New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 10, 1921, Page 7

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, Store Closed Mondsys Up to and Including September Sth. Again We Make Skirts to Measure But at Half the Former Price $2.5 THAT IS WHAT WE ASK NOW, FOR A LIMITED TIME, ABOVE THE COST OF THE MATERIAL. JUST HALF OF THE ORIGINAL PRICE FOR THE MAKING OF A STYLISH WELL-FITTING DRESS SKIRT. With the new prices on Skirtings, lowest in the city, and |Qg this extremely low cost for making you a skirt, you should jump at this unusual opportunity to get one or two. B! Pick out your material at our Dress Goods Dept for $2.50 above the cost of your goods. . and we will make a skirt, It is to start the new season right offer. Bear in mind every, skirt is guaranteed to fit and give satisfaction. All White Shoes Reduced in Price J ING OUT WE HAVE MADE SPECIAL PRICE CUTS THAT YOU WILL APPRECIATE. e Q‘VEQEK&EKYE;‘DISNNWHlCH TO WEAR WHITE SHOES. DO NOT PASS THESE BARGAINS BY. Women’s Oxfords of white Buck and Kid, with turn soles and Louis heels, were $7.00, reduced to $4.00 pr. White Reign Cloth Pumps, patent straps, white reign cloth Pumps, straps, Louis and baby Louis heéls, $9.00 kinds redueed to $7.50. $5.00 pair. ‘White Strap madras, the price $4.50, is very low for the comfort they will give. HAVING AN AUTOMORILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOV CAN DEPEND ON PROMPIV:: Pumps of canvas, were priced $5.00 to $7.00, reduced for this sal¢ to $3.50 . White Canvas Boots, Cuban heels, were $7.00 to $8.00, for $4.00 pair. BROKEN LOTS OF WHITE PUMPS AND LOW SHOES OFFERED AT ...........ccc0ec.o..... $2.00 PAIR Gents! There’s a New Golf Shirt A KE” SHIRT CO. Shirt with drawers attached, doing awdy with that disagreeable B ,““:“AE,EYE“'; mfi c!;.?vniing up your back with %every swing of your golf club. These garments are made of White Oxford cloth, with button down collar and pockets, the attached drawers or legs are of fine white striped (' any style wanted, -pléated or plain, that we are making this wonderfyl White Canvas Oxfords for women, have welt soles and rubber heels, were priced much more, Sale price, RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF US. . BERLIN NEWS COMMITTEE FAVORS BUILDING ADDITION School Board Approves of Super- intendent’s Aonual Report SMASHES TRUCK Local Ice Dealer Loses Truck in Train Smash-up—Single Court Case Dis- missed—Berlin Items of Interest to Readers. It was recommended at the meeting of the Berlin town school committee held last evening, that an additioa of 8 or 12 rooms be added to the Ken- sington Grammar school.. This will re- lieve the congestion which is acute in Kensington at the present time and will do away with the temporary Nousing facilities which have obtainsd for the past 2 or 3 yéars. This will also make it possible to relievé conges- tion in all of the other schools of the town. The annual report of Superintendent B. R. Showalter was read and approv- ed by the committee. The approval of the report signifies that the béard favors the addition and will at a late date take up the proposition with the town authorities. It was also voted at the meeting last night to enlarge the office at the Kensington school s0 that the room could be used as a recrea- tion room for the Jumior High schonl Ppurposes. Superintendent’s Annual Report Berlin, Conn., Aug. 9, 1921 To the Honorable: The Berlin Town Schoel Committee, Berlin, Connecticut; Ladies and Gentlemen:— 1 submit herewith the annual report upon the néeds and condition of the Berlin publie xchools. In presenting this report I take advantage of the opportunity to bring together a state- ment of the needs of our schools as they have been discussed by the com- mittee to the end that thg people of Berlin may know more definitely the problems they face, and the solutions which you present for those prob- lems. Aside from the routine needs which must be mét from year to year, the great need to be faced at this time is that of an addition to the Kensington schooél building. The necessity for this is shown in the report. In my judg- ment the growth of the school pépula- tion, the educational needs of our children, and the gereral stabilizing of building costs justifies you in askng for, this addition for use in the s¢hool year of 1922-23. Respectfully submitted, B. R. SHOWALTER Supt. i The Problem. Beérlin has outgrewn its present scheol facilitie: Durihg the past 3 years