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COYERS AN AREA POPULATED BY 30,000 PEOPLE THOMPSONV1LLE, CONN„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1935

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mm $14,512,320 *iu Business of Company Shows A nlncrease of $1,

942,573 Over Previous Year, According to Re­port of President John A. Sweetser Just Issued to the Stockholders.

•' According to the annual report of "the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Com­pany, Inc., which was issued to the stockholders this week by President John A. Sweetser, the net total sales of the company for 1934 amounted to $14,512,320, an increase of $1,942,573 over the previous yea?;. ~fn his state­ment which accompanies the statis­tics of the year's business and the summary of the financial status of the company, Mr. Sweetser says:

"The operations of your company for the year 1934, after charging de­preciation of $766,193.78 and setting up adequate reserves, resisted in a net profit of $173,023.15. This is equal, after deducting the 6% divi­dend on the preferred stock, to five cents per share of common stock out­standing. Total net sales for the year 1934 amounted to $14,512,320.17, as against $12,569,746.43 for the year 1933, an increase of $1,942,573.74, or approximately 15%.

"The reduction in operating profit, before depreciation, as compared with 1933, is due, ,}i\ large part, to increas­ed labor and other costs, because of the direct and indirect effects of N. I. R. A. During the year 1933 the com­pany had the benefit of selling a low-cost inventory at advancing prices. A survey made by the Institute of Car­pet Manufacturers of America, Inc., which now represents practically all of the manufacturing units in the in­dustry, shows that the average cost

••of manufactured goods has increased -since the passage of the N. I. R. A., approximately 38%, while so far the celling prices of goods have only ad vanced approximately 26%.

The accompanying balance sheet shows that the strong liquid position of your company has been maintain­ed. Current assets at December 31,: 1934 amounted to $11,932,977.70,1

while total current liabilities amount- j «d to $558,548.90. The net current; assets of $11,374,428.80 are equal,! after deducting preferred stock at! par, to $27.85 per share of common] stock outstanding.

"You will note that our total sell­ing, shipping and general expenses have increased over the year 1933.

. " This is largely due to our changed policy of selling our products direct to the retail dealers, which of course

.necessitated the employment of more salesmen and the carrying of local •warehouse stocks at various strate­gic shipping points over the United States. The net cost of thrs policy, Tiowever, is less than it would be un­der our former method of selling a large percentage of our merchandise through other channels of distribu­tion.

"At a meeting held on January 30, 1935 the directors declared the regu-

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Tomorrow Here

While industry and business will function as usual tomor­row, Washington's birthday, about all other public activities will be suspended in observance of the day. The banks, because it is a legal holiday, will be closed for the day as will the Enfield Public Library. The town building will be closed for the day, but Town Clerk Tim­othy J. Sullivan and his clerical force will be on the job rushing the compilation of the 3000 in­dividual tax bills which must be ready for Collector Francis A. Burke in order that he may send out his tax bills before the collection date begins March 1. At the Post Office the hours will be from 6 to 8 in the morn­ing with the usual mail collec­tion in the afternoon and the dispatching of the evening mail. Public and . parochial schools will be closed in observance of the day. In the case of the for­mer it will mark the beginning of the customary ten days' va­cation which closes the winter term. The principal social af­fairs planned for the day are the St. Patrick's Parish card party in St. Joseph's Hall and the Sea Scout ball in the En­field High School Auditorium.

Inaugurate rrangement

Action Next Week Measure Was Reported on Favorably by Judi­

ciary Committee At Session Tuesday — Report of Survey Recalled to Indicate That Plan In­cludes Entire Town.

MATTHEW ALAIMO CHARLES ALAIMO BENJAMIN C. ALAIMO

PROPERTY TAX | CONSUMER CHIEF cft AT 9A Mil T C '• BENEFICIARY IN

iwlLLa FIRM COMBINE FOR FISCAL YEAR

HOW NEW PLAN WOULD MAKE

THE TAX LEVY Increase of One Mill Is Made by Town Finance Board At Its Executive. Session in Town Build­ing Last Night.

Combined Resources Will Enable! Concerns to Act in Unison in j Matter of Prices and Pass the . There Would Be Three Benefit of Improved Purchas-| ing Power to Buying Public.! Taxing Districts With

Rate of Taxation Based on Improvements Made In Each District.

ENTERTAINMENT AND BAZAAR TO OPEN WEDNESDAY

A coordinated merchandising agree-jment was entered into this week by ! three of the leading grocery and pro-

.I _ . , Ivision dealers in the town, which is For the first time in several years; an unusual business arrangement and

the property tax rate took a move is in keeping with the modern trend upward as the result of an increase business. The concerns which have of one mill made by the town finance' JwL ET"* otb thi Part of it" which regulates the laying C. Alaimo Modern Market of 20 Pearl ^ ^ ° 3

Perhaps no change that is being recommended by the committee for the improvement of the town govern­ment is quite so significant as that

committee at an executive session j street!* B^ ctTlaimoTBridge>^rket L^ItewouM be^donl^VtK™ held in the town building last night, at 8 Pearl steeet, and B. Alaimo and,council on the reCommendation of the The new rate will be 24 mills on the Sons of 43 Whitworth street. finance board. The rate would vary grand list as left by the Board of Re-5°n5fr"s| acc01-ding to the improvements in the i« _ , . , * _ . , have combined their resources so I + wa a* thfpp tAvin? intr* lief at its executive session held late, J^^^^ei^ purcha^ing^ power, j wZch the town woufd be dSd. The

section governing the tax laying is as follows:

Section 40. (a) The town council, at the first meeting in October or as

... 24 mills V.1® mantes conditions, in tne soon thereafter a« is nrarHcihlf* nft. will produce $464,576, or $11,773 less distribution of their merchandise the!er public hearing shall establish not lhan the.budget 'which is_ $476,350.; firms wiUact j^ur^on in_^e m^ter j^s two"nor more'iS'lh^e

One Week to Pay

One week from tomorrow at 9 P. M., the zero hour will have been reached for the payment of the personal tax. After that Collector Grover C. Luke will have no alternative but to add the $1.00 penalty provided for in the statutes in the case of all those who have failed to pay the tax. Collector Luke will be in his office at the town build­ing from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. and from 7 to 9 in the evening next Saturday. On Monday and Tuesday the hours will be from 9 to 5, but the evening office hours will be repeated on Wed­nesday, Thursday and Friday

, evenings, the latter day as stat­ed being the final one before the imposing of the penalty. Collector Luke states that the payment of this tax, which be­comes due Feb. 1 has been dis­appointing. Less than 1000 of the 5000 liable for it have paid to date. Unless there is a much greater response in the next week from the personal tax payers a far greater num­ber than usual will be penalized this year in the opinion of the collector. Mr. Luke also hopes that it will be possible to avoid the legal action which is man­datory in the matter of delin­quents in connection with this tax.

yesterday afternoon. j Where formerly they bought in small Even with the increase of one mill er individual lots they will in the fu-

the full amount of the budget voted -ture buy on a larger scale which will last fall will not be raised. The net enable them to take advantage of grand list of $19,357,344 at 24 mills the lowest market conditions. In the

Mammoth Event

Four Night Even if the committee made the rate 1 of prices and pass the benefit of their taxing districts within the l imits of 2m mills the amount it would pvo. =o™i buyin,, power to their Jftt Td'U'

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AWAIT REPORT ON RELOCATION

OF POST OFFICE

Sponsored By' "ee" made" the figure~"24 mills "and | new enterprise have had°a°long "e"x: j anTpJeSribe^he ?ate%f talJtTon1 to xi. t-i a . J : left it to the town officials to make up1 perience m the marketing business. ™ the Franco - American the difference between the amount it, Charles Alaimo of the Alaimo Modern dfstrTt- but such ratl sh Mr

EVENING SCHOOL EXERCISES HELD

TUESDAY NIGHT

Society to Be Held at ^ ^ the Higgins School.

jthe present year is $70,000 larger' street Final arrangements were made this than that of last year and that all de-| o^the^ C;^AJaimo^concern

by such The board of finance shall

uc_ „ „ for""nine • investigate and recommend equitable from'years before openingThiTBridge Mar-j£ates of taxation for the several dif-

The increase in the rate is account- greater part of the time as proprie-i business on Pearl ,. ,

B. C. Alaimo was a member; rlstn5 ate ana recommend eauitahie

Town officials are awaiting a port from the citizens' committee' that is working out the problem of [river which Vilf co'nduct Theflow "to

ss»®irkhrt!» '»«>-•*!• w."!- *••*-.» •» '»• - |J-"- A1-:— '-under of the business determine the rate to be levieJ w,fh tho n*

Mr. Alaimo died last'collected. Said town council

Town Officials Ready to f

Act on Recommenda­tion of Committee For Purchase of Addition­al Land For Site.

The act which is intended to over­come any technicalities which might arise in connection with the building of a sewage treatment plant in the town has reached its preliminary stage of consideration by the General Assembly. It was reported favorably in the House on last Tuesday and took the usual course of being placed on the calendar. In the ordinary course of legislative procedure it will be starred for action about next Tues­day. The bill, which is a very brief one, provides for the validating of the action taken at the special town meeting last December when it was voted to appropriate $150,000 for the construction of an intercepting sewer and sewage disposal plant, as an FERA project and to finance the town's share of the cost of the under­taking by a bond issue.

The bill, which was introduced in the general assembly after the bonds had been issued and sold at a prem­ium was vigorously opposed by re­presentatives of three of the four dis-

|tricts in the town at a recent hearing j before the judiciary committee. The principal grounds being that it was_ a Thompsonville Fire and Sewer Dis­trict problem and would be of no ben­efit to the other districts. The judi­ciary committee has had the measure under consideration for the past two weeks and reached its decision at an executive session early this week,

j In the meantime the committee which acted as the advisory group

[when the original survey was made on the local sewer and sewage dispo­sal situation, after a special appro­priation had been made for it at a town meeting, recalled this week the report of the engineers to indicate that the entire town is being taken into consideration in the proposed so­lution of this problem. In the report it is demonstrated that the North Thompsonville, Thompsonville and Enfield districts, because of the fact that they are a topographical unit, are being taken into consideration in the present undertaking. The Haz-ardville solution and its eventual ty­ing up with the proposed disposal plant is also referred to in the engi­neers' statement which is as follows:

"The ultimate plan for collecting the wastes of the entire area will

j consist of a major trunk sewer routed I along Freshwater brook and its | branches and other minor trunk sew-[ers located generally along the small-

reJer brooks which will convey the 'wastes to the river. An intercepting sewer will be required paralleling the week for the mammoth four-night current^recefpts^ For^th^past^^two height "years "ago? Mattrew&Alaimo | ferent taxing districts to_be establish-

bazaar and entertainment sponsored years a portion of the Welfare expen-|wh° is the manager of B. Alaimo by the town council in accordance by the Franco-American Circle which diture has been included in a bond is- Sons Market on Whitworth street,! herewith and report thereon to the opens next Wednesday night in the sue. At the rate of 23 mills which,succeeded, his father, the late Bene-,town council, which body shall finally) - construction of the new'cated on the Connecticut River. A. D. Higgins School Auditorium and has prevailed for the past few years |detto Alaimo, founder of the business | determine the rate to be levied andi™n_ vran tne construction of the newj — -continues for the remainder of the the difference between the amount it i27 years ago. , X1 , . week. From the plans for this af- would raise and the budget would, ye™T* . ^ . , , !have Power to change the boundaries fair now practically complete it is have been $31,132. The executive!, The markets are particularly well-of the said taxing districts whenever

- - session of the finance committtee was | located geographically to accommo- '• special municipal privileges shall be

shall j Post Office, with the expectation that | co Juh«„Ttfo73 SpS, S'r

i t w i l l r e q u i r e t h e h o l d i n g o f a s p e - j

Closing Ceremonies Are Largely Attended—To­tal of 50 Students Are Awarded Certificates in Various Classes. The closing exercises of the Enfield

evening School were held in the Cen­ter School building Tuesday evening and were largely attended. A pro­cessional, "General Grant's March," and singing of "America," the Beau­tiful," opened the interesting pro­gram, wnich in part was appropriate­ly patriot. Seventeen commercial students received commercial certifi­cates from the town Board of Educa­tion and 33 non-English speaking pu­pils certificates issued by the State Board of Education. Superintendent «f Schools Edgar H. Parkman mak­ing the presentations.

Gold pins bearing the Connecticut state seal and state motto, awarded by the Connecticut Society, Daugh­ters of the American Revolution, for one year's perfect attendance, were presented by Mrs. Kenneth J. Ridley, regent of the Penelope Terry Abbey Chapter, D. A. R., to the following "ten pupils: Michael Bellavia, Matteo Outaia, Nicholas Horalambakis, Al-fonse Melfa, Joseph Rydzy, Antonina Stys, Frank Szela, Salvatore Secon-<lo, Mrs. Anna Tkacz and Calogero Vella.

There were also prizes for longer terms of perfect attendance, Frank Szela receiving $3 for five years and Antonio Stys $2 for four years. These awards were the gift of Mrs. Freder­ick E. Hunter, chapter chairman of Americanism of the Enfield D. A. R. chapter, and were presented by Miss Ella H. Love, the principal of the school. Following the singing of ^'America" by theaudience three ed­ucational films, <rWashington," "King Winter" and "The Canadian Rockies' •were shown by John H. Lyons, an in­structor in the school. The other members of the faculty are Miss Eleanor D. Hines and Miss Letitia Casinghino.

fair to assume that in wealth of de — — -— — - - - -tail and variety of entertainment it presided over by Chairman Wilfred ,date the residents of the north, cen-will be about the most elaborate event W. Keller, with its clerk, Timothy J. | ter and south sides of the town, of its kind ever presented here. I Sullivan, keeping the records. The j * here will be no change in the pro-

The booth arrangements and dec-'other members present were Haroldig^essive policies that have always orations are to be in harmonious ac- Denby, Cornelius J. Sullivan, Vincent | characterized the manner in which cord which will transform the audi- Guiliano, Louis Burns and Frank A. I these markets have been operated, for torium into an unusually attractive Stuart. i ye®rs except the distinct advantage interior. Particular attention has J which their customers will get from been given to the entertainment for] Three Injured in Motor Crash. the improved buying power under the which there will be a change of pro-! A car driven by Daniel Broderick!coordinated purchasing plan. gram each evening. The best avail- of Virginia Avenue collided with a ] able amateur and professional enter-!machine driven by Stephen Wells of, tainers have been listed for these ] Bristol, Tuesday afternoon, at the programs. There will be dancing each junction of Enfield and High streets evening, for which the Blue Blazers causing serious injuries to Miss Mil-broadcasting orchestra has been se- dred Taylor, who was riding in the cured to render the music. I Broderick car, while the other occu-

Among those taking part in the en- pant, Miss, Nonie Hanrahan suffered tainment program on the opening minor bruises. They were attended night will be Irene Gautreau, who has by Dr. Albert Stein. The accident was been known for her clever work as a investigated by Chief of Police Wil-singer and dancer for several years, liam J. Fleming. The small car driv-and the popular McGowan sisters, al- en by Broderick was completely ruin-so widely known by their previous ed by the impact. performances as singers and dancers.

extended to any part of the town or whenever the town council shall de­cide that changes in the boundaries of said districts should be made, but

cial town meeting. It is understood j that the committee will recommend1

the purchase of the additional land necessary to shift the location of the building at a cost of $2300. This to­gether with the relocation of the

The Thompsonville Hill Billies, com­posed of "Chick" Pace, "Charlie" La-

School Vacation Begins Friday. The usual ten days' vacation which

magna, "Pewie" Conte and "Jim" Di- closes the winter term in the public Lorenzo will open the evening's fes-' schools of the town will begin tomor-

.row. The schools will reopen for the (Continued on Page Four) spring term on Monday, March 4.

POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS AT THE STATE CAPITOL

The making public of the announce­ment that Colonel Dunham is to be reappointed insurance commissioner has caused considerable comment. One hears that the democrats are complaining because of the alleged activity of Col. Dunham during the recent campaign, that he was active­ly opposed to Governor Cross. Other democrats, who like Col. Dunham, claim that he is a good commissioner and was lukewarm toward Mr. Al­corn. The protesting democrats have not given up hope and a barrage of objections may be already underway. On Capitol Hill there are democrats and republicans who feel kindly tow­ard Senator John Blackall and would like to have him appointed.

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The hearing on the various liquor bills at the Capitol this week brought a goodly number of those holding li censes to listen to the arguments to be brought to the attention of the committee. Little, if any, politics will be played in connection with the liquor bills. Republicans and demo­crats have got to be on their good be­havior. The judiciary committee will report on a bill later in the session

The Enfield Public Library will be,and all may rest assured that what closed tomorrow, in observance of i they report will be the result of their Washington's birthday. I very best thought.

Our Prediction Of His Appointment

Causes Comment

such extension or change shall not be;street ijnes wjjj necessitate action by made until after public notice shall a town meeting. have been given, through a newspap-j Meantime the plans for the new er having a circulation in said town, j building are apparently about ready, to the property holders of record niifor Postmaster Patrick T. Malley has that portion °f the town to be affect-!been notified by the Procurement Di-ed by the change and a public hear-!vision of the Treasury Department ing held thereon, (b) The assessors!to make an inventory and estimate of the town shall make a separate j of the furniture and equipment that list of the property taxable within,will be required for the new building, each taxing ^ district in the manner [This will include a determination of

iand at the time prescribed by law or how much of the present equipment f i x e d b y t h e t o w n c o u n c i l . " . . .

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LOCAL OFFICIALS URGE BRIDGE LIGHTS RESTORED

The decision of the Supreme Court of the United States with reference to payment of bonds issued by the government and private corporations was five to four and opinions seem to be equally divided among the public. The voter who has always been a party man, and is for party right or wrong, regardless of his or her own opinion, can appreciate from this de­cision the importance of thinking and acting independently. The adminis­tration and the "new dealers" are pleased with the majority opinion rendered by Chief Justice Hughes, al­ways a staunch Republican and one­time Republican candidate for the Presidency.

While the dissenting opinion which would have upset the administration and the new dealers was delivered by Justice McReynolds, Attorney-Gener­al under President Wilson. One may argue that as a matter of law the de­cision is wrong, but based upon con­ditions at the present time, the decis­ion is just. One cannot always read into every decision the Constitution according to its letter. It was writ­ten 160 years ago and it must be pli­able and elastic to meet the changing conditions that forever confront the people of the country.

can be used and what new fixtures must be purchased. Mr. Malley has also been notified that office space in

Tell Assembly Commit­tee at Hearing' Yester­day It's State's Respon­sibility— Present Con­ditions Dangerous. French Society Meeting Tonight.

