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D.A* Aides Face Probe As Beaters Hill Suspends 3 Investi- gators Pending Quiz; Southold Man (Jainis Sleuths Beat Him. District Attorn-;. - h. Bnrron Hill this 'Thursday morning announc- ed the su.'ip'j nsion of three investi- e;afnrs of his staff pending com- plete investigation of charges filed against them by Louis S prepski , 28. of Southold . alleged victim of a \ third degree \ session 'Die ac'iised investigators arc .Joseph A. Ilr.nvinsh;. of ' jnrosBport: Harold Ft. Freeman , of Greenport . and Daniel R. O rattan, of Southold. RomansWi \ ,nd Kr'^nn n . according to Sprcpski. used strong nrm meth- ods in an attempt , to force a con- fession from him admitting his im- plication in the robbery and firing of the Southold railroad station early last Friday morning. Al- though Sprepski does not claim that ( ' .rattan maltreated him in any way. he was present , at. the im- promptu examination conducted Monday evening in the district at- torney ' s Southold office. Poinfine , out fhaf under civil ser- vice regulations , the accused inves- ti gators cannot be discharged or otherwise disci p lined until a hear- ing has been held and their guilt established. Mr. Hill declared he is \ naking a thorough probe of the case and gave assurance that the operatives will be dealt with as the facts warrant. (Please turn to Page 6 , Col. C> . Greenhal g h Board Head; Names Aides Ha/Jeton And Blackmail A ppointed As Super- visors Organize : .Vlay Act On Moore Ouster. Organization of the new Suffolk Board of Supervisors is >tk' :ng place today (Thursday! , the nine Repub- licans and single Democrat, who will legislate for the county during the next two years nutting at Jl a. m. at Riverbed. As predicted by this newspaper, 'he following board officials and aides were unanimously nonoint . e- 1 Ciinii nun Supervisor Warren F. < jrc-nbal ^ ' i . nt \ Jshp. Superviso (' Treejibal gh is a former town clerk of Islip and served t\ , n erms a county ''|n r k . H\ is beg inning hi second term as sup'-i-visor. County attorney Kdgar F. Hnzel- (Oli . of r-Corthport. Mr . Ha7. elt .0n i. - n former Munici pal Court .Tustic and a former dist rict attorney o f Queens County. As counsel for K'Kh Snyder in the celphrated Snyder- Gray murder ease lie gained nation- al prominence . He succeeds former County Judge Robert T . Oliver Babylon Democrat, in the S. 'i.OOO-a- year position. Clerk--Former .Supervisor Ben- jamin 11 . Blackmail , of Smithtown. He succeeds Frank K. Brush , Demc- erat. also of Smithtown. The posi- tion pays $2 , 400 per annum. The organization meeting was opened by Frank Brush , the retir- ing clerk , and Supervisor Milton K Burns , of Riverhead, was named temporary chairman. Mr. Green- halgh was nominated by Supervisor Edgar A. Sharp, of Brookhaven. and the seconder was Supervisor J. Augustus Hildreth, of South- ampton. In accepting the chairmanship, Mr. Greenhal g h declared he realiz- ed the manifold responsibilities of the position. The new board , he said, faces many momentous and pressing problems. Tax reduction was stressed as the main objective. The chairman was presented with a gavel , the gift of the clerks of the Islip town departments. The presentation was made by Miss Joanne Tucker and Kenneth Rhodes, the latter a former clerk to the county board. On behalf of a group of Mr. Grecnhalgh' s friends , L. C. Austin presented him with a pipe. (Please turn to Page 3 , Col. 2> Town Board Picks Wiley As Attorney Burns Votes Willi Hems To Kelain h ruszon: Borr Renamed ; Delay Police Chief !Namin«;. TIM' lira ' m-ctiii .: nf tin- n- '' - , Riverli\ id Town , loan) wo hold ,-. Wednesday. . Ion. 1. ¦ - •( 11 a. HI . , li- the Town 11 ill. Tin- fi.lln.vi m: mcr..