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\mont Cook Eren Se s as *.. agen\ exsa~ 4:1 iPrlirr MN. | The Values Of Any) | ] Advertising Medium; Is || Measured By Its ._ Reading Value l [Northport is the ‘a-E’fe'sn?!3 Town on Long Island, | Not Too Metropolitan |f 1 ., Not Too Rural } \tre ~ € r yb. Section 1, Pang?“ 1-8 Devoted to the Best Interests of ‘N‘Qx‘éh‘ppvt‘t and Environs -- a Home Paper for Home People fifi \+ _ Vol. 6 No. 42 © - - _ THIS ISSUE 24 PAGES Northport, N. Y. - Friday, December 13, 1929 $2.00 Per Year in Agawxfit‘q © x ~ Community Christmas Tree Exercises , sno --s The 'kiddies will be particularly| Interested to learn: that Santa Claus | will be on 'hand personally to distrib-\ ute gifts to them on Saturday after.. moon, December Rist, gt 4:30 o'clock, 'at the G. A. R. monument in front) of the Presbyterian Church. Due to} The fact that the patron saint of Christmas has many, many other | visits to make, he decided to come, here several days in aibyance of the \day of days,\ so as to permit him: to fulfil all 'his engagements €ise- } where. The srrangements were made through the good offites of a. com- mittee representing «the Nogthport . Civic Association. Thigeémmittes to- ports that contributions to the Christ-. maas Tree Fundhave come well to datt, but that considerable. more monky is neéded'if a complete. and creditable job is to be done. Cards will be given out . to the, childien of bolk the public and paro-] chial . during the coming: week, 'which must 'be presented by. the holfer to Sants himself on the date and time mentioned above in order Tor the child to receive a gift This procedure has been found fiéces- sary in order to sqve confusion: | A feature of the wccasion will be. the playing of Christmas carols by A. C. Willetts on the cornet. Remem- ber the date and time-Saturday, De-. cember 21st, at 4:80 o'clock at the' Monument. It is planned by the committee to keep fhe Community Tree THumin-| ated every svening during the holi- day week. . i ftom Confirmation and Sermon By *- Bishop Stires At Trinity Sundsy rua The Sacrament of Confirmation. will be administered to a group next Sunday morning at Trinity Episco- pal Ghixrch, by Bishop Ernest M. Stires, who will be assisted by the local rector, Rev. Creighton Spencer- Mounsey. Bishop Stires will also de- liver the sermon. This service takes place at 11 o'clock. Communicants and friends cordially invited to attend this serv- ice. Bishop Stires is considered one of the outstanding preachers \in this section of the country. 1-0-3 Last Minute Sele The American Legion Last Minute Christmas Sale will be held in the} store adjoining the Vanderveer Stu- dio, on Saturday afternoon and ev- ening, December 14th. The Auxiliary is making every ef- fort to have this sale a success and the hearty co-operation of everyone who wishes to help along such a worthy purpose will be appreciated by every member of the unit. © The proceeds of this sale are used for the welfare work so faithfully, carried on by the chairman, Mrs. \Buel Williams. ' December 21st | Moves O n fairly 1. Overseer CA Jt wills A Suggesfc‘ed ‘éN'lerfy Our little paragraph of fast week, directed at delinguents of . several years standing on our subscription list, was productive of some vesults. However, there 'are still some who sre afflicted with \hesitation.\ 'To these latter we wish to suggest that they wight help to make the editor's Christmas a real merry one by paying up before that thine. We feel sure Christmas would bs a happier occasitn for them also if They did so. We wish to again reiterate that those who are behind sov- eral years in their subscription dues will have ther names placed. with a credit bureau for hand- ises to be an unusually severe one stringency in the matter of employ- of their brow, so to speak. years. other emergency aids. Garden Club Plans to 559mmr | Doris avenue, Fairview section. .] teresting facts in fhe subject of' { \Pests.\ {home of Mrs. Frank Sammis, Gold-! . 1 , enrod avenue, en December 20th. The volumes having to do with local subject for the meeting will be history is that compiled by Goy E.; are j 1road, on Tuesday December 17, from i ling, if they do not pay up hy permitted under the law to give act- Jamiary %. t=0--: lay duties Mrs. Ruland has done a Christmas Choer The Northport Community Garden Club-met at the home of Mrs. Henry December 6th. . | . i Tt was arranged that & box of del- luapaczty of an employment bureay, [Demands On Poor Unusually _ leavy This Year, for aman Sh trmmenms matimmarimen If the heavy demands already made: : tod. Ea. apon the time, attention and re-] Chrmtxggs For The [sources of the focal Overseer of the sditor Poor, Mrs. F. T. Ruland, is apy it- dication, the presjent winter pmm’iington Service League in the proper . . sma - % {disposition of spécial family prob- for those who might be classified as posit] P amily p among the less fortuna@te. At lhe «| present time there is a prompuntedl nreht, which, of course, is a vital tie- tor to those who 'live by the went. | {to many families under her care,; Mrs. Ruland, who has held