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The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
PARENTS Of5
Are Jailed
For Murder

EBENSBURG, Pa. R-The young
parents Of a family of five chill
dren were in Jail today--the mother
charged with murder in the rat
poison death of q daughter and
the father with assault and bat
terry with intent to kill in the scald-
ing and beating of a son.
Mrs. Eileen Bell, %, is held with
out bond pending Grand Jury ac-
ton. Also awaiting Grand Jury ac-
ton, and unable to post $4,000
bonds, is her husband, william, rs,
Korean War veteran. Both plead
ed innocent.
The. five children range from five
weeks to 6h years.
Stat Police Pvt. Matthew O'Bri-
en- said he entered the case last
Wednesday night after a hospital
reported the couples 2-year-old
daughter, Ruth Ann, had died of
rat poison.
i O'Brien /. said 3-year-old Robert
Bell was being treated for serious
scald wounds on his feet in the
same hospital, reportedly suffered
the day before his sister died.
The officer said Bell admitted
holding the boys feet in boiling
water to- chastise him for taking
a piece of bread from the table
and beating him while he hung
from a door in a duffel bag.
Mrs. Bell was released after
questioning but last night, O'Brien
said, she broke down and admit
ted putting rat poison on bread,
giving it to Robert and telling him
to hand it to his little sister be-
cause "she's hungry"
O'Brien added hat Mrs. Bell
told him "Ruth Ann cried all the
time" was crippled and that nei-
ther she nor her husband believed
the youngster would live very long.
The officer said Mrs. Bell de-
clared she acted on her own free
will and her husband did not CO.
operate with her In planning 10
poison the child.
Two of the couples children are
under hospital treatment for NAL
nutrition. The fifth is in q chill
dren's home.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
BY HAL BOYLE

MALMEDY, Belgium R-Nearly
ten years after Adolf Hitler ripped
the Allied western wall In the
Battle of the Bulge" a German
war veteran now sells postcards at
the site of the famous Malmedy
massacre.
The scene is a junction of five
roads about three miles south of
here where on Dec. II, 1914, break
through elements of the first SIS
Panzer Division surprised and cap
tured lightly armed troops of an
American field artillery observa-
ton battalion.
The Americans were disarmed
and herded into pasture a few
feet from the road junction. AS
they stood there, defenseless,
hands overhead in the accepted
posture of prisoners, the Nazi
storm troopers opened fire on
them.
Scores fell. The Hitler elite tank
men, blood thrilled, drunk with
Der Fuehrer's last impossible
dream of victory against the West,
strolled among the fallen. They
kicked the bodies. Any that moved
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
Hal Boyle
Says
Ior showed signs Of life thew nut

or showed signs of life they put
pistol to.
Some is escaped by playing
dead. After the Nazi tanks rolled
on south, they rose at a concerted
whispered signal and ran for the
trees. A single Nazi tank left to
guard the crossroads machine
gunned them as they fled.
A few moments later the sur
vivors came into the outskirts of
this town on an American patrol
jeep, a town protected at that in
stant only by two trees toppled
across the road by a few brave
stubborn engineers.
Jack Belden, then of Time Maya
zine, and l were the only news
men who happened to be on this
particular scene of the spreading.
frightening battle of the Belgian
Bulge. We got there not through
insight, but because we woke up
late that morning.
The other correspondents, who
had arisen earlier, had taken
roundabout roads to where the
Army reported the Germans were
attacking. Having been through the
battle of Kasserine Gap in Africa
and knowing the speed of Nazi
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16

