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THE BRIDGEPORT POST, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 4. 1954. TWENTY-SIX Hartford Mayor In Rome Says He II Run For Congress In '56 Forecast of Nation's Weather HILTON PURCHASES STATLER HOTELS Visitors at White House LEES CO. CLOSES WESTPORT PLANT Boys Interest For $37,650,000 Factory, Foi HARTFORD.

Aug. Hartfoid Maor Dominick J. De- I BETTOR WINS 50 CENTS BUT LOSES HIS LIFE TOLEOO. Ohio. Aufl.

4 (AW) Delmar Willingham. w-old painter, won 90 eente yesterday but loot his lifo. Ho leas-d from ths 100-foot hiah An-thony Wayno bridgo into tho Moumeo rivor on bet drowned. Willingham loot a tamo of pool and than two games of huffloboard to a drinking com-pamon. Nileo Niomi, whom ho had mot aovoral hours earlier at a tavern hero, police aaid.

"There must be aomothing I can beat you at" Willingham told hi companion. "I'll bat you I can jump off tho bridge." The two rode to the bridge and Willingham then dov off. yelling: "It's a long way to Tipperary," police said. CARNEY APPEALS FOR NAVY BUILDUP MOftMAJs. is? AT Wirtpboto Map I Tho OJI.

Weather Sjursau says: There will bo an eatensive area of thunderstorms from tho central Appalachians and the Groat Lakes westward to the Rocky Mountains tonight. Thundorshowors also will bo scattered over tho central Gulf states. It will bo cooler in the Oakotas and the northern Rockies and warmer in tho north Pacific states. Asserts Strength NEA Tflephoto President Eisenhower shakes hands with seven-year-old Eva Kapus as she visits the White House with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Geza Kapus. The three are the first escapees from behind tho Iron Curtain to receive visas under the Refugee Relief Act. Bogart Says Romance Role Backs His Theory: Love Begins At 40 LOCAL IS ORDERED Humphrey Bogart 54 homely and TO DROP FIRING DEMAND WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (AP) The National Labor Relations board today ordered a CIO union to withdraw its demand on the Marlin Rockwell Corp. of Plalnville.

that it discharge three employes for non-payment of union dues. The order was issued against Local 197. United Automobile and Agricultural Implement Workers of leading which, he said today, supports his theory: begins at 40 In "Sabnna" Bogie for a change gets the girl, Audrey Hepburn, edging out ounger, handsome Bill Holden This situation oaused some controversy in local circles, but Bogie defended the cause of the aging Romeo. Settling back in a booth at Romanoffs with a highball and a six o'clock shadow, he expounded. "That talk I shouldn't get the girl is kinda insulting.

One of the things Hollywood does is to bury you after you reach the age of Tonv Curtis. "The tomb is already up. "This is a funny American idea that iroes alone with momism that young girls have to marry ountr bovs and it's wronc- for a woman to marrv an older man In Europe you don run into the age problem Bohie hant a ii-i nn the screen foi four vears, unless you count "African Queen" in which Kath; Hepbur chased But Boga Lauren Bacall 29 it comes Hue so The veteran that at times his energetic ideas hauls him to pat rip, and she es five nights a week, but they'i serious problems due difference. had no "Except at my age it's a little tougher to plav ball with the little character," he added. meaninn their boy, Stephen.

He thinks many a voune beauty l.ucco in -n interview at Rome to- div disclosed that he plans to run for Conpress in the First (Hart-; lord county) district 1956 The news came ai a "complete to leadeis of DeLuccos oun Democratic party He never discussed it ith mc." said Democratic State Chairman John Bailev. know nothing i now icpresenting in the First district." Bailev addd refer-uns to Rep Thomas Doad of West Hartford Dodd was renominated for a second term at the The Hartfotd mayoi is touring tis second homeland" in a orte nan campaign aimed at shattering He told I Sicih ai i 200 000 people hat DeLucco "cx-t in the 1956 elec- U.S. AGAIN ASKS ATTACK DAMAGE Demands Red China Pay For Six Yanks Killed and Wounded on Airliner WASHINGTON. Aug. 4.

