Smyrna times., 1959-09-17
Clayton


cial life. Remove faith between
man and man, and society and
commerce will fall apart. There
is not a happy home on earth
but stands on faith; our heads
are pillowed in it, we sleep at
night in its arms with greater
security for the safety of our
lives, peace and prosperity than
bolts and bars can give-Thom-
as Gutherie.
MIR. and Mrs. Albert j. Pleas
anton have returned home from
a vacation trip to Buffalo, N. Y.
and Canada. While in Canada
they visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Larry LaMonte at Hamilton, On
tario. Mrs. Loretta Tobin, sister
of Mrs. Pleasanton has return
ed with them for an extended
visit.
MIR. and Mrs. James |. Rigby
and daughter, Beth, of Palmyra,
NJ, were weekend guests of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan
Rigby, and MIR. and Mrs. David
N. Boggs. Mr.. James |. Rigby
was the guest of honor at a
birthday dinner on Sunday CIV
en- by his parents.
Trash collections will be con-
tinued on Tuesdays and Fridays
during the month of September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood Shock
ley and son, Robert, have re-
turned to their home in New
York City after visit with Mrs.
Mamie Shockley and MIR. and
Mrs. James Clark.
A birthday party in honor OF
Mrs. Viola Cooke and Mrs. Ed
ith Everett was given by MIR.
and Mrs. Eric Hengst at their
home on Greenspring Road re-
Gently. Guests included Mrs.
Margaret Cooke, MIR. and Mrs.
Marvin Boyd, Blackiston's, Mrs.
Mary Boyd and son, MIR. Oscar
Boyd, from Greensboro, Md;
Mr.. Lester Cooke, Downs Chap
ell; Mrs. Mamie Shockley, Mrs.
James Clark, Clayton; and Mrs.
Sarah Carter, from Riverside,
N. ]. The guests were enter
tanned by group singing, with
music on the piano and accord
ian played by Mrs. Hengst.
Gifts were presented each guest
as mementos of the gala occa-
sion.
Mrs. Helen Cooke, of Will
mington, was the we e k e n d
guest of her mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Cooke, Greenspring.
At the monthly meeting OF
the Clayton Fire Company on
Tuesday evening L. c. Coma
way, Sr. and William c. Dona-
van were designated by presi-
dent Robert E. Berghorn as dele
gates to the Delaware Volunteer
Firemen's Association conven-
ton which will convene on
Sept. 1919 at Newark. William
L. Whalen and Arthur c. Dick
erson have been named as al
ternates.
The Clayton Girl Scout Troop
No. I'll, and the Kenton Girl
Scout Troop No. ll5 have been
merged. The troop will be No.
I'll. The sponsors are the Lad
les Auxiliary to the Clayton
Fire Company and the Clayton
Lions Club. Membership is open
to any girl who will have reach
ed the age of 10 by Nov. l.
through high school age. Mem
bership will be closed for the
season on Nov. l. A Christmas
bazaar is now being planned for
Nov. 5, 6, 7. Meetings will be
held in the fire hall each Tues
day evening from 7 to S:45 pm.
The leaders are Mrs. Barbara w.
Bilbrough, Mrs. Nancy X. Dar-
rell. and Mrs. Ludella David.
The first of series OF bake
and food sales planned for the
fall and winter by the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Clayton Fire
Company was held on Saturday.
The proceeds from the sale
amounted to S268.5l, as report
ed by Mrs. Ella Davis, chair
man. =,
The annual drive for financial
assistance for the Clayton FIRE
Company was begun on Sept. g.
when William R. Carrow, tinan-
cial director, announced that
500 letters were being readied
for mailing. Contributions may
be sent direct to the Clayton
Fire Company, or left at the
Clayton Bank and Trust 20.
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