The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-18

| Upsala Glee Club
 5. Soprano Solos
 (a) An Love But a Day .... ..... Mrs. H. H. A. Beach
 (c) Lullaby ..... Cyril Scott (d) Call Me No More. .Cadman Miss Hodsdon
 6. The Scissors Grinder. (Old Flemish) ........ Jungst (b) Longing For Home ....
 tc) I'm Coming Home (student
 song from Finland) ...- .............. Palmgren
 (d) Swedish Student Song :. .s........ Prince Gustaf Upsala College Glee Club Edward Peterson, Accompanist. Gustaf E. Anderson, Manager. Funeral of Vincent Welt The funeral of Vincent Welt who died Monday was held today at 8 o'clock at St. Gilnack's funeral home at o'clock at St. Hedwig's church. Aerequiem mass was eel ebrated by Rev. Paul Piechocki, pastor of the church. Burial was in St. James cemetery.
 Sheriff GeddeS Talks An interesting talk was given to- day by Sheriff James Geddes of New Haven county before the To- cal Rotary club Sheriff Geddes talked on his experiences as sher- if. A number of local Rotary members and their wives left for Pittsf1eld where they will attend the spring conference of the dis trict of which the Rotary club is member.
 Among the locab Rotarians and Rotary Anns who will attend the conference are MT. and Mrs. Har- old E. Chittenden, MT. and Mrs. Clarence Jones. MT. and Mrs. Jo- seph E. Talbot, MT. and Mrs. Charles P. Rodenbach, MT. and Mrs. Harold R. Perry and Rev.
 Part of Wal Collapses
 A wall which has been standing on the property in back of the Naugatuck Water company on that section owned by the Colonial Trust company end known as Lewis Hill," collapsed Monday night and damaged the bushes in the vicinity and also the sidewalk somewhat. Luckily the walk was not being used at the time. Some of the wall remains standing but a good portion fell. It is believed the rain Monday caused the por- tion to crumble.
 This wall has been there for many years and this is the first evidence it has given of decay. It is expected steps toward repairing it will be started soon.
 Progressive co Meet
 The progressive town committee will meet Friday night to draw up a platform on which they will cam paign for the coming election, it has been announced by the leader, F. August Johnson at whose home they will meet.
 Fishing Still Good
 Fishing in Hop brook is reported good. The fishers up in that region are pulling in good-sized trout, many of which are thos distributed last week by the local Fish and Game club. However the more regular habitues of the brook are also taken now and then and these put up a more stubbron battle. Fishing in other streams about the town continues to be good. Former Resident Dies Thomas Kane, resident of Nau- gatuck for many years died re- gently in New Haven. MT Kane lived at 1Z Hotchkiss street when he resided here. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning from the Sisk funeral home, New Haven to an unannounced Catholic church in New Haven where 8 requiem mass will be celebrated Burial will be in St Francis ceme. | tery in this borough.
 Initiation Tomorrow A class of candidates will be In. itiated tomorrow night at a meeting of Seva lodge Order of Vasa. Prep. arations for the affair have beer completed and an interesting cere'
 mony Is expected to take place A degree team from Hartford will be on hand to initiate the candi-
 dates. A good attendance is ex' pected.
 News Pleases Many Local residents are pleased te hear of the $71,812 increase ir borough payrolls for March over
 February. The fact that the March payroll total of $687,540 is $235.. l424 over that of March 1883 Is g surprise. Many persons wonder just how much the increase in buy. ing power in town is reflected ir the business of local merchants While there is no doubt that it hal some effect, some store keepers re. | port having one of the best sea- sons in years, however it seemi doubtful to many that as much al might be expected is spent here. Of course the out of town work CTS in the borough factories, esti' mated roughly at 1500, do not spend their money in the borough and merchants here don't benefit A a consequence. There is no doubt Naugatuck is better off at this time thtn many | other towns of its size in this l section but some residents feel that | in view of the fine working c0ndi- | tions in the factory, with pay rolls mounting steadily, the boro- | ugh should feel more of an affect than it has.
 They view with satisfaction the drive of the local chamber of com merce to clear up the rather mud dled housing situation here. This drive is expected to show just how many persons employed here live out of town and it is expected to have results which may allow such persons to live in town and to thus have the borough receive standpoint. :. fuller benefits from the payroll The February payroll of $6i6,- FPS had been an increase over that of January and it does not seem likely that before the end of the year local payrolls will touch. the $7OO ,OOO mark at some time. An increase of about $500 in postal receipts, a jump in savings depostsi, decrease in use of cleo tricity and gas in March and an increase of 1S telephones during March completes the husness report Rnx &t.A vhd.nfh i