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Law Petition For Business Zone Denied The Brookhaven Town Board Tuesday denied the petition, . of Mrs. Edna M. Law of 15 Amity Street , Patchogue, for a zoning change fro m C residence to J-1 business for property at Schoenfeld Boulevard and Ph y llis Drive , Patchogue. At Tuesday ni g ht ' s public hear- ing opposition to the petition was voiced by William F. Schuldt of 31f> Washington Avenue , Patch- ogue , representing the North Pat- chogue Civic Association. Two petitions with a total of 82 names opposing the petition were sub- mitted to the board. Representing Mrs. Law was At- torney Lloyd Feuer of 392 East Main Street , Pa tchogue , who said that a professional building for use. by an orthodontist was in- tended for the site. He noted that there is a professional building close to the location. He contended that the site is most suitable for business uses. Other opposition was voiced by Albert Stolz of 214 Schoenfeld Boulevard , who expressed the fear that business zoning would be ex- tended into the residential area. This view was also echoed by Ru- dol ph Kozlik of 217 Schoenfeld Boulevard . The board also denied the peti - tion \ of Mrs. Rose Morgan of Station Road , Belljjort , for a zon- ing change from C residence to J-2 business for property at At- lantic Avenue and Station Road , Bellport. Mrs. Morgan contended there are business uses on the other three corners of the inter- section. She said she intended to construct a professional building. Opposition to the petition was given by ei ght persons who in- dividually told the board they did not want any more business zoning which they felt was \intruding \ upon their residential area. Frederick M. Betzag, Jr., of 94 Pace Avenue , Bellport , president of the North Bellport Taxpayers Association , said he and his as- sociation were against \ spot down- zoning in the area. \ The petition of Samuel Walton of Hunting ton for a zoning change from B residence to C residence was also denied by the board. The property in Terryville is located between Jayne Boulevard and Terryville Road and bounded on the northeast by Old Town Road. Attorney Douglas E. Brown of 10 South Ocean Avenue , Patch- ogue, representing Mr. Walton , argued that his client had pur- chased the prouerty \in good faith\ when it was zoned for C residence , which ' permits a building to he placed on 9 , 000 square feet of land. Under B residence zoning the lot size must be 15 , 000 square feet. Mr. Brown said that it was creating a \hardshi p \ on his client to build under B residence zoning regulations. O pposing any downzoning in the area were representatives of School Districts Three and. Six. Speaking against the petition were Robert L. Robertson , presi- Continued on page 5 , this section Day li g ht Time Starts In State This Sunday Time will be of the es- sence , Sunday—Dayligh t Sav- ing time , that is. It' s man- datory throughout the state again. You 'll turn your clocks ahead one hour Sunday or be- fore retiring Saturday night , and keep them that way until the- last Sunday in October. The statewide measure keeps all state clocks on an even keel and eliminates conflicts with neighboring states. Jury Selection Delays Murder Trial of Bloeth RIVEUHEAD — The selection of a jury in the first degree murder trial of Francis Henry Bloeth continued yesterday, as District Attor- ney John P. Cohalan , Jr., and defense counsel John Clarke of Lslip, continued their questioning of prospective jurors. In an all-day session Tuesday, onl y one juror , John II. Ilassarcar , a 38-year-old cable sp licer for the*- New York Telep hone Company, was selected. Bassarear , of Tuck- ers Lane , Southold , was the sixth of seven persons questioned Tues- day. The others were dismissed. On Monday, lo4 prospective jurors out of an original panel of 200 appeared in County Court. The others had been excused ear- lier for various reasons. Count y Judge Henry Tasker , who is pre- siding over the trial , excused an- other (50 Monday. A court spokesman said the jur y commission would probably draw another 75 prospective jurors to- morrow , ordering theni to appear Monday to ensure enough juror s for the selection of a full trial jury with two alternates. In questioning jurors Tuesday, Cohalan revealed he plans to call about 25 witnesses , including po- lice