The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21

and beaten by band Of fully armed Nazi youths as he parachut- ed to earth from his falling plane and now home again after 21 months in a German prison camp S-Sgt. H. Lloyd Blake states that ne realized that it will take years to offset on future generations the damage caused by Nazism.
 So-called good" Germans over there are few and far between, Sgt. Flake relates because some of them were imprisoned years ago and others have since died. He places blame for the war as much on the German civilians as he does the military. Without civilian support the war would have ended months ago. he asserted.
 Sgt. Blake figures that the fact that he argued so hard to convince his captors that he was an Amer:- can, not British, saved him from death on the spot. Even Russians ii the camp where was in the Bavarian Alps were allowed to starve to death daily so with loss of 54 pounds in his weight as result of his restricted diet of hot water, potatoes and a little bread now and then, he feels he is lucky to be back at the home of his par ents, MT. and Mrs. Harold Blake Of Hillside avenue. Plymouth on 30-day furlough.
 Sgt. Blake describes the German spy system as the best in the world. When he was captured and later put in the same prison with others from his plane who landed in that area, the group was immediately identified by the Germans who had in their files photographs of all the crew with data on the civilian and military life of each. They even knew that I worked at the New Departure plant and how many hours rifle training and other training I had had" he states.
 The German who knew all the answers spoke good English and formerly lived in Brooklyn, N. Y, according to Sgt. Blake who holds the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Clus- | ter.
 Appointed Personnel Manager B. L. Hansek has been appointed personnel manager of the Eagle Lock company, and has started on his new duties. MT. Hansek was born in New Britain. graduating from New Britain high school in 1885. He also attended Becker College and the University of Con- necticut.
 Attending Meeting Mrs. Luther J. Potter of Prospect street, state treasurer of the Fed erated Women's Clubs of Connecti- cut is attending an executive board meeting of the State Federation m New Haven, today
 Announce Birth
 MT. and Mrs. Richard Bovee of Buffalo, N. York, announce the birth of daughter on June IT, Mrs. Bovee is the former Rita Williams, daughter of MT and Mrs. Bernard Williams of South Eagle street.
 Razing Landmark Workmen have started work of raging one of the landmarks in the center of the town. Work was start ed this week of tearing down the so-called wire shed" owned by the Eagle Lock Company, and which stood between the factory buildings and Main street. The building con- structed of wood was erected about 45 years ago and was used for many years as a wire storage building for surplus supplies.
 Investigating Complaints
 Chief of Police George Rohe stated Wednesday that the trials of Oswald Maxwell and Miss Helen Dovitiski both of the Town Hill sec- ton on statutory charges which were scheduled for this week have been postponed until July 2. The couple arrested ten days ago have been released under bonds. Wood Stolen | Horace R. Whittier has reported to Police Chief George H. Rohe, that half cord of wood was taken from his cabin, '"The Hemlocks" in the Tolles Station district. Milton Cook has also reported to Chief Rohe that the roof of cabin in the Greystone district has been badly damaged, apparently by someone hurling stones against it. Home From Pacific Private First Class Stephen Saw oski, an Amphibian engineer who has taken part in many of the &C., tions in the Southwest Pacific where he has been stationed for the past thirty months is spending a 45-day furlough at his home on Allen street.