Smyrna times., 1954-02-11
CLAYTON
EweIl's st. Paul Church Note

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EweIl's st. Paul Church Notes
Sunday, February 14th. at IL A. M.
Race Relations Sunday will be OBJ
served. The minister will speak on
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The Senior and Junior Choir viii
meet in Fellowship Hall for YES
pers and recreation. On Monday
evening, February 18th at7:S0 in
the church, the Rev. William F.
Rogers, Methodist missionary in
South America, will speak concern
ing his work there. Everyone is
invited. The meeting of the Contact
Club scheduled for February 18th
is rescheduled for Tuesday evening,
February 10th at 8. This Saturday,
February 18th at IL A. M. the
ladies of the Women's Society of
Christian Service will hold a Food
Sale in Fellowship Hall. Devotional
reading for today: Hope in God :
Psalms 1875.
VIEW. Post 1901 sNotes-A meet
ing of talent for the V.F.W. Min
strel Show will be held Sunday,
February 14th at 1 P. M. in the
Post Home. Mr.. and Mrs. John G.
Cooper attended the Smyrna Best
Citizen Award dinner, as represen-
tatives of the Post and Auxiliary.
The dinner was held in the Ele-
mentary School in Smyrna and
Mrs. Henry c. Webb was the re-
cepient of the award. Mrs. Webb is
remembered by many veterans for
her work in U.S.O. affairs, and
correspondent with many local
boys while they were in the Ser
vice. The next regular meeting of
the Post will be called for Monday
evening, February 18th at 8, in the
Post Home.
Items-Don't forget Friday night,
when Lee Paige and His orchestra
will be at the Post Home to play
for the Valentine Dance. The Clay
ton Home Demonstration Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Thomas
Mills, Friday afternoon, February
18th at 1:30 p. M. Miss Charlotte
Swanson, will be present and give
a talk ON, Color in the Home" Mr..
Walter D. Belts, local railroad en-
gineer had narrow escape re-
Gently when a Pennsylvania Rail-
road electric freight locomotive he
was plotting, caught fire. With
acrid smoke, and oil fumes seeping
into the cab, Mr.. Belts managed to
bring the burning locomotive on a
three mile run to Newark, Del.
where fire engine and ambulance
crew had been ordered to stand by.
On arrival the train crewmen was
treated for smok inhalation.
Cause of fire was the explosion of
a transformer caused by seepage
of oil into the transformer. DAM
age was estimated at several
thousand dollars. Mr.. Carson G..
Tweddle left recently for sojourn
in Bradenton, Fla. Mrs. James
Cook, Marcus Hook, Pa, was re-
cent guest of Mrs. Mamie Shock
ley, and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Cook. Mr.. John ]. Roth, local groc-
er, patient at John-Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore. More signs of
Spring onion sets in the Groceries,
daffodils peeping out. Wedding
anniversary on February 5th for
Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend Vaughn
Birthday congratulations to Mr..
Se1hACo LIZ SdObu6C, u. W. AboliAbO,
and W.Henry Ennis on Feb. 6. Suz-
anne Wootteu, on the 7th. Don't
drive so fast you might kill
somebody-yourself. Mr.. ArthurI
Fleet, Dover, a dance instructor, is
considering the establishing of a !
school, specializing in tap dancing,
in this area. Mr.. Fleet is a former
talent scout for the Major Bowes
Amateur Hour, and recent ac-
complishment is getting Miss Pat
Malone, Dover, and Mrs. Pat Hart
nett, Smyrna, a chance to make
good by appearing on the Ted
Mack Show. Anyone interested
may call Smyrna 2411.
The weakly witt doesn't take
long for inside information to get
out.