The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-12

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Newton Post, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars, served In the u. 8. Navy,
and has never been known to
climb even o cherry tree since.
When one Of Charley's chickens
takes 10 roosting out, les ten to
one that he win hire . local kid
TO climb and rescue the biddy.
Smoky Jensen is touring YER
mont. We got a postcard from
him the other day with picture
Of q Green Mountain catamolint
on It. II that cat will keep In the
thickets while Smoky Is browsing
around, 1t may save Its pelt.
Nate Beardsley and Cap are
burning plenty Of powder trying
TO ret q few woodchuclks. The
Chucks are just beyond shotgun
range and not quite properly To-
Gated for good rifle shooting. At
ter Nate and Cap get worn out,
Percy BeardsIey will cuddle his
tanned cheek against the comb Of
the stock ON an army rifle and
woodchucks will desist, cease, and
give up the ghost. Percy, You
know, managed TO kill enough
Germans 70 win q Congressional
Medal Of Honor for one Alvin
York, an over-stuffed gentleman
who Is now having q movie made
Of his exploits. Percy doesn't say
q word, but his friends are wait
ing for that movie. There's be a
yelp from Connecticut that will
loosen the barn door hinges on
York's Blue Ridge Mountain home
unless . lanky guy named Boards
ley gets the spot, too.
News filters through from the
Buzzard,s Bay region that FASH
ionable yachctsmen are taking
sailing lessons from Dana Lewis,
one Of the Bullet kids who spends
most Of his time at Pootatuck.
Dana Is sailing fast and clean
with Commodore Ffske's little
Kitty" He already has several
wins to his credit. When Dana
returns to the Housatonic, we
are going to get Charley the
Fisherman to riS a tarpaulin for
q sail on the carp boat and hold
q regatta.
Early one morn about . week
back, and far into the night, rus
tic haytossers heard strains Of
melody from . calliope over Coed
Hin way. Slim Summers and
company were hammering out
music from . tiny motor driven
steam piano mounted on . Ford
pickup. The music ratified the
leaves ON trees at Newtown Green
and scared o mother robin into
flying South. Devon cows ut Nate
Beardsley's sat back ON their
launches In rapt amazement.
Nate lost tally on the number Of
glasses Of sweet cider required to
keep the mechanical organ In OPP
Grafton, because Nate was the OBJ
ject Of this concert.
) Like the circus music of old,
Sims ear-piercing VIII istles
tootled out Wash The Irish Wo-
man." Turkey In The Straw"
and "Tipperary." Fair ladies ac-
Slim and danced on
the greensward In Mates front
yard. Batch Pond came along and,
when q transport ship went over
on regular schedule, Batch open
ed the valves wide and made the
pilot swoop low to listen-in. The
mail was late In Frisco, but all
hands had a swell time. We need
more steam pianos. Thanks, Slim,
for the best concert we've heard
this side Of the Atlantcil
Tony the Barber claims we've
libeled him. He says that he us
ually advises children to spend
more money on Ice cream cones
and less ON fireworks. Tony sold
out but the distribution was broad
and not . single child reported
injuries. Right now, Mr.. Candida
is working nights selling tickets
for the Benefit Dance to be given
by the VFW on Wednesday, July
18th, with Swede Stolt doing the