The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-22
l OAKVILLE
 Correspondent: Alice Sta9Str0m Phone 000-
DR. CLINE HEADS
 LOCAL CAMPAIGN
Directing Collection of Clothing for Needy in
 War=TOrn Countries

Oakville, March 22.-Rev. Oscar L. Locke and Rev Thomas McGarry attended a meeting at the home Dr. Thomas Cline in Watertown recently to discuss plans to col lect good used clothing in Iakville and Watertown for distribution to people of War-Torn countries. It is part of a national drive during the month of April. Dr. Cline is gen. eral chairman of the drive. Rev. Robert Riemenschneider, acting priest of All Saint Episcopal church, was unable to attend but coopera- tion of all three churches is prom ised. Plans for this campaign were made at a meeting of committee charirmen, held at the town hall Monday evening. At meeting to held next week, further plans for the drive will be made.
 The detail of the drive and names of Oakville persons serving com- mittee members will be announced after the next meeting.
 Operetta to Be Presented
 Pupils of the Junior High at South School are busily engaged these days in rehearsing, And It Rained," an operetta in two acts.
 The book and lyrics are by Estelle Merryman Clark with music by Adele Bohling Lee.
 The principal characters, in the order of their appearance follows:
 MT. Wise-hotel proprietor-James Spino.
 Mile Marie Caray. dancing teach CT, Jean Finnemore. Dennis Black, collebe student, Richard Sprano. ? Maizie Black, Dennis sister, Vir- ginia Greene.
 Mrs. Wise, boss of Wise Hotel, Jean DiPrimio.
 Marbelle Rich, searching for lost heirloom, Della Mennillo
 John Rich, her father. Sylvester Desnore'
 Curly Rich, Marbelle's brother, William Hassel. Steele Black, father of Dennis and MaiXie, Francis Leconi.
 Members of the Glee Club, Jack Charles Krantz, Fred, Lawrence Osborne.
 ("By permission of the publishers, the Raymond A. Hoffman Go. Chi cago, Ill)
 The operetta will be presented III April and is being directed by Mrs. George Pel2er.
 Among those who left for the armed services Monday from Oak vile are Antillio Zaccario, Jr, Nich- olas A. Colabello, and Joseph Zap pone.
 It has been announced that all surgical dressing gowns have been taken to the Red Cross office in the Community House, Watertown, where they can be called for until April first. After that date they will no longer be held for claim.
 Successful Food Sale A very successful food sale was held Wednesday at Stevens Market, Main street, sponsored by the Ladies Aid Society of Union Congrega- tional church. The next meeting will be held April 4th at the home of Mrs. Raymond Ellis of Main street.
 Any person willing to contribute for Easter flowers, or give r1emor- ial flowers, or loan plants for Easter are asked to report to Mrs. Harry Hull, Hillside avenue, flower con- mittee chairman.
 Instructions, followed by Stations of the Gross, will be held for all children of Saint Mary Magdalen church parish, Friday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock.
 Stations of the Cross, followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Sac- rament, will be held Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 Oklahoma Indians weave edible mats from pumpkins. The pumpkins are cut in one continuous strip while still moist. There strips are dried and fhaT1 uynveI1 tn0ether kn form