The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 66, Ed. 1 Monday, December 30, 1940 Page: 3 of 8
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londay, December 30, 1940
THE SHAMROCK TEXAN, Shamrock, Texas
IER HIGHNESS
JOHN A. MOROSO
COPYRIGHT ", i. BYJONNA. MOROSO -DISTRIBUTEDByKINGFEATURES SYNDICATE, INC
CHAPTER 1
In the two only important mat-
ters of existence, birth and death,
Minnie had physiological and first
hand experience. Very early in life
she had contact with both phenom-
ena in the two tenement rooms her
parents, brothers and sisters called
home, in the gas house district
down in the shadows below the
rich residents of Sutton Place in
New York City.
To Min the only sign and token
of a system of human relations,
formulated to guide or restrain one
in his brief activity between get-
ting into the world and getting out
of it, was the cop on the comer. As
the idol of children a fireman might
speakie hemlock and die in agony,
he had dumped from his pockets to,
the kitchen table his only wealth—
nine dollars and a few cents. These
possessions Min carried with her in
flight from the Children’s Society
agent.
Minnie
at 13 was plenty old
enough to realize that she was in a
dilemma out of which she might not
hope to have a cop help her. The
Children’s Society had the Law with
it. The Cop was the Law, also.
There was, however, Pop Dolan,
night watchman at the huge brew-
ery overhanging the East River at
the end of the street. The good
Lord had not created any human
being with a bigger heart, a more
plicant for a job with delight in his
bristling
iristling eyes.
“I guess it would take you from
ten to fifteen years to clean up this
brewery, Min,” he said finally. “It
takes me all night to walk through
it; that is, it used to take me all
night. I don’t bother with any of it
except the ground floor now. They
used to have these electric time
boxes to punch every hour but some-
how they always got out of fix.” He
put a shovel of coal in the stove
and laughed heartily. “Then the
insurance agent got a bright idea.
He give me a pedometer to wear on
my leg and once a week he drops in
to see how many miles I’ve done.
Smart fellow, him I So I made one
tie the cop or even surpass him if
one were fortunate enough to be-
hold him coming down a ladder
through the smoke with a man,
woman or child or a pet kitten or
l pooch; but, on the average, the cop
had the jump on the fireman for he
was in sight nearly all the time. He
was the Ten Commandments bound
in blue.
The child never learned to steal,
perhaps because there was nothing
! worth much in the two rooms of the
Fogartys, and the candy in the lit-
tle shop next the speakeasy on the
comer was kept under glass.
Min was a good little girl. Her
three brothers and two sisters had
grown up and had drifted away
•spmewhere by the time Minnie
reached the glad moment of life
when she could take a wash in the
wooden tub without assistance and
could sleep without becoming en-
tangled in brotherly and sisterly
legs and arms.
|£ Her mother was taken to a hos-
pital for an operation a short time
before her father died. AT
For ten
days, he had ached in every joint
from the flu, and he thought that
whiskey was the only remedy for
that mysterious ailment. So he
I 4 brought a quart bottle home with
W him. evprv nirrbt.. nlnmr with flip
gros
labo
him, every night, along with the
groceries and a bag of coal for the
kitchen stove until-
Early one morning her father
groaned so terribly that Min got up
and lighted the blessed candle.
_ Then she shook up the fire. It was
“ the hour before daybreak and there
was no one upon whom the child
could call and no likelihood of get-
ting a doctor. A look out into the
snowy darkness did not reveal Offi-
cer “Flatfoot” Cassidy who would
have come clattering to the call of
%■ anyone living on his beat.
All that little Min could do was
to keep repeating prayers in the
dim light of the holy candle. Its
flame went out suddenly. ... It took
a long time to find a match. . . .
Then came the end to pain and the
Toanings of her father. Another
orer had gone to eternal rest.
On account of the nolson booze,
factor it was a morgue case and
that saved considerable trouble; be-
sides, Minnie had no money for a
regular funeral. Yet her cup of
woe was still unfilled.
A neighbor’s later inquiries at
the hospital brought the news that
Mrs. Fogarty.had not survived the
operation.
