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Dr. William H. Ross , chairman of the Suffolk Board of Health , who this week defended the much- crlticlzed milk pasteurization ordi- nance as a vital and necessary pub- lic health measure. Sticks to His Guns 43 Contests In Rep. Poll On Tuesday G.O.P. Committee Posts at Stake in Primary ; 3 Parties Nominate For County Offices. Forty-three contests for county committeeships in the biennial Re- publican primaries will hold the at- tention of the electorate when the polls open on Primary Day, next Tuesday. The hours of balloting will be from 12 noon until 9 p. m. TU r *-l-!--| v...wU«« rtf nnnfotifa on Aug. 15 , the deadline for filing designations , was 47 but, due to declinations and rejection of peti- tions by officials of the Board of Election , four contests were elimi- nated , two in Babylon and two in Huntington. The number of contests this year in the Republican primaries is but seven over two years ago , when 36 contests were recorded . No county committeemen will be elected in three newly created elec- tion districts , namely, the 27th and 28th in Huntington and the 30th in Ishp, due to a Supreme Court deci- sion. Heavier Vote Expected Because of the rumors of a con- test against Republican County Chairman W. Kingsland Macy ' s titular post , the primary vote is expected to be much heavier than in former years. However , politi- cians refusea to hazard a guess as to the number of voters that will turn out. In addition to the county com- mittee election , the Republican , Democratic and American Labor Party supporters will cast their votes for their county candidates , as well as delegates and alternates to the judicial and town convent- tions. An important election regulation decision handed down by Attorney- General John J. Bennett , which de- crees that under the new consti- tutional amendment to Section 7 of Article 2 of the State Convention voters in primary, general or spe- cial elections must sign a register before casting their ballots , may slow up the voting considerably due ^ to the time taken out by each voter to affix his or her signature to the register . The Republican Party has placed in the field for county officers County Clerk Frank Markvart , as well as Coroners Morley B. Lewis and Radford C. Shanklin , for re- election. Democratic Nominees The Democrats have nominated William McCracken of Huntington for County Clerk and Joseph H. Kris and Radford C. Shanklin for coroners. The Laborites have entered Sa- bino A. Dewey for County ' Clerk and Stephen Armer for one of the two coroner posts. Republican voters will vote for the following delegates and alter- nates to the Second Judicial Con- vention to be held shortly after primaries: FIRST A. D . Delegates George W. Hildreth Kenson D. Merrill Jacob S. Dreyer R. Ford Hughes Edgar A. Sharp Ralph J. Hawkins Herman J. Schoenfeld Arabella V. Dare L . Barron Hill George C. Terry Leroy E. Raynor Clarence W. Pulver Stephan F. Meschutt Raymond A. Smith Dwight T. Corwin Milton L. Burns Alternates Florida M. Griffin Sadie E. Robinson Joseph F. Cardamone Josiah C. Raynor George C .Furman Haold C. Sorensen Charles W. Hawkins James H. Rambo Cora Demarest Henry Tasker (Please Turn To Page 2 , Col. 3.) Moore Estate $25, 212 Gross Rensselaer S. Moore , who for many years was a prominent far- mer of the Oregon section of Mat- tituck , left a gross estate of $25 , - 212.09 and a net estate of $23 ,598.96 , according to the schedules filed in a state transfer tax proceeding in Surrogate ' s Court , Riverhead , this week. The decree signed by Surro- gate Richard W. Hawkins levies an inheritance tax amounting to $235.99. Mr. Moore ' s will provided $1000 bequests for Robert D . and John C. Barker , and Wallace M. Downs , nephews; gave $100 for the care of plot in the Cutchogue Cemetery and ieft the residue in equal shares to Mary L. Downs and Martha G. Barker , nieces , both of Mattituck. The estate loft by John D. Corri- gan of Southampton , who was widely known as a building con- tractor , has been appraised at $44 , - 864.56 gross and $41 , 644.84 net. The suggested tax amounts to $216.45. Made Joint Will