New Britain herald., 1929-08-22
DOWNHAM IN FIELD
 FOR OFFICE AGAIN
Town Clerk William H. Wilson
 Also Makes Statement
ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT
Staples Makes Annual Report to School Committee-Legion May Seek Office On State List-Road Work Progressing-Items

The political pot in Plainville started to boil yesterday following the announcement in the Herald that First Selectman James Simpson would be a candidate for reelection for third term, and two more de- clarations were made today, showing that the political field is beginning to come to life here.
 William Downham, second select man for the past two years and a member of the republican town con- mittee announced today that he would seek renomination for the of flee again this year. MT. Downham, who conducts a plumbing establish ment on Whiting street. entered pol itics for the first time in 1927 and was successful. He is a prominent member of the fire department, of which he is an official, and takes an active part in the civic affairs of the town. He has a large host of friends to whom he is known as | Bill"
 Up To The People Town Clerk William H. Wilson stated today when asked if he would seek reelection for two more years that if the people of the town were satisfied with the work that has beer done in his department during the past two years and want him to con- tinue in his capacity for two more years, he will accept the office if ht is nominated and reelected.
 Mir. Wilson, who has held the of flee of town treasurer for man! years, was elected town clerk two years ago, succeeding Miss Mae Nor gan. During the past two years, ; model filing system has been estah lished at the town clerks offic' which rates with the best in tn state.
 MT. Wilson is known for his con scientious and untiring work in tn performance of his duties. Befor being elected town clerk, Mir Wilsol was employed in Hartford as al auditor.
 Annual school Report
 Superintendent of Schools Leol c. Staples presented his annual re tport to the school Committe at meeting held last evening in tn school department office at tn
 Plainvlle High school.
 It contained a resume of the ac tivities in the various schools durin
 the past year. The school committe
 voted to adopt the report and it wi be printed in the annual town re port.
 Superintendent Staples gave a outline of the plans for the openin of the schools in September with
 number of tentative recommends
 tions. The report of the various re pairs made at the schools durin
 the summer was presented an adopted. The board also voted to ac , cept the resignation of Miss Ma !. McConVille, teacher in the SecOn grade at the Linden Street schoo / The appointment of Miss Hermin 5 Lichbaud of Eagle Lake, Me, a
 successor to Miss McConville wa ratified by the board.
 Missionary Meeting
 The Woman's Home tt Foreg | Missionary society of the Adver Christian church will meet tomol
 row afternoon at 2 o'clock at til home of Mrs. Oliver Peace of ( , East street to make good for th : the camp ground sale which is to ] held next week at the Advent cam 3 ground on the Southington road.
 Road Work Progressing l Work on the new highway c ; East street is progressing rapid and it is expected that it will ! completed in the % days allotted | the state in which to finish it. C.
 ment has been laid on one side (