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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1930. — imported Mixtures, and other important Berlin ‘News SCHOOL CHILDREN COLLECTING FO0D Will Distribute It to Aid Needy at Thanksgiving FIND WILL DATED 1728 Document Discovered in Old East Berlin Clock—Teachers Continued Discussion on Reading—Pupils Help Red Cross—Items. The children of the Berlin schools ore at present taking collec- tions of various varieties of food for he annual Thanksgiving donation to stitutions ik Doth Berlin and New Britain. The collection will be finish- <1 on Monday and distribution will be completed Thursday. All kinds end fresh fruit, meat, are acceptable &ud although the townspeople have not hitherto joined in this particu- Jar donation they are welcome to express their Thanksgiving spirit by cooperating with the school children. ‘Fhe beneficiaries of the collection the Children's home and the h orphanage in New Britain and ew Britain hospital. practice I continued for the past seve rs. and children hope th they will not fall short of th tomary quota. Another group form of charity operation is the terlin: Girl Scout troop. which has en preparing to distribute a quan- tity of food to various familles on Thanksgiving day Teachers' Meeting teachers of the Berlin public hools met yesterday afternoon hours Worthington this week's in the work of Miss Anna limelight summer this time Skill in ed the on a similar ss is being laid on this phase of education at present in the Berlin schools Enters Hospital Mre. J. J. Cashman of Worthing- ton ridg: entered the New Britain hospital and will nndergo within the next few of her ailment is as yet Committee Formed the meeting of Bolton-Kasica American Legion, at the Le- gion rooms at the town hall last night a committee was formed to work on the annual sale of Christ- mas trees in Berlin, East Berlin and Kensington, which the local Legion undertakes annual dgar Pickett was named ehair- man of the committee. Others on the oup arc Joseph Wilson, Myron D. Goodrich, Harry McKeon, James Corr, Vernon Record, Howard Bunce, Paul Stan Harold Ven- tres, Russell Dickinson, George Han- ford, Willis Winchell, William Hall; Frank Plerpont and Grant Skinner. The chairman will communi with a number of wholesale deal and the committee will decide upon who shall be their dealer before the Christmas holidays draw too near. No definite action has as yet been taken in the way of deciding upon busy before food such as canned hard vegetables and in this canvass. will be I'ol t ieneral reen rocus- notable in this The or cading ng the week's meeting. again was in t her explaining her course Yale university, by reading a paper on Reading. Bruce addre a has reneral operation The natu-c unknown an days At post, ate s that! OU' OF TOWN CUSTOMERS CALL ENTERPRISE 1200 PRESENTING THE VERY NEWEST PARIS CREATION IN Fur Trimmed Coats At Special Prices $35 $39.50 $58 Just at a time when everyone is talking markdowns of old stock . we are featuring the very newest and smartest Paris creations that are winning instant favor eve rwhere. furs. Women's and Misses’ Sizes — Second Floor |4 source of supply, but the chair-| man dy given some atten- tion to the subject and will be ab [to report more fully at the next imeeting of the committec A report from the Brooklyn Naval {hospital concerning Bolton-Kasica | {post's past commander, Adolph | Schultz, was read at the meeting last {night. and all were pleased 1o learn that he was doing as well as poss ble. al Two-Act Play Tonight In the church parlors of Kensington Methodist church night the Ladies’ Aid society of that church will offer a two-act play en- titled “The Scarlet Bonnet Be- | tween the acts therc will be musical | lections. i Install New Meter The old electric meter in the town hall has evidently become superan- | nvated and s capacity of 30 am- peres too small to accommodate the flow of current used in the night activities of the hall. Workmen ar- rived on the scene this morning with a brand twice the size |of the old one and prepared to mak | the el The new register will | jcarry 60 