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P A G E SIX TH E LONG I S L A ND T R A V E L E R THURSDAY , JANUARY 25, 1940 THE LONG ISLAND TRAVELER 69th Year \Home Newspaper of the North Fork\ Established 1871 PUBLISHED THURSDAYS AT SOUTHOLD FREDERICK C. HAWKINS. Owner and Editor WALTER B. GAGEN, Associate Editor DUplay Advertising Rates on Application Entered as Second OIms MattM at the Post Offlee at SouthoUl, N. T.. n der the Act of OongreH on Manh 1, me. THURSDAY , JANUARY 25, 1940 Editorials The Small Town Oracle Wilimm J. Thornhill, Jr. Suffolk Chairman K. of C. Charity Ball Tlie appeal of charity, coming from the eloquent lips of Stephen J. Cush- Ing. Chairman of the L. I. Chapter, Knights of Columbus, and John F. Connelly, Chairman of this year's Charity Ball, Inspired the more than twenty-five Grand Knights and Fi- nancial Secretaries of a dozen Suffolk County Councils to pledge their ut- Methodist to Hold \Advance\ Rally Friday Tliousands of Methodists, represent- ing some 500 churches of the denomi- nation In the New York metropolitan area, will take pert In the program of the \Methodist Advance\ on Fri- day, January 26. This Is a nationwide observance under the auspices of the bishops of the Methodist Church for \the advancement of the spiritual life of the church, and the deepening of most aid toward the success of the missionary'and educational convic- ball, at a dinner meeting held Sun- day, January 21st, at Smithtown, L. I. With William J. Thornhill. Jr., Vice Chairman of the county presiding, the Knights present were extremely help- ful In suggesting ways of raising the tion.\ The meetings of the Methodist Ad- vance are being Initiated In the Bast and will move west and south Into eighty-one central cities during the revenue necessary for the charitable next ten weeks. Some thirty ^hope funds of the Order, which Include. travelUng as teams to take the \message of the new united Methodist Church to 27,000 Methodist ministers and 8,000,000 church members Bishop Francis J. McOonnell, of New hospital and home relief, a dozen col- lege scholarships each year to deserv- ing boys and girls, and the annual Memorial Mass, for the deceased mem- bers of the Order. Mr. Gushing explained the alms and purposes of Oie L. 1. Chapter. show-iUled for Carnegie Hall at 8:15 Friday Ing how Its activities, representing all evening, the 2Bth. The principal speak- .Every small town has one or more individuals who pretend'of the sixty-eight councils on Long ers wUl be three of the most proml- Odds and Ends [so According to a newspaper headline \Browder plans to rest without calling witness.\ We too prefer to rest In sol- itude. We note that Russia has announced its Intention of declaring war on Fin- land unless the Finns return weapons \stolen\ from the Russian troops at Suomussalml. We had an Idea from the news that Russia Is already at war iwith Finland. If the Finns are steal- York City, Will preside at the main meeting In the New York area, sched- son^thing to know about everything. They have a decided opinion on every | J J i ^ i ^ t t ' S S L w S- topic and are prepared to defend the point to the last ditch. Always berlng more than 17,000. ready to argue on every subject, always seeking some one to impress ' Mr. Connelly, as Chairman of the with their knowledge, they are seemingly inexhaustible. Their stay- STT the ^'^n^\whth ing powers are remarkable. Every kind of opposition is brushed ne said, \has always been the out- aside. They remind us of the old fellow who said: \I'm right be-' cause I be.\ And while we are on the subject, it might not be amiss to quote a few lines from Goldsmith's \Deserted Village,\ where he describes the schoolmaster in part as follows: \For ev'n though vanquish'd he could argue still; Whose words of learned length, and thund'ring sound. Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around; And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew. That one small head could carry all he knew.