Smyrna times., 1932-03-09
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
Items of Personal and Social Inter
est Cleaned About Neighborhood


active service after long and activ,
careers. Edgar C.Harrington, bag
gage master on the Oxford Brancl
living at Clayton, had been in tht
railroad service for the past 4;
years; and Eugene D.Knox, freigh
conductor on the same branch, also
living at Clayton, had a service
record Of 80 years and 5 months
ED" Harrington, as he is affec,
tionately known to a large circle
of friends, was first employed or
the railroad as a freight brakeman
on May 81, 1888, and was promot-
ed to baggage master on December
21, 1892. His extremely courteous
and obliging manner has endeared
him with the travelling public. One
of his hobbies was trap shooting,
in which sport he became a crack
shot, winning considerable fame
and recognition over the entire
Delmarva Peninsula. Conductor
Knox's railroad service began on
October /, 1892, when he was en-
ployed on the former Delaware Di-
vision as track laborer. He was
promoted to freight brakeman on
May IS, 1899, to fiagman on Feb
ruary 8, 1908, and to freight con-
ductor on March 25, 1909 His
fine character and courteous deal
ing with the public has made him
a host of friends over the division
Kirby @. Jackson, of Chicago,
dean of all Pennsylvania Railroad
enginemen, celebrated his Tooth
birthday yesterday, March 8. The
veteran engineman, oldest among
10000 retired employees Of the
Pennsylvania, is in good health and
ready to attend a reception in his
honor at which he will be present
ed with a testimonial in behalf of
the railroad by Fl. z. Newcomet,
vice president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad in Chicago. Following A
years in active railroad service, Mr.
jackson is probably the oldest rail-
roader in the United States. James
Buchanan was in the White House
and Civil War clouds weer rapidly
growing darker when young Jack
son, at the age of 26, began firing
a woodburner on the old Cincin-
natl and Peru railroad, now a part
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad, in
1858. Three years later he became
an engineman and continued to
pull trains over the F-t. Wayne di-
vision Of the Pennsylvania until
April !, 1902, when he was retired
at the age Of 20 under the COM
pany's pension regulations.
School News: We lost pupils
on account of moving day but we
gained several new ones."Attend-
ance was low on Monday on ac-
count of the cold wave; it is
climbing back to normal however.
Junior Choir held their monthly
party in the school auditorium
Tuesday evening. The Girls Sew
ing Club met at school Monday
evening with ten members present.
Instructors present We're Miss
Comstock, Mrs Wroten and Miss
Elrick.- The first color field meet
of the year was held last Thursday
afternoon. The contests were ex-
citing throughout. Final score
r,,or 100 g. P;obard yKr;Tl;apoe a1d
Mary Lurtys side, to 100 for John
knight and Virginia Darrah's side.
Clayton teachers attended the
County Teachers Association last
Friday at Smyrna. An interesting
program had been prepared. Sew
eral from Clayton School played in
the orchestra. who attend
ed the County Adult Glass Meet
ing in Dover on Wednesday night
were pleased with the program
The Student thinker was awarded
to the Sixth Grade room on ac-
count Of highest percent Of attend
ance for the month Of February.
Miss Evelyn M. Hoffecker spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Pennock in Elkton, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Dayett, Mrs.
r. A. Pusey and daughters. Mil
dred and Mary Frances and son
Billy, spent Saturday in Whining
ton.
At Trinity Episcopal Church,
Clayton, Rev. Frederick Marx Bar
ton, minister in charge, at $50 a.
m, there will be morning prayer
and sermon.
Mrs. Anthony Carroll and chill
dren of Dover, spent Saturday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Meredith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ely and chill
dren, Junior and Mary Louise,
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Pardee
in Viola.
Mrs. Seth Williams and daugh-
ter Elsie Mae, spent Saturday in
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dicie Kitchens and
children Of Absecon, N. j., were
weekend guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howell Spvil