The regular monthly meeting of thai the basement of "the building must be, Franco-American Circle will be held j provided for the Navy, Civil Service! at the society headquarters on Pearl [and Internal Revenue Departments street this evening at 8 o'clock. At. a social session following the busi-| Young Democratic Club Social. ness meeting the organization will- Leaders in the state and county of Enfield, Suffield, Windsor have as a guest speaker Attorney Leo' Democratic organization are to

Emphatic declarations were made by the officials and representatives in the General Assembly from the towns

Locks be and East Windsor that the present

J. Dowd who will speak on the pro- guests of the Young Democratic Club unlighted condition of the bridges | posed new town government plan, at a Washington birthday social and connecting these towns was a serious | Atty. Dowd is secretary of the com- dance which will be held at the Sil- menace to public safety and that the

1 mittee that has been in charge of the houette Inn at the State Line this 'lts which were eliminated last year preparing of this plan. evening. j should be restored and the expense

! | born by the state, as it has been [since these structures were taken j over. I The hearing was on the bill intro­duced by Representative George L.

! Mohn of East Windsor, which pro­vides that the state should properly light the two bridges and also main­tain the footpaths on each side on the grounds that they were a part of the

MOTORISTS CAN GET LICENSES AT LOCAL OFFICE MONDAY

COL. HOWARD P. DUNHAM State Commissioner of Insurance

It is not often that we use a pic­ture of the same person on the front page twice in succession, but the defi-1 niteness with which the writer of our i Somers, political letter takes with reference to the reappointment of Col. Howard O. Dunham as state commissioner of insurance has caused us to receive se­veral inquries from throughout the state. We have even been called on the telephone concerning the matter by some who have never had a con­nection with this office.

From the inquiries' made, it has been hard to gage sentiment. Demo­crats have condemned us for endeav­oring to further the interests of Col. Dunham, and Republicans have claim­ed that the letter was written with the purpose of making sure that Col. Dunham did not receive the appoint­ment. Personally, we haven't any in­terest in the matter. We feel quite

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A temporary sub-branch office of the State Department of Motor Vehi­cles will be established in this town, Monday, February 25, to afford every convenience to the motoring public of this section of the state in securing their 1935 operators' licenses. Com­missioner Michael A. Connor stated yesterday that the Thompsonville temporary office will be expected to serve motorists of Thompsonville,

Warehouse Point, Windsor Locks, Suffield, Hazardville and En­field. The office will be located in the town court room here and will be in charge of Chester Delaney of Somers.

Commissioner Connor has author­ized the establishment of temporary sub-branches in Canaan, Torrington, Greenwich, Ansonia, Saybrook, Mid-dletown, Meriden, Manchester, Bris­tol, New Britain, Rockville and Put­nam. These temporary offices will open for business next Monday and continue up to and including Friday, March 1. These distribution points for operators' licenses are in addition to the main office at 165 Capitol Ave­nue, Hartford, and the regular branch offices in Waterbury, Danbury, Stam­ford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, New Lon­don, New Haven, Norwich and Willi-mantic.

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The commissioner has expressed ^ himself as hopeful that the public will j trunk line system and that they as-appreciate the establishment of the'sumed that responsibility when they temporary motor vehicle department j took them. The state abandoned this offices in the towns named and show. responsibility nearly two years ago their appreciation by applying Mon-!on the advice of the Attorney Gener-day for their 1935 operators' licenses, al, and the bridges have been unlight-Many miles of travel and much valu-jed ever since, while the footpaths able time will be saved to thousands, have fallen into a dangerous condi-of motorists through the setting upition for want of repair. of these temporary offices. | First Selectman Hughes in urging

Commissioner Connor emphasized the passage of the bill invited the yesterday that it is now so conven-' committee to send a delegation of ient for a motorist to secure the 1935 two to the town to observe the condi-driving permit that no excuse can be tion of the bridge and the dangerous accepted from those who are found traffic hazard that it is at night. Both driving on and after Friday, March Representatives Julia H. Doyle and 1 without the proper certificate. Dur- Stanley A. Yesukiewicz strongly urg­ing 1933 there were 2,683 persons ar-! ed the approval of the bill, as did rested for driving without a proper First Selectman James H. Sullivan of license and during 1934 there were Suffield, First Selectman Dowd of 2,249 persons haled before court for Windsor Locks and First Selectman the same reason. |Munson of East Windsor.

Motor vehicle operators will note Others who spoke in favor of the the stub attached to their 1934 oper- measure were former Attorney Gen-ator's license. This stub is the offi- eral Frank Healey of Windsor Locks, cial application form for motorists to County Commissioner-elect Andrew use in securing their 1935 license. Steele of Warehouse Point, Represen-The applicant's name must be plainly tative George Wallace of Windsor printed; address given, date of birth, Locks and George Peckham of Suf-height, and a "yes" or_ "no" given in field. There was no opposition to the response to the question concerning bill at the hearing, which was in

I charge of Rep. Mohn, who introduc-(Continued on Page Eight) led the measure. ,

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-"BUILDING AND LOAN ANNALS OF

1 1934P ISSUED "900-Page Volume by Sir

Harold Bellman, Noted British Bidding Leader

• Published by the U. S. B. and L. League.

. Institutions which finance homes should not follow every variation in interest rates but should make for stability by following an intermediate course between high and low ex­tremes, writes Sir Harold Bellman, leader in the British building society Ibusiness, in an American book, '"Building and Loan Annals of 1934", •off' the press this week.

"If borrowers sometimes pay a little more than the rock-bottom rates in times of low rates, they have the 'very considerable advantage of avoid­ing the payment of the top rates dur­ing a period of extremely high rates," lie writes. The Bellman chapter on "'British Building Societies in 1933" is part of the 900-page volume pub­lished by the United States Building and Loan League and forming a com­prehensive outlook on the 1935 and later prospects in real estate values, -the home mortgage market, the ef­fects of the various government agencies and stimuli to better dwel­ling facilities. Copies of the book "were received today by 4,000 mem­ber building and loan associations of -the League.

Optimism regarding the future is •voiced in many chapters _ which deal Avith the American situation. Speak­ing of the development of demand for liome modernization, Albert L. Deane, Deputy FHA Administrator in charge •of Title I says: " "

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THE THOMPSONVILLE PRESS, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1935

DEATH RATE AT LOWEST RECORD, 1934 DATA SHOWS

Down "fe? 10.1 Per 1,000 In State—New Marks For Typhoid, Diphthe­ria, Pneumonia, Tuber­c u l o s i s . • « - ' " • i ' r : : Connecticut's death rate for the

year 1934, based on 17,105 deaths, was 10.1 per 1,000 residents, which equal­led the all-time record low death rate i SnrincrfiolH of 1932, according to the provisional

latter aU figured on a basis of 100,000 population except infant mortality which is calculated on a basis of 1,000 living births were as follows:

Infant mortality, deaths 1,087; rate 49.5; typhoid fever, 7, 0.4; measles, 7, 0.4; scarlet fever, 13, 0.8; whoop­ing cough, 17, 1.0; diphtheria, 7, 0.4; influenza, 121, 7.1; pulmonary tuber­culosis, 654, 38.5; other forms of tuberculosis, 69, 4.1; pneumonia, all forms, 1,081, 63.6; cancer, 2,201, 129.4; poliomyelitis, 2, 0.1; cerebro­spinal meningitis, 8, 0.5; diarrhoea and enteritis (under.two), 90, 5.3; puerperal state, 117, 6.9; suicide, 318, 18.7; accident, 1,321, 77.7.

"AS THOUSANDS CHEER" ' COMING TO SPRINGFIELD

The appaerance of "As Thousands Cheer" at the Court Square Theatre

three days beginning summary of mortality for the year i Thursday, February 28, with Matinee contained in today's issue of the State' Saturday, promises to be the most Department of Health's weekly bul-j important theatrical event of the letin. Not only was the general death year, and that it is so regarded by rate cut to the low record point, but local theatregoers is evidenced by the the State also enjoyed new record low overwhelming demand for tickets to death rates for typhoid fever, diph- see the big Irving Berlin-Moss Hart theria, pneumonia, and tuberculosis.

In the provisional summary cancer continued to hold sway as the lead­ing cause of mortality last year, hav­ing taken 2,201 lives. Accident was Chicago.

revue which comes direct from its record-breaking run of 49 weeks at the Music Box Theatre in New York, and three months to capacity in

the second best assistant to the Grim Reaper with 1,321 deaths. Mean

Sam H. Harris, the producer who gave us "Of Thee I Sing" two sea-

KAY DELEFORTE AND HIS TfiR Featuring Miss Alice May, vocal ; Washington birthday ball to be held

„IIfi,„a Buvine on'the part of soloist, the popular Ray Deleporte; tomorrow evening under the auspices -those who have money to spend has and his Terrace Gardens Orchestra,; of Sea Scout Ship No. 39 in the En-"been encouraged largely by the ex- recognized as one of the foremost mu-' field High School Auditorium. Every ample of those who have had the sical organizations in New England, effort has been made by the commit-«ourage to borrow in order to finance will furnish music for dancing at the tee in charge of arrangements -their home improvement. We are

to

make this event one of the most en­joyable and successful held during the season, and judging from the ad­vance sale of tickets it will be large­ly attended. The committee having charge consists, of Howard King, Rob­

ert Baillargeon, William E. Savage, Jr., F. Youngjohn and A. Baillargeon. «*!•) J. • A vuiigjuiiii aiiu a. uaiiiaiKcvih i_ J_i_ • The proceeds will be added to the I ena

while the birth rate per 1,000 popu- sons ago, is sending "As Thousands lation continues the same downward Cheer" on its ligiited road tour with trend it has followed since 1931. The the entire scenic production of 24 actual number of births last year was scenes, and its acting and operating 21,876 and the birth rate was 12.9. j organization of 80 people, precisely as In 1930 the birth rate was 16.8 per it was presented all last year on 1,000 residents and it has been de^ j Broadway, and that this is realized "ining ever since. land appreciated by an amusement-

The rate for infant mortality; hyngry public is reflected in the box (deaths in the first year of life), com-'office, with the result that this par-puted per 1,000 living births was:ticular musical show is breaking re-49.3 in 1934, higher than it has been cords everywhere. since 1931. Death rates for the var-1 Starring Dorothy Stone, daughter ious causes of mortality are com-;of the famous Fred Stone, and Ethel puted on the basis of so many per .Waters, foremost colored entertainer 100,000 population. The mortality;of her time, the large cast features rates for both typhoid fever and diph- such eminent players as Porter Hall, theria were exactly the same, 0.4 per;Margaret Irving, Jerome Cowan, Al-100,000, and both establishing a newlbert Carroll, Dave Fitzgibbons, and record. These rates mean, the bul-j Hal Forde, and includes Thomas letin commented, that 250,000 people > Hamilton, Clifford Menz, Grace and must now be assembled before there Kurt Graff, Harold Murray, Hamtree is a single death due to typhoid or Harrington and others.

fund for the new club house on the Suffield shore of the Connecticut Riv­er which is now under construction.

more than half-way on the road to jay aj. bargain prices. We are fao tfull restoration of the buying power jng a great era. of new home build-of all the people when those whose jng Although there may be a tem-ijuying power has not been seriously porary decline in interest rates, it Impaired come into the market and n0(; ^e permanent. Ultimately prove, by action, that they no longer everything else goes up, interest, lefrain from buying because of fear. ra^es will go up too. They always |

"The results which have have and they always will." j achieved are small compared to the other writers in uii.; encyclopedia! possibilities^ that lie before us, Gf home financing pr ' cices and de-' writes Chairman Henry B. Steagall velopments during 1935 include for-®f the House Banking and Currency mer Congressman Robert Luce of Committee. "Recent surveys disclose Massachusetts, J. Howard Ardrey, "that of 29,000,000 homes in the united Deputy Administrator of the Feder-States 16,000,000 have deteriorated aj Housing Administration, Senator Tieyond the hope of successful re- j0hn H. Overton of Louisiana, Chair-

TIDE OF MIGRATION GROWING IN NATION

liabilitation. A large percentage of man j0hn H. Fahey of the Federal the remaining 13,000,000 need pre- Home Loan Bank Board, Board mem-paration and improvement." ber Fred W. Catlett, Philip Lieber,

'Air-conditioning, radio-heating, immediate past president of the Unit-and a dozen other pending changes ed states Building and Loan League, are going to revolutionize buildings, as well as some 25 other leaders in TKrrites Economist Roger W. Babson. the savings, building and loan busi-""What has happened to transporta- ness. •fcion during the past decade will hit Development of ways for bettering housing during the next decade, the dwelling facilities of the people Most of the next business cycle will i3 traced through the various chap-focus on real estate and housing, ters. The Federal Home Loan Bank Except following the depression of System is shown entering its third 100 _ years ago there never has been year of operation with a membership a time wh.-n such great real estate having resources of $3,500,000,000,

•opportunities existed as there are to- the Home Owners' Loan Corporation's __ ! mingled beneficial and adverse in-

I fluences upon the market for home mortgage money are brought out, and the results of the Federal Housing Administration and the record of the building and loan association opera­tions with their $435,000,000 of home | owner loans in 1933 are included.

I A directory of building and loan associations with the assets and total

! number of borrowing and saving ! members for each is included at the ' back of the book as well as a complete directory of the twelve Federal Home Loan Banks with the directors and officers of each.

J. F. HYDACK Successor to S. L. Mitchell

Plumbing- : Heating 40 HIGH STREET

Phone 196-5 Thorn psonville

EPSTEIN'S AMBULANCE !*• SERVICE Phones: 182 and 620

Economic Conditions Cause Trek of Americans.

The mystery of the Hawash river, which rises near Addis Ababa, Abys­sinia, has been solved by -an explorer who has learned that it ends in a se ries of lakes, the last one many hot springs.

PERSONAL TAX FINAL NOTICE All persons residing in the Town of Enfield, Conn., be­

tween the ages of 21 and 60 years, are, except as otherwise especially provided by law, liable to pay a personal tax of $2.00 for Town and State Taxes.

YOUR PERSONAL TAX WAS DUE FEBRUARY 1, 1935

and payable at the Tax Collector's Office, Town Building, Thompsonville, where I am in session to receive said tax, as follows:

Daily During February, 1935, and March 1, 1935 from 9 A. M. to

1 P. M.—2 P. M. to 5 P. M. and Every Saturday Evening from 7 P. M. to 9 P. M.

ALSO ON WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27, THURSDAY, FEB. 28 AND FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1935, THE TAX COL­

LECTOR'S OFFICE WILL BE OPEN EVE­NINGS FROM 7 P. M. TO 9 P. M.

• ; After March 1, 1935, $1.00 additional on above tax will be charged and collected in accordance with Chapter 139, Public Acts of 1929.

Washington. — Government census officials expect to record for the last four years the largest migration of population in this nation's history. The economic tide has swept millions out of cities in search of employment or subsistence, on to farms, into subur­ban areas to do part-time farming, into smaller cities and towns. The movement has not been all one way, says the New York Times. From farms and small towns many people have gone to other places in search of jobs or to share In the organized relief in large communities.

Farm Population Grows. The agricultural census to be taken

in January Is expected to show the largest farm population yet enumer­ated, exceeding the peak figure of 32,-509,000 persons estimated as of Jan­uary 1, 1934. That total included only persons on commecrial farms, as dis-t'ingii'-jhed from those living on plots of land too small to be classed as farms by the census. The migration from cities, towns and villages to farms had slowed down in 1933 and was more than offset by the migra­tion from farms to cities, towns and villages, but the increase In births' over deaths raised the farm popula­tion figure to a record high.

Had there been no economic depres­sion, the census officials would have calculated on the basis of past per-

havinei forraance that approximately one out ® of every four native white persons

in the United States is living In a place other than where he was born. The figure for 1930 was 23.4 persona out of every 100. It has not been more than 24 out of 100 nor less than 21.5 out of 100 at any decennial cen­sus date since the year 1870. Outside the depression period the percentage figures have not changed much in 60 years.

Move to Farms. Much of the earlier migration from

New England and Middle Atlantic states was to new farming opportuni­ties In states farther west. A con­siderable part of the earlier move­ment from older Cotton Belt states to newer ones across the Mississippi river was of similar character. But from 1900 to 1930 there was a rap­idly increasing movement Into states where non-agricultural industries were making enormous growth, as in New York, Ohio, Michigan, Florida and California.

Although the mobility of the native white population in the mass had not changed much in 60 years, the migra­tion has curved sharply up or down, or fluctuated widely.

SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL DRIVES STOCK HUDSON

SEDAN TO NEW RECORDS

GROVER C. LUKE, PERSONAL TAX COLLECTOR.

Dated at HnfieM, Conn., this 21st day of February, 1935.

Prophecy of Inventor of Airship Comes True

Salt Lake City.—The prophecy of her father, who constructed an airship in 1894, that his children and grand­children would fly in large air liners came true here when Mrs. Lizette Pierce Dibble arrived on one of United Air Lines'coast-to-coast transports from her home In Boise. Mrs. Dibble de­scribed her first airplane flight aB "simply grand." She is the widow of a Blackbawk Indian war veteran and a daughter of James Madison Pierce, early Utah Inventor.

Her father constructed an "airship" shaped like a boat and powered with a small motor, nine years before the famous Wright brothers made their first successful flight In Kitty Hawk, N. C., in 1903. He had firm faith in aviation. Lack of funds caused the in­ventor to give up his experiments on a "flying machine."

Seven new official stock car records were established on the Daytona Beach sands last Monday when Sir Malcolm Campbell, driving a Hudson sedan, fully equipped stock model, broke the previous flying start marks for one to five miles and one to ten kilometers. Softness of the beach cut at least two miles an hour from the new record, Sir Malcolm stated, but the attempt could not be delayed for more available conditions on account of preparations for his world speed trials in the Bluebird. Beach condi­tions made the stock car runs even more tests of ruggedness than of speed it was stated.

Shortly after the famous Britisher set the new speed marks, Buddy Marr, of Detroit,* took the same Hudson sedan on the Daytona course for new stock car records for the mile from standing start and for both the kil­ometer and mile in second gear. These two latter tests in which Marr sent the sedan over a measured mile in second gear at the phenomenal speed of 70 miles per hour, was considered the most punishing of the entire series. It shattered the previous re­cord by more than 7 miles per hour.

