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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-20
NAVAL RESERVI5T5 OF JUNEAU TO GET
 TRAINING CRUISE

The USS Bagaduce (ATA-l94) |, Navy auxiliary vessel, will arrive at Juneau on June 30. to take mem bers of the local Naval Reserve unit on a weekend training cruise July 1-2.
 The Reservists will be given prac- tical training in ship handling, sea- manship and navigation.
 After leaving Juneau, the Baga- duce will participate in the Fourth of July celebration at Sitka before returning to the Naval Operating Base at Kodiak.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-20
RAIN NO GAME

The first game of the Gastineau Channel Baseball League this sea- son to be sprinkled out was last night and according to rules will be played on the first good weather night.
 The game last night was to have seen the Elks and Moose in play.
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-11
YOUNG PEOPLE TO MEET AND PLAN FOR FUN

Many good suggestions were given by Miss Edith Monroe, Ter ritorial Child Welfare Consultant, in an infomral talk on recreation, when the Nome Recreational Council met last week. It is antici- pated that more good ideas will be forthcoming tomorrow evening, when a large representative group of young people meet with the Council to help make plans for future recreation.
 The meeting will be held at 500 o'clock in the school auditorium, with It. Pat Sano, newly-elected chairman of the Council, in charge, and Miss Eileen Uttech acting as assistant chairman. Everyone in- terested in seeing a good recrea-
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-11
Ships Must Not Carry Help To Red Satellites

WASHINGTON, (R - Ameri- can ships and planes have been forbidden to haul war-useful goods to Russia and her satellites.
 The tough, new order issued Friday by the commerce depart ment is aimed at such items as weapons, atomic materials and strategic industrial products. Ef- fective immediately, it applies to traffic between ports everywhere in the world.
 Shortly after it was announced the collector of customs at Homo lulu ordered three ships held in port until cargo for Red China is unloaded.
 The ships were the Pioneer Wave of American Pioneer Lines, the F. J. Luckenbach of the Lu- ckenbach Lines and the American Transport of the Pacific Trans port Lines.
 Shipments can't even be drop ped off at non-communist ports o. airfields if they are destined for forbidden areas.
 The order, isSuer under the de- fense production act, came from Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, transportation chief operating un- der the commerce department.
 It rounded out series of steps barring shipments to Red areas from America, wit America or on American carriers of mate rials that might strengthen com munist armies.
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-11
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS COMMITTEES NAMED

The first meeting of the Annual Community Christmas Tree organ ization was held Sunday afternoon at the City Hall with Clemen Boucher, chairman.
 The following committees were announced:
 w. w. Laws-will head the com mittee to fill the Christmas stock ings for the children and pur- chase the goodies that will go into them. He and his committee will also prepare the Good Cheer Bas- kets for needy families.
 Olaf Halvorsen will be in charge of the decorating of the school and the big Community Christmas Tree.
 Finance committee is headed by Herb Jenks, assisted by Bill Ull- rich, Fred Bockman, Phyllis Roell and Jane Scott.
 Mrs. Luther Dunbar is in charge of the program, which we under stand is already we'll under way nthe various grades of the school.
 In invitation to Santa Claus to be at the School Friday evening, December 22. is being carefully prepared by Conrad Yenney and Jack Hudert.
 The Home Arts Club have the responsibility of producing sev- eral hundred socks for the annual event.
 Another meeting of committee heads is scheduled for next Sun day afternoon at the City Hall at 2:30 to round out the plans, stated chairman Boucher.
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-11
Harry Gold, Red
 Spy, Gets 30 Years

PHILADELPHIA, R- Harry Gold, dark haired research chem ist, Saturday was sentenced to 30 years in prison as the self-con- fessed courier o ia Russian atom ic spy ring-a crime he told the court was terrible mistake"
 Gold was sentenced by U. s. District Judge James P. McGran- cry to two terms of 30 years each, ti run concurrently. He was charged with espionage in war time, which carries a maximum penalty of death. The federal gov- ernment recommended 25 years in prison.
 The soft-spoken 39-year-old Philadelphian received the sen- tence calmly after a brief state ment before the bar. He said:
 Nothing has served more since my arrest to prove to me what terrible mistake I made than the manner in which my court-ap- pointed counsel have worked on my behalf, despite personal criti- cism and invective."
 Gold, who will be 40 years old tomorrow, pleaded guilty to act ing as a goIbetween in delivering atomic secrets from Dr. Klaus Fuchs, confessed British spy, to Russian agents.
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-11
Auto Prices Will Go Up Despite Govt. Order

