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We Newark Post
_ NEWARK POST, NEWARK, DELAWARE, DECEMBER 20, 1922
MERRY CHRISTMAS
VOLUME XIII
NUMBER 45
Mysterious Blaze Completely
Destroys Bam On Foster Farm
N ear Tow n—Heavy Loss
Disaster Early This Morning Believed To Be Work of Barn
Burners—Owner Aroused by Barking Dog Hour
Earlier—Fire Company on Scene But Too
Late to Save Building
Ten Animals Die In Flames—Crops Lost
A fire, believed to have been the
work of incendiaries, completely de
stroyed the large barn on the farm
of Clarence Foster, about two miles
southwest of Newark early today.
The total loss was not estimated by
Mr. Foster later in the day, but it is
believed that upwards of $15,000
would probably be the figure. In the
barn at the time was quartered all
the livestock, and it was impossible
to rescue them from the flaming
structure in time to save their lives.
Four cows, two heifers, a bull and
three horses were destroyed along
with >■< ap'Ts, hayloader, harrows, wag
ons and all smaller farm implements.
Within the barn were stored the sea
son's crops, all of which were burned
In fact, there is nothing left but
the smoking foundations; everything
was swept away. Mr. Foster was too
overcome with the shock of the fire to
talk very much this morning, but he
intimated that nothing could have
started the fire save incendiaries.
Aroused by Dog
About one o'clock this morning Mr.
Foster was aroused from his sleep
up.
Big Warehouse
Under Construction
At Local Fibre Plant
Auerican Vulcanized Fibre Co.
Officials Design and Erect Ad
dition to Rag Room—
Ready in February
Company Changes Name
I A new rag storage warehouse, un
I der the course of construction for the
American Vulcanized Fibre plant just
east of town, is well on its way to
I completion. It is expected that the
I new addition to the plant will be
ready by the first week in February,
The need of suitable storage facilities
I lor rags used in the manufacture of
I various types of fibre has long been
I felt by the company. The increasing
I demand for space has thus caused the
I erection of the big building.
I The warehouse is well built and
I correct in detail. The floor space is
I estimated at 5400 square feet. Fifty
I ears may be placed inside at one time
I without overcrowding.
I The work of construction has been
I in charge of T. C. Taylor, an official
I «1 the company, and he has lost lit
I fie time in hustling along the erec
I lion in order to provide the much
I needed space as soon as possible. The
I »st will amount to about $20,000.
I That the name of the company will
I be changed on the first of the year
I confirmed by an official yester
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6 P. M. Sunday, December 24th
OMMUNITY
hristmas Carols at
by the vicious barking of his dog in
the yard. The noise kept up so long
that he went outside to investigate.
Walking over to the barn, he looked
around carefully. Everything
ed all right, so, after quieting his
dog, he returned to the house and to
bed.
seem
About an hour later, he was again
awakened by a great red flare of light
in the room.
When he reached the
window, flames were shooting from
the roof of the barn. The building
was doomed before anything could
be done.
The Fire Company from
Newark responded but nothing could
be done save preventing the flames
from spreading to other buildings.
It appears that the barn burners,
if such was the cause, had been prowl
ing around the place at the time the
dog started the alarm, had hidden
from view on the approach of Mr.
Foster, and then after all was quiet
once more, had applied the torch and
escaped. Investigations by neighbors
and firemen seemed to bear out the
theory. No trace of the criminals
could be found.
Town Band To
Hold Carnival
In January
Minnehaha Organization Planning
to Hold Affair in Armory—
r Four Nights of Frolic
New Equipment Needed
One of the town bands which has
s0 nnany times helped to make things
j°Hy during the various civic and pro
gressive functions given during the
Past year, has decided to hold a bene
fit bazaar and carnival. That an
nouncement in itself should almost be
sufficient to bring out the citizens to
the party. There is warm regard in
every home for our bands and it is
now that a chance to help one of them
is apparent. Here is the preliminary
announcement:
Minnehaha Band has arranged for
an Indoor Carnival and Bazaar, to be
held in the Armory, Newark, Del.,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday nights, January 24th, 25th,
26th and 27th, 1923. This benefit is
to assist the band in purchasing new
uniforms and probably one or two
new instruments, if they are success
ful enough in their attempt. There
will be cakes, fancy articles and other
things for sale, and arrangements
have been made for dancing each
I night, music to be furnished by a good
orchestra for the dancing. Final ar
rangements will be announced later
through the columns of this paper.
