The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-27

.. About Town Prosecutor Steve" Homick represent ed the local chapter of Young Democrats at state meet np1 in New Haven Friday evening" Plans tor the state convention scheduled for September were discussed "Bill. Attorney Carmne Cprano and State Vee-presl dent Nick Zappone are members o tne state Council will leave shortly for Miami Fa to attend the supreme Knights of Columbus convention rom Will be accompanied by his family and will make the trip by auto The local Veterans Administration staff is com blaming of growing pains and is yelling for reef' IL won't be long before the present Veterans Center Will be thing of the past of pleasant memories as were The various agencies will continue to carry on but blocks apart and in different sections of the city, maybe! Attorney Francis Mcdonald has nice responsible people for his tenants He has added the Internal Revenue stan his list presently graced by the names o the City or Waterbury, Veterans Administration and State Seectve Service. We going to add need to worry about rent but after seeing what happened to the postal service boys Uncle Sams paymaster fall asleep With the pest of them. Mr. and Mrs James F. Martone are studying road maps these days. They will leave shortly on trans continental auto trip with Portland Ore, their term- They will make several special visits en route It vacation time for Jimmie" It is official business tor Mrs Martone national officer of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary. She will attend the national depart ments annual state convaAton
 s The death of Miss Elizabeth Curtis in New York this week, member of the weknOwn Scovil family re- calls the old homestead in Waterown at the corner of DeFores and North Streets. Just little beyond the main Taft School buildings and adjoining the school property the old rambling house has always been attrac
 tive to passers-by. For the gardens to the side and rear in the Summer time riot of color arranged informally with every flower of the particularly pleasing sight reached the bend in the road before proceeding toward Bethlehem Miss Curtis mother Mary Ann (Scoyil) Curtis
 It's Been a Long Time-Well Mrs. Waterbury House wife, your day has finally come When you go into a store to buy roast beef the clerk doesn't glare at with that "Where-doy think you-are?" look. Instead he carefully selects roast turns it and tells you it's nice and doesn't have much fat. When you inquire about stockings the saesgr doesn't brush off with a dispeased shake of her head but tells you shipment will be in and to come back When you buy fruit you tell the clerk which pile you want from, and he'll give you extra bag to hold damp lettuce if you ask. It's the beginning of od-time shopping and we'll wager that many shopper is having fun. And speaking of the sudden turn in shopping procedure reminds of sign the other day in a South Main Street store, reading Nylons, Irregular. Limit Six Pairs to Customer. We had to to believe it, walked Tn, and found 1t true. It's all happening sud denly, we wonder what we expect next.
 Social Chatter-Margaret and Bill Scott will be home to friends at their address, 59 Central Avenue be- ginning Monday of next week. Dick Geghan, mainstaN of the Ives Street Community Club is busy these days completing invention whereby seeds will take up much room in honeydew melons George Cassidy was quite disappointed to hear that the Zale Grazano title bout in New York City had been postponed he and eral friends had anticipated taking it in. Joe Evans foreman of composing room has put away his slide rule and is enjoying we-deserved vacation this week MT. and Mrs. Bernie Erwin spent last week vacation ing at the Montowese House in Branford.