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Plan Half-Sessions In Dist. 4 Next Fall For Over 500 Pup ils : BELLPORT—About 537 Central School District 4 pupils in Grades 3 and 4 will go on half-day sessions in September , th e board of education, decided at a meeting here this week. The decision came after the administrative council ' offered the board several p lans , including half-day sessions , that would enable the district to continue another year through I vbl-bi be- fore sp litting both Seventh and Ei ghth grades , a neces- sity foreseen for 1 963-64. While the board of education has avoided half-sessions at any grade level in recent years , it acted at its regular meeting Mon- day to approve the half-sessions in order to meet the constant in- crease in pupil population. There are about 262 pupils in Grades 3 and about 275 in Grades 4 in the district. All principals and the curricu- lum director were present at the meeting to answer questions on classroom sizes and tra nsfers which had been worked out by the administration during the past severa l weeks of study. It was pointed out by Dr. Erwin Dingman , supervising prin- cipal , that if a new school site and building were approved now , it would not be readv for three years. Any new housing development- , or new residents moving into the district would affect present plans by adding school children to the already overcrowded school dist- rict. Additional information on the housing for next year will be pro- vided for the public as the plans are further developed , Dr. Ding- man said. \The number of children in Centra l School District 4 (East Patchogue , Bellport and Brook- haven) has grown from 1 ,416 in 1955 to . '5 , 020 this September , \ Dr. Dingman said. \Children now in school and those pre- .schooler- now living in the district make it clear that, without any addi- ional families moving into the district and without any furthc r Luilding of home* , the district' s schools will need to handle an in- crease of about 250 children each year. At the same time , high school enrollments will grow bv approximately 100 pupils each year. \Even at the present time , school space is at a premium , and known enrollment for next year will more than fill available hous- ing- . Already the overcrowding at Continued on page 6 , this section . Shoreham Man Named B'haven Rec. Director By 4 to 3 Vote: The Brookhaven Town Board Tuesday appointed Harold R. Sal yer of 1 Miller Avenue , Shoreham , as town recreation director by a 4-to-3 vote. The appointment is effective Tuesday. Mr. Salyer will receive an annual salary of $8 , 000. «¦ ¦ — The ,i2-year-old man succeeds James E. Reese , who was appoint- ed in June , 1961 to replace Robert A. Cooney, who moved up to town clrrk. The motion designating Mr. Salyer for the position was made at 3:20 p. m. by Councilman George Fuchs and seconded by Councilman David Weissberger. Opposing the choice were the Democratic Councilmen John J. Foley, Frank Coveney and Howard Rowland. In the morning session of the board the Republican majorit y of lour defeated a motion b y Mr. Foley to \ affirm '' the January 2 appointment of Mr. Reese to the post. At the opening of the meeting Jerome Sadofsky, town recreation commissioner from 1960 to 1962 under the all-Democratic town board , defended Mr. Reese as \ eminently qualified\ and urged the board to retain him. He called attention to Mr. Reese ' s perform- ance as a star quarterback at the University of Minnesota and to his work in physical education in the United States Army and with the Board of Cooperative Services in Suffolk County. He said Mr. Reese was a \ registered indepen- dent\' and that there was \ no reason \ why he should be fired. Came to Miller Place Born in Flushing, Mr. Salyer moved as a boy with his family to Miller Place . He attended grade school in Rocky Point and high school at Port Jefferson High , where he participated in football , track and cross country. He is married to Lorraine Eickhoff Salyer , formerly of Rock y Point. They are the par- ents of three girls , Susan , 6 , Dianna , 4 , and Alyson , 15 months. Mr. Salyer graduate d in 1957 from the Long Island Agricultu- lal and Technical Institute at Farmingdale , where he received an associate degree from a busi- ness administration major. During 1952-53 he served with the United States Army in Korea and was attached