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GOP Administ ration Sworn In: Dominy Becomes Tow n Super. fTown Board Is i Split 4-to-3; Name Appointees The Brookhaven Town Board' s \ new look ' was very much in evidence on Tuesday when the town board held its organization meeting in the board' s meet- ing room in town hall , Pat- chogue , under the gavel of newl y - installed Supervisor Charles R. Dominy. Congen- iality prevailed , as both sides of the political fence p ledged themselves to the establish- ment of good , sound gov- ernment. Wieldin g the gavel at 11 a. in.. Su p er v isor D o mi ny , a Republican , presided over the well-organized meeting which saw numerous ap- pointments made , bunks designat- ed as depositories , newspapers named as offi c i a l p a p e r s , the us- ual highway department resolu- ti o ns , petty cash accounts , public offi c ials ' bonds acce pted , and s al- ar ies fixed. Roll call found ever yone pres- ent—the thre e Republican council- men bei ng George Fuchs. Clarence Hough and Davi d Weissbergor; th e three Democrat counc-ilmen be- in g Frank Covene y , J o h n Fol ey and Howard Rowland , a-d Super- visor Dom iny. Opposition was re- gistered o/ily occasionally. During the two-hour special meeting, Edwin A. Arnzen was ap- p oint e d r eg ist r a r of vit a l stat i sti c s and Percy B. Raynor was appoint- ed de puty registrar of vital statis- tics. T own Clerk Arnzen had pre- viously appointed Mr. Raynor as deputy town clerk. It was on this resoluti o n that th e bo ar d had i ts first and only close vote , being strictl y on party lines. (See anoth- er story in this issue. ) Newspapers designated to be used by the town for publication of legal notices, etc., were The Long Island Advance , -Mid-I sland News , P ort Jef f erson Re c ord , Port Jef- f er son Times , Three Village Herald , Moriches Bay Tide , Ronkonkoma Review and The Main Street Press. Supervisor Dominy was appoint- ed town welfare officer. Sloane Appointed Well-known for his experience in matters of governmental proced- ure , Samuel I. Sloane of Patchogue was retained to consult with and advise the supervisor , town clerk , superintendent of highways and town board members in connection with the procedures and resolutions to be offered at the organization meetings of the Town Board and all matters related thereto , passing on le gality of bonds of public of- ficials. Town depositories of funds which were designated bv special re solution were: The Tinker Nat- i o n a l Bank of E as t S e tauk e t , The T inker National Bank of Port Jef- fe rs on Station, The Tinker Xation- al Bank of Centere ac h , Security National Bank o f Port Jeffers o n , Se c urit y National B a nk o f P or t Jefferson Station, Security Nation- al Bank o f Shirl ey , Security N at- ional Bank of Center Moriches, National Bank of Lake Ronkonko- ma , The Patchogue Bank, The Peoples National Bank of Patch- ogue , The Peoples National Bank of Patchogue , S elden , The Ba n k o f Suffolk County, Stony Brook, and th e Bell po rt National B a nk , B ell- port. Those persons appointed to key positions as previously announc ed h y Supeivisor Dominy were: John B. Gill am , compti\ilei. at an an- nual salary of $8, 500; Stuart Gri- cey, director of new industry. *7, . \ )00; Harold Malkmis , supei visor Continued on pane )! , this section Supervisor Looking Forward To Cooperative Town Board !$ } John McLain Charles IJ. Dominy of Bellpoit was sworn in at 9:21 a. m. Tues- day as Brookhaven Tovui Supoi- visor by State Supieme Court Justice I> . Ormonde Ritchie ol the tentli Judicial District in the town board meeting room in town hall , Pat chogue. His induction t o the blithest town office marked the return of a Republican administration to the town after an interruption of two years. In tlie November 7 election Mr. Dominy defeated the Democratic incumbent . A u g us t Stout, Jr., of Center Moriches. The justice also swore in Tow n Clerk Edwin A. Ainzen; Council- n.i 'i) David E. Woissherger , Geoige I. Fuchs and Claience L. Hough; Justices of the Peace Leon E. Giuffreda and Krling A. Larsen. and Superintendent of Highway s Charles Y\. Baiiaud. Ueceivei of Taxes Alex G. Proios was sworn in De cember 1. Thev were elected with Mr. Dom- iny in a Republic.in sweep of the tow n and Suffolk County. The bitterly-contested election gave the (iOP a 7-to-:! majoi lty on th. county lioaid of supei visors and a 1-to- . '! advantage on the Brook- haven Tow n Board. Organization .Meeting Supervisor-elect Dominy (.ailed the organization meeting to ordei