Sir Malcolm was enthusiastic over the Hudson's performance, stating at the conclusion of the run, "It is a re­markable motor, very smooth and powerful. What amazes me most is the way the car is unaffected after the way it has been slammed around in preparation for the run. I want to! c o n g r a t u l a t e t h e H u d s o n C o m p a n y o n j the performance of the car."

Much of the credit for the new re-' cord for the mile from standing start1

was due to the quick shifting by the "Electric Hand", according to Buddy Marr. "Fast shifting," he stated, "is certainly of the greatest importance in covering a mile from standing start in 52 seconds." '

The several records established by the Hudson stock model were: Fly­ing start mile, 88.2028 m. p. h.; fly­ing start kilometer, 88.207 m. p. h.; flying start five kilometers, 88.105 m. p. h.; flying start five miles, 88.051 m. p. h.; standing start one mile, 68.252 m. p. h.; flying start one kil­ometer in second gear, 70.319 m. p. h.; flying start mile in second gear, 69.224 m. p. h. Excepting only the latter mark, which was seven miles an hour faster than the previous re­cord, all of the new marks bettered the existing ones by approximately two miles an hour.

The runs were over the same course and with the same elaborate timing device that Sir Malcolm will use for his runs with the Bluebird. The marks are official, the tests having been supervised by the AAA. The representatives in charge were T. E. Allen, secretary of the AAA Contest Board; Warren Baker, Chief steward of the Contest Board; Odis Porter, electrical timing expert, and T. E. (Pop) Myers, referee of the Contest Board. They selected the car for the tests from the showroom of the Hud-

The year witnessed few deaths due to influenza. The death rate of 63.6 for all forms of pneumonia is the low­est ever recorded. In only two years

_ , previous to 1930 was this rate ever son and Terraplane distributor in Jacksonville. ing back to 1885. Since 1930 it has!S. Bugbee.

steadily been below 100.0 with 1934 j Mr. and Mrs. Howard Frickett are holding the record. All forms of (the parents of a daughter, Althea,

S O M E R S Miss Isabel P. Bugbee of Manches-

t . — — ter, Vt., is spending the week with below 100.0, according to records dat- her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond 1MM kn nlm in 1 OOE Oi 1 AAA 'i. 1 I O T» 1 *

SOMERS Friday night is to be observed as

family night in the community and there will be a picnic supper, follow­ed by a social evening in the town hall. Each family will be expected to contribute to the supper and bring table service.

Miss Janice Anderson is spending several days in Blandford, Mass., where she is the guest of her grand­parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Persson.

Miss Betty Thayer is the guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frederick Zappey in Enfield, Mass.

tuberculosis also hit a new low mark in mortality, the combined rate for pulmonary and other forms of tuber­culosis being 42.6.

As compared with 1933, decreases

born this week at the Johnson Me­morial hospital, Stafford Springs.

Miss Hannah Malinski was notified this week that the dress on which she won first place in the best dress

in death rates were recorded in 1934 J class in the county dress revue and for measles, scarlet fever, whooping also the grand championship of the cough, and cerebrospinal meningitis, county and the first place in the best Cancer, diarrhoea, puerperal state, dress class in the state revue, has won suicide and accident were the causesthird place in the same class in the of death which showed increased national exhibit held in Chicago, rates. The rate for infantile paraly- Miss Malinski has received from this sis remained exactly the same. The dress $9 in prizes and a scholarship number of deaths and the mortality in the senior conference held in Storrs

j rates for the 17 causes of death, the each summer.

ELECTRIC

J Francis Browne UNDERTAKER

Residence, 158 Pearl Street PHONES:

HOUSE 36-2 OFFICE 86-S

EXCURSION TO NEW YORK

Washington's Birthday, Feb. 22 and Sunday, February 24

ROUND TRIP RAILROAD FARE

tm. Springfield Lm„ TnompconviU* .... DM 115th St. DM Nrw York* ......

$2.°° 8:00 A.M. 8:18 A.M.

11:15 AM. 11:23 A.M.

Ui New York* 7:25 P.M. LIT. lMth St. 7136P.M.

*Grtni Central Terminal. J i f f f t r s i g h t s e e i n g , v i s i t i n g f r i e n d s «r

relatives—theatre. PirchtH tlcluta In advaaea. Number Halted to accommodation* on apoelal Maeh train. _ _ ™* NEW haven

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AND LOOK AT THE PRICES!

Hudson- Built TERRAPLANE

Special end DeLuxe 88 or 100 H. P.

'585 HUDSON SIX

Special Series 93 or 100 H.P.

*695 HUDSON EIGHT Speoial, DeLuxe,

Custom, 113 or 124 H.P.

*760 an d ut at foe fry for cloud m *dili

Eleetrie Hand standard | on Hudson Custom I Eights; optional (for I small amount extra) on I all other Hudsons and ^ Terraplanes.

And the longer motorists drive with the Electric Hand, the better they like it! Faster, easier, smoother shifting, without taking a hand from the wheel 1 Noth­ing new to learn!

FIRST ROOFS OF STEEL I —Second "hit feature" of the year] Again Hudson and Terraplane score—with the first steel roof, and the only bodies all of steel.

EASIER RIDING!—Third in point of 1935 interest. With the other things that make cars ride easier, Hud­

son and Terraplane com­bine an exclusive method of springing—to give you the balanced ride.

AND THAT ISN'T ALL!— Greater performance than ever, from "the world's fin­est and smoothest perform­ing stock cars." Rugged­ness—proved in the recent 175,000-mile Ruggedness Runs. And Bendix Rotary-Equalized Brakes—quicker, safer, straight-line stopping.

Before you buy, look at all the new cars—compare them —and let the best car win.

TUNE IN ON HUDSON "NEW STAR REVUE" featuring Kate Smith—Every Monday evening at 8:30 E.S.T., 7:30 C.S.T., 9:30 M.S.T., 8:30 P.S.T.—Columbia Broadcasting System

JONES MOTOR SALES 88 PEARL STREET PHONE 422-3 THOMPSONVILLE

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BUILDING PERMIT TOTALS DROPPED DURING JANUARY

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Slumped 50% As Com­pared With December, Slight Gain Over 1934,

'According to the New Haven Road Survey. Building permits issued by cities

and towns in Connecticut continued to show the same downward trend in total value during January as com­pared with December as they did in December as compared with Novem­ber, although the decline was con­siderably more severe, it is shown in the monthly building; survey taken by the department of sales and traffic de­velopment of the New Haven Rail­road among 24 communities along the railroad's lines, and announced this week by A. A. Drummond, sales traf­fic manager.

Building permits issued by the 24 communities dropped in value from $1,048,565 in December to $511,953 in January. Since this decline amount­ed to 52 per cent, it appears to have been something more than the winter seasonal slump. Despite the falling off in permits, eleven of the 24 cities and towns covered in the survey en­joyed gains in January as compared with their figures of December. These were Bristol, Danbury, Derby, East Hartford, New Britain, Norwalk, Stamford, Stratford, Torrington, Wil-limantic and West Haven.

Largest in value during January were those permits granted in West Hartford. They totaled $104,163. New Haven stood second highest for the month and Norwalk third. As contrasted with the building permits issued by the same cities and towns during January, 1934, last month's total showed a slight increase. Fif­teen of the 24 communities partici­pated in this gain. They were Bris­tol, Danbury, Derby, East Hartford, Hamden, Hartford, Meriden, Nauga-tuck, New Haven, Norwalk, Norwich, Stamford, Torrington, West Hartford and Willimantic.

New General Motors Truck T-18 mm

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The General Motors Truck T-18 now has a gross rating of 11,500 pounds. Many features, including hydraulic brakes, assure better -performance, economy, safety and finer appearance.pSl a |gl:

The General Motors Truck T-23 in the 3-ton capacity rate. Increased payload, improved performance, economy, more attrac­tive appearance and hydraulic brakes with vacuum booster are among the many features claimed,

IN EDUCATIONAL CIRCLES AND NEWS OF LOCAL SCHOOLS

(Cnrf«qr of EnHmid Tmachmra' Association)

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TERCENTENARY OF HIGH SCHOOLS

A call by President Roosevelt for observance of 300 years of high school education has been made pub­lic by the National Education As­sociation. "The year 1935," the Pres­ident's statement said, "ushers in an important anniversary in the life of the American people.

magician; the sternness of a father and the gentleness of a mother.

She must command in one situation and obey in another. She must be fair and square in dealing with pupils, in giving examinations and tests, in grading papers and marking school work. Sn<

Plainville and Enfield will engage in a dual debate. If either school gains the verdict on both the affirmative and negative side of the question, that school will qualify for the final round. The debates will take place in the vicinity of March 22. There will be one debate in each town on the same day.

The Washington Birthday Assem­bly for the morning division was held on Tuesday. Under the auspices of the Valley Wheel, the school was pri­vileged to hear Laurence H. Hart in "An Impersonation of Washington,,. It really was a dramatic interview in Washington's own words. The im­personation consisted of a newspaper

e must be able to sing, to write, and to make public addresses. _ She must be able to delve into the in- interview in which Mrs. Hart as the nermost recesses of the minds and reporter questioned Washington. The

c hearts of her pupils. She must be replies covered his career, emotions, "Three hundred years ago the first I willing to sacrifice her time, her humor and opinions on public ques-

American high school—the Boston i health and personal ambitions on the tions, forming a startling, dramatic, Latin School—was founded. It was alt«r of knowlodge. j unforgetable scene. Mr. Hart whose established in 1635 only fifteen short! She must be able to live like a queen physical proportions are identical years after the landing of the Pil-'on the income of a common laborer. < with those of General Washington grims. From a small beginning with!She must be ready to endure criticism appeared in the costume of the colon-one instructor and a handful of stu-!and meet the standards of principal, ial period. dents has grown the splendid service I supervisor, and superintendent. She' The basketball team lost a close now provided for 6,000,000 young must be progressive and join educa- contest to Monson on the latter's

... . . yonaj associations; attend conferen- home surface by one point, 19 to 18. ces; read educational periodicals,1A second loss for the week was suf-know and apply psychology; read and fered at the hands of the champion study books dealing with educational West Springfield team. The basket-

celebrate this three-hundredth anni- practice, methods and techniques, ball season will be brought to a close versary. I hope they will celebrate it She must be able and willing to join tonight when the annual Agawam-

in all laudable community projects, Enfield encounter is played at the En-and contribute liberally to all worthy field High school gymnasium. causes. I Principal Karl D. Lee attended the

She must be a pattern of good con-. regular monthly meeting of the Val-duct, good language, good appearance, j ley Wheel last night. This gather-and good sense. She must be cheer- ing was held in the Hotel Clinton,

agT'arr enrolled"in"high* school,and I ful» happy, good-natured, friendly,; Springfield. that "many are calling for a program sympathetic, have a sense of humor | lhe Senior Class Picture Commit-

Americans by 26,000 public and pri­vate schools.

'I hope that young people of every high school in the United States will

in a manner which will bring vividly before parents and fellow townsmen the significance, the contribution, and the goals of their schools."

Pointing out that "hardly more than half the students of high school

NEW G. M. C. TRUCKS ARE ANNOUNCED

Introduction of a dual performance axle was announced today by General Motors Truck Company as optional on the T-18 trucks in the two to three ton range. This axle permits a lowet gear ratio and more pulling power,

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enabling drivers to take heavy loads up steep hills, over rough roads with less effort. It also permits a higher gear ratio than common in a two to three ton truck, enabling the driver to travel at faster speeds on level roads or when the truck is empty.

The dual performance axle and standard four-speed transmission pro­vide eight forward and two reverse speeds, a gear ratio properly spaced for every load and every road condi­tion. The special design of the dual performance axle provides for a sim­ple planetary reduction gear assem­bled between the oversize bevel gear and the differential and controlled by a shift lever installed in the cab. A simple movement of this lever enables the driver to change instantly, under any operating condition, to the low or high speed range. Dual perfor­mance results in decreased strain on both driver and vehicle.

With the high-high gear, loads may be hauled over smooth highways with greater speed and fewer motor revo­lutions . . . and therefore at less cost for gas and oil. With the silent low-high gear a load may be taken over many grades, rough roads and through traffic where with the or­dinary axle it would be necessary to shift into slower transmission speeds. And with the low-low gear the dual performance axle permits starting of the trucks heavily loaded, smoothly, saves shock loads on axle shafts and eliminates the necessity of "buck­ing" out of difficult places.

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QUEER VOCABULARY SPOKEN BY HOBOES

Punk Means a Boy Tramp or Loaf of Bread.

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Baltimore, Md.—Most folks think sailors have the strangest vocabulary of their own, but sailors have nothing on the American hobo when it cornea to quaint and curious lingo, writes Charles A. Scarpello in the Baltimore Sun. That Is my final opinion after a few hobo trips of my own in which I drifted from port to port.

I was born in the City of Chicago, where I completed the seventh grade in grammar school before I ran away to sea at the age of thirteen. In my nine years of wanderings, beginning as mess boy and now as a quartermas­ter, I have sailed the Great Lakes and some of the tributaries of the great Mississippi and the well-known seven seas. I have been on the beach in Havana, Copenhagen and Stockholm. In between trips I have hit the trail through every state In the Union and Canada and Mexico. And the folks who think a tramp is just a tramp or a hobo ought to try the life for a while and see.

Among the tramps with whom I have traveled in the United States are bindle stiffs, pack stiffs, mission stiffs, jingle stiffs, gas hounds, mush fakers, jungle buzzards, panhandlers, bowery bums, highway bums, dock rats, beachcombers, rubber tramps and local characters.

The Bindle Stiff. The bindle stiff is a bum found in

southern and central California most­ly. You can see them any day, rain or shine, either in the jungles or walk­ing along the railroad tracks. He is either carrying his bed roll or bindle or is followed by a young boy whom he calls his punk and who carries it for him. Most bindle stiffs are too lazy to carry it themselves. The bin­dle consists "of a piece of canvas, two blankets or quilts, a few pieces of clothing, soap and towel, shaving and sewiflg gear and cooking utensils. It is tied up and slung over the shoul­der.

The pack stiff is somewhat like the bindle stiff and you find him mostly in and around Oregon, Washington, Ida­ho, and Montana; almost anywhere In the Pacific Northwest. He almost al­ways carries his own pack. Lumber­jacks carry a pack looking for work, but they are not to be classed as tramps like the pack stiffs.

The mission stiff Is seen mostly In - the big cities where there are lots of

missions, soup lines and bread lines and they can live without work. They get up in the mission prayer meetings and tell how religion has saved them, and tell about tlieir wicked, sinful lives before they were saved. The wilder the story the better, because it arouses the sympathy of the worshipers there­in. The mission always feeds them and gives them a place to sleep, and old clothes until they find a job. They never find it When one mission wears out they tackle another. I even found several who made such convincing speeches that they began to believe It themselves and became religious fanatics. All the others detest the mission stiff. When any other kind of a tramp or bum goes to a mission, the mission stiff acts as if he was the whole cheese and you ought to bow down to him because he is "saved," and they even preach to you.

Teacher of Bumology. In Los Angeles a few years ago the

best place to get picked up by the police was just outside a certain mis­sion. The police railroaded you on a vagrancy charge and you either got 30 days in Lincoln Heights jail or 24 hours to get out of town. This Is called getting a floater out of town.

The hoboes have a vocabulary all of their own. Punk means a young boy tramp or a loaf of bread. Byno, dyno and dingbat mean old bums. A jocker Is a teacher of bumology. A buck Is a Catholic priest. A banjo 1s a frying pan. A telescope is a series of tin cans each smaller than the other car­ried Inside each other for cooking In the jungles. A hippins Is a mattress of straw or wadded paper. A sougan is a quilt. Gas is denatured alcohol di­luted In equal parts with water. Peoria may be a city In Illinois to some. To a tramp it is a dish of pota­toes and onions, first boiled and then fried. A _§hgck is a railroad brake-pan.

which would force every student to pay his way—with what, nobody knows," the celebration committee an­nounced the following objectives:—

To help the public to know the aims and achievements of high school training; to advance the cause of un­iversal education as the cornerstone of democracy; to raise the level of high school education by publicizing its advantages; to increase high school enrollment by providing aid to the financially under-privileged and by adjusting the course of study to democratic needs.

National Education Association.

ONLY A TEACHER She is only a teacher but think

what that means. She must be in the front line trenches of the educational forces. She cannot falter. If she fails the whole public school system fails. She must have the patience of Job; the wisdom of Solomon; the knowledge of Aristotle; the literary skill of Shakespeare; the strength of Samson; the generosity of Carnegie; the goodness of Saint Francis of As-sisi, and the character of the Christ. She must have the skill of the dentist and the doctor; the technique of the

and be able to take a joke. She is • tee has awarded the contract for their thought to be at the bottom of the ed- photographs to the Brown Studio of ucational service ladder socially—but Springfield. The members of the professionally she must be at the top.'class have appointments during vaca-She receives the least pay but actual-.tion for the sittings. ly should be the most accomplished, j Miss Mary Brutto and Miss Berna-She is expected to practice and per-!dine Scavotto, juniors in the Enfield sonify perfection in an imperfect' High, are taking a course in Music world. | Leadership every Saturday morning

She is however still a human being, in Hartford. and marvelous, indeed, is the person! — who can meet all these requirements., A. D. Higgins School She is only a teacher but of such are j those who teach. J _ Two new teachers Miss Virginia

I music supervisor, and director <xf oar* orchestra, by the members of the orv chestra on Thursday, after school. Mr. Merritt was presented with fe scarf by the toastmaster, James Don­nelly in behalf of the members. Re­freshments were served by the girls, under the supervision of Miss Marjr Browne, our new vice-principal, and1

assistant orchestra director. Mr. LaPore is substituting for Mis*

Twomey who is out of school for ill­ness.

Mr. Lee spoke to the Junior High assembly on the subject, "Have Faith in The U. S. A." It toas enjoyed greatly by the pupils, and the school felt that they were fortunate in hav­ing one who could present the sub­ject so ably.

Mid-year examinations are com­pleted and the pupils have received their marks. Many high marks were-made, and the results showed con­scientious effort on the part of th& teachers in covering so well th» amount of work called for in. our neir course of study.

We are proud to find that the win­ners of the first and second prizest in the National Housing Committee Essay contest were pupils of the A_ D. Higgins school. Janet Campbell winning the first prize of $3.00 and Jean Oates the second prize of $1.50. Both girls are students of the 8A. class.

