The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
TORRINCTON
TRAFFIC CHANGES
 ARE RECOMMENDED
Parking in Center to Be Limited-WOlcOtt Ave-
 nue Man Held Up

It Is being planned by ;he ponce officials to institute new parking and traffic rules in the center in connec- ton with the rotary system, lately installed. which is working out most satisfactorially.
 There will be no parking on the south side of Water street, from Main street to Writings driveway. and there will be no parking on the north side of East Main street for a distance of 90 feet west of the Allen house corner.
 U turns at the dummy in the cen ter at the foot of Water street hill will be done away with, and trafhc travelling cast on Water street to go north on Main street will be re- ouired to travel around the circle, in stead of turning at the dummy cop as in the past.
 Signs will be placed in the cen- ter within the next few days desig- mating these restrictions.
 Another parking restriction was announced by Chief of Police Will liam l.. Nevin yesterday morning, which was to abolish parking on the north side of Maiden lane alto gether in the future, and will allow parking on the south side of that thoroughfare for two hour periods.
 Victim of Two HOldup Men
 James Tedford. e. Wolcott avenue, was victim of an attempted hold up on Migeon avenue Sunday eve ming, so 1t was learned yesterday
 While walking on that thorough fare, he said two youths held him up, and he cried out. He also claims that when the youths saw man
 I,n n that he had not noticed whether they were armed or not.
 MT. Bedford continued on is way to the center, and rented a room there for the night stating that he was afraid to go home, in fear that he might be held up again.
 Prize Speaking Contest At High
 School
 Semi finals in the upper class speaking contest were held in the auditorium yesterday afternoon un- der the direction of Tracey Conway of the faculty with Marion Hewitt waa as follows:
 :. An Order For Picture" Lucy Howe: How Jimmy Tended the Baby" Shirley Britton; When Father Plays Baseball" Jennie Ric- ciardone; "'rhe Song of the shirt. Josephine Narsiff.
 Receives Fractured Leg
 William Basso. aged 9, of 237 East Main street, when struck and knock ed down to the ground by an auto mobile on Church street Monday, re- cciyed fractured leg.
 The driver of the car, Theodore Zander, 27O East Main street, in re- porting the mishap to the police .ta hat hn ct n hnU 10 | he was backing his car.
 William was attended by a physi. elan and later received treatment al the Charlotte HunGcrford hospital
 Brcvctlcs
 Arthur c. Weigold and William A Gleeson of Torrington were guests al the meeting of the Winsted Rotary club Monday.
 Thomas Hogan of Cherry street i' patient at the Brooklyn naval hos pital at Brooklyn, N. Y. MT. Hogan is World war veteran and saw ac- tion in France.
 There was slight snow here short. ly before 8 o'clock yesterday morn ing. lasting but short time.
 Several Torrington people were guests at the wedding of Miss Leila May Scott and Idris IT, Alderson in Waterbury Monday.
 The annual business meeting of the Women's Federation of Calvary Baptist church was held this after noon at 2:45.
 James Arnott of 107 Cnoin street was taken to the Charlotte Hunger ford hospital at 2 o'clock Sunday evening and two hours late under went an operation for ruptured apnendix.