The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 6, 1940, Page 3

MONDAY; MAY 6, 1940 LEAP BEFORE YOU LOOK By Peggy O’More YESTERDAY: The will con- test, which the Tolands say they started to save Tomi’s inheri- tance from Bartell, is dismissed. Pierre proposes. Tomi makes plans as she lies in bed with a cold, Chaptr. 18 Customers po Ese of paper littered the ‘counterpane: Scrawled on them *were' titles. “Toland Frog Farm.” “Tpmi’s. Frog Farm.” “Alameda Frog Farm.” And then, finally, her old nickname was thrown into the gap and the copy drawn up. ‘Frenchi’s Frog Farm.” Beneath it was the Alameda telephone num- ber, with a gesture of defiance at one Allen Bartell, and the address. “Tll write to every cafe within three hundred miles,” she told Dot- ty, as she showed her the list copied from the directory. “Then Til follow up with personal calls.” Tomi'’s short illness had brought floral offerings from Allen, his crowd; and her own little family. Pierre, who had remained below stairs, sent violets and pansies jathered from the garden. Abe had | found early California poppies out near the airport. Allen sent a long box of rosebuds, deep, rich crim- son tipped with a bold orange—ar- | resting arrogant flowers. Tomi’s glance rested often on the various gifts. Pansies and- Violets were easier to live with, ‘she thought. They-didn’t demand your admiration,attempt to pale every, thing else into insignificance, Pierre’s eyes were the color of the blue pansies, dark blue with almost purple depths. He would be gentle, kindly, a perfect hus- band. He wasn’t an altogether perfect employee. Tomi, who had _ half dreaded her first encounter with him, following his admission of Jove for her, found her fears had been unfounded. Pierre was brisk and businesslike. She need not make the sales calls on the cafes. He would do it. After all, a woman should be protected, not forced to igre the cold facet of the commer- cial world. Tomi listened. Pierre was ready t9 assume command of the farm. But it was her farm. She appreci- ated his motives. They were com- Plimentary. And then—she would have been surprised to see how much she re- sembled Great-aunt Hannah To- land—she stood up. “I'll see you this evening. I believe you're building the shelters, are you not?” Tomi made asale at her first call. She trilled it over the telephane to Abe. “Yes, the hotel on the lake: Isn't it wonderful? Call the iriter- city express and ship them imme- diately.” That first sale Kad to carry her spirit through the rest of the day. me buyers refused to see her, some refused to talk with her when she reached their quarters, and others listened without seeming to hear. “T’ve no time to talk about frogs’ | a snapped ‘one of the buyers: ‘wo waiting salesmen, followed Tomi out. She wondered if they ould see that even her hat was| drooping with defeat “Miss Toland.” She turned at the sound of her name. They'd read about her, it seemed. ‘They wanted to “give her a boost.” “Let me put in a word for you,” offered the younger man, eagerly. “When these fellows know whet a aoe battle you're fighting, they’l! from you.” “No!” said Tomi, decisively. “If my legs . . . I mean, if the quality of my goods doesn’t sell them, then I don’t want the accounts.” “Good girl,” commended the el- der. “You're in the business to stay. Td like to help you in another way. Let me see your list of prospects and I'll give you the buyers’ names, the days and hours they're willing to talk to salesmen, and a few pointers on their individualities.” Tomi was glad to receive this help. She@?found' the salesman Serato one 33y pees “No credit,”,; lained. “They'll take creping smh tava and let you wait for payment. You're fighting time, so yom:¢6h’t afford that.” ‘Always That Man’ “1 WISH there was one of you in every city,” confessed Tomi. “I know the Chicago markets, but that doesn’t help me here.” “You don’t need help,” the man assured her. “You have what it takes.” Heartened by this friendly meet- , Tomi drove home. It wasn’t 101 to be easy to establish mar- fees within a given time. As Abe had said, the regular buyers were under contract to markets which had produced cee She was woefully tired when she reached the farm. Abe insisted she come out to look at the “polly- ” The “nursery” pools were black with minute, wriggling forms. Tomi felt relieved that they would live on their own bodies un- til, with a final gulp of their tails, Togs. he protested. “I feel I have failed you. You should let me do this work for you.” “No, Pierre.” Tomi sighed as she said it. “From now on the real work is selling. If I win, I have to win because I have done the real work. I wouldn't feel right with myself if you were responsible for my success. Besides, we don’t know but what Bartell would make it a point of contest.” “Bartell,” spat Pierre. “Always 4 that man. Tomi, I would like to take a copy of that will to a good lawyer; someone