New Britain herald., 1928-03-27
HEMINGWAY FAV0RS
 STATE COLLECTION Would Free Towns Of Automo. bile Taxation Problem LEGION BASEBALL PLANS
Local Post to Enter Boys Team tn County Leag,le-FoEzner Piainvulc Man Escapes Flood - WhoopinS Cough Sproad-Driyer Fined.

Sian Escapes Flood - Whooping
 Cousl. Sproads-Driver Fined. l The collection Of taxes on auto mobiles by the state rather than by Il the town authorities is advocated by ! Tax Collector Willis J. Hemingway, who was present at the meeting Of tax collectors held yesterday in Hartford. At present the collection Of taxes on autos is a very difficult N matter. MT. Hemingway said today because cars frequently change hands without record being made of the transfers and because the owners often move from one town to an- other. These conditions make it difficult for the collector to find out just who owns a car or 10 locate the owner of 1t after his identity has been learned. As result. the pro- portion Of automobile taxes left unpaid is disappointingly large throughout the state.
 It was proposed at the meeting yesterday that the state collect the auto tax at the same time as the car was registered and that the vari- ous towns be given the respective amounts paid by residents therein. This suggestion met with the ap- proval Of the majority Of tax collec- ] tors present, and Mir. Hemingway said today he would like 10 zee a 1 law 10 this effect passed.
 Several collectors reported that deputy sheriffs in their towns were l unwilling 70 collect unpaid taxes II There is no trouble of this sort here \ Mir. Hemingway said. as Deputy II sheriff E. w. t'urrey has coop.rated II with the collector in fine fashion and has turned in a great many tax pay men's within the past six months.
 The tax bills are now being lnade
 out and will probably be put in the
 mails Monday, Mir. Hemingway ex-
 pressed great plea sure at the work :, of Town Clerk William H. Wilson in having the rate book ready or
 time. as this is the first time this :, has occurred in many years.
 .. Legion Plans Boys Nine Brock Barnes post American Ie. zion. will sponsor a baseball team for boys under IT years Of age thi:
 summer and will enter it in th' ! Hartford county league. The Le zion has done good work in organiz ing boys mines during the past tw'
 years, and this season II will wider
 It's activities considera bly. The win , ners Of the county leagues will mee | to decide state championships. thes
 winners will play for sectional titles z and finally there will be a nationa
 cha mpionship. the winning team t' . see the world series and travel witt
 the participating hines.
 b The prospects are very bright 10 l a strong league In Hartford county Q and Plainville hopes to be repre- ). sented by a fast group of young Q s,ers. The team will be directed b. f the post athletic officer.
 Nhooping Cough Spreads {. Eight eases of whoopine congl
 have been reported 10 the healtl ). officer, Dr. George r. Cook. sine l. Saturday. bringing the total Numbe l, in Plainvil,e to about o5. Two 0 I. the persons afflicted arc adults. Fou 0. cases of humps have also bee! E. brought to Dr. Cooks attention, an S all of these are adult cases. Tn st afflction was contracted in Hartfor
 In each case.
 Escapes Flood
 Joseph r. White, a former resi-
 dent of Plainville. and his famil,
 escaped alive in the recent flood !
 the San Francisquito valley in Cali
 fornia. They live in ONenard. and a
 o'clock in the morning they wer
 aroused by fire truck which roare
 through the streets with its siren go ling. They quickly gathered thel
 clothing. wrapped their baby in
 blanket, and fled from the town. nc
 pausing until they had covered 4
 miles. Fortunately. the flood water -, did not reach Oxenard. but the eN
 perience was one the fugitives woul f not care to repeat.
 Mir. White is a cousin of Merto
 J. Lamb of Reds'one hill He wa
 at one timc we'll known as an atf m lete. being a member Of the fanhol
 Plainyille basketball team whic 10 used 10 play in the old town hal vs A. present he is a teacher.
 Id Roger Newton Stars
 r- Roger Newton, son of Charles F I'd Newton. tied for first place in il ,v high jump in the indoor inter-cla: :, meet held yesterday at Yale univel .o .ity. The Plainville youth, who is sophomore, was second in this ever
 when a similar meet WAS held In Il
 fall, and yesterday he lifted himse
 Ave feet, nine inches from the groun
 for first place tie. His class sco
 ed a smashing victory. earning
 inoints against l9 e-3 for the fresl