New Britain herald., 1929-03-22
TOWN COURT Will
ADD new OFFICER
Law Provides for Appointment
Of Probation Official Here
NEEDED HERE AT PRESENT
Southington Driver Arrested For
Violation of Motor Vehicle Law
Police Investigating Thcft-Boy
Scouts misunderstanding.

According to the state laws deal
ing with courts, Plainville will have
the right to appoint a probation Of
ficer after the newly established
town court begins to function after
July I. At the present time the
town is without the services Of an
officer of this kind because no pro-
vision is made for one under the
Justice court laws. 1t is expected
that steps will be taken in the 9ear
future to appoint some local Official
to this capacity.
Probation officers play an import
ant part in the daily affairs OF the
community. They are considered as
officers OF the court and carry out
the orders Of the judge. In many
cases that appear before court. the
Judge places the accused In the
hands Of the probation officer and,
| for certain length of time, the
offender must make weekly reports
to the officer. At the end of the
period OF time fixed by the judge,
! the probation officer removes the
probation providing the person has
been en- good behavior. II the per-
son violates the probation, the pro-
baton officer has him called before
court again and a Jail sentence may
be imposed.
These officers also play an import
ant part in keeping family affairs
| peaceful. II complaints are made
to the officer by one party concern
ed in the family quarrel, he will in
vestigate and issue warning. il
the warning is left unheeded. he will
then have the offender hailed into
court.
Many people who wish to escape
the publicity connected with court
cases in dealing with family affairs
such as drunkenness and nonsup-
port. appeal to the probation officer
before asking the police TO make an
arrest.
In many cases of non-support. the
Judge places the husband in the
hands OF the probation officer and
orders that official to collect the
mans weekly salary and turn 1t over
to the mans wife. Under this pro-
vision, the man must work weekly
without seeing his pay envelope.
The probation officer goes directly
TO the factory weekly and collects
the mans pay. He then turns it over
to the mans wife.
Probation officers also play an
important part in reducing crime
among childrSn of tender years
Many children convicted Of minor
' offenses are given second chance
J by the Judge Instead OF sending
I them to reform school, he places
+, them in the hands of probation
officer.
: According to reports circulated
= about town, there are many young
2 people around Is or II years Of age
: who hang around the streets until
Nothing can he done to them at the
present time but it is expected thai
they will be more careful after the
appoint ment of probation officer
as it is expected that the constables
: will gather them in for lettering
| and street walking.
Arrested by Wadsworth
Constable 3. j. Wadsworth ar.
S rested S. Dascola of Kane street
Southington yesterday afternoon OF
Whiting street for alleged violation
of the motor vehicle laws on two
7 counts. 1t is claimed that Dascola
drove his car past several automo.
= biles on the wrong side of the road
and that he was speeding vat the
I some time.
4 He is scheduled to he arraigneG
@ in the town court this evening at
p. m.
To speak In New Britain
n Frederick l.. Benzon of the Plain
Vile Electrical Products Co., viii
speak at the regular MONTH,
0 meeting of the New Britain Flee
0 trical club this evening al S o'clocl
at the auditorium in the New Brit
. ain Trade school. He viii use for hi
n subject. Switchboard and Panel"
/ Setback Tournament
! Twenty-four players of the Pyth
$ an Sisters and knights of Py,hia
gathered in /. o. o. Il. hall on Wed
= nesday 10 play the second game o
= the setback tourna ment Under tn