Mr. Corrigan and his wife , Rosa A. Corrigan , had made a common will so the entire estate passes to her , except for $1 , 000 provided for the purchase and erection of a monument. The net value of the estate of Clarence C. Cartwright of Shelter Island is given as $8 , 500 in the transfer tax schedules. The entire estate , under the terms of the will , will pass to Fannie C. Cartwright , widow. The estate is tax-exempt. Although Wilford B. Petty of Amagansett left a gross estate of only $60 , according to the papers on file at Riverhead , his property had to be appraised, in the usual way. According to the schedules he left three items of personal prop- erty—a gun valued at $25 , a car worth $20 and a violin valued at $15. The papers also show that the cost of the cemetery lot and open- ing the grave amounted to $42 and administration expenses were $18 , making a total of $60 , or exactly the value of the estate. Katherine M. Sheridan left a gross estate of $32 , 150.80 and a net estate of $29 , 800.35 , but because she was not a legal resident of Suf- folk the estate will pay but $3 in (Please Turn To Page 2 , Col. 4) Suffolk Fishing Industry Equals Farming in Income, Says Matthews The products of Suffolk County ' s extensive fisheries , plus the returns of the growing sport fishing \in- dustry \ , are equivalent in annual value to the county ' s agricultural income , John W. Matthews , execu- tive secretary of the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Association , told mem- bers and gu ests of the organiza- tion ' s monthly dinner meeting held Monday night in the Hotel Wyan- dank , Greenport. Other speakers at the meeting, over which Justice Joseph V. Kelly of Riverhead , president of the as- sociation , presided , included Mayor Judson L. Banister of East Hamp- ton and former Mayor Ansel V. Young of Greenport. A round table discussion of the several subjects treated by the speakers followed the talks. Produces Big Income Mr. Matthews declared that sta- tistics gathered by his organization show that Suffolk County ' s annual income from shellfishing and com- mercial and sport fishing is from $6 , 000 , 000 to $7 , 000 , 000. Pointing out that the county spends thousands of dollars every year upon various agencies and projects intended to promote farming, he said that the important fishing industry receives very little help from the county government toward the solution of its many problems . The speaker devoted the greater part of his address to oyster culture and the oysfermen present beamed delightedly when he said that Suf- folk County oysters are unsur- passed for quality, flavor and gen- eral excellence. \The passage of conservation laws based on the theory that an oysterman must have the same con- trol of his underwater lands that a farmer has of upland soil has been the salvation of the oyster industry, \ said Matthews. \With- out such laws , the northern states would have had no material oyster production for the past 100 years. \ The oyster businr .. , he declared , however fraught with great possi- bilities of success in periods of p lenty, is a difficult one , \ contend- ing as it must with the vicissitudes of nature and requiring ample cap- ital to tide over the lean years. \ (Please Turn To Page 2 , Col. 6, v \ Local Bureau of Fisheries Expert Assigned to Antarctic Expedition Milton J. Lobell , representative of the Bureau of Fisheries , U. S. Department of Interior , has just received confirmation of his ap- pointment as a member of a scien- tific group which will start vary soon for the Antarctic region. This is a project sponsored by our Fed- eral Government and is known as the \United States Anta rctic Expe- dition. \ It will be headed by Admiral Byrd , famous explorer of recent years in both Arctic and Antartcic lands. The group will sail from Boston about Oct. 15 on govern- ment ships specially constructed for use in Polar regions. They will proceed by way of the Panama Canal to New Zealand—the jump- ing off place for the last leg of the trip to the eternal ice fields at the bottom of the world. Mr. Lobell is a graduate of the University of Washington , State of Washington , of the class