to the aviation engineers . For a period of time , he said , he was in charge of bat- talion recreation. In 1960 he p layed shortstop and pitcher on the Loper Brothers , Northeastern Brookhaven Championshi p slo-ball Continued on page 6. this section Town Votes Surveys Of Tow n Hall , Hotel Hough Gives Views: Councilman Clarence Plough Friday voted for two resolutions initiating a study of the adequacy of present town hall facilities and the feasibility of using the former Patchogue Hotel for town admini- stration, but he stressed that the town hall \belongs \ in the middle of the island. The new Republican councilman- 1 from Coram expressed his views after voting \ yes \ on two resolu- tions moved by Democratic Coun- cilman Howard Rowland of North Patchogue. No North Shore vs. South Shore animosity developed in the town board meeting which had been ad- journed from January 2 , but Mr. Hough appeared to want it made clear that if the studies of the town hall and the hotel should re- veal a need for another town hall , he would favor its construction in the middle of the island. The first resolution authorized Beatty & Berlcnbach of Brooklyn to make an architectural and en- gineering survey of town hall \for the purpose of determining if said building is structurally sound and lends itself to any al- terations and additions necessary to expand the present facilities. \ The second resolution authorized Sawyer & Dolfinger of Port Washing ton to make an architec- tural and engineering survey of the Patchogue Hotel \for the pur- pose of determining if said build- ing is structurally sound and lends itself to any modifications and al- terations necessary to accommo- date the facilities of the town hall. \ Supervisor Charles It. Dominy said the surveys were initiated on the recommendation of former Su- pervisor August Stout , Jr., and the former town board . Parking Needs Councilman Rowland asked that the surveys include a study of parking facilities and Mr. Dominy agreed that that would be neces- sary. Councilman David L. Weissber- ger asked if the two films would receive a statement of the space needed for town administration. \Before the surveys are com- pleted , \ Mr. Dominy said , \the town board will sit down with them (representatives of the firms) and discuss the needed space. \ The supervisor said it was the intention of the town to get an estimate of the cost involved in adding to the town hall or in reno- vating the hotel. Patchogue Attorney Samuel I. Sloane inquired of Democratic Councilman Frank Coveney if the former all-Democratic town board had authorized any appraisal of the hotel. Mr. Coveney said the board had not . Takes Stand At this point Mr. Rough said , \1 feel the money should be spent in the center of the island. The town hall belongs in the center of the island. \ \Sounds like Cromart y (Babylon GOP Supervisor Arthur M.) with his home rule , \ shot back Mr. Rowland. \I am not biased on this point , \ Mr. Dominy, a resident of Bellport , said. \I am open for suggestions. \ Councilman Coveney of Rocky Point noted that no decision had been made on any addition to the Continued on page 6, this section New Motion Pic. Cente r Part of Ga te way Proj ect BELLPORT — A new motion picture center will be opened short- ly as part of the Gateway theatre p roject here in Bell port, it was announced this week by Harry C. Pomeran and David Sheldon, pro- ducers of Gateway Playhouse and directors of the Summer training center for young actors , directors , and writers and showcase for pro- fessional New York talent . j Columbia Pictures Corporation has a continuing Summer arrange- ment with Gateway which during the past season brough t James Darren, Deborah Walley and Nan- cy Kovack for coaching and legi- timate stage experience to the Gateway stage. They appeared to- gether in \Under the Yum Yum Tree \ to launch the \Columbia Talent Farm \ experiment for con- tract players and new discoveries. The new film studio will have comp lete sound stages, cutting looms, and studios—making Gate- way the East Coast ' s first produc- ing-training center for both tho stage and motion pictures. Gateway ' s close proximity to Vow York City and Heliport' s ideal loealc for shooting has ni-ompted Mr. Pomeran to make . '{0 acres of country and seaside available for film location. He \lPiiHoned that several of Elia Ka- zan ' s sequences