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V - am :- s5a»«*-sa»*Egsti jssE- THE WATCHMAN (Of The Snmitt Trail) Thursday, December 31, 1931 P«te Fiv* NORTHVILLE The Mutual Benefit Sncicty wilf meet on Wndnenday, January 6th, at the home of Mrs. Vernon H. Downs. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon H. Downs anri Misn Catherine spent Christmas! the hewing room and instructions for the making nf a sewing cabinet. Mips Winifred Wells was home for f'hristmas and the week-end. Birdsey A. Youngs and family and Howard A. Wells and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Horace J. Wells on Christmas Day. Birdsey A. Young and family drove and the week-end with Mrs. Dutcher, in Kew (iardnns. m e i-arish and Cemetery Associa- tions will hold their anitual meetings in the Sound Avenue Hall on Tues day, January 6th, the form er at t p. m. and the latter at 3 o’clock. The topic for the Senior Christian Endeavor meeting on Sunday evening | U Q_ i to Bullville, N. Y., to spend the week «nd with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Youngs. *WaUer Little spent Christmas and the week-end at his home in Circle* ^ille, N. Y. Harold Hallock and Alan Sirrine nrrived home from their motor trip I V) Florida on Monday of this week. Miss Mabel Hallock is in Colorado a t 0:30 is \(Jetting Off to a Good ‘ . . S tart.\ Miss Mary Aldrich is assign- Sh'riey, the ed to lead the meeting. This is a ‘-rip be.nfe made necessary by reports consecration .meeting and there will be an installation service for the new after his arrival there. officers. For the present the Junior meetings will be omitted. **Mr. and Mrs. Reynold K. Wicks and Franklin Logan, of I*atchogue, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Wells. Miss Eloise B. Downs was home for Christmas and the week-end. Miss Hilda W arner is spending the Christmas holidays at home. | Percy Wells spent the week-end in Plainfield, N. J., as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clarke. Irving Downs left on Tuesday for East Aurora, N. Y., where his mar- ^riage to Miss Alice B. Barnum will • take place on Saturday. Mr. and jMrs. L. E. Downs and Mr. and Mrs. I James T. Hallock expect to drive up, teveal that reports compiled by the government understate the farts in many instances. Local authorities believe many farm ers may have fail ed to report in full, from failure to fully understand the questionnaires or possibly for other reasons. In a number of t owns and villages the population figures are questioned as being the actual numbers. More than four million gallons of milk were produced on Long Island in a year just before the publication of the latest federal census, the In formation Bureau of the Long Island Chamber of Commerce finds. and Miss Eliza- I ^yiii ajgo attend, making Mrs. Kenneth Carver and son Paul ^ mu • -l.i... are spending the holidays as guests' t n ^ of Mr. al.d M.». Norman Re.»c. ?’™ “nd Linden H .I- Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood M. Tuthill, their daughters, Avis and Janet, and Mrs. Tuthill’s brother, enjo.Ving a motor trip to North Car olina. They expected to visit iMrs. The greatest total volume of ap- Josephine Tuthill, of Elizabeth City. | propriations made in any one year Miss Cushman of the State College ' Long Island arterial highways of Home Economics, will give a les-|and connections, exceeding ?30,000, son to the members of the Sound, 000 is regarded by the Long Island Herman H. Hallock has purchased a new Oldsmobile sedan. Avenue Home'Bureau Unit on Mon day, January 4th, in the Sound Ave nue Hall. The class will begin at 10:30 a. m. and there will be a one dish luncheon. The lesson will con sider “Convenient Working Area in the Home” with special attention to Chamber of Commerce as outstand ing evidence of advancement of the Island’s interests. CjOmments received by the Long Island Chamber of Commerce as to federal agricultural census statistics The statem ent by II. Stewart Me Knight of Nassau County at the fifth annual dinner meeting of the Long Island Chamber of Commerce that a great mistake is made by all who think of Brooklyn and Queens other than as a part of Long Island was heartily cheered. He said in effect that long Island cannot get proper recognition until all Long Lslanders- within the City of New York and be yond its limits-think and act con structively of Long Island as a unit. dent, Mrs. W. M. Tuthill on Friday) afternoon, Jan 8th. I Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Goodale and family are enjoying a holiday visit with Mrs. Goodale’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ketchani in Babylon. Miss Hattie E. Moore, who is spending the winter in New York City and Miss Jennie A. Young of New Rochelle enjoyed a Christmas visit with Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Young and family. Early in the week Miss Young left for Washington, D. C. to visit her aunt, Mrs. Julia Chase. Edward and Alfred Northrop are spending a portion of the week with their friend K. Pennell at Roosevelt. Edward will also visit friends in Port j Washington before his return to Duke University after enjoying the two weeks holiday with his parents. Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Northrop. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Snow and daughter, Virginia of Moriches were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Her man Corwin and family. Roswell Corwin and his sons. Bur ton and Alden of Brooklyn visited a t their Aquebogue home during the Christmas vacation. H erbert Wright of Cornell is among the number of our young people at home for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwards of Rockville Center spent Christmas with their father and sister in this place. Georgia Irene, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Halsey Corwin, has recently been on the sick list. | The Christmas entertainment of our Sunday School held on Wednes AQUEBOGUE W arren W. Wells of White Plains spent Christmas and the following Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Wells. Mr. and Mrs. Milton E. Young of Philadelphia were over Christmas guests' o f their parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Young and Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Downs. While Mrs. Young remained over for a visit Lester Young and Corwin Tuthill returned with Mr. Young for a holiday visit in Philadelphia. The monthly meeting of the Womans’ Missionary Society will be held at the home of the vice-presi Multitude Crossed World*s Longest Suspension Bridge during First Week Photos from, Port of New York Authorltif Loapiiifj tho lower Hudson River in one Irunicndoiis sti-ido ol* 3.S00 root, llie Cluiirpco WashiiisUin biidso, * longest 8usi)ciislon sikui in tliu Tiorltl, was »])t'iiod for ti'allU: on Oe« toher ^il, 1D:!1. It liiika tlie upper liart of jVIiinhuttan Ishiiul, Now. York City, wllh Fort Lee, Now Jer sey, and llio oiHuiiiiK cerumonli's Jiiai kod tlie eliinax of u construction urojoot for which gronud was bro- kon in May of 19:i7. Telephones Solve Communication Problem Tho two towers v/hich support tho snspiMisitin rabies stand tiS5 f(!i't ahovo the water, and tho four c-ahles whii'h carry thu h>ail of the main span aro each three £i)ct in diuinoter. Kach cahlo is woven of a«,47il separate wlros. Tho weight •of tho cablu wire alone is 2S,4ijU tons, there are 7H.OOO tons of strnu- tnral steel work in tho main bridge, and the steel work in tiio towers weighs over 4U,0UU tons. Thu dis tance belweon anchorages on tlie iwo shores Is 4,76if feet, and be- iween the tralliu entrance iilazas is 8,2U0 feet, well over a mile anil a liulf. Even these buld slatislics fiive iudicatioii of why the (ieorge Washington bridge is one of tho eugineering triumphs of modern times. So groat an undertaking brouglit ^in its train many problems not.pro- vionsly enconntort'd in bridge co^i- i^lniction. Ono of tlipin was tho inatler of oomniiinicatlou. The dis tance from shorn to shore is too loiiK for tho old motluid oi' siKnaling l)y shonts and (laKS, ai:d here the Iflepliono was called upon to ron- dor an e!i.se7ithil service.. A \tlo line” was placed, eonnect- ijig tho Now York and New Jersey sites throur'h an existing; tiileplione calilo crossing nnder the river lower down, and telephone's were ii:> stalled at c‘auh Inu'e, at each an chorage, and on top of cuch tower as they w(>iit up, l.ater, when tho cat-walk iiad been coast ructed across tho river, a teiepiione Avas placed in the center of the span, and the spinning of the cables was uontrolled from this vantage poHit. Used for Administration and Traffic Control Now the bridge is built. During tlio lirst week of its operation some 150,0UU veitieles and 58,000 pedes trians urossod it. And still the teiepliono pluys its important i>art. A private brancii switchboard is locatul at present in the Held otllco building a t the Jersey plaza, and to it are connected 34 telephones, which are in constant use fur tho general udmiulstratioii of the About 150,000 vehicles crossed'the George Washington bridge between New York City and Fort Lee, N. J., and some 58,000 people walked over it during its first week of operation at the end of October, 1931. Its towers are 635 feet tall, and the dis tance between thfm Is 3,500 feet. The total strength of the four sup porting cables shown in the picture at the left Is 350,060 tons. Above is a bridge patrolman calling In from one of the telephones installed on the bridge as part of the adminis tration and traffic-centrol communi cation system. He is standing about 250 feet above the l-iudson Rwer. bridge, for the supervision of the bridge personnel of !)0 and fur the 'control of ti?aflic. All Points Within Reach of the Telephone Every part of tho bridge Is within (inick reach of tho telephone. From tile transfoi'nier room on the ground level to the top of the towers, where eventually sightseers will be per mitted, and from one plaza to the other, the wires aro run. The pur pose of the bridge is to transport< trafiic with speed and safety, and telephones are a t the entrance posts’ at either end, in the toll booths and at intervals along tho bridge, where tiiey are availabio to patrolling olS li-cers. Tii.e outdoor telephones aro equipped with flashing ligiils In stead of bells, since the latter migiit not be heard a)>ovo the truf- 11c. Thus patrolmen, tiie luidg» muster and other oliicialu can also ho reached at any point as well as make calls. This is aa obvious advmitage iu handling a poHsiblR congestion of traiHc and iu keeping cars moving swiftly and safely. The George Washington bridge is uwnad and operated by the Port of New York Authority. The com- municatloQ system was installed by tlie New Jersey Dell Telephone Company. HORSES FOR SALE 35 very goo d w o r k horses for sale at tlie R iverhead F a i r G rou n d s . T h e s e horses h a v e been in the service of the A m e r ican R a i l w a y E x p r e s s C o m p a n y from 6 m o n ths to 2 years. T h e A m e r i c a n R a i l w a y E x p r e s s C o m p a n y alw a y s bo u g h t the best. T h e y have m o torized all their equip m e n t, an d th a t is the only reason for selling them . T h e s e horses are gentle an d right out o f h a r d w o rk. Som e w ell m a tch e d team s am o n g them . T h i s is a good opportunity to b u y a real good seasoned sound w o r k horse reasonable. These horses can be seen and driven at an^ lime. ED GNIS Riverhead Fair Grounds L. C. DAYTON-ROY H. REEVE Auctioneers WE ARE PREPARED TO HANDLE ANY AUCTIONS AT SATISFACTORY TERMS TEL. MATT. 222 and 199 MATTITUCK, N. Y. ^ L A T E S T DIVIDENDS ,'0:1THEFIRST$500 I OF E ii.H ACCOUNT U /o “ \onTHE REMAINDER OF LARGER ACCOUNTS . JANUARY l.t, 1932 this Bank will credit its depositors with interest at the rate of on the first Five Hundred Dollars of each account and 412 / % *on the remainder of