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New Britain herald., 1930-01-11
$ Fears Ago To-day

Electric lights have been installed al White Oak for the convenience Of the ice skaters. Hundreds arc visiting the pond nightly.
 Despite the coal shortage in this city, the New Britain Lumber < Coal company has q large supply n hand.
 Giddings chapter, T.. A. M, Is preparing to entertain the grand officers next week.
 The annual meeting Of the Ner,, Britain Liquor Dealers association was held yesterday afternoon. off Cers were elected.
 Milkmen and other tradcsmen arr. complaining that housekecpcrs ne glcct 10 put ashes on their sidewalks from the street 10 their doors.
 The high school basketball team scored it's second victory in two days yesterday ty defeating the Meriden high team. A 10 IS.
 The Plainvile military band will give a concert at the carnival this evening.
 New Britain fared we'll in the appointment of committees in the House. As the local representatives are new men. they did not receive a ciairmanship.
 Dr. Reeks has returned from Ncv'- burgh where he spent the pat mouth.
 Iayor Bassctt will attend the tneetir; Of the Mayors association O. { onnccticut nest week at Hart ford
New Britain herald., 1930-01-11
Gate Crashers Are Bane Of Hollywood Studios

About 30,000 persons apply for admission to ;he California motion picture studios each month: and of these about 1000 are allowed 10 enter. But, besides them studio of- f:cials pleasantly anticipate an av- craze Of roo successful gate crashers"
 These adventurous humans are classified in all studios in three major groups-curiosity seekers, job-hunters and salesmcn. Tn cir ways of getting inside arc listed as follows: mingiing with technical workers; joining a group of extras; i; riding in delivery van. or climbins 7 over the fence.
 During the past year there is only one instance recorded where rate crashers got within touching distance of a camera at one studio. Two hig1 school girls from the East made it their business to find out the cos tunes of the chorus in q talking and singing film. for a certain day. Then theS sdl up dll lllSHt lHdhlHS uupl- cate costumes, and in the morning. at the peak of the rush at the eN- tra gate they got by urnoticed. When the assistant director said, "E.verv- body on the set" they followed i;- rections. But they were instantly discovered after that, because they didn't know anything about the dance routine. After that, they were
New Britain herald., 1930-01-11
WINTRY DISASTER

The rigid wave from Medicine Hat arrived on schedule. It is customary 10 emit a few Hisecraclls upon such change in temperature, but the most optimistic wisecracker will restrain himself if he read the news from China with reference to the results of the worst cold wave in 60 years there. To read that 1 D. 000 persons in this modern age should perish from cold and hunger is at least food for thoughtful con- temptation. In one town alone 2,5O9 persons perished, according to re- ports; in other towns the dead reached their hundreds or thousands. Yet China is rich in coal and natur- al resources. is rich in man power. is rich in the possession Of an in dustrious people who find no req son 10 shun work or effort
New Britain herald., 1930-01-11
HEAVY PUNISHMENT IN FEDERAL COURTS

| IL is q widely accepted belief that
 federal judges regard the prohibi- | ton law much more seriously than state and municipal jurists. Thus it
 often happens, in some parts of the country. that those who are fanati. cally ill favor of prohibition en- | forcement favor the trial of liquor | cases in federal courts, rather than in state courts, whenever possible. The federal courts can be relied upon 1 to bear down much harder upon the liquor-seller than the other courts. In this matter justice is not exactly even- handed.
 In Minnesota the unfortunate head Of family Of , children was ] haled before a federal judge on a charge Of possessing and selling liquor. It was the second time he had been identified with such business. The judge was grim.
 The man pleaded that he mad to 1 do something to support his large family. and selling liquor seemed to him the most certain way of keeping 1 the wolf from the door. This excuse. of course, could not hold water in any court, inasmuch as nobody can plead the right to break q Ia " mere ly because he has a large family to support. If that were allowed every one with a large family would be a privileged character to break laws that would then only apply 10 per sons with small families or with none at all.
 What created considerable con. sternation among friends of justice. however, was the sentence meted out. The man was sent to prison for three years. The furore in Minnesota is quite extensive, And by the way. 1t extends 10 some other states.
 The net result will be that while the man is In prison for three years his 3 children, or some of them, will have 10 be supported by wei fare organizations. The bill for sup pert during the three years will be somewhat heavy. The punishment 10 the large family will be more severe than 10 Inc errin- father
New Britain herald., 1930-01-11
READING REMAINS OUR STAR ANU SEMENT

In this age when there are in creasing demands upon spare time, when a multitude of methods for passing idle hours compete with ont another and leave the average in dividual complaining that it Is a shame there are only 24 hours in T day, cones report from th, librarian ot the Berlin public library that ti" repository of books Ie cr@inpcd for room md that it E scare, ly possible 10 acconmodut, the public properly under existing conditions.
 When tho movies sprans into cX- istence 50 years ago there wcre many who concluded that there would be apprcciably fewer readers
New Britain herald., 1930-01-11
INVESTIGATING "CHARLATAN
 PRIVATE DETECTIVES"

