The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-18
CONCH
CHOWDER
BY RAYMER

Local boy is extra good. as
an extra, and a speaking bit play
er, should have been one Of the
lines in a picture caption which
appeared in the Ellwood City Led
ger on June S. The Beaver Valley
daily newspaper is published in
Frederick (Ski) Skewis' hometown
of Ellwood, Pa, about six miles
up river from my old home. The
caption is headed Local Sailor In
Movie" and shows Ski Ginning
chummily with Terry Moore, petit
te and beautiful lead in the movie
made recently in Key West. Tar
pom Springs, Nassau and in the
Key West waters over near 10000
Islands. Ski looks very blond in
the picutre. The caption under
meath the shot which was taken
at the swank Casa Marina on To-
cation. or. across the street
from Duffy's Bar. background
is not Definitely, goes on to read:
Tar and Star" Frederick G.
Skewis, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ever
son T. Skewis, Gotta Franklin Ave
nue., Ellwood City, Pa, makes his
motion picutre debut with film
star Terry Moore in 10th Century
Fox'S Cinema-Scope. Technicolor
production Twelve Mile Reef,
which is on location at Key West,
Fla. Skewis, Sonarman third class,
is an instructor at the Fleet Sonar
School at Key West. He was select
ed to play a sponge fisherman in
the movie. He is also an active
member of the Key West Players,
a little theatre group" Jeanne
and Ski Skewis had their first
wedding anniversary June 16.
TRIPLE THREAT evening viii
appear in a feature story. AS this
goes to print I'm getting ready to
take a look at miniature golf, arch
cry and baseball all at one time.
. David Heilweil is back with
his lovely wife. Joe 10th had a
46th birthday on June 13. To
Lorraine Woods who is Norwei-
gian: the answer is yes, Mrs.
Mary Besaw is one half Scadina-
Wan. Swedish to be exact. Ed
Kenny can tell you the prowler
scare isn't over as yet. Hate to
see Chief Charles Blundell leave
for Fl. Pierce. He's getting out Of
the Navy after % years of service.
The Shrine Club of which he is
president for the rest of the year,
kept the ball rolling after the mi
tial start by friends and neighbors
in the case of Baby Jasper Walker
Jr., the child who was thought TO
have a brain tumor and had been
given up by doctors until examin-
ed at the Mayo Clinic.
SPAGHETTI cHALLE NGE
dinner cooked at Jim and Mari
anna Cobb's apartment was car.
ried across the hall and served
and eaten at my place. We had
Is to dinner, but only IL actually
slupped up the supper, so we
didn't have a murder on our
hands. Anyway, Claude NJ Collie
came in and made fourteenth on
the dining list. Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Smith, he's a U. S. Navy re-
porter for THE Outpost; Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Hansen; Phil Puco,
their man Friday and everyday as
star mixologist: Mr.. and Mrs
Pierre Duval: the Ski Skewis' ;
Guenther Wertheim. physicist, and
the Cobbs and | sat down to spa
ghetti with sauce and meatballs.
The sauce was mixed up in my
dishpan tnow she tells u.s. and
Marianne came TO my house to
read while Jim concOted it. II was
a painful procedure that sauce
making, but it turned out with
Just q small hint Of scorch. II
seems that in his merriest mood
Cobb challenged Harriet Duval
tnee Cifelli) saying he could make
better spaghetti than she could.
and with that name Cifelli he was
getting il In the neck whether be
first realized it or not. he cidn'l
remember how many we're asked
10 dine. but anyway asked IRE
for the use Of a bigger apart.
ment. Hence the relay food spree.
IL was much fun. Nobody got ts.
digestion. or AZ least they have
been discreet about mentioning
any. We played anagrams after.
war. How far can 4 word begin
ning with S and ending In be
stretched Helen stetson il dase
IN Key West for a vlsi; ca Friday
May start 4 piaywriting course
TIE Writers Group met last n5glss
again 81 Polinck's house .and
may confer wEsh Ia gestson On ~
rival.
Il