(AP) The United States today demanded anew that communist China pav compensation for six Americans killed and wounded in an attack cn a British airliner Chinese fighter planes In a new note to the Chinese Reds the United States also renewed a pteuouti demand foi "ap- propnatc punishment of i iminal attack" on the an an island Julv 23 The Pcping ie'ime also was called upon to 'declaic the incisures that will he tnken" to prevent fuither plane attacks The note following up an earlier piotcst winch the Reds coldly rejected, was delivered today to the Cnirtesc foreign office by the Bluish charge daffanes and made pub- It flatly rejected Chin eRed AIRMAN MISSING IN OCEAN CRASH MELEOURNE Fid phnr off fio into th" oc-ar aoout a mile M-rnc i''Vo t'li- 4ii fci ot a IT Th and Ml inju tn.ou' Mai P-11" no. ii IS'18 the FOR THE FINEST MEATS SHOP AT E. KURTZ SONS Trumbull Center AM 8-1638 SEARS DRUG CO. 2-2328 and ED 7-2288 Devon and Stratford I WESTPORT. Aug.

4. The Lees Manufacturing company, ot RJch-mondrtUe avecue, founded la January 1814, has ceased operations effective immediately, became of marketing conditions, tho board of directors announced today. Founded by John Lees, who operated the business 28 years, the firm manufactured candle chaadeJers' and minors' wicks, cotton twines, cords, fringes and ribbons and has numbered four generations of Loss as its managers. In announcing suspension of operations, the board oaM. "After careful study of the market for our products, the board has decided to cease operation." The company has If workers and employed US workers at its ptkmk In 1881 the company was incorporated with a paid capital of 000 which by 1814 had increased to 9US.OUO.

Reseat capital totals Thomas R. Lees succeeded the founder in 1843 and remained head of the firm 40 years. rTeoent officers or the firm ate: Mrs. Margaret 8. Lees, resident: John A.

Lees, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. Jane C. Lees, assistant secretary and treasurer, and William H. Jones, vice president and general manager. SHOOTING STARTS IN GREAT SMOKIES at alt They knew the smoke wasn't coming from revenue rs or from feuding mountain families but from their own neighbors who took their ancient muzzle-loading rifles into the woods for tho annual Catalooches Beef Shoot.

The contest was held atop Fie Top mountain on the mile-high Cataloochee ranch. It's called a Beef Shoot because prises are quarters of beef. Mountaineers and foreigners from the lowlands alike shoot for the prises. Winning fresh beef may have enticed -some to enter but not the mountain folk. With them it was a matter of family pride.

Some of the oldtimers remember when such goings-on were more serious affairs. Spectators got an eyefull, not only of mountain marksmanship but of the careful melting of lead and pouring of bullets and the packing of the powder charges, done the same way that Daniel Boone did it in the days of the pioneer. Amid the rlfleballs and smoke was fiddle and banjo music, dear to the hearts of the mountain dwellers. A truce was called at noon and the shooting stopped while the crowd spread lunches for an old fashioned "dinner on the ground." FORUM TO DISCUSS NORWALK'S HISTORY NORWALK, Aug. 4 "What his torical features of Norwalk should be preserved?" will be discussed by four antiquarians on the 63rd session of the Fairfield County Forum, aunaay over winlk, radio Norwalk, at 8 p.

m. Mrs. F. Doughty Kingsbury. Mrs.

