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New Britain herald., 1930-12-27
Auto Production in 193O
 Not Far Under Six Year Period

Comparisons with the boom year of 1929 rather than with the fairly good years previous are responsible for large part of the gloom on the automobile industry's horizon. fig ures on production and financing of motor vehicles made public by the National Association Of Finance Companies show. According to Milan V. Ayres, analyst of the association, motor car production for the first ten months of 1880 was only ? per cent less than the average for the six years including 1923 to 1928. Au- tomobilc financing figures for the first nine months of 1850 arc actual ly II per cent greater than for the same period in 1928, Mir. Ayres said.
 The financing statistics arc based on reports of 4S5 finance companies, providing funds for the major DOT ton of installment buying in the country,
 "The production of motor vehicles in the United States and Canada for tho first ten months of l93O was only three per cent less than that of 1921" said Mir. Ayres. True, 1t was 39 per cent below that ot last year. but it was only two per cent below the same period in 1924, which was q year of only moderate depression. Production for the whole year of la30 will be about 4G per cent great Cr than that of 1922, which Was the record year up 70 that time.
 "Restoration of confidence in the automobile industry would be much specdier if prophets and statisticians extended their researches and Com- putations over a period Of the past few years rather than making com- parions with d year of hitherto un- known prosperity"
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27
IN THE EDITORS MAIL Comment On the Two Captain System in High
 School Football
The \. B. H. $. Athletic Coach

Editor, New Britain Herald:
 The appointment of Co-Captains for the Senior High school football team of 1881 is one of the poores; and unjust moves that Coach George M. Cassidy has mad in his stay at the local Higi school. According to last Saturdays Herald, Coach Cas- sldI says that he has made the ap- continents to avoid fraternity poli- tlcs. It seems to this writer that Cassidy himself has meddled in fra tcrnity politics too often, in the ap- pointments Of both captains and managers.
 l. does not seem possible that Cassidy has the power to appoint the captains of High school teams From what this writer knows, the power of electing the captains is vested solely in the hands of the let termcn.
 Cassidy is Lcing grossly unfair to both the members Of next wear $ football team and the two captains. . Brlen and Zaleski. Friction Is sure 10 exist between the two fac tions on the team next year, even If It arises on solely technical disputes.
 Cassidy has abolished the elections ot captains in all three sports which he rules. at least he thinks he rules them, With the result that bitterness exists between the players. Afte- all, the captain ought to be the boy who, in the estimation Of the letter men. Is the best man TOT the i.p, and not the person with the great tst amount of influence with the coach.
 Another thing, there certainly must be something wrong when out standing athletes at the High school refuse 10 enter into competition for places on the athletic teams because ot their feelings towards the coach.
 Returning to the matter Of fra ternity politics and the captaincy, both boys have taken the appoint ment with the best Of sportsman- snip, and this is to their credit. Ho"eEcr, majority Of the votes,
 
 both fraternity and non-fraternitv. was assured for OBricn as most Of the lettermen rightly thought that he deserved the honor. If this WAS apparent 10 the coach, as it surely must have been, why did he insist on taking half Of the honor away from O'Brlen, and giving it to za- ieskl who surely would have been defeated had an election been held Ii seems 10 this writer that it ;s h'gh time for the school board. or whoever attends to such matters. to look into affairs at the High school in regard to the coaching position held by Cassidy. Yours truly.
 AN OPSERNLc
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27
FLAMING WITH ! WHITE
 ELEPHANT

f man has q white elephant on his hands he may as well try to make use 0: tha animal. New York City has been trying tor some time 10 avoid tho necessity ot operating i,s now Gigh-h Avenue subway line ty leasing fl 10 q company vhich Was 70 have bean formed through d uni:lcalon Of the two existing sup way operating companies. But uni doauon has been all but impossible. and the city faces the prospect Of going into the subway operating business on all tourS
 What counteracts attempts to lease the new line 10 q private com p4ay is 'ho fact that the present contracts between the city and the Iuterboroueh and the E. N. T. are commonly regarded as being uriar 70 the city. Few people iu New York. i- seems think new contract for any of these concerns. or q merger Of the tp-o. would be much different.
 But city operation Of this new line has lis perjIs. The tve-cent fare $ a political slogan and the fare will have 10 be a nickel Tho line VAS built during a rorod Of loom prices ard 10 receive the cost of interest a01 70 provide a sinking -4nd from the profits itaeI. ~ul b. quite tack. Sa.a3 wonder that n. rjty uI- wnu-tration has been worried.
 Hgt ,he prjva1a lines also ~:l re- e.jH, a blow through the municipal operation Of the city line. They n ell i.now that all deficits on the city line will be met "ith alacrity by the administration, and that competition for strap hangers will be intensified. Several of the L lines which are operated at q loss arc expected to bear the brunt Of the city's compc- tition.
 The chief result will be 10 hurry tho day when the lines will be dis meatled. The fewer the customers the quicker this will happen.
 will happen,
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27
RELIEF ACTIVITIES
 BOON ID FAMILIES
Food, Clothing and Fuel Dis
 trjbuted Among Unemployed

