New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-23

dtouHO tho government EeSeTNdtlOl
more or less. Almost all cities hav,
them but ask the average citizel
where and when the local bod,
meets and he will blunder through
an explanation that doesn't explain
AS tax payer he contributes to tn,
expense of running the city govern
ment and takes it for granted tha
the ordinance committee. if there il
such a committee. and all othel
subordinate branches function some
how, somewhere.
But within the past week the or.
dinance committee has assumed q
place in the official community
which brings it into strong relief. l,
has done nothing more or less thar
snap Its fingers at that august body
known as the board Of adjustment
The board, it seems, passed judg.
ment on petition for zone
| change on Hillcrest avenue and lei
it take its usual course. presenta.
ton before the ordinance committee
for acceptance. This was in the
routine nature OF things and no one
suspected for moment that the or.
dinance committee would do othe,
than requested. But an earthquake
is never anticipated-it just happens
The ordinance committee put on it,
horn rim spectacles, gazed thought.
fully at the document, cleared it.
throat and inquired: What is thi,
all about" When it finished con.
sidering the matter 1t decided that
| il did not care to agreed with the
board of adjustment and sent the
boards recommendation back with a
large IN. G." stamped on it.
This sudden rebellion on the part
of the ordinance committee took
away some of the official breaths in
city hall. Corporation Counsel Kirk
ham calmly supported the commit
tee, saying it was we'll within its le-
gal authority. Then the subject
came up before the common council
and that body proceeded to back up
the committee with the result that
the board of adjustment is looming
around somewhere in space beyond
the reach of the strongest telescopes.
How did you enjoy your first
week in the woods? And tell US, did
you wonder if we were never COM
ing back to instruct you how to cut
wood for the camp fire? No. your
Uncle Elijah will never forget his
little chums no matter what may
come.
In cutting fire wood, It should al
ways be remembered that the wood
IS meant, primarily, to BURN, and
therefore submerged logs. dredged
from the bottom of the lake, are
practically useless except to sit on
and get all wet. The wood that
should be used in building the camp
fire should be Of n dry consistency.
should lend without breaking,
should create great deal Of smoke
and should be found to contain
nails while one is gathering 1t.
Railroad ties make excellent fire
wood. Just take n little overland
hike to the nearest railroad and
tear out a few ties from a bridge
or trestle. Telephone poles also
make mighty good firewood but be
sure not to get entangled in the
wires as the pole falls.
Now that you have gathered your
NIL ~ Il
it will be cony enient to stumble over
in the dark some night. Then.
selecting the smaller chips, say X
6, pile them in the shape of wig
wan or teeree (any nearby Indian
reservation will show you the shape
of wigwam or teepce) and stuffing
the rotogravure section OF the Sun
day paper beneath it, apply a match
and await developments. Then try
another match until you have run
through an ordinary large box of
matches. Now is the time to show
your real talent as a camper.
Getting a small piece of flint and
steel, hit sharply at the flint with
the steel or vice versa. Remember
first two hours might be unproduc-
tive but what is that to hungry
man and the matches are all gone
anyway and something must be
done.
When the novelty OF sharply
striking the flint with the steel or
whichever method you have chosen
has worn off. make a bow OF yew
wood and string 1t with an ordinary
strip Of rawhide. Now get a sec
ond piece of wood and create fire
by friction. If you can't do this you
never would make Boy Scout.
Some people carry small oil
stove with them and this idea has
worked very well. We ourselves at
one time watching the prettiest ex-
seen after an oil stove blew up. 1t
was wonderful, including three set
pieces, pin wheels and rockets and
ending with set piece which said
Good Night" as plain as day ex-
cept where the az in Might was
a little shy and wasn't really trying
at all.
Now that you have CHEEKY fire
roaring away In your fire pla"n and
for a distance of three miles Up and
| down the mountain. 1t is time to
cook your first meal in the woods.
, But keep the fire roaring until next
| week when your Grandpa Joe will
be with you once more in the regu-
F., lar weekly Simmer Soap Hour from
! Station ICUR, with his weekly talk
on camping The subject next week
will be Hiking, and treatment of
| blisters.
! For our tour this week-en let us
go over the Bear Mountain bridge
and the Storm King highway. Just
line?