New Britain herald., 1930-02-11

he school children. It iS pointed gut that Hcrln is growing and. as hc present building program vii! merely take care of present needs, another addition may be required 1t the end of ten years. Providing be new school is erected. there will ,u seven rooms available for class rooms. When the basement rooms II the present grammar schools arr vacated and the portable building is 5onc away with the seven rooms in he new school will be practically ull. allowing for but a slight margin pt increase for later years.
 Arguments advanced by both 'h' inancc board and the school boarr which .rr in favor of building on -hr Emerson property. would indi- ate that an addition would have 70 he made within possibly 10 or r. ,oarS at the most tu accommodate Inc expected increase. II is claimed " these bodies that q building on he Emerson property is tn" solu- ion. Tn later years all addition could be built onto thiS to take care ,t the expected increase, they say. f their plans 60 not go through n5 suggested at present and au addj- ion is built onto the present gram. t-ar school. there would be no roon or future expansion. for an addition D the present building would e. :upv most of the present space. ai- owing a very little for Il playground. . hay argue.
 old House Rakrd
 Nothing is lief; but a cellar with .n old stone foundation where the 3ll Rich home formerly stood. For .cars this building. attracted curious people who wondered what lay bC- lind the boarded windows. II Hp- i ncarod from in" outside to be but q boarded up barn which coud not survive in q storm. But it has main linrd it's position for years in silonc" Intil finally hammers and croWbarS 1ttacEcd it. The walls removed and he framework left st&udln", p@opIc could look in and see that there had }ecn nothing bat empty rooms h". ind the aged walls. Plans of tho owners call tor q new type bungalow C be erected where the old homr -tood.
 And so the ell order changes, Berlin seems 10 have been infected " the present day rage to removal" he old yet retain it's characteristics. ; vcral houses have h"cn altered. ,ct the effect of age has not been destroyed.
 Mrs. sarah Rich
 Funeral services for Mrs. sarah Rich. who died yesterday molmjn" in IprinGfcld al the home of her son. 2I he held tomorrow afternoon rom the funeral parlors of B. (. Porter sons Of Now Britain. Rev. $. l'iSlie of the Rerlin-Con- gre gational church will odficiatc. Burial will he ir Maple cemetery, 5crlm.
 Mrs. Rich lived in Berlin for io ears and w1s one of the oldest of the Berlin ConGrcga- ional church. She leaves one dauEh- | CT, Mrs. W. B. Hart of Berlin; and .Wo sons, Charles Rich of Berlin me Edward Rich of Springfield. 1
 East Berlin Items
 The principal events of the week will be the annual Community ban luet tomorrow evening at the Com banquet hall. X years mcm- bership in the Community club is included with the ticket to the ban uuct and from present indications it is estimated that there will be between 15O to 200 people present low after which dancing will be en- loycd. An elaborate menu has been
 prepared for the banquet. R. O. Clark. president of the organization. is Snonsornfg the banquet.
 The WcSlcyans met last evening at the Methodist church for Il busi- l:cas and social time. Last nights program was in the nature of q sur prise party to Mir. and Mrs. Walter II. Payne. who arc observing their 2Gth wedding anniversary. An oyster supper was served after which a valentine party was held. During the course of the evening Mr. and Mrs. Payne were presented with a gift from the WCsIcyans. the prcScnta- ton being made by Rev. l.. r.. Ad- kns.
 one of the rooms at the Hubbard