The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-03
HEALTH CLOWN IS
GOOD SAMARITAN
Che cho's Heart Touched BY Pathetic
Scene of Weary Travellers
at Oldsmar.

OLDSMAR, Fla, Dec. 2-Cho Cho
the famous health clown, who has been
travelling all over Florida under the di-
rection Of Florida Women's clubs and
the child health organization of New
York, came to Oldsmar Tuesday and
played in assembly hall to an audience
which taxed it's capacity as never be-
fore, entertaining them with his mag
netic talk en- health and hygiene.
He arrived here just in time to make
the turning point in the lives Of a
family OF ten children. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Akin had travelled by automobile
from Ohio to Oldsmar and had bad
luck all the way and were out of funds,
having been forced to sell their living
tent to buy food for their children. All
/ the way down, after selling their tent,
the entire family of twelve travelled and
slept in their fve-p passenger car.
What attracted Cho Cho's attention
! was seeing father, mother and nine
! children pushing their car into Olds-
mar, the mother holding the baby in
her arms
Cho Cho's heart was touched by this
1 pathetic scene and he put everything
else aside and went to their relief with
his pocketbook. and said. go eat, Z"
which they did, their faces lighted with
! joy. They left the car and with smiles
/ on their faces marched, to the restau-
rant. much to the joy of Cho Che. who
said: "See me in the morning at the
| Wayside Inn." where he had his 1uxu-
rious suite of room.
The next morning he bought tract
of acreage near the oil we'll at Oldsmar
and told Mr.. Akin and his family to
| go and live on 1t, free Of charge, put
the place in good shape. start a garden
and raise vegetables and fruits for the
children More than that, Cho Cho
/ financed Akin with a liberal weekly
payment, enabling him to get on his
feet
Mr.. Akin was also shown by Che
Che how to get started in the retail
fruit business at once, enabling him to
make a good income Immediately for
himself ana family. who We're over
whelmed with joy at this flood Of Flor
ida sunshine let into their lives by the
famous Cho Che.
Mr. Akin is %, his wife So, and their
ten children range from 16 years down
to two months. It is said this is a
AtNA41AtJ III q FNOAAAtt4A ~ NAAeNb
Che Cho leaves today on a trip
through north Florida and Georgia and
on to California. He has arranged to
have reports sent him regularly re-
garding the progress of the family, as
he is deeply interested in their welfare
Cho Cho left funds in OIdsmar to
start Mr.. Akin off in business. and
! said it was the happiest moment of his
life to think he had placed the chill
dren on the road to happiness. The
people of Oldsmar said It was regular
Santa Claus Christmas ahead of time
for the Akin family.
Cho cha is famous for his love for
children, and IN addition to the above
good turn for ten children, he made
every child in Oldsmar happy by his
wonderful ability at Glowing in con-
lnection with putting over his most In
structive health and hygiene talk. He
had the children with him every min
ute of the time, and from his grand
laugh -creating entrance until his exit,
when he was throwing kisses of good
bye to them. Not satisfied with see
| ing the last of him, the children ran
after him in the street, following his
car, and shouting, "Good-bye, come
again.
Cho Che. in bidding farewell to Flor
ida sends his love to all the children in
Pensacola.