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Community Concert A t Southold SundayJorge Morel, internationally acclaimed guitarist, who will initiate the concert season for members of the Eastern Suffolk Concert Association when he performs 3 P. M., Sunday, October 7 th a t Southold High School auditorium. M em bers of the Association will enjoy four concerts this season due to the trem endous success of the membethip campaign held last May.
C o u n ty S ued O v e r R e g is tra tio n
A N o rth p o rt H ig h ' School
sen ior, P h ill ip E . H e ttin ge r ,
M o nd ay In S u ffo lk S up rem e
C ourt, sued the Su ffo lk C ounty
B o a rd of E le c tio n s , c h a lle n g in g reg is tra tio n p rocedures in Suf-‘
fo lk .S up rem e C o u rt Ju s t ic e W il
lia m R . G e ile r rece ived the b r ie fs of H o tt in g e r ’s law y e r , and
oppos ing p ape rs from A ss is t
an t C o un ty A tto rney P a tr ic k Sw eeney, re p re sen tln g th e B o a rd
of E le c tio n s a n d reserved
decision .H e tt in g e r , w ho has the b a c k
ing of the C oun ty D e m o c ra tic P a r ty , w an ts a l l th ree re g is tra
tion days th is m o n th he ld in the co un ty ’s 721 e lec tion d is tr ic ts ,
c la im in g he h im se lf w ou ld have
to w a lk seven m ile s to the H u n t
ing ton T ow n K a il to reg is te r on
the f ir s t day of the three day reg
is tra t io n pe riod , w h ile he lives only three b locks from h is own
e lection d is tr ic t p o llin g p lace .
The county-w ide re g is tra tio n
for those w ho a re first- tim e
e lig ib le s or w ho h a v e n ’t voted in
two y e a rs w ill be he ld O c tober
11,12, a n d 13. O n O c tobe r 11 (the
f irs t d a y Is u su a lly a lig h t regis-
K. O f C. T rack A nd Field Event Saturday
The K of C , C o u nc il »3852 w ill
ho ld the Second A n n u a l T rack
and F ie ld E v e n t th is S a tu rd ay
and they w ou ld lik e to re m in d a ll
those th a t a re g o in g to the E v e n t
by bus th a t it w ill leave Green-
po rt Schoo l a t 9 A .M . w ith stops
a t S ou tho ld S av in g s B ank and
C u tchogue V illa g e . W e u rge a ll p a r t ic ip a n ts to reg is te r for th e ir
events as e a r ly as possib le .
Utility Poles Take Another Beoting During Post Week
Robert E Poster, 26, of Greenport,
was arrested and charged with
crim inal mischief fourth degree September 27, after an Investigation
revealed four broken windows at the
North Fork Wrecking Company,
Route 25 in Mattituck. He had been
observed in the vicinity earlier.
Blood was left on the broken glass
and In a phone booth used by Pos
ter. Apprehended about three-
•lUarters of a mile from the scene,
he was found to be suffering lacer
ations on his hands and arms. Pa
trolman Conway made the arrest.
W illiam Lakowitz, 22, of North
Road, Greenport, struck a light pole
September 27, about 11:56 P M on
Route 25, Southold. He was driving
east and apparently fell asleep
striking the pole and a tree.
Mark A Phillips, 17, Beebe Drive,
Cutchogue, was turning left Into a
tra t lo n d a y ) , the reg is tra tio n
centers a re a t the tow n h a lls of
the ten tow ns, b u t on O c tober 12
and 13, each of the e lection d is
tr ic ts p o llin g p laces w ill be open
u n til fl P .M .B u t H p ttin g e r , w ho cou ld w a lk
the three b lo cks on F r id a y ,
O c tober 12 or S a tu rd a y , O c tober
13, waints the f ir s t day of reg is
tra tio n T hu rsd ay O c tober 11,
open to eve rybody - v ia the 721
e lection d is tr ic ts .
A ss is ta n t C oun ty A tto rney
P a tr ic k Sw eeney, in h is op
pos ing p ape rs , sa id the cost of
ex p and in g the f ir s t d a y ’s reg is
tra t io n from the tow n h a lls to the
721 e lec tion d is tr ic ts w ou ld cost
$53,000, an d po in te d out th a t up u n til S ep te m b e r 10, any po ten
t ia l vo te r cou ld reg is te r a t
B o a rd of E le c tio n s H e a d
q u a rte rs in Y a p h a n k . "T hey
can even reg is te r e a r ly if they
are 17 (sp e ak in g of teenagers)
as long as they w ill be 18 by
N o v em be r 6, E le c tio n D a y ,”
Sw eeney sa id .Ju d g e G e ile r , a fte r rece iv ing
b r ie fs , p ro m ised a ru lin g by la te r th is w eek on H o tt in g e r ’s
law su it.
