New Britain herald., 1924-03-06
PMinuiHe Mews
LOCAL TEAM ENTERS
 FINALS THIS WEEK Y. M. C. A. Basketball Quintet to Decide Championship Saturday BIDDING FOR POST OFFICE

BIDDING FOR POST OFFICE Town Meeting Tonight-W. C. T.aU.
 Holds Important Mceting-State Po-
 lice Superintendent to Speak at C.
 Of C. Mccting-Bricrs.
 Next Saturday the basketball team
 of the Plainvile Junior Group Of the | Hartford county Y. NJ. C. A. will play the West Sufficld team for the cham
 pionship of the county. This will be the final game in an elimination tour l finished as contenders for the pen
 nant. Last Saturday, the locals won | from Mapping in the semi-final game
 which proved to be one of the most exciting ever seen on the Hartford |. | NJ. C. A. floor. smith of the Plainyillc ] team cagcd the winning goal within
 the last minute and half Of play | leaving the score at , to 14 in favor
 of the Plainville quintet.
 The locals have been practicing l faithfully for the final game this week and if determination and courage
 speaks for anything. Plainyille already
 has the championship won. The West Suffield team is one Of the strongest combinations the locals have ever met. l A large crowd of rootcrs will accom- pany the locals to help them bring home victory.
 Bidding for Post Office
 To date, 'therc are at least four property owners in Plainvlle who are 1 reported to be preparing to submit
 bids for the lease of post office in
 Plainville. The bids will be open un- l til March If and those interested in i the proposition, are making out their specifications. Representative Myron
 E. Rogers, owner of the present site
 will be A bidder.
 1 Another bidder is reported 10 be the owner of the Russell property who, with Mir. Rogers. will make an effort 10 keep the post office in or near it's present site. Two other property owners whose names are not
 available are said to be prospective bidders and if either secures the lease, the post ofiicc will move. one, il is said, will situate it on the east side Of the central Square and the other will place it on West Main street west of the railroad crossing.
 Town Meeting Tonight. Tonight in the town hall al S o'clock, one of the most interesting special town meetings of inc year will be held 10 fix inc tax rate 10 be paid according To the 1928 grand lis'. The fact that an announcement has already been made that the taxes will be lowered about two mills, has cvineod a great deal of interest, but there is also possibility that addi- tional taxation win be placed on tho | list because of a number of projects | in view. This, however is not dcii- nitc and it would be 10 the inter- est Of the property owners 10 attend the meeting tonight. The present rate is 9 mills and the proposed rate will be 23 mills which includes inc special half mill tax voted last March 10 cover the cost Of making Cook street state aid road. w. ', '. |. Meeting,
 The Plainville W. C. r. L. held an important meeting with Mrs. Laura Norton at inc Spruce Cedars" at , o'clock yesterday afternoon. Follow ing the business session, Mrs. l.ibbcy favored with q solo. 'lt IS fin the Con- siitution." which was beautifully ron- dcrcd Mrs. Flora Hanna presided at tho piano. Mrs. Allen Dresser, Mrs. C. n. Bronson and Mrs. l.. A. Francis read selections bearing on prohibition work. Rock Of Ages" and Rescue the pcrishing' were rendered by those attending. The hostess was assisted in the serving by Mrs. Walter Lester. Mrs. Stoddard and one Of the l.. T. l.. girls. During tho afternoon, three little children were introduced, Bil- lian Ward. Dorothy Edna Ward and Arthur James Ward. They were pre- sonted with white ribbons by Mrs. Francis. the president. This little ceremony cnrolls tho children as White Ribbon Recruits. the primary grade of the W. .. r. L. Two new members joined the union yesterday and the meoting closed with Inc W. C. T. L. benodiction.
 The Plainvilic ". C. r. [. is mak ing an afghan for the soldiers and sailors eho arc in inc government hospital al Aliingtown. Each mcm- ber is making a block and these were displayed yesterday. Details Of the county convention were discussed ycs- tcrday and the possibility Of it's be- ing held in 1'lainvillc vas brought out.
 Supi. Hurlcy to Spcak.
 Superintendent Robert T. Hurley Of the state police has been secured as the principal speaker for the monthly meeting of inc PiainFillc chamber or Commerce which has been postponed from tonight 10 Thursday night. March I5. This will he an opportunity for the members or the Chamber or Com merer and their friends to hear inc explanations Of the superintendent about inc workings of inc state police force The meeting eiH be held in the new rooms or the t'hanier of Com nierce and the business meeting will i,egin promptly at 7:see o'clock % that inc talk of Mr. Hurley might start promptly at S:i5 o'clock. The