That old familiar archetype: the gamin of the switchyards! The copy calls her "The Twinkle-Toed Tomboy." Same deal.

She may have been from California, but her great-grandfather, Norval Baptie, was a North Dakota boy. Born in Canada, yes, but he grew up in Bathgate, North Dakota. As a competitive racer, he won almost 5000 races, and lost but one. After he stopped competing, he went into "stunt" skating, and would skate around on stilts. He would later direct . . . Sonia Henje.