WASHINGTON, R-R Refusals by two large automobile manu- lecturers to hold off announced price increases have clashed head on with an administration warn ing that it "'can and will roll back prices" if necessary.
 General Motor sand Ford told the government Friday night they cannot comply with a request by Alan Valentine, economic stabil- ization chief, to withhold increas- es set up for their 1851 models.
 President C. E. Wilson of Gen. eral Motors said that the new price tags-$6O to $8O higher on Chevrolets-are reasonable "con- sidering what has happened to wages and the way raw materials prices have skyrocketed with in- creases ranging from seven per cent to 300 per cent since our 1850 cars were priced"
 President Henry Ford II, of the Ford Motor Co.,, telegraphed that We cannot comply with your re- quest"
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-11
AIRLINES
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS

Arriving yesterday with Pan American were Col. Perkins, Capt. Doherty Robert Disney, May Dun lap Margaret Currin, Helen Tip pleman, MT. and Mds. Jack Farr.
 Departing were Ray McGinnis, MT. and Mrs. Harry Gottchalk. F. J. Monaco, MT. and MT. T. B. Gerard, Walter Glavin vi C h, George Luke, Arthur Pierson, MT and Mrs. R. E. Welsh, Joe Nickel.
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-11
HEEL" LEADS TO JAIL

BERLIN, [P) = A West Berlin court recently convicted Erich Waltbach, 5l, on morals charge, and gave him a one-year suspend ed sentence. When the judge told him he could go home now, Walt bach gave the Nazi salute and shouted "Heil Hitler"
 The court hanged it's mind then and let Waltbach stay in jail for three more days, for contempt of court.
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-11

Orrin Scovill and Tex Zeigler. Igloo Trading Post owners, are now in the east on a vacation trip and recently called in Washing ton at the office of Delegate Bart lett.
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-11

Americans ate an average of 80 pounds of beef, 70 pounds of pork and six of lamb and mutton in 1948.
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-11
Forecast And Weather Report Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by the U. s. Dept. od Commerce, Weather Bureau.

Monday, December II, 1850 Sunrise at 9:49 a.m., sunset at 200 pm.
 Data for other selected stations
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-11

tional program developed for the young people of Nome is cordially invited to attend this meeting
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08
JR. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FISHING TOURNAMENT
Tipping the Scales
Leading Catches To Date

will do all in my power to help.
Fair enough? Give me your name
and telephone number, and I'll
try to help you all l can. First
come first served.
Salfish On A Handline
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Stout
and Bill Cothron, of Islamorada,
were fishing last weekend off
American Shoals light, when sud
denly Mrs. Stout felt something
strike her line, a handline that is.
She experienced a little diff
Guilty in boating her catch, and
for good reason, she had hooked
a Sailfish. 1t was not heavy as
sailfish go, it weighed but is
pounds, and measured four feet,
six inches. Needless to say she
experienced the thrill Of life
time. and to remember it will
have the sail mounted.
DuvaI Street Fishing
Many of you recall in one of
my earlier columns, l told of the
fishing being done at the foot OF
Duval street For you visitors,
Duval is the main street of the
city and some of the largest fish
you ever saw are caught right in
that area.
The latest report is one from
Joe Castillo, of lob Poinciana,
who was fishing with Larry Hell
wig, and Boyd Ford. They ac-
counted for a large jewish that
tipped the scales at more than
$50 pounds, some estimates even
say three hundred. Nevertheless
it took about thirty minutes to
subdue the fish and haul him on
to the dock.
The fish was butchered and
shared between the three and
the balance sold.
That's what you call mixing
business with pleasure.
Bottom Fishing Is Good
Bottom fishing manages to hold
its own right along. Some nice
catches of grouper, grunts, jacks.
mutton snapper and other varie-
ties are being brought in by par
ties fishing these boats. E. L.
Splitter, of Fredericksburg. Va.
landed a mutton snapper recent
" that tied the leader in the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08

Island City Fishing Tournament
sponsored by the Jaycees. His
catch was eligible since it was
caught on a rod and reel. 1t tip
ped the scales at IA pounds,
measured 28A inches. The catch
was made on the Yacht Aileen,
operated by Captain joe Mer-
curio, and while we are on the
subject Joe, any entries that meet
the requirements of the Island
City Fishing Tournament are
eligible, SO will you pass the
word along?
Saw Captain Arthur Curry's
bottom fishing boat the "Artmar'
cruising into the dock yesterday
afternoon, and a right pretty
sight she was too. He informed
me he was not out on trip, but
making "shake-down" cruise.
Curry is the fellow I told you
about recently that became tired
of being confined to desk, and
returned to his first love, the
Waterfron: and boats.
SCALES:
Barrett Smith, age II years, ac-
counted for the new leader in the
barracuda class in the fishing
tournament with an entry weigh
ing "a pounds, that measured four
feet, six inches, with girth OF
l6 inches. Barrett halls from
Joliet, Ill.
Another barracuda entry was
reported by Mrs. H. w. Unders-
ma, of Lafayette, Ind. Her entry
tipped the scales at % pounds.
measured four feet, five inches,
with ID inch girth.
George Miner, of Lafayette,
Ind, submitted an entry for an
amberjack that weighed in at 81
pounds, measured four feet, three
inches, with a girth of 2812 inch
es. And from David Lee, of Brook
lyn, N. Y. comes an entry for an
amberjack weighing ~ pounds.
that measured four feet, with {
girth of q inches.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08
KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL CAGERS SEEDED FOURTH
IN DISTRICT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT STARTING
PLAY NEXT MONTH AT HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA
M. ICNATIUS LESTER INSTALLED
AS HEAD OF PISTOL AND RIFLE
|CLIIB AT MEETING LAST NIGHT

The Southernmost Pistol and
Rifle Club held It's annual in
stallation of officers and social
last night at the JIG clubhouse.
A color sound movie, Trigger
Happy Harry" which has been
shown over many teleyision sta
tons recently, was shown to the
members and their families.
(This safety training film, de-
signed to teach safe handling of
firearms, will be shown this after
noon at the High School and the
students will be invited to join a
Junior Rifle Club by Lit. (jg)
John RalSton, Jr., USN, Club
member and former Navy in
structor and by Irwin ,Claxton,
club executive officer in charge
of the Stock Island Range.)
After the showing of the
movie, Past President w. A.
Christie installed M. Ignatius
Lester as president. President
Lester then presented Christie
with properly engraved
antique pistol cigar lighter by
Dunhill as present of apprecia-
ton from the new and outgoing
Officers to the founding presi-
dent.
R. w. Buchs was installld as
Chief Instructor of the club and
appointed Rex Human as his
rifle instructor and Bill Christie
as the pistol instructor.
Pies baked by the ladies were
auctioned off and spirited bidd-
ing was done by the husbands
of the fair bakers to keep peace
in the home.
A donation to the March of
Dimes campaign raised twelve
dollars which will be turned over
to Chairman Harvey from the
club.
President Lester appointed
Robt Mccarthy, A. w. Dodge,
Perry T. Thompson and Ben
Freer as the Range House Com
mittee for the coming year.
The club will have a team at
the NRA Registered Match at
Palmetto Pistol Club in Coral
Gables on the 18th of February
to represent Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08
University Of
Florida Loses By
81 To0Score

GAINESVILLE, Feb. 8.-tP).-
The only SEC basketball team to
get its feet wet last night was
Florida.
They went against Florida
Southern College and came out
on the short end of a 81 to 81
score.
Tn win was Florida South
ems ninth i'll seventeen starts
this season.
The loss was Florida'S tenth
against five victories.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08
Locals NOi0 Haze
AR 8-3 Record
For so Season
basketball Play
Key West Will Play
Winner OF Coming
HOmesIead-Belle
Glade Cage Game

AZ the Eighth District basket
ball meeting Sunday, IL South
Florida schools were represented
and entered the tournament tc
be held at South Browards' High
School at Hollywood, March l, 2,
,, and 4. AS expected Homestead
won the number one seeded spot
with a 1913 record with all three
defeats Coming from class "a
schools.
South Broward with 1878 rec
ord drew the number two spot
with one loss to class 'B"
schools and two "a" school losses.
Pompano drew the number three
spot with 9-3 record and Key
West the number four position
with 8-3 record. st. Peters and
Pauls drew the fifth spot with
7-3 season.
The opening round of play will
find Key West playing the Win
ner of the Belle Glade and Pa
HOkee game while Homestead
will meet the winner of the Sea-
crest and Lake Worth game If
both Homestead and Key West
win these two games. they will
meet in the semi-finals on Fri
day night If the local boys can
upset Homestead they should
hold a good spot for winning the
district, as Homestead is already
accepted as one of the favorites to
win the State 'B" championship.
Friday night should give the
C0nchs an idea of whether they
can win OF not as they meet
Tech High of Miami, who Home
stead defeated last week.
However Tech was crippled for
that game with four regular
starters out of the starting line
up. Three of these boys are ex-
pected ready for their game with
Key West Friday night.
Tech has been having their
best year in basketball in the his.
tory of the school, having defeat
cd all of the Miami schools ex-
cept Miami Senior High, at least
once. This should be one of the
best games of the year for the
basketball fans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08
KEY WEST AS

