New Britain herald., 1919-09-05

! the planes, which will be constructed
 at the local plant The two-cylinder
 motor is 90 horsepower and will op- ! crate the ship at a rate of gro miles
 an hour.
 The Rockwell Drake plant has at
 the present time a department set
 aside for aviation work and several | mechanics from the main plant at
 New Haven have been working here
 comp pleting the plane. The ship will
 be again ,taken apart shortly and the
 mechanics twill engage in perfecting
 the engineAand the plane to make it even smaller and lighter than it is
 now. The plane at the present time
 is localAd at the Plainvi1le aviation
 field Where several more trial flights
 will be made before the ship is again
 taken apart. A temporary hangar
 has been erected on the lot to cover
 the plane now making tryouts while a larger hangar may be erected short
 ly, which will house several planes
 while they are being tested. It has been proposed that the field be made
 into a landing place for government ships making trips through New England.
 Sevoraf of the local business men have taken much interest in the new industry that has been brought here and Pldinyille's growth is expected in nne/wlth the development of the aviation industry. sci Children Enroll.
 Principal Orrin |. Judd, of the local schools, announces that up to 1 the pFesent date there have been 66l | students enrolled in the town schools, in orn1I 1 within the next few days. This is the tiargest number enrolled in the his- tory of-the town and the expense that | the town must face this year and eu- l suing terms will be very heavy. From present indications the expenditure in teachers salaries will eAceedS S16, 300,
 which is the largest amount Eyer ap- propriated' by the town for teachers. Bacon Sells Fast, | Selectman William Johnson. who is 1 in charge of the sale of governme enc | bacon at the Red Cross rooms on ! West Main street, reports that the l food is selling rapidly and, from , present indicationss 1t will all be dis | posed of before the weekend. Up to ! last.night, he reports the rooms were 1 continually filled with people eager to | get the chance to purchase bacon, 1 and from a rough estimate, over tWo- ] thirds of the food has already been | disposed of. The surplus will be | turned over 10 the local meat markets 5 ! for sale if it is not sold by the end of | 1.-the week. Tho Red Cross rooms will 1 he closed this evening at 6:30 o clock, l but will be kept open until a late { hour tom orroW night. Owing 10 the I fact that many residents have wanted l to make purchases Of only one or two ! pounds Of bacon, Selectman Johnson
 has posted notices informing the
 public that the food will not be sold
 in less than five-poun q. lots. l Rendered Shower.
 The office girls of the Trumbull | and shower at the rooms in the fac 1 tory last evening in honor of Nj i&s | Rose Bedford, of New Britain, who
 is soon to become the bride of VII l liam Mayer. of that city. The vel
 ding has been set, for September 16. | The girls, numbering 40, report that
 a very enjoyable time was spent. Miss | Bedford was the recipient of many l pretty and useful gifts.
 t An-Plainvillc vS. Sessions.
 An interesting baseball game vii! he played Sunday afternoon on the
 Rockwell-Drake diamond when the l-Plainville team, composed of eX-
 service men, will play the fast nine lAi. the Sessions Clock company of
 kvilles, The game will be caIlsd