Smyrna times., 1956-03-29
Townsend

Henry B. Phillips, of Whining
ton, while here a few days ago,
said he likes the reminiscent part
of a good talk. He said he used
to come here just to find form
er pal and they together would
talk over the happy events of
their by-gone days and often got
a laugh out of some funny Incl
dent that occurred when they
went to a square dance miles
away and the best dancer got a
prize of some kind.
The Rev. Frank G. Buckley
preached to a well-filled church
on Sunday morning. He had
large attendance from the local
section and the sermon was quite
appropriate and decidedly inter-
esting. His hearers listened with
rapt attention and were supreme
" devout. 1t was Palm Sunday.
Again the lighted church steeple
is the cynosure of all eyes as it
sparkles with the light of the
gospel and bids very happy well
come to everyone coming into our
midst.
A match game was planned
but when the day arrived the
home team had forgotten the date
so when the Odessa baseball team
arrived here that day there was
nobody on the field. Then follow
ed clamor and excitement, and
everybody was in absolute con-
fusion. It took an hour to get the
local team assembled and ready
to combat a friendly rival. Will
liam (Bill) Stevens was on the
mound for Townsend and he
pitched an excellent game, allow
ing but four hits. The score was
S to 2 at the end Of the game.
And SO memories are made of
this. Stevens was a Smyrna
twirler.
George Jones Of Wilmington
thought Townsend was a BOOM
ing town when he lived here but
his ideas were changed when he
got back here in 1855. He met
many strange faces and odd SUR
rounding. He thought, and then
said to friends, "I find Townsend
out of this world He was puz-
zled for long while, and then
wondered what would be next on
the carpet, so to speak.
Flaming youth of today is con-
stantly burning tobacco, gasoline
and the candle at both ends.
A Delaware centenarian says she
lived to be 100 by always keeping
busy. Some people like to do
things the hard way.
Silence is golden. Sometimes its
the fellow who never opens his
mouth who has the most to say.
One of the most difficult crops
of surplus variety to cope with is
that of wild oats.
All of us learn in the school of
experience, but in most cases we
learn too little or too late.
Many a lie is so transparent
it highlights the truth the liar is
trying to conceal.
Automobile owners have been
spelling car owners ever since
they produced the self-starter,
The true Republic spirit has
been the Gulf Stream in the ocean
of humanity.
All that guy is leaving for pos
terity is seat prints on the sands
of time. -
A big surprise and a grand hon.
or came to Mrs. Luta Baughman
of Malvern, Pa. on Wednesday
March IA, when she visited the
City of Brotherly Love. With a
party from her town, really a club,
she visited the wonderful building
which is the home of the Even
ing Bulletin, an afternoon news
paper. Hundreds of people have
gone daily to view the grandeur
of the new building from top tc
bottom, also its lovely furnishings
When Mrs. Baughman passed
through the portals of the place
she was surprisingly notified that
she would be especially honored
as the 100,000th person to view
the building. Her picture was tax
en- for the Bulletin and she was
given an orchid, and other hon
ors. Her relatives and friends
here were both surprised anC
glad to see her picture and ac-
count of the event in the paper
Mrs. Baughman resided in this
community for Is years, and il