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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04
Status OF Wolcott
Saw Mill In Doubt
Completion Of Waterbury Bristol Highway Causes
Speculation on Closing Of One OF Towns Industries

4 John Pritchard, son Of Dennis,
became the next owner and at his
death the mill became the property
of his son, Wiley Pritchard, the
present owner.
Within the memory Of Mr.
Pritchard and that Of his father,
many changes have taken place
along this mill stream. Insted OF
progress It is a matter of retro.
| erosion.
| Once large water wheel turned
in the gorge below the falls. A
dam was built across the brook
making good sized pond. On the
| banks Of this pond and on the
brook below, all using the power
from the Great Falls were built
| two or more saw mills, two or
more grist mills, a mill for carding
| wool, q mill for dyeing cloth and
| one for the manufacture of but
tons; q woodworking mill where
hubs and spindles for wagons and
buggies were made.
( Now the water wheels are gone.
the dam has been broken down and
there is no longer a pond. OF the
mills only the foundations are to
be found here and there among the
woods.
It was near this same section
that Seth Thomas tried to make an
agreement with Daniel Byington to
purchase rights for mill for the
manufacture Of clocks. They could
come to no agreement as Thomas
wanted a road built to Cheshire.
This was that he might transort
his material and products on the
canal which at that time was built
from Cheshire to New Haven.
It Is well known history that the
clock maker then went to Thomas
ton, then known as Plymouth Hol-
low and established q business.
It Is necessary to have a certain
amount Of storage water to operate
the saw mill. Each time the saw Is
put into operation q certain amount
Of water is drawn from the pond
above the mill.
When the present highway was
improved q cement bridge was
built to span the outlet of one
small pond to another which lies
above the mill.
This bridge was built lower than
the old wooden one which 1t re-
placed and 80 does not permit Of as
large an area to be flooded. This.
Of course. decreases the storage
capacity.
II the new highway should take
the course which is at present
staked out the storage capacity
would be further decreased and
there might be possibility that
at certain times Of the year there
would not be sufficient water to
operate the mill.
As staked out the new highway
would continue straight ahead al
the corner Of the mill instead of
taking the present right turn. 1t
would cross over the upper pond
some distance above the present
bridge. The road then would cross
the valley and begin the upgrade
at the base OF the minor" hill. II
q person stands at the stakes just
inside the bars near the pond there
appears to be q direct line from
that point to the pine trees on the
top OF the minor hill.
This would mean that q second
bridge would be built across the
pond. It fs possible that this
bridge and the necessary portion
Of road leading to It would re-
place such an amount Of water
that II might be impossible to OPP
crate the mill.
II this should prove to be the
case then will be added to its al
READY large list. another one Of the
vanished historical industries Of
i w & WE s W 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04

The pay increase for govern
ment employees recently voted by
congress and retroactive to Feb
ruary will affect 100 local postal
employees. Each will receive ap-
proximately $40 as back pay in
crease, thus bringing into the city
the sum of $1,000. 4s
Payment of the sums due ac-
cording to the congressional bill
will be made before the 18th.
bringing extra sums to each one Of
those employed here in the federal
service.
The sums represent an increase
OF five per cent of each workers
wages and will approximately
equalize the sum lost by the re-
cent order. The furlough rule
compels each postal employee, from
the postmaster down, to take off
four days without pay before July
/.
Local members of the United
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04
WILLY HIGH CLASS
ARRANGES DANCE

Final plans for an entertainment
and dance. proceeds of which will
be used to help meet expenses of
the class books, were made at a
meeting of the senior class in the
Wildly high school assembly hall.
Although details Of the program
have not yet been completely work.
ed out, 1t was announced that
members of tn faculty will partici-
pate. James Moran, Francis
Egan, Francis Skehan. Ralph Hay
ward and Edwin Echnfer are the
teachers who will appear.
Martin Morrissey is chairman of
the committee on arrangements
and is assisted by Bernice Lasky
and Lillian Birzell. Tickets will be
distributed to students for sale next
week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04
Mother Of Two Local
Doctors Dies To-day
Mrs Bridget S. Byrnes Succumbs at East Main Street
Home-Funeral Saturday Morning

voted wife and mother. Kind and
gracious, she had friends by the
score and her passing will bring
lasting regret to all who had the
good fortune to know her. Devot-
ing herself mainly to domestic &C
tivities, she still found time to
interest herself a great deal in the
programs of the church of the
Sacred Heart. She was a faithful
and a sturdy sup
porter Of parish enterprises.
The funeral will be held Satur-
day morning from the home to the
church of the Sacred Heart at a
time to be announced later. Burial
will be in the family plot, new st
Joseph'S cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04
YALE DOCTOR ON
WORLD FLIGHT

