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POULTRY QUEEN— B ^ a ^ Stream , representing FinellbV Poultry Farm of Koute 25-A , Huntington , wears crown of Miss Long Island Poultry as result of win over 20 of Lone Island' s most beautiful girls at eleventh annual Long Island Broiler Barbecue and Beauty Contest at Lake Grove Saturday. Patricia Kean , 1959-60 poultry queen , presents crown to new queen in ja mmed auditorium. Shown at right are Suzi Galli and Beth Lipsius , both' of Valley Stream , runners-up. In rear is Richard Hodkin of Kadio Station WPAC. Bar- hiecue , sponsored by Lone Island Poultry As- sociation , was enjoyed by about 1 , 000. Former Trustees Treasurer Asked To Turn in Funds Supervisor . August Stout , Jr., Tuesday called upon Andrew A. E. Huskisson , former treasurer of the town trustees , to turn over $<> , - (H9.60 , which the supervisor said had been collected in November and December , 1959. In a p hone conversation , Mr. Huskisson , of Main Street , Port Jefferson , admitted holding the money in a bank under the trus- tees ' account. He could not recall the exact figure , but said it was in the \ neighborhood of $G , 000. \ Mr. Huskisson said the act of the state legislature establishing Brookhaven as a first-class town was \ unconstitutional\ and that the town trustees were still in power. Under the act , which became effective January 1 , 19(50 , the duties of the trustees were taken over by the councilmen of the town in its new category. Asked if he intended to make a test case of the constitutionality of the first-class town , Mr. Huskis- son said , \If I had the money, 1 would. I will stand on my con- stitutional rights. \ Mr. Huskisson had been treasurer of the town trustees since January, 1938. He claims he is not legally out of off ice since his term would expire in 19(5 1 under the former town status. Charles H. Dominy, Brookhaven Republican leader , agreed with Mr. Stout that Mr. Huskisson should turn over the monies tn the town. In hJK statement , Mr. Stout said that $3 , 151.UC, had been collected in November , 1959 and $.1 , 497. (54 Continued on page 6 , this section CC , Merchants Div. Move to 8 W. Main The Patchogue Chamber of Commerce , which has been lo- cated in the Patchoguc Motel , and the Merchants Division , which has had its offices at 84 East Main Street , both moved Monday to K West Main Street to offices formerly occupied by the Air Force Recruiting Ser- vice. The larger quarters will en- ablc both the Chamber and its Merchants Division to work more closely on all aspects of the Chamber ' s activities. Harry T. Weeks , executive vice president of the Cham- b\r , and Edward M. Mitchell , executive director of the Mer- chants Division, said, \This is something 1 that we have been trying to do for many months. It will offer a much closer li- aison between the .Merchants Division and the activities of the other divisions of the Chamber \ . Sept. College Opening Given Boost by Supers \Ne w App ropriations Made: RIVERHEAI) The Suffolk ' Board of Supervisors boosted the chances of a Community College opening this coming September by acting favorably Monday on fi- nancing and organizational pro- posals advanced by the new two- year college ' s board of trustees. By unanimous vote , the county board created an administrative staff headed by a president at $18 , 000 a year , a dean at $14 , 000 and appropriated $29 , 815 to cover salaries and incidenta l expenses for the next two months. A month ago , the supervisors broke . the east vs. west deadlock over communit y college finances b y voting (5 to 3 to convert the Marshall building at the Suffolk Sanatorium into a classroom build- ing and making available $2S , 000 to get the work started. At the same time , the board paved the way for the permanent location of the college on the 127-acre tuberculosis hospital property by authorizing County Executive H. Lee Dennison to proceed with plans for the disposition of the sanatorium. Mr. Dennison , who earlier had suggested that a February, 1961 , opening would be^ more practical , said Monday, that if the-trustees are able to set up the administra - tion and recruit a faculty in time , classes may well start ir. Septem- ber. \We are still working out arrangements for the transfer of about 54 tuberculosis patients to the Nassau County sanatorium and it will \ take some time to get the Marshall building read y, \ he said. \However , classes can begin in a Continued on page 6, this section rO^TI V FIR F too k P|ace la,p Monday VA- fiJlI-i I 1 IIXI J nj fjht at Club Tempo on Canaan Lake , North Patchoguc , Rutting its interior. Firemen responded to call from passing motorist at 1:15 a.m., shurtly