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Whitsitt ' s Tenure Denied in 5-3 Vote Decision Protested: BAYPORT—Cries of protes t followed in the wake of a 5-3 decision, b y the board of education here Friday to refuse the granting of tenure to Dr. Robert C. Whitsitt , principal of Bayport-Blue Point Hi gh School. Dr. Whitsitt had been accused of being too strict a disciplinarian b y some par- ents, and some members of the board reportedl y feel his direct manner had \ offend- ed\ some parents. Dr. Whit- sitt spent nearl y an hour de- fending his policies . In the week prior to the meet- ing, a petition bearing 670 names favoring his tenure was turned over to the board by the district' s Citizens Committee for Better Education. The tenure vote came as the result of motions made by two of the pi inci pal' s supporters on the board. Howard Kallmann made a motion to give tenure to Dr. Whit- sitt , and it was seconded by Rob- ert Mantha. In the vote that fol- lowed , they and Frederick W. Merdes , board president , cast \ aye \ ballots. The \ no \ votes were cast by Melville Beckel , John Fo- ley, Paige Moore , Harry Gray and Robert Chase. The Citizens Committee for Better Education , prime support- ers of the principal , will meet sometime after the first of the year to decide whether or not to pursue the issue further. John T. Obrig of Bayport , tem- parary chairman of tiie committee , said that general feelings over the matter may become apparent when school board elections are held in May. The positions of Mr. Kallmann , Mr. Gray and Mr. Moore will be up for voting. The position of Dr. Frank S. Snell , who resigned dur- ing the two-month controversy as president of the board , will also hav e to be filled. About 80 persons attended the three-hour meeting Friday ni ght when the decision of the board was made in a prepared statement. For awhile , it appeared that the board mi ght not be able to act on the tenure question because it lacked one vote of a needed ma- jorit y. Mr. Foley, a Brookhaven Town councilman , arrived back from a business trip to Chicago at 11:25 p. m., just five minutes before the board was to recess. His vote provided the necessary margin. Dr. Whitsitt , 41 , the father of two children who are students in Continued on page 6 , this section Fire Ordinance Passed By Brookhaven Town Effective April 7 , 1962: The Brookhaven Town Board Tuesday passed a Fire Prevention Ordinance , which will be effective April 1 , 1962. Supervisor August Stout , Jr., said in a release , \A general re- vision of the town fire regulations , which have remained unchanged since 1937 , has been long overdue for many years. By the enactment of the present ordinance we have ® taken the first ste p toward the establishment of an effective in- spection and enforcement system. \ At Tuesday ' s meeting Supervis- or-eleco Charles R. Dominy re- quested that the town board make the ordinance effective in 60 .to 90 day s to permit lire organizations to further study the ordinance. The ordinance was passed in the early evening when the board re- convened after adjourning its long regular meeting at 5:30 p. \ ni. \In deference , \ Mr. Stout con- tinued in his release , \to the re- quests from the variou s fire organ- izations , for an additional period of time to thorou g hly study the ordinance , we have delayed the ef- fective date for 90 days. This period should provide amp le time for study, the making of recom- mendati on s , and the taking of any necessary legal steps to effect modifications which may seem desirable. \ The ordinance establishes a bureau of fire prevention to be operated under the supervision of the building inspector. The head of the bureau shall be known as the chief fir^ in pector , who shall devote full time o i.. 3 duties. The chief fire in?' ee.or must be a town reside nt wi.a at least 10 years of service as a fireman. At • he request of firemen the board deleted the requirement that he be a \ graduate of an approved course of study in fire prevention and protection. \ Firemen also requested and the board comp lied with the deletion of the provision that the flash point of flammable liquids below 175 degrees fahrenheit \be determined in accordance with the Tag Closed Cup Method of the American So- ciety of Testing Materials. \ The board also deleted hazardous location stipulations for electric Continued on page 6 , this section Split-Ups Less Frequent Locally DIVORCES , SEPARATIONS SUR VEYED. (Special to The Advance) In Patchogue , fewer marriages lesult in divorce and separation than is the case elsewhere in the United States. According to figures gathered in the national census last yea r and released recently, the propor- tion of broken homes is conse- quently, below average. The findings come to the fore at a time when a hard look is being taken b y governmental and private agencies at family break- downs which , they believe , are the chief cause of delinquency and mental illness among children. The