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Twn. Mulls Beach Site At$65 , 000 BLUE POINT—Beach property fronting for 870 feet on the bay here has been offered to Brookhaven town for a price of $65 , - 000. The property, which includes a small boat slip with space for ap- proximately 15 boats , is 300 feet west of Atlantic avenue , Blue Foint , near the Suffolk County Republican club. It comprises eight and a half acres , according to II. William Berg'er of the Berge r-Getiat Real Estate agency in Lake Ronkonkoma , represent- ing the owners. A report on the advisability of purchasing the tract is. expected by Sep tember 8 , following two independent appraisals by Henry Scherer of Blue Point and Charles Charach of Patchogue , Town Clerk Henry F. Ostermann said. The tract is of an \L\ shape , bounded in the north by Middle road and on the west by Corey ' s creek along 490 feet , Mr. Berger said. 4 Are Charged With Burg lary At Rid ge Garage RIDGE — S potted by a res- taurant owner in the vicinity of a service station here on Route 25 last Thursday morning, four youths claimed they 'd seen a burg- lary in progress—and then were picked up b y police and charged with burglary themselves. Brookhaven Town police said the suspects were seen by Barth Lindsey, owner of a nearby res- taurant , prowling around Fred Ehlers ' garage at about 5 a. m. Lindsay said . h e asked them what they were doing and that they said they had stopped at the garage because they had seen two men drive away after burglariz- ing the establishment. Lindsay told them to notif y Ehlers and called police, himself . He also copied the license number on the car the four were driving, police said. The fou r, all from Bollerose , stopped to give Ehlers the news , then left for home. But they were arreste d by Brookhaven police as they went by the Third precinct on Route 25. One of those taken into custody was a 15-year-old boy who was handed over to the department' s juvenile aid bureau. The others were identified as Mer- vyn J. Hegarty, 237-22 Fa i rbury avenue , a mechanic; Walter A. Tobin , 22(1-07 Ninety-fifth avenue , 17 , unemployed , and Thomas Charles Gresser , 16 , of 95-22 Continued on page 8. this section Report to Parents: With the approach of a new school term , The Patchogue Advance includes throughout its edition this week a special Back-to-School report which we feel will be an important aid to parents whose children will be returning to our local schools this fall. , This newspaper has enlisted and received the cooperation of local school officials and organizations in preparation of this special material which is dedicated to the welfare of our school children. The articles are supplemented by announcements f rom local business people outlining their own preparations and readiness to serve parents and children alike , as the new term approaches. The Patchogue Advance sincerely hopes that it will be of some hel p to all parents and the community in general. This is the second annual report to be given by this news- paper at the approach of the new school year. We wish to thank all those in the community who helped make it possible. School Bells to Ring Soon Ed Hare Liked the Old Days 46 Years on URR. BY TONY SCHAEFFER Forty-six years and two months ago an 1 8-year-old U. S. Army veteran swung aboard the Long Island Rail Road' s Brooklyn to Rock- away Beach train and be- gan his new job as train- man. And at approximately 5:30 p. m Tuesday, an LIRR' s commuter run pulled into the Ronkonkoma sta- tion from Jamaica , the last run of that same young trainman who now can look back on almost a half century of railroading—and still prefer the old days. \They used to have wooden cars and iron men , \ said James Edward (Ed) Hare , relaxing in his 179 West avenue , Patchogue , home. \Now they have iron cars and wooden men. \ He smiled with some justifiable pride as he remembered how it used to be , and adjusted his glass- es. \The work was hard and the pay was small. We often worked a Id-hour day. The men were tough then. They had to be. \ Mr. Hare , whose retirement Tuesday at the age of 64 allows him to favorably compare his re- cord with those of his dad and two brothers as railroad men for the Long Island , finds the big difference now is in the amount of soot and dirt on him a man takes home. \The change from steam to diesel was a big change. The maj- ority of the men didn 't like the diesel. No , sir. Steam was more like a railroad. I guess the dirtiest jobs were on the freight trams , although I didn 't work on the freights as a rule. We helped shovel down the coal and there were a lot of jobs which got you dirty. \ When Mr. ilare started out , the newer men were furloughed