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In Washington By Rep. Otis G. Pike The Congressional Quarterl y, which is the most factual and unbiased source available in Washington on the voting records of Congressmen , printed a very interesting anal ysis of \ party line \ vot- ing and the \ whi p \ system in Congress tin ' s week. The article pointed out that there are many votes in Congress which are not \ party line \ votes at all ; in fact , the \ party line \ votes are less than half of the total. On the \ party line \ votes , however , each party has a man known as the party \ whi p \ who is supposed to both get the members on the Floor and also indicate which way the party would like them to vote on a particular issue. Inasmuch as the roll is called al p habeticall y on each vote , both par- ties have manage d to come up with whi ps whose names begin wi th \ A\ so that they vote earl y. The Republican whi p is Leslie Arends of Illinois , the Democratic whi p is Carl Albert of Okla- homa. When the vote is on a part y-line matter , every one is supposed to salute and get in line. As far as getting the vo tes on the Floor is concerned , this has been a good Congress. The average attendance for both parties has been rig ht around 90 per cent. As far as making them salute and get in line , the system doesn ' t work too well. Of the 263 Democrats in the House , onl y 140 voted with the leader- shi p on each of the 15 \ party line \ votes and 51 of them , all from the South, voted against it at least one-third of the time. Of the 174 Republicans, onl y 77 voted with their leadership on each vote and 21 voted against it at least one-third of the time. Of New York' s 43 Congressmen , 30 never once voted against their party. Your Congressman was b y no means among these , but neither was he quite as independent as one New York Con- v I grcssman who voted against his own party 10 times out of 15. It ' s a vicious circle. Dirkscn and Hal- leck needle the Democrats , liberal Re- p ublicans needle Dirksc n and Halleck— and tlie In ternal Revenue Service need- les everyone. Threat To Duck Industry Long Island duck farmers , in protest- ing the threat to the survival of their industrv raised b y county-proposed p lans to acquire land for park and hig hwav purposes that could engulf their properties , have raised an issue that is oi importance to all county citi- zens. The duck growers seem to have a legitimate comp laint , and we think that countv oflieials owe the growers and the public an immediate exp lanation and accounting of p lans. At a recent meeting of the Long Is- land Duck Fanners Cooperative, Inc., in Riverhead. the membershi p unani- mouslv adopted a resolution urging counts' authorities to locate hig hways and public parks on undeveloped lands instead of condemning the properties of income-producing, j ob-making industries such as Suffolk' s duck farms. Duck farmers consider incompatibl e , and so do we. the countv ' s acknowled g- ed obj ective of attracting new industry to Suffolk while at the same time , throug h its land acquisition program , it threatens to destrov a world-famous , suceessfullv operating industrv that em- p loys 1.500 peop le/ pays $1 , 000 , 000 a vear in taxes, and brings into the countv SI 2 , (XX) . 000 of new money annuall y throug h the sale of its products . We understand that four duck farms are faced with destruction bv a countv proposal to acquire an estimated 2 , 900 acres of marsh and meadow lands in the IVconic River Yallev running throug h Riverhead and Brookhaven towns. It is also understood that other duck farms are imperilled bv a similar p lan to buv 1.790 acres of propert y for park development in the Carmans River basin in the South Ilaven-Yap hank area of Brookhaven townshi p. When the counts' p lans to acquire various wetlands for conservation pur- poses was first announced , many peop le saluted the basic obj ectives , but we doubt that the reception would hav e been the same if the threat to the duck industrv had been properl y spelled out. The total program of wetland acqui- sition, through purchase or condemna- tion , involves the expenditure of $4 ,- 000,000. SI.000.000 of which will come from the countv ' s coffers , the remainder Irom the state. That ' s a lot of money, but nothing compared to what Long Island will lose if its famous duck in- dustrv is throttled. Countv Executive H. Lee Dennison and the Board of Supervisors must come up with some satisfactory solution to the problem be- fore it is too late. Safety and the Fourth It wasn t too mans' years ago when firesvorks were a real problem in this country . Kids were losing fingers , hands and eyes during the supposedl y h a ppy days of their summer vacations. Rall y ing under the battle cry, \Have a safe and sane Fourth of Jul y, \ par- ents, educators , civic