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TWELVE Proposed Ordinance Would Bar 1 1 cmis From I own Contracts STRATFORD Councilman Joseph W. Vena- Eighth district Republican, has informed members ot the Town Council that he will present an ordinance at the next meeting which would prohibit members of the Council, town employes and members of town board or commissions from doing business with the Town. Mr. Venablcs said that he has had the ordinance under consideration for sometime "because 1 do not believe it proper for members of the Council, members of any town boards or commissions lo do business on behalf of the firm or business house which they may own or be employed and to become involved in town business." The Eighth district Councilman said that the particular individuals doing business with the town "may be perfectly proper inasmuch as bids are asked on all contracts hut the general public finds it difficult to understand, ft would be belter for all concerned if they were not Involved." Harbormaster Gets Badge Police Chief Patrick J. Flanagan reports that Harbormaster J.

Fletcher Lewis has been appointed as a special policeman. The oath was administered this week by Town Clerk W. Howard Wiicoxson upon recommendatiott of the Town Council. Tonight In Town Women's Ail-Star Softball tournament, Raybestos Memorial field, two games, 7. Games party, Legion hall, 8.

Choir rehearsal. St. James church, S. Choir rehearsal, St. church, Broadbridg.Y avenue.

8. Friday night service, Temple Beth Sholom, Huntington road, 8. noque lodge 100F, Odd Fellc Dredging Firm to Store Sand for Short Beach The Planning and Zoning commission has granted an extension of time of the New England Dredging comeany.jn connection with pumping of and from the Housatonic River 'onto the Short Beach shorefront. The time has been extended to August 1 and the materials will be slock piled, under the supervision of Planning Administrator Walter R. Young, in the Cove area lo be spread on the beach area later in the summer season.

The commission did not want to disturb thc section now used for swimming and recreation with the dumping of (he sand. There will be 15,000 cubic yards of sand pumped into the stock pile. Celebration on Saturday To Mark Day The feast of Our Lady of Ml. Carmel be observed on Saturday by the members of the Mt. Carmel society.

There will be a street parade through the Avon park area beginning at 8 a.m., a high Mass in St. James church beginning at 11 a.m. and open house in the Honeyspot road clubhouse throughout the afternoon. A band concert has been planned for the evening. GOP Committee Meets Frederick K.

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The committee will or not to en- the candidates to go to a primary for selection by the Republican voters. Weighs Extending Road to Long Beach A plan I road exteni properly at Long Beach'and'e'iym" male the necessity, of using-the Pleasure Beach bridge to reach the cottages is being studied by Planning Administrator Walter Young at the reqivst of the tanning and Zoning commission. Richard Fahy, cha.irman of commision 'saidth'a't ihe study is part of the beach development project which the Planners have 'lad under advisement for the past five or six months. Extension of ihe roadway to Long Beach, it was pointed out would have several advantages to the town. It would give ready access to the lown owned cottage area so that the town-owned equipment could be taken to the beach for work and other projects md give ready access to both the Fire and Police departments which today are required to use the Pleasure Beach bridge when calls are received.

Mr. Young said the commission members as part of the restudy of the comprehensive master plan of the town, have had the.beach project under study or several months "because they that it is more than just jumping in sand and building up a beach area. There is also the levelopment of the industrial land Behind the beach which can mean thousands of dollars on the Grand list." Martin J. Ryan, president of the Rykar corporation owners of vast acreage in the Greai Weadows is said to be agreeable deeding to the town sufficient and to provide for the roadway causeway to the and necessary Property Js Sold Warranty deeds filed with Town W. Howard Wiicoxson day and getting speed notices posted.

