New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 24, 1929, Page 7

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WiDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 192). e e e o Washable Ensembles for Little Girls 3 to 6 Years are Ever So Smart for Summer Wear Nothing quite as smart as these little ensembles, two piece models, pique dress with pique coat or lovely dotted Swiss dress with figured pique coat. The dresses are all sleeveless, can be easily laundered and are reasonable in price. Berlin News NO FLAN INTITLE 70 *ALLING SITE No Right of Way Cuttiag 0 ofimflm«u LAND FRONTS ON STREET fiposker Fools Auwdience With Fako Miorophone—Few Dog Licenscs Jssued—Man Fractures Ankle As Soon As Leg Mende—Briefs, Investigation of the deeda for the plot of land that the town hasr bought for the purpose of erecting & new school bullding has revealed fhat the land frents on Alling place and that there is no ground for the statement that the land canmot be reached wihout passing over prop- erty of the original owner. 8everal o the townspeople have Leen in- térested in the standing of the deeds and have made an investigation into the land with the foregoing resylt. At one time in the discussion it wis stated that the gfound could not be reached without prssing ever land owned by Alling, snd this statement has made many feel that the title to the land was nét as #c- curc as it might be. There s & frontage of the lot on the street and it is pronosed that the bullding be placed facing this street. Members of the scheol hosrd sro working on plahs &t the preseht time whereby the veters ©f (he town will be sytisfied, and it is hop- ed that there Wil be spme agree- ment in the matter in the near tu- ture. Many of the townspeople teal that the ciection of an addition to the present school in Kensington would be the preper thing te do a8 the present grounds, they f are large enough to accommodate the pupils who would be enrelicd 6t the new building. With the fire question of the town on the way to an agreeable settlement, that will mean that no large sum of money will have to be raised by the town for fire protec- at the present time. Thers 8 a posasibility that some wsettlemont will be reached in the near future on the scheol questien that is be- coming pressing due to the advane- ed enrollment in the schools. Recital Favorably Recelved The recital at the Berlin Cen- gregational church lest _night by Arthur Billings Hunt was received by these attending with great inter- eat and enjoyed by both the young and old. Mr. Hunt neng songs of ditferent nutidhs. and the pro- gram was a very novel one as raudic of 36 natiens wah pdritayed by song and recital At the beginping of the pregram, Mr. Hunt, who % a radio urtist. spoke into the mictophone that was on the stage and described the town and the church, tellewing which all members of the audienc: sahg & song with him. Altheugh there wag no broadcast farfher than the sound of his veice carried, many people ineluding one press pepre. sentative, were led to belleve that the music was being gent to All parts of the nation. There was a large crowd at the ehurch and the affair was a success financlally. The program was spen- spred by the Woman's Aid seclety of the chure! Peg Licenses Dye With only ene more week left in #hich to procure deg licensen in the town of Berlin, there have been but $1.98 . $8.98 Infants’ Shop—Second Floor 150 such licenses issued so far this | menth, There are about 300 more to be beught before the first of May. and the town clerk anticipates a last minyte rush in the effice. Town Court Seaskon Morris Greenberg of New Haven was fined §26 and costs in the Ber- Iin tewn ceurt Ilast night. He was arrested by state police last week on & charge of coasting a truck. Sorens Nilsen of New Haven was tined §35 and costs on a charge of | driving a truck with improper markers. Me pleaded gullty to the charge, Plan May Breakfast The Women's Aid of the Berlin Congregational church are planning to give u May breakfast at the ehurch on the first of May. They will serve from 6 to 9 o'clock in the morning. Last year the breakfast was a great success and there was a large attendance at the church. It i§ hoped that many will remember the date and be at the church for the aftair, Prayer Meeting The 1cgular prayer meeting of the Berlin Congregational church will be held tomorrow