Evening journal., 1918-01-17
NEWS HAPPENINGS
EE0UT NEW Castle
Three Car LoaCs of Coal
Arrive and Fuel Famine
is Relieved
BOY SCOUTS WANT
STATE BANNER
Special to THE EVENING journal.

special 10 TIE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del. Jan. i7.-Three
carloads Of coal reached New Castle
yesterday, to the great rejoicing Of IFS
residents. The damaged coal barge
which was towed into tile town, and
from which the city tried yanly 10
purchase the coal, has gone to Phila-
delphia
The river near New Castle is still in
bad condition for tranlc. as It is nlled
with ice cakes. The wind has been in a
direction to blow the ice into the chan
mel. The shipping has generally come
to a standstlll, rather than take a chance
on being jammed out Of It's course by
the ice and grounded. The lceboat John
B. Weaver has been breaking up the
ice
Some of the boys from Camp Nc
Clellan, now transferred to Camp Dix,
are home on leave They are so built UP
and stalwart looking that several Of the
young men around town are seriously
thinking Of enlisting Among the sol
diers home are Sergeant Hyatt Graham.
Corporal Ellison Truitt and Matthew
Tobin, Jr.
There Is still a great deal Of trouble
over frozen water pipes, and many are
depending on neghboring wells for
their water supply
Troop No. 4, Boy Scouts, Of New Cas-
tie, is out for the banner 10 be given
by the headquarters vat Wilmington TO
the troop getting the most merit points
New Castle Troop now has an enroll
ment Of q members. They are busiiy
engaged on Scout work, and hope 10
have the whole troop III the second
class by the FIRST Of February. The
Tenderfoot Scouts have all received
their pins.
The New Castle High School will soon
have debating team. The FIRST de-
bate held last Friday afternoon, de-
yelOped some good material in the
school and other debates between
classes will follow. until a team can
be selected 10 represent the school in
contests with other schools IN the
State. The New Castle Hgh expects
TO have a team that will be difficult
to beat
The High school Athletic Association
has been Obliged 10 give up the basket
ball team for this season, owing to the
coal situation. The athletics viii wait
until spring when the track team prac-
tico will begin.
The Good VIII Fire Company will
meet jointly with City Council tonight
at the fire hall The company is plan
ming 70 purchase MOTOR apparatus
similar to the equipment used by many
Wilmington companies in oruer 10
av0d the use Of horses The motor
apparatus will mean a big saving OF
time In getting 20 ilrc. The company
now has a chrnical-hose cart and a
engine 1ns equipment
is in good condition and the proba-
bllities are that Il viii be kept II
would not sell for a large enough sum
to Offset the benent OF keeping II, Is
the sentiment Of some Of the members
Of the company. Alexander 4. Goudiss
and John p Murphy have been elected
as auditors for the fire company.
There will be much interest attached
10 the Board Of Public Education cleo
lion, which occurs early In March The
Terms Of all but three OF the members
expire. Most Of the present members
expect to run again as candidates.
Sometimes there Is susar and some
Lines there is no sugar IN town 4
Russian citizen said yesterday that In
Russia sugar could be gotten. but Il
sold at 80 cents a pound
The trolleys were running well on
all last evening. and there was
much rejoicing locally over that fact
New Castle had another "arrestless"
day yesterday.