New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 23, 1929, Page 12

ERE DURING -W!fll’mioflm ¥ (e Cotraspandonts N. B. Heratoh | » Washington, D. C.. May 23.—A de- | me in home building activity in ! Britain last year resulted in 210 fewer families being provided with few homes than in 1927, A total of 327 New Britain fam files were provided with new living quarters in 1928 as compared wiih §37 families the year before, accord- g to figures made public today by the U. §. Department of Labor. ! : Housing accommodations w:re provided for 44.9 families to ecach 10,000 of population last year as Against a ratio of 34.6 familics in 1927, All building operations in New Rritain in 1928, including new con- struction work and repairs to oll buildings, cost $3,532,117, or $48.52 per capita. Substantial increases were notel in building activities in Hartfs New Haven, New London, and Ne:- walk last year, but there was a de- cline in Greenwich, Meriden, Bridge- port, Stamford and Waterbury. , * In Greenwich, the drop amountcd { 19 in number of families provided for compared with 1927, the totals for 1928 and 1927 being, respective- ly, 344 and 363. All building op- erations cost $6,604,380, 2 * Hartford provided new accommo- dations for 1,363 families at a cost of $11,278,443, compared with 1,- 270 families provided for last year. * Only 137 families were provided with new homes in Meriden in 1928, compared with 211 families in 1927 Expenditures were $1,268,721. " A gain in the number of families | provided with new living quarters was noted for New Haven, the tfig- ures being 546 families last year as contrasted with 497 during 1927, the Rousing costing $5.798,394. New London also made a sub- stantial increase in new accommoda- tdons for its citizens in the past year, taking care of 218 families in licu of 175 cared for in 1927, at a cost of $2,188.652, while Norwalk's pro- vision of new homes gained to a total of 358 families compared with | 285 in 1927, ! New living quarters for Stamford's residents dropped last year to pro. vision for only 331 families con- trasted with 559 families provided for in 1927, with expenditures for all construction, repairs, etc., aggre- sating $5,195,278 or $118.61 per capita, Waterbury's accommodations also : declined in 1928 compared with the preceding year, making provision for 504 families compared with 675 in 1927, with expenditures amount- ing to $3,488,300. Aflolnt Philadelphia Man ysical Education Head Hartford, May 23 (UP) — An- nouncement of the appointment of Dri: Charles J. Brohaska of . Phila- delphia as director of the division of phgpical education, state boird ‘of day, Dr. Prohaska, a graduate eof Temple university and the Chicago Medical college, formerly v:a; feal education Jdirector in the C| &0 public school system. “.ater he was recreation supervisor in Phiia- ¢elphia, |caliber rifie can be used. {tional targets will be shot at and all ‘of the matches can be reentered. ed@eation, was made public here to- A Program of Evenis at Lake Com- pounce Range Prepared for Jume 1—Prizes to be Awarded. The old stamping grounds of Chief Compounce will echo to the sound of rifle and pistol shooting when the marksmen of the state will gather to compete for prizes in the annual field day of the Nutmeg Rifle league at Lake Compounce on Saturday afternoon, June 1. There will be a pistol match at 50 yards, any pistol being permitted. For 22 caliber rifle enthusiasts, there are four events to choose from, at 50 yards and one hundred yards with iron sights and the same distance with telescope sights. These will be {shot prone. At 100 yards there is another match for the large bore shooter. This will be shot off-hand and any Interna- The committee has announced that some attractive prizes are to be given to the shooters, Argentine Earthquake Fells Walls, Injures 8 Mendoza, Argentina, May 28 (P— Eight persons were injured, some seriouely, in a series of strong earth shocks early today. Many buildings were 8o badly shaken, their walls were cracked and in some cases walls fell, causing cas- ualties. The earth movement caused great alarm in the city which is an im- portant trading point for commerce between Buenos Aires and Chile. The earthquake interrupted wire communication with Chile. (Men- OPEN THURSDAY EVENINGS UNTIL 9 LS doza was overthrown by an earth- quake in 1861.) BOMGER REFUELED OVER MANHATTAN Thousands in Street Wach Delicate Aerial Maneuver New York, May 28 UP—Refueling of a bombing plane in the air was demonstrated over New York city last night. As thousands on the streets watched, a supply ship- made nice contacts with the army plane, flymg close above it while gas was poured throfkh a hese into the bomber's tanks. The bombing plane was the oie which flew from Dayton, Ohio, Tues- day night and dropped theoretical Lombs on Governor's nd as part of the aerial war maneuvers, Lieutenant Odas Moon piloted the bomber and Captain Ross Hoyt was in charge of the reflueling plane. They flew here from Bolling fleld, Washington, where the bomber land- ed after its “aid” the night before when thick weather prevented the refueling demonstration. O. B. Hansen, chief engineer of| the national broadcasting company broadcast a description of the op- eration from an observation plane. ‘Watchers were treated to an ex- hibition of expert airmanship as Captain Hoyt brought the refueling plane down over the bomber until the planes were only a few feet apart then maintained his position, rising and falling in perfect unison 8¢ Juie o to p you, ' cflzau you with the fighting ship while a hoso line connected the planes. Each contact lasted about three minutes. After the demonstration planes flew to Mitchell Field, Long Island, for the night. PASTOR WALKS OUT AS ACTOR CUSSES Danbury Minister Objects to “Heul’ m Ilm" ] sm Danbury, May 23 UM — An au- dience attending a dramatic play presented in the Danbury high school by the Norwalk Y. M. C. A. last night was thrown into conrmo- tion by Rev. Charles 8. Gray, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church. who protested the words *“hell” and “damn” used in the lines of the youthful thespians. On his way out after remarking that it was no place for a Christian or a gentleman, Mr. |Gray agked those who agreed with him to leave, but was jeered when he left the hall unaccompanied. The play, “The Seven Chances.” was given for the benefit of & camp fund and had been rendered before in Norwalk. During the first act as one of the actors uttered the words “hell” and “damn” in his lines the minister without rising from his seat in the audience asked the perform- ance be stopped. Rev. Charles W. TLegge, coach of the dramatic club, mounted the plat form and explained to the audienc: that all the language used was : part of the play and that it was hi duty as a Christian to present it a written. As precaution & policema* 0'CLOCK Furnishings for two! the HEN you just-about-to-be-mar- ried folks come to furnish your new home . . a smart home, different from any other . . your are going to find it a joyous adventure. 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The committee in charge. consists of Eleanor Pregent, chairman; Ber- nadette’ McGary, Ruth Naughton and Margaret Caughlin, The patronesses will be Miss Kath- erine Griffin of the Senior Higl school facutly, Miss Anne Dorney of ! the Nathan Hale Junior High school facuity, and Miss Mary Griffin of the Bartlett school facuity. . FAILS TO PASS ON RIGHT New Haven, May 28 (M—Failure of an effort to pass a machine on the DRUNKEN DRIVING CHARGED Edward M. Kaplan of Hartfora was arrested by Constable Frank Brown of Berlin about 1 o’clock ti morning on the charge of driving. un automobile while uuder the influence of liquor. He was taken to the New Britain police ‘station and ef- forts were being made this after- noon to obtain his release on bonds. HARTFORD Black and White | Coa.ts Predominate ---the summertime vogue! ’1 WHITE COATS vevess. for summer are unmistakably chic. .. .without question they form the most correct en- semble for formal or informal occasions! 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