amperes, which should be ample for the town hall's ne Pupils’ Radio Reception The Damrosch radio program was received at the Kensington grammar Ischool this morning by two groups |0 pupils. At 11 o'clock those in {grades 3 and 4 listened at 11:39 those in grades 5 and 6 heard the program. This educational feature is often enjoyed by the students by | nieans of the school radio. Children to Subscribe Lach class in the Kensington Junior high and Grammar school is expected to contribute the sum ne- ary for one su ription to a |Red Cross membership this year | The children have done this in t! | past and indications that |they will contribute ual share again this season School Hollday Public schools in Berlin will re- | lease ir pupils Wednesday at noon and will not resume activities ain until the following Monday. | This vacation will serve well to get Ithe students ready for the longer| Christmas vacation. The regular night school session of Wednesday night will be postponed until the fcllowing Thursday when an extra | session will make up for loss of | time the to- ne 18¢ es 3 now their are Sodality to Meet The Children of M sod will meet tonight at the home of Miss Isabel Lardner of Percival av- cnue to make arrangements for the | holding of a bazaar at Tabs' hall on Saturday, December 6 Setback Teams Tie The setback teams of John Con- lin of Blue Hills and Jake Wester- myer of Meriden battled to a dead- |lock last night at the Blue Hills |schoolhouse. Westermyer's organi | zation was in the lead until the clos- ing minutes of play, but due to | rally of Conlin's forces a draw wa | effccted, each team getting a score {0f 18. The next meeting of the two | | teams will be on Monday night WRist For Girl Scouts American Legion xiliary will sponsor a bridge st and setback party Tabs' lall Monday night for the henefit of | the Kensington troop of Girl Scouts | tefreshments will be served toward the latter part of the evening and dancing will be enjoyed. Wins Prizes in Waterbury Charles Ronkefty of Kensington, companied a group of men from New Britain last night to Waterbury. | where they joined in a setback game. Two prizes were awarded | &nd Mr. Ronketty won hoth of them. Miss Foersch Entertains | Miss Margaret Foersch enter- | tained a number of guests at her | home Wednesday evening with two | tubles of bridge. Prizes were won | by Miss Margafet Welz and Joseph Menzing. Refreshments were served. Funeral of Mr. Laboreau | The Ladies’ High colored Broadclotl each luxuriously trimmed with Lapin, Caracul, Wolf {vouthful dau | Gunner 0. | tinetly Monotones, General hospital vesterday of pneu- monia, was held this afternoon at o'clock at the funcral par C. Porter Sons New Brita nuel Sutcliffe 1 church, Nev cemetery in Berlin Girl's Funeral The funeral of Claire Anderson, hter of Mr. ar Anderson. was held this afternoon from the parents’ hor on Percival avenue, Kensington. T! service was conducted by Rev. Dr. Abel A. Ahlquist of the First Luth- eran church of New Britain, and interment West Lane ceme- tery in Kens Children's Tours The children of K engage in a golf tourn row afternoon the Country club golf course in Lloyd's hall. Th course will be open all afternoon 10 children and at the end of the ses- sion the lowest score will be select as on will 1ent tomor- on the course will be awarded to th | child who turns in the card with the Aunother will be least number of strokes tournament for grownups held Monday night Find Will 200 Years Old A hidden compartment in an old grandfather's clock has will drawn in April® 17 being discovered when some work was done on the clock. The paper is in a good state of preservation al- though somewhat brown with The script of the document is in : good strong hand and is still dis- legible. The will was made for a member of the Wiledx 4. the will age out age. Descendants of both families are outstanding members of Berlin's citizenry at the present time. The legal phraseology of 206 years ago differs but little from that of today The owner and possessor of the document shuns publicity but the sume person has a most interesti alma for the years 1816, 