The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-29

for the inference, but who is going
to apologize for the Republican
Party chairman going onto the ros-
trum Of the House during an i'm
oortant debatep
Moe Berkman, incidentally, did
quite a job for the Waterbury
city administration in injecting
the names Of Senators John +.
TObin and Frank j. Summa
throughout the pages Of The
Times during the last hectic days
Of the General Assembly. Mr..
Bcrkman, an old hand In the leg
islative scene, seemed to take
xyarticular delight In checking
closely into the activities Of the
name, Summa and Tobin, was
more highly publicized than any
two other names Of 1913 lcgisla-
tors.
With most Democratic leaders
and party members agreeing that
Mayor John S. Monagan did q fine
Job In attacking the ripper" bills
in his radio talks OF Wednesday
night, a few have ventured the re-
mark that the release Of the Tim
norman report on the Waterbury
Police Department was poorly
timed 1t occupied the headlines
the same day that accounts OF the
mayors speech we're given. In fact
the Zimmerman report oyersha-
dowed the mayors attack. Whereas
II should have been the main topic
Of Thursday conversation In all cir
cles, II actually took second place
to the Zimmerman survey, n report
that was supposed TO shake the city
by It's revelations, but which proved
to be nothing more than recital
OF department omissions and COM
missions. well-known TO anyone
familiar at all with It's set-up,
II wouldn't be at all surprising
TO find one Of the municipal court
positions, TO be available after
July ], when IL becomes an all
Republican tribunal, going to !.
Warren Epson, former cor
Town Chairman, draft board
chairman and wcll-knOwn politi-
cally. Rum0r has II that he win
be one Of those remembered by
Judge 7. T.. Conway and Judge
Designate Charles Summa when
II comes time TO announce the
new court set-up.
BY the same token II may be re-
garded Us quito definite now that
Town Chairman Vernon l.. Han Is
definitely out as n candidate for any
position IN the Assessors Office
under the proposed new Set-up,
which now hinges on fifteen letters
OF the alphabet Raymond r,
Baldwin. Mr.. Hall Is definitely n
war worker for the duration and his
present duties arc OF such import
Ancc that he wouldn't even consider
O. Deputy Assessors Job. He didn't
say, you know he wouldn't accept
one OF these, II was the Chief AS
SCISSOR which he di8claimcd as his
objective III q recent statement.
Local teachers who may have
been reluctant TO accept defense
plant jobs during the summer
months for fear Of being frozen
IN can relax. Lydon u. Pratt, cx-
ecDtive secretary Of the C0nncctl-
cut State Teachers ASGOcia ton,
was recently advised by War
Manpower Commissioner Paul v.
McNutt that teachers could not
he frozen into temporary summer
Jobs. even though they might be-
come essential workers In defense
plants.
Waterbury political leaders and,
particularly. the ONCE OF the Regis
trar OF Voters were relieved 10 find
that the Legislature had abroRated
the rule set at 81 special Legislative
session In 1912, making legal voting
hours 8 a. IN. 10 y. N. The old
hours OF 10 viii prevail this
year. The experiment proved y
flop 80 far rs making II possible
for more persons 10 get TO the polls
by keeping them open until 0 p. m.
And " was costly, too, In the large
cities. But the results proved Just
what The Democrat claimed at the
time they would-the public didn't
react and there was no practical
gain either In more votes recorded
or making II possible for many 10
vote who might have been denied
their rights In this respect.
Two city departments started TO
eye each other after the Thinner
man report was made public, AZ
one place II urged that collection
Of coins from parking meters be-
come the Job Of the financial unit
Of the city rather than the Police
Department. The Controllers
Office looked at the Tax COllec-
tors office. because the latter col
lects the bulk Of the city's in
come. The Tax Collectors Office
looked at the Controllers branch
because II handles all the city'S
finances.
The fine Italian hand" Of a Po-
lice Department member Is said TO
nave been recognized In some OF the
recommendations made by l.. s.
Zimmerman In his survey OF the
force, Just made public this week
by Mayor John s. Monagan. The
suggested end OF the Chief Inspec-
tor and Deputy Superintendent po-
sitions, when they become vacant is
claimed TO be retaliatory move for
"injustices, sights, disparagements,
etc" suffered at some time in the
past Whether this is just fancy or
Imagination. VS. hard to tell, but
Emf act 1t probably won't ever be
proved. And for that matter 1t
probably won't come to pass, for
any reorganization Of the Water
bury Police Department won't con-