Evening journal., 1915-07-21
Cleanup Crusade Gels
Under Way at PennsgroVe

ant Episcopal Church, which has
been erected in a corn field near Old
cove's schcolhouse He will occupy
the pulpit there next Sunday. The
Rev. Charles B. Dubell is pastor Of
the new church.
Since thousands Of workmen are
living at Camp No. 2. all varieties of
peddlers have taken advantage Of the
opportunity TO sell goods there. AS
the road is under control Of county
officials, the question arose as TO who
had the authority TO collect license
fees from peddiers. The county
Board OF Freeholders Monday decided
that the township committee has con-
troll over such fees.
James w. Smalley, pennsgrove's
census taker, has resigned. When the
census OF the boom town viii be taken
is a conjecture 10 town officials.
Harry Kille. the second appointee, re-
signed the other dag and unless some
one comes 10 tho rescue the outlook
points 20 the necessity Of employing
scme Official from a nearby town 10
perform the task which promises TO
be a difficult one.
State inspectors have been busy
during the past few days spotting
persons here who drive wagons, autos
or bicycles without proper lights or
tags Several arrests have resulted
Robert Hern was injured slightly
Monday night when the bicycle he
was riding was run down az Union
Corner by an automobile owned by
/ ! A. Fisher Roy stetson was driv-
/ ing the machine.
The monthly meeting Of the Penns-
grove Board Of Education was held
Monday night Samuel Cunningham
presided other members Of the
board present we're 7. p Hunt, s. NJ.
Hunt II J. BlohW, j. T. Layton, II s.
Barber. y p Featherer and w. A.
Summerill.
Miss Marion p. Sackett was ap-
pointed 10 fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Miss Hubell. other
! teachers selected for the fall terms
! we're Miss Anna p. Shoemaker. Miss
Rose II. Hill ani Miss Bertha Leh-
man. George Watson was employed
as ianitor at salary OF 500 a month.
A bill OF Ss6i.22 for paving and
curbing around the new schoolhouse
was ordered paid and the check was
forwarded 10 Wilhert Beaumont, the
contractor, yesterday.
The first death al the Riverview-
duPonts wills was that Of six-year-old
Victor J.. Moulton on last Sunday.
The funeral was held in Wilmington
and burial was in Mt. Salem Gene
terry
Construction of buildings at the
DUPONT Plant No is nearly finished.
Machinery is 10 bo installed soon and
the factories will be ready for opera
tion within a short time, II Is said.
There are 1000 men operating the
different parts Of Plant No
More than 1000 workmen are in
Plant No. 2. which Is not vet com
pleted. About 1000 others employed
IN construction work there. II is said
As Plants No. ! and No. 2 are near
ing completion, this force is beine
transferred 10 Plant No. 4. upon which
work has been started Frank w
fRussum Is head engineer al Plant No
2 and his assistant Is Delbert Smith.
Nearly half million gallons OF
alcohol we're used by the DUPONT
Company az Casnoy's Point in makins
smokeless powder during June The
amount for July, II Is said, will double
that figure. The alcohol is denatural-
lied with benzol, a byproduct OF coal
Oil a-i
The Delaware Electric and Supply
Company, of Wilmington, has been
( awarded contract BY the duPonts to
supply patented flooring for the new
buildings at Carn0y's Point The ma
terial, IL is said, is flreprcof.
Twelve new houses for dupont
superlntendents at Riverview Beach
are nearing completion. About fifty
shaeks have been fnished for work
men on the Walker farm and 20I
more are TO bo erected, II ia said
Some already have been occupied.
An ordinance imposing a fine of 1921
for riding on mudguards OF jitneys d
automobiles within the town has beer
passed by the Borough Council.