The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-14
BLACKOUT TRIED
 UNDER NEW PLAN
Many Unfamiliar With Lat. est Regulations }; Another
 Planned Soon
LITCHFIELD Correspondent. Thomas Mora- ghan - Phone LEtchfield 2aS

Lxtchfield, Nov. l4 Air xaid Ear6enS in many sections of Litch- field. doing duty Thursday night turing the surprise blackout, had sxtra xork to do when a numbers Ss hcCsehol6eTs, showing unfami- iaritg with the new warning signals 5iaeked out on the first signal and -cleafeds on the second. The black put wzs the first tried here under he new system.
 The wardens had considerable -ayeaing to do to warn residents. ut reported that their orders were 1eaclly compiled with Several re- OortsG that they blacked out when he Ctreet lights went out.
 Chief Air Raid Warden Edward RikoSky said the Telephone Com 22ny and the report center handled all calls and added that when the signals were finally understood -evegything worked smoothly" 1t is understood another test will be held soon New sirens. which have just arriveI. will be placed in suit able spots throughout the township. At present there are three warning signals: The first. the alert or mob- flib2tionS: second. the air raid or blackout. and the third. the ail- clear.
 Dillon Ripley Had New Book
 Trail Of The Money Birds" a new illustrated book by Dillon Ripley of Lstcllfeld. is a story Of the authors queSt for birds on a voyage from Philadelphia to New Guinea by way of Jamaica, Panama. the Galapa- EOS Island. NukahIva. Tahiti and the SolomonS, made before the pres snt conflict.
 On the voyage MT. Ripley brought Eifh him . cargo Of several hum fred blFd-species entirely new to tine United States.
 UpGon Msrxe Hsnored At Party
 UptOn Morse of Meadow street. xilo leaves tomorrow to enter the Q. s. Army. was rendered a fare EeIl party by his parents. Mir. and Mrs. 1T. Ogden Morse Wednesday svening. More than twenty guests Eere present.
 Mir. Morse has conducted the Col 5niai greenhouse on Meadow street for the past six years. The green lcuae WiiI be closed for the dura- ton of the war.
 P. T. A. Icy Project Appeal
 The Litchdeld Parent . Teacher Association is making it's final ap- peal for toys for it's Toy Shop pro- lect this week. TTle toys should be saken to the Center school on Or 5efore November IS. If it is impos- sLIe t0 take the toys to the school. 50nors are asked to call Mrs. M. M. SseIok. es2. Books are also welcome Cor the project.
 The toy shop committee consists Of AfTE. Fl. V. Welk. Mrs. c. R. Hathaway. Mrs. 4. G. Krols, Mrs. Edward TlI0t. Mrs. J. M. Lester and MHS. A. w. Blelock. Last year the .Oy6 gere given tO local needy fam Hes. the Connecticut chiIdrens Aid l01ated ct HartfcFd. the Newington Home for Crippled Children and the ckiId Welfare Organization in Tor TirgtoI.
 BFeVities
 C. William Sanford Of East street. son of MT. and Mfrs. B. Dunscomb Sanford, has been promoted from private first class to technlcian. fifth grade, in the U. s. Army. He Ls sta- toned with the 242nd Coast AFtil- leFy at Watch Hill, Westerly, Rhode IgIaEd.
 Mrs. Lawrence S. EayloT has ar. rived in Ltchfeld and will stay with Mgs, P, D, sayIor for a time belOFe moving tn to the smaller house on Chestnut Ridge Farm.
 AfEs, George Maynard Minor Fe. turned te her home Wednesday rom Waterford.
 The WOman's Auxiliary Of St. MlcilaelS church will hold a box luncheon next Wednesday. Novem- Der Ie, at i:e0 o'clock. MiAs san- ford OG tIe Church Mission of Help la Bridgeport will speak. All the wo- men of the parish are invited to at- lend.