The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-15

when srle entered the bus at Hart ford.
 0. w. Lancaster, chic. clerk of the Waterbury branch of the Con- necticut Railway & Lighting Co.,, is another victim of the umbrella forgetting mania. He has enough embrellas in his possession to have frightened the declining years of the late prime minister Neville Chamberlain, and to shield in per- petuity the heads of 2,000 families including the Scandinavian.
 MT. Lancaster, on the other hand, has q problem of on extremely ex- asperating nature. Men, he finds, are in the asinine habit of leaving one glove behind, and rarely both- ering to reclaim 1t. Women, Q lite more thorough-going, will forget the pair. There is plethora of futile single gloves, abandoned By owners, lying in the lost-and- found depart rnent of the bus service.
 Forget Teethl
 Other objects littering the floors and seats of local bus lines are handbags, seldom called-for if empty, children's schools books, pen- cils, false teeth (actually), sheet music, candy, liquor, eyeglasses, and too often, the parcels of women re- turning from Q shopping tour.
 The latter must be the cause of c great deal of the marital discon- tent 50 prevalent in these days. It Is easy to picture the jolly domestic scene when 1t is discovered that the evening meal, vegetables, steak and all has been left to languish on some unnamed bus seat.
 Typical of an average months harvest is 8 collection of assorted merchandise, referred to simply as March. This includes a jack. knife, key, mittens, ski-pants, baseball bat. window shades, oilclott, Q pan- anna hat, cameras, Q jar of Muste- role, Bibles, hymnals, prayer books, electric razor case, ard e copy of 0 Crime club murder mystery novel, This is to say nothing of women's umbrellas, and single mems gloves.
 Articles frequently lost are eye. glass cases complete with spectacies. They are of absolutely no value to any but the owners, and might be returned If opticians would adopt the simple eXpedient of providing a paper sticker, or any other means of marking the identity of the owner on the surface of the case. Their value to the possessor Is high, aside from the cost consideration, and a great deal of discomfort could easily be avoided.
 The Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co. goes to considerable lengths in order to determine the owner of lost article. Items are painstakingly searched for papers, receipts, or other means of identifi- cation. If these are not available the objects are marked with tags upon which the following informa- ton is noted: Operators number bus number, route, date, time found and a description of the article, These are then listed in Q ledger and numbered. When the items are called for, the claimant must sign the book as a precautionary measure in the event that another claimant appears
 90 Days!
 Merchandise is retained for 90 days, and returned to the bus oper- ator if uncalled for at the end of that time. Occasionally articles of apparel are turned over to charitable institutions.
 A New Haven woman recently was so remiss as to forget blue hand- bag containing a sturdy, generous sized corset. The promptnesS with which she notified the department of her loss testified to the great value she placed upon the article.
 A lone rubber hip-length boot picked up by bus operator after it had dropped from passing truck, stands in solitary dignity in Q cor- ner of the room. It has never been claimed. It is probably very lonesome for it's mate. It would be an act of kindness if someone would discover its owner, and return 1t to its happy home. No reward is offered.