leaders and elec- tive offi cials finall y curbed the fireworks problem. But the need for a safe and sane Fourth has not diminished. Motorists are literall y driving themselves to death over the long Fourth of Jul y weekends , and drownings have surpassed traffic deaths in some states as the leading cause of death over the holiday period. The National Safet y Council , pin- pointing these two holiday accident problems , makes two suggestions which we think make a lot ol sense. One is pretty simp le. Learn to swim. That means every bod y learn to swim. Can you think of a better way to avoid drowning ? The second suggestion is to install and use seat belts. Seat belts may not prevent an auto accident , but they can be worth your life if you should have a collision. Seat belts and swimming lessons — two very sane keys to Fourth of July safety. Curbs On TV Perilous The Federal Communications Com- mission recentl y proposed that it be empowered to crack down on broad- casting networks when their policies and pratices make it hard for individual stations to operate in the public interest. This proposal , thoug h it may have the lof tiest motivation , was apparentl y ex- amined b y the House Representatives with great care because it turned thumbs down on the proposal. At present , the FCC' s authority en- ables it to regulate individual radio and television stations b y controlling their licenses. If a station is found not to be fulfilling the obligations entailed in its use of publicl y-owned broadcasting channels , its license can be revoked. This does not happen often , but the power tends to keep stations in line. The FCC recommended to Congress that a lasv be passed giving the agency broad powers to regulate programming throug hout the nation. This request broug ht up serious questions of the government ' s rig ht to determine what shall or shall not be broadcast. FCC Chairman Minow s recent con- demnation of TV programming as being a \ vast wasteland\ was , when a few exceptions have been noted , full y j usti- fied. His concern about the \indefensi- bl y wasteful\ business of pouring out cheap, tawdry entertainment for chil- dren who \ spend more time each year in front of a television set than they do in front of a teacher \ is shared b y many Americans. It does not follow however. that the FCC should be made a watch- dog over the quality of programming. It does follow , most emp haticall y, that the broadcasting industry had bet- ter do something far more effective than it has yet done to improve its output. The alternative of rigid govern- ment control over programming is most undesirable, but the American peop le may yet be goaded into adopting this alternative. One housewif e sa t/s that af ter a wo- man ' s been married for 30 ij ears she should be able to thro w every thing out and start over. Including husbands? Nasser s ambition to be a dictator of maj or rank seems destined to fa il , but there ' s some consolation for him: lie maif live longer tliis way . Brookhaven Town Needs: i* Denotes project comp leted. 1. A well-p lanned incinerator pro- gram. 2. A Town Hall annex. 3. A traffic lig ht at the intersection of Route 27 (Montauk hig hway ) and Hewlett avenue for tlie protection of ambulances and private cars go- ing to and returning from Brook- haven Memorial Hosp ital . 4. More lig ht and diversified industry. 5. The dred ging of Swan creek. 6. The dred ging of Terrell river and Orchard Neck creek . 7. Improvement of the hairp in curve at Montauk hig hway and Senix avenue , Center Moriches. Notes From the 50 Year Ago Files 50 Years Ago , Jul y 7 , 1911 Patchogue—Patchogue ' s electric street car is now running on schedule time be- tween the corner of Main Street and Ocean Avenue in Patchogue to the post office in Blue Point. From Saturday noon, to mid- night the car carried about 900 passengers. On Sunday the number was 750 and on Monday about 1 , 000. The car is very popu- lar and everyone is delighted with its ser- vice. Lake Grove—The strawberry crop was shortened because of the lack of rain. Cherries very plentiful. AH vegetables are suffering severely. Unless rain comes soon the potato crop will be cut off , also beans , peas , etc . The extreme heat , with mercury every day hovering between 90 and 100 , is parch- ing all vegetation . Patchogue—Patchogue ' s business section was a blaze of light on Monday night when the 10 festoons of 22 Tungsten lamps were lighted for the first time. Two festoons cross at the corner of Main Street and Ocean Avenue. There are two more on East Main Street and three others on. West Main Street , while three more are hung acros s Ocean Avenue. The business men who are paying for the lights are delighted with them. Center Moriches—Wednesday morning there was a sli ght excitement on Main Street when Cartri ght and Terry ' s