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The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-06-17

within the Town of Wrangel. AL aska shall permit dancing within the premises, or permit any musi- cal instrument to be used by pat rons or for their entertainment
 Section 3. No liceusee shall be permitted to keep barter. sell or deliver beer or hard tiquor in the same building with groceries or general merchandise, and such sep arate building where beer and hard liquor is kept, bartered, sold or de- liyered shall be entered from the street only, and shall not be con nected with any grocery or general merchandise establishment by any back entry or passages.
 Section f.. All persons licensed to sell beer or hard liquor. who shall maintain in connection there with, or where there is conducted or maintained in the same build ing, a card room, club room, pool table or confectionery shall be re- quired to erect a screen, partition or lock as may be approved by the Common Council or the Town of Wrangell, which said screen, par tition or lock shall close to Lhe public that portion of such place, room or section where beer or hard liquor is kept, bartered, sold or delivered, and said place, room or section shall remain closed and locked during the hours prohibited for the sale or dispensing of beer or hard liquor as provided in Section 1 of this ordinance.
 Section ,. It shall be unlawful to give, barter or sell any intoXi- eating liquor including beer or wine to any person unuer the age of q years, to any intoxicated person, or to any habitual drunk ard, and it shall be unlawful for any licensee to permit the giving selling, bartering or drinking of any intoxicating liquor, beer or wine within the premises covered by any such licenses, to permit drinking of hard or distilled liq- uor, beer or wine by any such persons upon the premises cover ed by their license. The drinking of intoxicating liquor, beer ol wine on the premises covered by any license, by any of the forbid den classes, or the presence of any intoxicated persons on such prem ises shall be prima facie evidence that the liquor, being drunk or causing the intoxication was fur nished by the licensee, and further that any person attending school shall be considered to be less than 21 years of age, and the burden of determining their age shall be on the licensee.
 Section 6. It shall Ue unlawful to permit any person under the lage of 21 years to enter any beV- craze dispensary or liquor store unless said minor is accompanied by his parent or guardian.
 Section T. It shall Ue unlawful for any beverage dispensary H. censee or restaurant licensee, to maintain curtains, screens or other obstructions shading either rooms or booths, or to permit the drink
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-06-17
THE LIQUOR ORDINANCE

So much interest was reused by the mention in last weeks Sentinel of the liquor ordinance in eonnec- ton with the request ol all seven beer dispensary and liquor store IT. censees with the exception of Thos. Dalgity and $. Cunningham for longer open hours, that the Sentinel has consented to publish the ordinance. The ordinance was passed in October. 1885, the council being composed of Mayor 2. s. Barnes, and Councilmen Arnt Sor- set, A. R. Brueger, M. J. Antonieh, c. c. Mundy, T. J. Mcbride and L. M. Campbell. It was designed to regulate the liquor traffic and to correct objectionable features that had crept in since Repeal but from motives of economy was not pub lished and few persons knew of its provisions, except the liquor dealers and beer dispensers to whom type written copies were furnished.
 The ordinance follows:
 ORDINANCE NO. 90
 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
 THE CLOSING HOURS OF LIQ-
 UOR STORES AND BEER DIS,
 PENsARIEs, AND FOR THE
 REGULATING OF LIQUOR
 STORES, B R PARLORS,
 CAFES, POOL HALLS, CARL
 ROOMS, CLUBS, HOTELS AMI
 OTHER PUBLIC PLACES, AMI
 PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR
 ITS VIOLATION.
 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COM
 MON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
 OF WRANGELL, ALASKA:
 Section l. All liquor stores li- censed to barter, sell, possess foI sale beer or distilled liquor in the Town of Wrangell Alaska, shall remain closed, and no person shall be allowed to enter or remain there in between the hours of 12 mid night of any week day and g a. m the following morning, Sundays, ex. cepted, and between the hours oi 12 midnight Saturday and 12 Q. clock noon Sunday, and between the hours of T p. m. Sunday and a. m. the following Monday, anC the licensee, his employees or agents shall not barter, sell or dispose oi any beer or distilled liquor withir the Town of Wrangell between said prohibited hours.
 
 Section 2. No beer parlor, liquor store, cafe or beverage dispensary
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-06-17

Placer mining is reported to be booming on the Seward Peninsula. Three new draglines are coming in to the Kougarok and a new dredge to the Inmachuek river.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-06-17

Thirteen new members voted in recently by the Fairbanks Carpen- ters Union brought the member ship total to an even hundred. Iver Axberg of Wrangell was made a member about three weeks ago Fairbanks carpenters get S150 an hour wages, it is reported.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-05-11
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BASEBALL


jcy 4---Grocnbelt VS.. Baden
Groenbo1t Hi h School popped out
Of their slump yesterday With G bang
They defeated Baden High School with
e. score Of 10 ~.
Alexander, Greerbe1t's Ace pitcher
allowed one hit and struck out eight
men.
Tho local tea1n's batting was out
standing. Tho lead off mon, Enzor and
Ewing in cleanup position, starred,
Enzor getting, for 4 and Ewing getting
3 for 8 accounting for Of our 10 hits.
Enzor scored twice and Ewing three times
accounting for half Of our 10 runs.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-05-11
HERE IS r z 1:Ilr.5E GUEST?
Find Him ct Grcerlbolt Grco rqor SchcCl

have wondered what il is. That is it
that people ere talking about? It is
the stupcndous play cell Cd tho HIpD IL
GUEST to be aivon by tho students CT
Grcenbolt High School il the ,rcurcr
school cuditoriua on Wednesday, ay IS,
ct eight o'clock.
widow, G convict, a11 old ,iaid,
G lovely dobutcnto, q society firl,
college boy, O. niddlc-oSed rco1tor, ard
supcrStitious servant are thrown to-
GethCr in this so~ctaoular stage nro-
= ducticn.
Portrayir:g these Intriguing char
actors arc such ;1ocdliners IS Pcr,y
Stewart, our o~n star, arita freeman,
larry Clare Bo1l,1oun, l.oyfrcd Godd, Jerry
F:et.st, Harry Ewing, Toq Poston. Leroy
CLARK, "'i1lic12 Alexander, Aillica Shroa,
end John Guest.
Only 25G for children end 3of Tor
GroNn-ups. Imagine l!only 3OG, end
you orc privilog to see
TT HIDDEN GUEST
* * X X
C.ATTIR ** CHATTER ** C-lTTER
Earl Slith IS grooming again (::on't
scmccno please choke hin)
VIC surely arc LUCKY to have such good
sports for teachers.
Fruc Ill indications, 7 ca safely pre-
dict thct tie "iIiddon Guest" is cer-
tain to be e big hit.
Just Imagine! larry Ewing forgot to
cat his dinner last Sunday!
John Guests English is awful Sometimes.
This is an example: "lhrry don't do
nothing right, no how"
Fade Sinsls can It understand how VIC find
cny gossip in Groenbelt. lie says the
people 50 to bed too carly.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-05-11

Somewhere . son Will read
this pago--and later porhaps--a daughter
Scrap-books nay save it for granddought-
ers
They Will oil understanding.
In twenty genorations--
The poems arld words may be true--
And the qucsti ons--as absurd--
AS those seen on this page.
lren' It people furl1lier than anybody?
Varira Craig english Compost tt on)
People wear cl otles for protocti on
against the weather and for -------
ador1nnent.
Earl Smi tn
You mean protection against o1nbar-
rossllort.
Who was seen riding IN a certain AUSTIN
on certain nj ht with q certain R. Y
Could it have been P. S.
T1oO \
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-18
FIND VESSELS

The bombers were sent out on
their missions just as though in
an actual war. Using celestial
navigation, they located their tar
gets, which were actual freighters
or passenger vessels. They then,
at isolated spots in the ocean,
dropped their bombs on aluminium
sticks which had been laid by a
bomber preceding them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-18

At q Challenge Sale Special LOwer Pri

Wen not attempt to quote comparative price
the quality is such you usually find only in hig
priced hats. This is our gift to you, SavinI
ON brand new Summer fashions. Linen, panam
crepe, pedaline, togo, milan and leghOrn in lart
flOps, bretOns, Off-theface and new brimS. Veil
ribbons and flower rims. HeadSizes 22 and 2
GOldenberg'S-SecOnd
The Washington times., 1938-11-15

COmbed cotton tuCkstitch!
Also Cotton Crepes and
RayOns! For women and
misses. Cut full!
(Basement-Undies)
The Washington times., 1938-11-15

Soft elk leather uppers
and padded leather Soles.
In black, blue, brown or
red: Sizes from 4 to 8.
(Basement-ShOes)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-10-13

Miss Berdena Savage attended a
football game at Johnstown on Satur-
day between Confluence High school
and Johnstown High school.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hall and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Westcoat,
Brownsville, Pa, were recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Fike.
Clayton Speicher and family, Oak
land, were guests on Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Rodgers.
Mrs. James Barnes left Sunday for
Baltimore, where she will visit her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred. Clayburner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Spear and
daughter, Oakland, were guests on
Sunday evening of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Durham.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Warthen and
Eleanor Daily spent Sunday in Thorn
ton, w. Va, with Mrs. Ada Painter
and family.
Jesse Frazee is here from his home
in Florida for a visit with his sister,
Mrs. Walter Coddington.
Mrs. Patton and some friends from
Deep Creek Lake, spent Wednesday in
Friendsville.
Mrs. Ralph Fike and daughter, jan
ct. of Accident, were here Wednesday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram HENDERSON.
William Rose, Mildred Friend, Mrs.
Doyle Mccullough, Mrs. Earl Guard
and Mrs. Paul Friend spent Friday in
Cumberland.
DR.. w. C. Nedrow was in Morgan
town, W. Va, several days the past
week.
! Earl Guard and Clarence Wicklow
spent Tuesday in Oakland on bust
ness.
Harry HENDERSON and Tom Railey,
Somerfeld, Pa, were here Thursday
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George Dun
ham.
Miss Ethel Mccullough, Oakland
was a weekend visitor with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. o. Mccullough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Crossen and
son, Connellsville, Pa, were here on
Sunday with relatives.
Mrs. Emma Barley, Confluence,
Do z,7ae q o,1aS+ of Mrs. r. 3, Hine-
baugh and Mrs Cuppett last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adair Daily, of Terra
Alta, were here on Sunday visiting
friends.
Earl Guard, VIM. Durham and Clar-
ence Wicklow spent the weekend near
Petersburg, w. Va, fishing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-10-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Cronce, Union
town, Pa, were weekend visitors of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Rodgers.
J. W. Mitchell and members of his
family, Mrs. C. Wicklow and three
daughters spent Sunday at Bruceton
Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Souders, Hy-
attsville, Md, were visiting friends in
Friendsville Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Guard, Brad
dock, Pa, were here several days re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Basil Garletts return
ed to their home here on Monday after
spending a week at Albright, W. Va,
with the latter's brother, Rev. Joseph
VanSickle.
Warren Menser and son, of Somer-
set, Pa, were business callers here on
Wednesday.
Misses Ethel Grove, Laura Frazee
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-10-13
FRIENDSVILLE
Change Made In Pastors

