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New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
Local Men in Charge
 Of Phoenix Club Show

Two New Britain men will have the honor of being the first to pro- duce musical comedy production in the Bushnell Memorial hall, Hart ford. Cyril D. Pearson of 342 Farm ington avenue, is the director and the musical scores will be in charge of John J. Crean, who will lead a large orchestra for the show. The production, Page the Prince" 7" made it's appearance in this city last year. The Hartford showing will be February 2S.
 The show will be put on under the auspices of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co. Mr. Pearson is connected with the New Britain Of flee of the company and because of his many years experience in dra- matics he was chosen 10 direct the show.
 The hall has a seating capacity or $500 and already $500 seats have been sold.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
COMMUNICATED
ANSWER TO MIR. kINNI.N

Editor New Britain Herald.--
 Mr. Kenncy's letter in Saturdays Herald deserves an answer particu- larIy as it undoubtedly expresses opinions widely held in the city.
 The school committee heartily ap- proves of the audit. We intend when and if we are permitted 10 see that part relating 10 the school board office 10 study it carefully and adopt any or all Of it's recommendations if they seem likely 10 add to our of- tic' efficiency.
 What we object To is the effort 10 make the public believe that the re- port of the auditors implies q mis- Use of public funds by the school committee.
 To cover our expenditures We have in our files:
 A copy of the original order.
 \ list showing the bills paid monthly, checked against the in voices by the finance committee. ap- proved by them, and approved for payment by the board itself.
 The check itself returned from inc bank. signed by the chairman or our finance committee. counter signed by the comptroller and en- dorsed by the vendor who received the money.
 This last is a complete voucher. SO accepted by accounting practice and by the courts.
 In addition 10 this We have fol- lowed the practice in common with most other departments of the city government of forwarding the in voice with the check to be receipt ed and returned. X few oC these amounting 10 total of about SG,- o00.0O have not.bcen returned to oln. files.
 The intent Of the auditors was 10 recommend, as q matter Of business practice that we didscontinuc send- ing invoices 10 be reccipted but re- tain them as q subsidiary voucher in our files.
 In this recommendation we hoarti- ly concur. In fact we arc already operating on this basis.
 No intelligent person familiar with business practice could possibly draw from the facts presented by the auditors the conclusion that the
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
DRIVER GETS KICK
 FROM PUNCH BOWL.
Judge Imposes S1O0 Fine on
 Man Who Attended Party

A'ttndIh2 party Saturday night. Frank kuki5h, 4, of 86 Sexton street, partool Of the contents Of the punch bowl unaware of the in- toMcatlnG qualities therein, and when the time arrived to drive homo he was not in fit condition to drive, Still he tried ii and was arrested. In police court today he pleaded guilty and was fined $100 and costs.
 Officer Ernest ?. Bloomuuist tes- tliicd that he was on North street, opposite Oak street about i o'clock yesterday morning and saw a car driven by kukiSh turn completely around and go over the sidewalk as 1t was making turn from Oak street into North street. The off cer gave chase in another car, over taking kukish on Fremont street and finding him unsteady on his feet and unable 10 drive properly, so he arrested him.
 Lieutenant W. ?. McCuc testified that kullish was brought before him about l:l0 o'clock and was intoXi- Nt>A'b' tprt SttAt tOlu NuklSu that if he wanted 10 drink. 10 do so at time when he would not have to drive a car afterwards.
 Morris Racher, g. of l46 Hart ford avenue, who was arrested by Officers Tanguay and Moffitt on the charge of driving an automobile with improper markers, was warned by Prosecuting Attorney Woods that lie must stop violating the law or he would be prosecuted. The charge was nollcd.
 Arthur, $. Donovan, 3l of 56 school street, Burnside, pleaded not guilty to the charge of speeding and asked for q continuance until to- morrow so that he could engage counsel. The request was granted.
 Donovan was arrested by Officer W. $. Strolls on Elm street this morning. He is manager of the To- cal store of a chain drug company.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
WOMAN IN CRASH
 GOING ID CHURCH
Mrs. D. |. Roy Has Compound
 Fracture Of Knee and Cuts

