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Official Paper of Northport Village Read By 5,000 of the Best People On Earth Established 1875 The :^ews Accurately Charitably Intelligently SIXTY-SIXTH YEAR—No. 24 NORTHPORT, L. I, N. Y, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1940 42 A YEAR Annual Turkey Dinner At Presbyterian Church Thurs., November 14 Tickets for the annual turkey dinner to be served at the Pres- byterian church Thursday, No- vember 14, are selling very rap- . idly. Very few tickets for the first table are left, and as the number to be sold is limited and there wiU be no dinners served without tickets, those who wish ''V- to attend are urged to buy their tickets promptly They may be obtained through any member of the- Stitchers, or by telephoning Mrs. Guy E. Johnston, Northport 335. The Stitchers also wish to re- mind the public that handmade articles and home-cooked foods of various kinds will be on sale. There will also be attractions for the children, and this year there will be a special item of interest for the men in the fact that the Missionary Society will have on sale neckties of an ex- cellent quality at a moderate price. Doors open for the sale at 3:30 p.m. and it is suggested that any- one who wishes to purchase arti- cles come early in order to al- low sufficient time for looking around before the arrival of the dinner crowds. ALMON RASQUIN U. S. REVENUE COIXECTOR, DIES Foriner Suffolk County Leader Is Stricken With Heart Attack Union Armistice Service At St. Paul's Church Sunday Evening Enroll In the National Defense Organization Male citizens of 18 and over are urged to sign up with the Na- tional Defense Organization of Huntington, that we may know the personal and material re- sources for defense in our town- ill 111 a^ifcttl lilii local Post Office to Itate the registering. Ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Fire Department will serve as registrars. No dues or other^ fees are collected by the NDO. Come and sign for Liberty and Democracy. .Wednesday to Saturday November 6 to 9, at the Northport Post Office. Almon G. Rasquin, 55, United Sates Internal Revenue Collectoi for the First District of New York and long a power in Dem- ocratic politics in Suffolk Coun- ty, died of a heart attack at 3:30 a. m. in Riverhead at the Hotel Henry Perkins. Mr. Rasquin suffered pain dur- ing the night and himself tele- phoned Dr. Hallock Luce, but by the time Dr. Luce arrived at the hotel Mr. Rasquin was dead. President Roosevelt appointed Mr. Rasquin as Collector of In- ternal Revenue in 1934 and, with the Federal opponltment, Mr. Rasquin resigned as Demo- cratic leader of Suffolk County. Was Barn in Flushing- Mr. Rasquin was born in Flush- ing where his father was a Muni- cipal Court Justice. When Mr. Rasquin was a boy, the family began to spend their summers in Flanders in the Southampton Township and eventually came to Suffolk to live permanently. Mr. Rasquin attended the River- head High School. Before his appointment in 1934 Mr. Rasquin was Transfer Tax Attorney for Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Active in veterans' cir- cles he was formerly State Ad- jutant of the American Legion, County Commander of Suffolk and commander of the Riverhead Post, American. Legion. Supervised Five Counties A-srVjUa^jt Kings, Queens, Richmond Nassau and Suffolk Counties. His offices were in the Brooklyn Federal Building. A few weeks ago he and his wife, Mrs. Bessie Rasquin, closed their summer home in Flanders and moved to the- hotel. Mrs. Rasquin was with him when he died. Besides his widow, he is sur- vived by a son, William, and two daughters, Katherine and Mar- jorie. The annual Union Armistice Service will be held in St. Paul's Methodist Church this Sunday evening, November 10, at seven- thirty o'clock. The service will be in charge of the pastor, the Rev. Dr. John L. Gregory. The Rev. Wm. Mitchell will preach the sermon and the Rev. Hedley Williams will head the Scripture. The chorus choirs under the direction of Hazel Blakelock, will render special music. A feature of the service will ibe the singing of the \World Peace Hymn\ the words and music of which were written by Kathryn D. Webster who will be present and relate the story of the writing of the hymn. The Boy and Girl Scouts, Am- erican Legion and Auxiliary and the Junior Order of United Am- erican Mechanics and Auxiliary will attend. All patriotic orders are invited to join in this service and the inviting churches ex- tend a cordial invitation to you to. worship with us at this impres- sive service. STARTS NOV. 11 Garden Club Notes MISS VANDERVEER TO BECOME BRIDE Nassau OF ROBERT STACK Several hundred persons from all sections of Suffolk, Queens, and Kings Counties at-1 tended a funeral service for Al- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Van- mon G. Rasquin, United States, derveer of old- Brookville, form- Collector of Internal Revenue for the First New York District, held at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home at Riverhead, Tuesday night. The Rev. Charles MacLean rector of Grace Episcopal church Riverhead, officiated. The American Legion Service was conducted by Garfield Lane and J. Wilson Stout, commander and chaplain, respectively, of Riverhead Post, American Le- gion, of which Mr. Rasquin was a former commander. Among the many messages of sympathy received by Mrs. Ras- (quin was one from President Roosevelt, from Hyde Park, which read as fallows: \I am shocked* to. learn of the death of my old friend. Mrs. Rioosevelt joins ^e in deepest sympathy to you and the fami- ly.\ (Messages were also {received from Governor Lehman, Lieuten- ant Governor Polletti, Attorney General John J. Bennett, Jr., for- mer Governor Alfred E. Smith, James A. Farley, Supreme Court Justice John H. McCooey, Jr., Congressman Eugene P. Keogh of Brooklyn, Francis J. Sinnott, County Clerk of Kings County; Frank Shaughnessy, Collector of Internal Revenue for the Syra- cuse District; former Supreme Court Justice John R. Vunk gjairman of the Suffolk County Democratic Committee; James Hoey, Collector of Internal Rev- ^ue at the New York Custom House; Joseph Higgins, Collector of Interijal Revenue for the Third New York District, and Basil O Connor, former law partner of President Roosevelt, ^^urial was in the Flushing <Qi|eens) Cemetery, Wednes- day .morning. A firing squad from Fort Totten and members of the Riverhead Legion Post partici- pated. erly of Northport and Brooklyn, announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Joan Van- derveer, to Robert Carlton Stark of Manhattan, son of Mrs. Earl Le Febre of Rockville Center. , Miss Vanderveer was graduat- ed from Northport High School and has been swimming at the World's Fair Aquacade and the Miami Biltmore for the past two years. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vanderveer of Flatbush and the late Mr. and Mrs. Kenwood K. Kennion of Brooklyn. Mr, Stack was graduated from New York University and is a member of Zeta Psi fraternity.,, Npt. Hardware Sale Ends Sat. The Northport Community Garden club celebrated the fif- teenth anniversary of Founder's Day on October 24 at the home of Miss Dorothy Crawson with the usual turkey dinner. Eleven members were present. Mrs. Birt Daughterty was ill and not present. A word of cheer was written to her from lember. Mrs. Edwj •presideiit'tjf~tht::£i Art Williams, presented each member with a dainty flowered handkerchief, with a mixture of candy as a place gift at the table. Many interesting stories were •spoken of, in memory of 'the founder, Mrs. John W. Stewart. The Annual Roll Call which opens on Nevember 11 will this year be conducted under the leadership of Mrs. Charles Von Salzen, who acceded to Dr. Beeman's request to act as chair- man for the entire district. As- sisting her as co-chairman in Northport are Mrs. Harry T. Robbins, Mrs. William G. Bush- ell, Mrs. A. C. Kolhoff, Mrs. Van Ness Darling and Mrs. Merle Cockcroft. Mrs. Frank F. Davis will have charge of the Roll Call in Fort S^^longa. Mrs. William Hendrie will head the work in