The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-21

player in town? Apparently there are plenty of champions. It all de- bends with whom one talks. Some tell you that Lawrence Lewis, the states attorney, is in the van. while friends of Harry Byrnes, the we'll known druggist, say he can give his competitors cards and spades. But if you listen to the boosters of Dave "Queen" Scully, they will assert that Lewis and Byrnes take a bottom from David every time they cross his path. They say that the only drawback to Scullys game is that he has no confidence in himself. Frank Smyth of Watertown would have something to say about the experts if he were in the discussion,I while Ivan Coulter with his modest manner is regarded as one of the best. Then there are sherman Smith, Bill Faeth, Attorney Joe Davis, we'll, almost an indefinite number who play mean game oi contract. Incidentally, Tommy Nc. Carthy of North Square, also pro. prietor of a drug emporium claims he has team that can take all corners. How about the wom- en? Let them speak for them selves. The only trouble with the majority of the fair sex is the fact they do not take the game serious | ly. Moreover they are generally out of practice as they only play tournaments once or twice day. The bathing beaches in the vi-
 cinity of Waterbury are well pa- tronized this summer. It has
 been m ideal summer to go
 swimming. The youth of today
 with the fine swimming pools and the well regulated beaches
 at the nearby lakes have big
 advantage over the boys and
 girls of bygone dys. It was
 case in those days of "spoopy
 ditcl", the "ice house," Browns
 meadows, "tigcr cat', Chestnut
 hill and even tile old Naugatuck
 river. And as for towels, nobody
 was sissified enough to bring
 one. even if he could have one.
 Incidentally the park depart
 mcnt would please the bathcrs
 at Lakewood by installing a
 wringcr to dry out the suits. It
 would mean the investment of
 only a few dollars and would be
 big convenience to the large
 number that go there.
 The Man About Town heart considerable comment during tn, week about the high price of beer In the olden days beer sold at fiv, dollars barrel-four for the bee and one dollar tax. Today the av craze is fifteen dollars a barrel ten for the beer and five for tn, tax. Retailers cannot understan nc why it remains so high. Wholesal CTS argue that they have to keep i up there to make profit. Remem Der when the breweries would pas out the spigot, known as the "gold en gate. The barrels were s' made that the spigot could be in serted just like a key in a lock- and presto, the beer would star flowing. It was a very practica contraption and was far ahead 0 tHe present-day "bung" which i so difficult to handle-especially a clambakes.
 Speaking about vacations, the
 receiver of a local concern. ap-
 pcared before Judge DickensOn
 at one of the closing sessions of
 superior court last month. He
 wanted advice as to whether or
 not the employees, especially the ones who had been there two
 years, should receive vacations with pay. "That's rather pc-
 cuIiar question to ask me-" said
 his honor, "but as long as you
 have asked me, think that en-
 plOycs should receive vacations
 with pay. think that they
 are able to do much better work
 as a result"
 Dan Ryan of the office of Car mody and Thoms sailed today fo the West Indies . Dr Charle Egan, with his wife Louise, playing the golf courses of NeN England for couple of weeks He found the course at Polan Springs fairly easy, but wait unt' he strikes the Equinox at Man chester, New Hampshire. Ever