Mrs. Dencige l.. Roy, 4@, of 119 FairNiew street, sustained a con- pound fracture of the left knee and cuts on the chin and tongue in an automobile accident while she was on her way 10 church about 10:SO o'clock yesterday forenoon. Seven stitches were taken to close the cuts in her chin and four in her tongue, the latter injury being extremely painful.
 Detail" Of the accident were not available today, but il was said at the hospital that Charlc Latcn- drcssc of 90 Sexton street was driv- ing one of the cars and it skiddcd. causing the collision. The police had no report of the accident and it was said a passing motoriSt brought the injured woman 10 the hospital,
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
MAN CUTS WRIST
 SMASHING WINDOW
Disturber in Hospital for Treat
 ment After Breaking Pane

Bleeding profusely and with tho tCndons in his right wrist severed stephen GaZda. of 62 Concord street was taken 10 New Britain General hospital carly yesterday and will be in police court Thursday on charges Of drunkenness, breach of the peace and injury 10 private property. if his condition permits of his dis charge from the hospital. Bonds were fixed at $500 by Judge M. D. Sake on recommendation of Prose- cutting Attorney J. G. Woods in po- lice court today.
 Gazda, it is alleged, caused a dis turbance at the home of Joseph Pac, 269 High street and put his fist through a window, the jagged glass cutting the tcndons. When Officers Tierney and Brophy arriv- cd, Gazda was on the sidewalk and friends who had been in Pac's house were trying to make him be quiet. After he was taken to the hospital, Sergeant kiely made an investiga- ton and caused Gazda's arrest.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
CAST ANNOUNCED
 FOR L|0NS' SHOW
We'll Known Entertainers to
 Appear in Annual FrOIiC

W. C. French, chairman Of th4 talent committee, announced today the cast for the annual Lions Frohc which opens in the new Senior High school auditorium Wednesday eye hlng for three night run. Thcr,. Wlll be "o acts with a running tune or about two hours and half. Graham McNamec will appear in per%on on the opening night. The first %ct is laid in Times Suuuc. New York, and the .ccond in Texas Guinan's night club.
 Those taking part in various mm- berS gre a5 follows: Beatrice Bull Esmc Morcrly Virginia Christcn. sen. Erma Mills. Lcond Naughton. Frances Bcrglund, Avis Samuclsor, Gertrude Paulson, Martha Andcr- son, Cecelia Dolan, IIilda Cont, Esther Anderson, Hcdwig Schncidcr Mary Mautncr. Stella Roscoe, Doris Anderson, Edward Mccarthy, Mayna PlttsinGcr, Fred Eittcr, Edward Stinie. Vincent !Ammon. John Dcpor. Fred Mccarthy, James Gilman. Os. car Ericson, Gunnard Johnson August Heislcr Rudy IMnd. Walter France. Fred Macombcr.
 Fred Latham, sally Byrtmt j. Schcnck, Robert Greer Erna., Rush. Louise Hermann. I[iIja Krenn, Elmer Johnson. Edwa ,3 Stcinlo. James Gilman, Erma Mills. Doris Nelson. Eunice Mann. Anna NaVis, Merritt Humason Flora Smith. George Sullivan. Gertrude ColdesNN, Helen Kulas, Euni,c LandSrcn. Laura Casalcndo. Not- nan Chamberlain, Mary Tinti Id3 Grcenbcrs, Anne Casalc. Marjolic krech, Vivian Chaser, Lillian Dun;l, Gertrude Miller, Dorothy Kelly, Ar 'mese BlanChcttc, Ann Gross, Hclul LnS<h. Eunicc Humphrey. Hid = brandt, Clcm Lewis, Billy Bunting. William Cornior. William Wilson. John Sandcrson, Charles Moor. Betty Rubin. Ethel Kessni3. Mr-. William Doyle, Arnold Thompsol !. Vincent Eagan. Stanley Judd. James D Donohuc, Billy Stack, EatlIl. Collins, Estcllc and Irene Molahd.", George /wich and Mrs. MerWln Futile
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
MISS COUPON HEAD OF TEACHING GROUP
Elected President Of Physical Education Assn. at Stamford

Miss Katherine r.. Cotton. director of Physical education at the New Britain State Normal school. was elected president Of the Connecticut Physical Education association at the annual meeting in Stan ford frlday. She succeeds another New Britain member Miss Estelle C. 'uddy. supervisor Of physical cduca- llon in the elementary schools of this city.
 Other officers were elected as fol- lows; William Dworski, New Haven. NlCc president; Dr. Charles prohae- Na secretary treasurer. The latter is state director Of health and physi- cal education.
 In the morning the visiting teach CTS were given the opportunity to observe classes in the city schools Each chose according to his inter- est, the group being divided among he elementary, junior and senior high schools.
 After luncheon and a busine ss meeting the group adjourned to tho small auditorium Of the new high school where School Supt. J. F. Ewart welcomed the visitors 10 stamford. Harlon D. CroWell aSsis- tant superintendent of the Stamford public schools, was the principal speaker, his subject being The Philosophy of the Physical Educa- lion Program
 Success of the conference was due 70 the leadership of Joseph Staiger, chairman Of the local committee of arrangements.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
'.lli. PIANIST IN RECITAL

