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FIRST SERVICES — Brookhaven-South Haven Presbyterian Church congregation attended first services Sunday in newly-restored Old South Haven Presbyterian Church on corner of South Country and Beaver Dam Roads. Services were held at 11 a. m. and 11 p. m., and there was large attendance of congregation and visitors. Photo shows weekend' s new fallen snow which made for white Christmas , — Photo by Marshall Bull Three Killed In 3 Accidents Over Weekend Three Brookhaven Town resi- dents died over the Christmas weekend in three automobile ac- cidents . Ice and snow caused ha- zardous conditions on Suffolk County highways during the long w eekend. Dead were William Pitcher , 46 , of 284 South Ocean Avenue , Pat- ehogue ; Frank Santora , 39. of 153 Awixa Place , Seiden and Thomas Hens ' c-y. 51 , of 643 Jayne Boule- vard. Terryville. Minutes after midnight Tuesday .Mr. Pitcher was killed instantly, Fifth Precinct police said, by a car operated by Clifford Richard Cit-co , 20. of 91 Bailey Avenue. Patehogue. as Mr. Pitcher was walking- on Montauk Highway, about 312 feet east of Kane Ave- nue. East Patehogue. Patrolman Raymond Gutowski. who investigated the accident , said the Greco auto was progressing west on the highway. According to police reports , Mr. Greco told them a piece of ice broke off and struck the Avindshield of his car. He said he saw a pedestrian in the middle of the westbound lane Continued on page 3 , this section CAROLERS, left to right : Annie Dawson of Mas- tic Beach , Mary Jane Giallaiu a of Mastic , Mar- garet Klopotov of Center Moriches and Caryl Frua of Mastic Beach provided appropriate back* ground for last-minute Christmas shopping Sat- urday night in Center Moriches. — Advance Photo by Gomez Induction Rites For New Tow n Officials Tues. Induction ceremonies for new Brookhaven Town officials will be held at 9 a. m. Tuesday in the board room at the Brookhaven Town Hall. Supreme Court Justice D. Or- monde Ritchie of Brightwaters will administer the oath of office at the ceremonies , where Charles R. Dominy will be sworn in as supervisor; Edwin A. Arnzen as town clerk; and Charles W. Bar- raud as highway superintendent . Mr. Barraud has served in this ca- pacit y for the past eight years. Justices of the peace to be sworn in are Leon E. Giuffreda and Erling A. Larsen , present in- cumbents who were re-elected in November. Three councilmen will be sworn in at the same time. They are Clarence L. Hough , George J. Fuehs and David E. Weissberger. They will join three other council- men , making a total of six who , with the supervisor , comprise the town board , the legislative and policy-making group for the town. Also present will be Receiver of Taxes Alex G. Proios , who took office December 1. The first meeting of the town board under the new administra- tion will be held following the ceremonies. Town Approves B haven Hamlet Zoning Change The Brookhaven Town Board Tuesday approved the application of Russell G. Ferrer , Jr., of Beaver Dam Road , Brookhaven Hamlet , for a zoning change from B residential to L industrial for about 40 acres of propert y about 200 feet west of Arthur Avenue and fronting for about 1 , 300 feet on Beaver Dam Road in Brookhaven Hamlet. The zone change was approved subject to five covenants which the petitioner has agreed to ob- serve. The board reserved deci- sion on the application December 19 following a public hearing at which opposition was expressed to the zone change. At the hearing Mr. Ferrer ' s at- torney said his client intended to Continued on page 5 , this section BNL VISITOR — Representative Otis G. Pike (right) looks at the Alternating Gradient Syn- chrotron during his visit to Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton , yesterday. Accompanying him ih Dr. George H. Vineyard , chairman of the Physics Department. G' port Reported A Possible Site For A-Desalting ALBANY — Greenport and Point Lookout will be considered as possible sites for the world' s first nuclear-powered desalting plant for the conversion of sea in- to fresh water , according to an Albany report. The report states that Govern- or Rockefeller will advocate con- struction of the revolutionary plant , which is expected to serve as a pilot plant for the nation and world , during his report Wed- nesday to the 1962 Legislature. A request of $75 , 000 for study of the project will be made by the governor to the legislature , it is reported. Final approval rests with Continued on page 6 , this section ican Institute of Banking, Colum- bia university and received his bachelor of arts degree in ac- counting from New York Univer- sity. He has been in the banking, accounting and auditing field for the past 35 years. Sidney Lang of Patehogue will be appointed the town ' s new pur- chasing agent. Mr. Lang is well known around Patehogue due to his numerous civic activities. How- ever , perhaps he is best known as co-owner of the Main Street Bak- ery up until its sale last year , in which capacity he garnere d back- ground in the details pertinent to the purchasing field. An attorney, admitted