The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-18

III VlcW OL tno IdCL tHstI tue JuStlCeS and judgeships were so closely allied with machins politics that it would probably never pass. Leader Citron touched briefly on the utilities of the state when he advised his hear | CTS that they should make it their | business to visit the state capital | and see how the business of the state | is conducted. There are many im- portant hearings slated, he added. on February 26, hearing on light ing rates will be held. Every house holder is interested in this legisla- tion. He spoke of the rates in Can ada and other localities as com pared with Connecticut. This state
 he figured is suffering from a manu- featuring standpoint due to the | high rate for electric power. He | cited an instance of a manufacturer in his home city, Middletown, who
 has a plant in Canada, New Jersey | and Massachusetts This manufac- turer, he stated, had informed him
 that he was making improvement
 tc his plants m other places but not
 in this state as the cost of power
 here was about 40 per cent higher than in Massachusetts.
 At the conclusion of his talk Lead
 CT Citron was given vote of thanks
 for his splendid talk.
 l Robert O'Connell Of IIamden also
 spoke chiefly at the meeting. Mir | O'Connell advocates an organization
 of democrats in the fourteelh cen- l atorial district.
 | Arranging for Anniversary. Naugatuck Aerie of Eagles are | making plans for observing the an- niversary of their organization on | February 28. Harold McDermott | is chairman of the entertainment committee and Charles Schweinle | is in charge of the social end of the l program.
 | Cairns Addresses Rotarians. Captain Edmund B. Cairns, local l the weekly luncheon of the Nauga-
 tuck Rotary club held this noon in Dunning's restaurant on "Airplanes". l Captain Cairns who manufacturers all metal planes at his local plant
 gave Q very interesting talk. | Lentcn Season Opens. The Lenten season opened to-day,
 Ash Wednesday with services being
 held in many of the churches. In
 the Catholic churches ashes were
 distributed after the morning mass
 es, again this afternoon at 3:3O o.
 clock and they will be distributed to-
 night after benediction at 7:30 o.
 clock. In St Micaheps Episcopal church a holy communion service
 was held at 2 and o'clock this
 morning. Services will be held to-
 night at 8 o'clock and Rt Rev E. c. Acheson, DID,, will be the speak | CT.
 | At the Immanuel Lutheran church
 1enten services will be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock and on every We'd
 nesday night during Lent, sermons
 will be preached in German. On
 every Friday evening at the same
 hour services will be held at 7:30
 o'clock and the sermon will be in English. A series of Lenten services at the Swedish Congregational
 church last night and will continue
 tonight, tomorrow and Friday
 night. Rev Eric Linder of Bridge
 port will be the speaker at the
 services.
 Attended State Gathering.
 Borough Engineer Robert D. 1 Beardsley attended the state gath
 ering of the Connecticut Society
 of Civil Engineers held yesterday in New Haven.
 To Hold Card Party. Laurel Temple, Pythian Sisters,
 will hold a public card party in Pythian hall on next Tuesday after noon at 2:45 o'clock. A social will follow and refreshments will be served.
 Journey to Copper City. Naugy high basketball team jour- neys to Ansonia tonight to meet the Ansonia high team in Valley league game. The locals defeated the Cop per City team earlier in the season. Since that time Ansonia has im- proved considerably and a harder battle is looked for tonight with Ansonia playing on their home court. On Saturday night the locals meet the Rockville high team in the "Y" gymnasium. Funeral of Thomas H. Benton The funeral of Judge Thomas H. Benton who died Sunday afternoon at his home on Meadow street was held this morning from the house at 8:3O o'clock ard at o'clock from St Francis church where a requiem high mass was celebrated. Burial was in St James cemetery.
 Hearings Tomorrow.
 Hearings on bills amending the charter of the borough of Naugatuck are scheduled for hearing to-mor- row afternoon in the state capital. Two of the bills, one amending the charter to increase the salary of the warden of the borough from $200 to $1,000 g. year and one amending the present police pension law
 
 ceive half of the salary paid an off, cer on reaching the age of 65 and after 20 years continuous service, will be heard in room 62 before the committee on cities and boroughs as will bill amending the borough | charter to bond the borough clerk. | Another hearing will be heard be- fore the judiciary committee on a | bill creating the office of assisting | prosecuting attorney of the local | borough court. Representative | Hugh Burns is the author of the bitl | to increase the wardens salary and | the one on the police pension bill. | Representative Joseph l.. Jackson | presented the bill to bond the bor- | ough clerk and the bill on the as- sistant prosecuting attorney was pre- sented by Senator Lynch of West Haven.
 The Merrymakers of St Mary's parish pleased a capacity audience in the Gem Opera House last night with thein minstrel show presenta- tion. Tha presentation was unique and the stage setting unusual. It represented a scene in tavern with Francis O'Connor as interlocutor playing the part of the tavern pro- prietor. Every number on the pro- gram was we'll received and roundly applauded.
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