The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-06
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 Editor Tall Tower Topics: Your article in regard to the Fairmount bus aroused just rebelnon 1ouI sympathy for the villagers who had to 90 ao 1ne.o Christras shopping deeply appreciated we agree with you that it would be very interesting to take survey of this situation Between the rush hours or 1o to six would most interesting to ask the commuters where thev had been as well where on the line they are going. In almost every house on WaterVne Street. particularly the section just above the tersec tion at Wyman and Ridgewood Streets there IS the mother of the family working until four o'clock at the Ingersol Company. Many of the villagers are snop- pers who could have taken earlier bus or nigh ScnooS girls and boys who have spent the afternoon at tns movies you think that these defense workers snouo walk four blocks that others might Chrstmas snop in peace and comfort? Just to review little history was not survey made Watervle Street to find out who would patronze bus line which would run up Water vile Street? When there possibility of this llne heinz aboshed was it not the very people of this who fought to have it maintained? Was 1t not the same people who procured 11:30 D. bus? The people o1 Waterve Street patronzed fought for and kept tS Ds line in existence in peacetime and certainly nave tne right to it in wartime. When the war IS oVer the people of Farmount can again get their cars out ol moth balls and be glad to have the people of Waterve Street use the Farmount bus that it won't be taken off! Sincerely, War Worker of Watervile Street.
 Telescopic Closeups It's cheering to see Jim White making such a splendid comeback after his recent serious physical setback The former executVe secretary to late Mayor William H. Sandland IS now able to walk brskly without the aid of and every day. in every way, is getting better and better That sounds like old "Doc" COue. Best of luck, Jnn: Alderman Dick Benson and his aides on the Zlndah GrOtt0 Smoke Fund campaign did a swell Job Ts too had that more volunteer workers not organized An appeal of that nature funds to buy more smokes fOr our boys in the service should net $5 900 rather than $500. The committee has some fine letters O1 appreciation to make them feel that they have con- tbuted to the happiness and comfort C1 the DCy v,: POst American Legion is still working "A hours dany for the welfare of the post Charlie has two boys in the service. He needs other incentive. Tom Bane as grand knight is injecting considerable pep among the younger members of Sheridan Council Knights or Columbus He Las varied program or aa actvl.es se weeks to come And there's our old friend MarK Tferney well reaItor and insurance writer step numerous acquaintances. And now observe two well known city employees in huddle. They're dis cussng pay raises-the other fellows got!
 We are reminded these days when shoppers stand fascinated at ewery store windows faces glued to the glass almost eyeng the lovely silver and jeWery lnsloe of William Egan and sons Ld m Gork ClCy !e,a ahSd whose windows once drew our attention as we amneo along Patrick Street. EganS in Cork the GornamS O Ireland you might say, had in their windows and nSoe the great store (pardon shop such sverware that would dazzle the eye of any pasSerby Famous for many years Egans specialize in ecclesiastical articles Here you would feast your eyes on lamps chaces coora ana vestments of great richness The Sversith trade was always ouriShing in Ireland and along with the eccleS ascal goods the usual ornate tea sets cups ana bowls and tea bells and toast racks and ornamental paper knives that so attract the visitor Cork silver was wrought by hand and few years back when we stopped at Egan'S the Slversmith trade In that country was fourshing Silver and lots of it everywhere The silver sanctuary lamps in the churches throughout the cou try catch the eye of the traveller right off, as compared with the gold ones of this country So we finally decide to invest few dollars in precious silver ornaments in the home town we pass into one o our own westocked jewey and silver stores and the picture o Cork and it's beautiful surrounding country passes from our mind. Molainneach
 
 Sergeant John J. Began of Waterbury, Connecticut recently awarded the Silver Star for galantry m action in northern Italy Tn charge of litter squad evacuating casualties from Battle Mountain, Regan although wounded himself led his group into the face of enemy shere to assist wounded infantrymen of the 88th "Biue Devil" Division in Lieutenant General Mark w. Clark's Fifth Army in Italy. with artillery shells exploding about him and showerng him with dirt, he continued toward the wounded men," the citation read AOne member of the squad was killed and Sergeant Began was wounded He continued on, administered first aid to five wounded nfantrymen and two of his own squad without assistance. With shells continuing to explode about him. he calmly removed the casualties to the shelter of the building he previously had left He then sfully dressed and bandaged the wounded made them comfortable and started back to his collecting sa ton He arrived there IS hours later after travelling rOht in dffcut mountain.