There w ill be a tab le set up for
re g is tra tio ns . E a c h p a r t ic ip a n t
can reg is te r fo r a m a x im u m of
three events in b is c lass . P lease
reg is te r upon a r r iv a l so the
E v en ts can s ta r t on tim e .
R e fre sh m e n ts w ill be served
to p a r t ic ip a n ts w hen the E v en ts
a re over. 'The O ly m p ic Style
M e da ls w ill be aw a rd e d a t the
conc lus ion of the T rack an d
F ie ld E v e n t .A ny p a re n ts w ho w ish tb a t
tend a re in v ite d to do so.
driveway when his car was allegedly struck by one driven toy W illiam O
HoweU, I I I , 23, of Hummel Avenue, Southold. There were no injuries.
The incident, which took place September 25 on Route 25, Mattituck,
was investigated by Patrolman John
Charters.
Seii>tember 27, W illie Shedrlck, 22,
of 611 Second Street, Greenport, hit
two telephone poles on M ain Street, near the Towrisend Manor Inn . He
was charged with driving while in
toxicated by Patrolman John
Schuott and released on $60 bafil.
Monday morning, October 1st,
Greenport Police Chief Robert Walr den responded to a call on behalf of Prank Aellla, M ain Street, who
claimed two white youth with blonde
hair, about 6 feet tall had approach
ed h im for a cigarette. W hen Aellla
said he had none they allegedly
knocked him down then kicked him.
The Seventh Squad is aiding m the
investigation.
S o u th o ld R o ta ry V isited B y D is tr ic t G o v e rn o r
This past week, Southold Rotary Club hosted Gerald Seuffert, the new Governor of District 725 (comprising Nassau & Suffolk Counties) a t a dinner meeting a t Soundview Restaurant. Shown in photo (left to right), Robert Mallgraff, Southold Rotary Secretary, President Roger Kaller greeting District G w em or Seuffert, Line Wells of Riverheod, the governor's aide, andWilliam Zitek, Southold Rotary Vice-President. Photo by A rthur Avedon
H u m a n itie s C ro u p P la n s Y o u th C o n c e rt
(I. to r.) Charles Cardona, Joan Rodgers, Peggy looker and Dorothy Boron form committee planning Young People's Concert a t Riverheod High School Auditorium, October 21.A co m m itte e m e e tin g u nde r
the c h a irm a n sh ip of M rs .
R o b e r t T ooker w as he ld a t the
R lv e rh e a d H ig h School A u d ito
r iu m to com p le te p lan s for the
Su ffo lk S y m p h o n y ’s Y oun g
P e o p le ’s C once rt to be he ld a t
the a u d ito r iu m on S unday a fte r noon, O c tober 21st a t 3 P .M .
This y e a r ’s concert w ill a g a in
be a tre a t fo r the w ho le fa m ily .
There w ill be three young audi-
Eatt End Towns Hosts For GOP Luncheon Todoy
Southold, Rlverhead and Shelter
Island Towns are playing hoses ,
today at the annual east-end luncheon at the Perkins Inn , Rlverhead,
part of the Republican weekly
luncheon series.
Scheduled for 12:30, the event is
geared to accommodate those who have to eat and run and stlU meet
the candidates.
Town leaders, Norman K llpp of
Southold, Joe Wowak, Rlverhead,
and Sid Beckwith, Shelter Island,
are coming In addition to County
dignitaries, the popular Sheriff Phil
Corso, candidate for County Treas
urer Jean Tuthlll, candidate for
tlon w inners , Renee K r lm s le r ,
flu tis t. L a u re l B ennert, french
horn, an d D enn is P a rk e r , cello,
each p la y in g one m o v e m e n t of a
concerto . R e a lly a f irs t In
Y o u n g P e o p le ’s C oncerts Is the
fa c t th a t two young w om en were
w inne rs In the com pe tition .
The p resen ta tion of P ro k o
f ie v ’s "P e te r an d the W o lf”
p rom ises to d e lig h t the E a s t E n d
aud ience . In ad d itio n to the or-
First District Legislator Norton (Bucket) Daniels and Southold’s
own County Clerk Lester Albertson.
Buzz Schwenk will be on hand for
mtroductlons and the entire South- old Town GOP slate will be present,
led by Supervisor Albert Martocchla.
Bake Sale Saturday Will Benefit Cooperative Nursery
A bake sale will be held on Saturday, October 6, from 9 A M to 12
P M In front of the Southold
Pharmacy.
