The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 9, 1941, Page 3

9.19 NESDAY, APRIL 9, 1941 YESTERDAY: David Wiley Just has teft the office of the family jawyer, who has read him his Aunt Julia’s will and confirmed the fear he had that she would leave him the inn known as Freddy’s Folly. But Aunt Julia also made him prom- ise, before she died that he would marry Polly Jenkins, and he just has started to hunt up Polly when Margo Powers runs into him almost literally, with her big yellow roadster. Chapter Two Beautiful Lady ' VID studied her intently. “What's the matter, did Eu- fope get too hot for you?” he} asked. “In a way, yes,” said Margo. She shrugged prettily. “Anyway, there’s no place over there any more where one can light. So I’ve come back to spend some time with Dad.” “I reckon he’s tickled pink,” said David. “He must get awfully lonesome, living in that big old house all by himself.” Margo, the boss’s daughter, back in Ardendale. The only child ot the town’s wealthiest man ha? come home at last. Privat Schools, swank colleges, summers here, winters there, never in Ardendale for any length of time. And then usually accompanied by friends from other places, and never having any time for the home folks. it all came back to David, as he stood there bareheaded in the spring sunshine. And, gosh, what a beauty Margo had turned out to be. He remembered her as a skinny girl with carroty hair—a ‘irl who had gone for a time to the public school and mingled with him and the other boys and girls; and now here she was, a young lady who was so lovely she simply took the wind right out of a fellow. “Well,” he said finally, “it’s nice you're back, even if it did take a war to send you home.” “I rather dreaded coming,” Margo confessed. “That is, at first. You know, having lived out of Ardendale for so long, and all that. But now—” She smiled straight into David’s deep blue eyes. “But now I think I’m going to like it here.” “Sure,” said David, coloring a little. “Why not? Ardendale’s not a bad place by any means.” Margo said nothing for a mo- ment. She, too, was remembering. Remembering David Wiley as a tow-headed, rather shy small boy; yALLEN in a poor, relation,” she had heard someone say. Maybe it was her father who had said it—or one of the servants. It didn't matter, really, But it was odd she thought, that, that remark should come back to’ her now,:a remark she had ‘tong: since forgotten. David Wiley, the, serious ~ minded, little fellow, whose home'on Elm ‘Stréet' was forever cluttered up with ‘tele, tives! But look at him now! Margo did so. And she saw a tall, slender but strong-looking young man, with healthy, sun-tanned skin, delight- fully blue eyes, and blond hair that would make Gene Raymond’s look almost dark, Atiracted 'M sorry about the near-acci- dent,” David was now saying. “I reckon both of us are to blame —more or less.” “No,” said Margo with sudden | generousness, “it was my fault. I should have honked my horn.” David looked at his watch. “I've got to be on my way.” he said. “Polly’ll be gone if I don’t hurry.” “Polly?” said Margo. “Polly who?” “Polly Jenkins.” “Oh! . . . Does she still live here? I thought she was going off to be a designer or something.” “She was,” said David. “But like some of the rest of us, she had to change her plans.” He thought of how hard Polly had worked, how brave she had been about giving up al] her hopes and dreams. while Margo Powers went racing through the world having a gay and carefree time. “Polly’s been a darned good little sport,” he went on. “She’s | working and keeping the home for her Aunt Susan.” “How nice,” said Margo. “May- EPPES way down inside. .. . Then there was the way she had said, “T cer- tainly will!” arned if a girl like Margo PoWers cowldn’t do all Sorts of things to a man’s heart, if she set het mind to it— She was probably spdiled a8 all git-out, expected to have her way about everything under the shining sun, and yet— and