The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-12
CONCH
CHOWDER

which has interest but must wait
until Thursday for the writing.
"Thank-yous'' are due the guest
columnists who ground up the
Chowder for me while I traipsed
up to Miami and then came back
to move from the only hilltop in
Key West to No. 4 Charles street,
right next door to my old apart
ment of three years ago: In Miami
I got the firsthand, fact-backed ac-
count of the "flying saucers" that
I've run across. MY BROTHER
Bob Raymer who looks like Ro-
bert Hutton of the movies, was out
in his backyard with his step
daughter, Susan, showing her var
ious consultations about two weeks
ago. He pointed to a moving light
and said, THAT is meteor or
falling :" he never finished say
ing "star", for he noticed that the
round object was moving straight
across the sky, not descending. AS
a gunner'S mate in convoy duty
during World War II he knows his
air speeds, heights, arcs, angles,
estimates, and how to correlate the
relative facts. He Immediately
glanced at his watch and timed
the moving gadget which he esti-
mated was going well over thou
sand miles an hour far above a
10000 foot cloud level. He counted
four seconds until it crossed the
moon, during which time it had the
shape of a glowing bubble. 1t
moved in silhouette against the
moon in another three seconds and
Tipped as it did so. The bubble like
sphere at this point of turning lost
the orange glow and seemed to
have a metallic luStre. What's
more, after Tipping over, as if it
had come out of complete bank
ing, the saucer" appeared con-
vex on top and flat underneath.
He observed it for another five
seconds as it sped across the arc
of sky, turned again and then dis
appeared in the dark blue yonder.
He Immediately called Army In
telligence. They interviewed him
thoroughly for half an hour on the
phone. Asked what he thought it
was, he is non-commital. l can't
remember all the technical details
he gave, but they were so clear to
the Army that he was asked to give
the intelligence office an official
account record.
INTERNATIONAL dancer, Chan
dra Kaly was my host during the
first evening of vacation in Miami.
At the VAgAbond room, one of the
four famous musicians spotted me
during their act and shouted chi
ya", much to the amazement of
the swank audience. Backstage. {.
big reunion with Henry Neyle,
Peterson the Vagabond who plays
bass and Dominic; Bob Daily, pub
licity man, and lot of my old
Showtime cronies of the days when
the nighterie beat was my forte.
Then to Martha Raye's where she
greeted me with hug and swell
come Home!" She's still the same
wonderful entertainer of verve and
vim. Casey" Castlemen, erstwhile
Beachcomber partner is manager.
Shook hands with Kirby Stone
whose quintet got their first Miami
send-off via my column. and chat
ted with Jayne Manners whose pic
ture and recent divorce hit the pap
erS including The Citizen pages.
She's over six feet tall and a beau
tiful blonde who writes her own
saucy bistro material. Ended up
at dawn viewing wags in wigs at
Tony Pastors. must say l felt
nostalgia twinges, running into at
least a score of show folk, and
others of We amusement editor
days. Aside to Marionne and Ruth
| lie Simone. the Vagabond Supper
Club was designed by one, Paul
Simone. Any kin? Chandra Kaly's
troupe utilizes a most authentic
modification of those Far East
dance movements. He was born in
/ India of French extraction and
grew up watching temple ritual
dances like that of The Cobra. &.
that's the one where you stick your
hands out at an angle and practi-
cally unioint your neck. Not advis-
able unless there is chiropractor
handy.
ON THE HOME FRONT: Be-
lated birthday greetings TO vi
Veidt who celebrated her natal day
August 10. Filler Tom Mosby back
on a visit from Atlantic City had
interesting conversation with her
over the phone much interrupted
by various well-wishers Ask
"Jeem" Cobb how he made out as
a substitute in a three way game
Sunday night. 1t might be called
Climbing Mt. Etna" with varia-
tons in the spelling Of course!
And what will a certain drummer
do now that a certain pianist took