The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-23
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Here and there Our expert on Irish folklore Is i wncing over the pronunciation given the word epre ehaun" on daily radio series The word was pronounced halfdoRen different ways within few days before an approximately correct version was reached You cant do that Co eprechaun and get away with i says our eolf Prices in downtown restaurants are stln ram bling all over the field Items change five and 10 cents mas shoppnr rush ls concentrated on toys with electric trains and mechanical paythings in great demand The clothing drive for victims which local Catholic churches open Dec is worthy of wide support simi- lar campaign two years ago brought in thousands of usabe nnnarel The Police Department Is erecting still more No Parking signs on busy streets where hsrssctor there ing ban {. With Turkey Day coming ups well have 70 get ready to really settle down to Winter With fingers crossed remind Tower readers that Thanksgiving has been the time several heavy snOwOms in recent years
 Get We'll Greetings. NichOlAs ZappOne, presi dent of the Young Democrats and investigator for the City Welfare Department s presently patient at st. Marys Hospital badly wrenched ankle sustained m fan as he stepped from his auto win be Ncks card for little vacation during which time he can plan his Christmas shopping Former Commander Thomas R. Hickey of the Waterbury Chapter, Disabled American Veterans Is cOnvalesclng at the New Haven Hospital following a major operation. He has been patient for come time at the U & Veterans Hospital His con. ditlOn today was reported as fair.
 Just Musing. . i. Understand the Veterans Adminis- tration is planning to go "a out for colegans when comes to making future appointments GI Joes not likely to call for three cheers on tns among government hospitals in the nation some Of the directing genuses not burdened with titles. The degrees nice to have essential at times, admit but the lack of one shouldn't prevent well qualified vet sran from being appointed Professional pride Two young lads engaged in their afternoons task of deliver ing newspaper paused at the of Willow Street ano Hillside Avenue the other afternoon, and talked shop They eventually came around to the art Of sealing papers There have been dispute about superiority for one of the youngsters reaching into his bag extracted paper and folded it in the manner now familiar to read CTS He cooked his right arm like second Bertli or Luack surveyed the distance and then fired The paper described long, high spiral and descended the roof o an apartment black the opposite side of the street four stories high. See how do it. the performer snout ed o his amazed pal The future crop of forward pass CTS will be the greatest in history and many of them w come from the ranks of the present-day newsbOys. ~B Powers popular veteran who joined the ranks of Renedcts by virtue of his marriage in the Sacred Heart Church Thursday morning will be attached to the Hart ford office of the Veterans Administration. He IS a graduate of the veterans special college of training in Washington D. C. Last Wednesday evening he was the honored guest at testimonial dinner Many of his asso eiates in the VA were present for the ceremonies
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 Pacific Notebook There have been several yer sions of a similar tale but this actually happened on Okinawa. A young Navy aier after leaving ms career on combat patrO managed to get himself lost He tried to establish radio communication but didn't sncceed at once. Then coming cut of some clouds, he saw formation of planes and went in with guns blaz ing He Iet several bursts 20 before he they American planes. Fortunately, he missed, and, being
 young of discretion he hauled himself away from there at top speed. Managing to contact his ship by radio reported the incident but didn't identify him self Meantime the ether was cracking with angry eutbursts from the pilots of the U S planes he'd dumb bunny, identify yourself! Who are yOu!. The errant pilot answered.: "I may be dumb, but I'm not dumb enough to tell you who am" Then he New around casually until he found other planes from his ship and went back in with them. And there was 10 OutspOken against the dumb pilot than hero.
 Down Memory Lane. Most of the nOt-sc-much older generation will remember when June and July meant berrypicking time for Waterbury kids well as many a grownup With a bag of sandwiches and lO-quart pail we'd hike dusty roads to Mddlebury Wolcott or other spot Our favOrite was Prospect where sometimes we'd pay for permission to gather berries on the farm but other times we'd sneak in through the woods to pick to accompaniment of dire imaginngs of what would happen if the farmer caught us. Wed heard ud tales of shOtguns being used against espass ers Dinner would consist of the sandwiches and some water from the farmers we'll Then the expert pickers who usually had their pas filled by this time would help the laggards In mid-afternOOn the walk home would start youthful shoulders bent with the weight of the heavy pais. Once home, 8 couple of quarts of berries were set aside for home and the pcers started on