Page 8 THE STRATFORD MIRROR Friday, May 11, 1945. A NEW (NEWS) COLUMN (Continued from Page 1) Orator As Well As Artist Jimmie Namaro, with his dulcet- toned xylophone, was quite a hit with the Victory Loan show audience Fri- day night, but Jimmie himself was quite a hit with an attentive young audience behind the scenes, too! Jim- mie's main interest in life is not his xylophone, believe it or not, but his baby daughter Lindo whom, he de- clared, was the sweetest little girl in the world! He spoke of the Happy Gang pro- Zram, on which he is a well-known figure, and said that the cast simply run through the musical numbers to- gether for an hour before the show and that most of the fun enjoyed by so many over the air is completely spontaneous. Jimmie is more or less the "silent member of the show ex- cept for his musical solos but he says a lot of the time he is busy accom- panying the other artists on the piano. His one vocal number, and in- cidentally his favorite, is Tico Tico. Jimmie says that he likes doing patriotic performances and he and his xylophone, which goes along neatly collapsed in a big packing case, have gone a lot of miles together. How Did You Miss Them Girls Sidelights on V-E day: It seems that about ten American soldiers from Clinton who were in town to join in the celebrations had to exist mainly on their morale for the day! Staffs of hotel dining rooms and restaurants took time off along with everyone else but the Americans hadn't figured on "closed for the day" signs. A local girl says that she and her mother received an SOS about ten in the morning from two of them asking if they please couldn't feed a couple of hungry Americans. A weak voice from the background called out: 'Ask her how about eight more!" We're sure if Stratford citizens had known of their plight there would have been hospitality for all--but as it was, they tightened their belts until six o'clock at night. Gosh, girls . . . imagine so many men wandering around looking for the man Doesn't some good home cooking... shortage being what itis... it make you groan! "Doc" Crow At Pet Show We dropped into the Pet Show at the Royal Oak noted what a lot of fun the youngsters were having ... and what a lot of noise! All the pooches present seem- ed to think the prize was for the loudest bark, or if it wasn't it should have been. There were long '"wiener" dogs, little Pekinese, bulldogs, and dogs that looked like stand-ins for "Lassie.' There were cats and little kittens with big blue bows .. and, yes sir! ...even a talking crow! Shirley Jones of 12 Well street, daughter of Mrs. A. A. Jones, was the owner of the crow, and we had quite a talk with her (beg pardon, with the crow, who hails by the name of "Doc."') When "Doc" came to live on Well street she (or he?) was just a little ball of fuzz who lived on bread and milk out in the garage. Every time Shirley fed "Doc" she'd coax her to talk, and gradually taught her to say "Hello." Now, "Doc" has a whole re- pertoire which includes calling out "Jimmy" (Shirley's brother and co- instructor), "Ma" and "I'm a good boy." This last was demonstrated with great gusto right on the spot. Actually, "Doc" was, being a very "sood boy" and was about the least ruffled character in the whole place as she perched contentedly on Shirley's shoulder. Jimmy told us that he and his sister had a dog and a rabbit, too, but "Doc" is their pride and joy. We saw some dear little kittens... one wee one confidently sharing her cage with a bunny rabbit. A queenly cat, wheeled around in a doll carriage, was all dressed up with bib, organdy dress and bonnet. But the nicest thing of all, we thought, were the shining eyes of the youngsters themselves -- full of pride in their pets. If you didn't see the show you missed a treat! Shift Operator--'The job is easy if you use common sense." 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