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To wn Mulls LIRR Plan For Buses The first test of the Long Island Rail Road' s proposal to establish bus-rail routes in eastern Su ffolk met with neither defeat nor accept- ance by the Brookhaven Town Board at its meeting 1 uesciay. After hearing- a presentation on behalf of the railroad by Kich;« rd Stokes , assistant general counsel , and a rebuttal b y Attorney Stan- ley Corwin. representing both Sun- rise Coach Lines . Inc.. and Lor e: Island Transit Systems. Inc., East- ern Suffolk bus lines, the town board reserved any decision on the matter until after executive ses- sion. In the previous week' s boa rd meeting- , a letter was receiver from Otto M. Buerger, genera l counsel of the LIRR , asking per- mission to \ substitute and supp le- ment \ existing rail service in east- ern Suffolk with regular bus runs. At the same meeting the board read a letter from the Long Island Transit Corporation objecting to the proposal. Reserving immediate decision without complete facts , the town board asked representatives of both the LIRR and Long Island Transit Corp. to appear at this week' s meeting. This week , Mr. Stokes of the LIRR appeared and requested con- sent to cross Brookhaven Town with a bus service which , he said, would supplement and substitute present rail service. He said the company proposes to establish bus routes between Huntington and Greenport via R!v- erhead and between Greenport and Ronkonkoma via Rivorhead ?nd that three round trips per day ar>: proposed on each loute Monday through Friday. On Saturday. Sunday and holi- days, he explained , there would be one round trip from Hunting-ton to Greenport via Rivorhead and a re- turn trip from Greenport via Riv- orhead to Ronkonkoma. Henry Weiss , also representing the LIRR. explained that the 1 ab- road will discontinue the operation oi one train easthound and one train westbound daily between Rj n- konkema and Greenport although it is contemplated, he said. tha. additional rail service will still he made available when the demand . j ustifies it. such as en Summer weekends. Mr. Corwin , representing - tnc Long Island Transit Systems. Iiu.. and Sunrise Coach Lines. Inc.. both bus companies which have eastern Suffolk franchises, complained to the board that the bus service in the LIRR proposal would be in direct competition with their serv- ice. He said that, the LI Transit Sys- tems , Inc., has an app lication pend- Continued on page 6* this section Southold Names GOP Supervisor To County Bd. The Southold Town Board on Friday named Republican Council- man Lester M. Albert-son as the township ' s new supervisor , to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Democratic Supervisor Henry H. Tuthill , killed in an auto acci- dent December 23. The all-Republican board gave Mr. Albertson unanimous endorse- ment. Democratic Leader Patrick Gorman had asked that the> ap- point a Democrat to replace Mr. Tuthill. but his request was ignored. Mr. Albertson , 42 , owns a store on Main Road , Southold. He , his wife, Hope , and their four chil- dren reside on Main Road , South- old. Mr. Albertson first entered politics in 1947, when he was elected a justice of the peace. He served as a justice until 1955 when he was elected councilman. He was re-elected in 1959. Mr. Albertson is active in vet- erans ' affa i rs, belonging to both the Southold American Legion Post and Veterans of Fore i gn Wars. He served in the Army in World War II as a master scr- g-eant and was awarded the Bronze and Silver Stars. He is a trustee and former president rf the hoard of trustees of the Southold Pres- byterian Church , and is a trustee of the Southold Savings Bank. He is planning: on hiring some- one to run his store. \The job is a full time one, so I would not be able to operate it , \ he said. As to voting on the Board of Super- visors , Mr. Albertson said he will \ cooperate with all sides and cast mv votes in the best interests of all of the people of Suffolk Coun- ty. \ The Town Board failed to take action Tuesday in its fi rst meeting - ' * 19'U to name a counc ilman to :• nlace the vacancy paused b y Mr . .