The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-04
Hot Words Between
Board Members And
Residents, Snapped
Dr. Charles Kennedy Denies Calling PrOtesters Hill
Billies'; Secret Meetings FIayed By Newspaper
man; Resident Claims Children .ManhandIeG
NAUG TUG K
Correspondent: VIM J. Baxter-PhOns NaugatuCk sS4s

Naugatuck, Oct. 3-FIaring tenn
pers and hot words featured the
meeting of the board of education
yesterday afternoon. The board did
not change its stand on the closed
Pond Hill and Millville schools, and
the large group of residents Of those
sections who attended the session,
returned home disappointed and
disgruntled.
AL the arguments offered by the
protesting group could not make the
majority of the board alter their
stands. The hectic meeting was eli
NAKED by an argument about the
"hill-billy" remark which Albert
Mai, chairman Of the committee
representing the protesters, had
said he heard DR.. Charles Kennedy
make after the previous meeting Of
the board.
Mrs. Frank Anderson of Millville
asked, why were we called hill
billies? We pay taxes in town. I
think there should be an apology
for that. We have tried to be de-
cent and we have not been sarcas-
TIC"
DR.. Kennedy said he mad been
told the remark was attributed to
him and asked who said he had
made it. Mr.. Mai said, II heard you
say it." d.. Kennedy asked, did
you ever hear me make remark
that the people of Millville were
hill-billies?"
Mr.. Mai said DR.. Kennedy did not
mention Millville residents but said,
wait until those hill-billies hear
about this" and Mai inferred the
alleged remark was meant to ap-
ply to Millville people, he said.
When DR.. Kennedy asked him yes
terday who had been with the doc
tor when the remark was made, Mr..
Mai said Mrs. ValeSca DowneS,
board member was near him.
Denies Hearing Remark
DR.. Kennedy then asked Mrs.
Downes if he ever made the remark
to her, and she said she did not re-
call ever hearing DR.. Kennedy say
ing this or anything like it.
DR.. Kennedy tfcu denied he ever
made the remark. He said If he had
he would apologize but stressed he
did not make it.
Mai angrily replied, Surely I
wouldn't put myself before the pub
lilo as an idiot by saying DR.. Ken
nsdy said such a thing If he had
not." He said DR.. Kennedy did not
know he was standing outside the
door at the time the alleged remark
was made.
Chairman Emil Mannweiler said
he knew of no good reason why
ANYBODY should make such remark
and said there was certainly moth
ing at the previous meeting to war
rant it.
Asks About Interest
DR.. Kennedy then asked Mr.. Mai
DO you really have the interests of
the children of Millville at heart or
is it because of the $10,500 in salary
that your family has drawn from
the school Department. tMr. MATS
mother has been janitor of the Mill
vile school for a number of years.
DR.. Kennedy indicated the Mai
family has also benefited by sale of
some supplies such as wood to the
school department in s!le past.
nv Maj aroused nv This question
soid ~ have tbe interests of the
,~ao,,,a onJ chiIJran If Millvi,la OF
beortn rIe seid his ,,arants work ad
herd for what thew made and gave
aa-ero,,s,v nf enu s,,nnlies 80
NJ aIderso,, ~ Siliyille said that
Mr.. Mai was chosen by the protest
80 saas1 +ha rost ord did NOT want
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R.rs Secret Meetings
Holm nav of Millville water
h,,rv rewsna herman CHARGED that
in condrcting secret meetinps such
~ hoard heId ~, Auo,,st 90 he
fore 1T If onened its official session is
Mt ssttipo GOOD examnle to the
neo,,Ie ~ 3ba children of the town
he osted chairnan Mannveiler
NV +ha hoard mot sacretIv Mr.
NTarrma;,ar sa;d he doas not know
If anv oroanization that doesr not
,roet ;,,forr,o1Iu ot tir,as He said
If is done hv ind1,strial f.rms Mr.
nav esLed + directors keen secrets
from, stockbolders. Mr. Mannweiler
SaiJ stcoLhoIders elect directors he
HQ1iSn thew trust them and II tneV
are not Satisfied thew have the
right to vote them out.
referring To the secret meetings
of the hoard Mr. Dalv said. sIt isn't
the American wav IS ft2" Mann
weller said at don't Know inst what
vo,, mean. Mr. Dalv replied. "S,lre
Vol, know what I meann He said
that meetings m the closing of the
Peidville school in Waterburv were
conducted in nubiic
sThe hoard should null aside the
curtains and come ont in the open"
he said said Mr. Mannweiler said that
the members Ike to discuss things
whan somethinc comes IN and find
ont each others oninions on IT,
Mr. Dalv said he ,,nderstood two
members Of the board had poposed