Of the many ways existing 10 make easy money, that Of being q ''private detective" is quite on a par with lobbying Or organizing fake organi- cations designed to scare interested citizens into parting with money 10 support the cause" allegedly repre- sentcd.
 It is common to refer 10 this as the machine age" It can also be referred 10 as the age of rackcts. '
 Senator Wheeler Of Montana plac- cd his finger upon a most widespread UndCr-Co racket when he an nounccd his intention of providing the Senate with a resolution to in Ncstigatc the charlatan secret de- tcctivcs rho make q practice ot secretly entering into membership of organizations to spy on them for those interested in such organize tions.
 Merely making reports of what the spied- upon organizations do, how ever. is only small part Of the functions Of such charlatans. They must justify their existence by mak- ing as bad reports as possible, and they invariably become provoking gents for misbehavlor.
 It Is pitiful how easily some peo- pie arc fooled. Those who pay out money to such agents arc the cham pion easy marks. Three-fourths Of the time they do not realize how thoroughly their legs are being pull ed. The returns consist of unneces- sary contention and basclcss fears.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-11

of public library books. People, if was argued. could not find sufficient time 10 read books and so to the movies at the same time. When the radio was invented somewhat similar misgivings were heard. People could not be devot- ing their spare time to playing with the radio dia!s and read books at the same time. The radio, it was pessimistically declared, would spell the speedy doom to literature.
 The forecasters were all wrong, and in every particular. The public that likes to read continues to read. and public libraries were never more popular than today.
 As 10 periodical literature, there has been no cessation of the out put The news stands can scarcely find room for the vast increase in publications. Such publications as weigh down the stands are not all uplifting or Of a high type. but they sell readily and take time to read even cursorily.
 Reading remains the most wide spread method of utilizing spare hours. There is no modern inven. ton since that of type which has so thoroughly infiltratcd into the lives Of countless millions. Whether one reads for amusement or information. nothing takes, or will ever take, the place of the printed page.
 While thousands are attending the talkies. many more thousands are in their homes where, nine times out of ten. they are spending the time in reading. True, they may be listen- ing to music at the same time, but if it is radio music, it is very rare lidl llllS lS ullO"tu lO lNleIltIt WILL the mental stimulation of reading One of the weaknesses of radio, in fact, is that it is utilized merely as 4 medium 10 furnish a harmonious background for whatever else is de- manding attention. There are many who do not relish having this sort Of a background, but there is scarcely any denying that it exists in count less homes. Such listening to music" is merely passive; it leaves no defi- mite impression; it does no particular good to the listeners and is no special advantage to the art of music.
 The printed page has supreme power to influence our lives and our outlook upon life. It would be disaster indeed if machinery of any type would be permitted to take it's place It is gratifying indeed that It isn't.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-11
Defender of America Deserved Good Job

Whenever an emergency occurs ld the U. $. A. someone is prepared to spring to the front and take com- man1 of the situation. Whether it is a local or national affair. that some one is ready 10 handle it. There is always q Johnny on the Spot.
 In city hall yesterday. two gentle men enamored of the Soviet way of doing things. attempted to stir ID trouble for Uncle Sam. They prattlcd about the down trodden working man and the snooty millionaire, their object being to enlist recruits in a Communist society.
 Then up strode Johnny on the Spot. He glared at the elder of the two speakers for a few moments and declared: Say, we'll give you three minutes to get out of this building or we'll mop the floor with you" Harsh words, those, m lads. But effective. And how.
 The voluble gentlemen who sae only red went right away from there with alacrity.
 There's a point 10 this tale. The man who delivered the ultmatum Fl those plain words was in city hIl at the time looking for work. Aul the city labor bureau should hunt him down and give him the best job aC it's disposal because it mates not whether he came from Poland, Italy, Lithuania. Germany. Austria France, Czechoslovakia or Ireland, he proved that he was a good Amer ican. And there's nothing too good
New Britain herald., 1930-01-11
TIE OBSER VER- Makes Random Observations
 On the City ano Its People

