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1100,000 New York Neighbors Get 'Inside' View of Thone Plante ^pen Houses' in Manjr Communities in State and Nation Give Visitors Special Close-Ups of People and Equipment Providing Voice Service Some 200,000 New York reoldentM, tttendlng \opon house\ programs held ftr the New York Telephone Company In central ofTlcea end other plants In ntriouB section!! of the State, In the last few yearn, have been able to go \behind the Bcenes\ and get an inti- mate view of equlpmnnt and operu Uons. Man/ vlBftors saw for the first ttme how telephone calls are put through. They Mw various employees ^rformlng their regular duties and many ot the marvels of science at work In the voice communication service. White for jrears visitors have been V£lcomed on Inspection tcurs ot the talephone plant, \open houses\ have •tabled them to get a fuller view of numerous phases of tho service. Pro- grams of this kind have been general tfiroughout the nation-wide Bell Sys- among the workshops ot telephony, and also at the Point nreoze Works, crowds ot visitors filed along mile and a half routes mapped out for the readiest \close-ups\ ot various manu- facturing activities. At Kearny, whore 6,000 employees ar« engaged In 233 different occupations, they saw tele phone switchboards, cables and radio equipment among the things bpiiitJ made. A major attraction was the huge pulp insolating machine. In this they saw parallel wires, like tne strings o t a harp, pasned through a bath ot wood pulp, the paper being manufactured and placed on the wires In one opera tion. At Point Breeze the spectators observed long distance cable in the making, the braiding of cords, and wire being drawn through diamond dies. As visitors passed through each \open house,\ there .vas no disturb Hun. In 1937 there were nearly 700 \i^en houses\ with an attendance of more than 700,000 persons. In line with these special Invitations la the publl(% Western Electric Com- pany, manufacturing and supply organ- isation ot the Bell System, recently tieid \open houses\ In Its three great plants—the Kearny Works, at Kearny, N. J., near New York City; Hawthorne Wiprks. near Chicago, and Point Breeze fV.prks. near Baltimore. These \open houses\ were the largest ever held by BH- Industrial concern. Each lasted about ten days, and the three attracted a total of 150,000 visitors. As Hawthorne Works, largest of the plants, covers 200 acres and its build- ings contain 8,000,000 feet of floor •pace. It was possible to show only a part ot all the manufacturing facilities. Vlfjtors saw the manufacture of cable, telephone instruments and other equip- ment. A b'ig attraction was the wire and rod mill. A chorus of \ohs\ and \ahs\ rose from the spectators as they saw a 230-pound copper billet enter a huge furnace, emerge red hot, writhe like a flery snake through rolling machines, and coil up into quarter-inch cop'per rod, which in turn was drawn Into flne wire 2,400 miles long. Arihe Kearny plant, second In size VIsitort at Kearny telephone manufacturing plant watch demonstration by glass blow- ers who make vacuum tubes for radio telephones. Below: School girls, at a telephone \open house\ in New York State, hear own voices re- peated by \voice mirror.\ ance of work. Far from being dis- tracted, the workers showed no \stage fright\ and continued with their usua' skill. First among the \open houses\ of the telephone company in New York Stale was hold at Rye in 1936. It attracted some 2,500 residents and was so popular that since then similar affairs have been held in about 60 communities and city neighborhoods In this State. The programs have provided a wide variety of attractions ind lasted from two to three days. In all cases the vis- itors saw telephone service going on as usual and special exhibits of new and interesting developments in tele phony. There was, for example, tho \voice mirror,\ with which one can hear his own voice speaking to him over the telephone. Talking into an' other device one could see character Istics of his voice flashed on a screen. Keen Interest was shown, however. In the operation of the usual telephone equipment — the switchboards, test boards for locating trouble along the lines, displays of cable and the like. Commonplace as is the telephone in modern life, this public interest in Its development and in the increasing scope of service seems to grow rather than diminish with the years. Winter Arrives—Officially Greenpori Theatre Friday & Saturday Hilarious adventures of a gang of East Side alley kids as Invited guests at a fashionable Long Island estate will be revealed when the gay farce, Little Tough Guys \In Society\ has its local showing at the Strand The- atre this Friday and Saturday, with Mischa Auer, Mary Boland, Edward Everett Morton and Helen Parrish. Not only does the rollicking film pre- sent 3 of the screen's foremost comedy stars in a smartly tailored story, but it Introduces a famous group of kid actors. The Little Tough Ouys, Into the dazzling realm of Jewels and er- mine. The storry tells what happens when a dizzy socialite mother, Mary Boland, \adopts\ a lot of alley kids as companions to help her indolent son, Jackie Searl, discover the Joy- ous possibilities 0 f youth. Mischa Auer appears as an eccentric psy- chiatrist and Edward Everett Horton depicts the watchful English butler who is horrified by the antics and be- havior of \the little gentlemen from the settlement house.