\.be rtson ' s resignation to become oervj soJ. The board at its next meeting. Tuesday, is expected to name Rensselaer G. Terry. Jr.. of South- old, a former assistant count y at - torney, and Southold eo-GOP leader, to the position. Goodfellow: 'We Need Help LIRR Using Red Ink; See No Cash in Spring The Long Island Rail Road is running out of gas finanvinlly. Mired in ret! ink that may reach a depth of over $4,000\000 by the ond of 19C1 , the LIRR this week revealed that unless a prompt and substantial change can be effected in the present trend , its \ cash box will be comp letel y bare by earl y Spring. \ Thomas M. Goodfellow . LIRR presid ent, said: \We ' re not cry ing wolf. We ' re in real trouble , and we need help. It ' s as starkl y simple as this; The way things are go- ing right now . we won ' t be able to meet our payroll, much less con- tinue improving the railroad , b y the last week in April. That day would be upon us already excep t for almost $3,000 , 000 in excess property sales we ' ve been able to throw into the pot. \ Revenue figures for October and Xovcmber . the first two full months of operation after the LIRR' s 2(>-day strike and a 12- dav shutdow n of Perm Station as a result of the Pennsylvania Rail- road strike , show a sharp drop in business. Passenger revenue lov the two months was 12.5 per cent under what had been expected, an actual S9.147.ii74 compared with an an- ticipated S10.4o0 .000 . Freight reve- nues, meanwhile , sagged 21.2 per cent below the projected volume, bringing in only ,?l , (i71, 391 for the two months against a predicted $2 ,120 , 000. Some rigid belt-tightening en- abled the railroad to trim ex- penses 5.2 per cent (to $10,831. - 000 from an anticipated $11,420 , - 000 ) during- the same two-month period. But this still left the I IRR $1,340,000 short of the revenues needed to carry out its rehabili- tation program. Mr. Goodfellow has detailed the LIRR' s financial p light in confer- ences with Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller , Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Nassau Countv Executive A. Holly Pa tterson. Suffolk Count y Executive H. Lee Dennison and other state and local officials. \Both those of us who run the railroad and those who ride it are mighty proud of the progress Continued on page 5, this section Senator Barrett Predicts 'Busy ' Leg islative Year RRIGHTWATE RS—With near- ly 2 . 000 bills alread y filed in the legislative hopper . Senator Elisha T. Barrett, left for Albany Mon- day for the convening of the 184th Session of the State Legislature and to begin his twenty-fi fth yea r as a legislator from Suffolk. In commenting on the now ses- sion which began yesterday. Sena- tor Barrett said. \This looks like a busy and productive year. The fact that some 2,000 bills have been filed even before the session start s gives a clear indication that the year 19(>1 will equal if not ex- ceed PW0 when more than 9,000 bills and some 300 resolutions were considered. The legislature this year will be coming to grips with many pressing- and difficult prob- lems, the solutions for which will not. be easy. There is the peren- nial problem of the commuter rail- roads , the problem of a greate r state partici pation in the field of higher education , the very serious problem of unemp loyment in cer- tain areas of the state , the prob- lem of how to finance equitabl y the increase hi school enrollments this year and nex t and the next and for as far ahead as one can see. These and a multitude of other pi oblems confront the men and women of the legislature who con- vened yesterday to organize for the nex t two years and to hea r the Governor ' s annual message. Continued on page 5 , this section Seek to Prohibit County ' s Buy ing Of 2nd Dredge Rl\ ERHEAD — Justice L. Bar- ron Hill reserved decision here Tuesday on a taxpayers suit against Suffolk Count y] filed by three people , seeking- to prohibit the county from purchasing; a second county dredge , or using the present county dredge , Shinnecock , in any future dredging operations. The three , Kenneth and Gun- hilde Carroad and Betsy Gaml.org, through their attorney, Robert Blakeman , of Valley Stream , ask- ed Judge Hill for a temporary in- j unction against the county. Mr. Carroad is president of the Gibson and Cushman Dredging Firm of Bay Shore. Three months ago , Mr . Carroad charged private dredging contractors were losing millions because the county has one dredge operating- and contemplates pur- chasing another. Their briefs claim the original purchase of the dredge , Shinne- cock , made four years a . go , was illegal and the purchase of a new