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The editorial page of this newspaper goes to press Monday. Letters to the editor and accepted by him for publication , must be received not later than Saturday morning or publication will be delayed until the following week. PLEASE SIGN YOUR NAME The editor will not pass anonymous letters for publication. If you do not wish your name published you may sign a nom de plume but your real name and address must be written below as evidence of good faith —Neither will be printed. Blue Point School Addition Editor , The Long Island Advance : The taxpayers for the Bayport- Blue Point School District are go- ing to vote for an extension to be built on the Blue Point School which will cost $194 , 000. It was onl y two years ago when the ad- dition was p anned for the Bay- port Elementary School , (and there has been very little cons- truction in the district) when we were given statistics which said : \There is nothing at present or in the foreseable future to in- dicate that the Blue Point Ele- mentary School will ever be under the same degree of enrollment pressure as is being experienced by the Bayport Elementary School. If and when the time ar- rives the new building north of Montauk Highway would relieve the Blue Point School of over 100 pupils , placing its enrollment well within its capacity. \ The present enrollment for 1961 1962 , in the three schools is 2 , 063 and the capacity of schools in 2 , 430. With the present enrollment less than 200 students, than what was proje cted ' for 1961-1962 , when tKe Bayport Elementary School addition was p lanned and very little new construction up to the present time. We should relieve both Elementary schools by transferring all the sixth grade students to the junior hig h school building with the seventh grade students. There is enough room in the building for 400 more students be- cause the enrollment in the high school building is only 794 stu- dents and •the capacity is 1 , 200. Why add $194 , 000 to the tax roll when there is enough room for 400 more students ? If and when the enrollment in- creases enough to build , let' s use the $194 , 000 toward another school for the north side of Mon- tauk Highway. Save the $194 , 000 now by re- lieving both elementary schools and transferring the sixth grade in the same building with the seventh graders. . Joseph H. Poll Bayport , October 9 , 1961 What About the Fallout? Editor , The Long Island Advance: After reading about these peo- ple building their own bomb shel- ters , it seems that one important factor was forgotten , very impor- tant indeed. What good is the shelter when the air is contam- inated by fallout radiation poison which could lay heavy in the air and on the ground for days ? Even if one has oxygen tanks , they can onl y last for so long. The public is not being told the entire truth about the after affects from the blast of these terrible bombs. The government and Civil Defense authorities better enlighten the public but quick on this lifesav- ing matter. New York , N. Y., Oct. 14 , 1961. Walter Farrar Letters Dems and the Payroll Since January 1 , 1960, the Democratic administration of Brookhaven Town has had one over-riding aim in mind — continuing itself in office, lt has attempt- ed to accomp lish this in many ways , among them tlie sending out of a bar- rage of back-patting publicity and b y attempting to convince taxpayers that it has been an economical administra- tion. One of the Democrats ' claims in tlie current campaign is that they have lowered taxes. But the GOP has counter- ed with tlie rebuttal that any cuts have been made possible largel y throug h boosting assessments . And it could also be pointed out that any comparison be- tween the town tax rate ot today as against what it was more than two years ago would have to take into account that the cost of financing tlie police department formerl y was a town func- tion and figured as part of the town rate where now police is carried as part of the county rate. But this week the GOP organization announced some figures on the town payroll that should reall y be an eye- opener to taxpayers. It makes all that Democratic talk about economy in gov- ernment sound rathe r hollow. The GOP announced that an ac- counting firm had inspected the pay- roll records of the Town of Brookhaven for the month of September , 1961 , and found the following: Full time emp loyees - 150 Part time emp loyees 19 Seasonal emp loyees 141 Total 310 The total payroll for September , 1961 for Town emp loyees was $97 , 699.47 , the accounting firm said. These figures ex- clude in each case the emp loyees of the Highway Department and of \ special districts \ , such as water dis- tricts. In the month of September , 1959 (when the Republican Town Board was in power), the payroll records showed tlie following, according to the accounting firm : Full time emp l oyees 104 Part time emp loyees — 21 Seasonal emp loyees 48 Total 173 The accounting firm said that the total payroll for September , 1959 for Town emp loyees was $56 , 771.13 , add- ing that it had excluded the Hig hway Department , \ special districts \ and tlie Police Department from these figures. The accounting firm then stated (we have added the cap ital letters for emp hasis): \THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES INCREASED 79%. \THE