\ Helen Parrish is seen as Searl's sweetheart. Eflorts of the alley kids, led by Frankie Thom- as, to get Searl to abandon his Idea of spending his life in bed sets the tempo for a riot of fast comedy sequences in the film. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Said to be better in every way than even the Pulitzer Prize play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, the screen version of \You Can't Take It With You,\ enacted by a distinguished cast which includes Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, Erward Ar- nold, Mischa Auer, Ann Miller and Spring Byington, will open at the Strand on Sunday for a three-day showing. Others in the cast Include Donald Meek, Halliwell Hobbes, H. B. Warner, Dud Taylor, Eddie Anderson, and Lillian Yarbo. \You Can't Take It With You\ expresses the philosophy of Grandp a Vanderhof (Lionel Barry- more) and his lovable family group. Grandpa has long believed that too much money is a liability and that the major motif of life should be good clean fun. His entire family, as a consequence, has become Imbued with this unconventional theory of living. Everybody who lives In the Vanderhof home does Just what he or she wants to do, and nothing else. The story is said to be packed with delightful com- edy and delightfully astonishing inci- dents. The screen story was adapted from the Kaufman-Hart Pulitzer Prize play which ran on Broadway for two years. The producers, Columbia, paid a record fUm-right price of $200,000 for the play. There will be a special holi- day matinee Monday afternoon at 2:15. Wednesday Only, December 28 With a cast of high and low comedy experts, and what sounds like a hilar- iously funny idea for Itt main theme, \Thanks for Everything,\ the latest prescription for what alls you, will be the attraction at the Strand theatre next Wednesday, with a matinee at 2:15. Having made so many notable contributions to the entertainment of the average man, Darryl F. Zanuck, in charge of production for 20th Cen- tury-Fox, has now focused his camera batteries on Mister Average Man him- self, who is, of all things, the central character in the picture. This Mister Average Man, according to the studio, is selected in a nation-wide contest, brought to New York with All Ex- penses Paid and with the expectation that he is to receive a first prize of $25,000—and is then promptly set upon by a couple of smart promoters, who see in his innocent countenance the shining light of a million-dollar idea. Jack Haley has the role of Mister Av- erage Man, Adolphe Mtenjou and Jack Oakie are the promoters while Arleen Whelan, Tony M a r t i n , and Binnle Barnes offer spiritual support. Outstanding Double Feature Bill Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 29-31 An exceptionally outstanding double feature bill will be presented at the Strand next Thursday, Friday and Sat- urday, Dec. 29, 30, and 31. One of these Is Shirley Temple's latest picture, \Just Around the Comer,\ with Char- les Farrell, Joan Davis, Amanda Duff, Bert Lahr and Bill Robinson; the oth- er attraction presents the one and only Bob Bums in a moving and human picture of small-town America, \The Arkansas Traveler.\ Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson and Miss Louise Hay of Hollls, with their niece. Miss Geneva Tuthlll, spent De- cember 10th here with Miss Tuthlll's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Tuthlll. The Tuthlll's eldest son, Alfred, cele- brated his twenty-first birthday that day. Mr. D. A. Hamilton has left the Isl- and after a strenuous fall superintend- ing recontructlon work at Ram Island Estates and Sherwood Forest. For the past few weeks Mr. Hamilton made his headquarters in the Tower Cottage in Sherwood Forest The public school will present an op- eretta, \When Toys Come to Life,\ on Tuesday evening, under the direction of the school's Music Teacher, Jack Wroble. P. T. A. members have been assisting on costume making. Wednes- day morning many of the grades will have their annual Christmas parties before the formal closing for vacation. The P. T. A. had their business meeting at the school last Wednesday evening, followed by a program of Christmas songs and music and two readings by Mr. Pierce, the English In- tructor. Santa Claus distributed gifts to the P. T. A. members and