- hers wen- present : K'-piiblii-iis Snporvi-or Mi lton [,. Burns , .lust io- - of th\ I ' - AU ' tin !( . Warner mid Kred Houtohcr; I ie;iui'--nts , .hiilieo . - . of the IVm-i- Ceor-: :- i\ , lana- am Josep h . V. Kell y. Supervisor H II I - II . - ¦ (. . , . r calling the meeting to order . pn . - -- . -i t. -d Judge Austin Warner wild a Moral horse- shoe . , -, j . -ift imui :i irinibi'i- of his friends in (be Second District . .Judge Warner in accepting the gif stated th at it would be the de. - li- of (he new Town Hoard to --;- . i- ; Ji - Town of ftiveih ' .id an . ¦ :.,• ¦ j.- nt i:-, - ernnirnt . Pi-tit inn-; signed iiv merchant «nd repeals of Kiverhend urgiir . th- reappointment of Thorn 1 Wa 'ker as Chief ,-f I),,. Rive,h o,, t: Police wi re pri-s.ut<- ¦ 1 to Supct-vi, .,.,- Burns . AiriUv-i - P'titlou. favorim: Ihr appointment of Howard V . I,an ¦ was also presented. Mr . I^ine at the pri-si-nt tim- is serving as an inves- tigator on tlv District Attorney ' s stuff. Supervisor Burns suggested that no action be taken on the mat- ter until (hi next Hoard meeting which will occur on Wednesday. (Please turn to Page 7 . Col. 2> Break Ground Here for ^ ew School Plant Several hundred persons attended the ground breaking ceremonies for Riverhend' .i new ?044 .000 Junior and Senior High School/held at. the Fair Grounds. Saturday morning, December 28. The program was opened with a selection \America ' \ p layed by tin: Riverhead High School Band. The Invocation was given by the Kov Charles Mactaan. Clrnce E p iscopa, Church. Robert E. Riley, chairman of the Citizens ' Committee was th\ first speaker. He was followed by Paul L. Brown , secretary of th. \ Citizens ' Committee; Joh n E. P.ow r Resident Eng ineer , P.W .A., and Su- pervisor. Milton I.. Burns. President. George W. Hildreth of the Board of Education following his address, turned over the first spade fill! of earth. Benediction was pronounced by the Rev. Chill- ies Mac- Lear. The exercises i-iime tn a close with the playing of th 1 Star Spang led Banner by the Band (Please turn to Page \ . Col. 1> 1 , 250 Attend Grea t G,O.P. Victory Fete The smasning election victory— a triumph which brought under Republican control every town in Suffolk County and gave the party an overwhelming majority on the Board of Supervisors—was cele- brated with fun and festivity by more than 1.250 members of the G. O. P. county organization at a dinner and dance in Cano^ p. - Inn , Hampton Bays. Saturday nigh t , it was undoubtedly the larg- est and moat successful event of its kind in Suffolk' s political his- tory. Staged to mark the November triumph , it was also a testimon - to W. Kinffsland Mary, chairman of the Republican County Commit- tee. The great audience gave him a tremendous ovation and the brief addresses made by officials, officials elect and other party notables con- tained many expressions of praise in appreciation of his leadership and his devotion to the cause of good government. The Macy-For-Governor boom was g iven new impetus by several of the speakers , notably Supervisor Edgar A. Sharp, of Brookhaven , 1 Please turn to Page 7 , Col. 2> $52 , 422 Tax Rebate Voted Last Monday the retiring Suffolk bounty Board of Supervisors adopt' ^d a resolution providing that the ither nine towns of Suffolk County hould raise by tax in 1M\ > a XotJ.l if ?: \4 , 422.48 to reimburse Brook- 'aven Town for an overcharge of nat amount in the 1934 tax levy for he support of the county govern- lent, armory. Supreme Court and listriet school superintendent' s ex- penses . The request for the adjust- ment had been mrde bv Supervisor 'Jdgar A. Sharp, nf Brookhaven. The adjustment was approved by he equalization committee of th > \3oard. which was composed of \ iupervisors John N. Brennan , of Smithtown (chairman) , Henry S. ' ohnson and S. Wentworth Horton. The resolution was introduced by \ supervisor Brennan. In equalizing (lie assessments of he nine towns of the county in 1934 t was determined that the total of brookhaven was s:,2. 