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O ff i c e s MATTITUCK PEcomo BEIXEDON CUTCHOOCr LAUREL HOM E N E W S P A P E R OF T H E T O W N OF S O U T H O L D A N D T H B N O R T H trORK—LONG ISLAND'S RICHEST A G R I C U L T U R A L SECTION Central Office and Plant, Southold, L. I. Office* • OREENPORT ORIENT NEW SUFFOLK EAST MARION Entered at Post OfTtce In Southold, N. Y., as Second Clau Matter. TRUTH WITHOUT FBAR Subscription, $2.00 per annum Single copies, 5 cents 68th Year No. 34 SOUTHOLD, N. Y., THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1939 5 Cents North Shore League To Open May 7th Seven Teams Join the Circuit At a meeting of the officials ol the North Shore Baseball League held on Wednesday evening of this week at Al- bln's Hall, Mattltuck, It was decided to open the 1939 season on Sunday, May 7th. The league will be com- posed of .seven teams, the same as last year, and they will represent Shelter Island, Oreenport, Southold, Cutchogue, Mattltuck, Rlverhead and Center Mo- riches. For a time there was some doubt as to whether or not Cutchogue would have an entry this year, but at Wednesday night's meeting they decid- ed to Join the circuit. Steve Kaelln will manage the Cutchogue aggrega- tion. Each team was alloted certain ter- ritory from which they may pick their players with the understanding that any team in the league may draw play- ers from any village in Suffolk County no t represented. Southold's territory extends from Mill Creek to Peconic Lane. The schedule, which is being com- piled by Willi.im Quinn, Steve Kaelln and George Stelzer, will be pre.sented at the next meeting of the league, which will be held on Wedne.sday, April 26th, at Albln's Hall. The umpires who will have charge during the 1939 .sea- son will also be chosen at that time. Manager Stelzer of t h e Southold nine expects to send out the first call for practice in the next few days. Un- der the new riUing \Spike\ Salisbury wUl be unable to fill his- old position at first for the local team and there is some doubt as to whether \Boss Jernick will be in the line-up. \Stel\ will have his troubles in attempting to replace these two men. Mattltuck Chamber of Commerce Planning to Clean Up Village If the many plans either Initiated or reported in progress at the April meet- ing of the Mattltuck Chamber of Com- merce are carried out summer guests and World's Fair visitors to Mattltuck will find a spick - and - span, village. Community betterment projects rang- ing Ironi tree planting to refuse re- moval were discussed by the t h i r t y members who attended the meeting on Monday night at Neil Nine's Restau- rant. The Mattltuck H i g h School shop class will make street and directional signs, which will be Installed by the Southold Town Highway Department to aid visitors in finding their way to and about Mattltuck. This announce- ment was made by Principal A. C. Ga- relle and Sidney B. Tuthill. About fif- ty of these signs will be placed on streets that are now unmarked. Dr. John L. Wasson, president of the Chamber of Commerce s t a t e d that steps had been taken to bring about the removal of billboards laid waste by the hurricane and to also rid the village of other eyesores. The Rev. Dr. Perc y E. Radford, secretary of the chamber, said t h a t the Long Island Railroad had agreed to widen the road- bed on the North Road crossing west of the village. Henry Fleet and J. Dwight Reeve, re- porting for the committee appointed to assist in a community ti-ee replace- m e n t and replanting program a n - nounced that several nurseries had of- fered trees at prices as low as $2.00. Dr. Wasson stated that the town will donate a quantity of shrubbery t6 the village. Plans For Suffolk County Day at World's Fair Making Favorable Headway Favorable response to the plans of the Suffolk County Association for the gigantic parade and celebration in con- nection with Suflolk County Day at the World's Pair on Wednesday, June 14, has been taken by a number of villages in Suffolk County during the past week. Mrs. Elizabeth Donaldson, assistant chairman, appeared before the Town Board of Smithtown last week and the Board discussed plans to feature \Bull Smith,\ the founder of Smith- town, in the parade. The Southold Town Choral Society, under the direction of Rev. E. Hoyt Palmer, are making arrangements to participate in the program. The Bay Shore Tuna Club, a newly formed or- ganization of Bay Shore, will have a float in the parade. At a meeting of the East End Surf Club, held in Patchogue on Thursday evening, a motion was made to have the executive committee submit plans and a committee for a float. The Surf Club is one of the largest organiza- tions of its kind in New York \State. The Rlverhead Exempt Firemen's As- sociation, United Jewish Societies and other civic and fraternal organizations arc preparing to enter floats. It has also b e e n sugge.sted t h a t Southold, which will celebrate the 300th Anni- versary of its founding in 1940, might enter a suitable float depicting the founding. One of the features of the gala cele- bration will be the selection of a \Miss Suffolk County\ and the crowning of the young lady at the World's Fair on June 14, by Grover Whalen, the chair- man of the World's Pair. The winner and her attendants will appear on a special float of the Suffolk County As- sociation and in addition to receiving the acclaim of thousands of the Fair visitors, will be showered with many other honors. Villages, civic, fraternal organiza- tions, veterans' groups, schools having bands, flre departments and all other associations are welcome to enter. The Suffolk County Association is working You are urged to attend an all Important meeting in the Southold High School Auditorium on Friday night ol this week for the purpose of getting plans and arrangements for the 300th anniversary of the Found- ing of Southold undCT v-ay. This invitation is extended to every social, civic and fraternal organizaiion and to every citizen of Southold Town. The meeting will start promptly at 8 o'clock and the main purpose of the meet- on hand. MysHvec Senten^ d to Die The Wee.»of June 11 Board of Supervisors \Nominate'' Tuthill As Superintendent Of Highways At a special meeting of the Board of Supervisors at Rlverhead last Friday, Harry T. Tuthill was again nominated as county superintendent of highways for a four-year term. The board has been nominating and appointing Mr. Tuthill off and on since last June. The first appointment was blocked by a court action which turned out in fa- vor of Herman F. Bishop, Democrat, who held the offlce of Superintendent of Highways until January 17th, of this year. It was the Inadvertent use of the word \appoint\ in a resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors on Febru- ary 27th naming Mr. Tuthill for the position as Superintendent that made necessary the calling of the .special meeting last Friday. The State Civil Service Commission, which on Febru- ary 23rd, had notified the board that it might nominate for non-competitive promotion one of the three persons court then directed Sheriff Jacob S. Important Meeting at High School Friday Night CapacityAudience Hears Southold Town Choral V#MI aM n^iaM^ In*.» M m h 4- Ih 4.U.. I ^ VI a 4 V 1 1 ' ^^ AM A As A capacity audience on Saturday evening heard Mr. Charles W. Elmer ing will be the choosing of a general chairman. Make every effort to be £ e ^ t h e S t a r s ' o f Ser^Ins^titut Excellent Address by Charles Elmer North Fork Bridge Tournament Results County Judge L. Bairon Hill sen- With tlie Rlverhead championship tenced Anton MVsliVec, 53-year-old la-1 team already decided and with t h e borer, on Tuesday of this week to die' other districts well along on their see- in the electric chair on the week of: ond round, the N o r t h Fork Bridge June 11th. Myslivec was found guilty ^ Tournament is rapidly drawing to a in Suffolk County Court last Friday of' climax. In the Southold-Peconic dls- flrst degree murder In the shooting of trict four of the six matches have William Dobltz, 55-year-old carpenter, been played, with the following results: at the latter's Fai-mingville home the i Dr. S. B. Fischer and Walter Gagen night of November 21st. Judge Hill, In imiMslng the mandatory death sen- tence told the convicted man \You have a bad record; you have lived without much regard for life.\ The —X- Yacht Club Card Party And Dance April 28 The final Card Party and Dance, cponsored by the Southold Yacht Club in the series that has proved so popu- lar during the last few months will be held at the Southold Fire House au- ditorium on Friday evening, April 28. Cards will begin at 8 o'clock and there will be prizes for the winners at each table. Dancing will continue from 10 to 2 a. m. to the music of Bob Dennis and his Orchestra who have made such a hit at the other Yacht Club dances. One of the features of the evening will be the dancing of the \Square Set\ and the \Virginia Reel\ by a group of the members, who have been rehearsing these old fashioned dance steps. Final rehearsal will be held- on Saturday evening of this week. Any members desiring to participate in t h e s e old fashioned dances are invited to be pre- sent. All