151 and 1815, in which a written account of each day’'s weather was faithfully (Continued On Page 21.) PLAY GOLF Country Club LLOYD HALL Kensington EVERY NIGHT Children--Sat. Afternoon 15¢ Play Off for Turkey Monday Evening ® | Selec revealed a | family and was drawn by John Sav- | | Plainville News SCHUBERT REMAINS NIGHT PATROLNAN, Reappointed {o Position by } Board of Selectmen iLlBRARY BIDS ARE HIGH| | ! Police Seeking Adrian Parsell— 11 Louis ¥. Greenler Called By Death | —Funeral of Mrs. Ellen L. Naa- man—Interesting Items. | rt of| Constable Canal street George ! has been ppointed night patrolman by the hoard of selectmen, acording to an announce- | ment made public today. Mr. Schu- | hert has served in this capacity for | the past three years and is regarded one of the most efficient men on local constabulary force He has had considerable exper evce in police work, having been member of the Bristol police for | defore coming to Plainville. Mr. | Schubert is regarded as an expert | marksman, In his vounger dayg, | Censtable Schubert was known as | one of the best baseball plavers in | the state. His reappointment will urdoubtedly meet with the approval of the town. Mr. Schubert is regarded as a| | conscientious worker and often de- | votes many hours outside of his reg- ular shift in running down clues on | various cases. Street Reopened Work on repairing the bridge on orth Washington street was com- pleted yesterday afternoon and the street was reopened to t were started Mon | the supervision of First Selectman | mes Simpson. The bridge is lo- cated near Eaton's mill | The street is used extensively for | traftic and for some time there had been numerous complaints concern | ing the poor condition of the bridge. | Prompt action on the part of the board of selectmen through Mr | simpson resulted in the necessary | repairs being made | Parsell Skips Town authorities h rted a | for Adrian Parsell, former | owner, has fled to Bu Y. with anof wife stranded ed the pairs falo, N leavin rer h for Parsell was arraigned court some pport charge 2 {He was ordered to make a w | payment to his wife through First 1an James Simpson. He fail- ¢d to keep up the payments, and ‘\\lv‘n an investigation was start | by the police, it was discovered th: 1 left town in company with | woman | Bids Come High Wheeler, chairman [ the building committee in | of the construction of the nex | lic library, stated today that numer | | ous bids for the erection of | building had been received but in he had | another | Library Frank T. | {action had been taken on the matter | ed and a prize of a week's free play | selection. | Mr. Wheeler stated that a mm.-’ ing of t commi would be | called as soon as possible to decale | at action would be taken. It is| | understood that the bids were cor siderably higher than the amount of vailable for the building. In king of the bids, Wheeler stated that they had been ly prepared, in his mind, and cost would be higher than | planned on to date. Ha 1l for bids had not | osed and that the s open to further dis matter. | Naaman | of | money | Mr. | | caref | that had been committee n of Funeral of Mrs. Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Louis Naaman, 76, of Southington road, one of the oldest colored resi dents of the toy ho dicd Wed- | nesday, will he held tomorrow a noon 2:50 o'clock at the mer's A. M. E. Zion church. Rev astor, will offi- West ceme TONIGH See This Show “FAST AND LOOSE" with Miriam Hophins, Trank Morgan URDAY ONLY 2—FEATURES—2 Willlam Powell and Kay Francis in “FOR THE DEFENSE" The New Movietone “FOLLIES" | with Ll Brendel | SA’ | Final Accounting The final accounting of Raymond, trustec in the of Michael Cavalieri, Plainville barber, | was accepted yesterday at the offica | | A cas M. of Saul Berman, ref- cre Cavalieri's assets adjudicated August $1,750 and his liabil $60.49 Episcopal Church The children of the “hurch of | Our Saviour church school are re- | quested to bring their Thanksgiving offerings in the form of canned | g00ds and vegetables for the needy. | They will present their ¢fferings at | the service of the church