The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-24

If everyone works nobody shuks
raise town from the dead
And while making your personal stake
Your neghbors will make one too ~
Then you'll live kind of town you like
1t isn't the Town. it's you
FRITZ E KLAMBT,
YMcA Physical Director Naugauck, Conn
Alfred j. Raimo of 1876 Charles Street, is row sta
toned at the Army Air Forces Basic Training center at
Kearns Utah. it is announced by Col Converse r. Lewis,
Commander The son of Mrs Margaret Raimo of the
same address Pvt has been in the Army Air Fore
es since Nov 1912 Men at this post trained under
the rigorous program of the Air Forces Technical IRAN
ing Command. They taught how to fight-how TO
protect themselves under battle condtons TO marcn te
use of small arms machine guns the use OF the gas
mask and other kindred subjects before going TO duty
with ground crews.
Lieutenant ii. g) Bernard Finnegan, S. j., chap
lain at the Sheepshead Bay training station OF the
Merchant Marine was a visitor at Mayor John s. Mona
pans office Yesterday morning. Father Finnegan
native Waterburian and before becoming chaplain
was instructor at the Jesuit preparatory school IN
Fairfield Prior to that he taught at Boston College,
Accompanying Father Finnegan to the City Hail was
his brother, Thomas who is also partakng OF Army lie
at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland Ihey are
sons of Mrs. Elizabeth and the late Thomas Finnegan
of Central Avenue.
Loretta Leroy of the Controllers staff in the City
Hall is enjoying the half of her annual vacation
far from the clank and whrr of bookkeeping macnnes
. City Editor Bill harrington is enjoying rest from
headlines reports and this week with the nome
front getting most of his attention City purchasing
Agent Martin J. Sweeney is back at his familiar desk in
CITY Hall after one-weekng in vacationland Ditto
for Building Inspector Jack Hartley Ralph Msoney OF
Chase Parkway enjoyed furough at his home over Inc
past lend Mrs Loretta Flaherty has been assign
ed to the Waterbury office of the Federal Public Housing
Agency charge of project services and tenant SELECTION
Much favorable comment has been heard on the
new overhead traffic light the city fathers just erected
at the of Liberty and South Main Street For
ery the controlling lights located the south
west of the street and with heavy traffic often
weren't visible until motorist had almost crossed the
intersection Now the light similar to the one block
nth, at CJava and SOuth
lists will appreciate the change which IS Tor the Detter
Fancy That ;. Poiteness these days consists of Of
ferng woman your standing room when you get OFF
local bus The old saying that children should be seen
and heard h. This summer vacation was, in many IN
stances the last resort Maine minister who had his
sverware stolen by thieves can at least figure they en-
joyed the service There autos than kitchen
sinks the United States Well, who wants to ride IN
Kitchen sink? The boys and girls who have been work
Ing ell this adding up figures and tnkerng with
hollis and will be gong back to school TO 1d
1ut what it was all about
Anne Zematis of Highland Avenue, very COM
peent superior court reporter has laid aside her pen
ellis and pad this week to forget everything legal and
enjoy everything that befalls vacatiOnst Bill De-
rouin has returned to Camp Swift Texas, after most
pleasant furlough here Ed Ward has sold his house
in Oakvile.
One important problem has been solved by the Army
and Navy Thousands of women longer have to Wor-
ry about what to 1t used to be said an optlmst
went to the grocery with market basket and
dollar Now optimSt is one who goes to the store
with market basket. A movie idol underwent an ap-
pendcitis operation the other day. You guessed t-an-
other opening in Hollywood Those wholesalers who
abandoned the sausage business probably couldn't stand
the grind With many forms and taxes for business,
nowadays friend husband work late at the office and
mean it,
The many friends of John S. Murphy formerly
with the j. E. Smith company and more recently with
the Waterbury Tool company, will be glad to know he
is stationed at Camp Grant Ill. John is the hus-
band of the former Marie Barnes.
Paul E. Skohan, head of the Timekeeping Estimat-
ing and Cost Departments of Scovls Waerve Division
has just completed quarter century OF faithful service
with that plant Paul has long record of worthwhile
complisments in Torrington where he lives He's been
the deacon of Calvary Baptist Church for mary years.
and short time ago, translated hymn from the Cze
choslovakian language into English which is now sung
in many churches in this country His parents descend
ants of the followers of John HuSs said when they
married in Czechoslovakia "Now want to establish
home somewhere else than here where won't be
bothered by prosecutions because of religious beliefs and
where there will be peace" So they to America and
settled in Torrngton, where all their children born
Paul. the eldest has helped his brothers to 60 through
college; and they, too hold important posts in Am
ericas industrial war machine.
DIR. and Mrs. Andrew Santopietro will celebrate
is a commissioned officer in the armed forces
and the latter is the former Gertrude Bowling PFC
Robert S. Seaman's new mailing address is 21st Re-