The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

Naugatuck, Feb. 4--John Clover s3, of l1S Clover street, Waterbury was fined $10O and costs of $13.26 jn ,boruogh court to-day after pleading nolle contendere to d charge of driving q motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor However the court ordered that $50 of the fine be remitted if at the end of the probation period, June 30, Mir. Clover has conducted himself in a fitting manner in the Judgment of Probation Officer Will liam J. Nixon.
 Atty. Joseph Talbot represented the defendant. He pointed out that MT. Clover worked 13 hours Friday and 13 hours Saturday and drove a friend home Saturday night. He had no sleep Friday night. He had taken three bottles of beer. Atty. Talbot said, and had no evening meal Saturday. When driving he fell asleep and his auto ran into a snowbank at the side of the road on North Main street. There he was found by Chief of Police John Adamson who arrested him.
 Because of the unusual circum- stances, Atty. Talbot asked part of the minimum fine of $100 and costs be remitted and Prosecuting Atty. Martin E. Caine supported this re- quest, pointing out it was not the usual drunken driving case.
 This was the only case today.
 Annual Report
 The annual report of the Lewis Engineering Company was filed at the office of Town Clerk Louis Schiller, Jr., today. It lists officers as follows: president, Harris Whit temore, Jr., 32 Terrace avenue; treasurer and secretary, c. s. Aus tin, 386 Hillside avenue; assistant treasurer and assistant secretary, Milton N. Forde, 16 Hillside ave- nue. These three men with c. S. Ham of 27 George street, com- prise the directors.
 Factory Official Dies
 Ralph Edwin Smith, 60, employ ment manager of the local plant of the Eastertn Ma1leable Iron company, died at 5:30 this morning at his home 19 Grove street. He suffered q heart attack Saturday morning from which he did not recover.
 MT. Smith was well known local- 1y. He had worked for the Malle- able Iron company for more than 20 years. He was head usher at tho Congregational church and had at one time been superintendent of the Sunday school of that church.
 He was born in Naugatuck In August, 1874, the son of Edwin r. and Harriet Spencer Smith. His father was connected with a but ton plant here. He Is survived by his wife, Bertha L. Vibberts Smith and one brother, Frank H. Smith. both of Naugatuck. The funeral will be held Wednesday but time and other arrangements have not yet been announced. His many friends were sorry to hear of his sudden passing.
 Church Grange Elects
 Emma Bertothy was elected president of the Children of Mary of St. Mary's church Sunday morn ing at the annual election which took place after the 7:30 mass. She succeeds Miss Anna Sirtowt.
 Other officers named were Chris tine Felix, vice president, and Bernice Neal, secretary. Tt was voted to hold an Irish minstrel on St. Patrick's night. All members of the sodality as well as the choir and Dramatic club are asked to at tend meeting Tuesdffay evening in the church hall at 7:3U.
 Estimates Needed Early
 Because of new orders received from state headquarters, there was an unusual amount of activity in the EZRA office in the town hall today. Estimates of all proposed sewer and public interest" pro- jects must be sent to the state of- flee now. These may be a/msot es- timated projects almost one year in advance, Christian Groh stated today.
 Just what the cause of this new plan by the state was not given. However, MT. Groh added no i'm mediate session of the EZRA ad- visory board would be needed. In- cluded in the public interest pro- jects are such things as bridges, comfort stations, etc.. Miss Marie Lawlor, who has been employed as secretary to Robert Cleary. Sr.,