The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 5

FWa JournalEvery Evening, Wilmington, Delaware, Wednesday, January 4, 1956 Supply Company, Harrisburg, Harrisburg Suburban Water Company, Hummclstown Water Supply Gompany, Marysville Water Company, Mechanlcsburg Water Company, and Hlghspire Water Supply Company. Clearfield Water Supply Company, Blair Gap Water Company, Delaware Water Company Is Purchased From Railroad General Waterworks Firm Buys Subsidiaries That Once Supplied Steam Locomotives But Now Serve Industries and Communities Bag Snatcher Gels Face Cream Valerie Woods, 33, of 932 Kirkwood Street, reported to police last night that a man snatched a leather bag she was carrying at Seventh and Pens Streets. She chased him as far as Sixth and Poplar Streets, she said, but then lost sight of him. The bag contained a skirt, two sweaters, and some face creams. High Ridge Water supply com Company gets part of its supply from Delaware Water Company and the town of Newport, which has its own deep wells, also has a connection with Delaware Water for a reserve or emergency supply.

for New Users Mr. Butcher said the six purchased by General Vatcrworks have available ibout 55,000,000 gallons of water Jaily. Only 20,000,000 are now The 35,000,000 excess, formerly used by the PRR or its steam engines will now made available "by General rVaterworks for new and exist, ing customers. Pennsylvania water companies acquired by General Waterworks include: Dauphin Consolidated Water GOP 'Positive Program9 Urged on City Women's Club Andrew D. Christie, Head of Legislative Reference Bureau, Says Campaign Should Not Be Based On Criticism of Democratic Assembly Delaware Republicans should base next year's campaign on a "positive program" and not on negative criticism of the Democrat-controlled 1955 General Assembly, Andrew D.

Christie, director of the Legislative Reference Bureau, said last night. Mr. Christie spoke at a meeting of the Wilmington Republican Women's Club at Republican headquarters in the Hotel Rodney. His talk included a review of General Assembly work and a recalled that the Republicans prediction that corporation taxes two years ago had made possible pany, Summit Water Supply Company, South Fork Water Company, Forest Water Com crease is likely, but no a sales tax or an increase in the levy on personal income. During the business meeting which followed, Mrs.

Alma S. Joseph was elected president to succeed Mrs. William H. Hans, formerly Lillian V. Hulse.

Other officers chosen were Mrs. Melitta Palmatary, first vice president; Mrs. John G. Leach, second vice president; Mrs. Hannah Buckley, corresponding secretary; Mrs.

Lillian Freed, recording secretary, and Mrs. Edna Budd, treasurer. A resolution praising Mrs. Hans' leadership was offered by Mrs. Frank G.

Tallman, former national committeewoman, and adopted unanimously. This referred to Mrs. Hans' organization of the charter dinner two years ago when Mrs. Carroll D. Kearns, national president, spoke, and the fact that she held the first campaign luncheon in 1954.

It expressed the hope that she will continue to be a leader. pany, and Octoraro Water Company, serving near Downingtown, Advertisement Coatesville. -r, It's a proven act that News-Journal Classified Ads are a con stant source of profit for Dela-wareans. Phone 4-5351. The General Waterworks Corporation, which owns the Wilmington Suburban Water Company and the Arden Water Company, has purchased the Delaware Water Company and five other water company subsidiaries from the Pennsylvania Railroad.

The purchase price was not disclosed. The Delaware Water Company supplies a number of residential, municipal, and industrial customers in northern Delaware. Clay Creek, and Red Clay Creek. All six properties acquired arej Customers of the water firm, located on main lines of the the local source said, include railroad. the city of Newark, which gets Howard Butcher III, president part of its supply from the firm; of General Waterworks, said the Delaware Park; the New Castle $25,000 contest for home improvements in Delaware are going up.

i the introduction of voting ma- Some Good Legislation chines which were used for the "I think," he said, "that 6ome- first time in the 1954 election. learn to speak FRENCH SPANISH ITALIAN GERMAN ENGLISH any languagi sale is in line with tne railroads; County Water Company, which policy of reducing the number! supplies Brookside; the Edge of its subsidiary companies not! Moor and Newport plants of the directly involved in transports- DuPont Company; the Chrysler 45 Divorces On Docket Th famoua Berlitz Method tea: has you a new lirguagt quickly, eisil. conomlcally. Small rJassti pnva'a tion. me companies once serveq, Delaware Tank Plant at Newark; principally as watering stations the Ludlow Manufacturing and lesions you with.

for steam locomotives, which are Sales Edge Moor; the now largely replaced by diesel Graver Tank Manufacturing times were inclined to lose Democrats, he continued, sight of the fapt that the cur-'have revamped the laws with rent Legislature has passed some i the emphasis on registration. He good legislation. Some of us may predicted some confusion dur-be horrified by things that have ing the early operation of these been done, but we are not go-! laws but he also said that he being to sweep the next election lieves once the people get used on the basis of the legislative them they will not want them record of the Democratic Party, changed. "We must regain the Legisla- Praises Election Chance ture by a positive program. The "1 think," said Mr.

