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WANT ADVANCE PHOTOS ? Any picture with credit line \Advance Photo \ or \Photo by Gomez \ <no others) is available to you in a glossy print. For foil information on how to secure these prints read the details in the \WANT ADVANCE PHOTOS ?\ adr*r«j*«|B«al published in this edition* -—Adv. QlfTM niX/FPQ Wavid C, Sapiane , loft , OrkllN JL7lVrj \D S on of Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Sapiane of Sunset Avenue , West- hampton B^ach , and Staff Sergeant Harold P. Hogan of Mineola. Avenue , are on their way for emergency treatment after being flown to Suffolk County Air Force Base by air base and Grum- man Engineering Corporation helicopters. Divers were rescued after their boat went adrift off Robins Island in Great Peconic Bay Friday. Cap- tain T. S. Carbonaro , medical officer , is at right. Behind Mr. Sapiane is Airman First Class Ger- ald B. Sube , aeromedic. Pilot of rescue helicopter from air base was First Lieutenant William V. Berry, who resides in Westhampton Beach , and co-pilot was First , Lieutenant Gordon A. Hecht, who resides in East Quogue. —Official USAF Photo QFlPPFT A P? V Miss Barbara Ehmann , senior secretarial ?31-A^ rVLi 1 /A.I Y I student at Patchogue High School , par- ticipated in \A Day in the Office , \ a proj ect sponsored by National Secretaries Association (Int.) during National Secretaries week , April 23-29. Miss Ehmann (seated) assumed duties of ,Mxs. Alex J. Hynna for one day as secretary to Dr. Alden T. Stuart , super- intendent of schools. Mrs. Hynna is a member of Queen Anne Chapter of NSA. —Photo by Russ Wygand Hauling Help Provided In Clean-Up Campaigns Town and Village: Both the Patchogue Village and Brookhaven Town administra- tions are calling for local residents and businessmen to participate in their Spring clean-up drives. The village ' s drive began Monday and will continue through next week. The town ' s campaign will start Monday and end May 5. Both plans call for propert y owners to cooperate wkh the respective high- way departments in the hauling away of tr ash. Town Highway Superintendent Charles \V. Bnrvaud has re jues.ed that those needing assistance in the removal of ruhbh-h or other mnteuais will p l ace their trash ou ^ tide of their property line and fv. n ^ act' th\ highway fo \email in th e -> district or call ^Kklen • 12- 3571. There are also four public re- fuse disposal pits in the town where i iibbish and refuse may be deposited. They are located as fol- lows: Blue Point Road , North l' atch- ogue; Moriches Road , Mo'iehes; Paper Mill Road , Center Moriches ; and Pine Road , Coram. Vil' age. Trustee E. Donald Schneider , general chainvan o( the village ' s effort , said that the I plan calls for th. - propert y ownei\ to gather up leaves , hedge clip- pings , tree branches ( not over three fee: long), rakrigs and otli-r debris, which shoold then he se- cure l y tied °>\ packed and left at th < > curb line , where it wi ll be p icked up by Village Street De- ij ai-rmcnt . trucks . Such packages , Mr. Schne : der S ; M 1, should not conta'n any ma- sonry, building materials , refrig- erators or s'oves . Any resident of th^ viTage de- si: ing further information on the Continued on page 6 , this, section Seton Jr. Wins State CFL Title In Girls ' Division Nuala Kenny, a junior at Seton Hall High School , Patchogue , won first place in the girls ' division of extemporaneous speech in the State Finals of the New York State High School Forensic Lea- gue tournament held at Albany April 21-22. Miss Kenny had , the week pre- vious , qualified for entry into the National Finals of the Catholic Forensic League to be held at Baltimore May 11 , 12 , 13. In the same tournament, the junior varsity debate team .shared honors with three other teams in a four-way tie for first place. Fi- nals results indicated that Xaver- ian High School , Brooklyn; Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica; James- town High School , Jamestown; and Seton Hall , all had 7-1 records. Teams were drawn from all over Continued on page 6 , this section Next Thursday The Long Island Advance 10 , 000 Circulation For Classified Ads Telephone GRover 5-1000-100 1 QJ-J F I TVFH Car driven bv Barbara OOJL Jul V £AJ Whitman , 19, of 101 Wood lawn Avenue , St. James , was in collision with one driven by James Fen Yak, Sr., of Glad- back Avenue. Konkonkoma , on Sunrise Highway, Sayville , Friday nig ht , according to Suff olk County Police. Miss Whitman was treated for minor injuries at Good Samaritan Hospital and released. Charge 'Spite Rezoning : Angry homeowners from Brookside Park, a high-class develop- ment in Patchogue , rocked the Brookhaven Town Board of Zoning Appeals at its Apri l 20 meeting with charges that a variance peti- tion that would allow the construction of a drive-in theatre near the development would create a \tremendous \ noise , a traffic hazard and would lower the value of their homes. Norman F. Lechtrecker , a Pat- chogue attorney . and resident in the area , frequently exclaimed that the petitioner plans to con- struct not onl y the theatre but \ another Coney Island. \ He further maintained that the (50-acre area was zoned for busi- ness in 1957 by \ spite rezoning \ of the then all-Republican tow n board. The rezoning took p lace six months after Brookside Park , also called \Democra t Hill \ , was incorporate d into the Village of Patchogue. Mr. Lechtrecker said after the hearing that because severa l lead- ing Democrats in the village had interests in the park , the town board , for \ spite \ , rezoned the adjoining area to business. Jerome Sadofsky, also a resi- dent in the area , told the zoning board that he knew of no other area in the town where the high- est class residential zoning\ , \A\ , abuts a business area , such as in Brookside Park. The petitioners , Patchogue Sun- lise Dr ; v?