in \Splendor in the Grass \ were shot, in the Gateway area, realistically producing a Kansas farm only minutes from Great South beach . He said that Long Island offers a great variety of location possibilities to supp le- ment the studio work and that the iiew hii'hwavs and express- ways bring New York' s top talent directl y to Gateway ' s door. The United States Information Service shot a film at Gateway which was released for South American television. The film was directed by Fred Von Stange and featured Miguel Yiora , a student- actor from Uruguay. The story Continued on page 6 , this section PREPARING for first Brookhaven Town Re- publican S50-a-plate dinner to be hold at County Republican headquarters in Blue Point are mem- bers of dinner committee , left to right , Harold Malkmes , Stony Brook: Zach Zaharakis , Patch- ogue; Louis Fuoco, Bellport : and Frank Lyon , Coram. Senator William Speno will be guest speaker. Other distinguished guests will include Asscmblvman Perry B. Duryea , Jr., Babylon Su- pervisor Arthur Cromarty, County GOP chair- man ; Islip Town Leader Kd MoGowan, and all Republican office holders in Brookhaven. Com- mit lee is limiting sale of tickets to 325. Dinner is slated for Saturday. — Photo by H. Howard r ryo Results of Study On School Dists. Due About Mar. 1 EASTPORT — The State De- partment of Education will com- plete a study to determine the j easibility ol possible school dis- trict centralization of Eastport , Remsenburg, Westhampton Beach , Quogue , East Quogue and Hamp- ton Bays around March 1 , it was learned yesterday. Lester Gerard , Eastport School Board president , back from a two- day conference in Albany with state and local board officials , re- ported that facts and statistics to be used in the study were made available to the state by the dis- tricts. If the study ' s findings indicate that centralization is advisable, members of each affected school district would have an opportunity to sign a petition in favor of centralization. If the petitions in- dicate d adequate interest in cen- tralization, the state would then prescribe a referendum of the af- fected school districts , Mr. Gerard said. Mr. Gerard stressed that the study of reorganization and its possible results were of a \ pre- planning nature. \ All districts were subjected to the same line of questioning and received equal treatment, he noted. Mr. Gerard explained that the \ ultimate result\ of a centraliza- tion would be the establishment of a central school district with a single tax structure. Each school district would retain its own 1\ \' ed indebtedness , however , he said. Brambley Picked As Eastp o rt FD Settles Tie Vote EASTPORT — Georgo Bramb- ley, incumbent Eastport fire com- missioner , was the unanimous selection of the Eastport Fire -B oard of Commissioners Satur- day to remain in office until De- cember of this year , at which time a new election for the post will be held. The special meet- ing was called to break a <4-74 tie vote December 5 , between Mr. Brambley and Gordon Far. ' ow. The settlement has been pre- scribed December ti , in a wiie from State Assistant Attorney General Herbert H. Smith who ruled that the incumbent should remain in office until the tie could be broken early this month. Officially, the office is declared vacant , with Mr . Brambley serv- ing as an appointee until the next fire board election. The winner of next December ' s contest will serve a four year term in office. Mr. Farlow said that he would be a candidate again in Decem- ber for that office. Open Bids Friday On Terry Street Parking Project With the completion of three of the Patchogue Village master parking fields . Mayor Robert T. Waldbauer announced that bids will lie opened at ' . ' , p. m. tomor- row at the village clerk' s office to get work underway on the fourtn and final field under proposal. This field will be the Terry Street Field. According to the specification ¦> of the contract , work must start February 10 , and be comp leted by May 18. This plan has comp letely mod- ernized Pateh\gue Village ' s park- ing, giving off-street parking fa- cilities to shoppers in the main business area, lt was noted that the great majorit y of the residents of this area using the fields have had nothing but enthusiasm for the project. The Patchogue Electric Light Company announced to the board that it has completed the mod- ernization of the village ' s light- ing project. In a letter to the board. PELCO notified the village that it has installed 10 new lights on West Main Street west of West Lake. In reports to the village by de- partment heads: Recreation Director Pete Poulos reminded the residents of the vil- lage that the Patchogue Players , a group of actors in the village . are presenting \The Solid Gold Cadillac , \ Saturday and Sunday at Patchogue Senior Hi gh School. Curtain time is S:. ' ¦ !