New Britain herald., 1923-12-26
POST OFFICE MAKES
 CLEANUP RECORD
That's All There Is, There Isn't
 Any More, Hayes Says
AUTOISTS RAP CAR CREWS

ton on Main Strect-H. $. Team Whips tlumni-Death of Miss Fl.
 len Roclie-Elks Have Rig Tree.
 Running on normal schedule, but with a greatly augmented force. the
 local post office created a record bl getting out all of the mail matter or time. The office was dcluged with
 sacks of mail yesterday morning and
 with the time limit set at noon by or ders Of the department, the force had to work with almost incredible speed so that the Christmas parcels might l be in the hands of the owners before that hour. Postmaster William A. 1 Hayes prepared for much greater amount of mail than last year and his | foresight was rewarded in the smoothnoss Of his force in maintain ] ing the schedules which the majority Of the offices Of nearby cities could not do. Extra men and trucks were assigned to each route. while the regular men were given double as- signments and all did their work htiI hltH sutit dispdltti Af1A iO occurred to delay any of the matter in transit. IL was estimated yester- day that the increased mail was 25 per cent larger in amount than last Christmas
 Alumni Beaten
 The Alumni five was treated to a whirlwind exhibition Of basketball last night at the high school gymna- sium by the high school quintet, which emerged victorious from the encounter by a score of 37 to l3. The passing game Of the school team was superb, so, that the opponents, com posed of college stars and players from the West Ends, could do but little against the school boys. When a safe lead had been attained. Coach Thomas Monohan sent in a whole string of substitutes, who succeeded as well as the first string men in cag- ing the ball and in keeping the Alumni on the defense.
 The high school five will leave on Thursday for a tour of western Massachusetts. playing high school quintots of Springfield, Holyoke and nearby cities.
 Complain of Trolle,s
 Complaints have been received at the police station from motor car drivers concerning the part played py inc trolley ears in inc traffic troubles on narrow Main street. between North Main street and Riverside ave nue. When vehicles are parked in this section ana trolley cars run through the street, passing motor cars are eithe" "pocktted" or conn pelIcd 10 back up and make all sorts Of maneuvers to escape collisions. Consequently the traffic officer at the corner of Main and North Main streets has had many bad tangles to straighten out. i'he motor car driy- 1 CTS, who have complained to tho DOC | lice. assert that thc trolley crews do 1 not make any great effort to avoid | inconN cnience to the motor rars and 1 some Of the con -plainants went so far 1 as to say that some Of the trolley | men delighted in rushing their cars ! fo the corner. when automobiles were , In sight so that the motor car dri, CTS i nignt bo annoyed. An effort will bc | nisde by traffic officials to ob,iate Lhc nuisance.
 Ellen i,ocac.
 Miss Ellen Roche. i6-ycar.old daughter Of MT. and Mrs. Patrick Roche of Broad street. died at her nome on Christmas Day after A short lins.ss with dropsy. She was born in his cisv and after attendance at the eF ( lilo apT 1ign school. here she was mym- Jcr Of the senior c,asS. Besides her ,arents. sne leaves Two brothers and hree sisters. all of this city. The uncrai vii be held al S:30 o'clock n Thursday morning at her home. \ olemu hign mass of requiem will be celebrated at 2 o'clock at Sf. Mat hew's church by the pastor. he Rev. i William r. l.aHin. The burial viii be n Waterbury.
 IoIic-. I;aid store.
 Caught hedha nIed in the sale of a | mink of intoNicatid liquor 10 a GUS [ omer was the situation Of Rocco 1 iaftancllo CT Pequabuck place on i ionday afternoon. when the police aiding squad entered his store. Al mall quantity ot intoxicauts Was [ ound by the raiders and T.affsntilo 4 -ss taken tO headquarters. where he { as booked on several charges e H- . uor tiolstions. 1ic was released in |, hc evening after bond or $500 had q cen furnishtd 10 insure his appear | rCs before The police court today. | he police believe tho arrest will stop 1s troublesome liquor violation that 1 as been going on in the ncighbor- l cod of Rockwell park and which carly resulted in ihe death of three orsis mon. who were picked up Sat- [ rday night on Jacob rect Tncy S ad psrtakcn Of few drinks of 2. owerful liquor that laid them out. Q at they recovered after trsatmcnt e al heen given al Inc police station q
 New "I'op" arriVe-. n Congratulations were being re- ( sived yesterday by unicr and Mrs. q oseph Gaudiano on the bir1h Of a 2 1n. Officer Gaudiano Is super a umerary and expects 70 enroll the U Dungstsr as a member CT the force q ,on.
 T'Ostpne RubBtr Game.
 Although interest was al a fever . rat. the mana cement of the Burling- ,n fise and the Hover quintet Of this ty found it necessary to pos. pone .c game scheduI.I between those t' ans for last night ai E-d Mems T ill. for 6 hisii side bets of xIUH each ' ii been posted fyy fine teams Tine q 1sence Bf three or "a, approved q ayers of the Rover auintst put ;he z -ranzements ou t7s ice for iast night \