The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-31
Good Evening.

You had to be a real-oldtimer to recall the name of Pine Hole referred to in a communication to the Board of Aldermen at its last meeting. The name was the old for Watervile and was really applied to the
 vile'S first school district AldrO JenkS the cityS new Assessor wears Purple Heart ribbon in his lapel He is veteran of World War Peter J. Fallon, an employe of the Welfare Department is probably Water burys best penman and his services in constant de- mand for such work requires fine and-wrting Tim HOrgan, superintendent of the City Hal who IS en-
 toying his annual of absence had to call for help from the Ladder Company at Fire Headquarters twice
 weeks when the city flag in front of the buld
 ing became entwined around the spire atop the pole On the first occasion Bill Clasby lightly up the big
 ladder it had settled into place. while the last time Johnnie LawlOr did the hOnOrs.
 What going to do staying at home all sum- mer someone asked someone that had vacation ideas that embraced reached the top of PikeS Peak, that took them to the great northwest and to Alaska a cruise in southern northern waters for week or Bermuda, they sad is thing of the past the Ma rine gardens and the and Thomas MOOreS house all waiting for the trppers of yesteryear The only an swer we could make the best encouragement could gve that though the faroff hills are green so too are the around home. And even home is fine manufacturing town like ours there are many attrac- tions in the summertime There several good mov- ing picture houses for hot nights and hotter a1ter noons There are nearby resorts like Quassapaug and Hitchcock Lake and Bantam Lake that can be reached with minimum amount of gas. There are the sum- mer Pops concerts every two weeks And last but not least there's the little home the apartment what have you which is pretty comfortable when you con- pare the dggngs and the makeshift quarters of the boys in service. Two weeks vacation at Cfton-Bythe Sea Smoky Mountain is sort of state of mind But if you can't make the or the mountains find out how much fun you can have at home.
 Names in the News . Fire Marshal Den Leahy is off three weeks respite from official duties "DJ" will see more sights and talk to people than dozen other vacationsts. The marshal likes to meet old friends especially and reminisce about "out east" Lodge Mo- 265, BPOE. and a dozen of other favorte themes Yes sir, "D.J" is interest ing personality in the news and in the flesh From" McLarney assistant Democratic Registrar of Voters is spending two weeks at South Lyme Beach Pri- vate Leo A. Harrington of the local fire department has been looking rather looking up at the spot where the army bomber met head-on with the Empire Building He has it all figured on how Captain Charlie" Booth and the gang from Engine Co., Mo- would have handled the situation = No wisecracks boys, please Tom" Bane is rounding out his vacation at Cape Cod and will return shortly to his newly acquired duties as treasurer of Brookside Dairy Leon Glrardin, expert with time pieces is open for business in nearby establishment The topnOtch watchmaker has left the employ of local clock concern and is now Ion his own" Postmaster Charles Babin has returned from Atlantic City, N J. and is telling all his friends about the celence of the food the surf and the entertainment He's brown berry, too, despite the not-too sunny weather of the past few weeks
 Fancy That . Reduction of beef point values still leaves pork to beef about This is vacation time in you don't know it. and even the oyster gets four mOnChS' VacdClOn when AuSuSC comes you feel you must get your teeth into it-an of corn -. The lima has BEAN long time ripening but wait until the Brussels start sproutng, says the amateur gardener Just because you're noisy doesn't mean you've got sound argument Suggestion for solving the juvenile delinquency problem, don't talk to the children and they won't talk back to you Let 'em eat cake is a good slogan for the meatleSs days Shakespeare had a word for it - It is wise father that knows his child' .
 Here and there: Overheard in local beauty par hoox fvnivksv married-to kinda break the monotOny" . Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Don Woods now con- fined to Newington Veterans hospital Don plOughed through the mud of France with the d0ughbOys of 1917 and 1918 . He is greatly missed by his many friends in town John Drew has returned to New York and taken up his easel and brushes after serving more than two years the night shift in local war factory . John has been an illustrator for prOmi- nent magazines for almost quarter of a century