The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 28, 1940, Page 4

PAGE FOUR R THE KEY WEST CITIZEN THURSDAY, NOVEMSER | scouT LEADER YESTERDAY: Sally and Bill's party at their country house to celebrate the engagement of Claire and Bob has been compli« cated Sy the fact that Aunt Mage gie and Eve have come unin- vited, Eve being the girl who tried for Bob and failed. She just has twitted him with his game bling losses, and to save the situe ation Bill has announced that he just has heard that Hugh Bran- nen, whom they all know, has been kidnaped. ss Chapter Six Aunt Maggie’s Turn Hu BRANNEN is one of our Tichest citizens and a philan- thropist. We could not remember anybody ever having been kid- naped in Atlanta before. Certain- ly nobody we knew. “I heard it from Paul Mitchell, of The Journal,” said Bill. “The Papers had just got the story. It seems Mr. Brannen was drivin, to the office in his car as usu: when the kidnapers stopped him and took over. Mrs. Brannen kept it quiet until she could send the Yansom money, so there wouldn’t be any complications about his being released this morning. She requested that nothing be printed Saturday, but it will all be in the papers tomorrow. I didn’t find out—” “That just goes to show,” Aunt Maggie interrupted, “What a man’s wife can do to him. Hugh Brannen doesn’t care a_ thing about showing off. Won't have a chauffeur for himself and drives an inexpensive car. But she would have him buy that yacht. Got him in all the newspapers down in Miami. “Tve known Hugh Brannen ever since he was a baby. He was the Pokiest little boy I ever saw but, of course, you never can tell by that. His mother was one of the South Carolina DuBoses. Her family was very displeased when she married Walter Brannen. The Brannens were nice people but—” “Plain.” interposed Eve. “Plain,” Aunt Maggie contin- ued, as though Eve did not exist. “And Walter really did make money. Now when Hugh married =Let me see, his wife was Effie| Goodrum, of course, but—oh yes, her mother was one of the Vir- inia Pierces. No money, but very ine family. By the way, Kirk, did you have any Virginia con- nections?” “I don’t think so,” Kirk smiled, “but thanks just the same.” “Speaking of money,” said Eve, “there are all kinds of ways of jetting it.” “If you are referring to Bob and, Claire,” said Aunt Maggie, with; great dignity, “I think it is an eminently suitable match. Two charming young people uniting two very old and distinguished s. Their children will have nce there is one maiden): r «All of us who had grown up to- dhood adopted tives as community often regarded as cross. Now we all| it was plain to see! ce’ appreciated the| uation more than | the rest of us did. It was equally plain to see that Bob had not en- Joyed that thrust about money. “By the way,” Kirk asked, ob- viously trying, as Bill had, to create a diversion, “did anybody hear how Wallace Arnold is get- ting along? I meant to go by the hospital today, but didn’t have humor of th e, “I telephoned,” said Alice, “but his condition is still serious.” “Is that Jim Arnold’s son?” ‘Aunt Maggie wanted to know. , “What is the matter with Aunt Maggie Lectures “IM NOT a bit surprised,” she|E went on to tell us when in- formed that had been injured in an automobile accident. “His father used to drive the finest team of horses in town and was always ha runaways. He broke his leg in two places one time, I remember, and another time he was ‘hung wire fence with the seat of his pants t out. Wallace comes by his wildn naturally.” Her opinion was still unchanged when Bill explained that Wallace had not been driving the car at the time of the accident. “Birds of a feather,” she remarked, suc- cinctly. When _ I'm alone with Aunt Maggie I can take all this sort of thing more or less for granted. It is only when I am conscious of its effect on other people that it an- ly. But we got on ert some how, some Maggie ‘Oh, Sally, you. I be- ve found the clue to the secret room.” “What's this about a secret room?” Bill asked as we settled ourselves in the library for cof- fee, and everybody clamored to hear more about it. I told them all I knew, which} wasn’t much. “There is supposed | to be one somewhere in the house, | but its whereabouts was lost after} my great - great ndfather’s | death. At least my grandfather! and grandmother always said they | never had been able to find it There was a whole generation be- tween, of course. I remember we “]Zoom?™ Claire asked. “Was it a Bluebeard room?’ Z “Nice thought for a bride to be having,” chided Kirk, with a ac “Search me,” I zi think it was use he owned some valuable jade or didn’t be- Wasn't that it A nt Maggi ” ‘asn’ it, Aunt ie’ “Tt was not at all unusual for houses to have secret rooms back at the time this one was built,” she pointed out, “The , as I always heard it, was that he had to keep sums of money on the place. id, of course, there was his jade. You know the fam- ily moved to Roswell along with the Kings and Bullochs and Dun- wodys and others from Darien, Georgia, who established a colony here on account of the climate. Most of the others built in what became the town of Roswell, but your great-great-grandfather ac- quired this land farther out. The families were all intimate, how- ever, I remember hearing my own grandmother tell about being a guest at Mittie Bulloch’s wedding at Bulloch Hall when she married Theodore Roosevelt. Grandmother said they brought ice for the wed- ding all the way from Savannah. Atlanta wasn’t much of a place in those days.” “Wonderful,” applauded Kirk, who always egged Aunt Maggie - o1 n. “That's all very pretty,” Eve interrupted, “but what became of | the jade? Is it still in the secret room? I claim my share as a dese | comets see a ees ‘ath ‘arned by Aunt Maggie's flush, | I hastily began to explain that, as | I remembered the story, the jade had been sold after the Civil-War when the family hadn’t much else to carry on with. But while Aunt Maggie’s tone was low-pitched, I could still hear her admonishing Eve. “Don't | give yourself airs, Evelyn Pruitt. ‘You are not a descendant. Your great-great-grandfather was only a second cousin of the Graham who built this house. You are descended from the black sheep of the family.” “Was the jade very valuable?” Claire asked politely. Called Out “T DON’T know,” Aunt Maggie admitted SESE “He had been a great traveler. I remember hearing that he thought more of his jade than he did of this whole plantation and maybe his family. He kept a journal in which he set down most of his expendi- tures, but never what he spent for jade. He was also a great reader. He assembled most of the books in this library. It was in one of them that I—” Just.then Andrew came in to collect the coffee things. “Excuse me, Miss Maggie, ma’am,” he said, “but here’s one of your papers you dropped. Leastwise, I think it is. It looks like one of them old papers you are always work- ing with.” Taking the proffered sheet Aunt Maggie unwound the chain |which held her glasses at the shoulder, adjusted them on her nose and glanced at it hurriedly. “Oh, thank you, Andrew. Yes, in- deed,” she said. And then, as though suddenly reminded that duty calls, she rose to her feet. “If you will excuse me. I have some work to do.” No duchess could have smiled with more conscious graciousness as the men arose. And so, bidding us an inclusive good night, Aunt Maggie swept from the room. Eve immediately launched into a dissertation on jade. I was not surprised when the group began to melt away. “Some powder,” as a polite excuse. “A spot of brandy.” Soon only Eve and I were left. “Let’s round up the others and go down and try the new game room,” I said, when the subject of jade and I were both ex- hausted. “Td like a little powder.” said ve. “T'll just speak to Bessie & mo- ment,” I answered. Bessie’s ideas and mine — perfectly about breakfast. Now we could not decide between chicken hash or country sausage with waffles, so we compromised on both. “And you know, Miss Sally,” | Bessie reminded me, “Mr. Bill ain’t had nothing, lessen they’s eggs.” ] “All right, scrambled eggs and some of that Virginia ham. And, | oh, yes, Bessie, you brought along | some of those fig preserves, didn’t } you?” strawberry jam, too.” ki “Yes'm, and a jar of that wild- ; -: SOCIETY -:-: Artists’ Paradise Attracted Noted Painters During Our Early History ae By MARIE Durjng National Art Week it is} fitting to call attention to the! beauty that surrounds us. The, world is full of beauty, and our small island is especially favored, yet many persons hurry past or live in front of beauty and do not see it,.or if they see, do not ob- serve. Many of us have grown so ac- customed to the beauty around us that we are not interested, and such an attitude cuts us off from growth and development, for it is as much as to say: “I am very well satisfied with myself, and quite indifferent to the feel- ings of others.” There is a continuous and ever changing panorama of beauty on this small island that offers those interested in creative work in- spiration and incentive to do their best, whether they are artists, sculptors or