at 0:19 a. m. Of the former all- Democratic town board Council- ^nien John Foley and How aid Row- land weie jue sont in the room. The thiol member of the Demn- ua'ie minoi ity. Councilman Frank Coveney of Rocky Point was de- layed in ai 'ivmg for the oigani- zatioii meeting, but was present when tlie meeting n convened al 11 a. m. after a short recess. Also delayed in arriving at the meeting was Mr. Bariaud of Mt. | S.nai. The hist person to be 1 sworn in. he took the oath of of- I fice at ' . ):;>(> a. m. to begin his ¦fifth two-year term. Close to 80 persons jammed the meeting room when the new ad- ministration took office. It was a clear , co ld Winter da y with the sun shining. As k s C oo p eration ''We look forward to a coopera- tive b o ard , \ s aid Mr. Dominy as h e waited to complete the sw ear- in g in ceremony. \Four beats three most of the Continued on page 5 , this section Elect Cromarty to Head Board of Supervisors Percy Remains Cty. Afty.: A possible battle at the Suffolk Board of Supervisors ' or ganiza- tional meetin g Wednesd ay fa i led to m a t e rializ e as a ppoi n t m e nts of Re publicans and Democrats including Babylon Supervisor Arthur M. Cromarty as board chairman and the reappointment of Westhampton D emocra t George W. Percy, Jr., as c o unt y attorne y went th r ou g h without difficulty. A fter County Executive H. Lee Dennison ' s annual report was r e ad to the s u p ervi so rs , Mr. Cromarty, who is county Republi- can chairman , was named board chairman b y his fellow board super- visors. Only Shelter Island Super- visor Evans Griffing voted against M r. Cromarty ' s appointment , stat- ing \It is a matter of princip le and not personal. \ Mr. Griffing had ur ged the selection of South- ampton ' s veteran supervisor , Step- he n F. Meschutt , as chairman. Previousl y, the board chairman selected had been the senior su- pervisor of the majority. M r. Dennison later said: \I mu st take the stand of not ap- p r ov in g of a c ount y le a der bein g a supervisor or being chairman of a count y board. I am opposed in p rincip le. \ After he w as s w orn in , Mr. Cromart y p romi s ed h e and his fellow Re p ubli c ans w ould offer their full cooperation to Mr. Den- nison. Mr. Cr omarty noted that he and Mr. Dennison had met sev- eral times recentl y and declared that \ These meetin g s indicate a willingness on both sides to co- operate as fully as possible. \While there are no w and w ill alw ays be differ e nt p oints of view expressed by th e two political p arties , I feel that the ma j ority s u p er v isors ( seven Re p ublican s ) a n d the c ount y e xecutive will w o rk hard t o p ut the p ublic g ood before all else. I look forward to Continued on page 6. this section Dennison Gives Report On His First Two Years Before County Bd.: RIVERHEAD— County Executive H. Lee Dennison , in hi s a nnu a l repoit to the Suffolk Board of Supervisors yesterday outlined the accomplishments of his administration for the past two years , high- lighting pi ogress on civil service , count y budgets , communit y colle g e , pay laises fur county employes , and county planning. Mi. Dennison also made several* recommendations , urging- they be started and or ai comp lished this vi.n . Among these was the re- commendation of preparation of master development plans by each oi ' the 10 towns. Others included , i lai ll'ication of highway records , and installation of coordinate monuments on all highway s in Suffolk, a county pioperty map, ai'd topographic maps of the five western! towns , and later similar maps , with the cost being paid foi by a 10 year $2 , 000 , 000 bond •ii\; continued acquistion of wet- land s , including lowlands near the cou n ty c enter , at Wading River, Indian Island in Aquebogue. the Weld properties, in Smithtown , (.' oJdMiiith Inlet in Southold. the Flande-s Club on Peconic Bay in Flanders , the Dean properties in Continued on page (> . t his section Teamwork Saves Youth Dunked in Dunton Lake By Robert Ii. Ma it in HAST I'ATCHOGl'E — A 15-year-oM Fast Patt'linguer got him- self an unexpected dunking while ice skating heie on Dunton Lak- - Sundav. Al Augustine , lo , son ol Mr. S ' .VA South Countiy Road here , was skating w ith hi. s hi other . James , 17, and Robeit Overton of Heli- port , a Dai tmmith college student . The ice suddenl y gave way un- d e r Al . and down he went , coming up nuclei (lie ice. \I tried to push lhe ice up, \ \ I said. \But w hen I pushed I went right to ti n- bottom. He sa d he 'd hen d about le- iiioi ing - a K:iU and puking at ice with the blade . \I wa s so cold I couldn ' t even bend my legs , much lo. - s undo the laces , \ he said. I- ultimatel y . he quickl y located the place untie he 'd gone in and sin faced. Rut on -ciambliuu back on lop of the ice , he went thiough again. Hi s biotliei .Ini' .mic tiled to get to him and he . too , wint into the drink. Jimmie sti uggl. il out op his own. Meanwhile MIHIIHW had tiied niishl' lg :' sled lini nid \l but it failed to le -ich bun He tiied v\ repel mg his ], us on to p << f the ii p and ic - MVeil seveial gaslu . for his t rouble . \No Olio i il'lbl ¦; >t to Hie \ Al said. \1 tigui i d this w as i t . \ Jnninie di . \ided to make another ti\. . 