PAYROLL INCREASED 72%. \THIS INCREASE PROJECTED OVER 12 MONTHS WOULD AMOUNT TO $491 , 136. \These figures are exclusive of pen- sion , social security and other benefits paid b y the Town on this increase in payroll. \ Does this huge payroll increase sound like economical government? And if the Dems claim to have lowered taxes to some degree what would the rate have been if the payroll had been kept in check? What next year ' s town tax rate will be was still not known as of this writ- ing. The prospective bud get , which will be aired at a public hearing October 28 , would mean a rate hike of about five cents per $100 of assessed valuation. But this may be reduced at the hearing. What the Dems are now doing is crow- ing that the town general bud get is down but that the bud get for the Hig h- way Department , which is administered b y R epublican Hig hway Superintendent Charles W. Barraud , is up. In this respect it is our opinion that the Democrati c Town Board is again p lay ing politics at the expense of Mr. Barraud. The fact is that the increases in money in the highway bud get are mainl y ior two things which are beyond Mr. Barraud' s control : 1. Salary in- creases and fringe benefits , which the Town Board has indicated it would like to grant hig hway emp loyees and 2. The extra heavy snow removal expen- ses incurred during the severe winter of 1960-61. And let ' s not forget at this point the Town Board's action in pre- venting Mr. Barraud from erecting snow fences , an act which made snow removal much more difficult and ex- pensive. The Democrats have held a 7-0 maj or- ity on the Tow n Board since January 1 , 1960 , and so responsibility for what has happened since that time can be pretty well fixed. What the voters have to decide is whether or not to continue the Democratic administration in office. It is our op inion that the Republican ticket offers Brookhaven Town tax- payers the best hope for an economical government. And to accomp lish a change in administration it will be necessary to elect the comp lete Repub- lican slate for Town Board positions as there will be three holdover Dems on the Town Board after January 1 , 1962. We strong l y urge tlie election of Sheriff Charles R. Dominy as supervisor and Davi d Weissberger , Clarence T . Houg h and George Fuehs as councilmen , as well as the rest of the GOP team whos e names appear elsewhere on this page. The town GOP p latform p led ges Re- duced Taxes b y say ing: \The present administration is now using a method to increase town income which we Re- publicans like to call 'The Democrati c Reassessment Tax Boost ' , whereb y they claim to lower the tax rate but Whop- p ing l y Increase the assessment values. This practice is h ypocritical and unfair. The onl y way to reduce taxes is to actuall y lower the amount of money you , the Peop le , pay out of your pocket every year. This Your Republican Can- didates Will Do!\ We hop e the voters of Brookhaven Town will give them the opportunit y to carry out this p led ge come November. Politica l Discussion Juniors and seniors at Center Moriches Hig h School had an excellent opportun- ity Monday to learn a first hand lesson in local politics and government when the two town supervisory candidates , August Stout , Jr., and Charles R. Dom- iny, partici pated in a panel discussion. Young Americans today are luck y. In our age of mass communications , millions have an opportunity to see and hear candidates for public office , to form an opinion of tli e aspirants based on greater exposure to the issues and the men than ever before in history. Center Moriches youngsters can con- sider themselves especiall y fortunate. Their experience with local politics is one that fills in the gaps that mere text- book learning of necessity leaves. They will return to their textbook studies with greater interest , because they have had tlie chance to observe the lessons of democracy in the laboratory of local politics and government. Hopefull y, their interests will remain active in the affairs of national , state and local gov- ernment and they will hel p comprise a new generation of greater political ac- tion and social consciousness. Notes From the Old Files 50 Years Ago , October 27 , 1911 Patchogue—Reports from Port Jefferson indicate that the people over on the other side of the island have awakened to the fact that the cross island electric car lines will soon be an actuality. The laying of tracks from Holtsville to Patchogue was begu n yes- terday. A car load of material for the safety signal device at the crossing of the electric road and the railroad at Ocean Avenue has arrived. The rain of last week delayed the building of the cross-island road but all hands are at work again , 17 teams being on the bi g fill at Canaan. Yaphank— A fox attempted a raid on a hen-coop in this vicinity last Friday night . He paid the forfeit of his life after maiming one hen. Brookhaven—Ral ph W. Bishop has been afarded the prize in a competition held in the Millbrook High School for words for a class song. Blue Point—John R. Snedecor of Blue Point and John Brandt of Sayville have been duck shooting this week. Mr. Snedecor has recently equipped his sailboat with an engine and cabin. Patchogue—Fred Skinner spent a couple of day this week with Al Trahern in Bay- onne , N. J., where the Trahern company is p