away from here, say in Los Angeles, or San Fran- cisco where they know the Cali- fornia laws. “It is such a ridiculous will. It is like a joke.” “But that is what it was intend- ed to be,” explained Tomi. “Uncle Timothy didn’t guess I'd try to win the legacy.” : “You will let me try? You will give me a copy of the will?” Tomi hesitated a moment. She had read it carefully. She could find no legal loophole, but then she knew little of legal loops or holes. And everyone admitted Allen Bar- tell was a clever lawyer. “If you want to,” she agreed. Two weeks later the copy was returned from Los Angeles, with only an attorney’s fee accompany- ing it. There were no loopholes, it seemed, Miss Toland must win or lose according to the stipulations in the document. The two weeks, however, had brought a little luck to Tomi. She was making her third call on the local buyers. Some had promised to try her “frogs with a western accent.” If they proved on a par with the southern frogs they would split the orders. A few emergency orders had been telephoned. Tomi wished that Allen Bartell could have been there to hear them come in. The second two weeks she went on to San Francisco, to Vallejo and to San Jose. She returned knowing she had made a few cafe owners “frog-leg conscious.” Dreams And Nightmares T THE end ci ‘the month she looked at her books. May first. A few black figures marched down one side of the page, but so had the red figures marched. There had been a new pool in- stalled. In it were established little silver-top minnows that would breed quickly and provide the liv- ing food the frogs demanded. Tomi dreamed of food; dreamed of a million mouths opened, wait- | irlg for her to fill them. Once she thought she was going to fall into those insatiable mouths and screamed until Dotty, frightened, came in to ‘awaken her. She extended her territory, driv- ing into the hot valleys, talking to buyers in sweltering kitchens, eoming out nauseated by the smell of hot oil, to return to an equally hot tourist camp when she longed to go to an air-cooled hotel. Air-gooled hotels made red marks. By the end of May, the army of black figures had increased. One of the largest’ San ‘Francisco _ho- tels was buying regularly. Two Oakland cafes had installed frogs’ legs on their menus for the first time. Frenchi’s Frog Farm was be- ginning to ship to the interior. And Tomi had lost ten pounds, her col- or and her zest for fun. Driving back from Stockton one Friday night in late June, she won- dered if the farm was worth the battle to win it. The highway lay straight across | the San Joaquin River valley. Lush green fields bordered it, but from them arose the steam-like heat. The sky arched in brass; the | hills were purple smudges. When she reached them, they reared bar- ren tan shoulders and cut off what breeze there had been. “I wish I could pick the farm up and throw it at Bartell,” she thought. savagely,, “Here I am, building it up, and in the fall I'll hand it over to him, all ready for a bumper crop next season.” Another long. fiat stretch, then she reached the Dublin pass and cool, salty air greeted her. Eagerly she breathed it’ if’ By devious eross-cuts she reached the farm within an hour. Never had it looked as beautiful. The big magnolia tree was a mass of cream-colored rosettes. The fence was heavy with fragrant | Paul Scarlet roses. Cecile Brun- ners, delicate, soft pink petaled, draped the driveway arch. And beyond the old house, the western sky was apricot, but smudged with purple clouds, fore- runner of a high, coo] fog which would spread gossamer wings over the earth within an hour. Pepper greeted her arrival joy- ously. Pickles bounded out to arch against her ankles. Abe shuffled up to put the car away; Pierre ap- peared, blue eyes warm with greeting, to take her bags; Dotty hurried out, drying her_hands on her apron, to engulf ber in mother- ly arms. And Tomi, glancing to- wards the left, saw smoke coming from the Bartell chimney. “Allen’s home again,” offered the housekeeper, catching the glance. «*T didn’t know he'd been away,”- murmured Tomi. “T told you he was a farmer, land lover, or whatever you call a per- son who'd sell his soul for a plot his | of ground. He’s been up in Sonoma a ire ae La a ie size chill evening; all ged for her | he'll be County seeing his prune trees were staked, and down in Walnut Creek nategas how the walnuts were com- ong. ing along. and thought Tomi, “next year b hanging around here see- ing how many salable frogs’ Tegs there are jumping around pens.” SUBSCRIBE FOR THE CITIZEN—20c WEEKLY., |Masical Comedy ‘Pickles’ Coming | | will be host to a group of’ fifty. i young men and women from Mi-' ami who are’ goifg -to* ‘present the’ well-known ‘imusital comedy, | | “pickles”, in the Key. West High | ‘School auditoriim. ~ Following } !the musical comedy - there will; ! be a dance at the Cuban Club. = The event