Smyrna times., 1953-07-23
Townsend
r. C. Nelson of Middletown, was
a visitor here on Saturday.

r. q. Nelson OF MluuletOWn, was
a visitor here on Saturday.
George Derrickson says he used
to come here and sell canes that
represented the big events such as
the Chicago Worlds Fair and the
Buffalo World Exposition. The big
events were popular and some
times he didn't have enough canes
to fill the demond. Usually, if a
person could not go to them he or
she would buy several canes and
send them around to friends and
thus see that the big events were
properly honored in local way.
Harry Algers or Elmer, N. j.,
was a visitor here on Monday.
The person who says money will
not buy happiness has never had
enough money to test his theory.
Think you have trouble. A man
living in Los Angeles is allergic to
paper money.
No matter how hot the weather
gets a person can always enjoy a
chill by putting on wet swim
suit.
If money grew on trees slickers
would get suckers to climb the
trees and gather the money for 20
per cent of the take.
Army worms may be difficult to
cope with, but we should be thank
full they aren't marine worms.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Wilson ac-
companied their daughter, Mrs.
Louis D. Hurd to Crystal Beach
Manor on Saturday where they
visited Mrs. Rita Hirstch and fam
lily at their cottage on Virginia
Avenue.
And now big demand comes
down the line for a new local sport
in organized form. Advocates are
urging the sport fraternity to or
ganize a softball league with Odes-
sa, Middletown, Warwick, Clayton
and Smyrna forming the associa-
tion including Townsend of course.
With all the clubs chosen to form
the league, they would draw big
crowd of spectators by having
some fine contests scheduled for
every Saturday afternoon. Such a
league should be a financial sue
cess from the start. Local fans
think so, too.
The death of Mr. Alvan Atwell
removes from our midst a gener-
GUS and very helpful citizen. He
was faithful in the service of the
church but would help anyone who
truly needed his help in any way.
With set of high motives he func-
toned in every movement that
meant for the uplifting of his fell
lowrnan or his native town. His
model life drew much attention
and no doubt was highly effective
in bringing about a condition that
naturally gave his fellowmen a
big help even under the most diff
ficult circumstances. He was an
active farmer and never failed to
attend meetings that led to that
end. In this way his advice was
often sought and acted upon by
other farmers who found him a
helpful friend and neighbor when
ever called upon to help solve prob
lens of the farmer or that belong
ing to other channels. No doubt
he will be greatly missed for years
to come because of his fine and
noble life that was a vast help to
all who knew him.
The Rev. H. M. Parks, pastor of
the Methodist Church here, preach
ed an able and very inspiring SER
mon at the church on Sunday
morning. His subject was "a
Prayer Meeting On a Ship He
said in part: Never did more hap
pen than at this meeting. 1t was
not a christian prayer meeting.
They were pagan. The only chris
tian was in the ship asleep, run
ming away from God. They could
not get results so they found
Jonah asleep. Where are you,
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