The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-19
Herbert Ludgewait
 Injured As Bakery, Coal Trucks Crash
Sons of American Legion to Participate in Memorial Day yParade-Scouts Meet This Afternoon High
 School Golfers Open Against TOrrington
UG AT OK
CoFrespondent: Wm j. Baxter--PhOne Naug7tuck S945

ial Day parade for the first time this year. A vote to do so was pas- sed at the meeting of this society last night in Pythian hall.
 At the meeting last night of the Naugatuck post, American Legion, Sidney Bayliss, commander, ap- pointed Edward Wilcox, James Far ren and Edward Mole on a commit tee to assist the Veterans council with plans for Memorial day. The council committee will meet with sub-committees Saturday at 1:30 a. m. at the home of Crusader post, V. F. w. here.
 Luther League Session
 The Luther league of Portland was the guest of the Luther league of Salem Lutheran church here last night. The session was held in the church hall. There were 27 visitors and 29 local persons present. Rev, Frank Anderson of Portland gave a talk and Howard Anderson, presi- dent of the local league, and the head of the ortland league ex- changed greetings. The visitors pre- sented a mock broadcast for the en- tertainment program.
 At 8 business session of the local league, before the visitors arrived. it was announced the annual con- ference of district Luther leagues will be held in New Haven at the Lutheran church on State street, June IS and 19. The executive com mittee here will appoint delegates. The Naugatuck league will hold its next meeting at the parsonage on June l.
 Tonight the finance committee of the building s:lnd will meet. This group includes Joseph Carlson, chairman; Arthur Lorentzson, G, A. Anderson, Adolph Nelson. Hiding Olson, Victor N. Peterson and Rev. William Frendberg.
 Report on 1887 Sale
 Report on the receipts and expen- ditures in the American Legion poppy sale last year has been an- nounced by Joseph c. Raytkwich, disbursement officer. It shows tatal receipts of 334.66 of which $1O.75 was the balance on hand May IS, 1897 and $323.91 was receipts from peoples sale.
 Disbursements amounted to 287.12 of which $15.25 was for rents paid; 1; $33.19, food; $7, fuel; $8017 for doc tors, hospitals and medicines; $6O for cost of peoples and $91.51 spnet for funerals and miscellaneous ex- penses. The balance on hand May IS, 1898 was $47.54.
 James Farren, drive chairman reported the account is greatly augmented by services generously donated by doctors, those connected with the legal profession, business men and borough officials who have contributed money and supplies at various times. All services rendered by any member of the American Legion in any way must be free and without any ocst, he says.
 Meets TOrringtOn Today
 The Naugatuck high school golf team will play its first match of the season this afternoon at the Hop Brook links, with Torrington high as its opponent. The local combine is reported to be a strong one last year a and hopes for successful season.
 Predicts Settlers Return
 A prediction that "a lot" of the settlers in the Matanuska valley, Alaska project, who went there two years ago to better their conditions, will return to this country next fall is made by Orville G. Herning, for mer local resident, in a letter to Gaval lodge, Knights of Pythias. MT. Herning reports that there will be no more SIS monthly grub al- lowance" after next October for the farm colony from the government, and believes this will result in many giving up their attempt.
 He says some of the progressive members of the colony are making good, but not in farming. They are using other trades in order to suc- ceed. He said three stores in the valley are having hard time com- peting with the government commit nifty stores, as the government store has no overhead expense and get special freight rates. They have hurt the business of two taxi freigh- ters by hauling freight to the mines