Smyrna times., 1930-12-17
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
4sems of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

terest Cleaned About Town
The Clayton Parent Teacher AS
sociation is sponsoring the Com
munity Christmas Tree which will
be placed on the school grounds
The Adult Singing Glass is pre-
pairing a program of Christmas
carols which they viii sing around
the tree on the evening of Decem-
Der 22nd. The children will also
sing their songs about the tree. AT
the meeting December 18th, at
tended by 400, the Importance OF
allowing children to work with
raw materials was discussed after
the reading Of the paper prepared
by Miss Eta ]. Wilson and Miss
M. Elizabeth Brugger. The Sew
ing Club presented playlet. Mu-
sic was furnished by the school
orchestra. BY means of the an
nual bazaar S82 was added to the
treasury making total of S191.
The old Clayton School House, a
two-story frame building, which
was recently bid in for $500, by
R. w. Slaughter at a public sale
held under auspices of the State
Board of Education, has been sold
again by Mr.. Slaughter. Mr..
James r. Mott of Woodland Beach
takes the school building and Rob
ert Marker of Wyoming takes the
heating plant. The building must
be moved and ground cleared with
in 80 days of the sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Brown
(nee Miss Helen Cobb, formerly
of this town, are receiving con-
gratulations upon the birth of a
son on Saturday, December Is.
A Christmas entertainment will
be held at Downes Chapel Church
on Sunday evening, December 21st
at 8 o'clock. The Clayton people
are cordially invited.
R.'W. Slaughter has purchased
two houses on Smyrna Avenue of
i Luther Lapham and has remod-
eled them into modern homes.
A Christmas celebration will be
given at EwelPs M. P. Church on
Tuesday evening, December 23rd,
at 7.30 o'clock. The public is well
come.
Mr.. John Chapman of Linwood,
Pa, spent Thursday in town with
friends.
Miss Thelma Anne Shane is
quite i'll at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Shane.
Miss Elizabeth Jerman and
friend of Galena, Md, spent Thurs
day with Mrs. Charles Hardesty.
Mr.. w. R. Keys and Mr.. Charles
Clements spent Friday in Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Loder and
children, Miss Mary S. Hutchison
and Mr.. Ernest Ellingsworth spent
Friday in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stockley OF
Wilmington, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Carrow. Mrs
Carrow and children James, Cliff
ton and Geneieve, returned home
with them, where they spent this
week.
Mr.. John Graham spent Monday
In Philadelphia.
Mr.. William Johnston of Port
Deposit, Md, spent Monday in
town renewing old acquaintance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Schofield
and daughter of Woodbury., N J
spent several days last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pratt.
MIR. Charles Clayville, of Della
ware City, spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Clayville.
Mrs. William Shepherd spent
Friday in Wilmington.
Mr.. Seville Keys Of Philadelphia
was the weekend guests of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r.
Keys.
Mr.. Thomas Shortall of Cape
Charles, Va, was a recent guest OF
his brother, Mr.. John Shortall and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Wheat
man spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Turner of Dover.
Mr.. Harry Johnson spent Friday
in Wilmington.
Mrs. Earl Ely and children Jun
ior and Mary Louise, spent Friday
in Philadelphia.