in the winter and worked at various rail- road jobs \ enoug h to make a living. \ The pay was $2 a day. Sometimes there would be four pay days a week , sometimes only one. During regular summer work , he would get $60 a month as a trainman. A collector , or assistant conductor , received $3.25 a day. World War I took Mr. Hare out of circulation for two years. As a former Army man who had brashly enlisted - at the age of 16 y ears in 1 9 11 , he was recalled to duty in 1917. His outfit was the 10th Infantry regiment of the 14th Infantry di- vision , stationed at Camp Upton. His first tour of duty, in 1911 , had taken him to Hawaii with the 1st Field Artillery regiment. With the Armistice came Mr. Hare ' s return to the LIRR. De- termined to get ahead , he spent many an hour studying for the difficult examination with the stern tutoring of his wife , Nellie. He was made a conductor in 1929. \Oh , I made those fellows study Continued on page 7 , this section TW \\T f\T? TD A FM7. A ticket puncher , is inspected by 1 UUL UP L i\J\U£ * \Ed\ Hare , retiring after 16 years with Long Island Rail Road. Railroading veteran relaxes at his West avenue , Patchogue , home enjoy ing retirement day Tuesday. He says he prefers the old days to the present. —Advance Photo Ridge Youth , 18 , Dies as Car Hits Pole in Port Jeff PORT JEFFERSON — An 18- year-old well driller of Ridge was killed early Sunday when the car in which he was riding with other youths went out of control , clipped three boats in a boat yard and wrapped up around a telephone pole. The victim , Thoma s R y an of Gull Dip road , Ridge , was riding in a car drive n by Walter A. Ash- field , 19 , also of Gull Dip road , according to Brookhaven police. The accident took p lace at about 2:50 a. m. on West Broadway. Police said the car went out of control as it rounded a curve , mounted the shoulder of the road and struck th ree boats in Gudzik' s Boat Yard , before smashing into the t elephone pole. Ashfield was treated for an in- jury of the right shoulder and laceration and sent home. Two passengers Frederick Donnel- ly, 23 , of Midland avenue , Port Jefferson , with lacerations of the neck and mouth , and Jack Will- iams , 16 , of Oakland avenue , Port Jefferson , with a fractured right leg and fractured finger on the right hand , were taken to Mather Memorial hospital. Officials at the hospital said Williams had under- gone surgery Sunday for the leg fracture. $36 ,900, 000 Proje ct: OCEAN BEACH — A gathering of 500 members of the Fire Island Erosion Control committee heard reassuring talks on its erosion control p lan at a weekend meeting here by two congressmen , an engineer , and many local officials. The committee ' s p lan to save the shoreline would cost an estimate d S3ti , 90O , 00O. The meeting was addressed by Representatives Frank J. Becker of Nassau county and James De- laney of Queens , and district engi - neer Colonel CM. Duke. Although no starting date for actual work was named , the residents heard the officials enthusiastically back the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers ' report on erosion control and hur- ricane protection made earlier this year. Nevertheless , Committee Chair- man Gilbert M. Serber labeled the meeting \ very valuable , \ and said a lot was accomplished just by turning out the crowd and liaving it recorded as in favor of the p lan. Plans call for $18 , 800 , 000 to come from federal funds , the rest from state and local monies. \Progressive erosion has taken some 80 feet off the barrier beach in the past 40 years , \ Mr. Serber told the crowd and guests . Mr. Becker told the Fire Island- ers , \The important issue is pres- ervation of the shoreline. If some- thing isn 't done soon , there won 't be very much left to save. \ Mr. Delaney warned that in case of a bad storm or hurricane , \ we could have a catastrop he here. \ Accord- ing to Colonel Duke , the federal Fish and Wildlife service is now reviewing the possible effects of the project and is expected to sub- mit its recommendations to the chief of engineers this week. Afte r review by him , the project would be submitted to state officials for approval , then returned to Wash- ington. It would then have to un- dergo other steps before reach- ing the authorization stage , he said. Also addressing the meeting s> were Cecil Heacox, secretary of the State Department of Conser- vation , representing G o v e r n <> r Rockefeller; Coasta l Engineer G. W. ( Bill) Haines of the State Department of Public Works; Samuel Gobseyeff of the Army Corps of Engineers ; Harrison Weber , an engineer with the Suf- folk Department of Public Works; Brookhaven Supervisor Percy B. Raynor and Lslip Supervisor