December 05, 1985 - Back Yard AdventuresDecember 5, 1985 The Suffolk Times Page 15A
Back Yard Adventures
By PAUL STOUTENBURGH
The boating season has surely closed
down now. Today, the first of December,
I took our dinghy up with its pulley line
that tethered it so ably for the past sea-
son. Then the big boat mooring was sec-
ured for winter with bottle floats and I
headed home. It was raw, cloudy, and
windy out there in the bay, but there
was a certain attraction, too. I gained
strength from the gulls and ducks that
had to be there. Perhaps because of
them some of the gloom of the day was
lifted.
I particularly was taken by the little
grebes that were continually diving and
bobbing up about me. Their tiny bodies,
with their thin necks and small heads,
make them a most efficient diving
machine. They visit us only in the
winter when they come to glean our
bays and Sound bottoms. One wonders
what they can find to eat -- most of us
think of the bottom as void in the
winter. The pointed bills of the grebes
tell us they must find small fish some-
where along the bottom and I'm sure
many small crustaceans that are active
or dormant in winter's chill are also
taken.
Black Ducks Rise
As I passed the marsh, flooded be-
cause of the now - hidden full moon and
the strong easterly storm winds, a flock
of black ducks took off. There's no mis-
taking this No. 1 prize of the duck
hunter. This once- abundant duck now
faces complicated and devastating prob-
lems: loss of habitat, the filling of
marshlands, the dredging for deep
water, nesting sites that it requires
away from man's disturbance, the lead
Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Hearing
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to Section 276 of
the Town Law, public hearings
will be held by the Southold
Town Planning Board, at the
Town Hall, Main Road, Southold,
New York in said Town on the
16th day of December, 1985, on
the question of the following:
7:30 p.m. Approval of the
minor subdivision of Walter and
Marilyn Gatz to be known as
"Green Pastures ", located at
Mattituck in the Town of South-
old, County of Suffolk and State
of New York and bounded and
described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the
northerly line of Sound Avenue
at the southwesterly corner of
land of Pufahl, said point being
about 1400 feet westerly of Cox
Neck Road, and being the south-
easterly corner of the premises
herein described; running thence
along said northerly line of
Sound Avenue, S. 80 °07'50"
West, 250.00 feet to land now or
formerly of Mc Dermott; thence
along said land, two courses: (1)
N. 21 °04'40" West, 589.52 feet;
thence (2) S. 68 °55'20" West,
150.00 feet to land of Thornton
E. Smith; thence along said land,
N. 21 °04'40" West, 834.10 feet to
land of Chudiak; thence along
said land, N. 64 °44'30" East,
901.19 feet to land of Norris Es-
tate; thence along said land, S.
21 °40'30" East, 1207.58 feet to
said land of Pufahl; thence along
said land, two courses: (1) S.
78 °29'50" West, 527.87 feet; .
thence (2) S. 21 °40'30" East,
418.20 feet to the point of begin-
ning. Together with a right -of-
way 50' in width over land of
Pufahl from the northeasterly
Focus on
Nature
poisoning from gunner's pellets which
it ingests while feeding and the uncon-
trollable interbreeding with the mal-
lard all seem to spell doom for this once
king of ducks. If we lose the black duck,
our creeks and bays will have suffered
a terrible loss. This is a duck that never
should go down. it has all the qualities
of greatness. Its ability to project itself
almost straight up out of the water and
be away in an instant is what the duck
hunter marvels at so often. Its grace
and beauty in flight would be hard to
match, and when it comes to blending
nature's earthly colors, the black duck
is perfection. What a thrill it was to see
that flock rise out of the marsh grass
and be off, showing their characteristic
whitish underwing markings. Only
black ducks fly like that.
Back at the dock, I noticed Mr. Rac-
coon had been there. His droppings told
of what had been on his menu. This time
it was some sort of berries he'd been
eating. The nutrients had been removed
and the hard - shelled seeds passed
through. This is another way nature
spreads its seeds across the land and
why open land never remains the same.
When I got home, Barbara was all
excited about what had happened in our
backyard. Our place opens up on a small
lawn and then our pastures spill out in
back of it. Woods are all around the
corner of said land, southerly
about 420 feet to Sound Avenue.
Containing 24.54 acres.
Any person desiring to be
heard on the above matter should
appear at the time and place
above specified.
Dated: December 2, 1985
BY ORDER OF
THE SOUTHOLD TOWN
PLANNING BOARD,
BENNETT ORLOWSKI, JR.,
CHAIRMAN
1TD5 -5098
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
in accordance with the provisions
of Section 103 of the General
Municipal Law that sealed bids
are sought for the following: One
New 12 Passenger Bus for the
Southold Town Nutrition Pro-
gram. Specifications may be ob-
tained at the Office of the Town
Clerk, Town of Southold, Town
Hall, Main Road, Southold, New
York 11971.
The sealed bids, together with
a non - collusive bid certificate,
will be received by the Town
Clerk of the Town of Southold at
the Southold Town Hall, Main
Road, Southold, New York, until
11:00 A.M., Thursday, December
19, 1985, at which time they will
be opened and read aloud in pub-
lic. The Town Board of the Town
of Southold reserves the right to
reject any and all bids and waive
any and all informality in any
bid, should it be deemed in the
best interest of the Town of
Southold to do so.
All bids must be signed and
sealed in envelopes plainly
marked "Bid on 12 Passenger
Bus ", and submitted to the Office
of the Town Clerk. The bid price
shall not include any tax, federal,
state or local, from which the
Town of Southold is exempt.
Photo by Paul Stoutenburgh
MR. RACCOON -- There's hardly a person on the East End who hasn't
run into this marauding fellow. Without natural predators, he's become
a pest in many areas -- yet there's something about him that appeals
to everyone.
house. The chickens wander all about:
lawn, pasture and woods. When Bar-
bara looks out, she can see the chickens
picking here and there. But today some-
thing was drastically different. The
chickens were there, but in a frozen tab-
leau -- in the center of the flock was a
big red fox. Evidently he'd run into the
flock and with so many to choose from
he was unable to determine which one
to take. We do care for our chickens and
don't particularly care to share them
with the fox. So Barbara immediatley
called out to Hick, "Go get the fox!"
DATED: November 27, 1985.
JUDITH T. TERRY
SOUTHOLD TOWN CLERK
1TD5 -5097
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids for one 1986 Model
6- Passenger Station Wagon as
per the Village of Greenport
specifications will be received by
the Village Board of Trustees of
the Village of Greenport at the
Village Hall, 236 Third Street,
Greenport, New York until 3:00
p.m. on Tuesday, December 17,
1985, at which time they will be
opened and read aloud by the Vil-
lage Clerk.
Instructions for bidders,
specifications, bid forms and
forms of contract may be ob-
tained frodi Village Clerk Nancy
Cook- at the Village Hall, 236
Third Street, Greenport, New
York (516- 477 - 2385). Bids shall
be on the form as prepared by the
Village of Greenport.
Please submit all bids to the
attention of Village Clerk Nancy
Cook in a sealed envelope
marked plainly on the outside
"Bid for Utility Department Veh-
icle".
The Village Board of Trustees
reserves the right to reject any
and all bids or to waive any infor-
malities. It also reserves the
right to hold any and all bids
open for a period of 90 days from
the date of opening.
Dated: November 27, 1985
BY ORDER OF THE
VILLAGE OF GREENPORT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Nancy W. Cook, Village Clerk
1TD5 -5096
LEGAL NOTICE
SOUTHOLD TOWN TAXES
Notice is hereby given to the
taxpayers of the Town of South-
old, Suffolk County, New York,
that on the 1st day of December
At first the dog didn't get the mes-
sage. Everything looked normal to him.
He'd run partly out on the lawn and by
then stirred the fox into moving out.
„Tow the message was clear, and off he
went in hot pursuit. Mr. Fox being a
bit more agile and knowing the holes
in the fence and the openings in the
hedgerow, had no trouble in escaping
from our friendly golden retriever.
Later on, Barbara said, "If he'd only
be a bit more selective and take the
roosters and leave the hens, we really
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1985, all taxes are due and will
be received by the undersigned
Receiver of Taxes at the Southold
Town Hall, in the Village of
Southold, on and after that date
between the hours of 9 A.M. and
5 P.M. each week day. All town
offices will be closed for the holi-
days, December 25th and Janu-
ary 1st. No business will be done
on Sundays and Holidays. The
Receiver's Office will be open
during the regular business
hours of the Town Hall.
It is not necessary to come be-
fore the Tax Receiver personally.
Money orders or checks may be
mailed to the Receiver of Taxes.
All taxes are payable on or be-
fore January 10th, 1986, without
penalty. After January 10th a
penalty of 1 percent per month
will be charged on the first half
payment only. The second half
payment may be made to this of-
fice without penalty until May
31, 1986, after which date all
bills must be paid to the County
Treasurer, Riverhead, New
York, 11901, plus penalty of 5
percent and interest as deter-
mined by the County Treasurer.
There will be no personal re-
minder mailed to the taxpayer in
May for the second half payment.
Notice will appear in the local
newspaper. ATTENTION VET-
ERANS: The satelite office of the
Suffolk County Veterans Service
Agency is located at CAST,
South Street, Greenport, N.Y.,
the 2nd Thursday of each month
between 9:30 A.M. and 3:00 P.M.
GEORGE MELLAS
Receiver of Taxes
1TD5 -5095
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK
COUNTY. RICHARD PEL-
LICANE, Pltf. vs. NANCY
BOYD WILLEY, et al, Defts.
Index #85/6329. Pursuant to an
Interlocutory Judgment dated
Oct. 28,1985, I will sell at public
auction on the front steps of the
Southampton Town Hall, 116
Hampton Rd., Southampton,
N.Y. on Jan. 9, 1986 at 10:30
a.m., property being in the Town
of Southampton, Suffolk County,
N.Y. Said property located eas-
terly by the land now or formerly
of Charles Pierson, southerly by
the land now or formerly of
Casper Schaefer, northerly and
westerly by the land of the heirs
of Job Hedges and the land of
John Fordham. Said property
being known and designated as
District 900; Section 26; Block 1,
and Part of Lots 97 & 14 on the
Suffolk County Tax Map. Sold
subject to terms and conditions
of filed judgment and terms of
sale. WILLIAM KEAHON, Re-
feree. CLARENCE R. BANKS,
Atty. for Pltf., 25 Bowden Sq.,
Southampton, N.Y.
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75 Years Ago
December 3, 1910
Montauk or New York ?: Here are
two week -end developments in the talk
of making Montauk a steamship termi-
nal. The Brooklyn Times says: "The col-
lision between two big liners in the
North River, when they were backing
out from the piers preparatory to start-
ing for Europe, proves conclusively that
no larger boat or longer piers could
safely be handled and erected in the
North River. The big steamship com-
pany must seek another point, and that
point will eventually be Montauk,
where the space is unlimited. That
Montauk Point will finally be the ter-
minus for these big liners is almost as-
sured.
The Brooklyn Eagle goes on to say:
"The managers of the White Star Line
of transatlantic steamships have de-
cided to dock their nine hundred foot
leviathans Olympic and Titanic on the
North River front of Manhattan, al-
though the boats will have to project 65
to 70 feet beyond the end of the big piers.
J. Pierpont Morgan, the financial head
of the International Mercantile Com-
pany comprising the the American,
White Star, Red Star and several other
lines visited Washington during the
past week to bring to the attention of
Licensed
Let's Look Bach
the Secretary of War, Jacob Dickinson,
the necessity of extending the pier.
"It is urged by the company that if
the Chelsea piers were extended out
into the river, it would be no greater
obstruction to navigation than having
the long hulls extend out into the
stream beyond the end of the present
piers."
Honest Farmer: An Aquebogue
farmer recently bought a horse that
proved hopelessly balky. Rather than
unload the animal on some one else the
buyer hired a man to shoot the sulky
brute. Who will say the day of plain,
old fashioned honesty has passed?
50 Years Ago
December 6, 1935
Auditorium to Be Moving Picture
Theatre: Greenport as a community, is
to have another moving picture theatre.
