New Britain herald., 1928-08-06
MUTUAL relief IS
. NO Longer NEEDED
Members to Discuss Disbanding
Association at Meeting Tonight
$4,000 now IN TREASURY
Building Actiyities-Death OF George
p. Moorc-Settles Tax Bills
Council Meeting-No Automobile
Accidents-HotS Spell Broken.

~ II AStoACus
Members of the New Departure
Mutual Relief Association will meet
this evening In Red Mems hall on
Prospect street to consider the ad-
visa bility of disseminating the Or
ganization. The notice of the meet
ing was sent out by President Lester
A. tanning upon the recommends
| ito of the board of directors of the
association.
The relief association, which was
formed a number of years ago, num-
, ly every employe at the New Depar-
ture plant. Since its organization, it
has paid out thousands of dollars
to sick or injured employees and has
provided medical attention where
required. At the present time it has
in the treasury approximately s24,-
900. In the event it is decided to
discontinue the organization, il is
believed that this money will either
be turned back to members on a
~ o,e1 pos'iSs bdstd VII lHt ttI III vi
membership Of the Individual or
else turned into a trust fund for diff
ferent purposes.
No Longer Needed
The relief association, in the opin-
ION of its officers and directors, is
no longer required because of the
group life insurance taken out for
its employees by the General Motors
Corporation, of which the New De-
parture Manufacturing Company is
subsidiary The policy. written in
the amount of $40o.000,0OO and COW
ering all employees of General Mo-
tors. increases the group life insur-
ance OF each employe to $4,000, re-
gardless of physical condition due to
Sickness or accident and also in
creased benefits for permanent dis
ability for period of three years and
seven months.
This protection is afforded the
employees for $3.50 month, which,
it is estimated, is from one-third to
one-nlnth the cost of such protec-
ton should an employee secure it
outside the plan. Under this new
plan. an employe if permanently
disabled before the age of sixty, he
Will be paid $3.50 monthly for forty
months. In the event of sickness
or -occupational accident the
f! employe is paid SIS a week. Upon
the death of an employe, his bene.
flciary will receive the sum of S.
900.
In the past all meetings Of the as
soclation have been held in the En-
dee club. In view of the Importance
OF tonight's session, however, it
was decideod to use the Red Mems
auditorium to accommodate the
large crowd which it is expected
will be in attendance. :.
Building Activities
In spite of the slight business de-
preston reported in several cities
throughout the state. there is a
considerable amount of building ac-
tivity in Bristol at the present time.
Inc work OF eXcavating for the
large new storehouse of the F., In
graham Company plant or North
Main street has already been started
and the work will be hurried as
much rs possible to provide ade-
quate storage facilities for that con-
Germ.
Work on the Boys club on Laurel
street i
when completed, will be one of the
most modern in the state. The site
is located very close to the center
of the city and will be available
for boys in all sections. The grounds
are sufficiently large to. provide ten
mis- and handball courts and the in
terror Of the building will be COM
pletely equipped for boys club ac-
tivities.
Other large buildings now under
the North Side Bank and Trust
Company located at the corner of
North Main and North streets: the
new firehouse at the corner of
Pennington avenue and Lewis street
and the new palatial residence be-
ing erected for Edward 1ngra ham
on Grove street
In the Forestville section of the
city. foundations are now being laid
for the new $4,000 addition to the
block Of Gage Kent on the corner
of Central and East Main streets
The new schoolhouse on Pine street.
which will accommodate children
living south of the railroad tracks
in Forestville, has been completed
and will be ready for occupancy at
the opening of the fall term in Sep
tember.
George p. Moore
George P. Moore. II. Of Rustic
Terrace died Cnrda, at The D.tr.