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By JOHN McLAlX A nineteen-month-old Mid- dle Island child was found safe Tuesday nig ht in the woods near his home after a nine-hour search by more than 200 men . An unidentified fireman dis- covered Matthew John Wenner close to 6:30 p. m. about one and one-half miles from his house on the Yap hank-Middle Island Road. Police said the child , who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wen Tier , had received a few minor scratches afte r wandering from his home around 10:15 a. m. Young Matthew had been p laying with his brothers and sisters under a tree ai the side of the house when his mother , Martha , discovered he was missing. \We ' re so happy he ' s home again , \ said Mrs. Wenner Wed- nesday morning. \Yes , he ' s fine and he ' s been in trouble again— just getting out some crackers— but 1 guess I wouldn 't mind if he upset the whole house , it' s so won- derful that he is here. \We ' re very gratefu l to all the policemen and firemen and other men who helped in the search. They did a great j ob and we want to thank them deeply. \ Other children in the famil y arc Paul , 6 , Lynette , 5 , Thomas. 3 , Joan. 2. and Therese , six months. Matthew was born November 24 , ior>o. Calls Police When Mrs. Wenner saw that Matthew was not with the other children , she searched for him herself and then called the Sixth Precinct of the Suffolk County Police. She also p honed her hus- band who had gone to the home of their friend , John Blasko of Mt. Sinai , to get some strawberries to put in their freezer. Mr. Wenner Continued on page 6. this section HOME AGAIN—Matthew John Wenner is received happily into arms of his mother , Martha , after being found Tuesday by County rescue units. Nineteen-month-old tot walked from his home 'Tues- day morning. Police , firemen and scouts combed Middle Island area until Matthew was found about 6 :30 p.m. Tuesday. —Photo by William R. Goldfem 19 Month-Old Ml Child S afe After Lon g Search Farm ' ville Units Schedule June 30 'Protest ' Meeting The Farmingville-Holtsville Civ- ic Taxpayers Association and the Parmingville Residents Associa- tion will sponsor what they de- scribed as an \ open protest meet- ing *' at 8 p. m. June 30 in the Parmingville Firehouse on Farm- to-Market Road , Farmingville. Mrs. Raymond Burcaw , public relations chairman for the tax- payers ' unit , said the purpose of the meeting was to protest change of the Suffolk Community Col- lege from Farmingville to Selden. \Town county, college , state and federal officials have been in- vited to attend , \ Mrs. Burcaw said Wednesday. \Farmingville resi- dents will present evidence and in- formation to support their claim and will state their stand and in- tended action, on the situation. \ Mrs. Burcaw said the Board of Trustees of the college had replied to the Farmingville Residents As- sociation ' s June 6 letter protesting Continued on page 8 , this section Will Study for Summer in Colombia BELLPORT HS STUD ENT: BY TEDD DETERMAN A <-weet 16-year-old from Bell- port High School will fo low UN Ambassador Adlai Stevenson to Souih Am 1 rica next we?k to do her part in easing Lati n American tensions. Mr. Stevenson is cu r- rently touring South America at I' ll sident Kennedy > request. Anna Maria DeFilippi of 172 South Dunton Avenue , East Pat- cnogaf , is a Spam^n-speaking jun - ior at the high school who has chosen to take a Summer ' s tri p to Colombia , South America , as part of a student exchange program. Paid for by the student body of the school , the tiip will cost $271. Miss DeHlippi wir ny to Medellin (pronounced: May-day- GIN), Colombia , where she will live with a Colombian family and stud y in the schools there. The young miss was exuberant about joinin g the other 10 students from Long Island who will go to South America. They will fly to Buffalo Monday and go from there directly to Panama City, where the large group from the Eastern States will split up into smaller groups going to different South American cities. The 16-year-old i> among 60 who will go to Medel- lin. The first exchange student from Bellport High to go to South America , and the first reci p ient of thp student body ' s cash award , Mis^ DeFilippi was required to write a lette r to her principal tailing why she wanted to go south of the border on the ex- change program. She competed with other