Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-27
NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
CAPTAIN and Mrs. George w. Dun
can Celebrating Their Golden
Wedding Anniversary.

snectsl Correspondence of Every Evening
New Castle. Oct. 27.-Captain and Mrs
George ". Duncan Of this city, who reside
on Second street near Delaware, today
celebrated their golden wedding annivcr
sary The couple were the recipients oi
larve number of useful presents. lhey
were united in marriage by Kew. MI
Spence and resided at Third and Harmony
streets, for n time For ~ wears Mt.
Duncan was in charge oi the rear ilglt at
Port Penn and for % years had charge oi
the New Castle rear light several miles
south of this CITY opposite Coiicld Beach.
They arr the parents of 10 children, SIX
of whom are living They are Parkes Dun
can owner of the Continental Hotel, at
Atlantie CITY; Mrs John Gam oi St.
Georyes Miss Susie Duncan of this city,
and James, George and Irwin l'urcan
of Wilmington. There are SIX grand
children. Mr.. Duncan Is well known IN
musical circles lie Is connected with inc
New Castle Band.
n. RAYMOND. employed at the plant o
tho Wilmington Fibre Speciality Co, yes
terday sustained a fractured knee, the
result of = scraper striking him. The injury
was treated hy DIR. Lewis Booker.
Miss Illcn NJ Murray, 33 years old'
who has been AZ the New Castle Nouhty
Hospital Tor the past three years, dled there
YESTERDAY, The body was taken m charge
l., ndcrtaker Chandler IL. Gebhart oi
1,,. 81, mo deceased was resident of
inns cItN for the past - wears, haNlrg come
from Ireland with her brother. he latter
nntd one week ago was employed m one
III fhr local plants. hut left for Caiipornia.
There 9rc no other relatives IN tins section
lntsrmcnt VIII hc made ~ Wilmington,
Iui the final arrar gcmcnts have not rs
yef beeu uadc
Mex Nnuug. employed az the plant
al tho \mcurau Manganese steel 20,
Yesterday had the top ot the little hngcr
IA ms night hand severed by beng hlt
with crane cham while at work Dr'
Low, Booker dressed the INJURY
Iroi ncury ~navcly cIty supcrntcn-
dru; oi tlr schools. made the following
announcement o. the teachers and the
DYrd. 81 fle High school Yesterday:
~lucc thr tame limited has expired, no
ri.r, ESSAYS on tho presidential campaign
,Hf e. arrcpted >ncc there i NOT sufficient
Anne between now and The election IN
Winch ta work out a crCdi.hic debate,
tA.re vii H. M Cox versus Harding de-
4t, SINCE some II the pupils direct
thrv remarks against one another.
instead Dt against arguments with when
thr1 disagreed II seems wI~c ~ eliminate
e.urcnt political discussion in th' present
II understood then. that AL direct refer
,nrc to the presidential campaign he
tNcMde,l from the class rooms Tor the
present II Il is the function III our schools.
especially High schools 20 prepare Young
pcaple for intelligent and progressive CIT
iYen~hip then the ISSUES implied 70 our
sitfgenship must he discussed No attempt
a l. .,Nr mt z 10
schools and anv such attempt VIII he op-
posed by me although believe that pupils
II High school age should he brought
into contact with the ISSUES of their time
II i illogical 20 suppose that on one hand.
pupllS ~ the High school age are too I'M
mature ~ study ana express their opinions
On public questions but that. on the other
hand thew will be mature enough TO vote
intelhgentlv from one 20 three wears
after thev graduate from the High School.
Few people develop 50 rapidly IN obtain
ing a comprehensive knowledge Of any
thing. Nevertheless extreme partnership
j. not conducive 10 good school work.
regardless ~ the desirahllIty Of study OF
1--we ISSUES
Capone,ti Nasquale. employed at the
plant of the American Manganese Steel
60 Yesterday received decorations OF the
forehead while ~ work
Postmaster John T. Murphy has posted
the following list 81 unclaimed letters
lrancefe1 ID Amaato James Cummln.
Harry Camid. Edward DYER Joseph Her
man David Hammond l. " Hallett
Nfs> Phillcmeu Mitchell. Nirs SallIe y.
Nioler. Mrs Nar1 Russom T. 4 ~trtzen-
ger John T sharp " Gactano NCcefuo,
norman O. Wilson.
The now fIrc engine of the Good VIII
Iir, Co hrs been given p complete over
hauling hv the : Fire Engine Corpora
tiou Of Wilmington
Thirty hovs and girls n the probation
cla.s of Nazareth NJ. j.. Church last even
iag gave HalloWe en party n the sunday
school rooms Of the church
Mr.. and Mrs John / 4 Clayton Mrs
julius Dodd and Avian Nentineyer at
tended q mcctlrg Of Republican women
last evening at ChrlstIaLa aid Instruct
voters on methods Of voting.
Miss Rcbecca Gricr last evening at her
home near Ros,. Hin. cutertained q large
rumhcr 81 members q the St. Ann 5
Guild of lmmarucl Church.
- John Lodge. No. ., 4. +. d A. NJ,
viii meet tins evening
Arthur Gibbs Will represent Seminole
Trihe ~ the session of the Great Council
of Red Men 10 be held AT Milford this
week
Mrs. Julius Dodd Mrs Edward H.
NaNlor, Nrs John J Z CLAYTON, Mrs.
William N Leach Mrs Alexander J..
G,pudIss. Mrs Mitchell Gvlsou and
Mr. " Cicoge Wright attended d meet
iug ~ Republican, hundred chairman IN
Wilmington. Yesterday.
C,eorge \ DAVIS of Wilmington on
FRIDAY evening wlil address the RcpubA-
can mass meeting ~ Bear station
Tins evening iu he Opera House ere
will bc - Eepublcan ~ etIrg line speaker
Will D. Rohcr' u Richards aud Daniels
a. Hastings Of Wilmington. The New
Castle band will play.
Mrs. harleh Townsend spent yester-
day a. the guest Of Mrs Thomas Richards
81 Wilmington.
Tor Rent The store in the Hotel Louise,
Corner Third and Delaware street, pos
SESSION November l, 1920. Now used as
Restaurant and lee Cream Business ~
Apply 70 John Hies on the premises. ADV