New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 13, 1929, Page 20

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1929. to drain the marsh at Walnut Hill park, the board was told. The brook {dug to divert the running water from the swimming pool, when it is desired to have skating in the winter at Willow Brook park, will require 1 less SHIVNING PO { Both matters were I . SR o COmmissioners Open Bids for| 1929-1930 Construction departme will bu |ed to New York and received by the | AWARI] [:"NTR A[;TS |New York Times radio station. ! | The message was addressed 1o/ !Mrs. Hjordis Peterson of Chicago, | |and was sent by Carl Peterson, her | husband, who is the radio operator o |with a dog sled party that carried | provisions to the sub-base about 70 miles south of Byrd's main base at| Little America. It sald: | “Everything fine. Am traveling| south on the dog teams.” | The message was intercepted first at Little America, relayed to !!\«:l |bark, City of New York, en route to | Dunedin, N. Z, which in turn re-| layed it to the Times. The entire process required but a few minutes. Commander Byrd's main base is| about 750 miles from the Pole and | he plans a number of sub-bases, about 70 to 100 miles apart for emergency purposes when he makes T Gity May Install Facilities at Washington School Grounds t at Stanley Quarter park park driveway and | NSTALLS SIGNS WITHOUT PERMIT »- Perak Bids for the season of 1929-1830 were received by the board of public works at its meeting held last eve- ning. The following contracts were and will be recommended common council for approval: oil, Ford Brothers of New Ha Connecticut 05 Explains He Did Not In- < tend to Violate Law Hall Construction Com- | his flight to the Pole. 1y; concrete sidewalks and curbs, ickolas Bellini; amiesite, William | WEAK ON FIELDING T Susio & Stagr Brave's Coach is Faced With a Seri- spraying of until the next conference be- H ous Problem After Two Practice Games. St. Petersburg, Fla, March 13 ‘@ —Coach Johnny Evers, of the Bos- ton Braves was faced with a serious problem in fielding today. The 1 ave played the 8t. Louis rds and the Washington Senators ast two days. They won the and lost the second, but they lose both on the fielding turned in. e outflelders were the chief of- fenders yesterday. They handed the Scnators a couple of runs by forget- ting to allow for the wind on other- wise easy flies. An epidemic of bad throwing and chances missed hit the 1d, too, with Freddy Maguire at nd a shining exception. He az- #d nine chances without a muf¥. gwood to for permissio 1 was what was giving genial a real headache. TENTATIVE SQUAD Manager Dan Howley of St. Louls was receive r of Plainvill Browns Picks Players to Remain With Team. West Palm Beach, (®—Manager Dan Howley of Louis Browns set a numerical cl ¢ of ten pitchers, clders, five outfielders and : chers for his June 15th mit of 25. The roster shows three pitchers, two catchers, two infielders and one outficlder are due to get the READ HERALD CLASSIFED ADS FOR BEST RESULTS No More Gas In Stomach and Bowels hool m . Gray, Ogden, Blae- . Coffman anod Strel- s, are Rip Collins, Herb Cobb, Buvid and | Radio Operator With Dog Sied Party Oscar Chad | Sends Assurances to His Wife TERRYVILLE SCHOOL BURNS Marc (R—A two- | ted at East! ged by carly loss is estimated at $3 The fire originated around according to officials. in Chicago school adio ' roor o3} relay- stove GIRL SCOUT COURSE STARTS MARCH 20 All Women Interested Invited to Join Training Classes The training course which will be offered by the New Britain Girl Scout Council beginning March 20, will be open to scout leaders, coun- cil members, troop committee mem- bers, mothers of the Girl S8couts, and any women interested in scout work who wish to learn more about it. The course will be divided into two main divisions. One will be for the ex- | perienced leaders which will consist {of new games and projects. {other will be for inexperierced lead- The ers which will emphasize troop or- ganization, and the passing of the tenderfoot work. Any one who is interested in joining this course is advised to communicate with Girl Scout office and obtain more details. It is expected that at least nine|Master Mechanic Edward G. Uurke:nm_d 31, of 242 Clark women will attend from . Plainville where