New Britain herald., 1926-11-20
PROPERTY VALUES
 RISE IN EAST END Some Predict Shift in Business
 Center Of Town. MAINE GOVERNOR HERE
Visiting Trumbull Home-Union
 Thanksgiving Service Wednesday
 House Warming At Home of McCaslands-Blues Play At Home

Property values in the east end of Plainville are rising and land in that section. especially along East street, is becoming more valuable every month. This is attributed partly to the erection of the new high school on that thoroughfare and partly to the fact that East street Is a portion of the College highway and is expected to be pay ed next year.
 Pieces of property which were for sale year ago are now either off the market or have had their prices materially advanced since the high school was started. The erec- tion of this seems to have provided an upward stimulus for real estate values in the whole section.
 East street once actually was a section of the College highway, a much-travelled route, and still nom- inaly is portion of 1t, but the lack of a pavement along 1t has diverted | traffic along East Main and Whiting streets and through the center of l the town. It was thought at one time that East street would be pay ed this year. but the legislature frowned on the project. It Is ey- pected, however, that in another year a permanent pavement will be laid the entire length Of the street. Traffic will then use this street largely, to the partial exclusion of the present route through the cen- ter.
 Some prophets even predict that q new center of the town will be built up along East street with the moving of the main highway. They
 prophecy that stores will be built in the new locality rather than about Central square. as tourist traffic will be heavierl down the Col lege highway Theysalso point to the back road from Bristol to Farm ington, now being put through, as another means of taking traffic and the resulting trade from Plainville center.
 l East street is actually nearer the ! geographical center of Plainville than the present business section, but the eastern end of the town has not been built up so rapidly as the western. Many tracts are now be- | ing rapidly developed in the newer l territory, however, and 1t is pointed out that East street would be near CT to them than Central square.
 Making Warning Lights
 The Peck-Harris Co. is engaged 1 In filling q contract for an automo- bile novelty which is expected to become popular with motorists. The novelty is a small red reflector which is adjusted just above and in | front of the automobile headlight. When the light is turned on this glows like fire and shows the driv- CT that his light is working well. If the bulb goes out. the darkness | of the reflector immediately warns the driver Of his trouble. AS defec tivA lights are major danger on the highway, this fixture Is expected to make for greater safety.
 Maine Governor Here Governor and Mrs. Brewster Of Maine are the guests of Governor and Mrs. John H. Trumbull at their home here. The Brewsters attended the New England conference at Hartford and then made a flying trip to Washington and return. They will attend the Yale-Harvard game in New Haven today with Governor and Mrs Trumbul and remain here tonight, returning to