chairman Edmond A. Dome received a big hand from the visitors to the Film Festival in the Stratford theater the other night when introduced by Albert M. Pickus as "Mayor." ndicale follows: really transactions Angelina Tutola lULUId William and Mabel Smith, land, Dewey street; The Stratford Development company to Joseph rVagner and Gloria McDonald, and and buildings, Morebouse avenue; Lawrence and Lorraine 'etroski, to Richard and Jean Donnelly, land and buildings, rlroadbridge avenue. Babe Ruth League Set For District Contest The first District PAL Babe League tournament play will take place Saturday in Longbrook park at 1 p.m., Cy Greenbaum md Henry Streff, director of play have announced. The West Haven nationals will provide the oppo- In the event of rain, the game rill be played in Longbrook on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Tim 'Jezierny, head coach and his aides Stan Sawicki and Nick either Fairfield or West Haven, Permits Are Issued Building Inspector Edward Car- lines for thc northwest 3c rol reports that permits have pumping project are still going on been issued by his office to Mil- Town Engineer Wesley Cronk re' ton Amsel, Roosevelt street, one ports, family i A Clements Bridgevtew place family dwelling. J15.000; John Fedor, Allyndale drive, addition, I Congremates Are Ready I For Treasure Hunt Committee Congremates ship out members of the club of the Lord- Community church will be tonight concealing both Pilot Leaves Flaming Plane Finance Board Approves Plan 1 A r-t ed a Board of Selectmen request for negotiations for the acquisition of land from the Bessie W. Rice estate for the future development of a civic center in the ai aweuisn fti. Town hall area but has tabled al 8 o'clock. Babe Ruth league, proposal for negotiations for Assumption vs.

Fairfield Lumber the purchase of a portion of the at Owen Fish park al 6 o'clock Flora Warner estate, it was an- subject to RTM said the town may recover under a state legislative act. Recommended also was a $2,000 appropriation to meet the cost of the Republican primary Wal11 Tt vn a11 July 27 op) a( or wncn ow Board of 1 her a lmie art Town Clerk Robert Henrv's nffir, elebr her birthday Wcdnes- has been named the Democratic Navy photo shows scent off Virginia coast when First Lt Air lce pilot, parachuted (arrow) safely from his plane which caught fire and crashed on takeoff from the aircraft carrier Intrepid. A helicopter plucked Price from the sea moments after the crash. GUILTY VERDICT IN FRAUD TRIAL ing lanes and reservations are Council tember bowling. has approved lines and grades on Unity drive and Judith terrace Mrs.

Gene Waters, 402 Patterson avenue celebrates a birthday anniversary next Monday. American Legion junior baseball team will play in on Saturday afiemoon. King post cards from'New York that he is enjoying his vacation and that his son is now working in Rockefeller center. Nick lanuzzi and Ben Janosko, co-chairmen of the High Park festival for youngsters of Hollister Heights section last Sunday report that more than 1,500 persons attended. Prize winners in the events included.

Eileen Rupar, Marylou Zdano.wich, Pat Finateri, 'Judy Buck, Jacqueline Strawter, Beverly Brunori, Ray Laika, Richard Tom Robinson, Mike Koritko, John Roy, Leonard "art Singley. "Daily Vaca- Bible school in Bethany doses today programs planned. Director of Finance Allen B. uiiu jumi has asked Council Sooney will do the catching. If sideration tor employment 'of Stratford wins, they will enter the chief clerk in his department" final district playoff on July 23 in The position has been vacant for ol money from a to him.

A federal court jury of ten men and two women found Brown guilty of mail fraud after a two- day trial. Judge Thomas F. Murphy ordered the defendant to serve a year and a day in jail, but then suspended sentence. He ordered Brown placed on probation for two years and specified a jvoii anu INICK LIU oiwit in Deuiany opac report the Stratford entry church doses today with special ready for the opening till, programs planned. Either Jim Ring or Dick Wadek- Director of Finance Allen vill be on the mound and John Vermilya has asked Council con- xooriRV witt fin tfin ir the past four years, Tor easements for the sewer MARY CASTLE FREED OF A DRUNK CHARGE BEVERLY HILLS.

A plain drunk ch rge was dismissed yesterday. at the recommendation of ttu city attorney. Miss Castle was and "clues" for the lty attomc Miss Ca slle was 254 Plymouth street a iclub sponsored Treasure hunt ar reslcd on thc charge April 22 Frederick Lean of for Saturday at 8-lfll was founcl rawl in strcel, all Bridgeport. (p.m. an auto outside a Sunset Strip The letters were The club members will meet in the church basement on Saturday and then move through the Lordship area with their guests following the clues and finding the jtreasures.

