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Opposing petitions have been filed in four districts where elec- tions will be held next Tuesday. Offices to be filled will be those of water andfire commissioners. Contests will be lor the office of water commissioner in the Greenlawn District and in the Cold Spring Harbor Commack , and Huntington Manor F ire Dis- tricts. Eobert E, Hickerson , Incum- bent , is oelnf? opposed by Ed- ward Cetta fn the Greenlawn Water Commissioner race . Mr. Hickerson stated to The Long- Islander that his opponent is a Democratic committeeman and that he (Hickerson) did not be- lieve that politics should enter in the election of a commissioner. The office Is &r 3 years. •Jn the Cold -Spring Harbor Fire District, Walter Carson Is not a candidate to succeed hims elf. Filing for the five-year position are Edward V, White and Elwood L. Corsa. Three have: filed in the Hunt- ington Manor Fire District. The Incumbent , s eeking reelection for the five-year term , is Alexander Crewsick. Opposing him will be Victor Mlsihvich and Frank Grella. Arthur fllingworth is being op- posed in the Commack Fire Dis- trict by John Beneke for the 5-year term. Unopposed for reelection are the following incumb ents : South Huntington Water Dis- trict , Oscar Olsen , for a 3 year term. • (Continued on page 13) Contests In District . Elections Apartment house zoning through the creation of a special \Waterviev District \ lsthesub- -ject of an application now be- fore the Northport Village Board The area to be rezdned is the property now owned by Malcolm Brill and David Tishman , and Is located north of 25A , to the west of Woodbine Ave., Northport. It Is known as the \Scudder tract \ or \Head oi the Harbor \ . The applicants will , if the re- zoning Is granted , apply to build a four-story luxury apartment building, according to their at- torney, Maurice Levenbron. He told The Long -Islander that the idea of the new district was developed by Chester Voorhls, consulting engineer , who was commissioned by the owners to study the area and devise a plan for it. The area Includes the Scudder homestead and the Red Barn Theatre. Mr. Levenbron said that the plans Include the retention of the theatre as a theatre , and making the Scud- der homestead into a specialty or antique shop, for which a permit would have to be renewed every 10 years at the pleasure of the Northport Board, Levenbron described the prop - erty, comprisinR about II acres, as \bowl-shaped \ ' He said that the apartment house would be situated at the bottom of the bowl , and rise four floors above the ground. Because of the topo- graphy, ( however , the top of the apartment house would not block the view of the homes to the south of 25A, he said. Plans include studio , one bed- room and two bedroom apart- ments , ranging in price of rent from $150 to $275 per month. The area is to be \ tastefully landscaped\ and to have a ma- rina , swimming pool , patios and \ generally developed water - front , Levenbron said. Levenbron andCalvln Van Pelt , Northport Village Manager , both felt that no action would be taken (Continued on pag e 13) Plan For A partments A gain Presented Tetnagero of Huntington from Junior High through Senior High School are Invited by the Hunt- ington Recreation Department to loin the akl tour to the Cat skill Mounta ins which Is planned for Saturday Dec. 22. Jonepjj C , Anderso n . Director of Recreation for the Town of Huntington announces that busses will leave the Huntington Shop- ping Center «t approximately*: 30 A ,M, utid proceodto either Davo s , Hunter. Belleayre or Cothalia , depending upon which area has the f ast snow conditions. The »wa is in the northern oectlon of the state park and is about west off Catsklll and south of Dur- ' •I : V.\ nam, The cost for tlio one day trip will be $6 , 75, Rental equipment will bo available at $3 . 