Community Christmas
Plans N early Co mpleted
Services Under Big Tree on Christ
mas Eve to be Conducted by
Ministers—Musical Pro
gram Under Choral
Club
Light Tree This Week
The Second Annual Community
Christmas in Newark will soon be a
reality. The evident success of the
attempt to start the praiseworthy
tom in tonw last year met with so
much praise that it was decided to
attempt another celebration this year.
From the generous co-operation and
interest shown the 1922 edition will
no doubt surpass in size and quality
of music the one held last Christmas.
The services will begin on the
Academy lawn promptly at 6 p. m. on
Christmas eve and will last for
perhaps an hour. As was the custom
last year, the tree will be placed and
illuminated a few days before the
event. The presence of the huge fir
with its ropes of vari-colored lights
ablaze brings home to every one the
real spirit of Christmas—and that
is just what it is intended to do.
Without the spirit, Christmas would
be no more than any other legal holi
day. It is the Spirit that makes us
all give and give gladly, knowing that
in so doing we are bringing cheer to
friends and neighbors and relatives.
The Town, through Mr. E. C. Wil
son of the Light Committee, has ar
ranged fo rthe proper lighting of the
tree. The Choral Club has been prac
ticing weekly in preparation for the
event, and will group themselves on
the High School steps where they will
form a nucleus for the singing.
The ministers of the town have
been invited to conduct the services
and the program as arranged by
Mayor Frazer will be as follows:
Invocation—Rev. Frank Herson.
Scripture Reading—Rev. H. Everett
Hallman.
Prayer—Rev. Edgar Jones.
Closing Prayer and Benediction—
Rev. T. J. Brennan.
Wm. P. White will lead the singing.
The Choral Club will have charge of
the singing of the following songs, in
terspersed with program:
"Oh, Come All Ye Faithful,"
"Silent Night."
"Hark, the Herald Angels Sing."
"Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem."
"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear."
It is hoped that everyone who is in
town that night will stroll down to
the scene of the celebration and lend
their voices to the cause of a glorious
Christmas party in which every resi
dent of Newark has a part.
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Educators to Meet
A general invitation is being ex
tended to all persons interested in
the Educational Program of the State
to meet with the members of the State
Legislature at a Dinner Conference
to be held at the Capitol Hotel, Dover,
December 28th, at 12.30 p. m. Plates
will be $1.00 each, and those contem
plating attendance should forward
their names, with the proper amount,
on or before Tuesday, December 26th,
to H. V. Holloway, Secretary, State
Board of Education, Dover, Delaware.
Real Talent Shown
In University Play
The Magistrate" Presented Last
Night by Footlights Club Pleases
Townspeople—Settings and
Costumes Effective
a
Tilghman and Smith Star
The Magistrate,
by Sir Arthur
Wing Pinero, and acknowledged
one of the outstanding farces of mod
ern times, was presented to the people
of Newark in the Opera House last
night by the Footlights Club of the
University, and made a decided hit.
The acting of the characters of the
play was of the highest order and
showed the wealth of patiqnt work
which has been spent in its perfec
tion.
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The piece was originally in
tended to be staged last year, bqt
circumstances made it impossible.
There were a few members of the
original cast who took part last night,
but the addition of several Freshmen
seemed to strengthen some of the
parts.
"The Magistrate" includes a most
clever plot, one of Pinero's strong
points and one which always charac
terizes his Work.
Mr. Posket, magis
trate, gets into difficulties both
domestic and otherwise, and
tences his own wife to a term in the
jail.
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There are uproarious bits of
comedy interspersed in the three acts
which always served to keep the audi
ence laughing.
The all-round work of James Tilgh
man, in the difficult role of Mrs. Pos
ket, won approval from everyone.
Mr. Tilghman carried off the honors
of the show, and exhibited talent
which rose far above the amateur
variety. Mr. Clifford Smith, as the
much abused and misunderstood Pos
ket also is deserving of special men
tion. Others in the cast whose work
was a feature were: Paul Leahy,
Granville Robinson, H. A. Yanowitz,
A. V. Travers and R. Heinold.
CRATE OF ORANGES
GLADDENS RED MEN'S HOME
A big crate of luscious Florida
oranges were received yesterday af
ternoon at the Red Men's Home, the
gift of a Junior Sagamore in a Tribe
hailing from the lower part of the
State. The gift was much appreci
ated by Mr. Russell and the members
of the Order who make their home in
the grove. Several of the men are
more or less done up with heavy colds
and the oranges thus will be doubly
welcome.
"DOC" LONG HEADS SOUTH
H. M. Long, well known in Newark
as the genial and efficient druggist in
the Home Drug store on Main Street,
has taken alarm at the sudden drop
in the temperature and will shortly
pick up his war bag and make tracks
in a southerly direction. The ulti
mate" destination for the "Doc" is
Lewes, Del., where the palms and
blue waters meet (in the movies).