'ml ii'inoved l.i - skates . Inch- ing hi s w ax along on hi stomach , Willi Bob holding bis ankles , lie oia\ \god ' o leach \l . Then, as Bob hauled Jtiumic hack. Jimmie nave a dcspei ale heave-ho , and out came \l. Thi v More s.il ' il j back on shore when Sull' olk Countv policemen leached the scene . \Although I was okay , if wa still good lo ¦!•<• t hose policemen/ ' Al sa id \Tltei \J have h'dped nu- ll \ .liiiiuiic and Don iiadn I been aiound. \ and Mis . Chaunccy Augustine of FA CFOFF—Waiting f o r refere e to to ss p uck in at faceoft during make-up hockcv game are , left lo ri ght , ohn 1 ainbiirino of 35 Lillian Place. Pat- chogue , ,t . Ninth grader al Patchogue High School , and R o b e rt Ca p o , 21 Northridge Street , Patcho g ue , sophomore at PHS. Picture was taken oflf Shore Driv e , P atchogue Mill Pond Cove , Tuesday after- noon. —Advance Photo b y Martin Hill Is Appointed To A ppellate Div By Rockefeller Govern o r R oc kefell e r this week named Suffolk' s senior jurist , Su- preme Court Justice L. Barron Hill o f S o uthold , t o the A pp ellate Di v i s i o n o f the Stat e S up reme Court , s econd de p a r tm e nt , in Brookl yn. Ju s tic e Hill . ()5 , h as been a Su- preme Court judge since 10-1 7 and prior to that served with distinc- tion as county judge and district attorne y. He ran for re-ele ction in 1060 in th e Tenth Judicial District (Nas- sau , Suff olk and Queens) and re- cei v ed endorsement of all po litical parties. The g overn o r also named Frank Gross as c ount y sheriff , to re- place Charles R. Dominy, who re- si g ned to be c ome Brookha v en to w n supervisor , Mr. G ross , just this week r esigned as Islip Town clerk. .Meanwhile Di strict Attorney John P. Cohalan , Jr., has r esi g ned and ha s a s sumed the p osition of count y judge . Mr. Cohalan was elected to the position last Novem- ber. The governor , as of Tuesday Continued on pa ge 6 , this section Weekend Auto Accidents Fatal To 4 in B'haven Tlie airaignment of Fiank Otto Schreiner , 22, of Faim-to-Market Road , M edfoid, was adjourned Tuesday until January 22 by Biookhaven Town Justice of the Pl ace Anthony Salv atoie . Sixth Precinct police Monday charged Schreiner with driving while intoxicated , lea v in g the scene of an accident , and d r i v in g without an operator ' s license , f ol- lowing a tw o-car accident in which a five-year-old Bellport g irl was fatall y injured in Medford. The- .justice said bail was set at $500 for each of the two first counts and ¥100 for the last count. The defendant was he l d i n li e u of bail. According to police Schreiner returned about one-half hour later to the scene of the accident to see if anyone had been injured and was arrested b y the investigating officer. Patrolman Frank Smimmo. The justice said the arraign- ment was ad journed to await the findings of a blood test. Depending upon the finding of the te~: t , the defendant may be charged with drunken riming or driving while his ability was impaired by alco- hol , the justice added. Girl Dies Fatall y injured in the accident was Daw n Ann Gross of H20 Bay- view Avenue, who later died at Rr pokliaven Memorial Hospital. The ' child was a passenger in a car operated h y her f a the r , Wil- liam A. Gross. 25 , of the same addiess, who suffered a fractured ri ght arm. His wffe , Gertrude C. Gross, ' -A , of the same address , was n ot injured. Other passengers wore Donna Lee Gross. . '( , who suffered lip la c- erations, a nd Dal e Kim Gro ss . 