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Year ' s Activities Listed By Merchants Division C of C Unit Takes Stock: B\ Kdunrd M. Mitchell I'Xccutivt - Director. Merchants Division , Patehogue Chamber of Commerce Iti the time honored u adit ion of taking stock on the occasion of the annual calenda r -jhangt * . the oftice of the Merchants Division of t lu- Patehogue Chamber of Commeice reports on its activities dur- inn the past yea i - to the members and the Patehogue shoppers. '1 he year 1961 . saw the completion of three years of a program tnat heyan in I !¦ .> * > wlitn leuau niember.s of the Cliamber of t ' oiu- merce decided lo set up an ac- iiiiiics fund that would encom- pa- -s not onl\ an organized pro- mam <>f cooperation betwee n mer- ( haul •> but the establishment of ;*** ofbee of it* own within tin* Cha in her of Commerce. Since the emp loyment of an e* i . -stive director in January l9o9. lh < Mei chants Division has in- ii .a-ed its activities far beyond In goals M*t b y the orig inal plan- um u committee. It has broug ht < . < eiuuied publicity to Patehogue. not onh in the Patehogue trading ana but it has received acclaim fi om other communities throug h- out Long Island as an example of < I'ni eration in a community of l \-iii -* ^s interests . The original aims of t'* e Mer- cl .iitts Division remain unchanged : To piomote the retail shopp ing facilitie s of Patehogue b y emp ha- iiiL , the variety of stores and the wule ^election of merchandise , to t -tabishing rapport with all cle- ms nU of the communit y and by a--i si ing in every good woi-k that piomotes tbe cultural , recreational ami civic betterment of Patch- out ie. Patchogue ' s pre-eminence as t ' ¦ * primary shopping center of Suffolk County has bei *n main- tained desp ite the establishment of hvndreds of new shopp ing* facilities tliiouuliout the countv. During 1961 , the Meiehants Di- vision , through its promotion committee, organize d a series of si ecial sale clays on a community- v. ide basis. .Among the- ie were the .lanuary Sale Days , the annua l Patchosrue Days , Columbus day and Washington ' s l)irthday. The latter two hnvf* b^o-ne. in recent years , sale days in every com- munity throughout the country. For Washington ' s birthday, we kept alive the sp irit of the Revo- lutionai\ time. - by cooperating with patriotic organizations in the display ot material of local his- torical interest and b y costuming young peop le in tht * diess of the period , lhivinu the past year , too the Merchants Di\ ision in co- operation with the village recrea- tion department expanded the pet parade and the Halloween parade , which have now become annual events to deli ght the children of the area. During the course of the year , the Me chants Division members helped the tempo of local busines * during the Spring, earl y Summer and Pall b y awarding prizes that brought interest and excitement to shoppers. Among the awards made w*( re Easter plants , tickets to the Gateway Playhouse Sum- mer productions , a tele\ ision set , power mowers and transistors ra- dios . Repeated again was the awa - d of 100 turkeys prior to Thanksg iving with athletes from Patehogue Hi gh' s football and cross country teams and their lovel y cheerleaders appearing in person at the Patehogue Theatre to assist in the drawing of the lucky hundred. Entry blanks for the drawings were free. Highlight ot this phase of mer- chant activity wa- the culmination eaily this month of Patchogue ' s annual Christmas parade and the artificial snowfall. This year the parade saw the addition of Mrs. Santa Claus and the arrival of the ioll y coup le in a scale model of the Mcrcurv space eansule loaned for the occasion by the National Aei onaulics and Space Adminis- tration. Here again the coopera- tion of the Village Recreation De- partment was demonstrated in the floats that were set up for the paiade and the volunteer services of young people in getting bal- loons ready for the thousands of small children who watched , wide- i yed , as Santa made his visit. This event each yea r finds greater par- ticipation by community groups and plans are alread y being di** - cusstd for next year. The decora- li ons in the main business section for se\eial years now has been the result of the determined ac- tivit y of the Me-cliants Division members and the program this year wa - greater than it has ever l.c-n. Th'* se ac 'ivilies. so eviden t to ? he freouent shopper, were only a part of 'he work that the division did durin. '*- the vear. Working closelv with village authorities , we h'\ve c** »rvj p d on unceasing c. -imnaiens fo • the clean 'iness of tbe business district and its beau- tideation in the display of flair s on national holidays and with p lants anel flowers along the ave- nues. Another progra m that will have an impact on the shopp ing char- acter of Patehogue was the shop- pers survey undertaken in coop- eration with the New York State Department of Commerce. In Mav , a luncheon was held for the presid- ing officers of some 40 women ' s organizations in the area. Ques- t'onnaries were distributed throug h these groups to women shoppers mid rep lies were sent to Albany for tabulation. The