Smyrna times., 1943-09-02
The
What Not Shelf
BY Louise Hoffecker Burslem

oNOoSo iNA S1NAA ANNS SSsNSNSS 49,
ing the drive for the sale of war
bonds and stamps last month. For
community service, those girls are
outshown by none. Nearly $4,000
is lot of money for a bunch of
kids to raise, and they have good
reason to be proud. They worked
hard, and they deserve the praise
of the whole town.
The auction sale last Wednesday
night was hey-day and holiday
for the youngsters-and the chief
drawing card was the jeep rides.
Two jeeps, up from the army base
at Dover, were kept busy toting ex-
cited children between the ages of
two and sixty on 10-minute rides
around town. Being one of the
children who was privileged to ride,
this columnist is in a position to
say that fulfilling war-long am
bition held all the excitement we
and when turning cor
ners, considerably more. Having
travelled in all sizes and varieties of
army trucks and staff cars en- route
to U.S.O. dances in Dover, we
thought our army vehicle exper-
fences were complete. We reckon
ed without the jeepl
1t was no fault of the little boys
that the effigy of Hitler, which was
to be burned by the highest bidder,
was still in one piece. The Girl
Scouts had cut canvas bags in the
shape of man, stuffed it with
straw, painted face, added a hat,
and called it Hitler-the only diff
ference between this and the real
man being that the latter can walk
and talk. The effigies were placed
on the Ration Board porch to await
their demise, and since volunteers
from the banks and Post Office
were working in the back room
there, small boys lurked around the
porch. We happened to be sitting
ON the edge of the porch talking to
Hazel and George Boehmler, when
sounds of thuds and violence came
from behind. There were Reds
Everett, Davie Jacobs, Hal Bodley,
and several other small fry, kicking
Hitler" with swift, well placed
blows. Hitler 1 don't like" de-
clared Reds upon being driven
away, while the others simply ex-
planned that they just wanted to
kick Hitler.
The effigies almost played anoth-
er important, if somewhat startling
part. They were made on the
Dulin farm by Thelma Dulin, Kay
Boehmler, and Jane O'Neill. The
gals got brilliant idea, and ar
ranged the three figures in chairs
on the porch-the idea being to
scare Mr.. Dulin out of seven years
growth when he came home that
night. The plan miscarried, how
ever, for Mr. Dulin failed to notice
his three visitors" The girls were
right put out-after all the time
they took crossing the efhgy's legs
and getting them comfortable!
The Victory Party, in celebration
of the successful drive, was lovely
affair, and the mothers of the
Scouts deserve a lot of credit for
planning it the way they did. The
Junior troop had a party first-and
everyone who missed seeing Chickie
Wade, complete with long trousers
and bouteniere, sedately dancing
with the little girlsl, has really
missed something! And Earl Har-
ris, long trousers, hair slicked, and
a flower at his lapel. And the girls
being so proper and grown-up. And
the plates simply loaded with sand
wiches-for which Dickie Elterich
wins highest honors and Mary Ev-
erett' honorable mention. And the
way most of them surreptitiously
peeked between the bread to see
the filling. And some of the little
pigtails wearing corsages.
The older girls came later, lovely
in their long dresses and shining
hair. jamie ONeill, with Etr hair
piled high on her head, was as cute
as cotton. Janet Pyle never looked
ilovelier or more graceful. Anne
Knots. with her off-the-shoulder
frock, and Kay Boehmler with her
glasses removed and her hair soft
about her face, both looked like
angels. Skip Goldsborough, in yell
low, looked like cover girl-and
Jean Snow was regal in red.
Jackie Potter with Jack (Michael)
CARTS in tow, Thelma Dulin, and
Ruthie Gooden were all in various
shades of rose, while Sylvie Harris
was demure in white and blue, and
Ellener Attix petite in white. Ella
Mae Gardner, tall and blonde, also
in white, looked very stately. They
all made a pretty picture-and with