() p. ni. The play is being spotiM>ied b y the Patchogue Lions Club , and all pio- ceeds derived from the produc- tion will go into the local chari- ties of the club. Severa l letters of commendation were read to Mr. Poulos by the mayor from other officials of organzations , comp limenting the village recrea- tion department on the fine work members did at Christmas. Sing led out for praise were Mrs. Ruth Padham , assistant director , and the Patchogue Choraleers. Fire Chief Thomas Newham re- ported that no - ' ' • ')\s fire occur- red during thi Ivil days. Chief Newham and .i- '^ctor Charles Doherty ask' d tha , businessmen pay particular -itt rntiou to the maintenance of tin ir icfuse dispo- sal areas to the rear of their buildings. Mi. Dohei t y said he will be making periodic inspections in the near future to insure that village laws are adheied to. The village board congratulated Continued on page ti , this section District 32 Makes Albany A ppeal Date SHIRLEY — Thomas Nep- pell , clerk of Union Free School District 8 L (Mastics- Shirley), announced yesterday that a January 17 appoint- ment has been made with the State Department of Educa- tion to discuss emergency building aid in constructing a new high school for the dist- rict. Members of the board , ac- companied by a representative of the Second Supervisory School District office , will S'>ek reversal of the state ' s recent decision not to grant aid to District 32. The aid was denied because of the presence of the contiguous unreorgan- ized South Haven School Dist- rict , a District 32 official said. JP' s to Receive $10 , 000 Salaries For Year of 1961 The Brookhaven Town Board Tuesday voted unanimously to comply with a Suffolk County Su- preme Court order reestablishing the annual salary of $10 , 000 for the five Brookhaven Town jus- tices of the peace. On September 26 , 1961, Supreme Court Justice Henry M. Za ' .eski annulled the January 3 , 1061 ac- tion of the all-Democratic town board in lowering the JP' s salaries from $10 , 000 to $8 , 000 per year. The justice said , \Once the sal- ary of a justice of the peace is fixed , it may not be diminished during the term. Any other hold- ing would amount to judicial sanc- tion of an indirect method of abolishing an office which may not be abolished except by the hand that created it—th e Constitu- tion. \ On October 10, 1961 the town board voted unanimousl y to appeal Justice Zaleski' s ruling to the Ap- pellate Division of the Supreme Court on ' the recommendation of Patchogue Attorney George E. Lechtrecker. A ppearing before the board Tuesday Town Justices Erling A. Larson and Anthony Salvatore submitted the resolution which they asked the board to pass. They said they spoke also for the other three justices—Leon E. Giuffreda , Milton La Gattuta and William T. Rogers. Dominy Raises Question The board' s action brings the JP' s salaries retroactively up to $10 , 000 for 1961. Supervisor Charles R. Dominy raised the question whether the $10 , 000 sal- ary would apply in 1962 , since the JP' s salaries were set at $8 , 000 annually in the town ' s 1962 bud- ge t. Mr. Dominy asked the jus- tices to instruct their attorney to examine the matter and said that the town ' s counsel , Patchogue At- torney Samuel I. Sloane , would also study the situation. Town OK' s LIRR s Bus Service Plan The Brookhaven Town Board Tuesday unanimous- l y permitted the Long Island Rail Road to operate a sup- plementary bus service across the town, from Hunt- ington to Greenport and permitted Huntington Bus Corporation to withdra w its franchise . i .a' .iLr tne board had approved the franchise for Hunting ton Corp., hut other county towns through which the firm would have op^ itwed its service from Green- port to Huntington denied the company the franchise . Hunting- ton Corp. asked for the right to withdraw. On the recommendation of River- head Attorney