New Britain herald., 1921-05-21

position of this kind and the salary should be high enough so that heI would not find it necessary to ac- selling supplies to the city.
 Another point in connection with the purchasing agent is the n1annerI
 of his appointment. New Britain
 can never expect to make any pro-
 gress with a purchasing agent sys-
 tenn unless it be understood that the
 office will be kept out of politics4
 The incumbent should not be changed with every new administration. be- cause he wears a republican OF
 democratic shirt. He must be a
 permanent fixture just so long as he | discharges his duties faithfully and | gives his best efforts to save money through economical buying.
 The city government of Hart
 will not lack for support in it's w-J forts to stihe the growth of thel scandal papers which have i11ade{ their appearance recently and which are being sold braZenly on the pub-
 bic streets Every encouragement
 should be given the movement
 which is based on a desire to pro mote public welfare. These same obnoxious papers are | being sold in New Britain and if tf~' Hartford city, government is suc- cessfui in it's program to drive thehna from the Capital city no time should
 be lost by local officials in decid- ing to take a similar course.
 Publications which offer nothing ! but suggestive or salacious new stories have no place in our social system. They not only fail to leadl and uplift, the true function of aI newspaper, but they degrade. ItI
 has been said .thay the averAge 1 motion picture audience in . theI United States has the mentality of a child of nine, years of age. Thisl l may be an exaggeration but 1t isl ! made, by one of Americas leadin gI film producers. No figures have n , published showing the mentalt~1 l newspaper readers and while 1t isl | most likely higher than the ni5ti picture audience it cannot averaged at an impressive figure because theI intelligence of z the general public1 l itself is not high. -5 It can be seen from the foregoingy l that "scandaP'r publications have q , l fertile field in which to scatter theirI seed. The fact that they featurel
 crime connubial infidelity and otherI
 unpleasant things in life gives thens| 1 an immediate appeal to moronsJ
 and their mental interiors And l constitutes a danger against which public authorities must regard. J While the human race continues toI grope In mental twilight there Will always be an element whose interest responds immediately to incidental that are not discussed in moro re- fined circles. This class devours with | relish just the kind of reading matter which appears in the papers against ] which Hartford is making a fight and the community suffers in a eoFre- 1 spending measure. New Britain officials should watch'l Hartford's activities closely and be-
 prepared to take similar steps to put
 the scandal sheets out of this 1lou
 and keep them out. stranger strolling about the streets of New Britain on Sunday evening would be impressed by the 1 number of churches holding services and by the interest in these services by the public. With the coming or warm weather church doors are open and the peal of the organ accom- pan jed by the inspired singing of thcJ congregations furnishes a mental pie ture not soon forgotten. New Britain may we'll be proud of it's houses of worship and of it's large number of residents who take an ac- tive interest in them. Herein p,ay be interpreted the real spirit of tEe community, for city which goes to church is city which can be depend ed upon to move along lines Of real progress. ..r- 's.
 Attendance at church furnishes . solid foundation for good citizenship. lesson that should be impressed on the growing generation There is. perhaps, lonelier person in :. tn world than the man who has no re-, ligion in his heart and who fails tc ningle with his fellows in the " ship of the Almighty. The truly fOB recognize that religion is necessary to peace of mind, and contentment so far as it is given the human race to be content. They also recognize the fact that an employe who is sincerely
 concerned with his religion can be depended upon to give full return for his wages and can be trusted in inn portant matters. Judging by the at tendance at Sunday night services. New Britain contains comparatively few families who are not represented. It is an excellent recommendation.
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