Smyrna times., 1953-06-04
CLAYTON


EwelI's-St. Paul Church Notes
Rev. and Mrs. William B. Kitchens
have occupied the parsonage fol-
lowing the departure on last We'd
nesday of Rev. and Mrs. Leister
for Bethel, Del. Reverend Hitch
ems is a native of Laurel, Del. A
graduate of Georgetown, Del. High
School, and the University of Del
aware. Mr.. Kitchens served 21
months with the Infantry, U. S.
Army, of which IA months was
spent in the Southwest Pacific.
Following his Army service, he at
tended Virginia Law School at
Charlottesville, Va, then trans
ferred to Westminster Theological
Seminary, from which he graduat-
ed in May of this year. During
his term at Seminary, Mr.. Hitch
ems served as pastor of the Meth
odist Church at FELTON,, Del, for
three years. Rev. Kitchens is
married and has one child, jean
ette Elizabeth. The text for this
Sunday mornings service will be
"on Following Jesus" There will
be no evening service because of
the Baccalaureate service for the
Sth grade graduates of the Clay
ton School, to be held in the school
auditorium. The Sunchine Glass
will meet in Fellowship Hall to-
morrow evening.
VT. w. Post 1901 Notes--Com-
mander Austin Carey presided at
the regular monthly meeting on
Monday evening. = George Haley
was elected as Manager of the
Softball team which will play with
the Clayton-Smyrna Softball Asso-
ciation. The Association is made
up of five teams: Belbers, Wilson's,
Ennis and Deakyne, Burton Chew
rodet, and v. F. w. Post 1901. The
first game of the season will be on
June 16th.-John c. Cooper gave a
report on the Poppy Sale and it
was sell out due to the geners-
ity of the community. Mr.. Cooper
wishes to thank everyone who con-
tributed to this very worthy cause.
The Ladies Auxiliary is holding
a bake in the Clements Supply
Building on Saturday, June 18th
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Clayton Fire Co. will be held
this coming Tuesday evening, June
9th at which time discussion and
voting will be in order towards the
purchase of a two-man portable
pump principally for use at coun-
try fires.
Items-Clara May Keyes, OF
Phoenix, Arizona, is spending the
1ssli1s7ffef months with Dr. and Mrs.
R. w. Comegys, and Mrs. Mar
querite Keyes, at Bozman, Md
Miss Alice Ennis, Conshohocken,
Pa, weekend visitor with her
sister, Mrs. Bertha Sevil.-Mr. and
Mrs. John Roth and family, Sky
Zine Drive tourists over the Mem
oriaa Day weekend.-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Cole, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Knotts, Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Dun
ming, and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry En-
mis- spending three days in Atlantic
City attending the annual Lions
Club Convention.-Busy days for
the June graduates of Clayton and
Smyrna Schools-parties, hayrides,
fetes, and trips, with some misgiv-
dngs towards promotions Mrs.
Robert T. Robinson, Delaney Road
gave a party yesterday afternoon
for the 4th graders of Clayton
School.
A local boy making good is
Richard Comegys, son of DR.. and
MRS. Richard w. Comegys, who
has been selected as Valedictorian
of the class of '53, Smyrna High.
Richard is President of the Lead
er's Corps; has been a member of
the Drama Club for three years, of
the Spanish and Latin Clubs for
two years. He was secretary of
both clubs. He was member of
the Library Club in his sophomore
year and became it's secretary in
his junior year. Also, in his junior
year he was in the Junior Play
chairman of programs for the
Prom, and editor of the Junior
Poetry Book. He has been Bas.
ketball manager for four years and
was baseball manager for two
years. He is also Editor-in-Chie1
of the Smyrna Eagle. Richard has
won several awards1The Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary essay award
the Goldey-Beacom spelling award
and a prize for outstanding work
in Physics. Participated in Boys
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