After the hunt, all groups will meet in the church for homemade ice cream. Shorts and slacks will be the uniform for the party Verne and Jean Bates and Alice and Robert Schaefer are inchargc nightspot. July 27. The board denied Education request for use of $6,500 from an anticipated surplus for the construction of a walk-in freezer at Andrew Warde high school, reporting that it would consider the funds under a special appropriation request or in the new fiscal year budset Denied also was a request by co-cnairman, and a the Board of Library trustees for "embers, a of the vacant MDehln ennM acti position of branch librarian from des maximum salary of $3.744 tn ar ucd lo the 54,524 with the recommendation that the reclassification be discussed with the Selectmen the fiscal officer. must reside with his mother, Augusta Brown, of the Mrs, Bridgeport'address.

A defense appeal that Brown was legally insane at the time of the crime was ignored by the Assistant U.S. Attorney Alfred Donati, presented 12 witnesses, including relatives of the deceased persons and handwriting experts Last December, Brown committed to a government hos pital because it was then found that he was incapable of aiding the lawyers defending him. On June 15, Judge Irving B. Kauf- Dr man ruled that Brown was able roar j. ber.

that Brown devised a scheme whereby he would send letters from New York city lo Bridgeport residents stating that money was owed to him. These claims. Mr. Donati said, ranged from $17 to $50. He said as far as the government knew, collected Brown had Amon th SB to wh letters were sent Plavnicky were the of 125 late John Edgewood Municipal Judge Adolph Alex- street, Stratford, the late Jeffrey ander said he dismissed the case H.

Peddle of 100 Boston terrace. syphon chamber in the relocation of sanitary sewer the lines on van will drive out the a i out tne tirst ball i permit of storm in one comoelition The present lines interfere with ,1 TM zones an dra -its applications was the subject 8 ul a chatrman of the Sewer commit Town of the Finance board and Police Report 652 Complaints a ti The Po)ice department r.l,,.v« a comp ainti during June, it was disclosed in the monthly report prepared for the Police commission, A total of 561 requests-were received and fulfilled. Arrests for the month totaled 250 of which 118 were for parking violations, many of them in the beach' areas. Other arrests were as follows: two breaking and entering; one larceny; four auto theft; three fraud; one for another department; one sex offense; one nan support; two intoxocation; IS disorderly conduct; one gambling; 31 accidents; two evading responsibility; one driving under suspension; seven misuse of markers; 12 passing red lights; 12 pissing jtop signs; 19 speeding; 10 rules of the road and two reckless driving. Thirty one accidents were inves.

tigated. Motor vehicle warnings were was to 28 drivers. The ambulance was called out 38 times. Permits Permits have been issued to lae and Carl Shaffer to extend a breezcway at 877 Church Hill E. J.

Nemeth for a one 414,500 on Old Stratfield road. RN Club Picnic The Fairfield Registered Nurses' club has scheduled its annual lcmc from 11 a.m. to Mr. and McPherson, 471 Win- drive. RTM Committees Cancel pages of newspa- Boat a A hearing scheduled Tuesday by three RTM committees on the proposed purchase by the town of the Ash Creek boat liv- Ihe late Mrs.

Lynn Watson of ery Vlas keen cancelled as a re 25! Plymouth street and the late of actioil lakcn Lean of 1045 Kossuth na ce board Wednesday night. The Finance board tabled ip The letters were mailed Brown on Oct. 1953. "proposal for acquisition of (livery, owned by Charles Backlog of Court Cases Is Cut, Jury Trial a Clark, by pending a study to be made by a committee to be appointed by the Board of Selectmen. Austin K.

Wolf, chairman of the RTM Town Plan and Zoning Although the volume of business declined, tnd the num- i muie ber of dispositions increased in total of 3502 er are a the civil side of Superior court! Undisposed of at the close of of arrangements. All couples of al Bridgeport during the year, the court year was a toia! of the church have been invited. ended June 30, no headway was! 4,623 cases including 2 178 inrv Wi a reduci the ti( rc-j actions and 2.445 non-ju'ry suits cas; to thc end of the 1958-59 court July'S it would be pointless to conduct a public hearing at this There will be an executive meet- 1 uired for ing of the Planning and Zomn-! trial A report released today by of commission time. The Properties Sold Bauchner Constructic-n company has sold a house on Cas- ed a has an- osed that the average time, the 1,303 reduction in the num- Other sales planning a iiyuiiiA. What's New About Town Townspeople i i i i i t9a jury actions and jury suits was received some extent from the large num-j 1 0 Wade and Marion Mears; i her of cases discontinued at thei a "id Margaret lamg annual call of thc docket last on Edgewood place lo'l I.Martin and Mary Jane Zuzick on the goings on at the Democratic convention.

