New Britain herald., 1929-11-25
NEW POST OFFICE
 BELIEVEDLIK
PIainyiIIe Expected to Profit
 From HOOYer'S Plan
TOPS CONNECTICUT LIST
Local Committee to Continue Norh Gar, Damaged by Accidents in slippery Wcathcr-H. $. Basket ball pr0spcC:s Brieh,-Br.cfs.

President lIooN plan 10 stabi- lize prosperity by means of d federal huildng program may result in d new post office in .Iainvillc, it was Icurncds today. Congress has already voted $20Q ,0oo,00O for government construction about the country, and it IS reported that the president will ask the. appropriation of d further ; 75,b0oeu0 to provide work which will offset the depression following the stock market collapse. If this it is boliased almost certain that H new office will be built here.
 X large numbcr ot federal pro jccts are-inclded ill Il report made to congress last winter by the sccrc- tary of the treasury and the post the Connecticut affairs, and the r. inville post office tops these. IL was starred on the list because it was felt that the need here was great. In fact the report actually recOm- mcnded q new office in this town.
 A committee consisting of Ralph L.. Seymour, chai.man; William E. Vincent. and D. (. Peek was appoint cd by the Chamber of Commerce here some time ago to strive for d new post office ill pIaiHvillc. This group has been working through Congr, ssmau r.. Hart Tenn and will continue its labors in the future At present the outlook is very favor able for new building. at some time in lhc future. although Post master James l.. Usher said today ually "loW and th the acquisition l that action in such Lu.tters is lis i Of a site, securing Of bids. and actual erection would probably require three or four years,
 The present PIainyille post office is a privately owned wooden build ing and had long since been rendered inadequate by the growth of busi- ness. Bids for repairs which will cnlar@" it's facilities are now being called for. and these temporary al- teratiorS may bcgir about the first of the year, but Mr. Usher is con- lli' '' Illsti lli'N VIII ll'- ltili ttN u s;op-Sap and that th" problem here will not be solved until d new gov crnmcnt-ownod building is secured. Basketball Squad Cut
 The PlainNiUc high school bas- kctball squad has now been cut from 5O candidates to IS and is locking forward to a successful season, The first game will be played on Do cemprr ,, when the locals will go 10 New Britain 10 play the State l Trade school team of that city on December 6, they will open the Western Connecticut schedule in ! Thomaston.
 Al King is captain Of the court quintet this year and. led by him and coached by Tom CaulGold, the { players and roOtcrs are looking for 1 ward to a winter Of victories. BaS- lctball IS only two years old at the East street institution. and it was not until late last season that the ] team could be developed from green ] material to the point where it be gan 10 win games. II closed the . season with a winning streak and 1 expects to go on now from where it ] left off. as d number of veterans | will he back "nd the squad looks very promising.
 S.oNc Causes Fire
 An overloaded stove is believed to have been the cause of q fire ! '. .hich did $500 damage to the home Of Bertha DudOjch on Kent street yesterday morning. The llrrmrn, summoned at S:45 o'clock, met with considerable difficulty because tho flames had eaten into the partitions, . but they were able to got them un- der control and to save the hons" : despite this handicap.
 Teachers Annual Banquet
 The teachers annual harvest sup per will be held at G:@o o'clock this evening at the high school. I'll" senior class. under Miss Alice Hayes. it's class supervisor; and Miss Viola pctti. will serve. Tho supper is