Smyrna times., 1929-05-08
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
Budget Of News Gathered Here and
There of NeighbOrhOOd Interest


Clayton, May with the larg-
est gathering of friends c.n1 Mem
Ders Clayton association held its
last meeting Of the school year on
April 22ld a demonstration les
son in Geography was worked out
by the school, each grade contrib
uting something to the lesson, which
was a fourth grade lesson on
Switzerland, te 80 members pres
ent semed to be we'll pleased. The
business meeting was called to or
der BY the President. After hear
ing the report Of the various COM
mittees, the association gave Prof.
Wright permission to buy a dodge
ball and pay ID. /. "A. "A. dues. The
nominating committee submitted
the names Of new officers, which
were elected as follows. President,
Mrs. WI. X. Keys; vice-president,
Mr.. r. w. Slaughter: Secretary,
Mrs. Bateman Cullen: Treasurer,
Mrs. +. G. Pinder; Publicity Chair
man, (appointed) Mrs. Martha
Clark. Mrs. Keys gave a delight
full account of the day spent in Do
yer, as a delegate from Clayton to
the State r. Il. "A. convention. "a
very interesting discussion about
the school curriculum was entered
into by both the patrons and teach
ers. The paramiunt question was
why the course Of study of the
Special Districts and the Elemen-
tary School does not more closely
dovetail.
Clayton School. Prof. Orville r.
Wright, principal, reports the Hon
or Roll for the month Of April:
Pupils neither tardy nor absent
Sth grade, Prof. Orville r. Wright,
teacher - Howard l.. Donovan,
Vaughn Griffin; 9TH grade, Mrs.
Clark, teacher Paul COverdale,
Norman Nawson, Ralph Hevalow,
Herbert Pinder; 5th and 9th grades
Mrs. Moore, teacher-Stanley Boyd
Nan Burke. Sara Burke. Adelaide
Donovan, Ruth Dawson, Robert
Donovan, Emily Downes, Billy
Gooding, Jabes Griffin. Virgie Lane,
Virginia Mills. Howell Sevil, Ivan
Smith, Lula Starkey; 3rd and 4th
grades, Mrs.Smith, teacher-Frank
Cole, William Cross, Alvin Davis,
Jack Gooding, William Hill, Viii
lima Hutchison Emma Krans, Ro-
berta Macklin. Ruth Mills, Clarence
Phillips, Mary Pryor; End grade,
Mrs. Davis, teacher - Walter
Downes, Florence Colt. Shelby Har-
rington, jeanette Loder. Leonard
Pinder, Julius Spencer, Owens
Weaver, Catherine Wright; 1st
grade, Mrs. Mills. teacher-Rodney
Boyd.
The Clayton Junior League base
ball team Of the ID. !. A. A., has
closed its first season. 1t was a
failure as far as winning games IS
concerned, but great success if
one considers the development Of
true craftsmanship the aim of all
organized games. The fact that
the boys were PLAYING losing gam
es against odds did not interfere
with their pleasure in the sport.
At no time did the players protest
against anv decision of the officials.
Eligibility rules excluded many Of
the best players. The following
were on the eligible list all season:
James Burris, FLOYD Crossley, Nor
man Dawson. Howard Donovan,
Billy Gooding. Elmer Hazel, John
Knight, William Krans. Clarence
Mraker, Howell Sevil. Lotion Stew
art, Ross Wright. The following
qualified fer the last game Of the
season with FELTON,: Alvon Davis,
Russell Loder, Herbert Pinder. The
Clayton Parent-Teacher AssOcia-
tion supplied the balls and bats.
Fire late Saturday night damag-
ed an unoccupied house on Railroad
avenue, in Clayton. causing dam
age of about $1,000. partly covered
by insurance. The building was
the property of William H. Tunis,
Jr. 1t is supposed that the fire was
caused by men who had gone into
the house to plav crap or drink.
There are several other houses in
the block which are occupied and
the residents Of these houses were
aroused from their sleep and made
a hasty retreat from the buildings
to the street. The CLAYTON Fire
Company was called and later the
fire company from SMYRNA but the
Clayton men had the fire under
control when the SMYRNA COMPANY
arrived and It was not necessary
to 20 into service.
The play entitled can Old-Fash-
ion Mother" under the auspices Of
the Clayton M. p. Church, was
given in the Strand Theatre, Smyr-
ma, last Wednesday evening, to a
good house and was thoroughly en-
ioyed. The church officials deeply
appreciate all those who gave their
time and talents to the cause and
to the managers of the Strand
Theatre for the use Of their build
ing, etc. all without compensation,
and to those who in anyway con
tributed to the success Of the play.
The proceeds will be used for the
benefit of the church. The play
will be given in Dover the 18th
inst.
Mr.. ad Mrs. Jack Poore and
children, Doris Marie, and Jackie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Pierce and
children, Emma, and Winnie" j"
spent Sunday with friends and rel
atives in Milford.
Miss Helen Grey of Wilmington,
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