New Britain herald., 1923-10-15
PainuiWe News
RESIDENTS ASK FOR
 DELIVERY SERVICE.
Twenty Families Petition Post Office for Carrier on Cooke St.
MRS. PEARL SMITH RESIGNS

Contribute to Japanese Relief F,ns Town Plan Commission Reoreaaix.
 Tonight-Leayes For state caa,ea
 tioa-Attending Anniversary.
 Postmaster James Usher of ths
 Plainyiile office has sent into Wash, ington a petition signed by sA fam flies on Cooke street, asking to have rural delivery service established there. Mir. Usher has forwarded the petition to Washington and expects an inswer to it within the next two weeks. If the service is installed. fl will mean that 20 families comprising total of sb persons will he benefited by it, Cooke street has been made over by the state into cement road and the traveling there Is excellent and because Of this. a rural carrier will be able to traverse the street with much more case than in the past. It is thought that the petition will be granted.
 Mrs. smith Resigns
 l.. s. Mills, secretary of the Pialn- vile school committee. stated this morning that Mrs. Pearl Smith, one Of the members of the committee. had resigned. He said that state school law has been revised SO that a member of the town school commit tee may no longer. under the law. either teach or substitute in the pub l{, tah ka 4~n to which tho member belongs exer- cises control.
 Every year according to Mir. Mills, there is need of considerable substi- tute work in the Plainville schools. and while the committee regrets very much the fact that Mrs. Smith is re- signing. she herself. being substi- tute teacher for q number of years. feels that she is more needed as substitute teacher than as a commit tee member
 Added Contributions
 John Lamb, chairman of the local Red Cross committee, stated this morning that although the drive for the relief of the suffering Japanese in Tokio and Yokohama, Japan ended several weeks ago, the following con- tributions had been received to swell the total already handed in by Plain- vile: Frederick lodge No. IA. A. F. A. M., BIO; Plainvile Girl Reserves, s5: Martha Sewing circle. s5 and Brock Barnes post, American Legion, s5. The total for the entire drive amounts now to $371.65, magnificent sum from a town the size of Plainville.
 Plan Commission Reorganizes
 First Selectman William J. John- son has sent out call to the mem- bers of the town plan commission tc meet this evening in the Town hall for the purpose of reorganizing. The although composed of | the same members as formerly, is a | new body because of the change in | he state laws, and a reorganization process is necessary To date. MT. Mccarthy, the member who was un- in declining to be elected, las not sent in his resignation, but he members of the commission feel hat he is overworked and is justi- jed in resigning his membership. 1OWeNGI, lHty Hopc lIdI II IL IS poS- ible, MT. Mccarthy will reconsider Iis resignation and will stay mem- ,er of the board. Officers of the lew commission will be selected at onight's meeting. it is expected.
 To Attend Convention.
 Past Chief Jennie Hickok of Pyth- an Temple, No. 20, Pythian Sisters, will leave tomorrow morning to at end the state convention of the or cr in New Londan Mrs. Hickok ,ill act as a delegate of the local emple. She has been an activ. 1ember in the Plainville organization nd her selection .o represent. the peal lodge has proved to be pop lar one.
 Anniversary Convention. The tooth anniversary of the Cor ecticut Baptist convention is being : cid at the Central lapsist church in hartford today, Tuesday and Wednes- ay of this week. Delegates from the ! Baptist church are Rev. nd Mrs. J. G. Ward, pastor and his fife, Miss Anna J. Graniss, and Mrs. harles A. Bunnell.
 Plainville Loses ] The Al-Plainville football team. o laying an excellent brand of foot t all, lost to the Dutch Hills of Meri- C sn in the last play of the game yes- \ rday afternoon on Rockwells Field, c to 0. The Meriden crew was held I .oreless and safe until the very last f ay of the game, when the ball was f Irried over the line for a touch- own. The play was consummated S ithin the last few seconds of play b Id the locals had no time in which g recover the points and the game ent to the Silver City by the small il argin of six points. The locals d owed the results of hard training u Id excellent coaching and the fol- k wers of the team feel confident that ii ey will be able to avenge the defeat $ a later date in the season. The am worked like a smooth machine, t showed up rough in spots, and ach Kelly will direct his attention the correction of these faults.
 Attending Series
 Alphonse J. Bordeau. Plainville pular barber and a conscientious cker of the New York Giants, is in epdonca of thp pa mos heinz yioved