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DUTCH ELM THREAT HUMANE PROJECT

BUMPER CROP

t Hampton i- ich dis- i The new Hampton Animal Shel- lat the 1 ter on Brick Kiln Road at Bridge-

dreaded Dutch Elm disease has I hampton will be completed in about struck here. Many towns in Con- another week. It has actually beennecticut, upper New York State, and | in operation, however, since May 1,further west on Long Island have! 1955, and has taken care of nearly been shorn of the beautiful urn-j 2,000 animals since that time. The brella-shaped trees. We have cher- animals are beingished ours and pointed with pride Albert Pontick's itto Main Street, lined with trees in land Dr. Danielsome cases over a century old. Now stringent measures must be taken, or we may lose many more than the relatively few that are now affected.

i' Village Improvement

er-conducting v e fungu

; disea

i East Hampton Duberman's in

Southampton.Any stray or unwanted animal is

taken in; Mrs. Carlos Videla. presi­dent of the Shelter, says that they never turn away an animal no mat­ter where it comes from. (Luckily, the animals so far have all been fairly small!) Th<

Looking Them Over'his week's column is being and was told I was related to the lested" by my mother, Mrs. Ev- j late Mi s. Parsons. I was glad to be tt J. Edwards, at whose knee, able to tell him what I know about earned most of my East Hamp- the two families, but there are no

history_at least, she started real relatives of Mrs. Parsons inon it at a very early age. Her East Hampton today. Her daughter

Limn follows: married my uncle, so her grand-_ | daughters arc my cousins; but they

We who were born and bred --- „ . . . .The very next day I had a tun ■om the son of another cousin of ine who is now living in Connccti-

> which cut- He had been in East Hampton ily once before. His mother v Huntting, and died soon after

mpton are very pro village is called "the h ie Sweet Hor "

credited \<

t famous

the

ecular.r old s<

rorld, t expre:

lawk, I aby i

v does one recognize a diseased tree?" In July, elms may show wilting or shrivelling of the leaves on .one or more branches, j Well — 85 per Progress is usually rapid at this and there time,of year and soon many br es are involved. Some tree: within a few weeks, some large may live for several years.

"Why was it not discovered

h a broken leg, dogs. The Shel

a quesi i. Ther

did not show definite symptoms un­til July. Then Mr. Craner sent for Dr. Matthysee, who by culture proved that two of them and sev­eral others were diseased. In each case Dr. Matthysee found the source of infection in dead or dying elms on nearby private property.

“How far is the infection carried by beetles?" The chances of infec-

e greatest within 100 or 200feet of tl

is 300 to 700 ft

' None

’s child­hood, for the family home where Mother and Comfort were always

Some fifty years ago there was a popular song the chorus of which was "Any old place I hang my hat is home sweet home to me.” At that time we thought such a song must have been written by one of those vagrants w h o wandered around the country on foot or by stealing rides on freight trains, but at the present time many people

of a year, and would be puzzled which one to call home sweet home. These are by no means vagrants or hoboes, but well-to-do citizens, who are products of the rapid change in the way of living during the last half-century. With automobiles and airplanes bringing such easy means

‘lowly1 his grandmothers f a m i ly , and made such bought a copy of "East Hampton 1 over the I History and Genealogies" as a prcs-

Our old English-style windmills dings

Three experts examining a typical which this year, according lo Amher farmer and president of the L. I. Farm Bureau, i;of excellent quality. Thomas A. Donohue ( le f t) ,_______________of H. C. Bohack Co. Inc.. Brooklyn and Long Island food chain, holds the large heads, the size made into sauerkraut and sold in Bohack's

departments, while Fred Burfeind. in charge of Bohack’s produco

the Labor Day week end for the members of the Junior Yacht Club.

The Potter Cup for sportsman­ship went to Brian Coughlan and Eleanor Cory, and the prizes for first and second place in the junior counsellor series of races went to John Speed and Steve Hand, re­spectively.

Each year a seamanship race is ich indicates whi

Junior Yacht Clut t allvent to Nick is crew Mit- r Dodge and

departm ent holds the smaller heads liko those s

usual antiques, though the onlythat is in working order’ to really brook" (a neighboring village) grind Hour or meal is the Old Hook be pleased to hear that the Minis- Mill, and it is really a pity there lry of Works this week announced seems to be no one who under-, a ^ c i a l grant to be made t stands the work, now that our good ,he repair of their famous

at present, but some day a cl therapeutic method may be pt ed. "Why didn't the sprayin beetles protect trees from tion?" The spraying helped much in cutting down the ni of trees infected—for the vast ma-1 jority of our elms are healthy. Ac­cording to the New York State Col­lege of Agriculture’at Cornell, De­partment of Entymology, the spray­ing is not a cure but destroys a large percentage of disease-carrying beetles and is highly recommended."What is the ...................to spraying — all dead elm wood j be takei must be destroyed before April 1 1 Village

aftercheck on thehomes.

