New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-23
NARROWLY ESCAPES
AS CAR RAMS TREE
PlanSYile Man Arrested After
Accident at Town Line
REPLIES EVENLY SPLIT
Town Display Questionnaires Re-
turned-DcraIo Has Perfect Bat
ting A,crase-Church Notices
Principal Judd Given Presents

ALDER +. Bibkin of 10 West Main
street, Plantsvillc. had a narrow es-
| cape from death or serious injury
when he failed in his attempt 10
! pass another n.otorist on the South
lhGton road Just before noon yester-
day and his automobile rammed a
tree with such violence that the en-
slne was torn completely from the
| chassis and the car reduced to junk.
| blbkln was arrested by Consta BILE
George Schubert on a charge of
reckless driving and will appear in
| court Wednesday night. when Grand
Juror Charles +. Conlon will prose-
cute.
According to information learned
| by Constable SCHUBERT, Bibkin was
driving at about $3.50 miles an hour.
AS nc approached the town line a
car driven by Henry Bassom Of 125
| Hartford avenue, New Britain. made
a left turn into a driveway. Bassom
is SAID to have signalled this turn.
but it is thought Biblin tried to
pass him before he could swing
around. He failed and hit first Bas-
SONS car and then a tree
Blbkln was cut about the face
and hands, bruised one elbow, and
received rib injuries, the extent Of
which has not yet been determined.
He was taken to a Southington doc
tor for treatment.
! Bassoms car sustained bent
fender and headlight and one hub
cap was torn off. The engine of Bib
kln's car was cut clearly away from
the chassis and the machine was
dem oljshod
Replies Evenly Divided
About $50 to $50 replies have been
received from the missionaries
sent out some weeks ago regarding
the proposed town display in Monu-
ment park, This is about IS per
cent of the number mailed out BY
the Chamber of Commerce commit
tee. Chairman l.. /. Brastow said
today that these replies were about
evenly divided. The committee will
have meeting in the near future
and will draw up recommendation
which will be presented at the July
meeting of the chamber
Ask Road Safety Measure
| The selectmen have requested the
state highway department to correct
the dangerous conditions existing at
| tn intersection of Crooked street
viii the New Britain highway, ask
| ing that the side road be brought in
| at a safer angle than at present.
Crooked street now comes into the
main highway at such an angle that
| a car making the turn toward New
Britain must make a swing of about
135 degrees. while the hill lust be-
fore and at the intersection makes
cars put on speed, with the result
that they are carried across onto
the opposite side of the highway and
are In danger Of being struck by
"esthound traffic, The motorist
emerging from Crooked street is
helpless in the matter for the cor
ner is a blind one for him.
The town owns a good sized tri-
angle Of land beside the intersection
and is willing that this should be
used for the new highway. The
permission and aid of the state are
necessary. however. before any steps
can be taken. 1t is expected that a
highway representative will confer
with the selectmen at an early date.
The hill Just east of this intersec-
ton is now productive of more sl-
tomohile accidents than any other
spot in Plainvile The presence of
SLOW moving trucks on the hill,
combined with the curve at the top.
is believed largely responsible for
this situation,