The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-28
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 Henry J. Kaiser yesterday asked the American people to contribute 1OOOOO,OOO garments, besides shoes and bedding for relief during the sec- ond nationwide drive, which will take place shortly after New Years. So don't throw away that wartime clothing that you dislike because it too skinny or moi of the quality to suit your taste When you start to clean out closets this fall, wrap the discarded clothing in neat bundle and deposit 1t in the attic until the call comes. A community chairman Will see that it's picked up in due time and that 1t finds It's way to victims in Europe and Asia, who won't question whether its fashionable or the best quality
 From an Old Time Friend--Wliam Mcbride retired from the Scovl Mfg Co., year ago, has been in Water S of 5 %ss S e bad ap with the company ever since the first World war He was black powder expert, and came here from the known Jim George also retired just before the company started making shells for the government And he stayed the n,anufacture of war materials for World War IT. Now well advanced in years, MT. Mcbride grew up With the smell of powder from 1886 his first experience n Us blending and preparation for usage in time Of war HIS knowledge and training made him most valuable man for the Scov company as was explained at the banquet given him at the time of his retirement. "of course wasn't brought up In Waterbury" said Mr. Mcbride, but lived here to meet and associate with some of the best people haveever met Waterbury was good to me, and cannot and never will forget this city, and the numerous friends made during my long stay around here Let say this In all seriousness, because say
 
 exist than in this great little city of Waterbury class you among the number, too, MT. Tall Tower Man, for your column followed ever since 1t was established" And then Mr. Mcbride bade us farewell, almost tearfuly as he remarked Good Old Waterbury, may she prosper and grow bg and may the good and Just people here en- ] joy the best, now and forever more."
 Autumn Landscape. Along the way the bright est coloring these early fall days the sirnac now bright scarlet. Going along Watertown avenue 1t bor ders the hospital grounds and you come to the open country 1t is bordering the meadows and cover are much In evidence on the road practically the last of the wild flowers ChrySan- themus are banked against an old white house prov lng that they do not exist just in florist shops A pile of even wood lengths rep0se In the afternoon 10 sun getting dried out for later Through the trees the Bantam river ambles along and you come upon 1t cast and south of LtChfield also west and south (. :. Southbury has an old and mellowed look In the late afternoon sum- salvia holding its own in the from the main road you take crcultous route and drive along enjoying the scents of wild grapes and l shows hubbard squash and pumpkins which Is sure ' proof that the season is advancing.
 Our Waterbury The first water-wheel to drive simple manufacturing machinery was built in 1902 by James Harrison, a pioneer in manufacturing develop ment Waterbury gradually changed from an agri- cultural to an industrial community early in the 18th century. Our community had mills from the earliest days but these were not used in manufacturing such work to thousands but rather to providing for ones neighbor sawmills, graineres, and so on were
 
 tnkers and still others understood the process of ing .. Now practically all the weaving Is done by machinery in cloth mills about the state. Weav- ing by hand is not uncommon in some communities however The wheels of industry as pictured today vastly different than they at the start of the 18th century you readily when the mass of work stream out of the mill gates at the end of various shifts Relics and remnants of our old mills are in and adjacent to the city, and old mills played an important part in our agricultural and in- dusral life much that 1t often questioned why we never adopted Down By the Old Mill Stream" as our theme song The early settlers were honored by naming that section in Hamilton Park bounded by East Main street. Hamilton avenue and the Plank road, Proprietor's Common Our earliest sawnill To- cated at what known as Sawil Pain later called Mill Plain And Mill street which is section of industry socaed because it passed the sites of the first two grist mills in the town So goes our history in part regards mills of the past. ..