Smyrna times., 1933-03-15
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Monday, March 6, in the Memorial
Hospital, MassawadoX, following a
sudden illness. He was first en-
ployed on the old N. Y. P. & N. r.
r., as a telegraph operator and
acting agent at Hallwood on Feb
ruary IL, 1885. A few weeks later
he was transferred to Salisbury as
assistant agent. On July z, 1886,
he was promoted to extra train
dispatcher at Cape Charles and
Salisbury; and, on July Is, he was
made chief train dispatcher in
charge of dispatchers and oper-
ators. His fine work in this re-
partment paved the way for his ap-
pointment as chief clerk of the di-
vision on November 1, 1901, in
which position he continued in
charge of dispatchers and opera
tors. On November l, 1909, he was
made division operator; and, on
March 1, 1921, he was appointed
supervising agent. Upon the con
solidation of the Delaware and
Norfolk divisions into the present
Delmarva division, he was appoint
ed division operator, in which ca
pacity he remained until July i,
1882, when his name was placed
upon the honor roll of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, after a service
record of AZ years and months.
During this almost half a century,
Mr.. King had ben intimately asso-
ciated with the following railroad
superintendents James McConkey,
II. w. Dunno, w. "A. Patton, r. H.
Nichols, ]. G. Rodgers, Elisha Lee,
r v. Massey, Q. I. Leiper, M. W..
Clement, r. H. Pinkham, F. D..
Davis, AZ. 3. Pitcairn, Porter AL
len, G. VI. Curtiss, w. r. Davis and
K. r. Vought. The funeral services
were held from his late residence
on Tazewel Avenue, Cape Charles,
at 800 p M, Wednesday, March 81;
interment in the Cape Charles Gem
etery.
Clayton School News The week
1y Art award was won by grades
three and four, Mrs. Smith, teach
err Grade five, Mrs More, teacher.
won the weekly attendance award
with a percentage Of 50. The at
tendance award for the month Of
February was won by grade six,
Mrs. Clark, teacher Twenty-Five
members Of the Adult Education
Glass are planning to attend the
County Rally and banquet which
will be held in the Frederick school
on the evening of March 23rd. To
date eleven successful tonsil oper-
ations have been performed at Mid
dletown and Dover hospitals. This
is a part Of the r. n. a. Health
program Jack Gooding and Hazel
Willis, members of grade seven,
are our champion boy and girl
marble players. The regular
monthly meeting of the P. r. A.
will be held Monday evening, March
9Th. The play, "Old Peabody Pew"
a production Of the Adult Educa-
tion class has been postponed and
will be given on Tuesday evening,
March 21, in the school assembly
Hall.
Paul Smith, aged sc years, EN-
played on the farm of Thomas Mills
near Clayton, was found dead
alongside the road last Friday af-
ternoon. Mr.. Smith was hauling a
wagon load of corn about two miles
from Blackiston's Cross Roads
when he fell from the wagon to
the road The coroner was sum-
moned and an inquest was held
Saturday morning at Matthews
Funeral Home and the verdict of
the coroner's jury was the cause
of death was from natural causes.
He was born in New Orleans and
had been in he employ of Mr.. Mills
only since January. At this writ
ing no funeral arrangements have
been made, awaiting word from
Washington.
Harold Horsey, State Bank Com
missioner, issued licenses for
a number of State Banks to open
this morning. The Clayton Bank
and Trust Company was one of
these declared to be on a sound
basis and the opening of the Clay
ton Bank was received with joy by
its patrons.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Rev.
Frederick Marx Barton, minister in
charge, announces the Evening
Prayer Service will be held at 7.30
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.
Darrah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Atkinson
and son Junior, of Cape Charles,
Va, spent several days this week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
James Boggs.
Mrs. Henry Cummins and chill
dren, of Dover, spent Monday with
her parents, DR.. and Mrs James
S. Cobb
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Crossley