Smyrna times., 1958-07-24
Clayton

EWell S-ol. fdul OIluiCl iSOlc,
The Rev. Guy H. McWilliams
pastor, announces services fol
Sunday, July 27, as follows
Church School, 10 am; G. Fran
els Downes, superintendent
AT the III o'clock worship ser
vice, the pastor has chosen a:
the sermon subject, 'The Sever
Blunders of the World. TO
days Meditation: Is your relig
ion a sedative or a stimulanti
AS one wise Christian has said
''If we come to church only t
be served, if we come only fol
rest and relaxation, to acquire
peace of mind and to get away
from the world and forget al
about its problems and needs
we miss the purpose of our re
ligion." The Devotional Reading
for Today: For to everyone who
has will more be given, and he
will have abundance; but fol
him who has not, even what he
has will be taken away.-Mat
thew 25:29.
Items-Mr. and Mrs. w. Hen
ry Ennis have returned home
after attending the Lions Inter,
national convention in Chicago
They also visited Mr.. and Mrs
Glen Berbaum, former Clayton
residents, now residing in De
troit, and friends in Kalamazoo
Mich.-Mr. and Mrs. George
Scott, from Lodi, Calf, ano
Mrs. Cora Scott, from Milford
were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Denney. = Mr.
Luther Chambers is recuperat-
ing at his home near Clayton
after being hospitalized at Kent
General Hospital.-Kenney Glib
bons reached his sixth birthday
on Tuesday, July pa wei
come back for MIR. w. Earle
Carter who has returned to his
former place of employment,
Slaughter's, Inc.-A bacteria
logical examination of the
drinking water in the town was
made July Is, and found free
from pollutional organisms, ac-
cording to Maynard H. Mires,
MD, Deputy State Health Off
cer.-Volunteers of the Clayton
Fire Company are dedicated to
service to the community, and
you, twenty-four hours a day.
They stand ready to answer
your call for help. Your volun-
teers ask no personal favor for
use of their time. He asks only
one thing-that the equipment
and tools to do a good job will
be the best available. In order
to have these things, it is neces-
sary each year to solicit funds
to augment the appropriations
from state and county, which
are far from sufficient. Without
your contributions equipment
would soon become obsolete
For the protection of the com
munity and for your protection
the volunteers ask for your con.
tributions. The current drive be.
gan July Is. Contributions may
be mailed direct to the Clayton
Fire Co., or left with Bernard
Norman, fund drive chairman,
at the Clayton Bank and Trust
Co.-A number of baseball fans
from the Clayton-Smyrna area
attended the Clayton-Smyrna
and Newark All-Star game OF
the Babe Ruth League in New
ark on Saturday. Newark de-
feated the local all-stars in an
extra seventh inning thriller al
the Newark High School field,
Sd. Pre-game ceremonies in.
cluded a brief speech by Tom
Kennedy, local league president,
and Mayor Jim Clark tossed
out the first ball.-Mr. and Mrs
Paul c. Bickling observed a
wedding anniversary on July l8
Birthday congratulations tc
Harvey Carrow, on July IA
Betty Ann Burke, July l6; Mrs
Name Boggs, July l6; Ear
Marshall, July II; Judy Loder
July % land ]. w. Montague
Sr., tomorrow, July 25.-Mr
Amos Mast is observing a birth
day today.
The weakly wit: A girl does
not have much choice these
days-most of the eligible mer
are either old and bent, Ol