The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-26

NH nlSVO1O1O NOlulllNO oOCACCy JCoVCA. day afternoon at Charles Capece's farm, Straitsville. A varied sports program was enjoyed.
 About 100 members of the Calvin A. c. held their annual bake and outing yesterday at Osborne's glen, with sports being enjoyed and a fine time had. William Calvin head ed the committee in charge and Henry Schildgen, 3rd., served the bake.
 Delegation Split
 The local delegation at the state Democratic convention Saturday in New Haven gave five votes to Bobert Hurley, successful candidate for the governorship nomination, and four votes for former governor, Wilbur L. Gross.
 There were 18 local delegates, each with half vote. Ten voted for Hur- ley and eight for Cross. Warden John J. Sheridan an enthusiastic Hurley supporter, headed the local group whihc voted for him. The Hurley votes from Naugatuck came from: MT. Sheridan, Mrs. Mary T. Caine, Michael Nolan, Miss Mazie Callahan, Mrs. Jeremiah Callahan, Raphael Patterson, Richard T. Park inson, Joseph Doran, Rocco Mariana and Town Clerk Raymond J. St. John.
 The local Cross support came from: Joseph L. Dinneny, Democra- tic town committee chairman, Bur- gesses George Fellows and Thomas Broder, Supt. of Welfare Leo Scully, Matthew Scully, Peter F. Meegan, Thomas Grant and John F. Cullen.
 Temporary Nuisance
 There will be dust for a few days from the new trap-rock surfaces placed last week on Division, Mead ow, Water, Cherry and several other streets, Warden John J. Sheridan said tdoay, asking motorists to put up with this temporary nuisance.
 He said after few days the loose stones will have been knocked to the side of the road Town workers will then gather them and take them away
 The warden sadi the trap rock surface was laid on the advice of State Highway Commissioner Cox. It is estimated that no improve ments on roads on which a trap rock surface has been placed will be needed for five years, this including oiling. The surface has a number of other advantages.
 It is planned to do only a con- paratively few local streets with the trap rock surfaces this year but next year, Warden Sheridan said quite a number of local streets may be covered. He explained more would be done this year were there money available from the state dirt roads fund. Some of the local sur plus from last yera's dirt road fund has been used for equipment ex- pense on the Millville avenue and Brook street projects, the warden said.
 Board To Meet
 The much-postponed session of the welfare board is scheduled for 8 o'clock tonight. The board will hold a private meeting at 2 o'clock ta which it will hear a report from Acting Borough Attorney James Sweeney on tn equestion of the Gem theater.
 This opinion is expected to deter mine whether or not the welfare baord has the power to lease the theater for an extended period.
 Whether or not there will be any discussion of this at the public meeting is not known. Action on awarding the contract for new boil CTS for Meadowbrook home is ex- pected at the open session of the board.
 The board members are likely to discuss the financial condition of the department and the individual cases.
 Decision Thursday
 A decision on whether or not the Millville and Pond Hill schools will be kept closed is expected at the meeting of the board of education Thursday at s p. m. The board is holding its session this week instead of the first Thursday of the month because schools openu on Wednes- day, Sept. 1.
 There IS much speculation here as to whetl4er the board will stand by its move made last June when it ordered these schools and the Beebe street school and special room at Hop Brook school closed, or whether it will reverse its previous move. No changes on the decision regarding Beebe street school or the special room are expected because no pro- tests on these have been received as far as is known.
 A vigorous protest against closing was received from Pond Hill resi- dents and 1t is expected to have con- siderable effect on the board. The Millville group was split with ap- parently the majority of residents favoring having the school reopened, but the Pond Hill delegation which appeared at the meeting of the board last week was united in its tsand.
 It Is known that some board members feel the centralizatlon plan should be at least tried, and feel 1t would work out well. The fact that c savings of approximately e6.O00 would result fl the achools were closed will also be considered by tks board. Both protesting