summaries of this survey will be made available to members of tho Merchants Di- vision in the next week. Based on *i* e results of the survey, the Mer- chants Division directors will take whatever action is necessary to ' rnprove the shopping facilities of Patehogue. During June the executive di- rector was sent to a special semi- nar at Michigan State Universit y conducted b y the Chamber of Com- merce of the United States. In ad- dition to this , Patehogue retailers were kept abreast of the latest techniques and idea s through ex- changes of information at sessions of the National Retail Merchants Association , the American Retail Executives Association and the New York State Council Retail Merchants. Throug h the office of the Merchants Division , Patehogu e retailers have been kept informed on legislative developments of in- terest to them through these or- ganizations. On the national scene , 1961 , ap- peared for a time to be an un- certain one for retail trade , and during the earl y months , sales ap- peared to be heading for a decline from 1960. In Patchog*ue , where the retail communit y represents 25 per cent of the assessed taxa- tion for the village and more than 12 per cent for the entire school district , such a decline- could mean added burdens ultimatel y to resi- dential taxpayers. However , pre- liminary reports of local mer- chants indicate an improvemen t in retail business this pas t year even though many shoppers were incon- venienced by the torn-up parking lots which were held up b y the cement strike which lasted ' most of the Summer. The three new parking fields p lanned, by the vil- lage in cooperation with the land- owners and merchants under the benefit use p lan were all opened by Thanksgiving and have proved a tremendous boon to the shopper. The removal of parking meters from the Terry Stre-et field added another concenience. The coopera- tion of the Merchants Division with the village in publicizing the new parking fields has been of help to all merchants in the area. Time , as its wont , brings changes. The busines s area of Pat- ehogue saw several new businesses open this year several move to larger locations and on the nega- tive side saw some leave Pateh- ogue. The closing of the J. C. Penney store , long established here , has been inevitable due to size and space limitations. The Merchants Division will conti nu e its efforts to improve the shop- ping facilities of South Ocean Avenue , through a close liaison with landowners and realty agents. During the course of the year , at the invitation of radio stations WALK and WPAC , the division initiated a series of weekly broad- casts on the activities of the Mer- chants Division and the Chamber of Commerce. The Long Island Advance provided space for fre- quent reports from the division ' s director. Through these means the Merchants Division has not only kept listeners and readers inform- ed as to the latest developments in Patehogue , but has- reported and publicized the chamber ' s special activities such as the annual re- cep tion for new teachers and the Christmas home decoration con- test. All local newspapers and ra- dio stations have extended their cooperation in reporting the activi- ties of the chamber and its Mer- chants Division. With the cooperation of the offi- cers and directors of the Pateh- ogue Chamber of Commerce , cer- tain minor changes were effected in the internal operations which will improve and extend the field of activities of the entire group in the coming yeai* . The plans of the Merchants Division , its program for 1962 is already in the hands of the member store s and the out- look for 1962 is positive and am- bitious. The officers , the directors and the member stores and businesses which support the Merchants Di- vision program assure Mr. and Mrs. Patehogu e Shopper that whatever needs doing to improve the convenience of shopping in Patehogue , will be done. The year 1962 comes in with a promise of even greater participation on the part of the Merchants Division in every worthwhile project desi gned to make Patehogue a better p lace to live and make a living. The development of the Patehogue Plaza Shopping Center on East Main Street , sch e duled for 1962 , will be log ical and orderl y exten- sion of the main business area and one that will bring even more shopping facilities to the area and extend further the variety of serv- ices and stores for the shopper. There ' s one suggestion that we 'd like to make to the shopper in Patehogue; Ask the merchants where you do business if he ' s a member of the Patehogue Cham- ber of Commerce and its Mer- chants Division. If he is , you kn ow that he ' s vitally interested in his community and the merch ant who ' s interested in his community is intei'ested in you , the shoppei* , as a continuing valued customer. You can \ shop with confidence \ where you see the member seal displayed. Brookhaven ¦ South Haven Mr- * . Harriet Fellman AT 6-11127 WOMEN'S ALX . The Brookhaven-South Haven unit of the Women ' s Auxiliary of the Brookhaven Memorial Hospital had its annual Christmas party in St. .lames parish house December 18. A fter a short business meeting, games were played and