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T H E W A T C H M A N VOL. 112 No. 35 MATTITUCK, L. I., N. Y., THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1939 PRICE FIVE CENTS 4 7 5 A t t e n d C h o r a l S o c i e t y C o n c e r t T u e s d a y Fourth Annual Performance is Grond Success; Singers Will A p p e a r N ext M onth a t W o rld's Fair The fourth annual concert pre sented by the Southold Town Choral Society on Tuesday ni^h in the auditorium of the Southold School was a success in all re spects. ' After fifteen weeks of re hearsals and practicing the group sang to an audience of nearly 500 and wer* received with round upon round of applause. Harold Niver, supervisor of music at the Southold School, conducted, and conducted he did. Following the performance Mr. Niver received many well deserv ed congratulations for his suc cessful work with the group. Sec ond to receive individual honors was Walter Williams, whose solos won him the admiration of the listeners. Immediately following the con cert the members, patrons and friends enjoyed dancing and re freshments in the school cafe teria. The society’s next appearance as a group will be at the World’s Fair on June 14, when they will sing from 5 to 6 p. m. at the George Washington statue on the fair grounds. The group will again be under the direction of Harold Niver. At a meeting held last Sunday the society elected their officers for the coming year. • (Continued on Page 12) T h e a t r e O p e n s T o n i g h t The new Greenport Theatre which opens tonight, having been recently completed. The former building was demolished by last September's hurricane, and this ultra modern structure stands on the same location. 3 0 0 t h C e l e b r a t i o n C o m m i t t e e T o M a k e R e p o r t Open M eeting is Colled for Tuesday N ight a t Southold, Announced by Chairm a n Alvoh Goldsmith General Chairman Alvah Gold smith announces that there will be a public meeting of all inter ested in the forthcoming 300th celebration of the founding of Southold on Tuesday evening, May 16. The meeting will be held at the Southold High School audi torium, and will be called to order at 8 o’clock p. m. The purpose of this meeting is to hear the report of the nomi nating committee, which was en trusted with the task of selecting the members of the executive committee, and to make such pro gress as possible in planning for the future. The nominating committee, ac cording to Chairman Goldsmith, has held several long meetings studying the matter of organiza tion, and has p r e p a re a general plan to present at the public meeting. It is particularly hoped that all residents from every community in the town will attend the com ing meeting. The celebration is (Continued on P«ge 12) RUNAWAY TRAILER CRASHES THROUGH LOCAL STORE W INDOW A crash of broken plate glass startled .people in the village about 8 o’clock Tuesday morning. The crash resulted from a peculiar accident. “Cy” Coleman was driving to his garage with a trailer being towed behind his auto. The trail er became disengaged when a wire broke, jumped the curb and plow ed into a large plate glass Window on the west side of Duryee’s hard ware store. PECONIC MAN GETS 90 DAYS FOR OPERATING STILL Chief Anrig and Officers Tony Chituk and “Muff” Wickham, ac companied by three of Sheriff Dreyer’s men, uncoveired a still in a shed at Peconic last Satur day. The still was operated by Len Jones of Greenport, who made a plea of guilty when brought be fore Justice Reeve. He was fined $50 and given a suspended jail sentence of 90 days. L e g i o n n a i r e s H o n o r B r o w n e A t D i n n e r About 150 Legionnaires, their wives and friends, turned out Sat urday night to attend the testi monial dinner dance given in honor of Vincent F. Browne, State vice commander of the American Legion, by the Raymond Cleaves Post 861 of Mattituck, at Travel ers’ Tavern, Calverton. In his address to the gathering. State Commander Frank Love of Syracuse paid a glowing tribute to his aide for his long and faith ful service to the Legion. In his thanks for the honors paid him. Vice Commander Browne said he hoped to continue in the service of the Legion for many years to come. The banquet was attended by many notables of the Legion, who along with the rest seemed to very well enjoy the dinner and dance as planned by William Long, Gilbert V. Horton, John Courtenay, LeRoy S. Reeve, Al bert Denzler and Minot Rafford. On Sunday, Commander Love and Vice Commander Browne participated in the ceremonies held at the World’s Fair in ob servance of Gold Star Mothers Day. REPUBLICAN CLUB TO HOLD MEETING Monday night, May 22, is the date scheduled for the May meet ing of the Riverhead Republican Club. Mr. James Hendry, presi dent, has secured the services of a prominent speaker, and other entertainment will be furnished. Gordon Lipetz, Russell Griffin and M. James Hendry are in charge of the program. The meet ing will be held at the Henry Perkins Hotel. > G a l a S h o w B o o k e d F o r G r e e n p o r t T h e a t r e O p e n i n g \T h e Story of Alexander G raham Bell\ to be Shown Tonight; T h e a tre is Ultra Modern Building To inaugurate the opening of Gteenport’s magnificent new play house, the management of the Greenport Theatre has selected a film that in itself marks an out standing achievement in scientific annals. As the new theatre em bodies every latest detail in mod ern science, it therefore is most fitting to have as its opening at traction a production such as “The Story of Alexander-Graham Bell,” playing Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Prudential Theatres ' an- (Contlnued on Page 12) Y o u n g R i v e r h e a d A t t o r n e y D e a d A t 3 6 A f t e r S h o r t I l l n e s s SAXSTIEN'S WILL READ YESTERDAY The will of J. Harry Saxstien) Riverhead attorney, who died May 7 in the Post Graduate Hospital, Manhattan, leaves an estate con sisting entirely of personal prop erty and formally valued in the probate petition at “over $5,000.” The proceeds of insurance poli cies with the Equitable Life In surance Company are given to his parents, Samuel and Ida Saxstein. The residuary estate is bequeath ed to Mary Harrison Saxstien, the widow, of Aquebogue. Douglas IVIoore of Cutchogue,' who has just finished worl< on the music for a “foll< opera,” which will ■ open at the new American Lyric Theatre in New York on May 18. D o u g l a s M o o r e ’s O p e r a T o G e t N . Y . P r e s e n t a t i o n Local Composer W rites the Score for 'T h e Devil and Daniel W e b s ter\; Premiere to Inaugurate the American Lyric Theatre Movement Douglas Moore, of Cutchogue, prominent composer, ushers in the new American Lyric Theatre movement on May 18th, when “The Devil and Daniel Webster” makes its premiere at the Martin Beck Theatre. Described as a “folk opera,” the music was com posed by Mr. Moore and Stephen Vincent Benet provided the libret to, based upon his own story which recently appeared in book form. In an interesting article by Lawrence Gilman which appeared in the New York Herald-Tribune on April 9th, Mr. Moore is quoted as saying: “Mr. Benet and I have had a one-act opera in mind for several years. We wanted to find a subject on a native theme revolv ing around an American charac ter. Mr. Benet asked me whether (Continued on Page 12) J. Harry Saxstien Succumbs Sunday Following a Brain O p e ration; Funeral Services Largely Attended The death of J. Harry Saxstien d» Sunday was received as rather a shock to his friends and many acquaintances in the county. He died in Post Graduate Hospital, Manhattan, at the age of 36, after having started practicing law just twelve years ago. His pleasing manner and wide legal knowledge had already earned him a wide reputation as a brilliant attorney and trial counsel. For the last six months Mr. Saxstien had been ailing, and early in April he underwent an operation for hemorrhoids at the Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport, and was considered to be on the road to recovery, when it was discovered that he suffered from a brain tumor. A brain op eration was performed on April 29, and it was this operation from which he did not recover. Mr. Saxstien was graduated from the Riverhead High School, the valedictorian of his class, and again held this honor when he completed the four years at the Brooklyn Law School of St. Law rence University. It was in the fall of 1927 that he was admitted to the bar and opened a law office in Riverhead. In 1931 he was joined by an old college friend, Isidore Scheinberg, and the firm of Saxstien & Scheinberg was then formed. Although always busy with his work he was active, in.civic and social affairs, having been the founder of the Riverhead Young Men’s Republican Club. Surviving are his widow, the former Mary Harrison; 'his par- (Contlnued on Page 12) C u t c h o g u e V a m p s G e t N e w T r u c k Above is shown the new utility truck recently purchased by the Cutchogue Fire Department. This truck, designed by members of the department, will be used to carry hose, Inhalator and special equipment. This truck will replace the ten-year-oid Pierce>Arrow which they have been using. Y . W . C . A . t o O p e n P i n e c r e s t C a m p ! J u n e 2 2 n d The Suffolk County Young Women’s Christian Association announces the beginning of its summer camp program with a large registration for Pinecrest Dunes Camp, which will be held from June 22 to July 1. For nine days every possible camp activity will be available to the girls of Suffolk County, all appealing to the varied taste of the one hundred girls who may participate in the camp. Alida Bassett Cory, general sec- retary of the Suffolk County Y. W. C. A., with headquarters in Bay Shore, will be in charge of the camp, with Miss Dorothy Yates as assistant, Tom Ward, owner off the camp, will direct the program. Among those already registered for camp are: Frances Oppen- heimer, Betty Jane Tooker, Hope A. Tooker, all of Riverhead; Jean Marie Meyjes of Calverton; Pat ricia H. Reeve of Aquebogue; Ruth W. MacNigh of Peconic; Ruth Carol Wallen and Marion Dicker son of Southold; Marilyn R. Jones, Anne MacMillan, Ruth Virginia Olmsted, Geraldine Rafford a^^d Rosalind Samuel,' all of Mattituck. CUTCHOGUE ON THE AIR MONDAY MORNING On Monday morning, April 20, at 7 a. m., Cutchogue will be sal uted on Phil Cook’s ‘‘Morning Almanac” broadcast. Cook’s pro gram is made up of a little bit of everything calculated to make an early-riser’s day get off to a cheerier start. “ K ID D IE S P IC T U R E C O N T E S T ” S E E P A G E 8
