The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-10

Tne hpOVe picture JubU urlpb with coolness, the frosty breath of winter, snow, icicles, zero weather and all of the realities of last win- ter, just mental suggestions for today.
 The photo was taken by the Democrats photographer Gunther Mathes. The background is the stone quarry of the Thomaston highway, near Reynolds Bridge Use your imagination, readers, and remain cool.
 The Washington Park COmInu- nlty club went conservative last night, voting Co ask the police de- pertinent to halt an epidemic of moonlight bathing at the WaSh- iEgt0n Park wading pool. Several members of the club complained that young couples were using the park pool after closing hours, and were creating nightly disturb Ances.
 The club hopes to halt the &C., tlvlties of the midnight mo0n- light bathers before the Hill be- comes the headquarters of Q real nudist colony.
 A new high in something or other was reached this morning when, with the temperature in the high eos, Q fond Waterbury moth- or took her tWo.year old daughter to e local beauty parlor and sub. jected her to Q permanent wave. There ought to be 0 law.
 What conditions in the west must be like can be gathered from . glimpse at the Waterbury lawns which have been scared by the blazing sun these past few days. Golf course falrways, great ex- pances in front of and at Che side of downtown office buildings and private lawns have all suffered.
 Even Waterbury's most indom- itable golfers must have blanched ct the thought 0 playing yester- day but some of them did. One case of sunstroke was reported at the municipal golf course on East Mountain.
 While the rest of the city has been sweating and swearing these past few days, employees of local meat packing houses are batting themselves on the back, for in the plants the temperature is also kept at S2 degrees, the freezing point. Workers even have to wear heavy sweaters and tOpcOats.
 Waterburians slept everywhere last night, as the humid night air offered little relief from the days blazing temperatures. Torches, and even roofs, were employed as sleeping places. Some slept in backyards, and others on lawns. And at least one man was reported to have slept in his bathtub, filled with ice cold water, while his anxious wife lost a nights sleep, tenrlnB JLleJ ne TO uIOWl'
 Ice cream and cold drink sales in the city reached new highs this week, and drug store and soda fountain pr0prletors were rubbing their hands in glee. Almost every ice cream and soda dlspcnsary has been forced to cali for additional stock.
 And 1t was only few months ago that the pessimists were Say- ing that Connecticut' was to un- dergo climatic change and that colder weather would be in regu- lar order from then. That was in the days when snow really fell.
 The largest crowd ever to gather at the Chase Park swimming pool was assembled in the forenoon to- cay and getting larger every few minutes. Supervisors Eddie keen- an and Revell Fox had the aitua- tion well in hand. At o'clock this afternoon the crowd was estimated at 500.
 The employees of Che John Han- cock Insurance Company f0und refuge from thc heat wave today which happened te be the date set for ahelr annual cutting. All elIlce employees. agents and their wives were whlsked Co gavin Rock thls morning where they planned e % i. ln halhlmg as early as possible. Fred !. Carr, district supeFvisofs