h ors e ran away with the oil wagon. The runaway was due to a shaft bolt dropping out. Brookhaven — Rev. I. M. Corkwell of Muncie , Ind., has assumed charge of the Brookhaven M. E. Church. Middle Island—Mr. T. I. Dixon spent the \Fourth\ with his cousin , Albert Bayles. East Moriches—The Rhodes cottagre on Main Street has been sold to a Mr. Pair- child. Eastport — Symes Burtsell has broken ground for a barber shop. James Barber is doing the mason work , and when com- pleted will have a fine shop for his busi- ness. East Moriches—The Montauk Evangel- istic Group of the New York East Con- ference held its bi-monthly meeting F ri- day, June A0 , in the East Moriches Metho- dist Episcopal Church. The Rev . Ral p h Urmy of Morristown , N. J., was the lead- ing speaker. East Moriches—J . H. Miller , the East Moriches real estate man reports that Norman Moore of East Orange , N. J. has bought the Sanford cottage and grounds on Atlantic Avenue. Center Moriches — George Hulse was elected noble grand and Charles II. War- ner , vice grand at the meeting of War- ratta Lodge 1.0 . O. F. last Tuesday even- ing. Past District Grand Master E. It. Pearse svill in-nta.ll the officers on Tuesday evening, Jul y 11. Center Moriches — Capt. William Mott and J. VV. Tuthill of Eastport , Arthur J. Hai'lock of Speonk and Dennis Roman of Riverhead , compose a committee chosen by the duck raisers to deal with the com- mission men in regard to matters pertain- ing to their business. Bellport — Charles W. Hawkins , the p lumber , has a genuine old fashioned Franklin on exhibition in his Main Street store. The price , $, '50 , is not unreasonable. We saw one sold recently for a hundred. Eabt Patchogue—For the past week Mr. Willey has been selling beets , cucumbers and tomatoes , obtained this year b y his irrigation system. Patchogue—On Monday evening the vil- lage trustees will consider the application) of the Suffolk Traction Company for per- mission to run their line down Ocean Ave- nue from South Street to the dock , and at that time they will hear amy persons who may be interested in the matter. Patchogue—To Long Cove , commencing Saturday, June 17th . Round trip 25c from Mascot 9:30 a. m. and 2:30 p. m. Letters Penny Wis e , Pound Foolish? Editor , The Long Island Advance: In the June 8th issue of the Long Is aind Advance there ap- peared an article repeating state- ments made by a Mr. VV agner of Bellport , concerning the proposed buaget of Central School District 4. These statements were made before a mewl y organized lax- payers Association apparently for the purpose of encouraging tne publ'ic to vote \ no \ at th© June 13 , vote on the budget. One of the many points made in the article was the following: \the sieady increase in the local tax rate from $1.13 for the Bell port District in 1945-46 to the proposed $10.28 for the coming year , a sixfold in- crease in the postwar years ' . Since this was g iven as a reason for voting \ no \ , one is left with the erroneous susp icion that the School Board is responsible for this increase. Mr. Wagner ' s statements coin- tain distorted facts but that is not important; what is important is that the public be aware of how the truth can be distorted and that the public know where to g-o for the facts. Let's see what Mr. Wagner ' s statement reall y means , then let' s see who really stands to gain from a \ no \ vote. According to the school records , in 1944-45 the Bell port school tax rate was about $1.80 per hundred and there were 427 pupils in school. Imi 1961-62 the proposed tax rate was to be $10.28 per hundred and the expected enroll- ment is 3000. It' s true that the local tax rate has increased six- fold; but the number of students 'has increased sevenfold. At the same time , the purchasing power of the 1939 dollar has shruink from 77 cents in 1945 , to 43 cents in 1960. In the first year that we consolidated (1955-56) we had $21 , 056.36 of real estate to tax for each pupil in school. In 1961- 62 this figure has decreased to $15 , 454.54. The average through- out New York state is $25 , 000. Any voter in the district can get these facts from the school admini- stration. What do these figures mean ? They mean that the num- ber of school children in our dis- trict has increased enormously, the cost of living has gone up, the total taxable property value in the District has not increased enough to compensate and as a result , our taxes have gone up. This is not a District 4 , p heno- menon alone; it is taking p lace throug hout the entire country. Our School Board is spending many hours a week trying to solve the problem of educatin g our children adequately but at the same time keep ing our taxe s as low as possible. Mr. Wagner , who not once ex- pressed any concern over the wel- fare of the school system , has no solution for this problem; he j