Smyrna times., 1953-11-26
CLAYTON


EweHs-St. Paul Church Uotes-
Sunday, November 29th is the first
Sunday in Advent, the season of
expectancy before Christmas eve
and Christmas Day. - At the
morning worship at IL the minis
ter will speak on THE Decision OF
God The Senior and Junior
Choirs will sing.-The evening SER
yice at z will be a meeting for
youth from 10 to 13 for vespers
and recreation. - The Delaney
Church will hold its official board
meeting Friday, November q, at
s pm. at the home of Mrs. Frank
Connor. Devotional reading for
today: Love never faileth.-I Cor
i3: 8. (A.S.V.)
v. F. w. Post 1901 Notes-Dis-
trict Commander, John Cooper, a
member of the local post, has an
nounced that Delaware Day along
with a membership rally will be
held in the Post Home on Decem-
Der 7th. Department officials have
been invited to participate.-De-
9artment Commander Elwood B.
Richards has appointed John c.
Cooper to supervise community
service work for this area. - The
VF'W. observance of Delaware Day,
Dec. z, and Bill of Rights Day on
Dec. Is is held to be more appro-
pirate and necessary than the
propagandizing of Human Rights
Day and other events largely ad-
vocated by those who are interest
ed in promoting one-world the
ory. 1t is pointed out that the 54-
year old VFW is founded on the
precept "to maintain true alleg-
lance to the government of the
United States of America, and
fidelity to its Constitution and
laws" and by that principle the
Department of Delaware will con-
tinue to oppose any schemes which
is considered out of line with this
policy.
Items While bird-hunting last
Thursday on the Carl M. Pedrick
farm, formerly the Alex Darah
farm on Alley Mill road near
Clayton, Russell Loder, and a
friend, Carl Cidell, with the Air
Force, Dover Air Base, met up
with strange critter' in this To-
cality. Reports of this strange
creature has been heard from time
to time and has now been identi-
fed by Mr.. Cidell as a Bob-cat. A
native of Willsboro, near Scranton,
Pa, Mr.. Cidell points out that deer
is natural prey of the Bob-cat
and with the plentiful influx OF
deer it is natural to erpect his en-
-.errdes &c move in, too irthday
today for Mr.. ]. M. Davis.-Linds
Diane Spencer, 4-year-old daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Spencer
has been awarded the fourth ma.
tional, and the first local prize ir
the 10th annual children's national
Photographic contest. Linda was
selected from thousands of entries
and presentation of the award has
been made by a Wilmington De-
partment Store.-A reward of $50
is being offered to anyone giving
information towards the arrest
and conviction of the person or
persons stealing fuel-oil here in
town. This reward will be paid by
the local Town Council.-Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Gooding left on Sun
day to spend the winter at Day
tona Beach, Fla.-Miss Alice En-
mis- of Conshohocken, Pa, with her
sister, Mrs. Bertha Sevil over the
week-end.-Birthdays this week
for Mr.. Frank Connor, on the 25th
Mrs. Herman Sevil, on the 9th
and Mr.. Roland Noah Ford, or
the 29th.-Teen-Topics: Phil Vosh.
ell, a member of the cast OF
Daphne, a mystery-comedy Civ.
en- last week by the junior class
SHS.- Charlotte Pryor, Bernie
Martin, Isabel zippe, Ruth Wiley
and Jim Roth, in the cast of THE
Pilgrim Story" given at tn,
Thanksgiving assembly program
at SHS on Tuesday.-Janice Hol
lett named president of the Libr
airy Club.
The Weakly Wit Powder thai
goes off with a bang amt near 81
dangerous as powder that goes OF
with a puff.