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PAGE TWO LONQ ISLAND TRAVELER ■ WATCHMAN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1976 APPLAUDS THE LADIES - At the Christmas Party held at the American Legion Hail Decemtser 16, the MattltucK Senior Citizens applauded the ladies shown here, members of the arts and craft group headed by chairlady Mrs. Mildred Long. As a result of their efforts during the past two years the club has been able to contribute $1,550 to the E.L.I.H. At its first 1977 meeting January 6 the club will present a check for $250 to a representative of the Central Suffoil< T ied k e (Continued from Page 1) keeping the heat at a sensible level and seeing all the doors are shut tight. As long as we go on wasting electricity and oil, we’re going to have serious problems.” Asked if she realistically thinks Americans can cut back on their energy usage, she says “ Probably not without a mandate from Washington,’’ then after a moment she adds, “ W e ’ve had so much for so long’’. \If we do decide to use nuclear power,” says Mrs. Tiedke, “ I think we should call a five-year morator ium on the construction of any new plants until we can assess the performance of those we already have, some of which have been completed within the last year. I’m not totally against nuclear power, but we are simply diving into too much of this too fast, we don’t know what the consequences will be yet” . Citizens Can Decide An intensely argued question since the outset of the hearings has been whether or not the average citizen should ultimately be given the power to judge how good nuclear power is for the country. LILCO has maintained that only experts can really grasp the complicated ques tion fully. Tiedke disagrees saying, ‘Jit’s undoubtedly a difficult thing to iViderstand, but \f you look into the environmental issues surrounding the controversy, you can make a sensible judgement without being an engineer.” She adds a wish that more private citizens would appear at the hearings in Riverhead to voice their feelings in the matter, since it will affect them in the long run. “ It’s a shame more people don’t partic ipate in this” , she says, although she acknowledges t.he decision making process is designed in such a way that it is difficult for individuals to get involved. Anyone is allowed to act as a limited intervenor in the hearings, which essentially means a chance to present any statement of opinion to the regulatory commission board that will be placed in the record of the hearings. Better Forum Of the two sets of hearings, she says, those conducted by New York State offer a better chance for public opinion to be heard. “ The rules governing the sorts of questions you can ask at the Federal hearings are very strict, but there is no tight-knit proceedural format in the State hearings.” Either authority could deny LILCO the right to construct the power stations. Opponents of nuclear power have called the Federal Nuclear Regula tory Commission a rubber stamp organization which is biased in favor of the utilities. Tiedke is hesitant to accuse them so strongly but says, “ It would be extraordinary for the NRC to turn down the LILCO application. I’m not entirely sure about the State commission” . She says a major radiation accident anywhere in the world would drastically change the tone of the nuclear hearings. The Carter election could also have an effect, in her opinion, although it is not clear at this time what nuclear policy the new administration will adopt. Economic Questions The Southold intervener says pro ponents of nuclear power who adver tise it as a means of producing large volumes of inexpensive energy are skating on thin ice. “ First, there is the possibility of a uranium cartel which could inflate nuclear fuel costs just as OPEC has jacked up oil prices. Even without a cartel though, the cost of nuclear fuel has already risen 3-5 times in the last three years alone.” She says uran ium prices generally rise whenever there is an oil price hike. “ They charge what the market will bear,” she explains. “ Because uranium deposits are generally concentrated in very small areas,” she continues, “ it’s expens ive to mine. Unlike oil and coal, when a uranium mine is exhausted, there is little likelihood more will be found in the immediate area. You have to pick up and move the entire operation elsewhere.” Mrs. Tiedke says there are known reserves of about 640,000 tons of; uranium at present in the U.S. Radioactive Waste Disposal Nuclear plant wastes remain radioactive for hundreds of thou sands of years. With regard to the controversy over how and where the wastes should be disposed of, Tiedke says “ They still haven’t found a place to dump the stuff, they’ve simply expanded the storage facil ities at the plant sites and let it pile up there slowly. The government is investigating possible dumping grounds, but they haven’t come up with one yet” . Periodically, Mrs. Tiedke submits a report on the progress of the hearings to Southold Town officials. As yet, they have taken no definite stance in the issue. She says there is no way of knowing how the towns people feel about the nuclear contro versy. “ The hearings will probably last at least through March of 1977,” she says, “ LILCO is really fed up because it’s taken so long to go through this.” Mrs. Tiedke is ready to keep on attending the sessions for as long as they last. LEJAY JEWELERS The Swiss Watchmaker - Est. 1938 Watches • Diamonds • Fine Jewelry Expert Watch & Jewelry Repairs Diamond Setting • Restyling Certified Watchmaker - Diamond Expert 117 Griffing Avenue, Riverliead • 727-3447 SEASONS GREETINGS M i r & The Imperial Copy Center Main Rd. Southold Hospital. Members of Mrs. Long’s committee are Dot Armbrust, Betty Walgo, Eleanor Macheca, Evelyn Ramussen, Charlotte Younger, Edna Robb, Ann Zanker, Etta Jagger, Virginia Stein- brecher, Marie Kuck, Helen Bittner, Helen Contalml, Mary Mamone, Grace Stifter, Marjorie Burns, Mrs. Flaherty, Mrs. Feenie, Ann Kraniack, Trudy Baldwin, Josie Aplceiio, Virginia Lawrence and Georgeanna Moshier. H U D (Continued from Page 1) No Housing According to Janet Hanson, ex ecutive director of Suffolk Housing Services, Suffolk towns have in the past gotten HUD funds under the Title I program through making plans to provide lost cost housing, as HUD requires. But, she said, the towns have failed to follow through on those plans even after they receive the Title I funding. There fore, she concludes, there is kind of a shell game going on, and by her account HUD and Suffolk County have done nothing to put an end to it. The Title I funds, according to HUD regulations, arc intended to be used to provide community facilities that will upgrade low income areas and provide services to them. Han son does not think most consortium members plan to use the money for those purposes. Suffolk Housing Services is one of the plaintiffs in the case in company with the Brookhaven branch of the NAACP, the Brookhaven Housing Coalition, the Wyandanch Commun ity Development Corporation and five low income county residents. A similar court case in Connecticut resulted in an order to communities involved to provide low cost housing as a condition for getting Title I funds. Riverliead’s Plan Riverhead, which would receive some $100,000 as its share of the Title I funds, had planned to use almost two-thirds of the amount to undertake a major program of hous ing code enforcement, an undertak ing that would appear to be in concord with Title I objectives. According to Supervisor Allen Smith, the town was ready to use another part of the funds to hire a community development coordin ator. Another portion would go for the demolition of the Morrell proper ty on Peconic Avenue, which will open up Grangebel Park to easier pedestrian access, and to begin a landscaping and improvement effort in parking lots behind East Main Street stores. But, said Smith, all those plans have been suspended until it becomes clear whether Riverhead will get the funds. In Southold, Supervisor Albert Martocchia said this week the town would use its $23,760 HUD allocation to help finance a three-year project to build a recreation center on two and one third acres of land on Peconic Avenue in Peconic, just south of the public school. According to Martocchia, the town has already received that amount of HUD money from the county. The county, however, has report edly distributed only $25,000 of the $4 million. Whether the rest will be distributed will depend on the out come of the case, which will be head January 3 in the Manhattan federal court. P o litics (Continued from Page 1) ice Walsh, approached him and asked him not to accept the reap pointment. \M r. Von Karp did most of the talking. He told me he had nothing against me personally but the Con servatives felt they wanted to put in one of their own.” said Ohrtman. Tuesday night, during the end-of- the-year meeting of the Shelter Island Town Board, a resolution was introduced by Justice Sherman and seconded by Councilman Simes, both enrolled Republicans, for Ohrt- man’s reappolntmenf.'