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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-21
Invention For Keeping Shrimp
Catch Safely Refrigerated
Worked Out By Key Wester
Birkner Simmons,
Oil Fleming, Was
Able To Keep Catch
Fresh % DAYS

Birkner F. Simmons of Gil Elem
ing Street has invented. and filed
for patent $500 a method whereby
shrimpers can keep their shrimp
catches safely aboard their ships
from three to four weeks.
One of the chief difficulties of the
shrimp fleet here in Key West, has
been the necessity for bringing in
the catch every three to 5 days, or
whenever the ice supply ran out.
And down in these latitutes. the ice
doesn't last very long, it was said.
Birkner Simmons, a shrimper
who moved down here from North
Carolina some three years ago
when the "Pink Gold" was dis
covered in and around the waters
of Key West faced that problem
many times, like all the other
small shrimp boat owners. More
than once. with his holds only one
third to one-half filled, he had TO
return to home port here in Key
West instead of looking a little fur
Their for more shrimp beds, in or
der not to lose the shrimp already
caught.
Simmons invention consists Of
q storing and preserving Unit
consisting essentially Of cabinet
with cooling and spray nozxies.
The cabinet 10 curved and con-
forms 70 the general eountour Of
the beat for which II Is Intended.
The cabinet is mounted within a
shrimp fishing boat and is utilized
for the storing and preserving of
shrimp catch until the boat returns
to port and the catch is sold.
The shrimp are placedswet in the
racks and maintained at tenn
perature just above freezing from
80 to IS degrees Fahrenheit. The
spray nozZles continuously spray a
fine fog Of cooled sea water over
the shrimp. The sea water then
drains thrugh the layers of
shrimp.
After building and trying out
his own boat, Birkner Simmons
states he was able 10 keep his
own shrimp catch fresh for n
days. OF course This enabled him
| stay cut lot longer than the
/ average three TO SIX days that
] he generally stays out on his
shrimpins trips.
Although method and specifica.
tons for this invention have been
properly copyrighted. patented and
filed /, will be at least a year
before these shrimp boat storage
units viii be available to shrimp
ers and boat owners, according to
the inventor and the patent Office
in Washington, DC.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-21
viii Build
Storage Tanks
Holding FiUe
Million Gallons

The Florida Keys Aque-
duct Commission will hence
forth, buy water from the
Navy rather than own the
right to one million gallons
a day, as it has in the past,
Secretary Ernest Ramsey
said today.
The Water Commission
is selling its $1,092,O00 in
terest to the Navy and re-
firing all outstanding bonds
with its new $775,000 bond
issue validated on April 90.
It will buy water at an
average of So cents per
thousand gallons.
With $2s5,00O left from the
new bond issue after payment Of
the outstanding bond debts, the
Commission viii buy storage
tanks which can hold five mil
lion gallons Of water.
They will be located at Key
West. Marathon. Tslamorada.
Tavernier. and Rock Harbor.
Ramsey said.
Signing the bond issue last
night were Commission Chair
man Everett Russell, Secretary
Treasurer John B. Hayes and
Circuit Court Clerk Earl Adams.
Under the new contract with
the Navy the Commission wIl
buy water from ii according 70 4
sliding scale of prices.
Though we'll pay more for
the water, we'll save in other
ways" Ramsey said. Since
ths sI.os2.ooo bond will be re-
tired the Commission will not
have to pay interest II has
been paying"
On Ma. 26, the signed bonds
will be delivered to purchaser
Emerson Cook Co. which will
start selling them Immediately.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-21
$4,000 AIIoeated To
Monroe County Schools
By Education Office
OF This AMOUNT
$52.859 Certified
For Immediate
Payment

