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FIRST 8 DRA FTEES ARE MlOSEN Volunteered to Move Up ill Call tfeder To Be S ^ht for Training Next Tuesday—Ralph Dentel of HoltsviUe on list The names and addresses of ;the:,eight men to be the first dr^ftfed;^c)rh\thi9^ district uiider the Selective Service act were announced . . -at ' ' :¦ ¦ the - local- . draft board - office; in the Bro<>fchweh , Town hallr Patehogii e , : -^es^ ter. - . All eight ineri aw Volun- teers who requested that 'they be given : preference^ -in - the draft ' . ; - . \v . \ ¦ - . ' . . ' ' \ , • .. . .;- The eight \ mien , who will entrain from Patehogue :next:. . Tuesday for Jamaica , from where they -will - be sent to a reception eeriter , either Camp Upton or Tort Dix , are as follows: } Fred Scutari , Amity street , Patch- ogue. William E. Mooney, Jr., 104 Oak street , Patchogue. . Charles, P. Haesloop , Rocky Point. Edward J. Welsh , 16 Summit ave- nue , Patchogue. ' Arthur X. Conklin , 58. Cleveland street , Patchogue. -\Wawen -E.. . Wells , 19 Roosevelt street , Patchogue^ Walter W. Train , 12 Summit ave- nue; Patchogue. Ralph Dentel , Holtsville. Over the week-end 60 more ques- tionnaires -were mailed to prospective draftees by the local board. The order numbers , names and addresses of these 60 are as follows . 61—Prank J. Butkus , East Setau - ket ; 62^—Herman J. Lax , Lake Ron- (Continued on page 2) Lake Ronkonkoma Group Now P.T. A Acting upon a resolution which was suggested at the October meeting' of the Lake Ronkonkoma Parent-Teach- ers club , the group, at last Wednes- day ' s meeting officially became known as the Lake Ronkonkoma Parent- Teacher association , a local unit of the New York branch of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. About 40 members were present , and all signed membership cards and paid their first annual dues as members of the association. Pour by-laws were adopted , and those who have signed membership cards and paid dues are active members , aiid entitled to vote on all matters of importance in the locail unit. A warm welcome to the organiza- tion was extended by Mrs. Arthu r Watts of .St. Albans , director of the Long ' Island district , who was one of several guests. In her talk Mrs. Watts discu ssed the by-laws whieh (Continued on page 2) l i^ fli*^^ i \Mi* , and Mrs; Thoma s Fish of Pat- jchogue • road* Lake. Ronkonkoma , one of the jbest ' known couples -of the community, quietly celebrated their golden wedding anniv ersary last Wed- nesdayP \ : r \My. : and Mrs; Fish have lived at |^ke ' iR6h1<onkoina for 62 years. They !>i a .^^^ > ' «Vid oh , November 13 , 1890 , !||«mpf^ - .where /they ffl^|t%|^ried.. : . : ' ' ' . 'A' t' . . ' ' tbat .. ' time , ' -Mr. ;lBfp)^|^: 'care ; tftker , : of the former iTbha'/. ' ii p J' p^e : summer hom e on tho .Weistn ' w^v ' oi-^the- lak e , a position he :jh(eld . -for » number of yoa- rs. ^¦v '^rrM r^r-jFi*!!^:.tfte' -^pjiJmcgr ; atopfe , - -C jtttlir Mr; K ^;; ; Mr^; i;f)^h y^'^ o^u \Iirly ' .: known* : as ¦tftihcl©. ¦ '' ¦ ¦ ' ,^dm'/^ v h'fiB v ;h' oon ' : dxi! eptib>i r tlly active in civic ,worltVat the la . ke report during ,th o ' ' past' : - ' , half i; century!;; V; He ¦iretired::;. ' j^era)' years ' ¦; ago/ ; 'After: hav - ing fsejryed ^^ ^ ^ years as chief of the Lako RorikonlcoMtt Pirc depflx't- ment , of which beV^a charter mom* (Continued on page 2) l,\ Large Xmas Club Funds^oing Out $1 73 , 750 to People in Thi- Part of the Island Lake Ronkonkoma Bank Sets Record Tlijs Tear' Distributing $9 , 000 . Amon g 221 Members ¦* , - , The 1. 940 holiday season m this section will -reach a new high recorji. by: way of . Christ- mas dli|b lunds dur-ihg 'th e next Week , ' wlfenV niore; than \$ 173 , - 750 ' will> be» a^stribfttex). . among 4406:- members by tjie : eight Banks between SayviUe and EJastport. , : ' \i ;' : ' .• • \' ¦ \ • ' ;¦ ¦ ¦ un tne Das^s oi tnese ngures , rne amount df money of , 'this kind to ' be released by batiks ' throu ghout Suffolk cdunty this ' y;ear ;i' s ' e8timated-'to eje- ceed the mtllibriVmark. V Of the $178|750V which is about $}L8. - 000 ,. or ' :12 per cent above last year ' s figUrei , 4he - threo • - Patchogue banks will - distribute ' approximately ^110 , - J5Q0 to 2 , 000 of the we ekly savers. , ' . - ' All . einfjeflpt . one-of • the eight hanks in 4hiB \ section ; including the 'Na- tional Bank of Lake Ronkonkoma , showed- increases this year over; last. Adtfeough actual figures froni the Conteiii^oiriches [bank and the East- port National ' bank-:»re not available at'this time , because their clubs have about one week anore to go , each repojjtQd an increasei of over the 1989 figures of $6 , 750 and $6 , 500 , respec- tively, ' which figures are used , ' for purposes of comparison. / , ' ; i: ( Tha ; :: GHri8tniaB «lub report /points to ,:a, hrii ^hter outlook , for , -a, holiday ¦ :: 'fr />.> >:/v \ v - % >i^ i ^?^?* : ??^^ - -^#* . S* 9?S?^ -?^ .. ' . \ . ^ ; ^ - * Damages Are Soug ht ^^^^Jii^tfai^CoBis^ Suffolk County and Hawes Are De- fendants in Suit for Injuries by M ueller and Wife Tli o County of Suffolk and Howard H. Hawes , farm superintendent at the County Home , Yaphank , are named as co-defendants in a civil suit instituted by Mr. and Mrs. 1? . Earl Mueller of Riverhead , resulting from a fatal auto accident in Medford on May 1 last. Notice of issue has been filed by the Muellers and the action has been plac- ed on the December calendar of the Supreme court in Riverhead. . A. similar action for damages is ex- pected to be started shortly by Carl Stagg of Riverhead in the death of his wife , Mrs , . Madeline Stagg, aged 38, who was mortall y injured in the accident. ' - ' Mrs. ¦ Stagg was riding- with Mrs. Mueller in the latter ' s car , when it was struck on Patohogue-Port Jeffer- son road at South' Haven avenue , Med- (Gofotinued on page 2) SKYWARD DEFENSE ¦ HPB MA-» A United States Army anti-aircraft gun being operated in rapid-fire target practice. The crew , members of an Anti - aircraft regiment of the Coast Artillery, work with precision equalling that of the weapon. Sensitive sound-detectors , and enormously brilliant searchlights at night , hel p find the planes and targets simulating enemy aircraft. The 62nd artillery, from Fort Totten , has used gums similar to this in fiel d practice at Camp Upton and elsewhere , and the 198th artillery; ^deralized Delaware Natinnal Guard , now at the camp, has weapons of this type . -Officnl&W -Photo - ^ - — ' ' ' - .._ ¦ ' .. £_ ¦ - ¦ . . ¦ _ ¦ ¦ £• ¦ * * ¦ .. ' . ' \ ¦ '\ - ' ' - * ' * ¦ - . -i \ ' _ ¦ _Jl- ' \ ' ¦ • ' \ ': ' _ .. ' \ _ * ¦:¦ ' - ' \ :. • * ¦ _ . __ ' ._ ' -- ' - • - <rv J. A. J. Construction Co. of Brookl yn to Erect Many Frame Units Will House Additional Men , Bringing Capacity of Camp Up to 8 , 000 The $1 , 500 , 000 permanent constru ction program at Camp Upton in Yaphank was set into motion over the week-end , fol- lowing the announcement by - Army officials in New York that the contract had been awarded to the J. A. J. Con- struction Co., of 270 Forty- first street , Brooklyn. Meanwhile , w ork is , progressing on the erection of two large supp lemen- tary buildings , one a guardhouse hav- ing accommodations for 24 men , and the other a fire , headquarters with ac- commodations for three pieces of motorized apparatu s , quarters for an 18-man company and officers ' quarters. The $1 , 500 , 000 program , lumber for which began arriving at the camp on Saturday, will provide quarters for 3 , 276 additional officers and men , therreby bringing the camp ' s total ca- pacity /to about 8 , 000 men. The exist- ing twcji winterized tent cities have accommodations for over 4 , 600 men. The new program , which must be connpleted . within 75 days , includes . . plans for three 1 , 000-man-capaeity mess, halls, -52 two-story barracks 'to house ^ 63 men each , three administra- tion Buildings , three recreation build- ings , three infirmaries , three post ex- change annexes , a theatre , a post- office , an enlisted men ' s service club , a hostess house , a bakery ancl a 100- bed hospital. Another phase of the new con- struction work already under way is the more than four miles of water mains , including 45 standard two-way frostproof fire . hydrants , a modern sewage disposal plant and about two miles of concrete roads. This work is being- .done partly with W. P. A. aid. page . Camp Upton Notes 5 \ Highway Indictm ents ? ; 7 ¦ ¦ N. , 'Y. W»ter Hearing 7 , Centereiich 4-H Girls Distributing Free Clothing 8 , ^armingvillo F. V. Elects .... $ Vital Statistics oi Town 9 Mporrs ** t » n\>»»i.*«*».*-.• l v--- \#«»»»«i»»i>«»t- *» >*¦ * i E. Moriches Mnn Kills Self 15 Jr, Heinl«ln New , Pastor .... 15 ~-— » MW I» IH . ¦¦¦¦¦ ' .. mm .. . ». I IM I . I . I .. II .».»» I . I . W ' *— M I ... «»,i' in . UMII ^ S TORIES O N INSIDE ^ m ^i Shot as Gun Goes Of f ; • Two , .youths were ij ijuted -i on ; 'the: ;Sw«zey farni at M^iddleTB^^' r 3^n<3ay ' afternoon , when a 410-igaiifeo \ ' - shtft^ gun accidentally went off. i Acfcord , -! inff to police , the injured v were Peter Goldstein; «ged 16 , owner , of the shot- gun , who received! , a portion , of the charge in hiB ri ght hahdv ;^ ajndvhis, brother; Raymond Goldstein^ aged : :0f. jof Islip, whose right foottwas pene- trated' by part of the charge; The: gun , police said,, 'was in 'the 1 ban ds 'Vtff- Joseph Brenner; aged 15; ' of Middle Islan d , .who , had been invited by the younger , ' Goldstcim to try ., ' .; shojjtirig the bolt-action gun. \ .Both , youthti: were removed to VMather Memorial hospital; ' Port ,leii0aon , by, Brook - haven Town Officers 'Albert J, Qqatt- lahdor and Wallace^ Jay , The .younger XSoId j^tein , lives; on. thci. iSweze^t farm. Rev . WiHman Given Retirin g Pastor Honored by Members of St. Mark' s Mission , Medford— 50 People Attend Last Wednesday evening the mem- bers of St. Mark' s Episcopal church , Medford , gave the Kev . Henry Will- man , ' retiring pastor , a testimonial party. About 50 adults and children were present , as well as Brother Jun- iper and Miss E. Willman , sister of Mr. Willman. The program opened with invoca- tion by Brother Juniper. An Amer- ican flag was presented to the church by Mrs. William Smith , as a gift of the former Eagle Republican club. All joined in.the singing of the \Star Spangled Banner. \ The Good Fellowship club put on the following sketch base d entirely on bells : \Jingle Bells \ , (sleigh) by Lyrin^Larsen , Ruth and Joan Gautier , Neil Larsen , Carol Cesman , Paustine Medeck ; \America \ (Liberty Bell), JLois Larsen ; \Sailing \ (shi p ' s bells), (Continued on page , 15)