yet—there was something about her that made a man stop, look and listen. Glamour? . .. Yes, that was it! Glamour. Like those girls and women out of Hllywood. Margo Fours Ardendale’s glamour girl... He pressed his toe down even harder on the gas. “What's come over you, David Wiley?” he asked himself angri- ly. “On your way to propose mar- riage to Polly Jenkins, and think- ing about Margo Powers! Snap out of it, you dope!” he little rickety car shot for- ward. A few momenis later it was standing in front of Ye Olde Southern Tea Room. . Polly was just putting on her hat when David hurried in. “Hello, Sweetness!” he greeted. “How about a ride?” . “I'd love it, David,” Polly said. “All the time I was Sitting back of the cashier’s desk I was hoping you’d come by for. me.” She looked around the room before going out. “I think everything's shipshape. Thank heaven, Satur- day lunches are pretty slow. I don’t believe I could have stood staying inside another minute.” “Come along, then,” said David. He took ‘her arm and they went out to the car. “How about driv- ing out to Fready’s Folly?” “Suits me all right,” said Polly. “T love it out there. It’s so peace- ful and quiet.” be I'll be running into her one of these days.” She watched David get back into his car, and thought how wonderful he would look on a polo pony or a surf board, “I hope you'll make a prac- tice of running into me,” she said. “You will come to see me, won't you, David?” “Tl be seeing you, all right,” David said, not committing him- self. “I’m working for your father now, down at the plant. I reckon you'll be coming down there now and then.” “I certainly will!” said Margo. David gave her a quick look. “So long,” he said. “Don’t forget to blow your horn after this.” He drove away, using moch more speed than was actually necessary. And he didn’t bother to look back. He had the oddest sort of feeling that he wanted to one who seemed always to be hurrying .off home to, help take care of a cousin, or an aunt, or an uncle. “Seems like the Ardendale Wileys are always having to take get as far away from, Margo as possible. Just why, he couldn’t for the life of him Say.'But she was so gosh-darned beautiful — And “Too darned peaceful and quiet, if you ask me,” said David. “A little Jess peace and quiet, and a little more activity and profit, would suit me better.” He started the engine, and said: “Aunt Julia left it to me, just like { expected, ‘THE KEY WEST CITIZEN He grinned. “But go on think- ing like you say. It won’t do any harm, and it might do some good.” He waited until the car was un- der way and moving as simooth- ly as was posSil.e for such an “But let’s stop talking about my white elephant ef an inheritance, and talk about us.” “But we do that most of the time,” said Polly with a touch of weariness. “And all we do is get dizzy from going around in cir- cles.” “I know,” said David. “f feel the same way. But just before Aunt Julia died, she said she thought we ought to get married right away. She had the right idea, too, Polly. I think—” ' “Let's not talk about it now, David,” Polly cut in. “Let's just relax a little, and enjoy our ride. I know it’s got to be settled some- time, but I’m tired. Aunt Susan wasn't so well last night, and I didn’t get much sleep.” “Seems to me,” said David, “that one of us is always having to look after someone—if we aren't trying to get some sleep ourselves, we're trying to put someone else to sleep. I'm get- ting darned sick of it.” Polly was thoughtful. She reached over and laid her hand on David’s where it restedyupon the steering wheel: “You mustn’t feel that way about it, David,” ‘she 'said'gently. “Things will be ‘better, from now on; now that you've got that good job down at:the lumber plant. Mr, Powers likes: you. He said so the other day when he came in for lunch.” “You mean he eats at the tea- room?” David said. “Sometimes, yes. A number ot business men do. I don’t blame him, either. I should