Smyrna times., 1940-07-04
WHAT'S new
IN TOWN
by Observer

by Observer
The Smyrna Little Theatre is
going great guns. Dozens of new
members have shown up at the
meetings or expressed their will
ingness to join. (Joining is mere
ly matter of coming to a meet
ing or leaving your name with
Neva Middleton, the secretary:
there are no fixed dues as yet and
the Little Theatre is anxious to
get as many people from Smyrna,
Clayton and surrounding towns as
would be interested to join). When
the communication from the Cen
tury Club granting permission for
the use of their building was read,
there was enthusiastic applause.
A Ways and Means Committee
was appointed ana Immediately
got busy on ideas for raising the
royalty money for the first play.
They decided on a card party on
Mrs. Prickett's lawn next We'd
nesday, the tenth of July at 2
o'clock. A two volume set of
Anna Karenina is being CHANGED
off by Thelma Deakyne, chairman
of this committee and Molly Har-
bordt will tell fortunes. A SOC
admission includes quantities of
delicious sandwiches and punch.
Note to Bobby Bell from the Lit
tie Theatre; Why haven't you join
ed? Please come around to our
next meeting. We would like to
have you join the group.
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The mystery box which Mr.. Ry-
near Slaughter was supposed to
auction off last Saturday night,
will be sold instead after the par
ade on the Fourth at the Four Cor
ners. Mr.. Slaughter says it's the
type of thing that only certain
people could use. For example,
it would be no use at all to Harry
David, Dem. or for that matter to
Miss Mary Spruance, Rep. but,
he feels sure that Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Shapley would find the con-
tents of the mystery box very use
full indeed.
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On Tuesday night, 6 boys were
called to the Town Office by the
Mayor under suspicion Of taking
iron that belonged to the mill and
selling it to "Bingo." Two of the
boys were entirely cleared of sus-
picion, but the other four were re-
primanded and told to take back
the iron from "Bingo's" to the mill
and to pay him back for the iron
they sold. The war in Europe af-
fects Smyrna in various ways. In
this case, it has been indirectly re-
sponsible by sending the price of
scrap iron sky high.
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The Clayton Lions Club is an or
ganization that has great oppor-
tunity for doing good in the COM
munity. They're all young, intel
ligent and forward-looking individ-
uals with plenty of energy and
certain amount of dissatisfaction
with things as they are, which lat
ter is a very necessary quality for
making progress in anything.
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The auction sale Saturday night
for the Red Cross was great
success. Nearly everyone of i'm
portance in town was there at one
point or another during the pro
ceedings. The grand piano, not
being there, was forgotten in the
melee but is still for sale. If in
terested, call the Smyrna Times.
The yellow kitten was lost from
car. 1t either escaped or was
stolen. If you see it, let US know.
You can't miss it. 1t has long fur,
bright yellow with darker rings
and is about months old.
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The Jitterbug contest which will
be a feature of the entertainment
for the Legion Barbecue on the
Fourth at the Lake is drawing en-
tries from Middletown, Millington,
Clayton and even as far as Har-
rington. The judges for the con-
test will be Mr.. Henry Shapley
Mrs. Daniel Holder and DR.. Com
eggs, who is something Of an ALI
gator himself but feels that he
wouldn't have much of chance
against superior energy and youth.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE