Smyrna times., 1942-02-26
The
What Not Shelf

readers joined us in enjoying Bob
Bells breezy news about Army life
After many letters back and
forth, during which time Bob trav-
eled from Missouri to Colorado, the
plans for this Substitution column
were settled.
But we didn't know just when
the copy from Bob would arrive
in time for the deadline or not.
Fortunately, we had, out of sheer
laziness and lack of inspiration, left
the What-Not until the last horn
blew, and, also very fortunately,
Bob's copy arrived on the last mail
before we went to press.
But the most surprised person
was his mother. Being unaware of
the arrangements, Mary was really
surprised when she opened her pap
er.
Hes yelling for cookies and
stamps it's doing him good,'
Mary said. He has to get up at
2.30 in the morning for his classes"
said the mother of boy who used
to get up for school at $50 and
sleep thru half his classes!
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And speaking of Army life-have
you written to any of the "boys"
lately? The Importance of letters
can not be emphasized too strongly
or too often. They depend on let
tiers from their friends-almost as
much as they depend on food and
water and clothing.
Other things, less important in
comparison, can well be postponed,
and that time spent in writing a
letter to some boy in the army or
navy or marines.
Everybody in this town could find
at least one boy they know, how
ever slightly, to whom they could
write few CHEEKY lines, enclose a
few clippings or postage sta ps---
to add one more bit to that boys
daily cheer-mail time.
The "boys" like homemade cook
les, too!
March and Wilmington-are fill
ed with things to do-if you have
the money to do them. First comes
the new Phillip Barry play starring
Katherine Hepburn. Then comes
the free Sunday afternoon Will
mington Symphony orchestra con-
cert. Then the Esq production at
the University in Newark. And
then the Ballet Russo, at the Play
house.
Aside from the symptom con-
cert, which is free-(They e do
ing Tcharkovsky's Fifth the only
other function which our budget
will allow probably will be the Bal
let. A birds-eye view from the
gallery--but then you don't need to
be in the front row to see the
grace and poetry of motion and
beauty of the ballet.
At long last-the Century Club
stage will soon have a new curtain.
The original plan was that the club
members, with the help of the Lit
tie Theatre and the Girl Scouts,
would sew the curtain themselves.
But Red Cross and other defense
work was found to take a heavy
toll on their time. So after much
consideration and committee meet
ing the contract was given to Mr..
Richardson-the "awning-man" in
Dover. =
So befoA Tonga shiny new red
valour curtain will grace the club
house stage-in pristine glory.
And, maybe, this summer, money
can be raised (about 500 for a
eye. Then-with the Little The
atre's volunteered labor and funds
(for paint - the flats can be
painted and the stage will be in
elegant condition.
And speaking of the Little The
atre-due to B. Bells guest col
umnizing" last week, nothing was
reported on the outcome of the two
plays.
Fro mall reports, the plays were
both enjoyed which makes them
success. Pouring rain kept many
away who had planned to come
but considering the weather.
the fact that the Little Theatre had
to compete with two excellent
flms-the audience was good in
deed.
AS far as the plays themselves
they went without a hitch-except
when one of Ed Hills stud buttons
popped and flew into the footlights
much mirth from the
audiences and superhuman efforts
of self-control from the cast!
At any rate-there was lots of
fun and lots of work-and the feel
ing of having accomplished some
thing -And the Little Theatre was
able to hand over SIS to the Board
of Directors of the Century Club
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