The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-22
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BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER
Good Evening.

\ AS"HA' Good Evening.
 From Merry Ole England comes note which must be taken more as statement of fact than message ot glad tidngs Apparently English cousins despite all previous LendLe gifts are not experiencing any great happiness and personal comfort in postwar days mem Der of the Tower staff has at hand letter from Rev Justin Dolan, M S., native of Waterbury who was re- ceny assigned by his Superiors in the LaSaete Order to the parish of St. Peters at Dagenham, Essex, England When Father Dolan left his assignment friends re- marked that he his way to little parish in Eng land St. Peters incidentally is the largest in the Brent wood diocese and has of the largest parocha schools in that immediate vicinity of England But on to the Iol lowing paragraph of Father Doans letter for closeup: As you know" he writes conditions here are terrible At present the short shortage is acute Fish and chps are the main diet Each person gets 70 cents worth o meat week; that means the children have to abstain in order to keep the breadwnners well fed Speaking ot bread it rumored about that it may be ratoned Each individual gets pint of milk every two days I've had glass of fruit juice since my arrival and that at The American Embassy canteen one day when in London Every Monday morning we count Sunday collection Believe it not but usually we have aoout 5000 pennies which equals about $SO Amerlcan moneyD It is impossible take of all the requests for charity Perhaps some of the boys before after they their income tax may send American Express Check to ana some pm +ba Ies srs No such thing as car here, just picture me on a bike"
 Signs of Spring: The faraway look in the eyes of all the men whose fancies turning to thoughts of what apOe called love. The steady parade of mothers thng-but-sleep feeling. Snappy sport packets ana blazing ties. Tops down on cOnvertibes. Brush fires. The cluttered benches the Green. The nightly patronage of Library Park. Easter shopping. . Pussy willows. Snatches of song from the lips of people you thought just couldn't sing (nOw know they cant). The turnout of panhanders, peddlers and high pressure saesmen. Smoke from burning leaves Families taking spin in the Undiscovered ing especially city editors who realize that it's pretty tough deal to write about the Signs of Spring es: peciay when the writer feels he is the first victim Of the first 1946 epidemic of Spring fever.
 Our Waterbury. . /. In 1886 when road to Farming ton was the topic of discussion among the early settlers in the Spring of the year March to be exact is easy believe that the way and back was pretty muddy with frost just of the ground Likely the frosty nights days made the sap rise in the naples but the records don't go into much detail to that but they do relate plenty about considerable swampy land towards Farmnron to our east and to the west Bet you those early swamp azzer the hyas tree toads made quite a din in the still of an early March evening Wocott which is surrounded with much wild country as any nearby town and well dated with history going back to the late 1600 in the winter of 762 asked for preacher five months of the year. Middlebury had already made their bid for preacher AS the turnpkes increased @ and new opened from time to time, more tav- appeared and it was nothing for folks to harness up or saddle and travel many miles from place to place With stops at the taverns along the No doubt they won dered do what the best place in which to stay night or to get good meal There were no fourane highways but the roads adequate for the New Haven Boston with less planning than we do today for trip to New York Chicago Washington and no tips asked getting reservation in the stage coach The earliest turnpike road in the state was m the Naugauck valley so in these parts foKs were qGe turnpike minded and enjoyed cruising around the Wnd ing twisting roads, enjoying the fine scenery even as you and in this day and age when the curves are still there but the vehicles of travel trie different Our town in its Mattatuck days, quite place even IL was off the main turnpike route between Ltched and New Haven. And in closing our bit today about the long, long trail awndng and the roads of yesterday may add that between the years 1797 and 1926 rom the record), hundred turnpike roads were built
 Young David Shea, youngest son of Mir. and Mrs. William Shea Colonial Avenue is recuperatng at his home following operation at St. Raphaels Hospital In New Haven. David pupil at St. Marys School, found life in hospital not too bad but he was glad to get back to his home in the country, his family and his dOg Cotton who spent pretty lonely weeks without his pal. w. WincheL remarked another page this week that Harry Selwyn the 57th Street (New York City) dentist calls his Westchester estate Tooth Acres He's not the only dentist to think up that one. Dr. Francis F. Barnes of Fern Circle has country place Tn SOuthbury where he and his family go summers, and this is also called Tooth Acres. New Workers must be "cOpy cats'. Top O the evening to you. The COncOrdia Ladies' Chorus entertaining their mem bers and friends at St. Paricks dance Saturday eve ming in COncOrdia hall, Bank Street. you know, fOIks years many of the most prominent Con- cOrdias in Waterbury of Irish descent? Od-time Irish and German families of this city have always been great friends and many happy sOcals have fashioned memories that have fingered down the years. mem Oes that have survived the test of two great over there. and propaganda at home.