New Britain herald., 1919-10-23
COAL SUPPLY IN
 THIS TOWN GOOD
No Shortage Expected This Win
 ter, Dealers Assert
SIX JITNEYS COMING HERE
Will Run On Regular Sclicdule-Ccn- SuS Taking Jobs Are Not in De- mand-FOrCStCrS Planning Mcmbcr- ship Campaign.

H. c. Thompson, local coal dealer, said this morning that four or five carloads of coal are expected to arrive at the yards some time during the week. The COnSgnmentS have been coming in very slowly during the past few weeks and for d time it was fear cd that unusual difficulty would be experienced in supplying enough coal to local residents. MT. Thompson, however, believes that the supply will be increased more rapidly in q short time and that there will be no short age of the "black diamonds this win ter The orders of consumers are be- ing filled in the order in which they are received and no complaints have been received.
 Plainville people are having difficult ty in buying, sugar. the limit sold by local grocers being one pound to a customer, and they get that when they are lucky The dealers say that they have a harder job than the consumers in getting the sugar.
 Census JcbS Not Popular.
 Thomas J. Smith, supervisor of the census, is still looking for a man to take the position of enumerator for
 
 of enumcrator in Plainville does not seem to be desired and the supervisor is having difficulty in securing a man. Applicants may communicate with MT. Smith at the New Britain postoftice.
 Six Jitncys Coming.
 The driver of one of the jltney buses operating between Plainville and nearby towns said this morning that six new buses would arrive here Sun day to begin operations on a larger scale than has been known In this town. The buses will run on a regu- lar schedule, probably 10 or IS min utes between trips They will run be- tween Plainville, New Britain, South inGton and Bristol. The purpose of the bus line is to compete With the trolley company when the zone in crease becomes effective. There are two or three regular buses operating here at the present and the drivers say that they do a very profitable business There are also several smaller com petitors who run touring cars and who make a living by plying the trade. The new buses will be independent of control by manufacturing concerns.
 Forcstcrs' Campaign.
 Court General LaWton, F. of A., of
  under way a membership campaign, following the example of other courts throughout the state The Plainville c urt is in the New Britain district With TerryVille and Berlin, and in StructiOnS as to details of the drive will probably come from one of the courts in the neighboring city
 Chief Ranger James Hanley has an- nounced that activity among the members will soon begin and that the local court expects to do it's share in increasing the state mem bership to 25,0OO. The work will probably be outlined at the next regular meeting of Court General LaWton. Various mem bers believe that at that meeting committees, teams and captains will be qappOinted.
 The Plainville court has always been active in town affairs and the members have expressed their willingness to help in the drive and have promised to corral as many of their friends as possible and induce them to join the ranks, The sick and death benefits in the order were recently increased and it i: thought that this will act as an added inducemcnt to prospective mcm berS.
 Child Labor Survey
 Blanks are expected to be received within a week at the local schools concerning the child welfare survey which is to be carried on in all schools of the state by the Consumers League of Connecticut. The statistics compiled as a result of the study are to be in the hands of the state board of education by July 1, 1920
 The survey will be among children between the ages of IA and 16 in the public schools and will embrace every angle of child welfare study. includ-