Continued from rage OleI
upon the subject but concludes
with these comments:
1T is easily possible for per
sons who are highly sensitive to
grass pollens to encounter any
where in the city enough of this
type of wind borne pollen to
cause symptoms any time during
the summer and early fall. No
other pollen appearing on the
test slides would seem to be of
any consequence as far as city
wide distribution in Key West is
concerned. II would be possible
for a ragweed victim to expose
himself by close contact with
ragweed along the beach, but in
any other part of the city he is
perfectly safe.
"The most logical accounting
for the stray ragweed pollen
grains caught on the slides ex-
posed at the Weather Bureau
would seem to be that they came
from the nearest ragweeds, those.
growing along the southeast
shore of the island. But the cone
clusion is Immediately ruled out
b ythe fact that every ragweed
pollen grain appearing on the
slides was much too small go
microns) in diameter to match
with the extra large grains (28
microns in diameter) produced
by Ambroais hispida 1t is there
fore certain that the local rag
weeds, although an undeniable
menace to those directly ex-
posed to them, are not present in
sufficient acreage on Key West
or adjacent Keys to contaminate
the air over the city. The pollen
grains found in the air must
therefore have come from the
mainland or perhaps Key Largo
Key Vests barrier to pollen APP
pears to be very effective.
"a study of weather records
shows a low wind velocity dur
ing the summer months with pre-
vailing wind direction from the
southeast. 1t is possible that
strong northeast winds could
bring ragweed pollen from the
tip of the state, then was en-
countered this season.
'The ragweed index figure Of
IL for l949 is an excellent show
ing, probably as near perfect as
can be proved for any point in
the nation below the Canadian
border and east of the Rockies.
However of first Importance is
the eradication by chemical
spraying of the ragweed along
Rest Beach and Roosevelt Boule-
ward. Perfect control of local CON
ditions can thus be obtained with
very small expenditure of eff
fort and money"
The Chamber of Commerce
points out that at least one per
son in so living in the United
States suffers from HayfeveI
during the two month perion
commencing August 18th. Many
of these people take their vaca-
tons during this period to escape
to areas less affected. 1t is readily
seen that if the fact that Key
West is practically ragweed pol
len free can be sufficiently pub
liciZed, tourists could easier be
attracted here during the north
ern hayfever season.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08
MILFORD Hancock
On Basketball
Team In Japan

KYUSHU, Japan, Feb g.
Private MILFORD K. Hancock, for
mer star athlete at Key West
High School now serving with
the 10Th Infantry Regiment on
Kyushu. Japan, is a member of
the famous units highly touted
basketball team, which is enter
ed in the top flight oath Division
Cage Loop.
Private Hancock is the son of
Mrs. Julia Knight of Box 1873 Key
West. Prior to entering the Army
in 1947, he worked as a mechanic.
His present duties are that of a
mechanic in the 10Th Infantry
Regiments Motor Pool.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08
McCabes Purchase
Home For $1,000

Mr.. and Mrs. MILFORD P. Nc
Cabe have purchased the prop
erty at 2027 Flagler avenue for
$4,000 from Charley TOPPING &
Sons, it was reported today in a
warranty deed filed in the office
of Circuit Court Clerk Earl R.
Adams.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08
WALLS:

