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FOR NEWS OF THE SUMMER COLONISTS SEE PAGE 8 r H E W A T C H M A N THE ONLY PAPER THAT GIVES TWO HOOTS ABOUT MATTITUCK, L. I. VOL. 112 No. 47 MATTITUCK, L. I., N. Y., THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1939 PRICE FIVE CENTS ' S H E ’S A H O O K E R A N D A L O O K E R ' S A Y V A M P S iS^OO Worth Of Fire Truck Arrives Last Week New Word Lo Fronee Triple Combination Pumper is the Latest Addition to Local Fire Department “She’s a hooker and a looker And a three-way walker— A long sworn Katydid And a Jersey Lily.” A Mattituck fireman harks back to this verse of the early ’90’s for an adequate description of the local fire department’s newly pur chased piece of apparatus which arrived last Wednesday night. He couldn’t remember just what the poet was attempting to describe, only that his lines were expres sive of highest praise and joy and exultation. More technically (but not too technically) speaking, the new acquisition is known as a triple combination pumper, man ufactured by the Ward La France Truck Corp. of Elmira, N. Y. Her pump is of the rotary gear type, with a capacity of pumping 500 gallon per minute at 150 pounds pump pressure. Tested for the (Continued on Pag« 12) Local Telephone Office Building Open To Public A special opportunity to look behind the scenes in Mattituck’s telephone central office is being arranged for the residents and business people of this commu nity. Open house will be held at the telephone building on Main street, Mattituck, August 9 and 10, from 2 p. m. to 9 p. m., according to an announcement made today by J. B. Fanning, manager, New York Telephone Company. Visitors will be conducted through the tele- ( C o n t i n u e d on Page 12) Here at last is the long awaited piece of fire a p p a r a t u s recently purchased by the Mattituck Fire Commissioners. Delivery was made last W e d n e s d a y and the week has been spent in testing and lea r n ing to operate It. The old pum p e r will be retained and kept in service. W a t c h m a n Staff Photos DISORDERLY CONDUCT CHARGE NETS TRIO $35 IN FINES Arrested by Patrolman Nbckelin of the local police department, charged with disorderly conduct, Edward Maloney, 38, his brother William, 22, and William Bartell, 25, all of Richmond Hill, L. I. The two Maloneys drew a $15 fine each and Bartell a $5 fine. EX-MAYOR OF GREENPORT BREAKS WRIST IN BOAT Ansel V. Young, proprietor of the Wyandank Hotel, and former Mayor of Greenport, suffered a fractured right wrist Sunday af ternoon as t|ie result of a short circuit on his pleasure boat. He was cranking the engine when it kicked back. The injured wrist was x-rayed at the local hospital. Undergoes Beauty Treatment Taxpayers Oppose Proposed Ellectric Code At Board Meeting Monday Electrjfol Controelors ENGINE CAUSES Immediate Action by Board; Decision on August 28 Say Supervisors . The Library Hall, Mattituck, which houses the doctors’ and the dentist’s offices, the free library and the local theatre, is being com* pletely refinished outside. This was deemed necessary after the fire in the building l^st spring. Above are a trio of the H. R. Reeve A $ons firm hard at w o r k giving the building Its first coat of paint in about fifteen years. Because he thought that the public was not properly informed as to the nature of the contents of the proposed electrical code, Supervisor Warren F. Greenhalgh, chairman of the Suffolk Board of Supervisors, blocked the move for a vote at Monday’s meeting. He also indicated that it would be published as a public* notice and made it plain that the board would not be hurried into a de cision. William Aldrich of Patchogue, headed the large delegation of electrical contractors and electri cians attending the public hear ing, and urged the board to take immediate action, while Marvin Shiebler, president of the Suffolk County Taxpayers’ Association, and John B. Anderson, executive secretary of the Suffolk County Economic Council, voiced their objections. They both thought it had not been properly publicized and that it would create a new (Continued on Page 12) County School Custodians Elnjoy Clam Bake Forty-four members of the Suf folk County School Custodians’ Association, of which Gordon Cox of Mattituck, is president, turned out for the^ first annual outing held last Saturday at Eaton’s Neck. The feature of the day was a clam bake which offered a menu second to none anywhere. Be cause of a heavy shower the bake, scheduled to be opened at 2, was postponed until 3 o’clock, when the following was brought forth: Clams, weakfish, broilers, pota toes (white and sweet), sweet corn, lobsters, coffee, soft drinks, ___ (Continued on Page 12) MAN TO LOSE FINGER Harry Shaefer, 52, of Valley Stream, L. I., employed as a ma chinist in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y., had the middle finger of his right hand amputated Sunday afternoon, July 30, at the Eastern Long Islanc\. Hospital. Shaefer and a friend, J. C. Bopp of Rosedale, L. I., had been on f fishing trip in the 34-foot cabin cruiser “Loucas” belonging to Shaefer, when something went amiss with the engine. Shaefer in an effort to adjust the trouble, caught his hand in the fiywheel. Shaefer suffered severe pain. Patrolman Macomber of the local Police Department did ex cellent work in hurrying Shaefer to the office of a local physician, and then, as ordered by the phy* sician, rushed the patient to the local hospital. Southold Auction Block To Open Next Week William N. Carey to Agam be M a n a g e r ; Handled 252,- 464 Packages of Truck in 1938-39 Season The Southold Auction Block will open for the 1939 lima bean deal on Monday, August 7, at 3 p. m., according to Dwight T. Corwin, general manager of the Long Is land Cauliflower Association. Wil liam N. Carey of Riverhead, will again manage the Southold block. To prepare for another success ful season additional property has been purchased, driveways graded and oiled, buildings erected to provide office room and unloading and storage facilities. This year the block will also enjoy the ad vantages offered by the new site on Railroad avenue, that means no more traffic snarls. From the following summary of the number of packages handled, it can be seen that the block en- jyoed a most successful season after its initial opening last year: Cauliflower ................. 166,528 Lima Beans ................ 56,469 Cucumbers ................. 12,248 Broccoli ........................ 574 Brussels Sprpute 15,636 ^ (ObHtlftUed on ^ajje H) ' ' Markvart To Run For Second Term As County Clerk At a meeting of the Suffolk County Republican Committee last Friday night at the Suffolk County Republican Club, at Great River, Frank M arkvart was endorsed for the Republican nomination for county clerk to succeed himself in that office. Two coroners were also designated to succeed them selves at the meeting, which was recorded as being the largest meeting in the history of the or ganization. More than 250 com mittee members were present, either in person or by proxy. Under-sheriff William C. Mc- (Contlnued on Page 12) Getting Shined Up For Company ; V 'vl x/ ' Prior to the delivery of M a t t i t u c k ’s new fire truck, Rodney Cox shined up all old equipm e n t so the handsome addition to the d e p a r t m e n t would feel at home. He is shown above at work on the Dodge chemical truck, while young Bob McCaffery lends moral support. R e a d M a ttituck s Leading M e rc h a n t* s A d v e r tisem e n ts O n P a g e 6
