The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-16
& labor supply is more dangerous than trying to pet 8 Jersey Bull.

These youngsters who are finding their way to Connecticut under government sponsorship doubtless deserve every considera- ton, but we need to pay a little attention to our own people. We have far too many New Workers already; PennsyivanianS may be all right i'm their place, but their place isn't at a Yankee lathe or screwmachine. Let's get our own kids into the defense industries and tell these bright yipes in the employment offices to hold off the trampling horde of 0utlanders until We issue a requisitiOn for labor that cannot be filled To- cally.
 We see by the papers that the Wholesale Milk Producers Coun- cil is meeting to discuss conditions in the industry. Advocates of the new milk legislation told the public that their bill would elim- mate every trouble within the dairy game except drought and the scarcity of hired men. Per- haps the Council meets to con- graduate themselves?
 A Conn ecticut Congressman frames legislation to permit the employment of aliens on w PA. We like the Veterans of Foreign wars stand better. The vets claim we should set up concentration camps for all reportable aliens. Canada has such camps and they are working out we'll. Aliens have to eat, of course, but we could ration them at less expense if we hearded the crowd together.
 When the Connecticut utility interests gave Bolton Lake to the State of Connecticut, after the dam went out in 1888, they played 8 trump card. The dam just went out again and there promises to be a series of rip-roaring law suits as result. Instead of the power company getting the gaff, We hear that the State of Con- necticut and the w. P. A. now stands the criticism from prop erty owners downstream.
 Nobody was killed in that washout. The leakage was noted about chore time and frenzied officials were notified, The officials tried to find the right authority Co stop the leak and by the time they had located the right bureau or agency U. S. A was washed away and farm lands down Hop River way were covered with muck, tin cans, faded w. P. A. signs, and struggling fish. Mas sachusetts was cut off from Con- necticut, the state c0nstabulary sent traffic around by way of Nova Scotia, and 8 lot of home going husbands had to explain to their wives that it was a flood and not blond that de- layed the arrival of the family car. we know one guy who was called liar when he told his spouse that he had been flood delayed.)
 Spot news from the disaster shows greater damages than ar- ticipated. One farmer found three mud turtles and a dead carp in his milk cooler. Another man sat disconsulate on haystack and surveyed 25 acres of prime bot tomland that was covered with mud and gravel. Corn crops were ruined, hay fields were spoiled, pasture was secured and messed- up regardless. Three investiga- tions are now underway, with chances excellent that each agency Investigating will try to pin the blame on the other two. Farmers, travellers, and cottage owners at Bolton Lake think it's time we had a congressional in- vestigation. There should be some redress for these disaster r-strick- en people but it's a safe bet that the Red Cross is too busy else- where to do anything toward cleaning up the muck at home. Bundles for Britain will go right on collecting while our farmers sell the COWS and go to town to try to find work in defense in- dustry.