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Dominy Mulls Otters to Head Twn. GOP Slate In his first public ac- knowled gment since rumors began fl y ing a few weeks ago , Sheriff Charles R. Dominy issued the follow- ing statement yesterday to The Advance , regarding the possibility of his name be- ing offered to the forthcom- ing Republican Town con- vention for the top post of supervisor : \ Because of recent newspaper speculation. I feel I should state that there has been extreme pres- sure applied on me by prominent businessmen , private citizens of both political parties , as well as public officials and Republican County committeemen of the Town of Brookhaven. for me to consider making myself available for the nominati on for the office of super- visor of the Town of Brookhaven. ' 'Naturally, I am considering this offer. Hut since 1 am a county officer at the p' esent time , many items have to bo cleared up before T can reach a decision. 1 would hope that within the next week or two , 1 would he able to arrive at a decision and give my answer to the many interested peop le in- volved. \ Other names of prominent Re- publicans have been bandied about aNo in the recent past , particu- laily that of Brookhaven Town Superintendent of H i g h xv a y s ChaCes W. Barraud. However , Mr . Bnrraud lias stated that he is not a candidate for the post . lie is a strong supporter of Sheriff Dom- iny. In the event that Mr . Dominv i^ nominated for supervisor , there is 1 i: tic doubt in the minds of Republican part y workers but that he can be elected and that the other nominees on the ticket will be carried into office also . The shoi iff was elected to his county oflVc at the 1 !'¦ \ >!) election in the face of the storm that defeated the rest of the Republican count y ticket. Was Slated To Be County Rec. P roject Mt. Sinai Harbor , locat- ed on the North Shore of Brookhaven Town , will now be dev eloped as a rec- reational area b y the town and not b y the county. The town board in a Tuesday meeting- reversed for the second time their position on the contro- versial issue of who should de- velop the harbor. It appointed Special Town Attorney George E. Lechtrecker to initiate legal steps to acquire propert y at the harbor for the town ' s use either by pur- chase or condemnation . The confusing sequence of ups and downs on this issue began Oc- tober 24 , 19(>0 , when the County Board of Supervisors held a pub- lic hearing on Count y Executive H. Lee Dennison ' s p lan for the de- velopment of more county recrea- tional facilities. Residents of the Mt. Sinai area objected to Brookhaven Town g iv- ing Cedar Beach , part of the har- bor p lan , to the count y. They clas- sified the move as a \ g ive-away \ of town propert y b y town officials . Supervisor August Stout , Jr., at first favored the entire proposal. But in deference to the 450 peo- p le at the county hearing who ob- jected to the proposal , he called a \ clear the air \ information meet- ing November 10 at the Mt . Sinai firehou-i f . The \ clear the air \ meeting ; started with the supervisor de- claring that the town would keep 20-acre Cedar Beach and would giv e the rest of the town-owned narbor area (approximatel y 100 acres) to the county to develop. Keep ing Cedar Beach was a re- Continued on page fi , this section Answers Sent To C. Moriches On School Query The school boards of Eastport. West Manor and East Manor . among five school districts which uventl y received letters from the Ci nter Moriches Board of Educa- ti )n inquiring into the feasibility of undertaking a joint study of possible school reorganization, have joined in reply ing that they feel any reorganization study could he carried out better on an indi- vidual school district basis. Other boards contacted were South Man- or and East Moriches. Lester E. Gerard , Eastport board chairman , told The Long Is- land Advance Wednesday that Roy p C. Dye , chairman of the East Manor school board , and Daniel Y eager , chairman of the West Manor school board , had authoriz- ed him at a meeting Tuesday night to make a joint rep ly to this effect. Earlier . Stanley Abrams, super- vising princi pal of Center Mo- riches Public Schools , stressing that his district hud taken no stand on either the study or its possible subject , announced that the South Manor school board had indicated in its reply a favorable disposition toward the prospect of a reorganization stud y. If the study is approved , said Mr. A brams , and if the findings show a need for reorganization , two results are possible. One is consolidation , whereb y the neigh- boring- school boards are merged into one bod y and debt assumed collectively. The second is centrali- Continued on page 7 , this section Voters of District 11 Turn Down