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Home My WebLink About09/24/1942 tv"" - -. MINUTES OF MEETING OF Su'FFOLK COUNTY 'ITl:UTE EEN HELD AT FRIEDE' 5 nm, S;IITHTO',iN, N. Y. September 24, 1942 PRESENT: SHERIFF HIl. C. McCOLLOM, Presiding. Jehn J. Ccffrey, Huntington otto Anrig, Southold Russell J. Perrine, Sayville Nugent M. George, Riverhead Augustus Englert, Lindenhurst John Furr, Southampton Hurry Steele, Easthampton GUESTS: Terry R. Tuthill, Nnttituck Harold Peterson, Vlyandanch Ted Callahan, Riverheud Hurry Pettit, Northern Brookhaven John Evans, l:orthern Brookhaven Philip Ahern, Sayville Ford Thompson, Isllp Al Brown, Patcho~ue C. G. Collier, Pntcho~ue George Hester, Prtchogue Harry llossin[;cr, E. Northport Eric Berc;lund, E. Northport Urn. Slattery, E. North?ort Theodore V. Conklin, Quoque F. D. Canfield, Quoque Hnrold Wright, QuoQue Lt. Truu, l13th Infantry, Riverhend Minutes of the meeting of September lOth were rend and npproved. The matter of the legal status of the "Minute T.len" "as kken up by the Sheriff reading in detail tho correspondence between the var- ious departl'lOnts, the letter of August 17th directed to !.Ir. Houston requGsting n clarification of the status of the "Minute !.len", Mr. Houston's reply to General Thomas W. Darrah enclosing a copy of the Sheriff's letter and ~sking for a further understanding as to the status of both the "Minute Men" end the newly formed State Glwrd, and Lieutennnt Gencral ~illinm N. Haskell's reply, n section of which is quoted hore. "Your letter edvises thet tho "Suffoll: County 111nute Men" is an orgnnization duly crGatecl by tho Board of Supcrvisoro of Suffolk County on March 13, 1942, anG is under the direct supervision end control of the Sheriff of Suffolk County, end that overy mOBbor of ouch orsanizntion hes beon appointed a Deputy Sheriff of Suffolk County. It would seom that such an organization had been legally croeted and is entitled to function in accordance with tho laws of the State of Now York, and any loco.l ordinances u- dopted by tho Board of Supervisors." Also n bulletin from Ames T. Brovffi, Brigadier General, at the cOmLmnd of the Governor from which I quote from purngrnph 2. IIThc armed strength of tho HoVl York Guurd is not nor- mally noeded for the protection of tho civil population and in mobilization oreatos rond nnd toleDhone traffic which is advorse to tho needs of civilian prQtection during or im- mocintely preceding an eir raid. Thereforc, units of tho NeH Y')rk Guc.rd vlill n')t mobilize durinc; nctunl or pructice blr.ck')uts, nir ruie' 0i'il1s or ,n.ir loc.ic,s; ')r otherwise !1f.rti-. ... - - - &rOO ., '# ... - cipato in civilinn protection r,ctivitics unless ospecinlly c'lllod for such s orvico by orders from conpotont ;'1ili tr,ry nuthori tios ')r up')n tho roque-st of C:ll:tpotont civil l1uthori- ties." So the) str,tus of tho Suffolk Count:" lI11inute Hon" is cloarly de- finod in tho foro~oing cOrL~unicgtions. Tho group thon hoard Lioutenant Trnu, who r.ppocrod in [\11 unof- fici!',l cnpnci t:", ns to futuro co-oporation botYloen Hinute Nen nnd military forces in Suffolk County. This to be tho subjoct of further conforoncos bet,loon Arm:" Auth:-Jritics, tb.o Shoriff nne[ othors, 'Jhon this subject will f.[I,in COrlO befor,) this sroup. Tho Rogimontnl Band from Fort Hancock will bo in Rivorhend tho wock :-Jf Octobor 12th to 17th f.nd it is tho dosire of tho Shoriff thnt tho Ninute Hen fron the Count:" stnse a review or rx,rndo. Upon notion mnde, soc')ndod and duly cnrr.iod it W[\S rosolvod that o[\ch Divisi:-Jn Corcrr~nndor nscortuin haY! nnnv mon in his groun nro uvailnble with uni- farns nnd cnp[\blo of drillin~ nnd so roport to tho Shoriff. Mr. Porrino inquired as to tho use of school dormitorios for drilling purposes, which 0uory wno nnsY/ored by both Mossrs. Englort a.nd Honsingor. Official l'Iinuto Non plQcr,rds \lOrO distributed [\[1'1ng the .:;r"up vii th the understQndin3 that snr.1O s},r"ll l1Jt bo used oxcept whon the monbor is on official dut:" for tho Hinuto lIon, during blnclwuts, otc., nnd that snIDO shnll bo thon placod on the lowor right hQnd sido of tho windshield. In response to a qUOrY by f~. Hooter tbo infornnti~n devolopod thf'.t Q nenber, if injured ,',hilo :-In nctive dUt~T, is not ontitled to conpensr.tion fr:Jr:1 c.n:'" s')urco. Tho Sheriff, in responso to. ,'.11 invitntion fron Jlossrs. Conklinl 0".nfiold r:;nd 'Jright, ~lill r.ddress the [;rOUP r,t Quoque r.t sane future :ie.to. No furthor businoss boing in ardor, c, notion to c.djourn YJ[,S nc.de [md cQrried, to noet Q t the ce,ll of tho Shoriff. Nugont M. Georgo, Socrotnry