Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1936, Page 17

D DAILY SHORT STOR THE SONG By Frank Bennett. THE EVENING STAR, FRENCH FARM STRIKE SHUTS OFF VEGETABLES Paris Fears General Effect as Re- sult of Peasant Demand for ~“WASHINGTON, D. terday by an agricultural strike which threatened to become general unless the farmers get an immediate hearing. Police estimated only one-fourth of the normal supply of vegetables reached the city's central markets this morning. Henri Dorgeres, the Peasant Front ARY'S father left her at the White marble en- france. She seem- od very tiny as she #ood beside the eat concert hall, iting for the doors to open and hoping that some ghe would notice her soon. Then she heard the click of high heels. > “Well, well,” said & soft voice, “the wery first customer here today.” It was Maxine, an usher. One glance at the white, pinched face with fts sightless eyes - #nd the ticket elutched tightly in u:’e tiny fist ught her to the side of the little) rl. Mary smiled up eagerly. It seemed to her that Maxine must be a very Beautiful lady to have such a nice Woice. Indeed, she was beautiful, but Ber eves were perhaps a little too cyn- | feal for a girl of 19. But, of course, Mary didn't know that. “T've come to hear the great Rosa uvin sing,” Mary said quickly. * Maxine laughed a little. “Well what @0 you know about that! A kid like <gou coming to hear the great Milo!” “Mother says she is a very great | @rtist, and she wants me to hear her. Mother couldn’t come because she’s | #ick. so daddy left me on the way to work. Mother thinks I should hear the reat Milo, because when I grow up ‘'m going to be a singer. You know, blind people do sing.” “Of course, they do, kid.” Maxine's woice became just a little Dbitter. | “They're a lot of people—like you and me—who could sing if they'd get a break.” * ¥ & X “WHATS & break?” Mary asked. ‘Skip it, kid.” Maxine glanced | , 8t Mary's ticket. “A standing-room ticket, eh? That's not so good. A Giny kid like you won't have much ghance standing because you'll have $o stay in the corridor.” ! “But I'll be able to hear, won't I?” “Come on inside and we’ll see, Max- Ine said. “Here, I'm going to put you @n this chair so you won't get stepped on. You just sit tight. After the growd’s seated I'll come back.” Mary sat very quietly. She won- * @ered if she would be able to hear the great Rosa Milo. She hoped so. Mother and she had saved pennies gnany weeks for this great occasion. | addy had even walked to work and gsd given her the ear fare. People were beginning to arrive. Mary heard them talking and laugh- 4nz as they crossed the corridor. After a while she heard a door elose and Maxine's voice close to her ear. * ok kX LIARY smiled up at the usher. “Is it almost time for her to sing?” she whispered. “Yes, just about. the people cheering? put on the stage and bowing and #miling just as if she owned.the whole world. Listen. She's just come heres his [’éme‘masf{f/ Mary sat very quietly. She's wearing a plain white | dress that comes clear to the floor. 8he looks like an angel who's drop- ped right out of the sky. It's too bad you can't see her.” “But I Mary breathed, “You've told me just how she looks.” Maxine's eyes were suddenly mis- ty. “Listen, kid, can.” I've got to go now. | You sit right here until I come back.” Mary strained every muscle try- ing to hear the great Rosa Milo. Occasionally 1t came very faintly as from a great distanice, but most of the time she couldn't hear the singer at all. At last there was a’ great deal of \npplause and she heard people crowd- ‘mz passing her. Then after a long time, Maxine's voice was close to her ear again. l * % ok OW'D you like it, kid?" smiled a little sadly. [cou!dnt hear very much of it.” ‘ “I was afraid of that—so guess what? between numbers and told her about Mary || “I—1 if I'd bring you to her dressing room | | after the concert, she'd sing & song for you.” Mary's heart almost stopped beating. The great Milo would sing for her—a ||| song just for her! She was suddenly afraid she'd wake up and find it all ||| just a very nice dream. | very strong as it guided her through ||| the empty auditorium. They stopped, - and Maxine said: { “Great artists are sort of queer, Kid. Rosa Milo probably won't say a word | to you, and don't you say anything unless she does. Not even thank her.” “I won't,” Mary promised. * % ok | THEY passed through a door, and | Mary heard it close behind them. | /| Maxine put her on a chair. A moment later, some one began playing a piano: | |||/ then a sweet, clear voice sang. Mary | was spell bound. - Tears came to her | sightless eyes. Her pinched, white face shone. The great Rosa Milo was sing- | ||| | ing just for her! She could not re- member ever being so happy before. All too soon the song ended, and Maxine had hold of her hand again. | | “Come on, kid,” she whispered husk- ily. *T'll take you to the door where you can wait for your dad.” At the entrance, Matine bent over | | and