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NEWS T H E ' W ' ^ T O H I V I A N O f T l i e S u n r i s e X r a i l VIEWS Minstrel Show Great Success ALL RATED AS STARS AS AMATEURS DO THEIR STUFF! 1931-1932 IN MATTITUCK A minstrel show was held a t Li brary Hall, Mattituck, on MoTiday cvcninK', undt-r the auspices of the IToly Name Society, for the benefit «»f the Church of Our I^ady of Good Counsel. It was an excellent show. Good enough so that it is hard to pick out any jmrticular player as the star of the* show. (Jarl Stcdzer as interloc utor, kept himself busy, and the end men, Gildersleeve and .MacMillan, were right there with the snappy comcbacks. In the short skit, “The Drunken Fireman,” Cyril McCaffery played his part so well that .some of the audience began to wonder Where he got it. MacMillan and Gildersleeve, as “The Two Georges,” put on a dancing act which showed that they can make those dogs mind them as well as ever. The short sketch, \Questionnaire with Stelzer and Stelzer, was also very entertaining. The opening chorus by the entire company consisted of: “Sunny Side Up,” “Shine On, Harvest Moon,” and “Way Down Yonder in New Or leans.” 'ibis was followed by: “R511 On, Missisf.ippi ’ F rank MaciMillan; “ Many tiapp;; Returns of the Day,” Joseph llannabui-y; “ My Baby Said Yes, Yes;” Robert Stelzer; “Pal O’ My Dreams,” Charles Hannabury; “Dap per Dan,” George Gildersleeve; “That’s How I Spell Ireland,” Pat rick Gorman; “Some Sweet Day,” George MacMillan; “You’re My Only Sweetheart,” Carl Stelzer. The fi nale was “Camp Meeting Time” by the entire company. The show was a financial as well as a social success. May we see them all back in Library Hall again— and soon. Many Are Home For the Holidays The worst year we recall to mind Is Nineteen Thirty-one. We’i n more than glail to leave behind Old Nineteen Thirty-one. The whole darned world was sick, de pressed, All a i r s dom e s ti c b a d l y m e s s e d , And (fhandi went around half dressed In Nineteen Thirty-one. The earth just loafed upon its axis, In Nineteen Thirty-one. We sold our farms to pay our taxes. In Nineteen Thirty-one. Famine and flood stalked side by side, Our faith in statesmen flopped and died, ' Santa Claus committed suicide. In Nineteen Thirty-one. The Japs they stQrted another war, In Nineteen Thirty-one. With the last one still to be paid for. In Nineteen Thirty-one. Ten millions had no work at all, There was panic in the street called Wall, And only gangsters made a haul, In Nineteen Thirty-one. Grant us, 0 Lord, grant us a change, In Nineteen Thirty-two. From graft, and greed, and ethics In . N ineteen Thirty-two. Give us an era of good feeling. Of sweet content and honest dealing. Let us all enjoy free wheeling. In Nineteen Thirty-two. Make nations here and over seas. In Nineteen Thirty-two. Disperse their fears and jealousies. In Nineteen Thirty-two. Let Christians rally to their church, Gloom and despair leave in the lurch. And knock the demagogues off their perch. In Nineteen Thirty-two. May the county fathers quell their guile, . In Nineteen Thirty-two. But build that bridge to Shelter Isle, In Nineteen Thirty-two. Let Diogenes the whole world scan, And turn up with an honest man! Let’s unite upon a high school plan, In Nineteen Thirty-two. D. R. GILDERSLEEVE. Man’s Home - In Seaweed SAD CASE DISCOVERED BY ISKYAN CARETAKER Karly on Monday morning, the caretaker of the estate of John Iskyan a t New Suffolk, noticed a pipe and tobacco lying near the bathhouse on the Woodruff estate. He immediately called Goldsmith & Tuthill on the telephone, and Officer Linden Tuthill went to the spot. The bathhouse had been closed up with boards, and a hole only large enough to perm it a man to enter had been left open. The place had then been banked up with seaweed. Upon breaking into the place, Ofli- cer Tuthill found a poor derelict sleeping there. He was promptly taken into custody, and removed to the County Farm at Yaphank. Apparently suffering and pride al most beyond comprehension can be found here in our own community. First Service In E(eautiful New Church REDUCED RATES ON L. L R. R. MAY BE THE MAIN REASON The Long Island Railroad, in keep ing with the spirit of the times, an nounced reduced rates for the holi days, and placed a large and attrac tive sign in the Pennsylvania Ter minal announcing the same to the public. This move must have met with popular approval, for the un usually long trains which come to both the North and South Shores were packed with holiday merry makers. The size and number of the packages which they carried be lied the much over-advertised de pression. We are very much in sympathy with any moves which the Railroad may make in bringing people out to our beautiful E a st End to really en joy themselves. The more people know of what we have here, the bet te r off we will all be. MATT. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH STARTS WEEK JANUARY 3rd. Beginning Sunday, January 3rd. a week of prayer and devotional ser vice will be observed at the Matti- tvck Presbyterian Church, with a sermon by Rev. P. E. Radford at each service. The evening services will s tart at seven thirty. The topics for the week are as follows: Sunday A. M., “Freedom from the Past” ; Sunday evening, “The Power bf Prayer” ; Monday evening, “An Ambitious Woman” ; Tuesday, “ My Brother’s Keeper” ; Wednesday, “The Things by Which We Live” ; Thursday, “Open Eyes That are Blind” ; Friday, “ G reat Dangers of Little Sins”. On Monday the special services will be dedicated to the lad ies’ organizations of the church; Wednesday the Jr. O. U. A. M. has been asked to attend in a body; and a like invitation has been extended to the Boy Scouts and Girl Reserves for Friday. Both the Senior and Junior choirs will render special music through the week. Thu church offers a welcome to all, and believes the services can have a wide influ- HERMAN BURKE DIES LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER Herman Burke, aged 72, who was lighthouse keeper at the Port J e f f e r son breakwater for 25 years, died Monday morning a t his home in P o rt Jefferson. He had been in poor health for almost a year. S e r vices were held at his home Wednes day by Rev. Irving Smith, interm ent following a t Cedar Hill Cemetery, Port Jefferson. Mr. Burke had served seven years at the Stratford Shoals lighthouse in the middle of Long Island Sound. He had retired from his post a t the breakwater two years ago. He had been a member of the local Junior Order of the United American Me chanics for about 25 years. Mr. Burke is survived by his wife, Lizzie and a son, Howard, of Port Jefferson and a daughter, Mrs. Am brose Jayne of Brooklyn. OWNERS ARE SLOW IN REGISTRATION OF CARS Less than half the number of nio- tor car owners in the State have re registered their cars for 1932, though new plates have been avail able more than three weeks. Those who have decided to wait until after Christmas may be caught in the rush of the closing days and suffer incon venience and delay. fifte e n branch officers of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles are in op eration for the convenience of New York City motorists, and in other parts of the State similar arrange ments have been made to accomodate all who make applications for new plates with in a reasonable time, closed on Automobiles cannot be legally op erated after December 31 without 1U32 plates. The law permits .th e use of registration plates for next year at once, except in the case of cars used to carry passengers for hire. CAR HITS THREE TREES; STEERING GEAR LOCKED cnce, quickening the spiritual life of the whole community. An automobile going west on Wed nesday afternoon ran off the road at the Monument curve, hitting thrap trees, crashing into a fourth, and turning over. I t was stated that the car, which was being given a tryout before it was placed on sale, devel oped some trouble with the steering apparatus. The mechanism was said to have locked so that it got out of control. The wreck was towed from Southold to the Buick show rooms in Riverhead. James Comiskey and an official of the local Buick agency were in the car. It was stated that the other official, whose identity could not be learned, was at* the wheel a t the time of the accident. Beyond several bruises, neither man was injured^ although the car was badly damaged. Christmas At The Dug-Out LOCAL SPORTSMEN ARE EXCELLENT MARKSMEN Thirty birds out of a possible fifty would not ordinarily be considered particularly good shooting. But with a tricky west wind carrying the birds in all kinds of directions, no one begrudged Elwood Reeve his locally grown 21-pound turkey, which he won with this score. All told, about forty sportsmen took p a r t in the shoot. Everyone had a good time, although some of those shooting were new at the sport. They will all be back with their friends for the New Year’s Day shoot. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TRANSFERS CERTIFICATE The transfer of a certificate for the operation of a bus route between Greenport and Riverhead, Suffolk County, from Swezey’s Bus Line, Inc. to Utility Lines, Inc. was ap proved by the Public Service Com mission today. Operation of the bus line will con tinue on the same schedule of fares and the same number of trips. The same bus with a capacity of 21 pas sengers will be continued in opera tion. It has been recently recondi tioned and put in good operating condition. The consideration involved in the transfer is |2500. and the property to be transferred includes the bus, the local consents and the certifica te granted by the Commission. The approval of the Commission to the transfer is not to be construed as a determination by the Commission of the value of any of the property in volved in the transfer. This route is self sustaining and the daily gross income is about $14. per day. The towns of Southold and Riverhead through which the route operates have consented to the trans fer. The Utility Lines is a large corporation having about twenty- five buses in operation and will be able to give satisfastory service. MIDNIGHT MASS AT MATTITUCK The first wonderful gathering was held at the recently completed Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, at Mattituck, when people from nearby communities. Catholic and non-Cath- olic, met there at midnight, .Decem- Bridge Proposed To New England AUTOISTS URGE CAUSEWAY OVER L. I. SOUND ber 2'ltli, to welcome the birthday of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. j\iass was said by Father Brennan, of the Sacred H e a rt Church, of Cut- chogue, and the sermon was deliv ered by a visiting Passionist Father, Father Seaman. The setting in the beautiful new church was perfect for OUR TRAFFIC LIGHT Construction of a vehicular tra f fic conncetion across Long Island Sound from Eastern Long Island to Connecticut, once proposed - by the Long Island Railroad to extend \ts lines to Boston, was urged by torists seeking a short route to .. d from New England. This proposal, based on the fact that a fifty-mile causeway was built over w a ter to Key West, Fla., is urged by motorists who believe that in addition to furnishing a direct route to New England unhampered by heavy traffic, construction of such a connection would materially aid the development of Suffolk and Nassau Counties. Plan it Feasible. Engineers with whom the idea has been discussed adm it the plan is feasible, although some dissent and point out that Long Island Sound is a marine waterway swept by heavy tides that would necessitate unusual ly costly construction to prevent the causeway from being swept away by the first severe storm. It was pointed out that construc tion of both the causeway to Key W est and the Panama Canal were regarded as impossible projects. Both were completed. Opponents of the project argue that the heavy tides, as well as the varying depth of the Sound, would make construction impossible. On the other hand engineers assert the w a ter ranges in depth from thirty feet or less on the Connecticut shore to a maximum of 250 feet at the deepest point near the Long Is land shore. . Under the proposal advocated by motorists the causeway would be built from Orient Point on Long Is land to the vicinity of South Lyme, Conn., a distance of seven to eight miles, and the narrowest point of Long Island Sound. Railroad Had Likel Plan W a r Department approval would be required, as the Sound is an im portant waterway, but supporters of the project assert provision for mar ine traffic would be provided through construction of a drawbridge large enough to insure passage of any ship. A somewhat similar project was advanced when the Long Island Railroad proposed to extend its lines to Boston, it was disclosed yesterday. The railroad’s project called for construction of a tunnel from Point Judith by easy stages to Plum and Fisher's Islands, with connec tions to nearby smaller islands along the route proposed. The plan was finally abandoned, We are beginning to see why a gas station was placed a t the end of Love Lane. One of our farsighted citizens must hi^ve sensed the coming of our compairatively new traffic light. It holds up traffic on Matti- tuck’s main street until they run out of gas, then all that is necessary is to get out, push the cars across the street, fill up, and go merrily? on their way. To some of our people this new play thing is a godsend. They will stand for hours looking up a t the light, day after day. It seems more fascinating than cross word puzzles, checkers, or chess. Perhaps they can suggest a way to persuade people to abandon their cars and do their shopping while waiting for the light to change. Accidents will be cut to a min imum if the light remains as it is, if people do not disregard it. Some apparently have already forgotten that it is there. B u t a stream of traffic blocking our village streets during the busy season may make some folks feel that they can save time and trouble by driving to Green port or Riverhead to do their shopp ing. This condition most certainly is not conducive to a kindly feeling toward the town. Would a green arrow beside the light, permitting traffic to turn right in; f r o n t of the Mattituck House when the red is against going into the main road help? Should the pres ent system be abandoned and a blinker only used? Needless to say, something must be done before summer traffic begins again. such a gathering. The music was beautiful, the mass by Father Bren nan, and the sermon by Father Sea man, inspiring. We extend to the parish our sin cere congratulations, and wish them all success in carrying on the tcach^ ings of the Christ. Younger Blood Is Too Strong ALUMNI TRIPPED TWICE BY HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS COMMITTEE TO HANDLE HIGHWAY BILL BOARDS The Roadside Committee o f the Long Island Chamber of Commerce has endorsed the bill proposed by the State Council of Parks to amend the Public Works Law in relation to con trol and regulation of billboards, ac cording to announcement by Grover O’Neill of Oyster Bay, Chairman of the Committee. Thirty-six cooperating organiza tions, including the Long Island Roadside Committee, have formed the New Y ork State Conunittee for Billboard Legislation of which Pierre pont E. Twitchell of Setauket is Tem porary Chairman. Mrs. Preston L. Sutphen of Locust Valley is acting as Executive Secretary. This state wide committee will complete its or ganization in January and adopt a definite program of activity to se cure adequate State control of bill boards. Membership in the commit tee is open to any organization that is opposed to the encroachment on and depreciation of the highway system of the State by increasing numbers of billboards. Putting a mighty fine team on the floor last Saturday night, the Alum ni were unable, nevertheless, to de feat the High School boys and were tunred back by the very class scor- of 16-12. The Alumni had good ma terial in Cantelmi\ now playing on the Legion team, Sidor, playing for ^ e w York Universities freshman team, and Hand, a miember of the Social Club. However, they were hampered by lack of practice as a team. The score was close all through the game and the last quarter was very hard fought and exciting. Henry Hand and Harold Reeve were high scores with four points each. The boy’s seem to be started on a very successful season as they have now won three league games and lost only one. The girl’s score was always in fav or of the High School but in the last half the Alumni gained rapidly. The final score was 26-12. Karen Phil lips and Florence Pugsley each madq ten points for the High School, while Charlotte Jazombek, M argaret Lup- ton and Alma Tuthill, all of the Alumni, were tied with four points each. In the game between John Lup- ton’s Professionals and Bill Mann ing’s All-stars, the latter was defea ted by a score of 22-20. Although the All-stars were rather crippled by the absence and sickness of some of their players, they put up a strong fight and i t was exciting up until the final whistle. These boys may not be quite so skilled in the a r t of bask et ball as the regular team but there is certainely no lack of enthusiasm. This last game was the final one in a series, two out of three won by the Professionals. More of these kind of game^ a re predicted for the future. NEW THOROUGHFARES TO THE TRI-BOROUGH BRIDGE it was said, due partly to the heavy cost and partly to the extremely heavy tide near Block Island. In advocating measures to over come the Jersey w ard trend due to the completion and use of the George Washington bridge over the Hudson River, Robert Moses, President of the L. I. State Park Commission, said at the annual meeting of the Long Island Chamber of Commerce: “No one can overestimate the effect of that new bridge. Long Island as a whole must meet the situation.” He proposed adequate connections and outlets in Queens and Brooklyn for the Triboro Bridge now partly built, so as to serve motor traffic not only of these b oroughs but through motor traffic not only of these boroughs but through motor traffic from Nas sau and Suffolk to New York State and New England as well.
