Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Board of Education Needs More
Instructors and Better Schooi
Building.

Special Correspondence to Every Evening
New Castle, Jan. 6.-l.ast evening 'he
members of the Good VIII Fire Co. met,
President Theodore ". Cavcndcr occupied
the chair. The company accepted the
newly motorized chemical apparatus from
the committee on new equipment and re-
poirs which was recently mounted on
/, chassis bv the United Fire Apparatus 70,
| of Wilmington Fire Chief and tlre te-
cor,ler James V. Campbell submitted
rcport for the wear ending December 81,
! 1910 which was read and accepted and
ordered spread upon the minutes az iol-
! lows. Number of calls IN the city, 10,
number Of calls in the country. .; number
| nf calls from mayor. ]; number oi cai'S
| from the mayor in the country, mum
| ber of other calls, 2; making totai Oh 80
| calls. The number Of iircmen answering
alarm was 2i5; average number oi men
| AZ each call. 20: number Of deaths by hre
| and accident ,. President Cavender ap-
pointed Charles J Doueherty, Jesse a.
| Mckay and James V Campbell "A com
mittee TO draft bylaws and constitution
| to govern the rules and regulations oi the
| conpany and n final report Is To be made
| ot the February meeting coinmuntca-
| tion was received from the Snngerly Flre
! Comnanv of Elkton, Md. thanking the
| local body for the gift of q handsome clock
! durinC the housing Of the engine on June
| last The retiring president John J. WAL,
| will install the cellar pump, gratuitously;
! IN the cellar Of the company which VIII
| be used to carry of the surface and ram
| water The trustees were instructed 10
! procure the necessary number oi coats ana
| boots to make up a complete set ei httecn
| cnch The following bills we're ordered
/ paid + t. Bridgewatcr, 1916; William
/ II kce. 81 o.. Frank II Deruckson,
| William Dcakync. $40 80. A. { Haynes
| and Son. SI72 The hill amounting 10
| s43 Is. from the French street garage,
YVES placed in tho hands Of the committee
| on chemicals for investigation
The Board of Education met last even
! my and tho matter Of the congcsted con
/ dition of the grades !. ;, 8, and tho hIgh
| School room was discussed relative to the
! needed room which would require an addl-
tinnal teacher The members felt that tho
/ condition justified the erection oi new
htildlng or the securing OF temporarily
poytablc buildings 70 be placed on the
4 school green The enrolment IN tho high
SchouI Is a7. which Is an increase 81 more
than 10 per cent in the past two wears
The 5h and eth grades taught ~ one
teacher each have - and ~ pupils re-
snc,tIvclv and number of grades have
| moro than 40 each Bids were requested
lor the installation of electro lights IN the
5tb and eth grades % provide propcf
! I,gnt far th,, afternoon sessions IN the late
| bourS II the dav The privilege was given
thc members oi thc High School As~ocia-
t,ou nhoId 4 bake for thc benefit of the
n-gan z.t on The affair will hc held on
| saturday morning beginning a $50 a
the pharmacy of I. Chailcngcr and Son
/ Charles | King. treasurer 81 tho asso-
| cation rendered arcport FOR The frst meef
nc which showed dues received, $40. re-
| crin I from carnc of basket ball SATURDAY
! evening SIZES. making total S27 hS
Expenditures Sl7.57, leaving balance
II SlOIl The following bills we're or
dercd ia Il Jonn Cloud, Sl1 80 J l y
/, + Flason. Inc SIP >, West Disin-
fectlng Co. slO50. George niger
s2I 03. Is T Lank. s. %. houGhton
MlfIitn Go s. 53 Harmacher >cnlcmmef'
1852, Brickley Cordy Co, 81 o4, Milton
Bradley Co. S65 50
"a Tuesday afternoon the annual meet
;ne ~ thr stockholders 81 tho New Castle
| Trlst co was held and tho followII d.
rcc;ors we're elected James r. blggs,
George ; Capcllc. Ezekiel Cooper, \. \.
III Gcorec q. II Euos / deli Janvier,
Patrick NcGrory Edward '. Platf.
. Richard : Rodrcy James g. Shaw. { u
Sheward. John T. Taylor and James J.
White
Last evening reception was gwen by
Air and Mrs " Cortlandt Pinder VINO
We're fecc1tlv married 70 the members 81
he New Castle High School basket ball
team at their home. Speeches were made BY
bv the members. singing and yclis ioi-
lowed after which refreshments We're
served 4morg those present We're
Merton White Douglas ProudJohn Leach,
Charles King. Leon King. George l..
Tobln, hester Greenwood. Earle " cggeH-
mann. Martin Kcaney Earle Sibley
John Cannon. John Fay. Mr.. ana Mrs
Harry Iynam. Mr.. and Mrs. r. T.
Piudcr. Edward Pinder, James McDevltt
Nfr and Mrs. William Hurt and daughter
Members of the Current Events Class OF
the Century Club will meet on fnday
afternoon III :. 30 The meeting will be n
charre of Miss Nan Duncan and Miss kate
Lanbsou.
Tie residents Of Delaware street beyond
Sixth :Ie registering a complaint relative
10 a bill posting company. for erecting 8
large sign board on the vacant lots OF
Darby Iobr. 4 petition containing ths
= names Of a large number Of peroperty
. oWr crs aud residents viii be submitted tc
the mayor for action.
This afternoon at the parish house there
5 wiIl be a meeting Of the members Of tbs
} ,Iur ior Auxiliary Of Emmanuel Church.
s John Dover, chairman Of the loca
branch Of the Negro Civic League, calleC
a meeting Of the branch last evening anC
stated that all persons who ATTENDED
December 2. had voted unanimously for ;
one graded school building. One hundred
and four Negro residents, comprising prac
) ticallv every Negro family of Buttonwood
: have signed petition requesting the STATE
Board Of Education 10 locate a pcrmancn
j school at Buttonwood for their children
The coal situation Is very good and th'
. price per ton is from Sl3.55 to $3.50 fo
2240 pounds.
Mrs Edward II Navlor, chairman for
the disposal Of the Christmas seals, r.
/ ported the disposal Of ] 5 600
Part Of the machinery for the new bak
: ery which is being constructed for JohI
Fchl. arrived yesterday.
Tomorrow, the cottage prayer meeting
which are held il connection with tn
revival at the Methodist huIch will |
r Casper's Baby.