Minnie had been told that she
was thirteen years old. The Chil-
dren’s Society would take her;
there would be no more games of
one-o’cat or pottsy or ring-around-
the-rosy on the sidewalks of New
York for her; no firemen, no cops,
no newspaper Christmas tree par-
ties, no free Summer excursions.
An agent for the Society climbed
the dark stairs and knocked on the
Fogarty door. <
“Who is it?” demanded Minnie
“Children’s Society.”
“All right. Wait a minute.”
It was forenoon and Winter was
coming to an end. The sun was
shining almost straight down into
the gas house district. Vegetable
hawkers were yelling. Pneumatic
drills made the most democratic
sort of din in the framework of a
garage building for the swells up in
Sutton Place. The monkeys and
guinea pigs—between experimental
injections of bacilli—in the Rocke-
feller Foundations laboratories, a
couple of blocks away, were chat-
tering and squeaking in their cages.
Minnie pushed up the kitchen
window, climbed out on the fire es-
cape and left the agent to hammer
in vain on her door.
“The Children’s Society sent after me today,” she replied as tears
welled in her eyes.
cheerful disposition and greater
skill in evading certain thou-shalt-
not commands printed in countless
forms.
So the runaway spent a pleasant
afternoon in a Second Avenue
talkie, filled herself with hot dogs
and buns and milk and, toward tl
close of the first day of being on her
Before starting her journey in
spital, Min-
the ambulance to the hospital,
tile’s mother had turned over to her
the family fortune—forty-eight dol-
lars and seventy-four cents in cash,
a prayer book with imitation ivory
covers, a breastpin supposed to be
of solid gold and a ticket in the Cal-
cutta Sweepstakes. Before her
father had lain down to quaff the
ing to seek Pop
He and his genial companion—a
one-eyed, very dirty bull terrier
with jaws of a crocodile—welcomed
her to a seat beside a small pot-
bellied iron stove, in a very dirty
room, illuminated by a lantern
swinging from an old gas chande-
lier.
“Well, they’re both gone, Min,”
he said sympathetically. “I was
wondering what was going to be-
come of you. Have you had any
supper?”
“Yes, sir.” Minnie stroked the
scarred head of the old pit warrior.
In the soft light she made a very
pretty picture, all the sweeter for
the tears that glistened in eyes as
blue as Killamey’s lakes, belieing
the sauciness of her little tipped-up
nose and the fullness of lips that
were made for smiles and kisses.
There were holes in her stockings
at the knees and her shoes were
pretty bad but her little dark blue
gown was clean and smooth and its
waistband had piping of magenta.
“I thought maybe I could get a
job cleaning up for you, Mr. Dolan,”
she offered.
“Not so formal, Min,” he laughed.
“It’s Pop to you. If I walk as far
as Second Avenue, it’s Pop here,
Pop there—Pop! Pop! Pop!—from
young and old. You’d think a soda
bottling works was explodin’.’’ He
pawed a bushy white mustache,
tried to smooth down the most fero-
cious white eyebrows, rubbed a
large pink nose and studied the ap-
trip and jotted down the number
of miles. Then I oiled up the old
treadmill I used to train Terry with
in the days when he was the great-
est fighter that ever hit the pit,
fixed the pedometer on the old boy,
and every afternoon my dog pal
spins off the distance for me. It’s
triflin’ for him and keeps him in
fine shape. The greatest old battler
and friend a man ever had, he is!”
Terry threw his sixty pounds into
the air with a yelp of delight in
appreciation of his master’s
strokes
“I could get it done,” said Mir
confidently.
“The size of you!” roared Pop
“You ought to have a governess foi
lowing you around like the littl
swells up on the hill. You, cleanin',
up a brewery! And how abou
school, Min?”
“I’ve had three years, Mr. Dolan,
she said gravely. “I mean Pop.”
in’ and writin’ and ’rit!
“Headin’
metic?”
“Composition and hist’ry, go
raphy, deportment,” she added.
