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'NEWROftT DAILY NEWS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1940 3 NEW BOSS OF SUBS Rear Adm. Lawrence R. Daspit (left) over yesterday commander of the Atlantic Fleet Submarine Force, succeeding Rear Adm. Frederick B. Warder (right).

Warder is pointing out to his successor the Atlantic Force operating area. Daspit assumed his new duties following special ceremonies at the Submarine Base in New London, Conn. (AP Wirephoto) Giant Manmade Tower Off Lightship Tantalizing To Underwater Hunter An underwater conical pile of massive quarried stones half a mile offshore has been disclosed by Jackson Jenks 'as the prime reason for his coming to Newport to conduct historical research." He offered the thought yesterday that the structure very probably is eight or nine centuries old, which would point to a Norse origin, but he is making no claims, assumptions or positive statements. Director of Protection of Historical Sites (Underwater), a national marine archaeological group, Jenks first mentioned the underwater structure at a Newport Waterfront Commission meeting last October. He asked at that time for secrecy on the matter until he had a chance to explore the thing further.

The cat was let out of the bag Monday night, however, when Capt. Ehvell B. Thomas of Stonington, motel and shipyard operator who is a frequent visitor here, spoke lo the Waterfront Commission about the underwater stones. Because he could not a suitable boat last fall, Jenks kept quiet about the ocean structure and instead concentrated on. underwater relics inside the harbor.

But he revealed yesterday that he had been in Newport in July, 1958 and had viewed the mysterious Ihen vowing to come back for a full survey. Jenks said the structure is about 60 feet high, silting in 90 feet of water, which means it has about 30'feet of water over its top. He said it is made of fitted stones, without any mortar. Each stone is as big as a telephone booth, he reported. Among the Clings Jenks is sure of is that the structure is not-the old Whale Rock Light or any form of modern lightship or lighthouse.

Nor is it a "Navy septic tank" or "a place to store salt water," as some well-meaning observers have suggested to the underwater research expert. i Kiwanis Club Gives Wheelchair To Child The Kiwanis Club has given a wheelchair to a little girl crippled by cerebral palsy. The gift was announced to the club by its committee on underprivileged children at a meeting in the Muenehinger- King last ni-iht. The program last night was under the 'direction of Irving Hotter. It emphasized Kiwanis education and membership.

Eugene P. Faerber, president, said officers of the club will attend a- midwinter in- Boston this weekend. Next week Dr. George E. Seidel of the Dupont Corp.

in Wilmington, will be guest speaker. For A "Whale Of A Time" TRY DANCING AT THE MOTOR EVERY FRIDAY and SATURDAY 9P.M. to 1 A.M. $2.50 Minimum Per Person No Minimum for Dinner Guests PAUL DEL NERO and His Orchestra In 1943, a Navy diver cam across the structure. In 1938f lira diver and a marine historian ii Mystic, told Jenlts he shouli come to Newport for a look.

did so on July 4,1958, in the mids of the Jazz Festival. Jenks and a New Yorker, de scendcd with air bottles and afte considerable probing, located tli structure. Jenks said it a fas cinating tower, which in, the deepwater murk looked like a Rhin castle tower wreathed in. mist Along the top is an indentation or aperture which Jenks did no enter. He later made exhaustive check with scientists to determine when such a structure would have been on dry land, subsequently inundal ed.

A geologist from the American Museum of Natural History tol him it must have been 800 or 90 years ago that the site would have been out of water. Jenks thus assumes the pile wa; laid up on land. He has no revisited the structure during hi current stay in Newport, but wil do so as soon as he can get a boa ready. The object will be sketched photographed and measured, am an attempt will be made to raise one of the big stones. Local Navy League To Fete Adm.

Taylor The departing commander the Destroyer Force, Rear Adm Edmund B. Taylor, and Mrs. Tay lor will be honor guests Saturday at the annual dinner meeting of the Newport Council of the Navy League at the Hotel Viking. Also present for the informal affair will be Rear Adm. Charle: E.

Weakley, who will suceed Admiral Taylor on Jan. 21, Mrs. Weakley. flotilla commanders anc staff officers. William W.

Gosling, council pres- I idcnt, will conduct the meeting. E. Miller will be toastmaster. William Harrington head: the program committee. BROWNIES MAKE SCRAPBOOK! Brownie Scout Troop 78 of Brenton Village started work on scrapbooks made from Christmas cards for children's hospital wards at their meeting Monday in the Brenton Village community house.

Juliette TLow Council representatives taught games and folk dances. Mrs. Jack Stevens and Mrs. Wallace Hankins, leaders, assited. The color guard Ceremony was conducted by Iiorene Loheed, Michele MacMillan, Marian Millson and Leslie Kay Hankins.

