New Britain herald., 1923-03-31

I unlesS they can answer the fore- going questions in the affirmative, the
 members of the Civic League have
 no right to question the acts of oth-
 ers They claim that no man is per- ! feet. That would be true, and it furnishes the reason why mos. of us should mind our own business and
 strive for perfection instead of vast
 ing our tima looking for beams in
 our neighbors' eyes.
 There is no need of a reform or
 ganization in New Britain. A capa-
 ble police force sees to it that law
 breaking is reduced to minimum
 and the people don't want any private
 detectives gumshoeing around spying
 into their affairs.
 Every city. at some time in its
 existence, must put hp with a reform
 organization, just like every boy is subjected to growing pains, and like growing pain, the retormers are soon forgotten.
 An amusing incident is told by the members of an engine company of the local fire department in connection with the alarm sent in from Box IT at the corner of Hart and Arch streets about 4:15 o'clock Thursday afternoon. <.
 A number of the new men who have been appointed to the force to fill out the quota required for the two-pla- toon system, were visiting the fire station Thursday afternoon, looking over their future quarters. They were being shown through the building and the dormitories, and when the in- spection was over, they were on the truck floor, listening to talk given by some of the officers in charge.
 Anyone who has been in a fire sta- tion when bell alarm rings can readily feel the startling excitment which ensues after the first stroke. before, there is still nees which is found only in a fire station, broken occasionally by the voices of the men as they pass casual remarks back and forth. When the bell rings, the members of the de- partment trained to the minute, slip their coats and slickers on, jump into their boots and fire-helmets, and in ess time than it takes to tell, they ire on the fire truck and speeding put the door.
 To the uninitiated, the stroke of the oel hits with suddenness that causes ,ne to almost literally jump out of his shoes. So it was with the new men Il this station. Thursday when the ,ell rang, they jumped, although none eft his shoes on the floor, and as the 'egulars hustled for their places, the ,aptain sang out %Get on the truck md take ride" The new men, however, running hither and thither IS one of the regulars of the company it Hike chickens with their reads topped off," failed to grasp the meaning of the captains words. Some an for the back door, others went { o open the front doors, not knowing 1 hat they would open automatically. 'thers scrambled off the floor to get i ut of the way of the truck, and { vhen the roar of the exhaust on the lt Ire engine started and the siren ! creeched some of them are said to i ave looked as if the building was i oing to tumble about their heads. [
 The outcome of it all was that the ompany was several blocks away be- ore the new recruits came out of i heir trance. Then they began to bout that the captain had told them 3 get on the truck, but the truck was ready at the scene of the fire on rch street. Cheer up, boys, the rst hundred years are the hardest.
 Senator Covert of the roads rivers nd bridges committee of the legisla- lre is credited with having more to o with the measure to have the state ake over the road between Sand ank hill and Upson's corner in 'erlin than any other member of the eneral assembly. It is his purpose ) have the road made part of the tate trunk system and cared for in ne future by the state. The road is utside Senator Covert's District, but e realized that it is used by hun reds of his constituents who drive and decided to see what e could do about it. The fact that le house approved of his recom- lendation this week shows what he i'd. Senator Covert has had the CO., peration of Senator TrumbulL trough whose district the road runs.
 Senator Covert is one of the most opular members in the legislative ody. At the last session he was made ouse chairman of the committee on pads rivers and bridges and made tends who have been pleased t. help i'm in his legislative program. He. , much as any other individual, was ,sponsibe for the passage of the bill erect the new Normal school in this ty, and he also used his inhuencet ith the public utilities commission to cure the abolition of the grade 'ossing at Clayton.
 The sprouting generation may think
 has made a wonderful discovery hen it finds that cigarette manufac- rers are enclosing pictures of fam IS actresses in each package of ags." This practice is simply re- val of custom which dates Jack any years.
 "Collectin' pictures" was one of the citing outdoor sports among youths
 that time. No art connoissciir ever lzed more fondly on an original hy