-In. inc. 1»>. ' > Last ;u (?r- ru-k Road, Merrick, were request- ing a zoning variance for an oat- door movie screen and a marque? sign. Petitioner ' s attorney, John J. Hart of Patchogue , told the board that a capacity of 1 , 500 cars is planned for the theatre. He said , that the theatre would be down- hill from the development and i that no one in the area could see or hear the happening' s in the theatre. Seymour Seider , an engineer for Prudential Play houses , a com- pany with the same Merrick ad- [ dress as the petitioner , stated in I a n s w e r to Mr. Lechtrecker ' s charge of a planned \Coney Island\ that nothing is planned for the area except a theatre , a playground and a restaurant. In view of Mr. Seiner ' s state- ment , Chairman Joseph Corbett instructed the petitioner to re- move a sign on the property which advertises that bowling ai- Continued on page 6« this section Brookside Residents Challenge Drive-In SAVE MONEY — SUBSCRIBE NOW You save plenty by subscribinK for The Anvance , the Postmaster does the rest. O^ly $5 for 12 months , we pay the post- ape. Your order- addressed to - . Circulation J •: t,. P. O. Drawer 7 MI , Patchogue. N. Y „ will start your paper with the next edition . —Adv. • Following: what has become a weekly routine, the Brookhaven Board this week revoked \hard- shi p \\ relief granted to four sub- dividers by previous town admin- istrations under Section 1711C of the Town Building Zone Ordinan- ce. Last week , the board revoked four other similar reliefs , the week before , two , bringi n g: their grand total to 10. The decisions of the board came because each petitioner for relief , according: to Supervisor August Stout. Jr., f ailed to comp l y with the conditions set forth in Section 1711C. The present administration has spent the past year reviewing; 38 of the -14 reliefs granted by pre- vious administrations under this section of the -building: ordinance ! by receiving- thi< :eiief . a subdiv- ide!' couM build hou. -es on lois half the size required b y the regu - lar zoning ordinance . According - to S pecial Town At- torney George E. Lechtrecker , who! investigated each c;\s * 11 > - tnc j board , most of the land under re- ! lief has not been built up, even j tl ough the 'petitions were granted ! in li'55 and 1!>5'> . The four reliefs revoked this week were b y the following: firm s and individuals: Sykale Homes. Inc.; Seymour S. Taubin and F. Richard Silberl: Salvatore J. Piaz- ! za; and the I.indy Realty Corp. ! The property is located in Sekien , Continued on page 6. this section 4 More 1711C Relief s Revoked B y Town Board Three Suffolk department, heads Monday, in communications to the Board of Supervisors , attacked the recentl y comp leted manage- ment survey of county institutions , as \full of untruths , and filled with inaccuracies. \ The officials were Count y Comp- troller Frederick B. Hose , Jr., County Clerk Not man Kiipp, and County Treasurer Chester Jacobs. The report , completed by the sur- vey film of Booz-Allen , and Hamil- ton at a cost of $35,000 , made sweep ing recommendations for many Suffolk departments , includ- ing those headed by Mr. Hose , Mr. Klipp, and Mr. Jacobs. Mr. Hose charged the repo 't \is full of untruths , va gu e statements and half-truths. Many of these untruths were pointed out and proven to the survey firm , yet they remain in the final report. \ Mr. Jacobs said tli 2 survey re- pot t, \is tilled with inaccuracies , indicating a comp ete lack of knowledge of tax laws , and othe laws which govern the operation of the county treasury. The con- elusions were based on conversa- tions and general observations rather than a detailed survey of the department. \ He pointed out that his depart- ment' s work load has been greatly increased du ing the^past five y^ars, with onl y a sli g ht increase in personnel. Mr. Klipp contended the survey mentioned only half of the work- load handled by his offic? in ar- riving at their conc ' usions , but recommended his staff be cut. The comments of th? officials , received by the Bo-»rd of Supervi- sors by communication , were fTe:l without comment. Howeve - , County Executive H, Lee Dennison said he would an- swer th? charges later this week. \Statenv nts like that cannot go unanswered , \ he declared. Suff. Dept. Heads Challenge Report By Survey Firm MEDFORD — Suffolk Coun- ty Police detectives , their