Mary Marvin Taylor, Wilbur Smith and John Cuneo, president of the Norwalk Historical society, will oe me speakers according to Henry Davis Nadig, producer of ths forum. Guest moderator will be Stetson Holmes of WestporC in one day! NIID ANO WANT. today I ANT OOP MASON Vocation xpansas Homo or cor ropairs oontal bills Signature Loan One-day servios Sensible terms arranged to fit your income Up to 20 months to repay Phone or atop in today for fast, friendly sorrioa 2nd Floor In Chain la Largest Such LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4 (UP) Conrad Hilton claimed undisputed supremacy for his hotel empire today with the purchase of controlling interest in the Slatler hotel chain for an estimated 430.000. Hilton termed it the largest transaction in the history of the hotel industry-The 66-year-old president or Hil- I ton Hotels corporation won appar- chain of Hotels Statler company, incorporated yesterday through a financial coup that is expected to squeeze out real estate man William Zeckendorf.

Hilton's purchase came only three days before Statler stockholder? were to vote on a proposal to sell the company's 10 hotels and other assets to Zeckendorf's firm of Webb Knapp. Incorporated Both Hilton and Zeckendorf had offered J76.000.000 for the Static's 1,521,985 outstanding shares of common stock. But Hilton bought up so many shares secretly that he can probably vote down Zeckendorf's proposal. Hilton announced heie esterday the signing of a contract with Statler hotels to buy 753,000 shares, or 49.4 per cent, of common stock from the Statler foundation and various trusts created by the late Ellsworth M. Statler.

An offer of $50 a share soon will be made to other stockholders, Hilton said. If they accept the total purchase price will soar to an estimated $76,000,000. Although Hilton acquired almost 50 per cent of Statler's stock, Zeckendorf refused to concede defeat. "The shooting isn't over," ne Zeckendorf said his firm plans to go through with Friday's meeting of Statler stockholders. There were reports that Zeckendorf might increase his offer in an attempt to grab most of the remaining shares outstanding.

Statler hotels are located in Detroit. Buffalo. Cleveland. Boston, Hartford, New York, Washington. St.

Louis. Dallas and Los Angeles. Hilton hotels are in Albuquerque, Boston. Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton. Detroit Fort Worth, Los Angeles, New York.

St. Louis. San Bernardino, Calif. Washington. Chihua.

Mexico. San Juan, Puerto Riro and Madrid, Spain. RIOTS BREAK OUT AGAINST FRENCH 2 Vietnamese Killed, 12 Wounded In Clash Near Tourane Air Base HANOI. Indochina Aug 4 (UP Fiench authorities announced to- night that bloody riots have broken out in Central Annam in which two Vietnamc-e were kill- ed and 12 were wounded The center of the violence 1 French sources said, was near tho giant Tourane air and naval base. 430 miles northeast of Saigon Thi: i the i Of Southern Viet Nam The claih between Vietnamese and French occurred yesterday, the Biggest in Region Until recently several hundre'l United States Air Force technicians had been stationed at Tourane, the biggest air bae in Southeast Aia.

Thev aid 3d in servicing American-supplied. French-flown planes during the Indochina war. Five Americans from the Tourane base were kidnaped in the same general area earlier this summer when they went swimming along the coast Their fate is unknown servicemen hae been ei, acuated from Tourane of the Indochina Military author the stirred up hv die-hard Vietna- mese nationalists who acitated aeainst French troops in protest of the partition of their country. I French troops were forced to i open fire, they said, after a num- ber of clashes in which the French Further north at Hue the ancient capital of thr Annamew empire and cradle of th imperial familv. large-scale demonstrations also occurred But thef-o were said to have been in faor of the ceasefire UTS.ht, Tran rint riot "a offectivc the first BOY 'AWFULLY SCARED' WITH TRACTOR ON HIM COUNCIL BLUFFS Iowa.

Aug. 4. API "I didn't feel so good. I was awfully scared." That is what eiflht-year-old James C. O'Shea of Council Bluffs had to say-about having a wheel of a 2.500 pound tractor parked on hit chest.

James said it happened when his pants leg caught in the sprocket chain of his bicycle as ho rode down a lane. "I took ono foot off the bike and tried to get my pants loose." James related. The next thing he knew he was off tho bike and under the tractor. Tractor driver E. T.