Clubs are to start the next term under the direction of the teachers-Many of the boys and girls have made their selections and are enthusiasti­cally awaiting their first meeting-. The following clubs have been chosenr Art, dramatic, aircraft, stamp, tat­ting and sewing, boy's camp cookings harmonica, first aid, handicraft* serapbook, and boys' and girls' glee clubs.

Preparations are now underway for-our annual Minstrel and Fashion show which is given under the direc­tion of Miss Helen Flannery. The date selected this year is April 24. A cast of one hundred has already

i been chosen by Miss Flannery and ' work will begin after the vacations period.

Enfield High School Notes Jandreau and Mr. Hesley Lyons have

i been added to our staff, replacing Miss Liberty and Miss Best.

Edward White and Jane Pierz were I The attendance for the month still re-elected respectively president and! remains above 90 per cent despite the vice-president of the Sophomore class, j epidemic of measles. Many of the The other offices were filled as fol- pupils are back in school now who lows: Secretary, Stella Petraska; treasurer, Alan Campbell; executive committee (in addition to above) Marion Davis, Allan Comrie.

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have had to remain out on account of quarantine regulations. ;

Our Lincoln assembly program was very well presented by the 8th grade pupils under the direction of Miss

the local debating squad in the pre--Twomey. The Washington assembly liminary debates of the State Con- j program is in charge of Miss Flan-ference. Due to the number of en-| lery, who is presenting the program tries the committee in charge, of | it our regular Wednesday assembly which Principal Lee is a member, was period not able to group all schools in tri» angular formation as in past year

A very interesting and surprising1

'arty was given to Mr. Merritt, the

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Sanford Carpet Company, with only the comparative figures of the pre­vious year eliminated, is published complete in this issue, together with the preliminary statement of Presi­dent John A. Sweetser of the stock­holders. Space is being devoted to the financial condition of the company as indicated in the report purely be­cause it felt that the status of this concern is a matter of keen public in­terest here, where one of its two large plants is located. It is because this plant plays such an important part in the community life, being its chief in­dustrial prop, and its affairs are of more than passing interest to the people here, that the reading of the status of the concern is made avail­able.

It will both interest and please the people here to note from the report, that the company experienced a very substantial increase in its business for the second year in succession. This augurs well for the concern from a business standpoint, and is equally propitious for the large portion of our population which depends on it for a livelihood, as well as the busi­ness interests of the community which are naturally affected by the local in­dustrial situation.

The report breathes confidence in a consistent business improvement and indicates that this large concern is not only in an excellent liquid condi­tion, but in a position to maintain its place in the forefront of the carpet and rug industry. This knowledge should be heartening to its employees here and the people in general, and will re-echo in them the hope that the improvement in the business of the company may continue until it will be able once again to absorb its full quota of working people of this com­munity. Nothing would more quick­ly solve the unemployment situation and its attending welfare problems than a fortuitous development of that character.

reach any such delinite conclusion be­fore getting an intelligent grasp of .what this civic endeavor is trying to accomplish is not doing the communi­ty the service that all forthright citizens should endeavor to render. jThe thing is then, to withhold judge­ment until an intelligent opinion can be formulated, and then to express it courageously no matter what side of the question it might be. This opin­ion should be free from political part­isanship, local prejudices and inhibi­tions, sectional consciousness or any archaic ideas that should not be in­jected into the controversy.

This plan is to be tried before the bar of local opinion. It is entitled to a fair and impartial hearing, and can­not receive it if it is pre-judged with a hasty and not fully informed public

j mind. A calm and thorough study j of the plan is urged, for it would be las much of an injustice to the town j to adopt it without that as it would jbo to reject it. Hasty judgement in either direction in this important pub-

llic question is to be avoided by all means.

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Entre Nous "I Did It With My Little Hatehet, Uncle"

The Tax Rate It is rather to be regretted that it

was not possible to keep the tax rate at the prevailing figure of recent years. With an increase in the bud­get of over $70,000 last fall an ad­vance in the rate was inevitable. The finance committee had no alternative under the law but make it. True, it is comparatively small^ and will make but a slight difference in the individ­ual tax bills. But at the same time it has been such a comfort to the tax­payers to have kept the rate at a set figure for the several years of the depression that it cannot but have a depressing effect to have it increased at this stage of this trying period. The officials, however, had no choice in the matter. They had to take the budget with its increase as it was handed to them last fall. It fore­shadowed an increase in the rate, the only hope being a substantial ad­vance in the valuation, which of cburse was not possible.

•; The situation serves to emphasize once more the factors that enter into peeping down the tax rate. Trim­ming the budget as closely as possi­ble and maintaining the property val­idation at a standard that will be con­sistent with fair and just estimate of the property status of each succeed­ing period, are the two things that practically regulate the tax rate. Both of them appear to have been done this year, but have resulted in a regrettable but apparently unavoid­able increase in the rate.

The New Taxing Plan It is an interesting coincidence-that

the proposed new plan for the dis­tribution of the property tax burden

'is being announced at the same time that the rate of taxation for the pres­

ent fiscal year is being set. The old method is perfectly clear and familiar to everybody. One general levy is made on all property for all sections of the town regardless of how remote or populous. Under the theory that taxing is based considerably on im­provements it is clear that the more remote sections have been getting the worst of this taxation business for years. They have been paying for things that they were not getting.

Under the new plan of creating tax­ing districts, which is published elsewhere in this issue, that mani­festly unfair condition would be corrected. It provides foj- a differen­tial in the tax rate for each district on the basis of the improvements that the residents of these districts are en­joying. As these betterments are ex­tended the tax district lines change. This plan is working with extraordin­ary satisfaction in East Hartford where it has been in operation since the town council plan was adopted.

Geographically the down-the-river town had a setup identical to ours, with district subdivisions and a single town tax rate. For fire protection purposes the districts were paying an additional tax, which brought their rate, as it does here in some instan­ces, higher than the section where all improvements existed. Under the new plan the lesser districts would be relieved of paying only for the things they really had which would be a vast improvement over the present situa­tion here, a fact which is worth con­sidering seriously in the discussion of the proposed new town government system.

Well, we surely are in the midst of "the winter' of our discontent, atmo­spherically, physically, civically and we may add perhaps too, commercial-,.,, ly. ,t-'

• • • Take the weather for instance, al­

ways a timely topic. How cantank­erously it is behaving. After doing its worst, in the way of dishing us up a consistent dose of several weeks of what we choose to call "seasonable" conditions, and mighty uncomfort­able conditions they were, it sudden­ly gives up a glance of spring for about 48 hours and then plunges us again into that "seasonable" type just as we were becoming lulled into the fatuous idea that the worst was over.

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Well, the worst is not over1 even in the case of the weather, for only a year ago this week we were digging ourselves out of "the worst storm since the blizzard" according to your home town paper's story of that inci­dent. And be it remembered that said historic event known as the blizzard occurred on March 12, 1888, and this somewhat ancient personage has felt from that memorable period that "the worst" is never over so far as the weather is concerned until that omin­ous date on the calendar is passed each year, and I am quite sure he is not alone in this inhibition.

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But the weather is not the only thing that is bothering us. Just now, influenced perhaps by the weather, Mr. John Citizen is using the com­monplace ejaculation, "What's the use?" more than ever before. He is wearing an expression of futility and frustration on his comely, or homely, as the case might be, brow.

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He is disturbed by many things that are not as they should be in his opinion, and one or two of these in­exorable or inevitable things that arise to plague him and unbalance his mental equilibrium this time of the year. He does not even react to the ordinary consoling conclusion that "there is always something," for he is so wrought up that the old reliable philosophic fillip has no ef­fect on him on all.

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Muddling his mind and harrassing his nerves are the situations that de­veloped out of the effoi't to solve the long standing sewage disposal prob­lem and at the same time provide a

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with possibilities, so is the building | medium of your paper and others, code and so are a score of other Its achievement to a town that can things which will soon engage the mental equipment and vocal chords of our local disciples of Demosthenes. They will all be solved sooner or lat­er despite the orators and settled pretty near right, too—they always

put up such a fine showing in athletics as Thompsonville has always done, and is being carried on by clubs such as the Terrors A. C. and others.

The people of your fair town should help boost sports in every way possible, it creates a friendly atmos-

have been. So, Mr. John Citizen, if phere and draws the attention of you can bring yourself to the state'other towns and cities to your own of mind to do it, just sit back and get locality. I will close in extending a the real humorous slant there is to! very happy sporting year to Thomp­

sonville. An Ardent Thompsonville Fan.

Yours in Sports, Joseph L. Silansky

Hartford, Conn.

these situations and you will have a lot more fun than you realize, and accomplish just as much in their so­lution.

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And don't be disturbed over any!URGES OPEN FORUM yarns that come to you out of the serious wrangles said to have taken place in the board of education. Who ever heard of a board of educa-tion that did not quarrel. And don't | ditor of The Press:

FOR DISCUSSION OF TIMELY PROBLEMS

cerning the health, labor, wages, hours of labor or security, what dif­ferent surroundings we would have. Every man should have peace to work for his living and be in a position for collective bargaining for the pursuit of all happiness for himself and his family. Most any man is ready to give a good day's work for a good day's pay. There are instances where they expect more in hours and ex­pect a tradesman job from a labor­ing man to save the difference. This is unfair to the worker generally. We have too many laws in the United States that are not laws but merely set-ups for a certain situation and not for a general or usual situation. Hence we are always changing over to something else.

We could do with a new amendment to the Constitution that would curb the dispensing power of the United States Senate. We are working un­der the same kind of tyranical govern

What The Prfcss Said 25 Years Ago This Week

j Hasty Judgment i It was noted in these columns re­

cently, that one of the real dangers confronting the proper consideration of the proposed plan for a new method oif conducting our municipal affairs wfas the tendency to judge it too has­tily. That it is working out that way is very evident. It is conceivable that outside of the men who compos­ed the committee which spent the past fpw months in evolving this plan, few if any of our citizens have a clear conception of it. Many know in a general way what its purport is, as far as it has been unfolded to them. But it is not until a study of it is

, available in its entirety that the true • perspective can be gained. Judging : it piecemeal is scarcely the intelligent

or sporting way to do it. Whatever its merits or demerits may be, they can hardly be fairly determined in that way.

j Any definite opinion regarding its f}tness or unfitness to improve the method of managing our municipal affairs should be withheld until a thorough study of the plan is made. This has not been possible yet, and any action taken on it up to now is premature and to some extent ill-ad­vised. No one will quarrel with any citizen who opposes the plan after he has studied and comes to the honest conviction that it will not do. But to

Our Town Financing Citizens of this community who fol­

low the proceedings of the General Assembly closely cannot but note the exceedingly large number of munici­palities that are seeking legislative permission to issue bonds. The re­vealing fact about this procedure is that in practically every instance it denotes an unsound financial condi­tion. It means that these municipali­ties have reached the legal limit of their bonded indebtedness, and must get permission from the General As­sembly before going beyond that.

Most of the proposed bond issues are for some improvement that is vi­tal to the community life and must be made regardless of the condition of the municipal financial exchequer. But a surprising number of the towns and cities of the state are asking per­mission to overstep the legal bound­aries of their bond issuing capacity for the purpose of refunding matur­ing bond issues already made, or some other financial obligations for which the proper provisions for pay­ment were not made when the bonds were issued or the debt contracted.

They are precisely in the same con­dition as this town was fifteen years ago, with a bond issue maturing with­out provisions having been made for its retirement and several outstand­ing issues in the same status. And worse still, the bond issue due had al­ready been refunded once, so that it had actually run for a period of 50 years. By an extraordinary effort, the maturing bonds were paid off and a financial policy adopted which in­sured that the money would be ready to retire all outstanding issues at ma­turity.

This plan, which has worked out perfectly, has been the financial sal­vation of the town, and enabled it to be in such a sound condition that even the extraordinary obligations assum­ed in the intervening period did not impair its credit a particle. Bond is­sues, without the proper provisions for their payment at maturity or by serial method are no longer permis­sible, but this town had set its own financial house in order long before that law was placed on the statute books.

ployment, violent opposition to the new town government plan, which is not yet fully disclosed. The difficulties that are promised to be placed in the way of the proposal to give the town a building code, which has been in va­rious forms of consideration for the past few years. The stories that come forth of a "rukus" said to have taken place at the recent meeting of the board of education. The tales

!y half the money raised by taxation Father Coughlin's Union for Social;£emg ln, "T', ExPremier Lloyd and we expect that while doing so Justice to all workers. It is said they!^e01£% u en he "rat took charge of there will arise many occasions for a would like to install a suitable meet-! British government with his pro-tidy verbal scrap or two, while at the ing place for an open forum on all j Tvlio same time they appear to be doing uX'^uStS StSS™ °r|tion °M findtaj?taw tall fairly good job^ ^people » D,J«e» | , , House of Lord, on his

• forum ha* Wn inAiiaiirA+ori in th*\money bllIs atld at once introduced a if1? wnif aU•:?ay .f0t bfe we? UP Publ!c schools to deal with or discuss:

at the Welfaie uepaitment, and no .possible solutions which will benefit'?? r xi . all bills made, in doubt some of the'complaints are jus-.the United States in these depressive• nV ^ the-niembers cannot m tified, it must be remembered that it;times. One of the objects is to in-'a?y

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is a colossal task and there is much crease the membership to four or five I ^ 1 _i?f5e_wl^ji_A;x._x^a?iSa?e 4. ~ J. i 1 j? ,i , , *15 a cuiu&siti wis* auu tnere is mucn mcinuci&mp tu xuur ur live xi. IT. state of things in connectToT withThe *t0 C°ntend With in itS administration. i thousand members and also to clean j ^

welfare administration, and a score or two of less important but equally annoying incidents in connection with the art of existing here.

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Well, all these things are disturb­ing to the serious minded citizen who is anxious to have matters run along smoothly, but unfortunately in our human relationship, and in our infi­nite variety of opinion and attitudes \ towards things, matters don't just work out that way. This is particu­larly true of practically all of us just now. We are a little testy, more self assertive, and our nerves are consid­erably frayed from our somewhat harrowing experiences of the past few years.

Elected Secretary of Assoc. Frederick W. Mallard, president of

the Thompsonville Trust Company, was elected secretary-treasurer of the Enfield Cemetery Association at the meeting of the board of directors held Monday evening. Mr. Mallard succeeds the late J. Hamilton Potter in this position.

Although we are not in condition to "take it" as buoyantly or nonchalant­ly, but that does not mean that the staid and placid Mr. Citizen has reached the stage of mental inepti­tude or physical decay that he is a "pushover," and he would be less so if he viewed these things with con­siderable less alarm than he does. In other words, not to take these things any more seriously than they really are—when you look closely at them.

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In the first place the Utopian idea must be abandoned once and for all that we are going to get along with­out contention and controversy in our municipal affairs, which is not a bad sign, for if no effort were made to ac­complish anything, there would be nothing to wrangle about. No mat ter how progressive or worthy the cause is, this is inescapable for we are just built that way. We may not know what all the shouting is about at times, and the shouter himself may frequently find himself at sea as to what he means, but brethren that has never caused us to suffer from a lack of shouters and orators, it never has and never will. So we have had a lot of shouting already, which has done no real harm, but perhaps serv­ed to liven up a dull and somewhat dreary winter.

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And make no mistake about it, brethren, we will have more, for there are a lot of undelivered speeches on the chests of our local oratorical gen­try, and we have a lot of controver­sial subjects which will provide the opportunity to unload them. And what real harm comes from it all. The first big opportunity was furn­ished by the bond issue validating bill, and while all the prepared speeches were not delivered, enough were heard to clarify and at the same time confuse the thing as much as possible and what more could any set of valiant orators hope to accom­plish. For isn't that what speech-making is for? But now that this contention topic is off our chest and apparently out of the way, our ora­tors are seeking more fields to con­quer.

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Of course they will find them, for that town government plan is rich

This is neither an excuse or an alibi "P the political set-up in the State of j J^itute SUggGSt but not f°rce any

but a statement of fact which must, oftS s^me^ofmS I ^ -better be taken into consideration, even for the iast twenty-five or thirty!7?" they drawn up in Congress, when criticism that is warranted is j years associated with the Manufac- w

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presen" being imposed. jturers Association, which made it pos-'? '^ which there are 480 mem-

| sible that the legislative laws were in' The Senate has about 96 mem-serious the hands of a few instead of the^f*®,* "V^t times can

• people in the commonwealth of Con-;K°^! / ,J1 th_e house, alter The most our legislators^?1 de,feat ^ th® Judicial

•-.mi.. .... wn« hnvo-ain m v.oo- -Fr>v a committee, have the bills drawn up ICS that are on the card just now th;U:,mes£ 0£ ^idge from them Is it ' "

your any wonder there is bargaining for

any one or all the various touchy top-1 llecticut. _ :irs that av« on the card just now thut: ?,?,U,!d d? was - ? bargain or beg for a

you to wrinkle brow, just don t let them do it. Vv in- appointments, judgeships, etc., and

So Friend Citizen of the mind, whether it be the weather, i lioprifiir i no rv^nor Aim in/yiointAMn •

committee, have the bills drawn in the manner they desire and above all, most of the members are tied up with the big money interests that

ter will soon be over, and these other!that Governor Cross is disgusted at!jjave brought this country to its matters will settle themselves even | this way of making appointments. nees. though in some instances it may takej If the voters were more careful in a little time. All the worrying that! selecting candidates and how they we may do about them will not has-ivoted in spotting tickets and the con-ten their consumation a particle. On! sequen?es ,of these splits by electing the other hand if you are not looking1^11 who ,hav®, Pr

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at these things from a certain very',they are h°Stlle t0 any interest con" inviting angle you are missing many

Would it not be for the in­terest of humanity to curb the dis­pensing power from the Senate of the United States?

WILLIAM J. GUEST

a good laugh. VERY AND I Not much am I to look upon,

Nor much to brag about; And finally speaking of laughs just once moie it might be suggested that(when Very called to*bless the son, our ranting orators, pseudo social up-1 May be, my folks were out. lifters and crusading scriveners, stand But I can sleep and I can eat, by momentarily, draw a deep breath and indulge in a good wholesome, healthy laugh at themselves and they will be surprised how much better they will feel.

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Apparently "Old Timer" down "Philly" has not lost the flavor of lo cal politics for he was quick to turn the patronage protest of the Young Democrats here which appeared in last week's issue into verse. Here it is:

And get near all I need; No flower am I, no blossom sweet, May be, just common weed.

j Whene'er I look my garden o'er, With ev'ry blight and pest

. Afeeding on the choicest flower, m Perhaps, a Burbank best.

