The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-20

Naugatuck, June 20-President Fridolf Carlson of the Naugatuck Merchants Bureau announced today that IS local food stores have al- ready agreed to close all day Mon days during the months of July and August.
 This cooperation on the part of the large group of food stores, will it is expected to pave the way for more food stores to close on Mon- days during the two months period starting July g, MT Carlson stated.
 The Monday all day closing will be taken part in by practically all members of the Naugatuck Mer- chants as well as many outside stores, and it is expected to fur hish local clerks with excellent working arrangements during the hot weather by providing long weekend for eight weeks.
 Any food or other type store that has not been reached in regard to the Monday all-day closing, is asked to contact MT. Carlson who will furnish window cards and make ar arrangements for the newspaper an- nouncements.
 Factory Addition
 Ground has been broken for a large factory addition at the Naug- atuck Glass Co.,, plant, Winfield s. WitherwaX, president of the firm, announced today. MT. WitherWaX said the addition is expected to en- able the plant to double it's present number of employees.
 The addition is expected to be ready for use by mid-August. It will be of brick and concrete and will offer nearly 25 900 square feet of additional manufacturing space, giving the entire plant manufac- turing capacity of 60,000 square feet, 1t was said
 The plant now has 150 workers with the addition its postwar per- sonnel could be increased to between 250 and 300 including veterans, the official declared.
 Changes will be made In the driveway and the entrance of the plant to conform to the new wing. Mir. Witherwax did not disclose the cost of the addition.
 The W. J Megin, Inc, firm is erecting the addition.
 Now First Lieutenant
 Edward w. Schrull, son of MT. and Mrs. Carl Schrull of Cherry street, Ext, P-51 Mustang fighter pilot has been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in orders from headquarters in England by Maj. Gen. William E. Kepner, command ing general of the Eighth Air Force.
 A week previous to his promotion, It. Schrull was awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for "mer1torious achievement in aerial combat" while flying with the vet eran 356th Fighter Group, com manded by Colonel Philip E. Tukey, Jr., of Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
 After numerous bomber escort, strafing and dive-bombing missions against the Germans, It. Schrul is now training for future operations.
 Formerly laminator with the U. s. Rubber Co.,, at Naugatuck, It. Schrull enlisted in the Army Air Forces in January, 1943. He received his wings and commission, April 15, 1914, at Spence Field, Ga., after training at Cape Girardeau and Maiden, Mo The Naugatuck pilot went overseas and joined his group last January.
 New Stamps
 A. new three-cent postage stamp will be on sale at the Naugatuck post office on July 12.
 The new stamps is in commence ration of the valiant fighting of the United States Marines on Two Ema island.
 The stamp will be purple in color and its dimensions will be .84 by IA. It will contain the words U. s. Postage, in white type across the top. Below and to the right of this will be the price of the stamp and in Gothic print along the bot tom will be the words Two Jima.
 Miss Mccarthy Feted
 Hostess at shower held Monday evening in honor of Miss Florence E. Mccarthy, 260 Hillside avenue, was Miss Annabelle Mccarthy of West boulevard, Hartford.
 The local school teacher, who will become the bride of Marshall Bon- tempo next week, was the recipient of many gifts. Delicious refresh n1entS were served.
 Miss Mccarthy, niece of the bride to-be, will serve as maid of honor at the wedding.
 Guests at the shower were from New Britain, Waterbury, Nauga- tuck and Hartford
 No Unusual Rush
 Despite the fact that the OPA hos lifted the ban on sugar ration ing for home canning purposes, there has been no rush at the local var price and rationing board. Naugatuck residents have been in- strtlcted that sugar for canning could be applied for only on Thurs days, and the instructions have been complied with in the majority cf cases.
 Ofilcials at the ration board said few persons have filed applica- tons, because they had fruits near Ing the spoilage stage that had
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