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Public Meeting Results in Poll Backing Re-Vote BELLPORT — After hearing the restrictions an austerity bud get would im- pose , about 250 residents of Central School District 4 (East Patchogue , Bell port , Brookhaven) asked for an- other bud get vote at a pub- lic meeting held last Thurs- day at Bellport Hi g h School. Central School Disti ict 4 went on a temporary five to seven-we k austerity program July 1 after voters had twice rej°cted annual budget proposals. The meeting last Thursday was . sponsored by the Citizens Council and the joint Parent-Teacher As- sociation Counci 1 to give all tax- payers of the area a chance to hear the latest developments in the school situation and also to express their own op inions . Supervising Principal Dr . Er- win Dingman reported in detail on the rigors of austerity, fol' owing a trip to Albany the day before to get the latest information from the State Education Department . Fn addition to eliminating the hot lunch program , interscholastic sports , and the use of school buildings for outside groups , such as Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, it was pointed out that textbooks and workbooks must by state law be rented and that the bus service; limits will be p laced at the state minimums of two miles for ele- mentary schools and three miles for junior-senior high schools. Dr. Dingman pointed out that because of these state regula- tions the district will be in the strange situation of paying for eig ht school buses (under a con- tract approved b y the voters, against the advice of the school board ) while requiring only five or six buses. Thus , two to three buses would be paid for b y the district while they sit in the ga rage and the children walk , he said. The fundamental policy behind these state regulations was pointed out by Dr. Dingman to be as fol- lows : \The state recognizes the power of local school boards to run their schools independent of an affirma- tive vote by the district voters. Continued on page 7 , this section Prop. Owners Dislike Cty. Wetlands Project Dennison Has Hearing: By Tedd Determan Property owners invok ed in a 4 , 600-acre count y land acquisition for conservation purpose's objected to parts of the p lan in a public information meeting held last Thursday at the Yaphank Fire- house. Called by County Executive II. j Lee Dennison and attended by ap- proximatel y 250 peop le, including Brookhaven Town Supervisor Au- gust Stout , Jr., the meeting was to give information on the count y ' ? [ acquisition of Carman ' s River low- lands (Brookhaven , Mastic and Yaphank area). The County Board of Super- visors bad voted May 22 to buy through condemnation the lands around Carman ' s \River on the South Shore and Peconic River on the North Shore. The state will pav about $3 , 000 , 000 on the proj- ect , the county, about 81 , 000.000. The purpose of the project is to conserve woodlands , marsh- lands and wildlife , to protect county water tables and to pro- tect against undesirable develop- ment and pollution of the rivers. Everyone who spoke at the hearing voiced disapproval of the project. Whereas most of the speakers said that conservation and control of the pollution was desirable , they objected to the p lan for the following three rea- sons: 1) If the land were developed into a park and recreation area , the \hoards of New York Cit y \ would descend on the area; 2) the county tax rate would be increas- ed; ari d 3) the method of acquisi- tion of the land was considered unfair. County Executive Dennison an- swered the criticisms as follows: 1) \We have no intention nor enough money to open and deve- lop the area. '' He exp lained that the one most important item was the conservation of land to pre- vent water pollution. 2) Tax rate : \It' s going to be negligible . . . you won 't even know you ' re pay ing for it. \ This statement was followed b y jeers I rom the responsive crowd. Mr . Dennison further explained that since the 81 . 000. 