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PAIR-WARMER TODAY Htporl Fafrfield County's Morning Newspaper VOL. LVI, NO. 228 BRIDGEPORT 2, CONN. MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1947 16 Paees POUR CENTS ON NKWt 24 CENTS A WEBK BT CARHlEft 4 OUSTED LEADERS OF DAIKANS HIT Protest Submitted to UN Accuses Russia of Using Armed Forces. CLAIM PACTS VIOLATED New Soviet Veto Looms on Admission of Italy to UN.

LAKE fJUCCKW, llept. A memorandum accusing Union of "Interference" In Bulgaria. Romania, Hungary and Yugoslavia waa submitted day to Oswaldo Aranha. president of the United General Assembly, by the International Pea- Cant Union. Htfnatnrlea to thr memorandum wrrr Dr Oeorxe M.

Dlmltrov of the Bulgarian National Agrarian fnlon; Pr Vladko of the Croatian Peaaant Party: Ferenc Navy of the Hungarian Smallhold- ert Party. Grlgore N. Buseatl of the Romanian National Peasant Party, and Dr Milan Gavrllovlc of thf Serbian Agrarian Union. "Demeeralle Oreup" The International Peaaant Union aald the organisation ia rwnpoa-d of "the free of raatern Europe," Ha IU membership comprised democratic hlor of BOW under Communist control." An accompanying statement la- bv the union declared that "a formal motion to place the memorandum on the agenda of the pre- station of the general assembly wui be made by the delegates of one or more natlona who have already expressed their agreement In principle." When aaked which N. members had expressed wllllngneaa to sup.

port the Idea of presenting a formal motion to place the memorandum on the assembly agenda, a representative of tha union aald: "Many of the Latin-American nations and some of the European The memorandum oontalni a preamble which tha Soviet Union of falling to fulfill Ita pledgea under the Yalta and Potsdam agreements, the Atlantic Charter and the charter of the United It chart; ea. among other that In Bulgaria. Romania, Hungary and Yugoslavia. "Soviet armed have been used for acgreialvtly aiibverslve political, economic and social ends." Dlmltrov. Nagy and Marek are now in New York contacting the delegates of "all the United Nations memhera eicept Russia and the ftovtet the spokesman aald He aald they already had conferred with representatives of the United StfltM.

the Ia tin-American nations and with the U. N. Secretary General Trygve L'e. UN Faces ew Soviet Veto Threat on Italy LAKE 8UCCESS. Sept.

Ruwla todav held the threat of IUIy for I nlted Nations membership In the mtd.t of an Intensified Soviet pron- atanrta campaign againat the United The general and security council headed into another of debate. The ItnN Ian ia Mntrd to come up fo' vote In the council tomorrow when 11 consider from Italy. Hungary, Roman- la. Finland and Bulgaria. Russia has aald she would aupport Italy on condition that the others were ad- aimed too.

The United Statea the entry of all except Italy and Finland. Delegates generally sighted no end to the bitter oratory but Farfa El Khoury of Syria, a leading Arab spokesman. remarked tartlv today: "ft a war of nervea. The situation will Improve" Apparently the biggest thing wor- Red Spy Ring Suspect Now at UN TILEOKAM OFFICIAL WFATIIER William J. Meella AND VICINITVi Fair, wsrmor ted ay.

Tueedsy eleuelinees. (Male feroessla on Pago light), TBMPIftATUftl Highest yeaterday 60 lowest yesterday 14 Highest year ago yeaterday 76 Lowest yrar yesterday 66 PRECIPITATION Yesterday 0.00 For month 2.41 Barometer reading, p. no. THE TIDE Teeley Tomorrow i a. m.

High 11:01 a. m. 10-4i p. m. p.

m. 4 30 a. m. Low a. m.

4 41 p. p. m. ALMANAC Monday, teetemeer 2t Two hundred seventy-second day the year. Seventh day of tumn Pun rlaee at 6:47 a.