stu- dents from the school , and won. she said , in great pait because of h^r proficiency in Spanish. She exp lained that coming fro m Italian descent made the learning of Continued on page 6 , this section PACKED AND READY , dark-eyed Miss Maria DeFilippi , 16- year-old student at Bellport High School , prepares for Summer study trip to Colombia , South America , by lirst finding country on \World Atlas. \ To leave Monday, Miss DeFilippi is highly enthusiastic about trip, which is being paid for by student council of high school. Young miss won trip in competition with other students. ; —Advance Photo Town Requires More Off-St. Parking Space Quite Far-Reaching : The Brookhavcn Town Board this week authorized the amend- ment of the building code to require further coverage on off-street parking, more parking spaces at new structures and extended lead- ing areas. The town has had off-street, parking requirements. The amend- .^v _ . _ ment at Tuesday ' s meeting ex- tends coverage to include t ypos of structures that weren 't before included and requires more park- ing in proportion to the size of the structure. \It' s quite far reaching, \ ac- cording to Norman F. Lechtreek- er , the attorney who drew up the amendment for the board. \From now on , \ Mr. Lechtrccker con- tinued , '' you must not. onl y pro- vide off-street parking spaces , but they must be satisfactoril y main- tained. \ Supervisor August Stout , Jr. , said: \The board believes that this is an example of long-overdue provision and p lanning for the fu- ture of our town. \ From now on , every application for a permit to build or alter a structure where off street park- ing or loading spaces will be re- quire d , must be accompanied by a p lot plan showing the l-equired number of spaces provided , with driveways giving access to a Continued on page 4 , this section Abolish Sports , Music Programs For 5-7 Weeks Up keep of Grounds , Lawns To Be Halted for Period ; Follows Budget Defeat Beg inning with the new school and fiscal year Jul y 1 , Central School District 4 (Bell port , Brookhaven , East Patchogue) will be p laced on, a temporary austerity program , the board of edu- cation announced this week . The move has become a neces- sity beyond the board' s control because the annual school district bud get was not voted in June 13 , according to an announcement made by the board Tuesday. The announcemen t followed a boa d meeting attended by about 100 residents of the district Mon- day night at the new East Patch- ogue School building on Dunton Avenue. Most of the meeting was devot- ed to questions and answers on budgetary matters. The board made no decision on when a new vote will be called. It will meet again this coming Monday night. The austerity program will re- main in effect for from five to seven weeks, dm'ing which period the board said it will continue to stud y the problem. Starting «>uly 1 , there will be no recreation program , no Summer music programs or concerts , or lessons , no upkeep of grounds or lawns , and no Summer use of buildings by Boy Scouts , Girl Scouts , or other gi-oups. The June 13 vote was the sec- ond to be taken on the proposed budget. On May 2 , the voters defeated the proposed budget of $2 , 358 , 610 by a vote of 224 to 227. It would have called for a tax rate increase from $8.88 per $100 of assessed valuation to $10.57. It was the first budget de- feat in the district' s history. The revised budget which was voted on June 13 tota lled $2 , 329 , - 760 , reflecting a $28, 500 decrease Continued on page 4, this section Grumman Awarded Large Govt. Contract WASHINGTON , D. C. — Congressman Otis G. Pike an- nounced today that the Grum- man Ai rcraft Engineering Corporation of Bethpage has j ust been awarded a contract in excess of $9 , 000 , 000 by the Department of Defense for the rehabilitation and modern- ization of the SA 16 Albatross. This is the largest amp hib- ian made by Grumman , Mr. Pike said. It is used by the Army, Navy and Coast Guard as a general utility aircraft and for air-sea rescue work. It has performed yeoman service for the Armed Forces. The award of this contract , Mr. Pike continued , will go quite a distance in securing steady emp loyment for Grum- man personnel in the months immediatel y ahead. Record 275 to Graduate In PHS Commencement Two hundred and fifteen students are expected to graduate Mon- day from