Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-06
NEWS Of THE DAY
AT NEW CASTLE
Government Board Points to
Wisdom of Adequate Fire
Protection Expenditures.
stan Correspondence OF Every Evening

| s,nr Correspondence OF Every Evening
New Castle. June Eff any citizen or
| TAXPAYER should happen to feel that OK
| penditures for adequate hrc protectlon
! are ,Incalled for, in view ot the decision
! of Council to buy new engine, an oifcial
! communication from "A Federal war board
! received Yesterday by President q Colin-
| Gil Stops may serve ms an eye-openihg
argument The communication, telc-
/ gram, said:
This section. constituted by agree
, ment of government departments, 10
| further fire protection of plants producing
/ war material is earnestly DESTROYS that no
| m,iniclpalty where such plants are
| located should neglect to install adequate
| fre-fghting facilities. If you have any
! doubts MS to the dcsrabIllty OF expendl-
lures for this purpose, from the standpoint
of the Federal government suggest That
YOU seek specific authoritative adVlceS on
this subject.
"(Signccn Fire Prevention Section
War Industrial Board W II Merrill
Chairman
Members of the Good VIII Fire %
held their regular monthly meeting Inst
evening in the engine house. various
questions were discussed, hut the MAN +
discussion of the evening was the pur-
chase Of the new fire engine Members IN
attendance were unanimously IN favor
of Tho Ahrcns-Fox engine Members are +
hopcful that the Ahrens-fOy concern Will ;
supply the engine for the price set 10y |
Council
The steamer New York belonging to |
the CLYDE Line. anchored close to Della
ware street wharf Yesterday afternoon /
Last evening many people strolied down
10 the wharf 10 view this vessel, some "i
them under the impression that II was
one of tho vessels sunk by the German /,
submarines outside of the Rrcakwatcr and /
raised The Standard OIL tanker Herbert
l. Pratt which was bombardcd and sunk
of Lewes, was seen passing M the lhaih
ware river Yesterday afternoon Some 81 ;
the Survivors from the steamer aroma
which was torpcdoed by German boat
near Lewes, passed through thus cry
Yesterday morning, enroute 70 thelr IN
fcrcnt homes
Superintendent r l.. Cross mot the
county school commissioners Yesterday
IN the last regular meeting Tor the year
The board Endorsed the installation ~
heater ventillators in eight colorod schools
Of the county The board authorized
these last spring, 50 that now the coiorod
schools are pretty well equipped hc
board discussed other questions ana de- !
cIded TO hold II special meeting IN August
when any schools considering employing
more teachers must report The secretary
Of the board. Horace Dilworth, was told
10 notify Rose Hills board that unless i
provide a second teacher nCNt year MS
dividend will he withheld Many IN
q,iirics have been received by Supern- |
tcndcnt Cross from candidates for po- |
H.,
will be shortage of teachers IN New |
Castle county next year. even with sub +.
Stantial increase in salary allowed. Mr. (
Cross saws 4hat reports from rural schools .
are coming in frequently, but ~ Vet NO |
town schools have closed in the county !
Commencement exercises begin next week I
Harold Hobbs. IT. while playing ball /
Yesterday ran into a wagon and cut ms
forehead Or Dodd dressed the injury
First Lieutenant Irwin Duncan, son OF
Captain George Duncan keeper Of the
inshorc lighthouse, visited New castle
last evening from Camp DIX.
Captain J Walling and his helper
caught l. shad Yesterday The fish seem
To be running in schools They are more
plentiful this week than last.
The New Castle Reserves baseball team
is planning strawberry festival 70 he
20 towards defravlng expenses for the
season They are also disposIng Of ten
dollar gold piece. the proceeds 70 Re used
for the same purpose Everyone Is lending
q helping hand, TO get things in readiness
Captain Harry Smith was home from
Camp DIX, last evening, visiting bls
family
Levy Court Commissioner James Shaw
is having the trees trimmed IN front Of ms
residence on Delaware street. by the same
men who trimmed the trees on the school
green
Last evening many people were /
drenched by the sudden shower while
attending the carnival
Postmaster Murphy has announced the
following list Of unclaimed letters. Chas /
II Batter, John Bales, Admarl Blacksom, /
Henry Cutlery, Givonni Dnardo, FRANKIE /
Dowd, Matte Fisher, J II Foard, Miss
Bessie Ferguson, Arthur : Green 81, I
Mrs Geets, Jun Hayes, T + Halstead, |
Miss Katie Hill, James Howell Jr, Elias
Hyytianen, Miss May Henry, H l. b., |
Jno P HALEY, Mrs II NJ Ingram -, +