Sun aeta at 0 p. m. Sergei M. Kudrlavtsev above talking to Andrei Oromyko), named by the Canadian Government as organ liar of the spy ring that stele atom bomb see rets in Ottawa, now le advisor to the Russian delegation the UN. Gale, High Tides Batter Florida East Coast Area Rev.

F. F. Voorhees Removed to Hospital after Suffering Heart Attack. Strlrken with a heart attack while delivering his regular Sunday sermon shortly before noon, yesterday, the Rev. Frederick F.

Voorhees, pastor of the Bummerfleld Methodist Episcopal church, was taken to Bridgeport hospital where attendants last night said his condition waa "fairly good." The 67-year-old paator was near- Ing the conclusion of his sermon, entitled "Earmarks of the Living Faith," when he became visibly 111 before the congregation and waa assisted from the pulpit. He waa removed to the hospital by Dr. Isidore Yasser in the City usjtaslnMe about 13:15 p. m. The Rev.

Mr. Voorhees came to the Summerfield church, located at Rldgefleld and Clermont avenues, early In 1M4, after exchanging pulpits with the Rev. Eugene C. Fowler, now of Hollie, L. I.

He occupies the church parsonage at 110 Clermont avenue with his wife, Elisabeth. Last February the Rev. Mr. Voorhees Joined with the congregation In celebrating the 78th anniversary of the Hummerfield church. JACKSONVILLE, Sept.

28-(AP) Florida's east coast from its northern border to south of New Smyrnu beach took a beating from wind and waves today, with damage estimates running" to hundred! of thousands of dollars. At least two houses on the beach near Jacksonville were destroyed and several damaged along the Atlantic coast. There was no report of injuries. Strong winds whipped the tides to unusually high levels, breaking through sections of seawalls, destroying beach cabanas, damaging approaches and washtngjaway land from behind waterfront protective barriers. Damage Rune Heavy In the beach area near Jacksonville, damage was estimated at upwards of $800,000.

Resldente, augmented by Coast Guardsmen, worked to savs several cottages where it was feared foundations had been undermined. At Fernandlna, near the Georgia line, several houses were damaged arid some utility polea blown down. At Daytona beach winds up to 48 miles an hour buffeted the coast 1 and drove waves over ssawatls in many places. The beach was littered with debris. A Red Cross life saving station at New Smyrna twfwh, aouth of tona beach) toppled into the ocean and one ocean front house crashed before the onslaught of waves.

Pfrt of another house also went down. Plumbing fixtures and furniture of a dance casino at' New Smyrna beach were being removed by the (Continued en Page Two) CHURCHMNDUCT FREEDOM SERVICES DANBURY FAIR DRAWS 34,163 A DANBURT, Sept. 38--Directors of the 74-year-old Danbury fair reported tonight that there were paid admissions today, topping last year's opening day by about 0,000. The 1947 fair opened yesterday-the first Saturday opening day In Ita history--and lO.tM paid admission to view the exhibits and see the various entertainment features. Last year's opening day was a Sunday.

The throngs flocking to the fair today created a monumental traffic problem, and State police used a rsdlo-equlpped hellcw ter In handling It. The fairs runs through next Sunday. HIRAM DAVIS, 98, GAR VETERAN, DIES Wilton Native Ran Away from Home to Join Army at 15. RIDOEFIELD, Sept. Davis, M.

Rldgefield's last surviving member of the Grand Army of the Republic, died Saturday in the Bay Pines veterans' hospital In St. Petersburg, relatives Informed here today. The veteran's death was attributed to complications that developed following a fall from the porch of his home in St. Petersburg early In the summer. His health declined gradually after the accident Joined Army at IB Mr.

Davis, who was born In Wilton April 4, 1S49, ran away from horns Oct. 11, 1S94 to fight the Civil war. He joined Troop 35th Regiment, New York Cavalry, as a drummer boy. Gen. Philip Sheridan's ride from Winchester, to Cedar Creek, famed In poetry, had young Davis beating the music for the cavalrymen.

