Delaware County Daily Times from Chester, Pennsylvania • Page 5

DELAWARE COUNTY (PA.) DAILY TIMES Tuesday, January 15, 1974 's tv programs MRS. CHARLOTTE BEELER (left) they monitor television programs. holds daughter Isadora, 2, and Taylor holds son, Eric, 2, as policeman denied new trial ByBETHDAVEY Daily Times Correspondent CHESTER The average, American 15-year-old child has viewed the'Violent, killings' of more 1 than 13,000 persons. So claims Mrs. Charlotte Beeler, a soft-spoken young woman who until recently worked exclusively in sculpture and art work.

Then she started watching, cartoons with -her six-year-old son, John. She became disgruntled at what she saw arid began to question the quality of programming. "I heard on television th'aty some women in Los Angeles' were responsible for having certain cartoons taken off the 1 Beeler. "Then il hit me all at once just how bad it is in Philadelphia." The clincher came for her one morning when Captain Noah, host of a daily show, apologized for an offensive cartoon just shown entitled "John Doormat." A call to the'' station by Mrs. Leslie Taylor, an interested neighbor of Mrs.

Beeler's and a former kindergarten teacher, revealed that none of the show's cartoons are previewed. The two women then launched an intensive campaign to public awareness and hopefully affect, changes in children's programming. the ai'd, of the Unitarian Church, they were directed to a''Massachusetts-' based organization called ACT (Action" For Children's Television). They became regional contacts for. the group.

In. to public education and quality programming, ACT also aims "to eliminate commercialism from children's programs and to substitute a new system of financial support." are our greatest natural resource," adds Mrs. Beeler. "It's time for tv to stop treating them like miniature Statistics show that on Saturday mornings, children are bombarded with a commercial once every 2.8 minutes. Dr.

Jean Mayer, noted nutritionalist, has estimated The U.S. District Court of Pennsylvania has denied a 'petition for a new trial for former Chester Township patrolman Kenneth Hunt, convicted of burglarizing liquor store in Chester. In the latest of a series of appeals, the court refused to hear an appeal from a State Supreme Court decision which dismissed a petition appealing 1 the -prison sentences against Hunt and Chester patrolman Leroy Miah. In Hunt's petition, he alleged: that evidence, was unconstitutionally suppressed, by the state, the judge was highly prejudicial, and perjured testimony; was presented by the prosecution. Hunt also maintained his counsel was incompetent.

Both. Hunt arid 'Miah "were represented by 'attorney F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, who is now Philadelphia's District Attorney. Hunt, 28, and Miah, 30 convicted Oct. 22, 1971 of burglary, larceny and conspiracy in the Oct.

15, 1969, theft of nearly $1,200 of liquor from a state store at 110 W. 3rd Chester; were sentenced last June to years for that burglary by Judge Louis A. Bloom. The order and opinion writ- ten by Judge A. Leon Higgin- bbthanv Jr.

states that some of the evidence Hunt alleges was unconstitutionally suppressed the state were not even given to the Commonwealth. Other statements, the judge added, contained matters unrelated to the liquor store, conviction and pertained to continuing investigations of other burglaries. prison -sentences imposed by Judge Bloom are to be served consecutively with; 2-4 year prison terms imposed on each, following 1970 con vie-' tions. on burglary charges stemming from a break-in at the Central Beverage Chester Township. in.

early 1972, Miah, Hunt, Chester Patrolman Floyd Siidler, .23, were acquitted' on. Chester artist to show his works at lounge CHESTER Winfield Jones, 23, the cityjirtist who launched Delaware County Prison," Thornbury, will be among several painters will exhibit their works Sunday at Carletti's Parkway Lounge, Conchesler Highway and Flower Street, Chester Township. The one-day show will begin at 4 p.m. and feature a variety of mediums, including oils, pastels and acrylics. charges in connection with'-air $8,000 burglary at the Supreme Television and Appliance Store, Chester, in The two men are now serving 3y 2 -to-7 year terVns in jail.

Folcroft Fire Co. t(h install officers FOLCROFT--Business and line officers of the Folcroft. Fire Co. for 1974 will be at 8 p.m. Jan.

21 at the firehouse. Officers are: Thomas 24 JKirig." president 'and'- ambulance "Harry Horn- -vice 'president Agustus treasurer; William; recording secretary; Mike Parisatio, i a i a secretary; and Jacob Reedy, George Nowrey; Edward Orr, Willian Boerner, Maurice Gauthier, Joseph Vile and Jack Doyle, board members. MRS. CHARLOTTE BEELER points up'her complaint with tv programming with her cartoon. that over is annually to advertise -foods, beverages that the least.nutritious/ ACT has petitioned the Federal Communications Com- (FCC) to eliminate advertising all edibles on television.

One Saturday morning i December, Mrs. Beeler stood outside a local food store armed with informative nutritional phamplets but found little public concern. "A lot of people aren't interested in changing their lifestyles," she. concluded. "They're afraid to buck the system.

The attitude of many is children) are going to. eat it anyway." Recently the two Toby Farms women were heard on a radio explaining the goals of ACT arid answering They have canvassed elementary schools, handing out literature to be sent home with the children. In the future they hope to persuade local', to uphold their FCC comrhitment of providing suitable programming for all age groups instead of for a mass audience ages 2 toll. I can take me to I Caren and I was bom to fly. You can fly me from Philadelphia to the Jacob Reedy was rented Florida sun from the morning to late fire chief.

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