there has been an increase’of nearly 40 par cent. in average-regis- tration in the schools. To care for this increase just two rooms were avallable, one in East Berlin and one in Berlin. The greatest increase, however, occurred in Kensington, ‘where no rooms wers availgble. The war, with ita restriction of building operations, and the peried of reeonstruction. with its inflated prices, made {t desirable to adopt temiporary measures to house the in- crease at Kensington. The Ledge school was reopened, two basement M‘i were built and a twp-roomi portable bullding erected to provide temporary rters. - EEven these steps ;3 _not. . the g£ituation, 'it was iy 0 e these schools than effective school ad- ministration justifies. A careful study of .the situation makes clear the fact that this growth is relatively permanent and that Berlin may expect a continued, though slower, growth in population. For this reason provision must - bé made to provide increased school facilities, and this without delay. The Figures. In 1918, thero was an average daily attendance of 671. children in the Berlin schools. In 1921 the average was 886, an increase 6f 33 per cent. In 1918, the average registration wag 728. In 1921 it was 1,017, an in- creasa of 39 per cent. In 1918, 825 différent children at- tended the schools during the year. In 1921, there were 1,172 children registered, an increase of 42 per cent. In 1918, 1,065 children were énum- erated as of school age. In 1921, thera wera 1,495 enumerated, an in- creasa of 41 per cent. By every measure that can be ap- plied, there has been a growth in school population in ‘Berlin. Is The Growth Pérmanent? Berlin is no longer a rural town. Ita location with reference to New Britain, Hartford, Middletown and Meriden, makes it certain that Berlin will increasingly, tend to become a suburban town affording a homa for those who werk in the neighboring cities. This is especially true of Kensingion, where the price of lots will attract thése wHo can erect mod- erate sized houses to care for théir families. Thére are about a dozen houses under construction in. Ken- sington at theé presenmt ttme and half as many-more at the old Berlin Fair grounds. This pointa to an increase in pépulation, and a permanent in- crease. X The past vear has seén the usua) moving out of town, but it has been met by an equal moving into the town. At the present time there is a shortage of housing Tfacilities in Ber- lin. More people wish to live in Berlin than can find houses. 8o long as this is true Bérlin will continue to grow larger. In Berlin and in Kensington fire districts have been organized to bring running water and other city conven- fences into the town. When these ad- vantages have been sécured and nego- tiations are' under way at tHe pres- ent time, a much more rapid gréwth is to be expected. Naturé of Thcrease. Not many years ago the population of Berlin was largely of American birth and descent. Today, of 501 families represegted in aqur sc¢hools, 6nly 180 are of American birth oy descent, and the other 341 families are distributed through 21 natiénal- ities. Wéré the above facts based upon the number of childrén, instead of the number of families, the propor- tion of those of American . paréntage would be sraaller still. The avéragé Anerican family is smaller than the family of foréign paréntage. This, with the fact that the increase in of foreign origin, gives assurance that further increases are to be ex- pected. % Significance of Increase. The fact that the increase in school population has ceme largely through {families of foréign parentage means that Berlin has a distinct problem o Americanization in its schools. The parents can and do acquire Some of the outer symbols and meanings of American citizenship. It is In&¥itable, however, that they will be influenced throughout their lives by the training in the manners and customs, language and ideals of the land of their birth. These safe influences surrouhd their children in their homes. In many capes the children do not hear the American language. save on the street and in school. If the ¢hildren are to bécome American in lgngua3> ideals, customs and manner of think- ing it must be in our sehools. ‘Where the greatér proportion of the children in thé school are of foreign parentage the classés should be smaller to make it possible for the to do’intensive’ Wwork.. children need more than the three R's. They need more studies of the biographies