Smyrna times., 1936-04-16
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Baseball Season to Open Sunday
The Clayton baseball season will
swing into action this Sunday,
(April 19) when the local club will
meet the strong Twelfth Ward of
Wilmington. Clayton Club closed
its season last year with 3 to /
victory over 18th Ward Club. The
Wilmington Club is reporting a
much improved club over last sea-
son and is expected to make the
local boys travel at a fast rate in
order to bring the bacon. Reds
Mcguire, veteran Southern League
twirler, is expected to draw the
mound selection for the visitors
with Mckinley doing the receiving
Mcguire is well known around
Chester and Philadelphia and is ex-
pected to be a tough thorn in the
side of our Clayton sluggers. Man
ager Perc Hall is expected to toe
the slab for the local club with
Taylor ON the receiving end. Hall
is a former teammate of Mcguire,
both having seen service with Joe
Hickey's great Fifth Ward Ches-
ter Club of several years ago. "A
merry battle is expected when
these friendly rivals pit their wares
against one another. Several vet
eran of last season will start in the
local clubs lineup on Sunday. Ev-
erett, Gray and Eagle Marshall
will patrol the outfeld posts for
the locals. Newman, Boyles. Kelle-
her and Mag will round out the
infield combination. Hall, Sevil,
Trippe will be the mound main
stays. Taylor will bear the brunt
OF the catching duties. Coelman
and Joe Parker will fill in the re-
serve posts. This lineup is re-
garded as very formidable organ
ization and able to step with the
best. Everything is in readiness
for the opening. Fred Burke will
take care of the umpire's duties at
this opening game. The refresh
ment stand will be ably managed
by Mr.. George Parker. The ad-
mission this season will be 20 cents
for general admission with sc ex-
ira for grandstand. A ground prize
will be given to the lucky ticket
holder each Sunday. The locaI
club will be QUILTED in their new
uniforms at this big opening anc
should make a very neat appear.
ance. The cash and clothing prize:
held by the locals was won by
Irwin Nickerson of near town. Ht
held ticket number 800. Mr.. Nick,
erson chose to take the S35. Ht
then gave half of it back to the
club. This action was greatly ap-
preciated by the club management
and shows Mr.. Nickerson's kind
ness and interest in the welfare ot
the local club. Turn out, every.
one, and see our boys make Their
season start. On Sunday, April 26
Bridgeton, N. j., will be the oppon.
ents.
Trinity Episcopal Church. CLAY
ton, Rev. Frederick Marx Barton
minister in charge, announces tht
service on Sunday next will be a.
7:30 p. m, at the home of Mr.. anc
Mrs. w. S. Ellis.
Mrs. Mary E. Naylor and Mr.. Ar
thur Carey spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. John Ennis in Odessa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Day anc
children. spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fluharty
and Mr.. and Mrs Frank Savir
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
NJ d. Wallace and son Richard, OF
Drexel Hill, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Mills anc
son Roland, Jr.. and Mr.. Willard
Hickman spent Sunday at Roberts
Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller anS
daughter Betty Ann, spent Sunda,
with Mr.. Miller's father at Mary
del, Maryland.
Mrs. Edgar Harrington of Fred
erica, spent last week with her sol
Mr.. Shelby Harrington and family
Mr.. Edgar Harrington spen
Sunday at Laurel.
Mrs. Dicie Kitchens and childrel
of Fruitland, spent last week wit
her mother, Mrs. Howell Sevil.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Thompson
spent Sunday at Seaford.
Mrs. Carl Hurd, Mrs. p. r. Smit
and Mrs. Ed Wright spent Tuesda
In Wilmington.
Mrs. Medora King of PhiladeI
phia, spent the weekend with M
and Mrs. Stuart Donoway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brown an
daughter Hope, of Baltimore, Md
spent the weekend with Mr.. an
Mrs. Raymond Pusey and Mr.. v
II. Dayett.
Miss Marion Dulin of Dover,
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Edison Co
ains-
Mrs. John Y. Boggs of Wilmin,
ton, spent Thursday with Mr.. an
Mrs. w. c. Boggs.