The newly built Shelter will be 60 feet long, grey-shingled, with a white roof. The kennel will be 20 feet wide besides the runs, and the office part about 35 feet wide.Above the dog-run will be a cat- j tent to spend their lives in onerun so the resident cats can have place.sunshine and exercise. The Shelter | jn recent years, on account of the will be manned by volunteers dur-1 high taxes in East Hampton town ing the day and from 5 p. m. to an(j village, and the enormous cost 9 a. m. by a night man. of repairs, many descendants of the

Many local people are interested I first settlers have been obliged to in this project; among them Mrs. j sell their ancestral homes to strang- E. H. Siter, Mrs. Edward Monroe j ers who wCre rich enough <o re- Osborne, Mrs. Joseph Gunster, Mrs.; model them to tear them down and Percy Ingalls. Mr. and Mrs. T en: build new ones on the land. Then Eyck Beardsfcy, Mrs. Benjamin H .1 the former owners would buy. build, Barnes, and Miss Elizabeth Mont- j or rent one of the tiny modem gomery. i houses which are springing up

The project is a very appealing | everywhere like mushrooms popp- one, and the committee will be glad inS out of ,he ground, and chang- to enlist the support either person-1 <ng owners every few weeks, al or financial of still more East These are equipped with all theHampton people. wonderful hou se h o ld applii

wife tt and tlthe

n dead )ust grand. But I can hardly im- , agine anyone having a nostalgic

had cases 0f ' fecling for one of lhcst transitory the past, but abldin* placesvere involved ] In the movie "The King and I," ;re destroyed, the King of Siam calls the song

now have several areas in- Anna is teaching his childrend. These can be controlled | "Home Sweet House." The date ofthe help of private individuals, the story from which the movie I

In addition | The trees on public property will i *s taken is 1862, and the mission-1 of by the Incorpoi he L.V.I.S.

—as the beetles only bre. elm wood.

East Hampton has hai Dutch Elm disease i

tiller, Maurice Lester,

open and show

'pe in England, a

published ii m which tov mpton’s first ind this item:

gone. We

it to visitors, windmills of this nd in the August e "Kent Messei Maidstone, Ken

i most of East settlers came, I 'People of Cran-

mill. The mill, 75 fe« finest in the country, and was built in 1814. Last year an appeal was launched by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. This grant will supplement the

| funds raised by this appeal, and itt after

Sw im M eel af D evon Held o n Sunday, Sept. 2

s held o

Kent County Council, the mill can be kept in continual working order. It will then be seen in the words of Violet Sackville-West, the author who composed the appeal of

t year

iming meet of the i Sunday, Septem­

ber 2nd a t 2 p.m. before a large and enthusiastic crowd. The results were as follows:

1st Event—10-yd. free style, boys and girls 5-6 and under—1st, Ned Moore; 2nd, Steve Harris; 3rd,’ Pam York.

2nd Event—10-yd. free style boys and girls 7 years old — 1st, Coco Gram; 2nd. Sally Stevenson; 3rd. Maude Walker.

3rd Event—25-yd. free style, boys 8-10—1st, Pokey Fraser; 2nd. Dave Fraser; 3rd, Tom Moore.

4th Event—25-yd. free 8-10—1st, Elizabeth Stev Lucy Mac!

5th Ever 11-13—1st.Stuyvesant Costin.

6th Ever 11-13—T ii Phiops an Ch'rmaine

7th Ever 14-15— 1st

wind with that slow gravity othe

swimming, sailing and tennis, show­ing a very good overall ability and enthusiasm were awarded to Neil Mitchell and Mitten Mittendorf with Gil Herrick and Linda Deming sec­ond. The Devon Cup awarded to the skipper of the Junior Yacht who taught them the most and in general was their favorite skipper, went to John Speed. The Captain's trophy, presented by Captain Howard Mil­ler. was given to Linda Deming and the Bathhurst-Copeland C up! for citizenship was won by Patsy ] Clarke. The' Crew trophy went to I Peter Rudolf, first. Linda Deming, second, and John Butler, third with \ honorable mention. These prizes j were given for the regatta held over ’

around sSpeed, skipper, and I ten Mittendorf, Arthi Linda Deming.

