The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-20

Its aspect has changed in a winter thaw,
 Now the ugles sight you ever saw
 it melting, see it go EM EN-
 Here and There Andrew G. Thomas of Canaan, square dance caller dropped dead in the center or the floor as he was calling dances the other night Though a former carpenter Thomas made his living by dance calling The head of the National Neeoecratt Bureau adviceS women to look in old chests and trunks TOT lor gotten material and old clothes which can be utilized for sewing in the interests of Sew and Save Week PVC John w. Monohan of Detroit was in Aachen and felt a definite thump against his chest his feet were knocked from under him. When his jacket was removed 1t was discovered that praybook had slowed up buet tnere by saving his life in all probability Anne OHare Mccormack foreign correspondent for the New YorK Times leading American writer is back from many months many European fronts. She spoke at Trinity College in Washington D. C., the othec day The Old Merchants House in New York City down at East Fourth street. is in danger of being sold at auc ton relic of 1880 was hoped to preserv cit as an historic landmark . . The Nathan Hale homestead, on the other hand of Coventry Conn., has been preserved as memorial through it's presentation in the will of the late George Dudley Seymour to the Antiquarian ana Landmarks Society Inc. of Connecticut
 Here's arithmetic that's practical in ways than one Just imagine 25O policemen, 200 firemen, school teachers and about 800 or less other city employees all enthused with idea Of offering con- structive suggestions about Future Waterbury, They could submit their ideas in writing and in confidence to the mayor If the idea clicks and is adopted His Honor could then announce publicly the author and nature of the suggestion And speaking of ideas, heres how statistican makes every empOye feel that ne IS
 
 should be at least 46242 suggestions about ways to Improve the post war world floating around Water, bury just waiting for some one to dig them out ana use them That's the opinion of Ezra 5. Taylor, or Chicago, director of The Pullman COmpanys sugges- tion system, who said the figure was based on the number of workers in the city, according to the U B. census The figures represents one suggestion for each worker Taylor said Pullman records show the company can expect an average of one suggestion wear from each of its 5000 employees, all dealing with ways to promote operating efficiency improve service He figures workers in this city should do as well or better" So there you are, folks Let's out shine the City Planning commission ard "come up' with few ideas to make little old Waterbury just that much better and happier.
 Brass City Nuggets When the mercury dips for chilly hello with Zero who is the Wamest man n town? he takes his daily afternoon jaunt about the city, hat and overcoat and with light green JacKet replacing the conventional suit coat, the public knows and recognizes the answer - the and only George Hike" Noonan! Yes folks, weather means nothing to George save the haunting suggestion to take dp into nearby lake He just loves to knock the ice Hoes away and cavo about while astonished spectators shVe on the banks George has been doing these things for years it's hardly front page copy anymore. Our sincerest thanks to little Jackie Degnan of 82 Cooke street for his collection of domestic postal stamps A neat little box of them arrived at the Tower Saturday and is being passed that Jack1eS savings will be transformed into sunbeamS of happiness for some young sters in faraway cline. There's former Fire ana Police Commissioner Bill Dunphy entering his East Main street drug emporium "Bl follows events in fire and police departments with oldtime interest and enthus- asm. It his board which "modernzed" the trafhc
  When puzzled his board found solution by inviting recognized experts to Waterbury for closeup study o conditions And there's two of the citys most prom nent young business men, Anthony and Frank Nastrl. They hard Init" by prortes and shortages in mer- chandise but they managed to keep whatever consgn- ments their way moving and satisfying their GUS toners equtaby as possible. Imagine the headaches they deal among other things in cigarettes and candy
 Remember when the home town folks mOurned the diScOntinuance of hand-Operated traffic SemaphOres and resOutey faced the task of becoming familiar with the gOand stop lights remember the cries of protest that ascended to the high heavens when the old Con- necticut Company dared to decree that man could operate trolley safely the dire predictions of ac- cdents etc.; remember the squawks that were vocer- OuSly registered when the telephone company an nOunced that it going to install the dial system here. We'll if you remember those little events here's for you. Do you remember historical event which occurred on the first Tuesday in October, 1919? The answer folks, is Waterbury elected Republican mayor It hasn't happened since! Billy" SandIand ended his second administration in 1921. Save for few brief weeks when Patsy PerrelO president of the board of aldermen, took the ncOmpleted term of Mayor Hayes the COP have been the outside looking in!
 Music in the Air Music teacher Samuel Levine of Brooklyn, N. Y appeared in court the other day charged with making loud disturbing and unnecessary