And watch a sturdy, vig'rous growth Adwindling, droop and die,

I just can't help compare us both, As though a weed were I.

ENTERTAINMENT AND BAZAAR TO OPEN WEDNESDAY

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"The Young Democrats are kicking, For a cause that well they might;

To the victors belong the spoils, 'Sez a proverb that's quite right.

Why ignore your party In making a selection?

It brings you 'naught but discord, And may cost you an election.

You take in any city, The party holding sway,

Sticks right tight to party ties 'Tis the just and proper way.

Once you've started friction Your party's ripped asunder,

And 'twill take you 'yars and yars' my man,

To dig them out from under."

P. S.—I hope "Jimmie Gotham" don't take issue with me again for writing "politics."—O. T.

[People's Column] ACTIVITIES OF ATHLETIC

CLUBS HERE COMMENDED

To Editor of The Press: I recently had the pleasure of at­

tending a meeting of the Terror's Athletic Club of your town. I was surprised to see how much they ac­complished in the short time they have organized. It is- a credit to a town to have such a fine organization and the morals -and principles for which thev stand by. Their athletic ability I have followed through the

The papers tell most every day Of some strong man gone west.

He went with Very, all one way, To make his better best,

A roweling Very saddling life Rides paths with arduous speed,

While crossroads teem, where life's . the strife,

With fronds of dogged weed.

And that is why the weed and I May thank the fates that give,

Not strength and charm that one may vie,

But all one needs to live. F. E. H.

Ode to the Evening Star O Thou yon Evening Star, awake' Far oft thou art, but ever nigh. Say, tell us e'er the day shall break, Why studded in the vault so high? Like shower's sweet ambrosial air, Thou rollest in the gloom for aye, Besprinkling the ethereal dome, Yes, peeping into Heaven above.

Your eyes are homes of silent prayer, But tell me, do you see off there, My sister, dear, oh, none so fair, Arrayed and decked with virtue rare? Oh no, I would not wish her here, Though change of years shall bring

a tear, And cry against my wish for her, A luminous Star she is on high.

If any star shed peace, 'tis thou. Gem of the crimson colored Even, Shed thy pale light upon us now; Why at the closing gates of Heaven, Beloved star, dost thou delay? Shine and illuminate the way, O bring with thee, sweet peace be­

queath, Companion of declining day.

—Teresa Lawler.

tivities. The program for the ensu­ing three nights will be announced later and will be of the same caliber as the opening night. An added at­traction is the awarding of a special $5 door prize each evening.

The arrangements for the bazaar have been in the hands of a general committee of which Wilfred W. Kel­ler is chairman. The sub-committees are as follows: Building and decorat­ing booths, John Carrier, chairman, Israel Frigon, Joseph Keller, Louis Gamache, Ledger Michaud, Paul Anc-til; admission tickets, Darius Bouch­ard, chairman, Ernest Boudreau, Jo­seph Larabee, Louis Dubois, Mrs. Thomas Quinlan, Arthur T. Gendron, John Cormier, Edmund Turgeon, Mrs. Joseph Keller, Charles Ballard, Rob­ert Bergeron, Wlilfred Keller; enter­tainment and advertising, Arthur T. Gendron, chairman, Wilfred Keller, Joseph Nadeaii; soda and refresh­ments, Mrs. Omer Chaine, chairman, Ernest Larabee, Frank Charette; check room, Mrs. Charles Ballard, chairman, Mrs. John Carrier, Mrs. Arsene Gamache, Arsene Gamache, Mrs. Henry Croteau, Mrs. William Robillard, William Robillard.

Display booths, Wilfred W. Keller, chairman; country store, Mrs. Louis Cardone, chairman, Mrs. Israel Fri­gon, Mrs. F. Rioux, Mrs. Clovis For-tier, Mrs. Ovalia Larabee, Mrs. Louis Gamache, Mrs. Joseph Keller, Mrs. Ledger Michaud, Mrs. Antoinette Gir-ouard, Mrs. Raoul Pruneau; booths, Ledger Michaud, chairman, Robert Bergeron, Omer Chaine, Henry Crot­eau, Joseph W. Larabee, Charles Bal­lard, Ernest Noiseau, Raoul Pruneau, Alcide Girouard, Louis Dubois, Wil­liam Chaine, Charles Martin, Ernest Boudreau, Darius Bouchard, Adelard Ballard, Homer Boucher and Louis Bailey; door committee, Israel Fri­gon, Amedde LaGrange, Charles La-Grange, Ovalia Larabee and Louis Gamache.

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One of the most attractive featuWa ~ of the Easter sale which will be given#. " in the Casino hall on the .afternoon' arid evening of March It will be' »l Mother Goose quadrille under the di-5 rection of the social committee of thel Woman's club of Enfield, Mrs. C. H.f Willson, Mrs. H. B. Brainard, andji Mrs. M. W. Bushnell. Sixteen of the™ Mother Goose favorites will be imper- • sonated by the Misses Gertrude Bis-f-sland, Jean Steele, Dorothy andij. Louise Brainard, Vivian Gowdy, Lil­lian Brown, Persis Bushnell and .-V Katherine Klein, and Masters Sum- . V ner and Stewart Willson, Ira Bush ' * nell, Leon Vietts, Kenneth Leete, . 1 . Stanley King, Eawin Gowdy and Ar­nold Aronson, and the words will b§->, "L - • ' '• sung by a quartet consisting of MiSs^-Bessie Ryan, Mrs. C. H. Willson, Denslow King and C. H. Wilson. The » committee in charge of the sale es-pecially requests that a statement of * the cost of materials be sent with each article contributed, that the work of" pricing may be facilitated, also that each member of the Woman's club ask -five friends not members for dona­tions. Several other women's organi- -zations are enthusiastically cooperat- • ing with the Woman's club in prepar-ing articles for the sale and every in- -dication points to an unusual interest in the event. . >

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Lamont of" Pleasant street observed the tenth anniversary of their wedding at their-home Monday evening, a number of guests being present, among them friends from Indian Orchard, Chico-pee Falls and Springfield. One of the unexpected features of the evening: was a tin shower, which had been ar-ranged by the friends of Mri and Mrs. Lamont.

Walter P. Schwabe, general man­ager of the Northern Connecticut Light and Power Company, left early-this week for a ten-day's rest at Atlantic City. Mrs. Schwabe and' children will spend the time at Ruth-erford, N. J. During the work of re­pairing the recent break of the gas main where it crosses the Connecti­cut river, Mr. Schwabe contracted a severe cold, resulting in a partial par­alysis of the nerves of the right side of his head, causing him serious an-noyance. At the advice of his physi­cian he goes to Atlantic City for a brief rest. His friends of this vicini­ty and elsewhere trust that the change will prove most beneficial and that his complete recovery will be the-pleasant result.

Miss Anna O'Neil Reeves has gone to New York on her annual millinery purchasing trip.

Who will gain the distinction this year of being the first to square his-accoilnt with the town.

Myron Pease of Lincoln street left Monday morning for a few weeks' recuperation at Atlantic City.

Mrs. John Clark has returned from visit of several months with rela­

tives and friends in New York State. It is said that spring is coming.

But the advance guard of robins has not as yet crossed the bridge from Suffield.

The music at the First Presbyter­ian church next Sunday will include a solo by Miss Bessie Ryan in the-morning and one by Mr. Hitt in the evening.

Miss Gertrude Hart, who has been spending the past few weeks at the home of her uncle, Martin E. Brod-rick, has returned to her home in New Haven.

The Northern Connecticut Light and Power Company announces a re­duction of the minimum charge for-gas service to fifty cents per month-all the year around.

Miss Pauline Bernier of this village who has been taking a course of study at the Springfield business school, has accepted a position with the Swan,! Brown Company of Springfield.

Miss Jane H. Sullivan, .a principal in the public schools of Worcester,, and her sister, Miss Annie Sullivan,: are spending a few days at the home of their sister, Mrs. William J.­Hughes of Walnut street.

Chief Bromage will give a season-ticket to cross the Suffield and Thomp­sonville bridge to the first three per­sons who pay their taxes, and to alt dilatory persons who have not made-good on or before May 2nd he wills give a hard run for their money.

Sea Scout Ship 39 is sponsoring the ball which will be held in the Enfield High School auditorium tomorrow evening. Ray Deleporte and his Ter­race Gardens orchestra will furnish the music for dancing. The proceeds will be added to the fund for the new club house on the Suffield shore of the Connecticut River which is now under construction.

Hazardville

Niles Clark of Granby has opened" Jacob Thome's blacksmith shop ori Main street.

Fourteen people from this place at-; tended the whist party held Febru­ary 22 at the home of Mr. and Mrs;. Allen Pease of Melrose. The first prize was won by J. B. Pease, and the consolation prize by Arthur Luddy. The rooms were decorated with pic­tures of George Washington, and other tokens to remind one that it was Washington's birthday. In spite of the bad weather in the early part of: the evening, all reported a good time.,

Miss Anne Lodge and Miss Agnes-. Turner are spending a few weeks, with relatives in Yonkers, N. Y.

Master Herbert Taylor of Thompr

sonville, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. William Charnley, has re^ turned home.

James E. Loughlin has recently* purchased a new house.

Samuel Neelans, who has been con­fined to his home for several weeks* is convalescing.

Enfield Street

Frank H. Abbe, trustee under the-will of Rial Strickland, filed his an­nual statement with the probate court: and the account to January 20, 1910. balanced at $57,398.93. _

Miss Margaret Heavey, who lives at Hiram Terry's and attends the En­field High school, has gone to her-home in Scantic for a vacation.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ; Local pupils of Billy'lSjmer,s School

for lancing who had part in the en­tertainment for the" benefit of the Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Chil­dren in Sprjngfield, held at the audi­torium in that city last evening were Jean Moort, Jean Bourgeoise, Char­lotte Leathe and Doris Bechard, who gave an exhibition of solo specialties, and Jaclde Clarkin who led an ensem­ble-of 20 girls.

o o Tickets are now on sale for the mil­

itary whist party to be given under the auspices of Thompson Circle No.

Chester; financial secretary; -David Armstrong; treasurer, Myron Peck-ham of Memorial Lodge; secretary, Leoti H. Davis of Asnuntuck Lodge, No.'29, of Thompsonville. r-

? ° Miss Elizabeth Bridge, daughter of

Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Bridge of School street, Hazardville, is on the president's honor roll of American In­ternational College of Springfield. Miss Bridge is a sophomore at the college.

oo Sister Fabian Circle, Daughters of

800, Companions of the Forest, in the Isabella, will sponsor a St., Patrick's card party in St. Joseph's hall, Fri Knights of Columbus hall, Thursday

evening. March 7, playing to begin at 8:15. ' Attractive prizes will be given the winners and following the games refreshments will be served. The committee in charge of arrangements is as follows: Mrs. Peter H. Ring-wald, Mrs. M. W. Hullivan, Mrs. Gil­bert Young, Mrs. Thomas Quinlan, Mrs. Warren Bent and Mrs. James Dineen. The public is invited to at­tend,

n c* A meeting of the Past Chancellors'

Association of the Second District of Knights of Pythias was held in Da­mon Lodge No. 17, of Rockville, last Wednesday evening, and the follow­ing oflicers were elected: President, James Quinn of Damon Lodge; vice-president, District Deputy David Dix­on of Memorial Lodge No. 38, of Man-

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day evening, March 15. Bridge, whist and setback will be played and in ad­dition to the attractive prizes to be awarded the winners a special door prize will be offered. The proceeds of this event will be added to St. Pat­rick's Church fund. The public is in­vited.

o o A chimney fire at the iiome 6f Mrs.

Amelia Wialy on O'Hear Avenue call­ed the fire department at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The blaze was put out with comparatively slight damage to the property*

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Horace J. Tanguay Post, American Legion, will meet this evening at the headquarters on High street. Re­freshments will be served following the business session and later in the' evening bowling will be indulged in by the members. Frank Oates and "Jeff" Purdy are in charge of this feature.

o o Rev. Otis L. Monson of the Hazard­

ville Methodist Church was the speak­er at the supper meeting of the Men's Brotherhood of the Methodist Episco­pal Church in the chapel on High street Tuesday evening. There was a large attendance at the meeting,

o a The Hazardville Fire Department

will hold a special meeting at the en­gine house on Main street in that vil­lage tomorrow evening at 7:15, at which the matter of holding the an­nual reunion and banquet will be dis­cussed.

o o The Sunday School and Christian

Endeavor Society of the United Pres­byterian Church will hold a roast lamb supper in the church parlors on Thursday evening, February 28, at 6 o'clock. Tickets may be obtained from any member. The general com­mittee is as follows: Mrs. Leslie Creelman, Mrs. Andrew Love, Mrs. Herbert Howe, Mrs. Donald Higley, Mrs. Herbert Clark and the Misses Ethel Fiedler, Helen Clark, Margaret Frew, Ivy Heald, Jenniemae Wilson.

o c The regular semi-monthly meeting

of Ionic Chapter, 0. E. S., to be held in the Masonic Temple tomorrow eve­ning. at 8 o'clock, will be followed by a card social. Prizes will be award­ed in both bridge and whist and re­

freshments will be served. Mrs. Ma-, bel A. McCallum will have charge of the capdplaying and Mrs.. Lillian L. Bodley, chairman, Mrs. Julia Fletch­er, .Mrs.. Sarah J. Johnston and Mrs. Nellie Tilden comprise the committee for the refreshment service. Each member is privileged to invite a friend.

o o The regular meeting of the Polish

Democratic Club will be held at the Polish National Home, Church street, at 7:30 tomorrow evening.

o n John Dineen and Raymond Chouin-

ard of the local post office force, will attend the state convention of the Postal Clerks Association to be held in New Haven tomorrow.; • VV< ~

A birthday party for the Captain John Pease Society, Children of the American Revolution, will be held at the home of Mrs. Kenneth J. Ridley on Enfield street tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. A short business meet­ing will precede the observance of the anniversary.

o o A daughter was born to Mr. and

Mrs. Edward S. White of Minas de Matahambre, S. A., Provincia Pinar del Rio, Cuba, at the home of Mrs. White's parents, Dr. and Mrs. Frank F. Sim on ton on North Main street, last Friday. Mrs. Henry Schuldt of Troy, N. Y., is the child's grandmother.

tations and. prom&egvmade for it. It was one of the most finished pre­sentations in years! Mil the parts be? ing portrayed with unusual ability. The players were coached und6r t}j,e direction of Miss Zilpah M. Meyer, head of the English department. -

CHURCH NEWS Methodist ^Episcopal.

Morning worship service next Sun­day at 10:30, led by Kenneth E. My­ers of Greenfield, Mass. The church school meets at 11:45. Monday, Feb. 25, at 7:30, the Interchurch League for indoor baseball will meet in the vestry of the Enfield Congregational Church. All men are invited to this evening of sport and good fellowship. Arrangements are completed for the Union Lenten services, in which sev-

churches will participate. The

The regular monthly meeting and silver tea of the Ladies' Aid Society interest, of the First Presbyterian Church will be. held in the chapel tomorrow eve

first service will be held on March 6, in the Thompsonville Methodist Epis­copal Church. The theme each week will be the. messages to the seven churches as found in the Book of Re­velation, chapters 2 and 3. Bishop Charles Wesley Burns, resident bish­op of the Boston, area, will visit the local Methodist Church and preach at

paternal the morning service on Sunday, Mar. 3. Bishop Burns is well known as an appealing and powerful preacher and his coming is anticipated with great

age,-chairman: general committee, iss Alice J. Liberty, chairman, Miss

Jpsephine C. L$ng, secretary, Mrs. Francis J.' Sloahe, Mrs. Frederick J. Fitzgerald, Miss Mary Long, Miss Frances Porcello, Mrs. Lucius D. Al­len, Mrs. George O'Keefe, Miss Elea­nor C. Hines, Mrs. Thomas Hartley, Mrs. Thomas J. Furey, Mrs. Thomas P. Malley, Mrs. William J. Fleming, Miss Gertrude Kennedy, Mrs. Peter Ringwald, Mrs. William Oates, Mrs. May Pelky, Miss Maura Gorman and Miss Hilda Mitchell.

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ning, instead of at the home of Mrs. Olin E. Woodward, as announced last week. Mrs. Frederick Leach will have charge of the entertainment during the social hour and Mrs. Woodward, the hostess committee chairman, will be assisted by Mrs. James Melladew, Miss Ruth C. Melladew and Mrs. James H. Bailes in serving refresh­ments. All ladies of the church will be cordially welcomed at this meet­ing.

o o The Young People's Missionary So­

ciety of United Presbyterian Church will meet in the chapel Monday eve­ning at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Joseph Mc-Cullough and Mrs. John Dougan will have charge of the program.

oo Only two more weeks remain for

the bingo games held each Friday evening at St. Andrew's parish house on Prospect street. All players hold­ing coupons for some special prize should inform the committee at this week's games so that prizes may be secured for all outstanding coupons. Many valuable prizes have been ad­ded for this week's play. There will be no admission charge for the games held on Friday, March 1.

o o Miss Evelyn Scott is general chair­

man of the committee of the Young People's society of St. Andrew's Epis­copal Church which will sponsor an­other of its series of military whists in the parish house, Prospect street, next Monday evening.

o o This evening at 7:30 a business

meeting and tea will be held by the Ladies' Aid Society of the First Pres­byterian Church in the chapel. The hostesses will be Mrs. Mary M. Wood­ward, Mrs. James Melladew, Miss Ruth C. Melladew and Mrs. James H. Bailes.

o c William J. Browne, former high

school and Suffield Academy athlete, attended the indoor meet of the New York Athletic club at Madison Square Garden last Saturday night. While in New York he was the guest of his brother, Richard Y. Browne.

o o Rev. G. Stanley Helps, pastor of

the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mrs. Helps, accompanied by the lat-ter's sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hoyt of Haverhill, Mass., are on a two weeks' motor trip to Florida.

o o Th? annual dramatic production of

the Enfield High School Association, when the comedy "Growing Pains" was presented at the auditorium last Friday night, came up to the expec-

First Presbyterian. "Christ, the Divine" is the topic of

the sermon to be preached by the minister, Dr. W. Fletcher Daum, at the 10:30 morning worship hour next Sunday. The religious education pro­gram includes church school with classes for all ageS and discussion groups for young people with Sunday sessions. This evening the monthly "tea" of the Ladies' Aid Society will be held in the social rooms. Friday night the young people of the Pres­byterian Church in Springfield will be guests at a social hour sponsored by the Y. P. S. C. E. of the local church. The Intermediate Society of Chris­tian Endeavor during the next four weeks will study "The Present Day Japan."

