Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL


position of Postmaster at Clayton.
Any one wishing to file application
to take this examination may Sc
cure the necessary forms at the
Clayton post Office or write the
United States Civil Service Com
mission, Washington, D. c. The
applications must be filed with the
United States Civil Service Com
mission, Washington, D. c., not
later than January 26, 1910. In
order to be eligible for the examin-
alton, an applicant must be a cit
izen of the United States, must
have actually resided within the de-
livery of the post Office for which
the examination is held, or within
the city or town where such Office
is situated, for at least one year
Immediately preceding the date
fixed for the close of receipt of ap-
plications, must be in good physic-
al condition, and within the pre-
scribed age limits. The competi-
tion is open to both men and wo-
men.
st. Paul Methodist Church, Rev.
Leon w. Ross, pastor, announces
services for Sunday as follows:
Sabbath School at 10 a. M; morn
ing worship at IL; Epworth League
at z p. M; evening worship with
sermon by Rev. w. A. Hearn, Dis
trict Superintendent of Dover Dis
trict.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Rev.
Frederick Marx Barton, minister in
charge, announces the evening
prayer service and sermon at 81
p. m. in the church.
The Clayton Home Demonstra-
tion Club will hold their next meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Carl Hurd |
on Friday, January II, at 1880 p.
m. Mrs. Kate H. Daugherty, Coun-
ty Agent, in charge. Her subject
will be Farm Outlook for 1940."
Mrs. Thomas Purse and son
Charles, Of Wilmington, spent Fri
day with her sister, Mrs. w. T.
Argo.
Mrs. James S. Clayville spent
Saturday in Wilmington.
Mrs. Harvey Cole, near town,
spent Friday with her daughter,
Mrs. James Whalen.
Mr.. Howard Budd of near Town
send, spent last week with her
aunt, Mrs. James Whalen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Beck, Sr.,
and son Harry ,Jr., spent Saturday
in Dover.
Little Nancy Lee Argo has been
i'll, but is much better at this writ \
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben. Johnson Of
Dover, were guests on Sunday of .
Mr.. Johnson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs .
Harry Q. johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Walls Of Sud- I
1ersville, Md, spent Saturday with
Mr.. and Mrs William T. Argo and
Rev. Mabel Erskine.
Mrs. Katherine Hitchcock of Do \
yer, and Mrs. Roy Carey of Ken
ton, spent Sunday with Mrs. Pearl I
Connell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Voshell
spent Sunday with Mrs. Voshell's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Wal
lace, of Millington, Md.
Mrs. Bertha NJ. Sevil and Mrs.
ENr7r7fc- ord
Howell Kitchens of Salisbury, Nd,
attended the ice follies in Philadel-
phia and spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Walmsley.
Miss Grace Collins spent the
weekend in Wilmington with her
sister, Mrs. Mary VanDyke and
her mother, Mrs. Alice Collins, who
is very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reese spent
Sunday in Millington, Md, with
Mrs. Harry Cats.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Roth of
Dover, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Churchman.
Mr.. Harry Sylvester and son
Frances, of Smyrna, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Sylvester.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Clayville
and family, and Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey Hill and family, spent New
Years in oxford, Md. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Clark and
of Wilmington, spent
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lin
wood Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hill of near
town, spent Monday afternoon in
Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood Ennis spent !
afternoon with Mr.. and ]
Mrs. Bateman Cullen near Smyrna. ,
Mrs. p. r. Smith and Mrs. Carl
Hurd spent Tuesday in Whining 8
ton.
Mr. Charles Stewart will enter :
tain the Sewing Circle on Tuesday .
evening.
Mrs. Ernest DAVIS ana Mr.. Ed
gar Mills left Sunday to spend sew {
sral weeks in Florida.