Family Service Association of America states flatly that the nation ' s biggest social problem right now is family sp lir-ups. An intensive educational and preven- tive progra m that would lead to their reduction is vital to the sta- bility of the country, it main- tains. As things stand now , the re- cords show one divort e for every. four new marriages in the United States , a delinquency rate that .has tripled since 1940 and an ad- mission rate to mencal hospitals of more than 200 , 000 a year. The figures for pylrhog'ie , is- sued by the CensJ.i Bureau , show that 35 out of every 1 , 000 local residents , age 14 or over , are di- vorced or separated. Compared with the rate in the United States , 43 per 1 , 000 , the local proportion is low. It is a ' so below the 39 per 1 , 0' J O reported for the Middle Atlantic States. The specif ii figures for the city are 57 divorcee women , 33 divorc- ed men , 90 separated women and 47 separated men. Divorced people who have remarried are not in- cluded. The terrible result of these sp lit-ups is family demoralization , with children the chief victims , de- clares the Family Service Associ- ation. It calls for vigorous work in the fields of preventive family eoun- Continued on page (5. this section Year-End Features In Next Week' s Issue Next week' s issue of The Long Island Advance will be one you'll want to read and save. In addition to the usual full coverage of the week' s news , it will include: 1 . A full page of the best local news pictures of 1961. 2. A summary of local news developments during the year. 3. Roger W. Babson ' s pre- dictions of political and busi- ness developments in 1962. Incidentally, in keeping with the holiday spirit this week' s front page contains no news of crimes or tragedies. Tow n Boa rd Holds Ruling On Zone Plea The Brookhaven Town Board Tuesday reserved de- cision on the app lication of Russell G. Ferrer , Jr. , of Beaver Dam Road , Brook- haven Hamlet , for a zoning change from B residential to L industrial for property about 200 feet west of Ar- thur Avenue and frontin g for about 1 , 300 feet on Bea - ver Dam Road in Brookhav- en Hamlet. Representing the petitioner was Attorney Morris Rochman of Hicksville. He said there are in- dustrial uses on two sides of the property. He observed that Mr. Ferrer had halte d a mining op- eration at the request, of the neighbors and contended his client deserved to make some use of his property on which he in- tends to construct one , possibly two , buildings of 10 , 000 square feet. Albert Hotchkin of Chapel Ave- nue , Brookhaven , president of the Brookhaven Village Association , Inc., told the board the group favored approval of the petition if certain provisions were met by Mr. Ferrer. The associati on ask- ed that a 150rfoot buffer zone be established on the west side of Arthur Avenue with a 25-foot planted area for trees and shrubs at least seven feet in hei ght . Mr. Rochman asked for a 50-foot buffer zone. Also , the association spoke for a 100-foot buffer zone on the north side of Beaver Dam Road , including a 25-foot stretch for greenery. Again Mr. Rochman said he thought a 50-foot buffer zone would be sufficient. Opposing the petition were Sid- ney John Kelly, and Miss Barbar a Continued on page 6 , thi s section Ask for Ex pa nsion Of Vocational Ed. Suffolk Survey: The three Boards of Cooperative Educational Services of Suffolk County, rep- resentatives of the State Education Department , the nine villa ge superintendences and a member of the Vocational Survey Team met last Wednesday to discuss the voca- ^ tional survey underway in Suffolk County. Frederick W. Merdes , president of the Board of Cooperative Edu- cational Services of the Second Supervisory District , stated that the purpose of this meeting was to report to the superintendents and their boards of education on the progress of the survey to date. A brief preliminary report and a student and parent interest sur- vey report were presented by George E. MlcLaughlin , who is one of the survey specialists. All of the tenth grade public high school students in Suffolk County and their parents have been sur- veyed. It is evident on the basis of these two reports that there is a i dire need to expand the offerings in vocational trade and technical education in the county. District Superintendent Walter M. Ormsby led a discussion con- cerning the steps that will be nec- essary to establish these courses as quickly as possible. By a unan- imous vote of those present , a res- olution was passed to request the executive committee to formulate a resolution to be sent to the gov- ernor , the Legislature and the State Education Department. This resolution will ask the state for financial assistance and the nec- essary authority to establish an area vocational school program within each of the three supervis- ory districts of Suffolk County. Mr. Merdes commented that it Continued on page 6 , this section . TT^^^^^V* ''* * ^^^ ^^^\^mmh- \ \lw#\x . irom all v ~ ~* '* m ?