Rev. J. F. Hockenberry and mem
bers of his family left here on last
Thursday for Corinth, West Va, the
former to have charge of the Corinth
M. E. parish. Mrs. Hockenberry re-
mains a patient in the Frantz Hospi-
tai at Confluence, Pa.
Rev. and Mrs. Greynolds, of Tun-
Melton, w. Va, moved into the M. E.
parsonage here on Friday. Rev. Grey
nolds will be in charge of the parish
of this community, which includes the
churches at Blooming Rose, Selbys-
port, Hoyes and Friendsville.
Aid Society Meetings
Members of the Methodist Ladies'
Aid Society met at the home of Mrs.
Iva Rush on last Thursday with a
large number present.
Mrs. Alex. Grove was hostess to the
Lutheran Ladies Aid Society members
at her home on Thursday afternoon,
October g.
Soccer and FieIdball Games Played
The boys soccer team and the girls
fieldball team motored to Grantsville
and played the Grantsville teams on
Friday with the Grantsville team
winning both games. Boys score 1910;
girls, 60.
Personals
Robert Graft, Confluence; Gladys
Joe and Bud Umble and Russell San
ders, of Selbysport, spent the week
end at Gettysburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Friend and Mr.
and Mrs. James Delinger and son, OF
Allison, Pa, were guests on Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Mccullough.
Mrs. Thomas Devine and son John
and Miss Myrtle Fox spent Monday il
Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orval Welch were Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Frazee OF
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Wright anc
daughter, Glade Farms, W. Va, were
guests on Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs
Doyle Mccullough.
BENZ. Evans, Homecoming; Mr.. an(
Mrs. w. j. Glenn, Mr.. and Mrs. Pau
Friend and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Guar(
were dinner guests on Wednesday o.
Miss Helen Statler.
]. Arthur Frantz, Of Deer Park, was
visiting his sister, Mrs. Effie Chs
holm, one day the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd jenkins ant
daughter spent Sunday at Cove witt
A. A. Glass and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Thomas ant
daughter, Pennington, Pa, are spend
ing several weeks with the latter
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold McCul
Tough.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Fox were in Un
iontown Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Jenkins AM
Eloise Jenkins of Oakland, spent Sun
dav here with Mr.. and Mrs. Orva
Jenkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Kisner an
daughter were weekend visitors a
Frostburg.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-10-13
Lesson for October 16
REVERENCE FOR GOD

LESSON TEXT-Exodus 2O:7; Matthew
5:33-37; 12:33-37.
GOLDEN TEXT-Our Father which art In
heaven, Hallowed be thy name.-MattheW
60.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-10-13

Character reveals itself through
the words and deeds of a man. He
may try to conceal his real spiritual
condition and may assume an out
ward appearance of piety but he
need not say many words, nor meet
many of LIES problems, before his
true condition is revealed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-10-13

Our lesson for today touches pri-
marily on the matter of the words
of men, presenting first Gods COM
mand that in speaking we are to
show reverence for His name, and
then leading up to the expression
of that reverence in abstinence
from swearing and from idle talk.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-01-01

Chandler aAeAue The Girls Reserve OF Lucy Thurman T.
W \ also icnderediNlrs Maudc Page banquet al the
- W Each OF these affairs was largely attend and
,ialN successful
Lois Nelson Ethel Patton. and Gertrude Municll
~ln TIE holidays in Chicago and plan to return De
ro' tiler NtW Years Day
Mrs. Alexander Mills, 1923 Twcnty-Thnd street.
save III elaborate dinner last week honoring Mr. and
Nr, Daniels and Mr. and Mrs Gibbs, Several rounds Of
bridge enjoyed. after the delicious dinner
On December IA, the Willing Workers Club, Of Which
Mis- X ttulnyard president celebrated in honor OF it's
Christmas SAVING club and distributed the sum OF S7l2
AIr- AkcS Dickson mistress OF ceremonies The wei
come address MAS delivered by Manager Sunny Wilson. Of
the Brown I,omberS Chicken Shack where the cclo
brAtion held Thomas Higgins rendered three vocal
numbers and dedicated the selection Trees to the pre-
sicnt Mrs (;unyard. lovely program was rendered
and 4 SumptuouS feast enjoyed.
Many social courtes .es have been shown members
and delegates of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity who in at
tendance at the annual concave of the fraternity in De-
troii this week
Again wishing happy. prosperous new year TO each
and MI of our mirror friends sign off until next
week.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-01-01
JUDGE SCOTT
IS HON @ RED.

