The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-23
Whistle Will Blow
For Rubber Picnic
Plenty of Police to Be on Hand Tomorrow to Start
Various Groups Off for Pleasure Beach
NAUGATUCK
VIM J. Baxter. Correspondent-PhOn Naugatuck e72-2

starting signal for the U. S. Rub
Der company Tercentenary outing
to be held at Pleasure Beach to-
morrow, it was announced in further
instructions issued today by the
committee in charge.
The blasts will be blown at 8
o'clock sharp tomorrow morning,
Fire Chief Milton Calvin being IN
chargeJof this. Police Chief John
Adamson will have plenty of police
men on hand to start the various
groups.
The starting places for the var
ious groups will be as follows: l.
Retired employes--Rubber avenue
and South Water street; 2-Mech-
anical, receiving, trucking, labora-
tory, salvage and shipping depart
ments-Water street parking lot;
3-Sundries and Keds departments
North Water street and Cedar
street: 4-Central office-Meadow
street at Salem school; Water
proof--Church street; Carton
plant--Hotchkiss street; Beacon
Falls employes-Main street, Bea-
con Falls.
The stopping place for buses
were announced as follows: $3.50
Exchange place, Waterbury; a.
m. Naugatuck at the Maple street
tower; 9:15 Beacon Falls at traf-
fic light; 9:25-Seymour Railroad
station; 9:45-Ansonia at Nc
Quade's drug store.
The buses will leave the park on
the return trip whenever a full bus
is secured: approximate starting
times from Bridgeport: $3.50 p. m.
1880 p. m. and $3.50 p. m.
st. Dept. Busy
Street department work is COM
ing along quite we'll these days,
superintendent of Streets James
Brophy reported today. The work
of installing curbs and cutters on
Walnut Terrace is about so per cent
completed, he stated. This was re-
uuested by residents of the section
who are bearing the cost and was
approved by the borough board.
About 80 per cent of the sanitary
sewer job on Homestead avenue
has been done and it is expected
this will be finished within a short
time. Street department men have
been helping FERA men on the
johnson street job, which was a
FERA project. 1t is necessary to
complete this work before the
Works Progress administration dis
places the FERA here. This street
is being prepared for oiling and Is
expected to be ready for oiling
within couple of days.
Oiling of Wooster street has been
completed. This is another FERA
job at which street department en-
ployes base assisted. The FERA
men load the trucks and the street
department workers spread the
gravel on the roads, Supt. Brophy
reports.
The new large truck has not yet
arrived but is expected soon. The
smaller truck has arrived and Is be-
ing used.
Many Scan Paper
Much interest was aroused
among employees of the U. s. Rub
Der company here by publication of
an issue of "Nauganotes" rubber
company paper. This is the first
time It has been issued in some
time and thousands of employees
scanned the issue from cover to
cover last night and were quite
pleased with 1t.
1t Is quite a newsy sheet, inspec-
ton shows. Much of the news Is
devoted to the details of the Rub
her company outing tomorrow but
there are many personal items
from the various departments. Mil
dred Popke was editor and Harry
Sawyer assistant editor but each
department was represented by
several reporters.
They seem to have done a good
Job. There is short but clever
Waldislaw Winchelski column, a
we'll written editorial entitled "Thc
Naugatuck Spirit" and clever
''heads" predominant. missed
Stitches, "Tennis Mill Dews" Jot-
tings That JOLT. packs and
Wacks" are only few of these.
Announcement of prizes to be
won in the various events tomor-
row show quite variety of awards,
clocks, billfolds, flashlights. knives,
women's bag, sewing set, hair set
razor set, glove and bat cigarette
lighters vanity case, carton cigar
cites, ash tray, jewel case, playing
cards. cigars, candy, tie outfit, Gu
tex set bracelet, raincape rubber,
bathing trunks, watermelon, pen,
upper bag, scarf, mems belt are
among the prizes.
Liniment and Soap
Even 10 cakes of Lifebuoy soap
Os this a hint constitute one of
the prizes but the most Immediate
ly useful seems to be the bottle of
liniment which will be second prize
in. the foremen's 75-yard race.
1t Is expected the employees will
arrive at the beach between 10 and
1880 a. m. and from 1890 to 11:45
there will be softball game be-
tween the Office and Fabric Mill
department to decide the factory
championship. There will be lunch
at noon and at 1880 tug of war
etween the Waterproof and the
uric departments, also one be-
zen the married men and single
in will take place. From 1880 TO
clock there will be track and
swimming races and at there will
be one of the features, a bathing
beauty contest. At $3.50 a dance
contest Is planned and the Manga
tuck Swimming team will compete
against the Bridgeport swim team,
which should be one of the high
lights of the day. At 1880 p, m.
prizes will be presented in the
dance hall.
Funeral of Mrs. johnson
The funeral of Mrs. Della A.
johnson who died Tuesday night
was held this morning at $50
from the home of her daughter,
Mrs. John Wrinn of Ward street
to st Francis church at 9 o'clock
where a requiem mass was cele-
brated. Burial was in st Bernard
cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass. Some
borough officials attended the
funeral. Mrs. johnson having been
former member of the board of
welfare.