refresh- ments were served. The ladies also had a \isit from St. Nick who dis- tributed gifts to all. SENIOR GIRL SCOUTS Senior Girl Scout Troop 111 had a Christmas party December 19 at the home of their leader . Mrs. Richard Scanlan of Fireplace Neck Road. The girls enjoyed Christmas punch and cookies and sang Christmas carols , while Mrs. Scan- lan accompanied them on the pi- ano. They exchanged gifts and the group presented Mrs. Scanlan With a box of initialed handker- chiefs. The girls who attended the party were Barbara Briggs, Bon- nie Brown , Patty Chisholm. Myra Gelband , Mary Palevsy, Adele Purves , Joanne Rich anel Barbara Scanlan of the Brookhaven patrol. From the South Haven patrol were Paulette Barsi. Deanna Crawshaw , Linda Forest and Cheryl Gradi- lone. Miss Karen Zukowski is home for the holidays from State Uni- versity College of Education , at Oswego. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Zukowski of Pine Street. Ml* , and Mrs. Frederick Block of 22 Epsom Course celebrated thei r first wedding anniversary Decem- ber 18 by attending a cocktail party given by Mv. and Mrs. Wil- liam Bianchi of Bellport and later they were joined by Dr. and Mrs. Si Molinoff of Patehogue for din- ner and dancing at the Better 'Ole Restaurant. Mr. Block is an attor- ney with the law firm of Dran- itzke and Leehtrecher of Pateh- ogue. Albert Hotchkin , Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hotchkin of Cha- pel Avenue is home from Dart- mouth College , where he is in his freshman year , for the Christmas vacation. He will return to school on New Year ' s Day. Seasoned oak fireplace wood. Call Simpson , AT 6-0462. —- Adv. Miss Judy Sauter , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sauter of Shields Court is home for the Christmas holiday. She will return to Vassar College , where she is in her sophomore year , after the New Year. Mrs. Milton Fellman and her nephew , Frederick W. Martin , went to New York City last Wed- nesday, where they met Mrs. Fell- man ' s sister , Mrs. Florence Woller , and they all attended a matinee performance of \My Fair Lady. \ After the theater they visited Rockefeller Plaza , St. Patrick' s Cathedral and the Waldorf As- toria. They then went to Forest Hills where they met Milton Fell- man for dinner at the Forest Hills Inn. Mrs. R. Christian Anderson met her mother , Mrs. Walter Trimble of New Castle. Pa., in New York City last Wednesday. After view- ing the Christmas decorations they returned to Brookhaven where Mrs. Trimble will spend 10 days with the Anderson family. PROUD MOMENT — 1st. Lt. Joyce I. Klain- er welcomes her parents , Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Klainer of 376 Rider Avenue . Patehogue , at a pre- graduation reception at the U. S. Women ' s Army Corps Center , Fort McClellan , Ala. Lt. Klainer was graduated on December 20 from the four- month WAC Officer Basic Course. After a holi- day leave , she reports to her first assignment at the Center as an officer with the clerical training company. — US Army Photo New SS Tax Rate Goes Into Effect As of January ! On January 1 , a new social sec- urity tax rate goes into effect for nine out of 10 working peop le. For employed people the 1962 rate is 3% per c^nt for em- ploye and employer , a total in- crease of one-fourth of one per- cent. For self-employed people , the new rate is 4.7 per cent , an in- crease of three-sixteenths of one per cent. The maximum taxable earnings remain $4 , 800 during the tax year in earnings , net income fi om self-employment, or a com- bination of both. In dollars and cents the increase means that an employed person earning S4 , 800 or more during 1962 will pay $150 in social security tax instead of the $144 he paid on these earnings in 1961. With 52 weekly checks totaling $4 , 800 about 12 cents more will be with- held from each check. His employ- er ' s tax will also be about 12 cents more a week. A self-employed person netting as much as $4 , 800 will pay $225.50 instead of $216 for the year. Spread over 12 months , this is about 79 cents more a month , or by the quarter , $2.38 more. In line with its policy of setting a schedule of social security tax rates sufficient to meet the cost of all present and future insur- ance benefits , the Congress pro- vided for the increase to finance four significant program changes effective with the 1961 amend- ments signed by President Kenne- d y last last June. These changes— 1. Enable men to appl y for re- duced old-age insurance benefits at 62. V T t-t / - »T* t _ O f r\ T-- .TT n nAIIT iC\ finl* /¦ n-i. v- i *fJ- 2. Increase by about 10 per cent monthly benefits due 62-year-old or older widows getting benefits on the accounts of their husbands , dependent widowers , and depend- dent parents. 3. Raise the minimum old-age benefit payable to a 65-year-old or older retired worker or to a sole survivor of a deceased work- er from $33 to $40 a month , with corresponding increases for de- pendents and other survivors of workers due less than $40 a month in unreduced benefits under the old law. 4. 