New Haven, Conn.,. April a.
(UP)-Dr. Richard U. Light, re-
search assistant in surgery at Yale
Medical School and an aviation
enthusiast, will take Off from here
early this summer on a round-the-
world aerial photography tour, 1t
became known here today.
Presentation of his application
to the Japanese foreign Office for
permission to fly over Japanese
territory, revealed his plans, the
physician, middle-aged and I'M
married, is the owner and pilot of
the "Skyrocket," a Bellanca single
motored plane, He frequently has
undertaken cross-country flights
and at present is in Florida.
DR.. Light came to Yale last Sep
TENDER from Boston where he was
on the staff of Peter Bent Brig
ham hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04

Mrs Bridget s. Byrnes, resident
Of the East End section for more
than so years and well-known In all
parts of the city, died at her home.
8t2 East Main street, this morning
after an illness Of two weeks. She
was the widow Of Hugh A. Byrnes.
Surviving her are three sons, Drs
Hugh e. Byrnes and Joseph Byrnes
Of this city and Attorney Walter A.
Byrnes of New York city, we'll
known in metropolitan legal cir
cles: daughter, Mrs jeremiah
Kelly Of this city; and three grand
children, Joseph, John and Dom
aid Kiely, also Of Waterbury.
A woman of many admirable
qualities, Mrs Byrnes was a de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04
ROWLAND HUGHES
tries new SYSTEM
Self-Service Plan Effec.
tive Monday in Gro
Gerry Department

With q self-service system TO 90
into effect in the grocery depart
ment Of the Rowland Hughes food
department on Monday. Thomas
Murphy, an expert on such work.
arrived this morning to take over
the duties of directing operations
under the new method. Mr.. MUIR
ply succeeds John Morrison, man
ager OF tho grocery department
for some time past. Mr.. Morrison
goes to Bristol to manage q branch
store Of the Frand Union Markets.
Expert Takes Charge
Mr.. Murphy Ia an expert on self
service systems. he had experience
along this line in various parts Of
the east. He comes here from
Bridgeport and previous to that
time was located In New York. The
sefl-service system to be adopted
is not aimed at reducing help but
will, 1t is figured. necessitate the
employment of additional assist
ants.
Courteous clerks vii be on hand
to aid customers In selecting their
foodstuffs. There will be no reduc-
ton in help but, it Is expected, an
increase. The idea Of installing the
self-service system Is to provide
quicker buying service for the GUS
toners. The usual clerks will be on
duty in the vegetable and fruit de-
partments.
New Manager Named
In the meat department Edward
M. Doyle OF Torrington has become
the manager. He succeeds Victor
meat department as assistant man.
ager. Mr.. Doyle Is well known in
Waterbury and has been heartily
welcomed to his new post by his
many local friends. In Torrington
and in Bantam, where Mr.. Doyle
managed meat departments, he
was held in high esteem and 1t is
felt that his presence as head Of
the Howland-Hughes meat DEPART
ment will do much to keep up the
standard OF the local store.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04
LATE REALTY NEWS

Mortgage Deeds
John H. Voss to the Home Own
ers Loan Corp, property on Birch
street, $4,000.
John H. Voss to the Waterbury
Second Mortgage Corp, property
on Birch street, 1870.
Mortgage Releases
Waterbury Savings bank to John
II. Voss.
Waterbury Second Mortgage
Corp. to John H. Voss.
Quit Claim Deeds
g. Levetri to Fabian B. McKin-
ney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04
FIREMEN CALLED
FOR TWO BLAZES

Two minor blazes were extin-
guished by firemen this morning,
companies going out without a box
alarm in each case. A telephone
alarm at 9:46 sent the headquar-
tiers chemical company to 559
North Main street, where there was
a chimney fire in house owned
by Margaret Bergin and occupied
by Edward Evon.
A verbal alarm was given to
Engine / and the company pro-
ceeded to 449 North Main street,
where an overheated furnace had
caused small fire in a house oc-
cupied by Thomas Hayes. Neither
fire caused much damage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04
AUTOMATIC TAKEN
FROM BYROLLY'S

