The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-27

streets now that changes have been made in the traffic light. Now the green light, allowing trafflc to proceed east and west, flashes uri immediately after the green light allowing traffic north an dsouth 10 go, has turned red. Heretofore, there had been a walk sign flashed on between the time the north and south green signal ended and the east and west green signal started.
 Now the only chance the pedes- trian will have to walk across the street Is when the green east and west signal goes off. Then tho usual walk sign is flashed. Where the walker has two chances to cross in safety before, now he wilt only have one.
 This applies only when the light operates automatically. When a traffisc officer is in the booth, which Is the main portion of the day, the walk sign will be flashed on twic0 as usual.
 Began to Speak Here
 Samuel D. Began, scout execn. tive of New Haven, has been se- cured as the guest speaker for the annual Father and Son banquet which will be held at the local YMCA on Thursday. March 21, at 8:30 D. m. Mir Began is rated as an excellent speaker and his talk will appeal both to men and boys. 1t is expected.
 Tickets for the affair will he available within a few days. This banquet is sponsored by the Natl gatuck council Boy Scouts and tho YMCA and Is one Of the most lm- portant affairs of the year. Last year every ticket was sold and 1t is hoped that there will be just us large Q sale this year.
 Personal Tax Rush
 Personal Tax Collector James Brennan Is busy man these days. The rush to pay the $2 tax before next Tuesday Is just about getting well started and there is a constant line of persons pouring into his office.
 However. only about 2,s00 have paid thus far. and that means there is still more than half that have yet to pay. Nearly 1000 are roc quired to do so. March 3, the final day for payment, falls on Sunday 50 next Monday will be the last day before the tax goes to $3.
 If tho taxes are not paid by the middle of March, the local deputy sheriff may be authorized to go out and bring in the delinquents who will then have to pay much more than the tax. The collector Is in his office not only during the day but also in the evening. His office Is just in back of the Gem theater box office. Many persons have thought the bill should pe paid in the office of Borough Clerk Charles Daly and Tax Collector James Fitzgerald. They have ap- piled there and have been referred to tho correct office.
 Borough Engineer Talks
 An interesting talk on the duties of the borough engineer was given today before the Naugatuck Rotary club at their weekly meeting in Halls tavern by Borough Enyl- neer Robert D. Beardsley. Mir Beardsley proved good speaker and injected dry witticism in hls address which scored with the Iso- tarians, many of whom were sur- prised at the many duties of the engineer.
 No Special Meeting
 Warden John J. Sheridan will not call special meeting of the board of warden and burgesses to vote on the advisability of creating q permanent fire force here. The bill which authorizes the paid lire. men. fire chief and his assistant engineers to serve permanently Is now before the cities and boroughs committee of the general assembly and action by the borough board is being awaited.
 It had been thought by some that the board might hold q spe- cinl meeting but in view of the fact the regular borough board session is scheduled to take place next Tuesday, the warden decided that there will be no need of n special session because of the shortness of time before the reg ular meeting. Reports are there may be some opposition to tho measure when 1t comes up before the borough board. If the board should vote against 1t. 1t would probably kill the bill as far as tho legislature Is concerned.
 Prepare for Show
 Activities toward production of the musical comedy "Crazy PoH' ties" are well under way now. Tho show will be given Thursday a.l Friday, March 2 and 8. Gnd the proceeds will be used for the fund to purchase an ambulance for Naugatuck. Ken Rapieff, well known newspaperman-ac will play tho load. Miss Mary Crowley. director, and Edmund J. Hogan, chairman of the committee in charge, are busy lining up the cast.
 Tho show revolves around how woman mayor governs and the comicai situation that develops have plenty Of laughs, reports say. It will be presented in tho Com opera house. Warden John J. sheridan, the six burgesses and Att torney Joseph E. Talbot are among tho leading citizens who VII take rart. There will be 120 in tho cast.
 District Session Tonight
 A district meeting of members of camps of Sons of Union Veterans included in district 3 will bo held lah. NNhA