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STORIES O N INSIDE :pago Draft Li sts 2 Wreck Ends Auto Plight Of Robbers 4 Complain , About Closed Roads Past; Aircraft . Plants 5 Progressing on Upton Bldg. .. 6 Legion ' in Airplane Observation Tests • . ,. fi Weddings 7 Sports : - 10 Obituary ; »., 11 A ppellate Ct Decision A gainst Former Islip Town Supervisor Convicted Last May in Suf- folk Court for Fraud in Road Oil Deals The conviction last May of former Islip Town Supervisor Warren F. Greenhalgh of Bay Shore of larceny, for fraudu- lent road oil deals involving Islip town funds , was unani- mously upheld Monday by the Appellate division. Following his conviction by a jury before Suffolk County Judge L. Bar- ron Hill at Riverhead eight months ago r Greenhal gh was sentenced to a term of from three to five years in Sing Sing -and was fired $4 , 180.36. The fine was computed as one-half the amount proved fraud , Judg-e Hill sai d in imposing the sentence. Since then , Greenhalgh has been free in $10 , 000 bail , pending appeal . ' The Appellate division ' s 32-word decision , 'handed down by Justices Lazansky, ' Hagai-ty, Carswell , Taylor and Close , read as follows : \People , etc., res., v. Greenhalgh , ap. Judgment of the County Court of Suffolk County convicting defen- dant of the crime of violating section 1864 of the Penal Law unanimously affirmed , pursuant to section 542 , Code of Criminal Procedure. \ Greenhalgh will seek permission to carry his case to the Court of A p- peals in Albany, his attorney an- nounced at Riverhead yesterday. Mrs. Gertrude Adams Watkins , owner of the Bituminous Materi al and Supply company of Riverhead , who pleaded guilty to one of three indict- ments in the oil scandal a week be- fore the Greenhalgh trial , then turned state ' s evidence against Greenhalgh , was sentenced to from one and a half to three years and fined $4 , 180. Because she had pleaded guilty, Mrs. Watkins was unable to appeal. She is now serving out her term. O FFICERS INSTALLED Ladies ' auxiliary, Sel d en Fire department , held in- stallation. Saturday eve- ning at Nature ' s Gardens clubhouse. Officers are : Front , left to ri ght—Mrs. William Haspel , Jr. , finan- cial secretary ; Mr sv George Brunqudl , preisi - dent; Mrs. Anthony Mil- ler , vice-president ; Mis. Heinz Schultze , treasur- er; second row — Mrs . Henry Nieman , three- year trustee; Mrs. James Harrington , one year trustee ; Mrs. Joseph Hen- drickson , chaplain; Miss Anne Hurd , recording secretary ; Mrs. ' Chris Cullen , t-wo-yea r trustee; Mrs. Carmine Paradise , . Nieman , Retiring president. color bearer. The Rev. Fhillip Tuttle was installing o fficer. Ladie s gave gift to Mrs t. Evening ended with a chow inein supper served by the firemen. Mid -island Mail pnoto James Kehoe Resigns As Town Assessor; Edwa rd Pirne r Is App ointed Successor Kehoe , III for Several Months , Unable to Carry Out Duties The Brookhaven Town board , in special session on Friday, accepted the resigna- tion of 73-year-old James Ke- hoe of Medford as a town as- sessor , a position he had held for the past 11 years , then ap- pointed Edward Pirner of Med- Jamcs Kehoe ford to fill the vacancy until December 31 , 1941 , the re- mainder of Mr. Kehoe ' s pres- ent term. — - - - •¦ • A : Mr. Kehoe , in a ' * letterAfr'onfc East ' a , * • ¦< < (Continued oh , page 11) . HL G. Penny Replaced By County Treasurer Terry, on His Staff Riverhead Man WaB Dropped During Kirk' s Regime — Reutershan of East Hampton Continues as Deputy Harry G. Penny of Riverhead , who was dropped from the Suffolk county treasurer ' s staff last ¦ spring, when Joseph A. Kirk , Democrat , was ap- pointed to the county treasurer ship is hack .again in his old - position , which he fought to regain through the courts. Shortly after Mr. Kirk took office , succeeding the late John G. Peck , Republican , he dropped Mr. Penny, a veteran member of the staff , and appointed Frank J. McLaughlin, Southampton Democrat , in his p lace. Mr. Penny then instituted a legal action in . an - effort . to be restored to the position. The action failed. When Ellis T. Terry, Riverhead . Re- publican , who was elected' county treasurer in November , took over his duties last week , he immediately re- placed Mr. McLaughiin with Mr. Penny. Mr. Terry, who served as -county treasurer for two terms be- fore Mr. Peck ' s regime , said- that no other • change in the office is contem- plated. Paul V. Reutershan of East Hampton continues as deputy county treasurer. Medford Taxpayers Re-elect Officers Unanimously. 1941 The Med ford Taxpayers ' associa- tion on Monday evening held its an- nual meeting and election of officers for 1941. All officers were unani- mou sly re-elected as follows : Harry Truman , president; Edward Pirner , vice-president; Mrs. E. A. Theis , sec- retary ; Mrs. Jacob Web er , treasurer; Steve Nemec , sergcant-at-arms. The executive committee includes Harry Truman , Edward Pirner , Nich- olas Mascm , Herman M' asem and Otto Jacobi. The entertainment committee is composed of Mrs. E. Theis , Mrs. J. Weber , Mrs. E. Pirner , Mrs. T. Hudak , Mrs, H. Wolde , Mrs. S. Beck , Mrs. P. Gillman , Mrs. G. Schaecher , Mrs. H. Mascm and Mrs . H. Truman. The auditors are Mrs. H. Wolde and Mrs. O. Jacobi. Mr. Pirner received congratulations upon his appointment as town as 5 ; sessor , ./succeeding James Kehoe , or- ganizer of the Medford club. ' Tho (Con tinued on page 11) Mental H yg ien e Clin ic f or County Being Formed With Staff of Five O rganization of the Suffolk County * Mental Hygi ene clinic is now in pro- gress , and the new county depart- ment will begin to function by Feb- ruary 1 , Di* . Arthur T, Davis, county health commission er ,.announced at Riverhead on Monday, A staff of fiv<?, includin g a Sijnic director ; will be; selected under Civil Service reg- ul ations, : ' ¦ ' . Dr; ' Davis soidi the clinic will he operated wider the guidance of the County /Department of Health and ¦will act as a consulting service for : the . Children ' s court , \the -Child Wel- .-; ; ' fare; board, welfare offices and other county agencies tlqnlipg with mental- A ly ddflcient or; handicapped children, A' The director , ' who will receive „ an ;/ annual , , ?a.|ary. oi ¦ $5 , 000} must be/ a A ppl/chiatrist Awbo has liad practical ;,; ^xtj ' epienco, Tfrroe social wbwors who A,!:ar^* '8pe ' c 'la3i).jt's Jh : i '^ntd:: 'hygionq arid Dr. Davis said that $10 , 000 of. the .$17 , 500 provided in the county bud- get for establishment of the clinic will be used for administrative sal- aries. The clinic office will share the quarters of the health department on the second no or of the courthouse. It is expected tliat the annual cost for maintaining . , tho department wall be much.less than that sot aside for the initial year , Dr. Davis paid. Approval otf the clinic was given by the supervisors at the budget meeting in December , following i a tw>*year campaign waged - by the Suffolk County League of Women Voters and other groups. ' ¦ ' Mrs. Robert T, Oliver , of ' Babylon, president of, the League , was a leader - in; the movement, ?which County Judge L. Barron Hill and Dr. .William H. AKoss , pr-qsideni pi the county - health boa r <i , .supported {ftroiigty,. . . ¦: \ :; ' ' \ , y i ' < Pyy i-t ' Ap '' , '' . ; ' . v. ; -; Sheriff Reappoints McColIom , Prassner ~. <* t Shei'ilT Jacob Si Dreyor , who , un- der allowance of a change vc\ law , became the first sh eriff , in the 300 years ' history of Suffolk tp succeed himself , haft ' • reappointed former Sheriff William C. McGoUom as un- der sheriff and Ail airy Prussner , as chief deputy . ' . • . ' ¦ . \ . . . . ¦¦ ' . ' Mr. . Dreyor . said , tliese are the only appointments made for , the imni -ed- ate . present, A but several changes, wesumably among tho deputy shcr- :ffs ,.fli*e! expected within the noxt 15 days.:- A. ./ :A \; ¦ \ . ¦ ' ' ' , . ;- , \ ' > , ' -r -i ' ¦ ' : Town Sells Bonds At Low Interest; PayW.P A.W6rk A Broo&haven town hond issue of $$2 , :496 was sold by the Town board on Friday to the Marine Trust company of Buffalo ; aftd R. D. White & Co. of New York , which jointly bid an interest rate of 1.2 per cent with a premium of $153.54. The 1.2 rate is one of the low- est ever quoted on a town hond issue. The successfu l bid was the lowest interest rate contained in eight quota- tions receive d by the board. These ranged up to a flat two per cent rate with a premium of $92.50 , which was bid by the Manufacturers and Trad- ers Trust company of Buffalo. The proceeds of the bond issue will be used to redeem certificates of in- debtedness on which money was bor-- rdwed during the past year to finance town-sponsored W. P. A. projects. These consist-ed of the following, show- ing the town ' s share -of the cost of each : ¦ Sidewalks—Holtsville , $10 , 848 ; Hol - brook , $6 , 762; East Moriches , $13, - (Continued OH page 12)
