Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 28, 1917, Page 2

L NURWICH BULLETIN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1917 SIXTEEN TO ATTEND. i patlhiad #But Boys’ Corference at New London Has Besn Given Up. A telesram was received at the lo-fed. a1 Y. M. C. A, from New London, fSrere the eighteenth Annual Older Boys' Conference was to be held, bé- ginning today (Friday) and lasting the of the week, rtating that the con- mce has been called off because of cases of dintheria in that city. een from this vicinity were plan- s to attend it. The party was to 1B under the direction of Gordon JBark- 385, assistart sec-etary of the lobal Y. S C. A. and the following were to be {@lesates from this vicinity: Russeil Werton, Grex Congregational feBurch: Russell Webster, Boy Scout $rcop, Consresational church: Ray- {mend Bates and Homer Hawkins, Ag- club, of the Baptist church: Eden % und Raiph Greene, Christian so- 3 Windham Congrezational Shurch: Paul Hopkins and Rev. M. R. Plumb, Boys' club, Windham Congre- lgations1 church! Phillip Hopkins and ney Lathrop, Sunday school of the AWindham Congregational church; Roy- a1 I Siat>, Sunday school, North Windham ~ Congregational _ church Ralph Greene, Bastford Methedist Bunday school: Walter Frost, Bast- ford Conzregational Sunday school. It i= not known whether the confer- ®nce will be held this year or not. recent lies. £ 18 Oak stivet, ed a first ed States army. Lieutenant univer<ity lature. for $246.69, ove 1y tried court, resuited plaintifr. Flocken—Mathewson. Moluntagcs, Carter Flocken, son of Rev. L. 3 on: who preached in the local Methodist church for . several years, married Miss Annette Mathewson Bin- Jord in the First Methodist church, at Pawtucket, Sunday_evening. The zroom is a Y. M. C. A. worker pand Rev. o DANIEL F. THOMAS H. KILLOUREY BROS. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EM- BALMERS this city 88 Union St, was a surprise those attending the special Christmas service as it bad not been announc- lleutenant at Fort Wetherill and wore the regu- lation olive-drab uniform. The ceremony Scotland Gains 203 Members. Scotland made a fine showing in the e Red Cross mombership cam- paign, for 208 new members were Se- curod from a district with a population of less than 500, 89 separate J. Fred Baker First rrederick Baker of son of Mr and Mrs. John ° has b-en commission- section of the Signal corps of the Unit- Windham High School fession and has mado a success. is well known in republican circles in this state and was clerk of the Con- necticut senate during the last legis- Judgment For Plaintiff. The case of William L. Wellwood of South Coventry against Robert J. Lee r an unpeid bill, recent- sefore the Tolland Superior in judgment for the amount of the bill with costs for the to Helo With naires. The work of helping draftees in fill ing out their questionnaires is flood- ing the legal advisory board and Jay- men who qualified are wanted to heip. Superintendent of Schools E. A.. Case Norris, untecred their services and will he at the Chamber of Commerce rooms aft- rnoons and évenings. Below Esre Thureds; The temperssure was below zero in Tuaisaay morning. AT TTNAS CAMP. Mrs. Florence Carpenter. WEDRING. o0 fting with lett and Mrs. John Curran, and two brothers, John M. Carpenter and Eli- mer Carpenter, the Wijter of New of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gorman of 22 Bolivia street, Wednesday. afternoon. Mrs. Alexina Lakorce Wood died at | Little Christmas Stockings Net $173.60 | which will g0 to the local chapter ex- Woonsocket where interment will take place. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Killourey Brothers. is to be seen any mornine in the trees | C: on upper East Main street. Guests For the Holiday. school: ns, were gues sramme ‘follows recitation, giard, Leon, Gelinas, Thomas Kelley |first discovered by Mr. Heller's sons, B and Carl Johnson. " e savs that the|who pulled out several small children GALES FERRY aeroplanes are numerous in the air|from the room, which was filled with “Red at once being an ordinary sight. A 200 | smoke. Children Glive $5 to Red Cross at the foot bridge over a 4 foot brook is an| They then called their father, Mr.| Sunday School Christmas ‘Enter- ordinary sight, as it is the dry seasor:|Heller, and he went Imtothe room,| tainment—Dinner Partics on the now and streams hate dried up. He|vhich was full of smoke, and threw | jjorig 15 stationed at Prov. Rogt, Line K.