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riii ~ N.r, s mYartase.
mo- t ki, Npa, l,N' eaH-h ~
forulid
Sunday wa a.~ 4a 6ca IA
radio al,lrv, ~ 'nf .eael pole
nulth Ar 'he Ca.4 "\aNonl
Nc. lie pf MG.AR ~r,aeN-
ga 1Nl2 fifasA VI Mann
Snia ina' Nml, ,nr ifaft n tt
clas ~'G a. t,eia -allzatmr- they
"hav, al>r n'uc feA 'HrN Ncs N
the many Problems II IA, colmea
people ~ those United States
som, If these lrohlenS BE ponai-
ed uf to hr The INADEQUATE pro-
visions for the education of Negro
children in MANY states dcnial of
civll rights and OPPORTUNITY 70
wok
lrt,.~t I'll me Fraternity M the
larpc problems OF The racc was
shown by kappa contribution 81
$500 20 aid the Na,ional ASSpcia.
tiou for III, Advancement Of col.
ored peopl, in its fight 20 open the
doors - state institutions q ~
groves, The fraternity also Wio;,
every senator and congle- man
urging the passing IL the Foacr.d
anti-lyuehinp bill; hcip>c scv,ra
mcnhci~ with ~choiarnip asi eou,
ductcd t,uid, Rigti Movement on
an all-yeat bass and helped i pco.
wiling 4 research scholar. IA, fol
70 N,gio instructor af en. ~
naiun~ lcadne institutions. TIL
fellowship hcnc'ita} ,ea. m a.
kappa n:r. N v4i. shade krutr
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-01-01

"A Trib un e In
E very II O m e -
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-01-01

tichl'l crimson over h'r engage
hlfn Elizabeth l'lount has q love
~ soa stanley Wright really has
ihai naa' Npu call swing
Lrtf kreNn is Burtons special
~ IN bd~keihall Emma Lee Hamil-
ifp pas lpscly artificial corssage
M wonder why Robert Johnson
hi soften Interested in the St
lAk \ NJ + League all OF a
,lenr could i be- feminine
faihl'" llel-ell Julian has smart
Al and Mrs Whey Jones spent
Christmas With their son and
dmshier-in-law, Nj and Mrs
Marvin Jones of Detroit
Mr. ma Mis- Jones parents Of
ilio writer Of this column enter
'rned al dinner party Christmas
ds Guests included Mrs. Sallie
joins. member OF the Gospel Sing
er Union, Jewel Charles. Wilma
Kei clayton Jackson. Edwina and
Wlicl Johnson Mr. and MIS- Wat
SON. Detroit John Raleigh Eliot
Patterson several OF the young
ladios were caught beneath tho
mis'l'ioe and passed by their rs-
roit- accidental OF course The
guests cnioyrd the hospitality
shown by their hosts
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-01-01
Negro Congress
Sponsors Keno arty

The Niehi2n l'Nf-i~
National N'srp ConeltS pfu.t
cd an exciting and nt"iNmnl
k'no Parry az s1ll Benht -irr'
Friday night, Dcc,nh' Ian N
Sllee SiinSon ~ sis5 i'iNap.
avenue wun no. cash dpHr Mad
The following imrson- and sa.
ni1alion~ donated pFile~ ~ 'h'
party
William rNr haplker,hi'i-
Madonna study club Mr. Ernest
rabule. president Dr Graham
shirt Georges Place DAWSON
Fish and Poultry Market. chick
ems and llabctte Cleaners
The Congress invites YOU 20 rs
meeting SUNDAY i;no O'Clock AZ M
st. Antoine Y VI & \ Final plans
Tor the echo meeting will be dis
cussed
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-01-01

Wiz, lo~a >iiu, aui Wiz. susie
Thomas wish ~ inlorn ticir cu>-
toner and irini> THAT fh', are
no longer connected with Tie I.lie
Bcaui, >alnu int are now work.
ing at tho Rlt1lc h.uit salem. GA7
y. Forrest ~. Phone Temple
l-is2s ior Appointments.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-01-01
ri IMPOSES % !" Daaso'r''
osyLvIA PENN
a-sYLvIA Pc N N

