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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
Minor GIRLS
GIVEN FINES
TOrrington Pair Penalized
for Falsifying Ages in
Purchasing Liquor
(NEA Telephoto)

Winsted, Dec. 1.-TWO men and
two minor women were arraiened in
town court Tuesday on charge Of
violating the liquor laws. Miss
Anne Solti6, II, Of Torringford
street, Torlington, and Miss Adele
Smolski, ID, of 129 Calvert street,
Torrington, were charged with pur-
chasing liquor while under age and
classifying their ages in order to OBJ
tain liquor They pleaded guilty
to both counts, but Judge Hadleight
H. How'd found them guilty on the
first count and fined each $25 and
costs OF 1910. The second count
was nolled.
James R. Bailey, landlord at
Hotel Winchester, where the Of
lenses are alleged to have taken
place, pleaded not guilty to a
charge of selling liquor to a minor.
According to the testimony Bailey
was not in the Blue Room OF the
hotel while the girls were there
and did not know that they were
in the building. He was found
guilty under the new liquor statute
which provides that liquor permit
tees are responsible for the acts
of their servants or agents. Judge
How'd fined him $25 and costs of
$I136. Bailey took an appeal
through his attorney, H. Roger
Jones. In the event of his convic-
ton it is discretionary with the
State Liquor commission whether
or not his license is suspended.
Evidence in the cases was OBJ
tanned on the night Of November
81 last when Inspectors Leonard
Finley of Wetherstield and Robert
T. Costello of Hartford, working
out of the office of the State Liquor
commission and their wives visited
Hotel Winchester and sat in a booth
opposite the two Harrington girls
who were seated in a booth with
Holmes and another Torrington
man.
The inspectors watched the girls
for about an hour and then started
talking with them, with the result,
according to Finley's testimony,
that they surrendered one of the
drinks they were having and adj
mitted their correct ages.
Mrs. Frances DelNero, a waitress
at the hotel, who served the liquor
during the evening TO the girls, was
a witness for the prosecution. She
said that the girls had visited the
Blue Room on previous occasions
and had bought rye highballs and
other drinks. She testified that the
Smolski girl said she was % and
the Soltis girl stated she was %.
Both girls appear to be older than
their actual age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
Borough Briefs

Naugatuck, Dec. 8.-Mrs. Lester
Butcher has returned to her home
on High street after spending the
past two months with her daughter
and n-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Barber of Newport, R. 1.
Mrs. jeanette BerOciOus of Will
Transport, Pa, is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph MarnOn of Meadow
street.
Miss Ellen Scanlon of Dunn ave-
nue. who has been i'll the past several
weeks, resumed her duties as clerk
in the borough welfare department
Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
MARTHA PARSONS
SUCCUMBS AT e.

Hartford, Dec. 8-Mrs. Martha
Harrington Parsons, 81, formerly of
Millinocket, Me, widow Of Charles
Parsons, died at 232 Wethersfield
avenue. Tuesday morning after a
short illness. She was born in
Manchester, England, and had lived
in this country 25 years. living here
the last five years. She leaves a
son, Joseph Bulman of Watertown
and two daughters, Mrs. Frank
Templeton and Mrs. Murdoch Astle,
both of Waterbury, and 10 grand
children. Friends may call at the
funeral home of James p. O'Brien,
1O4 Main street. until 3 p. m. today.
The funeral and burial will be i'll
Millinocket, Me.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
MRS. |. CUTTING
HOSTESS THURSDAY

Naugatuck, Dec 8 - The Amer
lean Home Department of the Maui
gatuck Woman's club will meet
Thursday evening at o'clock at
the home of Mrs. Irving Cutting, 20
George street.
christmas Decorations an d
Christmas Cookies" will be the to-
pic for discussion, and members are
requested to bring their favorite
recipes or suggestions for decora-
tons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08

is underway. A request from Field
st. residents that a hydrant be in
stalled $50 feet from the intersec-
ton of North Church st. was re-
ferred to the fire committee.
Lengthy discussion took place as
to whether the committee should be
given power to authorize the install
lation if it found it necessary but
the matter was finally settled with
the provision that a report be made
back to the board before the per-
mission be granted. 1t was also dis
closed that the Water Go. has al
ready started the main to install
which the board gave permission for
at the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
IA RUBBER WORKERS
CONVENTION GUESTS

