Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-24
NEWS OF THE DAY
At new CASTLE.
Penn Scaboard Steel to Reopen
Big Plant, Employing About
500; Personal and General
Notes.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
New~t iastIe, Jan. 2d.--An announce
ment regarded here as Of the utmost irn~
portance Is to the effect that the Penn
Seaboard Steel Corporation will reopen
its large plant on the Delaware river here,
in a short time, probably some time in
March. The plant Is a modern one, and
when IN operation If Is said will give en-
ployn1cnt to about 500 people. IL was
operated during the war for the manu-
facture of special alloy steel nickel.
vanadium, chrome nickel and other
products Closing about nine months
ago.
1t is said that the corporation will also
take over the Tacony Steel Cofnpanys
plant, u, 1acony, Philadelphia. On
February it is stated that special meet
ing of the stockholders Of the Penn
Seaboard Steel Corporation will be held
in New York TO authorize the purchase
of the Tacony plant.
Rodney Thayer, chairman Of the board
of directors of the corporation. has sent
letter to the stockholders, which says
in part:
foTho Tacony Steel Co, which is situat-
ed at Tacony, Philadelphia, on the Della
ware river, has long and successful
history in the manufacture Of special
alloy stees, nickel, vanadium, chrome
nickel, etc, and has on its books a large
tonnage of untitled orders for this class
of material and a ready market az high
prices for all it can turn out.
"lt, however, is handicapped by an
inadequate supply Of semi-6nished steel.
Your New Castle plant, which is also
situated on the Delaware river, which
has been idle for the past nine months,
has every modern facility for making and
rolling this special scmi-finished material
Many out-of-town visitors were present
ut the dance given by the Girls Club of
the 4. NJ. s. Co, in the Opera House last
evening The affair was q success in every
way The prize spot dance was won by
Miss Phyllis Marsh ard John H. Sullivan.
A regular meeting of the Imp'd Order
Of Red Men will be held on Monday even
ing IN their lodge rooms in the Opera
House
The water was shut of this morning
for several hours 50 that a leak in the
main could bc repaired
Effort ~ being made TO stop the boys
from hitching on back Of the trolley cars
with their sleighs, which IS dangerous
practice
On Sunday the regular services win be
held at the Methodist Church, Rev. John
Blcking in charge.
The weather for the past few days has
been very bad, coating the streets with
ice. The ice IN the river Is pretty we'll
broken up and traffic is being resumed.
Harry Ahern, who has been suffering
from pneumonia the past few days, is
slightly improved
Miss Mary Stewart Of Wilmington, who
spent last evening in this city, has re-
turned home
The Nomads announce a dance 10 be
held in the Opera House. Tuesday evening,
February II. Music will be furnished BY
Madden X Whites famous orchestra
The ''du" has not reached this city in
epidemic form 50 far. There are about p
eases IN this city at present, but none very
serious 1t is hoped there viii be no re-
currence Of the epidemic of two years ago
In loving remembrance Of Sarah CoweH
Schuchardt. who departed this life two
years ago tomo rrow, Jan. 25. 1918 Gone
but not forgotten. Husband and Sons
Adv.