Smyrna times., 1941-03-27
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

The Clayton Clodhoppers Club,
with the original play, THE Ugly,
written and directed by a member,
Layton Mabrey, won second honors
in the drama competition at the
Caesar Rodnew School Friday mite.
Honors in acting went to Harry
rey. The Clayton Junior Clodhop-
pers won third place in the con-
test with wild Cat Willie Gets
Brain Fever" with acting honors
going to James Montague.
The Oak Grove Blue Hens Chicks
Club won first place with "Quiet
Please" directed by Mrs. Myrtle
Cubbage. The cast was: Victor
Carrow, Paul Virdin, Ruth VirdiD,
Sarah Paradee, Frances Carrow,
Doris Short, and Lulu Paradee.
The Clayton Clodhoppers' All
Club preented an original play by
one of their members, Layton Ma
brey, in the competition at Caesar
Rodney School on March 21st. In
the cast were Harry Cloud. Wilma
Blendt, Layton Mabrey and James
Whalen. The Clayton Junior Clod-
hoppers presented wild Cat Will
lie" In the cast were James Mon
tague, Dorothy Hill, Robert New
nam, Marilyn Rowlinson, Robert
Haley, Florence Hopkins and Ann
Willis.
The Clayton Lions are complet-
ing plans for minstrel show. They
are to be guests Of the Smyrna Ro-
tary Club on Thursday, March 81.
They recently furnished glasses for
two school children. Edgar Har-
rington will be program chairman
on April list.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton-Service on Sunday next will
be at s p. m, in the Church.
The Sunshine Class of St. Paul's
Methodist Church gave a covered
dish luncheon last week. The re-
turns proved successful.
Relatives and friends OF Miss
Julia Boggs are mourning her
death. She passed away last Fri
day after a years illness. Miss
Boggs was 20 years old.
Mr.. Thomas Shortall is quite i'll
in the jefferson Hospital in Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Mrs. Hayward Thornton and Mrs
Eva Hudson of Wilmington, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Conway.
Mr.. Charles Haffer and Mr.
Thomas Conaway of Dover, and
Mr.. Lewis Conoway of Clayton, at
tended the Academy of Music IL
Philadelphia, Sunday.
Mrs. Bessie Cain has returned
home after visiting for two week:
with her daughter, Mrs. Richard
VanAtta of Baltimore.
Misses Margaret and Anna Har
rington, of Wilmington, and Mr.
Russell Benton of Pennsylvania
and Mr.. Clifford Hurd were guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Harring
ton over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fl. Malone,
gave a turkey dinner last Sunday
The guests were: Mrs. Clara Nc
Donald, Mrs. Ethel Sapp, of vii
mington; Mr.. and Mrs. John Ennis
Jackie, Jean and jimmie Ennis, 0
Odessa; Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Carey
of Dover; Mrs. Mary Mailer, Mis-
Ethel Barnes and Mr.. William
Walker, Of Clayton. The Dime
was for the birthdays of Jimm.
Ennis and John Maloney whicl
were on the same date and 70
Mrs. Mcdonald, Mrs. Sapp, Mrs
Mailer and Mrs. Carey whose birth
days were in the same month.
Mr.. ana Mrs. w. S. Collisor
Mrs. Bertha Sevii, Mrs. Russo
Carey ana Mrs. Ella Montague at
tended the Methodist Church i
Harrington last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Cats wer
guests Of their son at Stanton owe
the weekend.
Mrs. w. S. Collision entertaine
the sewing circle last week an
Miss Mary Ross entertained thi
week.
Mr.. w. T. Hollett, Jr., and fam
lily spent the weekend with Nj
Hollett's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. v
T. Hollett, ST..