New Britain herald., 1930-07-01

roundup of children of pre-school age who will enter the towns schools at the beginning of the fall term, according to the official re- port, made public today. The roundup. which was held on May 26 under the auspices of the Moth erhood club of Berlin, provided physical examinations for all chil- dren of the town who will have be- come six years of age on or before next February l.
 A total of T were examined and there were found to be 6l children who had some sort of physical de- feet These Gl youngsters had total Of 105 defects. the most prom inent of which were lack of proper weight, infected tonsils, and poor posture.
 The following figures constitut,e the official report of the examining physician, Dr. A. F. Ingraham. who was assisted by Miss Viola Snyder lcCal school nurse:
 Number of children registered. 1@5: number examined. Il: number with physical defects. 6l: total de- fleets. 1o5; number of children with dental defects. 54; physical defects referred for treatment, 34; dental defects referred for treatment, 49; number of 100 per cent children. 2.
 The following is the list of de fects found 10 exist among the youngsters examined:
 Underweight, 13: vision. :; hear ing. l. tonsils. 37; glands, 3; spine. 1; feet, 6; posture, 37; total. 105.
 The health roundup idea was a new one here this year, and those who sponsored it feel that it is of such importance and its success this year so outstanding that it will m all probability become an establish cd part of the school program m the futurA
 Estate InyeDtOried
 An inventory value of s41.164S6 was placed on the estate of the late Film kilhy in the Hartford probate court yesterday. The inventory con- sisted of the following items: Bank deposits and cash, S11.S4O; real es- tate, located in Hartford s1,OnO; real estate situated in Berlin sl9,- 500; bank stocks consisting of six shares of Riverside Trust 70. had a valde of S4.05O.
 Mir kilby was former resident or hensington, where he conducted the kilby house for d number of years before he retired and moved to Hartford.
 school Board to Meet
 ne regular monthly meeting Of the Berlin school board will meet tonight at s o'clock at the Worth inston school
 Social Club Meeting
 S'' iauls social club will hold it's weekly meeting tonight at o'clock Tn Tabs hall. Kensington. All mem ners are urged to attend.
 Court Session
 several cases are scheduled 10 came up tonight at the regular weekly session of the town court when It convenes in the town hall 'onlsnt at 8 o'clock. All the cases are the results of arrests made dur Ing the week by the state police.
 Grange Meeting Tonight
 Berlin Grange will hold it's semi monthly meeting tonight at & o'clock In Grange hall on Pennington ave- nue "Oficers' night" will be ob- served and each officer of the Grange will be expected 10 furnish hls part of the evenings enter tainment
 It is expected that the business session will complete final plans for me lawn party which IS to be held July l 5 at the home of MT. and Mrs Lewis A. Griffith.
 Dog Quarantine Lifted
 The quarantine which has been in eHect since April was officially lifted in this section at noon today.
 Notice to this effect was sent out from the office of Charles H. John son, state commissioner on domestic animals, and received by Town Clerk Arthur L, Woodruff.
 East Berlin Items
 Mrs Thomas Knight. who has been ill at her home for the past several weekc, was removed to ihe Starr hospital in New Britain yester- day afternoon for treatment.