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EP Resident Among 4 Killed in Plane Crash Returning to School: Residents of the area were shocked and saddened this week when news was flashed fro m a small ait field near Dayton , O., that Ral ph F. Miles , Jr., 26 , of Hewlett avenue , East Patchogue , had been killed in the crash of a small p lane he had been piloting. Three men with him also died. • - > A service mechanic for the Na- tional Cash Register Company branch in Patchogue , he and the three other men had been return- ing from the Fourth of July holi- day weekend to a course at the company ' s service mechanics school in Dayton , when the plane ap- parently ran out of gas and crashed. The others who died were Paul J. Bollinger , 25 , of Route 3 , Troy; Robert T. Burns , 2, 'J , of Albany and Robert C. Fuller , 2G , of Mo- ravia. Mr. Miles and Mr. Bollin- ger were killed instantly. Mr. Burns and Mr. Fuller died in Green County Memorial hospital without regaining consciousness. Mr. Miles , only son of the manager of Robertaccio ' s Funeral Home , had been working for the National Cash Register branch in Patchogue since . 1950. He was single and had been flying for two years. He would have com- pleted the company course in two more weeks , having attended the school for five months. His parents said they had learned of their boy ' s death while listening to a morning news broadcast during breakfast. \We ' re heart-broken , \ his father said , \but it' s still a little hard to believe. He had such a brig ht future. \ According to reports , a witness said there was no sound of an engine as the East Patchogue man was attempting to set the plane down on the field , located 1(5 miles from Dayton. A light ground fog apparently made it difficult for him to see a slight rise in the ground where tlie plane crashed after gliding over a factory build- ing. Authorities theorized that the plane had either run out of gas or had developed engine trouble. Mr. Miles had chartered the plane in Day ton last Thursday, it was reported. He flew Mr. Bol- linger and Mr. Burns to Albany, and dropped off Mr. Fuller in Syracuse , before coming into Mas- tic Airport for the Fourth of July weekend. He left to retrace his route at 3 ]). m. Sunday, and told his fa- ther he would call when he ar- rived in Dayton . Instead , he called Ralph F. Miles , Jr. from Syracuse to say he had been delayed by bad weather , and not to wait up. \That was the last I heard from him until the newscast , \ his fa- ther said. The young East Patchoguer was a 1950 graduate of Patchogue High school where he had p layed football , basketball and baseball. He played with club baseball teams after his graduation. He is survived bv his parents , Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Miles , Sr., of the East Patchogue address , and a maternal grandmother , Mrs. Mary Cappavelli of Canastota. He was an Army veteran , hav- ing served as a sergeant at the front for 11 months during the Korean war , and a member of the Patchogue Hammond Biggs post of the Amvets. The organization held a veterans service at the funeral home at 8:30 p. m. yes- terday. Services will be held at 10:30 a. m. today at the funeral home , the Rev. Stuart W. Van Colt , pas- tor of the Patchogue Congrega- tional church officiating. Inter- ment will follow in the Long Is- land National cemetery at Pine- lawn. Ocean Troubles Two Groups of Vacationers Man Swim s IVz Mile s for He lp : Two groups ot vacationers ran into difficulties in water off Pat choguo over the weekend. Four persons weie dumped into Great South bay at 2:30 a.m Saturday when their 14-foot outboard , en route to Patchogue fron Davis nark on Fire Island. WMS «\v:imiu'il Brookhaven Town police said one member of the boating party, Gene Bleecker , 25 , of 15' .) Bay 2!lth street , Brookl yn , swam two and one half miles to the mam- land to summon help, while his three companions , Shari Hart , 20 , of 399 Ira p lace , Bayport; John Dawson , 26 , of 709 Provost ave- nue' , Hagerman; and David Brew- er , 24 , of Bay avenue , Bayport , clung to the overturned boat. The Brookhaven police boat reached the trio just as they were being picked up by a passing vessel , more than an hour after they went into the water. Five bathers at the Brookhaven Town beach at the foot of River avenue in Patchogu e formed • a human chain at about 1:45 p. m. Satu rday to rescue five members of a family that had gotten into trouble in deep water about 100 feet from shore. Patchogue