Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-10
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Postal Savings Fund OF
Town Shows Big In
crease in Receipts
OPERATION WILL
RESTORE YOUTH

Special 70 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del. Aug. i0.-The
New Castle postoffce is still growing
and The old worn out 5000 record no
more is given out. Postmaster John
p Murphy was busy as usual last
evening when THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL correspondent called al the Of
fee. Knowing that there has been a
wonderful growth in the postal saw
ings fund Postmaster Murphy was
asked about the conditions AS usual.
he replied modostly that as the wave
Of progress has struck the city the
pos;ofiice is on the band wagon"
Really do you want to know about
the savings funds in the postal bank?"
he said. and then continued. "of course
you are welcome TO the figures Here
'hey are Depositors last August 30;
depositors al present, 1885, on deposit
a year ago, S465s on deposit yester-
day Si6650.'
Did any ono withdraw money dur
ing the year," venured the CORE
spondent
did they withdraw deposits? Well.
where did the money come from TO he
paid as the first payment on a number
OF houses but right out Of the Postal
Savings Bank? Between deposits and
interest on the money withdrawn
Uncle Sam cashed over the counter
1888. So with an increase Of $4,000
in deposits and $500 paid TO deposit
tors. you see how rapidly New Castle
is stepping to the front
you know the Citizens Building
and Loan Association has been loan
ing money on mortgages and the first
payments we're made with money from
the Postal Savings Bank After we
receive the money we deposit II with
the New Castle Trust Company I am
waiting 10 hear the details about the
new shipyard the town is TO get. The
industry, Of course. will mean larger
deposits I'm the savings bank.
1--WE are doing a big business al the
old stand thirteen hours a day. Lea
our office grow until Uncle Sam builds
white cut stone building in New
CASTLE.
Brfdgewater. the Jeweler-Adv
In the NJ r. Church on Sunday
morning the Rev. Or. Hare superin-
tendent Of the Maryland Anti-Saloor
League. will he the preacher.
Farmers who are threshing Their
wheat are hauling II direct from th'
thresher to the freight cars as The
prices keep soaring and the farmers
keep smiling
Three children OF Mr.. and Mrs. Del
bert Kirk Of Philadelphia who have
been visiting their grandmother Mrs.
Thomas Kirk here, have been taken
home Or. julius Dodd furnished the
health certificates.
Miss Aldine Patton OF Chester, is
the guest of New Cassle relatives
The old-time dancers expect to have
a good time next Wednesday evening
in Battery Park pavilion. The dance
| is to-be given by one Of the teams for
the benefit Of the Century Club build
ing fund.
Posters here announce that a street
carnival will be held by the Newport
NJ e. Church on Friday and Saturday
evenings. August is, 10.
A large number Of young people will
20 to Wilmington tonight to attend
the lawn fete OF St. Mary's parish.
The operation performed by DR.
Wharton in Philadelphia yesterday or
Rodney Willis. was successful. DR.
Wharton reported that the bone Of The
boys leg was all right.
The young people Of 81 Peters
Church expect to have some delight
lful items on the program at the lawI
fete on August "a and %.
A number Of farmers in this section
went to Whiteman's Grove today TO at
tend the harvest home.