Evening journal., 1922-06-12
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
.-s
Penn-Seaboard Plant Sold
TO Carpenter Steel
Company
1 800 TAKE PLUNGE
~ IN DELAWARE

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. June 12.-Wor
was received here today that tn
Penn Seaboard local plant had beei
sold with the buildings and equip
ment of the corporation to the Car
penter Steel Manufacturing Corpora
ton OF Pennsylvania. II is believed
by the town officials that the loca
plant. which had been PRACTICAL!
shut down for the past two years
will be reopened in the near future
by its new owners. No announce
ment was made as to the purchase
price.
Bathing season was Ushered IN
yesterday with one of the largest
crowds of bathers from nearby
towns and local residents ever gath
cred at Battery Park beach, enjoy
ing the excellent bathing facilities
Fully 500 persons took their initial
din of the season at Battery Park
Riverside and Hopkins beach fronts
Yesterday. These beaches made
more than a mile of bathing beach
broken only for about 500 yards De
low the National Tube front.
Hopkins beach near the Bethle-
hem steel Company's plant, was the
scene Of special activity in the line
OF bathing and picnicking yesterday
Many automobiles took advantage
OF the weather and enjoyed the en-
tire day at the beach.
Several churches and Sunday
schools have made arrangements
with Keeper Arthur W. Hopkins for
holding their annual outing at this
beach during the season. For next
week the Emmanuel Sunday school
will hold its annual picnic and out
ing there on Thursday afternoon
and evening. June 20; the Westmin-
ster Presbyterian Church OF Will
mington will hold its Sunday school
picnic there on Saturday, June "a.
The Young Mems Bible Glass will
visit the beach with a bathing party
on the evening OF June p.
Not alone was the bathing season
ushered in yesterday, but several
Grabbing parties during the past
week brought back nice catches
from the bay.
Mayor Cramer who has been in
strumental in bringing several in
dustrial officials here recently to look
over suitable sites for industries an
nounced today that he felt certain
the artificial silk manufacturing con-
Germ. which viewed several building
sites last week, would build a plant
here
This concern, a Delaware corpora
tion OF 100000 capitalization, man
ufactures artificial silk and other
products by special process discov-
cred by the president Of the con-
Germ.
A baseball game is scheduled for
every day this week. For this after
noon. the ST. Mary's team Of VII
mington. will play the local boys;
tomorrow evening. the Wilmington
Giants will be here: Wednesday
evening, the McCabe Church League
team is scheduled; the team booked |
for Thursday evening has not been |
announced. but a surprise awaits |
the fans: Friday evening. the Park |
side, with probably Hawke Hayes In /
the box will be the attraction. on
Saturday afternoon, as the local
County League team plays at York
Ign the New Castle Reserves will
play a Wilmington team on Battery
diamond.
: Final preparations have been
made for the annual transfer exer-
cises of the eighth grade Of the
local public schools, which viii take
place in the auditorium OF the Opers
on Wednesday evening. The
affair has been arranged and viii
be given under the persona, super
Vision Of Miss Carrie Downey.
.eacher of the grade. Miss Downey
S the originator of these exercises
IN this city, and each year has con-
Quoted the affair. The ushers VIII
be: wilbert King, Earl Freebury.
Chester Blake and Theodore Meg
ginson, Of the eighth grade. until
the exercises begin. at which time
James Wilson will act as super
visor, assisted by Robert Wight and
Leon King, OF the High School
The program follows: Singing,
Star spangled Banner" by High
School and eighth grade; musical
recitation, Counting Daisy Peals,"
by Frances Sheridan; trio, pixie
Land" by Elizabeth Hemphin and
Adelaide Davidson and Barrie At
kinson; recitation, "Washington's |
Farewell Address to His Army" |
eighth grade class; piano solo, How |
Sweet the Moonlight Sleeps" by
Harold Hobbs; recitation, Kentucky
Philosophy" by Margaret Moor:
plano duet. Salute the Colors,"
Vivian Noyle and Mildred Blake;
singing, 1.-THE Old Folks at Home,
eighth grade class; plano solo, THE
Flower Song" Elizabeth Hemphill;
Recitation. "Hsw DO You Tackle
Your Job?" eighth grade pupils;
vocal solo, Down the Trail" Miss
Emily Lunt: recitation, THE Boy"
Harold McFarlin; piano solo, select
ed. Prof. Arthur Powell; trio, Snow
Bells" Addie Duling. Elizabeth Ben
nett and Gertrude Ratledge; High |
3chool, "The Joyous Hours; class
to Prof. Snavely, super
ntendent of schools, address, What
q Wrong With New Castle Schools"
~ Prof. Snavely; diplomas presented
W II. r. Holiday, preSiuehl u lho
Board of Education; singing,
America, 4" by High School Glee
Club; audience Join in a community
ing.
The parents and friends are cord T.
ally invited TO the exercises which
5eKin at s O'Clock. Seats will be \
Tree. Doors open at 7.3o.
The Ladies' Aid of the First Bap-
esst Church will meet 10 an all day