Naugatuck, Dec. 8-Two Nauga-
tuck men, members of local 40,
United Rubber Workers of Amer
lea, were elected vice-presidents OF
the state CLIO council Sunday at
the annual convention in Hartford
Joseph P. Kenishea, president OF
Local as, was reelected to a vice
presidency, and Pasquale Gallucci,
International Representative of the
U. r. w. A., was also elected to q
presidency.
Mr. Kenishea served on the con-
stitution and rules committee
George FToelich on the elections
committee; and Stella Segui on the
credentials committee at the con-
vention.
Fourteen local delegates attends,
the convention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
ELIZABETH WALSH
DIES in NEW YORK

Naugatuck, Dec. "a former
resident of Naugatuck, Mrs. Eliza
beth Walsh, died December 2 in
New York. She was buried in Gate
of Heaven cemetery. She is sur
vived by her husband, William
Walsh, formerly employed as a
bootmaker at the U. S. Rubber Co.
here; daughter, Mrs. Mary Don
ovan of New York; and son, Har-
ry Walsh of Baltimore, Md
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
Tax Collector To Get Office Clerk
Borough Funerals

Naugatuck, Dec. 8.-The funeral
of Mrs. Mary Ann Boylan, widow
of Peter Boylan, who died Sunday at
her home, 6 Elmhurst street. will be
held Thursday at $3.50 a. m. from
her residence to st. Francis church
where a solemn high Mass Of re-
QUEEN will be celebrated at 8 o'clock.
Interment will be In st. James
cemetery.
Friends may call at the residence
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08

this would be the first work Of the
new clerk. Mr.. Fitzgerald stressed,
however, the clerk should be full
time one as additional duties of the
tax office make the need of one
urgent.
Supernumery Policeman Beecher
Woodside will be ordered to appear
by Dec. 16 before Police Chief John
j. Gormley to show cause why he
should not resign as a result of ac-
ton taken by the board at the
meeting. The board ordered Bor-
ough Clerk Charles F. DAILY to noti-
fly Woodside to appear.
The action followed statement
by Police Chief John J. Gormley in
which the chief said he had mater
ial in the police department file
which, the chief said, did not reflect
credit on Mr.. Woodside and which
the chief said he would not want
to make public IN view of their con-
tents
MT. Woodside is still on the police
list as a supernumerary although he
has not resided here in more than a
year and although he turned in
his badge "a long time ago" at
the request of the chief, Mr.. Corn
ley said. He added he had told Mr..
Wocdside he should resign, but the
latter has not done so, he said.
It was disclosed the D. Thurston
s. Sons which sought town land on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
CLUB STOCKHOLDERS
TO CONVENE MONDAY

Naugatuck, Dec. ga meeting of
the stockholders of the Hop Brook
Club Inc, will be held Monday eve
ming, Dec. 20 at o'clock to receive
reports of officers, election of di-
rectors and such other business as
may be proper.
Directors whose terms expire are
Thomas Neary, Arthur E. Anderson,
Henry Cieslewski, Ralph Upright
Phil Robinson. Idris Anderson. Har-
ris Whittemore. Jr.. and R. b,
Sweet.
Announcement of the meeting has
been issued by Harold w. Brown,
secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
G Building INSPECTIONS

Building Inspector Andrew Bent
ley's monthly report shows building
in Naugatuck was at a Low ebb in
November. Construction last month
totaled only $500.
This included new construction Of
garage, $500; and $500 in altera-
lions on a commercial structure.
Mr.. Bentley issued two permits and
made six inspections.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
HONOR ROLL SITE
THEME OF FARLEY
Selection Expected to Be
Made Thursday; Green
Likely Spot