officers of Southampton Town , county detectives and officers , psychiatrists , and even Sidney R, Siben of Bay Shore , the lawyer retained by Bloeth afte r he was arrested. Bloeth fired Siben last November , hiring Clarke in his p lace. Bloeth , the 28-year-old construc- tion worker accused of the brutal murder of three peop le , made his lit at appearance in court Tuesday, ha ' ndculled between two deputies . After the handcuffs were taken off , Bloeth sat next to Clarke during the day ' s proceedings. He remain- ed quiet and calm , except for stony looks at Cohalan and the prospective jurors. Bloeth appeared neatly dressed with a dark sport coat and slacks , white shirt and -blue tie. lie has loi't weight and now spoils a neat mustache. Authorities have charged Bloeth killed three peimlc in. their p laces of business during a nine-day crime spree last August. His to ta l take in the three robbery-murders he is accused of was slightly more than $300 , according to police. Bloeth is being tried for the Continued on page 5, this section Arson Seen Possible Cause Of Mastic B. Church Blaze $25 , 000 Loss Estimated: ETD E HAMAPF t0 st - Andrew ' s Episco- rlKEi UAIVIA UIL pal Church on Neigh- borhood Road , Mastic Beach , left a gutted shell following Monday ' s arson-suspected blaze. Inves- tigators traced start of fire to area near altar (center background). Church services will be held Sunday at Mastic Beach Hebrew Center. —Advance Photo Arson is considered a possible cause of Monday ' s fire which gutted St. An- drew ' s Episcopal Church in Mastic Beac h , the Rev. John Griffith said yesterday after a survey was made b y insurance un derwriters and police. \The fire orig inated near the altar , \ said Father Griffith , who has been the rec- tor of the church for the last two years. \The furnace was ruled out , as was spon- taneous combustion. Father Griffith said that physi- cal damage to the church building was $25 , 000 , not including the loss of his vestments and other religious articles. \We will have to build a new church , \ Father Griffith said. This was Father Griffith' s first parish after completing divinit y school. Until the new church is com- pleted , services will be conducted at the Mastic Beach Hebrew Cen- ter , located one block east on Neighborhood Road. On Sunday Father Griffith will hold Family Eucharist and the church school at 9:15 a. m. The fire was discovered about 11:30 a. m. Monday by Julio Ricco- bono of Whittier Drive , who alerted a passing truck driver. The Mastic Beach Fire Department responded and was joined a few minutes late r by the Mastic Department. The 81-year-old clergyman , who is a volunteer fireman and chap- lain of the department , was at home a mile from the churc h and Continued on page 6 , this section Big Mid-Island Park Proposed to Town Bd. Sad of sky Reports: By John McLain A recreation park in the center of the island with golf , swimming, picnic and playground facilities was proposed Tuesday before the Brookhaven Town Board by Jerome Sadofsky, recreation commissioner of the town. In his \Pro-Summer Progress Report\ Mr. Sadofsk y stressed that such a park would be a long- i> range project which would take into consideration the anticipated growth of town population in the next decade. Appearing before the board to present his report , Mr. Sadofsk y said his commission intends to work closel y with the. County Planning Commission to determine fu ture recreational sites which might be purchased from the county. \It has been ' suggested , \ Mr. Sadofsky said in his report , \that these parcels be withdrawn from future tax sales. \ Further long-range town recrea- tion projects outlined by Mr. Sadofsky include plans to develop tennis, night basketball and pos- sibly a go-kart track in the area of the present Medford rifle range. Also under . consideration are establishment of bathing facilities at Crystal Beach in Center Mor- iches and in Blue Point; building of a baseball field in Farming- ville; cooperating with the county Continued on page 6 , this section SI'KINU COLLECTION Drenaes , Couta, Suili, diatom Millinery by Mm, Giuri, E. Main. Patchogut. —Adv . Fire Destroys Felice ' s Here; Woman Dies — BULLETIN — A Patchogue woman died in a flash fire which broke out at about 1 a. m. today and comp letel y de- stroyed h elice s Restaurant at 124 Waverl