cvening at the chyrch. Rev. 8. A, Fiske will be in charge of the services. Fractures Ankle Just recovering from a fractured leg that kept him in the hoapital for 18 weeks as the nf ir 4uto uccident, Peter Falchetti of Berlin fractured his ankle as he wus stepping into & car In front of the Fraternity hall in Kensiugton yes- terday. He is cotfined to his hom: With the injury. Falchettl in suing the driver cf the car which struck him and the driver-of the motercycle on which he was riding for §36 °"> each. Annual Mecting Toright The annual meeting of the Worthington Community aseoclation will be held at 8 o'clock tonight at the Community heuse on Herlin otreet. All members of the associ- ation arc asked (0 be present. Of- ficers will be elected for the coming year and reporta Of the various committees will be heard. Baschall PFractice The All-Kensington baseball team will stage two practice sessions ov.r the week-end. on Satyrduy unl Sunday, at the Percival avenne grounds. The field has been put In good shape and all candidates ar: abked te be ready for the werkont at 2 o'clock on each day. East Berlin ltems The principal attraction staged by the troupe of New Britain. hae attracted capacity houees every showing. Dancing will foliow the shew. The performance s scheduled for § o'pleck. Mrs. Charles Pratt of West Crom- wall called uper relatives in town yesterday. Entries for the coming County Y. M. C. A. track and field meet close Baturday of this weck. The meet will be held Saturday, May 4, at Wil- low Brook park, New Britain. En- (ries will be reccived from through- out the seynty, there *being more than §0 clubs. The women of M. Gabriel's Epis- copal church will hold a whist and soclal in the church social rooms Friday evening at § o'clock. The Boys' club will give an exhi- bition at the Community club on Wednesday evening, May 1. The club will meet Kriday evening to re- hearse for the event. John Roms is confined to his honie by illness. The fife and drum corps will hold 1ts regular -'eekl’ Pehcatsal Thurs. day evening at 7 o'clock at Com- j munity hail. ‘The Parent-Teacher assoclation will meet Friday evening at § o'clock at the Hubbard schosl. A commit- tee will be appointed at this meel- ing to bring in a new slate of offi- . cers for the coming year. There will be a short entertainment program. Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Burgreen and | | | i for this Competing against evening is the minstrel shew at Coin- year-old Antoinette Manno munity hall, the performance to be | Angeles won the titl Godrge's minatrel |g¢les’ champion The show |city-wide eomes here well recommonded and Miss Manno is wearing above at | designed herself at a cost of $4.80. ‘ | l son, Charles, will leave Friday for their new pastorate at the Grace <hureh in New Haven. At the annual clection of officers of the 8kinner Chuck company of New Britain, A. A. North of Grove street was elected vice president of the company. He has becn an offi- cial of the concern for a number of | years. Her Dress Wins, and Costs $4.80 NEA Los Angeles Bureau 240 girls, of of Los An- dressmuker in contest. The ensembl <h. The garments are made of cotton. READ HERALD ¢ F 16-| Los | | Plainville lYe_ws WALTER MOORE, 78, CILLED BY DEATH Than 50 Years Overloaded Truck Cases Tried in Court—Lions Club Disbande— Ttalians to Form New Club—Rob- bery Case Cleared Up—Items. Death claimed one of Plainville's after a long illness. He was born in Plymouth but came to Plainville at an early age, residing here more than 50 years. For many years he was employed at the A. N. Clark company. He was one of the oldest members of the Plainville Congregational church. ! Mr. Moore was a member of the old Plainville band, being one of its originators. son, Elberine grandchildren, Funeral services will be held at the home tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and will be private. Rev, J. Roy Wilkerson, pastor of the Plainville Congregational Moore; and two west cemetery. Case Is Withdrawn A few minutes before it was call- ed from the docket in superior court yesterday morning for trial, the civil uction of Harry O. Rex aguinst the town of Plainville was withdawn. The action, which has been before | the court for over a year, was brought by the plaintitf against the {cision of the board of relief during the action on the At that time Mr. Rex appeared be- fore the board