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' *** \ \ ' ' \\ . ' j - Buy A Share In The U. S. A. I You now have the opportun ity , ., -r-r^n-n t0 h * ,p in our ¦ COttn - *ry , s defense L ^j ^ ! •# / \ i Program. Weeded funds are lie- : J^W£^80£Pt\ inR r,iisC(1 by the sale °$ Vnlt(?d •^^ ^^^SP^ i fe • States Defc, ,sc R ° niii - 1 ° the p u,, \ mW ^ &Mtf 4__X»\ IiC ' The Patch(>K ' ue Citizens Bank • li ^^^S^IS a ' Ul Tn,st Company welcomes ' ||L -00 , 0* 1 the- opportunity to cooperate with j ffiL $$^ Jm ° Ur c; °voinment r WITHOUT SjMtBtellilill ^B C01W I>ENS ^'f , ION or PROFIT BlyKEHE '\ Bt ' I,in K these bonds to you. We cordially invite you to buy your bonds ait this bank. The Patcfcogu* Citizens Bank and Trust Co. Womber Federal Dossil. Imurnnec Corporation I Mcnili (!| - gcdwal Reserve System Officers ' Induction , Farewell for Ex-chief At Medford F. D. Inc. The newly-elected officers of the Medford Fire Department , Inc., were installed Monday evening- at the fire- house on Oregon and Peconic avenues by William Clendinnen , past president of the Brookhaven Town Firemen ' s association , of West Yap hank , in the presence of more than 100 members of the- department , Ladies ' auxiliary and their g*uests. A short meeting preceded the cere- monies and several new members were proposed for the department. The water system has now- been completed in the build ing and the interior work in the upstairs lodge room is nearly finished. Monday ' s meeting yas two-fold , as it also was a farewell party in honor of \the retiring chief , George S. Mist- ier , who has served in that office for the past ten years. Mr. Mistier will sail tomorrow for Trinidad , B. W. I., where he will be employed by the Walsh Construction company in the building of an Army base. The officers installed by Mr. Clen- dinnen were Gerard Nolan , president*; Joseph Anderson , vice-president; Jos- eph Connelly, Jr., secretary;- William Smith , treasurer. Milton Coleman was installed as the new chief and Arthur Wolde as assistant chief. In the absence of Mr. Anderson , Charles Dodt acted as his proxy. Mrs . Wil- liam Smith , past president of the Ladies ' auxiliary and Mrs. Ferde Mist- ier , vice-president , acted as marshalls for the men . Mr. Nolan presented retiring Chief Mistier with a cowhide traveling bag- as a gift of esteem and appreciation from his fellow workers. The ladies gave him a basket of small useful articles. Mrs. Henry Wolde , presi- dent of the auxiliary, made a short speech. Mrs. Thomas L. Cullum , a member of the auxiliary, played the p iano for the singing and . dancing which followed the meeting. Mr. Clendinnen also performed at the piano. A buffet supper was served by the ladies , the house committee , - being . Mrs. Ferde Mistier , Mrs. William Smith , Mrs. T. W. Betts and Mrs. . G. Nolan . Big Searchlig hts To Spot Planes From Upton Again The beams of anti-aircraft search- lights, conspicuous by their absence in the night-time skies over Camp Upton for some time, will soon re- appear over the camp area. _ Thursday, 260 m en comprising Battery A of the 62nd Coast Artil- lery (A.A.) reg iment arrived at Up- ton- from Fort Totten for a four- week' s training period at *aphanK. The new arrivals , commanded by Capt. G. H. -Lorirner , made the trip by truck and brought along with them 15 anti-aircraft searchlig hts. The lights , each of 800 , 000-candle- power size , can throw a beam ap- proximately ten miles , depending on the clearness of tlie air. Similar searchlights have been used m this area in past years by units ol tire 62nd regiment duing summer train- ing periods at Camp Upton , with and without anti-aircraft guns. The 260 men are occupying the winterized tents formerly used by the 198th Coast Artillery regiment s Battery A, also a searchligh t unit. During tlie 198th reg iment s stay at Upton , complaints were made by commercial duck growers along Suf- folk' s South Shore that the search- lig ht beams , when pointed over the duck farms , were found to have a detrimental effect on the birds ' pro- duction. The commander obligingly instructed his men to keep the beams away from the duck farms when possible. At the camp last week , it was renorted that no such instruc- tions have yet been issued to the 62nd regiment' s sky-probers. CIGARETTES AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP The Mid - Island Mail ESTABLISHED 1935 MEDFORD STATION. L. I., NEW YORK Published every Wednesday afternoon bv the rATCHOGUE ARGUS CORPORATION at 11-L5 North Ocean Avenue, Patchoerue , Long: Island, New \York JOHN T. TUTHILL.JR. FRANK P. JOHNTSON President and Publisher- Secretary and Editor (On Leave in the Katherine Shtinnskie \United States Mavy) Associate Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES Sl.50 a year anywhere in t ' .ie United States, payable in advance. 5c a single copy. ADVERTISING RATES Display advertising- rates on application- for rate card. Le sral advertising at 3egal rates . Front page reading notices 15c a line , inside run ' of paper position 10c a line. Cards of thanfc 50c. Birth , mar- riage and death notices free. A charge is al-svays made for advertising reading notices of a money-making a-ffair for churches , clubs and other organizations. National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION - 225 Wes t 39th Street . New Vo rk City \Ente red as second-class matter Noveni- I.er 4 , 1935 , at the postoffice at Medford Station. New York , under the Act ot March $ . 1S79. The Jlid-Island Mail assumes no financial responsibility for typographical errors in advertisements, but, when notified promptly will reprint that part of an advertisement in whic-h the typographical error occurs. A wise man sard , \Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are. \ He migh t also have said , \Tel l me what you do with your cigarette stubs and I will tell you what kind of a citizen you are. \ When driving your car. do you throw your stub out of the window ? If so , you aren 't a good citizen. Your stub may land in- some leaves or rubbish by the roadside and start a fire. The p lace for such stubs is the ash tray provided in your car. j When you are smoking in the bouse ! and you leave your stub in an ash- j tray, do you make sure it is actually j out before you leave it? Women are j said to be among the worst offenders in this respect. Cigarett e stub s smol- der on the edge of an ashtray, and sometimes drop off. That is how ! many house fires begin. When you drop your stu b in any public place , do you step on it , hard ? You should. It might set fire to the clothing of some passer-by, or to some inflammable matter blowing around. The best plan is never to drop your stub on any floor at any time , but use the receptacles pro- vided for smokers. Good citizenship is simply intelli- gent consideration for your fellow men. Time Yet to Start Courses Distributive Education Altliough the courses were begun two weeks ago , it is still time for in- terested persons t-o enroll for the distributive education classes and catch up on the work covered so far , Josep h 1. Foster , instructor , said Monday, The classes are held at night in Patchogue High scliool and are de- signed to h«lp persons engaged in retail or wholesale selling, or those in- terested in either of these fields. The classes are iree of charge and are open to all residents of Suffolk. Classes in retail selling are hel d Tuesday ni glits , and those in store arithmetic are held Thursdays , both beginning at 7:30 p, m. and continu- ing up to 9:15 to 9 :30. Since food habits which affect a person ' s health are formed early, it is important for a child to learn to like the foods he aieeds , says Cor- nell bulletin E-351 , ''Feeding Pre- School Children. \ A copy of this bulletin will he sent free to any New York state res ident who writes to the office of publication , Roberts hall; Ithaca. GASOLINE TAX EXCESSIVE The revenue from the N«w York .State gasoline tax passes tlie $600 , - 000 , 000 mark , as this tax: system comes to its twelfth \ birthday . \ . The New York gasoline tax was es tablished on May 1 , 1929 , the rate being 2 cents a gallon. Motorists were sa tisfied for they were promised that fine highways would be built with the e>:tra millions of dollars collected tn addition to the motor vehicle regis- tration fees, For a year or t*wo some of the gasoline tax revenue was ap- plied to highway building. Then the legislature began to raid the bighway funds and use most of the revenue for purposes having nothing to do witli h ighways. Later , two 1 cent emergen- cy taxes were tacked on the rate , and the revenue from those extra levies diverted. Since 1929 more than $400 , 000 , 000 paid by the motorists of New York , ostensibly for roa<ls , has been divert- ed to non-highway purposes , and dur- ing the current fiscal year motor ve- hicle owners will pay the state about $75, 000 , 000 in gasoline taxes. It will be devoted largely to non-highway purposes. There appears to be no justificat ion for overtaxing motorists , for general purposes , but the legislators find this an easily collected tax , so they soak it -on. If the people would make their objections known , perhaps the