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FOUR THE EAST HAMPTON STAR, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1926 Entertain Junior Christian Endeavor Mr. and Mrs. Harkness, kindly a l lowed Miss Evelyn and' M aster Law rence, to hold a social for the Junior Christian Endeavor members, a t the manse, last Friday evening. There were forty-four members present. The evening was spent in dancing by the older group and s tu n t games, with prizes for the younger ones. The Juniors voted to extend a let ter of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Hark- nesf, for the good time they enjoyed at the manse. They also want to thank Miss Maude Miller, for play ing throughout the evening for their dance% If noise is any indication of a jolly time, Mrs. Loper, is absolutely sure that each and every one of those forty-four members had a most wonderful time. Refreshments of sandwiches, cake and cocoa were served a t 10:30. All are looking forward with pleasure to their next social. GOVERNOR SMITH VETOES BILL WHICH AFFECTS ACQUISITION OF PARK LAND Reasons T hat Owners of Montauk Property W aited Two Years A fter Land Was T aken by S tate Before S tart ing Ejectment Suit; Owners W ant State to Extend Period for Filing Claims; Wonders Why Owners do not Comply with Law. history, that the owners of the land at M ontauk waited until there had been a boom in prices of land and are trying by litigation and special legislation to date forw ard the tak ing of the land by the state to a period after the boom began and after large construction operations have been started dn adjoining p ro perties, w ith the hope that they might exact boom prices for the land taken j a fter it had been vacant for years I and present day pricee were not dreajned of. A BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL Southampton’s big real ■'estate deal of tfie week was the sale, by the Cameron brothers, Ronald and Alex, jr., of two tracts in the very h ea rt of the Southampton summer colony. One tract, consisting of six acres, is to the west o f Cooper’s Neck lane, and the other, a five-acre piece, is on the c o rn er of Great P lains road and Halsey Neck lane. The sale was made to. the Belome Realty Corporation of New York, with details of the sale handled by the firm of E. J. Staby & Company, realty brokers in Southampton. No price has been mentioned on this sale but as it is in the center of Southampton’s summer colony it is safe to say that it was p lenty. AJ- though there \have been the usual small trading transactions in South ampton this week there is nothing that stands out like the sale made by the Cameron brothers. MISS C. HAINES IMPROVING The friends of Miss Constance Haines will be glad to know that she has so f a r recovered from the serious fall of several weeks ago that she will soon be able to resume her work. She deeply appreciates the kind- , n^ss of the many friends, who, through cheery visits and o th er lov ing m inistrations did so much to re lieve the weariness of the long shut- in hours. SUFFOLK PARK COMMISSION [Ommissions from article on page nine concerning Suffolk Park Com mission.] only to the few with inside inform a tion. We have repeatedly warned the Legislature concerning the possibil ity of a public scandal if this method of secret negotiation of rights# of way was not forbidden to the Long Island State Park Commission, and we have suggested that the only proper method of safeguarding the public interest along such a proposed highway, should be by the designation of this route on the State Highway* Map and the securing of rights of way therefore through the general provisions o f the Highway Law. Looking for a good investment? Then subscribe to the Star— $2.50. Governor Alfred Smith, on Mon day, returned Senator Thompson’s bill to ambnd the court of claims act, in relation to the jurisdiction of the court, without his approval. The following statem en t w as made by Governor Smith on vetoing the measure: “This bill comes to me as a suc cessor to a bill that I vetoed earlier in the session. I f such a bill should become law, it should not be an amendment to the Court of Claims Act b u t an amendment to the Con servation Law in which is set up the