New Britain herald., 1930-10-29
PURSUES RUNAWAY
 CAR 0N MAIN ST.
Telephone. Operator Tries Gamely But Yainly to Halt It
PURSE GIVEN EDUCATOR
Parents and Teachers Honor T. H.. Patterson-Ricker Heads Legion Lamp Co. Recciyership EX- tcndcd-H. $. Band in Uniforms

Miss Irene l.. Callahan of S3 Goodwin street. local telephone op- orator, was afforded the thrill of q lifetime on Main street at about 9:45 o'clock this morning when an automobile which she had parked in front of Ford's wholesale storc- house near Summer street commenc- ed to roll in the direction of the traffic signals after it's emergency brake had accidentally released it. self,
 An eye witness to the incident who happened to be peering out oI a dentists window in the vicinity saw her race for the car and at tempt to open the door on the driv- CTS side. It was locked and, main- taining a speedy pace down the hilly highway, Miss Callahan man. aged to pull the necessary key out of her pocket. While she was at tempting to unlock the door, the rear left wheel of the runaway ve- hicle rolled over her foot and she dropped the key.
 She stopped to pick up the key and, while doing so, the automobile crossed the intersection of Main and North Main streets and crashed head-on into a parked machine OWL | ed by William O'Brien of the City Hardware company. The front sec l tions of both cars were slightly danl- | nffiopr n who conducted a brief investigation 1 into the matter, reported at police headquarters that the respective owners had agreed upon d settle ment without the aid of polce.
 Seasonal Program Completed
 A program for the winter and spring seasons has been arranged by the Federal Hill school Parent Teacher association. On Monday Novem Der IT. at s o'clock in the evening an address on travel will be delivered by Charles T. Treadway and vocal selections will be given by Mrs. Stella Richardson. The aJ- dress will be illustrated by motion picture display.
 At s o'clock in the evening ol Thursday, February 19, Miss Ro- wena Louise Barnes will present [ sailors tap dance with Mary Tread way and Jane Devine as partners Dr. Cole B. Gibson of Underclifi sanitarium, Meriden, will lecture. Ar entertainment by the children of the Federal Hill school will be given or Monday evening, March 16, at o'clock.
 Lloyd H. Bugbee, superintendent of schools of West Hartford, will speak at a meeting to be held or Monday evening, April 20, at o'clock. His talk will also be il. lustrated with motion pictures. group of one-act plays, directed by Mrs. Charlotte Ellison, will be pra. scented on Monday evening, May IS at o'clock.
 Oven $500 Present
 At an elaborate reception arrang
 ed by citizens of the Federal Hil school district held at the institu
 tion's auditorium last evening 1T
 honor of Thomas H. Pattels son, wht
 has been principal of the school 4
 years, q gift of $500 was presented
 to the aged educator by Miles Lewi
 Peck, president of the Bristol Say
 contributors. It was said that MT
 Patterson may take a vacation il
 California with the money, or built himself a new garage in the req ' oi his home. Just what he will dt with the money will be decided when the districts committee con
 fers with him.
 The recepton was attended b. several hundred persons, many 0 : whom were educated at the Fedora
 Hill school many years ago. Man, came from distant points 10 pa. tribute to the man, who has prac tically grown with the school. Judg
 Newell Jennings of the superio court, presiding, introduced fou l speakers, each of whom were hig. f. their praise of the principal : work. tracing it as far back as 4 years Charles T. Treadway relat l ed stories involving MT. Patterson first ten years and Senator Fulle F. Barnes narrated tales of the sec
 ond ten. Miss Helen Tracy recalle'
 incidents of the third decade an
 Robert Gordon spoke of the happen ings of the past ten years.
 ] Refreshments were served afte the speeches had been made. } Kicker Selected Commander } Isaac Kicker of Hillside place wa
 elected commander of Seichepre
 post. No .. American Legion, 1