Purposeful as an arrow shot from bow!
New front-end :. you can spot it mile
awayl New Super-Scenic sweptback wind
shield -. with corner posts that slant back
to allow safest possible vision. New tapered
rear deck. New sweeping silhouette that's
inches loper than other big cars. New
Twin Tower tail-lights that say Stop
with great authority. New PowerFlite
Range-Selector on the dash that COM
pletely outmodes conventional levers on
the steering column. And new fashion
forecast luxury interiors that surpass in
color and richness anything you've ever
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16

an American nag remains in mem
ory.
It is an odd monument. AT one
end is a small stone crypt holding
a wooden carving of Christ. The
rest of the monument is merely a
field stone wall in which are "a
slate plaques, each bearing the
rankless name of an American
soldier.
Across the road is a small cafe
where wayfarers pause to take a
cup of coffee and get out of the
shivering cold. The proprietor is
Louis Bodarwe, who has a wife
and a small daughter. Louis sells
postcards of photos of the frozen
American victims in the snow.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
ANNOUNCING CHRYSLER 1855
WITH The 100-MILLI0N- DOLLAR LOOK

seen In any but custom-built motor earsf
Come drive it! Every ChrysIer is noU a VS.
with engines up to ESQ HIP, the most
powerful type in the world. Famous
Chrysler engineering brings you Power
Elite, most automatic Of all no-clutch trans
missions. Full Time Coaxial Power Steering
and new double-width pedal Power Brakes.
Plus new tubeless tiresl Everything is here
you need {. . to drive, as well as look, ahead
of all others. Come see Americas most
smartly different cars today. See for your
self why now, more than ever, the posoer Of
leadership is yours in ChrysIes.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
SECRETARIES HAVE
MULTIPLE DUTIES

PHILADELPHIA M - Evelyn
Fisher, executive director Of the
National Secretaries Assn, says
today's secretary must know,
among other things, how to wrap
the boss Christmas gifts.
She told q meeting Of the Phila-
delphia chapter of the association
recently that ''it's q simple thing
to do, once you've had little prac-
tice. Just remember to have a
supply of wrapping material on
around"
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16

Ir's HAPPENEDl Here's wholly neU direc-
ton in automotiveYstyling for all cars to
follow. And it took Chrysler for 1866 to
do it: Americas top performer and the
first in the coming generation Of motorcars!
Come see it! Everything about it is COM
pletely new, and dramatically different.
Here's the car with the 100-Million-Doll
Look and when you own it and drive
it, you'll feel like every million OF it'll
Chrysler for 1866 is long and sinewy and
low. It's sleek, clean length OF steel that
looks as if it might have been born in
Q wind tunnel. Washed free of clutter.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16

reach an all time high in mem
bership for 1855. legionnaires.
please help US reach that goal. Re-
member that our entire program of
the future, depends on the guam
tity and quality of membership.
X X X
Taps:
The Key West Guard of Honor
attended the funeral of Legionnaire
Robert Golden. on Veterans Day,
November II. Golden transferred
to Arthur Sawyer Post in 1854. Post
Everlasting Services viii be held
for Iegionnaire Golden at the next
regular meeting, November "A.
+ 4 ~
Civil Defense:
Legionnaire Cliff Schumacher,
Post Chaplain, was appointed Ci-
vii Defense Chairman for Arthur
Sawyer Post, and will serve as
one OF the Executive Committee of
the local unit.
X r. 4
Post commandsr Might:
Chairman Van Reber of the Past
Commander Night program says
that plans for that night are near-
ing completion. All Past Com
manders of Arthur Sawyer Post
who are in good standing are to be
honored on this night. Pictures viii
be taken at this time which will
be placed in the Legionnaires Club
room. All Legionnaires are invited
to attend on this date, Wednesday
night November "A at 8 p. m, for
an evening of entertainment and
good refreshments.
~ 4 *
Club Room:
The Legionnaire enjoyed their
first snack prepared by Legionna-
ire Raul Sibila, club manager, in
the Legionnaire Clubroom at the
Post Home on Sunday afternoon
November IA. The boys and their
guests really whooped it up in their
Clubroom. Funds for these snakcks
are raised by donations" from the
members who break Clubroom rule
6.
A peel table hos been purchased
and will be set up very soon for
the use Of the members.
= r 4
Yevrs For God and Country
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16