isl says '' ¦ vote no \ . But what will this accomplish? Continued \ no \ votes will force us into an aus- terity bud get. It is estimated that this could lower our taxes about W/c , partl y by shifting some of the costs of education back onto the parents. For example , the parents will have to buy the books, and supp lies that the children use, there may be no more milk program offering milk to the chil- dren for three cents and there would be the minimum bus trans- portation. It has been estimated that each child in school may cost his parents about 30 to 35 dollars per year in addition to taxes. Now this is fine for those whose children went to school when the taxpayers were buying the books but who now hav e no children in the school system . If we go onto austerit y budgets , these peop le will not have to hel p us buy books to educate our chil- dren. For example , it is under- standable that Mr. Wagner should vote \ no \ . It serves his interest. Many fine people in this district with no children in school voted \ yes \ because , they believe in good education. But what about all the parents in the district who either stayed away from the polls or who voted \ no '\! They not oirul y betrayed the best interests of their children , they are now faced with the risk of having to pay out more money to educate them. Ironically, the people who can least afford it , the people with large families and limited bud gets , will be hurt the most. Therefore , if you are a parent with children in school , the next time someone asks you to vote '' no \ on the budget ask yourself the following question : \Does this person have children in school as I do?\ If the answer is no, then consider whether a \ no \ vote eases his tax situation onl y at your expense. Then decide for yourself how to vote. Edward derMateosian Bellport , June 22, 1961 Should We Penalize School Children? Editor , The Long Island Advance : It is becoming increasingl y dif- ficult to fathom the thinking in the minds of adults when they reg- ister no votes on school budgets. Port Jefferson Station-Terryville and Central School District No. 4 in East Patchogue , Bellport and Brookhaven have turned down their school budgets ; both for the second time. Why ? There are sev- eral factors of shortsightedness or misunderstanding that have been exhibited as follows : 1. There are people operating under the reactionary banner of a School Taxpayer ' s Association who attain some status and leadershi p by organizing groups against school budgets. These are the same peop le that do not attend school board meetings or budget informa- tional meetings to get the facts. They enter the p icture at the 11th hour to attempt to undermine whatever constructive work school boards have done. 2. There are taxpayers who are businessmen concerned with the many high costs and all the taxes they must pay. However , they do not consider that the quality of the people that live in a communi- ty determines the spending power of their customers. Research shows that those communities spending more for education have increased their wealth in real estate , income, quality of employee, etc. 3. There are parents who are un- informed concerning what they are receiving for what they are paying in school taxes. Any parent could not get a \baby-sitting \ service equal to their school tax bill. In addition , most homes have more than one child and they are not even paying half the cost of their child in school. 4. There are taxpayers who do not have children and do not care about those \kids \ . Regardless , of course , that they are where they are because an education was available to them ; whether or not they made good use of it. 5. There are the retired peop le who have a fixed income and have the only real \ gri pe \ . Some dis- pensation should be made for them in the paying of all taxes , how- ever , school officials .are powerless to make any concessions for this segment of our population. 6. Isn t it true that we no long- er have a direct vote on any other form of cost factor , tax or other- wise ? Do we pay the increase in the cost of bread , milk cars , gas and rocket program without a no vote ? No , we cannot , but sadly enough , we use school programs as 1 the scapegoat of our hemmed in feelings and strike out at school budget votes. Inflation in costs has affected everything, and we cannot control it , yet we do not accept increased school costs. Have we ever questioned the other half of our tax bill for parks , highways , beaches, political bureaucracy and the like ? Are we getting our money ' s worth there ? Most people have not stopped to think about it. 7. In some school districts the salaries of administrators and teachers have been attacked as be- ing too high. It seems unfair to strike out at these people when they are onl y now beginning