Smyrna times., 1940-11-28
The What-Not
Shelf

Clarencemarie, Mrs. SWANS
beautiful grey cat, has taken trip
to parts unknown a freight
truck. Named for her doners,
DR.. and Mrs. Prickett, Clarence
marie was the idol of many drug
store customers. Two days ago,
she decided to take a nap in the
back of a big truck making deliv-
cries to a nearby store. Several
men standing nearby saw her, bur
failed to inform Mrs. Swain or the
driver that the cat was there. So
off they drove, the driver biissfully
unaware, and Clarencemarie bliss
fully doing. She hasn't been seen
or heard of since, and all attempts
to find her have failed. Poor. poor
Clarencemarie Swain!
One of our Oldest and closest
friends is being married tomorrow.
One Dorothy Townsend, from New
ark many people here know her.
Any how, we are going to be best
women. With misty eyes and
flowing pink dress, we are going to
"stand up with" Now that always
struck us as a silly expression for
a bridal attendant. One doesn't sit
down, or lounge, or crawl about on
the knees when one is being joined
in the bonds of matrimony. Any
old Ounce knows that-even us!
Then why go to all the trouble to
explain you are going to stand"
with a friend. Oh well-some re-
marks are 50 silly. Just as the one
we told to Dot recently. We swore
we would appear at the wedding in
chiffon dress, tennis shoes and false
face. The latter was added for
convenience, not looks. With
false face, we can stand and blub-
Der all through the ceremony.
Hows about the black-out IN
Smyrna Sunday evening! Not only
were there no lights, but many
families were inconvenienced to the
point of no dinner. We Under
stand that the G. S. Kings were in
vited out for dinner. Everything
was in readiness except the steak,
when the hostess found her electric
stove had no juice. So Glenn car
ries the steak home, cooks it, and
returns, gingerly carrying a hot
skillet wrapped in pan holders.
Other housewives had to make
trips to the homes of neighbors
who owned gas stoves. Personally,
we thoroughly enjoyed the black
out. Lighting six candles, we set
tied into a comfortable chair and
meditated upon our sims. There is
something magic about candlelight
it has a hypnotic effect. Maybe
that is why so many people use
candles on the dinner table. For a
poor cook, candlelight could cover
a multitude of sins.
Approximately ten members of
the Smyrna Little Theatre are
planning to attend the Dramatic
Conference at the University of
Delaware in Newark this Saturday.
In the afternoon, they will sit in
on a panel discussion of Commun-
ity Theatres, and should get a lot
of valuable ideas and suggestions
for improvement of the group here.
The Dressing Room Committee
of the Smyrna Little Theatre is
holding a bake in Louise Denney's
office this Saturday. Proceeds from
the bake will go toward the install
lation of a cement floor for the
dressing room.
A curious story about stolen
car was told to us few days ago.
1t seems that a group of friends
were quietly celebrating something
or other at a nearby beverage
lounge, when one in the party de-
cided to go home for a few min
utes. Taking what he thought was
"a friends car, he departed. In the
course of events, a certain gentle
man in the party strolled by the
door, looked out, blinked his eyes
hard. and looked again. That's
funny" said he. MY car is gone.
/ have been robbed and cheated,
for somebody has stolen my car"
SO with language suitable to ex-
press his concern, he phoned for