Biggest News-Shrimp
The best news in the City of
Key West today is the moving OF
the shrimping boats to this city
to make their home port. The ex-
element regarding the find pre-
walls not only along the water
front, but all over the city. 1t IS
probably the biggest thing to
happen to the city since the boom
of 1925.
And 1t Will Help
That it will help the city very
materially goes without saying.
Boats are arriving daily, docking
space is at a premium, the local
ice plant is taxed to its capacity
to provide the ice needed for re-
frigeration purposes. Thousands
and thousands of dollars will
flow into Key West each year, TO
swell the finances of this pros
porous little community. Many
will benefit directly, but all will
benefit from the discovery If the
shrimp bed.
The Rains Came
With apologies to the author of
the book by the same name, the
heavy rainfall we had night be-
fore last should prove of i'm
measurable benefit to the local
fishermen. Already a noticeable
decrease in the winds that have
blown increasingly for months is
apparent. With the moderation Of
the winds, fishing should mn
prove greatly. Good catches have
been reported, but with good
weather at hand, they should be
even better.
Out Of The Mouths
Of Visitors
had q very interesting con-
versation last night with visitor
to this city from the state of New
York. and what he had to tell me
provides food for thought. Let's
hear his story.
He told me that many visitors
to the city would like to go deep
sea fishing But since many OF
them are retired persons, they
feel the price charged is too high
for their incomes. Under the
present rates they could afford
one trip, but would like to make
three or four.
Many visitors to the city, like
this man come here by them
selves, and would take advan-
! tage of the deep sea fishing pro-
vided party could be made up
Of four people.
Charter boat rates at the pres
ent time are the same, for either
one or four persons. So by max
ing up party he feels they could
afford the trip.
Unfortunately there is no place
for them to register for a trip
and they have no way of know
ing If anyone else in the city is
interested in making such 4
trip.
OK, Mr. Visitor from the state
of New York, here is my PROPOSE
ton:
Any visitor to the city who de-
sire to make a fishing trip with
another party and share expenses
let them call my residence, phone
l043-R, between the hours of
and 8 o clock at night. I'll lis
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08
Tanker Coming
Here March IA

The Naval tanker. USS Sauga-
tuck will arrive in Key West
Naval Base on March l4th, i
was announced today. She VIII
reach here from San Pedro. Cal
ifornia. She will probably unload
a cargo of fuel oil for the destroy
ers and submarines stationed
here
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08
BY JACK DELANEY. Fishing Editor
Up Wirephoto

your names and when l have four
l will contact a charter boat to
take you out. OF course, you un-
derstand, can in no way guaran-
tee to secure you boat, but
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08
Key West In
Days Gone By
AS TAKEN FROM FILES
OF THE CITIZEN OF
FEBRUARY 8. 1870

State Treasurer w. v. Knott
has advised the County Com
missioners that Monroe County
would be included among Those
to be advertised as inviting bids
on bond offerings to be received
Friday, March /. This inf0rms
ton was brought before The
commissioners at their meetins
last night. The advertisement
viii appear about the middle 81
the month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08
Grand Canyon To
Here March 4

USS Grand Canyon, destroy
or, is scheduled to arrive at Key
West Naval Base on March 4, it
was amour ced today. The Grand
Canyon will come here from Nor
folk, Va. 1t will remain for some
time here
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08

Peter Edison of Washington
d. c., columnist, born in Hart
ford City, Ind, 81 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08

Virginus Dabney. editor of the
Richmond. Va, Newspapers, Inc,
born at University, Va, 40 years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08
SWITCHBOARD
BaYview Park
morning. Afternoon and Night
Daily and Sunday play.

Wild birds will flock for feed
ings of dry bread, pie crust,
melon and squash seeds, sun
flower seeds, apple, lecture and
Suet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08

Officers of Monroe County are
to be asked to furnish Clerk
Ross c. Sawyer information con
corning the income from their
offices in order that basis may
be arrived at to determine what
the fee will be for candidates as
piring for the office.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-08
El!'ESl bal 5EEl!lTII'''
ISLAND CITY LEAGUE
Sports Calendar
SOFTBALL
n--1-

SOFTBALL
BaYview Park
(Night)
THURSDAY
7:30-Op-Dev-Sta VS.. Atomic
Bombers.
9:00-VX-1 Flyers VS.. SubRon
Four. y
BASEBALL
Island City Baseball League
Municipal Stadium,
Afternoon
Each Game, Z Innings
SUNDAY
l:00-Key West CubanS VS..
Adams Dairy.
3:00-San Carlos Saints VS..
Atomic Bombers.
GOLF
Municipal Golf Course
(Stock ISland)
Daily and Sunday play.
TENNIS
BaYview Park
(MOrning, Afternoon and Night
Daily and Sunday play.
SKATING,
BaYview Park
(Night)
FRIDAY
1880 to 900 PM.
SWITCHBOARD
BaYview Park
Morning. Afternoon and Night
Daily and Sunday play.