fares . ° .et and grim , poured in- to the Tremont Avenue School here in Medford Sunday ni ght to investigate the kidnapping of . . . ... a live hpmster ? True , according to Russell Wygand , communications co- ordinator for Union Free School District 24. The hamste r , named Tammy, war- part of a science exhibit . Also taken were two t ype- writers , an adding machine , and a . erwd playe-\ All. except poor li'l Tammy, were insured. Police Investi gate M'dford 'Kidnapping ' A consolidation of The Pat- chogue Advance and The Mo- riches Tribune will be effected Thursday, May 4 , 196 1 , accord- ing to Captain John T. Tuthill , publisher of the two newspa- pers. The result of the merger will give the combined publication a circulation a bit in excess of 10.000 as a starter . Due to the savings to the owners of dupli- cation in many phases of news gathering, headline writing, typesetting, advertising, r a w materials , press work and dis- tribution , the newsstand price of 'he new enlarged publication will be 10 cents. The subscrip- tion price of the paper will be $5.00 a year. The new newspaper will be known as THE LONG ISLAND ADVANCE , a name more in keeping with th -; wide area now served by the two individual newspapers and more representa- tive of the interests of the 35 communities now served by The Advance and The Tribune. The large circulation of THE LONG ISLAND ADVANCE will also better meet the reouirem°nts of the commercial , professional and municipal interests that are served by tha advertising columns of the two individual newspapers. The news and editorial columns will better reflect the problems and the interests of the residents o f Suffolk County, residing in the wide spread area the news- paper will blanket. They will tend to create a better understanding between peop le and the vaiious segments of government embraced in the territory. The Patchogue Advance , now in its ninetieth year , made its first bow to the public Friday, Septem- ber 1 , 1871 and The Moriches Tribune , presently in its twenty- fifth year , published its first is- sue Friday, April 2 , 1937. THE LONG ISLAND ADVANCE , therefore , will have as its pub- lishing background , the combined experience of two individual news- papers that have served the people of their respective areas j for some 115 years. The present Advance has been the recipient of many acknowledgements by its contemporaries in the publishing fie.d. Throe times it has been awarded silver cups and a p laque for rating the highest in contests sponsored by the New York Press Association as \Best Weekly Newspaper \ in New York State. Nine other plaques also adorn the walls of the lobby of the new publishing plant , representing first place awards for advertising (both display and classified), ed- itorial excellence , photography, front page , etc. THE LONG ISLAND AD- VANCE will probably publish 34 to 40 pages a week. All present subscrip tions will be taken over by the consolidation and honored unti l expiration , as well as all ad- vertising contracts. Advance , Trib. Set to Merg e As LI Advance The following is a quick round- up of annual meeting proposals and elections in the school dis- tricts of the area: Patchogue-Medford The Board of Education of School District 24 , Patchogue- Medford , proposes a $3 , 746 , 087 budget for the 1961-62 school year. The amount to be raised by local taxation is $1 , 742 , 684. The local school tax rate would rise an es i- mated 33 to 42 cents depending on the increase in assessed valuation. Based on a $750 , 000 increase in assessed valuation , the school rate will be $8.12 , an increase of 33 cents. If the assessed valuation in- crease is $500 000 , the rate will bo $8.21 , upping the tax rate 42 cents per $100 over last year ' s school lew of $7.79. The Patchogue library proposed tax rate is 47 cents , making a pro- posed total tax rate of $8.59 to $8.68. The proposed library bud- get to be raised by taxation is $101 , 420. The following four board of ed- ucation posts will be put to ballot : William J. Carroll , who is running for his own post opposed by Will- iam J. Pennstrom of Medford ; Matthew Masem is opposed as in- cumbent by Jerome Sadofsky ; Continued on page 6 , this secti on School Round-up On Tax Rates ; Bd. Candidates The Brookhaven Town Board this week established a Board of Review to be made up of the town engineer , the superintendent of highways , and the chairmen of the planning board , the board of zon- ing appeals and the building de- partment. Special Town Attorney George E. Lechtrecker of Patchogue was authorized to prepare the neces- sary legal papers for such a board , according to a Tuesday resolution by the town board. Supervisor August Stout , J r., explained the reasons for the new board as follows: \In the course of our general tightening up of building and zoning regulation , it has developed that there are cer- tain types of recurring problems involved in obtaining building per- mits on old type roads not on sub- division maps. \In correct! g previous abuses the new procssc r: require applica- tions to the p lanning board , zon- ing board of appaals , building