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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.