m achinery for acquiring land for park purposes. This bill is introduced a t the in stance of people on Long Island in terested in the taking by the state, by e n try and appropriation, of cer tain lands a t E ast Islip and a t Mon tauk Point for s ta te park purposes. A statem e n t has been made by these people that under the Court of Claims A ct, as it now stands, and the Conservation Law, if they start a s u it in a e t h e r court to test the val idity o f the taking o f the land, they m u st either file their claim within two y ears in the Court of C laims a n d , thus elcct this remedy and^drop their other suit, o r by the o peration of the two-year limitation period they must lose their opportunity to present their case in the Court o f Claims. There is nothing whatever to this contention. So f a r as the so-called i Taylor E state is concerned, the Long1 Island State Park Commission hasj stipulated that the filing of notice in the Court o f C laims will n o t be con sidered an election of remedies and thus the Taylor Estate litigants can go on with their original suit. The state has been willing fco do this be cause the owners o f the land, in the Taylor case, started their suit promptly a fter the taking o f the land by the state. The Morftauk case, however, is e ntirely different. The land a t Mon tauk was taken by the state almost two y ears ago and u ntil v ery recent ly, the owners n ev er questioned the validity of the s ta te ’s taking of the land; in fact, they asked the state to help apportion taxes so that no taxes would be paid by the private owners on the p a rt of the land that was taken by the state. Now, just as the time is about to expire for the filing of their claim, the Mon tauk owners have s ta rted an action for ejectment^ against the state and they desire to have the s ta te extend the period for filing a claim to six months beyond the d eterm in ation of this suit, which might be several years off. I am unable to u nd erstand by what process of reasoning they come to the conclusion that the state should assist them in their efforts to thw art the state and its park com missioners. Why do they n o t comply with the law? They are n o t above it. The statute of limitations has not run against them and they a re n o t helpless. They can file their claim if they wish to and if they do not, w h at good reason can be given why the laws of the state should be ad justed to m eet their desires? The people have voted a large sum of m o |e y for the expansion of state p arks. They specifically, voted for a park and parkway system on Long Island. A fter a g re a t deal of delay, largely brought about by the atti tude of some people on L ong Island, money has a t last been provided from bond issue#and other sources. It is the d uty of the officials of the state, adm inistrative, legislative and ex ecutive, to bend their energy toward g etting this p rogram weil u n d er way, especially in sections like Long Is land, before high prices and specu lation make the program impossible. I am of the opinion, in view o f the “SOCOLD” Electric Refrigerators OBTAINABLE IN THREE SIZES AT THE ELECTRIC SHOP CALL FOR DEMONSTRATION ALSO A FULL LINE OF APPLIANCES, SUPPLIES, LIGHTING FIXTURES Radio Sets THE NEW ATW A TER-KENT SINGLE DIAL CONTROL SIX TUBE RAYMOND S. PARSONS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR-DEALER TELEPHONE 254 A seemingly ordinary piece of c a r pet a t 10 Downing s treet, the official residence of the British P rem ier, w as discovered, in the process of clean ing, to be a Persian rug of great value. * In 187-1 the famous Dr. Osier ex amined two of his friends for life insurance. The one now surviving was refused insurance because of valvular lesion of the h eart. “Jim, where have you be’en and what have you g o t?” I went to the village and m et Tom Preston. This is the last day of o ur vacation and he wanted to go to Lisburg’s in East Hampton, so we started right off.” “Good, that is the lovely purple petunia.” ' “He. said something a b o u t W ash ington.” “ W hy, it is a Lady W ashington geranium. W h at’s in the box? Oh, beautiful pansies. J u s t the thing for o u r table at night. Jim where’s the list of things you was to g et a t the s to re ? ” “ Gosh, it's in my pocket. I forgot them. W h at did Tom and Nat,^ say about coming; I forgot to ask them .” Well, I think Mr. Lisburg would be pleased to know his plants and flowers were so interesting that you forgot e verything.” “Don’t scold. I ’ll b ea t it and get the things and Tom and Nate. I don’t wonder you are a trifle miffed. Good bye.”