Smyrna times., 1940-12-19

tions in the neighborhood, the pres
ence of the corn could not be ex-
planned. So, it came to pass that
three officers of the law were sta
toned ON the spot in order to de-
termine if the corn were stolen,
and if so, to nab the culprit when
he came to claim his loot. Hiding
in a large pile of brush, within
sight of the two stacks of corn and
also a nearby road, the three cop
pers settled themselves to wait.
Not ones to suffer from boredom,
amiable conversation helped pass
the time of day When one of the
trio came out of his hideaway for a
quick inspection, one pile of corn
was gone! A hurried conference
resulted in one of the boys hurry
ing to town to order all roads
watched. During his absence, the
remaining two again entered into
conversation, and when they look
ed. the other pile of corn was gonel
1t was not until the freight train.
which had been standing there all
the while, pulled away, that they
realized what had happened to the
corn. After that, the sailing was
smooth-the theft caught and the
corn recovered. The boys how
ever, are taking gentle ribbing
from their friends something
about seeing as far as their noses.
Dear Santa:
Please bring the following people
the things we have listed:
To F. Gebhart-a couple of
spares to call in for a fourth at
bridge
TO Warner Price colder wealth
er
TO Shap-a spare set of teeth.
To George Thawley - something
to organize.
TO Walter Cough perfumed
cigars.
To the Little Theatre 500 for
the treasury.
To Glenn King-a car that runs.
To Vic Ennis-one good bowling
score.
To Rube Deakyne non-skids for
his wagon.
To Rev. Barton-a quart of ice
cream.
Kimmel King, young pet IF Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn. Sherman King, Of
The Laundrimark, on Union, met
with a severe accident on Monday
afternoon. Accompanying Mrs.
King to The Market, young Kim
mel became engaged in an un-
friendly tussel with the shopkeep-
er's pet, who was considerably
larger for his age and who remov-
ed several ounces of flesh from
little Kimmers side. Rushed to the
hospital where medical aid was ad-
ministered, K. K. is resting as COM
fortably as could be expected at
this time. Mr.. and Mrs. King
were both at his bedside. No eX-
pense is being spared in offering
Kimmel the best of care and tender
morsels. Although still q bit shak-
en-, both Mr.. and Mrs. King have
recovered from the shock received.
The G. S. Kings and pet Ktmmel,
are well known among the young
social set in Smyrna.
We understand that Edna
Slaughter's new theme song is
Dropping Pennies, One By One.
It seems that she asked her broth
er-in-law, Lee Gooden, to cash a
$40 check for her when he went to
the bank More than willing to
oblige, he cashed the check and
when he says cash, he means cash
The $40 was returned to Edna in
pennies needing two bags to car
ry them home. We hear that Edna
took her four thousand pennies, al
carefully counted in bundles, dump
ed them all into one bag, and re-
turned them herself. He who laffs
last laffs last, for the coins had tc
be recounted.
\ A Christmas box, being chanceo
off by an upstate town civic group
includes a 15-lb. turkey, two quarts
of rye, a fruit cake, a quart of gin
a pound of candy, a case of beer
a carton of cigarettes, a case OF
ale, and a box of aspirin. 1t would
appear that the latter item was g
fortunate thought-except that II
should be offered by the case, also
The fact that Miss Mary Spru.
ance is building another little
home, means that this town car
probably expect a couple Of newly
weds soon. Much speculation is
being made as to the new occu'
pants Of this love nest.