on | Sunday The regular the Clarion ning. It was bankruptey he was given $ en s as Notes eir nior monthly meeting of as held last eve- | to give u Biblical | drama next month The ha been selected and will hold 4 num- ber of rehearsals. The next month- | meeting of will be held on Saturday A | per will be members for the vote = cast Decer ed follow popcorn stmas Lis Pendens Notice of pending civil action by | the Lomas & Nettleton Co. against | Dominic | lina Ciandella of thony and E Britain. The to forecl tember 9, on Kent street. The resented by Judge New Brita Stillman-Hicks Gertrude Ba 2 it | balls party dell v located ft is rep- | ski of | Mrs divorcee, da Morway of Floyd Stillman. and Mrs. Harr Stillman of New Britain avenue, married Wed- nesday in New York state. The cou- ple are well > spending their tic City, N. J To Attend Benefit Game Plainville peopie d t tions of the benefit football game to be p ed Thanksgiving mor g at Willow Brook B between Vermont Academy and New Britain High school. The Ne in ga S throughout the season were largely attended by local residents, especiai- | v alumni of the school Tickets for the game may be cured in many of the stores in t of New Louis F. Louis F. Greeni 1, died at his | home on South Washington street| this morning after a long il . He| vas born in Canada but had be resident of Plainville for the past 21 cars. He had not been actively en- gaged in work for the past six years:. | > i3 survived by his wife, Min- two sons, dward. in the U. 8. nd Louis Greenier daughters, Mrs. Fred Peterson, Nelson Milton, Mrs. J. Cosgrove, Mrs. Ralph Succi. Mrs. Edward Sor- | n and Mrs. Edwin Peterson: on brother, Jules Greenier of Montreal, Canada, and one sister, Mrs. Micha:| Monahan, of Canada. Funeral vices will be held Mon- | da t 8:30 o'clock at 1 at 7 o'clock at Lady of Mercy. B 1l be in St. Josey cemet Night Program night and calender en- tainment held | last evening was well attend- oyable. gram, charge Irving Tyler, was as follows Violin solo. Thomas Barraclough Read Mrs. George Jones. Hicks, @& son of Mr. wer wn here oneymoon Ma have ark, New center in Greenier | | | ny, x| Mrs. | Church The chure! at in Mrs of ——— Simpson’s Grocery 110 WEST MAIN ST. Plainville, Conn. Now, Because Your Dollars Buy More. All Quality Ttems Walnuts, dfamond brand Mixed Nuts 1 Almonds, Paper Shell b Grape Juice, pt. 25¢; qt. bottle Pumpkin, R. H 'ge cans R. & R. Plum Pudding No. 1 can Rell's Scasoning, . Olives T large stuffed Cranberry Sauce R. S. Corn, Golden Bantam or White Peanut Brittle, No. ( hoy salad Dressing. pint jar Lea Garden Mince Meat finest made Tea Garden Jelly, Grape. Quince, Mint, Crabapple Tea Garden Watermelon Rind Pickle . Tea Garden Sweet Pickle Peachies Tea Garden Figs in Syrup Salada Tea . SGiiocn R. S. Stores Coflee R. §. Stores Coffee Buy b DhE- Vacuum INDOOR GOLF Afternoon Evening 2. 35c and 25¢ Children 15¢ IDLE HOUR COURSE 36 Whiting Street Plainville — ) | livin Pasqua- | { | giving | called | pected to wit Vocal solos, “Sunrisc,” and “ Tis All I Ask™, Mrs. William Hill. Piano solos, “Evening Chimes and “Tarantelle”, Erling Sedergren Pageant and Fashion Show Dame Fashion, Mrs. Arthur rar. . Colonial girls, Mrs. A. W. asen and Mrs. Oscar Tyrrell Pre-Civil War days, Mrs. Richard dergren and Mrs. William Hill. Styles of the 90's, Mrs. C. J. Morsc and Mrs. J. G. Webster. Styles of 15 years zgo, Mrs. Myles Limeburner and Miss Vivian John- 50 Far- om- Flappers, Mrs. Kenneth Woodruff and Miss Lovina Hopkins. To Join County Bureau The membership drive of the Hartford County I'arm bureau w Lrought to a close last evening wi + banquet at Hotel Bond, It as reported that te in Plainville tions of joining the The drive was conduc out the state during the past three s in n effort to secure 1,00 At t dinner evening ed the bureau now had paid members with 16 prospects of rship for Schools Close Two Days The schools of Plainville v.ill cio Thanksgiving after the sessions next Wednesday and will cl for two ay and Friday ion is i emeste n farmers o dt hization roug. members, 6 las that mer I Business M. A special business me connection ning