a Girl Scout troops ts being organized. Miss Dorothy Jacobs a resident of Plainville but a teacher in the Northend school, will be cap- tain. She will be assisted by Viola Petti, physical education teacher in the Plainville High school, and Mil- dred Sames, a Plainville girl who is employed at the Stanley Works. There will be a Girl Scout troop t St. Peter's church. Miss Alice Frick will be captain. She will be assisted by Rose Hollfelder. The girls held their first meeting last Monday night and will meet again in the church hall Thursday. March | 21, at 4:15. Mrs. Fred J. Phillips, of the Catholic Women's Alliance, was largely responsible for the se- curing of the leader and organizing the troop. * The executive committee of tho New Britain Girl Scout council met | in the Girl Scout office this morning at 10 o'clock. The education committee will meet in the Girl Scout office Thursday at| 3:330 p. m. to discuss further plans for the training course. A. Sprague, chairman, will preside, PAZO for PILES SOOTHES, hesls, con- ek, For ul forms of tors and ol e ;Iz pipe, 7);‘.’"‘!": :: 608 At all drug sores. e PAINTING AND KNOWLEDGE IN PERFECT HARMONY Always on hand at CITY DRUG CO. ——— IF YOU THINK OF Easter Photos YOU THINK THE Arcade Studio or coun: Better Home * Decorators ~ © 1878 7| \ ] “Painted by the John New concrete built in Willow on Boyle Company 1929” Stove Repairs Complete line of stove repais parts carried in stock. NEW BRITAIN STOVE REPAIR CO. 66 Lafayette St. Tel. 772 e PLACE A WORK? WE CAN ... AND DO! PAINT ... EVERY BRUSH STROKE THE FINISH . THE PAINTING KNOWLEDGE ARTISANS. YEARS OF PAINSTAKING AND OILS HAVE YIELDED VAL AND FACTS THAT CAUSE LONGER, COLOR. AND ABLE I PLUMBING ane HEATING it HOT WATER, STEAM or WARM AIR . OIL BURNERS SHEET METAL WORK Established 1902 THE JOH Here They Are! Hundreds of Sturdy Baby Chicks We have obtained locally a large number of Baby Chicks, just hatched. All of the hetter breeds are represented. AND HUMAN SKILL PERMIT. INVESTIGATE OUR CLAIMS JOBS WE FINISHED YEA ASK TO SEE AGO! DECORATIN HOME OWN ING REPAI PLANNIN TORIES 1 WOULD 359 AND EXF some one will make some money raising these DIATELY. chicks. While they last we will sell them in lots of 25, 50 or 100, See Them Displayed and Priced in Our Window Incubators Brooders Feeders Drinking Fountains JohnB 3=5 FRANKLIN NEW BRITAIN RS 13 ARCH ST. Opporite South Church , HARDWARE s> CUTLERY \ jEW BRITAIN.CONN. PAINTS s~ VARNISHES Tel-~106 “RT ON THE leCe UARE HOW MANY PAINTERS TODAY CAN UNHESITATINGLY AL OF QUALITY UPON THEIR FINISHED EVERY PARTICLE OF ... THE COLOR . THE WHOLE APPEARANCE REFLECT SKILL OF BOYLE RESEARCH IN PIGMENTS NFORMATION BOYLE PAINT TO WEAR LOOK BETTER AND RETAIN ALL ITS FRESH OUR WORKMEN USE A CERTAIN TYPE OF BRUSH AND HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED IN PAINTING, AFTER A CAREFUL STUDY REVEALED THE PERFECT METHOD. BOYLE COMPANY IS MAKING PAINTING JUST AS SCIENTIFIC AND THOROUGH AS CHEMISTRY | EVERY BOYLE JOB IS A PERFECT ONE ... YET YOU PAY NO MORE AND OFTEN TIMES LESS THAN THE COST OF AN INFERIOR JOB. SOME OF THE 1 JUDGE FOR YOUR- SELF WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE JUSTLY EARNED THY REPUTATION OF LEADERS IN PAINTING AND TO BRING A BOYLE JOB IMME- the | Mrs. Leon | Irene L. Haigis, director, attended the field institute and directors’ con- ference at national headquarters Wednesday. If the weather permits the tree- finder group will study trees with a The object is to get a permanent lidea of what a tree looks like 1n { winter and in summer. The girl will take pictures of the trees without leaves and later when they are leav- |ed out they will take pictures of the same trees. The fleld trip will he Saturday, March 16, and the girls will meet at the scout office at 9:30 equipped with pencils, notebooks and cameras, CITY WILL REPAR BIG LADDER TRUCK {Fire Board . Opposes Sendin Vehicle to Private Shop Disapproving the suggestion of | that the aerial ladder truck at head- | quarters be sent to the repair shop | for one month for a thorough over- | hauling, membhers of the fire board last night deferred action until a i|later meeting but appeared to be | unanimous in their objection. To adopt this recommendation would leave the city with only one ladder truck, carrying less and | smaller equipment, and