The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-16
SOUTH BRITAIN BRIEFS

An alien seeking work asked If
 no could not make Q pass at the job Of assistant 5aaintainancc en- gi1eer ct the new State Training School. lie was informed that his status would be improved If he took out citizenship papers but he came right back with an answer that shows how lax we can be. This newcomer informed us that he had been on the job ct high wages for more than q year, that the contractor had imported win- dow washers from Pennsylvania, and that c certain foreman on construction also failed to estab. fish his status as an American citizen. (ConnecticutS that way, about c lot Of things. Our taxpay. CTS are unemployed while outsid- CTS and even aliens grab the soft caah.)
 Political rumblings sre heard in the village. Europe can have her waFp and Washington can worry
 ab0ut who will win tho Dutch East Indies, but what we gre most concerned with is how little town
 ships gre voting . few months hence,
 The low auto license numbers are as popular As ever but the prize cases Of ham ariBtocracy are the initial number plate fans. Lately, we've seen c few license plates with four letters end we've wondered if they cost more? Tho guy who tackg his initials on Q gas
 buggy probably caryes them on trees, too, or displays them iil var. ious public places. What we ad. nlire most Is the conservative party who manages his ego and goes about his business without too many trumpets and too much sounding brass. Such 6 person is easier to live with, steadier on the trigger and c more useful citizen.
 Locai Veterans Of Foreign Wars ase taking limbering exercises. Plans gre affect to stage smother slam.bang game of donkey base. ball The mules spent the winter in tho South, just like some of eur leading citizens, and we un- deFstsnd they will appear here in June with ears pinned back and tails held close.
 The road gangs are still busy. Gravel has been hauled into mud holes where formerly nothing but last autumn's leaves were used for fill. Townsfolk who failed to get work on the Training School job have been favored with temporary employment. Generally, the res. idents in outlying areas are fairly content but an occasional tax payer wants to know if the town collected from that contractor who ruined the Purchase Hill Road with his tractor. More roads have been spoiled in this town during the past year than we can afford to repair in the next ten years. Perhaps we could introduce a special bill in the next General Assembly to have the State make good the damage?
 The James Cassidy Farm was sold to the State of Connecticut for m even Sl8,O0O. That price in. cluded all buildings. The farm house was in good order and re- pair, except for . needed coat of paint. News is now broadcast in the village that an appropriation Of about sl6,00O has been set aside for Che renovation of the Cassidy house. Economy can be found i'm the dictionary.
 A stranger came to town and sought Mulberry Corner. On what was once the corner, is 6 farm plant complete to the last detail. Shady lanes are now gravel roads. Where lush pasture once nour- ished contented COWS. the top- soil has been buried and the last green thing destroyed. The stran- Ter asked Purchase Hill lady for directions. "Where is Mulberry Corner?" the new arrival asked. Our neighbor wiped away a trans lent tear and replied. Mulberry Corner Is gone with the wind"
 That's what we pay for progress. The prettlest azaIeas in New Ha- ven County used to grow where the sItra.modern piggeFy now stands: h, what ls now a Smud-hole, marsh spread . carpet of gold. Mature gets . knockout punch when you bring In Che bulldozers and level off what used Co be att lractive terrain. You'lI find no whlp-poor- shoes at what used le be Mulberry Corners, and vi0- lets don't grew In . hog wallow or Dn . gravel fill