Reginald Smith , the board approved the app lica- tion of the LIRR , which is expect- ed to use Huntington Corp. buses to connect with its railroad sta- tions. On August 15 , 1961 the all- Democratic town board denied by a 5-2 vote the LIRR application. Previously, the board had author- ized the Long Islan d Transit Sys- tem , Inc., of Greenport to operate a bus service from Greenport to South Huntington. Later , the town board permitted both Long Island Transit and Huntington Corp. to maintain bus service throug h the town. Insurance Question Supervisor Charles R. Dominy said questionnaires would be in- closed with each town emp loye ' s pay check asking their preference on insurance coverage. On No- vember 21 the former town board approved a group insurance p lan of Equitable Assurance Company in which the town pays 50 pel- cent and the emp loye pays 50 pet- cent. The Brookhaven Town Hi gh- way Employes ' Association has pressed the town board to permit its members to have the state plan which has Blue Cross and Blue Shield , but requires the em- ploye to pay a higher percentage of the premium—65 per cent as opposed to 50 per cent. On Tuesday Superintendent of Highways Charles W. Barraud asked the board what action it Continued on page 6 , this section HOME FOR LITTLE PEOPLE—Proudly dis- playing doll house hand-made by himself and his brother , Anthony, is John Falkowski , left , a mem- ber of daytime recreation grou p at IHB Suffolk Service Center for Blind in Patchogue. Blind craftsmen , who live in Patchogue area , con- structed toy last Autumn for boys and g irls at Association for Hel p of Retarded Children , South Ocean Avenue , Patchogue. With him arc associa- tion officials , Mrs. Jenny Hotchkiss , treasurer , and Fred Gehm , president. Miniature house can be illuminated and its two rooms are decorated in hand-made foa m rubber furniture .IHB Service Center , located at 241 East Main Street , is new- est facility of Industrial Home for Blind. —Platnick' s Photo Service Town Board May Extend CM Lighting District Center Moriches Attorney Wil- liam Dranitzke was authorized Tuesday by the Brookhaven Town Board to draw up the necessary papers for the extension of the Center Moriches Lighting Dis- trict to the north of the present district. A public hearing on the pro- posed extension will be set in the future. Patchogue Electric Light Com- pany submitted a survey which calls for 95 , 4000 lumen lights and four 21 , 000 lumen lights which would cost $5 , 251 annuall y. Supervisor Charles R. Dominy appointed Councilmen George Fuchs and Frank Coveney to meet with representatives of the Pub- lic Service Commission , when it decides upon its annual program for the installation of additional safety devices at railroad cross- ings. The former town board asked the PSC to reopen a 1958 case in which the Manorville Taxpayers and Civic Association had asked that the LIRR install warning- lights at the rail crossing at Moriches-Wading River Road and North Street , Manorville. The PSC had denied the association ' s re- quest because of the \low densit y \ of vehicular traffic at the cross- ing. On November 19 four persons were injured at the crossing in a train-car accident. Recently, the lailroad cut down the earth bank at the northwest corn\)- of the crossing to improve vision for ap- proaching motor vehicles. SHE LEARNED THE HARD WAY: Hy Robert B. Martin \ seagull is certainl y not a girl' s best friend. lake ii from .diss Joan Liesp , 2X , of 31 Fast . Second Street . Patchogue , who learned about gulls tin hard way Sunday. due of the critters bit her. Here ' s how it happened: Miss I.iese and Mrs. Edward Weiss of Levitt own were at tlie Patchogue sandsp it running three of Mrs. Weils ' prize Doborman Pilischcrs . The dogs , by the way, are being groomed for Madison S quare Garden competition next Summer. Anyway, the pinschers were l imning around doing whatever pi Usenet' s do when they suddenly stopped and began harking at an object on the sand. Turned out it was a seagull that had apparentl y been injured and was unable to fly. A second gull was discovered. This one was dead. M Mi-. : ! ;•>•• '> sa j r i they assumed* that the gulls had been in a fight , or that they had struck some- thing while flying and had been injured internally. \We just couldn 't leave the live gull lying there , so \vc decided to take- it to the police station, ' she - said. Mrs. Weiss picked up tlie gull , wrapped it in a blanket and away j they went to the stationhousc. Things were hectic , as usual , at, the Suffolk County Police De- partment' s Fifth Precinct head- ouarters in Patchogue when the ladies arrived. They informed the desk ser- geant and various patrolmen pres- ent that they had a seagull in a blanket. The sergeant leaned over the desk. The gull mustered a feeble \ •'vewk. \ or something to that ef- fect , and the sergeant was satis- tied. It was a seagull all right . He called the Suffolk County $Gamc Preserve. \Someone will be rig ht over . \ he told the ladies. That' s when Miss Liesc . stand- ing to the rear of the gull , moved a hand. And the ne\! thing she knew , the bird had fastened its beak to one of her fingers. \11 hung on like a vise . \ Miss Liesc said. \It. happened so fast that no one was able to get it off. Then it let go . \ Miss Liesc . a bookkieper at the Kvans Ainityville Dairy. Inc .. office in Blue Point , -aid her ex- perience has been treated humor- ously b y her friends and fellow employes. \J don ' t blame them. \ she . - -aid. \They can ' t help hut laugh at the thought of someone being bitte n by a seagull. \ Meanwhile the not-so-huniorous aspects of the incident are adding up-—medical bills , lutti-Letaini s and other shots. \That' s what I gel. for being a bird lover , \ Miss Liesc remarked. Gull Is Not A Girl' s Best Friend State , Cnt y. Officials To Mull Legislation RIVERHEAD — Suffolk' s four legislators , the Board of Supervisors , County Executive H. Lee Dennison and other count y officials will meet at the county center here tomor- row morning to discuss legis- lation to be presented in the current session in Albany. Meeting with the county board and Mr. Dennison will be State Senator Elisha T. Barrett , and Assemblymen Perry B. Duryea, Jr., Prescott B. Hunting ton and James R. Grover. Mr. Dennison has urged all county officials to attend and offer their suggestions for needed legislation. The county executive said he will urge legislation to establish a coun- ty airport authority, and to give the County Water Auth- ority contro l over a public sewerage system in Western Suffolk. Town Bd. Sets Z oning Hearings For January 30 The Brookhaven Town Board Tu' -iday set date s for public hear- ings on eights applications for a change of zone. All hearings will be held on the afternoon of Jan- uary 30. At ' .i: ' ,i0 p. m. the hearing will be held on the application of George E. Csabon of Bay Fair Drive , Shirley, and Chauncey Da- miani of the Bronx for a zoning change from C residential to J-2 business for property on Ashley Place , 251 feet south of Montauk Highway in Mastic. At . 'i:. '{( ! p. m. hearings will be held on the app lication of George Fuerderer for a zoning change from D residential to J-2 busi- ness for property on Tvler Street about S8 feet north of Route 25A in Rocky Point; the application of Thomas McCarrick for a zoning change from D residential to J-2 business for property at Route 25A and Harding Street in Rocky Point; the application of Kota Products , Inc., for a zoning change from C residential to L-l indus- trial for propert y on Rocky Point Landing Road , near Route 25 in Rocky Point , and the application of Edwin and Louise Piekos of Shoreham for a zoning change from C residential to J-2 business on Route 25A , '180 feet east of Broadwav in Rocky Point. At 4 p. ni. hearings will be held on the application of Karl Schnei- der for a zoning change from C residential to J-2 business about 200 feet north of Route 25 in Sel- den between March and Abinet Courts , and the application of Juniper Realty Corporation of Centereach for a zoning change fro m J-2 business to J-. 'l business Continued on page 7 , this section COMMUNITY i NEWS INDEX Section I' ag Bavport 2 1 Bellport 2 1 Blue Point . 2 5 Brookhaven & Fast Moriches . '{ 2 South Haven 2 2 Centereach & Lake Grove 2 7 Center Moriches . \ 1 Coram Edit . '! East Patchogue Edit. 1 East port :; ¦{ Kas ' wood Village & Dawn Estates 2 7 Gordon Heights Edit. 2 Ho ltsville .0 Fn - mingville 2 ;! Holbrook EMU. 2 Manorville . \ . I Mastic :i i Mastic Beach n • _ ' M»i|fnrd v> - Middle Island 2 2 Moriches :i t Patchogue Various Remsenburg & Speonk :i I Ridge Edit . 2 Ronkonkoma & the Lake . Edit . :i Selden . Edit . 2 Shirley & Mastic Acres . 't . \ \ap hank 2 2