and asked for a re- duction from the figure set. The petition was denied. After the petition was dented, Mr Rex employed Judge Joseph M. Don jovan of Bristol and brought actior | ugainst the town on grounds that the |board of reliet had acted untairly in regard to the asscssment placed on his property. Through its counsel, Judgze B. I Gafiney of New Britain, tne town made ready to face the action anu in court yesterday, Town Clerk Wil tiam M. Wilson, First Seicciman James Sunpson, Asessor Stunley Smith, Walter Seymour, chairman of the bourd of relief; Churles Clark. a member of the board; and Ole H. Robertson, were present to testity tor the town Judge Donovan stated that aftcr an investigation he was convino | that he could prove that the bourd of relicf made a very unfair asseg- ment when it reduced the valuation of the uskessors placed on the prep- {erty of Barbara Hoerle, located next |10 the Rex property, and refused o |consider Rex's appeal. but that he {foun1 in the law that the court can- not consider comparative values bt is bound by the individual case. This being true, Judge Yeomane stated that tie ussessors erred in |vot abiding by the statute in as- sessing Rex for the full value of s iproperty, as they asse all proy.- erty far below its market value, thus causing a high rate of taxution. hut this was an errov that cannot be considercd in an individual appeal Due to the revaluations by expe 1in 1928 the old system has been superseded and rors rorrected, %0 thut it would ho nseless for Rex to press his appeal. Mr. Gaffnev made no comment other than beliet that the poud of relief in 11927 attempted 10 be fair with al The case cansed considerahle in- iterest amonz local prope owners who w nxious to sec result of the action. ' Lions Club Disbands The Lions club of Plainville, which wes formed about two months ago with a membership of nearly 75 men has decided to disband due to the ek of interest shown in the cl After the formation of the organi tion temporary efficers wer but since then the club h nreetically at a standstill end Interest sh [ ties. l Checks will be 1 <“PLAINVILLES 3 and THURS, MOORE and MARC “NSTOLEN 1y the s h litt " DAY in D ADS | /WE CBATAINLY HATG HONESTLY, UNCLE HARRY 4 YCURE SLRE TUEY TREAT ALOMA ! Resided in Plainville for More! H. 0. REX ABANDONS SUIT| oldest residents yesterday afternoon ! | When Walter Moore, 75, passed away | | at his home on West Broad street | Besides his wife, he is survived by | a daughter, Miss Bernice Moore; # | church, | will officiate. Burial will be in the | tawn and was based upon the de- | 1927 tuxation list. | - d | WHEN You LEAVE A3 THEY DO WG YOURE HERS = \STS GO OUT on DECK AND \WATCH TUE members, according to postal cardr mailed yesterday and today. It s possible that the club will be re- organized later in the year, but ut the present time, the organization 1s wut of existence. To Meet the President Governor John H. Trumbull and the four othér members of the com- mittee en arrangements tor the an- nual governers' conference to be held at Eastern Point next sumnier will be luncheon guests of President Herbert Hoover at the White House on May 3, it was announced yester- day. Senator Frederie C. Walcott of Connecticut will also be a guest at {the lunchecn, at which topics to be considered at the conventien will Le to make the trip to and from Wash. ington by air, accompanied by Ma- jor William F. Ladd, leaving Hart- ford in time to breakfast with Sena- tor Walcott 'n Washington and re. turning to Hartford immediately after the luacheon. To Organize Club A mecting of the young Italiav- American people of Plainville will b> held in the Colonial hall of Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock for the pur- pose of forming an Itaian-American club. There has been considerahle agitatien for a club among the young people and it is expected that the proposei club will contain a large membership. Church Notes Regular prayer meetings will be | held at the Baptist, Methodist and | Advent Christian churches tomor- row evening. The women's Rible class of the ptist church will hold its monti- {1y mieeting on Friday aftcrnoon at | 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mry. Ida Leach in the Neri block. Clears Up Robbery Following an extensive investiga- tion, Constable George Schubert hus cleared up the robbery which was committed at the home