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

Naugatuck, Conn.,, October A. Tentative plans for welcoming Wendell Willkie here October g were made last night at a meeting of Republican leaders. It 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.
 It 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 2,2S5, or 8 decrease fo 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 917 in the high schools as compared to 956 at the same 1 time last year, decrease of 39, and there are 1868 in public elementary schcools or 75 less than at the same time last year.
 The grade registration shows there are three grades in Salem school which have more than 35 pupils, this amount being considered an advisable maximum last year. These are the first grade, with 39, second grade with 43 and fourth grade with 37.
 Supt. Chittenden reported that interest in the evening school me chanical drawing, slide rule class, 45 attending and two teachers being necessary. Local factories are coop erating 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 30 and 40 registering mad some who formerly came to local AmericaniZation classes will attend in Becaon Falls this year, MT. Chti- tenden said. He indicated Beacon Falls had asked Mrs. Gertrude Mad igan, director of night schools here, for advice. MT. 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 a full-time su- pervisor here. MT. Chittenden indi- cated he tried to advise the Beacon Falls group to pay tuition for their residents here and send them to To- cal evening schools because the bor- 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. ', it was decided to hold the November meeting on Thursday, October 31.
 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 few apply ing.
 So the registration will now take place from 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. A little more than 600 aliens have reg istered so far. MT. Green thinks there are considerable more aliens here but will check today to ascer- atln this.