The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 14, 1947, Page 4

faGh rou sr KEY WEST from Page One) brilliantly hued living quarters. On « soft divan sat “Cinder,” Ripley's black cocker spaniel whieh has won show prizes in Madison Square Garden, “Cin- der” squifmed with pleasure at seeing his master and Miss Wisse again in an Oriental niche sat a @rinning fat-bellied Chinese god, He Tai, Ged of Happiness, who will grant every wish to whom- ever rubs the god's robust @omeach, Two other small s@tuettes looked out of crevices in the ornately carved walls. One was the God of Longevity end Wisdom, whose high fore- heed, indicating intelligence, ex- tended further up than his beard @id_ down, The other was a dis- ciple of Buddha, an ugly indi- vidual said to have been born at the age of 88 An opium pipe and immense Chinese execution sword in an ivery sheath hung on the walls. An adjoining room was equally elaborate. Here a Chinese sat on @ stand, her face and hands al- ways in motion through the movement of the boat. A be- i Chinese wedding head- dress lay on a bed. Sunlight Brings Smile As Ripley conversed, a ray of sunlight hone through the hatehway and his face broke in- to « broad smile. “The first sun we've sgen in three weeks,” he said. He had traveled the entire | length of Florida to find it. The cartoonist said he had been working most of the day at! his room in La Concha Hotel. Me said he had been drawing on the Rialto in Venice with char- acteristic humor I didn't have a drawing} board,” he explained. “However, | there was a picture on the wall, | the back of which makes an ex-| cellent drawing board. The pic-| ture is of the Rialto in Venice.” | The picture was made by Brown- | Bigelow Company, for which | Ripley once worked. The cartoonist has worked his way to his present state of af- fluence. He was born on Christ- mas Day, 1893, in Santa Rosa, California, the son of a poor car- penter, His father died when the boy was 12 and Ripley, who had{ been named Leroy, helped sup- port his mother, younger brother and sister by polishing grave- stones after school. He made his| irst drawings yestones. | om Later he became a semi-pro ball player, a pitcher, and had a try-out with the New York Giants in Texas. One of the turn- ng points of his life came when he broke his arm merely throw- ng. This is one “believe it or not” item which he has never used he I probably would have pre- ferred to be a ball player than a said. cartoonist,” he said yesterday, but after I “broke my arm I didn't have any choice.” Became Sports Cartoonist He became a sports cartoonist and day changed the title of his cartoon from “Champs and Chumps” to “Believe It or Not.” His daily effort became more popular but it was really a car- toon about the Chinese,” he said, which marked the second great turning point in his life. I had a nightmare and dreamed an endless procession of Chinese was passing over m Being mathematically i clined, I figured out that if all the Chinese were to start march ing past a given point four abreast it would take forever and This cartoon brought such ne bed ever j | | | Strand Theater CHARLES COBURN in “THE GREEN YEARS” Coming: ‘Tarzan and the ecparl Woman’ Monroe Theater SMITH BALLEW in “RAWHIDE” Coming Sunday: “CAPULLITO DE ALELI” PLUMBING SUPPLIES The Complete Supply House’ $12 Fleming Street PHONE 118 @ Bathtubs @ Toilets @ Lavatories @ Showers } @ Cast Iron Pipe @ Galvanized Pipe @ Sinks | @ Heaters COME and GET | WHAT YOU NEED! THE VALENTINE WE ALL WANT + “Peace and =e. on the Labor ¥r a response that “Believe It or) Not” soon became an interna-' tional by-word. Ripley is not only an extreme- |ly cordial individual, but also | somewhat unusual himself. He has never smoked and never played cards. He draws his car-} toons upside down and was the! first man to send a cartoon by, radio or telephone. When not; traveling, he lives alone in a‘29-; room house on an_ island at Mamaroneck, N. Y. The island is| named Bion, after “Believe It or | Not.” j He was looking forward to a fishing trip today as the guest: of State Representative Bernard! MaybeYoure 7 Past 40 but you cam keep people guessing a long time if you watch your health. A few lovely pounds can make such a difference in your looks! VINOL has Vitamin B1 and Iron to help promote appe- tite. Get pleasant-tasting Vv | N ro) L \VINOL from yourdruggist. ORIENTAL PHARMACY EERE. 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