New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
PROPOSED HIGHWAY
 MEETS OPPOSITION
Business Men to Meet This Eve
 ming On Question
BABSoN CASE CONTINUED
Regular Grange Meeting Tomorrow Evening-Linden Street School Building Committee to Confer on Plans-BaSketball Game.

Plsns-Basketball Game. The announcement in Fridays 1 issue of the Herald" that a hearing | would be held tomorrow afternoon in the state capitol on the proposed | new state highway between Blos- som's Corner and Hart's corner has started considera ble furore among the business men whose establish ments are located at Central square or in the nearby locality. Sentiment ! gainst the proposition has been I voiced by the business men ever since the question was first brought up, and announcement concerning 1 the hearing has stirred up the store- keepers 10 the point where they have definitely decided to act on the 1 matter.
 According to reports, practically ] all the merchants in the center ot 1 the town are against the erection of new highway because they figure that it would hurt their business 10 a great extent. A majority of the merchants claim that the outside trade from autoists travelling through town is nearly as large as the local trade. The new highway, 1t | is claimed, would cut their business almost in half.
 A canvass was made over the weekend among the business men in order to get the consensus or opinion concerning the new high way. On account of the objection offered by most of the merchants. | plans have been completed to hold a meeting this evening at which the merchants will discuss the matter and come to some definite conclu- sion. It is expected that over oo business men will be present. During the day efforts were being made to secure the town hall for the meet ing and First Selectman James Simpson will be invited to attend the , conference.
 If efforts to secure the town hall meet with failure the meeting will be held at one of the merchants stores.
 Due to the intense interest in the highway question, it is expected that there will be a large attendance at the state capitol tomorrow after. moon at l: 30 o'clock. when the hear ing opens in Room 65. The busi- ness men also claim that they have other reasons besides the loss o! trade for objecting 10 the highway and committee will probably be formed this evening 10 voice the merchants vie ys at the hearing.
 The state is greatly in favor Of the new highway and has been working on the subject for the past few years in order to get something definite started.
 Grange Meeting
 The regular meeting of the Plaln- vile Grange will be held in Grange hall tomorrow evening at o'clock. The meeting will be known as Farm Bureau" night and will be in charge of Mr and Mrs. Henry Tyler. The program will start at S:3o o'clock and will be an open meet ing to which the public is invited.
 county agent, Mir. Lewis, will be present. also speaker who will talk on farm bureau work. There will be community singing, a monologue by Miss, Jennie Williams. and vocal selections by Ole Robertson.
 All applications for new members should be in at this meeting. A large attendance is urged.
 Receives Honor
 Roger Newton. son of Mir. and Mrs C. II. Newton. has been elected to the Yale chapter of Sigma Ri. He is a junior at Sheffield Scientific school and is majoring in chemical engineering.
 Case Is Continued
 The hearing on the case Of John E. Babson of Springfield. Mass. charged with reckless driving and evading responsibility. which was scheduled to be heard this evening in the local court. has been post