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gtafsffif School Bm Proposul The proposal to purchase . 26 school buses In School District 32 , thereby forming the nucleus of a district-owned bus trans- portation system , was resound- ingly defeated yesterday by a vote of 589 opposed , to 132 for. Eight void ballots were cast , making a total vote of 729. There were 1 , 624 residents registered to participate ln the balloting. Ann iversary Sno wstorm Nits the Area Sundav P ROTECTION FROM STORM was afforded statue of St. Joseph by branches of stately pine at St. Joseph tiie Worker R .C. Church , East Patchogue. Statue , between four and five feet tall , Is on a brick aad concrete block base , and faces intersection of Americus Avenue knd theMontaukHlghway. Some 9 to 10 Inches of snow fell Sunday during the season ' s first big snowfall. — Advance Photo by Martin An anniversary \ snowstorm hit the area Sunday, leaving in its wake an eight to 10 Inch blanket of powdery snow. One year ago , January 12 , 1964 . snow began falling and didn ' t end -until 3 a-in; January 14 , leaving be- hind some l'i inches , of snow . with drifts ranging from six to 10 feet. Sunday ' s snowfall started at about 7 a.m. andendedat approximately 11 p.m. The recent storm , the heaviest snowfall of the just start.sd winter season , changed the area into a winter wonderland setting, caused problems for those along highways , and forced all available pieces of highway department equipment into service to clear snow-clogged roadways. This equipment was kept busy through- out the night. When the snow continued to fall late Sunday evening, officials of many area schools announced the closing of schools on Monday. This , however , was the maj or effect of the storm , with travel restored to fairly normal condi- tions by Monday morning. By comparison , Sunday ' s storm was minor compared to the storm of last year. At that time wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour were recordedat the Brook- haven Natic^iaU L^ oratory and the temperatures ranj^dfafc-om 16 W 20 degrees. The 1964 storm left an uncountable number - of stranded coramuterSi; motorists , and abandoned Cars cluttering area roadways . Seiden Accident Claims Life of Selden Woman , 20 One person was killed and another hospitalized in area motor vehicle accidents during the past week , according to Fifth and Sixth Precinct police reports, MiflS Beryle Norm lie , 20 , of 72 Argyle Avenue , Selden , was killed Saturday in a one-car accident in Selden. And a Chinese man , Run-Lu . Y*u of Landing Road , Miller Place , was admitted to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital with -multiple injuries following a three-car accident Monday in Medford, According to Sixth Precinct Patrolman Thomas Sullivan , Miss Nora-iile , who was alone in tbe car , wa» driving east on Mooney Pond Road when the auto apparently went out of con- trol , grazed a telephone pole on the south side of the road , and knocked down 44 feet of chain- link fence and a wrought-iron driveway gate. A mass will be said today at 10 a.m, in St. Margaret of Scotland R .C. Church , Selden , for Miss Normile. Intermentwill be in St. Charles Cemetery, Pine- lawn. Arrangements were handled by the Regan Funeral Home. MEDFORD CRASH Mr. Lu continued in fair con- dition yesterday at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital after suffer- ing a possible cerebral concus- sion , And fractured nose* front chtst bose , and ribs in a three- ear motor vehicle accident Mon- day in Medford. Tbe Zl-yeer-oldmaawas taken to SjUH by the Medford VFW Aiaboiscce following tbe crash which took place about 7:10 p.m. Monday on Route 112 , about 250 feet south of Grecnpotat Avenue. According to Fifth Precinct Ptl. Stephen Strenck , Mr. Yu was apparently northbound on die main highway, since the driver was unable to give a statement because of bis injuries. His vehicle was in collision with (Continued on page 5) SNOW STORM- brought with it plenty of white siuS made cxscUy to order for those new Chritf-mss sle&hs Whafs the old saying that crops up year after year? Oh yes , \Forecast: Snow , followed by children on sleds, \ Picture was taken off of North Ocean Avenue in Patchogue. ' —Maple Leaf Photo service Davis Family Gives 40 Acres In Coram to Conservatio n Unit PRELIMINARY PLANS for the redevelopment of Patchogue and Southern Brookhaven Town as a Long Island vacation hub have been announced , and conferring above are persons involved In the effort. Pic- tured standing, from left to right , are Patchogue Village Trustee E. Donald Schneider , Albert Baier , a director of the Patchogue Chamber of Commerce; Planning Board Chairman Jack Luchsinger , Village Clerk Ronald Blau, Town Councilman William Rogers and Norman Lechtrecke r , also a director of the Patchogue Chamber of Commerce. Seated from left to right are C hester Voorhis of Edwin Voorhis & Son , planning consultants ; Chamber of Commerce President George E. Lechtrecker , Supervisor Charle s R. Dominy and Patchogue ' s Mayor Robert T. Waldbauer. —Maple Leaf Photo Servic e A 40-acre parcel of land en- dowed with exceptional natural characteristics has been given to the Nature Conservancy by Mrs . John G. Erhardt of Mt. Sinai Ro^ , Coram , and her brother; J * «sagr : les v j tt^Ty&m no* Westposfw• ¦< Conn. , ana KiSS George , Va. The Nature Conservancy is a conservation agency with Head- quarters in Washington , D.C, having chapters and affiliations throughout the United States. On Long Island , the Nature Con- servancy is represented by the Long Island Chapter , John T. Ricks of Lloyd Harbor , Hunt- ington , chairman. Mr. Ricks , who expressed great pleasure and enthusiasm over the gift , said the land will not only be a sanctuary for wild- life , the land itself will be pre- served from development. \It is a typical represen- tation of scrub oak-pitch pine habitat , \ Mr. Ricks declared. \It is of particular inr-irest be- cause of the existence of Hermit Thrushes , which are believed to breed in the area. \ (It is about 500 miles from the natural breed- ing grounds of these birds.) \Many Interesting specimens of shrubs and wild flowers grow on the premises , \ Mr. Wicks said , adding that the property will be maintained in perpetuity as a wildlife sanctuary. To be known as the Daniel R. Davis Sanctuary, it will be tax exempt. It is anticipated that the administration of the property will be under the control of a projects committee consisting of local residents. Adjacent to Mrs. Erhardt ' s home on Mt. Sinai Road , Coram , the property will be protected and maintained by the Nature Con-, servancy. Authorized persons will be permitted upon the prop- erty. . . for the stisdy of natural history and ecology. ^^a^ir^wfa- 4wo«aF4ftry adjoins e field of historical importance known as the? Training jjoif. \On it . State militiamen were trained and mustered out after the War of 1812. The property also contains \boundary ditche s \ that were used as surveying lines before the use of surveying instruments. George Washington , during his tour of Long Island , commented on the \boundary ditches \ In writing about the tour. Mrs. Erhardt and Mr. Davis are members of the. well-known Davis family, the members cf which were among the early set- tlors of the- Coram community. Mr- .; Davita , who. «ave 32 : ©fi the 40 acres , 1 list a * rec«ttiy-r<3tir*d attorney of New York City. He lives with his wife in Westport , Conn. , and King George , Va. Mrs . Erhardt , who is active in the Wading River and Brookhaven Town Historical societies , has (Continued on p i ge 11) Man S tuck in Snowbank As Fire Destro y s Home While his two story Moriches home was being destroyed by fire Tuesday evening, John H . Glover had problems of another nature. He was stuck fast in a snowbank on Riverhead Road , having been forced from the road to avoid a collision with another car. Fire- men from the Mastic and Center Moriches Fire Departments , meanwhile , were combining ef- forts in a futile effort to save the dwelling. The alarm was turned in at about 10:30 p.m. after a passing motorist on Montauk Highway spotted the flames leaping high in the air. The response to the alarm by the Mastic vamps was immediate , since an ambulance company meeting was being held at that time at the firehouse. The blaze had gained a strong foothold , however , and destroyed JOLLY SNOWMAN winks tm : eye«passers- by . «s J*V Connelly, 2 , and sinter , Cay, 17 , smile for the birdie. Their parents are Mr. and Mrs. James Co nnelly of 37 Weeks S* rt -*et , Blue Point , and Cay is a senior at James Wilson Young High School , Bayport. Incidentally, it was Mr. Connelly who made the snowman. —Advance Photo by Martin all but the walls of the building. Mr. Glover had left the house at approximately 7 p,m „ and re- turned while the firemen were battling the blaze . Firemen re- mained at the scene until 2:30 a.m. A total of seven pieces of fire apparatus and a complement of approximately 35 volunteer vamps fought the raging Are in sub-freezing temperatures. Mas- tic Chief J oseph Toto later termed •die efforts a \fine display of co- operation between two fire de- partments. \ The fire is the second to hit tiie duck farm in a year. A duck breeding pen and approximately 3 , 000 ducks were destroyed little over a year ago. Added to the fire problems he has endured , Mr. Glover was seriously injured recently in a fall from a roof. Town ©OP Leader Unveils Face-fo-Faee Campaign For Elect ion Victories : A face-to-face sale s campaign designed to enable the Brook- haven Town Republican Com- mittee to continue piling up election victories was unveiled last night by Brookhaven Town Republican Leader Richard D. Zeidler speaking before more than 524 members of the Town Committee. Armed with an aerial photo- graph of Brookhaven Town and one of Election District 36 in the Town of Brookhaven , Mr. Zeidler outlined steps he wants each Republican committeeman to take to prepare for the town- wide election in November. Mr. Zeidler pointed to the tre- mendous population inc rease Brookhaven Town has undergone • in the past few years and said the Republican Party has to adopt new campaign techniques to keep pace with the growing number of voters. One of these steps , he said , ia to increase the number of party workers anddecrease the number of residents and voters each worker has to contact in a cam- paign. He also said the Repub- lican Party has been spending an inc reasing amount of time each ' year in preparing for elections and that now the party is conduct- ing a year-round operation de- signed to promote the interests of the party and get informa- tion to the voters on the parry ' s programs and officials. Mr. Zeidler said that each dis- . trict should have a minimum erf 14 party workers. He said they , would be obtained by the appoint- mentcf additional block captains to help the regular elected Re- publican committeemen and alternates in the 88 town election districts. There are at present two committeemen, two alter- nates and seve ra l block captains in each district. Town Leader Zeidler main- tained that the most importaet element of the face-to-face cam- (Continued on page }) Aim Move at Attracting F.I. Seashore Visitors; New Road Work Slated One of the largest Welcome mats ever woven on Long Island is now on the loom. After three months of intensive preparation , pre- liminary plans were unveiled Wednesday for the redevelopment of Patchogue and Southern Brook- haven Town as a Long Island vacation hub - a joint , - proje ct of the Patchogue Chamber of Commerce , Brookhaven Town and the Incorporated Village of Patchogue. Aimed at attracting part of the estimated 6 , 000 , 000 anticipated • visitors annually to the Fire Is- land National Seashore Park , the forward-looking project was ini- tiated early in October , less than a month after President Johnson had signed the bill -setting up the 26-miIe-Iong National Pi«* ¦ The first step -was a series of CF -jnferences between Patchogue Chamber of Commerce President George E, Lechtrecker , Brook- haven Town Supervisor Charles R. Dominy and Patchogue Village Mayor Robert T. Waldbauer. A month ago , as plans began to take more solid shape , . the latter three officials appointed six addi- tional members to the committee: \ \ Village Trustee E. Donald Schneider and Village Clerk Ron- ald A. Blau , representing Patch- ogue; Town Councilman William Rogers and Planning Board Chairman J ack Luchsinger , for Brookhaven Town , and Norman Lechtrecker and Albert Baler , Chamber of Commerce direc- tors , representing the Chamber. Edward Mitchell was chosen committee secretary. In announcing the preliminary plans , tbe committee said , \Wife the Fire IslandNational Seashore Park expected to be in full opera- tion in three years ' time, but , touch aS.it tutu* readytxs£oro then. ^l ir-ig' . -il^VStt^:iim^:.Waai^larS»*i- ' . don facilities , overnight:' *eds>*j*- rcodations , zetlngpUce *, t M] rktag areas , marina and ferry termi- nals be provided to handle the in- flux in an orderly fashion . \ Declaring that \Patchogue al- ready has been selected for tbe office of the Fire Island National Seashore Park administration because of its central location and easy accessibility, \ the com- mittee said , \for the same rea- sons it Is expected that Patchogue will be the main gateway to the park facilities through new ferry terminals on Patchogue ' s water- front. \ The ferries , it was explained , will transport visitors to seves . Federally-maintained contact stations on Fire Island and will (Continued on page 12 P®Uhx$m ViL 7# Puwhme P@§ *ki§8§ Fi§lu The Patchogue Village Board Monday authorized Mayor Robert T. Waldbauer to sign a contract for the purchase of a llO-by-240 foot lot on the east side of West Avenue for a parking field for $22 , 000. A second resolution permitted the purchase to be financed through a five-year bond antici- pation note. This procedure had the endorsement cf Village Treasurer Charles Yax , who also indicated that the village might pay off the note in less than five years. The purchase was approved on the recommendation , of the m ayor. \This will assure the West Main Street merchants that we have i not forgotten them , \ said Mr. Waldbauer. The lot will accommodate about 100 cars. He pointed out that the owners, Drs. Boris , Isler and Silverman , have allowed the , village to use thfr lot is a packing field al- thoush d» leaaerm<m. iwoy #*r# ¦a&&' SVB&tt/.nty. i ,^4i)9S*' ' ' •*- served that the vUUffe had boen \ maintaining \ tho lot during tMt period of time . The motion to purchase was made by Trustee.Charles Miller and seconded by Trustee James Reese. The subject property is just to the South of the building housing the Suffolk Library.As- sociation. In the past few years the vil- lage constructed four parking fields off of Church , Terry, Oak and Lake Streets. Mr. Rothe reported that 23 of 27 fire hydrants have been installed in the East Patchogue part of the Patchogue Fire Dis- trict. Earlier , the Board of Fire Wardens recommended installa- tion of the hy drants , and the (Continued on pag e 11) I'llHSIIIIISIIIllllllilHIi -IHIIIIIIlll.lllllIllllllllllllllllllll Opposition H its Dist. 32 Busing Plan By LOU GRASSO Opposition to the proposed pur- chase of 26 school buses to initiate a district-owned trans- portation system ln School Dis- trict 32 (Mastic - Shirley - Moriches) was expressed Tues- day evening as approximately 200 residents attended an infor- mational meeting on the subject held at the William Floyd School , Shirley. Qualified voters of the district went to the polls yes- terday to decide the issue , which the district ' s school board claimed would result in a sub- stantial savings to the district. Residents of the district were greeted at the door by an un- identified person distributing leaflets opposed to tiie plan. The same literature , the school board later charged , was distributed to homeward-bound school chil- dren by some of the district ' s school bus drivers. The leaf- let was signed by: 'Thomas Dooley, pt&tiSeot, Tax Payers Assoc; Adelaide Schmidt , tax -payer; home:o*wnerj Anthony J. Algia , tax payer , home owner; Warren Hendrickson , Tax Payers Assoc. *; Mr. and Mrs. JohnStart , tax payer , home owner; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jochum , tax payer , home owner; and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Emps , tax payer , home owner. \ Board President John Galla- gher started the meeting by read- ing aloud the opposition leaflet; deploring the report that its dis- tribution had been achieved on School buses; and stating that the board had studied the dis- trict-owned bos plan for the past two years , visited districts using this type of transportation system and had spent many hours examining the pros and cons of district-owned buses. A series of slides , narrated by Mr. Gallagher , were then shown , giving facts and figures of the proposedplan , and sketches of tiie proposed maintenance building and its site location. The slides gave a comparison of costs between district-owned and contract busing operations. Then came the question and answer period. The first ques- tion was asked by JosephScbaef- fer of Mastic Beach , who asked Mr. Gallagher: \What Is tiie true average public service com- mission life of a school bus?\ An authority on the subject from the Siecond Supervisory District (Continued on page 11) Dorniny ' s Motion Seeks Pre-Sch ' L.Aid On the motion of Supervisor Charle s R. Dominy, the Suffolk Board of Supervisors voted , 9-to-l , Monday to request $106 , - 821 from the U.S. Office of Econ- om ic Opportunity, to f inance in part Brookhaven Town ' s Pre- school project , now scheduled to begin January 25 at the Patch- ogue Methodist Church. In the same resolution , the (Continued on page $)