Christmas:
Yes, sir, folks, it's rolling around
again. And / mean Christmas.
Christmas with all of its colorful
gaiety has more than just that as
its meaning. All of us have or
should have learned the real mean
ing of Christmas. There are some
folks among us who, though mis-
fortune of their own making, do not
enjoy to the fullest extend what
their more fortunate neighbors en-
joy. Some families have lost the
bread-winner, and some heads of
families are unable to provide pro-
per food and shelter for their fam
lilies because of some illness or dis
ability.
During the past two Christmas
seasons, Arthur Sawyer Post Is has
distributed Christmas baskets to
the needy in Key West. This is
an expensive proposition, and quite
q sum of money must be raised
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
legiioniterl,s
By NORMAN KRANIcH

Post Commander. Arthur Sowyer Post No. 28.
American Legion

Apology:
I wish to apologize to all of the
Legionnaires and friends who read
this column. Because l was called
out of town by the illness of my
mother, / was unable to get last
weeks copy Of The Citizen.
X X X
History:
Well, another accomplishment by
the veterans organizations of Key
West, the big and successful We
terans Day Parade is now history.
Last Thursday nights extravagan-
"a was, in this writer's opinion,
the most outstanding parade ever
staged in Key West, and will be
long remembered by Key Westers.
Vance c. Stirrup, overall chair
man and representatives Of the var
ious veterans organizations who
served on his committee, together
with full cooperation of The Unit
ed States Navy under the local
Commander, Admiral Towner, are
to be congratulated for a job well
done.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16

/ for the carrying out OF this pro.
ject. For these past two Christ
mas season, the Legionnaires have
operated Santa Claus picture tax
ing booth on downtown Duval st.
Anyone desiring picture of their
child with Santa Claus, can have
one for a very nominal fee. The
proceeds from this booth are used
to filling these baksets.
Because of the vast amount oi
work in connection with his pro
ject, many Legionnaires are need
ed on this committee. Following
are some of the Legionnaires who
are serving: Walter Moffat, photo
grapher; Louis Ismay. E. A. Ed
wards. Pete Piodela, Melvin j.
Edwards, Robert Daniels, Charles
Leaver, Carl Sawyer, Bethel John
son. Bud Gonna, Lewis Bays VIII
| liam Uttermark, Norm Whitesides,
Alfred Brost and Norman Kranich.
The first meeting of this COM
mittee will take place tonight at 8
D. m. Any other Legionnaire desir-
ing to work on this all important
committee, come out to the Post
Home at this time.
X X X
Bowling:
Judson Stephens, captain Of the
Arthur Sawyer Post American Le-
gion bowling team, informed me
that the teams standings in the
league is number one. 1--WE are in
first place." said Stephens, "win-
ming 1S points and losing 6 points
in 10 games"
There is always an opening on
the team. If you bowl, Legionnaire,
come out and help keep us in first
place.
X X 4
Memberships
Paul Mesa, membership chair
man, stated as of last meeting
night that our 1855 membership
stands at 28O. We are trying for
100 per cent by December 81.
As Post Commander, I would
like for Arthur Sawyer Post to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31

4 &
transferring from CBS-Tv to
NBC-TV on, Friday nights three
times q month, with Jack Carson
doing the fourth week. Also there
are the separate new shows for
Imogene Coca on Saturdays and
Sid Caesar on Mondays. All have
October starts.
Two dogs famed In the movies
are to have filmed dramas, Lassie
on CBS-Tv Sunday evening and
Rim Tin Tin on ABC-Tv Friday
evenings.
Even an absentee or two is
being called back. stop The
Music will return to ABC-Tv in
a half-hour version Tuesday
nights beginning next week and
'They Stand Accused" drama
in the courtroom, will resume on
Dumont next week, the time
Thursday nights.
THEY DO COME BACKTo-
nights returning TV shows: Fire
side Theater films begin sixth
season on NBC-TV at 8 EDIT;
Circle Theater starts fourth year
with Tony Randall in THE Beau
tiful Wife" at $50 on NBC-TV:
Ed Murrow opens fourth fall OF
See 1t Now on CBS-TV at 1880
EDIT. In addition, Vaughn Mon
roe win introduce . Tuesday and
Thursday song series on NBC-
Nv at 1880 EDIT and 10 stafford
will start on CBS-TV at 7:4s
EDIT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31