\ should be done about It. If Russia had kept her troops out of Finland, no doubt they would still have their weapons. Those Finns must be a bunch of outlaws to steal weapons from an in- vading army. Retarding the County's Growth MOST T A X P A Y E R S by this time are aware that certain man- datory charges, chiefly double payments for relief, and amortiza- tion of maturing bonds which the State controller would not permit the county to refund, are responsible for the high tax rate currently being paid. Likewise most taxpayers are inclined to believe that situation is a temporary one and that the tax rate next year will decline. So much has been .about the double assessment for relief, and the c a u m that further elaboration lyouW be futile. W e are pay- , ing a bill covering 26 monthft q { rt!it{ fcxpenditures due to the litiga- ter tion certain gentlemen in Huntington plunged the county into. T h e Appellate Division reversed the trial court but the double charge stands because the decision on the appeal came a bit too late. Very little, however, has been said about the forced amortiza- tion of county bonds, and as a result f e w people have anything but a smattering of knowledge about this all-important feature which made it necessary for the county in one year to pay off roughly $1,800,000. That much money had to be included in the tax levy to provide cold, hard cash. It appears that in the three preceding years the county refunded $1,304,000 in maturing bonds and obtained a low interest rate, in fact as low as 1.6 percent. Then an amendment to the State Con- stitution came along and prohibited th% issuance of refunding bonds without the approval of the State Controller. Marvin Shiebler, president of the Suffolk County Taxpayers' Association, in making his annual report pointed out that such ap- proval had been sought. These are his words: \The County Attorney interviewed the Controller in July, 1939, and reported that that office would not authorize refunding bonds as Suffolk had one of the lowest tax rates in the State and could afford an increase.\ This is a fine kettle of fish. Suffolk County must increase its tax rate because it has one of the lowest rates in the State. It must do it by paying off $1,800,000 in bonds in one year. While we do not believe that refunding should be practiced for indefinite periods, sound economics, as Mr. Shiebler said, certainly would prompt the issuance of such bonds in diminishing amounts until the tax rate had reached the desired level. Nobody would be so foolhardy to say that the rate has reached a level that is desirable. Everybody is con- vinced that it is too high. Other counties in the state had taken advantage of the low interest and refunded maturing bonds. So why couldn't Suffolk especially when it was considered that the county's capital struc- ture was most favorable, in fact so favorable that an interest rate of 1.6 percent was obtained on some bond issues? It doesn't take a financial mind to see that a penalty was im- posed on Suffolk County taxpayers, although the reason for it may be obscure. It seems that the Controller is establishing a definite policy of aiding the counties which have high tax rates by permitting them to grasp the opportunity provided by low interest charges which, in effect, he says, a county that is in good shape should not be permitted to do. This may all be some sort of a new deal, but it can't arouse much happiness among Suffolk County taxpayers who are bound to feel that they were discriminated against at a time when they could least afford it. They could sympathize with any attempt to improve the lot of poor counties, but there is nothing that could make them accept a policy that retards the growth of their county. And if high taxation doesn't have such a dampening effect we'd like to know what does. —Suffolk-Every-Week standing social event of the year in Columbian circles.\ Among those present .and the coun- cils they represented, were: Seth A. Hubbard, District Deputy, 1st District; Charles A. Dahl, District Deputy, 4th District; Frank Frevele, District Dep- uty, 3rd District; of AmltyvUIe Coun- cU. Andrew Cybulski, Grand Knight, and SteiAien Kaelln, of Stirling Coun- cil, Oreenport; George W. Buckleman, Grand Knight, and Arthur Harrison. Deputy Grand Knight of Patchogue CouncU; Silvio Catena, Grand Knight and Harold Hubbard, Fin. Secy, of Im- maculate Conception Council, River- head. Also, Peter Creamer, Grand Knight, and Hugh Brady, Fin. Secy, of Gate of Heaven Council Huntington, Fruok Magulre, Grand Knight of Bayahore Council; James Flyim, Grand Knight, and John Mclnerney, Fin. Secy, of Kings Park CouncU; and William Hughes, Grand Knight, Dr. II IM . Rob- inson, Deputy Grand Knight, and Thaddeus Oettlnger, Fin. Secy, of Joan of Arc Council, Port JelTerson. nent bishops of the Church from the southern states: Bishop dare Puroell of Charlotte, N. C., Bishop Robert E. Jones of Columbus, Ohto. and B b ^ p j, ^ad the nerve of Fred fu^l.?