members with their families and who could meet the requirements, stat- ed in a letter to the board on March 31st that \the board did not, in the resolution, nominate Mr. Tuthill for defeated Senator and Mrs. Ford; P. H. Robinson, Jr., and J. P. Ruebsamen de- feated Judge and Mrs. L. Barron Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cassidy defeated Miss Pauline Howell and Walter Wil- liams. and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Mullen defeated Martin McCaffery and Ray- Dreyer to deliver the prisoner into the custody of Warden Lewis E. Lawes. mond Donahue. at Sing Sing within ten days. ^he results in the first round for the On Wednesday morning the con-l other districts are as follows: Green- consideration on a non-competitive , demned man was taken by train to port—Mrs. Theodore Brigham and Mrs. promotion basis, but hurdled that step, sing Sing in the custody {« Chief Dep-' Irving P r i c e defeated Mrs. Nathan Concert May 9th Walter Williams,Guest Soloist and made the appointment. Our com- mission does not feel that this will permit the establishment of Mr. Tut- hlll's apijolntment on a legally sound basis because you made the appoint- uty Sheriff Han-y Prus.sner and two Bush and Mrs. Prank Barth; Matti- other members of the sheriff's staff. tuck-Cutchogue—L e w 1 s Breaker and Defense Attorneys George W. Hil- Arthur Penny defeated Mrs. John Mes- dreth of Rlverhead and Sidney R. Si-, senger and Miss Ruth Tuthill, Mr. and ^ ^„ u u ., i ben of Central Islip filed notice of ap- ' Mrs. J. T. Kirkup defeated Mrs. George ment before the establishment by this, pg^j g^^jy ^j^jg appeal will • Tyrrell and Mrs. Leslie Birmingham, commission of Mri TuthUl's non-com- j automatically stay execution of the i and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Woelpper de- petltlve promotion without f u r t h e r sentence until the Court of A p p e a l s i feated Mrs. Arthur Penny and Mr. has reviewed the case. George Tyrrell; Rlverhead—Mrs. Z. R. District Attorney F r e d J. Munderi Hall^k a n d Mrs ^^ , — w a q ns<!ist.<.ri in th^ nrf^nfatirai nf thA' J ' - defeated Mrs. William Wright and the Civil Service Law and rules for I Y® assistea in tne preeentMion o: tne, ^ ^ jYederick i.. --i. state's case bv Assistant District At- written examination based on the fact that he had passed previous equivalent examination. It is necessary under the commission to act after receiving a nomination and it is not permlssable to make the appointment until the commission has so acted and ofBcially reported if the person is qualified.\ New Greenport Theatre To Open May 11th With the construction of the new Greenport Theatre eighty per c e n t _ _ompleted, c Mr. Ficken, manager of the In with toe Suffolk ^C^ theatre, has a ^ o ^ c e d that the pre- Board of Supervisors in staging Suf- folk County's official s a l u t e to the World's F a i r . Following the parade and addresses by prominent speakers the affair will close with a Suffolk County dinner in the evening. Surf Club Holds April Meeting The East End Surf Fishing Club and Fresh Water Unit held their regular monthly meeting at L i n k ' s Old Oak Hotel, Patchogue, on April 13. The club went on record as opposing the proposed bill to split hunting and fish- ing licenses on the ground that the in- come of the Conservation Department would be materially reduced. They further opposed the proposed amend- ment of the recently enacted Lupton bill, which sets the striped bass s i z e limit at 16 inches. The p r o p o s e d amendment would permit fish legally taken in other States to be sold in this State. This would penalize the Long Island fi.sherman, and defeat the purpose of the bill. Myron Mitchell, educational director of the Suffolk County Mosquito Com-, mission, addressed the meeting on the subject, \Man vs. Insects.\ In a well prepared address Mr. M i t c h e l l pic- tured the eternal warfare against in- sects, and showed the economic effect of t h e i r ravages. Exclusive of the human life loss, which can not be measured in dollars, insects cost the United States two and one-half bil- lion dollars per year. The annual Ladies' Night will be held at Canoe Place Inn on Saturday evening, May 6. Charles Altenklrch, general chairman, has announced that $200 worth of door prizes would be distributed to the ladies. The May meeting of the club will be held at John Duck's Inn, Eastport, on May 11. Old Mill Opens for the Season Under New Management Ideally situated and with a tradition that far overreaches any other inn or hostelry on the North Pork, the Old Mill has opened for the 1939 season, according