The sale Is sponsored by Southold
Playmates, a co-operative nursery
school for 3 and 4 years olds lo
cated on Bolsseau Avenue.
P ro p o sed 1 9 7 4 C o u n ty B u d g e t In c lu d es
D ra m a tic T a x R e d u c tio n F o r E a s t E n d
92 Cents Per $100 Drop Expected For 5 East End Townships
Suffo lk C ounty E xecu tive
Jo h n V .N . K le in has subm itte d
his 1974 C ounty B ud ge t P roposa l to the Suffo lk C ounty L e g is la
ture . The p ro po ra l ca lls for the expend itu re of $415,754,789 for
the opera tion of S u ffo lk ’s County
gove rnm en t nex t year and p ro v ides for a tax ra te cu t of 92 cents In the five E a s te rn Suffo lk
tow nsh ips and a tax ra te cu t of
five cents in the five W estern Suffo lk tow nsh ips.
The proposed budge t, m ade
p ub lic la s t w eek, w ill be the sub
je c t of a fu ll scale e x am in a tio n
by the C ounty L eg is la tu re O c to
be r 15. P u b lic hearings w ill also
be he ld by the L eg is la tu re this m on th , an d the f in a l budge t Is to
be adop ted by N ovem ber 10.K le in ’s budge t is $45 m illio n
h ig he r than the f in a l 1973 budge t, b u t is abou t $15 m illio n
less than the to ta l requested by
the va r io us county departm en ts ."T h is d ra m a t ic tax rate re
duc tion I am p ropos ing in the E a s te rn Suffo lk tax ra te , and a
m odest tax ra te cu t In the W est
E n d is m ade possib le by two
m a jo r fa c to rs ," County E x ec
u tive K le in sa id a t a H auppauge
press conference held a fte r the proposed new budge t had been
d is tr ibu ted to each of S u ffo lk ’s 18 county leg is la to rs . "T h ro ugh
sound fisca l p rac tice s , we are ab le to show a su rp lus of
$33,566,808 because of such th ings as the sound m a n a g e
m en t of F e d e ra l R evenue s h a r
ing and the sales tax , w h ich the Suffo lk L eg is la tu re had the
fores igh t to increase by one cent
las t y e a r ."" I n ad d itio n , and in m y o p in
ion of equa l im po rtance , has been the C ounty E xecu tive
o ffice ’s tightly-enforced au s te r ity p ro g ram ag a in s t excessive
spend ing and In keep ing in effect the c u rre n t job freeze in County
governm ent. B o th face ts of th is
aus te rity p ro g ram in Suffo lk County , w h ich w ill continue to
be s tr ic tly adhered to in the
co m ing year, does not please
Suffo lk C o u n ty ’s 52 d e p a rtm en t heads, b u t it does prov ide tax
re lie f to the taxpayers , a goal w h ich in m y m in d fa r outw eighs p le a s ing d e p a rtm e n t h e ad s ,’ ’
M r . K le in said . The proposed genera l county tax rate is $1.60 for each $100 of assessed val-
(C ontinued on P age 12)
T w o T o w n s H a v e P ro p o se d B u d g e ts
chestra there w ill be n a rra tio n
and in te rp re tiv e dance .The w ell-received a r t exh ib its
w ill a g a in be on view in the
lobby . This y e a r there w ill be
w orks of students of the R iver- head schools (G ra d e th rough
H ig h Schoo l) u n de r the d ire c tion
of R o b e r t K eyser.
T icke ts w ill be a v a ila b le in a ll
lib ra r ie s and from ch a irm e n In
a ll tow ns served by the E a s t E n d
A rts a n d H u m a n it ie s C o unc il.,
Fishing Tournam ent Entries A head Of *72
Momentum gathers on the fishing
tournament sponsored by Greenport Aquaseum. Already more entries
have been received than last year and a total of 75 boats have said
they will enter.
The tournament committee re
ports that a Coast Guard cutter
will be on hand In Greenport for the three days of the tournament,
October 19, 20 and 21.
Headquarters for the committee
be a fully equipped Winnebago
camper located on Claudio’s dock.
The tournament will end with a
dance and awards on October 21.
The Superv iso rs of R lv e rhe ad
and S ou th am p to n Towns, M o n
day , proposed budge ts fo r the co m in g year, w ith R iv e rh e ad 's
p ro je c ted bud ge t c a ll in g for a 28
cent tax h ike , and Sou th
a m p to n ’s tax ra te , w ith the p ro
posed budge t, u nchanged .S o u th a m p to n ’s C onse rva tive
S uperv iso r Theodore "D o d e ”
H u lse , proposed a gross 1974 budge t of $6,140,162, up from the
1973 budge t of $5,576,578. The
Town-wide rate (fo r u n in c o r
po ra ted a re as ) Is expected to
re m a in a t $4.46 per $100 of
assessed v a lu a tio n . A nd in the
Inco rpo ra ted are as the p resent
rate of $1.54 is expected to drop
to $1.41, H u lse sa id .The budge t p rov ides for no
ra ises for e lected o ffic ia ls ex
cept H u ls e ’s pos ition , w h ich w ill go from $17,000 to $20,000.