TIE jingle Of Kriss kringIe's bells So,rr but tber
rs us. in the form Of pleasant menlorics ~
l,1surcS which they brought The t4tsi, af
Is growing nearer. while the naln h.,... M
entered in making read .e,n,.
\ ne Babe 1915. Deifctps sii Wel..,s,.
tie ncW year i'm pTiaS- pt
rl- club and ca;fli Nill
hrs. perhaps. Mil hay, flf p.s,-
meetings. while many lalnil> ef,o,, N
J M n, "a, ir own hearthsdcS Whr~er SD. ;,f,. +.
/ l' n you all the most haply MT aea. t.l
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-01-01

peach. sgrsnk,ed with lemon
rs prevent cisc0,c-atiou
'tnt'' sii.ANiel
e.
80. 4,
N7sor ass
ta~1
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-01-01

salad bows should not BE- con
fined 20 summer alone They a-e
,'en raoF'
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
New Britain's Election

Just what happened in New Britain Tuesday when it's biennial city election was held most political observers are frank to admit they're perplexed. All they can do is add the facts together and present an answer. It's probably the only answer to the surprising and upsetting Democratic victory that took place there. Democrats in the Hardware City may point out that they knew it was coming all the time; Republicans may claim that they could see the handwriting on the wall, but we'll wager that both parties were as surprised by the outcome as was the entire state
 Mayor George Quigley has been an astonishing vote-getter for the Republi- can party of New Britain He must have been nominated for office at least a dozen times and we can recall only twice that he was defeated by former Mayor Angelo M. Paonessa. He's known all around state and has been an active worker in the interests of an organization of state mayors and chief executives of towns and boroughs. Two years ago he was men, toned for place on the state ticket, but failed to get on; he seemed almost certain of some nomination this fall.
 But a former corporation counsel George J. Coyle, 37, took the Democratic nomination away from a horde of other seekers and then proceeded to run up the largest majority any New Britain candidate ever received for public office. He was 3,658 votes better than Mayor Quigley when the final tabulation was made. And what's more the Common Council, from 21 to lineup for the Republicans, is now 15 to IS with the mayor casting the deciding vote
 The causes - Mayor Quigley ran once too often; Mayor-Elect Coyles platform of time for a change" struck home; lnter-party dissension among Republi- cans; the new mayors personal popular ity first seen when he far cutstripped all candidates for the Democratic nomina- tion; his obligations to no group of patronage-seekers. Added up they pro- duced Democratic victory, nay land slide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
That Moments Pause

Rumor has it that there will be more changes in the personnel of the Water bury Fire Department, involving perhaps retirements among the older members. There is also afloat in our midst the story that the Police Department will be Sub- iected to the same overhauling that was started last week among firemen. All of which is not entirely unexpected, for It has become apparent that certain changes, retirementS, and additions must be made from time to time for the good of the service branches of our city gov- ernment.
 There is one thought, though, that keeps recurring to us. Oftentimes retirement of an officer or private in the ranks of the uniformed city employees comes before it is absolutely necessary. By that we mean the thought of retire ment from active duty is brought about by physical inability to perform duties. Another thought is that every retired city worker, eligible for pension, consti- tutes an additional burden on the tax payers. No one questions the right to such pension or the city's duty in the matter, but when a man is able to hold his job, it's bit difficult to understand the motives for retirement, particularly when the job is filled by another and two salaries are required.
 We are not questioning the wisdom of making such changes in the Fire Depart ment, as have been made, nor any further ones contemplated for this branch of service or even for the Police Department But, we do think that word of caution is necessary right now. Retirements, other than those required by advanced age and impaired physical ability, are an imposition in these hard times. Expla- nations won't stand up before mounting government costs, whether it be Water bury or any other city, or even the state.