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THE WATCHMAN VOL 112 MATTITUCK, L I., N. Y., MARCH 10, 1938 NO. 2 M.H.S. Has Easy Victory Over Southold H. S. Boys Win 40-21; G l.r I s Also Take Game 22-18 After Good Game Southold Hlgrh was taken into camp by Mattituck High basketeers last Friday night and treated to a 40 to 21 defeat at the school grym. Stan Blasko made four baskets and a foul shot in the first quarter glvlnp MHS a lead they held thru- out the entire game. Oliver tallied seven counters In the first' half, while Cain was the spark-plug of the Southold team. The half time score was 22-13, In favor of the local squad. ^Mattituck completes its schedule this Friday, March 11 at Hampton Bays, where they 'meet the Purple and White of that place. Mattituck High scored a 25 to 6 win over thla team in the early part of this sea- son by limiting them to only one field goal and is favored to repeat Jts fine work. The line-up: Mattituck G F P mileski 3 1 7 \E. Jazombek 2 0 4 -Oliver -i 1 n Stewart i 2 0 4 Tilasko 6 3 15 Price 0 0 0 J. .Tazombek • 0 0 0 Duke 0 1 1 Berdinka 0 0 0 Bond 0 0 0 Totals 17 G 40 Southold - - G-.E P T^ooth 1 0 2 T5, Zaneski 0 0 0 Ostroski 0 0 0 Conrad 2 1 5 Skwara 1 1 3 Cain 3 2 8 Conklin 1 1 3 Totals 8 5 21 MHS. GIRLS TAKE OVER SOUTHOLD Last Friday, March 4, the Blue and Gold girls' basketball squad played a fine game with Southold at the MHS gym. Mary Louise Rose made two baskets and a foul shot right off the bat. With this good start, our girls were able to hold the lead thruout the entire battle. Helen Ambroskl and Mary L. RoBe tossed up all the points; Helen -made 17, while Mary added 5. The -final score was 22 to 18. Tuesday afternoon the MHS team ^id not fare as well. Their oppon- ents were the Brldgehampton team and the scene of their defeat was the Brldgehampton gym. Mattl- tuck's score read 20, of which 8 •were made by Agnes Doroski and another 8 by Mary Louise. The win- ners had 33 points. The next MHS girls' game will l)e played at Hampton Bays this Friday night, March 11. MEETING HELD TO PROTEST GAS TAX A largely attended meeting of service station owners of Suffolk i Coiinty was held at the Hotel PFenry Perkins, Riverhend. Tuesday even- ing. The gas men registered a Htroniious prote.st against the pro- jinsiil Federal tax on fuel oil and the State enifrgency ga.soline tax, Th'^ jirint'ip.'il speaker of the evening was Shelby Wiggins, sec- retary of till' New York State iiotro. h'lim indu.stry and be gave a most coniprihensive talk regarding the proposed tax measures. { M. .l imes Hondry %)f Rivorhead. I wi ll is chairman of tlio industry j committee, pointed out that a one- | cot tax on every gallon of fuel oil would add on an average of $21 to the huuseowners' fuel bill. MINSTREL SHOW CLICKS! Flash! The high school min- strel show opened last night.. Not bad..In fact it's ,O.K., well worth seeing, anyway. Seveml rough spots but so what. Special mention to Joe DePetrls and the Benny Goodman Trio. .Warning to Frank Tyler—stay away un- less you can take It! The big hit of the evening—the Chorines of 1938—You have until 8 tonight to get there. Vlattituck Loses Last League Qame Saturday The Mattituck town team played nnd lost their last league game of the season last Saturday night on Sag Harbor's court. The second team lost with a score of 12-35 with Frank Tyler starring for Mattituck nnd Smith for Sag Harbor. The first team game went the. full Mmc with but two personal fouls called. The line-ups: Mattituck G F P Chick 2 1 5 Oildersleeve 3 0 6 H. Tyler 1 0 2 DePetria S 0 16 Charnews 1 0 2 Totals 1 31 Sag Harbor G F P Tncobs 10 0 20 Muller 7 0 14 Marchin.skl 1 0 2 Merrick 0 0 0 Gangi 8 « 16 Totals 26 0 52 Murderess Calm' In County Jail; Awaits Trial Babylon Woman Has Charges Of First Degree Murder Against Her Pool Room Raided; Net $44 In Cash Establishment Used as Place For Horse Betting; Two Men Fined Mrs, Margaret Tliomsen, 25, who murdered her four-year-old daugh- ter and flve-months-old son Mon- day by smothering them in a blan- ket at her home at West Babylon, spent a quiet day in the county jail at Riverhead. Owing to the past record of Mrs, Thomsen a matron sits on guard outside her cell door. The accused shows little if any emotion over the atrocious deed. She eats with ap- parent relish and sleeps peacefully. District Atliorney Fred J. Munder has decided to have the prisoner examined by a psychlTitrist as soon as possible. The prisoner has a record of being confined at differ- ent times in institutions since 1926. Mrs. Thomsen is awaiting the action of the grand jury on two cb.irges of first degree murder. She claims thnt her hn.sband would not take her out and she find the child- ren were obliged to live on crusts while he went out on pood times. Funeral services for the two children will be held this afternoon, j F/xpenses for the funeral services, which were arranged by Harry E. Thomsen, father of the children, and Hermn Thomsen, grandfather, will be paid for by a small insur- ance. policy. Mrs. 'Thomsen's husband Is also 25 and a la.borer. He denie§_^he-; treated his wife cruelly and said he could not afford to take her out PS often as she desired as they were very poor. Returns From Potato Survey in Argentine John Wickham, of Cutchogue, prominent local farmer and figure in the potato world. A raid on a horse betting estab- lishment on lower Main street, Greenport, netted $44.00 in cash, several wicker chairs, a few tables and other smaller articles. The con- fiscated furniture was loaded on a truck and takep to Riverhead. The $44,00 was given to Judge John Bassarear to hand over to the local welfare fund. The raid was conducted by Chief Deputy Sheriff Harry Prussner, Deputy Sheriffs Walter Seaman and Paul Bittner and Walter Weeks of the* District Attorney's office to- -^ether with Chief Joseph R. Smith and Patrolman Theodore B. How- ard of the Greenport police. The offlcers gained entrance to the betting establishment through a rear entrance and found Russell \^onklin 36,. alleged owner of the nlnce, and Stanley Kalesa, alleged helper, of T^aurel. Both were placed tirder arrest and arraigned before fudge John Bassarear. Conklin pleaded guilty to the oharge and was fined $50. Kalesa rirew a jail sentence of 90 days, which was suspended. A result line found in the estalilishment was destroyed by the officers. Man Asl<s To Be Locked Up; Hour Latet- Gets 60 Days To .sonb T.evine, a^-e 1?), of South, \pipfon. came to Police Hcadquar- ''•rs in lUvorhcad and a.'sked to be 'cfUcd up for 35 ilay .s. When askc^d if ho had any money he said be iiitd, .«o was refu.sfd hi.s rouuest. A 'hort time later he camo baik ini- dor the influence of liniior. He was pronounced drunk, charged with publh Intoxifution, arriiigned ]).e- fore .Justice Zaleskl, who committed him to the county jail for 60 days. Water Authority Cost $17,935 According to bills filed with the Board of Supervisors Monday, it will cost Suffolk County $17,935 for a survey of present and future water supply and consumption In Suffolk County. The bills were pre- sented by the engineering firm of Ford, Bacon and Davis of Manhat- tan, who were engaged by the Water Authority and the Board of Supervisors to Investigate the sta- tus of New York City's needs and resources In case city ofUclals at- tempted to tap Suffolk's water sup- ply. Two bills have already been paid nnd two more await the action of the supervisors. Finds Conditions Unfavorable For Argentine Spuds Land Fertile But Uncontrol- able Moisture and Disease Hinder Growth Potato Growers Are Interested In New Projects A New .Variety Being Brought Out—Seed Growers Look For New Market Sonja Henie Attraction At Special Matinee A special matinee will be held on Wednesday afternoon, March 16, at p. m, Sonja Henle in \Happy T.,andin.?,\ will be the main attrac- tion. Sonja, the lovable little screen star who handles a pair of skates as we do knives and forks, shows iust what can bo done on the ice in tl is swell picture. And the price will be the regular matinee prices •o all except school children, who will be admited for 15 cents Wed- nesday afternoon only. AUTOISTS LOSE LICENSES Among the aut0nu)l)ile drivers who )iavo had their licenses sus- neiidi'd for infraftlons of the motor vehicle law in Suffolk County are: Dario Galano, Calverton; Thomas I'Mtzgorald, ^East Quogue; George T'Yanklln and I^eo Gagen, of Green- port, John Wickham, a prominent po- tato grower of Cutchogue, has been ,ljj. _thf Argentine for the. past few weeks making ah investigation of the seed potato conditions in that c\buntry. He was selected for this important commission due to his ability, integrity and enterprise and potato growers on Long Island await his report with great Interest. In an exclusive Interview Mr, Wick- ham discussed his trip and the con- ditions he found in South America. When questioned about the ofllclal report Mr. Wickham, omitting the technical details, outlined the re- port as follows: Potato Report on the Argentine \I arrived In B, A, on Feb. 9th on the Furness line steamier, Northern Prince, and Immediately got In touch with the head of the seed po- tato Inspection service. In view of the fact t^iat there seemed to be a great deal of disease In the potato fields of B, A, province, we decided to go at once to Balcarce, the ceji- ter of potay\ production In that province. The country around Balcaro© Is ouite flat with a very slight slope or roll. However there are occas- ional rock outcrops or steep sided small hills rising out of the plain which give a rather peculiar ap- pearance, The earth itsielf is black, rich and loose, quite similar to the muck lands in our state. Most of the land is devoted to pasture and the production 'of cattle, and the crnp rotation Is such that thev re- nuire no fertilizer. They plant po- 'ntops, follow with wheat the next j vear, and after harvesting the i wheat nlant oats for pasture and leave the ground in pasture for at least five j-cars, so potatoes are never grown on the same land of- tener than once every seven years. There Is a very long season in that reerlon and since there is such •I slight seasonal variation they nlnnt their seed by hand over a two months' period of time and also dig l>y hand—over a four months' period. The clement of time is no apparent factor so I doubt if mach- Inerv can be used to any advantage there. (Continued on next page) The Minnesota State Experiment Station has developed a new var- iety of potato which Is expected to And fftvor with housewives on ac- <^ount of the uniform smooth skin and shallow eyes of the npw tuber. The new potato is known as the Mascaba and its developers believe It will surpass all other varieties In popularity. The northwestern states are try- ing out this new potato quite ex- tensively and if the results hoped for are obtnined this new variety will be planted exten.sively in many sections of the country. Experi- ments have been going on for a lontr time dev^lon'ng this new tuber with the result thnt now it is be- I'evpd to be perfected to the point •cohere a wonderful success is ex- pected. This now potato ),as a very smooth uniform .-^kin with oy- tremely sh.ollnw eves. The flesh is •\•bite nnd it is e-'-neoipd to make an instant hpneal to housewives. The breeders of the new notato believe it will sumass in nomiinritv even the Green. Mountain and Cobbler. T^bo nltlmntp .sncopss of this new varietv wi'l denend aUosrether on the results of the tepts to v^e mode this sen«on. Potato frrowprs nM o'-er tTie country will welcome with open nrms a vnrl^y'oi* tuber thnt •will evcpll wVnt ore now considered the best potatoes raised anywhere. A New Market for Seed Accordintr to reports a new mar- ket for United States seed potatoes\ Is a prohnbilitv in the near future. South American countries are very much interested In trvlng out seed potatoes grown In this country. A rpnresentntlve of the State of Maine Agriculture Department has been In South America for a long time studNing soil and climatic conditions. A shinment of Maine sppd wnc, jT>ndp last week. Green Mountain, Cobbler, Chinnewa and TCatftdln se^d will be tripd out in order to determine which variety will be best suited for those coun- tries. John Wickhnm. prominent potatq erower of Cutchogue, has beep in South America for the past month making an Investieration of condi- tions there. His report will be re- ceived with considerable Interest. If seed grown In the United States finds favor In South American countries It will open un a new . market which would use thousands of bushels of our potatoes and re- llpye to a considerable extent the larce surplus stock which accumu- lates annually. Maine Making Starch A large portion of the surplus crop of notatoes in Maine this sea- son is being utilized In the making of an edible potato starch. The pro- duct is said to compare favorably wlht the best starch brought to this countrv from abroad. A quarter of a million pounds of starch has already been made in Maine nnd is readv for distriijutinn to markPts tbroutrbout the country. It is bc'lipvcd that with new mar- kets opened up for IfnitPd States grown seed potatoes and now in- dustries inaugurated for utilizing the surplus crop each season to a considerable extent, a decent return may obtain for the potato growers and their salvation saved from ruinous market conditions. i