Naugatuck, Dec. "a site for the
Naugatuck honor roll will be chosen
at a meeting of the committee on
Thursday at p. m. in the court
room and plans for dedication of
the honor roll may be made, War;
den Leo j. Brophy committee chair
man, has announced.
The honor roll is expected to be
paced on the Green. Whether it
will be set up Immediately or af-
ter the $1,000 quota is realized will
also be decided upon.
The mahogany and glass plaque
which now contains the names of L.
562 Naugatuck men and women in
the service has been delivered. More
names will be added as they are re-
ceived.
The committee includes: Warden
Brophy, Charles F.. DAILY, treasurer;
John P. Simmons, location COM
mittee chairman, assisted by Frank
E. Waterhouse and Paul Szczepan-
ski; Harold f. Chittenden, finance
committee chairman, H. c. Rolf, Ed
ward C. Lingenheld George Sengs-
tacken, Harold P. Baldwin, Will
liam F.. Thurston, Anthony Rue
clio and Leopold Kwasniewski; Helen
McDonough, certification commit
tee chairman, assisted by Madelyine
Caine and John E. ODonnell; John
M. Kenney, publicity.
Arthur Rose, 70, William Turner,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08

Naugatuck December g. - Members voted to
authorize Warden Leo Brophy to appoint clerk to the
Warden and Burgesses Tuesday night. Warden Brophy
said the board committee which investigated the need
found there much work to be done OH unpaid old age
these He and Tax Collector James F. Fitzgerald agreed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08

A garbage survey of PAT cities
showed that about 20 per cent OF the
food purchased by householders was
wasted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08

Immediately after the war Brit
aims school-leaving age is to be
raised from IA to Is, and three
years later to Is.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08

A ram was sold recently at Pal
merston South, New Zealand, for
nearly $4,000, new worlds record
price.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
S5,078 Collected

A report issued by James F. Fitz-
gerald shows collection of property
taxes, interest and liens totaled
$5,078.74 in November and an addi-
tional SO in old age assistance tax
was taken in.
The total in property taxes taken
in was $4,345.24, $591.75 in interest
and SALTS in liens
OF the $5,078 total, 4,32784 was in
taxes, liens and interest on the
grand list of 1941 and 1912 and the
remainder was back taxes on vary
ing grand lists back to 1927.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08

Towels now cost up to 81 800, Chi
csc currency, in ChungkinR.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08

South Africa is trying to interest
Its NesiveS ia RrcYinS aetteRA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
81 NOVEMBER
ARRESTS MADE
Two, Absent Without
Leave From Army,
Among Offenders

Naugatuck. Dec. ga report Is
sued by Police Chief John j. CORN
ley shows there were 80 arrests in
all males, and 81 cases.
Eighteen were arrested on charges
of violating the motor vehicle law;
six on intoXication counts; two, alb
sent without leave from the Army;
two, non-support; one, resistance to
an officer; one violation of proba-
ton; one, breach of the peace; one,
breaking and entering.
Disposition follows: Bonds called
nine; committed to county jail
four; nolled by prosecutor, five;
paid fines and costs, five; discharg-
ed by police chief, one; turned over
to state police, one; turned over to
Army, two; turned over to proba-
ton officer, three.
The regular force lost 10 days
through illness and $40 hours of
special duty were performed. Seven
teen stores and offices were found
open during the night and SO
knights of the road were accom-
modated at police headquarters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08
Burgesses Board
ApproveMoveT To
Help Fitzgerald
Investigating Committee Reports Much Work Lies
Ahead on Unpaid Old Assistance Taxes as $4,000
Is Owed Town; Supernumerary Ordered to
Appear Before Police Chief Dec. 10

Correspondent, Larry Shepley-PhOne Naugatuck 3945
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08

Arthur Rose, 70, William Turner,
TO, and William Wide, n, work side
byb side in factory making air.
craft parts in the Midlands of Eng
land
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-08

BUY WAR BONDS, STAMPS
Evening star., 1943-07-11
Old Marsh Market"

Before this was authorized and when
there was uncertainty of the complexion
Of the canal, which was to supply drain
age, few optimistic people had made
Evening star., 1943-07-11

Towers as Mayor of the city. He had
been, two years before. appointed by
Congress the first superintendent of pub
Lie printing.
The Union Lodge
An early landmark which gave way
when the old Post Office Department
Building was erected some years ago was
the Union Lodge Room Building. 1t
stood about midway Of the square on the
west side of Eleventh street between C
and D streets Kenton N. Harper, in his
History of Masonry in the District of
Columbia" tells us that Columbia Lodge,
No 3. united with Federal, No. /, in 1904,
in the first Masonic building enterprise
in the District Of Columbia. This con-
sisted in the purchase of part of lot IA,
square 1913, 23x50 feet on Eleventh street
NV, just south of Pennsylvania ave-
nue., and the erection thereon of
two-story brick building known as Union
Lodge Room. The second floor. fitted up
for lodge purposes and originally reached
by an outside stairway on the south side,
was used by Federal and Columbia for
Evening star., 1943-07-11

