The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 27, 1938, Page 5

BHT PBS ey ha free vs het Nelda, who is struggling with « ” lettuce farm, becomes involved in labor troubles She and Reck ere engaged. Bill is a tanned, young lettuce farmer. He and Nelda are drawn together in spite of frequent flare- ups. Reck, a wealthy playboy, wishes Nelda would abandon her fi 7m ing and marry him. Mrs. Reckless, Reck’s haughty mother, has strangely consented to her son’s engagement. Jack, Nelda’s younger brother, has given up medical school against Nelda’s wishes. Chapter 27 Hot Cargo! OR weeks Nelda had feared such a thing might happen, but she was wholly unprepared for it. Always, in the back of her mind, had been the hope that the strike could be averted and her crop “What can we do, Bill?” @ooe, sheds pee now, but owners say are going to bring in workers to pack the let- tuce. The teamsters have joined the packers. Better rustle around for several men with trucks right away. I've learned that there will be from 30 to 35 loads off a morn- ing’s cutting.” “Do you think there will be trouble with the strikers—vio- Jence?” "I'm ‘afraid 36° Because’ every of lettuce that roils will be cargo.” “Who is in the ri; Bill?”;. ve. ance against the other, rg t nap is, that Ihave over:30 acres of iettuce fp S6{1.” “The farmer wili'‘be the goat then?” “Looks that way. But we can’t take it lying down.” “No,” she agreed gravely, “we "t They stood staring silently at each other. To herself Nelda said, “Yes, = is you—Nelda Barrie—facing ill said, “I’m going to see about hiring ‘eld workers. Want me to speak for yours, too?” “Please do.” It was then that Nelda realized fully what she was in for. When she in ; Havana, “If I can only get it ail through!” Nelda murmured. “Boy, you should the gun tower they have erected at one of the sheds! mas up i i as he started to load the truck. His next four trips were equally fortunate. Nelda took hope and Perneret a big dinner to celebrate us success. Trouble Ahead Armawann they dove over te the Powells’ to see how they had-come out, The moment she knew that he 3 ifficulty. His upper lip ‘was cut and swollen. There ‘was an ugly scratch on his cheek. “What happened?” Nelda “Get ready to bawl, for I've gt |@ sob story,” Ray laughed. the laughter was bitter and diffi- cult because of his injured lip. _“He delivered his lettuce all tight,” Doris stated proudly. “But I almost had to cail out the army and navy to do it,” he said. “Tangled with a couple of tough Pickets.” “Have you heard how Bill fared?” Nelda inquired. “He hasn't started cutting his crop yet,” Jack spoke up. “It won't be ready for several days.” “Tm afraid this thing is going to be of long duration,” Ray hand. | stated, “because the packing shed “Tr you all I can.” He a ee “Thanks, Bill.” Reck came that evening in 9 mood. Bay . “Hi, Farmer!” he greeted. age hie strike on, isn't there?” "t there?” She didn’t return his smile. “I heard that the shed owners ve to give the raise that wants. The hiring hall controversy now. But Says the strike won't She then. “That's grand news, Reck.” Dangerous As Dynamite lettuce strike was one of the epics of that section. It Saat on with the and was in effet when Nelda was harvest her crop. She ive men, besides Jack, to a last | ids | j Jack left, Manuel | had » big fight a he et sorry. I thought he and interrupted. bringin’ in a load of) oughta see "S| thoughts rushed to her who had started 0 valiantly and she grew cold over. “Did your father get his let- owners have signed a pact not to recognize the hiring “ saaats sweet news,” Nelda said. “The... whole . business sounds like some good idea gone cock- eyed,” Doris complained. “: can’t see why Labor and Capital don’t ae 3 t A “The authorities are expecting trouble: and plenty of it,” Ray went = Pig | told this es: trite ta beap eedertt On'the way home Jack said out of a long’ silence, “Who would have dreamed a year that life would be so different for us? So hectic and uncertain?” “I wonder,” Nelda mused, “if we'd have been the same kind of had. we stayed in that we would. Character is what you're born with.” “You're wrong, Buddy. This new life is either going to make or break us. You're not going to let it break Fn od “You would bring that up!” “T didn’t mean it for a dirty dig. Honestly, 1 didn’t.” He maintained a surly silence the rest of the way home. But next morning he seemed to rave forgotten the incident. He started out gayly with a load of lettuce. It was obvious that he was wresting a sense of adventure from this experience. “Hot cargo!” he called to Nelda as he started toward the highway. About 10 o'clock she heard the familiar toot of Reck’s motor horn coming up the lane. “Mau've got to let me have a teleplione put in hore,” he began orily when he came to a people groove?’ “Cross, mocked. “Furious! It's deucediy’ incon- venient for me—your not having a — 4 “I can’t let you pay my bills, yet, Reck. I'll be able to have a telephone very soon.” “When the lettuce is harvested, I suppose?” His manne: plainly thowed that he looked upon her activities as ths whims of a pre- cocious child. “Jack got five loads vementays she bcasted. we. not be so lucky today. ry’ “I heard that the strikers are figh' hard to stop the delivery of vy Sab to the sheds.” Dismay filled Nelda's heart. h was too much to expect that Jack through thie aren't your”. she could go unscathed trouble. (Copyright. 13:2, Alige Merie Detgo Ackre vielence strikes heme, te mere ‘NEWS OF INTEREST APPEARING IN THE | _ KEY WEST CITIZEN DURING YEAR 1937; | AUGUST 1 ; 1. Wrecking Tug Warbler re-; turned after assisting the USS} Omaha. ) 2. Miss Betty Maloney receiv-} ed instructions from Fred J./ Noonan, who just perished with; Amelia Earhart. . Dr. and Mrs,} Julio ‘de Poo left for vacation in+ ‘3. -Clgude’ Albury’ and.. family | ,Jeft for, vacation through eastern} states. ; | 4 Welfare Boaril holds inter- ; plans to hold meeting with con-; ; tractors. . Judge Albury’ gives ! Elijah Williams three years at | Raiford for breaking and enter- jing. . Secretary of Chamber of | Commerce very optimistic over j outlook and wants to buy an’. .- | alarm elock to rouse the folk “for | what is coming around the bend”. | 5. Jacksonville company’s bid {for repairs to Tender Ivy is ap- j proved. . Rotary Club puts on | service program. . Miss len Wil- jliams, liquidator for FERA, ren- \ders her first report. 6. State Employment service gives status of situation in Flor- | ida. Public Service nurse re- | ports on activities. | 7%. Bridge Board members make trip*to’ Pigeon Key. . Leo | Hughes sée$’great future in store | for Key. West. ..Key West lost 6 | to 0 in softball elimination tourn- jament at-Miami against Miami | Beach. 8. W. Lamar Rose, agent for State Conservation Department, checks up on fishermen and spongers activities here. 10. $20,000 granted to buy sup- iplies for WPA work here... | Bridge commissioners pass bond | resolution last night. . Shower | given in honor of Miss Dorothy Lord at National Guard Armory. . Garden and Tree Club com- plete plans for plant donation. . . Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Russell found dead at her home, 611 Mar- garet street. . Harry Fitch found dead at 220 Elizabeth street. . . Gabriel Cabanas, Jr., died at home of parents, 520 Olivia street. . . Permit given Standard Oil Co. for erection of filling station at White and Division streets. 12. Seven Coast Guard vessels to take part in contest tomorrow. . - SS. Italian Prince sails after staying here ten days. . .Lovick Ley died at Miami and will be buried here. 13. $80,000 more has been al- located for’ Navy Yard work. . Cutter Yamacraw winner in Coast Guard contest with 70 points; Pandora had 70 points and the Dix had 68, winners in each division. . .It was agreed by city council to cut assessed valua- tion of Trumbo Island from $500,000 to $146,000. . It was dis- cussed by county commissioners to give $50,000 instead of $30,000 of gas tax monies to city, deci- sion being left for a future meet- jing. . Sponge sales for day were $2,053.01. . .Cuban Consul Ber- ardo Rodriguez transferred from this city. . Luis Avalo arrested for carrying out fishing parties 14. Miss Geraldine Guerro weds Hilton Pinder. 15. Voluntary membership is sought by commerce budy. 16.—Hemingway slaps Eastman in face; clash ensues. 17. City and county officials Hospital. . Charles Curry wins| checker contest. H 20. Much interest shown in! beauty contest sponsored by So-! cial Club Marti. . Case against} kills resolution for repaving } streets. . Status given citing old: age’ assistance. . Judge Albury} | tries many cases in Duval county.i .. 0. A. Sandquist and Carl A.| ‘Goodbread, WPA‘ officials, arrive for official visit to Key West. 21. Mrs. Robinson, local sup- eryisor for women’s projects, states that enrollment is still) open for others. ; weds Ernest G. Godwin. . Key; West scouts write that they are! having great time in Homestead. | Bridge commission gives full} outline of work, statement show- ing all activities and methods of procedure followed up to date. 24. Second and concluding in- | stallment of report by bridge commission published. . Sheriff Bob King of Lee county and fam-} ily pay visit to city as guest of | Hon. and Mrs. A. Gomez. . Miss} Dorothy Betancourt winner in| beauty contest. - Plans are made; to continue night ball games ati Bayview Park, the Civic Players| of Kev West to give benefits per-} formances te create fund for this} purpose. . Mrs. Grace Crosby and} Leonov Valdez return from Camp} Roosevelt where they attended | conference. . .City council and | county commissioners in joint} meeting, reached agreement for payment of delinquent taxes on 20 percent basis. . NYA activities are broadened to a great extent.