New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

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 Merchants report that women arc doing their Christmas shopping early, taking advantage of the wide variety of gifts which may be found when the season is young. Despite the de- pression, New Britain stores have large stocks and a thriving business is anticipated.
 Past years have taught the lesson cf putting off Christmas shopping un- til the last minute. AS Christmas ap- proa ches stocks become more and more depleted, with the result that those who wait must take what is left Delaying is a silly practice. ending m disappo ntment and mental disturb arce that takes the joy out of the hol, day season. Never put off the ChI istmas shopp i.S until tomor- row that you can do today. Only seventeen more days left, ladies. Step lively. ..
 AAnd while on the subject of Christ mas don't forget the clerks at the post office This is the time of the year when life presses heavily on their brcws and they must work with amazing speed to dispatch the ab- norma: rush of packages. So have |, early. Our idea of fitting picture for When a Teller Needs a Friend" is post office mai clerk few days be- fore Christmas.
 Even the optimists have difficulty
 working up a smile over the industr'al
 situation. The past week saw no inn provement and it would not be stretching the truth to say that the [ situation is worse. Manufacturers re- port a paucity of orders and it is | feared trat shorter time will be the
 rule in some factories. Already there l are a large number out of work or
 being employed at about half time with no relief in sight for weeks. | But every cloud has silver lining. i The depression we are passing through ! is unique for the present generation. 1 In th0 end everyone will profit 1 through a reduction in the cost oi living and by next summer necessities 1 of life should be well near the mark 1 they were prior to the time Mars be-
 gan kicking the world around. In the
 meant:Ine, people will be forced tc
 live frusally and those who have funds
 are advised to spend them wisely ii l spend them they must.
 1 Recl<lcss automobile drivers must
 have learned by this time that New l Britain should be avoided. Judges ir | police court have been dealing 1 severely with cases of this nature
 brought before them which should 1 have a salutary effect in ridding tn: | streets of their ilk. For this, the coui t l is to be commended. l Irresponsible persons of either sex 1 at the steering wheel of an auto , mobile are a mcnace that must be 1 driven out. The streets are for the people all of the people, and not for | a chosen few who consider them 1 selves the elect of the earth once they | gain possession of an automobile. 1 against daranr must be protected. | It is obviou::fy Impossible for traffic | policemen to prI vent all accidents i and the only o'her recourse the pub- lie las is in ti1o courts. Ina anks to the iudrmcnt of those who occupy the bench, this epcnsibility is not over looked.
 The reckless driver is a particularly pernicious species of human animal.
 He is all the moro dangerous bccaisc his form of :nsan'ty takes possession 
 behind the wheel. The most self possessed and law abiding citizen in other respects sometimes loses his balance when he steps on the gas and wiirls down tho street or clips corners at a fas: pace. He thinks the world is h $ oyster and others count for nothing. His fellow beings will be pardoned for gleefully reading the news that the courts put dent into
 his bankroll for driving in disregard
 of the fec, nca and limbs Of moro
 humble brothers who depend on tho
 shoe shoes to get thepl around. \
 In his talk before the Visitin" Nurse Association Thursday. pr. I.
 P Harris superintendent of tn, health depa rtmont, c1lled attention tn a serious situation which demands q
 remedy as soon possible. It a nut Shnll. he says that an alarmingly larCr mum bor of cows giving milk in th's vicinity are tubcrcular and because of lack of funds the law cannot pa
 properly enforced. For the benefit Of those who overlooked Dr. Harris talk. as reported in tho Herald last evening, it is reprinted. in part, as follows:
 The city of New Britain is suffer- ing as well from tGe condition of poor milk and the city is overrun with multitude of very small dealers whose overhead cTpen@eV are so great that they cannot afr2rd 70 make the neces- sary Improvements and cannot en- force such improved conditions upon milk producers. The State law requir tllhp