The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-23

ters' viewpoint, said Rev. MT. Bobi- lin. There are many problems to- day which are caused by liquor and we ministers are deeply concerned. We want to curb the flow of liquor" There is a humanitarian aspect to this problem, the minister de- clared, flor thousands of men and women are going to pieces physical ly, morally and spiritually because of liquor, and the high pressure methods that are used to sell it." q live in semi-resid idential sec tion", he said, land let me tell you about the liquor places within two blocks of my home. There is one package store, two grocery stores and two drug stores. And downtown there are A liquor stores ready to shoot a truck to my home with any liquor I want. They're crowded in on all sides"
 T think it's only reasonable to start attacking this problem through the drug stores; it's a stra- tegic place to begin. Many of you may not realize it but people be- Eeve that the liquor industry is not a respectable industry" Under Suspicion
 "We don't have to go into pack age stores if we don't want to, but my boy or I often have to go into a drug store. And certainly it isn't right to see all these enticing dis plays of liquor. I may go in a drug store and the man ahead of me buys a bottle of liquor. I buy a package of something else, but when I walk outside I wouldn't be surprised if people say:'O, there goes the par son, and he's got bottle just like old Mike bought"
 Secretary John Egan of the Con- necticut Feredation of Labor de- clared that the A. F. of L. wishes no further liberalization of the state liquor laws, and is opposed to any extension of hours.
 Commissioner Frank Bergin of the liquor board said the commission favors bill forbidding extending credit of more than 30 days to liquor permittees.
 Funding Bonds
 Senator Edward P. Egan, Claims Attorney Vincent Scully and Alder man Thomas Bane appeared before the finance committee yesterday afternoon to speak in favor of bill allowing the City of Waterbury to issue $70,000 in funding bonds. It was brought out that a study of the city's books will be made by an auditor for the committee before any report on the bill is made.
 The bill for the bond issue was in- troduced by Senator J. Howard Roberts, of Thomaston, chairman of the finance committee, at the re- quest of the Republican Town Chairman J. Warren Upson of Wa terbury.
 Committee members questioned a clause in the bond bill which would exclude the issue from the provisions of the statute which limits bonded indebtedness to five per cent of the grand list. Attorney Scully said this clause was put in the bill by MT. Upson, but that he believed the issue would still leave the city within the five per cent limit.
 Money realized from the sale of the bonds would be used to retire an old city bond issue of $70,000, which can be called in at any time. The old bonds carry interest of four per- cent, while the new issue would pay only two per cent or little more. The city would thus realize saving on interest.
 The new issue would be retired at the rate of $10,000 year for seven years.
 Compensation Bills
 Bills by Senators Edward P. Egan and George T. Culhane, and Rep. Hugo Guastaferri, Il of Waterbury, were among workmen's compensa- ton law bills to be heard by the