On Monday, March 4, at 8 P. M., the Men's Bible Class will sponsor an evening's entertainment of an unus­ual nature, presenting James G. Mac-Kechnie and daughter of Springfield in a memory demonstration. This will be an open meeting and it is expect­ed there will be a full house. The program will include a musical inter­lude. Reserve the date. On Wednes­day, February 27, at 7:30, an import­ant meeting of all teachers and offi-

' cers of the church school will be held The union Lenten services will open March 6 with the first meeting at the Thompsonville M. E. Church.

Under direction of James M. Don-I nelly, chairman of the Enfield Better! H o u s i n g C o m m i t t e e , a p r o g r a m i n i t h e i n t e r e s t s o f t h e B e t t e r H o u s i n g j project was presented at the meeting: yesterday noon of the Rotary Club at; the Enfield Inn. By means of a viso-1 matic machine, a graphic picture!

• story was presented of the means for; Jam PC 1? TTnrcf nil fliiact obtaining a loan under the Federal: Jd™7 lx' ™rsiail Ixliest Better Housing plan, and there also ot Associates at Testi- | were pictures of various types of new

• l a a iconstruction and remodelling projects, monial JJinner Satlir- i which might be undertaken. i rluv TTvorii«n* o-f 4-V»« Lawrence Churchill, associate di-i aay J^vening at tne Jkn- rector Of the Better Housing cam-; flplH Tnri paign in Connecticut, told of the ac-

tivities in the state, where he said — the house to house canvass for enlist- i

A testimonial dinner at the Enfield,prospects has proved highly sue-! Inn Saturday evening was tendered ' Donnelly announced that T.„»„ r, tt; such a canvass will be undertaken James R. Hoi sf all, veteran carpet here within a few days. At the meet-1

weaver in the jacquard department of in^ of the club next Wednesday, the;

the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company P^QlJram will be in charge of Louis who retired last week after 57 years jUrns" j of continuous service. The affair was , , . „ , , Austria's automobile show will be' attended by a large group of his fel-,held at Vienna March 10 to 17. low workers and included the foremen' and overseers of the department. A t u r k e y d i n n e r w a s s e r v e d u n d e r t h e j direction of Joseph Arnold, proprie-;

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tor of the inn F. Howard Stetson, an overseer in;

the jacquard department, presided over the exercises which followed the; dinner. Among those who spoke were! Frederick R. Furey, Thomas J. Furey , and Thomas W. Hargrave, all fore-1 m e n i n t h e j a c q u a r d d e p a r t m e n t o f ; the plant. During the evening John: J. Fuge, who is the overseer of the' department, presented Mr. Horsfall • with a solid gold watch and chain as| a testimonial from his associates and! fellow workers present. Mr. Fuge! complimented Mr. Horsfall on his i long and useful career as an employe! o f t h e p l a n t a n d c h a r a c t e r i z e d h i m a s j

] o n e o f t h e m o s t e x p e r t c a r p e t j weavers in the country. Mr. Horsfall \ e x p r e s s e d h i s d e e p a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r i t h e c o m p l i m e n t a r y r e m a r k s o f h i s j associates and the handsome testi- j monial presented to him.

The entertainment consisted of vo­cal selections by Philip Clarkin, Thomas W. Hargrave, Thomas Furey and William A. Furey, and the Haz­ardville Hill Billies quartet led by El-ston Green. An interesting feature o f t h e e v e n i n g w a s t h e p r e s e n c e a t j t h e g a t h e r i n g o f a g r o u p o f f i v e e m - j ployes of the jacquard department i w h o s e c o m b i n e d p e r i o d o f s e r v i c e i n j the plant totaled 253 years. They • were Robert Smith, 56 years; Freder-| ick R. Furey, 58 years; John Lamont,; 47 years; Ernest Burgess, 51 years,! and Mr. Horsfall, 57 years. j

Enfield Congregational. Morning worship Sunday will be

held at 10:45. The minister, Rev. R. A. Waser, will preach the sermon and the vested choir will sing. Sunday School classes will meet at 12 o'clock under the direction of Kenneth Rid­ley. Both societies of the young peo­ple of the church will attend the win-! The copper on the bottom of thei ter meeting of the Hartford East As-|wooden warship sunk off Riga, Latvia,1

sociation of Young,;People at Centerjjn 1790, duVing a battle between the' Church, _ Manchester. The meeting 1 Swedish and Russian fleets and rais-; w i l l c o n s i s t o f a n a f t e r n o o n a n d e v e - j e ( j r e c e n t l y , w i l l m o r e t h a n r e p a y t h e . ning session. Cars will leave the par- cos^ 0f salvage sonage at 2:15. Minstrel rehearsal will be held on Monday evening at 7:15. On Tuesday evening the Men's Brotherhood will be host to the Bro­therhoods of the town. On Wednes­day evening the monthly meeting of the Sunday School teachers will be held at the home of Miss Marion Snow. This afternoon the Ladies' Benevolent Society met at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. W. W. Hopkins. Boy Scouts will meet at 7:15 o'clock tomorrow evening.

MAMMOTH BAZAAR AND ENTERTAINMENT

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A. D. Higgins School Auditorium WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

Feb. 27-28, Mar. 1-2 Big Midway, Entertainment

Booths ot All Kinds ! Music by Blue Blazers Orchestra of Spring­field—$5.00 Door Prize Awarded Each Night

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United Presbyterian. Services next Sunday will be held

at the usual hours. The morning top­ic will be "The Torch in the Dark­ness." The subject for study in the 7 o'clock evening hour will be "Is the Universe Friendly?" This is a pop­ular one hour service with good mu­sic and fellowship. Everybody wel­come. The Bible School session is at 9:30 in the morning. The Christian Endeavor Meeting is at 6:15. There should be a large attendance at this meeting. The Wednesday evening hour is 7:30 o'clock, with choir re­hearsal following.

MRS. ANNIE WOODWORTH

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Death of Former Resident Occurred Friday in Montclair, N. J.

Many relatives and friends from this town attended the funeral serv­ices for Mrs. Annie (Rosley) Wood-worth, widow of Luke F. Woodworth, and a former resident of this place, held Sunday afternoon at the home of her son, Harry R. Woodworth, in East Granby. Rev. F. W. Fletcher of East Granby, officiated and burial was in Suffield.

Mrs. Woodworth's death occurred Friday at the home of her daughters at Montclair, N. J., following a short illness. She was 79 years old and a native of Lowell, Mass., and spent the greater part of her life in Suffield. She came to this town following the retirement of her husband, formerly prominent as a tobacco grower and buyer. They left here about six years ago, and Mr. Woodworth died two years ago. Besides her son Mrs. Woodworth is survived by three daughters, the Misses Elizabeth, Edna and Hazel Woodworth, all of Mont­clair; one brother, William Rosley of Worcester; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Hamill of California and Mrs. Ed­ward Lord of Springfield; and one grandson, Richard B. Woodworth of East Granby.

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Program Complete for Event to Be Held Tomorrow Evening.

Preceded by a short entertainment program under the direction of Miss Esther E. Liberty, a card party will be held under the auspices of the women's committee of St. Patrick's parish tomorrow evening in St. Jo­seph's hall. Bridge, whist and set­back will be in play and attractive prizes will be awarded the winners. In connection with this social gather­ing a food sale will be held in the aft­ernoon with a wide variety of home-cooked foods including salads, bread, rolls, pies and cakes. The public is invited.

The committees in charge are as follows: Food sale, Mrs. Robert J. Welch, chairman, Mrs. John Holler-an; bridge, Mrs. Gertrure Moran, chairman; whist, Mrs. May Pelkey, chairman; setback, Mrs. John M. Sav-

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Another in the weekly series of jun­ior and intermediate basketball con­tests sponsored by the local commit­tee of the Hartford County Y. M. C. A., is scheduled for Saturday after­noon and evening, at the high school auditorium, eight games in all being j Kaminsky, rf listed. The Junior group will get un- 'Charette, rf derway at 12 o'clock with the Eagle! jjfcjygis'c ^ ~ Reserves opposing the Trojans and at | Buniskas, "rg" 1:30 the intermediate division will | Silansky, lg start with the Terror Reserves draw- Copeland, lg ing the Ili-Y as opponents.

The complete schedule follows: 12 noon, Eagle Juniors vs. Trojans; 12.30. Falcons vs. Richfields;

Eagles 25—Hazardville RCA, Jrs. 17 The Eagles defeated the RCA, Jrs.

in a hard fought game, the Eagles winning in the last quarter. Earn insky, playing his second league game this year with the Eagles, was high scorer of the game with 14 points.

EAGLES B. 5 0 1 1 1 0 1

P. Pts. 4 0 2 1 •o 0 0

R. Bridge, rf

S. Miller, If Dubiel, c ... E. Miller, rg W. Miller, lg Gemme, lg

1 P. M., _ . Enfield Frosh vs. Highland Park A. j Peters, rf C.; 1.30. Terror Reserves vs Hi-Y; I Dayis, If 2.15, Polish Society vs. Meteors; 3 P. M., RCA Juniors vs. Modern Bakery; 3.45, St. Adalbert's vs. Eagles; 4.30, Comets vs. Arrows. All teams are requested to appear on the floor at the appointed time Those failing to do so will lose their scheduled contest by forfeit. Results of the games last Saturday in brief are as follows:

Polish Society 22—HiY 20 The HiY just fell short of tying

the score in the final minutes of play and the Polish Society won another game on their way to the champion­ship. This game was exciting all the

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St. Adelbert Res. 30—Comets 10 The St. Adelbert Reserves easily

defeated the disorganized Comets in the final game of the afternoon. The St. Adelberts took advantage of the individual cockiness of the Comets and were able to score or rather shoot

. -4 , , , almost at will. B. Zeronza, with five way, particularly because of the fast,baskets, was high scorer, ball-handling. Pohorylo and Mika were high scorers in this game.

POLISH SOCIETY B F P

Jedziniak, rf 1 0 2 Pohorylo, If 5 0 10 Mendrala, c 3 1 7 Bak, rg :— 0 3 3 Mastill, lg 0 0 0

9 4 22 HI-Y CLUB

B F P Lamagna, rf . 1 0 2 Gourlie, If 0 1 1 Bohman, c Q 0 0 Mika, rg 4 0 8 Cowles, rg .. — .. 2 1 5 Malley, lg 2 0 4

9 2 20

ST. ADALBERT'S B.

Piepul, rf B. Zeronza, rf S. Kupeck, If Prupczak, c Bigda, c Portenski, rg S. Zeronza, rg Gumminiak, lg Typer, If

3 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 1

COMETS

Terror Reserves 23—Arrows 11 The Terror Reserves defeated the

Arrows in the fourth game of the afternoon. The Terror outfit were never headed and managed to guard the Arrows closely whenever needed.

TERROR RESERVES B F P

Di Rosa, rf 2 15 Bocchino, If 2 0 4 Vella, If 10 2 Peters, c 10 2 Ryder, rg 0 0 0 Rypysc, rg 2 0 4 Franz, lg 3 0 6

11 1 23 ARROWS

B F P Kalwa, rf - 2 15 Masuta, rf 0 0 U Mamush, If 0 0 0 Minsh, If 0 0 0 Pryzner, c 0 0 0 Pelkey, rg 0 0 0 Lamagna, lg 3 0 6 Fiore, lg 0 0 0

5 1 11

Monnette, rf Pietruza, If Bent, c Karcz, rg Prazyzner, if

15

B. 1 1 0 1 1

F. Pts. 0 6 0 10 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2

0 30

P. Pts. 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 3

2 10

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INDOOR BASEBALL Methodists' Batting Spree Ties

Congregationalists For Second Place LEAGUE STANDING

United Presbyterian Enfield Congregational .. Thompsonville Methodist First Presbyterian St. Andrew's Episcopal Hazardville Methodist

The fifth in the series of games in the Inter-church Indoor Baseball loop was played at the social rooms of the

W L Sc'rd Ag'nst Pts, 8 1 153 78 16 6 4 151 118 12 6 4 137 128 12 4 5 106 127 8 2 8 93 144 4 1 5 57 102 2

and ran up the highest score of the series. The hitting of Burgwinkle, Aldred and the Somerville boys were a feature of this game while Hazard-

First Presbyterian Church with 88 j ville was getting hits, the team work members being present to make the night another huge success. In the first games of the evening, Enfield re­ceived a rude shock at the hands of the boys from the First Presbyterian Church who are slowly but surely coming into form. Behind the bat

was lacking. They fought with their backs to the wall and as was to be expected played scrappy ball. The following shows the hitting strength of the local M. E. team: Burgwinkle, five triples; Aldred, five doubles; E. Somersville, six singles; Harry Hall,

t* n™ M Pv^hv three doubles; Carlson, three doubles; hJL ° and triple; Ridley, three doubles;

runs in thG first sna otig Gflcn in tn6 j vr u* > j _ __ _• li it,___ fourth, fifth and eighth. In this con-!M- E. s displayed Monday night there test. Enfield outhit the "frogponders"

Greys 35—Meteors 12 With Burgess and Scavatto tossing

the ball at the hoop from all angles of the floor and scoring markers, the Greys easily trounced the Meteors in the opening game of the seventh week of the league.

GREYS

Mahon, If Fuge, If Burgess, rf ... Rostek, rf Scavatto, c Duprey, c

B F P 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 2 16 1 0 2 6 0 12 0 0 0

JUNIOR LEAGUE Freshmen 32—Trojans 6

The Enfield High Frosh had little difficulty in defeating the Trojans in the opening game of the junior divi­sion. Every member of the winning team contributed to its scoring, while Melfa was the only Trojan able to connect with the hoop. Stycharez, Dubiel and Cromrie starred for the winners.

ENFIELD FROSH B. P. Pts.

Stycharcz, If Fiore, ]f Harris, rf ... Zito,

but failed miserably when hits meant runs. J. McLaren, G. Hardwick and Don McQuarrie were the big hitters for the First Presbyterians, while Prior with a triple and three singles featured for Enfield Congregational. Final score, 9-6.

The United Presbyterian broke in­to the win column again at the ex­pense of Hazardville, who were with­out the services of Rev. Monson and

Dubiel, lg .. Comrie, lg Leach, rg

TROJANS 14

9 2 2 2 8 7 2

32

is not a team in the league could beat them. The fine coaching of Manager "Matt" Leggett had considerable to do with their success and as it is un­derstood that he gave pre-game pep talk which was apparently effective. Final score, Thompsonville Metho­dists 30, Hazardville 15.

Announcer Earl Ridley made a few remarks after the games were com­pleted which was enthusiastically re­ceived by the players. Great

SCRIBBLERS ROUT NAPPERS TAKING ALL FOUR POINTS

"Al" Noll's Five Con-tinue to Skid—Closing Match Games of Power Co. League Scheduled This Evening. Last Thursday night in the North­

ern Connecticut Power Company bowling league contests at Tom Col lins' alleys, Frank Lloyd's Scribblers completely routed Al Noll's cocky Nappers taking four points and shov­ing the Nappers down into fourth place while they moved up to second place. "Wee Willie" Campbell and Charles Francis Fletcher were in rare form for the Scribblers to help Lloyd in his claim that the season is now a success. The Nappers might have salvaged one point in this match if Capt. Noll had not flopped in the fi­nal box of the last string. Needing only a 6-box to win the string, "Al" promptly blew up and got four to lose out by one pin. Mickey (Himself) Noon, the effervescent dispenser of b-l-a-h, whose shortcomings have re­sulted in retarding the progress of his teammates during the season, fi­nally snapped out of his lethargy and rolled the "imposing" total of 241. "Squire" Mellon got away to a good start with 91 in his opening string, but apparently something "tipped" between strings as his following scores of 79 and 76 would indicate.

Emperor Jones" Lyon led his cel­lar champions, the Peddlers, to a 8 to 1 win over Chillson's Divers, while Chillson was out working on a water leak. Knowing the "Emperor" as we do we suspect that it was he who punctured the main. In the other match of the evening, Stan King's Chiselers clenched first place by tak­ing Floyd Hasting's Creepers, 4 to 0. The defeat pushed the Creepers back to third place in the standing and now have to battle to even remain there.

This evening's match games winds up the candle pin league activities for the season and finds the champion Chiselers meeting the lowly Peddlers who seem destined to finish in the cellar. The Scribblers will attempt to remain in second place by taking on the Divers and the Nappers and Creepers will fight it out in the other match. The Scribblers, Creepers and Nappers all have a chance to finish in second place and good battles are therefore expected. Scores follow

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praise a Tfi eoii Q „-OQ4.'is due the committee headed by Pres-A. Birdsall. Hazaidville made a great ident Jameg Duncanson for

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don got a home run for Hazardville a.u; i m._ tt p Vion-iTv Vn't+orci next series of games will be held - -heav? hltters in the Old Town Hall. Enfield street

stand in the ninth inning but fell short when with men on bases, Abbe and McCallum struck out. W. Gor-

Zawada, If Angelica, If .. Melfa, rf DiSacco, c ..... Siana, lg Nabonzy, rg Senio, rg

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Sportsmanship. Bowling is the eal pastime for both men and

women of active ages.

&r SIX ALLEYS SIX BILLIARD TABLES

COLLINS BOWLING ALLEYS

T. J. COLLINS, Prop.

Central St. Thompsonrille

Falcons 21—Highland Park 17 The Falcons continued their win­

ning ways, taking a well played game from the Highland Park A. C., by the narrow margin of 4 points. The final score was 21 to 17. Nosal was the big gun for the Falcons dropping in nine points, while Mnich did like­wise for the losers.

FALCONS B.

Salva, If 2 4 1 1 2

Nosal, rf Novak, c Lamagna, lg Snyder, rg Destro, rg 0

F. Pts. 0 1 0 0 0 0

HIGHLAND

Mnich, If Watson, rf Selankus, c Aloisa, lg Chadderton, rg Allen, rg

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F. Pts. 1 0

9 0 2 2 4 0

17

Bonecrushers 43—Richfields 10. The Bonecrushers lived up to their

name, smothering the Richfields, 43 to 10. Di Rosa held the spotlight for the winners, sinking eight twin coun ters while his teammate, Purdy, also did a good job netting five from the floor. The lineup:

BONECRUSHERS B. F. Pts.

Miller, If 3 0 6 Purdy, If 5 0 10 LaGrange, rf 1 0 2 Conley, c 1 1 3 Di Rosa, rg 8 0 16 LaGrange, rg 1 0 2 Sheehan, lg 1 0 2 Parvelac, lg 1 0 2

21 1 43 RICHFIELD A. A.

