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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-12
Dinner Served by Men
Voted to Be a Success

HIGHLANDS Friday eve
ming the members of the High
land improvement Club cooked and
served a dinner to the members of
the Highland Women's Club at the
Highland clubhouse. A very inter-
esting program was rendered and
from all reports by the ladies, the
men did themselves proud and. it is
unanimous with them, that the men
repeat the occasion just as often as
they wish.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Lape were
Tuesday evening dinner guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sim
melink in KnneWick.
Two groups of Highland Ladies
met for Red Gross classes Tuesday
at the Highland club house. Body
hygiene and hot and cold packs,
were studied under the direction of
Mrs. Harrison of Pasco.
Mrs. Bruce Mclean Spent the
weekend in Bremerton, with her
husband and in Seattle with her
sister, Mrs. Olive Hayward. The
Mclean children stayed with their
grandmother, Mrs. Bertha Simsen
during their mothers absence.
Mrs. VIM. bennett entertained
seven ladies at an all-day quilting
Wednesday and on Friday she will
entertain another group in the aft
ernoon.
Mrs. Gilbert Clodflter spent last
Friday at the home of Mrs. Albert
Morgan. In the afternoon they at
tended the Highland Woman's club
meeting at the clubhouse.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-12
Mrs. Minnie Farmer
Returns to Salmon, Idaho

FINLEY Mrs. Minnie Farmer
left Saturday for her home at Sal
mon, Idaho after visiting the past
21a months with her daughter, Mrs.
Sellars and family and her grand
daughter, Mrs. G. Farris and
family.
Earl Lande visited in Spokane
Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Masters and
MIR. and Mrs. E. Sherry attended a
dinner Sunday night at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Campbell in
Kennewick. Bridge was played in
the evening.
MIR. and Mrs. G. Ball were din
ner guests Tuesday evening of Mrs.
Balls uncle and aunt in Kenne-
wick.
Mrs. G. Mentor was a dinner
visitor of her daughter and son-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Davis in
Kennewick Tuesday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-12
River View Teachers Go
To PrOsser Tuesday Eve

FTNIEY-The teachers Of the
River View Schools attended din
ner in Prosser Tuesday. Those at
tending were Harry Benson, w
Gray, E. Maruca, w. Wilson, Mrs E
Laudell, Mrs. G.. Nelson, Miss l.
Kirkpatrick and Miss d. Amman.
MIR. and Mrs. Jesse Lande and
daughter, Betty Ann, We're dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom CARAT
Tuesday.
Mrs. Harry Benson attended the
Golden Wedding Anniversary Of hel
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E
Druen at Kiona Sunday.
The Finley Ladies' Aid will meet
Wednesday at the home Of Mrs. B
Slocumb, with Mrs. Roy Fredrickt
and Mrs. Henry Kerr assisting,
Mrs. Eudora johnson and Mrs
H. H. Bowers were visitors Friday o.
Mrs. Clint Glassner.
Mrs. o. Coan and daughter, Mrs
G. Wyman and granddaughter, Ro-
mona, returned Monday from visit
in Idaho.
Miss Blanche Young was called II
Seattle to help care for her bro
ther, Fain Young, who has been Ill
Mrs. Henry Jacobs of Kennewicl
visited her mother, Mrs. Maizt
Young Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. G. Mentor anC
family moved to the Redmond place
last week.
Mrs. Cliff Nickel and children
Vida and Clifford jr, Of Walker
Pitt were weekend visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Falque.
Miss Verjean Sellars, who Ia.
been very i'll with pneumonia is i'm
proving.
Graver Farris made a business
trip to Pendleton last Wednesday
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-12

The grapes from which the Con-
cord descended were in this country
when it was discovered. In Con-
cord, Mass, is stone bearing the
following inscription: "Ephraim
Wales Bull planted seeds of a wild
Labrusca Grape found growing on
this hillside, which after three gen.
erations. through his work and wis
dom, became in this garden in Sep
tember, 1348, the Concord Grape"
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MOviedOm Dodges Draft

Hollywood, Cal.-Glamor boys OF
the movies will be excused from war
service according to orders receiv-
ed by California Selective Service
officials. Strong Washington pres
sure was exercised to have motion
picture actors, writer's and techni-
clans relieved of training service on
the grounds that their services were
necessary to keep up the country's
morale. -:
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Heart Disease Victims

