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America Fortunate , Editor Says , Back From World Tour Americans who are inclined to bewail the state of the nation and weep over their, econ omic misfor- tunes are Invited by Marlon Pew editor of Editor & Publisher , and a resident of Wading Rive r , to cast their eyes across the oceans and consider conditions in other lands. Mr. Pew, who returned home on Thursday from a trip which con- sumed more than four months of consistent travel and encircled the globe , told how the teeming mil- lions of . the romantic Orient exist in poverty, squalor and despair. \If the people of America, or any large section of the population , could see what conditions arc in other lands , particularly in China , Japan , India, Egypt and Southern Europe, they would raise their voices to heaven in thanks for spec- ial blessings , \ he declared. \Ameri- ca is fortunate beyond calculation. In Bombay, I saw thousands of men, women and children, penniless outcasts , sleeping on the pavement stones , wrapped in rags to keep off the vermin. The poverty of millions in China is an unutterable crime against human nature. More than half the babies die in infancy, and the weight of toil and misery car- ried by the working classes is al- most beyond belief. China is being despoiled of her northern provinces b y a calculated, audacious , crimin- al raid by rapacious Japanese mili- tarists. I talked with many influen- tial Chinese and they seemed stun- ned and helpless. However, the Jap- anese Have no excuses to offer , but rather boast of their imperialistic success, and justify everything on the theory that they are holding back the spread of bolshevlsm in- to the Orient from Russia. \I found Japan to be a wonder- ful civilization , and at its peak of industrial achievement, with wije- spread appreciation of the arts and (Please turn to Page 2 , Col. 3> HEADS BIRTHDA Y BALL COMMITTEE I i : ¦ i Justice Joseph v. Kelly, who heads the committee in charge of arrangements for the \Birthday Ball For The President\ dinner- dance to be giver, at the Hotel Henry Perkins , Riverhead , next Thursday evening. Clear Driver In Auto Death Of EautRenna No .evidence of criminal negli- gence was found Monday in an In- quest in the death of Paul Renna , 39 , of North Great River , who was run down near his home on Friday night by a car operated by Paul Albert Buono , 19 , ol Freeport street . East Islip. The inquest was conducted by Coroner Grpvcr A. Silliman of Say. villc. in the office of Justice of the Peace A. G. Griffiths in Bast Islip. Testimony showed Renna wo* walking on the wrong side of the road, that he was dressed in dark clothing, there are no street lights on the iiiui ougtiiare , and Buono had no opportunity of avoiding the accident. A requiem mass for Mr. Renna, who was the father of two chil- dren , was said Monday morning in St. John of God R. C. Church. Cen- tral Isli p. Interment followed in St. Patrick' s Cemetery. Bay Shore. H P is survived also by his wife , Sviviii. Anri g Named ^Chief Of New Police Force Following the lead of other Suf- folk townships which have reorgan- ized their police systems under the provisions of the Klrkhwvl Ad , the Southold Town Board i i; ' Fri day created a town police department and appointed Otto Anrig, of Matti- tuck , as the first chief. He will head a force of four otfi- iers. Besides Anrig. who has served for the past two years , members of the department are Antonc Chituk of Cutchogue; James P. Kelly, uf Southold; George Wettmore , of 'Jreenport, and Henry Y. King, of 3rlent. Wettmore and King wei' j ippnintor! «» the meeting on Friday and their compensation was fixed it $5 per day . Ultimately, police headquarters .vill be located in the town high- Way storage and office building the town will construct at Pcconic. By abolishing the office of town constable, a step taken at the first meeting this month , the board ef- fected a saving which will go .1 long way toward meeting the extni expense of the new police system. Town officers will now serve civil papers, as well as regulate traffic and conduct criminal Investi g-i 'inns. 1 Are Held In Burg lary Try Four young men , arrested by Corpora l Tappey of the State po- lice , and Brookhaven Town Officer George Oakley in connection with an attempted burglary on the Smith Rstnte. Smith' s Point , were held Tuesday to await the