A report ot 293 Investigations re- suited in relief Of $500 persons dur ing On" week by furnishing them with fuel clothing or food through the emergency relief fund. was made yesterday afternoon.
 The investigations which were made resulted in aid being delivered to the needy for Christmas day. The city welfare department aided bv submitting the names Of l7 families.
 In food donations the Strauss Roth Co. supplied % baskets of food, the Jntcd Growers Is and the city store yard on Harvard street vas responsible for another 239. The yard IS the clty's distribution center " here contributions may De made for later delivery 10 worthy cases
 Other business establishments fig uring in tho contributions were the Ne" Britain Gas Light Co.. John Boyle Co, Monicau Market. and among thu individuals, Councilman Arno Kerh' r. William Trendargast. Mrs, Emma porta, Thomas Fay and Mrs. II. T. SUulbcrg.
 For assistance of temporary cases where relief is needed. Richard E. Pritchard. has asked for q disburse- ment of $2e9 per month to be taken rom tho emergency relief. This $24o monthly wil! b. used in GA tension or the work already begun, according to Mr Pritchard.
 He would have Miss Cora Beale purchase noe. ssary supplies for the .amlll"o ubIrr ousoryaliou and have inc bills sent 70 William II. bay >c"rctary e tho distribution com- "ittc'. Tte plan offered by Mir. Irilchard "as aIop1cd \ special in- 1cstigator. Miss Nmifrod Kelly. has been assigned to investigate needy cases and thcse will receive appro- PrIdtc relief.
 Distribution ot milk to schools for children to drink was voted at the last meeting of the distribution com nittec. IL was decided by the dis lursement committee that families should receive first consideration over single persons.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27
ONCE MORE KING GASOLINE
 WINS

For seven years the Standard Oil - Co. has been at odds with New Brit ain over the right to cree, q gasoline filling station in Franklin square. The bon2 Of contention 0as-at - least, it vas inc city's bouq CT COL . rention-,Aat the projected gasoline station would bo 100 near to several ' churches on the square,
 But the Standard Oil refused 10 take mo" for an answer; and Tor seven years it employed legal talent paid taxes on an unprodnetivo lot. and kept un its tusslc for its rights under the ]av. Only the fact that another gasoline oompany vas ai- lowed a permit ao construct 8 gaso- line station nearby, tals aHb.u the city zouus ordinance. caused a change l0 'ho law 10 rarmr gasoline stations tn9 feet rom d chnrch in- stead of 4o1 leet.
 As we now understand fl, Frank lin Square is 10 obtain tno gasoline stations instead of one.
 It may be small consolation to the church people attending the Frank lin Square editices that the Standard Oil station will be a particularly handsome building. The good fight has been lost and the gasoline mo- loch is to make an effective entry into the sacred precincts os the square,
 Recently 1t was said ar City Hal that there are enough gasoline sta tions within the city. But it looks as if in this business. as in crowded trolley car, there is always room for one more.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27
TWO CENTS \ MILE

Some ljmo ago We noted in these columns that the way for the rail- roads to compete with the motor coach com mpanies was to offer some species of transportation at the same cost, The other day the Interstate Commerce Commission allowed the St. Louis X San Francisco railroad, better known as inc Frisco system. 10 alar"" two cents 2 mile. Tho Santa I+o las ajrrady been doing IUa' as method or competing with tnc lons-dtstanco bUso4 Now all other railroads in that quarter Of the country arc scrambling to follow the example of the Frisco.
 The slowcst passenger train gets
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27
Observations On tie Weather

