The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 28, 1938, Page 4

DON'T MARRY THE MAN Chapter 32 Nightmare A 2OUNG doctor called in from | f ** Carsied signaled her. “Take ‘this fellow. he seems to be a little more alert than the others.” Kathleen burried over to the op- posite side of the ward. She Teached for the wall with a steady- ing hand. The head on the flat pil- low was white and it was a large head. _ “Balmy!” - Clear blue eyes looked up at her. tried to tell her what his lips; ‘were too weak to say. She bent to kiss them. to warm the chill of the blue line with her own warm ted lips. “Balmy, you saved them all. Every one of them.” His lips moved. She leaned close. “Donald.” he whispered. “Did . they... find... the ... lad?” Kathleen’s voice was blithe and Teassuring. “Ob yes.” she answered readily, “be came in right after you.” She broke off as Norman waved to her from the doorway. “They're calling me Balmy. I'll be right back.” Not until she was half way @cross the ward dic she realize Balmy hadn't been referring to that first night of the fire. Norman grabbed her arm and hurried her through the doorway. then thrust hat and slicker atvher. “They've found him.” he told:her. “we've got to get down to hin,” “What happened?” Kathleen felt fhe cry was torn from her. Her sudden descent from joy to de- ‘spair was not more abrupt than aa ew own shoot of the skip they “MacDonald stopes are just the ite from the Gregorys. We wee from a level instead of men lay alcng the steps. he rescuers handed them up to nel which had come out top. Tough business that. those inert forms and push- m ir for the fellows on the le to pull through. Leave onald to take the work on level. The last man out. ‘fescue men started leaving. dn’t realize Donald wasn't p until they were outside up. ++. did they find him all n ep uarbed ee rhc tela = “Tt he’ i Fight he'd oy made his way ting re ee had to a - 0 dealt. he hadn't been so before he started that work. eat. he couldn’t sleep. n was biting her ogg ery of remorse. She eased him over that Pasties, She could have to rest and take nour- n grabbed her and pulled ik against the tunnel wall. ‘were moving slowly forward. burden carried between urden was Donal: 1d. plea, the one who had d this last rescue shook his De tell. He must have from the tunnei to the of the stope. Don’t know a unconscious from the or a dose of fou) air. seene would stay with forever. It had a gro- quality. The rescue crew in suits and queer the weird lights giving an inhuman appearance. The tunnel stretching back. it ees It was all part oa es it one ore of as he Smught one carried into th ie ith Norman she followed to| of aus art and found it another of the nightmare, The ae ward was a yellow'pool 8 world of stygian darkness: the clad attendants, ghostly from another world. ‘Miss Spiffer’ “GUERNEY.” shouted the doc- tor, “get him to the surface. the emergency room. Ruth. with me! een had always marveled speed of the skip, now she - ee her wake of the guerney. door to the emergency ward oa seed when she reached ed once to le: Mrs. in. Norman said they heard she was flying up. call me the moment... .?” couldn't complete he) prop question. yee awa: , knowing he would sense cause of her worry. It seemed before she saw the nurse at the door, beckoning girl looked puzzled. you ever heard Mr. Mac- speak of a Miss Spiffer?” + athleen shook her head. “No.” PYFROM FUNERAL HERE YESTERDAY Puneral services for Thomas H. Pyfrom, who died in Miami Wed- nesday morning and the body brought to Key West that night, were held 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon from the Chapel of the Pritchard Funeral Home. Rev. William Halladay, of First Con- gregational church, officiated. There were a large number at- trom | 99% h | derstand in| arrived by svecial “His mother doesn’t know he nor his cousin and RE d pee Hee eee ee and says’ we must find her—” “Spit-fire,” cried Kathleen sud- denly. “That's mel” The sickening jealousy of some unknown had given way to joy. She brushed the nurse as: i< bi tied to the room