of the people who have made America great. They need to know mare of American history. They must have careful training in Ameri- can government, customs and ideals. These cannot be giyen adequately where the classes are overcrowded. Where ther 18 but one grade in a room, a teacher can handle more chil- dren, if they are well graded as ‘o ability and preparations, than can be handled where there are several grades to be taught, under the same conditions. It is not wise, however, to Blve mere than 35 children in one grade if good results are to be expect- ed. A study of the table given above shows only two rooms which met this standard as to number. These are two first grades with a large proportion of the children just béginning to learn the American language, a condition which calls for much smaller classes. In all of the Berlin schools there is a high proportion of children of for- eign parentage. This, with the fact that two and three grades in a réom are the rule and not the exception makes it desirablée to have smaller are the rule and not the exception.” it is impossible t6 haveé such classes. Growth Housed in Kensington To care for the growth in popula- tion in Kénsington, various expedients were adopted. First: two basemeat play rooms were finished off as class roomis. They are not of regular size and fall short of the standards that are accepted as desirable. While they are not a menace to the children héus- ed in them, their use should not be continued longer than can be helped. It is never desirable to use rooms of this character as school rooms. Becond: the old Ledge schoouw was re-opéned. While the building is in 8ood condition, it would bé a mistake té continue its use indefinitely. 'In order to use it advantageously it has Been necesary to placde in it four gradés with two teachers. The chil- dren were taken from the Kensington gchool. The children have lost, in this way, thé advantage that grows out of the better grading and classification of children in a larger school. Third: an extra room has been opened at the Percival school, so that this school now cares for grades one to six, instead of just the primary children. This is another step away from thé well graded school toward the old district type of scheol which was abandoned tén years ago. Fourth, a two room frame portable building was erectéd at Kensington. This was & purély temporary ar- rangemetit, adopted because of ex- orbitant building costs & year ago. These four expedients now inade- quate, gréew out of the world war and the inflated cost of building in the peridd following the war. The\ school committee was justified in récomménding them at the timeé as temporary measures of relief. The time has now come when the Ber- lin school committée is justified in asking the Town of Berlin to con- sider ways and means of providing proper schoo] facilities in Kensing- ton to be ready for the school year 1922-28. ‘What is Necded. ‘When the present bullding was erected in Kensington it was désigned to permit adding an .éight or tweive room addition as occasion should arise. The time has come when this should be done. Already endugh children 4aré houséd in temporary quarters to call for the use ef six of these rooms at once. Another year or twe, at the present rate of growth, will make still otheér facili- ties imperative. The growth of the Jjunior high school will make it desirable to erect & special building for that department within & few years. When this ia done theré will be left availabla for elementary school purposes enough room o houso the children for 4 numbér of years to come. A twelve room addition wéulq post- pone ali building’ probléms in Ken- sington for a numper of years—at least fivé or eight years, room addition would mean facing years. Increases in population which Will occur, may makae it wise to post- pone tlie second building problem for & number of years and this, a twelve- room addition would do. Typc of Addition. The present building at Kensington Is of the semi-fireproof type. It has electricity and running water, but no sanitary toilets. When the addition is made provisions for sanitary. con- veniences and toilets snould be made. The basement, which will be avail- ablo for school use, should provida a gymnasium and showers for usa in carrying out the program of physical education and games aa required un- der tha pew code. Rooms for manual training and Household arts should also bo pro- vided. These