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Unusual Goings-On The turn ot \ events at last week s meeting of the S uffolk Board of Super- visors is eertainlv one of the most un- usual in recent memorv. We refer to the handinu: down of a ruling bv Supervisor William j . Leon- ard, the Board of Supervisors * presiding officer , that an abstaining vote of Babv- Ion Supervisor Arthur M. Cromarty had to be counted as a \ no ' vote. The situation arose when the five Democratic Supervisors on the board voted to approve the appointment of George W . Perev. Jr. . Westhampton Beach Democrat , as countv attorney , while four Republica n super\ isors east negative votes. Mr. Cromartv . who is countv Republican chairman , abstained from voting to halt a tie-breaking vote bv Countv Executive 11. Lee Dennison. a Democrat. That ' s when Supervisor Leonard ruled the abstaining vote a \ no vote allow ing Mr. Dennison to east the tie- breaking \ote in favor ot Mr. Perev s appointment, lncidentallv. it was Mr. Perev. as acting countv attornev . who ad\ iseo! Mr. Leonard that \in accor- dance with the rules ot law and reason , under the present circumstances the absention of Supervisor Cromartv should be counted as a \ oU\ \ If that s the case. Mr. Leonard might just as well have declared that Mv. Cromartv voted \ yes \ on the resolution and saved Mr. Den- nison the trouble ot casting a tie-break- ing vote. This is a strango situation, indeed, and one now dotined for airing before the courts, as Mr. Cromartv has stated that the Republica n partv intends to bring legal action in an attempt to upset the Leonard ruling. Tlie courts, of course, will decide who is ri g ht in the matter, and we hope the matter is settled soon tor the public (\an hardlv be blamed tor feeling contused over the issue, lncidentallv , we wish one dailv new spaper would cj uit referring to the \Democratic board. It ' s a board evenlv sp lit 5-5 between Republicans a:ui Democrats. If the court upsets the Leonard rul- ing. Mr. Dennison will j ust have to get dow n off his high horse and realize that he will have to w ork harmoniously with both halves of the board. District 24 Upzoning An important public hearing has been set tor 7: *30 p. m. fanuarv ol on the proposed upzoning to \B \ residence of all propertv now zoned \C and \D \' in Patchogue-Medford School District 24. The Brookhaven Town Board sched- uled the hearing following a Patchogue- Medford Board of Education communi- cation to the Town Planning Board re- questing the up zoning. The Planning Board has endorsed tin e proposal. School officials, who cannot build schools fast enough to kc-p pace with the mushrooming student p opulation, feel that larger p lots would mean less homes in the district ancL therefore , a lesser number ot new students contribu- ting to the district pup il p opulation. Their reasoning is on solid ground , and thev are to be commended tor spark- p lugging a move to do something about one p hase of the problem. There is a vast amount of uiide\ elop- ed \C and *D acreage still r emaining in the district , so the proposal, it ap- proved, would have a \ital effect on future construction in the district. De- tails on the proposed change , winch would affect all new construction ex- cept throug h appeal , mav be found in a news storv elsew here in thi s issue. John Q. Public, who is faced with a crushing load of school taxes , should get behind this upzoning move without delay and should be prepared to support it vigorousl y at the public hearing. FBI chief J. Ed gar Hoover reports that the American Communist is requir- ed to work three days a week to pro- mote the communist cause in Lhe United S tates. But what abort the free .American citizen? Does he spend any time work- ing to promote the democrati c way of life? Oh sure , we know he spends about a dav and a half (if he makes $4 , 500 a year ) working j 11 ** to pay taxes to suppor t the government , according to figures from the Citiz ens Public Expen- diture Survey, a tax research group. But that ' s j ust another good reason whv he should take an active interest in our government — local , state and federal. All of us gripe about taxes , but do we do much about it? What can we do? At the risk of sound- ing repetitious, if not downrig ht corny, how about writing to our representa- tives in Congress? The Communists are reported to have, boasted they can get 50 , 000 letters into Congress on any sub- j ect within 72 hours. And congressmen are influenced b y the volume of mail. The right to let our representatives