police said the near- tragedy was launched when Mrs. Eleanor Genua , 55 , her daughte r , Beatrice Pace , 33 , and Mrs. Pace ' s 12-year-old son , Raymond , who ure vacationing with Mrs. Pace ' s uncle , Piiiuj , Bt.uura °f ( >41 Rosc- mont avenue , Farmingville , .sud- denly stepped otf a ledge into deep water. They began flounder- ing and screaming for hel p. Mrs. Pace ' s husband , Angelo , 37 , and the 50-year-old Bonura went to their rescue as several other bathers formed a chain from shore. They managed to hand the boy back to the waiting bathers then went under themselves. The other bathers managed to reach all four of the struggling swim- mers and pull them ashore. Onlv Mr . Bonura , suffering from im- mersion and a cardiac condition , required hospitalization. He was kept overnight at Brookhaven Me- morial hosp ital , then signed him- self out. WELCOME HAWAII-SS , sponsor of annual July 4 parade Saturday, hon- ored fiftieth ivtate with a flower-filled float of \Hawaiian citizens. \ —Advance Photo Dennison Is Dem Choice For Exec. — BULLETIN — After three hours of vot- ing last ni ght , the Suffolk County Democratic com- mittee designated a slate for the November elections that will be headed b y H. Lee Dennison of Port Jef- fe rson , former Republican county eng ineer , who re- ceived the Dem ' s endorse- ment for county executive. Mr. Dennison won the Democra- tic designation for this important new post created by the county charter in a contest with James Kavanaug h of Bab ylon , an em- ploye of the Long Island State Park commission. After the towns had been polled , Mr. Kavanaugh withdrew in favor of Mr. Denni- son. The meeting was held at the Patchogue Junior High school auditorium. For the other four county races up this fall , the Democratic com- mittee designated the following candidates: For district attorney, Josep h Kenney of Bayport , ;¦ former assistant district attorney; foi sheriff , George H. Wilson of Port Jefferson; for county clerk , Henry Tuthill of Southold and for surrogate , Emmett F. McNamara of Bay Shore. Designating of these candidates clears the way for the .signing of petitions preparatory to the pri- mary election , this vcar on September 15. The Suffolk Re- publican committee also designat- ed its slate recently. Following popular approval b y enrolled party membership on Primary day, the designated candidates then be- come party nominees and will ap- pear on the ballot in the genera l election in November. The Suffolk GOP committee recently designated Suffolk Co- ordinator Joseph W. Cermak Huntington town Republican lead- er , for the county executive race The remainder of the GOP slate consists of: John P. Cohalan , Jr. incumbent , for district attorney; Charles R. Dominy, incumbent , foi sheriff; Southold Supervisor Nor- man Klipp, at present chairman of the Board of Supervisors , foi' county clerk ; and County Attorney Pierson B. Ilildreth , for surrogate. Throngs View July 4 Parade In Patchogue The sun smiled brightly, the temperature was in the mid-eight- ies and the discomfort index was discomforting as the twelfth an- nual Patchogue Lions Independence Day parade filed colorfully past some 50 . (100 onlookers on Main street , Patchogue, Saturday, sig- naling the start of what developed into a typ ical balmy, summer weekend. In Heliport, about 3 . 000 art lov- ers turned out for the South Hay Art association ' s outdoor show on Saturday afternoon which added tj the July 4 weekend festivities . More than 125 artists from Lone . Island and the metropolita n area participated in the all-day exhibi- tion which took p lace along the village streets and in its parks Association officials ' said that 50 paintings were sold during the day. Meanwhile , back in Patchogue the gay atmosphere at the carnival —the site of the Saturday night fireworks which punctuated the day of patriotism — was marred when William Cole , 50 . an em- ploye of Prudent' s Amusement Continued on page 7 , this section Patchogue Hotel Offered for Sale As County, Town Headquart e rs Price: $275 , 000 For 51 -Room Building and Site The Patchogue Hotel , a landmark that was once head quarters of the Suffolk. County Republican party, and the scene of many con- ventions , weddings , and other affairs , has been of- fered for sale to the county and the Town of Brook- haven ,. The asking price for the 51-room hotel and 200 x 300-foot plot on which it stands is $275 , 000 , accord- ing to Patchogue real estate broker , Teddy Blau. In a communication to