New Britain herald., 1929-06-03
PainuiM Me,ps
NEW POST OFFICE 7 TO RE DISCUSSED
Chamber of Commerce Commit.
 tee to Make Plans

lW lU MAG Il6uO
 |P. 0. RECEIPTS ARE HIGH
 Regular Monthly Meeting of Chanl- bcr Of Commerce-Legion Basc- ball Team to Organize-Herbcrt Barbour Leaves HospitaI-Items. Preliminary plans for the propos- ed new post office building in Plain i vile will be discussed at the regular
 monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce which will be held Thurs day evening at s o'clock in the chamber rooms on View street. A conference was held yesterday be- | tween Chamber President Leon c. Staples and Postmaster James E. Usher, and it was decided to start at once toward creating interest in new building.
 \ short time ago, President Sta
 ples appointed committee to work
 for the securing of a new post of
 flee building here. The committee
 consists of Ralph H. Seymour.
 chairman; D. C. Peck and William
 E. Vincent.
 | For a long time it has been felt
 that the present post office building
 Was inadequate to take care of the
 large amount of mail that passes
 through the local office. All of the
 large cities about the state, such as
 Waterbury, New Haven, Hartford
 and Bridgeport are having additions
 built to their post offices, and when
 this work is completed the post of-
 flee department is expected to turn its attention to the smaller towns
 Plainville is said to be among the
 leaders on the list slated for new
 post office buildings. It is eNpecte.
 that some definite appropriation vii
 be made at the December session O
 congress. although there is a smal
 possibility that the matter will b, ' taken care of at the special session The Chamber of Commerce com
 mittee will investigate sites for tn, proposed buildings and obtain dat: on the cost. etc. By doing this, '
 Twill enable the post office inspector to work as quickly as possible whel : they come to Plainville to look ovel possible sites for the buildings. The receipts at the post offic,
 showed ten per cent increase dur ing May over the correspondins month year ago. according tt Postmaster Usher, and the volum, of business is rapidly increasing.
 Juniors To Present Picture The Junior class at the Plainvillt ! High school, since its sophomore year, has been trying to esta blisl : fund sufficiently large that, in it |. senior year. it may leave some fittin, class gift to the school. At the pres . ent time there is some money ol :. hand which was raised through en terprises conducted by the class.
 In order to increase the gift fund :, the class. in cooperation with tn Strand theater management. will rul Q high class picture entitled. "Th : Flying Fleet
 The picture will be shown Wed resday afternoon for the schoo . children. It will be repeated Wed 0 nesday and Thursday evenings fo . adults. Tickets are being sold a
 regular theater prices and may b,
 obtained from any member of thu
 Junior class. So far the advance sal , Of tickets has been large and a goot I attendance is predicted at all th [ showings of the picture.
 Pastor Is Reco, cring D Sumner Johnson, :S, of Nortl f Adams. Mass. Hartford Theological 2 seminary student and acting paste , Of the Plainville Advent Christian I church. who was bitten by copper Q head snake while hiking in the vi r. cinity of Reservoir No. 1. in Wes n Hartford. week ago. was able t n leave his bed at the Hartford hos F pital Saturday and make his wa, f about in a wheel chair.
 JIG II1d tlOu dnu S"tIllHk oi I his right leg. where the venomou V snake sunk its fangs. has subsided | according to hospital authorities r. and the student is expected to b n discharged fro mthe institution som time this week. Antivenin serum e especially prepared to combat tn poison of ratt,esnakes and copper s heads. undoubtedly saved the stu {. dents life. doctors said Saturday. Card Party Wednesday " Pythian temple No. 2s. Pythial
 Sisters, will give card party Wed i nesday evening. Setback and "50o |. will be played. Prizes will be award !. ed the winners and refreshment e served. The public is invited.
 School Committee Meeting
 A meeting of the school committe
 will be held Wednesday evening a n the Plainville high school. Man f matters of interest will be discussed < the most important being the pro ,. posed repairs on the parapet wall a - the Broad street school.
 sl Baseball Meeting
 n All members of last years Amer
 lican Legion baseball team and al IIIC EDIENNC