of 1935 , where he specialized in fisheri es otudies. Following his college term , ; he spent two years on salmon in- vestigations in Puget Sound and iGolumbia River on the West Coast. gBe was then transferred to the £> ¦ ' ¦ : NortU Atlantic States in charge of flounders investigations under the Federal Burea u of Fisheries. For the past several weeks he has been engaged in making a special in- vesti gation of flounders in the waters of Long Island and particu- larly Suffolk County, maintaining headquarters in the offices of the Suffolk Mosquito Extermination Commission at Riverhead. On the Antarctic Expedition , Mr . Lobell will represent the Bureau of Fisheries. His duties will be to make a preliminary survey of the (Please Turn To Page 5 , Col. 2.) The Right Kind of Leadership ¦ (An Editorial) ' The Suffolk County government is a bi g business in almost every sense of the word , but every so often something crops . up to show that it is not always managed in what is commonly termed a \business-like manner. \ Errors of omission and commission that in private business would ordinaril y cost the executives responsible their jobs , may mean onl y a bi gge r bill to the taxpayres if the re- sponsible parties are public officials. The current cause of wonderment is the county ' s advertising and publicity program which has turned out to be a fiasco of the first water. It is quite apparent that this project , while it may have been conceived with the best of intentions , got out of the control , financially speaking, of the supervisors who were made responsible for its management- . Anyway, something like $30 , 000 has been spent largel y for work produced outside the county , and unpaid bills may run as hi g h as $18 , 000 more. It is vastl y to the credit of the Republican organization , and of its leadershi p, that the quite common political policy of g lossing over or whitewashing expensive failures of this kind does not oper- ate in Suffolk. Eternal vi g ilance is assuredl y the price of decent government , and just as certainl y, the price of efficient government is the sacrifice of politica l expediency. Political expediency was sacrificed when those in charge of Re- publican party affairs in the county took action and directed an in- quiry into every detail of the publicity fiasco. Leadershi p is keenl y ciitica l of the action of the supervisors who permitted a large and probabl y illegal expenditures for an elaborate book , which alone cost in the nei g hborhood of $30 , 000 and for other publicity mediums in a year when the country is forced to borrow against next year ' s taxes , as yet unlevied , to meet current expanses. We prefer this type of leadershi p, and its determination to root out the facts whatever the cost may be , to the kind of leadershi p which would spread the bland blanket of silence over the, mistakes and misadventures of officials who should know enough to count costs , particularl y so in times like these. Bod y of Lost Ang ler Found Off Orient Pt. The partially decomposed body of a man found floating in Long Is- land Sound off Orient Point Sun- day morning was identified Tuesday afternoon as that of Hollis Pendle- ton , 49 , of 11 Saratoga street , East Boston , Mass., who was lost off a party fishing boat between Duck Is- land and Saybrook on the Connecti- cut shore on September 2. The identification was made by Pen dleton ' s wife , Clarissa , wh\ viewed the remains at the Horton Funeral Parlors , Greenport. Mrs. Pendleton told police officers that she recognized the clothing and that a scar on one leg removed ail doubt in her mind as to her husband' s fate. The body was sighted by Captain Leander B. Chute of Greenport and party aboard tn\ Pastime II , while they were fishing for blues in Plum Gut about 7 a. m. Sunday. In re- sponse to Chute ' s hail , Leonard Ful- ler and John Kerr , keepers at the Orient Point lighthouse , rowed out and brougni tiie uuCj U, ^hore . Coroner J. Mott Heath was notified and he ordered it removed to the Horton mortuary. Teletype Alarm Sent Out. Chief Otto Anrig of the Southold Town Police, assisted by Trooper C. J. Sullivan of the State Police B. C. I. and