5! 1.341. Subse- •uently it was discovered that an -rror had been made: that, the tota.I hould have been $40.7(tt. \ i83. The ax levy for that town ' s share of the ounty. armory. Supreme Court and ichool superintendent ' s expenses - . -as made on the higher amount ¦ nd Brookhaven had to pay $54. - '22.48 more in taxes than its cor- rect share. Hampton Elks Plan Meeting Southampton Lodge of Elks will ' hold the first regular session of the ; New Year on Wednesdiy night of 1 next week , and Exalted Ruler Lau- 1 rence I. Nieoll and his staff of offi- ' cers and committees are planning ) some special features of entertain- [ ment al the n guUr sessions of the i Lodge during the winter months, j The first of these features will be introduced at the meeting on next ' Wednesday night. Among other attractions will be j Past Exalted Rulers Night , when i former P. E. R' s will conduct the j meeting for one night. Another will 1 be the observance of the 68th I birthday of the Order of Elks. I The anniversary dafp Is Febru- ; ary Id and Grand Exalted Ruler. I Hon. James '1' , Hallinan has made ; the request of every !,odge of the ; Order to initia te a eroup of can- ; didat. es .it the meeting of the ' I<odge nean-sl to that date , this <-la. es !o be known as the Grand Exalted Holer ' s Anniversary Class The dat. of mi-oting of Snuthamp- ' ton lyiilg\ is Wednesday. Febru- - ary 12 and Exalted Ruler Kicol! has a committee arranging for a proper observance by Southampton j Ij Odge A special eu ' url vvill he 7r t ~tic : to enroll some junior members for j » 'Please turn to Page 7 , Col. !> ' , I II. H. Corwin Left Estate Of $119, 664 The ^ :\,ss value of the estate of the- late H. Harrison Corwin. of Riverhead . has been appraised for State transfer tax purposes at * 11H - c ie .4.10 and the amount, ol tax is «!!17.7.i. The decedent' s will made •he ¦ following disposition of Mr Corwin ' s net estate , valued at {114. - •i7o.0i \ i. Ewiii- ' v hr,^ Bairden , Attb en T. Regent. Wirkham Tyte . Leone >V . Corwin . Florence .Vlcholsnn ' . ' omelia Corwin and Muriel Corwin ¦ irandchildri-n. W00 each: Charles V . Tyte. Margaret. E. Tvtc. Lois E Ty te , Miriam E. Tyte. Harry Tyt- -nd Jean Tvte. ?KHI each; Harrison Tvte and Milton Tyte . grandsons \000 each: First M. E. Church of Riverhead. Jl . 'tO\ ; Ki-erhead C eme- tery. ?l . onn . income fo-- upkeep of ' mnlly I'lnt: Mirmm (' : . Tyte. d;iu« b- ' rr. Pwight ''' . and Hubert F. Cor- win . sons . Hie re. -ldu,irv estate ¦ iinouuting to S'lfi .oi'l ea'-li. The gross value of the estate of Mr. Corwin ' s ¦ ' . blow , Sarah Ellen Cor. vin , - . i . -ho died a few weeks after her li-ishand . Ivs been appraised at <*: 2 M S. ( I 2 and it is exemp t from tax Tin- nit estate, valued at ^^. \ . eii, is divided among the decedent' : ' 'laughter , Miriam C. Tyte . and sons I'- .viL-ht T. and Hubert V. Corwin. Fred Pulver , Long A G.O.P. Leader. Dies Many publi c olticials and political notables paid their respects to Fred S. Pulver , former United States Marshal and for many years an important figure in Republican party councils , at services held Tuesday r.fternoon at the First ii .. r . ; ..,,.(e,-,nn riiiireh So z Harbor . The Rev. Sidney S. Barrett , Mr. PuKer ' s close friend and long- time as. -neiaie in church an- 1 eivic woi'k . was olliciating clergyman. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery. I' ll fm more than a year . Mr. Pul- ver died early Saturday morning •n his Madison street , Sag Har- bor , home . Announcement of his detilh injected the one sad note into the pay atmosphere of the Re- publican victory dinner at Hamp- ton Bays . Saturday night . Mr. Pulver was bom in Brook- lyn . Man -h 17. 1S«I , tha son of Swis. . parents , anil until he was 1.1 lie attended Publi c School (1 on Warren s li ce ' , Brooklyn. In 1882 lie (\ime to S' . ig Harbor as ml en- graver with Josep h Filiy. s A Co.. watch case manufa ctur ers . ]) P w as i onnccted with Hi\ company for 42 vniis , scr. 'im; ; ¦ l hi> l\ d of the ell- gr, -r, in<» department for tip- last 2o year- , . Mr. Pulver was prominent m, Suffolk County Republi can politics for (lie la ¦ ' :» ye .iis . From J;-> 11 to li»2n iie was (^c^iimi •sinner of Elec- tions from tf'^1 'o i ' »2'i i' mwXy Clerk, from 1IC7 to r. r .!!i Justice of the Pcaci' nf Southampton town and fi 'otn Jan. I , J\ . »:» «• to Sept, . 'In . j:' . ' t(f , Tiovn (')crlc \( Sunt iiamjitoii. lie was ajipoir. rei l t' uil . -(l States .Marshal f'-r the Fust I nstrict in I'isii by Pi-Mili-iil Hoover . He held that pu ' .i until June :ni , I' cU , when h- i'1'su- . ncd in i.hi,hence to the deiirilid of At torney ( , i e n e r a 1 Hoiiier S , ( .' amuiin^s . A 1 ' . ;it tons t litli s lie was eliair- iu:iii and tri-M .iit-r of the SufiolU (' nilii t' . ' ' :i ;iuiiii''!i ii ( ' n niititttec . 1' lltll ililli 'SS foteei] ills f-sienii. inn; i - .cur ncn , Mr I' lilM-r . - . va. - pt-sid. nl nl ' i he Boii I'll nt F. tluci - lion ol Ph' i ' -iui llig li Se|i, „,1 -.nil Im . iiuiiite ' id ;. i ar- An- fori in,ill n| tin ' i.i/i II- i In ' -- ' ' .urn \iuy of ! h. S i- I lat tint' Fit e I N pit ft till 111. . - ' .lliee 1. -^ Ml I' ll ' ' I II i d beetl . ' ,1, a. II ', I no mil. I ol tin First I' l esir. 'tefisil ( . 'h u t ' , h. i i< irved as . II , d -H i - , i iidi'iuli lit ol ' tin Sunday S, ;,,.,, ! i I- . - .e. d .,, ., ¦ . ¦ ¦ - , I, , , v . ,n d , I' ' Ill II ' .. I' ,1. ' . \ I ' \1 \' MRS. ROOT FLIES TO JOIN SON HERE Although she is seve ral years past the allote d span of three score and ten. Mrs. Clara E. Root, of 1'arK avenue , Meiihatt. \ . \ . f!e' .. ' - from the city last Tuesday. Dec. :\ . to join her son. Lewis D. Root, for the holiday. Mr. Root is the manager of the Hampton , formerly the Suffolk Airport, and his mother made the trip in his Stimson Reli- ant , a four-passenger cabin plane It was her second airplane trip. CHANGES MADE IN PROSECUTOR STAFF Joseph Arata of Sayville . for sev- era l years 'listriet attorney ' s assist- ant in charge of Children ' s Court Work . Ins been promoted to the tiost of assistant district attorney. II- succeeds Fred J. Munder, of Huntington , named by the new Huntington Town Board as town attorney. It is understood that a third as- sistant 1' . S. post will be created today by the Board of Supervisors and th at Harry C . Brenner, youth- ful East N' o-thpni' i attorney, will be tinned 'o that position. KOTAKV (M B NEWS Willia m Armstrong of Southold was 'in' guest spe . ' i ' eer at the lunch- eon meeting of t in- Ki-'eihead Ro- tary club held at ihe Hotel Henry Perkins on Tuesday. Mr Arm- strong gave a vivid description of the customs mid habits of the Eng- lish nation. Eurtber reports on the Rotary Club activities fur the needj - .v-rc made CUTCHOGUE FARMER PASSED BAR TEST William Wirkham of Cutchogue , ivas one of the successful candi- dates in the October examination for i.dmlssion to the bar of New York State , whose names were an- nounced Monday by the State Board of Ij t w Examiners. Of the 1. SB2 law school graduates who took the anamination, only 7lt> passed. Wiokhani is a graduat \ of Am- herst College and of the , Columbia University School of Law. He is also a successful farmer, operating his own large farm at Cutchogue , mid was formerly associated with j. M. Lup'on ,i Son . Mattiluck seed growers. I' etii ' icrutie -mil Republica n inein hers of the retirim; Board of Super- visor ¦ joined Monda;. in honoring Supervisor charl- s Heurv Sniiih hoard chuii - iiiaii for th e past f . 