| BB ^ r ^\ of us to all of you ! I * ^SBP/L THE STAFF OF & $*% ' U% Hmt 0 lalaufc Aimaitre Christmas services in Patchogue Churches will be as follows : CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH •At the Congregational Church there will be worship service at 11 a. m. Sunday at which time the combined Junior and Senior choirs will sing \Gesu Bambino \ and \O Holy Night. \ Other an- thems by the Senior choir , under the direction of Thomas Kattau , will be \There Were Shepherds \ by Vincent and \I Wonder as I Wander , \ Appalachian carol. Or- gan preludes , played by Miss Ed- na Jackson, will include \The Shepherds ' Carol\ by Chubb and the \Praye r \ from Humperciink' s Hansel and Gretel. Raymond L y- sak will p lay a violin solo , \Pas- toral Symphony, \ from Handel' s Messiah. The postlude will be the \Hallelujah Chorus \ also from the Messiah. The sermon by the pastor , the Rev. Stuart W. Van Cott , is titled \God' s Christmas Gift. \ There will be a nursery for small children. A Candlelight Holy Communion service will be held at 11 p. m. Christmas eve with the Pilgrim Fellowship choir singing \Near the Inn in Bethlehem \ by Lynn. Karen Lysak. Kai-en Hildreth , Ste- phen Bates and Jack Ruehl will sing the quartette , \What Cm\d is This?\ Stephen Bates will pla\ a claiinet solo with organ, \Con- certo , \ by Mozart. A brief medi- tation by the pastor is titled \Christmas with Christ\ . THE LUTHERAN CHURC H OF OUR SAVIOR Christmas services will be held at the Lutheran Church of Our Savior. 231 Jayne Avenue , lh. Lammert Redelfs , pastor , Sunday Continued on page 7 , this section Christmas Rites At Patchogue ' s Churches Listed Christmas Time —— ¦——— ^— ^—¦»————— ——¦^—M^——— | fames * Migr 5-U4 1 HHHH POOCH FOR CHRISTMAS—Four-year-old daug hter of Mr. and Mrs . Frank Beale\ of Centereach w anted letter written to Santa Clans. Her parents expected to be gh en long list of toys , but there was onh one item on Karen Bealey ' s list. She wanted a \ pupp\ dog. \ Councilman How ard Rowland , committee chairman in charge of tow n dog pound, is pictured as Santa ' s helper , pre- senting Karen with pedi greed w ire-haired terrier whose owner left him behind ior adoption w hen familv moved to California. Mrs. Beale> is secretarial assistant to Brookha^ en Tow n Super- visor August Stout , Jr. —Photo by James Mooney PRETTIEST TREE' OF ALL is Diane Dodson , 6 , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Dodson of 51 Picket Lane , Centereach. Diane , a first grader at Unity Drive School in Centereach , is wearing Christinas tree costume that was made by her mother , Mary Lou , whoi w ields a handy needle. Mr. Dodson is a flight test engineer for Grumman. And what is Santa bring ing Diane for Christmas? Don 't tell her , but she ' s going to get a Miss Seventeen doll and Three Keys to a Treasure set. — Photo by Rudy Baumann G ETTING ACQUAINTED with Old St. Nick at Helm ' s Nursery in Center Moriches is five-year-ol d Will Weatherbee , Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William Weatherbe e of Smith Street , Center Mor- iches. Will later enjoyed ride in Santa ' s sleigh. —Advance Photo SHHMHHHHHKiHBSSHHS^BK ' ?^Sm7&im ___________ mf___ m ____ m __ mWBmma^a-WWRmmWS^BBaf amKBwmm-BL >?HEBttSP5&rtS*5B88KSBS5B^^ QmBmm mm3Kmltv6R&amt ^aMmia&&QH0amiva&3mm ^'^r -^^—^55^^^ ^^^ <*B!BW ^BSsSs^T: sH^* ~ ¦* *aM fjFvf i * K ' r /ill x ^3^B J^^E^^K ^HB ^^BL^^^B^^* I^^^^^IHF^^K cHL^flR «l^L9^^H^lH_3^&_~^flK u _ «»$?* Next week The Long Island Advance will be hard pressed in production because of the Christmas Day holiday on Monday. Both advertisers and those j with news Kerns are urged to get their copy in as soon as possible to help speed pro- duction during the short work week. All correspondence of the various communnies served by The Advance must be in our hands by Friday, Decem- ber 22. The absolute deadline for advertising, display, classified and legal , is 5 p. m. Tuesday, December 26. Today is not too soon to begin submitting copy. The cooperation of everyone will be greatly appreciated. i Early Ads , News Needed Next Week The Brookhaven Town Board Tuesday awarded by a vote of 4 to 1 the 1962 contract for serv- icing the Davis Park Garbage and Refuse District to Louis A Gallo , Jr., and Michael Gallo of Eaot Patchogue on a bid of $8 , 150. On a motion by Councilman | John Young the board rejected the lowest bid of $8 , 100 by Henry Rant of Bellport on the grounds that it was improperly submitted. The board' s resolution stated that the Rant bid \ was found to be on a form setting forth the speci- fications of said bid , rather than the bid proposal form specified. \ The singl e vote opposing the awarding of the contract was cast by Councilman Howard Row- land , who said the board \ should Continued on page 6 , this section. Town Board Awards Contract On Davis Park Late Shopping Hours Today Thru Saturday Patchogue ' s store - , will con- tinue late shopping hours for