action of the grand jury in Riverhead fol- lowing a hearing in Center Mo- riches before Justice Jacob Miller. The men , Frank Rutkowski , 21; Robert Walsh , 23; Frank Beeker , 20 . and Gerald Hulse , 24 , all of Mo- riches , are charged with having committed burglary in the third decree when they aueinpled to enter and rob the contents of a car and a parage on the Smith Estate , .Jan. 5. The four men . according to po- lice , were accompanied oy a iiilii. Police are seeking his arrest. Two Nabbed In Raid On Still Two men have been held for ar- j raignment in Federal Court on i charges of operating an unlicensed sti!! following a raid Tuesday night i on an alcohol \ cooking plant\ In- ; cated in Ezra Park , Babylon. The j prisoners gave their names as Mike j loccafort, 29, of Brooklyn , and ; ^ aul Airola , 39 , of Babylon. | Members of the district attorney ' s ; ;taff and sheriff' s office. Babylon • lolicc and four Federa l agents joined forces in the raid, which uii- , covered a 350-gallon still, other equipment and supplies. ! An incident of the foray was a lint dispute netweeti lite- ^• . ¦ :,:,\^.{ j men and the county operatives over ! the disposition of eleven bags of j sugar , wo rth about $50. seized ¦ ' . 1 the plant. The federals insisted that \ the sugar be taken to Brookl yn and i destroyed while Assistant District Attorney Lindsay R. Henry, scent- ing an \ opportunity to save the I county tub . suggested that it could be put to better use by the cook at ' the county jail. Henry won the ar- gument. BOARD TO DECIDE ON SEWER WORK The Riverhead Town Board will probably determine at its meeting next Wednesday at 9 o ' cloc k when work shall start on the Riverhead munici pal sewer system. The con- tract , which was signed by Super- visor Milton L. Burns in Kc. York City last week, has been approved by the PWA authorities. Mrs. Reeves A ppointed To Welfare Post Due to the resignation of Ray- mond Darling of Northport , as Commissioner of Public Welfare for the Town of Huntington , Mrs. Maenita Reeves of Huntington Sta- tion, has been made Acting Com- missioner of Public Welfare by the unanimous \'ote of the Town Board. Mrs. Reeves had previously been Mr . Darling ' s assistant. Tn a recent Interview. Mrs. Reeves made the following statement: \I have a close connection with the people of the Town because I Be- long to many organizations and have always been active in the welfare field, and feel I really know the people and their needs. I love welfare work because it gives me the opportunity to do something for my fellow men , to have a bette r understanding of my neig hbors and to forget my r>w» difficulties in the greater ones of others. \ Mrs . Reeves had been acting as assistant four years to the late Commissioner Ernest S. VanHisc , anil is well known throughout the county for her welfare work and ability in her chosen field. FKKMKRICK .». THOMPSON Frederick J. Thompson , who had been a resident of Mattituck for the past nine yean , died at his home on Peconic Bay Boulevard there , last night. He was 71 years old ana was a retired lurniiuic manufacturer, being former presi- dent of the White River Chair Co ., of Brattlchoro , Vt. Mr . Thompson is survived by a brother and a sis- ter. Funeral services will be con- \ ducted at the late residenee of the deceased on Saturday evening a( I 8 o ' clock, the Rev. Percy C. Had- | ford , pastor of the Mattituck Pres- | byteriun Church , officiating. The j imermv.nl will V>r, in Cve^r. ' .ioUl Cemetery. Hempstead , at 11 o' clock Sunday morning. Congressman Robert L Bacon has given assurance that he will aid the Brookhaven Town Board in its efforts to procure a modification of the reiiuiremant that men as- signed to WPA projects must have been on the relief rolls- prior to Nov. 1. This was contained in a letter re- ceived by Town Clerk Andrew D. Havens and read to the members of the town board in which Congress- man Bacon said he would take the matter up with Federal Relief Ad- ministrator Harry L. Hopkins l«i ¦ see whether the latte r would author- f Please turn to Page. 2 , Col. 2) Bacon Pledges Aid In Solving WPA Tang le BARKING DOG SAVES WOM EN FROM FIRE Rags , a little Mexican terrier , >s given credit by Mrs. Bertha Evans and her sister, Mrs. Augusta Cur- tius , for saving their lives at 3:4\ > Monday morning when their large home at 56 Furman lane , Pat- chogue . caug ht fire and