to practice in New York State in 1934, he was a member of the Suffolk County Mosquito Control Commission for three yea rs until June 196 1 . is a mefn - ber of the Suffolk County Bar Association, Suffolk Countv Men- tal Health . Knights of Py thias . Brookhaven Township YMCA , and is a Patehogue Chamber of Com- merce board member. Another civic leaden - in his area of the town , Stuart Gracey, will Continued on page 6 , this section * ^^ ^^^^ ^ lor Key Tow n Positions Civic Leaders , Business Execs Are Proposed Attacking with enthusias- tic determination the prob- lem of re-organizing the ad- mi nistration of the Town of Brookhaven , Supervisor - elect Charles R. Dominy this week announced the proposed appointment of several key departmental posts , in his effort to revi- talize town government , bring ing well-qualified busi- ness and civic leaders to the fore. Town comptroller will be John B. Gillam of East Patehogue , who will come to the Town of Brook- haven directl y from The Green- wich Sav ' ngs Bank where he has been assistant auditor for the past 13 years. Mr. Gillam. a resident of Brookhaven Town for the past 20 years , graduate d from Com- mercial Hi gh in Brooklyn , attend- ed New York Law School , Amer- Super-Elect Plans $9G Econo my Move In an early economy move in keeping with campaign pledges , Brookhaven Town Supervisor-elect Charles R. Dominy announced his inten- tion to eliminate three $3 , 000- a-year positions in the park s department. Under the present administration , there are three assistant supervisors of parks whose salaries total $9 , 000. As of the first of the year , these will be replaced by one - dollar - a - year assistant supervisors of parks , who will act in an advisory capacity. In commenting upon this ac- tion , Mr. Dominy stated , \It is my intention to draw upon untapped resources of ability prevalent in numerous success- ful businessmen and civic lead- ers who wish only to offer their experience toward better- ing this great Town of Brook- haven. \ These appointments will be announced at a later date. Headline Highlig hts: By ROBERT B. MARTIN Hurricane Esther , a record \ wet\ snow , industrial building ! and school budge t squabbles were among the top stories of 1961. Not to mention politics , and the return to power of the Republican Party in Suffolk and Brookhaven Town. Old Man Weather came into contention as a leading news- maker right from the start of 1961 , when , about mid-January , the temperature fell to 22 degrees below zero , and a snowstorm headed by 40-mile-an-hour winds roared across Long Island and the Metropolitan area. This storm piled 12 inches atop 17 inches that had fallen a few* weeks earlier. i As a result of the 'torm of January 19 , during which tides ran four to six feet above normal , 17, 400 feet of Great South j Beach were badly damaged. Parts of the beach were almost cut through from the Atlantic Ocean into the Great South Bay. Just as the area was bouncing back , whammo , along came a \ wet\ 17-inch snow February 3 and 4 that slammed S uffolk County into a state of emergency from February 4 to 5. Hurricane Esther came along during the early hours of Sep- tember 21 , packing 60-mile-an-hour winds with gusts up to 90- miles-an-hour. Trees were blown into telephone and utility lines , throwing hundreds of homes into darkness and halting ser- vice for 2 , 600 telephone users. No fatalities we re reported, and damages were confined mainly to broken windows , utility lines , and the like. About $40 , 000 in damage was caused when part of the south front of the Floyd Bennett Store in Patehogue toppled into the driveway paralleling the Sunrise Highway. The store continued to operate , despite a pile of bricks blocking the front doors. These were soon cleared away. On a more constructive note , the Village of Patehogue went Continued on page 5 , this section Esther/ Bldg., Politics Head Year ' s T OD N ews 1 he Brookhaven 1 own Board Tuesday appointed Milton R. Coleman of Rob- inson Avenue , Medford , to fill the unexpired term of the late Josep h S. Corbett as chairman of the town zon- ing board of appeals for the period from December 26 , 1961 to March 24 , 1 965. The action was taken over the objections of Republican Supervi- sor-ele\t. Cha cles R. Dominy, wdio urged that the board \ reconsider \ its intention to choose Mr. Cole- man. After the appointment was made Mr. Dominy stated that he wished the board had chosen a man presently serving on either the zoning board or the town board because of their \ experience in that facet of government. \ After the meeting Mr. Dominy said that he had \ nothing against Mr. Coleman , \ but felt that the town would be better served by a man who had had more experience with zoning matters. Chapman Abstains Democratic Supervisor August Stout. Jr., and three councilmen voted for the appointment of Mr. Coleman , who has served for two years as deputy tax assessor , to the $6,000 per year job. Council- man Harold Chapman abstained from voting and declined to com- ment upon his abstention. Coun- cilman Frank Coveney and Wil- lard Keddy were absent from the