The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 3, 1952, Page 4

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN , Page4... Monday, March 3, 1952 p YEP, AUNT LOWEEZY--THAR'S ONE THING L CAN BE THANKFUL FER--T AIN'T HAD NO IN-LAWS ONDERFOOT, TELLIN’ HOW TO RAISE MY YOUNG-UN AN'-- WHAT WUZ THAT TH! MAILMAN THAT'S WHAR I WUZ BORNED !! POST CARD TODAY, RIDDLES--UH-- (T-LOOKS LIKE YORE FIXin’ TO HAVE I'M GORRY - MRS. JIGGS - MR. POSTER HAD TO LEAVE VERY SUDDENLY - HE ASKED ME TO MAKE YOU AN THE NEXT TIME YOLI WANT TO OFFER MRS. JIGGS A JOB AS HOG-CALLER AT THE STATE FAIR-DO IT YOURSELF “I TOLD YOU SHE WOULD BE INSULTED.” I MADE A DATE TO CALL ON MR.POSTER-- I MIGHT CONSIDER MAKING A CONCER’ MR.SILL POSTER -THE THEATRICAL BOOKING - HEARD ME SING LAST NIGHT AT THE MUSICALE - HE SAID T HAVE A GREAT By Fred Lasswell| Chapter 7 JOBNNY was surprised wnen she’ sat up suddenly at the soft scuff of his. foot on the tiles. He had imagined that she was asleep. “Oh.” she said. He had-an idea she’s been crying. “I thought you were still with mother ._ .”* he told her. He sat down on one end of the and the wicker | crea The cov r thighs wits the “I:can understat.d how you feel.” He took the freshly pressed hand- kerchief from the breast pocket of his suit. He was wearing a blue tropical worsted that contained a fine pin stripe. , Kay murmured her thanks and dabbed at her eyes, “It wasn’t father.” The remark surprised him. “I was thinking of mother. I don’t know what we're going to do.” “You mean...” _ “You know what I mean. Mother doesn’t remember us. She thinks she knows you. Yet she recalls nothing, Nothing at all!” Her lip trembled slightly. She had a nice- ly formed, determined mouth. “If we only knew what happened.on that. horrible night two weeks go. And if mother hadn't been hurt: 7 ae “She has the mistaken doa I'm. someone named Bart. me you know of any such person, She shook her head.,“‘I haven't the slightest idea. : By Tom Sims.and B. Zaboly 2, 1 AM ye ate se & ING EVERY OUNCE sat My STRENGTI § DO NOT I TOGETHER (3 UP “THE CLIFF I! ARI aT DOES IT !! NO, WIMPY" JAM Is HE aes 4 FOR ‘Mt! Lae MOST Li Susrose ALL semen A 7 BULLS Oe, { By Paul Robinson RELAX/ THE BOYS WEREN'T )<" UP TO ANY TRICKS.’ THEY. WERE ONLY PHONING . TO HIRE A Ea POE COME ON, DEBBY./LET'S BEAT FEET BACK TO TOTHE GYM~ ‘WE HEARD ENOUGH.’ Duties: oo @ 09 pe ALLGIRL m ~ “we ry \|velvet drape flanked by a brass At is.” 8 He’ reached ne, id pillea a chromium ash stant? téward“aini. “Tt understand |your mother was examined by one of the best doce tors in New None le. seemed interested in ca nuily, tting out the civtrette. “What'did the doc- tom think about ‘her case?” He c |, “It really is loss of mem- ‘Oh ves! There was some slieht on too, but the svecialist it was nothing serious. They “She's gone to have her nap,”|she r aqua: ing eyes wei it and moist fromfrecent tears. He lit rette. “It was tough ee, about your father.” Johnny said. BY WILLIAN. S. BOGART even took X-rays. All they can surmise is that mother must have driven the car off the road, crashed, and was knocked uncon- scious for some time. Later—it was early the next morning—a fisherman who lives down near the shore says he saw a woman wandering along Route 25-A. Then disappeared. The State police figure someone must have given her a ride to New York. and who- ever it was didn’t know about the accident.” Johnny nodded. “I got some of it from a friend of mine who the New York police depart- it... . Then the accident wasn’t discovered right away?” “No.” Kay returned his handkerchief. “It was a lonely section of high- way. Trees shielded the spot where the car went off the road. The police decided