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GOP Wins 7 of 10 Supervisor Battles County Races Go to GOP: The Suffolk County Republican organization swept back into power Tuesday as seven Republicans out of I 0 were elected as supervisors. All results , which are unof- ficial , were tabulated at Board of Election headquarters in Yaphank. County Executive II. Lee Denru - son ' s ambitious progra m for the iitture of Suffolk , now receiving .ough going, with the 10-m r *mber Boaid of Supei visors now split evenly, is sure to find it even harder after the first of the year to get approval of his proposals. However , Mr. Dennison , said: \My one hope is that the new Republican controlled board will dunk first of the future of the county without regard to partisan po 'itics. \ Mr. Dennison admitted being \ stunned\ by the . - -etbaek. He had campaigned actively in >he last unv days for all Demo- cratic candidates. County GOP Leader Arthur M. Cromarty, commenting on the sweep, declared: \The vote indicate s that the people of Suffolk County want to return sane government of con- servative , independent rule which gnes the peop le themselves con- trol of their towns and villages. \This vote indicates that the Republican platform of home rule , economy and responsibility will prevail in Suffolk County . \ Three Republican candidates for county posts also won. District Attorney John P. Cohalan , Jr., running for count y judge , defeated the Democratic candidate , Francis R. Costello , by a vote of 119 , 783 to ( J4 ,7l)7. Mr. Costello is now assistant county attorney. Mr. Cohalan , 54 , will be the fourth member of his family to serve on a court of record in New York State. His father , the late John P. Cohalan , Sr., was surro- gate of New York County and two of his uncles — the late Daniel F. Cohalan and the late Dennis O'Leary Cohalan — were State Su- preme Court justices in New York County. Mr . Cohalan ' s victory to the six-year term judgeship leaves the district attorney ' s post vacant. The two strongest candidates are County Police Commissioner Chailes R. Thorn , and Chief As- sistant District Attorney Bernard C. Smith , both strong Republicans. Governor Rockefeller will make the appointment. County Welfare Commissioner John L. Barry won his second thiee-year term , defeating the Democratic candidate , Miss Anne Mead , who is deputy county ex- ecutive , by a vote of 117 , 430 to 95, 535. County Treasurer Chester F. Jacobs also won his second three-year term , defeating Stewart Mitman by a vote of 118 , 454 to 93 , 870. Mr. Mitman is now serving as count y purchasing director. In Hunting ton , Democratic Sup- ervisor Robert J. Fj ynn emerged as the strongest Democrat in the county with his crushing defeat of the Republican candidate , Jo- seph Plonski. Mr. Fl ynn received a total of 25 , 153 votes , 20 , 501 on the Democratic line , and 4 , 652 on the Fusion Economy Party line , to Mr. Plonski' s total of 19, 294. Mr. Flynn won his second two- year term. Riverhead veteran Democrati c Supervisor William J. Leonard won his fourth term , despite the heated campaign of his opponent , Riverhead attorney J. Leo Sax- stien. Mr. Leonard received 2.838 votes , while Mr. Saxstien received a total of 2 , 443. Mr. Saxstien re- ceived 2 , 26b\ votes on the Repub- lican line and only 177 in the In- dividual Rights Association ' s line. Two years ago running with Individual Rights Association Continued on page 6 , this section Suffolk s 1962 Budget Tops in County History Up Go Tax Rates Again: RIVERHEAD — Suffolk County ' s 1962 bud get , adopted unani- mously by the Board of Supervisors Friday afternoon , calls for total expenditures of $41 , 083 , 669. tie hi g hest budget in the county ' s history and over $6 000 , 000 higher than the 1961 total. The budget approved Friday is $237 , 000 hi g her than the figure submitted to the supervisors -- - ' three weeks ago by County Exe- c utive H. Lee Dennison. Mr. Den- nison said the increase was mainly due to additional salary raises for public officials. 