Radio mirror (Nov 1934-Apr 1935)

RADIO M IRROR James Melton — He Always Took a Chance {Continued from page 40) where and how, in heaven's name, did he come off, expecting to earn his food and lodging, to pay for his books, his courses? And did he for a minute think he could do passable work in his studies if he worked his head off earning money to pay his way? "Give me a chance," Jimmy pleaded with them, and though they shook their heads they let him have his own way about it, and he showed them. The first thing he did was to organize a dance orchestra, and he rushed around getting the band engagements. The smooth tongue and friendly, guileless ways that had helped persuade the college officials, helped him now too. It was pretty hard to refuse this darn nice-looking, clean-cut young man who was so terribly in earnest. rT,HEN one day he look another gamble, a reckless impudent one such as only a foolhardy youngster would undertake. And he got away with it! His school was scheduled to play the University of Georgia football team at Tampa. If his alma mater won, there'd be a big celebration, and it would be a swell opportunity to make some money running a Victory dance. And if they lost? That idea never occurred to Jimmy. Of course they'd win. On the strength of that he hired a car and bundled his boys into it, went to Tampa, rented a huge hall, put up the announcements and acted as chief ticket seller. He was all set for the rush. And did the home team win? Of course it did. In that one night Jimmy cleared $700, enough to pay for his tuition and lodging for a year. You'd think that if a fellow established a band and made good, he'd stick to the college where he'd built up a reputation, wouldn't you? And almost any other boy in his right mind would have, but not Jimmy. By this time he'd made up his mind that a singer he would be and he heard that there was a very grand and very expensive vocal teacher in Nashville, Gaetana de Luca. 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