Smyrna times., 1932-03-23
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
ftexns Of Personal and Social Inter
est Cleaned About Neighborhood


OF interest to railroad men o.
Clayton and the Pennsylvania
Railroad system is the report thai
a reduction of 10 per cent in al
pension payments of the Pennsyl.
vania Railroad will go into effect
with the April 80 checks in al
cases except where such a reduc.
tion would result in payment OF
less than $50 per month. The re-
duction was authorized by the
company's board of directors, and
was the result of the financial de-
preston, which has caused the
company's gross operating reven-
ues and income to be reduced. The
Pension Department of the Penn
sylvania Railroad was organized
January 1, 1900, since which time
25,970 officers and employees have
been retired from the service with
pensions. During the entire period
all payments have been made who'll
ly by the company. The amount
was S7,933, ,254. The company's
stockholders and employees have
taken a share in the reduction of
money paid out. April 1, all offic-
ers of the company will have their
salaries reduced 10 per cent of
their present earnings. They ac-
cepted previous 10 per cent re-
duction last July 1. The last div
idend paid out to stockholders was
accompanied by a notation that
unless business conditions improve
it would be necessary to forego
payment of the next dividend. If
conditions make it at all possible,
however, some cash dividend will
be paid out, it is said, even if the
amount is smaller than previously
paid.
Light takers of Clayton were
joyful Saturday when they receiv-
ed notice from Clayton Town
Council that the Electric Light
Rates would be reduced Clayton
recently withdrew from Smyrna
and is buying current direct from
the Eastern Shore Public Service
Company, the same as Smyrna.
Now that Council is getting its
current in bulk wholesale cheaper
than it has ever gotten before,
Town Council is passing the econ
omy on to the public and giving
light takers the lowest possible
rates. The drop not only gives
lower rate for house lighting but |
affords housewives a Accent XIV /
rate for electric cooking ranges. !.
Members of council are being con
graduated for rendering citizens of
Clayton this saving.
At Trinity Episcopal Church at
Clayton, Rev. Frederick Marx Bar
ton, minister in charge, announces
the following services: Good Fri
day, 7.30 p. M, evening prayer and /
sermon on the "Crucifixion" East
er Day, $50 a. M, celebration Of
the Holy Communion; 7.30 p. M,
short evening prayer and sermon.
Included at this service will be a
pageant by the Sunday School and 4
presentation of the missionary Of
fering.
Mrs. John Y. Boggs of Cape
Charles, Va. was a guest of Mr..
and Mrs. William G. Boggs on
MIR. and Mrs. Francis Irwin of
Wilmington, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Hardesty.
Mrs. Raymond Shockley ano
Of Darby, Pa, spent We'd
lesday with her mother, Mrs. Ju-
ius Hawkins.
Miss Virginia Baynard of Will
nington, was the weekend guest
If her mother, Mrs Henna Bayn-
lrd.
Mr.. William Hollett Jr., of Will
nington, spent the weekend with '
lis parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Iollett. I
Mr.. and Mrs. Dicie Kitchens and
hildren of Absecon. N. j., were !
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
lowell Sevil. &
Mr.. James Shockley has return
d home from the Kent General {
Hospital in Dover, where he was ]
ecently operated on for appendi-
tits, and adenoids and tonsils. &
ames has the best wishes of his
lany friends for a speedy recov- S
ry. y
Miss Adelaide Donovan is out
gain, after being quite ill at her S
ONE. a
Mr.. Lloyd Wright of Philadel-
hia, Pa, spent the weekend with a
is parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward v
fright. - a
Mrs. Jack Montague spent
thursday with her parents, Mr.and i:
Irs. Herman Lynch in Dover. e
Mrs. Raymond Downward has
eturned home after visiting h
-iends and relatives at Sharon a
ill, Pa, and Wilmington. S
Joe Parker, who has been i'll at