The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-21
MILFORD NEWS

The joint meeting of the finance board and school board on Monday evening twas not productive Of any 1 advantage to tho teachers in the way of placing them on the road toward ! an inm ediate increase of salary. The 1 finance board finds it has not the 1e- gal right to call an extra town meet ing for the purpose of raising funds | to increase salaries of employees under contract covering the current year. This is in accordance with Article 24 of the state constitution. That, with l bread IS cents a loaf and sugar, etc., in proportion much worse, the teachers should be paid at a higher rate, is. the opinion of both the mem
 bers of the finance board and the board of education, but 1t is said that ! there is no remedy till next year. In this connection, the teachers of ! the town met on Monday afternoon
 at Assembly hall and organized ! Teachers League"
 Rudolps Butbinicsa. who Is now con- ttnuing his education at Wesleyan col fege, has been at home for a few days. Charles Bryan and wife, at their home in WoodTnont on Monday even ing, were visited fby six couples of ' guests tndulged in an evening of sport and jollity- easily to be imagined. l First Selectman Cheney has re- 1 ceived word from President Punder- l ford of the trolley company that, ef- l fective immediately. or as soon as the l order can be passed down the line, l passengers from the east will be car 1 ried to the town hall without the l assessment of an extra zone charge | from Gregory's Corner. This will be 1 of special advantage to school chill dren- Further efforts are being made l to obtain further modification in favor I of the town.
 The ladies of the sewing circle of 1 Lucia chapter will meet Thursday l afternoon and will have supper be- I fore attending the regular meeting in l the evening.
 The f1remen's 42nd annual concert \ and ball coming Friday, Feb. 13, at
 the town hall, is the big event of next I month. Tickets are selling easily and | indications are that everybody will be there.
 There were about 50 members of l the brotherhood out to hear Attorney George B. Crawford of New Haven l speak of the negro problem. He fol- l lowed practically the same lines as MT. Lewis on the preceding evening, presenting the colored mans side of the case, asking equality before the
 law, political rights and a fair chance
 He proved a pleasing speaker and had the benefit of close and sympa- thetic attention.
 II A quartet made up of James Bray.
 Il Alvin Smith, Harold Smith and Nun
 son furnished music of excellent qual-
 ity and the company sang a number
 of negro melodies, with Prof Clark at
 the piano.
 There will be no basketball this week, but the girls team of the M. H.
 S. will go to Ansonia a week from Saturday and try their fortunes in
 that town.
 The members of Company B, c. S. G.; are planning to participate in the 1 regimenta1 review that is to be held
 on Friday evening of this week in
 honor of Major General Lucien F.
 Blrpee, of New Haven, who is to re-
 sign his command of the state guard.
 The review will take place at the Sec ond Regiment armory, New Haven. The first rehearsal for the minstrel show that is to be presented by em- , p1oyes of the Goodyear Metallic Rub- Der Shoe company at the Municipal hall some time during April was held at Botsfordfs dance hall, Walnut Beach, last evening, under the direc- ton of James CF1oss) O'Connell. Mir. OhConnen, who is well known and versatile entertainer, has planned a number of features and novelties for the performance. Rehearsals will be held every Tuesday and Thursday eve ming and Sunday afternoon.