That part of the Civil war history was the most vivid to him when he recounted his role In the conflict to listeners. After his discharge from the Un- (Cenltnued en Page Two) Industry Commerce Luncheon to Mark Rededication Week Program Today. Following the city-wide observance of "Freedom of Religion" day yesterday, Rededication moves on today with industrial- commercial groups spotlighted as they add their special events to the program of preparation for the Freedom Train, which arrives hare Thursday. Yesterday churches and synagogues throughout the city conducted special services in commemoration of the American heritage, the cornerstone of which Is the freedom of religion boujrht by those who first settled in the country. In the afternoon more than 1,000 persons participated in a Catholic Hour of Solemn Benediction at St.

Angustine's church and affirmed the Rededication pledge. Mayor to Speak Today the Chamber of Commerce and the Manufacturers' association will sponsor a rededlcatlon luncheon In the Stratfleld hotel, with Mayor McLevy as one of the featured speakers. Others will be Aram Tet- ttan, chairman of the Freedom Train committee, the Rev. William (Continued on Page Two) PEACE DEPENDS Senator Answers Vishinsky at Norwalk with Plea for Amity. 2,000 AT OUTING Democratic State Chairman Calls for i to Spur '48 Drive.

STAFF REPORTER NORWALK. Sept. 28--In a point rejoinder to Andrei Y. Vlnhin- aky, deputy foreign minister of Russia who recently called his a "warmonger," U. S.

Senator Brien Me Mahon asserted today "the will fot peace must exist in all great na- tlona; peace cannot be made permanent by one nation or several acting on concert alone." Addressing 2,000 at an outing of the Brien McMahon club In Matthews park, Senator McMahon said "1 have been criticized by tne distinguished representative of a foreign nation as one who seeks to stir up war again. I do not think that In my home city I need to dignify that kind of accusation with an answer. Because I love peace ao much, and have, I think, the imagination to real Ice what another war would be, I have been doing everything in my power for two years to try and see that we do make permanent peace." U. 8. Seeks Peace While he did not mention Russia.

It was plain Senator McMahon had the Soviet in mind when he asserted that such peace cannot come about Without all great nations showing a will for it, and added, challenglngly, "the will for peace exists in America. We are determined that the peace shall be kept." Senator MoMahon, who announced he plans to spend the next two speaking around the state, eaid the outing, which attracted Democratic party from all parti of the state, has become something of a tradition, prssaylng a Democratic victory at the polls. "I hope that tradition will not be broken a week from Monday," he said, referring'to the Norwalk city election In which Roland TC. Howard is the party's candidate for mayor against former Mayor Robert B. Oliver (R), and Irving C.

Freese, Socialist. The outing, which was staged as- tenslbly for serveral hundred children under sponsorship of the club turned into a full-scale Democratic rally as a procession of party leaders shared the platform with professional entertainers. Harold ida. Demofti'atle town chairman, was matter of ceremonies. Democratic State Chairman John M.

Bailey told the group state party leaders "want to win in Norwalk and other communities voting next week as a starter for carrying tha state and electing a governor In 1948." He praised Paul R. Connery, local Democratic leader, and Mr the mayoralty nominee. "Jf we are going to win next year we must start Mr. Bailey said. He Mid the party already "has started" in Hartford and predicted a reaction by the voters against (Continued on Page Two) Gene Tierney Declines Movie Role, Suspended HOLLYWOOD, Sept.

28-- AP) Twentieth Century Fox Studio dlfldosed today that actress Gene Tierney has been suspended "indefinitely." The actress admitted that her refusal to accept a role In a forthcoming production brought the action. "There Is certainly nothing personal In the issue that has arisen between 20th Century- Fox and myself," said Miss Tierney. "I simply could not undertake part in "Walls of Jericho" because I did not believe it was right for me. I could not fathom the character of the girl although it was the lead in the picture." The studio announced Anne Baxter will take the role. Named Chapter's First Commander as Two-Day Convention Ends.

