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MOVING DAY %*$ t S?%J>™ terday when historic church building erected in 1828 was moved from South Haven to Brook- haven hamlet , where it will serve Brookhaven- South Haven Presbyterian Church congregation on new site at intersection of Beaver Dam and South Country Roads. Moving of churc h was handled by Davis Bros. Engineering Corpora- tion , and above view shows building proceeding down Montauk Highway. A renovation of church building will take place. —Photo by William R. Goldfcin Holiday Fire Guts PJ Store One Man Dies An, explosion-like crash followed b y a fire in Port Jefferson Monday ni ght claimed the life of one man and comp letely destroyed the O. B. Davis , Inc., fur- niture store , 41 I East Main Street. Another five '24 hours earlier destroyed the home of Dr. J. B. Horner Kuper , West Meadow Road , Old Field , with no injuries report- ed. The Port Jefferson fire took the life of a man whom police identified as Clifford Ivans. Police said that ilr. Ivans was about, 70 or 72 years of age and that he lived alone in the rear of the second floor of the three-story building;. According to police , the fire was discovered about 6:20 p. in. .Mon- day night b y Erwin McMulien , the proprietor of a grocery store near the Davis building at 210 East Main Street. Police said that Mr. McMulien said he heard an exp losion-like crash and ran into the street think- ing two automobiles had seriously collided. He saw no cars , police said , but looked at the Davis build- ing and saw flames coming from the rear windows on the second floor and smoke pouring out of the third floor windows at the front of the building. Althoug h the Port Jefferson Fire Department arrived within minutes after Mr. MeMullcn ' s call , pohef said , the building was in flames. A house at 407 East Main Street was on fire when the firemen ar- rived , police said , but quick action b y the fire department prevented severe damage. A small building behind the house , used for ' .storage or as a garage , police said , was gutted. Police commended the fire department for keeping the fire fro m .spreading. Firemen were still at the scene Tuesday morning, police said , as little spouts of flames kept shoot- ing up from the ruins. Police and firemen then hegan looking for the body of Mr. Ivans. Police said they had supposed Mr. Ivans was in the building because the elevator door was open at the second floor , on which Mr. Continued on page 6 , this section Earmark $375 , 000 For Clinic at - H' ville K1VEKHEAD — The Board of Supervisors yesterday ear- marked $o7fi , 00() for con- struction of a mental heal h , ho\ -i]th, and tuberculosis out- patient el'nie on the grounds of the Suffolk Sanatorium , Holtsville. Construction is ex- pected to start early in tin- S pring, according to H. Lee Dennison , county executive. The building is to be con- structed of masonry and brick and will b<- one story with a total of 12 , 000 .square feet of floor space. The Federal gov- ernment will re i mburse one- third of the cost to th « coun- ty, Mr. Dennison said. THE BEST JV PRINTING The Patrhoffue AHvsinre specializes in fin« commercial printinc. Fair pric p n, f««t deliveries. Largest, print shop in Suf- folk County. Tel. GRover 5-1000. — Adr. Elections , Donna , Fires Head Year ' s Top N ews \ Headline Highlights: BY ROBERT B. MARTIN The year lOu 'O was the year when . . . The Demot-ratic Party swept the elections on a national scale and the Republican Party made a sweeping comeback in Suffolk. Hurricane Donna visited here , leaving behind a trail of uprooted trees and damaged homes . Special Prosecutor Edwyn Silberling ' s investigation of alleged corruption in Suffolk came to an end because of lack of funds. However , District Attorney John P. Cohalan , Jr., and a three-man detective team this week were preparing to con- tinue as necessary the probe. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen called a strike against the Long Island Rail Road. Construction took great new jumps . . . fires took their toll of lives and property . . . automobile accident fatalities reached a now record high . . . and the population of Suffolk went up. Up, UP. Suffolk had its share of prominent visitors during the. past year , including Senator John F. Kennedy and the man he so narrowly out-raced in the presidential election, Vice President Richard M. Nixon. Their campaign trails ' touched Suffolk along with those of the vice president candidates , Lyndon B. Johnson and Henry Cabot Lodge. And , lest wc forget , there was also Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller , who helped break ground at the new State University College site in Stony Brook and, prior to the election , campaigned here for Mr. Nixon. The quiet little hamlet of Brookhaven made headlines in August when some of Hollywood' s top stars journeyed there for on location shots for the upcoming film , \Splendor in the Grass. \' Starring in the film are lovel y Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty, the handsome brother of actress Shirley MacLaii.e. Dur- ing the course of the shooting, Miss Wood was accompanied by her equally-famous husband , Robert Wagner , and young Beatty was paid a surprise visit by his beautiful fiancee , Joan Collins. And there was also the noted playwright , William Inge , famed director-producer Ella Kazan , and a supporting vast of actors and actresses , some of whom have starred in previous films and on Broadway. When Hurricane Donna took a swing at us here September 12 , wo were so well braced for the onslaught that damage was confined to trees , cars and an insignificant number of homes. Advance warning by the weatherman and plenty of publicity on how to go about \battening down the hatches \ tempered Donna ' s fury, which at times reached gusts of 00 miles an hour. Unlike past hurricanes , there were few reported injuries due to the storm and no deaths. Suffolk is ending its first year under the charte r form of Continued on page 6 , this section N. A ckerly, T. Domin y Win Bellp t Scoofering BKLLPOUT—The South Bay Scooter Club of Heliport held a weekend of racing over th» Christmas holiday. The first race , which was for the A. M. Underhill Memorial Trophy, was an ope n rave . The Memorial Trophy run , which consisted of three laps, had two sizes of scooters in the same race , so that there were actually two classes in one race. s> : The first small boat to finish was No. ill) , owned b y T. Dominy and the first, big boat to finish was the No. 101 , owned b y Nelson Ai -kei-ly. Oddly enough , both boats were made b y the same man , Wil- liam H. Ilarless of Ivist Moriches. The second race, which was for the- Commodore ' s Cup, was a man- datory four lap event. No . 1(1] was h'- . >'ight in first. This race , too , was an open race. The small schooner event is for points only. These points will go towards the winning of the Sheriff ' s Tropin - , donated l>v the Sheriff of Suffolk County. In this race , No. ' -W came in first. The South May Scooter Club of Heliport , was founded in \' .) 2\ and membership is open to anyone who has an interest in sailing. The club' s officers are T. Dominy, com- modore; Tom Otis of Patchogue, vice commodore and Franklin Overton of Heliport , rear commo- dore. Kesulfs First Race , A. M. Underhill Trophy , three l- .., — No . KM , Nelson Ackcrly; No. :«) , T. Dom- iny; No. 11 , William llormus; No. 4 , T. T. Everett; No. 10 , E. S. Brown; No. 41 , Dave Ir ishman: No . (il, .li-sse Fishmaii; No . 2 , John inch; No. 12 , Paige (did not finish;. Second Race , Commodore ' s Cup, four laps — No. 101 , No. HO; No. 1; No . II ; No. 10; ami No. 29 , J. Spriiighnrn. Third Race , small schooners only, for points — No. :' . (); No. i; No . 2!t; No . II; No. ]() ; No. 01 (did not finish |. t)N First Race ( two laps ) — No. 451); No . r> ')l); N<> . r>2(); No. (i7(i; No . MM ami No. r.or >. DN Second Race ( two laps ) No. !. - >(>; No . 104 ; No . 2<ifi ; No. 004 ; No. 12!); No. :>(>!\ ,; No. 020: No. . \00 and No. 42h (did not finish ). ShintrJes ( . 'lass (two laps ) — No . 1!7. - 1 . .M. Fleming; No. Nl' -l , John Potter: No. Hi , Norman Reich and No . X P-2 was disqualified. Dems to Lose Their Majority On Supers Bd. RIVERHEAD — The Democrats this week will lose their majority on the Suffolk Board of Supervis- ors , as the Republican Southold Town Board meets tomorrow to appoint a supervisor to succeed Henry H. Tuthill , killed Friday nig ht in an auto ac- cident. Mr. Tuthill, a Democrat , was instantly killed in an auto crash in Ridge. The Republican Southold Town Board is certain to appoint a Republican to rep lace Mr. Tut- hill. Several peop le are being con- sidered , including Town Council- man Leste r Albertson and Austin Burt , defeated by Mr. Tuthill in 1959. The board is almost certain to appoint Mr. Albertson when it meets this weekend. Then it will have to appoint a councilman to replace Mr. Albertson. The Board of Supervisors will stand 5-to-5 after the appoint- ment , giving County Executive H. Lee Dennison the power of a lie- breaking vote. However, the Re- publicans can stop that vote by having one Republican supervisor abstain from voting on a key reso- lution. It then would not be a tie so Mr. Dennison couldn 't vote , but still the required majority of six- yes votes would not. be reached. All bills must be passed with at least six affirmative votes , except those requiring financial outlays which require seven affirmative votes. Mr. Dennison said he ' s study ing the possibility of legislation to amend the county charter so that whenever there are five affirma- tive votes he would have the right to cast the sixth vote. Yesterday, Mr. Dennison had bee n expected to face the first test with an effort to appoint Assistant County Attorney George W. Percy, Jr., to the county attorney ' s posi- tion , vacated by Henry M. Zale ski , who has resigned to become a Supreme Court justice. Mr. Den- nison decided to hold off , however, to await the organizational meet- ing of the Board of Supervisors, January 4. He and Suffolk County Repub- lican Leader Arthur M. Cromarty Continued on page 6 , this section Set to Open Bids On Sunrise Road Work in Shirley ALBANY — .1. Burch McM»r- ran , state superintendent of public works , announced last week that the state will open bids January 2(1 for the construction of 7.4 1 miles of the Sunrise Highway from Upton Boulevard in the vicin- ity of Shirley to Eastport Manor Road near East .Moriches. The bids will also include construction of 11.74 miles of access roads. The project will include con- struction of two 21-foot-wide pavements of cement concrete , separated by a mall , with provis- ion being made for the construc- tion of future interior lanes. There will be 10-foot-wide exterior and 6-foot-wide into ior shoulders con- structed. Also include I v\|l be a clover- leaf interchange with William Floyd Parkway plus other grade separation structures to carry Wintcrs Drive , Moriches-Yaphank Road , Wading River Road and Railroad Avenue over the new ex- pressway and structu re s to carry the Sunrise Highway over East Moriches-Riverhead R o a d a n (1 Barnes Road. Estimated cost of construction is $7 , 700 , 000 . CI/ A TIM/\ 1 a,,< l scoolering became popular >D^/\ I IlNV j pastimes over holidnv week- end as sun came out and ire on Great South Bav stayed hard. Watching impromptu hockey game ill progress near lirllporl Yacht Club , wtimgrr bov prepares lo dude pcrsjslcnl photog- rapher and dash lo home on Shore Drive for skates so he can join fun. CONFERENCE S^ c p, i ? n itpouc:- Department last January 1 , of Brookhaven Town Police and Patchogue Village Police de- partments , has created many problems. After almost a year ' s operation under new system , Brookhaven Town supervisor requested con- ference with Suffolk County Police commissioner and inviled Patchogue Village mayor to discuss solving these problems so as to provide im- proved police protection to people of town and village. Shown at conference held in Brook- haven Town Hall last Thursday are , from left to right . Supervisor August Stout , Jr., Com- missioner Charles K. Thorn , and Mayor Robert T. Waldbauer. No Big Changes Under Kennedy as President Babson Forecasts: (Editor ' s Note—Each year , Roger \V . Babson. noted busi- ness statistician , forecasts economic and political conditions for the coining year. His summary for l' .Mi l follows.) BAUSON'S Bl SINI-N S AN D FINANCIAL FOB EC A ST FOR Pltit 'I'ls i > year I have divided : HJ forecast into eieht scciion- a- indicated by the following cii-ht headings . Instead