Smyrna times., 1956-07-19
CLAYTON

EWelIs-St. Paul Church Notes
In lieu of the usual notes the fol-
lowing is offered: Glory's Rough
Road-A six-year-old boy was
sent home from school by teach
er who said she couldn't be both
cred with him because he was
too stupid to learn" The boy
was Thomas Edison.-A skilled
musician realized with a sudden
sense of fear that he was losing
his hearing. His career was be-
fore him; but with this blanket
of silence blotting out the lovely
tones, it seemed like the end of
everything. In his heart sickness,
he wrote, How happy would 1 be
if my hearing were restored but
as it is 1 must draw back from
everything, and the most beauti-
fui years of my life will take
wings without accomplishing all
the promise of my talent and my
powers" That was Beethoven
and the greatest music was yet to
come.-A young man in his early
thirties was murdered by rabid
mob, and the authorities refused
to lift a finger to stay the out
rage. The young man was Jesus
OF Nazareth. This was prelude to
immortality. In strange ways a
proposition is wrought out in the
crucible of life. "All things work
together for good to them that
love God-Rev. Milton Keene.-
The Devotional Reading for To-
day-Eye hath not seen, nor ear
heard, neither have entered into
the heart of man, the things
which God hath prepared for them
that love him.-I Corinthians 2:9.
Items-The Milton o. Brisco
family are occupying the Boyer
property on Smyrna Avenue late
ly occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. James
Collins. Frank Bentley, from
Dubois, Pa, is the guest of Mrs.
Daisey Davis.-Mrs. Frank M.
Roe and children, Frank and Phil
lip have returned to their home
in New York City following a.
visit with Mrs. Tabitha Mills
Mrs. Bessie Bennett and Miss
Louise Bennett have returned
home after a sojourn at Rehoboth
Beach.-Shelby c. Rogers, from
Jacksonville, Florida, is spending
a vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Rogers. Shelby will
return to Tampa, Florida for a
short stay and then on to Nash
vile, Tenn. where he will take a
9-month course in Diesel instruc-
tion.-At the regular monthly
meeting of the Clayton Fire Co.
on Tuesday evening, William FL
wood Thorpe III was selected to
fill the office of vice president for
the unexpired term of Clinton
Robertson, resigned. Francis Red
man was named by Arthur Dick
erson, president, to serve on the
executive committee of the Del
narva Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation. The local firemen were
called at 1925 am. on Wednes-
day to assist the Citizens Hose
Co., Smyrna, at a fire on the
farm of Clarence Scuse, Leipsic
Road where the equipment shed
and several pieces of machinery
were destroyed. Chief ]. George
Knots and eight men responded.
Marshall Gubby' Johnson, one
time resident, now living in Will
mington, was in town on Wednes-
day reminescing with his myriad
friends. Fair Village: The
older residents will recall the town
as hustling, bustling, as only a
railroad center could be, and to
such an extent to boost of a
movie house. This enterprise was
of 100-seat capacity, and featur-
ed the Mack Sennett and Charlie
Chaplin films, and was located on
the ground-fioor of what is now
the Clayton Municipal Building,
The place was owned by r. W.
Slaughter, local businessman, who
then owned a meat market in
what is now the Amos Mast pro-
perty. The time was probably
about 191S-1920.-Ralph Fimmons
has returned home after treat
ment at the Kent General Hospit-
al.
The weakly wit: Experience is
what causes a person to make
new mistakes instead of the same