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Boldt and Joyce Nichols Lewis By Frances Hanson C1988 Los Angeles Times Syndicate Across 1 The Tentmaker 5 De — (too much) 9 He routed polio 13 Decorative transfer 18 Anderson of "WKRP" 19 Shearer of ballet fame 20 TV commercial award 21 Bogart in "High Sierra" 22 Preromantic poetry movement 25 "Wilt the —" Chamberlain 26 Go before 27 Rose- smeller's hazard 28 Most sage 29 Whig's opposite number 30 Bread loaf ends 31 "City of Light" 32 Broadway financiers 35 Gene Tierney classic 36 Estrange 39 1984 slalom champ 40 Scary night fliers 42 Catch in the act 43 Wedding responses 44 River bank 45 Baseballs is 46 Felix Unger's daughter 47 Bro's sibling 48 Certain kelp 90 "— in Blue" 52 Dicken's Glenn Miller Drood hit 53 Carolina cape 94 Fragrance 55 Parcel out 95 Fenway Park 56 Turkish title feature 57 Miser Merrier 97 Baseball's Al 58 One of a flight or Goody 59 Nisei's dad 98 Merit 61 Shade of blue 99 Hunter in 62 "Now I — the sky down to..." 100 "King —" 63 Shows scorn 101 Bergen's for Mortimer 66 Deserving sea 102 Altar area birds? 103 Waller or 67 Berta St. John Domino chiller 104 "...Swords — 69 Arafat's Ong. plowshares..." 70 French 01300 01 president: Down 1954 -59 1 Gymn Gymn Gymnast 71 One trillion: 1391300 ll Prefix 72 Mil. hooky 2 Dawn to noon, 73 Look through poetically a keyhole 3 Med. school 74 Inelegant subject 4 W.W. 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Turn Turner thriller 5 Sycophant 79 Greene of 6 To laugh, in "Bonanza' Lille 80 "H.M.S. 7 California fort Pinafore," 8 Printer's , for one dummy 82 Peeled 9 Erudite one 83 Bohemian 10 Then, in beer city Rennes 84 All -day sucker, 11 Pride's father for short 12 — Nki Yom 85 Jeans material Kippur eve 86 Leningrad's prayer river 13 "Under the 87 Actor Peter of elms" yens "Caligula" 14 Dines at home 89 Missing a 15 1972 Ingmar center Bergman film EASB END 16 Start of a Shakespeare title 17 Baltic Sea coast dweller 19 Fort —, Edison's summer home 23 Eleve's school 24 Colette book 28 Bides one's time 30 Middle East porter 31 Fancy's partner 32 Mennonite 33 1 Down's successor 34 1943 Lugosi romp 35 — lazuli 36 Monastery head 37 Patricia Hearst's SEA name 38 Israel's Abbe 40 Shouts of approval 41 Misplay 44 Showed again on TV 46 Lawn trimmer 48 Take out, editorially 49 Nymph chaser 50 Texas shrine 51 Practitioner 52 Atelier gear 54 Half -seas over 58 Bernhardt 59 Under one's guidance 60 Close as a falcon's eyes 61 Infant's laryngitis 62 Spanish poet Garcia — 63 Planted 64 Coeur III'— Idaho hub 65 Keepsake 66 Yodeler's feedback 67 "Witch of Wall Street" Green 68 Odalisque's milieu 71 Championship 73 "Rosemary's Baby" director 75 Canadian canal 76 Elaborate centerpiece 77 Not so crazy 78 "- Frankenstein": Karloff classic 79 Pep up 81 One who gets bed, but not board 83 "Evils" 85 Activists 86 TV remotes 87 Crew 88 Disney sci -fi film: 1982 89 Fellow 90 Ft of temper 91 Like — of bricks 92 Impression 93 Hence 95 Britisher's cuppa" 96 Hurler's stat CLOSET 653 -6681 CLOSET ORGANIZING SERVING CONTRACTORS & HOMEOWNERS ■ CLOSETMAID HARDY PEST CONTROL INC. • TERMITE PROOFING • GENERAL PEST CONTROL FREE ESTIMATES j 726 -4777 WATER MILL Spring Cleaning Carpets, Upholstery, Drapery & Area Rugs Carpet Cleaning includes: "Iyuck Mounted Electro -)et Steam Extraction System. 'treatment of Stains. Moving & Replacement of Furnie COIT EAST HAMPTON 324 -7500 SOUTHAMPTON 287 -4700 W ESTHAMPTON 288 -1062 Focus on Mature: Whales, Seals, Porpoises By Paul Stoutenburgh There's been a lot of publicity abot whales in the media lately, particularly it teresting was the sighting of a minke whale in the Peconic Bay. Folks on both the Nort) and South Forks were interested becau , the sighting of a whale has not been recon ed here since the 1800s. Yet whales wer quite plentiful in Colonial times and as matter of fact whaling got its start here o the East End by the early settlers copyin the methods that the Indians used. Along our South Shore whales were ofte spotted and pursued. Once harpooned the, were pulled ashore and there on the bead cut up and processed into oil. It was a surd . sign of a good day's whaling when from across the bay you could see the huge fires of the whalers boiling down the blubber in their big iron pots. There are some who say that it is from these big fires that Fire Island got its name. Today we can get a glimpse of these wonderful creatures by taking a short trip offshore aboard the Oceanus whale wat- ching vessel. I've done that and can heartily recommend the trip. We had humpbacks blowing right alongside of the boat and fin - back whales spouting off in the