The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-06
Testimony Of Cops
 Aids In Conviction
 Of Main Street Man
Double Funeral Tomorrow Afternoon for MT. and Mrs Frank Jones Chemical Company Fire Does $zOO
 Damage James Mahan Released from Hospital
NAUG GATUcK

Naugatuck, Feb. 6.-Manuel Lewis, 32, of 50 South Main street was found guilty of violation of the Hulior control act, section 1081, in borough court today and fined $1O0 aud costs of $8.26 and placed on probaticr for two months.
 Testimony by Patrolmen Ray mond Carson, Wilfred Evon, John Hanley and James Fenton was pre- sented today to the effect that on numerous occasions persons, not Portuguese, had been seen entering the building where MT. Lewis keeps a Portuguese boarding house. They were in a sober or near-sober state when they entered and on leaving, they were in a semi-intoxicated or intoxicated condition, the officers said.
 Patrolman Hanley saw man leaving there carrying 8 paper bag which was filled with something he said. They told of complaints of liquor sales there having been received.
 Lewis said that he often enter tained friends there, and his story pictured himself as boumtiful host who not orly gave his friends liquor but also food. He said he had American as well as Portuguese friends visiting there. He said the cash register in the place was in- frequently used and said the money found in it by the raiding off cers was change from an install- ment payment his cook had made for him last Saturday.
 He said that he was giving a friend drink on the occasion when Chief John Gormley paid an m- expected visit to the place and said he took back the liquor and glass when he thought 1t did not seem proper to serve liquor when the chief was present.
 Judge Thomas R. Neary told Lewis his explanation was inadequate at certain points.
 Double Funeral
 A double funeral for MT. and Mrs Frank Jones of Platts Mills will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at the Alderson funeral home. 2Ol Meadow street, Naugatuck and Rev Edward R. Hance, pastor of the Naugatuck Congregational church will officiate. Burial will be In Riverside cemetery, Waterbury at the convenience of the family.
 MT. Jones died Saturday and his wife. Alice (Platt) Jones, 60, d1eo last night at the Waterbury hos pftal. She was born in Waterbury the daughter of the late Alfred 5 Platt and Eugenie (Nettleton) Platt
 Mrs. Jones was taken to the hos pital yesterday afternoon. She had lived in Platts Mills most of her life and was member of the Nauga- tuck Congregational church. She leaves several cousins.
 Friends may call at the funeral home tonight.
 To Visit Plant
 The Naugatuck Rotary club will make a tour of the Naugatuck Chemical company plant tomorrow afternoon. A dinner will be held at Halls restaurant at noon as usual and at 1 D. m. the group will go to the Chemical plant.
 The local clubs bowlers recently defeated the pinmen Of the water bury Rotary club.
 Meet Tonight
 A meeting of the literature and dramatic art department of the Nauoat,,ck Woman,S club will be held at 8 o'clock tonight at the home of Mrs. Martin F. Lynn, 27 Walnut street. Mrs. Seymour Zonn will be chairman for the session and Miss Helen McDonough, de- partment chairman will present her. The subject will be, Victorian Artists" and Miss Helen G. Moroney will read paper on the Victorian period and Mrs. Philip Paul will tell of writers of this period.
 To Read Report
 Mrs, Norris Follett will read her annual report as United Thank Of- fering secretary at the meeting of the Womens Auxiliary to be held at St. Michael's parish house on Ash wednesday, February 7th at 3 p. m Mrs. Frederick Stahl, vice-president, will preside. Chapter three of Homeland Harvest" will be dis cussed. Reports will be made by can- vassers for the Lenten box, which this year will be sent to St. Mi chael's Mission at Ethete, Wyoming Rev. Hector Thompson and a large staff have at Ethete a church school and dairy. Indian children are taught regular lessons. Girls and women have training in home hy- giene. Boys learn carpentry. Men take part in dairy and other farm work.
 Cast of Play
 The three act farce Aunt Tillie Goes To Town" to be presented by the Congregational Parish Players