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During 1 962 we wil l cont inue to keep your electric service always dependable , always your low cost way to better living . j ff iAZ%\ It IIGHT _W Xe ^X ir f A ^y\ THE PATCHOGUE ELECTRIC LIGHT CO. V\ 1 ' w \ \\ -- , -trWirWj ' j I «njjTHERN SUFFOLK 1 I POWER SYSTEM j 448 E. MAIN STREET , PA T CHOGUE :: GRov er 5-5000 New Year ' s Eve Service Set at First Baptist Church The usual Sunday evening ser- vic e of the First Baptist Church will not be held at 7.15 p. m. this Sunday, because it will be combined with the annual New Year ' s eve service and will start at 8:30 p. m. The prog-ram will be as follows: 8:30-9:45 p. m. — Worship service with special music by the senior choir , youth trio and Sunday School orchestra. Young people home from colleges will take spe- cial part in this service. Refresh- ments and fellowship will be en- joyed from 9:45 to 11 p. m. From 11 p. m. to midnight, praise and prayer will be offered as the New Yea r enters. Bellport N ews Items Margaret Warner , AT 6-0653 Mrs. Edward Faust of Broad- view Avenue has recently had word from Mrs. William Spelman of Houston , Tex., formerly of Bell- port , that Mrs. Spelman ' s mother. Mrs. Maud Johnson of Ridgewood , N. J., passed away at Thanksgiv- ing time. Conrad and Martin Heede are home from their respective colle- ges , Hol y Cross at Worcester. Mass., and Manhattan in River- dale , to spend the holidays with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Con- rad Heede of South Country Road. Christmas weekend houseguests of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kusa of South Howell' s Point Road were Mr. Kusa ' s sister, Miss Helen Ku- sa , and Mark Morris , both stu- dents at St. Lawrence University, Canton. For your Insurance Needs Call Pat Raimond , YAphank 4-3849. —Adv. Miss Pamela Edwards is spend- ing the holiday vacation with her parents , Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ed- wards of South Country Road. She is a freshmen at Smith College , Northampton , Mass. Spending the Christmas holiday weekend with Mrs. Sigrid Rice of South Country Road were her son , Robert Rice from Columbia Uni- versity, and her mother , Mrs. John L. Wardlaw of New York City. Home from Lakemont Academy, Lakemont , for the holidays are Tom Binnington , son of Mr. and Mrs. John Binnington of Brown ' s Lane , and Miles White , son of Mr. and Mrs. Dwain White of South Howell' s Point Road. 1 Because of a typographical er- ror , the seventh paragraph in the o ' i ua ' ry of Joseph S. Corbett , pub- lished in the December 21 , 1961 issue , should have read. \Fame , \ Mr. Van Dyck said, \is durable good renown , won by service , ap- proved b y the wise , applauded by the common voice. \ Wedding bells and wedding streamers carry an air of delicate beauty that is reflected in the loveliness of the printed wedding invitations done by The Advance. —Adv. ¦ CORRECTION BIRTH S BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Cargill of Patehogue , a girl , December 14. Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Touhey of Lake Ronkonkoma . a boy, De- cember 14. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Pisco of Port Jefferson , a girl , December 15. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Najdzion oi' Center Moriches , a bov , Decem- ber 15. Mr. and Mrs. Allison Cousin? of Gordon Heights , a bov. Decem- ber 15. Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Berg of Blue Point , a boy, December 15. Mr. and Mrs. George F. Twigg of Bayport , a girl , December 15. Mr. and Mrs. Russell A. Schrage of Medford , a boy, December 16. Mr. and Mrs. John Fernandez of Ronkonkoma , twin boys , December 16. Mr. and Mrs. James T. Zipp of Centereach . a girl , December 16. Mr. and Mrs. Francis D. Leonard of Terryville , a boy, December 16. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Ben- beneck of Manorville , a girl , De- cember 17. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Wilson of Patehogue , a boy, December 17. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie L. Lawrence of Yaphank , a boy, DecemTber 17. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver R. Voorhees of Blue Point , a girl , December 18. Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Roth of Cente r Moriches , a boy, December 18. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bruno of Ronkonkoma. a boy, December 19. Mr. and Ma-s. Charles W. Ham- berger of Patehogue, a boy, De- cember 19. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth K. Terry, Sr. of Holtsville , a girl , December 19. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Pierce of Blue Point , a boy, December 19. Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Wiegmann of Port Jefferson , a bov , December 20. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Weldon of Shirley, a boy, December 20. Mi* , and Mrs. John J. Gillespie of Seiden , a boy, December 21. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Dwyer of North Patehogue , a boy, December 21. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Sabratelli of Mas ic a firl , December 21. M ' x. and Mrs. Robert J. Mesko of Lake Ronkonkoma , a girl , De- cember 22. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Har- rison of Holbrook , a girl , Decem- ber 22.
