceived such confirmation from the
police"
He said the police investigation
of her death last Friday at a Cath
olic hostel in Ste. Agathe, Que.
subsequently had revealed she was
found dead in bed, face down.
ward in her pillow. During the pre-
ceding night she mad suffered
three epileptic attacks.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-14

- stools were overturned and the
patrons were on their feet.
He observed Black among the
patrons and said that he was using
profanity.
81 walked over to where he was
standing and told him to stop using
foul language" said Lloyd.
He said that Balck made q pro-
fame retort.
Attempted Arrest
81 then tried to place him under
arrest" said Lloyd, "and he made
a pass at me with his right hand
and missed"
Lloyd added that Black made an
other try and hit him in the ribs
on the left side.
without striking him, went for
him and tried to ho.d him but
was unable to get him down." the
report continued.
At this point, the proprietor Of
the bar, Jack Grey, came to the
officers aid, the report said. They
managed to grab the man and car-
ry him outside where Lloyd ma.
naged to place handouts on him.
Black, according to the report, con-
tinued to swing with both hands.
cat this point" Lloyd said in
his report of the incident, there
were four shore patrolmen stand
ing so close that we had to move
around them and at no time did
they offer to lend a hand"
Hernandez To Scene
Meanwhile, a report of the fight
in progress had reached police
headquarters and desk officer Ar.
mando Perez had dispatched 1t.
Gene Hernandez to the scene.
They placed him in a police car
and booked him at police headquar.
ters for using profanity, assault.
ing a police officer and resisting
arrest. He will be tried Monday IN
city court.
Patrolman Perez, attached to the
Official report a notation that Black
was placed in a cell without vio-
lence despite the fact that he was
Continued On Page Eight
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-14
Mayor Praises
Character OF
Murder Victim 4

CLEVELAND R-Mrs. Marilyn
Sheppard, pretty victim Of q bru-
tai murder that will be six weeks
old tomorrow, was zone Of the
purest girls I've ever known" the
mayor Of Bay Village told police
yesterday
Mayor ]. Spencer Houk, tail, 43-
year-old meat dealer, made that
statement during q six-hour ques-
ton session at Central Police Sta
tion.
He made il in reply to questions
exploring the possibility he had a
romantic interest in the slain
woman, Police Chief Frank w.
Story said.
Story said the suggestion came
from DIR. Stephen Sheppard, broth
er of the 31-year-old women's huS.
band, Sam, who has been charged
with the killing.
Charge Called Lie
DR.. Steve, brought face to face
with Houk during the questioning,
heard the mayor call the sugses-
ton "a lie," Story said. Not only
that, but Houk clenched his fist
and had to be restrained when he
moved toward DR.. Steve, the chief
added.
'If anyone ever made advances
to her (Marilyn), he would never
be a welcome guest at her home
after that" the mayor said.
Story said that after" all this
questioning and confronting, we
found no reason to hold Mayor
Houk as a suspect" The chief
said that when he told that to DR..
Stephen Sheppard, the doctor an
swered "I'm very glad to hear
that" and added he felt it his
duty to tell the police of things
Continued on Page Eight
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-14

around. Here are some Of the
things which are planned:
ESSAY CONTEST: Already ap-
proved by Superintendent Horace
O'Bryant, an essay contest will be
conducted in all the schools of Key
West. Merchants are donating
worthwhile cash prizes for the win
ners and it is expected that the
contest viii create enough interest
so that children viii enlist the aid
of parents in learning more de-
tails regarding the subject Of sa-
fety.
PUBLICITY: Heavy emphasis
will be placed on getting educa-
Continued On Page Eight
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-14
Cops Report, Eye-Witnesses
Differ On Duyal St. Brawl
Police Claim kid Glove
Treatment Was Used In Arrest

Conflicting reports reached The Citizen today of
brawl between police officer and local Navy man
at the Downtowner Bar, Duval St. last night
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-14
Tho Key Wnt Anthory ColMborute
On Historical Novel OF Key West
august "a Is
Publication
Date Of Book

