The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-13
5000 VIII Benefit
By Raise Effective
Here November ~
Mrs. B. Mackin Renamed Daughters Of Isabella Re
gent-Expenses OF School Department Compare
FavOrabIy With Those of Last Year
NAUGATUCK
WA 4 Baxter, CoTrespondent-Phone NSugatuck SS-&

NauRatuck, Nov. 13.-Naugatuck
employees In the y. 8. Rubber Prod
ticts. inc, footwear plant here,
numbering approximately 5000, will
get Q wage increase starting Nov. ~,
It was announced today by walter
II. Norton, factory manager OF the
plant here.
The amount OF the upward re-
vision Of wage rates" Is not an
noinced In q statement by Mr.. Nor
ton, The news, reports OF which
were heard yesterday, will be well
come TO the many rubber company
footwear workers here.
Offlcers Elected
Mrs. b. Mackin was reelected
regent Of Kennedy circle, Daughters
of Isabella, at q meeting last night
In Hibernian hall.
Other officers chosen were: MRS.
Elizabeth Joyce, vice-regent; Mrs.
Mary Kelley, financial secretary;
Miss Margaret Morris, recording
secretary: Mrs. Mary J. Fitzgerald,
treasurer; Mrs. Josephine Behlman,
monitor; Mrs. Annie Kiely, GUS
todian; Mrs. Annie Sullivan; chan
celicr: Mrs. Emma Edmondson, pi-
anist: Mrs. Annie Crotty, inside
guard: Mrs. Theresa Lengyel, out
side guard; Miss Evelyn Feeley,
Miss Lillian Grant, guides; Rev.
william Brewer, chaplain. All the
officers were reelected except Miss
Grant, who resigned as monitor and
Mrs. Behlman was chosen In her
place.
A social hour and surprise party
IN honor Of Mrs. Catherine Casey,
followed the election. Refreshments
were served and Mrs. Casey received
q gift. Plans for q public supper TO
be held on January 10 were dis
ctissed at the meeting.
School Department Expense
The expenses of the school de-
partment thus far compare favor
ably with those at the same time
last year, superintendent OF Schools
H. II Chittenden pointed out at the
school board meeting yesterday.
Net expense thus far Is SLOT ,752.23
and last year at the end OF October
It was Si0l,286. The budget this
year was higher than last year
because Of the restoration Of per
cent Of the school employees pay.
Last year II was $ls7,500 and this
year IL Is S196,i00.
OF course the salary item at the
end Of october was higher than at
the same time in 1885, because Of
the increase, but other items COM
pare quite favorably with expenses
q year ago, the superintendent said.
He pointed out very close esti-
mates were made In certain DEPART
ments and little buying can be done
during the rest Of the fiscal year by
the department. He said he does
not think the transportation item
will be Exceeded by much, II at all.
There are only five months remain
ing before the fiscal year ends and
of these two are short school
months, December and February,
because Of the fact that periodical
holidays occur In those months.
The report shows q gross ex-
pense OF 4i20346.24 with $l2,59401
received in credits. WPA has cost
the department $2,020.35 the re-
port shows. OF this, $2,004.82 was
In repairs, 1925 In carriage; $3.50 In
upkeep Of grounds and 1898 for
Fairgrounds.
Education Contribution
Naugatuck schools will receive
from the state from $4,000 TO $685.
600 each year II the proposed equal
tzation grant Is passed by the state
legislature at the coming session,
Superintendent Of Schools Harold e.
Chlttenden told the members OF the
board Of education at the November
session OF that body yesterday af-
ternoon at the high school,
The equalization grant Is one OF
two school matters which are ex-
pccted to come up before the legis-
lature and there will be much dis
cussion about them within the next
month or two, Mr.. Chittenden said.
The main point In the bill Is to
have the state contribute toward ed
ucation In towns and cities TO a
larger degree than 1t does now. The
superintendent explained that al
though the measure passed In sew
eral sessions Of the legislature, no
appropriation was made for II and
40 IL could not be put into effect.
Az present 1t rs felt that the tax
on real estate is the main source OF
revenue for education, he declared.
The state has many other sources
from which revenue for the schools
could be derived. Towns at present
contribute most for the education OF
children In the respective localities
Naugatuck, for example, gets as Its
only aid TO education from the state
the enumeration grant credit, that
Is $225 for every child here between
the ages OF 4 and is. This Is paid
annually. OF course II the equaliza-
ton grant does 60 through, 1t will
relieve the education burden OF some
towns to q considerable extent.
Retirement Fund
Another piece OF legislation that
will be offered, the superintendent
told the board, has to do with the
teachers retirement fund. This was
started in 1917 and the teachers OF
the state were to put half OF the to-
tai into the fund and the state each
year was TO place In reserve ths
other half. Out Of the interest on
the total, the teachers pensions
were TO be paid when they retired.
However. since the depression
started, although the teachers, prin-
cipais and superintendents have
continued their regular cOntrtbu-
tons, the state has not continued TO
set aside Its share for the pensions,
and has been paying Its 50%5 OF the