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TWO THE EAST HAMPTON STAR, EAST HAMPTON, N.Y., MAY 11, 1978 Published Every Thursday Founded in 1885 153 Main Street-Post Office Box E East Hampton, New York 11937 (516) 324-0477 and 324-0002 Everett T. Rattray, Editor and Publisher Helen S. Rattray, Associate Editor Stephen B. Bromley Sr., Advertising Manager Subscription Rates: One Year, $11, Six Months, $9, Student or Armed Service Rate, $9 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER • EAST HAMPTON TOWN AND VILLAGE Second class postage paid at East Hampton, N.Y. 11937 Additional Entry at Riverhead, N. Y. 11901 Postal Service PuDiicanon Number 164680 OBITUARIES GEO. B ASENHURST George Peter Basenhurst died in an ambulance on route to Southampton Hospital early last Thursday morning after suffering a heart attack in his home at South Elroy Drive, Montauk. He was 70. Mr. Basenhurst was a retired ac countant, and worked for Consolidated Edison in New York City for 33 years. He retired from that job about 17 years ago and settled full-time in Montauk, where he had maintained a home years before. He was an active member of St. Michael’s Church, Amagansett, where he served as an accountant, book keeper, and treasurer. He was also an avid surf caster and sports fisherman. He was born in Brooklyn on Feb. 28, 1909, the son of Max and Eva Dahlke Basenhurst. He married the former Viola Martin, who survives. A daughter, Viola Nelson, and two grandsons, Gregg and David, all of Montauk, also survive. Services were held at St. Michael’s on Sunday afternoon, the Rev. Dennis O’Rourke officiating. Burial was at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, East Hampton. W.E. BLACKBURN W. Earle Blackburn of West End Road, East Hampton, and West Hart ford, Conn., died Sunday at Hartford Hospital after a long illness. He was 68 . Mr. Blackburn headed the Hartford office of Halsey Stuart and Company, investment bankers, for 25 years, until his retirement in 1973. He was a member of the Maidstone Club, East Hampton, and of the Devon Yacht Club, Amagansett, where he also served at one time as a vice commodore. He also belonged to the Princeton Club, the Hartford Club, and the Hartford Gun and Golf Clubs. He was born in New York City on Dec. 23,1909, the son of Wilmuth and Rita Blackburn. He grew up in Sum mit, N.J. He was graduated from Princeton University and the Harvard Business School. During World War Two he served in the Navy, leaving the service as a lieutenant commander in 1945. His wife, the former Betty Campbell, two daughters, Susan E. Blackburn of New York and Selena B. Kinnicutt of Weston, Mass., survive, as do three grandchildren. Services were held at St. John’s Church, West Hartford, on Tuesday morning. Burial was at Fairview Ceme tery, West Hartford. THERESA SCHEFFER Mrs. Theresa Scheffer, who along with her late husband, Alfred A. Scheffer, was one of the first settlers of Amagansett East, died in Southampton Hospital last Thursday morning, fol lowing a long illness. She was 62 and lived on Hampton Lane. The Scheffers buUt their home in Amagansett 28 years ago, following their marriage in 1949. They were among the founders of the Amagansett East Association, donors to the Ama gansett Historical Association, and members of the Amagansett Village Improvement Society, Guild Hall, and the Devon Yacht Club. Mrs. Scheffer worked for 22 years as the head teller of the Manufacturer’s Hanover Trust Company on 43rd Street and Madison Avenue in New York. She also moonlighted for a time as a hostess at a restaurant run by Mrs. Ella Barbour in Manhattan, where she met her husband. Mr. Scheffer, an architect, designed Mrs. Barbour's “Beach Hampton Club” which was destroyed by the 1938 hurricane. He died in August 1976. Mrs. Scheffer was an avid gardener, cook, and maker of rugs and needle point and embroidery designs. She was born in Manhattan on Sept. 26, 1915, the daughter of Gregory and Anna Gula Trach. She grew up in Manhattan, New Haven, Conn., and in Pelham Bay Park, the Bronx. She was graduated from Eastern Business College in Manhattan. She had also attended Hunter and City Colleges. Her mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pichurski of the Bronx, a sister, Pauline T. Zwikro of East Quogue and the Bronx, a half-brother, Edward A. Pichurski of Forest Hills, a stepson, Rodman C. Scheffer of Ply mouth, N.H., and a son-in-law, Jerry Mangini of Darien, Conn., survive. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, two nephews, Gregory W. Zwirko of East Hampton and Gene Thomas Zwirko of Huntington, and two nieces, Mary Lee Pichurski of Pleasant Valley, N.Y., and Christine Ann Pichurski of the Bronx. A mass was offered Saturday after noon at Most Holy Trinity Church, East Hampton, of which Mrs. Scheffer was a member. The Rev. Joseph Coschignano officiated. Burial was at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, East Hampton. DR. E. BRANDON Dr. Eugene Brandon Jr. a dentist, who summered in Sag Harbor for many years with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Brandon, who survive, died unexpectedly of a heart attack in New York on May 2. He was 48, and had a year-round home in Laurelton. Dr. Brandon’s practice was in Brook lyn. He received a degree in dentistry from Howard University, and bachel or’s degrees from Long Island and New York Universities. He was graduated from Richmond Hill High School. He was a decorated Navy veteran, and an active member of the Lions Club and of the Police Benevolent Associa tion. He also belonged to the Omega Psi Phi and fraternity and other social and civic clubs. Besides his parents, his wife, the former Nancy Huggins, and two child ren, Eugene HI and Anne Elizabeth, both of whom are students at Rutgers University, survive. A funeral service was held at Westminister Presbyterian Church, Jamacia, on Saturday. He was crem ated. ANNA GREENER Miss Anna V. Greener, who was awarded two Bronze Stars for her service in the Army’s nursing corps from 1943 to 1946, died in Southampton Hospital on Monday. She was 72 and lived at 105-10 Oakview Highway, East Hampton. Miss Greener, a registered nurse, worked for 28 years in radiation therapy in the x-ray department of Meadowbrook Hospital, retiring over ten years ago. She was a member of Most Holy Trinity Church’s Rosary Society and of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, both in East Hampton. She was born in Missouri on June 29, 1905, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Daugherty Greener. She grew up in Missouri. A brother, Joseph P. Green er of Independence, Mo., survives. A mass was offered at Most Holy Trinity Church yesterday morning, the Rev. Christopher Huntington officiat ing. Rosary Society and VFW Ladies Auxiliary services were held at the Williams Funeral Home, East Hamp ton, the evening before. Burial was at Most Holy Trinity Cemetery. Desire Access After much deliberation Tuesday night, the East Hampton Town Trus tees decided not to approve the Clearwater Beach Association’s ap plication for bulkhead repairs until the Trustees receive “sound legal advice from the Town attorney and an outside attorney concerning the rewriting of marina leases for both the Clearwater and Lions Head Beach Associations.\ The motion was offered by Trustee Stuart Vorpahl, who has been trying for months to persuade the other Trustees to use the leases they have with the two Associations as “bargain ing chips” to gain public accesses to Hog Creek over properties the two Associations claim on either side of the Kenneth Yardley Joan Ward mouth of the Creek. The Trustees have been leasing Town bottomland to the two Associations to use for bulkhead ing their property. The leases do not expire for another few years, but Mr. Vorpahl thinks they can be broken, and renegotiated to provide for public access to the Creek, on the grounds that the two Associ ations had not properly maintained their bulkheads as their leases required. Statement The public traditionally had access to Hog Creek at its mouth, Mr. Vorpahl has also maintained, and would still have such access if it had not been “stolen” by the two Associations. “We are not elected to this unique office [the Board of Trustees] to defend or support a group of people who have taken away such rights and privileges from the Townspeople,” Mr. Vorpahl said in a prepai ed statement he read at last Tuesday’s Trustees’ meeting. While the other Trustees present at the meeting agreed to seek legal advice on the matter, most did not seem to think the leases could be broken and renegotiated with a public-access clause, although they too said they would like to regain access to the Creek. Kenneth Yardley, chairman of the Trustees, repeatedly said that he A Correction It was incorrectly stated in last week’s Star that Mrs. Jane Kaiser was buried at Cedar Lawn Cemetery. She was buried at Most Holy Trinity Cemetery, East Hampton. saw Clearwater’s application for bulk head repairs and the access question as two separate issues. “A Lawsuit” “We have a contract with them [Clearwater] and have to honor it. . . The first thing you know you [Mr. Vorpahl] will get us into a lawsuit with them. . . All they’re asking us for is permission to repair their bulkhead. The access question is a different m atter,” and should be handled separately, Mr. Yardley said. Mr. Vorpahl, though, insisted the Clearwater Association had already broken its contract with the Trustees by not keeping its bulkhead in “good repair,” although the definition of “good repair” was disputed. Milton Miller, president of the Baymen’s Association, said Clearwater had been spending $5,000 to $6,000 each year on bulkhead repairs. He knew that for sure, he said, because he had been doing the work. “I don’t know what the hell you’ve been