Key West and the Keys
have long furnished writer's
with a wealth of material.
The latest in a long series
of novels about the keys
will be placed on sale at the
nations bookstores August
"a.
It's written by a pair of Key
West authors, Louise v. White and
Nora K. Smiley.
Entitled Hurricane Road" it's
the story of the railroad that went
to seattle Florida Key Railroad
Extension.
Historical Data
Packed with authoritive histori-
cal information - Mrs. Smiley's
husband was an engineer during
the construction of the railroad
the book is published by Exposition
Press.
The construction of the Florida
Keys Railway Extension has been
compared to the building of the
pyramids of Egypt and aqueducts
of ancient Rome, and its builder,
financier Henry M. Flagler, to
Alexander the Great.
The authors, Mrs. Smiley and
Mrs. White, have combined their
knowledge and talents to recreate
in this historical novel the story
of a railroad from its daring in
ception and peril-filled construction
to its ultimate completion. As a
result the authors have produced a
major work of Americana.
Mrs. Smiley was born in Edward.
vile, Illinois. Her late husband, a
division engineer on the "hurri.
Continued On Page Eight
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-14

Gillett w a s confident
that under Lang's direction
Key West would fare bet
ter in '54 than at any time
previously.
Low Rating
And Lang has a job to accom-
Dlish. Last year Key West rated
1sSth IN a group Of 1856 cities par
ticipating,
Nationsilg gAe NsnunaI Safety
Council has reduced the death rate
per 100 million miles from 1874 In
1885 to Z in 1854.
City Manager Vic Lang told the
group that most of the accidents
in Key West are caused by l. Fol-
lowing too close to another car;
o. Going through a red light.
Makes Recommendation
Gillett made the following re-
concentrations for better traffic
safety in the city:
l. Have driver training in the
Key West high schools $50 per cent
less accidents are the direct re-
sult.) Sixty-eight high schools in
Florida have this course available.
z. Pedestrian crosswalks. Tone
half of all pedestrians are killed
crossing streets.
3. Stop unloading on main streets
when traffic is at its peak hours.
4. Parking meter revenues
should be allocated for traffic i'm
provementS.
S. Is per cent of the Key West
police force should be assigned to
traffic Cat present, Key West has
10 policemen less than cities our
eize.)
6. Assign a prosecuting attorney
TO the municipal court (police Off
GERS often find themselves the de-
fendsnt).
Z. Good citizens of the city should
attend court trials.
The Highway patrol officer also
said that the number one killer
on the highway is the person ex-
ceeding the speed limit.
In Key West in '53, two persons
were killed and so injured.
Those attending the safety meet
ing were:
City Commissioners Delio Cobo,
Paul Roberts, Jack Delaney, City
Manager Vic Lang, Superintendent
Of Public Instruction Horace O'Bry-
Continued on Page Eighty
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-14
Five Escapes
May Face Life
Imprisonment
Double Kidnap
Charges Placed
In Massachusetts

BOSTON R-Five desperate es-
capees from Norfolk Prison Colony
face arraignment today before a
US. commissioner and possible
life imprisonment on double kid
nap charges.
The armed desperadoes, cap
tured yesterday in Rhode Island
and Connecticut less than "A hours
after they fled the Massachusetts,
prison with a guard hostage, were
returned here today.
One of the escapes was flushed
from a Pawtucket, RI, swamp,
two were hauled from a stolen car
near Putnam, Conn, and the 9TH
er two were taken in a nearby Put
nam woodland by heavily armed
local and state police and FBI
agents.
The guard hostage, Walter r.
De Adder, 70, of Lawrence, who
spent Is terror-filled hours in the
eScapers' hands, was rescued un-
harmed. A Pawtucket garage me-
chanic, Peter Cherniavski, So, also
taken hostage by the fleeing con-
viots, was freed unhurt.
Broken Feet Fer One
Limping with q broken foot,
Richard .Lavoie, 10, Of WooT.socket,
RI, was captured in = PAwtucket
swampland, some IL miles from
the Massachusetts, Prison, Colony.
A short time later Connecticut
State Police pulled Russell Halli-
day, rs, Of Cambridge, Mass, and
James L. Schworm, 81, of Maiden,
Mass, from 4 stolen car off Route
A near Putnam, about 40 miles
from the colony.
And minutes after, William J.
Couture, 40, of Taunton, Mass,
and Martin F. Eeeney, 50, of Bos-
ton, surrendered In woodland not
far from the. car. s.@..
Lavoie was arraigned last night
in Providence before us. Com
missioner M. Louis sAbedon on a
federal charge Of kidnapping De Ad.
der. He waived hearing. was held
In $100,0OO bail, end was returned
here with the others.
Terrible ordtsl''
The father of a small daughter,
De Adder told his rescuers:
"It was q terrible ordeal. They
are five really tough customers.
They were all right to me, though.
They told me that If I minded my
own business and didn't. make q
bum move I'd be all right.
can night long all they talked
about was what smooth get
Continued On Page Eight
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-14
NEBRASKA TEACHERS
ARE VISITORS HERE

