Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-24
The What-Not
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I'll 4 ii0oJ must nave udu revolt,
revolution and massacre in their
hearts early that morning.
All day Thursday was devoted to
trimming the stage for a garden
scene, part of the entertainment.
Large trees and fat bushes were
brought from their wooded home
land to the club house, and with
great difficulty and strain, We're
wired to stand erect.
Hours were spent eating and ar
ranging flowers. Through the heat
of the day, members worked and
shaved, decorating the stage into
realistic garden-all wired and set
in place.
Friday dawned-the Big Day.
Bright and early, the decorators
went to put fresh water on their
work of art.
But brighter and earlier, the
janitor had been there. The flow
ers were gone, the trees, ripped
from their wiring, were gone-the
garden was gone. Everything was
spic and span, but the garden was
out back, on the ash heap. That
janitor really cleaned!
Isn't there some kind Of medal
for Self Control? It should be
awarded to that decorating COM
mittee.
/ If any young school boys, enter
prising scouts, or the like, are won
dering what kind of job to get
this summer, a recently received
copy of a boys magazine offers an
excellent suggestion Dog Laun-
dries.
| They may be a good radio gag,
the article says, but they have
brought in extra money to many a
boy, who charged so cents for large
dogs, 35 cents for medium-sized
dogs, and % cents for pups. He
calls for the customer" battles,
de-feas, and returns.
Not a bad idea at that, for the
young business man, and the many
owners who would be only too
pleased to be rid of the chore.
Other job suggestions in the
article for young boys were ID a
Recreation Club for tiny tots,
where the boys take the children
on trips, teach them sports, and
generally save Mama lot of work
and worry; and ~ Tombstone
Cleaning picking up extra money
cleaning family monuments a nee
essary and original occupation.
Jobs for young school girls were
not mentioned. Maybe they are
meant to relax and have a good
time, while their current attrac-
tions are out earning date
money"
/ Yesterday was 'sRonnie Grier
Day" at Wilson Cabinet. Last
Wednesday was Clarence Collins
Day" For every Wilson Cabinet
boy that has been sent to camp for
selective service, Mr.. Wilson got
the idea that one day would be set
aside for each, when post cards or
letters from every member of the
Wilson Cabinet firm would be mail
ed to the draftee. Mr.. Wilson, feel
ing that great distance separated
them from friends and family,
thought that the boys would be
cheered by a deluge of cards from
back home"
1 Willie Frank Wins Again. Our
good friend, William Penn Frank,
columnist with the Journal-Every
Evening, for the second consecutive
year won the Delaware Dramatic
Play Festival award for the best
male acting. This time, he did
beautiful piece of tanning in Shake
speare's Tanning of the Shrew."
The critic couldn't give Willie and
his play enough praise. Those Ar
den Players displayed remarkable
talent, originality, and enthusiastic
enjoyment of their own parts. Will
lie even looked handsome-andw we
do mean "even"i
The winner of the Community
Theatre Group Award went to the
Community Players of Salisbury.
They had obviously worked out
every little detail of their play. One
member of the cast, whom we con-
graduated afterward in the Wagon
Wheel over a hamburger, told us
that the group had two complete
casts for that prize winning play.
If anything happened at the last
minute, they would not be caught
unprepared. That, without doubt,
is a real example of team work, en-
thusiasm, and grim determination.