— J . P. A.— Adv. SCOUTS HOLD MEETING The East Hampton Boy Scouts held their first m eeting in three weeks, last Monday n ig h t a t the high school building. The work of the meeting was c u t short on account of the activities being held in the build ing a t that time. All scouts reported, unless on account of sickness, which shows that scout w ork is on the road to success. Preparations were being made for the scouts to take tests for the n ext meeting. | ELMER E. SMITH | I PAINTER AND DECORATOR Kalsomining, P aper H anging PHONE 176-J Forty Y ears’ Experience EAST HAMPTON, N. Y. $ X Methodist Episcopal Church Rev. J . L. Robinson, P astor Morning service, 10:45 a. . m .; Sunday school, 12:00 noon; E p w o rth i League, 7 :30 p. m .; E v ening service, 8:00 p. m .; P ra y e r meeting, W ednes day, 8:00 p. m. X A Delightful Assemblage of | ADVANCED SUMMER f ? MODES X. ♦}• $ Dainty Frocks of | CREPE, GEORGETTE, f. ¥ PRINTED SILK,' AND $ ¥ SHANTUNG MODES| | IN FLO W E R-LIKE ? COLORING. I Distinctive Coats I V A | Exquisite Millinery | X. X Antoinette Shop £ NEWTOW N LANE X Osborne T ru st C om pany RESOURCES OVER $1,600,000.00 t I ■! President Charles W. Osborne Vice Presidents Nelson C. Osborne E ast Samuel A. Gregory Secretary Nathan N. Tiffany Assistant Secretary W alter II. Dippel Directors Nelson C. Osborne Samuel A. Gregory Hampton, N. Y. Charles W. Osborne Austin H. Culver Telephone 313 Nathan N. Tiffany Jam e s H. Mulford H e rb e rt N. Edwards Edward M» Gay Will Your Estate Be Reduced to Nothing ? Do you realize that, without our trust service, your estate may be too heavily taxed before it reaches your heirs, and that what’s left may be 'easily lost by them in unwise speculations? Let us tell you how you can safeguard your m oney \TH E BANK OF PERSONAL S E R V IC E ” ..iiiiiiiiiiMiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiimuiiiiimiiiii’' Friday, April 23 Agnes Ayres and Conway T earle in “Morals for M en” LIGE CONLEY IN \W IDE AW A K E1' Saturday, April 24 Raymond Griffith in “Hands Up” CASEY OF THE COAST GUARD NO. 5 . FABLES AND NEWS MATINEE 3 P. M. Monday, April 26 * Madge Bellamy and Jack Mulhall in “The Dixie Merchant” A race track story full of thrills and spills. ALSO COMEDY “ HEAVY SW ELLS” SCENIC \RIVER NILE”— FOX NEWS Tuesday, April 27 Betty Bronson„and R icardo Cortez in “.Not So Long Ago” A rom an tic comedy of New York as it was in 1850. COMEDY— \FARES PLEASE” Wednesday and Thursday, April 28-29 Thomas Meighan and Lila Lee in A p icture founded on the/F lo rida real e state boom. East Hampton is a new Klondike. ALSO COMEDY AND NEWS ADMISSION 20c AND 40c Dry Goods Draperies Cretones, Sunfasts and Terry C lothes CURTAIN GOODS Plain scrims and marquisette white and cream Bordered scrims and marquisette white and cream Ruffled scrims, assorted sizes, dots, white only Ruffled curtanis dotted and plain BED SPREADS Colored Rayon bed spreads, colors, rose, gold and blue, 80x105 .............................. each 7.00 Colored Rippilette bed spreads, colors, blue, rose and gold, 80x105 .............................. 3.25 GREGORY COMPANY nc. in Order to Satisfy Ourselves We Must Satisfy the Customer H o u se F u rn ish in g s GALVANIZED PAILS, No. 10 ................... 28 GALVANIZED PAILS, No. 12 ................... 32 GALVANIZED PAILS, No. 14 ................... 35 Step Ladders 5 foot .............. 3.10 4 foot .............. 2.70 Wood, Steel and Bamboo Lawn Rakes F u rn itu re 5 Piece Breakfast Sets NATURAL FINISH .............................. $22.00 DECORATED ..................................... $28.00 TWO-TONE DECORATION.... $30 to.$36.75 Baby Carnages ALL WITH REVERSIBLE BODIES PRICES FROM $24.00 TO $45.00 Groceries GARDEN SEEDS D. M. Ferry’s and Woodruff Seeds have stood the test for years. A LARGE STOCK, B O TH BULK A N D P A C K A G E S RED AND W H IT E CLOVER RED T O P AND TIMOTHY