de- partment , etc. These can be ex- pedited if a board of review , made up of representatives of these de- Continued on page 6 , this section Board of Review Set Up by Town For Efficiency Due to the merger of The Patchogue Advance and The Moriches Tribune , the Spanish co ' umn , \Noticias Semanales en Espanol , \ which has been appeal ing regularl y in The Advance , will be suspended next week until fu r ther no- tic 0 . If space permits later on in The Long Island Advance , it is anticipated that the col- umn will be resumed. No Spanis h Column Until Further Notice 4 Times Original Amount: . ._ ... . . i . -_. -. — \ RIVERHEAD — Some 440 acres of barrier beach- land i n Brookhaven and in Southampton Townships will cost Suffolk County over four times the amount authorized two years ago when the acquisition was voted. A resolution adop ted hy the Board of Supervisors Monday at Riverhead makes available $1, 200 , - 000 to supp lement the $300 , 000 re- maining of\ th\ ori g inal $350 , 000 authorization voted in March , 1959. The new monsy will be rais- ed by the sale of $300 , 000 worth of capital notes and a $1 , 140 , 000 is- sue of 30-year bonds. The resolution , offered by Brook- haven Supervisor August Stout , Jr., and passed unanimously, stat- ed that appraisals of the property indicate tj iat the 1959 appropria- tion is insufficient and that \it is now determined the total cost will be $1 , 500 , 000. \ The land acquisition , first step toward a system of inte rconnected county parks and bathing beaches with frontages on both the At- lantic Ocean and the interior bays , includes about 371 acres on Great South Beach in Brookhaven town- shi p and 68 acres on the bander beach in Southampton town. The bulk of the taking consists of properties on both sides of the Moriches and Shinnecock inlets , and a right-of-way 200 feet wide and nearly five miles long between the new Smith' s Point Bridge park and the west bank of the Mori- ches Inlet. The board' s action will speed the pai k development program , ac- cording to County Executive PI. Lee Dennison , who pointed out the acquisition has been stymied by the lack of sufficient funds to con- sumate deals with owners willing to sell and to proceed with con- demnation proceedings ' against re- luctant landholders. Just a year ago , the supervi- sors gave tentative approva l to a p ' an to add .some 2-% acres of Great South Beach land to the original taking. Strenuous opposi- tion from the Mastic Beach Pro- perty Owners Association , which objected to the loss of its 500- foot bathing beach to the county, and the realization the cost of the taking would far exceed first esti- mates led to the abandonment of this project. M^ 4£ ffc _ . 0k BH Hj EH Mandatory Drill: Colonel Harry C. Dayton , director of Civil Defense , has announced that a mandatory public participation drill will be held in each of the Civil Defense jurisdictions of the state tomorrow. The \Take Cover \ signal will be sounded at 4 p.m., and extend for a period of 10 minutes , he said. At 4:10 p.m., , the \Alert\ signal will be sounded and the public will resume normal * ——— activities , he added. Col. Dayton outlined the- fol- lowing steps ; \Upon hearing the 'Take Cover ' signal (a three-minute fluctuating or warbling tone of vary ing p itch by sirens or short blasts on air horns), the public will immediatel y seek the nearest available shelter and remain therein until directed otherwise. \The commissioner of police , the sheriff of Suffolk County, townshi p police chiefs , the state police and village police chiefs will arrange to halt traffic. The commissioner will al?o arrange with th e chief of the Long Island State Park Po- lice to halt traffi c on the parkways in Suffolk County during the 'Take Cover '. \Civil Defense Auxiliary Police will assist in traffi c control as re- quested by precinct captains , town- ship and village police chiefs. De- puty directors will hel p coordinate this detail. \All vehicular traffic will halt and will remain halted until the last sound of the 'Alert' signal (a steady blast of three-minutes on sirens or air horns). All passen- gers will seek the nearest avail- able shelter. If none is available , thev will remain in thei. - vehicles. Drivers are advised to park on the side of the road and remove the ignition key before leavirg their vehicles. \Ambulance , police , fire and other emergency vehicles and p hy- sicians on call will be p ermitted to proceed to their destination . ' 'Operators of all school and public buses will stop their veh- Continued on page 6 , this section Civil Defense 'Alert ' Set for 4 p.m. Friday THE BKST IN PRINTING The Patrhotrue Advance specializes in fine commercial printing. Fair prices , fast deliveries. Largest print shop in Suf- folk County. Tel. GRover 5-1000. —Adv. HF niFH Bod y of Mr - Yak lies under * *!-« U l EAJ blanket after collision , which took place at about 9 :30 p.m., j ust west of Broadway Avenue , police reported . Police said that Mr. Yak had been driving west in east- bound lane of Sunrise and Miss Whitman was coming east when accident happened . —Photos by William R. Goldfein