The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-28

Memorial Day Items In order that school time, lost during the year May be made up, the Watertown high school, Baldwin school and St. Johns school will hold sessions on Wednesday, Mem rial Day. A certain number of school days, the number set by the state of Connecticut, must be held during the year.
 The Watertown Post Office will close at 9:30 a. m. on Memorial Day and will remain closed for the day. There will be no city and no rural mail delivery.
 The Watertwn Trust Co.,, the Li- brary and most of the local factories will close for Memorial Day.
 The Red Cross office, Community building will not be open Memorial Day, but emergency calls will be taken care of by phoning Watertown 1872.
 Tin Can Collection Satisfactory
 The salvage committee reports that 10,240 pounds of tin cans for salvage were picked up in last Sat- urday'S collection. This amount averages very favorably with former tin can collections, the two previous collections having totalled ' tons and 312 tons respectively
 The cans were collected by town trucks and trucks driven by Lee Gibson, Kurt Richter, Myron Wheel CT and Leo Boisvert. Twenty stu dents from Taft school manned the trucks.
 Personals
 Edward Shove, son of MT. and Mrs. Ackley Shove of Hamilton av- enue, who recently enlisted in the U. s. Naval Reserve left Friday for Sampson, N. Y, to begin his recruit training. He was a member of the senior class at Taft school. MT. and Mrs. Shove have with them on a 25 day leave their son Gilbert Shove $ 1-c, U. s. N. R., who is stationed at the Naval Lighter -than-Air school at Tillamook, Ore. Briefly Noted
 Miss Ann Reinhold, daughter of Lieut.. Frank M. Reinhold, U. s. N. R., and Mrs. Reinhold of Litchfield road is member of the graduating class at St. Margaret's school, Wa terbury. Commencement exercises will be held on Sunday, June 3.
 MT. and Mrs. H. Roy Depew and family of Main street, left Sunday for Lebanon, Pa., to attend the fu- neral of Mrs. DepeW's neyheW, Clar- ence Marks A. U. s. which was held today.
 Miss Mary Holleran of Bridgeport and Clifford Holleran of Ridgefield spent the weekend with their mother, Mrs. John Holleran of Woodruff avenue.
 Birth Announcement
 A daughter, Dorothea Jane, was born at St. Mary's hospital, Friday, May 18 to St. Thomas Shields A. U. S., and Mrs. Shields of Waterbury. MT. and Mrs. John A. Shields of Heminway Park road are grandpar- ents of the baby.
 Meeting Wednesday
 The weekly meeting of the lily will be held at the community build ing Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 Mrs. Stockman Dies
 Mrs. Charlotte H. Stockman, wife of Ellist H. Stockman, Woodbury road, died suddenly at her home last evening. Born in WatertoWn, January 29, 1889, a daughter of Henry and Lucy (Stevens) Platt, she had been lifelong resident of this town. She was a member of the Watertown Congregational church.
 Surviving, besides her husband, are a brother, Edgar Platt, Water town; a sister, Mrs. Lena Banker, Waterbury; and half brother, Walter Burton, also of Waterbury.
 Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p. m. at the Hick- COX Funeral Home, 195 Main street. Burial will be in Evergreen ceme- tery. Friends may call at the fu- neral home Wednesday from ' to g p. m.