writers. From the earliest hour of dawn when the hand of the Mas- ter Artist swings low in the eastern sky and paints the gray, and rose colors that proclaim the birth of another day, until the velvet canopy of night appears! emblazoned with innumerable, stars, there is an ever changing! scene of beauty. } At morning the grass is glitter- | ing with dew-drop diamonds, the} leaves reflect-the first sunbeams, ' the blooms of the. yellow elder! brush against an azure sky. The bougainvilleas add their touches of crimson and royal purple to the picture, and the chalice vines open their gold-lined cups to the bees waiting for their “marnin’s marnin,” and the panorama con- tinues. As the day advances and the sun moves toward the zenith, the ocean takes on new colorings. | From the somber hues of the night it emerges in emerald green, which in turn gives way to a darker shade where the Gulf ‘Stream flows northward. Beyond that is a_ stretch of ultramarine blue where the ocean is lost in the horizon. The waters surrounding this island are difficult for an artist to re- produce satisfactorily and scarce- ly less so for a writer to de- scribe. As far back in the history of the island as 1832, Key West at- tracted artists of national re- nown. In that year John James Audubon, the great ornithologist came to paint the birds. At the time of his arrival Audubon had already published his book— BIRDS OF AMERICA, which sold by subscription at $1,000 a copy. Some years later Louis Agassiz arrived to paint the sea mosses. His paintings were so realistic when they appeared as _illustra- tions many thought the mosses were pressed to the paper. Agas- siz was better known as a nat- uralist than an artist, and later became professor cf natural his- tory at Harvard. i Henry Abney who had already received acclaim for his por-j | American War. CAPPICK traits exhibited at leading art centers of the world, came some- (time in the late 1880’s to paint the beautiful women of this .is- land of. whom. he had heard ‘much, and here he found a boun- tiful supply of “copy” brush. It seems to have been for.. his; some- ‘time in the late 1880’s or early 90’s when Winslow Homer came to paint the sea. He tented on South Beach the better to catch the swiftly changing colors The natives thought a man who lived in a tent when he might be com- fortable in a house, and who painted the ocean when it could be seen any hour of day or night, must be “crazy in de haid.” Un- mindful of what the natives thought Homer continued to paint before a group of children who ran to the beach as soon as school had been dismissed. Although Homer’s work is rep- resentative of the New England coast, he had a strong affection for the tropics where he painted in the Bahamas, Cuba, Key West, and other islands in. this. area. Many of his paintings of palm trees, sandy shores and white houses in a strong sunlight in- dicate that he found much to his fancy. His paintings THE GULF STREAM, THE WRECK, SEARCHLIGHT IN SANTIAGO HARBOR are outstadding ex-' amples of his art. Frederick Remington the fa- mous illustrator spent three years in Key West p2inting what his fancy dictated. In 1898 he went from here to Cuba where he painted pictures of the Spanish About the same time came a young Frenchman fresh from the ateliers of Paris. His name was Eduard San Pierre and he came to paint the butter- flies of the island. When he re- turned to Paris a year later he was awarded a gold medal by the French Academy for the beauti- ful collection of paintings ex- hibited. On numerous occasions Cuba has sent her best artists and writers here, and at one time Cuba provided a free academy of art for the benefit of all in Key West who wished to learn. Pro- fessor Muzzio was director. Am- ericans as well as Cubans ‘were admitted and enjoyed equal priv> ileges. About ten years ago Japan’s great Tesu Hama came to paint Key West sunsets, for which the island is justly famous. Thus it has been through the years. There is beauty in Key West's sil- ver gray houses, in the little lanes hidden behind shimmering green of banana foliage, in gar- dens that are a bewildering mass of color; in our water-front with the fishing and sponge bvats at anchor; in the old seamen who have given the best years of their lives to the service of Father Neptune, and in whose seamed and tanned faces are written sagas of the deep. : And the panorama continues. Thanksgiving Program At Harris School Thanksgiving. Day was obsery-! morning when the 5A class, un- under Mrs... Stricker, presented programs greatly enjoyed by all riod. The