Martin J. Flanagan, of 61 Center atreet, commander of Capt. Jeremiah E. Murphy post No. 167, Catholic War Veterans, wae elected commander of the Fairfield County chapter, C.W.V., during the final business seaaion yesterday of a two- day organizing convention of the chapter in K.

of C. hall. The convention of from 14 county Catholic War Veterans' poets was concluded last night with Thomas J. Dodd, of Lebanon, executive trial counsel at the German war crime trials in Nuremberg, as gueat apeaker. Other speakers included Lieut.

Gov. Jamea C. Shannon, Senator Brien McMahon, Mayor McLevy, Max H. Sorenaen, national commander of the C.W.V, and the Rev. Robert G.

Keating, C.W.V. department chaplain. Other Officers Named Commander Flanagan waa victorious In an election contest '1th Robert Plain, also of Bridgeport. The deciding vote waa 85 to 20. Other officers elected were: The Rev.

John Landry, of the Chufch df the Assumption, Wcgi- port, chapter chaplain; William Rylander of Noroton, first vice commander; Henry F. Stockmai, Sr, of Bridgeport, eecond vice commander; Edward Arklson, of Bridgeport, third vice commander; John Gala, of Bridgeport, treaeurer; Nicholas Christlanl, of Bridgeport, adjutant; Michael Lipovsky, of Bridgeport, judge advocate; Edmund Rowan, of Bridgeport, wel- (Centlnued en Page Two) JERRY GLUCK INJURED IN MIDGET AUTO RACE AVON, Sept. 28 (AP) Jerome Gluck of 69 Parrott avenue, Bridgeport, who races midget automobiles under the name of Jerry Jerome, was Injured seriously in the feature race this afternoon at Cherry Park. The accident occurred about 4:30 p. m.

on a turn of the track whon his car spun and crashed over the fence, police said. Taken to St. Francis hospital in Hartford, he was said to have multiple bruises of the head, and legs, and a concussion. His condition was reported as "fair" tonight. Counterfeit U.

S. Bills, Valued At 240 Million, Seized in France PARIS, Sept 18 (AP) The French News Agency said tonight polios arrested nine men and sailed counterfeit United States bills with a total face value of 9384,000,000 In a raid in Marseille. A seven ton rotary press was in the counterfeiters' establishment. The agency later reported that American authorities participated in the raid. In addition to the seven-ton ro- tary press four smaller presses were said to have been seized.

The raiders also were reported to have seized a number of French aiid American rifles as well as several machlneguns and quantities of ammunition. There waa no information on how long the counterfeiters had been operating; or the amount of bogus bills they already had placed In circulation. Democrats Minimize Special Session Talk On Eve of A id Pa rley 16 Albanians to Die On Traitor Charges Red Regime Claims They Received American, British Aid. BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Sept 28--(AP) Dispatches said today the Albanian supreme court had sentenced to death 16 persons accused of planning to overthrow the Communist government of Premier Enver Hoxha with--the government charged British and American aid. Three were sentenced to be hanged and 13 to be shot.

Four were sentenced to life Imprla- onment and four others received 15 to 20 year sentences for "criminal terroristic activities; against the people and state." British, U. 8. Aid Claimed The trtal of the 24 began Sept. B. Some of the defendants testified their organization "received monetary and arms aid" from a British- American mlMion in Tirana, the Albanian capital.

Witnesses also linked members of the mission with the defendants In alleged acts of sabotage and an armed uprising in Scutari in northwestern Albania. According to the indictment and jthe testimony of witness the Scutari incident took place Sept. 9, 1946 at the "request of the Americans who promised" that "American troops would land in Albania" three daya after the capture of the city. Last Monday the United accused Albania of a "aad act of ingratitude" In "fabricating" charg esj-that American officials were Involved In to sabotage Hoxha's Communist regime. The State department said the involving Americana were "entirely untrue." It called the Tirana trials "an attempt of the Albanian regime to perpetuate itself by means of oppression and the terrorizatton of Albanian liberal, patriotic opposition Explaining' that the little Balkan country tta Independence largely through the personal efforts of President Wilson at the 1919 peace conference, the Washington statement said: "From the of tta establishment a modern atate Albania him been a striking example of disinterested American aid." A dispatch by Taae, the official Soviet news agency, said several of defendants were former members of the Albanian parliament.