25 more men to the countv police force (in addi- tion to the 23 men recommended bv Mr. Dennison three weeks ago , and the enlai gment of the juven- ile aid bureau , with the establish- ment of a six-ma n branch of the JAB in Riverhead. Although the five Repu blican supervisors voted with the five Democrats , the Republicans were critical of the budget. Sheltei Island Supervisor Evans K. Grif- fing criticized Mr. Dennison ' s per- sonal budget , noting that costs of operating the county executive ' s branch had more than doubled to a total of $105,000 since Mr. Den- nison took office, (included is sal- aries for Mr. Dennison , office staff and equipment , p lus $10 ,000 for county publicity) . Southampton Supervisor Steph- en F. Meschutt said he was alarm- ed at the constant increase in the cost of county government , and state d he was sorry for Suffolk taxpayers. The last minute additions to the budget will mean an increase in Continued on page 5 , this section GOP WINNERS—Councilman George Fuchs , Justice of Peace Leon Giuffreda and Tax Receiver Alex Proios , left to right , were elected to town offices in Tuesday ' s election on Republican ticket. Mr . Giuffreda , an incumbent , was elected to four-year term. Elected for first time were Messrs. Fuchs , who was chosen for four years , and Proios , who is in office for two years. Terms of office start January 1. —Maple Leaf Photo Service CONGRATULATIONS—Charles R. Dominy of Bellport , who was elected Tuesday as Brookhaven Town supervisor on Republican ticket , receives congratulatory kiss from his wife , Sheila , at County GOP headuarters in Blue Point. Mr. Dominy, county sheriff , de- feated August Stout , Jr., of Center Moriches , Democratic incum- bent , by 1 , 106 votes to return GOP to power in town. —Maple Leaf Photo Service Islip Twn. Elects Harwood Super In GOP Sweep Republican Thomas J. Harwood Tuesday was re-elected super- visor of Isli p Town in a hard- fought contest with his Democra- tic contender , Vincent J. Hand , as the GOP continued to hold its control of the town board. The Republicans swept all the battles for seven offices in a cam- pai gn that found the Democrats hopeful of taking control from the Republicans for the first time in 30 years. Mr. Harwood , who was first elected in 1951 , won by 4 , 480 votes. He polled 26, 436 votes , in contrast to 21 , 956 for Mr. Hand. In 1959 Mr . Harwood withstood the Democratic trend by defeating Democrat Edward Flower by the small p lurality of 1 , 057 , compar- ed to the 7 , 312 margin with which he trounced Democrat Rod Ham - ilton in 1957. Attention was focusse-d upon the campai gn of Democratic in- cumbent Highway Superintendent William E. Stochl , Jr., to retain his position against the opposi- tion of Republican Cl y de W. Pear- sail. Mr. Stochl is chairman of Democratic town committee. In an upset Mr. Pearsall de- feated the incumbent by 1 , 487 votes. Mr. Pearsall polled 24 ,709 votes to 23 , 222 for Mr. Stochl , ac- cording to unofficial totals re- leased by Suffolk County Board of Continued on page 5 , this section Pupil Increase Raises Rates of School Taxes District 3 Hits $10.70: Increased student enrollment was the principal cause for the general rise in school district tax rates for 1961-62 in the Second Supervisory District , according to Superintendent Walter M. Ormsby. Tax rates of 18 districts increased , three decreased and one re- mained unchanged from last year as the supervisory district covering Brookhaven and including small parts of neighboring towns re- flected the continued population growth of the count y in its rising pupil enrollment and need for ad- ditional classrooms. School District 24 (Patchogue- Medford) showed a 27-cent de- crease in its tax rate from $8.27 to $8 per $100 of assessed valua- tion. The district is not a part of the second supervisory district , but is within its limits. The as- sessed valuation in the district has increased by $46 , 698 from $20 , 721 , 734 to $21 , 768 , 432. The largest tax rate increase was shown by the Port Jefferson Station-Terryville District 