Thirty-seven teachers from
Wayne State College, Wayne, Neb..
left Key West at noon today in
their chartered bus after an over.
night stay - part Of q three-week
bus trip through the south and mid
west.
The group spent two days in Ha'
vana. Some Of the teachers went
fishing this morning while others
shopped and looked around Key
West.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-14
BY BILL cIRR

These are the plans of your Key
West Safety Council - this is a
story of how you can help to pre-
vent human suffering and econo-
mic loss. *
As you probably know already
the Key West Safety Council is
non-political, non-profit organiza-
ton. It is approximately one year
old; application is now being made
for it to become affiliated with the
National Safety Council.
Meetings are held on the first
and third Wednesdays of each
month at the Lions Den. These ga
therings and resultant discussions
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-14
Entries Received
In Natl Tourney

kisl,f teams have been en-
tered in the Nafional Spsarfish.
ing Tournament scheduled here
for Aug. ~, II was announced
today by Harold Lavbsehsr,
manaser q He Chamber sf
Commerce.
included in tlps entries ere
twe teams from California, ene
frOm Florids, o Cuban tsann, Q
team from New Y0rk and
vnicNNesfern team.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-14

ley West. Florida. has the
most equuble climufe in the
country. with m average
Tonee Of only IA Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-14

The police say, that in line with
their policy of giving persons plac-
ed under arrest "kid glove treat
ment," the Navy man was not
roughed up despite the fact that
he assaulted Patrolman Brian X.
Lloyd.
But eye-witnesseS told The Citi-
zen today that police used brutal
and totally unnecessary treatment
in placing the man under arrest"
The police report also stated that
despite the fact that four Navy
shore patrolmen were standing a.
round, they made no offer to aid
police.
Claim Aid Was Offered
Eye-witnesses to the incident say
differently, however. They report
ed that there were only two shore
patrolmen on the scene and that
they offered to take the Navy man
in custody. The eye-witnesses said
that the police officers retort was:
mo, this man is going to jail"
The witnesses also told The CT.
tizen that the police officer threat
ened to break the mans arm.
According to Lloyd's report, the
sailor, identified as Arlie r. Black,
of the USS Bushnell, was involved
in a fight in the Downtowner about
$50 p. m. Friday.
Lloyd said that when he ap-
preached the bar, he noticed a
large crowd of people outside.
When he entered the bar, he said
that there was evidence of fight
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-14
More Russian Spies
May Follow Example
OF Confessed Agent
State Department
Hears Story OF
Vide Espionage

