Evening journal., 1922-07-12
NEWS GOSSIP
/ OF new CASTLE
Boom Committee Continue
Efforts to Secure New
Industry
rs FIREMEN
LEAVE FOR DOVER

,stion received from the Cellulose
tproducts Company was read and
discussed. The letter informed the
y Qmmittee OF reports of unfavorable
n Aconditions of the plat desired by
he company for the erection Of its
piant for the manufacturing of ar
N ihcial silk and other bi-products.
ihaving been received by the officers
.bf the company All these condi-
Ions were proven 10 be connections
Drawn from the unreliable sources.
Mem bers of the committee believe
I he reports were made TO injure the
prospects Of the company locating
a ere.
r The secretary was instructed to
answer the queries made by the
ompany from data given him by
ne memb bers Of the committee. As
!. he option on the desired plot will
snd Thursday. July 90. every effort
; being made TO facilitate the clos
ng OF the deal before that time. The
secretary was instructed to inform
/, he officials to that end.
He was also instructed to request
he officials Of the company TO have
heir engineer examine the land as
Soon as possible and report his find
ngs to the company. who in turn
Sill be able TO inform the commit
.ee, definitely. whether the land now
inder consideration is desirable. and
shta BILE to its purposes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Arnett. OF
iClymer street are being congrltu-
b .F 81
and son are doing nicely.
A delegation OF IS fremen mem
ssrs OF the Good Will Fire Com
pany, accompanied by a band and
about 100 citizens. including several
csty officials. motOred 10 Dover this
afternoon, TO participate in the am
.nual convention OF the Delaware
state Firemen's Association. The
party left the Good Will Fire House
at I o'clock this afternoon.
about fifty Of the firemen were
equipped with parade uniforms.
headed by Chief Marshal Jesse A.
Mckay. and Company Marshal
DANES V. Campbell. The Elkton
Band accompanied the party.
The local company Joined the Del
aware State Firemen's Association
.iuring the past winter and this will
se the first convention participated
in by the company. The Ahren's
Fox three-in-one engine was beau
tifully decorated with flowers and
bunting and made a creditable show
ing as the party left the fire house
In parade formation and entered the
several automobiles for the trip.
The Good VIII Company has pur-
chased a new silver fireman's trum-
net TO he presented 10 the Robbins ',
Hose Company at Dover. following
The housing Of their apparatus in |
It's new home. the honors Of which !
fall to the lot OF the local fire lad
lies.
A meeting Of the Street Improve
nent Committee will be held in the |
-ommons Chamber in the Old Court 4
House. at o'clock this evening. 1
when bids for resurfacing Fourth
street from Chestnut to South. will .
he opened. Fourth street will be
ne first on which operations will be
itsrted and il any of the nearly
800. 900 Is left after its completion
NNlAtA rNAttA~ viii NNf ANAA HA w fhs tTfN-
raj Of the city streets are surfaced /.
With cobble stones and this condi-
ion will be eliminated a. far as
inances will allow the committee to
20.
The lovers OF tennis have revived
he game here. Several young men
ire showing adeptness with the rae
luet. The first Of a series OF games
vas played yesterday. when Johnny
acach. a University OF Delaware
tudent, carried off all honors. In
wo double sets. Leach paired with
g1hn Wallace. won The first set from
Ralph Watts and oscar Knauss by
he ore to 4 in the second set
each was paired with Brokaw Sent
kan, winning from Knauss and Wal
ace. by the score of Z to 5. In the
ingles, Leach defeated Knauss to
H.
For several months interest in this
,ind OF sport has been lacking. But
turing the past few weeks the spirit
has been revived with tho result two
EXCELLENT courts have been construct
"a on the American Manganese Steel
- ipany's recreation grounds by {
employees OF the company where not
Hone the employees may play but on
nwiation residents OF the city not
,mploved by the company are en-
eNp.ned. Another court has been I
onstructed on the First Presbyterian
-hurch recreation grounds in the }
hurch, by the Young Mems Asso- 9
.,ation OF that church. Each OF I
hase courts now are the nightly !
Genes OF contests by the younger I
olH I
Arrangements are being made to
onduct a tournament on these courts v
n he near future, when the bes:
ennis players of Delaware will be ;
nvted to participate. The courts a
ire being put in the best OF shape a
md daily workmen are employed on /
hem in an effort to have them in the n
est possible condition for the tourn- r.
ment.s Several high school boys 81
nd girls are showing up well in d
hese practice games.
superintendent George I. Unger, ]
( ihe~Water and Light department, 81
eported 10. 600 gallons of water i
umped for the month OF June, and
2 $50 Kilowats of electricity used E
ring the same month. This Is the S
rst time the accurate amount OF Ia
ater pumped and consumed has d
yer been kept by those in charge
the water supply. This was made a
by the installation OF the n
ew .arge meter at the local water Ct
ant recently. m
The Hares Corners Farmers Club Z