A .32 caliber automatic revolver
was stolen from q Byrolly Trans
portation company truck In Bridge
port last night, according to ares
port made to the Park City police
by Philip Harel, of GA Wall street.
this city.
Harel said that he was out OF
the vehicle but five minutes. get
ting instructions in the company
Office, and the gun was stolen dur
ing that time.s The gun was kept
in the cab of the truck for erner-
gency purposes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04
SOLO FLIGHT

Los Angeles, April 4.--(UP9-
Plans for a solo flight from Chi
cago to Lithuania next August
were disclosed to-day by Joseph n.
James, Observation-Disclosures plot,
following his arrival here TO inspect
q plane.
James said he would attempt to
fly from Chicago to Newfoundland
nonstop and from there hop of
for Kansas, Lithuanian capital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04
CONNECTICUT RIVER HIGH

Hartford, Conn, April 4.-(UP)
The Connecticut river continued
to rise slowly today and approached
the 18 foot mark or two feet above
flood stage. The rise was expect
ed to continue for another or
hours and to nearly 10 feet.
Meteorologists reported there was
no danger
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04
Star Signals

Careful this morning, IL driving
early. Crowd all important bunts
ness IN the hours between noon
ana 8 p. m. It "a an suspicious
time to start things don't waste
it. Dinner engagements are irlad-
visable. but the evening - good
for business.
Today's birthday.
BE careful about money durinE
the middle Of May, last Of June.
and the Arst part Of July. Oct 8
and two weeks following are 1z54-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04
PERROTTIHURT
IN AUTO MISHAP'

Reporting that he was struck
by an automobile on Baldwin
street at o'clock, Sandy Perrotti
Of Baldwin street was admitted to
st Mary's hospital this morning.
He was discharged after treatment
had been given and x-rays taken.
He said the car was driven by
Frank Coyle Of Sylvan avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Boston, April 4--(UP)-weather
forecast:
rain tonight and Thursday. Slightly
colder In north and west portions
tonight.
Rhode Is1and--ProbabIy rain to.
night and Thursday. Not much
change In temperature.
night ana Th1rsday. Not much
'chause A. femQearturA 3. 49,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04
PRINCE WRITES FILM

Stockholm (UP)-Prince will
helm of Sweden youngest son Of
King Gustaf, and known as a
writer of note, IL now at work on
the manuscript for a talking mo-
ton picture describing the Swedish
province of Sodermanland, the
princes duchy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04

George Kingston OF 140 Wood
tick road Is pictured above after ne
arrived home from st Petersburg,
Fla, where he was guest Of Babe
Ruth and the Yankees baseball
club at their spring training camp.
He Is wearing his Babe Ruth
sweater given him for being chosen
one OF the two Connecticut win
ners in tho recent nationwide
Babe Ruth club contest. He is the
SON of Alderman and Mrs George
Kingston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-04

/ Paul Rocsaiski. six-year old
musical prodigy n Russia has just
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-03-15
Why Tornado Forecasts
Are Not Made Public

Severe eyelenic storms, amounting
at times to tornadoes, are the result
of spring atmospheric conditions a
mass of warm. moist air invading the
land from the Gulf, meeting a mass
Of cold air moving from the west or
northwest, says a report Of Science
Service Washington)
The funnel-shaped tornado cloud
forms In the upper air. and works
downward, its tip eventually reach
Ing toward the ground and occasion
ally touching 1t with disastrous re-
suits to anything In its path.
While the weather bureau frequent
~ has advance knowledge of condI-
lions that may a tornado, 1t
pursues a policy of not giving out
tornado warnings as 1t gives out
hurricane warnings. This Is because
hurricanes are highly dependable dis
asters, whereas tornadoes are not.
They frequently spend their force In
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fit

