Smyrna times., 1934-07-12
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Fdmuy hcuHioH a. "y
The tenth annual reunion Of the
Sylvester Johnson families was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Sylvester near Clayton, on
July 4th. officers were reelected
as follows: President, John Syl-
vester; Vice-president, Mrs Harvey
w. Johnson; Secretary, Mrs. P. W..
Lloyd, and Treasurer, Miss Eliza
beth t. James. A picnic dinner
was served on the lawn. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sylvester, Carol Sylvester, Mr.and
Mrs. Harvey w. Johnson and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Lloyd and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Col
mary, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Downs,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Killen and
sons, Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Johnson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hayes, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Chilcutt and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Taylor and
daughter, Mrs. Anna Rosin, Mrs.
Laura Downs, Mrs. Lura I. Ter,
Mrs. Emma Willis, Mrs. Sue Will
liams, Mrs. Elizabeth Bryan, Mrs.
Eugene Johnson and daughter,
Miss Margaret Jones, Miss Carrie
Jones, Miss Elizabeth James, Miss
Katharine Dixon, Miss Jane John
son, Miss Helen May Taylor, Irving
James, Frank Kiebel, Thomas Tay-
lor, William Singleton, Earl Sibley,
Samuel Sibley, Harold Deakyne,
Burton Colman.
On Saturday the Clayton Base
ball Club defeated Sudlersville by
the score of 10 to 8. Vaughn,
pitching his first game for Clayton,
had things pretty much his own
way. On Sunday Clayton defeated
Goldsboro before one of the largest
crowds of the season. The final
score was 5 to 4. Going into the
ninth inning one run behind Clay
ton put on a batting rally when
Palmer tripled, j. Knight singled
and advanced to second and r. K.
Knight came through with a single
scoring J. knight with the winning
run. The hitting Of Palmer, j.
Knight and R. Knight, featured for
Clayton, while Holland was best
for Goldsboro. The pitching of j.
knight was strong at all times
The fielding of R. Knight stood out
for the home team. Simpson for
Golldsboro made one of the best
catches seen in years when be
raced to deep right and made a
leaping one-hand catch of a drive
by r. knight. On Saturday Union
"A. G. of Wilmington will play at
Clayton. Union A. @. is composed
of a picked nine from the Whining
ton Church League. On Sunday
Hanley Hose Co., of Chester, will
play at Clayton. Clayton will be
out to win.
Among the trustees for colored
schools for Kent County by Judge
Harrington. those from Clayton
Blanco, Kentor and other nearby
places are as follows: Clayton, No
136, Risden Simmons, Milton Gill
bert, and Nathaniel DENLY; Black.
istons, No. 1877, James Gibbs;
Blanco, No. 13s, Edward Sudler;
Kenton, No. 14O, Oscar Ward;
Lockwood, No. 142, George Wilson;
Cheswold, No. 143, Thomas Dur.
ham; Fork Branch, No. 145, Cyrus
Ayres; White Oak, Harkless Har.
ris; st. Jones, No. 149, William H
Loper, Jr.; Willow Grove, No. 152
Benjamin Olston; Marydel, No. 15s
James H. Salisbury; Woodside
No. 154, McElroy Chase; Mt. Olive
No. 155, William G. Bowers; Viola
No. 156, Thomas E. Turner; Berry.
town, No. 157, Alvin Pritchett
Union, No. 15S, James Hansley
Reeves Crossing, No. 159, Mosley
Ewing; John Wesley, No. 16O, Hor
ace Mosley and Robert Timbers
Williamsville, No. 164, George
Brown; Raymond's Neck, No. 167
John Henry Bush.
The Clayton Home Demonstra
tion Club will hold their July meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Malcolm
Burris on Friday afternoon, July
18th. The subject will be, PRO
ducing High Quality Eggs TO
Home and Market" Mr.. H. S
Palmer. poultry specialist, will b
in charge.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton, Rev. Frederick Marx Barton
minister in charge, announces tn
service of Sunday next will be 73,
p. M, evening prayer and sermon
Mrs. Julius Hawkins spent Mon
day in Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr.. Floyd Wright of Philadel
phia, Pa, was the weekend CUES
Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dicie Kitchens an
children Howell, Buddy, and FL
Anne, of Salisbury, Md, spent tn
weekend with. her parents, MI