Smyrna times., 1930-09-24
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
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Clayton School News - At tine
opening of the school year the fol-
lowing teachers reported for duty:
Miss Bamberger, first grade; Mrs
Davis, second and third grades;
Mrs. Smith, third and fourth
grades; Miss Moore, fifth grade;
Mrs. Clark, sixth grade; Mr.. Hick-
man, seventh and eighth grades
The enrolment by grades is as
follows-First grade, 81; Second
grade, %; Third grade, %; Fourth
grade, 25; Fifth grade, 80; Sixth
grade, 25; Seventh grade, 25, and
Eighth grade, II. The fifth, six
tn, seventh and eighth grades of
Oak Hill School were transferred
to Clayton School at the begin
ming of this school year. About
20 pupils came in from that school
The bus contract was awarded to
Mr.. r. w. Slaughter. Mr.. H.Hill
is the driver. Miss Moran, State
Art teacher, again returns to
Clayton School this year as our
art instructor. She spends Wed
nesday of every week at our
school. On Tuesday of this week
Clayton School was visited by
Miss Martin, State Music Teacher.
She plans to visit our school at
regular scheduled periods. She
has organized a school choir con-
sisting of the following pupils
Eighth grade, Junior Sevil, Bessie
Chombok, Serena Davis, Dorothy
Everhart, Lotion Stewart, and
Paul Coverdale; Seventh grade,
Stanley Boyd, Marie Hobbs, Vir-
ginia Darrah, Clara Nancy Slaugh-
ter, Charles Palmer. and Ivan
Smith: Sixth grade, Kline Heva-
low, Flo Hollett, Catherine Davis,
Elizabeth Hill, Billy Spencer and
Clifton Jones; Fifth grade, John
Shortall, Joe Parker, Frank Cole,
Roberta Ennis and Emma Jacobs;
Shelby Harrington, Julia Burke,
and Julia Scout. The Sewing
Club Clayton Girls All Club, has
reorganized for the school year
1930-31. Approximately so girls
have joined the club, which is un-
der the leadership of Mrs. Moore,
with Mrs. Clark as assistant
teacher. Plans for the organiza-
ton of our school orchestra have
been practically completed and re
hearsals Will start on Monday,
September % Thirty-fve pupils
have already signified their inten-
tions of joining the orchestra,
which will be one of the few ele-
mentary school orchestras in the
state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hudson,
children Ray and Nancy, Mrs.
Howell Sevil and Miss Alice En-
mis- motored to Baltimore on Sat
urday where they visited Mr.. John
Ennis at John Hopkins Hospital,
where he is slowly recovering
from recent operation. His
many friends wish to see him
home soon.
Mrs. Edward Freeman and son
of near Millington, spent Friday
with Mrs. Frank Wooleyhan.
Mr.. and Mrs Gorden Cockburn
of Dover, spent last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Hawkins and
Mr.. and Mrs. N G. Severson.
Mrs. n. G. Severson has return
ed home after spending several
days with her sister, Mrs. Ella
Davis at Toms River, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Mills and
son, and Mr.. Willard Hickman,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Hickman near Church Hill.
MIR. Carl Crossley of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley
Crossley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Pennock
and son Merritt and Miss Evelyn
Hoffecker Of Elkton, spent Sunday /
with Mr.. and Mrs. William T.Hof- 1
fecker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Carroll .
and children of Dover, spent Sum
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Meredith.
Mr.. George Allen Of Philadel-
phia, spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. Gene Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Dayett at
tended the Chester-Bethel Church
services Sunday and were guests
of Rev. and Mrs j. A. Buckson.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Negen-
dank and daughter of near Will
mington, were weekend guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Miller.
Miss Ella Harris is spending a
few days with her mother, Mrs.
Amelia Harris.
MIR. Fred Sears of Philadelphia,
is spending a few days with Mr..
and Mrs. William Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Harrington +
of Oxford, Nd, were weekend .
guests of Mr.. ard Mrs. Shelby
Harrington.
Mrs. James Boggs has returned
home after spending several days