New Britain herald., 1930-11-05
TINF0|L SAVING
 HELPS CR|PPLES
ShGiners' Hospital for Children
 Benefits Through Salvage

A stranger in town walking down Church street today saw another person leave the sidewalk and wan- der into the street On reaching the curb he noticed that the person stopped down and picked up what he believed to be an empty cigarette package.
 Noting his apparent responsibility of dress he was at a loss as 10 the reason for the strange action. The stranger stood and tried to assume an appearance of nonchalance as the man returned to the curb and started busily to dissect the package. He watched the other man tear the paper from the outside of the pack age, salvage the 1infoil and stuff if into his pocket.
 More puzzled than ever he decid- cd to ask a man who was walking towards him for an explanation.
 The man looked at him with sur prise. You're q stranger in these parts. I take it, When the ques- tioner admitted that he was not at all familiar with the customs or the people in this section the other seemed relieved.
 "Wen, I'll tell you just what I'm doing" he said. In Springfield, Mass. there is the Shriners' hospi- tai. This institution was founded 70 care for children who suffer from any sort of crippling affliction. It was founded on charitable principles and any child regardless of it's race, creed or color may receive treatment there without cost.
 Noting the look Of wonder in the eye of the questioner who had not as vet seen any connection between his action and story, he laughingly said, "Oh, yes. the tinfoil. That Is how this particular institution part Iy gains its support. Everyone around this section saves all the tinfoil that they can lay their hands on. Boxes are placed in the var ious stores about town and persons 1eligiously deposit their collection of tinfoil in these reCeptaCles. AS the boxes are filled the contents are sent 10 the hospital and the tinfoil Is sold, the proceeds being used 10 de lray the expenses Of the hospital In answer 10 the question as 10 whether the income could be sutfi- cicntly great from this source to meet the tremendous expense en- tailed in running a large hospital the New Britainite told the stranger tha- the custom had spread all over New England and was fast becoming the vogue throughout the entire country.
 The stranger left then and told his informant that he was going 10 gee 10 it that the custom was start ed in his own locality. AS he left the New Britaiulte smiled when he noted the other stepping from the curb into the street and beheld him retrieving an empty cigarette pack age.
 There are perhaps other persons right here in New Britain who are ignorant Of the value Of the tinfoil that is used for wrapping purposes these days. For their information it is stated here that any form of tintoil may be deposited in the col lection boxes. Foil from cigars, tea wrappers, tooth paste. cold cream, shaving cream and other tubes will do some unfortunate child good if it is placed in the proper hands.
 Boxes for the receipt of foil are at the Elks' club. O'Neil Tire and Battery Co.,. City Coal and Wood Co, Murray Photo Co, Dickenson Co., Connecticut Light and Power Co. Rachlhe Oil Co. Jennings Cigar
 70 and other places. Those in tcrcst.d are requested 10 get in t-uch with the committee either with the idea in mind of placing ad- tirioual boxes or with a view to learning where they might deposit their own collections. The commit ice consists Of George Dyson, WII liam CoWhshaW. Max Unkelbach. Logan Page, J. w. Marsland and Walter Buckoy
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