would make it necessary to distribute 12 fircmen among other companies for the p iod that the truck would be under repair, it was explained. The master mechanic had been asked to furnish the board with a list of tools and equipment needed {and a statement of repair work which he would recommend and this proposal was included. Members of the board, upon lcarn- ing that there is no evidence of breaks or weaknesses at the present CAR CA STALLED W WE USE GENUINE POLISHED PLATE GLASS EXCLUSIVELY AND OUR EX- PERTS HAVE THE AID OF MODERN camera as well as with their eyes. | time, leaned to the view that a check-up should be made on the floor of headquarters but that the truck should not be allowed to re- main out of condition for more than |a few days at the most, The numerous false alarms of the |past two months were discussed. Commissioner Charles F. Dehm rais- led the question of possibility that ielecmc wires are short circuited, thereby sending in alarms. It was | |explained that, in all but two in- |stances, other than the series which | came in from Box 46, the guilty parties have either been caught or seen in escapes and that those which came from Box 46 were at approx- |imately the same hour every eve- |ning. It was admitted that a short | circuit could result in an alarm, and | that striking the pole with a heavy object, such as backing a truck against it would have the same ef- fect Chief W. J. Noble calls in the month of February. The losses were $17.197.80, all but $90 |of which was covered by insurance. | The amount of property at risk was 18372800, the chief reported. Applications for appointment as |substitute firemen were received |from the following: Peter Montana, street; Wil- liam Conway, aged 31, of Cedar| | street; and Joseph M. Clynes, aged | 26, of 170 North street, Mrs. Helen R. Keogh, clerk of the {board. reported receipts of checks in | appreciation of service rendered by | the department, as follows: Eastern Malleable Iron Co. $25; Donnelly | Brick Co., $10; Lena Schupack, $30. | reported | TO USE REGULARS Avon Park, Fla, March 13 (®—| Manager Billy Southworth's regulars | will get the call in the remaining| exhibition games of the St. Louis | Cardinals, he said yesterday, the ex- perimenting with recruits being over. | Rain caused an abbreviated workout CRIPPLES RECOYERED Members of Giants’ Squad om Sick List Are on Their Way Back to Camp. San Antonio, Tex., March 13 (Pl Most of the cripples in the New York Giants' camp either are entire- ly recovered or convalescent, Carl Mays, Fred Fitzsimmons and Andy Reese all are ready to return to duty. Mays, who broke a thumb whena he knocked down a line drive some days ago, got back into action yesterday and Reese's Charley Horse has disappeared. Fitzsimmons has been troubled by a leg injury suf- fered when he stopped a grounder with that part of his anatomy. He is ready now to take his turn on the mound in exhibition games. Pat Crawford is about the only cripple on the roster now. The American association recruit is suffering from a sore arm. FOUND HANGED IN BARN Terryville, March 13 (® — The body of Arthur Schaw, 60, was found hanging from the rafters of his barn early today. Schaw had fastened a rope to one of the rafters and then stepped off a block on which he was standing. He is survived by his widow and four children. WHEN IN HARTFORD, DINE WITH US. Don’t forget to take home some Maryland oysters and fresh crackers. | yesterday in preparation for the in- vasion of Badentown to play the! Boston Red Sox. | READ HERALD CLASSIFED ADS HONISS’S 22 St: '~ St, Hartford, Conn. (Under Grant's Store) AUTOMOBILE GLASS IS A SPECIALTY OF OURS. WIND SHIELDS SIDE DOORS REAR WINDOWS f IN FACT ANY GLASS NEED FOR YOUR BE MEASURED AND I HILE YOU WAIT. EQUIPMENT IN SERVING YOU. DRIVE THERE'S A OVER..... MPLE SPACE TO PARK N- AND YOU CAN REST EASY WHILE THE JOB IS BEING COMPLETED. PARK AND BIGELOW STREETS Hardware—Paint—Glass—Sash Supplics— Tel. 5000 Agricultural and Dairy Supplies Mill Supplies EGBERT IS ALWAYS DOING SOME THING ORIGINAL TO ATTRACT, IS THAT SAP TRYING To BE FUNNY, OR 15 T N = —————rr qs5 s B1® 7 BEATER. as " cH Doors and Trim—Builders’ ANDLE] —_— EGBERT TWIDDLE, THE ‘WINDOW TRIMMER ,TRIEP To SHow OFF BEFORE A COUPLE OF FLAPPERS FROM HOOTSTOWN, WH HIS LADDER TIPPED EN UNFORTUNATE LY OVER