This Riuulan account, distributed In London a day after the trial opened, said the defendants were linked with the Northern Eplrus League, which to aeparate the Albanian portion of Eplrus from Albania and join It with Greece. Boy Sentenced to Life Features for Everybody In the Telegram Today Angelo Patrl Page 10 Classified Ads Pages 12-13-14-15 Comlca Page 10 Constantine Brown Page 8 Crossword Puzzle Page 10 Dr. Herman Bundeeen Page 10 Editorials Page 8 Fashions Page 9 Literary Guidepost Page 9 Obituaries Pagea 14-15 Radio Programs Page 16 3porta Pages 6-7 Theater News Page 11 Women's News Page 9 Methodists Blast Halsey on 'Liquor and Fighting Men' ADM. WILLIAM F. HALtCY WASHINGTON, Sept.

28 (AP) The Methodist Board of Temperance came up fighting today at Admiral William F. (Bull) Halsey's remark that ''as a general rule, I never trust a fighting man who doesn't smoke or drjnk." "Shocking," said the board. "Admiral Halsey's unfortunate statement ia exceedingly injurious to the Navy." In a dfscusslon that filled six newspaper columns of its publication "Cllpaheet," the Methodists declared: "Many of the greatest military en the world has produced have been notably abstemious." Among these non-drinkers, they said, were such fighting men as Sergeant York, Jimmy Doolittle, Robert E. Lee, Jeb Stuart and Stonewall Jackson, who "feared whiskey more than bullets." "Perhaps," said the board, "the admiral would not 'trust 1 these men: "Drinking frequently makes a man fight; it does it in thousands of saloons every day, but we have never known It to make anyone fight better." The article waa not signed. Deets Pickett edits the "Clipsheet" and Bishop Wilbur E.

Hammaker is president of the board. In San Francisco, Halsey, who has retired frbm the Navy, said he had "no comment" on the article. The whole thing started with a series in the Saturday Evening Post. It was written by Halsey in collaboration with Lt. Comdr.

J. Bryan HI In the first article Bryan says of Halsey: "Occasionally he takes a beer or martini but his staple drink is Scotch and plain water. He has said, 'there are exceptions, of course, but as a general rule, I never trust a fighting man who doesn't smoke or In later article, written by Hal- sey, the admiral saya he never has "been convicted of the wisdom" of the order that barred liquor from navy ships. "To a man who has just had a tense, hazardous flight or a wet watch," said Halsey, "there is no substitute for a tot of sound spirits, as the royal navy well knows." Because of this conviction, said Halaey, he ordered 100 gallons of bourbon taken on for his pilots. "I don't remember," he Bald, it ever was approved officially." This decision by Halaey, tbe Meth- bdlata said, was "an astonishing breach of navy discipline." It called whiskey a "habit-forming, irritant, anesthetic drug." "In view of Admiral Halsey's published statements as to his habits and actions said the board, "it becomes entirely proper to discuss the possible effects of his attitude toward alcohol upon the dU- (Continued on Pegs Two) Crawford Caaetoolt, 13-year-old seventh grade school pupil, sits in the courthouse at Pikevllle, where Circuit Judge R.

Monroe Fields Imposed a life sentence at hard labor on him following his conviction of armed robbery. Casebolt and two older accomplices were found guilty of robbing a man of hie auto and $4.84 in cash. HIT ON OIL PACT Stalks Out of Parliament as Foe Assails Russian Deal. TEHRAN, Sept. 28.

(AP) Premier Ahmed Qavam stalked out of parliament today undei a stinging attack by an Azerbaijan deputy who assailed a proposed oil pact with the Russians as "the worst agreement In the past 100 years of Iranian history," Emami Ahari of Aserbaijan declared the Iranian people would not agree to Soviet exploitation of the northern province "even if they are killed one by one." Abbas Masaoudi, Tehran deputy, who is publisher of the semiofficial newspaper Ettelaat, threatened to present in the majlfs (parliament) a bill calling for formation of a 100 per cent Iranian company for oil exploitation. Pact Must be Ratified Qavam negotiated with the Russians in 1946--when Soviet troops were still in Azerbaijan--concern- Ing formation of an Iranian-Soviet oil company to exploit oil possibilities In the province, which borders on Russia. Any agreement must ratified by parliament before it can be implemented. Ahari opened his speech with a strong personal attack on Qavam. He was shouted down by other de(Continued on Page Two) U.