Jackson. 59. working on an acreage, said James skidded into the tractor and when Jackson stopped it the boy was under a wheel. His injuries were but bruises. Daily Fire Records (Noon Yesterday to Noon Today) In ease of FIRE call EO 5-2123 LYING CHARGED AT UNION PROBE Contradictory Testimony Given About Payoffs In Nation's Capital Area WASHINGTON.

Aug 4 (AP) House investigators said today "somebody must be lying" in testimony about alleged payoffs by contractors to AFL Painters" union officials in the Washington area. Chairman Hoffman (R-Mich) and Rep. Dawson (111), senior Democrat, of the House Government Operations committee pointed to contradictory statements made the last two days by witnesses before the group's new subcommittee probing alleged racketeering. Archie Moore, a former union business agent, testified that over a period of several months in 1951-52 he shared more than $6,000 in bribes from contractors with Robert Lowry, secretary-treasurer of the union's District Council 11. Lowry swore he never got "on cent" in payoffs.

Moore said contractors paid bribes for special concessions from the union, to get the union to send them competent painteis and to insure no trouble on jobs Moore said he pretended to "go along" with Lowry in the alleged shakedowns to get ev.dence he could use "to clean up the union Several Philadelphia and Washington contractors have testified in support of Moore's story of payments to him and Lowry. Five Chicago and New York contractors were summoned to testify today about transactions in which they are said to have been involved Committee aides declined to name in advance those subpoenaed but the Hudson Painting company and the Metropolitan Decorating company. New York, and the All States company of Chicago have been among firms mentioned as having paid bribes for the union's cooperation on Washington area jobs. Moore claimed he kept tabs on contractors' payoffs in a diarv but fenl lnf money tor at-1 torneys fees in a fight he and been makinr One member of the "dirtv nine" as Moore's group said they were called by Lowry's supporters was Reece A. Connor, who said he was "punished" for trying to expose alleged payoffs.

Connor said he got a job as a painter at the Washington ball park earlier this vear. but was laid off after onlv three months on "orders." His foreman. Connor said, got orders from the hall park superintendent, but the foreman didn't know whv Highlighting yesterdavs session was testimony bv A Singehs Philadelphia paint contractor Lowry demanded $500 from him A few minutes earlier Lowry -had from anyone Tnmmy iff. I never demanded pa' Divorce Petitions Divorce petitions filed today in Superior court were as follows Rita Tomazrolli Servi. Stratford, against Duiho P.

Servi. New- Orleans. married Oct. 9 1948, intolerable cruelty. Dominick L.

Gnmaldi. against Marion Colucci Grimaldi. both of Stamford, married Nov. 17, 1845. concealment of mental illness (annulment), Charles S.

Duna, Bridgeport, against Edith Coatee Duna. New-Haven, married May 30 1941. desertion June 18. 1951; Vito J. Or-sino.

against Elizabeth O'Brien Or- slno, both of Stamford, married June 10. 1947. intolerable cruelty. and Raymond Cisero. against Kath-1 leen Mondo Cisero, both of Bridge- port, married Sept.

18. 1948, intol-1 erable cruelty. I Maximum temperatures for 24 hours ending at 2:30 a.m.. minimum temperatures for 12 hours ending at 8:30 a.m.. and precipitation for 24 hours ending at 8:30 City Max.

Mi Albany 64 Boston 68 6 Buffalo 75 ft Burlington 78 ft Charleston 97 7 Pree. Chicago Cincinnati 85 Concord 63 Denver 97 Duluth 78 Fort Worth 102 Hartford 66 Hatteras 87 Jacksonville 95 Kansas City 102 Los Angeles 81 Miami 88 Minneapolis 77 Montreal 81 Nantucket 73 New Orleans 92 New York 71 Old Town 71 Philadelphia 77 Phoenix 100 Portland. Me 68 Portland, Ore. 67 Providence 66 St. Louis 93 San Francisco 72 Seattle 66 Washington 89 Worcester 64 56 BRIG.

