Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-11
WESTERLY

Should the plan materialize for an
Old Home Week in Westerly next
May, in celebration of the two hun
dred and fiftieth anniversary of the
towns beginning. which is now with
a joint committee, appointed more
than a year ago. representing the
Westerly Board of Trade, a festal day
will be set apart as a real welcome
home to the boys returned from the
service. Another feature of the week,
according to a statement made by Au-
brey L. Maddox. now of Hartford,
Will be the meeting of the Westerly
High School Alumni association Mr..
Maddox was secretary of the Con-
necticut Chamber of Commerce, sec
rotary of the state council of defense,
newspaper worker now in the in
surance bsiness. and is a real live
wire. He said: "Take it from me, the
alumni meet will be some meet, the
best ever, and the best that ever will
he. FL see to it that every grad
of the good cid :@hool, that is able to
make the trip will be at the Old Home
Week meet, and Gpn't you forget it,
According to the final figures given
out at state headquarters. war saw
lnSs stamps to a maturity value of
100000 were sold in Rhode Island
i'll 1918. which represents per capita
sales of more than S11. Approximate
ly 1897, 800 war savings stamps were
sold for which the government re-
ceived $5,S33, 1929, Westerly contrib
uting its full quota, and then some.
The difference between this figure and
the maturity total of 1000, 900 repre-
sents the interest which will be paid
upon the stamps when they mature
| Jan. !, 1928.
Through the post offices Of the state
| $5.0O7, 1879, worth CT stamps were
| sold, while the remainder were sold
: through banks, stores and grocers. The
| post office sales. by districts were as
follows: Providence, $2,576, 58G15;
Pawtucket. 1921, 68O.34: Newport $3.50
| 1888; Woonsocket, $685., 0Q2 70; West
erly, 1927. 0SS.46; East Greenwich
$267, 20G.G3: Bristol, $S2.S6923; War
rem, $66, 1852: Narragansett Pier
S13.53: Wakefield. $23,539.2O. fetal
$5G07 1879.
The full text of the bill, presented
| by Representative Samuel H. Davis
Of Westerly in the Rhode Island legis-
Iature, prohibiting the display of the
red flag, follows:
Section l. The display, exhibition
or appearance of a red flag. red ban
ner, or red emblem at a meeting, ga
thering, or parade, public or private
held for the purpose CT political. gov
ernmentaI, social or religious discus.
sion, is hereby declared to be unlawful
and Illegal.
Sec. ,. The display, exhibition OF
appearance of q red flag, red emblem
or red banner in connection with o.
in conjunction with the flag CT tn;
government of the United States, com
10 q
is hereby declared to be unlawful an(
Illegal.
Sec. 8. Any person or persons con
victed for violating any section of thi
act shall be fined net more than $4,000
or imprisoned for not more than fly
years, or both.
Sec 4 This act shall take effec
upon its passage, and all acts am
parts of acts inconsistent herewith ar
hereby repealed"
The Bill was laid on the table pend
ing committee appointments, the bi
being received under the assembl
rules before the standing committee
are selected.
The Third district court, Judge Oil
; Yer H. Williams, came in at Westerly
Friday, and the session was tn
shortest on record. At just o'clocl
the judge was on the bench. Cler
, Roche at his desk, and Deputy Sheri
, Mitchell at his post. Judge William
read the docket. which contained on
, case, and AZ sol the court adjourned
Corporal Thomas Rawlinson, c
Washington, r. l., a member of tn
Three Hundred and Twenty eighth In
: fant-, was released from the Germa
| prison at Restatt, January 3, and ha
T been returned to France. His neares
I kin, Mrs. Thomas Parkinson. reside
i'll Tiogne treet, Warrington.
An act for continuation of the spe
-, cial state highway tax CT three cent
on each 500 worth of taxa BILE prop
| erty in cities and towns. has bee
! presented by Representative Frederic
S. Peck of harrington. The bill wi
| be referred to the committee of f
nance and of which Mr.. Peck will /
l | chairman.
Men and women prominent in IL
o professions, business and charitab
/ work CT Rhode Island, will serve {
\ a campaign committee to raise $40
e 600 as the states quota of the $4,000
coo fund to be raised for the destitu1
: Syrians and Armenians III the nes
e | east The campaign begins with ia
10.
e The Vars store and post office
= connection with the store was broke
n open and entered during Thursds
night, fer the third time in as mar
d years. About $40 in cash and watche
5. fountain pens, knives. etc, to the Walt
Of about 1925 were taken. the thiev,
a getting about the same amount as {
the former visits. The break w;
Il, discovered when the place was opel
= ed for business early Friday mornin
- Special Officer Thompson was nctift