Washington, Dec. 97.-I'orocast for Southern New England: Cloudy, slightly colder on the coast, preceded by rain on cast coast Saturday: Sunday partly cloudy.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy, slightly colder in extreme south portion, possibly light rain or snow in central and north portions Saturday; Sunday cloudy.
 Conditions: A disturbance is ad- vanCins eastward over southwestern Hudson Bay. A high pressure area is @dN9nCing eastward over Quebec.
 The outlook is for rain or snow on Saturday in northern New York and portions Of New England.
 It will be colder on Saturday along the Atlantic coast from southern New England 10 central Florida.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27
Try These OF Your Class In Spanish at-a-GlanCc.

It is q nice question as to whether North Americans should pronounce Latin American names as Latin Americans themselves pronounce them, in other words correctly, or if they arc justified in giving such names whatever pronunciation comes easiest 10 their tongues.
 In the hope that it will prove of interest 10 readers. we are Submit- ting q list Of the better-known South American place and personal names, spelled in order to facilitate correct pronunciation
 Simon Bolivar-Secmon Boleeyar, (acccnt on second syllable in See mon and on second syllable in BolecvaU.
 Bucnos Aircs-not Bonus Airs but BWaynos Iris Oong i).
 Lima--not as in lima bean, but Lcema.
 Callao-not Callayo but kyow.
 San,iago-uot Santiaygo but San tiago Gago as in "Othello" (accent on third sylIable).
 Uruguay-not Yourc-a a-gway but OorooeWy.
 Ncnezucla-not Nenezooeela but NCnc2WayIa.
 Panama--acccnt on last sylla ble.
 Bogo'a-Bogotah (acccnt on last syllablc).
 Arcquipa - not ArakWippa but Arcehkccpa.
 San Martin-San Martccn.
 Cartagena-not Cartageena but Cartahaynd.
 Cristobal-Cris-t -toble (accent on second syllablc).
 Quito-not KWceto but keeto.
 Cuzco-not Kuzko but koosko.
 Llama-not lama but yama.
 MOntcvldco-Montavidayo (aCccnt
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27
25 Fears Ago Today

II was announced today the clock in the South church will be illuni- mated nightly. The clock IS q fav- orltc with the public.
 The Imperial Moving Picture Co. will appear at the Casino next Sun day evening. They will offer some of the latest attractions.
 The New Britain hockey team de- feated Plainyillc. to ,. at the White Oak pond yesterday.
 The North X Judd Mtg. Co. will open up it's new general offices on the first of the year. They are said to be the most modern factory offices in this section of the country.
 Chief Rawlings was in an angry mood today. Someone struck his dog with d stone and broke its leg.
 The mild weather continues de- spite the latencss of the year. It is q common sight to sec dandelions growing on lawns.
 A freight wreck occurred at the plt on Myrtle street yesterday. Two cars were badly smashed while an other turned over on it's side.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27

to its destination quicker than the fastest bus, and accommodations on it are comparable in most respects and better in some other respects.
 Of late years too many railroads have been expendinS large sums in trying to operate de luxe trains, leav- ing ordinary passengers to the motor coach concerns. which have expand cd in remarkable fashion.
 IL begins 10 look as if the railroads are going to make an effort to appeal to the person who doesn't care how long it takes to get 10 q place so long as 1t IS at q minimum cost
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27
BUSINESS IN NEW BRITAIN

New Britain merchants, figuring the results Of the Christmas trade. are pleased to admit that the volume was better than had been anucipaj- cd.
 Croabafs who have D,cu telling G. that the economic world was con ing to an end might take due notice If Christmas trade is any barometer of buying power at all-and most observers regard it as an unfailtng Barometer when compared with
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27
SNOWDEN EXPECTS
 REVIVAL 0F TRADE
British Chancellor of EXCheQuer
 Has Optimistic Views