was ruined. It was the persui-nce of the dog in barking and pulling the covers from Mrs. Evans that finally awakened her to the realization that her home was on fire. Residents from all over F,a;;lcrr, Lone; Island arc making plans to attend the annual Birthday Ball for the President, to be held at the Hotel Henry Perkins, Riverhead , Thursday evening, Jan. 30. A din- ner tarting at 7:30 p. m.. will pre- cede the dance . The proceeds from the afiKir will be used by n com- mitter; appointed by the President in his crusade to stamp out infan- tile paral ysis. Justice of the Pence Joseph V. Kelly. Riverhead. heads the com- mittee of Eastern Lon;; island resi- dents who will sponsor tin: din nor dance this year. The idea of the Birthday Hal! for the President is to create , through the direct help of the citizens of ou- \ountry. funds with which to help victims of Infantile Paralysis and support researc h ef- forts to wi pe out the disease itself. Infantile Paral ysis again stalked through the land this year , adding thousands of new victims to the several hundred thousand already : crippled. The need of continued effort in their behalf is greater 1 than ever , and once more the , call i:; inartn to our fellow-countrymen , to participate in this humanitarian ] work , which for the past, two years ! they have aided so generously and with ' such outstanding credit to our nation. The dinner-dance is h\ing staged foi- one purpose only, and that is j to provide an opportunity for the j residents of Kastern Long Island j to lend their assistance in this ¦ great crusade against infantile ¦ paralysis. This is strictl y a nun- j partisan affair , and everyone is I urged to join in this common ! cause. A delicious turkey dinner will be ; served. The committee has also [ scoured the assistar.ee of a nuni- ] her of our talented residents from Eastern long Island , who will pre- \-rnt an entertainment following the dinner. Music for the dancing will he j furnished by Iteg Underwood and ! his Khytlimiigicians. There will be I community singing and other fea- I tures during the evening. | At the request of the committee , j tickets are now available at the ! (Please turn to Page 2 , Col. 7> Expect Large Attendance At Birthday Ball , Jan. 30 Former County Treasurer Henry , P. Tuthlll. of Mattituck , was elected (irst vice president of the Southold Savings Bank at the annual meet- ing of the Board of Trustees at Southold last Thursday. He suc- ceeds Frederick K. Terry as the active head of the institution , which is one of the largest rural mutual savings banks in the country. Mr. Terry ' s resignation as first vice president, secretary and treas- urer was accepted with regrets and resolutions expressing appreciation | for his lone , and loyal services wer-: ; adopted oy tin: trur' .tcef . H« will { continue to serve as a trustee . Ill health fo rced his retirement fro m active duty. OHieers for the year are : presi- dent , Joseph N. Ilalloek; first vice preiid-nt . Henry P . Tuthilt; second j vlce president , George B. Preston ; j secretary and treasurer . Kensselaer j < .i. Terry ; first assistant treasurer , Israel P. Terry ; second assistant i tvc^iu-i'f C.nrlisln Cochran: mem- i her of finance committee , Daniel H . iHorton ; member of examining com- mittee , William A. Fleet. Mr. Terry entered the Southold Savings Bank us a clerk in Janu- ary, 1905 . He was elected second assistant treasurer on Feb. 16 , 1911 , and first assistant treasure r on Jan. 10 . I90\. > On April 16 , 1914 , he. was elected a trustee of the bank , to succeed the late president. Jonathan B. Terry. On April 1 , ! 1924 , Mr. Terry was elected secre- tary and treasurer to succeed H. Howard Hiinttinjr . retired. On Nov. I!> , 11125. he was elected second vice president , and on Nov. 17 , 1932 , first vice president. Such , In brief , is the record of Mr. ferry us a trustee and ollicial of the Southold Savings I Bank. j flow well Mr. Terry performed • lus duties is ¦ howr, in the splendid I condition of ihe bank today. Ha i run lock hack with pardonable I pride on his thirty-one years of 1 service in the bank and his twelve years as active head of the institu- I tion. His ability as a. financier has ' been ampiy si«>iv, \ . The \ttccess of i (Please turn to Page 2 , Col. 6) Tuthill Succeeds Terry As 27 Active Head Of Thrift Bank PARENTS TO SUE IN BUS DEATHS lawsuits to recover