An ALLEGATION of S70,478 to
Monroe county schools was made
today by the u. S. Office of Edu-
cation, The Citizen learned in
wire from Florida's Senators
Spessard Holland. George
Smathers and Representative
Bill Lantaff.
OF this amount S52,859 is being
certified for immediate payment
to the County Board OF Public
Instruction.
Superintendent Horace O'Bry-
ant upon being informed of the
ALLEGATION said that it would be
used to buy textbooks for the
expanded school body next year
as we'll as other equipment.
This money is for assistance in
Federally affected areas, O'Bry-
ant said. II is not earmarked for
specific construction or facilities,
as was the case with the money
set aside for the additions to
Poinciana school.
The ALLEGATION comes under
Public Law 874 financing ex-
pansions of facilities in Federally
affected counties throughout the
nation. This law may die June
30. unless Congress takes action
to extend it to the 1928 fiscal
year.
The $70.478 ALLEGATION is the
first Federal money under Pub
lie Law 874 received by the
Monroe County school board this
year. In 1851 smaller appro-
priation vas made under the
law TO the county.
O'Bryar faces the biggest
crowd of school pupils in history.
Already some Of the children OF
the Sub-.cn4er 9naanell have
sse.tcd into scaoo,, -lpA gsi- IN.
pact OF Naval expansion on the
county schools viii be felt next
fall, however, O'Bryant said.
Double the ALLEGATION would
help the schools. he said But
there no possibility of that be-
fore the June 80 deadllne Of the
Federal law.
The wire to The Citizen from
the two Senators and Lantafi
said:
Office Education allucatinG
S70,478 to Monroe county schools
as assistance for Federally al
fected area. S52.859 certified foI
immediate payment
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-21
County Meeting
ll:3O Tomorrow

A special meeting of the Coun-
ty Commission viii be held to-
morrow at 1870 am. in the
chambers at the request of S. D.
McCready, the County's fiscal
agent
McCready and Sons served in
the financing Of the new Jail and
renovations to the court house.
The fiscal agent wants to discuss
some vital matters with the five
Commissioners.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-21
Knights OF Pythias
Meeting Friday

The Knights of Pythias, Key West
lodge So. 1853 viii hold a meeting
q, 72s Fleming street pm. Friday
il Was announced today by william
V. Albury, chancellor commander.
Alhury appointed Daniel Sharp,
J. Winfield Russell and 2. T. Ru,-
rough to serve a supper at the
close Of the meeting.
The rank oE page viii be con-
Ferred during the meeting. All
members Of the Order are urged
to ne present.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-21
Navy Mother
In-Law Writes
Dislike For XIV
Fellow Townsman Chides
Her For Outspoken
Remarks Against Island
City; Mayor Comments

City; Mayor Comments
It's shocking but true, not every
body sent here by the Navy loves
Key West as those of US who chose
it to live here love it.
A letter sent by fhs mesher-in-
law of . Navy man assigned 10
Key West recently wrote 70 he Y
home town paper . most esvssie
erifiqve Of the Island City. A man
from Bremerson. Washington. The
city Of the Isdy's abode, spoffins
the critical letter wrote his ans
wer.
The Citizen prints both the lady's
letter and the reply from the Bre-
merton man who feels otherwise
about Key West.
Mayor c. B. Harvey who saw
both letters had this comment:
~ have visited Bremerton on
several occasions and find II
very charming city"
Below is the letter of the critical
lady as it was printed in The Bre-
merton Sun:
Ex-BREMERToNiAN WRITES
Editor, The Sun: Knowing that
most people believe this to be the
solid south" 49, especially since
Truman has made this his winter
stamping ground"-I feel that you
might be amused by this little
gem, which was printed right down
here in this Democrat stronghold:
Republican crack after Presi-
dent Truman dropped his 'no-run'
bombShell: "The first time / ever
heard of the sinking ship deserving
the ratsl' "
The news that really has dis
turbed this area lately is that the
navy has moved the hurricane
hunters" 800 miles from this Gen.
ter of greatest effectiveness. These
flyers find and plot" the path OF
these horrible storms by actually
flying right into the EYE" of the
potential destroyer. Some job
There has been so much wind
for the last two months that there
is almost no fishing. The small
craft warnings are up every week
end.
There are many conditions here
that make Key West anything but
an ideal place to live. In the first
place there is an almost constant
water famine" In order to get a
drop on the second floor one must
install a booster pump (cost around
s200.l 1t seldom rains and when II
does it is terrific, but goes right
through this ''marl'' and every inch
Of ground is dry in a few hours.
The political situation here is
shocking. In the first place one
can register only as a Democrat.
Enough said. The police depart
ment is quite ineffective. The ma
lives play 'bolita" run cock fights
and are working to establish dog
track. Not so expensive as horse
racing but a wonderful device for
small-time gambling. Of course
the decent self-respecting minority
would like to change all this.
I suppose | should not conclude
without a little something on the
credit side. There is a super.ahun-
dance Of coconuts. If you care for
coconutS. You can have papaya:
for breakfast tif you can afford
them You can enjoy the balmy
mconlit nights (if you can take the
mosquitoes) and once in awhile you
may go fishing in the edge of ths
Gulf stream II you have access t.
one of the navy recreation boats Oh
CONTINUED On PAGE Threel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-21
Navy Now Owns Entire Water Line;
Com. Signs $4,000 Of Bonds
sENA1oRs QUESTION RIDGWAY
Told OF
Disgrace
In Prison
Camps