Miss l.illiau Silver. ycar-ol, daughter of Nr. and Mrs. Mortr Silrcr Of 1CS Greenwood street wa presented at a recital Sunday eys ring at tho studio of Miss Emma \ Miller at 475 Arch street.
 Tine complete program was men oI1cd Including the encore numbc' and compartment for violin solu According 10 her teacher her play ing vas so intelligent. clear. beauij Iul in tono and artistic ir intcrprc tatjon that several musicians pre- cnt were astonishcd.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17

af the New Britain hospital; 8 pa- hcnts hearing that the New Britaia Clinic was going to open reported directly to the board of health ask ins to be notified as soon as trca5- ment could be given: A is the to- tai number of patients with whi:h the clinic is known to be ready 70 open
 fecbic mindcdness, paresis and insanity of various forms are known to be the result of untreatcd vel e1eal disease condition. Untrcat. d cases, 1T they live, become total losses to their community, becaus. they their progeny and contacts be- come incapacitated and more frg- qucntly than rot. end their days m state institutions which the tax par- CTS support.
 Tn Conncctlcuts overcrowdcd in Stitutions for the care Of tine men, tally ill, New Britain alone is repre- Scnted as follows:
 Middlctown. l@; Mansfield Train ing School for the Eecblc-mindod. U: Norwich. l02: total 25l.
 Bridgeport, Hartford. New III- ven, New London, Stamford a1l Waterbury have social hygicoc clinics located in hospitals. health departments and city Laboratories, We know that modern sicl;ncss-pre- Nention methods demand such clinics and it appeared 10 our board of di- rcctors that the state and city is far sighted when it puts it's money into prevention instead of institr,- tons in which 10 house the end re- suits of the diseases.
 Our confidence is placed in vou to make il possible for the No% Britain Social Hygiene Clinic to open Leforc March |.
 'Ncry sincerely yours.
 M Il;A ". SLOpER.
 President.
 Special committee:
 Mrs. William Rattcnburv. chair man; Alrs. Stanley T. Goss and Mes. Finest N. smith,"
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
R-1OO May Take Trip
 To Canada This Spring

London, Feb. 17 R|The giant British dirigible R-100 is now un- dergoinS tests with the possibility that she may make a flight to Can ada towards the end of April or the beginning of May.
 An official of the air ministry said today:
 The condition of the R-1OO is now being investigated after her recent flight and when the inspec- ton IS completed she probably will undergo another test flight Possibly toward the end of April or the be- ginning of May she will make a flight 10 Canada"
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
H|.Y BOYS SHOOT
 FOWLS IN CONTEST
Club l5 Organized for Soap
 Sculpture Projects

Most o' the members Of th- Jumor iIi-Y club who are in tu, foul shoot ing contest took pant iu thc semi finals Saturday afternoon. After shooting the fouls nest Saturday tn, boys with tno live highest scores will shoot 5o fouls each to determine which Of them is tho champion oi the club. At present the following have th" highest srore: ItaIo Re rano, >5; Lawrence stanley. S4. Russell Burke. GG Robert May. C. and Victor EaEIuas and Iuaen. 'oylo have Gl 10 their credit How. ever, 'hrco boys who dId not take part last Saturday have chance to get into the highest tiy~ They are Leonard Carlson. William Mcr.u and Joseph Miller.
 X Eew club has brcn form.d m the boys department within the last week rndCr the leadership Of Kar- nick Torosiau. The Soap Sculpture club as it is called is open to any boy who is interested in carving things out of cakes or soap. At the first meeting Arnold Carlson. James Hughes William Franks and Will liam Davis began projects. The next meeting Of the club will be held on thursday afternoon at 4:l5 p. m.
 Club Meetings
 MondaN-Thc weekly meetin. or the stamp club will be held at 7I5. The regular meeting Of the Employ- 'd Boys Brotherhood will br hoII at ';@0 D. m. Immediately after inc meeting the members Of the local club will bowl against the team rep rasentinS the Employed Boys club Of the Moridon Y. M. C. A.
 Tuesday - The Friendly Indian club will meet al 4:l5 D. nj. The weekly meeting of the AIeel,er pi. ohecr club will be held at 7:SO D, m
 Wednesday meeting of the Y M. c. A. Pioneer club will be held at 1:$0 D. m.
 Thursday - The wood worLine 'I'ln will meet in Inc shop at 4.l5 D. m, The Soap Sculpture club will meet at 4:15 T. m. \ meeting of the Henlor Hi-I club will be held start Ing with a supper ali G:@0 '. m. The speaker this week will be Dr. James l." Mccartney Of the Connection state board Of health.
 Frday-The members Of the Bap- Hst Pioneer club will meet for o period in the gymnasium at ( D. m alter which they will hold their roe liar weekly meeting. Scout troon T. will meet at 7;3o D, rn. The Junior iIl-N club will hold a regular meet lns starting at 7:I5 n. m.
 Satnrday-The Junior Hi-Y clnb Will have period in the gyInnasinm from until G:15 D. m. At S.15 n nI' there will be q story .hour 2rounJ the fire place in the boys readin. room.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
Birth Records