Thus. J. Harwood. Representative Stuy- vcsnnt Wainwrigiit , Suffolk County Coordinator Josep h W. Cermak and East Hampton Supervisor Richard T. Gilmartin had been invited , but could not attend. Mr. Harwood stated , \If the barrier beach were to be destroy- ed so that t!ie mainland would be at the mercy of the elements , we would be very much con- cerned. \ Mr. Raynor added that a great part of Patchogue and other areas \ would be completely inundated— perhaps a mile from the bav front. \ The Engineers ' p lan calls for the relocation of more than 34 , - 000, 000 cubie yards of till from the bay bottom tr> the ocean beach dunes from Fire Island inlet to Montauk. The dunes would be raised to a height of 20 feet above mean sea level from Fire Island inlet to Hither Hills State park. An estimated $3(iti , (l(l(l would be spent annually for maintenance , according to the report. Of the tota l estimated cost of $3<y.lOO , 0(IO , 51 per cent would be paid by the federal government , with state , county and local gov- ernments paying the rest. Fire Islanders Hear Erosion Plan Boosted THRFATFNFH SNAC W\rk c',nti, 1,u ' H \n Sunrise future extension*. However , money for this part of rusal — lltnLaiUltj U kJl l flAJ highway extension despite p ictured looking east towards Station road — hah already been p ossi bi lit y of curtailment of federal assistance as Congress is allotted. Project involves cutting through open country and considering increase in gasoline tax which might hav« effect on building four-lane highway. — Drewian Photo Hearings on 707 Cras h Start Today RIVERHEAD — The Civil Aeronautics board here today will beg in a series of public hearings in an effort to t ' uul out what caused the crash of an American Airlines Boeing 707 jet airliner. The four-jet plane crashed in a Calvertdii potato field o/f Sound avenue August 17 , kill- ing all live men aboard. The hearings will he held at the Hotel Henry Perkins today and tomorrow , with an- other one in Manhattan next month The CAB' s findings are expected to be released after the final meeting. CAB investigators , who last week sifted through the mass of wreckage of the huge $5, - i)00 , ()00 jet , are expected to question more than 20 wit- nesses today and tomorrow in the all day-sessions. Bicycle Parade , Rodeo Is Slated For Tomorrow The fourth annual Bicycle Pa- rade and Rodeo sponsored b y the Patchogue Recreation department will take place tomorrow morn- ing, according to Jack Palace , Patchogue recreation director. As in the past , the parade will start opposite the Patchogue Fire department on Lake street at 10 a. m. The parade will proceed down Ocean avenue behind a Pat- chogue Fire Department truck to Amity Street and South Ocean avenue. At that point , bicy- cles and cyclists will be transport- ed to the Shorel ' ront park for the rodeo. All cyclists are asked to be at the Patchogue Fire department by 9:45 a. m. Prizes will be a- warded to the best decorated bi- cycle and the cyclist with the most outstanding costume. Immediately following the pa- rade , the rodeo will take place at; the village Shorefront park offer- ing Uti events for five age groups. The events will include special races , snail races , b a i a u c i n g races , newspaper throwing, um- brella race , spearing tires with lances and Slalom races. There will also be foot races for the small fry such as running the bases , potato race and sack race. Two wheelers, three wheelers and bicycles with training wheels may compete in both the parade and rodeo. Trophies will be award- ed to winners of the various races. The parade is open to bicycle riders of all ages while the rodeo will be restricted to boys and girls 5 years through 14 years of age. Brookhaven Memorial hos- p ital has attained Cull accred- itation from the Joint Com- mission on Accreditation of Hospitals , according to Clin- ton D. Finger , hospita l presi- dent. The commission , comprised of the American Medical as- sociation , American College of Surgeons , American College of Ph ysicians and American Hospital association , conduct- ed an intensive survey of the hospital' s staff and facilities in July. As a result of the survey and review of the findings , the commission awarded the highl y r o v e t e d certificate granting full accreditation. Mr. Finger paid tribute to the hospital' s physicians and employes for their excellent work in meeting the high standards of patient care as established b y the Joint Com- mission on Accreditation of Hospitals. 