s...in these days Of recovery III I don't, some
one else will have my job" How? "Well, l learned
years ago that work h. wear and tear !. takes some
thing out of men and womcn-particularly those who
work indoors.
Il tore down those precious ed-blood-cells faster
than my good body could rebuild. A friend told me
the story Of that grand medicine S.S.S.s Now at 4
P. M. | am fit to still carry on'.n
II you feel weak lack a keen appetite :. or IL
your skin Is pale . try S.S.S. Unless your case is
exceptional, you should soon notice a pick up in your
appetite your color and skin should improve with
increased strength and energy.
S.S.S. Is not just a so-called tonic but q tonic spc-
cially designed to stimulate gastric s~ecrctions, and
also having the mineral elements so very. very neces-
sary in rebuilding the oxygen-carrying hemo-Rlo-bin
OF the blood to enable you to 'carry on" without
exhaustion asyou should naturally. At alldrug stores.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-03-15
RIGHT ROAD

The young couple were making
their first long motor trip. They were
driving to Chicago. They had blown
out two tires, ruined their clothes in
a sudden rainstorm, paid $40 to be
pulled out of-the mud and then had
lost their way. The husband got out
with q flashlight TO inspect a sign
board.
Wife calling to him)--Are you on
the right road. dear?
Hubby (grimly)-We Il are, but
we didn't know it.
The sign read TO the p%oorhouse.n
Chelsea Record.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-03-15

{Devotees of Shakespeare are fight
Ing to save the famous painted
room" In Cornmarket, Oxford, Eng
land, where the Bard stayed. The
place has been acquired by a cater
Ing firm, but steps have been taken
to preserve the frontage. The Oxford
Preservation Trust has asked that 1t
be permitted to rent the place and
use 1T as an information center for
tourists. IT is believed that the
painted room was Shakespeare's
sleeping place. The building Is con-
sidered a valuable relic Of ancient
architecture.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-03-15

a social revolution.
MIR. Roosevelt himself, In a brief
address on the occasion Of the Install
ing OF DR.. ]. M. Gray as chancellor Of
the American university La Washing
ton, said zone Of the most salient fea-
lures OF the salient year In our Amer
lean life has been the amazing and
universal increase In the interest of
the people In the subject OF govern
ment.
The joint congressional Republican
campaign committee took occasion to
issue a statement declaring that the
administration ends Its first year with
many platform pledges untried and
practically abandoned, with policies
unshaped and conflicting, with Its
monetary program bewilderingly un-
certain--a situation battling enough
to prove a hindrance to a return to
prosperity"
Replying for the supporters Of the
administration, Senator Hiram John
son Of California, nominally a Repub-
lican, said:
ut Is not necessary to agree with
ell that has been done In every con
ceivable particular, but unfair and un-
Just would be the individual who
weuld not emphatically concede that
with an enlightened audaclty the
President has acted, and has accom-
plished amazing results.
1T II a sorry policy that now says
to 120,O00,00O people that nothing has
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-03-15

admirers and his Op-
ponents. The least
that can be said Is
that 1t has been a
year of excitement
and action, Of bold
lion In
methods of govern
ment, and OF the
spending OF vast sums
Of 0 n In the fur
therance OF the Pres
ident's determination
to establish d New
Deal that amounts to
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-03-15
News Review of Current
Events the World Over
President Asks for Shorter Hours and Higher Wages;
NRA Penalty Provisions Will Be Invoked; Desperate
Dillinger Escapes From Jail.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD

been done that is right and that the
President has brought them no relief.
and the future holds for them no hone.
I'VE are better, and our country Is
better. and our people are better. and
our times are better for what the
President has done during the past
year"
LEGISLATION to restore the air
mail TO commercial operators will
speedily be started through congress
al the instance Of the President. He
sent letters TO Chairman Mcclellan of
the senate post Office committee, Chair
man Mead Of the house postal com
mittee and Chairman Black of the
special senate committee investigating
the air mail, In which he outlined his
plan for new temporary contracts and
the eventual regulation of air mail
rates and routes by the Interstate
commerce committee.
The new policy Will be for contracts
to be let for not more than three
years ION full. open and fair competi-
tive bidding. with a Limitation OF the
rates Of compensation above which no
contract will be awarded
The legislation carrying the pro
gram into effect. Senator Mcclellan In
dicated. will fix the limit OF mpensa
ton mentioned by the President far
below the prevailing 40 cents per mile.
The figure, the senator said, may be as
low as 25 cents.
Six months before the three year
contract expires. according to Presl-
dent Roosevelt's suggestion, the ques-
tion OF the public convenience and ne
cessity of the various routes and the
question Of maximum rate OF par
would be submitted to the ice. Under
this plan transportation Of the malls BY
air would be placed under substantially
the same regulation as that OF the
railroads.
John DILLINGER, eminent bank
= robher. gang leader and alleged
murderer, who was captured with great
eclat In Arizona and conveyed to In
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-03-15

