New Britain herald., 1918-05-04
Town Topics

iIteIll Dtt VINO leclS Il thrill OF
pride as he sazes at the Stars and
stripes floating so proudly in Central
Park; and who is there who would
not give his last cent or his last
ounce Of energy that this glorious
flag shall never touch the ground?"
Therefore: Buy Thrift Stamps, invest
in War Savings Certificates, do all
YOU can for the Red Cross, the Y.
M. G. A, the *. of c., and the Sal
walton Army overseas department,
make surgical dressings knit, do all
YOU can for, in tho words of Captain
keene. of the Canadians who recently
spoke here. there is no such thing as
doing your Bit. And it will be so
much easier if you put the personal
element into this work. Just conSid-
CT that your efforts will help your
own boy who is over in France, or
your neigh bor's boy who used to run
errands for you so cheerfully, or that
Khaki clad youth who n few short
wears ago used to be your paper boy,
or that lonesome boy, yet in his
teens, noted In these columns sew
cral months ago, who soliloquized
thusly a short time after the death Of
his invalid mother, his only near rel
stive: We'll I'm going. I've got no
one left behind who cares for nc and
I'm going, going to try to do lit
tie part to make the world better for
those who have"
Yes, keep the glow in old Glory.
w. s S.
West Hartford farmers have petit
toned tho county commissioners to
permit them to engage prisoners at
the jail to work on their farms, SO
acute is the la Dor situa ton. Already
prisoners at the jail are being taken
to the new Jail site in NcWingtOn each
day to begin the work of cleaning up
the land and nobody has suffered. 1t
now begins to look as though the OPP
| position Of the Newngton people to
| having the Jail located in their town
| was the result Of honest sentiment,
rather than logical argument,
w. S. S.
According to one member Of the
| police commission, the apparently
! considerable difference in the civil
! service standards of William Hart and
| Samuel Bamforth, in which the for
| mer received average Of 80 while
| the latter received only So, is not as
| significant as it looks. He explains
| that Mr., Bamforth was ranked five
| points lower than Mr.. Hart because
| Of a difference in physical ability, Mr.,
DAHL Ol III bGlllS a. ihbch OA'~' ''h''''
| and therefore less strong and agile
than Mr.. Hart. If this is so, then
there was really but little choice be
| tween the two mon for desk ability.
| since it would indicate only two points
| difference in their examination other
i ways
The roadway at the new Clayton
! bridge is badly in need Of repairs and
| unless they arc made soon there Is an
immedat danger Of an automobile
! accident for which the city may be
| held liable.
/ The committee on public informal
| ton, as well as the United States dis
| trict attorneys and secret service men,
! is kept busy these days running down
: and graduating German propaganda.
| It is a slow process. says George Creel,
chairman of the committee, but il is
! being accomplished. Women espe-
cialIy should guard their tongues he
! advises; it has been found that much
! harm can be done by what apparent
! ly is innocent gossip. In all sincerity
there should be a warning to New
| Britain women. as we'll as men, for
! even In this office one has many OPP
( portunities of observing how this form
| of gossip travels. over the sewing
| table on afternoon calls and in
/ black yard conferences" women have
ample opportunity to hear much war
! gossip and when one says that some
| BODY else told her that Mrs. Brown
! got a letter from her son in France
and he said etc. tins story
eventually spreads and loses nothing
| Of its sensation in its travels. AS one
! example: One honest, but over credu-
| lous, woman, repeated In "strict con-
| fidence" that Mrs. had tod a
! friend Of hers that she had received
/ a letter from her son, now in a Z. 5.
| hospital unit and her son declared
that the men were being taught now
| to gouge out the eyes Of captured
! Germans and otherwise mutilate them
as reprisals for German atrocities.
OF course this story, told lin con-
! fdence" spread to some extent and
on being run down proved to be en-
! tirelv wrong The soldier son had
! written of army life and in the same
| letter told Of some German atrocities.
| Numerous other instances of such
harmful and false gossip have been
| brought to attention. Hence Watch
! not only your step, but also your
| tongue.
| w S. S.
Spring is here and ere long sum-
| mer with it's sweltering days and sui
try nights will be upon us. Last No
| vcmber Alderman A. M. Paonessa IN
| troduced a resolution In the council
| instructing the park board to submit
a plan and estimates for pubhc
| swimming pool in the North Ind
| park Such a report has never been
| received. despite the alderman's re-
quest that 1t be made not later than
at the January meeting. 1t is now
/