New Britain herald., 1924-01-17
RESCUES BOY AT
 RAILROAD CROSSING Louis Alfredus Snatchss Child
 From in Front Of Train FLAG POLE BILL ROW ENDS
Dinner Rendered. to Teachers-Fire Truck and Trolley Near Collision Afternoon Dancing Parties at High School.

Louis Alfredus, a barber employed
 in Delano's barber shop on North
 Main street, figured in thrilling res-
 cue yesterday noon at the Crescent
 prive- railroad crossing, when he
 pulled a young boy from the tracks,
 just before the New York express
 thundered by. The boy. whose name
 could not be learned. had his shoe caught in the protective guard rail
 and was crying for help as the express
 was whistling for the 'rockcut" cross- l ing. Alfredus homeward bound, l heard cries and saw the child strug- gling desperately He rushed to the tracks and tried to release the shoe, but the foot was stuck so tightly that the shoe would not come out. He gave a mad pull at the laces and broke them and both rescuerer and rescued rolled out of the path of the roaring train a second before the To- comotive passed, grinding the shoe to bits. The youngster was so frighten- ed by his experience that he rushed away before his name could be learned. He is about years old and was on his way home from school. F7agpolc Discussion Ends.
 The long discussion over the final payment on the new fagpole at the high school ended last night at the park board meeting when report was made that the bill of the J. N. Jud- son company for extra charges Of s2e5 had been settled on January l5.
 The city council voted to install pole 6S feet in height. the length, rec commended by architects of the city but when the park board discussed the matter, the commissioners decid- ed that higher pole was necessary. Failing to get the approval of the council for the extra expense for a larger pole, the commissioners decid- ed 10 put up the pole anyway and agreed to the council 10 stand the ex- tra amount by subscription. The pole was duly installed and presented most attractive appearance, but the Judson company did not receive the full amount for the work. although the city paid the amount, decided up- on by the council. After much talk pro and con, the commissioners took up the matter and subscribed the amount The subscriptions were not confined entirely to the board as o,h- CT public spirited citizens contributed for the pole ak shown by the follow Ing list of subscribers: Dewitt Page. William X. 1ngraham. Wallace Barnes company. Judge Roger s. Newell, Mayor John F. Wade, John l.. Con don. Albert r. Rockwell. Mrs. Albert r. Rockwell. Charles T. Treadway. Charles R. Riley, x. l.. Birge & Sons company. j. H. Sessions X Sons com- pany, Charity Commissioner William F. Smithwick, superintendent Of Pub lie Works Oscar Anderson. John T. chidsey. II. C. Thompson Clock com pany, Morris Hickman and William J. Tracy. The heaviest contributor was Park Commissioner William ]. Tracy. who gave sS3 that tho bigger pole 1 might be erected.
 Pole Causes Trouble
 Of the Bristol and plainNillc Electric | on Lake avenue fell last | night during the storm, causing fail- | ure of the power sysrem for a short | time While the pole was down, a motor car, proc. eding along the [ street became tangled mp in the wires | as the driver was unable to see any ahead, due to the pelting rain and the pitch darkness. Later at night, trouble developed in the high tension feeder wires to the city and t was necessary to switch onto the wires from the Hartford station of Inc Connecticut Light and Power Co.
 Dinner to Teachers
 Mrs. Rudolph Currior, resigned. and Miss Fay Taylor, the new assistant ,uperN isor Of music in the local 'chools were entertained at dinner sst night by a number Of local teach ITS at the home Of Mrs. C. $. Wood ord on Elm street. After the dinner. l theater party was enjoyed.
 Mrs. Currier. who was formerly Hiss Doris Cowden. will leave next week for her new home in HsVerhill, 'iass. Her duties in the local schools will be assumed by Miss Taylor. who anne here recently from Mt Vernon, '. '.
 Clothes Catch lire
 < basket of clothes. too near .ot stove. called out Squad < of th, central fire house yesterday after Ioon 10 tine home of CarI Mshannah n Pennington avenue. when the remen arris cd, the flames were lick ns at the kitchen partition but quick rork with the extingnishers quenched he blaze, so that tho total damage mounted 10 less than s1so. A
 Apparatus Has Close oall The Pope chemical wagon Of Squad had eiosc call as tne machine oHnded into North Main street yes srjsy afternoon from the Meadow treet irenouse in response fo call n Pennington avenue. An approach ag trolley car failed 10 siackcn speed 3 il neared tho corner and A collision [ serious nature was only prevent i by the coolness of the frcmen and as fact that they had their appara- IS under perfect control quick werve and the trolley was passed in he opinion of bystanders by inches. though Chief John H. Hayes. said his morning that there was plenty Of pom for the passage.
 Dancing At High Scho,I One Of the most unique steps Of . tfnd vrfu bs tried a11f af fbe hiey ,