New Britain herald., 1929-10-18

r. Goodrich Rubber Co. store. The acting mayor and other city officials were scheduled to formally welcome the l9 fleet pilots and their commander Lieut.. H. F. Schaeffer 1 Of the United States Naval Reserve. 10 the city The acting mayor of the 1 citN, Charles R. Anderson. was to sign the Goodrich scroll carried by l the fleet.
 Messages of greeting from Mayor James Rolph, Jr.. of San Francisco. l to Mayor James Walker of New 1 York city head the list on the i scroll The scroll was sent across i the country by means of the Silver ! Fleet and IS already signed by scores i or the nations prominent men. 1 Mayors, governors and senators have attached their name to the scroll. EX-Presdent Coolidge is said to have signed the scroll at the visit of the fleet to Northampton. Mass, re. gently, Last Day for Accounts ! Candidates for offices at the city I"loctious have until tomorrow to file their expense accounts. 4 large number Of the candidates have all ready filed their accounts. Accounts are to be filed at the office Of the city clerk, Thomas B.. Steele.
 Fire Chief at Birmingham Chief John Hayes of the local fire department left Bristol yesterday morning for Birmingham. Alabama, where he will attend a convention of th" National Fire Chiefs Assn. Deputy Chief Morgan Farrell will be in charge Of the department in the abaonce Of Chief Hayes.
 Ilks to Buy Certificates
 At meeting held at the E1ks last ni@ht it w;Ls voted 10 purchase a SInoo certificate in the Flks Na- tionm Foundation.
 The Foundation, according to one Of the local officials. is great welfare organization and aims to reach the $2o,oQ0,00O mark The organizauon has received, since July, total of $100o,000 through the sale Of the certificates.
 Grass Fire
 A grass fire broke out on Col. Her avenue yesterday afternoon and aided by q fierce wind, threatened several nearby buildings. Company No. responded and. after stub born fight, subdued the flames with no damage done.
 struck By Automobile
 Junior Martin s, of 32 Terryvilla avcnue was struck by car driven by Eugene V. Hughes of Il Oak street, Hartford, late yesterday aft ernoon and taken to the Bristol hospital. At first he was examined by Dr., r. A, Nestos and discharged and brought home. Later. at his home, he dropped into unconscious- ness and was brought back to the hospital.
 A report from the hosr'tal au- thorties this morning so:A that Junior was resting comforts fly and w&s conscious.
 Hughes, the driver of the ear which struck Junior, reported the accident at police headQuarters shortly after the accident and was requested to appear at court this morning, Because of the childs in- jnrioS, the case was continued until next week sometime.
 Sewer Election
 Registrars are preparing voting lists for the balloting on the ap- proval or disapproval of sewers for plainville. A new sewer system will be installed in one section Of the district if the bill is approved by the voters
 Crowley On Varsity Eleven
 A local youth, Francis J. Crowley of 13S Federal street. is a member of the varsity football team at. Rensselaer, Polytechnic institute. Troy, New York.
 Crowley is playing his second year with the varsity eleven. He was awarded the Caldwell charm in football last year at the Troy insti- tuition.
 He is junior in the department of civil engineering and is doing fine work. Not long ago he was award-i cd q membership in the Rensselaer, Society of Engineers, which is dis tinct honor
 Response is Slow
 Property owners have been drift ing into the assessors office very slowly. There are only 12 more days for the owners to submit sworn property lists.
 Tho board of assessors. Samuel n. Newell, Julius z. Douglass and CaliXtc Allaire, is in session every day at the chamber.
 To Confer Degrees
 The Grange will confer the third and fourth degrees on a large class of candidates at it's regular meet ing tonight at s o'clock.
 Tho usual harvest supper of the degrees will serve to all Grangers.
 First Fall Social
 The first fall social of Palos Conn., Cil. K. of C., will ha held at the club rooms Thursday evening, Octo-, her q, at s o'clock. An entertain- ment will be furnished and rcfresh- mcnts served.
 Attorney Francis Duly of Hart ford, a well known speaker and a graduate of Holy Cross college, will address those present. The Knights Of Columbus are endeayoring to procure prominent speakers for each