laying. Patchogue—About 50 friends gave Mr. and Mrs. George Butler a p leasant surprise Wednesday evening on the occasion of their eleventh wedding anniversary, A very p leasant evening was spent , Pedro being the principal amusement. A handsome hall rack was given the couple by the visitors . Center Moriches—George S. Mullen is now in charge of St. John ' s Episcopal church . Services will be held on Sunday mornings at 11 o ' clock instead of 10 o ' clock. Blue Point—W . A. Hoagland of Brooklyn , who has a home on South Country Road , is to begin work soon on a new place in Nelson Avenue opposite that of Mr . Demarest. Mr. Hoag land has been in possession of the lot for a year or more. Bellport—When Winter sets in there will onl y be four occupied homes on Bellport Lane and the largest family therein con- sists of four persons. 35 Years Ago , October 26 , 1926 Patchogue—A new two and a half story shingle house for John Treuer , occupying a lot on the old golf course on the west side of Jayne avenue , a short way below Roe Boulevard , is nearing completion. Patchogue—Tomorrow the long-planned tour of the Sunrise Trails by members of the Long Island Chamber of Commerce will get underway and the party is to reach Patch- ogue about noon under the leadershi p of Frank Holly, chairman of arrangements. They will have luncheon at Roe ' s notel at 1 o ' clock where many members of the Pat- chogue Chamber of Commerce and Round Table Club will greet them , and there will be severa l short snappy speeches , and music including numbers by the Long Island Rail- road band . Another feature will be intro- duction of the new song \Long Island , \ words by Walter Beverly Crane and music b y George W. Andrews , dedicated to the Long Island Press Association , this is to be sung by a quartet & comprising John Lim- back , Harry T. Weeks , Charles Bechtold and Roscoe Tracy. Center Moriches—The Young Ladies ' Aid Society will meet Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Charles Frowein on Beach Fern Road. East Moriches—Mrs. Louise Osborn , who was 95 years old this past March , is planning to vote Election Day at Firemen ' s Hall , us- inb one of the new voting machines. She still attends services at the Mothodist Church , of which she is the oldest member. Eastport—Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Penney entertained their family at a dinner party last Tuesday evening in celebration of the twenty -first wedding anniversary of their son-in-law and daughter , Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Tuthill of East Moriches. East Moriches—Jack Taylor , \The Lone Camper \ aged 73 , who bad e farewell to Pat- chogue af tei a number of days ' visit when he camped on the Congregational Church lawn , came to East Moriches last week. He and his pup dog, \Happy \ with a camp outfit strapped to a bicycle walk up and down , the county. They were on their way to Mon- tauk Point. What Other Editors Are Say ing NOT DONE FOR VOTES The New York State Commis- sion of Correction apparentl y liked what it found following an inspection of the county ' s honor farm at Yap hank for it has submitted an affirmative report to the board of supervisors. The County welfare department , thioug h Commissioner John L. Barry lets it be known that it has not dropped work relief from its program , but that comparativel y few peop le on the re- lief rolls are able-bodied and qualified to earn their allowances b y working on jobs the county could supp l y. Of co u rs e ,, the honor farm and work , or welfare relief , have nothing in com- mon. They are at poles far apart. Still it is good to hea r that here are two de- partments rig ht on the ball when it counts most , and where it does the most good. Anticipating the normal increase of peop le out of work next winter , Com- missioner Barry is exp loring a program under which jobs may be supp lied b y the county public works department. The theory here is that able-bodied men would rather work for their money than laze around. Sheriff Charles R. Dominy had a theory about rehabilitating prisoners in his charge , and he put it into practice b y providing work on the farm at Yap- hank. It proved so successful that he obtained favorable action b y the county board in providing minimum security accomodations at the farm for the men he believed would benefit from a pro- gram of healthful outdoor work. Here are two distinct matters which will not find their way into the political campaign . Nor should they. The fact , however , is that in both cases good , efficient work has been done b y public officials who soug ht to increase the service they coul d provide thereb y bel y ing the belief , most commonl y held , that everything an officeholder does , he does for votes. —Suffolk Every Week Castro ' s running a temp erature again —fro m recurrent invasion fever. Patchogue Needs : f . Denotes proj ect 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. Tow n and County BT ROBERT B. MARTIN Why Are People Afraid to Answer Questions? Time and again on our rounds for Random \Views on the News , we come across people who are afraid to answer the questions we put to them. This attitude is so prevalent that I' m beginning to wonder what' s up. We find it difficult to get peop le to answer any question more con- troversial than , \What' s your fav- orite flower?