also may be placed in the basement. Movable partitions between two or three of the rooms snould be used to provide an auditorium. This would make possible generai assemblies of the school, as well as afford a place for holding school entertainments and lectures, and for public gather- ings in the community. This is a need which is very, distinctly felt today in Kensington which has no satisfactory public auditorium. The schools of Berlin are crowded. A fifth of the children are housed in quarters cpéned only as temporary measures. to meet the emergency, brought abolt by the war. The growth of the school ‘population i1 continuing and may be expected to continue’ in the future. Building costs havc stabilized to a large ex- tent and the indications point to tha fact that by the time we are ready to build these costs will have reached their level. For these reasons it is wisa to proceed at the present tima with plans for erecting the addition to the Kensington school. Ice Truck Smashed. A truck owned by Vendrillo, the Kensington ice man, was smashed in an accldent which occurred yester- day afternoon in Beckley Quarter. The truck had become stalled on the raflroad tracks at the Beckley cross- ing. There were two passengers in tho truck at the time and when they saw the Middletown trolley coming, they got out of the truck and saw the trolley smash it into pieces as it ran through the truck. Tha truck waa damaged beyond repair. Tha truck was struck by the train which ia due in Berlin at 12:50 o’clock. Public Dumpins Grounds. After several requests from local residents, Selectman George B. Car- ter has secured land which is to be used ‘as a public dumping grounds for all parts of Berlin. This land is on the corner of Lower Lane and Farm- ingten road near the old Berlin Fair grounds. It is owned by Sam Huck, who is willing to have the people fill in the land with old rubbish. It is hoped that the establishing of a pub- lic dumping grounds will do away with the habit scme people have tormed. of dumping their rubbish on tha side of the road. z Berlin Items. In the Berlin town court last night, Charles McEnroe ot New Haven was found not guilty on the charge of reckless driving and his case was dis- missed by Judge Griswold. Repair work is nearing completion on the town hall and everything will be in readiness for the political cau- cuses to be held in the fall. Miss Lena Palelli and Margaret Carling have returned from a vaca- tion spent at Pine CGrove. s ,Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Elton and daugh- ter of Kensington have returned from a trip to Winsted. There will be a meeting of the com- munity council at Community house tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. East Berlin Items. Miss Elizabeth Rigby of Kensing- ton was calling on friends in town Tuesday. The regular weekly Bible class will ‘meet at St. Gabriel's church Thurs- day evening at 7:30 p. m., followed by choir rehearsal at 8:30 p. m. Philip Nase of Middletown was visiting relatives on Wilcox avenue Tuesday. The ladies of St. Gabriel's church will hold a meeting in the grove Thursday afternoon for the purpose of tacking a quilt. If stormy the meeéting will be held at the home of Mrs. Fred Rich. Miss Bernice Tryorn of Middletown has been visiting friends in town. S Sl SO NO AMERICANS SEEN. Litvinoff, Russian Relief Agent, Comes Alone—Says Prisoners Are Out. Riga, Aug. 10—Maxim Litvinoff, ehief ot soviet legations abroad, who is coming to this city to con- fer with American relief officials re- garding steps to -be taken to meet tamine conditions in Russia, arrived at the frontier town of Zilupe last night. He was not accompanied by any Ameriéan prisoners who have Leen reported as being liberated at Moscow recently. He said, howéver, that the Americans should be out of Russia on their way to Reval. A Moscow dispatch denies report that cholera is so widespread in Petrograd that shipping is in danger. It is said there arg only six cases of the dis- ease in Petrograd and that the situ- ation is met perilous. Reports that Nikolai Lenine, soviet premier, in- tends to go to Scotland, subject to British permission, for a holiday, are deniéd by the dispatch. MANAGES CUBS Bill Killeter is being flooded w'th An eight joongratulations on his appointment as manager of the Chicago Nationals. thig’ problent in the cougss of & few. He. succeeds. John E 1021. PLAINVILLE NEWS PROPOSED HIGHWAY MEETS WITH DELAY No Definite