Patchogue Senior High School in commencement exercises which will 'begin at 8:15 p.m. on the school' s athletic field. Supervising Principal Edmund W. Tuton said it is anticipated that the 1961 •j iass will be the largest graduated in the school' s history- A totai of 183 students graduated in 191, 3 and 158 in 1959. This year will miark the fiftieth anniversary of the Class of 1911 in which there were 30 students. Members of the class will be pre- sented at Monday ' s commence- ment. The ceremony will begin with the Tannhaus^r March by Wagner played by the Patchogue High School band under the direction of Joel Sands. In case of rain the commence- ment will be l aid in the audito- rium. The March will be played on two pianos by Miss Barbara Girshoff and James Richter. Each student will be assi gned two tic- kets for guests to be seated in the auditorium. The program will be broadcast to persons seated in other rooms of the school. Salutatorian Richard Miller will speak on \Prejudice. \ He will be followed by Essayist Miss Elea- nor Jellinger , whose address is en- titled \Automation. \ \Decline of American Patrio- 1 Continued on page 6 , this section | MB Man in Critical Condition After Burns MASTIC BEACH — Harold Schur of 201 Locust Drive , Mastic Beach , continued in critical condi- tion this week at Bayview Hospi- tal after suffering third degree burns Sunday when , according to police , a faulty water h°ater he was trying to light at his home exploded and ignited his clothing- Fifth Precinct Patrolman Henry Allers possibly saved the 49-year- old man ' s life by throwing him to the ground and smothering th e fLames with sheets. The police of- ficer was on dut y in the vicinity when he heard screams coming f rom Mr. Schur ' s home about 10:30 a. m. Dr. Richard G. Cook of Mas- tic is the attending p hysician . FOR NEW SCHOOL—The Rev. F. Leo Cunning- ham , pastor of St. Francis de Sales R. C. Church , Patchogue , receives check for $4,360 , given by Parents Auxiliary for school building fund. Presentation took place at unit ' s officer in- stallation dinner-dance Tuesday night, held at Suffolk Count y Republican clubhouse , and came as Fr. Cunningham was marking thirt y-fifth anniversary of his ordination to priesthood. Pic- lured from left to right are Herbert B. Rowse , outgoing president ; Fr. Cunningham , moderator of auxiliary ; Mrs. Frank Fleming, president- elect; and Frank K. Zimmermann , program chairman. —Photo by William R. Goldfein Graduation Tomorrow At Seton Hall HS Graduation exercises of Seton Hall High School will be held at 8 p. m. tomorrow in Sister Marie Clotilde audi- torium at the school on the Sunrise Highway, Patchogue . The guest speaker will he Ri ght Rev. Monsignor Charles C. Berming ham , pastor of St . Aidan ' s Church , Williston Park. The Suffolk County Advisory Agricultural Commission , Nathan- iel A. Talmage , chairman , at a meeting held last Wednesday, en- dorsed the action taken by the duck farmers group. The commis- sion expressed itself as follows: \This commission is in agreement with the principles stated in this resolution and urges the county executive and the Board of Su- pervisors to support the resolu- tion. \ Duck farmers consider incompa- tible the county ' s acknowledged objective of attracting new i ndus- try to Suffolk while at tht same time , through its land acquisition program , it threatens to destroy a world-famous , successfull y ope- rating industry that employs 1 , - 500 people , pays $1 , 000 , 000 a year in taxes , and brings into the county $12 , 000 , 000 of new money annually through the sale of its products. Specifically, four duck farms are faced with destruction by a Continued on page 6 , this section NBTA Gives Board Vote of Confidence BELLPORT MANOR—The North Bellport Taxpayers As- sociation , in its final meeting of the season at the Hampton Avenue School here Tuesday nigh t , passed a resolution g iv- ing the Central School District 4 board of education a vote of confidence and supporting the school district budget that was defeated in a vote June 13. The association announced that it had studied the pro- posed austerity budget and feels it would be an injustice to the students if a new bud- get was not voted in. It was added that the North Bell- port Taxpayers Association is in no way connected with the newly-formed Taxpayers As- sociation of Centra l School District 