think it would he awfully lonely, going up to that big Powers house on the hill to eat lunch all by him- self.” “Only Mr. Powers won't have to do that now,” said David. “Margo got home last night.” and now I’ve got to do the worry- ing.” "Eon, pats, ou scan it’s y' !” Polly exclaimed. Sweetn nd it’s noth- ing to et excited about. I reckon the wreck will go on forever eating up tax and repair money.” “Don’t sound so pessimistic,” Polly said. “I’ve always thought that some day somebody would come along and buy it, or that you would be able to make a suc- cess of it yourself.” The White Elephant ‘Ge. honey,” said David, “if Unele Fred couldn’t make a Toom depe Fie beards pe, mach om. ve m about, how in h could t do it? that way she had of looking at him. It made him feel all gone Especially now, when things are doing anything but booming?” “She did? How do you know?” “I ran into her.” “Where?” “At the intersection of Main Street and Oak,” said David. “In fact I ran into her almost liter- ally.” He grinned, and then ex- plained what he meant. “Margo’s not a bit like the skinny, carroty- top girl you and I used to see in public school.” “Really?” said Polly, interested. “Just what is she like, or didn’t you have time to see?” “Oh, I had time enough for that,” said David. “She came over to bawi me out, and then got to ares, He hesitated a moment, st to say that Margo looked like something beautiful out of Hollywood, and changed his mind. “She's okay.” To be continued ancient vehicle. Then he said: | PLAY DURING — LEGION MEET | TERTAINMENT OF VISITING | MEMBERS ' Key West high school boys are ready to give the American Legion convention the added fea- ture of a night football game, if they.can get support from city | officials and the convention ¢or- | poration. Two elevens, the Park Tigers and the Wild Cats, already have been organized and are staging secret workouts in preparation for the proposed game on the night of April 24. John R. Offutt, school athletic ’ director, has been approached by the boys to act as coach. A vet- eran of Stetson’s Hatters in the Florida conference ahd of De- Land high school grid play, Offutt ‘will be asked to train the local teams for the proposed game during the convention and for participation in a_ tournament when the regular football season opens in September. | Boys who will make up_ the jteams have pointed out that a! little re-adjustment of lights at) Bayview Park would illuminate the present dark spots and give them plenty of light to play a night game. To overcome their lack of equipment, which now consists only of that owned. by the in- dividual players, the boys sav they will contact other high schools to learn if they can buy used material at nominal prices. Also, if the games get underway as scheduled, they will use any money collected to outfit the competing teams. The teams which would take part in the convention night game are fully manned and sev- jeral have had varsity experi- ence. As it stands now, the boys ‘plan to meet as often as possible from now until September and \then organize a league, bringing ‘Key West its first organized |foottall in years. | Players on the two organized |teams are: | | PARK TIGERS—John Ogden, ile; Fred Johnson, It; Malcolm! |Archer, 1g; John Yates, c; Delfin 'Jiminez, rg; Jack Richardson, rt; Walter Cooper, re; Charles Ros am, qb; Robert Hamlin, lhb; Pe. Coca-Cola. KEY WEST CO A pause is so welcome in between times. That's the time to turn to ice-cold Coca-Cola and enjoy its delicious taste and delightful refreshment. You'll like it. So when you pause throughout the day, make it the pase that refreshes with ice-cold ’ PAGE THREE _ When there's a breathing spell...pause and Dri (/ YOU TASTE ITS QUALITY BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY CA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY Z ‘ter Steel, rhb ,and DeWitt Rob | ARNOLDS JUMP AHEAD **'s and Anthony McMahon, fb’s. SPORTS CALENDAR i MIDGET CAGE RACE WILD CATS—Melvin Adams. le; Henry Schultz, It; Rendi ts | TIGERS DEPEND ON pereora. Tow “7 WASHINGTON \Nats Stronger This é Year ; ! | | i ee i {Jiminez, lg; Howard Russell, c; Ralph Arnold’s Hornets hung Andy Rodriguez, rg; Jack Ellis, MARINES MARCH AGAINST NAVY IN SECOND GAME Mc- came (Ny Agsocinted Prenn) j ST. LOUIS, April 9.