New Britain herald., 1926-04-20

ol tdll' 4O loUk lHIO luS teleSCOpe the floor is raised for the short per- son and lowered for the tall one. There are chronometers of every description, clocks set by Greenwich time. others set by siderial or star |timo and all mounted in equipment similar to that on shipboard, so that no matter which way they are tipped or turned the clocks are al- ways on a perfectly horizontal plane. There are telescopes to be seen. one of them being in use in 1885, a six inch diameter instru- ment, the largest in the United States at that period
 Constant research work is being done In all observatories through out the world and at the Wesleyan observatory there are observers at work day and night throughout every day of the year, the men work ing in shifts. The first observer goes on duty at 2:SO in the morning, the next at 10;SO and the third at 6:S0 in the evening. They are con- stantly taking photographs of plan ct and star positions as well as of the sun and other heavenly bodies and compare their results with those of other observatories the world.
 Will Enter Baseball League
 The Kensington Congregational church team will enter the Inter- Church baseball league of New Brit ain this season. according to an an- nouncement made public today. The church was represented In the bas- ketball league during the past win- ter and the young men have eX- pressed a desire to enter the out door activities.
 The season will start on May r and games will be played at Willow Brook park, New Britain. on Mon day and Thursday evenings at 6:30 o'clock. Rev. Vernon L. Phillips, pastor of the Kensington church. has been appointed one of com mittee of two to draw up a schedule.
 Rev. MT. Phillips has expressed a desire to form q team for playing hardball, since the lnter-Church league plays indoor baseball, It Is probable that such a team will be formed, in addition to the other and that games will be solicited with several teams in this vicinity.
 Secures New Position
 Friends in town will be pleased to learn that H. E. Hamilton. or'some time past boys secretary at the Orange, New Jersey, Y. M. c. A., has accepted like position at the Wor- coster, Massachusetts, "Y" and has started his work. Mrs. Ham ilton, daughter of Postmaster Sidney NJ. Cowles and Mrs Cowles of Ken has been spending ten days with her parents, leaving yesterday for her new home.
 Postmaster and Mrs. Cowles are Rev. Edward Upson Cowlcs and Mrs. Cowles of Spencer. chusetts, for a few days. Rev. Mir. Cowlcs has been attending the at Yale university, New Haven.
 Exercises fin Berlin
 The Memorial Day exercises will be held in the Worthington district this year, pursuant to an agreement framed some time ago by the three districts of the town. The meeting tomorrow evening of the general promises 10 be largely at- tended.
 Consider Traffic Rules
 Traffic rules occupied the atten- ton of the board of selectmen last evening at a regular meeting of that body. The members Of the board are concerned deeply about the com- ing summer, feeling that the traffic situation will be more than can be handled by a small town unless dras- tic steps are taken to see that au- behave themselves Ehile passing through this section.
 On the turnpike 1t is expected that the speed limit of Is miles per hour will be enforced, at least while cars are moving through Berlin street. This step has not been fully decided upon however. since some residents have expressed the opinion that IS miles an hour is not fast enough for the lines of traffic and that con- ditions will become much worse if the cars are not kept moving brisk ly. This matter will be thrashed out within 6 short time.