and to ge of the bed. Donald’s eyes ; eee jazed and half closed, his parched ps moved. She knelt close. "Got to Ret out, “i « shake sense .., nobody else... handle her... got to get out «+ dear, listen». Hagley “Ob go te he cape “I want her; don’t want vi ‘acne, this is Splt-fire: this is eats “Go.way, you're Golden Calf.” Kathleen jumped up, eyes sna ping. “So I’m a Golden Calf am 1? isten you ... you dopet I’m Cleo, _| Kathleen, Spit-fire and all of the rest of the things vou've called me. You've beer, in a hole. but a lieve me. brother. when you £ out of here, you're going to find yourself in a worse one—” Doctor and nurses were-racting towards her. “Stop that,” they called. “You've pnjagooized him enough __. get out: And then the: lips of Donal curved into a vaatished "ace. “That’s my spit-fire. That’s my Cleo.” His hand moved Sey. Kathleen took it. warmed tween hers. “Sleepy.” he mur- i th My ‘aerisse ee “It was the on! y. he’ Pose Oe to him de- you'r lieve.” she tried never befor added. never before spoken to centl, Bg Sense Of Foreboding T= hand Kathleen held relaxed. Cleveland bent close, moments passed then the doctor straigh ened. “Better,” he annou: gad. “Respiration more normal: fighting anymore. » Satisfied ' tl t head injury mere concussion: tha ture reacts differently, Now to clear his sare of the gas—' ieLonald ots of a Beier posite side of the Cleveland advised them to ta “He'll be aware of normal voi It will free him of se fear of entombed. Call. me if he tts ‘J “T've just arrived.” mother said. “Tell me about every thing, oh not the mine, but two, Have you been quarrel! “Have we ever done else when we were me She § oe 1'don't knew Rs “Not by reason. We seem different perspectives, I 8 Deeps Be a eee without a little overt? the: Ane to va hee Pete Donal rea should tell 9 you has 8 sole aa cpcent th I ie. al retriae was why ain't bs Wi stay Ae ong at te sro ie aNd os ho) Gregory sige, ou in which woul Grey wring the al Ser eae roreen 3 over the Gre; ieee, ana auch them to believe in a Mac- papey talked a little longer zapen Doctor Cleveland sent “He'll be all righ Hell ee send for you when he’s y" For the first time, since she had fled from it nearly three dave be- fore, Kathleen returned to the oFBren after ae had stepped from ven ai at the only of hi ihe Mate ia car e veranda, e se It was quiet. the Ria ee drawn. the door Filled with a boding she hurried ur the steps. Kit-Smyth arose from a far en f the porch anc came forwa: his very manner indicating a pleased sense of his own impor- bar 7 ry proccss ordered she omega “Your are . my, car. ive you to rsted, you're to Kathleen looked be him a mo- ment. “You have that order in wont she inquired evenly. “Td ahke to see folding the letter which had Messenger sh “Mr. treme an e the next train east.’ here.” he @ tanned @ paper. read one paragraph in “Satisfied?” inquired Kit “Quite. Now ake my engin of your car.” (Coterigkt, 1938, Jeanne Becmen) Contluded tomorrow. | tending the services and inter- }ment, as both the deceased and members of the family are for- merly of Key West, but have been making their homes in Mi- ami for a number of years. Mrs. Pyfrom, sisters, Mrs. Se- lina Mullins and Mrs. Thomas Duckett, and son, Arthur Py- from, accompanied by a friend, Miss Margaret Brown, arrived Saturday afternoon for the serv- tices and returned to Miami later last evening. ey Sto Stopped. xhe he lise | ba: | weer sense of fore- | \ saesesseskadeoascaasases | Mr. and Mrs. Tim Pittman ar- jrived last week for a visit with |relatives of Mrs. Pittman, and | | Mrs. Pittman is extending her) | visit while Mr. Pittman left over | | the highway yesterday afternoon | for Fort Lauderdale, where he is manager for the Southern Bell | Telephone Co. } | with relatives and friends, left on the afternoon bus yesterday for | Miami where he is employed by | | the company which purchased the ferries Traveller and Pilgrim, for- |merly on the run between No} |Name Key and Lower Mate- | | cumbe. | Richard Knowles, who had been spending the week end with | |his family, left