; J r : •TA^•- •^^7^.f.:v;•;fP-•.•'-''^^: -:*vyvYt-yr/o?#--;:rrv ^.v? srav *v.--:"^/?\;-£7:>i^:.tf'Vv*!;-.^ -'vr':£•-•;-y..,"^;^:;^ ~ ;.T .: . :c->f -- * V-^• '- l u "* Vs1" '"p '' <•. State L,iarianG01)Aftl> V5^-*'* f'-'Jt'S l'i' \ » ...V - .v„ .v- - .* 1 ' ' "' v (')j l''* . ;&'i W - :'':3 . A •' f p :v;. THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE TOWN OF ENFIELD, CONN. FIFTIETH YEAR—No. 49. THOMPSONVILLE, CONN., THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1930 Subscription $2.00 Per Year—Single Copy 5c. MINSTREL PLANS UNDERWAY Unlike a Lamb FINAL DAYS Ofe Rehearsals Now Being Held For Big GETTING IN THE MAKES SURVEY K. of C. Frolic, Monday, April 28. Help Wanted C0MMTIEE1S TAX COLLECTING With rehearsals well underway and "'That March is not retreating with an array of talent beyond the PERSONAL TAX FOR SUMMER in any lamb-like demeanor is average the committee in charge of The committee that is plan­ PROGRESSING evident from the weather con­ The Month's Grace Al­ the annual Knights of Columbus frol­ ning the celebration of the ditions today. The lowering ic announce that the event will take Collector Marinaccio Is 250th anniversary of the settle­ STORE CLOSING clouds of the early morning lowed by Law Will Ex­ place at Wawel Hall. Polish Nation­ ment of the town is seeking the Plans For the Celebra­ were followed by a few spas­ al Home building, Monday evening, Making Supreme Ef­ co-operation of The Press read­ modic snow flurries, and finally pire Next Monday—A April 28. Getting away from the us­ fort Before the End of ers in an effort to compile as Merchants Committee tion of the 250th Anni­ it settled down to what was ap­ ual stereotyped form of minstrels complete a list of former resi­ parently a very business like Few Busy Days Ahead. that have be£n the vogue for years, the Month. dents or natives of the town as of Board of Trade Gets versary of Town Next precipitation. For quite a while the Knights offer to the public some­ possible. For this purpose a after it £ot underway the thing decidedly new in the way of blank form will be found in an­ Views of Business Men June Are Going For­ Collector Francis A. Burke is look­ For the past two weeks, Personal other column, which the com­ ground was not in a very re­ ing forward, beginning about tomor­ entertainment presented locally. The On Summer and Holi­ ward Satisfactorily. ceptive mood, and although the idea is to assemble all the best avail­ Tax Collector Teresio Marinaccio has mittee asks our readers to fill flakes fell thick and fast it on­ row, to a few busy days at his of­ able talent grouped_ as entertainers been spending the entire day at the out with the name and address of any who come within above day Closing. ly resulted in wetting the sur­ fice in the town building. The final in an up-to-date night club, with town building in a final effort to col­ Very satisfactory progress in all face. Gradually, however, the day for the payment of property tax, lights, laughter, gayety and enter­ catagory and mail it to either the branches of the work was indi­ lect the unpaid personal tax, for of the addresses accompanying The Merchants Committee of the snow got the best of the argu­ in order to escape the imposing of an tainment. The stage setting prom­ cated by the reports of the various ment, and laid down a very pro­ ises to be the most elaborate one ev­ which the regular period for collect­ the form. It is the plan of the Board of Trade has just completed a sub-committees to the general com­ nounced mantle of white over interest charge comes next Monday. er seen in town. ing expired March 1. The additional committee to send an invitation survey of the business men of the mittee that is planning for the cele­ While the taxpayers have done ex­ to all who formerly resided in this area. Just at the noon effort on the part of the personal tax town on the question of holiday and bration of the 250th anniversary of hour, in order to prove its mas­ ceptionally well during the month in collector is in order to reduce amount Enfield, regardless of how long the town, at the meeting held Tues­ tery, the snow, aided by a fast the payment of their taxes, the final outstanding, so that if the alias war­ or short the period of their res­ |summer closing. The particular hol- day evening in the assembly room of swirling wind gave about as days will as usual see a large