The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-15

appointed Harold Hennessey To
act as Service Officer for 1910.
Shades were drawn tight on
Monday evening and only people
with business 10 transact went
out-of-do Republicans figured
that the Democrats were Matching
up something, and the Democrats
were Just as sure that the Repub-
leans we're trying 10 pull q fast
one. Ths atmosphere was charged
with suspense and not q single
fisherman was seen on the Pomp-
eraug trying TO catch short trout
after dark. II anybody had touch
cd off fire alarm on Monday
evening, some nervous soul would
have phoned for the militia.
About daylight on Tuesday, one
o. our devil-may-carc hired men
rolled through the village and
split the gray dawn with rlbald
song. A dog barked Oh Rattle
snake and that big horned owl In
Paradise gave one last boot before
sun-up. School buses arrived as
usual, making one trip for the
medlum-sizcd kids and another
for the moppctS, The bread truck
arrived and the driver banked
around Oh McCarthys Store
porch. Bill Wilcox started delivery
on his milk route and the yellow,
black, blue, and red buses rolled
IN from everywhere bringing
workers 10 the Job UP tho valley
where local help seldom finds en-
ployment. Then the news was out.
When those buses came back
10 South Britain, instead Of park
Ing down al the Bridge Plaza
near the old Charley Bradley
Place, every last bus kept right
on rolling until they came TO an
open lot beyond Town Clerk
Hubbell's. Parking with great
care, these giant carryalls lined
UP IN formation not far from Nate
Evart's sand pit, we'll clear OF the
populated section OF Britain and
adjacent 10 roads leading 10 all
points OF the compass, The trans
poftation folks weren't taking any
chances getting caught when the
bomberS flew over. GtS d good
idea too. There's no share or no
rest room facilities ~ Bridge
Plaza.
No Enthusiasm
The bus drivers lacked their
usual spirit and enthusiasm, IN
stead Of pitching horseShoes, most
Of the boys started tuning up
their motors, busting off the cush-
Ions, or doing something useful.
Occasionally, q lone figure would
emerge from bus, GLANCE upward
81 the low clouds, and then wan
der about Ike Plymouth Rock
rooster seeking grubS In chip dirt
near the woodpIle.
John King drove brIskly past,
A State Highway tuck arrived
and men with tools I'm oaded III
Bridge Plaza and started faklng
the bare surface OF the g,aVel till
TO remove all tracks and make the
place less conspicuous from aloft.
A farmer who had Just spread
lime on his land crankGd up the
tractor and buzzed about harrow
ing the white dust into the soil.
Dump trucks arrived with black
dirt 10 spread over the light yell
low gravel at the bridge. CAREFUL
ly planned camouflage parties
busted themselves making South
Britain look like Naugatuck. These
men spread out wide, like fellows
with O purpose and not IKE reo.
pie trying 10 XII Time. Paw earth
on cut banks WAS leveled aad rak-
ed until " showed up darker. "
was q pleasure 10 see men actual
ly working again and not making
u pass at the Job. Nobody hung
up any signs advertising the ma
turc Of this project because this
was serious and not made work"
Every precaution was taken
with more corporation than
we've seen here since the last vot-
Ing. Not soul took any chances,