Evening journal., 1922-05-15
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Airplane Mail Service TO
Have Landing Place on
Commons Farm
STUDENTS PLAN
FOR PAGEANT
Special to The evening Journal,

Special to The Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE. May 155-A pas
ture field on the Commons farm
near the None Such creek basin
tenanted by John Biggs has beei
selected by the United States posta
officials for landing place and sup
ply station for the airplane mail ser
vice planes between Washington, ID
c.. and New York City. Severa
residents seeing plane encirclins
the dwelling Saturday thinking the
operator was having engine diff
Guilty motored TO the scene and were
shown the blue print made by the
pathfinder engineer who had landed.
About two weeks ago a plane was
seen to land at the same point and
remain about an hour when it sail
ed away Nothing was thought OF
II until the second plane landed
Saturday and the operators gave out
the above information. The prints
were accurately made describing
the field infinitely. The field has a
natural shed in about the central
part giving an excellent glide to
plane leaving the field.
The final meeting OF the Asso-
ciated Home Relief Committee,
Mayor Cramer chairman. will be
held in the Mayors office Wednes-
day evening. The reports OF the
money expended in providing the
necessities for families OF the UNI
employed during the past winter
viii be made
The call upon Mayor Cramer to
supply 100 berry pickers for the
Peninsula. by the Community Ser
vice OF Wilmington. has been nearly
filled. Several men and their fam
lilies left this morning for the berry
section.
The faculty and student body OF
the New Castle High School and
grades will present a MAJ Day pa
geant on Wednesday OF this week on
the school green.
The program will begin at ?
o'clock. All grades OF the schools
will be represented in the pageant,
featured by many folk dances and
closing with the proverbial May pole
dance. The arrangements for this
pageant has been in charge OF a
committee composed of several
members OF the faculty. Mrs. Vir-
gfnia Taws. chairman. Daily re-
hearzals have been held in the Opera
House auditorium during the. past
two weeks.
The Dobbinsville branch OF the
Methodist Sunday school cleared
about $50 at its bske-sale al Brit
drug store. Second and
Delaware streets Saturday morning.
Beatrice Smith. Negress. residing
at Buttonwood, was fined 81 and
costs by Mayor Cramer yesterday
morning for reckless driving OF her
on Saturday The Ne
sress was operating a large touring
ar on West Fifth street about ) |
,'clock Saturday evening. when she /
'ound herself unable to control It, |
md ran into a trolley car at Fifth /
md Delaware streets. tearing a step |
rom the car Mayor Cramer held /
Ter In bail for a further hearing yes
erday She had no operators H.
ense when arrested. on Sunday
morning she presented her opera
or's license which was dated May
g.
The Young Mems Bible Glass OF
ne Methodist Church, Mrs Mary
heridan. teacher, will hold a bake
ale in Challenger's pharmacy next
aturday morning beginning at $50
clock.
The local high school baseball
cam will motor TO Newark next
'riday afternoon to play the High
chool team OF that place the second
I the interscholastic series. on
'aturday the local County Baseball
league team will play the team Of
nat place al Newark. Many fans
ire arranging to accompany the
team
Patrick Thornton. age 10 years.
died last Saturday after a lingering
Illness due to hardening OF the ar
teries. The funeral service win tsl,o
place from the residence NJ hls
daughter. Mrs. Kathryn Bowie IN
the western section OF the civ 70
morrow morning with requiem rass
in st. Peters r. c. Church. Inter
ment will be IN st. Joseph's ceme-
terry on the Brandywine.
A special meeting OF City Council
will take place tomorrow evening in
the Mayors Office TO consider the
sale OF $4,000 OF street improve
ment and $4,000 water plant i'm
provement bonds.
Asa Smith and Harry McNally
were fined by Mayor Cramer, for
disorderly conduct yesterday.
A special meeting OF the members
OF Good Will Fire Company. has
been called by President Jesse A.
Mckay. for Tuesday evening.
The local n. c. A. A. baseball team
will play the strong Fort DUPONT
team at Battery Park field. this eve
ming Kern or Riley will be in the
pitchers box for the locals. Some OF
the High School boys will be given
/ chance TO show their metal in this