The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-06
SOUTH
BRITAIN
BRIEFS
NJ nlr.L 0ARRIous

fts noteworthy that the findings
u that boys body IN the Aousa-
tonic river was accomplished BY an
experienced rlverman, Paul Pro.
kopy made The discovery. The lad
tell from the cliff Ut Lovers Leap,
on Saint Patrlcks Day and the body
was found On June Srd, The grue.
some part Of the episode was that
the body was taken 10 Doctor
Green's, next door 10 Bullet Hill
school, while school was still IN
session.
res hard 10 please everybody.
when Judge Hlceck he'd court 81
The eOuth Britain Town Hall On
Tuesday last, , state trooper hur-
rled from Che couFt room with the
exclamation, sometimes II dOesnt
pay 70 even get up In The morn
lngl"
Getting up In the morning here
Is now q genuine pleasure. Birds
make so much noise In South Brit.
air chat q man couldn't sleep late
II he 70 desired. Our birds are reg
ular early.rlsers. They are usually
able 10 anticipate the rising Of the
sun over Rattlesnake by n good
hour, but they make Just rs much
fuss about II az though every sun.
rise was something brand new, We
haven't any starlIngs, sparrows arc
few, and the crows are 80 busy
pulling corn they have little time TO
rob other birds nests.
Birds DO funny things 10 people,
Just the other day we heard Of =
New York woman who bought an
old house simply because n robin
had built n nest ON u window ledge
and the little upstart had y family
started. The New York lady had
never seen n blrd's.nest and the
novelty Of actually owning y house
with birds nest attached made
her ~ enthusiastic m n school girl.
More robins and fewer bombers
would make this . safer world,
News, philosophy, and Ideas ar.
rive out here along the rail-fenee
circuit by devious ways. A paper
poddler wheeled up 10 MoCarthy's
General store the other day and
spent flve minutes finding out that
Henry was amply stocked, and
about m hour telling uS how Hit.
Ter was planning 10 dominate tho
world, The salesman had read 4
lot between tho lines, lac had a few
inside tips on Uncle Joe StAlin's
plans, and no knew enough
that Joe was out.foxlng everybody,
including Hitler. Tho involved OK.
PLANTATION Of everything sort OF set
everybody here back on their
hauhohos, until they started 10 fig.
lire out how many stands OK arms
we could muster locally, and how
many expert rifiemon we have hid
don away here on high pastures,
When, as, and II any outside foe
arrives IN our midst, thero'll DO q
Fifth Column waiting here ut every
orosSroads, Direct action and
straight shooting will DO the order
OF the day and we'll save oil our
diplomacy for election day and
meetings OF the Ladies' Aid.
since everyone II concerned with
defense measures, perhaps u would
DO well 10 organize right here and
show America how things might be
handled economically. We've got
some Holsteln bulls that can crush
any tank yet invented, we have
yellow hornets that are hotter than
lighting planes 10 Fepoi invasion.
Our snap turtles run 10 forty
pounds and can bite orowbArs In
twlne, and South Britain black
snakes have made hardened topers
turn away from 0 elder barrel. II
anybody wants frlghtfulness, We
could hold 'em for awhile without
putting any kinks In either the
town or the federal treasury.
Now, just a. surely as In i770,
tho backbone and sinew OF inde.
pendence lies right hero In o town.
ship watered by the shepaug,
pomorpaug, and HousAtonic rivers.
WED feel safer, however, II Nc.
Carthy would put In q bigger stock
OF ammunition. II would DO tough
10 run out Of cartridges Just when
the bulls, snakes, and turtles
knocked on for their midday
snooge)
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