00, The tour includes Deluxe olr-rlde moto r coach transportation and two hours of expert ski instruc- tion. An additional charge , not to exceed $2.75 , will cover the ski lift ticket for the clay. All those Interested In parti- c lpatlng In title first trip of the winter season mey secure regis- ' tretlon forms from their schoo l athletic directo rs or from the Recreat ion Department office In the Iteckncher Park Cottage on Primo Ave in Huntington Village , , For further , Mowmatlon colli HA i-iood. ' \ \ \ Town Prop oses Ski Tour For Huntington Teens In Catskill Snow Slop es The Town Board has delayed eigh t months , and has not done anything about approving plans for low-cose housing declared Mrs. Joyce Insolia , co-chairman of the Huntington TownshlpCom- mlttee on Human Relations at the Board' s meeting Tuesday. Mrs . Insolia pointed out that the Town Housing A utho rity wascreated by the Town Board , had Its location for a low-cost project picked oiit almost two years ago , and still has not lad the support of the Board to proceed. In the audience were members of the ten familie s who were served with eviction notices the week before Thanksgiving and who must find new homes for Christmas. Mrs , Insolia asked the Town Board to \ take the bull by the horns use all Its resources to find housing for these tenants and grant extensions of time to those tenants unable to find another home by next Monday. Supervisor Robe rt J. Flynn declared \We will not arbitrarily change the deadline to have It occur again/ ' He stated town officials will cooperate in finding suitable dwellings and that he •would instruct them so to do. Reading from a prepared state- ment , Co-Chairman Joyce S. In- solia of the Hunttngtoai Commit- tee on Human Relations , decried the lack oflow-costhoiising, sub- sidized by public f unds , whe re the families to be evicted could go . She asserte d that the same situation existed five years ago and the 'families still have no- where to go. ' Accompanying the speakerwas a delegatio n of reside nts of 105 Prime Ave.,the Rev. Ralph Stutz- man of the Unitarian Fellowship oi North Suffolk , Rabbi Lloyd Tennenbaum of the Huntington Jewish Center , the Rev . Elliott J. Mayfleld of the Bethe l A . M . E , Church , representatives of the NAACP and others interested. Referring to the recent fire on Railroad St. In Huntington Station where familie s lost all their possessions , it was noted that (Continued on page 13) Declar es Boar d Has Delayed P roject For Low-Cost Housing Four suspicious fires report- ed Friday night are under Invest- igation by police , who are search- ing for a man who maybe connec - ted with them. He is described as a curly blond haired man , . about 30 or 33 year s old , between 5'8' and 6' tall , good looking, with welt-chisied features. According to police , he knocked at the door of the home of Louis Lessard , 20 Vineyard Rd., Huntington . Bay, and in- formed Mr, Lessard that his ga- rage was on fire. Mr. Lessard ran to the garage , and found a hat , not his own , on fire on a hook on a tool rack. He fought the small blaze and called the Haleslte Fire Department , then noticed that die Informant disap- peared. Wh en flremenwere leavingMr. Lessord' s home , they passed the home of George Tonges , 77 Vine- yard Rd., and noticed a fire In a pile of loaves at the corner of his garage. The fire was put out , but firemen were not able to deter- mine Its cause. (Continued on page 2) Su sp ect So ug ht For Questioning In Fires Mere Huntington Town Councilman Fred Presto n , whose te rm ex- pires at the end of 1963 , will re- sign fro m the Town Board some- time within the next few months. Announcement of the impending resignation was made jo intly to- day by Mr. Preston and Jame s E . Jarvis , chairman of Huntington ' s Fusion Economy Party. Mr. Preston is a member of the Fu- sion Economy Party and was elected to the Town Board as an FEP candidate in November , 1961. Mr , Preston has received a promotion to a higher post in the Genera l Electric Co. which wil l eventually lead to the relocation of his family in Washingto n , D.C . Although the promotion came several weeks 1 ago , the transfer will not come until sometime in early 1963. The date of his re- signation will depend on the date of his transfer , he said. When he resigns , the other members of the Town Board will select an Inte rim successor . Mr. Jarvis sa id that , since Mr. Pres- ton is a Fusion Economy Party member , tie FEP is considering seve ra l strong candldiatesto suc- ceed him and will make its rec- ommendations to the Town Board as soon as possible . \Fred Preston is one of the best councilman Huntington ever had , \ the party chairman said. \It wil l be hard to replace him. \ Mr . Preston has be«n appointe d manager , service engineering programs operation for General Electric ' s Aerospace and De- fense Service Engineering Dept. (continued on pag e 2) Preston To Resi gn From Town Board Walt Whitman Shopping Center opened officially F riday, when Mrs. Robert F, Wagner cut a ribbon , o balloon was released and Santa Glaus cime down - In a helicopter, Nornam K. V/lnaton and David Muss Introduced County Execu- tive H. Lee Dennlson , Mrs . Dennlson and Huntington Supesr- visor Robert J, Flynn , each of whom said a few words before Mrs . Wagner cut the ribbon. The ceremonies took place inside the hea ted , enclosed mail which runs through the center. While Mr. Dcnnlason waacow - Hiendlng andcongMtulalingHumt- ingtcn on the \ exciting Shopping complex \ which was the nowtst addition to Its \desirable fu- ture, \ Santa wasi hovering over ' head In a helicopter. Me nude several passes while Mr. FKynn was thanking the Wlwaton-Mhias [ (Continued o>it\page b) \: r \ y Whitman Cente r O p ens; S anta Clause Arri ves Thursday, Nov. 29 , 8 p.m. (Tow n Hall) Zoning Board To Hear; E . Falotico , Npt. , lot k. yd. voir., odd porch to exist, dwlg., E/S Catherine St., S/O Dickson Ave., E , Npt.; R . Stahl , Hunt, Sta.; convert 1 -fom. dwlg . to 2-fam. & cor. viol . S/S W. 21 St., E/O West Hills Rd „ Hunt . Stn.;A.Loeffler , Hunt. Sta., to convert 1-fom. to 2-fflm. dwlg. S/S W , Pulaski Rd. , W/O Spencer St., Hunt. Sta.; S.Virgn- daula , Bklyn , yd. var. to erect det. gar., S/ ' S/O Oelsner Dr. , E/O Blanchard Dr., Crafc Meadow; F , Porco , Hunt. Sta., add. to exist , gns sta., S/W/ C N . V . Ave., & 11 St., Hunt, Sta.; Acndenvy of Wate r Science , Inc., Roslyn Heights , perm, to install indoor swim pool , S/E/C . Jericho Tpke. & Melville Rd., Hunt- Sta. PUBLIC HEARINGS Wednesday. Dec 5 , 8 p.m. (Town flail) Zoning Board of Appeals To Hear; M, Taricone , Hunt, Sta . , operate beauty parlor as home occupaJlon, S/S Charmlan St., E/O Sll-ver St., Hunt. Sta,; H. Stolger , Hunt. Su. , lot var. to elect det. gar . & cor . exist, viol., N/E/C fllrchwood Dr., i Oak Crest Dr., Hunt. Sta.; E,T. Froldank , Hunt. Sta,, lot Be yd. var- to cor , viol,, N/S/O Old Coitiitxy ltd. , W/O W alt Whitman Rd., Melville; M.A. & J.J. Bock, Hum, Sta», porm. to c onvert 1- farm to 2-lajm, dwlg., N/S/O 11 St., W/O Mullord St., Hunt. Sta.i Capitol Improvement Corp., Grant Neck. perm, to erect rec, bldig., S/S Broadway, E/O Ul, R.R, entrance Prop.; C, k M. GoWshano , fleUaros e , lot var. to eroci dwlg. , S/S Somerset A-ve. , W /9 AMen St,, Hunt, Sta. i I \ W ] ' Thursday, Dec. 6 , 8 p.m. (Town Hall) Zoning Board of Appeals To Hear: M. Frelman , Garden City, New Hyde P*., perm, to operate auto repair Shop (cor. of former public notice), S/S Jer. Tplee., E/O Melville Rd., So. Hunt.; A.J. Pel letterl , Mel- ville , yd, var. to erect add. to bldg. , N/E/S Sweet Hollow Rd., N/O Int. of Rt. 110 Et Sweet Hollow Rd., Melville; Mid-Island Sign Corp., Gardem City, perm, to enlarge circle In center erf A & P sign , S/S Jer. Tpke., W/O Dale Rd,, Elwood; M. Prottor , Commack , lot var, to erec t dwlg. , S/E/C Manor Rd. & Vose PI, , Creentown , Skyline Woods Inc., Hunt. Sta., lot var, ' to correct exist viol. & obtain c/o , W/S Panorama Dr. , E/O Royal Onk Dr., Hmt. and W/S Panorama Dr. S/0 Royal Oak Dr., Hunt. Wednesday, Dec. 1, 830 p. m, ¦(Planning Board) 45 Woodbine Ave,, Northport Bond Reduction ' . Glenray Bldrs., Inc., East Meadow , own>- ers of Kenswlck . Sec. 2 , Dix Hills , from $17,099 . to $2 , 000. Sub-DIv . Plan Khartoum Re- alty Corp. , Flushing, owners of Top O' The Harbor Homos , Inc., Hunt., under contract to purchase Harb or Ridge , Sec, 5, ColdSprlng Harbor, contain, approx. 12,840 acres, Wednesday, Dec. 12 , 8; 30 p. m. (Planning Board) 45 Woodbine Ave., Northport Sub-DIv , Plat. 'Plckwick at El- wood Corp., Hunt, Sta., owners of Elwood East, Elwood , opjprox, 56 acres. Public Hearing Schedule Continued vandalism In the East Northport area reached a new high Friday night when a blast from a ' powerful gun ' went through two doors in the front of the convent at St. Anthony of Padua R. C . Church. The Rev. Avery H. Ramge , assistant priest at St. Anthony ' s stated that the height of the shot couJd have seriously Injured a nun should one have been in the vesdbule at that time. E ye or head injuries could have re- sulted. The Rev. Sylvester McGee , prlest-in-charge , and Ms assis- tants , the Rev . Mr. Avery, tie Rev . John F . Brennan and tie Rev . Kenneth Murphy, spoke at the seven masses Jn St. Anthony ' s on Sunday and warned the parents of results to follow . They em- phasized the fact that the parents are responsible for the acts of their children. 