that, after the holdup, mother must have been ordered to drive on. In her ex- citement. and farther up the road, she ran the car over an embank- ment.” “Then your father wasn't found in the car at all?” ‘ -She shook her head. “He was discovered several hundred yards back down the highway... which proves that someone must have ordered mother to drive on alone.” “Yes,” agreed Johnny Saxon. OHNNY stood up, walked over to the dog, bent down and tubbed Michael's ears. He looked up at the girl. “What about that book or something she was sup- to be writing?” “Didn’t Uncle Thomas tell you about that?” i “Uncle Thomas?” yr. g The dog shoved his huge head. firmly against Johnny’s hand, He liked his ears scratched, “'* “J. T. Smith,” said Kay.’ “But we call him Uncle Thomas.-You had an interview. with him in New York. He was _. father’s brother. He employed you.” “Oh—him.” Johnnv nodded. “Yes, he did mention the manu- scrint, But he didn’t seem to know much ehont it.” He walked back and sat down near the girl again. AP Newsteatuc ns “‘T th m “N about ing,” sai has a s y. “I guess every ambition to do &be: and they don’t nt peopleite + & it. That > way it waka mother aven't been able .o even find it. Johnny's eyes were thoughti .. “People with real story.) the 7 want to get down on paper, ars like that,” he ained. “It's s-rt of a personal thing they do..t want people prying into.” “I ima The conv ation had seemed + 'relax her somewhat. Kay's; + were brighter and there was t e¢ fr of youth in her cheeks = ips. It disturbed him that she < 4 not have on more clothes. + wondered if she was aware:t t he was disturbed. Kay id, “I understand y u were a professional writer, } Saxon. They say you've turn a out reams of stuff. It must ¢ wonderful.” He smiled. “I wouldn't call ./t “You don't e any more?” He shook his ad. “I want bo °< fo the detective business, Th: ‘s what I was before I started writ- ing.” He didn’t mention, thou: 4. the resilessness that oftentin came over him... the terr urge to again sit down and t words on bdaper. “Uncle Thomas will be out he~ later this afternoon,” the gir} t: him. “He wants to see you for moment. ‘He‘called from Nv York a.litteswhile ago.” ie the giri told hoa eet al was; glad Ww have to forew: 2 diane ‘oe Martin, not > Smith, mentioned the fee) be “too “iihpressed when J peldutber »Moe had yet to.m eir emp, ;. As a matter Seat TR lecided. it might © better ‘if his’partner were te) - norarily: kept out of the wayrw) J. T. Smith, was here. Whigh; : i- minded Fim... where in the devil was Mo” i i (To be continued) NATIONAL ATTENTION. (Continved From Page One) dredge, “Aloha,” an especially detailed theme with lei makers fon a dock; Mrs. Walter F. Schlech, “Born Yesterday,” with a beach scene including a book of the theme name topped with tiny glasses and in one corner, an egg shell newly broken open. The miniature display winners also included Mr. and Mrs. Wal- lace . Kirke’s beautifully land- scaped “Bird’s-Eye View of ‘the Everglades” and. Mrs. Gene Ot- to’s delicately designed, “At the Turn of the Century.” Topper in the red ribbon ‘class«was Mrs.] Greer ‘Smiley’s' ‘Happy’ Days” which showed»an old Key West scene of Cuban festivity with a band of' rumba players. In the larger shadow boxes, blue ribbons went to exhibitors Mrs. B. P. Thielen for “Island Dwellers,” a composition of bright butterflies, a gilt spider- web and driftwood; to Gene Ot- to for “Her Majesty, The Hen,” a Victorian pattern of a green hen nested in front of a green flower container’ with flame blooms and a brass candlestick. The Wallace Kirkes exhibited - aj winner with “Guatamalan Jun- gle” depicting ruins of a tem- ple with an Indian