The Penn's Grove record., 1916-02-04
DUPONT DOINGS
What The Powder Officials and Work
men Are Thinking About.

Very few quit because Of the fire last
Friday night. When the fact is kept in
mind that not as many nIen are killed ia
powder making as Is the average regular
death rate among all persons. IN LOCO.
the careful persons have title fear.
A number Of the mifiwrights employed
at Carney Point had a supper 1T Mo =
bacirs, Philadelphia, las; Saturday night
and enjoyed a pleasant time.
The Italian ship Bologna arrived at
Deep Water Point last Friday aud dp-
parted ON Tuesday with smokrfe :
powder and picric acid to tie value 30
$4,000. II is reported to BIZ pdit nf the
fifty million dollar order lar the Italian
government. Her destination Wa>
Spezia.
The American steamship "Carolyu."
Captain Blair, which anchored at tie
pier at Deep Water Point, on Thursday
OF last week, is tile first vessel to nse That
structure, which was completed a short
lime ago. This vessel had a cargo ef
37,477 bags of nitrate OF soda. After dis
charging a portion at deep Water Point
the remainder was taken to Tliompson's
Point.
TRAINED NURSE Al DUPoNT HOSPITAL
Frank McQne, formerly OF Penns 6itoYe
but who, Tor the past four years las been
training Tor a nurse, at the st. J0seplis
Hospital, Philadelphia, where he gradu-
ated with high l%onors, last spring, faF
been secured by the Z. /. DUPONT Com
paity Tor services al their hospital at the
Carney Polnt Powder Works.
FORD MADE SUPT. OF PLANT THREE
Official announcement has been made
that Reginald K. Ford has heen male
general superintendent of Plant No. 3.
lie has been busy receiving the cohgfafn-
latiois OF his friends who are NATURALLY
glad to hear Of his high promotion. M.
Ford is treasurer OF tie newly organized
dupont Mems Club OF Carney's Point.
GAVE MAGNIFICENT WREATH
Harry $. Smalley, general foreman Of
ether and alcohol al Plant NJ. !, 0a,
sent a beautiful wreath in memory Of lae
father, james Z. Smalley. The wfeafE
which stood iour feet high was made nj
vi lilies of the valley, American beauty
roses and numerous other costly flowers.
lie wreath was sent to the Slmalea
home by the employers OF tile three ell,er
haIses at Plant No. l., ou Thursday Al
the time of the funeral, thus showing how
popular Mr.. Smalley stands with those
who are under him.
EIGHTEEN New MEMBERS ELECTED
z Eighteen new members were elected H.
the dupont Mems Club at It's last meet
ing, making e total membership OF 49,.
The club IS growing rapidly and the
prospects are that many great things VIII
be done in tile near future.
President Zegler has appointed the
committees which were read at the last
meeting by the secretary :. II. Sayre.
They are AS iolIws:
Membership, J.. P. Haunum, chair
man; j. p. TomIiuson, Edward Walsh.
s. h. Sayre, E F, Brown, W. ID. Clcad,
q. H. Platt, d. j. Willis, r. ?. Willis,
[. L. Hines, Jr., F. Ii. Peters and Geo.
Puttergill.
Hospitality, r. R. Ford, chairman; E.
F. Hawley, e. E. Speakman, w. NJ.
Hibbs, W. W. tiolzhaur and F. Y.
ponollue.
Entertainment, Geo. M. Read, char
man; J. B. Darlington, }. p. Little, J b.
Lyman, j. NJ. Rayton aud G. Z. McColley
Finance, W. q. Baugh, chairman; II.
H. Green, P. II. Russell aid G. X. Red
dington.