'ai viar. - iiul an nut . ' . sliding -iiul >- lined tuibli e ligur e lor ni'.i'c than i qual'lcr of a ceiilli ry. I Hiring live vl-i i ing hour- of !' ¦ ValedietOt\ . ' ' -r-.|0|| . pollll. ll O\- 1,nettles 'M re forgotten ,i- the -II loi \ , i- .nt ¦ unite.I in paying tribute to :-lu Iter I .land' - - ¦ , ' ti '\'\ I \ III - cratn- I'' presenlalili . He reeen- I 1, beautiful electl'le nlalll'd cluck a. - ![;. , ¦ ;.: I \ I ol ' hi- , eolteatiues , the |, -|- e- setitation living made by Sti|icr' . isor Henry S. Johnson of RaM Inn. Vi - il.lv- ,ii. . I . ,| . h voict l.eirayii. \ nl, - eiiiotiun . I ' Ii .. 'l a i n Smith l . '^- ,., -,- . ., . | hi - i|.|.. 'i -'' I ' l'iii in « fe-v nnp li a, ..i d. \t -, n h. is ..( 'It- Imaid were guest - , of - o re ' , iticg . iiaii iiirm Monda . \ „, _ „,„ , i hioe ii a, ' 'It- Hnirl Hour .! [- , 1 ' ,;, ., . . I ' . ' i- f . I ha ¦ - ,.' ,. - a ere made ¦ , . . . : I | H - - --' ¦ J..lin -on for the i ,, oi mi i \ d-l. - .0 nil and b\' S' .l- ,. , f ¦ ,,i \ ¦ . \ . ' a -i-'li Horton for to , i:. I -- ICI . , , I' ,. .oh l' .:- ii. . b , cletk to '!,, Im.li -I lor III- pa- ' wo . - . 'ears . Mr . e -milh . Alio announced hi- peroi -in to leiin-nii ' -nl friini ptl ' ill- liie ) i-I i ietobi r ' . - ' n-n in- declined I -land a . - C | H -:-' I -or h, all' . 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'UTftoun ^ed that ,ic . •? -rinds rendy to ^celt t;r:uu] jury jn- vostigation of ftolilioal (i\sr;imit;n- tion by th*- \Votk - : Pt-ogr-ss Admin- i . -. r. 'li-in in ,S NJ T'>)1 C (' ounty. p-irti- nibtrl y in \hr H. sstsinn'-n. of n\ru h y th'- VV^A » \ rh.* S-'ir ^ '!r C >;in i/ Mos 'I'iitn K\v ' TMiinM ; ion ' * r»;iit' ii: =- sii»n. il «- ;i:-: HIT '' ;' . J-'J ! -v ' . -iy th-j t ^iip« »rvi ' ifir Wurn-Tt ? ¦ ' . ' In t-nh ;i !< ¦ h nwf nlh '-r KfpnhJ : '* . -jM ;:i\!i'h. r . , -ti th\ K OH M of KujiTviMors . wi?Ufmil l - * .it h the sf-nsjitionnl dis' -InsiU'p. - vn:ul«' at Mandi\y ' n hoard nioeting, vil! ij 'it ur- ss for such :\ uroho. On Tn.vjj iy, the dny Mft ^ r Snji\j - I - ¦ iwi>r f Jreonh- 'iich h-'d jrn^vt' nH SupTvi.snr Willinni W-i i t v * vhul- ' ¦ ¦ )>-nyj- *o ;»rnv*-' tht* charges he hnt) I vntrfM ;»t ;i t>revlnus session with an \ ¦ <vp ( w*» thtj t «horkP() Democrats as i ut . -ll :'s RppubUcan < { ( District Attor- j 'i*» y HjM invitod the Islip \ *x*:nutlve f r» present charges nnd rvidenc^ to j him. J \If thrr * 1 is Hti y evidence- ttnt ' ;'rt . h- j , ''! wnrrswting in InvcsTignriwi of j vork r**lipf in Suffolk County. \ My. t Hill . . - .id. 'I ,h-dl r-qui ^ l ih'it . - • ; ipc'-iHl ai-nnd jury bv coiivfr i-Ml , \ ' Kupfrv!*5or f ' .rp ^nhni ^h' . ' - -Mai PI ¦ that men upsiimed to mnsqiiito *x- i tr-rmmntion prnjprt s h y \hv now r\r- ! funrt Work Di' . -isiOM of the TP.UA hud been dropped from the p;tyro|!i' hy th*- WPA whni th \ m-w r-VrJe ni ' : vork reli ef Jiyency 'I;->IIPU' '! <'nntr, ii ' ¦ is . -imp l y home o' .it Mn;>d-ty by h» - f' ' -limonv e!i/'it\d from .fohn S Williamson , dir.M-toi i . if tin- mo . . - i piitu extermi nation ' .voi'k. r> ento- j fo lie 1' omity I,eadi -i- rhj irles H. I S'lllivMn , nf ,\' nr!h pio t . -ns nnn nd! >s tin- ni ;in whose rtpprovnl must ht I r^ in- d in -url'r to i-fnir*- :* fori - i 'iian ' < joh or other ext l e^^^ i^ ¦ ^ posi- j tion with the mosquito commission. The mosquito extermination com- mission for.V'rd' d :\ iist of 17 men A'li'i h.nl ' ' ITII '-mployed ;is leehni- | c;t I ' .vn'ki'i's f ' o rem. u ;iiul in ot Ji t ; ¦ Supervisory enjeieit ' o' - - i-O ' ler ihe TK1-: A set-i.p F>nd requ esle.l they be reassigned to their it ^peetivo positions hy *hr WPA . The WPA approved of ]\ i nf the 17 men whos\ ; iift me . s \v **re on that list . ! Tt -vM .s Heelm-'-d hy John S. \Y\l- i 'iem. ' on . «liieetnr of the mosquito \St ermiriMf i ' nn work for t/ie cotn - i f'le. -ise turn t<i V HK V ;> , Col. -1> Jury Probe Of WPA Not Likel y Here » ' J= Hejectinn of the I'ctitio ii \f lb. - , 1 Ia -irJ<«-oo.3 Mennirial f' ellielery A- - | soriation to e-<t , ;ibli:-h ;i ceirirtery ] /mil nirmorinl park fin a IHT-acit' ¦ \ Irani of laiiil about two miles nnrlli 1 of Amityville io tlv- Townsbii' of Hubylon in iiri- 'lt'-tt- ' l a* » result of I In- failure- of iiu- ii-tiiiiif - Hoard of 1 .Supervisor. - to take act i o n at tb bearing i\ Uiverlicail on ^lo .l.ia . • , Ijlljectioill- to the piojeel . -. re -I. ,I by tin- Kahyloii To - n Ho .nl - . .• ¦ . - ..i- ,1 ci\ ie a- , -n. latl' . a . aiel . o'tialn i -o itl'livi'lnai lr<i. , ' \i - . . A i-'l-r- - !•' - all- , ' - o( Hie i- i a e l a- a ( ' etiiete, - . A- .-oe i'l - imi at . ' ¦ 'he ll - -.) 111 H|.|IO- : - ,itioii to \i- iiv ,1 l\..j , . !. ItlVKICIir.Alt I'Ol.lf K, VMVS I' oliee are iin'rat 'oat i nu 'Ii- V'l' 1 ' of several ease. i of ii'ilioi - \ . b'. a v. err ilclni from 'be basement . ¦ ' ' tin- .John .1 . Sullivan buil iljo i: 0:1 Main sir .-el . otii-l iiue on Moil. I T . oi-bt or i, i'l;' 'l' u,' -,|a- , - I . I . II II ,,,,:. r.otrun— '' . : ¦ ;' . . ,i.i-il h . \ l ee lbn' ' ,, inilie- . i FORECAST DEFEAT OF CEMETERY PLEA Th\ ivi oa'-it y nou'ils that werr. . pri-M tit at tile hotels aii'l Inns on ¦ \' '\ .v Vc. 'ii- ' . i Kve ie an inilii-ation ' , of better times. The, Hotel Henry : I' er-kina WHS lilleil to eapaeity. ' I' la-eler,; ' Taveni n C.nlvcrton «-; IH ' anolber busy -pot. The (Jl<3 Mill oi Mattltuck bad their usual line i-nnvil. (Hi the Smith Shore , i- aniie l'|,a , -e inn • ... • I - the popular meeting plaee io -if the ohl year out niul the oew \-(-»r in . Other p laces on both i iie .N' ortli ami South Shore report capacity erowi . lH . LARGE CROWDS GREET NEW YEAR Town Counsel j Koitrr M. Wiley, v.iio yeslprtlny nun iipiminteil lo« n attorney by lh«- l»i\erllca<! Town Board. Ceor-e Kekart HKeii . \ •! . - . cell l<nn- .vn in loi|f, 'e circles, ami pro- I'lielnr nf tile Mcmi'k lllll Wl'Mt- h finp inn H- o-li, tiirti . suddenly WerJ- ne. ' lay. from the effeets of a honrt itta -k at bis |i,aee ol bu.-in-s. ' -i . i - ..tiiin- I, Wentliampton many v-ii- il^o . Mr. Kekart i stablisli-d th- Mci'iiek Inn , and ill a .short ¦ , ' . )ijj. jj w.i. i be iiiecting place of many of I in b adnt R sur. - .nier resi- .b-' ,Is of tiial section. Mr . Xrkart nuilibel't . d anion/ hi - fiaeiids . inati;, ' of Hie iefldluii pubin- olii -ia ls of Heooklyo and V- ' . - Ynri, ' . 'b o siioiinerial nt West - h-'iiip t.oi It. '\ as \eiy a.'lt- . e ill l-,|-e I - IM -I C . bein^ an ardent v.ork- -i in th- Klk. - lor many • . i ' TS . He \ .a also a member of the Koi' i ' sl- ia- . an,I pie-alent ol Ihe Sllllolll County llotelm.m ' s A--oe|,itioil. |. ' uo-i' ,. l - -.a , i — - - . • ill la iii li! on . Sunday a ft -ri.iein . at ' . ' p. in., ill tie Merrick lur. We . -thaiiipton. Mr , Kekart is . -in vived by 111- IV if, Mr- . Ci . 'o rea . . I-aiklmrl . two mi- . He,, ;,, and Vrniik , and t«o • 1., -i- t.l- i I' nrolhy and Lillian Geo. Eckart Dead At 51 ' A-radiot 'n 'l ' b-eisioll l-eeetlt!\ ll ami. d do 'All by 'be App ellat e la Venn, of tin Supreme Court . Se- o-i'l I >i-|i' .i rtl<l. '\t . . 1 icU Kennel i. Kent- - . ' .It i.f Itm-liviile ' Voler . is , o 'lto -d In a blood «n.!ipmu te - l illii l. 'r ' be pr,,. . 