Evening journal., 1923-01-11
APPOINT M'COY
RURAL CARRIER
Will Deliver Mail to Five
Points Folk, Beginning
Next Tuesday
SEE NEW MENACE
FROM MOTOR CARS
Special to The Evening Journal.

special 10 The Evening journal.
RICHARDSON PARK. Jan. IL
Postmaster English OF Wilmington
has appointed Clarence J. Mccoy
letter carrier at the Wilmington
office. as mail carrier for the Fiv,
Points section. The new carrier vii
assume his duties on next Tuesda!
morning.
Postmaster English and Mr.. Nc
Coy, with members OF the Five
Points Civics' Association mail com
mittee, viii make a final survey o.
this section tomorrow afternoon. 1
is understood that only about sever
or eight house owners have not vel
equipped their home with mai
boxes.
The mail committee has posted
printed notices instructing resi-.
dents how their mail should he ad.
dressed after next Tuesday. The di.
rectory has been turned over TO the
postal authorities. This book con-
tains the names OF 1900 or more
adults residing in the Five Points
district.
John Palmer. OF smyrna. has
been named as manager of the
American Store which will open on
Friday in the Strikol Building. Mary
land avenue and DUPONT road.
Patrons OF the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company are
complaining OF the cars stopping on
the far side of the DUPONT road
Following the establishing OF a gaso-
line station on the sidewalk where
passengers wait for cars. Several
persons have had narrow escapes
from injury as result of auto
drivers running their machines into
the station just as trolley cars came
10 stop to take on passengers.
Mrs. Galen Jordin, teacher at
the school. has been granted a leave
OF absence and will spend several
weeks at Atlantic City. During her
absence Mrs. F. b. Mitchell of Will
mington, will take charge Of her
claSe.
Firemen associated with the rural
fire companies are showing consid-
cradle interest in the proposed
measure providing for State tax on
~AAN 6AAIF lne same
10 be applied toward maintaining
fire equipment in the rural sections.
The annual reports OF the fire COM
panies which will be presented TO
the General Assembly by those ad-
Vocating such a measure will show
that the rural companies have per-
formed valuable service In safe
guarding property and life.
At the present time the New Cas-
lie County Levy Court sppropriates
$500 10 each of the ten fire com
panies in that section Of the county
south OF Wilmington. The Whining
hon Department Of Public Safety has
esked the county for $500 as pay
for protection they gave to the rural
sections. especially the section north
OF wilmington. The annual report
of the Five Points Civics Assocla- !
tion fire committee shows that dur
ing the past year, the apparatus, !
bought by the residents OF this sec /
ton responded to but eight alarms
;n all or the total alarms. II were
in Brandvwine hundred. in the sec
lion now covered in part by Whining
ton and for which the county is re-
TO pay s2SOO
Several Of the FIRE companies that ,
receive $500 yearly from the county /
are also allowed appropriations by I
the State Legislature for protecting /
State srmories. The Cranston (
Heights, Five Points. Elsmere and /
Newport companies which do not re- /
ceive any Stale aid are located in /
sections in which the State owns
considerable property. such as the !
Hope Farm, Ferris In
dusirial School, and other buildings.