of R. G. Hart some weeks ago. The con- stable had a talk yesterday with format in Cheshire and Mc- Namara admitted that he had con- mitted the burglary. The youtl: cscaped from the cus- today of ofiicers of the state sc hool for beys while being transferred from Meriden to Cheshire. He was later capturel in Massachusetts. The robbery was committed dur- ing the night while the Hart famuly was arleep and wus consldered a | daring picce of work. The boy ob- tained considerable plunder but hit two clues that gave Constable Schu- | tert something to work en and eventually led to his downfall. The young burglar stole a hat and coot in Southington ard while in Mr Hart's home, changed them for a hat and coat belonging to Mr. Hart Comumunicating with the Soutii- ington police, the Jocal constaiie [ discovered that the hat and coat hud | [ been taken from a painter's honie | Namara was suspected of being the robber. ! Funeral services ‘ Funeral services for Fred {Wright of Roosevelt street field this afternoon at 2:30 p. m the funeral rooms of W. A. Bail:y & Co. Burial was in West cetnetery. Court Session Four cases were ught up he- tore Justice of the Peace Willlan) Cunmingham in court this morning for disposal The case of Ovila Leroux of South Elm -tieet, Dristol, ¢ with reckless driving and driving while under the influence of liquo was postponed until May 1 |was represented by Attorne [thony Rich. His arrest was the It of an automobile accident |Crooked street Sunday, when owned by Otto Johnson of Smalliy street und Alhert Rode of strect, New Dritain, wero | volv Constable 1} wers at 0n cars also in- Schubert was given a warrant for his arrest by Grand Juror Charles 17 Conlon, an! Leroux was taken into custody yvese- terday by Thetective Ser ! McGillicuddy of the Br for the local authorities, releused on honds of $300. | Saruel Elinky of New Brit Oscar Montambault of Water appeared before the cou of driving over ¥ arrests te policemen with the drive that drivers of Their arrest George tol polic in conne is Leing overloude toliow | 1he statc |irucks or the scale. J Peace Willlam Cunning 1ent in both ¢ the co tic: ) suspens SO8 UPON pay - court i 1 in its proposed activi- | urned to all the | PLAINVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Friday. April 25 8 to 12 o’Clock Music By Harmony Boys’ Augmenied Orchestra Admission 50¢ YoU AS NIiCE | (T \NONT MAKE You FEEL BAD © =i discussed. Governor Trumbyll plaus | Walter McNamara at the state re-| Belmort | was | officers had weighed their | paymeni of the costs in the case of Morris Rachi of New Britain, cnarg- ed with driving a truck with defec tive brakes. He was arrested by the state police. On Dajlizht Saving Time The Plainville post office will start operation on the daylight saving time plan Monday, according to a statement issued today by Postmas ter Jumes E. Usher. The office hus- iness will start at 5:30 a. m. in- stead of 6:30 a. m. Clocks at the office will remain on standard time but the business will be carried | daylight saving time to conform with the reilroad time. Officials of the local factories have not yet notified the postmaster as to whether their plants will operate on he daylight saving time but it is expected that all the local factories will do so starting Menday. Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Hart ford County Teachers' association 10 be held at the Broad sireet audi- torium ef the Hartford Public High school en Wednesday, May & be | ginning at 4 p. m.. will be attended {by Superintendent of Schools Leon C. Staples. Mr. Staples is a member of the ' nominating committee. The meeting will be opencd with a report by Miss | Clara E. Lake, who was a delegate to the National Education association convention held in Minneapolis. This will be followed by a discussion | ot the problem, “Are the Aims and | Objectives of Present Day Education Best Advanced by the Activity Pro- gram?” with the conservative view by Dr. William G. Bagley of the Teachers' college at (olumbia and the liberal view by Dr. Harold O Rugg of Columbia. An extensive program will follow. May Throw First Rall Governor John H. Trumbull may throw the first ball in the opening game of the Eastern baseball league at Hartford Saturday. Plans are he- ing made to have the governor toss the ball with Mayor Batterson of Hartford on the receiving end. Brings Suit Suit for damages