distance at the same time. Whales are seldom seen in shore any more but I can still remember the rare occasions when one would parallel the National Seashore at Fire Island when I was a naturalist there. From Ranger Sta- tion to Ranger Station their progress would SuDE -LN or FREE- JuNDIN6 A RAN6f a ..It na. l� 't Sflf- CLEANING OVEN • Black %too oven hoar and aacksplash • Automatic pdodas ignition • Clock, minde tins, and be reported so that when the star of the show came along there would be a crowd on hand for viewing. It's hard to tell just what was in our bays in early times before so- called civilization settled in. We assume that seals were com- mon in the winter on most of the sand penin- sulas that jut out in the bays. In fact, there is one theory that Robins Island got its name from a derivative of a Dutch word that referred to the seals there. I'm sure our bays, sound and ocean fronts harbored a wide variety of sea mammals in those early days. Back in the early '50s I remember going out in Long Island Sound with my new bride Barbara in a canoe to experience the thrill of paddling out to a school of porpoises. It was exciting to drift and have these hand- some sleek playful animals move through as we sat in awe of their grace. But, sorry to say, today I see no porpoises in the Sound along our shores. In those days they were quite common in the Sound and I remember the fishermen cursing them when they came through, for they said they always chased the fish away. It was a bit more unusual to see porpoises in the bay but I can still remember seeing schools of them as a teenager. One time in particular we saw a school of them dashing along in their up- and -down pursuit off the great sand banks of Southampton on the bay where we had gone for a picnic. Usually we sailed over, anchored our boats offshore smart shoppers SAY. F11 RATHER BLJYAT __ NASSAU _— SUFFOLK BELLMORE ............. 785-4600 On Sunrise Hwy. (2 ML W. of Rl. 135) CARLE PLACE ......... 294 -2900 On Voice Rd. (2/10 Mi. No. of Old City Rd) ELMONT .............. 285 -5700 On Linden Blvd. & 2410th St LEVITTOWN .I =.... 731-4422 On Hempstead lose (', Mi E of Wanugh Pkwy j OCEANSIDE ........... 7643555 Atlantic Ave. is Lawson Blvd. PLAINVIEW ............ 6943300 On L Expe, Exit 48 So. Service Rd COMMACK ........... 543-0500 On Vets HWY. (next to Commack P.O. ) HAUPPAUGE ........... 582 -3100 On L.I.ExpY. Exit 56 No Service Rtl. MIDDLE ISLAND ........ 924 -8244 On Middle City Rtl. (3 Mi E. of Rt. 112) PATCHOGUE .......... 654 -0506 On Sunrise Hwy. (1 of E of Vets Hwy.) RIVERHEAD ............ 727.8900 Old CtV Rd. (1 Bist Eof Central Suffolk Hosp.) WEST BABYLON ........ 587 -2700 On Rt. 109 (112 Mi. S. of Sunrise HWY.) and then climbed to the top of those 100 -foot sand banks. Since they are on a continuous erosion pattern no green material has ever been able to establish itself there. The stark nak- ed, sandy - colored banks are a landmark even today from almost anywhere offshore. From the top it seems as if you could see forever. I know that even those with youthful vitality would be puffing before reaching the top. But what a glorious spot for a picnic. In those days few people ever ventured there. One trip stands out in my mind above all others. We sailed over and anchored, climb- ed up, and were about to do our usual runn- ing and jumping off into space to see who could jump the farthest when we noticed an approaching storm. It was so spectacular that we all stopped and watched. Our tiny sail boats looked insignificant far below as their white hulls stood out against the black of the water reflecting the menacing sky above. Then the wind started to blow and the sand was unlepshed in a howling blast up the banks and upon us. Our hands covered our faces as we ran and hid behind some bushes further back to get out of the fury. As quickly as it started, it ended. The sun came out and our jumping and picnicking continued. It wasn't until years later, when I became more interested in how the world about us functions, that I realized why the high B7 banks of Southampton never were able to retain any growth on their sides. Knowing the severity of our northwest winter winds, and how they must charge across the ocean bay, ripping at the loose sand, I realize why they are as they are. I've seen this same sort of wind erosion over on the barrier beaches along the South Shore and this is why the "Keep Off the Dunes" signs are so important. At least here nature is given a chance to build through the wonder of dune grass which holds the sand and lets the dunes establish. 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