the po- sition (of Overseer dor the past four years, reports that she 'has had am far greater demand for aid doring't the past few weeks than she did at the peak of the winter in previous | from the proceeds of a cake sale. | It is the frnction of the Overseer. to lend assistance to families vig grocery orders, coal, clothing, «and- She is not! and other groups in the distributionz {nal money. En addition to her regti» great desl of welfare work, acting} gas a clearing house for the distribu- tion of clothing and toys donated: both by individuals ard organiza- tions such as the Needlework Guild,. R Legion Auxiliary, ete. She has also: W. Rowland on last Friday afternoon i * \ \ l f‘acted, with splendid results, in the} thas helping many to help theraselves and matotain their independence. Shop and Mail Early In addition to this, she has worked , in # - h We hereby raise our voice fa in cloge cooperation with the Hunt- 7 'the general chorus of those who advocate shopping and mailing early. The value of such proced- ure is sasily apparent to all who \will see.\ Our miorchants have given greater thought than ever before to the needs and desires of the Christmas shopper, and naturally the early buyer pets the choicest selection. And then think of the saving of frayed nerves. ' And the matter of mailling carly is one that is receiving country-wide gimmion at this time. Juiét mark your patkages with 'the legend \do not ofsen until Christmas\ and let \em go mow. This means a lot to the post office employes and besides will take a load of your mind. lems. - She has likewise \worked in confurction with the Child Welfare Board in a number of cases. It has been Mrs. Ruland's practice | since becoming Overseer, to present! large stockings filled with gifts | of practical value for adults, and} candy, nuts, toys, ete. for the chil- dren at Christmas. This work is dome through the cooperation of Sher; Sunday School class and financed | She also cooperates with fraternal! of Christmas baskets. { Thase desiring bo spread a bit of | Christmas cheer to the best advant-. age among those who feel the pinch; of poverty, will find Mrs. Ruland + ready to cooperate with them. A‘lso! Na‘thnort Yacht Club P arty she will be pleased to receive second-! Tomorrow Night hand clothing, shoes, etc., for distri-, bution. She has both men and womeni The Committee in charge of the on her list desiring employment, and Beefsteak Dinner and Theatre Party would be glad to hear from those for the members and guests of the wishing to employ help. Northport Yacht Club, which is to i--O-f jceacies would be delivered to St. | | John's Home on December 21st: gel-i Application Mm] e To lies, fruits, cakes, candies or individ- ual canned goods may be sent. Pack- ages may be left at the hgme of Mrs. { Everett Phillips, Fenton street, High-; land Park, cr Mrs. Albert 'Carison, Annex Town of Hunt- Miss Marie Sanisl gave many in-| Huntington-35Ge a Copy. One of the most interesting litHe I The next meeting will be at the \Winter Birds.\ ' Johnston, well known fraternalist of Mrs. Franz Kellogg, of Centerport, this place. It contains about 200 is entertaining at cards and games | pages and is crammed full of inter-. on Friday, December 13th. The pro- esting material of which the follow- Northport Community House fund. i barely represents the cost of print- Community Nurse Report | ing, and may 'be had at the Observer _. 'office. It will be mailed to any ad- 1 4. Following is the report of Miss; Gress for 60 cents. . Reilley as rendered at the monthly! Our readers will no doubt be meeting of the Nursing Activities | SOMewhat surprised to know that at. ‘ * one time a movement was under way Committee on Tuesday: Meetings attneded ________ 2 Birth certificates delivered 8 |f Baby Clinic will be held at the | \\C\ home of Mrs. Barrett, Vernon Valley| - Town Meeting, April 1, 1817 \It was Also Voted that appli- cation be made to the Legisla- ture of this State at their next meeting to annex the Town of Huntington to the County of Queens,\ Recorded by Moses Rolph Town Clerk, The adoption of ths above mo- tion evidently stirred up a great deal of excitement and contro- 2:80 to 4 p. m. | -o-; The regular bi-monthly meeting of Long Island Enesanpment, No. 180, I. 0. 0. F., will be held tonight (Fri- day) in the local hall. Willis I. Hawk! ins is the presiding officer of this lodge. All members of the order and any visiting members are cordially invited to be present. U Fraternal Order Of Eagles Continue Initiate Thirty Tuesday Growth--To The Fraternal Order of Eagles will hold an initiation in the Northport. High School Tuesday evering, De- cember 17th, Thirty eligible candi- dates are prepared to take the iIncip- ient oath. Approximately two hundred Esgles from the local Aerie are ex- pected to witness this ceremony. In addition, delegations from Yonkers, Brooklyn, Newark and Flushing Aer- fies have assured the local Eagles of { their attendance for this night. The, State President, Fred W. Mensinger, and his staff will be present as well as State Organizer, Thomas B. Welsh. The spacious high school