WASHINGTON R-Sen. Bridges
(R.-N. H.) quoted Gen. Matthew B.
Ridgway today as saying fanatical
Communists in u. N. prisoner of
war camps have committed atroci-
ties and conducted reign of terror
against other prisoners.
"The general confirmed that
bodies have been found in these
camps" Bridges told reporters.
He said that in a closed-door Ses-
sion with senators Ridgway also
said it was true that Communist
POWs flew Red flags and had
their own telephone lines inside
the camps.
Bridges said Ridgway expressed
confidence, however. that rebel
lious and defiant Communist pris-
oners of war can be put under
control.
Ridgway, former commander of
u. N. forces in the Far East,
talked with senator's for about two
hours.
He was questioned extensively
about the Koie Island incidents but
some senators said he could tell
them little new.
Other senators said Ridgway told
them the Communists have built
up their forces in Korea during
truce talks, and that the general
was not optimistic that a salts
factory cease-fire agreement can
be reached.
One Democratic senator, who
asked not to be named. said Ridg-
ways picture of Far Eastern con-
ditions was ''the most depressing
thing / have heard in months. :"
Sen. Russell (D.-Ga.), presiding
at the session. told the general
that the Koje Island affair has
brought shock and a sense of
shame here at home.
Russell gave reporters copy
OF a statement he made.
In the statement, Russell con.
graduated Ridgway ''for the mag.
nificent job you have performed
as leader of cur fighting men
in grim and bloody war" but
used such words as ''bewildering'
and shocking" in reference to the
kidnapping" of U. S. general
by Communist prisoners on Koje
island.
Ridgway, given a celebrity S
welcome to the Capitol, was tech.
nically before the Senate Armed
Srvices Committee which Russell
heads.
However, all senator's had been
invited to attend and more than
one third of the membership was
on hand when the doors were
! closed.
| While this meeting was going on
1t was announced that Ridgway
will address a joint meeting O.
the Senate and the House at IL: q
a m. EST Thursday.
| Ridgway is en- route to Europe
to replace Gen. Dwight D. Essen
hover as head of North Atlantic
treaty Organization forces.
| Sen. Robertson tD..Va.). one Oh
the first to leave the closed door
meeting of senator's. told reporter,
Continued On Page Three)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-21
Key West Elks
Attend Convention

p. J. Ross, J. Stuart Hicks.
Earl r Adams, John Richardson.
Cliff Raines, John Fob and
George HanSkat leave Friday
morning fer St. Petersburg TO
attend the annual Elks conven-
ton which viii last until Mon
day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-21
McCarty Meeting
Tonight AtS

The final prediction meeting OF
the McCarty for Governor commit
tee will be held at 207 Duval street.
second floor al o'clock tonight,
il vas announced.
The 12-man steering cmmittee
and other committee members viii
be or hand TO discuss the plans
for getting out the McCarty vote on
Tuesday at the second primary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-21
We MUST DO OUR PART!

Reports from the entire state indicate
that Dan McCorty will be the next gov.
ernor OF Florida. The voters ore taking in
to consideration his outstanding legislu-
tive record. his business experience and
his personal integrity.
We. us Key Westers. should interest
ourselves 10 GO 10 the polls on May 9th
and pull lever IA for the Winning
Candidate.
tPss Pshse.t As~s~"s.ws~t
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-01-04

Winchell. They have assigned
their two ace reporters to check
the activities and history of Win
chelI.
WinChell, who makes his winter
headquarters at the Roney Plaza
hotel in Miami, last week made a
hurried trip to New York to see
Mrs. Dorothy scheff, publisher of
the New York Post. There, It was
reported, he pleaded with her to
stop the expose" but was turned
down.
For many years Winchell has
set himself up as a one man re-
former and newspaperman. He
would strike hard at anyone he
didn't agree with on both the
radio and his widely read column
Being a daily reader of his
main outlet Cthe New York Mir
rorJ | well remember last winter
he gave Josephine Baker many
sugary compliments as an artist
and patriot.
The past few months, accord
ing to WinChell, she's anti-Negro,
nti-Semitis and pro- Fascist.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-01-04
St. Paul NAACP To
Hold Memorial Services
For Slain FIoridan