The Auditorium on Main Street, owned
by the Greenport Lodge I.O.O.F., and
which for many years was one of the
best known playhouses on Eastern
Long Island, has been leased for a mov-
ing picture theatre. The name of the
new theatre, will be the "Strand." The
new theatre will open on Christmas
Day for its initial performance. Exten-
sive alterations will be made to the in-
terior of the building including new and
up -to -date seats. On Thursday of this
week, Mr. Steele, a sound engineer from
the Western Electric Co., made a
thorough inspection of the theatre pre-
paratory to installing the very latest in
Western Electric sound equipment.
The lessees of the Auditorium are
Vernon Reaver, formerly manager of
the Riverhead and Suffolk Theatre of
the Prudential chain at Riverhead, and
Nicholas R. Hattshorn, who for the past
four years has been Superintendent of
the Wildwood State Park. Popular
prices will be charged at the new Strand
Theatre and on Saturdays and Sundays
it is the intention of the new proprietors
to run continuous shows from 2:30 until
11 P.M. The work of remodeling the in-
terior of the theatre and the installation
of the new seats and sound equipment
will start within a few days. Mr. Renvnr
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Plane Makes Forced Landing at
Orient: About dusk on Friday evening
of last week, a four -place Waco plane
equipped with a radial Jacobs motor,
made a forced landing on the farm of
George Edwards at Orient. The plane
which was bound from West Hanover,
Mass., to Roosevelt Field, was forced to
land in the darkness due to the fact that
the stud bolts holding one of the, cylin-
ders in place, broke off.
The pilot of the plane, Alfred M.
Whitman, of West Hanover, Mass.,
William D. Conroy, a student at the
New Hampton Prep School at New
Hampton, N.H., and Herbert Arnold, of
Boston, after making a perfect landing
in the wet, muddy field, came to Green -
port and stayed at the Hotel Wyandank.
Repair parts were brought from West
Hanover, Mass.
25 Years Ago
December 2, 1960
Vote to Purchase More School
Property: The proposition for the pur-
chase of additional property for Union
Free School District No. 10 was ap-
proved at the special election which was
held on Tuesday, by a majority of 124
votes. A total of 475 ballots were cast,
297 being in favor of the proposition
and 173 opposed.
The balloting took place in the lobby
of the Greenport school with the polls
open from two to eight p.m. The mem-
'bers of the Board of Education, Re-
ginald Hudson, president, Frank S.
Coyle, Dr. Arthur Goldin, Austin Burt
and Dr. George Cottral acted as inspec-
tors of election assisted by the district
clerk, Frederick Gardiner.
The proposition calls for the purchase
of an addition to the present school site
of a fifteen acre parcel of land to the
west of the present site at a cost not to
exceed $38,800.
Appears on TV: On Friday evening,
Nov. 25th, at 5 p.m. local TV viewers
had the pleasure of'seeing little Miss
Rebecca Anne Pell on Channel 8, New
Haven, Conn., participating in the
Popeye Theatre program with Admiral
Jack. Miss Rebecca was accompanied
by her Dad and Mom, Mr. and Mrs.
William Pell III and sister Blanche.
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wouldn't mind sharing." But to most
foxes, plump hens probably look better.
One last bit of backyard gossip is
about a hawk that visited our feeder
last week. Barbara heard a thud
against the window and looked out to
see a hawk move into a nearby bush.
She thinks it was a Coopers hawk or a
sharp- shinned hawk, which are wood
or forest hunters. Below the window lay
an English sparrow on its back, stun-
ned. At first she thought it was dead,
but it later rolled over and flew off. The
hawk went away empty- handed.
Now there are drawbacks to every-
thing and the drawback with feeding
birds is that occasionally you'll have a
hawk swoop in and attempt to take a
bird. You'll always know when he's
been around for everything will disap-
pear and take cover. This will wear off
and the birds will soon return, but the
risk is always there. The other draw-
back to feeding birds is occasionally
you'll have a mouse or other rodent
come to the ground below the feeder and
try to get a free meal.
The moral to the story is that most
things have their good and bad sides.
Bird feeding has a few small drawbacks,
all outweighed by the good enjoyed by
both bird and man. So keep your feeders
full.