Greenlawn; Mrs. John S. Carll in Commack; Mrs. Francis J. Carlucci in Centerport; Mrs. C. G. Chesebrough of Asharoken Beach; Mrs. Gustaf Carlson in |Elw(ood; and Miss Marion White, Mrs. Couillou, Mrs. Gozelski and Mrs. Daniell in East North- port. Mrs. Lowell B. Eckerson will this year take charge of en- rolling members at the Veterans' Hospital. A complete list of the assistants who will aid these co-chairmen in the Roll Call will be published next week. All of these workers will have the new 1940 button insignia and mem- bership cards and posters for window display, which they will give to all persons enrolling in the Red Cross this year. Many people place these Red Cross posters in their windows immediately upon enrolling and leave them there throughout the entire year. In order to avoid cotifusion, therefore, it is sug- gested JJi^ all 1939 posters be em- lican 'Majorities Levy Runs ASSEMBLY First District . , Eiipton Friancais Bottorff (Rep)^ (6em) (AL) • Shelter Island - 469 185 Southampton'- 5;78a 2,395 Seuthold • 3,185 1,828 Riverhead 2,512 1,617 • E'. 'Hampton 2,396 1,120 Brookhaven 11,147. 5,826 11 159 125 'l02 55 THREE TERMS! Totals 25481 12,971 Lupton's plurality, 12,518, Franklin D Roosevelt The meeting of . the Village Board was • Wednesday evening,' the meeting having been post-1 poned to Wednesday from Tues- day because of election day. Trustee Richardson reported that the School Board was meet- ing this evening to consider the Board of Trustees' building an ice skating rink on the Ocean Avenue school property. Village Attorney W. G. Bush- ell wa^ requested to study the establis^'ng a peii^J- Babylon Islip Huntington Smithown Barrett Parker Dewey (Rep) (Dem) (AL) 8,230 4,490 — 12,842 6,024 -—1 11,095 4,905 2,752 2,022 Totals 34,919 17,441 761 Barrett's plurality, 17,478. SHERIFF Riverhead Babylon Brookhaven East Hampton 2,381 Dreyer Levy Chris- tensen (Rep) (Dem) (AL) 2,276 1,193 88 6,950 5,505 10,088 6,989 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt swept the nation in the most historic and. tradition-up- setting election of oyr time last Tuesday. With the third term the main cry^ of the Republicans ihe majority of the -voters apparently decided' there' were^ issues rnore feportant th^n a mere breaking of a tradition' \As Main goes, so goes the -nation\ is now an obso- -—ilete prophfecy./As Maine goes, so — i j goes Suffolk,!' still hods true. 452 • however!. » Suffolk ' gave its plurality\ to WendeU L. Willkie and to all the Republican candidates, \The Dem^ ocratic candidates for sheriff and district attorney m^ade inroads on the^ solid Republican; vote as the charts show. •' , Suffolk returns two assembly- m^ to the Republican State low- er hou>e and a seifator to the im- portant position of firi^ce chair- man of the- Siate Senate! Con- gressman Lepnard Hall,Republi- can, will represent this distrct in the U. S. ilousfe of. Representa- tives. 593 168 Islip LOYALTY CAMPAIGN AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Large congregations greeted the opening of the annual Loy - alty Campaign in the Northport Presbyterian Church last Sun- day. Well over two hundred gathered for the Morning Ser- vice, making it seem almost like Easter Sunday. Meanwhile, Roll Call cards are being received from out-of-town members and German Made Clothes Found In Toilet At Village Park The finding of a man's coat hat and shoes, by village officer Percy Ervin, in the Men's Rest Room in the Village Park at about one o'clock on Thursday I morning is keeping our village from those who cannot attend : police busy unwinding a mystery church. The Campaign will run that looks like a suicide. for seven weeks, and we look for increasing attendance during the entire period. Only one service will be held in the church this Sunday, at which the pastor wilL preach on \Enriching Spiritual Life Through the Schools,' a theme appropriate to National Education Week. In the evening we shall unite with the other churches of Northport in the an- nual Armistice) Sunday Service at St. Paul's Methodist