|tne box out of the window. The firg s = Camps Kelley, Field No. 1, San An.|truck -had been called out in thi b = tonio, Texas. meantime, but when they arrived the | The Christmas concert of the M. to — fire was all over. E. Sunday school was held Ckristmas OBITUARY — eve in the vestry at 7.30 o’clock. The Joy to the Worid, My Speech, Mrs. Florence Carpenter Ford was Landon—Burdick. 2 s : s found dead at her home at No. Flovd Landon and . Miss Marion | Warren Norcross: sons, Little Lord Oak street Thursday afternoon, by | Burdick, -both of Chaplin, were mar- |Jes Helen Louise Colver: recita- Mirs: Josephine Johnson, a_neighbor, |ried Thursday afternoon at the bride’s | tions, Em-Beth Rennett, Junior Col- and Medical Examiner C. E. Simonds |home by Rev. Wingerd. The wedding | ver and Donald Potter: recitations, said that death was due to heart di- |Was only witnessed by close friends | Dolly’s Present, Dorothy Birch: Hang fami- | latation. and relatives. The younz couple wiil| Up the Baby’s Stocking, Rose Nor- Mrs. Ford was until five weeks ago |spend- their honeymoon in Springfield, | cross: recitations, Madaline Birch, employed at the Tubridy-Weldon com- | Mass. N lielen Louise Colver and Margaret S. ieutenant. rany on Main street, but she had to Colver., = Jew- Haven, | Zive up work at that time because of Brief Mention. The children’s offering. was $5 for . Baker of | heart trouble. Thursday morning she| o 1o o . ‘| the Rea Cross. told one of her neighbors that she was | o, 0~ 12arl Wood of Danielson is vis-:ii A plaviet, The Story of the Little . » 4 Mf. and Mrs. Frank Gor- | py 4 . i the Aviation |feeling a little better and that was 4 a Pines, was given by members of the acthe 3008 | the Iast time that she was scen alive, |Man of 22 Bolivia street. school. Hex Dol wun Glycaves=d at 190 Miss Anpa Wellwood of South Cov-| Gordon Manicre again impersonated aker is a graduate of| The deceased was the daughter of|ntry is at Providence, R. I. and will|Santa Claus, as in the day school, a5s ot *'Faja| John B. and Lucy (Martin) Carpenter |spend two weeks with relatives in|and produced from his pack gifts for T7e chose law as his pro-|and was born in this city and spent | that city. _ each child. Candy was distributed to Helall of her life here. She is survived| About 25 friends celebrated the | the school. Subscriptions were so- by two sisters, Mrs. George A. Bart- |fourth birthday of Girard. Gorman, son | licited by Superintendent C. E. Col- ver for the Epworth League calendars for the New closed with the Year. The exercises inging of America. York city, and one half-sister, Mrs v On Holida Byron Fiske, of this city. JEWE CITY Mr. and Mrs. John Harold and Mrs. Mrs. Alexina, LaForce. Marie Catheart yith their little grand- daughter, Matilda Kleuss of the Navy her home at 29 Winter street Wednes-| For Red Cross—Holiday Party at!Yard are spending the holidays in day evening from tubercuiosis. Home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles T.|West Springfield, Mass., with Mr. and She is survived by her husband,| Armstrong. Mrs. Arthur Allen. h:n;::sodnamn_d two sons. Francois Dinner Guests. an; egdore. and two daughters, Oli- | ®The gross receipts from the little| Mr. ana Mrs. Henry W. Hurlbutt of iom. | U2, 20d Noela, her mother. Mrs. Alex- |red stockings to date is $173.60, all of | Wood Tawn farm ontertained a large Question- | Ina LaForce, and a brother, Joseph, - e oros, a s arty Chris day. all of this dity, and one sister, Mrs|cept $6.75 to be deducied for meces- s T v e SEnanil Ofeewe t. Clty sary expenses. The money was “fe- | with their daughter, Mrs. J. A. Birch ceived in the following denominations |sand her daughter: Misses Mary, FUNERAL Tobennies 5784, nickels 623, quarters|)Madeline and Dorothy Birch, were en- =t 109, dimes 463, one half dollar, bills 11. tertained at dinner on Christmas at Mrs. Nellie V. McCool. The wavs and means committee in | the new home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Har- have vol- The funeral of Miss Nellie B. Mec- |charge of the Red Cross stockings |mon Cranmer, in Groton. Cool was held at 397 Pleasant street, | IAVe given notice that any others may E. Horace Sears of West Haven Thursday morning ‘at S o'clock and |be left with Mrs T. A Rioux. The|joined Mrs. Sears and their son Al- was followed with a requiem high mem_bers are very grateful for the en- | fred for the holiday at the home of mass at St. Joseph's church at 8.30, | thusiastic response to this effort. Mrs. D hine Fish. Rev. T. F. Bannon officiating. The Sta gs About. Mrs. Fanny A. Molthrop was enter- body was placed on the 9.45 train for| A large flock of English starlings|tained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. . E. Colver for Christma: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Satterlee with Nittle daughter Rebecca of North Ha- ven, ts over the holiday at stationed at Fort Terry, are here for a few days on furlough. Joseph Lehreque, from Fort Terry, is on furloush. Moves to Greene Archie Pariseau has rgoved hisfam- Iy to Greeneville where he is to man- 1ge a store. He was employed at A. *. Tillinghast's general store as a [S clerk. To Speak at Goedyear. Lieutenant John Franeis Sullivan and Rev. William A. Keefe are to be Speakers at a war rally tonight (iri day) at Goodyear, formerly William: wviile, Leo Jarvis, a privaté of the 16th Field Artiller: istationed in North Carolina, is home for a féw days on furlough. Red Cross Rally. A Red Cross railv is to be hald this (Friday) evening at Central Viliage in the Town hall where cfforts will be made to form a local chapter. Offi- cers were nominated recently at a well attended meeting held in Central age. Arrangements were made or an active businesslike organization, ihe general plan being that all the vil- lages be well represented on the com- mittees, so that there would be a prac- tical well-working organization. Ev- ery effort has been made to promote the general welfare of the organiza- tion. At tonight's meeting much in- formation of value will be sziven to all those who are interested in the Red Cross work. All the people are being invited to attend and hear Miss e. loyd Willet Wavies “rom San Antonio, ¥ of Floyd Willet, who re- W3 3 the Aviation de- JAY M. SHEPARD partmeo? of the U. S. army has receiv- Succeeding Elmore & Shepard 1 an isesrting letter from his at F “)il'edm'andfi l ] er San s~tomio, Texas. He vividly de- scribes the ride south mmd _camp. 60-62 North St., Willimantic They saw snow as far south as Spring- Lady Assistant Tel. connection field,. Mo. The camp where he is lo- cated with John Regan, who enlisted DR. F. C. JACKSON DENTIST ith him and several other local men. Removed to 715 Main St., Wil fnio, and is composed of wooden bar- lracics and tents, they sleep in tents, ften men to a tent; there is a stove tent. All their roommates mre from New England Windham is well - represented in ¥heir camp, there being Donald Crane, Chimney Fire. A chimney fire caused considerable damage to the house of Sidney G. Hi: be of Windham, THursday morning. The roof and some of the ell of the building was badly burned. The fire was put out by some volunteers from Windham. The loss is_covered with Insurance through the J. B. Baldwin company of this cit Serious Fire Prevented. What might have been a serious fire, with loss of life, was prevented late Thursday afternoon, by Jake Hel- ler, well known in this city, when he threw a Jarge box of burning wood out of_the window. The box of wood, which was burn- Ing, was placed in back of a stove “Cute” McCarthy, Charles Beck, “Sig- s located seven miles from San Anto- Hours—9 a. m to 3 5. n. Fhone 44 |%y" Valine, Josevh Girard, Arthur Ve- in_ a tenement over McQuilan's sa- loon, at 931 Main street. Tre fire was . Murray wereen ) After-Chri NOTICE THE SAVINGS ON THESE COATS Women’s Warm Winter Coats in the fol- i wanted materials — Velour, Pom 4 'om, Broadcloth and Wool Mixtures: $12.50 and $15.00 Coats are now marked $25.00 and $27.50 Coats are now marked it $16.50. $35.00 Coats are now marked at $21.50. . SUITS AT LESS THAN HALF PRICE 3 Women’s Colored Suits from our regular itock. $17.50 and $20.00 Suits, now $9.98. $25.00, $29.00 and $35.c0 Suits, now p14.50. Iz our after Christmas sale at $3.19. . stmas Sale of Coats, Suits, Separate Skirts and Waists, Begins Today Dr= lot of Crepe-de-Chine Wais's in white or. pink, regular $5,00, ’s Boston Store F Willimantic, Conn. - %VISH YOUR WINTER WARDROBE AT A GOOD SAVING DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY. iy PLUSH COATS SPECIALLY PRICED Pluthothflxuhnvestyle-ndt!utwmgive you extra good service are priced as follows: $25.00 quality are now marked at $16.50 $27.00 and $30.00 marked at $19.50. $35.00-quality are now marked at $25.00. B R S —— ittty 'ARATE SKIRTS AT A GOOD SAVING " $ 2.50 quality are now $1.98 $ 5.00 quality are now $3.69 :+ - $:6.50 quality are now'$4.98°. _'$.7:50 quality are iow $5.98° 3 $10.00 quality-are now:$7.98< ... quality - are . now $3.19 . inst.;:-yop;~ choice dur- entertained as Christmas guests and Mrs. John Armstrong and cl few weeks. 7 as guests their son, George. of Ann Arbor, Mich., and M STONINGTON United Workmen Display Service Flag—Senior Prom. Evening—Christmas Festival at Congregational Sunday School. Stonington Lodge, Ancient vice flag with six_stars, representing these members who now in the military service, Harry Northup, Joseph E. Cushman, Sherman and Nicholas Clay. High School Prom. The annual senior promenade of Stonington High school will be held this (Friday) evening in Borough hall. The committee in charge is composed Ida Holland, Ruth of Bessie Clark, Bindloss, TLorenzo Fairbrother, Jos Bray, liam ' Cushman, The annual Christmas festivaj the Second Congregational church, the church pariors Thursday evening There were musical selections and recita- was a_very pleasurable event. tions. After spending a week with Mr. and Mrs. William H. Fairweather, Mrs. H. Pendleton ang daughter Doris, turned to their home in Brooklyn, Captain J. Irving Maxson has turned from a visit to relatives Orange, N. J. The crossing tenders, lampmen and section hands, employed by the rail- road company, and residing in St ington, have been given a volunt: increase in pay of 25 cents a day. ;CQATs | FRIDAY - You will be more Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Armstrong Armstrong’ are to remain here for a Rev. und Mrs. Albert Donnell have Donnell, ss_Grace E. Worthington of Rochester, N. Y. Six-star T ¥ Order United Workmen, have secured a ser- the stars, Rich- ard Robinson, Patrick J. Gilmore, Geo. Billings Fairbrother and Wil- THE TUBRIDY-WELDON GO. Willimantic POSITIVE : Clearance Sale : e , SUITS "OPENS = 'VERY LOW PRICES Satterlee's parents, A. Satterlee. the home of Mr. Mr. | Mr. and Mrs. C. hil- dren, Blizabeth, Alice, James and F: D Richard, of Brookfield, Mass.. Miss PLAINFIELD Susan Armstrong _of = Mt. Hermon,! . Mass., and Miss Lucy Carpenter of | British-American War Relief Fund Providence, R. I. Elizabeth and Alice| Now $2024.05—Local Speakers at Goodyear Tonight—Red Cross Rally to Be Held at Central Village. The weekly report of the British- American War Relief fund is as fol- lows: Amount previously acknowleds- ed $2003.15; amount collected to week ending Dec. in_Plainfield $13.90, in Jewett City Total amount col- lected $2024.0: Now that the new year is almost at hand the committee of the local order look over the work that the local organization has done, proud of the amount forwarded to headquarters in New York. Having only been or- ganized twenty-one months, this vil- lage has forwarded $2002 to headquar- ters, making a_tremendous amount re- celved from the loyal British people in this village and Jewett City for the benefits of the fighting soldiers abroad. This sum will compare with any like sum donated by a village .of this size and it is_hoped to send a good deal more to New York before the end of the second yvear's work. The committee appeals again to the British people, and others who may wish to donate, to donate something that will enable comforts to be brought for the fighting Tommies now in the trenches. Cold weather prevails on the battlefields and in the trenches and it is only by the aid of the Brit- ish-American War Rellef Fund and the Red Cross society, that the wound- ed men can receive comforts that will soon take them off the side list. Any- one who wishes to give to this worthy cause can do so by sending contribu- tions to William Oldham, Box 321, New Village. Stanley _Sullivan, a student at St. Thomas' Seminary, Hartford, is home over, the holiday vacation. Clarence Kingsley, a sergeant in the Medical Corps, stationed at Camp Sherman, Ohio, who has been home for the past week, left Wednesday morning on his journey' back to the barracks. Nelson Greenwood and Walter Clark, $7 the are W. the eph of in 0 . re- N. re- in on- ary DRESSES MORNING vllla'n ‘iuterestevl in the M. Willcox, of New York, who Is a member of the National Red Cross soclety speak on the work the society i= doing in the present world-wide confiiet. YANTIC Sportsmen Have Fair Lucy lce-Fish- ing—Iice 14 Inches Thick—Holiday Home-Comers. Several loca] men have had a day of ice fishing and report a fair caich Ice is 14 inches thick on most ponds. M. W. Bentley has filled the greater part of his large icehouse with the first cutting from the pond. Cider Scarce and High. There was a little sweet cider ped- dled through the village for the holl- days at 20 and 25 cents per gallon. It Is bringing 50 cents per gallon throughout the small towns of Massa- chusetts and very scarce at that. Short Paragraphs. Thomas Hurlbert of Westerly was a visitor here Sunday. John Kelly of Quincy, Mass., was a local visitor Monday, spending f#he bolidays with his parents in Fitch- ville, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kelly. James F. Lyon of Worcester spent Christmas 'in town with his sister, Mrs. F. H. Tracy. Miss Kato Lyons and Miss Marga- ret Lyons have left town for their home in_Worcester after a few days' atay at Pine Tree cottage. Mrs. Alexander Tatreault and son Francis spent the holidays in Nor- wich with Mrs. Tatreault's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Foley, Miss Margaret Coushlin of New York is passing the week in town with her parepts, Mr. and Mrs. John Cough- in. E. T. O'Connors has returned from a stay of several days in Huntington with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O'S Connors. Rolfe Kilby has returned frem a few days' stay in Maynard. Bli Levine is back, after a brief stay in New York. Miss Julia Kingberger of Washing- ton, D. C., was a visitor here day. RICHMOND George Preco and Mary Smith were in Jerico Monday. A large crowd attended the scheol break at Bell school Monday. People from Pine Hill, Exeter and Wiilow Valley were present. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Moore and son Ralph have not returmed home from Pravidence yet. Joseph Dunn and Edwin Smith were in Crompton Thursdayl Mr. and Mrs. Charies Reynolds of Providenc~ were callers through hers Sunday -#h Christmas gifts for seme of the little children. Joseph Girard will finish sawing on the John Smith lot this week. He will move his mill to Miliville. Clarence Lewis of Wickford and Walter Gardiner of Kingston were callers here Sunday. The highwaye are very i People from all around several places were present at the Austin farm Christmas tree Surnday. Margaret and Mary Rowan of New Haven were callets on their aunt, Margaret O.. Gara, of Hillsdale, on Christmas. George Youngs of Arocadi caller here Sunday. Local people are, busy getting in their supply of ice. was a New Britain—1It was decided by the management of the Salvation Army not to give a table dinner Christmas day, as has been the usual - custom. However, 100 Christmas baskets con- taining chicken and all the fixings were dietributed to worthy families in n L. Christmas and New Years wants to make everybody else a present, but dan’t know just what they will want. Chaice is easy at our store _forwehvc:lupvu‘riuyof useful articles to pick from. Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Bedding, Stoves, Lamps ~ Lincoln’s T THE FAR TO g e Y Q FARM ERS & M/ T / ER { GREAT DEMAND CALLS FOR GREATER EFFOF b (Written Specially For The Bulletin.) Those who are in position to know— those whose official station and enlarg- ed opportunities give them wider vi- sion—those who ought to know, in other worde, agree in this; that, how- ever well the farmers did, last season. they have got to do even more and better the coming season. That of 1918, This information, coming from the sources is does, we of the private stz tion- and the unofficial class have got to accept. There is nothing else for us to A0. We may not have unlimited confidence in the superior wisdom of all government officials and all “food regulators.” We may even cherish some doubts as to their efficiency. But, whether any of us feel that way or not: whether any of us think they could do better or not; the fact re- mains that in this emergency they are in the position of our leaders and di- rectors. _They are like officers of the army. 4hey may not be always per- fectiy fitted for their duties; they may be privates in the ranks with keener wits and sounder reasons and greater capacities, but, in the _interests of discipline, the orders of the commis- sioned officer must be obeyed, or the result is disorganized. And disor- ganfzation in the face of the enemy is the first zure step towards defeat. I think we must, therefore, accept without debate the assertions of such| men as Hoover and Secretary Hous- ton, that the world’s exizencies will demand of us farmers a bigger