know our views should not be perverted into an enemy weapon because we are too lazv to use it as a weapon for de- mocracy. The Working Citize n Grass Roots Opinion E AS LE W S. C: ., PROGRESS: \A state health official has reminded us not to slack up on providing protective polio shots for those needing them. . . . The health official pointed out that now is the time to begin the salk vaccine shots in order that children can receive their full protective dosage before the polio season opens in 1961. * POCOMOKE CITY , M D., DEMO- CRAT: \Where do government benefits come from? An Africa n eager to learn ah nit democracy was having difficulty w ith the idea of taxation of the peop le for the benefi t of the peop le. Suddenl y the li ght dawned. 'I see!' he cried. Tt means that if I want to give mv dog a nice p iece ot f resh meat. 1 j ust take a knife and chop off part of his tail' . \ CORY ALIAS, OREGON , GAZE T TE TIMES : \Dr. Petri Zenkl former vice premier of Czechoslovakia and now chairman of the Assembl y of Captive European Nations , released some figures the other dav which mav be of interest to Mr. K. and certainly to the rest of the delegates to the U. N. They show 7 that since 1939 a total of 846, 935,000 peop le have attained or are about to attain full independence. . . . At the same time , the new colonialism of com- munism now dominates 973 , 834,000. ' WASHINGTON , IOWA , EVENING J OURNAL: \If the government ever attempts to guarantee a j ob to everyone , it will have to control all wage disputes , and that will mean compulsory arbitra- tion. Neither unions nor management wants that. \ Patehogue Needs: v* Denotes proj ect comp leted. 1. A new bus terminal. 2. Proper drainage on East Main street in front of the postoffice. 3. More access roads to provide easy ingress and egress without bottling up traffi c on Main street. Notes From The Advan ce Files 35 Years A so , January 15 , 1926 The free silk stockings which are offered every week oy 1. 1-Srin , W est - Viam fetreel coining and (try goods deaier , to some lucky reader of the Advance \\ ant i'age , went, to Aiiss Susan Sharp of KailroaU Avenue. L ie.: annual meeting of the Patehogue LJ a r. k Tue. -day aiiernoon called up rorc.uiy the remarkahie fact that John A. Potter has been president of the institution lor :>5 years and still haic and hearty, he was re-e;ected with acclaim to that on ice. The movement for extending the fire protection facilities of Patehogue b y pro- viding more water pumping capacity was given a strong boost by the Chamber of Commerce at its luncheon meeting at Koe ' s Hotel Tuesday noon , when a motion of former Village President , Dr. E. Agate Foster , that the Chamber recommend to the village board the purchase of another pumpi-ig engine , was passed unanimously . A part y of about o0 relatives and friends surprised Joshua Budd at his home on Oak Street last night in celebration of his birthday. The Patehogue Theatre Monday evening will be the scene of the greatest jaz z duel ever staged on Long Island. The Sag Har- bor jazz band , which won the finals of the amateur orchestra contests at the Pateh- ogue Theatre held on Tuesday evening, is to p lay against the far-famed Picadill y Or- chestra of Riverhead , which won the contest here a year ago. The p laying of the two orchestras will be rega rded as settling the championshi p of the county. Lake Ronkonkoma—Cards have been re- ceived from the Wentisch Brothers , stating they are enjoying a fine visit in Virginia and that they intend taking a tri p to North Carolina. Bell port — William Crane , Summer res- ident at Seward house on Brown ' s Lane , has made a magnificent gift to the Bell port Methodist Church in the form of a motion p icture machine. It is equipped to show both films and glass slides. Twenty-five hundred pictures accompanied the machine which is valued at $125. oO i ears Ago , January 20 , 1911 James R. Watkins of Bell port has re- turned from the beach where he has been spending the past two weeks. Mr. Haag and son , Josep h , of New York , lately spent some time at their Summer place here in East Patehogue. George F. Swezey is to take a vacation this week and is to spend some time in Westhaven , Conn., at the home of his uncle , M. C. Swezey, president of the Acme Cash Car Company of New Haven , Conn. Mrs. Rice lately visited her relatives in Patehogue . We have a very handsome parlor stove costing $19 which we will sell for less than half price rather than store it away. Also an aristocratic old time Franklin , both in perfect order. Wm . F. Gardiner , Main Street , Bell port. —Adv . We are g lad that Miss Hope of Holtsville is to go on the Bermuda tri p. She is a sis- ter of the Hope brothers who are well known over the county as good ball play- ers. At Yap hank , Master Kenneth and Miss Ruth Place are enjoying their theatrical stage donkey, Hilda , which was presented to them for a Christmas present. Davis and Place are building a bungalow for Mrs. E. Crater on her property near the river in Yap hank. David Jones of Yap hank has caught in his traps varmints enough already this Winter to net him $30 for their skins. William Link has remodeled his barn on Norton Street into a dwelling house. The Girls ' Friendly Society of St . Paul' s Church will g ive an entertainment in the Lyceum on Washingto n ' s birthday. The Patehogue Manufacturing Company Employes Association will hold its seventh annual banquet at the Old Oak Hotel Feb- ruary 4 and a special committee is busy making arrangements . Mr. and Mrs. I rving S. Pettit left this week for a Florida trip. Miss Anna Vanderpool of Rider Avenue is spending a coup le of weeks in 6roqklyn. In Washington By Rep. Otis G. Pike In the American politi ca l system we have two maj or parties , and each year these parties put forth men to seek p u b- lic office — from die lowest to tlie Presi- dency of the United States. To the ex- tent that these parties are evenl y b al- anced the peop le have a real voice in their government — a real choice be- tween persons , p latforms and programs. Where there is no balance between the parties the voice of the peop le becomes lost , muff l e d b y the machinery of one party government and b y the noises of the political leaders. 1 h a pp en to b e l iev e that the world has not yet devised a better system than our own; that when there is an even balance between the parties the system works at its best. This basic good never- theless of necessity requires something wh i ch if not an evil is still a cruel hard- ship. Someone always has to lose , and losing can be a bitter , painful and shat- tering experience. As one who has had it both ways , believe me , winning is better — and yet there are many worse things than losing. Our parties want to win elec- tions , so th ey nominate the best men they can find. Too often we paint the choices between men in politics in terms of black and white , or worse , attach to one party a wholly undeserved aura of good and to the other an equall y unde- served aura of evil. The choice , actuall y, is not between black and white or good and evil , but between two good men. They are good men or they would not have been nominated. They have? cam- paigned hard , g iven themselves for a cause in wh i ch they believe under a system in which they believe — and half of them have lost. Losing is no disgrace and I take this first column to honor the losers. Regardless of rank or party , they have made their contribution to America , and we owe them our thanks. When my time to lose comes — again , I onlv hope that 1 can do it with the same courage , grace and perspective that I have seen demonstrated b y the man whom I rep lace. Brookhaven Town Ne eds : v * Denotes proj ect comp leted. 1. A well-p lanned incinerator pro- gram. 2. A Town Hall annex. 3. A traffi c lig ht at the intersection of Route 27 (Montauk hi g hway ) and Hewlett avenue for the protection of ambulances and private cars go- ing to and returning f rom Brook- haven Memorial Hosp ital. 4. More lig ht and diversified industry. 5. The dred g ing of Swan creek. — on — Main Street BARE ESSENTIALS—Governor Rockefeller in his message to the Legislature declared: \The tax fo -ms are now reduced to bare essentials. \ And so is the taxpayer after he Pays the bill , according to the Citizens Public Expenditure Sur- vey. * * * LATE FOR DIN\NER—Seen last week strutting across Veterans Hi ghway near the dump was a turkey. Although a man in a pick- up truck retrieved the bird , our favorite dinne • companion gobbled quite happily. Unlike most ladies , she was happy to be late for both Thanksgiving and Christmas din- ners. * * * AN ADVANCE FIRST : The Safe Way to Skate by John Nolan \Some boys went to a pond to skate. One of the boys fell in. A friend came to help him but he fell in , too. Fred came over and got them out. Then Fred told the boys to read the signs so they would know where to skate safely. \Then the boys had a happy time skating. \ (Editor ' s note : The above is the first story published by John Nolan , 21 Jayne Avenue , Pateh- ogue. Looking forward to a ca- reer as a writer , Mr. Nolan , aged 9 , also enclosed with his story drawings which illustrate the well- taken moral of the story. ) . BIG BLACK BUG-—Fo r a prac- tical exercise in diction , we sug- gest you try to say the following as fast as possible : \The Bi g BlacK Bug Bit the Big Black Bear. \ If it doesn 't come out right immedi- etely, we suggest rubbing your head and patting your tummy at the same time as repeating the quote. If you still have your sanity, w , e suggest . . . no , boss ... I didn 't mean to . . . not the fire hatchet , boss ... no ... noooo ! (Editor ' s note: The Patehogue Advance is sorry to report the loss of one reporter , who was bitten by a Big Black Bug. ) GOOD OLD DAYS—A Pateh- ogue Advance reporter recently received an air mail letter from a friend who works in Washington , D. C. The letter was posted on a Monday. . . he received it on a Thursday. While reading over a set of let- ters of a Civil War soldier to his wife in Eastport , which were re- centl y donated to the Town of Brookhaven , the same reporter noted that the wife would post a letter to her husband on Monday and he would receive the letter at his station near Washington on Wednesday. The date was 1862. =fc ~ -i' # THANK-YOU , MA'AM — The Brookhaven T o w n Councilmen were puzzled recently when fellow Councilman Harold L. Chapman aske-d Town Highway Superinten- dent Charles W. Barraud if there is a \thank-you , ma ' am \ in a road on the North Shore. Mr. Chapman unravelled the puzzle by saying that a \thank- you , ma ' am \ is a di p in the road where , if you are riding in a car , your heads nods as if you are saying \thank-you , ma ' am. \ In his home-spun language , Mr . Chapman also refers to a plank that has been used many times as \ spike-sick. \ SOCIA L SEC URITY Social Security questions ad- dressed to The Patehogue Advance will be answered in each Thurs- day ' s paper or by mail. Address all queries to \Social Securit y Question Box. \ The Patehogue Advance , P. O. Box 780 , Pateh- ogue , New York. Question: My maid does not want social security credit and has threatened to quit if I deduct social security taxes from her wages. How may I fulfill my re- sponsibilities for reporting her wages and still keep her on the j ob ? Answer: Bv law , you have a right to deduct her part of the tax from her wages. There *s nothing in the law to prevent you from paying the entire social se- curity ta ' x , including her share , if . vou so desire. It is better , though , if she can be persuaded to cor> tibute her part since this will help Her understand her own responsi- bility and that she is paying to- ward future benefits that have real value. Your social securi ty office has several free booklets telling- household workers of the protection they get through social security coverage. 1 ou may g(n copies of these booklets mailed to . vou by calling the local social security office at 38 Oak Street , Patehogue , GRover 5-3CM1. Question : If I' m found to be disabled under the Social Se. in - it , v Law , when will my payments start ? Answer: Payments begin with the seventh f »» nl ° nth t ° ? ? disabiul y The six-month waiting Period hel ps P'^ V that > p dl abilit y is total and permanent. Once in a l^ tim ^ J^ceH ! workmanship at P«pu ar prices in Wedding invitations. ^ ufl / e ° n W you our beautiful eamptoj of en Slaving, raised ,. *\ ! ? l«k to Printing. Fast Delivery. Ask to «ee them when jou ta mg in your news for the society page. Avenue. —Adv. Town and County BY ROBERT B. MARTIN JFK or Jack ? President-elect Joan F. Kenned y prefers tnat headline writers reier to him as JFK , and not Jack , oe- cause he feeis the use of his rirsc name wouldn 't be in keep ing with the dignity of the Presidency. This came up last wzek in response to a reporter ' s question as to Mr. Kennedy s preference between JFK and Jack. In the final anal ysis M \ Kennedy added , the choice of Ken- nedy, JFK or Jack , rests with the editors. As you probabl y realize , head- line writing is the art of teP.ing the story in a few words. The shorter the words , the more can be accommodated. Therefore , many newspapers resort to the use of JFK or Jack rather than the lengthier Kennedy. I don 't think President Dwight D. Eisenhower ever objected to the use of Ike in the headlines. DDE would have looked like a typogra- phical error and Dwight was never used , period. Mrs. Eisenhower took the head- line writers ' use of her first name , Mamie , quite goodnaturedl y. In ' fact , I think this actually drew her closer to the average person. As time goes on , I suppose Mr. Kennedy will earn a nickname of some kind. He reflects plent y of warmth and drive and has a ' fine personality. I don ' t think I'd care for the use of Jack myself , but there shou ld be something more apt than JFK. Any suggestions ? * * * The Scott Outboard Motor Divi - sion of McCulloch Corp., Minne- apolis , is advising its dealers to make use of the classified adver- tising columns in addition to re- gular newspaper disp lay ads. The classified ads can be used as teasers prior to a special sa ' es event being planned by the dealer. A.so , a classified ad can cross- reterenco a reader to the dealer ' s large display ad elsewhere in the newspaper. It' s pointed out that the classi- fied section is read diligentl y bv pre-sold prospects looking for the right deal. Also , it is urged that price and terms be mentioned , and that th? classified ad be packed with real hard-selling copy. On© more thing: Consistency in adver- tising is stressed. * r. * Thomas R. Bayles, well-known historian whose articles have ap- peared in The Patehogue Advance so frequently, called this writer Monday to mention that the first post o ffice in this area was set up in Mkldle Island in \1796. In last week' s Town and County, it was stated that the area ' s first post office had been set up in Setauket in 1797. We got our information from a booklet printed here in 1952 , mark- ing the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the U. S. Postal Service. Mr. Bayles said that althoug h Setauket was established as a community before Middle Island , it didn 't get a post office until 1821. Middle Island was known as Mid- dletown in 1796. A few years later , its name was changed to Brookhaven. Then in 1821 , the name was changed to Middle Is- land. He said he received his infor- mation from the National Archives. So , by goll y, that' s that! Letters From The People Beac h Buggies Editor , The Patehogue Advance : I have learned that there is a proposed ordinance which was drawn up by Mr. Alan Zwissler , which will restrict beach buggies to certain hours on Great South Beach. This proposed ordinance would make it virtuall y impossible for some of us to get to our cot- tages during certain hours. I own a lot and I have a cottage on a long term annual lease , both near the Bellport Coast Guard Sta- tion. My family stays out there part of the Summer and we usually take our vacation there. On some weekends I commute from Pitts- burgh , landing at either LaGuardia or Idlewild (next Summer I am hoping to be able to fl y into Mac- Arthur). In any case , I should like to be able to get to my cottage rather than having to wait until certain hours for my wife to drive the Jeep down to Smith' s Point Bridge to meet me. I am sure that my situation is representative of others at p laces like Long Cove and Bell port , who may be required to work until noon and then would like to get to their cottages. As I understand the proposed ordin- ance , beac h buggies would be pro- hibited. I am very much in sympathy with restrictions during the hours that people are using the beach. My kids use it too , and I have seen many instances where beach bug- gies , without brakes , have been driven at high speed much too close for safety to the people on the beach. However , I believe a compromise solution would be more equitable than the present proposal. Why not make it allowable for the folks who wish to do so to post the beach , eliminating beach buggies from the surf during certain hours and indicating a passageway near the back of the beach where beach buggies would be forced to go ? A restriction in speed limit to five or 10 miles an hour would be logical , and keeping the buggies away from the surf would mean that peop le w r ould hear and see them. Further , if a roadway were specifically designated , bathers might be ex- pecting buggies rather than being startled as they often now are. I should think that this type of restriction would solve the prob- lem for places like the Old Inlet Club. At the same time it would permit those of us who have leg- itimate reasons for traveling the beach to do so. I understand that the proposed ordinance would permit taxi cabs and certain other vehicles to travel on the beach. I see no reason for discriminating against those of us who have beach buggies which are identical in every respect to the taxi cabs , with the exception that we do not carry passengers for hire. This proposed ordinance would mean that I could go from the bridge to my cottage by pay ing- one of the boys $10 to $15 to drive me