Prospects Awaiting , New Street HARDWARE C0. IS SUED Rev. Robert H. Burton and Wife to Leave for Hartford Next Weck— Epworth League Plans for Peach Cake Social—Vital Statistics Repor. Some delay has been encountered in completing the proposed new high- way which is to run from Whiting street to Washington street. The road has been surveyed by Joseph N. Mc- Kernan, engineer of the Plainville water department and a map of the street is now on file at the town clerk’s office. It is proposed to have the street commence at a point a short distance beyond Broad street on the right hand sidé of Whiting street, going in the direction of Southington. It will cross the tract of land between the railroad tracks and Whiting street and crossing the railroad tracks will pass the new plant of the Plainville Casting com- pany. It will then continue over to Washington street, connecting Whit- ing and that street. ‘There is a distance of about a mile and one-tenth between Washing ton and Whiting streets. More in- formation is being sought after by the officials in charge of constructing the .proposed highway and it is pos- sible that a call will soon be issued for a town .meeting 0 consider the new street, providing ways and means are found .to have the highway laid out without interfering with the state laws regarding the crossing of rail- roads. In the minds of many people there is no doubt but what the high- way can be built to cross the tracks and make a grade crossing. With the new highway made, it will mean a lot for the residents of Washington street, who find it necessary to walk a great distance down Broad street to Whiting to catch a trolley or go to the center. The new street, how- ever, will enable them to cut directly across. The Plainville Casting company will also be greatly benefited by the proposed improvement which is be- ing planned. It will' be a direct highway for the workers to connect with the center of the town instead of going down Bank street which is always in bad condition following a rain storm or during the winter months. The factory must have some proper street connection and the outcorfie of the proposition now under consideration will be looked forward to with interest by it. Bank Brings Suit. Herve Brault, Rene J. Brault and W. S. Dourlam, have been named de- fendants in a suit for $3,500 being brought against them by the Plain- ville Trust company. The writ was issued yesterday by, Judge William J. Mallone of Bristol, and is returnable the first Tuesday of September in the city court. The suit is the outcome of an alleged non-payment of a loan of $1,500 which the bank claims to have issued the three men while in business in this town. The Brault brothers are well known locally, hav- ing been with the Plainville Engin- eering and Supply company before it was entered into bankruptcy. Pastor Leaves Next Week. Rev. Robert H. Burton, with Mrs. Burton, will leave sometime next week for Hartford, where theéy will make their home. They will be.ac- companied by Mr. and Mrs. ‘Charles Spalding and family. Rev. Mr. Bur- ton gave his farewell sermon at the Church of Our Savior Sunday, and was given the hearty wishes of his congregation on his new venture. When in Hartford he will preach at the St. John's Episcopal church for several Sundays. His vacancy here will be filled by B, B. Styring of Southington, during the rest of August. There has beén no one secured as yet to fill thé pastor’s vacancy. \ Factory Busy The plant of the Plainville Cast- ing company is reported as doing an excellent business for the short time it has been operating. There is a forco of some 15 men at the plant at the present and a night shift is working until 10 o'clock every night to catch up with outstanding orders. The plant is an addition to the rapid manu- facturing growth of Plainville and 1its erection was hailed with gatisfaction by the residents. Although there are not many local men employed there on account of the scarcity of first class moulders here, when the plant grows, and orders increase, there may be an opportunity for local men to get jobs. The factory is modern in every re- spect and promists to be one of the best equipped in this vicinity when complete machinery is installed. New additions will be erected to turn out first class work. Although the general outlook for increased hours in theé local factory is not very pleasing, the manufacturers are optimistic and the passing of a few more months will