the Board of Supervisors and the Brookhaven Town board Tuesday, Mr. Blau offe red the building for sale for use as a possible count y ollice building. \The building is in excellent shape, and in the light of today ' s hi gh construction costs , it would be a good buy for the county or Brookhaven town , \ Mr. Blau said. Its two parking fields could handle between 150 and 200 cars , Mr. Blau said. The Board of Supervisors is expected to consider the offer at its meeting in Riverhead Monday, while the Brookhaven Town board is expected to discuss it Tuesday at its regular meeting. The hotel is located at the in- tersection of East Main street and Maple avenue, Patchogue. Besides 51 rooms , it has three huge ballrooms , and a huge basement bar and dining area. The building is about 40 years old , and was originall y built as an Elks club. It was Count y Republican head- quarters for several years until the Republican party purchased its own property in nearby Blue Point four years ago. The hotel is owned by a corpor- ation , headed b y three main stockholders , Mr. Blau said. They are : Alex Pfeifle and George Skidmore of Patchogue , and Lee Gale of Heliport , according to Mr. Blau. Brookhaven Town Supervisor Percy H. Uaynor , a member of he Property and Buildings com- mittee , said that Mr. Blau ' s letter will cum, , up at the Board of Su- pervisors meeting Monday. \I •an ' t comment until all the in- ' ormal.ion is made available to th \ board , \ he said. Mr. Raynor iddcil that Brookhaven town niihl not consider Mr. Blau ' s offer of the hotel until it is made in Continued on page 6 , this section Phone Co. Re-Zoning Hearing on Tuesday A public hearing on a re- quest by the New York Tele- pnone Company for rezoning eight acres of land in Pat- chogue from C. residential to J business , for the purpose of erecting a new telephone com- pany building, is slated for 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Brookhaven Town hall , Pat- chogue. The company has purchased the eight acres , 1 , 150 feet north of the Sunrise highway- fronting on the east side of New North Ocean avenue. If the town board grants the re- zoning the land will be used for a two-story brick building 470 by 850 , to \ be used as the new Suffolk headquarters of the company, according to Ern- est 0. Giiillet , Suffolk area manager. The Patchogue Advance this week learned that the pro- ject has been endorsed by the North Patchogue Civic asso- ciation. Teamster Strike Brings Layoffs To 25,000 on LI NEW YORK — Concrete pro - ducers prepared for a long strike by a Teamster Union local as a total of 25 , 000 workers in the Long Island construction industry were jobless as a result of the cripp ling concrete strike. . As the strike moved into the ninth day a survey revealed that the walkout has seriously affected school construction in the Center- each-Selden and North port school districts. D e 1 a y e d construction schedules on three projects in the Centereach-Sc-lden district could result in 2 , 500 students being placed in double sessions next fall , a district spokesman said. Spokes- men for the Northport district said work on a $1 , 600 , 000 addi- tion to a junior hig h school lias been slowed down and would be stopped if the strike continued. Harry Rains , attorney for the Long Island Ready Mix Concrete Producers ' association , said that 25 ,000 building trades employes have been laid off so far during the strike. Walter Haer , president of the Building Trades Emp loyers ' asso- ciation , predicted that if the strike runs to Jul y 15 \ every- thing will be shut down. \ The major issues in the strike against concrete producers are : 1. Wages — Drivers want a 50- ceiit-an-hotir hike wjiile manage- ment has offered ;i() cents. 2. Working hours — Drivers now work eight hours a day and want a seven-hour day. Manage- ment feels this is a device to get more overtime. . 