after place was closed for the night , affd fought blaze until 5:15 a.m. Tuesday morning. Police are investi- gating reported burglary of juke box and amusement machine coin holders , discovered by firemen. Building, formerly (he \Klub 51 , \ is leased by .Michael Lewis and Alex Stra /./.anli of Brentwood, and is ow ned by Club Gat to , Inc., of Canaan Lake. No damage estimate has been filed as yet , police said. -Advance Photo Lions Club Readies Bi g July 4 Day The lion , emblematic of a worldwide service organi- zation , gets its day to roar in the public arena on the nation ' s greatest holiday for patriotic celebrations , July 4. At 10:30 a. m. Monday, the annual holiday parade , sponsored by the Lions Club of Patchogue , will ste p off from its starting point in front of the Island- In- dustrial Park building on West Main Street and follow last year ' s route th rough West and East Main Streets to Case Avenue where all marching units will disperse. Pa- rade participants are asked to as- semble at the starting point be- ginning at 9:30 a. m. The parade will be led b v the Air Force Rand fro m Mitchel Field. Fifteen other musical units , and more than 20 floats will he spaced out through the various groups and organizations partici- pating in the line of march. As in past years , prizes will be award- ed for outstanding floats. Free flags and balloons will be dis- tributed to parade marchers and spectators. The entire parade will be re- viewed from the Elks Club grounds by Congressman Stuyvesant Wain- wright, County Executive H. Lee Dennison. town and village officials. The July parade will be part of the holiday program marking the close of Lions Club activities Continued on page 4 , this section Hal lock PL , Beach Plans Ate Bared The Recreation Commis- sion plans to establish two ball fields , a p layground , p icnic facilities , a comfort station and other athletic facilities upon recei pt of title to the Hallock Recre- ation Park in North Patch- oguc. Announcement of the plans were made in a progress report submitted Tuesday to the Brook- haven Town Board by Jerome •Sadofsky, recreation commissioner. Mr. Sadofsky said the highway department is preparing a fire break which will lead to the prop- erty and serve as a road. Bids are being readied for the necessary athletic lighting on the field , he said. Another recreational park is soon to be established on Jayne Boulevard , Tcrryville. Under the supervision of Councilman Har- old Chapman work has begun on a recreational facility at the Mill Pond in East Moriches . The site Continued on page 4 , this section Dip lomas A warde d 180 Patchogue HS Seniors The eighty-first commencement exercises were held Monday night at the Patchogue High School auditorium with I HO seniors receiving diplomas. The graduating class , the largest to graduate from Pat- chogue High , were seated on the stage and in the orchestra pit for the commencement exercises. Edmund W. Tuton , principal , ' announced that due to the hu ge audience and the high tempera- tures , that are now becoming part of Patchogue graduation exercis- es , p lans are being made to hold future exercises outside. The program opened with the p laying of \Tannliaiiser , \ b y Bar- bara (iirshoff at the piano and Roger Quinn at the organ , follow- ed by the \Star S pangled Banner. \ The salutatory address . \A Hal f Century of Progress in Education , \ was given b y Klisa Rulaud. Bar- bara Nichols , spoke on \We , the Measure of Man , \ followed by Robert Liebermann with an ad- dress entitled , \Seek Individual Excellence . \ Essayist Alan lunnitzke pre- sented th\ essay, \The C-2 Inci- dent . \ fo 'lowed ' b y Gordon Wass- eriii. ' iiin with the valedictory ad- dress , \Propaganda. \ ( \las. - Presi- dent Alan Ihanitzke then made the presentation of the da-s gift . Mr. Tuton was in charge of awarding ' the honors and awards and pn rented the Class of i9! ( l and llie (\ a<s nf 1900 . W'il'iain ,J. Carro l , president of the Board of Educat ' on awarded Continued ,,n page 0 , this section Teeners Join in Saving Pal Near Drowning at Canaan: SMILING TODAY Sh.ir££°5 84 Circuit Road , Heliport , second from right , who was pulled from Canaan Lake in North I' atchogue by teenagers and revived by Suffolk Police . Daniel Tamburino , left , of Lillian Place and John Stephani of Avery Avenue , both Pat- chogue tecnugers , took part in rescue , as did Patrolman Louis DeVilo , at right , who admin- istered oxygen. Anthony Pino of Shaher Road , North Patchogue , who held young Reid above water until Stephani came , was not available for a photograph. —Advance Photo A 12-year-old Heliport boy was rescued from drowning in Patch- ogue ' s Canaan Lake