to make a liveable wage. There has been little effort over the years to help these peop le when they were making $2 , 800 a year , and that was not too long ago. If it wasn 't for the shortage of teachers they probably would still be making far less. No educator goes into teaching for the money. Most peo- ple in education have several de- grees and would be paid far more in any other field of endeavor. In addition , attacks have been made on the need for certain positions in school districts. Isn 't it true that as any organization becomes larger it needs certain specialized supervisory personnel ? We accept this on the national scene , at the Brookhaven Lab , and at the Re- public and Grumman plants. In any efficient organization or in- stitution , there is a need for more than just the person that grinds out the finished product and the teacher in the classroom. Aren 't our children our most prized possession ? Wh y do we make them suffer with half ses- sions , limited services , ridiculed teaching staffs , etc . ? On the national scene , hasn 't our President told us that for our democracy to survive we must make some sacrifices ? We should realize that a well-educated Amer- ican is the best deterrent to the threat of Communism. A Worried Citizen Patchogue , June 23 , 1961 Decries Budget Defeat Editor , The Long Island Advance Failure to maintain its educa- tional standards goes hand in hand with the decline of a community. The two defeats of the public school budget in Central School District Number Four are a frightening prospect for that community. Concerted leadership on the part of all constructive elements of the district will be needed to recover the public schools from the austerit y educa- tion into which the citizens have voted their children and them- selves. The failure of the budget means that the procurement of textbooks , supplies , workbooks , equipment and teachers must now wait upon austerity or a new vote; that funds arc not available for the upkeep of grounds. Should the board of education find a vote to be impractical dur- ing the summer , or should a fu- ture vote be negative , continuation of an austerity program would be almost inevitable. In this case , textbooks , without workbooks would cost each child an estimated $5. Lunches at 25 and 35 cents and milk at three cents would be stopped. Transportation would be available to elementary children living two miles or more from home and to high school children living three or more miles away. Interseholastic athletic and extra- school activities would be halted , school buildings would close at 3:30 or 4 o ' clock and their use by community organizations could not be granted. Based upon the state ' s guaran- tee that the education of children shall not wait upon the delays of adults , the State Education Law empowers boards of educa- tion to establish schools , to main- tain teachers ' salary schedules , to hire auxiliary employees and to levy taxes to meet these and cer- tain other operational costs. In its conservative approach to this re- sponsibility, the board would pay only the average salary paid in the supervisory district. Eight systems in the supervisory district will pay more , ten will pay the same and only four will pay less. With reference to the state em- ployees retirement system mem- bershi p for custodians , clerks and non-teaching staff and the health insurance for employees , the Board may determine whether to classify these as salary or fringe benefits. Custodians and other non-teachers share in the state retirement sys- tem in 22 of the 24 adjacent sys- tems. Approximately 50 per cent of all teachers in New York State participate in a shared health in- surance program. Administrative costs including salaries of princi- pals , directors , and main office clerks are below the average for all 472 central school districts in the state. It is difficult to see how tne board of education can make any reduction in educational costs with- out hastening a decline in educa- tional standards which has al- ready begun. Some of the misunderstanding existing in the district arises from a strange effort to compare Bell- port in 1944-1945 with Central School District Number Four 17 years later , in 1961-1962. Although such an effort is almost certain to be ridiculous , the following facts are interesting. In 1944-1945, Bellport property was assessed nt 51 per cent of its true value of $3 , 983 , 529., the approximate tax rate was $1.79 , pupil enrollment was 472 , and state aid coming into the school district was $30 , 000 . In 1961-62 , property is assessed at 22 per cent , of its due value of $46 , 000 , 000., the tax rate is ex- pected to be in the neighborhood of $10.28 , pup il enrollment will be more than 3 , 000 , and state aid into the distinct should exceed SI , 100 , - 000. Thus , in the