there in jifly. Do you want the de luxe or the 'superlative' brand?"
 Everything IS arranged and the booze IS dispatche In a little while, though, Mr. Goofus calls back and tells . terrible tale of woe.
 That quart came all right" he says, but ] get so anxious for tt that l opened the door of the tube 10 wait. All of a sudden it shot out of the tube. missed the cotton lined market basket I had waiting for it., and described gentle hypcrbole to the radio set, on the other side of the room, and smashed. together with the dynamic speaker. Better send another quart and bring it yourself-on hoof.'
 Then again the 14th National bank calls up John Whoosis to in form him that his account is over drawn. MT. Whoosis says he will get the dough right down to the bank, and Consigns it 10 the tube. It never arrives. It seems that, along with the new one dollar bills Tn the Wad, he had one old fash toned one, which proved too large for the tube. The whole thing got stuck under Franklin square. It takes lG of Mayor Paonessa's tem- porary street employees. two fore men and a steam shovel to recover it.
 Additional suggestous: Claim that you dispatched Christmas gifts in reality sent late, by tube. and allege that they got into the wrong chute and landed in Berlin; drop safety razor blades into tube and send them to your worst enemy, when necessary for man to buy Cnmentionable garments for women friends, as gifts, have them sent on approval by tube and return them the same way, thus avoiding all embarrassment.
 All things considered. this tube business has real possibilities.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-11
THE COMMUSISTIC EFFORT
 AT CITY HALL,

After having read the Communist circular which was distributed in City Hal we remain uncot vinced about anything in 1t. We are not prejudiced against wild notions, per SC, long ago having concluded that there always have been wild notions in the world and that the fight against them is as hopeless as the struggle against weeds, the battle against mosquitoes. or the war against 5li'e. This particular Com Dnuni~t circvIar m2Ic us ErGl and vc,p in turn; it's Iilicu'ous 2asump- tiots we're funny, yet the thought tha' ttrr all there Inisht be . teN people hc,e and there who took such stuff seriously threatened 10 cause tears
 Ii appears from the circular that everybody is wrong about the prob lens of life except the Communist
New Britain herald., 1930-01-11
for q good American.
 Oh, To Be a Fireman and Bathe On Days off

Assistant Fire Chief Eugene F. Barnes will in all probability not .Iy to take a bath when on duty again even if he did get out Of his trou- bles due to such an attempt recently. He had arisen little earlier thal usual and was just sitting In a nice warm bath when the bell hit. With speed acquired by years Of cXperi- ence he slipped into his clothes anl was but a feT seconds behind the remainder of the 1ircmcn in arriving on the main floor. His car was wai.- ing for him and he dashed awa,. The box was well out on West VI 3in street but his car had passed the Hook X Ladder truck by the timc the Burritt hotel was reached a1i was first at tho fire. He experienced rot the slightest discomfort from the fact that he did not have t chance to touch q towel when leav- ing the bathtub.
 Now we'll tell story that comes from next door, the police depart ment.
 The man who picks Motorcycle Policeman Blanchctte as of the ice wagon brand Of runner has another guess coming. He is one of the fast- est runners in the city, having the reputation of being able to encrcln the bases on q baseball diamond jl Is seconds. He did this twice in onH afternoon several years ago. There was a question whether he or an other young man could do 1t tiIs faster. Each was given a trial anl each did it in l5 seconds flat On tho next trial BlanChettc repeated his performance while the other man was onc-Quarter of q second slower. Hence if you think you can beat him hesitate a long while an then do not make the attempt an you will be safe. The bases arc D feet apart, the base lines measuring just S60 feet in all. which is 20 yards. A man Circling the bases ru1S farther than the actual distance.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-11
NHNS or TENANTS IN IONI\G ACTIVITIES

So the views of tenants are to b. considered in the future when Quts- lions Of zonng regulations are de batcd, That seems to be a good scheme. II seems 10 b. increasing Iy realized that tenants in many sec. tions of tho city make or break" th2 ncighborhood, not necessarily the property owners, some of whom may live in entirely different sections.
 In one respect the views of ten ants are moro important in such q matter than the views Of the proper ty owners, let . nnighborhood be- come unpopular with tenants, or with the better class ot tenants, and they have an unfai!ing ~rapon. They can move away. Let enough "sood' tenants become peeycI at d neigh borhood, and let enough of them move 10 other sections, and no property owners can stem the tide of what is going 10 happen. The thing that happens is less desirable tenants, if any. decreased rents, and decreased valuation.
 It Is tho tenants who determine the value Of property, at least part ly. The ability of tenants to pay rents in the main determines what is going to be charged. There vas a time during the housing shorIag. vars when this rule failed 10 wor}.. and landlords could d,nanl and r. reivc almost all they desirvd. I;u. "ith an ovcrplus of l>Is u1aItera in the city and # return to nor nalcy" in tn, realty field th,. aitu- ation has changed, T,n9nts can af- lord to ho more particular. and when the no!shborhood and the ef- fccts ot zoning upon it don't suit
New Britain herald., 1930-01-11
MAKING QUICK USE OF HIGH AUDITORIUM