- ° TrVT?! Perkms, the battery manufacturer of chorus of Drew Seminary for Young Women, and the choirs of Sunset Park Methodist Church and the Bethelshlp Methodist Church will furnish music. \The Christian Outlook In a War- Tlme World,\ \The Church's Deeper Needs,\ and \An Imperative Word to Youth\ are some of the subjects to be discussed. In connection with the day's pro- gram there will be a meeting In Christ Church, Park Avenue, at 10 a. m., with Bishops Kern and Jones and Dr. C. JefTares McCombe as the leaders. At 12:30 noon, a luncheon for min- isters and laymen will be held in the Commodore ^otel. Bishop McConnell presiding. The speakers will be Dr. Harry N. Holmes of the International League for the Promotion of Peace, and Dr. John R. Mott, president of the International Missionary Council. At noon, also, the women of Metho- dist churches will have limcheon in the dining hall of Christ Church. Miss Georgia Harkness, professor of theol- ogy In Garrett Biblical Institute, Evan- ston, III., will be the main speaker, and Mhs. FTancU McConnell will •nie next meeting of the L. X. Otmp' P\^®®'^®- will be held Sunday, Jluniary M, in Following the luncheon there will be — ' - • 'a general assembly tor men and wom- en in Christ CQiurch. Sr. Ralph W. Sockman, pastor, of Christ Church, and Bishop Clare Purcell will be the speakers. Ihe K. of C. Institute, SI Kknson Place, B'klyn, N. Y., at which time further plans for the ball wlU be dlseuased. I t is expected that Joseph P. Lainb, 8Mite Deputy, and Michael F. Walsh, Sec, of State of New York, will attend. EARL CAbttOLL VANtTtlES PLATlirG AT ST. lAMfeS THEATRE Earl Carroll Vanities, now current at the St. James Theatre in New York City, has brought back to Broadway some of the erstwhile gayety of the 1920s and 1930s. Draping youth in ttie form of sixty of \the most beautiful girls in the world\ all over the stage for nearly three hours, backgroimded /with dazzling scenery and gorgeous raiment, with hilarious comedians be- guiling plenteous laughter between .Umes, thq iSt. James is about the brightest spot in the Gay White Way. York. Pa., in defying the N. R. A. and other governmental nuisances, perhaps the long suffering public would get some relief. Try this one on the frail one: The husband drew up his chair be- side the sewing machine operated by his better seven-eighths: Don't you think it's running too fast?\ he asked. \Look out! You'll sew the -wrong seam. Mind that comer now! Slow down; careful of your fin- ger! Take it easy!\ \What's the matter with you, Wil- liam?\ said his spouse in alarm. I've been running this machine for years. \Well dear, I was only trying to help you just as you help me drive the car.\ To show how fussy they are In Oma- ha, there Is a city ordinance which forbids the use of the same finger bowl by different people at the same time. What about the bath tub? And In Kentucky, buU-flghtlng Is taboo. While in Far^, North Dak., the city fathers passed a law requiring all women to rempve theb hate while dancing, It's lucky t^e local domino sharps don't live in Alabama, for there Is a law in that state prohibiting the play- ing of dominoes on Sunday. MPSI-COLAHI FOR- EIGN MARKET EXPANSION GOING INTO HIGH As announced last month, the be- ginning of the year 1940 witnesses Pep- si-Cola's foreign market expansion program going Into high. And, as a first step In this direction following negotiations by Phillip C. Crowen, Vice-President, American Export Divi- sion, President Mack signed a contract with the firm of Harrison & Co., of Singapore, Straits Settlement, for the bottling and sale of Pepsi-Cola In plante to be placed In operation In With the tremendous wealth of tal- j S t n ^ e - Sa son French ent available in Hollywood, attracted in the Malay States. The by the film studios, Mr. Carroll cast j the revue there, created the sumptu- ous production in his now famous Hol- lywood Theatre, and brought it to the metr<)polis. Not only have the girls dazzled theatregoers by their you^ful beauty and perfection of figures, but the novelty of the new principals has proved refreshing. \Professor\ Lambertl and Jerry Les- ter brovic^t two new kinds of lunatic fun to the local stage. Johnny Woods has proved a sensation with another type of humor, and Beryl Wallace en- hances all