Evening journal., 1922-02-04
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
: City Officials Deny Discrim-
ination Against Negroes
= in Cleaning Streets
= BREAKS ANKLE ON
SLIPPERY PAVEMENT
Special to The Evening Journal.

'i'Ni1i Ao Ahc fNenlns JouIndi.
NEW CASTLE. Feb. 4.-Because
Of reports that city officials had not
given employment TO any Negro res
ldents In cleaning up the streets fol-
lowing the recent storm. Mayor
Cramer and Charles j. Dougherty.
president OF council and chairman
Of the street committee was held
last night in the mayors Office
Several Negro residents were pres
ent 20 voice objections TO any dis
ordinations against members Of
their race.
President Dougherty informed
those present that he was In charge
Of the operations and that al no
time during the work OF cleaning
the streets. was any question asked
or disposition shown on the part OF
himself or others in charge Of the
various groups Of workmen 10 dis
criminate against any person OF any
creed. color or politics. He said he
had but one Negro applicant during
the three days and that just as the
work was being wound up. lie told
this applicant that the work was
about through.
To was learned last evening that
the city had employed 76 men in
this work at a cost OF nearly $3.50.
and the Wilmington-phi elphia
Traction Company had employed 81
New Castle residents In relieving the
blocked conditions OF the company's
tracks on the New Castle Lines, at
cost OF about S1015.
The officials OF the traction COM
pany produced their payrolls for the
extra employment with the names
and amounts paid each extra work
man. because OF the circulated re-
port that the company had ignored
the residents OF New Castle, brining
their help from Wilmington. All 54
men on the emergency payroll We're
those OF New Castle men.
Miss Helen Jacobs, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jacobs. OF
Cherry street. slipped on the ice
while walking along Sixth street
near fremont street, yesterday
morning. and fractured a bone in her
left ankle. DR. Booker took her "a
the Delaware Hospital yesterday
afternoon. where an X-ray examina-
ton showed the fractures. Miss
Jacobs was on her way 20 work al
the plant OF the Wilmington Fibre
Specially Company, on West Seventh
lstrect. when the accident occurred
There was no one in sight whcI
the accident happened, and Ms
Jacobs was compelled 20 crawl sew
eral hundred feet TO the home o.
william Ncwlove. Mr.. Nowlov
hearing her calls for help. came on
from his home and with the help o
neighbor assisted the injured
young woman 10 her home.
Charles Wipf. of the Baldton, wh'
. for several months has been en-
pioved hy the Wilmington-Philadel
phia Traction Company as night re
pairman at its local car barn. ha
resigned. Water and Light CoHmis
sionor John Leonard, had been ap
pointed IN Mr. Wipfs place and as
sumed his new duties last evening.
That those who are working o
are financially able arc doing tkei
bit toward relieving the distressed
conditions in the homes Of the um
employed is proved by the dona
tions received through various chan
nels. Last evening. Mayor Crane
received a donation OF one ton o
coal from a friend. Word was ais
received here that the Ladies' All
Society of the First Methods
church, Delaware City. had vote
. at its meeting on Thursday evenin
to donate SO toward the Associate
Home Relief Committee fund
Mayor Cramer fined August ca
trona. a Wilmington bus driver
and costs for driving his bus pas
trolley car standing at tho corn'
' Of Seventh and South streets abol
10 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The Rev. Frederick W. Ovcrhise
pastor OF the First Baptist Churcl
will preach IN the church at ]
o'clock tomorrow morning on "Tf
Invisible Beloved" and at "a
O'Clock in the evening on Mario
Places in the Broad Way" The ce
ebration Of Holy Communion vi
take place Immediately after a
close of the morning service. SUI
day SrnOol viii meet at lN cluc
The mid-week prayer service wi
be hold IN tho church at 7.s
o'clock Tuesday evening.
Two weeks OF revival services W
begin In the New Castle Method
church at 7.30 o'clock tomorro
evening. when the Rev J. r. Bicl
ing viii preach on Christ. Knocl
ing al the Door" The revival scr
ices will he Leid nightly. except sa
urday. Cottage prayer meetings W
be held in the homes of membe
each afternoon during the ext
meetings The Rev Mr.. Bicking W
. preach tomorrow morning az 10.'
o'clock. following which the sacr
ment OF the Lords supper will
administered by him.
The Sunday Morning Glass will
eld at $50 o'clock. with John
/ endrix as leader. The Sund,
hooi and Baraca Glass viii me
in TIE church pariors at o'cloc
Nfr Kicking will give an illustrat,