II— T W O ’THE EAST HAMPTON STAR. EAST HAMPTON, N. Y „ NOVEMBER II, 1965

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EditorPARADE POLICY

1365 St. Nicholas Avenue New York, New York 10033 November 6, 1965

Everett Rattray The East Hampton Star Dear Ev,

I only hope I am in time, but don’t — I repeat, DON’T — put my suggested Eiriksson - Columbus Day Parade into effect without some precautions. My suggestion was based on the assumption that paraders would show the same de­corous manners as the prize fight mob — at least to the degree that performers would not mingle with the customers (this is a police rule that is firmly enforced in New York, even in some otherwise very low bars).

When Mr. Patterson found him­self being pounded unmercifully by Mr. Liston it seems never to have occurred to him that he could climb through the ropes into the specta­tors, find a 150-pounder, and knock him out (or, at least, out-point him).

A recent parade of Supporters of American Policy in Viet-Nam, spon­sored by the Journal-American but manned mostly by the Conservative Party, indicates that my assumption was totally erroneous. Four paraders stepped from the line of march to beat up a bystander, a fine example of the mingled - performers - and- spectators or Morocco-Dive policy. Obviously, parades in New York, and probably elsewhere, will have to be carried henceforth with more precaution for the safety of the gen­eral populace.

It has recently been suggested that the city build a glass roof over Shea Stadium, so that the Mets could play baseball on rainy days. This idea is ill-considered. Watching the Mets play the Cubs under the steady whisper of raindrops on the roof would be too restful.

Unless some special precautions

were taken, most of the spectators would be sound asleep at the end o f the game and would have to be hosed out o f the stands along with the crushed popcorn - megaphones and plastic mustard-tubes. (Possibly the Stevens Company could sell a large thumbtack for a quarter, which the spectator could place on his seat.)

A much better use for the money and the plexiglass would be the con­struction of a transparent parade- tube, the length of Fifth Avenue, to be lowered over all marching patriots and firmly riveted to the east and west curbs. Then spectators could watch and be elevated while safe from crime in the streets.

Best wishes,SAM McDOWELL

P.S. This idea still needs thought. A parader under a domed roof is in much the same acoustic position as a man walking in a narrow tunnel, and sound will seem magnified by the echo effect. The 16 year-old girls in short shorts w ho twirl batrons in front of four bass drums, 20 trap drums, and 30 bugles might emerge from the parade tube as either per­manently deafened or so hopelessly deranged as to be a menace to so­ciety. I don't even want to think about the effect of and on 40 bag­pipers.

1918Nov. 7, 1965

Editor. East Hampton Star Dear Sir:

It is a curious thought that the works of war have gone down while the less considered labors of the soldiers in time of peace have en­dured. It was 11:10 of the morning of Oct. 27th 1918 when we left New York bound overseas for the tenth and last trip.

We had no idea that was going to be our last run of the submarines’ blockade with our precious cargo

of 8,123 Yankee doughboys. Never­theless, the supreme head o f the House of Hohenzollern had promised a substantial reward in currency to any submarine crew who could have either sunk or crippled the 954-foot- long monster of the seas.

Furthermore, there had been rumors of peace while we were in New York and we had a sort of hunch that the w ar could not last much longer. However, on that trip, w e did not go to France, but to Liverpool instead, for the ship need­ed certain repairs and that required drydocking, so we landed our soldiers in England.

The trip was without any parti­cular excitement except, during a bit of heavy weather, one of the ship’s wits, feigning much excite­ment, rushed into a group of for­lorn sea-sick warriors to inform them that “ Here comes a torpedo — straight for us!”

“ Thank God,” came the answer­ing chorus.

Yours truly,JACK CIOCCHETTI

LITTLE W ARNovember 4, 1965

Everett Rattray. Editor East Hampton Star Dear Mr. Rattray:

The era of the neighborhood squabble is not past although its proportions and horizons are new. I am an observer o f the battle of the fish market billboards posted at the corner of Oak Lane and Schel- linger Road in Amagansett. They are posted at other points, too, but my observations are made from any of our many windows which face west. I am not opposed to fish — I even like it in moderation — but

when it permeates my daily life, it becomes obnoxious.

