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IN THE WATCHMAN EVERY WEEK 'THE SMOKEHOUSE' T H E W A T C H M A N THE ONLY PAPER THAT GIVES TWO HOOTS ABOUT MATTITUCK, L I. VOL. 1 ) 3 No. 4 MATTITUCK, L K N. Y., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1939 PRICE FIVE CENTS 30 Years Of Service Dairymen May G e t Postponem ent O n Board O f Health Milk Pasteurization O rder After nearly 30 years of service, this bridge on Mat- tituck Creek has been closed to all traffic by the County Highway Departm e n t . W a t c h m a n Staff Photo SHERIFF ANNOUNCES ADDITION TO HIS FAMILY THIS WEEK After this Saturday the Dreyer family will have an addition, that of a son-in-law, for Miss Virginia Hope Dreyer, daughter of Sheriff and Mrs. Jacob S. Dreyer of Port Jefferson will marry Charles Schu bert of Douglaston, The Rev. Lawrence R. Boyll, pastor of the Port Jefferson Meth odist Church, will officiate at the marriage, which will be held at the home of the bride. Only the immediate members of the fam ilies will witness the ceremony because of the recent death of tho bridegroom’s mother. Arthur Downs Estate Over $38,000 According to the inheritance tax schedules filed in the Surrogate’s •Court in Riverhead this week, the gross estate of Arthur L. Downs of Mattituck, is valued at $38,- 015.75, while the net value is set at $29,796.17. A state tax of $97.96 has been levied. The testator’s will gave Beth any Cemetery Association $200. The life use of the remainder of the estate goes to his widow, Florence G. Downs, and upon her death the remaining principal will be divided among three children. Prof. Lynwood G. Downs of the University of Minnesota, Mrs. Anita Weaver of Salisbury, Md., and Arthur Channing Downs of Primos, Pa. New York Potato Market Elased Off After Openii^; The potato market was firm and higher during trading through the fore part of this week and values advanced 5c and 10c, and in some instances as much as 15c per 100- pound bag. Receipts were mode rate and demand was sufficiently active to maintain a good move ment. Shortly after midweek, however, business slowed down somewhat, although prices were generally well supported and a firm undertone prevailed. Shipping point markets were also strong and prices rose stead ily until midweek. Haulings in practically all sections were light to moderate as farmers restricted digging operations with expecta- (Contlnued on Page 8) Unanimous Vote Renominates Horton For Southold Town Supervisor Stort Immediotely on 4th Term Compoign; Downs is Elected Choirmon of Con- rention A unanimous indorsement from the Republicans in Southold Town gave S. Wentworth Horton the nomination to run for Supervisor of Southold Town for his fourth consecutive term, at the Southold Republican town convention held at Community Hall in Southold Monday night. <s>. CHECK FORGER JAILED Richard Freeman, colored, 28 of New York City, was placed under arrest Thursday, September 28th, by Chief Joseph R. Smith and Patrolman Howard of the local police force. Freeman, it if said, obtained a blank check from the First National Bank of Green- port, took a stroll through the village and filled in the check to the amount of $45.00 signing the name, it is said, of F. A, Meyers, proprietor of the Pridwin Hotel. Only two absentees were report- Shelter Island. Freeman was at €d at the meeting which progres sed smoothly and harmoniously. Immediately following the con vention Horton’s campaign for re- election got under way. After William J. Mills of Greenport called the convention to order, former Assemblyman John G. Downs of Cutchogue was elected one time employed by Meyers, according to the story. A haberdashery store on Front street was visited by Freeman and the check given in payment and refused at the First National Bank when presented by the haber- dash proprietor. A quick check VP by Smith and Howard and a chairman of the convention and Freeman By the Willard Howell ol Peconic sec-1 apprehended and arraigned before ™ . Judge John Bassarear, charged Hortons name was offered fo r ,^ith forgery. He waived exam- nommation by Justice Norman R. ination and was held for the ac- Klipp of Greenport and seconded (Continued on P a g t 6) tion of the grand jury, now in the county jail. He is Auto Accident Case Held For Grand Jury Hearing and Inquest Held Last Thursday; Defendant a t Liberty in $4,000 Bail ' At a hearing arid inquest held before Justice Henry M. Zaleski and Coroner J. Mott Heath on Tuesday and Thursday of last week, it was ruled that the five victims of the tragic auto accident on September 18 came to their death from burns, and the case be given to the grand jury. Frank Krystoff, 49, of Saga- ponack, who was held for action of the jury on the charge of crim inal negligence in the operation of a motor vehicle resulting in death, will be tried before the October Grand Jury which is to reconvene Monday, October 16. Krystoff was driving a light pick-up truck -which collided with a sedan on Route 58, just north of Riverhead, in which five out of six lost