Church. The Northport Hardware is now having its great fall and al- teration sale. Thousands of bar- gains are attracting thrift buy- ers and everyone seems pleased with the way Mr. Brivic has en- larged his store and stock of merchandise. Sea Scouts Meet Fridays The Sea Scout Ship Suffolk No. 28 will commence regular meet- ings at Alcyone Masonic Lodge, Main street, Northport, N. Y., on Friday, November 8, at 8:00 p. m. and will continue every Friday thereafter. Boys of 15 years of age and over are invited to attend and liearn about the desirable Bea Scout program. Previous scout- ing experience is desirable but not necessary to join. John Home of Huntington, N. Y., is the Skipper of the Ship and will be in charge at the meetings. St PauFs To Enjoy Monthly Church Night Supper St. Paul's Methodist Church will bold its monthly Church night simper next Wednesday evening, November 13, at 6:30 o'clock in the church dining room. Dr. Gregory has prepared a most interesting program which will include as speakers Mrs. William G. Bushell who will speak on \O We of Modern and Great Institutions\ and Judge Richard C. Cotter of Huntington who will bring an appropriate and timely message. The music will include piano numbers by Mrs. Alfred Schultz and vocal solos by Marie Pavlik and Charles Merwin. The Kitchen will be in charge of the Ladies' Auxiiliary Circle and the Epworth League will have charge of the dining room. This will be a covered dish affair and all members and friends of the Church will be welcomed. A new luncheon cloth, coated with a synthetic called koroseal, is said to resist spots, stains, water, acids, and fire. While on night duty Officer Er- vin found the clothes mentioned and upon searching the coat found an envelope and reading the contents found that it was a suicide note, apparently by drowning, and bore the sign- nature of Townsend Hall. After searching along the waterfront Ervin notified the Bay Constable and the Coast Guard to be on the lookout for the body. During Thursday forenoon tfte waterfront from James street to the Village Sewerage plant was checked without any clues or traces of the body. In the mean- time Sgt. Martin notified the Dis- trict Attorney's office and Bert DeArmitt, Corporal Kappesser and Trooper Howe arrived on the scene. George Gygax, local bus driver told the police that a man had come down to the last stop the night before and that he carried a brief case and that the clothes found gave him to believe that it may be the same man. Last evening the State Police brought a bloodhound from the Hawthorne headquarters to find out which way the missing man had went when he left the rest room in the park. The blood- hound followed a trial down to the dock and across th efoot of Main street and out to the end of the Oyster Company's dock, indi- cating that he had jumped off there. This morning the Coast Guard Cutter began to drag the waters of that area. Officer Ervin be- lieves that a group picture found in the coat will give them a clue as to the identity of the man as they believe they recgnize one of the persons in the picture and will be able to contact this per- son during the afternoon. _s witaPCf^ a zon peirmit. \^he present ordina\ just says \unlawful\. Trustee Richardson ar.^^ Sewer Superintendent Joseph Ketcham reported that they took advan- tage of the exceptional high tide Saturday night to investigate the out-fall sewer line on Bayview avenue to establish where the excess flow was due to., a leak.' The leak was located and new cast iron pipe will replace the old line'. Bids were opened on the Lewis iRoad drainiage propoisitioh for construction of settling basin and two cesspools for drains. Edward E. Wilson $500.00. Rocco Brothers. .