y Avenue, Patchogue. Suffolk police identified the wo- man as Mrs. Maurice Lunati , Jr., of 76 Amity Street. They said she , her husband and nine other per- sons were in the restaurant when the fire started. According to po- lice , Mrs . Lunati had gone to the washroom shortl y before the fast- moving flames and smoke forced the others to flee. Police theorized that her escape route may have btj en cut off or that she may have become lost in the dense smoke. Choking smoke and spreading flames defeated attempts to lo- cate her. Police and firemen re- peatedly had to restrain Mr. Lu- nati from going back into the blaz- ing building to search for his wife. The body of Mrs. Lunati , 27. . year-old mother of three children , ' was recovered at about 6:15 a. m. Continued on page 4 , this secti on Bd. Holds Back Bill Payment The Brookhaven Town Board Tuesday refused to pay a $ii , (i. 'M bill from a Beth page well-drilling firm until it produces fresh water under the terms of its August , 1 U 5: J , contract with the town. Supervisor August Stout , Jr., instructed Town Clerk Arthur McCornb to write C. \V. Lauman Company that the board feels it is under no obligation to pay the bill until the firm \ can produce sweet water according to para- graph eight of the contract. \ On Tuesday the board consider- ed a lette r from J. C. Clynes of the Lauman organization. Mr. Clynes said it would be a \ physi- cal impossibility \ to produce fresh water at no additional cost to the town. \It would appear , \ Mr . Clynes continued , \to be a good risk for you to authorize us to do addi- tional drilling to reach the Lloyd formation. \ On March 1 Herman E. Lau- Continued on page V , this section Patchogue Tax Rate Is Sliced A total bud get of $524 , - 096 with a tax ra te of $2.94 per $100 of assessed valuation was approved at Patchogue ' s annual village budget meeting last Friday. Included in the totals is the $18 , 290 sewer district bud- get with its 71 cents per $ 1 00 of assessed valuation tax. Patchogu e ' s total assessed val- uation for this year amounts to $11 , 351 , 628 , a gain of $121 , !)91 in assessed valuation over l!)!if> . The new tax rate is a 26-ccnt drop from the 1959 rate of $:i.20 Continued on page 4 , this section Ten Enter School Board Races Here Area Contests Shap e Up: Ten candidates , including four incumbents , will seek positions on the Pat- chogue-Medford school board this year. Of this number, four have filed for the posi- tion now occupied b y Mrs . Lois Reed , who is not seeking reelection. Incumbent Patchogue - Medford trustees who will seek reelection \ e Robert I.. Hughes and Frank W. Scutari. Charles Silhan , recent- ly appointed to fill the unexp ired term of Eugene Krakaur. will also run sJor bis present position. Filing for these positions are Charles Smith Adams , George Ruse , George Geignetter and David Gottfried—all for Mrs. Reed' s board vacancy; Robert M. Pearson and Samuel Siegel for Mr. Hug hes ' seat and Raymond Zaharatos for Mr. Silhan ' s posi- - tion. Mr. Scutari is unopposed. Dr. Joseph Lifschit? is unop- posed for reelection to his five- year Library Board seat. Voter registration will take place Saturday, from 10 a. m. to 7 p. m., and on Tuesday, from 2 p. m. to 9 p. m., at Patchogue High School. The annual meeting will be held May 3. at 8 p. m. in Patchogue High School on Saxton Strecc , with voting for candidates and propositions on Wednesday, May 4 , from 2 to 9 p. m., at the high school. Voters of the Patchogue-Medford School District also will be asked to approve construction of a $950 , 000 elementary school on the district-owned Barton Avenue property located at the head of Washington Avenue , Pa tchogue. Voting will also take place on nine other propositions , a library trustee , and the school district and Patchogue Library budgets. Final sections of the fiscal 1960- 01 school budget were adopted recentl y, and the proposed budget shows a tax reduction of nine cents per $100 of assessed valua- tion—$8.12 this year as compared to $8.21 last year. The budget includes a teacher salary adjustment , raising the bachelor ' s degree schedule from $4 . (500 to $4 , 700 , increasing to $7 , 400 in 12 years. This schedule is a modification of the existing salary scale with higher adjustments in the yearly steps for the experienced teachers. The schedule is designed