Monday after- noon. The combined efforts of sev- eral teenagers and police of the Fifth Precinct resulted in his being saved and revived. Shawp Reid of 84 Circuit Road , Bellport , had journeyed to the lake with a half-dozen friends to enjoy a swim, In the wate r only a few minutes , Shawn was seized by a cramp and began foundering in some 10 feet of water offshore. Two Patchogue teenagers , An- thony Pino , 14 , of 184 Shaber Road , North Patchogue , and John Ste- phani of 83 Avery Avenue , Patch- ogue , brought the Reid boy to shore while Daniel Tamburino of 35 Lillian Place , Patchogue, tele- phoned the Fifth Precinct for help. When we first saw him , he was just above water and flapping his arms slowly, \ Stephani told a Pat- chogue Advance reporter. \When we reached him he was all but under water. He look pretty grey when we pulled him ashore. \ Patrolman Louis DeVito raced to the lake and immediately applied a Continued on page 6 , this section County Will Sue Glass For Tax Land' s Return 80 Acres in Sunrise Path: RIVERHEAD — Suffolk County will sue to regain former county owned ' tax land that was purchased by Lindenhurst con- victed \land-grabber \ Albert G. Glass . Tho Board of Supervisors , Monday, bv a unanimous resolution, authorized County Executive II. Lee Dennison to hire a special attorney to proceed with the suit against Class. The action was recommended b y a presentment made b y the Suffolk \Scandals \ Grand Jury last Au- gust. The then Board of Super- visors hired an attorney, Henry G. Wenzell, III , to investigate the feasibility of taking action to re- cover thousands of lots in the Patchogue-Bel I port area . Last December , in a report, to the hoard , Mr. Wenzell said it wasn ' t feasible to sue Glass , but he left the final decision up to the supervisors. County Attorney Henry M. Zaleski and Mr. Dennison studied the presentment , reviewed the en- tire matter , and then recommended the law suit. The resolution was introduced by East Hampton Su- pervisor William Bain and was seconded b y August Stout , Brook- haven Supervisor. Former Assemblyman John A. Britting. convicted along with Glass of \land-grabbing \ two years ago , is now serving a l-to- 2 year term in Sing- King State Prison. Britting, who was deputy county treasurer up unti l !' . >r,f> , al- legedl y held the valuable tax land for Glass and in return was paid bribes totaling $:! 1. 000 . Glass , who was fined $, '!0 , ()0(l and given a I 1 :- Continued on page 0 . this section Di p lomas Given To 209 Seniors At Seton Hall HS Seton Hall High School , in gradu - ation exercises held Saturday ni g ht , graduated 20!) students. The program opened with the playing of the processionals \Sa- cerdos Et Pontifex \ and the Na- tional Anthem , followed by the salutatory address by Mary ' Kath- arine McKenna. The Rev. David G. Farley, as- sistant superintendent of schools , Rockville Centre , gave the prin- cipal address of the evening. His Excellency, Walter P. Kellenberg, D. I) ., Bishop of Rockville Centre assisted by the Rev. F. Leo Cun- ningham of St. Francis de Sales l( C. Church , Patchogue , and the Rev . Joseph F. Colligan , St. Piux X Seminary, Hempstead , presented the graduation honors and prizes followed by the valedictory ad- dress b y Francis Car] Peterson. School songs were sung follow- Continue d on page . '! , this section Edwin Johanknech t , Jr., Patchogue Banker , Dies Edwin Johanknecht, Jr., president of The Fnion Savings Bank of Patchogue from 10):t through lii 'dl and chairman of the hoard smve January 1 of this year , died unexpectedly Tuesday at a me. t- ing of the invest ment committee in the Lank , he bad serve,I for more than , r iH years . He was HO years of age and had reside,! on Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven. *— -- Known far and wide for his financial acumen and loved foi bis warmth of .personality . Mr Johankn echt first went to work for the hank on November \ . :{ , 1!)01, starting wit h a $l-a-woek general clerica l job . At that time the haul: had l , K2:: depositors , with $1X1, 110 on deposit and a surplus of $!i .P. ' -l. In IPO. 'f , he w a s appoin ' ed assistant secretary , and in I92!i became secretary. Further ad- vancement followed in P'. 'iO , when be was elected a vice presid ent , although he continued his dut ies as secretary until his election to the presidency ill P. I I\ . It was on November :!. '; , I!