$405'.OQ. T. Abruz^esso. and Son 398.77; The work -was awarded to T. Abruzzeso afid Son. j Raymond M. Darling,, treasurer of the Village of Northport, was granted a two months' leave of absence, at his request, and Van Ness Darling was appointed act- ing treasurer during his father's leave. Mr, Darling has been ap- pointed Suffolk County Com.mis- sioner of Public Welfare, to fill the vacancy caused by the res- signation of Irving Williams. Bids for resurfacing parking area in the Village Park were considered but it was decided not to do the work at this time. The bids for the re-surfacing of School street were considerel but due to a difference in the method of bidding the matter was held in abeyance and Highway Commissioner Lazaraus was giv- en power to award contract at his discretion. ;pton lOld Smithtown 11490- 453 5,603 2,930 2,470 1,150 7,296 ^ 2,587 1,969 2,309 57 Totals 55,177 35,384 1,123 Dreyers plurality 19,793. CO. TREASURER Terry McLaugrhlin Armer (Rap) (Dem) (AL) Riverhead 2,308 1,865 92 Babylon 7,849 6,667 Brookhaven 10,984 6,126 East Hampton 2,400 1,129 52 Islip 12,435 6,258 Huntington 11,073 4,829 . 455 Shelter Island 476 ' 179 11 Southampton 5,473 2,732 160 Southold 3,175 1,844 119 Smithtown 2,725 '2,036 161 Totals 58,898 31,665 Terry's plurality, 27,233. 1,050 For President For Vice President HENRY A. WALLACE UNITED STATES SENATOR James M. Mead of Buffalo REPRESENTAT#E^iS^, ^ARGE Caroline O'Day of Westchester Matthe^rtf.J. Merrift of Queens JUDGES OF COURT OF APPEAL^ Albert Conway of Brooklyn. Edmund J. Lewis of Sy^fcuse Charles S. Desmond of Buffalo DIST. ATTORNEY Munder Cohalan (Rep) (Dem) (AL) Riverhead Babylon Brookhaven East Hampton Islip Huntington Shelter Island Soiithampton Southold^ Smithtown 2,520- 10,B42\ 2,428 12,226 11,284 479 5,783 3,231 2,756 1,858 5,261 6,772 1,173 8,208 5,310 189 2,596 1,921 2,228 Foir Representative in Congress LEONARD Wi HALL For .State Senator ' GEORGE L. TlioMPSON For Mem¥^-of Assembly Second District ELISHA T. BARRETT The Late Joseph T. Lilly Honored at St. Philip Neri's Church 59,319 35,516 Totals, Munders plurality, 23,803 WELFARE COMMIS. Gilmartin Pitney (Rep (Dem) For Sheriff JACOB S. DREYER For County Treasurer ELLIS T. TERRY For District Attorney FRED J. MUNDER For County Welfare Commissioner RICHARD T. GILMARTIN This morning, Friday, at 10 a. m. at St. Philip's Neri's R. C. Church, this village, a solemn re- quiem mass was offered for the late Hon. Joseph T. Lilly, K. S. G. For over 30 years Mr. Lilly served as trustee of St. Philip Neri's Church and for over 30 years this rural parish was the happy recipient of his many and generous benefactions. A new gold tabernacle, the gift of his wife, was installed and blessed. This Tabernacle was given as a lasting memorial of hi'm who spent so many happy and prayerful hours, day and night, before his Eucharist God The Mfe^' was offered by- Rev. John J.\ ferennan, pastor, Rev. Luke L. Cunningham was deacon and Rev. .Sylvester J, McAvey,- sub-deacon. j Riverhead 2,516 • 1,640 Babylon 7,908 • 4,581 Brookhaven 10,945 6,156 East Hampton 2,677 946 Islip . 12,139 5,908 Huntington 11,288 4,728 Shelter Island 480 172 Southampton 5,933 2,261 Southold 3,206 1,808 Smithtown 2,783 1,989 Totals 59,875 30,189 CONGRESSMAN Hall Farah Edelb'g (Rep) (Dem) (AL) Riverhead Babylon Brookhaven E. Hampton Islip Huntington Shelter Island Smithtown Southampton Southold 2,539 8,332 11,40^ 2,465 12,894 11,330 474\ 2,791 5,979 3,238 1,603 4,268 5,703 1,107 5>74 .4,724 183 1,979 2,187 1,775 91 57 435 10 174\ 155 129 Gilmartin's plurality 29,686, STATE SENATOR Thomp^n Emmett F,ales (Rep) (Dem) (AL|)' Riverhead 2,447- 1,732 Babylon 8,292 4,436 Brookhaven 11,369, 5,842 E. Hampton 2,418 1,120 Islip 12,860 6,052 Huntington 11,328 4,742 Shelter Island 480 182 Smithtown 2,773 2,030 Southampton 5,963 2,216 Southold 3,231 1,800 97 Totals 61,449 29,503 Hall's plurality'31,946. 1,051 454 10 161 152 12& PRESIDENTIAL , ELECTORS Willkie Roosevelt Roosevelt (R^p) (Dem) (AL) •2,589 1,841\ 8,601. 4,545 499 11,779 5^892 ^ ^58 . 2,492 lil92i m 13,116 6,260 ,646 11,536 4,978 535 516 185 • 8 Riverhead Babylon Brookhaven 57 E. Hampton Islip Huntington . - Shelter Island Totals ,. 61,161 30,152 1,056 Thompson's plurality, 31,009. Smithtown , Southampton \Southold - 6,122 2,355 3,634? 1,^43 186 19'6 153 Totals e%S65 31,958 2869 - Willkie's plttri^Iity . 28,538.
