Smyrna times., 1953-11-19
CLAYTON

EMelfS-St. Paul Cnurcn NOleS-
At the Sunday morning worship
-ervice at IL, a service of dedica-
lion for the recently installed pull
,it furniture will be held.-The
Senior. and Junior choirs will sing.
The offertory will be sung by Mr..
charles Hall.-Or. Oler A. BARLEY,
District Superintendent of the Do
YER District, will give the sermon
of dedication.-The evening service
of vespers and religious discussion
-yill be held at 7:30 pm. in Ewell
chapei.-The Church Calendar is
as follows: Monday, November %
-he Friendly Fellows Bible Class
7vil1 meet at 8 pm. at the home of
Mr.. william Jones.-Tuesday, No
vember oath the Women's Society
If Christian Service will meet in
Fellowship Hall at 8 p.m.-Wed-
nesday, November 25th the Com
mission on Education will meet in
'he Church Parlor at 8 p.m.-De-
votional reading for today: In him
we live, and move, and have our
being. Acts II: %.
.VF.W. Post 1901 Notes The
Ladies Auxiliary of Newnam-Lee-
Urban Post have begun their an
nual membership drive, under the
supervision of the Membership
Chairman, Mrs. Marie G. Cooper.
We are asking that all members
pay their dues for 1854, now, in
order that our membership quota
may reach at least 100 percent by
December 81, 1953.-The Depart
ment of Delaware has divided their
Auxiliaries into A classes, offering
four cash prizes, one in each class,
for the Auxiliary having the high
est percentage over and above 100
percent, from June 1, 1858 to May
81, 1854. Added to this will be a
special National citation awarded
to any member in the Ladies Aux
iliary who signs up, for 1854, five
or more new, rejoined, or renewed
members of the V.F.W. on or be-
fore September 80, 1954.-It is the
Auxiliary1s desire to increase their
membership by at least 25 men,
bers. Anyone eligible for member
ship desiring to join, is asked to
contact any of the Auxiliary men,
bers, who will be glad to aid you
in joining.
Items.-A family reunion and
birthday celebration was held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Traverse on Smyrna Avenue, SUM-
day. in honor of Mrs. Traverse.
Thirty-five guests from Townsend,
Smyrna, and Dover were present.
Irwin b. Fretz, local boy, has
been promoted to Private First
Class, upon completion of 10 weeks
training with the U. S. Marines at
Paris Island, S. C.-Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Pleasanton celebrates a
wedding anniversary November 20.
Plans for bazaar to be held on
December As was completed at a
recent meeting of the local Parent
Teacher Association. = Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Wiley, Sr., celebrated
a wedding anniversary yesterday.
"A number of oil-tank robberies
reported during the recent fog-en-
sfirouded nights has made police
detection well-night impossible
Letters this week from Pvt. Vim
son Ross, undergoing recruit train
ing at u. s. Marine Base, Paris
Island, S. c., Bob Foxwell, aboard
the u. s. s. Douglas A. Munro, at
Sasebo. Japan, recently celebrated
his promotion to Gunner's Mate,
third class. Congratulations, Bob!
and from Naha, Okinawa, comes a
letter from Evans Cole, with a
Navy Air Squadron.-A father-son
birthday this week: Franklin
Hardesty and son, Billy.-Birth-
day congratulations, too, for MIR.
Dudley Crossley, on the 18th and
Miss Patsy Langrell, on the 21st.
The weakly witt is reporyeu
our new jet-planes have passed
the speed of sound and are now
fast approaching the speed of gos-
sin