Harry Macarthur, teleyision editor. j.
on vocation. His column will b
resumed on his return.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Viewing TV
NEW YORK.

TelevisiCn's purse strings are
looser than ever this season.
So much SO that 100000 to
$3.50. 900 isn't booked upon as too
much to pay for the production
of, a single program. Not long
ago $25, 900 to $50. 900 was con-
sidered extremely high.
The new Walt Disney series
on ABC-TV and the Commute
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
lighliehts
4 eIeyision Today.

500. WTTG t5)American Le.
ion: Parade highlights.
1880, WNBW "a Vaughn
Monroe: The singer begins 3
new series with the Richard
Hayman Orchestra.
7:45. WTOP t9)J0 Stafford:
The songstress starts d new
season with Paul Weston as
her musical director.
$500. WTTG t5)-The Gold
bergs: Molly goes on d diet
and the whole family suffers,
500. WMAL t7lA-Make Room
for Daddy: Danny Thomas
discourages his ll-year-old
daughter from q stage ca
reer.
$500, WNBW t4)-Fireside The
alter: Virginia Field Is about
to become engaged to q FAM
ily-approved diplomat when
she finds she still loves
her ex-husband, In Second
Elopement."
$3.50, WTOP t9l-Danger: A
British agent looks for an
enemy military secret buried
in the Sahara Desert, in
Shadow on the Sand" star
ring Peter Won Zerneck and
Sylvia Daneel.
$3.50, WMAL t7)-U. s. Steel
Hour: Pat Crowley finds her
idealistic plans OF marriage
aren't enough for Jerome
CORTLAND. her new husband
and laundromat owner, in the
comedy Two"
$3.50. WNBW tN-Circle The
alter: The winning OF q Mrs.
Universe" title has comical
effects on the household OF
Janet Blair and Tony RAN
dali in 1.-THE B. W.
1900. WTTG t5) - Wrestling:
From Baltimore.
1890. WTOP t9)-Life With
Father: Leon Ames boils from
more than the heat when the
temperature reaches 80 de-
grees and he can't find the
village ice man.
1880, WNBW (4)-Cur Beauti-
fur Potomac: Local and Gov
eminent officials discuss Po-
tomac River pollution prob
lens.
1880, WTOP t9)-See It Now:
Edward r. Murrow returns
with his documentary series.
1880, WTOP t9) - Mccarthy
News: Peter Hackes reports
on the Senator Mccarthy
censure hearings.
Rodio Today.
1880, WGMSOpera Box: Ex-
cerpts from Wagner's "Tann-
hauser," The Rhine Gold"
and The valkyries."
1855, WWDC-Baseball: Detroit
at Washington.
$3.50, WRC-Barrie Craig: The
investigator runs into a
moonlight hayride with q
corpse in the haywagon.
$500, WMAL-America's Town
Meeting: ~. S. Policy and
Colonialism."
1900, WTOP--Music Til Dawn:
Selections include Tchaikov-
sky's "Nutcracker Suite No.
~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Viewing TV
They re Splitting Fortunes
On This Seasons Nideo
BY G. {. Butterfield