damages for the deaths of three Sayvillc High School students-Alice V. and Edna M. Bedell and Robert F. Seekamp, all of Holbrook , who were killed in a school bus by a Long Island Rail- road train at the Broadway avenue grade crossing at Holbrook, Dec. 20 was indicated this week when applications fyr letters of admin- istration were made by the parents of the three victims before Surro- gate Robert S. Pelletreau at River- head. Lester L. Bedell , father of the Bedell sisters , is the petitioner for the letters of administration in their estates. Mrs. Martha M. See- kamp, mother of the Seekamp boy, is the petitioner in his estate. Her- man J. Schoenfeld , Patchogue at- torney, represents the petitioners. August Blaske of Sayville , driver of the bus, is out on $1 ,000 bail to await the action of the grand jury on a charge of second degree man- slaug hter. REPUBLICANS WILL DINE HIM FEB. 10 J. HARRY SAXSTIEN A notable political and social event in February will be the testi- monial dinner to be tendered J. Harry Saxsticn , for the past four years president ul the Riverhead Young Men ' s Republican dub, at the Hotel Henry Perkins/ River- head. on Monday evening, : Feb. 10. County Leader W. Klngsland Macy and other party . notables ' are ex- pected at the affair, which will .be of an informal nature , with a dance following the dinner. The coin- , mittee consists of Charles Glover, Ellis T. Terry, Leone Corwin, Wil- liam Tuthill, Albert Magee. Percy Ketcham. Fred Hsjek, Sweezy Conklin , Charles Smith and Arthur Thurm. Romanski Wins Exoneration On Assault Charge Jury Clears D.A. Aide In Third Degree Case ; Case Hinges On Tes- timony Of Physician. The complete collapse of the third degree charges made against two investigators of District At- torney L. Barron Hill' s office was predicted today following the ac- quittal yesterday of Joseph A. Ro- manski , of South J amesport, oi\e the accused sleuths , by a pettit jury before Justice of the Peace Norman Klipp in magistrate ' s court at Grcenport. The verdict exonerating Roman- ski of the third degree assault charge filed by Louis Sprepski , 28, a Southold fireman, was reported about 6:15 p. m. yesterday after the jury of six members had deliberat- ed about thirty minutes. The trial was conducted before a packed courtroom in the Grecr.pcrt village hall , and nearly 200 would-be spec- tators were refused admission. May Drop Freeman Case Romanski' s fellow investigator , Harold R. Freeman, of Greenport, also charged with third degree as- sault in connection with the alleged \third degree \ inquisition conduct- ed at Southold on the night of Dec. 30 , is to stand trial before Justice Klipp and a jury next Wednesday. The chances are , however , that the (Please turn to Page 5, Col. 1) . County Seat G.0 P. Club Names Slate Corwin New President , Succeeding Saxstien; Other Officers Nam- ed; Howell S peaker. The Riverhead Young Men ' s Re- publican Club began its fifth year of political activity Monday ' ni ght when officers were elected and in- stalled at a largely attended meet- ing in the Hotel Henry Perkins. Leone W. Corwin , candidate fot justice in the last election and an official ot the Corwin & Vail Lum- ber Company, was unanimously elected president . Mr. Corwin succeeds J. Harry oaxstien, president of the organiza- tion since its inception f< jr years ago. Mr. Saxstien, who will be hon- ored at a testimonial dinner to be ijiven by the club on Fe b. 10. de- clined a bid for a fifth term, plead- ing the demands made on his time by his growing law practice. He will, however , serve as a director. Howell I» Speaker The rally Monday night was also featured by a stirring attack on New Deal policies by Surrogate I^eonc D. Howell, of Nassau County. The evening ' s program included a poem composed in honor of the re- tiring president, read by Howard Wells, and .some entertair.in* verses written and recited by Prof. P. H. (Please turn to Page 2 , Col . 2) — ¦ ^ — i for A Complete Coverage j Of important Happen ings \ Read The County Review j . i Advertising Messages In The County Review Bring The Results You Look For Jobless , Man Ends His Life 'Jnersployed for several years past, and apparently worried over Ins hea lth . Edwin Smith. 