The Key West citizen., 1952-11-04
CONCH
CHOWDER
By RAYMER

sitter in plane a year ago last
summer when she flew with Mrs.
Jerry Gardiner from Connecticut at
the end of the transcontinental
air races with Jerry as pilot
and Mo as navigator. This year
Jerry flew to Key West for a short
visit. The reason why she didn't
enter the cross country races this
past summer is because she was
expecting a future passenger. He
arrived on July 4 and is the Sec
ond son for Nj. and Mrs. Gardiner
who operate a flying service in
Yankeeland.
Shrimp Party given by Jim Cobb
on Saturday night was a high sue
cess in more ways than one. The
Dimmicks who live upstairs said
the noise wasn't too bad but ad-
mitted it was a little unusual to
wake up to the strains of "St.
Louis Blues" That was Kari Agri-
cola doing his speciality. Mine was
Casey Jones'" Oh well, sunrise
was a scant two and hall hours
away by then and Larry and Lois
D. are good natured. Fred Koch
professor of drama at the u. of
Miami, Mazda Lazarovici, a Mrs.
Evans from Miami, Ed Hayes,
publicity man, Toni and Larry
Karns, Karl and Deedee Agricola
and Mickey and George Renna en-
joyed the shrimp and sauce. jim
and Margaret Foresman arrived
too late for shrimp and had to eat
oil beat up cheese sandwiches.
Claude and his girl friend also ran
in and out wagging.
ROGER, no Lodger, has a new
colleague: George S. Naifeh who
halls from out where the tall corn
grows Iowa. He was a pre-
dental student before going into the
Ser--ice The Shrimp Eaters
Are Coming ought to be the theme
song at Duffy'S on Sunday. The
shrimp consumption is really stu
pendous! Jackie and Johnny now
have an autographed picture j
If only I had worn my rose ring!
Sergio ernandez wants a copy.
OFF TO THE WILDS Of Norfolk
are George the Menace, Wally Vas
sar and Pop of the Fleet Sonar
Sch ol all packed into Wally's car.
vi V-idt was Cabling over the
phone to an unknown admirer when
Wally came in to say goodbye.
Nils, the Great Dane, was enter
tainira in a most unusual manner
during farewell toasts. Louis Strong
is doing portrait Of John Pritch-
ard with will be sensational when
finishing touches are added. He
may give an exhibit II portraiture
some time this winter. He should.
Next Sunday, the Key West Art
I5torical Society opens East
Martello Tower Museum and Art
Gallery out near the airport at 81
pm Saw Gerry Leake, artist. out
there while cleaning material for a
ci. lr making feature coming up.
We offered him ride back but
there w. no place to put his bike.
He turned to Jeanne Taylor, cura-
tor and asked poker faced,
Jeanne, will you ride my bicycle
into town for me?" =.
DoTTIE RATH's character
sketch called 1.-The Cook and I" put
the writing group in stitches at the
recent meeting. Dick Splaine wrote
about an Egyptian Negro doctor
who had children ranging from II
years old to the age of 81 Jim
Cobb said he was going to write
about a Marine who was the most
unforgettable character he had
ever met, but that he had sudden.
Iy met a character more unforget-
table than the most unforgettable
one he had in mind ] wrote
about a speciman called ''old Rot
ta'' who was a spectre of my child
hood days and the venture
when "Old Rotta" coaxed my sis
ters and me to 60 riding on a
merry 60 round while the ice
cream we were supposed TO take
home was checked at the ticket
booth. Moment Of not knowing
whether to laugh or not came
when being Judge at the Truman
school Halloween costume parade
and the band struck up the
Russian "Volga BoatmaR" dirge as
the merry crowd Of ghosts, clowns,
rypsies, skeletons, devils, harem
dancers, rumba dancers, follies
dancers. monsters. rabbits. ducks,
wolves in kids clothing, went
prancing by +. What's this | hear
about Ski Kaczusk Of Fleet Sonar
being old sour grapes because Ski
skewis gets his name in the pa
ners He razxes Skewis Nov