Evening journal., 1922-01-02
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Predictions Made That Local
Industries Will Renew
Activities Soon
SUNDAY SCHOOL
ELECTS OFFICERS
specIal o The EyenIng Journal.

Df'NtaA " h' h<ftHihh d'uAAdAs
NEW CASTLE, Jan. with the
advent Of the new year. town topics
turn more seriously toward the un-
employment situation. for which
many promises OF relief have been
made. Rumored renewal OF indus
trial activities are often heard, and
some improvement in the local sit
uation is expected within the next
three or four weeks. II Is persist
emily rumored that the Penn Sea-
board Steel Corporation intends be-
ginning operations soon az its local
plant. Several men have been taken
on at this plant during the past
few days. Two more went to work
there this morning.
The closing down OF operations at
other local plants during the holi-
days gave the situation a despair
ing cast but an official OF local
plant says "the situation is no worse
than Il was six months ago. and
believe the Industrial atmosphere Is
! clearing considerably" S. S. Deem
er. when asked n the plant Of which
! he is president had closed down. re-
piled. no. most assuredly not we
/ have been working at a loss, but we
have been working and will continue
| to operate until the eventual return
in the tide Of industry takes place
This Official said he expected 20 see
the return OF activity within tho mex
six weeks. and when It does come
the labor will be in great demand
The Water and Light Commis
sioners at a recent meeting decided
to set the second Monday night oi
each month as meeting night.
City Council will hold its month";
business session at o'clock tomor
row evening. in the Mayors Office.
! The Trustees OF the Commons vii
meet in monthly business session II
the Commons chamber at o'clocl
tomorrow evening.
Seminole Tribe OF Red Men vii
hold a meeting in Masonic Tempt
at s o'clock this evening.
Industry Council, Jr. o. q. A M
will meet in Masonic Temple at
, o'clock this evening.
The Board of Education will hoh
its bi-weekly meeting in the super
intendents office on Wednesda
evening.
The monthly business meeting q
the Good viii Fro Company viii b
held Wednesday evening.
, The Rose Hill Sunday school. fol
/, lowing its weekly session in the Ros
Hill schoolhouse yesterday after
noon. elected S. Hickman Hewitt 81
o perintendent; J. Frank Megginso
e assistant superintendent; Miss Mar
{ an williams secretary; Miss Clar
- Sutton treasurer; Miss Flora Hewi
orranist; Miss Clara Sutton assistar
D orranist, and Mrs. Florence Suite
chorister.
% The installation OF the recent
e elected officers OF the Rose Hi
b Grange will take place at the hon
20 of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Frank Meggir
E son. on the Hermitage farm, ne1
"wednesday evening. Following th
. installation a musical and literar
d program will be presented. Mr.. an
d Mrs. Robert p. Robinson. OF II
o Newport Grange, will be the install
ing officers.
According to Chandler II. Ge'
hart. local undertaken, there HI
been 80 per cent. decrease in II
II number OF deaths in this city tn
year.
John Fulton, OF Clark street, W
stricken suddenly with a hemo
y rhage Of the nose at his home ye
e terday.
g The Dorcas Society OF the Met
Is odist Church will meet In Z
Il church parlors next Thursday afte
IT noon. beginning at 2 o'clock.
le The prayer services In the Met
% odist church will be resumed I
3 the new year wednesday evening.
is Two automobile trucks were q
Ir stroyed by fire yesterday, caused
the back firing OF the engines T
first one was at Tybout's Corner
the River road about one mile
low this city, and belonged TO J'
d. eph Vione OF Wilmington. T
!. other was destroyed at Red II
and belonged 10 a Mr.. Rudni'
. Wilmington. Both cars were G
route down the State at the time
IN AIt AlNAufMAts AAAN RNNtFtANN
= the cars are said to have escap
I. without serious injury.
~ The next meeting Of the board
directors OF the New Castle Cent?
's Club win be held in the club pi
= lors next Monday evening. III
~ meeting, according 10 schedu
p should have been held tonight,
: as today is being celebrated as N
~ Year the meeting was postpon'
lie The weekly meetings OF the cl
o. will begin for tho new year Tuesd
~ evening, January 10.
"a The first meeting OF the Cure
y, Events Glass for the club for Is
ID will take place next Friday evenii
le when the class will entertain a de
y; cation OF the Washington Heigl
r Century Club. Mrs. NJ. p. Phil
a. and Mrs. Thomas Smith will be
er charge OF the program for
A. month Of January.
OF Mrs. Frank deli. Janvier OF ID
W aware street and the Strand, v
r entertain st. Anne's Guild and I
Young Mems Bible Glass OF 1