Evening journal., 1923-02-05
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Fibre Co. to Increase It's
Outut and Double Num-
Der of Employees
DRIVER, WHO STRUCK
WAGON, SURRENDERS
Special 70 The evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Feb. 5.-An-
nouncement sy John Morris. presi-
dent Of the Wilmington Fibre Spe-
cislty Company. Of the firms plans
10 increase its output and double
the number OF its employees has caus-
cd much satisfaction here. He said
the machinery for making fibre
products used by the Johns-Mans-
VILE Compsnys plant at Lockport'
y Y. had been purchased and
would be installed in the local plant
as soon as available space could he
had The post or sales-manager has
been created and A. r. Fogg, for
mer cost accountant and superin-
tendent OF the local plant, has been
promoted thereto. Mayor W. Leslie
Cramer. who for is years has been
assistant freight agent at the local
Pennsylvania Railroad station. will
MI Alr. Fogg's place,
The announcement was made by
Mr. Morris Saturday night Al din
ner TO SO officers and employees Of
the company. in Hotel DUPONT. Will
mington. The company now en-
nloys $50 men and women, which
number will soon be doubled.
william Montgomery. or this city,
gave himself up to Mayor Crsmer
last night claiming he was the
driver OF the machine which ran
into and demolished the wa gon IN
were riding. Friday evening. He
was held in $500 bail. Mr. and Mrs.
Boulden were on their way 20 their
home on the Janvisr farm. on Will
mington road near Dyke bridge.
when they were run into by Mont
comery's car Mrs. Boulden sus-
tanned serious internal injuries.
A special meeting OF the Parent
Teacher Association OF the Rose
Hin district. will be held in the
Rose Hill school house this evening.
to discuss plans for the erection OF
new school building TO replace
the present one. which is altogether
too smallto serve It's purpose.
The bi-weekly meeting OF the
Rose Hill Grange will take place at
s o'clock this evening in conjunction
with the Psrent-Tescher meeting.
following resolution adopted at
the last meeting to hold the ses-
sions on the fret and third Mon
davs in the month.
City Superintendent r. f, snave-
ly OF the local schools is in Dover
today representing the local school
interests at the session OF the Leg
lslature.
Determined efforts are being made
by representative taxpayers and
parents OF the city for new home
for the high school students. Sew
ersl meetings are being planned for
the near future.
The First T. s. Engineers bss-
ketball team of Fort DUPONT. will
play Battery Fl. Delaware National
Guard team, in Van Dyke armory.
next Saturday evening. The visit
ing team has just returned from
successful tour of the second corps
area, where they have played the
teams Of the several
posts. These posts are situated In
New York. Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. Arrangements are being
made TO have a dance following the
game. It is said the Regimental
Orch estra from the Fort. composed
of seven pieces, will accompany the
Fort Dupont boys. Several officers
and y. c. o.'s are expected TO ac-
company the team.
The local high school quintet will
play the Newark high team in Van
Dyke armory Friday evening.
Joseph Tobin of the western sec
tion OF the city, entertained about
so OF his friends at pig roast a
bis newly erected cottage at Hop
kin's beach. about ! mile below
here, Saturday night This occasion
was the celebration OF the opening
Of the cottage. MIR. Tobin will use
the cottage as a summer weekend
home this year
The cottage colony is increasing
rapidly. the foundation for another
having been laid last week by resi-
dents OF Wilmington. with the
opening OF the next camping season.
it is expected IS new cottages will
be ready.
FOR RENT-House 40 E. 2nd ST.
Apply to vallette Bakery.-Adv.
The monthly meeting OF the
Board of Directors Of the New Castle
Century Club will take place in the
club parlors at s O'Clock this even
ing. A public card party. Mrs.
John T. Stoops. hostess, will be given
in the rooms tomorrow evening
The receipts will he for the benefit
sf the mortgage fund.
The Ladies Aid Society OF the First
Baptist Church will meet at the
home Of Mrs. Annie Miley. on East
Fifth street. at 2.30 o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon. This meeting was
scheduled to have been held at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Warren.
Second and Delaware streets. Mrs.
Warren. however, is in.
City Council and trustees OF the
commons viii meet in their rooms
At S o'clock tomorrow evening when
the monthly business will be trans
acted.
Dorcas Society or the Methodist
Church will meet in postponed ses-
sion. in the church parlors al 2.SO
o'clock Thursday evening.
Industry Council. Jr. o. L. A. NJ.
viii meet in weekly business session
in Masonic Temple at O'Clock to-
morrow evening.
The weekly session OF the New.
Castle Glee Club. Major C. L. Will
lisms, director. Will take place in