Smyrna times., 1942-04-02

F. c. Stockwell, at Kenton, ad-
vertise 100000 Buback strawberry
plants for sale.
Charles Jones received yesterday
81 shad from Bombay Hook. This
looks as though we had entered on
the shad season.
There will be seven boats fishing
for shad at Woodland Beach this
season. They are now there, and
ready to commence with the run of
shad.
John Robinson (better known as
Jack), and John Barnes will run a
market boat from Woodland Beach
to Delaware City during the shad
season.
The little ons of John w. Peters
at Smyrna Landing, who was
scalded so badly two weeks ago,
died on Thursday. He was years
and 9 months old.
The dwelling of H. d. Boyer, sold
at sheriff's sale on Saturday to
settle an estate, was knocked off
to bidder in the interets of HIM
self and wife, the house at $1,000
and the vacant lot adjoining at
$3.50.
Bay View Sunday School will
elect its officers and teachers next
Sunday, April 3rd, for the ensuing
year. The pastor, R. K. Stephen
son, will be present and make an
address also superintend the cleo
tion.
The Cheswold and Leipsic base
ball clubs crossed bats last Friday
on the grounds of the ofrmer, but
the pitcher of the Cheswold club
becoming disabled the game closed
at the third inning with Leipsic the
victor.
The principal of the school de-
sires us to announce that next
Monday will be the regular time
for admitting children to the low
est primary grade. This is the last
class of beginners that can be en-
tered this year.
The regular meeting of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society,
will be held Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Pennewill. All
members are requested to be pres
.ent and those who have Missionary
: Leaflets, with 'Uniform Study for
March" will please bring them to
the meeting.
The annual report of the State
Auditor is just published. The
pamphlet containing the report is
well printed and tastefully arrang-
ed. The financial condition of the
State is good, as usual, and State
Treasurer Burnite to whom we are
indebted for copy is to be con-
graduated upon the successful ad-
ministration of the Office during the
first year of his term.
A note from Blackbird says that
the wedding of Miss Mamie Latta
of Thoroughfare Neck, and c. T.
Lewis of Blackbird, took place on
Tuesday evening of last week, and
that on arriving at his home his old
associates, with whom he had fire.
quently joined on former like occa-
sions gave the happy couple SER
enade, but to their surprise it was
not received kindly, so they left as
tonished that any exception could
be taken to the old rule.
The superintendents of the Loyal
Temperance Lefion desire to open
ly thank the many kind friends
who did so much toward making
the Contest a success. To gentle.
men who acted as judges, collect
ors, and ushers; to the ladies who
assisted in training the children, t.
the editors of the papers and to the
people of Smyrna, who gave u
such an appreciative audience, ou
warmest thanks are due.
Superintendents LII
The Levy Court of this count,
held it's final session last week, an,
all voters who have neglected get
ting on the assessment list are Shu
out. The assessment of the count,
is said to be quite full. Thursda.
the colored voters of Duck Cree
Hundred who had failed to get o.
previously, were before the abov
body in numbers to nearly fill tn
court room. The additions to tn
assessment lists in the county dun
ing the past two weeks were 80
names.
Charles Osborn, of Aberdeen
Md, who purchased the McGaV
canning factory, recently, was i
Smyrna yesterday to perfect hi
plans for the coming summer. Hi
special business is canning corr
but he has brother in the tomat
packing business. The two hav
decided to unite in the canning {
both corn and tomatoes. To proI
erly run the two businesses thoug
keeping them entirely seperate i
the work, a new building will
erected "a 40 feet, two storie