The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-10
SOUTH
BRITAIN
BRIEFS
BY BILL GARRIGUs


has a sign, STATE TRAINING
SCHOOL," on his woooplie. With
all the Investigations going on, It
seems that such q sign would be
better burned. Displaying sign
like that is not so greatly differ
ent than the foolishness OF that
engineer" who lifted the shutters
from the Kohl residence, at the
State Job, and left them standing
beside new house he was build
Ing right here in town. (The
Training School sign Is road
sign, It's true, but the visiting
firemen from New Haven, Bridge
port, and other foreign cities does
not know it,
Aiming the constabulary has
always been . question. In. the
larger cities, It's probably neces-
sary, but II gives the citizenry a
sense Of false security to see an
officer walking past with cannon
ON his hip. Recent pistol inspec-
tion at Waterbury Ii claimed to
have shown that only 7S pistols
out Of 175 were flt for service.
Things are different here
much different.
Our constables seldom wear
side-arms, but when they do. the
guns work. Constable John King
probably never wore @ pistol In
his life; he doesn't have to. Con-
stable Mike Klesitz doesn't own
a pocket gun; Mike depends on his
manner and authority to see him
through, and 1t does. The Lone
Ranger comes from the West,
where pistols are shined first, even
before the leather. We've never
seen The Lone Ranger with a pis-
toll, but II he ever flashes q gun,
bet your last, thin dime that It
will work quickly, efficiently. and
will break up any riot not covered
by accompanying tanks and artil-
lery. It's safer TO try to catch
dive-bomber by the tail than to
argue with o rural cop. Maybe
he doesn't pack @ gun but he can
deliver pacifier In either hand.
Speaking Of law enforcement,
Lloyd Fowler has won another as
slgnment to jury duty In Water
bury. II Fowler isn't disqualified,
we predict prompt verdicts. Lloyd
knows the law.
Henry Mccarthy has started his
summer advertising campaign. His.
green handhills are especially at
tractiye. When one close listed
rustic got this price list he irnme4
diately started an argument. lie
claimed chain stores sold sugar q.
fifth Of a cent pound cheaper.
Henry stood fast and held the
price right there. II that bargain
hunter wants to burn four or five
gallons Of gasoline 10 go to the
city to save a penny or two, It's
perfectly all right with us. It all
makes business.
The first moving ilereabouts was
at the Squire Horton Farm. Hor-
ton cut some rye and he will now
plow the sod under and plant corn.
The hay crop Is the best IN years
and that's lucky. Nate BeardsIcy
came within an cyclash Of having
to tap that sixty year old hay after
last years slim crop.
Considerable local disgust Is cx-
pressed with the new ruling that
no visitors are TO be allowed on
the State Training School
grounds. Our folks figure that
we're paying our part Of the bill
and we might be accorded the
courtesy Of seeing where our
money goes.
Everything Is safe now! DIR.
Grace, State Board Of Education
head, assures us that Connecticut
Is adequately prepared. He says
that various boards about thel
state are preparing reports Of our
facilities Cor defense and wilII
make their reports ON or about
January first. Until these reports
come 0ut, Il looks as IL we would .
just have 10 sit tight and takeI
the Doc at his word. Maybe well
get report from tle Beard Oh
y Education about the first Of the
year, too? II enough folks would
write letters about Connecticut's
educational problems, maybe we
could start q little cultural pre-
paredness here.