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The-Newark ·Post The- Newark ·Post ~ X 'U~-l================================~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=========================================== YOLUM ' NEWARK, DELAWARE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1932 NUMBER 45 iOwNMEE TTIlINNlG~INNooPiPE~R;'A===~;;~Mee;;t;;in;:I=ln~o~pe=r=a=H:O::u.~e==~M~A~Y~O~R~CO~L=;=LI~N~SA~P~P~OI~N;;=;TE~D;O~N ~ HOUSE TODISCUSS BUILDING Tue~day evening, December 13, 1932, at 8 o'clock TEMPORARY RELIEF COMMISSION OF OWN ELECTRIC PLANT The t:~uncil have decided to hold a meeting of Well Fitted abd Qualified To Render Service To State the tax payers and citizens of Newark to advise and and People Proposed Plant To Cost Approximately $100,000.00 co~sult with in .regard to the matter of renewing Governor C. Douglass Buck at Do­ the Legislature and signed by Gov­ argument on both sides as to whether I theIr contract wIth the Delaware Power and Light All tnxpal' er ~ :11,.1 citizcns are in­ ver, Friday, named Mayor Frank Col­ ernor C. Douglass Buck Thursday. ,i;OO to attend Ihl'; lTIt'cting, which a town can manufacture and distrib­ Company for electric p~wer or the construction of ute electricity as cheaply as it can be lins one of the four Democratic mem­ Democl'atic members of the com­ mission are: Ifill be held in th! (\p!' ra H o u s ~ at 8 contracted for, and give the same a municipal plant. ber s of the Temporary Emergency ~-________________________, I Relief Commission. The Governor o'ciOIk sha rp nexl Tu psday. evel11ng. It service. Thomas M. Monaghan, of Wilming­ ton. It is understood that the plant con­ having accepted the recommendations is unde rstood hilt there . will be r epre­ Mayor Frank Collins, of Newark, templated for Newark will require a of the Democratic caucus of the Gen­ "nlalives here from Fairba nks-Morse for rural New Castle. superintendent who would very likely eral Assembly Thursday afternoon. Christmas Program for Organ Recital Mrs. James H. Hughes, Sr., of Do­ ~mpa n l' to pr "lit fig ures o ~ .the be recommended by the (;ompany in­ The Temporary Relief Commission ver , for Kent county. (Osl of II locally o~\' ne d lTIul11 clpal at Mitchell Hall, December 12th stalling the plant, and the other two was created under a $2,000,000 relief Landreth L. Layton, of Georgetown, pl ant. The Council 11'111 try to gct ~h.e would very likely be hired from New- bill passed by the special session of for Sussex county. "nliment of the la~paye r s and Cttl­ ark with an estimated additional pay- The forty-eighth organ recital by 4. Noel Sur Des Flutes . Traditional roll of $4,500.00 to $5,000.00 The Firmin Swinnen will . be heard at 5. Andante (The Clock Governor Buck fulfilled his "gen­ ~n with reganl to lI1~ta lllllg ~ pla~t, tleman's agreement" with t he Demo­ bu l il is be lieved n<llhll~g d e fil11~e w~ll cost ol'. the proposed plant would be Mitchel~ Hall Ul)iversity of Delaware, Movement) . .. .. ... J. Haydn in t.he neighborhood of $100,000.00. December 12, at 8 p. m. A Christmas (a) In Dulci Jubilo-Traditional crats, appointing four- members rec­ br derided at lhi s mectl ng, but It will ommended by the Democratic mem­ br put to a refcrend;1Il1 vote. ~f t ~ e Of course, every citizen and taxpayer program will be presented, as follows: 6. Ave. Maria .... .. .. .. J. S. Bach should be interested in the town as 1. Ha llelujah Chorus (a) Slaap myn Kindjelief-Flemish bers of the General Assembly. He IIx pnye rs beforc II hnal deCISion IS far a s saving money is possible, but (Messiah) ... .. G. Handel (b) 0 Fir Tree Dark-Swedish received the n ames Thursday from it will require considerable thought (a) The .First Nowell-E~glish 7. Largo ...... .. G. Handel the Democratic member s by letter and ~a;:; several years so me peo ple of immediately named the Democrats ~ e wn r k ha vc anticipated. ~vo rking up to compare estimated prices with ac- (bJ 0 , Little !own-Enghsh (a) As Lately We Watched- tual cost of power furnished by the 2. StIll ~s the ~Ight . ... K. Bohm Austrian selected, sending t hem their certifi­ ~ ntilll e n t toward a l11u l11 clpally own­ cates of appointment. ~ pla nt , and there is considerable Delaware Power & Light Company. (a~ Silent Night-German (b) Bergers Pour Qui Cette Fete- (b) Kolyada (Santa Claus)- French The letter which was sent to Gov­ Russian 8. Finale ernor Buck, signed by Speaker Leroy F. Hawke, and Representative W. Mrs. Theod