B. F. Pts. Sloane, If 0 0 0 Quinlan, If 2- 0 4 Reader, rf .... 1 0 2 Karcz, c .... 1 2 4 Monnette, lg 0 0 0 Gwozdz, lg ................... 0 0 0 Arietti, rg _ . ...» 0 0 0

4 2 10

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in the third. The U are batting like a lot of bush leaguers just now, S. Johnston and A. Craig fanning nearly every time they come to bat and if it was not for J. McCul-lough and J. Dougan and the clean­up man, E. Beard, they would soon be reclining in the cellar. A. Love grabbed off his usual four bagger which makes Andy the leading home run hitter of the league now with five to his credit. A. Johnston must be waiting for his birthday, which is on March 19, to st&rt hitting again. Don Higley was responsible for starting the rally for the U. P. in the seventh which turned the tide in favor of the league leaders. Final score, 11-8.

St. Andrew's and Methodists stag­ed a splendid battle with the Metho­dist hitters proving too much for the Episcopalians who fought to the last and who with a little luck might have tied the score in the ninth, when to open the frame, R. Colton Sr., doub­led and the next three batters could not advance him while the Methodists who seem to have found the key to the hitting problem, registered in ev­ery stanza but the first and third. L. Gilson with four doubles and the Som-ervile's (father and son) featured the hitting for the Methodists and Colton Sr. and J. Jackson for the Episcopals. Final score, Methodist 10, St. An­drew's 7.

In the second half, the Enfield Con­gregational team redeemed them­selves against the Episcopal and by so doing kept their position in second place. The same fault as in the first game caused St. Andrew's downfall. As in this game no less than 12 men were left stranded on the bases for want of telling hits. While the men from the nice green lawns and stately elms were hitting at the opportune time. The highlights of this game featured Jimmie Knight's home run with the bases loaded and K. Ridley's three triples which coming each time with men on bases scored runs and it is runs that count. J. Gardiner and Bob Farrington were the real heavy hitters for the Prospect street team while Francis Belden and R. Colton Jr., made hits to place them on bases when needed. St. Andrew's continues to be the hard luck team of the cir­cuit. The writer thinks the lineup should be rearranged, at least it could not do any harm. Final score, Con­gregational 17, Episcopal 7.

The United Presbyterian and First Presbyterian game was another dis­play of weak hitting by the league leaders who seem to have hit a bat­ting slump and are giving Bert Car­son many sleepless nights, for Bert does not want to lose that $35. It was A. Johnston's home run that managed to stave off defeat in this game and the fact that the First Presbyterians still persist in trying new players as in their first game. Don McQuarrie was the heavy hitter and that combined with H. Lear's home run accounted for all their runs. Don Higley and A. Johnston and E. Beard accounted for the U. P. runs. Just enough to keep them in the top berth. Final score, United Presby­terian 11, First Presbyterian 7.

The feature game of the evening was the battle of the Thompsonville and Hazardville Methodists. Hazard ville started out by batting around and collected seven runs, but this in­stead of scaring the High street boys only enraged them and they went out

on Tuesday evening, February 26 and the following Tuesday, March 5, at St. Andrew's parish house.

BOWLING TOWN LEAGUE RESULTS

Cynoski Tops Tom Collins for Indi­vidual High Scores.

Friday night's match games in the Town League at Collins' Alleys were featured by the rolling of Cynoski of the Eagles and Tom Collins of the Alley Five. Opposing each other as anchor men of their respective teams Cynoski finally emerged the victor for the three string honors with 335 while his opponent hit 317. The Al­ley Five, however, walked off with the honors, taking the match 3 to 1. In the other league contest the Bogey Five were victors over the Pirates, 3 to 1. The scores:

ALLEY FIVE—3 Underwood Sharkey Spinelli Lamagna Collins

Totals

Gannuscio Arietti Vesce Liucci Cynoski

Totals

Peters Romano Renna Wry J. Ariatti

"Wee Willie" 90 71 82 243 Waldorf 77 85 68 230 Chas. Francis 102 86 69 257 McGuire 81 90 90 261 Lloyd 82 71 90 243

Totals 432 403 399 1234 NAPPERS—0

Bill & Coo 84 89 77 250 Pattersin 63 65 65 193 "Himself" 70 84 87 241 Mellon 91 79 76 246 Noll 99 81 93 273

Totals 407 398 398 1203 CHISELERS—4

Wackford 71 82 90 243 Cow-bells 74 76 88 238 "Our 'Arry" 89 66 81 236 "Novo" 104 82 101 287 King-fish 87 97 84 268

Totals 425 403 444 1272 CREEPERS—0

Richards 69 78 70 217 "Carrots" 85 70 67 222 Corbin 68 73 76 217 Gourlie 93 91 82 266 Magliora 63 78 100 241

Totals 378 390 395 1163 PEDDLERS—3

"Wilberforce" 84 63 68 215 MacFawn 71 88 65 224 "Bel-hop" 99 83 63 245 Clothes Lyon 98 99 85 282 Davis 105 96 71 272

Totals 457 429 352 1238 DIVERS—1

Lynskey 81 84 79 244 Clark 58. 83 75 216 "Tiny Tim" 70 93 81 244 "John Pincus" 72 93 72 237 Average 65 65 65 195

Totals 346 418 372 1136

Toals t

80 105 87 272 73 101 87 261 90 85 103 278 83 88 120 291

100 113 104 317

426 492 501 1419 EAGLES—1

94 96 83 273 75 85 87 247 86 78 88 252 98 96 83 277

128 115 92 335 • •

481 470 433 1384 PIRATES—1

94 100 82 276 89 88 84 261

102 89 87 278 95 83 96 274 97 118 90 305

477 478 429 1J594

was too strong for he failed to show up for the final number. The Service five were outclassed in this match the final score being 3-0. The scores:

JACQUARD AND TAP

BOGEY^S FIVE—3 "Eddie" 89 100 75 264 Bielitz 90 107 107 304 Therrien 92 83 98 273 "Tom" 86 102 95 283 Belanger 98 101 109 308

Totals 455 493 484 1432

Davies 98 118 89 305 Leach 93 95 90 . 278 Williams 82 78 79 239 Thompson 92 122 00 214 Pare 87 87 75 249 Olschafskie 108 108

Totals 452 500 441 1393 SERVICE

Burgwinkle 81 89 88 258 Cunningham 91 83 91 265 Green-e 78 75 70 223 Carrigan 79 • 74 86 239 Hines 97 94 91 282

Totals 426 415 426 1267 FILLING AND WOOL

Borski 89 82 94 265 Lord 86 104 79 269 Murray 88 95 75 258 Landry 109 85 79 273 Cygan 91 104 87 282

Totals ~463 470 414 H47

CARPET CRAFT LEAGUE

Thompson and Wright Top Individual Scorers in Contests Friday.

Eddie Wright took the scoring hon­ors in the Carpet Craft League games at the Recreation alleys last Friday night, rolling a high three string to­tal of 310. His team, the Axminsters, however, went under to the Filling and Wool, 3-1. McCarthy of the los­ers emerged from retirement to give a demonstration of "how to toss down a few" which was a fine performance so his mates state. They contend, however, that Art Bourque will give "Mac" a close race using only "three fingers."

Johnny Thompson of the Jacquard combine walked off with high single honors hitting 122, bat apparently either the heat, excitement or "soda"

AXMINSTER Bourque 92 99 93 284 Olschafskie 88 91 79 258 McCarthy 52 49 59 250 Dineen 88 104 109 301 Wright 101 112 97 310

Totals Hi 455 447 liii

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TAXPAYERS' ATTENTION!

All persons liable by law to pay Town Tax in the Town of Enfield, AND DISTRICT NO. 2 TAX, laid upon list of 1934, are hereby notified that the aforesaid taxes will be due on March 1st, 1935, and payable at the

Tax Collector's Office TOWN BUILDING, THOMPSONVILLE

Daily during March, 1935, from 9 A. M. to 12 M., 1.30 P. M. to 5 P. M.

Also Friday, March 29, Saturday, March 30, and Monday, April 1, 1935, the Tax Col­lector's Office will be open evenings from 7 P. M. to 9 P. M.

At Post Office, Hazardville, Thursday, March 21,1935, from 1 P. M. to 4 P. M.

All persons having taxes unpaid after April 1,1935, will be charged interest at the rate of % of 1% per month until liened, and at the rate of 7% per annum thereafter, from March 1, 1935. All Personal Property Taxes must be paid within two years after they have become due.

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MCDONALD GETS TOP HONOR FROM

CIVIL ENGINEERS Highway Commissioner Made Honorary Mem­ber at Annual Meeting In Recognition of His Achievements.

Yankee" Means Netv Day In Railroading i

: John A. Macdonald, highway com missioner of Connecticut since 1923, was signaHy honored by the Connecti cut Society of Civil Engineers at its 51st annual meeting at the New Haven Lawn Club, Tuesday night, when the society conferred upon him an honorary membership in recogni-, tion of his accomplishments as a builder of the highways. Commis­sioner Macdonald's career and his achievements in the field of highway engineering, which have brought him into nation-wide repute, were describ­ed to the meeting by J. K. Punder­ford, president of the Conftecticut Company, and presentation of the certificate of honorary membership was made by Clarence M. Blair, presi­dent of the society. Mr. Punderford In presenting • the highway commis­sioner for honorary membership said

^in part: "Highway Commissioner John A.

Macdonald was born in Putnam, September 15, 1890. He attended the public schools in Putnam and grad­uated from the Putnam High School in 1909. He became a good electric­ian before he graduated. His engin­eering career started when he be­came an inspector on the layout and construction of the sewer system in Putnam. Following this he was an inspector on highway construction. He then went to Valparaiso Univer­sity, Valparaiso, Ind., graduating with the Degree of C. E.

"Following his graduation in 1914 he worked on the sewer installation and disposal plant at Warren, E. I., then as engineer for the Western Union Telegraph Co., on layouts of

•cable lines and later on similar work for the N. Y., N. H., & H. R. R. Co. On July 1, 1917, he became Deputy Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, which office he retained until July 1, 1923, when he became State Highway -Commissioner, which office he has "held to date

"It was many years ago when I made my first contract with the Mac--donald family. In my major capacity as a representative of the Connecti •cut Company, I met John's "father,

; then Mayor of Putnam and later house chairman of the Roads, Rivers -and Bridges Committee of the Legis lature. I could see that if John fol­lowed in his dad's tracks, he should make a good official for the state. There was but one thing that gave me concern and that was—John was so young to hold a position of such responsibility. I can now say that

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MANY DISEASES F UNDER CONTROL-

IS DEFIANT Dr. H. B. Smith, Health Authority, Analyzes Present Status of Ma­jor Communicable Ail­ments. While great progress has been

made in the control of communicable diseases during the past half cent-ury, so that control of some diseases does not present a special problem, there are other diseases which are not so amendable to control measures be­cause they are not so well understood, according to an analysis of the pres ent status of communicable

tion of the milk and water supplies have eliminated typhoid fever from all sources but the typhoid carrier. Control of the carrier is a serious problem, however. Carriers are per­sons whose bodies harbor germs of the disease, usually without their knowledge, and who spread it to others. Carriers are about 80 per cent female, for women are more subject to disease of the gall bladder and biliary ducts where typhoid germs generally locate. Carriers must not be permitted to engage in any occupation involving handling of Sartirana, food or milk. Making certain of this will be a problem until all carriers can be discovered and placed under observation of authorities.

WINDSOR LOCKS Announcement was made this week

of the marriage of Harris J. Moran, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Moran of this town to Miss Katherine L. Leonard of Wallingford. _ _ The cere-

, , . - - disease was Performed by Rev. John F. CSnv wri^ri f°r the current issue Quinn in St. Gabriel's church on Jan-

New Diesel Oil Burning , Train Goes into Service

in New England

By LATTIMER SHAW A complete revolution In fast, safe

railroad transportation In the eastern United States Is predicted as a result of the successful debut of the "Flying Yankee" this month on the lines of the Boston and Maine and Maine Central Railroads.

Made of stainless steel, graceful­ly streamlined Into a three-car ar­ticulated unit on four tracks and weighing only 25% as much as an ordinary three-car steam driven train, the new Bilvery flyer easily

and safely has attained a speed of more than 100 miles an hour.

On account of Its great speed and flexibility, the dally 700 mile Iti­nerary of the "Flying Yankee" will enable it to replace at least two regular steam tralnB each weigh­ing approximately 809,000 pounds against a mere 214,000 pounds tor the "Yankee". In operating costs the difference Is equally sharp—the "Yankee's" 35 cents a mile forecasts lug enormous savings over the 65 to 80 cents a mile for steam train operation.

More than 200 outstanding com­panies cooperated In the "Flying Yankee" — General Motors, Tide Water Oil Company, General Elec­tric, Winston Engine Corporation,

Hyatt Roller Bearing Company, Frigldalre, Sterling Products Com­pany and others. General Motors, through Its Winton division, pro­vided the specially designed 600 horsepower Diesel engine which gives the "Yankee" Its smooth 100-mlle-an-hour speed. Tide Water is supplying the Veedol lubricants which help Its engine to function so sweetly and silently at terrific speed.

The "Flying Yankee" is pro­claimed by railroad experts and au­tomotive men as a forerunner of great fleets of similar trains which are expected to appear In the next few years to change completely the already romantic picture of Ameri­can railroading and, In fact, human transportation Itself.

HEALTH HISTORY TRACED BACK TO

PRIMITIVE DAYS

by Dr. Benjamin G. Horning, epidem­iologist of the Bureau of Preventable Diseases of the State Department of Health, in the department's weekly broadcast. For the conquest of many diseases and for the great strides be­ing made in the conquest of others,

fever. Long, Wells, and Morton, demonstrated general anesthesia which has made surgery painless.

Then came the great Pasteur, who discovered the relationship between germs and disease. Koch discovered the tuberculosis bacillus; Lavern, the

job . most efficiently, and best of all, with never a question of his honesty. He has - auyrwiifdetf 'himself wi£K a staff which is a credit to the State." I

Mr. Punderford then briefly de­scribed some of the outstanding en-' gineering problems handled by Com-1

missioner Macdonald in recent years.' Mr. Macdonald is now serving his third term as ~

a"df°r the increase in the expectancy parasite of malaria; Kteb and Loef-of life at birth from a few years dur-'fier, the diphtheria germ. These are mg the middle ages to almost 60 on]y a few 0f the epoch-making dis-years we owe a debt of gratitude coveries of this time. The outstand-to those men who throughout the ing triumph of modern medicine, Dr.

should not have felt any anxiety on'rk- T> r1 Unvninrv Qfofo that account. John has handled his 15. U. ttOrlillig, Olalc

T n _ * J • l • j. rv i" —r— "Vj" j l'"" —""" niumjjn ui moaern meaicme, ur. Epidemiologist. JDe-jages have added to our medical know- Horning declared, was the discovery c/>ih'Kac! fU„ipl,nn.«fl0Q Af'l v,' Sia »'n xxan -n jS s, ^g °f bow to artifically immunize per serines trie mT rogress OI for health, Dr. Horning declared. sons against certain diseases This

Medicine—Debt Owed to Many Scientists.

HARRY W. JARRETT

The struggle began in prehistoric discovery has given us a weapon with times. Medicine has grown out of which to combat smallpox, rabies, and was deeply rooted in superstition, tetanus, typhoid fever and other dis-Among primitive people the associa- eases. The development of science

,, , A. , , tion of an event with relief from pain and sanitation and the discovery of ^ . . . , . c . M a n ' s c o n t i n u o u s s t r u g g l e f o r w a s o f t e n t h o u g h t t o h a v e c u r e d t h e t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p o f i n s e c t s t o d i s e a s e

# Connecticut highway health from the superstitions of prim- disease. An elaborate system of have been important factors in nro commissioner, having been appointed itive times down through the ages to; superstition and fetish grew up, trac- moting health Studies of cancer successively by Governors Temple- the efficient disease control methods jes of which are still found among heart disease, diabetes the food de-

of the twentieth century was traced civilized people. Thus in Connecti- ficiency diseases, and countless others cut, we still find many persons at- are meeting with encouraging results.

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tempting to cure disease by methods he said. of superstition rather than science.;

As civilization advanced, so did pro-1 __w . ~ «... gress in preventive medicine and TEXAS OVERRUN BY maintaining health. The early Baby-' ' V i L i i u u i l U l

lonians had public sewerage and wat-' er systems. The Jews quarantined, lepers and destroyed contaminated' articles to prevent the spread of dis-' ease. Moses and many other per-1

sons of ancient times were interested in preventive medicine.

The real science of medicine began! with the Greek physician, Hippo-' crates, born 460 B. C.

of the State Department of Health's uary 19- . Mr- and Mrs. Moran will monthly bulletin by Dr. Harry B.! ma^e their home here in the spring. Smith, former department epidemio-i ^ setback card party will be held logist and.now West Hartford super-1 "nd,er the auspices of the Women's mtendent of health. i Catholic Council of St. Mary's church

Diphtheria, for instance, is now so the school hall this evening. The well understood that control of the Pr°ceeds will be used for parish ex-disease is no longer a problem. In Penses. Plans are being made by the °« er- ma^e the control measures men the Holy Name Society of the effective, however, parents must co- 'phurch to hold a baked ham supper operatewith public health authorities' the school on Monday evening, by having their children immunized March 4. M«»»t it while still in their infancy.' At the weekly noonday luncheon of While some children may build up re- the R°tary club Monday the guest sistance to diphtheria by natural pro-speaker was William Malcolm of the cesses,^ this method is dangerous since Travelers Insurance Company of there is no telling when germs may Hartford who spoke interestingly on vT.ia,C(j"red t°° rapidly and strike the subject of insurance annuities,

child down with the disease. On the T"e Suest speaker at .next week's other hand, two doses of toxoid given i n?eetinS will be State Tax Commis-a month apart will protect practically; s'onei" William H. Hackett and his all children from diphtheria. j

Scarlet fever or Scarlatinae, both; synonymous despite the prevailing-opinion that they are different.! presents somewhat of a problem, how-:

ever. It is spread, Dr. Smith states,' by secretions from the nose and throat and by discharges from run- \ ning ears and abscessed glands, and not by the scales which peel from the' body. Control, therefore, depends up-' on strict quarantine and keeping the child away from possible infection by, others. Another difficulty rests in th i; fact that scarlet fever may occur' without a rash, so a person ill with what he thinks is merely a sore throat may really have scarlet fever and spread it to others before the real trouble is discovered.