of $225 has been brought by the Beacon Oil company against Frank Zesk of the Boston Post rond. Wallingford. The papers | were served by Deputy Sheriff E. W, | Furrey of Plainville. Property of the dcfendant in Plainville has been at- d. The writ is returnable in the court i of common pleas in New Haven on | the first Tuesday in May. Federation Activities A sewing meeting of the Woman's Federation of the Congregational chureh will be held in the parish house tomorrow afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock. Work will he started on articles for the annual church fair. The evening group will meet to- morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Vincent of 73 Whiting street, May Luncheon Plans have been completed hy the Woman's Federation of the Congre- gational church for a May luncheon to be held on May 1 from 12 to 1:30 o'clack The following menu will he served sliced oranges. cream of tomato soup, creamed nsp on toest. tricasser (hicken, tomuto salad. rolls. ffee, rhubarh pie, or waifles and syrup. | | us wille Briefs Mary McGovern of Philadel- is visiting her danghter, M IPrank Scheible of Trumbull avenue Aa dunce will be given at th Plainville high kchool on Friday eve. ning from § to 12 o'clock. Music will be furnished by the Harmony Boys' auzmented orchestra Anthony Mattioli of Plainville has #old lot No. 51 on the Standard tract to Peter Mattioli, uccording to a warrantee deed tiled at the office of the town clerk Comaopalitan League MOE. Chureh 108 x4 105 128 Mre. nk &S Blair Morse H. Rogors M Sharples g, 109 78— §5— 106— 3 40 496 532 Lucky Strikes w74 Tos 124 97 124 Y 101 Nyl rg Nelwon | Willard Lewis 14 s ievander 105 450 316 Capitol Buickhs Dodgers Wheoler | Dalson Strom S8 Carlson S oy Cunningham ... a8 106 141 Industrial League lainville Casting Co. hy TORE e 89 Sch Mastr] funni IYoU'LL BE ABLE TO |SEE T WHEN PLACE AS LonG AS 1 LWNE, UNCLE HARRY! v' Bristcl Ng:{psv LEAPS FROM PORGH O ESGAPE FLANES by Hull Street Blaze Diazzi Said to Have Entered Country lllegally — Firemen In Wron | bar Dies—Dutton Addresses Lions. Iire of undetermined origin caused damage estimated at approx- | fimately $5,000, yesterday after- noon in the three-family ho owned by Frederick W. Krueger <5 Hull street and called out mo: of the city’s fire fighting equipn: before the fQames were Liought under control. Mr. Krueger his wife, and their daughter, Mrs Margaret Sonstroem, found them- selves trapped on the second floor and were forced to jump from the front veranda. The fire, which started in the rear of the dwelling, rapidly spread to the upper floors and through the roof, and the flames were spread by the high wind which was blowing at the time. Squad A, Welch Fire and Engine 2 responded to the alarr nd later it was found necessury ummon the aerial ladder truck t-om the central fire station. A peculiar feature of the fire was |that it w~a: first Jiscovered by Po- llicvinan Allie Brault, who hap- pened to Le stanliig at the corner of Main avd North nearly haif a mile away of the blaue He arm from a rearby store and Otiicer James Keith went to to liecp the large crowd at onlookers away from the flames At least five hunated persons crowd- ed . and the services ¢ jecrs were required to pe wit the firemen to work An investizuticn was being made kis morring by fire officials in an Cmpt 1o woteniine the origin of e fire. trom th telephoned witi the scer hont seen Diazzi Arrested Mario Diazzi, an employe of local contractor, was taken into cus tody yesterday afternoon by Ser geant Henry Jeglingki at the request ot the federal authorities, It is un derstood that Diazzi is wanted for violation of the immigration laws and will be deported to Italy. According to the local police. Di- azzi worked his way to the United States as a member of a ship's crew leaving the hoat at Philadelphia and coming to this city to live with fricnds. Addresses Lions FFormer Mayor Joseph F. Dutton wax the speaker at the weekly noon- duy luncheon of the Bristol Lious club at the Elks grill this noon. City Planning Commission The April meeting of the ciiv planning commission was to be held t 4 o'clock this afternoon in the city court roon:. Due to the fact that it was found necessary to eliminate an item of $5.000 frem the city hudget for the ablishment of zoning ordinan it was prohable that no plans would he made by the commission until later