'i-,n„ - nf See . .. \ 11. ' . , of Ihe I' l\ I' l'. . - lice Act ' n pen , ' .hi la- I ¦ not tin f 'll'n r \f ¦ ciiiid ' iii rn , ,, 111- il' ifi Kb. Hi b\ - ! >l \' • - n month- a '!-!' 'h' \' m'-laae-- on K. b . is la: I . If l. -nl ' lukt- id' ao l.l-e ,,f Ike pri' ib'i-e Di ll ll 1 - lle-l. - < e,|. ,1 In blto a ¦ Hi Ie' tin In - : . -, .. ,,f II I, I' i n i l III Sm I. 'II- Co-Ill. ' - ,,„-, -I. ,| pro- ' mi of tne l.r. \ v -o-,el-, l I'),, ,|, . |.|,,ll I\ Upllnld - Hi. n! mi- ' -tbilii ; nl , ' . oh '\'• in - . ' '' .ii •Irrn ' - C I pro-, edm- In pin. - Ho i 'l, -iliom- . i nl \ ehil.l . Mi . and Ml- I. - nt/ V I'l ma, ia. a bv the li.'V, I . ' . C. K. Woll-laK\' \ iJi'.iallead. 'fin, ' , h.l ' I liw-il to- i -i tiler. Cotintv .J IK I KC Hii ' liaril \A Hawkin , a. - . iu di - \i ill . Sun..Is. • ¦ .,, - , 1. ' ' ii,|.l ,-ir- I ' -. - pl . a-d-.- \ I -nt? In pa- ni- . wife ?• \ . a - .vee!:. r. - ,-l ' .iimni er Hi,-, he had fail \.! fo . , i , the aoiouul ord-red by .I-ld - e llav.kine he w-is arrest , d by .loseph Knli p ill- iki . \It i-\ - - -li ' -Il ' lll' fol' 'i' .e S'llfnlk C ounty I'l ' -tn- l Attorney ' . - - iilln-i- At III. ' trial Lent/ declared be -as mil the fa lii er of Hie -in!' 1 . Ind-- ll„'l i' -ii|- held ! ' n \I 'i ' He -mid Mas null in s-dlock Dial ,1 va- In lie pt' OUtlleil that l.etl!> '.. ' 'a - H o- f-, th, r . Throimh Ins 'illoi ney. - . ,,,v . tea , ' - Sebt'inhet-- \f Kivi'l - . ' • ¦ ¦ ¦ ft . J. -nC- tntiU -i n appeal from hid-- llawkin- . ' .|--ision. ' I ' ll. - ,I— I-ion dlteet , , . ,',l Ho ¦ • • - ¦ I, Iv allmvaiice he -nnlitnu 1 uu ' d , ' , ,! ¦ ,!, ¦ of Hi, m ¦ • h- aian- ' • Im '- . ¦¦ i ll Ii, unlet . ,1 !.. .|. t - lanai, Hi ¦ I. i iln.as. \ \I Ihe , iilld. MIS , -. i. iciiMn KP : IO \\ I . I > Ml- . Ill,nil l.aeluite;. . r ol I ' -111 . a I I-dip, ll.i- tllMlotllieell t ll e • upline- oient nf her llauclll\ I- ' .a- , -!;; . ;„ H- . -nry l- lolir , jr .. ¦ on nl Mr . ,mi Mr. . ' I' eni-y Klolir. St., -f l. -hp ' ¦ ' \ ¦ i-l- -,-- he. i] ,„t I ' m tie wed M US I KIIH I May Ask l]lootl Test To DencU 1 l^«ilimary Issue An order signed recently b y .Tn«- j tiec Albert Conway In Brooklyn Supreme Court , direci* toe Ij aok \ of Sunrolk County, of Sayville . to I issue duplicate .stock certificates to; rep lace about, J 1 , 250 worth of bank ' stock owned hy John K. Biggins. I president of the Flatbush National I Rink of Brooklyn. In his appli-i cation. Mr. Biggins stated that the ] 2. -i certificates were destroyed b y j his dog. \And if Ihe court please , \ the ; petitioner .state d , \I submit that inasmuch as the said do? did chew , putn- . eat and otherwise destroy ! the said . securities , It devolves upon ! this respondent to rep lace them. \ It was learned that Mr. Biggins i was mnkiii f- an inventory of his tiuanrial holdings in his home on : Christinas Kvr when his dou. while , his master was out of the room for ¦ a moment , chewed up the Sayville bank securities. Dog Devoured j $1 , 250 Stocks ! M. Fs. Harby of Huntington , spe- cial counsel to Suffolk County in testing the validity of the Suffolk County Water Ati i' n.u it . v i\ . the Ap pellnlc Division and Court, of Ap- peals , was awarded the sum of .Ja , 'H! ' > .2' .! for disbursements and Ie gal fees by the Board of Super- visors Monday. The award was nittertv opposed h y the Republican minority on the board. The Republican members objected to any payment, to Harby other than his actual expenses on lilii- grounds the Huntingto n attor- ney had volunteered his services whil e acting In behalf of the Suf- folk County Economic Council. Huntington Supervisor William Wait proposi-ii a tee commensurate, with legal research work of $5 , 000 in addition to Harby ' s netun! ex- I pi-nse. Watt' s Pemoorutio colleagues I rebelled and finally compromised on the sum of {. 