to announcement by George Naugles, proprietor. The Inn, which is located on the only Inlet on the Soun d between Port Jefferson and Plum Gut, and with a dining room i„„u„j „„„ i J Jhich w overlooks the watere of the In- r let at Mattltuck. has an Interesting dance on the 28th. The committer, ^nrppssfnl harkomimH ns nn on- greater social success than the preced-1 vacation season ing ones. It is the hope of the com- -he old Mill has alwavs had a hieh Si'n'^rs''ntSiT'^^! } cl2 r e p u t a S Z toe'foJ ^^to 'at h£ been served thei^ and the type of en- sent plans call for (be opening, on Thursday, May 11 to. Built on the ex- act site of the old Theatre on Front Street which was destroyed by last September's hurricane, the new build- ing is modern in every detail and a credit to the village of Oreenport. When completed it will have a seat- ing capacity of 1100 and will be equip- ped with the latest projection appa- ratus and sound equipment. The new building is one hundred per cent air condtioned and equipped with direct and indirect heating. The walls will be covered with a silk fabric and the interior will be beautifully and taste- fully decorated. Other features will be a spacious lobby, large and comfortable rest rooms and convenient loge and b a l c o n y . When completed, the Greenport The- atre will compare with any moving pic- ture house of its size in Suffolk Coun- ty. John McNeill of Floral Park is the contractor In charge of construction. —^—X Oldest Suffolk Farm is Sought For Horticultural Society List Somewhere in Suffolk County the oldest farm In New York State prob- ably exists. And that's the reason for this story. The New York State Hor- ticultural Society Is compiling a list of New York State farms which have been in toe\ ownership of one family for 100 years or more and has request- ed farmers to help them. Among the native Long Island names like Tuthill, Raynor, Hawkins, Ketch- am or Pearsall there must be families who have held farms In their posses- sion for a century or two. Suffolk County was settled first in 1640, both Southold and Southampton T o w n s claiming the priority, and has been largely a farming center since t h a t time. Farmers who claim the distinction of family ownership of farms for 100 yeai-s or longer are requested to write to Director H. B. Knapp, president of the New York State Horticultural So- ciety, in care of the State Institute of Applied Agriculture, Farmingdale, -X— Join in an evening of fun and good fellowship. The Parent-Teacher Association will hold a card party In the St. Patrick Auditorium on Thursday, April a7th, at 8:00 p.m. -nckets are 35 cents. Ev- eryone is invited to attend. tertainment that has been furnished. This year, Mr. Naugles plans to in- crease the facilities of the Inn by add- ing hotel acconunodations. He has se- cured Mr. D. C. Liptun, who will act in the capacity of manager and they both invite your patronage during the spring and summer season. County Employees to Hold Annual Dinner Dance May 6 The County Employees will h o l d their Annual Dinner Dance this year on Saturday evening, May 6th, at the Hotel Henry Perkins, Rlverhead. Special preparations are being made by the committee in charge. Two or- chestras have been engaged to furnish the music: Bob Dennis and his band of musicians will play in the main dinlngroom; the popular \Corn Cob- bers\ will hold forth In the grill room. Tlie ticket sale to date indicates an unusually large attendance of the em- ployees and their friends. Table reservations may be m a d e through William Stanton. Sheriff's Of- flce, Phone Rlverhead 2176. C o u n t y Court House, Rlverhead. Under Sher- iff William 0. MoCollom is chairman of the Committee on Arrangements. state's case by Assistant District At torney Harry C. Brenner during the four-day trial which was culminated by a return of the guilty verdict by the Jury last Friday morning. Not a single witness was called by the defense. The summation for the defend was made by former District Attorney Hlldreth who contended that the shooting was an accident. The drawing for the second round In toe other districts are as follows: in Greenport — Mrs. Brigham a n d Mrs. Price draw a bye, Mr. Hayden and Mr. Joseph Townsend vs. Mr. a n d Mrs. Walter S a g e ; Mattltuck-Cutchogue— Mrs. Doris Richmond and Mrs. Helen McNeill vs. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wloelp- per, and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Kirkup vs. Lewis Breaker and Arthur Penny. The finals and semi-finals will be played at a g r a n d card p a r t y at Community Hall, Southold, on Friday evening,. I k ^ ,13th. X Mrs. Oxholm to Address Riverhead%|»p«|KiCli» b The Riverhead RepiiffiaM Club^'s April 24th open meeting, which will ^ Hen^ Perkins, i Chester Jankowski should be of general interest to every- one. The speaker for toe meeting will be Mrs. Bel Macintosh Oxholm, Na- tional Defense Chairman of the Suf- folk County Committee of the Ameri- can Legion Auxiliary, and her topic will t)e \In Defense of America.\ Mrs. Oxholm is not only a student of history, but she has seen the world at its nadir. Her experiences as a hurse during the World Wlar are still a vivid memory to her and because of th^m she is in the ranks of those ar- ticulate Americans who are determined that this country shall be safe from dangers from without as well as from within. Riverhead's exceptionally talented Cushman children, Eleanor, Jack and George, will furnish the entertainment for the meeting. Re-Elected Fire Chief At the annual meeting of the South- old Fire Department, held last Sat- urday evening in the Fire House Audi- torium, Chester Jankowski was re- elected chief of the department for a second year. Having been nominated by the Eagle Hook & Ladder, the Pro- tection Engine and Packard Hose Com- panies, Mr. Jankowski was unopposed at the poles. Other officers elected were First Deputy Chief, John Scott; Second Deputy Chief, Max Newbold; Treasurer, Carlisle Cochran; W. Corey Albertson, Sr. was chosen as Secretary to take the place of A. T. Dickerson, who resigned after many years of ser- vice in that offlce. - - X - Thursday, April 20th, Card Party In the Fire House Auditorium, under the auspices of the Southold Fire Depart- ment. April 20, 21, 22, at 10:00 a. rn.. Rum- mage Sale in toe Karsten Building, under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church. Friday evening, April 21, a Public Meeting at Southold High School for the purpose of m a k i n g preliminary plans for the celebration of the 300th anniversary of Southold. Tuesday, April 25th at 8 p.m.. Meet- ing of the Southold Town Tree Com- mittee at the Town Clerk's Offlce, in Soutoold. Tuesday, April 25th, at 3:30 pjn., a regular P.T. A. meeting in the high school. Speaker: Mrs. Warfleld. Sub- ject: \Family Relationship.\ Thursday. April 27th. Parent-Teach- ers Association Card Party in the St. Patrick Auditorium. Friday evening, April 28. Card Party and Dance under the auspices of the Southold Yacht Club at the Southold Fire House Auditorium. Tuesday, May 2, May Breakfast at the Presbyterian Parish House. Wednesday, May 3rd, at 8 p.m., An Americanism Program at the Soutoold High School. Friday, May 5, at 8 p.m.. Card Party under the auspices of the Southold Re- bekahs In the Lodge Rooms. Admis- sion 35 cents. Wednesday, May 10, at 8 p.m., Card and Domino Party under toe auspices of the Griswold-Terry-Qlover Post of the American Legion at Orange Hall. Friday evening. May 12, Card Party under the auspices of the Old Town Players. The semi-finals and finals of toe North Fork Bridge Tournament will be played at this occasion. Thursday, May 25th, Exhibition of Antiques and quUts in the M. E. church parlors, under toe auspcies of the Tri- angle Club. Greenport Man Acquitted On Assault Charge A Jury in the County Court at Rlv- erhead before Judge L. Barron Hill yesterday acquitted John Bondarchuck. a Greenport carpenter and father of ten children. He was accused by South- old Town Offlcer James P. Kelly of having swung an axe too near the offlcer's head for comfort and also of resisting arrest. A warm plea was made in Bondarchuck's behalf by his at- torney. Ellas H. Avram of Rlverhead. and the Jury returned a not guilty ver- dict after a brief deliberation. Charles Henry Smith Former Supervisor Charles Henry Smith of Shelter Island passed away Saturday morning at his home after an Illness of over a year. Mr. Smith had Just risen from the breakfast table when he was stricken and died in a few minutes. Mr. Smith was widely known all over Suffolk County having served the town as supervisor for a period of nearly twenty years. Always a loyal Demo- crat he was flrst elected to the super- vlsorshlp In 1913 and served continu- ously for fifteen years making a bril- liant record and serving several times as chairman of the board. In 1932, he was returned to offlce but he retired from politics in 1934 to devote himself to his large farm. He was also active on the Suffolk County Fair Board of Directors for many years and had be- come known in county farming circles as a highly successful potato farmer. He was born on Shelter Island on June 22nd, 1860. the only child of the late Captain Charles H. and Sarah Manwaring Smith. He was twice mar- ried, his first wife being Miss Adelaide Beebe. Funeral services for Mr. Smito were held on Tuesday afternoon. His sec- ond wife, Mrs. Florence Wade Smito, one son, Albert R, Smito and three grandchildren, Charles A. of River- head and Richard and Adelaide Smith of Shelter Island survive. and friends on the subject \Lamps of the Day and the Night.