Smyrna times., 1953-04-16
Townsend

vide ample opportunity for a days
good fishing later in the year.
There was an old saying a few
years ago that a full woods pond
meant a real hot summer to follow
a few months later. Whether this
sign is true or not remains to be
seen, but. however, many believe in
it and boost the odd idea for all it
is worth. The months to come will
either prove The value of the idea
or completely disprove it. Let's
wait and see!
Melvin c. Castleman of Herk-
emer, N. j., was a visitor here on
Saturday.
Many of our baseball fans watch
ed the opening of the baseball
season, as shown on television on
Tuesday afternoon.
Harness racing always drew a
full and surprising attendance at
the race tracks. We had these
kind here when the track near
Taylor's Corner, the one on the
James L. Dickinson land and the
one at Pine Tree were in operation.
Horse owners, and all lovers of the
speedy horse would gather at any
of the three tracks to see a close
race and they would spend an ex-
citing halliday in watching their
favorite horse either win or lose.
If their horse lost usually the bet
ting participant would not be seen
there again until week or two
had elapsed, but if winning, they
continued to guess on the horse
from day to day. One man who
bet on a mule race at the Taylor's
Corner track, and lost, said he was
done with mules and that his next
bet would be on a dog race. He
was not seen again at a horse race
anywhere around here.
Oliver &c. Jennings of Oakland,
Pa, was a visitor here on Satur-I
day.
Seriously injured few days ago
by falling tree limb while helping
to gather pulp wood near Hare's
Corner, Mr.. Leonard Tippitt con-
tinues to improve at the Delaware
Hospital. He is expected home in
about ten days.
Again the Rev. Henry M. Parks
preached a fine sermon at I'm
manuel Church before large con-
gregation on last Sunday morning.
HE chose for his text THE Minis
try of the Risen Savior" He said
in part: Lent and Easter have
been days of meditation and grow
tn in Grace. All have made some
contribution to life and religion.
And these have meant something
to us if we have meant what we
have done and said. His first word
was the name of person. He
loved, still does, people Mary,
she was overwhelmed, so will we
be. when he calls our name We
shall feel like she did when we see
him. We will want to touch him,
too. Let us love and live, with
nothing in the way of seeing our
Lord and Saviour. 1t isn't easy,
but it is blessed. We too, are
commissioned to go and tell the
news, that Jesus lives, and waits to
save the world from it's sin. If
Lent and Easter lasted always we
would be greater church and peo-
pie.
The early gardeners started to
grow their produce early enough
but they had a setback which has
kept them idle for several weeks.
They had everything ready to pro-
ceed when the present rainy spell
came along and no more work done
because of the long rainy spell. It
is doubtful if any of the growers
will bave tomatoes ready to pick
by July 4th this year, but, anyway,
they are hoping for the best. Keep
ing all planting at standstill, the
growers are waiting patiently for
good weather to return to help
them with their plans.
Deserving of mucn praise Mr..
Morris Besso of New York City
has shown a wise Judgment in To-
eating his factory at Ginn's Cor
ner. The plant will be open for
operation in few days. Mr. Bes-
SO has come here on the belief that
labor and other conditions will do
nothing to harass the business In
this he is wise, since the neighbor-
hood has long been one of peace
and order and furthermore the
community he has chosen should
should be one to his liking, giving
a fair chance for him to develop
the business as much as possible.
We wish Mr.. ReSso and his enter-