New Britain herald., 1922-09-27
LONG MOVIE DEBATE
 IS NOT EXPECTED
SeleCtman Johnson Believes Meet.
 ing Friday Will Be Quiet One
PREDICTS EASTMAN VICTORY
New Voting Maclxne Purchased for
 Town Election Next Monday-Py-
 thian Sisters Will Hold Food Sale Tomorrow.

thian Sisters Will Hold Food Sale
 Tomorrow.
 The attention of the townspeople i. now directed towards the coming spe. cial town meeting which will be helt this Friday evening at the town hall when the question of allowing nov. ing pictures to be shown in Plainvillt on Sunday nights will be voted up. on. The town election had been the main issue of the legal voters unti Selectman William J. Johnson issued the call for this special meeting ir the face of a petition presented tc him by C. B. Eastman, onwer of the Community theater, which place is the bone of contention by the anti motion picture residents and those fir favor of them.
 Selectman Johnson said this morn ing that he did not believe there would be any extra long session Fri day night when the matter will be presented for ballot, but expects a rather quiet meeting He does not believe, however. that the question will be disposed of without any argu- ments from both sides, and looks for ward to some interesting matter to be l presented.
 There is no doubt in the minds of | the selectmen but that the issue will | go through and Sunday movies will be seen f.. Plainville within a short | time. Mir. Eastman has interviewed some of the prominent business men of the town and practically all of them have approved of his move and have signif1ed their willingness to pack him at the meeting, and as- sured him of their votes for the pic ! lures.
 That the majority will be for mov- l ing pictures is easily understood, and defeat seems to stare the anti-moving picture members in the face even at this early stage.
 While nothing is heard from those who are opposing the plan for run ming Sunday movies, it is understood that some of the leaders will attend the session and have the backing of their followers in both their argu- mentS and votes.
 At any rate, Selectman Johnson sald that whatever move is made at the meeting, whether or not the se iectmen are authorized by the peo- pie to ban the movies or 20 ahead With them. the ballots will decide and all arguments against them or TOT them will be Of no avail. The of Il. pense for either side. as 1t will mean victory or defeat to make or break flalnvllle for progressiveness ac- cordlng to the two different views.
 Town Plans Notes
 Next Saturday morning at a.3o clock the adjourned hearing of the Iown Plan commission versus the Fesldents in the vicinity of the new
 !alnville Casting company highway VIII commence following the adjourn 'hent Of the session last Saturday Nhen the matter was threshed out be- ore Judge Theodore Gas of Hartford
 The hearing this Saturday will not oe held in the court room but in inc Irange hall on account of the voting machines being erected for the Mon lay election.
 Last Saturday, the defense which is town plan commission, represented by Judge Bernard F, Gaffney of New Britain, presented its side of the case and tris Saturday those who are appealing against the new road will be heard. Attorney Andrew SVroughe of Hartford is counsel for the residents opposing the road
 After the plaintiffs side is hesrl, Judge Case Ht,i reserve his decision and render t at later date. Ta,s will mean anot;.fr delay in the ere, ton of the road should it come to pass that the iuige's decision approves Of 1t as a pubic necessity which the Town Plan commission claims it is
 Buys New Machine
 The selectmel of the town have purchased lew voting machin, which will be put into use for che first time this Monday at the annual town election, The machine Wa, bought at a price of s700 and is mod, ern in every respect.
 It was necessary for Plainyile to purchase another voting machine on account of the increasing number oi 'egal voters in the town. The law re- quires but 500 votes cast on one ma chine and as Piainville has more voters now than two machines can handle, the neei of another machine was seen.
 Custodian Johl. F.. Lamb will erect the machines t:is Friday night lc- cording to Selectman William J. John- son and get them in shape for the great battle to come. Custodian Lamb however states that the ma chimes must be up at least three days before election and by erecting them Friday night after the special town meeting to discuss the moving pie ture question. it will leave but Satur- day and Sunday, two days before cleo tion MT. Lamb believed the meeting would be changed over to the Grange hall for discussion to allow him to erect the machines inside the three day limit
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