This little war evidently has at least two opponets, as all wars must: on the one hand tw o competing, extremely local fish markets and on the other, the group of residents in the immediate area w ho have over the years tried to improve the properties they own and to prevent their devaluation.

Somewhere atop the signposts sit the Town Fathers w ho at the same time publicly abhor billboards yet apparently condone these and in fact go so far as to furnish the posts and the labor at the expense of the taxpayers.

CATHERINE CISIN Amagansett resident by choice, “Hairlegger” by heritage.

THANKSBellport

The Editor, Star Dear Mr. Rattray,

My check for renewal Is enclos­ed. Let me congratulate you again on the sustained general excellence of your newspaper. It affords us at the West End a clear, refreshing view of happenings out east.

Sincerely yours,JOHN HART

PRESERVATIONNovem ber 3, 1965

Everett Rattray EditorDear Mr. Rattray:

Wilh your permission The Pre­servation Society o f the East End, Inc., would like the following state­ment to be made public:

Membership in The Preservation Socicty is continuing at a rapid rate

to the point where our Board of Directors decided at our last board meeting to double representation from the group to all public Town meetings Planning Board meetings and Town Trustee meetings.

Not having a town conservation beard this action was deemed urgent and necessary. Our board member­ship has been temporarily lessened by a wyrld-wide cruise by Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lamb, a trip to the Antarctic by Peter Clarke and other temporary absenteeism on the part of other board members.

We are, however, working in some detail with publicity from the Geo- rgica Association in which great masses of hitherto unpublished facts have been brought out. In the immediate future, people of national renown will be entering the Georgica discussion with special reference to acts of commission by the Army Engineers extending from the Ever­glades of Florida to the Maine sea- coast.

Our corporation has a ‘by-pass” committee composed of thoroughly capable men at a local level who have outlined a “ by-pass" route and presented a map showing this route to the East Hampton Town Board, the Planning Board and the Village Board. At the public hearing to be held in the near future, they will defend the route as outlined.

Much thought and time is being given to the almost complete disap­pearance of agriculture and the shellfish industry; two basic en­deavors which were fundamental to our town. The question is being

raised, “ Is it too late to save either of these industries?”

This brings into focus the great importance of Town Trustees, which body gives our Town a natural hold on conservation and preservation of what is left o f our great natural heritage. To bring out, emphasize and publicly declare the rights, duties and actions of this old corporate body is now a topic of intensive re­search and practical interpretation of meaning through the years by living, elderly townspeople.

Our organization intends to edit and distribute factual information together with a copy of the Dongan Patent to each and every member of this organization. All o f our board members are of the opinion that this work be done. W e have in East Hampton, w e believe, in thf. Town Trustees an elected body with tremendous power which through lack of public interest has been belittled and made publicly dormant.

We are not unconscious of the water problem which is still very much with us. A lack of fall rains, high winds and very low humidity have all combined to give us an ex ­tremely dry fall with great danger of soil erosion from late - planted fields in our town.

We are again checking with Mr. Lou Schaffrath of the Soil and Water Conservation District, the geological survey people, Richard Hendrickson of Bridgehampton and the Southold Planning Board where we find that the Planning Board is seriously con­sidering a population limit in the

near futuie. Water can be a limiting factor ir. the years immediately ahead for East Hampton.

There is much new building in Fast HamDton and the members of our board feel that these people should be welcomed and given all aid and constructive conservation practices with special attention to wild life preservation including m i­gratory birds.

Less than a year ago this organ­ization was but a hope in the minds of a few people. Today we are a conservatior corporation, a living body forever pledged to deal with conservation and preservation of all our natur.,1 resources.

At a special meeting to be held in all probability in early Decem ­ber, a film on the subject matter in Rachel Carson’s ‘ Silent Spring" will be shown together with talks by appropriate speakers. You will be informed on the date and place of this meeting in the near future.

Thanking you for your coopera­tion along these lines during all the years when there was no organiza­tion.

Sincerely yours,FERRIS G. TALMAGE PresidentThe Preservation Society of of the East End, Inc.

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