“You do talk ed-jicated,” Pop :
mitted. “I wish I had been bier.
with a little girl just like you. E-
not a chick did my old woman ha\ t
Min. Not a one I That’s why 1
turned to dogs, especially fightin
dogs. If I had had kids every one
of them would have been a rousing
scrapper, Min. No one has any use
for anything that can’t put up a
fight.” .. . Pop paused; then asked:
‘What you^oing to do in the way
of a home, !
“TUo Children’s Society sent after
she replied as tears
welled in her eyes.
“Don't cry, Min!” he almost
shouted. “Don’t cry! They haven’t
got you yet. So you beat it, did
you?”
“Yes. sir; down the fire escape.”
(To be continued)
Copyright, by John A. Morose;
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Guards Navy Yards
Page Three
"Smallest Baby” Steps Out
1941 ENROLLMENT
FOR CCC NOW OPEN
I BOYS RECEIVE EDUCATIONAL
AND MORAL TRAINING
DURING PERIOD
Former member of the F. B. I.,
Jerome Doyle has been named di-
rector of the newly formed civilian
police charged with protection of
navy yards and shore establish-
ments. He will direct a force of
about 2,500 who will take over
duties now being performed by
Marines.
Mrs. Charles Burgess, 18, wraps her baby, smallest ever to survive at
New York’s Bellevue Hospital, preparatory to taking her to a con-
valescent home. Virginia weighed only one pound ten ounces when she
was born July 23. Today she tips the beam at six pounds ten ounces.
Fiddles for the Army
Annual Fight Against
Infantile Paralysis Is
Launched In Texas
A work program to train youths
through outdoor work, good food,
regular habits and discipline that
they may develop mentally, physic-
ally and spiritually. Chaplains of
the various organizations are
weekly visitors to camps and aid
the boys in adjusting themselves to
a new way of living and act as ad-
visors on personal problems. Ser-
vices are held every Sunday but
no effort is made to force attend-
ance.
Dubbed “Smith” for telephone sim-
plicity, Private Leo Karelitz lives
the life of Reilly at Camp Dix, N. J.
Because of his violinist hands and
because he “smooths down” weary
officers with “musical therapy,” he
is excused from heavy work. Pri-
vate ’’Smith” also has an arrange-
ment with his fellow privates to re-
ceive breakfast in bed in exchange
for his music.
IF YOU WANT EXTRA
GROWTH, EAT PRUNES
Waiter D. Fuller, Philadelphia pub-
lisher, has been elected head of the
National Association of Manufac-
turers. He was elected at the
N.A.M. convention at the Waldorf-
Astoria in. New York.
COLLEGE STATION—"Try it on
the dog” meant testing a new play
on a small city audience In the days
when the theater was associated
only with the spoken drama, but
from California comes a story with
real dogs as the subject of a test.
The Office of Information, U. S.
Department of Agriculture, reports
“a rather astonishing superiority in
rate of growth and general condi-
tions, developed In prune-fed dogs.”
Dr. Agnes Fay Morgan of the Uni-
versity of California declares she
recently reared a litter of five fox
terriers at the university laboratory
on a mixture of four dry commer-
cial foods, three of the dogs re-
ceiving a diet which included 20 or
30 per cent prune paste.
Increased vitamin A value in the
prune diet accounts for the extra
growth, Dr. Morgan said. Thus the
venerable boarding house dessert
wins new fame!
When Winter
Comes . . .
What a grand and glorious
feeling to be able to drive
right into the Huckins Steam-
heated, Fireproof connecting
garage when the North
winds are blowing!
There you will find Huckins
Hospitality, comfort, and con-
venience on every side, with
modern Air Conditioning that
will provide the temperature
that YOU like, regardless of
weather conditions.
These comforts are provided
at prices that fairly sing to
your pocketbook. Nice large
rooms with bath as low as
$2.00, while 24-hour in and
out parking facilities are 50c.
FREE CHECKING. Those
who are In the city just for
the day are invited to take
advantage of the free check-
ing facilities maintained for
their convenience.
