Smyrna times., 1930-03-12
BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

only sunday ScnOOl ana CnrlS-
tian Eindeavor services were held
in Ewell's. M. p. Church on last
Sunday, March 9th, the pastor be-
ing sick with a case of grip. This
was especially unfortunate since
on March End we had entered up
on program Of special pre-East-
er and Pentecostal services, eX-
tending up to the 10Th Centennial
of the birth of the church, June s.
Some Of the topics treated at the
recent services are as follows: The
Marvels and Tragedies of Seeing,
The Fate of the Rich Young Man
Who Was Almost Perfect, Jesus
Unbosomed to His Friends, The
World or Christ MARY and
Martha) no Preventing Providence
The pastor will be in his pull
pits next Sunday, the 10th, morn
ing, afternoon and evening, to re-
sumo his program. The Christian
Endeavor Society of EwelPs will
give a st. Patrick's social in the
Century Club Hall on Saturday ev-
ening, the 18th inst, abolishing a
long established custom of cele-
brating on the 18th.
Twenty Clayton ladies were
pleasantly entertained at a /
o'clock luncheon, Friday, March q,
at the home of Mrs. Neugebauer,
Clayton. The luncheon was spon-
sored by the Dover Gas Light
Company and served by Kathryn
Stults, Home Service Director of
the above company; assisted by
Nellie Walls. Mrs. Neugebauer's
new insulated gas range was used
to prepare the luncheon. After the
luncheon the ladies were ushered
into the kitchen where Miss Stults
pointed out the advantages of the
Quality insulated oven. The one
point which was stressed particu-
larly was the actual saving of gas.
School was closed on Friday and
the Clayton teachers attended
the meeting of the Kent County
Teachers Association at Dover.
The fve-year-old daughter Of
Arthur Scott of near Clayton,
when attempting to enter the hen
house in search of aggs, stumbled
over the sill of the door and fell
with great force on her left elbow.
The fall resulted in complicated
fracture of the joint and it is prob
able that the girl will have a stiff
Joint all her life.
The Clayton Firemen responded
to a call about II a. m. Sunday
morning and again about 7.3O a.
n, to extingujsh fire on Railroad
Avenue, owned by Mr.. John Sew
erson, Sr. The fire had made quite
a head way but the firemen
fought bravely and the fire was
soon extinguished. Considerable
damage was done, the loss being
estimated at $1,000.
r. w. Slaughter is erecting q
large and modern storage house
for cement, plaster and lime. Mr.
Slaughter has planned this storage
house of such construction that il
will be possible to carry the above
materials in stock over long per
iods of time without any deterior'
alton. When finished it will bt
one of the most up-to-date build
ings for storage of building ma
t,erials in Kent County.
Mrs. Bessie Skinner had the
misfortune to fall down the cellar
steps of her home last Monday
and suffered a broken leg. Hel
many friends wish her a speedy
recovery.
Mrs. Lambert Gooding enter
tanned the Wednesday evening
Bridge Club at her home last
week. Those present were: Mrs
J. Thompson, Mrs. l.. ]. Wright
Mrs. w. Scout, Mrs. Gene Allen
Mrs. William Weaver, Mrs. Har.
vey Jones and Miss Annette Good
ing. High prize and draw prize
were won by Mrs. William Weaver
Mr. Ben. Johnson of Whining.
ton, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry G
johnson.
Mrs. Jack Poore and Mrs. Char
les Poore, spent Thursday with
Mrs. Roadway Warner at Lewes.
Miss Lola Davidson and Mr.. Joe
Roache of Milford, spent Wednes-
day night with Mrs. Jack Poore.
Mr.. William Reihm and wife
have moved into their new home
on Main street.
Miss Agnes Conway of Whining
ton, was a weekend guest of Miss
Pauline Boggs.
Mrs. Norman Hammond and sor
of Wilmington, spent Monday with
Mrs. John Massey.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Freeman
of near Miilington, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wooley.
han.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Heather Of
Marydel, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wright.
Mrs. James Boggs spent Wed
nesday in Wilmington.
Mrs. Jack Montague and chill
dren. Jimmy and Joyce, spen