larger accounts. Money deposited on or before January 13th will draw interest from January 1st, 1932. Deposits from*'$1.00 to $7,500 received. Total Resources Over $13,000,000.00 Surplus Over - $2,000,000.00 SOUTHOID S avings B m k SOCTHOLD. S bffolr C ounty , N.Y.' CLAY PIGEON SHOOT -EVERY SATURDAY- L o o k NEW YEARS THE DUG-OUT MATTITUCK GUNS AND SHELLS FURNISHED OR BRING YOUR OWN, IF PREFERED day pveninjr last, passed off in a very plpasinpr manner. Old Santa didn't forjcet to visit the school to tho delight of the younpfsters all of whom were remembered with oranRe and candy. Much credit is due the children who participated in the pro gram as well as the followinjr com mittee in charpe of arratiRomenls: Miss Anne M. Reeve, Mrs. Kllis Downs, Miss Mary 1. Edwards, Mrs. J. W. Warner, Corwin Tuthill and Lester Younpr, not forRcttinK Old Santa himself and Supt. (loorjire H. Reeve for the valuable assistance which they rendered. Mrs. Kllis Downs with her daujrh- ter, Mrs. Milton E. Younp made a trip to Mt. Vernon on Monday to spend the day with her mother, Mrs. Emily Luckhardt. The condition of Mrs. Myron C. Younjr of A(|ucb 0 (;ue was consider ed very serious last Sunday, but to the Rratification of her many friends it is learned that she has improved considerably from a severe illness following her recent operation for removal of gall bladder at the E. L. Hospital. Her six weeks old daughter is beinjr cared for by Mrs. George C. Young. Blanche A. Y o u n g .is visiting her cousin, Carol Young in Bridgehamp- ton. Next Sunday at the usual hour of morning service Rev. Dr. Pettingall of I'hiladelphia, Who comes under the auspices of the Suffolk Co. Evangelistis Association, will occupy the pulpit. The Lord’s Supper will be celebrated in connectio-n with the service. Topic for the C. E. meet ing, “W hat Jesus Teaches About Truthfulness.” Consecration service with Williani H. Young as leader. The following officers have been chosen to serve our S. S. during the ensuing year: Supt. George H. Reeve, Asst. Supt. W. H. Young, Secretary, Jesse Goodale, Treas. Mifs Betty 1 W right and Supt. of Cradle Roll, Mrs. Leslie Corwfn. WHITTLE FOR A PRIZE $1000.00 in cash ptiaes and one thou* sand other priaes are oSer^ to « ' amples of skill with a iackknifc. Entnes may be any kind of modd, figure or spcdal carving, requiring skill and genuity, made entirely of wood, and with no other tools than a jackknife. . ......................................... Sceond .. ..................................... *100 Tlilid . ..................................... S” Fourth .. ....................................... *50 . ......................................... **5 bckknivci will be dutnmited lo an mnncra awards nid to tbw recdving bonoraMe mention. In CMC of tici duplicate pri*c» will be given. All ndei and detaili of thif contc»t are In tj» iiiuc of Pbpuiar Mechanici Maeazinc now on «alc. Buy a copy at any newirtanJ or coiuult one at ytZr Ubrary. You do not have to be a regular reader. POPULAR MECHANICS • magazine • 800 Eail OnUilo Sbttl CHICAGO, ILL. NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING The Annual Meeting of the Stock holders of The Mattituck Nationial Bank & Trust Co., for the election of 1 5 Directors for 1 year, and tho transaction of «any other business that may properly come before the meeting, will be held in the Banking Rooms at Mattituck, N. Y., on Jan. 12th, 1932, between the hours of 2 and 3 P. M. A. L. DOWNS, Secy. P. R. TUTHILL, Pres. C.TERRY I FOR . TILE BATH . ROOMS, . WALLS FLOORS, FIRE PLACES Suffolk Co. Tile & Mantle C«. SOUTHOLD. N. Y. Phone 98 STOCKHOLDERS' ANNUAL MEETING The ilnnual meeting of the Stock* holders of the Mattituck Trucking Co., Inc., of Mattituck, N. Y., for the election of directors and thft transaction of any other busineM. that may cone before the meetiof, will be held at the Office, on Factorr Ave., Mattituck, N. Y., on the Bib day of January, 1932, at 1 o’elvdt P. M. _ . SECRETARY: 1
