The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
TERRYVlILE Correspondent: ,. F. Ryan, 14 WI Main St.--Tel. 8559 Bristol Div.
EARLY DONATIONS
 OF CLOTHING HERE
Chairman Robert Finan An- nOunces Quantity of
 Clothing Received

Terryville, March 29 - Robert Finan. chairman of the drive for used clothing to aid people in the war torn countries of Europe has announced that a large quantity or clothing has already been received, although the drive does not open until April l. Arrangements have been completed for all the schools in the Town of Plymouth as well as the churches to act as collection centers, with the central location being the Town Hall, where all clothing will be gathered, sorted and packed at the end of the drive.
 An appeal to the toWnspeople to assist in donating clothing for thls drive will be made in the churches, next Sunday. Members of the Lions Club will assist in the collection and other work in connection with the drive.
 Candlelight Service
 A candleligilt service and celebra- tion of the Last Supper will be held tonight at D. m. in the Plymouth Congregational church, with Rev. Norman Weed, pastor, officiating.
 Card Party
 Leo XIII Council. Knights of Co., lumbus will hold a stag forty-flve card party in their rooms, in the Austin House, tonight.
 Joint Meeting
 A joint meeting of the Welcome Home Committee and representa- tive of all women's organizations In the town will be held in the Lions Club rooms, tonight at 7:45 to dis cuss plans for the second annual carnival to be held June IA. IS and i6 to raise funds for the Welcome Home Committees proposed cele- bration in welcoming home the servicemen and women at the close of the war.
 Any women interested in assisting the Welcome Home Committee are invited to attend tonight's meeting.
 Presentation of Badges
 Presentation of badges took place at Wednesday nights meeting of the Plymouth Boy Scout troop, with badges presented to the following: First Class Scouts, George Assard, Norman Burr, Roger Wadman, and Samuel Lawson; second class Scouts Frank Evanoski, Donald Norton, John Fish, Arthur Hine. Merit Badges, music, Arthur Hine; swim ming, Leon Galpin, Gerald Assard, Harry Pergoda, Edwin Pratt and Roger Wadman.
 Plans Submitted
 Harold A. Hayden, Bristol archi- tect has submitted plans for pro- posed garage and storage building for the town of Plymouth to the Board of Selectmen. Plans for the structure which 1t is planned tc erect on town owned property on Hillside avenue, call for building 100 feet by 36 feet, large enough tc house the equipment now housed in several different places in town as well as the equipment which has had to be left out in the weather.
 The plans call for one story building, equipped with a heating plant, which would be large enough to admit the town-owned gas shovel and other road equipment as well as repair shop.
 MT. Hayden is also submitting plans for proposed gymnasium and auditorium and construction of an athletic field on the Clark property which was purchased by the town of Plymouth last year for proposed new high school, athletic field and for other town purposes.
 With AirbOrne Troops
 According to a War Department release Wednesday, Capt. Sumner Johnson, pastor of the Terryville Congregational church, now chap lain with the 435 Troop Carrier Group, opened the iefinl of the group, just before the biggest Allied airborne invasion in history with a prayer. everyone of several hundred pilots and crewmen lowing theil heads, according to an account oi the invasion.
 The men were huddled together on wooden benches in barnlike building. where they took notes through an hour and half Ol briefing, last Friday afternoon, ir preparation for the, powerful air borne glider attack in which more than 1,500 planes and gliders took part.
 Service Committee Enlarged Jay White has been named chair man of the Advisory Committe o. Plymouth Post, American Legior which assists discharged veterans O