4. The latter group opposed the budget submitted June 13. Election and installation of NBTA o fficers was held. New o fficers ate as fo 'lows : Al Bach , president ; Robert May, vice president; Mrs. F, 1 i •/. a b e t h Kelch , secretary; Thomas Carr , treasurer and Mrs. Peggy Gatta and Robert Spencer, di- rectors. Mrs. Thomas Murphy, outgoing president , was pre- sented with a chaise lounge. Brookhaven Town Justice of the Peace Milton A. La Gattuta said Tuesday he would request the Town Board to open Hammond Road from Route 25 to Hawkins Path , Centereach , to ease what he described as a dangerous traffic situation in the Eastwood Village development. \The new municipal pool at the intersection of Hammond Road and Hawkins Path , \ Justice La Gat- tuta said , \is expected to attract hundreds of vehicles from all parts of town. Unless additional thor- oughfares are opened , conditions on Eastwood Boulevard and Haw- Continued on page 6 , this section Justice Urges Road Extension In C entereach Teachers Back School District 4 Board of Educ . The board of education of Cen- tral School District 4 , currently wrestling with budgetary prob- lems received the backing and en- couragement of the district ' s Teachers ' Association in a letter this week addressed to Emery L. Van Horn , board president. Signed by James Gerardi , presi- dent of the teachers ' group, the letter stated that the teachers had pledged themselves to strive to rrtaintain the best possible educa- tional program. They also congratulated the board \for doing indefatigable work in a most difficult position. \ The letter follows: \The Teachers ' Association of Central District 4 fullv under- stands the new problem with which education in our district is faced. The board of education has shown tireless devotion to the problems of budgeting and , in doing so , the Teachers ' Association supported your endeavor to present a bud- get which tried to maintain the high standards of education of which this district has become proud. In many instances , you were torn between an educational need and a tax burden. Af t e r much deliberation a compromise was reached , but the educational program was not short changed. \The vote of June 13 would seem to indicate that the voters prefer a minimum tax bill to a quality educational program. We , Continued on page 4 , this section Tempora ry Austerity P rog ra m For School Dist . 4 Starts July 1 Two Singed as Flames Backlash: BLAZING BUS at Civil Defense and Firematic Training Center , Yaphank , gets professional touch from Patchogue firefighters. Drill was one of many practice situations at Brookhaven Town Fire Chiefs ' Council Field Day, Sunday afternoon. YAPHANK — Two firemen of' the Ronkonkoma Fire Department received superficial burns in fight- ing a simulated house fire here Sunday during the second annual Brookhaven Town drill . Wiliam A. Okvist , Jr., of 88 Caroll Avenue , and Arnold Bowers of Gatelot Avenue , both Lake Ronkonkoma , were fighting the fire on a three-story training tower. They were singed when the flames backlashed because of water pressure from a hose. Nei- ther was hurt seriousl y, but Mr. Okvist was treated by the Yap- hank Am 'bulance squad. More than 200 men from 17 town fire companies participated in the drill in which fire cr r -ws fought simulated house , car , oil pit and trailer fires. The Yaphank Ambulance was on standby notice at the Brookhaven Fire Chiefs ' Council Field day at the Civilian Defense Firematic Training Center in Yap hank. Am- bulance men on duty were Stanley Kazel , Robert Schaffer and Wal- ter Schlichtcroll. Over 200 Vamps in Fire Drill See Threat fo Survival: RIVERHEAD—Long Island duck farmers are vigorously pro- testing the threat to the survival of their industry raised by county- proposed plans to acquire lands for park and highway purposes that could engulf their properties. At a recent meeting of the Lone- Island Duck Farmers Coon- erative , Inc., here in Riverhead, the membership, representing more than 50 duck farms that produce three-fourth s of all commercially grown ducks in the United States , unanimously adopted a resolution urging county authorities to lo- cate highways and public parks on undeveloped lands instead of con- demning the properties of income- producing, job-making industries such as Suffolk' s cluck farms. 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