The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-01

day. Next week there will be no nurses on EZRA pay, it was stated by Chris Groh, EZRA official. Several weeks ago there were about eight working in local schools for the EZRA.
 They have all been let go as a result of "reinvestigation." This means they are carrying what the state branch of the EZRA feels is too large insurance. Some white collar workers who have been em- ployed for some months are be- ginnin to feel the axe now because of this.
 None of the dismissals are made locally. The Waterbury branch IS the one which informs workers they are no longer needed and this apparently is also the final court of appeals. Most workers who are in such position are notified they will either have to "adjust" in other words, reduce insurance to what the state body feels Is right or they will be minus one EZRA job.
 Many of those thus notified have decided to let the job go rather than their Insurance. They feel that what they are carrying is not ex- cessive, and as one remarked: "You can't eat an insurance pol icy" They feel that the EZRA job is only of temporary duration and consider 1t not worth sacrificing much of the money they have al- ready invested in insurance.
 There are only four persons now working on the campaign concern ing home repairs which is being carried on under the direction of the Chamber of Commerce with employees paid by the EZRA.
 These will finish their task this week, it is expected. They then will return as others formerly em- ployed on this work have done, to the work on borough records. This work is also nearing completion, in some instances 90 per cent of the records having been done. Work of indexing records of the town clerk, of the board of war den and burgesses, of the borough engineer and of the assessor has been going on. As yet the local quota for February has not been announced, Mir Groh said today. Action of congress on measure which would provide money for FERA work is awaited by state headquarters.
 oil Burner ExplOdes
 Explosion of an oil burner in a house ownew by Charles Skridulis on Hopkins road in the Pond Hill area, resulted in a fire yesterday afternoon about 2:30 o'clock which damaged the room wher the ex- ploslon occurred. Local firemen confined the damage to this room. This was the kitchen on the sec- ond floor. The new fire truck did 8 fine job in getting to the fire, four miles from the fire house, in fast time through big drifts of snow in some spots. It did not stall once. The entire 100 gallons of water carried by the machine, was needed to extingsiish the blaze.
 Funeral of Charles Pearson
 The funeral of Charles l.. Pear son was held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from his home, 34 Central avenue. Rev Arthur Y. Lewis, rec tor of St. MichaeIs Episcopal church, ofiiciated. Burial was in Hillside cemetery. Pa&lbearers were George Hoadley, Louis Schiller, Jr.. Fred ArendholZ, Ernest Lorentzsons Elmer Schmitz and William Nixon, Sr.
 Mems Club Elects
 Frank Squires, Jr, was chosen president of the Mems club of St Michael's Episcopal church Tues day night at an organization com mittee. Other officers were also chosen. They follow: Edward Schoeck, vice president; Edwin Barrett, secretary; and Robert Lyons. treasurer. They were chos- en unanimously.
 About 35 men of the parish at- tended the meeting which was held in the parish house. Rev Arthur Y. Lewis, rector, called the meeting to-order at the request of the com mittee, which consisted of Frank Squires, Edward Schoeck and Ed win Barrett. Rev Lewis explained the cause of the meeting and asked q vote to express desire to organ ize which was given. Mir Squires then read some of the ideas which These were for the work of such an organization.
 A committee on bylaws was ap- pointed and requested to bring in q report at the next meeting. Feb 12 The matter of a program was left to the chairman of the program committee, Seabury Hungerford. The meeting .tadjourned at 9:30 o'clock with a feeling of satisfac- ton on the part of those who had taken an interest in 1t and with the request that at the next meeting each one bring someone to become 8 part Of the organization.
 Lynch Gives Talk
 Some snappy boxing bouts, an excellent program of musical en- tertainment and an instructive and educational talk by Atty James Lynch of Waterbury, compensation commissioner made the smoker held by the Holy Name society of St Mary's parish entirely success ful last night.
 Atty Lynch discussed workmen's compensation and gave his audi ence many new and useful facts concerning 1t. Tie stressed the need of making complaints in writing and within year of the time the ailment Is noted.
 He traced the history of com pensation in Connecticut, pointing opt that prior to the Civil war fac- tories were small and personal relationship existed between em- plpyers and their workers. There Were unwritten agreements then that employers would care for workers injured or sick from work in their factories. However, after the Civil war business expanded and the employer had so many men working for him he did not know most Of them. The need, therefore, for an organized work ,inen's compensation act became tappareut.
 ' Connecticut was the first to rec ,0gnize Workmen's coinpensation in this country, he said. In 1867 the first compensation case came up Tn lConnectlcut and in 1897 the second lease was heard.
 N Governor Baldwin sponsored the measure in the state Legislature in l1911 and 1t was defeated in both houses. N In 1919 1t passed unani. .mously in both houses. Mir Lynch's 'district covers from Derby to Win