is under the aus-, pices of the Key West High; | School and is being sponsored by ! the Key West Lions Club and | the Lions Club of Miami, | The young men and women are students of the Andrew Jack- son High School, Miami, and are under the leadership of Miss Louise Sparrenberger, whose out- standing work in the past few: years has brought them into recognition both in Miami and Tampa as entertainers of unusual ability. | The musical comedy, “Pickles”, a modern show, packed with laughs, music and. dances, will provide an evening*of’ éntertain- ! ment that will be long)’ remem-j \bered. T. B. Klebsattel, director ; of music at the local ,high school, says that the Key Wes} boys’ and ‘girls’ glee clubs and fhe High School orchestra will provide en- tertainment between the acts. Navy Wives Club Met Friday a | The buciness meeting of the} Navy W Club for this month | was heid Friday with 23> mem- bers present. President Ander- | ‘sop called the meeting to order. | Chaiiman Potter of the Enter- tainment Committee gave her | |monthiy report and President | Anderson read a copy of the by- | laws, pausing now and then to| explain different sections. These | laws are to be sent in to’ the} | National Parliamentarian for her } approval this week. } It was decided to name the :lo-} cal chapter, the {Key West Navy Wives Club” and as Key West. is | known everywhere as the south-|uardo Dial, Guillermo Fernandez, | ernmost city in the U .S., upon | Charles, Ingraham, Ornaldo Lo-}| approval of the appli¢ation for a ‘charter, it will be the-soathern- | most club in the country. i | In a special eleétion, Mrs. Leo-i 'ta Potter was selected vice-presi- ty Queen Contest THE KEY WEST CITIZEN LOCAL CHAPTER | s-: SOCIETY :-: Juanita Dongo Wins The 17th of this month marks: A total of 15,649 votes were | | an outstanding date in the enter-'cast in the May Queen contest} SUES CALL TO FULFILL tainment field when Key West just ended by the Island City, Young People’s Union, final tab- ‘ulation being made last weekend. | Results were: Juanita Dongo, Stone Church entry, first, with 7,133 votes; Lois Pinder, Ley Memorial Church, second, 6,393 votes, and Flossie Mae Key, Fleming Street Church, third, 2,123 votes. - The queen will be crowned at a May Festival to be held on will be announced in an early is- sue of The Citizen. Libano Castro Christened Libano Enrique Castro, son of Mr .and Mrs. Feliciano Castro, of 600 Whitehead strect, was christ- ened Friday at the Catholic Church, with Rev. A .L. Mau- reau, S.J., officiating. Godparents for the service were: Isabel Justo and Enrique Justo, Jr. Honor Roll At San Carlos School Honor Roll for pupils at San Carlos School for the last instruc- tion period was released today by Principal Miss Benildes Re mond. These students gained the hon- or rating: Evelia Baso, Hector Machi Ivan Watson, Evelio Fones, O lia Fernandez, Eugenia Za Aurora Leon, Carlos Fc Alba Rodriguez, Dora Juan Avila ,Gerardo Diaz, Ar cadio Zaldivar, Rose Watson, Rose Machin,, William Hernan- dez, Gloria Watson, Mario Rod- riguez, Joe Fernandez, Antonio Moore, Margot Torres, Luis Tor- rado, Dalia Soto, Aleida Spencer, Rose Alfonso, Blanca Leon, Ja- cinto Alfonso, Rene Rodriguez, Jack; Pierce, Henry Baker, Nor- berto Pons, Tomas Baker, Ed- pez. p dent and Mrs, Renee Reynolds was elected as corresponding secretary. ‘SALARY BUYERS’ |C. OF C. NAMES EXPOSE: PUBLISHED ADVISORY GRO OF RED CROSS TO AID EUROPE PRODUCTION CHAIRMAN IS- BY JUNE 15 | ‘National Red Cross headquar- ‘ters has issued an urgent call to all chapters in the nation to en- ter into the work of making gar- ;ments for transportation to sup- ply the urgently needy in Fin- ‘land, Poland, England and ; May 9th, the particulars of which | France. Quotas for the chapters, according to size, have been sug- gested with the view in mind that by June 15th a full shipment of thousands of articles may be sent abroad. Key West chapter's quota has been set at: Five men’s ‘five women’s ten childrei five women’s dresses; ten children’s weight dresses and five layettes. Every effort to fulfiil the limit is going to be.made. by the Key West group, it was stated today, and the call has been issucd for volunteers to devote regular time each week to the wo Wool for the sweaters and es'may be obtained from :M, Phillips, secretary, or Mrs. Wil R. Wa sta } In connection worthy ca treleased the foliowin ja letter from a Red Cross resentative in Poland: “Never again do I want to ex- {perience having old, bro! jdown, half-starved, miserably- clothed women drop to their | knees and my hands, not one, but score In_ that refuge lof the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. we saw, these old women get knitted sweaters from one af jour.Chapters. This morning in \the Jewjsh Community Center, ‘and a couple of days ago at the | Jewish Hospital, ;Cross clothing and medication ibeing used. Never have I wit- jmessed more gratitude nor great- jer need. This morning we visit- ted the refuge for prospective |mothers and saw in the nui tsix American Red Cross layettes, beautiful ones, but so few in | TALLAHASSEE EDITOR GIVES|PAST PRESIDENTS OF STATE comparison to the great n FACTS OF LEGISLATIVE BATTLE (Specint to The Citizend TALLAHASSEE, Fla. May 6. —The first full in-the-know ac- count of the most sensational bat- jtle of the 1939 Florida _legisla- ture—over the regulation of sal-} ary buyers—is given by John Kil-; gore, Tallahassee editor and one ‘of the chief ‘strategists, in a new- | lyipuublishied book. “How a few Florida Legislators \Saved the 240% 0Boam!