3f the acts of vandalism c ontinue , police action will be sought through a petition in which the polic e will be re- quested to Invoke a curfew on youth in the area . Both public and parochial school properties have suffered extensive damage through shot s and othe r missiles being thrown through windowns In the schools . Father Avery said that the last act last Friday was ' the straw that broke the camel' s back' . He advocated that the parents be held responsibl e for the acts of their children and that ' triple damages ' should be paid by them. Strewing of beer cans and other objectionable debris and articles in school and parking lots 3s a com m on occurenc e in the aiea. Replacement of broken windows amount to a large figure in the budget for schools every year . Investi gation is still being made of malicious mischief fol- lowin g illegal entry in the Dickin- son Ave. Elem entary School in East Northport last month. Ap- proximately seventy dollars was taken from teachers 'desks in one unit of the campus-type sc hool , but various items stolen had a larger monetary value. Taken were a lens from a projector , a speaker , and a head from a fountain. Books and shelving were strewn about: and windows were broken. Icecream in c ontainers was emptied and keys stolen. The latter necessitated the installation of new locks through out the *vfng. A film rented for showing to the public was unrolled throughout four rooms. Because of the nature of the theft and the damage , it is sur- mised by school authorities that thos e responsible wanted to avenge themselvesupon a teacher who no longer Is employed in the school. Electric light bulbs illumina t- ing the outside of the school buildings at ni ght have been re- moved and smashed by those Involved, enabling them to work in the ensuing darkness. On a previous occasion , when ov er 4300 damage was done to interior of the school , pupils (continuedon pam; 1) Vandalism May. Call For East Nort h port Curfew Five youths arrested Saturday are believed to be responsible for 11 burglaries In the Hunting- ton area. Th«y were plcfced up after a policeman became sus- picious about their car and noted Its license plate last week. PtL Ronald Helnlckc s-aw the car on Jericho Tpke. last Friday morning and noted its license number. When a burglory was reported at Dick' s Garage , Jeri- cho Tpke. ondMelville Rd., Hunt- ington Station , detectives ques- tioned Its owner » Leslie Larson , 19 , of 112 Wain St., Northport and noted a bad cut on one of his fingers. Ttioro was blood at the scene of burglary, where one of the thieves apparently cut bis hand on broken glass. Lumen; his brother, . Kenneth, 16 , of Winding St. Huntington Station; John Taylor , 24, 40 Church St., Northport; Thomas Murphy, 17, W Elwood R«l „ East Nor thport; and Fred Plercy, 19 , 114 Main St., Northport, were subseque ntly arrested by Second Squad detectives. They were charged . with the burgUry, but detectives believe they are re- sponsible for ten mora, All were arraigned before Judge DeLuca , and are to return for further court action Nov. 29, Kenneth Larson was released In the custody of his parents, the others ware held tn $2500 ball. \\ » • V \ ii Five Arrested Accused of 11 Burg laries Here FIREMEN INSPECT the wreckage of a tractor trailer truck that crashed on the Long Island Expressway Fr iday morning, fatally burning the driver. Polic e said that Frank Godomski , 23 , of Peconic , evidently fell asleep at the wheel while driving east on the expressway. His truck hit the bridge abuttmen t at Deer Park Rd., disintegrated and burned. GodomsW was taken to Huntington Hospital by a passing ambulance, and died there Wednesday afternoon. pho to by Vi ctor Mi sil owi ch Driver Dies Of Bums From Truck Crash On Expressway Plans to raze the ' condemned multiple dwelling at 105 Prime Ave, and construct -garden apart- ment houses on the site are now before the Planning Boa rd , ac- cording to Harry Brenner, at- torney for the reality compan7 that owns the land . The building has been con- demned by the town Building 1ns- spector Earle H, Wiilets , work- ing in \ close coop-oration \ wlch the owners, Brenner said. The occupants, all Negrees, have been given Dec. 3 as a deadline for eviction , and workmen are now board ing up sevwal vacated apartments. (Continued on bage I3J Prime Ave. House Condemned; Ten Families Evicted At Tuesday ' s Town Board meeting Supervisor Robert Flynn was autho rized to enter Into a contract of sale with Rosalind E. Haverneyer for a plot of land