Smyrna times., 1940-06-20
WHAT'S NEW
IN TOWN
by Observer

1
will be a great auction sale on Sat.
urday night, June 29th to aid the
Red Cross. It'll be a field day fol-
everybody and there are certain te
be some wonderful bargains to be
had. Quite aside from the fur
and the bargains you will be help.
ing some little child in Europe who
is starving or needs medical atten-
tion. That is if you will give some
furniture, clothing, a tree or q
bush; any old thing that you have
no further use for but which might
prove useful to someone else
Here's your chance to get rid OF
all those things you've been keep
ing for years because you just
hated to give them away.
But there are going to be new
things as well as old in this sale
Mrs. Speakman, for example, is
donating some perfectly new styl-
ish dresses and bathing suits from
the Bird-Speakman shoppe in Will
mington. The Episcopal Church
has offered fine grand piano
which will probably go for a song.
The sale will be held at 7.30 on
Market Street Plaza behind the
old Fruit Growers Bank. Sand
wiches and ice cream will be serv-
ed and the country fair atmos-
phere will be greatly enhanced by
the affable presence of Mr.. Rynear
Slaughter who has consented to
donate his services as auctioneer.
This means we're in for some fun.
Messrs. Clifford Jones, Harry
johnson, Jerry Speakman and Bill
Lamb are a committee of four to
arrange the sale and collect dona-
tions.
Dig in your attic and find an
old chair, lamp, pair of sHoes. vase,
suit. stuffed owl, picture frame,
hustle, mirror, guitar or most any
thing. Then call The Smyrna
Times office, 1921 or Bill Lamb at
Smyrna 26O1 and someone will
come or better still, just leave it
at Harry Johnson's, Clifford Jones'
or the Smyrna Times office.
Remember! That old hat rack
in your attic might mean the diff
ference between life and death for
a little child in Flandersi Dig it
out today and call at once, and
don't miss the auction which will
be held at 7.3O p. m. Saturday,
June 29th on Market Street Plaza.
(In case of rain, in the empty
store which used to be Sherwood's
opposite Mrs. DeFord's house on
Commerce St)
K K K a
The Drama or Little Theatre
Movement for Smyrna was born
on Tuesday night at the Parish
House of st. Peters Church. Six
teen interested people met to dis
cuss the million and one things
that have to be decided on and
hashed over before the Little The
atre's education, bringing-up and
coming of age can become a real
ity.
What this child needs is more
parents. We all decided that the
first move is to get more people in
terested, which we hope to do by
personal efforts and by posting
forms in Snaps and the drug
stores here and in Clayton. These
forms will have a list of the var
ious activities that are part of the
rearing of a little theatre: make
up, costume, acting, scenery de-
sign, production, directing, stage
managing and lighting, to mention
a few
Those attending the first meet
ing were: Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
King, Elizabeth Phillips, Mrs.
Schantz. Randolph Russell, Callie
Diacumakos, Mrs. Leland Harmon
son, Mrs. C. E. Speakman, Clar-
ence Garis, Howard Deakyne,
Marianne Webb, George InaWley,
Mrs. w. G. Deakyne, Jerry Speak
man, Ashworth Burslem and Mrs.
H. C. Webb.
There will be another, larger
meeting on Monday night, June "a,
at 7.3O at the Parish House. Sew
eral one-act plays will be discussed
and plans made for enlarging the
stage. The vestrymen of st. Pet
er's are meeting on Friday night
and we will have definite word by
Monday whether we can use the
Parish House.
Come one, come all and join the
fun; the more people are interest
ed the more fun it will be. So
don't forget the date: Monday,
June oath at 7.3O p. m. at the Par
ish House.
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES