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Patchoguer s House Moved To Permit Parking Project HOUSE MOVING — James A. Brownie & Son ot hast Patchogue Monday moves the nine-room house of Miss Rose Kirk west on Lake Street, Patchogue , to make room for village parking lot on street. Miss Kirk moved to house in 1902. By John McLam \All I need is a moat , \ com- mented the lad y, as . -die lowered a ladder to the ground for a visi- toi from the back porch of the house. The lad y is Miss Rose Melissa Kirk and the house is her own. Yesterday, it was perched with fortrcss-lj kc detachment on wood- en beams- about four feet off the ground prior to being moved onto new foundations this week or next. The two-story, nine-room house was moved Monday from its loca- tion at 24 Lake ' Street , Patch- ogue. Miss Kirk would like to keep the old address; she has liv- ed at it for 59 A ears. But it is doubtful w hether ' the U. S. Post Office Department will compl y. '•1 want 24 , \ Miss Kirk said to Postman Frank Andrisani when he delivered her her mail at the new site \ estoiday and exp lained she w ould piobabl y be assigned a number between 67 and 53 . \I'll find the highest and mightiest man in town to be able to keep 24. \ Miss Kirk' s home was moved from the south side ot Lake Street to the north side at the corner of Union Avenue and Lake Street to make way for a new- village paiki'ig lot. Mis , Kirk op- posed the parking lot progi am a> unnecessary because she contend- ed that population gi owth was north and east of the \illago. How did she f et 1 about the move ? \Well , I' m not fullv settled. \ she K p lied. \They (the village ) were determined to have the prop- ertv and it would ha\ e broken my heart if they had demolished the house. \ Her Grandparents . Mr. and Mrs . Hallock J. Bishop bought the house 90 years ago . Previousl y, it had been run as a boarding scl ool by Miss Julia Banker. Her father . Theodore J. Kirk , and mother. Gussie Bishop Kirk , were married in the house in 1891. Miss Kirk giew up at 22 Jennings Avenue , Patchogue. After the death of her mother. <=he and her sister, the late Mrs . Frank Pender, moved in 1902. after her father had remarried , to live with their grandmother at 24 Lake Street. Miss Kirk is now living alone in the house , since her friend , Mrs. Continued on page 5 , this section Ten Finalists Will Vie Sat. For Miss Republican Title At GOP Outing: BLUE POINT — Miss Repub- lican of Suffolk County will be chosen Satuiday at the annual outing of the Suffolk County Re- publican Club here. The 1961 win - no will be chosen fiom anions; 10 finalists. The outing will start at 1 p. m. Candidates ior office will be pres- ent. Among the many aeth ities available ior all the members of the iamih are swimming , softball , games , ndes , a picnic aiea , fre > balloon - and other piescnts for he childien. Food and beverages will be available. These 10 are Marilyn Abitz. Southold Town Republican Hub ; Fallen Casey, II ghwav republi- can Club; Dorothy Hachenbeig. St. James Republican Club; Mol- he Lou King, North Bnb yl >n Re publican Club ; Pauline Moigan. North A m i t y \ i 1 1 e Rt publican Club ; Barbara Rugg. B-iy Shore- Brightwaters Republican Club , Kitty Traub , Lake Republican Club; Lynn Wedegis , Blue Point Republ'can Club; Paula \Witte , East Huntington Young Republi- can Club; and Connie Wolter , Triangle Re publican Club. The winner will be eho- .cn dur- ing the outing by the thie _ j judges , County Judge YV. Royden Klein of Setaaket , Mrs. Margo Piici of Haupp.iugc and 1 ee Mur- ph y of Radij Station WB1C , Bay Shoie. l'JGT' s Miss Republ' can will be ciowned by her predecessor , Mary Ellen Voinberger Husslein of Bellport. Hei prize w ill be the choice of a week' s vacation for two in Puerto Rico or a $600 college scholarshi p. The thiee run- ners-up will leceive an evening for two in New York City. B'haven Town Beaches Are Closed for Season Brookhaven Town Recreation Director Jim Reese has announced that all beaches operated by the recreation department have been officially closed for the season. This includes the Brookhaven Town pool located in Centereach . NEW SITE — Miss Rose Melissa Kirk stands on front porch of her house w hich was mo\ ed Monday from 24 Lake Street to a lot between 67 and 53 on Lake Street , Patchogue. Miss Kirk has lived in home for 59 years. —Photos by Robert Martin Town -Bd. Turns Dow n P chogue Hotel Purchase The Brookhaven Town Board Tuc sday turned down the offe r tor the town to purchase The Patchogue Hotel for $215,000 in a statement by Supervisor August Stout , Jr. \The town board beli eves , on the advice obtained , \ Mr. Stout said , \that it would not be ad visablc to purchase The Patch- ogue Hotel at the offered price of $215 ,000 for a town hall. . . The renovations necessary for use of the hotel by the town , includ- ing additional parking space , would be extremely expensive. \ The offer was made through real estate broker Teddv Blau of 17 West Main Street , Patchogue. The 51-room hotel is at the cor- ner of East Main Street and Maple Avenue. Endorsing purchase of the ho- tel by the town were Harry T. Weeks , executive vice president of the Patchogue Chamber of Com- merce , and Edward Mitchell , di- rector of the Merchants Division of the chamber. Mr. Stout also announced the board' s decision Tuesday noon at the chamber ' s board of directors meeting at Whirlaway Inn , Pat- chogue. Parking Question Councilman Howard Rowland reported that he wrote the state traffic commission to make recom- mendations on reported traffic congestion on Route 112 (Med- ford Avenue ) from Clark Street Continued on page 5 , this section Barry Says Opponent Has Distorted' Facts County Welfare Commissioner John L. Barry, Mondav charged his opponent , in his bid for re-election , Miss Anne Mead , deputy coun- ty executive, \deliberately distorted facts \ in a political speech. Miss Me;n l last Friday at a rally in Lindenhurst charged the We fare Departmei.. had no reason to remain in the farm.ng business and charged Barry was guilty of \ em- piritis \ in his efforts to keep con- trol of the County Farm at Yap- hank. She said that the f a rm , operat- ed by the count y sheriff' s office with prison labor , \is not a wel- fare operation. \ A recent survey of the count y by a management consultant firm recommended con- trol of the farm be g iven to the sheriff. Miss Mead also charged that the Welfare Department costs the countv more than $11, 000 , 000 a year , with costs rising each year. \I cannot conceive of the young lady deliberatel y distorting facts just to p icture me as an ' emp ire builder ' , \ Mr. Barry said. \The facts are that the state law has always required the Count y Home be a function of the Welfare De- partment and provides for the farm to be operated by the Wel- fare Department. The children ' s shelte r was delegated to the Wel- fare Department bv the Board of Supervisors in 1957, mainl y be- cause the law requires the com- missioner be responsible for such expenditures , \ the welfare com- missioner continued. He said that all the facilities were functioning under his de- partment, when he took office in 1959. \The law has not changed since, \ he said. \Contrary to Miss Mead' s state- ments we are reducing costs , \ Mr. Barry said. \Last year we saved $1 , 200 , 000 of our appropria- tions and $8 , 000 ,000 in revenue and reimbursement was returned to the count y treasurer , \ Mr. Bar- ry declared. He said the actual cost to the county was $2 , 000 ,000, which includes operation of the County Home , county farm , chil- dren ' s shelter , r-n d all public as- sistance to welfare cases and child care. \For the first time in years the Public Welfare bill was re- Continued ori p&tati 5 , this section Educator Town GOP Chief As Dominy Nixes Re-Nod BLUE POINT — Suffolk County Shentt Uiianea R. Domin g iiu. - . xe- lusect renomination as Brookhaven l own RepuDUcan teadei \ in oider to dev ote every ounce of my en- erg y to the job of town super- visor. \ Sheriff Dominy has been desig- nated for nomination as candidate for Brookhaven Town supervisor and ia expected to be nominatei, at a town committee meeting Fri- day night. The sheriff , the Repub- lican ' s number one vote-getter at >.he last election , said he was re- fusing renomination as town lead er because the \ office of supervi- sor is a full time job , and tht supervisor serves all of the peop le of both political parties. \ The sheriff said that he feels both the position of town leader and oi supervisor , require so much time that he could not devote all tht time required for each office. The Brookhaven committeemen unanimously elected Earl L. Van- dermeulen as the new town leader Mr. Vandermeulen , former head oi Port Jefferson schools , accepted the position \for the good of all the peop le who have become frightened by the infringement oi our rights which has taken plac° under the Democratic Part y in this town. \ Mr . Vandermeulen has never before held political office. He retired last year as supervis- ing principal of the Port Jefferson school system and accepted the political post \because of my be- lief in the need of honesty and responsible citizens working for the public good. \ Sheriff Dominy was designated by the town ' s executive committee to run for town supervisor last month. At that time , the sheriff said he would seek the town office \because none of us can sit by and watch what the Democrats are doing to our town. \ If elected Earl L. Vandermeulen supervisor , Mi. Dominy will l e- si gn his unexp ired term as sheriff. The sheriff became town leader three yeais ago. He has sei ve I as both . sheriff and town leader since that time. Mr. Vandermeulen , a nati v e of Charles R. Dominy Connecticut , came to Suffolk Coun- ty m 1916 as assistant principal in Bay Shoie , immediately after be- ing graduated from Syracuse Uni- versity. He left the county during Continued on nacre 7, this section Sailors to Try for S. America In 'Wooden Shoe : BELLPORT — The Wooden Shoe , a 46 foot Dutch hotter (auxiliary cutter), formerly own- ed b y Maxwell Small of Bellport, was recently purchased by five Long Island students. Three of the boys , residents of Bellport , are John Tully, North Howell' s Point Road , first mate; Jeff Buck of Academy Lane , and Bill Husted of South Howell' s Point Road. The others are Steve Fauth and Thad Minninger , cap- tain , both of Harbour Road , Ba- bylon. Four of the boys are sailing to South America for the Winter , taking a year ' s leave of absence from their college studies. The boys range in age from 19 to 22. During the course of the cruise they plan to visit most of the South American countnes and perhaps Hawaii. All of them feel they should take advantage of this opportunity now , before they must accept the responsibilities and obligations of the world. Among the crew is a licensed ra- dio operator , an experienced navi- gator , an electrical engineer and an accomplished mechanic. The Wooden Shoe , a round bot- tom cutter , is equipped with lee- board s , in place of a keel , which enables her to sail or motor in comparatively shallow waters. She draws three and one half feet and with leeboards down five and one half feet. Her 13 V J foot beam and wide , sweeping hull en- able her to withstand the roug h- est coastal seas. Her sails , made of half inch heavy canvas , in- clude a riiaihsail , a foresail and Continued on pagie 7 , this secti on HIGH ADVENTURE is ahead for young sailors of area who propose sailing this 16-foot Dutch hotter , Wooden Shoe , to South America. —Advance Photo by Martin At Mouth of Swan River: The Brookhaven Town Board Tuesday voted unanimously to initiate condemnation pi oceedings on four land parcels at the mouth oi Swan Ri\ei in older to constiuct a town park. Town officials said that plans will be made in the future to dredge the East Patchogue river to use the fill for raising the park area hig her above the uatei level. Special Town Attorney George E Lechtrecker , who handled the legal work on the matter , said approximately 27 acie.s will be taken by the town on both sides of the river wheie it enteis Great South Bay. He said the question of acquiring the lands had been referred to negotiators \ withou ' success . \ and r ecommended th' town boaid move ahead with con- demnation pioceedings. Tow n Engineei Aithui Brode- rick also endoised the p lan to condemn the land for a paik. He said approximat'd y 20 5 acie. s , owned by Paul Ragusa . are located on the west side of the liver and the access road is Gio\ e Avenue. On the east side of the liver , h - said , are four and one-half acre - owned by Humphrey R. Aveiy and about two and one-quart\r acres owned by A. L. Fuoco. In oidei to gain access to Pine Neck Ave- nue , he said , the tow n decided to take the Fuoco property. Public Hearing The board set a public hearing for October 3 at 4 p. m. on the Town Planning Board' s lecom- mendation for an up-zoning of the Continued on page 7 , this section Condemnations to Pave Way for New Tow n Park Signups for Vote Friday, Monday ; Info Meet Set BELLPORT — An over- flow crowd estimated at up- wards of 650 , said to be the largest since centralization hearings five years ago , was on hand in the Bell port Hi g h School auditorium to dis- cuss the proposed third school budget for Central District 4 ( Bellport , East Patchogue , Brook haven) Tuesday ni ght. The meeting was called by the district Citizens Council in re- sponse to the request of many dis- trict residents who said they wanted to \ clear the air \ of many conflicting statements put out by al' sides in the current school bud- get dispute. When the meeting opened short- l y after 8 p. m., virtuall y all seats in the auditorium were filled and persons lined the rear wall and sides. Two classrooms equipped with a speaker system were press- ed into use to take care of the overflow . Serving as moderator was the Rev. Alan C. Merrill , rector of Christ Episcopal Church , Bell port. Invited to attend the public meeting were representatives of the Taxpayers Association of Cen- tral District 4 , but when William Bianchi , president of the Citizens Council , asked them to take chairs provided for them at the speak- ers ' table , there was no answer. The taxpayers group had pre- \ iously stated its opposition to the budgets; offered , and had in- dicated it would not attend the meeting. Earlier , The Advance had re- ceived a press release from Mrs. Herbert Wagner , secretary of the taxpayers association , to th» effect that Mr. Bianchi had been informed that the association had previous- l y scheduled a meeting for the fol- lowing night (Wednesday) at the Hagerman Firehouse , and that the association could not expect its members to come out to meet- ings on consecutive e venings. \He (Mr. Bianchi) was further informed that we could see no point in such a joint meeting, as the opposing views had been stat- ed and restated at information meetings , board meetings , in the newspapeis , etc., on many occa- sions , \ Mrs . Wagner said . The release said the secietary of the association Mrs. Wagner , ' had polled each member of the execu- tive committee and that it was the unanimous opinion that the invita- tion should be declined. The school board , through its - v ice president . Mrs. Eileen Sears , made an opening statement ex- p laining the present school situa- tion rega rding school buses , com- parative teacher salaries , and list- ed what items must be cut from a regu ' ar school budget in order to p lace a district on an austerity budget under the terms of New \oik State law. Mis. Sears also mentioned that many r u m o r s were running through the district. One of these was that the school board was a paid body. \We are not paid , \ Mrs. Sears stated. \We have also been charged with reckless spending, \ she said , adding that the boardsmen were hardl y the type of persons ad- dicted to throwing money around . She said the board would not at- tempt reckless spending any more than foolish under-spending. Mrs . Sears stated that teachers in the district who hold a B.A. degree start at a minimum of Continued on page 5 , this section Overflow C rowd in Q - A Session on Dist . 