Smyrna times., 1936-07-16
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Clayton Basebal CiuD MT tneir
stride again the past weekend.
On Saturday at Wyoming the To-
Gals won to 1. Buck Sevil on the
mound for the winners, was in rare
form, allowing the Wyoming slug
gers two hits until the 9th. He
tired in the 9th due to the extreme
heat and was relieved by Hall who
finished the game. Messimer's
homer was the telling blow that
started Palmer's downfall. Mes
sinners homer, Coleman's single,
Taylor's double and Maag's single
produced Clayton runs in the 4th.
This makes straight victories for
Clayton over the Wyoming tossers.
On Sunday Goldsboro was the vic
Tins of the locals IL to s. Rain
delayed the game until $3.50 which
had a strong reaction on the crowd
keeping it to a small number. Hall
on the mound for Clayton, pitched
a good game being strong with
men on bases. Marshall was
strong on the attack for the local
sluggers. Jackie Newnum turned
in a fine fielding catch in the 7th
inning when he raced far back of
3rd to take a high drive over his
shoulder. Mr.. Arthur Sylvester
mon the $500 baseball pool prize,
he holding Clayton 1st and Colds
boro 8th inning with a total of z
runs. On Saturday the strong
Townsend Club will be at Clayton.
This battle should provide plenty
of action. Clayton holds a to /
edge over the visitors in the season
play. Clayton is still smarting
from that evere trouncing on July
4th a. m. game and will be out to
turn the tables. Mgr. Hall will
probably toe the mound for the To-
Gals. Billy Maitland will be back
at 3rd with Newnum and Messick
fighting it out for End. Jim Soul
ley, dependable right handler, will
probably work on the mound for
Townsend. On Sunday Clayton
will pay at Wyoming. Buck Sevil
or Eagle Marshall will work for
the locals with Bill Taylor receiv-
ing. Clayton will be after their
5th straight from Wyoming. Turn
out and give the boys a boost. The
banner event of the year will be
held on Tuesday evening, July 21st
when a Donkey Night baseball
game will be played at the Clayton
Ball Park starting at $50 p. m.
The field will be brilliantly lighted
with flood lights. This game is a
great novelty and will provide the
augh of a lifetime. The players
are all mounted on donkeys. The
Clayton House of David" will
meet the Clayton A. c. You can't
miss this game. Come out and
see such daring riders as Charlie
Roose, AL. Donovan, Jack Mon
tague, Bill Bush, Jim McNevens,
etc, perform in mid-season form.
Don't forget-a thrill of a life
time. Donkey game, Tuesday ev-
ening, July 21st, at $50.
Clayton Parent-Teachers Asso-
citation Holds Luncheon Meeting
Changes in the personnel and plans
of the State Board of Health, made
possible by the Social Securities
Act, and the possibilities of help
from other cooperating agencies.
were presented to group of lay
workers at a luncheon meeting of
health chairmen of local Parent
Teacher Associations at the Clayton
School Wednesday, July s. The
meeting was attended by more
than seventy people interested ia
The Summer Round Up of the
Children" project of the Nation
al Congress of Parents and Teach
ers, which has for it's objective the
correction of remediable physical
deficits in children entering school
for the first time in September.
Those at the speakers table, who
were introduced by Mrs. w. r.
Keys. Clayton, Health Chairman
of the State Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation, included: DR.. ]. r. Beck,
in charge of the work in the field
of communicable diseases, G. Tag
gart Evans, Executive Secretary
OF the Delaware ti-Tuberculosis
Society, Miss Margaret Jefferis,
Director of Dental Hygienists, Miss
Pearl Macdonald. since June 1,
State Consultant in Nutrition, DR..
Woodbridge Morris. Director of
Maternal and Child Health Work.
Mrs. M. p. Northam, Yorklyn,
president of the Delaware Parent
Teacher Association and Mrs.
Kathryn Trent, Director of Nurs-
es- Other members of the State
Parent-Teacher Association Execu-
tive Committe attending the meet
ing were: Miss Eta j. Wilson, Ex-
ecutive Secretary, Mrs. Robert E.
Lewis, Dover, Mrs. George Walls,
Georgetown, Mrs. Glenwood Har-
Tington, Lewes and Mrs. Orville r.