In proportion to population, heart
disease is found more often in males
than in females in Jews than in
Gentiles, in white persons than in
negroes and in business and pro-
fesional classes than in. la!borers,
says Golfers Weekly.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to our
many friends who were so kind to
us during the long illness of our low
ing mother, wife and sister.
Mr.. Jesse VannoStran,
Mrs. Whalen Pratt,
Mrs. Lena Marion,
Mrs. Pearl ESmay
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Animals Do Their Bit
By
FOSTER GILRoY

Moscow-Alsatiana and Airdale ter
riers have saved thousands of lives
along the Russian battlefront by
speeding wounded soldiers back to
field hospitals once they have been
located by first-aid squads and
strapped to little sleds harnessed to
the dogs. Observers agree that the
Russians are far advanced in their
humane treatment of animals, in
sharp contract to the merciless bru-
tally of the Germans toward all liv-
ing things. In this city alone are
nine big animal hospitals with the
most advanced equipment. Few
horses are lost, and while under
treatment are often visited by their
masters when on leave from the
front.
Huge Air Force Planned
Washington-The worlds largest
air force numbering 100000 is the
U. S. army's objective, with mil
lion to be mustered in this year. This
is about double the air force of Nazi
Germany and Of Great Britain, and
comedies with plans of Secretary of
War Simpson to mobilize a land
army Of 100000 before the end of
this year. Such a vast air army is
predicted on building 1885, 900 war
planes this year and next, a force
sufficient to destroy not alone the
air armies of Germany and Japan,
but their cities as we'll.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-02-12
Notice of Closing of Registration
Books

Notice is hereby given that the
registration books of all voting pre-
cincts in Benton County, Washing
ton will be closed against original
registration on the goth day Of
February, 1912. that being the last
day Of registration, and will remain
closed until after the school district
elections 10 be held on the 7th day
Of March, 1912, after which date the
books will again be open.
H. E. CHAPMAN,
County Auditor and Registrar of
Voters. 2:12-19
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FOR SALE-Chopped hay, VIM =
liver. Ted Watkins. "
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FOR SALE-New house, First A.,
nue. East. phone 266l, a. az" J.
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WANTED - Experienced NAV ;,
prune 20-acre apple orchard NJ
phone 657. Mrs. Lottie Lampson ~,
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FOR SALE-l6OO Id. MARI -,
broke, phone l2x6. aas
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FOR SALE-l4 acres hiub,,,
proved farm on the HisS S n
five acres in good BEARING -
orchard; acre asparagus, voos s',s'9
room modern house, with goos ave
buildings. Terms may be ARA, Wy
A. w. Liebel, Ri. 2, KennewlcS y
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Too Late to CIaSSifc

FOR sALE-New Hampshire -.
ers from Henacres HatcS. ,O'S.
ProSSer, $3.50. F E. Wright ~
nue. H in Garden Tracts, vi ave
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-23
yourself to blame.

yourself to blame.
C. G.: Please help me on this
love affair. I have girl friend
whom am in love with real bad
and she is the first person I've been
in love with. 1 work mostly at
nights and cannot sleep in the day
time when I am supposed to sleep,
thinking of her. Is she true to me
on all occasions? I am so badly in
love with her I can hardly allow
myself to think she is being I'M
true.
Ans: When guy feels the way
you do about a gal, it's time to "see
the preacher" You are old enough
to understand and appreciate a
wife. =. What's holding you back?
A. H.: live with my mother-in-
law and she is a subscriber to this
paper. Please, sir, try and put it
in this weeks paper. 1 will send
for your Astrology Reading and
Lucky Day Chart later. Why is my
husband acting like that, and will
he ever change, and what will
change him?
Ans: Living off his mother
won't change him. It's time your
husband grew up to the fact that
he is now married and that you and
he should be in a place by your
selves. Commence buying furni-
ture and go to housekeeping just as
soon as you can. He needs a re-
spOnsibility to keep him out of
mischief.
M. S.: He says Pm the only
woman he ever loved, other than
his mother and his sister. He says
he wants to marry me. He wants
me to give up my job and stay
home and depend on him for sup
port. Shall I?
Ans: Well, that's about as per-
feet a proposal as any man could
offer. He wants you to be his wife
and he wants to take care of you.
Such offers don't grow on trees.
Feed him well and he'll do the
rest.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-23
Davis Reelected
President Wheatley

