New Britain herald., 1927-10-18
|GW|LL|M CHAIRMAN
 0F FINANCE BOARD
t. d (. Investigator Named First
 Head of New Body
DRIVERS IN CRASH HELD
Will Appear in Court Tomorrow Evcning-"Searchlight Minstrelsv To Be Staged Tomorrow Night Grange Mccting-Briefs,

-NI Grange Mccting-Briefs. Stanley S. Gwillim was elected the ! first chairman of the town board of i hnance at it's organizat ton meeting last evening in the selectmen's office. NIT. Gwlllim's election was expected and had been predicted, as he had
 been chairman of the Chamber O., , Commerce committee which invcstj- gated the advisabiity of such q board and presented it to the town and is therefore most qualified for the position.
 All members of the board were present. They are, besides Mr. Gwillim. Joseph N. McKernan. Hen " s. Nashburn, Joseph T. McCar- | thy, AXcl Johnson and William j., Foran. First Selectman James Simpson sat in with the finance body. Mir McKernan acted as tenn porary clerk in the absence Of the town clerk. who, by the rules laid down for the board, is clerk Of that group also.
 The finance board will have little to do for several months. as it's main |, work consists in preparing inc budg. ct each year. That for the fiscal year just beginning has been ap- proN'l by the town and it will be next summer before the various town departments will be preparing thelr estimates for another year. Then the board will meet. receive these estimates and pass on them before they are brought before the town. The board may be called on In the meantime if any special ap. preparations are asked for. In any event, the decision Of the board is not final Its work is purely that of group Of expert advisers. and final authority rests as before with the voters.
 Cars Crash; Drivers Held
 Miss Mary Stewart Of 1o5 Oak street, Southington, and Abort J. Mccarthy of r Ashley street. Hart ford, were summoned into court after a collision between their auto- mobiles on East Main street ycster- day afternoon. Miss Stewart said that she slowed mp for truck and that the Hartford mans car hit hers from the rear. Mccarthy maintain ed he was not at fault. Traffic Offi- cer David Kaufman summoned both Of them to appear in court tomor- row evening. when the blams will be decided, both being charged with violation of the rules of the road. They will be prosecuted by Grand Juror William J. Foran.
 "Scarchlight Nfinstrcls''
 The cast Of '"The Searchlight Min strels." to be presented by the Church Of Our Saviour choir in the high school auditorium tomorrow night, has been rchearsing consci- entiously and hopes to make the show one Of the best of its kind ever staged here. 4 number of special ists have been secured for the olio. These include Clifford Northrup of Waterbury. Miss Hynds of New Ua- ven, Mir Russell of Plainvillo Mrs. Bristol Of Bristol. and Fred Kirilik of Harwinton.
 Rev. l.. O. Melville. the rector Of the church. will he intnrlocutor. The end men are Frederick Mel vile, Philip Russell. Howard Mar tin. Frederick Lackey, Albert Hem ingway. F. S. Lackey and Mrs. C. V. White. The chorus consists of Mii- dred Woodruff, Vivian Davis, Mrs. Ralph Williams Mrs. II. s. Banncn. Myles Moore. Myron Rancor. Marion Davis. Elenorc Russell Mrs. Edward l-ackey. Gertrude McGibbon. Eddie Go"b and c. Theodore LaBonne.
 A one-act sketch. Stick 10 Yo' Word. Gal" will be the afterpiecc. Ticket holders who have not yet ex- changed the tickets for reserved seat checks may do so at the high school tonight or just before the performance tomorrow evening. The | show will begin at s o'clock.
 Legion Plans Celebration
 Brock Barnes post. American Le- zion, met last night and talked over plans for the observance of Armis- ice Day. November H. No definite plans have been announced. but the 1 celebration is expected to be the 1 same as in past years. with a pa 'ade and other appropriate exer- ,ises.
 Grange Meeting
 The regular meeting of Plainville ;range, No. 54. will be held this 'venng in Grange hall at s o'clock. as important business is to be up. a full attendance is re- luested. Members of the ladies' de- gree team and regular officers are asked to be present.
 South Ends Book Game
 The South Ends will open their