GEN. FITCH. 85, OF STAMFORD, DIES STAMFORD. Aug. 4.

(AP) Retired Brig. Gen. Gilbert Lsngdon Fitch. 85. of Stamford, died at the Rocky Hill Veterans" hospital today.

He was a native of Corfu, but had lived in Stamford most of his life. He enlisted as a private in the Connecticut National Guard in 1888. He served as a colonel with the 3d Connecticut Volunteer Infantry in the Spanish-American war. He was made a brigadier general in 1930. In private life he was a manufacturing representative for a ateam fitting firm.

He is survived by a eon, Francis A. Fitch of Teaneck. N. a daughter. Mrs.

Lorraine Fitch Mickelson of Stamford, and three sisters, Mrs. Charles Johnston and Mrs. Carlton White, both of Norc-ton; and Mrs. Homer Price of Pasadena, Calif. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

RAIN HALTS NETTERS SOUTH ORANGE, N. Aug. 4 (TNS Second-round action in the Eastern grass courts tennis championships, washed out yesterday, is scheduled to be resumed today, weather permitting. WOLVERINE WOE ANN ARBOR. Mich (AP) The University of Michigan broke a 36-year record this year one of dubious merit.

It was the first time since 1918 that Michigan hasn't won at least one Big Ten conference title. Put to AAA who were too busy filling other bins to lend a hand. Ar. official of the AAA got a truck and a few baskets of coal out of the club headquarters cellar and the lady warmed up. Even in Paris it happens.

A mem ber called the association in France and said her husband had rone out for a short one and nadn returned. The 3-A took a description of the missing tourist ana reisyea tne information to the police. They look ed around the streets snd came back to find him asleep their own confines. He hadn't done thing very bad so they turned him loose What excuse the tourist g( when he got back to his hotel his very own business. A nousew-ife in Kentucky, who expected some guests from a distance, for dinner, called the travel counsel for the state in Louisville.

"What time will my guests ar- rive'1 The woman supplied the point ano time or departure "I want to know when to put on the potatoes." she told the AAA "not to mention the meat and how soon I should pretty up She got her answf Th AAA also got a polite little note later from the hostess "The potatoes and the rreat were just fine Also I timed myself so that I looked pretty when my guests srrived. Thank you so much. Wish you could have been Meet Growing Might of Soviet Union PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 4 (INS) chief of Naval operations, Adm Robert Carney, appealed today for greater free world Naval strength to meet the increasing Soviet sea threat.

Carney said that maritime power is 'one of the essential elements of militaiy strength and the ratio is becoming progressively less favorable to the free nations." The Naval leader said that while the free world currently holds sea superiority over the Red nations, this superiority "cannot be kept by standing still He added- "If the Soviet bloc continues to build and increase at the present rate we will lose ground In terms of relative maritime strength." Carney made his remarks In the course of a speech prepared for delivery to the 55th National Encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The chief of Naval operations told the veterans of the services' present problem of retaining their highly-skilled personnel He said that while service morale is high, it is not high enough nor are inducements currently great enough to maintain the rate of reenlistments the services want and need. Carney said the armed forces are trying to lick one cause of this situation by "making every effort to stabilize and improve living conditions for the individual family" tied closely to the services. Other factors, he added, such as pav and medical care for dependents, can only be worked out by the public and congress. STATE REPORTS SLUMP IN SALE OF CIGARETTES HARTFORD.

Aug. 4 (AP) Connecticut cigarette sales slumped about 20 per cent dur-ing July as compared to tho same month of 1953. This decrease, one of the sharpest to date, was cited in the State Tax department's monthly report on cigarette tax receipts. Revenue from this source last month, based on the 3-cents a pack state tax. was $737,726.

