The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-04
BOROUGH AWAITS
WILKES VISIT
Warden Sheridan, Harris
WhittemOre to Greet
Presidential Candidate

Naugatuck, Conn, October A.
Tentative plans for welcoming
Wendell Willkie here October 8
were made last night at a meeting
of Republican leaders. 1t is expected
Warden John j. Sheridan and
Harris Whittemore, Jr., chairman
of the Republican town committee,
will officially greet the candidate on
the outskirts of the town. The may
or of each community is usually as
signed this duty.
1t seems certain Willkie will not
talk here but will probably parade
from South Main street over Maple
to Church street, thence to Rub
Der avenue, to Water street and
then up North Church street to
Bridge street and from there to
North Main street.
The town will be decorated for
the visit, it is expected. Chief of
Police John j. Gormley will have
charge of the police work here.
Less Registered
Registration in local public
schools as of Sept. 30 was 2,285, or a
decrease TO ia from last year at the
same time, Supt. of Schools H. E.
Chittenden reported at the school
board session yesterday. There are
462 pupils in parochial schools
here, making the total attending all
schools in town, 2,747.
There are GIT in the high schools
as compared to 956 at the same
] time last year, a decrease of 80, and
there are 1868 in public elementary
schools or rs less than at the same
time last year.
The grade registration shows there
are three grades in Salem school
which have more than IS pupils,
this amount being considered an
advisable maximum last year. These
are the first grade, with 80, second
grade with 43 and fourth grade
with 81.
Supt. Chittenden reported that
interest in the evening school me-
chanical drawing, slide rule class,
As attending and two teachers being
necessary. Local factories are coop
Grating in this connection so the
classes will be AN important part Of
night school work, he said.
| An Americanization class has
strated in Beacon Falls with be-
tween 80 and 40 registering mad
some who formerly came to local
Americanization classes will attend
in Becaon Falls this year, Mr.. Chit
tenden said. He indicated Beacon
Falls had asked Mrs. Gertrude Mad
igan, director of night schools here,
for advice. Mr.. Chittenden told the
board he would confer with Beacon
Falls officials to determine just
what they want Mrs. Madigan to
do mad will report to the board.
Mrs. Madigan is full-time SUI
pervisor here. Mr.. Chittenden indi-
Gated he tried to advise the Beacon
Falls group to pay tuition for their
residents here and send them to 10
cal evening schools because the Dor
ough is better equipped in this re-
spect, but the Beacon Falls officials
felt the class should be there.
Because the superintendent will
be away on Nov. Z. it was decided to
hold the November meeting on
Thursday, October 81.
Change Hours
After tonight, there will be no
night registration of aliens at the
local post office, Postmaster Frank
T. Green said today. The response
to the night registration plan has
been very small, only q few apply
ing.
So the registration will now take
place from / p. m. to 5 p. m. A
little more than 800 aliens have reg
istered so far. Mr.. Green thinks
there are considerable more aliens
here but will check today to ascer-
attn this.