'i. Guaranteed work week —- Union demands three-day guaran- teed work week , regardless of weather. A DP ATP WETl on third-degree burglary /-VrVrv rllVJlMLiL/ charges before Patchogue Village Police Justice Charles N. Butler , Jr., Friday night , were Allie LeBIanc and Ronnie Shand , both of Medford. At left is Village Police Sergeant Joseph Hawkins , and centered in rear of two suspects is District Attorney ' s Investigator Conrad Teller . LeBIanc and Shand were held without bail for action of grand jury. —Patchogue Advance Photo by Martin. Police Net Nine Suspects In Three-Town Theft Spree A mammoth police search late last week led to the roundup of nine men as suspects in connection with thefts in three towns and Patchogue village. I he ac- cused range in ages from 16 to 39. J he search was triggered when a detective spotted two cars on the Montauk hignway which he later remembered answei eiL tlie description of two allegedly in- volved in an armed robbery in East Patchogue. Police said members of the ring admitted a Patchogue village bur- glary, a Smithtown car theft an. ' the theft of outboard motors from craft moored in Sayville. Police estimated their tota l loot in two weeks at \ severa l thousand dol lars. \ Brookhaven Town Detective Cap- tain Foster J. Aviano said he spot- ted five of the men last Thursday afternoon as they tore along Mon- tauk highway after allegedly hold- ing up the Patchogue Beer Distrib- utors in East Patchogue. (' apt. Aviano said he mentally noted the two cars as \hot-rodders , \ ami remembered where they had turn- ed off when informed of the hold- up later at headquarters. Twenty Brookhaven patrol cars . district attorney ' s cars and motor- cycles began scouring an area near Brookhaven Memorial hospital for the cars , starting at •!::«) p.m. last Thursday. The search continued , with the aid of Patchogue village police , until 3: ' M p.m. Friday when one of the cars was spotted. Police gave chase and pulled the vehicle o\ or. They said they found a fully - loaded .38 calibre pistol and a starter ' s pistol in the car. Arrested and charged with first degree robbery were : George Nico- letti , 18 , of 11 Market street , Cen- tereach; Julio Torchia , 20 , Gate- lot avonue , Lake Ronkonlcoina; Louis J. Giangaspro , 17, of Gate- lot avenue , Lake Ronkonkoma; Ronald J. DeConza , 18 , of Cnates avenue, llolbrook , and Ralph .1. Antino , 25. of 21 Horseback road Farmingville. Police said Antino wielded a gun when the five allegdly held up the beer distribut- ing firm at . '! p. m. Thursday and escaped with $125 in cash. They locked the clerk , Mrs. Isabollo Strano in a bathroom after heed- ing her pleas that t hey abandon their original intention of locking Continued on page 0 , this section RIBBON CUTTING ;* J'S ,M U Smith' * Point bridge Saturday by Anthony An- cona , 7 , on stretcher , assisted by his little sister Roue , 5 , alfto a polio victim , and County Coordin- ator Joseph W. Cerniiili , far left. Witnessing ceremony are Brookhaven Supervisor Perry It. Kaytior , second from left . Stale Park Commis- sioner Robert Moses , center and attendant with the children. —Photo by Rudy Baumann Court of Appeals Upholds Supers In Mason Nixing ALBANY — The Court of Ap- peals , in a l- . 'f decision , yesterday upheld the Suffolk County Board \f Supervisors in its refusal to appoint Suffolk Democratic Chair- nian Adrian Mason as Democratic commissioner of elections. Suffolk officials hailed the de- rision of the state ' s highest tri - bunal as vindication of their action. Arthur M. Weiss , Riverhead town Democratic leader , was ap- pointed by the Board of Super- iors to the $10 , 000 a year elec- tions position last February, after the board had turned down four app lications for the job submitted iiy Mr. Mason. Meanwhile this week , Mr. Weiss received a check lor *:i . i):!' . U). 'f - his salary for the live-month period — from the count v auditor ' s office. Mi. Weiss ' pay has been held up by two separate court actions , one filed by Smithtown Democra- tic Leader William Ahern , the other by Mr. Mason. Mr. Mason wants the job and has asked Su- preme Court. Justice I) . Ormonde Ritchie to compel the Boaril o£ Supervisors to appoint him , or at least order a trial to decide the issue. A decision is expected in the near future. Mi. A hern ' s action started in Nassau last February. He has ap- pealed through the higher courts and I lie Court of Appeals , which handed down its ruling yesterday. Mr. Weiss ' only comment after be was paid was: \I have devoted inV attention and time to the du- ties of elections eoiiinfissioner and shall continue to do so. \ He said he would bank his pay check. The Paper People Trust Readable Reliable Realistic For Classified Ads Telep hone GRover 5-1000-100 1 Boston , Newark , And Washington Fli ghts Started MAC ARTHUR AIRPORT — Di.il y weekday, flights to Washing- ton , Boston and Newark began this week from this Islip town- owned airfield to the tune of com- pliments b y Long I sland air com- muters. The service started Monday b y Gateway Airlines , which will use MacArtbur as its home base. More than 80 passengers