000 from the county would be put on a 20-year bond , the impact of the amount on the tax rate would not be great. I 3) Riverhead Attorney Irving ! Kahn . representing the Long Is- land Farm Bureau and the Long Island Coordinating Committee , stated that in condemnation pro- ceedings b y the government , \in- variably the peop le come out sec- ond best. \ Mr. Kahn suggested that Mr. Dennison investigate the possibil- [ ity of condemning the needed land for permanent easement and not I for acquisition. He explained that such a meth- od would insure count y control of the land , would cost a fraction of the cost of acquisition (estimated at $1 , 000 per acre for the 4 , 588 acres b y Mr. Dennison), and would allow the property owners the same rights to the propert y that they presently have. Mr. Dennison said that he didn ' t know the legalities of the different methods of condemnation , so he didn 't give an answer as to whether he approved or disap- proved of Mr. Kahn ' s suggestion. Mr. Dennison did say that the only thing definite about the pro- gram is that it can 't be stopped. He said that method of condem- nation , the exact taking lines and the means of bonding Continued on ])age 6 , this section U.S. Posta l Official Exp lains Choice of College Address Farm ' ville 'Protest ' Meeting: By John McLain Location of Suffolk Count y Community College on a postal delivery boundary permits the school' s board of trustees to choose the postal address of the institution. This exp lanation was given June 30 by Charles E. Gorman , reg ional services analyst of the U.S. Post Office Department , to more than 300 persons gathered at the Farmingville firchouse to protest that Selden , rather than Farmingville , is the postal address of the new college. Under city-delivery, which is pro- vided by the Selden Post Office to the college , the delivery does not necessarily conform to a cor- porate area , Mr. Gorman said. In this case the delivery boundary between Selden and Farmingville is College Road , formerly Sana- torium Road , he said. The colle- ge ' s board of trustees requested delivery from the Selden post of- fice. Miss Bruno Presides Miss Frances Bruno presided over the meeting which was held under the auspices of the Farm- ingville Residents Association and the Farmingville-Holtsviile Civic Tax Payers Association , Inc. In her opening statement she said the civic units are fighting for the \ prestige \ of Farmingville. \We have been denied the one facility within our bounds , \ she said , \ capable of granting us p lanned growth. The college was taken away from us by the sign- ing of a piece of paper by per- sons far removed from our com- munity. \ Miss Bruno is president of the taxpayers ' unit. The Farmingville groups base their claim for Farming-ville as the college ' s postal address pri- marily upon the May 23 , 1960 re- Continued on page 7 , this section Hagerman FD Fights 2 Fires Over Weekend Two rooms of a five-room wood- en house were destroyed by fire earl y Sunday morning on Union Avenue. East Patchogue , Hager- man Fire Chief Fred Kell y said. He estimated the damage at $3 , 000. To fight the fire the depart- ' ment strung a 2^-inch hose for 1 , 400 feet from Dunton Lake . Until the arrival of Chief Kell y, the lire- lighting was under the di- rection of Assistant Chief Michael Gallo , who led about 25 men. A call was relaved from Mrs. Kelly to Chief Kelly at Giro ' s in islip, where he works as a musician. The chief came to the fire as soon as t possible. i Four pumpers and an ambulance were at the scene of the tire which was reported at 2:15 a. m. Owner of the house is L. Rametto , Chief Kelly said. After a sunrise breakfast at the firehouse the men went through the communit y to collect money in their fund drive. Earlier Fire On Friday about 11:30 p. m. close to 45 men of the department foug ht a tire in a house at 10;i Dunton Avenue , according to Chief Kell y. He said the owner is unknown at present. The interior of the five-room , cement block house was gutted. Caus-2 of both tires is unknown . Chief Kelly said. Pet Parade We dnesda y Is Planned for Patchogue Patchogue will hold its second^ annual Pet Parade beginning at 2 p. m. Wednesday along Main Street. Children from all of Suffolk County are invited to enter. They may obtain entry blanks at the Four Sisters Communit y Center , Patchogue , or r , tna office of the Merchants Division of the Patch - ogu e Chamber ot Commerce , 8 West Main Street. Prizes furnished by the member stores of the Merchants Division will . be awarded by civic officials acting- as judges. The prizes will > ¦—¦ be awarded to those with the big- gest pet , the smallest pet , the best dressed and the noisiest in several categories. Every child who enters will receive a prize trop hy for his pet. The parade will begin at the Patehog-ue Hotel and will proceed west to Railroad Avenue , Patchogue. The parade is co-sponsored by the Viilage Recreation