New Britain herald., 1925-09-05
TRAFFIC THROUGH
 PLAINVILLE GROWS But Accidents Grow Fewer
 Through Safety Measures CROSSING STILL ANNOYS
Funeral Of Mrs. Graham - New School Children Must Present Birth Certificates or Transfer Cards-Ages For Entering.

The volume of traffic through Plainville is increasing steadily and Is wholly out of proportion 10 the size of the town. but the safety measures taken by the local authori- ties this summer have cut down the number of accidents and almost eliminated serious ones. Situated as it is at the junction of several i'm portant arteries of travel, Plainvillc | is naturally much traVersed by mo- tor traffic, while the excellent state aid roads and wol-paVed main streets offer an added inducement to the motorst to come this way. Unfortunately, these same streets also hold out temptation to speed ing, and this has in the past led to many serious accidents here, par ticularly at Blossoms corner. This corner held no tcrrors for anyone familiar with it, but the unexpected turn caused the downfall of many a strange tourist. Now. however. coupled with the spreading of It's evil name throughout the state, inc corner has been protected by lights, warning signs, and every practical safety device, and there have been no crashes there for some time.
 Formerly automobiles used to break through the East Main street crossing gates with marked regu- larity and frequency, but safety measures have been taken here also. with the result that there has been but one accident here of late, all though a sudden lowering of the gates yesterday afternoon nearly trapped two automobiles between them. The shunting of trains across here is still the cause of much an noyance. and long strings of auto mobiles were piled up last night and this morning waiting for slow nov ing freights to be switched.
 There have been no bad collisions at the center for some months. while the "dummy" has also escaped pun ishment. although it's light is none too visible against the lighted store windows of similar color Due to the peculiar angles of this corner, it is 8 bad one and there has been some agitation for traffic officer during busy hours, but the main trouble is delay and not danger. Funeral of Mrs. Graham Funeral services for Mrs. Nil)'0m | J. Graham will he held from her late home at o'clock this after noon, Rev. J. C. Ward, pastor of tho Baptist church, officiating. Inter- ment will be made in Portland, Conn.
 School Notes
 At the opening of school next Wednesday morning all new pupils heretofore not registered in Plain vile schools must present birth certificate or transfer card from the school last attended in order to be admitted.
 Children of five years or over will be admitted to the Kindergarten To be admitted 10 the first grade, pupils must be six years old or over unless they have been one year in kinder garten. Pupils will be received into the kindergarten during September and October upon reaching five years of age.
 Pioneers Busy
 The Flainvile Pioneers, the base ball nine of the local Y. NJ. C. A. group, have a tough weekend and holiday ahead of them. This af- ternoon they are scheduled to play the Rurritt Reserves of New Britain i on Diamond No. 1, Walnut Hill park,