output of food necessities in. 1918 than we managed to screw out in 1917. The next question is: going to do it How are we When a man is already standing on tip-toe on the topmost round of the ladder and straining his arms to their utmost to make them reach their farthest, it is all very well to tell him that he must manage, somehow, o get another basket of apples off that limb Even though the apples be there, if they are beyond his reach, how is he going to pick them? Balloons are not in every farm equipment. Nor would they e handy things to pick apples with it (hey were. And lassoing the apples require more expert skill than most farmers possess. Nevertheless, if the applies are there and one must get them—the next question is, How? A good many of us came mighty near to breaking our backs, last sea- son, in the attempt to produce more than normal quantities of food-stuffs. We were all short of help, and the at- tempt to enlarge our production with inadequate assistance in the work threw a crushing burden on many of our shoulders. That we managed to muddle through as well as we did, was matter quite as much for thank- fulness over our good luck as for boasting of our good wark. The draft took some of our heip- ers. The urgent calls of shipyards and munition plants took others. We found ourselves called on to make bricks withbut straw: worse yet, we Cound that the tale of bricks demand- ed from us was increased. And now, with even less straw in sight, we are called on to make more bricks! Having done our best, we learn that we must at once fet about doing better. We've got to raise still more corn than 1917's record crop. We've got to raise more wheat—and weather con- ditions_in the winter wheat districts are roported the very worst ever known, with an already assured loss of a hundred million bushels from rea- sonable expectaticns. We've got to scare up more sugar, somehow, and the only visible means at hand is in the production of & vastly bigger orop of sugar beets. And 50 on and on. At the same time the already inade- quate Jabor supply is continuing to dwindle. It's enough to make Mark Tapley blue.” Yet, do you know, I have down at the bottom of my heart & strong con- viction that we're going to do it: that we farmers are going to aston ish_ourselves, and make even the offi- cials open their eves a little. T think we are going to “make good.” What do you think? Qver in New York state several of- ficial leaders of public sentiment are waking up and beginning to take an interest. The leader of the majori- ty party in the state senate, who knows Northern New York pretfy well, declares that section is in danger-of producing less than a year ago, un- less some help is given. = He remark very truly, that “Farmers must man- age the farm end of it, not soldiers statesmen, if we are to get the food Therefore he advises two things which might be déne at once and with great effeot: “Wirst—Parole young farmers al- ready in camp and men hereafter drafted from the farms subject to call, provided that they make good on the “Second—Institute the Canadian plan of War Production Committees in every city and village. These make a complete survey. of thelr towns and get volunteers who know farm labor to take it up again for the whole time, if possible, or, if not, them for their vacations.” Anof r prominent member of the umr‘mh’ Pw much farther., He as- same state senate goes much farther. He asserts that the state should cre- ate and draft a full “agricultural army for service In the flelds” service in such an army to be held “an honor equal to,servige at the front.” A man rejected by the army because of & flat foot or a defective eye or some otper casual deficency might well be used to help farm production, this man thinks. Very well then: Jet him be drafted for it as he was drafted for the army. Since he won't At in the ranks try him in the fur- row. And more to the same offect. - Al of which may be worth con- sidering. The plan of paroling, young farmers from the army so théy can 8o back lnd::? farm means a di- minution of i at the front, Where we haven't Gne-tenth the num- ber needed, mow. The plan to draft men for a special agricultural army implies that many If not most of such ‘would_be inexperienced in farm fa- bor. They'd have to be trainea and taught before they could even earn their salt. There are things to be said In fa- vor of. almost any plan or sche posed—and things to be sai it, too. In the meantime, merel things, either for aln What is going we do. that to what cour Secretary Houston of the ment of agriculture points o annual report that exempt farm labor frem the draft would and won't do. It would unfair to any clags to have D its complete exemption.