New Britain herald., 1928-02-28
HALF OF PERSONAL
 TAXES ALREADY IN Collector Reports That Fully
 6,00O Persons Have Paid NO LAXITY IS ALLOWED
Those Who Do Not Pay Will Be Prosecuted Promptly - Cleveland Leaves State Police Force-I}oy Suffers Broken Leg.

Approximately 6.o00 persons in
 the city have paid their personal tax. i according to an estimate furnished
 this morning by City Tax Collector
 Frank E. Riley. This represents
 about 50 per cent of the total num-
 Der to whom bills were mailed. The personal tax Of two dollars is i due ard payable during the month ! of February. Under the law enact i cd at the last session of the legisla-
 tur", tax collectors are empowered i to assess a fee of one dollar 10 all March 3lst, thirty days grace being 1 granted. However, the tax must be paid on or before last day of March. This year according to Mr. Riley, no unpaid personal taxes will be carried over onto next years books. tance during the month Of March will be served with a warrant issued i by the prosecuting attorneys office and such dclinqucnts will then be obliged to pay not only the tax and the resultant fee. but also the costs of the court. During the month of February the tax office was kept open on Monday and Saturday eve- ninss as well as on Saturday after moons for the convenience of those wishing to pay the tax. However. during the month of March the Of G,4a 1,-iI1 to roO1,1ar hnSYYC from S:3o to 5 each day except Sat urday, when the office will close at noon.
 Mayor Returns
 Mayor w. Raymond Crumb. who with Mrs. Crumb has been enjoying two weeks sojourn at Miami. Fla. returned to his home last evening. State Policeman Resigns
 State Policeman Herbert W. Cleve- land. whose home is in Plymouth, yesterday announced his resignation as member of the state police de- partment, same to take effect today. MT. Cleveland will however, remain in the service of the state. having accepted position as director of at- tendance and employment of the state board of education under Com missioner George R. Sturgess.
 MT. Cleveland, had he remained in state police work, would have completed l6 years service next
 month. He first entered the depart ment in 1910 under the late Superin- tendent of State Police Thomas 1 Egan. At that time he served at various times in the different coun- ties of the state. When the force was reorganized under Superintend- ent Robert Hurley. he was assigned to cover Bristol Terryville, Thomas ton. Torrington, Woodbury. Nauga- tuck. For the past few years he has one one day each week con- ducted examinations for new drivers in Bristol. Naugatuck and Torring ton, and is probably known to more autoists ;n the state than any other state policeman. His service with She department was continuous ex- cept for two years, 1917 and 1918. when he was employed by the Chase Metal Works in Waterville, Conn. Ladies' Aid Society Meeting { A meeting of the Ladies Aid so- ciety of the Emanuel Lutheran church will be held at 7:So o'clock this evening at the church.
 To Play in Hartford
 The New Departure basketball team will journey to Hartford to- morrow evening when they will play their final game of their state league TcfSdule with the Hartford Yankees. The local team is eliminated as a pennant contender. the issue now resting between New Britain and New Haven, but the locals still have m opportunity Of landing in second place. A number of local fans will accompany the team.
 On Saturday evening the Hoboken Germans. led by Bill Johnson, who during the latter part of the sea-