The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-18

Has been app0lnCeQ meulcal eAhLl- |ller for the town of Oxford, it was lnnounced today by Coroner John
 Monzani who forwarded the ofii- |al appointment to Clerk George H Freeman of the Waterbury superior burt. Dr. Hill, who is medical ex- ||miner for Beacon Falls, succeeds |Ir. F. A. Benedict of Seymour who bcently resigned as medical exam her for Oxford after holding the po- ltion for years. Dr. Hill was born in Meriden and liter receiving his early education There entered MunSon academy at |E.unson, Mass. Upon being gradu- He'd from Munson academy, Dr. Hill |ltered Bowdoin college at Bruns- Nick, Me, and received his aca- |,mic degree as well as his medical 'I,gree.
 II Following his graduation from |Iowdoin, Dr. Hill became an in |lrne at the Waterbury hospital nd after serving his interneship, I,came resident physician. Dr. Hill Established his practice of medicine
 Naugatuck in 1923 and has re- aimed in the borough since. IlHe was named medical examiner .Ir Beacon Falls about four years Ilo following the death of the late IIr. Frank Futile who at that time IIss medical examiner for Nauga- ok and Beacon Falls. Dr. Harold
 Johnson was named medical ex- |Ininer for Naugatuck and Dr. Hill IEr Beacon Falls. Dr. Hill is married lIld the father of two boys.
 |IThe occupants were Mrs. Henry I,thlefsen, who lives on the third |I,or and her daughter Joyce, 2. Iuch credit for the part he played
 es to former Fire Chief Thomas alker. MT. Walker and Attorney ,nry Freeman discovered the III age at the same time. Attorney |leeman had someone sound the
 x alarm, IS, and MT. Walker with |Ev extinguisher in hand, dashed |lto the building and helped to con- Al he the blaze to certain area. He Fought Mrs. Dethlefsen's daughter
 the second floor and handed her
 James "Ted" Murphy, local fire
 an. Matthew Scully escorted
 rs. Dethlefsen to the ground.
 ID. McDermott was warm in his | aise of work done by MT. Walker
 d the firemen.
 More on SOkolosky Fire Why Burgesses Joseph Dinneny
 d Tracy Noble, democrat and re-
 blican respectively voted for ex-
 eration of Fireman John Phillips the charge he drove over a hose
 the Sokolosky fire on City Hill ||I.eet several weeks ago is given in
 statement by them made public II day.
 N |rheir statement follows:
 the Voters of Naugatuck:
 ||'We, Burgesses Tracy Noble and seph Dinneny, two members Of |lIe fire committee questioned |Ihief Milton Calvin Saturday |Ibrning (Oct. 12) for one and one IIlf hours in regards to the investi- |Iltion, At that time Chief Calvin timed he didn't order Phillips to Hive over the hose at the Soko- |Ifky fire September 30.
 |IIMr. Phillips when interviewed limited he drove over the hose
 take bumper No. 1 back to the Ne house as Chief Galivn ordered.
 first, MT. Phillips claimed, he re-
 ,ed to move the apparatus as he
 uld have to drive over the hose, |llt claims that the chief told him M go ahead and take 1t easy. |Il.Tn fairness to the chief and Phil- Ms, we questioned several Of the | ,mbers of the volunteer depart |ll.nt who were with Phillips at the |lle. From them it was learned that ||laers were given by Chief Gal HIN to drive over the hose. With |IEs evidence plus the staetment fo ||lief Calvin, that all of his men
 capable, efficient and satisfac- ||Iy. we came to the conclusion |Ikt the charge against the driver |lbuld be dropped and we asked IN board for a vote to exonerate Nh.
 fI'From the officials of the Nau- Muck Water O., it has been IN rned that the hydrant from H ich the water was drawn has a N W of 192 gallons minute and lytatic pressure of 45 pounds with K use of an inch and one-quarter K nle. If the bumper had been IN lrked properly there should have Een at least flow of 250 gallons EIninute. It has been learned that IN bumper was pumping only 150 ||llnds whereas it is capable of Mapping $50 pounds or better. ' pm the facts discovered 1t has \ m learned that the water at the IN would not reach to more than
 veranda roof, whereas it should
 ye been possible to throw a
 wy stream of water on the
 elling."
 JOSEPH DINNENY IT'D ANv NnnTn