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OFF FOR ARMY CAMP GO TOWN'S FIR S T L O T DRAFT MEN Here are the fi rst eight Selective Service men picke d from Brookhaven villages , shown at the Patch - ogue statio n of the Lon g Island railroad along: with Prank Lightbody of Patch- ague , chairman, of Lo- cal Draft Board 702 , who saw them off last Tuesday. Lower row Cl. to r.1 Arthur L. Conkhn , who was in charge for the train trip to Jamaica , Ferdinan d Scutari ,. William E. Moortey, Jr., Walter W. Train , all of Patchogue; rear row , Warren E. Wells , Edward J. Welsh , both Patchogue , Charles P. Haesloop, Rocky Point , Ralph Dentel , Holtsville, and Mr. Light- body. (Left) Their faces wreathed in smiles , the men are shown on trair ;> Technically, all . eight are draftee s , but each volunteered for early order. One Dead \ One Injured in Accident At PatcJiogue Railroad Crossing Charles Striebinger of t_ie Bronx Is Victim of Train-Car Crash —His Companion , Bernhard Meier , in Critical Condition One man was killed instantly and another was critically injured shortly after 4., 'K) p. m. yesterday, when the light coupe in which tliey were riding was struck\ h y a westbound Long Is- land railroad passen ger train, the New York express , at the Grove ave- nue grade crcssing, in the eastern part of Patchogue. The dead man is Charles Strie- binger , aged 37, of 2257 Haviland avenue ,, the-Bronx , who sustained a fractured skull ancl other injuries. •Bernhard Meier , aged 39 , of Pa- mona road , New C ity , N. Y., owner and driver of the car, which was be- ing driven northward on Grove ave- nue , .sustained a fracture of the right leg, fractured ribs , possible fractures of the skull and spine , and multiple lacerations of the scalp and face, Mr. Meier was removed to the Pat- chogue General hospital in the- Patch- ogue Fire Department-Community ambulance an^wa s attended by Drs. Wilbur S. Stalces and L. J. Barber , both of Patchogue. (Continued on page 4) ^ \ ¦—*'— I U I -I ¦ ¦—¦ I I H .1.11 I.I-.. ,. MM .. , ,1^.1. 1 II L ..-*l| _..¦ — .I—— — December Election Six Fire Districts In Thi s Section Small Contests in Holbrook and Coram Several Commissioners Re-elected—* Larg-est Voting\ in 11-nlbrook The annua] meetings of the fire districts in the mid-island vicinity last night wyre un- eventful. The largest turnout of vo ters was in Holbrook , where there was a iaiii y close contest. Th e oth er districts which met last nfeht were Cor- am , Bohemia , Centereach , Yap- hank and Eonkonkoma. Morwin Still -was re-elected for a five-yea . 1 term as com mission er oi! the Cora m fir*? district, defeating\ Paul Bonk by (.cal votes. There were 28* votes cast , Mr. Still receiving 1 19 of them. The tellers were George Gohringr, Gcprge Lyon , Bert Bxowcr (Continued on p age 12), ' Supt. Ormsby to S peak L Ronkonkoma P.T. A * ' The Lake BonVonkoma Parent- Teacher association p lans a meeting next' Wednesday when it will \wel- come D i s t ri c t Superintenden t of Schools Walter Ormshy, who will speak on \'State Aid. \ I Mothers of sixth grade pupils -will bo hostesses after the business cf next \Wednesday ' s meeting. All attending the meeting, whether or not they are members , 'will bo greeted at the door by. ti l*- hospitality ' committee. , A' s ' th e . \ result of recont caiivat-sscs made by 7,fy;, special-.committee , th er e tt.r6 noyr , ' n.o);Q ' 7thanv 5Q yaid member s inlthe local P ,T, Ai unit. ; • > : School Sponsoring B. S. Troop, Seld eii The Selden school is sp onsoring a Boy Scout troop and the following men have been appointed aa a troop committee; Wendell Marsh , chairman; Gabriel Lucas , Jr., secretary! Itichar<J Henry, treasurer; Ralph Thomas , Les- lie Hough , J, Logan Dare and Ray- mond Still. The committee has appointed Jos- eph Schlesingcr as sc outmaster . Mr. Schlesinger gained wide experience in scouting in Richmond Hill , where he formerly resided. The committee has nWle application for a charter. Scoutmaster Schlesiriger is now holding classes for boys who -wish to take tenderfoot scout tests in a few weeks, The Solden 'Community- club has given the use ol its clubhouse for troop meetings , when some electrical wovlc is completed, ;¦ Camp uptoii Gets Approval Rating Gen . Pliillipson New Soldiers Found Snug as Winter Arrives Inspection hy Corps Area Command- er , Made in Sleet Storm — Health Record . Is Still High Brigadier General Irving <T. Phil- lipson , commanding general , 2nd corps area , passed ' complete approval on recruit reception facilities after a two-hour inspection of Camp Upton last Wednesday. General Phillipson was accompanied hy Colonel Otto Trigg, Lieut. Colonel F. J. Pearson and Captain C. C. - Carter. Desp ite the driving ' snow and sleet storm that lashed Camp Upton last Tuesday the General found the 148 selective -service .men who. have been received at this station since Monday, comfortably sheltered , warmly clothed and wel l fycl. Morale of the men was high with all expressing enthusiasm over their initial experience, in the nation ' s peacetime army. General Phillipson was accompanied on . his tour * of inspection by Colonel C. W. Baird , commanding officer. The (Continued on page 4) , Howard Ferry of Port Jefferson In Cus to dy Former Timekeeper at Hi g h- way She d , Coram — Re- leased in $2 , 500 Bail — Edwards Also Awaits Trial The district attorney ' s inves- tigation into town highway ac- counts in Suffolk yielded a sec- ond Brookhaven town arrest within 48 hours last week , when Ho ward . Ferry, aged 38 , of Port Jefferson , who former- ly held a responsible position in the town highway shed at Coram , was taken into custody on a grand larceny charge. The first arrest , made Monday, was that of Carleton Edwards , aged 30 , of Middle Island , who Avas arraigned the same day before County Judge L. Barron Hill in Riverhead on charges of grand larceny and presenting fraud- ulent bills and claims to a pubiie officer for payment. Both men are m arried. Ferry, who lives at 107 Thompson street , Port Jefferson , had heen a veteran employee of the Brookhaven highway department and was discharged a few months ag-o after he had been called to \ testify before the grand jury in the hi ghway probe. He was arrested at noon Wednesday at Camp Upton in Yaphank , where he was employed as a surveyor by the War department. The Ferry arrest was made by Brookhaven Town O fficer John N. Stephanf , State Trooper Toale , Dep- uty Sheriff Harvey Bl orris ' and In- vestigator Ted Donnelly of District Attorney Fred J. Munder ' s staff. Ferry was booked in the Tow n police headquarters hi Patch Ague , then was taken to the county j ail in Riverhead. Ferry pleaded not gruilty at River- head before Su rrogate Richard W. Hawkins in Ri verhead , who presided in the case in the absence of Judge Hill. Ferry was released in $2 , 500 bail, Before going to work in Coram , Ferry had been employed as clerk in the Town hall office of the highway unit in Patchogue. Pleading not guilty to the two count. '- -; , Edwards was released in $.1 , - 500 bail for trial at a date to be set later. He was represented by At- torney Charles R. Thom of Port Jef- ferson . According to the district at- torney ' s office Edwards operated his truck under contract with the Brook- haven Town Hi ghway department. Much Local Talent In Blackface Show Medford F. D,, Aux. The Medf ord Fire Department , Inc., and the Ladies ' auxiliary presented an old-time blackface minstrel Thursday evening and again on Saturday eve- ning to an enthusiastic audience which crowded the Community hall in Mcdr ford. The setting\ was a Sou thern cabin scene , painted by S. Peters, Planta- tion workers gathered in front of the cabin door in the evening to celebrate the fiftieth wedding: anniversary of (Continued on page 4) page Manton Parole Denied .,.,...,.... 3 Issue Bonds . of $360 , 000 ..6 Welfare Office Moving ' 7 County Tax ' Sale 8 Camp Upton Notes , . - * , -- . 0 Jurors . ¦¦ Selected . ' ....... ' 11 ¦Fr-at Draftees Pass Tests .. 13 Sporta . .. ' * • ...;............. 18 E. S. Hawkins Will .,..,, 14 Deaths .. .....,..,;.,........ 1. 15 . Real Estate Dealings ............ IS 19 Plants Idle iii Suffolk , 16 . ' i \ ' ' ' ' * • ' ' ' '' \ i. ' ¦ ' ¦ . ' Y ' ¦ ' ' ¦ ' ' ' ' ¦ ' i ' T\ . 'T'\'\'\ ~*T i ¦ ' ^**. '! -rJM-;7!-*«'\-. -«g; >-7^'''~;L .-.i ¦¦ '!¦ _¦_ STORIES ON INSIDE