47 , who resided on the Town Line road, adjoining the Baptist Fresh Air Camp at Commack , on Monday committed suicide by shooting him- self with a 12-gaugc shotgun. According to the district attor- ney ' s investigator , William Gard- l a— f^ fc HuirtjBgton . who investi- gated, the full charge bt the shot- gun passed entirely through the man ' s body, entering the left chest and coming out through the back. It then tore a hole in the celling of the room. Fred Goldsmith, a neighbor , was calk - and the Huntington police notified, Officer Lewis Smith re- sponding. The man ' s body was found on the floor of the bedroom, with powder marks on his chest Dr. William B. Gibson , coroner for Suffolk County, ordered the body taken to the Davis * Taylor Funeral Parlor . Northport. Dr. William J. Dclaney of Northport . was summoned , but Smith died shortly before 10 o ' clock . Besides his wife. Grace , he leaves two daughters , Florence. 21 , and Muriel , 18 , and one son. Edwin , Jr. , !). According to Mr, Gardiner , Smith had a brother who committed sui- cide in Garden City about four , * cat s age. L. I. ICE COMPANY ELECTS OFFICERS Ai' uci't V.. ' Cor. '' . .lir. v. '!V< re-elected president of the Long Island lee Corporation at their annual meet- ing held in Riverhead. last week. Other officers who will serve with president Conklin arc as follows: Cheater Conn, vice president; Ray- mond L. Davis , secretary and Wil- Hard B. Livingston, treasure r. The directors cf the concern elected at the meeting were : Ever- ett C. Petty and Albert W. Conk- lin. Riverhead ; Chester Conn and Hiram Conn, Smithtown Branch ; Raymond L. Davis. Port Jefferson ; Willlard B. Livingston, East Hamp- ton: Hewitt Sammis, Huntington ; H Hale Parsons , East Hampton ; Harry D. Skidmorc. Oyster Boy. As the first step toward closer fellowship between the two denomi- nations . Suffolk Congregationalisms and Presbyterians will observe this eonting Sunday. Jan. 20. as Ex- ohangc .Sunday. Pastors of Congre - gational churches will occupy the pulpits of the Presbyterian churches while the Presbyterian minsiters will preach from Congregational pulpits. Arrangements for the ex- change were worked out by the Rev. Joseph A. Zimmerman of the l' *irst Congregational Church , River- head . and the Rev. Dr. Percy B. Radford of the Mattituck Presby- terian Church. One of the remarkable things about the situations of the two l ending Protestant churches, on [' .astern Lonsr Island at least, is that in no village where there is a church of one denomination is there a church of the other. The arrangement for the ex- change, as announced by Messrs. Zimmerman and Radford , is as fol- lows : The Rev, Joseph A. Zimmerman of the First Congregational Church , i Riverhead . will exchange with the ; Rev. David O. Smith , of U\' '\ '* »»' , Presby terian Church of Southump- \ , The Rev. Dr. Percy K. Radford of , ' the Mattituck Presuylcrlaii Church ' will exchange with the Rev. .lames. ' Alcock of the Old Steep le Congregu- : llonal Church, Aqucboguc. The Rev. S. H. Barrett Jr., of the ; Center Moriches Pr e s b y t e r i a n , Church, will exchange with the j Rev. Roy Welkcr of the Hay Shore j Congregational Church. j The Rev. Paul Hcrnolt of the j Sayvillc Congregational Ch u rc h will I exchange with the Rev. Claude ; Mcintosh of the Bast Moriches ! Presbyterian Church. ! The Rev. John Robert Gee of the , Patchogue Congregational Chureh. . will exchange with the Rev. Thomas i Coylc of the Wcsthampton Prcsby- 1 terian Church. I The Rev. Kcrmit Jones of the- Greenport Presbyterian Church will exchange with the Rev. William E. (Please turn w Page 2 , Col. 2) Presb yterian , Con gregational Pastors To Exchange Pul p its Dunkirk Gets 2 To 4 Years For Larceny William D. Dunkirk . f, 'i . of Tuck- ahoe , Southampton Town , against whom a number of indictments for forgery and grand larceny were returned by a Suffolk County Grand Jury last fall , was sentenced oy County Judge Richard W , Hawkins Monday to Sing Sing prison for no; , les. ' , - than tv/n j?or more than fnu r years . Dunkirk.through his attorney. J. Harry Saxstien , of Riverhead . entered a plea of guilty to grand larceny, second degree. While chair- man of the board of trustees of the Tiickahoe School District , Dunkirk appropriated to his own use up- wards of $3 ,000 in funds belonging to the district. At Dunkirk' s request the treasurer of the district from time to time signed checks , which were later filled in by Dunkirk. He (Please turn to Page 5 , Col. 1) Crash Kills 1/ Trooper , Ice Causes Skid