At a meeting of the Phyllis
Wheatley Settlement House Board
of Directors the following members
were elected to serve on the board:
James A. Davis, president; Mrs.
E. S. Mooers, first vice president;
Mrs. Robt. Charlton, second vice
president; M. L. Bohanon, record
ing secretary; W. C. Jones, CORE
spending secretary; ]. E. Stoddard,
treasurer; Charles Fist, assistant
treasurer.
Board members reelected for a
term of three years were: Mrs.
Alex Helmick, DR.. W. D. Brown
and Mrs. John w. Mathys. There
were three new members elected
to the board-Wendel T. Burns,
John Thomas and DR.. George H.
Tolley.
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AT THE HOSPITALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Warren, 2930
Hiawatha, are the proud parents of
a baby boy born at Fairview Hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Price, CTS lyle
hart Ave., are rejoicing over the
arrival of a baby girl born at Be-
thesda Hospital.
Rev. T. B. Stovall, presiding eld-
er of the A. M. E. churches of the
st. Paul district, is confined to
Fairview Hospital but is improv-
ing.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-23

F. S.: l am writing you for your
good advice. I have paid my law
yer 5000 and he promised me he
would get my daughter out of trou-
BILE. Now he wants mortgage on
my home to stand good for more
money. Do you think he can get
her out before summer if I pay
him the money?
Ans: This lawyer knows you
well enough to know that if your
daughter gets out, you will meet
his price. I advise you to let the
matter stand at that. If he is sue
cessful in securing your daughters
release before summer, give him
the money. Otherwise, no more
money in advance. You have
worked long and hard to pay for
your home Think carefully
before mortgaging it for any pur-
pose. It's a pretty stiff price.
Christine: I find a lot of pleas
ure in reading your column. Your
private work is even more wonder
full. I have a very fine husband.
He works every day. I take care
of all but a few dollars of the
money. He is very good to my
four-year-old son by another mar
riage. He takes me out; we have
our friends in. He seldom goes out
evenings, but he plays basketball.
l go with him to every game. But
the thing that is wrong is me. Pm
constantly nagging. I don't like
to, but I just do it unaware some
times. What can be done to help
me?
Ans: Foolish woman you
must make yourself understand
that what you are doing is one
sure way to lose a good man. He
loves you now, for your marriage
is still in the honeymoon period.
Just you wait till the novelty
wears off! If you still nag and
torment your husband after his
first year of married life, then you
must prepare to lose him. You're
asking for separation. When
it comes, you will have no one but
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-23
Lenin Memorial
February |

Latest Soviet sound films will be
shown at rally for Victory in St.
Paul Sunday evening, February 1,
at 8 o'clock at the Latin America
Studio, 498 Selby Ave.
Titles include Russia's Millions
Mobilize, Stain Speaks, Honor
Freedom and Country and Erskine
Caldwell's Report from Moscow.
Carl Winter, state secretary of
the Communist party, will speak.
The occasion is the Lenin Memo
rial. Part of proceeds to War Re-
lief
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Red Cross Glasses in
First Aid

Standard Red Cross classes in
First Aid will be held at Phyllis
Wheatley House on Wednesday
afternoons from 200 to 400 p. m.
and on Wednesday evening from
7:3O to $3.50 p, m.
Those interested in taking First
Aid instruction will receive their
certificates for the completion of
the standard course in first aid.
Because someone knew first aid
and how to administer it properly,
many lives have been saved. The
public is invited to join these
classes at Phyllis Wheatley House
on Wednesdays.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-23
Robbins Reelected
Urban League
Board President