made trips on 10 opening-day (li ghts to the three cities , and Airport Manager hdward , Seliaoffer estimated tnat up to 1 , 000 passengers per year might be expected for the Wash- ington flight alone. Gateway em- ploys -1-engine , 15-seater D'Havill- and Herons and 2-engine , 8-seater D'Havilland Doves. A second airline , Allegheny of Washingto n , is currently going about planning work preparatory t ) MacArtlitir service. But this addition won t come before \the first of the year , \ Mr. Sehaeffei said. And any hopes for jet air- line service will have to be passed by under present conditions , be added. Present service includes three flights dail y to Boston and Ne- wark , and two to Washington. S. 'turday and Sunday service will begin August . 'il , a Gateway spokesman said. \All comments on . the. flights hi ve been very, very favorable , ' Mr. Schacffe r said. \There has been a great ileal of interest in the new service. \ One Washington commuter made no secret of hi:- relief at not. having to battle traffic to the nearest Metropolitan airports , Jdlewild and LaGuardia Quickest routes to them from this area are via state parkways , requiring well over an hour ' s driv- ing time. 4 , 000 View Dedication Of Smith ' s Point Bridge SHIRLEY —- The mainland' \ , first highway link with Great Soutl beach (Fire Island ) , the. $2, 5(10 , 000 Smith' s Point bridg* . was dedi cated Saturday amid a crowd of Suffolk government officials am some 4,000 Long Islandets readv t« cross to the county-owned ocean , - .. ... . ._!. i\ , — iiom. pari- .. , State Park Commissioner Rob- ert Moses , County Republican Leader R. Ford llrgbes . Suil' mk Board of Supervisors Chairman Norman K. klipp and Brookhaven Supervisor Percy B. Raynor spoke briefly during ribbon-cuttiiig cere monies. County Cooi dinn ' or Joseph W. Cermak presided. The ceremonies began at 2 p. in. with ears lined up on William Floyd parkway for over two mile- - - . A crowd of approximately ' . '(Ml per- sons jammed the seats in front of the speakers ' slain! to bear . \: Klipp hit hack at \thos« person s who have criticized the Hoard •<( Supervisors for building a bridg\ 1 to nowhere \ and Air. Hughe s hail the structur e of a \ milestone \ in county p lanning. \If they (the critics ) ale here today to see this wonderful tuiu- oiit of Suffolk county re idem , \ Mr. Klipp said. \I hope I bey ree l ize how unjustified their criticism really is. This bridge and park or till Atlantic ocean are here , ' ,,r us to enjoy today, as well as I ' o , our children and futuie genera- tions to come . \ Mr. Hughes added that the bridge and park , \ as well as doz- j ens of other public recreation pro . jeets . \ were initiated and enm- pleti'd \ under the Republica n policy of providin g recreation a i en- , foi county and town residents . \ He said till' opening of the Smith ' . Point bridge and roiin ' y park \is a mileston e towaid the fulfillment of that , policy, \ and con gratulated the Hoa rd of Supervisors and I )¦• [lartliieut. of Public works \for a Continued on page a , tbi- section Donald Lee Simons , , 'i(i , of Bi- cycle path , Seidell , drowned yes- terday afternoon before the eyes of his wife and Iwn children dur- ing a familv outing at Fine lake , Middle Island. Brookbai en Town police said t hey v:<-vv called at 2:2(1 p. in. b y another swimmer who -aw a fig- ure go i ng under in the shallow lake. A rescue party was im- mediately formed , and while it still was not kn own whether any- body bad drowned , dning and gtapp ling operations started. For two hours , skin divers and I' owlioats searched the bottom of the lake' . At -1:15 p. in., Simons ' lifele ss body was found by Police Sergeant Henry Bach. Police said Pine lake , also l:i u as Davis pond , is owned by the Town of Brookhaven but is not pi elected by I i I eg un ids . Mr. Simons is survived by his wile . .Maiy lin. and two children , Donald and Linda. Tin' body will repose at the Frank W' el.er Funeral homo in Centeivach until Monday, when a High .Mass will be served at St. Margaret ' s R. ( ' . church , Seidell , at !' a. in. Interm ent , will he at Long Island National cemetery, l'inelaw n. [Selden Man , 36 Drowns in Lake At Middle Island House-to-house mail delivery in Fast, Pntchogue will start Satur- day, July II . according to Patch- ogue Postmaster Geary H. Whit- lock. In order to insure delivery, resi- dents are asked to have house numbers and mailbox in place , Mr , Whitloek sold. House Delivery of Mail Starts Saturday in EP
