Highpockets

Dave Price sent me several letters written by Highpockets when he was in charge of the Sells-Floto elephants in the early 1930's shedding surprising light on his character. His hand writing was beautiful, even written in green ink on blue stationery, to Master Bobby Gabel, a schoolboy. He filled him in on the events of the day including tid bits on Tom Mix, he even mentioned that he had informed Zack Terrell of their correspondance so he must have been the son of someone important. He even went so far as to instruct the boy to be sure to make good grades. My dad was on the show at that time as well as having been with High at Hall's farm and Robbins Bros. (Fred Buchanan). This picture came from the 1920 Billboard when High was Cheerful Gardner's assiatant on the Barnes Show.