doing,” Mr. Vorpahl responded to Mr. Miller’s statement. “You can go down there and look with your eyes,” he suggested. “I paced off the area which was in good repair and it measured 45 feet.” The bulkhead is approximately 2,000 feet long. “My definition of good repair is that you don’t let it go to hell,” Mr. Vorpahl said. Arnold Leo, secretary of the Bay- men’s Association, also spoke in favor of renegotiating the leases. “They’re using Town bottom and they should be made to do something in return. . . Stuart’s motion is possibly the first legal step toward gaining access to the Creek,” he said, and the “opportunity” should not be allowed to slip by. “They’re twisting your arm when you should be twisting theirs,” he said. “We are letting the rabbit go into the bushes,” Mr. Vorpahl added. Advice Mary Ella Richard, a local activist, commented that it was “tragic” that the Trustees did not have an attorney to advise them on the issue (a reference to the fact that Roy Parker, the Trustees’ attorney, has represented the Lion Head Beach Association in the past and had therefore agreed to refrain from giving advice on matters involving Hog Creek). Mr. Parker, who has been silent when previous attacks were launched against him publicly by Mrs. Richard, this time spoke up, saying that al though he couldn’t give advice concern ing Lion Head, he could, and had, given opinions about the Clearwater matter. Mrs. Richard, he said, was being “rude\ to him, which she did not have a right to be. “My statement has nothing to do with rudeness,” Mrs. Richard counter ed. “It has to do with conflict of interest. This is a very serious matter,” she said. Parks Advisory Committee Another matter involving Mr. Park er surfaced later in the meeting, during a discussion of the “Citizens Parks Advisory Committee.” Mr. Yardley and Mr. Parker represent the Trustees on the Committee and Mrs. Richard and Mr. Vorpahl both objected to that arrangement. The Trustees should be represented by two Trustees, not a Trustee and the attorney for the Trustees, they said. The other members of the Board agreed to make the change after Mr. Parker commented that he “didn’t care” if he was on the advisory committee since he attended the meet ings of the committee anyway. A replacement for Mr. Parker, the Board said would be chosen at the next Trustee meeting. Turning to another access question, the question of access to the ocean beach through the newly created Napeague State Park, Mr. Yardley read a letter, dated April 21, from the State Park and Recreation Commis sion. “I would like to point out that the Park Commission will not close off any of the primary roads leading to the beach,” John G. Sheridan, general manager for Long Island, stated in the letter. “Grey Areas” Mr. Vorpahl, though, did not like the wording of the statement. The State could “designate” whatever roads it wanted as accesses to the ocean beach and close off the rest, a development that would “mean trouble” for the haulseiners. “I don’t like fuzzy grey areas and that’s what we’ve got there,” he said. Mr. Parker tried to convince Mr. Vorpahl that the State had shown good intentions and that none of the primary roads, which were mapped, would be closed off. He was not, however, able to win the Trustee over. “We have to work according to beach conditions, not maps,” Mr. Vorpahl said. “There’s a burr in the saddle there,” he added, and Mr. Parker, relenting, agreed to “clear it up.” The Trustees last Tuesday also Continued on Page 6 com ing up” To have information listed concerning social, civic, fraternal and governmental events call 324-0002. w e e k ly calen d a r of co m in g events THURSDAY, MAY 11 Montauk School Board, at School. 8 p.m. East Hampton Town Board, Town Hall, hearing: pre-application for funding under “community development” program of Federal Housing and Urban Development Administration, 7 p.m. East Hampton Republican Club, Suffolk District Attorney Patrick Henry, speaker, Gurney’s Inn, Montauk, 7:30 p.m. Budget meeting, East Hampton School District, Middle School faculty room, 7:30 p.m. Open house, Hampton Day School, Butter Lane, Bridgehampton, 7:30 p.m. Open meeting concerning curriculum and building tour, Pierson High School, Sag Harbor, 7:30 p.m. North Haven Village Planning Board, First National Bank of Sag Harbor, 7:30 p.m. Hearing, \County Transportation Plan,” County Center, Hauppauge; also Monday, May 15, County Center, Riverhead, 8 p.m. FRIDAY, MAY 12 East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals, Village Annex, hearing: Application of Sea Spray Inn Corporation for interpretation of zoning ordinance to reconstruct portion of premises destroyed by Feb. 18 fire, premises were nonconforming use, easterly side, Ocean Avenue, 11 a.m. Shore whaling, slide/talk by Carleton Kelsey, Scoville Hall, Amagansett Presbyterian Church, 8 p.m. Springs Improvement Society, Ashawagh Hall, 7:30 p.m. Rummage sale, Neighborhood House, Three Mile Harbor Road, East Hampton, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday also, 9 a.m.