group meeting of t church to be held the home of Mrs West Broad street. It there will be a good attendance Double Header There will be a foot header on Sunday after high school field, both o'clock. T es wi the iors of Bristol while ville Eagles will meet New Britain West End & will be on the tield and the other on the 1d. The E We have won one each other and serics. The Eagles will have their st est lineup on the field and score their eighth victory End team is the only or defeated them. A large crowd is ex- ss the double header. Briefs The Plainville Blue football te Il practice this evening at t high school field in preparation for Sunday's g Al players a asked to be on hand Mrs. O. W. Crowell of Concord, N. H., has been spending a few days 1 her sister, Mrs. John H. Brya Humason Bowling League oo nes start- Plainvil Maple End the air the & me are out to win the hapman {allenbach Nyberg Stanley Roy John 1 Goodrich RUSSETON E derson ¢ Miler Colvenski Zip Conroy Wall 458 505 4 Bristol Brass Bowli Scrap Room ng Hipl I.. Woods Collins E. Woods 421 444 Machine Room an Hartford. | ad expressed in- | | business “ |ing the 15 Bristol News OMMUNITY CHEST - HALF WAY T0 GOAL ?Chairman Reports $10,881 More Subscribed Yesterday CHARTER CHANGE TABLE Carried Despite Motion Donnelly's | Plan Protest—Firemen Charity Ball—Nick Christy Comes Back— | Lagles to Initiate—Bristol Notes. drive has ay mark, Chairman announced today reported to date of €ommunity Che d the h rles C. The 1 p 5 Green: of $10.58 making « t The goal | The sum | vesterday 346,183 lis $91,500. Mr. Greene expe actories here will ‘hv»r cent. heir employes have | scribed veral of them y 85 to 90 per cent above s figures despite the cu situation. No di\ yet completetd its canvass Sub-Committees Named { Despite the strenuous objections | of former Councilman John Donnel- ly that “ample time to think the | matter o the weel e then S | committee of night voted 10 to 9 in favor of lay- matter of deciding thod of electing city officials on table until further d been made. J. Ernest Andrews, of the Bristol Chamber of merce, explained reasons why he ht the matter should be defer- John C in told the com- that it was too hasty in it nd said that “some of those nded last week’s open meet- ing never saw a city charter or even knew what one looked like.” Arthur S. Barnes thought there was “no undue haste” 1 was . last th the revision city council last president that in any natter considered by the committee: | ad Frederick nan of the repu mmittee, felt that t nted was serious enough further consideration Andrews contended board should be ablish- city government and sug- at it consist of the mayor, treasurer, two citize The it newly elected mple w. lica warning. Beach, town tter pre- to Mr gested 1 city council, he dget | going body. The council at the pres- ent t ts as a finance board and | would “relieved” with the es- tablishment of a board as recom- mended, he rted. Mr, Donnel- ly no reason for its establish- { ment. since the council had handled duties “remarkably well for 20 vears.” Andrews replied that should not work or t cted the city to- decade © comiprising Mr. Andrews McDonald and Philip ¢ was selected by Judge saw comr Joseph Rouleau paphroditus P to look i A second commi Willard E. Hough, Charle |ing and Attorney Joseph F. Dutton was chosen by Judge Peck to inves- |tigate the need of » flat rate for sewer and water main assessments in Bristol. as suggested ws and Mr. Woodin mber of the sew ¢ city council for several years, that he saw no need for the ment of §3 a foot for work as in New Britain. He averred 1 the used here today, price had been par- lelled in Bristol A committee know as a ed by Ju syster to b to investi- a Barnes, Wood- u mo 1 sub-commit- e meeting was adjourned, he call of the chair, hristy Comes Back roughot imber ed a clean | Prominent | firal arrangements ion has | ¢ campaign | ing by Mayvor W. are al-| afigdletown - Tony broke into prominence only re-* cently when he succeeded in whip- ping Frankie (Butch) Nichols of Stmsbury, who had been undefeated previously. At present Tony is play- ing with the Pioneer