New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-04

RED CROSS drive
HAS Melted 2&
Only One Factory Has Made
Complete Report Yet
ATHLETIC ASSN. ELECTS

Gerke Head II. S. GrOup-Basket-
ball Season Opens Friday-Mrs.
Melesko fined tiO0-Pac Trial
P0stp0ned-Briefs.
The annual Red Cross drive for
membership has netted $295 to date
according to figures announced this
! morning by Chairman John T..
Lamb of the local branch. This fig
ure includes complete report from
only one of the local factories so
that it is expected to be materially
increased when the other manufac-
tories turn in their final totals, and
it is predicted that it will 60 at least
beyond $3.50.
| The only factory to make final re-
turns thus far has been the Plain.
vile Casting Co., which has raise !
the excellent sum of t1Oy. In 1t
least one plant the campaign will
not be made until tomorrow. The
] drive will be extended through the
present week in order to allow the
factories to conduct their respective
portions at the most suitable times
Athletic Assn. Elects
| Walter Gerhe was elected pres!-
dent of the Plainville High school
kAthletic association at the annual
meeting OF that body yesterday aft
ernoon during the last half Of the
sixth period. Gcrke. who Is senici
is captain of the basketball team
Al King. a junior. was chosen vice
president. and Miss Betty Jewett. 8
Junior, was named secretary. Jane,
Simpson was elected manager of tn,
baske tball team. He is senior.
Basketball Opening
The Plainville High school basket
ball team will open its 1s2S-192!
season Friday night. when 1t meet
Thomaston High here in the tirs
Western Connecticut league game
The squad of 35 candidates ha
been cut to 20 by Coach Thomas ]
Caultield and from this score TIL
starting lineup will be selected. AL
indications are that there will be {
good team here this winter. Las
year the team was a disappointment.
failing to win game, but this Wa!
due to the fact that the boys were
new to the game. Now. with a lit
lie experience behind them, the!
are expected to do better.
There will be a preliminary game
in which the Plainville Y. NJ. c. A
quintet will open its season by meet
ing its old rival. the New Britain
South church team, In Hartfor>
County "Y" league game. The "Y'
team will practice tonight AM
Thursday night.
Dancing will follow the game
Friday night.
Fined for Liquor Sale
Mrs. Anna Melesko of Ken
street was fined 500. and costs o
$c9.6a by Justice Frederick Butler
last night when convicted on
charge of selling intoxicating liquor
Mrs. Melcsko was arrested after
raid made upon her home about ,
fortnight ago by Deputy Sheriff.
} Harrison Hotchkiss and Carl Tucker
; of the states attorneys office ant
! Constable George Schubert of thi
town.
At the trial last night Paul G
Loeffler of Hartford. another en-
ploye of the states attorneys office
testified that he had purchased tw'
bottles of liquor at the Melesk'
, home on November 81. while Deput!
Sheriff Hotchkiss said that Loeffle
had turned. the liquor over to him
The prosecution which was con
Quoted by Grand Juror Charles +
Conlon. was based on this sale. Thu
raid had not netted enough liauo
to warrant an arrest in itself. ant
this led to dropping the charge o
keeping liquor with intent to>sell.
!, Trial Postponed
: The trial of Joseph Pac Of New
, Britain on charge of rockies
driving was postponed from thi
morning and 1t Is not known whe'
it will be hcH. Pac was arrested
by Constable George Schubert afte
an automobile accident on the New
Britain road last week. but he wa
injured in the crash and was takel
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