>01 . that Mr. Johanknecht made one of the most, important decision- of his life. He was 22 years old , had come with bis parents to Paf- ¦hogue from Jamaica about seven '.ears before and he went to work '' or his father. Later in November he accepted a job as general all- around hel per in the I' nion Savings Bank. The record has it that he was Continued on page 8. this section Edwin Johanknecht, Jr. Stiriz Shop Center Site Is Rezoned Fro m J to C m Rule Year Limit OnConstruction Start Reached The Brookhaven Town Board Tuesday voted 6 to 1 to change the zoning from J business to C resi- dence on Mike Stiriz ' property, which had been intended for the site of a shopping center on Sunrisa Hi g hway in Patchogue . Opposing the board's motion was Councilman Howard Rowland , who saiii auer nis vote , \1 feel he (Mr. Stiriz) is a victim of circum- stances. \ Action was taken by the board on the grounds that the Patchogue builder had not fulfilled the con- ditions under which he had re- ceived the business zoning classifi- cation on June 1 , 1959. On Decem- ber 1 , 1958 he applied for the zon- ing change to build a shopping: center. Opposition to the petition was expressed at a March 25 , 1969 public hearing, but the zoning change was authorized by the town board subject to covenants and restrictions. In Tuesday ' s resolution pre - pared by Patchogue Attorney George E. Lechtrecker the board contended that Mr . Stiriz had not begun construction within one year after the zoning change as required by the covenant. Samuel I. Sloane of Patchogue , Mr. Stiris ' attorney, has argued that the con- struction requirement has been ful- filled because grading has been begun on the 28-acre site which fronts on the south side of Sun- rise Highway starting west of Phyllis Drive , Patchogue , and run- ning east 1 , 500 feet. ___^ Advised of the board' s action, Mr. Sloane had \ no comment\ Wednesday until he could speak with Mr. Stiriz. \In the event that construction has not started , \ the covenant states , \ within the one year period , then tho land may be reverted to its original zoning classification , namely, 'C residence by motion of the town board. \ \There is nothing to indicate foot- ings or foundations on the proper- ty, \ Mr. Lechtrecker said in recom- mending that the hoard revert the Continued on page 4 , this section MB Group Hits Proposed County Bch . Acquisition RIVERHEA I) -- The Suffolk Board of Supervisors marked time .Monday on a r roposed i, '), i at. 'c county taking of shnrola:>ds on Great South Beach in Brookhaven Township after the Mastic Beach Property Owners . ' .. ssoejalio i vi g- orously pn tcsled tl<- incliis'oit of beach propyl ' _y developed a:i a Summer playground for its mem- bership. Erling A. i arson , president of the association , I\d the at' ack on the county park expansion pro- gra m advocate.) i,y County Execu- tive II. Lee Dennison and support- ed by Brookhaven Sunervisor August Stout , Jr. Mr. Larson and his fellow objectors won a promise at a public hearing before the board here that their case will be given careful consideration he- fore act ion is taken. About 10 years ago . well be- fore the county contemplated con- struction of (be new Smith' s Point, bridge and the acquisition of the unimproved beachlands to the oast , the association bought a strip of land with frontages of some 500 /Vet on tin: bay :t nd ocean. Access at the time was b y boat only, but .Mastic Beach residents .ire sea- going folk and their beach resort , iiiip/<ried with landing facilities and a boardwalk , has been a popular spot for the 1 .20(1 famil- ies affiliated with the association. \Now , because of our foresight , we are to be penalized. \ Mr. I.arsen told the hoard. \We feel we have the right to retain this beach for the private use of our members. We don ' t want the rest of the state to use our property. \ The association spokesman said (he new taking, which follows by a year the county ' s acquisition of . 'ISO acres of harrier beach pro- pert . v a. - , i he nucleus of a \Little Jones Beach\ is generally un- Continiied on page 8, this section Two Extra Patrolmen Assi gned to Village ( aptam I) o in l n i c k ( mu- chiolo of the Fifth Precinct , Suffolk County Police , told the Patchoguc Village Board Monday night that two ad- ditional patrolmen will cover the main business district during the Summer. The seasonal patrolmen will handle the additional traffic and patrol the shopping area on weekends. Two Columns of News in the Spanish Language are Published Every Week For Classified Ads Telephone GRove r 5-t000-fOOJ A Jamaica man died last Thurs- day in a freak accident that re- portedly occurred after the car he was driving struck a chunk of concrete on Portion Road , Lake Ronkonkonia. He was lifted as Charles I.. Moeser , ' . ' , ~ ,. who was killed instant- ly after the concrete apparently flew into the air , smashed through his windshield and struck him on the head. Freak Accident Is Fatal To Man at Lake Ronk.