The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-26

 and jokes will feature the minstrel performance to be given Thursday right in St Mary's parish hall in Union City by the F'iremen's min- strel troupe. The troupe recently presented a minstrel performance in the Gem opera house before a capacity audience. It scored big hit, The same cast will take part +. Thursday nights performance which is being given for the beneft of St Mary's parish. A rehearsal of the troupe will be held to-nigh. a: 8 o'clock.
 Two Contests This Week
 Naugatuck high has two valley league contests scheduled for this week. On Wednesday night the team will go to Winsted to meet tf;e Gilbert high team and on Sat urday night the team will go to 1oryington to meet Torrington high. Naugy. is now tied for first rlacc in the Valley league stand ing. Earlier in the season NauGy defeated Gilbert high in the game played on the local YMCA court.
 Deciding Match Tonight
 The final match in the YMCA billiard tourney will be played to- nigkt in they" at 7:30 o'clock be- tween Joseph Rico, present holder Of the "Y' title and John Cum n.ings. Both players won their way into the finals by winning their respective league titles with out a defeat.
 Police Report for 1881
 Cold weather and the depression is, attributed to a great influx of lcdgers at the local police station. According to the report of Chief of Police John A. Adamson, 362 were given lodging during the year 1881. In the month Of December 78 were given lodging accommoda- tions and so far this month 60 lodgers have been cared for. Other interesting figures were disclosed by the report. The total number q. arrests was 421. Of this num- Der 1O5 were charged with viola ton of the liquor law, irrespective of those arrested on charges of operating motor vehicles while un- der the influence of liquor.
 The report discloses that 137 of those appearing before the court Daid fines and costs, 27 were sen tenced to jail, 46 were discharged by the chief of police. 33 cases were nolled by the court. sentence was suspended in 30 cases, 29 for feited bonds, 35 cases were contin- ued, 21 were found not guilty, were bound over to the district :nd superior court. ? were dis charged by the coroner.
 Meets TOrrinstOn Thursday
 With eight straight victories tC their credit, the local YMCA swim rning team will journey to Torring- ton Thursday night to meet the Now City "Y" swimming team. On February 6. they will compete with the New Haven high swimmers in New Haven and on February 1O they will meet the Yale Freshman team in New Haven. February 13 the Hartford "Y" will come to the borough, February 20, the strong Mt Vernon "Y" swimmers will rnary 26, the New Haven Swim club will compete in the local pool
 Fund Has Spent About $2O,OOO
 The sum of $19,985.53 has beer spent for labor by the Unemploy. unent fund of the borough from November z, until January 16, ac- 
 yesterday. The largest amount spent on any one project is charged to the new layout of May street. This work which is still be. ing carried on has cost $6,657.2s for unemployment fund labor.
 The borough furnishes the ma terial, trucks and skilled labor or the project. The next largest ex penditure is charged to Quinr street grading which has cost tt date $2,597.13 and the sum of $2,' 126.18.
 The amount spent on the var ious projects follows:
 Forum Talk Tonight.
 What Makes Criminals" will b' the subject of forum talk to b. given tonight in the Methods Episcopal church by Jack Black redeemed criminal and author O You Can't Win" The talk will b. the second of the series of forum arranged for the present series Black through early environment drifted into a life of crime. H