! newspaper sketch and June
Havoc in q situation comedy.
both CHS; George Gobel In q
Saturday night comedy on NBC-
TV. and Mickey Rooney. already
started on NBC-Tv. also Satur-
day nights.
~
: OLD FACES, NEW SHOWS
Veterans with new vehicles in
clude Jimmy Durante and Dom
aid O'Connor alternating on SAT-
urdays on NBC-TV: Red Buttons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31


variety bill spectaculars on NBC-
TV have set this new category.
CBS-TV also has a couple Of
expensive ones In BEST of
Broadway" once a month. and
Shower of Stars" weekly, but
at somewhat lower figures. They
are reported to range above $780,
600 no one saying how much.
Z These programssare among the
IS or more new ones, most of
them not nearly SO costly, being
added to the networks. Along
with them many Of the veterans
will be back. including Milton
Berle, Jackie Gleason, Lucille
Ball, Martin and Lewis and
others. s II 81 4 Z N
The Disney show opening
October q will be produced on
film il, Hollywood at around
100000, possibly more. per
week. Both live and cartoon
characters will be used.
BEST of Broadway" will adapt
outstanding dramatic and music
shows of the past to TV. the first
September Is. while Shower of
Stars and its companion. "Cli-
max" will follow a similar pat
tern but originate in Hollywood
starting September 80.
A dance band series merely
for the music is a video ex-
pertinent among new items
planned by ABC-Tv beginning
September 10: The idea is some-
thing this column long has adj
vocated. Another new one is
Medic" dramatizations Of medi-
cal case histories, opening on
NBC-TV September IS.
Transformation Of radio pro-
grams into TV shows continues.
CHS has three, all formerly NBC,
in Father Knows Best" for Sum
days, December Bride" for Mon
days and Halls of Ivy" for Tues
day, all starting in October.
People are funny" CHS radio
for years, will take try on NBC-
TV beginning in mid September.
Among faces new to regular
TV will be Celeste Holm in a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-10
Key Roads 'fas
Diem BNonRf11G
spr-ssSs;>
Bombed Today
Explosives Dropped
On Roads damned
With Red-Led Troops

HANOI, Indochina R - French
fighters and bombers today
heavily attacked key roads leading
northeastward from the fallen for
tress of Diem Bien Phu. The roads
are damned with thousands of
Communist led Vietminh troops
and big Molotov truck conveys.
Dropping 1,0OO-pound high ex-
plosive bombs and heavily straf-
ing, the warplanes conferred their
attacks upon the road from Tuan
Giao, II miles northeast of Diem
Bien Phu, and running eastward
to Ma San, 1T miles west OF
Hanoi.
It was at Ma San in the winter
of 1852 and 1858 that the French,
as at Diem Bien Phu, had for
months put up a valiant resistance
Continued on Page TWeJ
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-10
Havana TV
Station 10
Film Fiesta
Publicity For
Key West AS A
Vacation Spot
Il Emphasized

The first observance in
Key West of the Fiesta
Allegro v Beneficial May 20
FL will receive full coverage
by q Havana television sta
ton it has been announced.
Official word of their decision
came from Rafael del Vizo, better
known as "Siboney," top-hight an
nouncer and commentator for Ha-
vana TV station emo. del Vizo
said here Sunday that Juan Pineda,
one of their top cameramen will
be ia Key West to film a perfor-
nance Of "The Filibusters" Com
mander Ray Byrns' tMee-act play
to be presented at the San Carlos
Theater May 20, and also the
Fiesta parade and the grand bail
the following night.
Wide coversss
Mr.. del Who said that the films
would be shown throughout Cuba,
and particularly in Havana Pro-
vince where much of the wealth of
Cuba is conferred. He added that
the advantages of Key West, par
ticularly as a summer vacation
spot for the more wealthy Cuban
families who have been going to
other Florida cities for their holi-
days, would be emphasized.
He further stated that Key West
has an added advantage in that
hotels are staying open the year
around.
Plans Advance
Concrete plans for the fiesta and
grand bali, which will be held at
the Casa Marina Hotel May II,
were worked out Sunday by the
fiesta committee, of which Mr..
Julio Cabanas is chairman. Miss
lola Camus, assisted by Dora and
Norma Martinez and Mrs. Torrey
make up the cUInnllltee.
The fiesta ball committee, along
with distinguished Cuban visitors
and local dignitaries will be hon.
ored guests at the affair. The COM
mittee states that tickets for the
Ball are available for $3.50 per
person and dancing will begin at
$50 p. m.
Gus Ayala's orchestra will play
for the affair.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-10
Road Patrol
Reports On
1858 Record