post-war years , the assessed value factor has been more than halved , true valuo has increased 10.5 times , the tax rate has increased 5.7 times, enrollment has grown 6.4 times and state aid coming into the district x-vill in- crease approximately 37 times. The Board of Education deserves the thanks of all citi zens in the district for the courageous way in which they are carrying out the educational responsibilities for which they were elected. They have kept the public fully informed and have not stooped to misrepresen- tation of any fact or the evasion of any question. They have op- posed a continuing good program at an average co. -v . We do not vote directly for ma- jor taxes paid for social welfare , foreign aid , social security, space research , nuclear development , m il- itary forces , price controls , vet- erans ' assistance , public nousing, and conservation of natural re- sources. We do not cast a diiect vote on taxes for gasoline or cigarettes or a host of ether c om- modities. It is hoped that in the weeks ahead the peopb oi Central School District Number your may come to realize that th; * costs of these services and commodities are not likely to be reduced by voting down their children ' . - - education. They ought to understand , lather that property valu-?s , business in- terests and community pride de- cline when education falls to find support. Erwin Dingman Supervising Princi pal Central School District 4 , June 24 , 1961. More on page 6 , this section Town and Cou nty BY ROBERT B. MARTIN An Old , Old World is Made Young A gain This story had its beginning when Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Au- gustine of South Country Road , East Patchogue backed their car out of the garage and left for a day-long visit with friends. Although they don 't ordinarily leave their garage doors open , they did that day about a month ago—and the doors are still open. What' s more , now they can 't even put their car back in. While they were gone that day, two swallows happened b y. They found an ideal spot in the garage for construction of a mud nest. This was in preparation for a blessed event. The Augustines called a Long Island Advance reporter believing a mud nest in a garage is a news- worthy happening. They were right. The reporter arrived with camera in hand. This scared off the swallows , so every body had to stand around motionless for an hour or so. Then the swallows returned—each with tiny bits of mud in their beaks. Then came the question: Would a flash picture of the swallows at the nest scare them away for good ? The decision : No flash picture. It wouldn 't be worth it , all de- cided. Then it was observed the swal- lows had to fl y a considerable dis- tance in order to obtain those bits of mud. So a water hose was put into action. This was to create a mudhole in the vicinity of the Au- gustine garage. Meanwhile , the swallows were getting used to the people , and almost as quickly as the hose was turned off , they took good advan- tage of the man-made mudhole. Today, a few tiny new swallows with fuzzy heads and enormous appetites are keeping their par- ents busy gathering whatever hurdlings must eat . The Augustine car remains in the driveway. And the garage doors are still wide open... Mr. Augustine , a Boy Scout Neighborhood commissioner , says it' s just ano.her \ good turn. \ He says he 'd like all Boy Scouts —and boys and girls in general— to lealize that our town is grow- ing up; that birds don 't have quite as much forestland as they once had in which to live , and to rear their young. Soon , the fled glings will test their wings , and then they 'll fly away. It will be a marvelous , exciting day for them. But there will be a bittersweet catch at the hearts of human be- ings who feel they, also , have had a hand in giving them a start in life. When they do fly away, another infinitesimal portion of Nature ' s \Great Plan \ will have been ful- filled. The Augustine garage will sud- denly become empty, thoug h , and it will remain that way , even after the car is returned to its confines. But never again will it be just another garage. A tender miracle depicting the creation of fine , vibrant life for all of us to enjoy has happened there. Whenever this miracle happens , whether it be to birds of the air , beasts of the field , or to human beings , one cannot deny it is the bestowal by Nature of its most gladsome , yet awesome gift—new life. Whenever this miracle happens , an old , old world is made young again. N ews Briefs — Long Island — ISLIP—The Islip Town Board last 'lut'sciay rejected pains OL an Oakda.e de . 