there. As a citizen who pays taxes , maintains an adequate ve- hicle covered with the maximum amount of liability insurance avail- able , and who needs the beach for transportation to and from his cot- tage , I definitel y feel that the proposal is entirely too restrictive. As we all know , sooner or later there will be a road down the mid- dle of the island. Anybody who says the \Burma Road\ is a road is just not familiar with the facts. Until such time as a road is built , I believe it is desirable to have limitations on the use of beach buggies , but that it is comp letely unfair to eliminate the use of bug- gies where they are necessary for transportation. If you in any way feel that what I am asking for is fair in that it is a compromise , I should apprec- iate a ' ny support which you can give to bring about this modifica- tion. James M. Wallace Pittsburgh , Pa., Dec. 28 , 1960 Bus for Middle Island Editor , The Patehogue Advance : We are four people living in Middle Island with no bus service to anywhere. We are so glad to see an article in your paper of Thurs- day, December 29 , 1960 in regards to a bus system. We are hoping that the Long- Island Transit System of Green- port will get the franchise; we feel sure that if the Long Island Rail Road was to get it they will go on strike again and we will be in the same predicament as we were in the past. We hope this letter will hel p us in some way. Edward Perkins and family Middle Island , January 2 , 1961 Believe it or not! Editor , The Patehogu e Advance: Would this be news : When a church comes along and knocks down one ' s mail box. It happened to me here on Arthur Avenue , Brookhaven. I thought it very unusual. Mrs. L. E. G riff ing Brookhaven , January 1 , 1961 News Briefs - Long Island - BABYLON _ The State De- partment of Public Works is plan- ing a dredging project which will bolster almost four miles of beach front in the Town of Bab' - - ion. lhe project will also add ap- proximate.y 150 feet to the width of the state boat channel. The entire cost of the project , es- timated at $700 , 000, will be ab- sorbed by the state. SMITHTOWN — The first baby to be born in 1961 in Suf- folk County was Debra Ann Fae- ger , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Faeger of 14 Vernon Place , Smithtown. Debra was born 19 seconds al' ,er midni g ht at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip. HAUPPAUGE — Three Haup- pauge High School students have been selected to take part in the Music Educators National Confer- ence ' s All-Eastern Band and Cho- rus. The prog-ram will be held from S aturd a y to Monday in Washington , D. C , during- the three-day conference of music edu- cators Loni the l. 'J states. The groups are selected on the basis of ability and geograp hical location from the 13 states. The Hauppauge High School students are seniors Ronald Hay and Mickey Patter- son and sophomore Dolores Mount- fo rd. EAST ISLIP — The East Isbp School District Board of Educa- tion has appointed a Citizens Ad- visory Committee to aid in the expansion of school facilities i'i the district. The board of educa- tion presented preliminary propo- sals for increasing the capacity of the expanding East Islip School District. HUNTINGTON — Two Harbor- fields High School students , Ri ch- ard Brooks. 17 , and David Rey- nolds , 16 , last week completed their 148-mile hike from Montauk Point to the tip of Brooklyn. The two youngsters , both Exp lorer Scouts , comp leted their trip with- in five days. They had hiked an average of 35 miles a day. LAKE RONKONKOMA — Dr. Albert M. Ammerman , assistant dean of Henry Ford Community College , Dearborn , Mich , has been appointed president of the Suffolk Community College. Tlie appoint- ment is effective Marc h 1. IIUNTINGTON-—Suffolk County Police Captain Patrick Mellon last week assumed duties as com- manding officer of Second Squad detectives in Huntington ' s Second Precinct. Capt. Mellon , who was with the Fifth Squad defectives in the Fifth Precinct , replaces Lt. John Robertson of Huntington who has been transferred to Baby- lon. PAGE 8 . EDITORIAL SECTION SE tj* jpatftpign* Afcuanr* Published by THE PATCHOGUE ADVANCE, INC. 20 Medford Avenue Patehogue , Long laland . New York Telephones : GRover 5-1000—5-1001 NINETIET H YEAR First issue was Friday, Sept. 1 , 1871 Mail Address : Post Office Drawer 780 , Patehogue , SuiToik County, New York. Entered as second class matter at the post office at Patehogue , under the Act of March i , 1879. JAMES A. 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