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e Mi^ dford Miseellaiiies Medfo rd is abl y represented in our news columns by the work of two correspondents: Gertrude Mistier Martha Theis Ohio Avenue Tel. Pat. 1193-J The Medford Rod and Gun club held its second meeting of the sea- son last Friday evening at Cerny ' s garage on the State road , \ with Pres- ident Al Cerny presiding. After the business , a social was held. The club has posted various wooded sec- tions about Medford. A number of Bellport High school students and young folk of Medford enjoyed a Hallowe ' en party and so- cial last Thursday evening at the Bellport High school gymnasium giv- en by the Parent-Teacher associa- tion. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mazzoni and children , who have been living on Waverly avenue for some time, mov- ed las t week to Huntington , where Mr. Mazzoni is employed on a Krug route. Mrs. Mazzoni was formerly Miss Agnes Weber. Because of the fire here last Fri- day evening, the meeting of the Medford Fire Department , Inc., was not held that night. The department and Ladies ' auxiliary has been in- vited to attend in uniform the par- ade at 2 p. m. Saturday, part of the dedication program of the new cross- ing- Mrs. Ferde Mistier of Ohio ave- nue will entertain the Tuesday ca rd club next week , the meeting this week being omitted because of the election. The ladies are planning to have a theatre party early in De- cember. Joseph Schlosser of Southaven ave- nue , who was injured in an auto accident last Monday, is now home from the hospital and is fully recov- ered. Richard Grating and son John of Jamaica spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Condon of the State road. They enjoyed several hours of hunt- ing. The local nimrods and their hounds have been out each day since hunt- ing season opened on Friday and all have reported many rabbits bagged. Mr. aud Mrs. Henry Leibfried and sons , Henry and George , and Mr. and Mrs. J. Jimenez and Miss Marie Jimenez of Richmond Hill were guests last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Zeidler of the State road. The senior class of Seton hall , tlie Patchogue Catholic High school , en- joyed a dance Monday evening at St. Lawrence ' s R. C. auditorium , Say- ville , which a few of the .local boys a ttended. Mrs. T . L. Cullum fur- nished music. The affair was run to defray expenses on the yearly publication of Seton hall. The Junior prom will be held Thursday evening, Novem ber 21 , at the Patchogue hotel. Mr. and Mrs. James Fucci and family, who had been living on Tre- inont avenue , have moved to Pat- chogue. The Henry James Jones post and a uxilia ry, Veterans of Foreign Wars , will hold their annual Armistice ball next Monday evening at the Veter- ans hall. The Monday game social will be postponed until the following evening. Albert Hudak , son of: Mrs. Tessie Umiak of Mt. Vernon avenue, under- went a minor operation last week at Mather. ' Memorial hospital , Port Jef- \J' orson. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Brandon and daughters , Dorothy and Lois , of Frankl in Square, visited on Sunday Mr. and Mrs , Ferde Mistier of Ohio a venue . Mrs. Joseph Gordon and daughter Joy of Port Jefferson spent the week- end with Mrs. Gordon ' s parents , Mr. and Mrs . George Mistier , Si\ , of Wavorly avenue. Tho Rosary society of St. Syl- vester ' s R. C. church met after de- votions last Thursday and waa askot.1 to take part in tbe dedication cere- monies- to be bold Saturday in honor of tho local railroa d crossing elim- ination. Mrs , H. Masem, Miss Anna Staar , Mrs. Nick Bianco , Mrs. Lena Mistier , Mrs. Walter Pcithman , Mrs . H. F.hrenwtnth of Yaphanlc and Mrs . William Lester of Holtsville nttended \ a. meeting Sunday of the Holy Fam- ily guild n(, the Cenacle , Lake Ron- konkbrtm . A mass will bo said to- morrow morning at 7:15 o ' clock at tlie Cenacle for the deceased mem- bers of the guild and on Friday for the deceased relatives of members of tli e guild. Mrs. Owen Kiernan has been con- fined to her home on Pennsylvania avenue for severa l days by illness, Miss Blanche Flynn spent the week-end in Brooklyn with her sis- ter , Miss Mary. Flynn. The Misses Beverly and Trudy Mistier entertained the Misses Kath - erine Burkhardt , Betty Beck and Virginia Gautier at supper on Hal- lowe ' en night , after which they all attended the Hallowe ' en social and dance with Mr. and Mrs, George S. Mistier at the Veterans hall. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wolde at- tended the funeral service on Mon- day for Mrs. Mary Smith , wife of Joseph Smith of Long Island City, held at St. Mary ' s R. C. church in Long Island City. Mr. Smith , who is a brother of Mrs. Wolde , is a retired engineer of the Long Island railroad. Mrs. Fred Mistier of Waverl y ave- nue spent tbe week-end in Port Jef- ferson Station with her pon-in-lnw and daughter , Mr. and Mrs, Dean Lawrence. The Misses Eileen Wolde and Bev- erly Hubhs of Medford and Anna Scurvati and Frances Minardi of Pat- chogue motored to New York Sunday and enjoyed a performance at . the Paramount theatre and also went out to dinner. Little Sandra M istier and Jacob Mistier , Jr., children of Mr. and Mrs, Jacob Mistier , Sr,, of Wavorly ave- nue , entertained at a Hallowe ' en party last Thursday afternoon , Paul and Robert Mistier , Betty, Florence and Billy Mistier and Joseph Mazzoni, Mr. and Mrs . William Smith of Huntington Station visited on Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Wolde of the State road. Mr. Smith is a brother of Mrs. Wolde. On Sun- day a family reunion was hel d at the Wolde home , the guests including Mr. and Mrs. George W. Lock wood of Red Bank , N. J., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wolde and sons , Wilfred and Norman of Jackson Heights , Mr. and Mrs. John Senig of Astoria and Mr, and Mrs. H. Wolde and Arthur Wolde. The Island Coal and Lumber com- pany bowling team won two out of three games Monday evening, de- feating the Echo five at Arata ' s al- leys , Port Jefferson. Last week the local team beat the Ronkonkoma Wall Paper company three games straight. The local team is in first place in the league. The annual tournament of the five- man Class B bowling tournament got under way a few weeks ago at Ar- ata ' s alleys with the following teams taking part: R. C. A., Syossct , Swe- zey Oilers , Sinclair Oilers , Smith- town Fire department , Stony Brook , Curtis Coal and Fuel company and the Hunter ' s Five , sponsored by Hunt- er ' s inn of Coram. The Hunter ' s inn team ia composed of George Mistier , Jr., captain , Charles Hoeffner , C, Lee , Joseph Lubina and Ted Hines. The tenni s bowl on Wednesday and Fri- day evenings each week. Last Fri- day the Hunter ' s Five defeated the Curtis team three ga m es straight. William Matsunayo of Medford ave- nue attended a football game recent- ly at Troy,. N. Y „ when Rens- selaer Polytechnic institute defeated its neighboring rival , Union college, day last Tuosday ut her home on Plnmlomo place. Plans for the parade and dedica- tion of the new Medford station and bridge crossing are going forward , under direction of the Medford Tax- payers ' association , and all local or- ganizations have been invited to par- ticipate. Edward Pirner , who was in charg e , became quite ill on Saturday, but Harry Truman , president of the as- sociation , and Mrs. E. Theis , secre- tary, will carry on the program. The parade will assemble at the large school and at 2 p. ni. will marc h up the State road. The Home Bureau is meeting ' to- day at the home of Mrs. A. Fischer for a class in posture , which Will be given by Mrs. E. Theis and Mrs. E. Graham , who attended a leaders ' class at Bay Shore last Friday. Last year , the feet and good walking pos- itions were studied. This year , car- riage and mild exercises will be taken up. Mrs. E. A. Theis attended the Suffolk County Home Bureau Exec- utive board meeting at Riverhead on Monday when plans were made for the annual county Home Bureau meeting on December 10. The New York State \Federation meeting of Home and Farm Bureaus and 4-H clubs will tak e place at Syracuse this year on November 26 , 27 and 28. Several local members plan to attend , also Mrs. Charles Hirschi , president of the county department , as delegate; Mrs. Vernon Wells , vice-president , as alternate and Mrs. Vera Brush , county agent. The Medford Republican club will meet Friday evening at the Com- munity hall. Holy communion will be celebrated at St. Mark' s Episcopal church Sun- day morning. The Rev. W. Robert Hampshire of Bellport officiated for the first time at Medford last Sun- day. A lecture on \Consumer Buying \ will be given at the school next Tuesday at 1:30 p. m., under the auspices of Suffol k County Home Bureau. Miss Lucille Williamson of Cornell university will give a dem- onstration and talk. All homemakers are invited to attend. The Girls ' 4-H club will have a foods class at the home of the lead- er , Mrs. E. A. Theis , on Saturday, November 16. Mrs. Theis met with Mrs. Eloise G. Jones , associate coun - ty agent , at Riverhead on Monday and plans for the fall 4-H program were made. • The names of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Rate of Medford were omitted from the list of guests at the twen- tieth wedding anniversary • party for Mr. and \ Mrs. William Weinrich , mentioned in this column last week. The Ladies ' Choral society met at Community hall Tuesday evening after choral practice for a business session. Fnal arrangements were made for the card party to be held at the hall tomorrow evening' . •Coram Mary Hahn -records the doings in Coram each week. If you have news for her see her at Rovagna ' s store or call . . . Selden 1449-J2 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hagen , Mr. and ' Mrs . William Bohle and Mrs. Joseph RoVagna went to Brooklyn Saturday to attend tbe funeral of Mr. Hagen ' s grandmother , Mrs. Anna Noll , who was 89 years old. Mrs. Noll was a great-grandmother . Mr. and Mrs. George Weber and Mr. and Mrs. Rudolp h Hahn and daughter Marjorie were dinner guests of Mr- . - and Mrs. Joseph DeSant o of the Bronx on Sunday. The Rev. A. Boleyn of Kentucky, a student at Union Theological sem- inary, occupied the pulpit in the Trinity Methodist church on Sunday mornin g and took as his topic , \A Vision of God. \ The Rev. Boleyn will conduct the services again next Sunday. David Gehring celebrated his birth- day Saturday with a party at the home of his grandmother , Mrs. Elroy Smith of Port Jefferson. On Sun- day he visited bis mother , Mrs. Ches- ter Paiazzi of Mt. Sinai road. Mr. and Mrs . George Smith are leaving today to spend a year in California. • The 4-H club met at the hom e of Robert Hagen on Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hawkins at- tended a Hallowe ' en party given by the Baptist Young People ' s group in Patchogue Friday evening. Miss Dorothy Reeve of Patchogue and David Malcolm of Brentwood were guests of Mr^ and Mrs. Edwin Hawkins on Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hawkins spent Monday in New York. While there they visi ted the Universal School of Handicrafts , Rockefeller Center. Corp . E. Lu cky and Corp. V. E. lee of the First Division 18th Infan - try were week- end guests of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Nilss . on. Mrs. Gildo Plate spent several days last week visiting relatives in New York and New Jersey. Mrs. Henry Effland and daughter , Mrs. V. Tuttl e of Eastport , and Mr. and Mrs . A. Toth of Chicago , 111., spent last Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Wilder of Ocean Beach. Ethel Neger Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jacob and Mr. -and Mrs. George Jacob of North - port were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hoeffner. The Young People ' s club , in place of its weekly meeting last Wednes- day night , held a roller skating party at the Patchogue rink. Mrs. Gustave Neuss spent Tuesday night visiting her grandmother , Mrs. F. G. Hallock of Ronkonkoma. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kazel enter- tained Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doll and daughter , Julia Ann , and Mr. and Mrs, William Doll and fam- ily of Southampton. Beanie Bohlsen has returned to her home on Coram road after spending the week with her uncle and aunt , Mr. and Mrs. H. Schulte of New Hyde Park. Mr. and Mrs. Schulte spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bohlsen. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hoffman of Ozone Park spent Tuesday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Neger. May ' Bernard Mrs. Charles Bernard and children , May and Franklin , visited Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lanka and Mr. and Mr-s . Ben Landis in Brightwaters on Sunday. Mrs. Bernard entertained Mrs. John Knecht of Lindenhurst last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Richard O'Neil and daughter Janice of Flushing spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kudrna. Charles Bernard and Joseph Weigel Louis Vancura and Miss Mildred Res- sler , members of the local board of election inspectors , attended a meet- ing of the Islip Town boards of elec- tion on Sunday to receive instruc- tions on the voting machines. Charles Bernard and Joseph Weigel attended a meeting of the Suffolk County American Legion held in Say- ville Friday evening. - The board of education will meet tonight in the local school. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Panuska and daughters , Bertha , Blanche and Martha , visited Camp Upton on Sun- day. Mayer-Mayer Battle 2 FarmVille Women Is Serious for One One of the charges in the Mayer- Mayer case , Farmingville ' s neighbor-^ ly feud , was dismissed by Justice of the Peace Donald W. Shaw in Pat- chogue Thursday nigh t , while the oth- er was referred to the grand jury. The principals , next-door neigh - bors on Pinedale avenue , are Mrs. 01 ga Mayer and Mrs. Janka Mayer. They are not related. Late in September , Neighbor Olga was arrested , by Brookh aven Town police on a second , degree assault charge made by Neighbor Janka. Two weeks ago , when the. case was to come up for a hearing, Neighbor Olga made a counter-charge of sec- ond degree assault against Nei ghbor Janka , so the case was -postponed. Last Thursday night , after hear- ing the two , erstwhile friendly neigh- bors give their respective versions of the clash that precipitated the two charges , Judge Shaw dismissed the charge against Neighbor Janka , then ordered Neighbor Olga held- for the grand jury. Neighbor Janka alleged that the altercation started over the mis- treatment of'her 11-year-old' ..son by Neighbor Olga , who later came into the Janka Mayer home and made a remark to the effect , \Is that the xvay you bring up your children 1 ?\ One word led to another , Neighbor Janka isain *' , then Neighbor Olga at- tacked ber and , as a result , she sus- tained injuries of the skull and col- larbone and; a black eye , in the bar- gain. - ¦ , \ . ' / A) , Neighbor Olga was represented by Attorney Arthur R. Reich , while At- torney Alexander G7 Blue of Patch - ogue , represented Neighbor Janka. Assistant District, Attorney Henry Taskcr of Greenport, 'prosecuted: tbo case. ¦ .
