The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-02
Political Neus

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 Willimantic's new budget has been approved by the board of finance. It is $2O,OOO larger than the one for the current year. The present tax rate in Willimantic is nine mills but the increased budget will mean a jump in the an- nuaI levy. The $2O, 900 increase is for a sewage disposal plant to be built In Willinantic un- der the ZEBRA.
 Louse Keefe has been named & member of the New Haven democratic town committee. He succeeds Thomas F. Dwyer who is now connected with the New Haven division of the de- pertinent of internal revenue. Mir Keefe is prominent dem- ocratic worker in the 18th ward of the Elm City.
 In the budget set up in WalIingfOrd for the coming year the burgesses have made. allowances for a five per cent pay raise for the borough em- pioyes. The employees were cut ten per cent a couple of years ago. The burgesscs have been urged to return the entire ten per cent but they have refused to do so.
 Seymour's new budget callA for expenditures during the coming year of $21S, 1S9. This is an increase of $14,487. In West Haven the property own CTS who held a special town meeting to decide what to do about the back taxes owed by the American Mills Company it was voted to have the town counsel take action im- mediately if he deems it best in the interest of the town. The concern owes about $2O,- 900 in back taxes.
 The federal unemployment office in Bristol was closed yesterday. The order to close came from Washington, D. c. It is understood that fewer re- employment offices are plan. ned for the state by the Wash- ingtOn officials.
 Republican State Chairman J. Henry Roraback and Vice. Chairman Katherine B. Byrne were the guests of honor at a dance last night in Hartford sponsored by the Young VOt- CTS division of Connecticut. The affair took place in the Hotel Bond.
 A rumpus in the Warren Town Hall last month when the annual election had an af- termath yesterday when John HOlzworth of that town insti- tuted shit for $5,OOO in the su- periOr court claiming personal injury. The action is against Felix, Joseph, OirOff and Otto FloriO of Warren. HOlzwOrth is a leader of the taxpayers faction in Warren. He claims that he was assaulted by the defendants when he was ate tending the annual town meet ing and was held prisoner so that he missed an important business engagement.
 The town of StoningtOn boasts 22 absentee voting bal- lots already filed with the town clerk. Hartford and New Haven have passed out the 100 mark. Watcrbury's list con- tinucS to grow and will be be- tween 75 and 100 by election day, it is estimated.
 Lawrence T. Gallagher has been elected president of the newly formed ROOseyclt-C Cross Democratic club in Milford. Mir Gallagher is we'll known in Waterbury. In Bridgeport Gustave G. SamuelsOn, social ist candidate for the board of education, has come out in a bitter attack on secret board meetings. Recently the mayor Hartford also put thumbs down on "star chamber" ses- sion. In straw vote in Green wich cOndL cted by the Bridge port Telegram the republican candidates ran far ahead of the democratic nominees. In New Canaan Cross and AlcorA were tied in n straw vote.
 Wallingford's budget for the next twelve months is $1,6OO greater than it was for the past year. The new budget calls for appropriations total ling S411,968. Included in the budget is an appropriation for guns, tear gas, ammunition and riot guns. Apparently the bor- Ough fathers feel the necessity of a small arsenal after the re- cent successful hOld-up of WalIingford Bank and Trust company.
 Attorney Edward l.. Secry of WOodmon, democratic candi- date for the office of judge fO probate in the Milford district, has told the voters that he wants "only one" of his Op- pOnent's many jobs. The re- publican candidate is Judge Omar w. Platt who holds sev- eral public offices. Attorney Seery is q former resident of Waterbury and is an uncle of Mayor Frank Hayes. His cam paign is going ahead with much success, according to rec ports received from the shore town.
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