The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-02
CurreIlt Political
 Gossip
M EDWARD M. RYAN

M EDWARD M. RYAN ;.
 The City of Waterbury Is rapidly gaining the reputation in the Gen. eral Assembly of being Pension Crazy." It seems that this city has more pension bills before the legislature than practically all the other cities in the state combined. Taxpayers can only blame the ilegIieence and impartiality of forn- CT city officials for the situation.
 John Robinson, former secretary Co Governor Robert A. Hurley and
 ne present the chairman of the
 State SeIective Service Board has
 just turned down position as
 President of Arnold College. This
 has been a life time dream of
 Johns, but he turned 1t down In
 order to use all of his energies in
 our War effort.
 h an article I wrote last week E'predicted that Edward J. Flynn would have his name withdrawn From the United States Senate, where 1t was up for confirmation as plir Ambassador to Australia. @*
 Poll' ica1 OppOrtunists have .i Formed . Kearney for Mayor
 Club anti are holding an open meeting Wednesday evening to further Eearney's candidacy. To this n. Ast add, 1t appears that fhls club may prove to be bOOm- lefang to John Kearney instead of an asset. Some expert guiding or pilOting D needed for successful venture on the rough political seas.
 Vernon Hall Republican Town Chairman, is helping Uncle Sam win e1is war. Vernon has taken posi- ton in the French Mfg. Company. He is learning what the man in the nhop thinks of public officials.
 There Is more to the city court set-up in Waterbury than meets the eye. If certain political leaders have their way the two city court Judges will be Ted Conway (whO always manages to get "in" no MlatteF who wins the elections) and Atty. Charles Summa.
 There are certain Republican tsaderg, who are opposing the Examination of Charles Summa. They point out that 1t may not De good politics for the party to Have one brother, who is a state Senator, nominate another brother Cor < such a juicy political plum. hese leaders have told this writer that q is their hope that this problem can be remedied with no bed after-effects. Make no mistake, dear readers, there is no finer fel- low in Waterbury than Charles gtInIiaa.
 z FfOa PalOmba, City Court Prose- WutOF, is having his troubles these days. There are some in the COP asEh0 want Fred dropped as Prose- seutoF. But Freddie's friends may Dc counted on to resist all such selsorls.
 Tho leaders of the COP are try ang to give Maurice Grusky, we'll kf0wn attorney and life long naer1- Der of the Republican party and Une Of the organizations hardest napf.s.IvMNO &AaM xR,nII IyVaaxuyva 1Axuayea. r%p They ere pitting Marcus Wiesman and Hhil Bernstein. against him, also Yale Matzkin. one of these boys will be handed one of the political plurns in the City Court.
 The city administration will op- pose 'certain'' pension measures, which are now before the General Assembly. If all the proposed pension bills are passed 1t will cost the taxpayers of the Brass City an additional $11 900 annually. There are a number of "Sleepers" ln the General Assembly. Introduced by Waterbury legislators and effect- lug the City of Waterbury, espec- tally the city charter of this city. ( There is . bill before the legis- sature calling for the extension of ethe present state Juvenile Court land Probation system. This may smean the elimination of the office of male Probation Officer in the Waterbury City Court.
 Steve Homick is the present male Probation Officer. The court has not a female Probation officer. This cfflce being eliminated two years ego through an act of the legisla- lure. Miss Katherleen Crowley, who held 1t, was given the same duties in the district court Set-up cover lng New Haven County. I'll have more on this particular bill in my hext column.
 There is a bill before the legiS- 'satnre to Iegalize HORSE MEAT in ,aI1e State of Connecticut. There is not much publicity directed to- ward this measure. It is being Kept under wraps, so to speak, sGhus it might be adopted unless r4he public makes itself heard.
 There is bill up here in the Legislature to legalize Birth Pre- gention, the same old Birth Con- trol Bill with all the same high Smelling odors attached to it.
 You can count on all four Wa terbury legislators to oppose the s"Birth Control" biE.