New Britain herald., 1930-07-19
POSTAL RECEIPTS
 SHOW LARGE GAIN Business Depression Here Not as
 Bad as Elsewhere NEW COURT IS PROPOSED
West Ends and All-Plainville Team to Ciash-Seryices in Churches Iomorro"-Runaway Boy Still in Trouble With Authorities-Items.

Trouble With Authorizations. According to the postal receipts of
 the town of Plainville, announced by Postmaster James E. Usher to-
 day. the town has not felt the busi-
 ness depression of the past year as hard as most of the surrounding towns Good postal receipts are an indication of good business. Prac-
 tically all Of the post offices in this
 section of the state are showing re- duced receipts for the fiscal year ending July 1, but the Plainville of fee shows an increase of about four per cent.
 The present July receipts. with two more weeks to go. are already ahead Of the full months total Of
 the previous year. Of late the locs post office has been doing a heavy business in stamps, The money order business is also very large.
 At a. recent gathering of post masters from this section of the
 state, the majority of them report.
 ed that their office receipts for the fiscal year had fallen badly because
 of the industrial depression. Just
 now almost everything has come to
 a standstill, making the July re- ceipts of the local office all the more | remarkable.
 | Small Claims Court | According to reports, plans are | being formulated for the establish | ment of a small claims court in
 Plainville. An attempt is to be made
 to interest the Chamber of Com-
 merce, whose membership is made
 up mostly of business men who
 would be benefited by such court. ! Many towns and cities about the
 state are planning to organize small
 claims courts. New Britain recently
 established one and since it's open
 ing session the court has been
 crowded with claims.
 It IS expected that if the details are perfected here the court will
 meet with little opposition The
 court, through laws passed by the
 legislature. can be esta blished at a special town meeting. The rules gov erning the court are drawn up by
 the supreme court.
 . If established here, the court would be under the jurisdiction of the town court and Judge Merritt
 o. Ryder would be at it's head add
 preside at all hearings. A small claims court, according to the sta tutes, may handle claims Up to $100. 3 The issuance of a writ for the claims
 is not required. notice of the action
 being made by mail.
 [ Small claims courts are being
 kept busy at the present time be- Y cause of the business depression. l Merchants. doctors and others are ] using them to collect small bills of ) long standing.
 - Work towards the esta bishment } Of the court will be followed with .. interest here. Much Of the success [ of the plan lies with the Chamber I of Commerce. If it meets with ap- proval by the chamber members, it l is considered very unlikely that the , voters of the town will oppose the measure at a town meeting. $ Baptist Church
 Morning worship at 1O:45 o'clock. , sermon by the pastor Rev. Dr. A. D. :. Kendrick, who will take for his sub-
 jsct, What Ails America and the
 Only Remedy for Betterment."
 Thomas Barraclough, who has just
 attended the religious conference at
 St OTIS will give the ipnjor ta1L :, George Jones and Phelps kendriok = will sing a duet. Bible school will ' be held as usual at l2i05 o'clock.