The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
SOUTH
BRITAIN
BRIEFS
BY BILL cARRIous


Harold Benedict, the only ex-
marine member Of Newton Post,
No. 1907, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars, was thrown from o mule
during the Burro Ball Game on
Sunday evening and fractured his
collar bone. Although the mules
were especially rugged this year,
Marine Benedict was the only
casualty. Racebrook Mike Kle-
sitz displayed his usual disregard
for the feelings OF the creatures
by pushing one OF them around
the bases. The Veterans defeat
ed the woodbury. Firemen by O
score OF 4 to 3.
Noteworthy Ut this recreatlonal
event was the patronage from New
York, Massachusetts, and Yer.
mont. Local support was encour.
aging, despite the parking limita.
tlons, Only one Southbury town
official was seen In the crowd,
Third Seleotman Johnny Reyn.
0lds, the boss OF Kettletown Hill.
Sam Pierce attended the ball
game and reported that "engin-
GERS" were busily trying to get up
steam In the new power plant at
the training school, Black smoke
was seen floating lazily over the
top OF that tall stack In the val
ley, 80 II looks as II the boilers
had not been stolen yet. (prob-
ably because they are too large
for domestic use,)
Constable Mike Klesltz has pur-
chased o new pr0wl car. Grimm
oils here knew Mikes old vehicle
NO well they could recognize II by
the sound Of the exhaust. Many
local citizens think the township
should purchase o police car,
since II has proven impossible 10
pay the o0nstabulary. We could
get plenty Of advertising with q
classy speedster, lettered with
foot-high white letters on q red
background. Constable Klesitz
doesn't expect any such luck but
no plans TO buy n spot light with
o red lens out or his own pocket.
Every evening lately, the towns
folks have awakened to the sounds
OF heavy firing on the hills be-
hind the Charley Bradley Place.
Moonlight Is excellent, luna moths
are flying, whip-poor-wills are
out, but It's lot too warm for
venison. We haven't had an OPP
portunity TO check on the shoot
Ing but the sound Is not unlike
that Of o shotgun loaded with
slugs.
The biggest string Of 0ut.of.
season bass taken thus far was
displayed by o New Haven for
eigner who flshed under the but.
tonball trees down P0otatuek
way. The game warden usually
keeps an eye on the location but
last Sunday the Elm City sport
stole o march and lifted plenty
Of Illegal fish. Bass are spawning.
Remember the expose OF finag-
ling In Louisiana? Remember
how Jinglo-Money Smith went 10
jail because q local yokel saw q
truekload OF building material de-
livered TO o private Job when II
was purchased for O state build
Ing projeet9 Well, another
W,P.A. supervisor" has been ar
rested at the new Connecticut
Training School Job and tho
check-up here Is almost Identical
with the start OF the Louisiana
miX-up, Lumber Is sometimes full
OF slivers for the unwary.
It's funny about lumber Z.
Folks used 20 cut over the line
when they ran sawmill Jobs, think
Ing they could get away with Il.
Other careless w0odsmen some.
times clipped o few extra tele-
phone poles OF railroad ties from
beside the way without making
inquiry as to ownership. Oe-
caslonally o rustic might drive up
70 the wrong pile at the sawmill
and load up o mess OF oak plank
that he claimed was mistaken for
hemlock. Lumber and poles and
ties caused o lot OF trouble for
old-timers hereab0uts. Maybe
that explains why our natives are
80 careful about timber. Only
once In q blue moon does q local
person get involved In timber
theft. Our local lumber yard
doesn't even have q fence around
II. We know instinotively that
when lumber Is missing, It's an
outside Job.