and an idol half-hidden in the lush growth of green. Suggested grandeur of the old days in Cayo Hueso was shown by blue-ribboners, Mr..and Mrs. Jerry Trevor, Pp “Nostalgia” with a lighthouse, | \ sailing ‘schooner, a net, specimens! froth thé«sea,'a strand of fish net, a‘silver rossiry, a tiny wine demi-tasse coffe with tiny silver spoon. amib‘an léintique asic and Mrs. Thomas Caro; gorgeous varieties of yellow, red, pink and white hibiscus, both single and double, by Mrs. B. Curry More- no and assistants; and the bower of bougainvillea with old white- iron garden furnityre to enhance the beauty, supervised by. Mrs. William Ford and Mrs. B. C. Papy. In the many rose arrange- ments, those which catch the eye first, are the prize designs by Mrs. Bruce Bradley and Mrs. E. W. Parish. The first is “Pirate Gold,” utilizing a miniature brass cannon and treasure chest with yellow roses. The second, “Roses Adrift” played up deep rose petals floating in water in a long container with driftwood and a statuette of a boy and a duck in white to point up the effect. The pale yellow crotolaria fronds in a yellow bowl arrange- ment by Mrs. Henry Sands re- ceived a blue ribbon in floral arrangements class. There were so many of these under the di- rection of Mrs. Carl Bervaldi and Mrs. Hollon Bervaldi that the jiudges had & difficult time de- ciding the winners. The men of Key West their innings ‘too. Earle John- son's entry booth of tropical fruits and vegetables took two blue ribbons, one for the banana tree display and one for the general exhibit which included the evolution of the coconut. He, also had at least two second place badges, one for the bread- fruit and the Monstera Deliciosa among them. . First, prizes. were given the patiently done and accurately had herbs. py Mrs. Everett Winter, Quaint charm ,was the main and the seeds and seed pods theme of a first awatd, “The Red | Shawlers,” exhibited by Mrs. | Everett Winter. The idea is based on the old custom of women wearing bright red cashmere shawls brought in by sea-cap- tains and which the women of the town woré when marketing or visiting. An eye for detail AND THEYRE ON THE WAY, SKIPY...BUT IN THE MEANTIME T HOPE YOULL GIVE SOME PERSONAL ATTENTION TO ONE OF OUR ROOKIES... THIS IS THE Cf REPORTED EXCEPT BUBBU KH BEAN ANO OZARK IKES SURE THING.GOSS. BUT THE BOYS TELL ME HE'S THE DIZZIEST “SCREWBALL IN was evident in the display with fernpots and Key West dogs on the porch of -a typical frame house of the period. A passion-flower, a crucifix, a white bridal book and a silver and crystal rosary carried out the religious symbolism of the “Passiflora” shadow box at- rangement by Mrs. A. J. Mills and Mrs. Curry Moreno who took prime honors. In the larger exhibits, the Key West Orchid Club display, ar- ranged by Wallace B. Kirke, as- sisted by Barbara Schlech (who says she handed out the orchids; Afr violets,*'yimoss and ry) wes perhaps,.the, most exotic of the show. It is called “Phantasy.” Spectacular is the center stage | exhibit of tropical blooms ar- ranged by winners Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Trevor and Mrs. John Gardner. Around a small statue with fountain set in a pool, are banked profuse shrubs and flow- exhibit mounted carefully with credit going to Wallace Kirke and Miss Hilda Cunniff. Judges for these educational exhibits were Miamians Mrs. Young C. Lott, Mrs. Bob Wilson and Mrs. Thomas Tyson. In the native fruits division, Bob Thielen captured a_ first place with “Baroque, in which he featured mushrooms, a tomato, a sliced lemon, in a bower of let- ‘tuce leaves. More of ‘the mas- culine eriginality was showst by “La Barquita,” a long pod filled with