The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-30
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GOOD EVENING.
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

GOOD EVENING.
 Juvenile Jottings. Count that day lost when the juveniles making themselves conspicuous. The other day they broke ten windows at the former E J Manylle Machine Company East Main Street, ana fourteen in the old Waterbury Clock Company building Mill Street. Whats the matter with juveniles: Can't they find something to do? Whats the idea of always breaking things? Where's the fun destroying private and public property Happily for every Jerk juvenile there's smart one who has good time with out smashing something that isn't supposed to De smashed-by him. Just watch few jerk juveniles quietly and what they do Pull hedge to pieces while they stand talking to the girl or boy trend throw papers and bottles and such stuff suitable for their own paper baskets the dump on private property. They scale stones at the street electric lights usually hitting the target night week. break a few win dows day. and trespass private property as mat
 ter of all these of the minor lnractlons law and order and good behavior. Whats smart about breaking windows? Most youngsters have and always have had window or two to their credit but there is such thing overdoing it. If juvnies to- day unpopular it's their own fault
 The Setup Crumbes. The Veterans Advisory Gen. ter of this city considered ideal setup in Connect and the pattern for other communities to copy will join the memories of yesterday within few weeks The committee which carefully planned for the con venence of the returning veterans failed to visualize future needs of the Veterans Admnlsrauon With re suit that changes imperative The home which quarters the VA the local Advisory Committee and seleetve Service has become serious problem where facilities concerned So it is up to Selecve Service the first stopping off place for homecoming veterans and the gongaway place for nductees to move According to the of threeway lease the draft boards lose of their part of the home but the VA and the ctys committee will remain despite obvious crowdlng and handcaps Actually the VA needs three times the space it occupies However nearly all veterans are home from the and the inconvenience not be notce- able. Originally however eXservlceman just dropped in and out with his mind at ease. He was vel coned by the draft board clerks and checked ln lie was advised on his rights He referred to the ad vsory committee for advice employment, schooling and other incidental details He went upstairs to contact o1i1oti of surance obrainng and for the entry papers to school college. All necessary details were handled under one roof But sarng p & fh the next % o atyn eao ideal and the original committee rates vote of thanks from the buddies.
 Bows in BIue The SOth session-perhaps the last-of those G. A. R. who marched the Boys in Blue' held this week in Indianapolis with just old soldiers represented most of them about 1OO years old The encampment this year opened with memorial services for the 26 C. A. R. who have passed on during the year. Although St members are still living just handful able to make the trip to the S0th encampment since the end of the Civil War;
 There's no place like the mountains for Summer vacation And upper New England and New York State offer many fine sights in the way of mountains to enjoy in August. And speaking of mountains day spent at a resort in the Donegal Highlands comes to mnd we were enjoying few days in Derry in North Ireland and faced with Sunday and noted were booked that day for aday trip to Rosapenna in the Donegal High lands and wondered if it would be worthwhile to give whole day to place heard of and that the hotel people were rather vague about We had hoped to be routed famous seaside resort Bundoran Bangor about which had heard much, but Rosapenna was So after church service at one of the oldest churches in Ireland and bountifu breakfast, we fol- lowed directions and made for the bus. The trip in- terestng long, and the customs wait between Ireland and North Ireland bore, and wondered if we had made mistake. Eventually we arrived there, and short walk brought very uptodate smart hotel that was filled with Summer guests. Our party seemed to be the only ransients and made arrangements for lunch and told make ourselves comfortable and shown the best pathway leading the strand (beach to us) The picture of that fine coasne, the rugged hils and the grandeur, still remain in memory It was coollsh day but many going for swim. What place, we said, to spend August If it not far away from home we would make reservation for the next Summer But then the White Mountains nearer home than the Donegal Highlands but maybe some day will go back and enjoy the cold boiled lobster quite bit smaller than our Maine Oh yes, the bus back, which almost missed and the last that day, was slower than the one out longer wait at the border, but what worth the slowgong bus, much pokey than the sightseeing busses had been enjoy
 
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