Harold Freeman of the district attorney ' s office , immedicte- (P' aase Turn To Page 2 , Col. 2.) Many Suf f oik A.L. Members At State Rall y Suffolk County Legionnaires played an important part in the 21st annual convention of the New York State Department , American Leg ion , held last week , Thursday through Saturday, at Albany. The Suffolk delegation comprising all twelve delegates and four al- ternates and led by George E. Hubbs of Isii p retiring courty com- mander , and his successor , Com- mander Edward P. Brennan of Southampton , took particular sat- isfaction in the election of the Rev, Francis B. Waters of St . Raymon ' s R. C. Church , East Rockaway, and formerly of Sag Harbor , as depart- ment chaplain and the successful candidacy of Milton E. Haas of Sayville , a past count y commander , who was elected commander of the Second District. Mead Naineu Commander The Suffolk delegation , which went uninstructed insofar as the choice of the department com- mander was concerned , joined in the unanimous election of George A . Mead of Buffalo , a brother of U . S. Senator James M. Mead , as state leader to succeed Major C. Love of Syracuse. Speakers at the convention ses- sions included such national figures as Governor Herbert H. Lehman , Col. Theodore Roosevelt , Rear Ad- miral Yates Stirling, National A. D. Commander Step hen F. Chad- wick , Frank Gannett , Mayor John B. Thacher nnH others . Among the more than 40 resolu- tions adopted by the convention was one demanding strict neutrality in the present war and another con- demning the tolerance of foreign doctrines which tend to destroy the American way of life. The Suffolkians had but one pro- position to lay before the conven- tion—that proposing the issuance by the Post Office Department of a special stamp in 1944 to com- memorate the 25th anniversary of (Please Turn To Page 2 , Col . 7) Mrs. Ward' s Estate Valued $266 , 793 Net Inheritance tax schedules in the large estate left by Mrs. Harriette W. Ward disclose that the well- known Westhampton Beach woman left property valued at $300 , 234.97 gross and $266 , 793.85 net . The tax decree has not yet been entered. It was only a few days ago that the estate of Mrs. Ward' s husband, Rodney O. Ward , was brought into the inheritance tax division of the Su rrogate ' s Court as a result of the recent discovery that Mr. Ward owned an interest in property at Westhampton Beach which has been acquired for public use in a right of way proceeding. Mrs. Ward' s property, the sched- ules show , included substantial holdings of Maltine Company stock. These securities were ap- praised at $209 , 400. The testatrix ' s will makes the following disposi- tion of her estate : Wedding Gift to Son Lester W. Ward , Woodruff crest ring and small diamond engage- ment rings; Hugh A. Ward , son , gold ring with one diamond , de- scribed in the will as \ my gift to his father on our marriage , \ silver and furniture. Rodney C. Ward , son, solitaire diamond bar pin , \his father ' s wed- ding gift to me \ ; Harriette W. Pea- cock , daughter , diamond heart shaped pin , moonstone pin , coral necklace and cora l pin and sap- phire , diamond and emerald pins; Mary E. Ward, daugh ter , $4 , 000 , diamond bar pin , cameo pin and pendant , pearl pendant and chain , sapphire and diamond ring, soli- taire diamond ring, enamel bar pin , enamel watch , leather jewel case \her father ' s gift to me in Paris , \ flat silver in Hempstead house and ul ' uci i/c;-;;cnai artie!?' The will also makes these be- quests: Ruth W . Laidley, friend , (Pleas? Turn To Page 2 , Col. 8) Society Plans Fair In 1 940 Drfccrwi-l-a I necAe t_x£5|-MLt,«> JLrfvroc^B Directors of the Suffolk County Agricultural Society at a meeting held in the Hotel Henry Perkins , Riverhead , Saturday afternoon , agreed that the Suffolk County Fair , despite the financial failure of the 87th annual exposition held last month , should be continued. The officers of the fair society, of which former Assemblyman John G. Downs of Cutchogue is president and Frank M. Corwin of Riverhead is secretary-treasurer , after hear- ing Mr. Corwin ' s somewhat dismal report of attendances