in the year. False Alarm A and 1 out early ‘0. No. 1 all last evening for what proved to be a false alarm Both companics responded to a tele phone slarm for a fire in the Center building at Main and School streets It was er found that the fire was in the Central building in Terr, ville. were Mrs, Alice . Alice Gilbar. of West strect, died last evening at the Bris- tol hospital following a short ill- ness. native of Canada hut had lived in this city for the past fiv % The funeral will c'elock tomorrow Joseph's church. TRev. William T Lafin will_celebrated the high mass of requicm’ and burlal will be in gt Joseph's cemetery on Terryville avenue Dorcas Chapter Meeting A mesting of the Dorcas chapter will he held at row afternoon in the parish heuse of John's mission on Academy street. The speaker of the after- noon will be Miss Marguerite Bar- rows of the family welfare depart- ment ef the Bristol Visiting Nurse and Family are association 1. 0. 0. F. Meeting A meeting of Tequabuck lodge. 1 O. F.. will be held at § o'clock this evening in Arcanum hall. M She was a e be held at morning at st W 0 RETURNS MARRIAGE LICENSE mbridge. Mass. April 24 (U'P) Hayward Cobirn of Rangeley, Me., Harvard stpdent. yesterday ro- turned 10 the city clerk’s office which he had obtained last to wed Miss Margart 21, of Naugatuck, Conn a license Nover Phinney MAN MAY BE DEPORTED! Town Called Out—Mrs, Alice Gil- | finally Companie.. | | Coburn, who is 22 years old, 4id not explain why the license had not been used. He is continuing his studies at Harvard. ONION GROP LOST ~ INFLODD WATERS | (Three Trapped on Second Floor Broken Dyke [nundates 5,000 Acres of Farm Lands | Quiney, I, April 24 UPM—The pounding waters of the Mississippl battered a new breach in the pro- |tecting wall along the South Quincy |Gardens at 7 a. m. today and pour- ed in upon 5,000 acres of improved | tarm lands. The dyke gave way despite the radual recession of the Mississippi {ttood, which had dropped six tentha of a foot over night. Several veak !spots had developed yesterday along « levee extending south of Quiney five miles to Marblehead, and of them, undermined further today's steady rain, crumbled. side of South Quincy Gar- dens had prepured 1o abandon their homcs and no loss of life or lives {stock was anticipated as the waters |spread over the valuable garden |tracts and inundated the $100,000 | Eroup of homes completed last year, The flood will farmers prob- {ably another §3 the estimated value of the crop, part of | which was in the geound. High Schocl Heads to Meet at Willimantic Willimantic, April 24 (P)—High school principals of the state will have a three day conference at the | Normal school here beginning on the |evening of April 24, State Com- missioner A. B. Meredith will pre- side. The general theme for dis- cussion will relate to secondary ed- for on ady . lucation problems. | Among those who will have a part in the program arc Donald B. Sweet, | West Hartford; Amos C. Hoyt, Hart- ford; E Cortright, Bridgeport; ( Mrs. Ruth White Colton, Hartford; 1 Miss Alice Wilson. Ansonia; Miss Marie MeN New Haven and Franklin . state super- visor. Helen Wills Silent On Sub_ject of Court ¥ April @ -Reaching Paris today accompanicd by her mother, Helen Wills was willing to Wk about tennis cou but wouid [not discuss the Court Jam s where it is rumored she will he presented, The queen of the world's players met guestior 5 to what she would wear at court with the statem that she had not been invited. Mi Wills will remain here a few days, tuning up her shots for the str ous tennis program which May 11 w ris, Bay Rum Drinkel; Die of Gas Poison ter, Mass., April 2 Parker. 49, once a spec ficer in Roch r. N. H,, and Thom- “. White, 5, believed to be a railroad employe accidently kilied last nizht by illuminating gas in a lodging house here, following an alleged v rum Arinking party. Their bod found this morning by landlady, who was attracted to room by the odor of escaping Parker hired the room Monday and returned yesterday with White, Ifive empty bay rum bottles wers found on the drs r in the room. One of the men, before retiring last night. turned a deviee for dime » light but did not stop the were were the the 2:30 o'clock tomor- | Ccuzens. cf De- ted a fund of > S | CONES, THEIR BOAT | IS FAR OUT ON THE PACIFIC - WELL UNCLE HARRY | paSNT | ToLo | FRECKLES | YET wuens! Tuey ARE o