® Thing ing what they are “our aim is t cure even greater production fror labor on the farm: and it m attained.” “From the labo farm,” you notige. This mea labor now on the farm. It is ex in 1 with the suggestior some weelig ago, that we had combine our forves, in the el ioned way, s0 as to fake the m: what we have, bel outside assistance Touston goes en same idea in direct words. “Farmers in the same must cooperate with one anc actively. “Forms of labor not b to ularly or fully utilize ployed, and plans for labor from places where the lo: passed to communities where ther urgent need must be perfected In any attempt at conscr abor for the farms fculties” But s 1 certain” to his mind among t non-essential that ‘relatively tries must be prepared to bor and capital for essential unde ings;” and further tha ¢ through state or federal action, a able-bodied Individuals who can bi will do useful work must be - into the service. 1 don’t know exactly how rage New England farm say one hired man to help hin erly care for his few acres the most out of them, wou with either a conscripte; who never touched a plow conscripted countryman which, though sable-bodied cally competent, is too dum laz shiftless to do any useful work. of it in mine, thank you the No; we've got to find the st our bricks from some other r We've got to co-operate i. e, to help each other in 3 cies] help our neighbor one week and be helped by him a day or week. We've got to hitc double, whether we're used not, and whether we prefe single or not. We've got to f for making teams and tools of things hitherto reserve a work. We've zot to pla r so that, no matter what ha will always be some and productive to w our hands. We've got to so arra things as to make the m v shining hour. “Shining - and of every sparkling mi scintillant second. Let others discuss _schemes canvass the merits or demerits posed methods. Our part is £0 such means in be that of taking 3 have and using them al as we can, so as malke sure tha last acre we own will be utilized fully as practicable; so that last waking minute of our tim be occupied: so that every las: of energy we possess will forth. Not solely nor even chiefly tor our own welfare or profit the saving of a world's liberty the lives of all that are to ter u as one a That we must do our task face of great difficulties and the weight of unusual burdens at the cost of wrenching strains centuates the mobility of the attem ana will emphasize the giory of accomplishment. To do an easy thing an way, bah, anyone can do that! to do a hard thing, to effect the seem- ingly impossible, to aeccomplish incredible, ah, that's a stint wo a good man’s while! n Mareover, right now’s the time te begin to get ready. Delibera planning a_campatgn and then ning-like swiftness in carrving are the marks of a master strai Christmas Concert at Sunday Sehesi— Children’s Party—Family Gathering Rev. Mr. Lytle of New Haven gave an excellent sermon Sunday in the absence of Mr., Pryor spending his vacation at his home West Virginia. Christmas Coneert. The Christmas concert Sund evening drew a full house. The che was ably assisted by Harold Geer Pachaug. All received bags of ca Family Party, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Gallu tained all their children with families Tuesday. A well laden Ch mas tree added much to the enje: ment of the occasion. Miss Madeline Gallup entertained a company of voung - friends Monday evening. Games were enjoyed. Miss Minda Tanner, Missos Julis and Bertha Sayles and Eisie Brows are at their homes here for the Christ mas recess. Harry Sayles is home from ( Devens for a'few days' furlough says camp life agrees with him. Close of Term. School closed Friday for two w ¥ vacation. A Christmas tree was en joyed by teacher and pupils Tupervisor Ireland of Hartford v ited schools here last A number from here in Norwich shopping. Mrs. Carrie Wilcox and family sp Christmas_with Mr. and Mrs. 1 Frink in Sterling. Children’s Party. Miss Jeanette Gallup gave much pleasure to a company of children with a well filled Christmas (ree Monday afternoon. Fred Jarvis of Providence is visiting his brother Willlam. week. spent Satur: