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a 1 2 - THE MONTAUK PIONEER - August 30, 1969 i MTU I'l'M'iiLi ICI.I'II niii.iiMm 11 HiiwaHMHTM.i M.M'iiti.u iihi'iiiTM.irr;!,! ' ✓*\ T H A T C O M E - H I T H E R W A Y O F L I F E . . . The exclusive H ither Woods section is M o n tauk at its very best < ...w h ic h is very good Indeed. Every one of these full-acre lots is untouched, heavily wcoded land. T h a t fabulous beach is within an easy walk (the ocean within sight). A new million dollar clubhouse, swim pool, tennis courts, plus a Robert Tren t • Jones-designed golf course. Rolling meadows, freshwater lakes, *• golf, m arina, shopping, restaurants, houses of worship— a ll the things that make M o n tauk a unique vacation land are at hand. And M o n tauk, of course, is a synonym for superb fishing. A few full-acre lots in the first section are still left at $11,900 (terms available) i The second section is now open. W a it ‘til you see the kind of utterly charming homes being built by the peo ple who are buying these plots. You just might get an Idea. HITHER * W O O D S C H O ICE F U L L - A C R E SITES* IN T H E ESTATE SECTION OF M O N T A U K MONTAUK IMPROVEMENT, INC., MONTAUK, L.I., N.Y. T E L .: (SI6) tM O JV i IN N. Y. C. 867-6333 Oentlim.ni Pli.se itne m. compute Information. Mortgage terms available. This offering Is made solely to persons who reside In the State of New York. ^ijllMllllllllllllllllliltlMIIIIIIIIIIIMilllillllliilii^ . SPECIAL SUNDAY to FRIDAY 6 DAYS - 5 NIGHTS $37.50 per person Children under 12 In same room free Children 12-17 half rate OHALET RESORT HOTEL 8 MOTEL Restaurant • Cocktail Lounge open to Hit public from 8 am LUNCHEON • DINNER ENTRIES DEEP SEA SCALLOPS BUTTERFLY SHRIMPS CHICKEN ’N’ A BASKET FILET OF FLOUNDER COMBINATION SEA FOOD PLATTER ROAST BEEF AU JUS from $1.75 up Socond Houso Rd., Monfauk 668*2105 Hlthor Hills — Oetan Yiow Building Sito, 2 blocks from beach $9,000. Call Ooergo A. Hammer Jr. 668*2105 lUllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllM YOUNG TEA C H E R FROM SW ITZERLAND CONDUCTS A WORKSHOP W HERE G IR L S 9 • 15 CAN LEARN SEWING, KNITTING, W EAVING, EM B R O ID E R Y & R E L A T E D S K ILLS . CLA S S E S D A ILY A F T E R SCHOOL & SATU R D A Y A.M. IN MANHATTAN EAST SID E STUDIO. SATU R D A Y P.M. CLASS IN S C A R S D A L E . EXH IBIT OF CH ILDREN 'S WORK A T TH E END OF THE ACADEM IC Y E A R . (212) 249-2738 or (212) LE5-4067, I A T NIGHT. URSA.LA VON W A R TBURG &IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIW gallery opening. :' “Is L U N A R .VJiTE 1 fo r sale?” o n e reporter asked flatly. “ N o ,” replied Ronnie Da R os. “Yes,” answered Mrs. D haemers. “I suppose il is.” o p in ed B ob D haemers. The main i-oblein in answering this ques tion is that LUN \R SUITE I w eighs over 2 0 0 0 pounds, and is p e rm a n en tly em b ed d ed in con crete o n the south shore o f the island. Under the circum stances, the h ap p y g ro u p of p eo p le who assembled on the small land area of C artwright Island w ere n o t so m u ch a tte n d in g a gallery opening as they were celebrating the com p letion o f this massive w o rk . The w ay they went a b o u t it simply gave the im p ression o f a gallery o p ening. In an u n p recedented situation, it w as all th e y knew. * * * LUNAR SUITE I began as a fantastic d ream . The tw o sculptors, B ob Dhaemers, a p ro fessor o f art a t Mills C ollege, and Ronnie Da R os, a Man hattan-based com m ercial a rtist, had b een cam p ing w ith their w ives o n the island a fter a day o f skindiving, w hen the thought o ccurred to b u ild a sculpture there. It was a warm spring m o rn in g , and the sun rose, b athing the b each grass in a first light. The beachgrass and the small island would be a p ed estal, the sculpture a tall m o n u m e n t, a tribute to the lunar a stronauts. Indeed it was a very stirring idea. Tlie c o n struction o f the sculpture involved m o re practical m a tters. Wheel rims and steel bands, agreed u p o n as the basic s tructure o f the com p o sition, had to be o b ta in ed . Steve Kaiser and his M ontauk H ighway T ex aco station turned out to b e a p rim e source, w ith Steve d o n a ting old rusty w heel rims for the p ro je c t. Upwards o f o n e hundred wheel rim s were eventually u sed, m any o f them worked o v er w ith steel wool for h o u rs by the*Dhaemerses a t their sum m er h o m e o n E ast K v __________________ “ “ I P had to be planned, designed and pre-assemblcd in the backyard of the Dhaemers home in such a way that it could b e taken apart and put back ............. W-. ..... TRADITION! . Last M onday, a man carrying a b e au tiful eight by twelve foot Am erican flag came u p to the o ffices o f the M o n tauk Pioneer. “I saw this flag flying at m id n ig h t last night,” he told one o f the secretaries, “ and it is; not supposed to fly a fter sundown. I’ve taken the flag d o w n , and I ’d like y o u to h o ld it u n til the original ow n er claims it. The people of M o n tauk should have m o re respect for the American flag.” The man bringing in the flag was a Mr. Henry J. H o lterm an n III, of Jam aica, who is a together o n the island. No small feat w h en d eal ing w ith a 2 0 0 0 p o u n d p ro p o sition. Finally, th e sculpture h ad to b e transported in small pieces by y a c h t and d o ry to C a rtw right Island for final assembly b y welding torch. The o p e ra tion took the b e tter p a rt o f th ree m o n th s. And a terrible m o m e n t cam e o n e day when a small d o ry b eing towed to the island over loaded with sculpture p a rts began taking water. Had it sunk, the p ro je c t w o u ld n ev er have been com p leted. But the sculptors saw the small craft just b efore it sank, leaped into the w a te r from the tow in g y a c h t, and b aled it o u t u n til it b each ed a t C artw right. Like a g reat m o n u m e n t, the sculpture slow ly rose o n the little island as M ay turned into June and June into July. The wheel rim s w ere painted and sprayed w ith rustoleum , then were finished in a v ariety o f colored stripes. Da R os, a wheel rim u n d e r o n e arm and a w elding torch under the o th e r, would climb to the top o f the construction and begin arc-welding. T h e sparks would fly and the sculpture w o u ld g lint silver rustoleum and b lu e, o range, red and black pin stripes in the a fternoon sun.[ Needless to say, th is a c tivity a ttracted a cer tain a m o u n t o f a ttention am o n g the fisherm en , boatm en and sailors w ho passed b y the tiny island. On any given d ay , as m a n y as tw o o r three b o ats- men would a n c h o r o ffshore and swim in to the island for a first-hand look. A p a ttern em erged. The sailors w h o cam e ashore from sailboats w ere invariably friendly and inquisitive. The b o a tm e n coming ashore from g asoline p o w ered b o a ts w ere for the m o st p a rt silent. M any o f them walked right u p to the s c u lp tu re , o b served w h a t w as g o ing o n , and left w ithout a single w o rd . N o o n e can p ro v id e a n e x p la n a tion for this d ic h o to m y . One visitor everyone remembers. He was a representative of the Barnes Landing Association, a group of homeowners many of whom have oce- away. In no uncertain terms, the representative told them that Jhe Association would not stand ( o o n H n i i o d o n n e x t p a g e ) . weekend fisherm an aboard the V e n tu re in M on tauk and a form er m arine w h o saw service in the Korean War. He had folded the flag in a wrapped triangle as it is supposed to b e folded. “There are o th e r flags in d o w n to w n M on tauk I have seen flying day or n ig h t, rain or shine, every day since the m id d le o f J u ly ,” he said. “One o f them was up in a tree for a lm o st a m o n th . I k n ow that it m ig h t b e viewed as theft by some people, my taking dow n this flag, b u t it is m y d u ty as an A m erican to b ring this to the a ttention o f the tow n .” The S tars and S tripes Mr. H o lterm a n n left w ith us is a beautifully sewn, first rate flag w o rth perhaps forty dollars. Is it yours? LAWLESSNESS OF MIDDLE ACES.—A ttack or I talian BANoiTb.