—The dif- fieulty the crouchers seem to find in staying that way caught up with a game little man named Tony Musto here last night as Jee Louis and his fight-a-month murder = machine | rolled». ever their fifth victim in/*as many outs. ' Musto, protesting bitterly blood cascaded down his ripped and hammered face, was led away from the slaughter midway of the ninth round after making a Tight of it all the way. Referee Arthur Donovan, who had in- spected around the Chi-' cagoan’s the previous round, stopped the fight at 1:36 of the ninth. Louis, who started shooting for a knockout as early as the second roun@, gave Musto a sav- age beating. A right opened a cut over the smaller man’s eve in the seventh and another, solid smash ripped open his mouth in the eighth. Only once did Musto go down, however, and he was up without a count after a left hook to the jaw spung him around in the sec ond. Louis early Yinished him off in that round, snapping = his head pack with a terrific right under the jaw and whirling him into the ropes with a left Musto ed coming oat of the crouch during the fifth and akthough neither he nor the 20. 0@0-odd fans knew ft he was heading toward the end of his string. In the six with Louis waiting for chance to finish ht. Musto carried the fight to the Bomber. ft was his best round and his last chance. Louis staggered and cut in every round after ‘that, as { series, cuts ex- Tn 40 years of baseball coming with up to this season the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs each had won 443 games from . the other. r face in though he never again succeeded in dropping : The champion weighed im at 203%4, Musto at 199% SOFTBALL (Bayview Park, 7:30 p.m.) TONIGHT First Game—Pepper's jere- ve. US. Army. Second Game—U.S. vs. US. Navy. TENNIS (U.S. Army Barracks) SATURDAY ‘Opening matches of annual In vitation Tennis Tournament Men's singles. BASEBALL (Nelson English Park, 1:08 p.m.) SUNDAY Game—SAL’s ai uple of j Plumb- STOPPING OF FIGHT go lo meyg ol Expect Mach Of Giebell ERI BASKETBALL ig ca WITH BOMBER JOE —_—— | and added a half-game to their|ref, ab; Ralph Arnold, Ihb; Ar- | Joe Pinder, Lions Club first-place lead in the Junior thur Thompson, rhb, and Fred THIS AFTERNOON ‘ | - ? Py ticall Ss ed of first-half letter at Charleston, S. C., while (Axxociated Press Feature Service) wis feam and the Alphe Sig- (3:30 o’Clock) leadership, the Hornets eliminat- Ellis and Lowrey of the Cats| DETROIT, April 9—The tough-| ——— | WASHINGTON, April 0— ga OF wittte: ROUND. — lorida South Pepper’s Plumbers and U.S./ When you ask him about his ball CHALLENGER BATTERED Pinder announced yester- | Second Game—Hamlin vs. Cor- 38-29. The triumph stretched ey gaa STE Giebell—and_ he through @ay he is experiencing diffi- dova. the margin over Lsyle mecown's SOFTBALL LOOP with a perfect performance. first end of a doubleheader at |1941 season here Monday, smiles closing of the season but is =, jelub. 5 ENTRIES CLOSED ‘ ; rege confident of securing two First Game—Menendez vs. Mc-|_ Hornet scoring was rebdrded ee ——_ their slugging second F i the rematk | _ jstarting next week to retain the} : ae 'gatory inflection on |Cown, : and captain, William Cates. .Ajto see whether you'll agree with Eleven-strong, the col- jand P. Colgate, three. Knowles legians are scheduled to ar- jsparked the’! Minute. Mew) 14 ance, don’t you? in. Key West and acclaimed the | ubject of pitching, Harris has a ; FORMING TEAMS It was late last September. De- “brains” Dehind the fast-stepping ‘fair ball club. But the chances ‘ont High School Gym the (Hig yee, HOOD ee) four ,and