dredge would also be illegal. The papers cite county law , which , according to Mr. Blakeman. auth- orizes the county to undertake dredging - , but says n othing about the purchase of a dred .ge. Mr. Blakeman also said private companies could dredge cheaper Continued on page 2 , this section District 5 Plans Vote On i wo Propositions Library Proposed: Qualified voters of Central School District 5 , Sachem School District , will vote January 17 on two propositions and on the election of live trustees for the proposed new library. The firs t proposition is for the establishment of a free public library in the S a-ohem School District. The authorization of con- struction of a new building must^ be voted on as a separate propo- sition at a later date , a district spokesman said. The site of the new building will be decided by the Board of Tms- t^e< who will consult with the Citizens Advisory Committee and other community groups , the spokesman said. In the meantime , the present library on Hawkins Avenue , Lake Ronkonkoma , will remain the library site, he said. The elected library trustees will • - 'dminister the affairs of the li- brary and a full time paid libra r- ian will be employed. The library budge t will bo voted on annually as a sepa rate proposi- tion at the school district meet- ing in May of each year , it was announced. Candidates for librarv trustees we re nominated by petition ^i p ;nc ( l b y 25 qualified voters prior to 12 p. m. January 3. They are Mrs. Elsie Bleimiller of Holbrook , Charles Cohen of Farmingville , Miss Helen IWere of Lake Ron- konkoma , William Reagan o\' HolUville and Dr. Walter Roettin- ger of Lake Ronkonkoma. The second proposition to be voted on at the Janua ry 17 meet- ing seeks approval of construction of a 13-bay school bus garage completel y equinped for $50, 000. The net } (\ for such a garage has become increasingly apparent in recent years , as the growth of a Continued on page 6 . this secti on District 24 Upzonin g Hearing J anuary 31 A public hearing has been set for 7:30 p. m. January 31 on the subject of proposed up- zoning to \B\ residence all propert y now zoned \C\ and \D\ in Patchogue-Medford School District 24. Dr. Alde;n T. Stuart , super- intendent of schools , said the hearing follows a Board of Education communication to the Brookhaven Town Plan- ning Board requesting the up- zoning. Larger plots would mean less homes in the district and , therefore , a lesser number of new students contributing to the Patchogue-Medford pup il population , school officials feel. Two Are Killed In Weekend Auto Accidents Two persons , one a pedestrian , were killed in accidents on area roads over the New Year ' s week- end. And three Patchogue resi- dents narrowly escaped serious in- jury when their car flipped in a mishap on Church Street , Bay- port. Killed at about 6 p. m. Saturday was Mark R. Strausburger , 63 , of Woodville Road , Shoreham , who had parked his car and began crossing Route 25-A in Rocky Point , according to Headquarters , Suffolk Countv Police. Mr. Strausburger stepped out of the path of a westbound car into the path of an easthound police car driven by Ptl, William Kotzen- dorfe r , 45 , of North Country Road , Shoreham , the headquarters police report said. The impact threw Mr. Strausberger back into the path of the westbound car , driven by Louis H. LaRose , 34 , of 41 Robin- son Street , Shoreham , police said. In an accident that happened on the Montauk Highway, East Pat- chogue , earl y Sunday, death came to Mrs. Jessie Van Leeuwen , 61 , of 131 Locust Street , Mastic Beach , according to the Accident Investigation Division of the coun- ty police. Police said the woman ' s husband , John, 5.1 , was driving the car east when it suddenly skidded across the high way to the north shoulder and struck a tree. Mr. Van Leeu- wen was taken to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital where, as of last night , he remained in critical condition. Three Injured Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dobson and daughter , Lucille Rose , 26 , of 27 Schroeder Lane , Patchogue , nar rowly escaped serious injury when their car turned over on Church Street , Bayport , just before mid- night January 1. The Dobsons had driven to New York City to deliver some Christ- mas packages to a relative who , it turned out , was not at home. The daughter was asleep on the back seat as