Smyrna times., 1953-05-07
CLAYTON

the assembly room of the Sunday
School at 7:30. Come out-and
bring a friend. Members of the
church are urged to volunteer as
donors when the Bloodmobile will
be stationed at the Capitol Grange
Hall, in Dover, next Wednesday
May 18th, from 2:30 to $50 pm
800 donors are needed. Anyone
interested in getting a picture OF
your church will get in touch with
your pastor. Meeting schedule
Sub-District M.Y.F., Monday, May
11th; Suzanna Wesley Circle
Tuesday, May 18th; and Official
Board, "Wednesday, May 18th.
Bible Quotation: He that walkett
uprightly walketh surely; but he
that perverteth his ways shall be
known" Proverbs 1919.
Newnam-Lee-Urban Post 1901
VFW Notes.-The regular monthly
meeting was held Monday evening
May 4th. Commander Austin C.
Carey presided. Marvin Harry
Knox, near Smyrna, has been in
Quoted into the post as a new
member. The council of admins.
tratiou for the Department of Del
aware will hold a meeting Monday
evening, May 18th, at the local
post home, to make plans for the
Department Encampment to be
held in Dover on June 10 and 20.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Clayton P.TA. will be held on
Wednesday evening, May 13 at
pm. in the school cafeteria.
TIL be down to get you in taxi,
Honey, better be ready round
about 8, cause we don't wanna be
late, So please don't hesitate. To
Clayton School we'll be on our way
on either the 7th or 8th of May for
the Variety-Mnistrel of the P!T.A.
Items-Intense interest was evil
dencel here on Saturday last in the
record turnout of voters in the loc-
al town election. What usually
amounts to only a token vote in a
no-contest election turned into a
191 vote record The prediction
distribution of cards casting some
doubt on the abilities of members
of the present board, and the pres
ident of council in particular, is be-
heved to have been the major
cause of the record turnout and
amounted to a vote of confidence
in the way the present Town Board
has conducted the affairs of the
town. With president Walter d
Belts leading the ticket with 189
Harry Moor and John Spencer tie.
ing with a total of 1877, J. H. Dun
ming 18O, and c. W. Machame1
179, it must be gratifying to mem
bers of council to know of the con-
fidence the local citizens have in
them.
"A birthday, Eleanor Walker, IL
years old on Friday, May 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Knight
were weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion Sparks, Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Shane visit
ing with MIR. and Mrs. Pete Gallo
vini, Washington, D. C.-Leonard
Morris seriously ill at the Kent
General Hospital. = Mr.. and Mrs.
Linwood Cubbage, and daughter,
Hummelps Wharf, near Sunbury,
Pa, weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. James l.. Cubbage.-Mr. JOS
eph Newman, Philadelphia, greet
ing friends in town on Thursday
Mrs. F. r. Burke, Mary and Ron
ME Burke, Fred ]. Burke and wife,
and Mr.. Linwood Clark attended
the annual memorial services for
deceased volunteer firemen, at the
Firemen's Memorial, the Plaza,
Dover, on Sunday afternoon.-Mr
and Mrs. Bernard Norman and Mr..
Linwood Clark attended the dedi-
cation, exercises at the Cheswold
Volunteer Fire Co. recently.-Mrs
Herbert Bennett. Clayton-Smyrna
Boulevard, a patient at the Kent
General Hospital. = The Cradle
Corner, a son, to MIR. and Mrs
Howell H. Sevil, on Tuesday. the
5th of May.-An unusual display
of Dog Wood is to be found on the
lawn of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hol-
lett, where several branches o1
white blossoms growing out o1
what ordinarily is an all-pink dog
wood.-Looks like everything else
connected with Springtime has ar
rived except for one very import.
ant item-the benches under The
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