HUCKINS HOTEL
“Where Old Friends Meet”
Oklahoma City Oklahoma
DALLAS—The 1941 campaign In
the Fight Against Infantile Paraly-
sis was launched this week when
the Texas State Committee for the
Celebration of the President’s
Birthday opened headquarters in
Dallas. The President’s Birthday
will be observed on Thursday, Jan-
uary 30th, and the celebrations will
be nation wide for the purpose of
raising money to combat the wide
spread disease of which so many
children are the victims. Almost
every county in Texas will have a
Presidents Birthday party, most of
the celebrations being in the form
of dances. In January 1940 Texas
raised the sum of $44,000 for this
cause—half of this sum remaining
in the various Texas communities—
and in 1941 the Birthday parties
are expected to produce an even
larger sum. More than 50 Texas
counties have already been organ-
ized for the celebrations and let-
ters have been sent to men and
women in all 250 counties of the
State, who are interested in the
fight against, infantile paralysis,
asking them to organize balls and
parties on the President’s Birthday
next month. Many responses are
coming in daily.
W. L. Clayton of Houston is
Chairman of the Texas State Com-
mittee and Vice Chairmen are
Two-thirds of the members of the
CCC are either 17 or 18 years old,
and Camp Commanders and their
staffs are especially selected for
their understanding of boys of
that age. The CCC makes men; it
awakens ambitions and provides
Incentive to the better things in
life.
The reading rooms have hundreds
of books and dozens of magazines
and newspapers and are comforta-
bly and attractively furnished in
the manner of a private club. The
very highest standards of conduct
are maintained and dismissals and
dishonorable discharges are issued
when necessary. Hazing and such
pranks are not allowed, nor are
gambling, or the use, or possession,
of intoxicating beverage.
Apply for the January enrollment
at your County Welfare Office.
ic&S
George Waverly Briggs, Dallas, in
active charge of all organization j
work, Mrs. George H. Pittman, Dal- j
las, In charge of womens work.
Mrs. Clara Driscoll of Corpus
Christl and Miss Ima Hogg of Hou-
ston. W. Marion Newman Is Secre-
tary and John E. Owens of Dallas
is treasurer.
“Half of all the money raised will
remain in the local communities for
combatting Infantile paralysis,”
Vice Chairman George Waverly
Briggs, says. “The celebration
chairman or treasurer will remit
fifty per cent of the net proceeds
of his local President’s Birthday
party to the Teaxs State Commit-
tee and will deliver the other fifty
per cent to the Permanent Chap- \
ter of the National Foundation for |
Infantile Paralysis which embraces j
his county. If no such chapter shall>
have been organized at the time of!
the celebration then the county’s \
fifty per cent will be held by the
Automobile brakes which are not
properly adjusted cause many win-
ter traffic collisions. Grabbing
brakes cause a car to skid on wet
or frozen pavement.
Celebration Chairman or Treasurer
until one is formed in accordance
with the plan of the National Foun-
dation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc.,
governing the organization of per-
manent chapters.”
Texas already has a number of
permanent chapters and a great
many more are expected to be or-
ganized as the result of the pres-
ent campaign.
Texas State Committee head-
quarters are at 1509 Santa Fe
Building, Dallas, and Information
may be obtained there about or-
ganizing Birthday Celebrations
throughout the state. Every person
interested is invited to help.
Members of the 1941 State Exec-
utive Committee Include: Governor
W. Lee O’Daniel, Honorary Chair-
man, Nathan Adams, Mrs. James
V. Allred, Charles F. Ashcroft, Mrs.
J. K. Beretta, Ross Boothe, Dr. N.
D. Buie, John W. Carpenter, Amon
G. Carter, R. B. Creager, Col. J.
W. Evans, Abe Goldberg, R. E.
Harding, Burris C. Jackson, Jesse
H, Jones, I. H. Kempner, E. L.
Kurth, Roy Miller, Mrs. W. Lee O’-
Danlel, Mrs. Edwin T. Phillips, Ross
D. Rogers, Mrs. Volney W. Taylor,
W. C. Temple, Arch S. Underwood
and C. B. Wardlaw.
Thank You-America/ E
CHEVROLETS IN Ml
MONTGOMERY CHEVROLET
SHAMROCK, TEXAS
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