totaling over 100 acres for park and recreational purposes. The purchase price will be $3550 per acre, The exace acreage is to be determined in a future survey, an error being found in e pre\lous one . The property is located on Deer Park Ave., in Dix Hdlls. $355 , 000 For Dix Hills Park Site Hope for an economic boost for Huntington and Long Island in general was nurtured this week with the announcement of & second multlblllion dollar contract , this one for Jet fighters to . be developed Joiatly by Grumman Aircraft and General D ynamics Convair division. A Grumman spokesman sa3d that the company Is almost certain to get a por- tion of the production of the TFX pivot-wing fighter. The fighter , to be developed for use by both Army and Navy, features a wing which moves forward to produce greater lift for short run take-offs, 4nd then folds back when the p lane achieves supersonic speeds , making it a delta wing aircraft, The Navy plane is to be carrier- based and will weigh an estimated 60, 000 pounds. The Army ver- sion of the two-man aircraft will weigh five tons more , and be the heaviest fighter plane made . In other developments, the prospects for an Air Force fleet of RS-70 reconnaissance-strike planes dwindled , desplM the an- nouncement that an additional $50 , 000 , 000 -will be spent In the development of the radar and electronic equipment that would be needed by the plane , Defense Secretary McNamarahas refused to endorse the production of a fleet of the planes , tliat would fly 2 , 000 m,p.h ., with a ceiling In excess of 70 , 000 feet and a range of 8 , 000 miles. Congress- men have been pushing develop- ment of die plane despite the disinteres t of Secre tary Mc- Namara in the project , and are planning to spend $1 „35 billion on it during; the nest three years. Three experim ental planes are to be built. The TFX c ontrac t Is expect- ed to bring about $1 billion (Continued on pate 2) New Fi g hter To Be Built B y Grumman Suffolk Outlines Assets To Attract New Business ' ; For I ndustrial Expansion Planning Commi&sion Report Cites 922 Squ aw Miles Undeveloped In Fos1 . Growing County • The County Planning Commis- sion on Monday made Its first oi many planned moves to attract new business and industry to Suffolk, A stud y of the county ' s eco- nomic structure , titled \Eco- nomic Base Study, \ prepared by the Commission , was presented to the Boaid of Supervisors after the regular meeting. County Ex- ecutive H . Lee Dennlson said the need for this base study has been demonstrated many times, because the many private sad public agencies trying to lure new indu stry have been hand - icapped b y a lack of complete and accurate information on- la- bor materials , zoning of the various townships and other such inform ation. Attending the meeting besides Mr. Dennlson was the Board of Supervisors , Seta Hubbard , chairman; of the Suffolk County Planning Commission Lee Kop- pleman , director of Planning, John H . Stevenson , Executive Secretary of the Department of Commerce and industry. The County office for the De- partment Is at 1135 Wall Wh it- man Rd. . Huntington Station. The report states that Suffolk with a populatio n of over 750, 000 is adding more than 90 ,000 per- sons a year. The county popu- lation b y 1985 will be about 2,000, 000 , the study predicts. And by 1985 there will be some 670 , 000 more jobs than there are at present. Three: years ago . there were less thaui 700 different manufac- turing plants In Suffolk, These plants emp loyed 37 , 000 persons , with annual total earnings of $226 , 000 , 000. Last yaar the county had 11 , 704 businesses , employing 163 , 526 county and out-bf-<ounty ' .resldents. The anedian income of county residents in 1 959 was $6795. or $424 higher than the. state ' s median income. Four oua of every five families owned their own home, and every third family owned a second automobile. The report further notes that about talf of the 922 square miles in Suffolk Is undeveloped , and ICH per cent zoned for in- dustry - ideal for industrial and residential development. Access to industrial property is Im- proving because of accelerated highway construction. The report also listed many drawbacks , lndluding the lack of a road building program , the complete reliance on New York City as an exit route for all truck traffic , the failure of some municipalities to adopt building, and fire codes; the delay in improvement of aviation and port facilities , and the