\ Mr. Elmer is well known to Southold audiences but never has he been heard to finer advantage than in his excel- lent address on Astronomy before the Institute. He was introduced to the audience by President Alvah B. Gold- smith. who enlarged upon Mi\ Elmer's standing In astronomlc.il circles, upon Ills interest and inspiration to Custer Institute, and upon his familiarity, not only with astronomy, but with every allied science. In his opening remarks, Mr. Elmer t.hanked the President for the spirit of hl.^ Introduction, and briefly paid his respects to Custer In.stltute. He stated at the outset of his address that he would u.se no technical terms which might make any undue demands upon the vocabularies of lay listeners, and he adhered to his promise throughout his address. He talked briefly about the earth and its sister planets; about the sun and its s i s t e r suns in our galaxy; and then took his listeners 'n fancy out Into the vast reaches of space to a brief consideration of the vast distances, the Incomparable ex- penses and the altogether incompre- hensible temperatures, densities a n d tenuities to be found in various suns and nebulae in distant .space. On occasion the speaker brought some of the conditions found by astronomers home to his listeners In homely illu- strations which made them more un- derstandable, as for example when he was speaking of the tenuousness found in some of the nebulae. He stated that the gases there were so rare that, to procure a comparable situation, we should have to expand the gas to be found in the lungs of a fly so that it would fill Pennsylvania Station. Following his address, the speaker paused while preparations were made to show a few sdected slides to illu- strate some of the points he had made. The question and answer period fol- lowing the showing of the slides kept the interest high until the speaker hlKnself annoiinced that reireshments were ready and that, for that reason, the period must necessarily end. Mr. Elmer was warmly applauded at the conclusion of his remarks. The af- fair was one of the high points of the Institute's season, and there is a live- ly demand on the part of all who were present to have another talk by Mr. Elmer when it can be arranged. There will be but one more public meeting of the current season. Ar- rangements are now being made for an outside speaker; the committee ex- pects to announce Its plans In the near future. Walter Williams, tenor, who is well known throughout Long Island and New York State, has been invited by the Southold Town Choral Society to be the guest soloist at their fourth annual concert, to be held Tuesday night. May ninth. In the auditorium of the Southold School, Harold Nlver conducting. Mr. Williams was one of the founders of the organization and Its first president. He also conducted the group for two years and presented two very fine concerts. He has sung the tenor .solos in mass productions of Handel's \Messiah Bach's \St. Matthew's Passion' and Mendelssohn's 'Elijah' nt Potsdam Nor- mal School, where he trained for his profes.slon. He is the Supervisor of Music at the Mattltuck School. At Potsdam he held the position of tenor •soloist in the Male Glee Club, Male Quartet, Symplionic Choir, Crane Cho- rus, National Supervisor's Chorus, the Crane Madrigal Choir and the Ameri- can Federation of Mu.sic Clubs. In his senior year he sang the tenor s8lo part in the Northern New York presenta- tion of Verdi's \Alda.\ • During the summer of 1038 he stud- ied under Evan Evans, nt Chattauqua, N. Y. Mr. Evans i.s the head of the voca l department of t h e Juilllard School of Music. His other teachers have been Horace Bowman, Mrs. Flo- rence Lee Holtzman and Carl Bierman. On Palm Sunday, this year, Mr. Wil- liams was toe guest soloist at the Sea Cliff Methodist Church In their ren- dition of Stalner's \Crucifixion.