New Britain herald., 1926-11-18
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REPUBLICANS FILE ELECTION EXPENSE
Balance Left on Hand-Henry Trumbull Largest Contributor
CAPITAL STOCK DOUBLED

Coal Company To Issue Stock Safety Pledge Taken By Broad Street Students-Truck and Auto Collide-Berry Three-Letter Man The republican party expended s1S4.3s in Plainville during the re- cent state campaign, according to the statement which has been filed at the town clerks office by How ard s. Smith, treasurer of the re- publican town committee. The con- tributions made to the party treas
 ury totalled s251, and there was an
 unexpended balance of s37.54 left | on hand from the last election, so that substantial amount remains In the hands of the committed The chief expenses were three contributions to the state central
 committee, these amounting to $l73.
 Telephone calls cost $6.50, and s4.S3
 was expended for printing.
 Henry Trumbull was the heaviest
 contributor to the republican treas
 ury here, his contribution being l s10O. The other principal donors were as follows: Representative Robert B. White s25, Plainville Coal
 Co. and E. II. Phelps S15, Judge
 Merritt o. Ryder s10, Mrs. James Usher S10. Tax Collector Willis J.
 Hemingway S10, Grand Juror s. s.
 Gwillim s1o, Frank T. Wheeler SIC. | First Selectman John J. Kimmel S5,
 Town Clerk May Morgan s5, Grand
 Juror Charles F. Conlon S5. Super ] intendent of Schools L. s. Mills s5, l Deputy Sheriff E. W. Furrey S5,
 Mrs, John Trumbull s, pr. c. w.
 Moody S5, J. J. Murphy s5, Charles 1 II. Newton S3, town committee $3.
 There were several smaller contri-
 buttons. some being as diminutive as l ten cents. Nothing was sent by the i state central committee.
 Robert E. White, who was elect ! ed representative without opposition i spent S27, his statement shows; S25
 was his contribution to the town 1 committee and the other s2 for | printing. The other statements filed
 by the candidates report no ey- pcnSes.
 l The democratic town committee
 has not yet filed its expense report. To Double Capital Stock
 Notice of intention to double its
 capital stock has been filed at the
 office of the secretary of state by ! the Plainville Lumber X Coal Co.,.
 The capital stock will be increased | from s5O,OO0 to $100,0000 by the 1 issue of 800 additional shares of
 common stock with par value Of 1 S100 each, the certificate states. Take Safety Pledge
 1 In the Broad street school Princi- | pal Orrin l.. Judd is having the
 pupils safety pledge taught to each pupil and obeyed by all. Parents are asked to cooperate with the teachers and principal for the safety . and protection of their children. In | one city where this pledge was adopted IS persons had lost their
 lives in traffic accidents in the period from January 1. 1925, 10 August 5. 1925. After the adoption ! of the pledge, during the period from January 1, 1926, to August 5,
 1926, only three persons were killed in traffic accidents; 15 lives being
 saved.
 If all children, and adults also,
 would obey and follow these rules, fewer accidents would occur. The pledge is as follows:
 q pledge myself to cross all streets carefully. Never to step from behind parked cars. Never to steal
 rides on motors or wagons. Never to plGy ball or games in streets. To guard the safety of younger chil- dren. To cross streets at crossings only. To walk on sidewalks and not in streets. To obey all traffic rules
 and traffic officers. To look each
 way before crossing a street. To obey each of these rules, which are for a protection Of my life
 Auto-Trucl1 MiX-up
 A truck driven by Ross Grindle of Lazy lane and an automobile driven by Bristol woman collided at the center yesterday afternoon about o'clock. The woman had the right of way but hesitated for an instant when she saw the truck, then went on: in the instant's pause, however, the truck had plunged forward and the two vehicles crashed. The run ming board of the truck was broken and the front fender of the pleasure vehicle damaged. Deputy Sheriff E, w. Furrey, who investigated, found no cause for an arrest.
 Panthers Seek Games
 The Plainville Panthers are book ing basketball games for the com ing season and have few open dates left Teams wanting games should be quick in answering. The