New Britain herald., 1919-12-13
TEACHERS ASK
 SALARY RAISE
Town School Committee Pre-
 Sented With Petition
NO BONUSES ARE EXPECTED
Dissatisfaction Shown at Traffic Con- ditiOns on Whiting Street by CT News of pIainviJIe.

The members of the teaching staff at the P1ainvlIe Grammar school have presented to the town school commit tee a petition for an increase in salary. When the teachers signed their yearly contracts it was with the understand ing that there would be no bonus paid during the school year The reply of the teachers to this statement is that they do not expect a bonus but that they are looking for a flat increase. The amount of the increase has not been learned and members of the school committee are reticent on the question. It will probably be an- nounced at special meeting of the school board or at a town meeting which may be called to act on the pe- titiOn.
 Many Register Kicks.
 For some time automobile drivers and others who have occasion to drive along Whiting street near the center have been dissatisfied With the traffic congestion caused by the stopping of trolley cars at the corner. It is not unusual to see a line of automobiles held up while a tralley car discharges it's passengers. It has been suggested that the Connecticut company make d
 
 down Whiting street, nearer the post office. To do this it might be neces- sary to move the switch at that point still further down the street toward the south but the expense would be negligible. The problem is the same one which confronted the New Britain public and the Connecticut company was finally forced to consider the con- venience of the public and stop cars in a new place. Local autoists have adopted a policy of watchful waiting.
 $1.OOO in Treasury.
 A member of the local post of the American Legion is credited with the statement that the organization has at the present time more than S1 1000 in it's treasury. If this is true, it is said the post is entitled to credit for build ing up it's financial resources in such @ short time. The post started at rock . bottom and had to build itself up by hard work on the part of the mem r bers, and it has succeeded in propor- tion with larger posts in the state.
 Effects of Ice Storm.
 As a result of the ice storm yester- day morning many automo obiles on the roads outside of this town were stuck in the gutters where they stopped aft CT sliding off the road. The worst road for the machines was the New Brit ain road which has a number of rath- CT steep grades. The Pennington road also proved difficult for the cars to navigate. Some few cars met with difficulty on the Southington road. A number of telephones on the local ex- change were out of order for a short while during the morning.
 Grange to Meet. The regular meeting of Plainville Grange, No. 54, will be held at the Grange hall on Tuesday evening, De- cember 16, at o'clock.
 The Old Folks concert, originally 1 planned for Tuesday evening will be postponed until January 20, 1920. Church Notices.
 Church Of Our Saviour--Celebra- 1 ton of Holy Communion at 8 A. M. ] Morning prayer and sermon at 10:45 1 o'clock; Sunday school at noon; eve- 1 ming prayer at o'clock. Special ~Ad- ] vent sermon by Rev. John H. Jack l son of St. Andrews church, Hartford Advent Christian church-Serm on at 1O:45 a. m., "A Life More Precious l Than Gold' Reception of new mem- 1 bers and communion; Sunday school 1 at noon; evening sermon by the pas 1 tor, Rev. George E. Tyler, ''The Vii 1 sion of the Unseen.''
 ! Methodist church--Morning and 1 evening services; the preacher will be