3. The rate went up from $8.49 per $100 of assessed valuation in 1960-61 to $10.70 for 1961-62 , an increase of $2.21. The assessed valuation of the district increased from $4 , - 698 , 615 to $5 , 169 , 480 , but the number of students went up by 210 from September , I960 , and the first payment of princi pal interest is due in 1961-62 for a new ele- mentary school building. The district with the second highest increase in the tax rate was District 4 (Bell port-Brook- haven-East Patchogue). The tax jumped by $1 .23 from. $8.88 to $10.21 , Mr . Ormsby said , \because of an increase of 192 pupils with - out sufficient increase in assess- ment and because of payments coming due on the seven-class- room addition to the Kreamer Street School. \ The assessed val- uation increased $382 , 029 from $9 , 957 , 316 last year to $10 , 339 , 345. Mr. Orm sby explained that Dis- trict 6 ( Port Jefferson ) experienc- ed the low increase of one cent from $4.35 to $4.36 because of the addition of another section of thc Long Island Lig} ting Company p lant. The assesses valuation of the district went up from $11 , - 982 , 229 to $15 , 939 , 366 , an increase of $3 , 957 , 137 , and \ about $3 , 800 .- 000\ was from the lighting plant , Mr. Ormsby said. The growth of tl e town ' s popu- lation is particularly evident in School District 1_ (Centereach- Selden) and Sachem Central Dis- trict 5 (Ronkonkoma-Holbrook- Holtsville). Student enrollment in District 11 increased by 586 pupils and the district will pay a small share of the cost for a new ele- (Continued on page 3, this section) Dominy Tops Stout As Full Republican Slate Wins in Town Republicans swept back into power in Brookhaven Town Tuesday with the election of Charles R. Dominy as supervisor and the winning of ei g ht other town o ffi c es . The victory gave the Republicans a four-to-three control of the town board . The town ' s Republican sweep contributed to the GOP victory in the county. The Republicans won a 7-to-3 majority on the county board of supervisors by electing supervisors in Brookhaven , Smith- town , Baby lon , Islip, Southamp- ton , Southold and Shelter Island. The Democrats re-elected super- viso rs in Huntington , East Hamp. ton and Riverhead. A record number of persons vot- ed from the 301 , 918 reg istered for the election which was held in an off-year. In the battl e for town supervisor a total of 41 , 824 votes was cast for both men m con- trast to the total of 33 , 620 votes cast in 1959 in the race for the same position. Back in Power Electrified by the Republican landslide , party faithful celebrated long and loudly at Count y GOP headquarters in Blue Point. Out of power onl y two years in both Brookhaven Town and the county, the Republicans whooped it up as if their exile had been much lon- ger and hailed Arthur M. Cro- marty, GOP County leader , for leading the Grand Old Part y back into power. Winning by 1 , 106 , Mr. Dominy of Bellport polled 21 , 465 votes to defeat the Democrati c incumbent August Stout , Jr., who received 20, 359 vo te s , according to un- official totals compiled election ni ght at Board of Elections head- quarters in Yaphank. \T'd like to thank all of the peo- p le of the Town of Brookhaven for their support of myself and the Republican ticket. I feel sure that this proves that a clean campaign can elect public officials , \ said Mr. Dominy Tuesday night at County GOP headquarters in Blue Point. In a telegram to Mr. Dominy, Mr. Stout said , \Congratulations on your victory. The peop le have spoken . This is democracy in action. You will have my fullest cooperation in the change-over of government . \ \This administration has tried to serve the town to the best of its ability, but I guess it wasn 't Continued on page 5 , this section GOP Wins S uffolk. B'haven Town Control Dominy Requests S tout to Order Snow Fence Use Supervisor-elect Charles R. Dominy yesterday called upon Su- pervisor August Stout , Jr., to in- struct Superintendent of Highways Charles W. Barraud to install snow fences in Brookhaven Town for the