New School OK Three Propositions: Member* of the Board of Education of Middle Country Central School District 11 (Ccntoreaeh-Sclden ) were considering {his week whether to resubmit the proposition to the voters for purchase of 23M> acres of land and construction of a new elementary school at an estimated cost of $1 , 233,750. On Tuesday the proposition was defeated by 512 to 321 votes. Also turned down by a vote of 41*0 to 329 was Proposition 2 . calling for the expenditure of $250 000 for purchase of additional equipment for the junior high school. Propo- sition 3 was defeated by 50(> to 314 votes. It stipulated the spend- ing cf $47 , 570 for renovation of Wood Road School. Although all three propositions received simple majorities of \ yes \ votes , all three propositions re- quired a two-thirds majority for passage. \The requirement of a two- thirds majority on building pro- positions , \ Supervising Principal W. I. Fiedler said , \ creates a hard- ship for school districts and 1 would like to see the section re- pealed. We have population , but it is often difficult to get a two- thirds majority. No, 1 don ' t be- lieve we got an undue number of persons in opposition. We were not aware of any organized oppo- sition to the propositions. \ Mr. Fv'd' or said the first grade at all five elementary schools will go into double session in Septem- ber. \If we do not get a new ele- mentary school , \ he said , \the Continued on page 4. {his section Kirkup G ets SS on Guilty Plea To Misdemeanor Conspiracy Curtain Falls on Probe: RIVERHE AD —• The final curtain was closed on the five-year old probe of Suffolk officialdom yesterday. Former Count y Welfan Commissions J. Mil ford Kirkup, Jr., p leaded guilty to a mi*de meanor count of consp iracy and then received a suspended sentence. A few minutes later , Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthu: Markew ich , who has presided over most of the so called \Scandals \ investigation , dismissed the two extraordinary grand juries , and officiall y ended the probe. Mr. Kirkup, appearing much older than his 52 years , appeared in court yesterday to p lead guilty to a misdemeanor count of con- sp iracy to do an act injurious to trade and commerce in satisfac- tion of two indictments charg ing him with consp iracy and 20 counts of taking county propert y. The guilty i dea was offo'- ed by his attorney Herman J. McCarth y follow ing the recommendation of Assistant State Attorney General George Mantzoros. Mr. Kirkup was convicted of Continued on page 2 , thi . > section Optimism ' About America Urged Upon PHS Graduates 235 in Class of 1961: William J. Can-oil ti nvd the 235 graduates of Patchoguo Senior !lig) Sehoo] Monday to b ¦ \filled with greater op timism about the potential of Ameii ' - a. \ Drawing t rom the Obi Testament story of Moses , the president of the Patchogue-Medford Sch >ol Distri ct Board of Education spoke of America as the \ promised land\ and decried pessimi sm about the potential of this country under the democratic form of uovei' n- meut. He said he was eonfidi nt the Fnited States could oxeivonie the thr ' at of international c miniun - ism. A light sprinkle o f rain fell on the hmuheds of giaduates , parents and triends who gathered for the commencement exercises on the High School athletic field . Principal Edmund W. Tuton prest nted awards and the dip lo- mas. He introduced Mr . Carroll. The principal aKo presented mem- bers of the Class of 1911 , who were guests-of-honor at the exor- ci. > \s for the largest graduating class in the histoiy of the hig h school. Salutatorian was Richard Miller , who spoke on \Prejudice . \ Essay- ist Miss Eleanor Jellinger gave an address on \Automation. \ The valedictory was given by Miss Nancy Warner , speaking on \The Decline of American Patriotism. \ Miss Joanne Cacioppo presented the class gift. It was a sum of money for the electric scoreboard on the athletic field and money for the high school jazz band in ap- piec 'alion of the music they proxided during the senior show. Awards Reci p ients of the awards were as follows : Charles Siebert and Edith Gru- ber, Patchoguo Lions Club award given senior boy and girl who dur- ing their years in high school ex- hibited to highest degree the qual- ity of perseverence in studies , school activities and general liv- ing. James Sobel and Gail Larson , Patchoguo Classroom Teachers Association awards given sen- ior boy and girl who are considered by faculty outstanding in courtesy, Continued on page 7 , this section FI Land Offered to Cty; Supers Turn If Dow n Tota ls Seven Acres: A hire Island (Grea t South Beach ) propert y owner ' s offer to dedi- cate se\en acres of land to Suffolk County, just west of Smith' s Point Park, was turned dow n Monday xvlvm it failed to