The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-28

Captain Erwin Manteuffel of 80 Culvert street, has been named de- fendant in a suit filed by William c. Holden, his wife and daughter of Hartford, asking total damages of $32,5O0. The action resulted from an automobile accident on November Il of last year. The cases are returnable to the supe- rior court the first Tuesday in April.
 Holden, g principal of the Weav- CT high school of Hartford, Is ask ing for $15,000, his wife, Elizabeth, for S10,OOO and his daughter Ruth for $7,500. They are represented by Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn of Hartford.
 The accident occurred near the Sbardellati place on the Torring- ford avenue hill. It was stated that Holden, who was driving his car, attempted to pass one driven by Manteuffel after the latter had sig nailed his intention to make left turn. Holden evidently failed to rotice the signal as his car clipped the front fender of the Manteuffel car and then headed across the road and crashed against a tcle- phone pole with such force tha: inc pole was sheared off at the bottom.
 Manteuffel drove Holden and his daughter to the Charlotte Hunger ford hospital and Mrs Holden was taken there in a Red Cross ann bulance. Holden suffered fractures of several ribs, decorations of face and possible lung injuries: Mrs Holden suffered a cOncussion Of the brain and decorations of the face: Miss Holden suffered a con- cussion of the brain and slight decorations.
 Rotarians Elect
 Francis H.. Griffiths was elected president of the Torrington Rotary club at meeting yesterday after noon. He will take office on July ]. MT Griffiths succeeds pr Allan Craig, who has served in that capacity for the past year.
 Other officers were elected as follows: vice president, John M. Wadhams: secretary-treasurer AL tert E. Wellman: directors, pr All Ian Craig, Robert Olsen. Stuart |Cleaveland and William Hoerle.
 John H. Thompson of the Reg ister staff gave 6 talk on Torring- ton.
 Community Go To Go over To
 Receiver
 A petition is to be filed shortly in the superior court requesting the appointment of receiver for the Community Cooperative com pany, Torrington's wartime food organizations. This action is being taken to protect the remaining as- sets of the company in view of the fact that it has been impossible to locate enough of the shareholders to secure the proxies needed be- fore a building can be erected on the premises. The company has about $8,000 in cash, but, with no income, this would be eaten up by taxes and other expenses in a short time.
 According to James E. Mallette. who is backing the move for a membership, the Torrington Ma tional Bank & Trust company had signified its willingness to act as receiver in the event that the peti- tion is granted. The property may be then offered for sale or the building project may be carried out.
 EOO0 DcAiCfS Ndme COue
 Committee
 A total of 50 food and grocery distributors of Torrington and other towns in this vicinity met at City Hall Monday evening and elected the following local code authority: Chairman, Deimar D. Maurice Parsons, Torrington: Ger ald Miner. Torrington: E. M. Phelps. Winsted: Thomas J. O'Neil Canaan. Merton Doolittle will act as secretary.
 Towns represented at the meet ing were Torrington, Cornwall, Canaan. Winsted, Litchfield, Har- winton, Goshen, Sharon, Salisbury and Norfolk.
 To Attend Hartford Scout Session
 About 35 from this city are ex- pected to attend the annual re. glonal scout meeting to be held in Hartford Thursday, April 12. Ar engagements for the local delega- ton are in charge of Vincent P. Weaver, who should be notified by those planning to attend so that reservations may be made. There will be 0 dinner in the evening at which Governor Cross will be one of the speakers.
 Gath and Erwin to Serve 18 Days
 Richard Erwin, IS, and Harry Gath, 19, who were sentenced to serve six months in jail for taking automobiles without permission, will have to serve only IS days as the result of ruling made by Judge T. J. Lyons in special ses- sion of the city court. Before the reduction was made the jailer was authorized to release the youths at the end of thirty days if their