The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-03
SOUTH
BRITAIN
BRIEFS
By BILL GARRIGUS

Much local speculation centers
around the probable choice of sites
for the new consolidated school,
that is, if we ever secure such i'm
provement in Southbury township.
Local landowners are jockeying
for position and gamblers are lay
ing their bets. Outside real estate
men are said to be securing OPP
tons on desirable property close
to the center of town, in anticipa-
ton Of possible profits when the
committee Is appointed and the
site Is chosen. And almost every
body is seeking a place on that
committee.
Its difficult to get anybody in
power to commit themselves on
probable locations to be discussed
but the trend is toward a site not
far from the Oak Tree Tavern,
adjacent to the new artificial cat
tie breeding association barns and
just over the fence from the pig
gerry. Southbury is an agricultural
township and q modern console
dated sch0Olhouse near the bull
pen and the shote corral would be
a happy choice indeed. The All
youngsters could then have prac-
tical demonstrations of stock pro-
duction, feeding, and judging;
they could also spend happy hours
listening to discussions about the
prices of various farm cOmmodi-
ties. Some people have stated that
this proposed site might be too
near the Oak Tree Tavern but
they forget that this structure is
an historic landmark and was
once the property Of Wallace Nut
ting and Ira Hawkins, two Of
Southbury's outstanding taxpayers.
John BarleycOrn was once buried
i'm that underground wine cellar
near the tavern. General George
Washington rode along the very
road these children win pass on
their way TO and from thu new
school and Tip Hail has. often
wandered down the lane toward
High Bridge to sleep under the
trees that border the river. The
town could do worse, and 1t may.
Joe Evarts recently shot great
horned owl that was feeding on
the Lone Rangers chickens. Some
people bemoan the slaughter Of
owls and hawks, but they have
never tried chicken raising near a
woodlot.
One hundred thousand cubic
yards Of gravel will be required to
fill the hole sco0ped out at the
new sewage disposal plant ON the
training school property i'm Pierce
Hollow. Local sand-bank owners
are fishing for this business but
they might save their effort. Ru-
NOR has 1t that this gravel will be
trucked over from Bethel, just as
the sand used on the job was.
New Haven County gravel prob
ably will not prove satisfactory.
Fairfield County dirt, hauled sew
eraI miles, seems to be in high
favor.
Things were different when
Speedy & Swift ran the black
smith shop over near the Post Of
flee and Miss Nickerson dictated
the style from her little dress
making establishment. County
lines counted for something, those
days, and the only chance a man
had to travel to Fairfield County
without exciting suspicion was
during Danbury Fair Week. If
anyone had dared to suggest the
importation of gravel from a
neighboring county, he would have
been run out of town.
Miss Hattie Downs recently lost
the trigger finger from her left
hand at the trap shop. Reports to
this desk are that Miss Downs was
injured ON power press. Our
sympathy goes out to this fine
woman and we hope that her re-
c0very is rapid. Miss Downs is
left-handed and she has the kind
est heart in South Britain.
Rising costs of rations worries
the limited income group here.
Bread has gone to eleven cents a
loaf, except for the punk delivered
by pedlar trucks from Naugatuck.
(The trucks sell at 3 for 25c.) Joe
Evarts claims that Naugatuck
bread is a superior product too. /.
Whenever the subject of grub
comes up somebody Is sure to re-
late the story of Jake Somers and
his trip South. Jake tried to get
a job in Dixie but he failed. On
the way back, he fell in with one
of these peanut munchers and
heard the story Of the superior
nourishment and energy packed
into the grubby little nuts. Jake
got so interested that he went
over to store and ordered a dol
lars worth of peanuts. The store
keeper disappeared into the back
room and finally came out drag
ging two bushel bags Of peanuts.
Jake cut his order in half. .(Local
" we pay five cents for about
four ounces Of peanuts. Jake says
it's because of the high cost Of
distribution but that doesn't make
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