programs follow: Five A . i Recitation, “Plymouth Rock”,; Sarah Bertha Lowe, Evelyn Jen- ins. Play, “The First Thanksgiving”. ! Kelly-Woodson Nuptials Yesterday ‘Miss Mary Agnes Kelly, daugh- \ed’at Harris School yesterday |ter of Mr. and Mrs Charles A. Kelly, 522 Grinnell street, and J. jder Miss Moss, and the 1A class, | V/Woodson, nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred P. Knowles, 821 Duval street, were quietly mar- |present at the regular chapel pe- jried last evening in a ceremony performed by Father Murphy in the rectory of Saint Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Church. i The young couple will make their home at 821 Duval street and will be at home to their “Fine, let’s have some of both.” | Announcer, Faye Bervaldi; Pil-| many friends. This conference could not have consumed more than a few mine utes. smelling kitchen, which origi had been the dining room, passed on into the breakfast detached building, as was the case with so many ante-bellum houses. Cutting off, at the back, a part of the long central hall to use as a breakfast room had been one of the changes made’since the place came into our possession. I was thinking of all this, as I gave the room a final<appraising-/ glance ‘before stepping out into the little back passageway be- yond, with its steps leading down to the basement and the new game room. From this pasasge- way, back steps also ascend up- ward. Two other doors open into it, one leading to the office, an- other to the back porch. In the passage I stumbled over jsomething that blocked my way. grim children, Betty Taylor, Frank Rom, Galey Sweeting, Ca-/ Cynthia Higgs, Lorraine Nottage, Mary Jones; Samoset, Stanley Mistress Brewster, Betty Ray Brady; Master Hopkins, Robert! Russell; Elder Brewster, “George Albury; Governor Carver, Thom- as Swicegood; Governor Brad-} ford, Jack Solt; Indians, Ysel Caraballo, Betty Knowles and Evelyn Jenkins. Piano duet, Lorraine Nottage and Faye Bervaldi. . Recitation, “The Pilgrims Came”, Evon Lones and Mayfield Knowles. Song, “Long Ago Plymouth”,! Rose May Higgs, Galey Sweeting, Betty Knowles, Evon Lones, Mayfield Knowles and Faye used to speculate about it when I/ There on the floor at my feet lay Bervaldi. visited here as a child. I hadn't thought of it for years.” Aunt Maggie. To be continued “But why did he want a secret! (Copyright, 1939, Madore Field Perkerson) —A— One A Thanksgiving Acrostic, Vivian Cox, Jimmy Curry, Ted Saun- ders, Anita Fernandez, King Go- mez, Charlies Wells, James Coul- SUBSCRIBE FOR THE CITIZEN—20c WEEKLY. son. Raymond Lones, George Se a a Carbonell, Lloyd Rodgers and Walter Wal- Leaving the big, spicy- milla Rodriguez, Charles Curry, 'terson. Quartette, “Thanksgiving; Day”, Frances Meggs, Anita Fer- |The original kitchen had been a ,Higes; Squanto, Clifford Hayes; /nandez, Mary Louise Walterson and Beverly Gibson. Recitation, “I Am Thankful”, Everett R. Rivas. ' Duet, “Be Thankful”, Frances Meggs and Ted Saunders. ' Recitation, “A Pilgtim Mai- SAVES BOY ON HURRICANE JOB er of Toledo, Ohio, believes in being ready for emergen- cies. As a result he was able to save one of his H.J-De¥. : Scone from DeVatent’s troup was doing res- cue w6rk in the wake of a cyclone. ‘The storm hit Toledo with full force. “The storm knocked down the power lines,” DeVauent said, “and scattered live wires over the ground. That made it dangerous to move about because, of course, all lights were out. The only illumination we had to work with was a flashlight I kept in my car. Scouts are taught to be prepared, and fortunately I'd loaded the light with fresh batteries. As a result, we were able to use it the rescue work. “That light was the only thing that gaved the boy’s life. He started off on an errand, and I threw the beam in front of him. It disclosed a high-voltage wire — 5,500 volts — hanging directly in his path. He'd have been burned to death if he’d taken another step. After that none of went beyond the radius of my " -DeVauent said his troup helped a was cot tre by ait was in. two by a i emergency work in the vicinity. Finest Entertainment For Elks’ Ball Members of B. P. O. Elks are| putting forth strenuous efforts | to make the Annual Charity oot | a huge success—up to their rep- utation of putting things over right. Affair will be held Satur- | day evening at the Stork Club on Roosevelt Boulevard. Finest of entertainment has been lined up by the committee in charge of the event and floor show will be under the direction of George Mills White. Favors will be given everyone attend- ing. Dr. Armando Cobo, chairman of the ticket committee, reports | that reservations made have been far more than was expected and from all indications the club will be filled to capacity. MINERAL MENUS All the minerals are important to bounding health but when- ever caicium and phosphorus are present in foods the other miner- als just naturally trail along! That's why it pays to swing menus in the milk and greens” two golden hours, each sct with sixty diamond minutes. No re- ward is offered for they are gone forever.