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Regional Plan Stresses Need of Control as Population S preads Suffolk Co. Has 23 Per Cen t Growth to Near 200 , 000— Further Gain Predicted Nass . au and Suffolk counties hav e grown substantially in population during 1 ihe past ten years though the growth has not been one of uniform ex- pansion. At the same time startling shifts hav e occurred within the Region , according to a series of population stud- ies by the engineering staff of the Regional Plan association just made public. The mi gration of people to Nassau and Suffolk fro m the older sections of New York ' city continues as it did during' the preceding decade , but the pace is slackening. These studies show that though, the rate of increase for the New York region^ which inr eludes the two counties , is still great- ft er than that of the nation as a whole , the rate for both is slowing down. The result is clearly apparent . on Long Island. . B etween 1930 and 1940 Nassau county jumped 34 ;-per cent m popu- lation (the largest percentage in- crease of any county in- the United States) f t gaining¦ i . 03- , 695 inhabitants in reaching its present total of 406 , - \ 748. . . In the same period Suffolk county grew 23 per ceht from.161 , 055 in 1930 to 197 , 355 in 1940. Both rates are a; (Continued OBI page 16) Musical Program , Ben efit St. Mark' s , Has Many Artists - A \varied program of vocal and in- strumental music was ' given last eve- ning in the Bellport High school for the benefit of St. Mark' s Episcopal mission , Medford , and enjoyed by a ; large audience. The Ladies ' Choral society sang many selections , assist^ ed by the Men ' s Harmony society and Miss Rose Kirk , organist , Mrs. Gladys Poulkes Bennett , pianist , and Miss Julie Kolar , soprano soloist. The pro- gram was opened with greetings by tlie Eev. W. Robert Hampshire , priest- in-charge of the Medford mission. The complete progra m was as fol- lows : Overture , selections from the \For- tune Teller \ (Herbert), Rose Kirk' s orchestra; Salutation , Ladies ' choral ; \The Dance of Spring \ (Wilson), \Fruelings Symphonei\ (Reuther), Ladies ' choral; \Liebesfreud\ (Kreis- ler), \Will-o ' -th e -wisp \ ( Gordon Bach Nevin), \The Rosary \ (Ethelbert Nevin), orga n solos , Miss Kirk ; VI Would That My Love \ (Mended sohn), \Cheerfulness \ (Gumpert), duets by Mrs. William Gillman and Mrs. M. Schleiter , with Prof , Ferdin- and Engel .pis- accompanist; \Holiday \ from \La Czarina \ (Cannc), Ladies * choral ; . \Walte -in C Sharp Minor \ (Chopin) and \Two Larks , \ pian o . , (Continued on page 15) f t / f tf t Charles Corwiii White tp Address America First Rally al Patchogue Charles Corwin White of Nc< »y York , lecturer , traveler arid business exec- utive , will give , his talk , \Program for America , '' at the America First rally to be hold next Monday evening in tli e auditorium of the Patchogue High school , Patch ogue , under tlie auspices of ' the Central Long Island chapter , 1 America First committee. ' The: Patchpgite , program also i ' wJU £catiwe a talk by John Burke off Con - necticut, who is actively . associated witli Republican Builders. : The rally, i open to the public , ad- niissioM free; will begin ( at 8;S0 p. pii In his talk , \A Program for Amer- ica, \ which is described as> non -p arti- san, Mr. - White , according . to the local committee , attempts ' to give a far-sighted analysis of 'America ' s po- sition in> the world; today. Tlie com- mittee say s f tha-t ; Mr. White ' s talk , which is ' thorou ghly American , dis- cusses the ' .vital necessity for< every honest citizen to take;an active , in- telligent part im tlie affairs of his country