The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-25
SCHIAROLI IN,
 NO OPPOSITION Browns Expected Battle COllapSeS = NOrwash
 NOminates Lawyer
BEACON FALLS
Correspondent: Wm. ,. Baxter
 Phone Naugatuck 3S-&


 Phone Naugatuck 3S-&
 Beacon Falls, Sept. 25-The offlce of the probate judge should never be treated as football of partisan politics, Attorney Francis Schairoli of Naugatuck said last night in ac- cepting the republican nomination for judge of probate at a meeting in the local Town Hall.
 MT. Schiaroli was nominted by exclamation. Expected opposition , from Walter E. Brown of Naugatuck collapsed yesterday when it was learned Mir. Schiaroli had support of 8 majority of the six delegates.
 Tn accepting the nomination, Att torney Schiaroli said "I gladly ac- cept the republican nomination. for judge of probate in the Naugatuck- Beacon Falls district, and wish to extend my cordial appreciation to the delegates in so honorihg me. The faith you have manifested in me can only be reciprocated by a solemn determination on my part to justify your highest expectations.
 "The office of probate judge should never be treated as a foot ball of partisan politics, the high responsibility of character and the courts modern requirement. of ade-, quate legal training should be suffi- cient reason for this view. I respect fully urge the electorate to think likewise.
 T give my solemn pledge to the people of this probate district = that if I am elected, I shall exert my highest efforts to the perform once of the duties of the off1ce."
 NOrwash Nominated Him
 Walter A. Norwash, new president of the Young Republican club, of which Attorney Schiaroli was one of the founders, nominated him. Sea- mury s. Hungerford of Naugatuck seconded the nomination.
 Ralph Upright of this town, open ed the convention and was made permanent chairman with MT. Hun gerford chosen as clerk. Delegates attending were: MT. Hungerford, MT. Norwash, w. Fremont Hoadley and Charles P. Rodenbach, all of Naugatuck, and Henry Forsman and Sherman Stocker of this town. MT. Stocker was an alternate for Harold Benz, delegate. MT. Hoadley was chosen chairman to call the 1938 convention.
 Attorney Schiaroli is a graduate of the Naugatuck High school, class of 1929 and of Yale University and of Yale Law School having splen- did record in all three institutions.
 He was president of the Yale Law Schol Legislation Society in his sen- for years as law student and pass ed his bar examinations immediate ly after graduation last June.
 Dubay Wins Title
 Residents of this town were pleased to learn that William Du- bay, well-known and popular local resident had captured the New England open wood-chopping cham pionship. Dubay won the title yes- terday at the Eastern States Expo sition in West Springfield, setting a new record of 39 1-2 seconds.
 It was the third time the local man has held the title. Last year he was unable to qualify when seized by a cramp in the Connecti- cut meet. That MT. Dubay excelled by far his contenders, who included the best choppers in New England and New York. may be seen as the time of William Stafford of Moores Corners, Mass. who took second place was 48 seconds for the three chops. Lloyd Rathburn state cham pion of Vermont, finished third. Dubay won the state title in July at Storrs establishing a new state record of 8 1-2 seconds. He is a native of Canada, is 31 years old and worked in Maine as a lumber jack when a boy. He is modest and has host of friends here.
 DevOtions Start
 The 40 hours devotion started to- day at St. Michael's church here, high mass being celebrated at 2 a. m. and the Procession of the Bless cd Sacrament being held. Confess sions will be heard this afternoon and evening. Rev. Duke of Water bury will be here tonight to hear confessions of the Polish parish toners here. G
 There will be masses tomorrow morning at and 8 o'clock.
 The funeral of Hubert Blair Piper, 65, former Beacon Falls res ident who died Wednesday at the home of his son, Rubert Piper. Jr.. at New Milford was held this after noon at 2:30 o'clock his his sons home.
 MT. Piper lived here more than 16 years, working as a mechanic at the Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe Com pany. He left Beacon Falls seven years ago. He was a native of Bridgeport and lived in New Milford up to the tmie of his coming here.
 He leaves three sons, Hubert. Frank H. Piper and William A. Piper, all of New Milford, two sis ters, two brothers and seven grand OIiIHvava