\ . Ask anything else , and you ' re liable to be countered with the remark , \Isn 't that kind of a loaded question mister?\ Loaded, baloney. Do people think inquisitors are hiking around expressl y for the purpose of ruining them sociall y, financiall y, politicall y or other- wise ? Approach someone on a matter relating to town , count y, state or Federal governmental affairs and chances are he 'll smi' .e and rep l y, \Please , I don 't want to be in- volved. \ Why ? Who knows. Even the peop le who are afraid to answer questions are afraid to tell you why they ' re afraid to speak up! People in business , of course , have grounds to be wary. Postmen , policemen, Civil Service employes , teachers and the like have to re- ject questions or guard their an- swers. Ask a politician representing any party a simple question such as , \Who wears the pants in your family?\ and he feels obli ged to satisfy the feelings of every race , creed , nationality , every majorit y group, minority group and (most serious) his wife , her relatives , his famil y and various and sundi*y parl y bosses. Students—imagine that — many students are cautious. \I'll answer the question , but don ' t use my name , \ some say. Here are some typ ical questions that people don 't like to answer: \Are you getting sick of fund drives?\ \Do you think cats should be licensed?\ \What' s your honest opinion of tha United Nations?\ \Do you think the electric chair should be rep laced by the hang- man ' s noose?\ \Do you believe in mercy kill- ing?\ \Are your neighbors nosv?\ Do you listen in on your party line?\ The list could go on and on. And as I re-read it , I just wonder if I'd like to answer some of those questions myself. LISTEN VETERA N By State Veteran Counselor Erich W. Tietze New York State Division of Veterans ' Affairs DIVIDENDS : Korean veterans with \W\ type GI insurance polic- ies may expect a dividend in Dec- ember. Dividends are expected to average $-90. The dividend will be paid automaticall y to elig ible pol- icyholder. This dividend does not app l y to World War II veteran with \V\ type GI policies. CIVIL SERVICE: October 30 , is the final date to file for the follow- ing titles under the New York Siate Civil Service Principal olo statistician , senior biostatistician , associate biostatistician , senior pl- anning technician , associate plan- ning technician , senior nutritionist and consultant public health nurse (hospital). Competitive examina- tions for those titles are schedul- ed for December 2. INSURANCE : Free insurance no longer exists for U.S. Armed For- ces personnel on active military or naval duty. The Servicemen ' s and Veterans ' Survivor Benefits Act of 1956 ended free insurance. Be- fore this act was passed. Armed Forces personnel who entered the service on or after June 27 , 1950 were automatically grante d $10 , 000 free indemnity coverage. This free insurance stopped December 31 , 1956. PENSION : Widows , and children v/he^e , thei;e is no widow , of deceas- ed veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict may be elig ible for VA non-service connected death pension payments. This includes widows and children who have made previous app lications for death pen- sion which were denied. Even though previously denied pension benefits , widows and children may be eligible for such benefits under a pension law which became effec- tive Jul y 1 , 1960. Nearly all widows and children of veterans with more than 90 days of active service , who were discharged under other than dishonorable con- ditions , may be eligible for pension regardless of the cause of death of the veteran. There is no longer a requirement that a WW II or Korean veteran needs an existing service-connected disability at the time of his death in order for his widow or chi-dren to qualify for a pension. With the removal of this requirement , virtu- all y all widows and children of W- W II and Korean veterans may qualify for pension. The surviving children of a veteran , more-over , may be eligible for a pension even thoug h a widow may not be eligible for pension due to her remarriage or for some other cause , such as her income being in excess of the statu- tory limitations. All widows and guardians of children , of WW II or Koorean vet- erans who have died from non-ser- vice connected causes , are urged to contact this office to discuss their possible elig ibility for a pension. Assistance is available here for anyone desiring to make applica- tion for this or any other veteran ' s benefit. Questions about the rights and benefits of veterans , servicemen or their dependents may be submitted for individual attention to the NYS Division of Veterans ' Affairs or the Suffolk County Veterans Service Agency at 21 Third Avenue , Bay Shore , 44 Elm Street , Huntington , and County Center , Riverhead , N. Y. The Advance Endorses % Republica n Candidates % County Ticket For County Jud ge JOHxM P. COHALAN , JR. For County Treasurer CHESTE R F. JACOBS For Welfare Commissioner JOHN L. BARRY Brookhaven Town Ticket For Supervisor CHARLES DOMINY For Town Clerk EDWIN ARNZEN For Tax Receiver _ ALEX PROIOS For Hi g hway Supt. CHARLES W. BARRAUD For Councilman GEORGE FUCHS For Councilman CLARENCE T. HOUGH For Councilman .. DAVID WEISSBERGER For Justice of the Peace ERLING LARSEN For Justice of the Peace LEON GIUFFREDA Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee •Q. When passing salt and pep- er shakers at the table , does one hand them directly to the \' person who asked for them , or does one put them down on the table with- in reach of the other person ? A. Handing them direct to the other person can sometimes prove awkward . It is better to place them on the table as close as you can to the other person. Q. What tipping is necessary on an airplane ? A. No tipping of airplane per- sonnel is permitted. When you de- bark , though , a sincere \thank you \ to the stewa rdess is a vei*y nice gesture on your part , and shows good-breeding. Q. Is it considered proper to send a male patient in a hospital cut flowers ? A. Although not \improper , \ cut flowers are usually sent to women. A growing p lant is the customary gift to a male patient. — Long Island — N ews Briefs SAYVILLE — The Sayville Board of Education has scheduled a public vote on two propositions November 17. One proposal is to ere-ct a $d75 , 000 addition to the Cherry Avenue School. The other calls for a $75 , 000 expenditure for the purchase of 15 acres of the Robert W. Kinsey property in ihe northern portion of the district. A public hearing has been set for 8 p. m. November 2 in the high school; from 2-9 p. m., November 10 and from 9-1 p. m., November 11. HUNTINGTON — The Hunt- ington Town Board last week vot- ed to investi gate charges made by Alexander Brandshaft , Republican candidate for hi ghway superin- tendent. His charges concern con- tracts for excavating and pro- cessing material from town prop- erty near the incinerator and dump in East North port. * &¦ * HUNTINGTON — Hunting ton Town Supervisor Robert J. Flynn said last week that a mile long channel will be created in North- port Harbor next year as the sec- ond project for the Suffolk Coun- ty dredge. The channel will have a 300-foot anchorage area along most of its length. # s* -J: BABYLON—The Bab y lon Town Board has set a budge t which would permit a reduction if 13 cents per $100 of assessed valua- tion. In the incorporated villages of Lindenhurst , Babylon and Amityville, the reduction will be set at one cent , from 52 cents to 51 cents. The estimated tax rate outside- the viFages is $2.30 por $100 of assessed valuation. The gross budget , including the high- way department , is $5 , 031 , 232 , an increase of $342 , 616 over this year ' s budget. EAST HAMPTON — The East Hamp ton Village Board is accept- ing new bids on the proposed fire house. Earlier advertising for bids had resulted in the receipt of only one bid , almost $20 , 000 higher than the $125 , 000 authorized by taxpayers for the project. * * * COMMACK — The Commack School Board last week announced that it will extend the school week into Satu rday in order to ac- commodate rapidl y rising enroll- ments. Ninth and tenth grade students will have the opportunit y to attend Saturday morning classes to learn typing and short- hand. Attendance will be volun- tary. f 5ty? &mg Jaiattfc Aito anr? 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 Medfor d Avenue , Patchogue , N. Y. Thursday, October 19 , 1961 It is not our aim to tell our readers what to think but to provide them with - * *&& priM cup f ood for thoug ht and to make interp retive editorial comment on the news. % w i* Social Security questions ad- dressed to The Long Island Ad- vance will be answered in each Thursday ' s paper or by mail. Ad- dress all queries to \Social Se- curity Question Box , \ The Long Island Advance , P. O. Box 780 , Patchogu e New York. Question: I am a widow , age 67 , but I have been receiving my own benefit as it was slightly larger than my widow ' s benefit. Now that recent changes in the social security law hav e increased the widow ' s benefit by about 10 percent , I think the widow ' s bene- fit may be larger than my own benefit. Will this increase be made automatically ? Answer: No. You should get in touch with your social security office. As you have never filed for a widow ' s benefit , it will be necessary to file a claim for this benefit. It may be larger than your own benefit. Question : I worked for a com- pany that went bankrupt a year ago. How can I be sure I got credit for the social security tax they withheld from my wages. Answer: Obtain a postal card , form OAR-7004 from the nearest social security office , and mail it in for a statement of earnings credited to your account. If the wages in question do not appear on the statement , report this to the Social Security Administration. ISLAND BRIEF HUNTINGTON — The Hunt- ington School Boai*d last week agreed to provide space at the Nathan Hale School for a parent- financed language course for ele- mentary school students. At the present time , foreign language in- struction in Huntington Schools start in the eighth grade. SOCIA L SEC URITY THE FAIRIES FUN The leaves are turning colors Their stems are turning gray The fairies are all seated , ' To swiftly fly away They hold on tightly to the leaf And when a strong wind blows They fly away and maybe land Upon a rabbit ' s nose Who knows ? —Anon. (Editor ' s note : This little poe m was submitted by a hine-year-ol d girl who wishes to remain anonymous.) POEMS life * * Darkest Moment A *«Bsra aASSiC * . II II I II I II I I I I MM PAGE 8, EDITORIA L SECTION Uttj* \*\VXL \ Jtelanfc Atmanr? 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