fat this crucial time.., ; ; Born in .; New: Jersey . ^fctle mor o f t /f tf t A i (f aytyiti miss . Holmes Engaged To teach at Medford Miss Muriel Holmes of Patchogue . was given a contract to teach for the coming year in the Medford school at a meeting of the Medford Board of Education last Friday evening. Miss Holmes , who replace s Miss Lorraine Latham on the faculty, will be in charge of the first , grade , at th« . small school. Miss Sallie Wehn , who taught the first grade last year , will take the third and fourth grades '; vacated by Miss Emily Brengel ; Miss Katherine Peach , also a new teacher , will teach the \ seventh grade; Mrs . G, Goozda will\ continue with the second and third grades and Miss J. Gzuchnfcki , the fifth and sixth . Principal Carlton Upright instructs this eighth grade/ The entire , school is f receiving a thorough cleaning and repairing job during the summer , in preparation for the : fall reopening. V Farmingville F. D. Ladies ^ A ux. Entertains at Picnic The . first annual p icnic of the La- dies ' auxiliary of the Farmingville Fire , department was held Sunday af- ternoon in the oak grove at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Alex . Sipos on Portion road. The following members of the auxiliary, the fire department , their families and friends attended: Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Carey, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Taylor , daughter Joan and.Mrs. Taylor , Mrs. Stephen Hanrahan , Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pless , Mr. ancl Mrs. William Horioclcer and son William , Mr. and Mrs. Arthur \ Bahnmuller and children , Mr. and Mrs, Paul Gormson and children , Miss Edna Hawkins , Mrs. Louise Parks , Mrs. Louise Peter and daughter Barbara of Glendale and Mr. and Mrs. . Si pps and children. Singing, dancing and refreshments were enjoyed, Miisic was furnished by Paul Gormson. Little Yofida Boy . ©rowiis m . \ James Yonda ,. aged two-and-a-half years ,, son of Mr , and Mrs; Joseph Yonda of Bourne : boulevard , in the south part of Bohemia , was drowned in 18 inches of water yesterday morn- in an outdoor goldfish pool near his home. : Alon g with two cousins , Anthony Perry, Jr., - aged eight , Anthony Yon- da , Jr., aged eig ht , both of Bohemia , and ; an uncle , Gilbert Case , aged 12 , son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Case of Washington avenue , Patchogue , the Yonda boy was playing near his home up to about 10:30 a. \ m. yester- day ' . , V • Then , according to the stories later told police by the three other boys * they went off huckleberry picking, leaving James behind them. On their (Continued on page li) Legion ol County . To M eet Friday , , Saty. in Sayville Contest in Sight for Place as Suffolk Chief Heidman of Northport and Hortor* of New Suffolk dominated to Suc- ceed Pi per of Kings Park A contest for the position of coun- ty commander for the. coming _year is expected .to highligh t the . twenty - Ralph Piper , County Commander third annu al convention of the Suf- folk County , American LegionVto, be held Friday and . Saturday in ' .Sayville. • The candidates mentioned thu s fax- by the organization ' s nominating- com- mittee for the position fn ' qw held by (Continued on page 6) Six to Be S ent - -h Draft -Tnesday Six men comprising the six- teenth Selective Service quota from Local Draft Board Dis- trict 702 , which includes all of Brookhaven town , except- ing the ^ southeast section , are scheduled to leave Patchogu e next Tuesday, July 29 , by tram for the induction center on Governor ' s island , New York. One of the six men is a . volunteer , who reached age 21 after the first Selective