" %AOAAAAN0 O@N NAA
M o r e runaway Russian
agents are reported today
to be standing by in guard
ed American asylum, ready
to follow Yuri A. Rastvorov
in denouncing the Soviet
communism for which they
spied.
The handsome, nirlb e
witted Rastvorv poured cut
his story last night to a
dramatically assembled FRI
day the 18th news con-
ference at the State Depart
ment.
After a lifetime under the Soviet
system-he was IS last month
the blond Russian said he was
fed up. He ran away from his
job as a Soviet intelligence officer
in Japan last Jan. "A because 'I
wanted to live like a decent human
being"
'I hope / can become an Ameri-
can like other Americans" he
said.
Shift In Policy
Rastyoroy's sud den, unan.
nounced appearance = the first
U. S. acknowledgment that he
actually was in American hands
apparently marked a shift in
Americas cold war policy.
The Russians opened propagan-
da fire with splashy news con-
ference In the Soviet zone of Ber.
lin last Tuesday when DR.. Otto
John, former West German secur-
ity chief, denounced America and
West Germany.
Rastvorov, as he went into ac-
tion in Washington last night, was
living proof that Communist shift
allegiances, too-even well-trained
and highly skilled ones like this
lieutenant colonel in the MyH Sc
cret Police.
Rastvorov even limited at step
number two in taking the sting
out Of the John detection: Possible
arrests of fifth column agents
planted "medium-high in the JAP
anese government.
But q veritable barrage of Rast-
vorov-type Russians, it was UNDER
stood from State Department sour
ces, would be produced by the us.
government shortly. At least four
other Russian intelligence agents
are reported to be in American
hands-although none of them has
attracted publicity.
Publicity Stunned
Indeed, publicity heretofore has
been the last thing either they or
the us. government had wanted.
The government has been inter.
ested in keeping the Russians
guessing-did their man bolt to
the West or just fall off a cliff?
The Russian agents enjoyed the
safety Of anonymity.
Now, however, the strategy is
understood to be: Bring them out
in the open and let them tell their
story so the world can see defec.
ton is a two-way street, with most
of the traffic coming this way.
Rastvorov said he was a MEM
Der but not the boss of the Soviet
intelligency setup in Japan. He
said Russia had agents medium
high" in the japanese govern
ment.
He said, after much prodding by
the newsmen, he has told all he
knows about Soviet espionage to
the us. government. japanese
representatives interrogated him,
too, he said.
1t was On these questionings,
Rastvorov implied, that a sweep
ing roundup of Communist agents
inside the Japanese government
viii be based. Pressed as to when
this would come off, he replied:
Continued on Page Eight
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-14
N OTICE!

Application for position of City Comprehensive
Director of the City Key West Florida will be by
the City Clerk Of the City Of Key West Florida August
Is, 1854
Information andior application blanks may in
the City Clerks Office. City Hall. Key West. Florida
VICTOR LOWE.
City Clerk.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-14
Lang Commended For Tackling
Tough Traffic Safety Problem

KEY WEST IN '5S RATED 10th IN GROUP
OF I96 CITIES PARTICIPATING In SURVEY
Corporal Howell Gilett, of the Florida State High
way Department, last night commended City Manager
Vic Lang before a traffic safety meeting regarding
steps taken to reduce the Citys accident rate Lang
prepared the first annual inventory of traffic safety
activities for the Island City in it's history.
Evening star., 1954-10-27
lnferns. Physicians
Al District General
Get Pay Increases

The District Commissioners
yesterday approved higher pay
scales for the interns and resi-
dent physicians Of District Gen.
eral Hospital.
The increases cover this range:
Interns. from $1,326 to $1,545
annually: f1rst-year resident ply
sicians. $1,716 to $1,845: second
year residents. $2,028 to $2,145;
third-year residents. $2.314 to
$2.445, and fourth-year resi-
dents, $2,626 to $2.745.
The Health Department had
urged an across-the-board pay
raise of $25 monthly or $500
annually for all categories. But
the General Administration De-
partment pointed out that an
increase Of this kind would have
cost the District $780, 900 q year.
The approved plan will cost
$21,500 under present estimates.
Before last April. interns at
District General received 5000 q
year and resident physicians pay
beginning at $1,000. Last April,
q raise of sorts was granted. but
only enough to Offset the in
creased subsistence and quarters
charges imposed by the city.
The Commissioners action
yesterday was prompted by i'm
plicit orders in a Senate report
Of last June for "re-examination"
of the pay scales of the
hospitals interns and resident
physicians.
Evening star., 1954-10-27
Chevy Chase PTA 10 Hear
School Board Aspiranfs

The Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School Parent-Teacher As
sociation will hear and question
candidates for the Montgomery
County School Board tomorrow.
The meeting Is scheduled for
3 pm in the high school boys
gymnasium, East-West highway,
Chevy Chase,
Evening star., 1954-10-27
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-03
Ransolns

