New Britain herald., 1922-11-28
PLAINVILLE PLANS
 FOR THANKSGIVING
Bank, Stores, Schools and Other
 Business Places to Be Closed
SECURE StOO SUBSCRIPTION
Large Donation Received by Local Chapter of The American Rcd Cross--ISrosk- -Barnes Post to Elect Ofiicers-Bricf Items,

Ofiicers-Bricf Items,
 Thanksgiving Day will be observe,
 In a real old fashioned New Englan,
 way tn PlainNiiic on Thursday. Mcr
 chants. bankers and business men ar,
 planning to clos" their places for al
 or part of the day and many loca
 families will entertain friends ant
 relatives over the holiday.
 | All of the Plainville barber shopi
 will be closed for the day but will
 remain open for business on Wcdnes
 day evening until 10 o'clock. The | Plainvilie Trust company will be clos t ed on Thursday while the public schools of the town will close on Wed, nesday noon and will not resume ses. sions until Monday morning of next | week.
 The officials of the local chamber of commerce stated this morning that all stores affiliated with that organization will be closed all day Thursday but will remain open on Wednesday eve ming until 9 o'clock. This will give the residents of the town an oppor- tunity to do their final shopping for the holiday In the evening
 There will be no city or rural de-
 livery of mail from the PlainVille post office and holiday hours will be '',G"rved at that p'ace also. The reg istry and stamp windows will be open
 rom until II o'clock in the morn 'ng. No money orders will be issued
 It is expected that the TrumbulI Electric Co.,, plant, the Standard stee' ,nnd Bearing plant and the Bristol Mfg Co. plant will be closed for the lav but will reopen for business on friday morning.
 Red Cross Drive
 John. F. Lamb, president of the 'lainviile Red Cross chapter; stated his morning that he had received heck for $100 from a local factory a contribution to the local fund. | inc name of the factory is being | withheld by request.
 The drive of the Red Cross chapter yiIl end. on Thanksgiving day in Nainvnle and Mr. Lamb hopes that 'nough people will subscribe so that he quota of s1,00O will be raised. )ver one-half of the desired amount las already baAn raised but many nore subscriptions are needed to a3- iure the success of the drive.
 Out of every five dollars received " the local Rchapter only 50 cents is orwarded to the national or state as- the rest of the money being ised for local work, A great deal of he money raised goes toward the upport of the visiting nurse in this own. In other larger towns and cities throughout the state the money for he support of the nurse is raised in
 community chest drive. Contributions will be gladly receiv. d by the officials of the Plainvllle , hapter.
 Legion Men Meet At the meeting Of Brock Barnes ' ost of the American Legion held in ( ne club rooms last night further ! lans were made for the new building [ 'hich Is being erected on Whiting rect. A pool room and bowling al. y will be included in the first floor I yout. ! Officers will be elected at the next s ,guIar meeting of the club to be held T l Monday evening, December IL. T Ihn Guiden is commander of the le- c on; Cecil Bedford, adjutant; Thomas Il rior, treasurer and Harry FisheR ' laplain. Es A large number of the men in the " have expressed them e Ives as being in favor of retaining II e present staff of officers although ere are still many men who believe Q at an entire new slate should be ls aeted. The outcome of the meeting VI being watched with considerable '" mount of interest by the ex-serVice p nn of Hhe town. s'
 VIII Moi Build Now
 Despite the fact that there have in en rumors about the town the past q, " days that plans were being made ct
 the Standard Steel and Bearings to ., to build houses in P1ainville for cl cir employees which they have ed ought and intend to bring here from liladelphia, an official of the com. hi ny told representative of the Her. tit today that such was not the case ye that he did not know the factoryI of even considered such plans ar The rumor which has been preva- ye 1t about town had it that the factory dc s to erect at least 100 cottages and co o-faTnily houses on inc property op- tel site the plant These houses were cd be modelled after those erected by rel Ter factories throughout New Eng t2 q during the period Of the war. The Standard Steel and Bearing Co. ab mt which has been closed for the cei t few years, following the rush of 57 r work recently opened and the ait iadeiphia branch was moved to 1. ' town. As a regult a large Mum- an Of outside hands were brought 10 Sl, invilIe and stili more to come and question Of housing the new com. has been one Of interest to local pal dents Is ame8 F. Usher. postmaster at the inviile post office. has received the ! owing letter for publication from T postal department at Washing bee
 +. fly During the war the government IYe red war savings stamps. paying her nt { per gent as a method of Bav- EBo for people or small means. Since hv war. and to take the place of war, ngs stamps, the government offer. - 1n1FTllynifu Tl1nofcr yad i