London, Dec. 27 CPt-Philip Snow den, chancellor of the cxechcquer- the man who controls the purse strings Of the British empire-is an optimist in q world Of economic de- pression.
 With Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald, Snowdcn Dields the most influential power in the British government and, as 1881 approaches, the chancellor has given the Asso- ciatcd Press his views on the worlI situation.
 The abnormal volue Of uneIn- ployment which has prevailed the last year is due. as President Hoover said in a message to con- gress. to world causes over which one country alone has little or no control" Snowden said
 Sees Trade Improvement
 Nevertheless he has a feeling of optimism regarding the future of world trade in general and British trade in particular.
 He is confident the time will come when not only the magnitude of Great Britains trade but of world trade will be so great that the world of today is unable to conceive it.
 The chancellor asserted there IS plenty Of purchasing power and credit to be employed when things are favorable.
 ''Pessimism has been ovcrdoue,' said Snowden, who dcprecates thls spirit which IS abroad in England.
 Pessimism Won't Help
 SnoWdcn, who himself has trl- umphed over great adversities in his career, said it was not the spirit Of pessmism which triumphed in the past in difficulties as great as those the country faces today
 A hundred years ago things were as bad or worse but times changed and the next S0 years marked the greatest prosperity in the history Of Great Britain. And SnoWden said, times will change again.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27
Meet McsSrs. Shippee and King,
 Brought Out Into Spotlight.

Brought Out Into Spotlight.
 Out Of the maze of circumstances surrounding the recent disastrous
 occurrences in banking circles in
 New Britain, Hartford, and else
 where about the state during the
 past few weeks, two state officials
 who were heretofore practically un-
 known beyond the confines of their
 own sphere have stood out in de-
 cidedly favorable relief. State Bank
 ing Commissioner Lester l.. Shippec
 and Assistan. Attorney General
 John II. King, both young as years are counted, have been hurled into the limolght and made busy beyond the comprehension of the general
 public, yet the impression they have made and the manner in which they
 handled theil duties under exceed ingly trying conditions must be a source of genuine satisfaction to them.
 Year in and year out, the public of Connecticut has heard little of the banking commissioner i'll fact, comparatively few persons could identify the official by namc without first consulting d manual or other reference. Almost everyone who has any knowledge whatever of tho state government has known that the banks which are under state supervision were responsible and ac- countable to someone, but at best their conception of the duties of the commissioner has hecn vague. The governor and some of the other state officials being constantly in the public prints either by name or photograph, cannot escape being but the banking commissioner by contrast might not have existed at all so far as the man in the street was concerned.
 Then. suddenly Mr. Shippee found himself obliged to do sensa- tional things. Thousands Of resi- dents Of Connecticut had never heard Of banking house being or dered 10 discontinue business until very recently. but when the com missioner began to act in epidemic form, his name found itself on every tongue. The lowliest citizen was talking of him and the mon high in business and financial affairs, too for his acts affected everyone. He has been on the front pages Of state newspapers for tho past scv- eral weeks as consistently as was Lindbergh q few short years ago. l and while it is but natural to hope | he will not stay there as long as the hero of aviation, if is safe to l predict that his name will not be l forgotten for a long time.
 Mr. Shippoc and Attorney King have been dealing with persons in the past fcW weeks, with whom they would not have come in con- tact in the ordinary course of events. in a lifetime. Investors. politicians. newspaper reporters and | many others have sought them ont, making demands on their valuable time al all hours of the day night. vet despite the press ot affairs both officials appear to have been entire iy willing and dosirous Of doing all hey could 10 keep the public in- formed Of the turn Of events. No
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27

country, the production of farm pro- ducts is far above the needs of the nation. This has been due primarily to the enlarged use Of farm ma chinery, which naturally entails the utilization of less manpowcr on the farms. The excess workers have gone into town and city pursuits. there too. to find T greatly enlarged use of ma hineIv.
 Ultimately some way will have 10 be found to solve the ensuing diff culties, and we are afraid merely talking about relief and providing it does not 50 to the fundamentals.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27
Too Many Santa Clauses Cluttcring Up scenery.

Children Of today aren't wonder. ing if there is a Santa Claus. They arc wondering why there are SC many. Two boys were discussing jolly Old Saint Nicholas on Main street the day before Christmas and one said 10 the other: Why are there so many Santa Clauses""
 T donno," replied the other. but that one over there is my brother"
 Wcther the faith of the two lads was at all impaired by Sanat's kin ship with the brother couldn't be learned.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27