the comedy scenes with her charm and recently developed versa 'slve operators and owners of tin mines in the Malay Penisula and In French Indo-Chlna, but It also owns and op- erates certain types of commissaries over wide areas In the territories they will serve with Pep6l-Ck>la. Mr. Edwart)> John Harrison, member of the firm who left here early this week for California, to take a ship for Singapore, said Pepsl-Cola would make Ite debut In Asia In the world-famous Raffles Hotel; in Singapore, and Mr. Crowen made him a bet of twenty pounds that he couldn't sell Pepsi-Co- la to the Grand Llama in Lhasa, the tlUty. Ygor and Tanya frequently Forbidden City of Tibet .Mr. Harrl- Item from a newspaper published foity years ago: \The League of Amer- ican Wheelmen are arranging for a bill In Congress apprt^rlaUng 15,000- 000. for the constructon of im- proved highways throughout the Uni- ted States.\ Item in 'the same old paper — Ed- ward G. died age 80. Having never married no family survive. The way to keep the cat from run- ning under the sofa is to cut off the legs of the sofa — or the cat. AVENUES OF LIFE B y Cr«wa J e w d l BOYHOO D AMBITIONS A boyhood event that stands out in my memory was the first trip to see a big three-ring circus. An uncle of mine, who needed very little urging, agreed to act as escort. Two other boys from neighboring farms went along, making a party of four on the pil grimage to the city fifty miles away where the circus was being held. It meant traveling in a t w o horse farm wagon to the nearest railroad stop, catching the train to the city, then by way of trolley car to the circus ground. Now boys around the age of eight, especially upon their first important trip away from home such as that happened to be, are apt to form definite and lasting impressions from the things they see and the experiences they have along the way. First, we decided to be farmers when we became men so we could sit up on the high spring seat and drive a span of big horses like we were riding behind on our way to the station; but when the train pulled up to the station and we saw the engine go by with the engineer leaning out of the cab window, nothing could possibly prevent us from be- coming engineers when we grew up. Later, when the conductor came along to gather up the tickets, we were very much taken with his blue uniform trimmed with gold braid, buttons, heavy gold watch chain across his vest and the ticket punch hanging from his little finger. All of these, together with his air of authority, caused us to wonder whether or not we had been to hasty in our choice. Our next change of heart came after we boarded the trolley car when we decided that a motorman's job was sure to be our ultimate goal. But alas! we had not reckoned with the glamour of a three-ring cir- cus ! The animal trainers, the acrobats, the trapeze performers, the tight-wire walkers, the chariot drivers — and so on down to the clowns, held us enthralled. On our way home we were thoroughly puzzled. Too many highly satisfactory opportunities had been presented that day to be absolutely sure of what we wanted to be. Before reaching home my uncle had written down and revised many times the changing moods of three rather uncertain little boys. However, after consid- erable persuasion on our part and great compromise on the part of my uncle, he agreed that it might be all right to let each boy tackle not less than three different occupations at the same time. It took tact and diplomacy on his part to arrive at a settlement with us so that each boy might have three distinct careers without duplica- tion or overlapping. One was to become an engineer, a lion tamer and a farmer; another, a conductor, a high-dive performer and a snake charmer; the other, a motorman, a cowboy and a clown, and thus the matter stood when three tired little lads crawled into their beds that night. Where is the lad who has not had a similar experience? What boy at the tender age of eight has not been aroused by dreams of the future when he shall stand in the places of the mighty? It is from Euch dreams that the seed of stern reality germinates. They are youthful visions of a magical land too bright to be entirely blotted out by the haze of years, yet too dim to discern a true course along which the youth may travel. LUMBER ANTHRACITE I \ The Coal That Satiifits \ Simpson — What did you raise on your place hi the country last sum- mer? Jenkins — Only the mortgage. We are told that the word \tax\ Is derived from the Latin \taxare\ which means \touch sharply.