'l . ntio In addition to an expense, bill of >9t;1.22. Harb y Voted 83 , 000 Fees Vlaii. Wif< - Awl 3 Sons Lost* IJvi's In Tru<»- nl y Al Patrlioirur; Coroner (iives Hulinjj;. Coal gas escaping from a defec- tive flue wi ped out an entire famil y at Pfitehogiie last Saturday morn- ing. The victims of the worst tragedy of this type in the history of the county were Robert T. Jerrell . XI: his wile , Aiken. 32 . and their three son:;. Robert. »: William. ¦ ) nt,,| Al- len . 2. Tlicy were found tl<-ad in their two-story frame house at 12 Vernon avenue shortlv before In o ' clock Saturday morning. An inve. sijgatinn established Hint coal gas. escaping from a blnwn- ont fine pipe connected with ihe furnace in the basement nf fin- home , had taken the toll of five livcs. Coroner firovcr V. Silliman who personally made an evimiiii' i- lion of the home , declared in his official verdict that the deaths were caused by \ carbon monoxide pois- oning from Inhaling coal gas escap- ing from a defective Hue. \ Mr. .Terr* I! , who was employed as an agent by the Prudential f,ife In- surance Company, was found dead , his body sprawled on the floor in front of the furnace where he had gone apparently to investiga te the furnace defect. In a second floor bedroom inves- tigators found the body t;f ei g ht- year-old Robert in bed where he had died in hi.s sleep. In an ad- ; joining bedroom was found the life- less body of two-year-old Allen, ly- ing in his crib and next to hirn . in a bed. lay the body of Iris our- j year-old brother . William. i The body of Mrs. .Terrell lay at I the foot of William ' s bed. near a i window. Investigators, reconstruct- ing the events leading up to the tragedy, said they believed Mrs. Jerrell. then nearly overcome b y the gas. had collapsed apparently as -he strugg l' . ' e) feebly to open a window to release the deadly fumes Two family pets. B white dog, and a white cat , perished with the famil y. The cat lay under a divan in the front room of the house and upstairs investigators found the dog. a playmate of the .Terrell boys. In the kitchen, the investi gators found a dish of breakfast food. A neatly trimmed Christmas tree , with the boys ' toys scattered about the floor, was in the front room. The tragedy came to light when Arthur Beare. another agent for the life insurance company, went to the Jerrell home to find why (Please turn to Page 3 . Col. 1) Famil y Of 5 Are Victims Of Coal Gas Participants in the ground-breaking ceremonies to be erected on the Fair Grounds site. Left to richt: Charles MacLean , Robert K. IJile . v, Fred Duryea , who Paul I« Brown , .lustice .loseph V. Kelly, Supervisor of the Board of Kducation. nho turned the first spade for the new S644 .000 Kiverhead Central Hi gh School •lohn E. Bowe , P. W. A. resident engineer: Key. Has awarded the contract for the foundation work : .Milton I,. Burns , and George W. Hildreth, president full of dirt. Participate In Ground Breaking Ceremony Tlie stork outdistanced both cupid and the grim reaper in their annual race in Riverhead Township, according to a com- pilation of vital statistics for the yertr 1935 announced today by Town Clerk Harry J. Krato- ville in his capacity of registrar. ' I. i ii r i h g the past, twelve months . Riverhead families . welcomed 108 now arrivals , ¦ or ei ght more births than were recorded in 1931. Wecldip, \ bells did not ring as frequently last year as in 1934. however. The comparative figures are: 1933 , 92 marriages , and 1934 , 113 mar- riages. The mortality rate dropped in the townshi p. There were only fij deaths during 1335 . as com- pared with fit; during the previ- ous year. Stork Outdistances Cup id , Grim Reaper