The new high school auditorium ls , an adjunct to the citys resources. Care should be exercised in not placing a prohibitive price upon its use. Unfortunately what some mcm- bcrs of the Board ot Education think is q prohibitive price has been accepted by the majority Of the board. The figures as announced make no allowance for the differ cnce between commercial enterprises and non-commercial enterprises. either
 We think the prices as quoted need radical revision downward. An enlightened public policy Is ncces- sary in the management Of such an institution.
 The comparatively few in the city ho objected to the construction of q first rate auditorium in the en- largcd senior high school building must have noticed that even before it's completion various organizations announced they would use the build ing for local affairs.
 To gain an idea Of the value Of the auditorium one needs only to picture the plight that the city would be in if such a place of assembly were lacking.
 One important local organization. the Civic Music Association, with held it's activities this year entirely because of a lack of auditorium, fol- lowing the change in local ordi- nances permitting the theaters 10 open their doors at p. m. on Sun days for their regular picture shows. The only higher cultural life experi- cnced this winter has been at the state normal auditorium. which be- Cduoc oi US SiIdIA olEc dHu IOCdtiOli is limited in its functions.
 In a month or so the hgh school auditorium will be ready for use. AL ready the Lions club has announced it would put on it's annual frolic there, and the Wennerberg chorus n a n Ayo,n Ia n it's annual concert will take place there. Other organizations arc known to be cyeing the situation with deep interest.
 X city without an adequate audi torium is lacking in an important adjunct of city life. There are no large auditoriums in country dis tricts and there is no sound reason why a city Of more than S0,oO0 should be like the country.
 New Britain, through the fore sight of the Board of Education, will obtain the use Of an adequate audi torium. The new high school will be a cultural resource 10 citizens in more ways than one. as is proper.
 To make this resource of maxi. mum value 10 the city which pays 10 erect it the terms for it's use must be attra rtiVe AnV Ot her m et h cd will look like an attempt 10 curtail it's use.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-11
Graphic Scene Adds to Christmas Tree Appeal

The trimming of tree yards or yards under Christmas trees, such as described in the Herald last week seemingly a new idea in this vicinity, is a common custom in oth- CT parts of the country, so much so that in certain places no Christmas tree is considered complete without a yard.
 One New Britain resident has q yard under his tree which differs from the religious scene constructed by the Myrtle street man. This scene las a modern touch. representing the early days of American history, with a few 20th century earmarks.
 A tiny village consists of houses, paved streets. center green, foun- tain, monument. lake. park, filling station, fire house and garage. A train moves along a track, past q signal station and stops at a railrold station where a couple of taxi cabs wait The railroad runs through a woodland section where a mother bear and two cubs are seen cmer,s- ing from a deep forest.
 Near the track and approaching the village are pigs, horses, sheep and COWS. A ferocious bulldog stands at a safe distance and defies the bears.
 Sneaking through forest and ap- parently attacking the village a tribe of Indians in war paint is met by a group of cowboys armed win rifles. One or two saddle horses arg down. A mule with saddle shields an Indian who levels a rifle across it= back.
 A few mounted soldiers are hur- rying to the aid of the cowboys, while several men with rifles are shooting from behind the houses n the village. A military cannon and two airplanes aid the soldiers.
 Beyond the forest another group or Indians is seen approaching on horseback. A mountain surmountinS a tunnel through which the railroad runs holds a signal fire which flashes rcd lights, 10 two companl,si Of soldiers seen mobilizing in dis ant camp. A ouglCr on the mounta'n top completes the scene. which IS surrounded by green and white fence Artificial grass covers the ground, while the banks of the lake arc constructed of sawdust dye green. The whole arrangement GOV CTS a space of about 70 square feet.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-11
Observations On The Weather

Washington, Jan. 1l.-Forecast for Southern New England: Pair with somewhat colder in extreme south portion Saturday; Sunday in creasing cloudiness with slowly ris- ing temperature, probably snow or rain Sunday night.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair with colder on the coast Satur- day; Sunday increasing cloudiness with slowly rising temperature, probably snow or rain Sunday night.
 Conditions: The disturbance that was over the Ohio valley Thursday night has moved rapidly eastward now being central south of Sable Island, and the far western disturb ance has moved slowly eastward over California and the southern plateau region. The disturbance over the ocean northeast of the Ba- hamas still Is only of moderate in- tcnsity. Pressure is high over most or North America. It is abnormally high from Ontario and Western Quebec southward to the Ohic valley and the middle Atlantic states.
 Mostly fair weather will prevail Saturday in the Washington forecast district but the eastward advance Of the western disturbance will cause much cloudiness during Sun day and precipitation is probable by Sunday afternoon or night over vir. tually all sections cast Of the Mis- sissippi river except the Florida peninsula. The temperature will be lower in the Middle Atlantic Satur- day, and it will rise slowly Sunday in the middle Atlantic and north Atlantic states.