over the highway | yesterday for Pigeon Key where! |he is employed by the Overseas Road and Toll District commis- sion. Mrs. M. J. Horre, who was spending the week end with Mr. Horre, Construction . Superin- tendent for the Davis Construc- tion Company, left on the after- noon bus yesterday for her home; in Miami. i Mrs. George Gomez, who was! spending a short time with her) parents in Fort Lauderdale, ac-| Marjorie, returned yesterday aft-| ernoon on the bus. Mrs. Thelma Porch, who had | been visiting in Arcadia, Fla., for a short time, was a returning pas- senger on the afternoon bus yes- terday. Mr. and Mrs. Scheurer Weather- ford, who came in Saturday from Miami for a brief visit with rel-| atives, left over the highway on the return to Miami where Mr. Weatherford handles the agency for a large coffee concern. i George Moore, of Miami,‘is a short visit and expects to remain longer than intended, because of | the uncomfortable weather con- ditions elsewhere. Mrs. Harry Sands was an arri-| val on the afternoon bus yester- day and will spend about two weeks with members of Mr. Sands’ family. Miss Fortune. Lopez, who was visiting briefly: in Miami, was a jreturning passenger yesterday aft- ;ernoon in a car, having been forced to leave the bus at Mara- thon, because of engine trouble. | Bobby Carbonell, son of Phillip Carbonell, who was visiting over the week end with his grand- | parents, and other relatives, left |on the afternoon bus yesterday . | afternoon for his home in Miami. | Mrs. Louise Lunsford, who ar- rived Friday for a visit with her | mother, Mrs. L, A. Ford, left on | the afternoon bus yesterday for her home in Fort Lauderdale. couse | Miss Florinda Sifontes, who arrived last week for a visit with relatives, left on the afternoon 'bus yesterday for her home in | Miami. Miss Isabelle Peacock of Miami, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Peacock, accompanied by Miss Ruth Jones and brother, Charles Jones of Adel, Ga. spent the | week end in Key West. They re- ‘port having thoroughly enjoyed their stay in the Island City. Returning this morning on the Steamship Cuba, were Mrs, Clem PERSONAL ETON visitor in Key West, coming for aj; (Mrs. Speer Weds THE KEY WEST CITIZEN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES MAKES GOOD! | Joe Warren, who was visiting | companied by her little daughter | a if ROSE STEVENS, contralto, who is one of three Ameri- jeans picked from 16 new artists who had a debut this season. Miss Stevens, a New | Yorker, has studied and sung operatic roles abroad. In Arcadia Announcement is made this) week of the marriage on Thurs- day of last week of Mrs. Thelma) |M. Speer, member of the Monroe Benjamin Newton Porch, son of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Porch of Barnesville, Georgia. The wed- ding took place at the home of Mr. jand Mrs. Harold Rowe at Arca- | dia, Fla. at 4 p. m. The ceremony was performed by Rev. C. J. Price of the First! Baptist church. Mrs. Speer left on Wednesday, ‘SAFE DRIVERS OF AUTOS TO GET AW CAR OWNERS IN KEY WEST WILL JOIN IN BENEFITS TO! BE DERIVED IN REWARD) PLAN ADOPTED Safety will pay its first cash | reward to the private car ee jin Key West in 1939. | Ina short time 31 mem mber | ' companies of the National Bureau | of Casualty and Surety Under- | writers will begin distribution of ‘approximately $6,000,000 in re- | wards to their automobile liabil- lity policy-holders who have driv- Yen a year without accidents un- ider the Safe Driver Reward Plan. ‘This sum represents 15 percent of ithe total liability premium paid | by safe drivers insured with the ; jabove companies. Past experi- jences indicate that about 88 per- ‘cent of all drivers holding poli- jcies with the above companies| i will participate in the rewards. | Safe Driver Reward Plan is the! | National Bureau Companies’ an- |swer to the principle that car ‘owners who drive safely should | not be penalized year after year by the acts of careless drivers whose accident record necessarily is the primary factor in determ- | ;ining automobile liability