gas- oline tax would be brought back to its original purpose and general funds raised by other means. G. L. F. EGG AUCTION The Long Island Co-operative G. L. F. Egg Auction , Inc., of Central Islip lists these recent prices : ' - Extra larg e over 04 pounds 27-32 , large white 25-28 , medium white 23-24 , pullet white 19-22 ,. large brown, 21-25Vs > , medium brown 18-22; April 29 auction , 270 cases. Extra large over G4 pounds 27-32 , large white 25-28 , medium white 21-24 , pullet white 19-22 , large brown 21-25Vi , med ium brown 17-2L; May 2 , 215 cases. The above prices are for Empire , Quality and Blue Chief only. . Spe- cials are selling at 3 cents to 5 cents lower. ONE SURE GOAL! If you have rowed a boat across a wide lake in order to reach a definite point on the other side , you kaow that it' s a good idea to look over your shoulder from time to time and make sure that you ' re still heade d ri ght . Thi~ s country is rowing pretty fast and furiously at the present time. It' s a good moment to take a look at the objective , so we 'll be perfectl y clear where we ' re going. National security is the port -we have set out to reach. In the midst of a chaotic world , Americans have determined to make sure that the great advantages in living which they enjoy shall not be rubbed out through any neglect or carelessness . Particularly prized have been the -various liberties we in this country enjoy—civil and religious freedom , a political system of representative democracy, and the private enter- 3>rise system for earning one ' s living. It is to defend these that Ameri- cans , are arming in so determined a fashion. And , paradoxically, they are willing to accept the imposition of certain emergency regulations u*pon certain of thes e rights , knowing that tliey will thereby aid the defense ef- fort. Just as heavier taxes are being accepted to support defense , so re- strictions on business of certain kinds have been admitted necessary in or- der that the industrial machine can work most effectively for defense. For example , in certain cases wh ere there is an extraordinary demand for materials needed in defense the app li- cation of priorities may be expedient. Export licensing to guard against •de- p leting this country of vital materials and products might be another case in point. There is surely, however , one paia- mount point to remember. The regu- lations are temporary. Tbey have been accepted as needful by the peo- p le of this country because the peop le are convinced that the present emer- gency war-rants their application, This being the case , all Americans , In- terested iai the characteristic habits of life in this country, look forward to the day when these special reins and bobbles will be loosened. After all , it is to guard against the universal spread of just such con- straints that our national defense pro- gram has been embarked upon, < Only upon those terms would it be worth the effort! Mrs . Oster Dead As Resul t Crash Cars Mon, Ni ght Sayville Woman Is Princi pal Victim in Tragedy Head-on Collision Also Brings Injury to Four Persons — Vehicles Met East of Sayville Five persons ^ere injured , one mortally, in a head-on col- lision j ust before midnight Monday night on a curve on Montauk highway, near ijh e Mill pond , east oi Sayville. Mrs. Hannah Oster , aged 59 , of 92 Macon street , Sayville , \ snecumbed to her injuries shortly after being ad- mitted to Dr. King ' s hospital , Bay Shore , where four of the injured were taken. Other casualties in the crash were: Charles Oster , aged 23 , one of the drivers and son of the dead woman , of Lincoln avenue , Sayville , lacera- tions of both knees , internal injuries and multiple cuts and bruises. Mrs. Ann Oster , aged 22, bride of a week of Charles Oster, injured kneecaps and legs and multiple cuts and bruises. Mrs, Oster is the daugh- ter of Joseph DeFalcc of Bay ave- nue , Patchogue. Arthur Walker , aged 39 , the other driver , of Suffol k lodge , Bro okhaven , where he is employed as a butler and cook , bruises of both legs and face, He was not taken to the hosp ital, William Klinger , aged 38 , also of Suffolk lodge , Brookhaven, lacerations of the face and neck. According to Islip Town police , the Oster car was westbound , and tho Wal ker CRY , in which Ivlingcr was n passenger , was eastbound, Charges against either driver arc expected to be withheld , pending the outc ome of an inquest to be hel d by Coroner Grover . A. Silliman of Say- ville, The accident wns hivestigJited hy Islip Police Chief Richard Tucker aai d Officers Bverard Case and Maurice Konian.