Measles is not amendable to any great degree of control because its cause is still unknown. It is highly contagious in the pre-eruptive stage before the rash develops to give warn­ing. Parents have often exercised too little precaution against measles, many having acquired the erroneous idea that it is best to expose the child to measles and "get it over with." Ninety per cent of the fatal cases oc­cur in the first five years of life and care should be taken to keep children from exposure, especially in their early years. A child who has been exposed to measles can be protected if serum now available is administer­ed within five days after the expos­ure. Given after five days, the ser­um will make the attack very light.

Everyone is susceptible to smallpox and there is no such thing as inherit­ed immunity. Improved sanitation which has diminished typhoid fever and other gastro-intestinal diseases has no effect on smallpox. The only guard against it is vaccination, which has proved extraordinarily effective. Children should be vaccinated early in the first year of life and again up­on entering school. Two successful "takes" will probably protect for life.

Sanitary measures, such as protec-

talk is expected to be of interest to club members and others who will be present to hear something about state finances.

Honor marks were announced by Superintendent of Schools Leander Jackson for high school pupils at the end of the present marking period as follows: First honor, seniors, Mary Colturi, Elizabeth Field, Anna Gia-copassi, Lorraine Jenkins, Marion McCann, Kathryn McKenna, Barney Osowecki, Rollande Paquin, Felix Pohorylo, Mary Raccone, Elizabeth Sartirana, Jennie Saruta, Frances Sluzinski, Ruth Wallace, Kathryn Wenis, Glenn White, Adele Wolnick: juniors, Lorraine Barberi, Richard Blackburn, Helen Jenkins, Josephine Milesi, Margaret Moore, Doris Tam-busi; sophomores, Josephine Acquoat-ta, Dorothy Micha, Julia Wolnick; freshmen, Irene Galipeau, Michael Molyn, Jennie Murokwicz and Flor­ence Sluzinski.

Another dividend of 10 per cent, the sixth to be paid, is being paid this week to depositors of the sus­pended Windsor Locks Trust and Safe Deposit Company by the receiver, in accordance with permission granted by the superior court at Hartford last Friday.

S U F F I E L D A bridge and whist will be held un­

der the auspices of the Julia Spencer Chapter, O. E. S. at the home of Mrs. James^ V. Mix this evening, playing to begin at 8 o'clock.

The fiital meeting of the Board of Relief was held today from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. in Union hall.

A meeting of the Suffield Woman's club was held Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. William H. Upson. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. Samuel H. Graham, Miss Ida Howard, Mrs. John Ingraham, Mrs. Robert -Nichol­son and Mrs. .George Hollowly.

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writings are books on epidemic dis-! bued with the hope of sudden fabu-eases, diet, fractures, epilepsy, etc.! lous wealth, are delving into the earth Second only to Hippocrates was Ga-j In search of buried treasure. This len,_ born 130 A. D., whose investi-, state and all of northern Mexico seems gations included evfery branch of med- t0 j,e overrun with men promoting al-lcme and who remained the supreme authority on health throughout the dark ages. With the Renaaissance! came renewed interest in health and! medicine Leonardo Da Vinci and Ves-a l i u s m a d e s c i e n t i f i c i n v e s t i g a t i o n s i n j anatomy. During the 17th century | William Harvey discovered the cir­culation of blood. Leeuwenhoek per­fected the microscope. In 1796 Jen-ner demonstrated that smallpox, a

luring get-rich-quick schemes. Many and divers' methods are used to entice the credulous-minded to embark In mysterious exploits pictured as promis­ing an easy way to enormous fortune.

So numerous have these treasure-hunting projects become that it is pop­ularly believed that the drawing of bogus maps and forgery of Spanish

disease which probably cost 60 mil-' documents giving the location of so-lions of persons their lives during the 18th century could be controlled; by vaccination. William Budd and John Snow demonstrated methods for! the control of cholera and typhoid!

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called "jack-loads" of buried silver and gold and jewels has become a regular and perhaps highly profitable business.

Find Easy Victima.

It has been proved that even the most conservative business man Is sus­ceptible to the lure of an apparently age-worn, crudely executed drawing which purports to show where vast sums of money, silver or gold bars were burled In the long ago. Th«re is supporting evidence that thousands upon thousands of dollars have been invested In such visionary schemes, and, notwithstanding no authentic In­stance of any proving successful, the current victims of the tales of hidden wealth are more numerous than ever before.

Innumerable legends of burled treas­ure and lost mines have been handed down by word of mouth and through printed pages in Texas and Mexico for a century or more. Nearly every com­munity has Its local story of the kind. Strange to say. most people apparently believe in the authenticity of the strange tiles. For that reason the mys­terious dealers in hand-made maps and documents finds a ready demand for his goods.

Tell Strange Story.

The purveyor 1s usually a Mexican who recites to his prospective victim a strange story of how the drawing and writing came Into the possession. Perhaps they were purportedly found among the possessions of his grand­father or some other long-dead rela­tive, who, in the distant past, was the only surviving member of an expedi­tion which buried the treasure to pre­vent it from falling into the hands of hoeUle Indlaos.

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<Great Open Air Concert ! To Be Given by Over ! 2,800 Trained Singers 1 At Yale Bowl, New i Haven, June 1. " Forty Connecticut choral organiza­

tions, with more than 2,800 voices, Tiave agreed, thus far, to participate (giving their in the great open air concert to be' given by. tyained singers in Yale Bowl, New Hsiven, on the afternoon of •Saturday, June 1, in connection with the celebration of the three hundredth ^anniversary of Connecticut. Indica­tions aria that fully as many more singers will join in the plan. New Pledges of participation are being re­ceived daily by the State Tercenten­ary Commission, in charge of the celebration.

The program is now being selected f)y a committee consisting of Ralph 1,. Baldwin of Hartford, nationally known composer and glee club direc­tor, Richard F. Donovan, assistant clean of the Yale School of Music, and -James S. Stevens of Hartford, vice-president of the Associated Glee •Clubs of America. It will include some great choruses with miscellan­eous numbers, and three numbers in •which the audience, numbering many thousands, will join to form the finest volume of song heard in this state. A large orchestra will assist, and pos­

sibly a soloist of national distinction.; A concert of mixed voices is plan­

ned, but it is as necessary to have all the men's clubs and women's clubs participate as it is to have the mixed voice organizations, says a letter sent to all permanent singing organizations by Chairman Samuel H. Fisher of the Tercentenary Com mission, and Mr. Stevens, Chairman of the Music Committee. By this ar­rangement the choirs will be balanc­ed, the latter adds, and a large, well trained chorus secured.

In order that the vast amount of detail may be wroked out, the letter asks that organizations reply prompt­ly. "It is necessary to know at the earliest possible moment," says the letter "the number in each organiza-j tion to take part. A form is enclosed' for the signatures of those singers

respective voices, so­prano, alto, tenor and bass) who agree to rehearse the music furnished by the committee and prepare them­selves to give this concert. Organi­zations may include outside compe­tent individual singers pledging their co-operation.

"The program will be announced upon receipt of sufficient pledges, andj the music sent for each singer, so that rehearsing may be begun at once. Marked copies of uniform interpre­tations will go to each director and accompanist. Cards will be furnish­ed each singer upon which local di­rectors will record rehearsal attend­ance, and each singer who fullfills the requirements will be entitled to three tickets of admission to the audietiee."

The concert is planned for four o'clock in the afternoon of June 1st, following a final mass rehearsal at one-thirty o'clock. In the event of unfavorable weather, notice of a week's postponement will be broad­cast early Saturday morning, June 1. Further information is to be sent to the participants from time to time.

Final Next Week

"" The final installment of the proposed new town government plan will be published in the is­sue of this publication next week. Just as soon as it is pos­sible afterwards the complete plan will be published in pam­phlet form and will be available for the citizens and taxpayers who desire to study it in its en­tirety. This is being done at no expense to the town and is a service that this publication is rendering to the community in order that its citizens may have an opportunity to give this proposal a thorough examina­tion before making a decision as to its usefulness or other­wise in solving the problem of improving the system by which our municipal affairs are man­aged.

in court fines and costs averages as high as ten dollars, while the cost of the operator's license is only three dollars.

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lar quarterly dividend of 1%% on the preferred stock, payable March 1, 1935. Under the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, your company will, prior to July 1, 1935, file application for the perman­ent listing of its common stock on the Boston and New York Stock Ex­changes."

The following is the condensed con­solidated balance sheet as of Decem­ber 31, 1934: • •

Assets. '• Cash ; $ 827,993.16 Accounts and notes re­

ceivable (less re­serves)

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Net Reduction of $24,-: 438 Made by Board of Relief After 20 Days of Public Sessions.

2,469,774.15

8,635,210.39

Validating Bill Up For Action Next Week

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Inventories (at lower of cost or market)

Total current assets„....$ll,932,977.70

Land, water rights, buildings and equip­ment $26,894,711.13

Less reserves for depre­ciation and revalua­tion 15,452,772.66

Net land, water rights, buildings and equip-

„ „Wa;™Sct^d N^-currenti^estments^11'^41'938'4^ and receivables 72,782.62

Insurance unexpired and expenses deferred 303,765.06

the whole town of Enfield indicates that the logical procedure would be a subdivision of the project into two major programs.

"North Thompsonville, Thompson­ville and Enfield sections may be con-sidered as a topographical unit and proper provision made for the collec­tion and treatment of the sanitary wastes and trade liquors originating therein.

"A second system of sewers will be required to serve the area along the Scantic river with provision for treat­ment along that stream. At a future | date this secondary system could be

I connected with the major system, | thus reducing the number of treat­ment works to one, a highly desirable

; arrangement due to II ~r ease of su-| pervision, operation and many other | factors.

i "The work, which is being under­taken by FERA, is a part of the com-Iprehensive system which will even­tually serve the whole of Enfield. Sufficient capacity has been designed jin the lines under construction to itake in the territory that would drain thereto. In acquiring real estate for jthis line and for the sewage treat-jment works, consideration has been | given to this phase by bearing in •mind that the town of Enfield will jhave a single sewage treatment ; works, when the sections, not now having sewers, are developed."

from the grand list as compiled by the assessors, by the board of relief after its public sessions of 20 days which ended at the town building yes­terday afternoon. The actual figures of the net deductions are $24,438. These figures are the result of deduc­tions of $31,600 and additions of $7,-162.

! The board heard 350 appeals dur­ing the 20 day sessions and took ac­tion on 82. Of these, deductions were allowed in 61 instances and in the case of 21 property owners additions were made to their lists. The pres-

i ent grand list as left by the board of relief is $19,357,344 as compared with

• that of last year which was $19,399,-, 279, or a net reduction of $41,935 on this year's list.

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physical infirmity. When the motor : vehicle world of Connecticut applies for 1936 operators' licenses there will be nothing to fill in on the applica­tion, as all the essential information

i will be typed thereon. J The 1934 operators' licenses expire 'at midnight on Thursday, February ! 28. On and after that hour, the white 11934 operator's license is void, and the goldenrod colored 1935 certificate will be required of all operators of motor vehicles traversing Connecti­cut highways. This fact is well

; known generally, but year after year motor vehicle inspectors, state police-

:men and the members of the town 1 and city police forces of the state ' find drivers who are willing to gamble that they will not be apprehended. When they are caught it proves a

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$23,751,463.85 Liabilities and Net Worth.

Accounts payable $ 521,018.17 Reserved for state and

federal taxes 37,530.73

Total current liabili-ties $ 558,548.90

Preferred stock, 55,000 shares, less 28,597

shares in treasury ......$ 2,640,300.00 Common stock, 326,500

shares of no par val­ue, less 12,891 shares in treasury (12,121 in 1933) 15,680,450.00

504,725.89 4,367,439.06

poor gamble as the individual exDense „ . . "——•—c lotal deductions

Capital surplus (paid in surplus in 1933)

Earned surplus

Total net worth $23,192,914.95

„ , _ _ $23,751,463.85 condensed Income Statement.

The condensed consolidated income statement for the year ended Decem­ber 31, 1934, is as follows: Net sales after cash

and other discounts..„.$14,512,320.17 Cost of sales, excluding

depreciation 10,543,376.43

Gross profit, before de-preciation $ 3,968,943.74

belling, shipping and general expenses 2,989,392.47

Operating profit, before depreciation $ 979,551.27

Less: Depreciation $ 766,193.78 Adjustment of ac­

counts and notes receivable reserves 39,251.58

Interest expense 2,359 37

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•••$ 807,804.73

Balance .......... -.$ 171,746.54 Interest received 6,451.61

Net income, before fed­eral income taxes

Less reserve for federal income taxes

Net income after taxes

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$ 178,198.15

5,175.00 donment of Clinton mill 3,527.84

—t®, earned surplus..._.$ 173,023.15 Earned Surplus Statement.

Balance, Dec. 31, 1933 $ 4,495,730.64 Add:

Net income after taxes for year 1934 173,023.15

Premiums and dis­counts on purchases and sales of prefer­red and common stock of the parent company made be­fore 1934, transfer­red to capital sur­plus

Balance, capital sur­plus, December 31, 1934 $ 504,725.89

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The officers of the company are: President, John A. Sweetser; vice- _ presidents, Richard G. Knowland and and Herbert S. Kates. Harry V. Campbell; treasurer, Frank I of helping all Americans, both young w twi™q*0i. .TP™* .t and old to understand a little better

the true greatness of George Wash-

"Great Moments in the Life of Wash­ington" Interesting Work.

One of the newer books about Washington at the public library is entitled "Great Moments in the Life of Washington" by Irving Bacheller

With the idea

Deduct: Dividends paid, pre­

ferred stock, 6%, ($158,418; addition­al Vz % due to the change in dividend dates, $13,201.50; common stock, $1 per share, $314,370

H. Deknatel; secretary, James J. De laney; board of directors, John San-ford, chairman, Charles F. Adams, Roger Amory, Charles W. Bosworth, Frank H. Deknatel, William Endicott, Sewall H. Fessenden, Louis K. Lig-

fett, Wj. Kintzing Post, Neal Rantoul, tephen Sanford, John A. Sweetser,

$ 4,853^437.56 Samuel A. Welldon. The general of­fice of the company is at 140 Madison Avenue, New York City, and it main­tains 24 distributing stations and storehouses throughout the country. The annual meeting of the stockhold­ers will be held Monday, March 4.

184,683.77

485,998.50

Balance, December 31, 1934

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..$ 4,367,439.06 Capital Surplus Statement.

Excess _ of book values of mills at Clinton and Lowell over par value of stock issued there­for in 1914

$50 per share of com­mon stock (in excess of $50 stated value) issued in acquiring the principal assets

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vember 30, 1929, 667,500; less expenses in connection there­with, $29,061.21 3,638,438.79

sure, however, that the reappoint­ment of Col. Dunham is, in the ver­nacular of the day, "in the bag" and

200,000.00 has been for the last three weeks. If, through this advance informa­

tion, the democrats are able to change the Governor with reference to this and other matters which seemed practically agreed upon, then they will be doing more than was ever thought could be accomplished.

Deduct: Net loss from aban­

donment of Clinton mill in 1933 ($2,-081,524.93; special reserve provided in 1933 for loss on in­active plant and equipment at Thompsonville ($1,077,158.50)

$ 3,838,438.79

the mill

3,158,683.43

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ington, his courage, patriotism, wis­dom and strength, and the tremen­dous heritage which he has left, the authors have selected from his life these "great moments" and have set them down in picture and story.

The following are a few of the outstanding chapters: George Wash­ington's birth; boyhood days; school days; the young surveyor; Lieutenant Colonel at 22; the young legislator; the crisis; the Continental Congress; The commander-in-chief; crossing the Delaware; Washington and Lafayette, Valley Forge; Cornwallis Surrenders; peace; farewell to the army; Presi­dent Washington; the first inaugural; Washington and Hamilton; the sec­ond inaugural; Washington and Jef­ferson; war clouds again; the fare­well address; three years of tranquil­lity.

A tribe whose brides go to their wedding dressed in a mat, has been found in the Congo.

NOTRE DAME CLUB BANQUET

Local Alumni to Attend Event Next Wednesday Night in Hartford.

Many from here are planning to attend the dinner of the Connecticut Valley Notre Dame Club which will be held at the City Club, Hartford, next Wtednesday evening. It is ex­pected that about 25 graduates and friends of Notre Dame from here will be present. The principal feature of the gathering will be the presence of Elmer Layden, football coach of the university, as guest speaker. Mr. Layden, who is a very capable after-dinner speaker, will discuss the foot­ball prospects of Notre Dame for 1935, and add many anecdotes of his football experiences when he was a member of the famous "Four Horse­men."

Another speaker will be "Johnny" Law, a former football star at Notre Dame and by an interesting coinci­dence now secretary to Warden Lawes at Sing Sing Prison. It is expected that "Art" McGinley, sports editor of The Hartford Times, will be toast-master. Willard H. Furey and Sab-ath Nigro of this town are members of the committee in charge of the banquet and arrangements for at­tending it can be made through them. Thomas Ferguson of this place is the president of the club.

Balance, paid-in sur-plus, Dec. 31, 1933- 679,755.36

Deduct: Premiums and discounts on pur­chases and sales of preferred and com­mon stocks of the parent company made prior to 1934, trans­ferred from earned surplus 184,683.77

Balance, capital surplus, Dec. 31, 1933 , ' , 495,071.69

Add: Excess of stated value

over cost of com-mon stock acquired during ~.1&34 0.1

Net gam in 1934 in j -completing aban-

6.46 " f V

All persons liable by law to pay District Tax in the North Thomp­sonville Fire District laid upon list of 1934, are hereby notified that the aforesaid taxes are due March 1, 1935, and payable at the Tax Col­lector's Office at the Fire Depart­ment headquarters, corner Brain-ard Road and Enfield Street, North Thompsonville, where I will meet you to receive said taxes as fol­lows:

Daily from March 1 to April 1, 1935 from 7 to 9 P. M.; also Satur­day, March 16, 1935 and every Sat­urday thereafter up to and includ­ing March 30, 1935, from 2 to 5 P. M.

All persons having Taxes un­paid after April 1, 1935 will be charged interest at the rate of l/\ of 1% per month until liened, and at the rate of 7 per cent per annum thereafter, from March 1, 1935. All Personal Property Taxes must be paid within two years after they have become due.

CHARLES E. MARTIN, Collector.

February 21, 1985. :

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