of their school life. The children tell
us that there are 181 pupils in our
school. There are five classrooms, a
cafeteria and a dispensary. There are
eight grades and five teachers. There
are seven different races in our school.
They are the Hawaiians, part Hawaiians,
Japanese, Chinese, Caucasians, Portu
beach. There are lots of pretty colored
fishes, seaweeds, corals, shells of all
shapes, sea urchins, star fish and sea
cucumbers. We often see whales come
up to the surface of the ocean and blow
water. 1t is a pretty sight"
Again they describe one of their de-
fense projects: "We have big school
garden. Lettuce, beets, radishes, onions,
cabbage, beans, sweet potatoes and corn
grow in it,"
From another letter description is
given of day in Hawaiian school:
When the school bell rings in the
morning we salute the flag Then we
say the Lords Prayer. Then we each
recite memory gem. And after school
we salute the flag again as three boys
lower it. We have story work, singing.
arithmetic, reading, spelling, geography
and social science. We read books and
weekly readers.
"Your Hawaiian Friends.
'P. S. We thank you for the album.
We enjoyed it very much"
Quite unknowingly the children in tell
ing about the occupations Of the people
hit upon one of our Governments big
Evening star., 1943-07-11
BY Kathryn Blood.

Hawaii isn't being advertised in the
tourist bulletins this year. De luxe is
land cruises no longer exist. Many of
the huge luxury liners are engaged in
another kind of business-the grim busi-
hess of war. But even though travel to
Hawaii has been temporarily stopped,
many American girls and boys still have
the opportunity Of catching exciting
glimpses of this tropical land. This is
made possible through the Junior Red
Cross correspondence albums which are
still being received in this country from
the Hawaiian school children.
More than 20 years ago the American
Junior Red Cross began its correspond
ence project. Today albums exchanged
between young people of other countries
as we'll as between various sections of
our country are doing much to promote
good will and understanding. Girls and
boys from the fourth grade on through
the twelfth can take part in the inter-
national correspondence project. All
grades are included in the intersectional
correspondence project. Albums contain
letters, photos, samples of different
products such as grains and grasses,
pressed flowers and leaves.
Now Huge Armed Camp.
From the shipment of Hawaiian al
buns recently received in this country
the 10000 members of the American
Junior Red Cross have had frst-hand
information of this paradoXical land Of
orchids and blackouts. Hawaii, Garden
of Eden to its populace and the tourist
millions who have visited her shores, is
now a huge armed camp, awaiting and
prepared for the next move of the enemy
whether it be by sky or water.
To the school children of Hawaii the
changes which war has wrought have
been as calmly accepted as is the fact
that they drink milk in school and that
fish swim in the ocean. To them the
strange and the familiar are all of one
pattern. Children in the fifth grade in
the Honokohua School write:
Some of the children drink milk in
school Some drink plain milk and
others drink chocolate. We had very
nice Fairgrounds, but then the war
started and now it is all dug up with
trenches for our shelter during an air
raid. The boys did the digging and the
girls threw the dirt out of the trenches.
There are two bouquets of lilies and two
of red hibiscus on our bookcases. There
are two grades in our classroom. Only
cne pupA stayed at home today. She is
in the fourth grade and the rest came to
school"
Then the letter again quickly changes
to a war activity: I'VE are collecting
tooth-paste tubes and tinfoil for our de-
fense project" they proudly explain.
Seven Different Races.
The many nationalities represented in
the school is not an extraordinary thing
to them. but is instead an ordinary part
Evening star., 1943-07-11