a cargo of tropical fruits and assembled by Melvin E. Rus- sell. Runner-up was Lee God- dard with a most unusual ar- Tangement called “Duke’s Mix- ture,” made by placing tall yel- low tapers in twin artichokes set in a mound of endive and straw- berries: A blue ribbon was won by Comdr.. Joe Bettinger for his “Banana Bonanza” a study in the hgeld, af the, frujt backed with a of green leaves set in a pol- | ished’ bras’ bowl. The dinner settings were especially intriguing. Miss Anne Baldwin, as predicted, won a first place with her noon dinner table setting of Key West, 1860, featuring a rococco soup tureen and set in blue, orange, black figured white china. Winning place was also given ering plants including © brilliant Poinsettia and attractive glirici- dia. ; the Mass arrangements in Mrs. Marjorie Stevens for the modern tropical luncheon place setting with bamboo motif in dishes and accessories. Hobbs Arvives In Korea FORTY-NINTH FIGHTE t- BOMBER WING, KOREA—C r- poral James L. Hobbs, °i722 Washington street, is one of eleven Floridians from eiht different cities recently arrived in Korea for duty with the 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing, the vot- eran fighting unit of thegsFiéth Air Force. gonna? T | These men will replacéjot) er personnel who have compl ‘al their tour of duty in the zone. Ministers Oppe t Sound Truck In‘ Unanimous Vote. The Key West Ministerial 7 - sociation requested that the ‘¢/\y ordinance banning sound. ke he passed at tonight’s sGe The letter was distributed ths. afternoon to all members ef: the City Contmission. a The Ministers are against’ 4 ¢ sound truck and say that if ¢ means banning use of loud spec + ers for. Church functions, that s all right with them. They want in end to sound trucks and new. cop'ardd sanger {catalogued exhibits. of -: medicine | # | WASHINGTON — un—the White House said today that the eor di- tion cf “Mrs.""David W. Walle e, mother-in-law of President 4 u- man, remains “critical.” | Presidential Secretary Joseph Short said there has been 10 change in tentative plans of ‘he President to leave Friday fo ‘a three-week stay in Key West, 'F'a. However, Short said, the Pr :i- dent's plans are “tentative” id they are necessarily “still te - , tive” as a result of Mrs, Walla: °’s condition. testes More than 12 million Hindus ©» Moslems took part in one of . s- tory’s Sreatest population exel.. n- ges following the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. |—— ncaa lg de: and lemon-yellow orchi sy, tones of green and chartreuse in the dishes and punctuated v th amber glass. Rich and traditional was the 13th Century Dresden dinner setting °x- hibited by: Mrs. William R. War- ren for a blue ribbon award. Delicate and typical of the « were the lovely shell container plays under the direction of } Dan Navarro. One of the shad box red ribbons with a shell ‘ a- ture was won by Mrs. Frank E. w- ser who placed a white horse s:a- tuette in a polished open bi-va-: lue shell. “Fantasiz,”’ a stylized harni- ay concoction by George Stinchf id caught the fancy with white {1 v- ers, an ornate blue and silve: -4 | flyswatter, ad insects decked © -h ( blue-ribbon class went to the| Mrs, Clara May Downey show- | glittering beads. begonia and caladium collection by Mrs. Perpall; ferns ed a striking Sunday night sup- per table setting with a fabulous | The entire show is sensatie al | and the only way in which to gi 1° George and palms, Mrs. Edward Graham centerpiece of Venetian glass fish | the scope as well as the detail, of The Ministers, took action at regular meeting this morning. + . Navy Chaplain Harold s office. The resolution was unanimo: i- ly adopted. wed