The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, August 16, 1946, Image 7

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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. t' BOBBY SOX ‘Nobody’s hurt, Dad. It’s just a new Betty Hutton record I got today!” NANCY JITTER By Arthur Pointer r VIRGIL SILENT SAM By Jeff Hayes HARD LANDING Ellen Terry always felt that the efficiency of property men contrib uted as much to the success of a play as did the dramatic talent of die actors involved. One night the audience sat in ab sorbed silence. Miss Terry was about to commit suicide by jump ing from the high rock into the riv er. However, the property men had forgotten to place a mattress in the stage “river.” Thus she landed on the bare floor with a loud thud. The audience’s titters turned to roars of laughter when someone in the gal lery shouted: “What do you know—the water’s frozen.” IDENTIFICATION POINT Feeling thirsty, the professor crawled out of his berth and made his way through the silent railway coach to the water cooler. In hi? abstraction he had failed to note the number of his berth and soon found himself hopelessly lost in the maze of curtained compartments. “Can’t you remember the num ber of your berth?” asked the con ductor. “I’m — er — afraid not,” was the reply. “Well, haven’t you any idea where it was?” “Why, uh—oh, yes, to be sure.” The professor brightened with a sudden recollection. “I did notice one time this afternoon that the windows look out upon a little lake!” Oh Fudge! Shocked by the language used by two men repairing telephone wires on the post, the chaplain reported them to the executive officer, who ordered the men to make a report of the incident. Here is what Pri vate Smith wrote: “Me and Pri vate Jones were on the job and I was up the pole and accidental ly let the hot lead fall on him and it went down his neck and Private Jones said: ‘Really, Private Smith, you must be more careful.’ ” Broad Hint “Daughter has arranged a little piece for the piano.” “That’s fine,” commented Dad. “It’s about time we had a little peace.” MEETING AT LAST Groping downstairs in his bare feet, the British householder sur prised an intruder packing the family silver into a bag. “By Jove, a real burglar! I say, wait a minute, will you?” “And you’ll call a bobby!” snarled the burglar. “Oh no, only while I call my wife. She’s heard you every night for 20 years, and I’m sure it will be a real pleasure for her to meet you at last.” Breaking the Peace Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Wil liamson had been quarreling for years. At last, through the good of fices of the local clergyman, they had been brought together at the parsonage and induced to shake hands in a mutual pledge of peace. After an embarrassing silence, Mrs. Thompson exclaimed, “Well, Mrs. Williamson, I wish you all that you wish me.” “Now who’s saying nasty things?” snapped Mrs. Williamson. A Long Wait When the Chicago subway was be ing dug a drunk stopped beside the excavation and called down to the man at the bottom of the pit: “Shay, watch doin’ down there?” “We’re building a subway,” one of the men responded. “How long is it goin’ to take to buil’ it?” “Three years,” came the answer. “Three years! I’ll take a taxi.” Small Change At a meeting Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes once attended, there were magiy tall men present. Someone said to the doctor, “You must feel rather small among those big fel lows.” “I do,” replied the doctor, who always thought rather well of him self. “I feel like a dime among a lot of pennies!” NEEDLEWORK PATTERNS 'White Swan Design Embroidery Crochet This Vineapple Runner 5148 White Swan Motif H ERE is an unusual and very handsome design to embroider on pillowcases, dresser scarves and guest towels—a white swan in a pool of pink and white water- lilies. Use a satin stitch in white for the swan, outline the edges of the waterlilies in white buttonhole stitch, and do the center in shaded pinks. Lily pads are buttonhole outlined in green and filled in with running stitch. * * • To obtain transfers, color chart for working, sketches of all stitches used in embroidering the Swan and Waterlily Designs (Pattern No. 5148) send 20 cents in coin, your name, address and pattern number. Doily or Runner T HIS attractive, showy ‘pine apple’ is ideal to use as a separate doily or combined in a runner made up of three or four of the 11%-inch squares. It’s so easy to do—and will make a lovely buffet or table runner. • • • To obtain complete crocheting instruc tions for the Square Pineapple Doily (Pattern No. 5039) send 20 cents in coin, your name, address and pattern number. Due to an unusually large demand and current conditions, slightly more time is required in filling orders for a few of th« most popular pattern numbers. Send your order to: SEWING CIRCLE NEEDLEWORK 530 Soyth Wells St. Chicago 7, Dl. Enclose 20 cents for pattern. No Name Address- ASK MS ? A quiz with answers offering | ANOTHER l information on various subjects | 1. Can you taame the three great pyramids? 2. The President of the United States is commander-in-chief of the army and navy. Can he wear a uniform of the armed forces? 3. When were the Hawaiian Islands found by James Cook? 4. What rank in the army lead all other grades in the number of decorations for heroism? 5. The Pied Piper of Hamelin lured the rats into what river? 6. How much do Americans spend on newspapers, magazines and books a year? 7. Peter the Great did not learn to read or write until he had been czar of Russia five years. At what age did he become czar? 8. Can a state establish religion without violating the federal con stitution? 9. Applications for patents are pouring into the patent office at the highest rate in history. Is this trend characteristic of postwar periods? 10. Where was George Bernard Shaw bom? The Antwera 1. Khufu, Khaffra and Men- kaura. 2. No. 3. In 1778. 4. First class privates. The total number of awards—excluding the Purple Heart—was 1,725,344. 5. The Weser river. 6. Newspapers, $727,880,000; magazines, $311,733,000; books, $306,379,000. 7. Ten years. 8. Yes. 9. Yes. Patents boomed after the Civil war, Spanish-American war and World war 1. 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