gymnas- ium | will adequately accommodate this throng. Amother feature of the versy that lasted for nearly two years and finally culminated in calling a Special Town Meeting to consider the question. Special Town Meeting January 8, 1819 At a Special Town Meeting held at the house of Gilbert Carl in the Town of Huntington on the 8th day of January, 1819 by order of the Trustees of Said Town for the purpose of taking ing extensive renovations to the club house. Also the subject of Christmas baskets was brought home to the members, Past Worthy President R. R. Leighton who is chairman of this Armnerican Legion and ington 'To Queens 1 l But This Was Way Back In i817 According 'To Iohnston's History of The Original Township of} ceeds are for the benefit of Theling excerpt is a sample. The book | sells for 50 cents a copy, which Nursing visits ___________ 107 -, to annex the township of Huntington, Miscellaneous visits ___ co l then including all of Babylon town, School visits _____________ 4 | ship, to the county of Queens, which | then included what is mow Nassau! county. The records show the follow- |E. Church are planning to come over | some time next month. Jal local teams will b organized soon , fand shortly after the holidays & in a very instructive and tournament will be started. . predict an unprecedented success for ithe affair. The party, consisting of 57 mem, will leave the Club House M. E. Church Teams 2311 p-rivfate busses Sat felln' algae]: 3 ' C ate}, the - afternoon. everal - addition In Bowing Mdtcafmembers will join the party at . , I local} i Brooklyn. mix??? 1329121131631: 2&3? £21200? The managers of the \Jay Street thrtmeason will be played this Same. | OBCT® House\ have advised the Com- - ., that oa special theatrical & 7oomi ? 4 + ; aoa 3a iday night, Decfambef 14th, between troupe billed as \The Lid Lifters,\ teams representing the local post of . a , 1 ; Supported by a chorus of \Lovely the American Legion, and the Bible: hasine\ aril] . * Class of St. Paul's M. E. ChurcflhdPassm\5 will entrtain the yachtsré‘f: i P 1 H The Legion team was selocted at m‘ifijfiefi Oiazhjecgilfnal 33‘st rreat elimination contest held on Tuesday - pany y m ® success touring the west, and is eag- erly awaited for this, its first ap- The Odd Fellows bave received 2, pearance in New York. chajenge from the Huntington L O. It was found necessary during the O. F., and the date for the match week to engage 10 additional tickets will be selected shortly\ The locsl1 as the demand exceeded the expec- three linkers held forth at the alleys tations of the Committee, and it was last night (Thursday) engaging all' decided that 60 should be the limit three alleys for the entire evening. 'for this occasion. Mr. Tanare, a On Monday night some 25 men Times news photographer, has writ- from the Hicksville M. E. Church vis- ten that he will cover the event. ited the local alleys, and came of night. :-ao-: second best in two closely contested Presb # Ce esbyteritan Missiona match games. The Bible Class men. Y Meet: itd will be the guests of the Hicksville ceting group on Saturday evening, January 11th. A group representing the Islip M. The Womans' Missionary Society :of the Presbyterian Church met at the home of Mrs. Guy E. Johnston on The devotional and business was led It is expected that several addition-> by the president, Mrs. J. King. The topic \Mormonism\ was given interesting : manner by Mrs. Ada Lew#: This was The past week was the bestin point “We? by ca general discussion. of patronage that the alleys have had Dainty refreshments were served |sinee their opening on November ist i 135, the hostess and a social time en-I ander the management of the Adult \°\ ed. Bible Class. of petitioning the Legislature of this, State to annex the Said Town of Huntington to the County off Queens. Voted and Resolved by the above Said Meeting that no peti- tion be Sent fo the Legislature for 'the aforesaid purpose. Recorded by Moses Rolph l into consideration the propriety i t | | A most interesting talk was given Z at the regular luncheon of the North- part Rotary Club on Wednesday | member of the staff of the New York Town Clerk. «Times, The talk had to do with the committee, delivered an interesting talk on the merits of such a move- ment. At the conclusion of this, the Eagles present donated generously. Another thing revived for the ben- efit of those Eagles who were not in attendance at the previous meeting was the increase in weekly benefits paid to Eagles in sickness or distress. Formerly seven dollars a week, for The local unit of the Ladies' Aux iliary of the American Legion has - Irecei ; renty-two.. twelve weeks, was paid. It has now'lecewed the inames f) f twenty hm: { been proposed to change this amount! M&P confined in the U. S. Veterans I to ten dollars a week for the firstifl‘ospital for tubercular patients at. + . . - | #1x weeks and four dollars 4 week Sunmount, N. Y., who are not re- evening will be the banquet tendered to allt Eagles present and also the |. newly elected members. A regular semi-monthly meeting was held Tuesday evening of, this. for the next