get the necessary six affirmative votes of the Board of Supenisnrs . A resolution calling ior the accep tance of the propert y from Nathan Straus was passed by a o to 3 vote. However , six affirm- ative votes from the 10-member board are required for the appi o- vaJ of any resolution. County Executive H. Lee Denn ison. who favored the taking of the land , said Mr. Straus p lans to sell all his holdings in the area by public auction July 1. Mr. Straus was willing to deed to the county a 50-foot wide strip oi land on each side of the county ' s existing right-of-way, provided he could receive assurance a county t oad would be constructed along the ri g ht-of-way. Brookhaven Supervisor August Stout , Jr., introduced the resolu- tion. Two Supervisor , Aithur M. Cromarty of Babylon and Robert . Fiynn of Hunting ton , were ab- sent Irom the meeting. Supervisors Evans Griffing of Shelter Island; Lester Albertson of Sou.hold , and Thom;\s Harwood of Islip voted against the proposal , pointing out that most Great Smith Beach residents are against a public highway across the Bar- rier Beach. Mr. Dennison said that the coun- ty needs the property offered by Mr. Straus to carry out 1 he Fed- era l Erosion Program and that , eventually, the same property will ha\e to be acquired with county funds. In other action , the board ap- proved the acquisition of nearly three acres of land in Hampton Continued on page 7 , this section July 4 Parade In Patchogue To Be Biggest The annual Independence Day parade throtmh Pat-hogue s busi- ness district Tuesday will be the finest, and most specacular in years. The Patchogue Lions Club Pa- rade Committee has assembled more musical g oups , more floats and marching units than ever be fore. Parade units will assemble on West Main Street , and , h a-ied b\ the MeGuire Air Force Band march along West and East Main Street past the reviewing stand on the Elk' s Club lawn and disperse from Case Avenue to (Jrove Ave- nue. Walk-off time for marchers will be 10 a. m. sharp. The parade will be reviewed by town and vil- lage officials. b or parade partici pants there xvi 1 ! be priz \s as in past years : Awntib for ban ' s , mo-t be uiti u ' floats , most patriotic float and o '-hor categories. Member ; of tiv Patchogue Lions Club will act a parade marshals . Two important changes have been made in the Lions ' full holi- day program. The previousl y can- celled carnival , long a feature of every annual Jul y -1 Lion event , has been reinstated as a holiday feature. This, in turn, brings a change in location for the annua] fire- works display. Minus the carnival , the firework s show had been scheduled for the Mascot Dock at the foot of South Ocean Avenue . It now shifts to the si*f of the carnival at the corner of Waver- lv Avenue and Sunrise Hi ghway. These grounds were formerl y the site of Dod ge City. The carnival onens June 29 and runs to Julv 8. Carnival visitors and fireworks lookers are advised to jo t down both the locat ion of the carnival and the skv show. POULTRY QUEEN—Pat Franklin of Hicksville receives crown of \Long Island Poultry Queen \ for 1961 from County Executive H. Lee Denni- son at twelfth annual Long Island broiler bar- becue, staged by Long Island Poultry Associa- tion Saturday, June 2tth. From left to right arc Lorraine Gorycki , Merrick , runner-up; Dick Hodkin , WPAC , Patchogue; ' Miss Franklin , Hicksville , .Miss Long Island Poultry, 1961; Mr. Dennison and Barbara Hess , Uniondale , also runner-up. Over 800 enjoye d Long Island broil- ers barbecued to a ? urn. They also watched 21 of Long Island' s most beautiful girls put on a beauty pageant. Mr. Dennison , Supervisor Aug- ust Stout , J r., and Miss Anne Mead , deputy county executive , were judg es. Miss Franklin has attended this contest each year since it started and hoped some day to enter. Last year , Miss Franklin did enter , but did not win. She will serve as Miss Long Island Poultry for the coming year. Miss Lorie Rem/ , of Westbury won little girls ' contest and was crowned Miss Long Island' s Cutest Little Chick for 1961. THEY'RE RUNNING BIG at Camp Paquatuck' s Mill Pond in East Moriches , Mrs. Matiie Myers of Lincoln Boulevard , East Moriches , caught this three foot carp weighing more than 25 pounds , with bamboo pole, fluke hook and worm. Fish broke 36-pound line and had to be dragged in by hand. —Advance Photo by Gomez One. hundred and sixty four stu- dents graduated Friday from Se- ton Hall High School. Dip lomas were g iven b y the Rev. F. Leo Cunningham , pastor of St . Fran- cis de Sales Parish . Assisting Father Cunning ham w T as the Rev. ' Gmald Hogan , S. T. D., of Hert- ford , Mass. The graduation address was given by Right Reverend Monsig- nor Charles E. Bctmingham , dio- cesan director of Catholic