and finances , nevertheless decided that unless unforseen circumstances arise be- tween now and next summer , there will be an 88th annual fair. Fair to Be Revamped They also decided , without for- mulating definite plans at the pres- ent time , that there must be changes and revolutionary changes. While agreeing that the educa- tional value of the fair and its im- portance to agriculture is suffici- ent to justify its operation even at a loss , the directors feel that the cherished isffifu t'on can again be made-a .paying proposition. : Republican County Chairman W. Kingsland Macy of Islip, vice-presi- dent of the society, was one of the officials who spoke most strongly in favor of the continuance of the fair. He declared that the county expositi on has , directly and indi- rectly, created work for many resi- dents of the county and has been a means of promoting business. The general opinion seemed to be that unfavorable economic condi- (Please Turn To Page 2 , Col. 6) Board to Consider Relief Control Shift Tomorrow The Suffolk Board of Supervisors , nt R otiocinl meetinsr tomorrow (Fri - day) afternoon , will tackle the vex- ing problem of relief administra- tion which has arisen from a court decision in a taxpayers ' action de- claring illegal the existing method of charg ing back to each town the .ii. - .r.ur.t c^'^c:\ ' ~d ; \ Hint town Supreme Court Justice Meier Steinbrinlt ' s decision In the suit brought by the Huntington Tax- payers ' association was nullified , in the op inion of most attorneys , by a special act of leg islature which legalized the chnrge-back plan for the balance of the present fiscal year , or until November 1 , next. Governor Herbert H . Lehman , had declined to apprnvp n hill legp.lizinp: the system after that date. As a result , the Board of Super- visors , it is said , must either return the administration of relief to the towns , taking management, out ot the hands of the Suffolk Depart- ment of Public Welfare, or it can continue the county system and ap- portion relief costs on the basis of equalized assessed valuation. Since the latter course would mean that all of the East End towns , and one or two in Western Suffolk , would be compelled to as- sume a portion of expenditures made in the towns where the relief rolls are largest , a return to town control is being anticipated. When the board meets tomorrow nt l p. m., Welfare Commissioner Irving Williams will submit propos- als designed to retain the best fea- tures of count y control in the fu- ture set-up. He will also submit cost figures and other data which will permit the several town buui us to estimate future needs and make provision for them in the town bud- gets which will be adop ted within tne next icv, wCtks. Draw Jurors For 2 Court Terms Here Justice Dodd Will Pre- side ^ 7 hc:i Supreme Court O pens Sept. 25; County Court , Oct. 2. Trial terms of the Suffolk Su- preme and County Courts , which have been in recess for several weeks past , will soon begin in the county courthouse at Riverhead. Justice Charles J. Dodd will pre- side over the Supreme Court , which will apen Monday, Sept. 25 , at 12.30 p. m. A trial term of the County Court , with Judge L. Barron Hill presiding, will be opened Monuay, Oct. 2 , at 10 a. m. Twenty-four grand and 48 trial jurors to serve in the Supreme Court and 48 trial jurors to serve in the County Court were drawn on Monday of this week. Grand Jurors Drawn The list of grand jurors follows : Richard Warren, Amitvyiifpr Robinson Goodale , Aquebogue; Charles Zavadil , Smith town Branch ; Augustus A. Place , Baby- lon; Milton M. Samuels , Mattituck ; Gostcr J. Payne , Sag Harbor; Ed- gar Hogan , Huntington; Frank H. Tuttle , Eastport; John St yle , West Sayville; Clifford Greene , Sayville; G. Van Bourgundien , West Baby- lon; Dan W. Dickerson , Shelter Island; Mrs. Louella Umbellan , Huntington; Austin Goodier , Kings Park; John C. Courtney, Peconic; Patrick Irwin , East Quogue; Austin D. Sammis , Huntington Station; Mrs . Helen Gladding, Huntington; Charles G. Ketcham , Eastport; Frank Dykstra , Bay Shore; Roy Wines , Southampton; Maurice C. Lester , East Hampton; Arthur W. Anderson , Huntington ; Marshall Seton , Sag Harbor . The following were drawn for trial service in the Supreme Court: Dewey Lewin , Calverton ; Ralph W. Tuthill , Mattituck ; Neils Larson , Riverh ead; Ainsles Smith , Amity- ville; Clarence W. Hawkins , Smith- town Branch; Isabel Benatre , Southold; Thomas E. Coleman , Huntington; Lawrence Raynor , Southampton; Walter B. Jacobs , Amagansett; William J. Mott , Huntington; Emil J. Garde!! , Ama- gansett; George M. Crawford , Greenlawn; Thomas H. Truman , Patchogue; Harriet Hawkins , Smithtown Branch; Oscar Stephen , Ronkonkoma; William H. Miller , Patchogue; Gordon DeCastro , Sag Harbor; Irving T. Hallock , Green- port; Francis Siska , Bohemia; Mar- caret O'Brien , Huntington; Walter E . Packard , Brentwood; Otis Pal- mer , East Moriches; Charles Gais- ser , South Huntington; Clarence Corsa , Melville; Florus Miller , Springs; G. Frank Bennett , Green- (Ploase Turn To Page 7 , Col. 1) Family and friends joined in honoring Mr. and Mrs. John T. Downs of Northville last week when two parties celebrating their 67th wedding anniversary were held . Mr. Downs , Nort' .i- vflle ' s rrayor during the brief period of its incorporation back in the 1920' s , will be 90 years old on Sept. 25. Mrs. Downs observed her 83d birthday on June 5. Mr. Downs and the former M' ss Rachel Wells were married Sept. 3 , 1872 , at Northville by the Rev. Farmer , pastor of the Sound Ave- nue Congregational Church. Married 67 Years Sheriff Nabs 2 Men After Bribe Offer Alleged Representatives of New York Gaming S yndicate Trapped in Home of Dreyer Aide. Harry Kaplan and John W. Sha- fer , accused in a protection-buying plot , waived examination this morn- ing before Justice W. B. Monsell nt Patchogue and were held for the a' ¦ 'ion of the Gran d Jury on attempted bribery charges. Their bail was reduced from $10 , 000 to $2 , 500 each. Arthur M. \Cy\ Swezey, jniauie- aged eccentric of Middle Village , formerly of Bellport , who was taken into custody yesterday in connection with the same case and on the same charge , was released in custody of Town Officer John N. Stephani. His examination was set for Sept. 21. Two men , said to be representa- tives of a New York policy and bookmaking syndicate which has been looking for greener pastures as a result of District Attorney Thomas E, Dewey ' s drive against the gambling rackets , are being held in the county jail , Riverhead , in default of $10 , 000 bail each on charges of attempting to bribe a public offiicial. Harry Kapian , 36 , of 90 Wads- worth avenue, and John W. Shafcr , 40 , of 701 West 180th street , both Bronx addresses , fell into the elab- orate trap set by Sheriff Jacob S. Dreyer in the Patchogue home of Deputy Sheriff Walter R. Kropp Saturday night where a proposal to buy police protection for the syndi- cate in Suffolk County was al- legedly broached. The arrest of the two men , on a complaint signed by Dreyer , followed a half hour ' s con- versation which was transmitted to officers concealed in another room and was recorded by a stenog- rapher. Hearing This Morning Arraigned at 11 p. m . Saturday before Justice Willard B. Monsell in the Brookhaven Town Hall , Pat- chogue , Kaplan and Shafer were ordered held in bail pending ex- amination Monday night. A further adjournment until this (Thursday) morning was granted by Justice Monsell Monday night when the defendants requested time in which to engage counsel , explaining that they had made arrangements to have an attorney present but none had showed up. According to Sheriff Dreyer , the case had its beginning a week ago when Kaplan and Shafer contacted Deputy Sheriff Kropp and told him that they wanted to buy protection for the policy game throughout tiuuoik Count./. ICropp iv.f cvrv. r^ Dreyer of the proposition. The sheriff , together with Deputy Sher- iff Walter Seaman and Kropp, worked out a plan of operation and in accordance with this scheme , the syndicate ' s emissaries were told to come to Kropp ' s home , 41 Lake- wood street , Saturday ni ght at 9 o ' clock. Preparations for the trap were personally supervised by Sheriff Dreyer. A dictograph was placed in Kropp ' s living room with a loud