Service registration last fall. \ He is Dale F. Whitlock of 68 Bay avenue , Patchogue , who regis- tered July 1 , but he had already vol- unteered at the local Draft Board office in Patchogue. He has not yet been given an order number. Others in the group slated to leave Patchogue next Tuesday, and the or- der number and address of each fol- lows: 80-r-Thurber C. Phillips , East Se- tauket; 617 — George W. Schles . ier , Lake Ronkonkoma; 880—Wilbur H. Buddenberg, Blue Point ; 934-^-Rich- ard P. Stapleton , Canaan Lake , North Patchogue , and 1018 — Michael P. Tasckett , Rochester , N. Y., formerly of North Ocean avenue , Patchogue. Mr. Tasckett is to .report to an induc- tion station nearest his home. This group ivill bring to _ 159 the total , number of men who have be en called . from this : district for ; . Army service since - last fall. -' ' Following a rigid examination at Governor ' s island , the group will be sent to . a reception center ; presum- ably Gamp i 'Upton , : ; to \' awa 'it , assign- ment to a permanent training camp. Seven Are Hurt In Auto Crashes LL Grove-Selden Summer Resident Is Charged With Drunken Driving Three-car Rear-end Colli sion Brings Injuries — Tow Rope Breaks and Car Hits Stop Sign Seven p ersons were injured , one motorist- was arrested on _i drunken driving charge and eight cars were damaged in four automobile accidents re- ported along Middle . Country road , between Lake Grove and Selden , over the week-end. The drunken driving ch arge was made against Joseph Keeney of 414 Prospect avenue , Brooklyn , a sum- mer resident of Ridge , after the east- bound car he allegedly was driving sideswiped a westbound car , driv en by Fred Gallo of Old \Quogue road , (Continued on page 16) BILLS SHOW DAVIS AliMs EXQ-SSIVE lilCES , R0AD PAINT ; , : :!; . ' , .;: ,f: V;.^^ Presbyterian Clergy Visit Middle Island The ministers of the Lon g Island Presbytery, with\ their wive s , met for their monthly fellowship assembly at the Middle Island Presbyterian . church last Tuesday . . Thirty-ei ght were in atten d ance for the day ' s program , which began with , a worship service at 11 o ' clock . At 1 o ' clock a covered- dish Luncheon. was served , followe d by a social hour and a short musicale. ' Those present w?ere the! Rev. and Mrs. John Gordon of . Montaulc , the Rev. arid- Mrs. - Clarence B, Scoville of Aniagansett , the Rev. and' Mrs. \ Edgar R. Hyde of East Hampton , the Rev. and Mrs..Herbert'E. Moyer of.Bridge- hampton , the Rev. and Mrs. Donald Crawford of Sag . Harbor , the Rev. and Mrs. J. Percival-Huget . of Shelter Island , ' the Rev^ and Mrs. Sidney H. Barrett , Jr., of Center Moriches , the Rev. ' and -Mrs. E. Hoyt Palmer of Southold , the Rev . Sidney Barrett of . Rcmsenburg, the Rev. Thomas Coyle of Quogue , the Rev. Glover Leitch of Westhampton , the Rev. ancl Mrs. Al- exander Coyle of Port Jefferson , the Rev. and Mrs. Frederick E. Williams and son Roane of Setauket , the Rev, Edward N. . Maxwell.of East Moriches , the Rev. and Mrs. Phillip Tnttle oi South Haven ,, the Rev. and Mrs . Reeve A. Silk of Tort , Jefferson. , , page;! Tentative Order Numbers :V I New Draftees , Given ............ , ' '2V' , 1 Charge Politics , Mill Strike .;.. . A f t I Editorials .. ...:....:...... ,. ,..;...... 8 : f:I Home Bureau Outing. . ' ., ' .„. 10 .^1 Cong. Hall Urges /f t I Cut Non-defense Items .... 11VB Sports .......,.;........ 1 .,..............., vU '13VH Real Estate. Transactions i.:.;. ; l -lf; H :•¦ ¦: Deaths, . ^.,:..,if t......f t:f tf t...:.f ti.f tf ti. '15 f t/ H ' • Cam p Upton Notes : f t,..:..f tlf tf tft^^M ¦ . . .' -.. ¦ -.. ¦. _¦¦¦¦ _¦ #-¦¦ __ .| .-»*|»« Ml ii.i I l __ . _ — __HH-.--_-l STORIES ON INSIDE I