Thats $180,040 below this tax filed for the comparable month Tax Commissioner William F. Connelly attributes the decrease in sales to the greater popularity of the king-sue cigarettes. These longer cigarettes enable smokers to puff at mora tobacco for their tax dollar. The commissioner says he has no idea on tho possible impact on sales resulting from medical claims that cigarettes can lead to lung cancer and other ailments. Odd Questions By HARM AN W.

NICHOLS WASHINGTON. Aug (UP) A i-oung ladv wrote in from Barre. Vt and akd the AAA how much it would cost to take wrestling les- -ight away" because she oung sister were practic- and didn want to break The AAA the American Automobile association wrote back real quirk that maybe the teer.er from Vermont had the Tirong number. Tuined out. she had her alphaoet rrambld What she had in mind ih' Amateur Athletic union.

AAU Plate Damaged Bu; i' happens all the lime in the offices of the AAA around the world A man from Ohio stopped at Little Rock, Ark and said he just couldn go on to California unless he got the kind of service the AAA advertises The man had t.ome damage to his lower plate. Mrs. Lou A. Dovar.ey. the Little Rock office manager called a dentist who extracted a seed from beneath the "aching" plate A club member a lady, called the Washington office and said her husband was out of town and had left in the cold of a winter day without remembering to get the coal bin filled.

The woman said she had called a flock of coal dealers TWO MEN ARRESTED IN WESTPORT FIGHT I WESTPORT, Aug. 4 Police -last night arrested William Thompson, Jr 44, of 1005 Old road, Fairfield, who is charged witn assault ana breach i peace, and George E. Keyser, of Bauer place. Greens Farms, who I ls charged ith breach pf the peace. following an altercation about in front of the Red Galleon restaurant.

Post road. Greens According to Policemen Austin McAlecnan and Carmen DeMattlo, the two engaged in a fist fight alter an argument in the restaurant parking area. The argument followed, Thompson said, after he found Key ser in his auto and had ordered him from the car. HUNTINGTON FOUNTAIN IS WRECKED BY VANDALS SHELTON, Aug. 4 A fountain and watering trougu on the 'Hunt- siorca in Marry urownson oarn in hopes of restoration.

FOt THINGS YOU 20 to 5M FOR Consolidate bills Shopping Doctor, would do well to consider a gray- ington gieen was knocked over during husband because of his bank mg the night The vandalism was account for one thing reported by Frank Brophy. pro- "Careei girls especially, don't prietor of a general store across the want to go through that struggle street, who heard the crash, of marrying a young man who's' The fountain was a memorial searching for a'job. That's what i donated by Julia Forest Nash Betty (Lauren) told me before we, August, 1895 memory of got married. She liked the idea of I Charles Curtis and had been a his-moving into an established home I toncal landmark 50 years. The re-Most girls today aren't the cover-1 mains of the fountain has been ed wagon type They prefer older men a.s husbands Bogart further shudders at another Hollywood legend that only handsome men can be passionate lovers.

"A critic once referred to my face as a triumph of plastic surgery." he reflected. "Good looks have nothing to do with a happy marriage. Women love through their ears. An intelligent man can charm the spots out of them while a good-looking, callow youth can bore the hell out of them." Boe-ie paused to administer con- i i datn whether I get the girl Some actors 1 they don gel Hudson, they I think maybe Holden did He's MAN BLEEDS TO DEATH WAITING FOR DOCTOR I RED BLUFF. Calif Aug 4.

'AP William Ston 5) bled to esterday while sitting on a curb in front of his doctor's office waiting for the physician to re- Three other physicians were in a nearby clinic but Stone told passersby he preferred to wait for hi own doctor. James Faulkner, to treat an ax wound on the forearm. When Dr Faulkner arrived he rushed Stone to a hospital. Faulkner said Stone died there two hours later of loss of blood, exhaustion and a possible heart condition. Stone had slashed his arm almost to the bone while repairing a fence 30 miles northeast of here His wife drove him here for treatment.

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