New Britain herald., 1925-05-23
SATURDAY CLOSING
 MUCH DISCUSSED
Stores Will Close Memorial Day, Permanent Schedule Doubtful

New Britain stores will he closed all day next Saturday, Memorial Day, and with the exception of the fruit and vegetables markets will close at 6 o'clock Friday evening, The fruit and vegetable markets , will remain open until g o'clock ! ] Friday evening.
 The uniform hours schedule as ! adopted hy the merchants calls for the closing all day of certain holi- ! days of which Memorial Day is one, ! Chairman George Dyson of the mer- | cantile bureau of the Chamber Of l Commerce said yesterday that this ruling would he observed here, This opinion was concurred in by several of the lorgcr stores, including tn" l r. ssc-T .oland and the Davidson and l Leyenthal stores.
 The ruling that stores close at ( o'clock the night before holiday is somewhat complicated, in so far as Inc dealers in ptrishahIe foodStn'ts | gre concerned by the fact that the | horidav falls on Saturday July 4ih also falls on Saturday ard presents the same situation,
 Tn m effort 10 ascertain the plans of other cities the Chamber Of con- morca has written 10 New Haven rrtJceport, Ncridcn, Hartford snrirgricld. Holyoke, Waterbury and other places asking what the plans 1 ,ro +rrre. Most of the places have renIiad and with one exception they say the day of the week makes no difference and they intend to close 4t $ o'clock Triday evening.
 Tn New Britain this rule Will o' oi,snrral hv all except those stores handling merchandise which VIII not keep over Sunday, ] The oucstionnaire sent out ?? Secretary Ralph I" Gould ot ln' | ,-homhcr of Comnerce asking TOT ,otos on the subject of Satur1aE afternoon and evening closing anu ,an7atnirg open Friday appears 10 no largely favored providing the .,o.c is 10 maintain this program all thn year around. Of approN'malF'> of letters received at the chamneF rooms t2 have voted 10 close Sa'ur' 1av afternoon and evening the en- fire wear around. while eight h9'' .,otad for the observance or l"' i son,o hours during the months 0 July and August only.
 Many of the letters contain com
 ,,o,te Several write that they ar
 -,.ilt;n- +o observe the same sch'd
 u,o all the year around if the v"
 months experiment proves sI'coSS r,t One or two others say they VII
 follow the srhedr|e of all tn" yea
 oround closing # tho stores north
 Inc railroad tracks do the same
 The fruit and vegetable dNa'ef oro said to have taken aF''n'.
 .+a,,a on the question. AoChr1lN2 =- o l,r~e dealer yesterday they VI
 not nrposo this action on 'n' pa
 o+ +ho other stores, appr"c>a'InE . VI fact that it might he 2 goo1 '''' eor +rose selling non-perishah hle rn' -' chandiec, but they have d'"'1'' ','
 tbcy will remain open Sa11lr1aE ~. 1s crnoon and evening reear1'eSs o' '. oz vote. This man stated foa' '
 oyroement q to this effect ha0 pc,
 rrarhrd by the Spinotta store 1T
 r,t,ir market, tho Mohican n'arN'
 t,,o r and A. J. SnarD stores aT .,1,o vi11or and Olsen s'orNs'
 90 "1t is impossible for us to close 'N' ,oon Saturday. because N@ SCI
 ,~o have at hargajn rates Sa>or'f
 af+ernoon and evening and many
 s,,r customers wait for that time
 f,T,. things which would ha'H 70 . thrown into the garbage pal II h'
 unNl Monday" he said l.. \ yes+erday was supposed TO nd A ,,,nr inc last day for the return
 ,vcs+ionrarics. If this is the case ,- r.orld seem as though the major '' had voted for the Saturday cIoS', . r,,;s docs rot necessarily mean ' - ti.a1 decision. however. S"cTe II" conld irtimated when the qneS'}e L e:res went out that another meet IL nrohahly would follow, It seems seems.
 a +ro opinion Of many n'rcnar o,,rrsssad in general discussion "Fe" +Ta street. that the Saturday al '
 nao, closing will come eventual
 hrt if nav not come this year. | - man remarked yesterday ,nal
 n,ouId take a campaign of fduroo
 n get the merchants 10 see '''
 ,ou4are of it,