Elected to the Board of Direc-
tors of the St. Paul Urban League
with terms to terminate in 1914
were: I. Myrtle Garden, DR.. ]. W.
Crump, John J. Doyle, Mary D.
Mcfarland, Rabbi Margolis and
Clarence Wigington. Newly elect
ed board members are William
Godette and Morris Love.
The Board of Directors unani-
mously elected the following Off
GERS to serve for 1912: DR.. Wal
lace Robbins, president; DIR. J. W.
Crump, vice president; W. S. But
Ter, End vice president, and Mary
D. Mcfarland, secretary.
ELIZABETH RODGERS HEADS
SPANISH WAR VETS
AUXILIARY
The Charles Young Auxiliary,
No. IL, United Spanish War Vet
Grams, held their annual election of
officers on January IL. The new
Neglected officers who will be in
stalled on January 81 at the home
of Mrs. Thomas Neal, SCI Rondo
Ave., St. Paul, are as follows: Eliz-
abeth Rodgers, president; Eva
Neal, vice-president; Agnes Edd-
ings, Jr., vice-president; Fannie P
Lewis, secretary; Lula Mckinney
treasurer; Mayme Burrell, chap
lain; Clara Turner, historian; Del
la Williams, patriotic instructor;
Minnie CASTOR, conductor; Matilda
Macifee, assistant conductor; Alice
Ash, guard; Martha Wimberly, as
sistant guard.
The Veterans of Chas. Young
Camp, No. 20, are invited to attend
the installation of officers. Re,
freshments will be served.
LESLIE LAWRENCE AUX.
MEETS JAN. 81
The Leslie Lawrence Auxiliary
will meet Tuesday, January 81, al
2 p. M, at Welcome Hall. The
speaker will be Mrs. C. L. Torgo.
son, 4th district chairman. Hos,
tesses for the meeting are Mines
o. Gum and William Godette. Mrs
Jesse Howard is in charge of the
program.
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n6TOlI1cs NC UAOuSAS hCA uS"
courage, life and happiness. He
made a splendid escort, so hand
some and such a gay partner. When
he first mentioned marriage, our
heroine was so happy she felt as if
life was too good to her. She re-
members now, though, oh, so well,
when he said, Dear, before we
marry let me have those last three
pieces you composed. l want to
show you that l can put you up
there where you belong. Up
among the leading sOngwriters."
Of course our heroine gave him the
pieces, not thinking anything
could possibly be dishOnOrable
about Tom
Yes, even after Tom so sudden
ly disappeared from town leaving
no word as to where he had gone,
our heroine still loved him and
lived for the moment he would re-
turn and explain about his unusual
disappearance. How ironical it
was, after Tom had been gone for
over a year, when our leading lady
received the two most crushing
blows of her young life. First
when she actually heard with her
own ears over the radio, one of the
very beautiful pieces that she COM
posed being played by one of the
country's leading white bands.
Yes, there was a slight change in
the tempo but the composers name
was not hers, nor Toms either,
but a name she had never heard
before. The second blow came that
same evening when she heard, by
accident, of Tom who is living out
East with no visible means of sup
post, but living in fine luxury.
Our heroine's world has come
tumbling down round her. Can it
be that Tom, the man she still
loves, sold her song to some we'll
known band and that he is reaping
in royalties on her song while she
is here suffering with a broken
heart? What do you think? Well,
the last l heard is that the lass,
who will be accompanied by her
parents, is planning a visit mighty
soon out East to call on Tom (the
cad).
DID YOU KNOW:
The Junior Sterling "Clubbers"
are planning a SNOWFALL Dancing
Party on January 3Oth at the
Sterling Club? Was told DICK
CURTIS will be on hand to snap
pictures of various guests dashing
about. my, my, that'll be too bad
if Dick snaps a picture of you
looking too-too lovey-dovey into
the wrong mans eyes, The
local gals are still panning that
young out-of-town gent who has
been passing off as a single Romeo,
when all the time he has a wife
back where he came from. Heard
from quite a reliable source that
he's been on the outs with wife for
a few months, but they've made
up again.
Just heard that very cute couple
RICHARD SESS IONS and
GLADYS WHITE became "Mr.
and Mrs" last Wednesday. Con-
gratis to the newlyweds.
Well, friends, I'll have to be
hurrying along, but I'll be SEEM
you against next week.
YOUR PAL
SAL.
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Defense Bonds

Buy De1ense bOndB-
You can sell, buy or rent
through our classified ad col
umn. Cheap, too! Call Md
way $40.
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Mrs. Lonellu Brooks Is
Dead

Mrs. Lonella Brooks, 500 Fuller
Ave-, died on Friday, January 16,
at home after being in i'll health
for the past ten years.
Born in Cameron, Texas, about
70 years ago, she was raised in
Waco, Texas, and united with St.
Paul A. M. E. Church at the age
of 10. She lived in Waco until 1921
when she came to st. Paul to make
her home. With her husband, she
united with st. James A. M. E.
Church on her arrival in the city,
and was a faithful member there
until she became an invalid. She
was a member of the Anderson
Circle.
Survivors include a daughter,
Mrs. Magnolia Cunningham, a
brother, B. F. Bradford, two sis
tiers, Mrs. Artellia Nelson of Okla
homa City, and Mrs. Hannah Muir
ply, Garland, Texas; two nieces,
eight nephews and other relatives.
Funeral services were held at St.
James A. M. E. Church Monday,
January 10, at 2:30 p. M, with
Rev. B. N. Moore, pastor, officiat-
ing, assisted by Rev. Clarence T.
R. Nelson, pastor of Camphor M.
E. Church. Musical selections were
rendered by the st. James A. M. E.
Choir, under the direction of Mrs.
B. N. Moore. Interment was in
Oakland Cemetery. Neal McGav-
ock Funeral Home had charge of
the arrangements.
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NOTICE

