Evening journal., 1918-01-01
NE VS. HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW {. STlE
Old Town Folk Accords
Quiet Welcome TO The
New Year
SCHOOL BOAI D
HOLDS MEETING
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

special 10 The EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del Jan. New Cas-
Tic welcomed In the New Year with
ringing Of bells and blowing Of whis-
ties. There was lack Of. shooters. 4"
as the soldiers who made the welkin
ring around the a,mory in past years
are now doing their shooting elsewhere.
LacK OF coal made q dearth Of watch
night services in the churches. The
young people who filled the Opera
House at the New Years eve dance
given under the auspices OF the New
Century Club. gave a lively greeting to
1918. The club committee in charge Of
the dance were Mrs. Joseph Carlin, Mrs.
Charles w. Willis, Miss Mary White
and Miss Bertha Lambson Edward j.
Mcdaniel acted as floor manager. The
AFFAIR proved most enjoyable The beau
tiful community Christmas tree shone
/ Tor the last time last night on the
Court House green.
The Board Of Public Education met
last night, with President Holiday in
the chair, and Messrs. Speicher, Roth
rock, Sentman. Milligan, Dodd and Sec
retary Brown present. The finance
committee reported S2,00S II on hand IN
the city school fund The school property
committee reported that the three new
typewriters purchased would be here
THIS week and ready for the CONNER
cial department Of the High School. On
tie 20 ommendation Of President Holl-
day, the pay Of substitute teachers was
ia.svu frOln ~ TO $3.50 day. On mo-
ton Of Mr.. Speicher, a vote Of thanks
was given to the Parent Teacher Asso-
citation for their gift Of books 10 the
school library last September. As the
schools are having the holiday vacation,
Principal Snavely was out OF town and
the principals report was omitted.
A committee of three, Messrs Holll-
day, Rothwell and Sentman, was ap-
pointed to familiarize the board with
the s,hool SAVINGS fund An order upon
the postmaster for SO worth Of postage
stamps ,of u of the board was au-
thorized. The salary Of Mrs McCaffery,
jan.J.ess OF No school, was raised
oo' $40 10 si2 90 a month, to take ef-
feet in January. Insurance premiums
N... ofuo.uu paid on the schools, and
1t was voted to take out insurance on
the overflow room. The coal supply Of
tiio s,nOOis - petty well taken care Of.
There Is enough on hand 10 last the
schools M 10 March with careful hand
ling. and 1t is not thought there will
u. ~.A..ulty IN getting the few addi- |
tional tons that will have TO be pur-
chased for the spring.
There is said to be no actual suffer /
ing In town because Of the lack OF |
coal, but many families have been I
driven to depend upon oil stoves There /
is great complaint among the house
wives about the coal They say IL is !
so full Of clinkers they cannot get a |
good hot fire, and they have to throw |
away masses that look like a great
waste of fuel, but are really unburn-
able.
Good progress Is being made with |
the rebuilding Of the burned portions |
Of the. Bethlehem Steel plant The |
plant is calling for 5000 mo e wo k |
men, and expects to be In full activity /
shortly
W. L. Turner, a chemist at the Beth
lehem plant, who boards at the Hotel /
Louise. was injured in an explosion of /
chemicals while he was wo king yes
terday at the plant. He will probably /
lose the sight Of both eyes. He had
only been working at the Bethlehem
plant FOR about two weeks.
Lieutenant Philip Roth was a New
Castle visitor on Saturday The doctor.
who is visiting his family in Philadal-
phia on a furlough from Camp Meade,
looks in the best Of health and spirits.
The officers who have been home
from Camp Mcclellan returned 10 An
niston last Friday.
Lieutenant Rhodes is the guest of
James Taylor
Mr.. and Ms. William Bennett Rat
ledge and son. Junior were the guests
OF Mr. and Mrs Charles w. Willis over
Christmas. Rodney Willis IS home
from school for the holidays.
The American Manganese Steel Com
pany is the only industrial plant near
New Castle closing down for New
Years Day.
City Council will begin the New Year
by holding a session this evening.
Sueaking Of New Year resolutions,
one leading citizen says he is going
to resolve to buy 20 whiskey in New
Castle after July 4. A few faint-heart-
ed resolves TO cut out smoking were
heard last night, but on the whole New
Year resolutions did not seem to be
very popular