2, Continued on pa g e 6 , this section. Dates in Albany May Prove Vital For School Dists. January promises to figuie as an important month for two school districts in the Moriches Bay area , pei hap* one that will indirecil y iinng about complete leorgamza- tion of exis ing school boundaries m the aiea. On Monday and Tuesday, East- poi t School Board 1' iesident Li s- ter Gerard , I' lincipal William Presley, board members , Kenneth Warner and Joseph Parisi , accom- panied b y the high school princi- pals of Remsenburg. Westhamp- ton Beach , Quogue. East Quogue and Hampton Bays , will discuss with State Education Commission- er James Allen pieliminaries for a study of possible reorganization of these school districts, with Westhampton Beach promising to bec ome tlie seat of a consolidated or centralized school district. Thi districts, beset h y ming enroll- ments and dwindling classioom space , agreed at an October . \il meeting in Westhampton Beach to exploie the feasibilit y of school district reorganization. The Al- bany meeting is expected to lay the groundwork for such a study. ' School Board President Lester Gerard told The Long Island Ad- vance- that his district expected to learn at the meeting what the state projects for East port and the other districts are in the way of enrollment increases during the n ext five years. Representatives of Union Free School District 32 (Mastics-Shir- Continued o n p a g e 0 , thi s section Fire Destroys C reach Building S M O KE BILLOWS from buildin g on H aw kins Avenue , Lak e Gro v e , o w n e d b y Th o m a s Conte of 2:1 Pick et Lane , C entereach , that cau g ht fi re at about 12:15 a.m. Monday. It was first lire of 1962 for volunteers of Ronkonkoma , Centereach and Nesconset departments. Building was used by- E a st woo d T ruc kin g of L a ke Gro v e as office and , although it was complete loss , business is going o n as usual because non e o f firm ' s heavy equip- ment was damaged. Deputy Chief Hank Gennc- weine , 40 , of Ronkonkoma Fire De p artment , wa s tre ated at scene for smoke poisoning. —Drennan Phot o Service Arnzen Chosen Town Registrar B y 4-to-3 Vote The Brookha v en To w n Bo a rd Tuesday voted 4-to-. '! to appoint Edwin A. A rnzen as registrar of vital statistics , effecti ve Ja n uary 1 until December :>1, 1002 , in a vote split along party lines. In th e sa m e m o tion made by Councilman David E. Weissherg- er the board appointed Percy B. Raynor as deputy registrar of \ vi- tal statistics . Mr. Arnzen i s also Continued on page 5 , this secti o n Village Requests Town Cooperate On Two Projects Patchogue Village Mai or Rob- ert T. Waldbauer Tuesday called upon the new Brookhav en Town Board to coopeiate with the vil- lage in several projects whic h have been piessed b y tin mayor ' s Democrat ie administ ration. A letter was presented to the board by Village Clei k Ronald Bl au. The mayor asked Supei visor Charles R. Dominy. a Republican , to appoint a committee to woik with the v illage board to make possible the construction of a bridge acioss Patchogue Lake for an extension of Lake Street to connect with Wavei l y Avenui . Also, the mayor asked the boaid to consider the purcha -e and le- nnvation of the former P. -'U-hogue Hotel on Fast Main Stieet. The former all-Democratic town board turned down an offer to buy the hot el. The superv isor did not comment upon the mayor ' s suggestions. INDUCTION CEREMONY—State r-uipreme Court Justice D. Ormonde Ritchie , left , swore in new- members of Brookhaven Town Board Tuesday at tow n hall , Patchogue. Left to right they are Superv isor Charles R. Dominy and Councilmen Clarence iloiigh , Da v id Weissber g er and Geor g e Fu chs. —Photo b y Platnick FINAL Ill ' s as engineer of Long Island Rail Road train was made Friday by Walter G. Mason , Sr.. fi. \ i . of ;{(; :{ North Bayport Avenue , Bayport , who ended 17 years with firm. He said he knew \ sonit't hing was up \ when signal torpedoes placed by fellow employ es began going off as he pulled into Patch ogue station at 2:19 p.m. His wife , Laura , t oo k fin a l rid e w ith him , a nd w hen the y got o il\ they w ere greeted by Trainman Edward Koahel. right, of Heliport , who handed Mrs. Mason huge bouquet. At left. Conductor Mike Spiro of Porf Jefferson shakes Mr. Mason ' s hand. . O t-o other photo on jwgc ti.) —Advance Photo by Martin C O MMUNITY NEWS INDEX Section Page Ravpm t Edit. I! Heli port 2 I Blue Point 2 0 Brookhaven & Isouth Havin 2 1 ( entei each it Lake Glove I' . lit. 2 Cente 1 Moi c-hc s 'i 1 Coiam 1'dit . 2 Fast Monchcs •; :; Fast Pntchn c ue 2 I Fast pmt ! 1 Fast w ood \ illae . i iv Daw n Fst. -it.s \ • ¦ (ionloii Heights Edit. 2 Holbrook 2 ;: Manorv ille • ' . ' ¦ ' > Mastn - :; :: Mastic Beach :' . '' . Medtoid 2 :t .Middle Island :i Mm iches • \ 1 r.tWhoguc \ .il iolls Kemsenbuig iv . - Speonk \ - o Knlge _ Edi t . :s Ronkoiikoma & the Lake . 2 Seidell . Edit . 2 Shii lev & M.ist c Acres :: V-ipp- nl , . . \ , ' .