Chari- ties and pastor of the new S:\int Aidan ' s Church , Williston Park . Right Reverend Edgar F. Mc- Carren , superintendent of schools , Rockville Centre Dioces ' , attended the exercises and addressed the student body. Monsignor John Kenn n y, une ' e of John Kenney, Class of 19(51 , was celebrant at Benediction. He Continued on page -1, this section v ¦ Diplomas Given To 164 Seniors At Seton Hall HS Blue Point Tract Rezoned For Use As Industrial Pk. A 77-acre tract in Blue Point was rezoned June 20 b y the Brookhaven Town Board for the town ' s second industrial park , sub- ject to compliance with two re- quirements to be fulfill ed by the applicants. Tentative approval \va< given for a change irom residential to industrial zoning on a triangular tract extending eastward from lsli p Town line to within 800 feet west of Waverly Avenue , and ly- ing north of another p iece of pro- perty fronting on Sunrise High- way. At present the land is un- developed. The applicants , Carmen R. Ro- muno of Mineola , and Josep h Ro- muno of Westbury, must comply with two covenants or require- ments : maintaining a 50-foot buf- fer zone \in the natural state \ adjacent to the Islip Town Bound- ary, and providing for a 25-foot Continued on page 6 , this section Section Page Bayport 1 5 | Reilport 2 1 Blue Point -1 4 Brookhaven & South Haven .... 1 4 Centereach & Lake Grove . . 4 2 Center Moriches 3 1 Coram 4 5 East Moriches . ' A 5 East Patchogue 4 4 Eastport ... . 3 8 Eastwood Village & Dawn Estates 4 2 Gordon Heig hts 4 ' A Holtsville & Fa rmingville .... 2 8 Holbrook Edit . 2 Manorville 3 8 Mastic A 4 Mastic Beach .... 3 2 Modford 4 A Middle Island ..1 6 Moriches A 8 Patchogue Various Kemsenburg & S peonk A 8 Ridge 4 6 i Ronkonkoma & the Lake .... .... 4 A Selden Edit. 5 Shirley & Mastic Acres .. ' A 4 Yaphank 2 7 COMMUNITY NEWS INDEX New Auto Parts Plant: GRABBING BUILDING BLOCK , enthusiastic head of new industry for Brookhaven Town , Lester V. Peterson , pushes construction of first plant in newly zoned industrial park located north of Sunrise Highway in Bellport School District. To have 32,000 square feet , plant will emp loy over 200 men and women and will pro- duce auto parts. BY TEDD DETERMAN ^ The dawn of a now era broke over the Bellport terrain last week as a bulldozer began clearing land i for a new industry—not just any new industry, but the first to be built in the newly zoned industrial park in the northern section of Bell port Central School District. The new plant , which will pro- vince auto parts , will have 32 , 000 ' square feet and will employ over 200 men and women. It will be only one of many new p lants to be installed on the (571 acres set aside for industry, according to Lester V. Peterson , director of new industry in Brookhaven Town. He envisions \ a small cit y \ ten years hence and promises \ at least six \ plants started by December of this -year. A new era?—Here is how indus- try can create one: a man fixing in Hagerman will not have to com- mute between 50 and 150 miles each day to earn his living; indus- try provides a wider and better distributed tax base for the com- munity; local . - -hopping areas will benefit from incre ased payrolls Continued on page t> , this section Opens New Era in Bellport MASTIC B E A C H — Harold Schur of 201 Locust Drive , xvho suffered third degree burns at his home June 18 xvhen , police said , a faulty water heater he xvas light- ing exp loded and ignited his clothing, died Friday at Bayview Hospital . The body xvas removed to the Walter B. Cook Funeral Home , in New York City. Harold Schur Dies Of Buras on Friday RIVERHEAD — The County Highxvay Program xvas accelerated Monday when the Board of Super- visors here voted to spend a total of §1 , 030 , 000 for pre ' . ' minary sur- veys and for rights-of-xvay leading to new road construction. Xicolls Road in Brookhaven and ! Islip Townships will become a new cross-island route extending from ! the State University-Long Island Center on Route 25A in Stony I Brook south to the Montauk High- way in Blue Point. The highway xvill b y-pass the Suffolk Commu- nity College at Holtsville and the site of County Executive II. Lee. Dennison ' s prop o s e d west-end county center in Hauppauge. For acquisitions of rights-of-xvay along this route , the hoard appropriated $(500 ,000 and for preliminary en- gineering and surveys. $1(50 .000. Mr. Dennison said that it is to be a completely modern highway serving a rapidly developing area. For a two-mile b y-pass north- east of Mattituck to connect with the Mattituck-Greenport Road , $125, 000 was allocated for the purchase of rights-of-wav along Middle Road and Middle Road ex- Continued on page 6 , this section County Votes $1 , 030 , 000 For Highways 10 , 000 Plus , Circulation