need for- ex- pansion of the Suffolk County Water Authority. : The survey also recommended improvements to the Long Island Railroad to ease commuter movement from Long Island to the city. It said that these firms which place a heavy reliance on rail transportation , must seek other transportation means, Deiuiison said other studies complied by the Planning Com- mission will soon follow. A sum- mary of the report appears on Page 2. The Huntington Chamber of Commerce formed a special divi- sion last night \ to stimulate suppor t for a balanced ec onomy \ in the township among residents and town officials. Entitled the Committee for Huntington ' s Econom ic Prog- ress, (HEP) the group came Int o being at a meeting of the cham- ber ' s Industrial committee , and is aimed at enlisting the s upport of re sidents , taxpayers , parents , health and welfare agencies , con- servationists , and others , ac- c ording to a resolution adopted at the meeting. The resolution reads In part \ whereas taxes have risen 300% In the Town of Huntington in the past decade , and \A broader tax base Is es- sential If future hardship Is to be a-voided and \Our Town government has been intimidated year in and year out by special interests into a non-action , dilatory pattern of administration that has caused a severely crippled and out- of-balance economy, that weighs heaviest on the homeowner and \The public has been misled (continued on page 13) Chamber Forms HEP Committee By a 5-1 vote with cue absten- tion; the menabera of the Board of Governors el the Federal Re- servo System have rejected the proposed acquloitlon of th» Secu- rity National Bank by the Marine Midland Corporation. The board Ln a multi-page de- cision , ' said that smaller banks wouW b«\8Ublected tounfelr com- petitive disadvantages tntliel r ef- forts^ tokocpupwlth Security, The decision further stated about the proposed mferger that ' cojuum- matlon oi the ...trinaaciloa... would not solVo management own- ership difficulties at Security. ' ? Proposal for ths acquisition of Security by Ukxlm Mldlind wu , m ode about a y«ar ago, the lor* ¦ mer pointing out that the merger woulu enable the bank to more effectively compel* with the other , < two larger banktajchulnf, Me«d- . owbjook National «*d rraakltn National* \-V • v Security * * preildeot . Hernial* H, Maam, stated tJtat Security.} villi CdMiaua to iwwt ' ;tfi« , tmsc Island ar«a to the basi- ' ofi its ' , ability and oonttmtt to e>ptml jUa> ficLlltlau as Long lalnd eiwtv tlnuua to ttrow, \ /,. ' , ¦ \V- ;> 'Jj$& Fe deral Board Rejects Me rge r Of Secu ri ty. Bank Petty thievery la already In, action with the new Christmas trees as loot , accordin g to Ex- ecutive Director Newell Lusher d the Huntington Township of Commerce, Several of the small trees have been rem oved from their baskets atop the parking meters Ln the business area by sneak thieves . Workmen connected the strings «f vari-colorod bulbs to the feed ¦wires In lima for , Santa ' o arrival on Monday afternoon. These lines .ire attached to the extra-voltege wires that supply current to the village ' s street lights, Arhooatat keeps the lights blinking at differ- ent internals to produce a pleas- ing effect throughout the buolnOBS taction. The trees that have been placed In the holders stop the parking motero ire the results of sight years of care in the nursery, stated J ohn Newhouoe oi thsBig- ' f/Con/i ' ttusfil' on pap 11) Thieves Steal Christmas Trees The merger of the Meadow- brook National Bank and the Bank- of Huntington was approved Tues- day by the United States Control- ler of Currency, J ame s J, Saxon. Meadow Brook Is the second largest bank with headquarters on Long Island. The largest Is the Franklin National Bank Mea- dow Brook' s assets exceed $700 , 000 , 000 . The bank has 57 branches and deposits of $622 , 000 , 000. The Bank of Huntington has $5« , O0O , 00O ln assets , $51 , - 004 , 000 ln deposits and six branche s . The bank' s offices , under terms of the merger , will be absorbed Into the Meadow Brook system. Meadow Brook Is one of the nation ' s fastest-growing com- mercial banks. Most of its growth has taken place during the last decade as a result oi mergers, It Is now among the SO largest of the nation ' s 13 , - 5C0 commercial banks, In approving the merger , Controller Saxon said the con- solidation would enable the emorgont bank to compete more (Continued on page 13) Meadowbrook ? Huntington Bank Merger A pproved