guests, after which Bingo was played. On Thursday evening, St. Mary's Guild held a Christmas Gift and Cake Sale in the Episcopal Parish House. Movies were shown and games played. The bridge lamp shared off was won by R&s. Andrew Mitchell. Proceeds were about $35 The Town Board has awarded the stimip contract to the lowest bidder, th e South Side Construction a n d Dredging Company. About 700 stumps along town roadsides have to be pulled. The state road between the ferries is being cleared of stumps by the State Highway department's force. Adult players have organized three Christmas Seals stampede tubercu- losis—when you buy and use them. Share some of your Christmas Joy by buying and using Christmas Seals. though tioow has Ions since lallea in the uorlhern United Slates, old man winter 'uiakes Us offlcial debut on December 32, staying with us until tTernal equinox on March 21. To celebrate the occasion, Eugene Bar- ^ executes a skillful Christiana atop Old Baldy in Lassen Volcanic loflat pai'h, California. CtEAN, PURE WATEB An abundant supply of clean, pure water Is necessary to health, but very frequently the supply of water from dug wells and shallow-driven wells Is one of the greatest menaces to health Typhoid is the chief disease and the great reduction of typhoid cases in this country has largely been due to people connecting to s»fe Village Water Works Systems which water is contin- ually tested by the SUte Health De- partment. The (act that water from dug and shallow wells looks clear and spark- ling In a glass is no guarantee that It does not contain the germs of disease The fact that a shallow well has always been pure is no assurance that It will continue to be to. As a safeguard to health, people In any community where there is a Pub lie Water Works System, they should consider connecting to the Water Com pany mains SHELTER ISLAND DEPARTMENT MI8S LILIAN T. LOPER, Editor Please Write. See or Phone the Editor when you know of Social, Per- sonal, Church, Civic and other Local News. Men's Town Basketball Teams under the manageinent of Max Grushkln. The | teams practice at the Fox School Gym. i They played Greenport last week and would be glad to book games with oth-' er teams. ; Partial reports from the Canvass made by the Presbyterian Church re- cently brought in enough to pay the Building Loan installment due end something toward the pension pay- ment. Last Tuesday evening the Dor- cas Society held a Spaghetti Supper with some forty present. On Sunday evening the Junior Choir, assisted by several girls from St. Mary's Chiuxjh choir presented a Christmas Cantata and Pageant before a large audience. Two committee meetings have been held to plan for the annual Christmas Party at the Community House on De- cember 26. This party will be espec- ially for the children this year and is being sponsored by ten organizations of the Island. The Commimity Club gives the use of the hall and the ladies committee of nine are to make plans which the men will carry out. Road Superintendent Mack will look after the Christmas tree and Santa will pay a visit Mrs. J B. Nevel entertained the Com- munity Club last Tuesday evening, I Mrs. Alex Lenox, Mrs. Harold Price and Mrs. Rose Littlefleld were special guests. The next meeting will be ' this Wednesday evening at Mrs. Mic- Dermott's. Sachem Council, D. of A., are hav- ing an initiation, birthday party and Christmas party at their meeting this Monday evening. Past Coimcllor Mrs. Robert Baltman will be presented with a gift in honor of her 49th wedding anniversary. We wish you all a Merry Christmas. G. H. Corwin Drug Store, Greenport. May happiness and good health come to you in abundance . . . may prosperity smile on you . . . may contentment be with you all through 1939. That's our New Year wish to you! Home of Good Food and Choice Liquors COURT RESTAURANT HARRY TOAL, Prop. Grilling Ave. at Railroad St. RIVERHEAD, L. I. We all report for work NOW on Long Island W ITH the completion of our new five-story office building adjacent to our commercial office on Old Country Road, all divisions of the Long Island Lighting System are now at home on Long Island. This step of centralizing our operations within the territory we serve will benefit Long Island becaus* hundreds of employees' families will move into the territory and additional thousands of payroll dollars will be spent with local merchants. A closer bond will be established between our customers and their gas and electric company. Our operating facilities have also been expanded through the installation d B new 75,000 kilowatt generating unit of the latest design in our key power station at Qenwood Landing. Both of these ate steps in carrying out our policy of more than a quarter of • century—Looking Ahead, Planning Ahead, and Building Ahead for the growth and development of Long Island. 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