'eloper to create a new- age system toi wa-ie d:spo . -;d in Great South Bay. Town Supervisor Thomas J. Harwood was reported as saying thac the Town Board would not approve any sewage system which empties waste ma- terial into the bav. SMITHTOWN—Mis. Margaret Forbes has been named as Smith- town postmaster. She will begin her duties tomorrow. She is suc- ceeding Frank Nichols. HUNTINGTON — Huntington High School , believed to be the oldest public school in the state graduated its 100th annual class Tuesday. The event marked the first centonial commencement for a New York State public school. * * * ISLIP—Supervisor Thomas J. Harwood said last Tuesday that Islip ' s Memorial Park will lose at least five of its elm trees because of the dutch elm disease. The trees must be removed io prevent the spread of the disease. * * * BAY SHORE—duly 16 has b-en set aside for the twelfth annual Cross Bay Swim from Fire Island to Bay Shore. The event is open to amateurs only. This endurance swim has become an outstanding summer sports event in the Great South Bay area. HUNTINGTON—Direct dialin g of distance calls fiom more than 500 coin telephones started Sunday in the Huntington area. The new extended coin dialing service is the first of its typo in the state. The new service will be available on calls for which station-to-station day rates range from 10 to 60 cents. Under the new system , there is a means of retaining the deposit of 10 cents and collecting charges when they exceed it. Once the re- quired amount requested b y the operator has been deposited , the customer ' s previously dialed call will cause the called telep hone to ring. EAST HAMPTON—Ra dio sta- tion WPAC of Patchogue was pre- sented with the American Legion ' s Americanism award here recently at the Legion ' s annual Suffolk County convention. The citation was presented to Lee Morris on , president and general manager of WPAC by James Heneghan Americanism chairman. The award cited WPAC' s \fine and consis- tently high level of program pre- sentation and proper recognition of the princi p les of Americani sm especially of interest to the Amer- ican Leg ion. \ PAGE 8. EDITORIAL SECTION uJlte Sjottij Jlfilattii A&uanre (Formerly The Patchogue Advance and Consolidated with The Moi iches I ribune) Published by THE PATCHOGUE ADVANCE, INC. 20 Medford Avenue Petchojrue , Lonj f ibland New York Telep hone GRover 5-1000 NINETIETH YEAR First ibsue of The Patcnogue Advance was t riday, September 1, lbil. First is^ue of The Moriches Tribune was Friday, April 2 , 1937. First issue as The Long Inland Advance May 4 , 1001. Mail Address : Post Office Drawer iM) , Patchogue, Suilolk County, New lurk. Entered as second cass mutter at tne post office at Patchogue , under the Act of March a . 187S> . JAMES A. CAN'FIELD Editor and Publisher , Ia'j 2-l\j 24 SUBSCRIPTION AND REFAIL RATES $5.00 a yea r anywhere in the United States, $4.00 for nine months , *3. tju lor six niontns , $1.73 for three moiuns, pay- able in advance. Single copies 10c , 25c by mail. Foreign countnes , S8.75 a year ex- cept to members of the armed forces- MEM BER Audit Bureau of Circulations BACK ISSUES Back copies of The Long Island Ad- vance , The Patchogue Advance ami The Moriches Tribune are charged at a cost of 15c a copy for the current month and at a premium of loe a cop y per month for eacn succeeding month. 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The Advance assumes no financial re- sponsibility for tvpographical errors in advertisements but. when notified prompt- ly, will reprint that pa 't of an advertise- ment in which the typographical error occurs. NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE Greater Weeklies Associates 912 Broadvvav . Now Y >rk 10 Telephone : ORegon 4-0915-6 ADVERTIS ING POLICY The advertising columns of The T oug Island Advance are availa ble to legitimate , trustworth y advertisers : copy is sub ject to censorship, however , for the protee 'ion of the reader , and the Publi sher reserves the light to reject any advertising, with- out explanation . The Advance does not advise the use of its advertising columns , except to those who believe they can profit bv them hy attracting the attention and the intee.t of several thousand intelligent thinking people , who are accustomed to reading this newspaper for the happenings and occurences of the week throughout its circulation area. Sty? tumg Mitxnh Ki mtxit J OHN T. T UTHILL , E DITOR AND P UBLISHER D ONALD J. M OOG , A SSOCIATE E DITOR J OHN T. T UTHILL , 3 RD , A SSISTANT P UBLISHER Established 1871 - Published Weekl y at 20 Medford Avenue , Patchogue , N. Y. Thursday, June 29 , 1961 It is not our aim to tell our reade rs what to think but to provide them with - _ i _^_^ t food for thoug ht and to make interpretive editorial comment on the news. W^ v Denotes project comp leted. 1. A new bus terminal. 2. Proper drainage on East Main street in front of the postoffice. 3. More access roads to provide easy ingress and egress without bottling up traffic on Main street. Patchogue Needs :