A cup for the Junior Counsellor whose group has shown the most improvement went to Anne Willis and prizes were given to John B ut­ler, Arthur Dodge and Julie Wil­lis for being the juniors who have shown the most improvement in sailing over the season. The unique seamanship cup went to Dinah Day for bailing water into the boat in­stead of out of it.

The Junior Yacht Club has had a very successful season under the leadership of Tony O'Connell, their instructor. In addition to their regu­lar sailing, swimming and tennis, picnics were held every Wednesday and trips were taken to Mystic, Connecticut, to the Southampton Automotive Museum and the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum on rainy days. The Devon Juniors also sailed in regattas with the Shelter Island and St. Regis fleets.

John J. Dempsey, chairman of the race committee, and Vice Com­modore Harold W. Nichols spoke at he closing luncheon and expressed heir hopes that the fine racing sea- on at the Yacht Club would con- inue next summer and provide sai-

acing at Devon.

Read The Star for complete ti

Devon Yacht Club R ace Season Ends On L abor Day

The DevoClub

ish last week end with the Labor Day week end races and the award­ing of prizes a t the annual lunch- con on Monday, September 3.

Competition in the Commodore ityle, girls j seriesj for the light Comets was un-nson; 2nd, decided until the last race of the

all; 3rd, Linda Beard. season ended and Steve Clarke won :—25-yd. free style, boys I the Commodore's cup with 22John Wainwright; 2nd,lp6ints; Jim McDermott was run-Wainwright; 3rd, G il'ner-up with 21 points.

In Saturday's race, Jim McDer-:—25-yd. free style, girls j mott finished first with Stevi for 1st between Alma Clarke second and Sandy Speed I Nancy Putnam; 3rd, third. On Sunday, the first light Miner. comet to cross the line amid strong1—50 yd- free style boys wind and heavy fog. was Sandy

Gunner Bennett; 2nd, I Speed, with McDermott second and

W h a t ’s New in New York

! aries had already earned John J Sw I Howard Fayne’s song, along with I their hymns, into those strange

countries where "every prospect pleases, and only man is vile."

At that period, all over the world,

Ned Chase; 3rd, Bill Mail's. Clarke third. Jame Campbell8th Event — Obstacle Race, boys [first in the Knockabout class on

and girls 8-10 — 1st. Tom Moore; i Sunday, thus winning the Vice- 2nd, Pokey Fraser; 3rd, Dave Fra-j Commodore scries for the season.

t . ; These cups were awarded at the9th Event—Underwater Distance | luncheon on Monday by Commodore

Several years ago mine from California ticularly interested in whaling was trying to find a copy of the book Jeannette Edwards Rattray did with her father, one of the last of the offshore whalemen. He couldn't find it and hoped very much when he reached the home of the author here he could procure a copy.

I had a highly prized autograph­ed copy of "Whale Off," but I was quite selfish about keeping it, nor did my friend expect that sacrifice. We tried every posible place to get

have an extra copy, and advertis­ing for a second-hand copy met with

owned the book was holding onto it. This in itself was a great tribute to the book, baceuse in most cases any book can be gotten for a price. But Whale Off" was not to be found,

thus getting into a class with James with James Reynolds “Ghosts in a class with James Reynolds’ "Ghosts in Irish Houses" which is

By DOROTHY QUICK

friend of is

most people died ther-. It is

But t

her blood and East Hampton I *act that for the last twenty-fivi r heart She has her father's or thirty years practically all th. Ties to help fill her pages with ■ babies born to the residents of ou

dignity and a full knowledge of the j “Home Sweet Home" town havi subject. She has written a fine fifst seen the light i

collect* friend couldn’’ "Whal

rribly disap­pointed.