—Horace Mann. PICTURE FRAMING PICTURE FRAMING, Diplomas; antique frames refinished. Sign painting. Paul DiNegro, 614 Francis street. MISCELLANEOUS UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS and Sundstrand ADDING MA- CHINES. Sales, Service and Supplies. Ray Dickerson, agent. Island City Book Store, 222 Duval Street, Phone 9150. novi5-imo WANTED BUILDING LOT in Key West or adjoining keys large enough for one, two or three small houses. Write Box GW, cio The Citizen. nov22-6tx FOR SALE PERSONAL CARDS, $1.25 per 100. THE ARTMAN PRESS. tun 25-t£ SECOND SHEETS—500 for 50c. The Artman Press. nov 19-tf OLD PAPERS FOR SALE— Three bundles for 5e. The Citi- zen Office. nov25-tf TYPEWRITING PAPER — 500 Sheets, 75c. The Artman Press. | mavy19-tf $500 PAIR OF DIAMOND EAR- RINGS for $350. Also, 2 beau- tiful Men’s Pli-tinum Wrist Watches set with Diamonds at a big sacrifice. POLLOCK, Jeweler, 508 Duval street. nov27-4t SIG! “Private Property, No Tres- passing”. THE ARTMAN PRESS. nov23-tf direction and even choose a bak- TWO ELECTRIC REFRIGERA- ing powder that’s made with calcium phosphate! Phosphorus has been recog- nized as an essential for life itself in plants and animals down ‘through the ages, and as for cal- cium—that’s the mineral that builds bones and teeth, most im- portant for growing children. Milk, American cheese, greens (especially the old-fashioned dan- delion and beet varieties), dried peas, beans, oysters—and even the daily bread when it’s made with phosphate baking powder— are all well-known purveyors of the power of living through cal- cium: and phosphorus. ANTONESCU GUARDS’ - (AGAINST UPRISINGS | (Continued. from Page One) terday-in Rumania by terming the purge, “murder” Opinions expressed here were to the effect that Hitler would be forced to take over full con-, trol of Rumania in that govern- ing authorities in that country! were seemingly not able to cope | with increased uprisings. Nazis were watchful today,’ guarding against any untoward event that would act to stop the! flow of oil into Germany, it was stated here. BINGO! (By Associated Press) den”, Sally Ann Goss. ie? Play, “A | Surprise. Part; Mother, Aida Nickerson; daugh- ter, Frances Meggs; -children, David Henriquez, Everett R.. Ri- vas, Lydia Paz, Vivian Cox, Louis Curry, Clyde Wayne Johnson, Lloyd Rodgers, Ralph Betancourt, Bonnevio Singleton and Peggy Creech. Taney \>) O% i UQUID, TABLETS. SALVE. NOSE GROPS © number on the car. It was $32,645. ed TORS for sale cheap for cash. Apply 1212 Varela street. novi12-tf HOTELS BRING YOUR VISITING friends in need of a good night's rest TWO APARTMENTS: 1 large and 1 small, with sleeping porch. Apply rear 602 Duval street or Army and Navy Store. nov22-tf ROOMS with kitchen privileges. Rate: $5.00 single, $7.00-double, weekly. Apply 524 Margaret street. nov26-6tx FURNISHED APARTMENT. Modern conveniences. Apply 803 Olivia street. nov27-lwk FURNISHED APARTMENT, two bedrooms, by month or season. Apply 514 Margaret Street. nov28-tf MONROE THEATER Chas. Coburn—Billie Burke in The Captain i: and Stranger on the 3rd Floor Matinee—Balcony 10c, Or- chestra 15-20c; Night—15-25¢ STUDY NEW LAWS (Continued from Page O-« of the problems to be overcome include: Substantial modification of Organic Laws controlled by chief executive, making poss the new “Semi-Parliamentary Regime” as set-up in the constitution. Enactment of new laws w will comply with the abow tem in its workings. Co Batista’s plan is to entrust « minister of his cabinet with responsibility of framing proper legislation for the depertm of government—for presenta’ to the congress for passage im law. Revision of the economical Social laws of the nation. Effecting a plan so that executive and legislative branc jot government may work im com- “For Rent”, “Rooms For | Rent”, “Apartment For Rent”, | plete accord. Colonel Batista’s regime is con- fronted with the problem recognition for “La Confeders cion De Trabajadores De Cube the Labor Federsfion. having membership throughout the 2 Ui eee ee eee es ee ee a ee Se a ee a ae we ee rere a ed eee ee