1 BMH Is Granted Full Accreditation See Raynor , Stout Superv i so r Contest Democrats Pick Slate: Two of Brookhaven town ' s \Eas t Enders \ are expected to battle it out for the position of supervisor in the Novem ber elections. They are the incumbent Republica n Percy B. Raynor, and Augus t Stout , Jr. , the former of East Moriches and the latte r of Center Moriches . OPPOMPMT^ in race for Brookhaven Town- Supervisor \Jl L \Ji\£A y i O post in November election are expected to be incumbent Republican Supervisor Percy IJ. Raynor , left , and August Stout , Jr., who was announced as heading Democratic slate. ' Mr. Stout , leading the Brook- haven ticket for the Democratic party, is a member of the Suf- folk \Scandals \ Grand jury, and a real estate and insurance man who served as a Brookhaven town hi ghway foreman 15 years ago before breaking with the GOP. Although committeeman elec- tions and party caucuses are not due until late September , the town Democrats ' nominating commit- tee has already presented a 12- man slate to town committeemen. Led by Stout for supervisor , the Democratic slate includes Arthur McComb of Lake Ronkonkoma for town clerk , Patchogue Village Clerk Salvatore J. Romeo for superintendent of hig hways and Wilfred Paquette , Jr., of Coram for tax receiver. Named for councilmen were John A . Young of East Patchogue , Harold Chapman of East Moriches , Howard Rowland of North Pat- chogue , John A. Foley of Blue Point and Frank Coveney of Sound Beach. One more councilman post will be filled later. Listed for justice of the peace were Milton LaGattuta of Center- each , Anthony Salvatore of Setau- ket and John J. J. Jones of Stony Brook. Brookhaven Town Democratic Leader Dominic J. Baranello said the designations will be acted upon at a town convention be- tween September 21 and 2(5. Tentative date for the GOP caucus runs from September 21 to 25 , according to Town Republican Leader Charies R. Dominy. He said that Mr. Raynor has \ a good chance \ to be the GOP standard bearer , and that the next three top town office holders also have a good chance to be re-named by the GOP. They are Henry F. Ostermann , town clerk; Charles W , Barraud , superintendent of hi ghways: and E. Conway Plum- mer , receiver of taxes. Informed that the Democratic party had already made up its proposed slate, Mr. Dominy said that the GOV will not make any slate recommendations until the committeeman elections September 15 , and the caucus which will fol- low . \How can we pick a slate before the committeemen are elected and the caucus is held?\ he asked. 3 Zone Change Petitions Heard By Town Board Three petitions for change of zone—two involving property in the Morichrs bay area — were heard Tuesday b y the Brookhaven Town board. The fi rst petition was from Otto and Marie Amende , owners of the Lindeiimore Hotel in Center Mor- iches , who asked for a change of zone from B residence to ,1-1 busi- ness on a parcel near the hotel. Attorney W i I I i a m Dranitzkc , representing the petitioners , called the Lindenmere \ ... a credit to the Cente r Moriches area , \ a sen- timent echoed by Supervisor Percy B. Raynor , who said he often eats there . One letter , claiming the zone change would be a \ nuisance \ and \detract from the value of property, \ was filed in opposition. On the motion of Justice of the Peace Ulysses W. Johnson , the board approved the petition sub- ject to two restrictions: That the parcel can only he used for hotel and motel purposes , and that where the property is parallel to Sedge- mere road , the zone shall remain B residence to a depth of 150 feet from the road. I he .second petition was made by Roceo and Mary Cutro , owners of a hotel , the Island View Manor in .Shirley, who asked for a change of zone from ( . \ , residence to .1-1 business for the purposes of erecting a 12-unit motel next to (he hotel , which is located at the : ntersect ji, n of William Floyd park wav and Manor drive in Shir- lev. Attorney Samuel Sloane , repre- senting the Ciii inr , said the Beard of Appeals granted , under an ex- tension of non-conforming use , I ennission to bu ild the one-story loot. I , Isif that the f ' utros have bad difficult v raising icorlguge financing without a permanent change of zone . A eTi-nnmo peti- tion supporting tin- rozoiiitig was siihin ' tted to the board. .lame - Cut.ro said lie agreed to accept a Covenant stipulated by Conl jniiod on page 7 , this section Aside from Supervisor Raynor , there are seven justice's of the peace presently in office. The .IP post vacated by the resi gnation Continued on page 7 , this section $1 , 300 Fire Hits County Office BIdg. —BULLETIN— RIVERHEAD — A fire of undetermined origin broke out last night in the old county treasurer ' s office building on Griffing avenue , here , causing damage unofficially estimated at $1 , 800. Riverhead firemen , called out at 7:11) p. m., had the blaze under control in about