speaker in an upstairs bedroom. Here were concealed , besides Dreyer , Chief Edward N. Bridge and Officer John N. Stephani of the Brookhaven Town Police , and John A. Pritchard of Blue Point , County Court stenographer. Kaplan and Shafer , police said , showed up promptly at 9 o ' clock. Kropp and Seaman received them , the Jatter acting as Dreyer ' s per- sonal representative. The conver- sation was carried to the four men upstairs and Pritchard took down every word. (Please Turn to Page 2 , Col. 1.) » H , I\ 1 \ 1 =* »~ ^.i == E — . BUILDING BETTER ADVERTISING COVERS NEWS COMPLETELY COLLEGE EXTENSION COURSES ARRANGED Suffolk Count y is again fortunate in having college extension work brought to it. Arrangements have been made to have representatives from two universities to meet with the school teachers, nurses , social workers and interested lay individu- als to discuss college extension work for the coming year. New York Universit y will send a representative of the coi. :/ Riveilif-ad on Wednesday, Septem- ber 20 , at 7:30 p. m. Columbia Universit y will send their representative to Riverhead on Monday, September 25 , at 7:30. These organiza tion meetings wil' be held in the Surrogates room at the Court House , Riverhead. The time and place for the classes will be decided at these meetings. All persons who are interested in col- lege extension courses are urged to attend both meetings. SURF CASTERS HAD SOME REAL FISHING A party of Riverhead surf casters returned on Friday evening from the Moriches Inlet with one of the largest catches of striped bass this year . A total of 37 fish weighing over 200 pounds were caught. The largest fish tipped the scales at nine pounds and two ounces. In the part y were Jack Meyers , Lawrence Stelzer , Richard Stelzer , William Howland and Edward Herman , Beach Project Urged b y Gale By EARL L. SPARKS \At the present rate of progress it will take ten years or more for the beach to build up to its state before the hurricane, \ said Alex- ander B . Gale , of Westhampton Beach , when iiiLerviewed recently on the subject of beach rehabili- tation. Mr . Gale heads the Taxpayers ' Association at Westhampton Beach and has given careful study to ocean front protection on the South Shore. \What has been done in the way of rebuilding the beach has been •'ell done , \ continued Mr. Gale. \However , it is not enough to make it secure against severe ocean storms. It is only a preliminary step. While we wait for the sands to accumulate along the timber and brush barricades , the beach is at the mercy of every severe storm. The property owners and taxpayers of Suffolk County cannot afford to take chances of the comp lete de- struction of this barrier beach and the huge loss of property, both on the Dunes and on the mainland. which it would entail. \This , in my studied opinion , is a work that should be undertaken by the State , or by the Federal Government , or both. It should be handled in a big way, and nothing but the public welfare should be considered. \Recentl y an airplane inspection tour was made over the entire South Beach , as far west as Fire Island Inlet. This revealed that the outer bar , which parallels the barrier beach , had changed its con- tours and appeared to be badly cut away at the points opposite the inlets which were created by the bi g storm. This may have some bearing on the rehabilitation work , and will doubtless have to be taken into consideration by the engineers undertaking the reconstruction. As these vulnerable points , where the inlets have been filled , are now open to the attack of the first se- vere storm, it appears imperative that a broad plan of reconstruction should be put into effect without delay. \ SET CHAUFFEURS' BALL Drivers employed by Southamp- ton summer colonists will stage the annual Southampton Chauffuers ' Ball , an event patterned after the famous Butlers ' Ball in New York City, at the Hoffman House on Sat- urday evening, Sept. Id. ADMITS THREATENING HOSPITAL Or r ICIAI.S Palmer \t. George , 27 , of Brent- wood , who was indicted by the grand jury for sending threatening letters to officials of the Southside hospital, p leaded guilty in the