S. TO GET OUT OF RED ON BUDGET Increased Flow of Revenue Boosts Outlook for Fiscal Year. STOPGAP RELIEF FOR EUROPE SEEN WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (AP) The government la about to break Into the black on its budget for this fiscal year. An early deficit of $1,556,550,000 piled up just before mid-September Has been driven down to 167,422,000 today by a tide of quarterly tax payments that is still rolling.

Budgetwlse, the government la (185,363,000 better off than at this time last year. But tbe current year budget goal, set by President Truman last month, is a $4,667,000,000 surplus, whereas the surplus achieved last fiscal year was only $753,787,000. Government analysts told a reporter that the budget performance so far this fiscal year, which began last July 1, is better than would appear from the persistent early- year deficit and that it Is In line with the President's expectations. Revenue Steps Up Revenue ia coming In better than ast year, partly because tax collections made by withholding from wages are higher In this time uf (Continued on Page Two) Nation's Leading Lawmakers to Confer with Truman Today. NEED FOR SPEED CITED Related Question of High Prices at Home Also to Be Studied.

WASHINPTON. Sept. 28 (AP Two key Democratic spokesmen-Senators Connally of Texas aad Lo caa of Illlnoia--minimised talk about a special session of Congress today as leading lawmakers aaaem- bled on the eve of an extraordinary White House conference on foreign aid and the related question of high prices at home. President Truman included Connally and Lucas along with other available Congressional chieftains aaked to confer here at 10 a. m.

(EST) tomorrow about the twin problems of aiding friendly European nations and finding a solution to the price spiral in this try. "I can't see how we could plish much by a special session at this time," Lucas, acting Senate Democratic leader, told a reporter ia advance of the conference. "Unless there are some a we do not know, I'm afraid Congress would spend most of its time on politics and the Ifttt election." Connelly Awaits Developments Connally, veteran Democratic loader in foreign affairs, said "I we can avoid a special session but I have not been informed of what is Involved, other than the Marshall Plan." Other congressional sources expected President Truman, secretary of State Marshall and other administration leaders to propose some stopgap aid plan. Thla might be devised to provide food and monetary relief on a abort-term basis until Congress Is organised to tackle tha complicated self-help Marshall Plan calling for $22,400.000.000 or more outalde aid for 16 European nations over the next four Officials familiar with the problem reported tonight that Europe's stop-gap needs for tbe next six months will run $750,000.000. But would advance an opinion as to the final figure the President will suggest.

Mr. Truman broke the aid picture into two parta last week by saying that the overall program was under study while other problems "in connection with the economic situation in Europe" are "of an emergency nature i demand immediate attention." Congressional speculation so far centers on some proposal to utilize the government's Export-Import Bank or some other agency for a temporary fund or credit to meet food and economic needs of Italy, France and possibly Great Britain. If Congressional leaders agreed Informally on such a solution, a special session before the regular January meeting might be avoided. There was no advance indication of such agreement. Views Vary on Three senators, alt Republicans, offered varying views to reporters today on the general question of aiding Europe.

Senator Flanders (R-Vt) said he favors a "self-help" plan and believes that "Congress eventually will enact one." Senator Edward V. Robertson (R- Wyo) said he had found roots" sentiment opposed to "any more blank checks by Congress for European aid." Senator Capper (R-Kan), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, said In a Topeka radio speech that he did not know what Mr. Truman might do about'a special session on high prices and foreign aid. Capper said a special session: "Will not cure the (price) eltua- (Continued on Pegs Two) HI NABOR A nsjvajr flun trying to hold of something ke oughtn't te 1EWSP4PERS IFWSPA.PK.