The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-24

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 Tooth Anniversary
 On Sunday October 4th the Tooth anniversary of the founding of the Methodist church will be held. The church was founded in 1842, al- though earlier services had been held in town in 1913. The first church was the building now occu- pied by George Shearer's store and the Masonic club. This site was abandoned in 1896 when the present church building was erected. Commemorative services will be held October with Rev. Albert Marion, superintendent of the New Haven district of the Methodist churches, as the speaker at the morning seS- sion and Rev. Stephen Riser of Tor rington speaking at the evening services.
 The celebration of Holy Com munion will be held at the close of the evening service in connec- ton with the universal observance of World Wide Communion Sun day.
 A reunion dinner is being ar ranged for October 8 when all pres ent members of the church and all former members and several former ministers will gather at the church parlors. A service will follow at o'clock with talks by the guest pastors and greetings read from ministers unable to attend.
 The observance will conclude with special services October II when the church school rally will be held. The church parlors and Sunday school room have been remodeled and redecorated for the anniver- sary event.
 Letter of Commentator
 Mrs. John Braxl, chairman, of the Red Cross for Thomaston, has received a letter of commendation from Beecher Hogan, head of the first aid division, of the State De- fense Council, praising the town for the large number of persons who are now qualified first aiders. The letter reads in part as follows: "1t gives us great pleasure to inform you that Thomaston has now ex- ceeded its quota of qualified first aiders, having ATT trained workers out of quota of 424. It is the en- deavor of the council to have one first alder in every 10 persons in the state and Thomaston is the 20th town in the state to fulfill its quota"
 Felix Matthew is in charge of first aid work in town and has an- nounced that another class will be formed this year if enough persons are interested. Those wishing to enroll for the course are asked to get in touch with him.
 Court Session At the weekly court sessions held last evening in the court room of the Town Hall, with Judge Ralph North presiding. the following cases were disposed of. The Standard Ei press Company and MT. Grifiths of Litchfield, who had a collision at the corner of Maple and Main streets last Tuesday nolled upon payment of $5.
 Roger Battistino of Torrington, charged with violating rules of the road which was changed by Judge North to reckless driving, was fined $100 of which $25 was omitted. He appealed the case to the Litch- field court and was placed under $20O bond. Roland A. Cyr was the arresting officer in both cases.
 Briefs
 Jon and Martha Ann of Bristol, grandchildren of MT. and Mrs. Wal lace Doty of Grand street, spent the weekend here.
 The Legion ball club will honor George Taylor with farewell ban- quet at Kpegle's Inn on the Water bury road this evening at 8 D. m. John Waters will act as toastmaster and speakers will include Select man James Truelove, 'Busher' Latimer, Robert Cummings and Forbes Gibbs. MT. Taylor will enter the Army, october 2.
 Miss Eunice Quinlan of Plymouth attended the Rowland Watkins wedding in Watertown yesterday.
 Mrs. Mary Stevens of Electric avenue was a delegate to the Daughters of Isabella convention held in Hartford last Sunday.
 Peter Kennedy and Miss Cath crime McKeon of Naugatuck and Dr. G. Worrell of Des Moines, Iowa, vis- tied MT. and Mrs. James Kennedy of Maple street. Wednesday. 'l
 MT. and Mrs. Jesse Bellmay of Thomaston formerly of Waterbury recently returned from a vacation at Lake George, W. r., where they were registered at the Lake View Inn.
 Bud CurtIGs Of LltchfleId street and Walter s. parasz Of East Main street have enlisted in the Marine Corps. Both young men ere grndu- ates og the ThOmaston High school and were star athletes on the schools baseball and basketball teams.
 Bargaining Rights semght
 Collective bargaining rights for Approximately $50 employees og the Plume and Atwood Company plant in. Thonaston have been asked by tho International Union Of Mine, Mill and smeliey Workers cIO, lf was learned today, According fo Jaek wlnheFls, union international