coming Winter. In one of his first acts following his election Tuesday on the Repub- lican ticket , Mr. Dominy wrote a letter to Mr. Stout making known his request. In the Summer of 1960 the Dem- ocratic town board voted unani- mously to not authorize Mr. Bar- raud , a Republican , to have the fences put up. It was the conten- tion of the board that the fences are an \ obsolete \ method of control- ling snow. On the other hand Mr. Barraud contended the fences are effective and necessary. No fences were used along town roads during the severe winter of 1960-61. Dominy ' s Letter Mr . Dominy ' s letter reads as follows : \Due to the fact that the State of New York and the County of Suffolk feel that snow fences are a satisfactory method of control- ling drifts , may I respectfull y re- quest that you authorize the superintendent of hi ghways to erect the town snow fences which are presently stored. \The urgency of this matter , of course , is due to the fact that the ground may become frozen before this can be accomplished. Than k you for your cooperation in this matter. \ The letter was signed , Charles R. Dominy. Patriotic Groups Ready Program For Vets ' Day The United Veterans Council of Greater Patchogu e will hold a Veterans , Day Program at 10:45 a. m. Saturday at the Four Corn- ers. From 10:4o to 10:55 a. m., pat- riotic music selections will be played by the Patchogu e Fire De- partment Band , followed by the introduction of the master-of-cer- emonies and opening remarks. In- vocation will be held at 10:57 a. m. to be followed by the p lay- ing of \Taps. \ Patchogue Mayor Robert T. Waldbauer will address the gather- ing as guest speaker. Benediction will follow , and the p lay ing of \The National Anthem \ by the Patchogue Fire Department Band will conclude the program. Assemblv areas for the various groups taking part are as follows : The Patchogue Fire Department Band , on South Ocean Avenue; the Daughters of the American Continued on page 5 . this section TOWN TOTALS SUPERVISOR \Dominy (R) 21 , 463 Stout (D) 20 , 359 TOWN CLERK ¦ \Arnzen (R) 22 , 718 Cooney (D) 20 , 209 RECEIVER OF TAXES v Proios (R) 21 , 137 Paquette , Jr. (D) 20 , 302 SUPT. OF HIGHWAYS *Barrau d (R) 23 , 109 Metzner (D) 18 , 339 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE *Giuffreda (R) 22 , 792 *Larsen (R) 21 , 839 Cedar (D) 18 , 724 Batt (D) 18 , 943 COUNCILMAN *Fuchs (R) 20 ,835 *Hough (R) 21 , 061 *Weissberger (R) 21 , 116 Young (D) 20 , 351 j Chapman (D) 20 , 225 Keddy (D) 19 , 701 • ¦\Elected i ~~ A RTI ruR N1. C ROMARTY Big Winner BROOKHAVEN \Charles R . Dominv (R), 21.463 August Stout . Jr. (D), 20 , 359 ISLIP \Thomas R. Harwood (R), 26 , 605 Vincent Hand (D), 22 , 187 RIVERHEAD J. Leo Saxstien (R-IR), 2 , 443 -William J. Leonard (D), 2.838 SMITHTOWN • Ral ph Osgood (R), 8 , 624 Robert B. Brad y (D), 8.210 EAST HAMPTON Charles Rush (R), 2 , 074 • William P. Bain (D), 2 , 329 BABYLON • Arthur M. Civmarty (R), 23 , 755 Donald Muncy (D-IF). 16 , 418 HUNTINGTON Joseph Plonski (R), 19 , 294 •Robert J. Fl ynn (D-FE), 25 , 153 SOUTHAMPTON \Step hen F. Meschutt (R), 5 , 737 Vincent Reill y (D-UI), 3 , 869 SHELTER ISLAND -Evans K. Griffing (R), 593 Louis Price (D). 421 SOUTHOLD \Lester Albertson (R), 4.071 Stanley Corwin (D), 2 , 317 -Elected Supervisorships There 'll be 100 lucky fami- lies in Brookhaven Town come Thanksg iving that will be t in- ners of free turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner. As in the past several years , member stores of the Mer- chants Division of the Patch- ogue Chamber of Commerce w,ll have entry blanks avail- able free. The blanks will be in member stores beginning thi. N weekend. There ']] be a special drawing on the Saturday ni g ht befoie Thanksgiving and the 100 winner. - will be noiiricd to p ick up th r 'ir turkeys in amp le time to do the necessary trim- ming for the big* event. Free entries may also be obtained at the Chamber of Commerce office at 8 West Main Street. Patchogue. Merchants to Give Away Free Turkeys BUILD FALLOUT SHELTER—Several Bellport High School