-l p.m. Gymnastics exhibit. East Hampton Middle School, 7:30 p.m. Concert, Long Island Symphony with Byron Janis, soloist, East Hampton High School, 8:30 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 13 Annual meeting. Guild Hall, 4 p.m. Rummage sale, East Hampton Methodist Church, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Annual meeting and election, East Hampton Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, St. Luke’s Parish House, 1:30 p.m. Dinner, benefit aluminum-siding fund. Sag Harbor Methodist Church, servings, 5:30 and 7 p.m. T*ai Chi, lecture/demonstration, Body Shop, 34 Pantigo Road, East Hampton, 7:30 p.m. “The Dinizulu Tradition,” program of African dance, song, and drumming, Fine Arts Theater, Southampton College, 8 p.m. Dinner honoring Russell Simons, Bridgehampton Community House, 6 p.m. SUNDAY, MAY 14 Recital, Madrigal Instrumental Ensemble and Classic Guitar Ensemble, Fine Arts Theater, Southampton College, 4 p.m. MONDAY, MAY 15 Amagansett Citizens Planning Committee, Parks and Planning Building, 7:30 p.m. East Hampton Town Conservation Advisory Council, Parks Building, Amagansett, 7:30 p.m. Springs School Board, at School, 7:30 p.m. Springs Business Association, Ashawagh Hall, 7:30 p.m. Budget information meeting, Bridgehampton School District, at School 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 16 Golf tournament, benefit Hampton Library, Bridgehampton, Bridgehampton Golf Club, rain date, May 17, all day Registration, Session House Nursery School, East Hampton, 11 a.m. East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals, Town Hall hearings: Application of Louis T. Howard for area and width variances, Montauk Highway, Amagansett, 7:30 p.m. Application of Elaine V. Roberts for side-yard variances, Breeze Hill Road and Three Mile Harbor, Springs, 7:45 p.m. Application of Bernard Shore for a wetlands permit. Oyster Shores Road and Three Mile Harbor, East Hampton, 8 p.m. Application of Dragotta Construction for a wetlands permit and frontage variance, Northwest Landing Road and private road, 8:15 p.m. Application of Philip Deutsch for height, setback and side-yard variances, Fleming and Firestone Roads, Montauk, 8:30 p.m. East Hampton School Board, Middle School cafeteria, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 Luncheon-fashion show, Hamptons Chapter of Hadassah, Baron’s Cove Inn, Sag Harbor, noon East Hampton Unit, American Cancer Society, Mobile Homes, Oakview Highway, 12:30 p.m. Silver tea, St. Michael’s Church, Amagansett, 1-3 p.m. North Haven, Village Improvement Society, meeting, subdivision of North Haven stock farm, “North Haven Hills,” First National Bank, Sag Harbor, 7:30 p.m. “Barcelona-Development or Open Space?” forum sponsored by Sag Harbor Planning and Conservation Alliance, Presbyterian Church, 8 p.m. THURSDAY, MAY 18 Dessert-card party, sponsored by Springs Chapter, American Association of Retired Persons, Fellowship Hall, Presbyterian Church, 1 p.m. “New members’ tea,” sponsored by Friends of John Jermain Library, at Library, Sag HarboK 3:30-4:30 p.m. Dinner, benefit Hampton Day School, 1770 House, East Hampton, 6 p.m. East Hampton Town Board, Town Hall, meeting, 7:30 p.m., and hearings: Amendment to zoning ordinance that deletes nonprofit and membership clubs as “special uses” in residential areas, 8 p.m. Grant of scenic easement from Emanuel LaCarrubba, Map 473, Springs, 8:05 p.m. East Hampton Town Baymen’s Association, Marine Museum, Amagansett, 7:30 p.m. East Hampton Democratic Club, Ewa Reid and Neil Nolan of Long Island Ratepayers Association, guest speakers, SummerTree restaurant, 8 p.m. AT THE MOVIES “HIGH ANXIETY,” today, 7:30 and 9:15 p.m.; “THE GREEK TYCOON,” May 12-18, nightly at 7:30 and 9:40 p.m. with 2 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday; “COMING HOME” begins May 19, East Hampton Cinema One, 324-0448 “RABBIT TEST,” today, 7, 8:30, 10 p.m.; “HIGH ANXIETY,” May 12-18, Friday, 7, 8:40, 10:20, Saturday, 2, 7, 8:40, 10:20 p.m., Sunday, 2, 7:30, 9:15 p.m., Monday-Thursday, 7:30,9:15 p.m.; “THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY,” begins May 19, Cinema Two, 324-0448 “HOUSE CALLS,” today, 7:20 and 9:30 p.m.; “CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND,” May 12-25, nightly at 7:10 and 9:30 with 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday, Cinema Three, 324-0443 “CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND,” today, 7:10 and 9:35 p.m.; “COMING HOME,” May 12-18, nightly at 7:15 and 9:30 with 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday, Southampton Theater, 283-1300 “AN AMERICAN IN PARIS,” 8:30 p.m., May 13, Guild Hall “MOTHER, JUGS, AND SPEED,” 8:30 p.m., May 14-15, Fine Arts Theater, Southampton College