Department and the Merchants Division . An- drew Carter , chairman of the divi- Continued on page 6 , this section 50 , 000 Cheer July 4 Parade In Patchogue Led by the McGuire Air Force Band , the fourteenth annual Fourth of Jul y parade made its way up Main Street , Patchogue , before an enthusiastic crowd of some 50 , 000 cheering spectators Tuesday. Sponsored b y the Patchogue Lions Club , the parade was one of the finest in Patchogue history. It took one hour and 32 minutes from start to finish. Members of the Lions Club were paz-ade marshals and Patchogue ' .s Mayor Robert T. Waldbauer was master-of-ceremonies on a review- ing stand in front of the Elks clubhouse. Jud ges were Ral ph H. Tripp of Smithtown , New York State commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars ; Dr . Jerome Bot- winick of Patchogue , principal of Plainview High School a-id a former member of the Patchogue school system ' s faculty ; and Fred Yarney of Jackson Heights , senior past exalted ruler of the Elks. After the parade , the Air Force band p ' ayed several selections , one of them led by Ben Tabatch- nik, principal of the Medford Avenue Scl ool. Mr . Tabatchnik was given the rare honor of con- ducting a Service hand boraus\ he was a New York University classmate of its conductor . Chief W arrant OhVer L . W. Kriebe l . Latei . the entire band was honor- ed at a luncheon held at Felice ' s Re^aurant. Winners in band competition are as follows: First place—North Patchogue Fi- e Department . 82 roints; second—Patchogue F're Department, 74; and third—Ma s- tic Fire Department , (52. Junior Drum Corps Division: First—Oakdale Satellites T. ' uJn; second—Medford Fire DepaU- ment , 72.3; third—Allied Nauti cal ( adets of Centercach. <;;> . v 'S; fourth—Falcons of Farmingdale , 63.66. Senior Drum Corps Division: First—West Sayville Fire Depart, ment , 87.3 ; and second - Blue Point Fire Department , 77.3 . Winners in float competition are as follows: Most Patriotic: Fii^t—Patchogue American Legion 'W: second— Brookhaven Town Civil Defense; Continued on Da 'e t5 , this section Blue Point Host To Racing Teams The Blue Point Fire De- partment will be host to the Brookhaven Town Racing Teams Captains Association July 22 when a drill will take place on Middle Road near the new Brookhaven Town beach at Corey Avenue. This will be preceded by a parade which will form its line of march on Park Street and parad * 3 down Blue Point Avenue to Midd' e Ro.id. At a meeting at the fire house Monday Richa rd Berg, chair- man of the event, said offic- ials have been p icked and will be announced next week. GOP Broadway Revue Jul y 22; Wheeler Billed 1 r Phe quick and refreshing- hu- mor of Bert Wheeler , interna- tionall y known comedian of stage , motion pictures and television fame , will top the bill of an all- star Broadway Revue , set for Sat- urday evening, Jul y 22, at the Long Island Arena , Commack. Announcement of Mr . Wheeler ' s appearance in the show follows a statement issued last week by Brookhaven T o w n Republican Leader Charles R. Dominy, that the revue is being held for the Brookhaven Town Republican Cam- paign Fund. Mr. Dominy announced that \Charles A. Peterson , Jr. , of Cor- am has been named chairman of the p lanning committee and is working toward booking the best available talent to.present a well- balanced evening of entertainment for both young and old. ''We feel , \ Mr. Dominy con- tinued , \that many citizens in- terested in seeing Republicans elected to office in November will be happy to contribute to the cam- pai gn in this manner. \ Mr. Wheeler , a veteran enter- tainer , hsui captivated audiences with his humorous performances in over 30 Holl ywood films. The team of \Wheeler and Woolsey \ is one of the most famous in show busi- ness history, and it all began with their appearance in the famous Ziegfeld show , \Rio Rita. \ Re- cently, Wheeler has appeared in Continued on page 7 , this section Three D rown In Suffolk Co. Over Weekend Three persons drowned over the July 4 weekend in Suffolk County, according to reports of the Suffolk County Police. Dead were Frank Can- none , Jr., nine , of 58 Fourth Street , Lake Ron- konkoma ; Airman Dever- eau C. Edburg, 21 , of the Suffolk County Air Force Base , and Josep h Zaremba , 41 , of 1 383 Pulaski Street , Riverhead. According to Fourth Precinct Police young Cannone , who was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cannone of 58 Fourth Street , Lake Ronkonkoma , apparentl