The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20

Naugatuck, Dec. 20-OYer S0.OOO pieces Of Christmas mail were handled by the local post office Wednesday despite the fact that the heavy snowstorm f-oved a haz- ard to mailmen who had to plough through heavy drifts of snow to de- liver to all areas of the borough, Postmaster Prank T. Green said today.
 It was particularly difficult to deliver the mail in outlying areas because drifts were more than three feet in some places, MT. Green said.
 MT. Green urges that residents in rural sections clear the area around their mailboxes so that the mail car can deliver mail, he declared.
 He said that an error noticeable in the week was the putting of cue cent stamps on unsealed letters in- stead of a cent and half stamp. He also said there were no recent complaints in the past two days on lack of proper addresses. Earlier he had urged that the street num- Der of the house be listed on the address.
 Apparently residents are con- forming with this request, MT. Green said.
 Street Dept. Crews Busy
 Street Department workers con- tinued their fight today to keep roads cleared after a total snow fall of 16 inches came to an end this morning
 It was the heaviest storm of the season and proved the most diff f1cult for the Street Department workers to handle.
 A number of autoists were stalled in big drifts and two cars col lided on Bridge Street with dam- age reported minor.
 Supt. Harold Murtha complained about a number of care parked on streets which, he said, prevented blows from cleaning the roads in some cases. The departments eight road blows were in use and the sidewalk blow was also being used.
 Buses continued to be off-sched- llle this morning as the snow re- tarded progress.
 The snow started early Wednes- day and continued throughout the night.
 Residents have purchased E Vic- tory Bonds amounting to $274, ,623. Raymond Prick, vice-chairman of the committee reported today. He said that it was 78.3 per cent of the quota of $35O,O00.
 MT. Prick who reported for Chair man Frederick Nawrath out of town on business, said that returns by Dec. 3l, are expected to show the goal had beel- reached.
 The funeral of Louis Charles Whittiker, 64, who was found dead Tn his home, 511 North Main street. Monday night, was held this morn ing at 8:15 from the fitzgerald fu- neral home, 320 North Main street. A requiem Mass was celebrated at g o'clock in St. Mary's church. Bur- 1al was in St. James cemetery.
 Pic. Albin A.. .ZwolinSki, son of MT. and Mrs. Alexander Zwolinski 5l Prospect street, who guarded German and Italian prisoners, has been discharged at Fort Devens, Mass, and has returned home. He entered the service in August, 1922
 The Naugatuck Development Co.,, Inc, has sold a house and lot on Quinn street to Joseph and Nora Cipriano. according to papers filed in the town clerks office.
 New officers of Columbian Re- bekah lodge, Odd Fellows, were in- stalled at meeting Wednesday night in Odd Fellows hall. A Christmas party followed. Mrs. Johannah White was in charge of refreshments and Mrs. Stascia Rob- .ir1son, entertainment.
 Building Plans
 Patrick H. Kelly, industrial rela- tions manager of the Naugatuck Chemical Co.,, told group of local neWspapermen at an informal din- ner held at Halls Restaurant last night that the Chemical company Is planning extensive expansion and building improvements with the an- nounced $100,000 addition only 8 part of the vast improvement plan.
 Many new buildings will be con- structed next spring and summer, he said, and radical departure from the construction plans of the past will be that the buildings will be of brick and permanent, instead of sheet steel construction of a i-permanent construction.
 New chemicals have been discov- cred, some of them by-products of local manufacturing processes, which have opened new fields for the company. We must build better and larger buildings to han dle this added market which in- cludes peSf"me products and in- secticides. We are on the ground floor, but realize that improved manufacturing facilities will help us in the manufacture and eventual sale of these products" MT. Kelly said. ra, stsae
 Newspapermen present at the meeting included Alfred Huband of 0 The New Haven Register, Rudolph M. Hennick, publisher, and Joseph F. Smith of The Naugatuck News, and Larry Shepley of The Water bury Democrat.
 Legion May Return Land
 A piece of land on Millville ave- nue, which the borough sold to the Naugatuck Post, American Legion, for use as site for a post home, may be returned to the borough. Warden Leo J. Brophy said today.
 He explained that this land and another piece of land near it win