X daughter was born at New Brit ain General hospital yesterday to Mr and Mrs. Edwin A. Johnson of 5li Church street.
 daughter was born at New Brit ain General hospital yesterday tc Mir. and Mrs. Roland Phelps Of g; Carlson street.
 A daughter Was born at New Brit. #ln General hospital yesterday to .lr. and Mrs Edward Miller Of SC So1th Main street, Terryville.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
Regan to Have Office
 At Rooms of C. of (

Deputy Internal Revenue Collcc- for William J. Began, ir.. of this city will open an office at Chamber ot commerce headquarters on March " and will he stationed there unti March l5 for the purpose Of con Sultlns with residents who are liabl. 10 pay income taxes. Mr. Began will be assisted by D. !. Manning. ar internal revenue agent.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
Asks Police if They
 Want Him and They Do

J0hn SWlercIynskl, also knOWn as John Sears, .6, of 257 Oak street. this city, called at the police station 10 inquire about 4 complaint made by his wife, Marion, and warrant was served on him charging non support, breach Of the peace and assauting his wife. lIc will he in police court tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
S2O,0OO AMESBURY FIRE

Amesbury, Mass, Feb. r LP, - The Povor building, a restaurant and lodging house in Elm street owned by Louis Brandwcin, was de- stroycd by fire this morning. Four beds into zero temperatures and two were overcome in making their escape. Two flremen were injured.
 The blaze started in the rcstau- rant kitchen where the cook was preparing a batch of douehnuts.
 Loss was estimated at s2O,OOO.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
PLIERS LEAVE PERU

Lima, Peru, Feb. F GPL-Licu- tenants Will White and Clement McMullen. |. $. army aviators who arc flying from Newark, N. J.. to Bucnos Aires, left Talara in north orn Peru at 6 a. m. today, and flew over TruiiIlo at S:32.
 Trujillo is about 1&J miles from Lima, and the fliers arc expected al the latter point around II q. m.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
Weddings
TAGARIIILO-ROCJOppI

Domcnico Tagaricllo of G Daly avenue and Miss Mary Rocioppi of 5G Oneida street. were married Uni. morning at o'clock at St. Mary; church. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. Walter I. Lyddy and he also oificiated at the nuptial high mass. They were attended by Frank Nitalo and Miss Maria Brcscia.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
FIRE IN kOWHEGA\ NIL,

Hk0Wheg1n Me-, Feb. r. tP) - | Ire oi undetermined origin today swept through a business blocl, here' damaged three others and gave ircmcn q seven-hour battle in zero weather before it was con- ,rollod with q loss estimated at Si0.000.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17

school board Was not able 10 accoun: for its expenditures We have the word Of the auditors that there is no ground whatever for such all as sumption.
 No one ] believe has ever accused the mayor of lacking intelligence.
 II. r. BURR.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
PLAY TRIAL POSTPONED

New York. Feb. 17 UP) - The trial Of Mae West. actress, and members of the cast or Pleasure Man. has been postponed until next Monday, Assistant District At torn"y James Wallace announced today.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-17
TROOP q PROGRAM
 TONIGHT AT SCHOOL
Nathan Hale Boys to Put On
 Their Minstrel Show