num­ DONATION PARTY rant is used to collect the tax as few idence here, and for this pur­ liday that the committee had in mind the Northern Connecticut Power fantastic an exhibition of ber of them visit the collector's of­ as possible will be affected. The tax pose it is desirous of compiling | in making the inquiry was Good Fri- Company. Some' ten or a dozen re­ weather as has been seen here fice and this insures a corresponding­ is carrying the penalty for $1.00 ad­ ias complete a mailing list as ;day, which comes on April 18. Opin- ports that were submitted showed for many a day. Whether it ly busy period for him. IS SUCCESSFUL ditional since March 1, and is now possible. It is presumed that lion has been divided for years re­ that in every instance the committee was the tail end of the Chicago The period of grace will end Mon­ three dollars. Approximately 1,000 every reader of The Press garding this day, certain classes of were taking a deep interest in the blizzard, or the final gasp of an day night, and from that day on all persons have not as yet paid the tax knows one or more such per­ i business men finding it inconvenient work assigned to them, and that the already prolonged winter sea­ taxes unpaid will be subject to the Members of Sister Fab­ and about the same number default­ sons, and it is hoped that they i to close their stores on that day. This particular part of the plans that were son is not certain, but anyway penalty of an interest charge. This ed its payment for the previous year. will respond to the invitation • attitude still continues for the survey assigned to them were going forward with its end which came in interest charge beginning next Tues­ ian Circle Are Able to The Collector and town officials are of the committee to co-operate shows that out of the 50 merchants in a most satisfactory manner. about a half hour, this belated day, will be 9 per cent and will be in a quandary as to the course to in making this feature of the included in the inquiry, 9 of them At least 3000 former residents will out spectacular demonstration retroactive to March 1. From Tues­ Give Substantial Aid to pursue regarding the collecting of celebration a success. are favorable to keeping open all be invited to attend the exercises, day until Sept. 1, the rate remains day, 20 for a half day, while 21 vot­ of the fact that even when Ten Needy Families. this back tax. The use of the alias and the services of approximately 1,- spring comes winter is not far the same but from Sept. 1 to Feb­ warrant, which is now being employ­ ed to close the entire day. 000 residents of the town will be re­ behind, ended. ruary 28 of next year, which is the ed in the collection of this tax Of the main business groups, the quired to put on the historic pag­ end of the tax collecting year, the As a result of the donation party throughout the state will impose an TOWN WILL NOT expression on the question was as eant, the mammoth parade and the rate increases to 10 per cent. If un-' given by the Sister Fabian Circle, additional fee of at least $5.00 on follows: Hardware stores, all day 4, various other exercises that will com­ paid after February 28, 1931, the Daughters of Isabella, which was held each person who is served with this half day 1; furniture stores, all day prise the celebration. The exercises rate is 12 per cent, and when paid in the Knights of Columbus Home warrant. The officials, realizing that BE REPRESENTED 5; dry goods and furnishings, open will actually begin Sunday, June 22, MANY FROM HERE then it is subject to collector's fees. last Monday night, ten needy famil­ business and industrial conditions are all day 8, open half day 4, closed all and end June 29, but the three most All this is in accordance to the ies were given substantial aid in the not good are reluctant to make this day 4; grocery stores, 14 for half intensive days of the ceremonies will statutes, and the collector has no al­ form C'f food and clothing. The mem­ move, particularly because of the ex­ AT THE HEARING day and 11 for all day opening, while be June 26, 27 and 28. The complete WILL HEAR TALK ternative but to impose these fines. bers of the Circle responded gener­ tra expense it imposes on those who one favored closing the entire day; program, which was adopted at the So far the collections have reached ously and enthusiastically to the. do­ have not paid the tax.