H u lse ’s a ides sa id the east end
S uperv iso rs have a ll ag reed on a
u n ifo rm $20,000 a year sa la ry .
The R lv e rh e a d S u pe rv iso r ’s
post has p a id $20,000 for over
tw o years . E m p loye e s , u nde r a
co n trac t a re s la ted for a 20 cent
an hour ra ise , and po lice , w ith a two-year con trac t, are to re
ceive an 8 per cent ra ise in 1974
and ano the r 8 per cent h ike in
1975.H u lse sa id he w as ab le to hold
the tax line because of a huge,
$5.5 m illio n Increase In assessed
v a lu a tio n , p lus an Increase In
an tic ip a te d m o rtg a te taxes, and
su rp lu s revenues.
A no the r fac to r , a c co rd in g to
H u lse , Is the d iv idend s on the
tow n ’s deposits and in v e s t
m en ts , up to $225,000, co m pared
w ith $51,000 In the year before he
took office.
E v e n w ith the ho ld in g of the
tax rate a t Its p resent pos ition ,
Funds A re Sought For Rescue C raft
Due to the untiring efforts of
Mayor Walker, Supervisor Martoc
chla, Suffolk County Civil Defense,
the United States Navy, the ’Tri
angle Boat Yard, the Staples Broth
ers, the Triangle Yacht Club, United
States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 18-9 has acquired a boat. This
craft Is to be used In local waters.
In cooperation with the United
States Coast Guard, on safety patrols, for rescue work, for flsjhtlng
boat and waterfront fires and in
general to combat any boating prob
lems that may occur. To outfit this
boat properly requires a great deal of money. We appeal to the public and boatmen In particular, who at
H ulse has bud ge ted funds for
acqu is it io n of C o rm o ran t P o in t in H am p to n B ays , u nde r a 20
year bond issue, the park property to cost $400,000, and
has re com m ende d six $400,000
20-year bond Issues for fu ture
p a rk la n d acqu is it io n . H e ’s a lso
re com m ended the h ir in g of a fu ll- tim e p la n n e r a t a sa la ry of
$10,000.
No date has been set for the
pub lic h e a r in g on the budge t
w h ich m u s t be adop ted by
N ovem be r 8.
M eanw h ile in R lv e rh e ad .
D e m o c ra tic S uperv iso r 'J o h n
L eona rd m ad e p ub lic h is p ro
posed budge t of $1,645,000 w h ich
is abou t $167,000 h ig he r th an the
1973 budge t. Shou ld the budge t
be app roved , the tow n tax ra te
w ould rise from abou t $3.25 per
$100 of assessed v a lu a tio n up to
$3.52. No top o ffic ia ls are to be
g iven pay ra ises, an d em ployees
and po lice ra ises w ill be
m in im a l, L eo na rd sa id , w ith a
h ike of up to six pe r cent p lanned
for po lice , and a cost of liv in g
a d ju s tm e n t for o ther em ployees.
" I f they (the town board m e m b e rs ) w an t to cu t It som e
m ore , I ’m w illin g to cut m o re ,”
L eo na rd dec la red . He sa id he
had a lre a d y chopped over
$40,000 from d e p a r tm e n ta l re quests.
L eo na rd sa id the m a in
reasons for the increased budge t are $25,000 for p ay ra ises and
a d d itio n a l personne l, $116,000
for added po lice costs, $78,000
for a d d itio n a l em p loyee bene
fits , p lus sm a lle r Increases for
other d e p a rtm en ts .
A p ub lic h e a r in g is p lan ne d on
the proposed budge t, to be held
T uesday , O c tober 30, a t 7:30 p .m .
some future time may need our help,
for financial assistance. Please mail tax deductible donations to United
States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 18-9, Box 586, Greenport, N Y
11944. Thank you for your support.
Town Board Considering 1974 Tentative Budget
’The Southold Town Board con
vened briefly Tuesday morning to
accept the preliminary Town budget
from Town Clerk Albert Richmond.
Board members will meet Friday,
October 5, for the purpose of reviewing the budget. After their
consideration of the fiscal docu
ment It will be released to the public.
Greenport Oyster Festival American Legion Hall Saturday, 10 A. M. - 5 P. M.