The St. Paul branch of the
NAACP issued the following call
Jan. 2 for a Memorial Service for
Harry T. Moore, slain Florida
NAACP official.
The call said:
Dear NAACP members and
friends.
Mr.. Harry T. Moore, executive
secretary Florida NAACP was
killed and his wife critically
wounded when their home in
Minis, Florida, was bombed
Christmas night. How long shall
we allow these prejudiced terror
lists to control aw-enforcement?
The solidarity of our ranks is
our only protection.
You and your friends are urged
to show your concern by attend
ing the Memorial services for Mr.
Moore At 4 p. m. Sunday. January
6. 1852, Mt OHvet Baptist
church Central Ave. West and
Mackubin St. St. Paul Your sup
port Is urgently needed
John NJ. Culver, SeC'y
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-01-04

Last week, Ed Sullivan of the
New York News blasted Winchell
and according TO the theatrical
weekly Variety, 1T was the
strongest attack on Winchell to
date"
Although / have no idea what
the coming expose" on Winchell
will discover. l do know and sus-
suspect that it viii deal with his
friendship with many of the I'M
derworld leaders in New York.
1t is a much discussed fact that
he has maintained many connec-
tons with shady people, gang
sters, murderers and the like.
I suspect that the expose" on
Winchell will also show his high
preserving of the racket boys into
giving large sums for the Damon
Runyon Fund.
His personal interview last
summer with Frank Costello on
the Keafauver investigation was
regarded by some as classic.
In short his interview made
Costello look like a hero instead of
Americas leading racketeer.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-01-04
Husband Breaks
Womon'S Back
In Drunken Ruqe

Helen Pettiford, 713 Fremont
Ave. No, Minneapolis, and an en-
tertainer at the Johnny Baker
American Legion Club, 11S Royal
ston, was critically injured early
Christmas Eve morning when her
husband, William Vaughn, in a
drunken rage, hit her with a chair
and broke her back.
1t was first reported by hos
pital authorities that If she re-
covered there was a good posi-
bility that she may be permanent
~ paralyzed. Later reports from
the hospital say that she is still
in a poor condition but that she
has regained partial use of her
hand and foot on one side.
In a statement TO the police
Miss Pettiford said that her hus-
band was drunk when he picked
her up at the club shortly after
one a. m. The couple had a
quarrel on the way home but she
thought it had cooled down when
they reached home.
After they got in the house. she
said her husband first hit her in
the stomach and she turned from
him and then he picked up
chair and hit her across the back.
She didn't remember how long
she laid on the floor but when she
came TO he picked her up and
threw her on the bed She then
said that she pleaded with him to
get her sister which ne did
Her sister called for an am
bulance and the police who ar
rested Vaughn Vaughn is being
held in Jail on an open charge
pending Miss Pettiford's condi-
ton.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-01-04

The above Buzz Brown photo
shows portions of plumbing torn
from the wall in the mems lava
tory at the Minneapolis Labor
Temple by vandals while a New
Years Eve dance was in progress
on Dec. 81. The hoodlums even
tore the radiator from the wall
and it is shown in the upper left
in the photo. Other Camages To
the plumbing are not pictured in
this photo. Damage was over
$500.
Police believe the vandalism
YVES prcmeditated and might be
the result of a grudge against pro-
motors Webster and Black who
have been bringing dance attrac-
tons to the hall for the past year.
Three police officers were on
special duty at the hall while the
vandals were wrecking the plumb
ing. The lower picture shows a
broken pane in a union hall door.
The door pane was broken to en-
able a gang of young toughs to
enter the dance hall without pay
ing admission.
Occurrences Ike these make
it difficult for legitimate pro-
motors to obtain halls to bring
attractions to the city. Thereby
the majority Of the public
dance-gOers who are lawabid-
ing, decent people, are de
prived of recreation by vandaI-
ism of "A few hOOdlums who be
long in Jail.
The Minneapolis police detective
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-01-04

outrage that has taken the life of
Harry T. Moore and manned his
wife has shocked all decent people
1t is idle for you to talk about
investigation through local law
enforcement machinery when the
nation knows that 1t does not
function adequately in your state.
1--WE call on you to use all the
power of your office to bring the
perpetrators of this foul murder,
the slayer Of Samuel Shepherd
Zone Of the Groveland Two), and
the Miami Temple bombers to
justice :"
To Congress; I'VE demand that
you institute at once in congress
such investigative and punitive
measures as will bring to justice
the murderer of Harry T. Moore
in Florida.
Charge xxx Revival
The Catholic Interracial Council
at a forum, Dec. q: ut Is our
considered opinion that the recent
flareup of intimidation and vio-
lence in Miami. eliminating in the
tragic death of Harry T. Moore
indicates a revival OF the infamous
Ku Klux Khan.
I'VE believe that 1t Is the duty
of every Americana particu-
larry of members of minority
groups in America--to recognize
this as a new outbreak of an cpl
demic of prejudice
To-day, all Americans should be
Continued on page ~
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-01-04