an hour. The fire broke out in building materials being used in renovating the building ' s interior , firemen said. The structure , which stands just south of the county court- house , is being converted for use b y the district attorney ' s office . Firemen reported that the building itself was not structurall y damaged. County records bad been moved out some time ago. Selden ' s Cadets To Lead Parade Here Labor Day At II a. in.. September 7 , ill the Village of Patchogue , the highl y IrsKiicd Seidell Cadets will lead off thr ' first Labor day pa- rade ever to be hi Id . ill Suffolk county. Sponsored b y the Suffolk Coun- ty District Council of Carpenters with the 1'atcbogue Local No. MS. ') as the host , this parade promises to be one of the the largest ever behl in the county, a spokesman said. B y securing the services of the assistant secretary of labor , George Lodge , as the reviewing officer and guest, speaker , Patchogue Local No. hiH ' .i lias shown great initia- tive in competing with New York city ' s Labor day parade , he. added. All labor unions in Suf- f ' ouk have promised to support this event. Radio coverage of the parade and ceremonies will be handled by the local radio stations , WPAC and WALK, and a newsreel eov- Continued on page 5 , this section With this issue , The \' - A \- cliogiie Advance begins its eight v- ninth year of service to the readers of Suffolk county. The passage of another year has seen a host of events great, and small become a part of our pages , and we have tried to record these events faithfully and accu- rately for you. Thanks to our loyal renders and the patronage of our ad- vertisers, we hope to retain our position of service , trust and responsibility among the thriving business houses of the a rea. Patchogue Advance Observes 89th Year Building Rented For Classroom In MI District RIDGE — Officials of Middle Island Central School District 12 have signed a one-year lease with option for more time for a build- ing that will be used as a class- room accommodating the lower grades of the Coram and West Middle Island schools. \ The new district was formed a little more than a month ago , and is comprised of the former Ridge , Coram. West Yaphank , Yap hank , East Middle Island and West Mid- dle Island school districts. The lease was signed with Jos- eph Riccardi , vice president of Salrie Enterprises , Inc., effective Tuesday, for the building formerly rented by the Robel Furniture Company. It is located 1 , 000 feet east of Yaphank road on the south side of Middle Country road in Middle Island. Carpenters are working against time to get necessary alterations completed by the opening school date , September 9 , it was an- nounced. The new school will have four classrooms , each approximately 19 x 39 feet , two washrooms, three office rooms , and one large office which will be used for school board meetings . All the walls are ined Continued on page 8 , t hi s sectio n Suffolk Scout Council Drives for AAore Land Camping Space Shortage: WADING RIVER — Camping season o fficially ends today foi the last of 1, 500 Suffolk County Council Boy Scouts , who are pack- ing dulVle bags after a stay at Baiting Hollow . Relief next year also seems to be in sight for another 1. 00C scouts who applied for admission to the camp but could not be ac- eoivmioiluUKl. lit e eounvy council- has purchased 285 acres of land | in Yaphank and hopes to acquire up to another 215 acres for camp- ing aroas able to take care of three times the number of boys attending Baiting Hollow. The 285 acres now in hand by the council are bordered on the west by Bartlett road and on the east by Yaphank-Middle Island road. The Yaphank river goes through the property, which is mostly woods and open field. News of the efforts to gain more camp facilities came from Suffolk Scout Executive Ral p h Gemniell . He said the council is basing its hopes for more land on the annual fund drive on Oc- tober 17 and 18. A goal of $200 , - 000 has been set to finance all scouting programs in the county. Camp Baiting Hollow , a 175- acre tract in use since 1!)25, has a capacity of 350 boys. If plans to get a full 500 acres at the Yaphank site go through , three HHO-boy capacity camp ing areas will be made, Mr. Gemmell said. With 5 , 100 Boy Scouts enrolled in county troops , facilities for 2 , 000 to 2 , 800 campers should be available , he added. Some of the new land has been bought b y mortgaging Camp Bait- ing Hollow for $75 , 000 , but ad- ditional funds are needed to en- large and develop the area. The first use of the Yaphank site was in June , with approximatel y 2 , 000 scouts attending a jamboree there. 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