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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1958
Page
7
Fire Chief Harold A. Shippey reports three month period ending June 30 totals 9465 in losses to buildings contents and motor vehicles with 473.9 miles traveled and 92 calls. Building fires numbered nine and April saw 34 grass fires nine building fires and other calls included investigations alarms and resuscitations.
A public hearing at the Redding school tonight at 8 15 to hear Earle G Sanford’s request to permit sale and conversion of a barn on Meeker Hill road to a residence on less than two acres The town offices building committee led by Hjalmar Anderson seeks a setback variance for a Hill school storage vault within 25 feet of the property line.
Tuesday night the Newtown Taxpayers' association conducted an organizational meeting. Patrolman Francis Skinner is listed as vacationing from the Police Dept. George Carroll of Norwalk will substitute for Stephen Tate at Monday's town court session. Westport D A awaits assignment at Camp Gordon with the Army Reserve. Westport residents Mrs. Inge Martin and Bronnislaw Staharsky are hospitalized in Norwalk, reported in good condition. Westport will receive a 1958 Cadillac ambulance by month end, manufactured in Belo Fonte, Ohio, to be housed at Art Audley's garage on East State Street.
The Saugatuck Father’s Club annual clambake will be held August 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Compo Beach. Jazz by Max Kaminsky and his band will entertain more than 50 picnickers as Murray Rayden, president of Sangapops, announces the event.
The Zoning Board of Appeals meets Thursday at 7 30 p m in City Hall to hear three waiver applications and two variance requests from earlier this month. Applicants include Nicholas LaMorte seeking permission to build a house on a lot with insufficient side yard off Sasque road in Residence AAA, Patrick Walsh for a garage on a plot lacking rear yard in Residence D at 60 Stuart Avenue, and Vincent and Ann Altoro seeking off street parking variance for expansion of a commercial building at Ely and Lexington Avenues in Light Industrial. The board will also consider defer red matters: James Miller requesting an extension of a non conforming use on Shorehaven Road in Residence AAA and Joel and Barbara Morris seeking a garage on a Sasqua Road plot with inadequate side yard setback in Residence AAA.
FHA reported a June record for mortgage insurance applications on one to four family houses marking a second straight record month. New home applications dipped 3 percent from May but totaled 33 427 units, more than double June of last year. For six months, housing insurance applications reached 426 000 units, up about 85 percent from 1957.
The House approved by voice vote a compromise bill to reduce the maximum interest rate on SBA backed government loans to small businesses to 5.5 percent from six percent. The measure also would make the SBA a permanent federal agency with the rate applying to the federal portion of loans provided by SBA and private lenders.
Westville fire protection district owes the water board 6566.85 dollars for a year and is cutting off water to the station. Firefighters still use hydrants and haul water to wash engines at home as the district and volunteers continue disputes over payment.
The Shore Erosion board, chaired by Mrs. Diane Toulson, will hold a special session tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Myrtle Beach hall to discuss the Silver Myrtle Beach project with area property owners. Permits signing is required to proceed with sand dumping. only about half of the 80 owners have signed.
The Fort Trumbull Beach Fire company will host a block dance from 8 p.m. to midnight at the fire house with Lt. Harry Hyatt as chairman. First prize is a 15 foot Trojan runabout with a 30 horsepower Mercury motor and trailer, plus a portable television and clock radio for other winners. Fire Chief Richard F. Coley will select prize winners. committee members include Francis Canfield and Russell Bouteiller.
Milford July 1. Mrs Catherine Fisher, dog warden, lists dogs for adoption including nine month old brown and black shepherd cross, six month old male cocker spaniel cross, two male terrier pups, five month old red cocker spaniel cross, eight month old black and white Chesapeake retriever, bull terrier cross, golden retriever cross one and a half years old, large collie and shepherd cross, and a three year old bassette hound cross. Viewable weekends or by appointment by contacting the dog warden at TR 4 7471. Codeball named after Dr W E Code of Chicago Mil.
The Town Players start rehearsals for The Yellow Jacket at the Little Theater on Orchard Hill Road. director Sam Walton sets Monday and Tuesday 8 to 10 p.m. sessions with opening night August 20. Eileen Heyman produces. 25 roles, 17 male parts still to fill. auditions and Monday night rehearsal appeal to volunteers.
Bertrand Russell announced his resignation from the Communist sponsored World Peace Council after learning he was a member. He cited being a very busy man and not knowing of his membership, claiming he resigned upon notification a few days earlier. Separately Trinity church Woman's Auxiliary hosted a successful Silver tea and garden party at Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Clayberger's home with Rev Edwin Skipton greeting guests and Mrs Frank Johnson overseeing the guest book which drew many signatures.
Milford health officials condemn a waiver granting the conversion of the former Arnold College building into an apartment house. The Health Board alleges the Zoning Appeals board failed to request a sewer facilities report and notes concerns about marsh land cottages on Merwin Avenue also approved for year-round housing despite sewer issues.
Mrs. Robert Eade president of the Monroe Tuberculosis Commission announced that the Monroe Christmas Seal committee will merge their operations with the Bridgeport Area Tuberculosis Association. The Monroe commission will continue to function and current programs will not be altered. The merger aims to expand services for Monroe.
Three youths and several Bridgeport Norwalk Westport residents faced fines in Easton Court after swimming in the Black Rock reservoir. Ernest Charcott 20 John Mihalchick 17 and Harold Gunther Jr 20 also had $10 remitted from their $15 fines. Additional drivers received smaller penalties for speeding stop-sign violations and improper passing. An out of state driver was fined for speeding and another forfeited a bond.
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