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Fire recentl y destroyed tlie U. S. Navy ' s telep hone facilities ¦at . the Norfolk Navy Yard. Within- a few hours temporary seryice was provided — and in less than four days a new switchboard for 10 operators was in and working. , Such jobs .and;the one following the New Eng land hurricane were done quickl y because ; of \Western \ and Bell S ystem standardization. ... . Ri g ht now \Western \ is filling _ ^ .J^ orders for the Army and Navy. ' , . , F ^^J^^ f Thus they, like this and every I inft a / other Bell Company, are read y V ^S# C to serve the call of the nation ¦ U *\*\\\ry / *^* ?b wh-enever and wherever that call . \J ' may come, Tc Scrvt the Natioii ' s Call ' : ¦ . ' * . V ; ' , ; ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ' ¦¦! NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY • ' ¦ \ . ¦'• ¦ • ^ . ' ¦ ' v . : ¦\ : ¦* 7 ¦: , :¦¦ ¦: ' ¦ . ¦¦ , , ' • ¦ . • ¦ ' . ' . I ,. * .. ' . - ;, ¦ ¦ ¦. ¦ ¦ , ; . ¦¦ ¦ ¦¦: _ - : ¦ ¦ ¦ '¦;•;. - ' - ' liiii i i rtU i - i iri iiiii iiiniiii i • i ' ¦ '' ¦; ' ¦¦ ] ' ' ' ' ' ; ¦¦ -¦ ' ¦ . ' ' \\ , \\\'\' . . I ¦\¦\\ l^ \\ ^, \ Soldier s ' Recr eation Room Report Shows . Large . Number Entertained Tli e work accomplished in the Pat- chogue Recreation Center for Service men since it was established last win- ter shows , among other things , that a total of 2 , 350 uniformed men have been served refreshments on Satur- day nights , according to a report made Thursday b y Miss Grace Homan , ex- ecutive director. In her report , Miss Homan said the room center was created by the 26 local organizations that co-operated at the start , and \which have since tak- en an active.part in.the maintenance of the room. .A total of 365 hosts and hostesses representing these . 26 groups have served nightl y in the center since it was established. The room , which , with its homey at- mosphere , has done much to main- tain the morale of the Camp \Upton men , according to camp officials , de- pends for financial support in mem- berships , in denominations of $1 and up. Persons interested ih becoming members , axe asked to call at the center. In a recent letter to Miss Homan , Col . C. W. Baird , commanding officer of Camp Upton ,, said , \I again wish to express my belief that the work -of the center is progressing admirably and we here at Camp Upton are very appreciative of the excellent pro- grams you are maintaining. \ itoiafeosaktima and the Lake Jfaiie Mooney Jean Maletich of Lake Terrace cel- ebrated her second birthday last Sat- urday. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dominick Maletich . Mrs. James Hodgens of Lake Ter- race entertained for the week-end , her m oth er-in-law , Mrs. E. Busek of New York ; also her sister-in-law , Mrs. Horace Minnevene and daughters , Gladys and Doris Hill. Mrs. Busek is remaining with her son and daugh- ter-in-law for the \week. Mr. Hodgens is enjoying a two-week: vacation. The Thursday Bridge - club was en- tertained last Tveek at the home of Mis . Fred Smith of Lake Terrace , with Mr. Smith substituting for an absent member. Winners included Mis. Margaret Sheilas , Mrs. Edna Jadkson-and Mr. and Mrs. Smith . Mrs. Michael Pedisich . of Wyant avenue ; entertained the Wednesday Bridge club last week , with the fol- lowing winners: Mrs. Louis Heihn an , Mrs ; Gus Miller and Mrs. Henry Mon- nihger. Miss - Virginia : Pedisich r returned hoane Sunday from Madison State coLlege , Harrisonburg, W. Va „ . where she has -completed her Sophomore year. She is-th e daughter of Mr. and - Mrs . Michael Pedisich of Wyant avenue. . Mr. and Mrs. Cfearles Place of Brooklyn , spent Sunday with their son-in-law and daughter , Mr. and Mrs. William DuBois of Hollis Park. Miss Gretchen Collier of Roches- ter \was a guest last week of Miss Frances Newton of Portion road. The two young ladies \were classmates at Swarthmore college and were grad- uated together last week. Miss Borghild Hansen of Ninth street celebrated her birthday Sun- day, She is completing her Junior year at Sayville High school. Mrs. Kate Davis of Portion road is spending s everal days with her daughter , Mrs. Thomas Long of Say- ville. Mrs. Charles Yenke of Patchogue road has ., returned honie , after spend- ing last' week in Brooklyn , visiting relatives. * A meeting of the local Girl Scout committee was held ' .last Wednesday at the home of Miss Grace Hallock , Lake Grove. Those present were Mrs, William . Pinkham , Mrs . Leioy Vollpa ff , Mrs. Michael Pedisich , Mrs. Daniel- , Seibert , Jr., Mrs. Louis \ Hert- lin , Mrs. Raymond Duffield , Mrs. Mal- colm Hawkins , Mrs . Frank Dehe , Mrs. Harold .. Sorensoii , Mrs. Charles Davis and Mi's . James Davis. The Ronkonkoma Fire . department was called out about 10 p. m. Sun- day to . put put a. small brush fire a s3iort . distance west of Hawkins avenue , near, a new \dwelling owned by Joseph Fish. The \fire was caused by a spark blown by a high wind from smoldering embers , of a refuse fire. Several spectators got . a gen- erous. .Bath when a section , of booster tank .hose burst. Harold ' . 'Peanuts \ Allgaier , - pro - fessional - jockey, arrived • in Lak e Ronkonkoma. . Saturday to -visit his parents ,. Mr. -and Mrs. • Josep h- All- gai ex. of Portion . road. ,, ; Wh lie • here , he ' met a hoyh o ' od . churn ' , ' !Oorp. - ' _ Frank Gribiins\ , whom he -has-not ' seen • 'in more than ' six -years; Corporal : Grib- \bins „ a former local . resident and brother .of Mrs. Gustave Gehweilei; of- *H' (i\wkini8 avenue , is now stationed at\ Camp \Upton , Yaphank. For the past¦ ¦ • two years , he - . had : . -been - as- signed -to Panama. - . Jockey - Allgaier returned /Sunday - to ; Suffolk , -Downs , Mass! , - ' where he is how •raicirtgV • \ ¦ He brought his - parents a souvenir , .the skin. - of* a- - rattlesnak e - he ' shot on- - a hunting, trip in Florida, Charles Wentisch ' Mrs. John Overton was hostess to the Tuesday Bridge club at her home on Hawkins avenue yesterday. Mr. and Mrs . George Mayer of Wilmington , Del., and Mr, and Mrs. C. Steinmiller and daughter Norma of New Jersey were out to their bun- galows on Elm street for the week- end. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Pusem p and daughter Catherine , Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sorenson and daughter Edith , Miss Enid Netvait of Brooklyn and Mr. and Mrs. Amo Abrahamson and son John ef Park avenue enjoyed fishing at .Stony Brook Sunday. The Abrahamsons spent the week-end at the family .bungalow on Park avenue and returned to Brooklyn on Monday. Henry Lenz of Elm street has been employed in Mich i gan for the past three we eks. Mr. and Mrs. Jack White . and daughter Gloria of Brooklyn opened their summer honie on Elm street Sunday . Walter Weiss of Brooklyn spent the week-end at his bungalow on Clary- don road. Mrs. Dusek of New York is spend- ing this week with her daughter , Mrs. James Hodgson of Lake Terrace. Mr. and Mrs . Donald Blauvelt and daughter Amy and son Henry of Brooklyn were at their bungalow on Pond road Sunday. • Mr. and Mrs. Frank Runimel enter- tained at dinner Saturday Mr. and Mrs. George Shields of Glendale. Mr. and Mrs. George Grunn of Ozone Park and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garity of Brooklyn spent the week- end at their bungalows on Pond road. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith , Jr., and daughter Evelyn of Valley Stream were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith of Lake Tei*race. On Monday Mrs. Smith , Sr., entertained Mrs. Frank Rummel at luncheon. Mrs. Marion Mon-ninger of New York is sp ending the remainder of this month with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith , Sr. John Gerken , son of , Mr..and. Mrs. John Gerken , celebrated his ei ghth birthday Sunday with a party for a number of his young friends in the afternoon. Games were played and r efreshments were served. John re*- ceived many nice gifts. Those who attended were Jane Okvist ,. Patrick and John Stapleton , Billy Okvist and Ingeborg Helinle. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Boulton of Flatbush were week-end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kerr of the lake. Otto Yenke of Portion road entered the Manhattan hospital in New York for an - operation on Monday. - The Di Giacoma family of New York spent \ several days at their sum- mer home on Chestnut street last week . . The Rev. and Mrs. William F. D avis , Jr., of the Methodist church are leaving next week for Norton , Mass., to visit their daughter Mary, who is attending Wheaton college. She will return home w ith her par- ents . for the summer vacation. Th Lakeland and Lake Ronkonko- ma fire companies were called out Monday afternoon to extinguish two brush* fires at the west side of the huke. One of the ' fires was in Central Islip boulevard section , near Gus ' restaurant , and the other was on Hu- ron street, Gil I Scout Season Ends ' ; The- 'final 'meeting of ' ' the season was ' -Md Monday ' afternoon by ' Girl \ Sc ' oufc ' -troop 5' iii • the ' : Ronkonkorna firehd-fse. , , ; ' While ; tlie tirxie wa.s ' passed mostly -in- ' games¦ ' arid stnging \ , . it . also included- investiture cerempn . ies for Eleanixr; Bye , -who had -served - her proba*tionarv' ., attjeTr-dance . of ., f .. 6u r weeks,; i The six4ric.lv ' • ' squares which the ¦ .grirjs ' , : ' ;have . . 'b . e ' eh^ltnittiiig duiiihg the 'past . few:-months liave been , ' as- scmbfyd-into an -afghan : 54\ by 72 in-* dies. . ¦ \The afghaii . will be • exhibited at . tlie \ . Girl Scouts ' , card parijy on • ¦r^ ri e. \ 2^' :, ah'd ! ;wHl' - .-bd \ v '9oho 't:e 'd to ' the Red Gifqss.: . 'Last -SatUrdayy il -Scouts and ' toai • Biwnie-s toojc part ¦ in the rally* ' of the . Soufch* Central ' -Suffolk Gu;l ' Scout- ¦ . •council , oh the grounds of ' . 'th e Bellport Hi£h school, \ ¦» ¦ \ ¦ii — ¦ n i m -iii —'¦— [¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ I ii ¦ • .Rhub-arn leaves may -be used to clean, . arid bright on aluminum pans. Tbo acid of tho loaves will clean the stained pan if a sjnall amount of' cold T-rat ' er 1 , coivt airiing 'ih iihavh ' leaves ' is \boilod in 'the ' 'p ' an.. $/vv. &!f WW v*- ¦ ' • ¥aB.p laaBfik A . , group of young people of St. •Andrews; ' Episcopal .church attended the ; annual Cathedral day event at the ' Cathedral of the Incarnation ; Garden City, , oil Saturday. They took part in aii outdoor service in . which they were addressed by Rt. 3lcv . Ernest M, Stlres , bishop of Long IslspoV following\ which a picnie ' luhch was enjoyed on, the cathedral ,. grounds. And in the afternoon.a .tou r , throu-ifh the cathedral- •vas / .made , after wliitih all enjoyed .games outdoors- . Those att ending' , were : Pauline Kinney, *Bar- barn* Scott , Janet , Scott , Helen Vogel , Joau Sariford ' and Marianne ISedlak. They were accoinpahied .by Mrs. Louis Vogel and August Stout; Jr. Miss Olive Neuss ' of Yaphank -was among the 81 -women graduated from Sofcoin. ' Hill , * cbllegb, Greehburgy ' Pi. Shb receivetl the bachelor of ¦ ¦ ar|s degree, ; and has ' completed .; ' major credits in Ai- nerlcaivHistoty and Poli- tics? with \ a minor in- -French. ' Miss , Nouss was a -member of fcho French club , the German club , and the Cur- rent Events club. ; Sho is the dau gh- ter of Gustavo Neuss of Yaphank. : , You save . oyer a dollar l>y : aiib« scribing ' to Th« -Mid-Island :Mail ^ J ». « - A.i^ .iAtt^*. ' . * . *¦ * i* » T ¦i** ' '' , 'v v 'f i < \t ' ¦ '*' ii i* i \''\ ¦ '\ ¦¦ '' ¦ iV, *' . **-y- ¦ . • »¦ \. - - \ ¦ onl\y;-;$i;5j0 .»- *y! biu.. > -t-si:- ' - £»f ^; . '^> :- ?:y; Sure , He Mi g ht Have Swung a Shillelagh There is nothing Spanish about the name of Brookhaven Town Officer Richard Cunneen , and the only thing bright red about his appearance will be the shade of his complexion on reading this item , but he is every bit a toreador. He proved it about 6:30 p. m. Sun- day in the vicinity of Dunton avenue and Robinson boulevard , East Pat- chogue. Officer Cunneen went into action sh ortly after Sergt. John E. Glover , oa desk duty at headquarters in . Patchogue , received a telep hone call that a bull, belonging to Luther Kuxras of East Patchogue , was on the loose. The details of Cunneen ' s bull-throw- ing achievement or of the technique he used are not available. But at 7 p. m., Sergeant Glover received an- other telephone call at headquarters : \This is Officer Cunneen and I' m reporting that the bull has been re- turned to its own er . \ We consider it a favor when you phone us about your recent happen- ings. —Adv.
