Smyrna times., 1932-01-27
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
items Of Personal and Social Inter
est Cleaned About Neighborhood


for. appendicitis. He is improving
and expects to be home next week.
He also had the misfortune to get
his arm hurt while cranking a
truck on Christmas eve-Thelma
Shane has been very i'll but is re-
ported to be improving at this
fime.-Junior Ely is recuperating
from a tonsil and adenoid opera
tion.-James Cubbage has return
ed to school after having had
chicken pox.-Emma Kraus has
returned to school after a weeks
absence on account of a cut on her
knee.-Adelaide Donovan broke an
Swear record of perfect attend
ance last week because of tonsil-
itis.-Two decayed naples were
removed from the north west cor
ner of the school grounds. = The
eighth grade has the Student
Thinker" this month because of
highest attendance in December
The girls All Sewing Club met
last Monday night.-The Travelling
Library visited our school last
Thursday Supervisor H. H. Will
liams was a visitor at our school
on Friday last.-Boys' Basketball
and girls basketball teams are be-
ing organized.-The visitors at our
school this week were Supervisor
II. H. Williams, Miss Moran, the
art teacher, and Miss Mcqueen the
music eacher.-Grades As have
entered on the Music memory Con-
test work for the spring contest
Sixth grade has organized for an
art project on life in six different
countries in Europe. Group one
will illustrate Great Britain in a
freizze. Group two, France in a
panel; group three, Germany in a
stage set; group four, Holland and
Belgium on a map; group five,
Italy BY sand table and Russia in
a book.-The P. T. a. will meet on
Thursday Of this week.-A bingo
party is being arranged for Thurs
day, February 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fleming Of
Clayton (nee Miss Mary Ryan,,
have the sympathy Of their friends
in the death last Thursday Of their
infant daughter, Vivian Rosalie,
aged z days. Funeral took place
Saturday afternoon from Mat
thews' parlors, Smyrna, and inter
ment was in Odd Fellows Gem
etery. Rev. Q. w. Spry oficiated.
Frances M. Gray. age IS, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. S. Myrtle Gray, and the
late William II. Gray, formerly Of
Clayton, will graduate from Wood
row Wilson Junior High Of Cam
den, N. IT., January 28th, and will
enter Camden Senior High School.
Essay COntest-Grades SIS have
entered an essay contest suggested
and sponsored by r. w. Slaughter.
The title is The Greatest Dawn in
American History" There will be
three prizes awarded. The first
prize will be s.; second prize, will
be So, and third prize, 81.
Mr.. Carl Downing and daughter
Joan, Mr.. Laurence Downing and
Miss Beatrice Downing, all Of New
York, spent the weekend with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thorn
as Downing.
Miss Elizabeth Houston of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Houston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Jones of
Wilmington, were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Hollett.
Mr.. J. Cowgirl and daughter Ev-
elyn, and Mrs. Mary Schwamb Of
Camden, NJ j., were motor guests
Sunday Of Mr. Frank Boyer and
family.
Mr.. Julian Dunning of Denton,
Md, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.and Mrs. Harvey Dun
ming.
Captain Lotion Cobb of Camp
Meade, and Mr.. Robert Brown, of
Browns, Mo. were weekend guests
of DIR. and Mrs. ]. S. Cobb.
Mrs. Frank Burrows Of Wood
land Beach, and Mrs. Paul George
of Dover, spent Monday with their
grandmother, Mrs. Georgianna Lee
Compile.
Mrs. Joseph Miller and Mrs. Har
ny c. Johnson, and Mr.. Ben. John
son spent Sunday in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Albert Brown Of Baltimore,
Md, was a recent guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Dayett at their home
Maple Shade"
Mrs. Evelyn Onley of Whining
ton, was a recent guest Of Mrs.
Henna Baynard.
Mr.. Floyd Wright of Philadel
phia, Pa, spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Wright.
Mr.. Fred Burke of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with his wife
and family.
Mr.. Harry c. Johnson spent Sat
1lrdav in PHILADELPHIA