The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-18
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BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

IIi1Rl1 Rlail BY THE MAN IN THE To"As Good Evening.
 ..Es,tbful Unto Death" is the caption of featured story in the current issue of DlgeSt ana iSeWeM AIt,oroh the incident is than year old It Stln ossesses the necessary potency in appeal to give one thrill and to inspire to murmur prayer TOT tte eternal peace and happiness G oG o paye his all "For God and Country. This story is condenseo IoM recent issue of the American Legion Magazine wn1cn men ie circulated among more than million members The bravery of Father Doyle of Waterbury, Conn., hls olS regard of personal safety to administer Sprtua1 coSo ation to wounded buddeS has become egenoary III te performance of his duties chaplain all Amerlcati soldiers were his buddieS He was available 10 all anu administered to all It is recorded that tatner Doye was fatally wounded by Jap Snper who erred rom ms o inc niace in some brush: q am wounded; want the padre" When Father Doyle ventured alone ne was SnoI down. During his assignment m Waterculy ny ,asaed Doyle was assistant pastor of the Church o the Blessed Sacrament. His parents reside in Devon, conn frUn @ all indications will be said and written about tne heroic padre when the boyS who served m Munoa ana who knew Father Doyle intimately return to phrase tne own eulogies of brave man. gooo Sooiel pieS' o- God. :. r,, have been instituted since June 15 1893, the eventi date in local fraternal history when Waterbury Aodge Mo- 265 was officially chartered The late Micnaei ' CoIotv was the first Exalted Ruler Next Saturday large delegation of Waterbury Elks, members Ot Oid 365' will journey the mountain to assist in the Mo- 1667 It will be great day for Southington Ine event should recall some very interesting hlgnngnts n
 
 Southington will novelty in Fraternal visits for the Brass City Elks if it trip to the Silver City, Meriden, it would be old times just another hnK m Jonp chain of happy memories. Exalter Ruler FranK J. Monaghan will head Saturdays delegation lie VIII VIII bring the official greetings of 265 to 1867 and will nvl!e members of the youngest lodge in the state to v1st Waterbury and the sixth oldest lodge of Elks m Con necticut May be the start of many happy years o fraternal cOrdiality.
 Bremerton Washington - Raymond N Durenl' Machinsts Mate Third Class, USNR of Wateroury Goi- ctot OYood yUth which is training Pudget Sound Navy Yard In Bremen ton Washington. His parents, Mr. and Mrs LOUIS Dreli are residing Bucks Hill Road, in Wateroury Durell in Waterbury and was graduated rom tne Leavenworth High School Prior to his enlistment III te Naval Reserve he was employed as toomaKel M Dy , 1 Waterbury Tool Company He enlisted in the NavyS Ship Repair Unit in New Haven in December, !945, ana received his basic training at Bainbridge Maryland before reporting to the Puget Sound Navy Yara lor Unit program trains Naval personnel to do the repair and overhaul work which keeps comoatant vesseS Ill fighting trim During the training period the Navy men work with civilian employees in Naval estaollsnmentS where many classes of vessels are undergoing actua repair Through "SRU" training, the Navy men gam working knowledge and experience which enables them to function efficiently repair unit when they go to advance bases to repair Navy Ships
 Well, we'll it's the spirit and not 'calendar age" that counts for membership in the Young Mens Republican Club. You can have the enthusiasm, the srearing togo" spirit of teenager the pep of two yearod and bushingly confess that you will never see the halfcentury mark again far birthdays are Now we are not going say that the secret of youth is in word you spelled backwOrds upside down. but young COP. not going to battle over whether a chap is 21 51, if he can fit into good machine, boost the party's morale and get out the voters to pull the Republican ever Years ago state leader of the Young Democrats decided on a oneman purge of his organization. He characterlsncaly
 ecreed that members approaching the 10th milestone were out". When he staged state convention subse quent to his autOcratc decree he had chairman Of credentials who proved to be errand boy, who had passed his 56th year. Verify, young is an elasuc term. Whether it's youth men who are collecting old age security payments the local Republican party needs to put pep into the machine It's dying of malnutrition-or something. And that something would take more space than government agency report to explain.
 Major and Mrs Hugo Wiberg, former executives of the local Salvation Army returned to Waterbury yester day for happy occason the burning of mortgage TOT $11950 Both played leading role in the debt reduc- tion by their years of dgen effort here It indeed refreshing to see how many old-tme friends crowded about the modest couple at the ceremonies last evening" not only to tender them well merited congratulations, but to express pleasure seeing them 'back home again. Major and Mrs Wberg are presently stationed in Hartford AS for the popular visitors they preferred that the credit be extended to the present commandan Captain John VanGould, who was named as Major WibergS successor here. Our Sncerest condolences tonight to Rev. James F. McGrath on the death O. ms mother Mrs Agnes McCrath of HinSdale Avenue Before his ordination and his assignment to St. Donatos Church in New Haven, members of the Tower Staff had the pleasure exchanging greetings very frequently With