The Center Fire fife and drum corps will join with ancient corps from the Rhode Island and Massachusetts' to pre- ih. scm a rc ra Saturday in Deep aC 4LPl a nd Mtehiel su of lo Negotiate tor Property FAIRFIELD i micnaei ttranyiK, The Finance board has approv- If a lw play Pf tfndem' of maintenance A a nf c.i ounos witn me best wmnme fire.abDarahic fc ha.nn with' the best je will meet in a charrT- game. Activities Tonight nance winning Jire.apparatus, is being Pinochle party at Swedish AC ''judge" by his fellow firefighters since he serve'd as one of the judges of fire 'apparatus following a parade in Monroe Wednesday night. And Townsfolk First inhr, Club Saturdav U. S.

FLYING SUPPLIES TO SURVIVORS QF FIRE GUATEMALA, July I5-(AP) The United States is flying medical supplies and clothing here to day the range. i The designed district zones and a i direc yeste at a conference of the Amat of Planners Rocky Neck slate park. Surprised indeed was ren switchboard of oul nSr ot 28 at the grounds. by Mrs. William small survivors of the fire in Guatemala City mental asylum which took more than 200 lives.

Many of the 1,400 inmates, some classified as criminally insane, escaped during rescue op- "ralions yesterday, making it dif- icult to fix the exact death loll, ibout 60 survivors were burned. Lt. Gen. Robert F. Sink, U.

S. military commander in the Caribbean, ordered relief flown from Panama but the remnant of Hurricane Abby, now near Guatemala, may delay the planes. Authorities said a short circuit probably sparked off the asylum's fire, which caused the heaviest death toll ever experienced by Guatemala in a disaster other than an earthquake. Bridgeport Ponce (iepartment Traffic Aeeldenn Report To This Dale IKt Accidents 1,227 Killed New Haven Fairfield Airport Service 3 Trips Daily TO LAGUARDIA AND IDLEWILD AIRPORT TCHMIKJIL AT Hkvcn, gmt f.lrlltld Bpt. 34 H.ur Tclgliiu S.rylt.

M.v.n. Spruce 1-I13t Uy At md Cm Bt hrnnyij or fjirfitld this covxe TO RF.DS MUST WORK LONGER WASHINGTON The average 7') aetcr co-chairman, and a host citizen of the Soviet Union must to 21 times as lone work nuirv 172 LU times as Melvm 1-ennell, who is active as the typical United States lad worker to buy thc same amounts --ings of food, the Labor department meeting reports. Ivan has to work longer ICIAJH5. ivan nas to worK longer Wednesday i and the other now than in 1928 lo buy essential PLAYLAND PICNIC MOVES AMUSEUEMTS-rOOL-KACWJ fireworks VISIT WE PLAYUNO PUPPET PLAYHOUSE Sli.w. THRO SUN.

Evtfy Hour On Tk. 3 ROD YOUNG the past year as compared to I I I I i i i i oui.i i i a I.U7.1CK i during. Though the average time be-j icl Jos Fortuna, house oril retu te average time be- os(: ortuna, house on rn day and date of trial- ouivlry roa1 to Van Michaels! I Bon i total of 2,738 jury and 7n thC 1 the average time Sponsors Sale a ended June SO 19 lapse lor non-jury cases was re-k St Thomas Build will sponsor a of Public Works Cases disposed of by trial from 12 months lo ia! hom cake sale Sunday in b. Blake says thai ihe lowni ln 'he past year numbered months 6 hall on Ruane street i TM rt nt Of 4 lr lncludmg 10S ur cas and The average time between the IIOw i rach Mass. Mrs.

Wili on the Short Beach park area, court cases. Two jury courts'date a jury ca-e cla announcement ome in session in Bridgeport) for trial 2nd during most of the court year. 1 trial was 31 months, the sam- as consid- Disposed of by settlement or, last year. N'oi i Melnick is general Playground Baseball Recreation department ha ibuajr Decking the riverfront The total number of disposi- montns Was TONIGHT TILL 9 and ALL DAY SATURDAY YOURS CHOICE Here An Volun As Muck! feoirtify Yew Horn. Now NO CASH INVESTMENT DOWN! With SMALL PAYMENTS You WwTt or Even Mks Do If Today 3-PC.

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