New York, Dee. 27.--It sounds silly and no one will believe me, but this is the way 1t happened 1 had been to the Palace the night before and watched H jugslor kick off his shoes and catch them. ] tried it with Il house slipper and the heel Whangyd me in the eye.
 II happened before breakfast and at first there was only q blotCh of rosy pink so I waited around for 1t to disappear. But it suddenly be- came the poisonous green of wall paper and finally flared forth into d royal deep purple, tinted around the edges with sickly yellow. IL was Il bcaut!
 Imagine trying 10 tell qugstioners you get q tWistcr from hitting yourself with A slipper heel. H couldn't believe that one myself And I've fallen for whoppcrs. Usu- ally when l 20 10 my dining room around noontlme there is no one there,
 But today-rcdIins from left to right-Were my wife my mother-in- law, two cousins from Ohio and q gentleman who has something to do with piano installmcnt Collec- tions. There was nothing to do but face the music, so l popped in all merry and bright.
 They were chattcring away-ah save tho piano optimist who was holding his derby on his knee and waiting hopefully but the minute they saw me they stopped and reg istered aStonishment. "Who smack ed you in the mush?" piped up on" of the Ohio cousins-thc one with the big mouth.
 I tried 10 explain laughingly, ha, ha, ha, l must have run into some- thing. You must have Probably door knob" cracked the second cou- sin who has no respect for age and has been fired out of five colleges in two years. All the time I could feel that eye ballooning.
 There is something about clos ing optic tha1 takes on the utter vacUity Of q foolish grin. A mouSo1 eve and q bull fiddle arc two things you "annot carry around with any de@rco O dignity. And you are T fool f YOU otter Il single eNplana- tiou socvcr,
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27
Distractions at Theater Threaten Interest in Screen.

Carrying a spare is a custom not limited to automobile drivers. 4 young lady took her seat in a local thcater one night this week and showed her girl-friend a small run in her stocking. Opening her purse she took out q threaded needle and while the girl-friend leaned over 10 shut out the view. calmly proceel- cd to darn the stocking.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27

Bobby's retirement from golf is a good thing in one way. At last the citizens or Atlanta can stop meeting trains and go to work. T. looks as though the book stores will be obliged to retaliate by put ting in lines of drugs and toilet ac- ccssories.
 from seeing so many people out Of work W, all know what Hollywood is like.
 Ignorance is not always bliss but q lot Of business men were happier hack in the days when they thought racketcers were tennis players.
 Albania's new king and dictator spends eighteen hours q day at his desk. The kings stenograp phcr must be d knockout.
 1T bravery merits a bronze statue, why do you never see one of the man who asks for raise?
 The man who used to lock the barn door after the horse was stolen now yells Fore" after driv- ing into the players ahead.
 This is the land of opportunity Any young writer, if hc works hard and spends four years in the White IIouso, can work his way up to q dollar-a-Word job.
 Znro in literature has been achieved at last. We know writer who is ghost writing for sick ghost writer.
 Amcricanism: Buying s2o0 dress without hesitation; arguing for thirty minutes with tho tole- phone company about tcn-ccnt ovcr-CharC".
 4 tabloid reporter is like charity. Hc covers a multitude Of sins.
 1T fl makes you sad to sec just on. younger generation go to the dogs think how Mcthusclah must have felt.
 "Jobess Suffer From Lack of Fuel" In this emergency why not 1t ,tt, +r chamber and provide the whole nation with free supply Of hot air and natural gas?
 An old-tlmer is one who can re- member when photographer wasn't an artist and didn't feel insulted when you told him what you wanted. 1
 Dr. Mayo says you can keep young by living as the young do. Extra. Extra, Famous Surgeon Endorses 1 Necking Parties and Bootleg Gin,
 It's q lucky thing for the human race that marriage isn't all it's wise | cracked up to be.
 The earth Is thirty thousand years | old and weighs nearly seven quin- | tillion tons. Yet you hear people | say that excess weight shortens life. |
 Bobby Jones has forsakcn the herds that used to fol- 1. low him and gone into the movies. . Thank Heaven. We can no" sec him without climbing tree.
 Correct this sentence: "Im glad i, I went broke and had to cut out all l the frills,' said the man: The i. simple life is much healthier"
 Copyright 1930 Publishers
 Syndicatel -
New Britain herald., 1930-12-27
ITS NOT so BAD!

London-Being the loneliest wom- an in the world won't be so bad" for loyCc Gretron Hooley. She left London for a. trip Of several thou sand miles 10 marry M Cockcrott, who lives with native servant on T liIy island in the Pacific. The only news Of the outside world comes tc the island on q ship which calls every six months.