°Shark the title of the work, in’ which: Kilgore foresees vietdry °at™ the 1941 session for thosé who seek to limit the interest rates of wage assignment purchasers now |usually 240°¢ a yea™ Step by step the author relates | 'the unpublicised events which! generated an explosion, a phys- ical attack by one senator upon another, and dramatized the ORGANIZATION WILL DE- VELOP FLORIDA PRODUCTS TAMPA, May 6 (FNS).—Four past presidents of the Florida State Chamber of Commerce have been appointed as an ad- visory committee, by Carl Brore- in, state president, to aid statewide organization in its ac- tivities of developing Florida and Florida products. The past presidents are: Jules Pedi ibs” “i IM.’ “Burguieres of West Palm! Racks of thee is| Beach, former . Governor Dave} Sholtz of Miami Beach, G. G. Ware of Leesburg and Harold Colee, Jacksonville. They repre- sent the living past presidents of the state chamber. “It is our belief”, President ;Brorein commented, “that their \experience as past presidents of ‘the Florida State Chamber of Commerce will enable these men | |Princess Sapieta and her sis in-law were in charge and w }so grateful. Nothing goes where} ‘it should not. The distribution | and accounting of it is meticu-| [lously done. Moreover, as far | I have seen, the distribution without regard to race or ligion. Every detail of the ihas been carried out to the v last item”. re- | COMMITTEE LED -ROTE PROGRAM | - YOUTH’S SERVICE | VISOR TELL OF CAMP) PLAN; ROTARIANS DE- CLARE CENSUS WRONG | | Opinions that the new 1940 fight in a manner far exceeding |; yonder material assistance in|census giving Key West a popu- the hopes of the participants. The regulatory bill was with- | more effective organization for | imaking the State Chamber a’lation of 12,861, according to a preliminary count, is below the drawn at the last minute, but, in| Fiorida business men and wom-jtrue population of the city were Kilgore’s opinion, “it is still dif- j ficult to decide who won. . “per haps it would be accurate to say! that the Salary Buyers won a de-} feat. . and that the group seek- | ing to put Salary Buying undei the (Small loan) law lost a vic- meio i Kilgore quotes at length, from {his verbal jousts with ‘the Salary | | Buyers’ chief lobbyi t, and ‘mar- |shals much evidence tn “ support’ of his contention that the = | ent 42 percent law’ ¢ , enurt joan companies is neces ‘and |that the only change needed is | ‘one to bring salary buyers with- | jin its terms. Hope Springs Eternal _ (Re Associated Press) STUART, Va., |Crocket Smith, May 6 —D.) 82-year-old re-j en”. | TMS IOS ISS expressed at a meeting Thursday of Key West Rotary Club. President William V. Little re- ported he had been askec I istrict THANK CITIZENS - Word was sent to The i ‘tired farmer, and Mrs. Sarah E.} | Aaron, also 82, were married| { here. It was the third marriage for the bride and the second for the! stances as we have fore”. flects the iru The meeting » ivene, ed by the appearance H. C | Staney, education advisor at the | West Summerland Camp of the | Civilian Conservation Corps, and jthe scoutmasters of the various | Boy Scout troops of the city. {They were introduced by Jerry } Trevor, chairman of the club's j service committee, who was in | charge of the day’s program. | Advisor Staney told the Ro- j} tarians of the educational activi- |ties, both academic and voca- | tional, at the camp; how discip- GARMENT-MAKING QUOTA VIVIAN BOSWELL, supervi- sor of the efficient tele- Chicego’s Stevens, one of the world’s great hotels, takes time out to enjoy « Chesterfield. 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Peirce, Jr, is y, Dan Harrison and George Saunders, scoutmasters of four Boy Scout troops. Milton Sawyer, scoutmaster of . another troop, was unable to attend. Chairman Trevor lauded the’ work of the scoutmasters and told | of their untiring volunteer serv-} ices in behalf of the boys of city and county. He said it difficult to get men te give and effort to such work, so the services performed by Messrs. Peirce, Esperdy ,Harrison, Saun- the! was) that) line among the 179 youths now | ders and Sawyer was particular- there is maintained; |ly meritorious. We SOeevescoccccccccccccccesscscevssssssecooossecees Croom. i