insur-| tance rates. | “Strange as it may seem to the layman”, said William Leslie, | general manager of the National’ Bureau of Casualty and Surety} Underwriters, “neither the insur- jance companies nor the bureau) really make the liability premium rates. The motorists make their own rates; they establish on the | basis of how safely or how care-| 'lessly they drive. | “When the table of experience | | shows that the accident cost is up, | rates automatically rise accord-| | ingly; when the cost is down,} | automatically there is a corre-| | sponding lowering of rates. That table is built up or down solely | by the motorists. Insurance com- |panies -do not want high rates; \they want low rates. That is | when the companies write the | County High School faculty, to! most business, and in the insur-| ance business, which is publicly | regulated by state laws, profit | comes from volume. “It has always semed as wrong to us as to the motorist that the driver who is free from accidents jeuid be required to pay the |same insurance premium as the | | fellow who crashes. How to meet | the situation was a real problem. After careful study of experi- accompanied by Miss ac ence tables, state laws, and the! Lopez. following guests present: Miss} Lopez, Miss Lily Leary, DeLand, | Fla.; Alton Brown, Arcadia, Fia., and Mr. and Mrs. Rowe, host,and hostess. Mr. Porch is a member of De- Soto High School faculty and is a graduate of Gordon Military Academy and University of Flori- Miss Speer is the daughter da. of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Monte- ¢ino of this city. Mrs. Porch returned yesterday A Wedding Supper fol-| other factors which must be con- lowed the ceremony with the sidered in rate-making, we evolv- TWO LOTS ed the Safe Driver Reward Plan. “Under this plan our companies return to the accident free driver 15 percent of his liability policy annual premium each year that he keeps his driving record clean. We believe that this plan has con- tributed materially to the current reduction of traffic accidents. As more drivers realize that safe driving pays substantial cash re- wards, the accident ratio may be expected to drop lower. At the Inaugurated last February, the | s\ecoeccesecescucocccccce Tuesday Republican National Committee meets, Washington. Key West City Charter Study | Group has last meeting studying | special state legislature acts re- | garding city charters. 7:30 p. m. | W.P.A. Office Building. | Thursday | Monopoly hearing begins, Wash- | ington. 3 | Deadline for utilities to submit reorganization plans under the holding company act. Key West City Council Regular Meeting. 8 p. m. City Hall. Friday 115th anniversary of the Mon- | roe doctrine. | Amateur Athletic Union meets, | Washington. | “CLASSIFIED | COLUMN | COCOCHOKSOHLSSESSESLEEEESE | HOTELS |BRING YOUR VISITING friends in need of a good night’s rest te OVERSEAS HOTEL. Clear rooms, innerspring mattressea Under new management, $17 Fleming St. augls-ti ROOMS | NEW VALDEZ INN, 521 United. Sixteen beautiful new rooms. Across South Beach. nov9-1mo THE MUNRO, 128 N. E. 4th St., Miami, Fla. Enjoy living, hot water, pleasant surroundings. nov7-1mox | FOR RENT MODERNLY EQUIPPED, com-! pletely furnished apartment. | Beach. Short or long time rent- | al. Box GR, The Citizen. ee FOR RENT—8-room House, com- | pletely furnished. Hot and cold | running water. Seasonal or) otherwise. Apply, Rear 1217) Petronia street. augd-tfs LARGE SPACIOUS BUILDING, Lawns, Trees. Opposite POST | OFFICE. Good for any Busi- | ness Lease ALL or PART. Ap- | ply, 532 Caroline St. novi2-s | | FURNISHED HOUSES—all mod- ern conveniences. 1114 Grin- nell Street. nov3-tf FOR SALE OR RENT |FOR SALE OR RENT—Cabin | Cruiser with living quarters to accommodate 4. All moder conveniences. Good for party fishing. 1014 Varela street. octl0-s FOR SALE TWO-STORY HOUSE, modern conveniences. Near Casa Ma- rina, lot 163’x98’. Apply 1125 Von Phister street. oct31-s OLD PAPERS FOR SALE— Three bundles for 5c. The Citi- zen Office. may19-t! on Washington streét, 90 ft. front, deep. Reasonable. Pearl street. NEW 13’ DINGHY. 