New Britain herald., 1930-08-04
Swimming Carnival Winners

At q swimming carnival held at the Rockwell park lagoon Saturday afternoon. the following were regis tered as winners: doll race for girls under ten years of age, Lucy Penko- wish; 20-yard swim for girls under 12 years, Anna Bellemore: 2o-yard race for boys under 12 years. OnieI Paradise; girls obstacle race, Helen Gavryl; 25-yard race for boys under 16 years, stephen Valentine.
 Watermelon race for girls Glori- cite Girard; canoe tilting contest. draw, kinery and Albertelli vs. Anderson and Fletcher; 25-yard race for girls under Is years. faith Johnston; obstacle race for boys, Walter Werner; watermelon race for boys, Frank krusy; baseball glove race for boys under ten years. Peter Marenna, A mild riot was witnessed when sailor hats were distributed to event contestants and other children present. Race winners were awarded prizes donated by Caretal,er Joseph Civlzzlo.
 Officer Displays AlertneSs
 Officer Arthur Messier of the To- cal police force displayed alertness shortly before noon Saturday when he discovered fire beneath the hood of an automobile owned by Joseph Porraine of Dutton street and extinguished it with a pail of water before it had done any real damage. The officer. strolling down Main street toward Woodruff's bak- cry in front of which the Porraine car was parked, noticed some smoke from the parked machine The automobile was lowed away after the blaze had been squelched by the fast working policeman. 7'''
 Car Strikes Boy n
 It was reported to the police last evening by Guy W. Stone of Grove street that a car driven by him on Brook street, Forestville, Saturday evening struck boy who was rid ing a bicycle. The boys name, he said. could not be obtained, although he knew that the youngster was not injured. The bicycle was slightly damaged. t
 Brannan Chosen Delegate
 George Brannan of Company No. Of the fire department has been chosen as q delegate to attend the annual convention of flremen to be held on August IS. The fremen are arranging for the annual barbecue of the department to take place September 13. Final details will be made public after meeting to be held within the next week.
 1,500 at Outing
 More than 1,500 employees Of the Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Co.,, of Hartford. and their families were. in attendance at the firm S annual out- ing held at'Lake Compounce Satur- day afternoon. They were trans ported to the resort in $50 private motor cars and Is buses furnished oy the aircraft concern, which were escorted by state police. A huge crowd of children constituted part of the party.
 shallow Water Claims Another
 The shallow water at the chii- dren's bathing house at Rockwell park lagoon claimed another victim Sunday afternoon when Alexander Muir of go Smith street, Holyoke, Mass, was painfully injured as he dived into it from a board located there. The injured man was taken to the Bristol hospital by Life Guards Alfred McCue and Alexander Beneclck and four stitches were taken in his scalp before a deep gash could be closed Dr. Joseph Papa attended him and he was per mitted to return home.
 Muir is the third man to dive off the board into the same spot of shall low water. Warnings placed about the point have gone by unheeded by swimmers who dive deeply just the same The city Of Bristol is defend ant Tn suit now in an action brought Iov New Britainite to col