Smyrna times., 1952-10-02

CLAYTON

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The Sunshine Class will meet to-
morrow evening in Fellowship Hall
at $50 pm. The w. S. c. S. is
planning a supper to be held in the
church diningroom on Friday, Oc-
tober 18th. Remember this date
and get your tickets early. Rally
Day is to be observed next Sunday
morning. Goal for attendance is
225. A Rally Day playlet, "The
Word of God" will be given in the
Sanctuary at pm.
This is National Bible Week and
so it is that all churches. of what
ever individual beliefs as to ritual
and Interpretation, should mark
this anniversary of the event that
put Gods Blueprint of Life in the
hands of His people. This event
occurred five hundred years ago
when one day in 1852, Johann Gut
enberg, a German inventor and
printer, gave the first of millions
of printed volumes of the Bible.
Prior to this the Bible was copied
by hand and kept inviolate through
the Dark Ages. Copies were avail
able for the faithful to read, but
they were chained to the churches
Vestibule desks and only the learn
ed had the knowledge to read them
as they were in Latin. Thanks to
the invention of movable type by
Gutenbeg, the Bible was printed
and made available for all man.
kidn to read and understand.
The regular meeting of the P. T.
"A. will be held on next Wednesday
evening, october 9Th at 8 pm. in
the school cafeteria. This is men,
bership month so make it date
on your calendar.
Fall and Winter Bus Schedules is
as follows: Leaves clayton at 1857
am. daily and Sunday for points
north. Returns at 6:38 pm. Sum
day and holidays leaves Clayton at
6:57 pm. for points north.
With the purchase of the Red
Star Bus Co. by National Trail
ways Bus System and the merging
OF Red Star into Carolina Coach
Co., an affiliate, this will mean in
creased bus service, better sched-
ules and better buses for the Del
rnarva area. The buses are stand
ardized General Motor and, at
cost of $31, 900 each they are air
conditioned and all safety devices
built in.
MFR. and Mrs Harold Wiley have
returned home after spending a va
cation with Mr.. and Mrs. Roy s..
McNeely of Statesville, N. G. Also
visited was North Wilksboro,
Sparta, Elkin, and a tour of the
scenic Blue Ridge Mountain area.
Rev. and Mrs. G. e. Leister with
MIR. Charles M. l.. Duff attended
the reception in honor of Bishop
and Mrs. G. Bromley Oman, at
tha Wesley Methodist Church in
Dover, on Friday evening.
Miss Beatrice Downing was the
weekend guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Noah Freedman, of Wilmington.
Blessed event at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William Moffett, near
Clayton, a girl, Sandra Lee, born
at Kent General Hospital, on the
R6th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Horn and
son Thomas Edward, Jr., of Gwin-
hurst, Wilmington, were visitors on
Sunday.
Robert Hurd, James Orvis, Har-
old Chambers, William Fleming
John Clark and Gilbert Shears
with Paul Simpson and Stanley
Boyd, were Sunday spectators al
Sflibe Park where the AS defeated
the Yanks 8 to 1.
Birthday congratulations thi:
week to Howard Virdin, the 29tT
of September, and daughter, Viviar
Ruth, the 28th of September Alsc
TO Jackie knight, the 27th of Sep
tenber.
MRS. Marguerite Keys of Boz.
man, Md, was a visitor in town re.
Gently.
The Weakly Wit: No horse goe:
as fast as the money bet on them
National Apple Week will be OBJ
served from Oct. 23-Nov. / this
year.