Smyrna times., 1937-09-02
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Clayton School Opens Next Wed.
nesday-The Clayton School will
open for the school year 1878 or
Wednesday, September s. Profes-
sor willard w. Hickman, principal
of the school, has announced that
the faculty will be the same as OF
the past two years, namely: Miss
Margaret Elrick, first grade; Miss
Virginia Jones, second grade; Mrs.
Blanche Smith, third grade; Mrs.
Edith Moore, fourth grade; Mrs.
Mildred Mills, fifth grade; Miss
Pearl Smith, sixth grade; Miss
Louise Robinson, seventh grade;
Mr.Willard Hickman, eighth grade.
A faculty meeting will be held
Tuesday evening, September z, at
which time school policies and
problems will be discussed. School
will be in session all day Wednes-
day. Mrs. Warren, cafeteria man
ager for the past five years, will
return and will have lunch ready
for the first day. In preparation
for the opening the janitor has
cleaned the school and will have it
in excellent shape by next Wednes-
day. He has received many COM
pliments from the citizens of Clay
ton for the manner in which he
has kept the grounds this summer.
The school grounds are truly a
beauty spot and should be appre-
ciated by all.
Clayton Baseball News - Well,
fans, here it is again. Donkey
Baseball. The biggest laugh show
in the world. This is a big play-off
game featuring the winner of
Clayton Has-Beens and Kent Coun-
ty Wildcats game Of Tuesday
night and the winner of Goldsboro
and Greensboro Fat Mems game.
This game will be played by Colds
boro Fat Men and Kent County
Wildcats. What game this viii
be. Big George Schweitzer of
Pearson's Corner is again in shape
and ready to perform again. AL.
Donovan, Clayton Leader, will play
with Wildcats, as he is too wild to
be termed a Has-Been. Jay Las
sell, George Fearon, Red Robinson,
Speedy Messimer, John Loder,
Charlie Reese, Eichholz, Preston
Burris, Chee-Chaw Pleasanton,
Dutch Mag and many other IA
miliar faces will be in the Wildcat
lineup. Many of these have been
borrowed from the Has-Been line
mp due to the fact they were too
fast to be classed Has-Beens.
Friends, if you missed the first
game you can't afford to miss this
one. This game was played before
$4,000 fans in Washington, D. 9.
Don't forget the date, Thursday
evening, September End, at Clay
ton Ball Park at 8:15.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton, Rev. Frederick Marx Barton,
minister in charge, announces the
service on Sunday next will be at
$50 a. m, with celebration of the
Holy Communion and sermon. The
church will be put in good order
this week and he hopes for full
attendance at the service on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walton en-
tertained on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Warner and sons Bobby and
Alan, Of Hollyoak, Miss Peggy
Stuart of Beverly, n. j., Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Deamer and children
Margaret and Elizabeth. Margaret
and Elizabeth remained for a week.
Mrs. Margaret Johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Frost and children
Hughie and Peggy, of Burlington,
N. j., Miss Helen Downs of Odes-
sa, spent last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walton Smith and Mr.. w. H.
Smith and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Naylor and
children, of Chester, Pa. spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Langrell. :
Miss Louise Massey of Centre
vile, Md, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Pinder.
Little Norma Lee Peterman of
Milford, is visiting Misses Mary
Anna and Catherine Wright.
Miss Margaret Leonard of Ok
ford, Md, is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. T. Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tschudy Pratt of
Delaware City, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Coverdale.
MIR. and Mrs. Victor Jamison and
son, of Dover, were Sunday visit.
Drs of Mr.. and Mrs. Coverdale.
Jean and Elizabeth Kirby of
Smyrna, spent Monday with their
grandmother, Mrs. Ralph Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert Gooding
and sons Jack and Jimmy, and Mr..
and Mrs. William Weaver and sons
Owens and Freddy, of Wilmington,
spent last week at ,Rehoboth.
Miss Julia Scout of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. r. II. Honett.
Miss Charlotte Spry is visiting