Time heals all wounds, and Cow­ard McCann must have known that many other people wanted “Whale

Ushers brought out a new edition of this book—or copies. I sent one to my fr his rejoicings filled many t

nited

book that should never be allowed to get out of print for it has an im­portant place in the history of our country. It is Americana at its best, and this re-issue of it is a great tri-1 bute not only to its subject matter, but to its author and the period of our times of which it is so splendcd a representation. That there has been this reprint after so many years proves its value as a book. It is indeed one to own and cherish, and there is much meat in it, much

and much good wing o y of o earlydays. “Whale Off," by Jeanne Rattray from the presses of Coward McCann will cost the purchaser ten

Nevil Shute is a favorite author of mine and hes newest book, “Be­yond the Bleck Stump" a William Morrow and Co. Publication, is cer­tainly out of his top drawer. The scone is both Australia and Oregon, I two 'frontiers which the author j writes about not only

and probably n older people away, there sa

Southampton, an half of thehave passed

the old fashioned idea of “honv

obsolete, but there are still peopl who take a sentimental interest ii their ancestors and the places whi take a sentimental interest in thei ancestors and the places wher they lived. For instance, one da; a few weeks ago, a middle-aged mai came to my door, and introducei himself as David Parsons Bamei

boys 11-13—1st, Mike Catu- Dickson B. Potter and Vice Com- 2nd, Bill Burton. modore Harold W. Nichols, in ad-

10th Event—50-yd. Relay Mixed dition to the prizes presented to Team, boys and girls 11-13—1st. N. I members of the Junior Yacht Club Putnam and S. Wainwright; 2nd, A. for their activities this summer. The Phipps and J. Wainwright; 3id, C. | ^car Commodore’s cup for the Thompson and G. Costin. Wood Pussy week end racing ser-

11th Event — 50-yd. frea style, ies was presented by Rear Commo- Beach Boys — 1st Dave McEIroy; dore H. Hamilton Weber 2nd, John Gray; 3rd, John Leivis. vid Tyson, with Brian Coughlan

12th Event — Penny Dive. Boys runner-up. and Girls. Prizes for the most points

Wisconsi been East befoi his grandfather in Wisconsin, had Barnes Parsons, \ Hampton. He wa

He t he

Barn

\ group of o

looking for

Parsons families. He inquired o local business man. whom to ;

Both of these books will keep J your mind off anything else d u r- ' ing their reading. The first one has ] a Connecticut background, the sec-

KEEP YOUR GROUP SHOTS SMALL, INFORMAL> lightIn taking group shots,

a few points to keep First of all, don't try to snoot i< large a group at one time. You' find Ituo pictures arc really bctti

a half i

o you will be s e to tv editi

e advan-! When she falls ii

' There are only fifteen h is book. The publishers have Here Mr. Shute with his ke e a fine presentation job. T he ' preciation of both countne: k is boxed. The text is just the | magic in the way of contra;

>f the fir;there are i book held before. Paper, print a re ' of the best, and it is definitely a ■ volume and an edition any lib rary : i can be proud of owning.

Mrs. Rattray knows her subpject : She has told her story of an Indus-' I try, its effect on a town and the ■: country as only she can. for the sea 1

a fineTwo Crime Club books wl specially recommended fo ig these fall months are ointed Rounds" by Dor

introduction

e visit a person than Clifton Fadiman,1 dding. which is well worth the price of ;n ap- j the book alone. It only costs seven- ; doos ty-five cents-and has many illus- ts. He trations by John Groth which add n pro-, immensely to the text. This is a 1

i timely publication with the interest ch are centering in the motion picture of

read- the story produced by Paramount. | Unap- This *s an excellent edition of the Miles great clasic of civilizations in tur-

If you're using flash t your indoor snapshots, try t< all the members of your group at approximately the same dis-

wise, you’ll have uneven lighting on your subjects, making those in the foreground appear too light and anyone in the background much too dark.

pose a single unit for your vie\

Next, be sure your subjet have a center of interest so that j Any festive occasion just seems you don't end up with the kind J to beg for color film—and the

* ' ff-necked, glassy-eyed com- newest type is a snapshootcr's de- Grandmother's i light. It may be used in daylight

or with flash without the addition of filters or blue flash bulbs to

different light.

b to havicularly good moil and a nd for a mystery and “Rich Man, will also add to your enjoymen ;ad Man" by Hillary Waugh. This the cinema both before and ;

position popular album. Just keep youi trained on the little conversa­tional groups that form aaturally —several people sharing a joke, three or four guests admiring the •table decorations, a happy couple or two having a hard time de­ciding what to select at the groan­ing buffet board. Natural groiip-

i surance of good snapshots be-■ cause the subjects are less likely c

to be self-conscious or even aware <

Imagine, how vr film t

crful it is t

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ST. LUKE S EPISCOPAL CHURCH The Rev. Samuel Davis. Rector

SUNDAL8:00a.m . Holy Communion.9:30 a. m. Family Worship Scr-

10:45 a.m . Morning Prayer. Guest Preacher, The Rev. Dr. Joseph A. Davis.

