The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-26
THOMASTON
Correspondent, f. q. Flynn
Phone 0S5 or 1913
LEGION SETBACK
TEAM TRIUMPHS
Locals Defeat Terryville,
33=3O-Fire Destroys
Thayer Home

mayer home
In the final match of set back
between the American Legion team
captained by James O'Holloran
and the Arie Eagles of Terryville,
captainetd by NJ. Daley the Legion
team won 33 to 80, the match was
played at the American Legion
rooms Friday evening. The Eagles
will treat the Legion team to a
turkey supper some time during
the next two weeks, the date to
be announced later. A quartette
from the Eagles entertained with
several songs, and the following
men rendered solos to make up
the balance of the evenings enter
tainment: Harold Conway, Doc
Bull, Homer Hawley, Jack Brophy
mad Riley Klocker, Amile WALSH
OF Terryville was the announcer.
Loses Home By Fire.
The two story house on the
Harry Thayer farm about mile
from town burned to the ground
Sunday afternoon. The alarm was
sounded about A o'clock calling
both fire companies, but when they
arrived the house was a mass OF
blaze and all they could do was to
try and save some of the contents
of the home as there was no water
they could get to. The ire was
first discovered on the first floor
by Mr. Thayer, who called to the
other occupants of the house TO
get out. Alex Greer, who was
asleep in the second floor fell down
teh stairs and cut cash over his
eye which DR. Winfield Wight took
four stitches to close, no one else
was injured, but the house was
Completely destroyed. A large
crowd who heard the alarm rushed
n the place and several cars were
stuck in the heavy drifts when they
Slid off the main road. The fire was
the largest seen in Thomaston in
some years and the smoke and
blaze could be seen for miles
around. The firemen were at the
scene in a few minutes after the
alarm was sounded, but were un-
Able to fight the blaze owing to
lack of water the place being out
Nf the fire district with no city
water.
Workrnen Clear Snow.
:. The selectmen has a force OF 5O
. men and four dump trucks at work
Saturday clearing the snow from
sfhe cutters in front of the stores
and the men will continue with the
! work all day Monday. The CWA
men will be put to work from
.Fhomaston on the Mount Tobe
airport March 22d. The state will
employe rs dump trucks on the
project and will hire these TRUCKS
from Thomaston and Terryvllle SO
far as they can. Men owing such
trucks should get in touch with
Selectman E. r. Kaiser.
ID. of 1. Plan Card Party.
Z. McGivney Circle, Daughters OF
Isabella will hold a card party and
social at Knights of Columbus nome
Tuesdy evening. The crd party VIII
follow the regular meeting at 7:45
o'clock, and all members and
friends of the Circle are urged to
attend.
Foresters Meet Tonight.
Court Friendship A. O. F. and
Maid Marion degree will hold a
meeting at Pythian hall this eve
ming at o'clock.
Campers Have Battle
Snow, snow, snow! Camp ROB-
erts the 175th Company, CCC, To-
Gated in the Black Rock State park
at Thomaston, found itself all but
isolated this morning. One glance
down the road leading out of camp
caused the immediate conclusion
that as far as motor transporta-
ton, they were shut off from the
outside world. However, the pea
vies ere have learned to overcome
serious obstacles and by $3.50 Paul
Kolodnicki from Oakdale, Conn,
and assistant leader and driver OF
one of hte U. S. c. c. c. trucks
loaded a half dozen volunteers on
his truck and essayed an attempt
to reach the main road hoping to
find it swept clean by the state
plows. When the truck failed to
make it's appearance in camp in
half an hour, half of the camp was
turned out to go to it's assistance.
Every available shovel in camp was
Communicated and the men
fought their way out to route 100
where they found the truck vainly
bucking huge drifts that had in
osme places obliterated the road.
Then ensued a battle with the ele-
ments that proved the mettle of
the Black Rock huskies and after
two and one half hours of furious
struggling with drifts and biting
wind truck 3143 was within 400
yards of the Waterbury-Thoma
road when an additional reinforce
ment of so men arrived from the
camp and the rest of the way was
cleared. 1t was a tough battle that
took some 149 men to clear nearly
Q miles of road. The camps mail
was brought into camp by a small
group of men who made the trip to
Thomaston and back on snowshoes
when the regular mail service had
temporarily broken down. The boys
were justly proud tonight that they
made it possible for our own trans
portation to bring into camp the
necessary supplies when all outside
transportation failed TO reach them.
The recently inaugurated COM
mercial power lines installed en-
tirely by the men from this camp
withstood tho fury OF the storm In
fine fashion-another cause for
pride In their company.
Camp Roberts st. Valentine
dance proved such n success that
plans for another early repetition.
are now under way.
THROUGH tho efforts Of Llouten.
ant y. -. Llndnhl and Eddie cnd.
nhy Of NauRaiuck, the camp has
a rare areat IN store for the night
OF February 27th when cudahy
viii brlnR his Ministries 20 Camp
Roberts for m evening Of real IN.
teFlalnment and fun, Thoy are
lacking forward eagerly 10 isddlo's
visit,
our own minstrel group In pro-
aFehslnH rapidly under Mr, Pass
Hsere'a futolass for the biz show ~