Smyrna times., 1932-04-27
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
Items of Personal and Social Inter
ct Cleaned About Neighborhood


Clayton Baseball team entered in
the Junior League of the State
ID. 1. A. A., and won its first game
in impressive fashion by the score
of 81 to 5 from Frederick. Clark
Davis, with two home runs, and
John knight, with one home run,
were the batting stars of the game.
On Friday of last week the team
continued its winning streak at the
expense of the Leipsic team. This
time the score was 81 to 2. In an
earlier game of the season the
Clayton team won no-hit, no run
game at Leipsic by the score of
20 to O. The lineup of the team
was as follows: catcher, A. Davis;
pitchers, CDavis and John knight;
first base, J. Bailey; second base,
B. Gooding; short stop, G. Davis
and j. Knight; third base, E.
Hutchison; right field, w. Hutch
ison; center field, S. Boyd; left
field, j. Parker. The team has
hopes of going as far as last years
team in the State championship
race. Last years team won the
championship of Southern Della
ware but lost the State Champion
ship to DUPONT School, 2 to 1, in
ten-inning battle. The game at
Hartly Monday was in favor of
Clayton girls, Is to IL; and boys,
36 to 1.-The Athletic Association
cleared $3.50 at the entertainment
held Tuesday of last week.
Clayton School Wins Junior High
Music Memory Contest.-In COM
petition with approximately 25
other Junior High Schools of the
April %, the Clayton team won the
team event for the Class I, Junior
High School of the State of Della
ware, with an average score of 337.
Second place went to Delmar, with
$50; third place to Richardson
Park with 323, and fourth place to
Lord Baltimore with 311. The rep
resentatives of Clayton were Clara
Nancy Slaughter, Flora Hollett,
and Marshall Clough. Alternates
were Sara Burke and Peggy Spry.
The test was in music memory
work. 1t was divided into eight
parts and took approximately l IL
hours to give. It consisted of rec
ognition of compositions, form
scheme, meter, instrument recogni-
ton, lives of composers, and i'm
portant facts about compositions.
The Representatives of Clayton are
to be congratulated on their splen-
did showing in the events.
Clayton School News.-The p. t.
A. will be held Thursday, April %,
7.45 p.m.-They lost five children
to Laurel School by the removal
of Mr.. Harry McClain and family,
last week. However, they gained
three from Laurel by the moving
of Mr. Donoway's family on the
same day.-Prof. Hickman's room
won the attendance banner for the
week.-The Atheletic Association
cleared S17.50 at the entertain
ment on Tuesday vening, April 10.
Pupils are busy with events for
Field Day at Harrington, May g.
The Girls Club met Monday even
ing, April 25. Enthusiasm is high
in the girls club, learning to pre-
pare dishes in preparation for the
girls camping trip early in June.
The annual election of the Clay
ton Savings and Building and Loan
Association was held yesterday at
which all the officials were re-
elected They are: DR.. Q. G. Har-
monson, president; w. r. Keys,
vice-president; H. r. Bodley, sec
retary, and J. r. Clements, treas
urer. The Board of Managers are:
R. Y. Wallen. Howell Fl. Sevil,
Walter r. Keys, T. B. F1uharty
and G. w. Hall. The annual report
submitted by Secretary Bodley,
showed the affairs of the associa-
tion to be in good condition, with
a net earning of six and six-tenths
percent. The association voted to
issue a new series.
The willing Workers Class of
the M. E. Sunday School met at
the home Of Mrs. William N.
Reihms on Friday evening. It was
also the 10th anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Reihm. The class pre-
sented them with a beautiful table
lamp. Refreshments were served
and a good time enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Louis Walker and Mrs. Mary
Mailer joined Mrs. Reihm in enter
tanning the class.
Mrs. William N. Reihm was call
ed to Washington by the serious
Illness of her niece, Miss Dorothy
Goldsmith.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Rev.
Frederick Marx Barton, minister
in charge, announces these services
for Sunday next-9.30 a. IN, cele-
bration of the Holy Communion
and sermon.
Mrs. John Harris returned home
on Sunday after spending the win