Smyrna times., 1941-05-29


was equally benefited. What with
out the rain would not have been
half a yield, will be advanced to
half crop or more.
The quartettes, duets, and solos
will be rendered by popular singers,
and the Arion Orchestra will rem
der the instrumental part Of the
program. Those who are fond of
first-class musical entertainment
should not miss this opportunity to
hear one, and at the same time en-
courage the object for which this
concert is being given.
The Strawberry Festival at the
Opera House on Thursday evening
in the interest of the public school
was a pleasant and successful af-
fair, well-attended, and highly en-
joyed by the young folks. The
Landing Of Penn as stage scene
was a very pleasant, comic take
off. The net receipts were about
fifty dollars, which is to be appro-
priated to an organ fund.
The Homing Pigeon referred to
in our last issue has found an own
er in a Mr.. Cole of Philadelphia,
who directed Mr.. Bell on Thursday
to liberate it; if it came home all
right, if it wanted to stay, keep it.
The bird was liberated at IL
o'clock. 1t made one or two cir
cults of several hundred yards, and
lighted on chimney, having taken
its bearings it struck off in the di-
rection of Philadelphia, and pre-
|sumably reached its home in the
early part of the afternoon.
The concert for the benefit of the
Smyrna Library Association, which
we have announced as being in
preparation, will be held on Tues
day, June 18th, at the Smyrna
Opera House. The chorus is COM
posed principally of members of
the various church choirs of the
town, and will number about thirty
voices, the parts being well bal
anced. The music which has been
selected is of an order which will
rank this entertainment among the
best that has ever been given here.
On Monday morning as a gentle
man was passing the Price Farm,
he saw woman standing in very
distressed attitude. Pulling up his
horse he said inquiringly, my good
woman what's the matter?" She
replied, look there" pointing
down to a guano sack spread on
the ground, "of my flock of Sc
young turkeys are Sc of them lying
dead" They were found scattered
all around the place and the tracks
Of the dogs that had run them
down and killed them. It was
enough to discourage any raiser
when such possibility can take
place at any hour of the day or
might. These young turkeys repre-
sented $50. To the groweres not
an inconsiderable sum by any
means.
We are pleased that the summer
school for Teachers or those pre-
pairing to be teachers, which was
first instituted by L. Irving Handy,
then superintendent of Kent Coun-
ty is to be continued, by A. Duncan
Yokum, the principal of our Public
Schools. He was issued a circular
from our job office that fully and
attractively sets forth both the adj
vantages of the school and Smyrna
as the most feasible and desirable
place to hold it. Not the least of
these is the large public school
building with its ample rooms, so
located as to be cool and breezy on
alomst any summer day. In this
movement he has the endorsement
of Supt Tindal of Kent County,
Supt. H D. Griffin of New Castle
and Supt j. S. Gray, of Sussex.
The term will commence on July
18th, and continue until August IA.
Those availing themselves of it,
will have a choice of studies. This
will be especially beneficial to
teachers who want to make them
selves more thoroughly trained in
/ certain branches.