of cnvoriiu ' general business as a separate topic , I am sin e thai a reading of the following wil ;:ive a i leal 1 idea of my 1 hone hi : . on ;;ein i a I bo. me- . . - . . \aiui ally, my li :-! -ill. Joel wi ll lie I hi- political outlook. Politics and I lie New President I elc mu vspw-\ mi\ Uig i ' nai\ , ;e- ' iimler Pr esident Kcl ! y. |f lie bad won b y a kninl. -inlc \ v . m ' ,i ),< ¦ quite won ied , but wilb a nai row pluralily i n !h, e lectoral c.illoeo and onl y , ¦ . . .mall fiaei . ..:, ol I po cenl over \' I \ OII in -lie ii.l. n p .,p ll ' ai Vole , 1 lll ilil, \ i I . t ,,,. . |i, . . , . . Pre- ideal wf' l be \ ci\ , nun ii on , coo.I behavior, ( ' (. .lam. ' , ' lie will \ol have ii .i u b intloen. e ¦> . n ' c . it be the Re pu blic , - .!]¦ ¦ or the ( ' on er va! ive licmoci at - of i ' . - ,,. Snii ' . li. II \ may make radii ai , ecu,,on n- Continued on pace 0 . Ibis section Automobile Crashes Kill 6 Ove r Christmas Weekend Southold Super Henry Tuthill Is Among Dead Death struck en masse on roads in this vicinity over the Christmas week- end when six persons , in- cluding Southold Supervisor Henry H. Tuthill of Green- port , died as the result of automobile accidents . An- other death occurred Tues- day when a pedestrian was struck and killed by a car. The Accident Investi gation Div i - sion of the Suffolk County Police listed the dead as follows: Henry II. Tuthill , If, Greenport. •lohn Harry Ohio) , S \l , of Oak- wood Road , Rocky Point. Dani-l Powers , 32 , of Hemlock Road , Rockv Point. Ronald John Butler . 22 , of 12-1 .Tayne Avenue . Patchogue. Ronald John Butler William 10. Rogan, 2fi , of Jfiij Adirondack Drive , Seidell. Beul. Peter I' ersson , 2!, 1 , of Bay -Avenue. Cutchogue. Mrs. Cainielia Castro , l!2 , of Davy Slice! . Lake Konkonkoma. Mr. Tuthill , Mr. Obiol and Mr. Powers died in a two-car collision on Camp U p ton Road and the Jer- icho Turnpike in Ridge at ahoi;„ S:IT > p. m. Friday. Police said that Mr. Obiol and Mr. Powers , his passenger , were returning from a Christmas par ' y at the Uriiokliaveii National Lab- oratory when the Obiol car , p. .>- cecding north on I' pton Road , passed a stop sign and was in col- lision with Mr. Tuthill' s car, which bad been westbound on the Jericho Turnp ike. Mr. Butler was killed instantly a 1 , about 5:li(i p. in. Friday when hi turned his car from tin- east- bound lane lo the westbound laiu- of the Veterans Memorial High- way pear Wyandanch Boulevard i-i Haiit' .paugo , and a car being driven east in the westbound lane collidtd with his car. according to the po- lice. The car which was in collision with the Butler car , was driven by Continued on page 5 , this section McComb Retains Registrar Job ; But Minus Fees Urookliaven I v, j i Cleik Arthur McComb this week u.in hi: , battle . with the liwn Wv.nM \o retain the title of Itiookhavcn Registrar of Vital Statistics , but he seems to h,u \ e Jo- I t he war. In a i csolu! ion a| Tin ,day ' s town board media;. . , Mr . Md ' oinb w a appointed to .\ ii i egi . -1 rar of ' . ilal . ¦ lali-tii - s . a job w Inch he now in-ld - , at an annual .alarv of .S101/ , The rcgi. -! iar , trndit ioitnllv ail appoilll '- . e po .l of the elected to '\|l clerk bed ' ole I i • . Iirliiill, I' O- < eived u - er s. ' . OIK! |„ , alllllim ill fee . The . - .I . OIHI ,. . fee . V ill I 11 I, : year i;.i to ( I. i k aid ' oinb . v. ho was appoinlcij a | - i ;. ¦ i .1 r ir for on. . . V ai' V ill |: I lie I leniocl' al : .A i '||. elected lo ..ibc in .1 a una i y. \' e\ ' < . ear. lb. > . . nun \ ill ;. .,, i ' n |,, ihe. I.ill'li L-eneial fund , ou t of which • ,. . ill be pan! iln . .Slim lo Mi' . M e - ' ' omb . \i ii. . : ¦ ai -o . - .aim ied at. . -H . biiii p. r ji'iu . 'I he :jl r:e pa I I v I ll ' e bet ween Dd - i.it . McComb an,I (be all- ' b nioci a I ' '¦ to ' . , n bo;u il began in i b- lohor . u ben I be town board ro- I :i.i\l their propo-ed Iclib- . el for I : I ; I . in ihe biid- . - . ei , ibe . *ri . oii(i in i i i 'l- ' rir fee . V. eie lo go illto tip' I. e , n eenera l fund, while Super- Coiitiinn-il on page . \i , this section SAVI : MOM : V — sriisi 'itim; NOW Yen :.vc |.:. iiiv.l.v siil- ' -i -ribini! f..r Tim <\<tvs,lK.