boys pooled their general experience and effort in constructing model fallout shelter on school field recently. Shelter is above-ground type , constructed of cement blocks and has double wall . It was built from plane f urnighecj by Civil Defense , and is open for inspection. Pictured are Charles Bullock , crew-chief ; James Marrion , arch- itect ; Bill Luck , president of Shop Club; and Bob Menrisky, vice president of Shop Club. —P^pto by Joseph Adams AN EDITORIAL : Once again the voters of Brookhaven Town have decided to p lace their trust in the hands of a Republican administration. The Ad\ ance wholeheartedl y congratulates Supervisor-elect Charles R. Dominy and his team of running mates. They de- serve to have been elected , they foug ht a clean , hard fi g ht. But there is no time for crowing, a lot of hard work and intelligent p lanning lies ahead. The GOP has a challenge to meet for it is on trial. We believe , along with the maj ority of voters , that Mr. Dominy, as the titular head of the Brookhaven Town Republican or- ganization has the brains , the ability, the administrative ca- pacity and the p h ysical strength to provide the leadershi p, nec- essary for comp letel y r estoring the confidence of ALL the townspeop le in the integrity of the Republican party. And he will have a maj ority of votes on the Town Board when he takes office to hel p him j ustif y this belief. His newl y elected Council- men are all of hig h repute and successfu l businessmen — ex- actly the qualifications necessary for conducting public affairs on a hig h , efficient p lane. Not one of these men is tainted with tli e old \ scandals \ trials which p lagu ed the party two years ago. That issue is now a dead duck as the Democrats all throug hout the county have learned. Supervisor Stout , inherentl y a decent , upstanding citizen with a warm personality, either went off half-cocked on his own or he was most ill advised when he launched out on a vicious , character assassination campaign against Mr. Dominv. The average citizen is pretty well aware of what type of man is running tor public office. When Mr. Stout impugned Mr. Dom- iny ' s personal integrity , that was the beginning of the end of Continued on page 5, this section The GOP Takes the Helm Find Dell Guilty In Knife Death Of Jos. V. Kelly RIVERHEAD—-Wayne E. Dell , 22 , the ' former Air Force man ac- cused of the knife slaying of for- mer Riverhead Supervisor Josep h V. Kelly, of 426 Griffing Avenue here , was found guilty of murder in the second degree , grand larceny and petit larceny by an all-male jury that deliberated for only _\V__ Uours yesterday before bringing in a verdict. He was acquitted of a charge of stealing his victim ' s car. The trial came to an end Monday as Defense Attorney Edward La- Freniere , and the prosecutor , Chief Assistant District Attorney Bern- ard C. Smith , completed their cases . Yesterday, they made their sum- mations , and County Judge Henry Tasker made the charge to the jury. When the jury announced its ver- dict , Dell appeared stunned , but showed no emotion. His girl friend , Miss Delores Stapon , 17 , of Aque- bogue , sobbed throug hout the court proceedings. She cried aloud when the verdict was given. Judge Tasker congratulated the jury for performing* its duties and set down sentencing for December 8. Dell was then remanded back to -jail . Mr. Smith , the chief assistant district attorney, said Dell could receive up to life in jail . COMMUNITY NEWS INDEX Section Page Bavport 4 1 Bell port 2 1 Blue Point 1 2 Brookhaven & South Haven 2 2 Centereach & Lake Grove . . . . 3 <S Center Moriches ... 3 I Coram Edit 7 East Moriches . . . 3 2 East Patchogue . 2 2 East port ... .3 3 Eastwood Village & Dawn Estates 2 2 Gordon Hei ghts Edit li Holtsville & Farmingville . . 1 l Holbrook Fdit 2 Manorville •* ^ Masti c . . 3 1 Mastic Beach ;! - Medford Edit 2 Middle Island 1 - Moriches 3 3 Patchogue - Various Remsenburg <& Speonk 3 .) Ridge ¦- -1 2 Ronkonkoma & the Lake . . . . I 4 Selden Edit 2 Shirley & Mastic* Acres . . 3 1 Yaphank 2 2