Curry, one. third following morning in prep- FRIDAY NIGHT Horeets eunk_17 of of the Florida State Baseball! \ith him formed softball league was voted the first of a three-game series’ League. |" "Petre « better club then we down last night at ah harmonious that would decide the pennant. Doubleheaders Friday, Sai- | Alpha Sigma of Florida Southern Arnold $ aoe ut@ay and Monday nights College. pi sacra “ leading players and assures the) much better”. Phe ‘hall. Acclaimi the resent bli i present ‘i Baby Conchs of Anthony Mc- {hall Acclaiming ithe city it fruit and tomatoes. Cleveland, Publie he will a strong) {t's the pitching that really has Second Game—Lions Club vs. Alpha Sigma of Florida Southern opening game of the the most outstanding pitcher of | Kendall Chase and of the doubleheader. nced league. Another circuit i baseball's best pitch- the city, establishing @ number of:2:3 41., a Sharp-shooting Costar led the saa be formed in the near fu- . oT emioaaetemnstaaage Sid Hudson. Then there's be- First Game—To be announced. hind wa ‘it ia te, ” are sacker, W! Second Game—Lions Club VS. six, and Roberts, three. tearne ‘as broached by’ Marvin Newsom, Bridges or Rowe. bis captai \devetop. Danny Macfuyden, wee Appel topped the Bombers.) ic national fense-recrea- But Del Baker chose to gamble lawter @ much improved team compared the Yenezuclian, Alejandro Car- Key, four, and Cabana, one e 4 ad Lewis explained that although , 5 . to its entry im the Service el, and from Amold Ander Score by quartres: s = _ however, didn't fluster Giebell. rasquel, no new applications had been re Mie ub wWharhe oe productive of several seasoned were masqueredi tchers in tion. His statement was afnpli- players who will hit their stride spring training. secngees fied by. Lieut, Russell Pirkle Another time, the t on first and th Rat rime 1940 ROOKIE HERO captaih arranging the three- High School Basketball Tourna- Borris, fb. ee eas eed REFEREE DONOVAN AWARD.) king | First Game—Colgate vs. ed the Minute Men of John Men-|Dlayed respectively at Lake est assignment given a rookie| prose nage 25 | Army make their bow in the new |club Bucky Harris of the Wash- culty matching teams due to | midgets to a full game with only } That's why the Detroit Tigers } {7:00 0’Clock Plumbers, city champions of| “While there's life, there's strong clubs before the se- iby Wells and! Barber, ten points Second Game—Barber vs. Ar PROPOSE ANOTHER LEAGUE:! American league championship. | 442 hitter last year, Cates was him tive here 9:00 o'clock tomor- points, followed by’ D: Sawyer] troit, leading by two games, fac- Pipe-Fitters. He is *now ‘are even that the Phillies aretion for the opening clash First Game—To be announced. &°2! attempts. ; Manager Roy Hamlin has 4n- wore last year", Hartls ex- 7 1119 2 meeting of managers and offi- Spirit was rumning high and will begin at 7:30 o'’clock. SATURDAY NIGHT " lineup tonight. Clarence Gates, re , Mahon nosed George Barber's |... decided to set a limit of six banking its hopes of a victory on P Harris worried. He's got the College. way to victory with 14° points, ity Feller. Everyone marks in recent years that @Fe sectacied Paul Masterson who Alpha Sigma of Florida Southern A ‘ In the Army, Peppers will effective tn nine points, followed by Everett (0. coordinator, who acted as SO TARE SCARY jrates, should be spots. League last year. Recent addi- He'd rather picMakon ceived, it is known several other He son from Springfield. Once Cleve- after brisk “warming up” prec- representative. Lt Pirkle Giebeli w out GALENTO BLAMES TKO ON BROKEN THUMB thx Atsotiated Prem) WASHINGTON, Apri $— ‘Twe Ton” Gailento, one foot’ in the fistic graveyard after a sixth round TKO by Buddy Baer here last night, today insisted thet a broker thumb hadi kept him trom onswering the bell for the seventh round Galento, who took a thorough drubbing at the hands of the younver and bigger of the Baer boys, failed to prove his alibi in an