The Penn's Grove record., 1917-03-23
SUBSCRIPTION SI.25 A YEAR
DUPONT VILLAGE DOINGS
Social Happenings and Com
munity Welfare Doings

Hiss Alice Vail. Of Newark. a pes
teacher recently arrived. is making her
nome with Mrs. J.. G. Hires.
Ihe boiler at the school house was
burned out one night this week. ana
school could not be held on Tuesday
supervisor Joseph VI. Wright came be-
iofe the Mothers Club 81 Tuesday and
made his dilemma known. Very Quick
~ fourteen oil heaters were placed at
ms disposal and school resumed on We'd
nesday. Do We do things in Carney:
Wen. guess. with a live wire school
supervisor.
A request went from the Mothers,
Club to the Quartermaster asking for
the abatement Of the following mis-
ances: Scattering Of paper notices
about the streets which is forbidden in
cities; tobacco splitting in public places
especially on Wilmington ferries: stop
roaming dogs where so many little chill
dreh are running about. There are
enough here for a dozen towns.
Alfred h. Brandrif. newsdealer. has
received the government contract t.
carry mails from Carney Point to Penns
Grove station. A most excellent selec-
ton. None better than Carney men.
Paul K. Hires. of Haddonield. called
on his mother, Mrs. l.. G. Hires. on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Lewis Brigham spent Tuesday
in Wilmington.
Our two Dominies. Dubell and For
nataro, were at the school election.
Rev. G. b. Dubell addressed the Moth
ers Club on Tuesday. The word well
come is always over the door of the
Mothers Club for the Dominic.
Physical Director Mr.. Greenwood. Of
DUPONT Y. NJ G. A. will give a talk to
the Mothers Club next Tuesday after
noon. All welcome to the good enter
tainment.
Mrs. cluun wonderfully rendered a
most beautiful musical production on
Tuesday at the Mothers Club. She is
a teacher of music. Her playing is her
best advertisement.
The Firemen's Club and Mothers
Club will give a get together night and
entertainment for teachers ana parents
Tuesday night, April ,. Besides the
pleasing entertainment refreshments will
he served.
The fourth bungalow fer school pnr-
poses was opened for school purposas
with Alice Vail of Newark. teacher:
Miss Dancer and Miss Reed continue to
teach halliday sessions.
There have been midvear examina-
tons in Riverview schools and half /
YEARLY promotions. Nowhere else in
the county do they have half-yearly pro-
motions. which means that we have a
city way of school progress. We may
he a mushroom town in a eornfieid two
years ago. but it is amazing how we
leap and grow. The progress is due to
the management of Supervisor i. NJ
Wright.
SCHOOL ELECTION.
The annual election of members of
the Board of Education was held in
Community Hall. Tuesday evening.
Charles Wood was chairman Of the
meeting. The three members whose
terms expired were reelected. They
were: John T.. Carson. David G. Sail
or and John r. layton. Each received
80 votes.
The appropriations voted were for
building and repairing school house.
$500; current expenses. S2S.500; do
nestle science. $500. There were g.
votes cast for the appropriation. About
one-third were cast by women. most of
whom cast their first ballot. If women
want the ballot they should avail them
selves of the opportunity when given
them.
Notwithstanding schools were recent
~ opened in four bungalows more are
needed, 1t was decided to use Com
munity Hall and nave movable partitions
to separate the classes.
A resolution was also voted for to
authorize the Board of Education to
purchase the school house which the
DUPONT Company may erect to meet the
needs of the children arriving with their
parents in the new bungalow town on
the Georgetown road which was woods
three months ago.