The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-13
Fire Essay Winners
Recipients Of Prizes
MacMilln and WinkIer Make Presentations to School
Students Theriaults Given Dinner Party


Wolcott, Oct. 13-LieutenantS Paul
Mac Millin and Joseph Winkler of
the Wolcott volunteer fire depart
ment visited all local schools yes
terday and spoke to the pupils on
fire prevention and awarded the
prizes donated by Judge Layton Rose
and the rest by The fire department
for the best posters and essays on
fire prevention.
The judges, Judge Layton Rose
Franklin Browne and r. G. Stell met
Friday night and selected the win
ners.
At the South, Center and North
schools they showed movies Of the
state firemen's convention, Worlds
Fair, fire and police field day in VOL
colt and Benson's animal farm in
New Hampshire. At South, Wood
tick, Center and North schools they
spoke to the pupils ON fire preven-
ton and what to do In case of a
fire. A fire drill was held at each
school, conducted by the two fire.
men, who also took pictures at all
the schools. The prizes were award
ed as follows:
South school-Essay: ], Peggy
Bowen 2, Nathan Belcher, 3, Charles
Ney. Poster: /, Robert Overbaugh,
2, Margaret Boutellier; 3, Richard
Birdsall.
North school--Essay: /, Barbara
Green; 2, Margaret MARS; 3, Alice
Boynton. Poster: /, Nancy Lyon; 2,
Edward Stryeski; 3, Frances Alamo.
Center school-Essay: I, Edna
Woodin; 2, Richard Homewood; 3,
Thomas Latina. Poster: /, John Lat
ina; 2, Josephine Bronson; 3, Wilfred
Warner.
Woodtick school-Essay: /, Mar
jory Andrews; 2. Constance German;
3, Sammy Latina. Poster: /, Tommy
Rozdilski; 2, Betty Andrews; 3,
Sydney Smith.
Fair Starts Tomorrow
Wolcott fair will be Saturday and
Sunday. Saturday a fife, drum and
bugle meet will be hel don the fair
grounds with corps from all over
the state competing for trophies.
Sunday an open field horse show
will be held superintendent by DR..
Richard Gilyard and Leo Beck Of
the Hobby Horse stables In Water
town. Ribbons will be awarded.
There will also be the usual display
Of canned goods, baked food,
needlework, art, etc. The Wolcott
volunteer fire department will fur
nish music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Theriault of
Milldale, formerly of Wocott, were
given surprise dinner Saturday
night at the Chase Country club In
honor Of their 50th wedding ami
versary. One hundred and fifty
friends and relatives attended. Mr..
and Mrs. Theriault were married at
st. AIMS church, Waterbury, Octo-
Der 8, 1889. They held open house
all day Sunday at which time they
received the good wishes Of many
friends and relatives.
Chicken Pie Supper
The Wolcott Congregational
church will give a chicken pie sup
per in Beecher Memorial hall Oc-
tober 25th from 6 to 8 p. m. Mrs.
Henry Norton is chairman Of the
committee and will be assisted by
Mrs. Charles Rogers and a commit
tee to be named later. Alfred Ger
man has charge Of the tickets.
The Woodtick ent-Teacber as
ISOLATION will sponsor card party
in the school October Is, at 8 p. m.
There will be a prize at each table
and refreshments served following
the card playing. The committee
In charge are Frederick Megin.
chairman, Charles Browne, Robert
Lyon, James Stierle, Mrs. Earl Sny-
der, Mrs. Edith German and Mrs.
Howard Kraft.
Rev. F. E. Bolster Of Brooklyn. N.
Y, will preach at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday at the IL
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