\ Th$ President says on account of the European war Americans should travel this year in America. Well, If we do any traveling It will have to be in the old walking shoes. We hear that according to Hindu law, lying Is Justified In only two cases; In saving a person's life and in paying a compliment to a lady. bring audiences to their feet cheering with dance Innovations, and in this domain Lela Moore and the Pour Hot Shots almost equal the popularity of Ygor and Tanya. A never before seen turn is given by The Three Wonchal- ants; Susan Miller has three hit- par- ade numbers. \Angel \I Want My Mama\ and \Starlit Hour.\ Cass-Owen and Topsy, with another first-time in New York turn, Nirska, In a breath- taking dance, and Garry Stone add considerable to the evening's enjoy- ment. To former admirers of Vani- ties, absent from New York four years, the return of this brilliant, distinctly different revue will be highly welcome. Chrysler and Plymouth SALES and SERVICE F. Harold Sayre Tel. 3532 SOUTHOLD, N. Y. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COURSE AT RIVERHEAD The first meeting of the course to be given by Columbia University at Riverhead will be held in the Court House on Tuesday, January 30th at 7 P. M. The title and number of the course is Education em212E—\The Improve- ment of Instruction through Curricu- lum Materials.\ The course is designed especially for teachers, supervisors and administra- tive officers who are Interested in im- proving instruction through the selec- tion and use of the soundest types of curriculum materials. The instructor for the course will be Professor Herbert B. Bruner of Teachers College, Columbia. son took the bet, promised to try to make the sale, and If the Grand Llan)a doesn't get too annoyed about it all, may yet collect from Mr. Crowen. Mr. Crowen adds: \This will be one bet I'll be glad to pay.\ In some areas in which Mr. Harri- son will Introduce Pepsl-Cola, It will be necessary to haul the drink by bul- lock cart, as well as motor lorry, be- cause of the condition of the roads. He pointed out that one of the main roads into Tibet is from the Northern border of French Indo-Chlna, part of his franchised territory, and he added that the only remaining channel left for the hauling of war supplies to the embattled Chinese armies, is via Ha- noi, this somewhat mountainous high- way also going into Indo-China. William Tobin, former golf cham- pion ,employed In a sales capacity by the Pepsl-Cola Company in Long Is- land City, will leave here late this win- ter, Mr. Crowen made known, to aid the Harrison. firm in setting up Its plants In Asia. Borneo, Java and Sumatx'a, have been Young Man — What is that gurg- ling noise. Girl Friend — I am trying to swall- ow that line you are throwing. BICE COAL for any automatic stoker equipment BUILDING MATERIAL HARDWARE ^hadatio^U u >0» iUHPIMO AND HOMI t i W O D W i m t GOLDSMITH & TUTHIU N E W S U FF O L K Phone 6424 The eccentric young fellow said he didn't care for girls who were too bi- ased, meaning \buy us this and buy us that.\ One of the greatest antique collectors in the country got his start in New York. It may not mean anything, but that's also where he met his wife. \The strongest wind won't blow this powder from your face,\ says an advertisement. But it takes only a tiny puff to put it on. PHILIP WECKESSER RESTAURANT BAR and GRILL Dinner—12 to 1 Main St. Tel. 3992 Southold In Bible times the swine full of dev- ils lan over a cliff instead of a pedes- trian. places of considerable franchise nego- tiation between Mr. Crowen and Dutch Bast Indian firms — the climate of all three spots, as well as that of other small Islands In the Java Seas, being a natural inarket for Pepsi-Cola, ac- cording to the Dutch merhants seek- ing pepsl-cola franchise bottling con- ccsiionn In the early days of motor cars two little girls were talking things over (as girls will). 1st Small Girl: \What makes a horse act so naughty when he sees an auto go by?\ 2nd Ditto: \It's this way. Horses is used to seein' other horses pullin' rigs, and they don't know what to think of 'em goln' along without a hone. I guess if you was to see a pair of trous- ers walkln' down the street without a man in 'em you'd be scared too. 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