7:00p.m. Brotherhood o f St.1 Andrew.

MONDAY8:00 p .m . AH Saints' Guild Meet­

ing.THURSDAY

7:30 p. m. Church Choir Rehear­sal.

SATURDAY10:00 a. m. Children's Choir Re-

WATERS CHAPEL A .M I. ZION CHURCH

Old Town Lane & Spring Close Ro East Hampton. L. I.

Re*. V. B. Waters. D.D.. Pastor10:00 a.m. Sunday School.11:00 a.m. Morning Preaching.8:00 p.m. Evening Preaching

THE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH OF EAST HAMPTON

Rev. Alfred C. Thompson, PastorFRIDAY:

7:30 p.m. Commission on Finance at Parsonage.

8:00 p.m. Official Board meeting at the Church.

SUNDAY:9:45 a.m. Sunday School.11:00 a.m. Morning Worship.4:00 p.m. Jr. Hi. Fellowship.

TUESDAY:7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal

WEDNESDAY:7:30 p.m. Sunday School Workers

Conference in South Room.

TEMPLE ADAS ISRAELCoiner Elizabeth Sc Atlantic Sts

Sag Harbor. L. L Rabbi Solomon Kahase

Services: Friday evenings a t 8:00

Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Amagansell. N. Y.

Rev. George Nicholson. PastorSUNDAY:

9:45 a.m. Sunday School.8:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH Southampton

Corner Cameron and Pin* StreetsFirst Church of Christ, Scientist

Southampton, N. Y. is a branch ol The Mother Church, The First -hurch of Christ. Scientist, in Bos on, Mass.

Sunday Services, 11:00 a mSunday School, 11:00 a.m.Wednesday meetings, 8:00 p mReading Room open Thursday;

!rom 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Churcl building where authorized Christiar Science Literature may be read, bor owed or purchased.

The public is cordially invited t,■ ttend our church services and tt enjoy the privileges of our Readin*

THE LUTHERAN CHURCH of the INCARNATION

al St. Ann's. Bridgehampton. N. YWorship Service, 11:00 a.m.

11:10 a.m. Service of Divine Wor­ship.

6:30 p.m. Westminster Fellowship

ST. PETER'S R. C. CHURCH Amagansell. L. L

Sunday Mass: 10:30 a.m.

CHURCH of the LITTLE FLOWER Montauk. L. I.

Rev. Jeremiah McLaughlinSunday Masses: 8:30 and 10 a.m.

10 o'clock.Weekday Mass at 7:45 a.m.Little Flower Devotions, Monday

7:30 pjn.

CALVARY BAPTIST MISSION St. Matthew Chapel

Rev. C. Ralph Spinner. PastorSunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship. 11:30 a.m. Prayer Service and Bible Class.

Wednesday night. 8:00 p.m.

ST. PHILOMENA'S R. C. CHURCH Rev. Thomas While

Sunday Masses: 6:30, 8, 9 (chil-

Sunday School <in Parish House 9:45 a.m.

Holy Communion first Sunday or each month.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH "The Old Town Church—1648" Rov. Paul T. Bahner. Pastor

SUNDAY:10:00 a.m. Sunday Church School,

for the Nursery, Beginners and Primary departments.

11:00 a.m. Service of Divine Wor­ship. A nursery for pre-school children is conducted during this service, for children of par-

MONTAUK COMMUNITY CHURCH Presbyterian

Rev. George Nicholson, PastorMiss Phyllis Wells, Organist

SUNDAY:9:00 a.m. Sunday School.9:45 a.m. Service of Divine Wor

Weekday Mass: 7:30 o'clock. Devotions:

Sunday a t 5 o'clock—Rosary and Benediction.

Monday at 7:30 o'clock—Miracu­lous Medal Novena.

ST. THOMAS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Amagansell. L. L Canon Molville Harcourt

SUMMER SERVICES. SUNDAY: 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion.10:30 a.m. Family Service.

THE SPRINGS PRESBYTERIAN CHAPEL

Rev. Paul T. Bahner. MinisterSUNDAY:

9:30 a.m. Service of Divine Wor­ship.

11:00 a.m. Sunday Church School

ST. MATTHEW S CHAPEL Rev. Edward Densing. Pastor

Services at 3 p.m. Studies in the Book of the Act of the Apostles. Come and rcceive a rich blessing.