Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

ers Sunday School Class Of st
Paul's M. E. Church, Clayton, wer,
entertained on Friday night, Apri
2Sth, by Mrs. John Sudler, Mrs
Mary Nailor and Mrs. John Ma
loney, at the home of Mrs. Sudler
Among those present were: Rev
Q. w. Strickland, Mrs. Sallie Good
ing, Mr.. L. H. Walker, Miss Flor
ence Marker, Mrs. Lewis Hurd
Mrs. Dudley Crossley, Mrs. Ernest
Davis, Mrs. William Reihms, Mrs
Harry Walton, Mrs. Emma Reed
Mrs. Malcolmn Burris, Mrs. Joe
Miller, Mrs. Ed Harrington, Mrs
Alice Sinex, Mrs. Adelbert Wright
Miss Ethel Barnes, Mrs. Robert
Day, Mrs. John Sylvester, Mrs
Van Pelt, Mr.. Adelbert Wright, Mr.
Arthur Carey, Mr.. John Sylvester
Mr.. John Sudler, Mr.. Denny Sud-
Ter, and Master James Sudler. Mrs
Katherine Blair of Baltimore, Md,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dolan and Mrs. Vir-
ginia Smith of Wilmington. After
the business meeting, very pleas
ant evening was spent in songs,
reading and games, followed by re-
freshments.
President Howard T. Ennis open
ed the Twenty-second Annual Con-
yention of the Delaware Parent
Teacher Association which crowd
ed the Dover Presbyterian Church,
Saturday, April 29th. Greetings
were extended by George S. Will
1iams, president of the State Board
of Education, Burton p. Fowler,
president of the National Progress
sive Education Association and
Headmaster of Tower Hill School,
delivered the principal address on
Parents and the Depression. Re
ports were given by Mrs. William
Anderson, Blackbird: Successful
immunization campaign and some
teeth and tonsil corrections. Mrs.
w. r. Keys, Clayton: Campaign
for the removal of tonsils (66 cas-
es), will be completed as soon as
school closes. Mrs. w. R. Keys
also reported a balance in the
treasury Of S356.20.
Arthur Sylvester, 35 years old, of
Clayton, was exonerated Friday by
a coroner's jury in the death
Thursday night Of Russell Adams,
13 years old, who was killed when
he fell from the running board of
Sylvester's milk truck and was run
over. Sylvester was collecting milk
about 8 o'clock Thursday night in
Snow Hill, Md, when he felt a jaI
as his machine passed over some
thing. He stopped and found the
boy. He took him to the office OF
physician where he was pro-
nounced dead. Sylvester reported
to the police and was held over
night. It was determined that the
boy attempted to steal a ride and
fell from the running board
Mrs. William Hollett presided at
the meeting of the Clayton Century
Club last Thursday evening After
a brief business meeting, a pro-
gram prepared by Mrs. William
Reihm, chairman of conservation
was presented America" was
sung by the club members, after
which Mrs. Wilbur Clark and Mrs.
Sallie Gooding gave readings on
conservation. This was followed by
a solo by Mrs. Paul Fleming, IT
Love You Truly" and a solo by
Mrs. Raymond Mabrey, The Bare
foot Trail" The next club meet
ing May 4th, will terminate the
meetings until October. The pro-
gram will be in charge of Mrs. H
II. Sevil, chairman Of music.
The Clayton Baseball Club open
ed the season on Saturday at
Goldsboro, under the management
of Mr. Harry Gray. They were de-
feated in a close game by Colds
boro, Z to 4. On Sunday they trav-
eled to Hartly where they reversed
the tables and trounced Hartly to
the tune of 10 to 5. The game was
featured by the pitching Of Lamb
and the heavy slugging of Palmer,
Warner and Harrington for Clay
ton, and Hurley for Hartly. Satur-
day, May 6, Clayton plays Green's
boro at Clayton. The league sea
son opens on May 13.
On Thursday evening, April 27,
the white Rose Minstrels" of
Smyrna, played before a packed
house at the st. Josephs' auditor
ium for the benefit of EwelPs MP.
Church. We most congratulate
our neighboring fellowmen on the
many fine artists they have in put
ting on such a fine performance.
1t was enjoyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bailey enter
tanned at dinner on Sunday, Mr.and
Mrs. Allen Hewitt and daughter
Joan Moe, of Chester, Pa; Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Brynes and daughter
Phyliss Anne, and Edna Bailey of
Middletown, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ben