Mr. Dobson turned off the Sunrise Highway onto Church Street. He said the car hit a sheet of ice on the top of the second of two small hills on Church Street. The vehicle skidded out of control , tu rned comp letely around , Continued on page 5 , this section FIP^ N T T]CWT Suffolk County Po- F ll\ij > 1 1 Iv^ iSkEi 1 H C e Commissioner Charles R. Thorn (second from left ) is pre- sented fi rst ticket to testimonial dinner to be held January 14 at Patchogue Hotel for retir- ing Police Inspector Edward N. Bridge , former Brookhaven Town Police chief. Affair will be attended bv many local officials, both past and present, together with many well-known local personalities. Commissioner Thorn will be toast- master and will welcome some of many people assisted by Inspector Bridge during his long career. Among the latter group will be Benny Hooper of Manorville , who was rescued from a well by rescue operations directed by Inspector Bridge . Shown left to right are : Sergeant Wal- ter b anning. Commissioner Thorn, Patchogue Recreation Director Pete Poulos and Jimmy Leon. Manning, Poulos and Leon are on dinner committee. E xec ' s Tie-Brea ke r Net s Percy CA Post GOP Supers Obj ect: BY ARTHUR S. PENNY RIVERHEAD — County Executive H. Lee Dennison cast his first tie- breaking vote yesterday to secure the appointment of George W. Percy, Jr., West- hainpton Beach Democrat , as county attorney. A few seconds earlier , Supervisor William J. Leonard , the Board of Super- visors ' presiding o fficer , on the advice of Mr. Percy, ruled that an abstaining vote of Bab y lon, Supervisor Ar- thur M. Cromarty, had to be counted as a no-vote . The supervisors ' meeting began as a routine session , with Mr. Leonard being reappointed the r residing officer b y a unanimous vote. A second resolution , estab- lishing board meetings on the sec- ond and fourth Monday of each month was also adopted unani- mously. Mr. Dennison then appointed Mr. Percy county attorney, rep lacing Henry M. Zaleski , who resigned last week to become a Supreme Court justice. The necessary con- fi rming resolution was offered b y Huntington Supervisor Robert J. Flynn , and was seconded by Smith- town Supervisor Robert Brady. The five Democ ratic* supervisors voted to approve the appoint- ment , while four Republican su- pervisors cast negative votes. Mr. Cromarty, who is county Republi- can chairman , abstained from vot- ing, to halt a tie-breaking vote b y Mr. Dennison. Mi- . Leonard , in a prepared statement , said he had been ad- vised by Mr. Percy, who has been acting county attorney, that \in accordance with the rules of law and reason , under the present cir- cumstances the abstention of Su- pervisor Cromarty should be count- ed as a vote. \ \While it may he that such ab- stention should be counted as an affirmative vote in favor of the resolution , \ Mr. Leonard contin- ued , \I hereb y declare the ab- stention of Supervisor Cromaj ly is to be counted as a negative vote. and a vote opposed to the adoption of the resolution. \ A fter orderinir Edward H. L. Smith , the clerk of the Board of Supervisors to recotd Mr. Cromarty ' s vote opposing Mr. Percy ' s appointment , Mr. Leonard declared a tie vote and ruled Mr. Dennison could cast the deciding- vote. Southampton Supervisor Step h- en F. Meschutt challenged the- le- gality of the Democratic actio 11 , and charged Mi - . Dennison had no right to cast a tie-breaking vote. \He is doing something he lias no right to do. It is contrary to our state constitution. He is usurp ing ' the sovereignty of the towns , \ Mr. Meschutt charged. Supervisor Evans K. (Jriffing of Shelter Island questioned Mr. Continued on page 6 , this section James Barker Marks His Ninetieth Birthday Well-Known Patchoguer: UAQTQ fYET T7D TT7MnQ calle d on James Barker of 73 nV/OlD \Jr r iKlLAlVUD Rose Avenue , Patchogue , with ninetieth birthday greetings December 28. He and Mrs. Barker recentl y celebrated sixty-third wedding anniversary. —Advance Photo By Frances Johnson Surrounded by his neighbors and friends , James Barker of 73 Rose Avenue observed his ninetieth birthday December 28 at his home. Many friends called on the birthday and on the days which followed. Mr. and Mrs. Barker have lived in their present home for 40 years . The rooms were decorated with floral tributes and the highlight of the iestivities was a larg e birthday cake inscribed , ''Happy Ninetieth Birthday. \ Mr. and Mrs. Barker were mar- ried at the home of the bride in Patchogue November 24 , 1897 , and recently celebrated their sixty- third wedding anniversary. Mrs. Barker is the former Miss Irene Peterson. Mr. Barker was born in Eston , Yorkshire , England , December 28 , 1870 and came to the United States with his parents in June 1882. After two years he returned to England and went to schoo l there. After graduation he return- ed to the United States and lo- cated in Wilkes Barre , Pa., with a sister. He went to work in a coal mine for a short while , then ac- cepted a position with the Wilkes Barre Lace Curtain Company. He then went to the Wilkes Barre Business College and upon grad- uation in 1894 came, to Patchogue and accepted a position with the Patch ogue Pl ymouth Mills , where he stayed for 54 years , filling many prominent positions , and was retired in 1949. He is a life member of South Side Lodge 49.S , F. & A. M., and Suwassett Chap ter 193 , R. A. M., for 59 years. Mr. Barker received cablegrams of congratulations f r o m h i s nephews in England and many cards and remembrances from friends. A Column of News in the Spanish Language is Published Every Week For Classified Ads Telephone GRover 5-1000-100 1 THE BEST IN PRINTING The Patrhogac Advance specializes in 6ne commercial printing. Fair prices , fast deliveries. Largest print shop in Suf- folk County. Tel. GRover 5-1000. —Adv. TAYJKJC TUT? HATU Supreme Court Justice I,. 1 MIMl N lj 1 llL KJJA I 11 Barron Hill (1.) administers oath of ofiice to newl y elected Supreme Court Judge Henry INI. Zaleski of Riverhead. Just ice Zalesk i was elected to 1 1-year , §33 , 000 a year post, in last election. He served as county attor- ney under Democrats during 19B0. Justice Zaleski is fi rst Suf- folk Democrat to win election to Supreme Court in Tent h J udicial District. (See story on Page 2, this section.) —Photo by William R. Goldfe m QUARTERBACK CLUB P S Zebrowski, right , gives check to Paul Andrisani of total proceed s of Friday night ' s basketball games for Paul Andrisani Hemophelia Fund. Mr. Andrisani has two sons suffering from hemophelia. The Friday night games featured former Seton Hall and Patchogue High basket- ball greats. For further details , see sports sec- tion. Billy Andrisani , left , and Paul Andrisani , J r., look on. —Photo by William R. Goldfein WANT ADVANCE PHOTOS ? Any picture wilh credit line \Advance Photo \ or \Photo by Gomez \ (no others) is available to you in a glossy print. For full information on bow to secure these prints read the details in the \WANT ADV ANCE PHOTOS ?\ advertisement pabluhed in this edition. —Adv. RIVERHEAD — Congressman Otis G. Pike , prominent Riverhead Democrat , resigned his job as town justice of the peace Tuesday, and immediatel y two names were oi ¦ fered by board members to replace him. Mr. Pike , now in Washington , in a letter to the Town Board , re- signed , stating, \I am obliged i > take this step in the hope that :n fairness to the people of the town and especially to the sole remain- ing j ustice of the peace , a special election will be called. \ On December 111 , Mr. Pike w rote the governor offering to resign if Mi\ . Rockefeller would call a spe- cial election. An administrative aide , Thomas R. Remington , im- p lied Friday, that no special eb-c- tion could be proclaimed by Mr. Rockefeller until Mr. Pike re- signed , and until the board w s at a stalemate. Mr. Pike ' s resignation leaves the board with two Democrats , Super- visor William J. Leonard and .Jus- tice of the Peace Bruno Zaloga ; and two Republicans , Elmer Stot- sky and Click Bell , Jr., both coun- cilmen. After Mr. Bike ' s resignation was accepted , the Democrats offered tie name of former Democratic Riv erhead Supervisor Joseph V. Kell y to replace him. The vote ended 2 to ' 1. Then the Republican s of- fered the name of attorney Pierre Lundberg, town co-tiOP leader. That vote also was '1 to '1. However , all four boa rd mem- bers did agree on a resolution to be forwarded to the governor , re- questing that he proclaim a spe- cial election to lill the vacancy. Both Mr. Lundberg and Mr. Kell y have been given endorsement . i>y their parties , and both have stated they would accept appoint - ment or would run for the office. The po sition pays $5, 201) a year. Request Special Election to Fill Pike ' s Bd. 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