Dr. Long has accepted a position
with the U. S. Government in the
Coast Guard Service and will be per
manently stationed in Lewes, his
home town.
Cash Donations For Newark's
New Years Parade Mount To $445
With Proportional Additions to Merchandise Offered, Total
Will Pass $600.00 Mark—Many Outside Firms Con
tribute To Cause—Eastburn Appointed
Chief Marshal
Route of Parade Mapped Out
At the meeting last night of the
New Year's Parade Committee, fur
ther arrangements and plans were
perfected for the assured success of
the Mummers Parade to be held in
Newark on New Year's evening, start
ing at 7 o'clock.
That the prize list is mounting
rapidly was verified when Chairman
Shellender of the Soliciting Commit
tee announced the additional dona
tions gathered during the past week
from the merchants of Wilmington
and Newark. The cash donation of
the Continental Fibre Company
amounting to $50.00 headed the list.
Then came smaller^ amounts from
many Newark merchants and inter
ested business people of Wilmington.
The total cash now available for
prizes in the various divisions
amounts to $445.00. In addition sev
eral more valuable articles of a prac
tical nature were added to the grow
ing list.
Letters were sent to all the news
papers of the vicinity announcing the
parade, and also to out of town bands
and marching organizations, extend
ing cordial invitations to be present
and compete for the awards. The
complete list o^ additional donations
received since last week will be found
elsewhere in this issue.
Route of Parade
The report of the parade committee
which met in the Armory on Sunday
last, was given last night. The parade
route recommended by Mr. Tierney of
that committee called for the follow
ing line of march.
From Main and Academy Streets
east on Main Street to Leak's Garage,
countermarch on Main Street to
Chapel, north on Chapel to New, to
Choate and thence to Main; west on
Main to Elkton Road, to Delaware
Avenue, to South College Avenue, to
Main and back to Academy Street.
It is very probable, however, that
Chapel, Choate and New streets will
be eliminated from the line of march
due to the fact that Choate Street is
too narrow for big floats, especially
when cars are parked along the curb.
The parade will form as follows:
First Division—Academy Street,
from Main to Delaware Avenue; Sec
ond Division—Delaware Avenue west
of Academy; and Third Division—
east of Academy Street.
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DEAN SMITH SPEAKS AT
LION'S CLUB LUNCHEON
Dean E. L. Smith, acting president
of the University of Delaware spoke
at a luncheon of the Lion's Club, held
in the Hotel duPont yesterday after
His talk dealt principally
noon.
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Judges' Stand Placed
After some discussion, in which the
possibility of having the music judges
and costume judges separated and
placed at different points, it was de
cided to arrange for all the judges to
be grouped together on a temporary
stand to be erected if permission is
so ganted, on the southwest corner
of Main and Academy Streets. This
is no doubt the most centeral point
and with a stand a few feet about
the ground and well out on the curb,
all costumes may be inspected with
accuracy and precision. The number
of judges has been definitely decided
upon but it is likely that at least 10
will be selected in the near future.
Two or three Newark men will be
among the officials, and one of them
will act as Master of Prizes. Misses
Alice Blackman and Helen Jarmon of
the Continental Fibre Co., have offered
their services as assistants to facili
tate the work of judging, and they
will also be on the stand.
Eastburn Appointed Marshal
Clarence Eastburn was appointed
Chief Marshal last night and will
have full charge of the conduction of
the parade. Many horsemen will be
present to aid him in keeping every
one in line and the parade moving.
Chairman
Smith
also
appointed
Messrs. Strickland, Moore and Shell
ender to arrange the "donations into
prizes for the various classes and di
visions. There will no doubt be
sev
eral prizes offered for original ideas
not included in any one of the given
classes.
All prizes will be gathered together
and taken to the Newark Inn on
lower Main Street, where they will be
given out to the lucky winners on
the big night. Those winners who
leave early will receive their awards
by calling in person after the night of
the parade.
The work of getting out posters
advertising the parade will be finished
in a few days and will be spread
broadcast over the entire neighbor
hood.
From all viewpoints, the
forthcoming New Year's Mummers
Parade will be the biggest event of
its kind ever held in Newark. There
are plenty of prizes and the judging
will be fair.
LODGES
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held
Ten members of the Junior Order
of the United American Mechanics
Council No. 28, visited the Middle
town Council on Monday, the 13th of
this month. After an enjoyable time
they adjourned to a restaurant close
by and finished the evening with a
dish of oysters.