gave Mary a quick hug. | “Be a good girl, kid, and maybe you'il get a break some day,” she said and turned back into the concert hall. Her eyes were very clear. Tomorrow | | ishe'd sing that same song that she | had sung for the poor little blind kid, |and she'd keep that glowing. pinched | Héar face and the sightless, brimming eves | M before her. With a setup like that she'd win in the contest—she just | couldn't help winning! (Copyright, 1936,) BY the Associated Press. Peasants’ Front, cut the French cap- | by retailers. ital's supply of fresh vegetables yes-' would spread to the provinces tonight I talked to the great Milo | | you—that you were going to be a | :" singer when you grew up. She said || Maxine took hold of her hand. It || was & soft, warm hand, yet it seemed || ‘ Br’er Rabbit Molasses Higher Prices. leder, called the strike because he sald prices paid to farmers whole- PARIS, December 16.—The militant | salers were too far under t:’m paid He predicted the strike A truly delicious cup of coffee at an economical price OUR FAMOUS |GREEN BAG COFFEE “On the Tables of Those Whe Know” Per pound 23C Christmas Chocolates - . ;> 89¢ Chocolate or Gum Drops - 10¢ Broken Hard Candy - 10¢ Silver Mixed Candy 5c Candies and Chewing Gum 3 1 10c Campfire Marshmallows_ _ 1.5z 17¢ “Fluffiest” Marshmallows T product Christmas Baking Needs economi- cally priced All- Parpose Harvest Blossom Golden Heart i, Flour Honey Nut Oleomargarine Southern Belle y,r%. 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The New Shortening .For_Heliday Cooking 2% 57c 3. -p-n‘ Can______.2le ®e~ 2 for 25¢ e~ 3 for 25¢ 10c » or ean €, 'WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1936.- - and become genera tomorrow uniess || A)Y ANNE BOWES-LYON, the government considered the peas- ants’ demands. ‘These included creation of s com- mission with a majority of farmers to reorganize markets and re-scale prices under the control of the minister of agriculture instéad of the prefects of police, ‘They also demanded stricter quota ford Married in 1883—8he Was 78 Years Old. BY the Associated Press. LONDON, December NEW QUEEN’S AUNT DIES Daughter of 35th Earl of Craw- Francis Bowes-Lyon, died last m:hz[:n-m Bowes-Lyon before her in her Northumberland home, Ridley | marriage in 1923 to the then Duke Hall. She was 78 years old. of York, now King George VI. Lady Anne Bowes-Lyon was s daughter of the 25th Earl of Craw- ford. She was married in 1883 to the Honorable PFrancis Bowes-Lyon, sec- ond son of the 13th Eszl of Stratn- more. Take Thoxine; helps protect sleep from coughadueto colds. Money-back guarantee. 16.—Lady | The present Earl of Strathmore, control of foreign fruits and vegetables. | Anne Bowes-Lyon, aunt of Britain’s | her brother-in-law, is the father of There was no disorder. Next week will be busy days for you and for us. That's why we recommend buying most of your holiday food needs this week while supplies are plentiful and stocks complete. holiday items are seasonal and cannot be replaced at the last min- ute. If you are going downtown shopping—leave your list at our neighborhood store and your order will be ready for you when you return, OUR VALUES WERE NEVER MORE ATTRACTIVE 23 Worth-While Values That Speak tor Themselves - 355 Storage Eggs Every egg candled and guaranteed ___ Sanico Eggs U.S. Gout. Grade “B”’—fine, fresh Breakfast Eggs w47 Large U. S. Gout. 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We have pledged ourselves to help Florida citrus growers move the largest grapefruit crop in their history. Read What the Department of Agriculture Says About the Situation ‘Excerpts from a Government release follow: “In years before 1930, when grapefruit pro- duction for the country as a whole was com- Enratxvelv small, prices were relatively high. A ig increase in production occurred in 1930 and prices dropped sharply. The national crop that year was close to 19,000,000 boxes, of which Florida had over 16,000,000. National Crops ranging around 15,000,000 boxes were produced “in the next three years, a crop exceeding 21,000,000 boxes came in 1934 and one of over 18,000,000 boxes in 1935. “The 1936 crop now moving to market is about half way between 27,000,000 and 28.- 000,000 boxes, the biggest in the history of the grapefruit industry. It is 50 per cent larger than last year’s crop and two and a half times as large as the 1929 grapefruit crop. N—————— Starting Tomorrow and ending Saturday Night We are giving one exira grapefruit for, each quarier you spend, as follows: REGULAR THIS PRICE SALE 3« 25¢ 425 4 « 25¢ 525 6« 25¢ T ~25¢ TEXAS PINKMEAT GRAPEFRUIT sc each 4 for 25° and 3 for 250 100% Pork Tastily Seasoned Always Fresh That in a few words tells the story of Sanitary’s sausage—why it is so good and why it is pre- ferred by hundreds. ONE THING IS IMPOR- TANT, HOWEVER. Cook sausage thoroughly— see that it is done all the way through—NEVER EAT RAW PORK. SANITARY’S 1007 PORK SAUSAGE . Delivered Fresh to Our Markets