The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-12
Politics, People, PersifIage
Comment on Subjects in Which You
May or May Not Be Interested. About
People You Know and Ought to Know
". Ynrn
BY BRYAN MACK

! Time keeps up its merry clip. and we
all seem to be unmindful of the passing
years until we halt to recount some in
| cidents Of the past and begin to count
| the years that have interviewed. Out az
/ the Afolino fair on Friday afternoon I ran
| into my old friend, Leonard Hardy, an6
l must admit that Florida fair without
Leonard standing around would be nc
/ fair at all.
1 first saw Leonard at a fair out at
kupfrian's park. 1t was twelve years
ago, but Leonard looks the same, and
acts just the same as he did in the DAYS
Of yore. He came to Pensa cola thirteen
or fourteen years ago and has been one
Of the consistent boosters ever since he
arrived, and has, unquestionabI bly,, done
as much for the agricultural and horti-
cultural development of Escambia county
as any other person.
In another column of The Journal to-
day appears the announcement telling OF
The Journals st. Nicholas Girl. Those
who have resided in Pensacola for a
numbers of years know about this ST
Nicholas Girl and what gladness she has
taken to the hearts OF little boys and
girls who otherwise would not have been
happy on Christmas.
I don't recall just when the st. Nicholas
fine work, but it was seven or eight years
ago. Miss Ella Ward, as I recall it. was
the first one, and then came Miss Ada
White, Miss Leila Abercrombie and Miss
Modest HargIs, ali giving of their time
and energy that others might not be I'M
happy when Santa Claus time came
around. Miss Hargis and Miss Aber-
crombie are this year to be The Journals
st. Nicholas Girl, and they will be ably
a n nv
women who want tc help in this cam
paign to gladden. the hearts Of little chill
dren. !
Let's all join In this good work. Let's
make the little children whose parents
are unable to provide them with the
Christmas toys and goodies just as happy
as we want our own to be.
Judge Stout will soon be among u.s.
and feel sure that Bob Stout will make
an excellent judge. He is capable, thor
ough, clean and upright in all of his deal
ings. and the duties of the office will not
be neglected during his tenure of service.
Bob didn't get to the high rung of the
ladder on any f1oWery bed Of ease. It'll
renuired hard climbing and frequently
his foot slipped off the next step, but he
worked and always aimed
high.
AS youHgster-and he is only a |
youngster now-Bob Stout had a hard
time acquiring his education, but there
were thousands Of dishes to wash down |
at Stetscn university each day. and Bob !
concluded that he might as well wash
dishes at to permit others to do the job. |
so he went to work and managed to, in !
this way, receive a college education.
II is a long way from DeI-and to Pen |
Sacola. 1t doesn't seem a long way when !
one travels in a Pullman car, but Bob !
knows just how far it is. for he has /
walked it. When all of the dishes were
washed up a Stetson after the gradual |
ing exercises were held. Bob found that /
his supply OF cash was scarcely enough to
buy a transfer on the belt line, to say
nc thing of a ticket from DeLand to Pen
sacola, so he decided 10 walk. and as
Bob is physically cut for walking he ne
s0tIated the mileage without great hard /
ship, and stopped by Tallahassee long
enough to pick up license from the SUI
preme court to practice law.
Bob thought he was having a hard
time in those days. but he had many
lisa pRQintments coming to him in his
oa tiles with life's problems. Young law
'ers starting ont don't. as rule, have
IN easy time of it, and Bob was no eN-
eepti0n TO the rule. but he kept on MAX
ng progress. He aspred TO the legis
allure and was defeated. and was also
unsuccessful in his attempt to be state
attorney. but he took defeat gracefully
Zach time, and came UP smiling.
Then the war came on. Bob concluded
hat it was considerable job. and thought
ls might help, so he pitched in as a p~i-
ate. I asked Bob at the time why he
lidnt try fer a commission and he said
here seemed to he more demand for
'rVstss and he wanted t. & where the
ICED vas greatest Re il said IN his
redit. his worth was "ery quickly rec03-