Smyrna times., 1942-08-20

point in the journey of the clouds
where they took rest. Sussex
boasts more abundant cereal crops
this than for a half dozen years,
and New Castle county above APP
poquinimink Hundred, has had good
rains.
Mr.. Ohborn, who added corn
canning to that of tomato canning
near the depot, (late the factory of
McGaw & Bro.) has commenced
Operation, the first corn coming in
yesterday. In addition to improve
ments heretofore noted, he erected
a good sized shed under which the
ears will be stripped of their husks.
1t has been bad year for growing
sugar corn, and the pack will not
be as large as desired.
A few peaches came to market
last week and retailed by the quart
in some cases five and in Others
ten cents. 1t seemed a little odd to
men owning large orchards, but
devoid of fruit, to be themselves
purchasing it by the quart. There
are very few however, who have
some to market. Robert Rawley
will have he thinks 800 baskets
from his home farm near Clayton
and another hundred from a farm
in the Neck. But the luckiest man
Of the lot is Mr.. Raisin, in charge
of the orchard at Woodland Beach
whose crop is estimated at COG
baskets. These he picks In quart
and half gallon baskets and sells
to the excursionists who come down
from Philadelphia on the boat at
rate that realizes about $500 pei
basket. Four baskets on Sunday
realized him S14,
Children, in their summer pleas
ures are like butterflies, viz: they
follow their own sweet wills in the
pursuit of childish pleasures, and
soon tire of one to catch on with
avidity to another. Thus, a little
company of playmates of eight OF
ten summers, having tried every
method of enjoyment over and over
again, hit on the play last week
to have a semi-public entertain.
ment, viz: in a back yard, invite
their near friends and charge ad.
mission. 1t came on Monday af.
Iternoon, with some two dozen spec.
tators, who We're greatly delighted
with the performance. The chief
feature was tableaux, really gooc
Representations, interspersed with
recitations highly pleasing through.
out to the older persons who has
assembled to crafty them. The
participants were: Mary Moore
Gertrude Baldwin, (Brooklyn)
Agnes Carrow, Fayetta Wilson
(Baltimore), Emma Hazel, Cecil
toni and Clifford Hoffecller, the
one brave boy with such clever as,
isociates.
The following were the delegates
elected Saturday from Duck Greek
Hundred to the Democratic State
Convention held yesterday at Do
yer: LIST Election District: H. B
Grieves, Nathaniel Pratt, JOSEPH
Robinson, Geo. t. Thompson; Enc
Election District: Jos. c. Goldsbor
ough, w. w. Whitlock, James C
Robinson, John E. Collins. At the
Republican primary meeting helc
on Saturday, the following person!
were elected: State Convention
VIM. H. Baggs, Carey Frazier, Jos
Smithers, Ephraim Lower, E M.
Fowler. Alternates: j. S. Griffin
VIM. D. Hudson, j. E. Carter, VIM
G. Truax, j. E. Phillips. County
Convention: John H. Hoffecker, S
S. Griffin, T. G. Moore, Theo. F
johnson, William A. FAIRIES. AL
ternates: Clarence Prettyman, Viii
liam P. Seward, D. T. Smithers
Theodore Mannon, E. c. FAIRIES
Assessor: David Stevenson. In
spectors: First District, Gideor
Speakman; Second District, Geo
w. Gordon.