Smyrna times., 1931-01-28
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
items OF Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

tereSt Cleaned ADOnG IoWu
The Clayton Parent-Teacher As
sociation now boasts the second
largest paid up membership in the
State, 1856 members. Middletown
is first with 16O members, Lincoln
ranks next with 1856, Dover fourth
with 116 and Oak Grove-Elsmere
fifth with 90. Dover and Clayton
ranked fourth and fifth in the Big
Five" last year but neither asso-
cations has equalled last years
membership yet. Wainwrights re-
ports the first 100 per cent mem
ship, having a member from every
home represented in the school.
Henry Sterling, former block op-
orator at Bear, Del, on the Del
marva Division of the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad, and well known to
many Clayton R. R. men, was re-
tired on February 1st, following
his illness of several months which
had incapacitated him for active
duty. He was first employed on
the former Delaware Division as
an operator on December 9, 1890,
and remained in this position until
February 1st, when his name was
added to the honor roll of the rail-
road company, after 40 years and
i month service.
Professor H. E. Mcbride and
family of Chesapeake City, Md,
and Miss Eva j. Barnes of Green
Bank, N. j., spent last Saturday
with their grandfather, Mr.. F. A.
Marker Sr., and Miss Florence A.
Marker.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Boggs en-
tertained at dinner on Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. Dudley Porter, daughter
Anne, Mr. and Mrs. George Glass
and granddaughter Betty Jane
Glass, all of Chester, Pa, and Mr..
Merrill Boggs and daughter Julia,
of near town.
Master Merritt Pennock Of Elk
ton, was the weekend guest Of his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. w. T.
Hoffecker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul George Of
Dover, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Georgia LeCompte.
Mrs. Gorden Cochran Of Dover,
spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Julia Hawkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Irwin of
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hardesty.
Mrs. Charles Hardesty has re-
turned home after spending sever
al days with her sister, Mrs. Frank
johnson who has been quite i'll ar
her home in Galena, Md.
Mr.. Harry Rector Of Baltimore,
spent the weekend with his wife,
Mrs. Rector.
Mr. and Mrs. Dicie Kitchens and
children of Bridgeton, n. J., are
spending sometime with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howell Sevil.
Mr.. Ford Allaband of Bridgeton,
N. j., spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. William hepherd.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph ". Carrow
and son Billy, motored to Delmar
ON Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 0. Reed spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Sherwood on Sunday.
Mr.. Bateman Cullen is quite i'll
at his nome.
Miss Evelyn Hoffecker spent
Friday in Wilmington.
Miss Lottie Rust Of Wilmington,
and Mr. Benjamin Crawford, Of
Massey, Md, spent Wednesday
with Miss Evelyn Hoffecker.
Mr.. Fred Burke Of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with his wife
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Montague
and children spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Lynch at Dover.
Miss Sue Hoffecker and Mr..
Charles Wheelin Of Philadelphia,
spent Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. t. Hoffecker.
Mrs. John Shortall and Mrs. Will
liam Spencer spent Monday in
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Carpenter
(nee Miss Edna E. Jones), of Phil
adelphia, Pa, and Mrs. Leslie
Smith of Townsend, were Sunday
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. John H.
Maloney and Mrs. Harry Walker.