When borrow you must Hospital Trust If each month you're faced with problems, Who to pay and who must wait; Here's a tip we-want to give you Why don't you consolidate? Total all your bills and pay them We will lend you what you need, When it's money you must borrow Hospital frust's a friend indeed I HospijAL TRUST COMPANY Membtr Ftdtrol fttitrvt Syifem Ftdtrel Dcpoiil Iniuronct Humphrey Candidacy To Get Boost If Kennedy Stays Out Of Wisconsin JACK BELL BOSTON (AP) Indications that Sen, Jolui. F. Kennedy CD- Mai!) may iidesten the 6 Wisconsin primary boosted today the candidacy of Sen. Hubert II. Humphrey for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Kennedy lias been figured as an almost contestant in Wisconsin. Otherwise nil challenge' to all Uit other Democratic presidential hopefuls to, meet him in state primaries teemed likely to collapse. Kennedy told a news conference in Manchester, N.H., he thinks his brother should stay out of the Wisconsin Robert Kennedy, who is plugging his brother's unopposed candidacy in.the March 8 New Hampshire primary, said he thinks Wisconsin is Humphrey's backyard. "It would be an'unfair test," he said. Tliis selectivity, seemed to cancel oiit the effect of Kennedy's challenge to Sen.

Stuart Symington (D-Mo), Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Tex) and others to meet him in primaries for a showdown on the popularity of individual candidates. Robert 'Kennedy's announcement seemeti to signal a cardinal weakness in the theory that his brother can win, the presidential nomination bjf demonstrating primaries that he is the choice of grassroots Democrats. Symington and Johnson are staying out of primaries on the grounds that these voting tests represent only fragmentary sentiment-and do not materially'influ- ence the choice of the presidential nominee. If Kennedy follows his brother's ndvice to stay out of Wisconsin, Humplirey would seem to he as- Anti-Semitic Letter Laid To Crackpot BURLINGTON, Vt.

(AP) president of the University of Vermont says an anti-semetic letter received by a fraternity is "the typical crackpot letter you'd expect a mentally unbalanced person to write." The yesterday by Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity said "Go back to where all good Jews belong." The letter was written on swastika-marked stationery. A swastika also was discovered yesterday painted on a statue on college green. University President John T. Fey said he does not believe a university student was responsible. sured of convention run tor the nomination.

With Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota and''stray delegates elsewhere, -he would likely go into th Los convention in July with more than 100 Humphrey been, what some politicians call a transitional candidate. It was generally recognized that if he cotfld not beat Kennedy In Wisconsin he would retire from the'presidential field and get busy on; the job of getting reelected to the Senate in'Minnesota. But if "Kennedy does not choose to run in Wisconsin--and the candidate himself could override his brother's judgment then Humphrey's name is likely to go before the national convention. This could become something of a windfall to Adlai Stevenson, twice the party's presidential nominee. Stevenson, who has said he isn't a candidate, may collect only scattered votes fln the first ballot from his die-hard supporters.

Newport Red Men Schedule Activities Weenat Shassitt Tribe of Red Men received word last night in Odd Fellows Temple that the Great Council of the United States session will be held in Atlanta, Sept. 26-30. Members of the tribe will attend a visitation by R. I. Great Sachem A.

Donald Hebert of West Warwick and his a Watchemoket Tribe in East Providence on Jan. 20. They will also attend a visitation by Mrs. Minnie L. Spboner of this city, Great Pocahontas of Rhode Island, to Waneta Council in Providence on Jan.

22. An inter-tribe bowling match between the Newport team and Shnwmut Tribe of New Bedford will be rolled in that city on Jan. 17 A fried supper will be served at the temple on Feb. 22 with John J. Brandt in charge, ti help raise funds for the Great Coun cil welfare fund.

A minute of silence was observe for the late William S. Devlin, member for 32 years. Boston Store CUBAN) TEACHERS GET WORD HAVANA (AP) Cuba's schoo teachers.were warned Wednesday night they must "transmit rev olution theories to their stu dents." Fidel Castro's education minister, Armando Hart, said in a television broadcast "there is no room" for teachers who are opposed to politics in schools. He made clear that he meant Castro's brand of politics. Stop Shop's 45th Birthday Bonus! DOUBLE TOP VALUE 'AMPS On Your Purchim Thii Wnkind STOP SHOP SUPFR MARKFTS Boston Store 1 Just one of our exciting new collection! Embroidered Cotton Shirtwaist DRESS ONLY! Q99 The embroidered cotton shirtwaist a pc'reninl favorite for i young or Wide wing (collar, sleeve, embroidered panel front and back.

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