probably see longer hours. League Plans Supper At a meeting of the Epworth league of the Methodist church at the parlors las tnight, plans were made for hold- ing a peach cake supper. The affair will be held next Wednesday after- noon and evening at the church par- lors. Complete arrangements have not been made but committees are being elected to take charge. The exact time of the supper will be announced the first of next week. The league is doing excellent work at the church raising funds and a series will be held during the fall and winter months. Capable leaders are managing the affairs of the league and fairly good profits generally fol- low after an affair has been held. Plainville Briefs The vital statistics for the month of July show a decided decrease in death record at the office. Of mar- death recorded at the oAce. Off mar- riages there was one, and seven births, Judge Meritt O. Ryder, Mrs. Ryder, and their daughter, Olien, have gone ™~ THE GOLF BUG BITES ’EM ALL Henry C. Wallace and Norma Talmadge, two victims of golf bug. vigorous stroke on the links. the summer] Henry, the secretary of agriculture, affects the odd hat and the| Norma hopes to have sufficiently recovered from golfingitis to resume photoplaying in the fall to Morris Park Lake, Waterbury, for a two weeks’ vacation. Thomas Prior, assistant treasurer at the Plainville Trust Co., is enjoying his vacation at Fairfield Beach, Fair- field, Conn. Sequassen lodge, I. O. O. F., will hold its regular meeting this evening. The regular mid-week services of the local churches will be held as usual tomorrow night. Several complaints have been enter- ed regarding the carnival playing in town. The residents of FEast Main street say that the condition of the grounds is far from pleasing as rubish is being constantly thrown about Forestville Items Rev. A. 8. Hagarty will preach at the Asbury Methodist church during the absence of Rov. William G. Grif- fin. ° The Session’s Lady club- wil hold an outing at Lake Compounce tomorrow afternoon. The party will leave Forest- ville at 4:15 and will lake at 4:30 o’clock. Mrs. Frank J. Wall, who was for- merly Miss Bertha Anderson is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar An- derson of Stafford avenue. Bertrand Harrison and Ralph Hilt- brandt of Stafford avenue are at the CGnnecticut School of Agriculture during Junior week. arrive at the FOR SALE—Household furnishings, com- mencing Thursday morning at 10 a. m. 126 West Main St., cor. Church. §-10-1dx The Plainville Trust Cg. PLAINVILLE, CONN. Bétween “I shall” and “I should” lies Success or Failure. ON OUTING. Upwards of 200 teachers and pupil oi the Daily Vacation Bible scwooly which has been meeting in the Cen- ter Congregational church for the pvast five weeks, were taken in vol- unteer autos to Rockwell Park thi morning. There the kiddies and tiieir teachers are enjoying a day’ outing. FARE RULING ABOLISHED. Trenton, N. J., Aug. 10.—Federal Judge Relistab today vacated a tem- porary order issued yesterday allow=- ing the Public Service Railway Co. 10 increase its fare from 7 to § cents with two cent transfers. Another hearing will be held August 18. g U. S. STEEL REPORT. New York, Aug. 10.—The monthly. tonnage report of the U. S. Steel Cor- poration made public today showed 4,- 830,324 tons of unfilled orders on hand July 31. This is a decrease from un-~ filled orders on June 30 which were 3 117,868 tons, CiTY-ITEMS A $50.00 suit for $24.75 at Wiison's tomorrow.—advt. The Ladies’ Aid society of St. Matthews charch held its regular out- ing today at Rockwell Park in Bris- tol. The party left this city at 9 o'clock this morning, dinner was served at noon at the pavilion, and & program carried out in the afternoo¥ Sir Frances Drake Lodge, Sons of St. George, .will hold their regular meeting tomorrow nght at Vega hall. There will be a report read from the srand_lodge. CARUSO’S FAVORITE PHOTO OF GLORIA 1 % This is the picture of lttle Gloria Caruso, that her father liked best. It was taken shortly before Caruso and his family Little Gloria is expected to receive a large s great tenor died. Caruso fortune. SERVICE ailed to Italy, where the are of the — FRUIT JARS — Ideal 90c dozen, quarts $1.10. Atlantic Canners @ quart $1.40; 12 quart $6.00. Crocks 1 to 6 gallons—Jar Rings. Hardware, Stove Repairs, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Glass, Etc. ThePlainville Eng. & Supply Co., Inc. ACCURACY Trade at Home. COURTESY