meeting. Since Mr. Corbett , who was a member of the zoning board since 1937 and its chairman since 1940 , was fatally injured December 14 in a three-car accident in Port Jef- ferson , the name of Mrs. Stout had been advanced in various quarters as a worthy successor to Mr. Cor- bett . No reference was made to endorsements of Mr. Stout as Councilman Howard Rowland made his motion for the appoint- ment of Mi* . Coleman and Coun- cilman John Foley seconded it. Indications were that Mr. Stout firmly declined the chairmanship in order to give himself freedom of action. Some observers expres- Continued on page 6 , this section Co leman Is New Head Of Zone Bd. Year-End Features In This Week' s Issue This week' s issue of The Long Island Advance is one you 'll want to read and save. In addition to the usual full coverage of the week' s news , it includes: 1. A full page Pictorial Review of newsworthy hap- penings in 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. PRACTICING io welcome in the New Year is six-month-old Mary- Jo Somma , daughter of Mr . and Mrs. Arthur Somma of Wading River Road , Manorville. Town s Victorious GOP Slate in Office Tuesday Dem - GOP Transition Orderly: By Joh n McLain A significant qualit y of a democracy—the orderl y transfer of power after a contested election—has been canied on quietly in the past two months in Brookhaven Town and will be culminated Tues- day at town hall , Patehogue. On that date , Supervisor-elect Charles R. Dominy and three new- lv-elected couneilmon will IMIT P S> ' office for the beginning of a new administration. It represents the return of Republicans to power on the Brookhaven Town Board by a margin of 4 to 3 votes following their election November 7 in a bitter election contest with the town Democrati c party which has controlled the town board for two years. But the transition between Democratic and Republican rule has been disti n guished by a spirit of good-will and cooperation on the part of the incumbents and the incoming officers. Democratic Supervisor August Stout , Jr., has conferred repeatedly with Mr. Dominy, the GOP standard beare'* , to acquaint him with what the town board has done during its term of office and what matters still face a decision by the incom- ing board. Councilmen-elect Charles L. Hough , David L. Weissberger and George Fuchs hav e also par- ticipated in the briefing session- * on pending town business. Town Clerk Robert A. Cooney has in- Continued on page 2 , this section Section Page Bav port . . . . Edit. 2 Bellport 2 1 Blue Point Edit. 6 Brookhaven & South Haven ... . 2 2 Centereach & Lake Grove . . Edit. (5 Center Moriches .. 3 1 East Moriches . • \ > 2 East Patehogue Edit. 3 Eastport .. • '! 2 Gordon Heights Kdit. 6 Holtsville & Farmingville Edit. 3 Holbrook . Edit. 6 Manorville 3 1 Mastic • '* 3 Mastic Beach ;! 2 Medford Edit . 2 Middle inland . Edit. 7 Moriches 3 2 Patehogue Various Rem-M-iibin g <fc Speonk . 3 2 Ridge . Edit. 7 Konkonkoma <fc the Lake . .27 Seiden Edit. 3 Shirley & Mastic Acres 3 1 Yaphank Edit. 6 COMMUNITY I NEWS INDEX Progress Report G iven On Township Projects Stout Leaves 'Check List ' : In the clos. ' .ig days of his administration , Brookhaven Town Su- pervisor August Stout , Jr., had gathered together a list of projects which he believes are necessary for the good and welfare of the peo- ple of the Town of Brookhaven and which he feels should be follow- ed up, undertaken , or studie d by the new administration. According to Supervisor Stout: \I believe that the town residents should be advised of the progress we have made so far on these pro- jects which have been requested by various groups , and should continue to exert pressure on the Brook- haven Town Board , if these projects are to become realities. \ \In many instances , \ he contin- ued , \ our administration has taken all the actions possible at this time and is awaiting results of these actions before taking the next steps. In other instances , we have made surveys and studies and have gathered information which will permit action to be taken , based on a firm foundation of all the facts in the matter. In still other in- stances , we have earmarked certain projects which are distinctl y worth- while , but were intended to be in- itiated in our second term. \The present members of the town board feel that even thoug h the personnel of the town board will change January 1 , there should be no slowing-down in the pro- gress made , - -ince in every instance the project will supp ly a service , . - -Give a problem , or add a facility which will benefit the residents of various areas in our toAvn. \I hope sincerely that this check- list will be useful and an effective way of guaranteeing continuance of tho steps already taken or proposed. ' ' The following is Supervisor Stout's progress report on pending projects: \Comp letion of last steps in pro- jects included in the town ' s ten point program of town improve- ments shou 'd bo stimulated and followed up. \Microfilm program for all town records which can he legall y mi- crofilmed for preservation. This Continued on page 2 , this section
