The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-18

ner to take messages, repair tele- phone wires, etc., and in the per- formance of his duty he was wound- ed and has ben awarded the Purple Heart. He wears the Combat In- fantryman's badge, the Good Con- duct ribbon and the European the- ater of war ribbon with a bronze star. He now has his discharge papers and will return to Yale in July.
 The next meeting of the Water town League of Women Voters will be open to men and women of the town and will be held at the apart ment of Mrs. Paul Cruikshank of Taft school Thursday evening, May 24 at o'clock. Roland Tyler will give very brief resume of the library discussion groups. Mrs. John Staneslow of Waterbury will speak on the Russian Polish Allied question and Maj. Royal Meyers, who is on 2l-day leave will show colored motion pictures which he took while in Africa.
 Pvt. Watterworth Guest
 Pvt. Robert Watterworth of Wa terbury will be the speaker at a meting of the Volunteer Nurses Aide Corps, Watertown chapter, American Red Cross, to be held in the Red Cross office, Community building, Main street, Wednesday evening, May g at o'clock.
 Pvt Watterworth was a prisoner of war in Germany for l8 months and was released in December, 1914 Anyone interested Is invited to attend this meeting.
 Leave for Service
 The following young men from Selective Service Board 32 were accepted for military service at New Haven, May l5:
 Watertown: Army - Robert L. Johnson.
 Waterbury: Army--Joseph A. St. Dennis. Lawrence o. LePage, Mi- chael ParAale dnducted through L. B. l6-B, Waterbury, March IA.
 Oakville. Marines Vernon A. Bradshaw.
 Thomaston: Army - George w. Axelby, Charles E. Knox, William E. Sarajak, John A. Sorenson.
 Teryville: Army-Alexander Sor- ochak.
 New Milford: Army-Edward c. Noble Lee F, Slaughter
 Take Physical Exams A group of 65 young men from Selective Service board 32 left Wa tertoWn Thursday morning at ' O. clock to so 10 New Haven to take their physical examinations for en- tnace into the armed forces
 Doughnuts and coffee were served and cigarettes distributed by mem bers of the send-off committee.
 Members Of the committee attend inS were Rev Gerald Gaucher and First Selectman Warren A. Par ker. both of whom spoke briefly; Rev. Fred Wilcock. Fire Chief V!c- | tor Foglestrom, Rev. pr. Thomas s. Cline and c. Raymond Ganung.
 New Stamp at P. o. Postmaster D. c. Sullivan an- nounces that the United Nations Conference commemorative five cent stamp which bears the name Of the late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is now on safe at the post office.
 This stamp has had the most re- markable sale of all commemorative stamps. The second lot is now on sale at the Watertovn post office; the first lot of samps having been sold in one day.
 Mir. Sullivan also stated that about 100 of the attractive illustrated stamp booklets containing all post age stamps issued by he U. s. gov- ernment from l847 to l945 have been sold at the local post office.
 Paper Salvage
 Watertown Council of Girl Scouts announces that the collection of waste paper for salvage will be taken up Saturday afternoon on the following streets: Cutler street, Culer Knoll, Grove Hill road, Steele Brook road, Nova Scotia Hill road (as far as Burnhams house), Beach avenue, Merriam Lane and Woolson street.
 Persons living in parts of town,