Preaden Thomas efrson

years later the water rose In the cellars
of buildings on the north side of Penn
sylyan1a avenue between First and
Second streets from to feet, and the
following spring the water in the river
rose to a height that had not been
equaled since the greatest freshet re-
corded, that Of 1884 All the cellars in
the lower part of the city were flooded
to a depth of or feet, while on Twelfth
street north of B street the water rose
to height Of 18 inches"
Water E Feet Deep
The worst food to cover this section,
Of which the writer has personal k1owl-
edge, was probably the one occurring
February IL, 1881. 1t is said the water
from the Washington Monument to the
Capitol averaged feet deep. AS
youth, the writer recalls visiting an aunt
in the inundated area, after the water
had receded, and noticed the high-water
mark on the wall paper, only about
inches from the top Of the ceiling Of the
first floor.
The food of June J. 1885, resulting
from the Johnstown food. was no doubt
severe, but not quite as bad as the one
which preceded 1t by eight years. In
recent years scientific engineering has
remedied the flood situation, and the
downtown section has for some time been
free from the overflow which visited this
city in the past too often.
Mr.. Croggon, in writing Of the residents
west of the market, mentions also the
prices obtained for property; in this
vicinity and gives other interesting in
formation. He says:
ut was many years before the square
bordering the canal directly west of the
market became of use for business pur-
poses. Thomas Law was an early
investor, being the owner of four of nine
lots in 1902 when the ground rate OF
cents was reduced to half cent.
In the thirties the valuation was
= from 35 TO so cents and the few build
Sings upon it were owned by Messrs. Law
and Van Ness One of these was valued
at s4O0, facing the canal, in which S. w.
Handy had a hat factory. This was
burned in November. l840. There was a
valuation Of 81 900 on two frame houses
facing Louisiana avenue near Sluice
Run A willow tree was a prominent
object here and far and near the term
Willow Tree was the recognized name
for the locality.
The west lot was owned by Gen, r c.
Weightmsn and Richard Smith. with the
exception of small portion leased to
John P. Ingle On this lot, in the 40s,
was Snyders blacksmith shop, and one
night it was burned.
The military and civic ball of the
Washington Light Infantry was in
progress that evening and many present
in uniform were firemen as well as
soldiers. When the alarm was sounded
it was responded to so generally that
the terpsichorean exercises at the ball
were crippled, and the fire apparatus,
manned by the militia, made spectacle
not often witnessed
Evening star., 1943-07-11

over 20 years, and also by Lebanon after
its birth, in 1911. Here, toe, the Grand
Lodge, upon its formation, found home
for a number of years. In addition to
the Masonic use the building was the
headquarters OF the Board of Aldermen
and Common Council, and also housed the
old Washington Library and Vine Lyceum
Society. In later years it was occupied by
the colored Masons."
Commission Stores
At the northeast corner of c and
Eleventh streets stood the Washington
Theater, first opened in 1904. President
Monroe and his family attended per-
formance here in 1919. 1t was the first
theatrical performance attended by
President in Washington OF which there
is a record. We who attended here in
our youth recall 1t as Kernan's-or better
still, the Comique.
Where Is now the south front of the
Department of Justice Building was
until that building was erected, block
OF wholesale commission stores, and at
about where was the Bolgiano seed store.
at what was formerly known rs 935 B
street now Constitution avenue, resided
in 1850 Sarah Adams. who is listed in the
city directory of that date as a mantua-
maker.
A. - al q
streets, about the same time, Thomas
Adams conducted the business Of turner;
Joseph Anthony had his hat factory on
G street where the Post ONCE stands;
Mary c. Abby resided about where the
first police precinct stood for many
years; at Pennsylvania avenue and Elev-
enth street stood Thompson's gas fitting
and plumbing establishment; at 1910
1912 Pennsylvania avenue stood L. H.
and G. c. Schneiders brass foundry, and
close by on Louisiana avenue near Tenth
street the washington Gas Light Co.
had its office.
Frequent Floods
one Of the disagreeanIe things thu
people Of this vicinity had to put up with
every now and then was flood Of more
or less proportions. This was due to the
fact that the elevation at Ninth street
and the avenue Is little less than
II feet, and until few years back every
. now and then the river would back up
and overflow the area hereabouts. In
speaking of these floods, W. B. Bryan
says:
"As early as 1870 heavy loss of prop
erty resulted from the backing up during
a freshet of the water from the river into
the drainage sewer which entered the
canal between Ninth and Tenth streets.
The houses and buildings in the section
south of the Avenue were flooded, as
were the cellars under the stores on the
north side.
Two years later, as the result of an
unusually heavy rain, Pennsylvania avenue
from First street to John Marshall place
resembled broad river
LAS result Of rainy spell some nine