615 Francis street. nov7-s FOR SALE—11% acres Planta- tion Key, 3% acres on ocean, 8% acres on Bay, on Highway, all high land, beach front on both sides. P. O. Box 23, Key West. sept7-s Apply 1219 novil-s afternoon on the bus and will re- Same time we are taking a large > STORY BUNGALOW, 4 bed- main until the end of the schoo! term. TRANSPORTATIO seecccccccccccsecccesoer Steamer Cuba Arrives | Part of the burden of the acci- dent prone driver off the back of the safe driver” ANSWERS TO TEN ‘TEST QUESTIONS Below are the answers to test | C. Price and son Walter, who left last week for Tampa en route to Tarpon Springs where they spent the Thanksgiving period with questions printed on Page 2 Steamship Cuba, of the P. and O. S. S. Co., arrived this morning from Tampa with seven first cabin and one second cabin pas- Lead. Mrs. Price’s mother, Mrs. E. R. Meres. THE ANSWERS (See “Who Knows?” on Page 2) 1, July 1 estimate, 130,215,000. 2. 102,895,872 gallons in year ending June 30, 1938. 3. In 1937, on 1936 incomes, 2,861,108, 4. German investments here, $365,000,000; U. S. in Germany. $228,000,000. About $330,000,000. Thirty-one. Estimate: 75,000,000. No. Tt is so understood. Only the Attorney General. Soe S. Cummings. sengers for Key West; gers for Havana Key West arrivals: Mrs. J. P. Newhard, Mrs. K. E. Fraley, Mrs. Clem Price, Walter C. F. Whitman. Items on the manifest mail. freight and 268 sacks of mail. The vessel sailed at 9:15 with 58 first and three second cabin passen- Price, W. R. Baker, M. Butter, Mrs. Butter, of the ship were: For Key West, five tons of freight and six sacks of For Havana, five tons of The barograph. Central Asia. James A. Farrell. 128. Yellowstone National Park. Chameleon. Famous German composer. 1914. Fez. LEGALS musical 98 passengers for Havana, and of this number there were 37 book- ing from this port. Steamer Due Today Telegraphic advices received from the agents in Tampa by the Porter Dock Co., are to the effect that the Motor Ship Berlanga is ‘“* , due to arrive at Key West today.’ rooms, 2 baths, double lot. 1605 Flagler Ave. augl2-t FOR SALE—Lot on Stock Is-_ | land, waterfront. Also, lot cor- ner 5th and Patterson Avenues near Boulevard. Apply Box RC, The Citizen. aug3l-s CORNER LOT, 50x100 feet. Cor- ner 5th and Staple Avenue. Apply Box D, The Citizen. nov2-tf FOR SALE—2 lots, each 50x100°. Run from Washington to Von Phister street. Reasonable. Ap- ply Rear 1217 Petronia street. aug9-tis FOR SALE—Grocery Business; good location. Apply 1200 White street. nov25-4tx PERSONAL CARDS—100 printed cards, $1.25. The Artman Press. may19-tf REAL ESTATE > WANTED—Real estate listings on authorizing the a certain Thomas At itioner. movas; Geck-13-19,1958 Registered Real Estate Broker. oct25-tf 112 feet, THE WEATHER SSSSeoseaseneesenesesses Temperatures” Highest = Ss Lowest _ \Mean _. | Normal Mean Rainfall* | Yesterday’s Precipitation (Normal Precipitation *This record covers 2: ding at S$ o’clock ti j TRIANGLE FIREWORKS COMPANY (FUEGOS ARTIFICIALES) Commercial and Display Fireworks Write For Free Catalogue P. ©. Box 1002 Phone 32775 0 Ins. | 05 Ins. | 12:15 a. m.| First quarter, 29th __10:59»pi'm. High Low Barometer Sea level, 30.22. WEATHER FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Tuesday) Key West and Vicinity: Fair} inflamed mucous membranes and not quite so cold tonight;| and to loosen and expel germ- | Tuesday fair with rising tempera-! — ture; moderate northerly winds, | | fresh at times, becoming north- | | east. | Florida: Fair, not quite so cola] word, ask for it | in coastal area and at higher ele-| and eect ae vations tonight but heavy to kill- | jing frost in extreme north and | QQW\yiN |light frost as far south as Polk AI a \and Hillshprough counties; Tues+ |day fair With rising temperature. Alamo Arrives Steamship Alamo, of the Clyde- Mallory Lines, arrived in port this morning at 2:15, hours ahead of |her scheduled time, with a cargo of freight for local merchants. 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