to reward the dedicated and experienced teacher and to provide a scale comparable to surrounding dis- tricts and to insure continued growth in the teacher ' s academic standing, a board spokesman said. .The salary adjustment was made possible by planned econo- mies and the increase in state aid. Other district elections shape up as follows: Bay port-Rlucpoint Taxpayers of the Bayport-Blue Point School district will vote at the annual meeting May 3 to fill four seats on the Boa rd of Educa- tion. There are contests for two of the vacancies. Incumbent Frederick W. Merries of 197 Seaman Avenue , Bayport , will run to succeed himself for a three-year term. He will he op- posed by Mrs. Mary l yn J . Schra- der of 22 Boylan Lane. Blue Point. Robert W. Mantha of 191 Paul- ana Avenue , Bayport , and Robert M. Brown of 2fi ' Division Avenue , Blue Point , are contesting for the sent of William Knapp of Blue Point Avenue. Mr . Knapp said this week he will not run for reelec- tion because he will be unable to devote \\' adequate time \ to the board. Pa i ge A. Moore of 138 Gillette Avenue , Bayport , will run unop- posed for reelection to a three- year term. Howard J. Kallmann of 223 Snedecor Avenue , Bayport , ap- pointed b y the board upon the resignation of Friward S. Smith , Continued on page . 5 , this section Stuy Introduces New Bill for Fire Is. Park Urged by Citizens Unit: A bill to establish a national park of approximatel y 7 , 000 acres on Great South Beach (Fire Island) was introduced yesterday b y Congressman Stuyvcsant Wainwright of Wainscott . Turned down four years ago the bill , to create a Federall y-run park between Sunken Forest , east of Point O' Woods , and Moriches inlet , was introduced again at the request of the Citizens Committee for the Fire Island National Park. Chances of its passage in this session were called slim by local political observers. It is believed that it will be difficult to obtain action from the committee of the Department of the Interior so late in the session. The response of County Execu- ' live H. Lee Dennison was that the proposed bill disregarded town and county studies being made for the over-all development of Great South Beach. However , support for the bill came from another quarter. \The reservation of these unspoiled but fast disappearing areas for us and for future generations is a vital necessity, \ said Pierrepont E. Twitchell of Setauket , head of the citizens committee. The proposed park would not in- clude the communities of Cherry Grove , Fire Island Pines , Water Island and Davis Park. Congressman Wainwright' s pro- posal for a Fire Island National Park was opposed by former Re- publican County Chairman R. Ford Hughes when originally proposed. Also- real estate operators have fought the plan. According to Mr. Wainwright , however , the vast majority of per- sons knowing about the project have supported it. In response to a questionnaire which he circulated Continued on page 6 , this section Vote on School Plan of $5 Million In Middle Island MIDDLE ISLAND — A $5 , 100 , - 000 building program which would give Middle Island Central School District 12 its first high school and add to four existing elemen- tary buildings was proposed Tues- day by school officials. The public vote , which has been set for May 27 , would be on two propositions: $1 , 900 , 000 to add 27 rooms to the elementary schools , and $3 , 200 , 000 for a new junior- senior high school . Supervising Principal' Dr. Louis Nannini said the program would cause an estimated school tax in- crease of $1.05 to each $100 of assessed valuation. The rate now is $6.40. Mr. Nannini said the new facilities are necessary if the school district is to accommodate an estimated enrollment rise of 3 , 000 students in the next five years. The Middle Island Centra l School District' s enrollment now is 1 , 700. The elementary s c h o o 1 s in Coram , West Middle Island , Ridge , and the Charles E. Walte rs School in Yaphank would be enlarged for a maximum of 458 pupils. A majorit y vote would pass the elementary proposition , but a two- thirds majorit y vote is needed for the passing of the high school proposition. NPCA Support Given School Building Plans The building of a new elementary school and the eight other propositions to be voted on May I in the Patchogue- .Medford school district were unanimousl