The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-13

A~A@@AAA0N established around the water tub in Woodbury by Traffic Patrolman Reichenhaeh. The past week end was featured by unusually busy patrol work in the village up the valley.
 Rumor has 1t that our Second Selectman has seen the proper persons 2 about the position as st0rekeeper at the new State Training School.
 pootatuck residents have moved to the second floor in anticipation of the spring freshets, life belts have been issued, and boats are ready.
 Noteworthy advertising by the public. utility just over the line in Newt0wn makes an effort to ex- plain why customers were without service during the recent ice storm. Our Bob Drakely doesn't advertise but he puts the lines in shape quickly. The same is true for the Woodbury telephone out- fit. Folks aren't particularly inter. ested in reasons why service Is discontinued. They are vitally interested in securing thirty days service for every monthly bill.
 MT. Hollister Sage, writing his Florida letter, reports on condi- tions along the Tamiami Trial" bewails the passing of the Miami orchestra, says his bird bath froze over an eighth of an inch and generally deplores the inadequate heating arrangements. (Wonder if Hollister ever heard of the fel- low who sold house with rad- iators stood in the corners to sim. ulate central heating?) Mir. Sage states that one of his Florida friends has lost several thousand jacaranda trees. Jacarandas. are
 great stuff but we've always fav. ored white oaks and sugar naples, Frost doesn't worry these Yankee trees.
 A recent scouting expedition discovered at least three deerskins in the Pomperaug River. Game wardens are working in pairs, since the snow came, but the deer have tough sledding just the same.
 When a couple of city sports men were discovered fishing in a posted trout brook the other day, 8 helpful neighbor phoned the watchman to ask him why he didn't chase them off ."Oh, those fellerS come out almost every Sat- uAday," the watchman said. T al- wRys let 'em fish until they've got a good mess before l take the trout away" Crust Yankee to think things through, and to find 8 way to secure Sunday dinner without too much effort.)
 An exceptionally efficient fin. teriOr telephone exchange has been installed In the SOuthbury Bafbershop. Tony bought the out. fit for his children but 1t worked SO good he uses it himself.
 Tony Candido has two mounted deer heads for sale. A Long Is- land gentleman left them here more than a year ago., The local demand for deer heads is limited, unless the deer is attached.
 Housewives are complaining about burning ereen wood. Only the very thriftiest farmers have enough dry wood ahead. The cold weather has been tough on wood. piles, too.
 A letter arrives from Helen Pierpont who Is now turning the corner on her around the -world- tour. Miss Pierpont writes from Bali, an island down in the Dutch East Indies, where people never worry much about clothing, where woodpiles last forever, and where the dancing girls are a dime a dozen. Bali is swell corner, all right, but Swede Stolt's Hayseed- CTS can play those colored dance bands under the table, ham and eggs take the priority over rice fritters, and the core of e frozen cider barrel will make a king out of any man, until the morning after. South Britain has 1t over Bali like tent.
 RumOr has it that one of our White Russians has shipped for Finland. Unless the dope is wrong, he better fly over if he expects to arrive in time to participate in the fighting. Maybe our Russian just got tired of waiting for spring, or. for . certified snow blow to clear 2 path to his wigwam i'm Chur. aevka on the Pomperaug. FIRE DESTROYS
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