The Key West citizen., 1952-07-24
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out and make news II there wasn't
any. Such famous reporters as
Edgar Allen Poe did that. OF
course it isn't accepted policy any
more. But the last few days Citizen
staffsters followed the trend-wha'
with Bill Glib leaping ino 20 feet
of water to rescue q man in 4 car
that plunged off the road. asked
Bill if he stopped to take off his
watch. He said, II didn't have one
on. But all the money in my bill.
fold got a good soaking" He didn't
even take time to stop his car. He
pulled on the brakes with the en-.
gine running and dived after the
submerged car. That's quicq think.
ing and Henry Vinson can thank
his lucky stars that Glib wasted
no time. We've been kidding Bill
about getting into Susan McAvoy's
favorite beat, the / Cover The I'm.
derwater Dip, ever since. Bill says
no swarms of barracuda and vi.
cious Man O'Wars were in the vi
cinity, but since he didn't have q
spear and goggles handy probably
they were sporting about the cpl
sode and just swan the other way.
Susie is down at Dry Tortugas
duelling underwater monsters right
now. Wait until she hears that Glib
went scoop fishing for man instead
of sharks!
FROM coooLEs 70 oloGLES,
I cover the gag front. or try to. !.
and here Is a honey that would be
stolen by Milton Berle In two lis
tens flat if he knew about it. Again
it involves reporter Jim Cobb as
the nova bursting into brilliant star
wit. We were chatting at La Con.
cha with Pierre Duval, master
pianist Of the Trade Winds Lounge,
and Pierre proposed q toast, the
French salutation, "A votre san
te," Ito you healthy. We hoisted
glasses and I added also, "A votre
sante, monsieurs!" Jim Cobb
looked quizzical and then bounced
up with "Ah vote fer Kefauver!"
Jim missed the outing at which
we initiated Duval of Duval street
into the old American cusom of
going for a Sunday picnic. I'm not
sure just how Pierre's version
would sound, actually, but ii pro-
badly would be like this: am
sleeping. / am fatigued by the late
Saturday night. There is a pound
ing on my temples, but no, 1t is
a pounding on my door. "Ouvrez
la porte, Richard" But my name
is not Richard. Then I recall today
is the fete called the peek-neek. I
am to 60 with friends, Madame
and Monsieur Jackson, Madamoi-
selle Raymer, one called Chuck
Gassoway and one. Roger Des Ro-
sieres. Perhaps I can converse in
French with this one. Make with
the bathing suit" l am told. So
they wait while l dress and find
my camera. Then we are off. Mais
oui! Only we are off first to the
Jackson domain. There we drink
coffee. II Is now noon. We are only
one hour and q half behind ap-
pointment. Here, one doees not say
"laissez faire," but one says q Spa
nish word which Is much the same
Of implication. II is "Manana." At
last we are on the way. After 60
ing on q most magnificent drive.
we are arrived. La Raymer says,
Lafayette. we are here" There Is
no Lafayette with Us, but there Is
Bill Mcleod much enamoured Of .
pretty girl named Gloria, and Mrs.
Jackson's daughter. Gail, and She
ba. Sheba is q dog with character.
She insists on trying TO save me
when I am swimming. This con.
sists Of leapins on the hack paving
so that you get out Of the water,
or drown. The others taught me
how 10 float. lie on the back and
take a big breath. and there you
are" VOLTA, Only at first I lie on
the back. take . big breath but
swallow water. VOLTA, I am sub
merged. Finally, though, I master
the technique and almost hate 10
come out Of the water for this
peek,neek. Here one sits on q blan-
ket and consumes vast amounts Of
potato salad. fromage between
bread. and chicken most delicious
topped off with Q eoncoction called
Key Lime pie. Then one goes for Q
walk cn the beach and looking for
shells. Star-fish are found and I
am told to put them In fiowsrbeds
50 that the ants may feast on
them. Saerilege for such amazing
specimansl Also one IL stuck In
the fingers By something with
spancs called ~ ureAin. In French
urehin is q xarin. On q peek meek.
tAax nr~ v,s,s s~rw~ u~rs.H usxs ~~~~~
thing else is. ard as q bon vivante.
. peekneek is ere al my recon.
mendassons, Ancsher is, that when
yoa return. Il is GOOD TO simply
collapse. in the manner which |
observe a the ssarfsxA On the day
afisr being extracted from the sea.
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