Bethpage-Tribune_1974-05-02

              BETHBM3E
also serving ISLAND TREES
OLD BETHEWGE PLAINVIEW PLA1NEDGE SEAFORD
VOL. 8 NO. 24 Thursday, May 2 , 1974 10 cents per copy
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Plainedge Board votes guidelines
CYCYL1NG SAFETY: Oyster Buy Town Councilman
Saivatore R. Mosca hands out bicycle safety pam­phlets
at the Bike Safety Rodeo sponsored by the
Charles Campagne School PTA, Bethpage. Mrs. Pat
Borrelli (left), Vice President of the PTA, and
President Mrs. Roberta Signoriello look on as the
Councilman gives some pointers to Nicole Borrelli and
Thomas Colucci.
There are times when a
reporter comes across a story to
which there is nothing he can
add.
These moments are seldom
indeed.- - - Especially when
covering school board meetings -
infamous for their general
matter-of-factness."
But such a moment occurred at
the Plainedge Board of
Education's April 18 meeting.
During an otherwise routine
meeting, the board unanimously
adopted a set of educational goals
for the district - Citizens Com­mittee
on Curriculum.
In arbitrary, unranked order- -
"to permit flexibility for future
boards," in the words of School
Board President. Franklyn J.
McGrath - -the goals are:
Learn how to be a good citizen:
a) Develop an awareness of civic
rights . and responsibilities, b)
develop attitudes for productive
citizenship in a democracy, c)
develop ah attitude of respect for
personal and public property, d)
develop an understanding of the
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Bishop of Stbckholm
performs local rite
by Richard Wood
obligations and responsibilities of
citizenship.
Learn how to respect and get
along with people who think,
dress, and act differently: a)
Develop an appreciation for and
an understanding of other people
and other cultures, b) develop an
understanding of political,
economic, and social patterns of
the rest of the world, c)develop
awareness of the in­terdependence
of races, creeds,
nations and cultures, d) develop
an awareness of the processes of
group relationships.
Learn about and try to un­derstand
the changes that take
place in the world: a) Develops
ability to adjust to the changing
demands of society, b) develop
an awareness and the ability to
adjust to a changing world and its
problems, c) develop un­derstanding
of the past, identify
with the present, and the ability
to meet the future.
Understand and practice
democratic ideas and ideals: a)
Develop loyalty to American
democratic ideals, b) develop
patriotism and loyalty to ideas of
democracy, c) develop
knowledge and appreciation of
the rights and privileges in our
democracy, d) develop an un­derstanding
of our American
heritage.
Learn how to examine and use
information: a) Develop ability
to examine constructively and
creatively, b) develop ability to
use scientific methods, c)
develop reasoning abilities, d)
develop skills to think and
proceed logically.
Understand and practice the
skills of family living: a) Develop
• understanding and. appreciation
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Tobay demands eyesore relief
PAPER CHASE yielded fine results for Cub Scouts
Pack No. 424 and friends. The Northedge-P.T.A.-
sponsored scouts did their bit for recycling April 27,
collecting papers at Broadway and Wilson Ave.
Tobay merry-go-round ban?
A June ll public hearing has
been set by the Oyster Bay Town
Board on a revised proposal to
regulate carnivals conducted
within the unincorporated areas
off the Town.
"This proposal, which is a
complete revision of a proposed
ordinance considered at hearing
last September, would com­pletely
eliminate rides from any
carnival or bazaar-type event
regardless of the organization
sponsoring it," according to
Superior Jbhn W. Burke. >.
The previous proposal to
regulate the conducting of such
special events contained complex
land requirements, concerning
any such event in which rides
were involved, "in revising that
proposal, the, Town Board felt it
should simply not allow rides out
of concern for safety and because
vacant property should not be
allowed to be transformed
overnight into an amusement
park even if only on a temporary
basis," Burke explained.
Currently the Town requires
special exemptions from the
•Bfitv Aftrard for operating of—
permanent rides on land within
the Town.
The Most Rev. John E. Taylor,
Bishop of Stockholm, Sweden,
will administer the sacrament of
confirmation to approximately
200 youngsters in St. Pius X
Church, Plainview on Tuesday,
May 14.
Rev. George F. O'Mara is
Pastor of St. Pius X Parish.
St. recognition day May 12
Sunday, May 12th, is the day
when all Senior Citizens of our
area, will be especially honored.
A Senior Recognition Pay Ser­vice
will be held at the Bethpage
Methodist Church at the 10:30 AM
service. Mr. Edmund Rowell,
Conference Director of Health
and Welfare Ministry of the N.Y.
Conference of the Methodist
Church will be the guest speaker.
fil are welcome and if tran­sportation
is needed, please call
WE 1-2977 or WE 1-4345.
The Oyster Bay Town Board
has adopted an ordinance to give
the Town power to repair or
remove buildings that are con­sidered
dangerous to the safety,
health and welfare of the com­munity.
"This ordinance will greatly
assist Town efforts to bring about
- prompt action by owners to either
make necessary repairs where
posible or remove structures that
cannot be repaired and are a
danger to our residents," Town
Councilman Joseph J. Saladino
explained. "It establishes the
proper legal steps that must be
taken and protects the rights of
the owner as well as the well-being
of the residents of the
surrounding community."
Under the ordinance a com­plaint
concerning any building in
the Town will be investigated by
the Building Division.
Upon determination that the
structure presents a dangerous
condition, the owner will be
notified and will be expected to
respond within seven days.
If the owner indicates that he
will correct the condition, he will
be given 72 hours to begin the
work. However, the owner can
request and will be given a
hearing if he disagrees with the
Building Division's deter­mination.
The hearing will be
held within 14 days after it is
requested.
Saladino pointed out that
should the owner refuse to act on
the notice from the. Building
Division, the Town Attorney will
take court action to have the
structure declared a public
nuisance and the Town will then
act to repair or demolish and
remove the building.
The Town will be reimbursed
for the cost of the work by placing
as assessment against the
property.
The ordinance would also
empower the Town to order
residents of a dangerous struc­ture
to vacate the building if it is
believed necessary.
Sheep shearing shoon
The farmers at Old Bethpage
village restoration will be
shearing sheep raised at the
village's Powell farm on the
afternoons of Memorial Day
weekend, May 25-27.
Visitors will see the fleece
removed with hand shears just as
-it was done more than one hun­dred
years ago.
Most sheep raised on
nineteenth century Long Island
were mutton breeds, with the
lambs being marketed in New
York. The fleeces from the
parent flock also yielded a
marketable product each spring.
t4B3&»wool is cut just above the
skin and the fleece peels away in
tluffy white layers as the shearer
skillfully keeps it in one piece.
After it is shorn, the fleece is tied
into a bundle and put in a burlap
bag for marketing.
The surge of interest in home
spinning and weaving before and
during the American Revolution
was a result of encouragement of
domestic industry to reduce the
need for importation and
dependence on English products.
The processing of wool, its
spinning and weaving were a
laborious task. By the mid-nineteenth
century, most of the
cloth used to make Ihe family '•
clothing was bought, and
housewives were relieved of this
work.