ore R. Wolf 3_. _G_e_s u_B~a_m_b_ino .. .. .. .. P. A. Yon (New World Symphony) A. Dvorak J ennings Poore a s chairman and sec­ r etary, respectively, of the Demo­ Succumbs After Brief Illness cratic caucus, follows: DEAN McCUE AND R. W. HElM Engineering Students ATTEND BANQUET AT MILTON " We, the undersigned, chairman ll rs. Rosina Koh ler Wolf, aged 81 Mrs. Wolf is survived by two sons, Visit New York and secr etary-of t he caucus of Demo­ ltarS, widow of th: late ~ h e o d o r e R. Robert B. Wolf, of Longview, Wash­ The first Mother and Son banquet cratic members of the General As­ Wolfe, died in Philadelphia, after a ington, and Theodore R. Wolf, of in the history of Milton High School A group of engineering students of sembly, held this first day of De­ ~ ri e f illn ess, on Dece mber 2, 1932. Her Madison, N . J. was held Friday evening in the home t he University of Delaware Chapter cember, 1932, do her eby recommend husband , the late Dr. Wolf, was pro­ Funeral services which were held for appointment as the representa­ fesso r of chemi stry at Delaware Col­ from the Ira C. Shellender Funeral economics . room by members of the of the American' Society of Mechani­ tives of our political party on the ~ge for over thirty-five yea rs, Wolf Home were strictly private at the r e­ Vocational Agricultural Class, known cal Engineers accompanied by repre- Temporary Emergency Relief Com­ Ha ll being named in hi s honor. Dr. quest of Mrs. Wolf, on Sunday, De­ ~~r~~:r~~f~m~~:: . Chapter, F uture seritatives of t he faculty had a three mission, this day created by the act Ind Mrs. Wolf lI"ere held in high es­ cember 4. Interment was made at the of said Gener al Assembly, the fol­ lee mi n the college and co mmunity. Head of Christiana Cemetery. Dean A. C. McCue, of the Univer- ~:~d t~~e ~n~uea~ :oo;:r t~~o:.ee~h~~ lowing persons:" sity of Delaware ; R. W. Heim, State annual trip has proved greatly bene­ The names of t he persons recom­ ~~~ec~r (;f MVo~~ti o~: \ A~ricult?re , ficial to the young engineers as it mended are then given. Magistrate T hompson's Basketball Season. of Agriculi;ure~ uMi~s A~~a ;.p~:~sr~~ gives them an opportunity to attend Mayor Collins was born in Black­ nd bird Hundred. He was graduated Neph ew Honored To Open In Newark 4-H Club Agent of Sussex county, and t hoe ~~,~e~ iSh ow t observe the latest from Delaware College in 1889, and , h A. J. Bolin, principal of the school, p w. q I pmen . went to Lehigh Univer sity in 1889 Serretary of War Hurley last Wed- Next Monday Nlg t gave talks encouraging the work be- It takes a lot of talk to produce and 1890. He is a retired utility engi­ pi nned upon the breast of University of Delaware basketball ing done by the local F. F. A. Chapter. business. Talking by means of news- FRANK COLLINS neer. He served in the New Hamp­ Joel T. Boo ne, President team will open its basketball season paper advertising multiplies the mer- Cou rtesy " Every Evening" shire Legislature during the 1917 ses­ physician, the Silver Star in t he gymnasium at Newark on Mon- Many a fortune started over court- chant's voice a thousand-fold. Results ==============~=~ sion and was a member of the House at Dover in the 1923 session. He is P ut ~'a l~l~a ;~~~~f~~a~~~~~ day evening of n ext week with Hamp_e= o=u=s=t=r=ea=t=m=e=n=t.=========co=m::;e=fr=o=m=d=uP=I=ic=a=ti=on=o=f=e=ff=or=t=. == ~~~ ~ ~ t~~a;~rs~ ~~~kSii~~~s~!y Ga~~:~~ well qualified to serve on this Com­ in France. The naval ton-Sidney as opponents. On· Friday noon. mission. He hilS been congratulated night at Newark, Delaware will play r;===============~=============:-, wh ich Mr. Hurley placed St. J oseph's, also on the home floor. The Temporary Relief Commission by his many friends for the confi­ an d the Heart was freighted These will be t he only two games until SR' T was created under a $2,000,000 relief dence shown in his ability by the and insignia of heroic after the holidays. couts epalr oys bill passed by t he special session of Legislature and Governor Buck. i for Captain Boone is the most Coach Doherty has a squad of be- offi cer in the nava l service. tween 30 and 40 candidates out- for honors given him last week the t.eam. Some of the new material The Boy Scouts of Newark are again hard at work painting and IMayor's Central Welfare Committee ga ll ant action with the army repairing used toys as their contribution toward local welfare work.
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