New Britain herald., 1923-12-18
VISION TESTS ARE
 GIVEN ID CHILDREN Visiting Nurse Makes Report to
 Public Health Association MURRAY TRIAL IS POSTPONED
Town Plan Commission Awards Bene- fits and Damages--No Rural De- livery On Christmas Day Legion Auxiliary Making BoNes-Briefs.

Miss E. E. Heineman, in her | monthly report for November of | visits to the sick and other work con
 nected with her position, gives inter
 esting information concerning vision
 tests of the children Of the public
 schools. During November, she made
 22s nursing, advisory and social sery- ice visits and gave vision test to 1I9 school children and found eight
 serious defects among them.
 The purpose of these tests as re- quired by an act of the Connecticut legislature, chapter 195, public acts
 of 1923, is to discover which pupils
 have defective vision so that proper corrective measures may be taken to assure them the full benefit Of their
 education.
 The eyesight test, according to the
 report, is not intended as a statistical investigation but is means to health.
 happiness, vision and therefore edu- cation and ultimate economy.
 The secret Of the procedure is in following mp the test, Children with
 defective vision cannot receive and profit by public school education. The nurse finds that approximately , per cent Of the children numbered in the school enrolment have some degree of faulty vision.
 Trial Is Postponed
 The trial of I. F, Murray, arrested Sunday evening by Officer Daniel Emery on the charges of reckless driving and driving under the infu- ence of intoxicating liquor. was post poned in the town court last evening until December s6. Attorney Charles F. Conlon represents him.
 Benefits sini Damages
 At a lengthy meeting last night at the town hall. the town plan commis- sion finished the business connected with Webster street. Awards of benefits and damages were made and the property owners along the new thoroughfsres will be notified Of the action taken. The commission was in session until late hour as tho mem- bers felt that they would like to fn- i fish all tho business connected with l tho street before the end Of tho year. | Last nights meeting was the last be- fore January.
 At the next meeting, the commis. l sion will start work on the discussion ! of West Main street and the widening of the railroad crossing there, At the l present time, the members are not definitely sure Of tho results that will | be obtained at tho next session, but | as there is great desl of work, a great deal will bo accomplished at the | tg
 No Rural Delivery
 Postmaster General Harry $. New has notified Postmaster James F. Usher that under no consideration will there be any rural delivery on Christmas day. This is a ruling from tho head of the department and can. not be changed at, the discretion Of local postmastrrs. The post office will under the same ruling.b e open from until II Christmas morning. and city delivery will stop at I. o'clock noon. Packages must be mailed this week if they arc to reach their destination before Christmas and as the rush at the post office has not been as great as other years. it is expected that this week will break the record. li
 Legion Auxiliary work h
 The work of the Ladies' Auxiliary to Brock Barnes post. American Le- j, zion. in making up boxes for the vct- ! erans who stil remain in the hos , pitals as the results Of their wounds ! received while in service. will close today and the packages will be inail- { cd 10 the various institutions The { people Of Plainviiie still have an op- s portunlty 10 contribute some of the articles mentioned in 2 pre-, ious is [ suc ot this paper towards making q ihosr boxes although today will b. $ the last opportunity 10 do so. II
 Lrdgc Nominations
 Scquasseu lodge. [. e. o. r.. and ! P,thian lodge. K. of r.. win hold nominations Of officers this week on i Thursday and Friday evenings re | spcctivcly Election Of officers will t fr he'd Btxt week gt the last meet T ngs in 1928 and installation or oni- [ -ers will bc held during January. the | axact dates heinz left to the discre- n non of the district deputies Of both a orders. '
 To Opcn Blisinc.s Hei% Neal Collins or l-uiontiilC will nc- ' .upv the new store brtnr butt hy [ ceri Bros. in the old Russell housc on V East Main street. with an automobile station. Mr. Collins has been in the .usinpss Tor number Of years in l. sorestrillr and Tnicnv1te. He is fl well kuovr here uhcrr he has ,isiisd fl ,n numerous occasions. He Is II .ousin Co Daniel u. Collins. proprie- q or of Collins l.uucI3. |
 HoIy SaIne So,ial.
 Another of the popular Holy Name s ociety socials will be held in ihe post q ooms of thc American Legion tn the q recreation building on Whiting street @ thursday evening. The sociat will f, akc thg form Of a whist and dance f. or tlin tnemhcrs or the church Of 2 ,ur Lady Of Mercy. These affairs h re free of charge to the members Of Il he church and have been attended al V large crowds every two weeks a
 Grangc Notes. Ie This evening following d short busi- ir .-ss session at s o'clock Of PIainvilie al range tn Grange hall on Pierce street q be annual Christmas tree party for T be members and their children wi1 m Q held. An excellent prozfam has Y cen arranged for the evening and il, iembers are urged 10 attend and ring the little ones.
 The recently elected officers pf 1.l@ range sfH bE installed sf fhe fire q ientiuz of Inc G-auec u hiCH will hr a.