Wallace and Cleveland Flowers
are spending this week end with
their father in Lynchbure.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. II. Patterson are spending the
week with Miss Annie Patteson
Earl Patteson and family spent
Sunday in Washington.
The farm of the late f. w. Pat
teson has been sold to Mr.. Roach
who will take possession at once.
Mrs, H. G. Patteson is spending
several days with Mr., and Mrs.
Cosby Patteson. of Scottsville
Mfr. and Mrs. L. w. Patteson.
Cynthia and Mrs. Fl. c. Pateson
attended The Baptist Rally at the
Maysville Baptist Church Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. w. Ransom
and sister, Mrs. Micheral were
evening guests of Mrs II. c. Pat
teSon and the family of Mr.. and
Mrs l. w Patteson.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T Patteson. of
Richmond were Sunday guests of
DR.. and Mrs T, f. Patteson.
The Bapti2ing of the Sharon
Baptist Field of Churches was
held Saturday evening in Baber
Creek near the home of Claude
kale Rev. Mr.. Hall our well
beloved pastor Of this field. held
the services.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-03

VIII open Tuesday. September T.
Mrs. Hugh S. Brady has re-
turned TO Winter Park. Fla. after
spending several weeks with her
sister-in law, Miss Sally Brady
near Howardsville.
Miss Eta Laughon. of Lynch
burg. spent the week end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Webster
Laughon
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Taylor. of
Schuyler. spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Ragland
Mr., and Mrs. j NJ Pat.eson, Of
Manteo, were in Richmond, Sat-
urday To see Mr. Patteson's
brother, George w Patteson il.
who is a patient in a Richmond
hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Gill Riggs, of
Richmond and Harry Wyland
spent the week end in the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. .Horsley.
CHI Horsley. son of Mr. and
Mrs Jack Horsley, returned to
Richmond, Sunday after spend
ing week with his uncle and
aunt, MI and Mrs. r. B Critz.
Attend Dedication
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-03
administer

Gordon Moss. History Professor
at Longwood College in Farmville
VIII be the guest speaker at the
September meeting Of the Buck
ingham Chapter. United Daugh-
terS of the Confederacy. Tuesday.
September at p. m. Mis-. Blake
w. Corson. of DillWyn. is presi-
dent Of the UDC
Hon Burr p Harrison of
Washington. - c.. will be the
speaker Monday, September 6 at
Shipman. Street lights will be
turned on for the first time and
there viii be entertainment on
the Fair Grounds.
Mrs. Ethel j. Lehman. her
daughter Lois Lehman also Mrs.
Karl Dickey and her daughter
Caroline and Mrs Bill Brown. all
Of Washington, ID C.. visited last
week at Travellers Rest from
Wednesday to Friday MIS- Dickey
and Caroline spent Wednesday
night with Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Smith at island View. Mrs.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs L. L. Miles and
family, OF Glenmore, also f. r.
Moon. F. r. Moon. Jr. Annie Lou
Moon and Edna Davis were
among those who attended the
dedication ceremony at South
side Hospital in Farmville last
Sunday DR.. c. L. Baird who pre-
sented the portrait Of Dr. Met
tauer to the hospital is native
Of Buckingham county. his wife
painted the picture OF the old
surgeon
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Cunningham
and family, of Manteo, visited
their little daughter Betty Jean
who has been patient in Medi
cal College of Virginia Hospital
for three months. She is improv-
ing and they hope she can come
home IN another month
Mr. and Mrs Stargell and fam
lily, also Buck Cunningham and
his brother, Wilbur Lee Cunning
ham, all of Newport News have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j S
Cunningham at Manteo.
Miss jeanne Cunningham has
returned to Lynchburg after
visiting in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w f. Branch for several
days.
Returns For Visit
The Rev. and Mrs Richard
Henry Lee. of Amherst ana the
Rev and Mrs j Keith NJ Lee, of
Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio. who are
visiting his brother in Amherst.
visited here last Saturday and
continued on to Scottsville for
brief visit The Rev. r. II Lee,
who is now Rector of Ascension
Episcopal Church in Amherst was
an overnight guest at Travellers
Rest a number of years ago and
has not been here since
Miss Mary G. Simpson. of Mid
way Mills. is in Farmville with
her sister. Mrs. Caben Robinson
and niece, Mrs. Emma Anthony
Miss Mary Dolan is visiting her
sister and brother-in-la the
Rev. and Mrs Frank Cox IN
Ocean City n. j. She was called
there on account OF the death of
her nepheW's wife Others who
went were MI and Mrs Charlie
Dolan and Mrs. Nanhoe Caben.
OF Richmond.