New Britain herald., 1929-08-27
ELECTRO PLAT|NG l CONCERN ID BUILD Increasing Business Necessitates
 Additional Space COURT SESSION TODAY
Grange to Visit Mapping This Eve n.ng-Sentiment Against Sunday Opening of Post Ofice-Other Items of Interest.

It was announced today by the
 officials of the Plainville Electro
 Plating company that work has been
 started on the erection of a new
 orlck building which is necessitated
 by the increase in business during
 the past year and the lack os avail
 able space. Ground for tia new
 ouiiolng was broken yesterday. It
 Will De 90 by 36 feet and will be located on Forestville avenue.
 The concern started business in
 Plainvllle nine years ago and in- creased steadily in business everv year. When the plant started there
 were only two men employed while no" there are over 40. The expansion ol pusness was very large during the past year and it was decided to erect Il new building to meet the demand.
 The company will install the new 1 chromium plating process in the ne" building. This is the most mod l ern type Of plating and is used for automobiles. It is claimed that this type of plating will stand up dnring the entire life of an automobile.
 This is the second local concern to announce plans for enlargements of thelr business buildings within the last month, the Schwartz Belting company starting work on the addi. 'loh or further space a few weeks ago.
 Trial Is Postponed
 The case of Fred Hastings, we'll known insurance man, who js charged with reckless driving. was postponed until September IF at the session of the town court held thjs morning. It was stated by Prose- cutor Charles r. Conlon that Hast. lhSs and the other princjpals in volved in the case were vacationin, in Canada.
 The court room was hacked with interested spectators who came to near the trial.
 Denies Hitting Dog | timothy Callahan of New Britain vas arralgned before Judge Merritt U. Ryder 10 answer to a charge of eVadlng responsibility. It was that Callahan hit dog on Whiting street on August 10 be- tween ' and 7:30 o'clock but failed to stop.
 witnesses appeared in court to testify against Callahan, stating that "lter he had hit the animal h., up but failed to stop. Both witnesses claimed that they had Taken the number of the machine Constable B. J. Wadswortb who in lsated the case, stated that the Fumber taken by one of the witness $ conformed with the number on > allahans car while the other did not. "'N :,
 callahan admitted that he had { lriNeh through Plainvile on the l late Tn question but claimed that 'e was dining in hotel in Water l 'ury at the time in which the doc I vas sald to have been struck by a [ ar He told the court that he did 1 iot return to Plainville until after '''o o'clock and asked that his case 1 'e continued so that he could bring il 'l'hesses to court to testify that ne vas Tn Waterbury at 730 o'clock. c On recommendation of Prosecutor ,chlon, Judge Ryder continued the a ase until next Tuesday at 10 o'clock e
 Given Another Chance t, GeorSe Jackson appeared in court U answer to non-support charge rought by his wife. He was arrest tt by Constable George Schubert. ? JACKSON told the court that he had c lWays faithfully supported his wife Il nd children but four weeks ago he W 'st hls job. He stated that he was s' 'l'iing to do road work Or anything nat he could find so that he could 'ke care of his family. He claimed s, nat he had walked many miles J. ally In an effort to secure a job. o1