y endorsed b y the Nor th Patchogue Civic Association at its meeting this week in the North Patchogue fuvhou.se Also endorsed' were two members of the association , Frank W Scutari and Robert L. Hughes , who are seeking reelection to the school board. Both incumbents were com- mended for their past service on the board and were given u vote of confidence. The Medford Tax- payers Association is also endors- ing the two candidates. .Mr. Scutari explained the nine propositions to be vot'-d on and answered i/iieslioiis from the floor. He urged everyone to be sure to register and vote. Each resident will receive ;i brochure in the mail soon that will give all the informa- tion on registering and voting, he added. Sam Rein , also a member of the school board , was in at- tendance. George Gi ignetti r , a candidate for the school board who was pres- ent with other members of the Medford Tax-iayers Association , was given a vote of confidence by the North Patchogue group. Mr. Geignetter , a former member of the Medford school boar* , is run- ning for the post held by Mrs. Lois Rued. Mrs. Reed decided recently not to seek reelection. The following resolution was adopted by the NPCA: \Whereas , the . school board and the citizens construction committee have work- ed hard and have devoted many hours in presenting to the people of the Patchogue-Medford school district a school to be built on the Barton Avenue site to incorporate all necessary and economical con- siderations to provide for added classrooms that are so badl y needed l<> eliminate double sessions. Be it resolved , that we endorse and sup- port our school board ill bring ing this and the eight other proposi- tions to the people. Our children an here ; we must see that they receive the best possible education and to do this overcrowded class- rooms must be eliminated. \ An essay contest on local gov- ernment for ninth grade students will be sponsored by the civic as- sociation. Also discussed was the bulletin board to be erected soon and the extending of the North Patchogue lighting district eust to include portions of Phyllis Drive , Schoenfeld Boulevard and Swan Lake Drive. KlJt'ITATION I.OPIJB Kor a floriuu* »uromer for your child call UMcrtun 3-6770. St* our ad. —Adv. The Paper People Trust Readable Reliable Realistic For Classified Ads Telephone GRover 5-1000-1001 GROUNDBREAKING , f\r »l u,r »l>n\ «\ '»•* i> »n»» K u<- VJl\\J \JlVUDl\lur\l\llV\J C ongregational Church a nd ad- dition of a religious education facility at rear of church building look place April 13. Estimated overall cost of the building proj . eel is about $128 , 000. Holding the shovel are the Kev . Stuart W. Van Cott , left, pastor of the church , and G. Howard Hatfield , president of the church Board of Trustee* . Charlen Wood, the architect , is on the Kev. Mr. Van Colt ' s right , while Matt Masoiit , president of Malt Mascm & Son , Inc., the general contractor , is at far left. Also in attendance were various officials of the church , left to right , Mrs . Matthew Kievit , John J. Kor , Jr., Robert ' II. Pelletreau , Alden T. Stuart , Tracy B. Terry, Herman Fit-ken, Bernard Williams , Bruce Terry and Dudley K. Merrill, Boat Found: Suffolk police , the Coast Guard, CAP aircraft and nearb y residents are continuing their search of Great South Bay for three Medford teenagers who vanished Tuesday during a trip from Patchogue to test an 8-foot pram and small outboard motor. The overturned pram was found earl y yesterday morning b y Captain Foster Aviano of the County Police Marine division , about a mile from Fire Islapd off Patchogue. The missing boys are Ronald L. Smith , Jr., 14 , George Gathmann , Jr., 16 , whose pram they used , and John Reich , 18 , all of Oregon Avenue , Medford , and students at Patchogue-Medford schools. Arriving at Brookhaven Town marina about 2 p. m. Tuesday, the boys set off apparently onl'y wanting to move to the mouth of Patch- ogue River and then return. However , strong currents and winds may have carried them into the swell and wind-swept bay. Their parents notified police at 8 p. m. Tuesday that the boys were overdue and the search began. Yesterday, searchers combed Fire Island and South Shore beaches as helicopters , a blimp and CAP p lanes assisted Coast Guard and police boats in a wide bay area search. Search Bay Area For Medfo rd Boys