} 25. City council adopts resolu- tion on payment of delinquent beauty contest winner, left for} Miami to compete in an All-State contest to determine who will be} Miss Florida. . Resolution adopt- ed on gasoline tax allotment dur- ing joint meeting . -Fine collec-; tion of fish shipped on Mallory; Line for New York Aquarium. . . Storm of slight intensity reported by weather bureau off San Juan, P.R. 26. S.C. Singleton gives gives talk at Fellowship Club meeting. . . Miss Clara Livingston, woman j flier, stops here for repairs... - Bayview Music Club puts on an excellent program at Marine Hos- pital. . Lt. John Faigel, U.SN., gives interesting talk at Rotary Club luncheon ‘on subject.. af “Oversea Highway Bridge Pro- jeet”. . ‘Tug Warbler leaves to as-/ sist Si}. San Antonio in distress. 27. Members. of Sea © Scout Ship arrive on S.S. Cuba. . Free | transportation for bridge workers to end. . Jubilee celebration’ for Rev. A. L. Maureau will be held on 30th. . Franklin Albert, for-| mer director of FERA here, Te-| turned over highway. | 28. Officials of National Pek) Service returns from visit to Ft.! 30. ahaa oa } | tained in his position by Oversea Road and Toll Bridge Commis- sion. . .Members of Boy Scout troop return after attending an- nual encampment. . Storm center reported near Nassau, B. I. . Tug Warbler returns after assisting steamer in distress. reach agreement as to allocation . . :' of funds from gas tax monies to } city. . Scaut Troop No. 2 leaves | for encampmient at Homestead. 18. Lovick Ley’s funeral held from Lopez Funeral Home. . Two Ft. Taylor. 19. $75,000 recommended to rehabilitate Key West Marine a Foot of Elizabeth Street WHOLESALE The wind That we {LOLIPIIIOL SS: m P g As you all know; It's our. sincere wish HERE ARE OUR WEEKEND SPECIALS jsut aicersfe ans arrive here for < chorus in Handel's oratorio “Mes- siah.” ; et o 5 MT TMT Phone 380 AND RETAIL doth blow had more fish. Sports SCOUTS ENJOY DIAMONDBALL GIRLS PARTICIPATE IN AC- TIVITIES THIS MORNING Girls of Scout Treop No: 1 en joyed the morning playing dia-. mondball, and Manager Vanessa Collins displayed her atility as a manager. Coach Barbara Guerra evidene- ed enthusiasm over the work of the team, and Dizzy Dean would have nothing on Claudie Isham and Maureen MeFarland, in the box. Captain Eva B. Warner was making an effort to establish her- self as a “heavy hitter”, and the team members seem to be enthus- ed with the idea that Babe Ruth, should they ever meet, would stand a poor chance. The competing teams were the | “Bayview Boys” and “The Scout Wildcats”, and while in action they kept the ball constantly in motion, and évetybddy kept on the move. Coach Guerra believes she has the makings of a good team and has called another :practice for tomorrow afternoon directly after the scouts’ regular meeting. Murder mystery stories to be contrary, most deaths from poison are accidental. The main cause is mistaking poison for harmless drugs in the medicine closet. Artist Wouldn’t Sign Work; Taken To Court (By Associated Press) TOKYO, Jan. 27—Can an in- junction force an artist to sign a Picture he painted 46 years ago at the beginning of his career if it no longer represents his style? With 16,000 yen fixed as the value of the artist’s signature by the present owner of a picture, a Tokyo court has been asked “to nat “foremost exponent of a branch of - the old picture because his whole “style has changed”. is. verbal. assurance, however, thatthe picture is a genuine prod- the’ business man who owns the canvas. BRING BACK OLD TIME SCHOOL SLATES (Ry Associated Press) BERLIN, Jan. 27—The old-fash- ioned school slate has made a comeback in German education because pf the \nation’s lack of raw material and the nazi four year plan requirements. Bernhard Rust, minister of edu- cation, decreed slates must be us- ed instead of exercise books in the first and second year classes beginning “with the 1938 school term. The slates,are also suggest- ed for use-im-the third and fourth grades to supplement composition book work. Slate is abundant in Thuringia In many small towns in the Thu- ringian forest not only the roofs but even the walls of houses are ! of slate. 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