\ Legion Auxiliary Planning Card Party A meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary was held at the home of Mrs. M. I. Booth on Monday evening, April 17th. There was a large turnout and delicious refreshments were served by the hostess after the regular bus- iness meeting. Plans were made for the Legion and Auxiliary card party on May 10th at 8 p. m.. In the Southold Grange Hall. Also the Auxiliary will participate with the Legion in the presentation of a flag for the new high school at an Americanism m e e t i n g in the high school auditorium on Wednesday, May 3rd at 8 p.m. There has been an urgent call from the State Department for coupons of every description. Won't the house- wives please bear this In mind when spring housecleaning for the Auxiliary Coupon Chairman, Mrs. Louise Gold- smith, will duly appreciate any handed to her. These coupons help to send children to a Health Camp. Do not thin k of tois project as something vague for any veteran's child, if In 111 health, cap be sent to this camp, and that means from Southold, too. Radio Amateurs Form Club The Suffolk County Radio Club came Into being as a result of the public meeting of the radio amateurs of Suf- folk County, which was held in the Rlverhead Town Hall on April 13. There were about 30 enthusiastic amateurs at this meeting and a club was formed for the purpose of supply- ing a meeting place for the hundreds of Suffolk County amateurs, to get acquainted, to discuss toeir problems, plan for contests and arrange for \field days.\ A slate of officers was elected at this meeting consisting of t h e following amateurs: President, Madison P. Rhem of Rlverhead; vice president, Joseph Belson of Westhampton Beach; secre- tary, Gilbert Wlcklzer of Rlverhead, and treausrer, A r t h u r Z. Smith of Flanders. Maurice G. Carter of Flan- ders was appointed chairman for the coming \field day\ event. The next meeting of the club will be held on April 27 at 8:30 o'clock at the Rlverhead Town Hall. All radio amateurs are u r g e d to attend this meeting. X Frederick G. Skinner Appointed Clerk of County Supreme Ceurt Justice Isaac R. Swezey has appoint- ed Democratic Leader Fred G. Skin- ner of Patchogue as clerk of the 6of- folk. County Supreme Court. Mr. Skjn- ner gave up his post as U. S. Deputy Marshall and was sworn in on day and took over the duties of hisi new offlce on Tuesday. Tlie new court clerk succeeds Nor- man Corwin, a Republican, who was! assigned to duty in the Supreme OobrH after the death of Gentry S. WillfaJiis', Democrat of Huntington. Mr. Skinnec, is a former commissioner of the Siit- folk County A. B. c. Board. It would appear that the salary of Mr. Skinner would be approximate'ly $3,000 per yeai- from an appropriation lecently made by the board of Super- visors of $1800 to compensate the new clerk for the balance of the fiscal year. The appropriation was made at the re- quest of Justice Swezey who has the power bo set the salaries of court at- taches. It is rumored t l i a t Justice Swezey will appoint several other court officers before he concludes his current term of the S u p r e m e Court at Rlverhead. X Legion Holds County Meeting at Scuthold The Suffolk County Organization of the American Legion met at the South- old Fire House Auditorium last Friday night with 96 representatives from 21 Posts being present. Gilbert Horton, Jr., has been sponsored by the Mattl- tuck and Southold Posts to be one of the 14 boys from Suffolk County toi attend the State Encampment at Syra- cuse this s u m m e r . Principal L. A. Blodgett, County Legion Americanisn\ Chairman, has done a fine job In again securing for one of our high school boys such a valuable assignment. De-' partment Americanism Chairman, Earl D. Vandermeulen, gave an Inlerestlngi accoun t of the Oratorlcaf contests which will lead up to the zone finals and the national flnals in Springfield, Ohio. The Legion Is to be congratu- lated on having sponsored this worth- while program. Southold Youth Injured In Auto Accident Joseph Pollwoda, 23, of Southold was- a patient at toe Eastern Long Island Hospital suffering from lacerations', of the body ad the result of an auto fic- cident on the main highway at Ajrph- amomoque near toe entrance to Wl«k- ham Park on Sunday, April 16. Ac- cording to the story, a oar owned dnd driven by James Hollls, 44, who Uvea at Wlckham Park, was making a lefti turn to enter the Wlckham Park drive- way when Paliwodo in an effort:to pass, craslied into toe Hollls car. llhe impact was so great that the Poliwoda car was overturned after hitting w d snapping off a telephone pole. Mrs. Susan Hollis, 22, who was in the car with her husband at the time of the accident, suffered severe shock. Souto- old Town Police Officers Kelly and Wlckham Investigated the accident. - X A meeting has been called of the Southold Town Tree Committee at the Town Clerk's Offlce on Tuesday eve- ning. April 25th, at 8 o'clock, by Mi&s Ruth Tuthill, General Chairnaan.