The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-04
Gas Shovel Arrives


The gas shovel which the Board
of Selectmen were authorized to
purchase at cost Of $500 at
special town meeting three weeks
ago was delivered to the Town of
Plymouth Wednesday. The shovel,
on a mobile unit, is three Fights
yard shovel and is equipped with
40 foot boom which may be used in
laying drains or pipes in places
where it would not be advisable to
take the shovel into. The shovel is
the largest piece of machinery pur-
chased by the Town of Plymouth
for road work.
The Forest Fire crew under the
direction of Warden William At
wood was called, to a forest fire in
theh Greystone area Of Mattatuck
State Park late Tuesday afternoon.
Aid was summoned from the Plain
vile Forest Fire crew headed byb
Warden Edward Paul, who answer
ed with forty men. The fire was
brought under control late Tues
day night, but the crew remained
at the scene, putting out smaller
fires until early Wednesday morn
ing. The Terryville Forest Fire
crew have answered ten calls snice
Saturday night.
Accepts Invitations
The invitation committee of the
Terryville Memorial Day Associa-
ton have received acceptances from
both Terryville Troops Of Boy
Scouts, Sea Scout Ship Sea Lion,
Boy Rangers and Girl Scouts to
participate in the Memorial Day
parade May 30.
A drive to secure funds for Mat
tauck Council, Boy Scouts, which
the three local troops of Scouts anc
the Sea Scout Ship are affiliated
will be conducted here next weel
with Ernest Buell. of the higf
school faculty as treasurer. tn,
Scout Fund committee Is composed
of William Moeller, Ernest Buell.
Richard Packert, Merrill Scott
Felix Borkowski, William H. Eu.
stice, ]. Francis Ryan, Harry C
Fisher, Rev. Joseph Fedoronko
Harry G. Glow, Rev. Norman Weed
Irving L. White mad Clarence Pratt.
Communion Breakfast
The Elizabeth Seton Club will
hold their annual Mother-Daugh-
ter Communion Breakfast Sunday
morning, May z, at 10 in the Parish
Hall OF the Immaculate Concep-
ton church. Miss Anna ]. Mullin,
M. A, supervisor Of English at ia
maica Plains High School, Boston,
will be guest speaker. She is an
outstanding Catholic Youth worker
in the Boston diocese, has conduct
ed summer camps for girls, is a
recognized Girl Scout leader and Is
at present on the Advisory Coun-
Gil of many Catholic youth publ
cations.
Phyllis Seibert will be chairman
Of the breakfast. Speakers will also
include Patricia McDonough, retir.
ing president of the Club, and Ruth
Seibert, newly elected president.
Vincent Govotski, Raymond Hoff-
man, Norman Plumb, John Sarofir
and Adolph Greger have completed
their boot training at the Sampson
Naval Training Center and arrived
home Tuesday night on seven day
leaves.
Henry Lojewski, Curtis Blum ane
Charles Greenlees who have beer
spending leaves at their homes
here, returned to the Sampson Nav
al Training Station Wednesday.
Spaghetti Supper
A spaghetti supper will be servec
by the Women's Guild of the I'm
maculate Conception church in tn,
parish hall Thursday night, MAJ
IS with the following committee II
charge: Mrs. Margaret s. Hanley
slairman, Mrs. A. Reindeau, Mrs
George st. Lawrence, Mrs. UrbaT
Seibert, Mrs. c. Tomocheski, Mrs
Frank Towne, Mrs. william H
Hoffman and Mrs. J. Francis Ryan
Leo XIII Council. x of G, vii
hold a forty five card party to-
night.