The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-17

Deer Oh the hillSideS ana not
u game warden within 30 miles,
What more could an actor ask
iorP
ITS fun 10 no In there today and
10 look over the old broadsldes,
tho programs, and the pictures
saved after years ON the road. The
folks arc wholesome and honesti
they always gave q dollars worth
Of entertainment for every buck
paid ut the gate. They've kept
thc habit, despite the falling Of
their profession 20 provide. Some
day, when the weathcr's right
maybe well 20 In there and sign
un one or two acts for the P0mp-
eraug Circuit. Theatrical talent
doesn't fade u bit with the years
In Peaceful Valley.
Years back, q Mr.. Ford lived over
near the BridgeWater line where
the Peterson estate now unfurls at.
tractive awnings, Ford was n
Methodist, and top dog IN his
class. That gentleman drove
hundreds OF miles each year Just
10 attend meetings and TO relate
his experiences as q poor wan.
derer who sought guidance and
cheer In the church, Ford could
have been O pretty good preach
or, II he had gone to Yale or
some other jerkwater college. He
could rouse the rabble to the
point where they put nickels In
stead OF pennies into the contri-
button box. When folks saw the
tears stream down Ford's honest
face, they reached for that extra
half dime they'd been saving for
q package OF Honest Long Out.
Methodists who are still with
IN remember Mr.. Ford's delivery
and the bold methods employed
for personal advertising. Once,
smarting under the lash Of q
typically New England conscience,
after cheating the hired man,
this worthy citizen prayed, "Oh,
Lord! I don't own from sea TO
sea, like you do, but do own from
river 10 river" -. and Ford
went ON from there 70 try TO
square himself with the world.
or course this gentleman farmer
lived long, long ago, before the
days Of defective hospitals and
WPA. He worked honestly for q
living and never depended on
handouts. We wonder what he
would pray for n he lived today"
They arc grading at night at the
new state Training school. Night
is the only time when 1t Is pos
sible to level off the land Without
killing a few slumbering workers"
affiliated with the Works Pro-
jects Administration. eyes, you've
guessed 1t. They grade by ma
chinery because 1t Is cheaper
than hand work under present
conditions)
Lew StiIIson, Oakie Harrison,
and Herb Warner could move more
art and do Il faster than three
busloads Of the type Of labor
supplied at the hospital Job these
days.
The only difficulty we'd have
would be to get them together
without q quarrel or to get
them to declare themselves desti-
tute enough to qualify for pauper
relief.
Citizens are considering pass
ing the hat for a rest room and
comfort station for the Bridge
Plaza section Of town where bus
drivers used to spend their spare
moments. The nuisance will prob
ABLY be somewhat abated as che
WPA rolls are trimmed between
now and June first and fewer
busses are used TO transport
.workers' from far distant towns.
Our health officials are reported
as concerned over the situation
with the coming OF warmer
weather. The least the state
could do for The township would
be 70 furnish the necessary faciIi-
eles for these men who are evi.
IDENTIFY not allowed 20 walt for
their passengers any nearer The
hOsnital Job.