boy tells Redding's son that he
no longer can play with him.
why" asks the Negro boy,
Because you're a Niger, that's
why" is the sudden, brutal an
swer.
Redding. the intellectual, tried
to reason with his boy afterward
and explain the whole business of
prejudice. But, he wryly con-
cludes, mo one has ever made the
anatomy of prejudice simple
enough for children" The scar
stuck.
1t may seem "A long jump TO
make, from "a conversation be-
tween two boys TO a man bleed
ing to death in a Florida house
because of a nitrOglycerine
bomb.
But the hatred that starts in
childhood testers into manhood
and the words of spite become en-
gines of death. What children say
is what their fathers teach them
to think and what grown men do
is what they have been preparing
to do all their lVeS)
There is no easy way to give
meaning to Moore's death. One
obvious way is for the Justice De-
partment to act, and the action is
long overdue, on the whole series
of outrages in Florida. Just as
important is the need for anger
by all Americans, to shame the
fathers and sons alike.
The Jews need little prompting
on this score, for the recent dyna-
mitings in Florida have been
directed as much against them as
against the Negroes. But the
whole of America must learn that
freedom depends on keeping an
unbroken web of human conneC-
ton.
So many public figures have
spoken out against the outrage to
the American filters I am waiting
to hear them speak about a dead
man in Florida.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-01-04
TWO YOUTHS PICK
FIGHTS; POLICE
LET THEM GO

Two youths Identified as Roy
Dean and Wilbur Greer were ar,
rested by police officers for Great,
ing a disturbance in a restaurant
on Central Ave. and Fourth St.
early on New Years Day. Spec
tators said the youths were pick
ing fights with customers in a
White Castle hamburger shop.
Possibly because it was New
Years Day, police turned the
youths loose.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-01-04
Lula Todd Dies At
UpteqTove Rest Home

Mrs. Lula Todd, a resident of
the Uptegrove Rest home for five
months died there Sunday Deem
Der %
Funeral services were held
Thursday December q from the
Brooks Funeral Home chapel.
Elder John LaGrOne officiatcd. In
tcrment was at Elmhurst Gene
terry.
Mrs. Todd is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Lula King and
other relatives and friends.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-01-04

YORK announced "A $4,000 reward
from his organization for infor-
nation leading to the arrest and
conviction of the guilty.
White also repeated his charges
against Gov Fuller Warren,
claiming that the governor Is al
lowing law and order to break
down in Florida.
The Christmas night bombing
causing the death of Harry T.
Moore, f6, prominent NAACP
leader and fighter for civil rights
of Negroes in Florida, climaxed
a series of dynamite blasts aimed
at Negroes, Jews and Catholics.
Moore's wife is now in a hospital
with a $3.50 chance to live.
Among the numerous protests
of the bombing were the follow
ing:
The CLIO through Secretary
Treasurer James b. Carey, head
Of the CLIO Committee to Abolish
Discrimination:
To President Truman: We
strongly urge you to insist that
the federal government take ac-
ton to run down the murderer of
Harry T. Moore in Florida and to
call upon congress to enact legis-
lation that will put an end TO the
series of violent outrages against
individuals and minority groups
that have disgraced the country in
recent weeks The people of
the nation will back you to the
limit in these endeavors."
To Gov. Warren: "The lawless
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-01-04
EXCLUSIVE:
WinCheII-Baker Battle
Is Still Red Hot
Percy Villa Writes
BY PERCY VILLA

The Winche Baker Bllngsey controversy is in it s
third month with the end not in sight.
The Negro press which represents l500O00 Negroes in
America along with many and columnists owned by
white people keeping this redhot issue alive mainly be-
Of the big names involved.
The New York Post, which hardly allows day to pass
without story concerning the case is planning expose
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-01-04
GRAND CHAPTER OFFICIALS
TO VISIT EASTERN STARS

Electa Chapter No 3, and
Pride Of the West chapter No. 8,
Order of Easter Stars, Minneapo-
lis, will play hosts to grand
worthy matron Mable Harris and
grand patron Lawrence Tarver
and the oEs grand chapter cab
met on January 8, at st. James
church in Minneapolis.