Smyrna times., 1934-05-17
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

having lost TO FTederlcd IN 9
league baseball game by 8 to z, al
Frederica, the Clayton School re-
turned to its home grounds last
Wednesday and defeated Magnolia
by a score of s to 5. This puts our
boys in a tie for first place in our
league. The girls team beat Mag
nolia by a score of 46 to 6. On
Friday ou girl team took its third
win in 4 contests at the hands of
Leipsic girls. At the same time
the boys second team defeated
Leipsic, IL to 9. Pitching bril-
liantly and with perfect support
from his team mates, Parker hurl-
ed no-hit, no-run game to defeat
st. Georges on our diamond on
Monday, by a score of 4 to 0. In
the first we scored two runs on
Hutchison's double, a walk and an
error. We added two more in the
fifth on two singles and a walk
At eight o'clock last Saturday
morning eighteen members of our
Eighth grade, accompanied by
Miss Warford and Mr. Hickman,
left for Annapolis, Maryland. We
arrived at Annapolis at eleven
o'clock and spent the morning in
watching the Midshipmen drill and
in their gunnery work. After a
hurried visit around Maryland's S
Capital, we attended a track meet,
tennis match and lacrosse game in
the afternoon. After sea food
dinner we left at p. M, for home,
happy but tired, in our days ad-
venture. are glad to welcome
Miss Erich back to her position as
the first grade teacher. She had
been out for some time because of
trouble with her eyes.-The Spring
Music Festival was held Tuesday
night, May 18th.
The Clayton Baseball Team were
defeated at Goldsboro Saturday by
the score of a to 8. The game was
nip and tuck throughout and the
winner not sure until last man was
out. On Sunday Clayton lost an
other tough game on the home
grounds. Milford defeated our boys
z to 5, the game going eleven in
nings. The pitching of Palmer for
Clayton was easily the shining
light. The game could easily have
been won only for the want of a
hit. Sapp, the pitcher for Mil
ford, also pitched a strong game.
The new grandstand is mostly
completed, so come out and enjoy
yourself to good ball game,
where you can have the comfort of
a nice shady seat in our new
grandstand. Goldsboro comes to
town on Sunday, SO don't be alb
sent
Mrs. M. D. Wallace and son
Richard, of Drexel Hill, Pa, were
weekend visitors of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs William F1uharty.
The Clayton Century Club held
its closing night on Friday night.
Mrs. H. H. Sevil, chairman of mu-
sic, was in charge Of the program.
Solos were sung by Lotion Stew
art, accompanied by Rynear
Macklin. Reading, Dear Mother
of Mine, by Mrs. Jack Johnson;
piano solo, by Miss Helen Warford;
duet by Mrs. Jack Johnson and
Mrs. James Montague, Mrs. Elsie
Hollett at the piano. Refresh
ments were served by the Hostess
es, Mrs. Sallie Gooding and Mrs
Mary Walker, and a social hour
was enjoyed.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton, Rev. Frederick Marx Barton,
minister in charge, announces the
service on Sunday next will be at |
7:3O p. m, evening prayer and ser
mon.
Miss Beatrice Downing of New
York, N. ", spent the weekend |
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Downing.
Mr.. Will Harris of Camden. NJ,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Reynolds Of .
Philadelphia, Pa, spent Mothers
Day with their mother, Mrs. John
Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Knox, Mrs.
Robert Day, and Mrs. William
Reihm, were callers at Rev. and /
Mrs. ID. ]. Givan, at Galena, Md,
on Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Rachel Amwake has been !
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Cats. I
Mrs. William Reihm spent Fri
day in Chester, Pa, with her sister, /
Mrs. Louis M Haas.
Mrs. Julius Hawkins and grand I
son Sonny" Davis, spent several /
days last week with Mr.. Raymond !
and children in Darby Pa. /
Misses Cora and Elva Dulin of
Marcus Hook, Pa, spent last We'd
nesday with their parents, Mr.. and !
Mrs. Dulin of near town.
Miss Esther Shortall has accept
ed position in the beauty parlor
of Mrs. Harriet G. Money in the
Arcade Building at Rehoboth. She
assumed her duties today.