The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20
No Attemnt to Discriminate


 There is no attempt to discrim- mate against democrats or repub- licans in the layoff of men from the street department, Warden John Sheridan said to-day.
 All the men in the street depart ment except foremen and truck drivers have been laid off. The only reason the foremen are being kept on is that there are about 25 well fare department cases still work ing and their work has been super vised, Superintendent James Bro- phy said to-day. The department is trying to stay within it's budget, much of which was used up, it is claimed, before the democrats act ually came into power.
 Superintendent Brophy said some men will be returned to work next week, but did not state how many.
 The reason for the layoff is eco- homie, said the warden. Which would these men like to do-to go without work for short period in the summer months, or to have to do so in the cold winter months?" There will be no over-expenditure this summer, despite what has been done in other administrations, he said.
 He feels it is the duty of the ad- ministration to check any danger of overrunning. The first quarter of the year will be up soon and the warden is trying to keep expenses down to what he has figured should be allotted for this period.
 He was quite pleased with the work of oiling. More streets have been oiled than last year, he said, and much money has been saved in the oiling work. T have heard only favorable comment in regards to the handling of the street depart ment," he asserted.
 Warden Sheridan said there was nothing new to report on the at tempt to secure a state employ ment bureau here. He has not as yet conferred with Labor Commits sioner Joseph Tone in respect to it.
 More Active Post
 There is more interest shown in a Legion post which has its own home and it is usually a popular organization than the post which only rents rooms for meeting places, State Commander Sidney Finert of Clinton said last night at a meeting of the American Legion post here in the fire house.
 Commander Finert pointed out that when a post has to keep up on it's toes to meet expenses of the home it's members take more pride in the post, are more willing to help and maintain a keener in- terest in its doings.
 His remarks were especially ap- propriate as the local Legon post is planning erection of a home for of nf Q nue and Elmwood street.
 Commander Finert served as chairman of committee which had charge of erection of a Legion home in Clinton and obtained val uable experience. He made some helpful suggestions to the local building committee, which met last night also.
 Seven out of 10 posts in Middle sex county have homes of their own and these seven are the most active in the county, he declared.
 On Univrsal Draft
 Commander Finert told of the national convention of the Amer ican Legion to be held in Miami, Florida next month. Universal draft will be the main objective of the Legionnaires there he believed, and it is expected this plan which is the Legions move to prevent war, will be supported wholeheart- edly by Legionnaires there, he as- serted.
 The universal draft means that in time of war not only men cap- able of bearing arms will be draft ed but also the capitalists and in- dustrialists will be drafted, their property and plants will be taken over by the government, their re- sources used under governmental control.
 The idea is to take the profit out of war for private industry. Many feel that if this can be done, there will be no war, or at least no war of aggression here, for there will only be loss for the capitalist and industrialists.
 Commander Finert was congrat- ulated afterward on the fine ad- dress he gave.
 Delegates to the state convention were chosen. This will be held in Stamford next month. The dele- gates are Commander Austin Phil lips and former Commander Harold Lewis. The alternates are Victor Anderson, former superintendent of streets and Richard Kiely.
 Herbert Johnson's building com mittee reported some progress but now that the factories have re- stunned work, more is expected to be made in securing pledges in con- nection with the new home. NoI date for a future meeting has yet been set.
 DibbIe's Condition Fair
 Lewis A. Dibble, president and director of the Risdon Manufact- uring Company here, was reported in a fair condition at the New Ha- ven hospital to-day, after having undergone an operation for appen- dicitis, yesterday. The attack of appendicitis came on suddenly on the well known industrial head.
 He had left a few days ago on a