six weeks. ceiving compensation. They would be One of the high lights of the even- by gifts at this SeRSOR; ing was the culinery efforts of {10.5.5 one rrticle to a man which grouped, Lutz, long known for his ability as a would be as follows: five blankets, chef. The meal furnished by him was two fountain pens, six pairs of socks,. Legion Auxiliary Seeks Public's Aid For Tuberculosis Veterans tric pad. Five of these men have a to the South Pole. With the aid of |a layout, pictured on a large card, i Mr. Tootle transported his audience. f to \Little America,\ and explained iin some detail the living conditions, vete., of the Byrd party. He gave a word picture of Byrd's recent flight to the South Pole proper, setting total of mine children who could pe|forth the obstseles that had to be remembered., [overcome, and the great dangers. The Anxiliary will take care of 'all| that were encountered. these men from their welfare fiuind| Among other things he stated in any event. but it is thought thst that a two-page story of the actual the public generally should have anifiight over the pole was on the sweaters size thirty-eight, one elec- opportunity to contribute if theygpr'esses of the New York Times 151 their equiva-) minutes after receipt of the word Aby radio from the antarctic. He said choose, new articles or lent in money. Northport Civic Association - Discusses Better Facil At Huntington \ I The Nowthport Givic Association, at its regular meeting on Wednesday evening went on record as favozping . a drive or movement to secure in» creased and better facilities at the Huntington - Hospital. - This section came after an address by Dv. W. e Travis, a member of the hospital's Board of Directors, in which he out~ lined the great need existing in thig. connection. He stated that the Hount- ington Chamber of Commerce hnd. written the directors asking thaw something be done. The divectors, he | said, are now contemplating a drive | for funds. Among other things, he | stated that the. hospital was brigin= - ally built to accommodate 85 beds,. and at the present time will take care of 42 beds, whereas in that be held in Brooklyn Saturday night,} | as smoke from the Long Island ] Wednesday afternoon, December 11. has doubled. Plans were perfected for the Com- munity Christmas Tree, and Banta {Claus will be on hand Saturday af- ternoon, December 21, at the G. A.. R. Monument to distribute the usual gifts of fruit and candy to the Kid dies, who in the mgantime will be- given tickets. There were many expressions of disappointment at the meeting be- cause nothing bad yet been done rs garding town zoning. ts It was learned at the meeting that. the Huntley hulk case re-trial has again 'been postponed until some time in January. It was reported that the L. I. R. R. has taken over the maintenance of\ the station plaza, and have appropri- ated $400 for the repair of the grounds, to be spent at once. Several items under th heading of - \'old business\ were discussed, such gghfiu ing Co. plant here, etc. ° . effet Overseer Asks For Toys For Poor Children Mrs. J. T. Ruland, Overseer of the Poor, is collecting second hand toys that are in good condition or new toys will be gratefully received. If you have an extra doll or auto- mobile or anything along that line,. bring it to Mrs. Ruland's home Sat- urday morning, December 21st, be- tween 9 and 12 and just think how happy you will make some little boy or girl. Jr. 0. U. A. M. to Elect Officers The members of Jonas S. Higbie Council, No. 71, Jr. O. U. A. M., are requested to be present at the next regular meeting to be held on Tues- day evening, December 17th, at 8 p. m. when the annual election of ° officers will take place. Steps will be taken to produce a Minstrel Show. All members wishing to take part will do so by attending noon, by Mr. Harry King Tootle, a. 'famons Commander Byrd expedition that the Times was in constant touch the meeting and signing up. Local Rotarians Hear Talk On Byrd South Pole Expedition has the exclusive publication Tights of the story, which is now being run in their columns. Harold Wagner, cireulation man» ager of the Times in the Long Isl- and area, who arranged for the lec- ture through Prof. M. D. Losey, was also present. This same talk is being given before service clubs, schools and other organizations throughout: the Island without charge, and the reaction in every case has been high ly gratifying. The 'Times also pree | sented their S-reel film entitled \The Making of a Great Newspaper\ be- fore the High School recently, and! so well received was it that if Will be given again soon on an evening 1 date. An unusually large number of members of the club were present,. along with three visitors besides the two above mentioned. Several communications of club interest were read, and, as per usual, Sergeant Ervin had a joyous time Pa ¥ oul % s te Hyson Pus Tab Su gel! duels v. ds. Coil woah I 's, h Bertha L. Ketcham, | * It was voted to continue mak-| : gom. , three shirts size fifteen, five coat President | with the party by radio. 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