^A 3-2‘ foll call vote against thd’J^'J)pointment fol lowed along party lipes. Sherman and Simes were Xipset that Ohrtman had been approached without their knowledge. Ohrtman said, Wednesday morning, he thought it was unusual to remove him. he had attended many hours of training on land use, environmental problems and duties of planning board members. \As a matter of fact, last year Supervisor Leonard Bliss who is also an enrolled Conservative, thought I was competent enough and asked me to accept the chairmanship of the planning board,” Ohrtman said. t l i f t (CarbeO Boor 407 Main St.,, Greenport Message from Grace Bancrop, proprietress of The Carved Door: '‘' T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r p a t r o n a g e . Y o u h a v e e n a b l e d m e t o p l a n m y f i r s t a n n u a l b u y i n g t r i p t o S o u t h e a s t A s i a . I f y o u w o u l d l i k e m e t o b u y s o m e t h i n g s p e c i a l f o r y o u r h o m e o r a s a g i f t - C h i n e s e a n t i q u e s , p o r c e l a i n , h a n d - p a i n t e d b a t i k s , g l a s s p a i n t i n g s ( f o r e x a m p l e ) p l e a s e t e l e p h o n e o r s e e m e b e t o r e M a r c h 1 , 1 9 7 7 ' Open Mon..-Sat. 10-5 P p.m. 477-1743 Last week our phone was listed erroneously. Note correct number akwve. L a te N o tices Don’t n i a n c e T m D e a d line According to Southold Tax Receiv er George Mellas, January 10, 1977 remains the deadline on tax bills in spite of their tardiness in going out December 22 and not December 10. Mellas said tax bills of about $12.5 million went out, nearly $2 million more than last year with the tax rate 35 cents above .last year’s. Of this total, Mellas said the town keeps a little over $3 million, schools receive $7,748 million and the re maining $1,765 goes to the county. The total assessed valuation of real property, utility and other special franchises in tlie township is $70,756,099 according to information from the assessors’ office during mid-October. The $1,834,855 over last year largely represents new housing, other building construction and improvements and conversion of acreage tracts into new subdivisions. Taxes became a levy December 1, 1976 and the bills sent out went to the owners of the 15,383 parcels of real property listed on the assess ment rolls. Most of the additional 276 parcels over last y ear’s total are lots in six new subdivisions. Among those property owners entitled to assessment exemptions are war veterans, senior citizens in the lower income brackets, clergy who own their own properties and farmers in an agricultural districting agreement for an eight-year period or who construct new agricultural buildings. Farm exemptions in new improvements total $80,600 this year as compared to $50,600 a year ago. Non-income producing properties owned by religious, civic, charitable veteran and other qualifying organ izations, as well as government properties and installations, appear on the tax roll although they are exempt from real property taxes. Assessments on these holdings ap proximate $7,300,000. N o r th v ille (Continueo from Page 1) hospitals on L.l. To carry out its plans the company needs a special permit from the town board, approval from the zoning board of appeals, and various per mits from other town authorities. The 36-acre plot where the tanks would be placed is currently zoned industrial “ B\. The plan will be discussed at Riverhead’s next town board meeting January 4. S o u t h o l d Mona McCarthy 765-3425 On New Year’s Day the bells will be ringing in celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John Kaelin of Young's Ave nue, Southold. Warmest wishes from their many friends and neighbors. Young Christopher Meyer has a new baby brother, Matthew Joseph, born on December 11 at North Shore Hospital, Manhasset. The proud parents are Mr. and Mrs. William Meyer of Huntington. Mrs. Meyer is the former Linda Haponic of South- old. The maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Haponic of Southold. The paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Tabor of Orient. John Leonard is recuperating nice ly at Eastern Long Island Hospital. John arrived home for the Christmas holidays only to land in the hospital with a brief illness. He will return shortly to the Coast Guard Academy in New London. Frank Lekich is home for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lekich of Wells Avenue. Frank is currently attending training school at the Great Lakes Naval Center before returning to the Aircraft Carrier, “ USS America’’. Some of our college students home for the holidays and seen around town are Susan Krupski, Paul Leon ard, Mary Koster, Paulette and Michelle Scott, Cindy Moeller, Ric Osmer, Cathy Condit, Sue Koster, Mary Gunnison, Eileen Chilton and Craig Osmer, Debbie Sisino, and Bob Dow who is home from the United States Military Academy at West Point. A reminder! The Southold Sun shine Society will meet on Monday evening, January 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. Annual dues of $3 are payable at this time. All members are urged to attend. St. Patrick's Rosary-Altar Society will meet on Tuesday, January 4, at 8 p.m. Guest speaker foi uie evenmg will be Miss Lillian Cowan. All members are urged to attend and bring a friend. Little League Registration Registration for Southold Little League will be held on Thursday, January 6, 1977 at the V.F.W. Hall on Boisseau Avenue, Southold, be tween the hours of V p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Any child who will attain the age of eight years before August 1, 1977 and who will not attain the age of 13 years before August 1, 1977 is eligible. Senior League registrants who attain the age of 13 years before August 1, 1977, and not reach the age of 16 years before August 1, 1977. will be eligible to compete. Any questions regarding registra tion can be directed to 765-5476. long Island Shades and Blinds J Our deepest sympathy is extended to the family of Dr. Monte Warren of Goose Creek, Southold. Dr. Warren passed away on December 16 after a long illness. He had practiced dentis try in Greenport for 30 years. Congratulations to Dave Averette and Terry Cronin of Southold who were two of the 14 winners of gingerbread houses in a contest conducted by the Walt Whitman Federal Savings and Loan Associa tion, Mattituck. The Long Island Music Theater will present a play, \Annabelle Broom, the Unhappy Witch\ at 2 p.m. on January 15 at the Southold School. Tickets are $1.50 for adults and $1 for students and they can be purchased at the Middlemay Shop or Avedon's Camera Shop in Southold. Co-sponsoring this event are the Southold Y.A. and P.T.A, Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Connolly are the proud parents of a daughter born on December 16 at Southamp ton Hospital. Congratulations to the happy family. Cindy Moeller, daughter of Mrs. Alfred Goldsmith and Mr. Robert Moeller, has been named to the President's honor roll at the Univers ity of Miami with a 4.0 average. Some of our young residents who are spending the winter months working down in Florida are our daughter, Sheila and son, Joseph McCarthy. Also Debbie and Donald Mannweiler are residing in Fort Lauderdale. Jimmy Helinski left this week to attend school in Daytona Beach. The National Fund tor Sister Arline’s Cancer Research Program, Southold Town Chapter, will hold a garage sale on January 15 at the home of Oliver and Diane Campbell, Sterling Road, off Skunk Lane, Cutchogue. The time is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be many assorted items. Rain date will be January 22. May your New Year be filled wim the blessings of Peace, Love, Joy and Good Health! Southold Trustees Meet January 4 Agenda of the Southold Town Trustees meeting January 4, 1977 includes: Dr. Lawrence T. Waitz, Skunk Lane, Cutchogue, application for offshore mooring at Mud Creek, Cutchogue: Andrew Galgano, 162 Park Ave nue, Bethpage, application for dock at Mattituck Creek, directly in front of his property; Philip K. Greene, 1517 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, N.Y., application for dock at Gull Pond, Greenport, directly in front of his property. The meeting of the Board of Southold Town Trustees will be held at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 4, 1977, at the town board meeting room, 16 South Street. Greenport. “The (Complete Window Decorating Centers” CUSTOM-MADE DRAPERIES Brldgehannpton Riverhead 537-1468 727-2268 Tuxedo Rentals Jiimy Styles ^ Ftimot Main Road Southold From all of us at Southold Pharmacy T e l: 7 6 5 - 3 4 3 4 Main Street, Southold , N.Y. I J To oil of our good friends and customers A most prosperous, healthy .... and hoppy 1977 From oil of your friends at i' / VOLINSKI OLDS. INC. homo of the number one selling “Cutlass\ 765-3523 J TRAVELER S i., SOUTHOLD 0