y slipped off a rubber inner tube he was rid ing Monday and drowned near Terry ' s Rest on Lake Shore Drive , Lake Ronkonkoma. Patrolman Eu- gene Kiechling investi gated the drowning, which was reported at 6:30 p. m. Civilian skin divers re- covered the body. A solemn high requiem mass will be said at 9 a. m. Saturday at St. Joseph' s R. C. Church. Churc h Street , Lake Ronkonkoma , with the Rev. John G. Carew of- ficiating. Funeral arrangements are being made by the Josep h A. Weber funeral home of Hawkins Avenue , Lake Ronkonkoma. Zaremba Drowning Josep h Zaremba , 41 , of 1 383 Pu- laski Street , Rivei'head , drowned Sunday night in Peconic Bay, a few hundred yards off the beaches at South Jamesport. According to Riverhead police , Mr. Zaremba was boating with his wife , Mary; their four children , ages 3 , 5 , 7 and 9 , and a friend , Anthony Waleszewski of River- head , in Mr. Zaremba ' s lGf foot craft. Police said Mr. Zaremba slipped over the side about 8:30 p. m. Sunday for a short swim , and sank almost immediatel y out of sig ht. The Riverhead fire department' s amp hibious ''duck\ searched the bay for Mr. Zaremba. His body was recovered two hours later , floating near shore at Fanning ' s Beach , South Jamesport. An autopsy was conducted Mon- day to determine the cause of death. According to police , Mr. Zaremba had suffered a heart at- tack in recent weeks and may have suffered another one Sunday after jumping into the water. Airman Drowns Airman Deverau C. Edburg, 21 , of the Suffolk Count y Air Force- Base , drowned Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean , about one mile Continued on page 6 , this section INJURED GIRL—Deanna Wade of 72 Connec- ticut Avenue , Medford. is comforted by her mother , Mrs. Rodney Wade , after being hit by a car June 28 on Connecticut Avenue. The four-year-old girl was treated for lacerations at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital and discharged Friday. Driver of car , Edward Curcio , 32 , of 151 Falcon Avenue , Medford , told police he was travelling north on Connecticut Avenue when a child ran from behind a parked ice cream truck. According to police he told them he applied his brakes , but the left front fender of his vehicle struck the child. —Photo by William R. Goldfein SUNDAY FIRE—Flames engulf part of five- about 3 a. m. Sunday. Fire Chief Fred Kelly room wooden house on Union Avenue , East Pat- estimated damage at $3, 000. chogue , as Hagerman firemen battle blaze at Photo by William R. Goldfein AMVETS' GUEST — Miss Bente Lyck of Jut - land , Denmark , is p ictured receiving key to Village of Patchogue Tuesday from John F. Van Doran , Patchogue ' s \Mayor for a Day \ on In- dependence day. Also p ictured welcoming Miss Lyck are Patchogue Mayor Robert T. Wald- bauer and Supervisor August Stout , Jr. . She j s winner of essay contest , \Danish Fight for Freedom. \ Her tour of United States is spon- sored by Amvets organization. She was greet- ed in Patchogue at Hammond-Biggs Post III by Post Commander Paul Schwerdel. Young Van Doran , 12 , is son of Mr . and Mrs. Charles Van Doran of 63 Amity Street , Patchogue. He is shortstop on B' naj B' rith Little League team and graduated' in June from Kiver Avenue School. —Maple Leaf Photo Service. INDIAN DANCES were performed on Main Street , Patchogue. by these members of the Order of the Arrow , honor unit of Central Chapter , Boy Scouts of America , during Fourth of July parade , sponsored by Patchogue Lions Club. Led by McGuire Air Force Band , the fourteenth annual parade was seen by an en- thusiastic crowd of some 50 , 000 cheering spec- tators and took one hour and 32 minutes from start to finish. Winners in the band , drum corps and float competition are listed in a story which beg ins on this page . A fireworks show dien thousands of persons at night. —Photo by William R. Goldfein C OMMUNITY NEWS INDEX Section Page Bavport . . .2 7 Bellport . . 2 1 Blue Point . 3 5 Brookhaven & South Haven ..2 1 Centereach & Lake Grove . 2 5 Center Moriches 3 1 Coram ... 1 4 East Patchogue I . \ > East port . 3 3 Eastwood Village & Dawn Esta t es 2 5 Gordon Heights 3 7 Holtsville & Farmingville 2 4 Holbrook ... . 2 -1 Manorville 3 3 Mastic . .. . 3 2 , Mastic Beach .. . 3 2 Medford . 2 3 Middle Island 1 5 Moriches 3 4 Patchogue . . .. Various Remsenburg & Speonk 3 2 Ridge 3 8 Ronkonkoma &. I the Lake 3 7 Selden 3 8 Shirley & Mastic Acres ..3 2 10^ A c °py An Official Newspaper Suffolk County Town of Brookhaven