The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08

HG AWASA4nhHAtAAAA nAAA &t0 CCO- vile spent the better part of a half day sealing the scraggy lodges at old High Rock Grove seeking holes in rocks where Inc dians pounded their corn before the days of prepared breakfast foods. Years ago, Mir. ecoville saw the old depressions and has wanted to try to locate them ever since. George got pretty well fagged-out before they gave up the job. The holes are still missing.
 Extra heavy lamb crops at Groves Farm and at Lyman Greens. ClumpS of Dutchmen's Britches beside the road below the
 bridge. Julius Ludorf reporting Che destruction of a flat headed adder with Q toad in- side. A city fisherman catching dace In the Pomperaug. All these are signs of spring that we cannot deny or explain away. Some peo. pie have even taken off their red flannels and a few brave souls have planted their potatoes.
 The swastika did fly over South Britain in spite of our Town Meeting. The Won Hindenberg, later toasted on the Jersey flats, paid this vale a visit and travelled so slowly over the town that most folks thought Hitler had ordered the ship to take pictures. Maybe there's something to 1t. Perhaps Adolph has got Us plotted for a swift rubout when he moves into the United States, but he will pull in his horns when the rifiemen from squaw Rock unlimber and prepare for action. If we could loan Norway just ono of those marksmen, the Norsemen could win back their independence with even less effort than they lost 1t. All they would have to do for our man would be to keep him in ain- rnunition, tote out Q jot Of cider, and have plenty of baked beans ready for him at the clcse of the day.
 Eddie vreem has tough luck near Condon's Store. Not so long, ago, Edd.e skidded into the gaso- line tank and knocked 1t for . loop. Just the other day he ran over . dog In the same place.
 Helen and Edward LaNole, stars of the Jumbo Show, have come through the winter with their usual good nature and are enjoy ing the beauty of Peaceful Valley and the congratulations of their many friends. Since Ed Coer fixed the road from Pootatuck to the valley, the LaNoles can get out to civilization unassisted and their several friends can get into the wilds to see them.
 Ed LaNolc was born in The Dalles, Oregon. His people went west In the covered wagon days Sought 1njuns, wrestied hard with stubborn soil for their grub. Ed grew up and started in the show business. Ills toughest wres- tllng has been with the agents and with . guy named John Q. Public who Is hard to please. Ed won more often than he lost but he is . little weary Of Jumping from one stand to the next, so he has made his pitch here with us. Bird sOngs and the music of . lively brook are the overture every day in Peaceful Valley, . place where two flnc show folks grow grace fully mature. The LaNOles have the whole backdrop of the Poota. tuck Country as the setting for their show, and their spotlight today Is the mellow moon. It's . clnch that their present billing IS the grandest they have ever known.
 On still nights, when the Flat Hill herd IS grazing on the south end of the pasture at Housatonic farms residents of Peaceful Valley hear strange music indeed. Swiss herdsman at Flat Hill has strap ped Swiss cowbells on every heifer at the biggest dairy in Southbury. On Q quiet night the music Of those bells can be heard down here on Main street. The next time that Swiss goes home. we're going to ask him to bring Lloyd Fowler 6 new church bell.