The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-22

I evening was not productive of any advantage to the teachers in the way of placing them on the road to- ward an immediate increase of sal ary. The finance board finds it has not the legal right to call an extra town meeting 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 consti- tuition.
 The teachers of the town met on Monday afternoon at Assembly hall and organized 8 Teachers league.
 Rudolph Bubinicek, who is contin- uing his education at Wesleyan un- versity, has been at his home for a few days. i
 Charles Bryan and wife were vis- tied at their home in woodnont on Monday evening by six couples of their young friends.
 Arrangements have been completed by Joseph Sabloff, proprietor of the l Pastime Pool and Billiard Academy i of the town and Edward Washburn, i proprietor of the Paddock Pool Par 1ors of Walnut Beach for a 500 point pocket billiard tournament to be played between teams representing Milford and Walnut Beach. The first game will be played on the Walnut Beach tables Friday even- ing of this week. Cash prizes amount ing to $50 have been donated to be i awarded as follows: Twenty-five e7- l go to the losers, and $10 will be | given to the man having the highest 1 run in the tourney. The Milford team 1 includes Percy Truman, Dr. Lester D.
 Lockwood, Thomas Maher, Eugene ] Merritt, John Burns, Joseph Sabloff 1 and Harry Cooper. The Walnut Beach sharks entered include Al | Baldwin, "Whitey' French, Tony Poli, Stephen Bon1, Ford and Jack Mill | spaw. Many patrons of the game are
 planning to attend the opening games l Friday night.
 1 Chief Lewis F. Stowe of the de- l partment met with the officers of the
 several companies at the Myrtle
 Beach frehouse last night and in- l structed his subordinates in regards to l the program he desires to carry out l in the conduct of the companies dur | ing the coming year. Chief Stowe | who was recently appointed to head l Milfords fire fighters, proposes to
 bring the department up to the l standard and with the cooperation of
 the line officers will endeavor to de- | velop the towns volunteer depart 1nent into an organization that will
 compare favorably with any other town of its size in the state.
 The Milford Chapter of the Del phian Society is planning for an in- vitation Leap Year" dance for the
 members and their friends to be held
 at the Municipal hall, on s7as even-
 ing of February T. Speiders orches-
 tra of Bridgeport will furnish the
 music for the affair which promises to be one of the most enjoyable oi
 the season here. Mrs. John H. Ack-
 royd is chairman of the committee
 of arrangeme
 The Crofut & Knapp Co.,, hat manu- facturers of South Norwalk, which have been occupying the factory or West Main street, familiarly know as the BOX Shop" for several months , have purchased the property of Mrs , Charles A Smith, and will continue the business here, planning in the . near future to make extensive i'm
 provements. At the present time about 75 are employed, and it is ex
 1 pected that this number will be in :, l creased.
 The Plymouth Circle will meet witt 1 Mrs. Clarence l.. Lyon tomorrow ar 1 ternoon.
 point which caused consi derabI discussion at the joint meeting of tn finance and education boards regard ing an increase of salaries for tn Il school teachers, Is that according t
 the statutes it is illegal to give an g raises to municipal employees whil T under contract As the teachers ar II in this predtn nament, arguments wer 1T presented, especially by the legal tal !. ent of the boards, i1l an effort to gt u around this situation. The hnanC y board. however, has yet to report o
 their findings.
 u The men of the Episcipal churc .- will hold a get-together meeting is the parish house Thursday evening { oi which, among others, Messrs. Ho ot beck and Wheaton will be speaker 'o The fire commissioners met la
 night to consider the appointment ( e- a third paid man to the fire depar Ill ment, but as there are yet some d. 'n tails to straighten out the selectio
 was not made at this time. i: !: !: DEVON
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