New Britain herald., 1930-03-07
PainuiHe News
PLANS ABANDONED
 FOR EXHIBIT HERE
Chamber Of Commerce to Hold
 Annual Banquet in May
PREPARES ZON!NG SYSTEM
Irs. Blanche Sanford Passes Away
 -High school Dr@mGti>. Cup to Give Play - Basketball Games

High school Dramatic Cup to
 Give Play Basketball Games
 This Evening.
 Plans for the holding Of an in dustrial exhibit in Plainville this spring were definitely abandoned by the Chamber of Commerce at it's monthly meeting held last evening in the chamber rooms on Pierce street. Inability to make any mark ed progress toward the project was given as the reason for the dropping of the plans for this year.
 The idea Of holding an exhibit was first formulated last fall. A meeting was held and all the mer- chants in town were invited 10 at tend and voice their opinions. Out side Of chamber members, not a single merchant appeared. How ever. the chamber was not diScour- aged and decided to hold another meeting to find out definitely if the merchants of the town were in favor of holding an exhibit. The second meeting was largely attended and great interest was shown in the mat ter. Encouraged by the meeting, the chamber decided to continue plans for the exhibit. Due to the latenesS of the year, it vas thought best to postpone it until this spring.
 However. the chamber committee in charge of arrangements for the affair, after working hard all win te", failed to meet with cooperation or encouragement and finally came 10 the conclusion that it would be advisable to drop the entire project for this year. Although chamber members made no statement to the effect, it is rumorcd that the man. utacturers were strongly behind the project but the merchants were op- posed to it.
 The object Of the chamber was to hold an industrial exhibit in which only Plainville wares would be dis played. It was figured that such an exhibit would prove 6 great Gdvcr- tisement to the town and would give people an idea of the numer- ous articles that arc made in Plain vile.
 It was said that even Plainvilla residents would be greatly surprise when they saw some of tho articles manufactured here. The merchants were invited to exhibit the goods i,, the public that it was not necessary to go to surrounding towns to do their shopping.
 Annual Banquet Planned Plans were discussed last night for the annual banquet of the chamber which will be held ill May. William B. Vincent was elected chairman ol the committee in charge Of arrange mcnts. The affair will bc held ii' the Plainvillc High school g$mna- siun as in recent years.
 Ton.n~ system Ready Tho zoniuG committee reported that it had completed q zonin~ sys- item for the town. The Chamber ol 1 Commerce has been working on tn. Goning question for nearly threc ! years and has now drawn up con- plete plans. In the committees eyes the new system will prove of grcat advantage to the town. It was yot cd to place the proposed zoning sys- | tenn before the voters of tho town for acceptance at the next special town meeting
 | It was also stated that a legtI plan concerning the licensing ot peddlers had been completed b. Judge Cornelius B. Prior for the chamber. It was voted to bring th: plan before the voters at the next special town meeting. The Cham, 1 Der of Commerce started work or this matter after receiving numer- ous complaints from the merchants
 It was claimed that vendors were allowed to peddlc their goods about town without licenses, thereby talk i ing advantage of store merchants and injuring their business.
 Tho sewer committee also made q ] report at the meeting. The com | mitt2c is working hard on the sew