Smyrna times., 1923-07-25
CLAYTON

C1A / lON
Conductor William johnson of the
Smyrna Branch Railway and Mrs. /
johnson returned Friday from a va
cation spent at Dwight, Ill.
The Clayton School trustees have
elected the following faculty for next |
year: Prof. Otis P. Jefferson, former
principal of the DagsborO public |
: school, principal; assistants, Miss
Doris E. Thompson, Mrs. Bertha Can
non Jefferson, Mrs. Blanche ]. Smith,
Miss Viola Purnell, Miss Marguerite
w. Jones, Miss Mary johnson, and
Miss Pearl Langrell. Prof. Jefferson
and wife are attending the Johns Hop
kins summer school session and sew
eral other members of the faculty are
attending summer school at Univer-
sity of Delaware and elsewhere.
It does not look now as though
Clayton would get a concrete road this
year. So many contracts IN the up
per part of Kent County together with
the fact the appropriation this year
has been expended, makes it very
doubtful anything will come of the
road from the boulevard at Smyrna,
thru Clayton to Blackiston's. This
stretch of road has been recommended
and approved by the State Highway
Commission and the Kent County
Levy Court and if not built this year
will be put on the program as one of
the first to receive attention next year
While there is some bitter feeling IN
both towns that such an important
road as the Smyrna-Clayton road had
not received earlier attention, there
are those who take hope that the
delap will mean road next
year all the way from Smyrna
thru Clayton to the Maryland line at
Millington. This will open up a fine
section with a direct connection with
the Maryland State Highways.
Clayton Firemen's Carnival is now
in full swing with crowds attending
each night. With prettily decorated
booths and a lay out that is most
pleasing, the Carnival opened Satur
day night most auspiciously and to
date nearly $4,000 has been taken in
Good weather so far has favored tn
enterprise. The free attraction 9Th
Flying Sherwood" is pulled off ever
night, the program entire being aero
batic stunts. The minstrel show wit
Harvey FAIRIES, Jay Lassell, "Lev
Hirons and lively bunch of Smyrna
Clayton talent is drawing crowde
performances. "The merry-go-rOund
is there and attracts the young. Or
of the most frequented booths
"Bingo", a clever game that excite
keen interest. The Clayton Fireme
are making everybody welcome and
delightful week is the result! Satu
day night the receipts were 1880
Monday night S83O.000 and last mig
$4,000. Everybody is helping Il
firemen It's community affair Al
a splendid spirit prevails
A number from the Clayton-Smyr
community motored to Wilmingt
Saturday to attend the corner sto
laying ceremonies of the new
Francis Hospital which was fOrma
laid and dedicated by the Rt. R
John J. Monaghan, bishop of W
mington in the presence of a thro
of fully 10000 people. Previous
the dedication between 1900 and 8C
Catholic men, of the Wilmington d
cese, marched with colors flying a
bands playing, through the princi
streets of Wilmington. It was p
cession calculated to emphasize
deep interest among Catholics in
new "Sister Hospital" as the
Francis is fondly termed. At
Public Building a platform decora
with the national colors had been e1
ted from which the procession was
viewed by Bishop Monaghan, GoI
nor William D. Denney, Mayor Geo
w. K. Forrest, Lieutenant Cole
John P. LeFevre, commander of
National Guard and governors al
Samuel ]. White, city treasurer; I
othy A. Mooney, secretary to Un
States Senator Thomas F. Bayard
NJ. Clover, Of the City Board of E
tons; Howard NJ. Ward, president
City Council, and Councilmen Men
us, Vincent, McNabb, Albert, Dl