New Britain herald., 1929-12-11
Support From Communists Rumored
 As Strikes Close Illinois Mines

Mass, will be the principal speaker Of the evening.
 Few Pay Personal Taxes IcrSonal Tax Collector Harry Webster stated last evening that from total of 2,30O persons liable for personal tax of s2 only about 500 have as yet paid their taxes. 1 Mr. Webster stated that all those who did not pay their tax of s2 by Saturday, will be liable to one dol lar penalty, making a total of S3 to be paid by all delinquents.
 New Britain Driver Fined
 Winfield A. Ross of 26S Market street, New Britain, was arraigned before Judge E. Stanley Wells and charged with violation of rules of the road.
 Constable Arthur Olcson arrested Ross on Friday, December 6, when he was called upon to investigate an auto accident near Balf's quarry.
 Ross was coming from Hartford when he attempted to pass a car ahead of him on curve. The for ward car made a left turn to go to the quarry road. and Ross, seeing he could not pass the car without a collision, drove on the left side of the road into a fence, crashing through the fence for about 100 feet and tearing out a considerable stretch of the railing.
 Ross did not strike the forward car, but his own machine was very much damaged. Ross Was inclined at the time of his arrest to blame .the other driver for not giving sig nals for left turn. but the con- stable tried out the stop lights and found them to be working perfect ly. Ross pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined s and costs.
 Glare Fools Bremen
 The Ne"ington Volunteer fire de- partment was called out to the home of Carl Anderson on Willard avenue, NoWingtOn Junction, on Monday night at 9:10 o'clock. The three companies responded prompt Iy and on the way saw the rcfleC- ton of the Union block fire in Hartford and figured they had a real fire to fight. The Ncwingto on fire, however, proved to be nothing more than a defective damper ill the hot air furnace.
 All Companies Must Respond
 Under the ruling of the board Of fire commissioners, consisting of Nathan Avery. chairman: Frank x. Crane, clerk, and Thomas Holt, or ders have been issued that when an alarm is sounded for a fire all three companies are to respond. Resi- dents of the town will call the tele- phone operator in the usual way. and the first volunteer fireman ar irving at his station will then notify the other telephone exchange opera tors, thus calling all three com panies Of the department.
 Entcrtans Women Voters
 Mrs. Charles l.. Boyington enter tained the League of Women Voters at her home this afternoon. Mrs. Royington was assisted by Mrs. Norken and Mrs. William Jerin.
 Jr, IT. $. Program
 An entertainment entitled "A Ma glcian's Idea of Christmas" was presented this afternoon in the Junior High school auditorium by pupils from grade S-B. The cast was as follows:
 Magician-Pcrry Schmidt.
 Margaret Anderson and Harriet Sandberg.
 Skctch-Ncd's Present" Lorinc Miller. Louis Teich. Daniel Casalc and Donald Woodruff.
 Scene of First Christmas Tree Donald Woodruff. Mary Hummer. Edward Belair. Louis Teich, Willis Lockwood, Daniel Casale and Helen left.
 Red Cross Play-prcsentcd bv pupils of Grade 7-E.
 The entertainment was directed by Miss Gartty. English teacher.
 Music was furnished by Miss Isabel Ingham.