The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-20
ISTATE POLICE
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Meeting OF State Auxiliary
Police Was Held Tues.
day Night
LITcHElElD
Correspondent, Thomas Mora.
CHAN - Phone Lltchlleld elS

Lltchfleld, March 30-Stato Police
Capt, William l.. Schatzman, district
commander; Lieut.. Leo Mulcahy of
headquarters ut Hartford and Jo-
Seph Taylor, general chairman OF
the Auxiliary Police at Ridgefleld
Barracks, were principal speakers
at q meeting Tuesday night OF BS
Auxiliary State policemen who
pledged a total OF S7l2 for purchase
OF FIRST aid equipment for the dis
trict The equipment Is expected 10
be available April Is for public use
In case of an emergency. The aux
iliarles met at the Litchfleld fire.
house.
The emergency truck form sta
ton A, Ridgefield Barracks, was
brought to Litchfeld for the meet
ing and Officer Charles Mccarthy
described the resuscitator inhalator,
the foille spray unit used for treat
ing burns, and other emergency
equipment carried by the truck.
The auxlliaries voted to buy first
aid equipment TO be maintained at
the Litchneld Barracks and follow
ing this pledged the $7l2 for It's
purchase. Additional amounts will
be pledged by the auXiliaries, who
could not attend, numbering about
%. The money will be paid TO each
town treasurer In the min town set
up before April !, when the men
will meet TO elect q general treas
urer.
r. T. A. Card Party
The Lltchneld Parent Teacher
Association will again sponsor u
benefit card party this year for the
Litchfeld High School scholarship
fund. The party will be held Tues
day. April 6, and headquarters for
playing will be In the Center school
auditorium where Mrs. Edward
Ruot, chairman and members Of the
committee will be stationed. Other
p, r. A. members and supporters
of the fund are urged 10 arrange
similar card parties In their own
homes,
Cub Pack Meeting Saturday Evening
The first Cub Pack meeting was
postponed Tuesday evening due TO
, adverse weather conditions, will be
held Saturday evening at 7;30 p. m,
IN the Town Hall. The meeting will
also be the charter night OF the
group and parents Of the boys, men,
bers of the Boy Scout Troop, an
adults who are interested In Scout
ing are invited to attend,
Boy Scout Troop 30 will play the
Morris Boy Scouts In basketball to-
night at Morris. Scouts will meet at
the Town Hall at 1880 p. m. rs usual
and will be taken 10 Morris.
Crutch sisters Join WAAC
Miss Helen Crutch and Miss Mar
garet Crutch, now Of Hartford, for
merly Litchfleld residents, have en-
rolled In the WomenS Army Aux
iliary Corps at the Hartford recruit-
Ing station. Both have been en-
| ployed at the Hamilton Standard
Propeller, United Aircraft, In Hart
ford. Miss Helen Crutch Is n gradu-
ate of Litchfield High school and
Miss Margaret Crutch was GRADUATE
ed from Torrington Secretarial
school.
The Misses Crutch are TO report
for duty at Fort Devens, Mass, on
March 81. From this point the will
be sent to Daytona Beach, Florida,
one OF the four WAAC training cen-
ters In this country,
Another Litchiicld girl, Mary X.
EcppleS, how now hold the rank
comparable to that Of q lieutenant,
has also been sent to Daytona,
Beach. upon completion OF her
training.
BreviticS
The office of the local war price
and rationing board will be open
Saturdays from 1000 n. m. to 1880
D. m, beginning this year. The office
will be closed on Tuesday each
week
Mrs. Bryan williams is chairman
OF the Woman's Forum meeting IN
st. Michael Parish house this az
ternoon at $3.50 p. m. Mrs. Lewis
Rose will be the speaker,
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Eric Plehn and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas NJ Bryant,
Jr, are spending some time In
Stowe, Vermont.
Miss Barbara Mackenzie has
been named on the honor roll for
high scholastic standing during the
semester Just ended ut Bryant Col
lege. She Is the daughter OF Mr.,
and Mrs. Orville !. Mackenzie OF
Torrington Road.
MISS Helen Edwards has returned
TO Mary Washington College IN
Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Mrs. Richard Maher has been
spendin ga few days in New York
City.