Police Car Plunges Off Hi g hway Near Hither Hills Park; Officer 12 Years \a Service. The snow and sleet storm which over the week-end glazed Suffolk roads with a treacherous film of ice brought death to Trooper Clark L. Lewis, for twelve years a member of the state constabulary. Lewis was completing the last leg of a routine patrol trip early Sunday morning when his car skidded on Montauk highway, not far from the entrance to the Hither Hills State Park at Montauk , and overturned on an embankment. The trooper ' s lifeless body, crou- ched over the wheel of the wrecked car, was discovered by Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Ringwood , of Montauk , who were returning home from East Hampton. Lewis left the state police bar- racks at Montauk Point shortly af- ter midnight on his last patrol trip of the night. He drove the eight miles to the park, checked in at the police booth there , and turned about for the home trip. He hp d gone about a mile when disaster overtook him. Shall Was . Fractured The ' body was removed to the Yardley Funeral Home at East Hampton where an inquest was conducted Monday morning by Cor- oner Morley B. Lewis of Sag Her- bor. The coroner found ¦ that the cause of death was a fracture of the skull , sustained as a result of an unavoidable automobile acci- dent Lewis Was 39 years of age and a native of Schenectady. N. Y-, where his wife , Mrs. Rita Kiffert Lewi s , and his . mother , Mrs. Jessie Lewis , and other members of his family live. During the seven years he has spent in police work on Long Island he served in Troop L , under In- spector James J. Flynn. He had been stationed at East Islip, Baby- Jsm, Hempstead , Jones Beach State Parle and at Montauk since ' last November. A delegation of State police , rep- resenting Troops L and K , left Babylon Tuesday morning for Sch - (Piease turn to Page 2, Col. 2* Moore Staff Obeys Edict Of JVTCollom Submit Resi gnations As Sheriff Moves To Re- organize Department ; No Gen eral Changes. Making no bones of the 'act that he considers the county buildings have been slovenly maintained and at entirely too great expense , Sher- iff William C. McCollom took action, this week to bring about a thorough housecleaning. By virtue of a reso- lution passed by the Board of Su- pervisors on Jan. 2, McCollom last. Th u rsday became custodian of the county buildings , assuming the duties relinquished by former Su- perintendent Charles A. Moore , of Northport, whose ?S ,000-a-year job was abolished. As his first step in the re-organ- ization of the building maintenance service, McCollom moved to secure \fire and hire \ powers over the staff of thirteen workers to which he has fallen heir . On Monday, he request- ed all thirteen to submit their re- signations on or before Jan. 31. In a letter to the workers , he stated that he does not pian to make wholesale changes and gave assur- ance that all who attend to their duties need not fear for their jobs. Four Under Civil Service Affected by the demand arc eight cleaners , three engineers, the ele- vator ope rator and a woman at- tendant. The engineers , who at $1 , 800 per annum arc the hi ghest paid members of the staff, arc Civil Service employees as is the elevator operator. Although it was reported the Civil Service workers would defy the sheriff' s edict, three of the four had turned in their resignations yesterday afternoon . Most of the ither employees had also acceded to the demand. McCollom ' s position is that ii: irder to achieve his goal of a $10,000 savings in the building maintenance budget , he must have full control. \This is not to be construed as a wholesale lay-off, \ he said yester- day. \I simply Intend that each em- ployee shall have certain definite duties. If he falls down on the job , then out he goes. These people are paid to work—not to loa f. \ Hitting back at partisan critics . McCollom invited them to examine the cost accounts of the departmen: (Please turn to Page 2. Col. 5> Request State To Amend Ban On Shellfish A special meeting of the River- head Town Board was held on Sat- urday, Jan. 18 , to discuss the recent shellfish ban placed by the State Conservation Department on the waters of Reeves Bay and Western Peconic Bay. Supervisor Milton L. Burns and the members of the Riverh ead Town Board have strenuously ob- jected to the ban strenuously ob- have written to uie Conservation Department