Smyrna times., 1956-06-28
CLAYTON

Sunday. At the morning worship
service at 10, the minister will
speak on, "The Nest Important
Visit The Church Calendar lists
the following: Tuesday, July 8,
at 7:30 PM. a meeting of the
Finance Commission will be held
in the Church Parlor. Mr.. Dudley
Crossley is chairman AT the
morning worship on June "a, Jane
Carol Read, infant daughter of
Ethel B. and James Read, receiv-
ed the Sacrament of Baptism
Mr.. Edward Macklin was recog-
nized as the senior father of the
congregation and John Knight, Jr.
as the junior father.-The Vaca-
ton Church School with an en-
rollment of 8S will close tomorrow
morning at 11:30 with a sharing
program for all groups. The GEN.
trail theme for the years has been
The Bible. The kindergarten has
studied Our Happy World" under
the direction of Mrs Norman
Spencer, and Misses Deborah Ken
nedy and Janet Sylvester The
Primary Course has been Our
Bible" with Mrs. Paul Cronshaw
as teacher, aided by Misses Judy
Loder and Mary Jane Starkey.
The Juniors and Intermediates
have studied a unit called Learn
ing the Bible" with Mrs. Vim. B.
Kitchens as teacher, and Misses,
Norma Blendt and Eleanor Pinder
as aides.-Please note that in July
and August the Sunday School
will meet at 9, am. and the Morn
ing Worship will be held at 10
a.m.-The Devotional Reading for
Today.-The Lord said moreover
unto me: Son of Man, wilt thou
Judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea,
declare unto them their abomina-
ton. Ezekiel 1886.
Items-Austin ]. Bowers, a
corporal with the Dover Marine
Reserve unit of the Third Platoon
of the 18th Rife Company has
been promoted to the rank of
sergeant. A veteran of four years
of Marine service, Sergeant Bow
ers served with the First Marine
Division in Korea, and is now a
civilian employee at the Dover
Air Force Base.-Lester c. Smith,
commander, and Paul c. Bickling,
senior vice commander, of the loc-
al V.F.W. Post 1901, attended the
mems session of the Delaware en-
campment, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, held at Rehoboth Beach
At the final meeting of the sea-
son of the Smyrna-Clayton Busi-
ness and Professional Women's
Club, Mrs. Lillian Smith, local
restaurateur, was installed as vice
president, and named as chairman
of program coordination.-Mrs.
Baynard Harper, Jr. and three
children, up from Lewes for Wis
it with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Hill. Mrs. Harper is re-
membered as Elizabeth Libby
Hill, Smyrna High School grad,
and former soda clerk in the
establishment of the late w. r.
Keys, druggist.-A hearty hello
and firm handshake from John L.
Shortall, Jr., now major in the
u. S. Army, presently serving as
Executive officer at Camp Kill
n1er, New Jersey. John, a grad at
The Point has been away from
the old home town for about 1S
years and has seen foreign SER
ice, but like all homegrown lads,
Clayton never quite rubs off and
so he comes back at every oppor-
tunity.-Mr. and Mrs. Harry Will
ley. formerly from Townsend, are
occupying the Wheatman Apart
nient on Main Street.-Mr. and
Mrs. James Collins recently oc-
cupying the Boyer residence have
removed to, Dover-Miss Alice
Ennis, from Conshohocken, Pa,
spent the weekend with her Sis
ter. Mrs. Bertha Sevil.-Mrs
Catherine Newman has returned
home after convalescing at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Newman, following surgery at the
Kent General Hospital.-Mr. Viii.
liam Reinms is a patient at the
Kent General Hospital.-Mr. and
Mrs Louis Hurd, of Villa Mon.
terey, Wilmington, spent the
weekend with his parents.-Mr
and Mrs. John L. Shortall, Sr.
with Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Roth
and son, Andy, attended the
Shortall family reunion at Tol
chester Beach, on Sunday.-Be il
noted that trash and garbage will
be collected twice weekly begin
ming as of Tuesday and again OF
Fridays