Christie, majority of independent voters, "that the system is a good one." to whom both parties must He praised Samuel Russell, Dem-for victory, want a positive pro-jocratic attorney of Georgetown gram." and one of the Senate attorneys The sdhool construction law during the current General As-passed by the present Assembly sembly, for his careful work on ''will put the state in reasonably the election-registration bills and good shape for physical adfled that Governor Boggs Have you been thinking of adding a room, remodeling the basement, or making some other needed home improvement? The editors of Betltr Homes Gardens art going to pay $25,000 to families who do the best job of improving their homes this year. Make your plans now, you may win more than enough cash to cover your project. Entry blanks at local stores and in January Better Homes A Gardens, your planning guide. Get it today wherever magazines are sold 1 and electric engines. Edge Moor; the Con- Owns Smalley's Dam tinental-Diamond Fibre Division A local source said the Dela-of the Budd Company In New- halite Schools of Languages ware Water company owns ark: Hie Eune Moor plant of One Annulment Petition Also -Set for Hearing In Court Tomorrow Smalley's Dam, on the upper Delaware Power Light Company, and the Todd's Cut yards Christina River, and gets its water from Lake Buford, behind 1500 H.

ROD NIT 5T. DIAL 44JI0 0M.f.9 Af Thompson's Private Business School of the Pennsylvania Railroad the dam, and also from White The Wilmington Suburban Water tion although more high schools will be needed in two to four Now at B. the Beautiful Furniture You've Dreamed of. BIG SAVINGS Forty-five divorce cases and one annulment petition are scheduled for hearings in Superior Court, beginning at 10 a. m.

tomorrow. The list of cases, announced yesterday by the office of William Warwick, New Castle County prothonotary, follows: Ltanort DUorio Edward L. Dilorlo, Jo Ann R. Pranciaco v. Richard V.

Francisco, Wright Bruton t. Virginia J. Bruton, Lauretta M. Kohia t. Richard J.

Kobta, Lewis W. Jenkins T. Sally M. Jenkins, Jran Tavarea t. Arnold C.

Tavares (annulment); Mary Roberta William Bterllnr Roberta, Patsy H. Puser Orover C. Pusej, Edward Brusdtlnskl v. Helen Brusdslnskl. years.

No tax saving program can cut into education as long as forward-looking people are in command," Mr. Christie added. Mistake Over Schools The Republicans, thought the attorney, had made a mistake immediately after World War II by not building more schools. Discussing the election-regis- Advertisement do courts Why Mara Pilot Arlent C. Pilot, Nancy Nelson v.

Donald Nelson, 8ara R. Ogden t. F. Jamea Olden, Paulina W. Tarbut-ton t.

Prank N. Tarbutton. Bertha M. Carter v. Law ton R.

Carter, Norman Sherman t. Shirler Jean Sherman, Francli I. Nuttall r. Betty Lou Smith Nuttall, Clarence A. Waters i.

Etta had studied the measures with great care before signing them. On the subject of maintenance of state Institutions, Mr. Christie said "The Democrats have faced up to the fact that we cannot overlook these institutions. The day of penny-pinching economy is over." Mr. Christie.

also thought that the "movement to abolish the Delaware State College has died away and that there is a very definite pjace for the college for the next couple of decades." Hi pointed out that two years ago when the move reached its flood he had been one of the advocates of closing the institution. After pointing out that the University of Delaware had received "substantial sums," Mr. Christie said "If we attack these appropriations as Republicans we will be making a mistake." $150,000,000 State Debt In his prediction of a tax Increase, Mr. Christie noted that the current General Assembly has boosted the state's bonded indebtedness to about The average Delaware citizen, he pointed out, carries a per capita load larger than that in any other state. He said a corporation tax in- criminals? protect Bleen Wateri, Beatrice O.

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