eleven of East Uristol Firemen's Charity Ball z The proceeds of the annual con- cert and ball to be given by the Bristol firc department in the state mory, Center and Valley streets, or Thanksgiving eve will be turned into the department’s emergency re- f fund, to be used to help the poor d unemployed this winter. The ry's spacious drill hall has been decorated for the event. citizens have already paid penses of the New De- par which will fur- nish music for dancing and arrange- ,. have been virtually complet- celo; the Dr. Martin to Pay Visit Martin of New Britain. G. E. R., of the Elks. n official visit to Bristol ledge, No. 1010, B. P. E. at its meting of December 15. At a meet- ng of the lodge held last night. were completed. Bristol Second in Growth report received her this mern- Raymond Crum™ showed that Bristol stands second in ne in Connecticut cities in the atter of population increase since 0 with a percentage mark of 38.- heads the list with an r increase Armistice Class Initiation Bell City Aerie, No. 1511, Fra- nal Order of Eagles, will initiat. | an Armistice Day class of candidates investigation | | and turkeys will be had | o clock. the | ¢ i at a meeting to be held at its hom ut street, Sunda nber 30, at The aerie will hold a social nd get-together Monday night at & for which the entertainment has procured several class vaudeville a A tur- ley luncheon will be served after- ward and drawings for a hope che held. To Resume Duties William F. Smithwick, commis- sioner of charities, who has been cenfined to his home for the past days by an attack of rheuma t will return to his duties at the city hall within 2 day or two. Since the start of his confinement, he has cemmittee | been supervising the charity depart- war- | | ficials of the institution ilmen and | a |ing might be un- | pitcher and and tax | been released from the Rristol hos- agreed upon by the out- | pital after a confinement of three | be glad ment from his home. Mrs. Phelan Enters Hospital ‘The condition of Mrs. Esmonde J. Phelan of 59 Divinity street, Who was operated upon at the Bristol hospital last evening for appendici- tis. was reported to be “fine” by ef- this morn- of the local Hartford She is the wi o represen ive he Courant McCarthy, Pitcher. Discharged Paul J. (Red) McCarthy, well known New Departure baseball basketball player, has weeks with stomach trouble. He is (Continued on Page 25) DRINK 6 GLASSES WATER DALY T0 FLUSH KIDNEYS Add a spoonful Jad Salts to first ‘glass before breakfast to clear in~ testines of poisons that may pass from intestinal tract to kidneys and invite trouble. miserable pains in your ned. feeling, don't jump ion you have a bad and start dosing lot of medicinc. ater is the best diuretic—the the kidneys you can It you have back, or str to the conclu kidney ailment vo ¢ Plain w hest flusher of ind Drink a before one-half hour break which you've spoonful of ordinary Jad The water will flush the kid- The Jad Salts will cleanse th estines of the dangerous toxins of mic Poiso 1ich are proi- hose back full slas: pains coveries of toxins fre lower int esc inviti f you those pains kidney pains You'll feel a less of that hor- strained feeling at feel more snappy ans for years s at an for or- sted sys- ¥y two meals t completely gone in good doctor way today. TYou'll did days or less this simple that you see a FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS WELL..DID You SEE ANYTHING OF OUR CANOE, UP THAT WAY, FRECKLES ¥ BLAME FUNNY \WUERE The funeral of John Taboreau of Berlin, who died in the New Britain — THINK TLL NEV MCM AN' DAD IM BESINNING TO GET BACK To OSCAR AN' WIS UNcLES RANCH, LET "AL ENER GETTING BACK HOME TO DONT You woray... \A.zfi GOT T FIND THOSE INDIANS You SAw AN' THEN T THINK WELL KNOW WHERE OUR CANOE \NENT ... ER ONE The Floats! ) sz oN O.K. RANCH, ™E PLANE IS SIGKTED THAT IS BRINGING THE FLOATS FoR RiLRY'S SHIP.... SO He | can LanD ON TUE LAKE \WHERE] FRECKLES WAS SeeN el oL . € SUE COMES THAT'S SERNICE FOR By BLOSSER NOW To GeT S BEGINNING To | LoOK LIKE FRECKLES 16 GOING TO GET A BIG SURPRISE BEFORE VERM LONG ) ) REALLY THINK. SO, MISTER.