Smyrna times., 1932-03-02
NEWS BUDGETS FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
CLAYTON
Items of Personal and Social Inter
est Cleaned About Neighborhood

Essay Contest were as follows: list
prize, Elizabeth McClain; End
prize, Clara Nancy Slaughter, and
3rd prize, Virginia Darrah.- The
Spring Athletic schedule goes into
effect Tuesday, March 1st: (a) two
days in games, (b) two days in
field events, and (c) one day in
calisthenics.-The Athletic Club
has made a model Of the athletic
field, the material is flour and salt
on card board.-On February %,
our school listened at President
Hoover's address over the radio
Mrs. Craig won the flag for best
attendance for the week. School
will not be in session Friday on ac-
count of the County Association
meeting in Smyrna that day. Mem
bers of our school orchestra will
play at this meeting-We are
sorry to lose Clifton and James
Jones from our school. They will
enter Townsend School the first of
March.-The Junior Boys Club
met on Wednesday and had their
program and games. They are
planning hike soon. The Mikado
will be given March 29, by home
talent in the school auditorium.
The music under the direction of
Mrs. Gildersleve and the principals
under the direction of Mrs. Har-
rington, are progressing nicely
The Adult Education Convention
will be held in Dover High School
Building on Thursday evening,
March 10.-Mr. Howard H. Will
liams visited our school on Monday
of this week.
Miss Ida May Wright, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Adelbert H.Wright
entertained some of her friends on
Friday evening, February 26th, in
honor of her sixteenth birthday an
niversary. The evening was spent
in playing games of several kinds.
Those present were: Miss Thelma
Hawkins, Mrs. Sara Crossley, Miss
Thelma Crossley, Miss Ernestine
Davis, Miss Flo Hollett, Miss Es-
ther Shortall, Miss Florence Hep
burn, Miss Nancy Slaughter, Miss
Corinne Shapley, Miss Ida May
Wright, Mr.. H. P. Shapley and Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Wright. She re-
ceived many beautiful presents and
her friends wished her many more
happy returns Of the day.
According to the new time table
Of the oxford branch Of the Penn
sylvania railroad, gasoline engine
is scheduled to replace train No.
AGO, operating between Oxford
and Clayton in the morning, and
train No. 4769 which makes the re-
turn trip at night. Trains No.
4761 and 4768, arriving at Ridgely
about II a. m. and 2 p. m, respec-
lively, will continue as steam driv-
en- trains due to the hauling of
milk from a number of stations to
the main line The change is ex-
pected to be made within a few
days.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton, Rev. Frederick Marx Barton,
minister in charge, announces there
viii be service Sunday next at $50
a. m, Holy Communion and ser
mon.
Mr.. and Mrs. "a. j. Pleasanton
spent last Saturday with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. John Maske in Whining
ton, who celebrated their 25th we'd
ding anniversary.
Mrs. Thomas Downing spent Fri
day in Wilmington.
Mrs. Julius Hawkins and daugh-
ter Thelma, spent Saturday in
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Carrow,
Mrs. Leonard Morris, Sr., and Mrs.
John Hobson spent Thursday in
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Shane and
daughter Thelma Anne, spent Sun
day with Mrs. Shane's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Elwood David of near
Middletown.
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Boggs
spent the weekend with their
daughter, Mrs. Harry Atkinson in
Cape Charles, Va.
Miss Carmen Loder was operat-
ed on Saturday morning, February
27, at the Kent General Hospital in
Dover, for appendicitis. Miss Lod-
er has the best wishes of her many
friends for a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Benjamin Ely spent Friday
in Dover
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Hewlett of
Chester, Pa, spent Friday with
friends and relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hammond
and son of Wilmington, spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. John Mas
sey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Mills and
son, and Mr.. Willard Hickman,
spent Sunday with relatives in
Roberts, Md.
Mrs. Carl. .Hurd spent Friday in
Wilmington.
Mrs. Jack Johnson spent Friday
in Wilmington.