their lives. Krystoff testified that he had come to a full stop at the inter- (Contlnued on Page 5) Protests Milk Rule John W i c k h a m, above, w a s one of m a n y who strongly protested the new Board of Health milk ruling. Mr. W i c k h a m, a p r o m i n ent d a i r y m a n - f a r m e r of Cutch- ogue, has long been recognized- as an agricultural authority of this section. NEW UNIT OF U. S. POWER SQUADRON FORMED ON EASTERN LONG ISLAND At a meeting held on September 29, a new unit of the United States Power Squadron, to be called the Peconic Bay Power Squadron, was founded. Lieutenant J. Lawrence Halsey of Southampton, who has been lieutenant of the Montauk Divis ion of the South Shore Power Squadron, was elected Command er of the new unit; Richard John son, lieutenant commander; E. Foster, secretary; C. Glass, finan cial secretary; George H. Moore, treasurer; F. Council, first lieu tenant; E. M. Osborne, A. Ackert and J. Riesdorph, board of gov ernors. The new unit consists of two divisions, the Montauk, headed by Dr. H. Morris as lieutenant, and the Orient, headed by Carl Vail as lieutenant. Courses of instruction will be started in the winter, notice of which will be given in the papers in plenty of time for those who wish to make the proper arrange ments. 4,700 Elxpected At Teachers’ Conference Suffolk and Nassau Groups Will M e e t in Hempstead; Local Schools will be Closed for Day Forty-seven hundred teachers of Nassau and Suffolk, comprising the Long Island zone of the New ^ork State Teachers’ Association, will celebrate the 94th annivers ary of their parent organization at Hempstead Friday. The president of the Long Is land zone is Marjorie Blythe, high school teacher of Southampton, who will have general charge of the meeting. Nassau group meeting will be held at the Rivoli Theatre; Suffolk meetings at the Hempstead The atre. Both groups will meet in the high school cafeteria and elect zone officers. The program in the Hempstead Theatre, with Marjorie Blythe in charge, will open with selections by, a super-sextette, composed of music supervisors of Suffolk Coun ty schools. There will be an ad- ress by Channing Pollock upon the subject “Wake Up America.’ William A. Gore, superintendent of schools, Hempstead, will wel come the teachers, and greetings from the state association will be brought by the president, William J. Small. Raymond Rurdick wil speak on behalf of the Nationa Education Association. Stanley F. Warner, vice presi dent, will preside at an identica program at the Rivoli Theatre. Exhibits by schoolbook publish ers and school supply houses wil be on display in the high schoo gymnasium. Crowded Meeting Gives Lit tle Hope thot the Board of Health Ruling M ight be Re scinded Dairymen from all parts of the county crowded the Farm Bureau lecture room at Riverhead, Tues day evening, Sept, 26, to discuss further action regarding the new ly passed Board of Health order prohibiting the sale of pasteurized milk in Suffolk County after Jan. 1, 1940. One hundred and twenty dairy men went on record as opposing the new pasteurization order and organized to oppose the enforce ment of the order. A committee composed of one dairyman from each town in the county was set up as follows: Southold—William Unkelbach, of Mattituck. Riverhead—Frank Zaleski, of Sound Avenue. East Hampton—^Abe Katz, of East Hampton. Southampton—H. F. Hendrick son, of Bridgehampton. Brookhaven—^Leroy Smith, of Patchogue. Islip—Frank Crowe, of Bay- port. Huntington—William Teich, of Huntington. Smithtown—Robert Elderkin, of St. James. Babylon—Miles Weeks, of Bab ylon. Frank Crowe of Bayport, was chosen as chairman of this com mittee, and will direct the attack which the dairymen are making against the Board of Health order. Although nothing was said at the meeting to support the fact, several of the Supervisors held forth the possibility that the health board may advance the (Continued on Page 8) Majority Of County Jails Are Clean With but a few exceptions the majority of jails and lockups in Suffolk County are properly and completely maintained, with due regard to sanitation and cleanli ness, according to a report made by Commissioner John L. Schoen- feld of the State Commission of Correction. Two of the “exceptions” were the town lockup in the basement, of the Babylon Town House, which was found in a filthy and unsani tary condition, and the Hunting ton Town lockup, which was also found in an unclean condition. Schoenfeld also criticised Acting Police Chief Amza W. Biggs of Huntington for taking in “lodg ers.\ Biggs admitted that lodgers were locked in, even though they were not charged with vagrancy. After an inspection of the coun ty jail at Riverhead, Commission er Schoenfeld reported that he found the jail “only fairly clean” and also made several recom mendations, some of which follow: That a sterilizer be provided in the medical room. That a young and husky watch- (Continued on Page 8) R e a d T h e C l a s s i f i e d A d v e r t i s e m e n t s In T h i s I s s u e - - O n P a g e 7