4 Budget POSTERS — Sheriff Chailes R. Dominy, former Brookhaven Town Republican leader who is expected to be the Republican can- didate for supervisor of Biook- ha\ en Town in this Fall' s e lec- tion called on the Democrats to join the town Republicans in the eliminati on of unsightl y postei s on trees and telep hone poles in this Fall' s campaign. Sheriff Dominy said , \Not onl y is - the practice of p lacing these posters all over the town on poles and beautifu l trees unsightl y, it is illegal as well. I trust that the Democrats will join us in keeping our town always beau- tiful. \In past years, \ the sheriff added, \the practice has grown to such proportions because of the tremendous increase in our population , that garden clubs and Continued on page 8 , this section. POLITICAL REVIEW i HAGERMAN — Over 20 teams from Brookhaven and Islip towns are expected to compete in various drill e\ents at an old-fashioned invitational tourney to be spon- sored b y the Hagerman Fire De- partmcit , starting at 12:30 p. m. Saturday. The events will be held at the firehouse at Dunton Avenue and Stanley Street here , and all are imited to attend. Grandstand seats will be avail- able , and refreshments will be -old. Hagerman Fi-o Chief Fred Kell y said the chairman of the tourney is Ex-Chief Orlando Ma- le 'ta. Wall y Stephani is captain cf the Hagerman Fire Depart- ment racing team that recently won first p lace in the Brookhaven Town tourney held in Blue Point. In case of rain , the tourney will be held Sunday. Hagerman FD' s Invitational Meet Set for Saturday bection Page Bayport Edit . 2 Bell port . 2 1 Blue Point .3 8 j Brookha\ en & I South Ha\en 2 1 I Centereach & Lake Grove . 2 4 Center Moriches 3 3 Coram 2 3 East Moriches 3 1 East Patchogue Edit. 6 Ea » * port 3 2 Eastwood Village & Dawn Estates 2 4 Gordon Heights Edit. 3 Holbrook . Edit . 6 Holts\ille & Farming\ille 1 7 Manorville 3 7 Mastic . 3 3 Mastic Beach . 3 2 Medfoid 2 8 Middle Island 2 2 Mo> iches . 3 5 Patchogue . Various Remsenburg & Speonk 3 8 Kidge . Edit. 3 Ronkonkoma & the Lake .. 3 8 Selden . Edit. 3 Shirley & Mastic Acres . . 3 4 [ Yaphank 2 2 II n__ i COMMUNITY NEWS INDEX Sal Seofto , prominent in local Republican circles , organization and civic le ader , and exempt mem- ber and ex-captain of the Patch- ogue Fire Depaitment , was taken b y death at the age of .10 , Sunday ni ght . He died at his residence at 55 Ketcham Ave nue , Patchogue. Born in Brookl yn , he was a lesident of Patchogue lor 20 , \ cai s . A graduate of LaSalle Militarv Acadenu , he also grad- uated Irom St. Fiancis College. He was a cl aitc r member and past pif. -ident of the Lions Club of Patchogue , member of Patch- ogue Lodge BPOE 1323 , exempt member and ex-cap tain of the Hook and Ladder Company of the Patchogue Fire Department , or- Continued on page 7 , this section Sa! Scotto Dead; Prominent Local Leader in GOP Brookhaven Memorial Hos- pital has issued a call for experienced graduate nurses. A 22-bed medical and surgi- cal unit at the hosp ital may be closed if the nurses can- not be recruited promp tl y. The hospital is planning to set up a nursery school in Brookhaven Town to take care of the children of moth- ers who would want to work for the hospital. Those in- terested can call Mrs. Nicoll , superintendent of nurses , at GRover 5-5000. BMH Issues Call For Grad Nurses County Requests Trustees Review College Address The Board of Supervisors Mon- day formally asked the trustees of Suffolk County ' s Community College to reconsider its decision naming Selden as its official post office. Last month , the Farmingville- Holtsville Civic Association charged that the college trustees had arbitrarily offered Ihe hand- ling of the mail to Selden. The college is ac t u a 11 y located in Farmingville , the a s s o c i a t i on claimed. At the same time it appealed to the Board of Supervi- sors for moral support in demand- ing \its rights which have gone begging. \ The college trustees have com- plete authority in this matter , ac- cording to County Executive H. Lee Dennison. The supervisors can do no more than request that they reconsider their decision. The resolution , making this re- quest , was adopted unanimously bj the board. It asks that the trustees \ review this matter and take such action as will fairly re- solve the equities as between the Continued on page 5 , this section ¦ WANT ADVANCE PHOTOS ? Any picture with credit line \Advance Photo \ or \Photo by Gomez \ (no others) is available to you in a glossy print. For full information on how to secure these j prints read the details in the \WANT ADVA NCE PHOTOS V advertisement ' published in this edition. —Adr.