Because so many, many persons
have accosted me and inquired
about my being in the raid at the
Clef Club, I should like to make
the following statement: The name
Edna Lee as it appeared in the
paper was correct and it should not
have been Edna Russell as so many
people have supposed because the
address mentioned was the same
as mine. Edna Lee is not Edna
Russell!
Signed EDNA RUSSELL.
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Brooks, Jr., and Mrs. Dwight Reed,
PAPER CANCELS AID


Peculiarly the week before
Scheiner and Newman investigated
the case the fur concern ordered
two ads to be inserted in the Re-
corder. One ad ran last week,
Jan. 16, before the two men called
on Mr.. Gerschow. After the stormy,
unsatisfactory conference the paper
refused to run the ad ordered for
Jan. %, on the grounds that it did
not run commercial ads of firms
which it considered would not ap-
preciate Negro patronage.
Paper officials pointed out that
in view of Gerschow's high temper
and attitude and evident race
prejudice there is no guarantee
that he would not subject some
woman reader of the paper who
had read his ad in the paper to the
same treatment Miss Bradley was
accorded.
Won't Have to Pay for AID
Gerschow was informed in a let
ter from the paper Tuesday that
he would not have to pay for the
ad run in the Jan. 16 issue: The
paper said in it's cancellation let
ter:
&c. as organ for the Negro
community, we certainly would be
remiss in our duty if we did not
inform the Negro public that you
have no apology to make for indi-
eating racial prejudice by your
use of distasteful race-hating
orithafc -
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NOTICE TO READERS! Let Pl

NOTICE TO READERS Let Professor Able analyze
problems "ree" in this column just clipping
the column letter For ate Reply"
for his ASTROLOGY READING AND LUCKY DAY CHART
will receive free" by letter
kindly and understanding advice Analysing questions privately
Sign full brhdate
cude self addressed STAMPED
cOnne questions within the logical reasoning
letter direct Prof. Able WALLACE St. Paul
Recorder, 3O6 S. Third St., Minneapolis, Mimi
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Howdy Folks:

AAO"NS i SAEAS'
Well, believe it or not, it really
felt like spring in full bloom this
week, didn't it? l suppose by the
time this paper gets on the news
stand, though, it will be down be-
low zero again. Anyway, it GER
tainly is swell while it lasts. More
youngsters about town (and old
sters, too) say that this spring
weather makes them feel light
hearted and gay, despite the trying
times we are going through now.
And, as usual, "lOve lives on" for
you've heard, l suppose, of the fol-
lowing:
ORANGE BLOSSOM SNIFF
FERS-TO-BE: That charming
couple ODELL HARRIS and MA
THANIAL GALLOWAY of St.
Paul, it's said, are planning an
"aisle waltz" at Pilgrim Baptist
Church some time round the mid
die part of February. This event
promises to be one of the loveliest
of our pre-spring weddings.
DREAMIN' AT THE DREAM
LAND CAFE: Saw the following
lads chatting about life in general
at the cafe last week: GROVER
INGRAM, HARVEY PTTTMAN,
and DICK HALL (whO was busy
trying to locate where a certain
house party was bem' heidi. .
Did ]. ever catch up with that lass
E. who cleft him waitin' at the
gate" when it came time for his
date? .. A few of the "devOtees"
Ono, not draftees) seen that eve
ming were: BOB PIERRE and
RUTH MILLER; JIMMY CAR
TER and EVELYN PETTIFORD;
and BARBARA MCCLURE and
DONALD STRAWDER. What
Minneapolis matrOn who had
planned a rendezvous with her "se-
cret b. f." was almost knocked out
cold when she walked into the cafe
and saw her hubble (whO was sup
posed to be out of town. standing
at the bar. q mean she got out
of there in a hurry.)
NOVELETTE, OF THE TWO
TOWNS: This is one of those I'M
usual incidents that happen right
here in our towns, under our very
eyes and we know nothing about
them-until now when 1 shall tell
you about it just as it was told
to me. Our heroine in this story
is a Twin City girl, quiet, unassum-
ing, but very talented when it
comes to composing popular songs
on the piano. Being one of those
persons that keeps very much to
herself-no one but her immediate
family knew much of her piano
compositions. They, not thinking
much of the songs she wrote, new
er encouraged her to do anything
with them. Not until Tom 1--WE
shall call him that) came along
did our heroine ever have any So
called happiness. She never I'M
derstood why he took up with her
so suddenly after having met her
only once over at one of her girl
friends house. Except, it might
have been her piano playing. He
did so love music and especially
those very blue, moody and roman
tic pieces she composed on the
piano.