New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-07-29
RoCkWell's and Bristol Mig. Co.
May Resume Soon
OTHER SHOPS ON SCHEDULE
Funeral of Linden Radcliffe Held To-
day-Mistake in Death of Man
Legion to Hold Festival Tonight
Other Items of Interest.

industrial situation. Plainville people
in general are now employed, at least
in some measure. The number of I'M
employed is noticeably less and those
| who have obtained work are satisfied
| if it is three or four days a week.
| The element which seems to be with
| out employment at present is COM
prised of young men who had not
been working long when the depres-
| sion came and were therefore the
| first to lose their places.
! The Trumbull Electric company's
plant seems to be maintaining a stable
| course these days and the employees
| generally are satisfied. The high
wages of war time are not being paid
The company is maintaining a regu-
| lar work schedule although the days
| work ends at instead Of as in olden
| days. Economies in departments have
been practised and a general faith
exists amongst the workers that they
will be cared for until better times
arrive.
Everything is hustle and hustle at
| the local plant of the Standard Steel
| and Bearings Corporation at the
present time. This condition would
seem to indicate that the plant is
soon due to reopen after having been.
closed for many months. The slump
| in the ball bearing market following
| the months after the armistice, was
| quick In striking the local plant which
| was forced to close. Only a force large
| enough to keep the place in condition
| Of repair was maintained. Within the
| past few days however it has been
noticed that several other men have
been employed and it is reported that
who are preparing for the reopening
Of the plant. Local people will wei
come any news of a resumption OF
| business in the plant as it gave Plain
Vile the biggest real estate and bust
ness boom the town ever enjoyed
when it started it's plant here right
after the start of the war. A. F. Rock
| well of Bristol is seen quite often
at the local plant and it is known that
he is interested in seeing it reopen
and maintain a permanent working
! schedule.
| Rumor hath it that the closing Of
the Bristol Manufacturing company's
plant is about at an end. 1t is known
! that several Of the older employees Of
the company have been busy during
the past weeks in getting out sam
Piles of the plants products The song
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these samples seemed good to the
passersby who heard it, as it seemed
| to presage return of olden days
| when the factory had hundreds in it's
| employ. 1t is also reported that the
company is busy trying to market
some new products aside from it's old
| standard articles. If tho new goods
and market it would not be surpris-
| ing to hear that the plant will re-
sumo very shortly.
The Plainville Casting company
although a young plant is busy and
its fun force is working, some of it
| overtime. The Henry Baum Plating
company, the G. II. Newton Manufac-
| turing company and other local plants
are working on a fairly stable basis
at present. Altogether, the outlook is
quite optimistic.
Radcliffe Funeral.
The funeral of Linden Ratcliffe the
% year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ros-
| coe Radcliffe of East Main street. who
| met his death when run over by
freight train in Pennington wednes-
day night, was held from his home at
2 O'Clock this afternoon. The serv-
ices were in charge Of Rev. r. H. Bur-
ton. pastor of the Church Of Our
Saviour. Burial was in West Gene
terry.
Legion Affair Tonight
The Brock-Barnes post Of the
American Legion will hold it's ice
cream festival in the airdome on East
Main street tonight. Tables will BIO
arranged in the theater for the serv-
ing of ice cream and cake. There
will be several novelties
Arthur Roberts Dcad-Not Ralph.
In was enormously reported in
town yesterday that Ralph Roberts,
a veteran of the Civil war, was dead.
} Such report an error as it was
Mr.. Roberts son. Arthur Roberts.
aged SIS years, who died yesterday
morning at the Hartford hospital.
The older Mr. Roberts is over so
years and has now read story Of
his own death on two different occa-
sions When he was 81 years of age
4 another newspaper gave forth a long
story Of his death.
| Arthur Roberts leaves his wife
two daughters. Ethel and Marion and
a son, Franklin. He was born in
Southington. He was well known
member of the Odd Fellows and the
Plainvi1le Fife and Drum Corps. The
funeral will be held Sunday after
noon a. $3.50 o'clock. Rev. G.. E.
Taylor will officiate. The members
Of the drum corps will attend the
funeral in a body.
Storm Docs Damage.
Tho violent storms of yesterday
,, afternoon and evening did some dam
age about town in the nature Of blow
ing over standing corn breaking off
limbs of trees. etc. also several large
trees were struck by lightning. The
water was generally needed by the
manv agriculturists and appreciated
q. by those suffering from the torrid
heat of the past few days.
1 The Plainville team will meet the
e fast Collinsville team here tomorrow
p afternoon in league same The team
from up north is fighting Plainville
hard for the first standing in the