The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-23
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plants gone wild
Showing off indoors! -, r,,
American humor-A Battalion Command Post IN
anan was visited by constant stream of civilians seek
ing information regarding occupation orders puohsnea
by the American Army seeking permission 10 sta[V
manufacturing postwar products. Since many Oh mem
did not speak English interpreter had to be kept IN
the entrance merely to direct them to the proper Ohes
Since the need for the Interpreter IN O'hSr % NESTING
direction and office signs in both English and Japanese
One interpreter assigned to the task OF ny
all American signs into Japanese characters IN an
attempt to be as helpful possible he made an extra
sign and posted it outside the door, Immediately ne
Japanese civilians stopped coming into the building
When asked what his new sign said, ne translateu;'
'his building is the property OF the American AT"s Gu
Forces Anyone entering without permission VIII DC
shot on Sght!
The Town Crer Tells. Some of the big towns such
as Boston and New York showing pretty posles TINS
week. Everything from orchids to stephanots ana up M
Boston gal posed in an Avon Comm surrey WIN Sne
fringe top Cheshire calls attention to the 1act 'T
on nearby roads which pretty we'll broken up oy WIN
ter frosts Oavie Boy Scouts good deed for this week
happened during recent hike when they freed an opos
sum that was caught in a steel trap Dan SULLIVAN
popular druggist in Watertown has been IN business @
years this over near GuoeS snG Terry
Vile selectmen are receiving plenty of complaints about
passing motorists throwing tin cans and rubbish on
property along the highway shop that
cothespns up Hartand burned the other day clothes
pins valued at $1,000 gone up in smoke
Editor of Tall Towers Dear Sir: Your remarks
regarding trees the Green Of course interesting
Today more of the old elms are coming down; AS an
Old Timer reminds of the small park in France on
Hotel CriOn. The old trees there died and were re-
moved After study, the authorities planted wnat we
know as "HOrse Chestnut" trees. Heavy foliage beaut
full white blossoms, nice shade AS to the small park
itself It is very attractive. is not kept Green on
the contrary, the surface is nice, clean gravel me
Nuns march with squads Of children for airing and
all play very gracefully with rubber Dails' DeHcnSs
yes plenty, but you buy ticket for sma copper Coz"
like. Some real plans TO the future of Our Green
are in order. Why not change its name and character,
which now OugrOwn and perhaps obsolete! Ever
staid business men violate the keep off the grass
signs. Better for children to use 1t than TO RISK tne'
lives in traf6c.-XX, IL Johnson Street, waterbury,
Pacific Notebook (No. g.. Security regulations
during the war coaked in secrecy the great penvason
work done in the Pacific BY T. xaa their
job obstacles which the aps had set up outue
beaches where they feared American landings hey car
red out their assignments so well that they neped save
thousands of lives and made important beachhead land
ings much safer Though safe hardly the adjective 1or
any beachhead) than they would have been otherwise
The demolition teams, operating mainly at night swan IN
silently from ofshore craft to blow up mnes explode
concrete and barbedwre barriers and remove tracks se
I'D by the enemy for amphibous tractors Though the
members of the teams rated headlines back home they
had the admiration and thanks of the assault troops VINO
had the task of landing hostile shores. After Marines
had succeeded in establishing beachhead on Guam,
leathery old sergeant burrowng deep into the sand 1or
protection the mortar and
shells that covered the beach, commented: Thls IS no
picnic but we never would have got this far those
underwater demolition boys hadn't cleared path for U.s.
Trees. +. There's poem lovely as tree, as the
poet said but gets sick and ang, is much
better that it get the wOOdmans There's no
"wOOdman spare that tree" when you find your elm is
too far gone to that your children and grand
children can sit under it as you did. That's why you
will see and seeing much chOpping and cutting
this early Spring, about town and in adjacent towns
Already they have started to do away with the elms0n
the-Green that too far gone to This is the
tree pruning time and everywhere you trees are be-
ing trimmed, cut down, others deprived OF Few
branches. The smell of dry wood on warm March DAY
tells the tale of lately cut wood. The fall of the elm
tree is sad event in New England It took so long Tor
them to grow; but their day is done. what very
short time takes to cut them down, one by one TINS
Spring. it 10 safe to say, New England elms VIII
be cut off and down than in many years.
Flowers in profusion beautiful and fragrant were OBJ
served today by Mr. and Mrs Alex l. Forse of Al Arden
Road They expery arrayed that the eye OF the
expert and the casual observer might share their unusua
attractiveness AS Mr. and Mrs. FOrsel mingled with
hundreds Of other lovers Of flowers at the matehess New
York exhibition they reminded OF an event OF 80
years ago. by certain species OF flowers that one usually
associate with weddings and bridal costumes Today
the seth anniversary OF Mr. and Mrs. torsels we'd
ding and visit TO the big flower show and TO other at
fractions In the big city Just incidental 70 their eee'
bration And today Ia also Mr. ForselFs birthday our
congratulations IN abundance to the happy couple Mr.
Forse Il foreman In . Naugatuck factory, With MRS
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