Smyrna times., 1932-10-19
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Neighborhood

home on Sunday in celebration OF
Mr.Poore's Saith birthday annivers-
AIRY. Mrs. Poore is y years of age
They observed their 45th wedding
anniversary last July. They have
six children: Mrs. Charles Sipple,
of Marcus Hook; Harvey Poore, of
Clayton; Clyde and Ralph Poore, of
Massey, Md; Archie Poore who
lives with his parents and Mrs.
Harry Stecher, of Wilmington.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Poore are in
health. The guests Sunday were
MIR. and Mrs. John Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Phillips and daughter
Lorraine, of Barclay; Miss Ethel
Hall, of Centreville, Md; Harvey
Poore and sons, Bobbie and Char
les, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stecher
and daughter, Peggy; Mr.. and Mrs
Archie Poore; Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
Sipple, Charles Sipple and daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. p. Blanche and sons,
Billy and Earl and William r.
BLADES, OF marcus HOOK.
Clayton School News-The Soc
Ger games which were scheduled
with Millington High School and
Frederica on Thursday and Mon
day respectively, were postponed
on account of rain. The Dodge
Ball game between Clayton and
Magnolia, at Magnolia, on Wed
nesday, October II, resulted in an
other victory for Clayton. The
score was 81 to 10. Our team will
play at Hartly on Wednesday, Oc-
tober 10. The Nature Club took a
hike during their regular club per
iod Friday afternoon.-An execu-
tive meeting of the P. T. A. was
held Thursday night at the school.
The regular monthly meeting will
be held Thursday evening, October
20 at Medical Inspection was
begun Friday. DIR. Smith and
Miss Hastings of the State Board
of Health and Miss Hargadine,
Dental Hygienist, are in charge
Grades two and three, Miss Jones,
teacher, won the weekly attend
ance award with an average Of SO
per cent.-We have received from
the State Art Department, a hand
some framed picture, an award for
State recognition for Art work
done during the year 1931-32.-
Mr.. Flynn Of the st. Joseph's In
dustrial School visited us Wednes-
day morning.-A Halloween party
for grades one to five will be held
at the school Wednesday night, Oc-
tober 26. "A similar party for
grades six to eight will be held the
following evening, October ~
An all-day group meeting of the
teachers of Northern Kent County
will be held in the Clayton School
building Tuesday, october 20.
Special luncheon will be served in
the school lunch room.-The P. T.
A. will sponsor a public Halloween
Party which will be held at the
school Friday evening, october 28.
A forty-minute program is being
prepared including music by the
Edgewood Trio.
Golden Wedding Anniversary -
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Taylor celebrat-
ed their golden wedding anniver-
sary on Monday, October 18th. On
Sunday a surprise dinner was Civ
en- to them by relatives and friends
They were presented with beauti-
fully decorated wedding cake with
the date and year of their marriage
on it. They received many useful
presents in gold and linens, beauti-
full chrysanthemums. Their many
friends wished them much happi-
ness Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. John Swider, of Fol-
son, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Web
er and two children, Mrs. Walter
H. Weber, of Havre de Grace, Md;
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradfield and daugh-
ter Of Moore, Pa; Miss Stella
Strouse and Mr.. Howard Jones, Mr.
Leon Chatty and Miss Mildred
Strouse of Moore, Pa; Mrs. Flor
ence Wood and daughter Stella Of
North East, Md; Mr.. and Mrs. FL
wood Montgomery of Queen Anne,
Md, and Mr. William Burris of
Smyrna.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Rev.
Frederick Marx Barton, minister in
charge, announces the services for
next Sunday will be held at 7.30 p.
m, Evening prayer and sermon.
Services at Salem Church near
Clayton on Sunday will be as fol-
lows Song service at 2.30, preach
ing at 800 by the pastor in charge
Mr.. Bailey. Come, enjoy the old
fashion gospel preaching in the
power Of the Holy Spirit.
Rev. J. A. Wright and wife, a
retired minister Of Delmar, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Downing. He preached two beau
tiful sermons in Ewell's NJ. p.
Church at the morning and even
ing services.