Eighty-nine per cent of Florida
Highway Partol cases tried in
Monroe County courts last year re-
suited in convictions.
Figures released by the High
way Patrol today showed that
there were $40 cases In Monroe
County last year. Of these, 81 were
convictions with no penalty; 10
were convictions with penalties; 90
were dismissed.
The percentages stacked up this
way: SO per cent convictions; 84.5
per cent convictions with penalty.
Statewide Totals
Statewide totals were: 1887 ca
ses; 1,726 convictions without pen
alties; A,131 convictions with pen
alties; $3.50 dismissalS. This means
80 rer cont of tSe cases resulted
in convictions ant IS per cent re-
suited in convictions with penalties.
Ten per cent OF the statewide ca
ses were dismissed.
A majority Of the dismissals
were for cases such as people
charged with no drivers license
who had actually purchased one,
but failed to have it on their per-
son when stopped by state troop.
erS.
Gilchrist county led the state in
the percentage of convictions out
of all dispositions. Ninety-nine per
ce 1t of the SO drivers arrested were
convicted, 97.5 per cent of those
with penalties.
Liberty County Low
Liberty county was low with 6S
per cent convictions out of 81 cases
disposed of and only Sc per cent
Of those with penalties. Of the 80
disposed of cases, 10 were dismiss.
ed.
A majority of all counties - "A
to be exact - had 80 per cent or
more convictions of all cases made
by the Patrol and handled by the
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Johns Makes Early Morning
Visit To Ybor City Today
Plans To. Make
Bid In Dade
Later This Week
By HAROLD PARR

TAMPA R-Acting Gov. Char
ley Johns was up before dawn to-
day for a long day of campaigning
in Hillsborough and Pinelas coun-
ties.
Johns flew from Tallahassee
early this morning to be at the
gate of an Ybor City cigar fac
tory at 6 am. to shake hands
and ask for votes in his COVER
norship runoH with State Sen. Lee
Roy Collins.
He was scheduled foc talks in
the Sulphur Springs area this aft
ernoon; then was to drive to st.
Petersburg for a Commute tele-
vision appearance at 4:30 pm.
After meeting at the st. Pc
tersburg armory with group of
Pinellas County supporters, Johns
was to wind up his day with a full
dress campaign speech in Largo
Park.
Johns spent most of Sunday at
the executive mansion in Talla-
haSsee comforting with campaign
lieutenants. He viii attend the
Cabinet meeting at Tallahassee
Tuesday morning, then 60 to Day.
tona Beach for an pm. rally.
Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day he will be in Dade County try
ing to bolster his strength in the
states most populous area.
Johns said yesterday mo candi-
date for high office ever has had
more misstatements and down.
right untruths told about him than
the opposition is spreading about
me in Dade County"
Johns is keynoting his bid for
the Dade Oldham vote ON the con-
tention that the, real issue in the
governorship race is "the people
VS. special interests" and that he
like Oldham is fighting for the peo-
pie.
Asked for comment on the NAM
ing of Peaslee Streets, former
mayor of Lake Park, and former
State Rep. Travis Phillips by Lee
Roy Collins as proof of charges
that Johns was padding the pay
roll, the acting governor issued the
following formal statement:
"The State Road Department,
embarking on a 100-million dollar
road building program and charged
by the Legislature with assisting
tie turnpike authority in construct
ing the Sunshine State Parkway,
has found it necessary to hire
some additional personnel in re-
cent months.
"An were hired to do a specific
job and as long as they do that
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