Smyrna times., 1942-04-30
The
What Not Shelf

What Not Shelf
Now that the stores have discon-
tinued deliveries, many a busy lit
tie housewife finds a problem on
her hands.
Unless you are a Powerful Ka-
trinka, the groceries have to be
llugged home in little dribbles each
day-or, if you stick to the once a
week ordering because you have a
lcar-then the Man of the House
has to be argued with and convinc-
ed that the wear and tear on his
precious tires is warranted.
Well then-here is a job for the
young school boys this summer
and a chance to earn tidy sum in
pocket money.
Boys lucky enough to own ex-
press wagons can put them to a
profitable use by waiting around
the grocery stores, and, for a NOM
inal sum, carting home store orders
for tired housewives
And don't think many a house.
wife won't be glad for this service!
What would you think of gal
who made two dates for Saturday
night?
Well we know very charming
young lady who did just such a
thing last week.
She was in the soup = and be-
tween the Devil and the Deep Blue
Sea, too. Her dilema was under
standable.
One wore a uniform.
The other has four new tires!
Now, we ask you-how could
anyone decide between those two
attributes, and still keep her SAN
ity?
DISQUALIFICATION won out.
But the gal was smart. She sim
ply switched -Four New Tires to
Sunday night, had her cake, and
ate it too!
We have been taken to task
about the color of Betty Lou Car
rows hair. In this column last
week, we spoke of her "ash-blond
hair" We have been told that she
is nothing of the sort-that plat
mum blond" is the word for it.
Since opinions we have asked are
varied, and the dictionary yields no
confirmation, we bow graciously
from the waist, and stand correct
ed
1t hardly seems possible that
teeth can make SO much difference
in a person-or rather the absence
iof teeth.
One of our favorite persons here
in town was unfortunate enough to
have had every tooth in her head
extracted. The first time we saw
her this way, we strove hard for
self control, but our mouth kept
spreading toward the corners, and
in desperation, we shamelessly
hoWled.
She was perfect peach about it.
go ahead" she said, "It does
me good to see you laugh so hard"
Besides" she added, as we
wiped the tears away" I have the
comfort of knowing that someday,
when you are as old as am, you,
too, will be without teeth. And
people will laugh at you'll"
That is our idea of good sport!
She wasn't childishly sensitive or
resentful-and she understood that
we were laughing, not out of dis
respect, but spontaneously, because
she was really funny-and she
knew herself to be funny and ap-
preciated it as much as anybody!
So we howled every time our
dear friend opened her mouth-and
she enjoyed it as much as we did!
The Smyrna Red Cross is hold
ing Rummage Sale this Saturday,
at the vacant store owned by Mr..
Fretz in the old Tucker Building.
Now that spring is here, and
housekeeping time, too, many peo-
pie will find cast-offs that they
could donate for good cause.
Anyone having any clothes,
household articles, ETC., contact
Elizabeth Thornley, or Miss Anna
B. Beckett, and they will be col
lected either Friday night or Sat-
urday morning.
Remember, it is for the Red
Crosse everybody can contrib
ute.
The Red Cross Nutrition Glass,
taught by Miss Viola Filters, was
asked last week to design projects
using the various vitamins for sub