A repertoire of modern songs. in . cluding recent stage Nts and so- called theme songs, will be preSon. ed by Troop 2l, Boy Scouts Of America this evening, in the audi torium Of the Nathan Hale Junior High school. The entertainment is presented in the form Of minstrel show and concert program 10 b, followed by dancing later in tEc evening.
 Concert by Nut-MeS Club Orchestra Opening Chorus. Entire Compan" All That I'm Asking is Sympathy
 ............ luCian DombroWil> Amt Misbehavin' Fred Blan5enbur3 II l Was What l Amt Instead of
 What l Is ...... Stanley Osmian I'm Dreamer...... Eugene Coylo Painting the Clouds With Sun
 shine ............ Billy Banulski Happy Days .......... Howard Wry I'm Just q Nagabond Lover
 ..,.............. Edwin Hoocc Look Out Below ..... Paul kobcla Chant of the Jungle
 ............ Fred Blankcnbrlrg A Gay Cabalero. .... Joseph Realc Quartet, End Men-Singing in the
 Hathtub-paul kobcla. Stanley
 Osmian, Howard Wry, Edwin
 HooGc.
 Closing Chorus ... Entire Company
 Donald Mathewson will sing some of his well known numbers while Harry Bonney will sing by request "On the Road to Mandalay" ant other numbers.
 Music during the solo and chorus parts will be played by an orchestra which will also play for dancin, after the show. Milton Bonncy will accompany the soloiats
 The doors will open at 7:l5 and the show starts at s o'clock. The Scouts will have candy on sale. The proceeds of the entertainment will so for troop expenses and 10 send several deserving boys to the Scout Camp this summer. The committee, consists Of Scout William Iaugc. Francis St. Lawrence. George S.. Lawrence, Howard Wry, Paul Ko- bela, Scoutmaster Robert Quinbv and Troop Committeeman Franz Wry.
 Council Notes
 The Boy Scout Anniversary week. observance ended Friday. but many activities which could not be included last week are taking place this week.
 A special committee meeting of the first aid course committee head cd by Scoutmaster Abel Johnson will be held at the Chamber of Com merce at :00 D. n today.
 Troop , will hold it's annual Par ents' night at the Trinity Methodist church tomorrow night, and the usual large attendance will be pres tnt. Scoutmastcr Harold |. Miller and Assistant Scoutmastcr George Burling arc in charge. Local council scout movies will be shown
 On Wednesday night the council board ot review will hold it's month 'J 9t5hioIl III lnt scout OlIlCc be- at 7:3O o'clock with Scout master Charles Abcll presiding. The plainvil!e district board of review will also meet that evening in the Legion rooms, and the scout cXecu- tive will be present at that session.
 On Wednesday afternoon the ex- ccutivo board of the council will meet in the scout office at 5:15, o'clock with President T.. l.. Warren presiding.
 On Thursday evening the Scout association will meet in one ot the class rooms Of the Y. NJ. C. A.
 On Friday night Troop l of Berlin will hold it's annual father and son supper with q fine program arranged by Scoutmaster +. 0. Shjerden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31

the valedictorian. Dollie Owens had
the second best scholastic record for
the course and Laura Spencer was third.
Glass orations were delivered by
Katherine Hicks and Cecilia jackson
A bulletin board for the hall was pre-
Sented to the school by the class, rep
resented by the valedictorian.
solo was rendered by Vincent Fraz-
Ter, class president.
The class entered three high schools,
as follows:
Armstrong-Alice v. Chase, Mabel B.
Daniels, Mabel N. Drew, Pauline S.
Freeman, Mittie F. Gordon, Naomi H.
Gray, Lois G. Hager, Frances Hampton,
IneZ E. Harris, Jane E. Henson, Hen
rietta M. Jackson, Iretha K. Meads.
Alice Parker, Evelyn M. Smith, Bernice
E. Thomas, Emma M. Williams, Vincent
A. Frazier, Jesse W. Fleming, George
Goodwin, Francis s. johnson, Robert A.
Poindexter, William r. Reid, Junius l..
Simon, Wilmer Stewart, Melvin C..
Walker.
Dunbar-Robert s. Baltimore, Albert
J. Carter, Kelsey L. Pharr, jr.; Rufus w.
Richardson. Patrick H. Sharpe, Willard
Williams, Carlita A. Ashby, Evelyn A..
Bowman, Carrie NJ Branch, America C.
Dalton, Arleaser c. Dalton, Kathryn
Fountaine, Hilda j. Greene, Estelle G.
Haig, Evelyn D. Hawkins, Kathryn T,
Hicks, Helen e. Hogue. Cecilia E. jack