Count y Court at Riverhead last Friday before Judge L. Barron Hill to the charge of attempted extor- tion. He will be sentenced next Monday. The defendant' s wife died while she was a patient nt the Bay Shore institution and St. George al- legedl y threatened reprisals unless the hospital sent him a receipted bill covering the cost of her care and treatment . Milk Must Be Treated , Board Holds 8 , 300 Cases of Infectio n Over 22 Years Justif y Pasteurization , i» the O p inion of Dr. Ross. The intention of the Suffolk County Department of Health to enforce its order requiring the pasteurization of all milk sold in the County on and after Jan. 1 , 1S40 , is indicated in a statement issued by Dr. William H. Ross , chairman or tii« ooarJ w r Xl^^Itli , this week. Reasons for the need of pas- teurization are set forth at length in the siuLeiiieut., L » summary of which follows: \There have been 151 milkborne outbreaks of communicable dis- ease in New York State outside of New York City from 1917 to 1939. One hundred and forty-eight of these outbreaks have been scien- tifically traced to the use of raw milk. Thn number of cases of known illness in these epidemics was 8 , 332. It is believed that the number is larger because it is known that not al! the cases of illness were reported. Traced to Raw Milk \The diseases ot recor d that oc- curred in these outbreaks that were traced to the use of raw milk were septic sore throat , scarlet fever , para-typhoid fever , dysentery, diph- theria , poliomyelitis (infantile para- lysis) , gastroenteritis , and a group of indefinite fevers not classified. \The occurrence of over 8 , 300 cases of milkborne infection ex- cluding tuberculosis in the last 22 years is no small matter. \Increasing numbers of cases of undulant fever are being discov- ered in New York State—272 in the last year . The source that has been traced is raw milk or cream from infected cows. There has been a number of cases of undulant fever in Suffolk County. The work of its control in Suffolk County is ad- vancing under the direction of the Department of Health. \The large reduction in infant death rates in the last two decades is mainly due to the pasteurization of milk. Board to Remain Vigilant \It is sometimes stated that pas- teurization will be the excuse for the sale of dirty milk. The answer to this is that other restrictions on good milk will not be relaxed in this county. \Pasteurization is for the purpose of destroying bacteria in milk that cannot be kept out of it in the usual conduct of human affairs. Workers in the production of milk may have sore throats and infect (Please Turn To Page 2 , Col . 4) PLAN SKEET SHOOT AT GUEST RANCH The Deep Hollow Guest and Cattle Ranch at Montauk will hold its first skeet shoot , on the ranch range , this Saturday, Sept . 16. Flood-lights will be turned on at 8.30 p. m., the shoot commencing at 9 p. m. Any club or clubs wishing to take advantage of this shoot to test their skill are welcome and are extended a cordial invitation by William Bell , owner and manager of the ranch , to participate in the fun. Ladies ' clubs are being or- ganized and are also included in the invi tation. Onlookers are to be given free admittance and a good evening ' s entertainment is promised to all. A new amendment to tne ixing Island State Park ordinances, effec- tive Sept. 30 , forbids any person , unless duly licensed by the park commission , to \bring beer , ale or other alcoholic beverages in a keg into any park. \ BAN PARK BEER PARTIES | Jesse A. Cotter , chief steward at the Pilgrim State Hospital in Brentwood , died Friday night of a heart attack at the hospital , where he had been employed since it was built in 1931. He was 53 years old and a native of Cameron , Pa, HOSPITAL OFFICIAL DIES The Devon Yacht Club' s officer , headed by Commodore Ogden M. Edwards Jr., will extend their sea- son at East Hampton for another week, closing with a dinner dance on Sept. 16. Included in the list of those planning to entertain are Mrs. Raymond Rubicam. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Ashplant , Vice Commodore Harry L. Jeffreys and Mrs. Jeff- reys. DEVON CLUB REMAINS OPEN
