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The \fire was south of the railroad track , \between the -State .road .and Medford avenue. It was extinguished without any seiious damage; Apparently the blaze was started hy sparks -from ' a \ passing train. . - In a basketball game on Priday eve- ning at the Bellport Hi gh school gym- nasium , Bellport defeated Bayport, 25—23 . \Robert Boehl and Matt Ma- sem are on the varsity team. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Betts enter- tained at cards Saturday evening at their home on Ohio avenue , Mr. and Mrs. \Walter Rowcroft . and Mr. and .Mrs. William Smith. Mrs- George S. Mistier and daugh - ters , Beverly and Trudy, and Mrs. Lena Mistier motored on Saturday to Merrick to visit Mr. and Mrs. George Hartz , and to Hollxs , where they vis- ited Mr. and Mrs. A. Krsrtinatis. Mrs. Gerard Nolan will entertain her card club next Tuesday-at lier home on the State road. Mrs. T. W. Betts and Mrs. G. S. Mistier were high scorers \ last week . ¦ Mrs. Gertrude Holmes of Cedar- hurst avenu e is slowly recovering from her recent eye Operation at Mather Memorial . hospital , Port Jef - ferson . Mrs. Henry Wolde and Miss Eileen Wolde spent last week-end in Jackson Heights and Astoria visiting relatives and \friends. • Lenten services will be held each •Wednesday- evening at 7:30 o ' clock at St. Sylvester ' s R. & ch u rch startin g this •evening' , ' Ash -Wednesday, with the di stribution of ashes , Stations of the Cross, recitation of the Holy ros- ary and ; benediction of the Most Holy sacrament;, , - An anniversary, mass will be said Friday at 8 a. m. at the local Catholic church. The Rosary s ociety will meet thi s evening after devotions. Mrs. Sadie Effing ham of Islip; Suf- folk County Council president , visited the Ladies ' auxiliary of Henry James Jonea post , Veteran s . of Foreign Wars , at the meeting last Wednesday evening. Mrs. Ruth .Erickson of Northport , assistant chief of staff of New York state , made her ' inspection of the auxiliary at the same time. A -daughtery Katherine , was born to Mx and- Mrs. Hubert Bianco of the State road , February 14. The Bianeos have another daughter , Pa- trician ¦ ¦ About 50 members of the Medford Horseshoe Pitching club and ' their guests enjoyed a social on Saturday evening at the Medford hotel. The prize of. the evening, a p ig, was awarded to . Charley Hoeflfner of Yap- hank. - The guests enjoyed dancing, music and refreshments. ' : Mr. and' Mrs. ? ' Harold Fritz and daughter . Geraldine and William Fritz , Jr., o-f Brooklyn spent the weel-end with Mr. and ' Mrs. William . Fritz , Sv „ of Forest -avenue , . ; Mrs. Thbirias «L. Gullum, state de- partment musician of the Ladies '' aux- iliary , Veterans p £ Foreign Wars , at- tende d a mass meeting of the de- partment last Thursday in Brooklyn , when National . Pr esident iMabel Tan- ner vv ' as the ' guest of , honor. Last Friday evening Mis; Cullum , her son Thomas and a party, . of; friends at- tended the^Military ball of the State department , Veterans of Foreign Wars.. - . \ . . ¦• ' ¦ P. Seidon and ! sons, Rudy and Al- bert , of Brooklyn spent Washington ' s birthday;ah<l Sunday at their summer , cottage on Forest avenue. • Mrs. ' Maxwell of Brooklyn spent the ' week-end with Mr. and Mrs . George Fritz of Forest avenue. > ,\ Ml- , and Jtyrsi Otto -Peters of Brook- lyn ¦came ' out recently to spend ;tho day sit their , cottsige on Forest ave- nue. ; ' ;¦ ¦ ,, ¦• ¦ ¦ . , \ , ' : '¦ v . ; • ¦ - . - Mrs. William Fritz ,, Sr., we ii t to BrobMyn; last week to visit her moth - 0> , IVjrs. i Margaret ! Kelsclv who> has been quite - fieripusly ill; uCM' < her sia-i ter , Mrs' . 1 , li-enO; •; ¦!&,{ t- ' ¦:¦ ' . \vhp .lias- just left!- -tlio .hospital; ' - Iv^; f \h-^* l i.,.. *vi,v #^-/WM^«M • At \ last Wednesday ' s meeting- of' the Medford Home Bureau at the home- of Mrs. Ar Fischer , plans for the Miareh . activities were made. These- will- include a; millinery class ; \by local leaders, on- March 5 and . a. talk on \Herbs \ by Mrs. Vera Brush , county agent , on March 19. On Tuesdays , all through April , a class in the mak- ing of slip covers will take place at Medfordi Ari ^ interesting l etter from Mrs. H. Ditlerline , former county, executive board member , who is now in Honolulu , Hawaii , receive d by Mrs. E. Theis during the month , was -read. A social with games and refreshments was enjoyed. Prizes were won by Mrs. George Schaecher and Mrs. F. Tiffert in pinochle; Mrs. George Pus- ins , Mrs. Theis and Mrs. Arthur Zeidler in bunco , and Mrs. W. D. Warner and Mrs. E. Miller , non-play - ers. The Ladies ' auxiliary of the Med- ford Fire Department , Inc., met at the Medford hotel last Thursday eve- ning and Mrs. George Mistier was elected treasurer to fill the p lace of Mrs. Charles Ellis , who had resigned. Mrs. E. A. Theis was elected secre- tary to finish out the unexpired term of Mrs. Mistier. The ladies plan to sponsor a roller skating party at Patehogue on May 2. Refreshments were served and several games en- joyed , prizes being awarded in aero- plane pinochle to Mrs, Carasiti and Mrs. Theodore Betts ; straight pi- n ochle , Mrs . A. Eberhardt; bunco , Mrs. Gustav Zeidler. Glasses for lovely eyes to smile through. —Roelo-ffs . —Adv. The Lenten period will begin at St. Mark' s Episcopal mission with a special service this evening at 7:30 , at which the Rev. W. Robert Hamp- shire will officiate. After the service , all prospective confinnants will meet and there will also be choir practice. On Sunday at 4 p. m. the largest class in the history of St. Mark' s will be presented to the Rt, Rev. Ernest M . Stires , D.D., L.H.D., for confirmar Park spent Sunday at the home , of Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Nolan of the State road. Mr. and Mrs, John Carasiti and son Thomas of Astoria were -week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cara- siti at the Medford hotel. Miss Katherine Berke spent the holiday and Sunday visiting in Pough- Jceepsie at the home of Mr, and Mrs. A. Pedatelia , as the guest of their son Warren. Gene Kelly of Astoria is making his home with his uncle and aunt , Mr. and Mrs, Louis Halik of the State road. His mother comes out each Sunday to visit him. Alfred Ellis , Jr., U. S. Navy, has been made chief petty officer as of this Friday. Mr. Ellis is stationed on the U. S. S ' . Prairie , in the Philadel- phia na-val base, Mr. Ellis spent th? week-end with his wife in Islip and also visited his parents , Mr. and Mrs. A. Ellis , Sr. , of Pennsylvania avenue. , George Mistier , Jr., has been coiir tracted to build a two-car garage at the rear of Helmut Meyer ' s home on Oregon avenue. Richard Medeck of Oregon avenu e , who is recovering from an appen- dectomy, is staying at the home of his brother and sister-in-law , Mr. and Mrs. Otto Medeck of Blue Point , while . he is , regaining his strength ' . Mr. Medeck . came home last Thursday- from Mather Memorial hospital, The regular*meeti ngs of the Henry James Jones post , \Veterans of For- eign Wars ,, and its Ladies ' auxiliary 'will bo held this evening, at the Vet- eran s hall. . Mrs. . Joseph Gordon and daughter Jiita of Port Jefferson are staying ¦with her parents , . Mr. and Mrs. G. Mistier , Sr., of Waverl y avenue , while \Mr. Gordon ;is in Virginia on 'business. ,;• Mrs. - William Topat , Sr., of Ohio iive .mie , has been confined to her home l;y illness ' for- several- days past, ' ' ;. JaQph Mistier , Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. j; Mistier :of iWaverly avenue; i'otui'rted 1 home ; ' oi\ . Monday from'th e ' . ' .Mj*1;He*!. . \M^ tion. Since this is Mr. Hampshire ' s first year at Medford and Bishop Stires ' last year with -the congrega- tion , the church is expected to be crowded to capacity. Holy continum- ion will be celebrated on the following Sunday, March 9 , and a communion breakfast will be g iven to the new class at the Medeck home after the service. The service will begin at 9 :30 on March 9 , instead of 9:45 , the usual time. Mr. and Mrs. William Smith of Mt. Vernon avenue held a card paity at their home last Friday evening for the benefit of the building fund of the Women ' s guild of St. Mark' s Ep isco- pal mission. Prizes were awarded as follows: Aeroplane pinochle — E. Coupe , B. Coupe , Mrs. T. Crowley, Timothy Crowley; straight pinochle— Mrs. G. Wessel , Mrs. E- . Theis , A. Hens , Joseph Forster;- bridge—Mrs. Wi Rowcroft , Walter- Rowcroft , Charles . Ellis, Mrs, W. Peithman; bunco—Mrs. J. Forster , Mrs. C. Ellis , William Smith , Mrs . William Smith. After the games refreshments were served. The Women s guild will meet at the home of Mrs. Walter Rowcroft on Mt. Vernon avenue on Monday after- noon for sewing. Work done at these meetings will be used at the \bazaar in the fall. -The Girls ' 4-H club had a Wash- ington ' s birthday party at the home of Mrs. E. Theis on Saturday after- noon. The girl s answered roll call with incidents relative- to Washing- ton , and Mrs. Theis read a story about his life. Refreshments were served at a table decorated in red , white and blue. Games were plaj^d, and Dorothy Ihm , Anna Tiffert , Vir- ginia Gautier and Mari e Glover won small prizes. Everyone receive d ba- loons. A number of group pictures were also taken. The refreshment committee included Elizabeth Ihm , Ann a Tiffert , Virginia Gautier , Marie Glover , Jane Forster and Marie Schleyer. Little Patricia Coman and Mrs. F. Tiffert were guests . The Medford group will meet on Satur- day afternoon , March 15 , for a class in good grooming. A beg inners ' class in sewing \ will be held on Saturday, March 29. The Medford Taxpayers association will meet at the school Monday eve- ning. The cast for the skit , which will he given at the April 3 meeting of the Medford Parent-Teacher association , met at the home of Mrs. George S. Mistier Monday evening for the first rehearsal. The ladies will meet at the home of Mrs. Ferd Mistier next Monday and a rehearsal will also be held after tiie Parent-Teacher associa- tion meeting on March 13. The cast includes Mrs. 0. Jacobi , Mrs. E, Theis , Miss L. Latham , Mrs. H- . Sporck , Mrs . George S. Mistier , Mrs. Ferd Mistier, Mrs. Frank Carasiti and Mrs. George Zeidler. The p lay is being directed by Miss Latham. It will be given as entertainment at the penny strip party. The terms of office of Mrs. Martha Theis and Mrs. Janet Frace were in- correctly stated in last week' s story of' the installation of officers of the Medford Republican club. Mrs. Theis is corresponding secretary for her ninth term , this period not having been consecutive , and Mrs. Frace is recording secretary for her fourth term. A sedan , owned and driven by Christian Ruoff of Medford , and a sedan , owned by Mrs. Helen M. Brough and driven by her brother , Fred H. Mason , both of 29 Hi ghland avenue , Patehogue , were involved in a collision on East Main street and Evergreen avenue , Patehogue , at 4 :46 p. m. Thursday, according to the report of Brookhaven Town Police Sergeant John E. Glover. The re- port . showed that Mr. Ruoff , drivin g northward on Evergreen avenue , was making a left turn into East Mam street , and that the Mason car. was westbound on East Main street. A sedan , owned . and driven by.Au- gust Shaeffer of Medford road , Med- ford , and another owned and- driven by Richard Bishop of 104 Hi ghland avenue , Patehogue , collided yesterday morning on Highland avenue at West Main \ street , Patehogue. The report of Patrolman Herman Mester showed that the Shaeffer car was being turned into Highland avenue fro m West Main stre*et and that the Bishop car was lieing driven southward on Highland avenue. 170 Men Registered , Patehogue A. L. Post A total of 170 World war veterans from Patehogu e and vicinity were registered Saturday at the Patehogue Legion clubhouse in the nation -wide registration proposed by National Legion Commander MiLo J. Warner as a national defense measure. In the registration , which was open to all American Legionnaries and other World war veterans , the men filled out questionnaires recording capaci- ties and talents that could be employ- ed in an emergency. ARMY WANTS RADIO MEN A call for young men with a flair for short-wave radio operation has been issued by the artny recruiting headquarters of the Second Corps Area. Amateur radio engineers , or those with an interest and aptitude in short-wave are sought for enlist- ment in the newly formed First Radio Intelli gence company, Signal .corps , stationed at Fort- Monmouth , N. J., to Col. L. B. Magruder , corps area- re r cruiting officer , says that because of the large number of non-commission- ed officer ratings given to specialists in communication work , enlistment will provide an excellent opportunity for intensive trade-training and fu- ture promotion. Tax delinquency is one of the prob- lems being studied by county land- use committees.