the last - minute Christmas shopper today, tomorrow and Saturday, it was announced by Abe Siegel , chairman of the Merchants Division of the Patchogue Chamber of Com- merce Member stores will be open until 9:30 p. m. these days and regular store hours will be resumed Tuesday, when the stores will reopen after the Christmas holiday. Fire-Hit Florists Saved By Aid of Business Rivals BLUE POINT — A combination of the Christmas Sp a-it and good nelghborliness appeared in the aftermath of a fire damaging several thousands dollars worth oi equipment on Monday at Harry Gray and Son , Florists on Park Avenue , Biue Point. Thank s to the hel p of Mr. Gra y ' s competi- tors , he is doing a lively Christ- mas trade today. The fire of undetermined origin started about 11 a. m. Monday morning in some shredded paper. When firemen had extinguished the blaze , Mr. Gray surveyed a l uined packing building, office and shipp ing department. Before Mr. Gray could resign himself to a bleak holiday trade , competitors , one from as far away as Babylon , were on the scen e Soon , they had installed a tem- porary oil burner and offered other services. By 7 o ' clock that nig ht , he was back in business. \One thing about something like this is that you find out how many friends you have in the community, \ said Mr. Gray. Local Youth Has Honey of a Hobby Top Beekeeper: BLUE RIBBON was awarded frame honey entry of John T. Mc- Cafferty, Jr., 16 , of 160 Jayne Avenue , Patchogue , in competition sponsored by Nassau-Suffolk Bee Keepers Association. He took red ribbon for chunk honey and placed third in points. Beekeeping is a hobby for John , who has one hive in his-back yard . —Advance Photo by Martin By Robert B . Martin There ' s a story behind that neat white wooden box on a shed at 160 Jayne Avenue , Patcnogiie. And 16- year-old John T. McCaiferty, Jr., dressed like a \ man tram Mars , \ is just the one to tell it. He s the youngest award-win- ning beekeeper in Suffolk County. A member of the Suffolk Coun- ty Bee Club , John entered com- petition sponsored by the Nassau- Suiiolk Bee Keepeis Association in Holbrook November 19 and came home with a blue ribbon for the best frame honey, a red ribbon for chunk honey and the distinction of having p laced third in points. Two years ago , he took second prize tor his chunk honey. The Patchogue High School junior aspires to be a research biologist or a teacher of biology, and handling social insects such as bees , he feels, is a good starting point for such a career. As of the moment , John knows enough about bees to write a small book , but the rather modest son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. McCafferty, Sr., insists he ' s hardl y scratched the surface of all there is to know- about bees. \If you 'd reall y like to learn something about bees , \ he said , \ ask Leo King- of Pine Neck Ave- nue , Patchogue. He ' s been a bee- keeper since 1911 and has taug ht me a great deal. \ John got started in beekeeping a few years ago when he sent for a package of a queen and some workers. The cost was about $7. \Turned out the ' package ' was a small box with screens on two sides. It contained a queen—and about seven pounds of workers . \ To say the queen was prolifi c is the understatement of the year. During the Summer months , she bega n laying about 2 , 000 eggs a day. As of this past Summer , J ohn found himself the hivemaster of anywhere from 75 , 000 to 100 , 000 hard-working bees , each intent on making lite pleasant for the queen. \They gav e me 135 pounds of honey by the time the current sea- son ended , \ John said. Does he sell the honey ? \I have seven brothers and sisters , \ the young beekeeper de- clared. \They take care of it. \ And they are as follows : Mary, 15 , who is also a student at Patch- ogue High School; Patricia . 13 , Patchogue Junior High ; Michael , 11; Barry, 10; Elizabeth , o; and Daniel. 6 , all Medford Avenue School pup ils; and Mary Catherine , 2V 2 , who is toddling around the house wondering why a man is tak- ing pictures of her big brother. Michael s dad is a technician in the nuclear engineering department at the Brookhaven National Lab- oratory. But getting back to bees: \All the workers are females who usuall y can 't lay eggs because of a lack of protein , \ John said. \They work themselves to death in about six weeks. \ As for the males: \They ' re call- Continued on page 6. this section Section Pag Bavpoit Edit. *> Bell port 2 1 Blue Point o Brookhaven & South Haven 2 1 Centereach &, Lake Grove t (> Coram i ,; East Moriches 1 *' East Patchogue ! ,; East port i - Eastwood Village & Dawn Estates 1 -lit Jj Gordon Height * ' : • '* Holts-ville & Farmingville Fdrt. 1 Holbrook Fd d. I Manorville ' ;{ Mastic I 1 Masti c Beach 1 - Medford - ' Middle Matul 2 1 Moriches ' \ > Patchogue \aiious Remsenbiu g iv. Speonk f - Ridge :{ - Ronkonkoma & the Lake lMil. 0 Selden 3 :J Shirlev & Mastic V TOS \ Z \ap hank - y ™^¦\¦\¦¦\¦¦ , ' COMMUNITY NEWS INDEX
