New Britain herald., 1926-02-15
POLICE 10 DISCUSS
 INCREASE IN PAY
Regulars Expected 10 Ask IOr Sl
 q Day Raise
HITS MOVIES AND RADIO
Prof. Barnes BlamcN Them For Lazy And Iiat,lclcaded Exist nCc" Of Peoplc---Wirc Caught On husbands Tip To Police.

The regular members of tho po- lice department have arranged 10 hoI q special meeting this ,y,uug in their locker room 10 discuss sy}- ora, matters, chief Of which will be the drawing up Of request to the 'polC" commissioner for an increase in pay. The amount which has gen eralIy been agreed upon IS $l a day land it IS possible that rr0ups, may Ialso hu made for an allowance for peach man in tn" purchase of uni. form and equipment,
 . According to Information received rom one of the regular patrolmcn. . the outfit required roets about sluo. This includes the uniforms, rain- coats, hats, boots and other such ,vardphcrnalia. The oHly thing fur 1 Ajshed by the city is gun and i hanlcutts and at tho present time no night clubs aro being carried.
 Tho present rate o' pay is G& |. cents per hour for the first twc years, alter which the amount re. rrivcl is 63c, which means that an officer working six days receives about i&4 per week. Under thc new arrangement the weekly amoun' drawn by regulars would be abonr $40.
 There is considerable diversity O. opinion as 10 whether or not an in, crease would be favorahly consider cd although it is the feeling of { large number of citizens that th, polio" force iS unlerpai1.
 The question, however. will h definitely determined at the moctiu; ot the city council on March .. Final Forum Meeting ProttsSor Earl Barnes, lntrrua tionaIjy known lecturer, addressed ,'apacity audience in the CouErcga itionaI church last night at the nna forum meeting. Mr. Barnes tool , for his subject "'Thr Movies an, Nadio,' anl it vas both of thcs .amua"m"uts iu the sp"akrr's opinio' ''N ' '. . ''Nt- t-G'IH'pI' INI tue pres , cnt "lazy and rattleheadcd exist ! 'n'n' Of SD many people al tn : trr'sont tim.
 In connection with thc movie in - dus;ry. Mr. Barnes rarticularl - str' ss,d th" point that in order { support thu 14.oon thratcrs 1t WI
 N"Ncss'ry 10 take in at hast SH,oOu
 "oo a day anI that all ptctur, :, shown must havr in trem some rc; U wrcs whirh woull appeal 10 q r '"high brow, low prow and mcdiu . hrow."
 The sam" condition applies in G'E"ral sense 70 the radio, in Il
 opinion of Mr. Barnes. Al pro
 grams broadcast, iN order io mal
 q general appeal must have fratur, u to interest the intelligent the som l. intelligent and others whose educ; - ton has been neElrct,l
 Las, uiEht's meeting. which W, presided or'r by tho pastor. Ike F. L. Wisncr, was the last of q sa
 ics Of eight such gatherings, all
 which have been highly succcssf'
 aud Interesting,
 Police Court
 Henry Yard Of Center street ar
 Mrs. Ethel Holmuth were arrest,
 last evening on complaint Of Il
 Woman'S husband by Officers Stru
 Keith and S"rvicc who found Il
 two in Yards room. This mornir they were before Judge Malon charged with misconduct and Mr Helmuth was sentenced 10 jai1 f. 90 days after her past record h; been gone into hy her husband al tho court. Yard, who was repr
 scntod hy Attorney Joseph
 OConne1 was tlnod Sloo and cos'
 totaling Ntl. which hc paid.
 sidewalk Cleaning
 Complaints arc still heinz rocci .a1 hy the police department on a
 count of the failure of some pr rcrty owners In the first taxing ii 'rct to properly clean their wall This is a matter which will he {, lowed closely from now on and ;
 who fail to remove the snow W
 ho ljah,r to prosecution.
 ChipprnS Hin schools still Close { Tho schools in the Chippcns II . district arc still closed because
 somo of the roads in that vicini
 being still unopened. lt is prohal , 'hat sessions will h" resumed aho : ,hr middle oi the week. | Parent Teacher Dance | ArranComnntS have hcen complt : rl for tho annual card party q [ dance 10 he held this evening In {
 Federal Hill school auditorium U Il dcr the auspices Of the rarcl r Teacher association. Music will Y furnished hv tho Eacchaualian |, = tch"stra of New Britain and procct h will he usei in tn" advancement
 child welfare activities