code authorities gathered In Con-
stitution hall. Washington. at the call
of the President to revise and
strengthen MIRA Industrial agree
ments. The opening session was for
NAL and rather stately. with the men,
bers of the cabinet. other high govern
ment officials and many senators and
congressman present. Before this as
sembfy came Mr.. Roosevelt to tell not
so much what had been accomplished
In the last twelvemonth as what he
hoped for In the near future. He
warned the industrial leaders that
the government cannot forever con-
tinue to absorb the whole burden Of
unemployment" He called for great
er protection of small business, term
ing the code authority 1.-The keeper of
your small industrial brother"
Briefly summarized, this is what Mr..
Roosevelt proposed:
Wage Increases and shortening OF
hours to bolster consuming power and
spread employment.
Greater adherence by the people to
the Blue Eagle symbol TO make all
play the game"
Continued enforcement OF the anti
trust law to retain competition and
prevent monopoly.
Strict adherence by employers TO the
law allowing free choice by employees
OF representatives to do their collective
bargaining.
Permanent reorganization of the
economic and social structure along
the lines already started
General johnson, MIRA adminlstra-
tor. wound up the code authority ses-
sions with the blunt announcement
that the Blue Eagle rules were to be
frightened up and the assertion: II
have been too gentle. You Amt seen
nothing yet" Urging the Industrial
lists to play the game fairly. the gen.
eral uttered three warnings. One was
that under specific orders from the
President the MIRA was recognizing
to enforce the penal sections OF the
act; the second, that the country
4AAES lHIS hpI1IE III WOIE CpldCHllL
OF strikes In our history because OF
Illegal interposition Of employers in the
matter OF company unions; the third,
that. with the recent Supreme court
decision upholding the New York state
emergency milk law. the ~administra-
ton has dropped all hesitation, and is
ready to use the powers of the Indus
trial law to the limit II opposition
forces II.
To draft his new plan for making
more Jobs, johnson asked the code
authorities OF the heavy goods indus
tries and of the consumer groups to
select twelve men each.
President Roosevelt, said the admin
istrator, has approved the plan for put
ting teeth In the NRA. The President
himself intimated that he would ask
congress to extend the time limit
ON the licensing provisions Of the
NRA. The act gives authority to
the President to place any industry
under license and to revoke the license
of any concern In the industry. thereby
compelling 1t to shut down. This au-
thority to license expires next June
under the terms OF the recovery act
which granted 1t for n year only,
whereas the life OF the act was limited
to two years.
COMPLETION OF President Roose-
u velt's first year In the White
House called forth a chorus OF lauda-
ton and OF hostile criticism from his
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the upper air, and In any case the
path OF d tornado, If it does touch
ground, Is so narrow and so unpre-
dlctable in location that tornado fore
casts would probably do more harm
by alarming people than they would
do good by warning the relatively
few who may be directly affected.
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Consolation

Author-Did you see Whittler's
criticism of my latest novel? It was
awful He gave it a terrible ham,
mering.
Friend-Oh, don't worry about him.
He hasn't an idea In his head. He
just says what everybody else is say
ing.-Moustique.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-03-15
Outside the Kitchen

"Jim's going to marry Miss Eighty.
She a ride, swim, sing, dance, drive
a racing car. and pilot an airplane.
Good all-rounder."
They ought to get on fine. Old
Jim's quite a good hand at cooking"
London Tit-Bits.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-03-15
Longtime Art

"ThIs picture took ten years Of my
time"
THAT is a long time just to paint
a picture"
"Oh. | painted 1t In ten days-the
rest of the time | spent trying to sell
it."-Berllngske Tidente (Copenha-
gen).
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diana for trial. be
came irked by con
inement In the @s-
cape-proof'' Jail at
Grown Point. So he
made a pistol out of
a piece of wood and
the handle OF a safety
razor. cowed the
guards and deputies
and locked them In
cells, obtained two
machine guns from