The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-24
Good Evening.
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Good Evening.
 Through our telescope appears the figures of |. Norman Neale Bank street realtor, all het up with the radio program being sponsored by the Waterbury Real Estate Board. Elsie Grlner, Wel-noooed m a parka wheeling her young down the street. DOC Green an Exchange Place restaurant eSurely enoy ing an enormous bowl of chicken soup, hugh green Saad platter of corn beef and cabbage ana generous piece of lemon pie Doc reports he has no trouble With his appetite Mrs J. JudSOn Wells rushing up Central Avenue as busy as a bee with her Red Cross work Mrs Paul Rechenberg who's always spreading little happiness for ese and Aunt Laurie to the entire Rockville community bringing gift for shut-ln'
 ApprOpos to our comments on the renaissance of the opera in beautiful community and the predc-
 ton of Dr. Frank Black that the Americas are the future cultural spots of the world have been also informed that Dr. Black is seeking composer to write an opera based native American legends. He has not inserted the usual "Wanted-A Composer ad as yet but from ntimates has been learned that he is seriously thinking of inserting such notice in musical publications and the daily press The general Music Director of NEG has been waiting rather patiently for young composers to discover America in Operatlc or
 but apparently, it's of failing to the woods for the trees He points significantly to the legend Ot Johnny Appleseed which has thrilled and
 amused Americans for than 200 years. Long, fellows HiaWatha poem is another neglected source of potential musical beauty. And one of the most famous is the Acadian legend of Evangeline. And Blacks particular favOrite, the Sleepy Hollow story, lies dormant Look around you, composers and start writing Maybe the blushing genius resides in Waterbury. Quien Sabe?
 This is rather personal stuff folks but and women may read it. They probably know more about the situation than the information given in this little news release It's inside stuff" to extent, but there being war on and facts are facts here it s II you know fellow who'll give you the shirt off his back keep him in mndfor you might need his shirt before long. This sage advice offered today by Jonas H. Mayer Chicago chairman of the textile task committee of the Linen Supply Association of America who made the point just to emphasize that the unavailabty of fo&/fil ic fhof towels bed sheets and other cotton goods items are most conspicuous by their absence from retail store shelves situation since Civil War days, Mayer said adding, Eff the should end tomorrow relief could be expected since the shortage of cotton goods for civilian has us Scraping the bottom of the barrel House wives sud- denly became of the cotton goods shortage when they found the annual January Sales of bed clothng table linens and other cotton merchandise generally thing of the past But the critical cotton situation will have more far-reaching effects" Mayer continued
 Its usefulness OutIved, it's beauty dimmed by years of faithful service, Waterburys Black Maria has been Scrapped! Sic transit gloria mund. City Purchasing Agent Henry Bowling announced today that the familiar green and black surrey with the bars in the back will the streets Cast aside like old shoe Gin prewar days) the OvabIe old pewagOn as it is sometime referred to- has been sold to the Brass City AutO-Repair Company $9O worth of scrap. Until further nOtice guests of the Waterbury Police Department will be escorted to their suites behind the City Hall in prOsac old panel truck Deputy Supt Frederick S. Hickey announces. 70 weep for Lycidas who has not left his peer" Fare thee we
 thou true and faithful servant! Cheese it. the cops
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 Down Political Alley You can't keep good man down in the background. If he has established reputation for good senSe for fairness, for unSelfish motives and the prestige of good American under all circumstances whatever he writes and says are as so many "golden words So during the past week received under the rankng privileges of Senator David Walsh of Massachusetts address given by the Honorable James Farley at the recent annual dinner meeting of the Fall River Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Fall River Mass. The speech was reprinted in the Congressional Record at Mr. Walshs request The copies sent out to friends and admirers of Big Jim" were mot at government request and few hours later the mail man brought copy of speech made by Jim at the Lincoln Birthday dinner of the Catholic Club of NorWalk. Both speeches magnificent usual. "Jm" was not presented as the man who made FDR, who made the Democratic party or who opposed Third Term, Fourth Term, but chairman of the CNoca-Coa Export Corp. U. s. Senator Thomas Hart Of Connecticut was hailed recently without political affiliations and without the usual "faults of politicians whatever they may be- But didn't the retired Admiral do neat piece of work in remaining the entire Secreara staff that served the late Senator Francis T. Maloney. The skipper" will need compass to get around Washington Connecticut. Another bright figure we see looming the Connecticut political hor zon is the Little Atom of Yale, Albe Booth. His IS being mentioned for state athletic commissioner Don't sell Little Abe short Brothers He upset the dope many times in the past and scored It will be interesting to observe his dehut chan with and