The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-21
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Good Evening.
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Good Evening
 Echoes of the Harp Frank Cottrel former nrnplove of Miller & Pecks was visitor to the tower St. Patrick's Day. He arrived too late to publish ms usual reminiscent storieS but they were all interesting He recalled back in 1922 when he was practically oroereo out of town" by high police executive for putting an American and an Irish flag frozen mound at Ham- ton Park. sudden change in the weather turned worinker into bile of ice that grew to height of 57 feet claims Frank q climbed ladder and planted the flags Later the ice melted in one spot and the Irish flag appeared higher than the American flag and the police chief wanted to arrest Before could fix mat ferS the ice melted fast that both flags came down. Then Frank started of those queries prefaced You remember?" and he gave us verbal, almost fiakeoy flake description of the blizzard of 88 when Bank street had snow drifts IA feet high, etc. You remember? We assured Frank that didn't - it was the other chap who frolicked that little accumulation of the beaut ful". And another lingering afterthought of Irish day -forer Senator Johnnie Tobn receives royal welcome an the General Assembly. He is maybe just ex- senator to the potcos but he is still Johnnie to mem- bers of the Legislature and how his green orchids were received with most friendly expressions of delight and npprication from the Lady members of the assembly. Johnnie rated and got orchids too for his thought fulness
 Anybody want a book? Don't rush, but the Tower has few past-year city directories which may he had for the asking Anyone with yen for an issue of the year 194O 1941 may have either or both by calling the Tower Also available for the asking Aldermanic Journal, 192S Special Acts of 1881; Supplement to General Statutes 1931-33 (wO copies) 1957-39; and copy of the Public Acts of 1931 First 1 call gets the nod.
 Among the newly-ordaned priests in the Hartford Diocese the RevS Joseph OKeefe of Hartford and Edward J. Zyskowsk of New Britain, both of whom have brothers among the Waterbury clergy The former is brother of the Rev David OKeefe of St. Francis Xavier Church while the latter brother of the Rev. John J. Zyskowski St. Sanislaus parish At Father OKeefeS first Mass which celebrated last Sunday at St. Angus tines Church, Hartford, the Rev Thomas P Mulcahy' former pastor of SS Peter and Paul Church. arch priest with the Rev. David OKeefe acting deacon At Father Zyskowsks first Mass celebrated at the Sacred Heart Church. New Britain, Sunday, at Il a. m, ms brother arch-priest
 AshevlIe N C. The night after D-Day was the last night of fighting the Normandy Beachhead for Ut Stanley E. YuskOs, of Waterbury Conn., and almost his last night on earth Now at the Grove Park Inn spending his honeymoon and awaiting reassgnment at the Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution Station here It. Yuskos today told the story of that night. "I was leading patrol of 20 men," he said We still Omaha Beach, where we'd landed the day before and ran into entire company of Germans. We battled them all that night, and the next morning Luckily we had radio with us, and able to send back word where should lay down their artillery fire Our shells bound to hit of us tOo and they did, butw had to expect that We lost few of that way We kept after that company, and with the artillery fire, and own smalarm re we destroyed it before we were through Twelve of 20 men killed, and most of the others wounded. My bullet went in my stomach and out my back" It. Yuskos won the Silver Star as well as the Purple Heart for that engagement Earlier, dur ing the fighting in Sicily, he was awarded the Bronze Star for clearing thickly mine field in front of his battalion He is the of MT. and Mrs. Charles Yuslzos of 853 Bank Street Waterbury. His bride, who accompanied him to the Inn here, is the daughter of Mrs Eleanor Radan, of 571 Highland Avenue, Water bury
 Plaintiffs lawyers in the civil actions the current jury list of superior court reported to be slightly unnerved by the overwhelming number of de- fendantS verdcts returned by the present jury panel Four out of five actions heard far in the jury sion have ended in defendants vericts Barrsters longer greet another in the courthouse corridors with the familiar query, What you on" but rather with (Which side are you on.
 Contrasts The deserted appearance of Ex- change Place and main stems at night the neat and effective simplicity of the Connecticut Light & Power COmpanys display windows the empty containers that litter the central green after performs "a good deed" by banqueting the pigeons. They look like WPA pets already. The morning chants at Bauby's Corner. Lovely weather" says Joe" GaberinO an expression long since famous a famous corner and Watch the lights" from Patrolman Ralph Bellosey he surveys passing traffic. vehicular and pedestrian. The little extra patronage down town restaurants and unch counters getting rise little earlier these days to attend Lenen services at the Immaculate Conception Church the rush for the 722 Naugatuck bus that leaves the west side of Exchange Place lonely for time the exchange of "gO0d-byes and see you sOOn as mothers and young sters part Prospect street. mothers for the kiddes to the Kingsbury Child Care Center. Behind some of those scenes there's reporters haven of