Smyrna times., 1938-01-13
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Clayton Fire Company is as fol
lows: 16 fires i'll Kent County; p
in New Castle County; 3 false
alarms L call by State Police tC
look for man; tc tai Al calls. Gave
fire drills to 10 teachers, an6 SIC
children each month. town fires
2 chimney, 1 box car, 1 stable,
grass; 80 country fires: 9 chimney
10 forest, 1 brooder house, barns
A houses, 2 automobiles, 1 grass;
i investigation. First aid class
was used 8 times. Apparatus
Travelled 398 miles: No. / used 20
times; No. used 19 times; No. 3
used times. 20 IA hours pump
ing water; 14,31O gallons Of water
used; LOO feet Of 2 IL inch hose
laid; 1888 feet Of ! IA inch hose
laid; 900 feet of 3-4 inch hose laid;
2O8 feet of ladder raised; IA gal
ions of acid and soda used; 2 1-2
gallons of foam used. Total of 419
men in service; 81 hours and 35
minutes Estimated loss Of So
oIOI saved 9oo,SOO.
The officers that were elected
and installed in the Clayton Fire
Company for 1888 are as follows:
President, o. Pryor; Vice-Presi-
dent, j. M Horn; Secretary, c. w.
Machamer; Treasurer, Elmer Cats;
Fire Chief, L. w. Walker; First
Assistant, o. B. Warren; Second
Assistant, F. ]. Burke; Chief Driv-
er, A. E. Sylvester; First Assist
ant, Milton Voshell; Second Assist
ant, H. Sylvester; Directors, Char
les Stewart. Paul Spencer and Fred
e. Burke; Fire Recorder, L. w.
Walker, Jr.
r. w. Slaughter HOnored by His
Organizations The members Of
the organization of r. w. Slaugh-
ter Lumber Co.. r. w. Slaughter
& Co., grain merchants, the Union
Insurance Agency, the Safety
Transit CO. and the Sinclair Rein
ing Co., gave a surprise dinner 70
their chief, r. w. Slaughter, We'd
nesday night of last week at the
Wayside Inn. 1t was altogether
an enjoyable affair. Mrs. Helen
Goldsborough was honorary toast
master, ably assisted by Mr.. Julian
Dunning. Mr. Raymond Mabrey
delivered an inspiring address in
behalf of the members, briefly out
lining the growth and progress of
the organization from it's cradle
days to the now thriving industry
it has become. Short speeches
were also made by Mr.. L. B. Welch
and Mr. W. E. Carter Mr.. Harvey
Hill was scheduled to make an ad-
dress but owing to shortness of
notification was unable to prepare
one, SO was excused. Mr.. Slaugh-
ter made response to the above adj
dresses, radiating a feeling of close
cooperation, good will and fellow
ship to each and everyone present.
Two principals and four alter
mates of Delaware were designated
by the War Department at Wash
ington to take March l examina-
tions for admission to the United
States Military Academy at West
Point. They are: Lawrence Lof-
ton Cobb, Jr., principal Clayton;
John Laurence Shortall, Jr., first
alternate, Clayton; John Leon Tar
burton, second alternate, Dover;
David Leland Case, principal, New
Castle; Joseph Richard Elliott, first
alternate, Elsmere; John Raymond
BlackSon, Jr., second alternate,
Elsmere
The Clayton Home Demonstra-
tion Club will hold an au-day meet
ing in the Clayton Century Club
room on Friday, January 14th, be-
ginning at 1920 a. M, followed by
a covered dish luncheon at the
noon hour. The business meeting
will be in charge Of Mrs. Kate Hen
ly Dougherty, County Agent. Her
subject will be 'SThe Outlook and
Farm Family Planning for 1888"
The officers elected for the year
are: Mrs. Preston Burris, presi-
dent; Mrs. j. M. Downs, vice-pres-
fdent; Mrs. Burton Raughley, sec
retary; Mrs. Ridgely Nickerson,
treasurer; Mrs. ]. M. Hazel, pub
Hcity.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Rev.
Frederick Marx Barton. minister
in charge, announces the service on
Sunday next will be at 7:30 p. m,
in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Keys.
st. PauPs M E. Church, Clay
ton, Rev. Leon w. Ross, pastor,
makes these announcements for
Sunday: Sunday School, 10 a. m;
morning worship and sermon at IL;
Epworth League at 700 p. m;
evening worship at 7:30.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Clark and
daughters, of Wilmington, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Montague and family.
Mary Frances Walker entertain