to that effect. Baymen in this vicinity have thousands of dollars invested in the industry in addition to the gainful employment during the season when there is little chance to se- cure other employment. One bay- man estimated that it would mean at least a loss of $100 , 000 to those who follow the water in the section where the ban is to be enforced. During the session of the Town Board , Saturday, the following res- olution was adopted and will be forwarded to the proper authori- ties. \Whereas the New York State Department of Conservation has re- cently issued an order prohibiting the taking of shell fish from Reeves Bay and Western Peconic Bay and whereas by reason of this order many of the inhabitants of the Town of Riverhead have been deprived of gainful employment during the current season and whereas , the Riverhead Sewer Dis- trict is proceeding with due dili- gence to relieve possible contamin- ation of said waters by the con- struction of a sewage disposal sys tern and whereas the enormous tides which have flooded these wat- ers during the last six months have tended to relieve any possible con lamination which may have here- tofore existed. \Now therefore be it resolved that this Board urgently recommend that the New York State Depart- ment of Conservation make a rc- eramination of said waters and be it further resolved that this board does hereby petition the New York State Department of Conservaton to reconsider and revoke the order recently issued or so amend the same as to allow the taking of shell fish from said waters until the 1st day of May, 1936 , aiiu be it further resolved that Justice George Luce and Justice Fred Boutcher and Supervisor Milton L Burns , as a committee of this board , are authorized and directed to present this resolution to the proper officials for their considera- tion, \ POTTER OFFERS BILL SLASHING DOG FEES Dog and kennel licensing fees would be sharply reduced under a bill introduced in the Assembly by Assemblyman Hamilton F. Potter and now before the Committee on Agriculture. Fees for a male or spayed female dog would total $1.20. as compared with the present charge of ,?2.25, and for an unspayed female , $2.70 instead of $5.25. The kennel licensing fee would be re- duced from $10 , to $5. The act would take effect Jan. 1, 1937. War Hero Dies ^ At Montauk Patrick McGunigal , SS , a retUM warrant officer in the U. S. Navy and the holder of the Congresston' al Medal of Honor and the Italian Cross for Bravery was found dead Monday aboard a fishing boat moored In Lake Montauk. Death was attributed to a heart attack. McGunigal , who was a partner in a general store business in Mon- tauk Point , entertained a party of friends Sunday night at dinner aboard the boat, which is owned by Ellis Tuthill of Montauk Point His guests left late Sunday night and went aboard another boat , moored nearby to spend the night. When thsy did not notice McGunigal mov- ing about the next morning, one of the party went aboard his boat and found him lying in bed. The former sailor came to Mon- tauk Point in 1920 after he had been discharged from World Wat service. He and P. J. Loftus , also of Montauk Point , formed a part- nership and opened a general store. McGuni gal is survived by his widow , Mrs. Mae McGunigal ; a son , John , and a brother , James, all of Youngstown, Ohio. They were noti- fied , and they made arrangements to have the bod y sent to the Ohio city, Mrs. McGunigal' s birthplace. The gross value of the estate of the late Justice of the Peace Rob- ert Burnsidc. of Riverhead , has been appraised for State transfer tax purposes at $13,646.41 , It is ex- empt from tax. Elfic Burnsidc . wid- ow, receives the net estate , valued at $12 764.41. The estate was settled by Tdward M. Lockwood, attorney, of Riverhead. A tax amounting to $319.85 his been levied in the estate of Frank S. Danforth. prominent summer resident of Orient , the gross value ' I of which was appraised at $54 , - i 493.30. The net estate , valued at' $51 , 985.34 , passes to Katherine 3. | Danforth , widow . 1 BI'KNSrOE ESTATE IS APPRAISED AT $13, 646.41 Former Sheriff Joseph P. Warta , j of Llndenhurst , has applied for let- te rs of administration on the estate i of his wife. Lillian M. Warta. The | petition states the value of the es- I tate is about 58 .000. Mrs. Warta ! died on Jan. 16. MKS. WARTA'S ESTATE WILL BE ABOUT $6 , 000