apbearance before Dr. Marvit MeLean, District of Columbia boxing Commissioner. Dr. Mec- Lean said he would make no him comment on supposedly in. al- juired thumb lup their sixth straight victory rt; Harold Lloyd, re; Jack Low- |(Junior High School Tournament) | ) i the Ti on his |= game Easter series between | ment last night. Cooper of the Tigers wi s | es EN . Ep LOUIS TECHNICAL KO. Mahon. dez in the twin bill opener, | Worth and Vero Beach. pitcher “last year went to Floyd eble affairs. ,endez in pel p rv" Lc etnare ated softball season tonight in the/ington Senators, who epen the { j@ si est left ft each disorganization following ‘ = ipsa aoe are sure the tall blond right hand- b ; (End of Fitst-Haif) 1940, will take the field i *” He puts an interfo. ries gets under way Friday. n-ieach; Pierce nine; Sehotteck, six, | i . . ! him. old. C©CC’S AND AVIATORS You recall Giebell's perform-j voted the most valuable player; As long as you stay off the teow might. They will work- ONS jand Adams, !4ive each}. ‘Lioyd. } their 45 | alargement. of the mewly- ed the Indians in Clevealnd in Oasiné for the DeLand Red Hatsiwouidn': swap turling compa that night. Second Game—Lions Club vs. Score by quarters: a ‘ nounced acquisition of several’ pisins, “but I don't know how cials in council chambers at city fams were throwing eggs and First Game—To be announced ; his diminutive moundsman, is Leonard, South- Bombers, 32-26, in the closing eM@ teams to preserve a well-bal- thi veteran Dutch acter Neigend i unbroken. dackie Carbonell, - sti 1 assisted by Herrick, niné; “Cash, “7, question of enlarging the Pected Detroit to counter —— looked good last year and may College. rebably: be ay Brain “eS i ch: . bi stacking against’ Harris expects some aid from Sweeting and Faby, ee chairman of the meeting. Mr.) 1, importance of the game, tions to the barracks have been 1% even mention the others who Barber clubs desire organized competi- int had men: on second and third Marines Arm adlons sel wadaaale tice. Soldiers were right om top sumber of softhallers who | per- revealed the CCC camp at Sum- 5. iin tlhe of the leading VP53 before the qormed in great style lak pear wRh omy Service circuit, weakest of two and definitely cannot be counted leagues last year. disbanded in out of the race. November. They ended with a Lights at the firld go on at 9:30 - record of five trumphs and four o'clock and play gets under way jomes and will be out to better on half-hour later. Admission 4s that mark. US. Navy, defeated in the “ribbon. cutting” game Monday + night, make another try for vic- py ry yOoDAY— ae Se ee ‘The Favorite in Key West US. Marines. Sailors are strong- STAR % BRAND er than their 16-10 toms would! ON SALE AT ALL GROCERB one out. -mjerlandKey andthe VP31 Air Squadron on Trumbo Island were pit forming teams and eventually & will seek entrance. an Council approval to light the troit. field five nights each week will They say the K. in Floyd K. be sought by Mr. Lewis. At pres- Gicbell stands for Kalm That's ent the city guarantees to pay the kind of a fellow he is. Noth- cost of burning the lights three ing upsets him. If he gets into nights a week. The increase trouble he just calmly works his be necessary for operation of two way out of it. leagues simultaneously a Among othet matters comsid- schedule hy Mr. Lewis, who an- ered were: nounced they will be ready short- option . oft- Ty. Seg the pond eer “the Increase of flood lights at the league. fi and improvement of the Farrishing copies of full game ero NavSta . Pepper's Plumbers Sawyer’s Barbers US. Army U.S Marines US. Navy win JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Club— W.k Pet Arnold 1.000 McCown 4 Menendez McMahon Colgate Cordova Barber Hamlin tomight. i However, the Marines, who, omted the 1949 campaign in a tie’ with Army for runner-up spet,, will te mo cinch They. have a; First A Stars. Second Game — Key | Conchs vs. Piraces. vs West the the