- . tb.\ [' ..slHi;,, .!,! ,!<„• :( t lit- rest. rinly Jf. for 1'J in.mill. - , wc pin- 111,- |,<>» l. Hi re . Vimr .ir.ler uil.li . 's-,.,i I,, : fin iilm inn ll. pl , 1- . II . Prnwer ' . ' Mil . I' ntchoKlli- , N. Y.. will ulurt your piiper with tbe next editioo.—Aiiv. WANT ADVANCE PHOTOS? Any picture with rri-dit line -Advance Photn \ or \Plr.Pi by llomrz \ (no otheri) in nvnifahlr to you in a * -|i>in<y print. For full information on how to secure thepe prints read the detail* in the \WANT ADVANCE PHOTOS?\ •dverUMment pablt»h«d in this edition. —Ad» . The Long Island Rail Road this week requested of the Brookhaven Town Board permission to cross Brookhaven Township with buses as part of its proposed bus-rail transportation service. The board also received a letter from Long Island Transit S ystems, Inc., of Greenport , comp laining of the proposal. The town fathers reserved any decision and requested representatives from both Long Island I ransit S ystems , Inc. , and the LIRR to meet with them at 2 p. m. January 3. in a u'uvi in uie lown nu.iai Otto .M. Buerger , general coinise of the LIKIi, outlined the rail- road' s new proposal anil asked per- mission to \ substitute and supp le- ment ' ' existing rail service in Suf- folk with regular bus runs. Stalling with the assumption \Since eastern Suffolk cannot sup- port frequent regular railroad ser- vice . \ Mr. Buerger wrote that the company would like to establish bus routes between Huntington and (Jrcenporl via 1, 'iverhead and between (Ireenport and Konkonko- ma via Iliverhead. He said that there would be three round tri ps per day on each route Monday through Friday. On Saturday, Sunday and holidays , he exp lained, there would be one round tri p from Hunting ton to Creenport via Riverhead and a re- turn trip from (Ireenport via Kiv- erhead to Konkonkoma. Mr. Buerger said: \The lAlttl will discontinue tbe operation of one train eastbound , one train westbound dail y between Konkon- kumn ami (ireenport although it is contemplated that additional rai ! service will still be made avail- able when the demand justifies it . such as on Summer weekends. \ The proposal , which was charac- terized as \ public convenience and necessity \ and as an \ economy \ measure b y Mr. Buerger , would call for fare rates as follows; (ireenport to Huntington , $l.f> ( i; Riverhead to Huntington , .$1. 0(1 ; (ireenport to Honkonkoiua. * . !»•]; and Rivcrhond to Honkonkoiua. $.11. Also outlined was I hat since t In- far e from Huntington to I' eini Station in New York City is .$1.7:1 , the total from (Ireenport b y bus and rail to I' enn Station would be $. \ . l!!l , and the total from River- head to I' enn Station would be $:!.7' . i . 'I'lie board ul. -o received a letter finni I.dig Island Transit Sys- tems . Inc., of (ireenport , comp lain- ing thai if such a proposal w:\iy allowed . their newl y-established bus franchise would lie infringed upon. With almost no discussion on the proposal, the board decided to rcpics! I epresentat ives from b ofh Long Island Transit Systems , Inc. , and the I.IRK lo meet with the board at 2 p. in. January •' in an attempt to gel a more \ accurate p icture \ of the proposal. In another action , the town beard passed a resolution iirein c . the Suffolk County i' .oanl of Su- pervisors to consider a cbanuc in the publishing of the annua! coiin- t ywide tax sale of delinquent pro- perties. In the resolution , the board Continued on page b° , this section LIRR Asks Board for Okay To Cross Town With Buses Tills Week ' s i. , . ,i|o of 'file I' . 'itcbo i' iic A d v a n c e n- one you 'll want to na d an,I save . In addition lo lh ¦ n . ua I full enveraee of (be week ' . ] if \y< . if includes; 1. A full liaee I'iclorial II w low of le v. -wot I h\ bap- 11<¦ 11ii11 - - in llmu . 2. A siiiiiinarv of lm al new - ¦ developments ijpr in o ihe \ car. . \ .. Koc . ot \v. Hab. mi ' . - pre- • In! mil- of political and basi- lic ¦ deveio pni enl ' , ill I' . lll l. Year-End Features In This Week' s Issue Ailian • ' <' a'ivcrlisint; huil *ln flrsire. tiu.iii mfrrhmidirtiiiK buildn Mil'-n. Stuart mer- chant* combine bolii. *—Adv. HAPPY NEW YEAR For Classified Ads Telephone GRover 5-1000-1001